Proposed Ballot Measure Would Triple California's Tobacco Tax
Anti-smoking advocates have collected enough signatures for a ballot measure to raise California's cigarette tax by $2 per pack.
Watch CBS News
Anti-smoking advocates have collected enough signatures for a ballot measure to raise California's cigarette tax by $2 per pack.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. revealed Warren Buffet's new Apple investment Monday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Star Wars creator George Lucas is considering Treasure Island for his proposed Museum of Narrative Art. Mayor Ed Lee and supervisor Aaron Peskin are hopeful negotiations with the filmmaker will deliver a landmark attraction to the Bay Area.
A bright yellow, uniquely shaped guitar used by Prince to perform such tunes as "Cream" and "Gett Off" is going up for auction.
Warren Buffett is reportedly making a bid for Yahoo.
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is encouraging graduating seniors at the University of California, Berkeley to persevere in life's challenging times.
Public Policy Institute of California researcher Magnus Lofstrom noted a troubling increase in property crime in California's largest cities in the first half-year after Proposition 47 took effect.
United Methodist Church leaders are considering divestment from Silicon Valley software company Hewlett-Packard in response to proposed church legislation stating that the company profits from Israeli settlements.
Federal investigators can now probe Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites as a part of background checks for security clearances.
Californians pay more for gas than the rest of the country, but they may get some relief now that a Southern California refinery is back up and running.
Apple Inc. has invested $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing, the main competitor in China for Uber.
An analysis of hamburger meat sold in stores in Northern California found some samples with traces of human and rat DNA
Oracle founder Larry Ellison has donated $200 million to the University of Southern California to fund a cancer research center.
Reflecting changes in technology, teenage criminals in parts of the United Kingdom may soon face harsher sentences for bragging about their crimes on social media.
In a possible sign that the booming Bay Area economy could be slowing, layoffs at hi-tech companies have more than doubled in the early months of 2016.
