. >>> voters gathered in the south bay to drum up support for a proposed parcel tax. the ballot initiative would raise $2.5 million for the santa clara unified school district through a parcel tax costing each homeowner in the district $84 a year for five years. >> it will mean we can keep counselors, librarians, all of the things that we need to to compliment of our classrooms and really provide a good education. >> today the group made phone calls and signed up to talk precincts to generate public support. the measure needs two thirds approval to pass. voting is set for may 8thpy a mail-in ballot. >>> some bay area college students are going to great lengths to get their message out. as ktvu's lorraine blanco found out they are in the middle of a 99-mile journey and finding unique ways to pass time. >> reporter: it's a gorgeous saturday for a walk, but these college student say it's a 99-mile journey for educational justice. >> our tuition goes up every semester, our classes are being cut and the university is being privatized. a lot of people having to drop out and

it will offer $84 a year parcel tax. that would raise about 2.3 million. pporters of the tax measures a the extra money is needed to keep schools running at an acceptable level. >> as we look at the possibility of reducing or closing libraries, not replacing technology, losing science and math courses and counselors, we're looking at very severe cuts. >> we have been coming librarians and teachers for several years. we need them for the schools to run properly. is needed to pass. residents will vote in may. coming up on the kron4 news weekend, in other victory for mitt romney. also, robbing the girl scouts, it seems unthinkable, but not for one man. we have that story coming out when we come back. janu will have your forecast when we come back. wee lending and investing in the people and communities who call the bay area home. from funding that helped a local trepreneur start business... to providingrants to a nonprofit which offers jobining and placemt... and supporting an organization working to helthe environment. because more we do in the bay area, the

the city put up parcel tax measure on the ballot. and residents will vote on april 10th it's $156 a year six years, if it passes those teachers will have a job next year. >> leanne, thank you very much. >> first it was the birds and bees. now, flies teaching us about human sexuality, coming up. >> there is a activists taking their demands heard over sheriff mirk yeem's conviction. >> new or used? michael finney reports on which cars deliver more for your deliver if you buy them new. the news continues in one minute. stay with us. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> several antidomestic violence activists demanding ed lee force out sheriff ross mirkarimi, he was charged with abusing his wife. and pled guilty to a lesser charge of false imprisonment. >> activist say the trust has been broken and say if ross mirkarimi won't step down, the mayor needs to try to force him out. we're here to address what we think and we believe the mayor thinks the national embarrassment. >> this is the second time that this grou

this was a parcel tax passed by the citizens of san francisco. nearly 70% of the vote providing heads of salaries to our teachers, designed to make this our teaching work force. supervisor farrell, i referenced the family satisfaction survey. i don't have the total number of families involved, but 96% of the families say that their child enjoys going to school. a 93% say that they are going to a nurturing environment. 91% would recommend the schools to other parents, at 90% says that the child says that they love the school. what they want to talk about -- lastly, what i want to talk about is a model city district partnership. and this is what -- this is one of the most exciting aspects of having us here today. the city takes an active role in its students. even though we have a low population of students and a lower than average concentration in public schools, the city cares about the public school students. the kindergarten to college program by cisneros. to provide accoutnnts for students to be able to save for college. the rainy day fund. th

if approved by voters in may, the measure "a" parcel tax $2.3 million per year in local funding for thefacing a budget shortfall of more than $8 million for the current school year. >> we've been able to pass our measures in this community. we have wonderful facilities and the community has been supportive. but we need them to step up a little bit more. it's only $7 a month. a trip to starbucks. >> terry: if it is approved, it will be added to the property tax bill. the district has lost $35 million in the last ten years. >>> lisa argen is joining us now. we've got sunshine out there and it's going to be better an good day. >> lisa: already 56 downtown. 15-20 degrees warming on top of mild numbers. this is emeryville. it's 49 out in livermore valley. that is the coolest spot so far. but we will end in the mid to upper 70s today. full details next. >> terry: as americans deal with severe weather, look what is happening in australia. more on the flooding down under coming up next. [ girl ] to protect against dental problems, my dentist said use act. [ male announcer ] act mouthwash restor

