A 20-year journey: San Jose mother seeks diploma alongside her son
For Carmen Hernandez, the bustling sounds of the hallway are a constant reminder of a dream she had to put on hold two decades ago. Jose Martinez reports.
For Carmen Hernandez, the bustling sounds of the hallway are a constant reminder of a dream she had to put on hold two decades ago. Jose Martinez reports.
Palo Alto is an expensive place to live, even by Bay Area standards. But a new apartment building in the Peninsula city is starting to take shape that will provide more affordable homes specifically for teachers and school staff.
For Carmen Hernandez, the bustling sounds of the hallway are a constant reminder of a dream she had to put on hold two decades ago.
Kara St. Cyr reports on the new SFUSD interim superintendent talking to students at Yick Wo Elementary in San Francisco.
Sooji Nam reports on a training program provided by foster care giving a young Oakland woman a road to independence.
Ryan Yamamoto reports on the new head of the San Francisco school district speaking at her public introduction.
Stanford University says the psychologist behind the controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment" has died.
A recent rally held at Foothill High School in Pleasanton aimed to show students how to register and pre-register to vote for this year's election.
Funding for public schools is a big issue on the November ballot with more than ten billion dollars on the line in the statewide ballot measure Prop 2.
Kenny Choi reports on parents and teachers putting their support behind Prop 2 to fund new school facilities.
A review by San Francisco school district officials found that about 350 teachers do not have active teaching credentials. Amanda Hari reports. (9-29-24)
A review by San Francisco school district officials found that about 350 teachers do not have active teaching credentials.
A special school now completing reconstruction following the deadly Tubbs Fire is being held up by delays from PG&E.
Faculty have accused the University of California system of labor violations over what they call a sweeping campaign to suppress pro-Palestinian speech and campus protests earlier this year.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Sunday announced the city will offer staff expertise and $8.4 million in unallocated funds to help stabilize the city's troubled public schools.
Schools of Hayward's Unified School District dedicated a day to celebrate the Million Fathers March, which is a day where fatherly figures and role models show their commitment to the educational lives of their children throughout the academic year. Morning reporter Veronica Macias was at Burbank Elementary School and spoke with Matt Clark, Director of Community Schools, for more about the event.
Students at a Pleasanton high school recently created a tool using artificial intelligence aimed at improving the discourse around elections and helping voters be better informed.
Students at a high school in Pleasanton created tools using artificial intelligence to help voters be better informed. Sooji Nam reports. (9-19-24)
Measure QQ, which passed in Oakland in 2020, lowered the voting age for local school board elections to 16.
Hundreds of Oakland 16- and 17-year-olds will be able to cast a vote in their local school board elections. Kelsi Thorud reports. (9-12-24) 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
Hillbrook Upper School students started off the school year in a new downtown San Jose location. Len Ramirez reports. (9-6-24) 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
As students return to the classroom, more schools are banning phones or otherwise restricting their use.
The number of 16- to 19-year-olds with driver licenses fell from 64% to below 40% from 1995 to 2021. Kevin Ko reports. (8-30-24)
For Students Rising Above scholar Josh Collins it took moving across the country to realize the value of his Bay Area family.
For Students Rising Above scholar Josh Collins it took moving across the country to realize the value of his Bay Area family. Elizabeth Cook reports. (8-30-24)
Vice President Kamala Harris won't say how she voted on a ballot measure in her home state of California that would reverse criminal justice reforms approved in recent years.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office on Sunday said one person died and another was found alive after a report of missing boaters in Bodega Bay.
BART police on Sunday identified a suspect in the stabbing that happened on one of their trains.
Saturday night, some people in Walnut Creek were trying to decompress before the final stretch of the election season, but it was difficult.
Buddy Hield scored 27 points and the Golden State Warriors squandered a huge lead before outlasting the Houston Rockets 127-121 in overtime Saturday night.
Vice President Kamala Harris won't say how she voted on a ballot measure in her home state of California that would reverse criminal justice reforms approved in recent years.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office on Sunday said one person died and another was found alive after a report of missing boaters in Bodega Bay.
