SFFD responding to Buena Vista Park fire
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The San Francisco Fire Department is responding to a fire at Buena Vista Park Wednesday night. No injuries have been reported at this time. According to SFFD, the fire is 100 feet by 100 feet. Officials said some trees in the park are apparently on fire. Several crews are on the […]
How a Husband-and-Wife Team Built a WARM Neighborhood Coffee Shop in San Francisco, California
Open Mon-Fri, 7:30 AM–4 PM | Sat-Sun, 8 AM–4 PM. Some coffee shops are built around speed, while others encourage guests to slow down and enjoy a thoughtful drink in a welcoming neighborhood setting. At Home Coffee Roasters on Noriega Street, husband-and-wife founders Annie Cheng and In Hwan...
Uniqlo sets Oct. 9 opening for new downtown San Francisco store
On a bright October morning, Market Street can still look like a city arguing with itself. Office towers cast long shadows over boarded windows, yet a bus stop fills, a coffee line forms, and someone pauses to read a new sign on a dark storefront. Into that uneasy mix comes the Uniqlo San Francisco opening, […] The po
SF wants to curb rent hikes that can threaten longtime tenants
San Francisco wants to put a ceiling on one of the biggest rent hikes some longtime tenants can face, but tenant advocates say the proposed limit may still leave renters vulnerable to displacement. State of play: Supervisor Danny Sauter recently proposed legislation that would cap annual increases from "banked" rent an
Prop. 44 has community clinics and a California union butting heads
Local clinical providers are in a battle with a California health-care workers union over a state ballot measure that would alter the way that clinics spend their funds. Proposition 44 , which is headed to the ballot in November, would require community clinics to spend 90% of their annual taxpayer-funded revenue on pa
‘The system failed twice’: Prescribed burning on Angel Island called off for foreseeable future...
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — There won’t be any more fires on Angel Island this year — at least, none set intentionally. Cal Fire has called off all prescribed burning on the island after its latest operation sent smoke across the bay and into neighborhoods. The prescribed burn would have helped prevent wildfires and care f
Suspect Arrested After Stabbing On 14-Mission Bus In SoMa
A man was reportedly stabbed and suffered life-threatening injuries Wednesday afternoon onboard a 14-Mission bus in the vicinity of 10th and Mission streets, and a suspect has been arrested. The incident happened around 1:41 pm Wednesday, as the Chronicle reports via the San Francisco Police Department. The victim was
Pedestrian killed in fatal Richmond crash identified as retired dentist
(KRON) — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle near Richmond High School Thursday morning, police said. The Richmond Police Department told KRON4 that the crash occurred near the intersection of Maricopa Avenue and 23rd Street. Police told KRON4 they got the call just before 6:30 a.m. Richmond PD officers arr
Abandoned boats hauled away from Oakland estuary with $3.2M
Several boats were removed from the Oakland Estuary on Thursday as part of an ongoing shoreline cleanup initiative funded by a $3.2 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Oakland Police Chief James Beere said at a news conference that the cleanup has resulted in arrests, and that...
Bay Area traffic could double if transit measures fail, report finds
Bay Area residents who frequently travel across the Bay Bridge may see their commutes nearly double if the region's transit systems fail to secure new funding and instead enter a "fiscal death spiral," a new report finds. The San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) released a report on Tue

















