SJSU Honors Legacy Of 1968 Olympics Protesters
Students at San Jose State University on Wednesday had the chance to meet a pair of icons who secured a major spot in civil rights history by spurring their own movement 50 years ago.
Students at San Jose State University on Wednesday had the chance to meet a pair of icons who secured a major spot in civil rights history by spurring their own movement 50 years ago.
Immigrant and LGBT rights advocates on Wednesday protested the death of a Honduran transgender woman while in United States custody, saying the case underscores concerns that transgender migrants in detention facilities often do not receive adequate medical care.
Facebook has enlisted two outside advisers to examine how it treats underrepresented communities and whether it has a liberal bias.
San Francisco is suing Jeff Sessions, alleging he rescinded six civil rights protections for marginalized individuals without explanation.
A Santa Clara County supervisor wants to ban gun shows from the public fairgrounds.
A former University of California at Berkeley student who was removed from a Southwest Airlines plane after he spoke Arabic sued the airline Tuesday for allegedly violating his civil rights.
Roy Moore first caught the attention of many in the LGBT community after describing homosexual conduct as "an inherent evil" and some activists suggested this week that open acceptance of Moore's anti-gay rhetoric harkens to a dark and violent time in Alabama history.
A federal court ruling blocking President Donald Trump's ban on transgender people in the military was hailed by a San Francisco civil rights lawyer who worked on the case.
Cconservative students at UC Berkeley file civil rights complaint, claiming that university officials violated their First Amendment rights.
Gregory, who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, has died...
Lawyers from four civil rights groups are at SFO to help people with questions or problems concerning implementation of Trump's travel ban.
The owner of a popular independent Bay Area bookstore is suing the California Attorney General, claiming that a new state law regulating the sale of autographed books, infringes on his civil rights.
Civil rights attorney John Burris is filing a lawsuit on behalf of a Sacramento man beaten by police during an arrest for allegedly jaywalking on his way home from work.
A San Jose State University student filed civil rights complaint against campus police who allegedly beat him, placed a bag over his head.
A civil rights complaint alleges air pollution from diesel emissions at the Port of Oakland disproportionately impacts communities of color.
An Oakland man filed a civil rights lawsuit against the San Francisco Police Department, alleging officers unlawfully beat and arrested him.
Eight Berkeley students filed a class-action civil rights lawsuit alleging that district officials racially targeted and intimidated them.
Civil rights monitors will be overseeing the 2016 general election in three Northern California counties.
The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations posted online an Islamophobic voicemail they got on Sunday.
A California civil rights group filed a lawsuit in San Francisco on Tuesday challenging a bill signed into law by President Barack Obama earlier this week that will require sex offenders to be identified on their passports.
Under pressure from the U.S. Department of Justice, California's Judicial Council approved a plan to extend free interpretation services to all cases by 2017.
The Oakland Police Department has been wearing body cameras since 2010, but the head of the Oakland Police Officers' Association warns of the push to incorporate the cameras nationwide.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday he doesn't see an urgent need to expand workplace anti-discrimination protections for gay and lesbian state employees after lawmakers reworked a religious objections measure to address concerns it was discriminatory.
A Detroit-area same-sex couple is raising awareness about discrimination against LGBT parents after a pediatrician refused to treat their newborn baby last October.
One San Francisco police officer was convicted and a second officer was acquitted in federal court Thursday of conspiring to enter and search residential hotel rooms without a warrant during drug investigations.
Benicia dedicated a new monument to Harold Bray, a local living legend.
Seth Lugo struck out 10 and earned his American League-leading seventh victory as the Royals beat the A's 5-3 Saturday night.
The San Francisco Public Library is hosting an exhibition to highlight the prolific yet little-known Bay Area artist Ralph Chessé.
All eastbound lanes of the Bay Bridge were closed for more than two hours Saturday afternoon as firefighters responded to a wind-whipped grass fire on Yerba Buena Island.
The San Francisco Giants used 18 hits to rout the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.
Benicia dedicated a new monument to Harold Bray, a local living legend.
