Angela Swartz

Locals and visitors have rallied around Chit Chat Cafe and the city of Pacifica as crews work to stabilize the pier

'I don't want to live with roommates' A view of Scholars Rows at The Sevens, teacher housing facilities in Mountain View, Calif.

‘Magical Bridge: Kind by Design’ is among the films telling stories of community at BraveMaker Film Festival

"It's time we close the book on this."

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... There's something for everyone who wants to get outdoors this summer in Silicon Valley. If you're a bookworm, you'll find silent reading clubs in county parks. If you're obsessed with your fur baby, there's a new dog park in South San Francisco.

San Rafael is transforming before residents' eyes FILE: An aerial view of San Rafael, Calif. Dee Liu/Getty Images

'I don't want to be homeless, and I could be if circumstances got that bad' Redwood City voters will decide on a rent control measure this November as renters push for relief.

‘Poppy Montgomery Gets Even’ celebrates the ‘joy of the amateur sleuth’

When a lonely 80-something-year-old woman finds herself investigating murders at her friend's retirement home, she stumbles into many hijinks and forms a meaningful community in the new novel “Poppy Montgomery Gets Even.”

The projects are a 'mixed bag' Rendering of a proposed structure at 127 Lytton Ave. in Palo Alto, Calif. Courtesy of SC Design Group / City of Palo Alto