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 journalism.
Tara arrives in the Bay Area from Omaha, NE, where she reported for the NBC affiliate. Her reporting at WOWT 6 News exposed a lack of safe and affordable rental housing, primarily affecting refugee and immigrant communities, resulting in the passing of a bill protecting vulnerable communities.
Additionally, Tara's award-winning coverage of the 2019 historic flooding in the Midwest dove deeply into the aftermath of the devastation. She spent countless hours on the roads of rural Iowa and Nebraska, where small towns were nearly erased, and the battle for FEMA funding was matched only by the relentless efforts of local farmers to save both their land and livelihoods.
Tara's reporting at KGO spans from breaking news to documenting the plight of transgender youth to her in-depth coverage of the ongoing fentanyl crisis. In 2022, Tara traveled to Vancouver, Canada to report on 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.
Tara's Stories
Traffic reduced to 1 lane in either direction of SF's Broadway Tunnel during 14-month project
Heads up, commuters! The flow of traffic through San Francisco's Broadway Tunnel will be much slower as part of the tunnel closes for construction during a 14-month-long project.
Magnitude 3.8 earthquake centered near Oakland Zoo shakes Bay Area, felt as far Sacramento
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake centered near the Oakland Zoo and Bishop O'Dowd High School shook parts of the Bay Area on Thursday morning, followed by two aftershocks, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Woman riding scooter killed in SF Market Street collision after wheel caught in train track: witness
A woman riding what appears to be a private scooter was killed Friday morning in a collision on Market Street in San Francisco after a witness says her wheel got caught in the train tracks and she was run over by a box truck.
Woodside Fire brings hazardous air to parts of North Bay; residents urged to take precautions
Smoke from the active Woodside Fire in Sonoma County is bringing unhealthy and even hazardous air quality in some parts across the North Bay, prompting health warnings.
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee swears in James Beere as city's new official police chief
Oakland officially welcomed James Beere as its new police chief Wednesday, with Mayor Barbara Lee swearing in the 29-year department veteran during a ceremony at City Hall.
Bay Area official responds after her video showing ICE agents tackling woman at SFO goes viral
"Just all of us - hundreds of people at all of our gates - watching this thing happen. That just was a thing that shouldn't happen," said Richmond City Councilmember Doria Robinson, who was at SFO watching the events unfold.
Video shows ICE agents in plain clothes detaining Ukrainian woman at SFO
Video of the arrest posted on social media by Richmond City Councilmember Doria Robinson, shows Iryna Gorb asking for help as agents in plainclothes detain her at SFO.
Oakland revives controversial plan to pay unhoused residents to clean areas around encampments
The proposal draws inspiration from a similar program in Portland, Oregon. Under Mayor Barbara Lee's plan, unhoused residents would be paid to clean areas around encampments.
Forward progress stopped on 4-alarm vegetation fire near Mt. Diablo, CAL FIRE says
An evacuation warning has been sent out to residents as crews battle a 4-alarm vegetation fire between Morgan Territory State Park and Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County.
Wreckage of sunken boat located near Alcatraz Island, San Francisco police confirm
San Francisco police on Friday said they found the wreckage of the 49-foot cabin cruiser Volare in the area where it sank earlier this week near Alcatraz Island. The 20-passenger boat that carried mostly family members sunk on Tuesday, and two people are still unaccounted for.