san jose mayoral candidate cindy chavez will join us here in studio to talk about her priorities, and the first thing she will do if she's elected mayor. but right now we want to focus on california's evolving wildfire season and concerns that the fires are just going to keep getting worse and worse, state bill claims to put fires on the same footing as other natural disasters, ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary explains what this could mean moving forward. this easy, you lightning complex fires from two years ago cut a path of destruction across to california counties give ah local governments and first responders all the two that they need to both fight wildfires when they happen. to protect communities to the extent that we can before a disaster thursday in san jose , us senator alex padilla, congresswoman, zoloft grin and others coming together in celebration of the passage of padilla's fire act. the bill would allow fema to put wildfire preparedness and response on equal footing with other disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. redeploy its teams during times of high

looking to replace him cindy chavez and city councilman scott mayhem. >> jessica, both candidates are clear on the hot topics, affordable housing, crime, homelessness and jobs, but each wants to address those issues a little differently. >> i'm a volunteer here for cindy chavez's campaign for san jose mayor. >> reporter: as election day rapidly approaches, volunteers and workers are busy making get out the vote calls at county supervisor cindy chavez's headquarter. >> we're going to get san jose clean again. >> that's where we launched. >> reporter: it's a similar scene at the campaign office of city councilman matt mayhan. >> all of these issues are interconnected. >> reporter: each trying to convince san jose voters to make them the next mayor of america's tenth largest city, each weaving a message of more housing and jobs with less crime into their pitch to voters. >> vta has about 200 acres throughout the county that are around 25 transit nodes. and at those transit nodes we're looking at building housing and jobs, and that means for every one of those locations we're going to bui

cindy chÁvez dice que tiene la experiencia para hacer que los cambios sean necesarios.e la pandemia uno de los grupos mÁs golpeados por el covid—19 fueron los latinos, ya que muchos trabajaron sin la posibilidad de laborar desde su casa. ¿quÉ harÍan para asegurarse de que este grupo tenga la posibilidad de levantarse econÓmicamente? paola: a esta pregunta el candidato respondiÓ que de ser elegido alcalde trabajarÁ para que el consejo municipal distribuya de forma eficiente los recursos por los que son responsables. cindy chÁvez decÍa que trabajarÍa durante la pandemia, cuando busco proteger a la comunidad latina de inminentes desalojos. >> a sabiendas de que hay una campaÑa para permitir el voto de los no ciudadanos en san josÉ para que voten en elecciones locales, si ustedes fueran elegidos para alcalde. ¿quÉ harÍan? paola: por mÁs de 25 aÑos ha estado comprometido en la lucha por una reforma migratoria y que no apoya el voto de los no ciudadanos, ya que prefiere que se logre esta reforma en el congreso. dijo que no apoya extender el derecho al voto a los no ciudadanos

voters will choose between county supervisor cindy chavez and city councilman matt the hand to lead the area puff's biggest city. more on how the candidates plan to solve a growing crisis on city streets. >> it's a full-time job trying to figure out how to get yourself out of homelessness. you are just trying to survive, every day. >> foe liheinth rking lot of san jose southside community center, spending long overnight hours huddled in the backseat of her car, wondering how her life ended up like this. >> it's embarrassing. when, when, you know, you have worked all your life and you never thought you would find yourself there, and i don't do drugs, i don't drink. >> lisa is one of more than 10,000 homeless individuals living in the county. when candidates make promises like these -- >> i believe that we can end street homelessness -- >> we can build affordable housing and end homelessness -- >> it is people like lisa at home those claims are aimed. >> it's a monumental task. we have to look at every available resource and not wait. >> supervisor cindy chavez says a three point plan to

in fact, santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez is running against councilmember matt m. one of the top issues, homelessness. both candidates agree the solution is housing, but the big challenge is where to put the houses? kpix 5's devin fehely sat down with both candidates one-on-one to ask how they plan to sell plans to voters. >> it's a place for nature, and it should be preserved for that purpose. >> carl is an avid photographer, spends his afternoons in retirement documenting the birds, who called these areas home. he was not happy when the city recently proposed putting a sanctioned homeless encampment near the ponds. he didn't think it was the right location. and it had been tried before. >> seven years they came out here, they said they are going to put an encampment here. and again, the neighborhood rose up in indignation, and we fought it, because we didn't want it. >> the plans were the encampment were were scrapped for a second time. the panel highlights the friction between the city's aggressive plans to address homelessness , which are often at odds with nei

cindy chavez says she wants people who feel unheard to have a voice in city government.he worries about the city's trajectory where it's going on issues, including crime and affordable housing. i think we need a smart growth strategy that removes barriers and fees to provide building in areas where we want housing where we have the infrastructure to sustain greater densities without making quality of life. terrible for everyone. i think one of the challenges is that the city hasn't treated the neighborhoods as allies and, um , partners, but really, almost as enemies, a surprising them with projects in their communities, and i would change that right away. latest polls show it's a tight race. cindy chavez has received campaign donations from labor groups and police unions, along with the 49ers. matt mehan has the support of a political action committee formed by the outgoing mayor sam liccardo. in the south bay for women's organizations are teaming up to reach more voters, especially in underserved communities. we are joined today in solidarity by with our black, indigeno

