Yosemite is not requiring reservations for the Horsetail Fall “firefall” during the Feb. 10–26, 2026 window. Park staff are deploying traffic controls and urging winter-ready gear and patience.

Supervisors approved mid‑year cuts that remove $183 million from the county health budget and delete 365 positions. Measure A will help, but a multimillion‑dollar gap remains.

San José police credit their Real Time Intelligence Center and camera network with tracking and arresting a suspect in an attempted bank robbery earlier this month.

Sutter Health is exploring a medical center at Morgan Hill’s Rosewood campus, tied to master‑plan changes that would allow far more medical space and taller buildings.

Patchy fog this morning clears to sunshine with highs near 64°F. Rain returns Saturday night with heavier totals and hazardous coastal surf.

Bacio di Latte opened at Santana Row and marked the debut with a free-gelato giveaway, matching donations for Martha's Kitchen.

San Jose‑based Power Integrations trimmed about 7% of its global staff after Q4 revenue fell sequentially; the company expects a modest restructuring charge and a refocus on GaN and industrial markets.

At a Commonwealth Club town hall on Monday, legal and community leaders warned a sweeping federal enforcement push is already disrupting Bay Area life and threatening civil‑liberties guardrails.

The Santa Clara County SAFE Task Force is seeking 46‑year‑old Renato Rashidally, wanted for failing to register as a sex offender; authorities say he frequents San Jose and Gilroy.

The TA presented the South County multimodal strategy that completes its 101 Corridor Connect work, listing 20 priority projects and a proposed $4M seed grant. Adoption is expected next month.

AB 1605 would let judges order a 'no alcohol sale' notation on licenses or Real IDs for serious or repeat DUI offenders, a move modeled on Utah's interdiction law. Supporters say it limits access to alcohol; critics warn of enforcement and due‑process issues.

San José police say 11 people were arrested in a chat operation tied to child sexual exploitation. Investigators with the ICAC task force say the probe is active.

Two fires during battery tests at Tesla's Palo Alto engineering campus were traced to thermal runaway in experimental lithium‑ion cells, and the city ordered hazmat cleanup.