Ryan Yamamoto

San Francisco

Anchor and Reporter at KPIX-TV (San Francisco, CA)

Anchor and Reporter at KPYX-TV (San Francisco, CA)

Anchor & MMJ Reporter @KPIXtv CBS News Bay Area Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area @SFSU alum 6x Emmy Winner KMIZ-KPVI-KCRA-KSWB-KXTV-KOMO-KPIX

Articles

New Doudna supercomputer at Berkeley lab to power AI research

3 days ago | cbsnews.com | Ryan Yamamoto

A new supercomputer meant to power artificial intelligence will soon be built for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in partnership with the Department of Energy, Dell Technologies and Nvidia. "We're going to take a giant step up in several areas in high performance computing for scientific computing. But also, artificial intelligence as well as quantum classical computing," said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
Oakland muralist seeks to tell story of city's Chinatown with new works

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Ryan Yamamoto

Community leaders in Oakland's Chinatown are looking to paint a different image of their neighborhood, with the help of series of murals to add color to blank walls. "Art, it is so important for any community district," said Stephanie Tran, who serves as President of Oakland's Chinatown Chamber of Commerce (OCCC).
San Francisco State University may put the brakes on 1st-of-its-kind traffic reporter class

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Ryan Yamamoto

SFSU traffic reporter class threatened by state budget cuts A unique program teaching broadcasting students at San Francisco State University how to deliver real-time traffic reports is wrapping up a successful first semester, but because of state budget cuts, its future is now stuck in gridlock.
An East Bay bonsai master is inspiring the next generation to find stories inside the trees

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Ryan Yamamoto

An East Bay bonsai master is inspiring the next generation to find stories inside the trees For more than 50-years, a tiny movement has grown in the East Bay thanks to Dennis Makishima. He is considered by many, a master of Aesthetic Pruning, and an influential figure in California's bonsai culture: the Japanese art of shaping and cultivating miniature trees. "There is the essence in every tree, find it, bring it out," said Makashima. "I can make them talk to you.
Volatility in the stock market leads to soaring gold prices

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Ryan Yamamoto

The price of gold continues hover in record high territory, as investors look to the precious metal with the growing uncertainty in the stock market. That is good news for Seth Chandler, owner of Witter Coin in San Francisco who seeing more people come into his store to buy and sell gold. "When you have a one-ounce gold coin in your hand, it feels very heavy, it feels like real money," said Chandler.
San Jose artist uses tattoos to celebrate his Japanese culture

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Ryan Yamamoto

A photo exhibit featuring traditional Japanese tattoo art, called "American Irezumi" is coming to San Francisco's Main Library in October, featuring the work of San Jose tattoo artist Takahiro Kitamura. Last December, dozens of his clients who have served as his canvas for the past 27-years, came together for the photo shoot in the South Bay. "There's a lot of emotions here," said Kitamura who is known as Taki.
Japanese community reacts to Trump's using Alien Enemies Act, last used in WWII

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Ryan Yamamoto

The Japanese American Museum of San Jose was built to educate and never forget a dark time in American history. "What happened to the Japanese Americans was really wrong; it was unfair. It was racist," said Susan Hayase. "It was terrible and should never be done to anybody else."Hayase and her husband Tom Izu are speaking out today because of what happened to their families 83 years ago.
Berkeley program looks to chip away at gender disparity in construction

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Ryan Yamamoto

Ten million Americans work in the construction and trades industry in the United States, but according to the U.S. Commerce Department, women only make up 11% of the industry, with less than five percent in skilled trades jobs. However, a tiny garage in the city of Berkeley is hoping to change that gender disparity, by giving power to young girls through the use and skill of power tools. "I started Girls Garage in 2013," said Emily Pilloton-Lam, who founded the nonprofit.
Project aims to digitize 2.3 million plants at California Academy of Sciences

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Ryan Yamamoto

There is quite the photo shoot happening right now in Golden Gate Park, but instead of models, the muse of choice is a collection of leaves, branches, and dried flowers. This year, the California Academy of Sciences hopes to digitize its entire global botany collection that stretches back to the 17th century and includes to 2.3 million specimens.
After long wait, plans underway to build Bruce Lee statue in San Francisco's Chinatown

Mar 7, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Ryan Yamamoto

After long wait, plans underway to build Bruce Lee statue in San Francisco’s Chinatown A project is now in the works to build a bronze statue of Bruce Lee in San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhood. The Chinese Historical Society of America Museum wants to pay tribute to the martial arts icon and film star, who was born at the Chinese Hospital on Jackson Street on Nov. 27, 1940. "This is a long wished for and now active project," said Justin Hoover of the CHSA.