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A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck near San Leandro Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey . The quake hit at 8:30 a.m. and was centered 2.4 miles north of San Leandro, 4.9 miles north-northwest of Ashland and 5.3 miles south-southwest of Moraga, the US...
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Students and families at Richmond’s Kennedy High School are expected to learn the results of recent soil testing after traces of a potentially toxic cleaning agent were discovered on campus. The results come as the school prepares for the start of classes next Tuesday. The distri...
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Crews knocked down a one-alarm fire reported early Thursday morning at a Burger King restaurant in West San Jose, according to fire officials. Firefighters were alerted around 5:15 a.m. to the blaze at the Burger King restaurant in the 5100 block of Moorpark Avenue. The flames we...
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All lanes of northbound Interstate 680 at Interstate 580 in Dublin reopened Thursday morning following police activity, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP had issued a Sig Alert for the area, with all northbound I-680 traffic being diverted onto eastbound I-580. All ...
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The San Francisco Improv Festival is making its return after a six-year hiatus, bringing live comedy back to the city across a five-day event. The once-annual festival was sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic, and its former host venue, PianoFight, permanently closed its doors. Org...
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Vallejo residents gathered at an NAACP town hall meeting to address police reform and a recently released report detailing a department "badge bending" ritual....
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(KRON) -- A Martinez man was released from a Contra Costa County jail just one day before he allegedly committed a homicide, police said. Marcos Iriarte-Valdez, 36, was arrested by a SWAT team on Aug. 7 on suspicion of murdering Todd Stewart, according to police. Stewart, 68, was...
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More than 400 people attended a Wednesday town hall in Santa Rosa hosted by U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff and State Sen. Mike McGuire.
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VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) -- The Vallejo NAACP hosted a town hall Wednesday night with community members and police officials to discuss the findings of a report into allegations that Vallejo police officers bent the tips of their badges to celebrate officer-involved killings. The m...
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The Oakland city attorney has just sued one of the Bay Area's largest housing providers over conditions after Seven On Your Side Investigates found elderly and disabled residents trapped in their apartments by elevators that didn't work....
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Becerra unveiled the proposal Tuesday at POLITICO's Sacramento Summit, saying his plan would offer free electricity during a designated midday window. The Democrat said he would work with the regulators, energy providers and other stakeholders to determine how this would be paid,...
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OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- The Oakland City Attorney's Office is suing the landlord of a downtown apartment building after both elevators were out of service for 52 consecutive days last summer, leaving elderly and disabled tenants struggling to get in and out of their homes. The ...
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(KRON) -- A 27-year-old man was arrested in connection with an alleged domestic violence kidnapping and attack on the morning of Aug. 7, according to the East Palo Alto Police Department. The suspect, identified by police as Ricardo Herrera Castillo, was taken into custody withou...
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The winning numbers have been drawn for Wednesday night's $1 billion Powerball jackpot.
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Don’t miss all of the events, store openings and more happening on the waterfront this August
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A Martinez man accused of fatally stabbing a 68-year-old homeowner during an alleged burglary appeared in court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to murder charges. And now, the Department of Homeland Security has labeled the suspect a "criminal illegal alien."...
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(KRON) -- A judge has ruled the mother of a Sunnyvale woman who was arrested by ICE a little over 3 weeks ago can be released on an immigration bond. Alevtina Soboleva, 59, was taken into ICE custody on July 20 for overstaying her visa. But her daughter says she has a pending asy...
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(KRON) -- City of St. Helena officials said a fallen tree on Pope Street, between Chiles and Allison avenues, has caused a power outage in the area on Wednesday. "Traffic is being diverted off Pope Street between Edwards Street and Allison Avenue," according to a social media pos...
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- It’s been three months since San Fransico opened its Rapid Enforcement, Support, Evaluation and Triage (RESET) Center to get drug users off the streets. There have been 1,269 people admitted to the center on Sixth Street, according to the San Francisco She...
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Rescue crews and civilians in Colombia painstakingly searched through rubble Tuesday in the hopes of finding survivors trapped under debris after a powerful earthquake left thousands missing in dozens of cities and towns....
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A jury of 8 people were selected and sworn on Wednesday for the high-profile Meta trial set to begin on August 18 in the U.S. District Court for Northern California in Oakland. The jury of 5 women and 3 men will be an advisory jury to Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who will rule o...
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(KRON) -- A man was arrested after an Amazon delivery van was stolen on Monday, Aug. 10, according to the Hayward Police Department. Officers were dispatched around 12:29 p.m. to a report of the stolen vehicle on the 800 block of Alonda Court. Only one suspect was involved in the...
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If you bought something from an overseas vendor last year, it might be time to check your bank account. Shippers including FedEx and UPS that acted as customs brokers for imported packages and received tariff refunds from the U.S. government have started to pass on those refunds ...
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A tropical cyclone is heading toward Hawaii, and experts say that it's expected to develop into a tropical storm. Even if the weather skirts the islands, residents could expect damage from winds, landslides, and up to 10 inches of rain, though one model predicts there could be as...
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Oakland police on Wednesday released body camera footage of a July confrontation with an allegedly armed man near the Fruitvale District that ended with officers opening fire and killing the suspect....
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Authorities say a probation officer was found to have sexually explicit images of a 13-year-old on his phone, and has been charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor. Authorities are investigating whether there might be more victims — Damon Luecke had previously worked with ch...
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The Oakland City Attorney is joining a legal battle against a downtown landlord after elderly and disabled residents were left without working elevators for weeks....
