The National Transportation Safety Board says the driver of a Tesla SUV who died in a Silicon Valley crash two years ago was playing a video game on his smartphone while his vehicle was being controlled by a partially automated driving system.

A man drove his Jeep off the top of a six-level parking garage and landed across the street on a McDonald’s in Santa Monica, California, authorities said Sunday. The 20-year-old driver from Twentynine Palms, California, "while injured, was conscious, suffering and speaking with officers when they arrived" shortly after midnight, according to a press release from the Santa Monica Police Department.

An automobile insurance fraud sting operation led to the arrest of four people, including three from Contra Costa County, officials said Friday. The undercover sting was conducted by the California Department of Insurance, Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office and the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

As Malibuites enter a new decade 14 months after the Woolsey Fire, those seeking to rebuild still face significant obstacles, both in terms of obtaining the necessary permits as well as attempting to obtain insurance payments to fund rebuilding the homes they once had.

With an insurance crisis causing widespread disruption throughout the state, California regulators rolled out legislation that would force insurance companies to offer coverage in areas where communities and property owners have “hardened” their homes against wildfire risk.