mayor mehan says it's going to cost about $25 million for stormwater permit requirements, which tiedmelessness. the city has to move all citizens who are currently living in encampments along waterways because of pollution risks, or face steep fines from the epa. >> frankly, what it means is trade offs. it means getting much more pragmatic with your tax dollars so that we don't simply move people out of our creeks and onto your streets. >> mehan says besides addressing homelessness, the biggest budget priorities are rebuilding the police department, cleaning up the city and making it easier to bring jobs and housing to san jose. the march budget proposal will be voted on at next week's city council meeting. >> allegations of unsafe working conditions are creating controversy at a san jose housing project intended to help the unhoused. the city's largest modular housing site at branham and monterey, is expected to open in july after it was initially scheduled for april. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey takes a look at the problems >> work on san jose $70 million emergen

san jose mayor matt mehan is now up for reelection as ktvu jesse gary reports.his comes after the city switched its election cycle to coincide with the presidential election. all right. >> days before the march primary election, san jose mayor matt mehan engaging in his version of stumping for votes. an empty lot in north san jose is an unusual but picturesque setting to showcase his accomplishments in office. >> i think the best way to campaign is to solve the problems facing our city. i'm focused on getting san jose back to basics, getting people indoors faster and out of these tent encampments that are across the city. >> the familiar theme is a holdover from mahan's campaign rhetoric of 2022, when he won the general election over cindy chavez. the city then moved its mayoral election to coincide with the presidential election cycle to increase voter turnout. they're going to have some variation from election cycle to election cycle, but but you're going to create a more diverse and representative electorate that's the idea behind the change this year. mahan'

mayor matt mehan says the city takes a lot of pride in its professional teams, but that bay fc has aque place in san jose's heart . >> this one is special because it's the first professional women's sports team in the entire region, and in a place as progressive as the bay area, it's kind of shocking that we haven't had a professional women's team here yet, but we are so proud to be home to bay fc. we, you know, we're a soccer town. >> yep. saturday's game will be hosted at paypal park. of course home to the san jose earthquakes. and we are wishing the team the best of luck as they start this brand new endeavor right here in the bay area. again, that match coming up on saturday. and don't forget , we have a special about this new era of soccer, women's soccer. that special will be airing on fox local at 830 saturday morning, so don't forget to check that out as well. thanks so much for joining me tonight for the news at 730. don't forget to download the fox local app to your smart tv. have a great evening everyone. see you back here tomorrow kelly has two choices... a honey baked ham

. >> hi, rebecca, this is matt mehan, your mayor.calling on a bunch of volunteers today in supportc of sam liccaro for congress. how are you doing this morning? >> san jose's mayor spent the day campaigning for the candidates. he supports and says voting at this time is crucial because turnout is lower. >> actually, your vote has even more impact in a primary as we figure out who we're going to send to that, that debate in november, i think it's critically in early, make your preferences known, and the candidates are paying attention to the people who vote. >> mayor matt mehan made calls for former mayor sam liccardo running by anna issue for more than 30 years. a race with 11 candidates in the field, but likely the raceúmost closely watched this cycle will be california's for candidates are in the running. katie porter and barbara lee will rally voters in the bay area. republican steve garvey, a front runner for the, does not y scheduled events. >> but let's get this turnout up. >> i think the biggest message today is vote. >> let's

the, the unhoused, the most vulnerable in our society at a wednesday press conference, mayor matt mehane again pushed the importance of solutions for the unhoused, including quick build communities, despite a city press release saying the project would be opened in april, mehan now says the opening day has always been this july. >> he says the role of the city is to audit issues and make sure they're fixed. >> we need to make sure every unit is safe and clean and dignified. if any of those units do have mold or water damage, the contractor on the site will have to replace them. if anybody has not been treated fairly in terms of their hours or pay or whatever it might be, we will ensure that the contractor makes that right. >> velarde hopes that's true for the workers sake, but he's still concerned that each of the two quick build communities he's investigated in the city had the same problems in san jose. dustin dawsey abc seven news. >> in the south bay, police detained a student and recovered a b-b gun. this afternoon, willow glen high school in san jose was put on lockdown just after

this is matt mehan, your mayor.i'm just calling a bunch of volunteers today in support of sam liccardo for congress. how are you doinge candidates he supports and says voting at this time is crucial because turnout is lower. >> actually, your vote has even more impact in a primary figure out who we're going to send to that. that debate in november critically important that you weigh in early, make your preferences known, and the candidates are paying attention to the people who vote. >> mayor matt mehan made calls for former mayor sam liccardo running for the district 16 congressional seat held by anna eshoo for more than 30 years, a race with 11 candidates in the fieldc but likely the race closely watched this cycle will be california's next senator. four candidates are in all threm schiff, katie porter and barbara lee will rally voters in the bay area. republican steve garvey, a front runner for the november runoff, does not have any scheduled eventsc. >> i think theúbiggest message- today is vote. >> let's go do

