sam liccardo delivered his final address as he will term out of office in a few months. while details are limited about what he will be doing come january, he is turning his attention to the future. >> we have the information on the air's key initiatives. >> after eight years in office only four months remain for sam liccardo. he spoke with reporters ahead of his final state of the city address thursday reflecting on how the city has overcome and the last three years. >> we have been through the pandemic, droughts, floods. the city has endured a lot. >> the focus of his speech setting up the city for future success. taking action to help address homelessness and affordable housing. our water, our planet, our money and most importantly he says our children. locarno -- sam liccardo's address comes after someone was hit and killed by a corbel walking to school in san jose. -- killed by a car walking to school in san jose. >> i am talking to our department of transportation team also about what we can do specifically around schools because i think we can do more. >>'s critic

sam liccardo delivered his final address as he will term out of office in a few months. while details are limited about what he will be doing come january, he is turning his attention to the future. >> we have the information on the air's key initiatives. >> after eight years in office only four months remain for sam liccardo. he spoke with reporters ahead of his final state of the city address thursday reflecting on how the city has overcome and the last three years. >> we have been through the pandemic, droughts, floods. the city has endured a lot. >> the focus of his speech setting up the city for future success. taking action to help address homelessness and affordable housing. our water, our planet, our money and most importantly he says our children. locarno -- sam liccardo's address comes after someone was hit and killed by a corbel walking to school in san jose. -- killed by a car walking to school in san jose. >> i am talking to our department of transportation team also about what we can do specifically around schools because i think we can do more. >>'s critic

they wrote to mayor sam liccardo. these are some of the things, but they're hoping sam liccardo does immediately including support for crossing guards. not sure if there was a crossing guard at that particular time when the boy was struck last week. but they want a budget for that. they also want to increase patrols in school zones. tickets at least the presence of police officers at those locations to get drivers to slow down. they also want a public campaign. perhaps people don't know that they should drive differently in school zones. so they want a public campaign as well. i want to talk about the 4th bullet point that they're hoping for. they're hoping for maintenance of crosswalks. they came out here on monday afternoon and made sure that the crosswalk was fresh so everybody can possibly see it and they're grateful for that. >> but they're making sure they're hoping that mayor sam liccardo says it's not just at this location, but all locations where schools are involved. and yes, it looks great now, but they're

sam liccardo. the mayor is near the end of his second term. the listened in to the state of the city and brings us the highlights. she's with us in studio their grant and vicki mayor of the carter touted the work that the city has accomplished. >> in the last 8 years and he has served as mayor while laying some groundwork for his hopes for the future of the south bay city. during his tenure, he noted some of the more challenging him say he was dealt the pandemic. civil unrest, shootings and wildfires just to name a few while pointing to the progress under his leadership in areas like homelessness. mayor liccardo saying san jose pioneered motel conversions into housing back in 2016, then acquired 200 more rooms. their project homekey. he also focused on water supply woes saying although santa clara valley water district eventually was able to meet a 15% goal to cut back on water use recently he still urges future leaders to drought proof the water supply using existing technology sharing an anecdote about his own cutbacks on water. >> i will st

the south bay san jose mayor sam liccardo delivered his >> state of the city speech last night.erm. the car do look back at the work the city has accomplished during his 8 year tenure. he acknowledged the challenges he faced the pandemic civil unrest, shootings, wildfires to name a few mayor liccardo also commended the work done to improve public transportation and limiting body cameras on san jose police and working to hire and retain more officers as well as introducing liability insurance for firearm owners to incentivize responsible gun ownership. he also highlighted the work done to move away from the dependency on carbon emission based energy sources. we've started by creating a grant. >> our 2018 launched says a clean energy draws and 0 emission sources such as solar wind naidu electric to generate 95% of the electricity that you're using every day. the governor's recently announced goals for carbon ising california's grid by 2014 were just an active by the legislature. yet under lori mitchell's leadership and the rest, the clean energy team senate, they will achieve that

but they're making sure they're hoping that mayor sam liccardo knows this. it's not just at this location, but all locations where schools are involved. and yes, it looks great now, but they're talking about maintenance for the weeks, the months and years ahead to make sure that this place is safe. i got a chance to talk to a driver and he's also hoping that the city of san jose, they come out and install stop signs. you might notice there's not a stop sign here and across the street that looks like a stop sign. but that's actually a sign telling people the hours where they can park at this particular location. so they're looking for measures hoping that this tragedy, unfortunately, that it happened well, ultimately save lives in the future. >> all right. thanks a lot. we'll >> 807, the time. and in related news, san jose police are actually wrapping up efforts to try and get drivers to pay more attention. 2 pedestrians to do that. they've actually been conducting stings and issuing citations for drivers who are yielding to pedestrians. you see that one pers

