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. >> apparently not just a rockridge institution. certainly d southern california. >> the story begins tonight's west coast rap. the group is wanted for a number of robberies carried out at high end stores around southern california, including this flash mob style incident at the nordstrom in canoga park. the eight people were involved in several robberies between may and august of last year. nearly $2 million in losses were recorded in those robberies. attorney general rob bonta says the crew coordinated on social media. the charges vary for the group, but ranged from grand theft to assault and their sentencing sentences range from one year to ten years. >> also in southern california, one police department unveiled an environmentally friendly upgrade to its squad cars. south pasadena police showing off its new electric fleet of 20 tesla cruisers yesterday. in a statement, the city says it made the choice for several reasons, including its efforts to reduce emissions. >> i'm on the metro board. we're looking at doing that for all of
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and so it's definitely not just a rockridge institution. certainly that definitely an oakland icon, not simply my store, but just the bookstore space itself. and, yeah, the, the loss is felt very far and wide. >> we understand from the fire department that four people were displaced, one civilian was injured. they were able to get this under control and prevent it from spreading to the building. the bar george and waltz next door. but if you take a look back here live, you can see that they have red tagged this building, they are concerned about the structural integrity of the building here. they managed to prevent it from spreading to george and walest s also an apartment building where we understand there have been several people who have been displaced as a result of both fire as well as water damage here. so really, it's such a heartbreaking loss for people. as you heard from the owner, not just here in the rockridge neighborhood, but also people for generations who have been coming to this site supporting it as one of oakland's prized
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and if you know this area, this is the east bay booksellers bookstore in rockridge.battling the blaze. we have it just about under control, but we're hitting some of the hot spots. >> it's impossible to know exactly how much damage was done, but as you can see in this video, entire bookshelves were on fire with firefighters spraying water through the front doors that had been broken out. so we'll continue to follow the story and bring you updates as we get more. >> happening today san francisco making good on its promise to clear out homeless encampments. crews are out now offering shelter and mental health care to people living in tents before the encampments are removed. this follows a push by the governor on the heels of a supreme court decision allowing such action. we'll go straight to ktvu tom vacar live in the city, tom. >> now, yesterday, a large encampment was removed from this very corner of oak street and baker. and if you take a look now, the very last holdout, a woman, was convinced that she needed to leave. and so what she's trying to do is to put her t
and if you know this area, this is the east bay booksellers bookstore in rockridge.battling the blaze. we have it just about under control, but we're hitting some of the hot spots. >> it's impossible to know exactly how much damage was done, but as you can see in this video, entire bookshelves were on fire with firefighters spraying water through the front doors that had been broken out. so we'll continue to follow the story and bring you updates as we get more. >> happening today...
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and so it's definitely not just a rockridge institution, certainly that, definitely an oakland icon. >> total damage to inside the apartment building. a relief, though, that no one was killed. the bookstore building is now red tagged. >> now, when i bring my grandkids in here, we go to the bookstore every time. i love to shop local, so it's very heartbreaking to see. >> also heartbroken davis and luis riemer, who's investment advisor offices were upstairs with a collection of rare artwork that had been shown at the lesher gallery. firefighters were able to rescue one piece. >> they were able to save a six foot step ladder made out of pennies, but the rest, they say, is irreplaceable. >> it was all money. >> art. we are investment advisors and so the collection of money art was unique. each piece, a one off and it had been collected over 30 years. and it's really hard to lose that part of it. >> it's also challenging to call some of the artists and say, your work is gone. >> fire crews say it appears the fire originated on the second floor. they are still trying to determine the cause
and so it's definitely not just a rockridge institution, certainly that, definitely an oakland icon. >> total damage to inside the apartment building. a relief, though, that no one was killed. the bookstore building is now red tagged. >> now, when i bring my grandkids in here, we go to the bookstore every time. i love to shop local, so it's very heartbreaking to see. >> also heartbroken davis and luis riemer, who's investment advisor offices were upstairs with a collection of...
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trains are turning back at ashby, rockridge, west oakland and coliseum stations. we do have a crew on the way to the scene, and we'll update you as we find out more. now to the race for the white house. it's heating up right now, as vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump hit the campaign trail. harris is in massachusetts now officially the only competitive candidate to become the democratic nominee. former president trump spoke at a bitcoin conference with a rally planned in minnesota tonight. now to new information in the effort to force the sale of or ban tiktok, documents filed with the federal appeals court accused tiktok and its beijing based parent company of secretly collecting sensitive data, including the views of american users on divisive issues like gun control, abortion and religion. the department of justice filing was a response to tiktok's challenge of a new federal law requiring bytedance to sell the popular app by mid january, or face a us ban. the case is scheduled for september. the lawsuits are piling up for dublin base
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this isn't too far from rockridge, bart.u updated here and online at abc7 news.com as we learn more. this morning. the bay bridge series gets underway today at oracle park, and the giants will be without one of their sluggers. last night they announced they're going to trade jorge soler and pitcher luke jackson back to atlanta. both players won a title for the braves three years ago. the giants will get a minor league player and an injured pitcher in return. soler never quite hit his stride with the giants. atlanta will play the will pay the remaining $26 million of his contract. the trade deadline is tomorrow. kim jong un is looking to start a new medication for his obesity related health problems, according to a south korean spy agency. the 40 year old kim jong un is known for heavy drinking and smoking. he has a family history of heart problems. both his father and grandfather died of heart issues. we're also learning that kim is secretly training his daughter to take over the line of succession. kim july, his second chil
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ktvu jana katsuyama live in oakland's rockridge neighborhood for us. jenna, thank you for that. we move now to another fire. investigators this afternoon are searching for the cause of a huge fire that burned through a warehouse in berkeley early this morning. this fire was at a building on hines avenue in the aquatic park area, and it grew so quickly that firefighters had to rapidly change to a defensive strategy. when the roof collapsed, the warehouse ultimately was destroyed by the flames, but crews were able to save an adjoining building that had a fire wall. a witness says. this fire started near the railroad tracks where there is a homeless encampment. he had to rescue his pets when a power line fell on his van. >> all of a sudden, the side of the building went all the way up and i got the dogs and we got out of there. as soon as possible. you can see where it burned the side right there. thank goodness we weren't inside at the time. >> the berkeley fire department says there were no injuries. with this fire crews continue battling the park fire burning north of chico, whi
ktvu jana katsuyama live in oakland's rockridge neighborhood for us. jenna, thank you for that. we move now to another fire. investigators this afternoon are searching for the cause of a huge fire that burned through a warehouse in berkeley early this morning. this fire was at a building on hines avenue in the aquatic park area, and it grew so quickly that firefighters had to rapidly change to a defensive strategy. when the roof collapsed, the warehouse ultimately was destroyed by the flames,...
