kpix 5's john ramos has that story. >> officials like to extol the virtues of public transit, but thet is they're worried if they can't get ridership to rebound after this pandemic. they're afraid the whole system could collapse under its own weight. >> reporter: when the pandemic again, traffic on the toll bridges dropped by half, but public transit ridership dropped by 90%, and it is in rebounding like the car traffic is. >> do you take public transit because you want to, or only because you have too? >> only if i have to, and i do have two. i don't have a car. i wouldn't -- it's good for the environment but i wouldn't choose it. >> reporter: that's a big problem for transit agencies, many of which are only surviving the pandemic due to huge subsidies from the federal government. so the metropolitan transportation commission formed a recovery task force, and today they offered a 27 point action plan to help revive transit in the bay area. >> and a set of specific near- term actions that will build momentum towards the transformational outcome. >> they'll do that by transforming tran

. >> kpix 5's john ramos visited the sonoma county fair to see how cautious the public was feeling these days. >> by definition, those who come out to a fair like this are probably not too afraid of being in a crowd, but it is hard to know what to expect when the rules and the science it self is changing so rapidly. >> reporter: the tradition of the fair may have returned, but a mix of masked and unmasked shows there varying levels of comfort in being in a crowd. >> there's a different feeling for me because i'm vaccinated and i wear a mask when i should, and i still socially distance, and yeah, i'm ready to get out and do stuff. >> reporter: the sonoma county fair opened wednesday and ceo becky bartling says their policies were set even before the guidance from the cdc began changing due to the delta variant. all 200 fair workers must be vaccinated, and anyone entering any of the fair ground buildings are required to mask up. >> we are a county facility and the county has mandated that any of the county buildings, statat you're reeda mask. tn >> reporter: most people abided by the rules

as kpix 5's john ramos reports, some of mills alumni are going to court to try to stop it. >> reporter: mills college has always been at the forefront of the fight for women's rights and gender equity, but now, as the school tries to transition to a new future, it finds itself in a new fight with some of its own alumni. >> reporter: mills college is beloved by generations of its graduates, so it sent shockwaves through the community when president elizabeth hillman issued a video message in march, saying the largely all women college would be shutting down its normal operation for economic reasons. >> after careful consideration, the board of trustees has decided that after this fall, mills will no longer enroll new first-year undergraduate students. in addition, mills will most likely confer final degrees in 2023. >> reporter: but four of those trustees filed a lawsuit yesterday, saying the matter was hidden in a consent agenda, a group of housekeeping issues that don't require discussion. alexa pagones with the alumni association said they never intended to authorize shutting down th

kpix 5's john ramos with details. >> reporter: with a vote expected next tuesday, both sides are digging in with their final arguments and withture ofn oakland hanging in the balance. the plan to build the a's new ballpark at howard terminal is in its final inning. >> the people united. >> reporter: this morning housing advocates and chinatown residents rallied to demand the a's include at least 35% affordable units in any housing developments to prevent pushing lower income people out of the neighborhood. >> and what we've seen today is that if you play, then play with -- by oakland's rules. get people to affordable housing that they need. make sure that we have clean air, and make sure that people have a place to stay. >> reporter: but the longshoremen say they feel any housing development near the port will cost them jobs when buyers of expensive condos begin complaining about noise from the trucks and heavy equipment. >> it's a domino effect, because the moment they complain, we're right back at the table debating about what tim d we have to stop our operation. offg anythit of their

>> reporter: in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. >> the edd spokesperson says workers face a penaltyf perjury if they lie about job searches. unemployed workers are encouraged to keep a log of their efforts to find work. >>> right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, it's triple the size of san francisco and growing . harrowing video from the biggest fire burning in california right now. >>> and some tough new guidelines released just minutes ago unmasks in california schools this fall. >>> mark plus the intense search underway for a runner who has been missing inside an east bay part. >>> and our top story, the violent crime spiking in san francisco. the types of criminals the police chief wants off the streets. good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. we start with disturbing new crime trends in san francisco. >> looking lie that the city where just hours ago the police chief revealed certain violent crimes are spiking here. kpix 5's andria borba on the crime step that has achieved -- has the chief particularly frustrated. >> chief william scott is concern