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(KRON) -- An Outside Lands attendee says her phone was stolen in the crowd, and she's not alone. She says she tracked her phone to a Los Angeles address, and other festival-goers told her their stolen phones also ended up in Los Angeles. "It really just happened so fast," said th...
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Plus: Garry Tan hosts Xavier Becerra, Bilal Mahmood goes to the mat for YIMBY, and new City College board candidates emerge.
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Trump Administration proposed sweeping changes to the Head Start early education program, now experts are weighing in.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving her job, President Trump announced Wednesday.
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The Oakland City Attorney is joining a legal battle against a downtown landlord after elderly and disabled residents were left without working elevators for weeks....
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(KRON) -- The cause of a deadly Fremont apartment fire Wednesday morning is believed to be cooking-related, according to fire officials. The Fremont Fire Department said crews responded at 9:20 a.m. to 4200 Irvington Avenue for the report of flames in the building's hallway. "The...
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Golden State’s owner said GM Mike Dunleavy signed an extension and said the front office never had the chance to talk to LeBron James directly during free agency....
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A woman who died after her electric scooter collided with a vehicle in San Francisco last week has been identified.
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The video appears to show the suspect taking a makeshift spear in hand and moving threateningly toward the officers just before the shooting.
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A secretive LLC bought the 12-acre Hillsborough estate for $70 million — but records point to xAI cofounder Yuhuai Wu as the real buyer.
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A 17-year-old South Carolina student was shot and killed Wednesday morning near a school bus stop.
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A homeowners association in Brentwood is facing criticism after installing four Flock cameras at a housing development, prompting concerns from some residents about surveillance and data access. Residents said they only recently became aware of the cameras, but the HOA says that ...
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The victims of the fire at a condominium complex in Foster City are asking elected officials to push for a state of emergency declaration. The fire affected about 50 units, left roughly 150 people displaced and injured four firefighters. “I had postcards from my grandmother, for ...
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Peer counselors will come off Street Crisis Response teams this week, replaced by paramedics S.F. removes peer counselors from street crisis teams amid pleas to keep them...
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A popular East Bay restaurant is stepping up to help those impacted by the devastating earthquake that hit Colombia. For the owners, the disaster hits especially close to home. On Aug. 17, popular Colombian restaurant Parche in Oakland will be raising money for earthquake relief....
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Jury selection began Wednesday in Meta's federal trial over claims its platforms have harmed youth mental health and track children in violation of federal law. The trial is scheduled to begin next week and is expected to last six to eight weeks....
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A wildfire popped up west of Lake Tahoe Wednesday, according to Cal Fire. Crews are battling the Talbot Fire, that’s now grown to 200 acres and it’s creating huge plumes of smoke. It started around 5 p.m. near the French Meadows Reservoir, south of I-80, and west of the Lake in a...
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Jury selection began Wednesday at the federal courthouse in Oakland in a new trial against Meta-owned platforms Facebook and Instagram. The company is accused of creating products that are harmful to kids....
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The South Hayward Parish Food Pantry will close its doors on Aug. 14, as a result of rising costs. First Presbyterian Church, which operates the pantry, said the costs of running a pantry and a 24-hour-emergency shelter got to be too much, and leadership decided to shutter the pa...
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The club "intends to defend itself vigorously," its manager said.
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Christen Phillips says she was beaten after honking at a driver who then followed her to her delivery drop-off point.
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(KRON) -- A man who raped women in Santa Barbara County after he graduated from Dublin High School in the East Bay was sentenced to serve decades in state prison, prosecutors announced this week. Arian Eteghaei, 24, was sentenced by Judge Von Deroian to serve 30 years-to-life beh...
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(KRON) -- A man who traveled to Walnut Creek with the intention of meeting a minor for sex was arrested, according to the Hercules Police Department. The arrest was the result of a multi-agency operation conducted by the Walnut Creek Police Department, Contra Costa County Interne...
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A 27-year-old BlackRock portfolio specialist created the AI news website in his spare time. Media experts are skeptical. The Dissent has AI ‘reporters’ cover S.F. — reusing the work of human journalists...
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The battle over the Kennedy Center’s future escalated Thursday as President Donald Trump’s allies on the board took new steps to commemorate him with physical changes to the iconic performing arts institution that could defy a federal court order. During an hourslong meeting that...
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The last Ridglan Farms beagles left the Wisconsin facility on Wednesday, marking an end to a years-long animal rights campaign and legal battle.
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Across a wide band of northern and central Spain and Portugal, millions of people enjoyed some of mainland Europe's best views of the eclipse. It also passed over slivers of Greenland and Iceland....
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One lucky winner in Illinois hit Wednesday the $1.040 billion jackpot of the Powerball . The single winning ticket matched all six numbers: 4, 26, 66, 67, 69, with a red Powerball of 9. The multiplier was 2x. The Powerball jackpot hit $1 billion ahead of Wednesday’s drawing, beco...
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SOLAR ECLIPSE: Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain on Wednesday in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth briefly plunged parts of the planet into darkness....
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The Bell County sheriff's office said it received a 911 call about a helicopter crash after 1:30 p.m., and that it had sparked a grass fire that was "out of control" when deputies arrived on the scene....
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Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain on Wednesday in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth briefly plunged parts of the planet into darkness....
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(KRON) -- Plans are underway to transform an office building in downtown Oakland into a data center and AI infrastructure hub. The news was first reported Tuesday by The San Francisco Business Times. The publication reported that a high-powered supercomputing facility at 415 20th...
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A woman died after a fire at a Fremont apartment complex Wednesday morning, according to fire officials.
