1+ day, 14+ hour 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....

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (153+ words) A Redwood City liquor store manager who died in a fire at the business last year intentionally started the blaze, which also killed another person, according to police. The fire broke out inside Avenue Liquors on Roosevelt Avenue last November....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (417+ words) Paying cash for a home isn't too unusual in some markets, but in San Francisco — a city known for multimillion-dollar properties — paying cash used to be rare. That is no longer the case. A red-hot housing market is driving a surge…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (149+ words) A fast-moving wildfire near Hopland triggered evacuation orders Saturday, forcing Mendocino County residents from their homes and impacting travel along Highway 101. The Feliz Fire, burning near Feliz Creek Road, has reached 841 acres and is 10% contained as of Sunday morning. The…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (186+ words) The woman California Gov. Gavin Newsom had an affair with 20 years ago shared her story in Vanity Fair magazine. Ruby Rippey worked as Newsom's appointment secretary when he served as mayor of San Francisco. At the time of the affair,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (443+ words) Video showing a Ukrainian woman being arrested by immigration agents at San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday is drawing attention and raising questions about how the arrest was carried out. This comes alongside a spike in similar stories around the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (275+ words) Morgan Hill police are investigating two copper wire theft incidents that left a neighborhood in the dark. Jocelyn Moran reports. Morgan hill police said the first theft happened Saturday and the second early Wednesday morning in the Community Park neighborhood....

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (144+ words) A restaurant on the Peninsula is raising some eyebrows for its stance on kids' behavior. Chez Xue in Foster City posted a message on its website warning parents to keep children seated and respectful while dining. The restaurant said it's…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (344+ words) The incident was part of a widespread surge of illegal fireworks activity across the Bay Area. An Oakland family’s car was destroyed over the Fourth of July weekend after illegal fireworks sparked a blaze that brought down power lines, highlighting…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (84+ words) Firefighters are battling a 10-acre fire threatening two structures southwest of San Jose. Firefighters are battling a 10-acre fire southwest of San Jose. Cal Fire said aviation and ground resources were on the scene of the McKean Fire, which has…...