Neighbors and officials are pushing Stanford to include affordable workforce housing in its next campus expansion as the university prepares a formal filing this summer.

Visa has embedded its payments network into ChatGPT, letting AI agents buy for users while banks and merchants raise fraud and fee questions. The shift moves agentic shopping from experiments toward network rails.

Redwood City police say officers seized roughly 23 pounds of methamphetamine and arrested two people; the investigation is ongoing.

A 32-year-old was arrested after a June standoff tied to an April assault in East San Jose; police say the suspect had a firearm.

Vacant offices are becoming a chance to remake downtowns rather than a death knell. Designers and planners point to housing, parks and "stickier" public spaces as the core of a new strategy.

A century-old Maryknoll Residence in Los Altos sold in an all‑cash deal for about $43 million, public records show. The buyer is listed as Saint Therese Holdings; filings suggest a link to Bia‑Echo.

A roughly one‑acre brush fire near Locke Drive prompted a Tier 2 response Tuesday; crews assigned units to protect structures and traffic was affected.

Mortgage applications surged nearly 11% last week, opening brief windows for Bay Area buyers to lock financing as rates bounced. Small rate moves are changing buyer behavior.

San Jose will warm into the 90s with a Heat Advisory on Thursday and an overnight Red Flag Warning for interior hills. Take precautions for heat and fire risk.

San Jose released a timeline to collect public input and rename César Chávez‑named sites, with listening sessions June 15–24 and a ranked‑choice survey this summer.

A bicyclist was killed Tuesday morning in a collision at North Capitol and Gay avenues in San José; investigators closed lanes while processing the scene.

Council advanced a staff plan to concentrate office development near US‑101; neighbors and some councilmembers say housing, parks and traffic should come first.

Los Gatos police and county crisis teams resolved an armed barricade on Tuesday; authorities say everyone is safe and no injuries were reported.