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California state government departments will be prohibited from selling or displaying items with an image of the Confederate flag under a bill that passed one house of the Legislature.
Some of the first King Salmon of the Northern California commercial salmon fishing season were unloaded at San Francisco's Pier 45 this week, but it wasn't exactly a great opening.
NTSB investigators say they will look into the emergency response time following a deadly air-show plane accident Sunday in Fairfield and that it could take up to nine months to complete.
Last week, San Francisco-based Twitter announced first quarter revenue of $250 million, but saw slowed growth in active users. Since that report, stock price has been hit hard. For the year it's now down 42 percent.
As Cinco de Mayo celebrations become institutionalized into a beer and tequila drinking holiday on the level of St. Patrick's Day, there are plenty of reminders to people to avoid racially-insensitive costumes and imagery while indulging in Mexican fare.
Three men were arrested after allegedly firing a gun across a street in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood and then barricading themselves in a nearby building for hours Saturday night, according to a police spokesman.
Court proceedings began in Redwood City in a case that pits surfers and environmentalists against a multi-billionaire property owner who has closed off access to Martins Beach along the San Mateo Coastline.
About two dozen Tea Party activists showed up early carrying flags Monday morning to protest a recent federal court ruling in support of a school ban on wearing the American flag.
A San Francisco supervisor has arranged for VIP tours of fetish porn company Kink.com studios for a $300 donation to his campaign for State Assembly.
So just where is the best place for Americans to retire? Florida? California? The results of a new survey by Bankrate may surprise you.
Spring of 1939 was a nervous time. The Great Depression still gripped much of the world, Japan was marching through China, and Europe was on the brink of all-out war. In the Davis Mountains of West Texas, though, many of those concerns were briefly put aside while scientists and locals celebrated a new beginning: the dedication of McDonald Observatory.
As Phil Matier first reported in the Chronicle, Joe Montana was also approached by and undercover agent. Matier's sources said the 49er legend, who has been involved in some development deals, was contacted with a "business proposition."
This week on KCBS In Depth, host Jan McMillan speaks with Desmond D'Sa from South Africa and Helen Slottje of the U.S. who are two among six global recipients of the 2014 Goldman Environmental Prize. he prize honors grassroots heroes who, often at great personal risk, inspire local movements to protect the natural environment.
Firefighters are battling a one-alarm blaze in Oakland Monday morning, a fire dispatcher said.
