San Francisco art gallery focusing on emerging artists celebrates AAPI Heritage Month
Cecilia Chia never dreamed of the platform she would build for emerging artists in the Bay Area when she created Glass Rice in her hometown.
Cecilia Chia never dreamed of the platform she would build for emerging artists in the Bay Area when she created Glass Rice in her hometown.
Throughout AAPI Heritage Month in May, CBS News Bay Area has been featuring stories highlighting the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities in and around San Francisco.
A Japanese-American bakery in San Francisco and its famous coffee crunch cake turn 50 years old this year. The man now running the bakery in the city's Japantown seeks to continue his grandfather's legacy.
Kinmon Gakuen in San Francisco's Japantown is poised to undergo a major facelift after community leaders spearheaded a fundraising effort.
An ancient Japanese art form that connects people to their heritage with each pounding beat, taiko drumming was recently on full display at the 46th annual Nikkei Matsuri Festival in San Jose's Japantown.
Filipino martial arts has a long tradition of combining culture, history, and language but has remained relatively unknown, even in the Philippines. A Bay Area martial arts master and his students hope to change that.
Asian Americans make up 33.7 percent of the San Francisco population and are an important voting block in the mayoral election.
A Bay Area-based study finds that 80% of Asian American women with lung cancer never smoked and researchers are trying to figure out why.
San Francisco streets will be filled with Friday evenings with another night market event bringing people together with local vendors to enjoy food, music, and nighttime fun.
The story of a Bay Area Chinese-American girl who took the San Francisco school board to the Supreme Court in 1885 was recently published thanks to a retired attorney.
A native San Franciscan who became the first Miss Chinatown 76 years ago recently received a sparkling new crown.
Comedian and San Francisco native Kristina Wong was in the middle of her one-woman show when the Covid-19 pandemic shut down theaters across the country. Her next move started a movement that inspired her show "Sweatshop Overlord" which became a Pulitzer Prize finalist for drama. Gianna Franco reports.
Two cousins from Chicago recently made the cross-country journey to a Northern California community to see if they could find answers about their family history.
A San Francisco native is helping keep alive the city's historic Japantown, one of only three left in the U.S.
Amidst the evolving landscape of the book industry, City Lights, the renowned bookstore in San Francisco continues to illuminate the path for book lovers.
When Susan Lieu was 11-years old, her mother died of a botched plastic surgery in 1996 by a San Francisco doctor who had numerous complaints against him and had his license to practice suspended by the California Medical Board.
A new theater production "Larry the Musical an American Journey", which tells a little-known story about the Filipino-American experience, will hold its opening night this Saturday at the Brava Theater in San Francisco's Mission District.
A San Jose gardener who is also a talented abstract painter is using his gifts to help fight breast cancer.
A San Francisco recycling startup company has created an AI-powered robot to streamline the recycling process, and it's now being used in other plants across the country.
The popularity of craft beer has risen exponentially over the last decade, with different backgrounds and ethnic flavors finding their ways into craft beef like never before. One brewery in the East Bay is taking its recent success to another level, and is now opening new doors for others to enter.
Colleen Quen studied fashion at the French Couture School in San Francisco, where she learned the art of what she affectionately calls "sacred geometry."
If you step inside Shangri-La Gifts and Tea Shop along Grant Ave. in San Francisco's Chinatown, you may get greeted with the sound of tradition.
Studies show Asian Americans are less likely to seek mental health care than any other ethnicity, but one AAPI family has made it their mission to change that.
A well-known San Mateo flower shop opened in the height of the Depression and, thanks to its 90-something matriarch, it's still going strong.
A chance discovery of a box of photos in a Yuba County storage locker is giving people a unique insight into their community after local historians took it upon themselves to document an important moment in time.
On Saturday, workers and volunteers were putting the finishing touches on a ballpark that many hope will give new life to the city.
A wind-whipped wildfire near Tracy jumped to nearly 5,000 acres, injuring two firefighters and closing part of Interstate 580 on Saturday.
Public safety was on the minds of Oakland residents and officials who met to discuss solutions at a town hall on Saturday.
NASA in 2024 is once again readying new missions to the moon and Einstein's theory of relativity is influencing the plans in a surprising way.
The spacecraft, part of the Chang'e moon exploration program, will collect soil and rock samples.
On Saturday, workers and volunteers were putting the finishing touches on a ballpark that many hope will give new life to the city.
