Alix Martichoux
CBS 4 News
San Francisco, CA, United States
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2023 stamp price increases are about to kick in
The United States Postal Service is set to increase the cost of postage to cope with the rising cost of operations. → Read More
NOAA winter outlook released: What it means for Texas weather
An update to the Climate Prediction Center’s official winter forecast shows a hot and dry season ahead for the Lone Star State. → Read More
Drivers in McAllen stuck at red lights frequently: report
While we often think of traffic being defined by gridlocked highways and interstates, congestion on main city streets actually make up 60% of traffic delays in urban areas, researchers at Texas A&M’s Transportation Institute found. They set out to rank cities by how often drivers there are likely to hit red. → Read More
What long COVID looks like in kids
The warning signs may be harder to spot in children, who aren’t always able to properly name the symptoms plaguing them. → Read More
AriZona iced tea is still 99 cents. In this economy, how is that possible?
A prominent 99-cent price label was added to the colorful designs of AriZona’s drink cans in 1997, and it hasn’t budget since then. Not even by one cent. → Read More
Bay Area coronavirus updates: Amazon cancels SF conference
More COVID-19 cases continue to be reported in the San Francisco Bay Area. → Read More
What is this 'social distancing' thing we're all supposed to be doing?
To help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, public health officials are asking people to wash their hands (a lot), cover their coughs and practice social distancing. It's basically a blanket term in public health that describes certain types of actions that can slow the spread of an infectious disease. What it means in practice is limiting your interactions with large groups of… → Read More
Bay Area coronavirus updates: San Francisco reports 1 more case, Santa Clara extends ban
San Francisco public health officials reported one more case of COVID-19 Tuesday, bringing the city total to 14. → Read More
When do symptoms of coronavirus begin to show?
As COVID-19, the novel coronavirus causing a global epidemic, continues to spread in the Bay Area, people are being asked to monitor themselves for symptoms and take care when it comes to personal hygiene (i.e wash your hands. A lot). The incubation period, the time it takes for symptoms of the virus to show, is estimated to be between one and 14 days, according to the World Health Organization.… → Read More
Bay Area school closures: 4 San Francisco schools close due to coronavirus concerns
As COVID-19, a novel coronavirus that has sickened more than 100,000 worldwide, continues to spread around the Bay Area, schools are closing out of an abundance of caution. In most cases, the closures were prompted because a student was in close contact with someone sickened with the virus. At Action Day Primary in San Jose a teacher has tested positive and at Immaculate Conception in San… → Read More
Live coronavirus updates: More Bay Area cases reported over weekend
The number of patients infected with COVID-19 in the San Francisco Bay Area increased this weekend as counties reported more cases. → Read More
Reports: Fire breaks out at C&H Sugar in Crockett
Fire crews were on the way to the C&H Sugar refinery in Crockett Thursday morning, where a fire broke out before 10 a.m. → Read More
Oakland's Measure Q, to help homeless find shelter, narrowly in lead
A contested ballot measure to help provide homelessness support and park services in Oakland was passing narrowly as of Wednesday morning. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Measure Q has the support of 66.76 percent of voters, just about the two-thirds needed for it to be approved. → Read More
Live updates: SF gets first 2 coronavirus cases; Sonoma and Santa Clara see more
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Thursday the city saw its first two confirmed cases of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus sickening thousands worldwide. The patients are "contained" and being treated at two different hospitals, Mayor Breed said in a press conference. One patient is a man in his 90s with preexisting health conditions; he's hospitalized. The other is a woman in her 40s;… → Read More
Berkeley reports first case of coronavirus
The City of Berkeley announced its first known case of coronavirus Tuesday. A resident tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to Berkeley on Feb. 23. City officials say they believe the resident came into contact with the virus while traveling, though they did not disclose the location. → Read More
Captain Sully shows up at Oakland diner to campaign for Joe Biden
Vice President Joe Biden's quick campaign stop at an Oakland diner Tuesday morning drew supporters, a gaggle of news crews and one pretty random celebrity appearance. Biden popped into ButtercuP's Jack London Square location for a quick meet and greet Super Tuesday. Also shaking hands and schmoozing was Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III, much better known for heroically landing Flight… → Read More
San Jose opens tiny homes for the homeless. They are indeed tiny.
Each tiny home is, well, tiny. At 80 square feet, each home is outfitted with a twin bed, smell desk, shelves and heating/air conditioning unit. The individual units don't have private bathrooms, but rather bathrooms with showers are shared among the community, as are the kitchen and pantry stocked with food. → Read More
Smash-and-grab thief held a dog hostage for $1,000 in San Francisco
When Dave Ford returned to his car parked in the Tenderloin, he found something else missing: his 3-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Holly. Ford told KGO he had to pay a $1,000 ransom over the weekend to get her back. → Read More
The measures and races to pay attention to on Bay Area ballots
We've combed through the ballots of the Bay Area's nine counties and picked out some of the more consequential, controversial and intriguing local races you may be asked to cast a vote on. → Read More
We drove a touristy GoCar around SF. It was equal parts terrifying and hilarious.
When my coworker Alix asked if I'd join her in driving a GoCar - one of those tiny yellow cars pretty much only used by tourists - around San Francisco, I agreed, but under one condition. → Read More