UCSF Ebola Preparedness Harkens Back To Early Days Of AIDS
Officials at UCSF say its hospitals have prepared should someone at any of its facilities show signs of the Ebola virus, despite the very low risk of anyone contracting the disease locally.
Officials at UCSF say its hospitals have prepared should someone at any of its facilities show signs of the Ebola virus, despite the very low risk of anyone contracting the disease locally.
San Francisco Supervisor David Campos introduced legislation Tuesday that would allocate about $800,000 to not only assist San Franciscans who can't afford preventative HIV/AIDS drugs but would also pay health navigators to increase education about the effectiveness of the drug.
Supervisor David Campos wants the Board to appropriate an extra $807,000 to cover the cost of providing Truvada to any San Franciscan who needs it.
A San Francisco supervisor is asking the city to provide a HIV prevention drug to all residents free of charge.
An HIV-positive man in San Diego is facing charges of intentionally infecting at least two dozen other men with the virus that causes AIDS.
Vandals struck the National AIDS Memorial Grove in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park this weekend for the second time this month.
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The organization has filed a lawsuit against the city over its strict rules regarding chain stores, after trying to move to a new office and pharmacy in the Castro District.
Over 20,000 people participated in Sunday's AIDS Walk in San Francisco, which took on special meaning just days after a Malaysia Airlines flight carrying AIDS researchers was shot down over Ukraine.
The rate of HIV infections diagnosed in the United States each year fell by one-third over the past decade, a government study finds. Experts celebrated it as hopeful news that the AIDS epidemic may be slowing in the U.S.
The annual AIDS Walk will take place this Sunday in Golden Gate Park. The route will be entirely within the park and will cause the north and south entrances of the park to be closed until 2 p.m.
About 100 of the passengers on the Malaysia Airlines flight that was shot down over the Ukraine on Thursday were reportedly AIDS scientists and researchers heading to Australia for a conference.
San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener will introduce a resolution at this afternoon's Board of Supervisors meeting asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to end its ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men.
Blood drives will be held across the Bay Area and country on Friday in order to pressure the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lift the ban that prohibits gay and bisexual men from donating blood.
Silicon Valley lawmakers say gay men should no longer be banned from donating blood and are calling for members of the LGBT community to join a national "Gay Blood Drive Day" later this week to get the word out.
Thousands of cyclists hit the road Sunday, heading from the Bay Area to Los Angeles to raise money for the fight against AIDS.
A Bay Area start-up trying to develop a free vaccine to end HIV and AIDS is using crowd sourcing to fund the project.
Virologists at the University of Missouri recently confirmed a 2001 finding that a flavor-enhancing molecule in the sauce could potentially be used to treat HIV.
Some patients at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco have been warned to get tested for HIV and other infectious diseases after hospital officials learned some equipment was improperly sterilized, a hospital spokesman said Friday.
"The Jungle" has been described as one of the largest homeless encampments in the nation. Santa Clara County health officials say it's become a breeding ground for sexually transmitted diseases.
It's long been a public health debate about whether it's good policy to make clean needles available to drug addicts and the topic is again up for discussion after San Francisco Assemblyman Phil Ting introduced a bill this month addressing the issue.
Supporters of a plan to hand out clean crack pipes to San Francisco drug users say they're not swayed by city opposition and plan to hand them out anyway.
A San Francisco health sub-committee recommends the city hand out free crack pipes as a means of slowing the spread of AIDS. They say the controversial idea is not new, and is already successful in other countries. No surprise that not everyone agrees.
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The U.S. men's team put on a near-perfect show as they rolled to a 110-84 win over Serbia.
Two meteor showers are expected to flash across night skies around the same time this week.
Crews were abe to open all BART stations on Sunday after power loss at a substation severely affected service in Oakland, but the Red Line remains impacted.
Burglars kicked down doors and ransacked 16 small businesses in East Oakland's troubled Hegenberger corridor.
The Park Fire continues to rage, and some former Bay Area residents are being impacted and displaced.
Two meteor showers are expected to flash across night skies around the same time this week.
Crews were abe to open all BART stations on Sunday after power loss at a substation severely affected service in Oakland, but the Red Line remains impacted.