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. >> the fire has destroyed a landmark in oakland's rockridge neighborhood. ktvu jana katsuyama joins us live from the scene where she talked with the owners of the bookstore and the building about this loss. janet, how are they holding up? >> so devastating to see what the damage was from this fire. if you take a look behind me, you can see oakland fire crews have left one fire truck here just to monitor the situation. but there's also a bunch of cleanup vans. and if you take a look up there on that second floor, which is where they think it started, it is just devastating. the owners have been here since early this morning, and for anyone who has been to this landmark bookstore, it's just difficult to see the destruction customers have been coming by offering support. now, fire crews tell me that the first call came in about 524 this morning, and we want to show you some new video that we've received of the fire taken from lawton avenue. now, mind you, this is a half mile away from this intersection at college and kales avenues, and you can just see how big
. >> the fire has destroyed a landmark in oakland's rockridge neighborhood. ktvu jana katsuyama joins us live from the scene where she talked with the owners of the bookstore and the building about this loss. janet, how are they holding up? >> so devastating to see what the damage was from this fire. if you take a look behind me, you can see oakland fire crews have left one fire truck here just to monitor the situation. but there's also a bunch of cleanup vans. and if you take a...
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and so it's definitely not just a rockridge institution, certainly that, definitely an oakland icon. >> total damage to inside the apartment building. a relief, though, that no one was killed. the bookstore building is now red tagged. >> now, when i bring my grandkids in here, we go to the bookstore every time. i love to shop local, so it's very heartbreaking to see. >> also heartbroken davis and luis riemer, who's investment advisor offices were upstairs with a collection of rare artwork that had been shown at the lesher gallery. firefighters were able to rescue one piece. >> they were able to save a six foot step ladder made out of pennies, but the rest, they say, is irreplaceable. >> it was all money. art. we are investment advisors and so the collection of money art was unique. each piece, a one off and it had been collected over 30 years. and it's really hard to lose that part of it. >> it's also challenging to call some of the artists and say, your work is gone. >> fire crews say it appears the fire originated on the second floor. they are still trying to determine the cause. m
and so it's definitely not just a rockridge institution, certainly that, definitely an oakland icon. >> total damage to inside the apartment building. a relief, though, that no one was killed. the bookstore building is now red tagged. >> now, when i bring my grandkids in here, we go to the bookstore every time. i love to shop local, so it's very heartbreaking to see. >> also heartbroken davis and luis riemer, who's investment advisor offices were upstairs with a collection of...
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. >> oakland fire crews say the fire spread to an apartment building next door in the rockridge neighborhood. >> there were four units that were evacuated, occupied by approximately five people. >> i got here at about 620 and there was fire coming out of the building. it was fully engulfed. it's just catastrophic. the building is a total loss. >> oakland fire crews poured water from above where the roof had collapsed on the bookstore. volumes and volumes up in smoke. >> i'm getting phone calls and text messages from all over the country, from people who shopped here. >> you know, recently as well as in the past. >> and so it's definitely not just a rockridge institution, certainly that, definitely an oakland icon. >> total damage to inside the apartment building. a relief, though, that no one was killed. the bookstore building is now red tagged. >> now, when i bring my grandkids in here, we go to the bookstore every time. i love to shop local, so it's very heartbreaking to see. >> also heartbroken davis and luis riemer, who's investment advisor offices were upstairs with a collection of rare
. >> oakland fire crews say the fire spread to an apartment building next door in the rockridge neighborhood. >> there were four units that were evacuated, occupied by approximately five people. >> i got here at about 620 and there was fire coming out of the building. it was fully engulfed. it's just catastrophic. the building is a total loss. >> oakland fire crews poured water from above where the roof had collapsed on the bookstore. volumes and volumes up in smoke....
