Oakland CA

COMMUNITY MEMBERS gathered Thursday for the 17th annual Oscar Grant vigil in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood. Grant, 22, was shot dead on New Year’s Day 2009 by a BART police officer on a platform at the Fruitvale BART station, while another officer pinned him to the ground with his knee.

ABC7 News Bay Area reporter Stephanie Sierra says this kind of problem can happen to “any of us,” especially as the Bay Area braces for an incoming atmospheric river.

(KRON) — The Bay Area is getting a wet start to 2026, with a storm bringing steady rain through New Year’s Day and possibly into the first week of the new year. Roadways around the Bay Area are flooded due to the rain and rising tides. KRON4 has continuous updates in our coverage below.

What began as a routine photography outing near the Golden Gate Bridge turned into an unexpected act of kindness for Bay Area photographer Stu Berman.

Flooding caused by powerful king tides inundated coastal communities and disrupted traffic Saturday as residents struggled to protect their homes from rising water in the Bay Area.

Two separate shootings in North and East Oakland on Thursday left two people dead, police said.

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Approximately 3,400 customers in San Francisco were without power Friday night, according to PG&E. The outage occurred around 3:30 p.m. According to PG&E’s outage map, the outage affected Seacliff, Golden Gate Park and residents in the Outer Richmond District. PG&E said crews were onsite at...

Officials in San Francisco on Friday said overall crime in the city went down by 25% in 2025, with the number of homicides reaching a level not seen in more than 70 years.

Some places don’t chase trends. They feed people the same way they always have. Recipes stay steady, dining rooms feel familiar, and loyalty is built one meal at a time. Across California, long-standing Chinese restaurants continue to thrive by honoring tradition while quietly adapting to changing tastes. Families...

If you feel you still haven’t paid your respects to the dearly departed albino alligator Claude, there will be a large, public (and free!) “celebration of life” for the deceased 30-year-old gator at the Golden Gate Bandshell. It is still a melancholy topic, particularly for frequent patrons...