measuring levels of chemicals in people and environments, so one study she did was with also in richmond california to looking at the different levels of chemicals, diesel exhaust in richmond which you would expect to be very different, and she's going to help us see if we can build a study, so this was a great thing that you brought to our attention. >> i start to think about it over the years but especially working in an airport and now in an actively working diesel pump station. >> and it's not something you have any control over, and that's the same kind of fragmentation we're seeing at all levels, it's hard to make changes when jurisdictions move. >> but if i could get her contact information or something after the presentation, that would be great. >> okay, cool. >> i had two questions, one is you were just saying to use glass when you're cooking or microwave, what about -- i was told before that you could use plastic for the refrigerator or storage, are you saying avoid plastics all together for food storage, and then the second question is water bottles, say for instance i have a case of li

. >> in i stt of richmond, california. the the mayor set up a office to create it. using -- i was in massachusetts recently activists there asking what could you do with city government? city government has a power of imminent domain. it's been used in boston, for instance. it has finance, it has procurement. could have technical assistance, it could be used for a lot of interesting things, and in cleveland some of that has been done -- the cleveland mayor is looking good. he's not as dependent on the corporations. using the officer of the mayor, when i was in a major trn city two weeks ago and the mayor is doing this. it's go able if you see what is out there practically. it's practical stuff. it's a different vision. go for it. maybe it's radio stations. >> hi. i actually work for progressive radio -- [inaudible] i have two questions, actually. you frame cooperate ias a product of a necessity of the environment building an assessment far cooperative it. what can people do as -- [inaudible] not dire yet and have the employees and don't necessarily have all the mean

i'm from richmond california and i'm the cofounder of doing everything different. >> reporter: devons considers himself a visionary. at 25 he owns this small screen printing planted in fremont and has cofounded a clothing like called "doing everything different." it's fashion with a message about challenging yourself to make changes to achieve a dream. >> it means something. it's not just something you put on. >> reporter: for example, there's a shirt with the word visionary spelled backwards. so it can only be read properly when facing yourself in the mirror. the message of self-achievement is so important to him he has become a motivational speaker at high school and college. he talks about growing up in a tough neighborhood in richmond and the fateful day he watched his grandfather die of a heart attack. >> having your hero die in your arms, it changes you. you look at life in a whole different way. >> so get out there. face your fears. and make something happen. you're just killing time the longer you wait. >> reporter: the positive message is gaining track shore with music stars

democrats had an edge with louisiana congressman and former college player cedric richmond as their pitcher. californiaocrat linda sanchez was also a crowd favorite. >> let's go linda. let's go linda. >> solid single for linda. anyway, yesterday marked the 56th annual game between the two sides. next, yesterday's tribute to michigan congressman john dingell who just became the longest serving member of congress in history took a turn for the musical. mary wilson of the supremes. my personal favorite when they came to holy cross back in the '60s serenaded the room with "stop in the name of love," and called on nancy pelosi, kathleen sebelius and others to jump in as backup dancers. ♪ ♪ stop in the name of love ♪ before you break my heart ♪ stop in the name of love ♪ before you break my heart ♪ think it over ♪ i've tried so hard so hard to be patient ♪ ♪ hoping you'll >> that's the music i listened to in the car driving home at night on xm radio. there were about 400 people in attendance to take in the performance. congressman dingell called himself the luckiest man in shoe leather for his family, friend

speaker, i rise to commend two young men from richmond, california, who will begin class this is fall at tallahassee community college in tallahassee, florida. sounds pretty straightforward, i know, but these are no ordinary students. what makes these young men from my congressional district stand out is their background. it's not just that most people thought they would never go to college, in fact most people thought they would never make it out of the neighborhood. people thought they would end up in jail or even worse. two senior fellows at the city of richmond's office of neighborhood safety peacekeeper fellship, an office that does remarkable job in changing violent lives. they are shining examples of what remarkable transformation individuals are capable off when they desire to make a positive change in their lives and supported in that effort. from a life dominated by gun violence in the streets of richmond to noses buried in books in college -- at college, internships in washington, d.c., and meetings on capitol hill, these young men have come a long way. i wish them the best

we have a lot of volunteers from the richmond district center. i grew up in the california area, ended up at uc-davis. i made my way out to san francisco in 1984 when i was a college student. i remember growing up on clement street. i have always lived around in richmond area, just being around a unique area of the richmond, discovering san francisco in the 1980's. >> i am hoping we can not support small businesses like this because they are the unique character that makes neighborhoods like this so city and county of san francisco testing for budget and finance testing captioning.

