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Nearly two weeks after Martin Olive, the owner of Vapor Room in San Francisco, was shot seven times outside his store, his family and friends came out to show their support for his recovery journey.
Matt Duchene scored twice and the Dallas Stars routed San Jose 8-3 on Saturday night after falling behind when the Sharks scored on their first two shots.
Nima Momeni, the man convicted of murdering CashApp founder Bob Lee in San Francisco in 2023, will be sentenced in May following a court hearing Friday.
Elected leaders and law enforcement officials on Saturday met with business owners in the Ingleside neighborhood to address safety concerns and promote an upcoming Lunar New Year celebration in the area.
Stephen Curry scored 34 points and Jimmy Butler added 25 points in his Golden State debut as the Warriors rallied to beat the Chicago Bulls 132-111.
Two people were rescued from the San Francisco Bay Saturday evening after reports that a swimmer was in distress, firefighters said.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred Saturday around 6:23 p.m. Eastern Time with an epicenter about 129 miles southwest of George Town, the capital of the Cayman Islands.
On Saturday, a rally in Oakland's Fruitvale District demonstrated how people with different backgrounds and opinions united in opposition to the president.
A group of anonymous FBI agents sued the Justice Department to prevent the public release of names of bureau personnel who worked on cases involving the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
On Saturday, a rally in Oakland's Fruitvale District demonstrated how people with different backgrounds and opinions united in opposition to the president.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is an outlet for Americans dealing with issues such as questionable student loan servicing practices or excessive bank overdraft fees.
President Trump directed officials to prioritize the resettlement of Afrikaners in South Africa through the U.S. refugee program, which he suspended on his first day in office.
The City of San Francisco is leading a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its crackdown on sanctuary cities and states and its threat to cut off federal funding.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws Friday setting aside $50 million to help the state protect its policies from challenges by the Trump administration and defend immigrants amid the president's mass-deportation plans.
Matt Duchene scored twice and the Dallas Stars routed San Jose 8-3 on Saturday night after falling behind when the Sharks scored on their first two shots.
Stephen Curry scored 34 points and Jimmy Butler added 25 points in his Golden State debut as the Warriors rallied to beat the Chicago Bulls 132-111.
The NBA All-Star game is coming to Chase Center next weekend. While the Dubs are now in San Francisco, the team hasn't forgotten its roots in the Town.
Need to know when the 2025 Super Bowl will start? And what time will it will end? Here are the key times to know.
The Trump administration is gearing up to investigate schools for potential Title IX violations for allowing transgender women to compete in women's sports, including San Jose State.
In Oakland, a dance instructor is helping young people build an appreciation for African American culture through the arts. It’s a passion she has shared for more than 50 years. Sharon Chin reports.
A San Francisco tech startup is developing an artificial intelligence tool to help immigrants around the world, including the estimated 10 to 12 million who are undocumented in the U.S., navigate red tape and bureaucracy.
Dr. Harry Edwards may be best known as the architect of the 1968 Olympics protest, but that was only the beginning of a very long career in the field of study that he pioneered: the sociology of sport.
Black History Month is marked in February, and the history of the observance dates back almost a century.
The Defense Intelligence Agency has issued a memo to pause activities marking MLK Jr. Day and Black History Month, among other "special observances."
In San Francisco's Dolores Heights, an unusual design and branding studio is the home of two creative artists who earned a Grammy nomination for their groundbreaking album artwork.
President-elect Donald Trump promises to "unleash American energy" by maximizing U.S. oil and gas production. The directive comes at a time when the planet continues to warm, largely due to the burning of fossil fuels, experts say.
When it came to protecting Mother Earth, in many respects, the late President Jimmy Carter was way ahead of his time.
Climate change is triggering more frequent and intense storms as well as flooding. Now a real-life buried treasure – known as a Debris Separating Baffle Box - is seeking to trap the trash before it pollutes critical Bay Area waters.
According to Stanford Researchers, during the holidays, from Thanksgiving to New Year's Eve, Americans create a gigantic mountain of plastic waste, about 25% more waste compared to the rest of the year.
Downtown Petaluma is already decked out for the holidays. But something is missing: 60 strategically placed purple bins placed as part of a plan to reduce disposable cup waste.
