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Federal Agent Shot Outside Newark Home; Suspect Arrested
NEWARK (CBS SF) — Police have arrested a man suspected of shooting an off-duty federal agent in Newark on Tuesday morning. Dennis Bagwell, 61, of Piedmont was arrested during a traffic stop in Union...
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Newark Federal Agent Shooting Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder
NEWARK (CBS SF) — A Piedmont man was charged Thursday with premeditated attempted murder for allegedly shooting an off-duty federal agent in Newark on Tuesday, a crime that may have stemmed from an...
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Author Claims California Pot Crackdown Aimed To Distract From ‘Fast And Furious’
HEALDSBURG (CBS SF) – A Bay Area’s author’s new book claims that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder authorized raids against California pot dispensaries last year to create a distraction from the failed...
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No Air Show For Fleet Week In San Francisco After Federal Budget Cuts
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Fleet Week is still happening in San Francisco next week, but it will be a much quieter affair and there will be no air show or ship parade—both of which were canceled because...
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Bay Area Lawmakers Demand Change To ‘Unjust And Irrational’ Federal Marijuana...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS SF) – The current federal policy on marijuana “perpetuates an unjust and irrational system,” according to a letter signed by 17 members of Congress, including four Bay Area...
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Federal Investigators Denied Access By Tesoro Refinery After Chemical Release...
MARTINEZ (KCBS)— Federal investigators looking into last Wednesday’s industrial accident at the Tesoro refinery in Martinez, where two workers were sprayed in the face with sulfuric acid, have been...
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Obama Administration Says Government Shutdown Cost National Parks At Least $414M
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS/AP) – The government shutdown last fall resulted in nearly 8 million fewer visitors to national parks, costing the parks and surrounding communities an estimated $414 million in...
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President’s Proposed Budget Includes Cash For California Infrastructure, Drought
WASHINGTON (KCBS)— President Barack Obama proposed an almost $4 trillion federal budget on Tuesday that includes a few nuggets for California, but it also cuts money the Golden State had been counting...
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2 Workers Injured By Sulfuric Acid At Tesoro Refinery Near Martinez
PACHECO (KCBS)— Two people working at the Tesoro Golden Eagle refinery near Martinez were injured on Monday morning after they were exposed to sulfuric acid, according to county officials. The incident...
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U.S. Files $1.2 Billion Penalty Against Toyota In Stuck Accelerator...
WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) – The U.S. government announced a $1.2 billion settlement with Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday and filed a criminal charge alleging the company defrauded consumers by issuing...
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NRA Loses Latest Challenge To San Francisco Gun, Bullet Regulations
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) – A federal appeals court has upheld two San Francisco gun laws challenged by the National Rifle Association and gun owners who live in the city. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of...
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California Farmers To Get More Water As Feds Ease Drought-Related Cutbacks
FRESNO (CBS SF) _ California farmers and cities are set to get more water, as state and federal officials ease drought-related water cutbacks because of recent rain and snow. The Department of Water...
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Neighbors Fear Baby Birds Massacred In Woodchipper During Oakland Post Office...
http://media.sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/CBSSF_0705201417084061887AA.mp4 OAKLAND (CBS SF) – Oakland residents say rare birds were slaughtered during an Oakland tree-trimming project on behalf of the...
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BART Settles Lawsuit: 5 Men Detained With Oscar Grant To Get $175,000
OAKLAND (KCBS)— Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has settled a lawsuit brought by five men who were detained with Oscar Grant on the Fruitvale Station platform in Oakland when he was fatally shot. John...
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Chamberlain’s Attorney Requests Transfer To SF General Hospital Lockdown...
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— Ryan Chamberlain, the San Francisco public relations consultant who became the focus of a three-day nationwide manhunt, was in court Friday morning with a number of legal issues...
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California State Budget Triggers Federal Spending On High-Speed Rail
SACRAMENTO (KCBS/AP) _ Gov. Jerry Brown scored a big win for the $68 billion high-speed rail project this week by persuading fellow Democrats to dedicate a steady future funding source for it in the...
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California-Based Corinthian Colleges Selling 85 Campuses Under Deal With Feds
WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) — The troubled for-profit education company Corinthian Colleges Inc. and the Education Department reached an agreement late Thursday that has 85 of the company’s 100-plus campuses...
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Congress Could Delay Bay Area Transportation Planning By Holding Up Federal...
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— The purchase of new BART cars, planning for new Muni Metro light rail vehicles and Caltrain electrification could be held up if Congress doesn’t reauthorize federal transportation...
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San Jose Gets Day In Court With MLB Over Antitrust Claim In Planned A’s Move
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – The City of San Jose and Major League Baseball head to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday, where the city will plead its case as to why the A’s should soon be playing...
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Bomb Squad Detonates Dynamite Found Outside Of SF Federal Courthouse
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The bomb squad blew up an apparent explosive device outside the San Francisco Federal Building Monday night. A man on the street reported a stick of dynamite in an SUV near the...
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