Property insurance at peril for many in California's risky wildfire areas
Insurers have been taking a hard look at the millions of Californians who live in areas with a very high risk of wildfires, especially in recent years when a series of costly fires incinerated thousands of rural homes.
Walmart, Target, Kohl's take on Amazon's Prime Day in retail wars
Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Kohl's have their own sales going on amid Amazon Prime Day 2021.
Walmart invests in drone delivery company, says service to start in 'coming months'
Walmart has invested in drone delivery company DroneUp and will begin operating the service at a store near its headquarters in the coming months.
Mansion in Pacific Heights sets record for most expensive house sold in San Francisco
The 11,000-square-foot home was built in 1931, by the heirs to the Hills Bros. Coffee fortune, and has stunning views of the bay and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Freshpet recalls dog food due to potential salmonella contamination
Freshpet is recalling some Select Small Dog Bite Size Beef & Egg Recipe Dog Food that may have been sold at some Publix and Target stores.
Medicare scam claims to offer 'free' genetic test kit, BBB warns
A scam targeting those on Medicare offers a “free” genetic testing kit that screens for a predisposition to heart disease or cancer, the BBB warned.
Beech-Nut recalls baby rice cereal over high arsenic levels
Beech-Nut is recalling its “Stage 1, Single Grain Rice Cereal” over high levels of arsenic found in one sample. The company also said it will stop selling the product.
Gas prices could be headed higher before they come back down
Gas prices in the Bay Area are just a few cents shy of hitting the highest cost since 2012, according to GasBuddy. At the same time, the cost of taking a rideshare is skyrocketing amid a driver shortage.
Target reopens fitting rooms at all stores after closing to customers during pandemic
Target said it began opening some of the dressing rooms at the start of Memorial Day weekend, and all were expected to reopen by June 1. The only exception is “a small number” being used for vaccine administration.
'Darth Vader House' hits Houston market, on sale for $4.3 million
You don’t know the power of the dark side! But for $4.3 million, you most likely will as one massive Houston home just hit the market.
CPUC fines PG&E $106M for 2019 shutoffs, website unavailability
The California Public Utilities Commission issued a $106 million penalty for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for violating safety guidelines during three power shutoffs held in the fall of 2019.
Average US price of gas jumps 8 cents per gallon to $3.10; Bay Area prices highest in the nation
The highest average price in the nation right now is $4.23 a gallon in the San Francisco Bay Area. The lowest average is $2.53 in Houston.
Hand sanitizer recall expands again; testing detected methanol, FDA says
Substantial exposure to methanol can result in nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system or death, the FDA said in a news release.
US housing market booms as buyers enter bidding wars amid low supply
“The housing market is hot. Very hot,” National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun told FOX Television Stations. But Yun predicts that things could soon cool down.
Port of Oakland reports record-setting import volume as U.S. economy rebounds from pandemic
The Port of Oakland handled the equivalent of 100,096 20-foot containers in April, up 25 percent from a year ago. It's the largest monthly amount of imports in the port's 94-year history.
Mattel collecting old Barbie dolls, Matchbox cars in toy takeback program
Mattel is launching a program that will allow unused toys find new homes.
Kidde recalls smoke alarms, combination carbon monoxide detectors over risk of alert failure
Smoke alarm manufacturer Kidde has recalled as many as 226,000 smoke and carbon monoxide detectors after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said they could possibly fail at alerting consumers of threats.
Major US pipeline hit by ransomware attack could be back online by week’s end
The operator of a major U.S. pipeline hit by a cyberattack said Monday that it hopes to have service mostly restored by the end of the week.
Amazon blocked more than 10 billion listings in counterfeit crackdown, company says
Amazon has been under pressure to crack down on counterfeits on its site. The company said it blocked more than 10 billion suspected phony listings last year.
Cyberattack on East Coast pipeline linked to criminal gang
Friday's ransomware attack on a vital East Coast pipeline, the worst cyberattack to date on critical U.S. infrastructure, was carried out by a criminal gang, two people close to the investigation said Sunday.