Weather | Sizzling hot month to reach Bay Area crescendo before long-term relief settles into weather pattern By Rick Hurd July 24, 2024 at 6:30 a.m. An excessive heat warning and advisory for areas of the region remained in effect Tuesday.
Weather | One final July heat wave for Bay Area on tap as temps will approach 100 in hottest areas By Rick Hurd July 23, 2024 at 5:41 a.m. The weather service issued an excessive heat warning and a heat advisory for areas of...
Health | California’s COVID positivity rate is now just shy of record high from the past 12 months By Harriet Blair Rowan July 15, 2024 at 10:39 a.m. Statewide, the COVID positivity rate continues to skyrocket.
Environment | Report: Extreme heat events created $7.7 billion in hidden costs in California By Caelyn Pender July 10, 2024 at 9:55 a.m. The majority of the hidden costs fall under health and safety, including the costs of...
Transportation | Bay Area highways and airports expected to be crowded amid record Fourth of July travel By Ethan Varian July 3, 2024 at 9:13 a.m. The holiday weekend arrives just as a week-long heat wave has begun scorching California.
Weather | Records fall as Bay Area heat wave arrives in full force, may last longer than expected By Rick Hurd July 3, 2024 at 6:01 a.m. PG&E began public safety power shutdowns in eight California counties on Tuesday.
Crime and Public Safety | FasTrak text messages seeking payments are a scam, California AG Bonta says By Samantha Gowen July 2, 2024 at 5:25 a.m. The message, which might look legitimate, is yet another phishing attempt to get your information.
Housing | State Farm seeks ‘massive’ insurance rate hike for California homeowners By Ethan Varian July 2, 2024 at 4:45 p.m. The insurance giant is asking regulators to raise rates for the second time in months.
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Real Estate | Contra Costa County property values crawl higher as real estate fades By George Avalos July 2, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. Plunging values for numerous commercial real estate sites have undermined Contra Costa County property values.
Crime and Public Safety | ‘My least favorite holiday’: Bay Area fire crews brace for annual Fourth of July dangers By Rick Hurd July 1, 2024 at 5:59 a.m. "They might be legal," Fire Investigator Matt Larson said of safe-and-sane fireworks. "They aren't safe."