Local festivals and fairs join a thriving art scene and wonderful, peaceful parks at this California suburb outside of San Francisco and Fremont.

OPINION: It long would have been blasphemy to suggest anyone could surpass former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. as the top team owner in Bay Area history. Not anymore.

The city of Larkspur in Marin County has the best pavement conditions in the Bay Area, according to data released Wednesday by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission on the conditions of the region's roads.

What makes a memorable travel experience? The sights, yes, but the sounds of a place are just as powerful. This art installation turns up the dial on that idea.

A high wind warning has been issued for San Francisco and other parts of the Bay Area by the National Weather Service as wind gusts are expected to top 60 mph. The high wind warning is scheduled to take effect Wednesday evening at 10 p.m. as the main front of an atmospheric river arrives in the Bay Area, and last until Thursday morning at 10 a.m.

The overall pavement conditions of the Bay Area's streets are in "fair" condition for the 10th straight year, according to an annual report card on the region's 44,000 miles of local roadways.

An official lineup of Super Bowl fanfare events largely snubs the South Bay in favor of San Francisco — 50 miles north of where the game will actually happen.

PLEASANT HILL — An East Bay hotel has been bought at a price that suggests property values remain too feeble to fuel a robust rebound for the Bay Area lodging market. The Sonesta Select hotel in Pleasant Hill has been bought for $12 million, according to documents filed on Sept. 25 with the Contra Costa County Recorder’s Office.