alameda county district attorney pamela price. an issue being discussed at the county supervisors meeting right now. good evening. thank you for joining us. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. the board can set a date or push the issue to the next meeting. >> yeah, but this comes as da price really fights back. now calling on state officials to investigate how the recall petition drive was actually conducted. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan has more. recall race recall price. >> public safety is priceless, say members of the group safe who are calling for a special election to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price. >> the recall is going to happen right away, and this is it. >> they gathered in front of the alameda county board of supervisors office ahead of the board's meeting, where they were met with da pride. supporters say price. stop scapegoating chrisw. during the meeting, a lawyer for da price challenged the legality of even scheduling a special election, claiming the registrar voters did not follow

across the county, homelessness decreased 3% between 2022 and 2024. the latest study was conducted during a one day count which took place in january. >> coming up, a new development in last year's incident involving a cruz robotaxi that drove over and severely injured a woman in san francisco, plus dealing with those illegal sideshows. >> now one county has gone more than 100 days without a single one. we'll tell you what they are attributing to that change. abc seven news at a super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain right where it hurts. and did we mention, it really, really sticks? salonpas, it's good medicine. controlled. they're not monitored. it's literally a group of kids that are putting together, criminal activity. >> i want to show you what almost 90 cars in evidence looks like. let's take a walk. >> car after car after car lined up at the san joaquin county sheriff's office. >> all of these vehicles will be here at the san joaquin county sheriff's office until the investigatio

people in san mateo county dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> to alameda county now, where happening this moment, the board of supervisors is holding a special meeting in which they will likely vote to set a date for a recall election of alameda county district attorney pamela price, who has been quite embattled lately. abc seven news reporter anser hassan is live with the story tonight. unser >> dan. good evening. the meeting got underway about an hour ago, less than an hour ago. they're getting ready for public comment, which may take a while since there's a long list of speakers on both sides. what the board can do tonight is set a vote to on the special election could happen as early as august 13th. a special election would cost between 15 and $20 million of taxpayer money. or they can combine the recall election with november's general election. the group safe or save alameda county for everyone is leading the recall effort. one of its main issues is their claim that da price, who's only been in office for less than a year and a half, has not been tough on crime. >> unfortunately, he

alameda county has 940,000 registered voters. the entire voter information guide has to be paid for by that one election, not shared by other jurisdictions. >> the printing of the ballot, you know, all of the postage costs. >> but he said if the recall was combined with the general election in november, it would only cost the county 4 million, which she says breaks down to 4 to $6 per voter. the county already has plenty of election workers, staff and equipment already in place. on november fifth, so supervisors chose that option. the decision came after two hours of public comment for and against the recall. more than 100 people signed up to speak. >> da price should not face voters again until she nears the end of her first term. this is what voters expect when we elect our representatives. recall should be a last resort. >> there are so many businesses that are closing down because they are. the da is not prosecuting these criminals. >> in april, the alameda county registrar voters certified that recall supporters had gathered

they're going to go over to mcdowell county, they're going to go to logan county. both of those counties were known to be very difficult. they were tough places, right. because of the sheriffs in those two counties deeply in the pockets. right. of of king. they were they frequently worked with the baldwin felts agents. you know, tom felts himself had, you know, kind of along with those shares, the counties kind of kept like an iron grip and controlled. right. the southern coal fields themselves. right. so there's a lot of money in it for the baldwin felts agency. right, as well. and certainly quite a bit of quite a bit of power. what these what these miners do in the wake of may one is they set their sights on those places. they know they're going to be difficult. right? certainly they are going to be. right. but now people that are dead, sid hatfield shot people at point blank range dead, two higher ups in the in the bow and felts organized and obviously tom felts is angry and incensed. right. and the mine bosses themselves are going to have a response. it's a ver