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so no matter what, voters will have a new choice between cindy chavez, and matt mahan to lead the bayest city. the big challenge is where to put housing. devin keelie sat down with both candidates, one by one to ask how they plan to sell their plans to you, the voter. >> it's a place for nature. and it should be preserved for that purpose. >> reporter: carl bowl is an avid photograph. he spends his afternoons in retirement documenting the birds who call this area of his neighborhood home. he wasn't happy when the city recently proposed putting a sanctioned homeless encampment near the ponds. he didn't think it was the right location, and it had been tried before. >> seven years ago, they came out here and said well, we're going to put an encampment here. again county the neighborhood rose up in intig nation, and we fought it, because we didn't want it. >> reporter: the plans for the encampment were eventually scrapped for a second time. the battle highlights the friction between the city's aggressive plans to address homelessness, which are often at odds with neighborhoods. >> helping

i think we need to say to people you are taking on part of the solution. >> cindy chavez is taking a slightly different tactic to overcome opposition and wants to create a community benefit fund, extra money for parks, libraries, programs for areas that green light low income housing and shelters. >> cynics would say you are bribing communities to share the burden of alleviating homelessness. >> we were able to get the community to work with developers to get the kinds of amenities that communities should need it. i don't think that's bribery, i think that's partnership. >> it's not clear if either approach will convince homeowners like carl-- >> it will be nice for a while and then what'll it draw, homeless people who don't have houses with bicycles and they bring their tents and they bring their paraphernalia. >> regardless it's going to be up to the next mayor to figure out a way to help the homeless not at the expense of homeowners like carl and his neighbors. in san jose, devin fehely, kpix5. >> voters ranked the economy as the number one concern going into the midterm election.

cindy chavez and san jose city council member omicveof adess the neighborho in ime pre concerns when it comes to developing affordable housing. >> we have a lot of residents in our community who have seen them coming into the community, robust and helpful. it shouldn't be the city communicating, but the neighborhood cities who have had the experience talking to the leaders about how they made it work. >> what people want to know and we are responsible or should be responsible for making some commitments around is what are we going to do to make this an improvement to your neighborhood to make it better, not worse off as a result? that's really what i'm trying to focus on. what are the benefits to help bring forward? >> the recent polls have been showing mixed results. some experts are expecting the tight race in november. >>> and now to elections nationally. democrats are on their legislative accomplishments. republicans mostly on the economy and crime. votes are being cast in many states across the country. >> reporter: on face the nation today, speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, s

. >> reporter: cindy chavez is taking a slightly different tactic .eate a community benefit fund with extra money for parks, libraries and programs for areas . >> it was say that you are bribing communities to share in the burden of alleviating homelessness >> we are able to get the community to work with developers to get amenities those communities need . i think that is partnership . >> reporter: it is not clear if either approach will convince homeowners like karel . >> it will draw the homeless people that don't have houses with their bicycles and their tents and their paraphernalia . >> regardless, it will be up to the next mayor to figure out a way to help the homeless not at the expense of homeowners like karel and his neighbors. kpix5 and now to open number 10 people are running to replace libby shaft. in a recent poll that shows a tight race at the top with karen council members lawrence taylor in the lead. taylor is a moderate with the endorsements of a number of northern california mares including libby schaaf. he has support from local la

for this will be choosing between cindy chavez and city councilman matt mayhem. the next mayor will have the task of tackling the city's homeless crisis pick both candidates know they have their work cut out for them. they need to build more housing and convince neighbors to go along with it ? >> one of the biggest concerns we hear is if you build a transitional site or treatment center, but this become a magnet? we need to tell people they are taking on part of the solution ? >> we need to get the kinds of amenities communities need . >> we will take a closer look at different approaches to overcoming neighborhood opposition. >>> today is the last day to register to vote online or by mail. they must be postmarked by today. you can register as a conditional folder in person to election day. you can find in depth coverage streaming on https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.c om/ and on our website, kpix.com. >>> up to 150 new ambassadors to city streets and b.a.r.t. stations heading into the holiday season . it will include safety ambassadors in the midmarket and tenderloi

