Ban on new natural gas water heaters, set to take effect in seven months,...
Bay Area air regulators have touted sweeping new rules that ban the installation of natural gas-powered water heaters and furnaces as a way to reduce smog and greenhouse gas emissions. But with polls showing Americans’ top concern is the rising cost of living — and residents facing a roughly $3,500...
Replacing a broken water heater in the Bay Area is about to get vastly...
When some of the most aggressive anti-pollution appliance measures begin next year, Bay Area homeowners will need to spend thousands of dollars more for water heater replacements.
Drivers frustrated as some Bay Area gas prices reach nearly $8: ‘Every day…it’s going...
One South San Francisco gas station was charging $7.89 a gallon Tuesday. During peak commute times, the only people ABC7 Eyewitness News saw filling up there said their employers were covering the costs, and that they would never buy gas there with their own money.
The Alcatraz coyote mystery has a surprising new twist
DNA evidence has traced the coyote spotted on Alcatraz Island earlier this year to Angel Island, not San Francisco, the National Park Service said.
Our critic has a bone to pick with Bay Area restaurants’ favorite new indulgence
The buzziest restaurants in the Bay Area may be going back to marrow, but critic Cesar Hernandez is not feeling it in his bones.
Large fight in Oakland draws attention to city’s downtown-uptown area
Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife said she supports Oakland First Fridays because it helps boost local businesses, but said the city is dealing with a broader crowd-control problem in the uptown and downtown areas.
Oakland teen, with a 4.3 GPA, gets accepted to all 31 colleges he applied...
OAKLAND, Calif. - An Oakland high school senior, with an impressive 4.3 grade point average, was accepted to all 31 colleges to which he applied. And last week, after weighing his options, which included top-ranking, world-renowned universities, he announced his college choice. Dominic Antoine Jr., who recently turned 18, attends...
Bay Area Evening Commute Braces for Level 1 Storm Showers
AccuWeather Forecast: Level 1 storm to bring showers to parts of Bay Area during evening commute – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Flickr) Bay Area – Commuters navigating highways and bridges this evening face the prospect of slick roads and reduced visibility from incoming showers. A Level 1 storm on the ABC7 Storm ... Read more The post Bay Area Evening Commute Braces for Level...
As California’s artisan cheese movement stumbles, a cheesemaker is keeping a legacy alive
This new Sonoma County cheesemaker produces “arguably the best feta” in the United States.
Fremont company settles False Claims Act allegations for $950,000
SAN FRANCISCO, California - Fremont-based Innodisk USA has agreed to pay $950,000 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act related to a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. The PPP was established in March 2020 under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to support small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants for a "second-draw" PPP loan had to...
