and the south bay san jose mayor sam liccardo unveils a plan to reform the city's police department. this comes after several demonstrations and protests following george floyd's death last may a draw for aqi has the latest. there. just last month, city council voted to move forward with police reforms and improve the search for a consultant to assist an internal police investigations while the city and police union are still in negotiations right now. >> we're learning that the process may take a little longer than originally expected. we heard very clearly and i think our police department heard clearly demands for change from the community. >> and so we've been working very a set of reforms and with a new chief now place. we're about embark on a whole effort with the community. mayor sam liccardo says the city of san jose is making some progress on police reform plans unveiled last summer. this comes after the death of george floyd and demonstrations that followed a downtown san jose. multiple by standards complained about the police handling of the >> november. we want to the vot

san jose mayor sam liccardo. he made a vow to reform the city's police department. and coming up at 1030. we'll see where that effort stamps. let's go outside and see how things look at the richmond. sandra fell bridge where believe it or not, there's actually some rain that fell earlier today and. >> we might see some yeah. kron four's, a chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. so large we could be in for some bigger stormy weather. yeah. i significant storm, though. first real storm of april could be rolling in as we get into the weekend. but today kind of an interesting day that low that kicked up all that wind got just close enough to the bay area to spark some showers, even some thunderstorms outside right now. some fog is beginning to form shown in the atmosphere. >> begin to stabilize outside as well ionight. we'll see more of that fog for tomorrow. but here's that low that i was talking about. you see the rotation clouds wrap around you see the thunderstorms. the lightning strikes showing up in the north bay they're certainly making for an active afternoon. som

mayor sam liccardo says the city of san jose is making some progress on police reform plans unveiled last summer. >> this comes after the death of george floyd and demonstrations that followed a downtown san jose. multiple by standards complained about the police handling of the >> november. we want to the voters as we were required today expand the the impact police auditor and her scope. a preview over police misconduct. we also approved, for example. procedures released body-worn camera footage rapidly. when there's that issue of great public interest. but other reforms are going to take the more media issues, for example, moving investigations of police misconduct out of the police department out of internal affairs into a separate agency. he says moving internal police misconduct probes out of the san jose police department. >> it's something that requires negotiations with police officers. according to state law last month, city council voted to move forward in accepting bids from consultants through last councilmember raul perella says it didn't get the expected response we do

mayor sam liccardo says the city of san jose is making some progress on police reform plans unveiled last summer. this comes after the death of george floyd and demonstrations that followed a downtown san jose. >> multiple by standards complained about the police handling of the >> november. we want to the voters as we were required today expand the the impact police auditor and purse co of review over police misconduct. we also approved, for example. procedures released body-worn camera footage rapidly. when there's that issue of great public interest. but other reforms are going to take the more media issues, for example, moving investigations of police misconduct out of the police department out of internal affairs into a separate agency. he says moving internal police misconduct probes out of the san jose police department. >> it's something that requires negotiations with police officers. according to state law last month, city council voted to move forward in accepting bids from consultants through last councilmember raul perella says it didn't get the expected response. we do

we're going to talk to mayor sam liccardo coming up at 7:30 this morning and more for you in our midday news. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest there, kris. we look forward to it. >>> a live look in walnut creek this morning, three more bay area counties could be moving into the less restrictive orange tier. that includes contra costa, sonoma and napa counties. the move would mean winery tasting rooms could reopen at 25% capacity, so could bowling alleys. indoor dining, movie theaters and places of worship could increase capacity to 50%. solano county on the other hand might regress back into the purple tier due to a surge in new cases there. right now it's in the red tier. ucsf infectious disease expert dr. george rutherford says people need to stay vigilant. last week, 70% of people in california have not been vaccinated. he says people need to be cautious. >> not to cast everything aside and take your masks off and congregate in large groups. that's how we get, that's how we start to move back up the chain and the last thing people are going to w

