Local News South Bay - CBSNews.com / Local News South Bay From CBSNews.com Sun, 18 May 2025 13:17:16 -0400 5 Moss Landing lithium battery facility fire continues to burn, evacuations lifted /news/monterey-county-sheriff-issues-evacuation-orders-due-to-moss-landing-power-plant-fire/ Authorities in Monterey County, California lifted all evacuations Friday night, one day after a fire broke out at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:40:31 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/17/378e08a9-31cd-49fe-b651-5e765178d830/thumbnail/60x60/136e87d093a7de2ca6ac7d14fb620a9d/moss-landing-fire-flare-up-3.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 e9755215-c5fb-4165-bf67-14a4596584b6 Monterey County declares state of emergency over Moss Landing lithium battery plant fire /news/monterey-county-state-of-emergency-northern-california-lithium-battery-plant-fire/ Monterey County supervisors on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in response to last week's major fire at the Vistra lithium battery plant in Moss Landing. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:32:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/17/378e08a9-31cd-49fe-b651-5e765178d830/thumbnail/60x60/136e87d093a7de2ca6ac7d14fb620a9d/moss-landing-fire-flare-up-3.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 0b4d2296-0151-4519-bfa7-9eeb4025a6e7 1 dead, 2 missing as Northern California coastline hit by large waves /news/northern-california-coast-high-surf-1-dead-1-missing/ One person died on a Santa Cruz County beach and two went missing in Monterey County Monday after large waves battered the Northern California coastline amid a high surf warning. Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:07:33 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/12/24/ab6319b8-6d97-4c8d-8dd3-9cb524b5dc60/thumbnail/60x60/2eb224fc687ce106089beaf2e0cdfde7/ap24359035231174.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 fc51bb9c-d4f0-4c27-94b8-87a340fde704 Portion of Santa Cruz Wharf collapses amid high surf with 2 people rescued /news/santa-cruz-wharf-collapse-high-surf-california/ A part of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed Monday afternoon during a high-surf warning, with authorities confirming two people had to be pulled from the water. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 15:47:41 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/12/24/7d7c0ee3-897e-4687-91d3-e2a48c364085/thumbnail/60x60/1cd3e2f5f3abd02dd4e214102137ba80/santa-cruz-wharf-drone-video.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 b24bbf32-7895-4163-ba39-5f5e8d146a35 Tornado touches down in Scotts Valley near Santa Cruz, flipping cars /news/tornado-touches-down-in-northern-california-near-santa-cruz-flipping-cars/ A tornado touched down in the Northern California town of Scotts Valley near Santa Cruz Saturday afternoon, flipping cars and knocking down power lines, according to authorities. Sun, 15 Dec 2024 02:13:25 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/12/15/41670b7a-f6cb-4a61-b134-392267977890/thumbnail/60x60/b99f6d046f05023bf9e0ea24212d482d/tornado.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 e8be800e-29fb-47d0-bc7f-1babdb17adbd South Bay "Mrs. Claus" brings Christmas joy and more to San Jose families /sanfrancisco/news/mrs-claus-christmas-nonprofit-joy-san-jose-families/ 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. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:13:57 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/12/12/1f44a397-a6f8-4017-9c92-016a377d6bd7/thumbnail/60x60/e052ddaf3ee9181a9ab51014821b2dd6/judy-santiago.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 1fa67ebf-6224-41a4-a608-5b90cf5fcad7 13-year-old San Jose girl wins top prize, $25,000 at STEM competition /news/13-year-old-san-jose-girl-wins-top-prize-25000-at-stem-competition/ While young people are understandably anxious about the changing climate and warming planet, there's still a sense of optimism thanks to the creativity found in our youth. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:01:23 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/11/08/f887ab82-99f2-4bb0-bb3b-f2b5b3a25634/thumbnail/60x60/e6b9641252b62be249e24a30b9864c94/tina-jin.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 38af6498-29c6-42d4-ae28-08ccbe1f3e9c Pearsall scores 1st career touchdown just over 2 months after being shot /news/san-francisco-49er-ricky-pearsall-1st-career-touchdown-after-being-shot/ San Francisco 49er Ricky Pearsall scored his first NFL career touchdown on Sunday, after being shot almost three months ago. Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:45:51 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/11/10/d5ca00e6-4965-4658-ab5e-47ff52feb63c/thumbnail/60x60/54b7f597241d7fed6657986a032d6615/ap24315667088199.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 d62852c0-48ec-4793-b032-1daa55aa201c Filipino artist connects with his "Lola" through collaborative watercolors /sanfrancisco/news/filipino-artist-connects-with-his-lola-through-collaborative-watercolors/ Many of us wish we could go back in time to ask our grandparents questions about their life, their family, and what it was like growing up, but Filipino artist Kenneth Tan didn't need a time machine. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:09:09 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/10/30/e1a31892-bcaa-4328-90a1-43f5ba60b687/thumbnail/60x60/50e9af81c6a1b78cb56a4ba5bd68e040/kenneth-tan-and-his-lola.