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Two of three officers charged in Mario Gonzalez killing cleared of charges
(KRON) — In what could be a big blow to embattled Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price as she faces a recall in November, involuntary manslaughter charges against two of the three Alameda police officers charged in the killing of Mario Gonzalez have been dropped this week. Prosecutorial errors led to the dismissals. When DA […]
Four indicted in alleged $2.5 million delivery company fraud scheme
SAN JOSE, California - A federal grand jury has indicted four individuals accused of orchestrating a scheme to defraud a San Francisco-based delivery company of over $2.5 million. The defendants were arrested on October 4, 2024, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. Sayee Chaitanya Reddy Devagiri, a 30-year-old from Newport Beach, California, and Manaswi Mandadapu, a 29-year-old also from Newport Beach, were arrested and made their initial court appearances in Santa Ana before being released on bond. Matheus Duarte, a 29-year-old from Mountain House, California, was arrested and appeared in San Jose, also released on bond....
SF-based Original Joe’s expanding with first East Bay location
(KRON) — A popular decades-old San Francisco restaurant is expanding to the East Bay. Original Joe’s is opening a Walnut Creek location in 2025, the restaurant told KRON4. Original Joe’s is set to open at 1300 S Main St. between March and May of next year, according to the project planner for the City of […]
California’s largest estuary is in crisis. Is the state discriminating against those who fish there?
More than two dozen fishing rods were braced against the railing of San Francisco’s Pier 7, their lines dangling into the Bay. People chatted on the benches, shouting in Cantonese and leaping up when one of the rods bent or jiggled. One after another, the men and women at the end of the pier reeled in striped bass as long as an arm, and even thicker. But not King Lee, a 72-year-old retired janitor who takes the bus to the pier almost every day. It had been 10 days since he had last caught anything worth eating. “Lucky, lucky, lucky guy,” Lee said, watching an angler reeling in a thrashing fish. “Today, I got nothing. I hope, later, I get one like this.” To a retiree living in one of the most expensive cities in the world, a good catch from the San Francisco Bay means a meal shared with family and friends — deep fried smelt or steamed striped bass with a cold beer. When the fishing is bad, dinner is rice and vegetables on most days, with maybe a little store-bought meat or fish.
Former SF mayors Brown, Agnos and Jordan call for investigation into Farrell’s campaign
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Three former San Francisco mayors have signed into a letter calling for a criminal investigation into the current mayoral campaign of former interim mayor Mark Farrell. Art Agnos, Frank Jordan and Willie Brown have all signed onto the letter co-addressed to California Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Francisco District Attorney […]
SF among top 5 highest-cost-of-living in world: study
(KRON) — At this point, numerous studies and data prove that San Francisco is one of the most expensive places to live in the United States. So that doesn’t come as much of a surprise. However, San Francisco is also among one of the most expensive cities to live in the world. Well, that’s according […]
Nurses at UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus concerned about having no AC
"Right now, it is so miserably hot on our floor. It is 95-100 degrees and we are taking care of extremely-ill patients."That's Melton Smith who is a registered nurse at UCSF's Medical Center at Parnassus in San Francisco, where he and more than a half a dozen other nurses tell us that on certain floors, there is no air conditioning."My anger level is up to here. I've been dealing with this for years and I don't know what else to do. I'm sick of it and we're all sick of it," said Smith.He says cold towels were recently given out,...
San Francisco Fleet Week kicks off with earthquake preparedness drill: Here's a look
As part of Fleet Week in the Bay Area, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management is holding a series of full-scale exercises with the Department of Defense and other local and state agencies.They're preparing for what to do and how to communicate in the event of an earthquake.Specifically, they are working on two key things in Tuesday's exercise happening at Pier 30 and 32.The movement of what they call "disaster service workers" and the clearance of roads, two things they'll have to do immediately after an earthquake.Between 75 to 100 city workers are volunteering their time to take part...
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