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San Francisco Launches Green Rental Car Incentive Program

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is launching the nation's first Green Rental Car program that rewards customers for renting "green" alternative-fueled vehicles and rental...

San Francisco’s Garbage Trucks Go Green

All of San Francisco's 400 garbage and recycling trucks now run on alternative fuel, cutting 21 percent of their greenhouse gas emissions with the...
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San Francisco Ban Plastic Bags, Manitoba Town Too

Consumers have become unconscious about their shopping habits and stores are feeding the addiction by handing over purchases, even if they consist of a...

Famed Wild Parrots of San Francisco Get City’s Protection (Video)

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted to "protect and eventually replant trees on Telegraph Hill that serve as a favorite roost for...
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Bus Filters Remove Tons of Soot from San Francisco Air

San Francisco area residents can breathe cleaner air in the years ahead, as the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) nears completion of a historic program...

California City Sees Explosion in Spawning Salmon Population in San Jose After 10 Years of Habitat Cleanup

In the Bay Area of California, home of San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Clara County, and Silicon Valley a famous Pacific resident is heading...

Endangered New Zealand Bird Chooses Airport as Nesting Sanctuary, With Tall Fences to Keep Out All Their Predators

Endemic to New Zealand, this sweet little bird is called the tūturiwhatu, or New Zealand dotterel, and though endangered, it has found a unique...

Boat-Plane Hybrid That Needs No Runway Could Transform Travel from LA to San Diego, Boston to NYC

The future of travel is bold, with a boat-plane hybrid set to transform short distance ferry services. From the Virgin Hyperloop to HAV carbon-free dirigibles to...

Cross-Eyed Cat’s Adorable Expression Has Helped to Raise Thousands of Dollars for Animal Charities

This frazzled-looking feline has helped raise thousands of dollars for animal rescues thanks to his chronically crossed eyes.

Oakland Residents Transform Abandoned Lot into Sanctuary for Camping Homeless Women

One resident of Oakland, California has transformed a dirty, abandoned lot of land into a cozy, self-sustained community for homeless women.

Bus Transformed into Mobile Classroom Lets Thousands of Disadvantaged Kids and Adults Get Their Diplomas

Most school buses arrive to take students to class – but this bus brings the class to the students. This refurbished bus is equipped with...
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From Gross to Green: Toxic Dump Will Become Solar Farm in San Fran

Local and federal officials announced plans to build a solar farm at a San Francisco area garbage dump to “serve as a model for...

Tesla Unveils Insanely Efficient Battery That Can Power Your House

Electric car maker Tesla Motors has rolled out a new battery for homes and businesses that they say could end electric bills while creating...
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Carlos Santana Helps Ex-Bandmate Who was Found Homeless

A San Francisco reporter spoke with a homeless man in early December who was rummaging for valuables in Oakland. The man, who identified himself as...
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Homeowner Erects Halloween Haunted House, Invites Thousands

Bob Schiro's Halloween displays are legendary in San Jose. His goal is to foster neighborliness, but, it's grown bigger than that. Over the past decade...
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New Yorkers Answer Letters to Santa

The United States Postal Service has kicked off its annual "Letters to Santa", inviting people to respond to a child's letter to Santa...

Niño de 12 Años Educado en Casa Diseña un Dispositivo de Protección para el COVID-19 Llamado El Toque Seguro Pro

Un niño de 12 años de San Francisco, Mizan Rupan-Tompkins, ha inventado un dispositivo para evitar los gérmenes en puertas o teclados públicos -- El Toque Seguro Pro.

Homeschooled 12-Year-old Boy Designs COVID-19 Protection Device – The Safe Touch Pro

A 12-year-old San Francisco boy, Mizan Rupan-Tompkins, invented a device for avoiding germs on public doors and keypads—the Safe Touch Pro.

New COVID-19 ‘Citizen Science’ Project Lets Any Adult with a Smartphone Help Fight Coronavirus

Researchers from the University of California San Francisco are asking adults to help them fight the novel coronavirus by downloading this smartphone app.

This New Hyperloop Pod is Set to Whisk Passengers Between Cities at 760mph

We are now one step closer to being able to take ground transportation from Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than thirty minutes.