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DJ Habibeats Is a Bay Area native spearheading a booming cultural movement by blending Middle Eastern sounds, with countless cultural mixes.
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DJ Habibeats Is a Bay Area native spearheading a booming cultural movement by blending Middle Eastern sounds, with countless cultural mixes.
Thousands of Spotify users reported problems using the streaming music app on Wednesday.
Bay Area thrash-metal guitar hero Gary Holt recently talked to CBS News Bay Area about his new memoir, upcoming plans for his band Exodus and returning to the stage with Slayer.
Australian punk band Amyl and the Sniffers bring their high-energy stage show to the Fox Theater in Oakland Saturday night with support from punk power-pop crew Sheer Mag.
The son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, Seun Kuti brings his father's longtime band Egypt 80 to San Francisco to headline the Great American Music Hall Saturday.
Less than a week after organizers announced that the Fillmore Jazz Festival would not be held this summer due to financial constrains, officials on Monday were happy to announce that the event is back on thanks to pledges of support.
San Francisco's all-star R&B revue Marc & the Casuals pay tribute to girl groups with this dance party at the Great American Music Hall Friday night.
It's considered the largest free jazz festival on the West Coast, but this year, the Fillmore may be filled with silence.
Influential '90s Bay Area metal outfit Machine Head brings its current co-headlining tour with In Flames to the Fox Theater in Oakland Saturday night.
Two metal acts from Fresno and Spain bring their current tandem tour to San Francisco Sunday when Haunt and Hitten take the stage at the Bottom of the Hill with local openers Blackwülf.
A groundbreaking heavy rock band that has shaped the sound of punk and metal for over 40 years, the Melvins bring their current tour with UK grindcore greats Napalm Death to San Francisco and San Jose.
An iconic musician and songwriter who exerted a huge influence on '80s punk and '90s alternative-rock bands, Bob Mould and his trio play songs from his latest album "Here We Go Crazy" at the Fillmore Saturday night.
Veteran San Francisco post-punk trio Rip Room headlines a three-band bill at venerable San Francisco Mission District Dive El Rio on Thursday night.
Noted hip-hop/soul producer and co-founder of the Jazz Is Dead project, Adrian Younge leads a 10-piece ensemble playing songs from his "Something About April" trilogy at the Cornerstone in Berkeley Tuesday night.
The Sex Pistols, the legendary English punk band, last went on a North American tour in 2003.
A Contra Costa County woman brings the gift of music to foster and at-risk children every week, providing benefits ranging from self-confidence to healing from trauma.
Songwriter Cory Hanson's rising psychedelic rock outfit Wand visits its stronghold of Bay Area fans this week, headlining the Chapel in San Francisco Thursday night.
High-octane rockers Very Paranoia play this early show at Merchants' Saloon in Oakland Sunday evening with guitarist Graham Clise's new Australian band Stepmother.
One of the most explosive punk bands to emerge in Europe during the 1990s returns to the Bay Area when reunited Swedish group Refused brings its farewell tour with NYC greats Quicksand to the Warfield Thursday night.
Organizers of the annual Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park this August on Tuesday morning revealed headliners Tyler, The Creator, Hozier and Doja Cat and the rest of the line-up for the 2025 event.
Geriatric punk-rock reprobates the Grannies take the stage for the first time in several years for this early birthday show at the Bottom of the Hill Saturday.
Local psych/punk band Hot Lunch brings its cathartic sounds to the Kilowatt Thursday night, sharing the stage with guitarist Graham Clise's new band Stepmother and SF punk the Losers.
Iconic German guitar master Michael Rother -- a member of such influential groups as Kraftwerk, Neu! and Harmonia -- brings his current tour playing classic songs from the '70s to Grey Area in San Francisco Monday.
A compilation of songs featuring an unsung San Francisco vocalist from the psychedelic era is celebrated this Sunday afternoon with the record release party for the acclaimed Jeannie Piersol collection "The Nest" at the Sonoma Speakeasy.
A pair of veteran experimental rock groups pay a rare visit to San Francisco Thursday when Oneida and Kinski bring their tandem tour to San Francisco's Mission District.
Elon Musk reached a deal to buy Twitter in April 2022. On May 13, 2022, he declared his plan "temporarily on hold" over the number of spam and fake accounts on the platform. Twitter's stock tumbled as a result.
