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neighborstell john ramos that it appears an argument quickly escalated to murder. >> reporter: people believe what happened here on saturday night is a part of a growing trend of people settling verbal disputes with deadly violence.
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our john ramos shows us the lawn mowing showdown between sheep and robots. >> reporter: the purpose of earth day is to get people to think about ways to protect the planet where that will boil down to a plan to mow your lawn. at the festival in atherton, they wanted to use friendly lawn equipment and that is where it ended, sheep verses robot put to a vote. >> and this seems like it's funny, but it's not. it is very serious. >> reporter: the competition for eco-friendly lawncare pitted a sheep of flocks against the lawnmower. the mower acts like an outdoor roomba cutting the grass automatically using a gps sensing tower. >> and it will talk to the gps to the satellite and will talk to the base station and then you draw points along the line and it will make a little square and knows where to go. >> it will make no noise and will find its way back to the charging station when the battery gets low. >> the first part looks like a car, but also kind of like a black panther or something like that. >> reporter: and they say it causes a lot less shock to lawns than normal weekly mowing. >> wi
our john ramos shows us the lawn mowing showdown between sheep and robots. >> reporter: the purpose of earth day is to get people to think about ways to protect the planet where that will boil down to a plan to mow your lawn. at the festival in atherton, they wanted to use friendly lawn equipment and that is where it ended, sheep verses robot put to a vote. >> and this seems like it's funny, but it's not. it is very serious. >> reporter: the competition for eco-friendly...
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john ramos went to one of those intersections where the reaction was missed. -- mixed. >> the idea is to put 33 automated cameras around the city in places like this that are determined to be of either high risk or chronic violation. the most speed violated road is harrison between 4th and pick streets. data shows that one out of every four cars is traveling at least 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit. the limit on the five lane street is 25 miles per hour because of a school located in the middle of the block. it is a prime location for a speed camera. >> people need to be more aware that they need to keep their speed down. it is not a highway. i know are links to a highway but people are moving all around. >> the proposal would make san francisco part of a statewide pilot program installing cameras that send automated citations to the owners of cars that violate the speed limit by 10 or more miles per hour . >> san franciscans are generally pretty excited about these speed cameras and it is because we are all feeling how much things have changed on our streets, how danger
john ramos went to one of those intersections where the reaction was missed. -- mixed. >> the idea is to put 33 automated cameras around the city in places like this that are determined to be of either high risk or chronic violation. the most speed violated road is harrison between 4th and pick streets. data shows that one out of every four cars is traveling at least 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit. the limit on the five lane street is 25 miles per hour because of a school...
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even parks, john ramos has more on the new vision for the mall. >> reporter: living at the mall could be a dream for teenagers, a dream that's coming true as they look for creative ways to deal with the housing crisis. while a lot of shopping malls are struggling, stones town galleria in san francisco is doing well. but there are those who think it could do even better. >> there is a national had trend right now to reimagine the old shopping malls, office parks, other types of commercial space. many of which have a lot of service parking. >> reporter: it's the parking lot surrounding the mall that will have officials interested. the city has been if talks with the owners to turn to many of those places to park and live. brookfield properties has a plan to develop 3,500 housing units, surrounding the mall including six acres of parks, outdoor dining, recreation space, and a plaza for our local farmers market. much of the car traffic will be sent to underground parking garages. the idea is to turn the shopping mall into a small walkable town center with residents that are giving the are
even parks, john ramos has more on the new vision for the mall. >> reporter: living at the mall could be a dream for teenagers, a dream that's coming true as they look for creative ways to deal with the housing crisis. while a lot of shopping malls are struggling, stones town galleria in san francisco is doing well. but there are those who think it could do even better. >> there is a national had trend right now to reimagine the old shopping malls, office parks, other types of...
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john ramos was there with excited spectators as they witnessed the celestial event. >> reporter: this is one of those days that help remind us the things around us every day are extraordinary. the observatory is usually quiet on monday mornings but not today. a sold out crowd filled the plaza doing something their mothers probably warned them about. >> no, we are definitely going against their instincts right now today >> why? >> we are staring directly at the sun which is what we are told not to do. >> reporter: there were all manor of devices to do it safely from foil safety glasses to telescopes of all sizes with filters removing 99.9%. >> she had a chance to use her smart telescope for her smart phone. >> i have been waiting months for this. >> reporter: amateur stargazer was eager to show off what he can do with a cereal box. >> you don't need a telescope? >> it is a raisin bran viewer. >> reporter: as people outside were watching the patient, people inside were watching the total eclipse. it was a breathtaking sight. >> it feels so powerful, right? and it feels magical almost. >
john ramos was there with excited spectators as they witnessed the celestial event. >> reporter: this is one of those days that help remind us the things around us every day are extraordinary. the observatory is usually quiet on monday mornings but not today. a sold out crowd filled the plaza doing something their mothers probably warned them about. >> no, we are definitely going against their instincts right now today >> why? >> we are staring directly at the sun which...
