Woodside Blocks New Housing Law, Cites 'Endangered' Cougars
Leaders in a wealthy Bay Area suburb are arguing their town should be exempt from a new housing law because of its mountain lion population.
Leaders in a wealthy Bay Area suburb are arguing their town should be exempt from a new housing law because of its mountain lion population.
For the first time in more than 100 years, a critically endangered California condor took flight above Mount Diablo.
California has added the Pacific leatherback sea turtle to its endangered species list, guaranteeing more protections for a rapidly dwindling population.
An endangered condor hatched from its egg last month in Pinnacles National Park, making it the newest member of the park's recovery program for the massive bird.
The world has lost more than one quarter of its land-dwelling insects -- from bees and other pollinators crucial to the world's food supply to butterflies that beautify places -- in the past 30 years, according to a study in published in the journal Science.
Hoisting the spoils of victories in California's hard-fought water wars, President Donald Trump is directing more of the state's precious water to wealthy farmers and other agriculture interests when he visits their Republican Central Valley stronghold Wednesday.
There's new hope for an endangered California frog that has vanished from half of its habitat. The state Fish and Game Commission on Wednesday approved protections for five of six populations of the foothill yellow-legged frog.
A giant endangered California condor is getting nursed back to health at the Oakland Zoo.
The Trump administration has unveiled a new plan to govern California's water usage that has alarmed environmental groups for its potential impact on endangered species.
A new report from the National Audubon Society says climate change could have a devastating impact on birds--not just struggling endangered species, but the ones you see everyday.
A rare monkey was born this month at San Francisco Zoo and Gardens, zoo officials announced Wednesday.
A coalition of environmental groups are taking the Trump administration to court over changes they say will weaken the Endangered Species Act.
A species of salmon on the brink of extinction is getting a second chance at Muir Woods as park officials work to restore the fish's habitat.
All fisheries in California will close for the season in April when whales are feeding off the state's coast as part of an effort to keep Dungeness crab fishery gear from killing protected whales.
No one has seen any endangered burrowing owls at Berkeley's Cesar Chavez Park since 2017. Now that they've returned, people are talking about what to do to keep them there.
How well walruses cope with shrinking sea ice is at the heart of a legal fight over whether walruses should be listed as a threatened species, giving them an added protection against human encroachments.
The reward now totals $15,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the shooting death of an endangered California condor.
Wildlife conservationists in Alabama are expressing outrage after the body of an endangered type of sea turtle washed ashore with a beach chair wrapped around its neck.
Wildlife experts up and down the West Coast are struggling to figure out how to restore southern sea otters to an undersea world that's falling apart in their absence.
The last herd of southern mountain caribou -- known as gray ghosts -- has reportedly dwindled down to the point where wildlife experts are calling them "functionally extinct"
Facebook is displaying advertisements for well-known American corporations along with content from group pages operated by overseas wildlife traffickers illegally selling the body parts of threatened animals.
The owner of a vintage clothing store in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood entered a no contest plea Monday to charges that she was offering the fur of endangered animals for sale.
Scientists say they're inoculating an endangered California frog to give it a fighting chance at avoiding extinction.
Tim Wong is an aquatic biologist at the California Academy of Sciences, but his real passion lies nearly hidden on the academy's living roof in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
Critics say the proposal would dismantle landmark legislation Pres. Nixon signed into law and put hundreds of species on a path to extinction.
A military vehicle that rolled onto its side after an accident on eastbound Interstate 580 near San Leandro Friday afternoon was blocking lanes of traffic, according to CHP.
The FBI released 475 pages of documents related to the O.J. Simpson investigation for the 1994 double homicides of his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
Kia is advising Telluride owners to park their vehicle outside because of fire concerns with the SUV's power seat controls.
California Governor Gavin Newsom joined other political leaders and LGBTQ+ advocates in San Francisco Friday to announce the "Freedom to Marry" ballot initiative.
Police in San Francisco are searching for a person of interest in connection with a hate crime involving racist threats in the Alamo Square neighborhood earlier this year.
A military vehicle that rolled onto its side after an accident on eastbound Interstate 580 near San Leandro Friday afternoon was blocking lanes of traffic, according to CHP.
The FBI released 475 pages of documents related to the O.J. Simpson investigation for the 1994 double homicides of his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
Kia is advising Telluride owners to park their vehicle outside because of fire concerns with the SUV's power seat controls.
California Governor Gavin Newsom joined other political leaders and LGBTQ+ advocates in San Francisco Friday to announce the "Freedom to Marry" ballot initiative.
Police in San Francisco are searching for a person of interest in connection with a hate crime involving racist threats in the Alamo Square neighborhood earlier this year.
California Governor Gavin Newsom joined other political leaders and LGBTQ+ advocates in San Francisco Friday to announce the "Freedom to Marry" ballot initiative.
Police in San Francisco are searching for a person of interest in connection with a hate crime involving racist threats in the Alamo Square neighborhood earlier this year.
An at-risk 11-year-old San Francisco boy who had been missing since Tuesday afternoon was found by Newark police, according to the SFPD.
San Francisco elected officials got into an escalating war of words this week after the Board of Supervisors' Rules Committee rejected one of the mayor's choices for a police commissioner.
A man was found guilty of kidnapping a woman in San Francisco's Mission District in 2023, according to prosecutors.
A military vehicle that rolled onto its side after an accident on eastbound Interstate 580 near San Leandro Friday afternoon was blocking lanes of traffic, according to CHP.
A grass fire was burning several acres just west of Brentwood Friday, authorities said.
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Oakland officials are close to suing the owners of the Radisson Hotel Oakland Airport for more than $400,000 in an alleged wage theft case.
A D-Day survivor from Martinez who attended Thursday's commemoration ceremonies at Normandy had an insider's view of the WWII operation and has inadvertently become an internet star because of it.