the latest statistics from the contra costa county meds coalition shows that county wide in 2022, there were 348 opioid related emergency department visits. >> and 183 opioid related deaths. and in fact, for those between the ages of i believe 18 24, it's the second leading cause of death. the men's coalition is expanding its program to distribute free narcan, which can reverse an overdose and fentanyl test strips. community members also suggest focusing on underserved communities, african-american latino, the unhoused population. and are disproportionately impacted by opioid misuse. we need more of buddy system. >> kids that already in school that will talk students talk to you, you've got to say i'm not a dream, denied that he can get different the may 15th listening session is virtual. >> the last in-person gathering is the following day from 11, 30 in the morning until one 30 in the afternoon at 2200 mcdonald avenue in richmond in concord, philippe djegal all kron. 4 the jury has convicted a former candidate for santa clara county sheriff or falsely certifying that she had the requi

at that county's office of education. from a rally they held a few years ago. it's expected to happen as their bargaining team sits down with the county to push for increasing salaries and proper intake procedures for students. the group says it may strike in the fall if a deal is not reached. and dozens of teachers rallied outside of los gatos and saratoga high schools this morning demanding better pay. they say they are the lowest paid in the county and most teachers have to work 2 jobs to make ends meet one educator says the teachers in the district deserve better. >> it's a great place, but it's very hard. and i hope the parents realized a majority of us we can't afford to live here. we have to commute to be able to work here, trying to make a living. so that are younger teachers, especially can live in this area keeping our slice of the pie. >> the los gatos saratoga union high school district sending us a statement in response to the rally. they say the district is in the middle of contract negotiations with both th

in fact, one county supervisor said she hopes the county is sued.ke a final determination on that. >> nevertheless, the board of supervisors is moving forward on the recall. they will hold a special meeting on the 14th of may which point they will set a date for that recall election. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> it's 5.33. and the big news in marin county is the golden gate ferry service resumes today to san francisco. finally back in service. >> after gosh, it's been a couple of most because there was damage to the sausalito pier crowd. this is live as riders are getting ready to hop onboard winds for ferry shove off. >> hey, good morning, everyone. that's right there. it's been about 2 weeks. there are no writers are quite yet. the first actual ferry doesn't had over until about 7 o'clock this morning. but take a look. we've got video now. this all started back on april 19th and that's when officials were really just doing a routine check of the actual sausalito pier. and at that time they found that the peers pylons really needed to be repaired. s

if you look at the counties in maryland, the only strong democratic counties are pg county, predominantly montgomery, anne arundel, and howard county. howard and montgomery county are not strong every other county it democratic. that is why you have the flip-flop. you have hogan, you have the other republican governor who n maryland. it is a misnomer that maryland is a strong democratic state,bes really the strongest. host: have you decided to vote for larry hogan in november? caller: i did vote for larry hogan previously, inem as an african-american woman, ge alsobrooks is the first african-american woman that we would send to the senate. so, i reason. i think i like how she ran our county forhe most part. she did bring crime down. it wast time for her as the county executive in the current political environment we are in trying to run our county. yes, i will support angela alsobrooks. jacob? guest: i think that that is a good example of why larry hogan is the underdog in the race. you have voters who voted for him not once but twice in governor races who are not even, at this earlytalki

common sight in bay area cities and alameda county. there seems to be improvements. director of housing and homelessness services jonathan russell says since 2022 overall homelessness dropped by 3% and the number of unsheltered people has gone down 11% crediting an increase of state funds such as governor newsom's project home key is that we round of homekey. i think there's been 12 projects and alameda county alone. >> many of those oakland subset of those that drew down those but those buckets of money, you know, 14, 15, sometimes 20 million to convert and or develop housing. russell says the homelessness count has been happening in alameda county since 2007 and then a drop in numbers hasn't happened about a decade. really. we saw the precipitous increases starting the 2014, 15, 16, 17 make. that was really where these rises start while celebrating the decrease of people living on the streets. officials say there's still more work that needs to be done. according to russell, alameda county has a home together community plan. the goal

