Face mask mandates have made a return in several California ... Contra Costa County has mandated mask-wearing in health care facilities. However, unlike other Bay Area counties, Contra Costa's ...

Santa Clara County — a hub for the emerging artificial intelligence industry — grew the most, by 1.5%, from around 1,897,000 ...

The map above shows approximate locations of homicides reported in 2025 in the counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa. Red dots indicate shootings, yellow dots ...

New fire hazard severity maps show dramatic increases in some areas of Sonoma and Napa counties and ... which included the Bay Area and the entire Northern California coast. The updated fire ...

The Bay Area is growing again. Every county in the region saw an increase in population last year, a resounding reversal after a drop in population at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic ...

The new maps include Oakland and Santa Rosa, scenes of deadly fires, along with Northern California’s wine country. New fire hazard maps for the entire state will be released by March 24 ...