2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (636+ words) The best gifts for animal lovers! Shop paw print clothing, animal lover jewelry, animal inspired home decor, cat and dog lover gifts and more! Every item sold funds food and care for shelter animals....

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (238+ words) A mountain lion had made its way into San Francisco's Panhandle neighborhood over the weekend, a rare but not completely unheard-of sight for one of California's major cities. Residents reported seeing the lion near Fell and Baker streets, prompting Animal…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (1000+ words) BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev. — Every year, 70,000 people flock to Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to leave behind their worldly troubles and exist in a bubble that is Burning Man. Burning Man operates on 10 core principles, ranging from radical inclusion to leaving…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (214+ words) A new Steller sea lion has appeared on Pier 39’s K-Dock. Another Steller sea lion has appeared on Pier 39’s K-Dock — but it’s not the San Francisco tourist attraction’s Prius-sized “seal-ebrity” Chonkers. Sue Muzzin, a spokesperson for Pier 39, confirmed sightings of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1581+ words) FILE: Burning Man festival participants endure a dust storm on the playa within the Black Rock Desert in Gerlach, Nev. Burning Man is known for many things, but mild weather is not one of them. Last summer, the 70,000-person desert…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1116+ words) Cars are parked outside the Safeway in San Francisco’s Marina neighborhood. Hundreds of residents had gathered to discuss the controversial redevelopment of the Marina District Safeway into a mixed-use housing complex. Composed of two towers that rise up to 22 stories…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (448+ words) One restaurant operator said It adds about $20,000 a year to waste costs through penalties. Residents and business owners in San Francisco's Chinatown say trash is cluttering sidewalks and creating a worsening sanitation and safety issue, as NBC Bay Area reported....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (687+ words) Californians are spotting swarms of dragonflies flitting around parks, chasing mosquitoes in ponds and hunting flies on farms, a phenomenon experts say was likely fueled by unusually warm spring rains. Peter Veilleux, who owns a nursery in Oakland, said he…...

1+ mon, 13+ hour ago   (377+ words) August 12, 2026, 9:00 AM PDT A study funded by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission found that hundreds of rain gardens installed throughout the city are having a major positive impact on San Francisco Bay, keeping out over 90% of many common pollutants....

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (821+ words) That’s me looking at the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay from the south: By Tab Gilbert The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – American writer Mark Twain, who spent two years in San Francisco writing for…...