they're demanding the antioch city council pass an ordinance. that would put a cap on rent increases abc 7 news reporter loose peÑa spoke to a resident who has had two rent increases in less than six months. said this is our last resort. every year this resident who did not want to be identified by name has been getting a 10% rent increase but this year she says it was different. it was crazy. she got a $500 rent increase in less than six months. i got almost a 43% increase. can you afford that? even afford the 13 12 that i'm paying now a new rent bill is city of antioch at the highest eviction rate in the san francisco bay area deborah polk with east bay county regional group said, they're noticing a pattern of antioch residence reporting rent hikes after the state lifted the covid-19 eviction moratorium. we have so many people that have had their rents increase from you know, 300 dollars to $700 this group is now urging antioch city council members to intervene and vote on a rent cap. there are so many loopholes and we're a general law city an

antioch residents and community leaders are celebrating after the city council approved a vote on a rents measure. this was after 3 1/2 hours of testimony. this acs this acres pleaded for the council to pass the ordinance, saying their rent has jumped $200-$700 a month. many feared they would soon be out on the street. >> my family and friends, she always needs help, so we can stay with in our home, so our parents will continue struggling . >> the council voted 3-2 cap rent increases at 60% of the consumer price index, or 3%, whichever is lower. the plan will ensure affordable housing is covered by rental protections, set up a red board and tenant appeals office. 6:0 the on your wednesday morning. it's the weekend, which i know you are always looking forward to. we are in the middle of a cooldown, and you can feel it outside and you will notice when when you head home to work, especially in our ysleta areas, it's like nothing is forecasted we were dealing with nice, triple ladies, and we don't have have the marine layer, but let's let's start off with the marine layer kidded made its way

following alina city council voted the city's new climate change initiative prevents existing stations from adding ps adding pumps. it is all to curb dependence on fossil fuels. > >> antiochuncil has voted to approve a rent control ordinance. is decision came after members hurt more than three powers of custody. dozen spoke about rent hikes and harassed by landlords. many feared they would be out on thes the streets get the new measure will cap rent increases at 60% of the consumer price index or 3%, whichever is lower . the plan will also enter affordable housing is covered by renter protections. this approval sets up a rent board and tenant appeals process that will also temporally place an immediate freeze on rent hikes. > >> jessica, how is the weather shaping up this week? >> we are halfway through the week, and it is stunning. we are are so blessed to have a strong onshore flow consistently throughout the summer season. that helps us out a bunch of reasons. first thing is first, air quality. take a look at that that green and yellow off in the the sacramento valley. we are getting fresh pacific reese pushing in this morning, keeping keeping our air quality great. it

. >> antioch city council passed an ordinance to protect from excessive rent increases. the council voted to approve the ordinance which puts say cap on rent increases at 3%. a group of residents pushed for that ordinance. several reported rent takes after the state lifted the covid-19 eviction moratorium. kristen: california's attorney general is making sephora pay up. the settlement today saying the beauty company violated the california consumer privacy act. sephora has to pay $1.2 million. >> today's settlement makes it clear we will not hesitate to enforce the law. it is time for companies to get the memo. protect consumer data, honor their privacy rights. kristen: sephora data was used by third parties that track information like customers precise locations and what they put in their online shopping carts. sephora is headquartered in paris, but it's u.s. hub is in san francisco. going forward, the company will have to tell users it is selling their data and give them the option to opt out. >> breaking news out of los angeles where the jury has reached a verdict in

why the companys >> the antioch city council seto vote on a rent stabilization or. stabilization ordinance. tenants tenants are set to speak out of her rent hikes. eviction and harassment by landlords. they are pushing for less than 3% cap cap on rent increases. measures to protect public housing and a rent board to address concerns d more. > >> a former apple engineer has pleaded guilty to stealing trad. trade secrets. he was hired to k to work on a secret autonomous car for the tech giant in 2018. he was accused of downloading internal files. federal agents arrested him that year at the san jose airport with a ticket to china. he faces up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. sentencing set for november. > >> a church in palo alto got the the green light to let unhoused people stay in their parking lot. over the objections of neighbors. allowing the church to turn spaces in the back lot to a place for people to park and sleep at night. they have to to leave by 7:00 a.m. neighbors objected over the proximity to r homes and backyards and pushed the church to use

have had their rents increase from you know, 300 dollars to $700 this group is now urging antioch city councilmembers to intervene and vote on a rent cap. there are so many loopholes and we're a general law city and so even though the state has conditions. i think that it is up to us as local leaders and local government to increase those protections council member tamisha walker says she is on board, but they need the majority of the council to vote yes on put in a cap on rent increases at 60% of consumer price index or 3% antioch is one of the many cities in the bay area without rim protections rental renters have been struggling with harassment the ceo of the east bay rental housing association which represents landlords? across putting a cap is not the solution that property owner isn't able to affect changes and modifications and repairs and things of that nature to the property. so i think that's one of the unintended consequences in putting in an arbitrary cap like a 3% or some you know, or some portion of cpi in antioch loose pena abc 7 news. right, so we got a break from the heat, but

