Anne Makovec
Anchor and Reporter at KPIX-TV (San Francisco, CA)
Anchor and Reporter at KPYX-TV (San Francisco, CA)
2x Emmy Award Winning TV News Anchor, animal lover, city dweller, Midwestern girl Californified. IG: @annemakovec FB: @annekpix
Articles
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Anne Makovec |Molly McCrea
The San Francisco Embarcadero is full of eye-catching destinations: from Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39, the Exploratorium, and the iconic Ferry Building to name just a few iconic stops. But these days, down by the water, what's grabbing a lot of attention is what you don't see: underwater, the Bay supports an incredibly diverse ecosystem. "I got out of the water after my first dive, and I felt like saying 'Hey do you people… walking around on the sidewalk...
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Anne Makovec |Molly McCrea
Plastic waste is a huge problem, with bags and packaging a major culprit. A Bay Area startup has figured out a way to replace these plastics, with a plant that grows abundantly off the coast. At the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach in San Mateo County, twice a day, at low tide, a sensational event unfolds. The giant Pacific waves recede to reveal a hidden world, teeming with marine life. Growing on the giant rocks, glistening seaweed.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Anne Makovec |Molly McCrea
Last fall, Petaluma was ground zero for an innovative experiment. For 12 weeks, more than 30 downtown restaurants, cafes, ice cream shops, and delis swapped their single use cups for purple reusable ones, each one emblazoned with a catchy tagline: "Sip, Return, Repeat."CBS News Bay Area went for a visit to the historic downtown for an unscientific check-in a couple of months after it started.
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2 months ago |
cbsnews.com | Anne Makovec
Lawsuit filed over Hercules police tasering of man following seizure, car accident Police in the East Bay are facing a new lawsuit for an incident where officers tasered a man who had just had a seizure and crashed his vehicle because he wasn't obeying officers' orders to get out of his car. The suit alleges Hercules police used excessive force and claims their body cam footage provides proof.
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Jan 24, 2025 |
cbsnews.com | Anne Makovec |Molly McCrea
In San Francisco's Dolores Heights, on the ground floor of an old Victorian, there is an unusual design and branding studio called The Office of Ordinary Things, or "TOOOT" for short. Once inside, it's easy to see there's nothing ordinary about it. "We focus on you know working with companies and organizations that are doing something beneficial for the planet, for its people," explained founder and graphic designer Jonny Black.
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