Outside Lands brings thousands to Golden Gate Park for music, food and community
Saturday marked the second day of the Outside Lands Music and Art Festival in Golden Gate Park.
Richmond elementary school being rebuilt after lead paint, asbestos detected
The demolition of Stege Elementary has already begun, but it won't be an easy process. The old school, built in 1943, is loaded with asbestos and lead paint that will take a lot of time and money to remove safely.
Novato city workers on strike, say better wages will help retain workforce
The union representing the Novato workers said one out of five employees has been on the job for less than a year.
Santa Rosa City Schools wants officers back on campus but faces funding issues
It's been five years since Santa Rosa Schools got rid of their on-campus officers, but then, a series of violent events, including one death, caused the district to have a change of heart.
Marin County community concerned about flooding from proposed reservoir expansion
The district wants to raise the lake by adding an inflatable gate at the top of the existing dam. It would raise the water level by about 4½ feet and add about 3,700-acre feet to the supply.
Hearing held over Trump's move to end temporary protected status for immigrants
Holders of TPS status come from countries that the US government has decreed to be too dangerous, either from repressive governments or natural disasters
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.