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john ramos talked to witnesses. >> reporter: tay believe what happened here is a part of a growing trend of people settling verbal disputes with deadly violence. >> this is our safe space and our home. to find out that it happened here was really shocking. >> reporter: at 8:00 on saturday night. police responded to the 400 block of riverside drive. there they found two people lying in the streets near the clubhouse for the local organization. she was working on the car across the street and says they first heard people arguing, followed by a number of loud pops. >> and right after the shots, you'll see the person just sprint, you know, with everything they got and into a car that was parked right on the corner and slowly drives by it. when that happened, they took off. we see that this person has got a couple of shots in them and i try to check out that person to see if they are okay. but yeah, they were not okay. >> reporter: the two victims were both young women. one was deceased at the scene and the other reportedly died at the hospital. that's all police will say so far. but those wh
john ramos talked to witnesses. >> reporter: tay believe what happened here is a part of a growing trend of people settling verbal disputes with deadly violence. >> this is our safe space and our home. to find out that it happened here was really shocking. >> reporter: at 8:00 on saturday night. police responded to the 400 block of riverside drive. there they found two people lying in the streets near the clubhouse for the local organization. she was working on the car across...
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. >> our john ramos spoke to several professors about the delicate balance necessary to make sure free expression doesn't cross the line. >> reporter: the student driven protests over gaza and the palestinians is gaining steam in the bay area. san francisco state has joined other campuses by erecting its own protest encampment and now are getting support from some faculty members as well. >> welcome, everybody, to the sf state rally for solidarity with gaza. >> reporter: the crowd of students jammed malcolm x plaza at the noontime rally. san francisco state was about to become the latest american university to establish a live-in protest over the conflict between israel and the palestinians. >> free, free palestine. >> reporter: the student demands are now familiar, divest from israel's military, cut ties with its universities, and recognize the action in gaza as genocide and in the crowd was political science professor james martell, part of a newly formed group called faculty for justice in palestine lending support to the student movement. >> it's beautiful. i love seeing all the st
. >> our john ramos spoke to several professors about the delicate balance necessary to make sure free expression doesn't cross the line. >> reporter: the student driven protests over gaza and the palestinians is gaining steam in the bay area. san francisco state has joined other campuses by erecting its own protest encampment and now are getting support from some faculty members as well. >> welcome, everybody, to the sf state rally for solidarity with gaza. >> reporter:...
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as john ramos reports, as more people into that program, there is growing concern that even just one major fire could wipe out every last dollar. >> catastrophic wildfires have turned areas that were never seen as high risk into places where fire insurance is not even available . sacramento is beginning to see the scope of the problem. the california department of insurance held a hearing about the state of the fair plan and those who run the program did not exactly have good news. >> the fair plan continues to grow in size as consumers find themselves without coverage. as a result, we have doubled in size in the last three years. >> by law, every insurer operating in the state has to participate in the fair plan but if losses exceed the plan's funding, the rest must be made up the insurance companies who will pass it on to consumers as a surcharge. insurance broker carl sussman says the size of the fair plan now makes that inevitable. >> the fair plan has about $300 billion in total exposure, meaning how much they actually ensure and about $200 million in the bank. it is not hard to
as john ramos reports, as more people into that program, there is growing concern that even just one major fire could wipe out every last dollar. >> catastrophic wildfires have turned areas that were never seen as high risk into places where fire insurance is not even available . sacramento is beginning to see the scope of the problem. the california department of insurance held a hearing about the state of the fair plan and those who run the program did not exactly have good news....
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john ramos has more on the competition. >> reporter: the purpose of earth day is to get people to think about ways to protect the planet. in a town like atherton, that will boil down the fight to mow your lawn. at the earth day festival, they wanted to promote the benefits of using environmentally friendly lawn equipment. that's where the friendliness ended on the other side of the park, a battle of ai verses used, sheep verses robot put to a vote. >> this seems like it's funny. it's not. it's very serious. >> reporter: actually it wasn't serious at all. the competition for ecofriendly lawn care pitted a flock of sheep against a new autonomous lawnmower. the mower acts like an outdoor roomba cutting the grass automatically using a gps sensing tower. >> what it does, it talks to the gps to the satellite and talks to the mower and the home. the base station. then you draw points along the line. you close the points out and it will make a little square and knows where to go. >> reporter: they make almost no noise and they will automatically find their way back to the charging station when
john ramos has more on the competition. >> reporter: the purpose of earth day is to get people to think about ways to protect the planet. in a town like atherton, that will boil down the fight to mow your lawn. at the earth day festival, they wanted to promote the benefits of using environmentally friendly lawn equipment. that's where the friendliness ended on the other side of the park, a battle of ai verses used, sheep verses robot put to a vote. >> this seems like it's funny....
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john ramos has the story. >> reporter: they used to be firemen and now they're firefighters because history has taught us when it comes to being a first responders, ability matters more than gender. >> i was definitely not expecting this. i was more expecting like a class environment. >> reporter: if areliil gareto thought she was spending the weekend in a classroom, she got a surprise when she found herself dressed in full turnouts and climbing a 30-foot ladder. >> i got to a place where i started to panic and was going to stop, but i told myself i could do it and i came here for a reason, yeah. >> reporter: she's one of three dozen young women invited to first in fire camp sponsored by the berkeley fire department. the purpose was to recruit more women to the fire service, but the first challenge is convincing them that they can do it. >> a lot of the firefighters, either your dad, brother or uncle did it, too. a lot of times if you don't physically see it as a woman or as anybody, you may not know that's something you can do. that's what we're trying to explore here is like this is doabl
john ramos has the story. >> reporter: they used to be firemen and now they're firefighters because history has taught us when it comes to being a first responders, ability matters more than gender. >> i was definitely not expecting this. i was more expecting like a class environment. >> reporter: if areliil gareto thought she was spending the weekend in a classroom, she got a surprise when she found herself dressed in full turnouts and climbing a 30-foot ladder. >> i...
