The aftermath of a 700,000-gallon water spill at the Stern Grove outdoor concert facility didn’t just cancel one show, it may cancel the entire Stern Grove 2022 concert season.

A group of trees at a park under construction in downtown San Jose is now the source of some controversy.

Some residents of the East Bay hills are getting so fed up with increasingly bold coyotes going after pets that one bereaved cat owner briefly offered a $250 bounty for dead coyotes before withdrawing it when California's Department of Fish and Wildlife warned him it was illegal.

Flames scorched an estimated 97% of the oldest state park in California. After a slow start, and setbacks due to the coronavirus, new life appears to be emerging inside Big Basin even though it will be quite a while before visitors are allowed back in. 

As Bay Area residents report more frequent fox sightings—from Palo Alto baylands to Berkeley greenways—a groundbreaking study suggests these urban canids might be doing something remarkable: self-domesticating by simply living in our midst. Scientists found city foxes evolving shorter snouts, smaller brains, and other dog-like traits that mirror famous experiments breeding tame foxes in Siberia.

Public Works just installed new cherry blossom trees on Sutter Street in Japantown, and they should be blooming by next spring’s Cherry Blossom Festival.

A handful of Bay Area beaches have been given poor water-quality ratings in an annual study by a nonprofit. Five out of the top 10 "Beach Bummers" in California, or most polluted beaches, are in the Bay Area, with three in San Mateo County and one in Santa Cruz.  

Clearly unqualified in the first place, conservative commentator and Trump appointee Michael Savage is gone from the Presidio board as Biden cleans house.

From little-known treasures to popular hot spots, Hoodline is creating curated lists of some of our favorite day-trip destinations within reach of San Francisco, San Jose, and the rest of the Bay. This week, we're sharing a few worthwhile jaunts in Alameda County.

This weekend marks the second anniversary of the launch of the Crosstown Trail, a 17-mile route across San Francisco that connects Candlestick Point to Lands End, and there are events to celebrate.

It's hiking season, and in many areas around the Bay Area that can mean running into coyotes, especially if you're walking with dogs. Here's a rundown of what to do (and what not to do) if you encounter a coyote.

A baby whale tangled up in fishing line that was first spotted off the Southern California coast last week appears to be heading towards the Bay Area, and rescuers hope the public can help locate it.

The 200 block of Turk Street will be home to the Tenderloin’s newest park after a community-led initiative identified the space as a key location to provide additional outdoor play and exercise areas for residents.