wow >> san jose mayor matt mehan has revealed his march budget message. it includes a lot of time, money and resources aimed at addressing homelessness. the budget for the next fiscal year includes a $52 million shortfall. mayor mehan says it's going to cost about $25 million for storm water permit requirements, which tied directly to homelessness. the city has to move all citizens who are currently living in encampment along waterways because of pollution risks or face steep fines from the epa. >> frankly, what it means is trade offs. it means getting much more pragmatic with your tax dollars so that we don't simply move people out of our creeks and onto your streets, mehan says. >> besides addressing homelessness, the biggest budget priorities are rebuilding the police department, cleaning up the city and making it easier to bring jobs and housing to san jose. the march budget proposal will be voted on at next week's city council meeting, citing safety concerns and a lack of dialog. >> a san mateo county supervisor is slamming the state for allowing way

thank you. at 530 tonightl san jose mayor matt mehan said his budget plan is about tradeoffs spas thetate encampments by te waterways could cost $25 million, he said. the city is also struggling with ongoing city services. mehan said the of city or the council, rather, will have to make some tough decisions. this. a few million dollars,sing reducing service levels, which spnobody wants to do. but cuttig non-essential services. and third lever we really have is taking revenues. we have and repurposing them on the encampments. >> the mayor wants to complete 784 quick build units already approved by the city council. and he said, such as safe sleeping and parking sites and group shelters. the budget inúsan mateo county to pay forg . the county announced an additional $3 million in funding for the half moon bay farm workerúhome ownership project to improve living conditions like you see here in this video. it will be usedc by 2p modular homs for farmworkers. the county already received $7 million in state funds and donations for the project. the county will pay the rest ofúthe $16 million

san jose mayor matt mehan hosted a homelessness in the city. neighboring cities and other public agencies to ensure camps don't reappear in areas that have already been cleared. how do we do things at real volume? >> because we have over 4000 people outside, so we're going to need congregate, shelter, spsafe sleeping, safe parking. we're going to need to do more prevention to reduce the flow of new people falling into be coming from, whether it's our jail system, our foster care system, or living on on a neighbor's couch. city program that employs homeless people to clean up the city. he says more than 150 people were enrolled in the san jose bridge program last year, and more than one third went on to secure a full time job. budget cuts will likely delay funding for a program designed to help the growing number of young people who cannot afford college. california has just thousands of people between the ages of 16 to 24, in apprenticeship programs. now, they're designed to provide college tuition continues tome rise. governor newsom now plans

mayor mehan said the city takes a lot of pride in its professional teams, and bay fc has a unique place it's the first professional women's sports team in the entire region, and in a place as progressive as the bay area. it's kind of shocking that we haven't had a professional women's team here yet, but we are so proud to be home to bay fc. we, you know, we're a soccer town. >> tomorrow's game will be at paypal park, which is also the home of the san jose earthquakes. >> and this coming saturday morning, make sure you join us as fox local presents women's soccer. a new bay area ktvu takes a look at the inaugural season of bay fc, the new nwsl expansion team representing the bay area ahead of the club's first ever home opener. we're hearing from the co-founders of the team, the general manager. we're also catching up with one of the players who was born and raised right here in the bay area. >> i grew up going to earthquakes games all the time with my family, and so i'm very familiar with that stadium. but i think being on the field and actually playing on it and seeing all those fans ch

ktvu spoke with san jose mayor matt mehan about the timeline for the project.ery major infrastructure project in the united states. it's likely a good 12 year project or so, but i'm focused on making sure that we move quickly and expeditiouslyc and manage the dollars and all of those subcontractors very effectively. >> officials also said they expect the project to be finished by may 2037. that's an additional seven months from the previous october 2036. target the federal government could pay for half the project's overall cost. vta officials must apply for that grant by july. thousands of people are now in florida for spring break citiesg for a much more laid back version of the annual party details.adison scarpino has the- >> things are going very, veryt& smoothly, so far. >> fewer crowds, smaller parties and less noise reported in cities like miami and daytona this year. following a high profile ad campaign aimed at >> we're breaking up with you.t- >> this ad went viral last week, miami beach telling rowdy tourists to go somewhere it appe working with few d

. >> san jose's mayor is up for reelection this year, even though mayor mehan has only been in officeere for a little more than a year. >> yeah, that's because the city switched its election code to coincide with the presidential election. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary explains the reason for the switch. all right, days before the march primary election, san jose mayor matt mehan, engaging in his version of stumping for votes. >> an empty lot in north san jose is an unusual but picturesque setting to showcase his accomplishments in office. >> i think the best way to campaign is to solve the problems facing our city. i'm focused on getting san jose back to basics, getting people indoors was faster and out of these tent encampment that are across the city. >> the familiar theme, a holdover from mahan's campaign rhetoric of 2022, when he won the general election over cindy chavez. the city then moved its mayoral election to coincide with the presidential election cycle to increase voter turnout. they're going to have some variation from election cycle to election cycle, but you're g

