the honorable sam liccardo is our guest today to talk about housing here in san jose. welcome to the show, mayor. sam liccardo: always a pleasure, damian. damian: thank you. thank you for being here. so, you know, we all worry when we hear and read about our teachers specifically, that they love to teach here but they just can't afford to live here. how big of a concern--how often do you hear that and how big of a concern is it for you? sam: i hear it every day. we know there are thousands of families who are struggling just to be able to hang on here with high housing costs. we certainly feel it most acutely when we think about

here in san jose mayor sam liccardo has announced a new plan to deal with trash on city streets.meless and applying for here in san jose mayor sam liccardo has announced a new plan to deal with trash on city streets. these people are homeless and applying for jobs as trash collectors. the partnership between the city, downtown streets team and goodwill kicks off next month. 25 people will be hired and paid $15 dollars an hour. the mayor says it's a way for homeless residents, who are often blamed for the trash, to become part of the solution. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful day around the bay area with sunny skies and warm temperatures. highs today were in the 70s and low 80s inland but patchy dense fog swept in along the coast in the afternoon to keep temperatures cooler there and in the 60s. skies will be mostly clear tonight with patchy dense fog. lows will be in the 40s and 50s. high pressure will continue to build warming us up even further. highs tomorrow will be in the 70s and 80s inland, 70s around the bay and 60s at the coast. coole

earlier this year, san jose mayor sam liccardo approved $200,000 for trash clean-up he was and later on this morning, he will be telling us more about this clean-up job program. in san jose, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> right now, the number of central american migrants marching toward the u.s. is growing and once again president trump is vowing to stop them. more than 7,000 migrants are pushing north fighting fatigue during the day and sleepingon the ground at night. they say that they hope for a better future like this man, who was deported to honduras just weeks ago. he was walking back to reunite with his 3-year-old daughter. >> she is the one who actually needs me the most, you know. so and i don't want her to grow up but me. >> the caravan is over 1,000 miles away from the u.s. border and president trump is warning that things will get more difficult if they reach the border. >> wait until you see what happens over the next couple of weeks. you're going to see a very secure border. you just watch. >> whoo!!! >> just watch. >> whoo!! >> very secure. >> meantime, mexican immigration

earlier this year, san jose mayor sam liccardo approved $200,000 for trash clean-up he was and later on this morning, he will be telling us more about this clean-up job program. in san jose, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> today is day 3 of the uc medical workers strike. thousands of hospital workers from all 17 facilities across the state are striking demanding a 36% raise over four years. a uc spokesman says that this needs to be resolved at the negotiating table instead. >>> a small change on an east bay freeway is keeping drivers on edge this morning. construction is set to begin soon on a stretch of 680 to install a new toll express lane. but in order to do that, workers have to restripe some lanes between concord and the benicia bridge. as you can see, those lanes form a curve. officials say drivers need to keep a closer eye on the roads. >> the deviation of the lane is moved over about 2 to 3 feet. so you have a little kink in the road and that's what you have to pay attention to. >> now, be careful out there. the swerving lanes will eventually be removed when the equipment is instal

if it ultimately passes, samly car doe could stay -- sam liccardo could stay on for two more years. >> we have to look at this in depth and study both sides of the issue. i'm not sold that the system is broken. >> reporter: mayor liccardo was not involved in the original plan to shift the election, and officially has no position. he was out of town today, but released a statement saying, "it should be balanced against the importance of having a robust dialogue about local issues without the distraction of the chronic dysfunction consuming our national politics. i also suspect my wife will raise even greater concerns about giving up our weekends for another two years." in san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> a first in the u.s. the robotic farmer that could change the agriculture industry. it's right here in the bay area. >>> and a live look from the tree house at the oakland coliseum. fans cheer on the a's as they play their most important game of the season. >>> and we continue to monitor the breaking news. a police investigation that has closed el camino real. some of the business's most

