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Bay Area All Local

A daily dive into the top headlines in the Bay Area, delivering the news you need in 10 minutes or less from KCBS Radio.

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15:34

How AI is reshaping the American workforce

Bay Area All Local ·

2025/12/18

The air of security around white collar jobs is evaporating as artificial intelligence turns up the heat on the American economy. It's been a year of high profile layoffs and subsequent hiring woes. To break it all down, KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott spoke with Giacomo Santangelo, senior lecturer in the Department of Economics at Fordham University.

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10:24

Did Oakland Councilmember Ken Houston violate city...

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2025/12/18

An Oakland City Councilmember is facing outrage after he was caught on camera seemingly making an obscene hand gesture during city council meeting yesterday.San Francisco’s transit agency is facing a massive budget hole — and it’s looking to one of the city’s most famous rides for help. As we head into winter, avalanche forecasters and ski patrollers in the Sierra are working hard to keep the mountain safe. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchor Margie

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16:29

Regaining public trust in news media: a road towards...

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2025/12/18

This is Ask An Expert, where every weekday at 9:20am, KCBS is gives you direct access to top experts in various fields. Today: public trust in news media is at an all-time low. America's "news deserts" are growing larger and social media algorithms continue to narrow the scope of content we see online. It's become a question of relevance, ethics, and the Internet. To help us diagnose the disconnect between the public and the news, KCBS anchor Steve Scott spoke with Jaci Clement, CEO and

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9:49

Investigation continues into car that landed on BART...

Bay Area All Local ·

2025/12/17

It was a chaotic scene in Castro Valley when a car flew off a tow truck and onto the BART tracks in the middle of the 580 freeway. California regulators are giving Tesla one more chance to change the marketing about the self-driving capabilities of its cars. In a 7-to-1 vote, the Oakland City Council has extended the use of license plate recognition technology to aid police. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott.

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10:54

Increase in SF hospital beds aids unhoused and mental...

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2025/12/17

Santa Clara County nurses are holding rallies at hospitals across Silicon Valley on Tuesday, as part of a systemwide “Day of Action.”Toy drives come in all shapes and sizes — but one Oakland church is taking a very different approach this holiday season. The suspect charged with gunning down Coach John Beam at Laney College last month is back in court this morning. To better address homelessness and the mental health crisis, San Francisco is expanding the healthcare system's bed capacity in

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14:43

How long is a ‘healthy’ life?

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2025/12/16

Today, Americans are living longer than ever, but with more time spent at risk of disease. How many healthy years do we really have? From social isolation to skyrocketing costs for elder care, the aging population is navigating unprecedented circumstances. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott spoke with S. Jay Olshansky, an aging researcher and professor of public health at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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14:25

Gas station explosion shuts down a portion of the...

Bay Area All Local ·

2025/12/16

For thousands of Bay Area-bound drivers desperate to escape the daily gridlock on Interstate 80, a long-anticipated alternative is now in effect. The unemployment rate is up and the ranks of the under-employed continue to grow. More than a dozen people suffered minor injuries after a cable car came to an abrupt stop in San Francisco. A gas explosion at a fuel station in San Francisco shut down a portion of the city’s Mission District yesterday evening Dozens of members of the Bay Area faith

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16:09

San Francisco cable car screeches to a halt, injuring...

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2025/12/16

Investigators are trying to figure out how a San Francisco cable car suddenly came to a stop injuring 14 people on board. A gas explosion at a fuel station in San Francisco shut down a portion of the city’s Mission District on Monday evening. San Francisco city agencies will be working closely together on traffic safety initiatives under a directive signed by Mayor Daniel Lurie on Monday. Metered street parking on Sundays are usually free in Oakland, but those days are about to come to a close

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15:59

San Francisco District Attorney discusses gun...

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2025/12/15

We are once again grappling with the toll of gun violence. Mass shootings at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia have renewed scrutiny of public safety. To tell us how San Francisco is responding to these concerns KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott spoke with San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.

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11:10

Festival of lights, Waymo's plan to boost ridership...

Bay Area All Local ·

2025/12/15

In a powerful display of defiance, Bay Area Jewish communities gathered for their annual Menorah lighting last night, refusing to let fear extinguish the Festival of Lights. Waymo says the ridership of its driverless robo-taxis has tripled this year compared to last. Its foggy this morning in spots and the fog is impacting travel on the roads and in the skies. Out of date toll booths on all seven state-owned Bay Area Bridges will soon be a thing of the past. The class of 2026 college seniors

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11:22

Electrical grids are struggling, as demand for data...

