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Healing the historic injustices of slavery and racism: That's the goal of a new reparations policy that was just accepted by Alameda County Supervisors. The man behind the pop culture phenomenon that is the song “YMCA” has died. The world's largest camera has just begun a ten year project taking pictures of the universe. San Francisco is opening more than 60 new affordable homes for young people....

Immigration advocates are relieved by the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision to uphold birthright citizenship. As people rush to contribute to the relief efforts in Venezuela, the Better Business Bureau is urging caution. Once the World Cup is over, it's expected there will be huge demand for soccer clubs and places to play, especially for young people. This edition of the Bay Area All Local, hosted by...

On this edition of the Bay Area All Local, KCBS News Radio Anchor Steve Scott spoke with Bill Hing, a professor of immigration law and policy at the University of San Francisco, about Tuesday's Supreme Court rulings.

An extremely rare tick-borne illness has been traced to Contra Costa County. Between the World Cup and Fourth of July, it’s bound to be a busy week around the Bay Area, prompting extra efforts to keep the community safe. California's new budget agreement is putting nearly a billion dollars back into the state's homeless housing and assistance program. All of these stories and more on this edition...

The Supreme Court rules that states CAN count late-arriving ballots, provided they are postmarked by Election Day. UC Berkeley is launching an institute named after former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The Golden Gate Bridge will temporarily shut down this Saturday for San Francisco's 4th of July fireworks celebration. All of these stories and more on this edition of the Bay Area All Local, hosted b...

On this edition of the Bay Area All Local, KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott spoke with San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins about the current state of public safety amid summer festivities.

Just days before Independence Day, Bay Area police departments are cracking down on illegal explosives, and they just took a quarter-ton of them off the streets in the East Bay. Search and rescue crews from California are among those digging through the rubble in the aftermath of last week’s deadly earthquakes in Venezuela. There's also efforts closer to home in San Francisco providing support. Ci...

Downtown San Francisco is a sea of rainbow this afternoon as thousands are out for the annual pride parade. The historic Napa Valley Opera House has reopened under a new name. California's coast is eroding. A new study by researchers at UC Santa Barbara have found that the state has lost more than half of its coastal sand dunes. All of this and more on this edition of the Bay Area All Local, hoste...

A new study out of Stanford University concludes pregnant women are at risk of exposing their unborn children to toxic chemicals. PG&E meteorologists are using AI to make decisions about power safety shut offs. As LGBTQ pride celebrations ramp up in San Francisco this weekend, one of the city’s oldest libraries is celebrating in their own way. All this and more on this edition of the Bay Area All...

San Francisco is gearing up for a big weekend of Pride events, including Sunday’s big parade. A San Francisco circus says it owes its sound, and its spirit, to a company that hasn't performed in decades. Thousands of racing fans will flock to Wine Country this weekend, visiting the Sonoma Raceway for NASCAR's annual visit to Northern California. All this and more on this edition of the Bay Area Al...

On this edition of the Bay Area All Local, KCBS Radio News Anchor Margie Shafer spoke with SF Pride Executive Director Suzanne Ford about the upcoming Pride events. Shafer also spoke with Bloomberg's Jo Constantz about a new California tool that tracks AI-related job losses.

California's proposed billionaire tax is officially one of the 14 statewide ballot measures headed to voters in November. Getting clean transportation into the hands of lower-income East Bay residents is the goal behind a public e-bike event in Oakland on Saturday. Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital's breast cancer screening van first hit the road two decades ago, but these days, it's not r...

If someone lights off fireworks on your property, YOU could be the one paying the price in one East Bay county. San Francisco's official Pride Celebration is this weekend... a massive event that's likely to bring thousands to Civic Center. A convoy of campers and RVs today is rolling into Sonoma Raceway ahead of this Sunday’s Toyota Save-Mart 350 NASCAR race. All of this and more on this edition o...

On this edition of the Bay Area All Local, KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott spoke with Rory Little, a constitutional law professor, about recent and upcoming Supreme Court decisions.

The World Cup is bringing thousands of fans to the Bay Area, but officials warn it is also drawing in a dangerous underworld of sex traffickers. A smelly spectacle finally bloomed in San Francisco this week. Four major earthquakes happened across the globe Wednesday, including one close by outside of Willits, but do they have any relation to each other? All of these stories and more on this editio...

Some East Bay students are on the fast track to make the jump from high school straight into a job. KCBS's Mike DeWald reports from Oakland, where the next generation of EMTs and medical assistants are getting hands-on training. A dedicated LGBTQ job fair is being held in Oakland this afternoon. San Francisco’s “Gate Guy” has been decorating the security gate of his Hayes Valley home for over a de...

We discuss more on a national effort to highlight the lessons learned from the first 250 years of America's history. On this edition of the Bay Area All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott.

There's been some damage reported from a strong 5.6 quake that jolted the Mendocino County area, 7 miles north of Redwood Valley which sits between Ukiah and Willits. The FBI and forensic experts are spending a second day today on the grounds of a controversial animal rescue in Humboldt County that allegedly took dogs from Bay Area shelters claiming to find them homes. Court houses nationwide are...

A new survey from Bank of America found 51 percent of 18-29-year-olds report spending zero dollars on dates a month in 2026, with nearly a fourth of respondents saying they're delaying moving relationships forward because of their financial situation. Businesses in San Francisco’s Tenderloin are battling back against the perceptions that many hold about the neighborhood. San Francisco Supervisor J...

Who hasn't tried to stuff their carry on luggage with some cool international food souvenir? You know, stuff like French butter and Spanish ham. But the TSA is warning World Cup visitors to check all those bottles of Ranch Dressing. Turns out Ranch is the surprising must-have of the World Cup. Three hundred Bay Area restaurant workers are out of a job after the sudden announcement that a popular f...

30 Black students from around the country have arrived in San Francisco to learn and work in city government. SFO is hoping to cut wait times for passengers returning to the U.S. using face-scanning technology. The San Francisco Marathon and Half-Marathon are all sold out, as both are just over a month away. All this and more on this edition of the Bay Area All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio news anc...

On this edition of the Bay Area All Local KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott spoke with multiple experts in their fields. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is resigning. The news comes as Starmer is losing support within the ruling Labour Party due to reports that he knew his ambassador to the United States had ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Algae has taken over and the paint is peel...

Thinking of booking a tight connection through San Francisco International this summer? You might want to think again. Now that summer's officially underway there's a packed slate of events in San Francisco primed to draw big crowds for the next month. After putting it off for two years, come July 1st, the Governor is requiring state workers to be back in the office at least four days a week. As t...

For the first time in decades, proton therapy to fight cancer is back in the Bay Area. KCBS’ Jennifer Hodges has more on the treatment being offered at Stanford. Is San Francisco about to enter a new Summer of Love? As KCBS' David Welch reports, the mayor is banking on a packed summer calendar to prove the city's comeback is real. Summer’s heating up, which means many families are headed to the po...

The local music scene is not overlooking Juneteenth. A former pro-football player is among over 40 new San Francisco firefighters celebrating their graduation this week. Prescribed burns are ramping in the region as fire departments brace for a busy fire season. All of this and more on this edition of the Bay Area All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio News Anchor Rebecca Goodeyon.