voters in alameda will take part in a special election next week. it will decide if a federally owned building should be converted to a wellness center for the homeless. the property is on mckay avenue off of central near the crab cove visitor's center. we talked to people on both sides of the issue ahead of next week's vote. vote. >> reporter: even on an overcast day, this alamedas crab cove can be relaxing but some appear it could change if voters pass measure a, reaffirming the city council's decision to allow the former usda testing facility on mccain avenue to be converted to a wellness center for those in need. >> we have been working very hard to take over this property from the federal government and convert it into a much needed property for homeless services. >> what ever ends up here needs to compliment the crab cove and crown memorial state beach. >> reporter: those that oppose the measure say they are not against the need but say placing it in alameda is conducive to helping the entire homeless population of alameda county. >> this shou

in alameda, some we spoke to did not seem to mind. >> don't really care. whatever. >> because i have this fond hope they will use it, the extra sales tax locally to do things like fix roads which are horrible here. >> reporter: there is something new. california and 29 other states are requiring out-of-state retailers including online companies to pay sales tax. supporters say this will make it fair for brick-and-mortar stores competing with online retailers like amazon. >> i'm kind of against it because it is getting more expensive. >> reporter: he says he might change his stance as long as the money is paying for were the things . >> if it is used for something like that, school improvement, streets and fixing potholes and stuff, that is good, yeah. >> reporter: gavin newsom estimates this will bring about $290 million for the state between now and june 30 and an extra 554 million for the next fiscal year. >>> new information on the murder investigation of rapper, nipsey hustle. the l.a. county coroner said he died from gunshot wound to his head and tors

it happened around 7:00 this morning near the alameda and julian streets. officials say multiple people were taken to the hospital, but they're expected to be okay. >>> one distress call on 101 along the peninsula today. >> chp officers rescued a sea lion from the northbound side of the freeway near the south san francisco exit around 8:30 this morning. authorities say a couple of citizens core raled the sea lion. >> once we arrived, the sea lion willingly jumped in the back of the patrol car and that's when we called mammal recuse. >> the sea lion has a couple of scratches but is okay. the chp posted the pictures of the rescued sea lion in the back of the patrol car and it's undergoing treatment at the spca. >>> let's look at the big board and see how the stock market is doing and the dow is up about 20 points. >>> and southwest lost -- it dropped to number two in the american customer satisfaction index tying with jetblue. alaska airlines came in number 1. we should note southwest is the biggest user of boeing 737 max jets which have been grounded since l

in alameda, sara zendehnam, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> time is 6:35. while voters in alameda were proving a new wellness center for the homeless, and san francisco voters they are still arguing about a similar issue. a passion a group of activistss what the same from court commission to delay a vote on building a new navigation center for the homeless along the embarcadero. the people who live near the proposed navigation center what the port commission to reconsider leasing that land for the homeless center. last night, angry neighbors protested and packed a meeting along the embarcadero. people who live in nearby high- rise condos have also been raised about $100,000 to hire a lawyer for a legal challenge. >> we have oracle park, we have all these people coming in . when they walk from parts to the game, they are going to see this. >> right now, there's a parking lot where the proposed navigation center would be, and mayor london breed is supporting the plan to have up to 200 beds for the homeless. the port commission plans to vote on this later this

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in alameda, some residents we spoke to did not seem to mind . >> i don't really care.ause i have this fond hope that they will use it for extra sales tax to do things like fix roads which are horrible here. >> reporter: there is something new, california and 29 other states are requiring out-of- state retailers including online companies to pay sales tax. supporters say this will make it fair for brick-and-mortar stores competing with online retailers like amazon . >> i'm kind of against it. it is getting more expensive. >> reporter: he says he might change his stance as long as the money is paying for were the things . >> if it is used for something like that, school, improving streets, fixing potholes, that is good. >> reporter: governor newsom said this would generate around $219 million between now and june 30 an extra $554 million next fiscal year. henry lee, ktvo, fox 2 news. >>> despite pay equity laws, women are still only learning $.89 for every one dollar men are earning. the effort called it will pay california commits california companies to conduct annual

> reporter: this is the latest case of measles in the bay area following cases in santa clara and alameda county spirit we are told that none of those cases at this point is connected. the latest in a string of measles exposures did not hit any tourist hotspots but then had a pair of transit lines. caltrain and muni. >> one was this? last week? >> april 1, second and third. >> i wasn't on the train that week. >> reporter: it was not only public transportation for busy public spaces including the federal building on goldengate at a restaurant in the bottom floor of the san francisco public utilities commission building right across the street. >> the risk to the general public is low but if you are not immune or if you have never been vaccinated against measles and you do have measles as a child, you should review this list and be aware if you're in one of these locations? mech i have been vaccinated so i'm not too worried. >> reporter: the risk is higher for people who have not been vaccinated or are immunosuppressed and, if it's too young to get the vaccine. in most cases, people survive