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. >> john ramos explains how that could affect what's being built. >> reporter: the ruling stemmed from a case called sheetz versus el dorado county in which a man wanted to put a modular home on his property and was told he had to pay to replace the entire street. the supreme court says that wasn't proper and now it may be a game changer in the housing crisis. effrin coreo was involved with the development of this affordable senior apartment complex on the site of a former mobile home park destroyed by the 2017 tubbs fire, but the amount the city charged to do that was simply astounding. >> had an average of 40 to $60,000 per unit on impact fees. that is money that can be going into building additional housing and residential units for working class people. >> reporter: impact fees are the assessments developers must pay for the added burden to the community, streets, utilities, parks, et cetera. officials are supposed to study what those impacts are, but they often just assign an arbitrary fee per unit on the projects and the money collected doesn't even have to be spent in that area.
. >> john ramos explains how that could affect what's being built. >> reporter: the ruling stemmed from a case called sheetz versus el dorado county in which a man wanted to put a modular home on his property and was told he had to pay to replace the entire street. the supreme court says that wasn't proper and now it may be a game changer in the housing crisis. effrin coreo was involved with the development of this affordable senior apartment complex on the site of a former mobile...
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john ramos has the story. >> reporter: they're still putting the finishing touches on some of these homes, but habitat for humanity east bay chose this day for a welcome home ceremony, the first one since the pandemic. it's an example of how long-term the challenge is when it comes to building housing and what can be accomplished with sheer determination. the spanish word for hope is esparanza, and it's a fitting name for the neighborhood in walnut creek. 23 families will move into the homes they helped build next to the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station. janice jensen, ceo of habitat for humanity east bay/silicon valley, says these townhomes are an example of how much things have changed over the years. >> back in the day, we would build single-family homes. we don't do that very much anymore. first of all, the land prices here are so expensive. >> reporter: but habitat's workforce hasn't changed. about 80% of the project was built with volunteer labor. 40,000 hours for each house. construction manager ben grubb says it's amazing how quickly inexperienced people can learn the trade. >> well
john ramos has the story. >> reporter: they're still putting the finishing touches on some of these homes, but habitat for humanity east bay chose this day for a welcome home ceremony, the first one since the pandemic. it's an example of how long-term the challenge is when it comes to building housing and what can be accomplished with sheer determination. the spanish word for hope is esparanza, and it's a fitting name for the neighborhood in walnut creek. 23 families will move into the...
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john ramos shows us a lawn mowing battle between sheep and robots. >> reporter: the purpose of earth is to get people thinking about ways to protect the planet and in a town like atherton that boils down to a fight over the best way to mow your lawn. at the earth day festival in atherton they wanted to promote the benefits of using environmentally friendly lawn equipment, but that's where the friendliness ended. on the other side of the park it was a battle of a.i. versus ewes, sheep versus robots. the competition for eco friendly lawn care pitted a flock of sheep from uc davis against a newfangled autonomous lawn mower from husk husqvarna. >> it talks to the mower, the gps satellites and talks to the base station and you draw points on the lawn and close them out and it makes a square and it knows where to go. >> reporter: it can mow anytime day or night, makes almost no noise and will automatically find its way back to the charging station when the battery gets low. >> the first part looks like a car, but also kind of like a black panther or something like that. >> reporter: and th
john ramos shows us a lawn mowing battle between sheep and robots. >> reporter: the purpose of earth is to get people thinking about ways to protect the planet and in a town like atherton that boils down to a fight over the best way to mow your lawn. at the earth day festival in atherton they wanted to promote the benefits of using environmentally friendly lawn equipment, but that's where the friendliness ended. on the other side of the park it was a battle of a.i. versus ewes, sheep...
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john ramos was there this weekend as players from all over the area tried out for the team. >> reporter baseball is a game designed to break your heart and oakland a's fans know a lot about that these days, but today's tryout was evidence that it takes more than just some heartache to kill a dream. the a's may be leaving oakland, but the dream of baseball was still very much alive. the oakland ballers tryout at laney college drew players who were not afraid to take a long shot chance. that's sort of what paul freedman did when he co-founded the team. >> when it became clear last year the a's intended to move, like most fans, i was pretty devastated but felt like baseball needs to stay in oakland and it really should be up to people from oakland whether baseball stays or continues and baseball is such an important fabric of the community. >> reporter: more than 100 players showed up to try to snag one of the few remaining spots on the roster. some showed more talent and perhaps experience than others, but ballers manager micah franklin says some of these guys may actually have been draft
john ramos was there this weekend as players from all over the area tried out for the team. >> reporter baseball is a game designed to break your heart and oakland a's fans know a lot about that these days, but today's tryout was evidence that it takes more than just some heartache to kill a dream. the a's may be leaving oakland, but the dream of baseball was still very much alive. the oakland ballers tryout at laney college drew players who were not afraid to take a long shot chance....
