Alameda officials say they were told to shut power to 1,000 customers Tuesday night
Ryan Yamamoto reports on an apparent accidental power shutoff during Tuesday night's energy emergency alert (9-7-2022)
Ryan Yamamoto reports on an apparent accidental power shutoff during Tuesday night's energy emergency alert (9-7-2022)
Extreme heat caused power outages in neighborhoods throughout the Bay Area, including Livermore. Thousands of people there dealt with outages at points on Monday and on Tuesday.
A pair of brush fires caused a power outage affecting thousands of residents in the city of Bisbane, Monday night, according police.
A large section of Walnut Creek was plunged into darkness late Saturday evening due to a power outage.
Since Tuesday afternoon, Stanford University has faced a power outage with no end in sight.
California utilities will be fined more than $22 million for the "poor execution" of widespread power shutoffs two years ago, with PG&E facing a $12 million penalty.
A major street in Los Altos is closed to traffic early Thursday evening due to a toppled tree and fallen power lines in the area.
California likely will have an energy shortfall equivalent to what it takes to power about 1.3 million homes when use is at its peak during the hot and dry summer months, state officials said Friday.
California likely will have an energy shortfall equivalent to what it takes to power about 1.3 million homes when use is at its peak during the hot and dry summer months, state officials said Friday. Sara Donchey reports. (5-6-22)
A group of small business owners in San Jose are complaining that PG&E completely short-circuited their businesses and cost them tens of thousands of dollars.
Some Bay Area BART riders will have to start taking alternate routes. BART is suspending service on the Red Line indefinitely for repairs after days of electrical problems on the busy Richmond-Millbrae line.
What appeared to be a massive power outage leaving tens of thousands of PG&E customers across the East Bay was a system error on an outage map, the utility said Wednesday.
A major thoroughfare between Lafayette and Moraga was closed Friday night after a solo crash brought down a power pole and transmission lines.
PG&E was still working Sunday afternoon to restore power to some of the over 2,000 customers in the East Bay who were still without power due to outages caused by recent high winds.
In Nevada and Placer Counties, tens of thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric customers have been left powerless as temperatures drop and more severe weather headed to the region.
Water from storms earlier this week damaged an underground electrical vault in San Francisco, causing power outages in the city's financial district Friday morning that lasted until that evening.
Nearly all of the 851,000 electrical customers who lost power during the powerful atmospheric river storm that hit California this week have had their service restored, Pacific Gas & Electric said.
More than 3,800 customers are without power in San Ramon on Monday afternoon, according to PG&E and city officials.
With an approaching weather system expected to bring dry offshore winds to Northern California, PG&E may cut power in 32 counties beginning Monday morning.
Authorities in Marin County confirmed Friday there was a power outage caused by an unknown issue affecting customers in Mill Valley.
A power outage affecting more than 6,000 PG&E customers in Marin County on Wednesday morning was caused by a bird that flew into electrical equipment, according to the utility.
Nearly 3,300 PG&E customers in Danville and San Ramon were without power Wednesday morning as the utility sought to determine the cause of the outage.
PG&E explained that the widespread power outages that hit many Bay Area neighborhoods Sunday happened because of how little rain fell overnight rather than how much.
PG&E crews are headed to the scene of a large outage currently impacting more than 6,000 customers in the Mission District and other neighborhoods early Friday evening, according to the utility.
For the third day, residents and visitors in San Francisco won't have the option of taking the city's iconic cable cars to their destination due to an ongoing electrical issue, according to transit officials.
There was outrage and frustration in Novato as parents at Sinaloa Middle School learned new details about a fight that led to several arrests.
Officials in San Francisco on Wednesday marked one year since the start of a multi-agency crackdown on drug sales in the Tenderloin and South of Market, touting the program's results and pledging the crackdown would continue.
Efforts are underway to make El Camino Real in Palo Alto safer for cyclists, but there is some backlash as it could come at the cost of businesses in the area.
The landscape of Stinson Beach is going to change in the coming decades. The question is whether it will be done by people or by the rising sea.
A Michigan man appearing virtually in a Washtenaw County court hearing earlier this month was ordered by a judge to turn himself in after his camera showed him actively driving under a suspended license.
There was outrage and frustration in Novato as parents at Sinaloa Middle School learned new details about a fight that led to several arrests.
