Flock is under fire. SF’s moderate Democrats are doubling down on the cameras
The technology company has lost contracts in many blue cities, but local leaders are largely defending the SFPD’s use of surveillance devices.
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses U.N. General Assembly amid protests
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders Thursday that attacking Iran "was one of the easiest decisions I've ever had to make."
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OPD probes suspicious death of Alameda woman
(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department is investigating a suspicious death that occurred Wednesday involving an Alameda woman. The incident happened just before 2 p.m. in the 1700 block of Embarcadero. "Officers responded to the area after receiving a report of a person needing ...
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Macklemore announces 'Free Palestine' tour after Ed Sheeran controversy
Macklemore said he was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour for making political statements on stage.
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Man who was shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died
James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died, his lawyer said Thursday....
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Super-sized El Niño could cause more than 450,000 heat deaths by February, study suggests
Nearly half a million people across the world could lose their lives by February due to El Niño-driven extreme heat, according to a sobering new report....
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SFUSD’s long-awaited Mandarin immersion school finally has a (temporary) address
For more than 30 years, district’s Chinese immersion schools have taught Cantonese. The one opening next year will teach Mandarin.
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Nolan Wells' cause and manner of death 'undetermined,' state autopsy report finds
The official autopsy report from the State Medical Examiner's office in Mississippi found that teenager Nolan Wells' cause and manner of death are "undetermined."...
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Woman threatens to call ICE on taco vendors
A Southern California woman was recorded calling a taco vendor a "stinky old woman" in Spanish and threatening to call ICE. Francesca Ortega says the nationwide backlash that followed has ruined the business she spent 10 years building....
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Elizabeth Holmes to reportedly leave prison, move to halfway house next year
The former Theranos CEO continues to insist she did nothing wrong.
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Famous author R.F. Kuang featured for Litquake event
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- On Wednesday night, 800 literary fans of all ages gathered in the Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Some arrived hours early to get the best seats possible to see their literary hero, Rebecca F. Kuang. The well-known author and professor took p...
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Police begin removing abandoned boats from Oakland Estuary
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- A multi-agency operation is removing 16 abandoned boats from the Oakland Estuary this week as part of an effort to clean up the waterfront. The operation is being led by the Oakland Police Department Marine Unit with assistance from the San Francisco Pol...
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Is the Trump administration's campaign-style ad on Fox News taxpayer-funded?
The Trump administration appears to be running a new ad on Fox News that includes the disclosure "Paid for by the U.S. Government."