and i'm julie watts.n storm watch this morning -- high def doppler showing showers have moved into the south bay. mark - our weather watcher form santa clara reprots the rain really started coming down there around 4:30 this morning. so far his rain gague has recorded about 1/3rd of an inch... one-day rain fall totals in san francisco were nearly 2 and a half inches... that ranks as the 2nd rainest day in april... and is more rain than the we usually see in the entire month of april. the highest rainfall totals have . >>> we're seeing more rain than in the entire mornt of april. saratoga, palo alto seeing rain and shifting to the north, there's the cutoff line and we see rain quickly taper off north to south through the day and we have a flood watch in effect through 11:00 today and they'll likely allow this to expire. northbound santa cruz mountains where the watch is in effect and watch what happens to the rain as the front moves south, so does the rain and basically, well, it tapers off. we'll see resi

julie watts, kpix5. >>> oakland mayor libby schaaf and ayesha curry are teaming up to get kids eating healthy. >> reporter: oakland mayor libby schaaf and ayesha curry helping to introduce new products at whole foods, farms in a can. the oakland-based company back to the roots is canning dirt and herb seeds as an indoor gardening kit. this 4th grade class of deep urban kids are learning to grow their own healthy food. just add water. >> pour a little bit more. >> reporter: then there's this. >> a tip for people, a lot of people tell me to sing to your plants. >> reporter: can you sing for me now? ♪ you and i are like diamonds in the sky ♪ >> reporter: you can sing, girl. while ayesha curry didn't sing, she did do a cooking demonstration for the kids. >> we're going to sneak some veggies in these meatballs and you're never going to know they were in there. >> reporter: whole foods is selling the kits in their produce section for $14.99. in oakland, don ford, kpix5. >> who is hungry now? >>> still good barbecue weather, at least away from the water where temperatures remain in the 70s,

here's ju -- julie watts. >> we have sprinkles over the north bay and east foothills. for the most part clouds and cool conditions is what you will see for today. showers are coming down very light scattered in nature and that is the story today. showers is north of fort brag near garberville. further south, showers passing through fremont crossing 680 right now and in the east foothills seeing a little rain from time to time as well this morning. overall, a mix of clear skies and clouds. cool, breezy feel and maybe a little damp from time to time. can't rule out sprinkles throughout the day. mid-50s for many locations around the bay area. even though santa rows. >> chilly at 53. i can tell you later today along the coast it will be 59. partly cloudy along the coast, we'll see temperatures around the bay in the mid-60s as well as parts inland partly cloudy today for folks inland. more clouds this morning, more sprinkles, seeing them definitely this morning and from time to time throughout date and sun -- throughout the day and sun and clouds throughout the rest of the

hear is julie watts. >> we have changes in the forecast.m guessing if you need to get outsides you should take your walks right after the show is over. this is the time to get outside. you are going to see rain, especially the north bay sooner than later. the rest of us this afternoon. a look at hi-def doppler, you can see the rain is north of us, a closer look shows along crescent city, northern california border. it will be sinking south as the front moves south today, we will see the showers around lunchtime in the north bay, pausing in around 4:00 this afternoon where it is crossing through the central portion of the bay area and by this evening, south bay folks, seeing that line of showers, that front pass through as well. we will see post frontal showers spotty in nature, possibility of thunderstorms through the day on monday. we dry out for our next round of rain. winter weather advisory in effect. lake tahoe, a foot at the higher peaks. bring the chains with you, just in case or make sure you are driving appropriate vehicles and giv

kpix5's julie watts is live in san rafael where the case is now headed to court. julie? >> reporter: that's right, allen. you can find sidewalks like these on nearly every block in san rafael and, of course, we've covered the battle over who is responsible for fixing sidewalks damaged by city trees in cities across the bay area, but now residents here say they have found a legal reason or two that may force the city to pay. 9 inches) property owners like mike point out these trees were planted by the city of san rafael... an 's been in over the appeal of san -- part of the appeal of san rafael, streets lined with beautiful trees. >> you can see the tree roots have undermined the sidewalk here. >> reporter: but that's also the root of the problem. >> 9 inches. >> reporter: property owners point out these trees were planted by the city of san rafael and for years the city has been in charge of maintenance and sidewalk repairs, but with 225 miles of tree lined sidewalks and a tight budget, maintenance has fallen through the cracks. so a new ordinance now says the exclusive

julie watts went to test it out. >> reporter: steep hills are a staple of san francisco streets and as local drivers quickly learn, you never know what's on the other side of those blind crests. >> i mean it's always for a split second that gut wrenching experience because you don't know what you're coming over the top to. >> reporter: but navigation apps like waze often detour drivers from traffic up and down these steep hills. >> you're not prepared to go up the hills, it can be scary. >> reporter: check out this hill in l.a. homeowners here say waze is putting people in danger by detouring drivers down one of the steepest streets in the country. from flipped cars to stalls, neighbors have documented a number of dangerous accidents. >> when you get to the top, you can't see the hill on the other side. >> reporter: at issue, waze uses driver data to find detours and short-cuts around traffic. friday morning waze sent drivers on a wiggle up union down to green to vallejo, but these steep streets have a 20 to 21% grade, what you wouldn't know looking at the app. >> that's definitely a t

