AVENAL, Kings County — Carrying signs that read “Exit!” and “Get out, not wanted,” dozens of Avenal residents flooded the first City Council meeting since three elected leaders voted to defy a ...

For Cristina Wu Feng, the back-to-back earthquakes that tore through Venezuela on Wednesday were not a distant disaster: it was a family emergency she could do nothing about. Like many of the roughly ...

Nearly two weeks into the San Francisco Giants’ Pride Night public-relations nightmare, team president and CEO Larry Baer at last said something. Fans, especially those in the LGBTQ community, had ...

Whatever the San Francisco Giants’ plans for Tyler Mahle, Wednesday night’s clinic was an excellent start. The finish, for the Giants, was even better: all their offense came on two swings in the ...

A man was shot and killed in downtown Oakland on Wednesday afternoon, police said. The shooting happened just before 3 p.m. in the 550 block of 17th Street, near Clay Street. When officers arrived, ...

San Francisco Animal Care and Control officers still talk about “Operation Chihuahua,” the 2010 event where 15 of the lap dogs were flown across the country from S.F. to New York City. “The Chihuahuas ...

After decades of efforts to open public access to Mossbrae Falls, a spectacular water feature in California’s far north, the pieces appear to be in place for a legitimate trail to be installed. On ...

A hiker died Sunday after suffering a medical emergency on a remote trail near Lake Berryessa, according to the Vacaville Fire Protection District. Firefighters said they responded around 12:20 p.m.

Vine Hospitality, a longtime Bay Area group that operates a fleet of French, American and Mediterranean restaurants including Petite Left Bank in Tiburon and Left Bank Brasserie in Menlo Park, ...

These charts show how much water is stored across 48 of the biggest reservoirs in California. California’s reservoirs are fuller than normal, thanks to a series of reasonably wet winters. But there ...

The Tahoe area is set for a late-season freeze this weekend as a potent cold front is expected to bring chilly, gusty weather and a chance of snow flurries. The “major pattern change,” as described by ...

California is challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to nullify the state’s pioneering clean-air standards for motor vehicles, saying the federal actions are both illegal and dangerous. For ...