the city of larkspur has voted to sell the statutes that depicted sir francis drake.was removed last summer. today unusual place. larkspur mayor said the city voted unanimously to sell the controversial sculpture that once towered near the terminal. it drew protest and strong opinion. >> when you look at that what emotion do you get? >> discussed. >> reporter: the sculpture was removed last july. >> we do not want it torn down and people getting hurt. >> reporter: the artist said that he wanted to honor the discovery of san francisco bay. >> i did not want to make a sculpture of him, i made a sculpture of the event. >> reporter: the city plans to sell the sculpture for $100,000. they will offer the artist the same amount. he said he can't afford to purchase the sculpture but wishes it could be reinstalled in the same location. they said if he declines the public auction would take place. >> any profit that the city makes what would happen to that money? we will we haven't decided what that might be. i am not sure that we anticipate that this will make any profit. it c

the city of larkspur has voted to sell its statue depicting sir francis drake, which was removed lastay, we found the sculpture in an unlikely place. >> reporter: this vacant lot in marin county, not where you would expect to find a 30 foot sculpture of sir francis drake, but that is where we spotted it, hiding in plain sight, wrapped in tarps and controversy. >> controversy on both sides, but i think we are making the right decision. >> reporter: the mayor says the city voted unanimously to sell the controversial sculpture that once towered near the larkspur ferry terminal andrew protest and strong opinions last summer. >> you look at that and what emotion do you get? >> discussed. >> reporter: last july the city removed the sculpture of the explore with ties to slavery and colonialism. >> the last thing we needed was a crowd to come out and tear it down. people could've been killed or hurt. >> reporter: the artist told us he wanted to honor the discovery of san francisco bay. >> i didn't want to make a sculpture of him. i made a sculpture of the event. >> reporter: the city plans to

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he attended redwood high school in larkspur and on facebook, the football community posted their condolences writing in part, quote, miles played 2 years of football and was also on redwoods varsity baseball team. our thoughts are with miles as family, friends and teammates during this difficult time. san francisco police are searching for whoever is responsible for an anti lgbtq graffiti that was sprayed on the side of an apartment building in the castro district. people in the building could only tell officers that in unknown person tag the side of the building. a planter and a sidewalk. it happened around midnight on july 6. the case has been handed over now to the department's special investigation division. in the north bay. new irrigation restrictions have been adopted now by the marine municipal water district marin county is classified under exceptional drought conditions in these pictures. explain why you can see just how low the levels are at local reservoirs. the new water restrictions put a one day per week limit on spray irrigation today per week limit on drip irrigation the wat

that's starting tomorrow, between san francisco, larkspur and sausalito. it had been suspended during the pandemic. the ferry's weekday and special event ridership has increased since the state's reopening on june 15th. masks are still required for riders. >>> a traffic alert now, chopper five mac was over highway 242 ahead of a closure starting at 10:00 p.m. tonight. caltrans is closing the northbound lanes for major pavement repair on an elevated section of the highway between interstate 680 and concord avenue. so the closure is scheduled for this weekend and into next weekend, so heads up on that. >>> also, back to our dangerous heat wave. some people tried to beat the high temps by getting outside early. a crowd of guys were at the diablo creek golf course this morning, knowing those triple digit temps were coming.>>pingb the ac blasting. >> we have two fridges in preparation for the. >> inside, the manager says they were ready for it. in fact, he's expecting a lot of golfers this weekend. chopper five mac, take a look at this over six flags hurricane

a vigil was held today at redwood high school in larkspur to remember a 17 year-old boy who drowned athoe earlier this week. police say miles kawashima was celebrating the 4th of july with friends on a boat. but when he tried to move to another seat. the boat hit a wave and he flew off his friends called police. they were able to pull him out of the water and give him cpr. but the teenager died on the way to the hospital. the nevada department of wildlife is now investigating anything that occurred on the water and in that boat. >> in the south bay police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex in santa clara. it happened just after midnight on flora vista avenue at the boardwalk apartments. one person was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay. neighbors say they're shocked because it's usually a safe and quiet neighborhood. nobody has been arrested and police are asking anyone with information to come forward. also in the south bay, the vt has developed a plan to resume light rail service by the end of the month. early phases will require proper on board a gain

