(steve) as catherine heenan reports, it's also put one bay area city in the vanguard of a national trend. fremont, the bay area's fourth biggest city, saw its renter population jump by nearly one=third since 2006.only five other cities nationwide had bigger increases.in the bay area, oakland has the biggest proportion of renters, nearly 60 percent.san francisco is right behind with 56 percent. san jose saw the biggest net gain in the renting population; more than 96,800 people since 2006. but unlike san francisco and oakland, it remains an owner-majority market.real estate experts say the trend is fueled by a preference of young workers to rent instead of own ... as well as the new tax law reducing incentives for home buyers.the tech boom is having a major impact on rental prices in silicon valley.the real estate site zumper dotcom says a one bedroom apartment in mountain view is now going for an average of 35=hundred=20 dollars.that's 125 dollars more than in san francisco. menlo park. cupertino and palo alto round out the top five.as for the biggest increase ... we're back in fremont,

city of oakland. and here's a live look outside... baybridge (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (robin) major hot spot in milpitas sb 880 before hwy 237 all lanes may still be blocked. overturn accident in san mateo on peninsula ve overpass at 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) in celebration of the success of marvel studio's black panther... disney has donated one- million dollars to select boys and girls clubs across the county including the bay area. ( darya ) the oakland location is included in the list of clubs that will receive part of the donation. the money will support science, technology, engineering, and math programs at the boys and girls clubs.( james ) the director of black panther... ryan coogler, is an oakland native himself. ( darya ) the new advances in vaping are making it easier for kids to use and harder for parents to catch. ( james ) vape pens now come in smaller inconspicuous shapes with fewer smells. they can also be charged by u-s-b ports... making it easy to power up near any compute

the insight on traffic here in the bay area. the city ) and a rally to support a uc berkeley employee who was arrested. i will have the details in a live report. ( james ) and police investigating a shooting and a body found in the middle of the street in oakland. we have the latest details into the newsroom overnight. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...

a judge is expected to make a final decision in three weeks. ( robin ) in the south bay... city leaders are taking steps to help people prepare for another emergency... more than a year after the coyote creek flooding forced thousands from their homes. last night the city held a meeting for flood victims to talk about improvements that have been made. water officials say they have placed markers in the water to get a quicker read on how high the levels are as for the emergency notification system... officials are hoping to get alerts out quicker. ( robin ) water officials also say they've installed two new flood barriers and removed a lot of debris to help slow flooding in the future.. ( robin ) a new report criticizes north bay officials for struggling to alert thousands of people in a timely fashion... as fire raced through hills and homes last october. a special team of state experts... examined sonoma county's response to the firestorm - in which

at a high school in an east bay city..a result, hundreds of students stayed home today, while others went to school with knowledge of the threat... hoping that nothing would happen... kron4's haaziq madyun has the story... you are looking at a photo of a threat with the words everyone is dead written on a bathroom stall found monday here at alameda high school in alamedasot alameda police are taking it seriously as well, with a heavy police presence outside of the schoolsotalameda high school student: "it is not very nice to come to school and see police patrolling. it makes it seem a lot more real" >the threat was real enough some parents who decided to keep their children home from school says alameda unified school district spokesperson susan davissot

bay... years in the making.. is close to housing hundreds of people. why cityis new development is 100-percent affordable. ( james ) and after the break... see which bay area county was named one of the best places in the country to live. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. there's only one place where you can get... more adventure, more thrills, more magic, and more happy. and now you can stay steps away from the magic for less. save up to 25% on select rooms at a disneyland resort hotel. so now's the time to get more happy! (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( terisa ) marin county has been named one of the top ten counties in the country.( james ) the group 24-7 wall street ranked the counties based on education level... poverty rate and life expectancy. marin county came in at number 9 on the list.( terisa ) according to the study... the poverty rate in marin county is just 8% and

next on kron-4 news at eight:a bay area city is taking action to curb a wave of car breakins.the planelieve is an invasion of privacy.a live report straight ahead.plus...a tremendous outpouring of support for the bay area teen paralyzed during a wrestling match.the fundraiser aimed helping him adjust to a new way of life. i'm steve aveson i'm pam moore. the news -- at eight -- is next. sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more. ytwo pancakes. two strips ofr bacon. two eggs. if you ask me, that's a pretty good deal. but you didn't ask me. you know what? i'll mind my own business. denny's $4 dollar everyday value slam. available at dennys.com. >> how long have i've been down? >> 250 years. >> house of cards joel kin in aman stars in altered carbo