Burglars kicked down doors and ransacked 16 small businesses in East Oakland's troubled Hegenberger corridor.
The Park Fire continues to rage, and some former Bay Area residents are being impacted and displaced.
The Stern Grove Festival continues its 87th season of free concerts at San Francisco's Sigmund Stern Grove Sunday, but you don't have to have a ticket to enjoy the music live.
Blake Snell struck out a career-high 15 in six innings in the San Francisco Giants' opening 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies, and Hayden Birdsong fanned eight over five innings in a 5-0 win in the second for a doubleheader sweep Saturday night.
A third person was found dead on Saturday in a vehicle that went off a cliff along Highway 1 near Devil's Slide in San Mateo County on Friday.
A San Francisco jury convicted a "prolific burglar" of multiple auto and residential break-ins, prosecutors said Friday.
Budget cuts continue to impact the San Francisco Unified School District.
Two people have died after their car plunged off Highway 1 at Devil's Slide Friday morning, authorities said.
Crews were abe to open all BART stations on Sunday after power loss at a substation severely affected service in Oakland, but the Red Line remains impacted.
Burglars kicked down doors and ransacked 16 small businesses in East Oakland's troubled Hegenberger corridor.
The Park Fire continues to rage, and some former Bay Area residents are being impacted and displaced.
Shea Langeliers hit a three-run homer in the first inning as the Oakland Athletics continued their recent power surge with a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
The Sunol Regional Wilderness was evacuated as firefighters battled a wildfire that grew to 595 acres by Saturday morning.
Three suspects were arrested in the April armed robbery of a victim in San Jose who had been selling merchandise online, police said.
A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with the violent purse snatching of an elderly woman in East San Jose last month that was caught on camera.
The suspect in a 2022 fatal shooting in San Jose who fled to El Salvador was returned to the Bay Area after his arrest in Texas in May, police said Friday.
Two people who drowned after being swept out by a wave in Santa Cruz last week were identified by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office as 30-year-old Pedro David Guadarrama Ceron and 33-year-old Emma Nelly Diazleal Lopez.
A San Jose man who was convicted of shooting an unarmed college student staying at an Airbnb in 2022 will spend more than a decade in prison, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Authorities announced an arrest Thursday in connection with a vegetation fire that started near Geyserville in Sonoma County on Wednesday afternoon.
Police in Vallejo are have launched their third homicide investigation in less than two weeks, after a man was fatally shot late Wednesday night.
Officers arrested a suspected drunk driver who crashed his car into another vehicle in San Rafael, police said Wednesday.
Police released surveillance video of an arson suspect seen setting a fire at a San Rafael Target store in hopes of identifying the person.
Police in Vallejo are investigating the death of a woman as a homicide after she was part of a three-car collision last week, the department said Tuesday.
The U.S. men's team put on a near-perfect show as they rolled to a 110-84 win over Serbia.
Simone Biles made a stunning Olympic comeback on Sunday, delivering near-perfect routines in a qualifying round that ended with Team USA in the lead.
Shea Langeliers hit a three-run homer in the first inning as the Oakland Athletics continued their recent power surge with a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Blake Snell struck out a career-high 15 in six innings in the San Francisco Giants' opening 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies, and Hayden Birdsong fanned eight over five innings in a 5-0 win in the second for a doubleheader sweep Saturday night.
An agent for some of the Oakland Ballers' players has gone public, accusing the team of mistreatment.
Burglars kicked down doors and ransacked 16 small businesses in East Oakland's troubled Hegenberger corridor.
A San Francisco jury convicted a "prolific burglar" of multiple auto and residential break-ins, prosecutors said Friday.
Governor Gavin Newsom is urging Oakland leaders to expand their current police pursuit policy.
One of El Chapo's sons duped Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada into boarding a plane on Thursday, telling him they were going to look at property in Mexico, a person familiar with the investigation confirmed to CBS News.
A former guard at the now-closed Federal Correctional Institution-Dublin prison is facing additional charges of alleged sexual abuse involving inmates, officials said Friday.
Modern society seems to be perched on a digital foundation too fragile to withstand software malfunctions, be they accidental or malicious.
