President Biden makes first tweet from @POTUS: Here's what it said

Shortly after speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C., President Biden made his first tweet from the @POTUS account.

On day one, Biden signs executive orders on climate change, COVID

Biden wore a mask while seated behind the Resolute Desk with a stack of orders early Wednesday evening. He said there was “no time to start like today.”

22-year-old California poet reads at inauguration, drawing rave reviews

The youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history drew rave reviews and brought some audience members to tears with her reading of "The Hill We Climb." 

Larger than life artwork celebrates Ruth Bader Ginsburg in San Jose

The 85-foot high installation of Ruth Bader Ginsberg will be visible throughout downtown San Jose and illuminated at night.  

San Francisco's health department could soon run out of vaccine doses

Mayor London Breed said so far the city has only received a total of 102,825 doses for both the first and second shots. But that will not cover the approximately 210,000 people in the city's highest priority group which includes frontline workers and people 65 and older. 

Rare winter windstorm batters the Bay Area

The gnawing sounds from chainsaws filled the air as crews tried to clear a downed 60-foot pine tree toppled by high winds onto Undajon Drive.

Howling NorCal winds cause power outages, fires, downed trees

KTVU meteorologist Steve Paulson said gusts were howling at 82 mph in Blackhawk and 52 mph in the Oakland hills. 

Watch President Trump's farewell speech
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President Donald Trump wrapped up his term at the White House with a farewell video on his final day in office Tuesday.

Bay Area restaurants, wineries file lawsuit over outdoor dining ban

A coalition of Bay Area restaurants and wineries filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against California’s ban on outdoor dining, calling the restriction "arbitrary, capricious, and untethered to evidence."

McConnell: Trump ‘provoked’ Capitol siege, mob ‘fed lies’

McConnell’s remarks as he opened the Senate were his most severe and public rebuke of outgoing President Trump. The Republican leader vowed a "safe and successful" inauguration of Biden at the Capitol, which is under extremely tight security.

Felony homicide arrest made following chaotic Bay Bridge biker crash

A Stockton man was arrested for felony homicide and being an accessory in the Bay Bridge wrong-way chaos after his passenger was run over while the two allegedly fled police, CHP said Tuesday.

Bay Area businesses honor Oakland's Kamala Harris with ice cream, dishes

At Oakland's Jack London Square, the Home of Chicken and Waffles restaurant is doing a special called "the Kamala," a home-style dinner named for their favorite hometown politician. San Francisco-based Smitten Ice Cream also wanted to honor Harris's work to help other women, with their MVP special that stands for Madam Vice President.

Family of Black doctor who delivered Kamala Harris reflects on his legacy

As Kamala Harris gets ready to make history as the country’s first female, Black and South Asian vice president, her story is resonating with a Bay Area family whose connection to Harris started in the 1960s.

Boy missing after surf drags him into water at Cowell Ranch State Beach

The search from air for a missing boy swept into the ocean at a San Mateo County beach Monday afternoon was called off for the night.