democrats had an edge with louisiana congressman and former college player cedric richmond as their pitcher. californiat's go linda. let's go linda. >> solid single for linda. anyway, yesterday marked the 56th annual game between the two sides. next, yesterday's tribute to michigan congressman john dingell who just became the longest serving member of congress in history took a turn for the musical. mary wilson of the supremes. my personal favorite when they came to holy cross back in the '60s serenaded the room with "stop in the name of love," and called on nancy pelosi, kathleen sebelius and others to jump in as backup dancers. ♪ stop in the name of love ♪ ♪ before you break my heart ♪ stop in the name of love ♪ before you break my heart ♪ think it over ♪ ♪ i've tried so hard so hard to be patient ♪ ♪ hoping you'll >> that's the music i listened to in the car driving home at night on xm radio. there were about 400 people in attendance to take in the performance. congressman dingell called himself the luckiest man in shoe leather for his family, friends and time serving michigan. finally a couple of n

california. take vo - cesar --- y en la baha de richmond, una embarcacion al parecer ocupada por un hombre con antecedentesresion sexual a menores, se ha mantenido encayada muy cerca al popular parque "marina bay", frecuentemen te visitado por niÑos que van alli a jugar. --- aunque las autoridades han buscado los medios legales para hacer mover la embarcacion, no han tenido resultados positivos lo que mantiene en alerta a la comunidad. --- la policia identifico al agresor como "donald olsen" quien el pasado 4 de junio fue arrestado por no conocerse su paradero como delincuente sexual registrado, pero poco despues fue puesto en libertad... cesar ---con un voto sumamente partidista, esta tarde, la legislatura de california, take vo aprobo un masivo plan de gastos de 96 mil 300 millones de dolares para el proximo aÑo fiscal... ---los legisladores tienen hasta la media noche de maÑana sabado para enviar el presupuesto balanceado al gobernador jerry brown... ---los democratas, que son la mayoria, votaron a favor, mientras que los republicanos votaron en contra y algunos legisladores aseguran que no se incluyero

i was not the case for our members at the chevron richmond refinery in california. workers want to take the unit that caught fire off line were overruled. while as workers where the authority, we certainly do not have the power. this is a fallacy and talking about the safety culture. it's based on a harmonized model. without the power, the authority means nothing. while the complete about the lack of regulatory involvement, what about the company's responsibility to act? when the leak was discovered at chevron, the decision should of been made to shut the unit down based on material and volume. to maintain the idea that it is safer to operate the unit with a hole in the park, which is not going to get better, then shut you down is absurd. if that is the case we need to take a series look at your opera and procedures and parameters. calling this type of operational, operation risk-based management is not managing the risk at all but it is just taking a risk. thank you again for the opportunity to raise some fears workers have about the state of process safety in the

we have a lot of volunteers from the richmond district center. i grew up in the california area, ended up at uc-davis. i made my way out to san francisco in 1984 when i was a college student. i remember growing up on clement street. i have always lived around in richmond area, just being around a unique area of the richmond, discovering san francisco in the 1980's. >> i am hoping we can not support small businesses like this because they are the unique character that makes neighborhoods like this so rich and lively to live in. >> i have also been active as a community organizer. i worked at the chinese progressive association. i also worked at the mental health center in the richmond district. i have always been passionate about civil rights, equality for everyone. i have a 10-year-old daughter, so having a girl has made me much more sensitive to gender equality issues. i guess i have always been vocal about my politics, but as a supervisor, i have to listen to other perspectives and making decisions. >> very soon there will be of much more seniors in that area. we are tryi