A woman was arrested on suspicion of murder on Wednesday following a deadly stabbing in San Jose earlier this week, police said.
A huge rabbit that was found by construction workers along Highway 17 and rescued by CHP officers over the weekend is now being cared for in Marin County, according to officials.
A teacher at a middle school in Mountain View was arrested Wednesday for allegedly molesting a student earlier this year.
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said that $60,000 will be awarded to community organizations and groups to aid local disadvantaged youth of color.
Seeking to address blight, city leaders in San Jose are considering a plan to hold owners of empty and abandoned buildings accountable.
Authorities in Mendocino County on Thursday arrested a man suspected of child sex abuse after deputies said he spent months on the run, including leaving California for a time.
Huge crowds are expected starting Friday as the Sonoma Raceway hosts a series of NASCAR races that run through the weekend, culminating in Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350.
A man who had escaped from police following an alleged house burglary in San Geronimo Valley in May was finally arrested on Thursday, according to Marin County authorities.
Firefighters have stopped forward progress on a grass fire burning in Napa County near Wragg Canyon Road and state Highway 128, fire officials said Thursday evening.
Sonoma County officials are seeking proposals from artists to design a permanent memorial honoring the victims of the massive wildfires that swept through the county in 2017.
Huge crowds are expected starting Friday as the Sonoma Raceway hosts a series of NASCAR races that run through the weekend, culminating in Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350.
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Enter for your chance to win a Family 4-Pack of tickets to the Oakland Ballers game on Friday, July 5, vs. the Yolo High Wheelers.
A 62-year-old East Bay woman is going back to the CrossFit Games for the 8th time.
Bryan Woo and three relievers combined on a two-hit shutout and the Mariners beat the A's 2-0 on Thursday.
The FBI released 475 pages of documents related to the O.J. Simpson investigation for the 1994 double homicides of his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
Police in San Francisco are searching for a person of interest in connection with a hate crime involving racist threats in the Alamo Square neighborhood earlier this year.
Authorities in Mendocino County on Thursday arrested a man suspected of child sex abuse after deputies said he spent months on the run, including leaving California for a time.
A woman was arrested on suspicion of murder on Wednesday following a deadly stabbing in San Jose earlier this week, police said.
Oakland officials are close to suing the owners of the Radisson Hotel Oakland Airport for more than $400,000 in an alleged wage theft case.
YouTube announced this week it is updating its policy on firearm videos to keep potentially dangerous content from reaching underage users.
Researchers at NASA Ames Research Center are using their advanced aviation technology to help Bay Area communities stay safe from devastating wildfires.
The law requires car manufacturers to install rear seat reminder alerts in new passenger cars by 2025. The government is weighing whether to go beyond that mandate to require occupant detection technology.
The social media platform X says it will now formally allow people to show consensual adult content, as long as it is clearly labeled as such.
General Motors has promoted two former Apple executives to run its software and services operations as it ramps up efforts to develop and market electric, autonomous and connected vehicles.
The FDA said "additional review" and court cases led it to roll back the ban.
Consumer Reports found concerning levels of lead in two popular brands of veggie puff snacks, while another brand fared better.
FDA advisers cited a variety of concerns with the trials submitted by Lykos Therapeutics as part of the application.
Poppi prebiotic soda is not as "gut healthy" as VNGR Beverage's advertising would lead one to believe, lawsuit alleges.
Feds probe potential link between a salmonella-tainted cucumber sample and an 25-state outbreak that has sickened 162.
California Governor Gavin Newsom joined other political leaders and LGBTQ+ advocates in San Francisco Friday to announce the "Freedom to Marry" ballot initiative.
Justice Clarence Thomas has formally disclosed two trips he took with Republican megadonor Harlan Crow in 2019.
San Francisco elected officials got into an escalating war of words this week after the Board of Supervisors' Rules Committee rejected one of the mayor's choices for a police commissioner.
President Biden had a beautiful and historic backdrop for his speech in France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Supporters of former president Trump were proudly showing their Republican red on Thursday as their candidate arrived in San Francisco for a pricey tech fundraiser.
Ryan Yamamoto reports on Gov. Newsom speaking at a San Francisco event to promote a ballot initiative that would enshrine the right to marry for all couples.
Harrington's Bar and Grill in San Francisco hosted the year's first "Drag Me Downtown" event of Pride month.
A pioneering journalist who was the first openly gay reporter to write for the San Francisco Chronicle, Randy Shilts left an indelible mark on LGBTQ+ storytelling in the Bay Area.
A trend that started in New York City as a way to help young gender fluid and trans people of color find a safe space to be themselves is thriving in Oakland.
Itay Hod reports on the thriving Oakland ballroom scene that pits "houses" against each other in stylish competitions.
Huge crowds are expected starting Friday as the Sonoma Raceway hosts a series of NASCAR races that run through the weekend, culminating in Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350.
Harrington's Bar and Grill in San Francisco hosted the year's first "Drag Me Downtown" event of Pride month.
Pat Sajak and Vanna White have been one of television's most iconic duos since they started working on "Wheel of Fortune" together in 1982.
A regular attraction at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, second generation Canadian country-rock veterans the Sadies return to San Francisco Friday night to headline the Great American Music Hall with local treasure Sylvie Simmons opening.
Twisting together strands of soul, jazz and rock, local outfit Seal Party celebrates the release of new music at the Make-Out Room in San Francisco Thursday night.
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.
A military vehicle crashed on eastbound Interstate Highway 580 just south of San Leandro Friday afternoon, blocking lanes of traffic.
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Ryan Yamamoto reports on Gov. Newsom speaking at a San Francisco event to promote a ballot initiative that would enshrine the right to marry for all couples.
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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.