there's also just one road, martin's beach road, connecting the beach to nearby highway one... this is the road that has been blocked off by the owners to prevent the public from accessing the area a lock gate has been installed across the road. here in the newsroom, charles new gun control legislation. >> catherine: still awaiting more bay area news. a milpitas police officer escaped injury.when his unmarked car was hit from behind by an s-u-v. it happened about four this morning, on jacklin road near the 680 on-ramp. the driver of the s-u-v was hurt -- it's not clear yet whether he'll be charged. in novato -- police have arrested a home owner. whose marijuana grow house caught fire earlier this week. the suspect -- rory ward -- was caught during a traffic you're looking at the scene from tuesday morning. basement. where the home's p-g-and-e meter had been illegally bypassed. no one was living there at the time. >> the latest from samsung and reaction from apple. >> the senate passes gun legislation. >> but without some heated debate. [ female announcer ] this is a special mes

people should be able to enjoy. >> enjoying martin's beach is not so easy anymore. isherman to surfers have been coming here for most of the years. paying to access the beach. the new property owner put up a gate blocking public access to a private road. >> it's simple, just open the gate, we'll pay whatever you want us to pay. >> don't we have a law protecting public ac access to beaches? >> absolutely. and that had always been the case at martin's beach. >> the law is called the coastal act. filed a lawsuit today against the owner, claiming he is in violation. the people are allowed to access the coast. we don't view this as in different, if somebody bought the houses d put up a fence and said that's now my backyard. >> attorney for the property owner didn't want to talk about it on camera, but said they welcomed the lawsuit, as far as the owner is concerned, this is not so much a fight over access to the water, but instead, it's a battle over the constitutional right of property owner. the landowner's attorney says the road is private. that the government can only

an attorney for martin beach issued a statement today and says we are anxious to have a court decide the right and obl oblss of the parties. martin beach access road is private. >>> google today agreed to pay a 7 million dollar fine for collecting people's personal data without authorization. perhaps yours. as part of its street view service. an new documents reveal just how much google is paying out in bonus to 4 top executives. executive chairman and former boss schmid getting the largest amount. 6 million dollars for his performance last year. company top the lawyer david drum gets 3 million dollars while the chief financial and business of versus each getting 2.8 million dollars in bonus money. no bonus for google founders larry page and brine. 2 have gotten 1 dollar salary since the company went public in 2004. don't cry. the stock is worth billions of dollars. >>> in the wrong business. >> we all are. >> all right to spencer here. you are peddling nasty weather these days. >> i am. i'm happy about. that would i like to have my billion dollar bonus. >> exactly. >> here's a look

the lawsuit says owners of martin beach violated the coastal act by not obtaining permits for the investigate. the attorney says we are anxious to have a court decide rights and obligations of the parties. >> if you make it to the beach. >> yes. >> there is some pretty decent weather out there. >> despite fog, mild weather is inviting. let's take a look at how pleasant things are now. clear skies over land areas. some areas of thin patchy fog along the coastline. some coastal locations did see a little bit of sunshine. we are swre lots of sunshine now if you look at western skies. readings 63 across the bay ask oakland. half moon bay, cool spot at 54 degrees, another live view from our mount tam camera. lots of sunshine here. wispy high clouds, temperatures 69 degrees in santa rosa. 71 napa. 74 in gill roi. these are the forecast features, areas of fog again tonight some of it will push inland across the bay. high temperatures near 80 into mildest locations and little change throughout the weekend into half of the weekend. satellite image and animation shows high pressure the dominant feature

accessing that beach has been very tough since martin's beach was sold to a private owner who does not want surfers around. a fight is on to re-open access to more tin's beach. a lawsuit was filed against the venture capitalist who bought the property in 2008 and put up a gate and hired security guards. later this or, scores of surfers plan to bust through the gate in protest. they want to take back their beach access. >> this is no different than someone buying up the houses around golden gate park and putting up a fence to use as their bare -- backyard. >> the suit says that only owners of the vote violateed law by cutting off access to the beach with the gate. the beach rode, says the owners, is private. the protest is scheduleed for 10:00 a.m. this morning. we are live on monetary beach this morning for abc7 news. >> regents will talk about finding the next president today. a special committee to consider selection of a new president will give its report during an opposition this morning at the mission base campus. the president announced a resignation in january after serving two

