Several locations in the Bay Area are considered very high fire hazard severity zones, according to new maps released this week by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

To determine the hazard level for an area, factors such as fire history, existing and potential vegetation, predicted flame length and ember-dispersion distances, terrain and weather patterns are ...

Waymo, the self-driving car company that’s turned robotaxis into a ubiquitous part of life in San Francisco, is expanding its Bay Area service in a big way. The company announced on Tuesday that it’s ...

The map above shows approximate locations of homicides reported in 2025 in the counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa. Red dots indicate shootings, yellow dots ...

(Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) New maps issued by state fire officials ... in the size of the area considered at risk. In 2011, the city had 10,838 acres considered very high hazard, but that ...

24—New maps issued by state fire officials show several Bay Area cities with ... saw a large drop in the size of the area considered at risk. In 2011, the city had 10,838 acres considered ...

(Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) New maps issued by state fire officials ... in the size of the area considered at risk. In 2011, the city had 10,838 acres considered very high hazard, but that ...