matt mahan and cindy chavez. they sparred over among other things. >> homelessness may hand saying san jose's putting too much faith in costly long term, affordable housing as a solution instead of providing more emergency shelters right now. chavez meanwhile, countered saying the city needs to address the problem now. also planning well into the future. >> we have a crisis on our streets. we should be acting like the house is on fire. not waiting to build a fire engine grab a bucket and put out the flames. and i just i think. i think that we've been far too willing to say, well, you know, we're working really hard. we're helping people. we've got to just keep going. we're going to actually get there. we're not at this rate, frankly, what i'm calling for a significant change in direction because it 5 years to build an 850,000 or versus 6 months to build and 100,000 the door. clearly we need to scale up the solution that gets people into a safe individual unit as quickly as possible. and frankly, that is not what w

his opponent, cindy chavez, is a santa clara county supervisor. she too, opposes allowing non citizens to vote. i do think that we have to be much more vigorous and rigorous in our fight for both immigration reform, but also continuing to make sure that we're advocating , for example for daca youth, others who are trapped in the winner will replace mayor sam liccardo, who will term out of office in january. a recent associated press survey shows 71% of voters, regardless of political affiliation, think the future of the country is at stake in november. his election. voter turnout in midterm elections are normally much lower than in presidential years . however political analysts are predicting more people will head to the polls this year because of major issues ranging from the economy to abortion rights. analysts say negative ads often run late in the race to have the biggest impact, but other experts fear too much negative advertising will create voter apathy and drive down the turnout. conflict is inevitable about politics, but it's also very d

contests we are watching is the san jose mayor's race voters will choose between county supervisor cindy chavez and matt mahan to lead the bay area is the biggest city. devin fehely , on how the candidates play to solve a growing crisis on city streets. >> is a full-time job trying to figure out how to get yourself out of homelessness. you are just trying to survive everyday. >> reporter: for nearly two years, lisa marie reeve linked here in the parking lot of san jose southside community center, spent overnight hours huddled in the back seat of her car, wondering, how did my life and up like this? >> it's embarrassing. you worked all your life , and you never thought you'd find yourself there. you know i don't do drugs. i don't drink. >> reporter: lisa marie is one of more than 2000 -- 10,000 men, women, and children living in santa clara county. when candidates make campaign promises like these -- >> i believe i can end homelessness. >> we can build affordable housing. >> reporter: people like lisa -- >> it is a mental task . >> reporter: city shabbos says a three-part plan to tackle homeless

cindy chavez will join us live later this afternoon on the four the next week will be joined by matt mayhem. santa clara county , helping voters get ready for election day. a mark vote center was set up at the registrar of voters office in san jose. it was there to inform people about the upcoming election redistricting how to vote at a vote center and secure voting measures. voters can also vote by mail or drop off ballots at any of the more than 100 votes centers or drop box locations in the county. over time, especially recently. we are getting back. as many ballots dropped off in our dropbox is as we are in the postage in the through the postal service, so i've seen that just grow over the years. the county is hoping for a big turnout in november with ballad items that includes san jose's mayoral race in june , just one third of the one million registered voters cast a ballot. a group of civil rights and faith leaders in san francisco are urging voters to vote against candidates who they called anti semitic and racist. the president of the san francisco branch of the cpi, reveren

cindy chavez squared off on the debate stage tonight. they talked pedestrian safety, downtown san jose recovery from the pandemic, and tackling homelessness. >> one of the best things we can do for our small businesses over time is build housing, so we have a customer base for people to walk down the street and go to those small businesses. >> the reason why i want to be mayor of san jose, i know i can get the city and county working closely together, so we can move people quickly from the streets into permanent housing. >> the midterms are two weeks away with a surge of early voting. california reporting more than 800,000 votes so far. according to edison research and catalysts. >>> the atherton mystery. after they found a car buried in the backyard for 30 years. >>> straight ahead on sports. a new look for a former giant skipper. and another fallen. not the kind of news they want to hear >>> we're learning more about a mystery in the backyard of an atherton mansion. a car buried five feet under ground. csi teams used ground penetrating

his opponent, cindy chavez, is a santa clara county supervisor. she too, opposes allowing non citizens to vote. i do think that we have to be much more vigorous and rigorous in our fight for both immigration reform, but also continuing to make sure that we're advocating , for example, for daca youth. others were trapped. the winner will replace mayor sam liccardo , who will turn out of office in january. governor gavin newsom in republican state senator brian dalli debated in san francisco today at the two candidates for governor sparred on issues including gas prices, abortion and homelessness. ktvu political reporter greg lee was there for what was the only debate. between the two candidates. contrast with my opponent could be more crystal clear he does not support reproductive freedom does not support reproductive choice. i want to, uh, start out by thanking the governor for taking time out of his, uh, for going forward on his dream of being president of united states and actually coming to california and having a debate, governor gavin newsom

