Jana Katsuyama
Jana Katsuyama has been with the KTVU news team since 2007, reporting for the Ten O'Clock News and covering events as far away as wildfires in Southern California and the 2011 Touhoku earthquake and Fukushima nuclear disaster, where she reported from Tokyo. She has received multiple Emmy awards and nominations, as well as honors from the Associated Press. She previously worked at WDTN in Dayton, Ohio and KBJR in Duluth Minnesota. She has been an active volunteer, emceeing and working for more than a dozen Bay Area community and non-profit organizations, as well as her alma mater Oberlin College. She is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association and a former board member of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences Northern California and Ohio chapters.
The latest from Jana Katsuyama
Bay Area residents with Palestinian and Jewish ties feel pain of deadly conflict in Israel
The pain of the escalating violence in Israel is being felt by Bay Area residents with ties to Palestinian and Jewish relatives and friends caught in the middle of the conflict.
Economists eyeing mid-June for post pandemic rebound
On Wednesday, the stock markets' second day of declines over inflation concerns came as the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed year-to-year consumer prices increased by 4.2%in April compared to 2.6% in March.
Longtime, loyal Oakland A's fans don't want to see their team leave
With news that the A's might leave The Town, many Oakland residents were shocked -- still feeling the sting of losing two professional sports teams, the Warriors and Oakland Raiders.
Some Bay Area counties partner with schools to vaccinate young people on campus
Some Bay Area county education offices are partnering with schools to vaccinate young people.
County Health officials prepare for possible expansion of vaccine to children
Children ages 12-15 could become eligible for the coronavirus vaccine as early as next week.
San Francisco nightlife comes back to life after city moves into yellow tier
San Francisco's nightlife came back to life as the city moved into the yellow tier with low COVID-19 case rates and a high percentage of residents receiving COVID-19 vaccinations.
Moscone Center loses business as major convention goes virtual
Travel experts say it likely will take years for a rebound in the convention and tourism business.
COVID-19 crisis prompts U.S. to restrict travel from India
The U.S. announced travel restrictions on travel from India amid a surge in COVID cases. Under the restrictions, anyone who has traveled in India 14 days before trying to enter the U.S. will be turned away.
Wildlife officials investigate possible drone crash into bald eagle nest in Fremont
Federal wildlife officials are examining evidence of a possible drone crash that might have hit a nest of two bald eagles in Fremont, possibly injuring the offspring.
Biden administration expected to announce ban on menthol cigarettes
The Biden administration's expected announcement to ban menthol cigarettes Thursday is welcome news to a Bay Area professor who co-founded a group pushing for the change.