This morning, KCBS Anchor Keith Menconi walks us through today's news. In Oakland, the teachers union and the school district are still hammering out an agreement. Teachers have been walking the picket lines for 7 school days and students have been out of class. The Oakland teachers' strike is into its second weekend. KCBS Radio's Kris Ankarlo reports the first seven days of the strike have been all about messaging. Can't get enough of the annual Outside Lands music festival in Golden Gate Park? There are plans for another festival in the same place the following weekend. 

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, is in Rome gathering support from European allies as he's scheduled to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican for the first time during the ongoing Ukraine war. For more, Keith Menconi spoke with Don Jensen, Senior Advisor at the U.S. Institute of Peace and former diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.

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This afternoon, our anchors Brett Burkhart and Pat Thurston walk us through the news. The high flying acrobatics of Stunt cheerleading is taking Bay Area high school sports by storm as the fastest growing women's sport in California since its creation in 2015.For more, Brett Burkhart and Pat Thurston spoke with Marisa Ingemi who covers women's sports for the San Francisco Chronicle, she has a piece out about this now. Nothing says Mothers Day like flowers and no place puts more flowers in Mom's hands than the flower mart in San Francisco. From a 2 day music festival in the north bay to a wildflower bloom along the coast, KCBS's Kim Wonderely has this weekend's To Do List.

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This morning on KCBS, we are once again on the front lines of the Oakland Teacher's Strike, and give you a look ahead at if negotiations will last until the end of the school year. 

Also on KCBS Radio, people's park in Berkeley continues to be a problem for the University, as the developer for the site has backed out of the deal. 

California could see another El Niño this summer, scientists are on high alert for more warning signs. 

All this and more local Bay Area news on the KCBS All Local, hosted by Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas. 

Striking Oakland teachers are pushing back on the district's claims about the unreasonable cost of their demands, six cars were destroyed after a fire broke out at an eBART parking lot in Antioch this afternoon, and leaders throughout the state are preparing for an uptick in people seeking asylum ahead of Title 42's expiration at midnight. Get these stories and more in this afternoon's edition of the KCBS All Local.

KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan quenches our Thursday thirst for news.

Turns out Australian bushfires might have been the cause of the California La Nina drought. Holly Quan explains. Oakland teachers continue their strike for a sixth day. Tensions got high at one picket line as a construction worker tried to cross the picket to get to work. Matt Bigler, who was there when it happened, has the details. Jim Taylor turns to Kim Wonderley from traffic to hear about the decline in supercommuters. Activists are still putting pressure on San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to release the security footage that captured the fatal shooting of community leader Banko Brown. Mike Dewald tells us why Jenkins says she can't do that. Alice Wertz hears about the toll fentanyl is taking as it makes up the vast majority of overdose deaths in the Bay Area. Jeffrey Schaub shares how the California Highway Patrol is tackling fentanyl in San Francisco's Tenderloin.

An update on the teachers’ strike in Oakland, which is well into its fifth day. There's another investigation of the Antioch Police Department underway. Belmont Police along with the FBI are in the process of excavating two sites in Redwood City. 

Of the 640 fatal fentanyl overdoses in San Francisco in 2020, the the largest percentage were among members of the black community. People rallied today outside the headquarters of a large North Bay bakery in support of an employee who contends she’s been sexually harassed by a supervisor. The Oakland teachers strike is especially hard on seniors, many of whom are preparing for finals and other end-of-year special events. San Francisco is getting ready for summer celebrations to include Pride weekend, but the city is also making sure everyone stays protected from M-pox. 

It's  Day of Service in San Francisco, where Project Homeless Connect is putting care organizations directly in touch with people experiencing homelessness. A writer's advocacy group says already this year, there have been more than a thousand attempts to ban books in American schools.  New data from  Anti-Defamation League finds anti-Semitism is on the rise in California.  But not all cities are equal. A bill now working its way through the state legislature would bring speed cameras to some of the Bay Area’s largest cities. Could the A's have struck out on their stadium deal in Las Vegas?

KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising guide you through this afternoons edition of the KCBS All Local Podcast.

This morning on KCBS Radio, we are bringing you another update on the Oakland Teacher's Strike, straight from the front of the picket line. We also cover new "solidarity schools" that parents have set up around the East Bay to ensure students have somewhere to go, while still showing support for teachers. 

Also on KCBS, an update on the mercury spill in Martinez, and the Senate hearing about drug prices in the US. 

KCBS spoke with Dr. Trisha Tucker, Associate Professor of Writing at USC, about the influence of politics in book bans, and how it affects children in schools today. '

All this and more Bay Area stories on the KCBS All Local, hosted by Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas. 

Oakland teachers are on strike for a fourth day with support from an East Bay member of the state assembly, Contra Costa County health officials gave updates on the mercury spill that shut down the Martinez Amtrak station yesterday, and a new poll has revealed what former BART customers say it will take for them to ride again. Get these stories and more in this afternoon's edition of the KCBS All Local.

Today on KCBS, we continue our ongoing coverage of the Oakland Teacher's Strike. Negotiations slowly continue, though it seems little traction has been made on either side. 

KCBS also brings you to downtown Oakland, where the city council is trying to put a stop to sideshows, that have grown increasingly destructive and violent. 

A dramatic rescue from a fire in San Francisco early this morning left 5 injured and 8 displaced. 

All this and more local stories from the Bay Area on today's edition of the KCBS All Local, hosted by Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer.

KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart are on the Monday afternoon mic.

Kris Ankarlo reports live from Oakland where teachers are expected to hit a fourth day in their strike. Negotiations today started off well, but it seems there may have been a slow down in finding a resolution. Activists are upping the pressure on San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to release the footage of the fatal shooting of Banko Brown. Megan Goldsby says Brooke Jenkins and her office is still reviewing the footage as they tackle the case. Keith Menconi tells us how San Jose kicked off a road safety campaign following their record number road-related fatalities. Jade Hernandez informs us that the Diocese of Oakland has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This after the state allowed hundreds of decades-old sex abuse lawsuits to be filed. Margie Shafer reminds us that now is the time to try to save as inflation and layoffs hurt the economy.