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A new generation of San Franciscan's may not be aware of the role the city played in a social movement led by a group of people known as the beatniks.
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A new generation of San Franciscan's may not be aware of the role the city played in a social movement led by a group of people known as the beatniks.
The California Legislature has approved a bill preventing local jurisdictions from banning male circumcision, a measure written in response to ballot measure proposed in San Francisco.
The right to bare all in San Francisco might soon come with some restrictions under legislation being proposed at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting.
A shooting near San Francisco's Aquatic Park on Monday night sent a man to the hospital, a Golden Gate National Recreation Area spokeswoman said Tuesday.
San Francisco and Silicon Valley showed significant increases in DUI arrests during this year's Labor Day Holiday Mobilization crackdown.
A man was fatally shot in San Francisco's Mission District early Monday morning, the third homicide in the neighborhood in less than a week, police said.
Coming off a deflating loss to the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy wanted to see signs that the defending World Series champions hadn't packed it in.
The two main cables that hold up the Golden Gate Bridge are getting completely repainted for the first time since the iconic span opened in 1937. The four-year paint job is having a big impact on walkers and bikers who cross the bridge.
Willie Bloomquist hit a go-ahead two-run triple after Ryan Roberts' solo homer tied it in the eighth, and the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks extended their division cushion to a season-best seven games with a 4-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.
The California Supreme Court—with two new members seated in the past year—is set to hear arguments in San Francisco Tuesday on a key issue in the state's legal battle over same-sex marriage.
Zach Maynard overcame a rough start to his California career to throw for 266 yards and two touchdowns to Marvin Jones to lead the Golden Bears to a 36-21 victory over Fresno State on Saturday.
A man was shot early Saturday morning while sitting in his car inSan Francisco's South of Market neighborhood, a police lieutenant said.
Carlos Beltran hit a go-ahead two-run home run among his four hits, Matt Cain calmly recovered from a rough first inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the first-place Diamondbacks 6-2 on Friday night to snap Arizona's season-best nine-game winning streak.
A judge dismissed the majority of the charges against a man accused of sexually assaulting three women at his San Francisco apartment following the preliminary hearing Friday.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee faced criticism from some of his fellow mayoral candidates Friday following comments he made in praise of PG&E at a child literacy event on Thursday.
People planning to take taxis around San Francisco this Labor Day holiday weekend should carry a little extra money because cab fares are going up.
San Francisco is a walker's town, best seen up close, personal and on foot. Here are seven classic San Francisco locations that -- provided you're in reasonably good shape -- will reward your investment of time and shoe leather.
A Bay Area rapper is hoping his music can help a 2-year-old girl fighting a rare form of cancer. But a show planned to raise money for the toddler will not go on.
One of three workers seriously injured in an accident at a construction site in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood on Wednesday morning has been upgraded to fair condition, a hospital spokeswoman said.
A crash on the fourth floor of a parking garage at San Francisco's Moscone Center Thursday sent a shower of glass onto the sidewalk below and left a car dangling over the edge of the building.
Two women had cellphones slapped out of their hands in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood early Thursday morning, police said.
Students at Bessie Carmichael School in the South of Market district in San Francisco are considered at-risk, and they're benefiting from a program called Reviving Baseball Inner Cities, or R.B.I.
A long-running challenge to California's death penalty procedures that has resulted in executions being put on hold for five years has been assigned to a new federal judge in San Francisco.
The heads of the San Francisco Labor Council and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce have agreed to co-chair the campaign for Mayor Ed Lee's pension reform ballot measure.
Yandy Diaz and Junior Caminero homered to back six strong innings from Shane McClanahan and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 on Friday night.
Hundreds of workers and labor advocates gathered in East Oakland on Friday to mark May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, using the annual event to call for a range of political and economic changes.
Three men were arrested after multiple Bay Area law enforcement agencies targeted child predators in a sting operation in Newark this week, police said Friday.