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california wildfire explode size, chasing thousands from their homes. >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> i'm sue kwon at the richmondidge. i'll tell you about construction that could slow you down. >> all right, sue. and a southern california wildfire explodes in size chasing thousands from their homes. you will hear from evacuates who had just minutes to get out. >> temperatures cooling down around the bay area. still a lot of sunshine coming our way and a heat wave coming in our direction too. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and some overnight roadwork still out there on northbound 101 just near sfo causing some big brake lights as you pass towards san francisco. we'll update you on this coming up. >> thank you, liz. and good morning, everyone. monday has arrived. it's june 3rd. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now 6:00. >>> it could be a rough commute for drivers on the richmond/san rafael bridge. >> some new lane changes have gone into effect. traffic has shifted on 580 just east of the toll plaza on the richmond side. kpix 5 reporter sue kwon joins us live from the approach now. sue, how's

girl charges in the october 2009 attack of a 16-year-old outside richmond high school after the homecoming dance. >> look from son california right now where the massive powerhouse fire buns in -- burnn the angeles national forest and is now 40 percent contained. >> little bitter. fortunately for us, it is cooler today. >> that is number six, the seven-day forecast shows cooler trend for today and tomorrow and you can see why. it is hard to see bridge bring, sunsetting, and 70 in the north bay and 82 in the east bay valley and upper 90's. 72 headed to the south bay and mid-to-upper 50's at the coast. >> seven, it is busy. from oakland to san francisco, the bay bridge toll plaza meters lighting are on and at for, parked conditions on 101 can cones picked up at the construction project that ran late between sfo and 380. we continue in 25 minutes with news, weather and traffic during "good morn >>> good morning, america. breaking overnight, severe storms batter the east coast from south carolina to new england. a rare tornado warning in maine. flash floods stranding cars, water covering entire towns. sam leads our extreme team

between california and cornwall street, fifth avenue and fourth avenue in the richmond district. he assured the neighbors who were very agast at the idea of these old cable cars being set up that they would be very tasteful and artistic. and essentially, yeah, it was like one room with a little bathroom attached made up of old cable cars. dr. cross thought he was hitting on something. there were hundreds of thousands of people who were homeless, looking for new places to live in the aftermath of the earthquake and fire. so he thought why not use these old cable cars. it only lasted about 10, 12 years. guess it wasn't a big hit. he built a more conventional apartment building after that to replace it. it really was the 1906 earthquake and fire that sort of spelled the end of carville. you have these hundreds of thousands of people looking for new homes, suddenly displaced. now they might listen to these men and say, look, you were renting before. you don't want to live there. i've got this lot out here, sand dune. but it's $100. you can build a house here for cheap. suddenly, more

california senator's office was 30 years ago. >> the two men charged with a gang rape of a 16-year-old richmond girl may have helped other people rape her. that's according to the prosecutors that claimed up to 20 men could have been involved. 22-year-old, jose of richmond and 20-year-old, marcelo are both charged with several counts of rape. today in court, pierce's attorney questioned dna evidence against his client. he said wind could have compromised the scene. prosecutors are trying -- with two separate juries. >> joggers in palo alto, watch your back. look at that sketch. the suspect is hispanic, about twenty years old with black buzzed hair. he is about 5'8" and he wore large, clear studs in both ears. police are also looking for two cyclist s who happen to be passing by and ended up helping the woman. she was not hurt. the attacker fled on foot, crossing a bridge to east palo alto. police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. >>> senators grilled and openly mocked america's military leaders today. david martin shows us they had a lot of explaning to do about how they handled or didn't handle sexual ass

richmond, oakland, san jose. walnut creek a little bit warmer at a 75 degrees. clear skies over california but it is not war to last. sunshine, warm temperatures. it is not- going tochanges you do not typiy see for the end of the month of june. this storm system is gaining strength. rain. sunday night/most of the day on monday. the futurecast, on sunday afternoon with a lot of clout activity. the rain showers are formed to make their way into sonoma county. like/scattered and by light-scattered on/off. the main brunt of this system will be on monday morning. watch how this is widespread, a steady rainfall. it will pick up in intensity and heavy at times. the highest amount on the north bay. and for summer-like with nothing like rain, clouds. we are getting one half the weekend with a sunshine law for upper '70s and '80s. the east bay, 90's. 80s in concord, pleasanton, 70's by the bay. low 70's tomorrow and really nice. 80s in oakland, and your kron 4 7 day around the bay sunday, those are the clouds. those light showers with a steady rain for most of the day. heavy. those could continue fo