. > >> any moment now, san jose mayor sam liccardo will deliver his final state of the city address. he will be termed out after eight years in office. it is the first in-person state of the city since the start of the pandemic and the mayor is expected to touch on progress as as well as challenges such as housing and homelessness. voters voters will be choosing a new mayor in november and the candidates going head-to-head are the county supervisor and city council member, who has been endorsed by mayor sam liccardo. > >> fall officially starts right right about now, but the weather weather may feel more like summer. things are warming up around the bay area and more dry dry months may be ahead in the future. the prediction is la nina conditions will continue for a third straight winter. in fact they are calling it, get this, triple dip la nina. it has has only happened three times since the 1950s. it probably exs probably explains why we have not heard it that much. meteorologist darren peck is here to explain what that means for our weather and the drought. drought. >> you know how

so they wrote to mayor sam liccardo asking that they have a budget to support crossing guards, not sure of crossing guard was here last week, but they want crossing guards. they also want stepped up patrols in school zones. nothing gets your attention right. like an officer pulling you over in giving you a ticket. they also want a public campaign to teach drivers how to drive in school zones. perhaps they don't know that once you hit a school zone that you have to drive differently. and also they want maintenance for crosswalks. and that is important because the city of san jose, they came out monday afternoon. i was here on monday morning, but they came out here monday afternoon and they made sure to repaint the crosswalk, make it bright so people can see it. they are very appreciative of that. but they're hoping that there's maintenance behind that that the months and years ahead that this does not go away and get dam. and of course, they're not just talking about this location, right? not just councilman elementary. they want to make sure all the schools within san jose and campbell

. >> in the south bay teachers are calling on san jose mayor sam liccardo to do more to keep crosswalk safe near schools. and this comes just less than a week after an 8 year-old boy was struck and killed by a car near his elementary school kron four's will tran is in campbell with the latest. well. >> i'm in front of the roadside memorial. it was exactly one week ago past 8 o'clock specifically 803. so we are coming up on that one week, mark, where the 8 year-old boy with his babysitter, they were crossing this crosswalk here in the marked crosswalk. when a car makes a left turn and slams into them, you can see the signs right here. drive like your kids live here. please drive slow. there are candles still burning at this place and you can see kids showing up to school at this particular time. they are hoping this tragedy well, ultimately save lives in the future in the campbell union. well, they operate schools within san jose as well. they wrote to mayor sam look hurdle yesterday. so take a look at your screen. these are some of the highlights that they're hoping that the mayor take

now after eight y, eight years, sam liccardo with the effort on public safety during the city address last week. >> we inspire other cities. we have also inspired a few groups to sue us. we will continue to fight to protect the lives of our kids in city hall. >> says that he will be setting up the city for future -- anything you for joining us on this friday morning. fall is here officially, it does not feel like it. >> you said it perfectly, earlier this week, it did feel like it. >> exactly. we had that moisture. much needed here in the bay area. now daytime highs are in the 70s for the bay, allt the coastline and 90s throughout 90s throughout the inland areas. areas. he will be a dry one for us. we are seeing clear skies right now. blue skies will continue as we head into the weekend. a small p-waar. ese ar inland numbers for east bay. 90s 90s today, upper 90s by tomorrow, we will slowly start to go down as we go into the work week. this is high pressure pressure pushing its way into the south and the north. this is is going to sandwich us, giving us this consistent drying trend. r

