point buckler, a 50- acre marshy island.auction block today after being at the center of a legal battle the last decade. the now- former owner of the island, john sweeney, there he is, protested the sale for years. he bought point buckler island in 2011 for $150,000. he wanted to offer duck hunting and kite surfing, but it was all unauthorized. >> oops. >> regulators said sweeney broke dozens of codes meant to protect local wildlife. that's a no-no. it all came to a head today where sweeney was arrested just minutes after the island sold. >> i guess i'm going to be arrested for a bench warrant that i have for fighting this. >> so the solano county sheriff's office led the auction. the winner, the john muir land trust, putting up $3.8 million for that property. >> and they likely won't be arrested. >> no, they will not be arrested, they'll protect the wildlife. >> yes. >> would you want your own island? or your own man cave? >> i'll take the man cave on the island. >> i know. >> i don't know. >> man cave on the island. >> man

a long-running legal battle over point buckler island in san francisco bay has officially come to an end. john, your land trust purchased the 29 acre island at auction for 3 point a million dollars. the sale follows years of disputes involving former owner john sweeney. the face fines for unpermitted construction on the island. the land trust plans to restore the island's natural habitat vital for species like the delta smeltz and salmon officials say the project will be costly but will benefit the bay's ecosystem long term. coming up next, in sports, a rematch of the christmas day game between the warriors and the lakers at chase center. >> reporter ben ross will have all the highlights coming up in just a couple of that. >> well, the last time the warriors and lakers met was on christmas day and it was a classic steph curry score. 38 points. but it wasn't enough as la got the one 15, one, 13 win. >> tonight, exactly. one month later, the rematch at chase center staff and the warriors trying to take lebron james and the lakers that patented chalk throw for lebron 1st quarter warrior

today the john mear land trust said it won the auction for point buckler, which was in a legal battle for decades, and now the former owner of the island protested the sale for years. he bought the island in 2011 for about $150,000. he wanted to offer duck hunting and kitesurfing, but it was all unauthorized. regulators say sweeney broke dozens of codes meant to protect local wildlife and was arrested minutes after the island was sold. >> i guess i'm going to be arrested for a bench warrant that i have for fighting this. >> the winning bid was put in at 3.8 million. the john mear land trust says it plans to turn the island into a nature preserve, including tearing out unauthorized levees that harms the local fish and vegetation. >>> a makeover for a historic tahoe ski resort is moving forward after a key vote. the tahoe regional planning agency approved amendments to homewood mountain resort's plans for revitalization. there have been concerns the resort would be transformed into a members-only ski club, but these plans would keep it open to the public. the agency says the plan will b

point buckler island was sold at auction to the john muir land trust on wednesday. that battle over the land started between its former owner, john sweeney, and regulators back in 2016. sweeney faced a violation of the clean water act over work he did on the levees, and a court ordered sweeney to remove an unpermitted building. he lost his bid to reverse the fines. that island has been used as a club for duck hunters and windsurfers. well, sports fans do not go away. >> sports wrap right around the corner. let's see what bailey is working on. >> coming up on sports wrap. a wild day in the nfl. we take a look back at the thrilling games that happened today that led us to the super bowl matchup. that will happen right here on ktvu in just a couple of weeks. plus, we go to the north bay, where one university says they're going to cut all of their athletic programs. i'll see you right back here for sports wrap at 1130. >> and helping all children feel welcome. the event, hosted by the san jose sharks today welcome. the event, hosted by the san jose sharks today supporti

point buckler island was sold at auction yesterday at the john muir land trust. small island is mostly mostly marshland. the land trust says it will remove an unauthorized levy on the island that is blocking water flow. they hope to bring fish back into the area and restore the marsh habitat. interesting. we'll see how that goes. stay with us. sports di being the bay area's ambassador for the all star game next month in the city, steph curry will be making his 10th start for the western conference all star starters announced today. and then tonight steph took the court against the bulls. warriors have some interest in acquiring nikola vucevic. he was quiet for chicago tonight. only nine points. how about moses moody doing his steph impersonation. turning his back before the ball goes in. that is confidence. that is irrational confidence. bulls up by 14. in a flash. have no fear steph is here. gives the warriors the lead 36 3521 for the shefs santos career high 16 last night. new career high tonight 19 points in 27 minutes. he can shoot. gary payton the second ign

