San Francisco Bay Area

3+ hour, 16+ 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…...

1+ hour, 3+ 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…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (464+ words) California's oldest continuously operating bar remains a living remnant of the state's colorful Gold Rush era. Pockmarked by bullet holes and sporting what is considered the finest-looking bar in Yosemite, the Iron Door Saloon has been quenching the thirst of…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (361+ words) UC Riverside scientists can’t tell us when a major earthquake will hit. But they’ve developed a new technique to predict where. In a paper published this summer in Geophysical Research Letters, UCR geophysicists Gareth Funning and Axel Periollat described how…...

11+ hour, 13+ min ago   (177+ words) Chief Keef's tour kickoff performance in Chicago was postponed just 30 minutes before the South Side native was set to take the stage on Saturday. Chief Keef concert, tour kickoff in Chicago postponed 30 minutes before showtime "All previously purchased tickets will…...

7+ hour, 3+ 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…...

16+ min ago   (62+ words) Public transit leaders from across the Bay Area rode buses and trains through multiple systems, in an effort aimed at highlighting regional transit connections AI-generated briefing — triage, not the story; every claim links out to the coverage below....

16+ min ago   (52+ words) A 3.2-magnitude earthquake rattled the South Bay area of Los Angeles County overnight, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. AI-generated briefing — triage, not the story; every claim links out to the coverage below....

2+ hour, 18+ min ago   (138+ words) Southern California is experiencing a much-needed break from the intense heat that has gripped the region. The relief comes as temperatures begin to drop and weather patterns shift in favor of cooler conditions. Residents can expect more comfortable conditions in…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (235+ words) Premium class costs $100 per person and includes access to a restored 1920s train car, per the same account. First class runs $150 per person, offering two-person or four-person tables plus an additional glass of sparkling wine or nonalcoholic cider, with first class…...