Summer weekends and holidays can be packed at the beach, but weekdays can be blessedly peaceful.
The Delta Aquariids are known to leave persistent trains of ionized gas that can last for a couple of seconds.
Does another flower scream "summer" as loudly as a sunflower?
The tickets were sold in different cities. Tonight's Powerball jackpot: $1 billion.
Looking for some cool things to do this weekend, July 15-16, in the San Francisco Bay Area? Patch has you covered.
After chasing its meal underwater, a cormorant is drying its waterlogged wings.
Grab your binoculars to see the two dimmest planets. The night sky will put on a show on Saturday.
Mama was keeping a watchful eye on the chicks from behind the brick wall!
East Bay MUD approved hikes that will roll out this year and next. Here's how much more you will pay.
The memorial was dedicated earlier this year.
The park is the 17th forest in California to join the network and the first in Alameda County.
Registration for the nation's longest parade closes June 11.
Perhaps inspired by Steph Curry, shooting a 3-pointer!
The fiery star Antares is about 700 times larger than the sun. Here's how to spot it.
Steve Gorman has named this frequent backyard visitor Otto, who is always on the lookout for nut handouts.
Alameda resident Dave Case snapped this photo from his backyard.
This glorious scenery is all from one stroll.
This year’s challenge: Build a structure to protect vulnerable objects from extreme wind
A mama duck and her ducklings, photographed on Mother's Day.
"We're here as stewards of the earth, stewards of the forest," he said.
This scene, almost like a landscape painting by one of the masters, was captured by John MacKenzie.
Fog snuggles up to the Golden Gate Bridge and Marin County.
The new survey is designed to look at what Cal Fire does well and where improvement is needed.
Amplify, Alameda High School's environmental group, is working with Youthpower Climate Action to map the refrigerants used in Alameda.
Eddy Lehrer photographed this remarkable scene at Harbor Bay Island in Alameda.
A sweet family of four on Bay Farm Island.
This is Gibbons Drive in a photo taken just last week.
A mother goose holds her wing open over her goslings to shade them from the sun.
GSNorCal Scouts will be out in full force selling cookies through April 23
These photos were taken immediately after the retrofit.
"The pull of the new pipe under the estuary was a remarkable feat of engineering and construction."
This striking photo in shades of gray punctuated by glowing lights was taken in Alameda.
Complete calm at Crown Harbor.
Numerous departments offer internships for high school students including the City Manager's Office, Fire Department and IT Department.
Wisteria, the lagoon and a mellow sunset combine for this glorious evening photo.
A perfect end to the work day!
A flight here in California produced this stunning shot.
The elephant was humanely euthanized due to irreversible worsening of health issues including degenerative arthritis and ventral edema.
Diego and five other birds escaped their enclosure when a tree fell onto a zoo aviary amid stormy weather Tuesday, March 21.
The weather has given few hints of spring, but this decoration on a fence in Alameda declares that it is here!