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Gas prices in California and the Bay Area have jumped following the temporary shutdown of the Valero refinery in Benicia. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Muni riders who pay their fares in cash will have to start carrying around quarters, as the price of an adult fare rises from $2 to $2.25 on Monday. The increase also applies to Clipper card users but they, of course, won't require extra change. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

California regulators, already under fire for allegedly growing too close to Pacific Gas and Electric Co., voted Thursday to let the utility collect an extra $2.37 billion from its customers over the next three years, adding roughly $7.50 to a typical customer's monthly bill in the fall. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

One side effect of soaring home prices: Real estate taxes are soaring too. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

One side effect of soaring home prices: Real estate taxes are soaring too. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Urban water districts in California can raise property taxes without first getting voter approval to pay for the state's multibillion-dollar plan to build twin tunnels and export water out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, according to the California Legislative Analyst's Office. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The median price paid in June for a new or existing single-family home or condo in San Francisco hit $1 million for the first time, according to a report released Wednesday by DataQuick. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The median price paid for a new or existing single-family home or condo in San Francisco hit $1 million for the first time in June, according to a report released Wednesday by DataQuick. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

East Bay mayors are moving forward with a plan to adopt a single minimum wage for the region in order to share the benefits and burdens of raising salaries for the lowest-paid workers. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

When it comes to paying utility bills, I usually don't give it a second thought, but some of the recent changes in the cost of the most basic residential services in Oakland have caught my eye. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The widespread use of generic medications is supposed to save the health care system money, but huge price spikes in certain common, previously low-cost drugs is putting some of that savings in question. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Rising natural gas prices and - to a lesser extent - California's drive to use more renewable power will add $3.38 to the average homeowner's monthly Pacific Gas and Electric Co. bill in the new year, the utility reported Tuesday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BART directors Thursday discarded the idea of raising the base fare, acknowledging that strikes and breakdowns have tortured riders. But the transit agency is still studying the possibility of peak-hour premiums. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bay Area commuters will have their chance to challenge a plan to boost Golden Gate Bridge tolls to as much as $8 at a series of public meetings slated for January and February. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Undergraduate tuition at the University of California won't grow next year, and UC will work on a way to make future price hikes more predictable for students, President Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday in San Francisco at her first regents meeting. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Undergraduate tuition at the University of California won't grow next year, and UC will try to make future price hikes more predictable for students, President Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday in San Francisco at her first regents meeting. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Commuters should get ready to dig deeper into their pockets to cross the Golden Gate Bridge as transit district officials consider plans to bump the toll as high as $8 over the next five years. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

San Francisco rentals were a different world when Chuck Post became a leasing agent - just four years ago. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

San Francisco rentals were a different world when Chuck Post became a leasing agent - just four years ago. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

It's either a great way to get more students through college faster - or it's the worst idea to hit students' pocketbooks since California started charging tuition. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In case San Franciscans are still searching for an incentive to reduce their trash output, a look at August's garbage bill might do the trick. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Bay Area home prices soared in June, with the median price hitting $555,000 - a record one-third higher than a year earlier - even as signs emerged that the fevered market is calming somewhat. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

After holding them up for a week, a Board of Supervisors committee reluctantly agreed Wednesday to send the package of proposed 2014 health care rates to the full board for consideration - including the controversial 5.25 percent increase from Kaiser Permanente. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The fight in San Francisco over whether to approve a 5.25 percent health care rate hike for public employees who use Kaiser Permanente is just a small piece of a larger debate over what some see as the health care provider's lack of transparency when it comes to setting prices. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Everything seems more expensive in San Francisco, and the price of parking tickets proves that's not just grumbling and whining. The citation for a car overstaying its welcome at one of the city's plentiful parking meters is already the costliest in the country - at $72 downtown and $62 outside the central core - and on Monday, it's climbing higher. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BART will be rolling out a series of parking fee increases at stations across the East Bay next month in a move that is expected to generate an additional $4.2 million for its parking lots and structures in the first year. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The governor, legislators and other state officeholders will get 5 percent pay raises starting in December, restoring some of what they lost starting five years ago when California began running huge budget deficits. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

