Fremont
Alameda County city, the fourth most populous in the Bay Area, is named “Happiest City in the U.S.” in a study by personal finance firm WalletHub that included rates of divorce, income, parks, depression and other factors.
Sam Bankman-Fried
Former Silicon Valley billionaire and CEO of the failed crypto exchange FTX is sentenced to 25 years in prison in New York after his conviction for stealing $8 billion from customers in massive fraud case.
Betty Yee
Former state controller announces 2026 run for governor. But it will be tough: Fellow Democrats Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, schools chief Tony Thurmond and former state Senate leader Toni Atkins are already running.
