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The family of a 26-year-old Emilio Nevarez, the musician who was slain by a stray bullet outside of a bar in downtown Oakland early Sunday morning has set up a memorial fund to pay for his funeral expenses and increase the reward in the case.
All lanes of northbound Interstate Highway 680 just north of Mission Boulevard in Fremont Tuesday morning are blocked as crews remove a jackknifed big-rig, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Emilio Nevarez, a bass player and vocalist for the punk rock bank The Lucky Eejits, was packing up his equipment when a stray bullet struck him.
A construction worker is lucky to be alive after the home he was working on collapsed in North Oakland Thursday morning.
Plans for a new luxury high-rise in the heart of the Oakland will move as the city's planning commission voted on Wednesday to allow the construction on a one-acre plot of public land near a BART station and Lake Merritt.
After reviewing a video of the incident, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office has dismissed the case against two homeless men who had pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery charges in a confrontation with two Berkeley community ambassadors.
Scott McKibben, Executive Director of the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum County Authority, looks at some of those obstacles and the chances each team has of staying in the East Bay.
Oakland police claim the city is seeing a double-digit drop in murders and gunfire according to the first year-to-year analysis from ShotSpotter, a gunfire detection company.
Buy something in Hayward and you're going to get whacked with a 10% sales tax. Take a few steps outside the city limits and the tax is a half cent cheaper.
The Chabot Space & Science Center launched a pilot program Thursday giving low-income families with an EBT card admission to the center for $1 per person.
Alameda County supervisors hope new negotiations between the county, the city of Oakland and a development firm yield a plan to keep all three Oakland sports teams at the existing Oakland Coliseum site without spending taxpayer money on stadium construction, the supervisors said at their meeting Tuesday.
Oakland City Council members unanimously voted to approve an exclusive negotiating agreement to build the proposed Coliseum City project. It could be the step needed to keep the A's, and Raiders in the East Bay.
A man was arrested for allegedly throwing a cup of hot coffee at a 7-Eleven clerk's face after an altercation in the store early Monday morning, police said Tuesday.
A speeding driver led California Highway Patrol officers from Solano County through three more Bay Area counties before crashing on the edge of Los Altos Hills this afternoon, according to the CHP.
Voters in California's 7th District head to the polls for a special election Tuesday, to decide a new state Senator since Mark DeSaulnier was elected to replace retired veteran Congressman George Miller.
Three children and two adults were injured in an apparent hit-and-run collision in Oakland near the Eastmont Town Center Monday night, police and fire officials said.
A liberal-arts school in Berkeley has become the first Islamic institution of higher learning in the United States.
The Bay Bridge, along with six other state-owned bridges, may move to all-electronic tolling—just like the Golden Gate Bridge has for the past two years—as a decision to move ahead with study will be made on Wednesday.
Mosquitoes are making their presence felt in the Bay Area almost a month ahead of schedule. The mixed weather has some experts warning it could signal an early start to West Nile virus season.
An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 3.1 struck one mile northeast of San Leandro Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's automated seismograph alert network.
Oakland's city attorney confirmed that they are dropping its controversial gang injunction with police chief Sean Whent in favor of the move. Alleged members
Oakland police and other law enforcement agencies made another attempt at reducing gang violence Thursday by arresting 16 people they said are involved in two East Oakland gangs.
For weeks, motors and other boat paraphernalia have vanished from Outboard Motor Shop in Oakland.
Oakland City Attorney Barbara Parker said on Wednesday that her office has secured settlements that will require landlords to address what she says are unsafe and inhumane living conditions at two rental properties.
The county of Alameda voted Tuesday to ban skateboarding on all county property, allowing for violators to be cited.
Some parents and children who use the soccer fields at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park are on high alert after police say a child was sexually assaulted last week.
After hours of public comment during Lafayette's City Council meeting on Monday night, city leaders unanimously approved making significant changes to one of its baseball fields.