as kpix5's julie watts tells us, those extreme prices are dashing even more people's dream of homeownership reporter: that's right, veronica. if you've lived in san francisco for long, you've likely seen once working class neighborhoods like this transformed. you'd be hard pressed to find a house under 1.6 million here in the outer richmond these days and that increasing median price is increasing the gap between the have's and the have not's. >> it's a two bedroom two bathroom house built in 1947. >> reporter: what's the asking price? >> 1,000,675. >> reporter: dan bonnet of paragon reality said 1.6 million is the new median price, but while this house in the castro is priced right at that median, he thinks it will sell for 2 million or more. >> it's unfortunately the way things are done in san francisco. >> reporter: that's frustrating for san francisco natives like cloud, a 30 something dog trainer who can't afford to buy in the city she was raised. what do you think is causing the increase in housing prices? >> highly overpaid, well, i guess they're mostly techies, the people who get fr

. >> julie watts joins us now. you've heard reporting of these websites. how would this have worked? >> we talked to ancestry dna about these types of things who tell us that they protect their customers information and do not expose it to law enforcement. they confirmed that they had not been in contact about this case with law enforcement. investigators would not need to contact them because they're so much dna information already public. here's how they say they did it. they collected dna samples from one of the crime scene two years ago. they sequenced the dna and submitted the genetic profile to public genealogy websites that people use to find relatives or participate in research. they look for family trees with matches to the crime scene sample which led them to joseph james deangelo who is the correct age and lived in the area where the crimes took place. then they set up surveillance and got more dna from garbage and confirmed he was a match and that is how it went. emily turner asked the investigators if they've used ancestry sites. >> i'm not pr

and i'm julie watts. let s get started start with our forecast this morning . >>> welcome back, it's just about 6:30. >> we'll get started with a check of our forecast. couple sprinkles. mostly in the north bay, but a couple along the peninsula as well. most of the showers light in nature, not going to see the heavy downpours and most of the presip is north of fort bragg. however we do have some passing through san francisco, hayward, livermore, along i-80. most folks really are just looking at gray skies, a damp chilly feel today. starting out with temperatures in the 50s area wide. your headlines, more clouds this morning, more sprinkles are possible throughout the morning and really throughout the d. but again, not a total rainout. we're just talking sprinkles. sun and clouds t story throughout the weekend, a cool weekend overall could still see a couple light showers continuing on into your sunday. and temperatures in the mid 60s in saint helena this weekend. breezy and cool as you make your way throu

and i'm julie watts. let s get start with our >>> welcome back. it is 6:27. good morning. we'll get started this half hour with a check of our forecast. it is a beautiful one. starting off with a live look outside over the bay. 51 concorde. 47 oakland. through the day we'll not going to see a lot of change in terms of cloud cover. here's saturday. you can see a few clouds far to the north and well out of our region. basically sunshine is the story today. we may have a sea breeze. it will be cooler along the coast. inland temperatures in the mid 70s to near 80 degrees for the warmest spots. our forecast for today sunny and warm in freemont today. 75 today. yes, we really stay sunny and warm through the weekend and the beginning of the work week. 76 tomorrow in freemont. temperatures hovering near the 80-degree mark. a bit cooler the closer you get to the coast. here's a look at the event forecast. cherry blossom festival is going on this weekend in japan town in sunny san francisco. it will be sunny. temperatures in the upper 60s today. i'll have your full forecast coming u

julie watts explains that the company has not always put their money behind their ideas. >> reporter: the facebook has been funding the opposition to a pallid initiative called the california privacy act. until today when we once again asked the company, why?>> i could not be clear on this topic. we do not sell data.>> reporter: then why has facebook been fighting the consumer privacy act? the initiative would give californians the right to know what is being collected about them, the right to tell companies not to sell it, and would hold companies more responsible for keeping it safe. all things facebook says that they already do. along with at&t, google, verizon, and comcast. they have been funding the ballad -- the fight against the initiative. a spokesperson for the no campaign saying the initiative would put californians at a disadvantage.>> wouldn't this just force them to create the same policy?>> not necessarily we have not seen it with a lot of different businesses were with the gas omission.>> reporter: they argue the privacy act would put undue burden on small businesses an

it was not till kpix5's julie watts started calling around that lowe's fixed things. walk us through what happened. >> reporter: we learned that lowe's had their license suspended due to liability insurance which expired back on april 1. as you mentioned we started calling around this morning to find out what was going on. lowe's was actually contracting as of this morning with a suspended license.>> lowe's has been operating with a suspended contractors like prudence -- license since april 1. >> reporter: most find this hard to believe, one of the largest home improvement contractors not legally authorized to contract in the state of california. both lowe's workers comp and the liability insurance expired on april 1. while general contractors have a 45 day grace period to renew workers comp there's no grace period for liability insurance. the contractors say they confirmed to us with a suspended license lowe's should not be undertaking any contracts in the state of california. but just this morning lowe's offered ace -- us a contract despite their license being suspe