May Day protesters disrupted access to the terminals at San Francisco and Oakland airports on Friday, authorities said.
A Monterey County man is accused of multiple felonies, including attempted murder, human trafficking and weapons offenses, after he allegedly strangled a woman, authorities said.
Yandy Diaz and Junior Caminero homered to back six strong innings from Shane McClanahan and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 on Friday night.
Hundreds of workers and labor advocates gathered in East Oakland on Friday to mark May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, using the annual event to call for a range of political and economic changes.
Three men were arrested after multiple Bay Area law enforcement agencies targeted child predators in a sting operation in Newark this week, police said Friday.
May Day protesters disrupted access to the terminals at San Francisco and Oakland airports on Friday, authorities said.
A Monterey County man is accused of multiple felonies, including attempted murder, human trafficking and weapons offenses, after he allegedly strangled a woman, authorities said.
At the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University, an incredible collaboration is taking place between a 16-year-old high school student and the medical staff.
Police in San Francisco said a drone unit helped lead to the arrest of two people suspected of robbing a victim of their gold chain earlier this week.
Every artist has a different medium. For Ida Lajevardi, it's metal, and her canvas is teeth.
While Irving the sea lion stole the spotlight earlier this month after he was found wandering the streets of San Francisco's Sunset District, he wasn't the only pup on the loose.
WalletHub published a new ranking that said Pacifica is the worst small city to start a business, but residents of the coastal community are unsurprisingly pretty laid-back about it.
Hundreds of workers and labor advocates gathered in East Oakland on Friday to mark May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, using the annual event to call for a range of political and economic changes.
Three men were arrested after multiple Bay Area law enforcement agencies targeted child predators in a sting operation in Newark this week, police said Friday.
A Los Angeles-based jazz trio had to cancel their West Coast tour after a truck containing all of their instruments and equipment was stolen from a hotel parking lot in Oakland.
A multi-vehicle crash on Interstate Highway 580 in Livermore on Thursday morning left one person dead, and authorities were seeking the public's help to find a semi-truck that left the scene.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland announced that more than a dozen churches in the East Bay will be closing amid ongoing financial woes.
A Monterey County man is accused of multiple felonies, including attempted murder, human trafficking and weapons offenses, after he allegedly strangled a woman, authorities said.
Police in San Jose released sketches of two suspects as they seek to solve the cold case killing of a teenager.
Archaeologists are learning more about one of the oldest Chinese villages in California history, which is part of this reporter's own heritage.
A wayward sea lion pup that was found in the middle of a street in Sunnyvale last month has been rehabilitated and released into the wild, authorities said Thursday.
A man wanted for vandalism on California's Central Coast was arrested by European authorities in connection with an alleged terror attack in Czechia, authorities said.
A whale washed ashore on the Mendocino County coast, as researchers say the numbers of reported whale deaths appear to be rising on the West Coast.
Authorities in Sonoma County are seeking help from the public after a series of copper wire thefts have led to phone and internet service disruptions in the western part of the county.
A rock climber at a remote coastal area in Sonoma County who needed medical assistance after a fall was rescued by a helicopter crew over the weekend, authorities said.
Police in Santa Rosa have arrested a man on multiple felony charges after he allegedly slashed the tires of dozens of vehicles in a neighborhood.
Police are offering a reward for the public's help following an armed robbery and shooting at a Santa Rosa market over the weekend.
Yandy Diaz and Junior Caminero homered to back six strong innings from Shane McClanahan and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 on Friday night.
The Kentucky Derby will see a full field of 20 horses in the first leg of the 2026 competition for horse racing's Triple Crown.
Kyle Schwarber hit a tying double with two outs in the ninth inning, Alec Bohm delivered with his glove and bat in the 10th, and the Phillies defeated the Giants 6-5 to sweep their split doubleheader.
Justin Crawford delivered his second career walk-off hit to send the Phillies to a 3-2 win over the Giants in the first game of a split doubleheader.
