Local Documentary Filmmaker Tackles Homelessness in New Streaming Series
Don Hardy, an East Bay filmmaker, is tackling a timely topic of particular concern to Northern Californians: homelessness.
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Don Hardy, an East Bay filmmaker, is tackling a timely topic of particular concern to Northern Californians: homelessness.
del Castillo says she just "wants closure" and is hoping to get it from the release of her new three-part docuseries...
The Mill Valley Film Festival turns 40 this year and among those who will be honored will be long-time supporter and two-time Academy Award winner Sean Penn.
For the actor holding the rights to make a movie about Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the latest step toward his eventual extradition to the U.S. is a welcome turn.
Empire co-creator Lee Daniels apologized to Sean Penn for comparing the actor to Terrence Howard who's been accused of domestic violence.
In a CBS interview to air Sunday on "60 Minutes," actor Sean Penn says his controversial visit with fugitive Mexico drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was a failure because it did not spark a national discussion on the federal drug policies.
Actor Sean Penn said Monday he has "nothin' to hide" about his clandestine visit to Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, dismissing criticism over his interview with the fugitive who was captured two days ago.
Sean Penn is making headlines after a meeting with one of the world's most wanted men - Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman.
Sean Penn's remark about Mexican-born Oscar-winner Alejandro Inarritu's immigration status at the end of Sunday's Academy Awards telecast struck many as an insult, but the director says it was nothing more than a brutal joke between old friends.
A student group at Catholic University postponed a screening of a movie about San Francisco gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk after school officials raised questions about a flier linking the event to LGBT awareness month.
The actor says his ex-wife is visiting the humanitarian projects he's been overseeing since the nation was hit with a devastating earthquake in 2010...
TMZ caught footage of actor Sean Penn at the St. Regis Hotel flipping out on another person over a failed sneak attempt to get Penn's photo...
KCBS Entertainment Editor Jan Wahl reviews "Gangster Squad," starring Josh Brolin, Sean Penn & Ryan Gosling. Also "California Solo" with Robert Carlyle & Alexia Rasmussen...
"You're a Prius-driving, tree-hugging, gay marriage-fantasizing, whiney-ass granola-crat." - Kid Rock To Penn. Watch the video at Live105.com...
The nonprofit aid group founded by former Bay Area resident, Sean Penn in the aftermath of Haiti's deadly 2010 earthquake will oversee demolition...
Marin resident, Sean Penn and Director, Roman Polanski are the stars of this year's Zurich Film Festival. Penn is to receive the festival's Golden Icon Award...
KCBS movie critic Jan Wahl reviews the drama starring Sean Penn and Naomi Watts.
Wet weather wasn't going to stop demonstrators from filling San Jose's Mexican Heritage Plaza to make sure their voices were heard.
King tides combined with heavy rain flooded low-lying areas across the Bay Area over the weekend, with Marin County experiencing some of the most severe impacts.
People in Aptos, Santa Cruz, Soquel and Capitola reported feeling weak shaking, according to the USGS.
Around 10 a.m., first responders arrived at the scene of a crash at Brotherhood Way and Junipero Serra Boulevard. Crews saw that one vehicle was on fire and quickly worked to rescue its occupants.
Delcy Rodriguez, who is next in the presidential line of succession, served as Nicolas Maduro's vice president since 2018.
Wet weather wasn't going to stop demonstrators from filling San Jose's Mexican Heritage Plaza to make sure their voices were heard.
King tides combined with heavy rain flooded low-lying areas across the Bay Area over the weekend, with Marin County experiencing some of the most severe impacts.
People in Aptos, Santa Cruz, Soquel and Capitola reported feeling weak shaking, according to the USGS.
Around 10 a.m., first responders arrived at the scene of a crash at Brotherhood Way and Junipero Serra Boulevard. Crews saw that one vehicle was on fire and quickly worked to rescue its occupants.
The crash happened around 8 a.m. on westbound I-80, east of Redwood Parkway.
Around 10 a.m., first responders arrived at the scene of a crash at Brotherhood Way and Junipero Serra Boulevard. Crews saw that one vehicle was on fire and quickly worked to rescue its occupants.
Venezuelan natives came together at Arepas Latin Cuisine in San Francisco Saturday afternoon.
A coastal flood warning was downgraded to an advisory at 2 p.m. It will be in effect until Sunday at 2 p.m. The NWS said there is expected to be significant coastal flooding due to high astronomical tides and storm surge.
What began as a routine photography outing near the Golden Gate Bridge turned into an unexpected act of kindness for Bay Area photographer Stu Berman.
Friday night was another soggy evening in San Francisco, and for thousands of neighbors, that meant another power outage.
Oakland police said three people were killed in a shooting on Saturday. It brings the number of homicides in the city to five after two people were killed in separate shootings on New Year's Day.
Police in Oakland have launched homicide investigations after two people died in separate shootings that took place on New Year's Day.
Battalion Chief Ryan Meineke, with the Oakland Fire Department, said all the stations are fully staffed and expecting higher than normal call volume. The one thing working in their advantage this year is the weather.
Two people have died, and a third person was arrested following a shooting inside a Concord home on New Year's Eve.
Police in Antioch said a 10-week-old puppy stolen from a family the day after Christmas has been safely recovered and two people have been arrested in the case.
