>> now the problem morning news, 2 people sent to the hospital after this crash in san jose. why neighbors are worried next crash could be much worse. >> it seems to want to blame everything on dpi. plus, some bay area congressman blaming president trump for the recent string of plane crashes. >> what eric swalwell said during the town hall. and

alameda county has a new district attorney ursula jones dickson shares priorities. we're taking oath of office. well, good wednesday morning that he with his bright and early for the kron. morning news here on february 19th. i'm reyna harvey. >> we're going take a little switch in the gears here. i know we were dry all yesterday. it won't be the case for today. good morning to yeah. it's over. only chance of rainfall in this forecast is today. and at that, it is definitely on the lighter side of things. so nothing to change much of your plans, but definitely throw on at least that nice layer to keep you cozy. we are seeing outside at coit tower bright things that they're on the tower itself, but dark in general, not necessarily a wet morning, but it is a morning that is bringing rainfall already up the north coast. you can see the bay area does have a few sprinkles. mostly

north of the golden gate. rainfall is really concentrated. mendocino county northward and actually pretty heavy. once you get up to areas north of ukiah talking eureka up towards the oregon border. so what does that leave us here in the bay area with will just a couple of sprinkles and most likely a bit later on this morning, mostly towards 10, 11, early in the noon hour could see a few light rain drops, maybe even passing south of the golden gate for the most part, though, this is having very minimal impact on your forecast for the day. just a little cooler cloudy year and a sprinkle or 2 temperatures in the 40's to low 50's currently sonoma at 48 degrees. oakland and berkeley. each at 49 for your current temperatures as we roll into the middle of the morning. that's what i'm expecting. that opportunity of sprinkles to increase the most temperatures will eventually reach the 60's. just a touch cooler than yesterday was. >> minutes across the bay

bridge. traffic already on the rise likely to be a pretty busy one middle of the week. a lot of people making that commute. 8 minutes is a good drive time, though, pretty close to the limit. 12 minutes across the san mateo bridge. and as you can see, there's a lot of us early risers out there, but you're still rolling 7 minutes at the richmond center fell and the golden gate aside from a couple of light sprinkles, things have been really smooth out there rain. all right, john, thank you for that. a top stories. the people are recovering from a major crash in san jose is actually shut down parts of the almaden expressway just north of brandon lane for hours. neighbors telling kron four's that moment they're worried next crash could be a lot worse. >> it was a multi vehicle car accident that shut down out of the expressway in both directions here on tuesday. the accident has many neighbors concerned that the next time that this happens, it will be deadly. home surveillance camera footage capturing the moment of impact. it shows a car heading southbound on alvin

expressway, kicking up dirt from the center median before slamming into the car headed northbound. the crash happened just after one 30 in the afternoon and police arrived within just a couple minutes. so we knew that something really significant had happened and one person suffered minor injuries and the other is in serious condition as of tuesday night, michele ferrari came to see the damage for herself. very sound. >> you know, we further down in the albany area this you can get some bad driving up in this area for certain. she says she's not surprised by the crash. people that people don't respect the speed limit. >> and they. stepped in and out of lanes this particular section about. but the expressway is part of a high priority corridor, according to the city of san jose's vision, 0 plan aimed at reducing the number of traffic fatalities in san jose in 2024. san jose had 49 traffic deaths 2023. >> there were 47. the truth is we're not treating this as a crisis. >> we're treating this is a

fact flocks and we need to look forward to seeing how we can deal with that with the resources that we have not seagulls streets advocate and says large expressways like alamuddin are treated like highways. wasn't designed saying when we design our highways and as a result, it has a lot of the speeds of highways with the safety measures, not a city planner. i don't know what they would need to do that. it would be nice if they found a way to do that. the road reopened around 6 in the evening. >> and for neighbors like ferrari, they hope something is done soon to slow the historic rate of traffic accidents in san jose. i don't know what they would need to do. maybe more frequent stop lights along the way particular section about. but an expressway is actually one that the city of san jose says needs improving. according to the 2025 draft plan from the city of san jose's vision. 0 goals. >> this section about expressway, specifically the fox where the intersection is slated to receive grant money from the county and the city to improve street lights