in martinez, john ramos, kpix 5. >> con fires is what really helped last night was the weather. the air was cool with enough humidity to keep any fires that did breakout from spreading. >>> the san jose fire departments as they responded to 20 fireworks related calls on the fourth. the police department issued 10 citations and seized nearly 550 pounds of fireworks. >>> new at 5:00, a woman is in stable condition after fire crews rescued her near fort point in san francisco. u.s. park police found her needing help near marshall's beach. no word yet on the extent of her injuries, or even how she got into trouble in the first place. >>> live look outside dublin, another round of warm weather expected to get the bay area. chief meteorologist paul hagan tracking those conditions for us. >> you wouldn't guess that things are going to really warm- up just based on today's temperatures, which are really comfortable for early july. the warm spot on the map now, 85 degrees in fairfield. think back a year, the fourth of july weekend, we had near triple digit temperatures for inland parts o

john ramos gives us alook at the widespread push for vaccinations in the east bay this weekend. >>> when the vaccines first became available they opened huge mega sites that could vaccinate hundreds and thousands of people per day. but that was the low hanging fruit. today the struggle against peon at tim being waged one the fight against thecororus ot in hayward's cherry land district. >> the big mega centers starded dwindling and going the hard to reach communities and going out where they are at. >> a community group called la fa meal ya offered free groceries and ice cream to entice people to get the vaccine. it was the news that cases are again on the rise because of the delta variant that convinced mom to drive over from tracy to get her first shot. >> i just don't want to take it. but because of the second virus coming i'm kind of scared so that's why i'm here. >> this morning the oakland zoo offered free family passes for anyone getting vaccinated but only 20 people took them up on the offer including la count rollins who had to ignore a lot of scary rumors circulating on the str

. >> i'm john ramos in walnut creek, a grieving mother doesn't want the book to close on the murder ofer son. we will have that story, coming up. >> at the cdc soon change its recommendations for wearing masks? >> i got it, i got the baby. >> the dramatic moments police and bystanders rescue a baby trapped un [hippo groans melodically] [iguana belts major 3rd] [gator reverb] [splash] [singing indri sings] [elephant trumpets] [buffalo punish timpani] [cassowary crescendo] ♪ [goat does a sick vibrato] ♪ >> you're watching kpix five news. >> at 6:30, a young doordash delivery driver murdered in walnut creek last month, a suspect has been arrested. welcome back. >> i'm juliette goodrich, now the man's loved ones are speaking out, telling kpix 5's john ramos the others involved in the shooting should also be held accountable. >> it was on this spot that stacy corti's life and it. but his mother doesn't think that should be the end of the story. on june 17th, stacy was delivering pizza when he was shot nine times and left for dead on california boulevard in walnut creek in an alleged road ra

john ramos reports on the changes. >> reporter: it's only been a couple of months since we were told it was okay to take the masks off. but now it looks like the virus has changed and there will be changes in store for us as well. >> anyone who is fully vaccinated ca indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical distancing. >> reporter: hearing the cdc's announcement on may 13, those with the vaccine rejoiced in many began shedding their masks but most people never heard the rest of the message. >> if things get worse there is always a chance we may need to make a change to these recommendations. >> reporter: that is what happened today. the cdc reversed its recommendation and says that even vaccinated people should wear masks when indoors. the public's reluctance to get the vaccine has opened the door to the delta variant and nationally cases are skyrocketing. >> this is really unprecedented. we never expected delta to be like this. two months ago we were in a completely different landscape than when we are right now. >> reporter: not only is delt

coming up, john ramos will have more on the push to get bay area residents vaccinated. >>> with the summer search and coronavirus, vaccinations and masks remain the focus of a nationwide debate. an average of 49,000 new covid- 19 cases were confirmed in the last week according to the johns hopkins university tracker. and john lawrence has the latest on why so many have been hesitant to get the vaccine. >> reporter: the u.s. is facing another covid-19 surge this summer. >> so many people will get infected with this fake narrative out there that if you are young and healthy and take care of yourself you will not get sick. that is simply not true. >> reporter: every state has a seven day average that title rose above the previous week according to data from johns hopkins university. >> the new cases in covid are because of unvaccinated folks. almost 100% of them need hospitalizations are on on vaccinating folks. some of my family has been pushing me, but the delta variant kind of scares me. >> and others still say they will not roll up their veas cas are preparing for the start of a new schoo

