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: Google's latest AI policy effectively removes a 2018 promise that it would not use the technology for weapons or surveillance, leaving questions about how the search giant will be using artificial intelligence.

This comes as other big tech companies like Meta have been embracing Trump's latest policies and rolling back things like fact checkers and DEI requirements.

For more on the potential implications here, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with Sheila Jasanoff,

professor at Harvard. She is an expert on politics, technology, public leadership and management and governance.

Evacuations have been ordered in Sonoma County for those living closest to the Russian River as runoff from the storms pushes it into

flood stage.

A Forestville road above the Russian River likely won’t be open for some time after a house slid down a cliff in heavy rains and floated off down the river.

A rockslide triggered by heavy rain in San Francisco yesterday has blocked a road at the base of Telegraph Hill.

Contra Costa authorities have lifted the public health advisory that was in place for 4 days after a fire at the Martinez refinery.

Dozens of residents and staff in a senior center in Marin County are dealing with a Covid outbreak.

Bay FC kicks off its second professional season a little over a month from today.

San Francisco Opera is honoring world premiers past and present with its newly announced season.

State numbers show flu cases are at their highest in 5 years

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

AI tools are coming to a Cal State classroom near you.

Recently approved pig transplant trials are being hailed as a significant step to make more kidneys available.

A Forestville home that once sat high on a bluff slid into the Russian River this afternoon, floating past stunned onlookers.

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

This is Ask An Expert, where every weekday at 9:20am on KCBS, we're giving you direct access to top experts in various fields.

As we've been reporting, China is hitting back as the Trump-backed tariff on the country's imports goes into effect. In response, Beijing has announced a range of economic measures targeting the US.

To talk more about what this means and where we could be headed next, KCBS Radio anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with Doug Barry, consultant with a background in US-China business relations.

The California Highway Patrol has a message for Bay Area drivers: stop driving in the rain like it’s a sunny summer day.

Young patients suffering mental health issues now have a place to turn.

It’s a new year, and for many in the Bay Area, that could mean the hunt for a new job.

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

Canine parvovirus, a highly contagious disease that can attack the GI track in young, unvaccinated dogs, is on the rise in San Francisco's Tenderloin district.

The San Francisco Symphony is celebrating today after snagging a Grammy award for the 17th time.

Immigrant advocates staged walkouts at schools and closures at small businesses today in Oakland to observe a national protest against the Trump administration's stance on immigration.

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

As we've been reporting, new tariffs are going into effect this week as the Trump administration delivers on promises to hit Mexico, Canada and China with them.

In one of the latest big changes from the Trump White House, president Donald Trump is vying to shutter the US Agency for International Development, with the help of the Elon Musk controlled-DOGE department.

Despite the culture wars you may be seeing surrounding vaccinations, research shows we may not all be that far apart.

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

More information is coming to light regarding the Martinez refinery fire over the weekend.

The family of a former employee of open A.I. who was found dead in his apartment, has taken legal action against the city of San Francisco.

Members of the international ice skating community continue to mourn the loss of American and Russian skaters killed in last week’s airplane crash into the Potomac River.

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

Authorities say a leak at the Martinez Refining Company lead to an explosion and a big fire yesterday afternoon. That fire is continuing to smolder today.

Thousands of A’s fans are packing Oakland Arena for yesterday's Celebration of Life for legendary outfielder Rickey Henderson.

San Francisco’s Dharma Treasury Temple is welcoming in the Lunar New Year with a public display of its ancient Buddha relics.

Many Bay Area fire fighters are now using safer gear thanks to a "chance" discovery.

Yosemite has new restrictions for anyone wanting to catch a glimpse of the natural phenomenon, nicknamed Firefall.

People who are looking for a someone to date are drawn to younger partners.

All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio news anchors Liz Saint John and Steve Scott.