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  • People demand justice for filmmaker Kevin Epps ahead of his murder trial

    People demand justice for filmmaker Kevin Epps ahead of his murder trial
    Dec 6 2025
    The slate of World Cup games coming to Levi’s Stadium is now solidified following today’s draw. As documentary filmmaker Kevin Epps stands trial for a 2016 murder at his home, his supporters remain adamant that the charges should be dropped. San Jose Police are holding a gun buyback tomorrow at their Great Oaks Parkway substation. It comes just days after a Black Friday shooting at Valley Fair Mall wounded three people. As the teachers strike continues in the West Contra Costa Unified School District, many parents are banding together to help with child care and some light learning. Nine pet clinics across the Bay Area are offering free spay and neuter services, vaccinations, and microchips to dogs and cats this weekend. Dozens of San Francisco elementary school students flocked to Pier 5 along the Embarcadero this morning (FRI) to see this week’s king tides at their highest. An update on the stabbing at San Francisco General Hospital on Thursday afternoon. If you missed the peak of this month's super-moon, it will still look pretty impressive on Friday night and for the next few days.
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    12 min
  • Cultural and economic impacts of prospective Netflix-Warner Bros deal

    Cultural and economic impacts of prospective Netflix-Warner Bros deal
    Dec 5 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. The massive deal between Netflix and Warner Brothers is just the latest in a long trend of media mergers and consolidation and we're breaking down how viewers and consumers are affected by these corporate changes. This comes as social media sites, podcasts, and short-form video platforms have carved out a larger role in the media landscape. For more, KCBS's Steve Scott spoke with Sarah Zimmerman, Lecturer of Business Communication at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.
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    16 min
  • What will the match-ups for the 2026 World Cup be?

    What will the match-ups for the 2026 World Cup be?
    Dec 5 2025
    Friday marks the unofficial start of the World Cup with the draw to decide the groupings for next year's tournament. In a truly monumental move reshaping the streaming wars, Los Gatos based Netflix has officially agreed to acquire the studio and streaming assets of Warner Bros. Discovery. Some pediatric experts are stunned at today's controversial vote by a federal vaccine advisory panel to reverse decades of Hepatitis B protections for babies. Authorities say a patient at San Francisco General Hospital stabbed a social worker multiples times with a knife Thursday afternoon. San Mateo county officials next week will be gathering to talk about human trafficking and ways to prepare for the Super Bowl and World Cup soccer next year. If you’re a dog owner living in San Francisco, you may have noticed that your local dog park is closed through the end of February.
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    15 min
  • Oakland postpones a new controversial plan to manage homeless encampments

    Oakland postpones a new controversial plan to manage homeless encampments
    Dec 5 2025
    This week, the Oakland City Council once again postponed a vote on a controversial new plan to manage homeless encampments. It's a proposal that advocates for the unhoused believe is simply too cruel. A wave of warmth is sweeping across an East Bay school, thanks to a heartwarming effort ensuring hundreds of local children stay cozy this winter. UC Davis vets say Claude, the much loved albino alligator at the Academy of Sciences, died from something humans are familiar with: Liver cancer. All this and more, on this edition of the All Local, hosted by Margie Shafer.
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    13 min
  • 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 min
  • 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 min
  • 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 min
  • 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 min