Vaillancourt Fountain flames a sign SF needs better Embarcadero plans
A rendering of HOK’s proposal for redesigning the Embarcadero Plaza shows a park that could be anywhere and conveys…
The Iron Horse Regional Trail is a Bay Area biking paradise
Public art is common along the Iron Horse Regional Trail, which extends for 32 miles on a former…
S.F. crews spend 9 hours battling Golden Gate Park tree fire
San Francisco firefighters and a city arborist spent nearly nine hours Tuesday battling a fire that burned inside…
The Japanese Friendship Garden reopens inviting the public to the tranquil trails and ponds – The Mercury News
After almost a decade of planning and construction, the Japanese Friendship Garden at Kelly Park reopened Sunday following…
Alcatraz coyote came from Angel Island, not San Francisco
DNA evidence indicates the animal likely came from Angel Island State Park, park officials said, upending an early…
Fountain removal from Embarcadero Plaza set to begin Wednesday
Heavy lifting will begin Wednesday morning to remove Vaillancourt Fountain from San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza, after an appeals…
This Northern California City Just Declared Itself the “Paddling Capital of California”
Photo via Visit Folsom Folsom has a new identity, and it involves a paddle. The city just launched…
California State Parks’ Burney Falls to require reservations
The pilot reservation program at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park will start Friday, May 15, and run through…
Yosemite warns against entering valley due to parking
Crowds gather in Yosemite National Park. Yosemite Valley ran out of parking before 11 a.m. Saturday, May 2, 2026,…
May is when the whole town starts to turn
The grass is a mixture of green and brown in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights, signaling the transition from spring…
California Confirmed 21 Gray Wolf Livestock Attacks in the First 3 Months of 2026
Gray wolves in California are becoming harder to ignore. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed that…
Tahoe’s other popular lake is getting strict new rules ahead of summer
Dylan Lowrance, 4, heads toward her friends after a dip in Donner Lake at West End Beach in Truckee…