13+ hour, 21+ min ago   (187+ words) San Francisco Opera season-opening performance was canceled after orchestra musicians announced they were going on strike on Saturday. The orchestra musicians said their contract expired on July 31 after months of negotiations. “A strike is not something we take lightly, and…...

14+ hour, 27+ min ago   (366+ words) A federal judge ordered ICE to halt the construction on a planned detention facility, after the state and Santa Clara County sued to block it on environmental grounds. Marianne Favro reports. In her ruling, the judge said that ICE failed…...

19+ hour, 29+ min ago   (215+ words) A wildfire burning in Northern California has prompted evacuation orders for areas of Lake and Mendocino counties, authorities said. More than a dozen San Francisco firefighters were deployed to help battle the Lucas Fire Saturday, according to the fire department....

22+ hour, 1+ min ago   (93+ words) A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Blackhawk on early Saturday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. 3.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Contra Costa County The quake hit at 12:25 a.m. and was centered 6.9 miles east-northeast of Blackhawk. A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck in Contra…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (244+ words) San Jose Unified warned parents and students of a person acting strangely and recording people and parts of various schools and then posting those recordings on social media. Robert Handa reports. The woman at the center of a viral video…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (234+ words) The National Weather Service forecast for the greater San Francisco Bay Area for Wednesday calls for hot conditions, especially inland, with mostly sunny skies during the day and a lot of cloud cover at night. Daytime highs will be mostly…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (98+ words) Gilead Sciences of Foster City on Friday unveiled a new 182,000 square-foot building on its existing campus. Scott Budman reports. The company said the new facility will house a mix of oncology and scientific research. Gilead initially plans to bring about…...

5+ day, 38+ min ago   (141+ words) Residents displaced by a six-alarm condo fire in Foster City last month are expected to return to City Hall Tuesday to ask city leaders to declare a local state of emergency. Roughly 150 people who lived at the Sea Spray Lane…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (128+ words) A federal judge in San Jose is expected to hear arguments Tuesday over an effort to temporarily block construction of a proposed ICE detention facility in Gilroy. People who live near the proposed facility and immigrant advocates are expected to…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (412+ words) A California sea lion died at San Francisco's Crissy Field on Monday after showing signs of domoic acid poisoning, according to The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito. Callers first reported the large sea lion on the beach showing signs of…...