Maison Benoit wins an annual San Francisco contest; RH Restaurant may be headed for Walnut Creek; DJ Bistro closes in Concord ...

San Geronimo resident Melissa Esposito of Melissa’s Breads never planned to start a small-batch bread business. But three years ago, when the formally trained chef asked the local community ...

Plus: The antic and sexy sides of SF's Bruce Conner, Amerinide firestarter 'Northern Lights,' and Pride month flicks galore.

West Coast lifestyle aficionado Snoop Dogg once wrote a song about gin and juice. A better version would have used tonic, ...

A whale that washed up in San Francisco over the weekend was confirmed to be the 18th individual gray whale that scientists ...

California sues firms over millions of misleading magazine mailers, targeting consumers with deceptive subscription renewals.

The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito is sounding an alarm over wildlife disturbances along the Northern and Central ...

Discover why this formerly quiet area is now the city's most competitive housing market, with fast sales and high over-asking ...

We the people make the best placards — my favorites from the “Hands Off” march were “Honk if you never drunk-texted war plans ...

The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District has been granted $81 million in state funding to extend passenger rail service to communities up through ...

Sly Stone — who ranks among the most important American musicians of all time– died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 82.

The Marin Municipal Water District has approved spending up to $1.25 million for environmental review of a proposed pipeline that would boost the county's supply. The district board voted unanimously ...