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the fire started around 530 this morning in the rockridge neighborhood. no injuries reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation fire crews say high winds are helping the park fire continue to spread. it is now the fifth largest wildfire in state history. the flames have burned nearly 600mib2. that's nearly eight times the size of oakland. the fire also destroyed nearly 200 structures. it is only 14% contained. tesla is recalling nearly 2 million cars. the problem a software glitch could fail to detect if the hood isn't latched. the recall impacts a 2021 to 2024 model. three x, s, x, and y. tesla released a software update to fix the issue. heavy equipment invaded ocean beach today. front end loaders and backhoes made their way down the great highway to scoop sand away from the road. the goal is to prevent sand from building up along the highway when the wind picks up all right, on to first alert weather. now let's take a live look outside at the south bay. meteorologist zoe mintz is in our virtual view studio now. zoe, how long is this wind
the fire started around 530 this morning in the rockridge neighborhood. no injuries reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation fire crews say high winds are helping the park fire continue to spread. it is now the fifth largest wildfire in state history. the flames have burned nearly 600mib2. that's nearly eight times the size of oakland. the fire also destroyed nearly 200 structures. it is only 14% contained. tesla is recalling nearly 2 million cars. the problem a software glitch...
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. >>> a tough loss in the rockridge neighborhood where a fire gutted a popular bookstore. the fire ripped through east bay booksellers on college avenue around 5:30 this morning. officials are calling it a total loss. no one was hurt, but five nearby residents are now deplayed. and other businesses are still without power. they're not sure what caused this fire. the owner plans to rebuild. >>> onto contra costa where hundreds of elementary school students are getting ready to start the upcoming school year at a different campus after it was abruptly shut down last week. it all stems from a lawsuit aimed at the west contra costa unified school district where they adangerous conditions at two schools in richmond. a middle school in san pablo. one campus in particular would get so bad that the district decided to shut it down. john ramos heard from parents and alumni demanding to know why their complaints were never addressed sooner. >> reporter: the schools will reopen in a couple of weeks, but it's not going to be business as usual in richmond. a whole bunch of people got f
. >>> a tough loss in the rockridge neighborhood where a fire gutted a popular bookstore. the fire ripped through east bay booksellers on college avenue around 5:30 this morning. officials are calling it a total loss. no one was hurt, but five nearby residents are now deplayed. and other businesses are still without power. they're not sure what caused this fire. the owner plans to rebuild. >>> onto contra costa where hundreds of elementary school students are getting ready to...
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a beloved bookstore in oakland's rockridge neighborhood is gone. flames ripping through east bay booksellers on college avenue. fortunately, no one was hurt, but five nearby residents are now displaced. the building's owner says he plans to rebuild. an urgent recall of deli meats is now expanding. what to look for in your fridge and what chatgpt is getting chattier open ai rolling out a new way to search. we're talking about >ott-1>it's wired wednesday. and today's topic list includes apple's push for generative ai is finally turning to limited public testing there's also new rumors about apple's possibly the slimmest phone to date, and openai announcing it's coming out with a search engine of its own. joining us to break it all down is lisa eadicicco, senior editor at cnet. welcome, lisa. lots to get to this morning. in fact, let's take a few bites into apple. first, apple intelligence is available, but only in developer beta for right now, the company says it's expected to drop for a subset of iphones this fall but for now, what can we expect out
a beloved bookstore in oakland's rockridge neighborhood is gone. flames ripping through east bay booksellers on college avenue. fortunately, no one was hurt, but five nearby residents are now displaced. the building's owner says he plans to rebuild. an urgent recall of deli meats is now expanding. what to look for in your fridge and what chatgpt is getting chattier open ai rolling out a new way to search. we're talking about >ott-1>it's wired wednesday. and today's topic list includes...
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trains are turning, turning back at ashby, rockridge, west oakland and coliseum stations, and we do have the way to the scene. we'll update you as we learn more. we want to thank you for joining us. i'm zach fuentes. we're also tracking multiple wildfires across northern california, from the cleanup to the conditions to the very active fire fight. so let's start with that new fire that just sparked in gilroy. this is a time lapse of the fire burning near laurel drive in uvas park drive. it's right by a levee near christmas hill park, which is where the garlic festival used to happen. we're hearing it's burned 2 to 3 acres so far, so we will update you as we find out more. and now to the park. fire in butte and tehama counties, becoming california's seventh largest fire on record in just a
trains are turning, turning back at ashby, rockridge, west oakland and coliseum stations, and we do have the way to the scene. we'll update you as we learn more. we want to thank you for joining us. i'm zach fuentes. we're also tracking multiple wildfires across northern california, from the cleanup to the conditions to the very active fire fight. so let's start with that new fire that just sparked in gilroy. this is a time lapse of the fire burning near laurel drive in uvas park drive. it's...
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the loss of a neighborhood staple, a fire destroyed east bay booksellers this morning in oakland's rockridge neighborhood. the businesses, the business on college avenue has been selling books for more than 30 years and often hosted talks with local authors. this morning's fire burned through the entire store and damaged a neighboring business. investigators are working to figure out how the fire started. the bookstore owner says he is devastated. >> it's still in a state of shock. very much sort of just overwhelmed by the scene, just looking at it. i've i'm slowly feeling like i'm stepping into the actual moment. whereas for the past couple of hours, it's felt like watching a movie. >> people can now support the store by placing online orders or buying gift cards. there is also a go fund me. the bay area independent bookstore community is also pledging its help. san francisco's city lights and green apple books are posting messages of support on social media. >> also in the east bay, the city of berkeley failed to inspect nearly half of its restaurants and food facilities last year. if you
the loss of a neighborhood staple, a fire destroyed east bay booksellers this morning in oakland's rockridge neighborhood. the businesses, the business on college avenue has been selling books for more than 30 years and often hosted talks with local authors. this morning's fire burned through the entire store and damaged a neighboring business. investigators are working to figure out how the fire started. the bookstore owner says he is devastated. >> it's still in a state of shock. very...
