Dolores Huerta alleges assault by Cesar Chavez amid abuse claims
Allegations of abuse of women and girls by union leader Cesar Chavez were first reported by the New York Times on Wednesday.
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Allegations of abuse of women and girls by union leader Cesar Chavez were first reported by the New York Times on Wednesday.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated."
Gov. Gavin Newsom is open to giving California public employees a temporary break on his return-to-office mandate.
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend.
Details of the agreement between Costco and the Teamsters union weren't immediately available.
After their 93rd day of striking, Hilton Hotel workers have reached a tentative new contract agreement that they will vote on Tuesday.
About 2,500 hotel workers continued striking on Thanksgiving as negotiations sit at a standstill.
Dozens of striking San Francisco hotel workers were arrested as hundreds demonstrated for higher wages and better benefits.
The strike, the first by East and Gulf Coast dockworkers since 1977, had shut down 14 ports since Tuesday.
Thousands of dockworkers at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts went on strike in search of higher pay and better job security in the face of automation.
When California Democrats accept oil money or vote against "climate-friendly" bills, they are often criticized or accused of being beholden to the oil industry. But are they?
Democrats once had a grip on blue-collar voters. Now, they must make their case to this key demographic that could play a decisive role in the election.
Physical performances by actors are being treated as "data," said SAG-AFTRA Chief Contracts Officer Ray Rodriguez said at a news conference.
The authorization does not mean a strike will happen immediately and both sides could reach a deal. If a strike does happen, it would be the first at Disneyland in 40 years.
A new theater production "Larry the Musical an American Journey", which tells a little-known story about the Filipino-American experience, will hold its opening night this Saturday at the Brava Theater in San Francisco's Mission District.
With the restaurant industry looking to technology fill the demand for service workers, a robot employee nicknamed Rosie may represent the future.
Last year striking workers won more generous contracts from the Big Three automakers, making up for pay cuts taken during the Great Recession, and marking a comeback for the labor movement.
Undergraduate student workers at California State University have voted to join a union to negotiate better pay, sick time, and other benefits with the university.
More than 30,000 professors, librarians, plumbers, electricians and other workers in the California State University system have launched a weeklong strike.
Factory workers at Tesla have been told to expect pay raises this year.
Faculty at California State University could stage a systemwide strike later this month after school officials ended contract negotiations with a unilateral offer of a 5% pay raise, far below what the union is demanding.
California State University faculty are launching four days of strikes at campuses across the state for better pay and benefits starting Monday.
The UAW, coming off of new labor contracts with Detroit's Big Three, said it's now targeting automakers that rely on non-unionized workers.
Meanwhile, pilots at Southwest are poised to follow with the opening a "strike center" in Dallas this week.
The pact with Stellantis comes just days after the UAW struck a similar deal with Ford, leaving only GM without an agreement.
A Bay Area tech entrepreneur is investing millions of dollars to preserve the character of Point Reyes Station to balance change, tourism, and preservation in the small Marin County town.
Botanical enthusiasts were in for a notoriously stinky experience at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on Thursday.
A woman faces multiple felony charges for allegedly setting a car on fire in Oakland and then attacking police officers and other first responders, the district attorney announced on Thursday.
The Sacramento Fire Department said on Thursday that it confirmed a post to its X account claiming a terror attack had occurred at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara was the result of a hack.
A person lying on the sand at a beach in Half Moon Bay was hospitalized after getting run over by a vehicle being driven by a lifeguard, authorities said.
A Bay Area tech entrepreneur is investing millions of dollars to preserve the character of Point Reyes Station to balance change, tourism, and preservation in the small Marin County town.
Botanical enthusiasts were in for a notoriously stinky experience at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on Thursday.
A woman faces multiple felony charges for allegedly setting a car on fire in Oakland and then attacking police officers and other first responders, the district attorney announced on Thursday.
The Sacramento Fire Department said on Thursday that it confirmed a post to its X account claiming a terror attack had occurred at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara was the result of a hack.
A person lying on the sand at a beach in Half Moon Bay was hospitalized after getting run over by a vehicle being driven by a lifeguard, authorities said.
Botanical enthusiasts were in for a notoriously stinky experience at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on Thursday.
A person lying on the sand at a beach in Half Moon Bay was hospitalized after getting run over by a vehicle being driven by a lifeguard, authorities said.
A federal judge sided with Bay Area immigration attorneys who say they tracked "hundreds" of arrests at hearings. A UC Law San Francisco professor says the win may be narrower than it looks.
Muttville's Senior Program Director says the idea is simple: the more cat-approved homes their cat can open up, the more lives get saved. To pass the test, walk in, stay calm, and whatever you do, don't chase the cat.
Gabby Williams scored 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting, Kayla Thornton hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, and the Golden State Valkyries beat Atlanta 77-66 on Wednesday night to snap the Dream's four-game win streak.
A woman faces multiple felony charges for allegedly setting a car on fire in Oakland and then attacking police officers and other first responders, the district attorney announced on Thursday.
The family of former NFL player Doug Martin filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Oakland, several Oakland police officers, and a paramedic company after his death last year while in police custody.
In 2018, the couple's son, Alan Hu, was receiving medical care for depression and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. He seemed to be improving, but then, he took his own life.
The shooting happened around 3 p.m. on the 550 block of 17th Street.
