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For 34-year-old Liberty Henegan and her five children, finding stable housing in San Francisco has been arduous. High rent prices have forced them to live in a car due to difficulties in securing suitable accommodationm, and even shelter space is hard to come by.
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors moved to satisfy housing policy requirements mandated by the state, while asking for exceptions at the same time.
The Alameda County Court is overwhelmed with eviction cases months after a COVID-era moratorium on evictions was lifted.
Mortgage rates recently hit their highest levels in more than two decades, pricing many out of the market. Here's what to expect in 2024.
High rents have become a fact of life in the Bay Area. But as landlords try to deal with increasing vacancies, some are trying to sweeten the deal for apartment hunters with incentives, including free rent.
No later than Dec. 28. That's the deadline set by the state for San Francisco to get its housing policy in order, or else it will face consequences.
Despite the so-called "Great California Exodus" that has seen residents leave the state in droves, mostly because of the high cost of living, there are plenty of people bucking the trend and making their way to the Bay Area.
The Berkeley City Council approved an upzoning plan that could see the city adding over 2,000 housing units next to the university campus.
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday finalized an updated housing element, a component of the county's general plan that quantifies and strategizes how to provide adequate housing for all residents in unincorporated areas of the county.
San Francisco has been stepping up efforts to put its best face forward for APEC, including the clearing out of homeless encampments in the neighborhoods surrounding the conference.
A plan to build thousands of new homes in San Jose may be slashed to just a fraction of that as the builder seeks to invoke the builder’s remedy to downsize the project. Lezla Gooden reports. (11/8/23)
A plan to build thousands of new homes in San Jose may be slashed to just a fraction of that as the developer seeks to invoke the "Builder's Remedy" to downsize the project.
Residents at a mobile home park in Castro Valley thought their homes were protected by Alameda County's rent control law, but the property's new owner is saying otherwise.
As the APEC summit in San Francisco nears, the city is hard at work cleaning up the streets around the Moscone Center.
A scathing new report from the state reveals the bureaucratic and costly permitting process builders face when it comes to constructing new housing in San Francisco.
Prospective Bay Area home buyers are in a tough spot as mortgage rates hit a two-decade high, leaving some prospective home buyers re-evaluating their dreams.
Renters in California will no longer be asked for a security deposit larger than one month's rent, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
As home prices in the Bay Area continue to remain high, the rate of homeownership among Latinos has declined, even though it has risen nationally. Max Darrow reports.
As home prices in the Bay Area continue to remain high, the rate of homeownership among Latinos has declined, even though it has risen nationally.
A judge has taken away the temporary restraining order that prevented the city of Berkeley from sweeping a homeless encampment.
Nearly 50 people crowded Concord City Hall Thursday to attend a rally calling for more tenant protections in the city.
City officials in San Francisco are preparing to resume sweeping homeless encampments after receiving the latest legal guidance amid a year-long battle over the issue playing out in court.
Residents of one San Francisco neighborhood are installing street planters to discourage unhoused people who, they say, are more disturbed and threatening than preceding sidewalk squatters.
As city officials in San Francisco tout their affordable housing expansion efforts, residents say some Single Room Occupancy (SRO) buildings and residential hotels are being neglected.
This year, officials started paying more attention to the deplorable living conditions some Bay Area farmworkers face. KPIX met a family in Gilroy that is just one of many who would benefit from new help being provided by the state.
A security guard working inside an Oakland 7-Eleven was killed Friday night during a robbery.
Pleasant Hill's police chief is facing tough questions over his handling of a multi-day armed standoff with a former Pittsburg officer barricaded inside his home.
After purple urchins helped nearly wipe out California's underwater bull kelp forests, biologists say they're seeing promising signs that efforts to save them may be helping.
A crash on Interstate 80 in Berkeley involving a big rig injured at least one person Saturday morning.
Liz Magill came under fire this week after a hearing in Congress where university presidents were asked about antisemitism on college campuses.
A security guard working inside an Oakland 7-Eleven was killed Friday night during a robbery.
Pleasant Hill's police chief is facing tough questions over his handling of a multi-day armed standoff with a former Pittsburg officer barricaded inside his home.
After purple urchins helped nearly wipe out California's underwater bull kelp forests, biologists say they're seeing promising signs that efforts to save them may be helping.