. >>> as we continue sitting by the >>> a new report says the mayor sam liccardo is -- according to the mercury news,ly card owe sent a memo to several colleagues calling for a ballot measure to move the it to 2024. liccardo wants to take advantage of the higher voter turnout seen during presidential election years. not everyone supports the move since it means liccardo would serve an extra two years in office. he was elected to a second term in june. >> 100 years since the war to end all wars. service members gathered at the war memorial building. that's where united states postal service. commemorating the end of world war i. a local group is also hosting special exhibits on the history of the first world war open to the public. fleet week is in full swing in san francisco. we mentioned that a moment ago. it's over the "uss manchester." it's a navy combat ship and commissioned in may. you can tour this and others if you like. there's a parade of ships on friday morning. fleet week always such a great time. >> unusual rescue caught on video right outside a truckie firehouse. >> we'll s

. >> reporter: mayor sam liccardo attended a willow glen neighborhood association meeting where crime became a hot topic again with neighbors. >> they have every right to worry so we're just going to step it up. >> i think we need more police officers. i know they're working on that. >> reporter: she says she noticed more patrols in the neighborhood. but the mayor says it's too soon to say how the new burglary units are impacting crime. he did say, however, they are making progress even though a lot more work needs to be done. >> we're on it. and we are increasingly now starting to break some of these rings. >> i never felt unsafe here and that all changed around 2008 and since then it's crime central. >> reporter: the mayor says they hired 250 new officers over the last couple of years but she says it's not enough. there's talk among neighbors to hire a private security firm to patrol the neighborhood. in willow glen, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> there is a new guilty verdict in a high-profile double murder near san francisco's busy fisherman's wharf. a man shot and killed two souvenir

san jose mayor sam liccardo and zoe grin. >> we can stand up as citizens of this country and demand that the voices of hate and provision be dropped down and the voices of those who believe that together in solidarity, we could have a peaceful union, a loving country, and one that values each and every citizen can be within our reach. >> coming up at 6:30, much more on the visit to pittsburgh and the protests that have greeted him. >> the two candidates butted heads. john cox and gavin newsom with guest speakers biannual breakfast club event in san francisco. despite the political differences, they did find some common ground on california's affordability crisis. >> i've had so many tell me that they have given up the dream of being able to buy their own home. we've got jobs, we've got jobs, people who are working two, three jobs to try to make a go of it in the state. that dream could not be realized with so many people. >> reporter: and after the teaches, each candidate will set off on the bus tour to explain town decided voters how they would solve that problem. our campaign coverage

. >> these images are still burned intoed mind of san jose mayor sam liccardo. people being rescued in the floods of 2017. in all, 14,000 people were evacuated. >> we were hit a flood a year and a half ago in the midst of a housing crisis. the fact that we had hundreds of displaced families didn't help. obviously, finding housing for folks is even harder in a place like san jose. >> for 49 days, many victims stayed here, community centers and school gyms turned into makeshift shelters. o'leary would have none of it. >> it's really scary. >> she opened her doors to flooded out families. >> if you have space in your home and it's available, it's really impactful to be able to provide that opportunity for people who are in need. >> airbnb is taking a page from aden. they're launching what they call the host corps. a registry of families willing to open their doors to strangers. >> we're especially excited that san jose is our inaugural host city. >> why you don't have to be active airbnb host the. only have to be willing to open their doors in case of disaster. >>

mayor sam liccardo and others attended. the rest of the funerals are tomorrow and friday. >>> the man accused of sending package bombs may have been looking at the berkeley library as a target. cesar sac arg packag online before mling e the searchtes he was ucerkel specific reason to believe a package bomb was sent there. but they are performing some extra security sweeps just to make sure. >>> today the city of sunnyvale is introducing a new addition to its 911 system designed to get help to the right place faster than ever. katie nielsen reports. >>> reporter: this is actually going to be a game changer because 80% of all 911 calls now come from cell phones. and in the past, it was hard to pinpoint the caller's exact location. but as of today, here in sunnyvale, that is changing. the city is launching rapid sos, a new 911 calling system that links dispatcher with the location feature of the emergency caller's cell phone. it will allow dispatchers to see the location of the call down to within 50 feet. coming from quicker,

