A worldwide pandemic can’t stifle musicians, filmmakers, rappers and artists in the Bay Area.

Here are the stories of two poll volunteers from different corners of the Bay Area, who spoke to The Bay podcast before, during and after their shifts.

In 9/16th of a second, a career was ruined and a country's worst facets were revealed.

“The Muppets can often do what humans can’t. They’ve got this special power.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement marks the first such statewide mandate for teachers and school staff in the nation.

Less than two months before Californians start voting in the March primary, and in the wake of Sen. Kamala Harris' departure from the race, no candidate has more than 26% support among likely state...

A new M.I.A. documentary, and double standards in our treatment of political pop stars.

Comedian and activist W. Kamau Bell on the recent attack on the nation's capital, white supremacy and terrorism and where America goes from here.

Since 2017, when he founded the "Need To Impeach" movement, billionaire environmentalist and democratic donor Tom Steyer has been urging lawmakers, funders and the public to push for impeachment of...

On the heels of Voyager 1's historic 2012 breakout into interstellar space its twin, Voyager 2, has begun to detect signs that it too may be on the verge.

Mychal Threets has garnered a big following on social media, sharing personal stories and supporting fellow librarians caught in the middle of divisive politics.

State Assemblymember Kevin Kiley, R-Rocklin, is a leading candidate in the Sept. 14 recall election hoping to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Lenny Maughan and Luke Rosenberger both use San Francisco as a canvas for their self-designed artistic marathons, and now we're rooting for them to do a massive project together.

Toys with bobbling heads go back centuries, but the Giants were the first team to give them away at a game, launching a craze that's still going strong 20 years later.

Broken pipes. A backed-up tidal gate. A single road in and out of town that regularly floods. Facing storms super-fueled by climate change, Black residents of Marin City demand officials fix a water...

Discover free educational resources from public media for California students, teachers and families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A federal judge in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that if PG&E doesn't meet aggressive goals aimed at preventing future wildfires, the utility won't be able to pay dividends to shareholders after it...

Bay Area congresswomen Jackie Speier, Barbara Lee and Anna Eshoo were among dozens who toured detention facilities near the U.S.-Mexico border on Saturday.

Angela Hernandez says she drove over cliff trying to avoid hitting an animal on Highway 1. She survived by drinking fresh water dripping from a patch of moss.

Tuesday's vote was on a procedural step that opens the door to formal debate — but on what remains to be seen.

Studies in Kern County, performed by oil industry consultants, cannot answer fundamental safety questions about irrigating crops with 'produced water,' the board's own panel of experts concedes.

In Richard O. Moore’s documentary, which was broadcast in 1964, Baldwin finds the city’s young black people keenly aware of the discrimination, exclusion, and violence that they face.

Joe Biden spoke at South by Southwest in Austin Sunday, talking about continuing the work of the 'cancer moonshot' initiative, first announced by President Obama during the 2016 State of the Union...

America’s national parks are free to enter this weekend — so here are some tips for making the most of a visit to popular California destinations.

FogCam's creators had announced that the webcam would shut down at the end of this month - but S.F. State confirmed Friday it will take over the project.