. >>> i'm john ramos in the east bay. officials are desperately looking for ways to get people back on public transit before the whole system collapses. we'll have that story coming. >>> kpix 5 news at 6:00 is coming up next. >>> coming up only tonight at 7:00, how will san franciscans fair in a major earthquake? it may depend on what kind of building you live in. turns out the city has quietly compiled a list of buildings that could be most vulnerable. >> we know that the buildings in the state, many of them, they need to be looked at, analyzed to determine the cost/benefit and then some hard decisions will have to be made. -great idea. [gasps] look at the little cutie. -he's coming for a visit. -hi. [chuckles] aww! oh! he's leaving! -nice work, guys! -introducing togo's new cheese steak melt, featuring fresh artisan bread, layered with tender seasoned steak, sautéed mushrooms, roasted red peppers, and smothered with melty american cheese. the new cheese steak melt, now at togo's. this u unplugged d device is protectctin

our john ramos is there as the smoke goes to the north shore. >>> the pictures from tahoe makes a point. and i want to do that or what other way. instead of down on the beach and tahoe, i can show you what the smoke plume looks like from the satellites. here we are in the bay area. we are looking at northern california. there is lake tahoe, these are all clouds in the white. that is the plume of smoke coming off the fire. so there is a lot of it coming off the fire right now. it is developing into one of those pyro cumulus clouds. they go really high in the atmosphere and since smoke very far away. if you take a look at where the highest concentration of smoke is now, the wind is working in our favor. we don't have to be concerned about smoke from that fire coming our way. if you look at the wider view, there are a complex of fires through northernmost california and into oregon. the tamarack fire is one of the smaller was at this point. we have kind of gotten into the heart of the season which brings me to the most important point of the conversation. there is a fire with a concern for

free recycled water and as john ramos reports, they are willing to go door-to-door to deliver it. >> reporter: it has become the bay area leader when it comes to emergency water conservation, not because they want to but they really don't have any choice. with lake mendocino, the city's sole water supply at only 37% of capacity, people are being green by going brown, but there is another way to keep plants alive. >> we have millions of gallons of recycled water and it is a question of how you get the water to the people. >> reporter: the wastewater treatment plant filters effluent into recycled water and the public filling station up front has become a popular place for people like sam to top off their tanks for work or garden. >> if you show up in the morning and maybe between 20 or 30 trucks waiting for water. it is crazy. i have never seen this before. >> reporter: here 11 homes have installed water storage tanks and he said people are into conserving and the gardens themselves are no longer the focus. >> it is not so much about your garden but about your tank now and it's not so

. >> john ramos reports now the situation has become so dire that some agricultural users are being cut completely. >> reporter: in the bay area, the hardest hit by the drought have been those who rely on the russian river for water. and now the news is about to get even worse. healdsburg was ordered by the state to reduce water usage by 40%. and the city stepped up, cutting 54% last year. residents know this is just the beginning. >> people have been talking about it a long time, that it's going to come to a point where we don't have enough water for our city, and it's got to that point. >> reporter: the problem is here at lake mendocino northeast of ukiah. it is the main supply of water to the upper russian river and despite conservation efforts, it is falling as much as 58 million gallons per day. to keep it from running totally dry, the state has banned all water deliveries to ag users, like the yards. >> it's frustrating, because yeah, we're supposed to have water, right, but if there's a declared emergency, it's worthless. >> reporter: fopiano vineyards has legal water rights dati

