Former Representative Barbara Lee entered the campaign for mayor of the Bay Area city as the favorite. But her main challenger has gained traction after positioning himself as the change candidate.

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An intense storm could cause flooding and debris flows in areas burned by wildfires. Some residents have begun to evacuate.

Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried about their air and water.

Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, Calif., pleaded guilty to making false threats of mass violence, which prosecutors said prompted large police deployments and, in some cases, unnecessary detentions.

The move will likely lead to higher costs for households across the state, and may push more insurers to leave, intensifying a home insurance crisis.

The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues’ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 years later, she’s pursuing new research on the boundaries of life.

It could be the biggest storm the area has seen so far this winter.

Heavy metals detected in the soil have also created health implications for Monterey County’s agriculture industry, and the workers who pick the produce.

Dozens of suits have been filed that seek to stop some of President Trump’s executive orders. Here’s a brief rundown.

The film that takes those two major industry prizes almost always goes on to win the best-picture Oscar.

Margery Hop Wong last saw her older brother Sgt. Yuen Hop in 1943. He was a soldier missing in action, until researchers solved the mystery behind his death.

U.S. employers added 143,000 jobs last month, somewhat fewer than forecast, while unemployment fell to 4 percent and hourly earnings rose.

Many fire victims are eager to clear their home sites and move on to rebuilding. The big question is when.

A new analysis predicts an extraordinary reversal in housing fortunes for Americans.

See what nominees and guests for the 67th Grammy Awards, including Taylor Swift, Charli XCX and Doechii, wore to arrive for the ceremony.

Officials across the Los Angeles area had plenty of warning that a deadly confluence of wind and drought was coming. A bad fire was likely. Did they do enough to get ready?

The city faces a choice: remake itself into something largely familiar or take a bolder path and emerge as a new metropolis.

The owner of Facebook and Instagram is incorporated in Delaware, but is considering a change. Its corporate headquarters would remain in Silicon Valley, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Ms. Bass, a longtime state and federal lawmaker, was seen as a pragmatic leader before the fires. But many Los Angeles residents are looking for something bolder at the moment.

The Palisades and Eaton fires, two of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in California history, reached 100 percent containment more than three weeks after they began.