Tom Vacar is a Reporter at KTVU. He has extensively covered major disasters, business, economics, consumer affairs, and various aspects of transportation and mobility, with a keen focus on climate change and environmental issues. Tom's work has been featured in FOX 5 ATLANTA, KION-TV, FOX 10 Phoenix, Yahoo News, and FOX 11 Los Angeles.
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Tom Vacar's coverage spans a variety of local topics, including government and politics, finance and economy, transportation, crime, and holidays. He often reports on government announcements and utilizes data in his articles.
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By: Tom Vacar
A controlled burn on Angel Island sent thick smoke into several Bay Area communities due to botched wind forecasts.
By: Tom Vacar
High diesel prices are projected to take at least another year to return to 2025 levels, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas survey of oil and gas executives.
By: Tom Vacar
Marin County is committing $5 million to combat potential flooding and extreme weather impacts caused by El Niño.
On the eve of the ninth anniversary of the Tubbs Fire, local officials completed a major wildfire mitigation project in Santa Rosa's Fountaingrove neighborhood.
Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed on his podcast that he is considering commuting all 563 death sentences in California before leaving office in 88 days.
FILE-Oysters are displayed on a plate. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
Marin County officials held a community meeting at the College of Marin to help Ross Valley residents prepare for the incoming El Niño climate pattern.
Zio Fraedo’s Waterfront restaurant in Vallejo will permanently close on Oct. 25 after two decades in operation due to an unaffordable rent increase proposed by the city.
Yountville has established Napa Valley’s first open-container district, allowing adults 21 and older to carry alcoholic beverages along designated streets.
Rep. Mike Thompson, a 28-year congressional veteran, faces 35-year-old Democratic challenger Eric Jones in a North Bay generational showdown one week before Election Day.
