Alyssa is a Consumer Content Producer for the NBC Bay Area Responds team. She helps resolve consumer complaints and distills information to help people navigate the changing world we live in. Alyssa was born and raised in the Bay Area and is thrilled to return home after six years of reporting in Texas.
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San Francisco firefighters help cook family's turkey following oven fire
San Francisco firefighters first helped one family put out an oven fire, then they helped the family to cook their Thanksgiving turkey.
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Why missing one flight can set off a costly travel domino effect
onger lines and fuller flights. Surveys show travel is up this holiday season. So you really do want to get to the airport early. And we have another reason to prepare to be punctual: a possible airline penalty.
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Bay Area communities clean up flooding, prepare for more rain
The Bay Area had a chance to dry off a bit this weekend after the past few days’ deluge. After some high rain totals, some communities are cleaning up flooding, and others are preparing for the next wave of the storm.
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Flooding continues in Sonoma County, deceased driver recovered from floodwaters
While the weather on Saturday offered a break from recent rains, Sonoma County is still having to contend with flooded driveways, fields, and grounds soaked in water, and flooded roadways.
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Santa Rosa High play carries on with a full house despite district cancellation
After a Santa Rosa High School play was canceled by the district due to ‘mature content’, students rally with community support to host the production elsewhere
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Bay Area community leaders denounce racist texts sent after election day
After racist text messages were sent to Black people in San Francisco and around the country, NAACP chapters are decrying the text messages and calling for support for Black students.
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Día de los Muertos procession draws hundreds to San Francisco's Mission District
Hundreds of people joined in for the annual Día de los Muertos procession in San Francisco’s Mission District.
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San Francisco community rallies behind legacy restaurant after repeat break-ins
Community members in the Mission held a pop-up event Saturday to support ‘El Faro’ restaurant which is recovering after three recent break-ins.
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Oakland Hills fire: 85% contained, evacuation orders lifted
The Keller Fire in the Oakland Hills was 85% contained as of Sunday afternoon, according to Cal Fire.
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Oakland Hills fire: 60% contained, some residents remain under evacuation orders
The Keller Fire in the Oakland Hills had burned 13 acres and was 60% contained as of 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Oakland Fire Department.