Don Mattingly won his first game as Philadelphia's interim manager, leading the Phillies to a 7-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
Three men were arrested after multiple Bay Area law enforcement agencies targeted child predators in a sting operation in Newark this week, police said Friday.
A Monterey County man is accused of multiple felonies, including attempted murder, human trafficking and weapons offenses, after he allegedly strangled a woman, authorities said.
Police in San Jose released sketches of two suspects as they seek to solve the cold case killing of a teenager.
Police in San Francisco said a drone unit helped lead to the arrest of two people suspected of robbing a victim of their gold chain earlier this week.
A Los Angeles-based jazz trio had to cancel their West Coast tour after a truck containing all of their instruments and equipment was stolen from a hotel parking lot in Oakland.
As AI-generated music spreads, Spotify says it wants to help users "trust the authenticity" of what they're listening to.
A memory chip shortage is driving up computer prices for consumers, reversing a decades-long drop in hardware costs.
The technology uses ultra-low sound waves as a way to extinguish a fire. It was just a theory until 2015, when a pair of students at George Mason University demonstrated the world's first sonic fire extinguisher.
The new Department of Motor Vehicles regulations allow law enforcement agencies to issue notices of traffic violations to autonomous vehicle companies when their cars commit moving violations.
Elon Musk alleges that OpenAI reneged on a promise to operate as a nonprofit dedicated to human progress.
An ice cream company based in the San Francisco Bay Area is recalling dozens of products after they were sold without labels disclosing potentially dangerous allergens.
Health officials in San Francisco announced Wednesday that an infant who recently traveled outside the United States has tested positive for measles.
A dead bat found at a Fremont home earlier this week has tested positive for the deadly rabies virus, according to authorities.
An East Bay woman is using the sport of pickleball to help find a cure for Parkinson's disease.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Hundreds of workers and labor advocates gathered in East Oakland on Friday to mark May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, using the annual event to call for a range of political and economic changes.
May Day protesters disrupted access to the terminals at San Francisco and Oakland airports on Friday, authorities said.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
San Francisco is expanding availability of free and low-cost childcare for the city's working families, by adding hundreds of spots for infants and toddlers.
The longest shutdown of a federal department in U.S. history came to an end on Thursday when President Trump signed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security following a breakthrough on Capitol Hill.
Philz Coffee will once again sport the Pride flag at its cafés after a directive to have them and other flags removed created a backlash.
The Trump administration agreed to restore the Stonewall National Monument's Pride flag in Greenwich Village after it was removed.
Philz Coffee's move to remove the Pride flag and all other flags from their stores is brewing up some strong reaction.
Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday.
The Trump administration has given San Jose State University 10 days to change its policy on transgender athletes or face legal action and possibly lose federal funding.
At Last Rites, the weekly gathering goes beyond simply watching a television show. For fans, it's an immersive experience, one that brings them closer to the world of "Survivor," and to each other.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Pop star Britney Spears has voluntarily checked into rehab following her DUI arrest in Ventura County in March, a representative for the singer told CBS LA.
Adrian Arias's work, entitled "Layers of the Mission: A Celebration of Memory and Resilience," is intended to bring attention to who he describes as real-life neighborhood heroes.
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.
The May Day protest at San Francisco International Airport certainly grabbed a lot of headlines following the arrests of several politicians who were picketing with airport workers for better wages and benefits. They were all cited and released, but new insight shows us we could see more politicians taking similar risks. Kevin Ko explains.
The program began during the pandemic.
A group keen to protect newts from being run over on a rural road is asking the Transportation Authority of Marin for sales tax revenues to support a wildlife crossing project near Laguna Lake. Brian Hackney reports.
Workers and labor groups gathered for a May Day rally at Oakland's Fruitvale Plaza to speak out against the Trump administration's policies. Da Lin reports.
The group Indivisible Portola Valley is making and distributing "Know Your Rights" kits to inform the community on what to do if ICE agents approach you, and how to document everything. Sooji Nam 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.