we have gone together to the voters for parcel tax, for bond issues, for set asides. the district should focus on doing the right thing for all of the students in san francisco. do not foster division and animosity in the district. it is not going to serve the schools, the district, or our community. i hope you will consider that when you have to vote for this very destructive resolution. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen of the board, the audience, and president yee. if you can give her two minutes, how many do i get? layoffs are one thing. we go through them fairly often. sometimes, they are inevitable. you have your hired gun over here, and john e. -- john yee. he will do it. skipping schools is flat-out wrong. i represent every one of those teachers. the teachers who will be skipped and those who will not be skipped. we are not asking for special favors. we are asking for equality for all of those people and justice for all of those. four board members to do it is wrong. proposing it is wrong. it makes the proponent no better than our need duncan -- arnie dunc

to vote for a from hiram circle, a parcel tax a--. will the families of we are looking at some very severe and cubs. isn't hopping is >> we have been cutting librarians. >>reporter: this is no organized opposition but the student revolt is needed to pass this measure out if his supporters are starting early to tell. >> though the house approved and will the light is on local customers are trying to save it did with him and even years older suspect and cuba will assume th verizon wireless and xfity from comcast. now t the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our hottest phones verizon wireless and xfinity. tv, home phone, internet and wireless togher. cross is painting the town red. while it is called and beautiful tonight, to red cross is on the ground providing food, shelter and emotional support human they are encouraging who fear to make a gift that aid in disaster relief. >>reporter: least leave one suspect is targeting a gas station. >>reporter: t

commissioner lee: the general managers talked about this, the idea of a set-aside, parcel tax which would help fund our operation, which is what is needed, to keep stable funding and the department. >> absolutely. that would be nirvana for the chief financial officer. commissioner levitan. commissioner levitan: high want to commend you for your work and for the staff people who came up with the idea potentially for us to save with a garbage collection. i know that was an idea thrown out by the general manager a while ago tried to solicit ideas from our staff. those are the books on the front line, our eyes and ears, and we should be encouraging them to give us ideas. thank you. commissioner buell: commissioner harrison. commissioner harrison: what you gave to us talk about reducing the general fund budget by six full-time employees. in your report, that is not going to happen? >> no, that will not be a part of the budget we submit to the mayor's office. commissioner buell: commissioner molniya -- bonilla. commissioner bonilla: the reductions for 2012-13, 2013- 14, are those hard and fast?

>> the city plans to increase its budget for road repairs by possibly increasing sales tax or a parcel tax. >> a pair of companies made a lot of money for employees and investors going public to rave reviews. a medical device maker and annie's food both sold stock to the public for the first time today. and both saw their ipos roar out of the gate. a gain of 32% for lucera. annie's by 89%, the crackers and frozen dinners are a hit. we'll talk to the employees about what it feels like to take a company public. >> no way to understate this, an issue that affects every american. the supreme court decision is so critical. this was the last day of arguments over president obama's health care law. today the court debated the most controversial part of the program, the mandate that every american have health coverage. here is steve handelsman who is following the proceedings in washington. >> this is about freedom of choice. >> reporter: the big debate continued outside. >> they are going to decide -- >> reporter: inside the nine justices focused on a narrow issue. if they throw out the mandate t

the school board is looking at other ideas including a parcel tax and cutting music and art classes. >> one of the biggest food banks is struggling to stretch its budget. second harvest food bank says high fuel and food prices are forcing fewer deliveries to shelters. most of the popular items have seen double digit increases in costs. the organization is asking for your donations to help feed the 250,000 people it reaches out to every month. >> an unusual sighting in the water near crissy field has ship captains on alert. a gray whale was spotted and caught on tape by one of our photographers. look beyond the orange ball. did you see it, the spout of water, then the whale breaching. gray whales are susceptible to colliding with vessels. a marine official says a boat approached one yesterday. >> an inflatable boat charged down onto them and came in very, very close and actually caused them to change direction several times. >> under the marine mammal protection act boats must stay at least 100 yards from whales. >> keep your distance though it's spectacular. pretty cold when you head

