Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park Renamed for Robin Williams
San Francisco's Recreation and Park Commission voted Thursday to rename Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park in honor of late actor Robin Williams.
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San Francisco's Recreation and Park Commission voted Thursday to rename Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park in honor of late actor Robin Williams.
Remaining significant evacuation orders for areas around the smoldering remnants of Southern California's huge wildfire were canceled Thursday after a new round of winds caused little fire activity.
The new Republican tax law is prompting lots of people to try and get ahead of the game to maximize their deductions in 2018.
A proposed toll hike on Bay Area bridges is likely headed for the ballot, but not everyone who's voting on it will be paying the higher tolls.
Right-wing activist Kyle Chapman, who faces a felony charge of possession of a leaded cane for allegedly brandishing a leaded stick at a rally in Berkeley in March, was remanded into custody Thursday after a judge said he violated an order not to possess any weapons.
An East Bay man has been charged with mailing a potentially deadly explosive in connection with an Oakland mail bombing incident that happened last October, according to authorities.
People who thought they dodged the North Bay wildfires because their apartment complex largely survived with minimal damage have learned four days before Christmas they are now being evicted.
The Republican-led Congress narrowly passed a temporary spending bill Thursday to avert a government shutdown, doing the bare minimum in a sprint toward the holidays and punting disputes on immigration, health care and the budget to next year.
The ninth, 10th and 11th Spare the Air alerts of the season were issued Thursday by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for Friday, December 22 through Christmas Eve.
An inmate with a distinctive tattoo who escaped from a Northern California prison work crew last month was re-captured in Stockton Thursday, authorities said.
Eric Schmidt is stepping down as the executive chairman of Google parent Alphabet in January.
An unrepentant ex-convict was sentenced Thursday to 25 years to life in state prison for kidnapping and raping a woman who suffers from a cognitive disability in Oakland earlier this year.
Immigrant groups hailed her comments as a victory after organizing protests outside of her office urging her not to back a bill that didn't include legislation known as the "Dream Act."
Papa John's founder John Schnatter will step down as CEO next month, about two months after he publicly criticized the NFL leadership over national anthem protests by football players — comments for which the company later apologized.
Tesla Motors Inc. enjoyed more than $150 million worth of Nevada tax breaks last fiscal year as part of the deal that brought its giant battery factory to an industrial park east of Sparks.
