His last day was Sunday, December 11.
“It’s been one heck of a ride but it’s time for a change and I am retiring from the business,” said Padilla on the air and in a video posted on Facebook.
Padilla has worked as a reporter and weekend morning anchor for the station since 1990.
A Bay Area native who has always worked in the San Francisco market, Padilla got his start as a news intern at KSOL and made his way up to News Director and Anchor for 12 years, before moving on to KCBS.