reporting here in san jose jacmel. but kron 4 news. well, a south a deputy is in critical condition after a crash. >> santa clara county sheriff's office saying deputy daniel our lows was on his way to work friday when it happened. the peace officer research association of california. they set up fundraiser online to help the deputy and his family. according to that page, our of all those has been with the santa clara county sheriff's office since 2020. he's now recovering from multiple surgeries. the sheriff's office says they're still investigating that crash. well, congressman eric swalwell is back in the east bay and he's meeting with his constituents for the first time since president donald trump took office. swalwell is openly blamed and criticize the president for his response to the recent major plane crashes. course, sarah stinson talk to the representative. >> nearly one month into president donald trump's second term. congressman eric swalwell encouraging his constituents to stand strong

at a town hall in union city tuesday night. our job in government is to protect people. and right now they don't feel safe. they see cuts to the faa and plane crash the latest plane crash happening monday when a delta flight from minneapolis crash landed at the toronto pearson airport flipping upside down on the runway. all 80 people survived. but 21 passengers were hospitalized. 48 hours prior to people died in a small plane crash in georgia. >> and last month, the deadliest u.s. air disaster in 15 years happened in dc when an army helicopter collided midair with an alaska airlines flight sending both into the potomac river killing 67 people. president trump has publicly faulted federal diversity and inclusion efforts specifically with air traffic controllers. however, swalwell places the blame on trump writing on x, quote, no president has had more plane crashes in their first month

in office. then donald trump, president trump. >> needs to tell us that he's going to take responsibility. is the chief executive of this country to make us safer and the skies because he seems to want to blame everything on dei. the plane to crash over the potomac on dei. but to me, if donald trump says something was caused by dei, means didn't even investigate because he just uses it. now as an alibi, it's not just the faa seeing >> elon musk's department of government efficiency or doge has laid off thousands of employees from several agencies. 14 democratic states challenge musk's authority on this as well as his access. >> to government data, but a federal judge refused to block musk on tuesday, but they're not in favor any transparency. so right now people want to know >> what the is. elon musk, you know, doing with our data? you do we still have privacy role? tells me one of the main issues is office works on is

rmmigration. he says many people in his district are living in fear over ice raids and deportation. >> he says he works on 1000 immigration cases per year and town halls like this one in union city. keep his fight alive in dc i'm sara stinson reporting back to you. >> well, happening this morning, superior court of alameda county workers are set to go on a county wide strike according to the seiu 10. 21 workers union, they decided to strike after a monthslong bargaining and they are expired. contracts towards the end last year. court workers are set to hit the picket lines at 06:30am. court clerks across criminal civil and juvenile justice divisions. we'll be striking. the union. they say there is an under staffing issue and workers, our press to reform task. they already been trained to do the strike could haul delays and hearings throughout alameda county's justice system. we're going to follow the fallout bringing to you on air and online. strike coming just one

day after alameda county's da or slowdowns dixon was sworn in. she took the oath of office on tuesday. dixon is replacing pamela price voters recall back in november. >> it was a fun. that you both? >> genell's dixon says her top priorities include removing prices, charging directives, which made it more difficult at those enhancement. the charges also started review of the attorneys in the da's office to see who is up to the task and who needs to be trained. i think our biggest call is going to be to try to make sure that victims in the community realize that it is our job. this is a victim centered process. it's our job to make sure they are hurt. >> and as much as possible, they get the things that they need out of this process. if you have to come to the da's office is never a good time right? you're not here for fun. but the expectation is that somebody is hearing you, they're listening to you and they're making sure that your needs are being met as best

that we can. >> former alameda county da tom orloff and nancy o'malley along with san francisco da's attended the ceremony along with dixon's family jones dickson says she plans to run for reelection in 2026. and the election after that. in san francisco, you have 43 faith organizations. they are reaffirming their commitment sanctuary all in response to the mass deportation threats. religious leaders are going to get together today for possession and a vigil to mark the 83rd anniversary of the executive order. 90 66 that led to the internment of japanese americans during world war. 2 officials say the event aims to honor history all while calling for action to protect vulnerable communities and prevent future injustices. happening this morning, san francisco's first speed cameras up and a pretty busy intersection. this is at geary boulevard and 7th avenue in the richmond neighborhood. advocates 7 others say streets groups along with loved ones

