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this is cbs news bay area with reed cowan. >> a bay area mayor up for a big pay raise. when she is saying it is too much. water rates could be going up for you in one east bay city. how much more you, businesses, other people who turn on the tap will be paying. slack >> tech workers trying to get back in the job workers. many of you so you need to pipit to land your next position. thank you for joining us. let's start here this afternoon. oakland city council is set to vote on a pay raise

for new mayor sheng thao, as much as $75,000 per year. the mayor currently makes about $202,000, which is below the bottom of that potential saddlery range . the council's finance committee endorsed a pay bump that would bring her to the maximum allowed salary, just under $278,000. however, this morning, mayor sheng thao scored points with a lot of you and said she will reject the raise in favor of the lowest salary allowed by the charter. she cited the city's budget problem saying, as a leader, i know this is in the best interest of the city's fiscal health. she also said it is the right thing to do. the oakland naacp, we know has been critical of sheng thao but today, they commend her decision to reject the raise. we spoke to a councilmember who was the only member of the vote against the increase last week. in fact, she told us at that time, she is not against the rays but did not agree with that amount, given the fact that the city is facing historic deficits. >> given this stressful fiscal

climate we are in right now in the $360 million budget deficit we are facing, and, the numerous cuts that we just made in the most recent budget process, i don't believe this is the right environment to be increasing that salary on the highest range. >> keep in mind that sheng thao is in the two. here is a snapshot of other mayor salaries. numbers from last year show that san francisco mayor london breed was the highest-paid mayor in the state , making $444,000. that is when you factor in other benefits so that is not the actual take-home pay. san jose's mayor matt mahan made about $247,000. today, the pleasanton city council is set to vote on a plan that would raise water rates not once but three times over the next three years. if approved, your rates would go up by 30% starting november 1. they are not in yet. by january 2025, we understand your rates

will go up again, this time by another 20%. a year later in 2026, one more raise to brace for of 12%. there is a cost to all of this. pleasanton coffee shop owner told our jose martinez those costs could be passed on to you, the customer. >> i am here in pleasanton where this could start costing more money of a proposed water rate increase gets approved. >> welcome in peerk >> reporter: it is a shared concern in pleasanton these days, especially for small business owners and employees. >> it is definitely saddening. i understand the reality that that could happen but it is difficult to process because we are a coffee shop and we literally run on water. >> reporter: she is the general manager right in the center of downtown pleasanton. it is one of the businesses that could

see the impact of a proposed fee increase in water rates for all customers. >> with the price increasing, there is the reality that the price for our coffee will have to increase. definitely challenging because we don't want that to happen for our customers. >> reporter: the reality says it is needed to address a variety of water supply and quality concerns. in a statement, pleasanton city manager said recognizing that water supply and quality are of primary importance to the community, the city is proposing bold action to ensure the continued delivery of safe, reliable drinking water by immediately funding critical water system improvements. but, the problem is the price. the average single-family residential customer would see an increase of about $33 every other month during the first year. for businesses, this could be a game changer. >> we don't wanted to impact the amount of customers coming in. we will do our best to keep prices down but with that reality, it does impact our

shop flow. >> reporter: the decision will be made by city council this tuesday. if approved, a rate setting process will include that begins public notices and a public hearing on september 19 for community members to understand the new rates, projects that will be funded. >> i don't wanted to happen. i pray to god it doesn't happen because we are a small business and things like that do really impact small businesses. >> reporter: she will try to be at this meeting because she plans to keep fighting for her business to stay open. >> let's drill down for those of you who live in that area. pleasanton says they not have increased their water rates since 2011 and they have only had to make adjustments for inflation but things are changing. other parts of the bay area have seen a hike in water rates. at the start of this month, our friends in the east bay, their rates went up 8.5%. looking at san jose

municipal water system, you felt the pinch and raised rates by 14%. those of you up in marin county over the golden gate bridge, we know that you are feeling the increase at 23%. let's talk about transportation. b.a.r.t. is facing that fiscal cliff. there is a proposal to ray december is told's to accommodate for that. smart train is going to cut their fee. this cut applies to the 31 day passes. the new prices are $117 for adults and dear dollars for youth, seniors, and people with disabilities. that is down 15%. that agency says ridership is a 90% pre-pandemic levels but they have seen a steep drop in demand for those monthly passes so maybe this will incentivize. tech layoffs have really hurt. we know they have hit your economy, your bottom line, our wallets hard. there are some new signs that show the job cuts might be slowing down a little bit . the mercury news

is reporting today that tech companies filed warnings for more than 5000 bay area job cuts in the second quarter between april and june. that sounds bad but when you compare it, that is down nearly 50% from first quarter layoffs. maybe we are headed in the right direction. meta was one of the company's restructuring, cutting more than 1000 bay area jobs in may with additional layoffs in the following months. we sent our max out to talk to one of those laid off employees and while you may have to pivot a little bit, there are bay area jobs to be had. >> reporter: while he is still fine-tuning his new routine, hector garcia is happy with his new employment situation working at the data architect abbott at their alameda campus. he's new at the company for the first time in a long time. garcia was among those who were laid off from meta after being with the company for 10 years.