we go to jesse gary standing by mayor sam liccardo. >>> thank you for joining us.rt with this idea of having you in office -- more than for years. from what i understand they want to try to get the mayor election cycle online the national presidential election. and that would mean bumping the next election up for another two years and set a for years, and six years in office. >> i have concerns about the proposal and i think i would like to see more voters at the polls. but i don't want to have local politics mixed with what is a very dysfunctional international dialogue. we have big challenges right here in san jose brought homelessness a, traffic at a lot of issues. having voters destruction up these issues and wrapped up in whatever it is that trump or bernie or anyone else is saying. i think it is really a disservice to local leadership our ability to get things done. and his service to local voters. >> full disclosure, i'm going to argue the opposite. i'm going to argue in favor of it which is if you had six years, look at all that you could do. you would be s

. >>> well san jose mayor sam liccardo could be looking for another two terms tacked under his term. the mayoral electoral would be pushed back two years to 2024. then those races would sync up. the idea is to take advantage of a higher voter turnout. the city committee is scheduled to hear that proposal tomorrow. >>> san jose's skyline may some day have its own distinctive tower. developers have proposed a major high-rise, right at the corner of park and south street. the 19-story building would be near the tech museum, the center for the performing arts, and help anchor the growing downtown cultural district, including google's proposed transit village. >>> the big debate over electric scooters is making it way to one southbound town. the sudden surge of the electric scooters is now at the doorsteps. maria medina is there with a detailed look at the inspection done tonight. >> it is only a matter of time before cam bet got these scooters. a store in san jose has dozens of them. but tonight the city council may put a stop to it at least for now. >> you scan it. >> reporter: there ar

and into self- sufficiency < sam liccardo/san jose mayor "...this is a way for us to accomplish two veryortant goals, we need to beautify our streets and we ned to help these people get back on their feet..."trish dorsey/goodwill industries "...this giving these folks the opportunity to work their way back into the community but in avery slow, methodical way...">(pam)way...">(pam) the job pays 15-dollars a hour. those hired will work four -to five- hours every day. the program kicks off next month. now to our four zone forecast. taking a live look outside at s-f-o. chief meteorologist lawrence with the forecast lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful day around the bay area with sunny skies and warm temperatures. highs today were in the 70s and low 80s inland but patchy dense fog swept in along the coast in the afternoon to keep temperatures cooler there and in the 60s. skies will be mostly clear tonight with patchy dense fog. lows will be in the 40s and 50s. high pressure will continue to build warming us up even further. highs tomorrow will be in the 70s and 80s inland, 70s around the bay

gathered at city hall plaza and were joined by monica and mayor sam liccardo. >>> -- restricting the right of automatic u.s. citizenship to anyone born in the united states, even though that right is protected by the 14th amendment of the constitution. more on this now from ktvu's cristina rendon. >> reporter: president trump putting immigration back in the spotlight, telling axios on hbo, he wants to issue an executive order to end birthright citizenship for children of noncitizens born on u.s. soil. >> it's in the process. it will happen. we have an executive order. that's what you're talking about, right? very interesting. i did not think anybody knew that but me. >> reporter: the 14th amendment was passed in 1868 to grant citizenship to former slaves and guarantee citizenship of everyone born or naturalized in the u.s. this comes one week before midterm elections and as a migrant caravan makes its way from central america to the southern u.s. border. >> my reaction was, well, of course. >> reporter: -- if trump tried to issue an executive order to end citizenship, it would be bla

