Halloween is weeks off, Thanksgiving two months away, but it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Union Square. Fellow shoppers seemed as baffled as I was, as if we had entered a Time Machine ...

A San Francisco nonprofit accused of misconduct may continue to do business with the city, after a ruling on Wednesday in a case brought against the organization. Collective Impact, a Western Addition ...

The city of Benicia is expected to get hit with a $10.7 million annual financial loss when the Valero refinery in its backyard closes.

The boycott campaign is the latest push to get Airbnb to drop its lawsuit against San Francisco, which organizers said was the company trying to avoid paying its fair share.

President Trump’s decision to deploy U.S. troops to Los Angeles, Portland and Chicago has ignited legal battles with California and other blue states, escalating tensions over presidential power, ...

Trying to find a spot to celebrate Diwali in the Bay Area? KQED has a roundup of festivals, parties and dinners in the region for Diwali 2025.

A federal judge in Oregon blocked President Trump from federalizing California and Texas National Guard troops for deployment to Oregon, escalating tensions over protest response and states’ rights.

Caltrain’s regenerative braking is performing better than anticipated, returning 23% of the power used by its new electric trains. Policy changes will allow it to be compensated.

The nonprofit, which created a new model for public safety in San Francisco, has stumbled over financial management issues in recent years.

Meanwhile, Orange is part of a long line of Bay Area writers who have been honored by the MacArthur Foundation over the years — author and disability activist Alice Wong (2024), San Jose–raised ...

Nine months after the Palisades Fire ignited, killing 12 and destroying more than 6,800 structures, authorities announced that they've arrested and charged a suspect in connection to the start of the ...

After a yearslong holdup, Alameda County has started distributing funds from Measure C, a 2020 ballot measure that uses a half-cent sales tax to increase access to child care.