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Over 100 people in the U.S. die each year from being caught in rip currents, which account for most beach lifeguard rescues.

After years of sending students with disabilities across the Bay Area for specialized services, Oakland Unified is taking its first concrete step toward creating a local nonpublic school option — a move that could reshape the experience of special education families in the district.

Since the California Gold Rush, economic opportunities have drawn people to the Bay Area from all over the world. But for just as long, the region’s boom-and-bust economy has made it impossible for others to stay. Since the 1990s, the tech industry has driven costs higher, but for some...

These are the most notable restaurant and bar closings in the Bay Area in the past month.

San Francisco is notoriously a boom-and-bust town. But this spring, the real estate market was at its boomiest. In the single-family home market, where extremely limited inventory and the fear of a flood of newly minted AI millionaires pushed buyers to the brink, homes regularly sold within days. Others were snapped up

Surveillance video captured the moment a sedan veered off the roadway and slammed into the front of Café Mystique in San Francisco, after first plowing through a streetside parklet belonging to Castro Indian Restaurant and Bar.

San Francisco police have arrested several suspects connected to robbery and fencing operations in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood, marking a significant development in ongoing efforts to combat street crime and organized theft. Authorities announced that the arrests followed an extensive investigation into robberie

Anyone looking for a good excuse to knock back a couple of drinks will have at least three easy ones in June. Not only will the month see the long-awaited return of San Francisco’s ultimate beer bar, Toronado, it will also welcome one of Haight Street’s most-loved music venues, Club DeLuxe — now under a slightly differ

A San Francisco jury has convicted a man in connection with a violent robbery that took place in the city’s South of Market (SOMA) neighborhood, bringing a significant criminal case one step closer to conclusion. Prosecutors argued that the defendant participated in a robbery that involved violence against the victim a

On a quiet weekend morning, hundreds of El Sobrante residents simultaneously stopped what they were doing and fled their homes upon receiving a single text message. Richmond's third evacuation drill was held Saturday, providing neighborhoods in El Sobrante an opportunity to practice what they would do in the