the alameda county sheriffs confirms he is part of a larger bank robbery investigation. the fbi did find what looked like an explosive device inside his parents home where he also lived but later, determined it was a fake bomb. we look into this out of an abundance of caution to make sure there was no public safety threat and we did not find one. neighbors say they knew had to be loud and often heard him yelling at family members pics >> you could tell there was something brewing. >> yelling, yelling at his kids, yelling at his wife, the wife screaming for us to call the cops in the middle of the night. >> reporter: we dug into his criminal history in a 2009 he faced a series of auto crimes including a hit-and-run, lying to a police officer and receiving stolen property. in 1995, he was arrested for forgery. the police department confirms he entered a bank with a fake check. that led to 16 month in state prison. it's unclear if that forgery is tied to the ongoing fbi bank robbery investigation today but, neighbors say they are just glad to see him go. >> in a way i guess

>>> authorities say that a gunman ambushed a police officer in alameda county. the tense moments that led to the deadly gunfire. good afternoon, i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. it happened in fremont. kpix5 jackie ward has the latest. >>reporter: fremont police tells a in a marked car was ambushed by a man with a gun. >> shots fired. >> just before 11:00 last night, a police officer's car was shot at and hit by a bullet as the officer was approaching the intersection of -- the officer made a u-turn and fired at the suspect hitting him. >> we have one suspect down. he's on civic, southbound civic west of washington hospital. >> two nearby officers responded to the shots fired call and a k9 unit was brought in to help secure the suspect. they told the suspect to stop moving, but he ignored their commands and he was able to crawl toward his gun and point it at the officers and the officers fired an undetermined amount of bullets at him. >> this is a dangerous oers gh >> tyaid t was given to the suspect, but he died 17 minutes after shooting at the police of

in alameda, sara zendehnam, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> voters in alameda did approve the new homeless center. in san francisco mean time, voters there are still arguing over a similar issue. a passionate group of activists want the commission to delay a vote on the new navigation center. for the homeless along the embarcadero. the people in san francisco who live near the proposed navigation center what the port commission to reconsider leasing the land to the city. last night, angry neighbors protested and packed a meeting along the embarcadero. people live in nearby high-rise condos have raised almost $100,000 to hire a lawyer to launch a legal challenge against the project. >> we have ships coming, we have oracle park, we have all these people coming in when they walk from bart to the game. they are going to see this. >> reporter: >> for another the parking lot where the proposed navigation center would be. it is supported by mayor london breed and would include up to 200 beds for the homeless. the port commission plans to vote on this later this month, but there is no word on whether the

and, in alameda councilman said that this special election cost between 580 to 700 and $30,000. voting ends at 8 o'clock tonight. >>> people rallied in san francisco calling for the city to close juvenile hall. >> shut it down. shut it down. >> they are backing a plan to shut it down by 2021. many argue that the city spends too much money on the center and instead, they would like to see internships, jobs and more rehab options in place for use. >> does juvenile help me at all? no. it does not help nobody. >> imagine being locked in a cell with all of your privilege taken away, where you take a shower, it's open when you use the restroom, you get strip- searched every time you come in and out. >> the city says $30 million a year on juvenile hall and those who wanted close say that 75% of the center is consistently unused. the mayor has appointed a panel to study the justice system. >> multiple arrests have been made in the kidnapping of a california woman taken at gunpoint while on safari in uganda. kimberly sue were released unharmed after an undisclosed ransom was paid. a task

. >>> alameda is holding a special election today. residents will decide whether a prized area remains an open park or it be comes a new homeless center. today's vote will determine the fate of the land on mckay avenue by crab cove. kpix5 jackie ward picks up the debate. >>reporter: that is a place to go for a walk or take a view, but after the a -- after the vote, it could be a place for homeless. one ask if this should be an open space or transformed into a homeless center. >> this is my town and i have my kids here, so it's hard. it's hard to really pick a side. >> do we need help for homeless people and the issues they face? absolutely. but it needs to be handled at a state level. i think we need to reopen the mental hospitals that used to exist at the state level. >> bigs wants to turn the 78,000 square foot space that used to be for testing meat. >> homeless seniors are the largest growth of sectors in homeless. >> those of crab cove want to preserve the space -- >> we're hoping the people of alameda will stand up again like we

alameda county supervisors voted unanimously to sell their half to the a's. $85 million.they have t out how the a's will develop the site. mayor libby schaaf released benefits people of oakland should receive with the sale. >> you're public entity, represent the good people of oakland, you must include community benefits in any sale deal. >> adamant about low income housing to be part of it. dave cavel says is to include living space. deal to finalize plans near jack london square. goal to have both done by 2023. >>> temperatures starting to rise, governor is warning to get ready for wildfire season. fire break to begin in berkeley and zigzag into lafayette. one of 35 going into vulnerable areas across the state. removing dead trees and clearing undeshcres. >> contra costa, alameda county, you're as vulnerae up north. >> remove the vegetation to slow it to go. herd it where we >> multimillion dollar effort to prepare for another possibly devastating wildfire season. >>> sharks beat vegas and they beat the heat. almost 90 degrees outside the shark tank today. inside is $4.

