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
Fallout after pro-Palestinian protest erupts at State Senator Scott Wiener's SF Halloween kids event
San Francisco's Jewish community is outraged over a pro-Palestinian protest at a pumpkin carving event Saturday, hosted by State Senator Scott Wiener. Here's how protesters and the state senator are reacting.
Deadheads descend on SF's 'Grateful Dead House' following death of Phil Lesh
"They've had a really big influence on our life." Deadheads descended on the Haight-Ashbury house Friday that the band called home in the 1960s, to say good-bye to Grateful Dead founding member, Phil Lesh.
Silicon Valley AI company sued over 14-year-old's suicide
The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy is suing a Silicon Valley-based Character.AI, saying its chatbot is connected to his death by suicide.
SFUSD Superintendent Matt Wayne plans to resign Friday, report says
The school board is meeting Friday to reportedly discuss the resignation of SFUSD Superintendent Matt Wayne, stepping down amid criticism for his school closure plans. One parent called the potential move a "cop-out."
Blue Angels roar over San Francisco Bay in dazzling Fleet Week air show
The amazing Blue Angels defied gravity over San Francisco with jaw-dropping skill and precision. The rumble was not to be ignored.
Marin City's new 'Get Out the Vote' campaign features faces of local kids
With the final push to Election Day on, a group in the North Bay is less worried about who you're voting for and more focused on whether you're voting at all.
Tents pop up in front of Berkeley City Hall in protest of encampment sweeps
The tents protesting Berkeley's expanded encampment sweeps started going up in late September and have since been growing in number.
SF Mayor London Breed honors police officers who responded to shooting of Ricky Pearsall
San Francisco leaders pushed signs of progress in Union Square, promising a safe city as they honored first responders who raced to catch 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall's shooter.
Bay Area synagogues prepare for anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel
As the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel fast approaches, federal agencies are warning it could fuel violence -- leaving Bay Area synagogues on high alert.
Alameda Co. DA Pamela Price responds after Rep. Swalwell backs recall push against her
"He's parroting the same unfounded claims that we're not prosecuting, that we're releasing people," said DA Price, telling ABC7 News several times that Rep. Swalwell's actions are disappointing.