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it started around 5.30, at the east bay booksellers oakland's rockridge neighborhood. firefighters arrived to find flames are reaching out of the second story spreading to the adjacent apartment building. crews say one firefighter suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. 5 residents were displaced. the bookstore owner says he's completely devastated by the loss of his life's work inside. >> small businesses. give the neighborhood character and there are so many small businesses going out of business in oakland. devastating. >> fire officials say they do not suspect arson, but investigators are digging into the debris to try and discover the cause. >> the man involved in a 2022 murder for hire plot that left a nice pay dent is dead has been sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison. 35 year-old basin pleaded no contest to a second-degree murder charge. and the death of doctor lily's you, jews boyfriend, the time nelson chia orchestrated the plot. she was arrested but took his own life to avoid facing justice district attorney pamela price as basin was
it started around 5.30, at the east bay booksellers oakland's rockridge neighborhood. firefighters arrived to find flames are reaching out of the second story spreading to the adjacent apartment building. crews say one firefighter suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. 5 residents were displaced. the bookstore owner says he's completely devastated by the loss of his life's work inside. >> small businesses. give the neighborhood character and there are so many small...
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flames tore through a popular locally owned bookstore in oakland's rockridge neighborhood early this morning. take a look at this video shared by the oakland fire department. you can see shelves of books just engulfed in flames. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez has more on how east bay booksellers is dealing with all of this damage. >> it's still in a state of shock, very much sort of just overwhelmed by the scene, just looking at it. i've i'm slowly feeling like i'm stepping into the actual moment. whereas for the past couple of hours, it's felt like watching a movie. >> a beloved oakland bookstore, east bay booksellers, is gone after an early morning fire ripped through the store. oakland's fire chief says the fire started at the college avenue store at about 530 tuesday morning, quickly growing to three alarms. it took at least 60 firefighters to battle the blaze, but the store is a total loss. it's sad. it's really sad, louise rothman reimer is with schultz collins investment counsel. they have an office above the bookstore with an art collection that was lost. >> we were
flames tore through a popular locally owned bookstore in oakland's rockridge neighborhood early this morning. take a look at this video shared by the oakland fire department. you can see shelves of books just engulfed in flames. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez has more on how east bay booksellers is dealing with all of this damage. >> it's still in a state of shock, very much sort of just overwhelmed by the scene, just looking at it. i've i'm slowly feeling like i'm stepping into...
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morning, as a three alarm fire quickly consumed a building on college avenue, destroying a popular rockridge bookstore. you could see the flames from three and four blocks away. customers say east bay booksellers was a hub for the community, known for its unique book collection and warm atmosphere. they're crushed. i am so saddened. this was the heart of the community, a wonderful, independent bookstore. they had just started to have readings again with authors. it was busy from the moment it opened until the evening. there's a lot of work. a lot of craftsmen put work into this building. john wilson and his uncle owned the building. they say the structure itself was like a piece of artwork. not only did it house the bookstore, but an art collection, an investment firm and therapy offices, we managed to keep all the brickwork and the trusses and the old wood and everything. one of the things that really saddens me is seeing all the bits of books which i know are completely gone. fire investigators are still trying to figure out the cause, but they say it doesn't appear to be suspicious in oak
morning, as a three alarm fire quickly consumed a building on college avenue, destroying a popular rockridge bookstore. you could see the flames from three and four blocks away. customers say east bay booksellers was a hub for the community, known for its unique book collection and warm atmosphere. they're crushed. i am so saddened. this was the heart of the community, a wonderful, independent bookstore. they had just started to have readings again with authors. it was busy from the moment it...
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its unique collection of books and as a gathering place for people and authors who live and visit the rockridgeghborhoo. customers are devastated, and the building's owners say they put a lot of work and love into the structure. and it's just hard because, you know, those years of your life that you put into it and see it go up in an hour, burnt to the ground. it just shows you the impermanence of everything. people all throughout north oakland and south berkeley would come here to buy their books, order books. they have wonderful people working here and it really is a big loss for the community. yeah it is. investigators say it appears the fire started upstairs, where an investment consulting firm and therapy offices were located. no word on a cause. it is. it is disheartening to see that. wow, wow. okay, let's switch gears and talk about our weather. it's not too hot, not too cold. it's right in the middle. it's perfect. it is. i know that's a gold medal. thank thank you. we did what we can back there in the weather center. and look temperatures are going to warm up a little bit here for tomo
its unique collection of books and as a gathering place for people and authors who live and visit the rockridgeghborhoo. customers are devastated, and the building's owners say they put a lot of work and love into the structure. and it's just hard because, you know, those years of your life that you put into it and see it go up in an hour, burnt to the ground. it just shows you the impermanence of everything. people all throughout north oakland and south berkeley would come here to buy their...