mayor sam liccardo is backing the plan and they are expected to make a final decision on the developmentnext month. >>> paul heggen is standing by with a look at our weather. >> this is a pattern we will be in through the rest of the week. we are around the time of night where fogg will be making its way farther inland. the onshore breeze will continue. that means no major changes as we head through the rest of the work week. that does not mean that every day will be exactly the same, but the bottom line is the same. near normal temperatures continue through friday and then some changes as we head into the weekend. low cloud cover to start the day on wednesday. forecast models are showing it backing up pretty quickly and dissipating, with even some clearing right along the coast into wednesday afternoon. i'm a little skeptical about that because the strong onshore breeze will still be with us. for the first half of the day most of the wind gusts will be in the 10-20-mile-per-hour range. in the afternoon those wind gusts get a little stronger, more in the 20-30-mile-per-hour range and i t

like the crisis that it is san jose mayor sam liccardo introducing the big city mayors coalition mayors from the 13 largest cities in california collectively asking the states and for 20 million dollars to help house the unsheltered 20 billion dollars is an appropriate. >> large investment in california's largest problem. the money would be paid over the course of 5 years and it would be the largest allocation of funds dedicated to fighting the homeless crisis in the country. but california is home to more than a quarter of the country's homeless population and investment as large as this could build over 100,000 homes for those in need. the reality is that not one city can. >> do this along not want to fully address this problem because it's clearly a state wide crisis. the mayors of san francisco san jose oakland, los angeles san diego sacramento and fresno where there just to name a few each mentioning what their cities have done successfully in combating the problem. but the common theme across the board was that more needs to be done and can only be done with the state's help. >> w

san jose mayor sam liccardo presented veteran dan fish with his high school diploma.h went to high school in massachusetts. he was set to graduate in 1950 before joining the navy, but because of his service he never received his diploma. a provision to massachusetts state law now allows war veterans to receive high school diplomas if they permanently withdrew from school to serve in world war ii, korea or the vietnam war. fish has lived in san jose since 1956. >> congratulations to him. >>> a very visual symbol of love, several bay area artists from the asian and black community spent the day making mobile murals in honor of those impacted by asian hate. artists gathered at madison park today to paint canvasses that will be on the move in oakland's chinatown in coming days and months. the project is called "love and protect." >>> it is a spring tradition we cherish every year, the annual northern california cherly blossom festival. it has gone virtual again this year because of the pandemic. >> that's right. the festival, now in its 54th year, officially kicked off a

the san jose mayor sam liccardo says after a gut wrenching year, many folks can take the breath that george floyd was deprived of. and oakland mayor libby schaaf says the state sponsored murder of black men like george floyd and too many others must end. >>> we will have much more on the chauvin verdict and reaction to it as we take another look at live pictures. that's ahead for you at 5:30. we will have legal analysis from retired judge cordell. >>> still ahead on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, covid vaccine appointments are up for grabs. now the focus is on the hold outs. the push to reach the people still hesitant to get the shot. >>> as we await a decision in the u.s. about the johnson & johnson vaccine, what europe just decided about the safety of that vaccine. >>> and weeks without rain, a bay area county poised to make a big decision about mandatory water cutbacks. >>> we actually have rain on high-def doppler this evening. we are tracking a full-fledged thunderstorm toward lake berryessa. we will show you a better chance of rain for the whole bay area coming up in the

they also had a chance to talk as san jose mayor sam liccardo for some reaction. mayor's a former prosecutor and he said as far as he's concerned that that the jury in this case had no choice in the mayor agrees with the verdict. here's more from the mayor now. >> for a day at justice is served. but it would be a mistake to claim vindication. there's still a lot of work ahead. the walk across the pettus bridge selma as long. but at least after a torturous year. a lot of americans can take the breath that. that george floyd deprived of. it's a former criminal prosecutor. the most important thing that that prosecutor told the jury was that that you saw with your own eyes and all of america saw it with our there was no question what happened and. there was no other verdict to return. >> san jose police also on high alert chief mata issuing a statement here this afternoon that says, quote, i believe in protecting civil rights and liberties and ensuring our community members can exercise their first amendment rights by peacefully gathering demonstrating or protesting.