San Francisco's median sales price hit an all-time high of $870,000 in May as eager buyers continued to bid up Bay Area homes, according to a real estate report released Thursday that also showed a dramatic decrease in foreclosure resales across the region. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The proposed expansion of a private school in tony Presidio Heights is becoming an old-versus-new-money showdown - complete with high-powered lawyers and big-time consultants, and all against a backdrop of a red-hot real estate market. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The proposed expansion of a private school in tony Presidio Heights is becoming an old-versus-new-money showdown - complete with high-powered lawyers and big-time consultants, and all against a backdrop of a red-hot real estate market. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

U.S. home prices rose at their fastest clip in years in March, with the San Francisco metro area among the best-performing markets, according to a report released Tuesday that helped push stocks to a record high. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Some of Berkeley's most popular offerings - tattoos, homemade cupcakes, boat berths - are all likely to get more expensive this summer. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Anyone who's tried catching a cab in San Francisco on a Saturday night - or in neighborhoods outside downtown at any time - will hail the main recommendation of a consultant's report: The city should put 600 to 800 more cabs on the streets. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Health insurance premiums for middle-class Californians who buy coverage under the federal health care law could soar by 30 percent next year when insurers are required to offer broader benefits and cover people regardless of their pre-existing medical conditions, according to a report released Thursday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Home prices in the five-county San Francisco metro area surged 17.5 percent in January versus a year ago - one of the biggest gains nationwide - according to a key gauge released on Tuesday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In the latest sign of a rebounding real estate market, eager buyers vying for a limited pool of properties pushed Bay Area median home prices 24.6 percent higher in February compared with last year, according to a real estate report released Thursday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Hundreds of thousands of Californians covered by the state's largest health insurers are facing double-digit premium hikes, and regulators and consumers are pushing back. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The statewide excise tax on gasoline will rise by 3.5 cents to 39.5 cents per gallon starting July 1. The California Board of Equalization approved the increase by a 3-2 vote Thursday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Something isn't working in the long-term-care insurance industry. The California Public Employees' Retirement System, which runs the country's second-largest long-term-care plan, just announced a remarkable 85 percent rate increase for most of its policyholders starting in 2015. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Almost every corner of the Bay Area is poised for robust home-price appreciation this year in a surge that will outpace projected national growth, according to a forecast from real-estate information site Zillow.com. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Imagine renting a 1,000-square-foot San Francisco apartment for $950 - a year. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

It's an all-too-familiar story in San Francisco. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In August 2006, the California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to allow AT&T and other companies that provided local telephone service to raise prices at will. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Jamie Court has what he says is a simple way to prevent the gasoline price spikes that have cursed California drivers for years: Require refineries to keep at least three weeks' worth of gas in stock at all times. If a refinery breaks down, the market will still have plenty of fuel. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

California's insurance commissioner on Tuesday called a proposed rate hike by Anthem Blue Cross for small businesses "unreasonable" and accused the health insurer of improperly imposing fees associated with the federal health law. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

San Francisco, infamous for high rents and eye-popping home prices, is in the midst of a counter wave: a housing boom that's scattered construction cranes across the city and may run for years. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

If you're seeking a new pad in the Bay Area, you can expect to pay more than a year ago whether you're buying or renting, according to a report released Wednesday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Starting this year, San Franciscans may have to pay extra for that recycling bin full of discarded wrapping paper. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Rock-bottom mortgage rates, tight inventory and increasing demand spurred double-digit rises in Bay Area home prices and sales volume in November, according to a real estate report released Thursday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

California health insurers are proposing double-digit rate increases for hundreds of thousands of policyholders, drawing criticism that health insurers are padding their profits as the nation prepares to carry out the federal health care law. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]