(KRON) -- The family of slain Cash App founder Bob Lee filed a civil lawsuit against killer Nima Momeni and his family. Lee's family alleges that the Momeni family tampered and attempted to destroy evidence linked to Lee's murder. The lawsuit was filed on March 28 to the Superior Court of California of the County [...]

(BCN) -- San Francisco's Muni ridership reached 158 million trips in 2024, edging ridership recovery up to 75 percent of pre-pandemic numbers, officials said Monday. San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency officials and Mayor Daniel Lurie said the recent ridership numbers, which represent 13.5 million more trips than in 2023, show growing demand for ...

(KRON) -- A teenage boy has been reported missing by the Oakland Police Department. Jayce Spikes, 17, was last seen on Monday, March 31 around 4 p.m. on the 3000 block of E 18th Street in Oakland, the department annouced on social media. Spikes is described as a Black male who stands 5-foot-11 and weighs [...]

(KRON) -- Winter is over, but to the delight of skiers and snowboarders, snow is still falling over the Sierra Nevada mountains this spring. Palisades Tahoe ski resort said this week's storms brought snowfall totals up to 362 inches for the 2024-2025 season. Palisades recorded nearly 100 inches of snowfall within the month of March. [...]

(KRON) -- A mother who was allegedlydriving under the influencein a crash in Napa County last month was booked into jail on March 23. Yesica Barajas, 31, faces multiple felony counts after being behind the wheel during a crash that killed her two children, authorities said. Her bail was initially set at $1,500,000 when she [...]

(KRON) -- An earthquake struck in the East Bay on Tuesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The magnitude-3.0 quake was reported around 4:58 p.m. just west of Dublin. The epicenter of the earthquake is near Dublin Boulevard, just west of Scahefer Ranch Park, according to coordinates released by USGS. The depth [...]

A dead and decomposing gray whale washed ashore at Black Sands Beach in Marin County on March 30.

(KRON) -- A San Rafael camera shop that served as a hub for photographers since 1947 was ransacked by thieves early Monday morning. The owners of Seawood Photo said the shop on 4th Street was "hit by a devastating robbery." Just after 2:30 a.m. Monday, thieves rammed a car through the shop's front window. They [...]

An overturned tractor-trailer has shut down two westbound lanes of I-580 near Dublin, causing hours-long traffic delays, the California Highway Patrol says.

(KRON) -- California Assemblyman Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) is touting a new bill to protect renters from landlords who charge unexpected fees on top of rent. AB 1248, "End Unfair Junk Fees on Renters," would require landlords to include all tenant costs in the rent, rather than charging separate fees. The bill would also prevent [...]

A man suspected of making and selling meth in Marin County was arrested on March 27, after Marin County Sheriffs Office investigators found 14 guns and a suspected methamphetamine lab while serving search warrants in San Rafael and Richmond.

(KRON) Multiple vehicles were towed after small sideshows erupted, according to the Benicia Police Department. Late Monday night, Benicia police officers were informed of a small sideshow at a business site nearIndustrial Park. Arriving officers detained three drivers, one spectator and one person police said had additional tires and power tools to support ...

Numerous employees with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Region 9 Office in San Francisco arrived at work on April Fools Day to find that they were no longer employed.

(KRON) A popular San Francisco coffee chain is closing a location that has been around for nearly a decade. Ritual Coffee Roasters is closing its Haight Street location the second week of April. The coffee shop posted the news on its website, We are sad to share the news that we will be closing [...]

(KRON) -- An incident in which suspects rammed a jewelry store in an attempt to get inside and were chased off by an armed employee was caught on camera. According to the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety, officers responded to a reported robbery in progress on Saturday at around 6:30 p.m. Officers arrived on the [...]

Numerous employees with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Region 9 Office in San Francisco arrived at work on April Fools Day to find that they were no longer employed.

(KRON) The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is traveling back to the Bay Area. The pink-based truck with confetti and Hello Kitty drawings is celebrating the cartoons 50th anniversary and the trucks 10th anniversary. Hello Kitty fans can buy exclusive 50th anniversary merchandise, including iridescent totes and hooded sweatshirts. Ringer and lilac tees, ceramic ...

(BCN) -- A 21-year-old San Francisco sex worker was found guilty Monday of voluntary manslaughter for shooting and killing a man in the city's Presidio in 2023. Leion Butler, also known as Leniyah Butler, was acquitted on second-degree murder charges, according to federal prosecutors. Butler shot the victim after he solicited sex from Butler before [...]

(KRON) An elaborate fraudulent unemployment insurance scam landed two Oakland residents with prison sentences, according to the Department of Justice. One of the defendants was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison on Monday. The DOJ said Oakland residents Kari Marie Russo and her co-defendant Steven Dunsmore submitted fraudulent unemployment ...

(KRON) -- Another rainy and unsettled day today with a chance of heavy isolated downpours and afternoon thunderstorms.Highs will remain cool in the upper 50s to low 60s.After today we are in for a gradual warming trend as skies clear out quickly and remain dry well into next week.By the weekend, expect highs back in [...]

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- The City of Oakland is ordering around 20 people living in encampments near Lake Merritt to move. In a few days, the city plans to begin its revegetation project in Peralta Park. The City of Oakland has posted bright pink notices of vacant signs around Lake Merritt and Peralta Park. It [...]

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Carson Kelly hit for the cycleand drove in five runs, Michael Busch launched a two-run homer on the way to a career-high four RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs pounded the Athletics 18-3 on Monday night to spoil theirfirst game in their new Northern California home. Busch connected in the first [...]

(KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is seeking help from the public to help identify a suspect vehicle from a hit-and-run that occurred on Saturday in Dublin. According to a CHP social media post Monday, the vehicle crashed into a CHP patrol car around 11:34 p.m. The collision happened on the I-580 eastbound lanes, [...]

(KRON) -- Niche, a research and ranking platform, released its annual report on the best places to live in the United States. The platform analyzed hundreds of neighborhoods across the country and determined three of the 25 best ones to live in are in this Peninsula city. Three neighborhoods in Palo Alto were named in [...]

A 13-year-old girl who was found dead along a river in California's Santa Cruz County three decades ago was recently identified through DNA testing, investigators said.