Bay Area tech companies are building powerful artificial intelligence systems that experts say could pose “catastrophic risks ...

New funding powers an effort to plant trees in West Oakland. The program must overcome decades of disinvestment and city ...

California is developing new policies to promote electric vehicles after Congress and the White House cut EV subsidies and ...

San Francisco, like all California counties, may have to re-imagine its behavioral health care system in response to state mandates.

A new data analysis of thousands of sites shows toxic waste cleanups take longer in socially vulnerable parts of the Bay Area.

The U.S. Navy subjected servicemen and others to ethically questionable radiation exposure in San Francisco during the Cold War.

San Francisco Rations Housing by Scoring Homeless People’s Trauma. By Design, Most Fail to Qualify. A process called coordinated entry, used by cities across the country, is meant to match homeless ...

In San Francisco, people in mental distress who are involuntarily detained on “5150 holds” can cycle repeatedly through the care system.

How a San Francisco Navy Lab Became a Hub for Human Radiation Experiments Part 1: OVERVIEW | Exposed, an investigative series Rarely seen documents show a Cold War atomic research facility ...

Green retrofits might displace San Francisco tenants by raising their rents. But this landlord's pilot project aims to increase livability.

California’s Court Reporter Shortage Limits Access to Justice in Domestic Violence Cases The lack of transcripts in family court makes winning appeals harder for low-income litigants. Advocates say ...

In San Francisco, Hundreds of Homes for the Homeless Sit Vacant In spite of a growing Department of Homelessness with an annual budget of $598 million, eligible people still wait months or even years ...