Kelsi Thorud

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Kelsi Thorud

Gabriela Hernandez knows firsthand what the immigrant community in Sonoma County has been going through in recent months. "They don't have jobs now. They don't feel safe in any place, and it is really hard to hear that," said Hernandez. Hernandez is a member of the local nonprofit ALMAS Libres, which has been offering support and resources to the immigrant community. She said ever since the Trump Administration announced its crackdown on immigration, her community has been living in constant fear.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Kelsi Thorud

The City of San Jose and the San Jose Quakes are sponsoring a 10-week pilot program aimed at giving middle school and high school kids more opportunities in sports. Alekzander Balandran, an 8th grader at LeyVa Middle School in San Jose, has been playing soccer since he was in kindergarten. "I usually play anything attacker but recently I've been trying to play defense a little bit," Balandran said. He says he pretty much plays soccer wherever he can from local leagues to pickup games.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Kelsi Thorud

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Thursday that Waymo's self-driving taxis will soon be allowed on Market Street in the financial district.  It's a roughly two-mile stretch that has been closed to most traffic since 2020. It runs from Main Street in the Embarcadero to 10th Street and was championed by safety advocates. The executive director of the San Francisco Bike Coalition, Christopher White, says he wasn't too happy when he heard Lurie's announcement.

2 months ago | channel3000.com | Kelsi Thorud

Click here for updates on this story    OAKLAND, California (KPIX) -- The Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council is trying to get the city to work with them, as store owners say it's not fair that they are getting fined for graffiti that keeps being put on their walls. "So many times like we clean up, they come again, again, again, like that," said Shirley Lou. Shirley Lou owns Won Kee Supermarket in Oakland's Chinatown.

2 months ago | en.pressbee.net | Kelsi Thorud

By Kelsi Thorud Click here for updates on this story     OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — The Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council is trying to get the city to work with them, as store owners say it’s not fair that they are getting fined for graffiti that keeps being put on their walls. “So many times like we clean up, they come again, again, again, like that,” said Shirley Lou. Shirley Lou owns Won Kee Supermarket in Oakland’s Chinatown.