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Former House Speaker Boehner 'Has Evolved' On Marijuana
John Boehner is heading for the boardroom of a cannabis company, the former Speaker of the House announced Wednesday.
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John Boehner is heading for the boardroom of a cannabis company, the former Speaker of the House announced Wednesday.
There's mounting opposition to growing legal pot outdoors in Sonoma County.
Cannabis buyers in Berkeley are getting a tax break as the city has dropped its taxes on marijuana from 10 percent to five percent. The main reason for the drop is to fight a booming black market.
The Sonoma County District Attorney's Office is directing staff to begin clearing nearly 3,000 cannabis-related convictions.
There's a California bill that could allow cannabis to be a veterinary care option.
American Indian tribes that say they have been cut out of California's legal marijuana market have raised the possibility of establishing pot businesses outside the state-regulated system.
Some artists in Oakland say the cannabis industry is pushing them. For painter Arthur Monroe, The Oakland Cannery is where it all began.
SFUSD officials said the substance caused "adverse reactions" and the students' symptoms were consistent with "marijuana intoxication."
Berkeley has become a sanctuary city for the adult use of cannabis.
The Oakland Cannery was the first live/work art space in the city and now it is threatened by cannabis investors.
Dennis Peron, an activist who was among the first people to argue for the benefits of marijuana for AIDS patients and helped legalize medical pot in California, died Saturday at 72.
California pot shop proprietors are concerned that bottlenecks are slowing the supply chain from fields to storefronts.
In S.F., sales of recreational marijuana began at 9 a.m. Saturday. Six dispensaries in the city confirmed that they're selling recreational weed and all received their state licenses to sell on Friday. Other shops are expected to get approval soon.
San Francisco, the counter-culture hub where marijuana smoke has been a fixture for half a century, was late to establish local regulations and won't have any retail outlets open for business until later in the week.
New laws in effect Monday cover topics ranging from Trump's immigration crackdown to the new recreational marijuana market to the price of a college education.
The world's largest legal recreational marijuana market kicks off Monday in California, and the trendsetting state is set to ignite the cannabis culinary scene.
With the Jan. 1 start date for legal sales of recreational marijuana in California looming, dozens of current and potential cannabis entrepreneurs came to a summit in Oakland Wednesday to hear state officials explain the rules they must follow.
Some state and local elected officials called for less restrictive regulations for adult cannabis use in San Francisco.
You could call it mother's little helper. A new survey found that 20 percent of parents use pot. Emma Cunningham is one of them.
The number of people living with dementia worldwide is expected to triple in the next 50 years. Scientists are intrigued by the possibility that marijuana derivatives may slow dementia's advance.
With hundreds of illegal marijuana grow gardens pockmarking the landscape, the Siskiyou County sheriff believes there's an interstate cartel at work. But some locals say he's not on the level.
Kern County has banned the sale of marijuana even as California legalizes it.
It's expected that up to one-third of the cannabis crop in Mendocino and Sonoma counties will be destroyed or damaged by the recent wildfires.
Recreational marijuana becomes legal in California next year and one of the things about to blossom in the emerging industry is government jobs.
San Francisco supervisors want the city's recreational cannabis rules to include provisions for insuring racial and economic equity in the industry.
What to know as banks, airlines and other Microsoft clients grapple with global outages due to a CrowdStrike software issue.
A group named Open the Great Highway Alliance gathered a crowd Thursday at Ocean Beach to protest the city's proposal to shut down a section of the Great Highway to cars.
Candidates for San Francisco mayor made their case to first responders at a debate on Thursday.
Former President Donald Trump publicly recounted the assassination attempt for the first time during a speech at the Republican National Convention.
The Republican National Convention ended Thursday, leaving some Democrats deeply troubled.
A group named Open the Great Highway Alliance gathered a crowd Thursday at Ocean Beach to protest the city's proposal to shut down a section of the Great Highway to cars.
Candidates for San Francisco mayor made their case to first responders at a debate on Thursday.
Former President Donald Trump publicly recounted the assassination attempt for the first time during a speech at the Republican National Convention.
The Republican National Convention ended Thursday, leaving some Democrats deeply troubled.
Two senior House Democrats believe Biden could leave the 2024 presidential race within days after a pressure campaign from top Democratic lawmakers.
A group named Open the Great Highway Alliance gathered a crowd Thursday at Ocean Beach to protest the city's proposal to shut down a section of the Great Highway to cars.
Candidates for San Francisco mayor made their case to first responders at a debate on Thursday.
The Republican National Convention ended Thursday, leaving some Democrats deeply troubled.
BART began replacing fare gates on the concourse level of the Civic Center station in San Francisco on Thursday as part of the agency's attempts to prevent fare evasion.
Business owners in the San Francisco Tenderloin neighborhood said they have seen a drop in crime recently. And they're thanking DA Brooke Jenkins.
Bay Area businesses are becoming increasingly frustrated by skyrocketing insurance rates.
A person involved in a crash on the Bay Bridge Thursday jumped into the bay after running from the crash scene and was eventually rescued by the Coast Guard, authorities said.
An Alameda County man has been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted of selling counterfeit electronics to the Department of Defense that were intended to be used in military equipment, including a nuclear submarine, prosecutors said Thursday.
At least one person died in a multiple-vehicle collision on southbound Interstate Highway 680 in Fremont on Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The Brentwood Planning Commission on Tuesday denied a controversial housing development project that has unsuccessfully made the rounds through the approval process since the early 2000s.
A man detained for suspected felonies died by suicide earlier this month at the Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex in San Jose, according to the Sheriff's Office.
While official practices are still a couple weeks away for San Jose State University football, the team is already facing a formidable opponent: geese taking bathroom breaks on its practice fields.