the case involves martin's beach. the beach was sold several years ago and ever since the new owner blocked the public from using the private road to the beach. he claims the gated road is in violation of the states coastal act. >>> fire repairs may take a bit longer than expected. crews decided to rebuild the front porch of the damage. initially owner hoped to have it open in march but they have to push it back. >>> hostess twinkies and snowballs could be back up on store shelves. hoho and dingdongs and dolly madison zingers would be part of the sale. pam are you excited? >> sure. [ laughter ] yes. >> sorry to put you on the spot. >>> 4:55 is the time. i don't want to bad mouth hostess but i opt for other snacks. >> one of the things that pam everything in moderation; right? occasionally it's good to have whatever you want. let's take a look at the commute now. northbound 101 and the westbound bay bridge. a lot of fog. in fact even has trouble choosing the cameras because it's so foggy out there. you can look up and f

the property was sold in 2010 to a developer who closed off martin beach road. prior to the sale, the beach was open to the public. >> a group of city have college offer san francisco students will march today demanding more input on the changes at their school. ccsf submitting a plan and advice to keep its accreditation. part of that plan includes a major overhaul of the college system and massive cuts. students are not happy with the choices and today they will demand to have their voices heard. the school would lose federal funding, grants, and access to financial aid if it loses its accreditation. >> an urban village built on the grounds of a historic racetrack in san mateo is about to open its doors. bait meadows development includes nearly 1200 new homes as well as office and retail space and 12 acres of parks and gardens. it is built on the historic bay meadows forest racetrack. it opened in 1934. it closed in 2008. san mateo city officials will dedicate the community park this morning. the development opens to the public on saturday. >> it is 5:06 right n

. >> a small group of surfers ignored the no trespassing sign and headed down to martins beach today.ng to take a walk down here. >> that is former u.s. representative, he led the group down the privately owned road this morning. a gate was put up in 2010 after the property was sold. a lawsuit filed this week claims the gated road is in violation of the california coastal act. sheriff's deputies were at the protest but no arrests were made. >>> our chief meteorologist bill martin yesterday at 5:00 p.m. told us about a change in the weather. -- change in the weather. >> 70s still. temperatures in the mid-70s. more clouds. more fog this morning and we experienced a cool down. but subtle. what you notice were the clouds. there is the clouds moving in over the top of us. the clouds will be around the next 24 hours. mild evening tonight. look at all the clouds out there. oakland, half moon bay. has an impact on the temperatures. they are 5 degrees cooler than they were -- yeah. 5 degrees cooler than last night at this time. we have more of a marine flow. feels like spring time. it is winte

. >> former congressman led a protest to martin's beach near half moon bay. to make their points protestors walked past the gate. they're suing the property owner. >>> a new report say the state furloughs that save california money in the past may cost money in the long run. many workers ended up using fewer vacation days because they were getting furlough the days off. the state will have to pay some $3 billion for all that unused vacation time. >>> contvacosta county -- ahead in seven minutes, the twist that may turn things around ask create dozens of jobs. >>> pope francis celebrated his first mass as the head of the new catholic church. >> he led a mass at the sistine chapel. without notes, he led a mass today. he refused wear the custom airy red cape. he also joked with the cardinals as a celebratory dinner. >> at the dinner there was a little toft. he said may god forgive me you for what you've done. >>> it appears state treasurer are looking to reconcile. he has withdrawn the divorce papers he filed last summer. they have a nine-year-old son. she resig

. >>> surfers will protest to gain access to martin's beach, it was sold several years ago and since then a gate has been put up blocking public access to the beach. today's protest comes days after a lawsuit was filed against the new owners. >>> students and staff at san francisco's city college are planning to walk off campus before marching to city hall, protesting cuts being made by the school to balance its budget as it fights to keep its accreditation. tomorrow is the deadline for city college to submit proof of its finances to an accreditation committee. city college could be forced to close if it loses that status, a decision is expected in june. >>> san francisco's symphony is quiet after musicians walked off the job in a contract dispute. yesterday some musicians performed at city hall wearing l.a. dodgers caps. they wanted to emphasize the southern california counterparts are paid more. they say this is not the kind of attention they really want. >> the attention that we prefer is taking our instruments onto the stage and performing as professional musicians. >> a sad day

