2+ hour, 48+ min ago  (164+ words) As reported by The Press Democrat, Cabral opened the Backstage Lounge in 2024 on the Paradise Ridge site in Santa Rosa. The paper says tastings are by appointment, with a standard fee of $75 per person, and notes that the opening was…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago  (220+ words) Fresh Realm is moving to permanently close its Tracy production facility this summer, putting more than 200 local jobs on the line as the company works through bankruptcy. The Tracy plant is one piece of a larger shake-up following a Chapter…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (309+ words) Mexican navy special forces captured Audias Flores Silva ('El Jardinero') in El Mirador, Nayarit after 19 months of surveillance; U. S. praised the arrest. The man known as "El Jardinero" did not go out in a Hollywood shootout. Mexican special forces say they…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago  (167+ words) According to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office, as summarized in the police statement, Paniagua pleaded no contest to felony child endangerment and to driving against traffic while fleeing officers. Other felony and misdemeanor charges were dropped under the…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (513+ words) Local queer hockey clubs report a bump in new players after "Heated Rivalry" as USA Hockey's April 1 policy narrows eligibility for some single'sex programs. Queer and trans hockey players around the Bay Area are packing into local rinks just as…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago  (334+ words) FHFA reports U. S. single-family prices unchanged in February; regional gaps and mortgage-rate swings keep affordability in focus ahead of November 2026. U. S. single-family home prices hit the brakes in February, holding essentially flat and keeping annual growth at a modest 1. 7%. Beneath that calm…...

5+ hour, 4+ min ago  (229+ words) Patchy morning fog clears to sun; highs near 77 F today and around 80 F by Friday. Small Craft Advisory for coastal waters Wednesday afternoon. Foggy Commute, Sunny Afternoon Afternoon Winds And Rougher Water South-southwest winds pick up this afternoon, generally around…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago  (88+ words) Bottom line: look for foggy mornings and sunny afternoons, breezy conditions this afternoon, and unsafe conditions for small boats offshore until advisories expire. Check the National Weather Service before heading out on the water or commuting across exposed bridges. Both…...

5+ hour, 39+ min ago  (477+ words) Commerce asked U. S. chip'tool firms to pause shipments to Hua Hong, targeting facilities tied to a push toward 7nm chips and risking significant vendor revenue. Last week, Washington quietly told several U. S. chip equipment makers to hit pause on some tool shipments to…...

5+ hour, 29+ min ago  (688+ words) Bay Area drivers bracing for a Francis Scott Key Bridge-style catastrophe under the Golden Gate Bridge can relax a bit. A fresh engineering review, commissioned this spring after the Baltimore collapse, concludes that a full bridge failure from a wayward…...