Ella Sogomonian

(BCN) — San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said Wednesday the city is suing three online tobacco retailers for unlawfully selling flavored tobacco products and electronic cigarettes to consumers in San Francisco. The suit alleges Millennial One, Inc., Gashiro Technology LLC, and DaSmokey LLC, violated local laws meant to prevent youth nicotine addiction and tobacco […]

(KRON) — Thieves in San Francisco stole handmade artwork over the weekend just as the woman who painstakingly created the one-of-a-kind piece was getting ready for holiday sales. She is heartbroken and would like to get those irreplaceable items back. The artist, Simone Guimaraes, shared surveillance video with KRON4 of what looks to be three […]

PLEASANT HILL, Calif. (KRON) — On Monday, a group of would-be robbers in the East Bay ran into a consignment store sledgehammers in hand. They beelined to jewelry display cases in the back of the store but were met with a clerk holding up a gun. They quickly ditched their criminal mission and dashed out […]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Rental prices have dipped in the San Francisco Bay Area — and some areas seeing steeper drops than others. Real estate agents say the holidays are typically the best time to take advantage of lower rent and added perks because most people aren’t interested in a move and are instead traveling […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KRON) — Oakland city leaders went to Sacramento Wednesday to meet one-on-one with California Governor Gavin Newsom and share their concerns as well as possible solutions to the ongoing crime that continues to grip the city. Oakland residents, small business owners and dwindling visitors have had to contend with the threat of shootings, […]

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KRON) — Walnut Creek is known for expensive homes, but Habitat for Humanity has made them affordable for people who never thought they could own one in this East Bay city. The first set of new townhouses is almost ready to go, and applications are being accepted now for a second set. […]

(KRON) — There’s a new challenger in the race for San Francisco District Attorney. Almost two years after he was fired by SF DA Brooke Jenkins when she took over the position, Ryan Khojasteh is now going after the top prosecutor’s job. Khojasteh worked under recalled SF DA Chesa Boudin and is now working for […]

PACIFICA, Calif. (KRON) — A café in Pacifica said business is down since the pier shut down. It was damaged by major waves just before the new year and is still being repaired. It was supposed to reopen on Jan. 26, but that’s now been pushed back to Valentine’s Day, which owners of the Chit […]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – There is uproar in San Francisco’s Chinatown after small business owners say they were blindsided by the news that San Francisco’s mayor has plans for a sober living facility in the area. They agree people need the help but believe the location chosen is not appropriate, and they would have liked […]

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KRON) — The Walnut Creek City Council is considering changes to how meetings are run after a man made antisemitic and white supremacist comments during a meeting on Tuesday. Councilmembers don’t believe the man is a resident, but suspect the man, who identified himself as “Scotty,” might be the same person who […]