The city of San Francisco has declared a state of emergency as monkeypox continues to spread in the city and across the Bay Area.

Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, infectious disease physician and professor at UCSF discusses the emergency, the urgency for vaccines to be made available for men in the LGBTQ community, and why he says it will get worse before it gets better.

Of all the places in the Bay Area you'd expect to see a big name like Conan O'Brien perform, the Monte Rio Variety Show probably isn't atop the list.  But this legendary Sonoma County event, celebrating its 111th year, will play host to one of late-night television's biggest stars this week.

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Cupid's Span, the upside-down bow and arrow tucked at the base of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco's Rincon Park is one of the city's most famous photo backdrops for selfie seekers - local and visitors alike.  But do you know its history and the story of its designer Claes Oldenburg?  

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Pres. Biden’s Chief Medical Advisor and the Firector of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has announced that by the time Biden’s first term ends, he will very likely retire from the government, saying that “his time is running out” in that position. 

But Dr. Fauci’s presence in the media – both hated and loved – as the face of public health in the fight against COVID-19 isn’t his first time at the forefront of a rapidly spread virus tearing apart communities across the globe.

In this episode of “Bay Current”, Mallory Somera sits down with KCBS Radio anchor John Evans, who helped produce and host radio’s first in-depth series about AIDS in 1984, in which Dr. Fauci was a chief contact. 

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One recent study shows that the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases could be 2-10 times higher than public health data shows.  Could the Bay Area be heading toward another round of indoor mask mandates?

KCBS Radio's Megan Goldsby has covered the Washburn Fire on the ground at Yosemite National Park and tracked the efforts to protect the precious sequoia of the Mariposa Grove - 500 of the world's largest and oldest trees.

For more than two decades, Bret Burkhart has covered the Bay Area's biggest and most important news stories with his inimitable, award-winning style.  Now, Bret brings that style and experience to KCBS Radio - and we're thrilled to have him.

Matt Pitman sits down with Bret discussing his passion for storytelling, covering Bay Area news, and an unlikely off-the-air hobby that continues to connect Bret to his Bay Area roots.

NASA and The White House had quite the treat for space enthusiasts around the world: vibrant and stunning images of deep space from the new James Webb Telescope, the agency's largest and most powerful telescope ever launched into space.

In this episode of “Bay Current”, Mallory Somera hears from KCBS Radio reporter Matt Bigler, who took a field trip to Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center in Palo Alto, which designed and built the Near Infrared Camera used to take some of the breathtaking images.

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A Bay Area OB-GYN has an audacious plan for women in southern states like Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama - where abortion is banned or extremely limited - to have access to abortion and reproductive health care. An abortion clinic based in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

KCBS Radio's Doug Sovern broke the story Friday afternoon and joins Matt Pitman with details.

25 years ago, Cuban and Pan-Latin restaurant Cha Cha Cha opened in San Francisco’s Mission District. 

But on Sunday, July 3, those doors closed for good. It is survived by its Haight District location, which opened in 1984. 

In this episode of “Bay Current”, Mallory Somera sits down with Cha Cha Cha owner Irfan Yalcin to hear why he decided to close the iconic hot spot.

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