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The well-loved children's theme park on Friday hosted an event for families. The park was transformed into an eerie playground and staff handed out candy to visitors.

There was a special Halloween reveal at Chabot Elementary School in Oakland on Friday: a custom-designed Mario Kart costume for Asa Luo, 10, that fits his wheelchair. Asa was paralyzed in 2023 after being struck by a stray bullet while out with his family.

Two federal judges ruled Friday that the Trump Administration must use emergency funds to pay for SNAP food assistance during the government shutdown, handing a legal victory to some two dozen states including California that filed legal challenges.

The government shutdown not only impacts SNAP benefits, but nonprofits like Meals on Wheels. KTVU's Aaron Dickens spoke with an 86-year-old woman who relies on both.

Officials in the three main population centers in the Bay Area on Friday said their SNAP payment pause contingency plans are ready if the federal government defies a court order and does not process benefits starting Saturday.

Interim SFPD police chief Paul Yep announced the arrest of a 19-year-old man suspected of sexual battery, kidnapping and other charges, following an attack last week on a minor in the bathrooms at the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park.

KTVU's Heather Holmes and Crystal Bailey sit down with Tabetha Phillips, on the Board of Directors for Jamaica based non-profit Freedom Skatepark Foundation.

CalFresh recipients in Aalmeda County stand to lose approximately $35 million in food assistance benefits next month due to the ongoing shutdown of the federal government. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Thursday approved $16.5 million in emergency food assistance through the food bank and its partner organizations. The funding was announced at a press conference led by elected officials including Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon and Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, among others.

SFPD arrest 19-year-old suspect in connection with youth soccer player assaulted in park bathroom. KTVU's Christien Kafton shared the details from an SFPD press conference at which interim chief Paul Yep, Mayor Daniel Lurie and District Attorney Brooke Jenkins spoke.

San Francisco Fire Captain Heather Buren talks about the department’s efforts to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer.

Gina Plata-Nino, SNAP Deputy Director at the Food Research & Action Center, gives insight on why the Trump administration is sitting on SNAP funds. Plata-Nino, is also a former senior advisor for nutrition and agriculture in the Biden-Harris administration’s domestic policy council.

San Francisco police on Friday announced the arrest of a 19-year-old following the sexual assault of a young soccer player in Golden Gate Park, thanks to a tip from a parent.

Pan de muerto, translated as bread of the dead, is one of Mexico’s most cherished Día de los Muertos traditions — a symbol of love, memory, and celebration. This week, we visited Las Montañas Supermarket in Hayward to learn how it’s made, and the bakers even shared a few loaves with our newsroom.

Eugene Rodriguez, founder and director of Los Cenzontles, talks Día de los Muertos celebration.