More robotaxis are hitting the streets of San Francisco as Zoox ramps up testing of its vehicles. An Oakland store is taking matters into its own hands to fight back against a recent string of break-ins. Demand for emergency contraception has skyrocketed in the wake of the presidential election.

All this and more, on this edition of Bay Area All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio news anchors Shane Guinness and Patti Reising.

San Mateo County supervisors released details from an independent report investigating allegations filed against the sheriff's office. KCBS Reporter Shannon Golden has more on the findings of that report.

It’s about capturing more water and storing up for the future. Jennifer Hodges reports on a billion dollar project that’s in the works for the Bay Area.

After 13 years with the Warriors, Klay Thompson will make his return to San Francisco Tuesday, in a Maverick's jersey.

A Marin County judge has nixed a plan to open up seven trails on Mount Tamalpais to mountain bikers.

Hear all this and more with KCBS Radio's News Anchor Shane Guinness on Bay Area All Local.

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More and more people started drinking alcohol at the start of the COVID pandemic, and a lot of them, apparently, didn't stop. A new study from Keck Medicine of USC found heavy alcohol use among Americans rose by 20 percent in 2020 compared to 2018. That level remained elevated in 2022.

For more on what's behind the increase, KCBS Radio's News Anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with Dr. Brian Lee, hepatologist and liver transplant specialist with Keck School of Medicine of USC and principal investigator of the study.

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San Francisco will permanently close off a two mile stretch of the Great Highway after Proposition K passed with 54 percent of the vote last week.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland has offered to create a trust worth more than $100-Million dollars to settle lawsuits filed by victims of clergy sexual abuse.

California's efforts to reduce the public's exposure to chemicals known to cause health problems like cancer and birth defects seem to be working.

Oakland is considering merging ten schools into five.

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

This is Ask An Expert. Every weekday at 9:20 a.m. on KCBS, we're giving you direct access to top experts in various fields.

As Donald Trump prepares for a second stint in the White House, the former president says he will be ramping up trade hostilities with China with plans to put additional tariffs into place of 60 percent on all Chinese imports. But China is a different place than it was when Trump got into office in 2016,and experts are wondering how that relationship will be this time around.

To answer those questions and more, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with Nicholas Lardy, Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and an expert on the Chinese Economy.

In January 2023, a reported 35 thousand veterans were experiencing homelessness in the United States, a more than 7 percent increase from 2022. California is in danger of experiencing more severe drought conditions in the years to come. Representative Nancy Pelosi cheered up Democrats at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco this weekend.

All this and more, in this edition of Bay Area All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas.

Bay Area transit has a budget problem.

Republicans in the state legislature say the new low-carbon fuel standards approved Friday by the state Air Resources Board are a "gas hike.

There's a national push to recruit more women into the building industry.

There's a fear that the use of Artificial Intelligence will replace human activities.

With the election of former President Donald Trump, some people are concerned that the prices of big-ticket items will rise.

Trump has proposed implementing import tariffs on goods from all countries... especially China. Will inflation worsen, or could it decline significantly during Trump's presidency?

For more KCBS Radio's news anchor Pat Thurston spoke with Professor at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at UC San Diego.

Now that Oakland Mayor Shang Thao has been recalled, Oakland is asking what next.

Two East Bay city council members are facing possible disciplinary measures after allegedly interfering in an investigation of the city's police chief.

Bay FC, the women’s professional soccer team based in San Jose, is making its NWSL playoff debut this weekend.

In order to access primary care service in North Santa Clara County many residents have been having to either travel north, to Stanford…or south, to the Sunnyvale clinic.

All this and more, in this edition of Bay Area All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio news anchor Jennifer Hodges.