. >> district officials and several teachers are counting on a $180 per parcel tax to pass in june.say would raise 3 million to help reinstate programs in the district. >> it is tough 20 think the kids are not getting the type of education that they use to get maybe 5-10 years ago because of budget cuts. >>grant: 732 million passengers are expected to fly on u.s. airlines this year. that number is expected to nearly double to 1.2 billion by the year 2013. tonight, dan kerman still to an airline analyst about what passes can expect from the airlines going forward and what it means for fairs and other charges. >> over the course of a year, airline passengers have seen airfare's increase nearly 8%. due to the spike in oil prices and jet fuel costs, that increase is likely to continue. >> 2012 and 2013 will see your fear going up roughly 5%-8% at most. >> he is an airline industry analyst. >> long-term will air fares go up? yes. will they go up more than the rate of inflation? the industry has not shown a great ability to do that. that is one of the reasons why when you adjust for infla

they plan it increase the budget by possibly increasing sales tax or even perhaps with a parcel tax.facebook is getting its house in order before the widely anticipated ipo in may. the social network is no longer trading on the secondary market. facebook's initial public offering is expected to be the largest ever internet offering. sometime in may they are expected to raise as much as $10 billion and value the 8-year-old company at 100 billion. >> you haven't seen anything yet. that's the word from a report by a panel of climate scientist who is say that because of global warming, you can expect more costly and deadly weather disasters. a report blends the scale of future disasters on a combination of man-made climate change, population shifts and poverty. they said damage to property from hurricanes and rising seas could increase 20% by the year 2030. the weather has been a factor in the 2012 mavericks surfing competition. competition is about to be shut down. organizers expect to make a decision in the next 24-hours on whether they will bag it. they are expected to close saturday.

talks, the national union of health care workers agreed last summer to do without a raise until the parcel tax was approved in november to help pay for it. the union says that management offered a 1% wage increase which is off set by cuts to health insurance. workers say that is not fair. the hospital administrators had no public comment on the matter. >>> and college students keeping up the pressure in sacramento today against cuts to a state scholarship program dozens showed up to protest the cal grant award for students attending colleges. grants wouldn't change for public universities. >>> and san francisco 49ers management announcing today the death of former defensive lineman roland lakes, drafted by the niners in '61, playing six seasons before retiring in 1971. lakes died monday of undisclosed causes. he was 73 years old. >>> and we're learning that whitney houston's 19-year-old daughter is the sole beneficiary of whitney houston's will. according to forbes, the 2004 will names bobby christina brown as the singer's only heir, her father is not named in the will. houston's mother, cissy

if approved by voters in may, the measure 8 parcel tax would raise $2.3 million a year in local funning for the next five years. the district is facing a budget shortfall of more than $8 million for the current school year. >> been able to pass bond measures in this community. we have wonderful facilities, and the community has been supportive. but we need them to step um a little bit more. it's only $7 a month. it's like a trip to starbucks. >> if the measure is approved it will be added to the property tax bill. the district has lost $35 million in deappreciatate yeah real estate values. >> cancers survivors were in san francisco. patients were taught how to talk to doctors so they can understand the latest treatment and the role of again -- genetics. >> there are a number of men here who come from their daughter or wives and occasionally men get breast cancer as well so every now and then we have man here who has breast cancer. >> the conference is held every year on the first saturday inthc march. the cancer prevention inconstituted of california tracks patterns of cancer throughout

the council will continue to consider funding solutions, including possible parcel taxes, sales taxes> something to hoot about. mountain view considering turning part of shoreline into a preserve for a tiny owl. the council indicated support for a plan to create a 100 acre haven for the owl. the birds are designated as a species of special concern due to the declining population. ing the preserve would cost $1500 with an and maul maintenance bill of another -- $15,000. >>> the winds have died down what about the rain? >> intensity less, coverage less that is going to be the case as it continues to taper throughout the afternoon. 6:15. let's take a look at the embarcadero to the port of oakland clouds still low, still moisture out there, marin county you can see sir francis drake boulevard, lucas valley road, panoramic highway, edgewood avenue down to donahue street all showing wet weather now. mccartney road between alameda and san leandro, redwood road, latest update, wet afternoon the rain is moving into concord, clayton, walnut creek, alamo and danville now. the -- that stretches t