google is investing 200 million dollars to build more housing and recreational space mayor sam liccardo believes this partnership. well, not only develop affordable housing but bring more jobs. >> that's a significant investment to ensure and we're able to keep our community here. clearly beach towel with the city into the community and said what exactly do you want community overwhelmingly responded. that what we want in our downtown is not a corporate campus. it's going to simply displace people. we want something that integrates not communion helps us know our community. >> a community fund will provide grants to help affordable housing and increased services and shelter for the homeless with education and job training programs. there's going to be a community meeting bout all of this on april 17th. and if all goes according to plan construction could start next year. all rise at children's fairyland in oakland will open today for the first time in a year. the amusement park has been closed for several months because of covid restrictions. it reopened to visitors last month after ala

hall says owner cesar press call who says he spent 15 minutes on the phone last night with mayor sam liccardo i send them a text in our situation. i send in the video from the news that you guys show last night and he responded very positively. wants to help us going to >> i mean, with the city council and they want to help our businesses more surveillance video surfaced. wednesday of a break in at a salon just a few doors down from the jewelry store. >> the video shows a man smashed the front window and then ransacked the store stealing only hair product. and so long tools. at first. >> only to return later making off with the cash register. the pandemic has made it hard for merchants here to stay afloat as it is. >> without being robs alum rock business association. president connie alvarez. a lot of our members haven't been able to open their doors. >> and then we have to deal with having a situation like this. where were robbed at gunpoint. we're our properties are getting damaged. alvarez says western wheel and tire heard. you're a western wear. >> and joy rio del sol have all been burgl

coming up on the kron 4 morning news following george floyd's death san jose mayor sam liccardo made a vow. >> to reform the city's police department where that effort stands today. and as a man businesses continue to struggle and stay open business is booming for the cannabis industry. how local dispensaries our thriving amid the pandemic. welcome back to the kron 00:00am morning news radio harvey lets get another check of weather this morning with john sabol. >> so i in i'm tracking a lot of high wind advisories for several bridges across the bay area. what are you tracking on your and so the good news about those high wind advisories. reyna is that we are looking at winds gradually coming down. so although we're still in the midst. >> of the tail end of some breezy conditions today by no means will be as windy as yesterday was so bit of good news for commuters out there. i definitely still keep your eyes on those breezes but an improvement as compared to where we were yesterday. as for conditions this morning, we are seeing a couple of pockets of fog out there overall conditions a

like the crisis that it is san jose mayor sam liccardo introducing the big city mayors coalition mayors from the 13 largest cities in california collectively asking the states and for 20 billion dollars to help house the unsheltered 20 billion dollars is an appropriate. >> large investment in california's largest problem. the money would be paid over the course of 5 years and it would be the largest allocation of funds dedicated to fighting the homeless crisis in the country. but california is home to more than a quarter of the country's homeless population and investment as large as this could build over 100,000 homes for those in need. the reality is that not one city can. >> do this along not want to fully address this problem because it's clearly a state wide crisis. the mayors of san francisco. a san jose oakland, los angeles san diego sacramento and fresno where there just to name a few each mentioning what their cities have done successfully in combating the problem. but the common theme across the board was that more needs to be done and can only be done with the state's help. >

call who says he spent 15 minutes on the phone last night with mayor sam liccardo. >> i send them a text spent in our situation. i send in the video from the news that you guys show last night and he responded very positively. wants to help us going to >> a meeting with the city council and they want to help our businesses more surveillance video surfaced. wednesday of a break in at a salon just a few doors down from the jewelry store. >> the video shows a man smashed the front window and then ransacked the store stealing only hair product. and so long tools. at first. >> only to return later making off with the cash register. the pandemic has made it hard for merchants here to stay afloat as it is. >> without being robs is alum rock business association. president connie alvarez. a lot of our members haven't been able to open their doors. >> and then we have to deal with having a situation like this. where were robbed at gunpoint. we're our properties are getting damaged. alvarez says western wheel and tire heard. you're a western wear. >> and joy rio del sol have all been burglarized r

