The loquat is a large evergreen shrub that bears dozens of bulb-like orange fruit in the late spring and early summer.

(Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Meet the loquat ... record of how many loquat trees call the region home — but San Francisco is rumored to have the highest concentration, with around ...

On a recent warm May day, bundles of small sun-kissed-colored fruit droop from a towering tree in Raffy Espiritu's backyard ...

On a recent warm May day, bundles of small sun-kissed-colored fruit droop from a towering tree in Raffy Espiritu’s backyard ...

Authorities in the Bay Area have arrested two out of three alleged members of a retail theft ring suspected of stealing tens ...

Thousands of people hit the streets of San Francisco for the annual Bay to Breakers race on Sunday. The first wave of runners ...

From Dungeness crab to fresh oysters on the half shell, there’s plenty of seafood to enjoy in the Bay Area. Our readers who voted in this year’s Best of Bay Area contest shared their picks for ...

Isla Grand Restaurant Bar & Banquet (548 Contra Costa Boulevard, Suite M, Pleasant Hill) is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday ...

For some San Francisco Bay fish, consuming half a pound a week could be unsafe. The chemicals, found in people and animals worldwide, have been linked to cancer and other health effects.

A few years ago, a wave of bars inspired by the famed Japanese hi-fi style listening lounges started hitting the Bay Area.