San Francisco firefighters provided some reassurance to questions surrounding the city's firestorm preparedness, showcasing the city's robust water supply system and its readiness to tackle such emergencies.

Three California cities showed the largest increases and decreases in an annual report of the best-performing cities in the nation.

Los Angeles took over as California's top city after San Francisco's 1906 earthquake and fires. What lessons can L.A. learn from this latest disaster?

Amid the wildfires, a petition initially created a year ago to address crime in Vallejo has reignited recent support.

San Francisco’s reputation as a hub for innovation and culture has taken a significant hit, with the city plummeting 99 spots to 126th in a 2025 Best-Performing Cities ranking. The ranking was carried out by the Milken Institute,

A fire at the world’s largest battery storage plant in Northern California is smoldering after sending plumes of toxic smoke into the atmosphere.

California faced a double blow on Friday as a 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area, coinciding with raging wildfires in the southern part of the state. The q

Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County Wednesday, the blazes were already rewriting the record books.

The city's extended dry spell comes on the heels of significant rain events in late 2024, which had temporarily alleviated drought concerns. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, state reservoirs remain at reasonable levels for now, but a prolonged dry season could alter this outlook.

The Milken Institute's annual report gauges the best cities based on metrics including job and wage growth, affordability and other economic factors.

On Saturday at 4:20 a.m. a beach hazards statement was issued by the NWS San Francisco CA valid from 7 p.m. until Monday 7 p.m. The statement is for Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore,

Democrat Daniel Lurie—a philanthropist, founder and former CEO of the Tipping Point Community, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, and a relative newcomer to elected politics—was sworn in on January 8,