Signs on public property to be banned in Livermore starting Saturday
Starting this weekend, one East Bay city is not allowing any more signs to be put up on public property - signs like those directing people to yard sales or kids' lemonade stands.
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Katie Nielsen is an award-winning reporter who has spent more than 10 years sharing people's stories. She joined KPIX in the summer of 2017, and just a few months later, found herself covering the Wine Country Wildfires.
Katie was one of the first reporters to arrive in Santa Rosa when the fires started and provided constant updates from the fire lines. The stories of bravery and tragedy she filed earned her two national journalism awards: The Society of Professional Journalists National Sigma Delta Chi Award for Breaking News and the National Headliner Award for Breaking News.
In 2018, Katie provided live reports from almost a dozen major wildfires across Northern California, including the Camp Fire in Paradise and the Carr Fire in Redding. Her award-winning coverage of the Carr Fire earned her the National Headliner Award for Breaking News for the second time in as many years, an unprecedented honor.
A native of Southern California, Katie is thrilled to be back in the Golden State. She has worked at TV stations in New York, Arkansas, Missouri and Nevada before returning to the West coast.
Most recently, Katie reported for Comcast Sports Bay Area, focusing on horse racing and baseball. A proud graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism at UM-Columbia, she also holds a Masters of Jurisprudence from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
When she's not chasing news, Katie is out running with her dog, Chloe, golfing, or skiing. She's also a competitive equestrian with her show jumping horse, Moose.
Starting this weekend, one East Bay city is not allowing any more signs to be put up on public property - signs like those directing people to yard sales or kids' lemonade stands.
A legal battle is brewing in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose where developers want to tear down a swim and tennis club and build condos that will include low-income housing.
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San Francisco hospitality workers say a decision by a major hotel group to scale back operations in the city is part of a troubling trend.
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During the weeklong Oakland teacher strike, attendance has been down by more than 95-percent across the district. Now one group of parents and volunteers has set up a Solidarity School to offer parents a classroom alternative.
Tens of thousands of students were still out of school Tuesday on the fourth day of the Oakland teachers' strike; and with parents struggling to find childcare during the day, some say they should have a seat at the bargaining table.
On the one-year anniversary of his taking the job, Antioch police chief Steven Ford addressed the racist texting scandal embroiling his department in a frank discussion with KPIX reporter Katie Nielsen.
The scandal involving racist text messages sent by members of the Antioch Police Department was widening Tuesday, with word that nearly half of the city's police officers are now suspended for their alleged roles.
Outrage continues to grow among Antioch residents over a racist text message scandal that has dozens of police officers under the microscope.
Police departments across the country are stretched thin and struggling to attract recruits. Now, one Bay Area city has just signed off on what appears to be the biggest hiring bonus in the country - $75,000 for new officers.
The city of Saratoga declared a state of emergency because of all the damage from recent storms, hoping to streamline the process of getting supplies and requesting financial help from state and federal governments.
Since January, residents along a street in Point Richmond have faced the threat of nearby hillside crashing into their homes, and experts say the threat of mudslides may not go away for months.
Tuesday night saw a soggy evening commute across the Bay Area with downed trees and wet roads leading to slow downs along many of the busiest freeways.