julie watts has an original report, tonight at 11 pm. >>> a healthcare motivated and entrepreneur tort her own company. >> she ended up with a multimillion dollar business, we will show you how it is changing the way we diagnose a disease that kills thousands of women every year. >> the next thing i remember is waking up in the hospital. >> reporter: she was 13 years old when a health scare changed the course of her life. >> i was writing a paper, for my english class in my bedroom. all of a sudden i felt a sharp pain in my side. >> reporter: she had a complex ovarian cyst, one that took doctors six months to determine wasn't cancer. while she was waiting she and her mother debated removing her ovaries and potentially starting menopause for her as a teenager. it is a choice she never wants another woman to have to make. and thinks to her, many may not have to. >> we believe it may be possible to find cancer at early stages through screening women or to diagnose endometriosis which is a condition that you can only diagnosed through a more invasive surgery. >> reporter: her company and

julie watts is here to show us how it works. >> we talk about these stories and issues before we bringm to you. let's talk about what this is. then we get to contentious points. it's called time of use bill. regulators require utilities to offer it. pg&e trying to get customers used to the idea. run the dishwasher after dinner and you may pay more. put off your laundry until bedtime? you might save. that is the idea behind pg&e's time of use billing. charging more or less for electricity based on when you use it. >> part of it is to enhance reliability and cleanliness of the grid.>> we explain a program beginning in april is something energy companies are doing statewide. 150,000 pg&e customers are randomly selected to try it out. they are two options to choose from. peak pricing from 3:00 until 8:00 or from 4:00 until 9:00. that's when it cost the most. otherwise it goes down. it might be a good fit for people who work late or families with afterschool activities in the evening. anyone may be able to make minor changes and save. >> if you don't turn on the dishwasher until after 9:00,

kpix5's julie watts is along presidio terrace and this isn't the first time this street has made headlines. >> reporter: no, v. i'm sure if our viewers think presidio terrace looks familiar, you may have seen it on the news before. you may remember a san jose couple bought a portion of common area inside the presidio terrace under a tax auction. that was overturned, but it turns out the presidio is using about 1 million gallons of water a year and the taxpayers have been footing the bill. it's a posh san francisco neighborhood with multimillion dollar mansions and lush green lawns. as you might imagine, it takes a lot of water to keep this private street green, up to 1 million gallons a year, in fact, but it turns out for decades the elite presidio homeowners which included dianne feinstein and nancy pelosi for a time haven't paid a dime. that's because the city of san francisco never sent the homeowners association a water bill. it just came to light the city has been footing the ill up to 1 million gallons of -- footing the bill for up to 1 million gallons of water a year for almost a ce

in san francisco, julie watts, kpix5. >> today we asked the mayor who was a managing director at a venture capital firm that worked closely with tech companies about the growing calls the government may need to regulate big tech. >> reporter: do you think we've reached the point we need to regulate the tech industry? >> that's a broad question. look, i think at the end of the day no tech company is alike and we have facebook that has a ton of data on individuals to other companies that have no idea who you are and your personal information. so i think it just depends and you have to be very specific about it. >> farrell took a leave of absence from the vc firm when he became mayor. >>> the tale of two cities continues with the have not's who have turned some b.a.r.t. and muni stations into their personal bathrooms. kpix5's susie steimle tells us there's a multimillion dollar plan to help. >> reporter: when you step into a b.a.r.t. elevator, you'll likely notice an unpleasant smell and these signs along the walls telling you not to use this as a public bathroom, but since those signs aren't

. >> let's start with a check of our forecast with juliette julie watts. >>> we have a switch. you might see a little bit

good morning, i'm julie watts. and i'm devin fehely...the time of the crash was rainy and windy.. it's not clear if any one else was hurt. now to our storm watch -- the heavy rain blew through over night.. you can see from our cameras of the bay bridge.. the down po >>> watch the heavy rain blow through overnight. some parts of the bay area have flooded. hi-def doppler this morning to show you where the showers

july of 2018. it will increase the customer account to 105,000 with the addition of mostly commercial accounts. the average mega watt served is projected to be about 235. we've brought to the general manager some master agreements and confirmations which builds the power supply portfolio. i thought we would share more of that information with you today but it's taking us a little bit longer to ink some of those last few contracts. so i expect we will share a picture of the contracts, supply, supplying our programs and the perform and results at our next meeting. on the regulatory front, the commission, the california public utilities commission efforts to reform the pcia charge on customers, that pg&e place is called the pcia continues. working with city attorney and the california community choice trade association we serve testimony which i summarized at the last meeting and questioned we served our rebuttle testimony. it focused on a disconnect between the value as described to the contact by the california p.u.c. when they entered the contracts and the i.o.u.'s proposed valuations of those contracts for purposes