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Santa Rosa community holds public forum on school security

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:23 GMT

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) – A school community is confronting a crisis nearly one week after a stabbing at a Santa Rosa high school. Jayden Pienta, 16, died after he was stabbed inside an art classroom at Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa. His family, along with other parents and students, say the campus needs more security. In response, the school district held a public forum Tuesday night. There was a large showing at this public forum, with parents and students telling KRON4 they really hope this meeting can lead to substantial change and create a safer environment for everyone.   Santa Rosa high school student arrested for bringing gun to school The event was set up to help the community heal following last week’s stabbing. After a fight broke out in a classroom, a freshman student is now facing several felonies, including manslaughter.  “I love Montgomery High School, but I don’t want to go. I am anxious. There are changes that need to happen,” one stud...

London Breed pushes for police spending

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:23 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – San Francisco Mayor London Breed is calling out the city’s board of supervisors, demanding they stop playing politics and spend the money need to keep the city safe. “I’m fighting for this city,” she said. “No one’s gonna push me out of the city. I was born and raised in it. No one’s gonna stop me for standing up for what I believe in.” Flood watch issued for Bay Area as atmospheric river set to roll in Both energized and combative, Breed came to the Tenderloin Tuesday, demanding the board of supervisors set politics aside and fund her supplemental budget proposal of $27 million to fund police overtime through the end of the year. The mayor says San Francisco is short 541 cops, and its future depends on this proposal. “If the board of supervisors doesn’t calendar or rejects this $27 million supplemental, then you think it’s challenging to get police officers in this community now. It will be virtually impossible. And you think that our city is unsafe. It wil...

String of robberies reported across UC Berkeley campus

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:23 GMT

BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) -- A series of robberies and burglaries took place on the University of California, Berkeley campus on Tuesday, according to the University of California Police Department. Burned remains of missing Faifield woman found The robberies started near Dwight Way and College Avenue, next to the Unit 2 dormitory on Berkeley's campus. Police say evidence shows that the same suspects then headed towards the upper Hearst parking structure before burglarizing four vehicles. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW The same suspects then committed a robbery using a gun at Virginia Street and Scenic Avenue. UCPD and officers with the Berkeley Police Department pursued the suspect vehicle until it crossed over into the city of...

South San Francisco woman loses $22K in miscarriage scam

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:23 GMT

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) -- An elderly woman in South San Francisco was scammed out of $22,000, according to the city's police department. The victim was targeted via phone call from someone claiming to be involved in a hit-and-run crash with the victim's son. The caller told the victim that a woman suffered a miscarriage as a result of the crash and the son owed them money, SSFPD said. The victim offered money and two men showed up at her home twice to collect it. Don’t lift San Francisco tenant eviction ban yet, supervisor says The victim's son later arrived home and his mother told him what happened. After she learned she had been scammed, the incident was reported to police. "Artificial Intelligence (AI) based scams involving voice-generating technology have greatly increased recently," SSFPD said. "It only takes a few sentences and recorded seconds of someone’s audio for their voice to be recreated. As always, be aware of spam calls but especially instances asking ...

Burned remains of missing Fairfield woman found in Fresno County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:23 GMT

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KRON) -- The burned remains of a missing woman suspected to have been murdered by her husband have been found in Fresno County, according to the Fairfield Police Department. Oakland Diocese employee arrested on child porn charges Police say the remains were found in a rural, unincorporated area of Fresno County by the FPD and Fresno County Sheriff's Office. DNA was recovered from the remains, and police were able to confirm they belong to 53-year-old Anu Anand Hobson this afternoon. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Hobson was last seen on Feb. 13 and was reported missing two days later. After their initial investigation, police arrested her husband, Gregory Hobson, of Fairfield on Feb. 16. Gregory Hobson is charged with one...

Don't lift San Francisco tenant eviction ban yet, supervisor says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:23 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco is pondering an end date for the city's "COVID-19 State of Emergency," and the move would terminate existing bans on home eviction for COVID-related hardship.San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston introduced legislation Tuesday for a 60-day extension that would allow for a "wind-down period" protecting renters from losing their homes overnight. "If we let protections expire overnight and without warning, we’re heading straight off an eviction cliff," Preston said. Preston, who was a tenant attorney for two decades, said, "Extending these protections is crucial to making sure we can get remaining funds for rent relief to tenants in need."San Francisco allocated more than $71 million dollars for rent relief, which to date has helped more than 6,000 households avoid displacement and crushing rent debt. California landlords warned against ‘self-help’ evictions There remains approximately $24 million in unspent funds, according to the Mayor’s Offic...

Contra Costa County experiencing doctor shortage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:23 GMT

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) -- Doctors and dentists working for Contra Costa County say they are understaffed, overworked and underpaid. Their union has been working without a contract for more than four months. Now, its membership has authorized a strike if state mediation fails.Contract negotiations resume next with state mediation between the union, the Physicians and Dentists Organization of Contra Costa and Contra Costa Health. Union President Dr. David MacDonald says right now, the two sides are far apart on compensation and workloads. Broad daylight armed robbery being investigated by Oakland police "We had a vote of our membership and 99.4% of our members voted in favor of strike," MacDonald said.He says as his union works into its fifth month without a contract, health services has a 29% vacancy rate in employed positions in primary and ambulatory care, family and adult medicine."Our emergency department, which is about half of that department, is vacant with respe...

Experts tout tele-health for pets as solution to vet shortage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:23 GMT

(KRON) -- During the pandemic, we saw a massive increase in pet adoptions, which means more demand for vet appointments. Now, the industry is overwhelmed and some say being able to do a simple FaceTime with a vet will help.We know that virtual appointments with your doctor work, and the last three years is proof of that. But what about when your dog or cat needs medical attention?The company Dutch has been matching pet owners with veterinarians virtually since 2021 and founder Joe Spector explained the benefits to us. Yosemite will remain closed through this weekend “There’s things like flea and tick that you can tell, there are things like a rash that you can start to get treatment for,” Spector explained.It's a process of diagnosing conditions over a video call and then prescribing treatment, but Spector says it’s not easy everywhere. California has had laws in place since the early 90s restricting telemedicine for pets.“It’s so restrictive that a vet can’t even tell you what pr...

East Bay firefighter accused of uploading child porn at station

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:23 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- An Alameda County firefighter appeared in federal court on Tuesday to face child pornography charges, according to the United States Department of Justice. Charles Johnathen Harris, 42, of Coulterville, CA was indicted on March 2.A federal grand jury alleged that Harris had child pornography on his iPhone, including images of prepubescent children. The case was initiated after authorities were given a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Oakland Diocese employee arrested on child porn charges: police An investigation revealed that Harris uploaded child porn over the app Kik. The DOJ said that he even did this while at Alameda County fire stations. Harris surrendered to authorities on Tuesday. He was released on bond on the condition that his Internet access is limited. If he is convicted, Harris faces a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. His next court appearance is on April 19.

Oakland Diocese employee arrested on child porn charges: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:23 GMT

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KRON) -- A man who worked with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland was arrested in January on child pornography charges, according to the Walnut Creek Police Department . Woman fatally shot in Daly City, one man arrested Jeremiah York, 24, was arrested on suspicion of possessing and sharing child pornography. He was booked into the Walnut Creek PD Jail at the time of his arrest and later released from the station. York was hired by the Diocese of Oakland in June of 2021 and remained employed there until January. He worked with preparations and plannings, according to the Oakland Diocese. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW The people that York came in contact with during his role were "almost exclusively adu...