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Two men charged with killing a youth pastor in Berkeley in 2022 were sentenced to prison Thursday after seeing the murder case dropped to manslaughter in the lead-up to trial. In an exclusive interview Thursday night, Tapu Mata'afa shared some of what her family has been through since her younger brother was killed...

Emily Sundberg, newsletter maven and New York media “it” girl, flew in Thursday from a frozen Gotham for a closer look at AI-era San Francisco. Over five days, the author of the cult-favorite business-media-culture-gossip newsletter Feed Me (opens in new tab) took meetings at Anthropic, spoke to MBA students at...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A juvenile raccoon was rescued by a San Francisco Animal Care and Control (SFACC) officer after it fell down a city roof’s lightwell, according to the agency. SFACC said the officer used “a very long handled net” to remove the furry critter and set it free. “Once back on the ground, […]

Both the lawsuit and the Piedmont Historical Society thoroughly detail the extended campaign against the Dearings. Descendants of the first Black family to own property in Piedmont, California, have filed a lawsuit against the city over the 1924 seizure of their ancestors’ home. The complaint, filed in Alameda...

(KRON) — Three suspects connected to the killing of KRON4 security guard Kevin Nishita entered plea deals on Thursday. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office said the alleged shooter, Laron Gilbert, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, including enhancements. Gilbert faces 30 years to life in prison. The...

BART has been on the upswing lately. Ridership is up, and has been rising for years. Crime is way down, as new fare gates and more BART cops keep nefarious people off the trains. And the cars are new and very nice on the inside. The problem is that despite...

Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Loveski, the “Jew-ish” deli from fine-dining chef Christopher Kostow and his wife Martina Kostow, is opening its third location in San Francisco’s Jackson Square, according to the S.F. Chronicle. Loveski first opened in Napa’s...

Prosecutors filed murder and attempted murder charges against two teenagers who were allegedly involved in a triple shooting that killed at 15-year-old.

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A controversial billboard promoting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that appeared in San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf earlier this week has been removed. The digital billboard, which was located above a souvenir shop near the popular tourist destination, turned heads at the corner...

(This content was created with the help of AI.) A lone coyote's record-setting swim to Alcatraz may end with a one-way trip back to the mainland. National Park Service staff say they plan to capture and relocate the animal—believed to be about a year old—after it somehow crossed from San Francisco to the 22-acre...