The nonprofit executive director believes they should qualify for a tax exemption. However, he describes the application process for charitable organizations as complicated and says the exemption was not secured before the taxes became delinquent.
California and Santa Clara County have filed motion for a preliminarty injunction against the Trump administrataion over what they claim is construction of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility near Gilroy.
America SCORES Bay Area was tasked with selecting 11 of its Bay Area players for a chance to participate in the Quaker Player Escort Program.
The blaze was in the area of the 5000 block of Sierra Road and began burning just after 9 p.m.
In the announcement about Wednesday evening's meeting, it referred to "downtown's Plaza Park." There was no mention of the park's former name: Cesar Chavez Plaza.
San Jose police said two people were arrested in Hercules in connection with a deadly shooting that happened in May.
A Bay Area tech entrepreneur is investing millions of dollars to preserve the character of Point Reyes Station to balance change, tourism, and preservation in the small Marin County town.
Frenchie's Owner Morgan Gray, a sommelier who has worked in the wine and hospitality industry for years, said downtown Santa Rosa offered the right mix of affordability and character for her first small business.
A former officer for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was convicted of child sex crimes in Napa involving three family members after an eight-day trial, prosecutors announced Thursday.
A vehicie struck and killed an elderly pedestrian in Fairfax earlier this week, authorities said.
Around 12:30 p.m., an officer patrolling near the Novato Fair shopping center spotted a man he believed was acting erratically and may be under the influence of drugs, police said.
The family of former NFL player Doug Martin filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Oakland, several Oakland police officers, and a paramedic company after his death last year while in police custody.
America SCORES Bay Area was tasked with selecting 11 of its Bay Area players for a chance to participate in the Quaker Player Escort Program.
Gabby Williams scored 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting, Kayla Thornton hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, and the Golden State Valkyries beat Atlanta 77-66 on Wednesday night to snap the Dream's four-game win streak.
In a quick motion, the Detroit Pistons reportedly traded up from No. 21 to No. 17 to take Stanford guard Ebuka Okorie in the NBA draft on Tuesday.
Yaxel Lendeborg, the Michigan star and South Jersey native, was selected 11th overall by the Golden State Warriors in the 2026 NBA Draft Tuesday night.
A woman faces multiple felony charges for allegedly setting a car on fire in Oakland and then attacking police officers and other first responders, the district attorney announced on Thursday.
The shooting happened around 3 p.m. on the 550 block of 17th Street.
San Jose police said two people were arrested in Hercules in connection with a deadly shooting that happened in May.
A nonprofit tutoring center in Contra Costa County is raising funds after thieves broke in and stole thousands of dollars of laptops and other electronic gear.
Two people were killed and a child was injured in a shooting inside a library in Chico on Monday, officials said.
The heaviest demand on America's water supply isn't data centers or AI. It's from everyday uses such as growing food, watering lawns and flushing toilets.
The most advanced artificial intelligence models are improving quickly enough to outsmart prevailing cybersecurity know-how within months, the Five Eyes spy agency alliance is warning.
The recall follows multiple incidents in which Waymo robotaxis drove past ramp-closure signs and into freeway construction zones.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes to have a ban on kids using social media that is "designed to be addictive" enacted by early next year.
A woman has been found guilty of trespassing and other charges for her role in a protest outside the San Francisco headquarters of OpenAI last year, prosecutors said.
A Bay Area cancer patient is making more memories and living longer than his initial diagnosis thanks to a groundbreaking treatment for his particularly aggressive form of brain cancer.
Health officials in the San Francisco Bay Area issued a warning about a potential measles exposure after an infected resident traveled through San Francisco International Airport and local businesses.
Health officials in Berkeley said one person died and another person was hospitalized after contracting leptospirosis from rats that had infested their RV.
Grocery sales at two Target stores in San Jose were halted over the past week, after health inspectors found evidence of rodent infestations.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
California and Santa Clara County have filed motion for a preliminarty injunction against the Trump administrataion over what they claim is construction of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility near Gilroy.
President Trump signed an executive order in March requiring the creation of a list of U.S. citizens eligible to vote in each state and imposing stricter mail-in ballot rules.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections.
The Supreme Court ruled that Monsanto cannot be held liable under state laws for failing to warn consumers about the alleged cancer risks of its weedkiller Roundup on its label.
All military branches began requiring recruits to get flu vaccines earlier this month, an exception to Pete Hegseth's decision to lift the military's vaccine mandate, a Pentagon official said.
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 U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into four California school districts over policies pertaining to the instruction of gender and sexual orientation.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
Lionel Messi tied the Men's World Cup goals record with his first World Cup hat trick as Argentina topped Algeria.
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from the "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back" is expected to sell for at least $1 million at an upcoming auction.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
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.
Tens of thousands of people travelled to the North Bay to watch NASCAR races in Sonoma County over the weekend. Rick Villaroman reports.
Meteorologist Darren Peck forecasts a small bout of rain in the North Bay as the week ends, and even a few inches of snow on Donner Pass from Saturday evening into Sunday.
A Bay Area tech entrepreneur behind the family tracking app Life360 is investing millions of dollars into preserving the history and character of Point Reyes Station, a small town in western Marin County. Kenny Choi reports.
A massive earthquake that rocked Venezuela on Wednesday has left Bay Area residents from Venezuela scared for their family and friends that live there. Brad Hamilton reports.
A corpse flower began its putrid-smelling bloom this week at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
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.