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Fast-moving County Fire forces evacuations

The County Fire centered in Yolo County was up to 32,500 acres and the lead agency fighting the fire says…

6 years ago

Gas prices march toward 4-year high

Gas prices in California are expected to climb as the summer months approach, although Bay Area drivers are already paying…

6 years ago

State urged to reduce energy use during ‘Great Solar Eclipse’

San Francisco's California Public Utilities Commission calls on California residents to reduce energy use during The Great Solar Eclipse.

7 years ago

Goodwill to test electric trucks in Bay Area

San Francisco Goodwill will start using electric trucks as part of a test project that aims to reduce greenhouse gas…

7 years ago

PG&E urges customers to be careful with space heaters

Heating equipment is the second leading cause of home fires in the U.S., and almost half of these fires occur…

7 years ago

Record 19.4 million Californians registered to vote

A record 19.4 million Californians are registered to vote in Tuesday's general election, up from 18.2 million in 2012.

7 years ago

Gas prices creep lower in San Francisco

While California gas prices remain among the highest in the nation, abundant supplies this summer have led to relatively cheap…

8 years ago

Stanford students vow to freeze donations over fossil fuels

Students are protesting Stanford University's continued investment in the fossil fuel industry.

8 years ago

Stanford students sit in over fossil fuels

More than 100 students held a sit-in at Stanford to call on school administrators to divest from the fossil fuel…

8 years ago

Bay Area gas prices drop

Gas prices in the region have dropped an average of 14 cents to $3.38 per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline.

9 years ago

Grant helps businesses reduce air pollution

Nine Bay Area businesses will receive part of a $2.6 million grant to install cleaner engines and equipment, in an…

9 years ago

San Francisco switches city vehicles to biodiesel

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced today that The City's municipal fleet of vehicles are switching from petroleum diesel to…

9 years ago

Fourth of July travel to break records

This Fourth of July weekend is projected to have the highest rate of travel since 2010..

9 years ago

Grounded boat on Ocean Beach may be stolen

A boat grounded on Ocean Beach Friday afternoon and abandoned might have been stolen from a San Francisco yacht club.

9 years ago

Overturned tanker spills fuel on HWY 1

An overturned tanker that spilled fuel has closed state Highway 1 north of Jenner, a community in Sonoma County, according…

9 years ago

Three injured in flaming collision

Three people were hospitalized after a motorcycle crashed into a car this afternoon and then burst into flames, a Vallejo…

9 years ago

Point Reyes to unleash goats on invasive plants

Point Reyes officials will begin an experiment next week to reduce the invasive plant species in the national parkland.

9 years ago

Food scraps to fuel garbage trucks

The South San Francisco Scavenger Company has announced plans to use food scraps to produce fuel for their collection trucks.

9 years ago

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