“The challenge of the hunt is what attracts you,” Grant Washburn has competed in every Mavericks competition. He’s surfed his home beach, San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, for 30 years. For Washburn, everything revolves around hunting waves because it’s that hard. He says years of training, months of waiting and watching, is worth that one moment.

Survival and beat downs. In this video clip, surf photographer Sachi Cunningham describes what it’s like for surfers at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach. Cunningham is often seen out photographing female big wave surfers.

On Friday, Steve Neely met up with the lifeguards to thank them for rescuing him and his dog.

Lifeguards, firefighters and police teamed up Sunday to rescue a naked man clinging to the side of Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach.

Many of the gathered volunteers are supporters of a new law that would require plastic manufacturers in California to drastically reduce production over the next decade.

Authorities on Sunday chased a driver across parts of San Francisco and the Peninsula before the pursuit came to an end near Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Pete Suratos reports.

San Diegans may have noticed a few more smiles around local parks this week. At seven locations across the city, “Happy Benches” appeared out of the blue: park benches marked with posters inviting people to sit and visit with one another.

A high-pressure system trapping smoke over the Bay Area spurred the air district to issue the winter season’s first Spare the Air alerts for Saturday and Sunday.

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency on Wednesday announced it will start the second phase of its Powered Scooter Share Permit Program next month, extending permits to four operators.

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency on Wednesday announced it will start the second phase of its Powered Scooter Share Permit Program next month, extending permits to four operators. Sharon Katsuda reports.

Surfing has always been a big part of the Bay Area sporting scene, especially with the Mavericks competition, and a year from now it will take the world’s biggest sporting stage at the Tokyo Olympics.

Surfing has always been a big part of the Bay Area sporting scene, especially with the Mavericks competition, and a year from now it will take the world’s biggest sporting stage at the Tokyo Olympics. Robert Handa reports.

A man is in critical condition after being rescued from Ocean Beach. The victim, who fell into the rough water, was not surfing, according to authorities.

The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito has recently seen a spike in sick marine animals, a problem that was highlighted when a struggling sea lion pup crawled onto Ocean Beach in San Francisco on Wednesday.

The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito has recently seen a 300% spike in sick sea lion pups, a problem highlighted when a sea lion was rescued at Ocean Beach on Wednesday. Christie Smith reports.

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will take down unofficial anti-transphobia sinage that started appearing on the N-Judah line last week.

Despite some soaked pavement, scores of people — from the competitive-minded racers to the creatively-dressed revelers — flocked to San Francisco Sunday for the 108th running of the famous Bay to Breakers foot race.

Despite some soaked pavement, scores of people — from the competitive-minded racers to the creatively-dressed revelers — flocked to San Francisco Sunday for the 108th running of the famous Bay to Breakers foot race. Ali Wolf reports.

The Alaska Airlines Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco is known for its runners’ colorful costumes, but they might get soggy at this year’s race Sunday with rain showers in the forecast.

From graduations to Bay to Breakers, a lot going on this weekend in the Bay Area and it might be soggy. Jean Elle reports.