in fact, one county supervisor said she hopes the county is sued. so a judge can make a final determination on that. >> nevertheless, the board of supervisors is moving forward on the recall. they will hold a special meeting on the 14th of may which point they will set a date for that recall election. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> 7.10, right now and less than 2 weeks after cutting 14,000 jobs, tesla is going to lay off even more hundreds more employees, including 2 senior executives. there's a report in the tech site, the information and they say that elon musk sent a letter to those executives saying that any employee who doesn't pass the quote, excellent necessary and trustworthy test would be out of a job. a previous report by bloomberg says that tesla could end up cutting more than 20,000 employees in total. we don't know yet if or how or how many of these jobs are in the bay area. it's 7.11 and still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news. >> a bee keeper says these thousands of them were stolen. >> from right in front of her oakland, home. we'll tal

if you look at the counties in maryland, the only strong democratic county, pg county, predominantly african american, montgomery, and anne arundel and howard county. howard and montgomery counties are not strong democratic counties. every other county is not democratic. that is my you do have this flip-flop. you have hogan, you have the other republican governor who win elections in maryland. it is a misnomer that maryland is a strong democratic state. we have, pg county -- >> michelle. have you decided to vote for larry hogan in november? >> i did vote for larry hogan previously twice. in november, you know, as an african american woman, angela alsobrooks is the first african american woman we would send to the senate. i will vote for her for that reason. i did like how she ran our county for the most part. she did bring crime down. it was a very difficult time for her as the county executive in the current political environment we are in. yes, i will support angela alsobrooks. >> jacob. >> i think that is a good example why larry hogan is the underdog in this race. you have voters

so alameda county sheriff's office is investigating.he university says the law enforcement response was different from the resolution, with anti-war protesters in a different group at the sproul plaza encampment because those protesters did not break the law. we have always at uc berkeley responded differently to criminal activity than we have to violation of campus policies. some neighbors said they do not approve of people outside the community coming onto campus property, but others say they don't agree with the police response when the protest had seemed peaceful. >> i don't think that police action among younger students or just people of any sort, is necessary during demonstration of activism. >> some people are taking this time and platform to speak up for their values, and that's something that berkeley prides itself on. so, you know, i'm here to support it in comparison to other college campuses and stuff. >> i do think that our protests have been a lot more peaceful, which is why we've all been pretty supportive of it. >> the

some people, like county officials, not ready. can the county actually still try to fight back? they do have some ways to do that. in fact, just next week there's going to be a hearing. and that hearing will take up the issue whether or not counties and cities, as opposed to the state of california, can decide for themselves if they want driverless taxis to be in their city or county. that's what san mateo county was trying to take advantage of, but it's not there yet. if it happens that way, then the california organization say the cpuc won't be able to say they're coming to your town or your county. it'll be more on a city's rights, i guess. idea. and, scott, we've talked about this for months now. right. and it's a discussion because there have been problems in accidents. right? there have been and there have been, you know, in waymo's case, a couple of accidents, sort of a snap back where someone lit a car on fire and, you know, people just don't trust this all that much, certainly in the way of crews. there have been a lot of accidents and people are wary and some people sa

what cost the county? 4 million dollars.h as 16 million dollars in savings for alameda county. we do know that 960,000 registered voters in alameda county and again with a general election, more people turn out. we do expect pamela price to hold a news conference at 10 o'clock this morning with reaction with what happened late last night. but this is a win for her supporters as well as pamela price. back to all right. well, thank you for breaking all that down. we're going continue to follow this story throughout the morning. >> and again, at time of crisis believes going live 10:00am holding that press early. we'll just mention new this morning. teachers in the south bay. they're going to be only to rally this morning. they're asking for better wages as their union returns to the bargaining table with the district got proffers. michael thomas live in los gatos with their story and what they're asking for michael morning. >> hi, good morning, everyone. that's right. there's going to be a handful of teachers and parents out h

