Amy Larson
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San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States
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San Francisco mayor wants to slash red tape for building new housing
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco’s mayor is pushing to slash red tape for building permits as the city struggles with housing and homelessness. Mayor London Breed, City Administrator Carmen Chu, the Department of Building Inspection, and the Planning Department announced an effort to improve San Francisco’s Site Permit approval process that is expected to […] → Read More
Tahoe ski resort records 648 inches of snow this winter
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (KRON) — Palisades Tahoe ski resort has recorded 10 inches of snow within the past 24 hours, bringing its total winter snowfall total up to 648 inches. “We are now sitting at 648 inches of snowfall this season bringing us to 162% of our average winter snowfall. While the snow is terrific, […] → Read More
San Jose issues evacuation orders for unsheltered residents near creeks
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — The City of San Jose issued evacuation orders Thursday for all unsheltered residents who live along the Guadalupe River, Coyote Creek, and Penitencia Creek. As rain began pouring on Thursday afternoon, police officers and Office of Emergency Management officials used long-range acoustic devices and loudspeakers along creeks and rivers to […] → Read More
Man offers reward to find Napa cats stolen in van
NAPA, Calif. (KRON) — A man is offering a reward to find cats who were catnapped inside a van last weekend in Napa. Feral cats were inside a large white Ford transit van owned by Whiskers, Tails and Ferals animal shelter when a thief hotwired the van and drove off at 11 p.m. Sunday. There […] → Read More
Arrest made in Oakland mass shooting
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — A suspected killer has been arrested after 11 people were shot on a music video film set in Oakland. Police officers arrested Brian Cruz and booked him into jail on homicide charges. The mass shooting happened on the evening of January 23 on the 5900 block of MacArthur Boulevard. Not long […] → Read More
Montgomery High School student fatally stabbed in art class, police chief says
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) — Two students were stabbed by another student inside an art class at Montgomery High School on Wednesday, the Santa Rosa Police Chief said. One of the students, a 16-year-old boy, died in a hospital soon after the classroom fight, the police chief said. The victim has been identified as 16-year-old […] → Read More
1 of 5 Oakland homicide victims identified
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — Phil Norawong went out to dinner with two friends in Oakland’s Chinatown. He never made it home. Norawong, 44, was leaving the restaurant on Webster Street when he was shot, according to the victim’s friend. Norawong died at a hospital hours after he was shot Sunday. Two “persons of interest” were […] → Read More
42 years later, suspected killer identified by Solano County investigators
SOLANO COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — Holly Ann Campiglia’s body was dumped in a Solano County cornfield 42 years ago. The young woman’s murder went unsolved for four decades, but her family held out hope that, one day, the killer would be found. On Friday, Solano County Sheriff’s deputies arrested and booked her suspected killer, 76-year-old […] → Read More
Police: ‘Deadly weekend’ in Oakland leaves 4 dead
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — The Oakland Police Department held a news conference on Monday to address a surge in violence, including three homicides in one night. One of the homicides unfolded just two blocks away from where officers were already investigating another homicide on International Boulevard. Officers at the first homicide scene heard gunshots ring […] → Read More
Bay Area snow totals: 2 feet recorded on Mt. Hamilton
MOUNT HAMILTON, Calif. (KRON) — The National Weather Service released preliminary snow totals from this week’s rare San Francisco Bay Area snowstorm. Between Thursday morning and Friday afternoon, an unusually cold winter storm dropped two feet of snow on Mount Hamilton east of San Jose. Los Gatos had the most snow for a populated area […] → Read More
Man convicted of murdering Afghan refugee in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A San Francisco jury delivered a guilty verdict on Friday for the murder trial of Clifford Stokes. Stokes, 39, of Oakland, was found guilty of murdering Ahmed Yusufi in San Francisco’s Mission District in 2021. The jury also convicted Stokes of robbery and shooting into an occupied vehicle. Yusufi, 31, worked […] → Read More
Snow falls on Mt. Diablo, other Bay Area peaks: photos
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KRON) — Fluffy snowflakes created winter wonderlands atop Mount Diablo in the East Bay, Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, Mission Peak in Fremont, Mount Hamilton near San Jose, and the Santa Cruz Mountains. Snowstorms are rare for San Francisco Bay Area, but this chilly winter storm caused temperatures to drop into the […] → Read More
Snow blankets Mount Hamilton
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A blanket of snow fell on Mount Hamilton in Santa Clara County overnight during a Winter Storm Watch. Lick Observatory, which sits on the summit, could be seen on its “Hamcam” live video feed surrounded by snow and clouds at 10:30 a.m. The National Weather Service issued the Winter Storm […] → Read More
San Jose State University ‘Victory Salute’ vandal arrested
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A person accused of defacing the “Victory Salute” statue at San Jose State University was arrested for vandalism. The incident happened on Saturday. Campus police officers quickly apprehended a suspect who is not affiliated with the university, said Charlie Faas, SJSU vice president for administration and finance. Faas wrote, “The […] → Read More
Oakland mayor doubles-down on firing police chief Armstrong
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — Less than 24 hours after Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao fired Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong, she gave a one-on-one live interview with KRON4 talking about her decision and the future of the Oakland Police Department. Thao said she lost confidence in Armstrong because of how he failed to discipline a sergeant who […] → Read More
Two found dead in Los Gatos home
LOS GATOS, Calif. (KRON) — Two people were found dead inside a house in Los Gatos on Wednesday. The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department released few details about the incident. Police said officers found the bodies while performing a welfare check at the residence. “LGMSPD is investigating this as an isolated occurrence with no threat […] → Read More
Oakland police chief LeRonne Armstrong fired by mayor
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — Oakland’s new mayor, Sheng Thao, announced at a press conference Wednesday that she fired the city’s police chief, LeRonne Armstrong. Thao said she lost confidence in Armstrong because of how he failed to discipline a sergeant who was involved in a hit-and-run crash, and for how the chief later downplayed the […] → Read More
Ex-inmate describes ‘rape club’ inside East Bay prison
DUBLIN, Calif. (KRON) — A young woman who was incarcerated in an East Bay federal prison says correctional officers fostered a “rape culture” while sexually abusing inmates. The former inmate, Genesis Preciado, filed a civil lawsuit against one of the prison guards, John Russell Bellhouse of Pleasanton, for violation of Constitutional rights. Bellhouse is one […] → Read More
Accused Half Moon Bay mass shooter sobs in court
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KRON) — The man accused of murdering seven of his co-workers on two farms in Half Moon Bay broke down in tears in a courtroom on Friday. Chunli Zhao, 66, sobbed when his Mandarin language court interpreter told him that a San Mateo County judge denied the defense attorney’s request to ban […] → Read More
Mountain View police searching for hit-and-run driver
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KRON) — Mountain View police are asking for help in identifying a driver and finding a car involved in a hit-and-run crash that injured a woman. Shortly after 6 a.m. on Thursday, multiple 911 callers told dispatchers that a pedestrian was struck by a car on El Camino Real, between Clark and […] → Read More