Eileen Vargas

Sunnyvale's old Wells Fargo branch at 295 South Mathilda Avenue may be done handing out cash, but it could soon be handing out keys.

A historic transfer of wealth is heading for California, and the Bay Area is poised to sit right in the splash zone. For many local families, though, this is not about stacks of cash landing in checking accounts. The wealth is mostly tied up in home equity, retirement savings and other hard-to-tap assets, and how heirs, taxes and rising costs collide will determine whether that money keeps people rooted here or bankrolls exits somewhere cheaper.

For the price of a couple of BART rides, Alameda County just handed over a long-stalled East Oakland property to a neighborhood powerhouse.

Greylock, one of Silicon Valley's oldest venture firms, has quietly locked down a $1.5 billion early-stage fund aimed squarely at AI startups, while

On Tuesday in Vallejo, a high-speed attempt to outrun police ended in tragedy when a motorcyclist crashed into a parked car and died after being trapped beneath the vehicle.

On Tuesday, in East Oakland, a dump truck struck and killed a man crossing High Street near Coliseum Way, shutting down traffic along a busy industrial corridor.

A Pleasanton man is facing criminal charges in connection with a hit-and-run that killed an East Oakland bicyclist, according to court records.

Those tan Cat & Jack toddler sandals with the cute plastic pearls are now officially on the do-not-wear list.

Golden State Cider is finally tapping into San Francisco, bringing a long-awaited cider bar to Thrive City right outside the Chase Center.

Authorities have launched a homicide investigation after a Hollister DoorDash driver was found dead in the trunk of a Tesla parked along State Route 152 near Pacheco Pass.