OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- On Wednesday, veteran Oakland police officer James Beere was sworn in as the city’s new police chief. Oakland leaders picked their top cop from within the police department. Beere has been a dedicated member of the Oakland Police Department since 1997. The San Francisco...
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Airport security employees checking boarding passes and IDs will no longer be allowed to sit down while working, according to the Transportation Security Administration....
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New details are emerging about the shocking daytime shooting death of New York Times engineer Jonathan McKinsey in a Dublin sports park, allegedly killed by his elderly in-laws. Hundreds of pages of court documents related to the man's contentious divorce reveal the victim claime...
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Ready for takeoff on Runway 1 Right at San Francisco International Airport? For the last six months, the runway was closed for extensive renovations. But on Tuesday, the runway reopened ahead of schedule. Does this mean fewer delays?...
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Tonight: While inland valleys and bayside communities will remain completely clear overnight, immediate coastal routes could see sudden visibility drops due to localized dense coastal fog before sunrise. A multi-day Coastal Flood Advisory remains active due to high astronomical s...
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Under the changes, Flock will be required to remove license plate reader data from its system after 30 days, instead of allowing access to the information for up to a year....
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A deadly crash shut down a busy intersection on the Peninsula for about four hours Tuesday morning. The crash happened at the intersection of Bay and University in East Palo Alto. Two people were killed in the crash that involved seven vehicles....
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A federal judge on Tuesday ended court oversight over the Oakland Police Department, thus closing out a chapter on the longest oversight in U.S. history....
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As artificial intelligence (AI) evolves, so do the conversations over its impact on jobs. We look at a new study about AI's effects on the job market and the study's prediction that about 6.5% of the U.S. workforce might have to change careers in the next decade as AI takes over ...
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A San Francisco nanny who was hit by a pickup truck while walking with a 2-year-old in a stroller has filed a lawsuit against the driver and the company he was working for at the time of the crash. The incident happened April 16 in the Marina District near...
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A federal judge has officially terminated the federal court oversight of the Oakland Police Department, bringing an end to the longest-running police monitorship in U.S. history....
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Oakland comedian Jay Rich was crowned winner of the 50th San Francisco Comedy Competition over the weekend. This marks the biggest title of his career so far. Rich joined us live in studio to talk about it on The Five....
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Among the honorees were Andy Cohen and Bobby Flay, along with Disney's President of Global Advertising Rita Ferro and ESPN's Stephen A. Smith.
