August 2026
Matilija Dam is crumbling and chaotic. Why hasn’t it come down?
Matilija Dam blocks endangered fish migration and keeps sediment from reaching Ventura County beaches.
Jaguar dies from rattlesnake bite in first for California cat sanctuary
A 14-year-old jaguar at a Fresno cat sanctuary died from a rattlesnake bite to her paw.
Man allegedly posed as 49ers wide receiver in $1.3M romance scam
The con allegedly involved the man posting videos of himself running drills in San Francisco 49ers gear.
Several people arrested, accused of ransacking California cemetery
Five people have been arrested on suspicion of stealing thousands of dollars worth of funerary vases from a Fresno cemetery.
Former SF Nordstrom Rack to be converted to Sprouts supermarket
New details have emerged about the upcoming Sprouts store headed to a shopping center at the edge of San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood.
Drew Gilbert homers and Landen Roupp pitches 5 solid innings as Giants beat Diamondbacks 6-1
Drew Gilbert homered and drove in the go-ahead run, Landen Roupp pitched five solid innings and the San Francisco Giants beat Arizona 6-1 to snap a four-game home losing streak against the…
Chance of rain as summer storm moves toward Bay Area
The National Weather Service reported chances of thunderstorms across California on Thursday.
SFGATE launches a series of pop-up newsrooms at parks across San Francisco
Less than a quarter of Americans (23%) say they’ve ever spoken with or been interviewed by a journalist. SFGATE would like to change that.
ChatGPT may be changing how you’re writing
New research shows how particular words and phrases have been proliferating on the internet since ChatGPT’s release.
How 500K Calif. residents are deleting their data on the state’s dime
The California Privacy Protection Agency said Tuesday that the DROP service has more than 500,000 residents signed up in eight months.