Napa Financial Advisor Admits To Fraud, Forging $1.8M In Checks
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A financial advisor who formerly worked for Morgan Stanley & Co. and then Wells Fargo Advisors has admitted in federal court in San Francisco to forging an elderly widow’s...
View ArticleMechanical Problems Cause 20-Minute Delay For BART Riders
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Bay Area Rapid Transit trains were back on schedule after major delays throughout the system Wednesday morning, according to BART personnel. Commuters experienced around...
View ArticleMan Seriously Hurt In San Francisco Stabbing
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A man was seriously injured in a stabbing in San Francisco’s Polk Gulch neighborhood Tuesday night, police said Wednesday. The stabbing was reported around 9:30 p.m. at Polk...
View ArticleSan Mateo Police Searching For Commercial Burglary Suspect
SAN MATEO (CBS SF) — Law enforcement officers were attempting to locate one or more suspects who burglarized half a dozen businesses in San Mateo, police said. The burglaries occurred within a 1.5-mile...
View ArticleUC Regents Committee Approves Funding For Dilapidated President’s Mansion
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – A University of California regents committee has approved $620,000 in funding to fix a leaky roof and make seismic improvements to a mansion that has traditionally housed the...
View Article2 Mountain Lion Sightings Reported In Woodside Just Miles Apart
WOODSIDE (CBS SF) — Two reports were issued Tuesday for mountain lion sightings in Woodside, just four miles apart from one another, the San Mateo County Office of Emergency Services reported. The...
View ArticleSketch Of Rohnert Park Sex Assault Suspect Released
ROHNERT PARK (CBS SF) - Police have released a sketch of a man who sexually assaulted a DoubleTree Hotel housekeeper in Rohnert Park on Friday afternoon. The sketch is of a man who attacked the woman...
View ArticleOakland Police Chase Ends With Crash, 2 Burglary Suspects Arrested
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Burglary suspects who led police on a chase Wednesday were arrested after crashing at an East Oakland intersection, according to police. Around 8:55 a.m., officers in the 8400 block...
View ArticleAmtrak Train Hits Car On Tracks In Oakland
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — An Amtrak train struck a vehicle on the tracks in East Oakland Wednesday, an Amtrak spokeswoman said. Capitol Corridor train No. 533 was heading from Sacramento to San Jose when it...
View ArticleUC Turns To Hollywood & Social Media To Raise Student Aid
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) – Putting a technological spin on the adage that it takes a village to raise a child, the University of California launched a campaign on Wednesday to harness the power of...
View ArticleWalnut Creek Set To Ban Smoking At Outdoor Public Places
WALNUT CREEK (CBS SF) - Walnut Creek city leaders have taken the first official step toward a ban on smoking in most of the city’s downtown and in and around apartment buildings. The council voted four...
View ArticleGolden Gate Bridge Closure Planned In 2014 To Install Movable Barrier
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Drivers in the Bay Area will have to endure another bridge closure sometime next year, as the Golden Gate Bridge will be closed for more than two days to install a movable median...
View ArticleChess Players On Market Street In San Francisco Get The Boot
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – San Francisco police have confiscated the boards and tables a handful of people, both young and old, were using to play chess in San Francisco’s Mid-Market area. The chess games,...
View ArticleBART Talks Done For Rest Of Week As Deadline Looms Closer
OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — The region appeared to be headed for another Bay Area Rapid Transit Strike after BART management on Wednesday suddenly called off contract talks for the rest of the week. BART’s two...
View ArticleBicyclist Killed After Colliding With Minivan In San Mateo Mountains
SAN MATEO COUNTY (KCBS) — A woman riding a bicycle was killed Wednesday afternoon after colliding with a vehicle on Skyline Boulevard in the mountains of San Mateo County. The accident occurred near...
View ArticlePhil Matier: Audit Finds Problems In Muni Hiring, Training
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – A recent audit by the San Francisco City Controller has come down hard on the hiring practices of Muni and the training program of its drivers. According to auditors, Muni had no...
View ArticleProperty Manager Shot While Serving Eviction Notice In San Ramon
SAN RAMON (CBS / AP / BCN) - Authorities have arrested a man on suspicion of shooting a property manager in the leg when he and two Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputies tried to serve an eviction...
View ArticleDogs Found Abandoned On Roadside In Fremont, Pickup Driver Sought
FREMONT (KPIX 5) — Police in Fremont are looking for the driver of a blue pickup truck who abandoned two dogs off the side of the road Wednesday morning. According to a witness, a Yorkshire terrier mix...
View ArticleMan Arrested In San Ramon Eviction Shooting Had Financial Troubles
SAN RAMON (CBS / AP) — A man suspected of shooting a property manager during a bank repossession of his San Ramon home was an investment adviser facing financial trouble. 42-year-old Mike Ghoneim and...
View Article$1 Million Arrest Warrant For Man Suspected In Salinas Gang Shooting
SALINAS (CBS SF) - Salinas police have a $1 million arrest warrant for a man suspected of a gang-related shooting last week that critically wounded a victim who is still hospitalized, police said...
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