. >> the berkeley city council cod reverse course on a plan to dith dozens of parking spaces for nee lanes. people who work and shop along the busy hopkins street cr busy hopkins street corridor are are worried about customer access. as it turns out, so is a a councilmember who initially voted for the plan. here is what what she told our da lin today. >> reporter: back in may, the by in may, the berkeley city council voted eight-want to remove these parking spots. on october 11, this upcoming tuesd, the council will again vote to decide if they will slam the brakes on the planned. she has been a regular at the monterey market for at least 10 years. >> >> this is one of the best produce places in the east bay. >> reporter: she goes out of her her way to shop here. she says she loves it because of the quality mom-and-pop shops sellig quality mom-and-pop shops sellig quality mom-and-pop shops sellig quality mom-and-pop shops sellig quality mom-and-pop shops sellig quality mom-and-pop shops sellig quality mom-and-pop shops sellig quality mom-and-pop shops sellig quality mom-and-pop shops

. >> the berkeley city council could reverse course on a plan to dig dozens of parking spaces for new bike lanes. for people who work in shop along the corr, the corridor, they are worried about customer access and as it turns out, so is a city council woman who initially voted for that plan. >> reporter: back in may, the berkeley city council voted 8-1. . on october the 11th, the council will vote to decide if they will slam the brakes on that plan. but she has been a rr a regular for 10 years. the resident goes out of her way to shop on the corridor. she says she loves it because of the quality mom-and-pop shops. >> it makes the parking more ch. more challenging. i would come . come less. >> reporter: she circled around for about 10 minutes before getting this spot. she believes the council made a mistake when they voted to make room for bik. bike lanes. >> i don't ride my bike anymore. anymore. i have some mobility issues at the moment. >> reporter: the councilwoman represents and says the council was misled thinking they would remove 30 to 35 spots. she says they were not told the

. >> the berkeley city council could reverse course on dozens of parking spots.ed about customer access and as it turns out, the council council woman who initially voted on that plan, this is what what she told us. >> reporter: back in may, the berkeley city council voted 8-1. . on this coming tuesday, the cl the council will slam the brakes brakes on that plan. but this has been a regular for at least 10 years. >> this is one of the best prode best produce places in the easty east bay. >> reporter: she goes out of her her way to shop and says she loves it because of the quality mom-and-pop shops selling fresh fish, meats and cheeses. >> is the parking challenging? s challenging? yes. >> reporter: she circled around for about 10 minutes before getting this spot. she believes the council made a mistake when they voted for street parking to to make room for bike lanes. >> i don't ride my bike anymore. i have mobility issues at the . the moment. >> reporter: she says the council was misled thinking they they would remove 30 to 35 spots spots and says they were not

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some one who was very active, tuesday night numerous people called into the berkeley city council meeting upset over what they say is just the latest recent case of violence near the uc berkeley campus. >> students are still walking to class where bloodstains are on the sidewalk. what immediate action should be done? when are you increasing officers? >> we cannot wait until another person is murdered. >> the bass shooting was unacceptable. it is a serious wake-up call. the streets of berkeley are not safe. >> police chief jennifer lewis is the department is doing what they can to solve this recent killing but there are challenges. >> we don't have a lot of officers right now. we are at a historic low. >> the city manager and chief say they are doing with they can to fill officer positions. as for those who knew and loved him, they are planning to remember him at a vigil on thursday night. no arrests have been made in this case. at the city council meeting, the police chief would only say they have an excellent detective unit that was out at the scene of the crime. they are actively invest

they plan to make a strong showing at tomorrow's berkeley city council meeting, and we will be there. > >> safety and security also topf top of mind for students at stanford tonight. this comes after a woman reportedly was raped in the basement of a campus building early friday afternoon. university officials sent students an e-mail to alert about the incident, but e but some students say they need to do more. >> the word rape wasn't mention. the institution doesn't have ale all the information of what hap. i would share more on that fron. >> the shear lack of followup hs followup has students feeling le feeling like the university doesn't care about us, and we're left to our own devices to figure out safety. >> students say safety tips thee tips they're taking include walking with a friend, sharing location with others, and buying pepper spray. > >> airbnb is further restricting house party rentals ahead of halloween. these rules imply to entire home listings. guests without a history of positive reviews will not be able to book one-night reservations. pe one-night reservations. peop

some one who was very active, tuesday night numerous people called into the berkeley city council meeting upset over what they say is just the latest recent case of violence near the uc berkeley campus. >> students are still walking to class where bloodstains are on the sidewalk. what immediate action should be done? when are you increasing officers? >> we cannot wait until another person is murdered. >> the bass shooting was unacceptable. it is a serious wake-up call. the streets of berkeley are not safe. >> police chief jennifer lewis is the department is doing what they can to solve this recent killing but there are challenges. >> we don't have a lot of officers right now. we are at a historic low. >> the city manager and chief say they are doing with they can to fill officer positions. as for those who knew and loved him, they are planning to remember him at a vigil on thursday night. no arrests have been made in this case. at the city council meeting, the police chief would only say they have an excellent detective unit that was out at the scene of the crime. they are actively invest