the train runs from larkspur landing in marin county to santa rosa airport boulevard and sonoma.charge just $5 per child and $10 for adults. stay. all right. well, we're looking at a pretty sweet to july 4th forecast up shake off this morning. fog and see it's kind of still cloudy. the bay bridge toll plaza 77 my high noon. >> in the mid afternoon will be in the middle 80's and even upper 80's at that. look at forecast. although woman up by the end of end, the week. >> the kron 00:00am morning news. >> 8.15, on this sunday morning. and happening now, chp is out in full force for the holiday chp will have extra officers on the roads focusing on drunk drivers distracted driving and speeding. >> the maximum enforcement period is in effect through tomorrow. if you are thinking of heading out and watching some fireworks dave, i'm curious how will the fog impact our viewing abilities. you think. >> well, the rolls into early. it's a you know, sometimes has a tendency to do but for now we'll say they're really thicker stuff doesn't get in here until after midnight. and so for solis givi

weekend services between san francisco and the north bay today service to and from san francisco, larkspur and sausalito will resume with several trips throughout the day on saturdays and sundays golden gate ferry suspended its weekend service during the pandemic due to a decrease in demand. but officials say demand has increased ever since the state reopened on june 15th just like on all public transit masks are still required for ferry passengers. i have a feeling that with all of these warm temperatures. we're seeing this weekend. a lot of people are going to want to get on the ferry. it's time for another check of our forecast. dave it's going to get into the triple digits in some spots. yeah. it is a fair doesn't sound bad either. maybe telling the say, hey, let's take a stop at alcatraz island just hang out there in place you can hide from the heat today or just along the coastline. good and everybody. >> this is a live look, we have the east bay shoreline. it's already been opened up to the sunshine at we shake off that morning. well fog and even some coastal drizzle going on to. we

. >>> in the north bay, the larkspur city council has decided to sell a controversial sculpture depictinge. the city removed for safety concerns after activists threatened to topple it. the group that commissioned the piece will have the first option to purchase it back for $100,000. if they refuse, it will likely be sold at a public auction. >>> the iconic rainbow flag in castro's district could be replaced. >> some people think it is time for a more inclusive symbol. createdane 1978, the rainbow flag was meant to represent everyone in the lgbtq community. many transgender people today don't identify with that. >> the people who were spearheading the gay liberation movement in the early 70s were black and brown trans and queer people. in the of a few years, they were kicked out of the gay liberation movement and it was turned into a movement that was very gay white people. >> this is a flag that many say represents everyone, called the progress pride flag. right now the city is split on the issue. they will post a survey on the facebook page monday. >>> if you want to dance with someone

rides on golden gate transit, marin and the larkspur ferry are free through monday. there will be special special s service tomorrow. face masks still required on public >> translator: sit. >>> and happening today something fun and free for the whole family to celebrate the 4th of july weekend. the warriors will host the th c food vendors, and an nba gaming zone. a sampling starts in the west plaza at 11 and then at 12:30 you can see a pet costume parade. >> i have noticed there's a lot of dogs here and a lot of people dress up their dogs. i'm like give the people what they want. we have a big area for this. we have coffee carts for pups, we have lots of furniture and dog relief areas we have vendors in boths. >> the block party runs today and tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. >>> and as we head to break let's check outside. >> we are brightening up. a live look outside. our feathered friend there and cloudy skies but down at the airport we are sunny and looking for pretty nice day here though the breeze will pick up. mid-60s's downtown. low 70's in oakland. uppe

he drowned at lake tahoe earlier this week, kron four's camila barco is live at redwood high in larkspur and everybody has a lot of questions about what happened. camilla. >> yes. so we're finally getting some answers. we know that the victim is 17 year-old miles kawashima. he just finished his junior year here at redwood high school and he was on a boat with several friends near secret code in lake tahoe on monday evening when the accident happened. now the nevada department of wildlife tells me that kawashima was attempting to move to another seat while the boat was moving it hit a wave and he was ejected oshima began to struggle in the lake. and by the time his friends turned around and returned he was already under water. douglas county sheriff's deputies were the first on scene. they began cpr. has they took him back to the boat launch at sea and harbor. however, they were unable to save him and he died on his way to the hospital. now kawashima was a multi-sport athlete. these are pictures of him in action. he played football. the student was also on the varsity baseball team at red

