Providence Foundation of San Francisco is blocked from city funding after an investigation found it falsified over $100,000 in invoices. The foundation has called the allegations "baseless."

The plan would raise much-needed money for Bay Area transit, but the Santa Clara County agency says it could hurt its ability to reauthorize existing local sales taxes.

The Oakland Roots face against the San Jose Earthquakes in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup. Here’s when and where to watch or stream this uniquely Bay Area game.

California’s Department of Water Resources said Monday the state saw 4.1 million acre-feet of managed groundwater recharge in the water year ending in September.

The cochineal is a tiny insect deeply rooted in the history of Oaxaca, Mexico. Female cochineals spend most of their lives with their heads buried in juicy cactus pads, eating and growing. After cochineals die, their legacy lives on in the brilliant red hue produced by their hemolymph. Dyes made from cochineal have been used in textiles, paintings, and even in your food!

One year ago, the family of Bay resident Niang Hangzo fled violence in India. Hangzo started an organization to help raise awareness of the ethnic conflict as her mother and other family members wondered how to rebuild their lives.