Bay Area residents are split on Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan. Some voters support the idea, saying Democrats need to be tougher. Others, including some Democrats, worry the ploy could ...

The evacuation area for the Garnet Fire, burning since Aug. 24, was expanded on Labor Day. The wildfire, in the Sierra National Forest east of Fresno, had burned 26,982 acres (42 square miles) with 12 ...