A drone tracked five suspected drug traffickers onto a Muni bus in SoMa before police raided four Oakland homes. The searches turned up narcotics, guns, body armor and cash.

Santa Monica delayed a vote on joining a four-city affordable housing trust after council members questioned future costs and board power.

A crash on a Carlsbad I-5 off-ramp allegedly escalated into a stabbing and assault. The suspect was arrested soon afterward.