Point Reyes' affordable housing project seeing slow progress
The former Coast Guard housing in Point Reyes has just cleared a regulatory hurdle to be turned into affordable housing. But there is a lot of work to do to rehabilitate the old buildings
Berkeley study warns wildfire evacuations could take hours, gridlock streets
The city of Berkeley has been thinking about wildfires and a new study they've commissioned says it may take a lot longer for people to evacuate a wildfire zone than they may imagine.
Gilroy Garlic Festival returns for first time since 2019 mass shooting
For 40 years, the Gilroy Garlic Festival was a Bay Area tradition, making one small farming community world famous. But it all came to a halt in 2019 when a gunman opened fire on the crowd. Now, six years later, the event is back up and running.
Fremont unveils affordable housing built on site of motel used to house homeless persons
The site of a former Fremont motel, once used to house homeless individuals, is now a gleaming new affordable housing complex that was unveiled on Wednesday.
Alameda County supes deciding if funding for homelessness can be used elsewhere
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors is deciding how to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in sales tax money that was marketed as funding to help the unhoused.
SMART expanding as North Bay transit agency sees ridership increase
It's the result of a study showing that people prefer to take a train rather than a bus, and it's creating an opportunity to reorganize how people use transit up and down the Highway 101 corridor.
Trash pick up resumes in Northern California as Republic Services strike ends with tentative deal
Trash services across many Northern California cities will resume on Saturday after Republic Services and Teamsters reached a tentative deal.
Martinez waterfront eyed for revitalization by Southern California company
On Wednesday evening, the public was eager to get a look at a redevelopment proposal for its marina that had some people excited and others skeptical.
Oakland shelters no longer required to accept surrendered pets
At Tuesday afternoon's meeting, the Oakland City Council approved a new ordinance that would allow its animal shelter to refuse unwanted or abandoned pets being surrendered to their care.
Sebastopol's Enmanji Teriyaki Barbecue marks 70 Years of flavor, family and resilience
Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of a popular tradition in the North Bay, the Enmanji Teriyaki Barbecue in Sebastopol. In addition to the secret-recipe teriyaki chicken, the small town also serves up some lessons in humanity.
Pickleball courts in Martinez stirs noise complaints from neighbors
Pickleball has taken the sporting community by storm and cities across the Bay Area are busy converting tennis courts into pickleball facilities.
Santa Clara demolished its downtown in '64. Now, a woman wants the promised rebuild
It was 1964 when the wrecking ball began tearing apart downtown Santa Clara, transforming what had been, for generations, a quaint city center into the dream of a modern, high-rise, futuristic utopia.
Peruvian woman detained by ICE in San Francisco freed after judge's ruling
A federal judge last week ordered the release of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee who was arrested coming out of an immigration hearing in San Francisco.
Monday marks 40 years since Lexington Fire tore through South Bay hills
The fire began at a Lexington Reservoir park when a man lit a bottle rocket. It led not only to the biggest fire anyone had ever seen, but it also changed the way wildland fires are fought in California.
Thousands pack San Francisco streets for Fillmore Jazz Festival despite its uncertain future
Tens of thousands of people jammed into 12 blocks of San Francisco on Saturday for the weekend-long Fillmore Jazz Festival.