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All across the Bay Area right now, new fundraising are efforts continuing to pop up in the wake of this week’s devastating wildfire in Lahaina. One fundraiser was started by Jason Raffin, a San Francisco chef, who recently relocated to Hawaii. He barely escaped the flames and his home and restaurant were completely destroyed.

As many as 10 Cruise driverless taxis stopped working in San Francisco’s North Beach on Friday night. The tech fiasco caused traffic to back up and left many people questioning the recent decision by state regulators to approve the expanded use of robotaxis.

Calling it a landslide win, union representatives say a Starbucks in San Francisco's Sunset District unionized on Friday. 

Thanks to a surge of nearly $15 billion in state and federal funding, school districts are ditching the old standbys -- frozen pizza and chicken nuggets -- in favor of organic salads, free-range grilled chicken, vegan chana masala, chilaquiles and other treats.

Federal investigators said Thursday that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines jet diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December.

Hot dog vendors selling bacon-wrapped links with grilled onions and peppers – a mainstay outside sporting events in the Bay Area – may soon be restricted from the Oakland Coliseum parking lot.

One couple was in tears at the Oakland airport trying to get back to see if their home was still standing and their pets still were alive only to learn upon their arrival their house was destroyed and their pets dead.

Mike Wallau says he’s been at the location for 29 years and wants to stay, but the owner says the eviction is about more than paying rent late for one month.

The Port of Oakland, saying most people in the country don't know where the city is, has been exploring a name change for the Oakland International Airport.