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California lawmakers passed a bill that would require vehicles to warn drivers who are speeding in an effort to reduce traffic deaths.
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California lawmakers passed a bill that would require vehicles to warn drivers who are speeding in an effort to reduce traffic deaths.
The award-winning film "Oppenheimer" has brought a renewed push for justice for generations of people who developed cancers and other diseases as a result of nuclear weapons tests. Scott MacFarlane has the story.
Three retired military personnel testified before Congress Wednesday that the Pentagon is hiding evidence of alien spacecraft, a claim the Pentagon denies. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports from Capitol Hill.
Several lawmakers have expressed concern over the growing strains between the U.S. and China. Top Biden administration officials were in Beijing over the weekend to try to cool things down. Skyler Henry reports.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced tough questions from a House panel Thursday as he sought to convince lawmakers the social media platform is not an arm of the Chinese government that's being used to spy on Americans. Nikole Killion reports on the contentious hearing.
Six in 10 Americans said they preferred making daylight saving time permanent, according to a poll.
A mask mandate returned for lawmakers and staff who work in the Capitol building after around nine people -- four who had been vaccinated -- tested positive for COVID-19 last week.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers will introduce legislation Thursday that would admit Puerto Rico into the union as the 51st state without a referendum on the island's territorial status
Democrats in Sacramento are exploring ways to help Californians save money by creating a loophole around deduction limits that are part of the new federal tax law.
California Democrats slam President Trump's decision to end the DACA program protecting immigrants illegally brought into U.S. as children.
New rules in San Jose restrict a landlord's ability to evict people without cause.
Sonoma County lawmakers consider a medical cannabis land use ordinance that regulates pot cultivation in unincorporated parts of the county.
California voters will decide in June whether to allow state lawmakers to revoke their colleagues' pay following the Legislature's 2014 ethics crisis that saw three senators put on leave as they faced felony allegations.
California lawmakers are considering bills to regulate videos of police activities and law enforcement's acquisition of surplus military equipment as hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters rally outside the governor's office.
State lawmakers and air quality officials are restricting rebates on hybrid and electric cars because they have been claimed by hundreds of Californians who make $500,000 or more.
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are coming together following a report that revealed the state is putting millions at risk for identity theft by printing full social security numbers on documents being mailed.
California's Democratic state senators are pushing Gov. Jerry Brown to speed up water spending in the face of a relentless drought.
The archbishop of San Francisco sent a letter to California lawmakers on Thursday asking them to respect his right to hire people who uphold Catholic teachings.
Let the finger-pointing begin -- lawmakers and lobbyists honoring a tradition at California's Capitol may have made a million dollar mistake.
Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss told California lawmakers he hopes the American public will once again view politics as a noble calling.
Pressed by a deadline and California's severe drought, state lawmakers are scheduled to vote Wednesday on a measure that would swap out an existing water bond on the November ballot.
A citizens' commission has approved 2 percent cost-of-living salary increases for lawmakers and statewide officials, including the governor and attorney general.
A new report by Pew Charitable Trusts shows that California legislators make over $90,000 a year and may still be getting a raise.
A couple dozen women in San Francisco's Mission District participating in a national month-long hunger strike began fasting Thursday to push lawmakers to act on comprehensive U.S. immigration reform and to stop deportations, activists said.
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San Francisco 49ers All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey returned to practice for the first time in nearly two months as he hopes to return from an Achilles tendon injury for the second half of the season.
A boater was found dead and a second was missing off the Sonoma County coast Monday after the second fatal boating accident in the area in less than 48 hours, authorities said.
A lawyer for Elon Musk's America PAC says the recipients of his $1 million a day voter sweepstakes are not chosen by chance.
The A's have officially dropped "Oakland" from their name.
Without a federal law ensuring workers can take time off to vote, some states have stepped up with Election Day voting leave laws.
A boater was found dead and a second was missing off the Sonoma County coast Monday after the second fatal boating accident in the area in less than 48 hours, authorities said.
A lawyer for Elon Musk's America PAC says the recipients of his $1 million a day voter sweepstakes are not chosen by chance.
Without a federal law ensuring workers can take time off to vote, some states have stepped up with Election Day voting leave laws.
Critical fire weather conditions were building across the Bay Area, prompting a Red Flag Warning for the region beginning Tuesday.
A jury in San Francisco has convicted a man in connection with armed robberies in the Mission District in 2022, prosecutors said.
A jury in San Francisco has convicted a man in connection with armed robberies in the Mission District in 2022, prosecutors said.