two important measures split the city of alameda. one side, measure-a. allowing the federal he owned building to be converted to a wellness center for the homeless. >> if measure-a passes, this is a model for other communities. and we all have to d part. >> reporter: it would provide housing for homeless seniors 55 and above, homeless p discharged fm a hospital. those who opposite measure-a don't want the facility to be placed in an area where many families visit. right across from the regional park and near crown memorial state beach. >> the public will be exposed to whatever occurs here i'm of the mindset that we need to give it try. >> i'm not personally against homeless businesses, i just think the location for this kind of extensive regional county facility is not appropriate. >> reporter: friends came >> reporter: measure-b would prohibit opening the space for the wellness center. >> we maybe able to zone this open space by the voters. the federal government doesn't have to pay that. this is their land. >> we want to keep fighting because this is o

alameda county had an estimated 338 stations in 2010. that dropped to 310 in 2014 and clawed back to 378 by 2017. contrast that with san francisco with 103 stations in 2010, 79 by 2014, and 93 by 2017. what those figures don't show is the loyalty a good mechanic can generate. even the piedmont police take their cars here and plan on following simon when he moves. in fact, captain crismon han told me that all 12 police vehicles and two trailers get serviced right across the street there at valero. they're less than a block apart, but later this month, simon is going to move to 14th and macarthur in oakland, and that's where they're going to have to go to get their cars serviced. in piedmont, eric thomas, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> it's been almost 18 months since the north bay wildfires, some of the most destructive fires in our state history. >> 44 people died. hundreds of others narrowly escape aid live, including residents of a senior living facility. tonight for the first time, a care provider at that facility talks with the abc7 ne

it has to do with the san francisco bay ferry if you are heading from alameda to san francisco.w the map in the south by. things here look good. there is the crash that happened earlier on 82 and sunnyvale. that has been cleared but the crash icon is hanging around. i am showing you this picture not just because it is a beautiful picture but it is the best picture i could find to give you the details on the san francisco bay ferry. the 7:00 a.m. harbor bay ferry to san francisco is canceled. passengers can still take the 6:30 or 7:30 a.m. ferry. it is just that one ride at 7:00 a.m. that is canceled. we don't have information as to why. here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is stacked up. it will probably take you 20 minutes to get on the span unless you are in the carpool lanes then it will take you no time at all. 5:48 and a beautiful sunrise in the distance. steve paulson, changes in store? >> it will be a little cooler for you, allie. >> that is good. >> i know. yesterday was a cooker, considering it was so early in the season. >>> some of these records went back t

>>according to the alameda county sheriff's office debuts happened back in 2016. in san lorenzo the sheriff's office says there is no reason to believe anyone had seen jon snow with his actions. >>the nation's of sexual-abuse continues to plague the church, catholics like a find that hard to believe this does shift a priest around. after 3 years. >>but on feels the letter put out by the diocese isn't enough to tell the truth. >>and you know sometimes the truth hurts. you had a preserve who was a predator who had 30 counts against him period. don't toss it over. >>and despite all that happened many same their face is not shaken married i because i keep the faith in all my cases my face still strong no matter what's happening because its people and think god is the one we're actually like coming to pray faced a bizarre crash. not on any particular person whether it's a priest or not. >>father mendoza veilleux remains in custody tonight here at the alameda county jail. he's being held on a $900,000 bond and is expected to be in court on tuesday in alameda county noel

lead on this operation but they will be backed by officers from regional departments including the alameda county sheriff's department and the california highway patrol. >> reporter: now, part of this effort is to get the word out that they are going to be having more police officers and sheriffs deputies out in the streets patrolling so agencies like the oakland police department and the alameda county sheriff's department have been taking to social media over the last couple of days putting out messages warning people that they're going to be out on patrol in force. reporting live at oakland police headquarters, i'm sergio quintana. >>> the follow up to the case of a body discovered in the water yesterday evening. the coroner has identified the person as a 28-year-old man from dos palos. tyler cohen was reported miss last month. a friend said he was swimming when a rip current swept him to sea. the coroner confirms the body pulled out of the water is that of the missing man. the official cause of death has not been released. >>> hard work today for a good cause. family and friends helped

he had -- >>> breaking news in alameda county. right now, police are at the scene of a homicide in oakland. authorities say a man oma n word on y arrests or a possible motive. >>> breaking news. a two-car crash leads to a pedestrian being hit. it happened at johnston and clairton avenue in the twin peaks area of san francisco. kpix5 emily turner is live at the scene. >>reporter: it was a scary couple of minutes and it could have been worse. the mother and baby is going to happen. this collision was in this intersection and then the car hopped the curb and where you see that newspaper is, that's where the stroller ended with the infant inside. it started at a traffic collision at these streets and one car sideswiped the other, and it sent int the mother and child. it was an infant in a stroller, a little girl. they have been taken to the hospital. they have non life-threatening injuries. the drivers did stay on the scene. one of the drivers was a man training to be a firefighter. lucky for him, he made sure everybody was all right.