A crash on Interstate 80 in Berkeley involving a big rig injured at least one person Saturday morning.
Liz Magill came under fire this week after a hearing in Congress where university presidents were asked about antisemitism on college campuses.
Families came together at a Redwood City elementary school Friday for a community Las Posadas celebration.
A CVS store in San Francisco's Richmond District was left in shambles Friday after thieves used a truck to break in and steal an ATM overnight.
Dozens of San Francisco street vendors hit the street Friday, marching from 24th and Mission streets to City Hall to call for the end to the Mission Street vending ban.
Police in San Francisco on Friday announced an arrest in connection with an attack of an elderly woman who attempted to board a Muni bus in the Mission District earlier this year.
The San Francisco public defender's office has filed a Racial Justice Act claim in the August 2022 case of an unhoused man who was shot at by police after being suspected of stealing a bicycle.
A security guard working inside an Oakland 7-Eleven was killed Friday night during a robbery.
Pleasant Hill's police chief is facing tough questions over his handling of a multi-day armed standoff with a former Pittsburg officer barricaded inside his home.
A crash on Interstate 80 in Berkeley involving a big rig injured at least one person Saturday morning.
Pleasant Hill police on Saturday said the suspect who engaged in a standoff with officers over three days is in custody.
Berkeley police were looking for a man suspected of stabbing two people near El Camino Real and Oakridge Steps Friday night.
A rocket launcher and an Uzi were among the 408 firearms collected by law enforcement at a gun buyback in San Jose last weekend.
Police in Palo Alto are investigating after a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was injured and robbed on Wednesday by two suspects who took her postal keys and cell phone.
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors directed more money Wednesday to aid residents and businesses in Pajaro that were impacted by flooding of the unincorporated community in March.
The San Jose Earthquakes are partnering with Santa Clara County and the city of San Jose to bring new professional soccer fields and a training facility to the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.
CONMEBOL, South America's soccer federation, has announced the 14 cities that will host matches at the 2024 Copa América as the tournament returns to the United States for the first time since 2016.
After purple urchins helped nearly wipe out California's underwater bull kelp forests, biologists say they're seeing promising signs that efforts to save them may be helping.
Early Saturday morning near Graton, two individuals were killed in a head-on collision.
The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for North Bay valleys and inland parts of Monterey and San Benito counties for Friday night and Saturday morning.
Three students at a middle school in Santa Rosa were placed under arrest Thursday following a classroom fight in which a student brandished what was described as a large knife.
Novato police are looking for a woman who was caught on video this week allegedly stealing packages in the city's Hillside Park neighborhood.
Shohei Ohtani announced Saturday that he is staying in Southern California, signing a 10-year deal with the Boys in Blue.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and the Thunder defeated the Warriors 138-136 in overtime on Friday night.
The Seattle Seahawks have listed quarterback Geno Smith as questionable for Sunday's game against San Francisco.
San Jose spoiled Patrick Kane's Detroit debut, overcoming a four-goal deficit to beat the Red Wings 6-5 on Thursday night.
San Francisco hosts the Seahawks Sunday with a chance to clinch a playoff berth this week with a win and a loss by either Minnesota or Green Bay.
A security guard working inside an Oakland 7-Eleven was killed Friday night during a robbery.
Pleasant Hill's police chief is facing tough questions over his handling of a multi-day armed standoff with a former Pittsburg officer barricaded inside his home.
Pleasant Hill police on Saturday said the suspect who engaged in a standoff with officers over three days is in custody.
Berkeley police were looking for a man suspected of stabbing two people near El Camino Real and Oakridge Steps Friday night.
A CVS store in San Francisco's Richmond District was left in shambles Friday after thieves used a truck to break in and steal an ATM overnight.
Google took its next leap in artificial intelligence Wednesday with the launch of project Gemini, an AI model trained to behave in human-like ways that's likely to intensify the debate about the technology's potential promise and perils.
Uber is set to join the S&P 500 index later this month, the latest sign that the ride-hailing and delivery company is turning its business around after struggling through much of the pandemic.
The update patches two vulnerabilities, includes no new features to the operating system.
Elon Musk's X platform has fueled far-right disinformation in Ireland and played a key role in last month's riots in Dublin, experts say.
