The 20 minute delay affected trains to San Francisco and the East Bay
A state official said Tuesday that 17 communities across the state, including some in the Bay Area, could run dry in 2-4 months, according to the Contra Costa Times. The warning comes as Bay Area water agencies consider water-use restrictions.
The chances of rain this week got a boost today when the National Weather Service raised the likelihood to 50 percent by late Wednesday.
Some hope of small relief from the drought was raised Saturday with a forecast for a slight chance of rain in the Bay Area on Thursday.
Joblessness fell last month in the Bay Area, including Alameda County, and in California as a whole, according to state data released today.
This season's 30th Spare the Air alert – tying the all-time record for a single season in the Bay Area – has been issued for Saturday by air quality officials because of expected hazardous levels of air pollution.
Some of the action involving East Bay legislators this past week in Washington and Sacramento
New legislation has the potential to nearly double the number of arrests in rape cases, said Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, co-author of the bill with Assemblyman Rob Bonta and other lawmakers.
The elevated, driverless trains are scheduled to begin service this autumn. The trip is expected to take 9 minutes.
People with heart or lung disease or asthma are particularly at risk due to the poor air conditions resulting from a drought.
It's the second day in a row a wood burning ban has been put into effect
Photo is evidence of just how serious the drought is in California
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued its 28th alert of the 2013-14 winter season.
Declaration calls for conservation and management of state's water resources
Some of the items involving East Bay legislators this week in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
The public is invited to learn about updates to the bikeway plan at the Jan. 22 meeting of Alameda's Transportation Commission.
The U.S. Postal Service unveiled its 2014 Lunar New Year stamp Wednesday in San Francisco at a ceremony with Mayor Ed Lee.
The agreement was previously approved by BART directors and another major BART union.
Some of the recalled beef was apparently shipped to outlets n Oakland and Berkeley, according to the USDA.
Miller, a Democrat who represents a large portion of Contra Costa County, is considered one Congress's strongest advocates for children's and health issues. He is retiring after 40 years in the House of Representatives.
This season's influenza strain is affecting children and young adults as well as other ages. Those most at risk are are the elderly, pregnant women, infants and people with other health conditions.
Assembly members and senators praise the governor's budget proposal for increasing spending for education and other programs while also reducing the state's debt
Health officials urge local residents to get a flu vaccination if they haven't done so already.
The woman, whose name is not being released, is the county's first flu death of the season.
Alameda Landing property owners will vote by mail on a ballot measure establishing the district and authorizing a tax levy.
The group hopes a ballot measure would force rezoning of the site from residential use to open space, thereby blocking a housing development on just under 4 acres of former U.S. government-owned land.
Starting Jan. 13, it will cost $2 a day to park at the Fruitvale BART station, a 50-cent increase. Parking at the West Oakland station will rise to $6 a day in late January.
And Friday makes 26, as Winter Spare the Air Days approach a record set in 2006-2007.
The tentative agreement does not include a controversial family leave provision but does expand paid bereavement leave provisions to include more family members. BART union members will vote on the tentative agreement Friday and Jan. 13.
The Final Environmental Impact Report is expected to go to the Alameda City Council for approval in early February.
It's the third straight day a ban on wood burning has been put in place
The ban on wood burning has been ordered for nine of the past 10 days
Californians will see an increase in minimum wage, enhanced bicycle safety and new rules allowing transgender students to choose which restroom to use
The Bay Area is seeing record-low rainfall levels so far this season, with levels far below the previous lows.
The ban prohibits the burning of wood, manufactured fire logs or other solid fuel