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A student bound for England’'s prestigious Cambridge University hasn’t forgotten her first steps into higher education at a San Jose community college. Len Ramirez reports. (4-19-24)
Gov. Newsom has signed a law allowing low-income Mexican residents who live near the border to be eligible for in-state tuition at community colleges.
The city of Hayward and Chabot-Las Positas Community College District inaugurated a new campus and firehouse Wednesday for fire, rescue and emergency response training and education.
There’s a push to remove barriers to education and boost enrollment in the East Bay by making community college classes free. Da Lin reports. (8-14-22
Despite offering a great deal on higher education, many California community colleges are seeing huge drops in enrollment that are affecting some Bay Area students.
Santa Rosa Junior College will continue remote instruction through the end of the fall 2020 semester because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic
At a time when so many students are staggering under the weight of college debt, Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill is making a tempting offer: Free tuition.
After many students dropped out after wildfires took their homes, Santa Rosa Junior College is now planning to build a $43 million, five story student housing complex.
Free tuition for a year will be available to students in the Contra Costa Community College District starting Monday under a statewide initiative to fund free tuition at the state's community colleges.
California community college students will be guaranteed admission into the University of California if they meet certain course requirements.
City College of San Francisco has had its accreditation reaffirmed for the next seven years, school officials announced Friday.
A new study of community college students in California and across the country found about half of students reported mental health issues.
Leaders of California's vast community college system are hoping to make it easier for students to transfer to historically black colleges and universities in other states.
I'm going to sidestep the question of how we pay for this (and I realize that's a pretty big step) to focus on what's at the core of this: a recognition that community colleges are more than just "high schools with ashtrays", as they've often been called. Way more.
California school officials are set to select as many as 15 community colleges for a pilot program that would allow them to offer 4-year degrees.
Actor Tom Hanks penned an op-ed on his experiences at Hayward's Chabot College, and voiced his support for the President's plan to make two years of free community college available to millions of Americans.
President Barack Obama on Friday proposed to bring the cost of two years of community college "down to zero" for all Americans, an ambitious nationwide plan based on a popular Tennessee program signed into law by that state's Republican governor.
Going to college for free might sound too good to be true, but thanks to President Obama, that might become a reality.
The state Senate has approved a pilot program under which some California community college campuses would offer four-year degrees in certain specialized fields.
About 300 college students from San Jose boarded buses Monday and traveled to Sacramento to urge lawmakers to favor a bill allowing community colleges to offer four-year degrees, a spokesman said.
The governing board for the California's community college system will vote on a plan that would require students to maintain at least a C-average to remain eligible for a fee waiver.
The regional panel that decided last month to revoke the accreditation of City College of San Francisco effective next year is now under increased review itself after state legislators Wednesday approved a request to audit the organization.
Students from City College of San Francisco took over City Hall Tuesday night, protesting a recent decision by a regional panel to revoke the school's accreditation and to seek Mayor Ed Lee's help.
City College of San Francisco is under threat of closure, after the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) recently announced the college will lose its accreditation in July of 2014.
A coalition of students, faculty and other supporters are fighting to keep City College of San Francisco open, following last week's announcement that the school will lose accreditation next July.
Alameda County voters have spoken, and they overwhelmingly voted to recall District Attorney Pamela Price.
Betty White will be honored with a stamp in 2025, the U.S. Postal Service announced on Friday.
The 46-year-old Houston native – whose name is Jason Head – was putting a gun away at his ranch when it "slipped out of the holster, hit the side of the jeep and discharged into his stomach area," his publicist said.
Jake Paul defeated Mike Tyson in a highly anticipated fight that ended in a win for the YouTuber-turned-pro-boxer.
As San Jose State University women's volleyball team gears up for their final games of the regular season, a new lawsuit is challenging their post-season eligibility.
Alameda County voters have spoken, and they overwhelmingly voted to recall District Attorney Pamela Price.
Jake Paul defeated Mike Tyson in a highly anticipated fight that ended in a win for the YouTuber-turned-pro-boxer.
As San Jose State University women's volleyball team gears up for their final games of the regular season, a new lawsuit is challenging their post-season eligibility.
California officials say the state is removing a derogatory term for a Native American woman from geographic features and place names.
San Francisco police officers shot two dogs -- including one fatally -- after several canines attacked another small dog and bit a man in the city's Fillmore District late Friday morning.
San Francisco police officers shot two dogs -- including one fatally -- after several canines attacked another small dog and bit a man in the city's Fillmore District late Friday morning.
Police in San Francisco arrested a man suspected of selling drugs in the city's Tenderloin, following a foot pursuit Wednesday evening.
A new shakeup in the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department just days after a report accused the current sheriff of abuse of power and called on her to resign.
Police in Palo Alto are searching for a suspect in a sexual assault near the city's transit center earlier this month that was reported on Wednesday, authorities said.
The California Coastal Commission has approved a project to build a more than 3,000-foot-long buried seawall along the southern portion of Ocean Beach in San Francisco.
Alameda County voters have spoken, and they overwhelmingly voted to recall District Attorney Pamela Price.
More than 550 Berkeley municipal workers are scheduled to stage a two-day strike next week if efforts to reach a contract agreement with the city continue to fail.
Seven active Alameda County sheriff's deputies charged in the death of Santa Rita Jail inmate Maurice Monk have been placed on administrative leave, according to Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez.