i think it's a real vote of confidence by the voters in solano county. the businesses downtown are dead. there's no restaurants really to eat at. when people come into town, you know, i have to take them either to napa or somewhere else. vicki jackson is one of the 20,472 voters who has signed on the longtime real estate agent says she's tired of a lack of services and affordable housing in solano county. she says she just had to deliver bad news to another client that the person couldn't really qualify because the interest rates were so high and, you know, the payment was going to be around $5,000. and so and this is a family that can put 20% down. and still they can't really afford the $5,000 payments. this is a terrible idea. congressman john garamendi is among the elected officials who remain staunchly opposed to the plan. garamendi says voters will end up shouldering the cost. i understand that the taxpayers of solano county, the state of california, and quite possibly the federal government are going to be asked to finance a good portion of this ur

into solano county as well.ight now in san jose, mostly clear, but by the morning we will see the low clouds fill in once again. some spotty areas of drizzle ongoing near the coast. it's the inland valleys north bay, east bay, santa clara valley that will have the chance of 80s for the next couple of afternoons. and for the weekend, things will be dry, but more wind and a little more cooling as we head towards sunday. so tomorrow morning, notice how the low clouds spill inland. what we're seeing right now in san francisco eventually heads out through the carquinez strait and banks up there along the altamont pass for the morning. but then, just like we had today, sunshine, inland temperatures climbing into the 70s and 80s. but on the coast, a different story as this is may, but this kind of looks like our summer microclimates as you're about to see with their afternoon temperatures. we begin with temperatures in the mid 50s clouds and then giving way to sunshine inland around lunchtime, mid 70s around livermore

out in alameda county. there is an increase in unhoused people in oakland. the census was taken back in january with the break down. there were close to 9,500 people experiencing homelessness. more than half were in oakland. two-thirds did not have shelter. the city of alameda, should i say, and dubling, all saw more than 40% increase in their homeless population. >>> in oakland, community leaders are celebrating travel around the city with visit oakland at today's town tourism event. the mayor shouted out restaurant owners, artists, small business owners. in oakland, they would introduce the newest police chief for the first time publicly today. the mayor also announced a new initiative to incentivize more film makers to make movies in the area. >>> and less than three weeks from the first ever home game and the team has an idea to add some new cease to the new stadium. >> the ballers want to buy about 5,000 unused bleacher seats that they used to sit in oakland coliseum. you've probably seen the seats sit

chp says officers chased this driver through three counties, beginning in sonoma county in rohnert park. that's where a woman first reported someone shot at her while she was on 101. officers tracked down that driver he sped off, sparking a chase that took them all the way to fairfield. our sky ranger was overhead for part of that chase. a suspect is in that silver car right there. police use spike strips and the car skidded to a stop on eastbound 80. but both directions of the freeway are shut down while police try to get that suspect out of the car. now, here is the major backup on 80 due to the lanes being closed. it is massive again. both sections of the highway closed right now near green valley road and the 680 intersection that goes on and on . there's obviously no telli

it will be the taxpayers of solano county of california. sure, as we're talking, they're going to try to get federal money to build the infrastructure. the group is bankrolled by a group of some silicon valley billionaires. the county registrar of voters office says it will likely take several weeks to count, and verify those signatures. meanwhile for the first time in almost five years, california's population is growing. governor newsom releasing new numbers today, showing our state gained 67,000 residents last year. state officials attribute the rise to an improvement in immigration policies and the growth in the native population. the state estimates california now has is now home to more than 39 million people. this is a different population boom at san francisco's pier 39. more than 800 sea lions have returned to the docks. that's actually the highest number in seven years. harbormaster says this population boom is the result of a huge school of anchovy coming from the farallon islands near the golden gate bridge, pier says sea lions

a disaster for sonoma county. the chair of the board of supervisors and opposed on every level including the hit to the economy. >> half a billion impact to the county's economy. >> you would dispute that? >> i would. >> reporter: a consulting economist supporting the measure. >> so the economic impact analysis says suppose we remove virtually all animal farming from sonoma county that is a different thing >> and just ask what a large farm, a cafo is? >> they are major polluters. ground water, surface water and cruel to animals. >> lies, lies, lies, more lies. >> reporter: kathy has worked on her big family farm most of her life. and her daughter? >> i am 33 years old. the property has been in my family since 1905. i am the fifth generation and my children are the sixth. >> of course, both reject the in addition that all big farms are necessarily big polluters. >> we were the environmentalist of the year in sonoma county. stewards of the land award. >> reporter: she is offended that her family mistreats their 750

