San José police announced a brief X post saying the city suffered its 20th traffic fatality of 2026; officials released few details as investigators probe.

Google.org is committing $50 million to train 300,000 U.S. skilled‑trade workers through unions and trade groups as data‑center demand surges. The funds will back union training pilots and updated apprenticeships.

Racist slurs and swastikas were spray‑painted at Rinconada Park; Palo Alto police have opened a hate‑crime probe and are canvassing for tips and footage.

Two adults were found with stab wounds on the 80 block of Descanso Drive in San Jose and were hospitalized in life‑threatening condition. Police say the motive is under investigation and there is no ongoing threat.

Friday morning outages knocked Facebook and Instagram offline for many users, with Downdetector showing six‑figure reports and Meta’s status page flagging Ads Manager problems.

San José says the CaliBunga waterpark will stay closed this summer as city officials and a new partner plan a reimagined attraction and community programming at Lake Cunningham.

New UC Berkeley and national reports show California’s huge GDP sits beside rising cost‑adjusted poverty and out‑migration. Policy choices about building and permitting are central to the fix.

Fremont approved Sterling Organization's plan to convert the 11‑acre former Fry’s at 43800 Osgood Road into roughly 144,000 sq ft of industrial space. The move reflects surging demand for power‑ready Bay Area manufacturing sites.

A handful of surprising bargains showed up around the week of May 4 in the Santa Clara market, including a six‑bedroom Sunnyvale closing at $2.825M and several turn‑key homes that sold below neighborhood norms.

San Mateo County launched temporary World Cup text alerts and recommends registering with SMC Alert for transit and safety updates.

A bentonite‑laden drilling slurry turned stretches of Redwood Creek milky and reached the South Fork Eel River. State agencies and fishery officers are investigating where thousands of gallons of return fluid were placed and who’s responsible.

Investors are touring IBM’s 687‑acre Almaden campus in south San Jose, weighing a plan that would keep a small industrial core while preserving most of the hillsides as open space.

Bloom & Vine, from the team behind Mian, has opened on Castro Street with Peking duck carved hourly, Shanghai‑style dumplings and seasonal cocktails.