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.

A judge denied a mental‑health diversion request in the Happy Happy Daycare case, clearing the way for a jury trial next week in the deaths of two toddlers. Families urged the court not to divert the case.

Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan launched Garry’s List, a statewide nonprofit to publish voter guides, commission policy research and host events aimed at pro‑growth candidates.

Stanislaus Animal Services says about 30 dogs at its Modesto shelter face euthanasia as overcrowding overwhelms staff; adoptions and fosters are urgently needed.

A Hayward resident was among five people sentenced after a DoorDash phantom‑orders scheme that cost the company more than $2.5 million.

The Washoe Tribe’s Wášiw-šiw Land Trust has acquired 10,274 acres of Loyalton Ranch from the City of Santa Clara and will rename it the Wélmelti Preserve for cultural and conservation stewardship.