Kenny Choi

San Francisco

Anchor at KPIX-TV (San Francisco, CA)

Anchor at KPYX-TV (San Francisco, CA)

CBS San Francisco KPIX-5

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Ben Johnson Trail on Mount Tamalpais is restored and back open

5 days ago | cbsnews.com | Kenny Choi

Outdoor enthusiasts now have another option to hike Mount Tamalpais in the North Bay, now that a popular trail is fully restored. Jim Wilentz and his family wanted to hike the fully reopened Ben Johnson Trail, which winds through the forests of Muir Woods, surrounded by towering Redwoods that filter the mid-morning sunlight. "The two of them are having a big conversation, and I'm just communing with nature," said Wilentz.
Ben Johnson Trail on Mount Tamalpais is restored and back open

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Kenny Choi

6 hours ago'We hope to start construction at the end of the year' San Francisco’s historic Kezar Stadium is poised to have another chapter in its celebrated, century-long history. This morning, Mayor Daniel Lurie revealed plans for a major public-private partnership that aims to bring a new professional soccer …
Fremont bonded warehouse to expand amid tariff-driven business surge

6 days ago | cbsnews.com | Kenny Choi

Business is booming for Bay Area company after tariff hikes. Here's why. Business is booming for a Bay Area company after the Trump Administration hiked tariffs across the board last month and escalated the trade war with China. One part of the supply chain that typically goes unnoticed has suddenly become extremely valuable in a very different economic climate. Francisco Garcia is the founder of Lynx Logistics, a high-tech security warehouse in Fremont.
Korean flavored craft beer based in Oakland is finding new ways to survive

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Kenny Choi

Youngwon Lee is picking up a new skill to promote Dokkaebier, creating social media content showing what life is like as a small business owner. He's capturing and posting more videos than he has ever before as an entrepreneur. The son of Korean immigrants is building a different kind of craft beer, inspired by his heritage. "In the early stages, I was asking the same question, Dokkaebier, is that a craft beer brand? Is that an Asian American brand?
FBI office in San Francisco warns of increase in cyber crimes

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Kenny Choi

The FBI says ransomware threats are growing and continue to disrupt critical services across the country. FBI Special Agent in Charge of the San Francisco field office Sanjay Virmani, leads a team of 43 cyber agents, and points to the People's Republic of China. "They are pervasive. The threats from them have grown significantly," said Virmani.
Bay Area chocolatiers worried as potential tariffs could add to surging cocoa prices

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Kenny Choi

Surging cocoa prices worldwide and the ongoing trade war between China and the U.S. are impacting local chocolatiers in the Bay Area. For 24 years, Wendy Lieu, who started making chocolate as a teenager out of her family kitchen, has been honing her craft and growing her small business as a chocolatier in San Francisco. "Finally, 11 years ago, we were able to open up this space on Folsom Street where we manufacture all the chocolate and ship all the chocolates from here," said Lieu.
San Francisco church remembers Pope Francis as a reformer

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Kenny Choi

The sounds of music fill the colorful Cathedral in the Castro, the Most Holy Redeemer Church. Grace Renaud leads the way. "My part is to get people to feel free to have a voice through music, so that they speak up in their ways and the ways they influence and create culture together," said Renaud. Renaud and her fellow parishioners are remembering the late Pope Francis as a reformer they say, whose message to the world consistently emphasized inclusivity.
North Bay community rallies beyond donations to help others heal after Archie High students killed in crash

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Kenny Choi

North Bay community rallies beyond donations to help others heal after crash killed 4 students SAN ANSELMO — When Pat Townsley heard of the tragic crash that took the lives of four Marin County high school students, he immediately channeled his restaurant's website into an informational hub for his community. "I did this as a knee-jerk reaction, just to get these resources out there because I knew I could," Townsley said.
UC Berkeley community shows support for international students, protest threats to cut federal funding

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Kenny Choi

Students, faculty and community members gathered in front of Sproul Hall on the UC Berkeley campus to support international students and protest threats by the Trump administration to cut federal funding to a growing number of elite universities. Edward Miguel is an economics professor at Berkeley and is concerned about the impacts, as several universities across the country face federal funding cut threats. "I'm really here to defend science and research.
Mountain Play theater group on Mount Tamalpais struggles to stay afloat

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Kenny Choi

A long-running and unusual theater tradition in the North Bay is in jeopardy of coming to an end due to budget challenges. Like many performing arts groups across the country, organizers at Mountain Play are struggling to increase attendance numbers. Whenever Mountain Play Executive Director Eileen Grady visits the Cushing Memorial Theatre atop Mount Tamalpais, it's a walk down memory lane. The venue has entertained generations, hosting musicals and plays for over a century.