Christien Kafton

Christien Kafton

San Francisco Reporter

Christien has been reporting for KTVU since 2009. In his time at KTVU, he has worked every shift, from 4:30am working for "Mornings on 2" to the "Ten O'Clock News."

In his time at the station he has reported on hard-hitting stories including his Emmy-nominated reporting on the morning of the deadly Ghost Ship fire, and the Tubbs fire. Christien has also covered lighter human interest stories including the iconic Bay to Breakers, numerous San Francisco Giants and Golden State Warriors Championships.

Christien is a Bay Area native who grew up watching KTVU Channel 2 News when legendary anchor Dennis Richmond was on the anchor desk. Christien was born in Oakland and raised in Berkeley. He attended Maybeck High School, and UC Berkeley before leaving the state for graduate school at Northwestern University. His first reporting job took him to Plattsburgh, NY, from here he moved on to Toledo, OH and Phoenix AZ before returning to the Bay Area; first working at NBC Bay Area before joining the Channel 2 News team.  

Christien currently heads up KTVU's San Francisco bureau covering stories from City Hall to Chase Center. When he's not working you're likely to find him riding his bike through Golden Gate Park with his family or on the baseball diamond, trying to keep up with his son.

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Maria Su expected to be confirmed as new SFUSD Superintendent

Maria Su expected to be confirmed as new SFUSD Superintendent

San Francisco's school board will vote on Tuesday to confirm Maria Su as the district's new superintendent after Matt Wayne abruptly stepped down Friday. On Monday, she picked up a vote of confidence from the head of California's Department of Education.

State to put affordable housing on SF DMV site

State to put affordable housing on SF DMV site

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced the Fell Street DMV office in San Francisco will be transformed into one of the city's biggest affordable housing complexes. 

San Francisco endures another day of hot weather

San Francisco endures another day of hot weather

For a second day, temperatures soared past the 80 degree mark in San Francisco. In a city that is known for foggy cool temperatures, medical experts say the heat can be especially dangerous for people who aren't accustomed to it.