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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...