. >>> surfers will protest to gain access to martin's beach, it was sold several years ago and since then a gate has been put up blocking public access to the beach. today's protest comes days after a lawsuit was filed against the new owners. >>> students and staff at san francisco's city college are planning to walk off campus before marching to city hall, protesting cuts being made by the school to balance its budget as it fights to keep its accreditation. tomorrow is the deadline for city college to submit proof of its finances to an accreditation committee. city college could be forced to close if it loses that status, a decision is expected in june. >>> san francisco's symphony is quiet after musicians walked off the job in a contract dispute. yesterday some musicians performed at city hall wearing l.a. dodgers caps. they wanted to emphasize the southern california counterparts are paid more. they say this is not the kind of attention they really want. >> the attention that we prefer is taking our instruments onto the stage and performing as professional musicians. >> a sad day

protest at an access road after a lawsuit was filed against the owner of a road that leads to martin's beach near half moon bay. they want to have it re-opened so they can get to the subspot which is not accessible to vehicles. a venture capitalist purchaseed the property in 2008 and put up this gate to block the road and hired a private security guard. but california law require public access to the coast. abc7 news reporter will have a lot more in the live report in the next half hour. >> you have heard this story before, but it is foggy. >> mike nicco is looking at the weather. mike? >> we talked about how each day the air mass will dry out and this morning that is the case but it will spread the next couple of hours so if it is not in your neighborhood now there is the possibility but not so widespread as yesterday and it will fade quicker so we will be warmer than average, starting out one to seven degrees warmer so a wild start with temperatures in the 50's. pittsburg, tracy, pleasanton, union city, saratoga, belmont, financial district, american canyon, we are close in santa clear at

here is a look at live doppler 7 hd where we are taking a look south, south of martins beach where we have little bit of activity around highway one, but, other than that, we are seeing partly cloudy conditions in the north bay and temperatures are cool with a look at the bay bridge, you are dry in the east bay, the numbers are in the upper 40's, it is 46 in san jose, you picked up .5" with this little rain event the past two days and half moon bay is 45 and santa cruz is 45 and 47 downtown. another look outside, it looks dry here and that is the south bay and we are looking at numbers from the upper 30's in santa rosa to napa at 11 and 46 in livermore and union city and gilroy. we are talking about more sunshine around the bay, not doing much to warm us up yet but we will have plenty of sunny skies by early morning so partly cloudy to start. if you rise early, sunny and cool with the warming trend getting underway, a little bit tomorrow but we will touch near 70 in our warmest locations by sunday. areas of low pressure, you can see it is skirting the coastline yesterday and it condit

. >> but enjoying martin's beach is not so easy anymore. outsiders from fishermen to surfers have been coming here for most of the last hundred years, at times paying to access the beach, but the new property owner put up a gate blocking public ak stoesz a private road. >> it's pretty simple. just open the gate. we'll pay whatever fee you want us to pay. >> walt wait a minute. don't we have a law protecting public access to beaches. >> absolutely. that -- that had also e always been the case at lar tin's beach. >> the law is called the coastal act. a local group filed a lawsuit today gerns the owner claiming he's in violation. >> the people are allowed to ak stoesz coast. we don't -- we don't view this as any different if somebody bought up all the houses around golden gate park and put up a fence and said that's now mibach yard. >> the attorney for the property owner didn't want to talk about it on camera but said they open the lawsuit. as far as the owner is concerned this is not so much a fight over access toth water but instead it's a ba

martin's beach road is the only way to access the beach. the road was closed in 2008. >> it's illegal to sell. pardon me. you can't put a gate on the public beach in california. people have the right to go down here since god knows when. i mean, 47, i went down there. >> sheriff deputies were on the scene today but did not fight or stop anyone from crossing the gate. the property owner lawyer says he's anxious to have the court decide. >> it's foggy there today. cooler throughout the bay area. >> yes. spencer chris hin has the bayday off. sandhya patel is here now with an accuweather update. >> you'll see clouds increased and we have fog at the coast. temperatures have been running cooler it's not advancing. let's try to do this one more time. we'll have problem was the computer, i'll be back a look at the forecast in just a few minute autos pope francis celebrated his first mass today at the vatican and it gave insight. >> this is where he was elected. his first sermon was informal and off the cuff there was a reference to children buildin

