Authorities believe their mother was hit and killed by a vehicle in the Portola Valley area of San Mateo County in the San Francisco Bay Area, zoo officials said. The mountain lion carcass has since vanished, so they can’t confirm her relationship to the cubs through DNA.

SAN FRANCISCO — Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has been indicted on federal bribery charges stemming from an FBI investigation into an alleged payment scheme with a Bay Area trash hauler.

San Francisco is set to become the first city in the state to launch a new network of speed cameras. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is starting to get the word out to drivers of where to slow down ahead of the 33 speed cameras being installed and working by March.

Protesters are voicing their opposition to incoming President-election Donald Trump, but in smaller numbers than his first term

In July 2025, all Benioff Oakland staff will transition to University of California employment, enabling more than 2,800 Oakland employees to participate in UC’s benefits plans and take advantage of resources available to UCSF and UCSF Health employees.

In his inaugural address, President Trump took aim at California's mandate banning gas-powered vehicles. But even before he was sworn into office, the state accepted the new reality and abandoned a similar plan to ban diesel trucks.

During the Bay Area’s damp winters, we can’t afford to be fair-weather hikers. Fortunately, some hikes in the Bay Area are best enjoyed in the rainy winter months. While vistas might be engulfed in foggy voids and trails on clay-rich soils become mud baths, rain awakens the forest floor for up close views of amphibians, slugs, mosses and mushrooms.

How Cal's club ice hockey team, which has put together an incredible undefeated season through 22 games, came together this year.

The route that countless San Francisco visitors have trod between Moscone Center and Union Square needs an upgrade to make it feel more inviting, inspiring and safe, according to a coalition of neighborhood boosters and city officials.

Researchers identify a significant association between sugar-sweetened beverage tax and BMI changes among adults living in Berkeley, California.

A downtown Oakland office tower that is known as the East Bay city’s “original highrise” has been bought for an ultra-low price.

A superior court judge and former prosecutor, Dickson said she will “prioritize public safety and victim rights.”