California DMV suspends permits for Cruise driverless robotaxis
The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced Tuesday that the agency has suspended permits of autonomous vehicle firm Cruise LLC.
Fans flock to eat at San Jose's Burger Pit months ahead of planned permanent closure
A long-operating business in the South Bay's Blossom Hill neighborhood that plans to close next spring is already drawing fans who want to enjoy the greasy spoon's burgers as many times as possible before the end.
Researchers restoring California salt marshes from effects of climate change
California's valuable remaining salt marshes are disappearing; climate change, with its melting glaciers and warming seas, threatens to drown the remaining coastal marshes out of existence.
Warming planet's cold beer supply threatened by climate strain on hops, barley, water
Earth's changing climate is not just causing increasingly punishing droughts, intense wildfires, and extreme weather, it could disrupt the world's beer supply by as much as 16%. Now, California scientists are brewing up solutions to the dilemma.
Radioactive discharge from Fukushima nuclear plant raising concerns on California coast
A controversial plan to release more than one million tons of treated radioactive water into the sea is now underway in Japan, giving scientists here in the Bay Area pause as well as those who seek escape on the open water.
More people feel the heat of climate change as July shatters temperature records
From devastating wildfires, blistering heat and warming oceans, July 2023 was brutally hot and one for the record books.
UCSF children's hospitals prep for potential surge as flu, COVID-19, RSV rises
As we head into the holidays under the triple threat of COVID-19, flu and RSV, Bay Area children's hospitals are preparing for a potential surge in sick kids.
Small record store in Concord finding its groove post-pandemic
Vinyl record sales have seen a huge spike in the last few years, and the pandemic appears to have played a role. A small shop in Concord is taking advantage of the rise in interest.
Venerable SF gay bar Aunt Charlie's remains community cornerstone
Before the Castro was covered in rainbow flags, downtown San Francisco was the center of the city's LGBTQ+ scene.