A San Mateo County supervisor wants to force a private landowner to remove an 8-foot chain link fence that he says blocks the only public access path to Thornton State Beach in Daly City.

Officials in Stockton have appointed Christine Tien as its deputy city manager, bringing back a veteran public servant with more than two decades of leadership experience in the city’s local ...

After responding to several complaints about strong odors and flaring Monday morning at the Martinez Refining Company, Contra ...

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Free Zones” and a response plan to protect immigrant communities from U.S. Immigration and Alameda County Supervisor Nikki ...

Kaiser Permanente unionized nurses and other workers began an open-ended strike on Monday at dozens of locations in ...

Two film projects featuring stories unique to San Francisco top the slate. Also today: Jodie Foster’s new French movie.   ...

Actor-pianist Hershey Felder’s love affair with the piano, and his deeply intuitive connection to classical composers, has ...

BART ridership in December rose 13.5% in the latest year versus the previous year, the public transit system said. BART said the gains reflected “the New BART ridership in December rose 13.5% in the ...

A mother and her adult son were arrested in Novato this month after the Marin County Sheriff’s Office allegedly intercepted a package of narcotics that was destined for their address. Support our ...

The Benicia Fire Department said Monday that air quality levels in the city were normal despite complaints of an odor smelled throughout the city.

A weak weather system is expected to bring light rain to parts of the Bay Area this week, along with hazardous beach conditions midweek, while winds ...