the cities in question are alameda, the sales tax is jumping up from 9.25% to 9.75%.ch, martinez, los gatos, and redwood city round out the local list. californian other states require out-of-state retailers to pay the sales taxes. when you are shopping online, you will see sales tax for california added into the final price. governor gavin newsom says it will generate $219 million in revenue for the state from now until the end of the fiscal year, which is june 30. the next school year, $554 million in the california coffers. brick and mortar retailers says this levels the playing field because customers will not be able to avoid sales tax by shopping online. we will have a reaction as the morning moves along. >>> the time is 5:45. people in the sierra foothills took part in a very unique fundraiser this weekend. >> are you ready for this? >> family members and others in the community shaved their heads to raise money for local law enforcement officer who has cancer. the parents of the county jail corporal called this the buzz off. they started this after their son w

the chamber of commerce says the first time he saw the winner near carter from station 22 of the alameda county fire department, he did not want to believe it. >> i thought it was a joke. >> reporter: the card appears to show firefighters reinforcing racist stereotypes, like incompetent driving, be too short to reach a ladder and blowing up fireworks all while wearing bamboo hats. in a statement the alameda county fire department chief said the department takes this issue very seriously "it is inconsistent with our values and the respect we demand our employees demonstrate for the communities we serve" "the matter is under investigation as a personnel matter, as such, we have no further comment." in a letter on april 3rd carl alerted the department that the photos may have been taken on duty calling it a disgusting example of a firehouse, acting more like a frat house. he is hoping the chief will take disciplinary action immediately. >> if they are taking on the asian community, they could also be taking coity, african-a committee or other communities. so something got to be done. >> rep

alameda is one of the cities that sales taxes will go up from 9.25% to 9.75%. other cities are antioch, martinez, los gatos, and redwood city's. additionally, california and 29 other states require out-of- state retailers to pay the sales taxes, so when shopping online, you will see the sales tax for california added into the final price. governor gavin newsom predicts it will generate $219 million in revenue for the state from now until the end of the fiscal year. that is june 30. the next fiscal year, $554 million in the california coffers. rick and mortar retailers say it levels the playing field since customers not be able to avoid paying state sales tax when shopping online. we spoke with an alameda resident who told me that he is not happy about the higher tax rate or the online hit, however, it will encourage him to shop locally at places here on main street. >> it's going to maybe go into the stores. there's no point if i'm going to pay for shipping fee in taxes, might as well get it at the store. >> reporter: all of this is taking effect today. were ta

. >>> caught on surveillance camera in alameda. what this woman took and what a good samaritan did about it today. >>> i'm abc7 news sandhya patel. live doppler 7 tracking a few rain drops. i'll let you know how long the showers will last, coming up. >>> plus, the big jump in the measles cases, and the loophole that may be >>> in the south bay, the need for housing, for students and for faculty is part of a new strategic plan unveiled today at san jose state. >> listen to this. it's estimated that 13% of the students there are homeless. that's the highest of the csu campuses. >> the highest incidents have been reported. you can see they are clustered mostly around urban areas. >> abc7 news reporter david louie has more on what's happening at san jose state. >> they sat front and center, just three rows from president mary papazian who is revealing a new ten-year strategic plan for san jose state. >> what do we want? >> housing! >> the student homeless alliance has been pressuring the university to help students who have no place to

well there in oakland on tuesday, the alameda county board of supervisors met. >>and move forward with a plan to enter negotiations with the oakland athletics to sell the counties half-share of the oakland coliseum to the team. now if all goes well eventually the team the athletics would pay the county million. 4 have half of the 155 acre site that is owned by the county. the county would then use that money to pay off a bond obligations and debt that was incurred back in the 90's when the raiders moved from la back to oakland. that would give the county 10 to $13 million a year to use for other purposes. now the city of oakland was also trying to buy that same share from the it appears the city could not get the funding together in time at today's meeting of the supervisors oakland mayor libby shaft was there she expressed some concerns about the deal and said that any arrangement between the a's and the county should benefit the citizens of oakland if you're going to sell this land to the a's don't sell out east oakland. >>any land deal from a public entity mu

the alameda county fire department is taking heat >>> well, it happens, even in this day and age. the alameda county fire department is taking heat tonight for a racially insensitive postcard a fire crew made to commemorate chinese new year. here are some of the shots you see there. it shows firefighters in chinese rice paddy hats and highlights chinese stereotypes. today we got some answers from the chief. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez has the exclusive story. >> it is racially offensive to the entire asian community. >> reporter: that's how members of the asian community are reacting tonight after seeing a chinese lunar postcard made and sent out by an alameda county fire crew. the card shows firefighters wearing rice paddy hats and appears to highlight common asian stereotypes, including being too short to reach a ladder and incompetent driving abilities. >> there are many, many things that are extremely offensive and which we feel that this is not appropriate. >> reporter: carl chan with oakland's chinatown chamber of commerce says t images are hurtful. he's calling for an apo

