Thousands attend Petaluma tribute to 'American Graffiti'
Saturday morning, thousands gathered in Petaluma to salute "American Graffiti." Many of them brought their classic cars to pay tribute to a movie classic.
Saturday morning, thousands gathered in Petaluma to salute "American Graffiti." Many of them brought their classic cars to pay tribute to a movie classic.
The U.S. Postal Service began selling Star Wars-themed stamps Tuesday -- May the Fourth -- to commemorate Disney's philanthropic programs and a nonprofit dedicated to expanding STEM learning for young people around the world.
Wielding a silver shovel instead of a lightsaber, "Star Wars" creator George Lucas joined a handful of elected officials Wednesday in breaking ground on a billion-dollar museum dedicated to the art of visual storytelling.
With the speed and force of a Jedi Starfighter, officials cleared the way for "Star Wars" creator George Lucas to build a $1.5 billion museum near USC.
Rumor has it, an actual life-size X-Wing Fighter is parked in the middle of a field at Skywalker Ranch. Here are the facts…
He's played Luke Skywalker, The Joker and The Trickster, now Mark Hamill wants to portray his Star Wars director George Lucas...
Attendees at 'Star Wars Celebration' were treated to that and more Thursday in Orlando, Florida, at the kick-off of the four-day fan event marking the anniversary of Lucas' space saga.
George Lucas has given another $10 million to his alma mater, the University of Southern California, to fund the student diversity program he helped establish...
The Board of Directors for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art decided on Tuesday to build its facility at a Los Angeles site, despite the entreaties of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee.
Will the force be with San Francisco for the George Lucas museum? Mayor Ed Lee on Monday made a last desperate pitch on the eve of a decision.
George Lucas and his art team say they will decide later this month whether to put the museum in San Francisco or Los Angeles.
Comedian Dane Cook suggested on Twitter that it might be "the best" Star Wars movie, while Rainn Wilson called it "amazing."
Los Angeles supervisors are urging "Star Wars" creator George Lucas to bring his planned Museum of Narrative Art to LA, not San Francisco.
Famed Northern California filmmaker George Lucas hopes he doesn't have to go to a galaxy far, far away to build his art museum.
Before an audience that included Tina Fey, Miranda and Yankovic performed "Yoda," posed backstage and bonded on Twitter over their love of George Lucas' fictional universe...
Baker's nephew said he found Baker dead Saturday at his home in Preston, northwest England.
Jackson says his character from the prequels survived after "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" -- and George Lucas agrees...
Bay Area filmmaker and Star Wars creator George Lucas announced Friday he was abandoning plans to build an art museum on the Chicago lakefront and now focusing on a location in California.
Williams, creator of the iconic music from "Superman," ''Star Wars," ''Jaws," ''E.T." and "Jurassic Park," is also the first composer to receive the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award...
Star Wars creator George Lucas is considering Treasure Island for his proposed Museum of Narrative Art. Mayor Ed Lee and supervisor Aaron Peskin are hopeful negotiations with the filmmaker will deliver a landmark attraction to the Bay Area.
San Francisco Bay Area connections to Lucasfilm and Star Wars runs deep. Explore some of these connections on Star Wars Day, "always pass on what you have learned" and May the Fourth be with you.
The wife of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas said Tuesday that opposition to a Chicago lakefront museum by a parks advocacy group has prompted a search outside the city for a site.
Mellody Hobson, wife of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas says a new potential lakefront site could help ensure a museum of Lucas' art is built in Chicago...
A federal judge on Thursday allowed a lawsuit to proceed that seeks to stop "Star Wars" creator George Lucas from building a $400 million museum along Chicago's lakefront...
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has marched confidently into the new year, raking in an additional $88.3 million and topping the box office for a third week, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Do social media users have the right to control what they see — or don't see — on their feeds.
The Fed is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged, noting a lack of progress in curbing inflation.
Union workers and pro-Palestinian protesters blocked traffic at the 24th St. Mission BART station in San Francisco during a May Day rally and march on Wednesday.
A move by Elon Musk to lay off the department behind Tesla's electric vehicle chargers this week has touched off concerns in the auto industry that EVs from other automakers will have trouble joining Tesla's network.
A man is facing more than a decade in prison after being convicted in a burglary and assault in San Francisco's Pacific Heights last year, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Do social media users have the right to control what they see — or don't see — on their feeds.
