These lawmakers were shaped by combat after 9/11. Now they're grappling with a new Mideast war

As Congress responds to President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, lawmakers who served on the front lines of Iraq and ...

They bought a cursed California country club for cheap. Then their troubles began.

The half-century-long saga of Rio Bravo Country Club — once a favored retreat for elites — has taken yet another, seemingly ...

Long stretch of Northern California coast becomes pharmacy desert

When the Genoa Healthcare pharmacy permanently closed in Gualala last fall, the closure marked a pivotal turn for residents of the Mendocino County town, who now need to drive more than an hour to get ...

Inside the 'nerve center' that runs SFO

Nancy Byun Riedel, the AIOC’s director, told SFGATE during a tour last month that the center is the only one of its kind at a U.S. airport. From the “roadways to the runways” it monitors everything ...

Overlooked Calif. university is the background for Steve Carell's new HBO show, 'Rooster'

In one of the most memorable scenes in the new HBO series “Rooster,” Steve Carell’s character, Greg, climbs up the side of a building at the fictitious Ludlow College to steal a weathervane, a campus ...

Challenging your brain helps keep it healthy. Here's how to do it

Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description. Research increasingly shows a variety of habits and hobbies offer a ...