Palo-Alto based El Camino Youth Symphony is holding new member auditions for the 2016-2017 Season!
Check road conditions and gas prices before you head out of town in search of snow. Send us your snow photos!
Training opportunity for those interested in become a University of California Cooperative Extension Master Food Preserver Volunteer
Categories are "Conservation in Action" and "Coastal Beauty." Deadline is Dec. 31.
Half Moon Bay Brewing Company invites members of the community to enjoy a cold brew and a fresh view on American politics and social issues!
Cancellation notice
A Coast Guard plane has spotted two additional containers from the ship Manoa, which lost a dozen of the 40-foot steel items.
PG&E officials say it was mostly restored by Thursday afternoon, though.
Check road conditions and gas prices before you head out of town in search of snow.
"A cold front continues to move towards the coast today and is expected to bring widespread rain...," weather officials said Wednesday.
Join us for a fun morning at the beach! We organize beach cleanups every month and the next one is on December 19th.
The Asian citrus psyllid is not itself harmful to citrus trees, officials explained, but it can introduce and spread a deadly plant disease.
"Spring forward, fall back."
Bay Area Air Quality Management District has tightened exemptions previously offered to residents who burned wood as their sole heat source.
Forecasters say it may soon be about 10 degrees cooler in the Bay Area.
The shower began on Oct. 2.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is adopting stronger new provisions that expand the agency’s current wood burning rules.
No word yet on whether the flux capacitor works
The giant gourd fell short of the North American record of 2,058 pounds set last year.
A researcher from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View said, “This discovery may mean more potentially habitable locations on Mars."
Pew Study: Immigrants and their children are likely to make up 88 percent of the country’s population growth over the next 50 years.
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The Franciscan priest founded nine missions in California, including one in the Bay Area, but some are accusing him of genocide.
Fees will provide mammograms to California’s underserved women.
Mother Nature kept Californians humble as she unleashed a wide range of natural disasters across the state.
This year is shaping up to be one of the deadliest since 2007 and the economy is partly to blame.
45th annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival coming up Oct. 17-18.
Even though this was the 100th time Florine reached the top of the El Capitan, he has climbed the famous rock 160 times.
Patch has had a wide array of unique animal stories from around the state this week. Some of the photos are incredible.
New migration data from IRS tracked those who left and those who arrived
The terrorist attacks changed many lives forever--even those thousands of miles away from the terrible destruction. #NeverForget
Drivers are encouraged to walk, bike, take public transit or carpool in an effort to reduce pollution.
Many residents were relieved to see so much progress, others were frustrated by the lengthy recovery and are still feeling the impact.
It will be hot and smoggy.
Wildfires and drought have left California at greater risk of flooding during a monster El Niño, and experts say now is the time to prepare.
The magazine released the list of its top 25 sexiest cities in America, and the Golden State came out on top with cities on the list.