The National Park Service (NPS) just posted a curious new volunteer position at the historic Point Reyes Lighthouse that's been turning heads in California: in exchange for 30 volunteer hours a week from...
Labor Day is today, Monday, September 7, 2026, meaning millions of Americans will enjoy a three-day weekend. It's also a major shopping weekend as families start the 2026 school year.
While banks, the...
Yesterday, PG&E, Rewiring America, and Google announced what they're calling a "first-of-its-kind" Virtual Power Plant (VPP), called SHARE (Smart Home Assets for Reliability and Efficiency), which a...
The shuttered Golden Gate Fields racetrack, which closed in 2024 after decades on the East Bay waterfront, is another step closer to its ambitious second act!
The Trust for Public Land (TPL) and the...
Last summer, Fisherman's Wharf announced a major renovation, with an estimated cost of $10 million. The renovations garnered mixed opinions, particularly due to plans to tear down a historic restaurant, &...
San Francisco has no shortage of dramatic backdrops, but Illuminate's annual laser Pride flag installation, titled WELCOME, is hard to beat.
During the light show on June 27th, drone photographer Shre...
California unveiled its new mobile driver's license pilot in August 2023, making the phone-based ID available to just 15% of drivers license holders. Nearly three years later in July 2026, Governor Newsom...
Think you can see the entire BART system in one afternoon?
This Sunday, September 6, BART is hosting its annual speedrun in partnership with the California High School Transit Alliance, challenging par...
Today, United Airlines announced its largest international network expansion in company history, adding 10 new international destinations and three new routes across Europe and Asia for summer 2027.
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The Bay Area Ridge Trail, a 550-mile ridgeline route that National Geographic once named among its "100 Hikes of a Lifetime," grew significantly longer this week.
A new six-mile segment called the S...