Tara Campbell
Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Tara got her start as a print journalist before establishing her career on the Canadian Prairies, where she made the shift to broadcast news.
Tara is a storyteller and explorer at heart, driven by a desire to share impactful stories. She arrived in the Bay Area from Omaha, Nebraska where she reported for the NBC affiliate, WOWT 6News. There she helped expose a lack of safe and affordable rental housing, primarily affecting refugee and immigrant communities. Her reporting resulted in the passing of a rental housing, landlord registry ordinance. Her award-winning coverage of the 2019 historic Midwestern flooding dove deep into the aftermath and shed light on small towns struggling to come back from disaster.
In 2022 Tara traveled to Vancouver, Canada to report on the drug overdose crisis and the impacts of the first safe consumption site in North America, culminating in the ABC7 Original Documentary: "Injecting Hope," which received a national Edward R. Murrow Award for news documentary.
Tara's Stories
Oakland Zoo taking action to prevent bird flu, vaccinating California Condors
The Oakland Zoo is putting into action its preparedness plan against the rapidly spreading bird flu, which now includes the vaccination of California Condors after emergency USDA approval.
San Francisco's Contemporary Jewish Museum temporarily closes amid slow economic recovery
"I think it's so important that we have a place that's just meant to celebrate contemporary Jewish life and culture, and just connect with people," one person said as the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco closes its doors for at least a year.
CA's CARE Court program helping mental health disorders in unhoused community launches statewide
Two years after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed CARE Court into law, preliminary numbers show there's a lot of room to grow. The program is aimed at getting people suffering from severe mental illness - off the streets and into treatment.
Beloved Oakland toy drive gives away 2,000 toys to children in need thanks to help from donors
"I know what it's like to have nothing." A longtime Oakland toy drive that was in dire need of toy donations was able to give away 2,000 toys, thanks to communities across the Bay Area.
Former Dublin FCI prison inmates reach historic settlement, call for Biden to pardon abuse victims
After years of allegations of poor treatment and sexual abuse at a federal prison in Dublin, a landmark legal settlement is poised to help protect its former inmates and bring widespread change to the prison system.
Bay Area Korean community rallies behind loved ones amid South Korea chaos
"The South Korean people, we're not only proud, but extremely resilient": The Bay Area's Korean community is rallying in support of loved ones caught in the chaos in wake of South Korea's embattled president declaring martial law.
Bay Area loved ones react to Russia's latest air strike in Ukraine: 'They have no power'
The devastating Russian air strike from earlier this week left more than 1 million Ukrainian homes without power and loved ones in the Bay Area bracing.
Thanksgiving tradition: Glide brings meals to most vulnerable SF community
A Thanksgiving tradition of feeding the hungry. ABC7 News Reporter Tara Campbell followed along on Thanksgiving as Glide helped bring about 250 meals to those who need it most on this holiday.
SF church devastated by fire finds silver lining amid challenges as it nears reopening
St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church in the Mission District is hoping to reopen before Christmas after a suspected arson but has had to ride out the rain and find solutions to shelter unhoused people as they rebuild.
Bay Area vigil held to remember transgender people murdered around the world; marking alarming trend
"They matter and their deaths were not in vain." Community members held a vigil in San Jose to remember trans lives lost. But the vigil marks an alarming trend. 350 murders have been reported this year.