Just a quick drive or train ride from either San Francisco or San Jose is a local city brimming with culinary delights and a vibrant downtown.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said it terminated leases for three federal agencies based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Led by billionaire and tech mogul Elon Musk, DOGE aims to slash government spending and consolidate the federal workforce through firings.

October was among the top driest months on record for many locations across the Bay Area. However, the weather whiplash quickly arrived in November with an extremely strong atmospheric river.

Rental marketplace Zumper says it's data showing rents moving higher will find its way into the consumer price index in the months ahead.

Nearly a dozen cities and counties — including several in the Bay Area — have signed onto a recent lawsuit led by Santa Clara County and San Francisco against the Trump administration, as the fight grows between the feds and local governments that have declared themselves “sanctuaries” for immigrants living in the country illegally.

The district’s decision came after a two-week postponement in a last-ditch effort to find another way to solve the district’s financial crisis stemming from years of declining enrollment and

UNION SQUARE — One of San Francisco’s finest French restaurants closed after a brief revival. The 52-year-old Jeanne D’Arc closed officially after being inactive since September 2024, per Tablehopper. The restaurant had made a comeback in 2023 after its pandemic-induced closure in 2020.

School leaders in San Jose and San Francisco face difficult decisions on Tuesday, including possible teacher layoffs and campus closures, as they try to close large budget deficits.

A viral TikTok post claims the Bay Area’s northern boundary ends at the Sonoma-Marin county line, leaving out Sonoma and Napa counties.