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A California city has the dubious honor of being "rattiest," with three other Golden State locales on the Top 50 list.

LOS ANGELES — There may be more rats than angels this year in Los Angeles, which topped the 2025 list of "rattiest" cities in the United States.

While the distinction is dubious, Los Angeles dethroned Chicago from the top spot for the first time in the history of the Top 50 Rattiest Cities list, published for a decade by the pest control company, Orkin.

"In true Hollywood fashion, Los Angeles has taken center stage. With year-round warm weather, a booming culinary scene, and dense neighborhoods that offer ample access to food and shelter, the City of Angels checks every box for rodent survival," Orkin said regarding Tuesday's release of the list. "From bustling commercial corridors to hidden alleyways, Los Angeles’ signature blend of glam and grit creates a perfect storm for rodent activity."

Not only was Chicago dethroned, but California had four cities in the top 50 — the most in the nation — making the Golden State the country's rat capital. After Los Angeles, San Francisco came in at No. 4, followed by Sacramento at No. 19, and San Diego at No. 24.

"The shake-up in rankings signals a shift in rodent activity, likely influenced by weather patterns, urban infrastructure and human behavior," Orkin said regarding Tuesday's release of the list. "While Chicago has held the top spot since the list's inception, this year's data shows other major cities are seeing increased pressure, particularly as more moderate climates improve rodent survival rates and urban sprawl opens new pathways for infestations."

Acording to Orkin, the top 10 rattiest cities for 2025, are:

Orkin determined the Rattiest Cities by tracking new rodent services in owner-occupied residences from Aug. 20, 2024, to Aug. 21, 2025, offering a snapshot of the cities with the highest levels of reported activity.

Orkin said rodents are highly adaptive, drawn to the same needs as humans, including shelter, food and water. The Atlanta-based company added that as the weather cools, rodents seek warm shelter and food sources, causing serious concern for millions of homeowners who deal with infestations each fall.

Uber is developing a robotaxi with the electric car company Lucid and the self-driving technology company Nuro Inc.

Uber said Wednesday that the San Francisco Bay Area will be the first market for its specially built autonomous taxi, which is expected to launch in late 2026.

The San Francisco ride-hailing company said in July it was developing a robotaxi with the electric car company Lucid and the self-driving technology company Nuro Inc. The vehicle is exclusive to Uber but is based on the Lucid Gravity SUV.

Uber said Lucid recently delivered test vehicles to Nuro and said it plans to have 100 test vehicles on the road in the coming months.

Within six years, Uber plans to deploy 20,000 or more Lucid-based autonomous taxis in multiple locations. The vehicles will be available to riders through the Uber app.

Uber is working with multiple companies to speed the deployment of autonomous taxis.

On Tuesday, Uber said it’s also developing robotaxis with the tech company Nvidia and the automaker Stellantis. Uber said Tuesday that in 2028, Stellantis expects to start production of at least 5,000 vehicles powered by Nvidia software for autonomous taxi operations in the U.S.

And last week, Uber said it has begun offering autonomous taxi rides in Saudi Arabia as part of a partnership with WeRide, a Chinese autonomous tech company. Uber also works with WeRide in Abu Dhabi.

Autonomous taxis aren’t new, but as the world’s largest ride-hailing service, Uber’s adoption of them is significant. Uber operates in 15,000 cities in more than 70 countries.

Waymo, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet, has been testing autonomous taxis for years. Those taxis are currently available in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Austin. Waymo said earlier this month it plans to expand to London next year.

Uber is partnering with Waymo on autonomous taxis in Phoenix, Austin and Atlanta.

Hitting the new benchmark puts more emphasis on the upheaval being unleashed by an artificial intelligence craze.

Nvidia has become the first $5 trillion company, just three months after the Silicon Valley chipmaker was first to break through the $4 trillion barrier.

Hitting the new benchmark puts more emphasis on the upheaval being unleashed by an artificial intelligence craze that’s widely viewed as the biggest tectonic shift in technology since Apple co—founder Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone 18 years ago. Apple rode the iPhone’s success to become the first publicly traded company to be valued at $1 trillion, $2 trillion and eventually, $3 trillion.

But there are concerns of a possible AI bubble, with officials at the Bank of England earlier this month flagging the growing risk that tech stock prices pumped up by the AI boom could burst. The head of the International Monetary Fund has raised a similar alarm.

The ravenous appetite for Nvidia’s chips is the main reason that the company’s stock price has increased so rapidly since early 2023. On Wednesday the shares closed at $207.04 with 24.3 billion shares outstanding, putting its market cap at $5.03 trillion.

In comparison, Nvidia's value is greater than the GDP of India, Japan and the United Kingdom, according to the International Monetary Fund.

Nvidia carved out an early lead in tailoring its chipsets known as graphics processing units, or GPUs, from use in powering video games to helping to train powerful AI systems, like the technology behind ChatGPT and image generators. Demand skyrocketed as more people began using AI chatbots. Tech companies scrambled for more chips to build and run them.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has downplayed concerns of a bubble bursting, saying that the generative AI chatbots that were merely “interesting” when they first took hold a few years ago are now becoming so useful that they will be profitable.

Huang was heading to South Korea this week as leaders from major Pacific Rim economies, including the United States, China and Japan, are gathering for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that has long championed free trade but is now confronting sweeping U.S. tariffs on technology and other products.

The multilateral gathering in Gyeongju is expected to be overshadowed by a sideline event — a face-to-face meeting on Thursday between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping — as their intensifying trade war leaves the South Korean hosts in a difficult balancing act.

