A lawmaker is seeking a state audit of two agencies involved in the setting of Bay Area bridge tolls, claiming there is a lack of accountability. On Thursday, State Sen. Dave Cortese (D-San Jose ...

Explore the best of San Francisco's Bay Area at this hiking spot with trails from leisurely strolls to summit treks for every ...

California’s smallest paychecks averaged 25% growth during the past five years. The largest earners got just 19%.

A series of small earthquakes shook the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Planned tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods were paused, but that didn’t put Leopold, who owns six Ace Hardware stores in the Bay Area, at ease ... a family-owned hardware store in San Francisco’s ...

During the Bay Area’s damp winters, we can’t afford to be fair-weather hikers. Fortunately, some hikes in the Bay Area are ... At the foot of San Bruno Mountain just south of San Francisco, the ...

Is Muir Woods Worth Visiting? Muir Woods National Monument is a beautiful park located just north of San Francisco, that’s ...

M y wife — as usual — understood the situation before I did. The night before, Monday, Jan. 6, we’d both been awoken by the wind. Hundred-year-old pine branches snapping off like matchsticks. Iron ...

The Alameda County Local Hazard Map Alameda County’s hazard map shows potential flood zones in the event of a 100-year and 500-year storm. A 500-year storm has a 0.2% chance of occurring in a given ...

In one of the largest deals to protect open space in the Bay Area over the past decade, an environmental group is purchasing ...