Facebook Announces Civil Rights Task Force To Fight Meddling In 2020 Election, Census
Facebook has launched a civil rights task force and an election monitoring center to guard against interference in the 2020 presidential campaign and census.
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Facebook has launched a civil rights task force and an election monitoring center to guard against interference in the 2020 presidential campaign and census.
A federal judge in Oakland on Monday struck down the use of money bail for people who are arrested in San Francisco on suspicion of crimes but haven't yet been arraigned.
President Trump's travel ban, which applies to travelers from mostly Muslim majority nations, is preventing a mother in Egypt from seeing her dying son at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland.
Civil rights attorneys are challenging the so-called loitering laws aimed at public housing. As BR's Christin Ayers talked to residents of Oakland's Lockwood Gardens who said the situation is so bad, they are afraid to gather in their own yards.
Students at San Jose State University on Wednesday had the chance to meet a pair of icons who secured a major spot in civil rights history by spurring their own movement 50 years ago.
Immigrant and LGBT rights advocates on Wednesday protested the death of a Honduran transgender woman while in United States custody, saying the case underscores concerns that transgender migrants in detention facilities often do not receive adequate medical care.
Facebook has enlisted two outside advisers to examine how it treats underrepresented communities and whether it has a liberal bias.
San Francisco is suing Jeff Sessions, alleging he rescinded six civil rights protections for marginalized individuals without explanation.
A Santa Clara County supervisor wants to ban gun shows from the public fairgrounds.
A former University of California at Berkeley student who was removed from a Southwest Airlines plane after he spoke Arabic sued the airline Tuesday for allegedly violating his civil rights.
Roy Moore first caught the attention of many in the LGBT community after describing homosexual conduct as "an inherent evil" and some activists suggested this week that open acceptance of Moore's anti-gay rhetoric harkens to a dark and violent time in Alabama history.
A federal court ruling blocking President Donald Trump's ban on transgender people in the military was hailed by a San Francisco civil rights lawyer who worked on the case.
Cconservative students at UC Berkeley file civil rights complaint, claiming that university officials violated their First Amendment rights.
Gregory, who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, has died...
Lawyers from four civil rights groups are at SFO to help people with questions or problems concerning implementation of Trump's travel ban.
The owner of a popular independent Bay Area bookstore is suing the California Attorney General, claiming that a new state law regulating the sale of autographed books, infringes on his civil rights.
Civil rights attorney John Burris is filing a lawsuit on behalf of a Sacramento man beaten by police during an arrest for allegedly jaywalking on his way home from work.
A San Jose State University student filed civil rights complaint against campus police who allegedly beat him, placed a bag over his head.
A civil rights complaint alleges air pollution from diesel emissions at the Port of Oakland disproportionately impacts communities of color.
An Oakland man filed a civil rights lawsuit against the San Francisco Police Department, alleging officers unlawfully beat and arrested him.
Eight Berkeley students filed a class-action civil rights lawsuit alleging that district officials racially targeted and intimidated them.
Civil rights monitors will be overseeing the 2016 general election in three Northern California counties.
The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations posted online an Islamophobic voicemail they got on Sunday.
A California civil rights group filed a lawsuit in San Francisco on Tuesday challenging a bill signed into law by President Barack Obama earlier this week that will require sex offenders to be identified on their passports.
Under pressure from the U.S. Department of Justice, California's Judicial Council approved a plan to extend free interpretation services to all cases by 2017.
Waymo One, the driverless ride-hailing app, is now fully available to much of greater Los Angeles after the robotaxi service previously started offering rides in LA to a limited number of people on a waiting list.
A Southwest Airlines flight from San Jose to Burbank was forced to return to San Jose and make an emergency landing after developing engine trouble just minutes into the flight, authorities said.
A man accused of stabbing a woman on board a BART train in San Francisco earlier this month is expected to be appear in court on multiple charges Tuesday, including attempted murder.
23andMe is laying off 40% of its workforce, or more than 200 employees, and discontinuing its therapeutics division as the struggling genetic testing company attempts to slash costs.
The packaging label omitted a key ingredient, prompting a Food and Drug Administration recall.
Waymo One, the driverless ride-hailing app, is now fully available to much of greater Los Angeles after the robotaxi service previously started offering rides in LA to a limited number of people on a waiting list.