detours if travel across the richmond center fell bridge, details on the construction work that will last for three months. >> we are following the latest out of southern california where a growing wild flowfire forces thousands of residents to leave their homes. >> it will be a very sunny day but temperatures will decline to the mid-60s on the bay shoreline. downtown san francisco, expects cloudy skies. much warmer weather into the weekend i will talk about the potential for triple digits coming up at 715. >> we still have a trouble spot on the peninsula, highway 1 01 is still a hot spot. northbound 1 01 for millbrae ave all the way up to the 380 split in san bruno that construction was supposed to wrap up around 6:00 this morning so is an hour later than expected. the ride is much heavier than normal for a monday morning commute. we are back dolly up to 92 that it will take at least 25 minutes to get from 92 as >> tail to get to the 380 split in san bruno. watch your commute to and from the san revell bridge, a bit lane shift on the west side as you approach the toll plaza. it is not causing major delays but more cars on the road is starting to back up on to ri

california. >> a tree coming down blocking a major street here in san francisco. the damage and how long it's going to take to get it cleaned up. >> reporter: i'm sue kwon at the richmondn rafael bridge. commuters are snaking around the new "s" curve. construction to slow you down coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ male announcer ] universal studios summer of survival. ♪ >>> the east- and westbound traffic is going to share total of four lanes. >> a headache for commuters on the richmond/san rafael bridge. >> this is the most devastating fire that i have ever experienced. >> it's terrifying. >> thousands evacuate as a wildfire in southern california explodes in size. >> the so-called powerhouse fire has already destroyed six homes and damaged 15 more. >> i had to have a way for my brother to die, it would be doing what he did. >> three veteran storm chasers are killed in a violent oklahoma tornado. >> just like this tsunami of debris. >> seeing the -- seeing the this oak tree obviously raises concerns about the others still stand in the park. ♪[ music ] >> thousands show up to watch sting rock the america's cup concert series. >

richmond/san rafael bridge toll plaza. i'll tell you about construction that will slow you down today. >> as flames force thousands to evacuate their homes in southern california, the latest on the destruction is just ahead. >> sea breeze kicking in. the temperatures cooling off around the bay area. but a major warmup is on the way, too. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and you're starting to get more company westbound 580 near the dublin interchange. we'll have the latest coming up. >>> good morning, it's monday, june 3. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 5:00 now on this monday. give yourself a little extra time if you are planning to take the richmond/san rafael bridge this morning. construction is rein

california, most notably in san jose. the city saw a 71% jump in stolen vehicles from 2011 to last year. nationally the city ranked 16th along cities with at least 100,000 residents. richmond and oakland are first and second. it gives authorities incentives to limit jail time for non- violent offenders. >>> finally under way at hunters point shipyard. city leaders and others gathered for a ground breaking ceremony. more than 200 homes will be built there this year. over the course of the next 20 years, this area is expected to have more than 12,000 homes. >> the buildings are started, we're honoring local residents, putting people to work, building the communities they've always wanted to see out here. >> it was not delayed by protesters from aboriginal black menu nighted. they say they're not getting fair consideration when it comes to hiring for the project. >>> the next piece of the september 11th memorial are in place. four steel i-beams were installed this morning. the memorial sculpture and garden will be finished later this morning. >>> firefighters rescued a woman who fell halfway down a cliff at baker beach. it's not known what caused the woman to fall. she was he

a california task force put hundreds of plants into the truck. >> reporter: now they have wrapped it up in the richmond district but it was a good size marijuana grow here in the two story place and as you can see police have cleared the scene but this marijuana grow was discovered after a fire broke out and let me show you what police discovered. they put it into plants and loaded them back into a truck. this is worth several $100,000 and the grow operation was discovered just before 5:00 a.m. and this home was on the 500 block of 35th avenue. they found smoke and they found fire in the back of the building and all of this was called by a neighbor. all of the things made it tough for the crews. >> we discover a lot of electrical. >> there was also an illegal addition to that had been added onto the back of the house and an arson investigator was called to investigate and they found an illegal wiring set up inside this home. a police sergeant told us at this point the narcotics task force will be tracking down the owners and at this point the people are unaccounted for. alex savage ktvu channel 2 morni

