Best of the West WBB power rankings: UCLA edges USC for top spot as Cal keeps rolling and Oregon soars
The Trojans beat Connecticut for the first time in school history despite blowing an 18-point lead.
San Francisco’s fentanyl deportations show rare unity with Donald Trump
Top officials in the city — long a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants — have embraced a Biden-era crackdown on fentanyl dealers that has sent scores of migrants to deportation proceedings since last year.
East Bay woman accused of elder theft hit with federal charge
The FBI has become involved in the case of an alleged computer scam targeting a 79-year-old Marin County resident.
Biden will decide on US Steel acquisition after influential panel fails to reach consensus
Some federal agencies are skeptical the deal would create national security risks
Live map: When will Christmas Eve rain end in Bay Area
A coastal flood warning in effect Tuesday morning was a response to a big swell.
Crowded field of candidates eyeing District 3 seat as city seeks Torres replacement
At least ten candidates have requested nomination paperwork from the city clerk’s office to run in special election to fill the San Jose City Council’s District 3 seat.
Wish Book: Healthier Kids Foundation brings life changes into focus with vision exams, aids
The Healthier Kids Foundation’s VisionFirst program helps low-income and underserved children in Santa Clara County receive vision screenings and services.
What is solarpunk? Inside an audaciously hopeful environmental movement that’s thriving in the Bay Area
The quickest adopters of the movement’s values seem to be in the Bay Area, where a local solarpunk chapter formed this year and ventures like Solar Punk Farms in Sonoma County are working as a functional model for its lifestyle of ecological sustainability.
An invasive South American rodent has returned to the Bay Area — and it may be too late to eradicate it
Since 2017, the Nutria Response Team has caught and killed more than 5,000 animals. The rodents reproduce quickly, and as their population grows, eradication gets more difficult.
Affordability crisis: ‘Alarming’ new car prices push Bay Area buyers toward used vehicles, but they’re pricey, too
Many would-be car buyers say high prices of everything else mean a new ride would require extra hours of a side job.