the case involves martin's beach. the beach was sold several years ago and since then the new owner has blocked the public from using the private road to the beach. the suit claims that gated road is in violation of the state's coastal act. >>> a recent ktvu news report on head injuries is leading to action. sources tell us that our report has persuaded the nfl to consider a genetic test for players. they broke the story last month of a cheek swab test that shows genetic bio markers for brain damage after a concussion. the test was created by marin county physician and former 49er line backer james kovach. >>> well, the america's cup race is no longer expected to give the bay area economy a $1.5 billion boost. the results coming up at 5:55. >>> your time is 5:46. a south bay preschoolteacher has been arrested accused overposting sleeping -- of putting sleeping pills into toddlers drinking glasses. another employee told that gratz pulled a substance into the cups the children were drinking out of on friday. she admitted

the case involves martin's beach. the beach was sold several years ago and since then the new owner has blocked the public from using the private road to the beach. the suit claims that gated road is in violation of the state's coastal act. >>> a recent ktvu news report on head injuries is leading to action. sources tell us that our report has persuaded the nfl to consider a genetic test for players. they broke the story last month of a cheek swab test that shows genetic bio markers for brain damage after a concussion. the test was created by marin county physician and former 49er line backer james kovach. >>> well, the america's cup race is no longer expected to give the bay area economy a $1.5 billion boost. the results coming up at 5:55. >>> your time is 5:46. a south bay preschoolteacher has been arrested accused overposting sleeping -- of putting sleeping pills into toddlers drinking glasses. another employee told that gratz pulled a substance into the cups the children were drinking out of on friday. she admitted

they want to regain public access to martin's beach.d road violates the california coastal act. >>> city leaders in sacramento face a new opponent in their fight to save the city's pro basketball team. this time it's from two attorneys from their own city. those lawyers are calling for a public vote on the plaen to use city plan to build a new arena for the kings. they eject -- reject kevin johnson's claim the arena would provide a big economic past for the city of sacramento. the naylor is leading the fight to -- mayor is leading the fight to stop the plans. >>> the controversy plan that's haunted the oakland raiders for nearly a dozen years may finally be struck down. the nfl leaders are expected to end the rule that brings back mad memories for raiders' fan. a snowy playoff lost to the new england patriots back in 2002. it anythingated what looked -- negated what looked like a tuckback and that rule does not end until he tucks the ball back fence his body. >>> tomorrow, san francisco holds its huge st. patty's party. you are looking

they want to regain public access to martin's beach.s the california coastal act. >>> city leaders in sacramento face a new opponent in their fight to save the city's pro basketball team. this time it's from two attorneys from their own city. those lawyers are calling for a public vote on the plaen to use city plan to build a new arena for the kings. they eject -- reject kevin johnson's claim the arena would provide a big economic past for the city of sacramento. the naylor is leading the fight to -- mayor is leading the fight to stop the plans. >>> the controversy plan that's haunted the oakland raiders for nearly a dozen years may finally be struck down. the nfl leaders are expected to end the rule that brings back mad memories for raiders' fan. a snowy playoff lost to the new england patriots back in 2002. it anythingated what looked -- negated what looked like a tuckback and that rule does not end until he tucks the ball back fence his body. >>> tomorrow, san francisco holds its huge st. patty's party. you are looking at video from

. >> a small group of surfers ignored the no trespassing sign and headed down to martins beach today.ke a walk down here. >> that is former u.s. representative, he led the group down the privately owned road this morning. a gate was put up in 2010 after the property was sold. a lawsuit filed this week claims the gated road is in violation of the california coastal act. sheriff's deputies were at the protest but no arrests were made. >>> our chief meteorologist bill martin yesterday at 5:00 p.m. told us about a change in the weather. -- change in the weather. >> 70s still. temperatures in the mid-70s. more clouds. more fog this morning and we experienced a cool down. but subtle. what you notice were the clouds. there is the clouds moving in over the top of us. the clouds will be around the next 24 hours. mild evening tonight. look at all the clouds out there. oakland, half moon bay. has an impact on the temperatures. they are 5 degrees cooler than they were -- yeah. 5 degrees cooler than last night at this time. we have more of a marine flow. feels like spring time. it is winter but sp

