Sara Stinson
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San Francisco, CA, United States
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San Francisco Supervisors vote to uphold sanctuary policy
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – San Francisco’s sanctuary city policy will stay the same. On Tuesday night, city supervisors voted against one supervisor’s proposal to add fentanyl crimes to the list of reasons to arrest undocumented immigrants. Supervisor Matt Dorsey was the only one in favor of allowing police to target undocumented immigrants they believe to […] → Read More
Shelter in Petaluma provides tiny homes for unhoused people
PETALUMA, Calif. (KRON) — Many cities in Sonoma County are experiencing freezing cold temperatures, along with rain Thursday night. That is often when the need for shelter for the unhoused becomes dire. A shelter in Petaluma called COTS has a warming center on cold nights. It has also found success in providing tiny homes with […] → Read More
Beloved bakery owner in grave condition following Oakland robbery
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — A woman is in critical condition following a violent altercation with thieves in Oakland, investigators said. The victim was identified by friends as Jen Angel, who owns a beloved local bakery, Angel Cakes. Angel remained in the hospital on Wednesday, more than 48 hours after she was reportedly dragged by a […] → Read More
Car with dog inside stolen in Pinole; owner searching for dog
PINOLE, Calif. (KRON) – A woman left her dog inside her car in the parking lot of Lucky’s grocery store for 30 minutes. She came back and the dog was still there, and she dropped the grocery bags inside. When she realized she forgot something inside, she came back just five minutes later, and the […] → Read More
SF puts barricades up on Mission District street after concerns about sex workers
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A street in San Francisco’s Mission District has seen an uptick in traffic with people trying to make contact with sex workers. San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen has been receiving numerous complaints from residents on Capp Street about an increase in sex work and traffic. Ronen and her staff, along with […] → Read More
Oakland police chief put on administrative leave
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — Oakland Police Department Chief LeRonne Armstrong was placed on administrative leave Thursday afternoon, KRON4 has learned. The news comes out after court documents filed Wednesday looked into two incidents of misconduct committed by one OPD sergeant. The document says OPD tried to “minimize the severity of the officer’s misconduct.” One incident […] → Read More
San Francisco still struggling to recover from pandemic, survey says
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Downtown San Francisco is still struggling to recover from the pandemic, according to a new study that examined 62 large cities and placed the city in last place. The study found downtown San Francisco only has 31 percent of the activity seen before the pandemic in 2019. In comparison, San Jose is […] → Read More
Massive boulder on Hwy 1 near Devil’s Slide removed, all lanes back open
SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — A massive boulder that fell onto Highway 1 near Devil’s Slide has been removed and all lanes are back open as of about 3:05 p.m. Monday. Earlier, the boulder had blocked the southbound lanes, according to an incident report from the California Highway Patrol. Caltrans is on the scene […] → Read More
SUV plunges into Daly City sinkhole: VIDEO
DALY CITY, Calif. (KRON) — A Daly City neighborhood woke up Tuesday dealing with a water main break, a sinkhole and flooding. Video from the scene shows the moment an SUV drops into the sinkhole. The sinkhole is on the corner of Abbott Avenue and Castle Street. The entire sidewalk also caved in. This happened […] → Read More
SFO flight cancellations mount as deadly storm continues back east
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – San Francisco International Airport on Monday morning was packed at the departures level with people heading home from the holidays. A line of cars could be seen heading into the airport at Terminals 1, 2 and 3. Nationwide, there have been widespread cancellations and delays due to the freezing weather experienced […] → Read More
Musk asks Twitter users if he should step down, majority says ‘yes’
Elon Musk has clashed with some users on multiple fronts and on Sunday, he asked Twitter users to decide if he should stay in charge of the social media platform after acknowledging he made a mistake in launching new speech restrictions that banned mentions of rival social media websites. → Read More
At-risk Petaluma woman sighted: Police
PETALUMA, Calif. (BCN/KRON) — Virginia Fuquay, 68, has been sighted in San Francisco, according to police. A surveillance image attained by KRON4 shows Fuquay at a Wells Fargo ATM location on King Street. Petaluma police said a security guard at The Beacon Apartments, 250 King Street, reported seeing a woman attempting to get into a […] → Read More
Council fight leaves San Mateo without a mayor
SAN MATEO, Calif. (KRON) – San Mateo is going on another week without a mayor. For over a century the city has been going off a rotational system where the most senior council member becomes the next mayor. But at recent meetings the two newest council members objected this long-standing tradition and no peaceful transfer […] → Read More
Great Highway to remain car free on weekends
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – San Francisco supervisors voted to keep the Great Highway car free on weekends until 2025. It’s been car free for about a year-and-a-half from Friday at noon to Monday at 6 a.m. — the city has been debating if it should stay open to cars all the time. San Francisco supervisors […] → Read More
San Jose faces grim record after traffic fatality
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – Another person has died from a car crash on San Jose streets: this crash has San Jose breaking a grim record of now 61 deadly traffic fatalities. A pedestrian was hit and killed last night in south San Jose at the intersection of Perrymont Avenue and Little Orchard near the […] → Read More
SF Board of Supervisors votes down allowing police to use killer robots – for now
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted not to allow police to deploy robots authorized to use lethal force on Tuesday. The proposal to use lethal force robots is part of a broader piece of legislation authorizing San Francisco PD to obtain and use military gear. Tuesday’s vote will send the […] → Read More
San Jose in danger of breaking last year’s record for deadly crashes
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — There are three weeks left of 2022 and San Jose officials are worried the city is going to break last year’s record of 60 vehicle fatalities. Just one more deadly crash is all it would take. Some of the more talked about deadly crashes include the death of a San […] → Read More
Twitter drops COVID misinformation policy
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Health experts are concerned, saying Twitter’s decision to drop the COVID-19 misinformation policy could have dire consequences, with people getting incorrect information on Twitter that could guide their own health decisions. During the peak of the pandemic there were a lot of misinformation and false claims posted online about vaccinations and […] → Read More
These are the best and worst times to travel Thanksgiving week
SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) – The American Automobile Association has released a Thanksgiving travel forecast for drivers, even as the association expects air travel to be the same volume as pre-pandemic levels. These are the worst and best times to travel each day: Wednesday, Nov. 23: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. is the worst time; before […] → Read More
How to make the perfect Thanksgiving turkey
(KRON) — Leslie Dabney, The Vineyard Mom, shares how to make the perfect Thanksgiving turkey as the holiday approaches. 14–16-pound Turkey Serves: 10-12 people Bine: 1 cup salt1 cup brown sugar2 oranges, quartered2 lemons, quartered6 sprigs of thyme4 sprigs rosemary2 gallons of ice water1 thawed turkey 14-16 lb. Directions: To make the brine solution, dissolve […] → Read More