November 15th is "America Recycles Day". It's the only nationally recognized day that's dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling. But along the Monterey Peninsula, a group of graduate students got a head start with their annual "Trash Bash."
While young people are understandably anxious about the changing climate and warming planet, there's still a sense of optimism thanks to the creativity found in our youth.
While the Halloween holiday brings excitement, creativity, and happy delirium for many kids, it also generates an unsettling amount of plastic waste.
Critics blame antiquated interrogation training for their "American Nightmare." Aaron and Denise (Huskins) Quinn take us through Aaron's own interrogation, revealing traditional interrogation techniques failed them. Denise and Quinn gained worldwide notoriety when their 2015 kidnapping was detailed in Netflix's highest-rated docuseries of 2024, "American Nightmare." The couple survived, only to be publicly defamed by police and the FBI, who claimed they made the whole thing up. Meanwhile, their kidnapper continued terrorizing other families. In an exclusive interview with CBS News California, Huskins and Quinn detailed what happened after the documentary ends. Huskins and Quinn are now working with law enforcement. They're using their trauma to retrain officers (and solve crimes along the way).
In an exclusive interview with CBS News California, Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn took us through the timeline of Matthew Muller's crimes that they helped solve and detailed how it took a decade, a documentary, a small-town chief, and a rural district attorney to get anyone to listen.
CBS News Confirmed checked Gov. Newsom's "fact checks" on the L.A.-area fires and found that although many were correct, a few omitted crucial context. Here's what we know.
with Zoe Mintz.
After a wet week in the Bay Area, expect conditions to be dry this weekend and early next week. Another round of wet weather is expected to arrive Wednesday. Paul Heggen has the forecast.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said Friday morning that an evacuation order for low-lying areas on the Russian River prompted by stormy weather earlier this week has been downgraded to an evacuation warning.
Meteorologist Jessica Burch says light showers will remain Friday but the Bay Area will dry out for the weekend ahead of a new storm system.
Nearly two weeks after Martin Olive, the owner of Vapor Room in San Francisco, was shot seven times outside his store, his family and friends came out to show their support for his recovery journey.
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Here's a look at the weather forecast Saturday evening.
San Francisco elected leaders and law enforcement met with business owners today to address safety concerns and promote an upcoming Lunar New Year celebration in the Ingleside neighborhood.
San Jose fire crews responded to a house fire early Saturday morning, which displaced seven residents.
CBS News Bay Area anchor Elizabeth Cook talks with USF professor of law and migration studies Bill Ong Hing about the positions of the Trump and Harris campaigns when it comes to immigration reform and the situation at the border
CBS News Bay Area anchor Elizabeth Cook asks UC Berkeley Haas School of Business professor Olaf Groth, PhD, about how AI could play a role in potential election interference
CBS News Bay Area anchor Anne Makovec asks UCSF infectious disease specialist Dr. Monica Gandhi if Covid is any more serious than a cold these days, the latest on long Covid, and if the bird flu poses any threat of becoming the next pandemic
The race for the White House is flooding our feeds. CBS News Bay Area anchor Anne Makovec asks Dr. Nolan Higdon with CSU East Bay about the impact of influencers in the presidential race, and if they can really tip the scales in battleground states
CBS News Bay Area anchor Anne Makovec hears from Niku Sedarat from San Jose, an incoming Stanford student and member of DoSomething.Org, about an initiative that allows students to share ideas about addressing mental health in their communities. Anne also asks Dr. Nicole Stelter from Blue Shield of California how parents can provide support for their children
CBS News Bay Area anchor Elizabeth Cook has been reporting extensively on the rise in lung cancer cases among non-smoking Asian American women. Now, Liz talks to a Bay Area mother whose trip to Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center after a car crash may have saved her life. Liz also talks to Dr. Jeffrey Velotta, who performed the surgery, about the rise in lung cancer cases in Asian American women and what may be causing them
CBS News Bay Area anchor Elizabeth Cook talks to Coalition on Homelessness Executive Director Jennifer Friedenbach and Senior Vice President of Public Policy for the Bay Area Council Adrian Covert to hear both sides of the debate over Gov. Newsom's executive order to clear homeless encampments
Vice President Kamala Harris has announced her bid for the White House and has appeared to fend off any challengers for the Democratic nomination. CBS News Bay Area anchor Elizabeth Cook asks UC Berkeley Haas School of Business professor Olaf Groth, PhD, which candidate will get support from Silicon Valley
Andrea Nakano and Brian Hackney spoke to San Jose State senior lecturer Donna Crane and Sonoma State professor David McCuan about the stunning developments in the presidential race Sunday. (7-21-24)
Nearly two weeks after Martin Olive, the owner of Vapor Room in San Francisco, was shot seven times outside his store, his family and friends came out to show their support for his recovery journey.
