(KRON) -- As a belated form of World Cup mania appears to be taking hold in the Bay Area -- and across the nation -- the quadrennial tournament is proving to be a boost to local businesses and an absolute smash for public transit agencies. Tuesday night's matchup between Austria and Jordan, neither team considered [...]

(KRON) -- When it comes to those in the restaurant industry, there are few honors greater than a James Beard Award win -- often called the "Oscars of the food world." It has been four years since anyone from San Francisco has taken home the prestigious recognition, but a San Francisco bartender and chef ended [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- An acclaimed Thai restaurant in San Francisco's Mission District will be serving its last plate of pad Thai this weekend. Funky Elephant located at 24th and Valencia streets announced in a social media post earlier this month that its SF location will close on Sunday, June 21. "It's coming to an [...]

(KRON) -- It's become a common refrain in a year when we've seen several major tech executives booed at college commencement ceremonies: artificial intelligence is shutting new college grads out of the job market. The thinking being that AI is proving capable of doing the kind of entry-level jobs many new grads use to grab [...]

(KRON) -- A North Bay neighborhood was ordered to shelter in place for hours on Monday as authorities searched for an armed home invasion suspect, according to the Central Marin Police Authority. Police responded at 5:39 p.m. to a residence on Island Drive in San Anselmo on the report of an interrupted home burglary. The [...]

(BCN) -- California state Sen. Aisha Wahab of Hayward advanced Tuesday in a special election to replace former U.S. Rep Eric Swalwell in the 14th Congressional District. An outright winner requires collecting 50% of the vote, plus one. Complete but unofficial results showed Wahab with 45,380 votes, or 42.37%, according to the Alameda County Registrar [...]

(KRON) -- A 91-year-old man was fatally struck by a car as he crossed the road in Fairfaxs Oak Manor neighborhood on Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision occurred around 6:45 p.m. on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, east of Shadow Creek Court. CHP determined that a 22-year-old Martinez man was driving a [...]

(KRON) -- A homicide investigation is underway in Richmonds Eastshore neighborhood, police said Tuesday night. The homicide occurred in the 4500 block of Potrero Avenue, according to the Richmond Police Department. Authorities announced the investigation in a social media post at 10:31 p.m. No other information was immediately released. Homicide detectives ...

(KRON) -- A deputy who has worked with the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office for 36 years was arrested Tuesday amid an investigation into criminal activity in the Property Services Unit, authorities said. Kevin Lee, 62, of Martinez, faces felony charges of burglary, receiving stolen property, embezzlement and possession of an assault weapon. The ...

(BCN) -- While utility hikes are a regular occurrence for San Jose residents, an especially sharp jump in garbage disposal fees and water rates has led to pushback amid growing concern over rising living costs. Under new fee schedules set to take effect July 1, the start of fiscal year 2026-27, San Jose's garbage disposal [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Wednesday in the Bay Area will be warm inland, and foggy and misty at the coast. This is the trend that will continue in the days to come as we round out spring and kick off summer on Sunday. Temperatures will slide downhill into the weekend with highs back down in [...]

(KRON) -- People packed Danville Town Hall on Tuesday evening to make their voices heard over new e-bike safety measures. Town leaders have been looking at ways to address growing concerns about where people can ride e-bikes and how fast they can travel. Watch the full report from KRON4's Amanda Hari in the video player [...]

(BCN) -- As many as 85 people may have been displaced by a fire in a three-story apartment complex in San Rafael's Canal District on Tuesday afternoon, firefighters said. The blaze in the 21-unit Bayshore Club Apartments at 550 Canal St. was reported about 2:20 p.m., firefighters said on social media. The fire apparently originated [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- It turns out the three San Francisco Giants players who inscribed Bible verses on their special Pride Night baseball caps Friday violated league rules. In a statement, Major League Baseball (MLB) said the three players received routine verbal warnings because writing of any kind, with any message, is prohibited per major [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Franciscans dealing with food insecurity may soon see some relief with a proposed tax measure for the November ballot. On Tuesday, San Francisco District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood introduced the Affordable Groceries Act to help San Franciscans dealing with rising grocery prices and worsening food insecurity. Watch the full ...

(KRON) -- It was short stint for a hot pot restaurant on the Peninsula. After opening less than three years ago, the Shabu Shack in South San Francisco is permanently closing on June 22, the business announced on social media Tuesday. Shabu Shack's shuttering restaurant marks the establishment's only Bay Area location. The restaurant, located [...]

(KRON) -- The San Ramon Police Department said it recently recovered more than $45,000 in high-end sunglasses from a pair of suspects who fled with a garbage bag full of shades. SRPD said the retail theft happened on Thursday, June 11 at City Center Bishop Ranch, located at 6000 Bollinger Canyon Road. "A suspect entered [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is giving the city a sneak-peek to what the future could look like for the Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park, as the entire area is to set to be transformed into a vibrant, 5-acre waterfront park. On Tuesday, Mayor Lurie released final concept design images [...]

(BCN) -- More than 37,000 fans rode transit to and from Santa Clara for the first FIFA World Cup soccer match in the Bay Area on Saturday -- the highest ridership ever for an event at the stadium there. A press release distributed Tuesday by local transit agencies said the benchmark for clearing crowds from [...]

(KRON) -- International pop star Becky G surprised graduates at a University of California, Santa Cruz ceremony over the weekend. A sea of phone cameras was out as she was being introduced, "Please join me in welcoming our surprise guest keynote speaker: Becky G!" The graduates stood up in excitement, some in disbelief, that the [...]

(BCN) -- More than 300 Pittsburg residents showed up to Tuesday's City Council meeting in support of banning a data center development that the city approved in 2024. More than 100 public comments opposing the data center were made by Pittsburg Unified School District teachers and leaders, the progressive activist group Indivisible Resisters Contra Costa, ...

(KRON) -- Bay Area-based fintech company Robinhood will be cutting around 300 jobs, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The financial services provider, which is based in Menlo Park, will be reducing its headcount by around 10%, the filing states -- about 290 jobs. The job cuts are part of [...]

(KRON) -- A pug that fell into a narrow, 20-foot-deep hole in the North Bay is recovering at home after being rescued by the Marin County Fire Department on Monday. The pug, named Shadow, had been missing for three days before he was found in the hole. Firefighters responded around 7 p.m. to a construction [...]

(KRON) -- Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu has popped up in the East Bay again. Since winning two gold medals at the Milan Olympics earlier this year, the Oakland resident has been spotted at a number of East Bay spots, including Lord's Ice Cream and Trabocco in Alameda. Liu, who grew up in Richmond, was [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A man has been charged with hate crimes in connection to homophobic criminal threats allegedly made at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital earlier this year. Solomon Kahiviano Casperson, 52, has been charged in two separate incidents at the hospital, according to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. The first of the ...