Affordability and a drop in skilled workers fueled the area’s plummet in a new analysis of the nation’s best-performing cities.

The fire that started Thursday at the Vistra Energy battery plant in Moss Landing, roughly 80 miles (about 130 kilometers) south of San Francisco, led to 1,700 people evacuating, closed part of Highway 1 and generated huge flames and significant amounts of smoke. The cause is under investigation.

Is South by Southwest still a good place for startups to hit up venture capitalists? Three S.F. startups that won a spot in the festival's pitch competition this year are hoping so.

Rōki Sasaki, the 23-year-old phenom from Japan whose services for the next six seasons could be procured by every Major League Baseball franchise for the equivalent of a rounding error, ended his six-week recruiting period by agreeing to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, he announced in a social media post.

The 64 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts,

Fintech giant PayPal filed the plans for the company's $17.3 million Austin office more than two years after signing the lease.

Austin FC will look very different this year following the departures of many key figures in the club's short history.

Siete is officially part of PepsiCo Inc. The global food and beverage company announced plans to acquire Austin-grown Garza Food Ventures LLC, known as Siete, late last year — a $1.2 billion deal that was finalized Jan. 17. It’s unclear if Siete will move its headquarters or continue to be based in Austin.

Harris' historic term ends Monday, and it will be the first time she hasn't held elected office since 2004, when she became San Francisco's district attorney.

Jacksonville St. at Sam Houston St., 3 p.m. Wichita St. at North Texas, 3 p.m. Alcorn St. at Texas Southern, 4 p.m. BYU at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Grand Canyon at Tarleton St., 8 p.m. Fresno St. at Air Force, 3 p.m. New Mexico at Colorado St., 3 p.m.

Walgreens plans to close 1,200 stores over three years. After 70 closed September to November 2024, 450 more will close in 2025, the company says.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A real estate developer whose relationship with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was at the center of the Republican's historic impeachment trial in 2023 pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of lying to a financial institution.