Club Volo opened at the Serpentine Pavilion, converting the public art site into courts for pickleball, sand volleyball and futsal. The new outdoor hub will host leagues, pickups and World Cup watch parties.

Microsoft is seeding a new "Frontier" company with $2.5 billion to help big firms deploy AI, promising customers will keep the work and IP from those projects.

A $109.7M land purchase in Saratoga has nudged a decades‑old vineyard project forward, shrinking the scheme to 64 homes while adding 12 deed‑restricted ADUs. The sale ties up a contentious parcel near Chester and Allendale avenues.

A pedestrian was killed Wednesday night at Monterey Road and Ford Road in San Jose. Police say the driver stayed and investigators blocked northbound lanes for hours.

A landlord sued Gregorys Coffee at Stanford Shopping Center, alleging unpaid rent and liens that could lead to eviction of the Palo Alto location.

2001 Gateway Place in North San Jose sold for $25M — roughly 45% below its assessed value, underscoring continued pressure on Bay Area office prices.

A motorcyclist died after a pickup turning into a North San José parking lot struck his bike, police say. Detectives are asking witnesses with footage to come forward.

Wednesday’s Powerball draw produced numbers 2-6-26-39-68 (Powerball 6) and a California ticket matching the five white balls is worth $1M; local reports say it was sold in San Jose.

San Jose will see mostly sunny afternoons with highs near 81°F Thursday and cool, foggy mornings near the coast. Small craft advisories remain offshore.

The Bay Area Host Committee plans to formalize into a permanent sports leadership commission, launching a Leadership Council to lock in future mega‑events and funding.

San José Unified is exploring buying a downtown condo tower to house teachers and staff, a plan that has prompted pushback amid recent school closures.

New statewide reports show steep drops in homicide, violent and property crime for 2025. Officials and researchers say the data can guide policy while readers weigh reporting caveats.

AB 713 would let undocumented students access paid campus jobs at UC, CSU and community colleges; it cleared a Senate committee and now goes to Appropriations.