Episodes

  • Are juvenile justice laws overdue for reform?

    Are juvenile justice laws overdue for reform?
    Dec 4 2025
    San Jose is grappling with the aftermath of the Black Friday shooting at the Valley Fair mall. The 17-year old suspect has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and city officials are re-iterating their public safety initiatives. This brings up the question of whether we need to take a deeper look into juvenile laws. On this edition of the Bay Area All Local, KCBS Radio News Anchor spoke with San Jose Mayor, Matt Mahan
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    18 mins
  • Renters are returning to the Bay Area, but are there enough apartments?

    Renters are returning to the Bay Area, but are there enough apartments?
    Dec 4 2025
    Teachers within the West Contra Costa Unified School District are expected to walk the picket lines today after failing to agree on wage increases and health benefits. Renters are returning to the Bay Area in droves. But, new figures show the region STILL doesn’t have enough apartments to keep up. Teens in Fremont are looking to save lives with a device they invented all by themselves. After the pandemic all but wiped out many movie theaters across the country some of San Francisco’s century-old classic movie houses are now making a comeback. San Francisco says it's going ALL-IN on new technology to tackle crime A big crowd of holiday revelers turned out for last night's Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Civic Center Plaza across from San Francisco City Hall. We're all still learning how to differentiate AI generated content or content created by humans. 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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    13 mins
  • West Contra Costa teachers will strike after failed wage agreement

    West Contra Costa teachers will strike after failed wage agreement
    Dec 4 2025
    Prosecutors say the teenager who opened fire inside Valley Fair Mall on Black Friday should be charged as an adult. Teachers within the West Contra Costa Unified School District are about to go on strike tomorrow, after failing to agree on wage increases and health benefits. Officials say San Francisco’s new Real-Time Investigation Center, a central hub for monitoring crime-fighting technology, is now fully operational. The Trump Administration’s Department of Housing and Urban Development is making changes to its Continuum of Care Program that would cut permanent supportive housing funding by two thirds. There has been a big problem in enforcing the new e-bike rules in Marin County. A bar on San Francisco's Kearney Street has gotten a Christmas glow-up once again. Its been almost a year since a massive fire tore through one of the world's largest battery storage plants.
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    13 mins
  • How AI generated content is shaping the future generations

    How AI generated content is shaping the future generations
    Dec 3 2025
    We're exploring how the advent of AI-generated content is shaping early childhood development... as the Internet's youngest users grapple with a lifetime of AI literacy. To answer those questions and more, KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott Dr. Sonia Tiwari, Children's Media Researcher whose work explores the impact of AI character interactions on children's learning experiences.
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    16 mins
  • San Francisco adding hundreds of new affordable homes in SoMa

    San Francisco adding hundreds of new affordable homes in SoMa
    Dec 3 2025
    San Francisco is adding hundreds of new affordable homes with the opening of a major housing development in SoMa. In a major step toward fire safety, Marin County officials have voted to ban wood exteriors on new home construction. The community will gather tonight in Stockton to remember the victims of this past weekend's mass shooting at a kid's birthday party that killed four and injured at least 13 more. Claude, the beloved albino alligator and longtime resident of the California Academy of Sciences has died. From now through the end of this year the U.S. Postal Service will be busy working to make sure your holiday packages are mailed out on time. Cell phones have become a necessity, but constantly checking them can take its toll. It’s already hard to miss a big bright red fire house 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 mins
  • Police say a shooting at a San Francisco high school Tuesday afternoon was an isolated incident.

    Police say a shooting at a San Francisco high school Tuesday afternoon was an isolated incident.
    Dec 3 2025
    Police say a shooting at a San Francisco high school Tuesday afternoon was an isolated incident. Oakland's mayor and two city council members are making a push to encourage more economic activity, by proposing tax relief for the new and small business sector. Fresh off the heels Black Friday sales and Cyber Monday deals Bay Area nonprofits are asking you to pull out your wallets once more to give back. The city of Millbrae is kicking off plans for a large transit center to serve San Francisco International Airport. If you use Fastrak, you may not notice when you cruise Bay Area bridges but come January, tolls are going up everywhere except at the Golden Gate. A San Francisco toy drive institution is expanding its reach this holiday season 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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    14 mins
  • Valley Fair Mall shooting sparks concerns over juvenile crime

    Valley Fair Mall shooting sparks concerns over juvenile crime
    Dec 2 2025
    With the arrest of a 17-year-old suspect in connection with the black Friday shooting at Valley-fair mall in San Jose, authorities in the south bay are speaking out about the lack of consequences for juvenile offenders. There are growing safety concerns over robo-taxis following a new Waymo incident in San Francisco, where a Waymo vehicle hit a dog in the Western Addition. Work is underway on a huge 19th avenue repaving project that could be a headache at times for people who live and work on the major San Francisco street. Oakland is still one of the main hubs for Southwest Airlines. The airline is now expanding service at other Bay Area Airports. The excitement is building for next year’s Super Bowl with more entertainment acts being announced. Bay Area artists can apply for a chance to create a video of their work to be displayed on the top of the Salesforce Tower. All this and more on this edition of the Bay Area All Local hosted by KCBS Radio News Anchor, Holly Quan
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    15 mins
  • Suspect of Valley Fair shooting in custody

    Suspect of Valley Fair shooting in custody
    Dec 2 2025
    On Monday, San Jose police released more details about a shooting that saw thousands of people running from the Valley Fair mall on Black Friday. We’re learning more about the victims of this past weekend’s targeted mass shooting in Stockton. From sirens and fire hoses to a different kind of heroism, the quiet, compassionate work being done daily on the streets of San Francisco. For the third time since October, San Francisco has another person trying to fill the role of District 4 supervisor, which has been a turbulent and controversial position to hold this year. Putting up your outdoor holiday lights up can really make it feel like the MOST wonderful time of the year, but it can also be a daunting and dangerous task. A new ban on plastic bags in California is set to begin on January first. Community members, state officials and local advocates gathered in San Francisco’s National AIDS Memorial Grove today to recognize World AIDS Day. On December 1, World Aids Day, researchers at UCSF say it might be possible to control HIV without a lifetime of taking pills.
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    16 mins