of crash victims. they're going to get together to celebrate the installation. officials say this camera is one of the first to be installed both san francisco and california following 6 years of effort to pass legislation legalizing speed cameras. that initiative aims to improve safety and reduce traffic related fatalities. still ahead, the call the morning news. moss landing residents receiving a notice to >> close all the windows and doors because of another fire at a battery facility. we loved him. he was part of our family to his part of so many people's families. us a family in santa rosa mourning the loss. husband who was killed and a plane crash in alaska. one ofwell,

here are 4 things you to know today. >> union city police say the man hit by car monday 90's died. police say the driver involved remain at the scene and they did not appear to be under the influence. police are saying this is still an active investigation. and a transgender berkeley woman who is the alleged leader of a cult like group known as the zizians will remain behind bars. 34 year-old jack la costa. 2 other cult members were ordered to be held without bail on tuesday. the charges include trespassing, obstruction, hindering and possessing a handgun in a vehicle. they are linked to more than a handful of deaths pg e launching a reliability project in south san jose. all aimed reducing safety rela power outages. for nearly 10,000 customers, the company says igog relocate over a mile of power lines underground and technology right along expressway in camden avenue. and a lot of

folks use bart to get to where they need to go during nba all-star weekend and lunar new year parade agency says this weekend crushed the post-pandemic record for the number of riders. more than 139,000 people taking the train to where their locations ward says it beat the previous record by nearly 16,000 riders. >> well, it certainly was a busy weekend. we're thankful to have had some good weather in generally. we're continuing that really nice trend. today is a bit of an interruption with just an opportunity of a few sprinkles. nothing to cancel your plans over, though, looking really nice over san francisco right now. you definitely have a lot more cloud cover overhead. fairly overcast. start to this morning. looking at radar, we do have shower activity to the north of the bay. mostly nothing more than a few sprinkles right now for us. but once you head north of ukiah, that's where it really kicks into gear. and you really can see some heavy rainfall up in the trinity

alps. the southern cascades, the coast oranges in general releasing a coming down here in the bay. you may notice a sprinkle or 2 out there really just some low clouds making contact with some of our hillsides spots like mount tam up to mount saint mostly just seeing some of that cloud cover and a little bit of dampness so far. now let's time everything out for us. there is a very weak frontal boundary brushing right past us this morning. makes its way past the region, mostly towards 9.10, to 11:00am now with. that will be your best chance of maybe one of those sprinkles making its way south around the golden gate around that time. so mostly late morning into just the very start of the afternoon, a few very light showers can be expected overall. as i mentioned, this is nothing to be canceling plans over moves through very quickly. and once we see it, we're done with it pretty much future cast of rainfall is showing you same as yesterday, staying below a 10th of an inch for most of us. there is a better opportunity of rainfall. just

on the other side of your 7 day forecast. that could be adding up a little bit further. but as of right now, this is generally a very dry trend of weather after the slow clears through a high pressure, ridge builds in. and that is going to keep us dry for quite a long time. keep us increasingly warm, too. that'll make today one of your cooler days of the forecast 50's for your highs in the city as well as at the coastline. still holding on to a few low 60's in areas like the south bay mountain view at 60 degrees today. san jose at 62 degrees east bay temperatures also a range of upper 50's in the tri valley to low 60's in spots like hayward and san leandro. well, that creek, you'll and right at 60 degrees, napa and sonoma, both at 61. so the rest of our forecast take a look at this from a few sprinkles today. mostly 50's to low 60's to already back in the upper 60's tomorrow. by the weekend we've got 70's with mostly sunny skies, beautiful and clear forecast ahead. roadways this morning

doing okay. 8 minutes across the bay bridge. do expect a little bit of slowing by the time you get into the city. traffic is already picking up a little bit for some areas. a busy wednesday morning commute likely for a lot of us. the richmond center fell bridge still pretty empty for you in the north bay. we had a sprinkle or 2 on the golden gate, but the roadways not even way yet rain. all right, john, thank you for that. chevron says they are seriously evaluating the future right here in the state of california. >> this comes years after governor gavin newsom and the oil industry butting heads. capitol correspondent eytan wallace explains what could be next. >> we love california. we've been there a long time. we do want to stay. we want to be we want to continue do or doing, but it is getting much more difficult. chevron executive, any walls not mincing words about chevron's future in california, walz who serves as chevron's president of downstream midstream and chemicals notes last summer. the oil giant announced it is gradually moving its headquarters from san ramon in