On Tuesday, Huang disclosed $500 billion in chip orders. The company also announced a partnership with Uber on robotaxis and a $1 billion investment in Nokia, with the two planning to work together on 6G technology.

In addition, Nvidia is teaming with the Department of Energy to build seven new AI supercomputers.

Last month Nvidia announced that it will invest $100 billion in OpenAI as part of a partnership that will add at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia AI data centers to ramp up the computing power for the owner of the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT.

In August, Huang said that Nvidia was discussing a potential new computer chip designed for China with the Trump administration. Trump said on Air Force One that he will speak with Xi about Nvidia's chips on Thursday on the sidelines of the APEC event that Huang is also attending.

In August, Trump announced a deal with chipmakers Nvidia and AMD to lift export controls on sales of advanced chips to China in exchange for a 15% cut of the revenue, despite concerns from national security experts that such chips will end up in the hands of Chinese military and intelligence services. That same month, Trump announced that the U.S. government had taken a 10 percent stake in Intel worth around $11 billion.

Then, Nvidia announced last month that it’s investing $5 billion in Intel and will collaborate with the struggling semiconductor company.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Morning light spills through the fog-free skyline today as the Bay Area wakes to crisp air and calm water on the Bay. Temperatures hover around 60°F before sunrise, promising another warm, tranquil stretch as late October continues its unusually steady run.

According to the National Weather Service in San Francisco, high pressure remains in control through the end of the week, keeping skies clear and winds gentle. Highs will reach near 77°F this afternoon in downtown San Francisco and into the low 80s for inland valleys. Light north winds will shift west later in the day, cooling the coast slightly but keeping the region bright and comfortable.

By Halloween Friday, the weather turns nearly picture-perfect for outdoor events. Expect sunshine across the Bay Area, highs near 69°F in the city and low 70s for Oakland and San Jose. Trick-or-treaters can expect calm air, temperatures in the mid-60s at dusk, and excellent visibility for community festivities across the Peninsula and East Bay neighborhoods.

Saturday and Sunday keep the trend alive, with highs in the low 70s and a mix of sun and patchy clouds. No rain is in sight through early next week, though models hint at a subtle cooling trend by mid-November—a quiet prelude to California’s winter pattern.

To be fair, the region’s stable stretch feels more like September than late October—but as clocks fall back at 2 a.m. Sunday, darker evenings will quickly return, signaling the seasonal shift that’s waiting just over the horizon.

Five-Day Forecast for San Francisco, CA:Wed: 77/55 – Sunny and mild; light north wind.Thu: 66/54 – Mostly sunny; calm afternoon breeze.Fri: 69/54 – Sunny; perfect trick-or-treat evening near 65°.Sat: 70/57 – Mostly sunny; warm inland, light coastal fog.Sun: 71/56 – Partly sunny; steady fall warmth continues.

The FBI is investigating a Thursday night shooting outside a U.S. Coast Guard base in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the driver of a U-Haul truck reversed toward security officers who responded with a volley of gunfire, wounding the motorist and a civilian nearby.

In video from KPIX, the U-Haul is shown slowly reversing onto the bridge toward the officers, who are standing with their guns aimed at the vehicle. People shout as the truck gets closer, and it suddenly accelerates. The video shows officers moving out of the way as several open fire; dust flies off the truck cab, and the sound of bullets hissing by can be heard.

On Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard released a statement saying that security personnel saw a vehicle “driving erratically” and reversing toward the base. The driver did not follow verbal commands to stop, the statement said, and when “the vehicle’s actions posed a direct threat to the safety of Coast Guard and security personnel, law enforcement officers discharged several rounds of live fire.”

No Coast Guard members were injured during the shooting, and the FBI is investigating the case, according to the statement.

The U-Haul’s driver was wounded in the stomach, a bystander was struck by a bullet fragment, and both are expected to survive, according to a Department of Homeland Security statement posted on X. The bystander was hospitalized and has been released.

Photographer Rick Villaroman, who recorded the video, told CBS News that the U-Haul truck had been parked outside the base until it started to reverse toward the officers.

“He just hit the gas and sped towards them,” Villaroman said. “And that’s when they opened fire. About 20 to 30 rounds.”

Villaroman said he saw bullet holes in the U-Haul truck. The protesters who were at the Coast Guard base left after the shooting, he added.

Protesters had gathered at Coast Guard Island, which was intended to be a staging area for immigration detention agents during a planned enforcement surge Saturday in the San Francisco Bay Area.

President Trump later called off the deployment, although it isn’t clear whether federal officers could be deployed to other San Francisco Bay Area cities.

Mayor Daniel Lurie wrote in an X post on Thursday that he spoke with Trump about the impending immigration crackdown in San Francisco and that the president decided to call off the enforcement action.

“I told him the same thing I told our residents: San Francisco is on the rise. Visitors are coming back, buildings are getting leased and purchased, and workers are coming back to the office,” the mayor said in his statement.

“We have work to do, and we would welcome continued partnerships with the FBI, DEA, ATF, and U.S. Attorney to get drugs and drug dealers off our streets, but having the military and militarized immigration enforcement in our city will hinder our recovery,” Lurie continued. “We appreciate that the president understands that we are the global hub for technology, and when San Francisco is strong, our country is strong.”

In June, Los Angeles County became the first area under the current Trump administration to see widespread immigration raids in public, which netted thousands of people, and local officials say they are using those experiences to craft protections. They have taken place in Chicago as well.

A study from UC Merced calculated that the mass deportation of California’s undocumented residents — who make up an estimated 8% of California’s workforce — would create a $275-billion hole in the state’s economy.