Camaccia said it’s normal to see them on Seadrift Beach and Bolinas Beach. What is unique this year, he said, is that they ...

Strandings of these jellyfish-like animals, sometimes called "by-the-wind sailors," usually mean spring is coming ...

Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-351-1400; anthonymeier.com. Through May 2: Works by San Francisco artist Jesse Schlesinger and Brazilian artist Manfredo de Souzanetto. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays ...

If you’re looking to visit a black-sand beach, these eight destinations around the world are some of the best to consider.

Growing up in the Chicago suburbs, I couldn’t wait, for a variety of reasons, to leave after high school and never turn back.

A rare type of whale was spotted Tuesday morning in shallow water near the Emeryville Marina, officials with the Marine ...

Scientists are investigating after two more dead whales have been found in the San Francisco Bay just days after a gray whale washed ashore at a beach in the Marin ...

As the sun begins to break through Berkeley’s winter fog, the UC Berkeley campus is starting to become more lively, with ...

The Marine Mammal Center on Friday confirmed that two more gray whales washed up dead in Bay Area waters, the second and third occurrence since a female gray whale was found dead at a Marin County ...

Despite the condensed campaign season, they hope it’s enough to mobilize voters to cast a ballot in the region’s first ...

We also journey to nearby Sonoma Valley for dinner at Valley Restaurant and Bottle Shop on Sonoma Plaza, which confirms my ...