The Fed is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged, noting a lack of progress in curbing inflation.
Union workers and pro-Palestinian protesters blocked traffic at the 24th St. Mission BART station in San Francisco during a May Day rally and march on Wednesday.
A man is facing more than a decade in prison after being convicted in a burglary and assault in San Francisco's Pacific Heights last year, prosecutors said Wednesday.
"It's like trying to send a rocket to the moon in 1910 when the Wright Brothers were still working on their planes," one expert said.
A man is facing more than a decade in prison after being convicted in a burglary and assault in San Francisco's Pacific Heights last year, prosecutors said Wednesday.
A new California law aimed at banning hidden service fees could eliminate the surcharges some restaurants add to customer bills.
USPS recently held a Postal Service Career Fair at the Menlo Park Post Office as it tries to fill hundreds of positions.
The move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency could shake up the cannabis industry.
At Sana'a Cafe, a new business in San Francisco's Financial District, there is a lot of history in just one latte.
A federal grand jury has indicted four people, alleging they conspired with an Oakland street gang to rob several high-end Bay Area retail stores.
Two men suffered serious injuries Tuesday night in a three-vehicle crash involving an alleged drunk driver in Brentwood.
A man who fled to Mexico after allegedly killing his girlfriend in Tracy in 2019 was extradited this month, police said.
JJ Bleday hit a go-ahead home run with one out in the fifth and a two-run drive in the seventh for his first career multi-homer game, leading the Oakland Athletics past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2.
The temperature of the already heated debate over whether to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price was turned up Tuesday ahead of an important vote by the Board of Supervisors.
Police in Sunnyvale are investigating a homicide after a man was found shot in a vehicle Tuesday.
The tie for second place in the Congressional District 16 race isn't officially broken yet, but on Tuesday Santa Clara County announced both candidates gained additional votes during the recount.
A passenger beaten by famous boxer Mike Tyson in a widely publicized altercation on a JetBlue flight in 2022 has filed a lawsuit Tyson.
Police in San Jose on Tuesday confirmed the recent arrest of a human trafficking suspect who was operating a South Bay brothel, according to authorities.
Santa Clara County Sheriff's deputies on Sunday struck a bystander's vehicle containing three people during a pursuit of a suspect allegedly driving a stolen car, the Sheriff's Office said.
Police in Santa Rosa are looking for the driver of a pickup truck that collided with a motorcyclist Tuesday afternoon, sending the motorcyclist to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
A Mill Valley Unified School District teacher was arrested Tuesday on sex charges, according to the Marin County Sheriff's Office.
Golden Gate Ferry service between Sausalito and San Francisco will resume Wednesday morning after over a week of pier repairs.
A man who was condemned to death row at San Quentin State Prison in 1998 was found dead in his cell Monday and authorities are investigating it as a suicide, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Pro-Palestinian protests have reached the campus of Sonoma State University, with students setting up a tent encampment and calling for an end to the violence in Gaza.
There are a number of beautiful spots to go hiking in the Bay Area but for some, just walking the trails is not enough.
After beekeeper Matt Hilton removed the swarm, the Diamondbacks had him throw out the first pitch.
JJ Bleday hit a go-ahead home run with one out in the fifth and a two-run drive in the seventh for his first career multi-homer game, leading the Oakland Athletics past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2.
Rookie Wilyer Abreu had a single, double and his first career triple, Cooper Criswell pitched five scoreless innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the San Francisco Giants 4-0 for their major league-leading sixth shutout.
Tyler Nevin homered for the second straight game and the Oakland Athletics beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1.
A man is facing more than a decade in prison after being convicted in a burglary and assault in San Francisco's Pacific Heights last year, prosecutors said Wednesday.
A federal grand jury has indicted four people, alleging they conspired with an Oakland street gang to rob several high-end Bay Area retail stores.
Two men suffered serious injuries Tuesday night in a three-vehicle crash involving an alleged drunk driver in Brentwood.
Police in Sunnyvale are investigating a homicide after a man was found shot in a vehicle Tuesday.
Police in Santa Rosa are looking for the driver of a pickup truck that collided with a motorcyclist Tuesday afternoon, sending the motorcyclist to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Do social media users have the right to control what they see — or don't see — on their feeds.
A move by Elon Musk to lay off the department behind Tesla's electric vehicle chargers this week has touched off concerns in the auto industry that EVs from other automakers will have trouble joining Tesla's network.
