Affordability and a drop in skilled workers fueled the area’s plummet in a new analysis of the nation’s best-performing cities.

Is South by Southwest still a good place for startups to hit up venture capitalists? Three S.F. startups that won a spot in the festival's pitch competition this year are hoping so.

The fire that started Thursday at the Vistra Energy battery plant in Moss Landing, roughly 80 miles (about 130 kilometers) south of San Francisco, led to 1,700 people evacuating, closed part of Highway 1 and generated huge flames and significant amounts of smoke. The cause is under investigation.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A real estate developer whose relationship with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was at the center of the Republican's historic impeachment trial in 2023 pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of lying to a financial institution.

Jacksonville St. at Sam Houston St., 3 p.m. Wichita St. at North Texas, 3 p.m. Alcorn St. at Texas Southern, 4 p.m. BYU at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Grand Canyon at Tarleton St., 8 p.m. Fresno St. at Air Force, 3 p.m. New Mexico at Colorado St., 3 p.m.

The 64 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts,

Sebastián Driussi is rejoining Argentine club River Plate after four years with Austin in Major League Soccer.

Harris' historic term ends Monday, and it will be the first time she hasn't held elected office since 2004, when she became San Francisco's district attorney.

Along with Blake Snell – signed to a five-year, $182 million contract in December. And Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who was posted one year ago after seven dominant seasons in Japan, signed a $325 million contract – and was the starting pitcher for four of the Dodgers’ 11 postseason wins.

Zane Gonzalez went viral before his game-winning field goal. Now, the Commanders kicker is putting OCD in the spotlight.

San Francisco faces the Oregon State Beavers after Malik Thomas scored 20 points in San Francisco's 80-63 win over the Pepperdine Waves.

In 2024, the average driving speed in San Francisco was 14 mph, 0.3 mph slower than in 2023, and the second-slowest mark of any major U.S. city. San Francisco was faster than only New York City (12 mph), according to traffic data recently published by the Dutch-based GPS operator TomTom.