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The People For Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Monterey Zoo, accusing it of using disciplinary tools that are banned in the state.
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The People For Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Monterey Zoo, accusing it of using disciplinary tools that are banned in the state.
The animal rights group PETA claimed Friday that a Colin Kaepernick-inspired animated commercial was blocked from airing in Sunday's Super Bowl pre-game broadcast.
San Francisco is the country's top vegan city, according to a new ranking by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals released Thursday.
California will be the first state to ban the sale and manufacture of new fur products and the third to bar most animals from circus performances under a pair of bills signed Saturday by Gov. Newsom.
It's something we don't tend to think about as we bundle up in our down jackets: Were the feathers in it plucked humanely? Despite renewed efforts by the outdoor industry to trace the supply chain, one cruel practice continues.
A billboard with a strange message connecting feminists, eggs, and animal rights is turning heads in the South Bay, but turning some women off.
Mondelez International, the parent company of Nabisco, has redesigned the packaging of its Barnum's Animals crackers in response to pressure from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Animal rights group PETA is scouring the United States for the "sexiest vegan" in America and has found two finalists right here in the Bay Area.
Local retailers stand to lose millions of dollars if San Francisco becomes the nation's first major city to ban the sale of fur clothing and other fur products.
Animal rights group PETA is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect or suspects who threw a Vacaville woman's dog out of a moving car on I-80 with his legs bound.
A settlement has been reached in a case which sought to determine copyright ownership of selfie photos taken by a monkey.
It is not easy to own a dire wolf or a Husky.
A curious monkey with a toothy grin and a knack for pressing a camera button was back in the spotlight Wednesday as a federal appeals court heard arguments on whether an animal can hold a copyright to selfie photos.
Blink-182's competition for the award was Matt & Kim, Tonight Alive and Farewell My Love...
An animal advocacy organization is asking the San Francisco International Airport to hold the pork, after the airport announced earlier this week it had introduced a pig as part of its animal therapy program.
Actress and activist Alicia Silverstone bares almost-all to raise awareness on the dark side of wool production.
Some California restaurants are under fire from PETA over serving the marine delicacy -- octopus -- while it's still alive and moving.
A group a about 50 animal rights protesters shut down traffic on San Francisco's Embarcadero Monday.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is offering a $5,000 reward after five animals were found dead or wounded near the Berkeley Marina last month.
The New Parkway Theater in Oakland has been ranked as one of the best movie theaters nationwide for vegans.
A federal judge in San Francisco said Wednesday he plans to dismiss a copyright lawsuit filed on behalf of an Indonesian monkey by an advocacy group that claims the animal owns the rights to a famous series of "monkey selfie" photographs.
Oakland firefighters are receiving accolades from the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals after rescuing a dog from inside a burning home last week, PETA officials announced.
A macaque monkey who took now-famous selfie photographs should be declared the copyright owner of the photos, rather than the nature photographer who positioned the camera, animal-rights activists contend in a novel lawsuit.
An animal protection organization sued Whole Foods Market Inc. in federal court in San Jose Monday, accusing the natural foods grocery chain of deceiving customers in its claims of humane treatment of animals and poultry raised for meat.
British singer/actor Jane Birkin told Hermes to take her name off the handbag after learning about the alleged cruel practices used to harvest the crocodile skins some of the bags are made of.
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.
Police in Santa Rosa on Friday confirmed the early morning arrests of two teenagers with an altered firearm after receiving a tip about a potential planned shooting on the Montgomery High campus.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has been indicted, accused of using his foreign affairs influence to help Egypt in return for bribes from the authoritarian regime.
The San Francisco 49ers are banking on keeping a good thing going by extending the contracts of general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan.
The Marriott Marquis hotel in San Francisco is on the hook for $20 million after a jury found it failed to accommodate an employee's disability.
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.
Police in Santa Rosa on Friday confirmed the early morning arrests of two teenagers with an altered firearm after receiving a tip about a potential planned shooting on the Montgomery High campus.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has been indicted, accused of using his foreign affairs influence to help Egypt in return for bribes from the authoritarian regime.
The Marriott Marquis hotel in San Francisco is on the hook for $20 million after a jury found it failed to accommodate an employee's disability.
Residents in San Jose should be prepared for traffic and detours due to the weekend closure of northbound State Route 87 between I-280 and State Route 85 starting Friday evening.
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.