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. >>> coming up -- >> i'm john ramos in san francisco. the state is now saying you have to at least try to find work if you're going to collect unemployment benefits. we'll explain what that might coming up. >>> the iconic cable cars once again climbing the hills of san francisco, but they aren't picking up passengers just yet. >>> plus, the pandemic may finally seem to be under control, but many people are feeling traumatized. a new treatment offers hope. >> this is a tool for people to start addressing trauma in a really safe way. >> i had a little trepidation when i first began to use it. >> the strategy is not without controversy. on the road to recovery, the mental health breakthrough, and what you need to know before trying it. that's tonight at 7:00. >>> a reminder, kpix 5 news at , 24/7 access to cbsn bay area if there were a button that would help you use less energy, breathe cleaner air, and even take on climate change... would you press it? >>> general motors is recalling thousands of its trucks because of an airbag problem. th

plus, -- >>> i'm john ramos at mills college in oakland, where the school is being sued by some of its own alumni. we'll explain why coming. >>> we'll introduce you to the strait a bay area student who is picking up more than good grades. the new distinction he earned in >>> a massive construction project to rebuild anderson reservoir in morgan hill is underway. >> kpix 5's devon feely on efforts to make the earthquake safe. >> reporter: if this reservoir was full thism was to fail, it would be, in a word, devastation. devastation for communities downstream of here, and this project, the first of many, u wod ex in the iminate middle of a drought, the spillway at anderson reservoir is bone dry. but just four years ago it looked like this, the reservoir overflowing, sending torrents of water cascading over the spillway, and eventually flooding communities downstream. >> where we saw the flood just a couple years ago, and in fact we know we don't need a cataclysmic event for those floods to happen again. we just need a topping over again. >> reporter: the problem at the time was the water

. >> reporter: in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. >> investigators believe the mass shoplifting's are part of an organized crime operation that sells the stolen items, both domestically and internationally. we've been reporting extensively on thieves hitting stores across san francisco. just a few days ago, target confirmed to us it is adjusting hours at its san francisco locations because of thefts. those branches now closing at 6:00 p.m. now instead of 10:00. target says it's working with the city on ways to improve store security. >>> sprinter sha'carri richardson will not be competing in the olympics after a positive test for cannabis. the 30 day suspension that cost her a spot in the 100 meters was set to expire before the women's relay, but her name was not on the roster released by the u.s. track team today. the 21-year-old was expected to challenge for gold medals in tokyo. >>> whitney spears may be losing two members of her team. tmz reporting her court- appointed lawyer will file %-úl dismissed. sam ingram rep resented spears and her conservatorship. the news comes after

and as john ramos reports, neighbors are wondering why little is being done to stop the nightly pyrotechnics. >> reporter: talk about fireworks danger and some people think you are spoiling the party but ask people who lost something, and they will tell you if the party has gone too far. robin anderson lost the last light last night. she found her home on fire and two of her cats missing all because of somebody playing with fireworks. >> it ruined my house and ruined everything i own for what? i don't understand why they are doing it. >> reporter: officials say 30 minutes earlier and half a block away, fireworks started this blaze destroying a fence and two cars and probably sent the embers into the attic of her home. >> i want them to be held responsible and somebody who did this to go to jail. this is my whole house. we don't even know where we will go. >> reporter: neighbors say their complaints like the booms of the nightly fireworks barrage, have fallen on deaf ears with antioch police. >> they were right in front of the corner of my house, and i was going to call the police but then i

president ramo, published vows the army will restore order in south africa after a week of violence which is killed over 200 people. and batteries, police right, the officers and hung just activists and john left in a new crack down on descent. ah lo welcome to the program. well, emergency work because in west and germany and belgium is searching for more than a 1000 people still missing off the heavy flooding. a 125 people on now confirm to have died. but rescue efforts of being hampered by collapsed roads and damaged communication lines for countries have been hit by this record flooding. algeria that vas reports now from the germantown of sins, egg, when people are trying to process the loss of life on the destruction to their homes and communities. they were trapped in their rooms on the 1st floor when the water rose up to 4 meters in no time, at least 12 residence of this home for disabled people died before they could be moved to safety. across the street gabriella wild watched the neighbourhood swiftly turn into a swirling river and feared the worst of the people on the alert was, had not made at all. i don't know exactly what happened but the next morning, though he survived, were