BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) -- Berkeley city workers cleared a large, long-standing homeless encampment along Harrison Street between Sixth Street and Eighth Street on Tuesday morning. Crews used heavy machinery, including bulldozers, dump trucks and haulers, to take down dozens of encampment structures that had filled the area for years. The cleanup followed a ...

Ed Sheerans tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos Tuesday when four of his supporting acts including his touring band abruptly quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.

(KRON) -- A little more than a year ago, the popular Shuggie's in San Francisco permanently closed. Locals know the upcycled pizzeria for its "Trash Pie" that was served at 3349 23rd St. for years. The Mission District space has been vacant for about a year but not for much longer. Modern Mexican bakery "Florecitra [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Security guards for some of the top names in tech in San Francisco and the Silicon Valley are poised to walk out this week, having authorized a strike. On Tuesday at 4:30 a.m., the SEIU-United Services Workers West formally announced an unfair labor practice strike via a 72-hour strike notification. Workers [...]

(KRON) -- Deputies in the South Bay checking out what appeared to be an unattended white van in a remote part of Santa Clara County discovered something far more concerning, authorities said Tuesday. Inside, according to the sheriffs office, was a convicted felon surrounded by illegal firearms, several commercial grade grenades and narcotics. The felon [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Rock and roll icon Robert Plant has been added as a late addition to this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass lineup. The legendary Led Zeppelin frontman will be performing with his roots music band, Saving Grace, featuring vocalist Suzi Dian. "One more thing. After much speculation, we are thrilled to confirm that [...]

(KRON) -- Large-scale layoffs announced by Uber earlier this month are set to impact dozens of Bay Area employees. Back on Sept. 2, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced that the company would be cutting 10% of its workforce -- around 3,300 employees globally. As part of the announcement, Khosrowshahi said Uber would be reining in [...]

(KRON) -- The Marin County Sheriff's Office tracked down and arrested a man suspected of stealing an elderly woman's purse using Flock cameras and surveillance video. According to a post on X, the victim, a 79-year-old woman, left her purse in her cart while shopping. According to the sheriff, surveillance footage showed the suspect waiting [...]

(KRON) -- A medical assistant who worked for a Portola Valley physician was sentenced to one year in county jail on Monday after being convicted of two counts of identity theft and two counts of forging prescriptions, the San Mateo County District Attorneys Office said. Another 57 felony counts were dismissed as part of a [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Just as Salesforce's artificial intelligence-enamored Dreamforce conference takes over a large part of San Francisco, activists are planning a march across the city demanding to slow down or halt development of the technology. The "Stop The AI Race" march is planned for this Thursday, Sept. 17, the final day of Dreamforce. [...]

(KRON) -- A motorcyclist has died days after her 2025 Kawasaki Ninja collided with a car in San Jose, police said Monday. The crash occurred Thursday around 7:33 p.m. on Saratoga Avenue at Latimer Avenue, according to the San Jose Police Department. Investigators said a woman driving a 2021 Audi Q5 sedan southbound on Saratoga [...]

(KRON) -- A massage therapist in Napa was arrested Sunday following two reports of sexual assaults that allegedly occurred at Herbal Health Massage on back-to-back days, police said. Liangfu Zheng, 50, of Napa, was booked into the Napa County Department of Corrections on suspicion of rape of an unconscious person, sexual battery involving an unconscious ...

(KRON) -- A 14-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Union City on Friday morning has died, police announced Monday. The girl was seated in the front passenger seat of a Mazda sedan when the car was involved in a crash with a large commercial box truck at the intersection of [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- There's plenty of sunshine again Tuesday in the Bay Area, with daytime highs climbing into the 60s at the coast, 70s by the bay and 80s inland. On Wednesday through Friday, expect highs to fall even further into the 70s at the warmest.Over the weekend we will see a few 80s [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- On the heels of this years Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, debate over artificial intelligence regulation continues to grow. The top AI leaders are gathering for Dreamforce on Tuesday in San Francisco at a time when safety concerns continue to grow about how the technology should evolve. The city has become [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A 16-year-old San Francisco boy's tragic death marked the first time that a new deadly street drug, cychlorphine, has been linked to a fatal overdose in the city. The 16-year-old victim was identified as Dante Lacourte, according to The New York Times. He was found dead by his mother in their [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Raising Cane's is finally opening its first San Francisco location. The fast food chain known for chicken fingers is opening next Monday, Sept. 21 at Fisherman's Wharf, according toa Raising Canes representative. Located at 211 Jefferson St., the debut of the Louisiana-based chain is at one of The City's most iconic [...]

RICHMOND, Calif. (KRON) -- The Richmond Little League had several pieces of equipment stolen just before Labor Day Weekend. The vice president of baseball for the league, Daniela Rueda Wallace, said the leagues storage container at Nicholl Park was broken into on Sept. 3. Thieves allegedly stole a golf cart, field drag, power washer, and [...]

(KRON) -- A San Jose Police Department officer was fired after helping a family member find a domestic violence victim, officials revealed Monday. The officer was off-duty when he searched the police department's Automated License Plate Reader cameras to find the victim. SJPD told KRON4, "An off-duty officer used a personal device to perform unauthorized ...

(KRON) -- Governor Newsom continues to drop clues about whether he plans to run for U.S. President in 2028. In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, Newsom said that he won't run for president if former Vice President Kamala Harris does. Newsom has been sparking speculation that he might run for president for a long [...]

(KRON) -- A deputy with the Santa Clara Sheriff's Office has been arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse material. The San Jose Police Department said it was alerted on Saturday, Sept. 12 at around 10:13 a.m. Officers were flagged down by someone who said she found child sexual abuse material on a "known [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco dating scene has once again made national headlines. A founder of an AI-powered dating app went viral for releasing "San Francisco's Hot List." Known Co-Founder and CEO Celeste Amadon dropped the list of "SF's most dateable people" on Aug. 31. The X post has since garnered more than [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Dozens of dogs have attacked and bitten people around San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood in 2026, according to city data. Between January and September, there were 74 dog attacks, city data obtained by KRON4 reveals. The most recent incident happen last week, when a woman was mauled and dragged on Larkin Street [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Salesforce's annual Dreamforce is set to open Tuesday morning at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, drawing an estimated 50,000 visitors to the city. Crews are placing the final touches on indoor and outdoor stages as preparations wrap up for the annual event. The conference will feature a major focus on [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Disney has released a new trailer for the film Portrait of an Artist: Stephen Curry. The trailer, which dropped on social media Monday morning, features clips and highlights from Curry's career with the Golden State Warriors along with home movies from Curry's childhood. Curry joined the Warriors in 2009 and quickly [...]