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San Francisco's Chinese New Year parade went forward Saturday despite wet and rainy weather.
Saturday was the unofficial start of the baseball season with the San Francisco Giants hosting their annual Fan Fest at Oracle Park.
A man suspected of brandishing a firearm, shouting threats and firing a round of blanks inside a San Francisco synagogue was arrested without incident Friday night.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said President Biden authorized the operation to shoot down the balloon.
Over 30 community projects dedicated to bettering the lives of Tenderloin community members were awarded city funding, announced San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Wednesday.
A San Jose police officer was shot late Friday night during a standoff with a suspect and sustained an injury that was not life threatening.
New Hampshire's place in the process is still an open question, after state Democrats say they could skip the line.
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with an East Bay robbery that crossed jurisdictions.
Beyoncé and Adele will once again contend for top honors, while Lizzo and Harry Styles return and Bad Bunny makes history.
Here's the latest from the KPIX newsroom. (2-4-23)
Saturday was the unofficial start of the baseball season with the San Francisco Giants hosting their annual Fan Fest at Oracle Park. John Ramos reports. (2-4-23)
Locals and tourists took in the sights and sounds at a community street fair in San Francisco Chinatown before the start of the famed Chinese New Year Parade. Da Lin reports. (2-4-23)
Meet Janet Chang, a so-called "difficult" child whose experience at a special refuge in the South Bay decades ago turned her life around. Brian Hackney reports. (2-4-23)
In the aftermath of the new year storms, one of the hardest-hit recreational areas was Alum Rock Park in San Jose. Devin Fehely reports. (2-4-23)
Meantime, the unemployment rate is the lowest it's been in more than 50 years. CBS News Bay Area anchor Ryan Yamamoto asks former EDD director Michael Bernick what's driving the strength of the job market right now, and what happened to the slowdown that had been widely projected
How young is too young? Following the warning from the U.S. Surgeon General, CBS News Bay Area anchor Ryan Yamamoto asks Vicki Harrison, program director for the Stanford Medicine Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Stanford Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, about the appropriate age to use social media, and the potential consequences of using them at a younger age
CBS News Bay Area anchor Ryan Yamamoto asks San Jose State professor Caroline Chen about what makes this tax season challenging, and what's different about the 2022 return compared to 2021
CBS News Bay Area anchor Elizabeth Cook asks Dr. Laleh Gharahbaghian, medical director of adult emergency medicine at Stanford Hospital, about the FDA's proposal to move to annual Covid boosters, similar to yearly flu shots, and if rapid tests are still effective as new Covid variants emerge
San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Brock Purdy spoke to reporters after his team was defeated by the Eagles in the NFC Championship on Sunday. (1-29-23)
Olaf Groth, PhD, professor at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, explains why he thinks we haven't seen the end of layoffs in the tech sector, and why he's not so pessimistic about tech. Plus, we ask about Tim Cook's pay cut, and the recent rise of ChatGPT
Following the tragedies in Half Moon Bay and Monterey Park in Los Angeles County, Hilit Kletter, PhD, psychiatrist at Stanford Children’s Health, provides tips on how to talk to your children about gun violence
CBS News Bay Area anchor Elizabeth Cook asks San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa about gun control in the wake of the Half Moon Bay shootings after authorities revealed they believe the incident is a case of workplace violence
San Francisco's Chinese New Year parade went forward Saturday despite wet and rainy weather.
Saturday was the unofficial start of the baseball season with the San Francisco Giants hosting their annual Fan Fest at Oracle Park.
A man suspected of brandishing a firearm, shouting threats and firing a round of blanks inside a San Francisco synagogue was arrested without incident Friday night.
Over 30 community projects dedicated to bettering the lives of Tenderloin community members were awarded city funding, announced San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Wednesday.
Event planners in San Francisco expect this year's Chinese New Year Parade to be bigger and better than in recent years.
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with an East Bay robbery that crossed jurisdictions.
A federal court on Friday issued an order allowing the city of Oakland to shut down one of its largest homeless encampments.
Two suspects trying to evade capture raced down I-80 and onto the streets of Oakland at speeds of over 100 mph before being arrested while attempting to flee on foot.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the designation of three additional places in the state as "prohousing," according to a release from the governor's office on Friday.
An alleged truck thief was captured early Friday after a CHP pursuit onto the streets of Oakland
A San Jose police officer was shot late Friday night during a standoff with a suspect and sustained an injury that was not life threatening.
A Half Moon Bay Farmworker Advocate will attend President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address next week.
Police in Palo Alto are searching for two suspects who apparently tricked a woman to steal her necklace Thursday morning.
