Mark Twain and Emperor Norton roam a rebuilt 1849 mining town at Pier 35, complete with a docked tall ship and hangtown fry.

A Planning Commission split 4-2 to advance a downtown tower even as the builder keeps a faster state-law option in its back pocket.

San Francisco gets a brief drizzle chance Sunday before partly sunny skies and breezy afternoons take over. The week stays cool, cloudy and distinctly coastal.

San Jose gets a foggy start Sunday before sunshine pushes temperatures near 82 degrees. A mild warming trend follows through midweek.

Live music, lawn games, and tacos hit JFK Promenade this weekend at the pop-up garden bar near the Rose Garden.

County inspectors found evidence of rodents on the third floor after a public complaint. Terra can't reopen until it passes a reinspection.

Police say Edward Carver hid in Yuma Street landscaping after allegedly forcing his way into a Mohawk Street home and fighting a 66-year-old resident.

The new Mexican grocery at 2603 Main St. agreed to stop selling alcohol at 8 p.m. to ease worries from senior neighbors upstairs.

State regulators nearly tripled Waymo's legal territory to 47,493 square miles, but the company says it won't flip the switch everywhere at once.

Baby Meadow weighed under a pound at birth with fused-shut eyes and no outer skin layer. She's now John Muir Walnut Creek's tiniest NICU survivor ever.

Sibongile Viola Ncube allegedly overcharged Visit Pleasant Hill on invoices for nearly three years before a contractor blew the whistle.

Bay Billiard & Snooker could open by late September, but it still needs its alcohol license and a food-free, 21-and-up floor plan.

Paul Farnsworth taught at El Granada Elementary and coached at Half Moon Bay High. Detectives now want other possible victims to come forward.