the council says it will continue to consider solutions including parcel tax, sales tax or bond measure> alameda food bank close to running out of food. officials say they will hand out the last of the food over the next few days the shelves will be bare after that the bank had record demand last april the food bank is asking for cash donations to buy canned goods if you want to help we have a list at abc7news.com under see it on tv. >>> private groups and individuals are stepping in to help keep open many of the 70 state parks set to be closed july 1st, because of budget crisis in the state. acting state park's chief says deals in place to keep 11 parks open talks underway to add 40. he says -- some state parks are selling advertising >> with the case in point of huntington beach, have you looked at banner ads on the lifeguard towers and sponsorships of the trucks? >> yes. >> the parks commissioner says he expects only 15 parks to actually end up closing this summer. >>> in colorado firefighters hoping to start containing part of a wildfire today strong winds forced crews to focus on p

parcel tax would raise revenue for the cash strapped department they could lose 63 firefighters fromappens response times could grow longer and fire insurance rates could rise. >>> i bet the fire danger is lower out there this morning. >> this morning, this whole week. mike is talking about another storm. >>> absolutely, we need the rain and we could handle more in some areas flooding around napa and the mudslide around sonoma, is a minor one but it is starting to happen more rain on the way not much in the santa clara valley, tremendous amount of rain fade there. visibilities when the rain comes through the visibilities drop this is mainly due to that not because of fog we don't see much but the ceiling is pretty low this morning that's why we have nearly three hour flight arrival delays into sfo. ignore the sun it shouldn't be there clouds all day low to mid 50s through the 8:00 hour tedious graphic to put together i didn't have an hour and a half to put it back together correctly. mid to upper 50s through noon light rain continuing i believe we'll see a tapering in the intensity o

the president of the firefighters' union says a parcel tax to close a roughly $16 million budget deficit. the station slated to close have not been identified yet. >>alejandra: we caught up with the president of the firefighters' union and he says the fire district cannot afford to lose the six fire stations. the fire chief is proposing a yearly tax of the november ballot. >> and 90 percent of our funding comes from the money. when you lose up to 12 million, this is the result. have dropped we have less difference is to raise taxes. until july to decide if it >>gabe: the san francisco police department's warnings muni writers to be careful when using their smart phone while writing. smart phone that's our on the rise. the bus is the perfect place to pull off a smart phone robbery. do not use the economic apple ear buds, that will tell the is the you have and i found in your pocket. did not pursue the thieves. let them get away. it is safer. >>james: we are talking weather once again. we have a live shot to show you, the view from the as curve of the upper deck of the bay bridge. yoli ece

. >>> 549 council members said it would consider action fund- raising solutions including a parcel taxales tax or bond measure to pay for all those improvements. dozens of chihuahua's of getting the red carpet treatment and senate say this morning they're off to washington state for march madness adoption events and their loaded tray carton been just a few minutes ago the trip will take about 12 hours to vancouver and apparently there high-end demand to and they the heat he camera. >>> were each other. >>> maybe they're just talking. it is 515 l team that the bay area labs and has a new celebrity over the just put $2 billion down to the dodgers and on the lookout for the laura act. yet, statue stolen from the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the rabbit weeks of speculation as to whether the two would get together the pope is already met with castro's brother cuban president roh all castro michelle, of saturday issued a pardon u.s. coast guard ceremony in the event from the coast guard island is the commissioning ceremony what mrs. obama's presses and mississippi back in 2010 a grinch didn't wait until

contra costa fire chief, he says that half a dozen fire stations will have to be closed unless a $90 parcel taxaid. the chief says the parcel task will keep the district from closing six of its 28 fire stations and would keep 63 firefighters from being laid off. >>> word tonight the nation's third largest bank failed the federal reserve stress test. they say four of the nation's largest banks failed to show they have enough capitol to survive. another serious down turn. sun trust, allied financial, and met life are on that list. >>> and it is a sign of the digital times, after 244 years, encyclopedia will not print its books. the 32 volume set will be this last, they will now focus on the digital books and educational tools. >>> and the chancellor of uc berkeley, makes big news. he explains why it was late in coming. >>> and rain in store for tomorrow, in fact, both commutes, we'll let you know the amount of rain we'll see. >>> and later in sports acceleration block buster move, involving the warriors, who they get in return for trading their biggest name ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that

