what could be better than visiting the iconic hillsboro flintstone house? from japan, prepared by michelin chefs? that was the business venture of shawn fang, owner of stone age omakase. he's the grandson of flintstone property owner florence fang. but that dream is currently on pause. according to this letter from the town of hillsboro, the property is located within a single family residential zone. restaurants and other commercial uses are not permitted in a residential zone, even on a temporary basis. >> so after some looking into it, they sent a letter off uh- to the resident, essentially stating that it appears to be outside of our zoning ordinance. >> was there any communication from the fang family about pursuing a catering business in the flintstone home? >> no, i did not receive any pre notification of it. so again, i kind of learned about it in the same way that most of us did through seeing about it on social media. >> after abc seven contacted john fang monday evening, stone age omakase made this post on instagram saying quote, we would like to

one thing is for sure, everyone has an opinion about the flintstone house. rryessa way in hillsborough and can easily be seen if you're driving along 280. now the city of hillsborough is suing the house's owner. luis pena has the story. >> reporter: it's visible from i-280, from the hillsborough hills, from the sky. you know it's there, the flintstone house. what do you think about the flintstone house? >> it's getting uglier and uglier. >> i think it's fine. i like looking at it driving on 280. >> others love it so much, they see it as a landmark. >> i think it's interesting. i think it's nice. just because it's something different, something we have in the bay area. >> but the city of hillsborough doesn't like the landmark idea or the massive dinosaurin theya. the owner is media mogul florence fage. >> she has probably eight to ten large stat use. i think now there is a king kong. >> illinois it all started in 2017 when the city inspector noticed the orange and ked house had several statues surrounding it. >> because they can be seen from other properties,

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smile and that was a fond memory for me before every time we would dry up 280, you point out the flintstone house and always fun. do you know how much she have paid for the home a couple years ago? >> reporter: yeah, first of all, the home was built in 1976 by a bay area architect william nicholson. there were several owners in that home. and when she bought it two years ago, she paid close to $3 million. but the home had sat vacant for two years. so she bought it probably at a pretty good price. ? i've got so many questions here. what is big foot doing there? thatasot in the flint stones cartoons. and what about the paint job, did she alter the red and purpl another controversial subject for the city. originally, i actually did a story a long time ago in the 90s on that house. and it was originally painted whites or maybe it was a light brown. but it was a light color. and then it was painted orange. and then finally it was painted this purple red. but that was before miss fang moved in. >> this is fascinating. >> it's been a couple colors over the years. >> maybe she will add more statues. than

. >>> the makeover of the so-called flintstone house that just went through. >>> live where you live.his is abc 7 news. >>> a self-driving uber strikes and kills a woman in arizona. one expert says it's the nightmare he's treaddreaded for years, and it's already rocking the autonomous car industry. >> thanks for joining us. the deadly crash happened last night in tempe outside of phoenix. police just gave an update two hours ago saying the uber vehicle was in autonomous mode going about 40 miles per hour when it hit a woman who was walking a bicycle across the street. >> the investigation did not show at this time that there were significant signs of the vehicle slowing down. >> earlier today, uber said it has suspended all self-driving operations, but some experts say it's time for all companies to hit the brakes on these self-driving cars. >> jonathan bloom has a rolook what the tragedy means for the developing technology. >> reporter: self-driing cars are tested every day. >> i think they're better drivers than most people in this town. i don't mind it. >> i don't think you should

meteorologist: here we have the flintstone house. i would imagine it is hard to sell.yeah. i think it's fun to look at. i'm not sure about living in a space like that. that pink is so bright. it wouldn't be that relaxing, you know? meteorologist: fun to look at, maybe not so much to live in it. so many might want to drive by and gawk at it. larry: nice to visit but you wouldn't want to live in it. that's it for the four at 4:00. thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer, are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for adults with hr+/her2- metastatic breast cancer as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole significantly delayed disease progression versus letrozole. ibrance may cause low white blood cell counts that may lead to serious infections. ibrance may cause severe inflammation of the lungs. both of these can lead to death. tell your doctor if you have new or worsening chest pain, cough, or trouble breathing. before taking ibrance, tell your doctor if you have fever, chills, or other signs of infecti