The Marriott Marquis hotel in San Francisco is on the hook for $20 million after a jury found it failed to accommodate an employee's disability.
An 80-year-old man who died after being struck by a vehicle in San Francisco's Mission District on Wednesday has been identified by the city's Medical Examiner's Office as Jian Huang.
Fire crews in San Mateo County were able to rescue a pair of horses from a trailer hanging precariously over a 100 foot drop Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams is known for putting in the work on and off the field, but his latest exploits didn't involve catching footballs, instead using a paintbrush and a sledgehammer to help renovate a home for a very special fan.
A 44-year-old man was arrested early Friday morning for allegedly stabbing someone on a BART train in Oakland, a spokesperson for the transit agency said.
A female employee at an Albany car dealership was fatally shot late Thursday morning by a suspect who later died in an exchange of gunfire with Berkeley police.
Pittsburg police said Thursday that people who allegedly killed a 24-year-old Antioch man in July are affiliated with the East Contra Costa County street gang Midtown.
The Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District will spray for mosquitoes Thursday night in Livermore as West Nile virus has been found in dead birds and mosquitoes in the area.
"Euphoria" star Angus Cloud died of acute intoxication due to the combined effects of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and benzodiazepine, the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau confirmed to CBS News.
Residents in San Jose should be prepared for traffic and detours due to the weekend closure of northbound State Route 87 between I-280 and State Route 85 starting Friday evening.
A man was fatally struck by a vehicle in San Jose on Friday morning, according to police.
A San Francisco artist is carrying forward a decades-old tradition by expressing lowrider culture in custom-built bicycles.
The 49ers went into their home opener 2-0 so fans were already excited but many weren't just celebrating their team – they were celebrating their culture.
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.
Police in Santa Rosa on Friday confirmed the early morning arrests of two teenagers with an altered firearm after receiving a tip about a potential planned shooting on the Montgomery High campus.
The city of Vallejo was turned down by the state for a grant request to tackle organized retail and vehicle theft despite many other Bay Area cities being awarded millions of dollars, City Manager Mike Malone said Thursday.
As wildfires burning in Northern California and Southern Oregon send smoke toward the Bay Area impacting air quality across the region, fire experts warn that the unpredictable winds could heighten fire alerts.
The smoky skies this week caught some residents by surprise, but they say it's not as bad as previous years.
A poker player who said he had terminal cancer and accepted thousands of dollars in donations so he could play in a World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas now admits it was all a lie.
The San Francisco 49ers are banking on keeping a good thing going by extending the contracts of general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan.
Three straight wins with 30 points scored in each game is just the kind of start the San Francisco 49ers wanted to have this year after being forced to climb out of early holes the past two years.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams is known for putting in the work on and off the field, but his latest exploits didn't involve catching footballs, instead using a paintbrush and a sledgehammer to help renovate a home for a very special fan.
Brock Purdy threw two TD passes and the 49ers won their 13th straight regular season game, 30-12 over the New York Giants on Thursday night.
The Dodgers capitalized on two physical and one mental blunder by the Giants to win 7-2 Thursday night.
Police in Santa Rosa on Friday confirmed the early morning arrests of two teenagers with an altered firearm after receiving a tip about a potential planned shooting on the Montgomery High campus.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has been indicted, accused of using his foreign affairs influence to help Egypt in return for bribes from the authoritarian regime.
A 44-year-old man was arrested early Friday morning for allegedly stabbing someone on a BART train in Oakland, a spokesperson for the transit agency said.
A San Francisco jury convicted a 72-year-old man for raping and killing his friend in 2010, according to city prosecutors.
A female employee at an Albany car dealership was fatally shot late Thursday morning by a suspect who later died in an exchange of gunfire with Berkeley police.
Consumers are snatching up the iPhone 15 as they look to swap their old devices for something newer and more powerful, analysts said.
Airbnb says it's cracking down on fake listings, which are emerging as a major problem for customers of the short-term rental site.
The family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions is suing the technology giant for negligence.
Santa Cruz County employees will have ongoing guidance for the use of artificial intelligence on the job thanks to a new policy adopted by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
The first Native American woman in space, Nicole Mann spoke to a rapt crowd of fans in her hometown of Petaluma at the Petaluma Woman's Club Tuesday.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued an anti-abortion group and a chain of anti-abortion counseling centers, saying the organizations misled women when they offered them unproven treatments to reverse medication abortions.
