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The Bay Area's largest Japanese pop culture festival will return for a 6th consecutive year in July 2014.

The California Public Utilities Commission has joined BART in an investigation into Wednesday's incident that led to medical treatment for 11 passengers after a westbound train inexplicably stalled and filled with smoke in the Berkeley Hills tunnel.

Before we rundown the parties, let's just get one thing out of the way: it's freaking cold! Whoever accidentally tripped the winter switch ought to go and figure out a way to reverse the process.

After winning hearts in San Francisco and beyond last month, "Batkid" is returning to the city this weekend for a Make-A-Wish fundraiser with the Police Department.

The alternative spirit is seeping across the bay to Oakland, a once down-at-heel city that's on the up, says Christian Koch.

We know it's true not because of the data - but because we just got off the phone with Jimmy McMillan , who told us so.

Along the still desolate swath of Mission Street on the edge of SOMA and just beyond the Mission District, sits an oasis of information, free to the public, filled with materials that will expand your awareness, but may make you blush.

HGTV "Curb Appeal" host Bill Beckwith was killed in a motorcycle accident in San Francisco.

California's economy has evolved into a tale of two recoveries, with large urban centers along the coast adding jobs at a much faster pace than inland areas, according to a closely watched economic report released Thursday.

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As we get ready to deck the halls, we look to an old friend who keeps her Christmas lights up all year round.

Bay Area residents should keep those coats and gloves handy for the next week at least, as temperatures are likely to dip even further and remain chilly through next Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Authorities say at least nine people were taken to the hospital following a brake problem that stranded hundreds of passengers onboard a San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit train.

The vote by the 13-member council follows a national trend in which localities and states are addressing the minimum wage in the wake of federal inaction.

Leave the saw at home and pick up a pre-cut christmas tree no matter what neighborhood you live in! The Bold Italic made it super convenient to find your douglas or noble fir close to home this season.

DECEMBER 03: A therapy dog named Toby wears a vest that says "pet me" inside Terminal 2 at San Francisco International Airport on December 3, 2013 in San Francisco, California.

A file photo of school children at E.R. Taylor Elementary School play basketball during recess.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports the Democratic leader wrote a letter this week urging the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to give people more time to weigh in on a dog management plan that would add leash requirements in some areas and allow off-leash romping in other parts of the federally protected land.

Beckwith, 38, was hit by a car near the corner of Oak and Steiner streets about 8:30 p.m. Monday, police said.

Judy Rodgers, whose no-nonsense approach to food at the Zuni Cafe in San Francisco had a profound influence on a few generations of young cooks, has died at the age of 57. The Chronicle confirms the news through Gilbert Pilgram, Rodgers's business partner at the restaurant.