i am max darrow.n musk is already quite busy running tesla, spacex, and the social media platform x, formally known as twitter. but he is setting aside some time for local politics here in san francisco. he is going after dean preston, then to toss $100,000 into the mix to get him out of office. we talked to supervisor preston for his reaction. >> the only reason anyone is interested in what elon musk has to say is because he has billions of dollars. i would say to him, use those funds to actually solve some of our problems instead of trying to intervene when you are upset at a local city supervisor. he is a billionaire. he is very right wing. he does not want to be taxed. and he is mad that folks like myself have a lot of support in this city. >> preston held a meeting this week about car break-ins. it was getting a lot of backlash and is the one that got musk's attention. he said that the city needs to pound in the message to visitors. do not leave anything in your cars. critics accused him of givin

i am max darrow. elon musk is already quite busy running tesla, spacex, and the platform x, formally known as twitter. but now he is deciding to way into local politics. he is bound to toss $100,000 into the mix. we asked supervisor preston for his reaction. >> the only reason that anyone is interested in what elon musk has to say is because he has billions of dollars per i would say to him, use those funds to actually solve some of our problems instead of trying to intervene when you are upset at a local city supervisor. he is a billionaire. he is very right wing. he does not want to be taxed. he is mad that folks like myself have a lot of support in the city. >> it was a tweet that weston wrote about them but got a lot of backlash and caught the atteion. heap posted back on wednesday that the city needs to pound in the message to visitors, do not leave anything in your cars. critics accused him of giving into thieves and victim blaming. >>> speaking of thieves, our cameras caught cars that were brok

i am max darrow. start with a check of the weather with first alert meteorologist, darren peck. >>> our sunday morning is starting out like saturday. the marine layer is large and in charge and we wake up to gray skies . but like yesterday, this will melt back in by the time we have gotten into the late afternoon, most places are looking at sunshine. the one exception will be the immediate golden gate over the city and the east bay , opposite the golden gate. you may not clear entirely today. and daytime highs will be 10 degrees below average. look at the numbers for the inland east bay, in the mid 70s . right where you were yesterday. 76 in santa rosa. san jose hit 77. i will show you a warm up coming up in the complete first alert forecast in a few minutes. >>> in san rafael, police are investigating three violent incidents that happened after celebrations wrapped up for guatemalan independence day. a shooting on nevada street after 10:00 friday night send one man to the hospital with serious injuri

i am max darrow. the ongoing strike between hollywood writers and the studios could be nearing the end. the wga and the association representing the studios are set to resume talks today and industry trades reports they are close to a deal. bradley blackburn joins us live from new york this morning with more on where things stand and broadly, the situation has been going on for months now. >> reporter: it is nearing 150 days with picket lines packed again yesterday as the marathon negotiations continue . but, this is still not a done deal. even with both sides eager to reach an agreement. there is no hollywood ending yet, but the stage is set for a potential deal between the writers guild of america and the hollywood studios. late saturday the sides issued a short joint statement saying they will meet again sunday. >> we are hearing they are close but that perhaps not as close as some of the press reports, which have suggested this is down to a drafting by the lawyers. >> reporter: variety and other t

i'm max darrow. all across california and the nation, americans are remembering dianne feinstein, the longtime senator, former san francisco mayor and supervisor died thursday night at the age of 90. now everyone from politicians to journalists to her constituents are telling their stories about how she affected their lives. >> i'm very sad, and it really makes me very grateful to have been able to cover her back to when she was mayor. i mean, she was an amazing person. she defied being put in any kind of a political box. >> i learned from her that you take your job seriously, you better be prepared, and you hold yourself with some dignity. >> our juliette goodrich is on capitol hill where there's been an outpouring of emotion from those who worked alongsideher. >> reporter: here we are inside the nation's capitol, and i can tell you today there were so many conversations about the late senator dianne feinstein as they all learned the news. her career lasted a life span. and let's take a look back at

as max darrow reports, the system is in critical need of riders. >> it's no secret that public transit struggled to bounce back after the pandemic. transit agency leaders hope this month will help up lift the system and highlight the importance of keeping public transit across the bay area moving. for eight years transit month celebrated the role of public transit across the bay area. this year the celebration comes at a critical time. jim allison is a bart spokesperson. >> we need to signal to elected leaders and the rest of the public that this is still a valuable resource, something that deserves to be invested in and we are in a critical period where the federal money is running out in the next year and a half. >> reporter: allison says bart ridership is around 40% of pre-pandemic levels. they are not alone with a slow recovery. ridership across most bay area transit agencies is not roaring back. throughout september bart and other agencies will incentivize people to take public transit with things like contests and prizes. there will be events and discussions surrounding topics li

