Oakland is facing a huge budget deficit right now, but as KCBS Radio's Megan Goldsby reports, the mayor says she won't be using money from the police department to help balance it.

Oakland is facing a huge budget deficit right now, but as KCBS Radio's Megan Goldsby reports, the mayor says she won't be using money from the police department to help balance it.

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Oakland mayor will not use police money to balance budget

US officials are keeping an eye on Russian warships that have spent the past week near Cuba in what's an apparent show of force by Russian president Vladimir Putin. 

The move came just weeks after the US announced Ukraine would be able to use US-provided weapons on some targets inside Russia.

For more on this, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas were joined by Robert Murret, Retired Vice Admiral with the U.S. Navy, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs, and deputy director at the Institute for Security Policy and Law at Syracuse University.

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US officials are keeping an eye on Russian warships that have spent the past week near Cuba in what's an apparent show of force by Russian president Vladimir Putin. 
The move came just weeks after the US announced Ukraine would be able to use US-provided weapons on some targets inside Russia.
For more on this, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas were joined by Robert Murret, Retired Vice Admiral with the U.S. Navy, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs, and deputy director at the Institute for Security Policy and Law at Syracuse University.
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Russia puts pressure on the U.S. as warships are spotted outside of Cuba

More and more attention is being paid to the dangers of social media with our youth.

Now, as KCBS Radio's Jennifer Hodges reports, the surgeon general is looking to put a warning label on it.

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More and more attention is being paid to the dangers of social media with our youth.
Now, as KCBS Radio's Jennifer Hodges reports, the surgeon general is looking to put a warning label on it.
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Surgeon general wants social media to come with warnings

It's seems as if all we know about flying cars is from the movie "Back to the Future," but there's a company in the Bay Area that's been silently working on making the DeLorean machine into a reality. 

Pivotal, which is a tech company based in Silicon Valley, has been producing flying car for the last decade, and is planning on making the first model available for the general public to buy.  

For a closer look, KCBS Radio anchor Patti Reising was joined by Sam Mondros, reporter with the San Francisco Standard.

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It's seems as if all we know about flying cars is from the movie "Back to the Future," but there's a company in the Bay Area that's been silently working on making the DeLorean machine into a reality. 
Pivotal, which is a tech company based in Silicon Valley, has been producing flying car for the last decade, and is planning on making the first model available for the general public to buy.  
For a closer look, KCBS Radio anchor Patti Reising was joined by Sam Mondros, reporter with the San Francisco Standard.
Malchev / Getty Images

Oakland mayor will not use police money to balance budget

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