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and sam liccardo who this time differs with the governor. the mayor about newsom's claims this only benefits corporations. >> is anybody from lyft here? i did not think so. >> he said 60% of omissions in san jose come from vehicles. we recognize some propositions would benefit corporations like lyft. >> does not worry me much if it means we'll have to breathe clean air. >> today is the 10th annual voter registration day. it is a coordinated effort urging people to register. voter registration has been rising in california over the past several years but even now 81% of eligible californians are registered. you can find out about how you can register about going to vote.org. >> a fire that has shut down several lanes of 580 in oakland. you can see the backup. at least two westbound lanes are impacted near the coolidge avenue offramp. that ramp is also closed. the fire is burning on the side of the freeway near 30 5th avenue and delaware street. there is a fire engine at the bottom of your screen. traffic is backed up for several miles along w

. > >> near sam liccardo is calling calling out pg&e for outages during the heat wave.e's threatening legal action if the utility does not fix their faulty equipment. he put out a state, saying we need to get them fixed whether pg&e will, or whether we will do so legally. fiery words. company equipment failures caused outages for nearly 100,000 residents, this week. three hospitals also lostr for several hours, which we thought wouldn't happen. that includes valley medical center on tuesday, or backup generators generators did not work. the hospital, the patient's inside the building were without air conditioning, lightning lighting lighting equipment, and other as to computers. we reached out to pg&e for statement, and so far they are not responding. reminder, if you're headed out on b.a.r.t. today, expect delays since trains are moving slower because of hot weather c. weather conditions. we are staying on top of the heat wave and its impact on you on all angles. kpix 5 has the latest outage updates. check if your home is affected if they happen. happen. > >> still ahe

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san jose mayor sam liccardo, as well as labor leaders and others gave their support today. the proposition 30, the california clean air initiative, they gathered at the i, b e w. local 3 22 headquarters in san jose. they say prop 30 will help stop climate change by helping millions of californians of all incomes afford electric vehicles . it would also create a statewide e v charging network and reduce wildfires by funding forest management, more firefighters and fire fighting equipment. we're seeing climate change, devastate our forests with wildfires devastating our air. it's devastating. our water. we see drought continue to be exacerbated by the impacts of climate change. it's taking away everything we love about california. here's our opportunity. to restore california with prop 30. if approved by voters the clean air initiative would generate about $100 billion over 20 years by taxing californians with personal incomes of over $2 million proposition. 30 has also been met with significant opposition. today the l. a times editorial board released an op ed urging voters

major ece of legislation designed to transform several sectors of the economy and san jose mayor sam liccardo in washington right now , he spent part of the morning at the white house as ktvu is jesse gary reports the signing signals a major movement forward on three big issues here, climate change prescription drug costs and taxing corporations. in the white house rose garden tuesday pump circumstance and the political victory lap so this is a great and celebratory day. democrats are championing the passage and signing of the inflation reduction act few weeks ago, san jose mayor sam liccardo made the trek to washington tuesday. there are opportunities for san jose residents in americans to save a lot of money, uh , with various provisions of this bill recently signed bill has little to do with inflation and more to do with three main agendas, climate change, prescription drug costs and corporate taxation. as a matter of political behavior everyday voters just don't prioritize climate change nearly as high as they prioritize the economy, so the new law increases spending on green energy and r

mayor sam liccardo saying the utility has to come up with a better plan to replace or repair.s feeling infrastructure or face legal action. >> so we're going to be sitting down with pg e in the days ahead to make that they are replacing aging infrastructure in the city of san jose to ensure we do not have blown transformers. but the next heat wave, if we don't see that there's sufficient budget applied and action applied to this problem, then we'll be going to the peuc and of the courts. the 4th pga need to do the right thing. >> santa clara valley medical center lost their air conditioning, lighting equipment and computer access after their backup generators failed regional medical center, san jose and o'connor hospital also affected pg and e sent us a statement in response to the mayor's remarks saying in part they are providing safe and reliable electric and gas service and that that it is a primary responsibility for the utility company. they also said in our san jose division of the 118,000 customers who lost power at various times due to the impact of heat on our system.