>> needless to say, it was a shocking experience but, it gives me the opportunity to reassess what you are looking for. >> reporter: after a three month job search, garcia ended up at abbott, a company specializing in health technology. >> i am doing something a little bit different than what i used two over there. >> reporter: throughout his job search, he found that as major companies like meta and more cut thousands of jobs, other companies, some smaller and some in different sectors, were eager to bring in new talent. abbott has hired more than 200 tech specific employees in the past six months and a company spokesperson says they plan to hire hundreds more in the coming years. >> i ended up having interviews back-to-back on some days. i know that the big tech companies are the ones people have in mind most but there are plenty of jobs here. >> there are jobs but there are different jobs. >> reporter: barbara rosen is with a global organization

consulting firm. >> the clients i have been found that have been caught up in the downsizing, most of them have found new jobs. >> reporter: there are lots of smaller to midsize firms that are actively looking to hire people coming from big tech companies. >> they are growing. they are not downsizing. they have really, very aggressive goals. they are picking up some people that they might not have considered. >> reporter: however, some have it tougher than others. >> there are roles that are more difficult. some of the support types of roles. it is difficult. >> reporter: garcia feels for everyone else who have the rug pulled out from under them by shared this. >> don't be scared. it will get better. i know it might be a hard time for you but it is a good opportunity for you to not let the current take you. >> reporter: a year ago, he would not have guessed he would be here at a new job at a

company with a very different focus but even on the road here was a bit bumpy, he is happy with the destination. >> i ended up being a place i love to be working at. >> reporter: a good mindset as he does his part to further technology that will improve people's lives. >> you heard that expert. they did note that many of the clients that they work with, who were laid off from the major tech companies are running into another issue. a lot of the jobs that are available don't necessarily pay well. it is one of the most high-profile killings in hip-hop. news out of las vegas. police revealing a new development in a home search in the case of the death of tupac shakur. a past threatening northern california trees more than a century old. why getting rid of the bugs remains in a simple job. have you looked at the sky yet today? it is pretty hazy out there. there is a new fire that is throwing smoke our way and we will take a look at

air-quality readings across the bay and we will talk about the roller coaster ride in temperatures that we are going through. the

who could forget this case? rapper tupac shakur killed in a drive-by shooting almost 20 years ago. today, las vegas police searched ailment might be connected to the case. we know in the search, nobody has been arrested and police have

not told us what they were looking for. all we know is at this point, the home is in nearby henderson, nevada . so, it is basically las vegas, just over the line in henderson. nevada does not have a statute of limitations on homicide cases. tupac was inducted into the rock 'n roll hall of fame in 2017 and spent parts of his childhood in marin city and in oakland. you might be seeing more smelling smoke out there and parts of southern sonoma and marin counties today. via fighters aren't working hard, conducting a prescribed burn on 100 acres of grass near sonoma raceway. now to our special claimant coverage project. as the earth continues to dry out and heat up, there is a beetle from the mediterranean that has made its way to sonoma county and it is starting to kill our beautiful oak trees in santa rosa. john ramose looks at what is being done to stop these beetles. >> reporter: and sonoma county, the oak trees are like the

great grandfathers of the plant world. many of them have been around for generations. the question is, will they be around for the next generation to see? >> it is many, many people's favorite tree . they are majestic. they live for very long. >> reporter: the oak trees that line the highway and sonoma county give the area a timeless feel. in sac fresco's backyard, the pile of wood under this plastic tarp is all that is left of a 175-year-old oak tree. >> one of our neighbor's trees came down in the storm. my kids and i went down and sanded the trunk so we could count the rings and we got 360 years. think about what was happening then. >> reporter: what killed this tree was no storm. it was an invasive beetle called the mediterranean open border. the bug, which is prevalent in france, was first discovered in california about six years ago in the calistoga area. >> they must have been brought to california or this area by

