San Ramon business complex shifts to mixed-use residential model
A business complex in San Ramon is learning to adapt to the changing environment of a post-COVID world, pivoting to providing residential space.
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A business complex in San Ramon is learning to adapt to the changing environment of a post-COVID world, pivoting to providing residential space.
Contra Costa County serves 14,000 unsheltered people every year, according to its annual report. The leader of a nonprofit is developing innovative new hopeful solutions for housing and healing.
Contra Costa County serves 14,000 unsheltered people every year, according to its annual report. The leader of a nonprofit is developing innovative new hopeful solutions for housing and healing. Sharon Chin reports.
Homeowners in unincorporated Marin County looking to build an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, will still be able to save thousands on permit fees after a move by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
A coalition of homeless activists is suing the city of Fremont over its recently enacted anti-camping ordinance, which critics say criminalizes homelessness and charitable outreach to the unhoused.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors will vote on March 11 on whether to declare a three-year "shelter crisis," county officials announced.
People experiencing homelessness in San Jose who refuse offers of interim shelter will face arrest under a proposal unveiled Thursday by Mayor Matt Mahan.
People experiencing homelessness in San Jose who refuse offers of interim shelter will be issued written warnings and will face arrest for repeated refusals under a proposal unveiled Thursday by Mayor Matt Mahan. Kara St. Cyr reports.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a resolution Tuesday amending the city's planning code in an effort to encourage the conversion of commercial buildings into housing.
Crews have cleared out a homeless encampment that was blocking the emergency exit of an East Oakland school. In its place, neighbors have placed planters to prevent a new encampment. Da Lin reports.
An affordable housing development for veterans that has been a few years in the making officially broke ground in Menlo Park on Wednesday.
More than 2,000 people in San Mateo County are living with homelessness, according to the latest annual count. A nonprofit on the county's coast is working to bring those numbers down.
Nonprofit on San Mateo County coast helps unhoused with job training sanfrancisco By Sharon Chin February 26, 2025 / 2:28 PM PST / CBS News More than 2,000 people in San Mateo County are living with homelessness, according to the latest annual count. That's an 18% increase over the last few years. A nonprofit on the county's coast founded by this week's Icon Award winner is working to bring those numbers down. Sharon Chin reports.
With more than 5,000 people estimated to be living on the streets of San Jose and not nearly enough places to house them all, city officials are hoping a new program will reduce the homeless population by sending some individuals off to live with family.
Denise Pinkston has been brainstorming on paper -- and in her mind -- more ways to create affordable housing ever since she realized state laws for decades made it nearly impossible to build accessory dwelling units, also known as ADUs.
San Francisco's Outer Sunset neighborhood could soon look a little more like downtown after permits were filed for a proposed 22-story high-rise condo development.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a death at a homeless camp after a body wrapped in plastic was found Wednesday evening near a freeway off-ramp in San Leandro.
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.
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is arguing against Gov. Gavin Newsom's recent order for local jurisdictions to proceed with the clearing of homeless encampments, saying immediate sweeps are the wrong way to deal with them.
Detectives in Monterey County are on the hunt for a suspect wanted in connection to the attempted homicide of two people in a homeless encampment on Sunday.
Despite the outcry of the neighborhood over the past year, the Safeway grocery store on Webster Street in the Fillmore District is officially closing its doors on Friday.
After a long and somewhat fraught public process, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday finally approved a new ordinance to protect renters from unscrupulous evictions.
As new San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie begins to take on one of the city's oldest challenges, there is a new report measuring the SF's progress in the fight to reduce homelessness.
The San Carlos Airport (SQL) in San Mateo County will no longer have air traffic controllers starting in February following a dispute over pay, officials said.
The Half Moon Bay community on Thursday marked two years since a gunman killed seven people at two mushroom farms, a mass shooting that also put a spotlight on the horrific living conditions many farmworkers were forced to endure.
A Monterey County company is now at the center of a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak. The Washington Post is reporting that lettuce from Taylor Farms, a company headquartered in Salinas, may have supplied contaminated lettuce to Taco Bell.
