Aaron Peskin reflects on long political career in San Francisco
San Francisco will seat a new mayor and a new member to the Board of Supervisors this week, and among the departures is one of the longest-serving politicians in city history.
Santa Clara Valley Water's encampment ban along waterways goes into effect
People living in encampments near San Jose waterways are on notice and could be told to pack up and leave immediately with the Santa Clara Valley Water District's new encampment ban going into effect.
With Prop 36 already increasing penalties, other new state laws focus on property crime
California voters this election season gave their stamp of approval on several laws aimed at cracking down on crimes such as retail theft and car break-ins.
San Francisco DA to keep track of certain repeat offenses as Prop. 36 goes into effect
After being approved by voters by a wide margin, Proposition 36 went into effect across California on Wednesday, which toughens penalties for certain theft and drug offenses.
Provocative SF billboards raise questions about AI eliminating human jobs
In the face of wide speculation about how artificial intelligence will impact workers in the Bay Area and beyond, a series of billboards plays on those concerns, advertising what appears to be a nightmare scenario where people are entirely replaced by computers.
In Eastern Contra Costa County, need for affordable housing grows
The search for affordable housing in the Bay Area has pushed a lot of people further and further from urban areas to places like Oakley, in far eastern Contra Costa County.
Oakland officials weigh options, possible cuts as city faces $130M budget deficit
here was little bit of good news in Oakland Monday as city leaders said they have found enough money in enough places that they can move that they can avoid officially declaring an emergency, at least for the time being.
Humboldt County residents thankful 7.0 earthquake didn't cause more damage
Residents in Humboldt County were relieved Friday to have avoided the worst potential impacts of Thursday's magnitude 7.0 quake, though there was still some damage to clean up.
Cleaning up after earthquakes has become December tradition in Ferndale
For people in the community of Ferndale in Humboldt County, cleaning up from a significant earthquake in December has seemingly become a tradition in recent years.
Oakland preparing for leadership transfer as it faces financial uncertainty
Oakland's next round of leadership will take over soon and immediately face some very big challenges.
Union Square businesses say recovery is slow despite holiday season
Despite the beginning of the holiday shopping season, San Francisco's Union Square has seemed somewhat empty the past few days.
Record-breaking storms provides boost for California's water supply
The North Bay saw record rainfall last week, which is good news for the state's water supply that has been healthy for the past two years after a lengthy drought.
Locals raise questions about Sonoma County storm response
Sonoma County is still dealing with the impact of last week's historic rainfall, with some local residents raising concerns about whether area officials did enough to warn people.
Russian River rising to flood stage as atmospheric river brings more rain than expected
As Sonoma County has been hit hard by the atmospheric river storm, the Russian River has risen higher than originally forecast and is reaching flood stage as of Friday evening.
Bay Area water officials tracking how much rainfall will be captured
With the rainy season beginning, researchers are looking at how much water will be captured.