some type of contaminated plant material. >> there is a suspicion that the borers may have hitched some right on important oak wood used for making wine barrels but merlin schlumberger, the master arborist that identified the borers in fresco's trees is preventing further spread of the past poses a difficult dilemma for tree cutters. >> typically the tree service would remove it and take away the woodchips and that is what tree services do but, with this, once we move the wood, we might be infecting a new site and we are starting to see that new sites are popping up with new dead trees here and there. >> reporter: the cut up tree sits under its plastic cover. the hope is, after a few months on the suns heat will kill the trapped tests that is still an experiment in fresco has set up a trap nearby to monitor whether any will escape. meanwhile, schlumberger wonders what this might mean for the area's iconic oak trees. >> if they keep spreading, which it probably will, it is

not good news. i don't think it is the kind of thing that will make them extinct but for those of us who care about valley oaks, it is the most alarming thing i have encountered. trip the idea of soul arising every dead tree with plastic seems unfeasible so schlumberger is sounding an alarm now. he thinks the county should identify a site away from uninfected oaks to create a quarantine zone to give tree cutters a place to dispose of infested wood. now we go from that to taking a look at our forecast with first alert meteorologist darren peck. those bugs from france may be thinking twice in some parts of the bay area. >> in addition to that, there is smoke in the air to talk about. whether it is the bugs or the smoke or the haze, there is about a 100 acre grass fire prescribed burn that is part of this but there is also smoke coming our way from a fire in canada now. walnut creek, you

are down there. we barely see you through the haze. this is right up the hill on mt. diablo. it is 81 degrees there but it is the air-quality which is in the moderate category that could be worse. that is as bad as it gets bay area wide. nobody is even and unhealthy for sensitive groups. it does not look pretty but the air-quality by most measures is okay. san jose, we will show a little clearer here. 79 degrees here in san jose. your air-quality is coming in the same category. it is moderate there as well. there are many places that are actually green. you can see the smoke, the higher concentrations in the yellow and orange. that is the flat fire up in oregon. should stay fairly elevated. lets you san jose has an example. we have a little warm-up. if you

take a look at what happens today and tomorrow, there is a nice cool down. the numbers over here, 81 his average. all you've got to do is come right into this line and there is your warm-up. by the time we get into friday, we are just 2 degrees shy of 90. we are not breaking records but it will be noticeably warmer and that is the day that stands out in the 7-day forecast for all the microclimates. a little perspective will be handy. what is average, anyway. 81. livermore, 88. you were 104 over the weekend. that the spread there. is stacked us from our warmest microclimates to some more agreeably cool -- oakland, 71 will be the average. let's take a look at daytime highs. this gets us through tomorrow. watch what happens when we go from wednesday to friday. watch those in the and eastern

valleys. that is where we go deeper. this is the peak for everybody. let's walk it through in the 7-day forecast. san francisco and oakland , you will be near 80 on friday. you cool back down again by next week. let's do northbay valleys and south bay valleys. we go to near 90 in the san jose on friday. near 96 on friday but you cool down by next week. when we see the warmest microclimates, it will be 1 degree shy of 100 on friday but there is another day of the 80s by next week. >> you are too hot in marin, you can drive over to the coast. thank you. still ahead, bringing back what some of us may have lost due to the pandemic. >> have great connections remotely with coworkers but there is something different about talking to people. >> cultivating connections. a start up is doing just

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do you like working from home? a lot of people say it has obvious perks. you can save money and time. the problem is, a lot of people tell us it is easy to feel disconnected. now, we will tell you about one san francisco startup that aims to solve that problem with something that is in between the office in the living room.

>> a marketer for a tech company in the san francisco knows firsthand the perks of working from home. for one thing, you can't beat the commute. >> it is straight from bed to desk, maybe across the kitchen to eat on the way. >> reporter: even though she loves the flexibility, as a newcomer to the city, one thing she did not anticipate was the loneliness. >> i had great connections with coworkers but there is something different about talking to people. >> reporter: she tried a few neighborhood coffee shops but that turned out to be less than ideal. >> when i am in starbucks, i end up getting coffee and scones to feel like i can stay in the space. >> reporter: that is when she stumbled on a new startup, part co-working space, part friendship club. here, she can type away without any guilt well making connections with other young professionals. >> i come here and i know i will get work done. when i

close my laptop, i can see people that i love hanging out with's. >> reporter: it is one of several community building venues that have popped up around the city in response to remote working called third spaces. they are essentially physical locations other than work and home with little or no admission fees. >> what can i get you to drink? >> reporter: the owner used to oversee the expansion in the market. he says the idea was to create a place where people can work during the day and meet like-minded individuals. >> we are trying to get people out of their pajamas, getting them back into spaces that will make them not only productive but feel more connected to themselves. >> reporter: for catherine, it was the best of all worlds. not only is she meeting new people for work, she has gotten

better. >> it is like when you take a trip, you come back and feel refreshed. >> reporter: creating a third space as a first line of defense against loneliness. >> that is what we do in the

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