San Rafael Mayor Closes City Park To Shut Out The Homeless
Fed up with complaints about homeless people and their behavior at a popular San Rafael park, the mayor says it's time to shut it down.
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Fed up with complaints about homeless people and their behavior at a popular San Rafael park, the mayor says it's time to shut it down.
The 2013 census found more than 7,600 people living without shelter in Silicon Valley. A new homeless count will be conducted next week to get the latest numbers, with some homeless people serving as guides.
A minimum-security jail inmate who walked away from a work crew in Santa Rosa earlier this week has been located and arrested, Sonoma County sheriff's officials said Thursday.
A firefighter narrowly escaped a serious injury Sunday when he fell in a pit rigged with sharpened tree branches at an abandoned San Jose homeless encampment over the weekend.
San Francisco's Housing Authority is opening their waiting list for nearly 200 units to become available to the homeless for the first time in five years. The deadline to apply is by Sunday, but they must do so online.
A $30 million housing complex broke ground in San Jose Friday, where 20 percent of the units will be set aside for homeless and low income, putting them right alongside some of Silicon Valley's highest paid workers.
CalTrans workers were scratching their heads when they spotted a man in a West Oakland homeless camp carrying around a human skull.
Silicon Valley's fastest growing homeless encampment nestled along the railroad tracks near downtown San Jose off Phelan Ave. has grown to about 30 tents.
Beginning January 13, homeless San Francisco residents will be able to place their names on the public housing waiting list.
There's a push to get Santa Clara County's homeless in from the below-freezing cold. Health care workers are working to bring warm clothing, blankets and supplies to those who refuse to seek adequate shelter.
The cold snap has East Bay homeless shelters bracing for a busy night. A warm bed can mean the difference between life and death in sub-freezing temperatures.
The organization was evicted from its building on Haight Street last Christmas and has been looking for a permanent new home ever since.
New smaller sites have cropped up and San Jose officials are already trying to clear them out and get the homeless into permanent affordable housing.
The only shelter they can call their own is their desk. They live in their family's car, or in shelters, or camped out in cold, wet tents, as they try to study, write reports, and pull themselves up. This is their multi-part story, in a Doug Sovern KCBS Cover Story series.
More than 20,000 Bay Area schoolchildren are homeless and in California that rate is twice the national average. So what are school districts and local governments doing to address the crisis?
Workers for Bay Area Rapid Transit have begun building an enclosed canopy over the street-level escalator entrance to 19th Street station in Oakland.
Soaring housing costs in the Bay Area and worsening domestic violence are just part of what are driving the increase in family homelessness.
Being a kid at school is hard enough without having to worry about where you and your family will sleep that night. So imagine juggling homework and peer pressure while living in a shelter, on the street, or in someone's spare room—but that's the reality for many children across the state.
Despite years of trying to end homelessness, the number of homeless children in California, and the Bay Area, is at an all-time high.
KCBS' Barbara Taylor reports Google has gotten into the spirit of giving with a $2 million donation set to go to three Bay Area nonprofits that will benefit the homeless.
Thousands of meals were served on Thursday, thanks in large part to generators, at St. Anthony's in San Francisco.
San Jose firefighters knocked down a large trash fire Tuesday morning in the former homeless encampment known as "The Jungle." It was second overnight fire, officials said.
Many of the homeless evicted from San Jose's "Jungle" encampment last week have begun moving to a new area in the city. Tents and tarps are seen in a wooded area along Tully Road as some are claiming a new stretch of Coyote Creek as home, at least for now.
San Jose city police and crews moved in to clean up and shut down the homeless camp known as the "Jungle" Thursday, but now it looks like they have another problem on their hands.
As city police and crews are working to wipe Silicon Valley's largest homeless camp off the map, one anonymous person intends to keep it on another.
In San Mateo County, leaders have asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency over the home insurance crisis as homeowners scramble to find solutions.
While the Halloween holiday brings excitement, creativity, and happy delirium for many kids, it also generates an unsettling amount of plastic waste.
This election has been touted as one of the most crucial in American history. It's also has people stressed like never before, no matter where they stand politically.
The Valero Refining Co. has been fined the largest-ever penalty by Bay Area air quality regulators for a history of toxic chemical releases and other violations at its Benicia refinery dating back to 2003.
San Jose Police on Thursday said nine people have been indicted and seven arrested on charges related to organizing several sideshows that have happened in the city over the past four years.
In San Mateo County, leaders have asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency over the home insurance crisis as homeowners scramble to find solutions.
While the Halloween holiday brings excitement, creativity, and happy delirium for many kids, it also generates an unsettling amount of plastic waste.
This election has been touted as one of the most crucial in American history. It's also has people stressed like never before, no matter where they stand politically.
The Valero Refining Co. has been fined the largest-ever penalty by Bay Area air quality regulators for a history of toxic chemical releases and other violations at its Benicia refinery dating back to 2003.
San Jose Police on Thursday said nine people have been indicted and seven arrested on charges related to organizing several sideshows that have happened in the city over the past four years.
In San Mateo County, leaders have asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency over the home insurance crisis as homeowners scramble to find solutions.
Dozens of striking San Francisco hotel workers were arrested as hundreds demonstrated for higher wages and better benefits.
A suspicious death in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco is being investigated as a possible homicide, police said Thursday.
A man died of his injuries after a shooting Wednesday evening in San Francisco's Tenderloin District, police said.
San Francisco's first established "entertainment zone" on Front St. will host its second free event on Halloween that kicks off Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m.
While the Halloween holiday brings excitement, creativity, and happy delirium for many kids, it also generates an unsettling amount of plastic waste.