. >>> 4:40, one bay area city making a new push to reduce the chance of wild fires. how property owners will be forced to help in that effort. to make a sudden landing near a north bay smart train station... about a dozen people were on board when the balloon touched down in santa rosa yesterday morning. luckily, no one was hurt. no word yet... on the reason for the sudden landing, but the windy conditions may have played a role. strong winds are always a concern for bay area fire crews. kiet do reports: could take an . >>> strong winds are always a concern for bay area fire crews. one north bay city could take an aggressive step to cut down on the fire damage by ordering property owners to cut down their trees. >> this is as good of time as in to talk about the truth of fire danger. three quarters of homes nestled along thick rows of trees and the city saying many have to go. >> the city is doing this, we have been doing this and we'll be doing more of this . >> valley mayor says the conversation about fire danger in her city started with oakland hills fire in 1991.

as another east bay city joins a growing number of bay area police departments adding the 9-1-1 emergencyt messaging service... details on how it works coming up... at stanford health care, we can now repair complex aortic aneurysms without invasive surgery. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for varicose veins. and if we can precisely treat eye cancer with minimal damage to the rest of the eye, imagine what we can do for glaucoma, even cataracts. if we can use dna to diagnose the rarest of diseases, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you. (vicki) we are learning new details on what set off a jail riot last night near bakersfield.. that involved 120- inmates.. investigators say it started last with a fight between inmates in one housing unit who refused to go on lockdown. it all lasted about two hours... at the lerdo jail. bakersfield police and c-h-p officers were called in to help get a handle on the situation. the violence left many housing units damaged.... and officers spent four hours rehousing the inmates.... they were pl

council will take up that topic tonight.ncisco this could cause the east bay cityllion. san jose, san francisco and oakland require their officers to wear body cameras. last week wee told you that thee san mateo police department als started doing the- same. >>> 6:37.n impre this morning olympic snowboarder shaun white is back with a vengeance putting on an headi impressive show during halfpipe qualifying today. >> huge front side 1080. oh, my lord.d. >> isn't thatat amazing.on nbc look at him go. white leading the way heading into the final event tonight and you can watch it right here on nbc bay area. he will also be on the "today" show this morning. remember back in the older days we called him the flying tomato? he is a lot more mature now, mike. >> that wild red hair. he still has red hair, probably less of it or maybe some of its graying. way out there. looking over here, not a lot of red here, that's good news. red means you're basically at a standstill or below 20 miles per hour. we are seeing a little bit of it southbound 680, a crash reported at stone rid

bay area cities know this crisis all too well... and in emeryville...ordable" is becoming a reality.(pam) in depth tonight... kron 4's philipp djegal... takes you to a brand new development.. where rents are a bargain... but you have to qualify to get in. welton jordan/nats- "87 units. you'll probably have four to five hundred people living here." four years... and countless hours of tough negotiations between more than a dozen agencies later... and, now desperately needed affordable housing is coming to the city of emeryville construction on estrella vista on san pablo avenue began in june... a 64-million dollar project. and, the apartment complez should be ready to start housing families the summer of 20-19. welton jordan/nats- "for this building, we'll probably have thousands of applicants, of which we can only house 87." welton jordan is vice president of real estate development for e-a-h housing. a non-profit affordable housing developer... managing more than 100- properties in the bay area... estrella vista is their latest project. and, the best p

. >>> and an east bay city is in a tight race with four other cities. a victory could mean a huge boost for martinez. >>> good morning. we do have a lot of slow traffic out there. and a couple of trouble spots. we'll wrap all this up and give you a complete traffic update in just a few moments. >>> the pattern has turned. instead of record highs, a chilly air mass. what about snow or rain? we'll talk more about that coming up. my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locafor pg&e.rk fieldman most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together,

starting to build and speeds slowing below 25 miles an hour. >>> foster city was called out for using more water than any other in the bay area but officials say that's not the case. foster city was the only one to go up, at nearly 6%. officials say that was wrong because the statistics came from 2015, when a water gauge incorrectly showed foster city using much less water than it was. the early compared water usage from today to those artificially low water readings from a few years ago. >> with regard to water usage, we have been a city to look at how to do it, as opposed to other communities that don't take it seriously enough in my opinion. >> the corrected info was good news, given that the city leads the pack in water reduction. >>> san josi officials will launch san josi clean energy, an alternative to pg&e. they want to become one of the first in the u.s. to greenhouse gas emissions. the meeting is expected to start at 7:00 p.m. in city hall. >>> with widespread cold temperatures this morning, you could be waking up to frost on your car. we have a look at the cold conditions, straight ahead. >> san francisco city

