Despite heavy Bay Area rains, drought just crept back into California
The U.S. Drought Monitor map released on Thursday shows 65% of California as abnormally dry and nearly 5% experiencing…
Copper theft is now killing internet across Oakland neighborhoods
FILE: The view toward downtown Oakland from Piedmont, Calif. yhelfman/Getty Images/iStockphoto Copper theft, a persistent problem across the…
An extreme marine heat wave simmers off California’s coast right now
A sunset crests over the Scripps Pier in La Jolla. Erik Jepsen Hottest. Earliest. Most extreme. California’s meteorologists…
SF is getting ravaged by multiple viruses. Experts aren’t sure why.
For the past several weeks, a dizzying array of gastrointestinal and respiratory viruses have been circulating throughout the…
2 SF engineers quietly built a cannabis company with $1B in revenue
Inside a nondescript Central Valley building, tucked between irrigation canals and orchards, sits what is probably the greatest…
California county makes the call on ending expensive emergency service
Yellow call boxes marked by blue signs have lined California’s freeways for decades. But with the rise of…
Amy Hillyard family ‘desperate for information’ offers $10,000 reward
The family of Amy Hillyard has issued a $10,000 reward for information as the search for the missing Bay…
Native American remains discovered on UC Berkeley campus
Native American remains were discovered earlier this week in a construction area of UC Berkeley, university spokesperson Janet…
A position to pilot a rare spy plane in California just opened
If you’re out of work and happen to be looking for a career change, Lockheed Martin is hiring.…
Swalwell exit jolts California governor’s race, new poll reveals shift
The California state flag flutters on a flagpole. The 2026 governor’s race has brought a crowded field of…
San Francisco man facing homicide charges in SoMa hit-and-run
A 30-year-old San Francisco man was arrested on suspicion of a hit-and-run crash that killed one pedestrian in…
Measles returns to SF with first confirmed case since 2019
FILE: Photo illustration of a bottle containing a measles vaccine, on Jan. 28, 2015. Joe Raedle/Getty Images San…