A 35-year-old Walnut Creek man was arrested on suspicion of crimes that include misdemeanor battery, assault and a hate crime in connection with the March 3 incidents in downtown Palo Alto.

The Weed Abatement Program requires property owners to remove excess vegetation and combustible debris. Inspections began this month in San José, Santa Clara and Campbell.

State water supply experts say it will also take more than one good year of heavy snow to begin recovery of the state's groundwater basins from several years of drought.

Peter Karasav, 35, was arrested in the 600 block of Potomac Court morning of March 2 and investigators said they found explosive materials and possible narcotics activity at a home there.

Quakes fans will greet the team’s new coach, Luchi Gonzales, who was head coach of FC Dallas from 2019-21. Gonzales was assistant coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team, in 2021-22,

Domestic workers — those who are privately hired to provide services in a home — aren’t covered by the state’s or the nation’s occupational safety laws, which require most employers to meet standards to prevent injury and ensure a safe place to work. 

Prosecutors said the two men decided they would rather destroy their political opponents’ building than acknowledge they lost an election and rely on the political process.

With some Medi-Cal enrollees no longer qualifying or unaware they need to renew their coverage, officials estimate 2 million to 3 million people could lose their health insurance.

In the wake of recent gun violence, Santa Clara County leaders voted Tuesday to improve the county's gun buyback and relinquishment program. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is asking the sheriff's office to hold two regularly scheduled gun buybacks per year. County leaders said that previous gun buybacks have been successful, with several hundred weapons surrendered at each event.

San Jose and San Francisco scored well in just one category -- investment -- with the San Jose metro area attracting the most venture capital funding of the 25 measured regions. San Francisco ranked eighth, near Philadelphia and New York.

The auditors say the chancellor's office should provide more oversight when it comes to how districts are spending state dollars allocated for full-time faculty. 

The city had estimated that the $25 fees would yield $1.3 million, to be collected by a non-profit foundation established to distribute all fee revenue to community-based programs focused on reducing gun violence. That revenue estimate was based on 100% participation of the city’s estimated 52,000 gun-owning households – one of every 15 city adults.

Wind gusts are expected to reach 40 to 50 mph, with blowing snow and reduced visibility in the higher elevations.

Angering environmentalists, the water board decided that cities and farmers would get more Delta water while restricting flows for endangered salmon and other fish. The move came after Gov. Gavin Newsom suspended key environmental laws.

Highway 17 was closed in both directions early this mornng because of snow and fallen trees.

Tesla's new global engineering and AI headquarters will take over Hewlett Packard's original headquarters on Page Mill Road in Palo Alto.