Bay Area All Local ·

2025/12/14

Data centers, especially those powering AI, consume massive amounts of electricity. Demand is growing, but the current grid is struggling to keep up.VTA has spent the last year and a half consulting transit experts, crunching the numbers and making changes to its massive BART expansion plan. However, the agency is still making contingency plans in case federal funding is delayed. The future of artificial intelligence in outer space looks promising. The technology can allow robots to explore the

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11:14

The reason for a delayed sentencing in SF's Cash App...

Bay Area All Local ·

2025/12/13

Search and rescue crews from around the Bay Area are bound for the Pacific Northwest to support the response to widespread flooding. The American Red Cross is reminding people that blood donations bring hope and healing to the holiday season. The man convicted last year in San Francisco's Cash App murder case has yet to be sentenced, as a judge holds a hearing about the reasons why. It’s that time of year again for one the Bay Area’s most adorably festive tradition: Golden Gate Ferry’s Holiday

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16:10

Addicted to your smartphone? Try embracing the...

Bay Area All Local ·

2025/12/12

This is Ask An Expert, where every weekday at 9:20am, KCBS is giving you direct access to top experts in various fields.Today: Smartphone addiction is re-wiring our brains and as we grapple with a life lived through screens, we're seeing a direct impact to our attention span, mood, and so much more. It's why some Internet users are now embracing the boredom of a "dopamine detox", and to answer all our questions, KCBS's Steve Scott spoke with Dr. Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and Medical Director of

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10:47

Three-alarm fire forces evacuations at Tenderloin...

Bay Area All Local ·

2025/12/12

It was a scary morning for dozens of people living in a large apartment building in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. It was a scene straight out of Hollywood, as a powerful explosion ripped through a residential area in unincorporated Alameda County yesterday morning. San Francisco's fire department is taking a huge step to make the job safer for its firefighters. San Jose has announced another major headliner for a big Super Bowl weekend street party downtown. San Mateo County is

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12:54

Investigators are searching for the cause of the gas...

Bay Area All Local ·

2025/12/11

Investigators are trying to determine how a gas line break near Hayward caused an explosion and fire on East Lewelling Boulevard. A massive new housing development broke ground in San Francisco’s Nob Hill today. Local Latino children are taking part in a community engagement program in connection to next year's FIFA World Cup, which will be partially played in the Bay Area. All this and more on this edition of the Bay Area All Local hosted by KCBS Radio News Anchor Margie Shafer.

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13:45

Examining two federal immigration proposals

Bay Area All Local ·

2025/12/11

We're breaking down a pair of federal immigration proposals that risk deepening the system's existing divide.One would require everyday travelers without U.S. citizenship to disclose years of social media activity for vetting as the government tries to root out "anti-American bias". Meanwhile, the "Trump Gold Card" visa is promising "fast-track" residency to anyone willing to meet its one million dollar price tag. To help us understand the risks of a "two-tiered" immigration system, KCBS Radio

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12:12

OUSD faces budget cuts, Porch-pirate season, BART...

Bay Area All Local ·

2025/12/11

Here's the latest on this edition of the Bay Area All Local: A young woman is recovering, after firefighters say she was rescued from the water at Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz by a group of good Samaritans The clock is ticking for Oakland United School District to figure out where to make significant budget cuts. It’s porch pirate season in the Bay Area and police on the peninsula say some of them are getting caught. The Bay Area's recent cool, damp weather is creating the perfect growing

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11:36

SF General employees push for safety support after...

Bay Area All Local ·

2025/12/11

Friends and family gathering at Oakland’s Laney College, where a remembrance walk is being held tonight in memory of the late John Beam. Advocates for cancer research funding created a large-scale art piece inside Santana Row Wednesday evening. The United Nation's "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" is being celebrated around the world on Wednesday. Following last week's deadly stabbing of a UCSF social worker at San Francisco General Hospital, healthcare professionals are coming up with

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16:19

Is the younger generation turning to religion to find...

Bay Area All Local ·

2025/12/10

As online outrage and political polarization have become the norm, some young adults are turning to Religion as a means of finding connection and meaning. This kind of shift stands out as younger people have long been observed to be less religious than their parents and elder peers and for more on all this KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott spoke with Christian Smith, Professor of Sociology and founding Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at the University of Notre

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14:28

AI-driven pricing algorithms may be pushing costs up...

Bay Area All Local ·

2025/12/10

Same item, different price — that’s what a new study from Consumer Reports and the Groundwork Collaborative finds when it compares identical groceries bought at the same store through Instacart. A San Francisco musician is receiving a lot of attention about her upcoming light-hearted protest song...and the inspired art she's making. Good news for expectant mothers in the Bay Area. More than a dozen hospitals have just been named among the best in the country when it comes to maternity care. All

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