california between 1977 and 1994. >>> in another high-profile trial, the victim of the alleged richmond high gang-rape has given her first testimony in court. two men are on trial for the attack that happened during homecoming in 2009. prosecutors say as many as 20 people were involved in the attack. the victim was 16 at the time. she testified that she remembers very little bit attack until she woke up in the hospital. >>> later this morning, police in concord will give away hundreds of the club steering wheel locks to deter thieves who go after specific cars. sue kwon is in concord this morning to tell us who qualifies. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. well, if you are a resident or if you work here in concord, you want to line up here around 8:00 when doors open to give away these clubs which will be first come, first served. it is going to be a lot harder for car thieves in concord and that's because police are handing out about 900 free antitheft clubs to anyone again who lived or worked in concord. you have to own a honda, i had to, nissan or acura, an older model made between 1985 and 2005

richmond refinery totaled 150 inspector hours between 2006 and 2012. compared to the national standard of 1,000 hours every few years. california been lacking the manpower to do that. but even supposing cal/osha gets an adequate staff to inspect these facilities, there's another hurdle. they aren't currently required to report critical information. they support a bill that would tighten up reporting requirements. >> very simple things like having additional inspectors and asking employers to report when they are doing what we call the turn arounds and to report when they know that there's a problem. that helps us. and then we're working hand in hand. >> and according to the federal investigation, chevron knew for years about a corroding pipe but didn't have to report it. so another thing hancock's bill would do would be to require companies to submit corrosion reports. but the bill is hardly a slam dunk to pass. we contacted wspa. they told me they are on record for having voiced a concern over this bill. we have specific concerns about making the matter of turn arounds a matter of public record. he says doing so might disturb

if you travel across the richmond san rafael bridge, details on the construction work that will last for three months. >> we're also following the latest out of southern california, where a growing wild fire forces thousands of residents to leave their home. >> most of us will be dealing with 60 degrees today. this was also be the case for the next couple of days. you could expect low to mid 60's or around the bay area. by 8:00 p.m. tonight it willeeablish and it will be mostly cloudy skies. we do have the return of coastal fog. we do have changes to talk about as we head into next weekend. this will be the potential triple digits. >> we will start out with the ride into san francisco as you approach the toll plaza. it is quickly filling in and the traffic is already back up to the end of the parking lot. this is crowded as you work your way into san francisco. if this is your community should give yourself extra time. >> there is a road construction and is wrapping up in san bruno. the three right lanes are closed and this is due to construction that is want to wrap up at 6:00 a.m.. the traffic is starting to up back up. we have more cars on a roll. if you are

. >> if the boat is not gone by june 24, richmond police will start the paperwork to tow it away and destroy it. >>> a scary scene at a southern californiak out the video right here of a pricy corporate jet that crashed halfway into a hangar in chino. mechanics apparently were working on the engines yesterday when the plane just started rolling along. didn't stop until it crashed through the walls there. thankfully, though, none of the people that were on board that plane were injured. >>> the collapse of a deck at a miami sports bar has left two people seriously injured, dozens more with cuts and bruises. the bar was crowded with customers last night. they were all watching the nba fines with the heat when the deck gave way. people were dumped into the shallow waters of biscayne bay. some of the bar patrons scrambled to help the victims. city inspectors will be looking into what caused that deck to go down. >>> san jose fire chief willie mcdonald is leaving the city to take a similar job elsewhere. kcbs radio's matt bigler joins us live from san jose with the announcement that caught many by surprised. >> reporter: this is being describ

california. violent crimes rose 20% in oakland last year from the year before. they were up 12% in richmond, nearly 11% in san jose, 7.5% here in san francisco. fremont had the biggest decline by the way with violent crime down 20%. >>> right now, the powerhouse fire north of los angeles is 60% contained. they say it will be next monday before it's fully contained. better weather conditions though are helping the fire crews that work through the night trying to get the fire out. three firefighters have been treated for minor injuries since the fire started last thursday. six homes have been destroyed, nine others have been damaged, but the number of homes threatened is down now to 275. there have already been 2,000 wildfires in california this year alone. that's 60% more than last year and 90% more than in an average year. >>> meanwhile, new mexico, the fight continues against the trace lagunas fired that burned about 8,000 acres in five days and prompted the evacuation of about 100 summer homes there. some people mice be allowed back today. fire only 5% contained. north in colorado a small