the bay area to houston, texas. all of it coming amid a tense relationship between the oil industry and governor gavin newsom. well, companies are ripping you off all of you from press conferences and they continue to get away with it to social media. big oil's ripping you off to the debate stage. these companies are ripping you off and ripping us off. that's been the governor's message over the last several years, accusing the oil industry of price gouging at the pump. an allegation the industry tonight. just last year, newsom called a special session and signed a new law requiring oil companies to keep minimum oil inventories on hand. before that. some backed a plan to ban the sale of all new gas-powered cars in the state by 2035. newsom has long argued those regulations will benefit the environment and protect consumers. but chevron heavily disagrees. they're making it hard competitors that used to be here next on show british petroleum. they're all gone.

we now have different competitors, marathon valero pbf and some others. but it's an indication that it's not it's it is not going to good place for companies like chevron to make a good return on investment. in a statement, a spokesperson for the governor said the newsom administration will work with any company committed to california and the shared goals of a cleaner, sustainable future. chevron has a future in clean energy in california. they can join us in our steady long-term transition to a state powered by clean energy. chevron, though, responding noting it is the second largest bio-diesel producer in the u.s., but adding demand for gasoline is still high in the golden state. a state the u.s. department of energy says has more than 30 million registered gas-powered cars as such while chevron's headquarters are no longer in california, it still operates 2 major refineries here, one in el segundo in southern california and the other in richmond in northern california where a combined

2,500 employees work to help supply fuel that ultimately makes it to your cast. i still think californians need local production. they need those good jobs. >> and they needed for security of supply and reliability. so i'd like to have that conversation. that's why i'm talking to you is i want people to understand that this is essential for our lives today at the state capitol. eytan wallace kron. 4 news. >> well, new this morning, a state rule concerning carbon steel which supporters say is going to reduce carbon emissions. opponents say would increase gas prices is now on hold. so last november, the california resource board approved changes amid a strengthening the state's low carbon fuel standard program or lcf s lc of us was put in place more than a decade ago to impose a strict regulations aimed at reducing emissions and protecting our environment. opponents argue the new changes to the program approved in november could lead to higher costs. the refineries and ultimately increase gas prices. last

night, the california office of administrative law notified pazos new it legal concerns. the notice didn't elaborate which legal standards might even violated resources board. they now have 120 days to investigate further and address the problem. still ahead, the crowd, morning news. these big groups rallying against proposed budget cuts in the city of oakland. >> their messa

>> white smoke was reported at the battery facility. this is in moss landing paulding resident step to shut their windows and doors overnight. this happened around 6.30, tuesday. you've got several

agencies getting together at the facility to assess the situation. follows a large lithium battery fire at the power plant. this is back on january. 16th. that prompted evacuations. then officials say the smoke does not appear to be burning and damage. battery modules from the january fire. teachers and staff and the central valley school district protesting tuesday against proposed budget cuts. the school district says they need to close a 26 billion dollar budget deficit in order to reach that goal. leaders want to increase class sizes, eliminate management, administrative and custodial roles. teachers and staff are now pushing back. >> think a lot of us feel betrayed. because we understand declining enrollment. we understand budget issues, but we also understand that it's management's responsibility to ensure and safeguard our kids.

the school district says they're going to work with the unions representing teachers and staff. >> but even if the district reaches the desired budget savings that could be even more cuts ahead. layoff notices could start going out as soon as march. 15th. today, area museum workers are going to be rallying in san francisco workers from the de young legion of honor as of moma and many more are going to participate. union organizers say they're demanding livable wages and better transparency from news in management. they say they're also concerned for the future of the institution in the midst of that federal funding freeze, raleigh is going to park. 55 hotel that's on the serial. gin and any streets that starts at 06:30pm tonight. >> i'm joey horta. we're live in the east bay this morning where court employees are planning to go on strike today. we'll tell you what

