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How startup, Carbon Run, is using limestone to reduce carbon in bodies of water
It's time now for Ask An Expert, every weekday at 9:20 AM on KCBS we're giving you direct access to top experts in various fields. Scientists are looking at new ways to combat the warming climate, and one group aims to do it by using some of the resources we already have. Carbon Run—a startup buil…
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In California, plastic grocery bags will soon be a thing of the past
The Mayor of Oakland is touting a recent sweep of a homeless encampment in West Oakland. "Paper or plastic" will soon NO longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California. The site of Bruce Lee’s Oakland gym will now forever be known as Bruce Lee Way following a street-naming de…
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Your turnover service may be delayed as hotel workers in SF go on strike
Officials in the South Bay have made an arrest in connection with the shooting at a VTA yard over the weekend. San Francisco Mayor London Breed is extending a life-line to the city's cash-strapped school district. Hotel workers have walked off the job in San Francisco, at Hilton, Hyatt, and Marri…
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NFL players don't know they're suffering from CTE until it's too late
It's time now for Ask An Expert—every weekday at 9:20 AM on KCBS we're giving you direct access to top experts in various fields. A new study out this morning shows just how prominent one particular brain disease is—which apparently impacts at least a third of all former NFL players. This survey o…
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The local community rallies in support of little league team, victims of arson
The attorneys for three East Bay police officers accused of killing Mario Gonzalez in 2021 are asking that the charges be dismissed on a technicality. Electrification in its entirety starts tomorrow for Caltrain. A devastating arson attack has left an East Bay little league team reeling. Dozens …
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You can now renew your passport from the comfort of your home
Need to renew your passport? It just got a little easier. The state department has announced that adults can now renew the document online, rolling out a new system and hoping to cut down on delays. Vacation isn't just for peace of mind and a tan—it just might keep you young, too. Researchers foun…
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Two of Silicon Valley’s largest companies announce over 1000 job cuts
Two of Silicon Valley’s largest companies have announced big job cuts are on the way. East Bay drivers can expect major traffic disruptions this weekend, with a major freeway shutting down for re-paving work. There’s a battle underway in Sonoma County between animal rights groups, agricultural in…
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NBA star Gary Payton to coach the College of Alameda Cougars
California’s mobile driver’s license is expanding to include the Apple Wallet on Apple’s iPhone. In a reversal, AT&T now says it plans to remove hundreds of thousands of pounds of unused copper wires from the depths of Lake Tahoe. Snapchat and LinkedIn are making changes to its user agreements as…
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BART has become safer and more reliable, find out why
California lawmakers this week are taking up this issue of high gas prices with a session special called by Governor Newsom. Good news for BART riders: the transit agency is reporting a significant decrease in train delays caused by passengers behaving badly. A recent city council vote in Berke…
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Israel accused of coordinated tech attacks in Lebanon—will this fuel more war?
It's time now for Ask An Expert, every weekday at 9:20 AM on KCBS we're giving you direct access to top experts in various fields. As we've been reporting, Israel and Hezbollah have been trading fire in the aftermath of this week's electronics blasts in Lebanon. This development is concerning many…
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