A local privacy group accused Kaiser Permanente of violating state law with its license plate readers.
Sickle cell disease affects approximately 100,000 people in the U.S., predominantly people of color.
An estimated one in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, killing on average 42,000 a year in the U.S. But what if a vaccine could significantly lower each woman's chance of ever getting it in the first place?
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said Wednesday the city is suing three online tobacco retailers for unlawfully selling flavored tobacco products and electronic cigarettes to consumers in San Francisco.
Casual dining chain faces another wrongful death suit related to its Charged Lemonade after cardiac arrest of Florida man.
The sidewalks of San Francisco's Castro District became the site of a sprawling memorial on World AIDS Day.
A long-delayed water project in California has reached a key milestone.
The House Oversight Committee says it will begin contempt of Congress proceedings if Hunter Biden does not appear for a deposition on Dec. 13.
A federal appeals court heard arguments in November over the gag order limiting what Trump can say about the 2020 election-related case filed against him in Washington, D.C.
An Oakland coffee shop is apologizing for an incident after hate-speech graffiti was found in a restroom and how staffers handled a customer who tried to document it.
A federal grand jury in California has indicted Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, on nine counts of tax crimes, three felonies and six misdemeanors. Catherine Herridge has details.
President Biden honored transgender Americans on Trans Day of Remembrance, which falls on Nov. 20 and serves to pay tribute to trans people who have lost their lives to violence.
Laphonza Butler will be the first Black lesbian to serve in Congress and the first openly LGBT senator from California.
Following the death of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, former KPIX reporter Hank Plante spoke about her legacy among the LGBTQ+ community.
Gov. Newsom signed bills Saturday aimed at bolstering state protections for LGBTQ+ people, a day after issuing a veto criticized by advocates.
Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required judges to consider whether a parent affirms their child's gender identity when making custody and visitation decisions.
Also unprecedented was the speed at which Swift's Eras Tour had surpassed a billion in sales — a mere eight months.
Ryan O'Neal, the Oscar-nominated star of films including "Love Story" and "Paper Moon," has died at 82.
A star-studded lineup of hip hop legends and GRAMMY-winning artists will grace the stage at this special tribute concert, airing Sunday, Dec. 10 (8:30-10:30 PM, ET/8:00-10:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+.
The latest edition of the Bottom of the Hill's venerable Sunday afternoon barbecue shows features a Christmas toy drive and performances by local garage-punk favorites Hot Laundry, So What and the Seagulls.
A woman has accused Sean "Diddy" Combs and two other men of gang raping her in 2003 when she was 17 years old.
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 Dec. 9, 2023. Watch full newscasts streamed at the CBS SF website or on the app. Website: http://kpix.com
The Friday night slaying of a much-admired security guard at an Oakland 7-Eleven has deeply upset the neighborhood. Da Lin reports. (12-9-23)
Nine weeks since Hamas militants conducted their surprise terror attack on southern Israel, the Israeli military Saturday continued to pound Gaza from the north to the south. It also comes one day after the U.S. vetoed a United Nations cease-fire resolution. Ramy Inocencio has the latest from Tel Aviv.
Pleasant Hill's police chief is facing tough questions bout why, in the midst of an armed standoff, he pulled his SWAT team off the scene for hours. John Ramos reports (12-9-23)
Meteorologist Darren Peck says there is a chance of rain at the far end of his work week forecast.
California food banks used to distribute primarily canned and boxed food, but thanks to an innovative idea from a Bay Area man, they are also able to give away mostly fresh fruits and vegetables.
An Oakley woman has been offering the kind of support and healing that she didn't find readily available when she was diagnosed with cancer.
A pair of volunteers working for a South Bay organization go out of their way to bring warmth and nourishment to the unhoused, not just during the holidays, but all year round.
A Hayward teacher is using the timeless work of Shakespeare to inspire his elementary students to dream big.
An Oakland man is helping close the racial gap in graduation rates, as a study by the Brookings Institution shows 76% of Black boys complete high school nationwide compared to 87% of white boys.
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.
Itohan Ediae and Qien Feng are getting ready to leave for their first year of college and they are taking a lot with them: excitement, nerves, and memories from what has become an extraordinary friendship.
For Yvonne Soracco, walking the campus hallways is like turning pages in a scrapbook of her career.