this used to be merchant marine living quarters here in alameda. the federal government has now okayed alameda using them on create 90 senior units of housing. they would be used for medically frail seniors and a recuperation centers for homeless centers coming off chemo or dialysis treatment. >> this would be housing for homeless seniors. we would divide it up i it wou hebed, a small kitchen unit. >> hospice care is in the works on this three and a half acre of land across from crab cove visitors center. >> we are afraid that the homeless facility would be bringing in thousands of homeless people that will be set up encampments on the beach. >> we are concerned that the safety and the crime. >> we have to protect our hood. >> this woman is so upset about it that she dressed up like a crab to promote measure b. crab cove hope a yes vote will declare the land. also in the special election, a yes on measure a which would okay the homeless wellness center. >> the fear is that it will attract homeless encampments nearby. >> how do you address it? >> th

. >>> coming up on mornings on 2, alameda voters go to the polls in a special election. we have the latest on the controversial proposal for the homeless. >>> there are plenty of apps to help moms monitor their health. there are questions about who is looking at the data. >>> welcome back. vote is in alameda are backinni >> they are faced with dualing measures in tuesday's special election. we have the report on what will happen next. >> reporter: the wellness center has people coming out on both sides. it would be here on mckay avenue. this is a $40 million project. the voters have spoken. measure 8 passed. it confirmed the city council's december decision to allow the vacant federally-owned buildings to be converted to a wellness center. measure b failed. it would prohibit using the land for a facility. the wellness center will house qualified homeless seniors, have a rehab center, healthcare clinic and resource center. the alameda mayor supports bringing in the center and hopes it encourages other city leaders to do the same. >> it would be wonderful for us to be able

. >>> alameda county firefighters sweep in to help a mother duck whose babies went down the drain. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we see two travelers so at a comfort innal with a glow around them, so people watching will be like, "wow, maybe i'll glow too who glows? just say, badda book. badda boom. book now at choicehotels.com >>> in alameda county a successful rescue of a group of ducklings that got trapped in a storm drain. >> firefighters went to the scene yesterday afternoon. a crew member stood inside the drain one by one. he reached up to hand up 10 ducklings to a colleague who placed them together inside a cardboard box. >> they were released to a nearby creek and have been reunited with her mother and they swam. >> good work by the alameda fire department. >>> we will be right back. everyone's got to listen to mom. when it comes to reducing the sugar in your family's diet, coke, dr pepper and pepsi hear you. we're working together to do just that. bringing you more great tasting beverages with less sugar or no sugar at all. smaller portion sizes, clear calorie labels and reminders to think

. >>> a alameda sheriff's deputy was exposed to an opioid this morning at a mcdonalds in castro valley it felt deputy was searching a person believed to be in the possession of drugs and the deputy started to feel ill, and it was believed he had opioid exposure. he was administered narcan and the person being searched was also taken to the hospital. this is the third time in less than a year that an alameda sheriff has been injured due to opioid exposure while on the job. >>> in san francisco after noon south of market at 7th and mission, a famous member of a skateboarding group based in san francisco died. investigators are looking into reports that ramirez was holding onto the back of one truck when he fell to the road and was run over by another truck. >> we are speaking with witnesses and scattered showering the area for surveillance video to confirm those accounts >> when gq profiled the group last year, they were called the fastest, most fearless crew in skateboarding. the crew posted videos on instagram accounts showing various stunts and tricks across the city. after this death

city council. >> they feel right at home at wood middle school in alameda and on girl scout camping trips but it turns out the twins are pretty comfortable other places as well. >> hello. >> earlier this year she delivered a speech to city council about the need for rent control in the city. >> over the past year some girl scout meetings have had to turn into girl scout going away parties. the main cause of this is lack of rent control. i was super nervous before but i was inhe it i guess i was lik in the zone. like, i got it. >> you nailed it? >> yes. >> they say half the girl scout troop has had to move away because of rent increases so they summoned up the courage to look the adults in the eye and say they are tired of it happening. >> i think involving kids is very important so they can know what's going on and they can affect change because politicians don't want to listen to adults. they can listen to kids. >> the parents have always been politically active but love the refreshing and simple approach to their take of what adults think is a complicated problem. >> i think adult