. >> if city leaders approved this plan, alameda would join other bay city cities already using these. will hear from the public during their meeting tomorrow night. that begins at 7 pm at city hall. we expect that the council will take a final vote on whether to approve the funding for these readers. >> all right. 7:00 tomorrow night.>>> another step in the recovery efforts. students returned to the nova center for education in santa rosa. portions of the school work destroyed. today they returned to campus. all the students came together and said it is nice to be back together.>> it's amazing. it warms my heart. we have been working toward this day for the last four months. >> the mascot used to be a dragon. since the fire they have adopted the phoenix. it will be two to three years before they get a timeline on returning to a permanent berry -- building.>>> a police officer is recovering after being hit by a car during a traffic spot -- stopped. the car sped away from an accident and hit the officer. the suspect is still on the loose. san francisco police are searching for a person

it could cost east bay city $1.5 million.'s largest police departments, san jose, san francisco and oakland require their officers to wear body cameras and last week we told you that san mateo pd also started doing the same. >>> now to pyeongchang where it was a big day for california athletes on team u.s.a. >> 17-year-old chloe kim from long beach dominated the snow board halfpipe. she had a near perfect score on her third run nailing back to back 1080s scoring 98.25 easily winning the gold. her parents are immigrants from korea, they were there as she really wowed the crowd. right after the competition she tweeted these photos along with the caption i hate crying but i will give myself a pass for this one. thank you everyone for the love. stoked to bring home the gold. aerial gold won the bronze. >>> quickly we want to get you up to date on those olympic standings. the u.s. has come -- some catching up to do, norway has the most medals with nine, germany and netherlands and canada have seven medals each, the u.s. with six.

five bay area cities were examining the study, san francisco, oakland, san jose, redwood city and palo alto. they found that 20% of the 27,612 homes proposed between the years 2014 and 2016 d go th analysis and that sometimes takes as long as a year to complete. so this is at a time when the statehousing department claims that 397 cities are behind on their housing goals. but lawmakers in sacramento say that they approved legislation last year that will hopefully start to streamline this process. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> the lack of rain this winter is causing concerns about another drought. let's go live to downtown san jose where jessica flores has the latest on our local water situation. >> reporter: good morning. we might see some rain this week but parts of the state are bone dry. that's what's really concerning officials. they say we are heading back into the drought. here in the "bay area people" are still conserving but that doesn't mean it's enough to get out of a potential drought. 80% of california is abnormally dry or in drought. officials say last year's

over the city's policy to not assist immigration agents. look at this screenshot captured by the east bay times, a police sergeant retweets a news article reporting that the department of homeland security could try to arrest sanctuary city leaders. >> effectively supporting the idea that his own city leaders should be arrested. the city of fremont would not comment on the tweet. the police chief did.>> my impression is it was a comment and the employee has voluntarily taken it down. public employees have free- speech rights like anyone else and are entitled to ask -- to express their opinion. >> reporter: chief richard lucero says employees are limited in expressing views that suggest they speak for the city. the city attorney is reviewing a second letter from the justice department threatening to block federal grants if local law enforcement is not cooperating with immigration agents. in fremont, kpix5. >>> the future of a memorial of following veterans is in limbo right now. 400 crosses cover the hillside. they were installed more than a decade ago on private land as an antiwar stateme

some bay area cities are now allowing you to text 9-1-1.nefit police see in this service. ( darya ) plus... two young boys in san jose are now without their mother. in a story you'll only see on kron 4.... we hear from their heartbroken father. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. at bailey.accident wb 4 at 237. accident sb 880 maze to sf. min from the less then 30 bridge wb 80 is spots. bay no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident sb 880 at 237. accident wb 4 at bailey. ac transit bus versus home at ashby at california street. line 12 detoured on mlk university to allston. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident sb 880 at 237. accident wb 4 at bailey. rebecca:the area of coastal low clouds is starting to get pushed away from the coastline as offshore flow persists. look for another warm day today as high pressure aloft remains over the eastern pacific. the high pressure ridge will weaken during the weekend resulting in cooler temperatures