violence was also the subject at last night's berkeley city council meeting after one person was killed and three others wounded. shooting near the uc berkeley campus over the weekend you at 11 there seems to be a strange smell moving through the town of crockett and it's not a good one. neighbors are complaining of a stink. they can't escape no matter what they try. and now they are demanding an end to it. it's been pretty bad for some very real perspective. the smell is so bad that even our own crew didn't want to stay out there very long. now. this is all centered near the c&h sugar factory in town abc 7 news reporter jr. stone. get into the source of the smell and has the potential concerns. this crockett wastewater treatment plant may look fine, but it cert smell fine. nope. it smells like sewage here and it smell like that in different parts of town depending on the wind because of that residents are angry. we have been suffering with the smell outside as well as in it's like a slam in the face when you walk out the door. i have friends who's nose. noses are beginning to bleed and

violence was also the subject at last night's berkeley city council meeting after one person was killed and three others wounded. shooting near the uc berkeley campus over the weekend you at 11 there seems to be a strange smell moving through the town of crockett and it's not a good one. neighbors are complaining of a stink. they can't escape no matter what they try. and now they are demanding an end to it. it's been pretty bad for some very real perspective. the smell is so bad that even our own crew didn't want to stay out there very long. now. this is all centered near the c&h sugar factory in town abc 7 news reporter jr. stone. get into the source of the smell and has the potential concerns. this crockett wastewater treatment plant may look fine, but it cert smell fine. nope. it smells like sewage here and it smell like that in different parts of town depending on the wind because of that residents are angry. we have been suffering with the smell outside as well as in it's like a slam in the face when you walk out the door. i have friends who's nose. noses are beginning to bleed and

. >> >> parents of uc berkeley students are expected to turn out in full force at tonight's berkeley city council meeting. it starts in about an hour. they they want more done to ensure student safety after recent violent crimes near campus, including a quadruple shooting over the weekend. the university university says it's providing support to students who witnessed the shooting, and reviewing campus security measures. some students say they they don't feel safe, and that the city needs to do its part as as well. > >> residence of a large san jose jose encampment are on the k again, today the ci clearing columbus park, people have lined lined up in rvs and trailers on an empty baseball violent on the the parts perimeter. 100 people relocated to the park after the city forced them out from underneath the flight path of the nearby airport. the city says more than 170 people have been placed into housing but some who have called the park their home for the last few months say they don't trust the city. >> they always say stuff like that, but there's a waiting list, so i don't know. they wa

this mass shooting was the topic of discussion at last night's berkeley city council meeting, parents calling in concerned about public safety. councilmembers reacting. >> we are not immune to the gun crisis epidemic plaguing this country. >> moments like this you can't handle the weight of the loss that we feel. >> reporter: friends and families will remember isamaeli mataafa here the community church tomorrow. that event starts at 7 p.m. in san lorenzo, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> new details on an act of vandalism in oakland that has upset the latino community. you can see this man climb on the roof of law perla restaurant and allegedly grabbed and burned run of the four puerto rican flags. it happened and last night in the fruitvale district. the owner said those flags are a huge part of his culture. >> you cannot in any circumstance play with our flag. we are very particular about our puerto rican flag. i feel offended. i feel violated. i feel that is not acceptable. >> the chef also told us that had been suspicious fires as well. >>> president biden is in southern califo

sarah, we hear pares are planning to make a strong showing at tomorrow's berkeley city council meeting. what you know about that? >> reporter: liz, we are told they are expecting a pretty big. a lot of parents argetting invo. they are veanized they have divided and conquered in terms of their approach to how o deal with this. they are breakig up into groups and talking about about how to take different apps to police, city leaders, and th. they are organizing around who can accomplish what and they are they are planning on making a big showing for the public comment tomorrow. >> sarah, thank you. > >> in san francisco, a burglary victim took an investigation into his own hands. john carterd carter used security video fromd the neighborhood to piece together the thieves route on hs on his stolen bike. he found it less than two days later, strip of parts and abandoned outside an auto body shop. >> i think, when the police aret police aren't around, people work to solve their own problems. that's what we did. people are really fed up. everyy has a story at this point. >> tw a neighbor's h

new at 11 asian american pacific islander students at berkeley city college and laney college will havem , thanks to a federal grant, the u. s department million grand over five years to provide mental health services for api students. the school said. they surveyed students and found that many of them were feeling trauma from the hate that targeted parts of their community during the pandemic. the mental health perspective is recognizing that we need to augment culturally relevant mental health services that are specifically designed for the aapi community. it's providing space for students to receive access to work through what has now been in most recent years. levels of trauma from covid 19 pandemic. the colleges said they plan to use the money to add more counseling, services and transition programs for students learning english. adding life support to communities most in need. after the break. we're hearing from charles wang, the man behind charlie's law, unexpected groundbreaking catching san francisco residents by surprise tonight the cleanup underw . of a suspect in the killing

