today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. over the years, we tried to include artists and all types of mediums. conceptu

. >> reporter: recology is separating recyclables from these cans can be hazardous. >> there could beypodermic needles or dog droppings. >> reporter: but while neither the city nor recology will sort through the bins other people will. street scavangers. >> that's why we have those out there, so it'll make it easier. >> reporter: the city says the main purpose is to prevent littering. >> we pick up 10,000-tons of trash a year. the trash cans are a good place to put your garbage. >> reporter: recology tells us that they're looking for new technology that sorts out bottles and cans. rob roth, ktvu news. >>> rich products is pulling all snacks from georgia. those include frozen pizza, chicken quesadilla and mozerella bites. the cdc says 24 people have gotten sick in 15 states and seven people have been hospitalized. >>> the bulk of today's rainfall has moved out of the area. maybe a few left over showers or spotty drizzle. not a lot of cover here, but a little bit of activity up in parts of the north bay. at last check, and we're going to hold on to that possibility for the overnight hou

. >> reporter: recology is separating recyclables from these cans can be hazardous. >> there could beodermic needles or dog droppings. >> reporter: but while neither the city nor recology will sort through the bins other people will. street scavangers. >> that's why we have those out there, so it'll make it easier. >> reporter: the city says the main purpose is to prevent littering. >> we pick up 10,000-tons of trash a year. the trash cans are a good place to put your garbage. >> reporter: recology tells us that they're looking for new technology that sorts out bottles and cans. rob roth, ktvu news. >>> rich products is pulling all snacks from georgia. those include frozen pizza, chicken quesadilla and mozerella bites. the cdc says 24 people have gotten sick in 15 states and seven people have been hospitalized. >>> the bulk of today's rainfall has moved out of the area. maybe a few left over showers or spotty drizzle. not a lot of cover here, but a little bit of activity up in parts of the north bay. at last check, and we're going to hold on to that possibility for the overnight hours

several collisions and fatalities have happened within the last year that involved muni drivers and recology, an organization contracted by the city for traffic so please. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> yes good afternoon. my name is bridgette turner and a native san franciscan and i'm a mother of five so i've actually seen the demographic and the increase of traffic and collisions. i come today as a member of balboa terrace home homeowners association and a resident on prop k which was the surcharge created for pedestrian safety. a half billion dollars was created by this proposition. $110 million is currently being pending and i am requesting for that fund when evaluating how to disperse it have pedestrian safety as number one. we know that 60 to 65% of pedestrians have access in the crosswalks and i would like to recommend eliminating crosswalks on the street. i am asking because i think it's quite effective. they use it all over uc davis and daly city as well. it actually when you approach the illumination crosswalks it gives the drivers they're seeing it is crosswalks are illumin

. >> reporter: recology tells us they are researching new technology that sorts out recycles and hopes to begin a pilot project next year. that will likely mean a rate increase. >>> this morning's wet weather caused problems in sonoma county. a tree along highway 116 in forestville toppled over, hitting power lines and blocking a roadway. crews blocked off the roadway and cars had to make a u-turn to get to a detour. the wet roads this morning also helped cause several accidents on bay area freeways. the highway patrol says this accident near interstate 280 in san jose was likely due to the driver going too fast for the conditions. fortunately, no one was hurt. our meteorologist mark tamayo is here now with more on the rain and what we can expect this evening. >> the rainfall moved in right on time. earlier this morning, it woke me up. we still have cloud cover, a few light showers to deal with. you can see the south bay, san jose, .15 inches. but santa rosa, .92. san rafael, .63. fairfield, nearly half an inch. you can see up towards parts of sonoma county, 1.31. right now, on live st

. >> reporter: recology tells us they are researching new technology that sorts out recycles and hopes to begin a pilot project next year. that will likely mean a rate increase. >>> this morning's wet weather caused problems in sonoma county. a tree along highway 116 in forestville toppled over, hitting power lines and blocking a roadway. crews blocked off the roadway and cars had to make a u-turn to get to a detour. the wet roads this morning also helped cause several accidents on bay area freeways. the highway patrol says this accident near interstate 280 in san jose was likely due to the driver going too fast for the conditions. fortunately, no one was hurt. our meteorologist mark tamayo is here now with more on the rain and what we can expect this evening. >> the rainfall moved in right on time. earlier this morning, it woke me up. we still have cloud cover, a few light showers to deal with. you can see the south bay, san jose, .15 inches. but santa rosa, .92. san rafael, .63. fairfield, nearly half an inch. you can see up towards parts of sonoma county, 1.31. right now, on live st

. >>> at the end of may, the artists will put their creations on display at recology. >> they'll be pinging like when i was at school, when i was a kid. >> maybe someone will recognize their old desk or a discarded ruler only to find that perfect things make perfectly good art. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. >>> creative. >>> panic on wall street. still ahead at 6:00, the twitter attack. or the twitter hack, i should say involving the president that sent the dow plunging. >>> coming up, pitching in. how a local man is helping replace a boat that was damaged in the boston bombing manhunt. >>> despite his wound, the surviving suspect of the bombing is communicating from his hospital bed. i'm janelle wang on more on what he's saying behind the motive behind the attack, next. >>> there are new developments in the boston marathon bombings. tonight the surviving suspect is releasing more information about why he and his brother launched the attack. >> nbc bay area's janelle wang has the latest on the investigation. >>> dzhokhar tsarnaev said he and his brother did not belong to a terrorist or