Woodside Blocks New Housing Law, Cites 'Endangered' Cougars
Leaders in a wealthy Bay Area suburb are arguing their town should be exempt from a new housing law because of its mountain lion population.
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Leaders in a wealthy Bay Area suburb are arguing their town should be exempt from a new housing law because of its mountain lion population.
The California Highway Patrol reopened a major roadway through the Peninsula that was blocked Tuesday morning because of downed trees and power lines.
A home in Woodside was hit with a boulder-sized chunk of concrete that came crashing down a hillside Tuesday afternoon.
A man was arrested for setting an illegal campfire that sparked a small grass fire in the hills of Woodside in San Mateo County on Friday morning, deputies said.
A dog attacked by a mountain lion in Woodside Wednesday night is expected to make a full recovery, officials said.
Body recovery teams retrieved the body of a missing Woodside woman discovered hundreds of feet below the rim of the Grand Canyon on Tuesday, according to the National Park Service.
While visiting Santa had a new twist this holiday season due to the pandemic, the tradition endured for many Bay Area families.
A body was found inside a parked car on a road near Woodside, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's office.
Drugs and alcohol may have factored in a solo crash that killed one man and sent another to the hospital with major injuries Friday night along Skyline Boulevard near the Thomas Fogarty Winery in Woodside
A Freeway Service Patrol driver who died in a crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate Highway 280 in Woodside has been identified by the San Mateo County coroner's office as 61-year-old Dublin resident Mark Alarcon.
A fatal accident that killed a Freeway Service Patrol driver on southbound I-280 in Woodside has shut down lanes for hours Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
State Highway 84 in Woodside is closed Tuesday night between Skyline Boulevard and Portola Road because of an earlier structure fire, San Mateo County sheriff's officials said.
Three skimming devices were found at gas pumps at a station in Woodside on Monday afternoon and San Mateo County sheriff's deputies are trying to find out who installed them there.
Cal Fire is conducting mop up operations near Woodside after the Huddart Fire burned one half acre near Huddart Park in San Mateo County early Sunday morning.
A motorcyclist has died in a crash with another vehicle in Woodside Friday afternoon, law enforcement officials said.
San Mateo police arrested a woman who entered a home and grabbed a resident's cell phone before starting a live stream of the crime, officials said on Sunday.
After 7 years of going on and off the market, a multi-million dollar estate in Woodside is going up for auction, ready for an international audience.
Statistics about the carbon footprint of some Bay Area cities have sparked a bit of competition.
A Hollywood power couple is looking to sell their multi-million dollar mansion in Woodside.
Three people died in a crash down an embankment off of Skyline Boulevard in unincorporated San Mateo County west of Woodside sometime overnight
Cal Fire says a wildfire that was ignited by a lightning strike in a heavily wooded area in Woodside had spread to 50 acres on Tuesday.
Built by gold baron William Bowers Bourn II, the Filoli Gardens have been a tranquil refuge for Bay Area residents since it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1975.
A 56-year-old woman who went missing Thursday after setting out on a walk in Woodside has been found alive.
Deputies are asking for help finding a missing hiker last seen Thursday afternoon in unincorporated Woodside, San Mateo County sheriff's officials said Friday.
San Mateo County Sheriff's Deputies were searching Wednesday for a brazen armed robbery who walked into the Woodside branch of Chase Bank, pulled out a gun and escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash in a garbage bag.
Authorities in Contra Costa County have launched a homicide investigation following a fatal shooting near Bethel Island on Monday night.
Authorities in the San Francisco Bay Area have arrested three people from New York on suspicion of identity theft in an alleged bank fraud case.
Police in Vallejo said they arrested a driver on multiple felony charges following a pursuit over the weekend that covered nearly 16 miles.
A grand jury refused to return an indictment against the six Democratic lawmakers earlier this month.
A Pew Research Center survey found that just 4 in 10 parents talk to their teens about AI usage.
Authorities in Contra Costa County have launched a homicide investigation following a fatal shooting near Bethel Island on Monday night.
Authorities in the San Francisco Bay Area have arrested three people from New York on suspicion of identity theft in an alleged bank fraud case.
Police in Vallejo said they arrested a driver on multiple felony charges following a pursuit over the weekend that covered nearly 16 miles.
A grand jury refused to return an indictment against the six Democratic lawmakers earlier this month.
A Pew Research Center survey found that just 4 in 10 parents talk to their teens about AI usage.
A San Francisco woman was arrested after allegedly shoplifting more than $1,500 in merchandise from a San Mateo Lululemon store, police said.
A man who was attacked and robbed in downtown San Francisco earlier this month has died from his injuries, police said.
The former head of a San Francisco-based nonprofit providing services to the homeless has bee charged with nine felonies for allegedly stealing and misappropriating more than $1 million in public funds, prosecutors said.
An RV fire at a homeless encampment on Sunday damaged Bay Area Rapid Transit communication cables, leading to the hours-long shutdown of the Transbay Tube.
Just two months ago, a massive power outage left parts of San Francisco in the dark for days, and some lawmakers are trying to make sure it never happens again.
Authorities in Contra Costa County have launched a homicide investigation following a fatal shooting near Bethel Island on Monday night.
The city posted notices last week saying they would be cleaning up the encampment on Tuesday. Monday, it was delayed. Still, homeless residents were trying to figure out what's next.
Police said that the victim was not at the scene but had been located with life-threatening injuries at a local hospital.