. > >> to berkeley, the city of berkeley just wrapping up their state of the city address, the mayore uptick in violence in the city, here he is. >> these incidents send shockwaves throughout our community, and they also highlight that we must expand our definition and approach to safety. we've invested $1 million from our city budget in critical services such as violence prevention, youth services and community mental health. these are programs that we know are proven to stop violence before it happens, that's how we prevent climb and crime and victimization. >> the mayor touched on the newly completed hope center, the the city's newest and largest affordable housing development. > >> california voters will decide decide under proposition one whether to put the right to abortion and contraception into the california constitution. state leaders and reproductive advocates along with hillary clinton gabbard incidents have resisted today for a discussion about the importance of prop one. speakers included california planned parenthood president jody hicks, and lieutenant governor. >> th

centuries on the land at berkeley sits on now city council is expected to adopt a land acknowledgmentcestral home of the loanee indian people, barkley said the leaders are now directed to display and read that acknowledgement. at future public meetings. it's all part of this week's bay area celebration marking the 30th anniversary of indigenous peoples day and hundreds of people attended the cultural festival yesterday at your buena gardens in san francisco. organizers say the events honor the native people who lived in america long before christopher columbus arrived from spain in 14 92. zion franc indigenous peoples day celebrations since8. the people who maintain tracks for the country's biggest railroads have rejected the latest contract offer. they voted against the five year deal that included raises of up to 24% and $5000 in workers' bonuses. it did not address the issue of paid time off right now. the workers do not have any paid sick days. for other railroad unions have approved that contract, but all 12 unions must ratify it to avoid a strike. both sides say there will be mo

. >> reporter: last night the berkeley city council addressed saturday's mass shooting and heard fromparents who are concerned about public safety in that area. mataafa was also a youth minister and mentor in the samoan community in san lorenzo. tonight they will hold a candlelight vigil in his memory. >> i don't understand why people think shooting someone and taking liar life is the answer. thoughts are with his family and friends. thank you so much. thanks, bob. >>> jury deliberations resume later this morning in the kristin smart murder case. jurors had the last three days off and last held a full day of deliberations last friday. prosecutors say paul flores killed the cal poly san luis obispo student in 1996. his father was also tried accused of being an accomplice. the court has said if and when verdicts are reached for both men it will be announced back to back. paul flores faces a sentence of 25 years to life, his father could receive a three-year sentence. >>> happening today the suspect accused of kidnapping and killing four members of a central valley family last week expec

berkeley is a great and diverse city with one of the world's premier universities. not permit a reputation for crime ridden streets to taint this wonderful community and university. the students are still walking to class where blood stains are on the sidewalk. what immediate action is being done. when are you increasing? officers are you collaborating with you? c p. d do you plan to patrol around the dorm areas? city council member said the parents are rightfully concerned. they say they're supporting the police department and fully funding it so they can be fully staffed. but the police department staffing is at a historic low, and that's a trend we're seeing across the country. so although the police chief says they are putting additional patrols here in the area around telegraph there just aren't a lot of officers available to be out on the streets. they are actively looking for that shooter from saturday morning there. also actively trying to recruit officers for the berkeley police department now just what we've been live here. we've seen some police activity

berkeley, city and state officials celebrate the grand opening of the berkeley way apartments and hope center, the largest affordable housing in berkeley's history located near hart streets. it includes 53 permanent housing units, 12 transitional housing beds for homeless veterans. that project was built with funding for measure of accrued back in 2018 for the nonprofits and the government. >> much more to come, less than two weeks away from the midterms. this year there is a race really heating things up in towns across the bay area. >> a different sort of pandemic problem, pets looking for a boost in adoption. >> and a hollowing debate, which is the most popular halloween candy? >> how will be fine, let's talk about whether, as we and a dry october and flip over to november, liquids here, a chance of rain, i will say about that in a quick have heart failure and still experience unresolved symptoms? heart failure and seemingly unrelated symptoms like carpal tunnel syndrome... ...shortness of breath... ...irregular heartbeat... ...and lower back pain could mean something more serious c

amanda quintana ktvu fox two news, amanda thank you at the berkeley city council meeting last night, several parents voiced their concerns about violence around the campus. just this past weekend, there was a deadly shooting about a block away from the u. c campus near a student dorm. for people in their twenties were shot at 29 year old san lorenzo man was killed. then last night , you see, police put out an alert about a robbery just a block away from where the shooting happened. parents are calling the recent shooting a wake up call and say now is the time for action. immediate action must be taken. we cannot wait until another person is murdered. and next time it might be a uc berkeley student, berkeley is a great and diverse city with one of the world's premier universities. we should not permit a reputation for crime ridden streets to taint this wonderful community and university. the students are still walking to class where blood stains are on the sidewalk. what immediate action is being done. when are you increasing? officers are you collaborating with you? c p. d. do you pl