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the loss of a neighborhood staple, a fire destroyed east bay booksellers this morning in oakland's rockridgeighborhood. the businesses, the business on college avenue has been selling books for more than 30 years and often hosted talks with local authors. this morning's fire burned through the entire store and damaged a neighboring business. investigators are working to figure out how the fire started. the bookstore owner says he is devastated. >> it's still in a state of shock. very much sort of just overwhelmed by the scene, just looking at it. i've i'm slowly feeling like i'm stepping into the actual moment. whereas for the past couple of hours, it's felt like watching a movie. >> people can now support the store by placing online orders or buying gift cards. there is also a go fund me. the bay area independent bookstore community is also pledging its help. san francisco's city lights and green apple books are posting messages of support on social media. >> also in the east bay, the city of berkeley failed to inspect nearly half of its restaurants and food facilities last year. if you wen
the loss of a neighborhood staple, a fire destroyed east bay booksellers this morning in oakland's rockridgeighborhood. the businesses, the business on college avenue has been selling books for more than 30 years and often hosted talks with local authors. this morning's fire burned through the entire store and damaged a neighboring business. investigators are working to figure out how the fire started. the bookstore owner says he is devastated. >> it's still in a state of shock. very much...
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not only did it sell a unique collection of books, but it was also a very popular spot in the rockridgeifornia are rising again, approaching a record high summer surge. california's positivity rate has reached the second highest rate of any summer surge, behind the summer of 2022. recent data up to last week saw our positivity rate jumped 2% to 13.8%. but because case counts and hospitalizations are no longer being tracked by the state, it is harder to compare the current surge with the past. covid is currently being blamed for less than 2% of deaths in the state. lake tahoe's famous clarity experienced some historic swings last year, according to a new report out of uc berkeley. the water visibility reached its 10th clearest point on record during the early winter months, but visibility then decreased in the summer to the fifth murkiest condition seen in 56 years. so what's the deal here? researchers say that this follows a years long trend of clearer winters and murkier summers. clarity drops as the snow melt sends silt and sediment into the lake. i did not know that. you do. back. we
not only did it sell a unique collection of books, but it was also a very popular spot in the rockridgeifornia are rising again, approaching a record high summer surge. california's positivity rate has reached the second highest rate of any summer surge, behind the summer of 2022. recent data up to last week saw our positivity rate jumped 2% to 13.8%. but because case counts and hospitalizations are no longer being tracked by the state, it is harder to compare the current surge with the past....
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lawrence, thank fire has ravaged a >> beloved bookstore in oakland's rockridge neighborhood. and now the community is reeling from the loss concourse. theresa reports. >> cherished community fixture gone. yeah. >> kind of in shock. oh, my god. that story. anybody spoke broken hearted. >> can firefighters tell kron 4 news that the fire broke out around 5.30, in the morning. flames reaching out of the second story where some offices were located. crews battled the blaze. one firefighter suffered some minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. the bookstore owner showed up and was completely devastated. his life's work inside the owner of the building says that they will do what they can to try and help rebuild. >> small businesses. give the neighborhood character and there are so many small businesses going out of business in oakland. devastating. >> with such landmark that community for rock ridge as independent books are there so really going miss that. so opened fire. officials say that they do not suspect arson, but investigators are already digging into the debris in ho
lawrence, thank fire has ravaged a >> beloved bookstore in oakland's rockridge neighborhood. and now the community is reeling from the loss concourse. theresa reports. >> cherished community fixture gone. yeah. >> kind of in shock. oh, my god. that story. anybody spoke broken hearted. >> can firefighters tell kron 4 news that the fire broke out around 5.30, in the morning. flames reaching out of the second story where some offices were located. crews battled the blaze....
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. >> it's 10 36 right now and a fire also swept through this book store in oakland in the rockridge neighborhood. >> and the community is really reeling from the last congress. theresa stasi more. >> a cherished community fixture gone. yeah. >> kind of in shock. oh, my god. that its story. anybody spoke broken hearted. >> can firefighters tell kron 4 news that the fire broke out around 5.30, in the morning. flames reaching out of the second story where some offices were located. crews battled the blaze. one firefighter suffered some minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. the bookstore owner showed up and was completely devastated. his life's work inside the owner of the building says that they will do what they can to try and help rebuild. >> small businesses. give the neighborhood character and there are so many small businesses going out of business oakland. devastating. >> with such landmark for the community, for rock ridge as independent books are there so really going miss that. so opened fire. officials say that they do not suspect arson, but investigators are already digging into
. >> it's 10 36 right now and a fire also swept through this book store in oakland in the rockridge neighborhood. >> and the community is really reeling from the last congress. theresa stasi more. >> a cherished community fixture gone. yeah. >> kind of in shock. oh, my god. that its story. anybody spoke broken hearted. >> can firefighters tell kron 4 news that the fire broke out around 5.30, in the morning. flames reaching out of the second story where some offices...
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suspect information so far. 10, 0, 7, is the time and fire crews in oakland put out a fire inside a rockridge neighborhood bookstore earlier this morning. >> broke out about 05:30am. this was that the east bay bookstore on college avenue arriving. crews say they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the 2 story building. in fact, you can see they had used a ladder truck, put it up quite a ways to attack it from above. fire. crews say 5 people in all have been displaced. one person apparently had minor injuries, college avenue between manila and avenues are closed right now as crews are still putting out hot spots. one person has been detained by police following a series of grass fires along 8.80, in oakland. take a look at this video. this fire, these fires, plural, happened between fruitvale avenue and high street. this video from the citizen app shows us the traffic congestion, all the smoke, one person was detained after they responded setting fires with a blowtorch. fortunately, all of those fires were quickly put out. >> time now is 10. 0, 7, com for local election headquarters publi
suspect information so far. 10, 0, 7, is the time and fire crews in oakland put out a fire inside a rockridge neighborhood bookstore earlier this morning. >> broke out about 05:30am. this was that the east bay bookstore on college avenue arriving. crews say they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the 2 story building. in fact, you can see they had used a ladder truck, put it up quite a ways to attack it from above. fire. crews say 5 people in all have been displaced. one person...