A wind-whipped wildfire near Tracy jumped to nearly 5,000 acres, injuring two firefighters and closing part of Interstate 580 on Saturday.
Public safety was on the minds of Oakland residents and officials who met to discuss solutions at a town hall on Saturday.
NASA in 2024 is once again readying new missions to the moon and Einstein's theory of relativity is influencing the plans in a surprising way.
BART train service between the 24th Street Mission and Daly City stations is suspended this weekend while crews make trackway improvements and clear nearby vegetation.
BART train service between the 24th Street Mission and Daly City stations is suspended this weekend while crews make trackway improvements and clear nearby vegetation.
Six people were charged Friday in connection with an organized retail theft of a CVS store in San Francisco.
Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi took the stand on day three of David DePape's state trial on attempted murder charges.
Ten months after San Francisco's iconic Anchor Brewing Company announced it was closing after 127 years, a buyer has come forward to revive the brand.
San Francisco Giants shortstop Anthony Tandron was suspended for 56 games Friday, following a positive test under Major League Baseball's new drug program for minor league players assigned outside the United States and Canada.
On Saturday, workers and volunteers were putting the finishing touches on a ballpark that many hope will give new life to the city.
A wind-whipped wildfire near Tracy jumped to nearly 5,000 acres, injuring two firefighters and closing part of Interstate 580 on Saturday.
Public safety was on the minds of Oakland residents and officials who met to discuss solutions at a town hall on Saturday.
The number of people experiencing homelessness in Contra Costa County increased by 18.5% in 2024, according to a report released this week by Contra Costa Health.
A man wearing dark clothing allegedly set a University of California police vehicle on fire on the UC Berkeley campus Saturday morning just after 5 a.m.
Pro-Palestinian protesters who created an encampment and blocked entrances to University of California, Santa Cruz campus buildings were forcibly removed Friday morning and many arrested, a university spokesperson said.
A former college professor from San Jose has been sentenced to over five years in federal prison for intentionally lighting fires as crews battled the destructive Dixie Fire that tore through five counties in Northern California in 2021.
Two cousins were found guilty of shooting, by mistake, a young couple to death in Salinas in 2022, according to Monterey County prosecutors.
A family business has brought the cuisine of Argentina to customers around the Bay Area for more than a decade and they are still eager to get more opportunities to share their food.
A 45-year-old man suffered serious wounds after being attacked by a man wearing an armored vest Wednesday afternoon on a VTA platform in San Jose.
Marin County was given the greenlight on Thursday by a federal judge to keep managing an encampment of recreational vehicles along Binford Road by removing residents' personal property for storage or disposal.
Hazmat crews responded Thursday evening after an overturned trailer dumped 800 gallons of liquid fertilizer onto a rural road in Napa County.
An elderly woman who was found disoriented and wandering in Santa Rosa on Thursday afternoon has been identified, police said.
A second suspect in a San Rafael shooting last weekend that sent one man to the hospital has turned himself in, according to police.
There was outrage and frustration in Novato as parents at Sinaloa Middle School learned new details about a fight that led to several arrests.
On Saturday, workers and volunteers were putting the finishing touches on a ballpark that many hope will give new life to the city.
The A's snapped Chris Sale's seven-start winning streak with an 11-9 victory over the Braves on Saturday.
Aaron Judge capped a spectacular May by homering twice in his first game in San Francisco and the Yankees beat the Giants 6-2 Friday night.
The Atlanta Braves beat Oakland 4-2 on Friday night, giving the A's their third straight loss.
Tyson suffered a medical emergency on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles last weekend due to an ulcer flare up, his representatives said.
A man wearing dark clothing allegedly set a University of California police vehicle on fire on the UC Berkeley campus Saturday morning just after 5 a.m.
Six people were charged Friday in connection with an organized retail theft of a CVS store in San Francisco.
Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi took the stand on day three of David DePape's state trial on attempted murder charges.
Newark police are looking for more than a dozen robbers who ransacked a high-end jewelry store across from Newpark Mall on Wednesday.
Police in Pleasant Hill on Friday arrested three suspects in connection with the fatal stabbing of a custodian who was killed after working his shift at Pleasant Hill Park last February.
NASA in 2024 is once again readying new missions to the moon and Einstein's theory of relativity is influencing the plans in a surprising way.
Google said it's rolling back its AI-generated search results feature after two weeks. Here's why.