and next time it might be a uc berkeley student, berkeley is a great and diverse city with one of the world's premier universities. we should not permit a reputation for crime ridden streets to taint this wonderful community and university. the students are still walking to class where blood stands are on the sidewalk. what immediate action is being done. when are you increasing? officers are you collaborating with you? c p. d do you plan to patrol around the dorm areas? and again. none of the victims were students at cal happening now in oakland, caltrans crews or evicting people from one of the largest homeless encampments in the city. let's bring in ktvu semana kitana. there's been a lot of action here in past weeks. what's happening now? attention is starting to build right now. people are starting to gather here and protest in front of this encampment. i want to show you that there are caltrans workers here and police blocking the area. and then there's the encampment, which you can still see that their rvs in there. there are people still inside that fenced in area now we heard

and tonight a berkeley city council member is asking people to stay out of harm's way. >> if people hear the noise of in front of their homes are close to their homes, they need to call 9-1-1, immediately not go outside, put themselves in a safe place and that they're out of harm's way. >> shouldn't come to that. but governor newsom signed a bill limiting used catalytic converter sales requiring stricter record keeping to make it easier to track down stolen parts. the new law goes into effect january. 1st. >> and we're hearing tonight from the family of miguel vasquez. he's the oakland man identified as one of the victims of a suspected serial killer from stockton. yeah. big development kron four's dan thorn talked with. that's daughter and sister who are still seeking justice. stand. >> well, grant, vicki, obviously the family heartbroken by this development. vasquez is believed to be the first victim of this suspected serial killer who is still on the loose tonight. >> the family of miguel vasquez holding back tears. investigators say the 39 year-old father of 3 was killed in east oakl

lady college in berkeley city college will share a five year $2.5 million grant.y concludes that many ap i students felt discriminated against and even targeted during the pandemic. from the mental health perspective is recognizing that we need to augment culturally relevant mental health services that are specifically designed for the aapi community. um it's providing space for students to receive access to work through what has now been in most recent years. levels of trauma from covid 19 pandemic colleges will use the money to add more counseling and transition programs for students learning english as a second language. companies planning to reduce its office space around the world. met executive tells the wall street journal. the company wants to pivot from larger campuses to smaller buildings, reportedly looking into letting some office leases expire or give up office space that was never used. many of mentors. employees continue to work on a hybrid schedule since the onset of the pandemic. ceo mark zuckerberg told employees last week that met its freezing h

. >> new at 9 berkeley city council will soon consider an ordinance to outlaw potentially discriminatory calls to law enforcement. >> it's modeled after san francisco's karen act, which was adopted back in 2020. the acronym caution against racially exploitative. non-emergencies is kind of a play on the popular term for a racist white woman. aaron lows make harassing people of color through unnecessary calls to law enforcement. like the famous case of barbecue betty in oakland, illegal, the city council will discuss the proposal on october. 11th masks will no longer be required on ac transit. bart this weekend, the alameda contra costa transit district is lifting its on board mask mandate sunday for the first time since early june. the diction district says that the decision comes after a considerable drop in covid cases and hospitalizations in recent weeks. the transit system will still be encouraging masks. bart will be dropping their mask mandate tomorrow. >> hubble's in trouble as the venerable telescope nears the end of its life, a new plan has been launched to try to save the satell

families at uc berkeley worry about safety around the campus, and they want the city to do some thing live in berkeley this morning to tell us why parents of students are so worried, amanda. a lot of berkeley city council meeting last night, several parents voiced their concerns about the safety here around campus. now, just this past weekend, there was a deadly shooting right here . we're just about a block away from the campus and very close to one of the student dorms around here during that shooting for people in their twenties were shot. a 29 year old san lorenzo man was killed. none of those victims were uc berkeley students, but many students were out at that point in the night meeting up with friends. are heading home from parties as they came across that deadly scene. and then last night, you see, police put out an alert about a robbery just a block away from where that shooting happened. parents say now is the time for action. the students are still walking to class where blood stains are on the sidewalk . what immediate action is being done? when are you increasing? officer

now a berkeley city council member is asking people to do what they can to stay out of dangerous way.ing in front of their homes are close to their homes, they need to call 9-1-1, immediately not go outside, put themselves in a safe place and that there had, of >> governor newsom signed a bill limiting used catalytic converter sales requiring stricter records and help to help keep it easier to track down any stolen parts. the new law goes into effect on january. 1st. in the south bay, the fire department isn't in hot water after a video circulated on social media showing a woman getting out of a fire truck in front of a strip club in san jose. the video is online on our website now at kron 4 dot com and our reporter justin campbell has reaction from city officials this morning. >> here at the pink poodle strip club of fire. old video posted by the san jose fools instagram thursday. so as a stripper getting out of a fire truck with lights on and walking with heels on in a skimpy outfit straight into the club. the biggest question for city officials, what was the woman doing in the fire