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and john ramos will have more on the camp coming up at 6:00. >>> time now for first alert meteorologisth what's ahead in the workweek. hey darren. >> brian i'm going to lead off with the warm-up that's coming. for the end of the week because that's the one thing that's going to be noticeably different and i'll do a little comparison juicing the virtual map and let's take a look at daytime highs on here for where you are going to be tomorrow. which is virtually identical the what you did today. so in a sense what we're doing here is we're taking a look at sunday's daytime highs. for a nice little review. but more specifically, monday's daytime highs. no real change here. you pick out your part of the day and doesn't really headache a whole lot. i'm going to switch the numbers now which are mostly low 70s and say good-bye to those and i'm going to bring in the friday numbers. and now you notice a bit of a warm-up and lot more low 80s on here. so for friday, the temperatures have gone up in some cases as much as ten degrees. let me get out of the way of that concord number so you can see y
and john ramos will have more on the camp coming up at 6:00. >>> time now for first alert meteorologisth what's ahead in the workweek. hey darren. >> brian i'm going to lead off with the warm-up that's coming. for the end of the week because that's the one thing that's going to be noticeably different and i'll do a little comparison juicing the virtual map and let's take a look at daytime highs on here for where you are going to be tomorrow. which is virtually identical the what...
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they tell john ramos the new rules go too far and they want to put it on the ballot and let voters decideg advocates say it is just wealthy investors and developers trying to squeeze more money out of people. >> reporter: after seven years of often angry debate the city passed an ordinance much to the delight of tenants rights advocates. now it is on hold as landlords try to put it before the voters. >> preventing high rent increases renters will be able to save money for other needs like groceries and other things like medicine. >> reporter: it started like a campaign for rent control. that is a battle already won. the question is, who will win the war? >> it was approved by city council, 4-1. this wealthy real estate group are putting this on hold. this will, you know, this will create for renters to keep getting rent increases or evictions. so we wanted people, the residents of concord to know what is going on. >> vice mayor? >> yes. >> mayor? >> yes. >> and with that this item is closed. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: in february the city council approved new rent controls and j
they tell john ramos the new rules go too far and they want to put it on the ballot and let voters decideg advocates say it is just wealthy investors and developers trying to squeeze more money out of people. >> reporter: after seven years of often angry debate the city passed an ordinance much to the delight of tenants rights advocates. now it is on hold as landlords try to put it before the voters. >> preventing high rent increases renters will be able to save money for other...
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john ramos has got the story. >> reporter: last weekend people across the bay area gathered for earth
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john ramos spoke to them about what they are demanding and how the university is responding. >> reporter: the occupation of sproul plaza at uc berkeley is a tradition in times of social protest and now it is happening all over the country as the debate over what is going on in gaza heats up among young people. >> reporter: overnight, the uc berkeley campus once again became a place of occupation. students protesting budget in gaza created the increment in solidarity with a large occupation happening at columbia university. >> we are standing by our students over at columbia who we consider the heart of the student movement but we are standing in solidarity with our people in palestine. >> reporter: the campers say they will remain until you see cuts ties with all is really apologist companies connected to arm suppliers and formally recognizes israel's action as genocide . they also want the school to stop the alleged repression of student protesters. christina caress and brought her daughter to protest precisely precisely because of the school's proud legacy of social protest. >> i think
john ramos spoke to them about what they are demanding and how the university is responding. >> reporter: the occupation of sproul plaza at uc berkeley is a tradition in times of social protest and now it is happening all over the country as the debate over what is going on in gaza heats up among young people. >> reporter: overnight, the uc berkeley campus once again became a place of occupation. students protesting budget in gaza created the increment in solidarity with a large...
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and john ramos has the story. >> reporter: they used to be firmen and now they're firefighters.ory taught us when it comes to being a first responder ability matters more than gender. >> harder. harder. you got it. come on. >> i was definitely not expecting this. i was more ct
and john ramos has the story. >> reporter: they used to be firmen and now they're firefighters.ory taught us when it comes to being a first responder ability matters more than gender. >> harder. harder. you got it. come on. >> i was definitely not expecting this. i was more ct
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they told our john ramos they won't budge until the university meets their demands. >> reporter: overnight the uc berkeley campus once again became a place of occupation. cal students protesting the bloodshed in gaza created the encampment in solidarity with a large occupation happening at columbia university. >> we are standing inspired by our students over at columbia who we consider to be the heart of the student movement, but more importantly we're standing in solidarity with our people in palestine. >> reporter: campers say they will remain until uc cuts ties with all israeli colleges or companies connected to arms suppliers and formally recognizes israel's action as genocide. they also want the school to stop the alleged repression of student protesters, but christina brought her daughter to the protest precisely because of the school's proud legacy of social protest. >> the free speech movement started here. like why are we surprised that this is springing up on college campuses all around, you know? >> reporter: it was on these very steps that mario led a protest in 1964. since the
they told our john ramos they won't budge until the university meets their demands. >> reporter: overnight the uc berkeley campus once again became a place of occupation. cal students protesting the bloodshed in gaza created the encampment in solidarity with a large occupation happening at columbia university. >> we are standing inspired by our students over at columbia who we consider to be the heart of the student movement, but more importantly we're standing in solidarity with...
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john ramos has that story. >> reporter: last weekend people across the bay area gathered for ertd daynts to help the planet, but on this day in danville, they gathered to help each other. each year lindy sable has a special treat for her visitors. >> yes, these are grandma sable's cookies. >> reporter: but this year when she met her guests -- >> hello. >> oh, hi, i'm lindy. >> nice to meet you. >> hi, thanks for coming. oh, your son, great. >> reporter: -- she didn't have to bribe them. that's because he and his son and lindy's neighbor all volunteered to come over and help plant flowers in the backyard of her danville home. it's something the former kindergarten teacher has a hard time doing these days. >> i can't do it. no, i used to do all that stuff. teach, work in the yard. as you see it's a big yard, do all that, but no, i'm going to be 78 in a month, so, you know, i keep -- i try to keep going. >> reporter: the help comes court stoif danville senior center, which each year organizes this annual lend a hand day. volunteers met in the morning to be assigned to homes of seniors wh
john ramos has that story. >> reporter: last weekend people across the bay area gathered for ertd daynts to help the planet, but on this day in danville, they gathered to help each other. each year lindy sable has a special treat for her visitors. >> yes, these are grandma sable's cookies. >> reporter: but this year when she met her guests -- >> hello. >> oh, hi, i'm lindy. >> nice to meet you. >> hi, thanks for coming. oh, your son, great. >>...
