The NWS forecasts wet and windy conditions in the San Francisco Bay Area from December 22-26, including a Dense Fog Advisory for clear driving precautions.

Sausalito violinist Sydney Li‑Jenkins, 15, was named a 2026 YoungArts winner, earning national mentorship and performance opportunities.

The Skunk Train runs a Magical Christmas Train from Willits to a massive decorated redwood touted as the world's largest living Christmas tree. Family‑friendly runs and VIP seats fill fast.

After months of donor‑funding turmoil, Crane Cove Park in Dogpatch opened two playgrounds and a dog run this weekend as the Port covered a funding gap. Neighbors and kids celebrated at a ribbon‑cutting while investigations into the nonprofit's finances continue.

UCSF opened an IBD Longevity Clinic this summer to treat people 65+ with a team-based approach that pairs GI care and geriatrics to address bone loss, medications and isolation.

Tri‑Valley high schoolers are building drones, AI and satellite maps that have already drawn police, funder and NASA attention. Their work shows how local STEM investment can move prototypes into pilots.

A man was pronounced dead Saturday night after a suspected solo scooter crash on California Street near Addison in Berkeley. Police have called their fatal-crash team and the coroner.

Livermore police, students and local partners wrapped gifts and distributed Walmart and Safeway gift cards to dozens of local students in the annual Shop With A Cop event.

Councilmember Ray Wang apologized after leaving a Dec. 2 Zoom council meeting about a housing project; his exit forced the session to end.

NOAA's 10‑foot sea‑level visualization shows neighborhoods from the Bay Area to Florida in potential inundation zones, and new research warns thousands of hazardous sites could flood by 2100.

Dense fog shrouds Bay Area valleys one last time as a stubborn weather pattern finally gives way. After three weeks without rain, beneficial showers arrive Tuesday—and meteorologists say a potentially significant atmospheric river could bring heavier precipitation around the holidays.

A county review found incompatible radios and a near two‑hour delay in unified command slowed the response to the Feb. Martinez refinery fire, officials say.

A three‑alarm blaze on Golden Gate Avenue tore through the top floors of a six‑story Tenderloin building early Friday. Dozens were displaced but no injuries were reported.