city. the 2 boys were from berkeley. the issues that we face. >> do not respect the city battery order of berkeley, latin organization confirmed to kron 4 that this gofundme is for the victim's 15 year-old angel and 17 year-old jazzy so it says younger, a younger every day and 20 towers is the chair of the oakland violence prevention coalition. >> the organization works with young people to show them that they don't need to turn to violence. yeah, >> this over solved without fire. it's a sad. there's a lot of the situations. times out of 10 of us understand is that can chris. all city council member dan called says he, too, was saddened and angered to share about the shooting prevention, intervention and enforcement. they all have our part of the solution. kalb says this is an all hands on deck situation. >> involving the police and city we have to, you know, do better job in identifying them and showing them a better pathway out. and for the ones who don't choose a better path, way out, we have to make sure we investigat

he announced the city that will be establishing a new department of community safety to prevent any other tragedies like last weekend's shooting near uc berkeley. >> in addition overseeing the city's reactive response across all departments. this new department of community safety will also be responsible for overseeing practive efforts like a ceasefire, violence intervention program. we've invested 1 million dollars from our city budget in critical services such as violence prevention, youth services and committee mental health. >> mayor air again did not say when the new department will officially launch, according to the mayor, 81% of berkeley's emergency calls are for problems that aren't connected to a crime. he also says officers spend 52% of their time responding to those calls. we go now to southern california where pressure continues to squeeze the los angeles city council today. city council meeting. >> canceled amid calls for some council members to step down in a leaked recording. the now former council president was heard allegedly making racist comments. angry residents have packed the city council chamber twice this week demandi

berkeley. literally. >> reporter: margaretta produced a documentary about the struggle to save and then restore her historic home. she will never forget the experience , but she's afraid others already have . so, she joined a group the city officials at a news conference promoting the passage of berkeley measure l, the bond measure would be the largest in city history, raising $650 million , $50 million of which would go to burying overhead power lines along seven miles of the city's fire evacuation corridor. >> we know that these downed lines can block evacuation routes. tracking fleeing residence and preventing first responders from doing their jobs. >> in high winds, the electricity lines are suggested to snapping and sparking. >> reporter: only about 7.6 percent of the measure l money would go to this purpose. the rest with go to street affairs repairs, affordable housing . supporters are focusing on the wild fire danger. hoping it will strike a chord with voters at this time of year. margaretta is lending her support simply because she has seen what can happen when the warm october winds begin to blow. >> part of me says , it can't happen right here again. but i know full well that that's not true. >> reporter: in b

the berkeley city council considers an ordinance aimed at stopping racially biased 911. calls at the proposal would expand the laws that make it illegal to file a false report. it mirrors a san francisco law back in 2020 against white women recorded on video. vo making racially discriminated calls to the police. the proposal allows people to seek damages in civil court against those callers. time now is 7 10. we do have a bunch of slow traffic trying to get to and from the richmond bridge because of a truck accident on the richmond commute . that's 5 80 eastbound and westbound. both affected. the truck accident is on the westbound side and the 80 freeway's backed up for or five eighties backed up from 80, but also coming this way on eastbound 5 80. we have slow traffic and then we have another backup on the richmond bridge getting there. you can see here that traffic on the east shore is busy, but getting away from the east shore. very slow. heading out to the richmond bridge. bay bridge looks pretty normal here at the toll plaza and in san jose, we don't have much of a

the city of oakland announced that it's giving 5 acres of land back to a local group, meaning that that native tribal members there will manage that land and use it for ceremonies. plus, berkeley's mayor is introducing a land management acknowledgment statement at the city council meeting tomorrow to recognize the berkeley is the ancestral home of the people. the mayor sudden the berkeley was the first city in california to commemorate indigenous peoples day, some 30 years ago live in the newsroom. i'm justine waldman. kron, 4 news. justine, thank you. coming up on kron 4 news today, the election is less than a month away. >> take a look at voter trends and key issues on the ballot. plus, the man accused of killing a family of 4, including a baby in burr said appears virtually in court by the judge postponed the arraignment and harvey weinstein seconds. crimes trial started today just as one of his accusers identifies herself. >> promises testify against the former movie mogul. one from news continues in a moment. >> harvey weinstein's the second crimes trial started today in los angeles. the former movie mogul still has 23 years to serve in prison following his twenty-twenty co

she read a berkeley in vatican city. especially memorial mass has also been held in rome for the palestinian american terrain was targeted and shot dead by his ready forces while on assignment in the occupied westbank city of janine in may. stephanie deca has war from vatican city, passed by the family. the family that is here is tony terean's brother, his 2 daughters and his wife. the pope, passed by tony, also held out a picture of shitty and that he blast move past the family. they also met with cards in the family and who is the essentially the secretary of state of the holy see also cardinal sandy, who was a vatican diplomat. so of course, significant and symbolic surely, hugely for you know, a catholic family. you know, it's considering what happened to me, but i was talking to lena one of the shootings. nita's families been very tireless when it comes to pushing for just talking to various governments, also the international criminal court. no, of course here at the vatican interest said, you know, we are hugely a