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foster city being called out for using more water than any other water in the bay area. but officials say that's not the case. the article by the mercury news found foster city was the only one with usage going up, and by 36%. officials say one of the statistics came from 2015 when a water gauge was malfunctioning and showing the city using much less water than it was in reality. >> with regard to water usage, we have always been a city that looks at how to do it, as opposed to other cities that don't take it seriously enough, in my opinion. >> it was vindication, given that they do lead the pack in water reduction. >>> one berkeley student is spending her free time trying to improve the relationship between the community and police. the berkeley police review commission will look at claims of police misconduct and serves as the voice of the community in matters involving law enforcement. and she believes she was chosen for her willingness to control the length of debate. >> my biggest goal is to at least get two or three. >> because everybody likes to talk a lot. >> yeah

the wind advisory for all of the bay area cities from santa cruz up north to santa rosa. east bay, as well. we'll be dealing with gusts up to 45 miles per hour. advisory from 2 a.m. thursday through friday. tithingswe'll be dealing with high winds. here's the futurecast. you can see a lot of action going on here. the futurecast for the rain totals is getting pretty impressive. we are looking at by noontime tomorrow, we could see over an inch for many locations. so between about midnight and noon, that's when it will really be intense and then by tomorrow afternoon we could see some locations like ukiah up to 2 inches. inch and a half for san francisco same with pacifica and more for redwood city, santa cruz 3 inches, some coastal mountains could see 5 inches. ski report: we have a winter storm warning, 7 feet expected at the peaks 3 to 5 feet expected across ski resort level. we're talking feet not inches. >>> yesterday we told you the warriors had no plans to visit the white house ahead of their game in dc today. now we are getting a look at what they did. that's steph cu

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an east bay city is now taking 9-1-1 texts .... ng to the growing number of bay area departments participating in the feature. ((lawrence tease))i'm kron 4 chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast. details are right after the break. (pam) another bay area city is allowing people to text 9-1-1 in case of emergency .. you can now text hayward dispatchers .. (steve) in recent months law enforcement across the state have been adding the feature. kron4's haaziq madyun explains when police say you should use it. you are looking at a text message received here at hayward police department's 911 communications centersot hayward police lt. antonio puente talks about how text messaging 911could come in handy depending on the nature of the emergencysot

visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. >>> a special gathering in the east bay city of artist and teacherh the idea for the mural. titled future. it represents the student's concept of the future and to reinforce the importance of education and community. >>> existing home sales saw the biggest drop in three years. sales were down 3.2%. the lowest sales pace since september. realtors blame it on rising prices and shortage of homes. price line .com will keep keep p name. the group also owns restaurant reservation website open table headquartered in san francisco. >>> taco bell is bigger than burger king. jumping 9%. taco bell is now the fourth largest restaurant brand. >>> southern california student arrested for threatening to shooting his school. >>> it's been one year since the coyote creek flooding. the >> announcer: live where you live. this is abc7 news. >>> going to the home of a high school student who they say threatened to shoot up its campus. finding two ar-fifteens, hand guns and magazines. >> reporting now from the city of whittier. leading deputies to his home where they disc

. >>> one east bay city says it's time for a popular sandwich shop to go. >>> more rain is in our forecast, i'll let you know if it's going to impact your weekend plans coming up. >>> and saying good buy to six decades of . >>> the sanford hangout has been in business 60 years. they ran out of meat today. >> we're bagging your drill right now, okay? >> reporter: sometimes you just crave a good burger. >> double cheese, melts in your mouth. >> reporter: a good beer to wash it down with and good company. and that's why people come to the oasis, affectionately known as the o. the burger joint has been a staple in menlo park for 60 years. >> it was a college bar for stanford, in the days when there were no bars in palo alto. >> stanford football memorabilia is displayed on the wall, and that's not all, the walls have carvi carvings, many of them declarations of love. >> i dated a guy at stanford and we came here and he carved our initials on the booth. it's not the guy i ended up marrying, but -- >> jew >> reporter: july lie wanted to come before it opened. she brought her son and her grandchi

next speaker, please. >> i'm from bay city bike rentals and parkway bike rentals. i'm here representing the didn't. in 2011 we were strategically omitted in the establishment of a city-condoned bike share program. all we were promised is it was a transportation solution and we have come to the table to co-exist with the motivate program. when the city got into a contact with motivate it didn't anticipate the new sponsor would be ford and when it got in the agreement with ford it didn't anticipate the new sponsor would be uber. it's time to create real protections for small businesses. you need to be mindful of the small business industry already exist before skrauquashing themh big technology in and it didn't want to get sigh -- sidelined with the tncs. like the laws for formula retail, you can now legislate this and find a way to control the disruption of a small business market. you can bring us all to the table, bike share and bike rental and find a way for us to co-exist fairly and preserve locally owned small businesses in the process. thank you. >> good aftern

