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California gas prices jump to over $6 a gallon on average

The average price for a gallon of gas in California jumped 19 cents in the past week to $6.08. In San Francisco, the average gallon costs $6.23. In Oakland, it’s up to $6.13. In San Jose, the average is now $6.07. The national average is up more than $1 a gallon compared to a yea...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 17, 2026

Cool temps linger Thursday in Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Thursday in the Bay Area brings another cool day. Temperatures are right back to the 60s and 70s, much like yesterday. Cloudy skies linger in the morning with clearing later in the day. The region will be warming back into the 80s Friday inland into Saturd...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 17, 2026

Health care workers picket outside San Leandro hospital

Dozens of nurses are on the picket line Thursday morning in the East Bay. About 250 health care workers are participating in an informational picket as they push Kindred Hospital San Francisco Bay Area in San Leandro for a new contract. Nurses are demanding better pay and say the...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 17, 2026

49ers drop new food menu for 2026: What fans can enjoy at Levi's Stadium

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KRON) -- After a riveting win last week in Australia, the San Francisco 49ers are riding high as their home opener is days away. Fans are ready to cheer on their team at Levi's Stadium this Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. But also, fans in the stadium are ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 17, 2026

SFPD sued over raid at Oakland apartment building

Officers secretly surveilled the Black Panther apartments for a month before breaking down its doors to recover a pair of shoes, a lawsuit claims.

The San Francisco StandardSep 16, 2026

I was mistaken for an AI software engineer. The salary offers were insane

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- In a uniquely San Francisco case of mistaken identity that's now stretched on for several months, I've continually been mistaken for an AI software engineer with a similar name. The awkward mix-up has led to inbound calls and emails from tech industry head...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 16, 2026

Dreamforce highlights AI integration and hands-on tech demos on second day

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Wednesday is the second day of the Dreamforce convention in San Francisco. Day 2 of the annual conference highlighted hands-on artificial intelligence demonstrations and interactive experiences for thousands of attendees. On the convention floor of the pac...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 16, 2026

Humans may need 'kill switch' for rogue AI tech, congressmen say

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- In the future, who will be in charge: Humans or AI systems? Members of Congress are calling on fellow lawmakers to build guardrails around rapid artificial intelligence development, possibly including a "kill switch" that could shutdown rogue AI agents. U....

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 16, 2026

San Francisco marks El Grito and Hispanic Heritage Month

San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday glowed in green, red, and white as hundreds of Bay Area residents gathered at Civic Center Plaza to celebrate "El Grito" and kick off both Hispanic Heritage Month and the eve of Mexican Independence Day....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsSep 16, 2026

Bay Area reaches cool point of forecast Wednesday

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Welcome to the Bay Area's coolest day of the week's forecast, with temperatures Wednesday down in the 60s to 70s at the warmest. We will see a few passing clouds but showers will stay to our north up near the Oregon border. There will be peeks of sunshine ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 16, 2026

S.F. economy will take a hit if Muni measure fails, controller warns

A report from the controller's office San Francisco’s GDP would grow $310 to $400 million over 15 years by passing the parcel tax measure. S.F. economy will take a hit if Muni measure fails, controller warns...

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Sep 16, 2026

San Francisco 'rideshare rapist' sentenced to 6 life terms

A San Francisco judge on Monday sentenced a convicted serial rapist who posed as a rideshare driver to six life sentences for kidnapping and sexually assaulting women he picked up after they left bars and nightclubs....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsSep 16, 2026