.Alastair Bland

State forest officials block mushroom hunters from potentially dangerous, bountiful harvest

Year-plus drought has California in a state of emergency, but a new drinking water supply could be on the way.

California hunters may need to leave man's best friend at home if Gov. Brown signs off on canine hunting ban.

'City of San Jose weighs expansion of Newby Island Landfill while some Milpitas residents fight back in court. Read the latest features and columns from the South Bay's Metro Newspaper, and find information on upcoming events, lifestyle, the arts and more.

'Chinook salmon are abundant this year in one of the best seasons of local fishing memory, with sport and commercial fishermen reeling in easy boatloads of the most prized food and game fish on the Pacific Coast. Read the latest features and columns from the South Bay's Metro Newspaper, and find information on upcoming events, lifestyle, the arts and more.

Scores of leopard sharks have been found thrashing and dying in the shallows of San Francisco Bay from Palo Alto to Marin, as the...

California braces for the arrival of a fast-growing genetically engineered salmon.

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