send us your photos at isee@nbcbayarea.com. >>> a bay city olympian getting a special honor, next.environment is everything. we want to do our very best for each and every animal, and we want to operate a sustainable facility. and pg&e has been a partner helping us to achieve that. we've helped the marine mammal center go solar, install electric vehicle charging stations, and become more energy efficient. pg&e has allowed us to be the most sustainable organization we can be. any time you help a customer, it's a really good feeling. it's especially so when it's a customer that's doing such good and important work for the environment. together, we're building a better california. a romantic getaway. >>> coming up at 4:00, porn picks and an offer to go on a romantic getaway. the sexual harassment investigation into the san jose county harbor commissioner and the fallout in our 4:00 newscast. >>> before she was an olympian she was a proud swimmer for a high school. she will be honored in concord in just about 30 minutes. we are there at a ceremony dedicating the new aquatic ceremony in

city. palo alto 75 degrees. 76 for morgan hill and fremont. temperatures across the east baythe upper 70s. livermore you could break a record. walnut creek, looks like 79 degrees. could be a record breaker. same with concord at 76. around the bay temperatures could break records as well with temperatures in the low 70s. we should be in the upper 50s around san francisco and oakland. 75 degrees. record breakers for today. we are going to break more records for tomorrow, temperatures may jump up a degree or two. san jose expecting to break a record set in the 60s and livermore's record was set in the 70s. here's a look at the lake tahoe forecast still snow on the mountains -t hasn't melted. 57 tomorrow, 57 degrees on sunday. with plenty of sunshine on the slopes. here's where all the rain is. we are not getting any of this. zero chances of rain for february so far. all the way through possibly valentine's day we are going to continue to see this similar weather pattern with high pressure hunkering over coolical. that is going to cause our 7- day to look like this for awhile in

kpix5 news. >>> our top story at 6:30, a city called out for using more water than any other city in the bayficials say that's not the case at all. kpix5's kiet do explains. >> reporter: in a column titled what drought seven california cities where water use is up, the mercury news found the municipal improvement district in foster city of the only one in the bay area to go up nearly 6%. former mayor and current council member herb perez was curious but skeptical. i don't get the sense you're embarrassed by this. >> i don't think i need to be yet. >> we knew it was wrong. >> reporter: norm duray at the public works department knew what the problem was. a few years ago at crystal springs reservoir a gauge began to malfunction. how off was it? the dash line shows where it should have been. the pink line shows the bad meter reading off by about 8%. >> i'm issuing an executive order mandating substantial water reduction across our state. >> reporter: 8% is a big deal, especially when the governor was browbeating cities all over california with mandatory water cutbacks. the water gauge eventually

and more water main breaks could be just a matter of time in one east bay city after a huge mess earlier join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning. it's thursday, february 1st. i'm kenny choi. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> whoa. talk about a bad hair day. a south carolina woman says a hair dryer that she bought from amazon started shooting flames the first time she used it. she says when it ignited, she couldn't shut it off, so she had to pull the plug from the wall, but the flames kept shooting out, so she had to put it in water. the woman said amazon gave her a refund and removed the product from its website. >>> and scientists discovered a piece of our ancient past in an unlikely location. a /* they found what they believe are 110-year-old dinosaur tracks at the god guard space center in maryland. the findings were published yesterday. researchers say that dozens of nothosaurus tracks from adults and babies might have been made in a matter of hour on a typical day. >> there are all these small tracks. there's

laptop thefts on the rise in one east bay city. see how u-c berkeley students are trying to keep their stuff safe. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. if you believe the oversized rodent....we will have six more weeks of winter. punxsutawney phil, the world- famous groundhog, saw his shadow this morning.groundhog day is a 132 year old tradition. if the pennsylvania groundhog didn't see his shadow it would have meant an early spring.the good news though is that phil is often wrong. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:high pressure continues through the weekend with record or near record highs forecast. the ridge will stay in place through next week with dry weather forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days. no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. to 101. ( james ) in the east bay... the city of berkeley is averaging a laptop robbery every two days.

join energy upgrade california and do your thing. >>> a special gathering in the east bay city of rodeo. artist and teacher came up with the idea for the mural. titled future. it represents t student's concept of the future and to reinforce the importance of education and community. >>> existing home sales saw the biggest drop in three years. sales were down 3.2%. the lowest sales pace since september. realtors blame it on rising prices and shortage of homes. price line .com will keep its name. the group also owns restaurant reservation website open table headquartered in san francisco. >>> taco bell is bigger than burger king. jumping 9%. taco bell is now the fourth largest restaurant brand. >>> southern california student arrested for threatening to shooting his school. >>> it's been one year since the coyote creek flooding. the and here you have a bánh mi inspired fried chicken sandwich. you'd never find this at a fast food restaurant - it's a good thing. is that right, martha? why don't you try my asian fried chicken sandwich? it's made with crispy fried chicken strips, crunchy asia

