San Francisco has a $17 billion plan to save its waterfront from rising seas. Now comes the hard part: funding it.

Former federal prosecutor David Becker discusses President Donald Trump’s campaign to influence U.S. elections - and whether it will make a difference in November. The Trump administration is facing ...

More than a decade after Rita Pierson stepped onto the TED stage and declared, “Every kid needs a champion,” her words still ...

California’s insurer of last resort is about to get significantly more expensive for policyholders starting Oct. 15, 2026. The California FAIR Plan will be increasing its rates by an average of 29.1% ...

The city’s public defender has called for an audit of how and why officers can determine whether a car is stolen.

Sometimes, exhibitions with a curatorial conceit of juxtaposition — AI vs. human, art vs. technology — can fall flat, not because the artwork itself is bad, but because the juxtaposition trades nuance ...

Genaro Ventura, a now-retired custodian for the city of L.A., worked nights. When he’d come home around 2 a.m., the smell of oil and chemicals was often strong in the air. “Since the night is quiet, ...

Critics of a Trump review of the state’s coastal management policies say the consequences of deregulation and industrialization would be dire.

Locals and officials are urging tourists to avoid Big Sur as the Timber Fire continues to spread along California’s Central Coast on Tuesday. Evacuation orders expanded, and state park closures in ...

KQED readers have asked us about where their electricity comes from, how much of it is “green,” and what's powering the state's electric grid. So we found out.

The North Bay city says a “malicious software” infected its systems on Friday morning, impacting public safety and other city ...

Meta has argued that social media addiction isn’t a real diagnosis. The company also argued that Facebook and Instagram are ...