weekend schedule for service between san francisco in the north bay trips to and from san francisco larkspurto will resume with several trips throughout the day on saturdays and sundays. we can ferry service was suspended during the pandemic because of low ridership. don't forget, though your masks will be required for all of those rides this weekend. there is an effort to save the lives of first responders specifically firefighters, according to the group red help more american firefighters are committing suicide, then those killed in the line of duty. the group unites family and friends of firefighters suffering from ptsd and those we've lost their lives to the mental illness tomorrow. an event is being held to remember alameda county firefighter eric michel who took his own life. john preston who lost his older brother in 2016 is leading a hike through castro valley. >> in doing so kind of sent me and what can i do to help out an eye. keep this from happening again. so i went on to high 630 miles and 28 days. can follow up in the san diego. so kind be my intention was to show the world ho

on sunday, the transit agency will run from san francisco to larkspur for those enjoying the fireworks. seats are reserved for people with san francisco giants game tickets only. >>> fans at the oakland coliseum were treated to a fireworks show last night, but it came at a cost. without late service from b.a.r.t., most of the fans drove to the stadium, creating quite a jam. kpix 5's andrea mcdonnell reports on the bottleneck as more than 42,000 fans showed up for that game. >> reporter: for the first time this season, the coliseum was packed as fans slowly made their way to their seats. >> this is the first game of the season. and i feel like i am now back to normal again. >> reporter: long lines coiled in front of each concession stand and in the stands, the chair of the green and gold could be heard loud and clear. while the game against the red sox was the main attraction, fans stuck around for the grand finale, the fireworks show. >> any chance you're going to leave before the fireworks? >> no, no, i am an a's fan but it sucks that i can't get on b.a.r.t. to lee. >> reporter: at th

the bus runs from larkspur landing in marin county to santa rosa airport boulevard in sonoma county. it's offering $5 per child and $10 for adults all weekend. and don't forget tomorrow. kron 4 will bring you 4th of july celebrations live from across the bay area. what the best views of the fireworks in san francisco conquered san diego. >> join us for kron four's, july 4th live tomorrow 09:00pm. and now let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> we got some cloudy skies out there but audrey kuz joins us right now with a look ahead. >> know you've seen fireworks right deal not just as a kid here in the bay area but also you reported on them. how is it typically like this time of year. it's well illegal a lot of them in the east bay where i live. >> that's definitely a concern right. yeah. let's leave it to the professionals. we are under extreme to exceptional drought conditions. they let's take a look at your 4th of july fireworks for those of you who want to view throughout the embarcadero. >> let's leave it to the pros because we don't want any wildfires, this park. i want

yeah, we're all going to pool our paychecks and we're going to launch a car ferry from first larkspur to cisco the escalating golden gate bridge because i said can i swim know i can take my car on the car ferry. assume you guys get. there you go. i can't wait. we're we're this close to securing all the until we're going to like a good maybe it will take a we'll see. >> if you've got millions and millions of dollars to invest ago contact well, it is going to be one that if you're crossing the golden gate bridge this morning. you have to run. watch out for some dense fog out there at times. also some drizzle, misty conditions roadways are wet across the bay area, especially closer to the coastline. >> know your san jose view didn't work out this time. sometimes it just doesn't load all the way. but it is a little bit foggy and cloudy and san jose right now as you are seeing across much of the bay area. look at all the action that was up in the sierra nevada yesterday we saw thunderstorms flaring up during afternoon hours. good thing is it came along with plenty of rainfall, dry thunders

the train runs from larkspur landing in marin county to santa rosa airport boulevard in sonoma county offering $5 per child and $10 for all adults all weekend. now to our 4 zone forecast here is a live look at along the embarcadero of the bay bridge kron 4 meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez joins has a look at what to expect everything. yeah, let's take a look at our getaway forecast, gayle because it is a long holiday weekend 4th of july believe we're already in july this year is just flying by. i 80 at castle peak tracking calmer conditions out there right now in the bay area. we did see some pop-up thunderstorms. >> earlier this afternoon with the threat of dry lightning making its way to the sierra tonight. but for us here in the bay area all dry. we are noticing that big marine layer bringing us some moisture along the coast with some patchy coastal drizzle. that's going to continue during the overnight hours. but take a look at south lake tahoe. we're noticing widespread light rain there, even extending as far north into donner summit. carson city kirkwood as well. topaz lake final

