7+ hour, 42+ min ago   (502+ words) Volunteers hit the streets in Redwood City on Saturday to get out the vote in favor of a new rent control measure. If passed in November, Measure E would roll some rents back to 2025 rates and add caps on rent…...

1+ day, 24+ min ago   (831+ words) When he talks about San Francisco's worsening affordability problems, Mayor Daniel Lurie often emphasizes that building more housing is an important part of tackling the crisis. But some advocates with the "Yes in my backyard" movement, which champions aggressive measures…...

12+ hour, 36+ 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…...

6+ hour, 17+ min ago   (215+ words) The county’s ordinance FAQ says the measure does not govern agencies under other elected officials, including the sheriff. It cites the sheriff’s independent constitutional and statutory functions as the reason the Board of Supervisors cannot direct the Sheriff’s Office. The…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (171+ words) San Francisco’s famous fog, nicknamed Karl, made a return on the evening of Thursday, September 10, after a heatwave that broke daily temperature records in some parts of the region.Shreenivasan Manievannan captured this timelapse footage showing the fog rolling into…...

7+ hour, 56+ min ago   (351+ words) A 43-year-old Oakland man is dead after his Porsche coupe veered off northbound Highway 101 near Mallory Canyon Road in Prunedale, slammed into a concrete wall, then struck a tree. The crash happened at 9:25 p.m. on September 5, and the man later died…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (305+ words) As an AI boom pushes median rents higher, Mayor Daniel Lurie is proposing $30 million in investments and reforms to curb rising evictions and “sudden rent spikes.” As rents have increased in San Francisco, so have eviction proceedings. The city is…...

22+ hour, 24+ min ago   (485+ words) Oakland's new nonprofit DDC aims to raise $7 million to fund safety, cleanup and small business support downtown, borrowing from San Francisco's model....

2+ day, 21+ min ago   (311+ words) Otra, the upscale Mexican restaurant that has anchored the corner of Haight Street since 2021, will close its dining room in early December 2026, owners Nick Cobarruvias and Anna Sager Cobarruvias have confirmed. The husband-and-wife team says the decision comes down to…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (14+ words) NBC Bay Area...