Conditions on the day of the very smoky Angel Island prescribed burn were not ideal for starting a fire, public data and ...

The Bay Area Air District says it expected Angel Island's smoke to rise and disperse Wednesday. Instead, more smoke reached Bay Area communities than anticipated.

Scientists are studying the family of the coyote that swam to Alcatraz.

"The Air District's meteorologist reviews weather patterns and makes a final determination on whether the burn will go forward," said Gioia. "[On Sept. 23] they made a decision that winds would not ...

But the smoke made trouble when it traveled. Cal Fire Angel Island might be one of the hardest places in California to hold a prescribed burn. Fire engines have to arrive on a boat, one at a time, all ...

San Jose and Santa Clara in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, complained of smoke amid the prescribed vegetation burn on Angel Island.

As day trips go, this one is spectacular. You arrive by water with views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the entire Bay. There’s hiking, biking and barbecuing. And it all starts with one charismatic sea ...