Allie Rasmus
Allie Rasmus is happy to be back reporting in the Bay Area where she was born and raised.
She came to KTVU after working as a reporter in Phoenix, Austin, and Washington, D.C. She won awards for her political coverage based out of the state capitol in Texas. In Arizona's capital city, she covered the immigration debate, the housing market crash and the Great Recession. Here in the Bay Area, she earned an Emmy nomination for a story about the homeless crisis.
Allie graduated from Northwestern University with dual degrees in political science and journalism, and went on to earn her master's degree in journalism at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. After graduation, she lived with her grandparents while working for Univision's news bureau in Mexico City. Allie is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and former NAHJ Ruben Salazar National Scholarship winner.
When she's not at work, you can catch Allie strolling through her favorite Oakland neighborhoods, sampling the great food at restaurants and cafes in Oakland, or hiking the trails in the East Bay hills. She and her husband love taking their two young children to the places Allie loved going to as a kid in the Bay Area: Children’s Fairyland, the Oakland Zoo and the Grand Lake Theater. Allie considers herself "East Bay all the way" and never gets tired of enjoying the place with the best climate, culture and people in the world.
The latest from Allie Rasmus
Oakland school board votes - again - to keep school closures in place
The Oakland Unified School District board voted 4 to 2 Wednesday to rescind a resolution called "Community not Closures" to re-open some closed schools.
San Mateo County fire nearly contained, but power not fully restored
Firefighters said they've made good progress, containing a fire in San Mateo County. Now, the big problem for neighborhoods affected by the Edgewood Fire is an ongoing power outage.
1st vaccine doses administered to babies, preschoolers in Bay Area
The pediatricians at East Bay Pediatrics expect to give 100 first doses on Tuesday alone to babies and preschoolers.
Slow down! New 15 mph speed limits near Oakland schools
By the end of this year, Oakland's Department of Transportation wants to add the 15 mph zones near at least 20 schools in the city.
Incumbent Greg Ahern trails in Alameda County sheriff's race
Alameda County voters may be looking to make a change when it comes to who will be their next sheriff.
Recall of San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin draws out last-minute events
The recall vote for San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin is being watched across the country.
Renegade summer classes begin at shuttered Oakland school
Parents and community members are offering summer school to neighborhood kids as protest in a closed Oakland school.
Large fire breaks out at Pentecostal church in Pittsburg
A large fire broke out at a Pentecostal church in Pittsburg. enior pastor Elias Limones said many of the church members are Spanish speaking and they are very active in the community.
Pink Triangle installation under way in San Francisco
This is the 27th year the Pink Triangle will light up Twin Peaks.
Man found fatally shot on Grizzly Peak Boulevard in hills
Oakland police homicide investigators are trying to determine what happened to a man who was found fatally shot on Grizzly Peak Boulevard in the hills.