Topic: San Francisco Bay

Earthquake, San Francisco Bay area, causes shaking but little damage

More than 8,000 residents reported shaking from the earthquake. San Francisco is some 60 miles north of the quake's epicenter.

Shark attack in California kills teen

A teen was pulled under and killed in a shark attack on the California coast, Friday. His best friend witnessed the attack while by his side in the water only 2 feet away.

Marijuana legalization: Prop 19 in California starved for cash

Proposition 19, the California ballot measure to legalize marijuana possession and cultivation for adults has raised $2.1 million. Most of the money is from one donor: Richard Lee, a medical marijuana entrepreneur.

Stephen Colbert congressional testimony: Why was he invited?

Stephen Colbert’s appearance before a congressional committee Friday to discuss migrant labor issues has left many Democrats unhappy.

"Twain's Feast" author Andrew Beahrs talks about Mark Twain's dream dinner

"Twain's Feast" explores the 80 uniquely American menu items for which Mark Twain yearned while abroad.

San Bruno fire, after gas explosion, destroys neighborhood

San Bruno fire crews fought the aftermath of a gas-main explosion that killed at least one person, and destroyed more than 50 homes.

LeBron James to release his own line of headphones

LeBron James has his name on a new line of headphones. LeBron James has teamed up with Monster Cable Products for headphone line.

Texas oil firms behind California greenhouse gas initiative

Under a ballot initiative approved Tuesday, a California greenhouse gas law could be suspended until unemployment numbers improve. Critics say the initiative is a veiled attempt at advancing Big Oil's agenda.

Jerry Brown stresses his frugality (but doesn't mention his $1.8 million house)

Jerry Brown is all about frugality on the California campaign trail except when it comes to his rarely mentioned custom-designed, $1.8 million house in one of the San Francisco Bay area's most prestigious neighborhoods

Toyota and Tesla agree to electric car venture in California

The heads of Toyota and Tesla announced Thursday they will enter into a joint venture building electric cars in California.

One Book, One Twitter: the world's largest book club?

'What if a zillion people read and talked about a single book?'

Difference Maker A passion to clean up the Pacific Ocean's great 'garbage patch'

Avid sailor and educator Mary Crowley is recruiting help to clean up the North Pacific Trash Gyre, a 'garbage patch' of plastic and other trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

Imperfect Birds

Anne Lamott’s latest reconvenes the characters of two earlier novels in a story of middle-class drug and alcohol abuse.

The Monitor's View: Marijuana legalization? A White House rebuttal, finally

White House 'drug czar' Gil Kerlikowske lays out his most thorough arguments yet against marijuana legalization. They help clear up confusion over White House drug policy, and can serve as talking points for parents and officials.

Why Americans are so angry

From 'tea party' protesters to antiwar advocates, Americans on all sides of the political spectrum seem angry about something. But for all the tumult, the disaffection today is far less than in many periods in the past.

Filmmaker's videos show the underlying bonds of humanity

Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee takes a lesson from his jazz background to make films about 'oneness.' Then he distributes them for free.

California butterflies having a tough time

In California, butterflies are being affected by warmer temperatures and habitat loss.

California's sinking delta

Efforts are under way to reverse the deterioration of a major water source, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in California, which is sinking.

Becoming Americans

Selections from 85 immigrants tell what it means to become an American.

A different kind of impatiens in the garden

Bay Bridge reopens, but delays on its replacement mount

Crews worked round-the-clock to repair a cracked beam, but the bigger task – finishing the new eastern half of the bridge – keeps getting pushed back.