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and john ramos shows us of all the technology that was out there to help people safely stare at the sun, the most impressive may have been the most basic. >> reporter: the observatory is usually quiet on monday mornings, but not today. a sold-out crowd filled the plaza, doing something their mothers probably warned them about. >> we're going against our basic instincts right now i think today. >> why? >> we're staring directly at the sun, which is what we're told not to do. >> reporter: but there were all manner of devices to do that safely, from foil safety glasses to telescopes of all sizes with filters removing 99.9% of the light. and amateur stargazer dr. albert brooks was eager to show off what he could do with a cereal box. >> you don't need a telescope to see this. it's a raisin bran viewer. >> reporter: as people outside viewed the partial eclipse, inside the real show was being televised as the total eclipse moved up through mexico and texas. it was a breathtaking sight. >> feels so powerful. it feels magical almost. and the aura is really beautiful. >> i just feel lucky to be
and john ramos shows us of all the technology that was out there to help people safely stare at the sun, the most impressive may have been the most basic. >> reporter: the observatory is usually quiet on monday mornings, but not today. a sold-out crowd filled the plaza, doing something their mothers probably warned them about. >> we're going against our basic instincts right now i think today. >> why? >> we're staring directly at the sun, which is what we're told not to...
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john ramos shows us the lawn mowing battle between sheep and robots. >> reporter: the purpose of earthn like atherton, that boils down to a fight on the best way to mow your lawn. at the earth day festival in atherton, they wanted to promote
john ramos shows us the lawn mowing battle between sheep and robots. >> reporter: the purpose of earthn like atherton, that boils down to a fight on the best way to mow your lawn. at the earth day festival in atherton, they wanted to promote
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as our john ramos shows us, the faculty are protesting alongside them. -- to fund this genocide. >> welcome, everybody, to the sf state rally for solidarity with gaza. >> reporter: the crowd of students jammed malcolm x plaza at the noontime rally. san francisco state was about to become the latest american university to establish a live-in protest over the conflict between israel and the palestinians. >> free, free palestine. >> free, free palestine. >> reporter: the student demands are now familiar, divest from israel's military, cut ties with its universities, and recognize the action in gaza as genocide. and in the crowd was political science professor james martel. he's part of a newly formed group called faculty for justice in palestine, lending support to the student movement. >> it's beautiful. i love seeing all the students and the faculty, we're all united. we've been organizing for a long time together. >> reporter: on sunday, the faculty group sent a letter to the administration requesting that they take no action to hamper the on-campus protest. they're asking that they refrain
as our john ramos shows us, the faculty are protesting alongside them. -- to fund this genocide. >> welcome, everybody, to the sf state rally for solidarity with gaza. >> reporter: the crowd of students jammed malcolm x plaza at the noontime rally. san francisco state was about to become the latest american university to establish a live-in protest over the conflict between israel and the palestinians. >> free, free palestine. >> free, free palestine. >> reporter:...
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john ramos took in the eclipse from the chabot space and science center in oakland. >> reporter: this is one of the rare days that helped to remind us the things around us every day are really quite extraordinary. the chabot observatory is usually quiet on monday mornings, but not today. a soldout crowd filled the plaza doing something their mothers probably warned them about. >> yeah. we're definitely going against our basic instincts right now i think today. >> reporter: why? >> we're staring directly at the sun, which is what we're told not to do. >> reporter: but there were all manner of devices to do that safely, from foil safety glasses to telescopes of all sizes with filters removing 99.9% of the light. casey welton finally had a chance to try out her new smart telescope for her iphone. >> yeah. i was ready. i've been waiting months for this. >> reporter: an amateur stargazer dr. albert brooks was eager to show off what he could do with a cereal box. >> it's a raisin bran viewer. >> reporter: as people outside viewed the partial eclipse, inside the real show was being televised
john ramos took in the eclipse from the chabot space and science center in oakland. >> reporter: this is one of the rare days that helped to remind us the things around us every day are really quite extraordinary. the chabot observatory is usually quiet on monday mornings, but not today. a soldout crowd filled the plaza doing something their mothers probably warned them about. >> yeah. we're definitely going against our basic instincts right now i think today. >> reporter:...
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john ramos reports from a rally held by housing activists looking to bring attention to the issue. >>n angry debate, the city of concord passed a new rent control and eviction ordinance, much to the delight of tenants rights advocates. but now the new law is on
john ramos reports from a rally held by housing activists looking to bring attention to the issue. >>n angry debate, the city of concord passed a new rent control and eviction ordinance, much to the delight of tenants rights advocates. but now the new law is on
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john ramos shows the reasons that advocates say that the investors are trying to squeeze more money outpeople and it is time for a fix. >> by preventing high rent increases renters will be able to save money for other needs like groceries and medicine. >> reporter: the rally at this concord park sounded like a campaign for rent control but that is a battle that has already been won . the question is, who will win the war? >> it was approved by city council, 4-1 , and these wealthy realistic groups are putting this on hold. this will create for renters to keep getting more rent increases or unjust evictions. we want the residents of concord to know what is going on in the city. >> with that, this item is closed. >> reporter: in february the city council approved new rent controls and unjust cause eviction protections for renters and made it clear that they felt they needed to have more control over landlords. >> it has been a rough night and a rough seven years. we gave it seven years without acting and quite frankly, it didn't work. we wouldn't be having this conversation if your collea
john ramos shows the reasons that advocates say that the investors are trying to squeeze more money outpeople and it is time for a fix. >> by preventing high rent increases renters will be able to save money for other needs like groceries and medicine. >> reporter: the rally at this concord park sounded like a campaign for rent control but that is a battle that has already been won . the question is, who will win the war? >> it was approved by city council, 4-1 , and these...
