‘Bubble territory’: Bay Area housing insiders sound the alarm
Bay Area real estate insiders are once again warning that prices have detached from reality, arguing that the region has slipped back into what they bluntly call bubble territory. Their concern is not just about eye‑popping list prices, but about a pattern of bidding and expectations that, in their view, looks...
SF police raid Oakland drug house, arrest 4
(KRON) — The San Francisco Police Department arrested four suspects and seized 4.5 pounds of drugs while serving a search warrant at an Oakland home Tuesday. The home was a known drug house, police said. SFPD Chief Derrick Lew praised his officers for the raid. “The SFPD will continue to be relentless in combating...
Police looking for suspect who attacked 65-year-old man and his dog in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Police are searching for a man who allegedly attacked a 65-year-old man near the intersection of Post and Leavenworth streets in San Francisco on Dec. 7, causing him to suffer life-threatening injuries. “Officers were advised that the assault occurred after an unknown suspect briefly interacted...
The last restaurant at S.F.’s largest mall has closed
The Panda Express in the basement food court of downtown’s San Francisco Centre has closed, leaving the city’s largest mall without any restaurants.
Body found in Claremont Canyon park near UC Berkeley
Police are investigating the discovery of a body Wednesday morning near UC Berkeley's Clark Kerr Campus. Authorities have said there is "no threat to public safety" but have not yet shared additional details. UC Berkeley police put out an alert shortly before 8 a.m. advising people to avoid the Clark Kerr volleyball...
SF Judge Tells Public Defender: Take The Felonies Or Else
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Harry Dorfman has signaled he is done waiting on the city’s attorney shortage to sort itself out. This week, he informed key justice-system leaders that he intends to order the Public Defender’s Office to stop refusing felony appointments and to start taking new felony cases again,...
CVS to close another San Francisco location
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — CVS Pharmacy has announced plans to close another San Francisco location. The pharmacy chain confirmed to KRON4 that it would be shutting the location at 701 Van Ness Street on Feb. 24. According to CVS, all prescriptions at the location will be transferred to the nearby CVS location at 1059...
Oakland Johns May Soon Foot The Bill For Trafficking Survivors
Oakland Councilmember Charlene Wang is rolling out a proposal that would make people who buy sex - along with traffickers and certain businesses - help pay for the very services survivors need to get out. Her plan would set up a city-run human-trafficking survivor support fund, backed by fines and...
Suspected Drug Dealer Arrested in Undercover Sting Operation
SAN RAFAEL — Marin County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Cristian Diaz-Villatoro, 33,. of Oakland, following an investigation involving methamphetamine sales. Diaz-Villatoro was booked at Marin County Jail on January 8, and a large quantity of drug evidence was seized. A sting operation was conducted in San...
Oakland Police Raid Suspected Gambling Den, Find Gambling, But Also Lots of Dynamite
An explosive finding at the police raid of a suspected gambling den in East Oakland's Webster neighborhood, as the raid also turned up gambling machines, meth, opiates, guns, ammo — and even a whole bunch of dynamite. Whether it is because of increased enforcement, a breakthrough with tipsters, or...