The San Francisco Public Library is hosting an exhibition to highlight the prolific yet little-known Bay Area artist Ralph Chessé.
All eastbound lanes of the Bay Bridge were closed for more than two hours Saturday afternoon as firefighters responded to a wind-whipped grass fire on Yerba Buena Island.
Seize the Grey crossed the finish line first in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, ending Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid.
The announcement escalates a divide within Israel's leadership.
The San Francisco Public Library is hosting an exhibition to highlight the prolific yet little-known Bay Area artist Ralph Chessé.
All eastbound lanes of the Bay Bridge were closed for more than two hours Saturday afternoon as firefighters responded to a wind-whipped grass fire on Yerba Buena Island.
The 113th edition of San Francisco's Bay to Breakers will bring thousands of runners to the city's streets early Sunday morning, along with street closures to accommodate the roving party.
Kinmon Gakuen in San Francisco's Japantown is poised to undergo a major facelift after community leaders spearheaded a fundraising effort.
A years-long effort to open an affordable grocery store in the Hayes Valley neighborhood came to fruition on Friday.
Benicia dedicated a new monument to Harold Bray, a local living legend.
Drivers in the East Bay will face increased traffic this weekend during the Caltrans closure of southbound lanes on Interstate 680 in San Ramon for repaving.
The Contra Costa District Attorney's Office on Friday said investigators determined the officer-involved shooting death of 66-year-old Kevin James McDonald in Point Richmond in June 2023 was justified.
In a sign that summer is near, one of the first county fairs of the season is up and running in the East Bay.
A federal grand jury has indicted a Brentwood man for allegedly receiving child pornography, federal authorities said Friday.
For the second time in less than a week, police in Palo Alto are investigating a strong-arm robbery of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier who was delivering mail.
Police in the South Bay are searching for a man suspected of assaulting a man earlier this month and appeared to pose for a photo taken by the victim.
A portion of state Highway 1 in Big Sur that was closed because of a rockslide in March reopened on Friday morning with one-way traffic controls.
A 41-year-old man died at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas on Thursday, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.
A Salinas man who fled to Mexico after killing someone in 2002 was finally sentenced to prison, Monterey County prosecutors said.
Sonoma State University President Mike Lee will retire from his job at the school, notifying officials a day after being placed on leave for an email he sent about the agreement he made with campus protesters on divestment from Israel.
Police in Petaluma are hoping the public can help them locate a missing at-risk woman who was last seen a week ago.
Sonoma State University President Mike Lee was placed on leave Wednesday following an email where he announced he and campus protesters had reached an agreement on divestment from Israel.
Two men were hospitalized after they were stabbed near a convenience store in San Rafael late Tuesday night.
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a fatal shooting in Santa Rosa on Monday night, police said Wednesday.
Seth Lugo struck out 10 and earned his American League-leading seventh victory as the Royals beat the A's 5-3 Saturday night.
The San Francisco Giants used 18 hits to rout the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.
Seize the Grey crossed the finish line first in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, ending Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid.
The 113th edition of San Francisco's Bay to Breakers will bring thousands of runners to the city's streets early Sunday morning, along with street closures to accommodate the roving party.
Thairo Estrada hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the fifth inning and singled twice and the Giants beat the Rockies 10-5 on Friday night.
The Contra Costa District Attorney's Office on Friday said investigators determined the officer-involved shooting death of 66-year-old Kevin James McDonald in Point Richmond in June 2023 was justified.
Jason Rios is fighting for his life inside Harbor-UCLA Medical Center just days after turning 15 years old.
A federal grand jury has indicted a Brentwood man for allegedly receiving child pornography, federal authorities said Friday.
Oakland has removed the traffic lights from one intersection and replaced them with 4-way stop signs due to people stealing copper and then tampering with an electrical box.
A woman has been arrested for vehicular manslaughter more than a year after a middle school student was hit and killed by a vehicle in Fairfield, police said Friday.
Advancements in technology have allowed local voice talent to build successful careers in the Bay Area. But a voice actor told CBS News Bay Area that she still worries about the growing presence of AI in their industry.