Officials in San Francisco on Wednesday marked one year since the start of a multi-agency crackdown on drug sales in the Tenderloin and South of Market, touting the program's results and pledging the crackdown would continue.
Efforts are underway to make El Camino Real in Palo Alto safer for cyclists, but there is some backlash as it could come at the cost of businesses in the area.
The landscape of Stinson Beach is going to change in the coming decades. The question is whether it will be done by people or by the rising sea.
A Michigan man appearing virtually in a Washtenaw County court hearing earlier this month was ordered by a judge to turn himself in after his camera showed him actively driving under a suspended license.
Efforts are underway to make El Camino Real in Palo Alto safer for cyclists, but there is some backlash as it could come at the cost of businesses in the area.
There was a subtle change in the flags being flown at San Francisco City Hall last Saturday when a Revolutionary War-era banner that has been there for decades was taken down after becoming a political hot topic.
A Bay Area doctor who found herself stranded in Gaza during a humanitarian mission is back home after being unable to leave for nine days.
Nick Castellanos had a two-run homer among his three hits, Cristopher Sánchez struck out seven in six scoreless innings and the MLB-leading Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1 to snap a three-game losing streak.
When she is not busy parenting, she is preparing for the World Cup, Super Bowl and NBA All Star game, along with mentoring young women in the sports business.
Jose Siri made a tremendous catch in the top of the ninth inning and singled in the winning run in the bottom half in the Tampa Bay Rays' 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.
An injury accident on Highway 4 east of Sycamore Ave. in Hercules closed all eastbound lanes of the highway and multiple connectors for hours Wednesday morning, according to CHP.
Oakland police are investigating a shooting Tuesday evening that left one man dead and another injured in East Oakland.
Police in the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday helped U.S. Marshals arrest a fugitive wanted in a Massachusetts rape case nearly two decades after he fled that state during his trial, authorities said.
Some people in Antioch are worried about losing an important transit option and are fighting back against a plan to close the Antioch-Pittsburg Amtrak station.
A man was arrested Wednesday in San Jose after allegedly assaulting someone at a light rail station.
Police in Milpitas issued a warning to residents Wednesday after cameras captured a mountain lion roaming through neighborhoods during the early morning hours.
The ramps between northbound Highway 101 and northbound Interstate 880 reopened Wednesday afternoon after a semi carrying tens of thousands of pounds of strawberries overturned overnight.
After 20 years in the making, the world's largest digital camera is now atop Cerro Pachón, home of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
It's one of the largest mural projects ever to take place in San Jose, and it's happening in the street.
There was outrage and frustration in Novato as parents at Sinaloa Middle School learned new details about a fight that led to several arrests.
The landscape of Stinson Beach is going to change in the coming decades. The question is whether it will be done by people or by the rising sea.
Being in the foster care system can be tough for children, and it often doesn't become easier once they age out. But there are people trying to help them succeed.
Novato police on Tuesday arrested eight students from Sinaloa Middle School ranging in age from 12 to 14 following an assault on a fellow student that happened on the North Bay campus last Friday.
Authorities have arrested a Santa Rosa man on suspicion of firearm trafficking after an extended investigation involving U.S. Postal Inspectors and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, police said.
Jose Siri made a tremendous catch in the top of the ninth inning and singled in the winning run in the bottom half in the Tampa Bay Rays' 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.
Nick Castellanos had a two-run homer among his three hits, Cristopher Sánchez struck out seven in six scoreless innings and the MLB-leading Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1 to snap a three-game losing streak.
When she is not busy parenting, she is preparing for the World Cup, Super Bowl and NBA All Star game, along with mentoring young women in the sports business.
Ahead of the 55th Annual Hangtown Motocross Classic this Saturday, CBS SF spoke with 250cc West division rider RJ Hampshire with the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna team.
Luis Matos hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Spencer Howard pitched four scoreless innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0.
There was outrage and frustration in Novato as parents at Sinaloa Middle School learned new details about a fight that led to several arrests.
Officials in San Francisco on Wednesday marked one year since the start of a multi-agency crackdown on drug sales in the Tenderloin and South of Market, touting the program's results and pledging the crackdown would continue.
A Michigan man appearing virtually in a Washtenaw County court hearing earlier this month was ordered by a judge to turn himself in after his camera showed him actively driving under a suspended license.
A man was arrested Wednesday in San Jose after allegedly assaulting someone at a light rail station.
