Berkeley fromager cheesed when S.F. food competition yanks back award
A Berkeley company was about to win top honors in a prestigious food competition for its vegan blue cheese until a change of rules led to a big stink.
A Berkeley company was about to win top honors in a prestigious food competition for its vegan blue cheese until a change of rules led to a big stink.
A Berkeley company was about to win top honors in a prestigious food competition for its vegan blue cheese until a change of rules led to a big stink. Andrea Nakano reports. (5-2-24)
Violence broke out Wednesday evening at an encampment at Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus after days of peaceful assembly in response to the Israel-Hamas war, a contrast to arrests and turmoil at other American schools.
On Monday, while police confront protesters at university student actions over Israel's war in Gaza from Texas to New York, a sprawling student encampment at UC Berkeley has remained calm.
Reunited Bay Area thrash favorites Forbidden co-headline an epic all-day metal bill with Brooklyn crossover band Biohazard and an array of local and international acts Saturday at the UC Theatre in Berkeley.
Vallejo police arrested two juveniles Thursday for an alleged carjacking and robbery, after a vehicle chase down Interstate 80 led to a crash in Berkeley.
The Berkeley Fire Department hosted a special camp this weekend to give young women a hands-on demonstration of what the job involves.
The Berkeley Fire Department hosted a special camp this weekend to give young women a hands-on demonstration of what the job involves. John Ramos reports. (4-28-24) 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
Police are investigating a reported assault at the University of California, Berkeley on Tuesday night.
Students protesting the violence in Gaza have brought the Mideast conflict home with an encampment occupying the steps of Sproul Plaza on the Cal campus in Berkeley, and they say they're not leaving until their demands are met.
John Ramos reports on what UC Berkeley students are demanding of the university with their pro-Gaza protest and encampment.
Hatch Day is happening Wednesday at University of California, Berkeley to celebrate new peregrine falcon chicks that hatched atop the school's famous bell tower.
Protesters at the University of California, Berkeley camped out overnight in Sproul Plaza following a demonstration to demand an end to the war in Gaza and the university's divestment from companies with ties to Israel.
A long-dormant Suicidal Tendencies side project led by singer Mike Muir and former bassist Robert Trujillo (currently in Metallica), Infectious Grooves brings their goofy funk-metal songs to the UC Theatre Saturday for their first Bay Area show in years.
Renowned guitarist Bill Frisell comes to the Bay Area this week for a special residency, playing four shows with different ensembles at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage starting Thursday.
Richard Lyons, a UC Berkeley alumnus and former dean of the Haas School of Business, has been appointed the next chancellor of the campus, following a decision by the Board of Regents Wednesday.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 hit Berkeley on Saturday morning, the United States Geological Survey confirmed.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District said Thursday it fined the city of Berkeley $130,000 for air quality violations at its landfill site at Cesar Chavez Park in Berkeley from 2019 to 2022.
Reunited Oakland experimentalists Sleepytime Gorilla Museum play their first Bay Area show in 13 years when they top an epic five-band bill at the UC Theatre Saturday night.
BART officials said Monday afternoon that service was halted on the Richmond Line for over an hour due to a major medical emergency involving a person in a wheelchair at the North Berkeley station.
UC Berkeley police said a resident interrupted a theft and was shot at early Sunday morning.
A Berkeley woman suspected of killing her mother last week is expected to enter a plea during a hearing on Thursday, according to court records.
Annie, the falcon that has lived since 2016 atop the third-largest bell-and-clock tower in the world, has paired with a new male companion that arrived earlier this year.
Police in Berkeley on Monday provided additional details about a deadly weekend stabbing at an apartment building on University Ave. where a woman was arrested.
On a Thursday morning already plagued by BART problems, officials announced that service between Rockridge and Orinda was stopped for over an hour by a power issue in the Berkeley Hills Tunnel.
A Berkeley company was about to win top honors in a prestigious food competition for its vegan blue cheese until a change of rules led to a big stink.
The First Thursday block party, San Francisco's latest attempt to lure more people downtown, drew thousands to a stretch of Second Street in SoMa.
A hair salon owner in Concord has been arrested on suspicion of multiple counts of sexual assault against a minor, police said Thursday.
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A Berkeley company was about to win top honors in a prestigious food competition for its vegan blue cheese until a change of rules led to a big stink.
The First Thursday block party, San Francisco's latest attempt to lure more people downtown, drew thousands to a stretch of Second Street in SoMa.
A hair salon owner in Concord has been arrested on suspicion of multiple counts of sexual assault against a minor, police said Thursday.
An East Bay city struggling to keep up with its ever growing population is finally getting a brand new high school.
Some people think they're spooky and sinister, but bats play a critical role in maintaining California's ecosystem as well as the state's valuable agriculture industry. Now climate change is threatening their populations.
