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

The Kremlin is denying US allegations that Russian officials have aimed to influence the American election. This claim comes as Russian election interference has been a concern in several elections in recent years, with misinformation and propaganda swarming online.

For more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas were joined by Erik Herron, Political Science professor at West Virginia University and an expert in Eastern European and Eurasian politics, electoral systems, and US-Russia relations.

A San Francisco judge has just arraigned the 17-year-old suspect who allegedly shot 49ers wide-receiver Ricky Pearsall this weekend in Union Square. 

Heat advisories are in effect across the Bay Area, with temperatures expected to rise into the nineties even the century mark in interior regions today.

Some longtime 49ers fans are frustrated by new parking rules at Levi's Stadium they say will make it tougher to tailgate on game day.

Lyft announced today that it's laying off 1% of its staff and eliminating a division. 

Amazon’s Alexa appears to have had a (short-lived) preference in fall’s Presidential race.

There's a promising new discovery that could make the production of plastics environmentally friendly. 

The Nordstrom family is leading a group of investors making a $3.8 billion offer to buy out their namesake department store and take it private.

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

There's a bill by the Governor and Assembly that could save drivers by reducing the number of gas price spikes, but as KCBS reporter Holly Quan tells us, the California Senate isn't willing to come back to Sacramento to pass it. 

The Bay Area is under siege from a scorching heat wave that's expected to break some temperature records.  

The 17 year old accused of shooting 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall will make his first court appearance in San Francisco this afternoon.

This fall will mark seven years since the devastating wine country fires. In the years since, firefighters in the North Bay have worked hard, on a number of fronts, to reduce the threat of it happening again. 

Listen to all of 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, every weekday at 9:20 AM on KCBS we're giving you direct access to top experts in various fields.

Today, we're taking a look at how to take care of our lands and forests amid the growing rate of wildfires. Experts are looking at new strategies to protect us from the impact of wildfires, as risks like climate change and deforestation bring new challenges.

To answer those questions and more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas were joined by John Bailey, Silviculture and fire management professor at Oregon State's College of Forestry. Bailey has a book out, “A Walk with Wildland Fire,” where he addresses many of these same questions, and more! Published by Waveland Press, Inc.

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Seconds before a small plane crashed into a hangar and burst into flames at the Marin county airport on Saturday, the pilot came within ten feet of a private jet loaded with passengers. 

Some harrowing moments for a young boy and his family members, when a mountain lion grabbed the child and tried to drag him away. 

The 49ers say that Rickey Pearsall is doing remarkably well after the rookie was shot in the chest in San Francisco's Union Square Saturday. 

KCBS Radio anchors Holly Quan, Bret Burkhart, and Patti Reising discuss all this and more on this afternoon's edition of the All Local.

San Francisco Police will be stepping up patrols in an around Union Square. 

Dozens of homeless folks are facing eviction from a sprawling homeless encampment near the San Jose airport. 

Bay Area seniors are being advised to look closely at all the details before committing to a community for older adults.

Later this month part of downtown San Francisco will be turned into an "entertainment zone."

Listen to all of 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, every weekday at 9:20 AM on KCBS Radio, we're giving you direct access to top experts in various fields.

We're taking a look at the state of the US economy. This comes as more and more Americans are saying their paycheck isn't always going as far as they'd like it to.

To answer those questions and more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas were joined by Sarah Foster, Principle US Economy reporter at Bankrate.

Labor Day, a time to commemorate the American labor movement and celebrate the country's workforce.

This Labor Day marks Day 2 of a labor action at hotels nationwide, and in San Francisco's downtown, as well as SFO and in San Jose.

Today is the final day of a cricket competition in the South bay, and it’s the largest tournament of its kind in the United States.

And an update on the shooting of Ricky Pearsall.

All this and more on this afternoon's edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchors Liz Saint John and Pat Thurston.

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: it's Day two of a three-day strike of hotel workers across the country, including right here in the Bay Area. More than 10,000 workers at 25 hotels nationwide are demanding better pay and workloads—nearly a quarter of those workers are in San Francisco and San Jose.

The workers say wages and benefits have not kept pace with the Bay Area's soaring cost of living, but critics question the feasibility of their demands, given San Francisco's low post-pandemic hotel occupancy rates and property owners' ongoing financial woes.

For a closer look, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with Bill Gould, the Beardsley Emeritus Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and former Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board. His 12th book, Those Who Travail and are Heavy Laden: Memoir of a Labor Lawyer, comes out next year.

Investigators are deciding whether or not the 17-year-old who shot 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall will be charged as an adult.

In a recent nationwide survey, 81% of Americans say climate change is real and that they have experienced one or more catastrophic weather events.

Thousands of union hotel workers across the country are on strike today, as many hotels have cut back on labor to slash costs.

San Francisco could see the city’s first women’s sports bar as early as next year.

The Capitola wharf, which was torn in two by storms over a year ago, has finally reopened….somewhat!

For nearly three decades thousands have gathered at a Belvedere Park for a Labor Day Weekend concert.

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