According to PG&E, this technology is being used as part of an effort to improve safety for workers, increase efficiency, and detect issues with its infrastructure before they become large problems.
A 75-foot redwood tree has shaded a corner of Santa Rosa for generations. Now nearby landowners have a city-approved permit to cut it down, but hundreds of neighbors and supporters are behind a formal appeal asking the city to stop the removal.
A 25-year-old Fresno man was sentenced to nine years in state prison after pleading guilty to child abuse and driving under the influence in a Monterey County crash that left his 6-year-old son paralyzed in February, the county District Attorney’s Office said.
The federal government announced a lawsuit against Tawa Supermarket, Inc., which does business as 99 Ranch Market, for alleged discrimination against non-Chinese employees.
The net value of more than 180,000 taxable property parcels in Sonoma County has hit a historic high of more than $130 billion, the Sonoma County Assessor’s Office announced.
The City of Salinas has launched an artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant designed to help residents quickly access information about city services, permits, and other resources, city officials announced Wednesday.
Two people whose families are describing them as good Samaritans who were injured when they stepped in to protect others during an altercation at a Fairfield bar last month have GoFundMe campaigns set up to help them through their recovery.
Two hundred households in an American Canyon mobile home park face whopping rent increases in September — in many cases close to $300 a month, a boost of more than 40 percent for most.
As a result, some residents say they may have no choice but to move.
Santa Rosa handles roughly 10,000 permit applications a year, and starting this week, all of them can be submitted, tracked and paid for without a single trip to City Hall.
An on-ramp closure near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge that was originally scheduled to end in early July has been extended for seven months, Caltrans officials announced Wednesday.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an 18-month contract extension with surveillance infrastructure company Flock Safety for the use of law enforcement technology, including automated license plate reader cameras, in the county’s unincorporated communities.
Tuesday’s 3-2 vote will extend the contract until December 2027 at a cost of $2.4 million.
Joy, resilience and community were on full display at San Francisco's 56th annual Pride Parade. 🏳️🌈
Last week, thousands of marchers and spectators lined Market Street as LGBTQ+ organizations, cultural groups, elected officials and allies celebrated under the theme "Resistance in Action."
Starting Wednesday, tolls for vehicles crossing the Golden Gate Bridge will increase by 50 cents, and fares for Golden Gate ferries and buses will increase by 25 cents.
The action plan is organized around repairing harms experienced by Black residents in Alameda County, addressing historic issues of inequality in housing, education, economic opportunity, environmental investment, criminal justice and health outcomes.
Friends and family of a woman who has been missing for three months will hold a community awareness walk around Lake Merritt on Friday.
“This is not self-serving at all,” said City Councilmember Sonja Brunner. “It’s for the next generations. It’s for the future.”
Around 50 people gathered at Oakland City Hall on Tuesday to demand that the city address code infractions in various buildings across the city by fully funding Oakland’s Proactive Rental Inspection Program.
If your drive through Fairfield feels smoother, that’s because 3,085 potholes were filled last year thanks to Measure P, a local sales tax initiative approved by voters in 2012.
On July 7, Fairfield City Council may put Measure P to the vote once more, placing a 1% sales tax hike on the Nov. 3 ballot for voters to approve. The change would bring Measure P tax revenue from 1% to 2%.
A pilot study by the San Francisco Estuary Institute captures plastic particles in the Bay that are 10 times smaller than measured before, the width of a human hair.
Teenagers and young adults in the San Jose area are speaking out against the popularity of microtrend fashion culture for the environmental repercussions and expense of keeping up with it all.