. >>> san jose marriott sam liccardo up for reelection could find himself in office for more than a standard- year term if he wins. the proposal form a valid initiative would move the mayor elected to the same year at the national presidential elections. earlier this morning mayoral accardo told us he had concerns about shifting the date. >> i'm concerned that shifting an election to the presidential year means rather than focusing on what we can do about homelessness or traffic, or any local issues we have, people are instead distracted about water -- what what ever trump or bernie said. i do not want to step into a dysfunctional national dialogue when we needfocus on solving our own problems. despite the city council could consider the proposal in two 't northern california wildfires as we approach one year since the tragedy. the days and weeks after the fire they several cisco-based nonprofit created the tipping point emergency relief fund. nearly $34 million was raised from 3000 donors across the bay area. proceeds went to dozens of organizations hardest hit by fires and as cristina rend

. >>> today san jose will discuss a plan to could allow mayor sam liccardo to remain in office for an extra two years. under this plan, the next mayoral election would be held in 2024, two years later than originally scheduled. the goal is to sync up the mayoral election with the presidential elections, which see significantly higher turnout. >>> happening today, a bay area man accused of having ties to a white supremacist group is due in federal court this morning. our anne makovec is live in oakland with more on the charges he is facing in connection to last year's deadly charlottesville riot. anne. >> reporter: it's taken more than a year for these charges to come about. and now it looks like cole evan white could be extradited to the east coast. and he is going to be facing a federal judge here in oakland this morning at 9:30 a.m. the federal investigators say cole evan white attended a march on august 11th on the campus of the university of virginia in charlottesville last year. the 23-page criminal complaint says that white intended to harm people when he went there from califor

. >> reporter: mayor sam liccardo was one of the speakers tonight.e said to the crowd, let us pray and let us hope that this is our moment to demonstrate our growth as an american community, and it was certainly a message that really resonated with a lot of people out here in the crowd. back here live, a constant theme of love and solidarity, and that theme has been felt by members of our local jewish community who say that they have felt that support and they cannot appreciate the well-wishes from the community. they are just going through a very difficult time right now, but, again, saying that the support of this community has meant the world to them. we're live in san jose tonight, i'm chris wynn, "abc 7 news." >> what a tremendous show of support, chris. thank you. >>> now, mixed reaction today to a tribute to the victims as president trump and members of the first family visited the synagogue where the shooting happened. some gathered to protest the visit. the governor of pennsylvania and pittsburgh's mayor declined the meet with mr. trump whil

we are hearing from mayor sam liccardo at a meeting coming up at 11 a.m. this morning. in san jose, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> a lawsuit against the san francisco police department is moving forward this morning as we get a new look at the deadly shooting. >> it ain't worth it! it ain't worth it, bro, drop the knife! >> this newly unsealed video shows the high-profile police shooting of mario woods in 2015 in san francisco. a federal judge now says that there's enough evidence to put the case before a jury. he claims that the video casts some doubt on officers' accounts that woods was moving quickly towards them when they opened fire. the city claims that the new videos to their case and supports the police department's position that the shooting was lawful and justified. >>> time now 6:40. drivers in san francisco will have to deal with a few afc hea to the problems at the transbay transit center. >> and health officials are sounding the alarm about the emergence of a polio-like he willness in more than a dozen states. >> and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ag

at a heated meeting last night neighbors expressed their concern to mayor sam liccardo. >> when i'm home during the day now i set my alarm and i feel like a prisoner. >> we're on it. and we are increasingly now starting to break some of these rings. >> according to police, steps are being taken to keep neighbors safe. police say a new burglary prevention unit has been created to target the most prolific criminals in san jose. >>> time check, 5:37. it could soon cost even more to buy a home. joining us live from the new york stock exchange, brutal day yesterday, diane king hall joins us from new york. >> it was brutal on wall street yesterday. you had two days of back-to- back sharp declines with futures indicating a higher open this morning. meantime, troubling news for would-be home buyers. long-term mortgage rates hit their highest level in 7 years. the average rate for a 30-year fixed home loan went to 4.9% this week. it was 4.7% last week. a year ago, it was 3.9%. now, higher rates increase the cost of home buying which can in turn hurt home sales. and facebook says it purged more th

