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 [...]

(KRON) -- A new lawsuit has been filed against Tesla from the 2024 Cybertruck crash in Piedmont that killed three college students. The only survivor of the crash, Jordan Miller, sued Tesla this week in Alameda County Superior Court, according to an announcement by The Veen Firm. The lawsuit alleges that the Cybertruck design trapped [...]

(KRON) -- Investigators are asking the public for information after an argument between two people led to a fight where they attacked each other with a bladed object, according to the Oakland Police Department. Both suspects were arrested in connection with the incident. OPD said officers responded just after 7:45 p.m. to the 700 block [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The St. Patricks Day Block Party in San Francisco kicked off for itssecond year. It happens along the Front Street entertainment zone between Sacramento and California streets. A long list of entertainment was on the schedule, including bagpipes and Irish step dancing. Organizers expected more than 5,000 people to attend, and [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- An Oakland man faces multiple charges after police said patrol officers downtown encountered an alleged aggravated assault in progress on Monday morning, according to the San Francisco Police Department. SFPD said officers discovered the incident at approximately 8:06 a.m. in the area of 7th and Market streets. "Upon arrival, one of ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- NXT star Ricky Saints stopped by "The Finish with Kor & Tor" to talk what it's like to be Ricky Saints, explain why he's all for Randy Orton's shocking attack on Cody Rhodes, revisit that viral moment when he spontaneously blessed a fan ringside, unpacks his admiration for wrestling icons like [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A man who was involved in a barricaded subject incident with the San Francisco Police Department Monday has been arrested and identified. SFPD responded at 2:45 p.m. after receiving multiple reports of someone brandishing a firearm while driving. Officers responded and determined that the subject had barricaded himself in an ...

(KRON) -- A suspect who police say was behind an incident involving bear spray that sent two people in Alameda to the hospital Monday has been arrested, the Alameda Police Department announced. Alameda PD responded to the initial incident at around 2 p.m. following reports of residents of an apartment building experiencing respiratory irritation. Two [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- An attorney and two brothers are accused of "pummeling" two Israeli men at a restaurant on ritzy Santana Row in San Jose while stunned witnesses recorded the brawl with cellphone cameras. One witness said, "As the three suspects ran off they yelled something like, 'Don't f**k with Iran!" according to [...]

ANTIOCH, Calif. (KRON) -- Ricka Davis-Sheard is providing support and "radical hospitality" to people experiencing homelessness in the East Bay through her nonprofit, S.H.A.R.E. Community. Based in Antioch, the organization offers essential services ranging from mobile showers to medical care for those facing difficult circumstances. Founded five and a half ...

(KRON) -- Firefighters responded to a call about a vehicle that was submerged in water in Sausalito on Monday. There were two individuals inside a white Mercedes-Benz before first responders found it 10 feet underwater. One was medically evaluated at the scene, and the other was taken to the hospital, where they later died. The [...]

The union founded by Cesar Chavez will not celebrate the March 31 holiday dedicated to the legendary labor leader after "deeply troubling allegation" surfaced.

(KRON) -- A popular San Francisco-founded coffee chain is opening its first location in one East Bay city. Philz Coffee is having its grand opening in San Leandro on Wednesday, March 18, the chain announced in a press release. The Philz is located at 1194 E 14th St., across the street from IHOP. The cafe [...]

(KRON) -- On St. Patrick's Day, an East Bay police K9 named "Lucky" got to the bottom of a suspicious package left on a bench. The Walnut Creek Police Department received a call about a subject who had left the package on a bench, took a photo, and walked away. Walnut Creek PD officers responded [...]

(KRON) -- A 17-year-old Morgan Hill boy was found deceased on Highway 101 under the Tennant Avenue overcrossing, California Highway Patrol officers said. CHP officers were alerted just after 3 a.m. on March 14 that the victim was in the roadway. Investigators suspect that a hit-and-run driver struck the victim while he was walking near [...]

(KRON) -- Firefighters rescued a resident who was trapped inside a burning house in San Lorenzo just before 7 a.m. Tuesday. Alameda County Fire Department officials said firefighters found the Usher Street home "fully engulfed in flames. One occupant was inside the home at the time of the fire and was rescued." The victim was [...]

(KRON) -- Two Richmond men were formally charged Monday with murder and attempted murder in connection with a deadly double shooting in San Pablo, police announced. The shooting occurred on Dec. 29, 2025, in the 1400 block of Rumrill Boulevard. The two victims of the shooting were found by San Pablo Police Department officers around [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A major software company cut hundreds of jobs in San Francisco last week. State filings indicate that software giant Atlassian laid off 252 people at its U.S. headquarters on Bush Street last week. The job cuts went into effect Friday and are permanent, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was roasted on social media Tuesday following a tweet thanking software coders for their past work. "I have so much gratitude to people who wrote extremely complex software character-by-character," wrote the billionaire San Francisco tech founder. "It already feels difficult to remember how much effort it really ...

(KRON) -- Authorities in Alameda are preparing Tuesday for another beach takeover party that they said is being advertised to teenagers through social media. The potential beach party on St. Patricks Day follows a similar event that unfolded on Saturday, where police said underage drinking and fighting were reported. Police departments of Alameda and the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- As a week-long, unprecedented March heat wave settles in, we are already seeing record temperatures across the Bay Area. Monday was the first day of the early season heat spike and nearly half a dozen temperature records -- many of them decades old -- have already been broken. According to the [...]

PESCADERO, Calif. (KRON) -- More than two dozen elephant seals have tested positive for avian influenza since the outbreak at Ao Nuevo State Park on the San Mateo County coast began in February, according to an update from UC Davis released Monday. One sea otter and two California sea lions have also tested positive after [...]

(KRON) -- A preliminary 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Gilroy Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was nearly 5 miles northeast of Gilroy and 11 miles southeast of Morgan Hill. The quake occurred at 6:48 a.m., USGS said, at a depth of 4.2 miles. People reported feeling the shaking in Santa Clara, [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The warm trend continues Tuesday with the second day of heat advisories in effect Bay Area-wide. Highs will rise even further, climbing into the low 90s for quite a few inland areas and 80s for most other areas. Wednesday and Thursday will continue to bring record-breaking temperatures before we see temperatures [...]