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john ramos has the story. >> reporter: they are still putting the finishing touches on the homes but humanity east bay chose this day for a welcome home ceremony the first since the pandemic. this shows how long term the challenge is building housing and what can be accomplished with sheer determination. the spanish word for hope is he is super ran say, a fitting name for the newest neighborhood in walnut creek. 23 families will move into the homes they helped build next to the pleasantville bart station. janet says these town homes are an example of how much things have changed over the years. >> back in the day, we would build single family homes. we don't do that very much any more. the planned prices here are so expensive. >> reporter: but habitat's workforce hasn't changed. about 80% of the project was built with volunteer labor, 40,000 hours for each house. construction manager ben grub says it's amazing how quickly inexperienced people can learn the trade. >> in the first hour on the job it's like a schoolhouse. you teach everyone what to do. then people come out, they are sma
john ramos has the story. >> reporter: they are still putting the finishing touches on the homes but humanity east bay chose this day for a welcome home ceremony the first since the pandemic. this shows how long term the challenge is building housing and what can be accomplished with sheer determination. the spanish word for hope is he is super ran say, a fitting name for the newest neighborhood in walnut creek. 23 families will move into the homes they helped build next to the...
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neighborstell john ramos that it appears an argument quickly escalated to murder. >> reporter: people believe what happened here on saturday night is a part of a growing trend of people settling verbal disputes with deadly violence. >> this is our safe space and our home and to find out that it happens here is really shocking. >> reporter: at 8:00 on saturday night, police responded to the 400 block of riverside drive. there they found two people lying in the streets near the clubhouse for the local organization. brandon perez was working across the street, saying they first heard people arguing followed by a number of loud pops. >> right after the shots, you see the person just sprint with everything they've got into a car that was somehow parked right on the corner and then they slowly drive by it where it took off instantly. >> we will go in and check in what's going on with a couple of shots in them. i would try to check them out to see if they are okay and they were not okay. >> reporter: the two victims both young women. one deceased from the scene and the other reportedly died
neighborstell john ramos that it appears an argument quickly escalated to murder. >> reporter: people believe what happened here on saturday night is a part of a growing trend of people settling verbal disputes with deadly violence. >> this is our safe space and our home and to find out that it happens here is really shocking. >> reporter: at 8:00 on saturday night, police responded to the 400 block of riverside drive. there they found two people lying in the streets near the...
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john ramos reports from a rally held by housing activists looking to bring attention to the issue. >> reporter: after seven years of often angry debate, the city of concord passed a new rent control and eviction ordinance, much to the delight of tenants rights advocates. but now the new law is on hold as landlords will scramble to try to put the matter before the voters. >> by preventing the high rent increases, renters will be able to save money for other needs like groceries and medicine. >> reporter: the rally at this concord park sounded like a campaign for rent control, but that's a battle that has already been won. the question is who will win the war? >> this was approved by city council four to one. the wealthy realty groups are putting this on hold. this will create for renters to keep getting more rent increases or just evictions. so we want people, the residents of concord to know what's going on with the city. >> vice mayor? >> yes. >> mayor? >> yes. and with that this item is closed. [ cheering ] >> reporter: in february the city approved new rent controls and just cause
john ramos reports from a rally held by housing activists looking to bring attention to the issue. >> reporter: after seven years of often angry debate, the city of concord passed a new rent control and eviction ordinance, much to the delight of tenants rights advocates. but now the new law is on hold as landlords will scramble to try to put the matter before the voters. >> by preventing the high rent increases, renters will be able to save money for other needs like groceries and...
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john ramos shows you the reasons that advocates and developers are trying to squeeze more money out ofhigh rent increases, renters will be able to save money for other needs like groceries and medicine. >> reporter: the rally at this concord park sounded like a campaign for rent control but that is a battle that has already been won . the question is, who will win the war? >> it was approved by city council, 4-1. real estate groups are putting this on hold. this will create for renters to keep getting more print increases or evictions . we want the residents of concord to know what is going on in the city. >> with that, this item is closed. >> in february the city council approved new rent controls and just cause eviction protections for renters and made it clear that they felt there needed to be more control over landlords. >> it has been a rough night, it's been a rough seven years. we gave it seven years without acting, and quite frankly, it didn't work. >> we wouldn't be having this conversation if your colleagues and friends , or whatever, who owned property, weren't harassing ten
john ramos shows you the reasons that advocates and developers are trying to squeeze more money out ofhigh rent increases, renters will be able to save money for other needs like groceries and medicine. >> reporter: the rally at this concord park sounded like a campaign for rent control but that is a battle that has already been won . the question is, who will win the war? >> it was approved by city council, 4-1. real estate groups are putting this on hold. this will create for...