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a fire has ravaged a beloved bookstore in oakland's rockridge neighborhood. >> and now the communityeling from that loss force theresa stasi or has the story. >> a cherished community fixture gone. yeah. >> kind of in shock. oh, my god. that its story in just anybody spoke to rope and harness. >> can firefighters tell kron 4 news that the fire broke out around 5.30, in the morning. flames reaching out of the second story where some offices were located. crews battled the blaze. one firefighter suffered some minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. the bookstore owner showed up and was completely devastated. his life's work inside the owner of the building says that they will do what they can to try and help rebuild. >> small businesses. give the neighborhood character and there are so many small businesses going out of business in oakland. devastating. >> with such landmark that community for rock ridge as independent books are there so necessary? homeland? really going miss that. opened fire. officials say that they do not suspect arson, but investigators are already digging in
a fire has ravaged a beloved bookstore in oakland's rockridge neighborhood. >> and now the communityeling from that loss force theresa stasi or has the story. >> a cherished community fixture gone. yeah. >> kind of in shock. oh, my god. that its story in just anybody spoke to rope and harness. >> can firefighters tell kron 4 news that the fire broke out around 5.30, in the morning. flames reaching out of the second story where some offices were located. crews battled the...
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. >> a fire ravaged a beloved bookstore in oakland's rockridge neighborhood. is reeling from that loss. kron four's terisa stasio reports. >> a cherished community fixture gone. yeah. >> kind of in shock. oh, my god. that it. hopes or interest anybody spoke to rope and harness. >> can firefighters tell kron 4 news that the fire broke out around 5.30, in the morning. flames reaching out of the second story where some offices were located. crews battled the blaze. one firefighter suffered some minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. the bookstore owner showed up and was completely devastated. his life's work inside the owner of the building says that they will do what they can to try and help rebuild. >> small businesses. give the neighborhood character and there are so many small businesses going out of business oakland. devastating. >> with such landmark for the community, for rock ridge as independent books are there so really going miss that. opened fire. officials say that they do not suspect arson, but investigators are already digging into the debri
. >> a fire ravaged a beloved bookstore in oakland's rockridge neighborhood. is reeling from that loss. kron four's terisa stasio reports. >> a cherished community fixture gone. yeah. >> kind of in shock. oh, my god. that it. hopes or interest anybody spoke to rope and harness. >> can firefighters tell kron 4 news that the fire broke out around 5.30, in the morning. flames reaching out of the second story where some offices were located. crews battled the blaze. one...
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east bay booksellers was destroyed in a fire yesterday morning in oakland's rockridge neighborhood.elling books for more than 30 years, and often hosted talks with local authors. the shop is a complete loss, and the fire even damaged a neighboring business. investigators are working to figure out how the fire started. the bookstore owner says he's devastated. >> it's still in a state of shock. very much sort of just overwhelmed by the scene, just looking at it. i've i'm slowly feeling like i'm stepping into the actual moment. whereas for the past couple of hours, it's felt like watching a movie. >> people can now support the store by placing online orders or buying gift cards. there's also a gofundme. the bay area independent bookstore community is also pledging its help. san francisco's city lights and green apple books are posting messages of support on social media. >> in the south bay, the vendors behind a popular flea market are pushing for san jose to figure out next steps. we've been following this for years now. the berryessa flea market days are numbered, with the massive h
east bay booksellers was destroyed in a fire yesterday morning in oakland's rockridge neighborhood.elling books for more than 30 years, and often hosted talks with local authors. the shop is a complete loss, and the fire even damaged a neighboring business. investigators are working to figure out how the fire started. the bookstore owner says he's devastated. >> it's still in a state of shock. very much sort of just overwhelmed by the scene, just looking at it. i've i'm slowly feeling...
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fire crews in oakland put out a fire inside a rockridge neighborhood bookstore. this broke out earlier this morning. in fact, about 5.30, or this morning, the east bay bookstore on college avenue caught fire crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the 2 story building. these are some of they have the ladder truck way up there. fire officials say 5 people have been displaced. one person had minor injuries, college avenue between manila and avenues are closed right now as fire crews are finishing up putting out hot spots. on the peninsula. palo alto police now investigating the body that was found in a parking garage. they're treating it as a homicide officers first found that body about noon last thursday at the parking garage on bryant street. the area was closed off police investigated and after performing an autopsy. now we've learned the medical examiner determined that the victim died from blunt force trauma to the head. police have described him as an unhoused man in his 60's. they haven't identified publicly if they have a suspect. we'll ke
fire crews in oakland put out a fire inside a rockridge neighborhood bookstore. this broke out earlier this morning. in fact, about 5.30, or this morning, the east bay bookstore on college avenue caught fire crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the 2 story building. these are some of they have the ladder truck way up there. fire officials say 5 people have been displaced. one person had minor injuries, college avenue between manila and avenues are closed right now as fire...