contra costa fire chief, he says that half a dozen fire stations will have to be closed unless a $90 parcel taxef says the parcel task will keep the district from closing six of its 28 fire stations and would keep 63 firefighters from being laid off. >>> word tonight the nation's third largest bank failed the federal reserve stress test. they say four of the nation's largest banks failed to show they have enough capitol to survive. another serious down turn. sun trust, allied financial, and met life are on that list. >>> and it is a sign of the digital times, after 244 years, encyclopedia will not print its books. the 32 volume set will be this last, they will now focus on the digital books and educational tools. >>> and the chancellor of uc berkeley, makes big news. he explains why it was late in coming. >>> and rain in store for tomorrow, in fact, both commutes, we'll let you know the amount of rain we'll see. >>> and later with a deadly disease. i was one of them. my disease was obesity and after consulting with my doctor, i received the effective treatment i needed. please join the obesity

there could -- >>> there could be six fewer fire stations in costacontra county, but a parcel tax couldt deficit that would prevent the stations for being shut down. asexplained the stations have not been identified. >> reporter: this is the president of the firefighters union for the county saying they cannot afford to lose 60 firefighters or up to six fire stations. >> we should have up to 600 firefighters on duty, and we only have 87 a day. >> reporter: the chief is promow posing -- proposing a tax for the ballot. since the tax values have gone down in the county, they have lost significant funding for taxes. >> when you lose up to $12 million of that, this is the result. >> reporter: if the stations close, it would lead to slower response times, but we asked the county supervisor, john joya, what he would say to voters who don't want another tax. >> because the property values have dropped, we have less money than we used to have. the only way to make up the money is to raise taxes. >> reporter: firefighters have agreed to cut wages by 10%. the board of supervisors has until july to

fire chief warning residents they could lose six of their five stations if voters don't pass a parcel taxase. the $90 annual tax would raise revenue for the department. the chief says they could lose 63 firefighters from an existing staff of more than 250 if the cuts happen officials say response times could grow larger and fire insurance rates could rise. >>> another wet morning. windy but not as much as yesterday. >>> not at all no more gusts 25, 35, the fastest has been 29 at the coast. still waiting on word from sfo how long those flight arrival delays are going to be, because they are going to have them with the rain and low ceiling if you are watching in the santa clara valley you are begging for rain today it is going to be another day where most stays in the santa cruz mountains and your seats, a little drier and the rest of us -- and your streets a little drier than rest of us. the best areas of rain are in green. moving into the peninsula, right now into the north bay another wave of rain about to move through our neighborhoods for the morning commute. as you look towards san jo

. >>> contra costa county fire stations could be closed unless voters approve a $90 parcel tax. the fire chief told the board of supervisors six of the districts 28 fire stations could close without that money. supervisors say they were surprised because that tax is twice as high as they were told last year. so far no tax proposal has been put on the ballot. >>> 6:38 is the time. back over to sal for a look at traffic. wet roads out there. >> it has been wet out there pam. we have been following a lot of the slow traffic now. this morning when i got in when we first went on the air at 4:30. it was a little bit worse than it is now. that should make you feel better. it's evening out. there is a traffic collision. westbound 580 that one popped up two minutes ago. we don't know much about it. the crashes keep coming in. there is a new one on mcglove lin avenue. and there is a new one southbound 280. so they keep coming in. they seem to be relatively minor. people are losing control of the cars. you look at a live picture of highway 24. you can see how busy it is here in lafayette.