Alongside 16 other members of Congress, U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, raised concerns about social media giant Meta's plans to cut CrowdTangle, a service used to monitor trends on Facebook and Instagram.
One week after the global computer outage, Windows systems are nearly fully operational, according to CrowdStrike.
Meta's Oversight Board says the company failed to take down an AI-generated intimate image of an Indian female public figure that violated its policies until the board got involved.
CrowdStrike released details about the cause of an outage that took down computers across the globe, blaming "problematic content data."
A Contra Costa County man has died from West Nile virus -- the first reported county death from the disease since 2006.
Amid a widening listeria outbreak, Boar's Head is recalling all of its liverwurst products sold nationwide, as well as some deli meats.
Participation in the annual San Francisco AIDS Walk has declined. Organizers say that's not such a bad thing.
A warning of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, was issued by the CDC Friday afternoon linking infections to sliced meat at deli counters.
With so much focus on old age, scientists are hoping to crack the code on longevity but they need some help.
Vice President Kamala Harris Saturday held her first fundraiser since announcing her presidential bid. It came one day after former President Donald Trump told attendees at a conservative Christian event that they "won't have to vote anymore" if he is elected into office. Natalie Brand reports from the White House.
Trump, who is the Republican Party's candidate for president, made his remarks at the end of a speech at a conservative Christian event.
Vice President Kamala Harris is looking at "probably one of the most important processes and decisions that she will make," her campaign manager told CBS News in an exclusive interview in Arizona.
Budget cuts continue to impact the San Francisco Unified School District.
Governor Gavin Newsom is urging Oakland leaders to expand their current police pursuit policy.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law barring school districts from passing policies requiring schools to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identification.
San Leandro is hosting its first Pride celebration and organizers spoke to KPIX about the decision to launch the celebration now.
One San Francisco bookstore is fighting book bans by shipping LGBT+ books to directly the Deep South for free.
Public health officials came armed with a serious message for Pride Month: Get vaccinated against mpox.
Thousands of people gathered on Sunday in downtown San Francisco to celebrate the annual Pride Parade supporting the LGBTQ community.
The Stern Grove Festival continues its 87th season of free concerts at San Francisco's Sigmund Stern Grove Sunday, but you don't have to have a ticket to enjoy the music live.
The son of immigrant parents, who immersed himself in American culture growing up, built a career as a filmmaker with hits such as "Crazy Rich Asians" and "In the Heights," tapping into his own identity and translating stories of struggle and ambition to the screen.
Physical performances by actors are being treated as "data," said SAG-AFTRA Chief Contracts Officer Ray Rodriguez said at a news conference.
Chicago duo Drama, featuring producer Na'el Shehade and vocalist/songwriter Via Rosa, speak with KPIX before they take the stage at Stern Grove on Sunday.
Hundreds of the nation's top athletes will represent Team USA in Paris at the 2024 Olympics.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
Meteorologist and CBS News Bay Area's resident pilot Lt. Jessica Burch got a treat during Fleet Week, taking to the skies with one of the Blue Angels.
A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
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Thieves kicked down doors and ransacked 16 businesses at an office building in Oakland's troubled Hegenberger corridor. Da Lin reports. (7-27-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
A Palo Alto woman who opened the first inclusive playground in the Bay Area for people of all abilities is spreading her magic throughout the region and beyond.
A Marin County woman who provides four-legged emotional support for first responders has expanded her nonprofit across the country.
Now into its second decade, a San Francisco nonprofit has been giving inner city kids free surfing lessons. For many, it's their first time in the ocean.
A woman who experienced bullying as a middle school student has spent the last 22 years giving young people a safe place to belong and grow.
More than three million people in the US live with epilepsy, according to the CDC. One Santa Rosa filmmaker is working to make sure they are seen and heard.
Samir Hooker had to grow up fast after his stepfather was shot dead 12 years ago. Now he is watching over his mom and sister while attending UC Berkeley.
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.
A onetime pupil has now become a student advisor, giving back after years of mentorship led him to success.
Police departments all over the country are having a hard time finding new officers, but one Bay Area student is criss-crossing the world while preparing for a career in law enforcement here at home.