accessing the beach has been tough since it was sold to a private owner who does not want surfers around. now a fight is on to re-open access to more tin -- to martin's beep. a lawsuit has been filed against the property owner who put up a gate and hired security guards. scores of surfers and fishermen will bust through the gate and take back their beach access. >> this would be no different than someone buying the houses around golden gate park and putting up a fence. >> the suit says the owners violateed california law by cutting off access to the beach with a gate. owners of the property say the beach road access is private and the protest is scheduleed for 10:00 a.m. today. we are live on monetary beach this morning for abc7 news. >> thank you. this morning we are learning a registered sex offenders traveled with students of two high schools on a field trip. police have confirmed to abc7 news that they are investigating the incident that happened february 13 during a field trip to a college. students at the two high schools traveled on buses to the college and a sex offender was on the bus with the andrew hill students. a letter went to the paren

. >>> the legal battle over two can use martin's beach in san mateo county goes to court today.was put up a few years ago after the beach was sold. the protest today comments days after a lawsuit was filed against the new owners. >>> new this morning, physicists say they are confident they have discovered the so-called god particle. european researchers made the announcement after studying data collected last year from the world's largest atom smasher, the subatomic particle explains why matter has mass. it is considered a missing cornerstone of the study of physics. >>> a southern california earthquake warning system just passed a major test. on monday the system gave a 35- second warning before a 4.7 quake in riverside county. scientists say it can be enough time for people to take cover offer shut down trains. it does not predict earthquakes but detects the first pulses of energy when a fault ruptured. the system is in the pilot stage. >>> 6:17. let's get you moving. sal, i thought you were going to keep the fog off the east shore. >> we're trying to keep it off the east shor

. >>> the legal battle over two can use martin's beach in san mateo county goes to court today.up a few years ago after the beach was sold. the protest today comments days after a lawsuit was filed against the new owners. >>> new this morning, physicists say they are confident they have discovered the so-called god particle. european researchers made the announcement after studying data collected last year from the world's largest atom smasher, the subatomic particle explains why matter has mass. it is considered a missing cornerstone of the study of physics. >>> a southern california earthquake warning system just passed a major test. on monday the system gave a 35- second warning before a 4.7 quake in riverside county. scientists say it can be enough time for people to take cover offer shut down trains. it does not predict earthquakes but detects the first pulses of energy when a fault ruptured. the system is in the pilot stage. >>> 6:17. let's get you moving. sal, i thought you were going to keep the fog off the east shore. >> we're trying to keep it off the east shore but it

the date pricing process was fair martin's beach.f riders a foundation has filed a lawsuit against a group of developers. >> it is not just about the beach. california is about beach is up and down the coast. if this could happen here, a could happen elsewhere. southern california has been fighting these issues for decades. the bottom line has generations of folks have been enjoying this before almost a century. with the owners have changed, they completely cut off access very it just to me felt morally wrong. >> 5 servers were arrested for trespassing here last year but the charges or recently dropped. shares debbie's kept their distance. there is no immediate response to requests for comment from the developers' attorney. 9:52 a.m. and we'll be back with more and a couple of minutes. a live look at our mt. tam cam. [ female announcer ] now your best accessory can be your smile. with colgate optic white toothpaste. it whitens over 2 shades more than a leading whitening toothpaste. and try colgate optic white mouthwash. to whiten mor

a group of surfers are suing the landowner of martin's beach for blocking access to the beach and closing that they are going to sue. they filed the lawsuit on tuesday. >>> b.a.r.t. wanted to install more of those new vinyl seats on trains. it's on track to replace the old cloth seats on 300 trains but the seats are so popular, b.a.r.t. was considering putting them on an additional 139 cars. the company dos the work says it just -- the company doing the work says it won't be able to handle the job. so b.a.r.t. must start a new bidding process for that contract. >>> sal, how is santa clara valley doing? >> it's still a little bit busy, dave and tori because of earlier problems. a quick look at the map. 101, 280. 85 is the best. out to the toll plaza we go. that's improving quite a bit. that's about a ten-minute delay before you make it on the bridge. and this morning in san francisco, 101 does look good as you approach the 80 split. let's go to mark. >>> hi there, sal. dense fog. partly sunny this afternoon. temperatures cool a little bit by the weekend. but no rain clouds over the next fi

