The invisible amenity Bay Area homebuyers increasingly care about
These home amenities are gaining popularity over wine rooms and home theaters.
A 31-year-old who helped build Grok may be behind Bay Area’s biggest home sale
The new owner of a $70 million, 12-acre property in Hillsborough modeled after a lakeside Italian villa appears to be Yuhuai Wu, a 31-year-old xAI cofounder and one of the key developers of the love-it-or-hate-it chatbot Grok. The purchase of 3000 Ralston Ave. is Northern California’s biggest sale so far...
Tri-Valley REACH breaks ground on new ADU in Pleasanton
Tri-Valley REACH commemorated the start of construction on its second accessory dwelling unit in Pleasanton with a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this summer. The new ADU will be located on a REACH-managed property on Tanager Drive. Tri-Valley REACH is a nonprofit offering affordable housing to adults with intellectua
Cargo thieves are staging car crashes to steal AI data center hardware
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TL;DR: Cargo thieves are targeting equipment used in AI data centers, from server switches to cooling systems and networking hardware. In two recent California cases, criminals appear to have used car crashes to separate trucks from their security escorts before the shipments
Man arrested in East Palo Alto alleged domestic violence kidnapping
(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 without incident Tuesday night and booked into
Amazon delivery van stolen in Hayward, man arrested
(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 theft, HPD said. The Amazon […]
Jon Batiste abruptly cancels 3 concerts ahead of Bay Area appearance
Jon Batiste has canceled three upcoming concerts ahead of his Bay Area date in the fall, citing “personal circumstances.”
Slightly cooler weather Wednesday in Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Wednesday in the Bay Area is slightly cooler than yesterday, with inland temperatures down into the 80s at the warmest. A chance of thunderstorms with dry lightning will brush right south and east of the region. There is a slim chance for that activity within the Bay Area itself. This will […]
Back-to-school with San Francisco Unified School District
The Bay Area's largest school district returns to class on Monday. This year, San Francisco Unified School District is navigating budget pressures, enrollment changes and pushback over its ethnic studies curriculum. Superintendent Maria Su joined us on "The Nine" to discuss what families can expect in the academic scho
Teens wow with scholarship-winning duct tape prom outfits
Sophie Chai and Jeremiah Constantine both won $10,000 each.

