>> all right. welcome back to kron. morning news. if you head out today, you might notice will shift in the forecast. john travels been tracking that morning, john. yeah, little shift to definitely nothing major. we are seeing our only chance of showers and the rest of the forecast today in particular a little bit later on this morning where we're sitting right now, skies are dry east bay hills, looking down into the bay. nothing really going on at the very moment to the north of us, though, especially north of ukiah. that's where you begin to run into some light to moderate shower activity. we are right at the very southern end of any sort of precipitation potential. and with that comes just a few of these light sprinkles, mostly north of the golden gate and mostly right around 09:10:11am, up to around noon. is that potential before generally clearing and drying out for the rest of the

day. temperature wise, we're in the 40's to low 50's right now conquered and san jose at 49 degrees petaluma. 47 right now, san francisco in sausalito currently at 50 degrees. so today we will be seeing those peaks of sunshine, but also in the middle of that, a little bit of sprinkle activity. again, nothing major dona just too much. maybe just throw on that extra layers. you're leaving the house. >> it's gonna look outside of bridges it's across the bay bridge right now. and that slow you down just yet. likely to be a busy morning commute. there's definitely a lot of people already on the san mateo bridge, but you are rolling at the limit regardless at 12 minutes to make your crossing on our longest span. >> richmond center fell. you're at 7 minutes right now. no rainfall yet, although we have had a few misty spots at the golden gate at times overnight. >> rain. all right, john, thank for that. happening today in the east bay, alameda county superior court employees are going to be going on strike groups representing those workers are standing up against what they claim to be unfair labor

practices. overs holden is live with those details morning. joey. good morning. yeah, this is a county wide strike. we're expecting to see courthouse workers out here. >> picketing and marching this morning and they are calling attention to this. they say they have been working without a contract since december. and here is the issue with that. they say superior court employees claiming there's a major problem with under staffing and it is delaying justice, according to the group, one in 5 positions are vacant, rather. and they say the courts using workers who are not trained to fill the vacant jobs. and that includes courtroom clerks. the outcome they warn could lead to errors and that could result in allowing defendants who are found guilty, for example, to go free. also violate the rights of the innocent. the workers also claim under staffing will slow down the legal process by increasing wait times. they believe this will harm the public. so today's strike impacts criminal civil and juvenile

courts here in alameda county courtroom clerks will be taking part. kasia clark is one of them. she tells us, quote, as the ones who keep the wheels of justice turning. we need to be prioritized by the court and the state so we can do our jobs and prioritize the public. well, we have reached out to the court will let you know when we hear back. meanwhile, this strike is happening this morning during courtroom hours. that's usually 9 o'clock. it's unclear if this will impact the way the courts operate today, whether they'll be able take to operate this morning during the strike. back to you. all right, joey, thank you for that report. time now 5.32 and happening today. >> san francisco is going to be the first city in california to install an automated speed enforcement camera advocates. they're happy about this to get together to celebrate covers will. tran is live in san francisco with the latest on that. good morning. well, >> rain and they will celebrate in 3 hours from now. we'll have community activists

and victims will be here at 7th and geary. in fact, the cameras right there. we will zoom in and we've already seen a flash for a couple of cars and if you get that ticket, the first month will be a warning. and then as we move on, you will be slapped with a $50 fine. if you're going 11 miles over the speed limit, the faster you go the heftier, the fight that will be. 33 cameras altogether in san francisco to slow down drivers. there is a reason why we are here at 7th in gary, according to the city of san francisco, as well as activists. they say this is one of the most dangerous intersections stretches of road in san francisco with so many cars going fast. and that's why they chose this location to roll out the celebration for far as the cameras are concerned. now, if you go say 25 miles out over the speed limit your finest, $200, these cameras not only

will hopefully slow down drivers, reyna the san francisco police department. they will also use the camera during sideshows because obviously they all right tool to try to capture thealicense plate and help the police department track down people behind sideshows as well. we will obviously talk to the people starting at 8.30, this morning. so this is a big day in san francisco. slow down people because if you don't that camera will get you back to you. all right. well, thank you for that. >> and domestic violence call turning into a police shooting and conquer any with that suspect dead around one 40 tuesday morning. police say they responded to report of a person attacking a family member. so this happened on that home. a drive off of busy willow pass road when police arrive. found a man stabbing his family. never the night. police then shot and killed that man and the victim was taken to the hospital. they are expected to survive. neighbors telling us the violence is way too close to home.