Birds' nests from decades ago are helping provide a blueprint to help fight climate change today.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is calling on California transportation officials to strengthen regulations governing self-driving vehicles, arguing that two recent incidents exposed gaps in how robotaxis operate during major emergencies and large public events.
President Trump is delivering a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House.
San Francisco's only marine fueling dock played a crucial role in Tuesday's rescue operation of a boat near Alcatraz Island, but now that dock could soon be shut down.
A Monterey County company is now at the center of a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak. The Washington Post is reporting that lettuce from Taylor Farms, a company headquartered in Salinas, may have supplied contaminated lettuce to Taco Bell.
Birds' nests from decades ago are helping provide a blueprint to help fight climate change today.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is calling on California transportation officials to strengthen regulations governing self-driving vehicles, arguing that two recent incidents exposed gaps in how robotaxis operate during major emergencies and large public events.
President Trump is delivering a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House.
San Francisco's only marine fueling dock played a crucial role in Tuesday's rescue operation of a boat near Alcatraz Island, but now that dock could soon be shut down.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is calling on California transportation officials to strengthen regulations governing self-driving vehicles, arguing that two recent incidents exposed gaps in how robotaxis operate during major emergencies and large public events.
San Francisco's only marine fueling dock played a crucial role in Tuesday's rescue operation of a boat near Alcatraz Island, but now that dock could soon be shut down.
The suspect in a Redwood City hit-and-run crash was arrested on Wednesday, a day after he hit and killed a man who was attempting to stop him from leaving the scene.
A body found in San Francisco Bay on Thursday afternoon was identified as one of the three passengers missing after the sinking of their boat near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday.
A man was arrested in San Francisco on Tuesday for animal abuse after he tortured a kitten to death, authorities said.
The Benicia Fire Department said crews began fighting the fire around 1:30 p.m., near northbound I-680, north of Industrial Way. The Industrial Way on-ramp was then shut down by the California Highway Patrol.
A group of street vendors in Oakland say that in the past few months, enforcement actions against them have become increasingly aggressive.
Privacy advocates warn of a "dragnet" while some customers say retail theft has gone too far.
Oakland police officers shot and killed an armed suspect in the parking lot of a strip mall on Monday afternoon, police said.
City leaders in Oakland voted to approve a $125 million deal to sell their share of the Oakland Coliseum complex, a deal that would include revenue from future events.
A Monterey County company is now at the center of a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak. The Washington Post is reporting that lettuce from Taylor Farms, a company headquartered in Salinas, may have supplied contaminated lettuce to Taco Bell.
A San Jose man was arrested after a hidden camera was discovered in a public restroom at a Starbucks coffee shop last month, police said Thursday.
A proposal renaming the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in South San Jose to honor U.S. Army Ranger and San Francisco Bay Area native Pat Tillman is closer to reality, following a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
A dog stolen during a San Jose home burglary in May is still missing weeks after a suspect was arrested and police are now seeking the public's help in finding it.
The U.S. Justice Department has identified a San Jose State University graduate student suspected in multiple incidents of hateful graffiti and bomb threats found on the university campus.
A man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting in Vallejo and an attempted murder in Richmond was arrested after he was found on the Peninsula, authorities said.
Residents at Smith Ranch Homes, Aldersly, Drake Terrace, The Tamalpais and Villa Marin raise money each year for the scholarship fund, which was established in 1994.
The hilltop region near the King Mountain Open Space Reserve in Marin County could soon be open to the public.
Police in Santa Rosa are asking the public for help in find a woman woamn who has been missing for weeks.
A San Francisco Bay Area man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly threatened a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. employee with a shotgun, authorities said.
The San Francisco Giants will begin the 2027 season against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park, according to Major League Baseball's tentative schedule released Thursday.
Spain is looking to secure a World Cup victory for the first time in 16 years, and Argentina enters Sunday hoping to become back-to-back champions.
Defending World Cup champion Argentina rallied to edge England 2-1 to advance to Sunday's final at MetLife Stadium, where they will face Spain.
Tiffany Hayes added 13 points, Janelle Salaun scored 12 and Kayla Thornton added 11 for Golden State (18-7), which has also won five straight road games.
The World Cup semifinal between England and Argentina was a grudge match, reopening decades-old wounds for both countries.
