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City leaders in San Francisco have their hands full tackling the homeless crisis, but a new non-profit is providing a way for people to donate to the needy without worrying about how the money is being spent.
The Port of Oakland says it's a lot better than it used to be now that an experimental night operation is now permanent.
U.S. Coast Guard officials on Wednesday said two oil sheens were discovered near the Phillips 66 Refinery in Rodeo and in northern San Pablo Bay.
Evan Gattis homered twice, catcher Jason Castro threw out a runner to end the game and the contending Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 6-5 on Wednesday to complete a sweep.
An Oakland police captain has started an online fundraiser for the family of a 2-year-old boy who was hit and killed by a public bus on Tuesday afternoon.
A male victim was wounded in a shooting near McClymonds High School in Oakland Wednesday afternoon.
A two-alarm fire in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood has been extinguished Wednesday afternoon, according to fire officials.
Outraged Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday grilled the head of pharmaceutical company Mylan about the significant cost increase of its life-saving EpiPens.
A number of students at Redwood High in Larkspur gathered Wednesday morning to show their support for the school employee recently targeted by racist graffiti on the campus.
Police in Mountain View are seeking a suspect in a smash-and-grab burglary in a Starbucks coffee shop parking lot on Monday.
A Stanford University medical student was killed in a steep fall while mountain climbing in the Sierra Nevada mountains over the weekend.
Two lawsuits were filed against the city of San Jose in the last week over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man who was fleeing officers in August 2015.
Hillary Clinton's campaign says it is worried that there is a "low bar" for Donald Trump going into the first debate.
Gov. Brown has signed legislation prohibiting ownership claims over California state park names after a dispute led to renaming Yosemite.
An environmental group on Wednesday accused three major TV manufacturers of misleading consumers and regulators about how much energy high-definition screens devour.
