A coalition of dog groups working to preserve dog walking on parklands ask U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary for help to fix the dog management plan being proposed by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA).
The California Department of Public Health unveils new website that offers consumers information on cosmetic products.
The popular bird-watching pond on Radio Road that was home to the ducks, is being drained. Authorities expect strong odors to emanate from the infected pond.
County health officials continue to encourage residents to get a flu shot.
The City of Half Moon Bay is updating its General Plan and they're looking to engage the community to solicit feedback from a broad group of residents about life on the Coast.
Currently, there are no restrictions on data gathered by automatic license plate reader (LPR) technology.
Vice President Dave Pine is set to take over where Don Horsley, who represents the Coastside as the District 3 supervisor, has left off.
San Mateo County health officials are urging residents to get a flu shot, as flu season hasn't even peaked yet.
Eight residents between the ages of 41 and 65 have died of complications related to the flu.
Health officials urge residents six months and older to get a flu shot to prevent against the virus.
With increasing reports of H1N1 flu deaths, here are the symptoms of influenza from the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The proposal by Assemblymember Kevin Mullin seeks to ban nontherapeutic uses of antibiotics that lead to the increased prevalence of antibiotic-resistant super bacteria.
In 2012, state elected officials received more than $200,000 in gifts and travel payments, and solicited or received $6.7 million in behested payments.
PleaseGovern.org is a new organization that's using technology to mobilize voters.
The Bay Area is on pace to break the record for the number of winter Spare the Air alerts in a single season.
The temporary increase is supposed to generate new revenue to make up for big losses in 2008 and 2011.
This will be the third Spare the Air day this week.
The man says he is a former employee of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the agency that calls the Spare-the-Air Alerts.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed nearly 1,000 bills into law in 2013; here's a selection of some of the more notable measures that will soon go into effect.
Air quality officials say they issue an average of more than 200 citations on every day there is an alert.
Without extensions from Congress, several important tax breaks may end.
Saturday's ban is the 21st of the season.
Why so many "Winter Spare the Air" alerts this year?
Government shutdown put the IRS nearly three weeks behind its tight timetable for being ready to start the 2014 filing season.
Half Moon Bay City Council elects a new mayor.
The paint that was used in the 30s and 40s contained dangerous lead that deteriorated over time and harmed people, especially children.
You have just a few weeks left to make some final tax moves for the 2013 tax year.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued Friday's Winter Spare the Air alert — the 10th this season— because of an ongoing cold, stagnant weather pattern blanketing the region.
He says Napa not a reliable spot for air monitoring device. Is there one in your town? Check out our map to learn more about what pollutants are being measured and where.
Cold weather traps wood smoke close to the ground, raising air pollution to unhealthy levels.
An NTSB document indicated that 16-year-old Ye Meng Yuan was run over by two different SFFD vehicles, rather than one, as originally thought.
Marin County's District 4 Supervisor Steve Kinsey has championed public access and coastal protection.
"I have looked at the issues across the state and there is no region more impacted than the San Mateo County coastal zone." — Assemblyman Rich Gordon