el dorado county is the county for city and art and tech. >> the argument that i'm making is that we as the chartering district have an obligation to monitor that as well. i understand they have the responsibility of degree the -- but i still think what i don't want to see us do if we have charters that are signing up with el dorado. i don't want us to be like we don't have to monitor that anymore and we don't have to worry about compliance. it is their problem. what i'm saying is if we're going to this way and we're not going to draw a line in the sand and we don't want -- we are not going to do that, we're going to have to step up and take more -- we have to take more oversight of those charts. >> i want to say that i appreciate your concern for san francisco schools generally and i appreciate the accountability and the questions that they are asking and just to clarify some things about the -- we have a director of special education and program specialists right here in the bay area that work with all the envisioned schools so families don't have to travel really far if they ever

no chain controls on highway 50 but there's a high wind advisory from sacramento to el dorado county line. have you had enough yet? >> leigh: truckee right now, 36 degrees and reporting light rain. so temperatures starting to drop off, the snow will start accumulating there. yeah, in a nice way, most of the bay area seeing the setting sun. this is a shot from the high definition east bay cam. spinning around and looking across the bay, we show you another shot from the sutro camera, the marin headlands -- they're changed it -- ocean beach there. you can see the clouds and clear breaks, too. it -- checking in with live doppler 7hd. most of the activity is moving towards the east and looks like we'll have dry conditions this evening. temperaturewise we're in the 50s. antioch, 53. and los gatos, 55 degrees. so here's a look at the highlights. partly cloudy conditions tonight. maybe a little mist and drizzle but most of the rain has ended temporarily. patchy fog overnight. and light rain will return by sunday afternoon. this is a very weak system. and then get ready for monday, tuesday,

. >>> well, after two weeks of storms in el dorado county, heavy snow is piling up. >> and now, it is causing damage in the foothills there. nick james and the big concerns for some of the business owners, and nick joins us live with more. >> reporter: after a very close inspection, firefighters have given the all clear for the safeway and the nearby cvs pharmacy to reopen. both stores were shut down earlier over the same concern, a potential roof collapse. >> pretty crazy to see it completely empty like this. >> the note on safeway's door says sorry, we're closed by order of the el drady coun fire marshal. >> the only store in town. >> firefighters cleared some of the snow on the roofs last night. >> and we have probably taken 12, 15, 20-ton off that roof already. >> though safeway is now open, firefighters say some damage is done. cracks are reported in the sheet rock walls at the back of the store. >> one of the interior walls was compressed enough to make it so that you couldn't actually open one of the dairy doors, the cold cases where the dairy is in the back of the store. >> th

we're in the beautiful mountains of el dorado county today, which is just a short drive away from sacramento. andhat brings us to our first story. if you're anything like me, you've probably consumed this next produce item at let once this week. that's because it's been called america's favorite vegeble. but we like to call it a reason to get our hands dirty and meet some real potato pioneers. with their adaptability and versatility, it's wonder potatoes are a fan favorite. bad, mashed, diced, or scalloped, no matter how you slice it, from potato chips to french fries d almost anything in between, the potato has been a staple of our diet throughout history and today. and there's no denying we have a special love affair with t spuds. you know, on average, each of us will actually eat 135 pounds of potatoes a year, and in a wide variety of forms. in fact, potatoes are the leading vegetable crop in the united states, with annual total production being about 41 billion pounds. and they've been a staple ron lehr's family farm since the 1930s.his third genetion farmer grows more th 2,500 acres of

. >>> in el dorado county where a ktvu camera man strapped on snow shoes to shoot this video the snow is 8 feet deep. for the three sierra districts, the snow pack is 123% of normal for this time of year. >>> the marin municipal water district gets all of its waters from local reservoirs and watersheds. so marin depends on rain and this year it's also being helped by reduced demand. >> it's down by 15% compared to where we were a couple of years ago, with full reservoirs we should not have any problem for at least a year or maybe two. >>> marin is releasing water from some of its reservoirs to prevent flooding in case of too much run off. the average reservoir level in santa cruz county is a little lower currently at 57%. traditionally january is california's wettest month. december is the next wetter followed by january then march. but this year the pattern did not hold true with a relatively dry january. we are going to continue to monitor the weather changing conditions throughout the hour. you can always continue to get updated information on our website ktvu.com. >>> hundreds of

in el dorado county, ken pritchett. >>> crews were busy today, chipping, chopping, and breaking down a tree after it fell on a home. it fell around 3:30 this morning on to a house in martinez, it fell from the yard next door. that homeowner says the oak tree was more than 200 years old and had been leaning toward the house for a long time. no one was hurt and the house suffered minimum damage. >> i know the husband came out, went and woke up the neighbor. he was okay. he didn't hear anything. so i guess it just gently fell over. >> that tree expert says that winds brought that tree down. >>> over now to our chief meteorologist bill martin, whatever we looking at bill? >> we have rain back in the forecast. there will be some wind as well, some wind advisory will be in the hills around the bay area. gusts could easily go up to 40 miles per hour. we're going to get wet, it'll be wet overnight into the morning commute. we go outside and you can clearly see that weather system sitting offshore, this one is different than the last one. the last one literally came from up north. right, so i

