A panel of travel experts chose their favorite beaches and the paper’s readership voted on the winners. Santa Cruz’s ...

San Francisco is a great city in its own right, with plenty of splendor on offer. But, what truly makes this place special is the number of attractions within a few hours from The Golden City. Whether ...

This fascinating state park in California is home to a pygmy forest: groves of older trees that are extremely short compared to other trees. Find out more.

As Californians flock to the beaches, thieves will inevitably follow, hoping to take advantage of unsuspecting swimmers, ...

COVID-19 cases in California show a potential summer surge, with wastewater data indicating increased virus levels.

When the average high is 95 degrees in the Northern San Joaquin Valley it’s 55 degrees along the beaches in San Francisco.

Heal the Bay has released its annual report card on California beaches. The dirtiest include one in L.A. County and four in San Diego County. Here are California's dirtiest beaches.

California State Parks officials told CBS News Bay Area that the attack took place off Montara State Beach around 2 p.m. Saturday. Lifeguards and officers responded to the incident, which happened ...

SAN FRANCISCO – As most of the U.S. sweltered in mid-July 2022 − when temperatures in many major cities reached the high 90s and even triple digits − a national weather map showed San ...