51+ min ago   (750+ words) Just two years ago, downtown San Francisco’s commercial real estate was in a grim position. Retailers fled and empty storefronts had turned Union Square — once the city’s crown jewel — into a state of disrepair, with open-air drug markets, homeless zombies…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago   (322+ words) The University of California, Santa Barbara has fallen from its spot as America’s top party school. Just months after claiming the No. 1 spot on Niche’s 2026 rankings, UCSB has been dethroned and is nowhere near top 25 party schools in 2027 rankings –– a…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago   (479+ words) California drivers could soon be footing the bill for increased security services for current and former state politicians, including term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is eyeing a White House bid. State lawmakers on Tuesday, the final day of California’s legislative…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (588+ words) Gavin Newsom is on the road again. The governor left California Tuesday morning for a four-day political swing through the South, wasting little time after the Legislature wrapped up its regular legislative session to whip up votes for Democrats in…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (463+ words) San Francisco’s artificial intelligence boom has created a new class of tech millionaires so quickly that the city is now facing an unlikely problem — a shortage of mansions. Wealthy AI execs and workers are entering the city’s cutthroat housing market,…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (262+ words) It’s the end of an era. A Bay area deli that has served its community for decades is closing its after 45 years. Lutticken’s Deli and After 5 restaurant in Menlo Park will close on September 30, the deli’s general manager Judy Congdon…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago   (396+ words) A new list of the 19 best new restaurants in the country has been released by Bon Appétit, and two buzzy Southern California spots have made the cut. LA’s Broken Spanish Comedor. Opened in October of 2025, the restaurant comes from acclaimed…...

5+ hour, 9+ min ago   (258+ words) The Los Angeles Lakers will need to rely on star guard Austin Reaves to perform if they’re to meet their goals this season. Thankfully for them, ab exercises don’t necessarily equate to basketball production. Reaves (who signed a new four-year,…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago   (335+ words) Tickets sold out in just hours. Now, two of the world’s greatest cities for pros and their fans are ready to create an intercontinental superpower of sports. Next week on Sept. 11, the LA Rams will play the San Francisco 49ers in…...

5+ hour, 17+ min ago   (454+ words) California Democrats are giving an 11th hour reprieve to utility companies responsible for deadly wildfires across the state. Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announced on Tuesday that lawmakers will not move forward with Senate Bill 492, a major wildfire reform proposal, before the…...