brooklyn september h ktvu, fox two news, second street in oakland's jack london square, is now named dorothy king way. boy. oh mm. so the new sign was unveiled today during a renaming ceremony where king was finally remembered by those who knew her dorothy king, who was a community advocate, an owner of the everett and jones bbq restaurant and jack london square, so the street is right there by second. broadway. she this year. we told you about that those close to king say. she was a champion. she was a freedom fighter. she, and i only hope that in my lifetime, i can do some of the things that she did. well, king was known for her never turning away anyone, even if they did not have enough money to buy a meal there. king routinely fed the homeless and also employed previously incarcerated individuals. well, there is still hope that a waterfront ballpark will be built in oakland's jack london square. oakland mayor libby shaft says that negotiations will continue between the oakland a's and city administrators a date for restarting the talks, though, has yet to be set and the a's have not confirmed

his mother had married a businessman in omaha by the name of leslie lynch king, and so she was dorothy kingey had a child in july of 1913. they named leslie lynch king, jr., and he is the person that we know as gerald ford. in this case, we have his christening gown and a book that his mother kept. in 1913, his mother began to keep a book on the baby's experience, and we can't present the real thing, but a duplicate of it in flip form, and some of the things in here that you can see is the first picture of dorothy with the baby. he was born in a house in omaha, nebraska in his grandfather's house, charles king's house, and some of the interesting things about it is that she records the baby's first outing, and the entry of his first taxi cab ride, and she records two weeks after his birth, and that is when dorothy king was fleeing leslie lynch king. and leslie lynch king proved to be a abusive husband and that continued from the wedding day through the honeymoon and through the time of the pregnancy. as soon as she recovered the strength of the birth of the child, she secreted him to a taxi

and that was when dorothy king was fleeingin leslie link king.lie link king proved to be a very abusive husband. that abuse began really on the wedding day, through the honey moon and extended to the time of her pregnancy. as soon as she recovered her strength after the birth of the child she secreted him into a taxicab and shuttled him over to iowa where she puts him on a train and tax him to chicago, where her parents lived, just outside of chicago in harvard, illinois. so she has fled her husband. her husband files suit for abandonment -- he files for divorce on grounds of abandonment. she counter-sues on grounds of abuse and the judge rules in her favor. this is the home of his youth. dorothy brought jr. to grand rapids because her parents were developing real estate in the area along with another partner of her father's. and sheer she met a paint salesman by the name of gerald ford. and by february of 1917, they had gotten married. and so they had themselves and a young child whom they continued to call jr. in time he just became gerald ford

by the name of leslie lynch king and so she was dorothy king. they had a child in july of 1913. they named leslie lynch king jr. and he's the person we know is gerald ford. and in this case we have his christening gown and a few other things of interest, but one of the things that we feature at this case is baby book. a lot of mothers keep books on their children even today and dorothy was no exception back in 1913. she began keeping a book on the baby's experience. and so we can't present the real thing. but what we present as a duplicate of it in a flip form and some of the things that you see here the first picture of dorothy with the baby he was born in a house in omaha, nebraska in his grandfather's house charles henry king's house some of the other interesting features about it. is that she records baby's first outings and the very first entry is his taxi cab ride and it occurred two weeks after his birth. and that was when dorothy king was fleeing leslie lynch king leslie lynch king proved to be a very abusive husband and that abuse began really on the wedding day through

a blessed day for a beautiful and blessed woman we will always remember as a queen of oakland, dorothy king the new vote sign was unveiled in front of king's famous restaurant everett and jones barbecue at second and broadway. king served celebrities, politicians and the homeless who she never turned away for lack of money, just an icon in oakland and i can personally attest good barbecue, great barbecue. >> good to know. >>> let's turn to the weather. i don't know if either of you caught the moon last night, but it was crazy cool. i don't know if night,thgh >> it was ning, drew. >>tt biof it before the fog rolls in. you'll find a pretty deep marine layer tonight to help bring in cooler weather to start out the weekend tomorrow. we'll show you this picture, a live look from the exploritorium. the fog is descending as we speak and will thicken the next couple hours. great news in terms of our air quality tomorrow. our pm 2.5 levels no matter where you are in the bay tomorrow, we have good air quality the next 24, even 48 hours. temperatures now are down to 58 in the city, 64 currently in san