california community in shock. now more than two years after the brutal gang rape of a 16-year-old girl outside richmond high school'sdance, two men are on trial for their alleged participation. they were among a group of six men and teenagers charged with attacking the heavily intoxicated girl. police say she was beaten, robbed and sexually abused over two hours while as many as 20 other people watched and did nothing. criminal defense attorney holly hughes is here. the attorney for the defendant marcellus peters claims the defendant's dna from a beer can used to -- and a condom found at the crime scene that the wind -- what happened? what's going on with the wind? >> what he's alleging is the wind carried the suspect's dna from the beer can to the condom. >> okay. >> the problem is they probably typed it and found out whether it's saliva or another bodily fluid. you're going to get blown out of the water with that if the dna analyst was able to determine what type of bodily fluid it was. secondarily, the other problem the defense faces is that some of the co-defendants are going to testify and say, yes, they did pa

california traffic not as popular as the weather. we're looking at a nice drive. berkeley, earlier crash cleared from the richmond area.rkeley, slow drive. rest of the bay looking good. right around mckee, a big rig lost a tire that caused that big backup i showed you on the live shot. gentle slowing up to the airport. and 85 as well, guys. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> one final check on the day's top storyies. susan g. komen stopping its three-day walk in san francisco. the organization says it has seen an almost 40 percent drop in participation over the past few years. the decision to end the three-day walk will not affect its well-known race for the cure. >>> a major change to president obama's national security team. tom donelin is retire iing as national security adviser. he he will be replaced by susan rice, current u.s. ambassador to the u.n. of course, we will still be following that big story regarding the mlb. the "today" show will have more on that for you in a few seconds. >> that one could be monumental. more at our 11:00 am newscast. join us then if you happen to be around the tv. see you then. ha

california. it could rule supporters of prop 8 don't have legal standing to defend the law or the case should not have been reviewed in the first place. >>> the pride flag over richmond city hall is parking controversy. the mayor decided to raise that flag after a gay counsel member asked him to do it. the employees sent out e-mails questioning the mayor's decision. jim rogers says that the flag should not come down. >> in richmond we think that diversity is a source of strength, not a weakness. we are here to celebrate and support diversity. that's what that flag is going up on the flag pole is all about. >> this is not the first time the flag has flown over the city. stay with nbc bay area for continuing conch of those decisions regarding gay marriage. cheryl hurd will be reporting from washington, d.c. tomorrow morning and have reports in the bay area when the ruling comes down. >>> developing news out of south africa tonight, nelson mandela is clinging to life in a pretoria hospital. doctors are doing everything possible for him but in the past 24 hours he has taken a turn for the worse. he has been in intensive care for two weeks. well wishers are leaving notes

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richmond. that is now just getting underway. and leaders will express their views including support for family reunification and protecting people from deportations. >>> bill clinton says californiaealth care system. he addressed a group of doctors yesterday. he said if california can successfully inlimit president barack obama's affordable act, it will silence critics and encourage states on the fence to take part in the federal program. it sets up a state-run insurance market for individuals and small businesses. >>> it will miss some early races but it will compete for the 34th america's cup. they are preparing a new boat. some weren't sure if they would continue to compete because of the death of their team member. and now it looks like they'll go forward. they say the relacement boat should be ready to launch next month. >>> and now at noon today,, a veteran is going to leave for a solo row across the pacific ocean. she lost the use of her legs since a failed back surgery back in 1993. she is going to row 2300-miles across the pacific with no support boat. she plans to be at sea for almost 1 hyundais before landing on the beach in hydroplane. >>> and a major paving project u

california has major advantages including a strong talent base, and established a network of venture-capital, a big consumer market and top- notch private and state research schools. >>darya: the city of richmond to approve a ban on plastic bags. the new ordinance is set to take effect january 1st. it also imposes a 5¢ fee on paperbacks for two years, then rising to 10¢, which will be collected by the merchants. the fee is meant to encourage residents to use reusable shopping bags. restaurants are exempt from the band. some council members and residents are concerned that these may on fairly hit low income residents. by letting a lot coming in to either $50 fine for retailers. >>james: the san francisco board of supervisors unanimously approved legislation that clarifies and tweaks with a loss for the city's burgeoning food truck industry. the legislation creates a 75 ft. " buffer zone " around entrances to the restaurants in which food trucks are not allowed operate. it also stressed the buffer zone around schools and updates on the laws to allow the food trucks to operate on college and hospital campuses. currency laws restrict some food trucks while allowing others to operate without permit