San Francisco, officially City and County of San Francisco and colloquially known as SF, San Fran, or "The City", is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California. San Francisco is the 13th-most populous city in the United States, and the fourth-most populous in California, with 883,305 residents as of 2018. It covers an area of about 46.89 square miles (121.4 km2), mostly at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city, and the fifth-most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. San Francisco is the 12th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States, with 4,729,484 people in 2018. With San Jose, it forms the fifth-most populous combined statistical area in the United States, the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area.
A massive portrait of Greta Thunberg gazed down onto San Francisco on Tuesday night after an artist unveiled a mural of the Swedish teen activist in a bid to remind residents of the dangers posed by.. Reuters - Published Also reported by •CBS News
A suspected gunman is under arrest, hours after a shooting at a California school. One teenager was wounded in Santa Rosa, about 55 miles north of San Francisco. CBS News - Published
A mural of the Swedish teenage climate activist, whose movement has caught the attention of the world, is set to be completed next Tuesday. Located in downtown San Francisco near Union Square (420..
Two former employees of Twitter and a third man from Saudi Arabia face U.S. charges of spying for the kingdom by digging up private user data and giving it to Saudi officials in exchange for payment,..
Reuters reports short-term rental platform Airbnb banned “party houses” on Saturday. The move comes after five people were killed in a shooting at a large Halloween gathering inside a California..
A former Silicon Valley project manager, couples counselor Gal Szekely practices in San Francisco and Palo Alto. According to Business insider, Szekely says Silicon Valley couples have several common..
Firefighters are battling wildfires in Northern California and the wealthy west side of Los Angeles that have forced tens of thousands to flee their homes. The blaze that broke out last week amid..
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Thousands of people in Los Angeles were ordered to evacuate after a fast-moving brush fire ignited early on Monday morning near the Getty Center museum. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
California firefighters on Saturday cut defensive lines against a wildfire in Sonoma County’s famed wine country. Reuters reports authorities ordered 50,000 people to evacuate. The order came ahead..
Radiologists look at thousands of head scans a day. They search for tiny abnormalities that can signal life-threatening emergencies. But it's far more efficient for artificial intelligence to scroll..
Several Christopher Columbus statues were vandalised with red paint and messages against the 15th-century Italian navigator on Monday when the US holiday named after one of the first Europeans to reach..
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A thief strolled into a San Francisco art gallery, stole a famous Salvador Dali piece and walked out. The framed mid-'60s etching titled "Burning Giraffe" was on an easel at the front of Dennis Rae..
A brush fire ignited in the San Bruno mountain ridge just south of San Francisco, threatening transmission lines in an area already affected by planned power outages aimed at reducting wildfires risks...
It's often said that two can live as cheaply as one, but is that really true? According to Business Insider, there are US cities where couples can, indeed, benefit from moving in together. But in many..
Business Insider reports a 3.6 magnitude earthquake hit Colma, California, on Saturday morning. The earthquake had a depth of 4.7 miles, and there have been no reports of damage from the earthquake so..
Reuters reports a San Francisco tour guide may ultimately end his days in the equivalent of Alcatraz. 56-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen Xuehua Peng is also known as Edward Peng. Federal prosecutors..
President Donald Trump is taking action for the environment and against the homeless population in California. He ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a notice in less than a week to..
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that homeless individuals are ruining America's best highways and streets. According to Business Insider, Trump also claimed some people have told him they want to..
According to The Huff Post, when it comes to American cities, the West Coast is home to some of the healthiest. A study from WalletHub ranked the most healthy cities in the U.S., over 174, based on..
San Francisco and Silicon Valley. New York and Amazon. Now Seattle and a 'head tax.' The message to high-paying jobs is not in my backyard: Our view
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Another explosive fire is burning in Sonoma County's wine country. North of San Francisco, homes are destroyed there, as well — thousands were forced to evacuate. CBS News - Published
A widely shared video of the episode prompted a weekend “eat-in” protest on the Bay Area Rapid Transit system in San Francisco. NYTimes.com - Published
Seahawks roll into Monday NFC West clash with chance to drop San Francisco from ranks of unbeaten. But are any of our experts buying that outcome?
