Ex-nonprofit workers charged with defrauding San Francisco homeless shelter
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Two former employees of a nonprofit organization were charged this week with defrauding a San Francisco homeless shelter and stealing more than $115,000 in city funding, prosecutors announced. Kenisha Roach, 41, served as Director of Operations for a nonprofit, Providence Foundation, and a city...
SF brunch restaurant known for ‘Millionaire’s Bacon’ closing after 12 years
(KRON) — A San Francisco brunch staple is closing its doors this weekend after 12 years in business. Kitchen Story, at 3499 16th St. in the Mission District, will be closing on Sunday, Jan. 4, the restaurant announced in a social media post on Thursday. The restaurant is known for its brunch menu and trademarked […]
Famed Bay Area waterfront restaurant with 127-year history closes
A storied restaurant perched on the waterfront, once a 1960s counterculture destination for rock stars like Janis Joplin, has closed in the Bay Area.
Sword-wielding man offers ‘squatter removal’ service in California
Got a problem with squatters? A California man wielding a samurai sword and trained in mixed martial arts could be the solution.
As Mamdani rises in New York, San Francisco turns away from the left
In San Francisco, progressives are looking east with envy.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie signs measure to create reparations fund for Black residents
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie signed a measure last week that would create a fund to help Black people who have been harmed by past city laws. The measure, however, does not allocate any city dollars for those payouts.
Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Clues in 1979 Cold Case Murder of Dublin Mother...
On a winter morning back in 1979, a horrifying scene unfolded in a Dublin home that has puzzled the Alameda County Sheriff's Office for decades. Frances Rash, a 40-year-old mother, was violently taken from her children when an unknown assailant entered their home and murdered her. Details of this cold case recently...
2 hospital, health system layoffs in December
Here are two hospital and health system layoffs that happened in December, as reported by Becker’s:. 1. Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System will lay off 296 employees as a result of H.R. 1-related funding cuts. Affected employees will be notified on Jan. 6, including those in administrative, clinical,...
Felon found with homemade gun, ‘Improvised Munitions’ book in Oakland park
(KRON) — A convicted felon was allegedly found in possession of a makeshift gun at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline in Oakland Tuesday. Officers with the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department stopped the suspect for curfew violation when they noticed a suspicious object in his waistband. “The...
Son charged with murdering parents in Concord on New Year’s Eve
(KRON) — Contra Costa County prosecutors charged a 61-year-old man with murdering his parents on New Year’s Eve in Concord, investigators said. The double homicide victims’ son, Kirk Laroy Richardson, is being behind bars in lieu of $4 million bail, police said. He is charged with two counts of first-degree murder,...