A San Francisco Bay Area woman who was dubbed a "party mom" by prosecutors has been convicted in connection with hosting parties for her teenage son and her friends, in which she encouraged drinking and sexual acts during the pandemic.
The San Jose Sharks signed forward Kiefer Sherwood to a five-year, $28.75 million extension six weeks after acquiring him in a trade from Vancouver.
Holtz coached Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, winning 100 games with the school, including a 12-0 national title-winning season in 1988.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said his company and the Department of Defense "have much more in common than we have differences."
Elon Musk reached a deal to buy Twitter in April 2022. On May 13, 2022, he declared his plan "temporarily on hold" over the number of spam and fake accounts on the platform. Twitter's stock tumbled as a result.
A San Francisco Bay Area woman who was dubbed a "party mom" by prosecutors has been convicted in connection with hosting parties for her teenage son and her friends, in which she encouraged drinking and sexual acts during the pandemic.
The San Jose Sharks signed forward Kiefer Sherwood to a five-year, $28.75 million extension six weeks after acquiring him in a trade from Vancouver.
Holtz coached Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, winning 100 games with the school, including a 12-0 national title-winning season in 1988.
Google is accused in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who committed suicide in October, allegedly at the direction of the tech giant's AI chatbot, Gemini.
A man has been arrested and accused of a hate crime after a San Francisco church was vandalized over the weekend, police said.
The number of homeless encampments in San Francisco, along with RVs sheltering the unhoused reached a new low in the latest quarter, Mayor Daniel Lurie's office announced Wednesday.
The daily prompts at the San Francisco grocery store have led to new friendships, and regular customers say they look forward to seeing what the question will be.
The design process for the floats began in November, with a crew of nearly 30 people working to put the final product together.
The analysts say the United States currently sits on a glut of domestic oil, so the nation will be insulated from the immediate supply shortage. But California imports most of its crude oil from foreign countries, so we are liable to feel the effects faster than other states.
Friday, March 6, marks 100 years since the historic location opened its doors, but they'll be celebrating a little early with free movies on Wednesday.
Former Oakland police chief Floyd Mitchell has been appointed to lead the police department in the city of Fremont.
A person riding on a watercraft at Discovery Bay died on Sunday after it flipped over. The person did not know how to swim and was not wearing a life vest at the time, the sheriff's office said. Two other people on the watercraft were able to swim to safety.
The Bay Area learned in December about the passing of legendary Bay Area Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin, but they waited until Sunday to hold a public tribute to her.
The gathering, held on a pedestrian bridge above a freeway in Berkeley, brings together community members waving signs and dancing as passing drivers honk in support.
A San Francisco Bay Area woman who was dubbed a "party mom" by prosecutors has been convicted in connection with hosting parties for her teenage son and her friends, in which she encouraged drinking and sexual acts during the pandemic.
Dozens of residents of an apartment complex in the South Bay have been displaced following a fire that began in a carport Monday afternoon.
One of the people at the rally said she believes going to war with Iran could continue to exacerbate socio-economic issues here in the United States.
More than 100 residents of a condominium complex in Santa Clara remain evacuated after structural issues were found in the building over the weekend.
Police in San Jose released body camera footage of a deadly shootout earlier this year involving a man suspected in a lengthy crime spree that included shootings with law enforcement, along with armed robberies and carjackings.
The California Highway Patrol arrested two drivers on Highway 101 in Sonoma County early Monday morning after they allegedly took part in a street race in which a third driver was filming.
Officers arrested a suspect with an outstanding out-of-state murder warrant in Vallejo, police said Friday.
A suspect is accused of animal cruelty after hundreds of birds and evidence consistent with bird fighting were located at a home just outside of Santa Rosa city limits on Wednesday, authorities said.
Authorities in the San Francisco Bay Area have arrested three people from the East Coast on suspicion of identity theft in an alleged bank fraud case, including a woman who was reported missing several months ago.
Police in Vallejo said they arrested a driver on multiple felony charges following a pursuit over the weekend that covered nearly 16 miles.
The San Jose Sharks signed forward Kiefer Sherwood to a five-year, $28.75 million extension six weeks after acquiring him in a trade from Vancouver.
