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SFO Officials Make Citizen Arrests Of Internet Rideshare Drivers
MILLBRAE (CBS SF) — In the past month, San Francisco International Airport officials have been citing and arresting drivers from mobile-app enabled rideshare companies that pick up and drop off...
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10 Officers Placed On Leave After Deadly Salinas Shootout
SALINAS (CBS/AP) — Salinas police say 10 officers have been placed on administrative leave while officials investigate their roles in a deadly shootout with an armed parolee. Cmdr. Vince Maiorana said...
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SF Firefighters Battle 2-Alarm Fire In Pot Grow House
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at the site of a marijuana grow operation at a residence in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley early Tuesday morning, according to a fire...
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Vandals Smash Windows Of 13 Cars In Newark
NEWARK (CBS SF) — Police were searching for a group of vandals who smashed the windows of 13 cars in Newark on Sunday night. About 10:45 p.m. that day, police received a report of a group of males...
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SF Supervisor Calls For Higher Double-Parking Fines
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)—A San Francisco city supervisor will call for a hearing on Tuesday for higher fines for double parking and more enforcement of laws against vehicles that block traffic. “We have an...
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Vandalism Suspected After Contra Costa Radio Tower Collapses
CONTRA COSTA (KCBS) — Police were investing the collapse of a radio communication tower late Sunday night or early Monday morning in Contra Costa County that may be the work of vandals. East Bay...
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Bed Bug Scare Shuts Down 2 Bay Area Goodwill Warehouses
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A bed bug scare has forced Goodwill Industries to shut down two Bay Area warehouses and dispose of loads of donated goods, a spokesman said Tuesday. The infestation, which was...
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Memorial Held For 8-Year-Old Killed During Oakland Sleepover
OAKLAND (CBS SF) – A memorial service was held Tuesday for Alaysha Carradine, an 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot while she was at a friend’s house in East Oakland for a sleepover earlier this...
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Millbrae High School Students With Invalidated Test Scores Get Help From...
MILLBRAE (KCBS)—Mills High School students who had their Advanced Placement tests invalidated due to seating irregularities turned to help from Congresswoman, who held a meeting in Washington on Monday...
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Tropical Storm Gil Swirls Off California
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — Forecasters said Tropical Storm Gil has formed in the Pacific off of California, but far from land. The National Hurricane Center said maximum sustained winds on Tuesday are at...
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KCBS Cover Story: Buses The Primary Option To Replace Striking BART Trains
OAKLAND (KCBS) – As negotiations continue between Bay Area Rapid Transit officials and labor union leaders, the question remains, will the two sides beat an August 4 deadline and avoid another strike?...
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Court Gives Oscar Grant’s Father OK To Sue Ex-BART Cop For Fatal Shooting
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A federal appeals court in San Francisco Tuesday cleared the way for a trial on two civil rights lawsuits filed against former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle and other...
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Richmond Threatens Eminent Domain To Address Foreclosure Crisis
RICHMOND (KCBS) – Richmond city leaders were moving ahead with a plan to head off the foreclosure crisis, a plan that is not without controversy. The city has offered to buy more than 600 underwater...
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Cab Drivers Hold Noisy Rally At San Francisco City Hall To Protest Rideshare
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — With horns blaring, a long line of taxicabs circled San Francisco City Hall Tuesday afternoon, with cab drivers demanding that the city ban smartphone-enabled rideshare...
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San Francisco Offers First Responders Up To $100K In Down Payment Assistance
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — San Francisco’s first responders will be eligible to receive up to $100,000 in assistance for a down payment on a home through a program launched Tuesday by Mayor Ed Lee and...
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Judge Rejects Lawsuit Against Timber Company That Sparked NorCal Wildfire
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — A Plumas County judge has dismissed a state lawsuit against California’s largest timber company for a 2007 wildfire that destroyed more than 100 square miles of forest in Northern...
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Power Restored After Seagull Hits Line, Knocks Out Power In Oakland
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Power has been restored to all customers after a seagull flew into a power line near Oakland’s Jack London Square Tuesday morning, a utility spokeswoman said. The outage that began...
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Bay Area Collector Sells Original ‘Wizard Of Oz’ Dress At Auction For $300K
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — An early version of a dress worn by actress Judy Garland in her role of Dorothy in the film “The Wizard of Oz” sold at a Southern California auction this weekend for $300,000....
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Alameda County Recycling Workers Walk Out Over Wages, Working Conditions
SAN LEANDRO (CBS SF) — Recycling workers at a Waste Management facility in San Leandro walked off the job Tuesday to protest what they say are low wages and dangerous working conditions. The employees,...
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Union Leader Says BART Contract Talks Were Unproductive As Strike Deadline Looms
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — BART management met with union leaders again Tuesday to try to reach an agreement before the contract for the transit agency’s employees expires Sunday night but a union official...
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