Bay Area News

Student enrollment is steadily increasing throughout the state’s community colleges, especially with those offering an opportunity for dual enrollment.

Sources close to the Golden State Warriors say they are close to securing a WNBA franchise for the Bay Area. Although the deal is not yet finalized, it reflects what appears to be a growing appetite for professional women’s sports in the region.

Nurses at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center at Mission Bay staged a rally Tuesday in front of the medical center on Fourth Street to air frustrations over what they say is understaffing and resulting consequences such as workplace violence.

The California Coastal Conservancy approved a five million dollar grant to the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department on Monday, allowing the development of another section of the India Basin Waterfront Park.

During the fall months, about 20 species of raptors begin their migrations south for winter.

More than 200 Oakland businesses staged a strike on Tuesday to call for better public safety – and express their displeasure with the city government’s response to the rising crime rate.

San Franciscans with addiction problems, who receive cash assistance, would have to undergo treatment to continue receiving payments under a new proposal from Mayor London Breed.

On Saturday, Governor Newsom signed SB 407, which will amend the foster care vetting process to protect LGBTQ youth.

For the last year, San Francisco has largely stopped closing homeless encampments. However, new guidance from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will allow the city to resume encampment sweeps.

Last week, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management helped launch the city’s first-of-it’s-kind Extreme Weather Resilience Plan.