san jose mayor sam liccardo presented veteran dan fish with his high school diploma. fish was born in massachusetts and went to new bedford high school. he was set to graduate in 1950 before joining the navy, but because of his service he never received his diploma. a provision to state law now allows war veterans to receive high school diplomas if they permanently withdrew from school to serve in world war ii, korea or the vietnam war. fish had lived in san jose since 1956. >>> in san francisco today plenty of people out and about in chinatown enjoying the nice weather and supporting local businesses for chinatown walkway weekends. this was part of the streets program returning to the city this month. in chinatown, grant avenue was closed to cars between california and washington every saturday and sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. . >>> all right. the return of the cable car to san francisco. well, obviously not exactly. a parklet built like a cable car, this one at sutter street near sansom where the cars run on california street. no cable car has been running si

i had a chance to speak with san jose mayor sam liccardo earlier today who told me he was pleased with the verdict as far as he was concerned that there was just no other way that the jury could find a could have found this case. i also had a chance to talk with the mayor about police reform and ask him what he thinks this will have will happen now with this verdict will lead to here in san jose and elsewhere in the country. >> i think this could be very interesting to how different police de artments in different cities. embrace the change that we know is in imperative. and this could be a lot will be able to learn from one another is to be a lot of experimentation and not all that's going to work. but it's important for us to keep an open mind and to learn from one another. i hear the city we've got several efforts underway were negotiation. now. with our police officers over a contract that will contain some reforms and we're going to have a very extensive community process now that we have a new chief on board to really think about how we can re imagine policing an era when we know

san jose mayor sam liccardo is unveiling a $200 million community benefit and how it benefits google's offering as part of its massive downtown san jose deal. nbc bay area's kris sanchez joins us live with more on what the community will deal here. >> reporter: hi there, marcus. the mayor says this community benefits package really could become a model of how tech industry works with the communities where they want to set up shop. now as part of the development plan to develop 250 acres in downtown san jose right around the diridon station near the shark tank they are offering $1 a 55 million in a stabilization opportunity fund to be allocated from within the community. 750 million for job readiness and anti-displacement efforts and $7 million for moderate income housing, $8.4 million in a land transfer that the city could then use to consider affordable housing in those locations. there's also $22.3 million in commitments that are unallocated as of yet. all without incentives, tax breaks or fee reduction from the city of san jose. >> this is i think setting a pattern for a new kind of

mayor sam liccardo presented 90 year-old korean war veteran dan fish with his high school diploma. fisher was born or raised in massachusetts moved to san jose in 1956 he was set to graduate in 1950 but left school to join the navy and never received his diploma. here's something i didn't know, though. massachusetts law actually allows veterans to receive their diplomas if they permanently withdrew from high school to serve in the military during that time and did not receive their original one since he was from massachusetts moved here that allowed him to get his diploma here in san jose today. >> he got some balloons. well, they're back these penguins wasted no time running. slash watling inside one of their favorite spots which is the rock exhibit at the tennessee aquarium and had to close hhe exhibit for a little while for maintenance. >> but we wanted to just take a look at just how cute they are moving along. >> headed home. is that how it like a dip in the pool says is that how excited you get when you walk down here and. 7.55 i looked just >> and we're not real will be the

. >>> sam liccardo rolled up his sleeve this afternoon to get his first covid-19 vaccination. he got it at the santa clara county fairgrounds by a member of the fire department. he said the fairground site will be open for the first time to the public starting, tomorrow. he is encouraging everyone to get vaccinated. >>> meantime, san jose hopes to vaccinate on housed and marginalized people, today, and they are setting up to make it more accessible. >>> contra costa county has created its first walk in vaccine clinics. ages 16 or older, people who live in the county are eligible. they are focusing on areas hardest hit by covid-19, that includes richmond, concorde, and parts of east county. >>> the san jose sharks are finally ready to have fans back in the tank. the center will open up to a number of fans on monday, april 26, when the sharks host the coyotes. everybody two years and up will need to prove for the negative covid test or proof of receiving a complete covid-19 vaccination. >>> the chase center just announced the first concert dates. everything was canceled when the