A South Bay man was arrested this week and faces multiple charges for his alleged role in participating in the violent attack at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The state has awarded $375 million to a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority project extending BART another 6 miles and four stations into downtown San Jose and Santa Clara.
A masked man robbed a bank Friday afternoon in Santa Rosa and police were seeking help from the public in finding the suspect.
A kayaker who went missing this week after entering Tomales Bay in Marin County has been found dead by a search crew, authorities said Thursday.
A burglary suspect in Fairfield led police and California Highway Patrol officers on Interstate Highway 80 before being arrested, police announced Thursday.
Sonoma County officials announced Thursday that the COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Rohnert Park and Roseland will close by the end of the month.
A man was killed and two others were in critical condition following a brawl that ended in a stabbing and shooting in Santa Rosa overnight.
Meteorologist Darren Peck has the Bay Area microclimate forecast. (2-4-23)
How low will (the thermometer) go? Chief meteorologist Paul Heggen has the answers. (2-3-23)
A pair of weather fronts, swirling off the Pacific Northwest coast, sent bands of showers into the Bay Area Friday, bringing another dose of precipitation to the region recovering from 3 years of drought.
Showers on Friday and Saturday
Every year since 1958, women from all over the country come to San Francisco to compete in the Miss Chinatown USA Pageant during the city's Lunar New Year Celebrations. Contestants know the event is also an opportunity to showcase their heritage.
Along Willow Pass Road in Concord sits a parking structure beaming with a artistic celebration reflecting the Bay Area's Asian-American culture.
Curator Ashara Ekundayo's show at the Splash Gallery offers a recipe for survival and liberation. It's called, 'Salt to catch ghosts.'
At Le Balefon African Braiding Salon, in Berkeley, fast fingers transform individual strands of hair into long braids, in a matter of seconds. For owner, Fatoumata Bamba, braiding is community and community means caring.
A group of golden girls from the golden age of San Francisco's Chinatown still regularly takes to the stage to pay homage to their past.
It was standing room only at the deYoung Museum, with people coming to get a glimpse of American royalty and perhaps closer to the American dream.
Curator Ashara Ekundayo's show at the Splash Gallery offers a recipe for survival and liberation. It's called, 'Salt to catch ghosts.'
At Le Balefon African Braiding Salon, in Berkeley, fast fingers transform individual strands of hair into long braids, in a matter of seconds. For owner, Fatoumata Bamba, braiding is community and community means caring.
CBS News Bay Area stands proud to begin weeks of celebration in recognition of Black History Month. Our stories define us, and our community of luminaries, change-makers, and people fighting for justice and equality are all around us.
Distinguished Senior Curator Timothy Anglin Burgard talks about powerful works by African American artists on exhibit at the deYoung Museum in San Francisco.
Food banks across the San Francisco Bay Area are struggling to meet the growing need
Neeraj Goel, Seth Caldwell, BlackRock investment firm Chris Padula, San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
A Bay Area self-driving car company is helping to deliver millions of meals where they are needed the most. (12-29-22)
For more than a decade, a New Year's bash in San Francisco has benefitted the local food bank. KPIX reporter Reed Cowan talks to the group "Space Cowboys," which holds the event. (12/28/22)
KPIX reporter Reed Cowan talks to Ed Chan of Kaiser Permanente and Allison Pratt of the Alameda County Community Food Bank, after the healthcare provider announced a donation of $185,000, as part of Food for Bay Area Families. (12/28/22)
Over 30 community projects dedicated to bettering the lives of Tenderloin community members were awarded city funding, announced San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Wednesday.
New Hampshire's place in the process is still an open question, after state Democrats say they could skip the line.
Children in California won't have to get the coronavirus vaccine to attend schools, state public health officials confirmed Friday, ending one of the last major restrictions of the pandemic in the nation's most populous state.
A Half Moon Bay Farmworker Advocate will attend President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address next week.
On Thursday, a unanimous panel of the Court of Appeals affirmed, in great part, two 2020 orders of the district court that required the state to develop plans to remedy ongoing violations of earlier court orders. The plans required, among eight specific remedies, the use of fixed surveillance cameras and body-worn cameras in six state prisons.
San Francisco's Chinese New Year parade went forward Saturday despite wet and rainy weather.
Saturday was the unofficial start of the baseball season with the San Francisco Giants hosting their annual Fan Fest at Oracle Park.
A man suspected of brandishing a firearm, shouting threats and firing a round of blanks inside a San Francisco synagogue was arrested without incident Friday night.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said President Biden authorized the operation to shoot down the balloon.
