Christien Kafton
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.
The latest from Christien Kafton
Growing privacy concerns over SFPD drone program
Privacy experts are raising concerns about San Francisco's expanding use of technology to tackle crime.
SFPD continues search for missing victims, boat wreckage after Alcatraz tragedy
SFPD marine divers and a team from Alameda County are using boat-mounted sonar to conduct a grid search for the boat's wreckage and unaccounted for passengers.
San Francisco fishermen recount harrowing rescue after boat capsizes near Alcatraz
While one person died after a cabin cruiser sank in the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday afternoon, a harrowing rescue near Alcatraz Island saved 16 lives.
San Francisco boat rescue near Alcatraz: 1 killed, 3 missing
A Tuesday memorial service on a cabin cruiser boat took a tragic turn when the ship, with 20 people aboard, sank in the San Francisco Bay, officials say.
San Francisco church fire: Investigators probe cause of massive blaze
Firefighters remained at the scene Tuesday, monitoring for hot spots after a massive fire destroyed a historic church in San Francisco's Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood.
Trans March kicks off San Francisco Pride weekend
San Francisco's Pride festivities got underway Friday as revelers gathered for the annual Trans March, kicking off three days of celebrations, visibility, and advocacy across the city.
US advances to knockout round after 2-0 win over Australia
It's official; with today's win, the USMNT has clinched a spot in the World Cup knockout round.
San Francisco supervisor working to bring more supermarkets to the city
San Francisco Supervisor Bilal Mahood is introducing the Affordable Groceries Act, a set of legislation and ballot measures aimed at turning vacant buildings into bustling supermarkets.
Fleeing Trader Joe's theft suspect killed, SFPD officers pinned by car
A man trying to steal items from Trader Joe's in San Francisco on Friday morning was killed by the driver of a car as he was running away from two police officers, who also were struck and injured in the same accident, police said.