we talked to san jose mayor sam liccardo about the verdict. he said he's pleased and then went on to explain what he hopes it will mean for policing not only in san jose but around the country. >> i think this could be very interesting to how different police departments, different cities. embrace the change that we know is in imperative. and this could be a lot will be able to learn from one another is to be a lot of experimentation and not all that's going to work. but it's important for us to keep an open mind and to learn from one another here in the city center is we've got several efforts underway were negotiation. now. with our police officers over a contract that will contain some reforms and we're going to have a very extensive community process now that we have a new chief on board to really think about how we can re imagine policing an era when we know. policing is is necessarily changing a given evolving community norms. >> and the san jose police released a statement on the verdict saying in part they believe in protecting people

mayor sam liccardo is confident all sides will come together. >>> new impact in the south bay from the climate in crisis. valley water district leaders last night recommended voluntary reduction levels to 25%. for the past four years, it's been at 20%. they also announced a new plan to pay homeowners more to install their drought-friendly landscapes, from $1 per square foot to $2. >> if you have room for improvement, take that action now. this is the time to do it. don't wait until we're in the middle of this drought and who knows? we don't know how long the droughts are going to last. >> other agencies are also taking action, east bay mud this week declared a stage one drought asking customers to voluntarily reduce consumption by 10%. sonoma county has proclaimed a drought emergency requesting the governor seek a presidential disaster declaration for federal assistance. so when you get a chance to go out there and garden, maybe purchase some succulents instead. >>> taking a live look outside, look at that. all lit up, this is a live look from fremont this morning, as we start our now

why several mayors in the state came together to ask the governor for some help san jose mayor sam liccardo introduce the big city mayors coalition mayors from the 13 largest cities in california collectively asking the state for 20 billion dollars to try to help house the unsheltered. >> we stand together just say that we need to treat homelessness. like the crisis that it is. >> the money would be paid out over the course of 5 years would be the largest allocation of funds dedicated to fighting the homeless crisis in the country. we reached out to the governor's office for a statement in response to the mayor's request. his office says the governor is reviewing many proposals. >> and now kron 4 sports from the 18 t fiber sports desk. >> the san francisco forty-niners select. trey lance. >> there this was the moment. >> sharp suit, too, by the way, to half the bottle. the forty-niners selected the new face of their franchise. trey lance is moving from fargo, north dakota to santa clara, california, lance was very productive in college. he threw for 28 touchdowns in didn't throw an intercep

call who says he spent 15 minutes on the phone last night with mayor sam liccardo. >> i send them a text spent in our situation. ice and then the video from the news that you guys show last night and he responded very positively. wants to help us going to >> i mean, with the city council and they want to help our businesses more surveillance video surfaced. wednesday of a break in at a salon just a few doors down from the jewelry store. >> the video shows a man smashed the front window and then ransacked the store stealing only hair product. and so long tools. at first. >> only to return later making off with the cash register. the pandemic has made it hard for merchants here to stay afloat as it is. >> without being robs is alum rock business association. president connie alvarez. a lot of our members haven't been able to open their doors. >> and then we have to deal with having a situation like this. where were robbed at gunpoint. we're our properties are getting damaged. alvarez says western wheel and tire heard. you're a western wear. >> and joy rio del sol have all been burglarized

now the 13 mayors of san jose mayor sam liccardo, san francisco mayor london breed and oakland. libby schaaf for all in attendance. each mentioning with their cities have done successfully in combating the problem so far. but the common theme across the board was that more needs to be done iq. it can only be done with the state's help. we stand together just say that we need to treat homelessness. >> like the crisis that it is. there's no one solution to homeless that is it requires a number of different approaches. >> and many of them take time. that's why we're all here today. we're calling for a commitment from the state to provide the resources. we need to make a difference over multiple years. 20 billion dollars is an appropriate large investment in california's largest problem. >> now i resched out to the governor's office for a statement. his office said that the governor is still reviewing the state budget, but he's looking forward to partnering with the legislator to help municipalities across the states. help house the homeless. but still no word on whether he'd match