championing the passage and signing of the inflation reduction act few weeks ago, san jose mayor sam liccardo made the trek to washington tuesday. there are opportunities for san jose residents in americans to save a lot of money, uh, with various provisions of this bill recently signed bill has little to do with inflation and more to do with three main agendas, climate change, prescription drug costs and corporate taxation. as a matter of political behavior everyday voters just don't prioritize climate change nearly as high as they prioritize the economy, so the new law increases spending on green energy and related technologies and has corporations paying more in taxes while also lowering the cost of prescription drugs. the congressional budget office projects a 300 plus billion dollar net savings over nine years. this is a way for all of us to really benefit from the green dividend and reduce, uh that many costs that we're seeing rising. some economists say such measures could be negligible on the economy changes in medicare. and. um the but and taxation are small contributions to that ove

this is the letter that they wrote to mayor sam liccardo and they're hoping that the acts quickly because obviously school is still in session. many things are asking including budget support for crosswalk guards. not sure if there was a crossing guard at the time of the accident last week, but they want to make sure that it is and by somebody for crosswalks at schools. they also want to make sure that they have increased patrols in school zones. nothing says slow down like an officer pulling you over, right? they want that. they also want a public campaign to teach drivers how to drive in school zones. perhaps a lot of people don't know. they want a public campaign about that and they want maintenance of crosswalk. if you come back out live to me, this is important as well because on monday i was here. and then monday afternoon, the city of san jose came out and then repainted the crosswalk. everybody here is loving it. they're hoping that the weeks, the months and the years that it doesn't erode away where it's not bright, they want to make sure it stays this way. not just here, guys. o

today, san jose mayor sam o jose mayor sam liccardo kicked off the campaign for prop 30. he he was joined by labor leaders who back the measure. it will make electric vehicles more affordable and tax the rich to help fight climate change. >> it's just a couple years ago when we couldn't even tell here in the bay area whether or not the sun was shining because our skies were clouded with smoke from nearby wildfires. all of our communities were devastated in one way or another because ce change is devastating california . >> the oakland mayor also supports prop 30 since it wouldp fund forced management programs. >> property is being advertiseds a climate initiative, but in re, it was devised by a single corporation to funnel state income taxes to benefit their c. >> the clip of governor newsom's add saying why he opposes the . he doesn't mention lyft, but shows the name and logo. lyft hs given $25 million to support prp 30. > >> a fire at a pg&e battery stoe facility has shut down the stretch of highway one in monterey can feel the long. the fire broke out at the facility y

. > >> let's take a live look at city hall, where in less than an an hour, mayor sam liccardo will will deliver his final state of of the city address. the mayor is expected to highlight the progress of initiatives within the community, as well as talk about solutions to the cities challenges. the event will also celebrate the work of city employees and local heroes. > >> within the last few hours, a major decision from judge raymond dearie. here is the background. the special master appointed after the seizure of government documents at mar-a-lago in florida. judge dearie is asking former president donald trump's defense defense counsel to pony up evidence for his accusations that the fbi may have planted some of the documents. the former president made the allegations without any proof. cbs reporter skyler henry tells us the order comes on the heels of a victory for the u.s. government as they investigate the former president's handling of classified documents. >> reporter: the department of justice when the legal battle over documents at mar-a-lago. a three judge panel ruled that the

has the endorsements of 3 currents bay area mayor's oakland, mayor libby schaff san jose mayor sam liccardo and san francisco mayor london breed all announcing their endorsements this week. endorsements also came in from 2 other mayors from cities in california. we talked to taylor earlier today and got his reaction. >> i i grateful. for the endorsement of the >> big city mayors. these are mayors who represent and have lead the largest 5 cities in northern california. >> we have continuing coverage on oakland's mayor or race. just go to kron 4 dot com. >> and now to a developing story today. the federal reserve raise interest rates again by three-quarters of a point for a 3rd straight time and signal more large rate hikes to come. this move boosted its benchmark short-term rate to a range of 3% to 3 and a quarter percent. the highest level since early 2008. >> my colleagues and i are strongly committed to bringing inflation back down to our 2% goal. we have both the tools we need and the resolve that it will take to restore price stability on behalf of american families and businesses. >> c

mayor sam liccardo spoke about further expansion. >> we're thrilled to celebrate the opening and in theorth as a session, we're going to keep on building all the way to downtown and on santa clara carrying more than 100,000 daily riders. we're thrilled to see part continue to expand in my neighborhood so we can all together be a closer neighborhood. >> here in the bay area. >> throughout the month of september, bart is celebrating by offering a 50% discount on all tickets. so take advantage if you can. take a look at this ahead of this morning. celebration but actually posted a series of tweets, including this one, a black and white photograph of now king charles riding bart back in the 70's. the caption simply says, quote, king charles road bart. all right. we'll just ahead. a live report from england on the country's new king following the death of queen elizabeth. the second. >> we've got a live report >> we've got a live report from windsor after the break. meet three sisters. the drummer, the dribbler, and the day-dreamer... the dribbler's getting hands-on practice with her chase f

