Heather Knight

Nancy Pelosi and Jerrold Nadler are retiring, sparking fierce fights in San Francisco and Manhattan to succeed them. Whoever wins their seats could tap big donors and shape the Democratic Party.

Mayor Daniel Lurie and city leaders have enforced bans on camping and moved people off sidewalks to reduce visible homelessness. Critics say too many homeless people are housed in jail.

Plus, the complicated legacy of Spirit Airlines.

From the Gold Rush to the A.I. boom, San Francisco has always drawn those seeking riches. Now, people are deciphering riddles and digging up the city to find a box filled with cold, hard cash.

Andon Market in San Francisco is billed as the first retail boutique run by an artificial intelligence agent. So far, the inventory seems random, and there are too many candles.

At churches with connections to Pope Leo and the Trump administration, pastors and parishioners speak out on the feud between the president and the pontiff.

California’s ballot initiative wars are so lucrative that signature gatherers are offering cash and pizza for names on a petition. The exchange is illegal, and state officials say they are investig...

The plan faces significant local political opposition and the dilapidated state of the site poses considerable logistical challenges.

The plan faces significant local political opposition and the dilapidated state of the site poses considerable logistical challenges.

Airport security officials have been sharing passenger data with immigration agents, but the program received little attention until videos captured a woman and her daughter being detained at San F...

Transportation Security Administration officials told ICE that a mother and daughter under a detention order had planned to fly domestically, federal documents show.

Mary Fong Lau, 80, will perform 200 hours of community service as part of her sentence. Her speeding vehicle crashed into a family as they waited for a bus ride to the zoo in 2024.

Two years ago, an older driver killed a couple, their toddler and their baby as her vehicle sped through San Francisco. A judge has indicated that he intends to let her avoid prison, home detention...

An unusual heat wave is pushing temperatures in San Francisco into the 80s this week, and Los Angeles hit 98 on Tuesday.

The Bay Area Rapid Transit system was once so successful, it could rely mostly on riders to sustain itself. But the pandemic dealt BART an unusually heavy blow.