JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon isn't letting the fact that his company just hosted a massive health care conference in San Francisco keep him from publicly lamenting the city's woes.

For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchors Eric Thomas and Nikki Medoro were joined in the studio by KCBS insider Phil Matier and former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown.

Attention, BART passengers: Depending on your station, you may pay a little more or a little less for parking starting today. KCBS Radio reporter Matt Bigler joins us from the West Oakland BART station to explain.

For the past couple of weeks, BART has been piloting 7-foot-high fare gates at West Oakland Station. Now the agency is announcing the next station to get new gates will be Civic Center station in San Francisco. KCBS Radio's Raquel Maria Dillon reports most riders say the rollout has been going smoothly.

It has been a wild week in the Sierra, where there were two avalanches in two days at two adjoining ski areas: the latest at Alpine Meadows yesterday, and the deadly slide at Palisades Tahoe on Wednesday. Avalanches inside the boundaries of commercial ski areas are rare, and to have them back-to-back like this is rarer still. KCBS Radio reporter Jeffrey Schaub says ski professionals are trying to understand how this could happen.

Get these stories and more in this morning's edition of the KCBS Bay Area All Local podcast, anchored by Eric Thomas and Nikki Medoro.

This week's avalanche at Palisades Tahoe ski resort killed one man and injured three others. San Jose city leaders were hoping to use a state grant to convert an old
motel to house people living on the street. Starting today, if you get caught watching a sideshow in one East Bay city you could get slapped with an expensive fine and maybe even jail time.  

For all this and more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising guide you through this afternoon's edition of the All Local Podcast.

Chilly conditions over the next several days have prompted some Bay Area Counties to open warming centers for homeless and under-sheltered residents.  Responding to a deadly avalanche at Palisades Tahoe required extremely quick action and skill. Governor Newsom says he has no plans to modify California's controversial Prop 47 that downgraded sentencing for property crimes.

For all this and more, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan guides you through this morning's edition of the KCBS All Local Podcast. 

As we're been reporting, a winter storm is hitting California, and it caused a major avalanche at the Palisades Tahoe resort this morning. It happened around 9 a.m. above the Gully area of the KT-22 peak. One person is dead and another injured. 

After a slow start to winter, today was supposed to be the start of the KT-22 chairlift for the season but it was quickly cut short after the avalanche roared through a section of the trails. However, avalanches within ski area boundaries are typically rare.

So to find out what's going on here, KCBS Radio news anchors Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke to Steve Merrifield, owner of Demo Sports in San Rafael, back country ski expert and former Ski Patrolman.

Cutbacks are continuing at Amazon which is announcing hundreds of layoffs today, including 500 workers at San Francisco-based streaming service Twitch. The company had been fairly stable over the years, but has cut thousands of jobs since late 2022.

In today's Tech and Business Report, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Matt Day about the latest round of layoffs.

One East Bay city is preparing to install dozens of additional security cameras this year. BART is changing its bike rules for the first time in ten years. Antioch is looking for solutions to shopping center blight. A world-famous sign that welcomes visitors to a world famous wine-making region may be moved after nearly a century at its location.

For all this and more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising guide you through this afternoon's edition of the All Local Podcast. 

 

As Covid levels shoot up, some doctors are noticing that its taking longer for some symptomatic patients to test positive. A popular Oakland bakery is the latest business to be targeted by a smash and grab burglary. San Francisco's Board of Supervisors today will vote on a resolution calling for a sustained cease-fire in Gaza.

For all this and more, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan guides you through this mornings edition of the KCBS All Local Podcast.

Members of Oakland's Asian-American community gathered today to remember the life of Officer Tuan Le who was killed in the line of duty one week ago. The group selected by Governor Newsom to reform San Quentin has completed its report, detailing how to transform the facility into a rehabilitation center.

The Pacifica Pier is closed after being damaged from last week’s huge surf. Neighbors and businesses around People’s Park in Berkeley are responding after police cleared the park this week leading to protests.

For all this and more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising guide you though this afternoon's edition of the KCBS All Local Podcast. 

A recent Gallup Poll shows that Gen Zers are drinking less than previous generations and they appear to especially be shying away from wine. Gallup says while the percentage of Americans who drink has been around the low 60% range for the past four decades, the number of younger adults who drink has dropped 10% over the past twenty years. Constellation Brands, which owns several spirit companies including Robert Mondavi here in the Bay Area, is trying to turn things around.

For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke to Bloomberg's Tiffany Kary in today's Tech and Business Report.