A surf pool could be coming to the Bay Area soon. Driving the news: Alameda is considering a proposal to construct an aquatic ...

We polled SFGATE readers in this year’s Best of Bay Area on the best local bars, and the results include pubs and bars in San Francisco for all occasions. Whether you want an authentic Irish ...

A hiker on San Francisco's Battery Crosby Trail was rescued in a joint helicopter operation on Sunday after falling over a ...

An earthquake struck in the North Bay on Saturday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 and was about .6 miles north-northwest of The ...

SAN FRANCISCO – In the classic film “The Birds,’’ flocks of crows and other species suddenly and viciously attack people for no apparent reason. Now another Bay Area-based mystery has ...

Sometimes, you hear an idea for an art project that’s so smart and funny, you can’t wait to see how it gets realized. That was how I felt when Santa Clara artist Kathy Aoki told me about her ...

The festival happens on Saturday and Sunday: on both days, gates open at 11 a.m. and festivities wrap up by 6 p.m. (Jump to: Informational about Carnaval San Francisco Grand Parade.) The 2025 SF ...

Nearly a mile deep, the Pacific Ocean volcano known as Axial Seamount is drawing increasing scrutiny from scientists who only ...

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San Francisco's Union Square welcomed a new tenant Thursday: Nintendo. The video game giant opened Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO – its second U.S. store – at 331 Powell St. It is one of only two ...

The Mushroom Kingdom officially has a new zip code after Nintendo of America opened its second U.S. store at 331 Powell St. — right in the heart of Union Square — on Thursday. Adding to the ...

A San Francisco treasure hunter dug up a hidden chest with $10,000 worth of booty after a mysterious group posted a cryptic treasure map online. “Found it,” the lucky finder posted on X ...