A new study suggests that Northern California’s pocketbooks are frequently opened for charitable causes, with six counties in the Bay Area listed in the top 10 most generous counties in the state.

Several Bay Area counties have reinstated mask mandates at health care facilities to coincide with the beginning of respiratory virus season. Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo ...

California's median home price rose from a year ago to $861,020. In the Bay Area, the median was $1.2 million. Contra Costa County saw a surge in its median; Napa County's median fell. LOS ANGELES ...