
Jesse Jackson Visiting Oakland Tech To Announce $15,000 In College Scholarships
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is scheduled to visit a high school in Oakland to continue his push for greater diversity in technology.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson is scheduled to visit a high school in Oakland to continue his push for greater diversity in technology.
When Reverend Jesse Jackson put dozens of investors with money to spend and bright African-American and Latino entrepreneurs with start-ups to fund in a room together sparks fly and magic happened.
Cities across the nation will be celebrating the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend but some hold a more historical significance than others.
Apple primarily relies on white and Asian men for its top-paying technology jobs, feeding the perception that Silicon Valley's economic boom is largely excluding women, blacks and Hispanics.
Anti-eviction activists, a group of Google investors, and a group led by Reverend Jesse Jackson are holding protests outside Google's headquarters in Mountain View.
Watch any episode of HBO's "Silicon Valley" and you'll see four white male techies, and one Pakistani-born programmer, and that's an example of why the Rev. Jesse Jackson's Rainbow PUSH Coalition is in the Bay Area this week at eBay and Google shareholder meetings, to make a case for more blacks, women, and other minorities in the real Silicon Valley.
Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to lead a delegation to the Hewlett Packard annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday to bring attention to Silicon Valley's poor record of including blacks and Latinos in hiring, board appointments and startup funding.
San Francisco's tourism industry, a critical pillar of the city's economy, showed troubling signs over the July Fourth holiday weekend, traditionally one of the busiest times of the year.
San Jose police said they are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Sunday afternoon.
Three San Francisco Giants pitchers will be heading to Atlanta for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game on July 15.
The Trump administration is expected to send dozens of letters to countries that have not made a trade deal, warning them that higher tariffs could kick in next month.
Athletics slugger Brent Rooker will be joining teammate Jacob Wilson in Atlanta for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game.
San Francisco's tourism industry, a critical pillar of the city's economy, showed troubling signs over the July Fourth holiday weekend, traditionally one of the busiest times of the year.
San Jose police said they are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Sunday afternoon.
Three San Francisco Giants pitchers will be heading to Atlanta for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game on July 15.
The Trump administration is expected to send dozens of letters to countries that have not made a trade deal, warning them that higher tariffs could kick in next month.
Organized by the American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine (AFRP), the convention celebrates heritage, community, and identity while welcoming people of all faiths.
San Francisco's tourism industry, a critical pillar of the city's economy, showed troubling signs over the July Fourth holiday weekend, traditionally one of the busiest times of the year.
Organized by the American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine (AFRP), the convention celebrates heritage, community, and identity while welcoming people of all faiths.
Kayla Thornton currently leads the Valkyries in points per game, 14.9, and in rebounds per game, 7.1.
Colma police said they were called to a Game Stop at 4929 Junipero Serra Blvd. just before 9:30 a.m. for a fight involving multiple people.
Tens of thousands of people jammed into 12 blocks of San Francisco on Saturday for the weekend-long Fillmore Jazz Festival.
Illegal fireworks caused major disruption in Oakland on the Fourth of July, straining emergency responders and endangering residents.
Con Fire said that they got reports about multiple injuries due to a fireworks explosion on the 2200 block of Spanos Street, near Linden Way.
The Fire Department, around 10:40 p.m., said it responded to a fire at a 2-story duplex on the 1600 block of 78th Avenue.
A massive fire swept through a warehouse in Oakland Friday afternoon and spread to at least one other building and vehicles on the street.
More than 16 years after a newborn girl was found dead in a San Francisco Bay Area dumpster, police have announced a Colorado woman has been arrested and charged with her murder.
Come race time, several members of the team will take turns behind the wheel of the vehicle, driving it under the hot sun along the Texas Motor Speedway.
Milpitas Police said they suspect a woman of intentionally hiding her son and then setting off a search for him on Thursday.
Authorities in Morgan Hill continue to search for a man identified as a person of interest in the death of 18-year-old Marissa DiNapoli, whose body was discovered near Anderson Lake earlier this week.
A young boy who went missing Thursday morning in Milpitas has been found safe, police said.
Officials in San Jose announced that a 4th of July drone show would take place at Lake Cunningham after Tuesday's explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Yolo County led to the cancellation of the fireworks display.
Just hours before it was set to begin, the Fourth of July fireworks show in Sausalito was canceled after "an unexpected issue," Sausalito Parks and Recreation said Friday evening.
More than a year after a bank branch in Santa Rosa was robbed, police said they made an arrest in the case Thursday morning.