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a long-running legal battle over point buckler island in the san francisco bay has finally come to an end. the john muir land trust purchased the 29 acre island for 3.8 million dollars. the sale follows years of disputes over fines for unpermitted construction on the island. the new owners plan to restore the island's natural habitat vital for species like the delta smeltz and chinook salmon. officials say the project will be costly but it will benefit the bay's ecosystem long term. now for a final check of the forecast for the 10 as we take a live look now at coit tower. it's a nice night out there, but we've been talking about it being chilly and a little bit of rain is in the near future. gayle. >> yeah, we saw some raindrops today depending where you are. not a lot, but the first rain we've seen in about a few weeks now, this area of low pressure is really digging in here. and that is. >> bringing us some cold weather and that rain and sierra snow even down over by the central valley, the foot hills to is getting some snow. here's future cast model overnight. you can see a few sho

well, a long-running legal battle over point buckler island in san francisco bay. >> it's finally comethat's on your land. trust purchased a 29 acre island for million dollars. the snow follows years of dispute over fines for under permit construction on the island. the new owners plan to restore the island's natural habitat vital for species like delta smelled in chinook salmon. officials say the project could be costly will benefit the bay's ecosystem long term. >> outside from the east bay hills, an area that is way down into the low 30's this morning. berkeley and oakland, you're still above freezing, but in the upper 30's. >> you had a little bit further inland. we're actually in the upper 20's for some of the inland, the a very frigid start because of this. we do have frost advisories for most of the bay area in this lighter color. well, you can see in the darker blue, a freeze warning down in the santa clara valley, always in effect through 09:00am this morning chilly for the bay cold enough that it could snow if we had any of that and you got the snow up in the sierra this week

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buckler island was first listed for more than $70 million. it's at a discount now. if you have $40 million. the island's future has been tied up in court for about a decade over environmental regulations. now, following a court order, it's going to be up for auction january 22nd at the solano county courthouse. that's according to our partners at the mercury news. if interested, you have to register before january 7th. and if you have that money, call us, please. >> it's weird seeing something 40 million on zillow. i mean, is that what people are looking for, that and what's there? >> what are we going to do there? no, no. >> make our own little like, private island community, you know, all right. for me and you, keep out. yeah. >> invite only. only it's a little cool outside. it is. but is it going to be sunny at all today? >> it is. it will be nice. yeah. today. tomorrow we have some good weather. by friday, though. we welcome back the rain to the forecast. here's a live look outside from our exploratorium camera this morning where you do notice really calm condit

along the legal battle over point buckler island in the san francisco bay.ally coming to an end that's on your land. trust purchased a 29 acre island for 3.8 million dollars. the self follows years of disputes over fines for under permitting construction on the island. the new owners plan to restore the island's natural habitat vital for species like the delta smelled and chinook salmon. officials say the project is going to costly, but it's going to benefit the bay's ecosystem long term. >> alright night, 48 is the time. let's talk sports. it was a jam-packed night of football during the nfc and afc championship. can it's a super bowl rematch between the kansas city chiefs and the philadelphia eagles covers air wilson has that. >> let's to philly first. it was a packed house at lincoln financial field in philly as the eagles fans. well, they look to head back to the super bowl on the commanders were seeking their first super bowl appearance in 34 years. speaking of in the 1st quarter with eagles. they were down by 3 here, but it was on barkley chains. that

buckler island in san francisco bay has come to an end with the john muir land trust purchasing the 29 acre island at auction for 3.8 million dollars. the sale follows years of disputes involving former owner john sweeney, who faced fines for unpermitted construction on the island land trust plans to restore the island's natural habitat vital for species like delta smell, tension of salmon. officials say the project will be costly but say it benefits the bay's ecosystem long term. with new year begins next week. and here in the bay area, san francisco is getting ready to welcome a very big crowd last year. more than a million visitors attended lunar new year events. organizers are hoping for even more this year for the 3rd year in a row, portsmouth square offers free parking for the first 2 hours during the celebrations. it's also very important free outside of san francisco. people encouraged company to do their shopping up to die. so common joining and it's going to be of access this and very being and waukee in chinatown. >> the world famous chinese new year parade happens on februa

point buckler island was sold at auction to the john muir land trust last week.over the land started between its former owner, john sweeney, and regulators back in 2016. sweeney faced a violation of the clean water act over work he did to the levees there. a court ordered sweeney to remove an unpermitted building. he lost his bid to reverse the fines. the island north of bay point has been used as a club for duck hunters and windsurfers. happening today, it's the start of tax filing season. more than 100,000,140 million americans are expected to submit individual returns for the 2024 tax year. the season will reflect the irs efforts to modernize and offer more tools to help taxpayers, such as the greater use of text and voice virtual assistants like alexa and siri. the irs says we should all file early. uncertainty and fear keeping many on edge. this morning in san jose following an immigration operation there. >> knowing what has happened in the past doesn't stop the fear and the panic that exists in all of our immigrant families. >> the message from city leader

point buckler island was sold at auction for $3.8 million to the john muir land trust. that land started between its former owner, john sweeney, and regulators. this was back in. in 2016, the court ordered sweeney to remove an unpermitted building and faced a violation from the clean water act over work that he did on the levees. well, he lost his bid to reverse those fines. that island has been used as a club for duck hunters and windsurfers. >> 848 a check of weather now. let's say good morning to rosemary on what could be a rainy little weekend here in the bay. not a lot, but it's coming, right? >> yes. good morning frank. good morning to all of you. we should hope that we would get a lot of rain, but not the case. just a few scattered showers expected between now and the end of the weekend. here is a view over south the south bay. a nice view as we take a look at the cloud cover over the south bay. there may be a few sprinkles hitting the ground, but for the most part the radar is quiet. here's a look from storm tracker two. so we move in a bit closer here. we have