Holtz coached Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, winning 100 games with the school, including a 12-0 national title-winning season in 1988.
Macklin Celebrini had a goal and three assists, Kiefer Sherwood scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play with 3:26 remaining, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-5.
Along with the "True Lies" co-stars, the California Hall of Fame's new inductees will include Olympians Carl Lewis and Janet Evans and Mariachi Reyna de Los Ángeles.
Kawhi Leonard had 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers erased a 17-point deficit to beat the short-handed Golden State Warriors 114-101.
A San Francisco Bay Area woman who was dubbed a "party mom" by prosecutors has been convicted in connection with hosting parties for her teenage son and her friends, in which she encouraged drinking and sexual acts during the pandemic.
A man has been arrested and accused of a hate crime after a San Francisco church was vandalized over the weekend, police said.
Former Oakland police chief Floyd Mitchell has been appointed to lead the police department in the city of Fremont.
The California Highway Patrol arrested two drivers on Highway 101 in Sonoma County early Monday morning after they allegedly took part in a street race in which a third driver was filming.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said his company and the Department of Defense "have much more in common than we have differences."
At the meeting, Waymo said there are about 70 dispatchers at a call center in the Philippines to assist cars in the company's global fleet that require human intervention. But on the night of Dec 20, they said the system was simply overwhelmed.
After the Trump administration cut it off, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told CBS News in an exclusive interview Friday night he wants to work with the military — but only if it addresses the firm's concerns.
President Trump said he will give federal agencies six months to phase out their use of Anthropic's AI products.
The 20-year-old plaintiff alleges that using YouTube and Instagram from a young age intensified her depression and led to suicidal thoughts.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
USALESS.COM is recalling its Rhino Choco VIP 10X product due to the undeclared presence of Tadalafil, which is the active ingredient in Cialis.
A Santa Clara County resident with measles may have exposed others while dining at a restaurant in Burlingame earlier this week, health officials said.
Multiple elephant seal pups along the Northern California coast have tested positive for the deadly avian influenza, or bird flu, according to new research from the University of California.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said his company and the Department of Defense "have much more in common than we have differences."
The U.S. is "accelerating, not decelerating" war on Iran, Hegseth says, as strikes intensify in the region and reach 1,000 miles away.
California Democrats are showing signs of division as the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom grows increasingly crowded ahead of the June primary.
Last week, Bill Gates apologized to the staff of his philanthropic Gates Foundation for his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, which he said began in 2011 and continued through 2014.
San Francisco city departments have been told they will need to eliminate at least 500 budgeted positions, including some currently filled roles, as part of a sweeping effort to reduce a projected $400 million annual deficit.
A man has been arrested and accused of a hate crime after a San Francisco church was vandalized over the weekend, police said.
A Yosemite park ranger was fired last year after helping to display a transgender pride flag from El Capitan.
After more than two years of renovations, the historic Castro Theatre is back open for business.
A large Pride flag has been removed from the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village. The National Park Service said it did so under guidance from the federal government.
The billionaire and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $45 million to The Trevor Project, a nonprofit focused on suicide prevention and advocacy for LGBTQ young people.
Friday, March 6, marks 100 years since the historic location opened its doors, but they'll be celebrating a little early with free movies on Wednesday.
Along with the "True Lies" co-stars, the California Hall of Fame's new inductees will include Olympians Carl Lewis and Janet Evans and Mariachi Reyna de Los Ángeles.
The design process for the floats began in November, with a crew of nearly 30 people working to put the final product together.
Organizers of the annual Outside Lands Music Festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco announced the lineup for the upcoming 2026 event.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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.
Elon Musk took the stand in a San Francisco courtroom Wednesday in a trial where he is accused of making false statements about Twitter to allegedly drive down the stock price of the social platform before his 2022 purchase.
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen speaks to reports after Shannon O'Connor was found guilty of more than 60 charges for hosting alcohol-fueled sex parties in her Los Gatos home.
Following a cloudy start, expect highs in the 60s Wednesday, along with significant winds in the afternoon. Jessica Burch has the forecast.
Loureen Ayyoub reports on how a local grocery store cashier is helping build connections.
Amanda Hari reports on a beloved Oakland movie theater. Website: http://kpix.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpixtv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPIXtv
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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.