Heat Wave Causes South Bay Officials To Activate Emergency System
SAN JOSE (KCBS) — Concerns over the impact of this week’s ongoing heat wave prompted health officials in Santa Clara County to take the unusual step of activating the reverse 911 emergency alert...
View ArticleKCBS In Depth: California’s Drought Emergency
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — California is in the midst of what is expected to be the driest year on record with scientists predicting few rainstorms heading this way. Mark Ghilarducci with the governor’s...
View ArticleCalifornia Earthquake Warning System May Hinge On Private Funding
VALLEJO (KPIX 5) – Depending on how close to the epicenter of an earthquake you are, you could get more than a minute warning if California can find the funding for a new early warnings system. The...
View ArticleCongress To Vote On Funding Earthquake Early Warning System For West Coast
WASHINGTON (CBS SF) — Congress is expected to approve $5 million to expand an early earthquake warning system to the entire West Coast. The California Institute of Technology, other west coast...
View ArticleState Working With FEMA To Determine Whether Napa Quake Qualifies As National...
NAPA (KCBS) — While there have been three emergency declarations as a result of the earthquake from the city and county of Napa and Gov. Brown, work is underway now to determine whether it rises to the...
View ArticleNapa County Schools Closed As Earthquake Damage Assessment Is Underway; Kids...
NAPA COUNTY (KCBS)— There was no school at Napa Valley Unified School District Monday as a result of Sunday morning’s 6.0 earthquake. Emergency declarations have come from the city of Napa, the county...
View ArticleSonoma, Marin Counties Declares State Of Emergency After Storms, Flooding
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — Rising storm costs are forcing Northern California counties, including some in the Bay Area, to turn to the state for help as they declare local states of emergency. Sonoma, Lake...
View ArticleEmergency Plans Stall Out For Trains Transporting Bakken Crude Oil In The Bay...
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...
View ArticleSupes Approve State Of Emergency Proclamation In Storm-Ravaged Marin County
SAN RAFAEL (CBS SF) – The Marin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously voted to ratify a local state of emergency due to the severe damage caused by last week’s stormy weather. Heavy rain,...
View ArticleCoronavirus Update: Napa Valley College Donates Ventilators For COVID-19...
NAPA (CBS SF) — Napa Valley College is among California community colleges around the state to donate ventilators to hospitals during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, a school spokeswoman said. The...
View ArticleQuestions Swirl Over Newsom’s Threat To Withhold Federal Aid From Counties...
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) – There are a lot of questions surrounding Governor Gavin Newsom’s threat to withhold federal emergency funding from counties that aren’t abiding by the state stay at home order....
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