A 78-year-old man died after being hit by a driver in North Berkeley on Thursday evening, according to police.
The shorter hours are part of a cost-savings plan necessitated by a $4.3 million cut in state funding for the current fiscal year, according to a news release court officials sent out Friday.
As San Jose State University women's volleyball team gears up for their final games of the regular season, a new lawsuit is challenging their post-season eligibility.
With home ownership and rental prices out of reach, people in neighborhoods across the bay move into RVs and other oversized vehicles to give them some way to stay. In San Jose, encampments forming around those RVs are a source of growing frustration.
November 15th is "America Recycles Day". It's the only nationally recognized day that's dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling. But along the Monterey Peninsula, a group of graduate students got a head start with their annual "Trash Bash."
A Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to Reno was forced to make an emergency landing in Sacramento Wednesday evening, the second such incident involving a Southwest flight from the Bay Area in as many days.
Declining enrollment is affecting almost all schools, but for a San Jose school district, it could lead to nearly half its campuses closing or consolidating.
The California Department of Cannabis Control announced Friday that more than $5 million in cannabis have been seized and three people were arrested in a recent operation targeting illegal grow houses in Solano County.
A U.S. Army soldier from Northern California who was captured during World War II and died as a prisoner of war in the Philippines has been accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Friday.
American Canyon police arrested two men early Thursday morning on suspicion of gun possession and one of them was also allegedly driving drunk.
Falling in line with new state requirements that go into effect in 2026, the Napa County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance Tuesday to ban single-use plastic bags and foodware.
Police in Fairfield have announced the results of a monthslong crackdown on cannabis grow houses in the community, saying more than 8,000 plants have been seized.
Jake Paul defeated Mike Tyson in a highly anticipated fight that ended in a win for the YouTuber-turned-pro-boxer.
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are set to fight in a major professional boxing match tonight. Here's how to watch and what time the bout starts.
The San Francisco 49ers are happy to return home to a cooler climate this week as they face off against division rivals the Seattle Seahawks at home on Sunday.
Mika Zibanejad, Jimmy Vesey and Vincent Trocheck each scored in the second period and the New York Rangers beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2.
Randy Winn is the new vice president of player development for the San Francisco Giants.
The California Department of Cannabis Control announced Friday that more than $5 million in cannabis have been seized and three people were arrested in a recent operation targeting illegal grow houses in Solano County.
Seven active Alameda County sheriff's deputies charged in the death of Santa Rita Jail inmate Maurice Monk have been placed on administrative leave, according to Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez.
A 78-year-old man died after being hit by a driver in North Berkeley on Thursday evening, according to police.
Police in San Francisco arrested a man suspected of selling drugs in the city's Tenderloin, following a foot pursuit Wednesday evening.
Police in Palo Alto are searching for a suspect in a sexual assault near the city's transit center earlier this month that was reported on Wednesday, authorities said.
Autonomous vehicle company Cruise LLC agreed to a $500,000 fine Thursday after admitting to a false report following a crash last year in which one of its vehicles dragged a pedestrian in San Francisco.
In an online conversation about aging adults, Google's Gemini AI chatbot responded with a threatening message, telling the user to "please die."
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.
The 65-year-old actor and stand-up comedian, best known for portraying Joey Gladstone on "Full House," said he first noticed symptoms in October.
The power of music is comforting patients undergoing palliative care, helping them and their loved ones through an extremely emotional and difficult time.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to combat "the chronic disease epidemic in this country" in the Trump administration, with the slogan "Make America Healthy Aagain."
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."
Alameda County voters have spoken, and they overwhelmingly voted to recall District Attorney Pamela Price.
More than 550 Berkeley municipal workers are scheduled to stage a two-day strike next week if efforts to reach a contract agreement with the city continue to fail.
Elon Musk's social media platform X is suing California over a new state law targeting deceptive, AI-generated election content, claiming that it violates First Amendment free speech protections.
A new shakeup in the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department just days after a report accused the current sheriff of abuse of power and called on her to resign.
City leaders in Fremont have unanimously approved a ban on long-term RV parking, as part of their latest effort to curb encampments.
As San Jose State University women's volleyball team gears up for their final games of the regular season, a new lawsuit is challenging their post-season eligibility.
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.
Betty White will be honored with a stamp in 2025, the U.S. Postal Service announced on Friday.
The 46-year-old Houston native – whose name is Jason Head – was putting a gun away at his ranch when it "slipped out of the holster, hit the side of the jeep and discharged into his stomach area," his publicist said.
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are set to fight in a major professional boxing match tonight. Here's how to watch and what time the bout starts.
"America demanded it and now it's happening: Taco Bell's new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme. In other news, I'm hosting the Oscars," Conan O'Brien said.
Organizers behind Oakland beloved punk-rock festival the Mosswood Meltdown made their initial 2025 line-up announcement Thursday, confirming return appearances by Devo, Osees and The Exploding Hearts.
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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CBS News Bay Area morning edition headlines for Nov. 16, 2024. Watch full newscasts streamed at the CBS SF website or on the app.
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Kevin Ko reports on how the U.S. Coast Guard uses Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System (SAROPS) for maritime searches.
Len Ramirez reports on a group of volunteers repainting a 100-year-old San Jose resident's home for free.
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.