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john ramos shows us the lawn mowing battle between sheep and robots. >> reporter: the purpose of earth day is to get people thinking of ways to protect the planet. in a town like atherton, that boils down to a fight on the best way to mow your lawn. at the earth day festival in atherton, they wanted to promote the benefits of using the environmentally friendly lawn equipment. that's where the friendliness ended. on the other side of the park, a battle of a.i. verses used, sheep verses robot put to a vote. >> this seems like it's funny, but it's not. >> reporter: it wasn't serious at all. the competition pitted a flock of sheep from uc davis against an autonomous lawnmower, which acts like an outdoor roomba cutting the grass automatically using a gps sensing tower. >> what it does, it talks to the gps and it talks to the base station. then you draw points along the lawn, and it makes a little square and knows where to go. >> reporter: the advantages it could mow any time day or night will make no noise and will automatically find its way back to the charging station when the battery get
john ramos shows us the lawn mowing battle between sheep and robots. >> reporter: the purpose of earth day is to get people thinking of ways to protect the planet. in a town like atherton, that boils down to a fight on the best way to mow your lawn. at the earth day festival in atherton, they wanted to promote the benefits of using the environmentally friendly lawn equipment. that's where the friendliness ended. on the other side of the park, a battle of a.i. verses used, sheep verses...
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it's so important and john ramos shows you how the berkeley fire department held a camp for women. >>used to be firemen and now they're firefighters because history has taught us that when it comes to first responders ability matters more than gender. >> i was definitely not expecting this. i was more expecting like a class environment. >> if she thought she was going to spend the weekend in a classroom she got a surprise when she was dressed in full turnouts climbing a 30-foot ladder. >> i got to the point where i started to panic and i was going to stop and i told myself that i could do it and i came here for a reason. yeah. >> she is one of three dozen young women invited to first in fire camp sponsored by the berkeley fire department. the purpose was to recruit more women to the fire service but the first challenge is convincing them that they can do it. >> a lot of the firefighters we have here their dad, uncle, or brother did you tell too. a lot of times when you don't physically see it as i women or anybody you may not know that's something you can do. we're trying to explore t
it's so important and john ramos shows you how the berkeley fire department held a camp for women. >>used to be firemen and now they're firefighters because history has taught us that when it comes to first responders ability matters more than gender. >> i was definitely not expecting this. i was more expecting like a class environment. >> if she thought she was going to spend the weekend in a classroom she got a surprise when she was dressed in full turnouts climbing a...
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ramos has that story. >> reporter: they're still putting the finishing touches on some of these home, but habitat for humanity east bay chose this day for a welcome home ceremony, the first one since the pandemic. it's an example of how long-term the challenge is when it comes to building housing and what can be accomplished with sheer determination. the spanish word for hope is esperanza, and it's a fitting name for the newest neighborhood in walnut creek. 23 families will soon move into the homes they helped build next to the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station. janice jensen, ceo of habitat for humanity east bay/silicon valley, says these townhomes are an example of how much things have changed over the years. >> back in the day we would build single-family homes. we don't do that very much anymore. first of all, the land prices here are so expensive. >> reporter: but habitat's workforce hasn't changed. about 80% of the project was built with volunteer labor, 40,000 hours for each house. construction manager ben grubb says it's amazing how quickly inexperienced people can learn the tra
ramos has that story. >> reporter: they're still putting the finishing touches on some of these home, but habitat for humanity east bay chose this day for a welcome home ceremony, the first one since the pandemic. it's an example of how long-term the challenge is when it comes to building housing and what can be accomplished with sheer determination. the spanish word for hope is esperanza, and it's a fitting name for the newest neighborhood in walnut creek. 23 families will soon move into...
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john ramos has more. >> reporter: this earth day project in oakland was about more than just cleaninga city park. it was about starting something new. >> reporter: a group of two dozen years gathered at the park in oakland to collect trash, power wash per ground equipment and at some color. the park and gotten pretty run down over the years but it is seeing a lot of changes lately. thanks largely to the many new housing developments that are popping up in the area. >> there is definitely a number of residents who are excited, really to help take care of a spot that has been a little neglected. for many years. >> reporter: the single biggest change is happening now. brand-new baseball field is being laid out. soon to be the home of the oakland ballers. the new independent league team created as a response to the departure of the a's. laura, the teams chief of staff, hopes the ballers $1.5 million investment in the park , will help revitalize the entire neighborhood. >> being able to do something for the community, by the community, is critical. for me as a person and for us as an organ
john ramos has more. >> reporter: this earth day project in oakland was about more than just cleaninga city park. it was about starting something new. >> reporter: a group of two dozen years gathered at the park in oakland to collect trash, power wash per ground equipment and at some color. the park and gotten pretty run down over the years but it is seeing a lot of changes lately. thanks largely to the many new housing developments that are popping up in the area. >> there is...
