(KRON) -- Labor rights activist Dolores Huerta revealed she was among women and girls who say they were sexually abused by Cesar Chavez, the widely admired Latino icon who brought to light the struggles of farm workers. Stunning allegations against Chavez were printed in The New York Times Wednesday. Huerta said she stayed silent for [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- As bombshell allegations against civil rights icon Cesar Chavez continue to reverberate, one San Francisco city supervisor is also calling for the removal of his name from a city street. Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who represents District 9 posed on Instagram, saying, "My office will support community efforts to remove Cesar Chavez's ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Marine Mammal Center has confirmed to KRON4 that a dead gray whale was found floating in the San Francisco Bay near the Golden Gate Bridge around 9 a.m. Tuesday. The incident which MMC says was first reported by its partners with the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army Corps [...]

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Hundreds of Kaiser Permanente mental health workers held a one-day strike Wednesday in Oakland to protest the health care provider's increasing reliance on artificial intelligence. The workers, represented by the National Union of Health care Workers, claim the technology reduces the quality of patient care and safety. The strike ...

(KRON) -- Crews are responding to a gas leak in Santa Clara in the area of Lafayette Street and Walsh Avenue. North and southbound lanes on Lafayette between Wash and Martin avenues are shut down, according to the Santa Clara Fire Department. People are being advised to avoid the area. No exact timeline was given [...]

(KRON) -- A San Jose man was arrested for allegedly stealing an entire ATM machine from a business on South Winchester Boulevard. Police identified the alleged ATM thief as Joseph Pesti, 56, of San Jose. Officers were called to the business on Jan. 28 for a burglary that occurred the night before. Investigators determined that [...]

(KRON) -- A Kim Kardashian-founded apparel brand is coming to downtown Walnut Creek. "SKIMS" finalized a lease late last year and will open a store at Broadway Plaza, the shopping center confirmed to KRON4. Skims will be located across from Nordstrom and will take over the combined space that was previously occupied by Janie & [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- With the annual Cesar Chavez Day fast-approaching, the status of the various Bay Area events dedicated to the United Farm Workers founder is in a state of flux. Allegations surfaced in a New York Times report from two women who said that the iconic labor leader molested them as children back [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Landmarks, schools, streets, and parks across the San Francisco Bay Area are named afterCesar Chavez, an iconic figure in the Latino civil rights movement. A bombshell investigation by The New York Times, published Wednesday, began after Bakersfield city officials considered renaming H Street to "Cesar Chavez Boulevard." A woman who ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- As current ridership numbers continue to be ineffective in squaring up BARTs massive operating budget deficit, agency officials appear to be enthusiastic about stepping up their business as parking lot operators. The Bay Area Rapid Transit District wrote at length in a news release issued Wednesday about the prospect of generating ...

(KRON) -- Coachella, one of the world's largest and most renowned music festivals, draws hundreds of thousands of visitors every year to the Southern California desert. For the first time, the festival is partnering with the iconic American apparel brand Gap. Gap will serve as Coachella's exclusive apparel sponsor and official merchandise partner, the San ...

(KRON) -- Police in San Jose announced Wednesday that they have made an arrest in connection to a 2019 cold case homicide investigation. The suspect, now 22 years old, was a teenager at the time of the deadly stabbing. A man was stabbed at least once during a fight involving three suspects on the night [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Social media network X was experiencing a widespread outage Wednesday, according to user reports. The Downdetector website showed a spike in user reports of the outage occurring shortly after 8 a.m. User reports indicate problems with the social network's app, website and timeline. The social network that was formerly known as [...]

LIVERMORE, Calif. (KRON) -- An Audi driver in Livermore was killed Tuesday after speeding on Interstate 580 and launching off an offramp while attempting to pass a slower car, according to the California Highway Patrol. The fatal solo crash occurred around 8:42 p.m. at the Isabel Avenue exit. Arriving first responders found an overturned 2003 [...]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Civil rights leader and activist Dolores Huerta said in a statement Wednesday Cesar Chavez sexually assaulted her and fathered two of her children. The icon and life-long Kern County resident dropped the bombshell the same day the New York Times published results of a year-long investigation into allegations of sexual abuse ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- An Amazon van that was stolen while its driver was making deliveries on Sunday in San Francisco was recovered at a McDonalds in the East Bay, the California Highway Patrol said. After the driver reported the theft to authorities, the van and the suspected thief were spotted crossing the Bay Bridge [...]

(KRON) -- A 14-year-old girl is missing out of Mountain View, police announced. The teen, Nadia, was last seen Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Showers Drive. Nadia is described as 4 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 115 pounds. According to the Mountain View Police Department, she was last seen wearing [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON/BCN) -- It's another day of historic heat in the Bay Area with more records to be broken Wednesday afternoon.Daytime highs will be mostly in the low to high 80s on the coast, and mid 80s to low 90s around the bay, and low to mid 90s inland. Overnight lows will be mostly [...]

(KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol has issued an Ebony Alert across three Bay Area counties for a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen in Antioch on Sunday. Nicole Jenkins was last seen in the area of Caballo Road and Kean Avenue at approximately 3:30 p.m., according to CHP. Nicole is described as 5 [...]

(KRON) -- An investigation is underway after a 34-year-old Hayward woman and a small dog died were struck by a vehicle Monday night. The Newark Police Department said officers and Alameda County Fire Department personnel responded at 8:11 p.m. to the area of Cedar Boulevard and Joaquin Murieta Avenue to investigate a traffic collision involving [...]

(KRON) -- The California Highway Patrols Napa office is seeking witnesses to a hit-and-run crash that injured a bicyclist in late February. According to CHP, the collision occurred on February 27 at approximately 7:05 p.m. on Arnold Drive, just north of Country Club Lane in Sonoma County. Officials said a light green 20072011 Honda CR-V [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Attorneys for a transgender woman are calling out San Francisco police and prosecutors for dragging their feet in investigating and bringing criminal charges against a former San Francisco Sheriffs Deputy who was fired for alleged sexual misconduct at the San Francisco County jail. It was on Sept. 11of last year that [...]

(KRON) -- A man returned to his Palo Alto home last weekend to discover a stranger attempting to steal items from his garage, according to police. The Palo Alto Police Department said the suspect remains at large following Saturday's burglary at a residence on the 4100 block of Sutherland Drive. "The resident, a man in [...]

RICHMOND, Calif. (KRON) -- The Richmond City Council is set to vote on whether to re-activate "Flock" cameras. In the East Bay, the debate over Flock cameras -- a more advanced surveillance and license plate reader surveillance system -- is ramping up. On Tuesday morning at Richmond City Hall Plaza, community members called for the [...]

(KRON) -- A photojournalist was on a ride-along with a Santa Rosa Police Department officer when the officer shot an allegedly aggressive man, police said. SRPD Officer Taylor McDonagh shot 46-year-old Eric Keith Brown of Santa Rosa, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said. Brown survived, and on Tuesday, authorities released photos of the March 12 [...]