george county supports us. aishah braveboy, the state attorney prince george county supports us, the list goes on and on and on all with us. >> moderator:. next question is from roger hartley. >> thank you. this race is now being washed nationally. electability is going to be key in the minds of voters for this election because the control of the senate is on the line. what makes you more electable than your opponent? alsobrooks: thank you for that. i am sorry. trone: thank you for the question. electability is the key and there is no question, every single paul has said the same thing. i'm the candidate that can beat larry hogan. not one paul has said anything different. every one says i can beat hogan. not one paul ever said my opponent can beat larry hogan because she won't. i have the resources to beat larry hogan. i have the persona across the stage, the win in the eastern shore, win in southern maryland, win big into western maryland. all these areas are 31% of the vote total. they add up. at the same tim

>> you want to sieve a county, you save the county commission because they're the ones with one vote> reporter: beadles, who says he made his fortune in real estate and cryptocurrency, has already spent heavily supporting the campaigns of two of the five current commissioners, both of whom are pushing election conspiracies. and to ensure a majority, he says he needs one more. >> we're always one vote away. so i'm going to make sure that one or both of you, to the best of my ability, will not be a commissioner coming in '24. >> reporter: one commissioner in particular he wants out, republican incumbent clara andrew ola. >> make sure you do not vote for clara the clown. >> reporter: andrew ola has held the line against election changes pushed by beadles. >> i think elections have been run as best as we can. >> reporter: which led to her censure by the washoe gop, where beadles serves on the executive committee. >> it was disappointing. it was hurtful. but i am a republican. i still am a republican, and i will vote as a republican. >> reporter: but as far as beadles is concerned, she is

like it has in 19 other counties in california. they transmit diseases like chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever and zika viruses. you normally only get if you travel, but if the mosquito is not eradicated here, having detected the aedes aegypti mosquito here in santa clara county makes us concerned that in the future we might start seeing something similar here where people don't have to travel to get those diseases. >> but just being here, they're at risk for getting those. >> the county says pets and people should remain inside during the treatments set to take place over the next few months. the first spray is scheduled for may 29th at 830 in the morning in santa clara county. dustin dawsey abc seven news. >> coming up, more issues for san francisco's aquarium of the bay. the factors contributing to its loss of accreditation, plus some universities and colleges are now getting ready to pay student athletes, director. >> what impact that will have on competition stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want anot

in fact, one county supervisor said she hopes the county is sued. so a judge can make a final determination on that. >> nevertheless, the board of supervisors is moving forward on the recall. they will hold a special meeting on the 14th of may which point they will set a date for that recall election. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> and 11 is the time right now. and still ahead on the combo morning news. >> who stole a bunch of bees? thousands of them from a beekeeper oakland. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ my late father-in-law lit up a room, but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga, like: hazy or blurred vision, so it's hard to see fine details, colors that appear dull or washed out, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge. if you think you have ga, don't wait. treatments are available. ask a retina specialist about fda-approved treatments for ga and go to gawontwait.com ♪

sierra counties. for new service or additional lines, so it won't change anyone's existing area code. people in san francisco's hayes valley turned out for the opening of a new long anticipated trader joe's. today, store officials cut the ribbon at the new location right there on fulton street in laguna. the new store will feature more than 12,000ft!s, a familiar trader joe's favorites, the store's captain said. it's an exciting addition to the hayes valley neighborhood. >> it's been a lot of fun getting together, getting to have so many crew members join our team from the community. this is my neighborhood as well, so getting to be a part of this great journey. >> a regional manager says the store brought on about 100 employees and always a question in san francisco there will be parking question answered all right, mayor london breed is plan to bring two giant pandas to the san francisco zoo are now getting some pushback from city leaders. the board of supervisors voted to postpone a request made by