antioch. >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, marcus and laura. late last night the city of antioch city councilsed a new rent stabilization ordinance, that would cap how much a landlord can raise the rent on their tenants. the cities will still need to decide what that cap is going to be. advocates are calling for a 3% rent cap in hikes limited to 60% of the consumer price index. a city report labels the high cost of living a public health threat and affordable crisis risks displacement and overcrowding. >> the ordinance when i spoke to them the language needs to protect the tenants is vitally important. >> reporter: opponents point out the new rent stabilization ordinance might scare away mom and pop landlords and remind us that the state of california already has ab-1482, the california tenant protection act which already limits annual rent increases. high rents aren't just an issue for antioch but throughout the bay area. this fall the residents of the city of richmond will vote on measure p to put a cap on increases. later today at richmond city councilmember housing advocates and tenants w

the antioch city council is a passing a rent, stabilization ordinance. it will cap rent increases too. 3% of rent or 60% of the consumer price index, which ever is cheaper. >> it will allow only one rent increase within 12 months. some owners will be exempt, including people owning single-family homes without an accessory unit and units built after february of 1995, all california bars will continue to close at 02:00am a bill that would have extended the hours of alcohol sales is dead. it would have allowed bars in san francisco, los angeles and oakland to stay open to 03:00am on week nights. 04:00am on weekends, but critics argue the move would only lead to more drunk driving accidents. state senator scott wiener introduced this bill and he is pushed a similar version several times before all have met with defeat downtown districts are struggling to climb back to the hustle and bustle. prepandemic levels. a study from uc berkeley used data from phones and gps to see which cities are seeing. >> the most traffic and of the 62. north american cities includ

antioch, right? >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, marcus. yes, late last night the city of antioch city council passed a new rent stabilization ordinance which would cap how much a landlord can raise the rents on a tenant. the city still needs to decide what cap would be for the rent increase. the advocates are calling for a 3% rent cap in hikes limited to 60% of the consumer price index. a city report labels the high cost of living a public health threat, and that the affordability crisis risks displacement and overcrowding. >> the ordinance that when i spoke to them that the language needs to protect the tenants is vitally important. >> opponents point out this new antioch rent -- for mom and pop landlords and reminds california already has the tenant protection act which limits annual increases. high rents aren't just an issue for antioch but throughout the bay area. this fall, residents of the -- if passed would -- >> looks like we're having a little problem with bob's audio. we'll get back to that story later this morning for you. thanks, bob. >> richmond leaders are going to have a launch

also in contra costa county, the antioch city council voted last night to approve a new rent control nce in the city. the new measure is now in effect, there's also a rent cap of 3. president biden officially announced today his plan to alleviate some student loan debt relief is expected to impact millions of americans, but it's ktvu is tom baker tells us some argue the president's announcement doesn't go far enough. i do think that it will help a lot of people professor john paul horn, a pill grant recipient is a public servant teaching social work at cal state east bay, only $20,000 of the more than $250,000 in student loan debt he has will be forgiven is kind of a little bit of a drop in the bucket. um i think a lot of us made decisions about what we were going to study based on some other promises like public service loan forgiveness. if that other belief does not come through, he will be in deep financial debt. congress really does need to get involved for borrowers earning less than 125,000 or a household earning less than 260,000 of the debt will be forgiven for borrowers who w

late last night the city of antioch city council passed a new rent stabilization ordinance, which wouldould raise the rent. the city still needs to decide what that cap will be. advocates are call for a 3% rent cap and hikes limited to 60% of the consumer price index. a city report labels the high cost for living a public health threat and the affordability crisis risks displacement and overcrowding. >>> i'm ginger conejero saab in san francisco. there's a new monkeypox trial garnering a lot of attention, called platinum and the drug at the center of it is nicknamed tpoxx and not anything new. a uk team is looking to test its efficacy on people infected with monkeypox and aren't that sick. the main focus is oshorten the course of the disease. the research team hopes to get results by the end of the year. >>> let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> you may have more kids on your time line today taking pictures by the front door for the first day of school. drop-off time in san carlos mostly cloudy, 61 degrees. sunshine and comfortable for the afternoon. some mor