last week, santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez was here. today though we welcome candidate matt mehan. matt thank you so much for being here. your current city council member, a former schoolteacher in business owner, you have said that you would take a business like approach to city policies. what might that look like? sure the biggest issues we face. we know many of the answers. many of the solutions are apparent. they're just difficult to implement. there's resistance, and so my plan is really a plan for accountability. i think that city hall in the city council in particular should be required to set our top 3 to 5 strategic goals. things like speeding up our 911 response time speeding up permit processing, reducing the number of people living on the streets. i think we should post those publicly. measure our progress towards the goal and tie our pay raises each year to measurable progress. alright well, you mentioned one of the one of the most vexing issues for many cities across this country, including san jose, and that's the issue o

with some of the mayoral candidates tomorrow on the four we'll be talking with cindy chavez, and then next week, we'll sit down with matt mayhem event took place today in santa clara county meant to help educate voters for the upcoming midterm elections next month. a mark vote center was set up at the register of voters in san jose. the event was designed to inform the public about the upcoming election about redistricting, how to vote at a vote center and also secure voting measures. voters can also of course, dropped their boats off by mail or drop off ballots in any of the more than 100 votes centers or even the drop box locations there in the county over time, especially recently we are getting back. as many ballots dropped off in our dropbox is as we are in the postage in through the postal service, so i've seen that just grow over the years, santa clara county has more than 1,006,000 registered voters and an estimated 60 to 70% are expected to turn out and vote for the midterm elections. at six tonight, a group of civil rights and faith leaders gathered in san francisco today to

supervisors cindy chavez outlined her new report it proposes expanding efforts to confiscate illegal guns from people prohibited from possessing them, and it builds on the illegal gun confiscation workshop is spearheaded back in 2018 with gun violence, restraining orders. i will be making a request for the additional resource is being requested by the district attorney's office and really encouraging every single police department in the county to play a leadership role in helpi likey have. this is not in a way thats us to address gun safety in our aving law enforcement agencies worked jointly on county wide scalethe trafficking and distribution of illegal guns in a bor additional resources to allow the district attorney's office to increase a team of prosecutors focused solely on illegal gun crimes. nearly a week after ian made landfall, rescue crews are still looking for survivors in southwest florida, while some residents are trying to get back to their homes to assess the damage. today president biden and first lady jill biden are in ponzi, puerto rico, assessing the damage done

cindy chavez may hens opponent says hundreds of her campaign signs have also been stolen, she says .ve always taken signs during previous campaigns, but recently the theft has increased. for a lot of supporters. they feel like their voices being robbed there, you know, and also it's kind of invasive to have somebody take something off of your lawn and steal. it says her campaign hasn't made any police reports but just hopes people will lean into the political process and still vote give everybody an opportunity to support whoever it is that they support. and you don't need to take people's lawn signs or damage them or break them and you know, and it's it shouldn't be, um, an accepted part of campaigning. mehan says he has made a police report and if anyone in those videos as identified, they will be held accountable. in the meantime, both candidates for mayor will continue campaigning for the november election. lamonica peters, ktvu, fox two news. this is ktvu fox two news at six. the city of oakland reaches a sobering milestone. police are now investigating the city's 1/100 homicide

today, county supervisor cindy chavez made this announcement and highlighted that the program will include 15 cities across the county, especially along the capitol expressway in san jose. >> and this will allow for 2 separate cleanup programs. the san jose conservation corps cleanups will focus on roadside areas throughout the county that are heavily litter and experienced illegal dumping and the litter is especially bad here on capitol expressway. >> supervisor sop chavez also said this program will provide job opportunities and training for the community right now for 4 zone forecast. as we give you a beautiful shot overlooking the bay from mount tam up highest sunset in the city. fog's rolling in their chief. meteorologist lawrence karnow also rolled on over to give us the forecast for the weekend. crews on in the committee looking through all the red ink randy's making its way through the bay area. but >> down below, if you're stuck in and it's a different view entirely. look at this up toward the golden gate it is some thick, dense fog out there right now. everybody coming across the

ktvu we'll hear from both of the san jose mayoral candidate, cindy chavez will join us live this afternoon on the four in the next week, we'll be joined by matt mayhem. we had a lot of calls about some mysterious booming noises into our newsroom here. people hoard them in san francisco and throughout the east bay last night. well, it turns out it was fireworks. many people turned to social media confused, complaining about those loud explosions heard from san francisco and across the bay and oakland. reports came in over several hours last night fireworks were being shot off at treasure island, apparently as part of a film production team from the island posted last night showed film crews along the waterfront facing the san francisco skyline. time now is 709. we do have some slow traffic this morning all over the east bay, mostly, but we do have slow traffic everywhere. it's beginning to appear in the south bay as well. let's start with the issue of freeway at 31 minute drive from the cartoonist bridge to the macarthur mate and then at the bay bridge toll plans that we do have a bigger ba

