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Stanford Health Care and John Muir Health are major Bay Area health systems and employers. Their planned reductions were disclosed in California WARN notices dated Aug. 28 and Aug. 27, respectively. The cuts total 173 positions, with Stanford’s reductions concentrated in technology, digital and administrative roles and John Muir’s spanning East Bay facilities and several functional areas.
Dominic Foppoli is the former mayor of Windsor and remains a defendant in a civil sexual-assault lawsuit in Sonoma County Superior Court. Seven women, identified in court as Jane Does, allege assaults and other nonconsensual sexual contact over roughly two decades; Foppoli denies wrongdoing and says the encounters were consensual. Criminal investigations did not result in charges, and the civil case is proceeding under a lower burden of proof than a criminal prosecution.
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s PermitSF initiative aims to replace San Francisco’s fragmented, outdated permitting technology with a centralized online system. The city initially awarded OpenGov a one-year, $5.9 million contract using an expedited procurement process, drawing scrutiny over the lack of a standard competitive bid and the company’s connections to Lurie’s former nonprofit. The first phase of the portal launched in February 2026 for a limited range of relatively simple permit types.
A PG&E equipment problem on a transmission line caused a Wednesday morning outage in the Petaluma area. PG&E rerouted customers while repairing the equipment, producing short interruptions associated with switching customers between power sources. The utility said its broader grid-status page showed no systemwide supply constraints that day.
Two former Golden State Warriors employees have sued the franchise in San Francisco County Superior Court, alleging workplace discrimination, harassment and retaliation. The plaintiffs are former associate general counsel Lisa Shelley, professionally known as Lisa Meyer, and former vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion Jennifer Vasquez. The Warriors deny the allegations, calling them false, misleading and unsupported by credible evidence, and say they will defend the case vigorously.
The San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates played at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on September 2, 2026. San Francisco rebounded from a 13-12 walk-off loss in the series opener the night before by winning 5-4 in 10 innings. Rafael Devers’ first-inning homer continued a 10-game hitting streak, while Bryce Eldridge and Turner Hill supplied the decisive 10th-inning runs.
A former UC Berkeley softball player, identified in court documents as Jane Doe, sued the UC Regents and former head coach Chelsea Spencer in Alameda County Superior Court on August 24, 2026. The complaint alleges Spencer used her authority over the player to pressure her into a sexual relationship and retaliated through playing-time decisions when the player tried to withdraw. UC Berkeley declined to comment on the litigation, while Spencer said the claims would be addressed through the appropriate legal process.