. >> san jose mayor sam liccardo is angry with pg and he says to san jose hospitals were affected by power outages over the past week along with more than 30,000 homes. the mayor says the utility simply has to come up with a better plan to keep the lights on that. the kaiser hospitals or face legal action. >> so we're going to be sitting down with pg e in the days ahead to make that they are replacing aging infrastructure in the city of san jose to ensure we do not have blown transformers. but the next heat wave, if we don't see that there's sufficient budget applied and action applied to this problem, then we'll be going to the peuc and of the courts. the 4th pga need to do the right thing. >> he says the failures of backup generators at valley medical caused a loss of air conditioning, lighting equipment, even computer access pg and e has not responded yet to our request for a comment. coming up, a huge wildfire lake tahoe. it exploded in size overnight. we'll have the latest on efforts to get it under control. what we're learning about the shooter who live streamed his 28 hour ram

san jose mayor sam liccardo calling out pg and e the mayor's office says that 3 san jose hospitals were affected by power outages over the past week, along with more than 30,000 homes. mayor liccardo says the utility has to come up with a plan to keep the lights on at kaiser hospitals or face legal action. >> so we're going to be sitting down with pg and e in the days ahead to make that they are replacing aging infrastructure in the city of san jose to ensure we do not have blown transformers with the next heat wave. if we don't see that there's sufficient budget applied and action applied to this problem, then we'll be going to the peuc and of the courts. the 4th pga need to do the right thing. >> the mayor said failures of the backup generators at valley medical cause, the loss of air conditioning, lighting equipment and computer access pg and e released a statement that reads in part in our san jose division of the 118,000 customers who lost power at various times due to the impact of heat on our system, 70% were stored in 6 hours or less. >> coming up kron, 4 news at 6, a future of

continuing to search for his attacker in san francisco's axa's ktvu, fox two news, san jose mayor sam liccardo delivered his final state of the city addressed this evening, he said san jose has thrived by focusing on the future anything to city colleagues of eight years. but above all. i want to thank you. the members of our amazing community. thank you for providing me. with the honor of a lifetime and accompanying you for some small part. of our journey. god bless you. and god bless our hometown, san jose. he said there are hopeful signs about homelessness with more affordable units in development . liccardo also said during his two terms, the city has taken steps to drought proof its water supply and to put the city on a solid financial footing. sacramento police department is seeing an increase in hate related crimes in 2017, the department had 23 hate related cases by 2021. that number was up to 126 and most of them were related to race and ethnicity. but the department says, these numbers have more to do with their bias crimes task force and how they're working with the community. the up

happening now, san jose mayor sam liccardo. he's delivering his final state of the city address. it began at the top of the hour is talking about things including solutions to community problems, highlighting initiatives which are thrtving in the city and the mayor is also celebrating city employees and local heroes. there is a live jazz and several performances. if you missed this, you can tune in through a livestream on the sayor's facebook page. >> you know, some of calling in trying to figure out what the weather is going to be like and their timing is perfect. yeah, i know who has the answer our lauren. so how does a lot? yeah, guys, beautiful around the bay area. fall is officially here. that's right. to leak a knox taking place today and starting to feel like it around the bay area fall. really that nice time of year we get some warm temperatures along the coastline. the fog kind of goes away for the most part. we have some great weather outside this evening near looking beautiful out there to the coastline in the rain has gone too high pressure building over head today sa

mayor sam liccardo, the mayor of san jose. he sent out a statement today saying, quote, there's nothing so tragic as seeing young light extinguish too soon. one important way to honor his loss is remain vigilant about slowing down to enable our children and seniors to safely share the city with us. a lot of people reaching out a lot of people in morning still coming today to lay flowers and pay their respects. reporting live in san jose. i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. >> thank you, rob. also in san jose, 3 people have been hospitalized after a two-car crash. it happened at the intersection of cali and center road to this is being investigated. it is not clear yet what caused that particular crash. firefighters in daly city say several people were injured after a balcony collapsed at a home. it happened on westmore avenue at a 2 story. single-family home in daly city. the balcony collapsed in front of the home. as you can see, they're 2 adults and 2 children were standing on. it when it collapsed. those people were rushed to th