city that has the highest minimum wage in california is here in the bay area. emeryville, the minimum wage. they're $17 and $0.68 an hour. that's according to the uc berkeley labor center. 2 other cities in the bay area also have minimum wages. more than $17 an hour mountain view. and sonny bill, both of their minimum wages are at $17.10 an hour coming in just under the $17 mark still in the bay area. berkeley and san francisco where the minimum wage is 16. 99. an hour for the full list. bay area cities, minimum wages. you can check our website. kron 4 dot com. >> on the peninsula today after a two-year absence because of the pandemic, half moon bay's pumpkin weighing competition took place this morning. dozens of competitors lined up from the nation of back from all around the world. all wanting to win that big jackpot. their pumpkins had to weigh at least 2000 pounds. and this year's winner is from minnesota. the pumpkins name is maverick. guess the pumpkin has been a maverick is named after the top gun maverick. it weighed in at 2,560 pounds and set a new united states record. the world record stands at a pup can wait at 2,703 pounds that was set in 202

yesterday was crystal clear, as you remember, as you can see from your berkeley hills view right here, some of those low clouds making the cityown below. look a little dimmer than yesterday's brilliant bright conditions. podcast shows some of the low cloud cover in the midst of this morning, less and less that late morning and by the afternoon, we're back under the sunshine back with some really comfortable temperatures. current temps are mostly in the 50's dublin conquered in pittsburgh, each at 58, fairfax, one of our spots in the 40's at 46. and then oakland and alameda at 59. back to you. thank you, john. well, parents finally got some answers about last week's shooting that injured 6 people. the bay area technology school held its first parent meeting since that shooting a kron four's amanda hari. was there. >> on the same day that this video was released showing the moment at least 2 people fired rounds on the bay area. technology school's campus parents finally got some answers about what will happen at the school going >> school executive director doctor seth feldman laid out some of the plants, including canceling ne

there will be demonstrations at the plaza of oakland city hall, uc berkeley, outside of san jose city>>> and fleet week taking off this weekend in san francisco. organizers expect 100,000 people each day to come through today and tomorrow. with that, it comes with some safety concerns. they estimate a million people will have passed through by the end of the week. police say if you plan to be in the city you should keep items out of your car. they will be patrolling to keep you safe. the blue angels will be flying once again today for the start of the air shows. sometimes the planes are flying one foot apart and you can get a look at it from the marine of green. the blue angels air show starts at noon today. we have a fleet week guide online to help you plan your schedule with a full list of events including a list of times right there on nbcbay area.com. let's check in with meteorologist vianay arana. >> the best place to view the blue angels will be from the embarcadero. there will be breaks of sunshine and it will be in the upper 60s. we all know layering is important. you definite

is prepared and will post a significant costs problems the restaurant association is suing the city o berkeley which was the first in the country to ban natural gas hookups it's been cold in the northwest for the month of youn friends of there were already getting some of these fellows and a lot higher speaking of energy that fox new @ night, department her the california air quality resource board want to adopt a 0 emission mandate for big rig trucks meeting by 2040 the trucking industry woul need more than a half million electric semites. that equals about 38 percent of the nation's fleet. in 17 years, california wants 3 electric, sense would like to remind the golden state even after decades of research development and government subsidies, electric car sales are still only at 7 percent and experts say by 204038 percent o cars will be electric much less 38 percent of trucks and then there's the pesky problem of ho to power all those big rigs right now california has 2 million electric cars during recent heat wave it did not hav enough juice to both cool cooldown homes in charge of cars . a

this time of year, but temperatures on the east bay with some cloud cover with mid 60s for berkeley 67 in union citygot the sun inland and mild weather here for you with 74 and conquered pittsburgh and livermore today. so with overnight lows moderating with the cloud deck once again near 60 for most of us in the seven day forecast high pressure builds in but the high clouds with us for upper 70s inland tomorrow aboutaroundy wednesday, probably lose the jacket unless you're right at the coast and as we get thursday holding on to some warmth there and then turning cooler into next weekend. so forecast models were teasing. some rain doesn't look like it's gonna happen next we can never put that jack jack to run on the track. to have a safe space where the kids can just be kids the other part of the project directly builds upon what tommy smith and john carlos stood for a speed city legos in terms of bringing san jose state university the community where people can look and say this is what san jose state's about. this is who we are at the feet of history the next steps towards positive change in san jo

berkeley became the first city in the us to ban gas hookups in most new homes. other california cities have followed suit. there is an actual gas detector that you can buy and plug into an outlet it cost about $65, but that really only detects much higher levels of methane that would possibly post explosion risk and not necessarily find these low levels of benzene. during the research. mike cristina rendon live here in studio christina. thank you. the san francisco department of public health announced today that the public health emergency declaration on em pox will expire at the end of the month. cases have slowed fewer than one case per day and more than 27,000 san franciscans are now vaccinated against the virus. health officials say the public health emergency declaration on em pox was the first of its kind in the nation, and it served its purpose to reflect the urgency of the impacts threat to the health of those most affected in the gay, bisexual and trans community. health care workers in sonoma county are now being required to get a flu shot in the comi