Health officials in Santa Clara County have cast doubts on reports that a bacterial infection blamed on fish eaten by a San Jose woman caused her to undergo a quadruple amputation.
Healthcare workers in San Mateo County will be required to wear masks between November and April, amid concerns about the increased spread of respiratory viruses such as COVID-19, flu and RSV during those months.
It is a problem across the Bay Area, but the fentanyl crisis is hitting San Francisco especially hard, with the city reporting August was one of its deadliest months for overdoses.
Contra Costa County and other Bay Area counties are issuing a new masking order that applies to workers at "high-risk" health care facilities as COVID-19 cases are again rising.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has been indicted, accused of using his foreign affairs influence to help Egypt in return for bribes from the authoritarian regime.
A federal judge has struck down a California law banning high-capacity gun magazines.
President Joe Biden's education chief says he's open to using "whatever levers" are available — including federal money — to discourage colleges from giving preference to the children of alumni and donors.
Here's a look at some of the federal government's functions that will and won't be impacted by a lapse in funding.
With over 15,000 car break-ins since January, it's not new for San Franciscans to be, or know, a victim of an auto burglary.
In the East Bay, a special school board meeting is scheduled for the Sunol Glen School District Tuesday afternoon.
Ryan Yamamoto reports on plans for the Pentagon to review cases of LGBTQ+ veterans denied honorable discharges under "don't ask, don't tell" (9-20-2023)
Ryan Yamamoto reports on questions surrounding the Sunol Glen School Board's plans for a closed-door meeting Wednesday (9-20-2023)
The Pentagon plans to make it easier for LGBTQ+ veterans to retroactively obtain honorable discharges they may have been denied because of their sexuality.
Oakland Pride returns to the East Bay city's streets as cheerful crowds fill several downtown blocks for the Sunday festival and parade.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams is known for putting in the work on and off the field, but his latest exploits didn't involve catching footballs, instead using a paintbrush and a sledgehammer to help renovate a home for a very special fan.
The 36th annual Pacific Coast Fog Fest begins Saturday, its second year back since the pandemic, at a critical time for small businesses that rely on major events to increase sales and keep them connected to the community.
A San Francisco artist is carrying forward a decades-old tradition by expressing lowrider culture in custom-built bicycles.
Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters have spent a second full day in talks that could potentially put an end to the nearly five-month dispute that has brought many film and television productions to a halt.
A Taylor Swift Instagram post drove thousands of young people to register to vote this week.
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 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.
The father of Banko Brown, the man shot dead by a security guard at a San Francisco Walgreens store, spoke publicly about the killing for the first time Wednesday after retaining civil rights attorney John Burris.
A chance discovery of a box of photos in a Yuba County storage locker is giving people a unique insight into their community after local historians took it upon themselves to document an important moment in time.
Residents of a Western Addition neighborhood are installing street planters to discourage unhoused campers. José Martínez reports. (9-22-23)
CBS News Bay Area afternoon edition headlines for Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Watch full newscasts streamed at the CBS SF website or on the app. Website: http://kpix.com
Jessica Burch reports on when the Bay Area could see relief from the lingering wildfire smoke that has impacted air quality all week long (9-22-2023)
UC Berkeley professor Emiliana Simon-Thomas discusses the popular ‘The Science of Happiness’ course on feeling your emotions as a broader characteristic of life and breaks down the stats of happiness at a workplace. (09-22-23)
After traveling nearly a billion miles, NASA’s Planetary Scientist Giada Arney explains the mission to study the asteroid Bennu and the exciting details discovered. (09-22-23)
A pair of women from the Bay Area are taking their compassion for canines overseas by rescuing dogs from war-torn Ukraine.
A San Francisco man is marking 30 years of celebrating Filipino community arts and culture in the Bay Area
An Alameda County food bank employee created a model for the nation when she began helping people dealing with food insecurity get the nourishment they need.
An Oakland man whose life was changed in high school after being injured in a shooting has paired up with a fellow educator to help East Oakland teens succeed through an innovative school model.
The nonprofit helps single mothers throughout California with necessities for their families.
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.
KPIX is relaunching our Students Rising Above series with a profile of a young woman who went from working in her family's donut shop to UC Hastings.
Isreal Laviene holds a very special place with us at KPIX 5. In early 2021, we helped connect him to his dream school, Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Many of us dream big about life, jobs and travel. Robert Green is living those dreams and more.