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  • How long is a ‘healthy’ life?

    How long is a ‘healthy’ life?
    Dec 16 2025
    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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    15 m
  • Gas station explosion shuts down a portion of the mission district

    Gas station explosion shuts down a portion of the mission district
    Dec 16 2025
    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 community are protesting ICE operations in the Bay Area by blocking the entrance to the ICE field office at Sansome and Washington Streets. Shattered glass, a fire, an explosion all that after a car drove into an Ace Hardware store in Redwood City. Bay Area grape growers could be thrown a lifeline as they deal with rising costs, tariffs, and decreasing demand for wine A popular pedestrian pathway in the city of Capitola has been hammered over the past few years by coastal erosion. All this and more on this edition of the Bay Area All Local hosted by, KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott.
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    14 m
  • San Francisco cable car screeches to a halt, injuring 14 people

    San Francisco cable car screeches to a halt, injuring 14 people
    Dec 16 2025
    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. The Trump Administration has axed plans to transform the former Alameda Naval Air Station into a VA outpatient clinic and columbarium. It’s a nearly 400-million-dollar project that’s been a decade in the making. Families are spending more money on their children's behavioral health needs to include mental health and substance abuse. The tributes continue to pour in following the death of acclaimed Director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle. In San Jose, the spirit of giving is in full swing thanks to a massive annual effort by a local charity passing out much needed food boxes to low income families.
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    16 m
  • San Francisco District Attorney discusses gun violence in San Francisco

    San Francisco District Attorney discusses gun violence in San Francisco
    Dec 15 2025
    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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    16 m
  • Festival of lights, Waymo's plan to boost ridership and updating tollbooths

    Festival of lights, Waymo's plan to boost ridership and updating tollbooths
    Dec 15 2025
    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 are poised to join the job market in a matter of months, if not earlier. It's become a holiday tradition here in San Francisco Jewish Comedy in Chinese restaurants. All this and more on this edition of the Bay Area All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott.
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    11 m
  • Electrical grids are struggling, as demand for data centers increase

    Electrical grids are struggling, as demand for data centers increase
    Dec 14 2025
    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 places the astronauts aren't able to reach. All this and more on this edition of the Bay Area All Local hosted by KCBS Radio News Anchor Jennifer Hodges.
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    11 m
  • The reason for a delayed sentencing in SF's Cash App murder case

    The reason for a delayed sentencing in SF's Cash App murder case
    Dec 13 2025
    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 Decorating Program. A tech platform co-founded by Sam Altman is hoping to add more transparency to the Internet by creating a verification process websites can use to prove its users are real humans. A beloved landmark is open again to the public this week, after being closed for almost two years. Overuse of smartphones can lead to a drop in dopamine: that's the brain's "feel-good" chemical.
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    11 m
  • Addicted to your smartphone? Try embracing the boredom of a 'dopamine detox'

    Addicted to your smartphone? Try embracing the boredom of a 'dopamine detox'
    Dec 12 2025
    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 Stanford Addiction Medicine. She is also the author of "Dopamine Nation", which explores this exact topic.
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    16 m