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 d1194269-1bd6-4792-a823-b53c284ba359 Psychologist behind controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment" dies at 91 /news/stanford-psychologist-zimbardo-controversial-stanford-prison-experiment-dies/ Stanford University says the psychologist behind the controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment" has died. Sat, 19 Oct 2024 16:29:15 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/10/19/5b5a94a4-1f32-498c-9633-b6579d090ef9/thumbnail/60x60/11f48e01b6db13f51b6b9103556a2574/ap24293463694525.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 f5d05530-35a4-4bbf-bf7c-26c3fd9fefb8 South Bay health officials celebrate contributions of Hispanic physicians /sanfrancisco/news/south-bay-health-officials-celebrate-contributions-hispanic-physicians-while-pointing-out-shortage/ Santa Clara Valley Healthcare says the industry is facing a critical shortage of Latine physicians nationwide and locally in California. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:38:29 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/26/a6c20130-5ff3-4123-95d6-cb80115515b5/thumbnail/60x60/71fe96ac16fb6efe5ebcf1380aefba7e/national-latino-physicians-day-celebration.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 403a7dda-849c-4a0c-a09b-76ba920289df San Jose woman reflects on career leading nation's first nonprofit milk bank /sanfrancisco/news/san-jose-woman-reflects-on-career-leading-nations-first-nonprofit-milk-bank/ At her home in San Jose, 91-year-old Terry Asquith looks back at how she's given the gift of life to at-risk babies. 50 years ago, she founded the nation's oldest nonprofit milk bank, Mothers' Milk Bank. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:50:42 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/19/a9956aa2-ea6b-4c97-a6cd-d12b32f04bd1/thumbnail/60x60/d4913c6f9e365e0ef4f9fbbd37953890/ja-milk.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 cf9ca3b8-9d03-48cd-b6a1-ba5887e91002 Newly naturalized Latina U.S. citizen ready to cast her vote in November /sanfrancisco/news/newly-naturalized-latina-us-citizen-ready-vote-november-election/ A recently naturalized citizen who has lived in the U.S. for nearly 30 years is eager to exercise her right to vote in the upcoming November election. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:00:29 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/19/78d38242-b3f3-47f7-a776-fcf721a597c8/thumbnail/60x60/3ca9772463bd48738de9528890bf7ea8/snapshot-7.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 90e3d929-0fa6-4ad3-8614-32739d58d845 Former farmworker now has his own Salinas Valley farm /sanfrancisco/news/former-farmworker-now-has-his-own-salinas-valley-farm/ A former farmworker now has his own six-acre farm outside of Salinas thanks to a nonprofit focused on giving those who work the land new opportunities. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:57:47 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/17/9d7fc03a-49a0-4034-a289-b4239d66da39/thumbnail/60x60/4983dba76069fc6e4e289b85569ef3eb/alba-farmer-espiridon-santos.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 ba88c1e4-6669-43fb-ac8a-8183e41cd654 Stanford Health Care worker awarded $10M in racist harassment case /sanfrancisco/news/stanford-health-care-racist-harassment-lawsuit-worker-awarded-10m/ A judge has ordered Stanford University and Stanford Health Care to pay $10 million in damages in connection with an employee's racial harassment case that included allegations of a staffer dressing as a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:22:50 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2020/12/30/c56afdda-8d76-4871-a35c-10624bcbf57c/thumbnail/60x60/92f288137453eb7327e83c752dc22286/GettyImages-481590645.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 12d759d1-20fa-4468-8088-10f77530b08d 105-year-old dons cap and gown, gets overdue degree from Stanford /news/105-year-old-cap-gown-receives-overdue-degree-stanford/ Eighty-three years after she left Stanford without a master's degree, Virginia Hislop, age 105, has it in hand at last. Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:26:57 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/06/17/db58d3ce-04f7-4976-9a1a-dc19295548f2/thumbnail/60x60/ed4dafd967391690447eaee3849a4738/centenarian-stanford-grad.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 a7ccc266-cd07-48c5-8269-645d1ff51174 Japanese taiko drumming provides cultural connection for SJ percussion troupe /sanfrancisco/news/japanese-taiko-drumming-provides-cultural-connection-for-san-jose-percussion-troupe/ An ancient Japanese art form that connects people to their heritage with each pounding beat, taiko drumming was recently on full display at the 46th annual Nikkei Matsuri Festival​ in San Jose's Japantown​. Sun, 19 May 2024 20:42:22 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/05/16/382f6215-a53c-429d-9b2c-513d0759dff4/thumbnail/60x60/be8f865826a09ef1353037cb06e4ad17/san-jose-taiko.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 75e46b96-56f4-4cc1-a23a-5bba1af78486 Former HGTV star from Los Gatos sentenced in $10M real estate fraud case /news/charles-todd-hill-former-hgtv-star-los-gatos-sentenced-10m-real-estate-fraud-case-ponzi-scheme/ A Los Gatos man who starred in a real estate reality show was sentenced to jail and ordered to pay back nearly $10 million to his victims after admitting to real estate fraud, prosecutors said Tuesday. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:47:48 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/03/28/0b5ca229-fb56-4715-a2ea-67dd1d4ef11a/thumbnail/60x60/beb3e5e34666331fb6977ad97fab9270/home-for-sale-sign-real-estate.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 d749b50c-57e4-4a39-b770-de831e25a8b9 Stanford's Tara VanDerveer, NCAA's all-time winningest basketball coach, retires /news/stanfords-tara-vanderveer-ncaas-all-time-winningest-basketball-coach-to-retire/ Stanford women's basketball head coach Tara VanDerveer, the winningest coach in NCAA history, announced her retirement Tuesday after 38 seasons with the team. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:25:54 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/01/22/90ff97e3-a651-4bc2-be4f-b1205dfc5352/thumbnail/60x60/c5e3c1a948382fbc6f3fdaede9f25c88/gettyimages-1951089444.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 23ee623c-2df8-498f-9b79-1862ed36de21 Young girl who died during 2021 San Jose "exorcism" fought for her life, court documents say /news/young-girl-who-died-during-2021-san-jose-exorcism-fought-for-her-life-court-documents-say/ Court documents in the case of three San Jose family members charged in the alleged child-abuse death of a three-year-old girl during a brutal 2021 exorcism ritual at a makeshift church reveal the child fought to escape even as she declared her love for her mother, who was one of her assailants. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:24:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/05/13/f72d170c-999f-45d3-998f-3c1f48ce308c/thumbnail/60x60/f235153fc47c5feb584f11f9bc76693a/suspects.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 96b8249a-255d-4fe1-a8e8-2ad873aca712 Muslim woman agrees to $90K settlement with Santa Clara County over removal of hijab /sanfrancisco/news/muslim-woman-asia-aden-agrees-to-90k-settlement-with-santa-clara-county-over-removal-of-hijab/ Santa Clara County has agreed to a $90,000 settlement with a Muslim woman who said her hijab was inappropriately removed when she was being booked into jail last year. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:14:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/06/23/8f4c8eb0-601d-43d1-ac3b-98dba990d070/thumbnail/60x60/eb76358b6db9f040af7b32a216bf0885/santa-clara-county-jail-062222.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 56ccb2d9-d09d-49aa-bd19-fcdc63ce3772 Former San Jose State director of sports medicine sentenced in sexual abuse case /news/former-san-jose-state-director-of-sports-medicine-sentenced-in-sexual-abuse-case/ The former director of sports medicine at San Jose University was sentenced to 24 months in prison for sexually abusing female student-athletes, the Department of Justice said. Tue, 14 Nov 2023 20:34:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2020/09/18/df809524-4c5f-46b9-9922-80210619937d/thumbnail/60x60/1ada5ee9100e4594e94c9cf123ae7564/sjsu2.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 5f12996e-df31-44b3-9ee1-883e03aa221f Muslim Stanford student injured in suspected hate crime hit-and-run /news/muslim-stanford-student-injured-suspected-hate-crime-hit-run/ On Friday an Arab Muslim student at Stanford University was injured in a hit-and-run on campus in what is being investigated by the California Highway Patrol as a hate crime. Sun, 05 Nov 2023 11:51:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2017/12/16/39fe0640-8134-4b5d-ab1a-5b7d282e7f7b/thumbnail/60x60/43ec0766e2cb9fa2fcf990201376ea3d/stanford-university.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 16402b57-7c87-496d-8f63-ecf828f43b85 South Bay nudist resort Lupin Lodge hits the real estate market /news/south-bay-nudist-resort-lupin-lodge-being-sold-real-estate-oldest-in-the-country/ A one-of-a-kind property just went on the market in the South Bay. It's not a single-family home or an office building: It's a nudist resort. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 18:04:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/11/01/bc03383f-1d98-4339-a0f5-948c0a412075/thumbnail/60x60/6195b2f8af140d2b74d7bfadff70754f/snapshot-36.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 c0700dfa-cb0f-442f-8be3-d066dc2a4e41 Congregation at historic San Jose church hoping for landmark designation /sanfrancisco/news/congregation-at-historic-san-jose-church-hoping-for-landmark-designation/ A historic church in San Jose that was under threat of demolition could be saved with a possible city landmark designation. Sun, 15 Oct 2023 21:56:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/10/16/820b444a-6cf3-4ed3-9c37-298528a5e00f/thumbnail/60x60/7304820f2610d1329762727d7fdd05ad/snapshot-17.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 3588a0c4-6be6-4e1e-b033-adf9f63656fe Low and slow: Expressing Latino lowrider culture on two wheels /news/expressing-latino-lowrider-culture-two-wheels/ A San Francisco artist is carrying forward a decades-old tradition by expressing lowrider culture in custom-built bicycles. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 02:28:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/09/22/ef16737e-4530-43e7-8e52-358f968b2e70/thumbnail/60x60/c1ba24df333f5491c86820124f396bab/loride-bikes.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 a8bb5761-8404-4b6b-8ab5-0752bf881427