. >> san jose mayor sam liccardo released a statement today sayine, quote, there's nothing so tragic is seeing a young light extinguished too soon. one important way to honor his loss is remain vigilant about slowing down to enable our children and seniors just like safely share the city with u.s.. officer aponte said today that his department is still dealing with a staffing shortage. he said they're doing a hiring push right now to try to hire more officers, including traffic enforcement officers. we'll be able to prevent another fatality like this from happening again. reporting live in san jose. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. all right, rob, coming up on kron, 4 news at 5, east bay teacher arrested for crimes against a child. >> why parents are infuriated with the way the school district handled the situation. >> and gavin newsom versus ron desantis could happen. why the leader of the golden state is calling out the florida governor. >> plus, people lining up for miles to honor queen elizabeth. the second we're going to go live to london for the latest right after >> hundreds of t

we're about to talk live with san jose's mayor sam liccardo about this most recent pedestrian death andthe number of such deaths already surpasses what happened through all of last year. from ktvu. fox two news. this morning's onto good morning and welcome back. i'm gasia mckay at the end of andre senior. today is tuesday, september 20th. thank you so much for joining us what you're seeing. if you're seeing sun outside right now, it may not be there very much longer later on today could yield to some clouds. steve paulson is here with a look at your forecast. now andre, you're well versed on thunderstorms. oh, yeah. oh yeah. oh, yes. miat know we also have our system now our lowest farther north yesterday. it's dipped a little south, and it's just west southwest of san franciscohem on showing with the morning sun and that low so much closer. i would expect some conditions to go from partly sunny, mostly sunny. the mostly cloudy cloudy later on and scattered showers. now inland will pop up before the coast does, but is this low moves over us late tonight and tomorrow? we are definitely i

better at angers me very angers everybody that i that i know that they're paying so much as a mayor sam liccardo says he's heard complaints from many residents know rolling blackouts so far this week. yet 118,000 customers still lost power, and the mayor says primarily from blown transformers, putting public safety at risk. three hospitals. relying on backup generators. one of those hospitals had the backup generator failed in the middle of a hospital. you've got no light, no air conditioning, and they had to shut down part of the emergency room. jeannie says it has taken an all hands on deck approach to keeping power on and restoring it quickly. we have had more than 500, pg and e co workers and contractors responding to outages caused by the heat, including line crews, tree crews and trouble men. utility companies. first responders. the power was not on when i left the house today, this woman says there have been four outages and four days at her. morgan hill home lasting 4 to 6 hours each time she tells me she has not been able to charge her electric car or open her garage door. you tell us i

san jose mayor sam liccardo tweeted out this statement saying, quote there's nothing so tragic as seeing a young light extinguished too soon, one important way to honor his losses to remain vigilant about slowing down to enable our children and seniors to safely share this city with us and emergency crews are on the scene of a serious crash in san jose after a suspect fled a possible crime scene this afternoon. the collision happened at the intersection of tully and center roads again in san jose. it all started this morning with deputies responded to a trust. passing call at the santa clara county fairgrounds suspect took off sideswiping one car and then driving about a mile before hitting another car. three people were taken to the hospital. their injuries, thankfully, are not life threatening. the chp and san jose police are investigating. in daly city. four people were injured when a balcony collapse this afternoon happened at a two story single family home on westmore avenue, according to the north county fire authority . two adults and two children were on the balcony when it colla