. >>> if you live here, you likely know all about the flintstone house. it has been an iconic home for years.ng the homeowner over changes she made to the home. there is a new revelation just today. >> there is a headline in the news that the town of hillsborough is admitting that no neighbor ever complained. >> so this is a city council initiated act, the lawsuit to try to get the yard cleared or modified? >> yes. in my opinion, they don't like the dinosaurs. they had them put trees up and then they weren't big enough. she has done everything they have asked her to do and this is her happy place. it is her garden. you can't even see it from the street. so quite frankly, she has a first amendment right to have whatever she wants to have in her garden. >> so what is the city claiming here? because i know one of the pieces of language that was used were that there were life safety hazards. >> in her garden. in other words, first of all, there are no life sa hazardous. it is her garden. so like it is like having your government come in your backyard he which

fans of the unique flintstone house in hillsborough showing their support.keep the quirky home and yard decor. the town filed suit claiming municipal code violations including dinosaur statues in the yard. which is not up to code. abc 7 news got a look in the house. you could see unconventional design. the yard sculptures were added then. >> it adds to the feel of the house. >> thanks for joining us. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >>> a north bay second grader stumbles on to porn on a cool issued ipad. how this happened in a live report. >>> san jose emergency. >> a troubling report on 911 service. the calls aren't being answered fast enough. >> a search for something suspicious close as box store. where the bomb squad jumped into action. >> i'll have the hour by hour time line of the rain coming up. >> live breaking news. >>> larry baer will not face charges for getting into an altercation with his wife. she is heard screaming as she grabs her cell phone. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. we'll have more in just a moment. first breaking

. >> to special access to the famous flintstone house in hills borough. vic lee has seen it all and taken bay area viewers along with him. >> it turned out that the car thief was in fact the car owner. vic is known for leaving his competitors in the dust. when assigned a story, if vic lee showed up, you had to up your game because vic lee was going to beat you. >> he made everybody better around him. >> journalism has always been in vic's blood. >> my father was a famous journalist in asia. and my mother was a chinese opera star. >> vic went to san jose state university and was student body president. here he is with home coming queen valerie coleman who later became an anchor at abc 7. vic started as a print reporter, then got a job at crown tv. by the time he came to abc 7 in 2006, vic was one of the most respected journalists in the bay area. >> vic is so professional, and so efficient, and so personable with people in the field that he gets all sorts of things out of people that they probably don't intend to give him. >> this man is so well connected,

back here in the bay area we sort of have a similar home, the flintstone house. >> i like the flintstone one. hey barney! >> i don't think airbnb it out. that's privately owned right now. it's for parties and the officials aren't too happy about it. do the furry feet come with the one in tennessee? >> that's a really good question. >> phil always has the law. >> it's good that you join us. keep us on the straight and narrow. all right. ♪ oh, oh, (announcer)®! ♪ once-weekly ozempic® is helping many people with type 2 diabetes like james lower their blood sugar. a majority of adults who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. here's your a1c. oh! my a1c is under 7! (announcer) and you may lose weight. adults who took ozempic® lost on average up to 12 pounds. i lost almost 12 pounds! oh! (announcer) ozempic® does not increase the risk of major cardiovascular events like heart attack, stroke, or death. there's no increased risk. oh! and i only have to take it once a week. oh! ♪ oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! ♪ (announcer) ozempic® should not be the first medicine for treating diabetes

flintstone right now, trying to start a fire. can we do something and send some generators to george kittle's house? >> how did it end?: it hasn't. i assume he is still without power and still rubbing sticks together. >> if it does happen, we know who to blame, pg&e? not even on the field? larry: they have enough things they are responsible for, but have you lost power? >> i have not appeared no. >> not recently. i got flooded. i have my power. i'm good. i don't need to prep for a football game. i'm ok. you know, what was interesting to read, the comments below the thread of the two, pg&e and george kittle going back and forth, a lot of the 49ers fans were saying yes, if anyone should get the power back, it should be george. a lot of people support this, but everyone hopefully gets their power back soon. larry: send the repair truck right to george's house. >> yeah. yeah. larry: get to everyone else later. >> 2023 is shaping up to be the year of the new job. a report from monster.com shows 96% of workers are looking for a new position. larry: 96%? [laughter] >> that number is staggering. crazy. they are in search of b

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