Bay Area All Local Audacy

The FBI and the U-S Postal Service today (Thursday) carried out raids at the homes and offices of several Oakland city leaders, including Mayor Sheng Thao.

Around 50 bullet casings were found on the scene of a brawl, at a Juneteenth party at Lake Merritt last night (Wednesday).

This weekend, BART crews will kick off a series of repair projects aimed at replacing a series of interlockings between Rockridge, MacArthur, and 19th Street stations in Oakland.

A stunning series of events this morning in Oakland involving the FBI and the Mayor of Oakland.

San José is moving forward with its plan to add safe sleeping for the homeless across the city.

SF voters will decide if cars should be permanently banned from the Great Highway.

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

Organizers of a recall campaign against Oakland's mayor are celebrating today. 

Sonoma County Sheriff's official this evening lifted all evacuation orders for those driven from their homes by the 1,200 acre Point Fire.

San Francisco’s beloved Bob’s Donuts has been a mainstay on Polk Street since the 1950’s, but the shop is preparing for a big, or not so big, move.

Juneteenth celebrations were underway in San Jose today and, for kids, it's a chance to learn about the holiday while also making some music along the way.

The Willie Mays statue in front of Oracle Park in San Francisco has become an impromptu memorial, with fans turning up to leave flowers, notes,  baseballs, and memories. 

New numbers are showing the summer COVID surge has begun, pointing to the strong suggestion that people get the latest vaccine. 

Calfire is reporting the Point Fire in Sonoma County is now 50% contained, and good weather overnight has helped firefighters get a handle on this blaze, which has, so far, destroyed two homes.

The Alameda County Registrar of Voters says the recall effort against Mayor Sheng Thao has enough verified signatures from registered Oakland voters. 

A recent United Way of California study has found that many households aren’t able to make ends meet and one Bay Area congressman has a plan to take some of those burdens off of families' shoulders. 

All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan.

 

Major progress has been made on the Point Fire in Sonoma County’s Dry Creek Valley area.

Vandals tore apart a relatively new school garden in Oakland over the weekend.

Getting information about the upcoming election is a social affair for younger voters in California. 

Scientists with the California Academy of Sciences say they're having a hard time reaching a dead humpback whale that washed ashore in Half Moon Bay this weekend.

 

Fire crews in Sonoma county have made significant progress on the Point fire burning near Lake Sonoma.

California's wildfires are prompting reminders that its not just you that needs to evacuate early, but your animals as well, and not just cats and dogs. 

We may not have control over the weather or its effect on fires, but an expert says there is still plenty we can control about this fire season.