every bay area city ...will now.. have to start pulling its weight. news begins with housing on the fast track. every bay area city will now have to start pulling its weight. >> it's no secret -- it's no secret that the bay area needs to build more housing. getting the projects off the ground could be an uphill battle. melissa kane on the law that's about to make it a lot easier.>> localities are making their housing goals. 92%, the state released this list. the 526 cities and counties where the days of neighbors holding certain housing projects are over. >> reporter: dennis richards is on the san francisco planning commission. last year, the commission voted to allow 100% affordable housing project. at the last minute. >> one of the residents filed the infamous review. it stopped everything and we had a hold it for the planning department based on the person of powers concern. >> reporter: the commission allow the project to move ahead. the opposition meant that it was delayed by several months. and for affordable housing, a late could be deadly -- a

one area the bay city is cracking down on crime.ing, the news at 6:00 starts now. >> the debate is heating up in alameda. new at 6:00. how much is too much? at issue was the police if alameda should scan everyone coming on to the island. is that too much information on too many people? anoushah? >> the license plate information would be store ford some time but alameda police chief says they wouldn't look through everyone's information. they would be alerted in a suspicious vehicle came into or leftite land. if you drive into or out of alameda, your vehicle's license late could be photographed by something like this. >> cameras will be mount owned poles or posts at various places around the island. >> the system is about half million dollars. the police chief wants license plate readers on the bridges to help police find stolen vehicles. instead of looking for the needle in the hay stack, you can say, hey, the needle just came over

why an east bay city is making it cheaper to buy marijuana. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) buying marijuana legally in berkeley can be a bit pricy... but the cost will soon drop. just this week... the city council voted to cut the adult use tax in half to 5 percent ... lessening the tax burden on this business just starting to take root. right now customers in berkeley pay a 15 percent state excise tax, over 9 percent in sales tax, and recreational users pay an extra 10 percent adult use tax. added all up that's a little over 34 percent. a spokesperson for the berkeley patient group says the point of this is to lure customers out of the black market. <"the principles of economics show that if they're low tax rates more customers are going to shop there so you're going to have even more so you got to have even more of a revenue to the business and that bear for the city if you have lower rates and more customers anal if you were to have higher rates and no customers.">( james ) one city council person argues that the city needs more time to conside

. >>> in one east bay city, drones are proving to be a helpful tool in fighting crime and in locating stranded people. just this past weekend, a stranded hiker was found after he fell at mission peak in fremont. janine della vega has the story. >> reporter: this drone owned by the city of fremont can be launched in minutes. and when seconds count, it's proven to be invaluable for firefighters. on saturday, a hiker fell in a steep, rocky area of mission peak. firefighters launched their drone. >> we had a fire crew respond up there in an atv. unfortunately, he was down a hillside and they couldn't get a direct view on him. so we used the drone to fly over the victim, take a shot of where he was and relay that information back to the rescuers. >> fremont fire started its unmanned aerial system program a year ago. it's been used in around 100 incidents, including a search to locate a car that accidentally drove into alameda creek. it's used at fires to help them determine how safe it is to put crews on a roof. it's even used at hazardous material spills. >> instead of taking time to suit

. >> unfair and re-strablghted lawsuit by the city's -- retracted lawsuit and they'll be dedicated to serve the bay area community. >> san jose one step closer to seeing a brand new google campus in the city. they're eyeing the area near dear dun and 7 million square foot development. sandra osborne is live near the station which would be key for the tech mega campus. sandra. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michelle. this would be key because the station would be transit central. you might notice the sign behind me, stevens meet product ts. today is important and it's already reported a price and they'd need to approve a compensation afreement to allow the partials up for grabs near a development. it'd be about a 6 million square foot campus. >> this is about our livelihood, future of san jose and the region and need all google and tech development to take responsibility. >> reporter: activists called for going toll help with affordable housing in the area. they recently marched on google's mountain view campus with their message. today's meeting will be a important one for the council because the

live near the station with a look at what city council members could be talking about today. >>> the bay city looking to protect legal recreation of pot from the feds. of land the tech giant is interested in...the city has to ap agreement. t . >>> an sandra live in san jose this morning where today we could be one step close tore see fg google's proposed -- seeing if google's campus could become a reality. they settled on a price with the tech giant with several parcels of land they're interested in. that agreement shows the price tag to be $67 million and if passed would allow the city to make the land available for development and a major profit for san jose. google's proposed campus an estimated 8 million square foot mixed complex that could bring in 20,000 workers and the project has been protested and activists marched on the main campus claiming the tech giant needs to help affordable housing if they plan to move to the area around the station and afraid it would push out the city's poorest residents. we'll find out today if that agreement is approved. >>> just about two minutes be