in fact, one county supervisor said she hopes the county is sued.a judge can make a final determination on that. nevertheless, the board of supervisors is moving forward on the recall. they will hold a special meeting on the 14th of may which point they will set a date for that recall election. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> man is dead after he hit a big grave while riding a moped near the bay bridge happened this morning on eastbound. i-80 at the connector ramp to southbound 8.80, in the macarthur maze. no word tonight on what caused the moped rider to crash in the first place lanes were shut down on the ramp for about 3 hours before reopening. police in sunnyvale are investigating a deadly shooting there. it happened just after midnight this morning on south bernardo avenue near highway 2.37. >> police say they found a man inside a car with gunshot wounds. the man was taken to the hospital, but later died. police have not released any details on a possible suspect or a motive. south bay leaders are trying to make community safe from gunfire. >> they

between 2011 and 2021, more than 60% of lake county was burned in wildfires.hose fires burned 1800 homes. >> what a beautiful close to this wednesday. take a look at our live weather camera looking out towards the estuary in oakland. officials sundown at 819 and the sky is clear. even when you look out towards san francisco, where today it was 67 degrees, that's up for the average high of 64. it was 60 degrees in pacifica, otherwise 79. in morgan hill it was 80 degrees in throughout the tri valley, which is pretty close to average. but check out santa rosa. top it off at 86 degrees now. right now santa rosa, cotati, guerneville. also rohnert park at 77 degrees. still a pleasant evening in the works. 786 degrees right now in concord. and if it feels a little bit cooler to you at this hour, then 24 hours ago, you are spot on. it's up to nine degrees cooler in the novato area, and then you tap in that wind up to 13mph. there it feels a lot colder. we have an onshore push right now as far as the wind is concerned. in oakland, up to 13 and 14mph. but check out san

in santa clara county.dawsey abc seven news high housing costs are a factor in the bay area's homelessness crisis, according to data released today from san francisco's point in time count conducted in january, the number of homeless people is at a record high. >> the city has more than 8300 homeless, about 10% higher than last year, and roughly 2.5% higher than the prior record set in january 2020, just before the pandemic. about half are unsheltered, living in cars, tents or on the street. 48% are sheltered, a percentage that's been trending upward lately. in last year's count, both santa clara county and alameda county had higher homeless populations than san francisco. >> developing news in the north bay, where the school year at sonoma state university is ending with some controversy, the school president is on leave after he sent out a campus wide email announcing an agreement with pro-palestinian demonstrators. it's led to backlash from jewish organizations. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is

in fact, one county supervisor said she hopes the county is sued. so a judge can make a final determination on that. >> nevertheless, the board of supervisors is moving forward on the recall. they will hold a special meeting on the 14th of may which point they will set a date for that recall election. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> and 6.11 and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. somebody stole bees from an oakland resident of the keeper. now, what are they keeper. now, what are they going to do with it's time to get away and cache in, at cache creek casino resort, to rock and to roll. to go all out or... go all in. with four stars and rising stars, northern california's premier casino resort is the perfect place... ...to do as much -or as little- as you want. make your get away now and cache in at cache creek casino resort. >> 6.13, is the time. and here are 4 things to know. police in santa rosa are looking for the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a motorcyclist yesterday afternoon at the intersection of hopper avenue and airway drive.