max darrow explains. >> reporter: it's no secret that public transit has struggled to bounce back after the pandemic. transit agency leaders hope this month will help uplift the system and also highlight the importance of keeping public transit across the bay area moving. for eight years, transit month has celebrated the role of public transit across the bay area. but this year, the celebration will come at a critical time. jim allison is a bart spokesperson. >> we need to signal to elected leaders and the rest of the public that this is still a valuable resource. something that deserves to be invested in and were in a critical period now where our federal money is running out in the next year and a half. >> reporter: allison says bart ridership is around 40% of prepandemic levels. however, they're not alone with a slow recovery. ridership across most bay area public transit agencies isn't roaring back. so throughout september, bart and other agencies will incentivize people with prizes, but there will also be events and discussions surrounding topics like safety and how to improve the

our max darrow has the story. >> reporter: the fremont police department isn't the only one struggling with staffing. in fact, its vacancy rate is better than some of the surrounding jurisdictions. but like many departments, they are looking to better retain and recruit personnel and sign-on bonuses are a part of the strategy. among those who showed up to the fremont police career fair on saturday morning was rodney, he's currently a student. going into the fair he was interested but not 100% sold on a career in law enforcement. >> if i can find something that suits me, then i'll go for it. >> reporter: he hoped to learn more about what different careers in law enforcement could look like. >> definitely the csi, forensics investigation was by far my favorite. >> reporter: the fremont police department is hiring both full-time and part-time positions, notably they're short 29 officers and 10 full-time dispatchers. the captain says this was the department's first recruitment event of its kind. >> it's a competitive job market, and so we're trying to make sure the community and potential

coming up at 7:00 tonight, max darrow explains why the issue has become much more urgent in the recent days and weeks . >>> still no word on when death valley national park will reopen after tropical storm hillary . the storm dumped more than two inches on the park, that is roughly the amount of rain the park gets in just one year . you can see the roads covered in water and debris and cars stuck in the mud. park officials say the cleanup could take months and cost up to $6 million. we say they get that rainfall in a year but that's generous because most years they don't get half out. >> right, statistics can play some tricks on you put that is averaging in a few exceptionally wet years with the usual half an inch . >> is not meant for that type of weather. >> no. the landscape just cannot absorb it. it's the same problem at burning man. it turns into gunk that you cannot move through. >> we are back into a normal weather pattern for the next several days. we have been lucky around the bay area. the whole west coast will settle into this pattern over the next several days but not much

max darrow takes us to the city recently named the most expensive place to rent an apartment where prices are growing faster than anywhere else. >> reporter: alex nunez is nearing ten years as a renter in mountain view. it wasn't cheap to live when he moved here for his job, but rents certainly weren't anywhere near where they are now. >> i don't think it's good for the city of mountain view, for the people that live here to, have rents that are anywhere near the highest median. >> reporter: according to the latest market data from apartment rental platform zumper, mountain view has the highest median rent in the entire bay area at $3,360 a month, up 25% year over year, about $600 more than the median one-bedroom in san francisco. crystal chen is with zumper. >> the biggest two things are the return office policies and supply hitting the markets that's more luxury. so comparing the 25% to the 1 or 2%, it does show it's rising so much more. >> the higher that rents go, it's just going to set a new and worsening precedent for the base entry level that it costs to move into a place like moun

max darrow introduces us to a man who decided to head up there. >> as he walks into his new home in hisnd raised in the bay area, is proud to say he is a homeowner. >> it is my little piece of paradise. >> a home he is in the process of making his own. >> prepping the flooring so we can lay down some simple vinyl flooring or something. >> reporter: not in the bay area, the house is in lake county, about 2 1/2 hours north of san francisco. he isn't planning on living here full-time, but you wanted to buy a house and plan for his family's future, and buying in the bay area didn't seem like a viable option. >> this home is almost 1100 square feet. list just say the price in the heart of silicon valley, for me, would be completely unattainable. >> reporter: not the only person who has recently bought in lake county, just ask jessica spencer, a real tour, certified tourism ambassador and longtime lake county resident. >> reporter: when did you notice the influx of people? >> i'm going to say it was probably the mid-2020 , june, july, when people started being told that they can work from hom