Election Day is less than two days away, but the majority of San Franciscans' ballots have not been returned yet.
BART police on Sunday arrested a suspect in the stabbing that happened on one of their trains on Saturday morning.
BART police are searching for a suspect they say stabbed a woman in an unprovoked attack on a train Saturday morning in the Mission District.
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.
It was a steady weekend at the local elections offices with early voters stopping by to pick up and drop off ballots and in Oakland, weekend voters said they felt good to have done their part.
Saturday night, some people in Walnut Creek were trying to decompress before the final stretch of the election season, but it was difficult.
In the race to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, volunteers on both sides canvassed in different cities and neighborhoods on Saturday.
People on both sides of the Oakland mayor recall race made the final push to turn out the votes Friday, with Mayor Sheng Thao and recall supporters holding separate events.
An Alameda city councilmember who's running for re-election is facing a possible reprimand over her conduct on a recent city-backed trip to Southern California.
A small plane made an emergency landing and forced the closure of southbound lanes on busy Highway 85 in Cupertino Monday morning, authorities said.
At last week's council meeting, the city voted to approve the construction of four 10-foot concrete sound walls for neighborhoods that should have gotten them 60 years ago.
A residential building fire in the Cambrian neighborhood just north of Butcher Park left 16 residents displaced Friday afternoon, according to authorities.
Police in San Jose on Friday confirmed the arrest of a San Jose man for possession of child sexual abuse material and recording juveniles with a hidden camera in a private area after he allegedly trespassed in a Bret Harte Middle School locker room this week.
Two teenage suspects were arrested in San Jose after a couple was robbed at gunpoint after withdrawing money from their bank, police said.
A boater was found dead and a second was missing off the Sonoma County coast Monday after the second fatal boating accident in the area in less than 48 hours, authorities said.
Police in Petaluma arrested three minors this weekend following a large melee at a shopping center Halloween night, the department said Sunday.
A search for the remaining four missing boaters in Bodega Bay has been suspended, the Coast Guard said Sunday night.
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.
San Francisco 49ers All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey returned to practice for the first time in nearly two months as he hopes to return from an Achilles tendon injury for the second half of the season.
The A's have officially dropped "Oakland" from their name.
After an injury-plagued, shaky first half of the season for the defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers, the team is hoping to follow a similar pattern to the past two seasons.
San Francisco third baseman Matt Chapman won his fifth Gold Glove and catcher Patrick Bailey was among 14 first-time winners of baseball's most famous fielding honor.
Buddy Hield scored 27 points and the Golden State Warriors squandered a huge lead before outlasting the Houston Rockets 127-121 in overtime Saturday night.
A jury in San Francisco has convicted a man in connection with armed robberies in the Mission District in 2022, prosecutors said.
Police in Petaluma arrested three minors this weekend following a large melee at a shopping center Halloween night, the department said Sunday.
BART police on Sunday arrested a suspect in the stabbing that happened on one of their trains on Saturday morning.
BART police are searching for a suspect they say stabbed a woman in an unprovoked attack on a train Saturday morning in the Mission District.
A man was pistol-whipped during a home invasion robbery in San Francisco's Oceanview neighborhood early Friday morning, police said.
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.
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.
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.
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 lawyer for Elon Musk's America PAC says the recipients of his $1 million a day voter sweepstakes are not chosen by chance.
Without a federal law ensuring workers can take time off to vote, some states have stepped up with Election Day voting leave laws.
For voters who want to cast their ballot in person for the 2024 presidential election, here is when polling places open and close in California.
Whether you are dropping off your ballot or voting in person, here's how to find your polling location in California.
Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will need to secure at least 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the 2024 presidential election.
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.
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music legend who collaborated with everyone from Michael Jackson to Frank Sinatra, has died at 91, his family announced.
Brilliant British songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson brings his current full-band tour to the Bay Area starting Wednesday, playing dates in Grass Valley, Napa and San Francisco.
While kids were trick or treating Halloween night, some in San Francisco partied adult style at the "Nightmare on Front Street," the latest event held in the city's designated "entertainment zone."
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.
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.
Vern Glenn reports on Christian McCaffrey returning to the practice field as the 49ers get ready for the second half of the season.
Natalie Brand reports on the final full day of campaigning before Election Day.
Ryan Yamamoto reports on a small plane making an emergency landing on busy Highway 85 in Cupertino during the Monday morning commute.
Jessica Burch says a Red Flag Warning will be in effect across the Bay Area on Tuesday.
Monday 7 a.m. news update from KPIX
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.