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the fire was first reported around 530 this morning at east bay booksellers in oakland's rockridge neighborhoodthe store owner tells abc seven news he's just too overwhelmed at the moment to think about the business's future. right now. several other businesses in the building were also destroyed. five people living in an adjacent apartment building were burned out of their homes. it's not yet known what ignited the fire. >> coming up next, a nonprofit director accused of misusing public funds and not paying employees. next, where the money allegedly went, instead of to the businesses that were counting on it. and will the show go on? >> there are only days left for an east bay arts gr and cash in at cache creek casino resort. to rock and to roll. to go all out or go all in with four stars and rising stars. northern california's premier casino resort is the perfect place to do as much... or as little as you want. make your getaway now and cache in at cache creek casino resort. after careful review of medical guidance and research on pain relief, my recommendation is simple: every home should ha
the fire was first reported around 530 this morning at east bay booksellers in oakland's rockridge neighborhoodthe store owner tells abc seven news he's just too overwhelmed at the moment to think about the business's future. right now. several other businesses in the building were also destroyed. five people living in an adjacent apartment building were burned out of their homes. it's not yet known what ignited the fire. >> coming up next, a nonprofit director accused of misusing public...
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east bay booksellers on college avenue, at cales avenue in oakland's rockridge neighborhood.dents of an adjacent apartment building were evacuated and burned out of their homes. unfortunately, the store owner tells abc7 news, he's just too overwhelmed to think about the business's future right now. it's unclear at this time what caused the fire. >> now to a plea from a popular bay area theater group. cal shakes. established in 1974 as berkeley shakespeare festival, is on the edge of insolvency as they get ready to stage their fall production, they have to raise $350,000 by thursday to keep it afloat. abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley visited their open air amphitheater off highway 24 in orinda, a place many call a hidden gem a hidden gem, or even a best kept secret, which for a time was delightful while it was sustainable. >> but it is not a solid business plan to build a future on. >> cal shakes pays a nominal fee to lease this land from east bay mud each year in this idyllic valley near the caldecott tunnel, where they built this amphitheater in 1989. oh god. yeah. to
east bay booksellers on college avenue, at cales avenue in oakland's rockridge neighborhood.dents of an adjacent apartment building were evacuated and burned out of their homes. unfortunately, the store owner tells abc7 news, he's just too overwhelmed to think about the business's future right now. it's unclear at this time what caused the fire. >> now to a plea from a popular bay area theater group. cal shakes. established in 1974 as berkeley shakespeare festival, is on the edge of...
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the east bay booksellers in oakland's rockridge neighborhood was pretty much destroyed.there the flames. they were shooting out the second story and they went to the adjacent building as well. crews say that one firefighter suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. and 5 people were displaced. the bookstore owner says that he is completely devastated by this. >> small businesses. give the neighborhood character and there are so many small businesses going out of business oakland. devastating. >> fire officials do not suspect arson. they're just continuing to go over the debris and look for the cause. >> well, the oakland city council passed a law that will will protect disabled renters when elevators breakdown. the new ordinance requires landlords to maintain elevators in a safe condition and to relocate disabled tenants when access to their apartments is substantially impaired because of a non-working elevator. a resident can also decide if they want to accept this housing from the landlord or find their own housing or seek a reimbursement of $250 a night.
the east bay booksellers in oakland's rockridge neighborhood was pretty much destroyed.there the flames. they were shooting out the second story and they went to the adjacent building as well. crews say that one firefighter suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. and 5 people were displaced. the bookstore owner says that he is completely devastated by this. >> small businesses. give the neighborhood character and there are so many small businesses going out of business...
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it was 05:30pm, in the afternoon that it broke out and oakland's rockridge neighborhood and you can see the flames shooting out of the second story. i think we have that actually. you're just looking here at the damage. one firefighter also suffered minor injuries 5 residents were displaced. >> small businesses. give the neighborhood character and there are so many small businesses going out of business in oakland. devastating. >> investigators are now digging through all the rubble and debris looking for a clue to what caused that they don't at this point. suspect arson. >> vendors are urging the city of san jose to commit to a relocation of the berryessa flea market vendors rallied in front of san jose city hall asking city leaders for this relocation in order to continue their business aureus. they're worried they're going to close everything down in january of january of 2 years from now. they say the market is a positive space in the community, both economically and culturally. >> the the other, the reason why we're gathered here today is because we are reaffirming our support, a f
it was 05:30pm, in the afternoon that it broke out and oakland's rockridge neighborhood and you can see the flames shooting out of the second story. i think we have that actually. you're just looking here at the damage. one firefighter also suffered minor injuries 5 residents were displaced. >> small businesses. give the neighborhood character and there are so many small businesses going out of business in oakland. devastating. >> investigators are now digging through all the rubble...
