Melissa Caen
KPIX 5
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Lyft Sued For Failing To Protect Women From Sexual Assault By Drivers
A nationwide lawsuit was filed against Lyft on Wednesday by women who claim the company has failed to protect them from sexual assault and rape by refusing to properly screen or monitor its drivers. → Read More
Wildfire Survivors Say They Were Bilked by Central Valley Construction Firm
About 40 people whose homes were destroyed in the 2017 wine country wildfires say a construction firm has taken their money but not delivered on promises to rebuild their homes. → Read More
Former Bay Area Aide To Joe Biden Says He Can Beat Trump In 2020
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — Before he was the “L” in BMWL, the successful political consulting firm based in Oakland, Sam Lauter was an intern for then-Delaware Senator Joe Biden. In 1986, Lauter had just graduated from Berkeley when he trekked to Washington, D.C. to work for Biden. “There were five or six of us […] → Read More
Kamala Harris Gets Big Boost From Longtime Hillary Clinton Supporter
Susie Tompkins Buell, one of the most prolific Democratic fundraisers in the nation, has endorsed Sen. Kamala Harris for President in the 2020 election. → Read More
Vote Will Decide If Marin’s Dixie School District Changes Its Name
Concerned citizens submitted 12 petitions to change the name of the Dixie School District in Marin County. → Read More
Stock Market Tumble Causes Businesses To Hold Off On Investments
By the time the final bell rang Monday, the Dow's fall was the largest Christmas Eve tumble in market history. → Read More
Protesters Disrupt Stanford Pro-Kavanaugh Rally; Student GOP Leader Alleges Assault
Politics led to tempers flaring on the Stanford campus and one disagreement among students got physical this week. → Read More
San Francisco Explores Strict New Codes For Tall Buildings Following Millennium Tower Flap
San Francisco is calling for stricter building safety codes focusing on making high rises safer during earthquakes. → Read More
Voters Could Decide Whether To Split California Into Smaller States
California voters could soon be asked to decide whether their state is too big. → Read More
Zuckerberg Says Facebook Even Collects Data From Non-Facebook Users
Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Facebook tracks people even if they don't have an account. → Read More
China Tariffs Threaten California’s Robust Wine Industry « CBS San Francisco
The fight over trade between the U.S. and China could have a big impact on California's wine industry. → Read More
New California Law Aims To Make Building Housing Much Easier
A new law could make it a lot easier to build housing in California. → Read More
San Francisco Supervisors May Remove London Breed As Interim Mayor
San Francisco could soon have its third mayor in six weeks. → Read More
DHS Special Agent Slams Local Leaders In San Francisco For Shutting Out Feds
An award event for Human Trafficking Day turned into a political slam-fest by the head of the Department of Homeland Security's San Francisco bureau. → Read More
Fake Road Signs At California Border Mock The New Sanctuary State Status
Just as California's new sanctuary state status went into effect, mock signs were posted at the state border. → Read More
Northern California Pot Distributor Wants Its Seized Marijuana Back
A licensed marijuana company in Ukiah wants law enforcement authorities to return the marijuana they seized. → Read More
Oakland Police Department Gives ICE Agent The Cold Shoulder
Oakland Police Department gave a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent the cold shoulder when her car window was smashed. → Read More
Bay Area Judge Faces Allegations Of Inappropriate Sexual Behavior
A prominent Bay Area judge is accused of inappropriate sexual behavior. A former clerk says he called her into his office, to show her porn. → Read More
Woman Inquired Into Bocanegra’s History Of Harassment In 2012 « CBS San Francisco
A woman who tried to sound the alarm about a top California Democrat's reputation for harassing women on Monday talked to KPIX 5 about how she was blocked from getting the truth five years ago. → Read More
GOP Tax Plan Ends Deductions For Teachers Buying School Supplies
The GOP tax plan eliminates the deduction that teachers can take for buying their own classroom supplies. → Read More