like montgomery county. the maryland department of housing and human development is a recipient of federal resources, particularly those provided by our friends at the u.s. department of housing and urban development. our agency awards hud's community development block grants, funding them met -- the maryland non-entitlement jurisdiction supporting critical projects and services for thousands of marylanderss. we manage the housing voucher program for 12 counties in maryland. we are working together to transform and modernize the state's public housing stock. how did always been a valued partner and as president biden's ambitious plan to build 200 million homes shows hud has a shared commitment to making housing more affordable, accessible, and equitable. it is my privilege to introduce the leader charged with meeting this challenge. she was recently appointed as the acting secretary of the u.s. department of housing and urban development. after serving as a deputy secretary of hud since june, 2021, she has e

but so far her campaign is not filed a lawsuit against the county. i will support this motion and hopes >> that occasion is filed. so he get clear direction its meeting tuesday. one supervisor hope the lawsuit would happen. so a judge could weigh in. but legal experts say even if that happens, it's unlikely prices campaign would be successful. i believe that the end of the judges unlikely. >> to say that the board was wrong when it chose to follow state law rather county ordinances. >> alameda county supervisors will set a date for the recall. had a special meeting on may 14th. dan kerman kron. 4 news. lawsuit has been filed against the benicia unified school district. we first reported former teacher matthew shelton had been charged on 7 counts of molesting a child. now, a total of 5 students have come forward. attorneys say shelton worked in elementary schools for more than a decade in when accusations surfaced one school, shelton resigned and switch to another school. he's teaching credentials were not suspended until march of 2024, the suit accus

the 7 county sheriff's office.y donating safety locks for patients. at kaiser permanente in redwood city, 100 safety locks are available to patients to a new gun. violence prevention program at the medical center. doctors be able to off of the device to patients who have guns at home. it gives us an opportunity to engage in that discussion. >> in non-judgmental way, just talking about how gun violence is real. it's the number one cause of death and children's and teens in this country. and so it's our responsibility to make sure that we're doing all we can to keep children safe. well, the gun laws are going to be available for patients with appointments in the pediatrics. emergency. >> and psychiatric departments. grants. they're rising faster than salaries across the country. they got some members of congress saying junk fees a partially to play yesterday, a senate committee debated what lawmakers can do to help eliminate these often hidden cost with consumer federation of america told the committee one time while

in fact, one county supervisor said she hopes the county is sued. so a judge can make a final determination on that. >> nevertheless, the board of supervisors is moving forward on the recall. they will hold a special meeting on the 14th of may which point they will set a date for that recall election. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> all right. thank you, dan tan tan is the time. we're going to take a break. but still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, beekeeper joins the list of residents in oakland frustrated by crimes after a colony of bees is stolen right from the front of her house. as gas prices remain high. the head of the state's oil watchdog agency says he's concerned the oil industry's raking in profits. >> while you feel the pain at the pump capitol correspondent eytan wallace will hear from him. plus how the oil industry is responding. >> and today looking like a nice one. we've got 60's at the coastline a little bit breezy, but not as much as yesterday. 70's to even low 80's elsewhere in the bay feels like summer now, but a feels like summer

it breaks down the population numbers per county taking a top spot is santa clara county with aroundme, alameda county and contra costa county round off in the top 3 kron 4 talked with a spokesperson from the department of finance. he says a lot of this shifting has to do with housing pricing and working from home. >> are people willing to commute distances of those pot points? i think it's even more attractive now that individuals may not have to commute every single day of the week where, you know, comes to having to make that longer commute only once or twice, maybe 3 times week. >> san francisco county came in 4th at the most populated county with an overall number of around 840,000. as the temperatures start to warm up. workers from heat illnesses. that's why the agency is partnering with organizations over in the central valley to help increase heat illness prevention farm workers received new and 95 mask to protect themselves from the valley fever and potential wildfire smoke. experts also warned about the dangers that can come with the heat related illnesses. officials also s

the alameda county department. love it. so that was that story.meda county health department is facing a shortage of restaurant health inspectors. this is having an impact fast food workers and the restaurants there. the health department tells kron 4, they're working to expedite filling vacant inspector positions. the san mateo county sheriff's office is donating safety locks for guns. at kaiser permanente in redwood city, doctors will be able to offer the devices to patients who have guns at home. governor newsom is putting pressure on the city of half moon bay to approve a 40 unit housing project for farmworkers. half moon bay is where that shooting happened in the governor met with survivors and toward the living conditions of the workers and the planning commission could move on that housing project next >> well, the san francisco bay ferry is planning some major expansions throughout the bay area. the board of directors is planning to expand and electrify its fleet by the year 2050. the agency currently operates in alameda oakland, richmond,