The U.S. Justice Department's double-barreled antitrust attack on Google's dominant search and Apple's trendsetting iPhone is reviving memories of the epic battle that hobbled Microsoft before it roared back to yet again become the world's most valuable company.
A newly-filed lawsuit targets two of the biggest generative AI platforms in the world, Open AI, the creators of ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot AI program.
Dozens of Google workers who were fired after protests over the technology company's lucrative contract with the Israeli government on Monday filed a complaint with labor regulators in an attempt to get their jobs back.
There are a number of beautiful spots to go hiking in the Bay Area but for some, just walking the trails is not enough.
A state assemblymember from San Francisco introduced a new bill this week that aims to regulate kratom products sold in California.
Recall involves shelled walnuts distributed in 19 states and sold in bulk bins at natural food and co-op stores.
Methylene chloride, a toxic chemical, is linked to at least 88 deaths since 1980, federal regulators say.
California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan, the most well-known version of naloxone that can save a person's life during an opioid overdose.
The Biden administration said it's erasing debt for people who attended the for-profit Art Institutes, which shut down in September.
The U.S. Justice Department's double-barreled antitrust attack on Google's dominant search and Apple's trendsetting iPhone is reviving memories of the epic battle that hobbled Microsoft before it roared back to yet again become the world's most valuable company.
The temperature of the already heated debate over whether to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price was turned up Tuesday ahead of an important vote by the Board of Supervisors.
California Forever, the billionaire group that wants to build a new city in Solano County, announced on Tuesday that they have collected and submitted enough signatures to put the plan before voters.
The tie for second place in the Congressional District 16 race isn't officially broken yet, but on Tuesday Santa Clara County announced both candidates gained additional votes during the recount.
More than a third of LGBTQ young people seriously considered suicide in the past year, the survey found.
One of San Francisco's oldest LGBTQ bars, on Saturday the Stud re-opened it's doors for the first time in four years at a new location.
A California judge has tentatively sided with state Attorney General Rob Bonta in a dispute over the title of a proposed ballot measure that would require school staff to notify parents if their child asks to change gender identification at schools.
On Friday morning, a special ceremony held on board the USNS Harvey Milk paid homage to the San Francisco gay rights icon who is its namesake.
CBS News national security correspondent David Martin says the naming of the USNS Harvey Milk is a statement that LGBTQ+ rights matter in the U.S.
See who's nominated for the 77th annual Tony Awards. The Tonys will air live on CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday, June 16.
Paramount said long-time CEO Bob Bakish will leave the company, which is in discussions to explore a sale or merger.
Reunited Bay Area thrash favorites Forbidden co-headline an epic all-day metal bill with Brooklyn crossover band Biohazard and an array of local and international acts Saturday at the UC Theatre in Berkeley.
The vinyl sales alone were monumental, Billboard said, with "the largest sales week for an album on vinyl in the modern era."
Michael Gira and his experimental post-punk band Swans return to San Francisco for this show at the Great American Music Hall Thursday.
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 profiles 'rucking', a popular new workout in the North Bay that takes hiking to another level. (5-1-24)
More than a thousand hotel workers whose union contracts are expiring this summer planned to march in downtown San Francisco on May Day Wednesday. The workers are demanding raises, better healthcare coverage, and improved workloads on their shifts. Shawn Chitnis reports. Website: http://kpix.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpixtv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPIXtv
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Lauren Toms reports on the potential effects of a ban on service charges at restaurants
A Redwood City man changed his career path - from running Stanford's Digital Language Lab to going to beauty school - so he could serve his community in a way that's more meaningful to him.
A San Francisco-based nonprofit created by this week's Jefferson Award winner helps low income and unsheltered people stay healthy and feel good about themselves.
A trio who's led the way in keeping San Mateo County beaches clean is launching a whale of an idea for Earth Day.
Two Peninsula mothers are encouraging San Mateo County youth to think about how they can care for the environment and express themselves using the video tools they already use.
An Oakland man is bringing families together to break the cycle of violence in a neighborhood known for violent crime.
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.
A onetime pupil has now become a student advisor, giving back after years of mentorship led him to success.
Police departments all over the country are having a hard time finding new officers, but one Bay Area student is criss-crossing the world while preparing for a career in law enforcement here at home.
When most people graduate from college, they tend to focus on one job. But this month's Students Rising Above scholar is currently juggling multiple workplace assignments.