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San Francisco Sues Nevada Over Alleged Patient Dumping
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) – The San Francisco city attorney has filed a lawsuit against the state of Nevada seeking reimbursement for treatment of psychiatric patients allegedly bused to the city. City...
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PG&E To Pay $565M In Settlements Over San Bruno Pipeline Explosion
SAN BRUNO (CBS/AP) – Pacific Gas & Electric Co. expects to pay a total of $565 million in legal settlements and other claims from a deadly 2010 gas pipeline explosion in a San Francisco Bay Area...
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Phil Matier: 3-Strikes Law And California’s Costly Prison System
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Supporters of a California ballot measure that softened the nation’s toughest three-strikes law say some 1,000 prisoners have had their life terms significantly reduced and are...
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Small Earthquake Rattles Pleasant Hill
PLEASANT HILL – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.9 was recorded in Pleasant Hill Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor, which occurred at 2:52 p.m., was...
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San Francisco Transit Officials Push Dedicated Bus Lanes For Van Ness Ave.
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency is considering whether to approve a Muni rapid transit plan for busy Van Ness Avenue with dedicated bus lanes down the middle of...
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Walnut Creek Fire Station Burglarized As Firefighters Battled Morgan Fire
WALNUT CREEK (KPIX 5) - A Walnut Creek fire station was burglarized while firefighters were battling the Morgan Fire on Sunday. Steve Aubert, spokeman with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection...
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Victim’s Daughter Testifies In Penalty Phase Of Naso Trial
SAN RAFAEL (CBS SF) — The penalty phase of convicted serial killer Joseph Naso’s Marin County Superior Court trial ended Tuesday morning with a testy exchange between Naso and Judge Andrew Sweet after...
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Contra Costa County Approves Suicide Prevention Plan
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (KCBS)— The Contra Costa County board of supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to adopt the Suicide Prevention Strategic Plan that has been two years in the making. Before the vote,...
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One Day After Returning To Negotiating Table, BART Talks Cancelled
One day after returning to the negotiating table, talks between BART and unions representing its workers were called off on Tuesday because of a scheduling conflict.
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Time-Lapse Video Details Thousands Of Hours Of Bay Bridge Construction
OAKLAND (CBS) — Witness more than 42,000 hours of construction in just 4 minutes with this official time-lapse movie below of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, courtesy of EarthCam. (Copyright 2013...
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Morgan Fire 45 Percent Contained, Evacuations Lifted
CLAYTON (CBS SF) — Evacuations were lifted and outdoor activities resumed Tuesday in parts of Contra Costa County as firefighters worked to quell the Morgan Fire on Mount Diablo. About 3,243 acres have...
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Campaign Launched To Restore Forest Burned In Rim Fire Near Yosemite
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The Tuolumne River Trust, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that works to protect the watershed area near Yosemite National Park, launched the “Rim Fire Recovery Campaign”...
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Bay Area McDonald’s Manager Accused Of Robbing 2 Restaurants
SAN MATEO (CBS / AP) — The manager of a McDonald’s has been arrested on suspicion of robbing his own restaurant and another one in the Bay area, both times by forcing workers into a refrigerator at...
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16 Arrested After Raid On Pot Grow Near Eureka
EUREKA (CBS / AP) — Authorities have arrested 16 people and found great environmental damage after raiding a marijuana grow on a rural Northern California property. A Humboldt County Sheriff’s...
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New Study Claims Bay Area Power Plant Is 2nd Most Polluting In State
BERKELEY (KCBS)— A California environmental group claims that a Bay Area power plant is the second most polluting in the state according to a new study. Environment California’s report, America’s...
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Bay Area Communities Mark 12 Years Since 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
HAYWARD (CBS SF) — Communities throughout the Bay Area are marking 12 years since the 9/11 terror attacks took nearly 3,000 lives when hijacked planes crashed into New York’s Twin Towers, the Pentagon...
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Richmond Moving Forward With Eminent Domain Plan For Underwater Mortgages
RICHMOND (CBS SF) — An unprecedented plan to buy struggling Richmond homeowners’ underwater mortgages is moving forward. The Richmond City Council voted 4 to 3 early Wednesday morning to continue...
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Stolen Vehicle Leads To ‘Large Amount’ Of Counterfeit Money, 3 Arrests In...
MORGAN HILL (CBS SF) — Two men and a woman were arrested Monday in Morgan Hill after police found a large quantity of counterfeit U.S. currency inside a hotel room, Morgan Hill police said. The arrests...
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Hercules Man Arrested After CHP Chase, 25-Foot Jump
HERCULES (CBS SF) - A Hercules man was arrested after a vehicle and foot chase that began with a traffic stop late Monday night, according police. James Moses, 36, was arrested by the California...
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Reports Of Gunshots Place Alameda Schools On Lockdown
ALAMEDA (CBS SF) – Two Alameda schools were briefly placed on lockdown Wednesday morning after someone reported gunfire, an Alameda police officer said. Around 8 a.m., someone called police and said...
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