Novato police on Tuesday arrested eight students from Sinaloa Middle School ranging in age from 12 to 14 following an assault on a fellow student that happened on the North Bay campus last Friday.
After 20 years in the making, the world's largest digital camera is now atop Cerro Pachón, home of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
California lawmakers have concerns about artificial intelligence in the private sector, but there are also concerns about its use by state agencies.
Residents in San Francisco's Telegraph neighborhood have noticed a surge in robotaxis and the ways the autonomous vehicles become stranded in the area.
The video game giant Nintendo on Friday announced plans to open a store in San Francisco, only the company's second store in the U.S. following one that opened in New York City.
A Bay Area member of Congress said regulation is needed on artificial intelligence, in the wake of headlines made by actor Scarlett Johannson accusing OpenAI of using her voice in the latest version of ChatGPT.
The Misha knee system is an implantable tool that is a shock absorber for the knee.
A release of tear gas and pepper spray during a training exercise at the San Francisco County Jail in San Bruno on Tuesday led to students at a nearby elementary school to become sick, officials said.
In a bipartisan vote, the California State Senate approved a bill from a Bay Area lawmaker aimed at targeting social media addiction among children and teens.
Panera faces another lawsuit over a highly caffeinated beverage that the restaurant chain said it would phase out.
A high school junior from San Mateo has created a platform she created to help people of all ages access mental health resources powered by artificial intelligence.
Officials in San Francisco on Wednesday marked one year since the start of a multi-agency crackdown on drug sales in the Tenderloin and South of Market, touting the program's results and pledging the crackdown would continue.
There was a subtle change in the flags being flown at San Francisco City Hall last Saturday when a Revolutionary War-era banner that has been there for decades was taken down after becoming a political hot topic.
The first day of jury deliberations in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial ended without a verdict as jurors asked to review several portions of testimony.
The man sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for bludgeoning Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer inside their San Francisco home returned to a courtroom Wednesday to face state charges, including attempted murder.
Justice Samuel Alito has come under pressure from congressional Democrats to recuse himself from cases involving the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack and former President Donald Trump.
A proposed measure in California that would have required schools in California to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identification at school has failed to qualify for the November ballot.
While the State Department bulletin is meant for overseas travel, there is concern of a domestic threat from ISIS, two sources told CBS News.
Two prominent Bay Area political figures died Friday night when the pickup they were in collided with a car in rural San Diego County.
A Northern California school district is being sued by the state over allegations the district failed to carry out corrective actions in a controversial gender notification policy adopted last summer.
More than a third of LGBTQ young people seriously considered suicide in the past year, the survey found.
Albert S. Ruddy, who won Oscars for "The Godfather" and "Million-Dollar Baby" and helped create TV's "Hogan's Heroes," died Saturday.
Drummer John Wright of NoMeansNo and Hanson Brothers fame returns to the Bay Area leading his new band Dead Bob through songs from their debut album 'Life Like' along with classics from his earlier groups.
San Francisco came alive with the vibrant colors, sounds, and traditions of Carnaval 2024, marking a highly anticipated event for the city.
Wactor was shot and killed when he interrupted three suspects in the midst of a catalytic converter theft in downtown LA early Saturday morning, according to family members.
Australian punk vets the Cosmic Psychos return to the Bay Area for this show at the Ivy Room in Albany with high-octane Seattle-based hardcore reprobates Zeke Friday.
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.
Andrea Nakano reports on parents' concerns after a planned fight at a middle school led to several arrests. 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
Kelsi Thorud reports on how the crackdown on illegal activity in the Tenderloin is going. 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
Amanda Starrantino reports on the film industry and why its in an economic slump. 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
CBS News Bay Area evening headlines for Wednesday , May 29, 2024. Watch full newscasts streamed at the CBS SF website or on the app.
Len Ramirez reports on Caltrans, Palo Alto and the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition working to transform a major thoroughfare. 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
Being in the foster care system can be tough for children, and it often doesn't become easier once they age out. But there are people trying to help them succeed.
A Mill Valley man known for his public art projects that bring his neighbors together is being honored for providing gifts to his community.
A first-of-its-kind San Francisco program that trains the next generation of makers is closed temporarily because of a fire, but Its founder is working to safely reopen as soon as possible.
A Pacifica woman is being recognized for leading an annual ocean education program at a coastal school for over 30 years.
A San Francisco native is helping keep alive the city's historic Japantown, one of only three left in the U.S.
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.
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.