Christien Kafton
Christien Kafton is a reporter based out of KTVU's San Francisco bureau.
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San Francisco begins using mobile tech to boost contact tracing
Just as with the city's contact tracers, the new mobile technology will be confidential.
San Franciscans step up in big way during pandemic, passing out meals and PPE
More than 2,000 meals were distributed to a community that organizers say could easily have been forgotten. The San Francisco Fire Department and sheriff's office came together to lend a hand to the nonprofit "Self Help for the Elderly."
San Francisco homicides are up amid the coronavirus pandemic
Police say homicides and street violence are up all over the country including in San Francisco
San Francisco braces for fall back to most restrictive tier
San Francisco is poised to fall into the purple tier as the city's COVID numbers reach dangerous heights.
Car crashes into San Francisco home after police chase; officers injured
Police say that suspect took off as soon as they tried to stop him, and after a pursuit crashed into a police vehicle and into a building.
San Francisco officially moves to red tier amid surge in cases
San Francisco moved back two spots, as the spread of COVID-19 increased from minimal to substantial.
Health officials concerned as COVID cases, hospitalizations rise
California's Secretary of Health and Human Services confirms the state is in the midst of a COVID-19 surge and is issuing a travel advisory as we approach the holiday season.
San Francisco supervisors becoming more diverse
The recent election led to a new level of inclusion on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Some Berkeley students return to school after months of shelter-in-place
Jefferson, Malcolm X and Rosa Parks schools are scheduled to open with limited groups of students.
East Bay men accused of extorting underage victims for explicit content charged
Delaney Tang has been charged with solicitation of child pornography and conspiracy to commit cyberstalking, while Vincenz Sison has also been has been charged with conspiracy to commit cyberstalking.