San Mateo County, grappling with high housing prices, has provided resident Elizabeth Perez with a home at Casa Esperanza, amidst concerns about funding sustainability for such housing projects.

A 2019 San Jose traffic accident victim has died, revising that year's fatality count to 62. The male pedestrian was hit outside a crosswalk and succumbed to his injuries years later. The driver's identity and legal consequences are undisclosed.

A new California law requires landlords to supply a working stove and refrigerator for most leases starting Jan. 1, 2026, and sets recall and repair deadlines.

A nonprofit partnership paid about $18.6M for the 86‑unit Fairways in East San Jose and plans repairs and energy upgrades with city and state financing. The purchase is aimed at preserving long‑term affordability.

Pasha Mediterranean filed a Placer County business notice for a Roseville location at 390 N Sunrise Ave; the owner says plans are in development with no date set.

Bridge Development Partners has listed Bridge Point Oakland — a 534K‑sf warehouse built on a remediated GE site — and its sale is being read as a test of Bay Area industrial demand.

bioMérieux will close its San Jose office and lay off 121 employees, according to a state WARN filing.

Hibari, from Jesse Sun and chef Takashi “Taka” Sega, has opened in Portola Valley with a six-seat kappo counter and a 22-seat dining room serving omakase and prix-fixe dinners.

Hand‑painted foam tombstones in San Jose will represent unhoused people who died in Santa Clara County this year; officials say counts are down, but advocates say the losses are still preventable.

Peter Karasev was sentenced to 10 years for bombing PG&E transformers in San Jose, California, causing widespread power outages and risking public safety.

Mariscos El Aguachiles 8 opened a permanent restaurant in San José, bringing its notorious 12-level heat ladder indoors. The 60-seat spot at Alum Rock filled up on opening weekend.

Menlo Park Police responded to a fatal self-inflicted shooting of a suicidal individual, securing the area and reminding the public of mental health resources.

Alef Aeronautics is producing the Model A Ultralight, a flying car set for delivery in the Bay Area, with initial units priced at $300,000 and expectations of mass production reducing costs.