Bay Area All Local

While Bay Area transit agencies continue to worry how they will make ends meet in the future, Caltrain is boasting record ridership. In the wake of multiple concussions during a high school football game in the East Bay last week, parents are helping to raise money for safer helmets and gear. Bay Area soccer fans are hoping for the luck of the draw as the process for buying tickets for next year’s World Cup begins. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchor Steve Scott.

It’s a birthday month for Claude the Albino alligator at San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences at Golden Gate Park. A volunteer-driven research project in El Dorado County is tracking mountain lions through social media sightings. Gas prices in the Bay Area could be on the rise if Valero's Benicia refinery is allowed to shutter early next year. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchors Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer.

Declining enrollment could lead to schools closing in San Jose Unified School District. There has been a positive trend in the Bay Area when it comes to suicide rates. In the Bay Area, you don’t have to be a professional photographer to get some pretty amazing shots of wildlife right outside your front door. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchors Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer.

In the Sierra Nevada, firefighters and smoke jumpers are scrambling to protect the McKinley Grove of ancient giant sequoias in the Sierra National Forest. A new study is raising alarms about student achievement. Sweeping immigration raids can continue in Los Angeles after the Supreme Court ruled agents don't need to have "reasonable suspicion" to make a stop. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchors Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer.

It's time now for Ask An Expert. Every weekday at 9:20 AM on KCBS we're giving you direct access to top experts in various fields. Today, we have reached a new low for national test scores in math and reading. New federal data tells us only a third of high school seniors are ready for college-level math and reading work, the latest in a decline that began long before the COVID-19 pandemic. To help us break down the troubling results of the the Nation's Report Card, KCBS Radio anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with Dr. Matthew Soldner, acting director of the Institute of Education Sciences, the research and data branch of the Education Department. He's also the commissioner of the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance.

Santa Clara County's Valley Medical Center in San Jose is the only hospital in California to treat over 4,000 patients last year. The Oakland Ballers this week will take the field at home for the team’s second straight playoff birth. A popular pie shop in downtown Oakland is the latest casualty of the Bay Area's challenging restaurant and business climate. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchor Steve Scott.

Kaiser Permanente patients may face disruptions today as a major healthcare worker strike is underway. There are calls for better police protection of small businesses after a violent robbery of a South Bay jewelry store that left the owner shaken and hospitalized. A popular pie shop in the East Bay is serving up its last slices. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchors Margie Shafer, Eric Thomas, and Holly Quan.

The fourth annual Ember Stomp Wildfire Safety Festival took place at the Marin County Fairgrounds. A beloved event in Golden Gate Park is celebrating a big milestone this year. Recent changes to SNAP benefits could have a big impact on the upcoming holiday season. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchor Dennis Foley.

The Valkyries are the first WNBA expansion team to make it to the playoffs in their inaugural season, but their first playoff game won’t be at Chase Center. Bart trains are running again this afternoon, much to the relief of commuters who had to scramble this morning during an hours-long, system-wide shutdown. Some Bay Area lawmakers are leading a push to strengthen emergency notification systems across the region and across the country. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchor Steve Scott.

BART experienced a systemwide outage this morning. San Francisco Bay Ferry is ready to assist the Bay Area's unlucky BART customers during this morning's system-wide shutdown. ChatGPT's parent company OpenAI is planning parental controls, that will allow parents to receive notifications if the system detects a "moment of acute distress." All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchors Eric Thomas and Holly Quan.

Community health centers in the East Bay are bracing for how sweeping Medi-Cal cuts could impact the already undeserved populations they care for. Notices are going out this week to one and half million users of the old style Fastrak transponders that they're going to have to upgrade. The decision on whether or not San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus will be losing her job is still up in the air. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchor Eric Thomas.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and transit advocates kicked off a campaign to convince voters to approve a tax on property owners today. Dry lightning has been responsible for hundreds of fires in recent weeks, though surprisingly few have exploded into major incidents. A police chase out of Oakland ends with a major crash in Hayward involving an innocent driver. The collision is sparking debate over the city's controversial policy that prevents cops from engaging in high speed pursuits. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchor Steve Scott.

This is Ask An Expert, where every weekday at 9:20am on KCBS we're giving you direct access to top experts in various fields. KCBS Radio anchor Margie Shafer spoke with California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, as federal cuts, artificial intelligence, and immigration fears shape an unprecedented school year.

Just a month on the job, UC's new President is warning of further federal cuts that could decimate the ten campus system. A police chase out of Oakland ends with a major crash in Hayward involving an innocent driver. Dry lightning has been responsible for hundreds of fires in recent weeks, though surprisingly few have exploded into major incidents. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchors Holly Quan and Margie Shafer.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced today that the city plans to build new waterfront seating at Fisherman's Wharf after tearing down the old Alioto’s restaurant. A groundbreaking today at the future headquarters for the new Second Harvest Food Bank Silicon Valley. North Bay grape growers are facing another year of tough decisions amid a second straight harvest filled with uncertainty. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott.

It's time now for Ask An Expert. Every weekday at 9:20 AM on KCBS, we're giving you direct access to top experts in various fields. We're looking at the future of California's ocean wind turbine projects as state energy officials grapple with developing tech in China and the U.K. This comes as the Trump administration canceled nearly half a billion dollars of Biden-era funding for California's energy goals. To tell us more, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with Daniel Kammen, professor of energy at UC Berkeley and former science envoy for the US State Department.

Firefighters continue to battle a number of fires sparked by yesterday's dry lightning thunderstorm, forcing evacuations across three Central Valley counties. They say the Golden State Valkyries’ superpower is its fans. The team sold out all 20 home games this season in an arena with one of the largest capacities in the WNBA. The Oakland Police Department has made a controversial move, cutting off public access to their live radio feeds by encrypting communications. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas.

It’s Labor Day, and workers’ unions and community organizations are gathering across the nation today to demand investment in working-class communities, not the nation’s top one percent. East Bay kids go wild for Children's Fairyland. The scaled-down amusement park on the shores of Lake Merritt is celebrating its 75th birthday today. A new survey shows more Americans are traveling this year, but because of their money worries, folks are opting for shorter trips closer to home. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott.

It's time now for Ask An Expert. Every weekday at 9:20 AM on KCBS, we're giving you direct access to top experts in various fields. Today on Labor Day, it's a great opportunity to look at the overall state of the American workforce. To tell us about the job market, the trends, the challenges, and the future, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with Dr. Victor Tan Chen, associate professor of sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University.

A group of Oakland kids has a brand-new computer lab to use this week, part of an effort to close the digital divide. A number of Black leaders in the community held a press conference aimed at the Trump administration's perceived racist motivations. California's school chief has just hosted the first meeting of the Public Schools Artificial Intelligence Work group. All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer.