Firestone Walker Brewing Company is an anomaly: a craft brewery that's still growing while much of the industry shrinks. It's also the maker of California's unofficial beer of choice: the 805. With its black label and oversized white numbers, it's become one of the state's most recognizable brews.

Five whale watchers got a front-row seat Sunday as a family of orcas tore through a pod of dolphins in Monterey Bay during an unusually intense feeding event. Their captain caught the encounter on video.

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At the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View on Saturday night, Hilary Duff opened her show by saying she loved the venue because "I feel so close to you. But also, for as far as I can see, I can see people. What a welcome."

An Oakland pigeon politely requested medical attention on Tuesday. After responding to a vehicle fire on 75th Avenue, Oakland Fire Department Engine 29 noticed an unexpected patient pacing the perimeter. “The pigeon seemed to have suffered some smoke inhalation,” the crew wrote on social media.

Drawbridge, the Bay Area's last ghost town, haunts the quiet marshlands bordering Silicon Valley. At its peak a century ago, the isolated oasis was home to an eccentric community that wanted to live off the grid and beyond the reach of the law.

Crowds gathered at an intersection in San Francisco's Financial District on Friday afternoon for an unlikely sight: a sprawling tent encampment. The scene turned out to be a movie set, although it didn't stop some San Franciscans from reporting the tents to 311.

On Monday, Waymo reported two 15-year-olds to the San Mateo Police Department who allegedly were drinking “afternoon libations” inside the autonomous vehicle and shooting water bead guns from the car, the department said in a Facebook post.

Roads pose major danger to pumas that hail from the Santa Cruz Mountains, one of the groups that state officials recently listed as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act. Cars kill them or they stay isolated, leading to increased inbreeding.

The Bay Area's World Cup run ended last week, bringing one of the tournament's stranger traditions to a close. Workers have removed the giant white tarps that hid the Levi's Stadium signs while FIFA temporarily renamed the venue "San Francisco Bay Area Stadium."

A Fresno man was found alive nearly a week after disappearing during a fishing trip in the Sierra Nevada foothills. The family of 70-year-old Rondy Earl Packard Sr. reported him missing on June 28 after he failed to return home.

San Francisco’s massive Fourth of July fireworks celebration was mostly hidden — in pure San Francisco fashion — by a thick fog deck.

After the USMNT beat Bosnia & Herzegovina 2-0 in the Round of 32 on Wednesday, Bay Area fans partied deep into the night, singing and dancing along to local rap anthems like Too $hort’s “Blow the Whistle” and classic soccer party hits. 🎥: Alex Simon @alexsimonsports.bsky.social, Sports Editor

All of the USMNT fans at Levi’s Stadium explode at the final whistle as the Americans beat Bosnia & Herzegovina 2-0 in the Round of 32 on Wednesday. After the final World Cup match in the Bay Area, fans serenaded the team with a rendition of “Country Roads” in celebration.

The Star-Spangled Banner was performed, followed by a flyover, before the U.S. men’s national team faced Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The last fan march into Levi's Stadium for the FIFA World Cup got a full police escort as the American Outlaws, the U.S. Soccer fan group, marched to Wednesday's match against Bosnia & Herzegovina.

The gates are officially open at Levi's Stadium, and thousands of fans are already streaming in three hours before the U.S. men's national team's Round of 32 World Cup match against Bosnia & Herzegovina.

On a hot morning in San Jose, the U.S. men's national team took to the PayPal Park pitch for a training session ahead of Wednesday's Round of 32 match against Bosnia & Herzegovina in the Bay Area. The Americans will play at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.

A shocking video of great white sharks devouring a whale off the California coast near Half Moon Bay prompted a warning for surfers and swimmers to avoid the area even as the holiday weekend approaches.

Ordinarily, San Diego's Law Street Beach would be a typical summer scene. But on a recent weekday, many of the beachgoers arrived with laptops in tow. At a time when more employers are pressing for a return to office, sales representative Scott Muirhead wanted to put "remote" back into remote work.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was among several politicians at San Francisco's 2026 Parade, and State Sen. Scott Wiener waved to onlookers from the top of a semi-truck alongside supporters clad in bright orange shirts and inflatable wiener dog costumes.

World Cup fans in downtown San Jose were met with a shrubby surprise last week. Dressed in a dark-green ghillie suit, Bay Area Bush Man crouched along San Pedro Street before letting out a sound that essentially said, "Boo!" then lunging at unsuspecting passersby with his arms outstretched.

We finally made merch. SFGATE’s first online store is here, with classic logo gear and a few fresh designs we couldn’t resist putting on T-shirts.

A smattering of SF Giants fans booed starter Landen Roupp during his first home start since his Pride Night protest. Details at the link below.

Grace Lewis, the founder and face behind Crazy Korean Cooking, recreated the In-N-Out experience at her New Jersey home for her parents, who had never tried the chain before — right down to the drive-thru lane. Find the full story at the link below.

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck just north of Ukiah in Mendocino County shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. County officials said some injuries were reported, but no deaths have been linked to the quake.

Eleven days after four Giants pitchers protested the team's annual Pride Night celebration — setting off a backlash cycle that has since drawn in the DOJ, Sen. Josh Hawley and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred — a group of fans gathered outside Oracle Park on Tuesday to voice their frustration.

The Giants are back in San Francisco for the first time since their four pitchers’ Pride Night protest became a national story. Before Tuesday’s game, president of baseball operations Buster Posey declined further questions, saying he’d discuss only baseball matters.

Police have arrested a 18-year-old Chico resident on suspicion of killing two people in a shooting at a public library that investigators say was inspired by the 1999 Columbine High School massacre.

In a “nationwide first,” police officers used a drone to intercept a weapon from an armed suspect, signaling a potential shift in local law enforcement operations, California officials announced Monday. Details at the link below.