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120 Acre Grass Fire In Benicia Fully Contained
BENICIA (CBS SF) – A grass fire in Benicia grew to 124 acres before it was fully contained Tuesday night, fire officials said. Crews responded to reports of a fire near an industrial park in the 4500...
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San Francisco Supe Working On Solution For Tamale Lady
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A week after a San Francisco bar said it would no longer be able to allow the “Tamale Lady” to serve her famous food at its establishment, a city supervisor said Tuesday he is...
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Tesla Recalls Some Model S Sedans Over Rear Latch Problem
PALO ALTO (CBS/AP) — Tesla is recalling as many as 1,228 of its Model S vehicles, citing a problem with a rear seat latch in the electric sports sedan. The company said no injuries or customer...
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Uncle Of Union City Dog-Mauling Victim Hires Top Attorney
UNION CITY (KCBS)—The San Mateo police officer who owns the dog involved in the mauling of a young relative on Monday has hired a top criminal defense attorney. Meanwhile, the family has said they...
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2 Adults, Teenager Arrested In Fatal San Jose Stabbing
SAN JOSE (KCBS) — Three people in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 56-year-old man in East San Jose last week were arrested, police said in a press release on Wednesday. San Jose police said...
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Fremont-Based Men’s Wearhouse Dismisses Founder George Zimmer
FREMONT (CBS/AP) — Men’s Wearhouse Inc. says it has dismissed its founder and executive chairman George Zimmer. In a terse release issued Wednesday, the company didn’t give a reason for the abrupt...
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Chainsaw-Wielding Tree Trimmer Helps Nab Oakland Carjacking Suspect
OAKLAND (KPIX 5) – An East Bay tree-trimmer is being credited with helping police nab a suspected carjacker Tuesday using his wits, and a chainsaw. At 5:30 p.m. Tuesday two juveniles displaying...
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BART Conducting Internal Review Of Naked Acrobat Incident
OAKLAND (CBS SF)— BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey said Wednesday that he has ordered an internal review of how his department responded to an incident at a San Francisco station last month in which a...
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Man Found Near Death After SF Market Street Beating
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A man was found critically injured after an apparent attack near Market and Mason streets in San Francisco on Tuesday evening. The 49-year-old victim was found half-conscious...
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Outdoor Medical Marijuana Growing Prohibited In Concord
CONCORD (KCBS)— Outdoor medical marijuana cultivation is no longer permitted in the city of Concord after complaints about growers. Their operations must now be moved indoors. Concord Police Chief Guy...
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San Francisco’s ‘Landlords From Hell’ Plead Guilty To Felonies
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A husband and wife dubbed the “landlords from hell” for a series of escalating actions and threats made against their tenants in a San Francisco apartment building several...
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KPIX 5 Poll: 48% Of Californians Want Prop 8 Overturned, 35% Opposed
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – As Californians await an expected U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on California’s Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban, a newly released KPIX-TV poll finds that only 35% of...
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SF Supes Hope New Legislation Will End Fights Over Food Trucks
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — New legislation by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors aims to stop the on-going economic war between restaurants and mobile food trucks. Part of the measures also attempts to...
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San Jose Appoints 27-Year-Veteran As Acting Fire Chief
SAN JOSE (KCBS) — The San Jose Fire Department announced the appointment of 27-year-veteran Ruben Torres as the acting fire chief on Tuesday. Torres, who was the deputy chief, is taking over after...
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Attempted Abduction Of Girl In Pacifica Was False Report
A police sketch of a kidnapping attempt suspect in Pacifica. (Pacifica Police) PACIFICA (CBS SF) — The reported attempted abduction of a 10-year-old girl in Pacifica on Sunday was a false report by the...
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3 Adults, 1 Teen Arrested In Fatal Stabbing, Robbery In San Jose
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) - San Jose police Wednesday announced the arrests of three men and a juvenile in connection with the alleged gang-related fatal stabbing of a 44-year-old man during a street robbery...
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Ex-Fremont Teacher Charged With Molesting Student
FREMONT (CBS SF) — A former Fremont schoolteacher who was convicted more than 10 years ago of possessing child pornography faces new charges that he sodomized a boy in his classroom in the late 1990s....
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Operation Ceasefire Arrest Leads To High-Powered Guns, Drugs, Cash In Oakland
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — An Operation Ceasefire arrest led to the seizure of fully automatic high-powered rifles, semi-automatic handguns, high-capacity magazines, marijuana and $7,000 in cash on Friday in...
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Naked BART Acrobat ‘Very Depressed’ As He Sits In Jail Awaiting Fate
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — A friend of 24-year-old naked acrobat Yeiner Perez Garizabalo described him as “very depressed” as he sits in jail after pleading not guilty earlier this week to two felony and...
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Cool School: San Rafael’s Sun Valley Spurs Innovative Recycling Program
SAN RAFAEL (KPIX 5) – After noticing how many markers get thrown away, students at Sun Valley Elementary in San Rafael took action. The school’s Green Team petitioned Crayola, responsible for making...
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