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"I grew up in this city and in poverty, and I never thought that in my life that I would have the opportunity to serve in this capacity," said London Breed CBS News - Published
Several others were injured in the shooting in Orinda, east of San Francisco, the authorities said. Witnesses told local news outlets that it happened at a Halloween party. NYTimes.com - Published
We leave you this Sunday Morning in the company of American white pelicans in Marin County, California, north of San Francisco. Videographer: Lee McEachern CBS News - Published
Will e-cigarettes make the traditional cigarette obsolete? Vaping is catching on among smokers switching from cigarettes, but it is also attracting a new demographic: young people who'd never smoked.. CBS News - Published
Mozzeria is ranked among the top pizza places in San Francisco, and it is also notable for being entirely owned and operated by people who are deaf. Tracy Smith reports. CBS News - Published
"Sunday Morning" takes you this Sunday before Thanksgiving to California's Marin County, just north of San Francisco, where wild turkeys might consider staying out of sight. Videographer: Lee.. CBS News - Published
From a Motown anniversary to a San Francisco comedy festival, "Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Jane Pauley reports. CBS News - Published
On this Easter morning, "Sunday Morning" takes you to the company of goslings – baby geese – at Stow Lake in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Videographer: Lance Milbrand. CBS News - Published
Steve Kroft's career at 60 Minutes began in 1989 with a profile of Dr. Lorraine Day, a prominent San Francisco orthopedic surgeon who led a one-woman crusade, warning doctors about the risks of.. CBS News - Published
The Millennium Tower opened to great acclaim with high-priced, posh apartments. But those accolades and property values are sinking, along with the building's foundation. Jon Wertheim reports. CBS News - Published
The Easy Fire is another wildfire to ignite in California, joining the Getty Fire in Los Angeles and the Kincade Fire north of San Francisco.
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What kind of mask do you need for wildfire smoke? As wildfires blaze around San Francisco and Los Angeles, here's how to protect yourself from smoke
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Crews battling the Kincade Fire in Northern California wine country fear more heavy wind could bring new life to the massive wildfire. It has burned an area more than twice the size of San Francisco.. CBS News - Published
California's largest utility PG&E now says two fires that broke out Sunday less than 20 miles northeast of San Francisco may have been caused by its own electrical malfunctions. Also, a decorated army.. CBS News - Published
The Kincade fire is devastating California's wine country. Strong winds helped the fire double in size Sunday, scorching an area nearly twice the size of San Francisco. CBS San Francisco's Wilson.. CBS News - Published
California is in a state of emergency as flames and high winds tear through wine country north of San Francisco. Also, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead. All that and all that matters in today's.. CBS News - Published
Driven by dry winds, the Kincade fire north of San Francisco was still growing on Sunday morning, and power was being shut off to much of the Bay Area to prevent more outbreaks. NYTimes.com - Published
Ferocious winds Saturday could result in more power outages for nearly 1 million PG&E customers near San Francisco. The move is to prevent wildfires.
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California firefighters on Friday sought to take advantage of a lull in winds to gain ground on a pair of fast-moving wildfires, including one that has forced the evacuation of about 50,000 residents.. Reuters - Published
United Airlines is in early discussions with Apple Inc about upgrading the U.S. carrier's terminal at San Francisco International airport, United's Chief Digital Officer Linda Jojo told journalists on.. Reuters - Published
California emergency officials on Thursday ordered hundreds of people to evacuate a historic wine country town north of San Francisco, and nearly 200,000 were without power, as a growing wildfire.. Reuters - Published
A wind-driven wildfire has forced evacuations north of San Francisco in Sonoma County. The blaze near Geyserville had grown to 10,000 acres. (Oct. 24)
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Dozens of Republican lawmakers storm into a high-security room where another official was due to answer questions in the impeachment inquiry. Also, strong winds whip a fast-moving wildfire north of San.. CBS News - Published
A former bohemian mecca, San Francisco now lays claim to the most expensive housing in the West, with a median home price of $1.4 million.
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Police are investigating an alleged attack on a Syrian teen while he rode a San Diego trolley as a hate crime. The 17-year-old was FaceTiming on Tuesday when a man apparently approached him and asked.. CBS News - Published
South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a government decision to suspend Asiana Airlines' Incheon-San Francisco route for 45 days, adding to the debt-ridden carrier's headaches as it battles.. Reuters - Published
Flames engulfed two ethanol holding tanks on Tuesday at a NuStar Energy petrochemical storage facility near San Francisco, prompting health authorities to urge residents of two adjacent towns to remain.. Reuters - Published
A fire at an oil storage facility in the San Francisco Bay Area prompted a hazardous materials emergency Tuesday afternoon that led authorities to order about 12,000 people in two communities to stay.. USATODAY.com - Published
A fire broke out Tuesday in two tanks at a NuStar oil and refined products storage facility in Crockett, California, the company said. Reuters - Published
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