Bruce Springsteen kicks off US tour in Minneapolis in tribute to protesters
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bruce Springsteen returns Tuesday to the “Streets of Minneapolis.” After honoring its residents in song…
Why the Real Oil Crisis Hasn’t Started Yet
It’s been a month since the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed, and the “shockwave” of higher prices…
Big change for California: No more SBA loans for non-citizens
Green-card holders no longer qualify for loans from the Small Business Administration, eliminating a longtime source of financing…
Corn tortillas in California now must contain folic acid. More states are looking at it
Fifteen years after she lost her first baby to a rare and devastating birth defect, Andrea Lopez takes…
Windsurfer collides with whale in unbelievable video
One windsurfer is lucky to be alive after colliding with a massive gray whale in San Francisco. Eric…
About 100 toxic Superfund sites vulnerable to flooding, storms, wildfires
WASHINGTON (AP) — About 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to…
People who drive for work are getting squeezed by higher gas prices
Leslie Sherman-Shafer, an Uber driver in the San Francisco Bay Area, likes to start each shift with a…
SF Supervisor Jackie Fielder delays decision on resignation
San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder, shown last October, is navigating a “mental health condition,” her office says. Lea…
Giant mask sculpture made from industrial scrap turns heads at SF park
Visitors to India Basin Shoreline Park in San Francisco check out “Whispers of Waste,” a 13-foot monument made…
Paul McCartney plays for Jon Hamm, Harrison Ford, Reese Witherspoon and Ringo Starr at Hollywood’s Fonda Theater
He brings out more stars in Hollywood than the Oscars. Celebrities flocked to Sir Paul McCartney’s exclusive two-night…
Kid Rock Salutes Military Helicopters at Nashville Estate, Blasts Gavin Newsom
The “American Bad Ass” rocker sent social media into a tailspin after posting footage of a military helicopter…
California coastal ocean warming could have critical effects
A broad zone of unusually warm ocean water stretches across the eastern Pacific in this March 26 sea…