Ella Sogomonian
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San Francisco, CA, United States
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SF Hotel Council holds tourism panel
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – San Francisco’s tourism industry continues to work to bring more visitors back to the city. KRON4’s Ella Sogomonian hosted a panel discussion on Tuesday organized by the Hotel Council of San Francisco. The focus was on how the city, airport and local businesses are trying to use more sustainable ways of […] → Read More
Man saves elderly couple from burning building in SF
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A San Francisco man pulled an elderly couple out of a burning building in the Mission District on Friday. He is being treated for smoke inhalation but is recovering just fine. Twenty-two people have been displaced by Friday’s fire, but all of them made it out alive. Josue Contreras was working […] → Read More
San Francisco business owner filmed spraying woman who appears to be homeless with hose
A local business is getting some misdirected hate after a man was filmed spraying water on a woman who appears to be homeless in front of the establishment. The problem is, the man isn’t affiliated with the business. → Read More
Richmond homicide still unsolved 7 years later
RICHMOND, Calif. (KRON) – It was around this time in 2015 that a young woman was shot dead while sitting in a car in Richmond. Her killer has still not been named or found. Police don’t think 20-year-old Ronique Gardner-Williams was the intended target. They believe it was a matter of being at the wrong […] → Read More
Remembering the Oakland Ghost Ship warehouse fire 6 years later
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – Friday marks six years since the deadliest fire in the history of Oakland. On Dec. 2, 2016, 36 people attending an event at the Ghost Ship warehouse lost their lives trying to escape a fast-moving fire. I will never forget that night — a friend of mine was in a rush […] → Read More
SFFD toy program collects record-breaking donations
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco firefighters have been making sure that kids get a present for the holidays since 1949. The “toy program” run by local Union 798 is the city’s largest collection of its kind. You might have seen the red barrels around town and at fire stations. On Friday, the San Francisco […] → Read More
Video shows person riding outside of VTA train
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — Video shared with KRON4 shows a person riding on the outside of a Valley Transportation Authority light rail. The video, which you can watch above, shows the person clinging on as the train hurtles down the track at what a witness says was nearly 70 MPH. “VTA is investigating what […] → Read More
Car plows into Orinda home for 2nd time in 2 years
ORINDA, Calif (KRON) – A family in Orinda has been displaced yet again after another driver plowed into the same home for the second time in two years. Thankfully, the family was upstairs having dinner when they heard what sounded like a bomb going off. What really happened, according to the homeowner Seth Orvis, was […] → Read More
NPower teaches veterans tech skills for free
(KRON) – A nonprofit is preparing veterans and their spouses for a career in tech… for free. It’s called ‘N-Power’ and they have classes and job training in seven states, including programs right here in the Bay Area. N-Power is for veterans, their spouses of any age, and young adults from underserved communities between 18 […] → Read More
Mom: Son repeatedly attacked at East Bay middle school
PLEASANTON, Calif. (KRON) – An East Bay mom is worried that her son, a special needs student, is being repeatedly targeted and beaten at school. She told KRON4 it has happened four times and said enough is enough. She said Valley View Middle School needs to do more to protect her son. It’s not clear […] → Read More
East Bay physicist awarded Nobel Prize
(KRON) – A prestigious award was given for a scientific explanation for “spooky behavior.” We’re getting closer to Halloween, but we’re talking about the Nobel Prize honoring a local scientist for his groundbreaking work on the theory of atom and light, known as quantum mechanics. Johnson Clauser and two others won the prize for experiments […] → Read More
Bay Area breast cancer survivor on her recovery, new book
(KRON) — October marks Breast Cancer Awareness month. Nearly 300,000 Americans are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. That’s why it’s important for women especially to get a regular check-up. Sharon Brock is a Bay Area-based survivor who took what she learned through the experience of chemotherapy and recovery and put it all in a […] → Read More
Recognizing Bolivian artist Antonio Sotomayor
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – The iconic Grace Cathedral in San Francisco is a piece of art in and of itself, but inside you’ll find another impressive work of art — a 30-panel mural depicting historical events like the 1906 fire which burned most of the city to the ground. Cathedral Archivist Michael Lampen was acquainted […] → Read More
Man detained in rightfully owned truck, family suspects racial profiling
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – A man sitting inside his own vehicle was stopped by a couple in Oakland who believed it was theirs. The couple explained their truck had been stolen, but after he insisted it was his, police were called out and he was handcuffed. The frustrated wife of the man told KRON4 she […] → Read More
Thieves steal from SF children’s nonprofit
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Kids are heading back to school, so a community center in San Francisco bought gift cards for them to use to purchase school supplies. However, two thieves broke into the center Wednesday morning in the city’s Richmond District and stole those cards, along with electronics. The director of the center is […] → Read More
Sisters call for community’s help to save church
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – In the South Bay, two sisters who are co-pastors are calling on the community to help save their church. They have been struggling since the pandemic to keep up with payments as membership dropped and have since filed for bankruptcy. The ‘Light of the World’ church in southeastern San Jose […] → Read More
Laguna Honda Hospital residents have legal right to stay, nonprofit says
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The pleas to stop patient transfers at Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco were heard, and transfers have paused for now. The hospital had been ordered to shut down because of health care violations. Nursing home advocates want residents and their families to know they have the right to stay right […] → Read More
Fremont free manufacturing training graduate offered job at Tesla
FREMONT, Calif. (KRON) – A Fremont woman learned new career skills at no cost to give herself a leg up on the job search. It was all thanks to a free program born from a partnership between the City of Fremont’s employment development department, Ohlone College, Work 2 Future, Alameda County and Evolve Manufacturing technologies. […] → Read More
Local doctor helped Ukrainian refugees abroad
(KRON) – A local doctor flew overseas to help Ukrainian refugees who fled the war-torn country. He says many of them were treated for health problems linked to anxiety, while others had physical injuries, like one elderly woman who had a broken shoulder that was hit by shrapnel. The doctor is back home in the […] → Read More
Is it worth it to switch to an electric car?
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – The cost to fuel up is hovering just below $7 per gallon across California. Some people are coughing up $100 to fill up their tank. With little relief in sight, drivers are turning to another option – electric vehicles, or EVs. Although just about 3.5% of all sales are electric, that’s […] → Read More