>> yeah, i was woken up because i pow, pow and i thought it was like from willow pass road that was going on like and i heard pop cars or whatever. so i thought it was all somebody chasing somebody or something down there that lets it. well as of last night, part of the area continue to be taped off as officials collected evidence. >> and police say a man was hit by a car monday night. union city. he died from those injuries. the crash shutting down eastbound do now is ronan on london boulevard for hours overnight into tuesday morning. police say the driver of the car stayed at the scene. they did not appear to be under the influence. police are saying that area is still still actively investigating what happened. and a camera shop berkeley facing a long road to recovery. now after made off with thousands of dollars worth of products owner, a looking glass photo says the group used a car to repeatedly ram through the front entrance or early sunday morning. she says this is actually the first birds were

to happen at that location on 5th street says she took over the business back in 2008. >> minimum $50,000 worth of the physical damage to the stories. >> and measurable so far the community has donated more than $50,000 to help with recovery efforts. all the council on american islamic relations, san francisco office there honor rally today in santa clara to announce stanford university's official designation as a hostile campus care says the university is involved in ongoing suppression of palestinian advocacy, including a rest, suspensions and restrictions on student protests. advocates say this has led to a climate of fear for those speaking out on palestinian human rights council officials say impacted students are going to share their personal experiences at that event today. and a north bay family is remembering a loving husband and friend died and a plane crash in alaska.

santa rosa native andrew gonzalez was among the 10 people killed when that plane went down earlier this month. how is lindsay for talk to his wife and his friends who say they are just devastated. >> someone that's very hard to define so many things. whitney bowers, the widow of andrew gonzales, says he was selfless soul crushing everyone's at a loss. it is unimaginable. what what is our current reality? gonzales, who is from santa rosa was one of 10 people killed in a plane crash in alaska earlier this month. the small commuter plane went down in the bering sea gonzalez who worked as a power generation technician had to travel a lot to small remote areas. so i was at home waiting to come from. landing from that flight. got a feeling check to flight tracker. there is no new information on it. and i

knew something was wrong. bowers never got the call from her husband, andrew. his remains along the others was found by search crews days later. whitney and andrew both grew up in santa rosa and got engaged in moved to alaska back in 2022. >> whitney's close with gonzales is older. sister francisca are gonna who is also grieving, though he's might be my baby brother. >> part of our family. all feeling it. all of us. all as his co-workers, michael burden, jared beaudoin also feel the pain. michael's favorite thing to do with andrew was having game night. he definitely had a sense of humor that could make anybody laugh and you never knew it was coming. >> he was a blast to work with jared help gonzales get his job in alaska. he lived a life full. he loved and he captured the hearts of everybody. i mean, i don't think i've ever met anybody. >> who didn't like him? and gonzales is mother-in-law. heather bowers sharing that he

was whitney's world. >> that was her universe. that was her everything. and we loved him. he was part of our family, too, is part of so many people's families. he what he was just a great human being. and he's going to be so severely missed. >> well, that was kron lindsey ford reporting the family's focusing on trying to move forward healing. they have a go fund me to help with the funeral expenses and other financial needs. got that on our website. kron 4 dot com. community leaders and open are pleading with the city to rethink budget cuts they say are going to impact vulnerable communities. >> but you've no >> raleigh of the federal transit village called on oakland city leaders to stop millions of dollars in cuts more than a dozen organizations taking part in that the say the cuts hurt unhoused seniors, immigrants, prevention efforts. meals on wheels is one of the organization that stands to be impacted by this.

>> we want the city to make our clients a priority in violent funding for these for essential services. we can't be short-sighted making. the smoke has now. then we need to monetary savings and benefits for the rest of opening. >> while the unity council says the city plans to stop funding these services in the middle of the fiscal year. and happening today pg and e they're launching every liability project in south san jose aimed at reducing safety related power outages. for nearly 10,000 customers, the company says it's going to relocate over a mile of power lines on the ground and install new technology right along allenton expressway in camden avenue. the project addresses the impact of the enhanced power line safety settings, which automatically shut off power to prevent wildfires. officials say the move is part of a broader initiative to improve reliability in san jose while maintaining safety during extreme weather events. still in the gravel morning news, san francisco that's what?