A Southwest Airlines flight from San Jose to Burbank was forced to return to San Jose and make an emergency landing after developing engine trouble just minutes into the flight, authorities said.
A man accused of stabbing a woman on board a BART train in San Francisco earlier this month is expected to be appear in court on multiple charges Tuesday, including attempted murder.
23andMe is laying off 40% of its workforce, or more than 200 employees, and discontinuing its therapeutics division as the struggling genetic testing company attempts to slash costs.
The packaging label omitted a key ingredient, prompting a Food and Drug Administration recall.
A man accused of stabbing a woman on board a BART train in San Francisco earlier this month is expected to be appear in court on multiple charges Tuesday, including attempted murder.
23andMe is laying off 40% of its workforce, or more than 200 employees, and discontinuing its therapeutics division as the struggling genetic testing company attempts to slash costs.
The results are in and newcomer Bilal Mahmood has beat incumbent Dean Preston for San Francisco's District 5 Supervisors seat.
As San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie begins the transition into city hall, all eyes are on his implementation of promises made on the campaign trail.
The new Stanford Robotics Center, which will be developing machines for future use in medicine, the arts, ocean and space exploration and your own home, recently opened its doors for the first time.
The Associated Press on Monday called the recall races for both Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price with voters ousting both officials.
California correctional officials have launched a homicide investigation after an inmate from Alameda County serving a life sentence died in a Central Valley prison over the weekend.
Police in Richmond busted a large sideshow with over 200 participants early Saturday morning, taking nine people into custody and seizing four vehicles that were involved, according to authorities.
A 23-year-old man has been hospitalized following a weekend shooting in an Antioch neighborhood that has seen a wave of shootings in recent weeks.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, which filed for bankruptcy last year in the wake of hundreds of child sex abuse lawsuits, said Sunday that it will create a survivors' trust to compensate victims of the church.
A Southwest Airlines flight from San Jose to Burbank was forced to return to San Jose and make an emergency landing after developing engine trouble just minutes into the flight, authorities said.
Trinity Rodman's cross was deflected into the goal in extra time to give the Washington Spirit a 2-1 victory over Bay FC in the first round of the National Women's Soccer League playoffs.
San Francisco 49er Ricky Pearsall scored his first NFL career touchdown on Sunday, after being shot almost three months ago.
One person is dead in a crash that took place on an onramp to southbound Interstate 880 in Fremont Sunday morning, the California Highway Patrol confirmed.
In the South Bay, the Hindu Festival of Lights brought together Walmart Global Tech employees and their neighbors in a vibrant display of cultural traditions.
Authorities in Sonoma County on Monday confirmed the arrest of a suspect in a deadly shooting near a bar located on Lakeville Highway in Petaluma over the weekend.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Veterans Day that he has begun the process of granting a posthumous pardon for the only Petaluma native awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War.
Authorities in the North Bay town of Windsor are investigating after reports of a man walking through a neighborhood firing rounds from a semi-automatic rifle early Saturday.
An investigation is underway in Sonoma County after a person died in an apparent shooting on Sunday, deputies said.
It's officially called Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, better known as bird flu, and poultry farms in the Bay Area and across the nation are in lockdown because of it.
San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan called a sideline spat involving star receiver Deebo Samuel and two teammates an "overreaction" and said the team has put it to rest.
John Robinson, known for leading the USC football team to a national title in 1978, has died at 89 years old.
Klay Thompson will return to the Bay Area to face his former team for the first time since leaving Golden State to join the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $50 million contract.
Trinity Rodman's cross was deflected into the goal in extra time to give the Washington Spirit a 2-1 victory over Bay FC in the first round of the National Women's Soccer League playoffs.
Stephen Curry scored 36 points, and the Golden State Warriors held off a late rally to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 127-116.
A man accused of stabbing a woman on board a BART train in San Francisco earlier this month is expected to be appear in court on multiple charges Tuesday, including attempted murder.
Authorities in Sonoma County on Monday confirmed the arrest of a suspect in a deadly shooting near a bar located on Lakeville Highway in Petaluma over the weekend.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Veterans Day that he has begun the process of granting a posthumous pardon for the only Petaluma native awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War.
