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  • Blast to blaze: fire at BART Civic Center station on Tuesday

    Blast to blaze: fire at BART Civic Center station on Tuesday
    Nov 26 2025
    Commuters had to deal with yet another mass transit headache of late, after an electrified rail caught fire shutting down the Civic Center Station for more than an hour. San Francisco’s Glide Memorial Church is asking for the public’s help to feed thousands of people in need. Less than two weeks after the fatal shooting of beloved Athletic Director John Beam, Oakland’s Laney College is set for big security upgrades. The Warriors and the Valkyries coming together to give back to local children during the holiday season, by hosting what was billed as a "Hoopers and Holiday Treats" event. Air pollution is different in winter than it is in summer and it can be uniquely dangerous for certain people.
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    11 m
  • Financial planning for seniors living alone

    Financial planning for seniors living alone
    Nov 25 2025
    It's time now for Ask An Expert. Every weekday at 9:20 AM, KCBS gives you direct access to top experts in various fields. Today there are more than 16 million senior citizens across the country that are living alone. The number of of "orphan retirees" is rising as lifespans stretch longer and birth rates decline. To help us understand how that's shaping financial planning decisions, KCBS anchor Steve Scot speaks with Shane Jacksteit, a practicing Financial Advisor in Sunnyvale.
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    16 m
  • Thanksgiving is seeing it's busiest travel year in fifteen years.

    Thanksgiving is seeing it's busiest travel year in fifteen years.
    Nov 25 2025
    We’re midway through what the FAA expects to be the busiest week for Thanksgiving holiday air travel in 15 years As Oakland students enjoy the holiday week off, district officials are trying to figure out how to stave off yet another state takeover. The Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza hasn’t change even after the toll-takers were removed, and drivers no longer needed to stop to pay. We're entering the final stretch of the NFL's regular season, and if you're a team like the San Francisco 49ers every game counts as far as making the playoffs. A big boost for transportation in the South Bay. A bipartisan infrastructure law is distributing a sizeable grant to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. All this and more in this edition of the Bay Area All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan.
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  • San Francisco 49ers are taking on the Carolina Panthers at home

    San Francisco 49ers are taking on the Carolina Panthers at home
    Nov 25 2025
    The San Francisco 49ers are taking on the Carolina Panthers at home during a crucial Monday Night Football game. Some women being held in the San Francisco County Jail are alleging mistreatment by the sheriff’s deputies in the facility. Sacred Heart in San Jose kicked off its annual holiday food box distribution today. Mother Nature has dealt a blow to Sierra ski resorts. The Grateful Dead is a band known for its San Francisco roots but did you know that the band actually got it's start in the South Bay? Attorney General Rob Bonta has spent nearly half a million dollars in legal fees over a federal bribery investigation. 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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    11 m
  • Possible causes of rising cancer rates in the U.S.

    Possible causes of rising cancer rates in the U.S.
    Nov 24 2025
    This is Ask An Expert, where every weekday at 9:20am, KCBS Radio gives you direct access to top experts in various fields. Today: Nearly one in ten U.S. adults report they've been diagnosed with cancer. According to Gallup's tracking through the National Health and Well-Being Index. The results reflect troubling trends in diagnoses for young women, the aging population, and people of color. KCBS anchor Steve Scott discusses these concerning developments with Dr. Lidia Schapira, medical oncologist and inaugural Director of Stanford's Cancer Survivorship Program.
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    16 m
  • Will trucks be allowed on the 580 freeway after 70+ years?

    Will trucks be allowed on the 580 freeway after 70+ years?
    Nov 24 2025
    As the Trump administration imposes fees and puts restrictions on H1B visas, Canadian officials have announced a plan to try and lure those skilled workers up north. BART Red and Green lines shut down for hours again on Monday morning. Sneaker Waves and rip currents have been on the rise in the Bay Area. For the first time since prohibiting trucks on 580 through Oakland some 70 plus years ago, Caltrans is studying the possibility of lifting that ban. A new organic grocery store has "sprouted" up in the East Bay, with a commitment to sending surplus food to local food banks. The number of whales getting tangled in fishing nets is growing each year.
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  • San Francisco's top pick for its women's professional baseball team

    San Francisco's top pick for its women's professional baseball team
    Nov 22 2025
    We now know who will be taking the field for San Francisco’s women’s professional baseball team when the league launches next year. Many people across the Bay Area are preparing to travel by air for the Thanksgiving holiday, but you might be confronted with delays as early as the start of next week. The dogs and cats are back at the Macy’s in Union Square. Airports are mighty busy today, but other Thanksgiving holiday travelers are hitting the roads and the rails on Friday.
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    10 m
  • How to know if a military order is unlawful

    How to know if a military order is unlawful
    Nov 21 2025
    This is Ask An Expert, where every weekday at 9:20 am, KCBS Radio is giving you direct access to top experts in various fields. This week, a group of six Democratic lawmakers with military and intelligence backgrounds released a video, reminding military members of their right to refuse illegal orders. The video caught the ire of the White House and comes amid rising tensions over domestic deployment and the U.S. strikes on alleged cartel boats in Venezuela. To help us understand the definition of illegal military orders, KCBS's Steve Scott spoke with Rachel Vanlandingham, Retired Air Force Lt. Colonel. She is a national security and military law expert and law professor at the Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles.
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    9 m