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

Haggerty noted that Bank of America's landmark Bank of Italy branch at 1 Powell St. in Union Square, which has been in operation since 1910, will remain open with extended hours along with additional services and specialists. She did not immediately clarify how long the 445 Powell St. location has been around.

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.

While some travelers at San Jose's airport are eager to try autonomous rides, a recent survey found that six out of 10 drivers in the United States are afraid to ride in self-driving vehicles.

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.