as far as the city of pacifica, they're going to make the repairs to this pipe but haven't given us a specific date. in pacifica, maria medina, kpix5. >>> across the bay the alameda city council is expected to vote tomorrow on whether to purchase more cameras that read license plates. the city already had these kinds of cameras installed on four police patrol cars. the police department credits those devices for alerting them to a car thief driving a stolen car and helping officers locate a suicidal woman. alameda's police chief wants funding for 13 more of the cameras to cover all the routes into and out of the island city. cameras, to catc >> anything that they need in order to empower them to do their job to keep the citizens safe, i think we should give it a shot. >> but there are critics who fear federal immigration officials could use these cameras to catch undocumented immigrants, but alameda police say the cameras would only focus on license plates, not the drivers and immigration agents would not have access to the information. >>> come july 1st you won't be able to buy cds from best buy stores. the company is clearing shelves after seeing a

city in the world. the metropolitan transportation commission says one of the worst spots is the eastbound lanes on the bayge... but this also directly impacts the traffic on city streets. in sf, camila bernal, kron4 news. lawrence karnow: it was sunny and bright all the way to the coast again today with highs running well above average. our dry stretch of weather continues with no change in sight. winds were gusty at times but otherwise it was an amazing day. it should be very comfortable if you're going out tonight with plenty of start, mild temperatures and a gentle breeze. you can see the huge dome of high pressure on the satellite image blocking the storms and sending them into canada. high pressure will remain strong for another couple of days but much cooler and windy weather is forecast for the weekend. highs tomorrow will be warm again but slightly cooler. highs will be in the (steve) new at six.. a video making its rounds on social media contains child pornography.... and people in several states say, it's been sent to them on facebook messenger.. catherine heenan is here with the story -- and a

some nesses are t >> coming up at 6:00 tonight an identity crisis in one of the bay area's biggest cities, why some businesses are trading san jose for silicon valley. i've seen wonders all around the world but what i see here never ceases to amaze me: change. i see it in their eyes. it happens when people connect with nature, with culture, with each other. day after day i'm the first to see change. to see people go out, and come back new. princess cruises. sail with the best premium cruise line. 7-day cruises from $599. it surfaced a few times. the 's fair share >>> check this out. a whale was spotted swimming in the port of long beach today. it surfaced a few times. the area sees its fair share of whales off the coast but not usually this far in. >> whales are confused. the chickens are confused over the hail. everybody is confused! it's el nino. not quite. >>> it's been weird, though. >> i think back to the fires in montecito. first you had the incredible wildfires in the southland and dead on cue here comes the biggest flash floods they've ever seen. so it's been a year of extremes an

. >> a bay area city weighs pros and cons of license plate readers. >> working to get people off the streets. how one state senator has a law to propose cracking down. it's 7:30 on this sunday, february 11. >> let's check our forecast. it was a little bit cooler yesterday, a little windy. today is another gorgeous start to this sunday. look at the sunshine. it's bright out there. we are going it see some clouds today and you can expect cooler temperatures. we did have ten days in a row of records set. yesterday a record was set even though it was cooler. oak land, you set a record yesterday. temperatures down today to near normal. we are finally getting to where we should be. rain is heading to california. we will track your futurecast and let you know if it will reach the bay area. here is a look at your current temperatures. 40s for concord and oakland, 41 -- santa rosa you are at the freezing mark. you will see clouds off the coastline. there will be more cloud coverage later today. i will track the chance of rain coming up. >>> a new bill making its way through state legislature

city of berkeley has slashed the tax rate for recreational marijuana. an attempt to attract businesses. the tax rate at 5% the lowest in the bay area. ing neighbor cities -- neighboring cities to cut their rates as well. >>> a lot of people worrying about another drought. a number of california cities are being called out for wasting water. survey shows californians have been boasting the amount of water we use, a mercury news reporter crunched the numbers. in the bay area foster city residents are using almost 6% more water from last may until december compared to 2013. >>> coming up, the white house under fire the president breaks for silence on domestic violence . >>> a could be a box office break error -- a breaker. there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ ♪ the future is for the unafraid. sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic de