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>> we are 4 things we do know today. deputies in critical condition after a crash. daniel avalos was on his way to work friday when the crash happened. sheriff's office says they're still investigating. and in san francisco, you got 43 faith organizations. they are reaffirming their commitment to sanctuary all in response to mass deportation threats.

religious leaders are going to get together today for a procession and a vigil to mark the 83rd anniversary of the executive order. officials say that event aims to honor history while calling for action to protect vulnerable communities. chevron that thinking about leaving california oil giant announcing it wants to stay. but there are certain laws in the state that just make it hard to do that. just last year, governor newsom called a special session and signed a new law requiring all companies to keep minimum oil inventories on hand. and before that, newsom packed a plan that's going to ban the sale of all new gas-powered cars by 2035. light. smoke was reported at the vista battery facility in moss landing prompting residents to shut their windows and doors overnight. officials say the small does not appear to be burning and damage. every models from that january fire. 5.45. the time. and a new l has just e b been announced introduced right here in california. it's aimed at trying to revive san francisco's economy and

nightlife covers. catherine heenan has that story. >> the timing for the pitches. good san francisco. coming off a lunar new year celebrations that brought happy locals and visitors pouring into the city and an nba all-star weekend that had people only too happy to head for san francisco, enjoying the fun. >> we do. we see that when you give people a reason to be downtown, they go downtown state senator scott wiener is introducing a bill that could bring new bars and restaurants to the areas around union square in mice county center. >> by offering 20 new liquor licenses. the licenses are billed as a low cost with details to be announced later. we know that downtown financial district to union square. >> south of market europe when it is absolutely essential. we know that when people are trying to open up new bars or restaurants, it is extremely

expensive. and one of the most significant costs is obtaining a liquor license. they can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. we should be making it easier. >> not harder for businesses to set up here. right now. state law limits are number of liquor licenses and they are expensive and hard to get. >> the new liquor licenses would be in a hospitality zone. the boundaries to be determined by the board of supervisors. city leaders figure they have to try just about anything. they've been dealing with a string of problems. the parade of small and large businesses that have shut down and left san francisco continued crime, including crimes targeting businesses, a huge looming budget deficit and a call the city's pandemic recovery. slow would be an understatement. the bill would be one more step in a show of new energy by city leaders who are determined to breathe new life into san francisco.

>> if you're a business owner, this is your moment to invest. if you've stayed away. come back and experience everything our city has to offer. >> 47. let's get your lookout size. we are definitely seeing some relatively clear skies this morning. cloud cover is sitting well above us. so we are not talking any fog to start the day. and overall what we are talking any sort of interruption to your day is going to be very light because, of course, it's been that rainfall that is up along the north coast that we've been alluding to all week. preparing you for for your wednesday. we are right at the southern tip of any sort of rainfall potential out of today. so that means nothing more than a few sprinkles for us this morning. already some of our mountain sides were some of the low cloud cover is actually rolling through, have seen some misty spots. that's about all we've gotten so far. most of our rainfall is going to be staying. sonoma county northward, but towards 9, 10,

11 towards noon, we could be seeing just a few isolated sprinkles making their way south of the golden gate. this is going to be not much of anything. i just don't you be surprised if you feel couple of those raindrops just before or doing during your lunch time break after that skies clear out really nicely and the rest of the forecast is an upward climb into some really comfortable temperatures into the weekend. today's rainfall up around eureka is going to be exceptional. almost 2 inches of it while the bay-area won't even make a 10th of an inch for most areas. santa rosa northward could see a quarter of an inch, especially up in those northern sonoma county hillsides. so decent rain for the north coast, not much elsewhere and certainly not much snowfall, either. nothing that's going to close roads up in the sierra. what's this low pressure slides right through high pressure. ridge builds and builds in from lee. that is going to keep us dry for at least the next 7 days after today. today's daytime highs, the 50's to just barely make in the low 60's. today is the

coolest day of the remainder of the forecast. san bruno at 57 degrees today in mountain view, barely getting into the low 60's. same in the south bay this afternoon. so noticeably a bit of a cooler feel from yesterday, which was so nice and mild, especially early afternoon. as for oakland, 59 berkeley, same number for you. north bay temperatures mostly in the low 60's this afternoon with nap at 62 and of auto at 61. looking ahead tomorrow, temperatures will rise a little bit up into the mid 60's. by the weekend, though we are talking some of the first 70's of the season for a few areas and definitely a mild and sunny forecast to look forward to for your weekend. roadways doing fine. right now, 11 minutes of the bay bridge just got to be during lights turned on. so the center lanes are beginning that backup process. you're still rolling pretty nicely, though. hayward san mateo 13 minutes. that's a good drive. time over the san mateo bridge. also no slowdowns yet on either. the richmond center fell north of golden gate. all

