SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Despite standing as the "AI Capital of the World," San Francisco is poised to block artificial intelligence companies from building new data centers until policymakers can draw up tougher regulations. Four San Francisco supervisors said they are taking a first step toward permanent restrictions on data centers, which AI companies ...

(KRON) -- Four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 64-year-old man died from injuries sustained in an attack in Sonoma, police announced Monday. The victim was identified as Sonoma resident John Francis Avila by the Sonoma Police Department. Avila suffered significant head trauma and was found unconscious at Sonoma Plaza by [...]

(KRON) -- Santa Cruz County is marking the end of summer with a fair. Opening day for, "Apple Pies and Starry Skies," is this Wednesday, September 16 and for that day only, admission will be $2.50 to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday. The fair is located in Watsonville and will go until Sunday, September 20. [...]

(BCN) -- Seven people were injured in a multi-vehicle collision in San Francisco early Monday morning. At about 6 a.m., San Francisco police and fire crews responded to the intersection of Bayshore Boulevard and Industrial Street. When they arrived on the scene, emergency crews found that a four-vehicle collision injured seven people, five of whom [...]

(KRON) -- Tech giant Oracle has reportedly kicked off another round of layoffs, driven by artificial intelligence. That's according to a widely cited story in Business Insider, which reports that the company is trying to slash payroll costs as it amasses billions in debt to finance AI infrastructure buildout. Business Insider, citing a source familiar [...]

(FOX40.COM) A 14-year-old girl who went missing Friday from a small Northern California town was rescued after law enforcement tracked a man who took the girl to Oakland, officers said. The Orland Police Department responded to reports of a missing girl Friday morning around 8:20 a.m., officials said in a news release. After officers [...]

(KRON) -- A fire that broke out in a single-family home in Rohnert Park left a family of four displaced. The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said it received multiple calls around 10:30 p.m. Sunday regarding a fire at a home on the 7500 block of Bobbie Way. Officers arrived to find flames coming [...]

(KRON) -- Two pedestrians in Antioch were critically injured in separate vehicle collisions Saturday night, according to police. The drivers in each incident fled the scene before law enforcement arrived. The first pedestrian-involved hit-and-run crash occurred around 6:50 p.m. in the area of East 18th Street and Phillips Lane. Arriving Antioch Police ...

(KRON) -- A preliminary 3.0-magnitude earthquake shook the East Bay Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quakes epicenter was east of Mount Diablo, 9 miles south of Antioch and 7.4 miles west southwest of Brentwood. It struck at 6:47 a.m. at a depth of 10 miles. Mondays quake follows a 3.4 magnitude [...]

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Starting Monday, more than half of the parking spots at BARTs West Oakland station are being permanently removed, according to the transit agency. The spaces will make room for an affordable housing project set to begin construction. The housing project, called Mandela Station, will remove 240 parking spaces from the West [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A mix of clouds and sun starts the week Monday in the Bay Area, with daytime highs in the 60s at the coast, 70s along the bayshore and 80s inland. The week ahead will bring more of the same, with a slight cooldown midweek and a very slight warm-up this next [...]

(BCN) -- A Petaluma man with a warrant was arrested Sunday on suspicion of battery on an officer, the department said. At about 10 a.m., an officer recognized 34-year-old Francisco Perez walking in the area and knew he had a warrant out for his arrest, according to police. An officer approached Perez, and the two [...]

(BCN) -- Two people were killed, and two were injured in a vehicle collision in Antioch early Sunday morning, according to police. Just after 12 a.m. Sunday, a major vehicle collision occurred in the area of Deer Valley and Balfour roads in Antioch. Officers arrived and discovered a collision between a BMW and an Infiniti. [...]

(BCN) -- Firefighters helped rescue a person who fell several dozen feet off a cliff south of Panther State Beach in Santa Cruz County Saturday afternoon, according to CAL FIRE. Watch the full video in the video player above. The person fell about 25 to 30 feet from the cliff, landing on a rock shelf. [...]

(BCN) -- The California Highway Patrol activated an Ebony Alert on behalf of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office for a missing 16-year-old. According to the CHP, Brooklynn Ashley was last seen on Saturday at around 10:05 p.m. in Edwards Lane and Center Street, Castro Valley. Ashley has black hair and brown eyes and stands five [...]

(KRON) -- A concert nestled in the produce aisle. Musicians strum guitars while a lead singer croons into the mic, placed next to organic fruits and vegetables. That's the new scene at Rainbow Grocery Cooperative in San Francisco. The worker-owned natural foods store just launched its new online concert series, 'Under the Rainbow.' The talent [...]

(BCN) -- The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for the owner of a boat that was found near Discovery Bay, with the owner's belongings left inside, the agency said over the weekend. The boat was found Friday with the engine off, a stereo playing, keys on board, and a cell phone inside. The owner has [...]

(BCN)-- Several law enforcement agencies in Sonoma and Solano counties worked together Saturday to track down a driver suspected of fleeing police and driving at high speeds from Petaluma to Vallejo. Police in Petaluma engaged in the pursuit as the driver was wanted for an alleged parole violation. Officers then lost sight of the vehicle [...]

(KRON) -- California State Senator Scott Wiener weighed in on Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call for an AI slowdown over the weekend. The Bay Area politician responded to Amodei's essay We Must Pace the Future published on Saturday calling on government to step in. "Yes the AI labs have major responsibility here. But so does [...]

(BCN)-- Two people were accused in a civil lawsuit filed this week by the City and County of San Francisco of trying to sell a house they did not own. Brandon Aadee and Diana Peng were named defendants in the lawsuit, which accused the two of using forged signatures to illegally acquire the deed to [...]

(KRON) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the County of Santa Clara further blocked the construction of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on a 24.5-acre parcel in unincorporated Santa Clara County near Gilroy, county officials announced Saturday. Were hopeful the courts ruling sends a clear message that this is the wrong ...

(KRON) -- The Lucas Fire continued burning overnight in Lake and Mendocino counties and is now burning over 4,000 acres and is 20 percent contained as of Sunday morning, Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit (LNU) officials said. "Fire crews made good progress overnight and were able to strengthen containment lines in several areas," officials said. The [...]

(KRON) -- Onshore winds will strengthen Sunday afternoon. Dry offshore winds will move into the higher terrain Sunday night into Monday night.Through the week, temperatures will remain near seasonal averages. Short Term: Sunday morning's lows: in the upper 40s to 50s. Skies will be mostly clear with patchy low clouds along the San Mateo County [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- South Bay teachers took to the streets Saturday, knocking on doors and handing out flyers to encourage voters to support Proposition 3, a measure they said would help protect funding for public schools. Teachers from across the South Bay gathered in San Jose before heading into nearby neighborhoods as part [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Musicians with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra announced Saturday they are going on strike and will not perform during the companys opening night on Sept. 12. The musicians said their contract expired July 31 after months of negotiations. They said management initially proposed a 26% pay cut before reducing the proposed [...]