Samsung piles on with its on ad after Apple apologizes for a spot that it acknowledged "missed the mark."
San Francisco's Police Department has failed to comply with a state law governing the use of military equipment, even though the law was written by its city attorney, David Chiu.
A former OpenAI leader who resigned from the company earlier this week said on Friday that product safety has "taken a backseat to shiny products" at the influential artificial intelligence company.
The 100% Chinese EV tariffs are meant to head off economic risks, but some Democrats say Chinese EVs should be banned entirely for security reasons.
A landmark study just kicked off with the goal of answering why Black women have a much higher mortality rate when it comes to cancer. It just launched last week and they need volunteers in California to help.
A Bay Area-based study finds that 80% of Asian American women with lung cancer never smoked and researchers are trying to figure out why.
San Francisco public health nurses will hold a strike authorization vote next week over what they say are inadequate and unsafe staffing levels at the city's hospitals and clinics.
Maker of insulin pump urges customers to update an app because of glitch that causes the devices to unexpectedly shut down.
Elon Musk's Neuralink finds a brain-computer interface device captured less data a month after implant surgery.
South Dakota governor Kristi Noem, whose memoir was roundly slammed for revealing she had killed her pet dog along with a goat, spoke to Republicans gathered at the state GOP convention on the Peninsula Saturday. Da Lin reports. (5-18-24)
There's mounting criticism of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after a report that a symbol used by election deniers was once displayed outside his home. Scott Macfarlane has more on how Alito is responding.
IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler are also asking to intervene in the case, arguing the IRS has a conflict of interest in the matter.
Police released what they say was a suicide note left by Boeing whistleblower John Barnett.
While the State Department bulletin is meant for overseas travel, there is concern of a domestic threat from ISIS, two sources told CBS News.
While the State Department bulletin is meant for overseas travel, there is concern of a domestic threat from ISIS, two sources told CBS News.
Two prominent Bay Area political figures died Friday night when the pickup they were in collided with a car in rural San Diego County.
A Northern California school district is being sued by the state over allegations the district failed to carry out corrective actions in a controversial gender notification policy adopted last summer.
More than a third of LGBTQ young people seriously considered suicide in the past year, the survey found.
One of San Francisco's oldest LGBTQ bars, on Saturday the Stud re-opened it's doors for the first time in four years at a new location.
The San Francisco Public Library is hosting an exhibition to highlight the prolific yet little-known Bay Area artist Ralph Chessé.
Advancements in technology have allowed local voice talent to build successful careers in the Bay Area. But a voice actor told CBS News Bay Area that she still worries about the growing presence of AI in their industry.
A six-footer with an ample black mustache, Dabney Coleman made his mark in numerous popular films.
The 2016 footage, which was obtained and published by CNN, appears to show the rap mogul hitting, dragging and kicking the singer known as Cassie.
With reviews ranging from "a folly of gargantuan proportions" to "the craziest thing I've ever seen," the Thursday premiere of Francis Ford Coppola's self-financed opus "Megalopolis" at the Cannes Film Festival had everyone talking.
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.
CBS News Bay Area evening edition headlines for Saturday May 18, 2024. Watch full newscasts streamed at the CBS SF website or on the app. Website: http://kpix.com
The San Francisco Public Library is hosting an exhibition to highlight the prolific yet little-known Bay Area artist Ralph Chessé. Max Darrow reports (5-18-24)
South Dakota governor Kristi Noem, whose memoir was roundly slammed for revealing she had killed her pet dog along with a goat, spoke to Republicans gathered at the state GOP convention on the Peninsula Saturday. Da Lin reports. (5-18-24)
Benicia dedicated a new monument to Harold Bray, a local living legend. John Ramos reports. (5-18-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
There's a warm-up coming Sunday -- at least for most inland valleys, says meteorologist Darren Peck.
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.
A Redwood City man changed his career path - from running Stanford's Digital Language Lab to going to beauty school - so he could serve his community in a way that's more meaningful to him.
A San Francisco-based nonprofit created by this week's Jefferson Award winner helps low income and unsheltered people stay healthy and feel good about themselves.
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.