Inside the SF Opera strike — a bigger fight over the company’s future
There’s no end in sight to the work stoppage, as musicians say the math doesn’t add up and the opera says it has no choice but to freeze wages.
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'Heavy hearts': San Francisco Fire Department pays tribute to NBCLA chopper crew
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Fire Department paid tribute to the members of an NBC Los Angeles News helicopter crew who died in a crash Tuesday. The helicopter went down while covering a fatal L.A. Metro bus crash in Chatsworth Tuesday evening. The helicopter went do...
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Convicted murderer among 2 arrested in Vallejo gas station burglary
(KRON) -- A convicted murderer is accused of stealing cash from a Vallejo gas station gambling machine earlier this month, according to authorities. The man was arrested along with another suspect “with an extensive criminal history,” the Vallejo Police Department said. Police re...
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Los Angeles helicopter crash: 3rd victim identified after NBC4 helicopter crashes in Chatsworth
The third person who was killed after news helicopter crashed in LA has been identified as the investigation continues into what caused the aircraft to go down....
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VIDEO: 64-year-old man dies days after being punched in Sonoma altercation; suspect charged
A suspect is facing involuntary manslaughter and battery charges after a video shows an altercation at Sonoma Plaza where a man identified as John Avila was punched after being heard saying "I want to die," along with a racial slur, and died six days later....
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EXCLUSIVE: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff touts AI for all as Dreamforce returns to San Francisco
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says the future of AI should be accessible to everyone, not just a select few. In an exclusive interview with ABC7 Eyewitness News Dan Ashley Benioff discussed AI, cybersecurity, public education and why he remains one of San Francisco's biggest champi...
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Senate takes first step to overhaul college sports system
Senate takes first step to advance legislation to drastically overhaul college sports system as we know it, passing a procedural vote for a full Senate vote, 74-24....
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Brain-eating amoeba that killed NC teen linked to water feature tied to man-made creek at Durham mental health facility
A man-made creek at a Durham facility was the most likely source of exposure to the brain-eating amoeba that killed a 17-year-old boy, NCDHHS says
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What made the NBC news helicopter crash in LA?
What made the NBC news helicopter crash in LA? Flight Safety Aviation expert Hassan Shahidi explains what investigators will look for.
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What are the top threats posed by AI and should you be worried? Experts explain
The most powerful figures in the AI industry issued grave warnings in recent days.
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Richmond City Council passes data center moratorium
(KRON) -- Richmond is the latest Bay Area city to take a stand against data centers after city council members passed a moratorium late Tuesday. After an hours-long debate and hearing from passionate members of the community within packed city council chambers, the new ordinance ...
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Sportscaster Greg Papa in hospital with heart failure: report
49ers sportscaster Greg Papa is back in the hospital with heart failure, according to the SF Standard.
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Anthropic, OpenAI CEOs urge slowing down pace at Dreamforce
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shared differing views on AI safety during the keynote of Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference. Amodei questioned Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff,. OpenAi's Sam Altman also talked about his concerns....