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Foreclosed properties in Vallejo are now under target by city officials who claim that some of them have become eyesores in the neighborhood. Officials are now proposing stiff fines for owners who let their properties go.
A newly-released report found that San Francisco's nightlife generates $4.2 billion in sales annually, contributing $55 million in tax revenues for the city.
Stockton leaders have approved a series of emergency fiscal steps they hope will allow the city to avoid bankruptcy.
The California GOP are meeting this weekend in Burlingame for their annual spring convention.
But while the region added 42,000 jobs last year, the median income also went down.
Sellers of high-end homes and cars in Silicon Valley have talked to customers who are more optimistic than ever about the economy in 2012.
A report released Thursday claimed it will take another two to three years for the Bay Area to regain all jobs that were lost in the recession. However, the report also suggested that the road to recovery runs right through Silicon Valley.
The recession has taken a measurable toll on California, which has slipped behind Brazil to become the ninth-largest economy in the world.
New restrictions in the hiring process will take effect in the new year, and now California will be one of seven states that will restrict the use of credit checks for employment.
Sears will be closing more than a hundred Sears and Kmart stores across the country after struggling during the holiday shopping season.
An idea to help out cash-strapped libraries in San Jose is being met with both praise and criticism after a city councilman suggested the libraries replace retiring city workers with volunteers.
The new year could bring some much needed relief to the hard hit construction sector in Silicon Valley, with a number of major projects expected to break ground in the next few months.
An interview with Paul Ash from the San Francisco Food Bank on solving problems with hunger and poverty in the Bay Area.
An interview with San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee on his handling of the Occupy protests and his plans for improving the job outlook and economy in the coming year.
Notice was issued by the Oakland city administrator on Sunday that Occupy protesters' camps in city parks were a violation of local ordinances and would be removed.
Economic development has been slow in Oakland. The city has been plagued by a down economy and high unemployment and foreclosure rates. But a new popup neighborhood is evolving, filling vacant storefronts in Downtown Oakland.
The plan focuses on creating a stronger network for small businesses in San Francisco.
President Barack Obama was set to continue his efforts to connect with Silicon Valley's social networking giants Monday at a town hall-style meeting at LinkedIn headquarters in Mountain View.
The recession isn't the only reason there are fewer jobs out there today; technology is also changing the face of the job market.
California's jobless rate grew for the second straight month in August to 12.1 percent, up one percentage point from the previous month.
San Francisco's Recreation and Parks Department is getting a list of money making recommendations from a prominent civic think tank. The San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, or SPUR, spent six months preparing the report, which was released Thursday.
For the first time in history, the Solano Animal Care shelter in Fairfield is collecting pet food donations to help pet owners feed their hungry dogs and cats.
In his travels About the Bay, Mike Sugerman looks at the unemployed in the Bay Area on this Labor Day holiday.
Tough economic times are being blamed for an unprecedented overcrowding at San Francisco's animal shelter.
A leading Bay Area manufacturer of solar power systems has abruptly shut down operations as it seeks to file for bankruptcy.
