(KRON) -- It is set to be one of the busiest weekends in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. With Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium, the week leading up to the football game is filled with massive events expected to draw big crowds, including many concerts. Before Bad Bunny takes the halftime stage, [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- The race for who will become California's next governor has been heating up for months with a crowded field of candidates. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan's decision to jump in happened just two weeks ago, he said, after listening to advice from his wife. Mahan wrote on social media Thursday, [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- As post-pandemic ridership continues to trend upward on BART, overall crime plummeted last year, the Bay Area Rapid Transit District said Thursday, despite little change to more violent crimes, including rape and assaults. The agency announced that overall crime dropped 41% in 2025 compared to 2024. In its latest monthly report [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A beloved San Francisco music venue is slated to close and be turned into housing later this year. Thee Parkside located in SF's Potrero Hill neighborhood announced the impending closure in a post on Instagram Wednesday. "Well, looks like we're gonna turn into a bunch of condos," the post read. "We [...]

(KRON) -- The San Jose Earthquakes have completed the signing of German striker Timo Werner in what is being described as the "biggest signing in club history." Werner, a UEFA Champions League winner with Chelsea FC and veteran of the German Bundesliga, will join the MLS outfit as a designated player. "We're excited about signing [...]

(KRON) Three public high schools in Larkspur were evacuated Thursday morning due to an unspecified threat, the Tamalpais Union High School District announced on its website. The schools affected are Redwood High School on Doherty Drive, San Andreas high school on William Avenue and Tamiscal High School on Doherty Drive. Redwood, San Andreas and Tamiscal ...

(BCN) -- Crews contained a two-alarm warehouse fire early Thursday morning in San Francisco's Bayview District that drew more than 70 firefighters to the scene. The San Francisco Fire Department said crews were headed to a reported trash fire at 2:54 a.m. when a community member flagged them down to report a possible warehouse fire [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- New hours are coming to the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane of Highway 101 in Marin and Sonoma counties to help relieve congestion on the roadway, Caltrans announced Wednesday. The new hours, which are expected to be implemented in late February, will be Monday through Friday, from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. [...]

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan announces run for governor (Inside California Politics) San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is entering an already crowded race for governor, telling Inside California Politics host Nikki Laurenzo that we need to fix California. Thats a change of tune for the Bay Area mayor, who just last month said he [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- More dry weather ahead of us as we see plenty more sunshine Thursday and highs holding steady in the 60s. The weekend will bring a few clouds, but chances of showers continue to dwindle more and more, with only a slight chance for the North Bay. The start of February will [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Five years after Vicha Ratanapakdee died following a violent incident in San Francisco, family and community members gathered for a vigil on Wednesday to honor his memory. This event comes on the heels of a recent verdict convicting Antoine Watson of involuntary manslaughter in Ratanapakdee's death. Ratanapakdee, an 84-year-old man ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The AI boom started here in San Francisco just a few short years ago. Since then, its changed how we live, do business and also how were scammed. The latest victims are people looking for apartments to rent, and KRON4s Rob Nesbitt was one of them. Here's what he wants you [...]

(KRON) -- A wrong-way crash involving a driver under the influence injured the suspect's dog and hospitalized one victim on Monday night, according to the Petaluma Police Department. Petaluma police responded to the collision just after 8:30 p.m. in the area of Lakeville Street and Pine View Way. "The investigation determined the driver, later identified ...

(KRON) -- Vallejo Inn was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a reported hazardous materials incident, according to the Vallejo Fire Department (VFD). Crews were called upon around 1:40 p.m. at the establishment on Tennessee Street. Fire personnel discovered a five-gallon bucket with, at the time, an unidentified substance. Out of precaution, the inn was ...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A 36-year-old Brisbane man was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly stabbed another man in the back just days before, according to the South San Francisco Police Department. Police said officers responded to the incident at 12:16 a.m. on the 300 block of Grand Avenue and located a man suffering [...]

(KRON) -- A shelter in place order has been issued as multiple Sonoma County agencies are "actively working to mitigate" a potential hydrogen cyanide leak on Wednesday afternoon, according to Sonoma County Fire District. The location is in the 3900 block of Santa Rosa Avenue. Sonoma County officials said a hazmat team, along with 45 [...]

(KRON) -- Oakland Police Department officers have seized 16 vehicles so far this year in connection to illegal sideshows. Police said the cars were registered to drivers who live in Antioch, Manteca, and Solano County. The police department wrote, "OPD remains focused on preventing this dangerous and illegal activity that puts the entire community at [...]

(KRON) -- An overturned big rig temporarily shut down northbound I-880 in the San Leandro area on Wednesday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. The big rig was turned onto its side at the Washington Avenue on-ramp. Photos of the overturned big rig were posted by CHP (see below). As of 5 p.m., the [...]

(KRON) -- The San Jose Police Department said a crash in a shopping center parking lot on Tuesday left one woman dead. The incident marks the city's second fatal collision and second traffic death of the year so far. Officers responded at 11:17 a.m. in the intersection of Lido Way and Thackeray Lane to investigate [...]

(KRON) -- A blaze at a fourplex multi-unit home in Concord is under investigation after it displaced several residents and killed two pets, according to Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Fire crews responded to the flames just after 1:20 p.m. Wednesday on the 1700 block of Sapling Court and located a fire in a [...]

(KRON) -- The U.S. Department of Education is ordering San Jose State University to apologize to every woman who played on the school's volleyball team between 2022-2024 for allowing a transgender player on the roster. On Wednesday, the Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights announced that its federal investigation concluded that SJSU violated ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A shoe brand that was once de rigueur footwear for the tech industry is closing its last remaining San Francisco store. Allbirds, a modern lifestyle footwear brand with a global footwear, announced plans Wednesday to close its remaining full-price U.S. stores by the end of February. That includes the brand's last [...]

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) -- Actor Tommy Lee Jones daughter was pregnant just three months before she died inside a San Francisco hotel on New Year's Day, court documents obtained by KRON4 show. Victoria Jones, 34, of Napa, was found deceased by police officers inside the Fairmont luxuryhotel just after 3 a.m. on Jan. 1, [...]

(BCN) -- A 17-year-old boy was knocked unconscious in a fight during a basketball game at Livermore High School on Tuesday night, according to police. Officers responded around 8:40 p.m. to a report of a fight involving multiple juveniles in the foyer of the gymnasium at the high school on Maple Street while a basketball [...]

(KRON) -- Two of the most powerful CEOs in the tech industry have reportedly expressed dismay over the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis -- although neither has done so publicly. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly criticized Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) for "going too far" following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old [...]