we wait on the final recount results from that county. santa clara and san mateo will submit their results to the secretary of state together, and then she will certify the ultimate outcome and determine who will move on to face liccardo in november. and again, if all things are the same and they result in another tie, all three guys, they all go, okay, so quickly, those 16 votes that were those from the original election. >> and i know it's complicated as to various reasons why they are kind of hanging in the balance. what happens with those? >> so i talked to the assistant registrar of san mateo county last week talking about those 16 ballots. those were always there, but there was a dispute over what and when they were postmarked with the united states postal service. so they're working with the usps and other partners to determine exactly when those votes came in. did they make the deadline and are they eligible to be counted? and as you can imagine, as we have seen, that is a slow and tedious process because you absolutely want to ge

county of current administrative building. pamela price attempting to drown out a rally by those wanting to remove her from office. >> this is our press conference. this is for the victims. the victims are here. that shows you right here. and so are we. we are the people this way. >> pamela price called on the board of supervisors to block the recall election that could possibly take her out of office. >> current d.a. price questioned the legality of the recall campaign from signature gatherings and even how the county registrar managed the process. >> the registrar is trying to conduct an illegal election. i couldn't know what his motivation is. and she was the first black woman to hold office. >> this is not about public safety. it doesn't appear to have a basis other than a racism. >> and my name is first on the recall e petition. line number one, my name. >> gresham is one of the founders of safe. the group that organized the recall effort. today they were calling for the board of supervisors to set a special election as s

in fact, one county supervisor said she hopes the county is sued. so a judge can make a final determination on that. >> nevertheless, the board of supervisors is moving forward on the recall. they will hold a special meeting on the 14th of may which point they will set a date for that recall election. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> it's 9.11 and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. the ultimate theft in oakland, somebody stole 15,000 bees from somebody help. and a proposal to reclassify marijuana. it could county. is it more like tylenol like you can take it without danger? and that could be a big difference pot dispensaries. >> and today, tomorrow looking good 60's to 70's out there for most of the bay area. we take a huge dip into the 60's with rainfall come >> 9.13, is the time right now. and it is may first, which important, for many reasons why it's college graduation a lot more of those are happening. yes, maybe some this weekend with its on that's true. that might be an issue and got john to explain out. know what is this with our saturday as

we're talking about the coast of marin county. county leaders recently voted to put a cap on rentals. the goal is to ease the housing crisis. the new rules will impact 18 different communities in marin county. you can see all of them here on this map. these communities include stinson beach, point reyes station, bolinas, and tomales. each community will be allowed to have a certain number of short term rentals. anyone who already has a short term rental license for their proper will not lose them. so what's the problem he? let's take a loo specifically. for example, stinson beach. the county estimates that 27% of housing term rentals. zillow lists the median home value at stinson beach at 3.7 mil, up by nearly 10% from last year alone. more rentals usually means less housing for the locals. joining us now is sarah jones, the community development director for marin county. sarah, nice to have you on the program. thanks for being with us. capping the number of vacation rentals. how would it help these communities here exactly right

chp says officers chased this driver through three counties, beginning in sonoma county in rohnert park. that's where a woman first reported someone shot at her while she was on 101. officers tracked down that driver he sped off, sparking a chase that took them all the way to fairfield. our sky ranger was overhead for part of that chase. a suspect is in that silver car right there. police use spike strips and the car skidded to a stop on eastbound 80. but both directions of the freeway are shut down while police try to get that suspect out of the car. now, here is the major backup on 80 due to the lanes being closed. it is massive again. both sections of the highway closed right now near green valley road and the 680 intersection that goes on and on . there's obviously no telling how long it's going to take for that scene to be cleared. we're going to continue to bring you more information as it comes into our newsroom live. look right now at our traffic map anywhere you look, it's just not good traffic at 8680 basically going to a standstill. the red there. we're going to keep you watc