. >> let's turn our attention to the south bay where san jose mayor sam liccardo has unveiled a plan to reform that city's police department. and this came after several demonstrations broke out and protests following george floyd's death last may. so the city council voted to move forward with these reforms last month. one of those reforms include moving the internal police misconduct probes out of the police department. the san jose police officers association is still negotiating with the city about that. they say they don't know why the city is trying to fix this in their eyes. they see no compelling evidence that the police department's internal affairs division has to be moved outside of the apartment. they think it's doing well enough job. >> take me after the murder of george floyd we're well past the moment in this country while marriage or americans are going to accept the notion that police will be expected to please it doesn't work that way. with nearly any other institution in this country. >> nearly says that if they're able to bring internal affairs investigations out

in the bay, the idea of a massive new development may sound daunting but today san jose mayor sam liccardo will unveil what the city gets out of google's proposed downtown west project. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live in san jose with details for people who already live there. good morning, kris. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is just one of the parcels of land that google acquired with the idea of developing a large swathe of downtown san jose and we're getting a better idea of what this development is going to look like. we already knew that it was a 250-acre development that would bring office space to downtown san jose for google workers, plus housing and some open space and recreation areas because it's a deal that's been in the works for years. according to the mayor's office, just released this morning, this is a package of community benefits that includes $155 million in a stabilization and opportunity fund, $7.5 million in job readiness and anti-displacement money, $7 million in moderate income housing, $8.4 million land transfer to the city which the ci

call who says he spent 15 minutes on the phone last night with mayor sam liccardo. >> i send them a text spent in our situation. i send in the video from the news that you guys show last night and he responded very positively. wants to help us going to >> i mean, with the city council and they want to help our businesses more surveillance video surfaced. wednesday of a break in at a salon just a few doors down from the jewelry store. >> the video shows a man smashed the front window and then ransacked the store stealing only hair product. and so long tools. at first. >> only to return later making off with the cash register. the pandemic has made it hard for merchants here to stay afloat as it is. >> without being robs is alum rock business association. president connie alvarez. a lot of our members haven't been able to open their doors. >> and then we have to deal with having a situation like this. where were robbed at gunpoint. we're our properties are getting damaged. alvarez says western wheel and tire heard. you're a western wear. >> and joy rio del sol have all been burglarized rec

. >> mayor sam liccardo believes that this partnership will not only develop affordable housing but bring more jobs. he expects around 5,000 more housing units of which 25% or so would help families who are low to moderate income as well as those who are unsheltered and he looks forward to thousands of new jobs and 15 acres of open space for parks as well as 7 million square feet of space to welcome small businesses. >> that's a significant investment to ensure and we're able to keep our community here. clearly beach towel with the city into the community and said what exactly do you want community overwhelmingly responded. that what we want in our downtown is not a corporate campus. it's going to simply displace people want something that integrates not community helps us know our community. >> the community fund will also provide grants to help preserve existing affordable housing. so that people are displaced of a struggle to stay in the city. it will also increase services and shelter for the homeless with education and job training programs. the panel of locals and experts will be br

. >> a san jose veteran is getting a chance to live out a high school, a dream today mayor sam liccardo presented 90 year-old korean war veteran dead fish with his high school diploma when ago mister fish fisher was born and raised in massachusetts moved to san jose in 1956 he was all set to graduate in 1950 from massachusetts but left school to join the navy and never received his diploma. something you may not know massachusetts law actually allows veterans to receive their diplomas if they had permanently withdrew from high school during that time to serve in the military and did not receive their original ones. look at that. loved to see the hatton, everything. the flowers, the balloons. when you go mister to go all out. here is sammy from portland, oregon. she began posting on tiktok. >> during her dialysis sessions. and recently she posted that she was looking for a living kidney donor and months after posting. she finally got an answer. >> i decided you know, i'm going to take my story to tiktok and see if i have a better reach to find someone who may be a little further from por