a blessed day for a beautiful and blessed woman we will always remember as a queen of oakland, dorothy kinghe new vote sign was unveiled in front of king's famous restaurant everett and jones barbecue at second and broadway. king served celebrities, politicians and the homeless who she never turned away for lack of money, just an icon in oakland and i can personally attest good barbecue, great barbecue. >> good to know. >>> let's turn to the weather. i don't know if either of you caught the moon last night, but it was crazy cool. i don't know if it's the same tonight, though. >> it was stunning, drew. >> you'll see a little bit of it before the fog rolls in. you'll find a pretty deep marine layer tonight to help bring in cooler weather to start out the weekend tomorrow. we'll show you this picture, a live look from the exploritorium. the fog is descending as we speak and will thicken the next couple hours. great news in terms of our air quality tomorrow. our pm 2.5 levels no matter where you are in the bay tomorrow, we have good air quality the next 24, even 48 hours. temperatures now are d

renamed the street in honor of the late owner everett and jones bbq dorothy king king. passed away earlier this year and today a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the street renaming oakland city leaders joined the community to celebrate. >> she was just an amazing trailblazer, a woman of great power, a woman of great influence. she empowered. she uplifted she strengthen. she championed her family and those that she called her family, which was her community. >> in a statement ever done jones say that the king family will continue operating the beloved restaurant. well, the creek officials are considering an option to keep outdoor dining for ever. the city's council members voted last week to extend the walnut creek rebound program through the end of the year. that restaurants to keep their outdoor dining spaces in areas like street parking spaces. a woman creeks mayor says that a survey of some 1400 residents found that 82% wanted to keep the outdoor spaces permanent. >> here's what's coming up tonight at 9, how would you like to get paid full time for only

as a queen of oakland, dorothy king. >> the new street sign was unveiled in front of king's famous restaurantard and jones barbecue at second and broadway. king has served celebrities, politicians and even the homeless who she never turned away for lack of money. >>> it's not uncommon for a landlord to buy out tenants but someone paid nearly half $1 million for a building on laurel street in san francisco to be vacated. one couple in the building had been living in their apartment for decades, a quick look found the market rate for a unit in the building was $25,000 per month. there is still an issue of getting kicked out but the dollar figure is really ahead scratcher. >> definitely first world problems, probably upper first world. >> getting kicked out of your home is getting kicked out regardless of what you pay. >> the tenant declined to be interviewed while the landlord said he did not intend to drive the renter away. some tenants have filed a lawsuit. >>> still to come on abc7 mornings >> i'm just trying to help them be safe, myself. every shot is a dose of hope . >> >> one you see is s

dorothy king. >> the new street sign was unveiled in front of kings restaurant at second and broadwayved celebrities, politicians and the homeless who she never turned away for lack of money. >>> landlord to buy tenants but someone paid nearly half $1 million for a building on laurel street in san francisco to be vacated. the couple had been living in their rent-controlled apartment for decades, a quick look found the market rate for the unit in the building was $25,000 per month. there is still an issue of getting kicked out but the dollar figure is ahead scratcher. >> definitely first world problems, probably upper first world. >> home is getting kicked out of your home regardless of what you pay. >> the tenant declined to be interviewed and the landlord said she did not intend to drive the tenant away. >>> still to come on abc7 boardings >> we are just trying to help, every shot is a dose of hope. >> -- >>> and some couples who have weddings planned are getting cold feet again, this unplugged device is protecting our beautiful coastlines and more. put off chores and use less energy

dor row dorothy ford, formally was dorothy king. she had married a man named leslie lynch king, but leslie lynch king was an abusive husband and an abusive father. he abused dorothy both mentally and physically. and even threatened the life of their newborn child. and it reached the point that dorothy decided she had no choice but to flee him and seek a divorce. something that she did. we have to keep in mind just how brave this is of dorothy. during much of the 1900s, the idea of getting divorced, especially when children was involved, was stigmatized. but for dorothy, this had to be done, not only for her own welfare, but the welfare of her young child. and so dorothy became to her son the person that became gerald r. ford jr., an example, a symbol of strength and perseverance. especially in times when facing terrible odds. gerald ford sr. whom dorothy married in 1917 and the person whom gerald r. ford jr. believed, at least until his teen years, was his biological father. and even when he found out that ford sr. was his stepfathe