OPINION: “If we want to revitalize our cities, we need to change how we build. That’s exactly what California Senate Bill 79 sets out to do,” Tom Steyer writes.

OPINION: For a long time, we had something rare in Oakland, and in its absence we see just how special it was, Adrienne Elenteny writes.

It’s a consequential step toward the federal government invalidating a state law approved by millions of California voters because of intense lobbying by a powerful industry.

Moonchild, a Grammy-nominated Los Angeles soul trio, postponed Bay Area tour dates after its truck carrying instruments, stage gear and merchandise was stolen in Oakland.

Arrests and citations for misdemeanor drug offenses, particularly possession of drug paraphernalia, have spiked, but most don’t lead to criminal charges in San Francisco.

An AI program put to the most rigorous tests in modern medicine aced its exams, and in fact performed better than human doctors on reasoning tasks such as making emergency room decisions.

Since the November 2024 election, 190 neighborhood groups have formed in the Bay Area to disrupt President Trump’s agenda.

In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Tom Steyer laid out an ambitious agenda for California, but had fewer details about how he would make his plans happen.

San Francisco Bay Ferry is naming five new boats. Cast your vote to name the vessels.

The former Fox News host and candidate for California governor answers the questions that matter most to Bay Area voters.

A major new report on the Golden Gate Bridge shows why engineers today applaud those who built and designed the bridge a century ago.

A Northern California member of Congress fears that a plan posed by Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins to continue dam operations on the Eel River represents a “federal water grab.”

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr continues to speak his mind on political issues, amid reports his public candor doesn’t always sit well with others in the organization.

This San Francisco neighborhood has been plagued by empty storefronts and boarded-up buildings since the pandemic hit and tech tenants left the area.

In an episode never before reported in detail,  Elizabeth Taylor secretly visited a San Francisco General Hospital AIDS ward, signaling a shift in her career and the health crisis.

San Francisco Ballet’s “Mere Mortals” drew a standing ovation in its return, even after the company canceled planned Kennedy Center performances.

San Francisco will begin the disassembly and storage of Vaillancourt Fountain next week in advance of a planned Embarcadero Plaza makeover, even as preservationists vow to appeal.

President Trump was hurried out of the White House correspondents dinner Saturday after gunshots were heard outside the room. He was unharmed, and a California man was in custody, officials said.

OPINION: Prefab housing has been around in California for over a century. We just haven’t built much of it. That could soon change under new state legislation, columnist Allison Arieff writes.

Ernie Dosio, a prominent Lodi agricultural leader and avid big-game hunter, was killed after being trampled by elephants during a hunting trip in Africa, according to news reports.

A private equity firm led by Joshua Kushner, brother of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, is expected to be approved for a purchase of an undisclosed share of San Francisco Giants ownership.