Every story we’ve published — by section, by month, or straight through.
California Leads 12 States in Antitrust Suit to Block Paramount‑Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
California and 11 other states have sued to block Paramount Global's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
Stanford‑Led AI Economics Letter Draws 200 Signees — Including Employees of Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google
A four-sentence call to "act now" on AI's economic risks carries genuine credentialed weight — 16 Nobel laureates…
Maison Nico Opens Transamerica Pyramid Outpost Following Yoda Plc's $725M Acquisition
French bakery Maison Nico has opened a new location in the Transamerica Pyramid, a move following the building's $725…
Lucid Filed an SEC Denial After Anonymous Bankruptcy Report Cratered Its Stock
A two-source "exclusive" from eletric-vehicles.com sent Lucid's stock down nearly 50% intraday on July 14.
Fremont Marriott Sells For $53M To SRE Acquisitions V, Ashford Hospitality Trust Confirms In SEC Filing
The Fremont Marriott Silicon Valley has been sold for $53 million to SRE Acquisitions V, LLC, as confirmed by seller…
East Bay Electronics Workshop Offers Free Pickup for Local Students; Ownership and Scale Undisclosed
Safe Cycle Tech says it refurbishes donated phones and laptops for Bay Area students and recycles the rest through…
San Francisco Grocery Outlets Deploy Facial Recognition for Shoplifting, Prompting Privacy Concerns
At least four San Francisco Grocery Outlet stores have deployed RealNetworks' SAFR Guard facial recognition technology…
Meta Sued Over AI‑Driven Layoffs Targeting Employees on Leave
Meta faces a lawsuit from 26 current and former employees alleging an AI system disproportionately selected individuals…
California AB 2540 Heads to Senate Appropriations with Funding Questions Lingering
California's AB 2540, aiming to expand medication abortion access at community colleges, proceeds to a key Senate…
Silicon Valley Is Posting More Senior Roles. Whether That Helps Older Workers Is a Different Question.
ZipRecruiter data shows senior-level tech postings rising to 43% of all IT openings — but Oracle's AI-driven layoffs…
In the Bay Area, Accountability Still Flows Downward
A WARN filing, an AI transparency ordinance, and an anonymous civic tool all appeared in the same week — and all three…
Better311 Tool Offers Hyper‑Local Look at SF Civic Data
A new, anonymously-developed web tool, Better311, lets San Francisco and Oakland residents analyze 311 complaint data…
Hundreds Protest AI Tech Giants in San Francisco, Demand Pause on Frontier Models
Hundreds of protestors marched through San Francisco, targeting OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind offices…
SF Federal Judge Won't Dismiss Suit Over United's No‑Window 'Window Seats'
A San Francisco federal judge has declined to dismiss a proposed class-action alleging United Airlines charged premium…
Mixt's Walnut Creek Expansion Reveals Decade‑Long Journey Through VC, Founder Buyback, and PE Ownership
Mixt, the San Francisco-based salad chain, is opening a new Walnut Creek location, revealing its complex financial…
LeeMAH Electronics to Shut Brisbane Plant, Laying Off All 212 Employees
The San Mateo County contract electronics manufacturer filed a California WARN notice July 7, citing "changing business…
Meta Kills Muse Image's @-Mention Feature After Privacy Backlash
Meta launched Muse Image on July 7 with a feature that let users generate AI images from any public Instagram account —…
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Hardware Trade Secret Theft; Two Former iPhone Architects Named
Apple has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging theft of trade secrets for a "nascent hardware business" and…
Bay Area Office Vacancies Fall in Q2 as AI, Tech Firms Take Up Millions of Square Feet
Bay Area commercial office vacancy rates saw a notable decline in Q2 2026, with San Francisco and Silicon Valley…
SF Public Arts Funding Amidst Stalled Private Development
San Francisco is allocating over $14 million in public arts funding for 2025 and 2026, a move that highlights a broader…
TQ Ventures Announced It Backed Ahoy. No Form D Has Followed.
TQ Ventures publicly claimed it backed Ahoy, an AI sales startup that launched with a pirate party inside a San…
Khosla Family's $9.6 Billion Seahawks Bid Lacks Public Filing, Requires 49ers Divestment
The Khosla family's reported $9.612 billion acquisition of the Seattle Seahawks, while announced by the team, lacks…
Chevron to Shift 180 More Employees from San Ramon to Houston by September 2026
Chevron is relocating 180 employees from its San Ramon offices to Houston starting September 1, 2026, a move…
Inertia Announces Livermore Fusion Factory, $450M Round Lacks Public Filing
Livermore-based Inertia Enterprises Inc.