a car ney cupertino has agreed to stop dumping chemicals into permanente creek. that creek starts in los altos before draining into the bay. david louie has details now and reaction to this multi-million dollar settlement. >> reporter: long time residents remember a day when permanente creek of fish and frogs and they died off because of sillen yum from the lehigh hanson quarry and neighbors tried to fight the quarry for years. this facility has been operating for 80 years here and for 80 years they've been using their creek as their own personal sewer and this is a great day. a great day because the quarry has agreed to spend $5 million to install facilities to clean up waste water to federal clean water act standards and you will also pay a $2.5 million penalty. the settlement has teeth. >> now if the company violates any part of that we can seek contempt of court. it's an order and the judge enters it as an order and it's quite powerful. >> epa has 24/7 access. we don't have to wait. we don't have to give them warning and we can go right on to the facility to

state attorney general's office will be holding a press conference right on the banks of the permanente creek a.m. live in cupertino, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> we all know bay area real estate is expensive but there's a new trend in many neighborhoods. andria borba reports from palo alto on the proliferation of ghost homes. >> reporter: with only a six- week supply of homes for sale in palo alto, finding a sold sign is a rarity. that's not the only thing going extinct in the heart of silicon valley. >> i don't see kids. i don't see pets. i don't see anything but gardeners. that's all i see. and new construction. >> reporter: there's even plenty of parking to be found. a lot of the homes getting snapped off the market are sitting empty. >> i do see houses in the neighborhood that don't seem to be inhabited that seems like a lot of money is gone into them. >> reporter: before you throw your remote and blame more of the bay area housing crisis on tech, realtor kevin de leon wants you to consider this. >> for us probably about 20% of the buyers are coming from china. >> reporter: at only half of those

the plant is accused of dumping millions of gallons of toxic waste water into nearby permanente creeke company will pay up to $10 million as part of an agreement with the u.s. environmental protection agency. >>> california wildfire season is off to a tough start with a number of fires up 70% this year and today fire crews are doing what they can to be prepared. in lake county 11 northern california fire crews will be participating in preparedness exercises. the annual exercises the firefighters are evaluated on physical fitness, firefighter knowledge and safety and equipment. >>> caltrans is fighting a contractor over a problem with the new bay bridge tower. they agree that water is accumulating around the bolts that anchor the tower, but they are are at odds over why. caltrans engineer says it's due to water that the contractor used during construction, but the contractor says the water may be coming from openings in the bridge structure. >>> two european soccer powerhouses will square off at levi's stadium this summer. manchester united will play barcelona on july 25. it's one of t

they are accused of dumping of millions of gallons of toxic waste water into the permanente creek. >>> joy and relief when the mother of a bay area man missing after the nepal earthquake finds out he is alive. >> oh!! my gosh, yay! he is getting on a helicopter in kathmandu. >> 21-year-old spencer dickinson from petaluma tweeted his cousin last night same eying being helicoptered off the mountain. tell mom i'm okay. one of four americans who died in the quake was this man 48- year-old vin truong from sunnyvale. he works at kaiser permanente in santa clara at the i.t. department. his friends say it was his lifelong dream to check the base camps at the foot of mount everest. >> if it was dangerous, he wanted do it. >> it's not a shock trauma he would be shock he would like to be there. he did something he enjoyed and he went out that way. >> truong was killed in the avalanche that thundered down everest and wiped out a base camp right after the quake. and today aid is finally reaching areas near the epicenter of saturday's 7.8 quake. the world food program is delivering high energy food

years neighbors have been complaining that the quarry has been dumping toxic chemicals into the permanente creek and it was from federal regulators. it was apparent victims of the high levels of sillen yum that the nearby quarry was dumping into the water. >> this facility has been operating for 80 years here and for 80 years they've been using their creek as their own personal sewer and this is a great day. >> the quarry's owners will spend $5 million to install equipment to clean up waste water and pay a penalty. the epa the u.s. department of justice and state agencies forged the agreement under a court consent decree meaning it will be under continuous scrutiny. >> if you violate the consent decree, it becomes an owner of the court. >> the money will be spent primarily on two things and one enhanced waste water treatment so that the water that does come out meet federal standards and redesign the way that storm water and processed water is captured. the cement company issued a statement, quote we are pleased to resolve these issues with an agreement that is aligned with our company's commitm

company was sued for dumping millions of gallons of watered with high levels of chemicals into permanente creekay. the selenium is harmful to animals but not people in high concentration. lehigh must build a waste water treatment plant and pay $2 .5 million in penalties. the company says we are pleased to resolve this issue with an agreement that is aligned with our company's commitment to operate in a safe environmentally responsible manner. there will be a press conference later today. live in cupertino, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> san francisco-based uber is expanding into food delivery. uber eats will launch in chicago and new york city today. the rideshare company says customers ordering through a smartphone app can get food from a selection of restaurants in as little as 10 minutes. it's already operating in l.a. and barcelona. >>> here's liz with the traffic report. >> we had four traffic alerts before our show was over at 7:00 yesterday. it was a ripple effect one right after another. this morning, nothing like that. no major delays. we have seen a few incidents out there and, of course, the m

-- hanson cement plant is accused of dumping millions of gallons of toxics waste water into permanente creekstaurant usually opens for brunch at 11. >>> stay with us. traf >>> good morning. you just heard michelle mention that two-alarm fire burning in san francisco. a number of fire crews around the intersection of lyon and lombard street in the area so intersection is blocked with emergency crews on scene. the main lines of some freeway bay bridge toll plaza, slight clearing once you get closer to the pay gates in the left lanes. the backups still extend east of the maze in some of the others especially on the eastshore freeway. so particularly bad from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and san mateo bridge traffic improving behind the pay gates at the toll plaza. and kind of sluggish now trying to get out of hayward on westbound 929 flat section. novato into san rafael also heavy on southbound 101. that's "kcbs traffic." here's roberta. >> good morning, everybody. the coast is clearing out at this hour. a lot earlier burnoff than yesterday at this time. clouds in the bay at this time. the

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