The state is stepping in to help San Francisco fight fentanyl trafficking. Governor Gavin Newsom is using state law enforcement resources to help the city fight the crisis. More than 1.5 million electric vehicles have been sold in California, hitting the state’s targeted goal 2 years ahead of schedule. Illegal dumping in Alameda County is marking a milestone this week: a thousand tons of trash cleaned up since 2019. Educators push to make California public schools climate resilient. 

During the wake of the pandemic, emergency officials have seen a rise in the number of people signing up for disaster training. A Covid outbreak this week at the Santa Rosa Kaiser Hospital is prompting the immediate return of masking requirements for anyone who steps through the front doors. A nature walk inside the San Francisco Zoo and Gardens will be reopening after a three year closure that started when the pandemic hit.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has been invited to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 2nd, to answer questions about ethics on the high court. No more drumming at the Oakland Colisuem. Protesting the team's apparent desires to move to Las Vegas: Oakland's legendary drums are going silent. 

The accused killer of tech entrepreneur Bob Lee was also reportedly cited on suspicion of battering a woman in his Emeryville loft late last year, though he was never charged. We're learning more about the tragic shooting at an East Bay hardware store this week that left an employee dead. 

The State Water Project taps are fully open. Two Berkeley intersections are now a lot safer thanks to the installation of flashing beacons turned on for the first time this week. Two East Bay congressmen are asking the US Department of Justice to investigate the Antioch Police Department. California schools would be tasked with tackling body shaming under a new bill introduced in the state legislature. California is looking ahead to its water future after coming out of the latest drought.

For months now the weather has been wet or windy or colder than usual and that's led to an eye opening decline in San Francisco scooter ridership.

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao says she's extremely disappointed by the A's decision to buy land in Las Vegas to build a stadium, people who say they were victimized by police officers in Antioch are filing a federal civil rights lawsuit, and San Francisco’s annual 4-20 celebration is in full swing.

Get these stories and more in this afternoon's edition of the KCBS All Local podcast.

A's fans hope that the team would somehow stay in Oakland have been dealt a huge blow this morning with bad news out of "Sin City." The annual 4/20 celebration is just one of the events expected to bring tens of thousands of people to the city. 73% of first time homebuyers find affordability to be the main challenge when it comes to buying a home. Central Valley residents are turning a wary eye towards the snow-packed mountains and what will be rushing down in the coming days.

Doctors are seeing higher rates of colon cancer in adults under the age of 50. The city of San Jose points to its unhoused population as part of the solution not the problem. Two lawmakers with districts impacted by one of the biggest mass shootings in California this year are pressing against gun violence.

You can now apply for your share of a $725 million Facebook data privacy settlement. 4/20 has become an unofficial celebration of marijuana, but road safety officials says 4/20 is also a day of injury and death. UC Davis researchers have a better idea to reducing the amount of greenhouse gases that cows emit after eating. San Francisco supervisors agreed this week to accept $1.7 million dollars in state money originally slated to pay for one public toilet.

KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart are on this Wednesday's mic.

San Francisco opioid overdose death rates are way up. Kris Ankarlo reports that the first 3 months of 2023 saw a 40% increase in deaths compared to the same time in 2022. Mike Dewald explains how a petition is being launched for the city of Oakland to make the roads safer for cyclists and pedestrians. Swarms of bees might have a new home: the Bay Area. It's bee swarm season as they look for new places to settle, but Megan Goldsby explains why there is no reason to panic. Know what unofficial holiday is tomorrow? Jim Taylor does and he explains how San Francisco is preparing for 4-20, the well-known day to celebrate marijuana. Oakland public school are under scrutiny. The union that represents the city's public school teachers claim the district is guilty of unfair labor practices.

A man was killed attempting to stop a thief at a Home Depot in Pleasanton, KCBS reports on more from the tragic scene. 

Also on KCBS today, the UCSF Children's Hospital strike, and the planned reverse boycott of the Oakland A's. 

All this and more local news on this morning's edition of the KCBS All Local, hosted by Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas. 

San Francisco politicians are pleading with the governor and state legislature to set aside more money for Bay Area public transportation in the state budget. In the wake of the death of a world champion cyclist in San Francisco earlier this month, bike advocates are calling for better traffic protections. The three men accused of killing a five-year-old in a freeway shooting on 880 in Fremont are facing murder and weapons charges. Built in just over a year, San Mateo County is getting ready to open a new homeless shelter, that’s billed as the largest Navigation Center in Northern California.

San Francisco’s Chinese Hospital is teaming up with UCSF Health, allowing the Chinatown hospital access to UCSF’s vast network of specialists and technology. a new OMICRON variant has reached California and it has a new symptom parents should keep an eye out for. It pays to be kind in Berkeley, where there's another thousand dollar winner of the monthly kindness award.

Seismologists learned a lot about earthquakes from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire which hit 117 years ago today. With the number of whales being struck and killed off the coast of California advocates are pushing for a simple solution. The union representing Hollywood writers is one step closer to shutting down their computers as a whopping 98% of members voted in favor of a strike. San Francisco Giants pitching coach may've saved lives while on the mound for the Red Sox ten years ago the day of the Boston Marathon bombings. California leaders say they are doing all they can to continue to protect abortion rights in the state.

Today, KCBS brings you to the commemoration of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, as the city looks back on one of the most devastating events to date. 

Also, a closer look into Santa Clara's efforts to improve the health of the Latino community, after they were disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

KCBS reporter Holly Quan covers the fallout of a recent Hollywood decision, and why union writers are calling for a walkout. 

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

This evening and afternoon, Brett and Patti walk us through the news. The call is out for artists, clothing makers and chefs who have been dreaming of opening a pop-up in San Francisco.  California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a multi agency task force announced 17 felony arrests today of rival criminal syndicates operating throughout Northern California. The federal government is pledging to spend more than 15 million dollars to help fight homelessness in the South Bay, but will the new investments make a major splash or just add another drop in the bucket? Elected officials in Oakland joined repair crews to fill potholes this morning. 

The death toll continues to rise in the ongoing fighting between Sudan's military and the country's most powerful paramilitary group, despite growing pressure from the international community for a ceasefire. Over 180 civilians have been killed since the violence erupted on Saturday. For more, our anchors spoke with Scott Strauss, UC Berkeley Political Scientist and author of Making and Unmaking Nations: War, Leadership and Genocide in Modern Africa.

Listen to the All Lo0cal for your share of insightful, community news.

Today KCBS Radio takes a closer look at a new CA Dept. of Public Health program to offer free Narcan, in an effort to increase safety and minimize overdoses. 

Additionally, all Bay Area counties qualify for a tax filling extension. Due to the severe weather across most of California this winter, both the IRS and CA state are offering an extension until October 16th. But, that doesn't mean most people need to wait, and most experts recommend filing as soon as possible. 

KCBS also reports on the future of the Oakland A's, and what an A's legend had to say about the team's future. 

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