Oakland’s budget crisis has left it needing to significantly slash spending by the end of the year, a top city official warned this week. Here’s what that means.

The first Trump presidency spawned an abundance of art-as-resistance. The next four years could look very different.

More powerful storms are hitting the Bay Area this week. Here's how you can find free sandbags, prepare homes and receive emergency information ahead of more heavy rain, high-speed winds and potential power outages.

The monarch butterfly is widely recognized and widely dispersed across North America and it's in trouble. Federal officials decide soon whether it gets protection under the Endangered Species Act.

The California Voter Foundation launched a tool tracking daily vote counts in 18 close contests for Congress and the state Legislature. The tracker aims to show how counts change over time and dispel misinformation about election fraud, the group says.

If you live in California, you've likely heard the term 'atmospheric river' thrown around recently. Atmospheric rivers produce up to 50% of California's precipitation annually – and the first one of the season is hitting Northern California this week.

The atmospheric river storm moving over the West Coast has brought over 6 inches of rain to parts of the North Bay, where as much as 12 inches are forecast this week.