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The Martinez City Council has responded to complaints by merchants and residents about the number of people panhandling at shopping centers and intersections by banning aggressive panhandling within city limits.
Merchants and shoppers in the City of Oakland are receiving a holiday gift: free parking on Saturdays. It's something of a gift for the merchants, too: business owners hope it will allow them to compete with the malls and big box stores during the hustle and bustle of the holiday shopping season.
Yahoo's shares have touched $19 Monday, marking the first time they have traded that high in more than two and half years.
Facebook's stock was climbing after an upgrade from an analyst who believes Wall Street was underestimating the company's potential to grow revenue.
For Bay Area shoppers, Black Friday is a distant memory. Small Business Saturday is long gone. Now, it's Cyber Monday's turn.
Thousands of shoppers crowded into malls and businesses throughout the Bay Area Friday in search of Black Friday bargains.
Wal-Mart workers and supporters were protesting at a number of stores nationwide and throughout the Bay Area, blasting the wages, benefits and treatment of employees of the world's largest retailer.
Bay Area retailers are gearing up for "Black Friday," a day of shopping deals the day after Thanksgiving.
Officials are spending $54 million to build the West Coast's first harbor able to withstand the kind of tsunami expected to hit once every 50 years - the same kind that hit in 2011.
A pair of Italian restaurants in the Bay Area are opening their doors to community members to offer a free turkey dinner on Thanksgiving.
More than half a million Californians who are covered by Anthem Blue Cross could see a massive rate hike early next year.
The permit for Drakes Bay Oyster Company expires at the end of the month with a decision on its future expected before then.
The sale of California's first pollution permits will generate less money than expected for the state budget.
About 20 people gathered in front of the Oakland Walmart store on Edgewater Drive Wednesday to protest and demand better pay and work schedules.
