California’s wildfires are forcing the closure of significant stretches of the famed Pacific Crest Trail that runs from Mexico to Canada.

The NBA is moving its televised games after the 2024-25 season, ending a nearly four decade run on cable giant TNT. 

Governor Gavin Newsom wants cities in the state to start acting more aggressively in clearing homeless encampments. 

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

Your PG&E bill is mostly likely going to keep going up for the next few years at least.

So much for that laid back California vibe. A new study ranks our state #1 when it comes to road rage. 

It's one of the things that always set Southwest Airlines apart, but not for much longer. For the first time in its 53-year history, Southwest will soon go to assigned seating. That announcement coming earlier this morning. And that's not the only thing they're changing. Mike Rodgers with Audacy's NewsRadio KRLD 1080 in Dallas was granted one of three interviews this morning with Southwest CEO Bob Jordan. Here now is part 1 of their conversation. 

Hear all of this and more with KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas.

A fire sparked yesterday in a public park in Chico erupted overnight, burning more than 45,000 acres across two counties.

Several Oakland businesses are reeling after an early morning burglary spree.  

People in Silicon Valley are literally dying in the heat.

Staffing and facility challenges have led to the closure of an elementary school in Richmond. 

Listen to all of this and more with KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas.

Gavin Newsom has served as California's Governor and San Francisco's Mayor, and now he's adding the role of podcaster to his resume.

Parts of the Bay Area are far from alone in trying to stay cool in blazing hot weather--in fact, two of the hottest days ever recorded globally were this week. 

Some people are taking back Lake Merritt one step at a time. 

California’s new, free, transitional kindergarten programs are great for parents, especially low-income parents.  

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

This is KCBS Radio's Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Matt Bigler spoke with Bloomberg's Ilena Peng.

If you thought you're morning cup of coffee was already expensive, it's about to cost even more. It's all because the price of beans has been spiking.

You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 pm on KCBS Radio and for more, tune into Bloomberg Technology weekdays at 8 am.

Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint meeting of Congress today that drew a crowd of protestors over the ongoing war in Gaza, and highlighted the sharp division between Republicans and Democrats.

This is the fourth time Netanyahu addressed Congress—the most of any foreign leader.

For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Matt Bigler spoke with CBS News Correspondent Robert Berger in Jerusalem.

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The California State Fair continues this week in Sacramento. This year, for the first time in the fair's 170-year-old history, guests 21 and over can visit an on-site cannabis dispensary and consumption lounge on the fairgrounds. All this week, judging is underway at the fair for the 2024 Cal Canna Awards.

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer spoke with Rachelle Gordon, Editor of GreenState, a cannabis news and lifestyle publication from Hearst Newspapers, and emcee of the 2024 California State Fair Cannabis Awards.

Publicly-funded preschools and childcare centers are seeing a decline in enrollment in California. That's according to a new study out of UC Berkeley that shows the drop coincides with a raise in the number of students enrolling in the State's new grade for 4-year-olds called 'transitional kindergarten'. 

For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Matt Bigler spoke with Bruce Fuller, co-author of the study and UC Berkeley Education Professor. 

Waymo is now suing people who have intentionally damaged their robo-cars, as there have been several recent incidents of vandalism in San Francisco.

Governor Newsom's new podcast with former NFL star Marshawn Lynch launches this week.

Today should be the last day of this latest heatwave, but don't get too excited—some Bay Area spots will still be seeing high temperatures into tomorrow and through the weekend.

An LA Times report last month reveled high levels of pesticides in cannabis products.

As the cost of new vehicles grow more and more people are turning to older used cars.

What had once been predicted to be a low turnout election could be just the opposite, now that it appears Vice President Harris will be the nominee. 

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

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.

Today: The speculation grows over who presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris will pick for her running mate. The Vice President's team is currently vetting a number of possible candidates, but the timing for the announcement of the pick remains up in the air.  

To talk about that and more, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with Darry Sragow, a longtime Democratic strategist.

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