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Party City informed employees in an email on Friday that it was conducting an immediate "mass layoff" at its headquarters.
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Party City informed employees in an email on Friday that it was conducting an immediate "mass layoff" at its headquarters.
Giuliani himself asked for the dismissal, after months of missing court deadlines in his bankruptcy case.
A federal judge in Texas has ordered the liquidation of right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' personal assets. Jones attended a hearing Friday over how he will cover the $1.5 billion he owes to the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims. CBS News' Omar Villafranca reports.
Red Lobster's owner has said the pandemic and rising costs hurt the seafood chain's financial performance.
Families of those killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have made an offer to Alex Jones to pay only a fraction of the $1.5 billion in legal judgments they won against him.
WeWork sought to transform the office space industry. Now the company is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
A prosecutor has attacked the credibility of Sam Bankman-Fried's testimony at his fraud trial, confronting him over whether he was truthful during his public appearances after FTX filed for bankruptcy last year.
The Archdiocese of San Francisco is officially filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the wake of numerous claims of child sexual abuse allegedly committed by priests filed against it, according to an announcement Monday.
The trucking company, once one of the U.S.' largest, will cease operations amid battle with union and struggles to pay debts.
Mired in a prolonged sales slump, the retail chain has struggled to attract customers both in stores and online.
The parent company of Silicon Valley Bank has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Across the Atlantic, startup companies woke up Saturday to find that Silicon Valley Bank's U.K. business will stop making payments or accepting deposits.
CEO Sam Bankman-Fried also resigned from FTX, which was facing a financial crunch and a federal probe.
The crypto firm said most account activity is still "paused." It's unclear whether depositors will get their money back.
The coronavirus pandemic, massive amounts of debt and a shift in shopping as well as dining habits created a lethal cocktail of bankruptcies and closures in 2020.
Tesla has become the most valuable and (by some measures) the most profitable automaker in the world. But a short while ago, the Bay Area based manufacturer of electric vehicles nearly toppled into bankruptcy.
The French kitchen goods store that has brought a bit of provence to American cooks, 'Sur La Table' filed for Voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
National gym chain 24 Hour Fitness, based in San Ramon, has filed for bankruptcy after the Covid-19 pandemic forced its facilities shut for months.
Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation announced Monday it is leaving its longtime headquarters in San Francisco, established more than 100 years ago, and moving across the bay to Oakland.
A federal judge in San Francisco called PG&E "a recalcitrant criminal" at a hearing on Thursday, but delayed ruling on whether to impose additional strict probation conditions aimed at preventing catastrophic wildfires.
Hertz filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, unable to withstand the coronavirus pandemic that has crippled global travel and with it, the heavily indebted 102-year-old car rental company's business.
JCPenney plans to close nearly 200 stores this year and an additional 50 stores next year.
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the storied but troubled department store chain J.C. Penney into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth major retailer to meet that fate.
PG&E is warning its elaborate plan for getting out of bankruptcy might collapse if the utility can't pay for its criminal liability in the deadly Camp Fire by taking money away from a fund set up to compensate victims for their losses.
Pacific Gas & Electric and California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a deal Friday for the nation's largest utility to emerge from bankruptcy triggered by massive liabilities from wildfires.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office placed several unincorporated low-lying areas under an evacuation warning Wednesday due to heavy rains and likely flooding from the arriving storm.
BART officials hit a milestone Wednesday with the installation of its new faregates at every station in downtown San Francisco.
A program with a boots-on-the-ground approach to public safety in San Francisco faces an uncertain future as the city faces a budget crisis.
With the NBA All-Star weekend just a few days away, the cities of San Francisco and Oakland are getting ready for the festivities.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency on Wednesday announced that all Muni service except cable cars will be free this weekend during NBA All-Star Game and Chinese New Year Parade festivities.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office placed several unincorporated low-lying areas under an evacuation warning Wednesday due to heavy rains and likely flooding from the arriving storm.
BART officials hit a milestone Wednesday with the installation of its new faregates at every station in downtown San Francisco.
A program with a boots-on-the-ground approach to public safety in San Francisco faces an uncertain future as the city faces a budget crisis.
With the NBA All-Star weekend just a few days away, the cities of San Francisco and Oakland are getting ready for the festivities.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency on Wednesday announced that all Muni service except cable cars will be free this weekend during NBA All-Star Game and Chinese New Year Parade festivities.
BART officials hit a milestone Wednesday with the installation of its new faregates at every station in downtown San Francisco.
A program with a boots-on-the-ground approach to public safety in San Francisco faces an uncertain future as the city faces a budget crisis.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency on Wednesday announced that all Muni service except cable cars will be free this weekend during NBA All-Star Game and Chinese New Year Parade festivities.
Authorities on the Peninsula said they have located thousands of pounds of fireworks at a storage facility Wednesday morning.
It's a task so difficult it is hard to believe it is even possible: run seven marathons in seven days on seven different continents.
