Bay Area Baby Boom Possibly Triggered By Improving Economy
Bay Area hospital delivery rooms are keeping busy with a rise in births after a slowdown during the recession.
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Bay Area hospital delivery rooms are keeping busy with a rise in births after a slowdown during the recession.
Tesla Motors has taken over the Fremont plant which was once the home of Solyndra, the solar company that went belly-up in 2011 and one of the more high-profile busts in Silicon Valley.
California can claim the title as the seventh-largest world economy after recovering from a drop in output following the 2008 financial crisis.
The Bay Area may be a nexus for high-paying tech jobs, but its tough housing market is hurting the entire country, according to a new study.
California state Sen. Mark Leno is pushing a plan to raise the state's minimum wage to $13 an hour, but some critics say the wage increase would be a "job killer".
A new long-term study shows that it actually might be cheaper to build housing for the homeless than to allow them to live on the streets.
Despite the continuing boom of flashy industries like tech and more people moving in than out - turns out most Californians think things aren't all that golden in the State.
A robust economy that has drawn in scores of workers to the San Francisco area has also put more stress on highways and city streets, securing the region a third place spot on the list of worst commutes in the country.
California continues to have the highest prices among all 50 states with $3.20 per gallon -- $ .80 above the national average -- but it's starting to come back down thanks to a drop in the price of crude oil globally.
WrestleMania 31 is in Santa Clara this Sunday. The WWE's annual springtime extravaganza is expected to bring $100 million in economic activity to the Bay Area.
San Mateo County leaders are exploring the possible reasons why there has been a significant drop in the number of homeless people on the Peninsula.
Up to 500 paid internships and jobs will be available this summer to at-risk and low-income youth in Santa Clara County, county officials said.
Getting San Francisco's famous Anchor Steam beer to overseas markets is getting harder, and Europeans who prefer the hoppy Northern California ales may find the West Coast ports labor dispute literally sobering.
The report from Standard & Poor's found that contrary to popular belief, lower spending has spurred California's economic recovery, and not higher revenues.
Falling gas prices have offered relief for consumers, but those costs could be heading back up again.
The Bay Area job boom is showing no signs of let up with the Bay Area's three biggest cities alone adding more than 100,000 jobs over the last 12 months.
The richest 1 percent of the population will own more than half the world's wealth by 2016, Oxfam International said in a report released as the World Economic Forum begins in Davos, Switzerland.
Once upon a time, you had to get on a waiting list just to test drive a Prius at the Toyota dealer, in Berkeley. Not so, anymore. If sales are the bottom line, it looks like the darling of the Bay Area's hybrid crowd has lost its luster.
Cash rained down on startups in 2014 but with valuations so high, critics suggest some investors may be setting themselves up for a major fall.
The average unemployment rate in Oakland dropped to 9.4 percent in the third quarter of 2014 compared with 11.4 percent in the third quarter of 2013.
Putting Russia's signature drink in the spotlight, President Vladimir Putin announced plans to cap the prices for vodka, as his country's currency continues to plummet.
Stocks are pushing further into record territory as the Dow Jones industrial average tops 18,000 points for the first time.
Unemployment rates across the Bay Area dropped in November, compared with a year ago, according to data released Friday from the state's Employment Development Department.
New state regulations that take effect in January that require poultry farmers to provide more space in hen houses is expected to drive up egg prices.
Apple has halted online sales of its iPhones, iPads and other products in Russia amid financial turmoil triggered by the steep decline in the country's currency.