candidates, both as a city council member and now as a mayor, and he wants to make sure the discourse remains respectful whether you agree or disagree with his policies. >> antioch is a city of inclusiveness. you're still going to have small elements of people who just, for whatever reason, can't get past their own notions of other people. >> reporter: in antioch, pete suratos, nbc bay area news. >>> up next, they've been asked to do a lot over the past few years, but there's a new fight for cal fire crews. the deadline that's looming that impacts their future. >>> millions of people with student loans are now eligible for debt forgiveness. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll show you how to see if you qualify next. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. the fog, yes, it is back tomorrow morning. i'll have the latest on this plus our incoming heat wave. you'll want to stay tunedor f >>> after the biden administration announced this month it's forgiving some federal student loan debts, many people are wondering how they're going to get that relief. >> our consumer investigator chris chmura explains how to check if you're eligible. >> reporter: the fi

city block but they kept it contained contained to the one building. m sara donchey, kpix5. > >> new at 11:00, antioch residents and community leaders are celebrating tonight after the city council voted to approve a rent control measure.t decision came after members heard more than three-and-a-half three-and-a-half hours of testimony. many of those speakers pleaded for the council council to pass the ordinance saying their rent has jumped 200 200 to $700 a month. many fear they will soon be out on the street. >> my family and my friends' family need your help so we can stay living in our homes. so our our parents don't continue strug to afford rent. >> i have a seven-year-old kid now. and it is carry every single day waking up, thinking that i'm not going to have a ple to live tomorrow. >> the council voted 3-2 to cap rent increases at 60% of the cor price index or 3%, whichever is lower. the plan will assure affordable housing is covered by by renter protections. set up a rent board and tenant appeals process and temporarily place an >>ght, new des are on nt hi emerging on the classified documents that were stored at former president trump's florida florida estate. as natalie

city council member and now as a mayor. and he wants to make sure the discourse remains respectful whether you agree or disagree with his policies. >> antioch is a city of inclusiveness, and you're still going to have small elements of people who just, for whatever reason, can't get past their own -- their own notions of other people. >> reporter: in antioch, pete suratos, nbc bay area news. >>> first responders became targets today in san francisco, and the man who attacked them is still on the loose. it started just before 7:00 a.m. in the mission district. two paramedics say a man smashed the windows of their ambulance with a wooden object while they were inside. the medics got out and ran, but police say the attacker jumped behind the wheel and tried to run them down in their own ambulance. they weren't hurt, thankfully. the man abandoned the ambulance and then ran off. the firefighters union calls this incident unacceptable. they say this comes just days after a burglar broke into their union hall and did thousands of dollars in damage. >>> a south bay school district is pulling out all the stops to try and help its teachers make it in

antioch. now that a collection of proposals goes before the city council tomorrow on tuesday night. ifford kron, 4 news. >> charles, thank you for that live report. this just into the newsroom. an update to our top story this afternoon. oakland police will be holding a news conference at 3.30, to discuss the killing of an elderly woman during an attempted robbery in the little saigon neighborhood of oakland. again, there will be a rally at 2 o'clock this afternoon at oakland city hall as well. kron four's dan kerman is covering this story for us. he's going to continue bringing us the very latest starting on kron 4 news at 3. so be sure to stick with us in san francisco, police have arrested the person responsible for a series of burglaries across the city this summer first happened back in june at a business on the 2300 block of 3rd street. the suspect stole a safe from their ban on july 31st. a business in the haight was hit. suspect stole a cash register and lottery tickets from that business. and then on august 4th, the suspects stole another cash register from a business in the

>>> and antioch's mayor is calling out racially insensitive remarks made during a city council meeting. what angered the mayor, and how the person who made them is now responding.

as the city continues to work to retain officers later today, the city council could approve a $40,000 signing bonus for new antioch'sice officers. park police are media are investigating a drive by shooting that happened you're a caltrain station was just before 1 30 sunday afternoon, the four people were sitting in a car at oak grove avenue and all mistreat someone in a passing car started shooting at them. one man was hit by gunfire. he is expected to survive. the three other people were not hurt. police say they think the car was a specific target. people in the neighborhood say they can't remember anything like this happening before. there's somebody hit my glasses there because very you know too much out. but after then i saw some police. they're really shocked because it never happened before and knowing menlo park city. it's all this fame. we don't have any violence never, ever. park police are looking at surveillance video for clues as to the kind of car used in the drive by shooting, also asking any witnesses to come forward. 8 45 your time. royal caribbean cruise lines updated its covid-19 protocols, allow

antioch. the goal there is to have officers work here at the department long term. >> that proposal goes before the city council on tuesday. but for now in the east bay, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> now to a developing story. 3 law enforcement officers in arkansas have been suspended after video surfaced of these officers brutally beating a man during an arrest. we do want to warn you this video is tough to watch. it happened in the city of mulberry of bystander was recording as 2 of the officers landed punches and kicks on 27 year-old randal re worchester of south carolina. the 3rd officer is seen in the middle there holding the man down. worchester was being arrested for allegedly spitting on a store clerk in making what they. call terrorizing threats. when officers found him, they say he was uncooperative and punched an officer in the back of the head and also pushed one of them to the ground. authorities say worchester after this was taken to the hospital with head injuries. the sheriff in crawford county, arkansas there says he is working with arkansas state police to take quote, appropriate measures