thursdays and fridays, people in cities including mill valley, larkspur, and kentfield.er restrictions could face fines of up to $250. >>> well, do you want to know what drought restrictions to expect in your neighborhood? just head to our website to find out how water agencies plan to move forward during this drought. that's on nbc bay area.com and click on water restrictions in our trending bar. and it's just going to get drier over the next four days, as we experience a heat wave coming our way. triple digits back again. >> yeah, are you ready? >> i am ready. you've been warning us. >> it's going to get uncomfortable. tomorrow's really going to start that heat. you can see by 10:00 a.m., we're at 69 and by 3:00 p.m., 95. we'll talk more about our fire danger and how much that increases tomorrow. back to that in a few minutes. >>> the project to reconstruct anderson dam has started. we'll tell you how the area will deal with losing its largest reservoir. ♪♪ with triple the beef. triple the cheese. and triple the bacon... i call this burger the perfect triple threat. bu

kron four's camila barco is following this from redwood high school in larkspur.re a lot of questions camilla. >> yeah. james live victims has been identified as miles college she made. and these are the halls that he wants walked. he was a student and redwood high school. but just like everyone else, he was enjoying the long weekend until it was cut short and co shima was a multi-sport athlete. these are pictures of him in action and surrounded by his teammates played football. he was also on the varsity baseball team at redwood high school. now over the weekend coach team and friends were at lake tahoe. but officials got a distress call from people on a boat around 6.20, monday evening deputies arrived to sand harbor and the people on the boat were between the ages of 1718 years old right now. the local sheriff's department is saying co shima drowned in a boating accident foul play has been ruled out in preliminary findings. meanwhile, teammates have offered their condolences to his family in a facebook post. the teens said they are mourning the loss of of his t

weekend schedule for service between san francisco and the north bay trips to and from san francisco, larkspurnd sausalito will resume with several trips throughout the on saturdays and sundays weekend ferry service was suspended during the pandemic because of low ridership. don't forget your mask, which is needed in order to ride. that does it for us here on kron 4 news at 9 o'clock. saturday night. speaking of heat, we're going to take a live look at the embarcadero tonight where it's going to be another hot one. we'll have very latest for you on kron 4 news at 10 o'clock right after the break. >> when fun time from the bay area's local news station. you're watching kron. 4 >> coming here. they know they have good enough time. >> the police told get your money into lake. >> now at 10 caught on camera. a bold smashing grab in the south bay. hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise know on the streets and the owner says unfortunately it is not the first time that his store has been targeted. this is kron 4 news at 10 o'clock this sunday. not saturday night. welcome. and i'm jonathan mcc

drowned in lake tahoe earlier this week kron four's camila barco is live at redwood high school in larkspur. >> with the story. camila. >> diane james, the victim is miles kawashima the teen just finished his junior year here at redwood high school and this past weekend he spend it celebrating with friends at lake tahoe until it was cut short kawashima was a multi-sport athlete. these are pictures of him in achion and with surrounded by teammates, he played football. the student was also on the varsity baseball team redwood high school. he was supposed to start his senior year. this fall oco. she met his friends were at lake tahoe over the weekend. officials say that they got a distress call from people on a boat around 6.20, monday evening deputies arrived to sand harbor and the people on the boat were between the ages of 1718 years old. the local sheriff's department is saying that coach schima drowned in a boating accident foul play foul play has been ruled out in preliminary findings. now, meanwhile, teammates have offered their condolences to his family in a facebook post. the football

the train runs from larkspur landing in marin county to santa rosa airport boulevard in sonoma county. it is offering $5 per child and $10 for adults all weekend. and don't forget tomorrow. kron 4 will bring you 4th of july celebrations. live from across the bay area. we'll have the best views of the fireworks and san francisco conquered and san diego. you can join us for kron four's, july 4th live tomorrow at 09:00pm. >> despite concerns from state health officials about the danger of the spread of covid-19 during the holiday weekend. this is expected to be the busiest travel weekend ever so far. so john, then in the john takes us look into what to expect. >> whether you're hitting the highways or taking to the skies this independence day weekend. you can expect a lot of company triple a predicts more than 47 and a half million americans will fly or drive this holiday weekend. the second highest july 4th travel volume on record after 2019. but triple a says most people are taking road trips with an estimated 44 million cars hitting the road. what's more gas prices are seeing their hi

attended redwood high school in larkspur on facebook. the football community sent their condolences in part, they wrote. he played 2 years of football and was also on redwoods varsity baseball team. our thoughts are with miles as family, friends and teammates during this difficult time. and new tonight at 9, we're learning more about the response. times of paramedics and ambulances in the city of oakland. on the night of july. 4th monday. oakland police chief leronne armstrong said there was so much violence and what he called 12 hours of chaos. >> he said it really affected paramedics trying to get to shooting scenes. but that might not be the case for us. jonathan mccall has spent the last few days looking into the claims and getting some answers for us. he is live tonight with what he found out jonathan, what what did you learn? you know, i catherine covering vicki, the police chief very adamant that because of this violence, it was difficult for paramedics and ambulances to get to the scene. >> but we learned today from the company t

