Michael Cabanatuan

Mar 8, 2025 | sacbee.com | Michael Cabanatuan

Just when you finally got all your clocks changed and your body and attitude adjusted, it's time to take another leap in time - ahead to daylight saving time. Daylight saving begins at 2 a.m. Sunday. Californians and most other Americans will set their clocks ahead an hour, losing an hour of sleep and making the mornings darker and the daylight later - until Nov. 3.

Jan 20, 2025 | sfchronicle.com | Michael Cabanatuan

Nestled in the rolling hills of southwest Walnut Creek, the retirement community of Rossmoor is a verdant oasis sheltered from the hustle and bustle of the Bay Area. But for the community’s roughly 10,000 residents, there’s no escape from the homeowners’ insurance troubles that have spread across the state in the wake of the massive destruction wrought by California wildfires.

Dec 29, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Michael Cabanatuan

From express and carpool lanes to bridge tolls to BART and Muni fares, here are the major changes affecting Bay Area transportation in 2025.

Dec 16, 2024 | mercedsunstar.com | Michael Cabanatuan

Two frightened dogs were rescued Sunday afternoon from a South of Market apartment that caught fire when a damaged battery for an electric bicycle was being recharged, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. The small fire, which was limited to the apartment near Sixth and Natoma streets, was quickly extinguished, said Rescue Capt. Justin Schorr. Some contents inside the apartment were damaged but none of the apartments in the building were seriously damaged or destroyed.

Dec 11, 2024 | mercedsunstar.com | Michael Cabanatuan

Drivers planning to head from the Bay Area to Big Sur this weekend should be prepared for a 24-hour closure of Highway 1 at Rocky Creek, 12 miles south of Carmel. Caltrans plans to close the highway to all traffic beginning at 10 p.m. on Friday for 24 hours to make room for heavy equipment lifting and placing nine precast concrete girders. The girders will support a viaduct being installed to repair a slipout in the southbound lane caused by rain and erosion on March 30, according to Caltrans.