amount will determine -- will be based on -- antioch is applying for grant funding that will help with projects like housing deals with motels. the city council has a list of seven city-owned properties as possible homeless housing sites. kumasi: another historic nomination by governor gavin newsom. guerrero has been on the board as an associate justice since march. she has to be confirmed by the commission. if confirmed, she would make history as the first latina supreme court chief justice. street safety and a multimillion dollar plan to make improvements to a busy stretch and san francisco. reggie: why the candidate for the governor of texas lashed out at a heckler. right now, we will check in with spencer christian. spencer: pre-sunrise moments, it is getting warm already. mid-60's on many bay stions. we have a warm day coming our way. we have a few lingering low clouds and some drizzle give the coastline. many locations are getting wet. midmorning, low clouds back to the coastline giving a sunny skies before the fog returns in the evening. highs today, upper 60's at the coast. mid to upper 70's will be the highs around the bay shoreline.

antioch. the goal there is to have officers work here at the department long term. that proposal goes before the city council on tuesday. but for now in the east bay, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> it is time now for our first weather check of the afternoon. another warm day across the bay area. but a cooldown is coming our way. also have an air quality advisory being issued for tomorrow. it's going to be from wildfire. smoke to our north meteorologist kyla grogan is here with a little bit more details on that. hey kylen. hey there. yeah. i do want to start with that because you can see as we look up to where the 6 rivers complex fire is. so there's reading you can see an orange weaverville in red. >> that is where the fire is. that is where the bad air quality is. and as you can see as we roll down to the day, we're doing just fine right now. however, tomorrow we're expecting things to deteriorate a little bit. so that is why we're under that air quality advisory for tomorrow, expecting that we all kind of slip into that moderate air quality air quality index number. so this is the smoke tracker michaud.

city council will vote whether to approve of $40,000 signing bonus for new officers. under the plan, new officers could opt to receive $60,000 towards a down payment on a home in antioch'swant to invest in folks are gonna be here long term. mike thorpe said he also had a meeting recently with the head of the city's police union and hopes they can work together on changes going forward reporting live. evan sernoffsky ktvu fox, two news, percent of the patrol staff. that is a big number. right, evan. thank you. the suspect in a 40 year old cold case from sunnyvale was brought back to the bay area from hawaii over the weekend. but just as gary ramirez was set to face a judge this afternoon, his lawyer announced he had a medical condition and could not appear ktvu marks there. live now at the santa clara county hall of justice, with the details mark well, julie, the exact nature of this medical issue was not publicly reviewed revealed in court. but this all transpired just moments before he was scheduled to be brought to the courthouse from the main jail for his hearing with other inmates. this is a booking photo from his home state of hawaii, where 75 year old gary ramirez

city council will vote whether to approve of $40,000 signing bonus for new officers. under the plan, new officers could opt to receive $60,000 toward a down payment on a home in antioch's we want to invest in folks are gonna be here long term. now mayor thorpe city also had a meeting recently with the head of the city's police union and hopes they can work together on changes going forward reporting live. evan sernoffsky ktvu fox two news. a recent surge in the number of ransomware attacks has fbi agents putting out a new warning the fbi is joining forces with the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency to get the word out about hackers using fishing tactics to gain control of computer systems with so called zeppelin ransomware. the hackers are known to demand bitcoin payments to give control back to computer users. ransom demands can range from a few $1000 to more than $1 million. some businesses are being targeted more than others in this new surge of attacks, including businesses tied to education, health care and technology. well investigators in san francisco are looking for more information this afternoon about a deadly shooting that happened in the city

city council will vote whether to approve of $40,000 signing bonus for new officers. under the plan, new officers could opt to receive $60,000 towards a down payment on a home in antioch'svest in folks are gonna be here long term. the mayor said he recently had a meeting with the head of the city's police union. hopes the two can work together, going forward. evan sernoffsky ktvu fox two news the family of a man killed by sonoma county sheriff's deputies last month is demanding justice and accountability. they held a rally at the sheriff's office in santa rosa yesterday afternoon. they are calling for an independent investigation into the death of 36 year old david palace. chavez the sheriff's department released body camera video of the moments before his shooting death. deputies were chasing chavez on foot at the time after responding to reports of a man trespassing and trying to break windows the sheriff's office has chavez was carrying a hammer and a tiller and had crashed a truck. for the video. we saw that he was scared. peligro say he was not a danger. to the level of having to take his life. the sonoma county sheriff's office says the public will have a chance t