Oakland’s 911 system is back up and running as intended following the restoration of the city’s phone service Friday morning. The entire emergency dispatch system for police and fire services went down at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday after somebody damaged AT&T fiber optic cables in an apparent copp...
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- As San Francisco voters prepare to head to the polls next month to vote on whether to reopen the Great Highway to motor vehicle traffic, a new report suggests city-dwellers might be better off ditching cars altogether. According to the report from the Amer...
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(KRON) -- A Napa jury convicted a man Thursday for a 2024 crime during which he broke into a woman's house and sexually assaulted her while she was in the shower. “What happened in this case is many women’s worst nightmare. It’s difficult to imagine the terror the victim experien...
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A Florida police officer is accused of taking over a deceased person's home and identity, according to a Broward County Sheriff's Office report.
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"It just looked like a ball of flames," one resident said as dramatic video shows a carport fire overnight at a San Jose condo complex that officials say destroyed or damaged about 20 vehicles....
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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie declared a local emergency on Friday as the city prepares for potential severe storms and coastal flooding associated with El Niño this winter....
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A local emergency was declared in San Francisco on Friday by Mayor Daniel Lurie as the city prepares for the possibility of a very strong El Niño winter. The declaration, according to the mayor’s office, will allow certain city departments to purchase “cri...
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With musicians from the United States and Mexico, Mariachi Herencia de México shares the sounds and traditions of mariachi with audiences around the world. The group is in Berkeley for a special concert Friday, October 23 at 7:30PM at Zellerbach Hall, celebrating Día de Los Muert...
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The frenzy for Apple's new foldable iPhone debut has caused long lines at Apple stores.
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The Trump administration has preemptively filed a lawsuit to block the certification of the Alaska Senate race, citing name confusion among the candidates....
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Photos, texts, videos, and $300,000 allegedly packed into a gym bag for an unidentified politician. Here's some of the evidence prosecutors presented in the corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao....
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(KRON) -- Three people were booked into jail Wednesday after allegedly stealing merchandise from a Spirit Halloween in Pacifica and injuring a store employee as they fled. The Pacifica Police Department responded at 12:14 p.m. to the Spirit Halloween located in the Fairmont Shopp...
