While earthquakes have caused disasters since early California, destruction from wildfires is a modern phenomenon ...

Is urban San Francisco out of the woods in terms of fire insurance problems caused in Los Angeles? Here's what San Francisco ...

Giannini built on this good will, turning his baby bank into San Francisco’s biggest, branching out across California and ...

In the era when American cities regularly caught fire, the widespread destruction seeded what looks, in retrospect, like ...

A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...

In the wake of the fires that have engulfed L.A., here’s an ode to the region that has brought me so much joy.

Rates for homeowners insurance in California show no sign of dropping, especially since some carriers have stopped or paused writing new policies in the state. But whether you're getting a policy ...

It wouldn’t take much, the fan explained, just some radioactive material inside the players, who would then undergo a ...

Preliminary 3.0 earthquake strikes near San Jose, USGS says Did You Feel It? A preliminary magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck near San Jose Monday morning.

The Golden Gate Bridge's vaulting, orange arches amidst the rocky seascape of the San Francisco Bay have made it one of the West Coast's most enduring symbols and the city's most popular tourist ...

Bankrate’s recent analysis of cost-of-living data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis reveals that relocating for a job may not always lead to the expected increase in purchasing power.

Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Presidio Tunnel Tops is the nation’s newest national park space and reconnects the city to the bay. The 14-acre park, which was designed by ...