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Phil Matier: The Politics Of The BART Strike
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — The walkout by BART’s employees is now in full effect and Gov. Brown has been reluctant to call for a 60-day cooling-off period because that could likely have a bigger effect as...
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MTC Offers Suggestions To Reduce Commute Stress During BART Strike
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — An official from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission urged commuters to plan ahead to avoid headaches in the ongoing BART strike. “Commuters in particular are creatures of...
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Personal Data Of 2.5M People Compromised In California
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — Data breaches put the personal information of 2.5 million people in the California at risk, according to a report released Monday. State Attorney General Kamala Harris...
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Expect Bay Area’s Record Heat Wave To Continue Through 4th
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – A heat wave smothering the West Coast is rewriting the record books, and more record high temperatures were certainly possible for the Bay Area this week. What makes this...
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Oakland Parking Officer Crosses Picket Line, Issues Tickets
OAKLAND (KPIX 5) – City employees in Oakland staged a one-day strike Monday, prompting the shutdown of most non-essential city services. Despite assurances from the city that parking meters wouldn’t be...
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BART Strike Economic Impact Put At $73 Million; No New Talks Set
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — As commuters scrambled to make it to and from work Monday without Bay Area Rapid Transit for the first time in 16 years, economists estimated the first day of the BART strike...
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Same-Sex Marriage Begins In South Bay With High Demand For Licenses
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — The Santa Clara County Clerk’s office issued more than twice as many marriage licenses as usual in its first day since a federal court lifted a stay on same-sex marriages late last...
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Video Of Bay Area’s Bad Drivers Going Viral On YouTube
NAPA (KPIX 5) — Motorists frustrated with other drivers making unsafe maneuvers on the road are fighting back, with cheap dash-mounted cameras, and a YouTube account. With full HD cameras, flash...
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Suspected Gang Members Nabbed In SF Shooting, Bay Bridge Pursuit
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Police arrested four suspected gang members Sunday night after a shooting in San Francisco that led to a pursuit over the Bay Bridge and a crash into a church in Oakland, a...
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Silicon Valley Developer Gives $151M Gift To Stanford
PALO ALTO (CBS/AP) — Stanford University said a $151 million donation is the largest gift the school has ever received from a single living person. The university announced the donation from Silicon...
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Oakland City Workers Return to Jobs After One-Day Strike
OAKLAND (KCBS) — Municipal workers in Oakland returned to their jobs on Tuesday after a one-day strike that shut down all but the emergency public services in the city. Union leaders said the work...
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BART Strike Day 2: Traffic Gridlocked, Shuttles Full
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP/BCN) — Commuters endured another tough morning commute because of a Bay Area Rapid Transit worker strike. Meanwhile, there were no new negotiations scheduled between BART...
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Tentative Agreement Averts 2-Day Strike By East Bay Parks Employees
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Negotiators for union workers at the East Bay Regional Park District have reached a tentative agreement with management that averts a two-day strike that had been planned for...
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1 Arrested, 1 Sought In Oakland Restaurant Double Murder
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Oakland police Tuesday afternoon identified two employees who were gunned down inside a Wingstop restaurant near Lake Merritt late Monday night as 22-year-old Kenneth Bradley and...
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BART Riders Try To Cope With Alternatives On Day 2 Of Strike
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — BART riders were finding other ways to get to work on day two of the BART strike and most would like to see both sides back at the bargaining table. Frustration summed up how...
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Ferry Ridership Tripled During First Day of BART Strike
ALAMEDA (KCBS) — Along with shuttle buses, ferry service saw high ridership as well as commuters looked for options to get around during the BART strike. Lines were long at the Alameda Ferry Terminal...
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Big Rig Crashes Into Wrong Lane At Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - The driver of a big-rig that became stuck in a narrow lane at the Golden Gate Bridge’s toll plaza Tuesday morning said traffic prevented him from getting to the wider lanes to...
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4 Suspects Arrested In Antioch Stabbing Murder
ANTIOCH (CBS SF) — Two men and two women have been arrested in connection with the death of a 54-year-old man who was beaten and stabbed early Sunday in an argument over stolen tools, Antioch police...
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Victims Of Shooting At San Francisco Pride Celebration Were Vendors
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Two men who were shot at San Francisco’s Civic Center as the city’s Pride celebration was wrapping up on Sunday evening were vendors at the event, according to organizers. The...
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Police Seek Tie-Wearing Man In San Ramon Bank Robbery
SAN RAMON (CBS SF) — The San Ramon Police Department is trying to identify a man who wore a jacket, tie and dress shoes to rob a bank just east of Interstate 680 on Monday. The man walked into the Bank...
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