a group of surfers are suing the landowner of martin's beach for blocking access to the beach and closingtorneys for surf rider say that they are going to sue. they filed the lawsuit on tuesday. >>> b.a.r.t. wanted to install more of those new vinyl seats on trains. it's on track to replace the old cloth seats on 300 trains but the seats are so popular, b.a.r.t. was considering putting them on an additional 139 cars. the company dos the work says it just -- the company doing the work says it won't be able to handle the job. so b.a.r.t. must start a new bidding process for that contract. >>> sal, how is santa clara valley doing? >> it's still a little bit busy, dave and tori because of earlier problems. a quick look at

the crashing protest was here at martin's beach.ion of the california coastal act, which guarantees public access to the beach. the serve riders a foundation has filed a suit against a group of developers. >> with the ownership change, they completely cut off access. to me it just felt morally wrong. >> 5 servers were arrested for trespassing wet here last year but the charges were recently dropped. shares deputies kept their distance. there is no immediate response to requests for comment from the developers' attorney. >> the state supreme court has cleared a wal-mart plan to create a supercenter in antioch. the retailer isn't trying for a decade to expand its existing store. right now the store has about 141,000 square feet of retail space. under the new plan the retailer will add more than 33,000 square feet of space on the store's western side. it will also address restored, a guard and center, a tire and look express and additional merchandise base. an additional 176 parking spaces will also be added. >> shards and the stanley

now, this involves martins beach south of half moon bay. everal years ago but since then, the new owner has blocked the public from using the private road to get to the beach. the lawsuit claims that gated road is a violation of california's coastal act. >>> two closed down rohnert park schools are reopening as completely new schools. last night, the school board voted to turn mountain shadows middle school into technology middle school. and the "press democrat" reports that la fayette will change names it's in partner ship with sonoma state university. those schools were forced to close because of budget cuts. >>> foreclosure radar reports fewer and fewer homes are being foreclosed on because of an increase in short sales and loan modification. a shortage of homes for sales is creating bidding wars for some properties. just 366 homes were sold at foreclosure in san mateo, contra costa, alameda and santa clara counties during february. that's down from more than 1,000 a year earlier. >>> business owners in a san francisco neighborhood are tr

now, this involves martins beach south of half moon bay. but since then, the new owner has blocked the public from using the private road to get to the beach. the lawsuit claims that gated road is a violation of california's coastal act. >>> two closed down rohnert park schools are reopening as completely new schools. last night, the school board voted to turn mountain shadows middle school into technology middle school. and the "press democrat" reports that la fayette will change names it's in partner ship with sonoma state university. those schools were forced to close because of budget cuts. >>> foreclosure radar reports fewer and fewer homes are being foreclosed on because of an increase in short sales and loan modification. a shortage of homes for sales is creating bidding wars for some properties. just 366 homes were sold at foreclosure in san mateo, contra costa, alameda and santa clara counties during february. that's down from more than 1,000 a year earlier. >>> business owners in a san francisco neighborhood are trying to protect

beach. it's right now 63 degrees and another view from our high definition camera looking at western sky which is mainly blue. 80 degrees right now. napa, fairfield and livermore, 79 in san martine. forecast features we'll see dense coastal fog tonight. some pushing inland. that may be a problem for early morning commute. high clouds tomorrow this, dry pattern lasts throughout the weekend. take a look at the satellite image here. you can see high pressure, high clouds working their way into our high pressure ridge. mild, dry with a jet stream may bring us changes in our weather pattern next week. we're looking at pleasant conditions, dry conditions, high clouds, lots of sunshine that. will be the pattern into the weekend. overnight tonight look for fog to become rather wide spread. dense in spots. low temperatures upper 40s to low 50s during overnight hours, starting at 5:00 in the morning beginning a rush hour there will be areas of fog that could slow down the morning commute. but fog burn as way by mid day. at least back to the coastline giving us high temperatures at 50s on the coast. 60s to 70s around the bay. mid-70s inland. in the south bay, we'll see highs of 72 in san j

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