Endangered San Francisco garter snake making a comeback
A captive breeding program at the San Francisco Zoo is boosting the outlook for the unique and endangered San Francisco garter snake. Brian Hackney reports.
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A captive breeding program at the San Francisco Zoo is boosting the outlook for the unique and endangered San Francisco garter snake. Brian Hackney reports.
Two beloved animals at the San Francisco Zoo have been euthanized due to health issues, zoo officials said.
The San Francisco Zoo on Wednesday gave a sneak preview of one of its newest residents, a male silverback Western lowland gorilla.
The San Francisco Zoo on Wednesday gave a sneak preview of one of its newest residents, a male silverback Western lowland gorilla named "Cecil."
Tenzing, a 12-year-old male red panda known for his playful charm and viral antics, has died at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens after a rapid decline in health caused by a parasitic infection, zoo officials said.
The longtime chief of the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens announced her retirement Tuesday night, just days after Mayor Daniel Lurie called for her departure.
The last truly wild horse species in the world, rare Przewalski's horses, were once only found on the Mongolian steppes of the Gobi Desert. But on Tuesday at 10 a.m., they could be seen in a media preview at the San Francisco Zoo and Gardens.
The San Francisco Zoo on Wednesday announced the recent passing of Maggie, one of the oldest chimpanzees in the United State, from lymphoma just a month shy of her 56th birthday.
Officials at the San Francisco Zoo on Friday confirmed that their 43-year-old endangered Western lowland gorilla named "Oscar Jonesy" died after a medical procedure on Thursday afternoon.
As the San Francisco Zoo moves forward with its panda exhibit project, one donor said he will be pulling back on funding the zoo until changes are made.
Sooji Nam reports on why a regular donor to the San Francisco Zoo will no longer be contributing to the facility.
Kara St. Cyr reports on a report calling conditions at the SF Zoo dangerous for animals and visitors,
The San Francisco Zoo is under fire after an audit report compiled by the San Francisco Animal Control and Welfare Commission called the facility outdated and unsafe for animals and visitors.
An endangered young female red panda named Little Mebo has been welcomed to the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, officials said Friday.
San Francisco's Joint Zoo Committee meeting planned to discuss business as usual on Thursday but animal activists concerned about the San Francisco Zoo's alleged safety hazards for its animals and employees put pressure on the committee to make changes.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took a critical vote Tuesday on how to pay for Mayor London Breed's plan to bring pandas to the San Francisco Zoo, passing it 9-2.
A committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a resolution that would allow city departments to solicit donations from private philanthropic groups to help fund the costly endeavor of hosting giant pandas from China.
The San Francisco Zoo is set to receive a pair of giant pandas under a memorandum of understanding signed Thursday by Mayor London Breed and the China Wildlife Conservation Association.
Devin Fehely reports on San Francisco's mayor pushing for a new panda for the city's zoo.
The Bay Area could be playing a part in "panda diplomacy" with new efforts to bring a giant panda from China to the San Francisco Zoo.
A jaguar will be living at San Francisco Zoo for the first time in 24 years.
The San Francisco Zoo celebrated the recent arrival of nine black-tailed prairie dog pups on Friday.
The San Francisco Zoo is celebrating a new resident, as a male mandrill infant was born in the zoo on February 1st. The infant, born to 20-year-old female, "Lulu," and 12-year-old male, "Big Joe," is doing well and can already be seen in the zoo's outdoor mandrill habitat.
The San Francisco Zoo's African lioness Sukari has died at the age of 20, zoo officials announced Thursday on Twitter.
The San Francisco Zoo & Gardens on Friday announced the arrival of a pygmy hippopotamus, the first of its endangered species at the zoo since 2004.
Early on at spring training, Giants veterans Willy Adames and Matt Chapman pulled some of the young position players in camp aside with a simple message: just be yourself.
A woman was barricaded inside her San Jose home on Monday in a standoff with police officers that lasted for hours, the Police Department said.
The union representing several thousand workers said "significant movement at the bargaining table."
The former head of a San Francisco-based nonprofit providing services to the homeless has bee charged with nine felonies for allegedly stealing and misappropriating more than $1 million in public funds, prosecutors said.
A man who was challenged about reckless driving in Monterey County over the weekend opened fire on the person confronting him about it and was later arrested on attempted murder and other charges.