The First Thursday block party, San Francisco's latest attempt to lure more people downtown, drew thousands to a stretch of Second Street in SoMa.
Anyone who wants to check out the chicks of a nesting pair of peregrine falcons on Alcatraz Island can now do so via a new public webcam set up on the island, the National Park Service and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy announced Thursday.
Despite posting its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since the beginning of the pandemic, Apple's stock surged Thursday after the company announced a 4% increase in its quarterly dividend and a $110 billion stock buyback plan.
The Bay Bridge is set to shine again, starting in 2025, after a fundraising campaign by the nonprofit arts organization Illuminate brought in nearly $11 million to restart the art project.
A fire damaged a multi-unit residential building in San Francisco's Nob Hill neighborhood Thursday morning, fire officials said.
A Berkeley company was about to win top honors in a prestigious food competition for its vegan blue cheese until a change of rules led to a big stink.
A hair salon owner in Concord has been arrested on suspicion of multiple counts of sexual assault against a minor, police said Thursday.
An East Bay city struggling to keep up with its ever growing population is finally getting a brand new high school.
Violence broke out Wednesday evening at an encampment at Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus after days of peaceful assembly in response to the Israel-Hamas war, a contrast to arrests and turmoil at other American schools.
Police in Livermore asked for the public's help Thursday in finding a man suspected in a double homicide at a hotel last weekend.
The recount to break a historic tie in the race for the 16th Congressional District ended with Assemblymember Evan Low narrowly securing second place over Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Joe Simitian, moving Low to the November election.
Police in Sunnyvale are investigating a homicide after a man was found shot in a vehicle Tuesday.
The tie for second place in the Congressional District 16 race isn't officially broken yet, but on Tuesday Santa Clara County announced both candidates gained additional votes during the recount.
A passenger beaten by famous boxer Mike Tyson in a widely publicized altercation on a JetBlue flight in 2022 has filed a lawsuit Tyson.
Police in San Jose on Tuesday confirmed the recent arrest of a human trafficking suspect who was operating a South Bay brothel, according to authorities.
A man who apparently drowned Wednesday after going into the water at Drakes Beach was identified as the Mill Valley music teacher arrested on child sex abuse charges a day earlier, according to authorities.
Santa Rosa officers arrested a man who allegedly stole an ambulance after he asked for a ride to go a hospital, police said Thursday.
President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation expanding the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, the White House announced Thursday.
Officials of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit--also known as SMART-- are attributing a record-breaking ridership month to improved accessibility and affordability.
City Hall in Vallejo was shut down Wednesday afternoon, as students of a local charter school protested a recent decision to deny the school's permit for a new campus.
Mike Yastrzemski had a visit from his grandfather Carl and then homered into the Red Sox bullpen like the Hall of Fame outfielder so often did in his heyday, and the San Francisco Giants beat Boston 3-1 on Thursday.
Kutter Crawford pitched a career-high seven innings, Connor Wong had three hits and the Boston Red Sox beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2.
The Oakland Ballers on Wednesday released more details of their $1.6 million plan to renovate the independent professional baseball team's new home, Raimondi Park.
Ross Stripling threw six strong scoreless innings to earn his first win in nearly two years, and the Oakland Athletics hit two home runs to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 to complete their first series sweep of the season.
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A hair salon owner in Concord has been arrested on suspicion of multiple counts of sexual assault against a minor, police said Thursday.
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A shootout between at least two cars in Oakland caused a crash involving an innocent bystanders' vehicle Thursday morning near several schools.
Jerry Boylan was found guilty in 2023 of one count of misconduct or neglect of a ship officer for the deaths of 33 passengers and one crew member on the dive boat Conception.
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A newly-filed lawsuit targets two of the biggest generative AI platforms in the world, Open AI, the creators of ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot AI program.
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A state assemblymember from San Francisco introduced a new bill this week that aims to regulate kratom products sold in California.
Recall involves shelled walnuts distributed in 19 states and sold in bulk bins at natural food and co-op stores.
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Violence broke out Wednesday evening at an encampment at Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus after days of peaceful assembly in response to the Israel-Hamas war, a contrast to arrests and turmoil at other American schools.
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One of San Francisco's oldest LGBTQ bars, on Saturday the Stud re-opened it's doors for the first time in four years at a new location.
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On Friday morning, a special ceremony held on board the USNS Harvey Milk paid homage to the San Francisco gay rights icon who is its namesake.
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Paramount said long-time CEO Bob Bakish will leave the company, which is in discussions to explore a sale or merger.
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A Berkeley company was about to win top honors in a prestigious food competition for its vegan blue cheese until a change of rules led to a big stink. Andrea Nakano reports. (5-2-24)
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