Federal regulators are giving Amazon key permission that will allow it to expand its drone delivery program.
After 20 years in the making, the world's largest digital camera is now atop Cerro Pachón, home of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
California lawmakers have concerns about artificial intelligence in the private sector, but there are also concerns about its use by state agencies.
Almost one in five survey responders had lost a family member or close friend to a drug overdose, researchers found.
The Misha knee system is an implantable tool that is a shock absorber for the knee.
A release of tear gas and pepper spray during a training exercise at the San Francisco County Jail in San Bruno on Tuesday led to students at a nearby elementary school to become sick, officials said.
In a bipartisan vote, the California State Senate approved a bill from a Bay Area lawmaker aimed at targeting social media addiction among children and teens.
Panera faces another lawsuit over a highly caffeinated beverage that the restaurant chain said it would phase out.
As the verdict was read, former President Donald Trump's eyes appeared to close, and his head shook slightly, lips pursed and eyes downcast.
Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts in a case stemming from a "hush money" payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Marin County was given the greenlight on Thursday by a federal judge to keep managing an encampment of recreational vehicles along Binford Road by removing residents' personal property for storage or disposal.
Marian Robinson, the mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, has died at the age of 86, her family announced Friday.
President Biden said the "American principle that no one is above the law was reaffirmed" after Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
The annual celebration of LGBTQ+ people and culture begins Saturday against a complicated backdrop.
A proposed measure in California that would have required schools in California to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identification at school has failed to qualify for the November ballot.
While the State Department bulletin is meant for overseas travel, there is concern of a domestic threat from ISIS, two sources told CBS News.
Two prominent Bay Area political figures died Friday night when the pickup they were in collided with a car in rural San Diego County.
A Northern California school district is being sued by the state over allegations the district failed to carry out corrective actions in a controversial gender notification policy adopted last summer.
The inaugural edition of Festival La Onda brings two days of Latin music and food to the North Bay this weekend with headliners Alejandro Fernández, Junior H, Fuerza Regida, Maná and more.
Festa Italiana returns to San Francisco's North Beach this weekend celebrating the neighborhood and preserving the heritage of the community with food, music, shopping, and live entertainment.
Jennifer Lopez was set to embark on a 30+ city tour to promote her new album "This is Me…Now," which dropped in February.
This Saturday night, a rave featuring British electronic musician Fred Again with special guest Skrillex will draw upwards of 25,000 fans to San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza.
The 10th Bay Area Book Festival kicks off this weekend in downtown Berkeley with a lineup of literary and celebrity authors including Joan Baez and Bay Area native Amy Tan.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
Meteorologist and CBS News Bay Area's resident pilot Lt. Jessica Burch got a treat during Fleet Week, taking to the skies with one of the Blue Angels.
A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
CBS News Bay Area evening edition headlines for Saturday June 1, 2024. Watch full newscasts streamed at the CBS SF website or on the app. Website: http://kpix.com
NASA in 2024 is once again readying new missions to the moon and Einstein's theory of relativity is influencing the plans in a surprising way. Max Darrow reports. (6-1-24)
On Saturday, workers and volunteers were putting the finishing touches on a ballpark that many hope will give new life to Oakland. John Ramos reports. (6-1-24)
Public safety was on the minds of Oakland residents and officials who met to discuss solutions at a town hall on Saturday. Da Lin reports. (6-1-24)
This weekend cooldown won't last very long, at least it won't outside the immediate coast. Brian Hackney has the First Alert forecast.
Being in the foster care system can be tough for children, and it often doesn't become easier once they age out. But there are people trying to help them succeed.
A Mill Valley man known for his public art projects that bring his neighbors together is being honored for providing gifts to his community.
A first-of-its-kind San Francisco program that trains the next generation of makers is closed temporarily because of a fire, but Its founder is working to safely reopen as soon as possible.
A Pacifica woman is being recognized for leading an annual ocean education program at a coastal school for over 30 years.
A San Francisco native is helping keep alive the city's historic Japantown, one of only three left in the U.S.
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.
A onetime pupil has now become a student advisor, giving back after years of mentorship led him to success.
Police departments all over the country are having a hard time finding new officers, but one Bay Area student is criss-crossing the world while preparing for a career in law enforcement here at home.
When most people graduate from college, they tend to focus on one job. But this month's Students Rising Above scholar is currently juggling multiple workplace assignments.