1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (435+ words) While the hullabaloo around California's gubernatorial primary election has subsided, some East Bay voters haven't completely escaped election season. A special primary is taking place Tuesday for the congressional seat vacated by Eric Swalwell in mid-April. A total of 11 candidates…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (532+ words) A B-52 bomber'crashed shortly after takeoff'at a U. S. Air Force base in Southern California's Mojave Desert and burst into flames Monday, killing all eight people aboard, military officials said. Aerial footage showed virtually nothing left of the aircraft that went down around…...

19+ hour, 50+ min ago  (878+ words) Saikat Chakrabarti, the former tech engineer who ran a failed campaign to replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi in Congress, is throwing his efforts behind his former opponent, Supervisor Connie Chan. Chakrabarti filed papers on Monday to launch an independent expenditure campaign…...

22+ hour, 14+ min ago  (357+ words) Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Monday that the U. S. Department of Justice is investigating him and his wife, first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, in retaliation for his opposition to President Donald Trump. The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (469+ words) The Bay Area saw its highest summer tides on record over the weekend, and more flooding and king tides are expected in low-lying coastal and bayshore areas through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Water levels peaked at 1. 97 feet…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (115+ words) KQED What Will Pacifica Do About Its Iconic " but Deteriorating " Pier? Last week, the Pacifica City Council approved an emergency declaration to demolish the beloved Chit Chat Cafe at the Pacifica Pier, as parts of the structure began to crumble…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1096+ words) The state of California is walking back protections meant to keep destructive golden mussels out of Lake Oroville, one of the largest and most important reservoirs in the state. The move follows a new state-funded risk assessment that the invasive…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (792+ words) Joe Dabit's cozy, mural-covered restaurant, Pizza Joint, sits next to George Washington High School in San Francisco's Outer Richmond neighborhood. Every afternoon, students line up to buy lunch at the counter and take home half-price slices at the end of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (154+ words) After eight years representing the district, Vice Mayor Pam Foley is termed out of her council seat, leaving an opening in a district that includes the suburban neighborhood of Cambrian. Foley is an ally of Mayor Matt Mahan and a…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (527+ words) More than a week after a fatal shooting left one dead and three injured following a graduation ceremony at Fairfield High School, community members gathered Friday in the campus's parking lot to grieve and honor the victims. As information about…...