(KRON) -- When the Safeway in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood permanently closed in 2023, there were questions about what would replace it, concerning many locals about where they could shop for groceries. A year later, in September of 2024, it was announced that Grocery Outlet would take over the 30,000-square-foot space at 350 Bay [...]

(KRON) -- New California state filings show Visa will axe 320 employees on Oct. 1 at its Foster City office. The local cuts represent just over 12% of last weeks sweeping 2,600 layoffs first reported by Bloomberg. According to a memo it reviewed, most of those layoffs were in the firm's technology and product operations [...]

(KRON) -- Residents of San Bruno are being advised to monitor their financial accounts as the U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigates a burglary that occurred at the post office, according to police. If you recently visited the San Bruno Post Office or deposited mail into a collection box serviced by that officeincluding collection boxes in [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- As the race to succeed Nancy Pelosi in Congress heats up, State Sen. Scott Wiener has launched an AI chatbot parody of his opponent, SF Supervisor Connie Chan. The chatbot, ConnieChan.ai, describes itself as "Connie, the world's first AI trained to say no to anything you ask." "Bring me an idea [...]

(KRON) -- As dozens of residents remain displaced following the massive condo complex fire in Foster City, a San Mateo high school is stepping in to help just days before the first day of school. The Hillsdale High School Community Closet is hosting an urgent donation drive on Thursday, August 6, after organizers say they [...]

(KRON) -- Six suspects have been arrested after a retail theft operation at a Whole Foods in Pacific Heights, the San Francisco Police Department announced in a news release Tuesday. The theft happened on July 29 at the grocery store on Gough and California streets. In a four-hour span, SFPD officers nabbed six suspects for [...]

(KRON) -- Chipotle Mexican Grill announced Tuesday it had pulled jalapenos from its Minnesota stores after the ingredient was been identified as potentially linked to a salmonella outbreak. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the Minnesota Department of Public Health identified 110 cases of salmonella, with 89% of people interviewed reporting ...

(KRON) -- Two teenagers were arrested following a shooting near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Monday evening, police announced. Shots were fired in the parking lot near the historical landmark at around 9:02 p.m., according to the Santa Cruz Police Department. Responding officers secured the scene and did not locate anyone injured by the gunfire. [...]

(KRON) -- An East Bay nonprofit organization that provides food and resources to low-income residents has suffered a major setback after its only truck was stolen over the weekend. The Monument Crisis Centers truck, a 2004 Ford F-350, was used to haul and deliver large amounts of donated items to community members. The truck was [...]

(KRON) -- Novato police ordered residents who live on Calle Arboleda and Alameda del Prado to shelter in place until a police investigation concludes. "A large presence of emergency vehicles and personnel are in the area of Alameda Del Prado/Calle Arboleda for a police investigation. A helicopter and drone team may be heard (and) seen [...]

(KRON) -- A 23-year-old Stockton woman was among those killed in a shooting at an In-N-Out Burger location in Idaho over the weekend. Ashley Garibay was an employee working at the In-N-Out in Twin Falls when a gunman opened fire at the restaurant, killing three people and injuring seven more. According to KRON4's sister station [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- OpenAI reached a $3.2 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday over allegations it discriminated against U.S. workers. The DOJ alleges OpenAI, and it's subsidiary Statsig, violated the Immigration and Nationality Act by favoring potential employees with temporary employment visas under a federal program that ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- The Alameda County Board of Supervisors is considering a proposal Tuesday to eventually raise the county's minimum wage to $30 per hour. Dozens of workers rallied outside the administration building in Oakland ahead of a scheduled vote this afternoon. If approved, the measure would phase in the wage increase over the [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- An air quality advisory was issued Tuesday for the Bay Area as smoke from wildfires burning in Oregon and Washington is expected to drift into the region. The advisory is set to continue through Wednesday, according to the Bay Area Air District. Smoky, hazy skies may be visible, the smell of [...]

(KRON) -- A 20-year-old Mountain View man who assaulted and groped a woman outside a 7-Eleven in East Palo Alto in 2025 was sentenced Monday to four years in state prison, according to the San Mateo County District Attorneys Office. Steven Leonel Miranda-Torres was convicted of felony assault with the intent to sexually assault the [...]

(BCN) -- BART service between the Antioch and Pittsburg/Bay Point train stations was suspended Tuesday morning because of an equipment problem on the tracks. Trains in the Antioch and San Francisco International Airport directions between the affected stations will be out of service for an unknown amount of time, according to a BART advisory around [...]

(KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash early Tuesday morning in Campbell. The collision occurred around 2:49 a.m. on southbound Highway 17 near the Hamilton Avenue offramp. The crash resulted in a pickup truck being engulfed in fire, according to a CHP incident log. All lanes of the highway were reopened [...]

(KRON) -- Legendary rock band AC/DC is coming to Santa Clara this week, and the traffic is expected to be a "Highway to Hell." The concert on Wednesday starts at 7 p.m., which will affect the evening commute in the surrounding area. The City of Santa Clara said drivers should expect traffic and delays on [...]

(KTLA) -- Once upon a time, Silicon Valley was viewed as not the "swaggiest" of places. Basically, you go to an event and maybe get a logo T-shirt or, if you were lucky, a logo hoodie. That apparently has changed, according to The New York Times, which reported that the new Silicon Valley, led by [...]

(KRON) -- A power outage Monday night is affecting nearly 5,000 PG&E customers in Walnut Creek, according to PG&E's outage map. The outage was first reported at 7:07 p.m. The outage is currently affecting 4,814 customers, according to PG&E's latest numbers. As of 8:30 p.m., the power remains out for customers living in areas highlighted [...]

(KRON) -- A man was arrested for shooting a person outside a bar in Santa Rosa, according to the city's police department. The shooting happened on Aug. 3 on Barham Avenue. Officers saw the victim running on Santa Rosa Avenue after the shooting. Several suspects were drinking inside the bar, and the victim was in [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- It was a busy Monday for the San Francisco Giants just before Major League Baseball's trade deadline as the team offloaded several key pieces of their roster. On Monday morning, it was announced that the Giants had finalized a deal to send second baseman Luis Arraez to the Philadelphia Phillies, along [...]

(KRON) -- The mother of a Sunnyvale woman who U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)said overstayed her visa remains behind bars in a southern Louisiana detention facility. Alevtina Soboleva, 59, was arrested by ICE officers at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport on July 20 as she and her daughter were wrapping up a trip to [...]

(KRON) -- A suspected DUI driver was arrested in connection to a deadly hit-and-run collision in San Jose over the weekend, police said. According to police, the driver was behind the wheel of a black 2017 Chevy pickup truck when he struck a pedestrian on Bernal Road near Via Del Oro just after 2 a.m. [...]

(KRON) Frankie and Jos plant-based ice cream shop is closing its Marin County location at the end of the month. The announcement was made on Instagram by the business. The tiny vegan and gluten-free ice cream shop opened at Marin Country Mart in Larkspur in June of 2023, not far from the Larkspur Ferry [...]