NYT report outlines air traffic control concerns
A disturbing report by the New York Times outlines serious air traffic control concerns, leading to dangerous working conditions nationwide. KTVU's Alex Savidge speaks with East Bay congressman Rep. Mark DeSaulnier about how the situation became so dire and what the FAA can do to fix it.
Post-debate discussion: Newsom vs. DeSantis
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faced off in a first-of-its kind debate, taking shots at each other and their respective states. KTVU's Alex Savidge discusses the key moments and aftermath with Corey Cook, Professor of Politics at Saint Mary's College.
New data shows how old-growth redwoods survive extreme wildfire conditions
New research shows that ancient buds and decades-old carbon reserves help drive significant redwood regrowth after wildfires burn through the forest. In a new multi-year study, published in Nature Plants, the research team observed these unique adaptations that helped old-growth redwood trees at Big Basin Redwoods State Park recover after the extreme 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fires. KTVU's Frank Mallicoat speaks with biologist and lead study author Drew Peltier about the data and his findings.
World AIDS Day in the Bay Area
San Francisco is home to more than 15,000 people living with HIV/AIDs and across California, there are more than 139,000 people with the disease. On this World AIDS Day, KTVU's Alex Savidge and Frank Mallicoat speak with Tyler Termeer, CEO of the San Francisco Aids Foundation about the progress we've made to combat the disease and how far we have to go.
Santa Clara County allocates $47.4 million for new affordable housing projects
Santa Clara County says so far, it’s allocated $648 million of Measure A funds, creating 4,749 units.
West Coast Wrap: December 5, 2023
Flood waters rising in the Pacific Northwest are leaving cars underwater and neighborhoods swamped. We'll see how people in Washington and Oregon are dealing with the storms. Also, masked thieves swarm a FedEx truck in Southern California and steal packages. The incident was caught on surveillance camera.
It's official: Evan Low is running for Silicon Valley congressional seat
Silicon Valley Assemblymember Evan Low is running for Congress, hoping to succeed longtime Rep. Anna Eshoo in a crowded field of competitors.
Oakland restaurant named among the top best new restaurants in U.S.
An Oakland restaurant has been named one of the best new eateries in the U.S. in a new list by business review site Yelp. Pomet was the only Bay Area establishment to make the list.
SF landmark named after antisemitic figure is getting new name, public invited to weigh in
San Francisco residents were being invited to weigh in on the renaming of a popular lake in Golden Gate Park and namesake of a state lawmaker known to have held antisemitic views and promoted anti-jewish policies.
BBC reporter alleges Kelsey Grammer's Trump support led to shortened interview
"Frasier" star Kelsey Grammer told the BBC that he is still a Trump supporter, which apparently caused the interview to end.
Expert shares advice on how to keep up healthy habits during the holidays
Dr. Linda Shiue, Internal Medicine Physician and Director of Culinary and Lifestyle Medicine at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco talks about ways you can keep up healthy eating habits during the holiday season.
West Coast Wrap: December 4, 2023
A surge of migrants at one Arizona border crossing has caused it to close to traffic. The state's governor is now calling for help from the feds. Also, the A's put off plans to reveal new images of a proposed Las Vegas ballpark. We get an explanation from the team for the delay.
San Francisco-born college student among victims of possible hate crime shooting in Vermont
The parents of a young San Francisco-born Palestinian college student, paralyzed after being shot in Vermont over the Thanksgiving weekend, said they had decided their son would remain in the U.S. over the holidays, thinking it would be safer than returning to his war-torn home.
COVID and flu on the rise in California
About 50,000 people die from influenza infections each year and now COVID-19 has reached that same milestone.
Niners' revenge: Fans revel over defeat against Philadelphia Eagles
It has been 308 days since the Eagles dashed the 49ers' Super Bowl dreams in the NFC championship game last season. 49ers fans didn't forget.
Hella Cool Gigs: Little Puffer steam train operator
San Francisco Zoo's historic miniature steam train conductor Johnny Salas runs the popular zoo attraction, ?Little Puffer.? Johnny road the 1904 train as a child, and is now living his dream as the train's engineer.
5 homeless people shot, 2 killed in Las Vegas
Two people have been killed and three others were injured after a shooting in East Las Vegas Friday night.
West Coast Wrap: December 1, 2023
A surge of migrant arrivals in Arizona forces new changes along the U.S.-Mexico border. Plans are taking shape to shut down one crossing. Neighboring communities worry this will compromise safety. Plus, a man suspected in a hit-and-run crash that killed two state troopers showed up in court.
Judge sentences former Dublin prison manager to 5 years in ongoing sex abuse scandal
A judge on Friday sentenced John Bellhouse, a former correctional manager at the all-women's prison in Dublin, to five years and three months behind bars in an ongoing sexual abuse scandal.
National AIDS Memorial to host World AIDS Day events in San Francisco
On the eve of World AIDS Day, hundreds of people gathered Thursday at the Grove in Golden Gate Park to remember those affected by the disease.