. >>> to the east bay where nurses and alameda and san leandro hospitals walk the picket line today. they are putting management on notice they are not happy with contract negotiations. nurses say alameda health system is trying to take away basic industry standards including a committee that was formed to voice concerns about patient safety. >>> we are the ones that are at the bedsides. we are the ones caring for these vulnerable people. >> the nurses say other sticking points include mandatory overtime healthcare and brakes. alameda health system said they are confident the bargaining process will result in competitive salaries and benefits for nurses. >>> pg&e announced it has hired bill johnson as its new chief executive. he is been ceo of the tennessee valley power company since 2013. he takes over bankrupt utility that is facing up to $30 billion in potential liabilities from recent california wildfires. pg&e said more than half of johnson's bonus money as ceo will be directly tied to the utilities safety performance. pg&e said it has already taken steps to get ready for the su

county prosecutors called even being a brother kai into the witness stand in the trial of the alameda and of sigh of elmen a dairy cow man and go ship creative director max harris, each faces 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter jury selection is slated to begin on april the 16th. >>in morgan hill, a bicycle us was shot in front of a home on till 10 avenue last night police say. >>the 36 year-old was shot in his upper leg he was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition. investigators found several bullet casings at the scene and determined that the victim was shot. well riding his bicycle along tilton police have not released details about a suspect nor a motive at this time. all the peninsula police is that carlos looking for this man after they say he tried to rob someone at a shell gas station it happened monday night on the 500 block of el camino a l the man tried to grab a bag from a 65 year-old man he not that man to the ground that the victim was able to keep his bag the robber then ran off. >>some good news for our friends on the other coast researchers at colorado stat

. >> the party was at a bowling alley in alameda. you can see him walking in. >> it is a family entertainment place. it is right by the beach. i thought, fine. i had no clue. >> no clue that two feuding groups which up at the bowling alley that night. >> some groups were from oakland and some from berkeley, we know that they did not get along. >> tensions were high all night. violence erupted just minutes after surveillance video captured him leaving the bowling alley. >> security footage shows them here in the parking lot behind the bowling alley at 9:00 that night. for the other end of the parking lot, someone opened fire. he was shot in the head. >> he was taken to highland hospital in oakland. he died as they moved him to the icu. >> he was a loving gentleman. he had a bright future ahead of him. he was an outstanding individual and was loved. he did not deserve this. >> reporter: and assistant principal at the high school was close to him. >> he had an enthusiasm come over him and positivity that just came together. >> we know t

measure-a backed by "we care alameda." the decision to rezone this site allowing the building to be converted to a wellness center for the homeless. >> we're getting ready to select a clinic operator. and woo eldo the design. get it cleaned up and operational in two years. >> reporter: the facility will provide housing for homeless seniors 55 and above. the rehab center for homeless people recently discharged from a hospital, healthcare clinic. and a resource center to help those facing homelessness. those who oppose measure-a don't want the facility to be placed in an area where many families visit. right across from crabco regional park and near crown memorial state beach. >> the public willed to whatever occurs here. but i'm of the mindset that we need to give it a try. >> i'm not personally against homeless businesses. i just think that the location for this kind of expensive regional county facility is not appropriate. >> reporter: currently a majority of the voters are in favor of measure-a, meaning the wellness cent

contra costa county, alameda county, you are as vulnerable as butte county. >> we have posted a full list of the areas around california designed for fuel reduction on kpix.com. >>> fbi agents raided the home of bank robber. susie simo is in the oakland hills and tells us that the suspect has a lengthy criminal rap sheet. >> reporter: he was brought into custody at the hospital nearby just moments after his wife gave birth to their second child. neighbors here's a they are not surprised to hear he is in trouble again. the 49-year-old was taken into custody this morning and the sheriff confirmed that he is part of a larger bank robbery investigation. the fbi did find what looked like an explosive device inside his parents home where he also lived but, later determined it was a fake bomb. we looked into this out of an abundance of caution to make sure it was no public safety threat and we did not find one. neighbor say they knew him to be loud and often heard him yelling at family members in the driveway pics >> yelling. yelling at his kid, yelling at his wife york the wife, screaming

>>> eric swalwell is a former prosecutor in alameda county turned congressman. now he's running for president. i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. the announcement from swalwell did not come as a surprise. he's made about 20 trips to iowa after the last election, but tonight he clarified how he hopes to stand out in a crowded field of fellow democrats. ktvu's jana katsuyama is here now with what's expected to be the focus of swalwell's campaign. >> julie and frank, eric swalwell is a father of two and he's reaching out to young people, planning a big town hall in florida tomorrow to address gun violence. ess gun violence. that's something he's making a big part of his campaign. that appeal to young people along with his launch tonight on stephen colbert's show. >> i'm ready to solve these problems, i'm running for president of the united states. >> reporter: east bay congressman eric swalwell rolling out his presidential announcement on late night tv monday. >> i've already done a lot, but i can do more. i've been in congress for six year. >> reporter

