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The plant is seeking over 1.5 billion in federal loans to help restart the facility in order to sell electricity to Microsoft's power data centers.

To answer those questions and more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas were joined by Steven Biegalski, Nuclear and radiological engineering program department chair at Georgia Tech.

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When it's hot like this, it can be tough in Bay Area classrooms, that often don't have air conditioning.

San Francisco is welcoming its largest Police Recruitment class since before the pandemic.

The city of San José is hopeful that a new incentive program will bring new businesses to downtown.

There's a new concern for passengers in self-driving vehicles, after a San Francisco woman found herself trapped inside a Waymo car by two men.

All this and more on this afternoon's edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchor Patti Reising.

This is Ask An Expert, where every weekday at 9:20 am, KCBS is giving you direct access to top experts in various fields.

Today: We're continuing to follow the developing conflict in the Middle East. after Iran launched retaliatory missiles at Israel yesterday, and both the US and Israel have warned of a forthcoming response.

For a closer look, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with Javed Ali, Public Policy professor at the University of Michigan. He is an expert in counterterrorism, national security law and policy. Professor Ali formerly held positions in the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI.

It’s more of the same in the forecast, as sweltering temperatures continue to push records around the Bay Area.

Oakland City Leaders are concerned over a delayed payment for the Coliseum.

It's a chilling tale of modern-day captivity, as a woman was held against her will inside a Waymo.

The Union of Concerned Scientists says this week’s heat wave shows the Bay Area's "Danger Season" isn't over yet.

Next month in Oakland and Berkeley, 16 and 17-year-olds will be allowed to vote in local school board races for the first time.

Bay FC Is stepping up to help student athletes in San Jose hone a different kind of skill: financial literacy.

Young people are once again taking up a dangerous practice called "chroming" to get high.

Three goats stolen from Santa Rosa are back home after they were missing for ten days.

All this and more on this morning's edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas.

San Francisco normally escapes Bay Area heat waves, but as we just heard from the National Weather Service, that's certainly not the case today.

State and city leaders are celebrating another move to tackle the unhoused crisis in San Jose today.

Over the coming months, California cities will consider rules and regulations for Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes.

Tens of thousands of dockworkers have walked off the job at ports from the East Coast down to the Gulf Coast. And there are some concerns about the ripple effects here on the West Coast.

All this and more on this evening's edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchor Patti Reising.

Temperatures in some parts of the Bay Area today will stretch to over 100 degrees as the first day of an extended heat wave arrives.

California is suing a Catholic hospital in Eureka for denying a woman emergency abortion care.

A rough start to the day for cloud computing giant Salesforce which experienced some technical difficulties.

An investigation is underway into a fatal shooting overnight near North San Jose's Townsend Park.

Hear all this and more with KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas on Bay Area All Local.

It's time now for Ask An Expert where every weekday at 9:20 AM on KCBS we're giving you direct access to top experts in various fields.

Devastation from Hurricane Helene in the Southern U.S. is being described as "biblical," as entire towns have found themselves essentially under water.

This comes as climate-driven disasters continue to happen more often and with more severity, putting a strain on our infrastructure and emergency preparation.

For more on this, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with Jeffrey Schlegelmilch, Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University's Climate School.

Hurricane Helene has caused death and destruction across the south...Cities and towns in North Carolina have been ravaged by the remnants of the storm with record flooding, mudslides, and wind damage. While the cleanup effort is underway, West Coast disaster preparedness experts say something similar could happen here.

Getting Verizon service is still a struggle for many across the country today.

Californians appear to be tougher on crime these days.

All this and more on this afternoon's edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchor Patti Reising.

Israel says it is planning a ground operation into Lebanon which could start imminently, as tensions continue to come to a boil across the Middle East

This comes just days after the killing of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike into Beirut, which also leveled residential apartment buildings.

To answer those questions and more, KCBS Radio Anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas were joined by Sean Foley, Professor at Middle Tennessee State University, he specializes in the contemporary history and politics of the Middle East.

It took Congress and state legislators to get involved, but construction on a new Pajaro river levee starts this week.

Governor Newsom has vetoed a sweeping AI regulation bill.

The Bay Area will be under a heat advisory beginning at eleven o'clock today.. and running through Wednesday night.

Meanwhile, Bay Area water districts are standing by with backup generators to keep the water flowing.

All this and more on this morning's edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchor Matt Bigler.