A woman was barricaded inside her San Jose home on Monday in a standoff with police officers that lasted for hours, the Police Department said.
The union representing several thousand workers said "significant movement at the bargaining table."
The former head of a San Francisco-based nonprofit providing services to the homeless has bee charged with nine felonies for allegedly stealing and misappropriating more than $1 million in public funds, prosecutors said.
A man who was challenged about reckless driving in Monterey County over the weekend opened fire on the person confronting him about it and was later arrested on attempted murder and other charges.
Stocks slumped amid investor fear of AI disruption and uncertainty surrounding President Trump's new tariffs.
The former head of a San Francisco-based nonprofit providing services to the homeless has bee charged with nine felonies for allegedly stealing and misappropriating more than $1 million in public funds, prosecutors said.
Sunday's extended closure of the Transbay Tube was caused by a fire that damaged communication cables, Bay Area Rapid Transit officials say.
Just two months ago, a massive power outage left parts of San Francisco in the dark for days, and some lawmakers are trying to make sure it never happens again.
All flights between the San Francisco Bay Area and the popular Mexican tourist destination of Puerto Vallarta were canceled on Sunday following a wave of retaliatory violence tied to the killing of a cartel leader, leaving dozens of Bay Area residents stranded in the coastal city.
At the scene, one person was found injured. Police said the victim was taken to the hospital with an injury that was not life-threatening.
Sunday's extended closure of the Transbay Tube was caused by a fire that damaged communication cables, Bay Area Rapid Transit officials say.
One week after teachers in San Francisco staged a four-day strike, educators in Oakland have voted to authorize a strike of their own if contract negotiations with the school district fail to produce an agreement.
A police officer in Antioch who was attempting an arrest early Friday morning was pulled into the suspect's moving vehicle before the officer shot and injured the suspect.
A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her adult son in Pleasanton was arrested in San Jose, police said Friday.
A police shooting in Fremont that injured a burglary suspect happened after a sergeant was bitten by a police dog, causing him to pull the trigger, the department said.
A woman was barricaded inside her San Jose home on Monday in a standoff with police officers that lasted for hours, the Police Department said.
A man who was challenged about reckless driving in Monterey County over the weekend opened fire on the person confronting him about it and was later arrested on attempted murder and other charges.
More than 10 years after a man was fatally shot along Highway 1 in Monterey County, authorities located the suspected killer in Mexico, police said.
The Santa Cruz Wharf has been undergoing construction ever since a Christmas Eve storm two years ago sheared off a section of it. But now, the federal government is contributing millions of dollars to help shore up the remaining structure.
A Los Gatos mosque located in a quiet neighborhood has become the center of controversy, right as Ramadan begins.
Authorities in Marin County are investigating after a man was found shot along Highway 37 in Novato over the weekend.
A driver is accused of driving three times over the legal drinking limit and crashing into a home in Santa Rosa Saturday night, police said.
On the first day, the group walked about 15 miles from Mission San Rafael Arcangel to the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge. In total, it's a 24.5-mile pilgrimage.
As the Sugar Bowl Academy grieves following Tuesday's deadly avalanche north of California's Lake Tahoe, the news is also hitting people hard in the Bay Area's Marin County.
California wine giant Gallo is set to close one of its Bay Area production facilities, laying off nearly 100 workers there and at four other wineries and tasting rooms in Napa and Sonoma counties.
Early on at spring training, Giants veterans Willy Adames and Matt Chapman pulled some of the young position players in camp aside with a simple message: just be yourself.
Brandin Podziemski scored 12 of his 18 points in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 128-117 on Sunday.
Through a sudden death overtime goal, the U.S. men's hockey team is golden over Canada.
News of Alysa Liu's gold medal in the women's single skating event, the first American woman to win gold since 2002, is the talk of the town in Oakland.
Three figure skaters from Team USA competed in the women's individual free skate event at the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
A woman was barricaded inside her San Jose home on Monday in a standoff with police officers that lasted for hours, the Police Department said.
The former head of a San Francisco-based nonprofit providing services to the homeless has bee charged with nine felonies for allegedly stealing and misappropriating more than $1 million in public funds, prosecutors said.
A man who was challenged about reckless driving in Monterey County over the weekend opened fire on the person confronting him about it and was later arrested on attempted murder and other charges.
More than 10 years after a man was fatally shot along Highway 1 in Monterey County, authorities located the suspected killer in Mexico, police said.