Elected leaders and law enforcement officials on Saturday met with business owners in the Ingleside neighborhood to address safety concerns and promote an upcoming Lunar New Year celebration in the area.
Two people were rescued from the San Francisco Bay Saturday evening after reports that a swimmer was in distress, firefighters said.
Brisbane police said a woman was seriously injured in a crash Friday evening while she was with her 4-year-old daughter.
As hundreds of sports bars in San Francisco prepare for big crowds this Super Bowl weekend, one is preparing to cater to a demographic that has long been neglected.
On Saturday, a rally in Oakland's Fruitvale District demonstrated how people with different backgrounds and opinions united in opposition to the president.
The NBA All-Star game is coming to Chase Center next weekend. While the Dubs are now in San Francisco, the team hasn't forgotten its roots in the Town.
The West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) Board of Trustees recently voted to lay off teachers and other educators in an effort to address a significant budget deficit.
Police in the East Bay are facing a new lawsuit for an incident where officers tasered a man who had just had a seizure and crashed his vehicle because he wasn't obeying officers' orders to get out of his car.
A person died and three other people were injured in a head-on crash in Contra Costa County on Thursday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol.
San Jose fire crews responded to a house fire early Saturday morning, which displaced seven residents.
A man accused of vandalizing the landmark water tower in the City of Campbell is facing additional charges, including alleged drug and weapons violations, after he was arrested two more times.
Authorities in the South Bay have released the identities of three Santa Clara County jail inmates charged in the murder and torture of another inmate.
Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey said an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 hit in the South Bay early Friday afternoon.
The Trump administration is gearing up to investigate schools for potential Title IX violations for allowing transgender women to compete in women's sports, including San Jose State.
A sudden spike in noise complaints from residents living near the Charles Schulz Sonoma County Airport has triggered an effort to get the FAA to make some changes.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office on Friday confirmed the identity of the two men who were found deceased in storm-related incidents earlier this week.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said Friday morning that an evacuation order for low-lying areas on the Russian River prompted by stormy weather earlier this week has been downgraded to an evacuation warning.
Organizers on Friday announced the acts performing at the fourth annual Mill Valley Music Festival including modern blues guitar phenom Gary Clark Jr., disco legends Nile Rodgers and Chic and more.
Two people have been found dead in Sonoma County in less than 24 hours from the effects of the atmospheric river storm systems battering the Bay Area this week, authorities said Thursday.
A sudden spike in noise complaints from residents living near the Charles Schulz Sonoma County Airport has triggered an effort to get the FAA to make some changes.
The NBA All-Star game is coming to Chase Center next weekend. While the Dubs are now in San Francisco, the team hasn't forgotten its roots in the Town.
A group of students from Ingrid B. Lacy Middle School is proving that age is no obstacle when it comes to making a difference.
A Cal Fire battalion chief from the Bay Area is back working in the region after fighting the fires in LA.
San Francisco prides itself on its status as a sanctuary city. But some homeless immigrants say their families are being forced out, not through deportation but by eviction.
Nearly two weeks after Martin Olive, the owner of Vapor Room in San Francisco, was shot seven times outside his store, his family and friends came out to show their support for his recovery journey.
Elected leaders and law enforcement officials on Saturday met with business owners in the Ingleside neighborhood to address safety concerns and promote an upcoming Lunar New Year celebration in the area.
Stephen Curry scored 34 points and Jimmy Butler added 25 points in his Golden State debut as the Warriors rallied to beat the Chicago Bulls 132-111.