mayor matt mehan and housing advocates are throwing their support behind the measure.ould set aside 20% of affordable apartments for lower income applicants who live in specific areas and have been identified apartments will be set aside for lower income applicants living within the same district as the available units. >> this policy, once approved, will go into immediate effect to help keep some of our most vulnerable families in housing, not just to keep but to keep thn their neighborhoods with their community. projects currently inpply to development, as well has been ye making, but first required a change in state law to go into effect. the city council will on tuesday. and now to an we brougt here last night. the city of oakland says it is working now to return a towed car to an unhoused family. single mom jade burnett says that her 2008 pontiac vi was us that she and 7 year old son and nine year old daughter were staying inúa shelter, and that they car as wd burnett also uses it to drive for uber eats. well today, the city says it was towed for expired registrat

mehan is not facing any serious question.e talked about his continued goal to make san jose safer and cleaner at his watch party last night. >> top of the list is homelessness, and i believe that our residents are telling us that they want to see us focus on fewer things, get way more pragmatic. we can't be spending $1 million a door to get one person off the streets. people want to take pride in their city, and they want to know how they can help. and one of the most important things they can do is be a voter. so if anybody watching tonight didn't cast a ballot in this primary, i just really want to encourage them to exercise their voice, their power, their influence as a voter in our democracy. >> although when you look at the numbers, it doesn't look like many people did exercise that right to vote. the registrar of voters say they're seeing a much lower voter turnout compared to other years, as of late last night, 20% of ballots have been returned and are still being counted. there are over 1 million registered voters in

mehan says the city takes a lot of pride in their professional teams, but that bay fc has a unique placesan jose's heart. >> this one is special because it's the first professional women's sports team in the entire region and in a place as progressive as the bay area. it's kind of shocking that we haven't had a professional women's team here yet, but we are so proud to be home to bay fc. we you know, we're a soccer town. >> tomorrow's game will be hosted at paypal park, also home to the san jose earthquakes. >> while the city of san jose is offering job opportunities to college students today, the city held its second annual explore careers day at city hall. this event allowed san jose state university students to learn more about city government jobs. the city's website shows it is looking to fill dozens of positions. >> the city of san francisco says it is considering the addition of electric wheelchair charging stations in public spaces, to make sure these charging stations will be appropriately used. the city is offering a survey to get feedback now from the community. responses rece

we did ask san jose mayor matt mehan whether or not he believes chief from another department or spfillne already with the departmentn >> i think it's important that the candidate pipeline be diverse and that you have both. honestly, i think it's really important to recruit and interview outside talent just to make sure perspectives and experiences are out there. we wantúto avoid any kind of groupthink or insular culture. that being said, we have an incredible department. there's been very from chief motta, butt also from his deputy chief. so there are certainly qualified folks within the department as well. >> mayor mehan says he is confident a new police chief will be in place in san jose later this year. the city is hosting two town halls this week to give people a chance to make their voices heard at the bascom community center on wednesday, and then at the kirk community center on thursday. >> all right. you heard the raindrops last night on the car, on the roof or on the car, wherever you and dropped some rain. >> wow. marin county yet again, tripling and quadrupling the numbers f

. >> at a wednesday press conference, mayor matt mehan once again pushed the importance of solutions for the unhoused, including quick build communities, despite a city press release saying the project would be opened in april, mehan now says the opening day has always been this july. he says the role of the city is to audit issues and make sure they're fixed. >> we need to make sure every unit is safe and clean and dignified. if any of those units do have mold or water damage, the contractor on the site will have to replace them. if anybody has not been treated fairly in terms of their hours or pay or whatever it might be, we will ensure that the contractor makes that right. >> velarde hopes that's true for the workers sake, but he still concerned that each of the two quick build communities he's investigated in the city had the same problems in san jose. dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> still to come here tonight, a celebration of racial and social justice. ohlone land is now back in ohlone hands. >> plus, a closer look at what happened to these homes in but his vision dimmed with

this morning and spoke to business owners in downtown san jose joined by mayor matt may have -- matt mehan. >> also in that race southern california congresswoman katie porter. she told the crowd she expects this to be a very close race. open congresswoman barbara lee spent the day campaigning in southern california and made a stop this morning at her alma mater, san fernando high school, before stopping by a nearby vote center. a reminder, there are two senate races on the ballot tomorrow. the first will decide who will take over the remainder of dianne feinstein's term the second race will decide the full six-year term which begins in january. >>> the supreme court ruled that states cannot kick former president trump off of their ballots. the decision comes as more than a dozen states gear up for super tuesday and while former president trump is leading in every poll, nikki haley is coming off a win in the district of columbia. nbc's alice bartlett on capitol hill with details. >> in a decision that has huge implications for the upcoming election, the u.s. supreme court unanimously ruled

earlier today, right here on ktvu, we spoke with san jose mayor matt mehan about the timeline for thistion time truef every major infrastructure project in the united states. it's likely a good 12 year project or so, but i'm focused on making sure that we move quickly and expeditiously and manage the dollars and all of those subcontractors very effectively. >> a report from san joset& spotlight says the cost for the project has gone up. officials said this week it's expected to cost taxpayers $12.75 billion. that's up $517 million from the last estimate. well bart is getting ready to say goodbye to how you can ride what remains of the legacy fleet before it's all gone. and then coming up later tonight on the 10:00 news, a student resource officer arrested in solano county accused of exchanging inappropriate texts and photos with female students. plus, we are learning more about president biden's budget plan and what it could mean for the bay area. hope you'll tune you can make money the hard way as a bullfighter or a human cannonball... or save money the easy way, with xfinity mobile.

