Going into tonight’s free skate at the World Figure Skating Championships, Alysa Liu is in first place. This is a woman who hadn’t put on a pair of skates for TWO YEARS before coming out of retirement last year. Loved hearing her story. @nbcbayarea.com @nbcolympics.bsky.social bit.ly/4jWrvHQ

People often ask where I find my #BayAreaProud stories. I don’t, really. They find me. I rely on viewers who let me know about stories of kindness, generosity, and compassion in their lives. Know of one? Share it with me. @nbcbayarea.com Email: [email protected]

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For #BayAreaProud stories, I always look for someone who's gone "above and beyond" to help another. Well, when your day job is at a non-profit that's already saving lives, the bar is set pretty high. Luis Mayen easily cleared it. #BayAreaProud @nbcbayarea.com bit.ly/bap0899

In 2025, we celebrate our 13th year of bringing you #BayAreaProud stories. It's an honor to get to tell our viewers about all the wonderful people doing good in their communities. Know a story of kindness, generosity, or compassion? Share it with me: [email protected]. @nbcbayarea.com

Loved this conversation with Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu. She admits her sudden retirement from the sport in 2022 left many confused. Alysa now shares what led up to it, why she came back, and why she is enjoying skating like never before. @nbcbayarea.com bit.ly/4jWrvHQ

#Breaking: Suspects flee police during an attempted traffic stop near Stonestown Galleria, crash into parklet outside The Napper Tandy Grill in the Mission District. Six people were taken to hospital—two suspects in custody. @nbcbayarea.com

San Francisco is a beautiful place. It's no wonder so many artists use it as a subject for their work. Lenny Maughan, however, uses it as his canvas, creating his remarkable works one stride at a time. #BayAreaProud bit.ly/bap0897

In 2021, Barrett Deng and Sebastien Burkhardt were in Boston when wildfire smoke blanketed the region. "We realized this wasn't just a California issue." The two retreated to a Mountain View garage to find a way to help. #BayAreaProud @nbcbayarea.com bit.ly/bap0895

Nothing was going to stop this musical. Not even a tornado. #BayAreaProud @nbcbayarea.com bit.ly/bap0894

Darnel Tasker says she wasn't planning for this to become a yearly tradition but when people began asking her if she was doing her "sock thing" again she said, "Yeah, I guess we're doing our sock thing!" #BayAreaProud @nbcbayarea.bsky.social bit.ly/bap0893

When Maya Enista-Smith looked around her community, she noticed three things: a lot of empty storefronts, a lot of people with the means to give, and a lot of people who could use some help. It all gave her an idea, one she executed in record speed. #BayAreaProud @nbcbayarea.bsky.social

John Lovitch fell in love with San Francisco after a visit with his family when he was 10. This year, for the first time, Jon gets to bring his other obsession, building gingerbread villages, to Fisherman’s Wharf. #BayAreaProud @nbcbayarea.bsky.social bit.ly/bap0890

My mother is visiting for the holiday with her cavanese, Harry. That's my dog, Lily, on the right. Guess who's the boss?

We could all learn a lot about living from the way in which Jonathan Pascual has chosen to go about dying. #BayAreaProud @nbcbayarea.bsky.social

When a stray cat was dropped off at a Redwood City animal rescue and its microchip came back as being registered in Ukraine, they knew they were going to have a story to tell. They were correct. Watch: bit.ly/bap0887 #BayAreaProud @nbcbayarea.bsky.social