Vice President Biden Visiting Bay Area For Fundraiser; Protest Planned
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS/ BCN) — Activists protesting a proposed international oil pipeline planned a rally outside a fundraiser attended by Vice President Joe Biden in San Francisco’s Seacliff neighborhood...
View Article3 Hurt In Crash Between Forklift, Car At SF Produce Market
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Three people were injured in a collision between a car and forklift at a wholesale produce market in San Francisco’s Bayview District early Friday morning, according to police...
View ArticleWorker Killed In Accident At The Stevens Creek Quarry
CUPERITINO (KCBS)—Authorities are investigating a vehicle accident on Thursday afternoon at the Stevens Creek Quarry that resulted in the death of worker, police said. “A male worker was transported to...
View Article1906 SF Earthquake Survivor Winnie Hook Dies At 107
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – One of the three remaining known survivors of the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco passed away earlier this week. Winnie Hook, 107, died at her home Tuesday, according...
View ArticleLucas Loses Partner On Marin County Housing Development Plan
MARIN (CBS/AP) – Filmmaker George Lucas’ plans to build affordable housing on the Marin County ranch where he originally proposed erecting a film studio have suffered a setback. The community...
View ArticleBART Trains Delayed Due To Fire On Tracks
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Bay Area Rapid Transit trains were experiencing major delays Friday morning because of a small fire on the tracks between the Daly City and Balboa Park stations, according to...
View ArticleSan Jose Fire Chief McDonald Leaving For Las Vegas
SAN JOSE (KCBS) — Fire Chief William McDonald announced on Thursday that he will leave San Jose after three years of service, amid a contentious relationship with City Hall and layoffs, to become the...
View ArticleMan’s Body Found Floating In Water Near Santa Cruz Wharf
SANTA CRUZ (CBS SF) — A man’s body was found near the Santa Cruz Wharf on Thursday evening, a Santa Cruz County sheriff’s sergeant said. The body, identified only as that a 27-year-old man, was found...
View ArticleSuspicious Packges In SF’s Russian Hill, Financial District Deemed Harmless
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS/KPIX 5) — Members of the San Francisco police bomb squad determined suspicious objects found in two different city neighborhoods on Friday were harmless. The first incident involved...
View ArticleNaked SF BART Station Acrobat Reportedly Facing Deportation
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A man who allegedly stripped naked and harassed a number of BART commuters inside a San Francisco station last month is likely now facing deportation, according to published...
View ArticleCalifornia Legislature Passes $96.3B Democratic Budget
SACRAMENTO (KCBS)— The Legislature began passing California’s massive state spending plan Friday amid sharp divisions over whether the compromise struck by Democrats and Gov. Jerry Brown will further...
View Article3 Shot In San Francisco Bayview Drive-By
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Three people were injured in a shooting in San Francisco’s Bayview District on Thursday evening, police said Friday. The shooting was reported at about 7:40 p.m. at Fitzgerald...
View ArticleCity Of San Leandro, Police Dept. Face Discrimination Lawsuit From Gay Men
SAN LEANDRO (KCBS)—The city of San Leandro and its police department are being sued in federal court for allegedly targeting gay men in a sting operation at the local marina. The lawyer for two men...
View ArticleLawmakers Call For Western Bay Bridge Span To Be Named For Willie Brown
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – A group of lawmakers is proposing that the old span of the Bay Bridge be named after former Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor, Willie Brown. Assemblywoman Cheryl Brown,...
View ArticleBerkeley 4th Graders Rally To Bring Deported Classmate Home
BERKELEY (CBS News) — No matter how you feel about the immigration debate in America, there is no debate about how significantly current policies can affect some of the youngest members of society. For...
View ArticleSchool Bus Catches Fire In Concord, Students Unharmed
CONCORD (CBS SF) — A Mount Diablo Unified School District bus carrying students caught fire Friday afternoon in Concord, fire and school district officials said. Crews from the Contra Costa County Fire...
View ArticleOakland City Employees Authorize Strike By Large Margin
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Members of the city of Oakland’s two biggest employee unions have voted by overwhelming margins to authorize a strike. Members of Service Employees International Union Local 1021,...
View ArticleSF Bay Lights Gets Needed Funding, Malfunction Fix
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – The final portion of funding for “The Bay Lights” art installation on the Bay Bridge has come in, along with news of a fix to some of the display’s broken lights, project...
View ArticleEvicted San Francisco Tree-Sitters Clash With Police
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Scuffles between police and protesters outside of the former site of Hayes Valley Farm in San Francisco have led to the arrest of two protesters Friday evening, according to...
View ArticleAgents Break Up Prostitution Ring In South San Francisco, Sacramento
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — Four people were arrested and more than a dozen women who were held as sex slaves were rescued after authorities broke up a complex prostitution ring in San Mateo and...
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