Features

Sea level rise could threaten hundreds of thousands of San Francisco Bay Area residents, but cities have no comprehensive protection strategy. In the meantime, they continue to plan Bayside developments.

A San Mateo County ranching family feeds growing local demand for grass-fed beef. But can they stay ahead of the curve?

Being inside the tunnel at Devil’s Slide feels a little like being in an Indiana Jones movie — minus the terrifying killer boulders.

San Francisco will “bank” billions of gallons of water underground to prepare for global warming and drought – but needs to make sure it’s an account they don’t overdraft when it’s time to withdraw.

Pioneering organic farmers Larry Jacobs and Sandy Belin of Jacobs Farm remember the early days of the organic movement with mixed feelings. The largest organic culinary herb growers in the country offer a rare tour of the farm in Pescadero, Calif. where it all began.

What’s that smell? Landfill gas goes green – and powers 10,000 Bay Area homes.

Salt ponds and snowy plovers: A tour of the largest – and costliest – wetland restoration project in California on the verge of its groundbreaking.

Urban sprawl has essentially trapped mountain lions within the Santa Cruz Mountains range, reducing the once-proud population to no more than a few dozen.