Over 30 community projects dedicated to bettering the lives of Tenderloin community members were awarded city funding, announced San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Wednesday.
Children in California won't have to get the coronavirus vaccine to attend schools, state public health officials confirmed Friday, ending one of the last major restrictions of the pandemic in the nation's most populous state.
Gov. Gavin Newsom rescinded the statewide emergency declaration for mpox this week, citing that state residents are no longer in "extreme peril" due to the virus.
Federal health officials are advising people to stop using over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections.
So far, no consumers have reported any illnesses as a result of the possible contamination.
Santa Clara County will close its mass COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites by the end of the month as they are no longer essential to the county's pandemic response, county officials said Wednesday.
A man suspected of brandishing a firearm, shouting threats and firing a round of blanks inside a San Francisco synagogue was arrested without incident Friday night.
A San Jose police officer was shot late Friday night during a standoff with a suspect and sustained an injury that was not life threatening.
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with an East Bay robbery that crossed jurisdictions.
Police in San Francisco are still trying to identify a man who walked into a Jewish synagogue this week, pulled out a pistol and fired blanks in front of the worshipers inside.
The man charged in the brutal beheading of a young mother on a street in San Carlos last year has been found competent to stand trial, prosecutors said.
Coping with the incarceration of a loved one can be overwhelming and cause lasting health issues for wives on the outside. The Compassion Prison Project is trying to help them.
For years, prisons were focused on punishment rather than rehabilitation. But now, a new approach explores the reasons they ended up behind bars in the first place.
A new push within the state prison system aims to reduce recidivism and the solution could be found more than 5,000 miles away.
Imagine getting a bunch of tax documents telling you and the IRS about a large sum of money you made when, in fact, you never received a penny of it.
Many in the Bay Area want their Ukrainian relatives to find safe haven here but the obstacles they're facing are formidable.
Devin Fehely reports on the welcoming Christmas celebration held at the Billy DeFrank Community Center in San Jose (12-24-2022)
Debra Alfarone reports on the star-studded celebration held to mark President Biden's signing of the Respect for Marriage Act (12-13-2022)
Police in San Francisco responded to State Sen. Scott Wiener's home early Tuesday morning to search for potential bombs amid a new wave of threats against the senator.
Nicole D'Antonio on the Supreme Court hearing a Colorado case of a web designer refusing to work with same-sex couples (12-5-2022)
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and other elected officials Friday at the steps of City Hall celebrated the repealing of the Defense of Marriage Act and the U.S. Senate's passage of the Respect for Marriage Act.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated the NBA champion Golden State Warriors at the White House on Tuesday. The Warriors have won four championships in eight years, but they didn't visit the White House while Donald Trump was president. "The Golden State Warriors are always welcome in this White House," Biden said. He also honored Warriors superstar Stephen Curry as "one of the great sportsmen of our time."
Bay Area residents were dealing with flooding and mudslides across Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties after the latest storm powered over Northern California.
The latest storm that powered through the Bay Area and Northern California left no shortage of damage in its wake.
The Smile, a new band featuring Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, made its San Francisco debut Sunday with a sold-out show at the Bill Graham Civic.
Country singer Carrie Underwood brought her "Denim & Rhinestones Tour" to the Chase Center in San Francisco Saturday night.
An East Bay man who was incarcerated as a young person turned his life around, and now he's guiding at-risk kids toward their own paths to success.
The annual ceremony celebrating public service in the San Francisco Bay Area -- the Jefferson Awards -- will be streamed on KPIX.com live on Feb. 8 at 6 p.m.
A Sebastopol couple's fight against drug addiction is personal, and they are channeling their own family's grief into helping others avoid the same fate.
An estimated 40 million American small business employees don't feel like they have enough resources to deal with on-the-job harassment, discrimination, or other serious issues.
When one Alameda mother discovered that her children's school lacked a thriving music program, she orchestrated her own solution.
Isreal Laviene holds a very special place with us at KPIX 5. In early 2021, we helped connect him to his dream school, Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Many of us dream big about life, jobs and travel. Robert Green is living those dreams and more.
Giving back to others should be a priority for all of us. It is for Jennifer Juarez Yoc, who looks to faith and family as inspiration to serve others.
Sharit Cárdenas López spent their childhood watching their mother struggle to support a family on less than what many of us spend on luxuries every year.
In 2019, the CDC reported that 60 percent of adults have experienced at least one incident of significant childhood trauma. Bianca Yarborough is one of those adults, but she's turning that pain into positive motivation for helping others.