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. >>> new video from the alameda department shows a package thief. caught in the act. on the top left corner, the driver and that bright yellow sweater, was following a delivery truck in this alameda neighborhood. the driver gets out and holds a package. the surveillance video wasn't the only one, watching the sky. >> what are you guys doing? stay right there. >> it didn't take long, alameda police officer caught up with the suspects who changed clothes and altered their appearances. they say the packages were not the only things that were stolen, the car was as well. >> a wet mess and oakland had fire crews scrambling this afternoon, an suv crashed into a fire hydrant on alice in seventh street in chinatown sending thousands of gallons soaring into the air. water gushing all over the streets, soaking a house right behind the hydrant. fi cws maged to get a handle on it. turning off the water flow. >>>people are living the new reality, the price of gasoline tops for -- four dollars a gallon. julia is live in livermore, she says it's just the beginning. julia? >> reporte

robert, let's head over to 92 because traffic is crawling want to show you an accident west 92 alameda de los pulled us. >>way over on the peninsula in san mateo but i wanted to show you that because that explains why it's so heavy and so slow of the 7 tail bridge theory are westbound leaving hayward and it's about 49 minutes right now to make your way from 8 80 across the span. all the way out to one on one because of the accident that i just showed you some activity there in the center divide as well so that explains why it's so crowded this morning favorites traffic routed to not as bad but your stacked up from the maze carpool lanes of already thinned out so they get in early they get out of the way for the cash for years and thats trackers still have to wait you're at 18 minutes, that's decent right to make it over to the freeman street exit. it looks like that stall tour bus may still be there. no word on it officially clearing it's north one to one cesar chavez you see it back to appear the on 3rd so keep that in minand then to 80's a tough commute from highway one leaving daly

>>over 35 times i went to an alameda county, a jury. murder cases, domestic violence cases and i relied on the evidence and here i will do the same i will look the american people in the eyes and asked them after 4 years of this reality show president see where you are promised so much are you better off are your wages going up as your savings going up as your health care costs. coming down and if you're not here's my plan to make sure you are going to do better and i think it's as simple as that you don't have to go into the mud with him, you have to counter punch when necessary. but i trust the american people at the end of the day just want to do better and dream bigger a candidate that's going to go big the bold and do good to make that happen. >>well we've got the first debates starting this summer were 300 days from the iowa caucuses. you got it in you to make it whole way it's going to be a long road ahead talking about that. >>yeah a steep around the crime we're kicking it off. this sunday 2 o'clock at my alma mater dublin high

in alameda, lisa amin abc7 news. >> thank you. a school is closing. abc7 news reporter kate larson says parents are angry at the school pastor. kate. >> reporter: alma, that's right. the this is a city of institution. after 1 10 years, school is closing indefinitely. >> there is such a deep sadness right now that we are all r m s who are gone to star rps richmond district. last year a parent pulled her kwlung est out of fourth gng >> reporr announced k through 8 classes will be closing. the preschool will remain open. because of declining enrollment in the 2017-2018 school year, only 168 students were enrolled and more have been dropping out. >> people are leaving because of the safety of our children. >> reporter: corinne woods pulled hers out at thanksgiving. she believes disagreement because of education and culture. >> he distributed pamphlets to kids throughout the school. those pamphlets were talking about things like vasectomy, sod am i, mass tur base and abti. >> father eilo erupted. >> reporter: he witnessed the father yell at parents at a sc

. >>> happening today, the city of alameda a special election to decide whether landed near the crabcove visitors center will be used for medical housing and other services for the homeless or that it be declared open space. there to my questions on the ballot. measure a reaffirms the city council's decision to allow a former u.s. d a test facility on the avenue to be converted into a wellness center the homeless. a competing measure on the ballot, measure be is an initiative to change the zoning of the land from office professional space to open space . which would prohibit using that land for the wellness center. >>> a man with critical injuries from daly city is recovering in hospital after being attacked by a dog. police say they had to shoot and kill the rottweiler because it was attacking the man in his backyard. the dog apparently belonged to a neighbor i did escape through the hole in the fence. neighbors called 911 when they heard screaming and saw what was happening. >> he was screaming around 7 am a. we try to help him, but our fence is too high so we threw him a knife . t

. >> a pregnant city council member in alameda wants to make changes to all city-owned buildings. she wants dedicated rooms for new mothers to nurse their >> well, council memb trealized the work moms have to go tew to breast feed or pump milk in private. the hall built in 1895 hopefully will catch up with the times. >> it's a boy. and yeah, looking forward to raising a future feminist. >> only one month left until alameda city council member maria meets her baby boy. in the meantime, she's figuring out how she'll soon have to juggle wife as a working mom. >> where am i going to breast feed? if i need to pump later on, where am i going to do that? >> even though roughly 100 people work at alameda city hall, the building does not have a designated lactation station for nursing moms. there's also no diaper changing tables in the bathrooms and no gender neutral restrooms. council member vela says it's time for the antiquated building to get up to date. >> members of the public coming to our meetings, not just city council that meets here. our school board meets here. >> the city is l