Wet weather wasn't going to stop demonstrators from filling San Jose's Mexican Heritage Plaza to make sure their voices were heard.
Authorities in Monterey County have arrested a man following a drive-by shooting that took place in a neighborhood near Salinas on Christmas night.
A woman has been arrested on multiple charges after she allegedly attacked a family during a road rage incident in Palo Alto over the weekend, police said.
Authorities on California's Central Coast confirmed that a body recovered from the ocean by deputies was a swimmer who went missing after a possible shark attack last week.
San Francisco 49ers fans are looking forward to the high-stakes game between the Seahawks and the 49ers.
King tides combined with heavy rain flooded low-lying areas across the Bay Area over the weekend, with Marin County experiencing some of the most severe impacts.
Several residents of a senior housing tower in Santa Rosa were displaced following a fire that broke out New Year's Eve, firefighter said.
A Guerneville man said a tree fell on their home and narrowly missed his 3-year-old daughter's crib. He said they are still waiting for insurance officials to inspect their house and have been living in a motel.
The barn was originally built in 1899, commissioned by Kanaye Nagasawa, a pioneering Japanese immigrant, winemaker, and leader of a utopian community who became known as the "Baron of Fountaingrove."
A man riding a scooter in Santa Rosa was hit and killed while crossing an intersection Friday morning, authorities said.
Stephen Curry scored 31 points with six 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors welcomed back their regulars to beat the Utah Jazz 123-114 after a 37-point thumping by the Thunder a night earlier playing short-handed.
Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks defeated the San Francisco 49ers 13-3, winning the division and becoming the top seed in the NFC.
San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams and receiver Ricky Pearsall missed the Week 18 game against the Seattle Seahawks due to injuries.
Nikita Kucherov scored his 20th goal of the season on a second-period power play and added four assists, Darren Raddysh had a hat trick and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the San Jose Sharks 7–3 on Saturday.
The Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers face off in a high-stakes game on Saturday night.
Fremont police say they arrested a 93-year-old man on a homicide charge after he allegedly shot his spouse on Saturday morning.
Oakland police said three people were killed in a shooting on Saturday. It brings the number of homicides in the city to five after two people were killed in separate shootings on New Year's Day.
Officials in San Francisco on Friday said overall crime in the city went down by 25% in 2025, with the number of homicides reaching a level not seen in more than 70 years.
Police in Oakland have launched homicide investigations after two people died in separate shootings that took place on New Year's Day.
The FBI's field office in Charlotte, North Carolina, said the potential attack was inspired by ISIS.
Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk's company xAI, said it is fixing "lapses in safeguards" after social media users said it was generating sexualized photos of minors.
The company's investment in safety prevention comes amid growing concerns over the potential harm of artificial intelligence.
Instacart had drawn criticism for testing an AI-based system that enabled retailers to charge different prices for the same grocery items.
Sports betting companies face mounting competition from rapidly growing prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
Instacart's "unlawful tactics" hurt shoppers and raised the cost of groceries, according to the FTC.
So far this season, the CDC estimates there have been at least 7.5 million flu illnesses, 81,000 hospitalizations, and 3,100 deaths.
Mom-and-pop shops will be exempt from this change, but big manufacturers in California will need to start adding folic acid to tortillas beginning January 1.
Health officials in the East Bay announced Monday that a person who visited several stores in the Walnut Creek area ahead of Christmas has tested positive for measles.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
A California digital health company and a Florida medical practice have been indicted in an alleged $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet to patients across the country who didn't need it, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
A federal appeals panel has ruled that a California law prohibiting open carry of firearms in heavily populated counties is unconstitutional.
Leaders across Northern California and the Bay Area are reacting after President Trump's announcement that the United States carried out strikes in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured overnight from their home in Caracas during a U.S. military operation.
President Trump said the U.S. would "run the country" of Venezuela until "a safe, proper and judicious transition," following the U.S. military operation that captured Nicolás Maduro.
Nicolas Maduro and his wife are expected to face federal charges related to drug trafficking and working with gangs designated as terrorist organizations.
Oasis nightclub announced plans to close six months ago. New Year's Eve was slated for the final performance. A last-minute, multi-million dollar donation turned the final curtain call into an encore performance.
A 16-year FBI employee has filed a lawsuit alleging he was fired last month because he had a Pride flag displayed near his desk.
A group of transgender members of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force forced to leave active duty under the Trump administration's policies say their benefits were revoked in a rare move.
California state Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco announced Wednesday that he is running for Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat next year.
Advocacy group The Trevor Projected released data from the first year of a study following more than 1,600 LGBTQ+ youth across the country.
A woman who was found dead in San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel on New Year's Day has been identified as Victoria Jones, daughter of actor Tommy Lee Jones, officials said.
The rain seems to have swayed some people to switch up their plans for New Year's Eve, but lots of other people remained positive, hoping the rain won't signal a soggy start to the New Year.
Here are the significant books, films and characters joining the list of works in the public domain on Jan. 1, 2026.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on 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.
Here's a look at the weather forecast Sunday evening.
Residents are trying to prevent their homes and businesses from flooding.
with Zoe Mintz.
Venezuelan natives came together at Arepas Latin Cuisine in San Francisco Saturday afternoon.
Allen Weiner, director of the Stanford Program in International and Comparative Law, speaks on the legality of the strikes on Venezuela.
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.