max darrow explains. >> reporter: climate experts and advocates are calling the lawsuit historic, but in the meantime some of those named in the lawsuit say suggesting solutions to climate change should be done outside the courtroom. five oil companies are named in the lawsuit, shell, exxonmobil, and bp as well as the petroleum institute. they argue the defendants have known for decades that the burning of fossil fuels will contribute to climate change, but they have misled and lied to the public about it. the director of the climate law institute at the center for biological diversity called the lawsuit a game changer. >> i think this lawsuit will be helpful to all of california's efforts to address climate change. that's because it seeks to stop big oil from lying about the science and blocking climate solutions. >> reporter: they argue the defendants have contributed to creating harmful related conditions throughout california. >> the heat waves, droughts, deadly super storms and wildfires. the sea level rise. >> reporter: according to the complaints, there are numerous causes of a

max darrow explains. >> reporter: it's no secret that public transit has struggled to bounce back after this month they will help uplift the system and also highlight the importance of keeping public transition across the bay area moving. for eight years, transit month has celebrated the role of public transit across the bay area. but this year the celebration will come at a critical time. jim allison is a bart spokesperson. >> we need to signal to elected leaders and the rest of the public that this is still a valuable resource. something that will deserve to be invested in and were in a critical period now where our federal money is running out in the next year and a half. >> reporter: allison says bart ridership is around 40% of prepandemic levels. however, they're not alone with a slow recovery. ridership across most bay area public transit agencies isn't roaring back. so throughout september, bart and other agencies will incentivize people to take public transit. i asked allison about safety on bart. while perception isn't always the reality. >> the numbers tell a different story t

our max darrow has the story. >> reporter: the fremont police department isn't the only one struggling with staffing. in fact, its vacancy rate is better than some of the surrounding jurisdictions, but like many departments, they are looking to better retain and recruit personnel and sign-on bonuses are a part of the strategy. among those who showed up to the fremont police career fair on saturday morning was rodney. he's currently a student. going into the fair he was interested but not 100% sold on a career in law enforcement. >> if i can find something that suits me, then i'll go for it. >> reporter: he hoped to learn more about what different careers in law enforcement could look like. >> definitely the csi, forensics investigation was definitely by far my favorite. >> reporter: the fremont police department is hiring full-time and part-time positions. notably, they're short 29 officers and ten full-time dispatchers. captain max nelson says this was the department's first recruitment event of its kind. >> it's a competitive job market. we're trying to make sure the community and po

max darrow has this story about how one man is happy to see the return where he lives.orter: among the thousands of people who live in san francisco's sunset district, is liam mcnally. lives about three block bloc the ocean. when he moved to the neighborhood about serve years ago he got used toe hearing the faint sound of the waves but also this. >> this is a test. something like that. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the weekly tuesday tests of the city's emergency warning sirens. >> just like a -- a funny little -- funny little character bit about the neighborhood. about the city. >> reporter: but that familiar sound faded out in 2019 when the city took the sirens offline amidst hacking concerns. they've been offline ever since. mcnally says there was aninstance? recent years where a text alert about a possible tsunami wasn't as effective as the sirens would have been. >> i slept through the text and i woke up to like calls from my sister and i think i would have heard the sirens if they had gone on. >> reporter: board of superscissors president anapest rinne says. >> e kept

yeah, you know what's interesting is you are saying it's hot along the coast and i got a text from max darrow last night saying it feels like fall in san francisco. everyone is feeling something different this week. let's take a look at the weather headlines and widespread throughout the bay area this morning. we are seeing some low clouds and some fog in certain pockets. we're starting off with that live look behind this actually of the santa clara valley where there's just that thin, thin, thin cloud layer we're waking up to. later today we're going to see some hazy sunshine as smoke still moving its way in from the north. that's in just a minute and the air quality too. heading into this weekend, suddenly we have a nice cooldown ahead of the first couple of days right before the first day of fall. for the most part the winds are still moving in from on shore bringing in a little light trace of smoke pushing its way into our local communities and as we take a look at the current air quality. along the coastline mostly if the green. in the end ran areas, this was the same trend yesterday too