weekend schedule for service between san francisco and the north bay trips to and from san francisco, larkspur and sausalito will resume with several trips throughout the day on saturdays and sundays. we can ferry service was suspended during the pandemic because of low ridership. also, if you decide to hop on don't forget your mask. they are required for ride. we will let you know about some power outages that were supposed to take place. luckily, they did not. the flex alert that was in effect issued for a second day in a row. finally coming to an end at around 9 o'clock tonight. but for the folks in san leandro. they have to worry about potential power outages coming as a result of that flex alert. the good news we talked with pg and e and the 9 o'clock hour. they said nothing happened in san leandro so big sigh of relief for those folks tonight. blackouts issue to help ease the grid during these during the flex alert just to prevent any other widespread power outages. so some good news there for the folks in san leandro tonight. no word on if a 3rd flex alert for a 3rd day in a row will be

he drowned what happened on that boat kron four's camila barco is live at redwood high school in larkspurhere he was a student kamilah. >> yeah, james. we just got new information from the nevada department of wildlife who is investigating this incident. they have identified the victim as 17 year-old miles call kawashima. he was on a boat with several friends near secret secret cove in lake tahoe when the incident happened. now officials are telling us that. he was attempting to move to another seat while the boat was moving the boat hit a wave and that's when he was ejected. was shima began to struggle in the water and by the time his friends turned around and returned. he was already under water. now the local deputies were the first on scene and began cpr as they took him back to the boat launch at sand harbor. however, they were unable to save him and he was pronounced dead on his way to the hospital cosima was a multi-sport athlete. these are pictures of him in action and surrounded by teammates. he played football. the student was also on the varsity baseball team at redwood high sc

teammates after he drowned up at lake tahoe earlier this four's camila barco is live at red were high in larkspur with more on the story and what we know. >> surrounding this death. camille, what happened. >> so daria the victim had. what we know is about the victim and he had just finished his junior year here at redwood high school. he has been identified as miles what we know right now is that he spent this past long weekend at up in lake tahoe, enjoying and celebrating the 4th of july when an accident happened. officials say. got a distress call from people on a boat about 6.20, monday evening. those on the boat were between 1718 years old. deputies rushed us and harbor to help out. and right now the l-cal sheriff's department is saying that cole schima drowned in a boating accident. preliminary findings have say that foul play has been ruled out now co shima was a multi-sport athlete. these are pictures of him in action and surrounded by teammates. he played football and the student was also on the varsity baseball team here at redwood high school. he was supposed to start his senior year. t

voted unanimously this week to sell the sculpture, saying the piece was too divisive to go back to larkspurng or any other park in the city. the 30 ft tall statue was taken down last july after d with ties to slavery and colonialism, and there were concerns over public safety after activists threatened to topple that piece still to come today. he's being called one of the most interesting men in the bay area. he also has one of the most interesting homes as well up next, we'll show you inside the fish house and introduce you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ monitor, check and lock down you money with security from chase. control feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. six years ago, the east bay express said he might be the most interesting man in the east bay and as ktvu claudine wang explains, it all makes sense that he would build also build what might be the most interesting home in the east bay as well. it it's called the fish house, and it has long been a conversation starter. you know, everybody came in to see what this was about. it's been called the safest house in the world. architect eugene swa

he attended redwood high school in larkspur and on facebook, the football community posted their condolences writing in part miles played 2 years of football and was also on red was a varsity baseball team. our thoughts are with miles family, friends and teammates during this difficult time. >> new at 00:00pm tonight, san francisco police are searching for whoever is responsible for this anti lgbtq plus graffiti sprayed on the side of an apartment building in the castro district police were notified about it yesterday around noon. it happened on 17th street in the city. police are people in the building, rather could only tell officers that an unknown person or persons tag the side of the building. a planter and the sidewalk happened around midnight on july 6. no other information has been released. the case has been handled handed over to the department special investigation division. another big story we're following tonight. there's been yet another deadly crash involving a tesla. this time the san lorenzo teenager was killed. it happened back in august of 2019. but this tesla model 3 sla