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john ramos has got the story. >> reporter: last weekend people across the bay area gathered for earth day events to help the planet, but on this day in danville, they gathered to help each other. each year lindy sable has a special treat for her visitors. >> yes, these are grandma sable's cookies. >> reporter: but this year when she met her guests -- >> hi, i'm lindy. >> nice to meet you. >> thanks for coming. >> reporter: -- she didn't have to bribe them. that's because he and his son and lindy's neighbor all volunteered to help plant flowers in the backyard of her danville home. it's something the former kindergarten teacher has a hard time doing these days. >> i can't do it. i used to do all that stuff, teach, work in the yard, as you see it's a big yard, do all that. but no, i'm going to be 78 in a month, so you know, i keep -- i try to keep going. >> reporter: the help comes courtesy of the danville senior center, which each year organizes this annual lend a hand day. volunteers met in the morning to be assigned to homes of seniors who need a hand keeping up with their outdoor sp
john ramos has got the story. >> reporter: last weekend people across the bay area gathered for earth day events to help the planet, but on this day in danville, they gathered to help each other. each year lindy sable has a special treat for her visitors. >> yes, these are grandma sable's cookies. >> reporter: but this year when she met her guests -- >> hi, i'm lindy. >> nice to meet you. >> thanks for coming. >> reporter: -- she didn't have to bribe...
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and john ramos has the story. >> reporter: they used to be firmen and now they're firefighters. that's because history taught us when it comes to being a first responder ability matters more than gender. >> harder. harder. you got it. come on. >> i was definitely not expecting this. i was more expecting like -- a class environment. >> reporter: if she thought she was going to spend the weekend in a classroom, she got a surprise when she found herself dressed in full turnouts climbing a 30-foot ladder. >> i got to a point where i started to panic and i was going to stop. but i kind of just like -- told myself that i could do it. and i came here for a reason. so. yeah. >> reporter: she is one of three dozen young women invited to first in fire camp sponsored by the berkeley fire department. purpose was to recruit more women to the fire service but the first challenge is convincing them that they can do it. >> a lot of the firefighters we have here, their dad or uncle or brother did it too. a lot of times if you don't physically see it as woman or anybody, you may not know that's s
and john ramos has the story. >> reporter: they used to be firmen and now they're firefighters. that's because history taught us when it comes to being a first responder ability matters more than gender. >> harder. harder. you got it. come on. >> i was definitely not expecting this. i was more expecting like -- a class environment. >> reporter: if she thought she was going to spend the weekend in a classroom, she got a surprise when she found herself dressed in full...
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it's so important on so many levels area john ramos reports on the berkeley fire department held theamp to put women in power. climbing the ladder, so to speak, in the world of fire. >> they used to be firemen and now they are firefighters. when it comes to a first responder, ability matters more than gender. >> he's got it. >> i was definitely not expecting this. i was more expecting a class environment. >> thought she was going to spend the weekend in the classroom, she got a surprise when she found herself dressed in full turnouts, climbing a 30 foot ladder. >> i got to a point where i started to panic but i told myself i could do it and i came here for a reason so yeah. >> a rally is one of three dozen three dozen women invited to fire camp, sponsored by the berkeley fire department. the purpose was to recruit more women but the first challenge is convincing them that they can do it. >> a lot of the firefighters, their brother and uncle did it too. a lot of the times if you don't physically see it as a woman or anybody, you may not know that that is something you can do and that
it's so important on so many levels area john ramos reports on the berkeley fire department held theamp to put women in power. climbing the ladder, so to speak, in the world of fire. >> they used to be firemen and now they are firefighters. when it comes to a first responder, ability matters more than gender. >> he's got it. >> i was definitely not expecting this. i was more expecting a class environment. >> thought she was going to spend the weekend in the classroom,...
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here's john ramos. >> welcome everybody to the sf save rally for solidarity with gaza. >> reporter: the crowd of students jammed malcolm x plaza at the noontime rally. san francisco state was about to become the latest american university to establish a live in protest over the conflict between israel and the palestinians. >> free, free palestine. [ chanting ] >> reporter: the student demands are now familiar. divest from israel's military, cut ties with its universities, and recognize the action in gaza as genocide. and in the crowd was political science professor james martel. he's part of a newly formed group called faculty for justice in palestine. lending support to the student movement. >> it's beautiful. i love seeing all the students and the faculty we're all united and we've been organizing for a long time together. >> reporter: on sunday, the faculty group sent a letter to the administration requesting that they take no action to hamper the on campus protests. they're asking that they refrain from dispatching police to student demonstrations, refrain from academic retaliation
here's john ramos. >> welcome everybody to the sf save rally for solidarity with gaza. >> reporter: the crowd of students jammed malcolm x plaza at the noontime rally. san francisco state was about to become the latest american university to establish a live in protest over the conflict between israel and the palestinians. >> free, free palestine. [ chanting ] >> reporter: the student demands are now familiar. divest from israel's military, cut ties with its...
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john ramos get rom has given it straight back off the winning one of golf. the biggest prize and my full shot, while the quality of his gulf was never in doubt, his participation was his wife meredith, due to give birth to that 1st kind. he was prepared to leave, will go to the moment that happened. it's a very, very special time for both of us and i really, i can't, i can't put it into words what it means when this term and again i, i really can't put it into words what it's going to be like to be a father for the 1st time, so i am looking forward to getting home and celebrate with meredith. and it's been a long week here without her. but i'm just looking for, you know, shiftless closest competitor had never even appeared in the major before. literally overbook became professional just 10 months ago since then, the featured in the right account and has a mazda is running up, finished to his name. first of all, playing here at augusta national is it is a dream can choose uh, just to be in the situation and to feel the nerves and feel the pressure of walking
john ramos get rom has given it straight back off the winning one of golf. the biggest prize and my full shot, while the quality of his gulf was never in doubt, his participation was his wife meredith, due to give birth to that 1st kind. he was prepared to leave, will go to the moment that happened. it's a very, very special time for both of us and i really, i can't, i can't put it into words what it means when this term and again i, i really can't put it into words what it's going to be like...