his opponent, cindy chavez, is a santa clara county supervisor.s allowing non citizens to vote. i do think that we have to be much more vigorous and rigorous in our fight for both immigration reform, but also continuing to make sure that we're advocating , for example for daca youth. others were trapped replace mayor sam liccardo, who will turn out of office in january. recent associated press survey shows 71% of voters, regardless of political affiliation, think the future of the country is at stake in this november's election. voter turnout midterm elections are normally much lower than in presidential years , but political analysts are predicting higher voter turnout this year because of major issues like the economy and abortion rights. analysts say negative ads often run late in the race, but can make a big impact. however experts fear too much negative advertising can make voters apathetic and drive down. turnout. conflict is inevitable about politics, but it's also very disconcerting if they see a lot of attacks against that person. they've

cindy chavez will join us later this morning or later this afternoon on tan. into office. british prime minister list trust says she is stepping aside from her position. her resignation comes after weeks of criticism from her opponents and members of her own party. as alex hogan reports . this is bringing more political uncertainty to the country. i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected by the conservative party. the uk is about to get another new leader, prime minister liz truss , announcing her resignation thursday, after just six weeks on the job, she was elected with the goal of restoring political stability and tackling the country's out of control inflation, which is now at its highest level in over 40 years, but her policy centered on a major series of tax cuts were not supported by rank and file members of her own party. he of whom claimed they would only make the problem worse. i came into office. at a time of great economic and international instability. families and businesses worried about how to pay their bills. just a day ago , trust

santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez and city council member matt mahan facing off for the mayoral seat that is currently filled by outgoing mayor sam liccardo. the 2 candidates discussing their plans for tackling the city's most pressing issues, including transportation and the local economy. they were also asked what is the first thing you would do to address homelessness in san jose? >> we're going to need to embrace. it is possible we're going to need to embrace new building methods faster permittee a lower fees than deal with the biggest crisis we face is a community which is a lack of housing supply. cities. roles really are 2 facility, housing and housing availability. >> at all, affordability levels and one of my concerns is frankly, that the city of san jose has not been permitting housing at a quick enough pace. >> the 2 candidates up here neck in neck in the polls. san jose voters will decide who they want to leave their city in just a couple of weeks. today is the last day people in california can register to vote online and by mail. if you choose to register by mail, y

for the city's top job is between council member matt mahan and santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez. the 2 candidates took part in a debate hosted by the rotary club of san jose and sparred over homelessness. mahan said the san jose is putting too much faith in costly long-term, affordable housing as a solution. instead of providing more emergency shelters. while chavez says the city needs to address the problem. now, while also planning well into the future. >> we have a crisis on our streets. we should be acting like the house is on fire. not waiting to build a fire engine grab a bucket and put out the flames. and i just i think. i think that we've been far too willing to say, well, you know, we're working really hard. we're helping people. we've got to just keep going. we're going to actually get there. we're not at this rate, frankly, what i'm calling for a significant change in direction because it 5 years to build an 850,000 or versus 6 months to build and 100,000 or clearly, we need to scale up the solution that gets people into a safe individual unit as quickly as possible.

santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez and city council member matt mehan or in a runoff election for the job. chavez said that she hopes to allow people who feel unheard to have a voice in san jose city government. they hand said he's more concerned about the city's trajectory when it comes to homelessness and crime. both candidates did address the critical issue of public safety. we're having a good strong police response. there is the, um you know the different kinds of teams that can respond to different issues so that we're really refining what they're responding to. but all of that is predicated on having a well staffed police department staff in our police department will be my number one priority. i think we can add it with 25 officers per year going forward if it's a top priority to the league of women voters of san jose and santa clara sponsored tonight's event with the midterm elections less than a month away now for women's organizations are teaming up to launch a new voter outreach campaign in the south bay campaign aims to reach all women and especially minority wome

cindy chavez may hands opponent says hundreds of her campaign signs have also been stolen, she says. people have always taken signs during previous campaigns, but recently the theft has increased. for a lot of supporters. they feel like their voices being robbed there, you know, and also it's kind of invasive to have somebody take something off of your lawn and steal. it says her campaign hasn't made any police reports but just hopes people will lean into the political process and still vote. give everybody an opportunity to support whoever it is that they support. and you don't need to take people's lawn signs or damage them or break them and you know, and it's it shouldn't be, um, an accepted part of campaigning. mehan says he has made a police report and if anyone in those videos as identified, they will be held accountable. in the meantime, both candidates for mayor will continue campaigning for the november election. lamonica peters, ktvu, fox two news. okay taking a look at the weather from today. it was just a little bit warmer temperatures tomorrow will be about the same or j

