California restaurant owners offer cash prizes to encourage employee vaccinations

Stark Reality Restaurants now has seven restaurants in Santa Rosa and Healdsburg and employs 486 people. About 85% are vaccinated against COVID-19, including all management. But that leaves about 70 individuals who are not.

$45M mansion sale shows just how hot the Hawaii real estate market is

A San Francisco investment banker has sold his Maui mansion to a retired hedge fund CEO and a Hollywood actress for $45 million. The cash sale of the oceanfront residence reflects a hot market where the median price of a Maui home tops $1.1 million.

SSI benefits keep disabled people and seniors in poverty

Disabled people and seniors must accumulate less than $2,000 in their bank accounts in order to receive Supplemental Security Income.

CDC adds 16 countries to ‘very high’ COVID-19 risk list

The CDC has added 16 more countries to their highest level of COVID-19 risk for travelers as the delta variant continues to fuel cases around the world.

Hefty Lake Tahoe parking fees aim to keep people away as part of 'experiment'

Transportation officials at Lake Tahoe say they are experimenting with a new effort to try change the behavior of visitors who fill up an overcrowded parking area for one of the lake’s most popular beaches by hitting them in their wallets.

New California law could make bacon hard to find in 2022

A California law taking effect Jan. 1 could make pork harder to find and more expensive. Voters in 2018 overwhelmingly approved the law, which requires more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves.

Plastics producers, packagers fight back against push to boost recycling with new fee

States across the U.S. are looking to adopt new recycling regimes that require producers of packaging to pay for its inevitable disposal — but industry is digging in to try to halt the movement.

54-year-old man killed in Treasure Island hit and run collision

The San Francisco Medical Examiner's Office released the identity of the pedestrian struck and killed by a hit and run driver on Treasure Island Thursday night.

New and used car prices are up significantly due to a microchip shortage

For more than a year, carmakers have been slammed by a double whammy: a shortage of chips and a tidal wave of car buyers. So, the car you might want right now, is probably not available.