This election has been touted as one of the most crucial in American history. It's also has people stressed like never before, no matter where they stand politically.
The Valero Refining Co. has been fined the largest-ever penalty by Bay Area air quality regulators for a history of toxic chemical releases and other violations at its Benicia refinery dating back to 2003.
District Attorney Pamela Price said the case against Radius Recycling, related to 2023's massive scrap metal fire in West Oakland, is moving along.
One East Bay family takes Halloween to a whole new level with a massive haunted house they build in their backyard.
San Jose Police on Thursday said nine people have been indicted and seven arrested on charges related to organizing several sideshows that have happened in the city over the past four years.
Authorities in Sunnyvale on Wednesday confirmed the recent arrest of an active-duty Marine Corps recruiter who allegedly sexually assaulted a teen girl he had met at the victim's school.
Bay Area residents can now savor the taste of authentic French baked goods, thanks to Croissante, a Santa Clara bakery that prioritizes quality over shortcuts.
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.
Governor Gavin Newsom is weighing in on a Bay Area Congressional race that is expected to be a nail-biter come Election Day.
An annual report card on the Bay Area's local roads and streets released Thursday found no change overall in regional pavement conditions across the past several years, though some cities saw marked improvements.
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Sonoma County Thursday morning in a region frequented by quakes, according to the United States Geological Survey.
While the month of October has been warm and dry, water officials in Sonoma County said reservoirs are in good shape after the two previous wet winters.
Santa Rosa police arrested a 16-year-old high school boy after a gun was found in his school locker Wednesday morning.
Police arrested two suspects in a home invasion armed robbery at a Santa Rosa home, police said.
The San Francisco Giants have reportedly promoted the team's vice president of scouting, Zack Minasian, as the new general manager.
The A's will play at least the next three seasons in West Sacramento at the MiLB facility Sutter Health Park.
Trayce Jackson-Davis had 15 points and nine rebounds, Draymond Green scored 14 and dished out six assists, and the Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans for the second straight night with a 104-89 win.
It's the eighth World Series title in franchise history for the Boys in Blue, and their second in five years.
The San Jose Sharks have acquired defenseman Timothy Liljegren from the Toronto Maple Leafs.
San Jose Police on Thursday said nine people have been indicted and seven arrested on charges related to organizing several sideshows that have happened in the city over the past four years.
A suspicious death in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco is being investigated as a possible homicide, police said Thursday.
A man died of his injuries after a shooting Wednesday evening in San Francisco's Tenderloin District, police said.
A United Airlines passenger attacked a man midflight, punching him repeatedly in the face until it was bloody, authorities said.
San Francisco police on Thursday announced an arrest in connection with a fatal stabbing in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood earlier this week.
Apple snapped out of a recent iPhone sales slump during its summertime quarter.
Reddit's stock leaps nearly 40% after the social media company reported a quarterly profit amid strong user growth.
A new security system installed in a San Jose shopping center promises to reduce crime in for small businesses.
Google is still thriving while the company navigates through a pivotal shift to artificial intelligence and battles regulators trying to topple its internet empire.
These are the Apple Intelligence features that are now available on compatible devices.
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.
One week before Election Day and voters across the country were filling out their ballots. Along with that warm sense of civic pride, there may be another feeling: anxiety.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and one Santa Clara soccer player is working to raise money on and off the field to go toward a local health program.
Some pathogens that contaminate food are even showing up in the U.S. for the first time thanks to climate change.
A notice to Costco customers urges them not to consume some packages of salmon over concerns it could be contaminated with listeria.
This election has been touted as one of the most crucial in American history. It's also has people stressed like never before, no matter where they stand politically.
Owners of vacation homes in Northern California's South Lake Tahoe could face a significant tax increase if voters in the mountain resort town approve a measure on Tuesday's ballot that pits affordable housing against private property rights.
Billionaire Elon Musk's attorneys want a federal court to address a complaint from Philadelphia's District Attorney over Musk's super PAC's giveaway.
Former President Donald Trump said that his advisers deemed the line about protecting women "inappropriate."
Five candidates are vying in Tuesday's election to replace outgoing Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín, who is leaving office and currently running for a state Senate seat.
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.
In the heart of San Francisco's Castro District, Antonio Castellanos is redefining a beloved Mexican tradition with a bold new vision for representation.
San Francisco's first established "entertainment zone" on Front St. will host its second free event on Halloween that kicks off Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m.
A part of music and film history preserved by a group of Bay Area artists is in limbo, as building that has housed Arhoolie Records, Les Blank Films and Down Home Music for nearly half a century could soon be sold.
Acclaimed garage-punk band the Jackets return to the Bay Area for the first time since the pandemic Saturday, playing songs from their new album 'Intuition' at the Ivy Room with local favorites the Control Freaks.
On Halloween night Thursday, two Hitchcock films come to the big screen in San Francisco accompanied by live music at separate presentations sponsored by local cultural institutions.
Many of us wish we could go back in time to ask our grandparents questions about their life, their family, and what it was like growing up, but Filipino artist Kenneth Tan didn't need a time machine.
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 headlines for Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Watch full newscasts streamed at the CBS SF website or on the app.
Anne Makovec reports on some ways that parents can avoid contributing to the plastic waste from Halloween.
Itay Hod reports on how the presidential election is causing stress for local residents, regardless of which end of the political spectrum they occupy.
Kevin Ko reports on popular "ghost tours" that put a paranormal spin on San Francisco history.
Lauren Toms reports on DNA evidence related to the murder weapon taking center stage in the trial of Nima Momeni for fatally stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee.
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.