16+ hour, 44+ min ago   (609+ words) The fire was 83% contained as of Saturday afternoon, up from about 61% earlier in the week. Evacuation orders and warnings in the area were still active Saturday. The Plaskett Fire had burned 29,942 acres as of Saturday, which is just under 47 square…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (165+ words) An 18-year-old man was arrested in connection with a threat to shoot a Santa Rosa resident and a collision with a police vehicle, officials said Friday. Fox Wheeler of Roseville was taken into custody Thursday, accused of criminal threats, assault…...

6+ day, 21+ min ago   (508+ words) An unusual scene unfolded in the San Jose City Council chambers on Tuesday as a man approached the dais and served District 5 Councilmember Peter Ortiz with legal documents. The incident, which has raised eyebrows online and in City Hall, is…...

21+ hour, 42+ min ago   (310+ words) Elegant terns arrive in big numbers at Crissy Marsh in San Francisco. Royal. Sandwich. Caspian. Elegant. These are the colorful names for different species of terns, some of San Francisco Bay’s most graceful seabirds. A wave of elegant terns — identifiable…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (168+ words) The theater world faces an uncertain future due to everything from AI to evolving audience preferences. But it will still thrive if Theatre Bay Area has anything to say about it. One of its best-loved events, Bay Area Theatre Week,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (293+ words) Millions of dollars will be preserved for Santa Clara County after an appeals court backed the county-led lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration for imposing politically motivated restrictions on federal grants. County Counsel Tony LoPresti said this ruling confirms the…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (763+ words) An Amazon data center under construction in Gilroy is frustrating a local transparency group and residents who are voicing concerns about the city's lack of openness in allowing the project to move forward. Americans for Transparency, a grassroots initiative led…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (852+ words) Over 150 sailors, naval officers and state and local officials convened in Vallejo on Thursday for a summit on legislation that aims to reverse course on the country's flailing shipbuilding industry. The consensus among panelists: The U.S. needs more ships. And it's…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (315+ words) California regulators ordered Health Net to fix how it's handling the termination of assisted living services for low-income residents after the insurer's abrupt decision left patients and providers scrambling. The state's corrective action plan requires Health Net to extend services…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (371+ words) The final funding has been secured to begin construction on the redevelopment of a former U.S. Coast Guard housing site in Point Reyes Station. Marin County announced Thursday that Tamalko Homes, a limited partnership formed between nonprofits Eden Housing and the…...