they are also required on highway 50 from kivers to myers in el dorado county. we see just how difficult the conditions were today for drivers. >> reporter: caltrans kept the inter at that i state real -- interstate relatively clear but the snow was so heavy, the chain installers were busy and the chain patrols were up. >> pretty much every day on and off it seems like. >> reporter: a week-long stretch of snow in the sierras, more than six feet in some cases. >> did you know you were driving into this today? >> not this bad. but that's okay. >> reporter: steve was prepared with proper chains, but that's not true for everyone. >> my chains got swished on me. somebody swished them. >> reporter: rod was headed to reno but his chains are too small for his tires. >> do you know what you are going to do now? >> ask somebody for some bailing wire, i guess. >> reporter: despite slow travel and a constant snowfall this morning chp said there were no significant accidents as of this afternoon and they hope it takes that way. >> folks take their time and keep it under 30 a

in el dorado county, this is ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> union pacific pulled out a rarely used piece ofment this week to help clear snow from a 50-mile section of its tracks in the sierra. for five days snow covered the rails between colfax and truckee. that is until this steam powered rotary snowplow went to work and cleared the snow and re-opened the tracks for limited use yesterday. the plow has been around since the 1950s but the snow hasn't been deep enough to use it for the passed 13 years. [ music ] >>> and we are getting a break from the rain. if you can remember back a week ago, we were dealing with flood advisories, winter storm warnings. just less than a week ago. here we are with record high temperatures today. current temperatures outside are what the daytime highs, wouldn't they, even for the spring months. but these are right now current temperatures. the san raphael numbers have been inflated. a bad reading from that site over at the civic center there. the forecast tonight, no fog in the forecast. winds are turning offshore. that is what's allowing things to stay warm r

they are also required on highway 50 from kivers to myers in el dorado county. we see just how difficult the conditions were today for drivers. >> reporter: caltrans kept the inter at that i state real -- interstate relatively clear but the snow was so heavy, the chain installers were busy and the chain patrols were up. >> pretty much every day on and off it seems like. >> reporter: a week-long stretch of snow in the sierras, more than six feet in some cases. >> did you know you were driving into this today? >> not this bad. but that's okay. >> reporter: steve was prepared with proper chains, but that's not true for everyone. >> my chains got swished on me. somebody swished them. >> reporter: rod was headed to reno but his chains are too small for his tires. >> do you know what you are going to do now? >> ask somebody for some bailing wire, i guess. >> reporter: despite slow travel and a constant snowfall this morning chp said there were no significant accidents as of this afternoon and they hope it takes that way. >> folks take their time and keep it under 30 a

in el dorado county, this is ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> union pacific pulled out a rarely used piece of equipment this week to help clear snow from a 50-mile section of its tracks in the sierra. for five days snow covered the rails between colfax and truckee. that is until this steam powered rotary snowplow went to work and cleared the snow and re-opened the tracks for limited use yesterday. the plow has been around since the 1950s but the snow hasn't been deep enough to use it for the passed 13 years. [ music ] >>> and we are getting a break from the rain. if you can remember back a week ago, we were dealing with flood advisories, winter storm warnings. just less than a week ago. here we are with record high temperatures today. current temperatures outside are what the daytime highs, wouldn't they, even for the spring months. but these are right now current temperatures. the san raphael numbers have been inflated. a bad reading from that site over at the civic center there. the forecast tonight, no fog in the forecast. winds are turning offshore. that is what's allowing things to stay

. >> unfortunately the quality of mercy is strained in el dorado county so as of the moment, the current officer offer is 241 years, eight months to life. >> according to tapson his hope is for more like 20 or 30 years. he says she wasn't involved in any sexual abuse of jaycee. >> based on what happened after all of the stuff started to become the bizarre family, that she should be at least able to walk on the beach probably with a walker at some point in time before she dies. >> tapson says jaycee sat across the table from garrido and he wasn't able to talk to her. >> jaycee give me a call, i would like to talk to you if i could. >> the bond between jay c and nancy garrido may be stronger than you think. and that nancy would like mercy. >> i am curious if you think that 241 years and eight months to life is appropriate. >> stephen tapson and the sealed documents the media was hoping to get unsealed the judge says they will remain so throughout the entire process of this case. >>> nancy garrido's lawyer also says that his client delivered dugard's two children and that she considers hers

phillip garrido and nancy garrido are awaiting trial in el dorado county. yesterday, it was reported that the couple has confessed to kidnapping the child and holding her prisoner in their home for 18 years. that could pave the pay for -- way for a plea bargain. and there's no question that nancy garrido is looking for a lighter sentence. >> mr. and mrs. garrido have given full and complete statements to the sheriff's department. they've been honest with them. >> the attorney says nancy garrido deserves a break because she acted as the -- as the mother to her. but they also knockage -- acknowledge it was nancy who grabbed the child on the south lake tahoe street and forced her into her husband's car back in 2001. you can hear the entire interview at ktvu.com. click on the dugard case tab at ktvu.com. >>> starting today, medical marijuana clubs will be taxed on their sales. sanjose city officials say pot clubs will have to pay 7% of monthly pot seas. the first sale is -- pot sales. the first sale is due april 30th. sanjose city officials plan to clarify the