STARTING NEXT WEEK, two roads that access U.S. Highway 101 south of Gilroy will be permanently closed to make way for improvements to the freeway's busy ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

THERE ARE 10 CANDIDATES on the ballot for Oakland’s April 15 special mayoral election to replace Sheng Thao, who lost a recall election and is now the ...

DESPITE FIREFIGHTERS extending wood planks into the San Francisco Bay for rescuers to reach a minke whale stranded on a mudflat just off Emeryville, ...