The Planning Commission recommended approval of an eight‑story, 94‑unit mixed‑use project at the former Kelly Moore site in downtown San Mateo. Neighbors raised traffic and parking concerns as the plan moves to the City Council.

San Bruno residents and nonprofit groups clashed at a City Council meeting as officials consider a ballot measure to ban safe-and-sane fireworks amid rising enforcement costs.

Late-night high tides and sneaker waves put San Francisco's shoreline at risk through Thursday. Expect cool mornings, sunny afternoons and possible bayside flooding at peak tides.

Oliver Tree, the Santa Cruz-raised musician behind "Miss You," was killed Sunday when two helicopters collided midair over Rio de Janeiro. He was 32.

Lawrence and Stephanie Bondulich are opening Owl & The Vine at 3535 Guerneville Road, converting the former Walter Hansel bistro into a wine bar and taproom late this summer.

Limeta sits just under 50% in Marin County’s District 5; remaining ballots and a manual tally will decide whether Novato’s school board president wins outright.

NX Ventures has added a floor to a South Berkeley proposal across from Berkeley Bowl, raising the plan to 11 stories and 242 apartments with 30 below-market-rate units. The team says modular construction will speed delivery.

Chevron will cut up to 8,000 roles as it absorbs Hess, with hundreds already targeted in San Ramon and downtown Houston.

For about two seasons, Aldon Smith was the most dominant young defender in football — then the story got complicated. His death at 36 closes a chapter Bay Area fans never stopped hoping would end differently.

Four masked suspects pistol‑whipped an Uber driver outside the Oakland Marriott early Friday and fled with his wallet and phone. Police recovered a vehicle at a nearby gas station as the investigation continues.

Morucci’s, the Walnut Creek sandwich legend, is reportedly eyeing a 2,584-sq-ft spot at 236 Golf Club Road in Pleasant Hill near Diablo Valley College.

Workers found a body in brush at UC Berkeley's West Circle on June 12; UCPD and Berkeley Fire responded and the county coroner removed the body midday.

The state launched its first Mass Timber Coalition to turn restoration wood into building panels and spur in‑state manufacturing and jobs.