they aim to prevent gun violence. >> new regulations for the so called granny unit officially known aseeing more and more people add them onto their homes. this is a family in oakland and they have some advice if you're looking to cut through that red tape which their story is on our web site. >>> happening today leaders expect today adopt recommendations on unprocessed rape kits. they gave the report back in april covered the testing and categorizing. the grand jury recommended the county continues to maintain with local sexual assault responses. >>> off to a cool and foggy start in parts of the bay area. in that warm up coming this afternoon, you have been telling us about that taall week. >> morgan hill reaching 94 today and 95 for some of the valleys. add in more humidity and as that humidity drops it will be hot heading into the weekend. san francisco upper 60s to low 70s the rest of the week. >>> if you're heading along 24 there was an accident there. >> exactly. it is very slow right now. overall it is great. this is slowing out of lafayette. had a couple traffic breaks. we have

new regulations are set to be approved for accessory dwelling units, also known as granny units. here are several bay area cities approving these affordable homes. this 468-square-foot unit comes with a living area and loft. it cost the family about $120,000 to build. >> it came to me that chrissie wasn't going to be able to afford to rent something, especially with her dog and the rents around oakland. >> the prince family has a tip for people looking to move into a granny unit. find a contractor familiar with the process who has built them before. once the units are approved by moon bay city council, it will go to the coastal commission for final approval. >>> we see hundreds of rvs parked along the peninsula. these are people living in their rvs. tonight a vote could change their lives. east palo alto councilmembers want to open a lot on government land to support these rv dwellers. this will be where rv dwellers already live. tonight the city council will vote to allow up to 20 rvs to park for up to a year. if approved, the program could begin as early as november. >>> pitbull

in half moon bay, kris sanchez, nbc bay area. >> she's asking of what you think of granny units. follow her on facebook and tell us what you think. >>> online and on nbc bay area.com, mike inouye now with more talk of gas? gasoline? >> housing prices. i shouldn't set you up like that. >> thanks, mike. >> over here toward some buildings. housing prices and the cost of living here in the bay area. a great deal, someone got, a longer commute, about, well, three hours, maybe more. i want to show you some pictures over here of a story from the website. a just finalized friday for $1.4 million, the entire mining town was sold to new owners as of friday the 13th, by the way. ghost town. now, we're talking about these pictures. look. they have a news truck there. >> what's that movie? "cars." >> "matrix"? yes. they have a bathroom. other luxuries like amazon delivery. i think that's what that is. >> a luxury? >> make a western. >> totally. >> a movie set. >> it's got preserved items of the old mine town days. it is there. it is a great set for the movie or for a newsroom. look. that woul

that turn into a nuisance for neighbors and san leandro already bans homeowners from renting out granny units>> never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. to the north bay mid to upper 50s in most neighborhoods and a little milder in vallejo at 61, warmer around clear lake around 69 and ukiah 64, petaluma, santa rosa about 57 degrees. same thing in novato. upper 60s low 60s around the bay shore. 63 in san jose. tracy and brentwood 69. comfortable in daly city, 54 degrees. the way it looks from south bay, the broken deck of clouds filling in as we look at the western spanf eridg clouds t sunshine, grab the sunglasses you will need them today. ferry ride is going to be breezy and choppy. small craft advisory this afternoon. and mass transit cool at your stops, hot inland this afternoon. here's a look at the east bay where we start off mostly cloudy and 60. the clock, mostly sunny by noon, 68, sunshine, mid 70s this afternoon. down to about 63 by 8:00 where the clouds are already starting to roll back in. south bay is going to be one of those warmer spots starting off partl

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are expected to vote on speeding up the permit process for the so called granny flats as a way to help out with the housing unit. there are proposals to make it easier for people to build new units or convert an existing garage or storage unit. mayor london breed has expressed support for speeding up the process. >>> the big fire near yosemite national park keeps growing. the ferguson fire has burned 56 square miles, an area bigger than the city of san francisco. there are no flames in the park and yosemite is still open. but highway 140 is closed. park officials are saying that hikes led by rangers may have to be canceled because of the all the heavy smoke. ♪ >>> and hundreds of people attended this funeral for braden varney, a firefighter killed battling the ferguson fire. he was remembered by his family, his friends, and fire crews from across california during the service in modesto. he died july 14th while using a bulldozer to create a fire line. he was part of unit for 10 year >> e most fond memory is his smile and his nice, calm personality. braden was always there to assist the community if anybody in t

granny flats. it's to help out with housing shortages in san francisco. this is called accessory dwelling units and there are proposals to loosen up construction rules to make it easier for people to build new units on their properties or convert an existing garage or storage unit. san francisco mayor of london has expressed support -- the san francisco mayor has expressed report -- support for this. >>> the fire that is near yosemite national park keeps growing. the fire grew -- fire crews are getting more control over it. it is called the ferguson fire and it has warned -- burned 50,000 square miles, as big as san francisco and daly city combined. it started two weeks ago and is now 25% contained. there are no flames in the park and yosemite is will open, but highway 140 is closed. >>> we spoke to ferguson fire -- they say you should avoid yosemite national park until the fire is under control. it can make you choke and it has exceeded health standards in the valley. it is up to seven times higher than the recommended limit and is well above what the epa classifies as hazardous for all people

granny flats. it is a way to help out with the city's housing shortage. officially called accessory dwelling units, they are proposals to loosen construction regulations to make it easier for people to build new units on their properties, or convert perhaps an existing garage or storage unit. london breed will be at the supervisors meeting today. she has expressed support for speeding up the application process. saying it is a creative way to add more affordable housing.>> london breed appointed an aide to serve the rest of her term on the board of supervisors. brown will take breed seat serving as district 5. she worked at the city of economic and workplace development. she was served as a legislative breed for -- assistant. >>> let's chat with sal and see how we are doing on the big overturned big rig are things getting better? >> reporter: things are getting better in that front frank, and cost you, but we have problems in the east bay that have gotten people's attention on highway 24 it is very slow because of a crash on the open side near highway 13 and that is really a mess. if you're drivin