Two people were rescued from the San Francisco Bay Saturday evening after reports that a swimmer was in distress, firefighters said.
On Saturday, a rally in Oakland's Fruitvale District demonstrated how people with different backgrounds and opinions united in opposition to the president.
Martinez Refining Company filed a required preliminary report with Contra Costa Health on Wednesday afternoon about last weekend's refinery fire, saying air monitoring for contaminants "resulted in no significant levels above background readings."
Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston on Tuesday called for a full facility audit of Martinez Refining Company after a large explosion and fire at the facility prompted surrounding communities to shelter in place Saturday.
An East Bay community is still feeling the effects from a weekend fire at the Martinez Refining Company that emitted huge plumes of smoke and injured six refinery employees.
There has been "recent intermittent flaring" at Chevron's Richmond refinery, but the flaring does not represent a threat to the community, according to a public safety alert issued Sunday morning.
Health experts say the website purge could result in deaths.
Nearly two weeks after Martin Olive, the owner of Vapor Room in San Francisco, was shot seven times outside his store, his family and friends came out to show their support for his recovery journey.
Brisbane police said a woman was seriously injured in a crash Friday evening while she was with her 4-year-old daughter.
A man accused of vandalizing the landmark water tower in the City of Campbell is facing additional charges, including alleged drug and weapons violations, after he was arrested two more times.
Nima Momeni, the man convicted of murdering CashApp founder Bob Lee in San Francisco in 2023, will be sentenced in May following a court hearing Friday.
Authorities in the South Bay have released the identities of three Santa Clara County jail inmates charged in the murder and torture of another inmate.
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.
The Trump administration is gearing up to investigate schools for potential Title IX violations for allowing transgender women to compete in women's sports, including San Jose State.
The NCAA updated its policy one day after the administration's order banning transgender athletes from competing on female teams.
The order directs that federally-run insurance programs, including TRICARE and Medicaid, exclude coverage for gender-affirming care for those under 19.
A Milpitas man convicted in the 2021 domestic violence murder of his transgender partner has been sentenced, prosecutors said.
John Ramos reports on how transgender advocates reacted to President Trump's announcement the government would only recognize two genders.
It happened several days after Halloween, but composer and former Oingo Boingo frontman Danny Elfman delivered an appropriately macabre set of movie soundtracks and '80s hits for a full house at the Shoreline Amphitheatre.
Bay Area pop-punk heroes Green Day brought their current Saviors Tour to Oracle Park in San Francisco Friday for an epic show that also featured alt-rock favorites Smashing Pumpkins and fellow punk acts Rancid and the Linda Lindas.
An all-star group featuring King Crimson members Adrian Belew and Tony Levin along with guitar giant Steve Vai and Tool drummer Danny Carey played the music from Crimson's '80s albums at the Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa Friday.
Grammy-winning country-blues songwriter Lucinda Williams and her band put on a show-stopping performance at Stern Grove in San Francisco on Sunday, Aug. 18.
This year's edition of Outside Lands came to an eclectic close Sunday with sets from headliner Sturgill Simpson, rising star Chappell Roan, rapper-turned-country-singer Post Malone and more.
In 2025, KPIX is moving to a new community service award: the CBS News Bay Area Icon Award. Submit nominations for an outstanding community hero at kpix.com/icon.
It's the most wonderful time of the year for a South Bay woman who has played Mrs. Claus for more than 40 years for the children of North San Jose's Alviso District.
For residents of the Oakland Hills, the prospect of another wildfire always remains a concern. This week's Jefferson Awards winner has made it his mission to make the hills and other high-risk areas safer.
In East Palo Alto -- where state education numbers show more than nine in ten public school students are low income and more than half are English learners -- many are finding hope and connection at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula.
This week's Jefferson Award winner is Army veteran who continues to live a life of service into his 80s, by feeding hundreds of San Francisco families a week.
A Bay Area man who overcame tremendous obstacles to excel in school has made it his mission to gear up other students for success in the classroom and in life.
For Students Rising Above scholar Josh Collins it took moving across the country to realize the value of his Bay Area family.
Samir Hooker had to grow up fast after his stepfather was shot dead 12 years ago. Now he is watching over his mom and sister while attending UC Berkeley.
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.