Thirty years after he pulled a boy alive from the wreckage of the Cypress Freeway by chainsawing through another earthquake victim, an East Bay doctor still thinks about that miraculous rescue, almost every single day. So does KCBS Radio Report

Psychiatrists Bring Mental Health Care Into Oakland Homeless Camps

Sep 5th, 2019 2m 45s

A pioneering program in the East Bay is bringing psychiatric care right into those homeless tent encampments that dot the Bay Area's urban landscape. There are more than eight thousand people experiencing homelessness in Alameda County, and rou

Guerneville Not Ready For Fire Season After Historic Flood

Aug 26th, 2019 1m 38s

Some Russian River residents say there are two seasons in the county, flood season and fire season with little rest in between. In the last installment of her four-part series, KCBS Radio reporter Holly Quan went back to Guerneville to see, six

Guerneville Residents Uprooted After Historic Flood "I Didn't Have A Choice"

Aug 26th, 2019 2m 9s

Six months after the worst flooding on the Russian River in 25 years, the long term effects are being felt in a diaspora of long time locals. Housing was tough enough before the water rose 13 feet above flood stage. As KCBS Radio reporter Holly

Slow Start To Tourist Season After Historic Flood Hits Guerneville

Aug 23rd, 2019 2m 1s

Six months since the Russian River climbed 13 feet above flood stage, the worst in 25 years, the scars are well hidden. This is high season, what you earn this summer can make or break you come winter. In part two of her special four-part serie

Guerneville Roads Remain Clogged With Mud, Debris Six Months After Historic Flood

Aug 23rd, 2019 1m 50s

Next week will mark six months since heavy rains pushed the Russian River to 45 feet, inundating towns and washing out roads. For an area so reliant on summer tourism, not everything is back to normal. In part one of her special four-part serie

Sake Guru Offers Discounts To Vent Anger Over Parking Tickets

Jun 21st, 2019 1m 43s

The owner of a sake shop in San Francisco's Hayes Valley is venting his frustration over the neighborhood's lack of parking by putting his money where his mouth is. KCBS Radio Reporter Doug Sovern says his latest window display is the buzz of t

Bay Area Man Recalls Harrowing Journey From El Salvador, As Another Desperate Generation Seeks Refuge In The US

Apr 26th, 2019 2m 40s

As Mexican authorities pull more migrants out of caravans, deporting them to their home countries, desperate Central Americans are returning to some older methods to try to reach the United States. That includes handing over their life savings

Mexican Crackdown On Migrant Caravans Predates Trump Threats

Apr 24th, 2019 3m

In recent days, Mexico has been cracking down on migrant caravans, arresting and deporting more of the immigrants moving through the country toward the United States. But in Central America, KCBS Radio Political Reporter Doug Sovern found out t

In El Salvador, US Aid Is A Life Or Death Matter For Young People

Apr 23rd, 2019 3m

President Trump is trying to eliminate U-S aid to the three countries that make up Central America's "Northern Triangle," because he doesn't think they're doing enough to keep their people from migrating to the United States. But in El Salvador

In Gang-Ravaged El Salvador, Survivors Cling To Hope

Apr 23rd, 2019 2m 53s

As KCBS Radio Political Reporter Doug Sovern reported in the opening segment of this week's special five-part series, President Trump is exaggerating the presence of the notorious Salvadoran gang MS-13 in those caravans bringing migrants to the

CHP Nails Commuters Who Cheat By Driving On The Shoulder

Jul 27th, 2018 1m 49s

If you're tempted to drive on the shoulder in the East Bay to get around your rush hour backup, you might want to think twice. The CHP is cracking down on drivers who cheat on the shoulders, and KCBS Radio Reporter Doug Sovern rode along to wat

"Plastic Patrol" Scours San Francisco Bay For Debris

Jul 20th, 2018 1m 29s

Experts warn that within thirty years, there will be more plastic garbage in the world's oceans than there are fish. To keep that from happening to San Francisco Bay, local sailors are turning their bay excursions into plastic patrols. KCBS Rad

KCBS duPont-Columbia Awards 2019 Entry: Wine Country Wildfires

Jun 29th, 2018 43m 53s

KCBS Radio's entry for the 2019 duPont-Columbia Awards: a compilation of our Breaking News coverage of the biggest California story of 2017, the devastating Wine Country Wildfires that claimed 44 lives and destroyed almost 10,000 homes across f

Oakland Celebrates Restaurant Week

Mar 3rd, 2018 1m 49s

There are dining discounts to be had all over Oakland, which is celebrating Oakland Restaurant Week. KCBS Radio Reporter Doug Sovern says at one participating eatery in particular, the staff is grateful to have a chance to feed some new custome

Oakland Celebrates Restaurant Week

Mar 3rd, 2018 1m 43s

Bay Area Living: Is It Worth It? Part 2, Employment

May 19th, 2017 3m 7s

The Bay Area is facing a problem: many of the jobs offered here just don't pay enough to live on. In part two of our KCBS Special Series reporter Matt Bigler brings us stories of people working in the Bay Area and trying to decide if Bay Area l

Remote Bay Area Geysers Important Source Of California Green Energy Also Produce Small Earthquakes

Jun 16th, 2015 2m

KCBS' Jeffrey Schaub takes us to the Geysers geothermal fields. It’s the single largest power-generating operation of its kind on the planet and is an important part of California's green energy portfolio. But hardly anyone in the Bay Area know

Remote Bay Area Geysers Important Source Of California Green Energy Also Produces Small Earthquakes

Jun 16th, 2015 1m 59s

KCBS' Jeffrey Schaub takes us to the geyser geothermal fields, the single largest power-generating operation of its kind on the planet and is an important part of California's green energy portfolio.

Shakespeare Thrives Behind San Quentin's Prison Walls In Inmate Play Productions

May 27th, 2015 1m 46s

KCBS' Dave Padilla reports one of the toughest prisons in the United States is showcasing talent that shines new light on the plays of Shakespeare.

Where Are You Wasting Water? A Free Audit Can Conserve Water, Save Money

Apr 27th, 2015 1m 26s

KCBS' Mike Sugerman finds out where water is being wasted in his home after a free audit by San Francisco's water agency.

California’s 7th District Decides DeSaulnier’s Replacement In Tight, 3-Way State Senate Special Election

Mar 17th, 2015 2m 3s

KCBS' Doug Sovern reports voters in California’s 7th District head to the polls for a special election Tuesday, to decide a new state Senator since Mark DeSaulnier was elected to replace retired veteran Congressman George Miller.

Safety Information For Alhambra Trestle In Martinez And Other Bridges Kept By The Railroads, Part 2 Of 3

Dec 30th, 2014 2m 26s

KCBS reporter Jeffrey Shaub and producer Giancarlo Rulli investigate the Bay Area’s aging railway bridges that will carry increasing loads of highly volatile Bakken crude oil from North Dakota in this three-part KCBS Cover Story Special.

10-Year-Old Homeless San Francisco Schoolgirl Struggles To Keep Her Secret

Dec 16th, 2014 2m 14s

Imagine juggling homework and peer pressure while living in a shelter, on the street, or in someone's spare room—but that's the reality many homeless children across the state face.

Number Of Homeless Children In Bay Area Reaches All-Time High

Dec 16th, 2014 2m 2s

Doug Sovern reports despite years of trying to end homelessness, the number of homeless children in California, and the Bay Area, is at an all-time high.