THE EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN the economic muscle of downtown San Francisco got a major boost this week with the formation of a development corporation ...

Petaluma motorists consider yourself warned: A herd of sheep will be loose on city streets Saturday. But they will be supervised. Humans will herd sheep from the Petaluma Fairgrounds to Steamer ...

THREE INOPERABLE FIRE HYDRANTS that hindered Stockton firefighters responding to a massive blaze at a recycling plant last week are symptoms of an ongoing ...

Marin County has announced a move away from Nixle as its platform to send emergency alerts, saying people should now sign up ...

TALKS OF REVIVING a version of the defunct CornFest — now tentatively called “Farm Fest” — consumed a significant majority of Tuesday’s Brentwood City ...

If you think you’ve contemplated every possible question about the Holocaust—from “What would I have done when Hitler rose to ...

THE LINE UP FOR THIS SUMMER’S Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco was released this week, with musical performances from Diana Ross, Stephen and Damian ...

The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission has settled on a final name for the new park that recently replaced the Upper Great Highway. After about ...

FINANCIAL AID STAFF at California’s colleges and universities have a cautiously optimistic message to share this spring — but are weighing contingencies ...

HUNDREDS OF HEALTH CLINICS throughout the San Joaquin Valley that receive federal funds to provide care for low-income people are confronting multiple ...

THE SAN MATEO COUNTY Board of Supervisors has discussed a possible course of action to potentially remove Sheriff Christina Corpus, a multi-step process ...

Several protesters were arrested outside Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, according to organizers and police.   About 30 people from the group the ...