. >>> san jose mayor sam liccardo nothing a partnership with airbnb to provide temporary housing forpeople in the case of a natural disaster calling the program host core. the first partnership of its kind in the united states to temporarily house people in an emergency such as a flood or earthquake. the program is a response to last year's devastating flooding with all along san jose county creek that has forced 40,000 people from their homes. >> since the weather occurred, the city has abrasive challenges we faced as one of those with the immediate need for housing. we are seeing in a florida. without in santa rosa last year. immediate need for housing is a san jose knee. anywhere. struck the official announcement made at 11 a.m. >>> coming up a, in their intensive situation for the two- man crew headed out into the international space station. what went wrong with the rocket enforced an emergency landing minutes after they took off. >>> history being made the ronald reagan presidential library. how today's visitors will be greeted by the 40th president himself. >>> welcome back to

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between the city, downtown streets team and goodwill industries announced thursday by mayor sam liccardo.sam liccardor "...this is a way for us to accomplish two very important goals, we need to beautify our streets and we ned to help these people get back on their feet..."much, but not all of the trash and junk on city streets and along creeks is generated by homeless camps. the idea here is to offer the homeless an opportunity to be part of the solution. it may also be a way for homeless people to transition to a stets- sufficiency.job applicants "...well it's a start, it's good for our city and maybe something good will come out of it as well..." '...it's positive in terms of vocational training and doing something good for our community..." "...i don't mind doing it, i look forward to it..."rob fladeboe/san jose "...the job pays $15 bucks an hour and kicks offnext month. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (justine) the caravan (justine) the caravan of migrants hoping to enter the united states are inching closer to our borders. what the migrants say when they learn president trump plans to use mi

. >>> today, san jose mayor sam li liccardo is backing several measures on the midterm ballot that includes proposition 2, homelessness prevention. the measure would allow the state to use funds from county mental health problems to housing for the homeless with mental issues. the approval of the proposal would not increase state taxes. several homeless advocates, social workers, doctors and emergency responders are urging voters to say yes. those against it say it makes n mental health services to build homes. be sure to tune in to "today in the bay" after the election for the latest results and analysis of all races locally and nationally. as those numbers come in, we'll have them fresh in the morning. our coverage starts at a.m. >>> folks in our coverage, it continues about the ashby b.a.r.t. station which is still closed for police activity. i told you that someone had walked into the station and they helped by a medical team but they have taken from the station. was getting addressed with medical help, and so that will be the delay. for the time being, cket and hed the downtown berkele

. < sam liccardo/san jose mayor "...this is a way for us to accomplish two very important goals, we need.."trish dorsey/goodwill industries "...this giving these folks the opportunity to work their way back into the community but in avery slow, methodical way...">( james ) the job pays 15-dollars a hour. those hired will work four -to five- hours every day. the program kicks off next month. ( james ) also in the east bay ... a person was robbed at gunpoint in berkeley. it happened wednesday morning ... on shattuck avenue. the victim told police the robber had a handgun and demanded money ... before taking off and firing a shot into the air. the victim was not injured ...but if you know anything ... call berkeley police. (lydia) after a record breaking 31-thousand auto burglaries last year, san francisco police are claiming success in turning the tide. overall car break-ins are down 14-percent in the city this year, although two city neighborhoods saw their numbers go up. the central and mission police stations both reported more break-ins. they cover areas like fisherman's wharf and othe

sam liccardo/alcalde de sj 4:48:30 es obvio que las acciones de esta administracin tiene un objetivo, no es simplemente sobre inmigracin, es inmigracin de personas particulares concejal de sj 4:44:25 es bien claro que el no quiere que entre gente inmigrante y especficamente latinos 4:44:32 oficialmente esta tarde el concejo de san jos, apoy una resolucin en contra de ampliar la definicin que castigara a aquellos que pidieron estampillas de comida o usaron servicios mdicos subsidiados y buscan hacerse residentes permanentes u obtener visas 4:49:30 tenemos que pelear contra este esfuerzo de prevenir personas de pases latinoamericanas de venir a los estados unidos 4:49:41 pilar niÑo con la resolucin, el concejo ordena al abogado de la