berkeley should not be crime scenes. it is time to address the crime issues in the. the city. >> reporter: it was just after 1:00 early saturday morning that morning that gunfire it rough did. berkeley police say the shg the shooting stems from a fight that spilled out onto the stree. the streets. a 29-year-old man was pronounced dead at the hosp. the hospital. >> the students are still walking to class where bloodstains are still on the si. the sidewalk. what immediate action is being done? >> reporter: parents want to know how the city plans to respond to the recent spike in . in violence. although none of the victims were students, parents are worried. >> immediate action must be tak. be taken. we cannot wait for another person to be murdered. next time, it might be a uc berkeley student. >> the streets of berkeley are not safe. the students are not . not safe. >> reporter: jennifer lewis responded to the calls for action during the meeting and says the department is working with university police to come up with a long-term plan to curb violence. the plan has already impl

nurses to bring in because we're talking approximately 1800 nurses between 2 locations, the city of berkeley, as well as oakland. they have been negotiating since last june with no movement that is suitable for either side, which is why 10 days ago the nurses said we will be striking this morning and actually started at 7 o'clock in the morning. the nurses they have too big contention that they want addressed. one is workplace violence. they claim that they want to feel safe when work from patients who might be unruly and 2 workplace turnover of that. it's happening too often for them. and they say the ones who lose out are the patients. i mean, i think it's true to out the hospital, but especially where training takes longer. so all the specialty areas were training can take a super long time. so you bring in new nurses. >> train them all over again. and when they're being trained, they say the patients are the ones who will not benefit from this. so center health did reach out to us. they have the response and they are saying by moving forward with a costly and disruptive strike, local nur

the jurisdictional boundaries are until we actually get on scene, jessica perry is with the city of berkeley police department. anything that's going to go over the radio. uc berkeley can actually listen to our channel. if they want to invite versa. we can scan our local channels to figure out what's going on. the area, but even with to law enforcement agencies in town, some students are skeptical. i'm not sure if police is the response to a lot of these issues. i went to cal and covered city and campus crime and my own rule of thumb. i kept my head on a swivel always in these days, campus and city police warned. students will be so engrossed with their gadgets and cell phones. you need to know what's going on around you all the time in berkeley, henry lee ktvu by studios. two men from healdsburg were arrested earlier this week in connection to a series of arsons from last year. 23 year old is stephen miranda silva and 19 year old gabriel gonzalez flores were taken into custody on tuesday on suspicion of 21 felony counts of arson. many of the counts come from september 6th of last year. the

the jurisdictional boundaries are until we actually get on scene, jessica perry is with the city of berkeleyice department. anything that's going to go over the radio. uc berkeley can actually listen to our channel. if they want to, and vice versa. we can scan our local channels to figure out what's going on. in the area. but even with to law enforcement agencies in town, some students are skeptical. i'm not sure if police is the response to a lot of these issues. i went to cal and covered city and campus crime. in my own rule of thumb. i kept my head on a swivel always these days, campus and city police warned. students don't be so engrossed with their gadgets and cell phones. you need to know what's going on around you all the time in berkeley, henry lee ktvu box studios. a street renaming in san francisco tomorrow, will honor the life of an asian man killed last year. what's now sonora lane, just south of geary boulevard will become beach everton impact the way a brutal attack of the 84 year old thai grandfather galvanized asian americans reeling from a surge in the number of assaults dur

i am a ph.d candidate in city planning at university of california berkeley and a san francisco resident and i am thrilled to share the work today that contributed to this conversation. if you can go to the next slide please. thank you. my research is on sustainability transportation. i have published a number of studies in peer review studies on san francisco, the bus stop study was a series of projects i have done. i did work on street parking using sat a little imagery and micro mobility in the city and interested in the range of issues and go in-depth on the bus stop work. next slide please. so in the summer of 2020 i embarked on a census of on street of sfmta bus stops in san francisco that culminated in 2021 in the following paper in the journal of public transportation which is appear reviewed review academic journal and drew attention from the san francisco standard and covered by bloomberg and city lab at a national level and response from a number of transit advocates, riders and activists and supervisor preston 's office. next slide please so i was interested and as you heard

communities vital. >> according to researchers like here in chapel, a professor of city and regional planning at uc berkeley chappell recently authored a study on rebuilding after catastrophic wildfires. large private, lots that are nestled into the that's not gonna work in the future of and we're going to have to be rescuing those communities. time after time, california attorney general rob bonta issued new guidance monday for local governments considering new developments in fire zones as part of the california environmental quality act. >> officials must evaluate the potential effects of wildfires when deciding things like project density that somehow spread development will be relying on higher density infill. >> developments as much as onto what local governments to limit development along steep slopes and in rugged terrain. also ensure proper water supply. consider requiring on site water supply or sturridge. additionally evacuation emergency access buildings. it happened near roads in new roads should be built to help potential evacuations if necessary. hardening homes is another guideline require d

comment portion of this week's virtual city council council meeting demanding the city from the recent rise in crime, berkeley's police chief says staffing is at a historic low right now. make sure their voices are heard, on november 8. >> we need to make our voices heard in the selection. because our futures depend on it. we will be deciding on critical races and issues such as the next mayor, council representatives, our ability to live and to prosper, and to thrive in this area. >> organizers provided information on how residents can can still register to vote and get election information in spanish. > >> let's get you caught up on other news around the bay, something stinks in crockett, committee members are holding a meeting tonight about high levels of hydrogen sulfide coming from a local wastewater treatment plant. so, what is it? it? contra costa county held a health issue, health advisory for this area earlier this week, week, they say the fumes are not not in imminent danger to public public health, but prolonged exposure could cause headaches and nausea. sensitive groups are are advised to stay indoo