The Oakland Police Department wants to install more automated license plate readers and be able to monitor the feeds live. But privacy advocates are sounding the alarm.
As some Bay Area families learned they would not receive their SNAP benefits for the month of November, restaurants across the region are stepping up to help.
San Mateo County released its annual crop report for 2024, announcing the county on the Peninsula has seen a 7.6% increase in agricultural production compared to the previous year.
Some parents and children who use the soccer fields at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park are on high alert after police say a child was sexually assaulted last week.
After hours of public comment during Lafayette's City Council meeting on Monday night, city leaders unanimously approved making significant changes to one of its baseball fields.
The Oakland Police Department wants to install more automated license plate readers and be able to monitor the feeds live. But privacy advocates are sounding the alarm.
As some Bay Area families learned they would not receive their SNAP benefits for the month of November, restaurants across the region are stepping up to help.
San Mateo County released its annual crop report for 2024, announcing the county on the Peninsula has seen a 7.6% increase in agricultural production compared to the previous year.
Some parents and children who use the soccer fields at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park are on high alert after police say a child was sexually assaulted last week.
San Mateo County released its annual crop report for 2024, announcing the county on the Peninsula has seen a 7.6% increase in agricultural production compared to the previous year.
A dog that went over a cliff at Fort Funston in San Francisco on Tuesday was rescued by firefighters rappelling down the side of the cliff.
In a city known for its love of dogs, one business is taking canine care to a luxurious, and health-conscious, new level.
Police in San Francisco said they are investigating the alleged sexual battery of a child inside a Golden Gate Park restroom last week and have increased patrols in the local area in response.
After hours of public comment during Lafayette's City Council meeting on Monday night, city leaders unanimously approved making significant changes to one of its baseball fields.
The Oakland Police Department wants to install more automated license plate readers and be able to monitor the feeds live. But privacy advocates are sounding the alarm.
As some Bay Area families learned they would not receive their SNAP benefits for the month of November, restaurants across the region are stepping up to help.
A member of the San Leandro City Council has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and lying to federal agents, federal prosecutors said.
Although Hurricane Melissa is about 3,000 miles away, people in the San Francisco Bay Area are feeling the impact.
A man allegedly armed with a knife was fatally shot by Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies following a traffic stop and hours-long standoff Monday evening.
The Santa Clara Valley Water District, which owns two properties in Gilroy that have turned into the largest homeless encampment sites in the city, is trying to clear out the sites by the first week of November.
A fiery crash involving three vehicles left one person dead and another critically injured in a San Jose neighborhood, authorities said.
Authorities in Santa Cruz County said two youths who went missing over the weekend have been found after they were allegedly involved in hit-and-run crashes.
Around 9:45 a.m., crews responded to a report of a vehicle driving off the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf.
The crash happened on Lakeville Highway, near Old Lakeville Road.
Santa Rosa police said the suspects were employees at a San Francisco adult entertainment venue that the victim, Mark Calcagni, managed.
Around 11:30 p.m., several 911 calls were made to report a car had hit multiple cars near South McDowell Boulevard and Caulfield Lane, and that the driver appeared to be intoxicated, police said.
The Board of Supervisors approved a new set of developer fees to generate funds for affordable housing while putting a major cost on so-called luxury housing.
The group's representative estimates the total overpayment to be more than $300,000 and says some workers could have to pay more than $20,000 each.
The San Francisco 49ers agreed to a trade with the New England Patriots for Keion White.
George Atkinson, a hard-hitting former Raiders safety who struck fear in the opposition, has died.
Macklin Celebrini scored an unassisted goal at 3:47 of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday.
C.J. Stroud threw for a season-high 318 yards with two touchdowns and the Texans got off to a quick start and held on for a 26-15 victory.
Deni Avdija had 26 points and six assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Golden State Warriors 139-119 in Tiago Splitter's first game as interim head coach.
Some parents and children who use the soccer fields at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park are on high alert after police say a child was sexually assaulted last week.
A man allegedly armed with a knife was fatally shot by Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies following a traffic stop and hours-long standoff Monday evening.
