Hundreds of Bay Area volunteers show up for 40th Coastal Cleanup Day
Saturday marked the 40th anniversary of California Coastal Cleanup Day which has become a yearly ritual for a lot of people.
Bolinas inches closer to getting its post office reopened after lengthy closure
More than a year and a half ago, the West Marin town of Bolinas lost its post office over a dispute with a building owner, leaving residents with no local mail service.
Evacuation route in Sonoma County blocked, leaving residents concerned
An exit route that Sonoma County residents once used to escape a raging wildfire is now blocked, and residents are blaming it on the county's bureaucracy.
Bolinas Beach partially closed as wastewater seeps from coastal bluff
Marin County closed most of Bolinas Beach after officials discovered human waste seeping from a coastal bluff onto the sand.
California firm produces 3D-printed tiny homes using waste plastic
A Southern California company is 3D-printing affordable housing using waste plastic as one of the ingredients.
Walnut Creek holds event to welcome home wrestling gold medalist Amit Elor
On Saturday, Walnut Creek welcomed home Amit Elor who captured the gold medal in women's wrestling in such a dominant style,
Berkeley to investigate if radioactive waste was buried under waterfront park
Old records have emerged indicating that potentially dangerous substances, including radioactive materials, may have been buried under a Berkeley waterfront park. Now, the State of California is ordering the city to begin testing.
Experts weigh threat of Medfly infestation in Alameda county
On Friday, a large section of Alameda County was put under agricultural quarantine because of a pest that officials have been battling on and off for more than 40 years.
Abandoned nursery in East Bay to be transformed into fresh food multiplex
An agricultural nonprofit in Oakland is concentrating its efforts to transform a neighborhood in Contra Costa County using a farm-to-fork approach in miniature.
New real estate laws let Napa family provide their son independence
In Napa, a family is using an accessory dwelling unit to help their special-needs son gain his independence.
Oakland soul-food spot Burdell named "Restaurant of the Year" by Food & Wine magazine
Each year, the editors of Food & Wine magazine select the best new restaurant in America,
Antioch aims to clear more areas of homeless encampments
Antioch is pushing ahead in its effort to clear homeless encampments as it makes a bid for more state grant money.
Marin beachgoers met with fences along property lines
On Labor Day, thousands of people flocked to Bay Area beaches to take in the sunny weather. But at Stinston Beach in Marin County, there is a minor controversy brewing over an attempt by some seaside property owners to keep the public at arm's length.
Berkeley man held by Hamas among 6 hostages found dead in Gaza
Hersh Goldman-Polin, a young man who grew up in Berkeley and who was being held hostage by Hamas terrorists, has been killed in Gaza along with five others.
Famed World War II liberty ship in SF needs financial aid to stay afloat
The Jeremiah O'Brien, one of the last remaining liberty ships that sailed into harm's way to help win World War II, is in financial trouble.