The suspect in a Redwood City hit-and-run crash was arrested on Wednesday, a day after he hit and killed a man who was attempting to stop him from leaving the scene.
A San Jose man was arrested after a hidden camera was discovered in a public restroom at a Starbucks coffee shop last month, police said Thursday.
A man was arrested in San Francisco on Tuesday for animal abuse after he tortured a kitten to death, authorities said.
Authorities on the Peninsula said they have arrested two people on multiple counts after they allegedly ran a counterfeiting operation from a vacant home.
A man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting in Vallejo and an attempted murder in Richmond was arrested after he was found on the Peninsula, authorities said.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is calling on California transportation officials to strengthen regulations governing self-driving vehicles, arguing that two recent incidents exposed gaps in how robotaxis operate during major emergencies and large public events.
A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used AI to choose people for layoffs, disproportionately targeting those on medical, parental or family leave.
Privacy advocates warn of a "dragnet" while some customers say retail theft has gone too far.
The scheme begins with fake fraud alerts before shifting to a FaceTime call, where victims are tricked into exposing sensitive banking information.
Startups are using emails, photos and voice recordings to create AI simulations that family and friends can interact with after a loved one's death.
A Monterey County company is now at the center of a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak. The Washington Post is reporting that lettuce from Taylor Farms, a company headquartered in Salinas, may have supplied contaminated lettuce to Taco Bell.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell is being investigated as a possible source for a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
While there are a few Californians sick with cyclosporiasis, there aren't any known local outbreaks right now, and none linked to the national outbreak, state health officials say.
A norovirus outbreak aboard a Princess cruise ship sickened 125 passengers and crew members during a voyage in the North Pacific that ended on Thursday.
President Trump is delivering a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House.
A proposal renaming the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in South San Jose to honor U.S. Army Ranger and San Francisco Bay Area native Pat Tillman is closer to reality, following a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Immigration officers could weigh use of Medicaid, food aid and housing help in green card decisions after Trump administration rescinds Biden-era public charge rule.
A group of street vendors in Oakland say that in the past few months, enforcement actions against them have become increasingly aggressive.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an ordinance that would allow for Amsterdam-style cannabis cafés serving food and drinks, along with offering live entertainment.
LGBTQ+ communities have significantly higher rates of unemployment than the general population. Kelsi Thorud reports on how the City of Oakland is empowering LGBTQ+ job seekers during Pride Month.
The fallout over the opposition by a handful of San Francisco Giants players against the team's Pride Night celebrations has prompted an investigation of Major League Baseball by the Trump administration.
Major League Baseball has warned players about writing on their uniforms after San Francisco starter Landen Roupp and two other pitchers added Bible verses to their Pride Night caps on Friday night.
Many LGBTQ+ Pride events across the country have had to scale back or even cancel due to political and financial reasons. San Francisco was on the brink. Kara St. Cyr reports.
In one of the most competitive real estate markets in America, a San Francisco real estate agent dons fabulous drag to help promote homes for sale. Itay Hod reports.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an ordinance that would allow for Amsterdam-style cannabis cafés serving food and drinks, along with offering live entertainment.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
San Franciscans have seen encampments pop up all over the city, but a large, sprawling line of tents were set up overnight on Battery Street in the Financial District.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
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.
A Monterey County company is now at the center of a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak. The Washington Post is reporting that lettuce from Taylor Farms, a company headquartered in Salinas, may have supplied contaminated lettuce to Taco Bell.
Birds' nests from decades ago are helping provide a blueprint to help fight climate change today.
Grapevine plants sold at Costco stores across Santa Clara County were discovered to be infested with invasive Glassy-winged sharpshooters, and the fight to eradicate them from homes and gardens is on across the region. John Ramos reports.
During Tuesday's rescue operation, San Francisco's only fueling dock played a crucial role. Even so, plans have recently been in the works to shut it down. Brad Hamilton reports.
San Francisco's mayor, Daniel Lurie, is calling for Waymo regulations after the self-driving cars contributed to major gridlock on the Fourth of July. Maddie White reports.
In 2025, KPIX is moving to a new community service award: the CBS News Bay Area Icon Award. Submit nominations for an outstanding community hero at kpix.com/icon.
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.