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darren james, thanks a 31 and fire tears through a bookstore and oakland's rockridge neighborhood prettykron four's theresa taking us there now. >> a cherished community fixture gone. yeah. >> kind of in shock. oh, my god. that it. story. anybody spoke broken hearted. >> can firefighters tell kron 4 news that the fire broke out around 5.30, in the morning. flames reaching out of the second story where some offices were located. crews battled the blaze. one firefighter suffered some minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. the bookstore owner showed up and was completely devastated. his life's work inside the owner of the building says that they will do what they can to try and help rebuild. >> small businesses. give the neighborhood character and there are so many small businesses going out of business oakland. devastating. >> with such landmark for the community, for rock ridge, as independent books are there so really going miss that. opened fire. officials say that they do not suspect arson, but investigators are already digging into the debris and hopes of discovering what cause
darren james, thanks a 31 and fire tears through a bookstore and oakland's rockridge neighborhood prettykron four's theresa taking us there now. >> a cherished community fixture gone. yeah. >> kind of in shock. oh, my god. that it. story. anybody spoke broken hearted. >> can firefighters tell kron 4 news that the fire broke out around 5.30, in the morning. flames reaching out of the second story where some offices were located. crews battled the blaze. one firefighter suffered...
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the first calls came in around 530 this morning along college avenue at east bay booksellers in rockridge. fire chief said they had to quickly call the third alarm, which means they tripled the number of crews responding to the scene. four people were displaced. >> one person, one civilian, was injured, minor injuries treated and released. currently, we are still battling the blaze. we have it just about under control, but we're hitting some of the hot spots. >> we don't yet have a dollar amount on the damage here, but entire bookshelves were on fire and firefighters were spraying water through the front door. so it is significant to say the least. >> all right. this morning we're receiving new numbers now from cal fire on that massive park fire burning north of chico. it's now grown to consume more than 383,000 acres, and that makes it the fifth largest fire in california history. containment now just 14%, 2% higher than this time yesterday, cal fire reports that at least 165 homes have been destroyed, and around 4000 are threatened. crews from across the bay area. they are among the hun
the first calls came in around 530 this morning along college avenue at east bay booksellers in rockridge. fire chief said they had to quickly call the third alarm, which means they tripled the number of crews responding to the scene. four people were displaced. >> one person, one civilian, was injured, minor injuries treated and released. currently, we are still battling the blaze. we have it just about under control, but we're hitting some of the hot spots. >> we don't yet have a...
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and this is surveillance video from kitchen story on college avenue in rockridge. you can see the burglar trying to pry open a door unsuccessfully and then run off. the owner tells abc seven news that door is to an office where money and ipads are kept. now, the burglar didn't get away with anything this time, but outside the restaurant you can see some of the damage. kitchen stories. front door was bashed in. the owner says repairing the glass has cost him thousands of dollars every time this has happened, and now he's questioning why oakland police do not patrol this area. >> you know, i really, you know, sick of it because you know, when they call the police, no one come help me. don't we don't even. you know, i'm going to make a report with the police. i don't have no chance to do that. they just say, like, you know, i can do online. what point? >> we reached out to oakland police for response, but have not heard back yet. you have an opportunity to look up crime where you live. we have data showing trends for oakland, san francisco and san jose. the abc seven
and this is surveillance video from kitchen story on college avenue in rockridge. you can see the burglar trying to pry open a door unsuccessfully and then run off. the owner tells abc seven news that door is to an office where money and ipads are kept. now, the burglar didn't get away with anything this time, but outside the restaurant you can see some of the damage. kitchen stories. front door was bashed in. the owner says repairing the glass has cost him thousands of dollars every time this...
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trains are not stopping at the rockridge, macarthur and 19th street stations both today and tomorrow.s setting up bus bridges to provide transportation for the passengers affected by the closure. the transit agency is alerting passengers that there will be similar closures at these bart stations in oakland once a month between now and november. after months of community pushback, the regional medical center in san jose will not be shutting down as originally planned, but as ktvu. >> mark sayer reports the hospital will be downgraded in terms of capabilities, and some doctors and patient advocates still aren't pleased. >> regional medical center is one of three trauma centers in santa clara county currently operating with what is called a level two capability. in march, the hospital announced it would be completely closing the trauma center come august. but on friday, it said the trauma center will in fact remain open but at a downgraded level three capacity. >> i don't think this community needs are met by level three. this is a big downgrade, big downgrade. you know, this should not
trains are not stopping at the rockridge, macarthur and 19th street stations both today and tomorrow.s setting up bus bridges to provide transportation for the passengers affected by the closure. the transit agency is alerting passengers that there will be similar closures at these bart stations in oakland once a month between now and november. after months of community pushback, the regional medical center in san jose will not be shutting down as originally planned, but as ktvu. >> mark...
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fire is roughly at the corner of college and manila in the rockridge area. you the traffic though is a little bit slow as you pass that area. as you can see it from the freeway. 601. let's go back to the desk. all right. >> thank you sal. topping our news at six. an important step for the oakland coliseum. the city of oakland announced it has finalized a deal to sell its share. >> ktvu sally rasmus is here to explain what could be next for that site. good morning. alan. >> good morning, dave and pam, the developers who've agreed to buy the city of oakland's share of the oakland coliseum say they'd like to eventually develop it into a new sports and entertainment complex, maybe add a new small convention center there, add housing there as well with the requirement that at least 25% of any new housing there be designated as affordable housing, the city of oakland is selling its share of the coliseum for $105 million to the african american sports and entertainment group. that's a group of oakland based investors. now, under the terms of the deal with the city
fire is roughly at the corner of college and manila in the rockridge area. you the traffic though is a little bit slow as you pass that area. as you can see it from the freeway. 601. let's go back to the desk. all right. >> thank you sal. topping our news at six. an important step for the oakland coliseum. the city of oakland announced it has finalized a deal to sell its share. >> ktvu sally rasmus is here to explain what could be next for that site. good morning. alan. >>...