right, john, thanks for that. more than 60 people, they were arrested in oakland during the weekend of ramped up security for nba all-star events. >> police working with chp all weekend long. that's a lot of the arrests were connected to things like homicides, robberies, vandalism, opd also arrested 18 dui drivers and they gave out about 100 80 traffic citations cause of the city's budget deficit. the nba help cover the extra costs of patrols and security. a lot of people use bar where they needed to go during the all-star weekend and the lunar new parade agency says this. we get actually crushed the post pandemic record for the number of riders more than 139,000 people hopping on the bar. mark says they beat the previous record by nearly 16,000 riders. trains says he added longer trains and specially then trains in order to carry the busy crown. eilish event focuses talk about some baseball as we take

a little closer look at the giants are performing the spring training. plus, whats with the robot umpires making their way into major league baseball conference. board's director scott reese has all those details. >> hey, everybody. are you ready for robot umpires? we might be getting closer to that reality. major league baseball will test out its automated and strikes system in 13 stadiums this spring complete with player challenges. here's how it'll look. each team will be given to challenge is a game will retain successful ones, only the batter catcher or pitcher can initiate a challenge which must happen immediately after the umpire's call, the results will be displayed on the scoreboard and television broadcast. if all goes well, we could see this in regular season games as soon as 2026, i should note the giants and a's spring stadiums are not among the 13 participate. >> speaking of the giants, good health reports so far this spring backup catcher tom murphy and infielder tyler fitzgerald. >> both battling sore backs but nothing too serious and it

gets better manager bob melvin spoke glowingly tuesday about the vibe in camp and the team chemistry in his second season as manager. >> we've had really good atmosphere from. really for the last couple weeks. lot of guys reported early. you know, pictures you are usually are throwing pens, but position players have been here for a while. quite a few of men now live here and got here january first. so it's it's felt like spring training for a while now. but to get everybody pictures and catchers and the position players yesterday really kind of goodbye on the first day. it was exciting. >> that's it for sports. have a great wednesday. >> all right. coming up with rob the morning news, more and more schools are taking the time with president's day off. >> take a look at how a bay area community started might have started a nationwide trend. we'll be rig

>> well, in the bottom 3 people are in jail for allegedly kidnapping a patient for a medical facility. according to police. this happened last saturday at a nevada health care center. the suspects eered the back of the facility, kidnap haitian and then assaulted a nurse who tried to stop them. drove off heading toward south nevada boulevard. police were able to find the suspects and the victim unharmed. iestitors later discovered the suspect kidnapped the patient al to fraudulently get conservatorship for financial gain. that's ship is a court-ordered arrangement. giving someone theower to manage another person's finances or personal care. there was also 4th suspect was arrested who police think might have conspired with other suspect to commit a crime. we people they have to find a new place to live after a fire at a san francisco home. look at this 7 on.

>> central's avenue and double park neighborhood tuesday, who's with the sandwich is a fire say they were able to put out the flames before it spread to other homes. thankfully, nobody was hurt. still in the ground. morning news, a bay area congressman blaming president trump recent string of plane crash. and we'll talk more about that. plus, alameda county has a new da or slowdowns dixon. >> she and her priorities >> she and her priorities before taking oath of office.

i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able to feel the improvements. we've been able to reduce wildfire risk from our equipment by over 90%. that's something i want to believe. [skateboard sounds]

>> now on the kron 4 morning news. 2 people go to the hospital because of a crash in

san jose and neighbors are worried that the next time this accident could be forced. a new set of eyes watching for speeding drivers in san francisco. what neighbors are hoping this and workers across a legheny county set to go on strike this morning and we're live with claims that they say are unfair. labor practice. news at 6. good morning and thanks for waking up with us. i'm rain and were james this we're going to switch gears here. will this is what i hear just a little pin pattern. i don't mean little kids. he like a little mini year shifted, though, for sure. yeah. and that pitter patter won't be the kids today. it's going to be a couple of light sprinkles. really? all in all. it doesn't change much of what you're probably already planning on doing. >> just make sure to bring that extra layer if you're going to be out and about especially later this morning this morning itself has bn