Police in San Francisco said they are investigating the alleged sexual battery of a child inside a Golden Gate Park restroom last week and have increased patrols in the local area in response.
A Palo Alto resident returned home to find a burglar sitting at his kitchen table indulging in a glass of wine, police said.
Authorities in Contra Costa County announced Monday that they are searching for an inmate suspected of murder who was apparently released by mistake last week.
The job cuts come as Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has said he envisions the company relying on AI agents to replace human workers.
AI companyy said the new browser is now available on Apple laptops that run on macOS and will expand to other platforms soon.
An Amazon Web Services outage impacting Amazon's own services and as well as apps around the world wasn't resolved until Monday evening.`
Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff on Friday apologized for comments he made last week urging President Trump to deploy the National Guard to San Francisco to address public safety.
OpenAI is pausing Sora 2 users' ability to make AI videos that depict the civil rights leader as the company works to create rules for historical figures.
With open enrollment starting soon, employees could get sticker shock, with their costs expected to rise 6% to 7% for 2026, a new study says.
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente nurses and health care workers across California are hitting the picket line Tuesday, as a five-day strike begins.
Officials in Monterey County are urging pet owners to ensure their animals are up to date on rabies vaccinations, after a bat in an unincorporated area tested positive for the virus.
An invasive species of mosquito that can carry diseases has been found in Santa Cruz County, authorities announced Monday.
Nobel Prize committee chair says discoveries by the trio of researchers were "decisive for our understanding of how the immune system functions."
A member of the San Leandro City Council has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and lying to federal agents, federal prosecutors said.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is slated to appear at an event in Sacramento next spring, as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee leaves the door open for a potential run for president in 2028.
Officials from half the states and the District of Columbia are asking a federal judge to order the Department of Agriculture to provide food stamp benefits for November.
President Trump's lawyers filed their long-promised appeal of the Manhattan "hush money" criminal case that led to his felony conviction.
The U.S. on Monday struck four more vessels that the Pentagon says were trafficking narcotics in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced.
California state Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco announced Wednesday that he is running for Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat next year.
Advocacy group The Trevor Projected released data from the first year of a study following more than 1,600 LGBTQ+ youth across the country.
A former Yosemite employee says they've been fired by the National Park Service, three months after flying a transgender pride flag from El Capitan.
For the past three years, LGBTQ+ youth could contact 988 and press 3 to connect them to a counselor specifically trained to support their mental health needs.
A Bay Area mother and her adult son are recalling with pride their family journey in a lesbian household that bucked traditional expectations of masculinity.
June Lockhart, the actor best known for her role as the matriarch in the TV series "Lassie", has died, her family spokesperson said Saturday.
The NFL is not considering dropping Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime headline performer, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said.
A recent report mandated by the city revealed that the fountain isn't ADA-compliant. It also contains lead and asbestos. San Francisco Recreation and Parks estimated it'll cost $29 million to renovate, but only $2.68 million to remove.
Limp Bizkit, with roots in Jacksonville, Florida, emerged in the late 1990s with a sound that melds alternative rock, heavy metal and rap.
Frehley was recovering from a "minor fall" that forced him to cancel a scheduled performance in late September, his tour manager had said.
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.
Some parents and children who use the soccer fields at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park are on high alert after police say a child was sexually assaulted last week.
After hours of public comment during Lafayette's City Council meeting on Monday night, city leaders unanimously approved making significant changes to one of its baseball fields.
San Mateo County's annual crop report shows a sharp increase in agricultural production and in revenue generated from livestock. Sooji Nam reports.
The Oakland Police Department wants to install more automated license plate readers and be able to monitor the feeds live. But privacy advocates are sounding the alarm. Katie Nielsen reports.
San Francisco's Archbishop Riordan High School football team, ranked No. 1 in the Central Coast Section with an 8-0 record, is on the verge of winning the WCAL title for the first time in decades. Matt Lively reports.
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.