San Francisco

According to CNN, San Francisco is set to become the first US city to ban the sale of e-cigarettes. The city's board of supervisors is scheduled to vote on the decision on June 25th. The ordinance..

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A fund of up to $21 billion may be created in California to help utilities pay for future wildfire damage. The proposal by Democratic governor Gavin Newsom follows the bankruptcy filing of San..

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Love rats? Then San Francisco's new pop-up - where visitors can enjoy happy hour with some four legged friends - might be for you. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

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An automated burger machine has been helping to tickle tastebuds in San Francisco.

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San Francisco has become increasingly unaffordable for those making less than six figures. Here are some shocking statistics about housing in San Francisco.

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Introducing herself as a career prosecutor, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris during an event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday accused U.S. President Donald Trump of health care, tax, and..

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Cory Booker on Wednesday proposed a tax credit for renters who spend more than 30% of their income on housing, an ambitious program that his presidential campaign..

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An anonymous bidder won Warren Buffet's annual charity auction lunch. The winner bidder will pay a record $4.6 million for lunch with Buffett. All of proceeds will be donated to the Glide Foundation, a..

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During a San Francisco presidential forum a man went on stage and took the microphone from Sen. Kamala Harris. The man wanted the audience's attention for a bigger idea but didn’t say what because..

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California, the most liberal and populous U.S. state, is drawing a wave of Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls this weekend. Jane Lanhee Lee reports.

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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the option of impeaching President Donald Trump was not off the table, but that the case should be "iron-clad" before the House of Representatives..

Credit: Reuters Studio     Duration: 01:19Published on May 29, 2019

San Francisco has become famous for its high cost of living since the tech industry moved in, but it's worse than you might think.

Credit: Wochit News     Duration: 01:04Published on May 29, 2019

On Wednesday the Trump administration agreed not to immediately redirect nearly $1 billion it is withholding from California’s high-speed rail project, one of several disputes between Republican..

Credit: Wochit News     Duration: 01:02Published on May 22, 2019

According to a report by Geek.com, San Francisco is looking to keep its streets and sidewalks free of trash by installing a network of high-tech sensors. These sensors are reportedly designed for use..

Credit: Wochit News     Duration: 00:34Published on May 22, 2019

Shareholders will vote on whether Amazon’s sales of its facial recognition technology to governments threatens civil rights at the tech giant's annual meeting in Seattle on Wednesday. Chris Dignam.

Credit: Reuters Studio     Duration: 01:49Published on May 22, 2019

U.S. abortion-rights campaigners, including several Democrats running for president in 2020, rallied in front of the Supreme Court while others protested across the country on Tuesday to protest new..

Credit: Reuters Studio     Duration: 01:54Published on May 22, 2019

In January, a preliminary one-night tally of San Francisco's homeless population was taken. The tally counted 8,011 homeless people, which is up 17% from two years ago. According to Business Insider, a..

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State fire investigators have formally determined that Pacific Gas & Electric Co transmission lines caused the deadliest and most destructive wildfire on record in California, a blaze that killed 85..

Credit: Reuters Studio     Duration: 01:35Published on May 16, 2019

According to a report by Huffpost, on Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Kenneth Lee to a lifetime federal judgeship over the objections of both of his home-state senators and despite his past..

Credit: Wochit News     Duration: 00:41Published on May 16, 2019

Google will begin featuring ads on the home feed of its smartphone app later this year, it said on Tuesday, giving the search engine a huge new supply of ad slots to boost revenue. Jane Lanhee Lee..

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Uber drivers in London and New York started a day of strikes on Wednesday to protest the disparity between gig-economy conditions and the sums that investors are likely to make in Friday’s..

Credit: Reuters Studio     Duration: 01:46Published on May 9, 2019

Activists called on Uber and Lyft drivers to strike by turning off their apps for a day and joining a rally to protest ahead of Uber's IPO. The response was lukewarm. Jane Lanhee Lee reports.

Credit: Reuters Studio     Duration: 02:13Published on May 9, 2019

Traffic is getting increasingly worse in San Francisco, California. Science Mag reports a new study says a major influence from 2010 to 2016 was the introduction of Uber and Lyft. Both companies are..

Credit: Wochit News     Duration: 00:41Published on May 9, 2019