An RV fire at a homeless encampment on Sunday damaged Bay Area Rapid Transit communication cables, leading to the hours-long shutdown of the Transbay Tube.
One week after teachers in San Francisco staged a four-day strike, educators in Oakland have voted to authorize a strike of their own if contract negotiations with the school district fail to produce an agreement.
A woman was barricaded inside her San Jose home on Monday in a standoff with police officers that lasted for hours, the Police Department said.
A man who was challenged about reckless driving in Monterey County over the weekend opened fire on the person confronting him about it and was later arrested on attempted murder and other charges.
More than 10 years after a man was fatally shot along Highway 1 in Monterey County, authorities located the suspected killer in Mexico, police said.
The Santa Cruz Wharf has been undergoing construction ever since a Christmas Eve storm two years ago sheared off a section of it. But now, the federal government is contributing millions of dollars to help shore up the remaining structure.
A Los Gatos mosque located in a quiet neighborhood has become the center of controversy, right as Ramadan begins.
Authorities in the San Francisco Bay Area have arrested three people from New York on suspicion of identity theft in an alleged bank fraud case.
Police in Vallejo said they arrested a driver on multiple felony charges following a pursuit over the weekend that covered nearly 16 miles.
The warning was in effect for Neeley Road and Orchard Avenue, between River Lane and Montesano Avenue, due to landslide and tree fall risk.
It would have been the festival's third year and was planned for May 30 and 31 at Napa Valley Expo.
Authorities in Marin County are investigating after a man was found shot along Highway 37 in Novato over the weekend.
Early on at spring training, Giants veterans Willy Adames and Matt Chapman pulled some of the young position players in camp aside with a simple message: just be yourself.
American skier Lindsey Vonn, who crashed seconds into her downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, said she is finally out of the hospital as she recovers.
Brandin Podziemski scored 12 of his 18 points in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 128-117 on Sunday.
Through a sudden death overtime goal, the U.S. men's hockey team is golden over Canada.
News of Alysa Liu's gold medal in the women's single skating event, the first American woman to win gold since 2002, is the talk of the town in Oakland.
Authorities in Contra Costa County have launched a homicide investigation following a fatal shooting near Bethel Island on Monday night.
Authorities in the San Francisco Bay Area have arrested three people from New York on suspicion of identity theft in an alleged bank fraud case.
Police in Vallejo said they arrested a driver on multiple felony charges following a pursuit over the weekend that covered nearly 16 miles.
Savannah Guthrie said in a new video that the family is offering an additional reward of up to $1 million for information about their mother Nancy Guthrie's whereabouts.
Police said that the victim was not at the scene but had been located with life-threatening injuries at a local hospital.
A Pew Research Center survey found that just 4 in 10 parents talk to their teens about AI usage.
A Los Angeles judge ordered Meta officials to remove their AI glasses at a trial over the impact of social media on users.
The Meta CEO defended his company's efforts to keep kids under 13 off of Instagram, but noted that there are "people who lie" about their ages.
On a recent morning at the adult day care center, a small crowd gathered as a robot called Mirokai made its way into the room. The 4-foot-tall robot played music, led trivia games, and was able to hold everyone's attention.
The costs of cybercrimes are more than financial; the scams are taking a far darker turn thanks to AI.
About 1,300 nurses and support staff at MarinHealth Medical Center plan to stage a one-day strike on Wednesday, citing stalled contract negotiations over wages and healthcare benefits.
Health officials in the East Bay said a man has died from consuming toxic wild mushrooms, amid an ongoing spike in mushroom-related poisonings throughout California.
Health officials in Napa County confirmed Wednesday that a child has been diagnosed with measles in the county's first case in nearly 15 years.
Over the years, Dr. Rachel Forer has found plenty of ways to take the sting out of going to the dentist. But no matter how hard she tried, fear had a way of creeping in.
Officials in San Mateo County are the latest in the Bay Area to warn residents to not forage for wild mushrooms, amid a rise in mushroom poisonings that have led to illnesses and even deaths.
A grand jury refused to return an indictment against the six Democratic lawmakers earlier this month.
President Trump will deliver the 2026 State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress tonight. Here's when it will take place, and how and where to watch.
Newsom's remarks about his 960 SAT score went viral as he told Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and a packed auditorium: "I'm not trying to impress you, I'm just trying to impress upon you I'm like you, I'm not better than you."
FedEx sued the Trump administration over its tariffs on Monday, asking for a "full refund" of all payments it made to the government under a set of tariff policies that were ruled illegal by the Supreme Court.
Former U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson has been arrested weeks after a series of emails between him and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released.
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.
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.
It would have been the festival's third year and was planned for May 30 and 31 at Napa Valley Expo.
Nick Reiner, 32, was charged with two counts of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
In April 2025, Eric Dane announced he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
Restaurants and businesses throughout the Mission District were participating in the Carnaval San Francisco Fat Tuesday Celebration with live music and performances.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert criticized CBS on Monday night, saying the network blocked his interview with U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico from airing.
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 Giants signed pitchers Adrian Houser and Tyler Mahle this winter to help round out their starting rotation for the upcoming season. (2-24-26)
Expect increasing clouds as showers pass through the region on Tuesday, with wet weather tapering off Wednesday. As the weekend approaches, expect a significant warmup. Zoe Mintz has the forecast.
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The Mexican government says the killing of the leader of the Jalisco cartel has set off waves of violence across several Mexican states. A professor of Latin American history explains what this move will mean across Mexico and the ripple effects in the U.S.
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.