These Bay Area bars, bakeries and restaurants are stepping up for Los Angeles wildfire victims
From bake sales to speciality pizzas, Bay Area institutions are stepping up for those affected by the wildfires.
This rural, spiraling railroad loop first connected the Bay Area with LA
The Tehachapi Loop in California's Central Valley is a 3,799-foot-long rail spiral that first allowed passenger trains to journey from the Bay Area to LA.
LA wildfires could drive up building costs across California
Years of rebuilding in Southern California will create a scarcity of construction workers and materials throughout the state.

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Bay Area shelters take in pets from Los Angeles County to help overwhelmed facilities
More Bay Area fire personnel sent to fight Los Angeles County wildfires
LA animal shelters sending pets to Bay Area that you can adopt
Bay Area businesses, residents organize relief efforts to help Los Angeles fire victims
Violinist Rose Crelli staged a benefit concert in Patricia's Green in Hayes Valley. At the Hella Bagels shop in Albany, workers were busy making a special Huevos Rancheros bagel, with the proceeds going to an organization called "Feed The Streets, LA."
San Francisco SPCA rescues animals from overcrowded LA shelters impacted by wildfires
San Francisco SPCA needs your help adopting 30 furry friends who have just arrived from Los Angeles shelters impacted by the recent devastating wildfires.
Mother, daughter displaced by SoCal fire find new home in the Bay Area
A mother and her daughter are forced to evacuate their home due to the fires in Southern California. Now, they’re finding normalcy in the Bay Area.
From Oakland to Saratoga, Los Angeles infernos are a reminder of Bay Area’s wildfire vulnerability
The fires ravaging Los Angeles — and the Oakland Hills fire 33 years ago — remind many in the Bay Area that such devastation isn’t limited to far-flung rural communities.
Bay Area rescue orgs take in displaced dogs from LA wildfires
People are not the only ones displaced by the Los Angeles County fires, so are many pets.  As a result, rescue organizations in the Bay Area are taking in Southern
‘Let them rest in peace': 200 bronze vases stolen from Lafayette cemetery
A Lafayette cemetery has fallen victim to thieves coming and stealing bronze vases from gravesites. Oakland Memorial Park's general manager said someone stole and ripped out close to 200 vases from people's headstones.
TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless given 'definitive' assurances
The announcement comes as both the Biden administration and President-elect Donald Trump have said they’re looking for ways to let TikTok continue to operate.
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From her home in the Oakland hills, Pamela Jordan has been watching coverage all week of the horrific Los Angeles ... in the Bay Area’s foothills lining Oakland to San Jose, from Piedmont ...