SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A new California bill is aiming to prevent companies from using artificial intelligence-powered robots as bosses who can fire human employees. State Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) introduced SB 947, the No Robo Bosses Act of 2026, on Monday. The legislation would bar California employers from relying solely on a type of [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Hundreds of recent job cuts at technology companies in the Bay Area and beyond have reignited talk of the tech industry facing a jobs "recession." State filings with the Employment Development Department Friday indicated that Google would be laying off 77 people from its Sunnyvale campus, while Pinterest cut 118 employees [...]

(BCN) -- Police in Vallejo arrested a man for allegedly trafficking a woman, the department said Sunday. On Friday, officers responded to a report of human trafficking at a motel in the 400 block of Fairgrounds Drive. Police made contact with a woman who said she was in fear for her safety and had been [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Whether it's due to Bernie Sanders vilifying them or Elon Musk simply being Elon Musk, billionaires tend to get a bad rap these days. Now a mysterious group has appeared online that apparently wants to push back on that -- or possibly to poke fun at billionaires threatening to leave California [...]

(KRON) -- A teenage boy was shot and killed Sunday in San Jose, just north of downtown Campbell, according to authorities. The 17-year-olds death marks the citys first homicide of 2026. The San Jose Police Department responded at 4:48 p.m. to a business parking lot in the 1500 block of Winchester Boulevard on the report [...]

(KRON) -- A man suspected of starting around a dozen fires that burned 19 vehicles in San Jose in January was arrested, police announced Monday. The alleged serial arsonist was identified as 30-year-old Jose Rodriguez-Barragan. Rodriguez-Barragan, according to the San Jose Police Department, is believed to have started five fires on Jan. 21 and six [...]

(KRON) A gray wolf that separated from the Harvey pack in Lassen County has moved south into Nevada County, north of Tahoe, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife wolf-tracking map. The wolf was last tracked 12 miles northeast of Truckee in the Floriston area. The Truckee Police Department is warning citizens [...]

(KRON) -- A homicide investigation is underway in Oakland after decomposed human remains were found Sunday morning, according to authorities. Oakland Police Department officers investigating the report of found human remains located a body just after 10 a.m. in the 9700 block of San Leandro Street. The body appeared to be in a state of [...]

(KRON) -- A 3.9-magnitude earthquake shook the East Bay Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was 2.6 miles southeast of San Ramon. The tremblor occurred on the Calaveras Fault at 6:27 a.m., USGS said. Two minutes later, there was a 3.3-magnitude aftershock. People reported feeling light to moderate shaking near Castro [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) It's set to be an exciting and busy week in the San Francisco Bay Area as the region prepares to host Super Bowl LX. Before the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots battle it out at Levi's Stadium, there is a long list of events and festivities in the Bay Area [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A 15-year-old girl was killed, and two other young people were injured in a triple shooting Friday evening near a San Francisco playground. San Francisco police are currently searching for suspects in the shooting, which took place near the Margaret S. Hayward Playground. Community members held a vigil for the victim, [...]

(KRON) A car plowed into a house on the 5300 block of Fields Court in Fairfield Friday. A caller reported to police around 6:24 p.m. that the car was speeding on before it drove through a fence and into the back of the home. When personnel from Fairfield Fire and officers arrived, the vehicle [...]

(KRON) A mountain lion was spotted in multiple backyards along Jewel Avenue, Walnut Avenue and Shaun Court in Sebastopol Saturday morning. The mountain lion was last seen heading west on First Street. The Sebastopol Police Department is advising residents in the area to be on guard. If you live in that vicinity it would [...]

(KRON) Two people are in custody and four suspects remain at large following an armed robbery at Gold Rush Jewelers in Petaluma Saturday. The robbery happened around 4:46 p.m., when a car drove through the front of the jewelry store at 385 south McDowell Blvd., according to the Petaluma Police Department. Officers responded and [...]

(KRON) One person is dead and another is hospitalized with serious injuries after a police chase ended in a rollover crash in San Leandro Saturday night. The crash happened around 11:17 p.m., when the driver of a white Infiniti FX35 lost control around a corner and crashed into a parked car near the intersection [...]

EMERYVILLE, Calif. (KRON) -- It's 12:30 a.m., and Ryan Ly-Burbridge is standing outside of Tokyo Central supermarket in Emeryville. Ly-Burbridge, an Oakland resident, is the first person in line for the Japanese grocery store's grand opening at 10 a.m. "We've been excited for the Tokyo Central opening," Ly-Burbridge said. "Patiently waiting for over a year ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Rob. Van. Dam. "'Van-tastic' as I like to say. If you're not RVD, you can only imagine." World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer, multi-time champion, Extreme Championship Wrestling "Original" Rob Van Dam (RVD) was in the Bay Area on Saturday, Jan. 31, to drop the celebrity puck for "CudaMania" at SAP [...]

NEW YORK (AP) Newly disclosed government files on Jeffrey Epstein are offering more details about his interactions with the rich and famous after he served time for sex crimes in Florida, and on how much investigators knew about his abuse of underage girls when they decided not to indict him on federal charges nearly [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) Rescuers are working to save a person currently stuck on the rocks offshore from Baker Beach, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. The person was likely swimming in the area before they became stranded, according to SFFD. As of 2:20 p.m., the person is conscious and moving. We are awaiting [...]

(BCN) Mountain View police criticized the company supplying its automated license plate reader system after an audit turned up "unauthorized" use by federal law enforcement agencies. At least six offices of four agencies accessed data from the first camera in the city's Flock Safety license-tracking system from August to November 2024 without the police ...

(KRON) A vacant two-story office building caught fire near a San Jose shopping center on the 1700 block of Saratoga Avenue Friday around 5:45 p.m. According to the San Jose Fire Department, firefighters responded to the Kato Business Square and began performing defensive operations. Images of the scene provided by a viewer show flames [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) Three people were shot near the intersection of Golden Gate Avenue and Laguna Street in San Francisco Friday, the San Francisco Police Department told KRON4 News. The shooting happened around 5:13 p.m. near the Margaret S. Hayward Playground basketball courts. Officers responded and found three people suffering from suspected gunshot ...

(KRON) -- Months after two young women were charged with murdering a college football player outside a popular downtown San Jose nightclub, police announced that a third suspect was arrested in connection to the killing. On Tuesday, detectives arrested a 17-year-old boy in Santa Clara for the death of football player Raymond Orozco. The teen [...]

(KRON) Theres a concerning new trend among burglars in the Bay Area, authorities say. Burglars are hiding surveillance devices like cameras at homes to monitor their potential victims, the San Jose Police Department announced Friday. The suspects plant hidden surveillance devices, often posing as delivery service providers, to determine when homes are ...

(KRON) -- A 45-year-old woman who hosted drug-fueled parties for minors in her Santa Rosa home and groomed victims was sentenced to serve decades in prison, prosecutors announced Friday. Christina Renee Whisman was sentenced Thursday by Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Paige Hein to serve 36 years in state prison. Whisman previously pleaded no contest ...