BART police on Sunday identified a suspect in the stabbing that happened on one of their trains.
Saturday night, some people in Walnut Creek were trying to decompress before the final stretch of the election season, but it was difficult.
Buddy Hield scored 27 points and the Golden State Warriors squandered a huge lead before outlasting the Houston Rockets 127-121 in overtime Saturday night.
BART police on Sunday identified a suspect in the stabbing that happened on one of their trains.
BART police are searching for a suspect they say stabbed a woman in an unprovoked attack on a train Saturday morning in the Mission District.
A who's who of SF politics gathered to celebrate a $55 million grant awarded by the EPA to the city to help complete a high-speed zero-emission ferry network.
While the Mission District is getting ready for its grand Dia de los Muertos celebration Saturday, the Sunset District held its event Friday night.
Left-hander Blake Snell has exercised his right to opt out of his contract with the San Francisco Giants to become a free agent for the second straight offseason.
Saturday night, some people in Walnut Creek were trying to decompress before the final stretch of the election season, but it was difficult.
In the race to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, volunteers on both sides canvassed in different cities and neighborhoods on Saturday.
People on both sides of the Oakland mayor recall race made the final push to turn out the votes Friday, with Mayor Sheng Thao and recall supporters holding separate events.
An Alameda city councilmember who's running for re-election is facing a possible reprimand over her conduct on a recent city-backed trip to Southern California.
Local leaders on Friday morning acknowledged major progress in making Oakland's streets safer.
A residential building fire in the Cambrian neighborhood just north of Butcher Park left 16 residents displaced Friday afternoon, according to authorities.
Police in San Jose on Friday confirmed the arrest of a San Jose man for possession of child sexual abuse material and recording juveniles with a hidden camera in a private area after he allegedly trespassed in a Bret Harte Middle School locker room this week.
Two teenage suspects were arrested in San Jose after a couple was robbed at gunpoint after withdrawing money from their bank, police said.
A woman previously arrested for allegedly embezzling $300,000 from a former employer in San Carlos is now suspected of siphoning $100,000 from a business in the North Bay.
San Jose Police on Thursday said nine people have been indicted and seven arrested on charges related to organizing several sideshows that have happened in the city over the past four years.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office on Sunday said one person died and another was found alive after a report of missing boaters in Bodega Bay.
An annual report card on the Bay Area's local roads and streets released Thursday found no change overall in regional pavement conditions across the past several years, though some cities saw marked improvements.
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Sonoma County Thursday morning in a region frequented by quakes, according to the United States Geological Survey.
While the month of October has been warm and dry, water officials in Sonoma County said reservoirs are in good shape after the two previous wet winters.
Santa Rosa police arrested a 16-year-old high school boy after a gun was found in his school locker Wednesday morning.
Buddy Hield scored 27 points and the Golden State Warriors squandered a huge lead before outlasting the Houston Rockets 127-121 in overtime Saturday night.
Pius Suter scored his second goal of the game with 25.7 seconds left, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2.
Hollywood Smothers and Jordan Waters each rushed for two touchdowns, and quarterback CJ Bailey added three more while being nearly perfect through the air as North Carolina State crushed Stanford 59-28.
Stephen Curry will sit out a third straight game for the Golden State Warriors at Houston nursing a left ankle injury but resumed practicing in some drills Friday.
Zack Minasian was officially promoted to general manager of the San Francisco Giants Friday, joining the Los Angeles Angels' Perry Minasian to make the brothers both big league GMs.
BART police on Sunday identified a suspect in the stabbing that happened on one of their trains.
BART police are searching for a suspect they say stabbed a woman in an unprovoked attack on a train Saturday morning in the Mission District.
A man was pistol-whipped during a home invasion robbery in San Francisco's Oceanview neighborhood early Friday morning, police said.
Police in San Jose on Friday confirmed the arrest of a San Jose man for possession of child sexual abuse material and recording juveniles with a hidden camera in a private area after he allegedly trespassed in a Bret Harte Middle School locker room this week.