the goal, to get every city in the south bay on board. >> the reason we need the cities and countiesstep up to the plate is that there is a culture of noncompliance. >> reporter: the milpitas city council will discuss the proposal but they will actually vote on it later this month. in milpitas, maria medina, kpix 5. >> the milpitas city council is expected to vote on the proposal later this month. >>> a richmond recycling facility faces violations after last week's fire. the blaze spewed smoke and toxic chemicals including cancer-causing benzene into the air. it also prompted a "shelter in place" through the night. the company has been issued public nuisance and illegal open burning violations. it could still face fines, as well. ♪[ music ] >>> 4:57. we're talking healthcare this morning and focusing on the single payer bill that's pending in the state legislature right now. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: and my report will come as little surprise to a lot of you commuters out there. coming up, the distinction san francisco has earned. i'm michelle griego. and i'm kenny choi. let's start wi

the goal to get every city in the south bay on board. >> the reason that we need the cities and counties to step up to the plate is that there is a culture of non-compliance. >> reporter: city council will discuss the proposal tonight, but they will vote on it later this month. >>> embattled real estate and casino mogul, steve wynn, is stepping down. wynn has been underfire since last month when the wall street journal published allegations of sexual misconduct against him by dozens of employees going back decades. wynn has denied it all. the shares have plunged since the allegations came out. >> new tonight, panic buttons, reporter jennifer mcgraw with the emotional stories that swayed politicians. >> reporter: all major victories for hotel workers across sacramento county. >> it's important for us to fight for things that puts protections in place for our members. >> reporter: the board of supervisors passed an ordinance to require panic buttons for its employees. >> we want to make sure they can go to work every day, making sure they feel protected. >> reporter: many of their translat

why one east bay city is considering a move to digital. >>> good morning. the toll plaza is already busy and so are some of the other commutes if you're driving on the san mateo bridge. it's getting busier heading out to the peninsula. >>> and the weather is getting busier because rain is moving in. the end of february, early march is beneficial for us, rain and snow. >>> this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> well, the city of san jose is reacting to the cold weather forecast by opening warming centers for people who have nowhere else to go to get out of the cold. today four warming centers will open at the actual lee community library, the allen rock library, the south side senior center and the roosevelt community center. you can get soup, snacks, and warm drinks and places to rest. and shuttle bus service will make it easier to get to these warming centers. a place to stay warm and dry will be really important, especially when you hear steve talk about rain in the forecast. >> right. >> as well as a chill. welcome back to mornings on 2. it's monday, february 26

the bay area city where that idea is being considered. >>> a new report says san francisco issued moreome building permits last year than in the past. 6200 permits in 2017. that's about a 95% increase over the city's historic average. the report says the majority of the permits were for multiunit buildings. >>> ben bartlett says the san francisco -- working with the mayor and the start-up neighborly to turn municipal bonds to digital currency. he told the paper that would allow small investors to help the city raise money for projects like upgrading a park or adding equipment to a playground. it could receive intense scrutiny from regulators. taking a look at the market. stocks are climbing as the markets continue to claw back from a short tumble. steel companies -- the dow jones is up nearly 400 points. >>> two carmakers are recalling trucks and suvs in the united states. the recall involves 6500 tundras and sequoias. the company is at risk of the electronic stability control systems shutting down without warning. and hyundai is warning of a problem with the sport vehicles. the steeri

city. we have the details coming report. ( james ) and more ice raids across the bay area. rs are saying about protecting immigrants. ( james ) and we are tracking a chance of rain moving into the bay area. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. dave spahr is in the weather center with more on the timing of the rain coming up. ( james ) i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (dave) a cold front will spread widespread light rain across the san francisco bay area through mid morning, and then south into the monterey bay area by midday. scattered showers are forecast this afternoon and evening, along with a slight chance of thunderstorms. snow levels will drop as low as 2000 feet today and light snow accumulation is likely on the highest peaks today. locally breezy conditions will develop near the coast this afternoon and in the hills tonight and tuesday morning. on wednesday night and thursday a stronger and wetter storm system will likely bring widespread soaking rains to our region, with showers to follow from thursday night t

struggling after last october's devastating wildfires and as one business is really hurting. >>> one bay area city is restricting drones in response to privacy concerns. >> we have some light rain coming to the bay area this morning and low elevations. snowfall a lot to talk about as our cold temperatures still linker. >> and 580 drivers in the yellow now. we are also tracking a chlorine spill in the area. it has the road closed. we'll have details coming up. it's not that many wedding ged or de >>> the wine country wedding industry has been taking a hit since last year's wildfires. it's the false perception that the entire region has been scarred by the fires. blissful events a planning company in the area was 80% booked this time last year. now it's 15% booked. >> it's so unfortunate that there are so many vendors in this industry that have lost their homes and are now on the line for losing their businesses. >> the industry is trying to get word out that the region is more ready than ever to host weddings. >>> sausalito cracking down on drones. the city council has approved a new law that puts