>>you're looking at video from the alameda police motorcycle officer checking out a vehicle that the officer noticed driving that stopping suspiciously in a neighborhood that has been targeted by package thieves. the officer also noticed the driver wearing this bright fluorescent jacket. suddenly the driver pulls away. officer takes off in pursuit. one point the suspects ditch the vehicle. police say that vehicle was later determined to be stolen the suspects also change their brightly colored clothes, but no use they were spotted and arrested a short time later this is going to be the chorus a program that i was talking about would be the police also released this video which they say shows the same suspects stealing a package earlier that day. investigators say this incident reveals a new trade by package thieves who are now wearing fluorescent colored clothing or work this to appear to be doing some good of official business in neighborhoods driving around the city i noticed quite a few people wearing that type of workload it. >>you can see how someone could easily be confused. >>

alameda police trying to identify the person caught on surveillance camera video ripping down. >>a memorial flag honoring fallen police officers. our first morning kelly spoke to the flags owner about what happened. >>real estate broker jolla paros talking about the crime caught by surveillance cameras outside his santa clara avenue real estate office 2 women are seen walking down the street around 08:30pm the night of march 26 when the woman in yellow jumps up and rips down the thin blue line flag which honors the bravery of police officers killed in the line of duty par says the woman is later seen in the video taking something out of her purse and comes back they returned to do something to the flag. we don't know what the flag has never been recovered. police are asking anyone who recognizes the people in the video to give them a call paro marine corps veteran who is also the chair of the alameda veterans memorial ceremony, says he chose to fly the flag in part because of his many connections to law enforcement. >>this is veterans law enforcement, firefighters that mean a l

. >>> new video from the alameda police department showing a package thief caught in the act. watch as the car pulls up the top left corner of your screen for police say the driver in that bright yellow sweater was following a delivery truck in this alameda neighborhood last week driver gets out and walks back to his car holding a package and there he goes. the surveillance camera was not the only one watching the sky. >> what are you doing? stay right there. hey. >> did not did not take long for alameda police to catch up with the suspects who changed their clothes in an effort to alter their appearance. it did not work. the cop had actually been watching the car for a while as it slowly drove around the neighborhood and by the way, police say the packages were not the only thing stolen. the car was stolen also. >>> we are getting our first look at the work underway to repair the crack salesforce transit center. new steel plates are being installed to shore up the cracked beams holding up the center of the building was closed last september, a month after it first opened. the

. >> reporter: that's when alameda real estate broker joe laparo decided it was time to move the thin blue line flag he kept inside his office. >> i said, you know, i'm going to hang it outside and show my colors. >> reporter: laparo says this blonde woman wearing a yellow coat showed her true colors on the night of march 26 when his surveillance cameras caught her pulling down the flag his store front on the 2400 block of santa clara avenue. >> it's the significance of the fact that it's a memorial flag that really is just dismay to me. >> reporter: the camera rolls as the woman throws the flag away and walks away. but joe says she came back to the store front later that night. >> it looked like she pulled something out of her purse to deface it or something. we never recovered the flag. >> reporter: there is a replacement thanks to the mother of an alameda officer with a brand-new flag. >> it's going back up. it's not going to deter me. they pull it down, i'll put another one up. >> reporter: alameda police say they have yet to identify the if she is caught she will be cited and lik

in alameda, don ford. kpix 5. >>> don tells us the first race is scheduled for may 4.ink. 60 miles an hour and you blink and it's gone. that both might be over there. >>> the weather warmed up today, was it yesterday for easter and we jumped up 10 degrees today and will climbing of a 45 degrees tomorrow. san francisco may be the most temperate location at 71 degrees your current temperature picks out as a also to somebody six and 80 in livermore, 85 in concord. is ready for a pretty warm night tonight mid 50s in san francisco and oakland, upper 50s for fairfield and vallejo and napa only 56 degrees and san jose only 56. when do we get the first 90 degree day? the past three years and has been late and last year we had to wait until the second day of june. the year before that, may 1 and the for that may 17. we get it tomorrow in the forecast and we will be anywhere from about 3 to 6 weeks earlier than the past couple springs. were chilly and wet and all of a sudden we get hot at least for a day or two. piedmont, no 90 degrees but this will be plenty warm for you 82 deg

. >>> medical staff at three east bay hospitals all part of the alameda health system protested today after nearly six months of failed contract negotiations. resident physicians, nurses, and interns at highland hospital in oakland organized a walkout this afternoon to bring attention to issues they say could affect patient safety. they're asking for increased wages, housing allowances, day-long cafeteria privileges, and guaranteed cell phone equipment. >> they have come back to us with numerous proposals that undermine our ability to safely and fairly do our jobs, serving our patients. >> we lack many of the basic ancillary services, such as sufficient physical therapists, sufficient nursing staff. >> nurses at alameda hospital in san leandro hospital also staged an informational picket to air grievances. alameda health systems says it's confident the bargaining process will result in an agreement that provides competitive salaries and ensures its ability to meet the needs of those they serve, they say. >>> well, a couple of important warnings for consumers tonight, including faceboo