Local leaders on Friday morning acknowledged major progress in making Oakland's streets safer.
A who's who of SF politics gathered to celebrate a $55 million grant awarded by the EPA to the city to help complete a high-speed zero-emission ferry network.
Apple snapped out of a recent iPhone sales slump during its summertime quarter.
Reddit's stock leaps nearly 40% after the social media company reported a quarterly profit amid strong user growth.
A new security system installed in a San Jose shopping center promises to reduce crime in for small businesses.
Google is still thriving while the company navigates through a pivotal shift to artificial intelligence and battles regulators trying to topple its internet empire.
Several Bay Area counties have reinstated mask mandates at health care facilities to coincide with the beginning of respiratory virus season.
South Bay residents and businesses are urged to be vigilant about standing water on their properties, as the invasive Aedes ageypti mosquito has been found in more locations despite eradication efforts.
One week before Election Day and voters across the country were filling out their ballots. Along with that warm sense of civic pride, there may be another feeling: anxiety.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and one Santa Clara soccer player is working to raise money on and off the field to go toward a local health program.
Some pathogens that contaminate food are even showing up in the U.S. for the first time thanks to climate change.
Vice President Kamala Harris won't say how she voted on a ballot measure in her home state of California that would reverse criminal justice reforms approved in recent years.
Saturday night, some people in Walnut Creek were trying to decompress before the final stretch of the election season, but it was difficult.
In the race to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, volunteers on both sides canvassed in different cities and neighborhoods on Saturday.
Supporters of former president Donald Trump were feeling pretty confident in the Tri-Valley and they weren't afraid to let the rest of the Bay Area know about it.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia allow voters to track the status of their ballot. Find out how to check yours.
Festivities began Friday for Dia de los Muertos -- or Day of the Dead, with those who celebrate preparing altars to honor family members who have passed.
A jury in Santa Clara County on Wednesday convicted a Milpitas man of murder for killing his transgender partner in 2021, prosecutors said.
On Tuesday, the battle for LGBT rights took a new turn when the Pentagon announced that it was proactively changing the discharge status to "honorable" for hundreds of service members expelled for being gay during the "don't ask, don't tell" era.
John Ramos reports on the Pentagon announcing it will change the discharge status to "honorable" for hundreds expelled during "don't ask, don't tell" era.
An honorable discharge status unlocks access to critical benefits that some veterans may have been missing out on for decades.
While kids were trick or treating Halloween night, some in San Francisco partied adult style at the "Nightmare on Front Street," the latest event held in the city's designated "entertainment zone."
San Francisco's first established "entertainment zone" on Front St. will host its second free event on Halloween that kicks off Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m.
A part of music and film history preserved by a group of Bay Area artists is in limbo, as building that has housed Arhoolie Records, Les Blank Films and Down Home Music for nearly half a century could soon be sold.
Acclaimed garage-punk band the Jackets return to the Bay Area for the first time since the pandemic Saturday, playing songs from their new album 'Intuition' at the Ivy Room with local favorites the Control Freaks.
On Halloween night Thursday, two Hitchcock films come to the big screen in San Francisco accompanied by live music at separate presentations sponsored by local cultural institutions.
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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CBS News Bay Area morning edition headlines for Nov. 3, 2024. Watch full newscasts streamed at the CBS SF website or on the app.
Saturday night, some people in Walnut Creek were trying to decompress before the final stretch of the election season, but it was difficult.
Here's the latest weather in the Bay Area.
A suspect is on the run following a stabbing on a BART train Saturday morning.
This week's Jefferson Award winner is a Berkeley woman who has promoted child literacy for four decades, as host of a community TV show encouraging young poets.
With hate crimes on the rise in the U.S., a pair of Oakland women have been equipping people with self-defense tools for free.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what are two million photos worth? A history of Asian Americans in the Bay Area, for this week's Jefferson Award winner.
While stroke rehabilitation is often a difficult road, a South Bay couple is providing local patients some valuable support.
For nearly 50 years, a Vietnam veteran from San Francisco has served as a national champion for military veterans.
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.