"I think it just really does undermine the whole idea and concept of what America is,” one Fremont business owner said.| The Mercury News
Three key lessons for protecting homes from wildfire emerged, two of them applying to individual homeowners -- hardening houses against fire and clearing nearby flammable materials like plants and fences -- and one requiring community-wide action.| The Mercury News
‘Survivors want this,’ the Irvine Democrat said of the call to release Epstein files, ‘and we need to proceed in a way that’s respectful to the survivors.’| Orange County Register
The court said the petitioners “failed to meet their burden of establishing a basis for relief at this time” under the state’s constitution.| Daily News
Cisco Systems and Oracle America have launched fresh waves of job cuts affecting hundreds of Bay Area workers.| The Mercury News
Suspect arrested in robbery, kidnapping of Peninsula resident | The Mercury News
Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for a Nov. 4 special election on new U.S. House maps.| Times-Standard
Jury delivers verdict in Fremont case debated as murder or suicide | The Mercury News
A month after a train severed her right arm, surf instructor Elieah Boyd was discharged from UCI Medical Center, where her arm was reattached in a 10-hour surgery.| The Mercury News
There are many illegal marijuana farms, but federal agents targeted California’s biggest legal one | Times-Standard
Investigators received a tip the suspect was transporting large quantities of drugs across the state.| Times-Standard
The suit seeks a permanent injunction barring participation by transgender girls in female sports in the state’s school system.| Press Enterprise
Councilman Curren Price led Wednesday’s presentation. Five years ago, he led efforts to establish Juneteenth as an official holiday in the city.| Daily Breeze
The workers say their take home pay would drop significantly, and are suing over the move to become UCSF employees.| East Bay Times
A rising number of owners across the U.S are taking advantage of a 21st century scientific marvel: cloning, or the process of creating an exact genetic replica of another organism.| Times Herald Online