With the NBA All-Star weekend just a few days away, the cities of San Francisco and Oakland are getting ready for the festivities.
The father of the Oakland Zoo's gray wolf pack has died, the zoo said Wednesday.
Vallejo police arrested a man last weekend after a vehicle pursuit led to a San Pablo casino, where officers found the man allegedly had 23 grams of methamphetamine for sale.
Officials in Fremont approved a strict new ordinance banning homeless encampments on all public property, which included a controversial provision that has raised concerns among workers who provide outreach to the unhoused.
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Hayward on Monday, according to police.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office placed several unincorporated low-lying areas under an evacuation warning Wednesday due to heavy rains and likely flooding from the arriving storm.
A driver was rescued from Mt. Hamilton on Wednesday after veering off the roadway and crashing on the mountainside, Cal Fire SCU said.
A man has been hospitalized and police are investigating after a person was found shot in a San Jose neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.
An overturned tanker in south San Jose caused a hazmat situation Tuesday evening, the San Jose Fire Department said.
With California's often tenuous water supply continually a topic of debate, a state Senate bill would ease restrictions on recycled wastewater use.
A vehicle struck and killed someone walking in a street in Santa Rosa on Tuesday evening, according to police.
A family in Marin County still can't return to their home due to damage from storms that rolled through last week. Now, another atmospheric river storm is set to bring even more rain.
A San Francisco man was sentenced to 12 years and eight months in state prison for kidnapping and raping a woman in January 2024, according to Napa County prosecutors.
Authorities in the North Bay said they seized three pounds of cocaine and multiple weapons from a Vallejo home and made an arrest, following an investigation that stemmed from traffic stop last month.
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.
About a year ago at this time, Mac McClung thought his dunk contest days were done.
A judge has granted the release of former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield after his 2020 rape conviction was vacated by a California appeals court last December.
Kevin Hart will be on the court at the NBA All-Star Game.
The NBA All-Star Game will launch a radically different new tournament format this year that makes its debut Sunday at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
Stephen Curry scored a season-high 38 points and the Golden State Warriors pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 125-111.
A man has been hospitalized and police are investigating after a person was found shot in a San Jose neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.
Authorities on the Peninsula said they have located thousands of pounds of fireworks at a storage facility Wednesday morning.
Police in San Francisco are investigating a shooting Wednesday afternoon that left an adult male victim with non-life-threatening injuries, according to authorities.
Vallejo police arrested a man last weekend after a vehicle pursuit led to a San Pablo casino, where officers found the man allegedly had 23 grams of methamphetamine for sale.
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins on Wednesday announced over two dozen charges being brought against the two suspects who allegedly crashed into a Mission sports bar during a police pursuit Sunday, injuring six people.
Also omitted is Indigenous Peoples Month, Hispanic Heritage Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day, according to social media users and product experts.
Billionaire Elon Musk is leading a group of investors in a $97.4 billion bid to take control of artificial intelligence pioneer OpenAI.
There are a lot of lessons the late Roy Clay Sr., "the Godfather of Silicon Valley," taught his children, and one of them is being turned into a children's book
Reports of connectivity issues spread quickly across social media, with Sony PlayStation users reporting issues late Friday.
Auctions of franchises in a tournament called The Hundred have attracted investors from India, Silicon Valley and New York over the past few days.
San Francisco is ramping up its efforts to battle a deadly fentanyl crisis with the city's new mayor declaring a state of emergency because of the drug's impact.
The NGO Doctors for America argued that HHS, CDC and FDA violated federal law in removing medical information from public-facing websites.
The adult patient infected with bird flu has reported only conjunctivitis and no other symptoms.
Recalled products involved a mix of Bavarian doughnuts, French crullers, éclairs and coffee rolls, according to FDA.
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."
A program with a boots-on-the-ground approach to public safety in San Francisco faces an uncertain future as the city faces a budget crisis.
San Francisco is ramping up its efforts to battle a deadly fentanyl crisis with the city's new mayor declaring a state of emergency because of the drug's impact.
Officials in Fremont approved a strict new ordinance banning homeless encampments on all public property, which included a controversial provision that has raised concerns among workers who provide outreach to the unhoused.
President Trump said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and directed his national security team to lead negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
While the Trump administration has highlighted transfers of dangerous criminals to Guantanamo Bay, it is also sending nonviolent, "low-risk" migrants.
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.
A native San Franciscan is working to grow the city as an epicenter for music by celebrating musicians of the past and supporting new artists of the future.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday unveiled their 2025 nominees for induction, which include Chubby Checker, OutKast and Mariah Carey.
Some artists turn paint into masterpieces. Others, work with a different palette: trash.
Kevin Hart will be on the court at the NBA All-Star Game.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar headlined the much-anticipated Super Bowl 2025 halftime show.
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.
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Lauren Toms reports on Oakland soul food chef Rene Johnson who strives to provide access to a healthier way of life.
Wilson Walker reports on BART reaching a milestone with the installation of its new faregates to discourage gate jumping in the system.
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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.