A bicyclist who was seriously injured after colliding head-on with a car last week remained in critical condition Tuesday afternoon.

Indulge in romance this Valentine's Day. From gourmet dinners and chocolate fountains to romantic dances and enthralling entertainment, the Tri-City area provides countless opportunities to make this Valentine's Day one that couples will remember forever.

A bicyclist was seriously injured this afternoon after being struck by a Ford Mustang, the California Highway Patrol said.

TOYOTA and its sudden acceleration problem is old news for one Walnut Creek resident.

What you'll see: In the Bay Area's foothills and canyons, it's amazing how fast you can go from congested to rural.

The East Bay Regional Park District is doggy heaven, where you can take your dog to about 50 of its outposts.

State Highway 84 between Fremont and Sunol reopened shortly before 4 p.m. today after closing for nearly five hours due to roadway flooding, a Caltrans spokesman said.

The city of Dublin can thank the U.S. Census Bureau for its cricket field at Emerald Glen Park.

The Tri-Valley Retired Educators Scholarship Foundation is offering up to six scholarships, each worth $1,500, to graduating high school seniors and college or university students.

The torrential downpour soaking the region has not spared the East Bay, as thousands are without power and the highways have been a roadway slip-and-slide this morning.

I have a theory about FasTrak, the electronic toll-collection system that allows motorists to flow onto bridges without stopping to dig into their wallets.

Recently on a sunny afternoon we were driving down Piedmont Road when our attention was caught by what looked like a mini-rodeo happening in a small corral at the bottom of the green rolling Milpitas hills by the side of road.

The quake registered a magnitude of 4.1, and the epicenter was at the intersection of the Hayward and Calaveras faults, about 6.8 miles below the surface and six miles east of Milpitas, near the Calaveras reservoir in the Sunol Regional Wilderness.

An otherwise quiet weekday morning in the Bay Area was interrupted today by an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1. The quake, which rumbled at 10:09 a.m., was centered six miles east/northeast of Milpitas and 11 miles north/northeast of San Jose City Hall, according to the USGS Web site.

The People's Grocery is a food-justice organization that has been using education and direct distribution to encourage healthy eating in West Oakland since 2002.

An otherwise quiet weekday morning in the Bay Area was interrupted today by an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1. The quake, which rumbled at 10:09 a.m., was centered six miles east/northeast of Milpitas and 11 miles north/northeast of San Jose City Hall, according to the USGS Web site.

At a cliff-top lookout in the East Bay hills, you have the chance to be at eye-level with golden eagles that ride the thermals.

Don't be alarmed if water you get from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission looks a little cloudy or milky white beginning today.

Alameda Creek is photographed as it flows through Niles Canyon, in Sunol, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec.

Girl Scouts from Pleasanton, Dublin and Sunol are providing crafts, gifts and other holiday treats for children in Richmond.