‘Toxic Land’: Protest Targets SF Housing Plans at Contaminated Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
Radioactive material found at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard is fueling fresh concerns about redevelopment and community health.
San José Postpones Plan to Double Downtown Parking Rates After Business Owner Uproar
Advocates for downtown businesses said the increase would hit the service industry hardest.
Hundreds of Dogs Remain Missing as Search Resumes at Miranda’s Rescue
More than 700 dogs remain unaccounted for as Humboldt County investigators use ground-penetrating radar in a fraud and animal cruelty…
Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake in Mendocino County Alerts Bay Area
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake on Wednesday morning is a reminder that California is “earthquake country,” and that…
What Is a Sneaker Wave? How to Avoid Bay Area Beaches’ Hidden, Deadly Hazards
Don’t turn your back to the ocean — and don’t ever go in after someone who has gotten swept out.
Berkeley Public Schools Overhauled Reading Instruction. How’s It Going?
Nine years after a lawsuit spurred a reckoning around literacy education in Berkeley Unified School District, a new curriculum and…
As America Turns 250, San Francisco’s Role in Defining Citizenship Endures
Cases involving Chinese immigrants from San Francisco reached the U.S. Supreme Court and helped establish birthright citizenship, now under threat…
San José Inches Closer to Ranked Choice Voting — but Only in Some City Elections
The City Council punted a plan to ask voters to allow ranked choice voting until 2028, citing concerns about the…
San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder Plans to Return to Office After Mental Health Crisis
San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder will return to office on June 29 after taking a three-month leave of absence related…
This Corpse Flower Smells Like Death and People Love It
Scarlet, the famous corpse flower at San Francisco’s Conservatory of Flowers, is expected to bloom any day now. Here’s how…