Gayle Ong

San Francisco

Weekend Meteorologist and Reporter at KRON-TV (San Francisco, CA)

Weekend Meteorologist & Reporter @kron4news - Bay Area Native, Ambitious but failed cosmetics chemist #notaweathergirl

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UC Berkeley student severely injured at fraternity house

1 month ago | kron4.com | Amy Larson |Gayle Ong

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Violent crime rate on BART sees 23 percent drop, officials say

2 months ago | kron4.com | Gayle Ong

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Violent crime rate on BART sees 23 percent drop, officials say

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Gayle Ong

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — Violent crime on BART is down by 23 percent, according to the BART Police Department. East Bay Congresswoman Lateefah Simon, along with the BART Board of Directors and the BART Police chief, were in Oakland Wednesday for a station tour and train ride to evaluate safety and security improvements. Rep. Simon, along with BART board members, BART’s general manager, and police chief, gathered at the 19th Street station Wednesday afternoon.
Golden Gate Bridge safety nets have seen drop in suicides, according to officials

2 months ago | kron4.com | Gayle Ong

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Fire officials urge preparedness as peak wildfire season approaches

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Gayle Ong

MILL VALLEY, Calif. (KRON) — As we head into the warm weather months, firefighters want to get the message out now about wildfire preparedness. It’s a message that’s already familiar to many North Bay residents. Mill Valley resident Richard Cole knows the drill about creating defensible space around his home to make it more fire resistant. That is exactly what firefighters statewide are urging people to do. “You know the safety space, the fire space, you know that kind of thing,” Cole said.
Mostly clear Friday as Bay Area braces for more rain ahead

Mar 28, 2025 | kron4.com | Gayle Ong

Weather AlertHigh Surf Advisory: Coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco County, San Francisco Peninsula Coast
Rainy Thursday forecast for San Francisco Bay Area

Mar 27, 2025 | kron4.com | Gayle Ong

by: Gayle Ong Posted: Mar 27, 2025 / 05:24 AM PDT Updated: Mar 27, 2025 / 05:25 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Thursday calls for chances of rain throughout the day, overcast skies, cloud cover, cool temperatures and moderate wind. Daytime highs will be mostly in the low 60s on the coast and low to mid 60s around the bay and inland. Overnight lows will be in the high 40s to low 50s.
Spring arrives with warming trend in Bay Area

Mar 20, 2025 | yahoo.com | Gayle Ong

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The warming trend continues in the Bay Area on Thursday, with daytime highs rising through early next week, according to the National Weather Service. Expect mostly sunny skies with some cloud cover and patchy fog at night. Daytime highs will be mostly in the high 50s and mid 60s on the coast, high 50s to low 60s around the bay, and low to mid 60s inland. Overnight lows will be in the high 30s to mid 40s.
12 Contra Costa County cities have high fire hazard severity area, state says

Feb 28, 2025 | kron4.com | Gayle Ong

(BCN) — Areas of Orinda, Richmond, Moraga, San Pablo, Lafayette, Antioch, Clayton, El Cerrito, Brentwood, Danville, Concord, and Pinole are considered very high fire hazard severity zones, according to new maps released this week by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. All of those cities also have unincorporated areas near them listed in the highest category of severe fire danger.
Toxic mushrooms popping up in East Bay Parks: ‘You do not want to eat it’

Feb 21, 2025 | kron4.com | Gayle Ong |Tor Smith

BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) — With the recent rainfall, two types of potentially deadly mushrooms are popping up in East Bay Parks. Melissa Fowlks, a naturalist for the East Bay Regional Park District, is warning against two poisonous mushrooms to look out for while visiting the parks: the “Death Cap” and the “Western Destroying Angel.”The “Death Cap” is pictured on the left and the “Western Destroying Angel” is shown on the right. (KRON4 News.)“You do not want to eat it,” said Fowlks.