A Bay Area artist in Richmond has been stealthily building and placing fairy houses around his neighborhood. His creations ...

Chris Ramos spent years cycling through room rentals and living in his van, all so he could one day afford a home of his own.

Waymo, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, is expanding its service area with a new swath of coverage not connected to ...

Several locations in the Bay Area are considered very high fire hazard severity zones, according to new maps released this ...

For the first time in more than a decade, Cal Fire is reassessing wildfire risk in Bay Area cities. New fire hazard severity ...

To determine the hazard level for an area, factors such as fire history, existing and potential vegetation, predicted flame length and ember-dispersion distances, terrain and weather patterns are ...

(Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) New maps issued by state fire officials show several Bay Area cities with striking increases in areas deemed at high and very high likelihood of wildfire ...

(Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) New maps issued by state fire officials show several Bay Area cities with striking increases in areas deemed at high and very high likelihood of wildfire ...

Look at the map here or below. Phase 2 involved maps revolving in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. "I see it as a call to action," said Brian O'Shea, an Orinda resident. "We have to pay a ...

Not all Californian coastal areas are moving lower. The Santa Barbara groundwater basin, which has been continuously ...

Bio-Rad Laboratories, a Bay Area biotech giant best known for its diagnostic and research products, is laying off 5% of its staff — including more than 100 workers from its headquarters in Hercules.