Could a subway be built on San Francisco’s west side?
Commuters board the back of a bus at Kearny and Geary streets in San Francisco in a file…
3Below Theaters will close in April, after final stage show
In a blow to the San Jose arts and entertainment scene, the 3Below Theaters will close after the…
Bay Area blues music artists unite for benefit concert in Oakland
Some of the biggest and brightest talents on the Bay Area blues/R&B music scene are joining together for…
Cesar Chavez’s name is all over the Bay Area. Will that change?
In the wake of sexual abuse allegations against civil rights icon Cesar Chavez, groups began pushing to rename…
Construction is poised to start within months on San Jose housing tower
SAN JOSE — A downtown San Jose housing tower that could offer hundreds of apartments landed a key…
Lawsuit claims mentally ill East Bay man’s death at hands of police was ‘a preventable tragedy’
Richmond police officers ignored their training, trapped an unarmed, mentally ill man like an “animal” and unleashed “a…
Teen shot multiple times at Oakland gas station – The Mercury News
OAKLAND — A 15-year-old boy was shot multiple times Wednesday morning at an Allendale district gas station, authorities…
Here’s how San Francisco can avoid an endless cycle of teacher strikes
A crowd supporting striking San Francisco Unified School District teachers fills Civic Center Plaza on Feb. 9. Ravenswood…
Billionaire tax spotlights UC Berkeley professor Emmanuel Saez
Emmanuel Saez, a professor of economics and director of the Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality at…
Hottest days of California heat wave still to come
This week’s California heat wave, dubbed a “marathon,” is approaching the midpoint — somewhere between milepost 10 and 13.…
Weather service issues Bay Area’s first-ever heat advisory for March
A looming heat wave that is gearing up to overtake the Bay Area has prompted the unprecedented: The…
JPMorganChase to hire more Bay Area bankers
Ben Walter, CEO of Chase Business Banking, said the company is investing in San Francisco and the Bay…