Colma has long been known as the home to 1,000 times more dead people than living people, and that’s becoming a problem. The tiny town of Colma is merely two square miles, and nearly 75 percent of ...

This article was originally published Oct. 26, 2017. When you drive around the tiny town of Colma, just south of Daly City, you can’t help but notice a certain redundancy of scenery. Tombstones. A ...

COLMA, Calif. - Police in Colma, a town known for its cemeteries, are now investigating a rare homicide, with a victim shot at a cemetery. "Apparently he was visiting a gravesite, memorializing ...

COLMA — A blaze that broke out during the cremation of two bodies Wednesday damaged a historic chapel and gutted a crematory at Cypress Lawn cemetery, officials said. Firefighters who rushed to the ...

Ten miles south of San Francisco, just down the road from Nordstrom Rack, is the booming necropolis of Colma, a city whose dead outnumber the living. There is no Main Street, no corner grocery. The ...

COLMA — The owners of a Jewish cemetery vandalized last week fielded more than 100 calls from concerned families Monday. An unknown number of people dislodged and knocked over “just over a dozen” ...

COLMA — By early Friday afternoon, more than 100 people had driven to Pet’s Rest cemetery in Colma. They came from all over San Mateo County, from San Francisco — even from as far as Berkeley — and ...

The ghost of Emperor Norton is likely dusting off his epaulets and preparing a royal decree. Woodlawn Memorial Park, final resting place for the beloved, peace-loving San Francisco eccentric, is ...

COLMA — A 43-year-old Daly City woman was arrested for allegedly stealing $1,300 worth of copper and bronze fixtures from the Italian Cemetery. Her arraignment is set for today at the San Mateo County ...

In 1858, the Italian Mutual Benevolent Association of San Francisco was established. Now the many confused Italian immigrants, many who could speak only Italian, had a place they could go to get help ...

Nila Negri sits in front of her dog Rusty's grave site at Pet's Rest cemetery in Colma, Calif., Wednesday, June 14, 2006. The city, also home to 1.5 million deceased humans, is running out of room for ...