Hurricane Rafael picked up in intensity and became a Category 3 storm Wednesday ahead of an expected landfall in Cuba.

Simon is regarded as “a rising star within Bay Area politics and the Democratic Party ... At the time, Simon was a young ...

Growing on the diverse land are two ancient redwood groves, Douglas fir, oak and madrone trees. Wildlife abounds with mountain lions, bobcats, turkeys, red-tailed hawks, turkey vu ...

Fresh waves of layoffs are poised to eliminate the jobs of several hundred tech workers in the Bay Area, a disquieting series of setbacks that suggest the sector's staffing reductions have yet to run ...

Relative newcomer Rowena Brown had a lead over former Chief LeRonne Armstrong in early returns in a close City Council ...

Republicans were favored to win control of the Senate and flipped seats in West Virginia, Montana and Ohio, while the battle for the House is on a knife-edge.

Daniel Lurie, a philanthropist from a prominent Jewish family, was leading the San Francisco mayor’s race by 12 points on ...