Over 250 neighbors signed a petition to save the McDonald District redwood, and one wheelchair user says she'd rather navigate the buckled sidewalk than lose the tree.

The revamped Ellis Street playground now welcomes families on Saturdays, a first for the child-dense Tenderloin.

Rec and Park wants a boathouse, restaurant and playground at the long-fenced former gun club site — proposals are due in December.

The 13-foot steel AmeniPOD keeps freezing mid-cleaning cycle, drawing nine times more complaints than older SF toilets nearby.

Friends of Sunset Dunes hosts a free celebration at Judah Street as federally threatened shorebirds settle in for a 10-month stay.

The Skyline Watershed Ridge Trail opens land closed to the public for nearly a century, pushing the Bay Area Ridge Trail past 413 miles.

Crews began removing every palm at the downtown San Jose plaza Thursday after arborists found 15 trees dead or dying.

Thousands of dragonflies are hovering over Dolores Park's newly planted sage, and entomologists say it's all thanks to more mosquitoes to eat.

A draft plan targets schools, parks and transit corridors in disadvantaged areas as San Jose's canopy keeps shrinking.

Riders as young as 6 tore into fresh berms and rollers at the reopened West San Jose track, rebuilt in memory of the man who founded it in 2007.

The Saturday unveiling includes ocean-themed storytime, a scavenger hunt and a photo booth for families.

The Bay water board is proposing narrow five‑year extensions to the new 2034 nitrogen deadline for qualifying nature‑based and recycled‑water projects, raising questions about costs and oversight. Local pilots, like Palo Alto’s horizontal levee, show what the extra time might buy.

A 125‑acre former Orick sawmill has been reshaped into the 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway and will be returned to the Yurok Tribe after extensive floodplain and habitat restoration.