. >> well, in the south bay san jose mayor sam liccardo unveiled a plan to reform the city's police department. it comes after several demonst ations and protests following george floyd's death last may. the city council voted to move forward with these reforms last month and one of them includes moving internal police misconduct probes out of the police department. san jose police officers association is still negotiating with the city. they say they're unsure what the city is trying to fix and they see no compelling evidence that the police department's internal police affairs unit isn't doing well enough job with internal investigations. >> typically after the murder of george floyd we're well past the moment in this country. while there were americans are going to accept the notion that police will be expected to please it doesn't work that way. with nearly any other institution in this country. >> mayor liccardo says that if they're able to bring internal investigations out of the police department. he's told that they'd be the first in the country to do so. >> it's 8.11. and coming up. s

like the crisis that it is san jose mayor sam liccardo introducing of the big city mayors coalition mayorse 13 largest cities in california collectively asking the states and for 20 billion dollars to help house the unsheltered 20 billion dollars is an appropriate. >> large investment in california's largest problem. the money would be paid over the course of 5 years and it would be the largest allocation of funds dedicated to fighting the homeless crisis in the country. but california is home to more than a quarter of the country's homeless population and investment as large as this could build over 100,000 homes for those in need. the reality is that not one city can. >> do this along not want to fully address this problem because it's clearly a state wide crisis. the mayors of san francisco. a san jose oakland, los angeles san diego sacramento and fresno where there just to name a few each mentioning what their cities have done successfully in combating the problem. but the common theme across the board was that more needs to be done and can only be done with the state's help. >> we all

mayor sam liccardo believes that this partnership. well, not only develop affordable housing but actually bring more jobs. he expects around 5,000 more housing units of which 25% or so would help families who are low to moderate income as well. as the homeless and they look forward to thousands of new jobs to be created as well as 15 acres of open space for parks and 7 million square feet of space that will be welcoming small businesses. >> that's a significant investment to ensure and we're able to keep our community here. clearly beach towel with the city into the community and said what exactly do you want community overwhelmingly responded. that what we want in our downtown is not a corporate campus. it's going to simply displace people want something that integrates not community of bill. our community. >> the community fund will also provide grants to help preserve existing affordable housing. so the people displaced if they're struggling to stay in the city. they're also going to increase services and shelter. the homeless by p

jose veteran is getting a chance to live out his high school dream on saturday, san jose mayor sam liccardosented 90 year-old korean war vet dan fish with his high school diploma. fish was born and raised in massachusetts. he moved to san jose back in 1956 he was all set to graduate from the class of 1950, but he left school to join the navy and he never received his diploma. well, the law massachusetts allows veterans to receive their diplomas if they permanently withdrew from high school to serve in the military and did not receive their original ones. look at him in his little do is turn that hassle from one side to make it official. that's awesome. >> well, still ahead the next hour, the kron 00:00am morning news, dozens of schools in the bay area set to welcome back students for in person learning that starts tomorrow. we'll have details in a live report. >> plus, there's a big demand for vaccine across the bay area. we'll find out how one clinic ran out of shots, only a few hours after they open. and as the vaccine rollout continues, we'll find out why southee officials are asking som

. >>> i'm kris sanchez in downtown san jose where today mayor sam liccardo will unveil a $200 millionevelopment. the 250-acre google development would bring office space to downtown san jose for as many as 20,000 of its workers and housing and open space recreation areas. the benefits package includes commitment to job training, equal opportunity, affordable housing and efforts to address homelessness. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. temperatures today will reach into the upper 60s for the inland areas, expect some afternoon sunshine, even after this cloudy start, we'll see more of the same tomorrow. our weather is basically on repeat as we enjoy some seasonable temperatures, but slightly warmer heading into the weekend. it is still all dry over the next seven days and we're looking ahead to see if there's any rain. laura? >> all right, thanks so much, kari. >>> and we'll have another local news update for you in about half an hour. oh, you think this is just a community center? no. it's way more than that. cause when you hook our community up with the internet... boom!