Kelsi Thorud

OAKLAND -- Diamond Griggs is one of hundreds of Oakland 16- and 17-year-olds who, for the first time ever, will be able to cast a vote in their local school board election.

SAN JOSE -- Hien Nguyen has had her dental office in San Jose's Alum Rock for the past 13 years. "When we first moved here there were homeless in the back.

A project to repair a portion of a wastewater treatment plant in Vallejo is causing a stench in the surrounding area, and residents aren't happy with the projected timeline.

The sidewalks were getting busier in downtown San Francisco this week as Salesforce employees returned to working in the office full time.

The 49ers along with their fans are going to be sweating it out in their red and gold for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, with temperatures expected to be in the 90s at kickoff at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.

A Jewish school in Palo Alto is receiving backlash from members of its community for dropping a key word from its name.

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price said her office is working to correct a backlog of misdemeanor and domestic violence cases found by her office both early last year and over the summer.

For some kids, Halloween, with all it's creepy characters, spooky skeletons, and scream-inducing scare machines, can be a bit daunting.

As the sun set on the final night before Election Day, Jane Lew and several other canvassers were still going strong on the corner of Market and Castro, using every last second to talk to as many voters as possible.

The World Tree of Hope is now shining bright at Grace Cathedral in downtown San Francisco. The tree, unlike any other in the world, is decorated with close to 20,000 origami cranes.