“Santa Cruz lifeguards issued a public service announcement Friday on social media advising surfers that if a sea otter gets up on the board, the surfer should get off the board, clap hands and splash the otter with water.” Yeah, no. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

As the administration seeks to militarize its approach to stopping drug use in urban areas, we take an in-depth, sobering look at the power of addiction, even in the face of death. www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

Few people realize San Francisco is the third oldest major region in the country, behind only Miami and Tampa. Today, we launch a year-long look on what that means for our community.

President Donald Trump has signed his budget bill, spelling the end of a major, long-standing tax credit that has boosted rooftop solar.

Does this new Bay Area ramen spot live up to its acclaimed restaurant in Los Angeles? It only took one bite to know the answer.

California is not immune to deadly flash floods. Recent analysis suggests two hotspots in the state: Southern California and parts of the Coastal Range.

Chronicle investigation leads to multi-state insurance probe.

Exclusive reporting on environmental testers finding a little-known metal in homes after the Los Angeles fires. www.sfchronicle.com/california-w...

Eight people died that day on the lake. Turns out the death toll could have been higher. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

Been a rough five years for the Bay Area restaurant industry so we threw those folks a little party last night to celebrate the release of our Top 100 list. Um, I think they had a good time.

Thanks to our subscribers and all who support local news. Without you we could not devote the resources required to detail Jazmin’s story so that it never happens again. www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

Scoop: An internal U.S. General Administration Services document viewed by the Chronicle has identified two federal properties in San Francisco as “non-core” assets earmarked for potential sale. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f...

An army of do-gooders rises in LA, proving once again that people can be pretty great when fellow humans are hurting. www.sfchronicle.com/california-w...

It appears that San Mateo Co likely announced cancellation of tsunami alert mistakenly early Thurs because official read wrong bulletin, @sfchronicle learned Other counties sent tsunami warning alerts 1.5 hours late & after wave expected to hit Bay Area www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Just another morning in San Francisco. www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...

BREAKING: Judge sides with San Jose State 48 hours before tournament starts. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

Pretty cool! Researchers at NYU used our pursuit fatality data to conduct a regional analysis of chase deaths - published in Jama Network Open today: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The @sfchronicle.bsky.social data team is hiring a summer intern!! It’ll be a good time on a great team and you’ll likely publish a lot. reach out with questions :) eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...