A former captain with the Santa Clara County sheriff's office has been found guilty in connection with a bribery scheme involving concealed weapon (CCW) permits, prosecutors said Wednesday.
At the Reuters Momentum AI Summit in San Jose, thought leaders from diverse industries convened Wednesday to explore the transformative potential and challenges posed by artificial intelligence.
Authorities in Santa Cruz on Wednesday confirmed that two people who were swept off the rocks near West Cliff Drive early Tuesday evening were pulled from the water dead.
A fire caused an estimated $200,000 worth of damage to a Santa Rosa commercial building on Wednesday morning.
A man was killed in his vehicle Wednesday night in Napa County, near the Solano County border, when the driver of another vehicle allegedly ran a red light and crashed into him, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Police in Vallejo have launched a homicide investigation after a teen died following a shooting late Wednesday night.
A Marin County woman who provides four-legged emotional support for first responders has expanded her nonprofit across the country.
The paid caretaker of an elderly North Bay woman was arrested after raping the woman and assaulting her adult daughter who had arrived home to find the sexual assault in progress, authorities said Tuesday.
A's executive Sandy Dean has told the Las Vegas Stadium Authority that the club does not expect to spend the entire $380 million in public money allocated to build a new stadium.
The San Francisco Giants are set to begin the 2025 season on the road in Cincinnati and will face the relocated A's in Sacramento over the July 4 holiday, according to the league schedule released Thursday.
A new artificial turf surface at the Oakland Athletics' temporary home in Sacramento will have a hydration element because of summer heat at the open-air ballpark.
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk has requested a trade from the San Francisco 49ers because the two sides haven't made progress on a new deal.
Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, a former Philadelphia 76ers and La Salle University basketball great and the father of the late, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, has died. He was 69.
Police in Vallejo have launched a homicide investigation after a teen died following a shooting late Wednesday night.
An Alameda County man has been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted of selling counterfeit electronics to the Department of Defense that were intended to be used in military equipment, including a nuclear submarine, prosecutors said Thursday.
Business owners in the San Francisco Tenderloin neighborhood said they have seen a drop in crime recently. And they're thanking DA Brooke Jenkins.
The man accused of shooting an East Oakland father in 2020 was found guilty, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office said.
A former captain with the Santa Clara County sheriff's office has been found guilty in connection with a bribery scheme involving concealed weapon (CCW) permits, prosecutors said Wednesday.
What to know as banks, airlines and other Microsoft clients grapple with global outages due to a CrowdStrike software issue.
Netflix's subscriber and earnings growth accelerated in its latest quarter as the video streaming service benefits from a crackdown on freeloading viewers, an expansion into advertising and an acclaimed programming lineup.
At the Reuters Momentum AI Summit in San Jose, thought leaders from diverse industries convened Wednesday to explore the transformative potential and challenges posed by artificial intelligence.
Tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday afternoon that he would be moving the headquarters of both his social media company X and SpaceX to Texas in response to a new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
On a warm summer day at an East San Jose housing complex, Ayesha Charagulla is working to bridge the gap between privilege and poverty in Silicon Valley.
With so much focus on old age, scientists are hoping to crack the code on longevity but they need some help.
Growing share of Americans say they have skipped medical care or getting prescription drugs because of the cost.
A UC Davis researcher spoke about what causes heart failure, what fixes it, and how that could be different for men and women.
Nationwide, the CDC says the COVID virus level in wastewater is now "high" for the first time since last winter.
The City of Berkeley failed to complete over two-thirds of mandatory restaurant inspections last year, an auditor's report revealed Wednesday.
Candidates for San Francisco mayor made their case to first responders at a debate on Thursday.
Former President Donald Trump publicly recounted the assassination attempt for the first time during a speech at the Republican National Convention.
The Republican National Convention ended Thursday, leaving some Democrats deeply troubled.
Two senior House Democrats believe Biden could leave the 2024 presidential race within days after a pressure campaign from top Democratic lawmakers.
Candidates for San Francisco mayor made their case to first responders at a debate on Thursday. Lauren Toms reports. (7-18-24)
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.
Bob Newhart, who starred in the long-running sitcoms "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart," has died at age 94.
Legendary British rockers the Rolling Stones delivered a set of hits and songs from their latest album 'Hackney Diamonds' to a capacity crowd at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara Wednesday night.
Enter for your chance to win two tickets to see comedian, writer, and television host Taylor Tomlinson at the Punch Line in San Francisco on Saturday, July 20.
San Francisco officials on Wednesday officially announced details about "Dirtybird: Back to Baysics," a free electronic dance party organized by concert promoter Another Planet Entertainment being held Sunday afternoon.
Nominations for the 76th annual Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with "Shōgun," "The Bear," "Hacks," "Only Murders in the Building" and "Baby Reindeer" all earning multiple major nods. See the full list of nominees for the 2024 ceremony here.
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.
CBS News Bay Area evening edition headlines for Thursday July 18, 2024. Watch full newscasts streamed at the CBS SF website or on the app. Website: http://kpix.com
The Republican National Convention ended Thursday, leaving some Democrats deeply troubled. Jose Martinez reports. (7-18-24)
Candidates for San Francisco mayor made their case to first responders at a debate on Thursday. Lauren Toms reports. (7-18-24)
At age 97, Charlotte Goode is still walking, taking care of her own apartment and holds a lively conversation. Anne Makovec reports. (7-18-24)
In another blow to Bay Area businesses, some have seen the cost of insurance go up drastically and they are frustrated and annoyed. Amanda Hari reports. (7-18-24) 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 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.
A San Pablo no-kill shelter that's considered a last resort for animals is scrambling to find an affordable new home quickly.
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.