BART to Run Trains Until Midnight On Sundays Again Starting Next MonthAs BART makes strides in its power cable replacement project, trains will run until midnight on Sundays again starting Feb. 14.
COVID: Omicron-Fueled Surge Leading to Bay Area Business Closures, Event CancellationsWith Christmas in the rearview mirror and New Year's Eve approaching, COVID cases in the Bay Area are soaring and so are concerns over the highly infectious omicron variant.
COVID: Rising Omicron Variant Concerns Make Finding a Test Harder in Bay AreaFive days out from Christmas and a lot of to-do lists are changing as omicron COVID variant concerns loom over everything from travel plans to holiday parties.
Real-Time Security Camera Monitoring Service Discourages Holiday Package Thefts'Tis the season for so-called "porch pirates" to be stealing unsecured holiday packages from outside of homes. But now there is a service that can provide human guards monitoring security cameras outside your home or business in real time.
UPDATE: Flash Mob Smash-and-Grab Robberies Dampen Holiday Spirit in San FranciscoThe holiday shopping season has been shattered by the recent robberies in San Francisco's Union Square and at other retailers across the Bay Area, leaving some shoppers in SF worried about getting caught up in the mayhem of another flash mob smash-and-grab.
UPDATE: Shaken Holiday Shoppers Changing Plans in Wake Of Retail Smash-and-Grab Crime SpreeA violent smash-and-grab robbery spree targeting retail shops across the Bay Area has shoppers, store employees and business owners on edge at the start the holiday shopping season.
Dense Fog Advisory Reduces Visibility in Parts of Bay AreaThe National Weather Service Saturday morning issued a Dense Fog Advisory for parts of the Bay Area, with reports of reduced visibility down to 1/16th of a mile in some areas.
Bay Area Health Departments Expand COVID Booster Eligibility Following State DirectiveA number of Bay Area public health departments on Friday expanded eligibility requirements for the COVID-19 booster to all adults over the age of 18.
UPDATE: Widespread Xfinity Cable, Internet Outages Reported Across Bay Area An extensive Xfinity cable and Internet outage was reported across the Bay Area Monday night and early Tuesday morning, impacting a wide portion of the Bay Area.
After Year Of Rising Prices, Rents Drop In San Francisco Over Past Month While rental prices in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area have risen this past year, data shows a big drop in rents this past month.
UPDATE: Power Restored to All but 1,100 PG&E Customers After Weekend StormPG&E crews as of Wednesday morning have restored power to all but a small fraction of the more than 800,000 customers who had outages as a result of a large storm that blew through Northern California on Sunday, utility officials said.
Storm Systems Building In Pacific; Potent Atmospheric River Bearing Down On Bay Area A wave of storm fronts were lined up across the Pacific early Tuesday, a procession of much needed rain showers, ushering in a potent atmospheric river late this weekend to bring relief to the drought-stricken San Francisco Bay Area.
Mask Mandates: Bay Area Health Officers Issue Criteria To Lift Indoor Masking RequirementsHealth officers for the nine Bay Area jurisdictions on Thursday announced a consensus on criteria needed to lift health orders requiring face coverings in most indoor public spaces.
U.S. Postal Service To Hire 1,000 People In San Francisco Bay AreaThe U.S. Postal Service intends to hire 1,000 people to fill various jobs throughout the Bay Area.