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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Hundreds of people die in San Francisco every year from accidental drug overdoses. 2025 was tragically no different, with 621 deaths recorded, the city’s Department of Public Health director, Dan Tsai, said at a news conference held Friday. The city’s drug deaths spiked to 725 people during the...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Nearly 18,000 customers will lose power in San Francisco in the coming days as PG&E completes repairs to a damaged substation, which caused a widespread blackout on Dec. 20. “Since the incident, and as crews have made necessary repairs, PG&E has used a combination of temporary generation and...

California road trips aren’t just about where you’re going, but what you discover along the way. Beyond sweeping coastlines and mountain views, the state hides bakeries that turn a simple drive into a full-blown pilgrimage. Behind modest storefronts and quiet corners, bakers fold butter into dough, coaxing out...

A San Francisco Victorian from 1880 is on the market for just the second time, and it includes a park in the backyard.

Berkeley police arrested a man in Texas who is suspected of seven kidnappings and sexual assaults in Berkeley and Oakland between 1994 and 2008. The breakthrough in the case was through a state grant that funded the processing of over 500 cold sexual assault cases. [Bay Area News Group]. BART...

San Francisco's most famous rabbit has been honored with a new rescue-focused bunny cafe. The adoptive parents of "Alex the Great" have decided to continue the therapy work of the late Flemish Giant rabbit by opening the cafe as a rescue and adoption center for bunnies from shelters. The cafe held its soft opening on...

"A billionaire’s change of heart can destabilize vulnerable families." Aerial photo reveals concerning trend among billionaires in San Francisco: 'I'll never understand' first appeared on The Cool Down .

When upscale restaurant Holbrook House made its 2023 debut inside an ornate, century-old building at 1 Sansome St. in downtown San Francisco, it was hailed as a magnificent gathering place — a hot spot for martinis, caviar, and seafood towers, as well as a bold wager on the Financial District’s recovery.

Students and faculty of California College of the Arts weren’t the only ones shocked by the abrupt announcement Tuesday that San Francisco’s oldest art school would be closing and its campus taken over by Vanderbilt University. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who caught flak from the press and lawmakers last...

(KRON) — A car crashed into a fire hydrant in San Francisco Friday evening causing columns of water to erupt out from the ground, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Fire authorities received a report of a car hitting a fire hydrant at the intersection of Broadway Street and Powell Street at approximately...