California correctional officials have launched a homicide investigation after an inmate from Alameda County serving a life sentence died in a Central Valley prison over the weekend.
Authorities in the North Bay town of Windsor are investigating after reports of a man walking through a neighborhood firing rounds from a semi-automatic rifle early Saturday.
The new Stanford Robotics Center, which will be developing machines for future use in medicine, the arts, ocean and space exploration and your own home, recently opened its doors for the first time.
The app crashed the same day Starbucks introduced its holiday menu, preventing customers from placing mobile orders.
"Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on it," says Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanse.
A who's who of SF politics gathered to celebrate a $55 million grant awarded by the EPA to the city to help complete a high-speed zero-emission ferry network.
Apple snapped out of a recent iPhone sales slump during its summertime quarter.
The packaging label omitted a key ingredient, prompting a Food and Drug Administration recall.
The FDA says oral phenylephrine, used in many over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, "is not effective as a nasal decongestant."
Struggling families pay as much as 60 cents per dollar in fees when paying for school lunches electronically, according to CFPB report.
Several Bay Area counties have reinstated mask mandates at health care facilities to coincide with the beginning of respiratory virus season.
South Bay residents and businesses are urged to be vigilant about standing water on their properties, as the invasive Aedes ageypti mosquito has been found in more locations despite eradication efforts.
The House is leaning toward Republican control, CBS News estimates.
Returning lawmakers will be choosing the leaders for the next Congress and finishing work on the remaining priorities of the outgoing 118th Congress.
The results are in and newcomer Bilal Mahmood has beat incumbent Dean Preston for San Francisco's District 5 Supervisors seat.
As San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie begins the transition into city hall, all eyes are on his implementation of promises made on the campaign trail.
President-elect Donald Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida were once political rivals.
Festivities began Friday for Dia de los Muertos -- or Day of the Dead, with those who celebrate preparing altars to honor family members who have passed.
A jury in Santa Clara County on Wednesday convicted a Milpitas man of murder for killing his transgender partner in 2021, prosecutors said.
On Tuesday, the battle for LGBT rights took a new turn when the Pentagon announced that it was proactively changing the discharge status to "honorable" for hundreds of service members expelled for being gay during the "don't ask, don't tell" era.
John Ramos reports on the Pentagon announcing it will change the discharge status to "honorable" for hundreds expelled during "don't ask, don't tell" era.
An honorable discharge status unlocks access to critical benefits that some veterans may have been missing out on for decades.
Mattel apologizes for inadvertently directing people to pornography site instead of one promoting upcoming film.
SF heavy experimental power trio Terry Gross plays songs off its latest album 'Huge Improvement' when it headlines the Bottom of the Hill Friday night.
"Sunday Morning" looks back on the life of a music giant: producer, composer and arranger Quincy Jones, who died last Sunday at age 91.
Celebrated San Francisco doom metal outfit Acid King plays two different sets during a two-night residency at the Chapel starting Friday night that features support from like-minded acts Early Moods, Castle Rat, Brume and Cassette Prophet.
Brad Brooks, the singer in late MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer's "reanimation" of the revolutionary proto-punk band, recently talked to CBS SF about working with the legendary musician on the posthumous release 'Heavy Lifting' that came out last month.
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.
Federal authorities are investigating anonymous racist text sent nationwide, including to Black students in San Francisco, referencing slavery and President-elect Donald Trump's recent election victory. Veronica Macias reports the San Francisco Unified School District is holding a board meeting to address the issue.
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Jessica Burch shows us the next round of wet weather headed toward the Bay Area.
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This week's Jefferson Award winner is a Berkeley woman who has promoted child literacy for four decades, as host of a community TV show encouraging young poets.
With hate crimes on the rise in the U.S., a pair of Oakland women have been equipping people with self-defense tools for free.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what are two million photos worth? A history of Asian Americans in the Bay Area, for this week's Jefferson Award winner.
While stroke rehabilitation is often a difficult road, a South Bay couple is providing local patients some valuable support.
For nearly 50 years, a Vietnam veteran from San Francisco has served as a national champion for military veterans.
A Bay Area man who overcame tremendous obstacles to excel in school has made it his mission to gear up other students for success in the classroom and in life.
For Students Rising Above scholar Josh Collins it took moving across the country to realize the value of his Bay Area family.
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.