his opponent, cindy chavez, is a santa clara county supervisor. she too, opposes allowing non citizens to vote. i do think that we have to be much more vigorous and rigorous in our fight for both immigration reform, but also continuing to make sure that we're advocating , for example for daca youth. the winner will replace mayor sam liccardo, who will turn out of office in january at 11 in los angeles county activists with an anti jewish group demonstrated on a freeway overpass and this comes as officials are investigating anti semitic flyers that were found on people's doorsteps. over the weekend, activists with an anti jewish group drapes signs on an overpass of the 405 in los angeles that red kanye is right about the jews and honk if you know the message was likely an outcropping of kanye west recent anti semitic remarks, and last night flyers denouncing jewish people surfaced at homes in brentwood and beverly hills when he came out six in the morning to get his paper. this is what he finds right here, a plastic bag filled with sand with this v

new polls paint different pictures for santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez and council member matt mahan, who are both vying to replace mayor sam liccardo who turns out this year. grant lotus joins us now here live in the studio to break down these new polls and this is one of the most heated and expensive race is that there's been a long time indeed. a lot of money is being spent. >> on this polling, the super pac co they're doing these different polls and depending on who's asking folks get a vastly different answers. so we'll break it down here. these 2 candidates have collectively raised more than million dollars since june and attack ads are ramping up on tv and social media. but let's look now at what voters are saying. see if to polls showing really mixed results. according to one poll by rg strategies between august 27th in september. 1st, they asked people in chavez and mahan were neck and neck among voters. 35% of people supporting each candidate. now, according to the poll, roughly 28% of voters are still undecided. this poll surveyed 500 voters in san jose in the p

. >> san jose state university hosting a mayoral forum tonight, santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez in city council member matt mahan facing off to the mayoral seat that is currently filled by outgoing outgoing mayor sam liccardo. the 2 candidates discussing their plans for tackling the city's most pressing issues include transportation and the local economy. they were also asked what's the first thing they would do to address homelessness in san jose? >> we're going to need to embrace. it is possible we're going to need to embrace new building methods, faster permittee and lower fees than deal with the biggest crisis we face is a community which is a lack of housing supply. cities. roles really are 2 facility, housing and housing availability. >> at all, affordability levels and one of my concerns is frankly, that the city of san jose has not been permitting housing at a quick enough pace. >> the candidates appear to be neck and neck in the polls. san jose voters will decide who they want to leave their city in just a couple of weeks. coming up here at 10 o'clock, a san francisco h

member of matt mehan is running to be the next mayor of san jose facing santa clara supervisor cindy chavez. he came here to the ktvu studios to talk about how he would deal with crime. what i hear from officers who are frustrated and considering leaving our department is they're frustrated with arresting the same people over and over again. they don't feel that they're being sufficiently supported by the rest of the criminal justice system, and that's an area i focused on. no mayhem, says his top three priorities if he's elected, are lowering the crime rate, reducing the homeless situation and speeding up city permit processes. we will not ultimately have enough places for people to live if we don't get serious about reforming our planning and building processes and making it easier to build the housing that we need, where it makes sense in places like downtown san jose now on the issue of homelessness, mehan once you get people off the streets by increasing the use of government land for homeless shelters, there was no big winner in last night's $700 million powerball lottery jackpot draw

cindy chavez says the cleanup will focus on curbside's freeway ramps and several portions of capital expressway or trash dumping has become more common. off ramps on ramps mattresses on the corner of our street we can see it frankly. it's it's really overwhelming and negatively our quality of life. people are just mad about it. santa clara county is consumer and environmental protection agency will work with each city to determine the areas that require the most attention so to come here jill biden is in the bay area tonight the message she shared with visiting visiting ucsf back in a moment. and here we come pet illuminative and stanford grad. nicole. mann is now at the international space station man, and her crew safely docked yesterday after a 29 hour flight man is the first native american woman in space. the crew will spend months on the iss conducting more than 200 experiments. first lady jill biden made a stop in san francisco today in support of breast cancer research this morning, mrs. biden got a tour of ucsf's cancer center. she got to see some of the advances being made

progress on cleaning up litter and homeless encampments on the streets today, county supervisor cindy chavez made the announcement and highlight is that the program will include 15 locations in the area, especially along capitol expressway in san jose. >> and this will allow for 2 separate cleanup programs. the san jose conservation corps cleanups will focus on roadside areas throughout the county that are heavily litter and experienced illegal dumping and the litter is especially bad here on capitol expressway. >> supervisor chavez also said the program will provide job opportunities and training for the community. now our 4 zone forecast says we can't this. really dramatic shot of downtown san francisco. the sales force tower, the bay bridge and the fog. >> our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is joining us now with a look at the forecast with me expect for our friday night of people got plans had not in the city or if you got some plans for the weekend, hoping for some good weather during. i guess it's not the first weekend in october. last was the first city in a letter. the really ni

