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Oakland launches community-based violence prevention program

The program, led by Roots Community Health, centers on "peace committees" that rely on community members and trained, paid professionals to mediate disputes outside of the traditional criminal justice system....

ABC7 News (KGO-TV, ABC)Jun 30, 2026

parks

Pacifica locals frustrated over RVs at Linda Mar Beach

(KRON) -- Pacifica residents, surfers, and beachgoers are raising concerns and frustrations over RV encampments in the Linda Mar Beach parking lot. An online petition was created calling on local officials to move RVs that have been parked by the popular beach and surfing hot spo...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 30, 2026

Local

Bay Area fans scramble for Team USA gear ahead of historic World Cup match

Team USA World Cup fever is sweeping the Bay Area as fans scramble for merchandise ahead of Wednesday’s Round of 32 match against Bosnia-Herzegovina. The highly anticipated knockout game at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara marks only the second time the region...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jun 30, 2026

safety

Man accused of vandalizing SF church was on home detention when fire broke out

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A man who is accused of vandalizing a San Francisco church earlier this year was under ordered home detention when a devastating fire broke out at the same church Monday. Sadat Mousa, 51, was arrested back in March for allegedly defacing a historic SF chur...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 30, 2026

business

San Francisco coffee shop broken into, glass smashed in Lower Haight

(KRON) -- A locally owned coffee shop in San Francisco's Lower Haight was broken into. Out There Coffee Roasters, located at 254 Fillmore St., had its glass on the front entrance smashed Tuesday morning, the cafe announced on social media. It wasn't made clear how much or what wa...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 30, 2026

safety

Several homes in Fremont evacuated due to gas leak on Mission Boulevard near 680

(KRON) -- Several homes in the area of Curtner Road in Fremont have been evacuated due to a gas leak Tuesday afternoon. According to the Fremont Police Department, the leak is impacting northbound lanes on Mission Boulevard at Highway 680 and Curtner between Mission and Klamath S...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 30, 2026

News

Moana's canoe sailing to the Jersey shore

As the excitement builds for Disney's live-action 'Moana,' fans of the franchise will get a chance to feel closer to the famous wayfinder and voyager.

ABC7 News (KGO-TV, ABC)Jun 30, 2026

Local

Golden Gate Bridge toll, bus and ferry fares to increase on July 1

(BCN) -- Starting Wednesday, July 1, tolls for vehicles crossing the Golden Gate Bridge will increase by 50 cents, and fares for Golden Gate ferries and buses will increase by 25 cents. The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District announced in a news release that the...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 30, 2026

safety

Woman helped suspected San Jose killer hide from police: court documents

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- A San Jose man was allegedly murdered after he hired a prostitute to drive to his apartment, according to court documents recently filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court. An associate of the woman fatally shot the victim on May 2, court records stat...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 30, 2026

parks

Celebrity chef's SF North Beach restaurant closes

(KRON) -- A restaurant in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood held its final day of service last week. Park Tavern closed on June 21 after 15 years at Washington Square, the business said. "We are incredibly grateful to our team, our guests, and this amazing community for ma...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 30, 2026

Local

Acclaimed craft brewery Ballast Point abruptly closes SF taproom

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Diego craft brewery Ballast Point has abruptly closed its San Francisco taproom. In a post on Instagram, the acclaimed brewery announced that the taproom had closed permanently as of Monday. "We're grateful to everyone who visited, shared a beer, celeb...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 30, 2026

Local

Concord man who sold fake Willie Mays bat gets 21 months in federal prison

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A Concord sports memorabilia dealer who sold a baseball bat that he falsely asserted was used in the 1954 World Series by San Francisco Giants great Willie Mays was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison, prosecutors announced Monday. Daniel Damato, 40, ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 30, 2026

Local

Grammy-winner Fantastic Negrito says he got his start playing at BART stations

(KRON) -- Before winning multiple Grammy Awards and becoming the first NPR Tiny Desk Concert winner, it all began with BART for Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, better known by his stage name, Fantastic Negrito. The singer-songwriter known for his bluesy folk and R&B sound grew up in Oa...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 30, 2026

schools

New trial moves forward in Sierra LaMar murder retrial

The man convicted in the 2012 killing of Morgan Hill teenager Sierra LaMar was found guilty in 2017 of kidnapping and killing the 15-year-old as she walked to school....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJun 30, 2026

business

New trial moves forward in Sierra Lamar case

Antolin Garcia-Torrez, dressed in a business suit, white shirt and glasses, appeared in court Monday to observe proceedings related to the retrial. S

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJun 30, 2026

government

‘Jersey Day’ in honor of Team USA match in the Bay Area

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie decreed that Wednesday – July 1 – is not only when Team USA takes on Bosnia and Herzegovina, it’s also "Jersey Day" – a day encouraging non-uniformed city employees to wear team colors or soccer jerseys....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJun 30, 2026

Local

Presidio digs reveal 250 years of San Francisco history

San Francisco Presidio archaeologist Kari Jones hovered over a table crammed with bits and pieces of ceramics, bones, shards of metal — the garbage of another era — now treasure to Jones and others seeking to understand the Presidio’s first settlers. “One of the things we say ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jun 30, 2026

Local

Immersive dinosaur exhibit unveiled at San Francisco Zoo

The San Francisco Zoo unveiled their interactive experience with robotic dinosaurs and fossil dig sites starting July 1. Open until September 15, the pay-to-enter "Dinos Rule!" exhibit is for people to learn more about the prehistoric era....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJun 30, 2026

News

USMNT players sign autographs outside team hotel in San Jose ahead of World Cup match

Fans of the U.S. men’s national team gathered in downtown San Jose Tuesday to catch a glimpse of the players ahead of Wednesday’s knockout round World Cup match in Santa Clara. Dozens of fans, some holding pens, posters, and shirts, lined up outside the Marriott hotel, waiting...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jun 30, 2026

News

Levi's Stadium World Cup ticket prices drop ahead of USA game Wednesday

(KRON) -- Tickets for the United States Men's National Team's knockout round tie against Bosnia and Herzegovina at Levi's Stadium on Wednesday appear to have dropped in price. Last week, the cheapest tickets on StubHub for the match were listed at over $3,000. The highest prices ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 30, 2026

schools

Oakland man convicted of torturing, killing SFSU student

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Zoe Nika Reidy Watts, a 25-year-old San Francisco State University student, was tortured and killed inside her on-again, off-again boyfriend’s Oakland apartment in March 2024. On Friday, an Alameda County jury found Victor Tyrone Frieson III guilty of her ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 30, 2026