A beloved Napa cottage at a busy five‑way junction may be lost to a long‑planned double‑roundabout. Longtime resident Charlie Rossi faces possible displacement.

State conservancy cleared a plan to transfer Pedro Point parcels to the National Park Service; advocates say federal management could bring new trails, rangers and long-term protection.

Heat-driven blazes are shortening evacuation windows in Marin County and across the West; narrow roads and single-exit neighborhoods are forcing planners to rethink how people get out.

Fremont police say the Alameda Creek staging areas at Niles Canyon are closed and will be patrolled this weekend; swimming is unsafe and trespassers may be cited.

State Parks' new rules limit refunds, charge late cancellations and can bar repeat no‑shows from ReserveCalifornia for a year.

The Forest Service will gather about 450 Montgomery Pass horses beginning July 8 to protect Mono Lake wetlands, reigniting tribal and legal fights over the herd.

Dozens of dead honeybees on an Oakland porch sparked 'zombee' chatter. Scientists say testing and reporting are needed to know whether parasitic flies or other stressors are to blame.

Drone video shows multiple great whites feeding on a whale carcass off Martin's Beach. Scientists link the sightings to warm ocean conditions and early El Niño signals.

State agencies restricted anchovy and sardine harvests in Monterey Bay after tests found elevated domoic acid. Bait use is allowed but consumers are advised not to eat fish from the affected waters.

Dunsmuir and Union Pacific reached an agreement that could open a legal trail and pedestrian bridge to Mossbrae Falls after years of dangerous trespassing. Funding and permits still lie ahead.

A 100‑acre prescribed burn is scheduled at Castleview Ranch in Wild Horse Valley; crews say smoke may be visible across eastern Napa during daytime hours.

Animal Care & Control officers secured a juvenile coyote from a San Francisco backyard and released it into nearby brush. The agency reminds residents that pupping season can make coyotes more protective.

Drone footage shows a shark circling a surfer off Seascape Beach in Aptos; the pilot says he revved the drone to warn the rider and the surfer left unharmed.