graham presents, the great american music hall venue in san francisco office and san jose mayor matt mehandispute over a proposed tiny home shelter. last year, the governor's office promised to build 1200 pre-built tiny homes in several cities across the state, including san jose. butcca3 f1 help build the homes rather tha& build them for the city. today, the said the planúwill stand. the state will give san jose a $12 million payment to build 200 tiny homes. the tiny home jose is expected n next year. >> habitat for humanity says the donation of land will allow the creationc of a new affordable housing development in marin countyn pg that was once intendd to be the site habitat for humay says that's when the projectc is completed. it will feature 80 homes that will provide housing for more than 300 low and moderate income people. it would include ten acres of openúspace, trails and a community garden. >> the need is so great you know, when we had 20 homes available, we had over 700 project in redwood city. soc to be standing here the average hoe price is $1.6 million, and to be able to br

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thursday, san jose mayor matt mehan and council member david cohen announced that they were able to reduce the price by half, a move city leaders said was possible partly by streamlining the project, removing some of the buildings and quite frankly, the market seemed to be ripe right now to get us better bids. >> so the bids came in low. we removed two of the buildings to get even more efficient design, though this area isn't immediately near any schools or businesses. >> councilmember cohen, who represents this district, says he has heard some pushback from his constituents. >> what i remind people is the number one thing that they also contact us about are the rvs that are currently on their streets. and so we can't sit here and say, we're going to deal with the rvs on your streets, but we're not going to provide an alternative. >> advocates for the unhoused say the site is good in theory, but the focus still needs to be on long terme solutions. >> the question is about tiny homes and even rvs. is that is it a road to permanent housing, or is it a road to nowhere? because people get stuc

last october, san jose mayor matt mehan also announced the city would explore incentives to attract morepotential commercial tenants. tiktokc which already has office space at san jose's coleman highline tech campus, is now subleasing more space there. >> they're subleasing adjacent to themselves. everybody needs more engineers, getting more marketing, i think until they're told different tiktok is going to just keep doing what tiktok's doing. >> still, buildings that aren't attracting major companies as tenants are struggling. an office building located at 110 bay tech drive in north san jose has recently foreclosed. it's the second time ownership group alviso park llc defaulted enougn because the building is either empty or not fully occupied. lenders are doing all they can, but theygve got balance sheet issues as well. and so at some point they justúhave to look the,úyou know, lender in the eye time and we have to take itough back. >> stetler also says that although the market is up and down right now in the south bay, he doesn't expect to see a massive wave of commercial foreclosures

he was joined in san jose today by mayor matt mehan and others at a newly built interim housing project. state senator becker says the proposed bill will help to speed up the process of building temporary housing, while permanent affordable housing is being constructed. some critics, though, of this proposed legislation, say temporary housing is not the solution to homelessness. all right. this weekend, thousands of flowers will flood san francisco's union square. the tips organizers are giving people so that they can try to beat those crowds and the coming up later tonight on the 10:00 news, california secretary of state shirley weber says her office is busy ahead of tomorrow , super tuesday, and is ready to combat any issues that might arise. plus, one measure on the ballot tomorrow would support building affordable housing on church sites here in the bay area. we'll have t and more "overflowing with ideas and energy." that's the san francisco chronicle endorsing democrat katie porter for senate over all other options. porter is "easily the most impressive candidate." "known for her g

lauren >> yeah, ama and dan mayor matt mehan is celebrating tonight.s a strong lead to win the reelection and be here at city hall for four more years. we were at his election watch party earlier tonight at blanco urban off san pedro square in san jose. he addressed a crowd of his supporters tonight and talked about his continued goal to make san jose safer and cleaner. >> top of the list is homelessness and i believe that our residents are telling us that they want to see us focus on fewer things, get way more pragmatic. we can't be spending $1 million a door to get one person off the streets. people want to take pride in their city, and they want to know how they can help. and one of the most important things they can do is be a voter. so if anybody watching tonight didn't cast a ballot in this primary, i just really want to encourage them to exercise their voice, their power, their influence as a voter in our democracy. >> now, we were at the santa clara county registrar of voters office earlier in the day. they hired 3000 temporary election workers

this is a long time coming, san jose mayor matt mehan says the city is ready to do what it can to put the measure into action, the first major update to the state's mental health system in 20 years. implementation of the mental health services act revenue and prop one really falls to counties, but cities approve land use and we're ready to do everything we can to expedite permits. >> meanwhile, those working with the unhoused say whether it's successful or not, it's going to take a lot more than prop one to address the severity of the crisis on the streets. >> we're not going to see the help that people need before, behavioral health crises get really severe, and the community based treatment that's so vital yet so missing in each of our counties now, because prop one is a bond measure, there aren't any new taxes, right away, but the state would have to take on some debt to be paid back with interest. >> the rest of the funding largely coming from redirecting money already set aside for mental health services. dan and omar. >> all right, tara, thank you so much. and we are still waiti

he was in downtown san jose buying lunch at a mediterranean restaurant with mayor matt mehan. earlier he visited small businesses in san francisco's union square. schiff has been the front runner in the race, but a poll last week showed him in a statistical tie with republican steve garvey, who has surged in the polls. they are followed by congresswoman women katie porter and barbara lee. >> governor newsom was in san francisco today to promote proposition one one, which he sees as a solution to homelessness and drug addiction. the $6 billion bond measure would build treatment facilities and permanent housing across the state for people with mental health and addiction problems. the measure had broad support, but that support has waned in recent polls, and a group of opponents even interrupted newsom during today's event. no communities, no. >> i'm proud one not on prop like all of us can agree, including people that may feel differently about this initiative. >> the status quo is not acceptable. >> some mental health providers have come out against prop one because it would d

mayor matt mehan made this announcement during a news conference in the city's berryessa neighborhood yesterday. the city expects to spend about $8 million to complete the project, involving 85 vehicles, down from the more than 15 million the city had initially estimated. the mayor says it's a step in the right direction, inefficiently tackling san jose's homelessness problem. >> i want to remind folks that we have thousands of people in our city living in tents, living in vehicles, and as we head into difficult budget years, difficult fiscal circumstances. this year and next, we're going to need to push ourselves to find even lower barrier, lower cost alternatives to encampments so we can get people out of our streets, out of our creeks faster and more cost effectively . >> city leaders say they were able to save money on the project by reducing the amount of office space for staff members who operate the rv lot. >> our time now is up in zero seven, a special memorial was held in richmond honoring the life of irma anderson, the former mayor of richmond and former city council member

it was welcomed by san jose mayor matt mehan earlier in the week as well.e of the many things that bay fc is doing to make sure they can promote and get people hyped for their home opener happening in a little less than 12 hours from now. let's talk a little bit about it here, because the team has already played two matches away from home here, first in la, then in washington, d.c. they picked up a loss and a win a goal in each game as well. so a pretty decent start to their inaugural season so far. something that we have been looking forward to for quite a while. i mean, of course not just us, the players, the coaches and the owners as well. even san jose mayor matt mehan also getting in on the hype. >> this one is special because it's the first professional women's sports team in the entire region. and in a place as progressive as the bay area, it's kind of shocking that we haven't had a professional women's team here yet, but we are so proud to be home to bay fc. we you know, we're a soccer town. you >> yeah. bay fc it's the newest expansion team of the

. >> san jose mayor matt mehan said his budget plan is about tradeoffs, as the city faces a $52 millionhow to pay for about $23 million worth of city servicesl and that complying with a state stormwater permit by clearing encampments by the waterways could cost as much as $25 million. >> but to achieve the scale that is required to address the crisis on our streets and the demands of our stormwater permits, we're going to need to create lower barrier solutions like safe sleeping sites and safe parking. continuing to expand safe parking, the mayor also wantsc to complete about 70 quick build units already approved by the city council. >> the budget is scheduled to be adopted in june. weather out there, the at the pleasant. it warmed up nicely. a good 5 in 10 degrees. these are the numbers behind me. they will continue to growúor increase th. a very nice day tomorrow. very similar in temperatures a coupls the end of the week here. so we'll take a look at the five day in just a minute. the wind advisory is something to pay attention to. that red stripe going down the sierra nevada down int

sp>> mehan says the improvements werec made possible through a generous donation from real jay paul.nt trump in georgia theúcenter of the case, linked to the district attorney, is stepping down new safer in san francisco. >> so the city plans to install dozens problem spots. >> and a barry weather. a beautifulúfriday out there. and those are starting toúbackt- off. and this is all setting the stage forúa beautiful weekend here in the have the update coming administrators calculateútheir plans is a check of our evening commute on this friday evening spand the bay bridge toll plaza is packed tonight. >> lots of people watching ktvu news tm in the battle for second place. there's been a changen rather new results secretary of state's office show spthat sam liccardo is still leading withúr1%c of the voten sphe's projected to be one of two candidates on the november ballot. there joe simitian has pulled ahead of evan low by just 44 votes. the results will be certified bay congressional race, the ap projects democrat jenniferc tran spwill advance to the general election. tran has place fol

well a ns conference by mayor matt mehan and state senator josh becker will announce their support fornterim housing act. the proposed bill would reduce the time it takes to build temporary housing in california. ktvu lamonica peters has more on the proposed legislation and why some housing advocates claim it does not do enough to deal with the homeless crisis. >> for more than 30 years, sandy perry has voluntarily worked to house the unsheltered in san jose. >> the underlying cause of homelessness is unaffordable rents. he's now vice president for the south bay land trust, a nonprofit organization created toúensure affordable housing by buying and retaining land in perpetuity. and as long as the rents keep going up, you're going to have more people becoming homeless than the ones that you're helping to get out of being homeless. and until that gets reversed, we're never going to solve this problem. >> senator josh becker, who sponsored senate the interim housingc act of 202, will join san jose mayor matt marin and state senator dave cortese and others on monday at this newly built int

mayor mehan says the city takes a lot of pride in their professional teams. unique place in san jose's heart. >> this one is special because it's the first professional women's sports team in the entire region and in a place as progressive as the bay, it's kind of shocking that we haven't had a professional women's team here yet, but we are so proud to be home to bay fc. we you know, we're a soccer town. >> tomorrow's game will be at paypal park, which is also home to the san jose earthquakes. all right. they might have a little rain to deal with, i don't know. let's check in with steve paulson. >> i don't think the a's are playing tonight. >> well, the bay fc tomorrow probably. >> maybe not. i don't think the giants are playing this weekend. i think they'll play tonight. but i don't think they'll play in san diego on saturday or sunday. as the way it looks, this is a really strong system that's diving into california. unseasonably strong for this time of year. i also just saw a lightning strike showing up there, southwest moisture in advance of that will eff

he was joined in san jose today by mayor matt mehan and others at a newly built interim housing projectcposed bill would help speed up the process of building temporary housing, while permanent affordable housing is being constructed. >> this is a california issue do things and we need to try new models and fortunately we have a model that is working. interim supportive housing is that missing rung in the ladder. what you see here a2078 evans lane is this model in action? >> some critics of the proposed legislation say temporary housing is not the solution to homelessness in marin county. >> five people have died from suspected overdoses related to fentanyl in just the past two weeks. the county's health department has issued a public health advisory to clinics and substance abuse counselors, and reinforced overdose prevention measures, such as having narcan and fentanyl strips on hand. drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for people under the age of 55. in marin county, the ages of the victims in these recent cases, though, have not been released. the san francisco department o

and that the contractors on the job pay everybody fairly. ñ> san jose mayor matt mehan says the cityart of the process. still, sphe's committed to making sure these new homes are safe and comply with city code. dignified housing to those whoy- are currently on the streets,t& and i'm going to make sure we hold the contractor to >> city officials say the timeline for completing the site is still sometime this summer, but before anyone moves in, a final inspection will be done to make sure all the buildings are up to code.c then the housingt& department will issue an occupancy permit in downtown san jose. jesseúgary, ktvu, fox two news. >> today, a labor group hosted a memorial marking the fourth anniversary of the covid 19 shutdowns. the national group one fair wage, held a moment of silence for the nearly 12,000 restaurant workers who died during the pandemic. of workingúremotely, restaurant workers wereúconsidered essential workers and stayed on the job. those participating shared theirústories of friends who lost their lives to covid. >> he was always just so excited about what life

last october, san jose mayor matt mehan also announced the city would explore incentives to attract morees and potential commercial tenants. tiktok, which already has office space at san jose's coleman high more space there.ow subleasingt- >> they're subleasing adjacent to themselves. everybody needs more space when you're getting more engineers, getting more marketing, i think until they're told different tiktok is going to just keep doing what tiktok is doing. attracting major companies as't tenants are struggling. an biotech drive in north san jose has recently foreclosed. it's the second time ownership group alviso park llc defaulted on the loan since 2019. >> not enough revenue coming in because the building is either empty or not fully occupied. lenders are doing all they can, but theygve got balance sheet issues as well. and so at some point they just have to look the, you know, lender in the eye and say, we've givenúyou enough time and we have to take it back . >> stetler also says that although the market is up and down in the south bay, right now, he doesn't expect to see a any

mention, of course, the mayor of san jose was also being elected tonight, and it looks like mayor matt mehaning in san jose and also measure b and the city of santa clara. it looks like 72% of voters want the police chief to no, on measure b has passed and the police chief will continue to be elected. now, of course, votes are still the final resultsúas soon as we have them. it usually takes a couple of days here in santa clara. so in santa clara county. mike. juli. >> tight race there in district 16l continue to monitor this one in silicon valley. lamonica thank you for that. you heard lamonica mention that one controversial measure in santa clara that is on the ballot. it is measure b in santa clara is the only city, by the way, that elects, as lamonica said, its police chief. now, measure b would change that to have the chief actually 72% n this measure, 28% had some support. >> we're live from an election night watch in san francisco. i'm crystal bailey and we've got reaction from both republicans and democrats tonight about two key races, the presidential and senate race. >> also ahead

safe parking site in the berryessa district won't cost as much as they anticipated today, mayor matt mehan announced that thanks to some redesign work, the cost of the build out of the site will be nearly half of the recent estimate of $15 million. >> we're here to celebrate today. we do still have a long way to go. i still believe $8 million is too much for a safe parking site, but i want to remind folks that we have thousands of people in our city living in tents, living in vehicles. we're going to need to push ourselves to find even lower barrier, lower cost alternatives to encampments so we can get people out of our streets, out of our creeks, faster and more cost effectively . >> in the berryessa safe rv parking site will be able to host up to 85 vehicles. it will be the largest site of its kind in the city. the exact opening date has yet to be set. >> new life for the san francisco art institute. the san francisco chronicle is reporting that a newly formed nonprofit has purchased the russian hill campus for $30 million, about $10 million less of what it was previously valued at. well

. >> friday, san jose mayor matt mehan and others surveying a potential financial tidal wave of fines that could hit the city next year. the status quo is unacceptable. >> it's unsustainable, and we will be accountable for getting people into safe, managed locations. the mayor says. >> san jose has been served notice by the state's water board, which issues storm water permits for the epa. those permits are in danger of being withheld due to ongoing contamination of city waterways. >> our storm water is drain into the creeks and our creeks all flow in up to coyote creek and guadalupe creek through my district in north san jose into the bay. >> the water board could find the city $50,000 per day per contaminant, so the city is making plans to move an estimated 1000 people living along 46 miles of waterways. >> so it's really important that we address the homeless issue and our creeks together, collectively as one as and understand that it's all one, one issue. >> if they work with advocates and we come up with a coherent plan, we work together. maybe we can get them into housing. >> ci

. >> friday, san jose mayor matt mehan and others surveying a potential financial tidal wave of fines that could hit the city next year. the status quo is unacceptable. >> it's unsustainable and we will be accountable for getting people into safe, managed locations, the mayor says. >> san jose has been served notice by the state's water board, which issues stormwater permits for the epa. those permits are in danger of being withheld due to ongoing contamination of city waterways. >> our stormwater drain into the creeks and our creeks all flow in up to coyote creek and guadalupe creek through my district in north san jose into the bay. >> the water board could find the city $50,000 per day per contaminant. so the city is making plans to move an estimated 1000 people living along 46 miles of waterways. >> so it's really important that we address this. the homeless issue and our creeks together, collectively as one as and understand that it's all one, one issue. >> if they work with advocates and we come up with a coherent plan, we work together. maybe we can get them into housing. >> ci

chief anthony mata, along with mayor matt mehan and other city leaders, made the announcement this morningsay the police department is joining hundreds of agencies across the country in signing a 30 by 30 pledge, a commitment to growing female representation among law enforcement recruits to 30% by the year 2030. >> i and we, all of us here are committed to a workforce that rs the diversity ofúthis community and will continue to provide spopportunities and career growh for all employees. the sworn of, sp31% of its overall workforce. new at noon another business has announced plans to close its store in san francisco, union square. the north face will close its union square location march 31st. the north face was started in san francisco in the past several months. union square is seeing closure announcements from several brands. the newly renamed emporium center shopping mall is also seen. several vacancies. the north face says its stores in santa clara, berkeley, walnut creek and palo alto will remain open. ivf treatment resuming today in alabama after many cases were put onúhold followin

schiff was in downtown san jose, where he walked lunch at a mediterranean restaurant with mayor matt mehan . >> schiff has bay area roots. he attended high school in danville and graduated from stanford. the latest polls show schiff falling behind republican steve garvey in the race for senate. garvey has barely campaigned but has name recognition. of course, he's a former baseball star. schiff and garvey are followed by congresswoman katie porter and barbara lee. >> well, katie porter says she's not worried, even though she is trailing in the polls. >> every pollster would tell you low turnout elections are surprising. look, i've won before. before, when the polls had me down. at this point. and so i've done this before and pulled it out. i think it's going to take time for every last vote to be counted. >> the other candidate in the race for senate, barbara lee, was campaigning in irvine over the weekend. she focused on the younger generation. just days after releasing a sweeping climate action plan that emphasizes resolving racial and class disparities in environmental matters. >> first

the team hosted a news conference with san jose mayor matt mehan ahead of tomorrow's sold out game and jacket. mayor says the city takes a lot of pride in their professional teams, and bay fc has a unique place in san jose's heart. this one is special because it's the first professional women's sports team in the entire region, and in a place as progressive as the bay area. >> it's kind of shocking that we haven't had a professional women's team here yet, but we are so proud to be home to bay fc. we, you know, we're a soccer town. >> tomorrow's game will be at paypal park, which is also the home of the san jose earthquakes. >> and this saturday morning, join us as fox local presents women's soccer a new bay era. ktvu is taking a closer look at the inaugural season of bay fc, the new nwsl expansion team representing the region ahead of the club's first ever home opener. we are hearing from the team's co-founders as general manager, we're also catching up with one of the players who was born and raised right here in the bay area. >> i grew up going to earthquakes games all the time with

thing happen just down the street from that project at another modular housing project, mayor matt mehans to audit these kinds of issues and make sure they're fixed. >> 16 deputies are recovering this morning after an explosion inside an fbi training facility in irvine. all the officers were members of the orange county swat team, participating in an indoor training exercise. one of the officers will undergo surgery for a leg injury, while others had to be transported to a hospital for dizziness and ringing in their ears. the team members were all wearing protective gear. >> it's not a good feeling anytime an injury happens to anybody, including members of our own staff, which i am encouraged to say that we acted properly. we have medical plans in place and they were activated immediately because the safety of all our members are is our utmost. anytime we hold a training like this, it wasn't immediately clear what caused the explosion. >> the fbi will be helping to investigate, but it was not involved in the training. >> jury deliberations resumed this morning in the trial of james crumb

he was joined in the south bay today by san jose mayor matt mehan and others at a newly built interim project in san jose. sen becker says the proposed bill will help speed up the process of building temporary housing, while permanent affordable housing is being constructed, some critics of the proposed legislation say temporary housing is not the solution to homelessness. >> the effort to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price is coming to a head. that effort started back in august, and now, after months of collecting signatures, recall organizers have turned in ten boxes filled with signatures. ktvu is crystal bailey has the story. >> recall price. recall. price. recall price monday morning, a day before the petition was due, organizers of safe or save alameda for everyone say they turned in more than 123,000 signatures at the county courthouse. >> we shouldn't have to do this. but for the safety of our community, the safety of our children, the safety of our businesses, this is something that had to be done. >> now the county has ten days to validate each signature. r

for bay fc, women's professional soccer team hosted a news conference with san jose mayor matt mehan out match gave him a. bay fc letterman jacket. mayor mahan says the city takes a lot of pride in its professional teams, and bay fc has a unique place in san jose's heart. >> this one's special because it's the first professional women's sports team in the entire region, and in a place as progressive as the bay area, it's kind of shocking that we haven't had a professional women's team here yet, but we are so proud to be home to bay fc. we, you know, we're a soccer town. >> tomorrow's match will be at paypal park. it's also the home, of course, of the san jose earthquakes this saturday morning. join us as fox local presents women's soccer and new bay era ktvu. taking a look at the inaugural season of bay fc, the new nwsl expansion team representing our region ahead of the club's first ever home opener. you will hear from the team's co-founders and general manager. we also talk with one of the players who was born and raised here in the bay area. >> i grew up going to earthquakes games

. >> mayor mehan said he's confident a new police chief willc be in place in san jose recall effort against effort is picking up steam. supporters of the recall held a weekend rally at a building in downtown oakland a popular vietnamese restaurant that's now closed, in part due to street crime. the retired alameda county judge leading the recall effort blames mayor tao for rising crime in oakland. >> it didn't all of these problemsn she caused a number of problems. people who say, give her more time, more time to do what she has ruined our city. >> by july, recall organizers must collect the signatures of at least 10% of oakland's registered voters on a recall petition. organizers say they're confident they'll get the required signatures before the deadline to qualify for the november ballot. mayor tao sent a statement to ktvu news about the recall effort, saying in part, my focus is fighting for a safer, more affordable and more prosperous oakland. i ask all oaklanders to help me achieve that vision with hope and collaboration, and push aside our communityc together to fight for the city w

>>únew at ten tonight, san jose mayor matt mehan hosted a town hall tonight to virtual event.s were submitted. the mayor talked about somet& solutions, including making it easier to build more housing and the importance of working with neighboring cities and other public agencies to ensure camps don't reappear in areas that have already been swept. how do we do things at real volume? >> because we have over 4000 people outside, so we're going to need congregate, shelter, safe sleeping, safe parking. we're going to need to do more prevention to reduce the flow of new people falling into homelessness. wherever they may be coming from, whether it's our jail system, our foster care system, or living on on a neighbor's couch. >> the mayor also touted a city program that employs homeless people to clean up the city. he says more than 150 people were enrolled in the san jose bridge program last year, and more than oneúthird went on to secure a full time job. >> a new committee in the state assembly has been tasked with scrutinizing state spending on housing and homeless programs. dur

they kick things off yesterday by giving san jose mayor matt mehan a letterman jacket. >> today is a great day to be a soccer fan. it's a great day for women's sports. our first professional women's sports team in the bay area. long time coming and now we'll have generations of young women who get to grow up watching and cheering on a team that looks like them. >> tomorrow's game at paypal park is sold out in two games. bay fc has one win and one loss. >> a retired nfl champion needs the public's help after losing a prized possession. christopher washington says he lost his 1989 super bowl championship ring that he won with a 40 niners. >> reminds me of what i'm what i went through, what it took to get there, hope that there is someone out there that will find it and return. >> washington says the ring slipped off his finger while he and his wife were out running errands near their arizona home earlier this month. the former nfl linebacker played for the arizona cardinals and the tampa bay buccaneers along with the 40 niners. >> it is a part of his being. it's part of our family and

thursday, san jose mayor matt mehan and council member david cohen announced that they were able to reduce the price by half, a move city leaders said was possible partly by streamlining the project, removing some of the buildings and quite frankly, the market seemed to be ripe right now to get us better bids. >> so the bids came in low. we removed two of the buildings to get even more efficient design, though this area isn't immediately near any schools or businesses. >> councilmember cohen, who represents this district, says he has heard some pushback from his constituents. >> what i remind people is the number one thing that they also contact us about are the rvs that are currently on their streets. and so we can't sit here and say, we're going to deal with the rvs on your streets, but we're not going to provide an alternative. >> advocates for the unhoused say the site is good in theory, but the focus still needs to be on long terme solutions. >> the question is about tiny homes and even rvs. is that is it a road to permanent housing, or is it a road to nowhere? because people get stuc