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Police find body of woman near I-80 in Vallejo, homicide investigation underway
(KRON) -- A woman found dead on Monday near Interstate 80 in Vallejo had blunt force trauma injuries, according to the Vallejo Police Department. Homicide detectives are now investigating the circumstances surrounding her death. Vallejo police were alerted at 2:29 p.m. to a possi...
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Buc-ee's reveals managers can earn up to $275K without college degree
Popular gas station chain Buc-ee's has sparked an online debate after displaying signs advertising employee pay, including salaries of up to $275,000 a year for some store managers without a college degree....
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Lurie wanted San Francisco to bounce back. Now he’s got an affordability crisis
The boom that is reversing the doom-loop trend has also revived the city’s oldest challenge — and reshaped the mayor’s governing agenda.
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Opinion: Sweden’s warning to California: Don’t tax wealth like we did
Sweden abolished its century-old wealth tax in 2007 after it punished entrepreneurship and raised little revenue. California risks making the same mistake....
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All cash, no contingencies, three days: How SF’s tough housing market got even harder
In San Francisco’s frantic real estate market, even “average” houses are going for 40% over asking and selling in the first week.
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Oakland pop-up restaurant owner pauses business after home break-in, sexual assault of 16-year-old son
Oakland police are searching for a suspect following a terrifying Monday morning break-in that ended in the sexual assault of a 16-year-old boy.
safety
Fire breaks out at San Jose recycling center
A fire broke out at a San Jose recycling center early on Thursday morning.
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Comfortable weather trend in Bay Area into weekend
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Bay Area is settled into a much more seasonable and comfortable trend as we approach the weekend. Daytime highs will regularly peak in the 60s and 70s along the bay and 80s for inland areas. It will not be as muggy feeling these next few days and certa...
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Man who pleaded guilty to killing top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband to be sentenced
The Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband is set to be sentenced in federal court Thursday.
government
Norway considers complaint over Trump's role in FIFA clearing Balogun's red card
U.S. President Donald Trump’s role in clearing Folarin Balogun from a mandatory one-game ban at the World Cup is set to provoke a formal complaint to FIFA ethics investigators. The Norway soccer federation said Thursday its board of directors will consider filing the complaint at...
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A member of Vance's Secret Service detail is being investigated over a suspected news leak
A member of Vice President JD Vance’s security detail is being investigated over allegations tied to a suspected news leak, the U.S. Secret Service said Thursday. Anthony Guglielmi, a Secret Service spokesperson, said the security-team member faces an internal investigation and p...
government
Oakland Councilmember Rowena Brown assaulted and robbed, her office says
Rowena Brown, Oakland’s at-large city councilmember, was assaulted and robbed “by an acquaintance she had been supporting through a difficult time,” her office said Thursday. The assault and robbery happened Saturday evening in Oakland, according to Brown’s office. She sought med...
government
Lisenia Rivera has been serving conchas and coffee at La Mejor for nearly 20 years
Rivera knows nearly every customer by name. In her 17 years at La Major, she's met the last three mayors as well as her second husband. Lisenia Rivera has been serving conchas and coffee at La Mejor for nearly 20 years...
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What we still don't know about the cyclosporiasis outbreak as cases rise
Here's what we still don't know about the outbreak
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Crews extinguish large fire at San Jose recycling center
A large overnight fire at a recycling center in San Jose has been extinguished. The fire was reported at about 1:39 a.m. Thursday in the 200 block of Leo Avenue, near Monterey Road. Firefighters arrived to find multiple large piles of burning debris outside an abandoned warehouse...
business
OpenAI says rogue AI models broke free from human control. Some see it as a ‘warning shot'
It is the kind of development once seen only in science fiction: An artificial intelligence system, trained to probe for digital vulnerabilities, breaks free of human control and acts on its own to hack another company. The attack announced this week by OpenAI, which blamed rogue...
government
Republican Hilton tells Californians they can hate Trump but still vote for him in governor's race
Republican Steve Hilton launched his general election campaign for California governor Wednesday with a gambit to win over left-leaning voters who dominate the state: Even if they loathe President Donald Trump, he said, they should consider voting for him. During an event in Los ...
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Bay Area couple continues month-long search for missing dog in Monterey County
A San Francisco couple is asking for the public’s help finding their dog after the pet went missing more than a month ago in Monterey County. Luca disappeared while in the care of a pet sitter near the Laguna Seca Golf Ranch on June 26. Since then, his owners have remained in the...
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Woman found beaten to death near I-80 in Vallejo
Police in Vallejo are investigating the city’s seventh homicide this year after a woman was found beaten to death, the department said Wednesday. On Monday just before 2:30 p.m., officers were informed of a possible deceased person near Georgia and Steffan streets. Officers arriv...