Nick Reiner, 32, was charged with two counts of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
A Los Angeles judge ordered Meta officials to remove their AI glasses at a trial over the impact of social media on users.
The Meta CEO defended his company's efforts to keep kids under 13 off of Instagram, but noted that there are "people who lie" about their ages.
On a recent morning at the adult day care center, a small crowd gathered as a robot called Mirokai made its way into the room. The 4-foot-tall robot played music, led trivia games, and was able to hold everyone's attention.
The costs of cybercrimes are more than financial; the scams are taking a far darker turn thanks to AI.
Amazon's Ring unit touted a "search party" service in its Super Bowl ad, but one critic called the app a "surveillance nightmare."
About 1,300 nurses and support staff at MarinHealth Medical Center plan to stage a one-day strike on Wednesday, citing stalled contract negotiations over wages and healthcare benefits.
Health officials in the East Bay said a man has died from consuming toxic wild mushrooms, amid an ongoing spike in mushroom-related poisonings throughout California.
Health officials in Napa County confirmed Wednesday that a child has been diagnosed with measles in the county's first case in nearly 15 years.
Over the years, Dr. Rachel Forer has found plenty of ways to take the sting out of going to the dentist. But no matter how hard she tried, fear had a way of creeping in.
Officials in San Mateo County are the latest in the Bay Area to warn residents to not forage for wild mushrooms, amid a rise in mushroom poisonings that have led to illnesses and even deaths.
Former U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson has been arrested weeks after a series of emails between him and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released.
A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked the Justice Department from releasing former special counsel Jack Smith's report on the classified documents investigation.
An armed man was shot and killed early Sunday morning after "unauthorized entry" into the secure perimeter at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. Secret Service said.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement that TSA and Customs and Border Protection are "suspending courtesy and special privilege escorts."
Over the weekend, San Francisco's Moscone Center played host to the statewide Democratic Convention.
After more than two years of renovations, the historic Castro Theatre is back open for business.
A large Pride flag has been removed from the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village. The National Park Service said it did so under guidance from the federal government.
The billionaire and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $45 million to The Trevor Project, a nonprofit focused on suicide prevention and advocacy for LGBTQ young people.
Oasis nightclub announced plans to close six months ago. New Year's Eve was slated for the final performance. A last-minute, multi-million dollar donation turned the final curtain call into an encore performance.
A 16-year FBI employee has filed a lawsuit alleging he was fired last month because he had a Pride flag displayed near his desk.
Nick Reiner, 32, was charged with two counts of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
In April 2025, Eric Dane announced he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
Restaurants and businesses throughout the Mission District were participating in the Carnaval San Francisco Fat Tuesday Celebration with live music and performances.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert criticized CBS on Monday night, saying the network blocked his interview with U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico from airing.
Warner Bros. Discovery said that Paramount Skydance is considering enhancing its buyout offer for the entertainment company.
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.
A captive breeding program at the San Francisco Zoo is boosting the outlook for the unique and endangered San Francisco garter snake. Brian Hackney reports.
Santa Clara freshman forward Allen Graves was overlooked coming out of high school but now the former Louisiana Boys Basketball Player of the Year has helped put the Broncos in position to make their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996. (2-23-26)
Vern Glenn interviews Warriors forward Gui Santos following Sunday's 128-117 win over the Denver Nuggets. (2-23-26)
State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and several other city lawmakers held a briefing Monday about proposed legislation that would allow cities to break away from PG&E.
On Monday, expect increasing clouds with another round of rain arriving Tuesday. By Friday, dry conditions return, along with highs reaching the 70s in some locations. Zoe Mintz has the forecast.
In 2025, KPIX is moving to a new community service award: the CBS News Bay Area Icon Award. Submit nominations for an outstanding community hero at kpix.com/icon.
It's the most wonderful time of the year for a South Bay woman who has played Mrs. Claus for more than 40 years for the children of North San Jose's Alviso District.
For residents of the Oakland Hills, the prospect of another wildfire always remains a concern. This week's Jefferson Awards winner has made it his mission to make the hills and other high-risk areas safer.
In East Palo Alto -- where state education numbers show more than nine in ten public school students are low income and more than half are English learners -- many are finding hope and connection at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula.
This week's Jefferson Award winner is Army veteran who continues to live a life of service into his 80s, by feeding hundreds of San Francisco families a week.
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.