state is hosting a virtual form tonight with the two candidates, santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez and san jose city councilmember matt may hand. this starts at 8:30 tonight, to register, go online. >>> we want to remind you, tomorrow, october 24 is the last day to register to vote in this election, applications must be postmarked by then in order to count, early voting is already open across the bay area. >>> still ahead at 6:00, an older musical with a timeless message. a look behind the scenes at one high school production on the peninsula. fanduel and draftkings, two out of state corporations making big promises. what's the real math behind prop 27, their ballot measure for online sports betting? 90% of profits go to the out of state corporations permanently. only eight and a half cents is left for the homeless. and in virginia, arizona, and other states, fanduel and draftkings use loopholes to pay far less than was promised. sound familiar? it should. vote no on prop 27. >>> the san francisco opera let some visitors behind the curtain, the open house gave people the chance to

santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez is calling out her opponent city council member matt mahan for approving the rays and not speaking out against it, arguing that it goes against one of his campaign promises. they're battling it out. replace mayor sam liccardo who turns out this year campaign rest representatives told a san jose spotlight that may has spent months in closed sessions discussing the races in those discussions. they say he found officials met the existing performance benchmark 2 warrants. the raises so use on board will chart a argues that mahan silence during the vote shows that his campaign promises are empty and baseless raises approved this week were part of annual performance-based increases. we're following a story we first bought you last night. san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins abruptly left a candidates forum last night because of protesters. jenkins, campaign representatives told kron four's has made you in that security was a major concern. >> this is video of student protesters interrupting the san francisco district attorney candidates f

voters are getting to hear from their 2 mayoral candidates tonight, santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez and san jose council member matt mahan facing off in a debate coming up at 8.30. be sure to tune in with us at 9 o'clock. for a recap of that. meanwhile, tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote by mail in contra costa county know you can still register after monday, but you must do so in person you can sign up online or fill out a voter registration card of those cards can be found at most city halls, libraries and post offices throughout the county registration cards must be postmarked. however, by tomorrow. >> a saturday morning stabbing at a san jose shopping center turns deadly san jose police say a a man was stabbed to death in a restaurant in on mckee road. this is an update to a story we give you last night. the circumstances and the motive surrounding the death are still unclear. the killer still being sought tonight. this marks the 29th homicide and san jose. so far this year, a man has died from a head injury after being hit by a car in petaluma. police say this happene

progress on cleaning up litter and homeless encampments on the street today, county supervisor cindy chavez made the announcement and highlighted that the program will include 15 cities across the county, especially along capitol expressway in san jose. >> and this will allow for 2 separate cleanup programs. the san jose conservation corps cleanups will focus on roadside areas throughout the county that are heavily litter and experience illegal dumping and the litter is especially bad here on capitol expressway. >> supervisor chavez also says its program will provide job opportunities and training for the community. >> still ahead tonight, remembering the devastation of that helps firehouse n roses commemorating 5 years since the deadly fire this weekend. development in the case or said family kidnapped and murdered as police have now arrested the brothers of the brother of the prime suspect. and the mayor of san jose is reacting tonight to a viral video of a schedule ii. clad woman exiting a fire truck while the firefighters were there on duty. keep it here. a viral video that we >> cannot

santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez and city council member matt mahan facing off for the mayoral seat that is currently filled by outgoing mayor sam liccardo. the 2 candidates discussing their plans for tackling the city's most pressing issues, including transportation and the economy in the city. they were also asked where is the first thing that you would do to address homelessness in san jose? we're going to need to embrace. it is possible we're going to need to embrace new building methods faster permittee and lower fees than deal. >> with the biggest crisis we face is a community which is a lack of housing supply. cities. roles really are 2 facility, housing and housing availability. >> at all, affordability levels and one of my concerns is frankly, that the city of san jose has not been permitting housing at a quick enough pace. >> the 2 candidates appear neck in neck in the polls. san jose voters will decide who they want to leave their city. and just a couple of weeks. >> tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote by mail in contra costa county. you can still register a

for the city's top job is between council member matt mahan and santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez. today, the 2 candidates as they took part in a debate that was hosted by the rotary club of san jose sparring over the topic of public safety. chavez says that the city has not moved fast enough increase police staffing. well, may have blamed chavez's role as a county supervisor for the staffing issues. >> the city of san jose over the last 5 years has spent about 45 million dollars a year in overtime. and what that means is that we could be adding officers needed by taking fraction of that in the city of san through their budget process. this june added 20 new officers with a plan to add 50 new officers a year. what i think we need to do is at 45 new officers and your move as quickly as we to increase the number of officers because one of the challenges is we can't add ess response times without it. so we absolutely should hire more police officers to improve response times. but, you know, we talked about special interest influence earlier. and i just i think we should acknowledge.

