Bay Area All Local

On this edition of the Bay Area All Local, KCBS' Steve Scott spoke with Professor Thomas Dee, Barnett Family Professor of Education at Stanford University's Graduate School of Education. Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that would require younger students to take basic math tests in hopes of reversing low math scores in California.

For nearly six decades, her name remained a mystery—a teenager found dead in a downtown Oakland hotel room in October 1969. Now, thanks to modern DNA technology, police and the FBI finally have answers. It should be easier to shop “clean” in the grocery store. The governor signed a bill this week that creates food labels that show you what’s NOT ultra processed. We could be in for a very wet winter in the Bay Area because of this powerful El Niño that's building right now in the Pacific. All this and more on this edition of the Bay Area All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott.

If you’re driving by Oakland‘s Lake Merritt, you’ll notice the classic Fairyland sign has once again been converted to say “Ohlone-land.” The Shark’s season opener kicks off in an hour in San Jose, and hockey fans across the Bay Area are excited. And instead of another trip to the ER some of San Jose’s most vulnerable residents will now get direct house calls under a new fire department program. All this and more on this edition of The Bay Area All Local hosted by KCBS Radio News Anchor Rebecca Goodeyon.

On this edition of the Bay Area All Local, KCBS' Steve Scott spoke with Dr. Anna Lembke, Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University. We're investigating the "loneliness epidemic" that's causing people to feel disconnected from their friends, family, and communities. Quality relationships are hard to build and even harder to maintain.

A wave of teal will wash over San Jose today as Sharks fans gear up for Opening Night at the SAP Center. Once on the ropes with declining enrollment, North Bay university is now on the upswing. Every job comes with the occasional head-scratcher. All this and more on this edition of the Bay Area All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott.