. >>> hundreds of community members are expected to rally at palo alto city hall for more than 400 people facing eviction from a mobile home park. it is the last mobile home park in palo alto of mostly latino families would work in the wealthy neighborhoods around them a third of the rent than is average but the couple who is owned the land want to sell the land for luxury. the property could be worth town $30 million and if the park closes no resident can afford to stay in the area. >> everything you know, suddenly dill disappear and people will lose their jobs, the kids have to move schools. >> people realize wait, these folks who work in the community are an essential part of our daily success the city, the county the region runs on their labor. >> santa clara county and the palo alto city manager have each set aside $8 million to preserve the land for affordable housing and the search is on for other partners to pay the owner a fair price. >> in palo alto city council agenda, the debate over short-term rental rules. city council will look whether short-term shiites like san francisco

lil i don't know is live in palo alto city hall. lil i don't know the turn out was really huge. >> that's right dan. it was a great turn out and now residents of the mobile home park are hoping that they can keep this momentum going. >> fighting for their home. the neighbors are fighting alongside them. >> they know who we are. if they want to stay here in palo alto. >> 400 people who live at the buena vista mobile home park face eviction. residents say if they get kicked out they barely would be able to survive barely would be able to survive. cheapest apartment she can find is a one bedroom in sunnyvale for 1700 a month. >> if i want to starve or if i want to start going to food bank or something i might be able to do 1700. >> our students living in the mobile home park. >>reporter: residents and supporters pack the palo alto city council chamber urging their support. county already set aside 8 million dollars to help save the mobile home park. city council may do the same. >> could be a purchase could be a lease. could be non-pro

>>reporter: tonight the palo alto city council debated whether to put a cap on office development. since 2008 palo alto has seen 67,000 square feet of new office space a year. and one council member says the city isn't getting much in return since non-residential property only pay 25% of the total property tax. >> gone down 1% a year over the last 5 years. fv the question is what benefits are we getting from growing. >> other council members say putting a stop on office development isn't the answer. >> i also would not support any sort of moratorium. i think that's a meat cleaver approach to it. >> in the end city council directed the staff to did more research on the issue and that include as possible 50,000 square fat cap on new office space a year. palo alto lil i don't know abc 7 news. >> staffer at the marine mammal center another busy day. 7 news was in pacifica as experts rescued a young elephant seal that had beached itself near the sharp park golf course. group of hikers found the animal and called for help. >> the barking sound and look over there and this beautiful little

lil i don't know is live in palo alto city hall. was really huge. >> that's right dan. it was a great turn out and now residents of the mobile home park are hoping that they can keep this momentum going. >> fighting for their home. the neighbors are fighting alongside them. >> they know who we are. if they want to stay here in palo alto. >> 400 people who live at the buena vista mobile home park face eviction. residents say if they get kicked out they barely would be able to survive barely would be able to survive. cheapest apartment she can find is a one bedroom in sunnyvale for 1700 a month. >> if i want to starve or if i want to start going to food bank or something i might be able to do 1700. >> our students living in the mobile home park. >>reporter: residents and supporters pack the palo alto city council chamber urging their support. county already set aside 8 million dollars to help save the mobile home park. city council may do the same. >> could be a purchase could be a lease. could be non-profit. i think we don't know wha

>>reporter: tonight the palo alto city council debated whether to put a cap on office development. since 2008 palo alto has seen 67,000 square feet of new office space a year. and one council member says the city isn't getting much in return since non-residential property only pay 25% of the total property tax. >> gone down 1% a year over the last 5 years. fv the question is what benefits are we getting from growing. >> other council members say putting a stop on office development isn't the answer. >> i also would not support any sort of moratorium. i think that's a meat cleaver approach to it. >> in the end city council directed the staff to did more research on the issue and that include as possible 50,000 square fat cap on new office space a year. palo alto lil i don't know abc 7 news. >> staffer at the marine mammal center another busy day. 7 news was in pacifica as experts rescued a young elephant seal that had beached itself near the sharp park golf course. group of hikers found the animal and called for help. >> the barking sound and look over there and this beautiful little

lil i don't know is live in palo alto city hall. lil i don't know the turn out was really huge. >> that's right dan. it was a great turn out and now residents of the mobile home park are hoping that they can keep this momentum going. >> fighting for their home. the neighbors are fighting alongside them. >> they know who we are. if they want to stay here in palo alto. >> 400 people who live at the buena vista mobile home park face eviction. residents say if they get kicked out they barely would be able to survive barely would be able to survive. cheapest apartment she can find is a one bedroom in sunnyvale for 1700 a month. >> if i want to starve or if i want to start going to food bank or something i might be able to do 1700. >> our students living in the mobile home park. >>reporter: residents and supporters pack the palo alto city council chamber urging their support. county already set aside 8 million dollars to help save the mobile home park. city council may do the same. >> could be a purchase could be a lease. could be non-pro

property down the quality of life everything you see, packing, traffic...loss of retail. >> the palo alto city council debated what to put a cap on office development. since 2008 palo alto has seen 67,000 square feet of new office space a year and what member said the city is not getting much in return. nonresidential properties are only paying 25 percent of the total property tax. >> the net has gone done a percent a area over five years so the question is, what benefits do we get? >> others say putting a stop on office development is not the answer. >> i would not support any sort of moratorium. that and a meat cleaver approach. >>> stanford has a chance to keep the season alive in the semifinals of the post-season hosting vanderbilt and the winner plays next week at madison square garden knocking off rhode island on sunday and set up the matchup against the commodores. in 2012 the cardinals captured the title and the game is televised on espn with fin off at 6:00 p.m. >> there is always next year. >> that is what they say. now we hope there is the next round of rain. what do you think mike?

>>reporter: tonight the palo alto city council debated whether to put a cap on office development. since 2008 palo alto has seen 67,000 square feet of new office space a year. and one council member says the city isn't getting much in return since non-residential property only pay 25% of the total property tax. >> gone down 1% a year over the last 5 years. fv the question is what benefits are we getting from growing. >> other council members say putting a stop on office development isn't the answer. >> i also would not support any sort of moratorium. i think that's a meat cleaver approach to it. >> in the end city council directed the staff to did more research on the issue and that include as possible 50,000 square fat cap on new office space a year. palo alto lil i don't know abc 7 news. >> staffer at the marine mammal center another busy day. 7 news was in pacifica as experts rescued a young elephant seal that had beached itself near the sharp park golf course. group of hikers found the animal and called for help. >> the barking sound and look over there and this beautiful little

the palo alto city manager also set aside $8 million, but it still must be authorized by the city councilch is on for other partners who helped pay the owner a fair price. >> i don't think we know what the solution looks like right now. it could be preserving the site as a mobile home community and upgrading it over time. it could be a mix of what we call stilt built -- stick built housing and mobile homes. >> we are worried we keep fighting. >> and an attorney said in part the city can and should build affordable housing for the residents of by yen paw advice -- buena vista and others. dan ashley, abc7 news. >> we have posted the entire statement on-line at abc7news.com. >>> this year's first sunday streets was held today along san francisco's embarcadero from at and t park to fisherman's wharf. it was closed to vehicles and open to people walking and biking and doing other activities. the next event is april 12th in the bay view dog patch area. >> it was a gorgeous day for it and there are many more days like it on tap. but a little change in the meantime. >> yes one day in the next sev

santa clara county is donating eight million dollars and the city manager of palo alto has set eight million asside for the city council to approvebut, advocates for the park residents say they need more than that to convince the owner of the park to sell to them instead of a developer. we do have a long way to go. we have 16 million and the land value is upwards of 20 to 30 million. residents hope they can raise the money to stay in their homes. >> we want affordable housing for everyoneyeah! it's only fair. we are people who work in your schools. we work in the deli. we are people who just want to stay a part of the community, pay our bills, we have 125 children under the age of 18 and a zero drop out rate. >> jeff: one of those school aged children is jose morales. he's a third grader at baron park elementary. jose says he would have to move to a different school if the park is closed. >> i would miss my friends and my bff's and i always wanted to have time to spend with thema lot of time. >> jeff: they are homeowners and there is really no solution that allows them to stay in thei

. >>> the palo alto city council look into action that would stop the conversion of retail businesses into office space in the downtown area. the palo alto weekly reports the city has lost 70,000 of square feet in retail space in the last seven years. the plan to ban the conversion would come up to a vote one week from today. >>> grapeseedwine.com gives wine lovers access to a handful of wine makers. they will create special wines just for members that pay $100 a month to buy wines not available anywhere else. the wine makers says it means they can spend more time creating the best wines possible from their grapes without the business pressure of rubbing it to -- pressure of rushing it to market. >> you get a synergy. and a lot of times the blend can give you opportunities to make a better wine. >> grape seed says there are more than 120,000 wine labels in the world. this helps wine lovers find some of the best they might not hear about another way. >>> a bay area pee wee hockey team has major bragging rights after winning a state championship. the vacaville jets won a division at the

. >>> tonight hundreds of community members will rally at palo alto city hall plaza for 400 people facingn from a mobile home park. this is the last mobile home park in palo alto a community of mostly low income latino families with work in the neighbors around them with rough a third of the average in the area but one family would has own the mobile home park wants to sell the land because it could be worth for up to $30 million. >> everything you need suddenly will disappear. people will lose their jobs, the kids have to change schools. >> those who work in the community are part of our daily success. the city the the region runs on their labor. >> the santa clear county and palo alto city manager have society aside $8 million to presbyterian the land for affordable housing and the search is on for other partners to pay the owner of a fair price >> daylight saving time is not the only problem with switching our clocks. >> gas prices go up even more. here is jane king with the money report. >>> good morning to you. we are mixed to start off on monday. the dow and suspect are tasing modes

now palo alto city leaders are looking to do the exact same thing. at today's meeting they'll look at the effects of the home-sharing business on the city of palo alto. if approved, the tax could take effect next year. >>> peninsula daycare center  destroyed five years ago in a plane crash is reportedly rising from the ashes. in february of 2010, a small plane crash destroyed miss epi's daycare center in east palo alto. three passengers died. they were all tesla executives. no one on the ground was hurt. the "mercury news" reports that the daycare center is slowly being reborn. last week it reopened with the first child expected today. >>>. the president's new plan to train more people for jobs in the tech industry, more on that. >>> plus one year after flight 370 disappeared, we're learning more details. >>> a new protest planned in wisconsin after a police officers shot and killed an unarmed black teenager. >>> good monday morning to you. apple rolling out more changes. the company shuttle drivers are getting a raise. they're looking at a 25% pay

the city, the county, the region, all run on their labor. >> santa clara county and the palo alto citynager have set aside $8 million to presbyterian the land for affordable housing and the search is on for other partners to pay a fair price. >> the debate over short-term rent am rules, with city council members looking at if short-term websites like san francisco based airbnb need to be regulated and appeal has hundreds of listings, with issues of parking and safety and taxes discussed. san francisco started registering short-term rentals last in but homeowners complain the process is not user friendly. >>> a peninsula community will have a chance to weigh in on a proposal to install license plate readers in town. according to the san mateo daily journal the city of hillsborough is considering buying license plate readers to install in six locations or in we police cruisers possibly speeding up criminal investigation and critics are concerned about how the data stored and access. the issue is up for public comment during the city council meeting tonight. >> daylight savings before ove

and tonight palo alto city leaders will consider putting a cap on their booming cities. ifically on office buildings. taking a live look right now, 101 freeway in palo alto. this is where traffic has been on the rise. and leaders are look into a allowing a certain number of buildings annually. they are looking into parking and any demand they would cause. the council meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. >> good-bye american stress. hello citibank. costco announced a new partner afterity long time exclusive partnership with amex. the card will offer rewards to costco members. the warehouse giant will have more information on how customers can transition to the new card in the next few weeks. >> coming up next the treasures up for grabs on the peninsula. >>> tonight at 6:00 they are celebrating who the newest billion airs are. that's tonight during the 6:00 p.m. newscast. >> gas prices are spiking in their fastest way, but we are not alone. average gallon of gas spiked to 3.36. that was fast. in san francisco, 3.43 and in oakland 3.34. a higher he priced spring-summer blend are to b

. >> it's a culture cal train, the city of palo alto and educators are trying to change. >> authorities announced a multi agency task force to try to track down a missing inmate he escaped on friday. we were following closely for you as breaking news a manhunt ensued. officers were surrounding the area where he was last seen. authorities believe he is still in the greater san jose area but where? they updated his appearance. >> hundreds of studts walked out of class to demand a teacher be rein-tated. students demonstrated outside de-anza high school in support of teacher felicia dean. her contract was not renewed. some believe it's because she encourages students to speak up for themselves. >> the students feel they have no voice here. and are concerned about a resource. >> a spokesman told abc7 news what we value and respect opinions of students and parents, the responsibility lie was the principal and the district. >> she could not be reached for comment. >> there is a little bit of change coming. >> now more evidence of the rain in this view. i should remind you today was very warm i

. >> it's a culture cal train, the city of palo alto and educators are trying to change. >> authorities announced a multi agency task force to try to track down a missing inmate he escaped on friday. we were following closely for you as breaking news a manhunt ensued. officers were surrounding the area where he was last seen. authorities believe he is still in the greater san jose area but where? they updated his appearance. >> hundreds of students walked out of class to demand a teacher be rein-tated. students demonstrated outside de-anza high school in support of teacher felicia dean. her contract was not renewed. some believe it's because she encourages students to speak up for themselves. >> the students feel they have no voice here. and are concerned about a resource. >> a spokesman told abc7 news what we value and respect opinions of students and parents, the responsibility lie was the principal and the district. >> she could not be reached for comment. >> there is a little bit of change coming. >> now more evidence of the rain in this view. i should remind you today was very warm

. >> the palo alto city council will try today again whether to put a cap open new office develop president. opponents say a lid on developments will not ease the traffic and packing problems and could also cause a loss of retail. the city council member who favor the cap say it is a critical step to solve problems and a way to correct the job, housing imbalance with a loss of jobs ask not at the love housing. >> city council passed an ordinance to ban congestion of retail to office. >> we have scattered showers overnight. are they still with us? >> just a little. yes. a light shower here or this. right now, not one if san francisco where we are in the mid-to-upper 50s 56 in the ferry building and 55 across the golden gate bridge and 54 in the financial district. we have upper 40s around american canyon, healdsburg and belmont and pleasanton and inelse in the low-to-mid 50s so when you step identified it is mild. here is a look at the showers and i show you the heavier showers in marin county and these head over to novato and to the north of san rafael and over to marinwood and another year

and the palo alto city manager also set aside $8 million., the search is forn other partners. >> i don't think we know what the solution looks like now. it could be a mix of housing as well as mobile homes. >> i'm worry bud we keep fighting. >> an attorney for the owner sent an e mail saying the city should and can build affordable housing for residents but that is not the job of the mobile homeowner. >> residents are planning a rally before the city council meeting and are asking the community for support. >> in two weeks apple will replace atat on the dow jones industrial intex. and will give technology more weight. that is the number we track every day. apple went up lightly. >> the last thing a person need is a conartist. >> yes. this is a real heart breaker. it could have been. this student is working hard to put herself through school and wanted a part time job. she got targeted for a scam. >> lauren struggles to get by. >> dineed extra money. >> she carries a load of classes and squeezes in a part time job at whole foods market. still

and the palo alto city manager also set aside $8 million. now, the search is forn other partners. >> i don't think we know what the solution looks like now. it could be a mix of housing as well as mobile homes. >> i'm worry bud we keep fighting. >> an attorney for the owner sent an e mail saying the city should and can build affordable housing for residents but that is not the job of the mobile homeowner. >> residents are planning a rally before the city council meeting and are asking the community for support. >> in two weeks apple will replace atat on the dow jones industrial intex. and will give technology more weight. that is the number we track every day. apple went up lightly. >> the last thing a person need is a conartist. >> yes. this is a real heart breaker. it could have been. this student is working hard to put herself through school and wanted a part time job. she got targeted for a scam. >> lauren struggles to get by. >> dineed extra money. >> she carries a load of classes and squeezes in a part time job at whole foods market. s

city council will discuss the plan tonight. >>> the city of palo alto is trying to figure how to saveing. the buena vista mobile home park is located in the area and the only one. hundreds packed palo alto city council urging support for 400 residents facing eviction. the property owner will sell and if residents are kicked out they can barely survive. $8 million has been set aside for the buena vista mobile home park and the city council could do the same. >> could be purchase. a lease. non-protest. we do not know the final answer for buena vista mobile home park. >> in spot an official approved the plan to comment residents with would be displaced. the decision was appealed by residents. the city council will meet next month to hear bothsides and oval wait the relocation plan again. >>> the san francisco port hold a closed door meeting to discuss three possible sites to be the home of the alcatraz ferry. the park service is roping moving -- is proposing moving from embarcadero to fort mason. to there is no agreement on the 50 year lease the supervisor believes fort mason cannot acco

just launched a new registry program that all businesses in palo alto will have to sign up for. and moving forward, city officials hope to use the information that is collected to their advantage. for fourth generation owner jessica ross doing business in palo alto is a very personal thing. >> i grew up here behind the counter. >> reporter: her family's store cobblery has been on california avenue since 1940. >> need to protect palo alto and it's -- before it gets too crazy. >> reporter: roth is among those who support the city's new business registry program. any company that operates if a fixed place of business in palo alto such as an office or retail space is now required to register on line, pay a $50 administrative fee and provide information such as the number of workers and their commute patterns. >> the business registry is going to give all of us a better window on the economy in palo alto. give us real data about the business community what kinds of businesses, how large they are, what they do here. >> reporter: officials say the data will also help the city measure employment and economic ac

. >>> tonight palo alto city council will consider ways to regulate air b& b. city leaders are concerned the city isn't getting its fair share of the revenue apparently so the possibility of new taxes on the table to chat about. palo alto is just the latest city now trying to get some rules on house sharing. >>> a former mountain view police officer accused of possessing child porn on his personal laptop is due in court today. police arrested 37 year old kevin nugyn last may and he plead not guilty for charges of felony child pornography. he was a prominent sketch artist and so good other law enforcement agencies would ask for his help. >>> two men armed with guns tried to car jack a man in pleasanton but they changed their minds after they saw his two young kids inside the car. it happened saturday afternoon in the parking lot of the stone ridge shopping center. even though they didn't steal the car they still robbed the man and ran off. pleasanton police tell us the gunman were in their 20s and one wasn't exactly dressed for warm weather. >> he was wearing a b

. >>> tonight palo alto city leaders will put a -- on their office buildings.ic has really been on the rise. leaders are looking into allowing only a certain number of new buildings annually. new companies would have to address traffic and parking demands it would cause. the city council meeting is under way as we speak. >>> let's get to sports. the newsroom since we had hail in the south bay, let's start with the sharks. >> a lot of changes going on. with the current view sitting outside the playoff window the sharks decided to mix things up making several moves at the nhl trade deadline. andrew for chicago for center ben smith and a draft pick. forward tyler kennedy went to the new york islanders for a draft pick. the sharks traded teddy hamilton. >> the team dictated that. our record over the past month indicated that we weren't prepared to step forward and go after older players. and you can't blame anybody for that. >> on the diamond, giants fans get a look at the newest additions tomorrow when they open up their new spring training schedule. bruce bochi's

. >>> palo alto's city council is meeting today to consider steps for managing commercial growth.nents of restricted growth say their main concerns are parking in the downtown area offices pricing out and displacing long time retailers in the city. >>> 5:38 right now. relief heads to napa months after a powerful earthquake. how much it is going to cost to fix the damage. >>> a driverless car taking a cross country trip to the east coast. what experts hope to accomplish. coming up. >>> 880 in oakland, you can see the cars are moving along around here, we're all about fast. that's why xfinity is perfect for me. with millions of wifi hotspots all over the place including one right here at the shop now we can stream all things fast and furious. you've done it again, carlos! with the fastest in-home wifi and millions of hotspots xfinity is perfect for people who love fast. don't miss furious 7 in theaters april 3rd. >>> good morning. a time for you. 5:41 looking at the san rafael bridge. it is slippery. elizabeth the effect all our rain is having on the morning commute. we'll track hi

palo alto city council wants to look at a cap on adding new office space around town. el growth of office space is hurting palo alto. since 2008 there have been 67,000 square feet of new office space added and much of that space houses technical workers. they compete with other employees for scare resources like parking. >> commercial office development has had tremendous impact and brought down quality of life all the things you see up there: parking, traffic. >> i would not support a moratorium. that is...a meat cleaver approach. >> a member pointed out during the meeting of the city council despite new office space being build, palo alto has not seen that much new tax revenue. >> stand for has a chance to keep the season alive and advance to the semis in the 78th an houston post-season n.i.t. hosting vanderbilt and winner plays next week at madison square garden the on new, stanford defeated rhode island. in 2012 the cardinal captures the n.i.t. title and the game is televised on espn with tip-off at 6:00 p.m. >>> in the fall you can watch every gape the raiders and

palo alto city manager also set aside 8 million but must still be authorized by the city council.the search is on for other partner 0who help pay the owner a fair price. >> i don't think we know what the eventual solution looks like right now. could be preserves the entire site as mobile home community and upgrading it over time. it could be some mix of what we call stick built housing as well as mobile home. >> i'm very worried about we keep fighting. >> and attorney for the owner zen sent e-mail saying in part the city can and should build affordable housing fortress dent of buena vista and others. that's not the job of the mobile home park owner. >> we posted the entire statement on line at 7 news.com statement on line at 7 news.com. monday night residents plan a big rally before the city council meeting and asking the community to join them to show support. we'll follow-up. >> negotiations are about to begin in earnest to build a new stadium for the raiders in oakland. today the team signed a 1 year lease extension worth 400000 dollars to play next season at this t.they will u

. >> the palo alto city council will be listening to proposals on the design at tonight's meeting. they'll then decide which design to go with. >>> if you blink you may miss the little bit of rain we got this afternoon. a sprinkle of drops. it was just enough for people to get out their umbrellas if they had the foresight to bring one to town today. chief meteorologist paul deanno joins us. are we going to see anymore rain this evening? >> we're just going to have to not blink. there are showers out there. out toward vallejo right now we're seeing light rain falling. one of our weather watchers is reporting rainfall. dana reports in today that she may have received a few drops in her rain bucket. that's good news any time we're talking about rainfall. we'll talk about additional shower chances coming up. >>> today's tiny bit of rain surely isn't enough to help the drought. now in its fourth year. >> the implied policy that really all we have to do is wait for the rains to come, that policy isn't good enough anymore. >> why california may have no choice but to dive in to severe wate

it starts at noon at the palo alto city hall plaza. >>> happening today an east bay costco employee is holding a fundraise are for cancer for those he considers less fortunate, children with the disease. we brought you his story two weeks ago. already dealing with multiple sclerosis, he was recently diagnosed with kidney cancer. despite his troubles he tells us he really wants to raise money for children's hospital. his fundraiser is this afternoon at tiffany's dance academy in san ramon. the hours from noon to 2:30. >>> one of san francisco's more notorious neighborhoods is looking to change and looking to the past to reshape the future. there will be a new way to celebrate their history. >> mohamed ali, joe foreman, they all boxed in the san francisco hotel. -- in the cadillac hotel. >> randy shaw walks around the tenderloin like it's other museum. nearly every story has a story to tell and he knows most of them. >> president taft in 1910 was there for the groundbreaking. the tenderloin district is wedged between city hall and union scare in downtown san francisco. it's one of the ci

the ride begins at noon at the palo alto city hall plaza. >>> happening today an east bay k costco employeeeves are less fortunate. children with life-threatening diseases. abc7 news brought you the story of arly smith two weeks ago. already shackled with multiple sclerosis, he was recently diagnosed with kidney cancer. despite his troubles he told us he really wants to raise money for children's hospital. his fundraiser is this afternoon at tiffany's dance academy in san ramon. the hours are from noon to 2:30. one of san francisco's no tore russ neighborhoods is looking to change and looking to the past to reshape the future. there will be a new way to celebrate their history. >> mohamed ali, joe for man they all boxed in the san francisco hotel. >> randy shaw walks around the tenderloin like it's other museum. nearly every story has a story to tell and he knows most of them. >> president taft in 1910 was there for the groundbreaking. >> it is wedged between city hall and union square in downtown san francisco. it's one of the city's most densely populated neighboring. the tenderloin was l

now palo alto city leaders are looking to do the same. at today's meeting, they'll look at the effects of the online home-sharing business in the city. if approved the tax could take effect next year. >>> a new water restriction in the south bay that could make your lawn a little less green. in san jose watering now only allowed between 8:00 at night and 8:00 in the morning. officials hope the new restrictions will help san jose cut down on its water usage by 20%. governor brown set that goal last year. if you get caught breaking the rules, you could face a fine of up to $500. and if that's not enough you may soon be paying more for your water. three of the largest bay area water agencies are considering rate hikes of up to 30%. they will use that money for things it like buying water from outside the bay area to help meet local demand that reservoirs can't fill. here's a look at those reservoir levels by the way. lexington at just over 45% capacity. anderson reservoir about the same. calero reservoir is at 43% of capacity. the chesbro res

the ride begins at noon at the palo alto city hall plaza.is holding a fundraiser for those he believes are less fortunate. children with life-threatening diseases. abc7 sunday brought you the story of arlo smith two weeks ago. already dealing with multiple sclerosis, he was recently diagnosed with kidney cancer. but despite his troubles, he told us he really wants to raise money for children's hospital. his fundraiser is this afternoon at tiffany's dance academy on al costa boulevard in san ramon. the hours are noon to 2:30. >>> one of san francisco's more notorious neighborhoods is looking to change and looking to the past to reshape the future. there will be a new way to celebrate their history. >> mohamed ali, joe foreman, they all boxed in the san francisco hotel. >> randy shaw walks around the tenderloin like it's other museum. nearly every story has a story to tell and he knows most of them. >> president taft in 1910 was there for the groundbreaking. >> it is wedged between city hall and union square in downtown san francisco. it's one

. >> recycled food scraps may become a bigger fixture in palo alto. city leaders are indorsing a new effort to indorse composting. resident would be able to dump their scrappings with lawn scrappings. they're also considering a new ordinance to require all commercial businesses to compost. >> number two is the number one problem on one of the natural wonders of the war. nepal wants the government there to require climbers on mt. everest to properly dispose of their human waste. more than 700 climbers tackle the mountain every year. while the government has not come up with requirements of get rid of human waste, it does have rules requiring climbers bring down 18 pounds of trash. coming down the mountain choosing what i'm going to pick up as my 18 pounds. gatorade bottle not that power bar wrapper. >> think about it is. it is important to leave it as you found it but we'll see what the solution is. no doubt it will be good. >> here's meteorologist christina loren. >> i don't feel so bad about chuckling because you were chuckling, too. >> you know what i lo

so in subsequent city council races, palo alto, bay area, those running for city council, they're out raising a bunch of money, going to people getting the donations. so what did i do wrong? >> you mean because you didn't win the votes on city council? >> i won. i won the election, but i didn't change the way people are running for elections, meaning i didn't take any money. but people are out taking money, so what did i do? >> there are two ways to win an election. one is to be a good candidate and be very persuasive and win like you did. and another is to mobilize people so you win from a mass movement. because once you have a mass movement, two things happen-- you get a mandate, so you don't forget where you came from. but you signal to your competitors that there are gonna be other mass movements in their bailiwick the next time around. but if you win sort of solo, because you're a good person and you're articulate, you don't have that kind of mandate. the last major reform movement in america, the most major, was the populist progressive one in the late 1880s. and they elected se

. >>> recycling food scraps may soon become a bigger fixture in palo alto. city leaders are endorsing a new effort to expand composting. residents would be able to dump food scraps into green recycling bins along with yard trimmings. the plan would launch in july if the full city council approves. council members are also considering a new ordinance to require all commercial businesses to compost. >> to do yard trimmings, you would want to see some lush grass out there, hopefully some rainfall would be good, although christina you're saying we get to enjoy a nice weekend first and then start tracking the rain. >> to start, at 43 degrees. a nice chilly start in oakland. we're going to get an early taste of spring with temperatures peaking in the mid 70s just about everywhere. we're starting out chilly. as we get into this afternoon between 12:00 and 3:00, a rapid warm-up coming your way. we've got uniform numbers with offshore flow starting to take shape. everything changes when it comes to that sunset time over the weekend. we'll have more on that for you in just

palo alto city council meets tonight and may make a final decision. >>> all right. 6:17 right now on your monday. lots of birds, planes, and other folks flying around the golden gate bridge trying to get a nice look of that iconic, beautiful structure there as we start off your workweek. >> yeah, expecting cooler temperatures today. >> yeah, it'll be nice out there. 6:17 is the time, happy monday, hopefully you enjoyed that warmth over the weekend. break from temperatures near 90 as we head throughout the next couple of days. but everybody's asking me how warm was it on saturday, 89 degrees was the warmest spot that we could locate for you. that was in san jose. so it was definitely a very warm weekend. things are going to change this week with the jet stream taking a nice dip to the south and for us, that's going to translate to cooler, cloudier weather with a few showers in your forecast. now starting out though, whizzing by at 56 degrees with a full deck of clouds all across the bay area, serving as a blanket, trapping in the warmth from yesterday. and we're going to see a nice da

city. palo alto wants to put limits on the construction of new office buildings. new at 6:00, len ramirez on why the city wants to stifle commercial development. >> reporter: it's as if the sky is the limit in downtown palo alto when it comes to growth. new office buildings sprouting up. younger crowds moving in. many older businesses are getting squeezed out or they are just fading away. >> success really has a price. >> reporter: liz says it's not just a palo alto problem. it's happening in cities from san francisco to san jose but last night she voted with the unanimous city council to do what would be unthinkable in other parts of the country. they are putting a lid on new office development. >> right now, the price for us is not being able to find enough parking and an increase in traffic. >> the city will restrict new office construction to 50,000 square feet a year along university and california avenues and the el camino. but there is 101 big part of palo alto where it appears the city council is ready to promise when it comes to limiting growth. the stanfo

city. palo alto 73. 63 in daly city.sco your temperature will be flirting with 70 degrees. in the north bay, upper 70s around santa rosa, you kya, napa. 74 in san rafael out towards the east bay. sunshine and cirrus the high thin wispy clouds. inland spots, you will be above normal antioch, 80 degrees. livermore, 77 along with walnut creek. accuweather seven-day forecast, temperatures are going up the next two days. records are possible on thursday. mid 80s then. upper 60s along the coast. cooling starts on friday and then you will notice a sharp drop in the temperatures on saturday as the marine layer increases. could even see a little bit of drizzle. low 60s to mid 70s on saturday bumping you right back up a fewist degrees mid 60s to low 80s for the second half of the weekend. dan and cheryl. >> excellent sandsy thanks very much. >>> just ahead, praise and partnership. >> still ahead t >>> police in the san joaquin county community of tracy are looking for a bear that was photographed last night lurking around a neighb

palo alto became wealthy and famous because of high-tech growth. but at a city council meeting last night, community won over growth. and for the time being this area will slow down a bit. palo alto's university avenue is a hub for cafes, restaurants and just walking around. but you won't find many big businesses here or a couple of miles away on california avenue. and the city council wants it to stay that way. >> we wanted the attractions of a small area like california avenue, it is local. it's a neighborly type of place. and informal in nature. >> reporter: the council voted unanimously to limit office space on these two streets to 50,000 square feet. despite objections from local tech giants like google and hewlett-packard, along with the palo alto chamber of commerce. they say the move to hurt the city's bank account. >> more sales tax revenue for the city. >> reporter: and if tech companies are allowed to grow yes, traffic would likely rye, but so would pal owal foe's fortunes. >> the office workers are contributing a lot to the economic vitality of the d

been matching the cold weather in the north, low-to-mid 40s are the coolest inland and palo alto and redwood city mid-to-upper 40s in santa clara valley to san rafael to the coast and san francisco is the exception at 52. two areas of high pressure again pushing the steering currents to the north and bringing us the spring warmth. that means for lake tahoe also our average high is about 47 degrees and we are pushing records sunday monday and tuesday with low 60s and you can see it is a slight chance that some of the showers and snow showers make it up to the sierra next wednesday and thursday and a look at el nino you can see a weak one with no significant impact on our drought. our seven-day forecast for the coast and to the bay and inland cool into the low-to-mid sits at the coast until sunday before the we clouds and rain here on wednesday and thursday and the rest of us low-to-mid 70s. >> we start daylight saving time so that means more changing in san jose including watering hours restricted before 8:00 a.m. and after 8:00 people in san jose. despite a few rainstorms this winter california's

. >> reporter: palo alto is considering new rules for rentals, the city wants better control of short term rentals. palo alto has conflicting housing codes when it comes to rentals and leaders want to clarify what is allowed and what is not. the meeting is set for monday night. >>> a celebration of international women's day. dozens of people flocked to the amphitheater in oakland. some of the more color of outfits make their point. others opted for selfie signs to show their support of the women. >>> a cross the bay, san francisco, women used the day to have the morality clause. a small group gathered outside of saint mary's cathedral. teachers to refrain from the evil acts, it covers activity. some with the church say that is how they want people to live and follow the church doctrine. a southern california couple is taking a different approach to adoption. >> reporter: they are hoping to woo a parent with music. [music] >> reporter: chances are chris and melissa will not get a record deal from this recent collaboration with little-g but listen carefully and you will hear they are lo

they were yesterday and tonight when we clear out, mid-30s to low 50's and upper 30s at palo alto and redwood city and low-to-mid 30 for the rest of the bayshore and coast until san francisco and to san mateo upper 40s. here is the setup, jet stream is right on top of us, and look how fast this low drops down over the last 12 hours in seattle to yesent city and very unstable especially when we mix in a town of the sunshine this afternoon and that is the difference compared to the storm on saturday, we had so much sunshine and so much warmth and so much more buoyant and moisture laden. this is not quite so much. here we are at 7:00 in the morning, increasing clouds and you can see 9 scatter shoulders mainly over the ocean but with this counter-clockwise flow it is going to hit our higher elevations and watch how the showers develop. they continue to rotate and by 7:00 gone, overnight clearing and that is why silt so much cooler when you step outside. if you are lucky you get we are in the 60s today and up to 70 on wednesday and low 70s on friday and the warmest weather is saturday and sunday with l

. >>> tonight city council members in palo alto will talk about regulating air b& b. they are concerned the city isn't getting its fair share of revenue so the possibility of new taxes on the table tonight. palo alto is just the latest city trying to set some new rules on home sharing. >>> today president obama expected to announce a new jobs program called tech hire. it's an effort to get more americans into tech jobs which generally pay more money. program reportedly has committments for more than 300 employers and local governments all across the country. >>> changes are coming to your credit score or how accurately the credit agencies rate you, all part of a major revamp that consumer advocates wanted for a long time. one big change deals with medical debt. they won't hit your report for six months so companies have a chance to pay the bills. >>> alaska's sled dog race will get started today. race organizers worried about warm temperatures, yes evenalaska so they decided to move it from angara to fairbanks where they had a little more snow. >> it's very very hard o

. >>> well it's a historical jewel of silicon valley but palo alto is saying enough. the city council has decided to limit development, more or less. >> yeah sort of. scott budman takes a closer look at the issue. >> palo alto's university avenue is a hub for cafes, restaurants, and just walking around. but you won't find many big businesses here. or a couple of miles away on california avenue. and the city council wants it to stay that way. >> one of the attractions of the small area like california avenue is that it is local. that it's a neighborly type of place and informal in nature. >> the council voted unanimously to limit office space on the two streets to 50,000 square feet despite objections from local tech giants like google and hewlett-packard, along with the palo alto chamber of commerce. they say the move could hurt the city's bank account. >> more sales tax revenue for the city. >> and if tech company said are allowed to grow yes, traffic would likely rise but so would palo alto's fortunes. >> the office workers are contributing a lot to the economic vitality of

palo alto dropping to 51 overnight in livermore. bay area high tomorrow 83 the high in san jose. 83 santa clara up to 82 in milpitas. 82 palo alto. 81 redwood city. 73 in pacifica. so mild along the coast as well. downtown san francisco 74. 72 sunset district up to 80 in santa rosa. 78 hear and 80 in nap a.78 vallejo. east bay equally as warm. one final stop 83 in pittsburgh. 83 in pleasanton and 84 in fairfield. accu-weather 7 day forecast warm tomorrow record cooling down relatively speaking on sunday but otherwise forcing temperatures well above normal in the 70's early next week. >> all right thank you drew. >> still to come. how apple ceo tim cook tried to save the life of his mentor steve jobs. >> how jobs reacted s jeans jeans jeans jeans is. >> new biography of apple co-founder steve jobs he reveals tim cook offered his boss a piece of his liver. according to the the book becoming steve jobs cook and jobs shared a rare blood type the two were compatible but jobs refused cook offer in 2009 jobs refused cook offer in 2009. decision cook described to at the time author as self to at the time author as selfless. jobs told cook i'll never let

palo alto. tonight, the city council will discuss limiting new office space in the city.c problems from getting even worse. some businesses say this proposal on capping building space actually hurts business, even if the city council decides to explore a cap, a final decision isn't expected until next year. >>> a company is voluntarily recalling 74,000 cases of its organic products. over a dozen products recalled. the products all have spinach from a supplier who informed it could be tainted with listeria. it can cause serious and in some cases, even deadly infections. so far, no one has gotten sick. >> you might need to find a new place to shop. fresh and easy is down and out. they will shut down about 50 stores in california arizona and nevada. after two years, the company says the stores just aren't performing as well as expected. here's the list now. according to the business journal, the bay area stores closing are in danville san francisco walnut creek, pleasanton and others. no word on how many employees will lose their jobs. >>> all right. lots of changes today in

we are 49 in palo alto and redwood city and woodside is cool at 44 and menlo park is 47 and everyoneor mid-50s around san san ramon is the cool post at 47. napa and santa rosa at 44 and 45. the ferry ride this morning, look how calm the water is with a light wind and a lot of sunshine. grab the sunglasses. record highs away from the coast where the clouds will open but they will stick around enough to keep you cooler than the rest of us. see breeze develops tomorrow and that brings cooling to the coast and push inland as we head to saturday but it will never knock off the temperatures close to average. we will be breezy and warmth and dry through next week. we are clear in san jose compared to the clouds yesterday and dry pollen and high with juniper and oak and sycamore is the main issue. as far as san jose record tying 84 and possibly 87 in gilroy and los gatos is 85. we are right around 80 in redwood city. everyone else is on the peninsula in the mid-to-upper 70s and check out the mid-to-upper 60s along the coast to mid-70s downtown and south san francisco and mid-to-upper 70s thr

. >> 39 in palo alto, and foster city and redwood city 42 and san mateo is 45 and belmont is 48. san carlos is 46. mid-to-upper 40s and san jose is 44. concord is 43 and 33 and 53 in san francisco and 55 at half moon bay and 280 and 17 the sun is brighter and especially in the south bay and this afternoon at 66 to 70 our warmest day at coast and take the sunscreen we have radiation and reflecting makes it intense and 68 to 75 south in the san ramon valley we have sunshine and the winds will shift and come off the coast and that is tomorrow so cooler there and the marine layer returns on sunday so cooler at the coast but notice, we remain in the low-to-mid 70s elsewhere. >> we have a couple of problems on the roads and mostly dealing with light conditions. we are taking you to san jose where annan joy accident northbound highway 101 at the expressway, two lanes are blocked and speeds dipping to 23 miles per hour and you have delays coming away from story road and slow-and-go traffic between the 280 and 680 split and 280 is at top speeds and highway 85 is clear and accident free. w

palo alto police are getting search warrants this morning to enter the apartments and try to put together what led to the shooting. in palo alto for abc7 news. police say a city maintenance truck hit a pedestrian in the past hour in new video just in from the scene at international boulevard and miller avenue. the man was conscious after the accident and taken to the hospital to be treated. the driver stayed at the scene. >> sheriff investigators are trying to determine what led to a shooting of a man early this morning. deputies were called to a hole at 3:45 after responding to the 7-eleven and old redwood highway. the clerk told the reporter the man asked for directions to the hospital a few miles away and the shopping center was closed for several hours while officers investigated no word open the victim's condition or if deputies have a s >> san jose police are trying to figure out who was at fault after a man was hit and killed by a motorcycle. he was walking across the street and hit by the motorcycle at 9:30 last might and died at the scene. his identity is not released. the man riding the motorcycle stayed at the scene and was taken to the hospital wi