Rise In All-Cash Home Sales Frustrates Bay Area First-Time Buyers
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — Real estate firms are reporting a record number of Bay Area homes are being bought with cash, making it increasingly difficult for first-time homebuyers to get their offers...
View ArticleMan Gets 110 Years For Killing 3 People In Hayward Crash
HAYWARD (CBS SF) — A parolee has been sentenced to a total of 110 years to life in state prison for killing three passengers when he fled from police and crashed into the undercarriage of a big-rig in...
View ArticlePleasanton Preschool Under Scrutiny Again For Teacher Conduct
PLEASANTON (KPIX 5) — Less than a month after a teacher at a Pleasanton preschool was accused of tying up a toddler, the school faces new scrutiny after a student was allegedly pinched by another...
View ArticleMan Shot By Police Officer In Lafayette Identified
LAFAYETTE (CBS SF) — Authorities on Wednesday released the name of a man who was shot by Lafayette police on Tuesday morning after allegedly threatening them at his home, sheriff’s officials said....
View ArticleInjury Crash On I-880 In Oakland Blocks Lanes
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — All lanes of northbound Interstate Highway 880 in Oakland have reopened following an injury collision Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Current KCBS...
View ArticleExtension Of California Green Sticker Program For HOV Lanes Moves Forward
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – A bill to extend California’s so-called “green sticker” program for clean cars is moving ahead in the state legislature. SB 286, authored by state Senator Leland Yee of San...
View Article15-Year-Old Boy Arrested In NorCal Elder Sex Assault
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault on a woman in Sacramento County, according to authorities. The teen is also accused of stealing money from...
View ArticleMuni Employee Hit By Bus In San Francisco Bus Yard
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A San Francisco Municipal Railway employee was hit by a bus in the Muni yard in the city’s Potrero Hill neighborhood Thursday morning, Muni and fire officials said. The...
View ArticleSF Surveillance Camera Provision Prompts LGBT Privacy Concerns
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Businesses seeking liquor licenses in San Francisco are being told to install security cameras in order to get a permit, once again sparking a debate about privacy concerns. At a...
View ArticleCalifornia Bill Would Deem Voters Eligible After Failing To List Birthplace
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — Voting applicants who fail to list their birthplace on the registration form would still be deemed eligible to vote under a bill working its way through the Legislature....
View ArticleSierra LaMar Kidnapping Suspect’s Plea Postponed Again
SANTA CLARA (CBS SF) — A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge Thursday again postponed a plea hearing for the defendant in the Sierra LaMar kidnapping and murder case after the defense said it could...
View ArticleParents Allege Teacher Abused Autistic Students At Antioch School
ANTIOCH (CBS/AP) — The parents of three autistic San Francisco Bay area kindergarten students allege a teacher slapped, pinched and verbally abused the kids. They filed a federal civil rights lawsuit...
View ArticlePresident Obama Departs Bay Area After Fundraisers
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – President Barack Obama left the Bay Area Thursday afternoon after a whirlwind visit that included four fundraising stops—two in San Francisco and two in Atherton—in less than a...
View ArticleState Board To Go After License Of Tanker Pilot In Bay Bridge Collision
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A state board Thursday decided to seek the suspension or revocation of the license of the pilot of an oil tanker that struck that sideswiped the San Francisco-Oakland Bay...
View ArticleMan Shot By Napa Police Officer In Critical Condition
NAPA (CBS SF) — A man who was shot by a Napa police officer Tuesday remains in critical condition at the Queen of the Valley Medical Center Thursday, Napa County sheriff’s Capt. Tracey Stuart said...
View ArticleMultiple Charges Filed In San Jose Walmart Rampage
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) - A man was charged Thursday with attempted murder and other crimes for alleged violent rampages at a Walmart store and a gas station in two separate San Jose incidents, according to...
View ArticleOakland Police Officer Shoots Innocent Teen During Armed Robbery Investigation
OAKLAND (CBS SF)— An Oakland police officer responding to a report of an armed robbery near a downtown restaurant on Wednesday night shot and injured a teenager who wasn’t involved in the robbery,...
View ArticleChevron Completes Repairs Following Richmond Refinery Fire
RICHMOND (CBS / AP) — Chevron Corp. said it has completed repairs at an area of its Richmond refinery that was damaged last year in a fire. The Contra Costa Times reports that production will not begin...
View ArticleSan Francisco Supervisor Seeks App To Keep Drivers From Being Towed
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — Having your car towed in San Francisco is a pricey proposition. Supervisor David Chiu has asked the San Francisco Police Department, the Department of Public Works and...
View ArticleCounterfeit Cash Leads Hercules Police To Arrest 5 Suspects
HERCULES (CBS SF) — One man’s purchase at a Hercules convenience store using counterfeit cash led police to arrest five suspects on suspicion of possessing an array of stolen property and other...
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