a $180 parcel tax that will be on the june ballot. if this passes the measure will raise $3 million for the school district each year. supporters will march from james logan high school to union landing shopping center. it starts at 9:00 this morning. >>> well, a man remains in serious condition and dozen of others are recovering after being sickened from a suspected carbon dioxide leak at a food processing plant in vallejo. it was a chaotic scene around 12:30 yesterday afternoon at gary deli specialty foods. 100 workers were suffering from nausea, dizziness and shortness of breath all consistent with carbon die yok side exposure. the plant says they have never had a problem like this before. >> i have a concern over the health and safety of our staff. and in 25 years we haven't had an evacuation before. and we did all the proper precautions. >> the solano health environmental department is investigating. osha says there are no previous violations at the plant. >>> the remains of two teenager girls were abandoned from the well linked

the chief has warned supervisors that they need a new parcel tax in november or as many as six fire stationsill close. the "contra costa times" reports that the $90 tax that the chief wants is twice as high as they had talked about last year. and there is no tax plan yet on the november ballot. >>> 6:12 now. it's a story about making impossible dreams come true. in liam mayclem talks to union mcgregor about salmon fishing in yemen. >> and a wild car chase in southern california coming up. >> winter storms in the sierra nevada. more storms lining up. bring chains. snow likely, maybe over five feet of snow across some of the higher peaks. we'll have more on your weather coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, oakland police are investigg an officer- involved shooti. ht near 90th >>> let's look at the top stories in the bay area. oakland police and an officer- involved shooting on birch street. they say they were forced to shoot a man with a shotgun. he is in stable condition at a local hospital. >>> two strong earthquakes in just a matter of hours in japan. the most recent one was in the tokyo area. m

>>reporter: district officials are counting on a parcel tax to pass in june. >> it is really tough when you think kids are not being the education that they used to get maybe five or 10 years ago. >>justine: we will take a quick break and have a live look outside traffic is doing just fine. we have some new information on that new ipad right after this. >>justine: a double live look outside right now, one shot showing the bay bridge and this weekend is starting off on a nice warm note. it is not look like it will stay that way we have weather and traffic in just a few minutes, but first a developing story the very latest on the case of the speed freak dealers. half of bone fragments found during last month's surge in the central valley have now been identified as human thighbones now officials are trying to find out these were to hustler's hundred working together in the early '90s. they say they're killing the--spree was fuelled by crystal meth. are there is a new letter out there are sherman time coming to life in the he lashes al at kron4 we want to show you what he wrote he says i g

if approved by voters in may, the measure, a parcel tax, would raise about $2.3 million a year in local. the district is facing a budget shortfall of more than $8 million for the current school year. >> we've been able to pass bond measures in this community. we have wonderful facilities, and the community has been supportive. but we need them to step up a little bit more. it's only seven dollars a month. it's like a trip to starbucks. >>> if measure a is approved, it will be added to the property tax bill. over the past ten years the district has lost $35 million in depreciated property values. >>> if you live, work or even visited san francisco, there are dozens of plays you can sit and enjoy the view, but many of them you might not know about: at. bc7s carolyn tyler explains, a city lawmaker wants to change that. >> they are called ptopos, privately owned public open places. plaza's and small parks that dot small town san francisco. >> i have a map and keep it on my desktop at work, and if i have time at lunch i go and visit one. >> you might need a map to find the topo he is enjoyin

under law let the teachers know by march 15 if they may be getting laid off and they have a local parcel taxvoters in june that may raise enough money to prevent the layoffs. at stake about 120 jobs for teachers. >>> and in the east bay, the berkeley police chief is in a bit of hot water. he says he is sorry for an incident early friday when he sent an officer in uniform and with a gun to a journalist home to demand changes to a story the journalist had written. the incident stems from a fatal beating of a resident in the berkeley hills last month where police did not respond to calls from victims or his wife. this week the reporter for the bay area news group wrote that the chief michael me-had apologized for that incident during a community meeting. he says the report was not correct and that he sent the cop up there but he does admit he reacted improperly. >> and putting myself out there is to say this is completely my fault. i apologize to mr. oakley. i'm falling on my sword because i was wrong and put him in an awkward position and shouldn't have done it. >> the chief said he was tired