. >> county supervisor cindy chavez says that for too long, law enforcement has lacked the resourcesl with the problem. the understaffed. >> our police agencies and our district attorneys offices and they need resources to be able to deal with this problem. >> on tuesday, the santa clara county board of supervisors will be presented with a plan to create a county wide gun task force. it would give the district attorney's office and law enforcement agencies across the county more resources to proactively take guns away from those who shouldn't have them. >> this is the actual response wing that can go out and get into houses, put handcuffs on shooters, disarm domestic abusers, disarm the dangerously mentally ill and actually identify and prosecute felons. >> and again, the board of supervisors is set to consider some of these ideas at their meeting on tuesday. but for now in the south bay, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> its 7.37. and still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news. thousands of people are pouring in to san francisco for fleet week. we'll tell you why it's going to benefit

. >> county supervisor cindy chavez says that for too long, law enforcement has lacked the resources needed to deal with the problem. the understaffed. >> our police agencies and our districattorneys offices and they need resources to be able to deal with this problem. >> on tuesday, the santa clara county board of supervisors will be presented with a plan to create a county wide gun task force. it would give the district attorney's office and law enforcement agencies across the county more resources to proactively take guns away from those who shouldn't have them. >> this is the actual response wing that can go out and get into houses, put handcuffs on shooters, disarm domestic abusers, disarm the dangerously mentally ill and actually identify and prosecute felons. >> and again, the board of supervisors is set to consider some of these ideas at their meeting on tuesday. but for now in the south bay, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> know that sounds san francisco's fleet week starts today. the city expects about 1 million people to visit san francisco this week to enjoy all the fun.

for the job between a city council member matt mahan, as well as santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez2 candidates took part in a debate hosted by the rotary club of san jose. and they sparred over among other things. homelessness mahan said san jose's putting too much faith in costly long-term, affordable housing as a solution. instead of providing more emergency shelters. now, chavez countered saying the city needs to address the problem now, while also planning well into the future. >> we have a crisis on our streets. we should be acting like the house is on fire. not waiting to build a fire engine grab a bucket and put out the flames. and i just i think. i think that we've been far too willing to say, well, you know, we're working really hard. we're helping people. we've got to just keep going. we're going to actually get there. we're not at this rate, frankly, but i'm calling for a significant change in direction because it 5 years to build an 850,000 or versus 6 months to build and 100,000 a door. clearly we need to scale up the solution that gets people into a safe individual un

santa clara supervisor cindy chavez and san jose councilmember matt mahan addressed issues on the economicovery of downtown san jose to gun violence and crime prevention did one audience member asked how the two candidates plan to address neighborhood concerns when it comes to developing affordable housing. >> we have a lot of residents in our community who have seen affordable housing coming into their communities that have been robust and helpful, so it can be the developer or city communicating. it should be the leaders who had the actual experience talking to other neighborhood leaders about how they made it work. >> what people want to know , and we are responsible or should be responsible for making some commitments around, it's what are we going to do to make this improvement to your neighborhood, to make it better, not worse off as a result, and that's really what i'm trying to focus on. what are the community benefits that we can help, you know, bring forward? >> recent polls have been showing mixed results, and some experts are expecting a tight mayoral race in november, amanda?

santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez and city council member matt mahan. they are running to be the next mayor and replace outgoing mayor sam liccardo. so let's take a peek as the 2 candidates were sparring virtually they were trying to talk about the issues that are important to voters, including transportation, the local economy. and they were asked what is the first thing that you do to address homelessness in san jose? >> we're going to need to embrace. it is possible we're going to need to embrace new building methods, faster permittee and lower fees than deal with the biggest crisis we face is a community which is a lack of housing supply. cities. roles really are 2 facility, housing and housing availability. >> at all, affordability levels and one of my concerns is frankly, that the city of san jose has not been permitting housing at a quick enough pace. >> and it's going to be a close one. right now. the 2 candidates appear neck in neck in the polls. well, today's the last day people in california can register to vote online and by mail. if you cho

state senator dave cortese, e and county supervisor and san jose mayoral candidate cindy chavez todaynced the $2 billion allocation which is included in the state budget. they say this will be used in the county's 15 cities to clean up later on streets, curb sides, freeway ramps and especially along the capitol expressway in san jose. okay? litter and debris are plaguing our streets and everybody who lives in san jose and santa clara county sees it everywhere off ramps on ramps, mattresses on the corner of our street. we can see it. um frankly, it's really overwhelming. those funds are expected to be released at the end of the month to santa clara county's consumer and environmental protection agency. around the bay area this afternoon temperature is quite cool at the coast and even the golden gate bridge kind of swallowed up by the fog. you go inland, though. nineties once again this afternoon, even 99 reported in fairfield earlier today, may still be holding that as we get a little bit closer to the evening hours, we will begin to see those temperatures trend downward. here's a look