9+ hour, 27+ 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…...

7+ hour, 14+ min ago   (121+ words) SAN FRANCISCO - The orchestra for the San Francisco Opera announced a strike on Saturday evening, prompting the organization to cancel its opening night performance. The musicians announced the walkout just hours before curtains were set to open for the opera’s…...

13+ hour, 14+ 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…...

13+ hour, 48+ min ago   (140+ words) A vegetation fire destroyed two barns and damaged a home Saturday afternoon, according to authorities. The Schell-Vista Fire District said the vegetation fire was spreading to buildings at 1365 Napa Road. Authorities said the fire left a home badly damaged and…...

15+ hour, 35+ 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....

13+ hour, 34+ min ago   (202+ words) Frazier Life Sciences has closed more than $1.1 billion in new capital commitments to its Public Fund, pushing the long-only investment vehicle's total committed capital to roughly $2.8 billion. The Palo Alto-based firm announced the raise Thursday, marking one of the largest…...

1+ day, 5+ hour 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…...

13+ hour, 39+ min ago   (385+ words) Siale Taupaki is 25 years old, lining up at defensive tackle for Penn State, and playing his eighth season of college football — a number that sounds almost unbelievable until you learn why he is still out there. Taupaki says he is…...

14+ hour, 8+ min ago   (267+ words) A 73-year-old Milpitas man with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease has been found safe after walking away from his care home Friday morning without his cellphone, prompting an urgent public search. Douglas Frank Shreve was last seen around 9:20 a.m. near his care…...

17+ hour, 44+ min ago   (290+ words) Inside a warehouse on Adeline Street in Oakland, workers pack mail orders for customers who want their coffee the hard way: unroasted, green, and destined for a popcorn popper or a $10,000 machine in someone's garage. The business is Sweet Maria's,…...