there is a drive to pass measure a, a parcel tax to close the gap. hat the extra money is necessary to keep schools running at an acceptable level. there is currently no organized opposition but a two-thirds vote is needed to pass that measure. it has traditionally had trouble passing at the ballot box. we'll see. >>> in sacramento county, nearly 2,000 teachers could soon be getting pink slips. the "sacramento bee" reports pink slips due by march 15 will warn teachers and other school employees they could be out of work by the end of this school year. last year about 2500 sacramento county teachers got pink slips but most kempt their jobs in -- kept their jobs in the end when the legislature barred school districts if laying off teachers to balance the budget. >>> the pain at the pump, in san francisco a gallon of gas running an average $4.39. it's $4.32 in oakland. san jose at $4.43. the only good news there it didn't go up overnight. >>> president obama using his weekly radio address to talk about the high gas prices. he says the u.s. automakers wil

last night the county's fire chief told supervisors voters must pass a $90 annual parcel tax or risk losing vital services. the chief says the higher tax is needed to keep 63 firefighters from losing their jobs. for the record no tax has yet been put on the november ballot. >>> the city of sunol will see a cash infusion thanks to a pile of rocks. the owner of the quarry will pay the city $50,000 a year to dig in the area. the money mitigates the environmental impact of the quarry and will be used for sunol community improvements. >>> the rain forecast showing it is just going to be coming for a lot of days. the silver lining, it is going to help with the potential drought stuff. >> yeah. build an arc. get started on that. we've got a lot of rain on the way. today looks like one of the lighter days in terms of what we are expecting. friday morning, let me just warn you right now, it is looking like a complete mess. right in time for the morning drive. tomorrow we'll get a little bit of a break. today not getting much of a break but at least showers are light and winds have relaxed a t

. >>> volunteers in the south bay are trying to drum up support for a proposed parcel tax.d students in santa clara yesterday to launch a yes on measure a campaign. that ballot initiative would raise 2 and a half million dollars for the santa clara unified school district through a parcel tax. it would cost homeowners in that district $84 a year each for the next five years. >> it will mean we can keep counselors, librarians, all of the things that we need to complement our classrooms and provide a good education. >> the measure does need two- thirds approval to pass. voting is set for may 8th, bi' a. mail in ballot. >>> railly's grocery change is closing two more northern california stores including one in the bay area. the knobs hill foods is expected to shut its doors sometime later this year. employees will be transferred to other locations based on seniority, but some workers could be laid off. the company says it made its decision following a review of sales at that store. >>> dozens of bay area students will rally for education in sacramento tomorrow after making a 9

they are marching to show support for a $180 million parcel tax on the ballot in june.f it passes the measure will raise $3 million for the school district each year. supporters will march from james logan high school to union landing shopping center at 9:00 this morning. >>> the search for a hit-and-run suspect in sunnyvale now extends to dubai and possibly end yay. sunnyvale place are working with the fbi and u.s. marshalls to track down 25-year-old piwanjit singh. he is wanted in the death of jennifer flores on sunday. the woman was inside singh's suv before she was thrown out and runover near mission college. he boarded a plane to duh bye the following day. authorities believe he may try to flee to india. >>> well, coming up this morning on "today in the bay," three tickets are splitting the record $640 mega millions jackpot. that's a mouthful. we'll have the latest details including where the tickets were sold. congrats to them. >>> we'll be back at 5:56 with to our next news weather update. so please come back. >>> a little "hairspray" in the morning. we're back o

there is a parcel tax to close the gap.does need a two- thirds vote to pass. the measure has an sacramento nearly 2000 teachers could be getting things lips. thoughts things lives will warn teachers and other school employes that they could be laid off by the end of last year. last year the legislature barred school districts and line of teachers to balance their budgets. some >> it is very disturbing. you can see how close the garages from a unit. from what i understand there was so much of what they were removing that if it had blown up, it could have taken out our apartments and all of their apartments as well. >>mark: police say a mass conversion lab was being run where the drugs were converted into a crystal form. three people are behind bars. >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes to give you go in on this monday morning. for here is a live look at this and say a bridge during a lot of sunshine. traffic is nice and polite. we will be right back. hey , breakfast! ♪ [ fele announc ] if whole grain isn't th

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