California State Parks bought the 153‑acre NoraBella tract for $2.415M, expanding Big Basin to protect watersheds and anchor a Saddle Mountain welcome area.

Palo Alto’s police overtime climbed into the millions after expanded retail-theft patrols. State grants and partner reimbursements have softened the hit but staffing gaps matter.

Carbon Health will close three South Bay clinics on Feb. 20 as it executes a Chapter 11 restructuring. Patients and most staff can transfer appointments or use virtual care.

San Jose told current and former workers that a USB lost in January may have contained Social Security numbers. Critics say the city waited too long and one year of monitoring may not be enough.

West Coast Community Bank is shifting its Silicon Valley hub from Cupertino to downtown San Jose near Diridon Station as apartment projects rise.

Cold, patchy frost and fog are expected across San Jose Friday morning; highs near 55°F and rain chances return early next week.

Copper theft knocked out streetlights across San José on Feb. 19, forcing emergency repairs and highlighting a months-long repair backlog. City crews and police are responding.

Nokia-owned Infinera paid just under $27M for an 82,100‑sq‑ft San Jose building that could become a photonic‑chip production hub and support roughly 200 jobs.

A federal judge refused to toss The Stanford Daily’s First Amendment challenge to State Department visa powers, finding students plausibly showed a chilling effect. The case now moves toward the merits.

A Santa Clara judge tentatively denied TikTok's bid to dismiss California's claims that the app's features addict children, keeping the state's case alive for further hearings.

Bloom Energy is vacating roughly 104,000 square feet on the Peninsula as it consolidates Mountain View and Sunnyvale operations into a leased Fremont site to scale manufacturing and power AI customers.

An ambitious regional triennial titled "Around Here" will link 80+ Bay Area arts organizations in March–June 2027. Expect a mobile hub, weekend 'Spotlight' programs and a new grant fund.

A jury could soon decide how much VTA must pay after a prolonged eminent‑domain fight over land near the future Little Portugal BART station. Small businesses say they were pushed out before construction began.