Elissa Harrington
I have deep roots in the Bay Area. I grew up watching KTVU and was inspired by Dennis Richmond and his no-nonsense approach to journalism. It's a huge honor to work at the station I turned to for some of the most important events of my lifetime. I spent most of my childhood living in Berkeley. Some of my happiest memories include feeding the animals at the Little Farm, hiking trails at Tilden Park, and riding my bike with my two sisters. My dad often took me to A's games - although I went solely to watch the dot race! I remember the day of the Loma Prieta earthquake. I was outside when I felt a huge rolling sensation and saw the bricks under my feet come out of the ground. Another major news event that made a huge impact on my life was the 1991 Oakland Hills fire. I remember sitting on the roof of my house watching firefighters make air drops on the burning hillside. My journalism journey took me to Sydney, Australia, to Oregon and Sacramento. Finally, I made it home to the Bay Area. Reporting in my home community is a dream come true. I have lived many special places but nothing compares to the Bay Area. Every time I drive over the Bay Bridge I'm in awe of the unrivaled beauty of the San Francisco waterfront and skyline. My husband and I are longtime vegetarians and we are both news reporters – so he understands my picky diet and crazy schedule! My greatest joy is being a mom to 4-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter. We love singing together, swimming, and riding the steam trains at Tilden Park.
The latest from Elissa Harrington
Moscone Center opens - again - for high-volume vaccinations
This is a big deal in the city’s efforts to vaccinate because the Moscone Center is a high-volume site , capable of administering 7,000 to 10,000 doses a day.
139-year-old San Francisco home rolls to new address
A 139-year-old Victorian house in San Francisco was loaded onto giant dollies and moved Sunday to a new location six blocks away.
Frustrated families stage 'Zoom-in' outside San Francisco schools
So instead of doing Zoom class at home, a group of kids and their parents are taking their laptops to school anyway and will do their online class in front of locked school sites or in nearby parks.
Traffic will soon be moving slower through San Francisco's Tenderloin
The Tenderloin neighborhood is set to be the first in the city to have a 20 mph speed limit.
More mass vaccination sites opening around Bay Area
The Moscone Center is to open for appointments on Friday, and when it does, it will be the city's largest mass vaccination site. San Francisco already has two others; one in the Bayview, the other at City College.
San Francisco restaurant workers prepare for busy, and chilly, day after lockdown lifted
Workers were out early, despite the chilly temps and rain, cleaning tables, and preparing for what they hope will be a busy day. They put up umbrellas and turned on heat lamps. But they were happy to do it because for the past month and a half, restaurants in The City have been only open for takeout and delivery.
Slow vaccine rollout, long wait times and a lack of doses cause frustration
Alyssa Galvan of San Jose was put on hold for more than 2 hours while trying to make a COVID-19 vaccine appointment at Kaiser for her 66-year-old father.
Lots of police, but pro-Trump protest at San Francisco headquarters turns out to be a bust
Pro-Trump demonstrators were expected to gather at 8 a.m. outside the building on Market Street to protest the company permanently suspending President Trump's account. But an hour into it, basically media and police were the only ones there. One man with a sign that read, "Counter Trump's Coup," stood outside a police barricade.
Violations issued to Bay Area establishments promoting New Year's Eve parties
A few Bay Area restaurants have found themselves in trouble for attempting to violate the state health order and try to throw New Year’s Eve parties.
Sheriff's deputies with guns drawn evict homeless moms from Oakland home
Just before 6 a.m., the deputies made entry into the home. They escorted the mothers outside, binding their hands with plastic ties. One of the mothers screamed, "Why are you taking me to jail? I'm just trying to protect my children."