. >> you start to pick up a bit slow down as soon as you reach berkeley heading into the city wants to reach the maze 13 minute, right? so our bridges are looking great. the richmond center fell bridge its low as 60 minute drive tolls to 101 at this hour. no hazards accidents here in the south bay happened on 1, 0, 1, 33 minutes. that's 85 into menlo park. well, 2, 80 82 17 as well. all pretty much moving at the limit. 8.80, silly down to milpitas about. 24 minutes for your ride. how we for look at that. back in the green. 14 minute antioch into concord's to 42. and we're checking on 6.80, doubling down to fremont about 15 minutes darya. james, back to you. >> thank you very much. for 89. 19 is the time. and with the midterm elections fast approaching, the fbi is warning about possible election interference. we had a chance to speak with the security agent about foreign influence and disinformation campaigns. kron four's justine waltman has the story. >> i believe that the 2022 elections here in the state of california will be the safest in state history. a confident statement from the

nurses to bring in because we're talking approximately 1800 nurses between 2 locations, the city of berkeley, as well as oakland. they have been negotiating since last june with no movement that is suitable for either side, which is why 10 days ago the nurses said we will be striking this morning and actually started at 7 o'clock in the morning. the nurses they have too big contention that they want addressed. one is workplace violence. they claim that they want to feel safe when they were work from patients who might be unruly and 2 workplace turnover of that. it's happening too often for them. and they say the ones who lose out are the patients. i mean, i think it's true to out the hospital, but especially where training takes longer. so ball the specialty areas, we're trending content a super long time. >> so you bring in new nurses, train them all over again and when they're being trained, they say the patients are the ones who will not benefit from this. so center health did reach out to us. they have the response and they are saying by moving forward with a costly and disruptive strike

. >> new at 9 during tonight's berkeley state of the city address. mayor just the air again announced the development of a new department of community safety. this is following recent gun violence across the city. the mayor told community members that city officials have been working with the police department and city staffers to modernize the approach to keeping neighborhoods safe. >> in addition, overseeing the city's reactive response across all departments. this new department of community safety will also be responsible for overseeing practive efforts like a ceasefire, violence intervention program. we've invested 1 million dollars from our city budget in critical services such as violence prevention, youth services and committee mental health. >> 81% of emergency calls right now or for non criminal problems. officers spent 52% of their time responding to those clouds. the mayor did not say when the new department will officially launch 5 people, including an off-duty police officer were killed in a mass shooting in raleigh, north carolina. >>

cities in the bay area that also have minimum wages above $17. an hour mountain view and sunnyvale, their minimum wage is 17, 10 an hour and coming in just under the $17 mark berkeley and san francisco's minimum wage are both at 16. 99 an hour. the full list of bay area cities, minimum wages. you can check our website kron 4 dot com. >> many were happy to see the blue angels flying over san francisco over the weekend. but that was not the case for one. the city supervisor. in fact, he's against it. district 5 supervisor. dean preston tweeted this. the blue angel should not be allowed to fly over san francisco. that's it. that's the tweet. kron 4 reached out to the supervisor for comment but has yet to comment on his own tweet. the blue angels did cancel their show on sunday because of the foggy weather. fleet week, though, did continue this morning with the u.s. navy and coast guard ship tours at pier 19 just in time for the holiday season. toys r us is unveiling their bay area flagship store inside macy's. >> both union square and valley fair macy's in san jose are getting shops inside their stores. you can join them and there are 9 days of in-store events startin

open a window in your kitchen, though that doesn't entirely eliminate the risk in 2019, berkeley, became the first city in the us to ban gas hookups in most new homes. other cities have since followed suit. you can buy a natural gas detector it cost about $65, but that will only detect much higher levels of methane that could pose an explosion risk and not necessarily the low levels of benzene found in this research. cristina rendon ktvu, fox two news pg and e says it will review that study. the agency added that it supports the installation of energy efficient appliances and ventilation equipment at homes and commercial buildings. the san francisco department of public health is ending the public health emergency declaration on em pox at the end of this month. cases have now slowed to fewer than one case per day and more than 27,000 san franciscans are now vaccinated against monkeypox. the city's public health emergency declaration on em pox was the first of its kind in the nation and health officials say it served its purpose to reflect the urgency of the impacts. threat to the health of those most v