A bicyclist died of his injuries after a collision with a vehicle in San Rafael last weekend, authorities said Thursday.
A traffic stop in Sonoma County of a suspected drunk driver resulted in an arrest and an eye-popping look at how the vehicle was seemingly the spot for prolific beer drinking.
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.
Three San Francisco Giants pitchers will be heading to Atlanta for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game on July 15.
Athletics slugger Brent Rooker will be joining teammate Jacob Wilson in Atlanta for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game.
Kayla Thornton currently leads the Valkyries in points per game, 14.9, and in rebounds per game, 7.1.
Willy Adames had three hits and four RBIs to back a strong start by Logan Webb and the San Francisco Giants beat the Athletics 7-2 on Saturday night.
Napheesa Collier scored 22 points as the Minnesota Lynx defeat the Golden State Valkyries 82-71 on Saturday night.
San Jose police said they are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Sunday afternoon.
Colma police said they were called to a Game Stop at 4929 Junipero Serra Blvd. just before 9:30 a.m. for a fight involving multiple people.
A homicide investigation is underway after a female died after she was shot in Vallejo early Saturday morning, police said.
The shooting happened around 12:07 a.m. on the 100 block of Harbor Road.
Milpitas Police said they suspect a woman of intentionally hiding her son and then setting off a search for him on Thursday.
Come race time, several members of the team will take turns behind the wheel of the vehicle, driving it under the hot sun along the Texas Motor Speedway.
Stanford researchers have discovered a breakthrough technology that shrinks and removes blood clots to treat strokes, heart attacks, and other clot-related diseases.
Bay Area transportation officials announced Tuesday that the Clipper Card system is experiencing outages, impacting commuters throughout the region.
A growing number of young adults are grappling with a health issue they once thought was decades away: hearing loss.
Tinder is now requiring California users to verify their profiles using a facial recognition feature called "Face Check."
Stanford researchers have discovered a breakthrough technology that shrinks and removes blood clots to treat strokes, heart attacks, and other clot-related diseases.
A growing number of young adults are grappling with a health issue they once thought was decades away: hearing loss.
According to the union, a federal judge denied their request to stop UCSF Health from proceeding to cancel union contracts. The cancellation would turn employees into direct UCSF employees, effective July 6.
With the FDA recently rejecting a drug application that aims to help those living with Barth Syndrome, one Bay Area family is frustrated by the delay of approved treatments in the rare disease community.
Dr. Fiona Havers' resignation follows RFK Jr.'s orders to change the CDC's vaccine recommendations.
The Trump administration is expected to send dozens of letters to countries that have not made a trade deal, warning them that higher tariffs could kick in next month.
California law prohibiting gambling on sporting events, except for betting on horse races, also extends to the increasingly popular daily fantasy sports games, Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a legal opinion on Thursday.
President Trump hosted a celebratory event at the White House to sign his "one big, beautiful bill."
In its 2026 fiscal year budget proposal released in May, the Interior Department estimated that such a surcharge would generate more than $90 million annually.
The FDA's Dr. Vinay Prasad said that he disagreed with the agency's career vaccine reviewers about COVID shot approvals.
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.
San Francisco International Airport has been declared among the world's "most beautiful" for its design of Harvey Milk Terminal 1, which was completed last year.
Hope, Love, Pride — A Celebration will showcase live reporting from the parade route, special guests in studio, and stories from throughout Pride month that feature people from the Bay Area's LGBTQ community.
The Dyke March was back in San Francisco and after a six-year hiatus, new organizers came together to put on the event.
On the edge of Oakland, right by the bay, something fabulous is afoot.
The annual Fourth of July fireworks show on the San Francisco waterfront will be held at 9:30 p.m. on Friday.
Joey Chestnut is returning to the 2025 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Here's how and when to watch.
Michael Madsen apparently went into cardiac arrest and was found unresponsive in his home in Malibu, California, on Thursday morning, according to his manager.
Here is a rundown of confirmed 2025 July 4th fireworks shows, drone shows, and other events in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The verdict in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial comes after the high-profile proceedings started in May.
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.
The city told people at Ohlone Park that they had to be out last week, but now the city plans to move everyone out Monday morning.
Here's a look at the weather forecast Sunday evening.
Businesses across San Francisco said they've saw fewer tourists over the Fourth of July weekend.
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CBS News Bay Area morning edition headlines for July 6, 2025. Watch full newscasts streamed at the CBS SF website or on the app.
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.