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Oakland pop-up owner pauses business after attack on teen son
Oakland police are searching for a suspect following a terrifying Monday morning break-in that ended in the sexual assault of a 16-year-old boy. The teenager's mother, Phoeun Pen, is the owner of Kathiew House, a popular Oakland pop-up restaurant. She was at her job at a local ho...
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Oakland pop-up pauses business after vicious assault on teen
Oakland pop-up restaurant owner pauses business after home break-in and sexual assault of her 16-year-old son It happened in Oakland while the business owner was working as a patient coordinator at a hospital. Phoeun Pen, owner of the popular "Kathiew House" pop-up, has temporari...
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DA clears San Jose officers in fatal shooting after child's killing
Santa Clara County prosecutors have ruled that two police officers acted lawfully when they fatally shot a Fremont man who charged at them with a knife moments after he killed his 9-year-old son in a San Jose park last summer. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office’s i...
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What to know about the 7 peptides being reviewed by an FDA panel
Health advisers begin meeting Thursday to review more than a half-dozen peptides, unproven substances that have become a growing wellness trend despite little evidence they are safe or effective. The two-day meeting hosted by the Food and Drug Administration has the backing of He...
safety
Ready for rescue in the San Francisco Bay
It's been a week since the deadly boating disaster on San Francisco Bay. We take a look at how emergency crews prepare for these types of life or death situations....
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Giant shark fin sculpture unveiled at Ocean Beach to highlight ocean pollution
A temporary art installation featuring a giant shark fin covered in aluminum cans was unveiled along San Francisco's Great Highway at Ocean Beach to highlight the environmental dangers of human pollution. Created by artist Oleg Lobykin as part of the city's "Big Art Loop" public ...
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Turf returns to NFL after World Cup gets real grass
Crews quickly got to work 48 hours after the World Cup to reinstall the artificial turf at NFL stadiums. The FIFA event had actual grass. This move comes to the dismay of many NFL stars and there's also an argument for real grass from physicians....
government
North Bay city lowers its speed limit, tickets will be issued starting in winter
San Rafael's City Council is putting its foot down when it comes to drivers with a lead foot.
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Bay Area city lowering its speed limit
This North Bay city is putting its foot down when it comes to drivers with a lead foot. San Rafael is lowering its speed limit starting with signs this fall and then tickets by winter. It's all part of a safety initiative....
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SF tenants fearful as raccoon gives birth, slowly claws through apartment wall, breaks into bedroom
The raccoon gave birth inside the wall of a San Francisco apartment, then broke through to one tenant's bedroom, "The worst thing that could happen is the animal breaks through the ceiling and, like, drops on my head while I'm sleeping," one tenant said....
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San Francisco 10-year-old headed to AAU Junior Olympics
From San Francisco to the national spotlight, Charles “Tre” Burns III has earned his spot at the AAU Junior Olympic Games in both shot put and long jump. Hear how you can help him get to Iowa to compete....
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Last-minute summer travel booking
Thinking about squeezing in one last getaway before fall? Even with gas prices climbing and the Iran conflict fueling uncertainty in the oil market, there people are still booking trips. Katy Nastro, a travel expert at Going, gives booking strategies....
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Mild to warm
The humid pattern is fading away. Low clouds will return to the coast and bay Thursday morning. Partly to mostly sunny skies are expected later in the day. Highs should range from the low 60s to the upper 80s....
safety
OPD finds deceased person by City Hall
(BCN) -- Police in Oakland confirmed that they declared a person deceased on Wednesday morning by City Hall but did not provide more details. According to the department, officers were sent to the 100 block of Frank Ogawa Plaza at about 7:15 a.m. on a report of someone down on th...
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Court orders embattled Sausalito city manager to undergo psychiatric evaluation
(KRON) -- Sausalito City Manager Elaine Forbes was arrested over the weekend and charged with prowling. She has spent the past few days in a Marin County jail and has now been ordered by a court on Wednesday to undergo a mandatory psychiatric evaluation, a Forbes family spokesper...
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Ex-Magnolia Independent School District teacher Jason Maldonado charged with improper relationship between educator, student in Texas
Ex-Magnolia Independent School District teacher Jason Maldonado was charged with having an improper relationship between an educator and a student in Texas....
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Man found shot to death at North Oakland bus stop
A man was found shot and killed at an AC Transit bus stop at 44th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way in North Oakland.
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Man killed at AC Transit bus stop in North Oakland
A man was gunned down early Wednesday morning at an AC Transit bus stop in North Oakland.