here sam liccardo delivered his final address before leaving office. he is turning his -- final address. n the last fewng on allhe cy years. >> we have been through a pandemic, droughts and floods. the focus of his speech, setting up the city for future success. among its key six initiatives, taking action to help homelessness and affordable housing, safety, are planet, our money and our children. this comes one week after an eight-year-old was hit by a car while walking to school. the city will invest $100 million in traffic and roadway safety over the next year and beyond that, his critics question his actions. homeless activists spend their thursday passing out reflective headbands. >> we are addressing the largest numbers of pedestrian deaths of un-housed people. i don't hear the mayor say we are really sorry to hear about susie being hit by a car. >> the mayor calls a homelessness the cities against -- biggest failure. he acknowledges the city has a lot more work to do, driving into the strategy for the water supply. the council's decision on whet

the mayor sam liccardo, says most of the outages were due to blown transformers, he says the resulting power outages put public safety at risk. three hospitals, relying on backup generators. one of those hospitals had the backup generator failed. so in the middle of the hospital, you've got no light, no air conditioning, and they had to shut down part of the emergency room. pg any issued a statement saying it did everything possible to keep the power on and said we've had more than 500 page uniqlo workers and contractors responding to outages caused by the heat, including line crews, tree crews and trouble meant a utility companies first responders. pgd says that massive emergency generators have been set up in sonoma county to help prevent rolling blackouts there. the electric substation in cloverdale has been equipped with 13 diesel generators that can power 36,000 homes. other backup generators are set up in clear lake in oroville. pgd says the backups have been used during peak demand. every day this week today, the alameda county sheriff's deputy arrested for the fatal shooting of

sam liccardo says most of the outages were due to blown transformers, which created a situation that he says put public safety at risk. three hospitals, relying on backup generators. one of those hospitals had the backup generator failed. so in the middle of the hospital, you've got no light, no air conditioning, and they had to shut down part of the emergency room. pg and e issued a statement saying it did everything possible to keep the power on quote we have had more than 500 p. gini co workers and contractors responding to outages caused by the heat, including line crews, tree crews and trouble men, a utility companies first responders. all right. it's 4 20. hopefully this cooler weather is going to spread inland as well. because, rosemary said, cooler on the coast, but they're still going to be some high temperatures inland. yes the marine layer is deepening. good morning, pam. but it's going to take a bit before we finally begin to see some better relief for our inland cities. i'll show you the numbers here coming up in just a moment. how about beautiful view there of what is a

mayor sam liccardo liccardo will recognize dedicated city employees and community leaders and discuss the challenges for the city. it will be his city address. he is termed out after eight years. > >> bart set to debate the mask e at open to the public meeting in in oakland. ironically, this will be the board's first face to face session since mask mandates were launched to battle battle spread of covid. bart board is set to discuss public security and a long list of capitol projects. it is 5:15. a check of weather and traffic. ls begin with jessica burch. you are tracking a warm trend. >> exactly. i know that sounds silly. >> because it's fall. >> it happens at 5:00 tonight. t is the first day of fall. we are are warming up and drying up to. it was a wet start. we needed that rain and boy did we get itt marine layer is really thin alog the coastline. it still exists and will push in the late evening hours and tomorrow morning we'll see it fill the bay once again. as high pressurs building into the weekend, we will see temperatures rise above above average even. relative humidity will

most recently expanded routes to san jose mayor sam liccardo spoke today about further expansion. >> we're thrilled to celebrate the opening and in the berryessa north as a session, going to keep on building all the way to downtown and on santa clara. carrying more than 100,000 daily riders. we're thrilled to see part continue to expand in my neighborhood so we can all together be a closer neighborhood. >> here in the bay area. >> throughout the month of september, bart is celebrating by offering a 50% discount on all tickets. and take a look at this ahead of this morning celebration. bart posted a series of tweets including this one, the black and white photo of now king charles riding bart back in the 70's. the caption simply says king charles road part. now, the world, of course, continues to remember queen elizabeth, the second and watch as the new king takes the throne in england here at home, the uk consulate in san francisco raise their flags today. >> to mark the formal accession of king charles, the 3rd to the throne. flags have been at half-staff to honor queen elizabeth. t

president biden was meeting at the white house with fellow democrats, including san jose mayor sam liccardo, celebrating the inflation reduction act. there are opportunities for san jose residence in americans. just save a lot of money, uh, with various provisions of this bill just a couple of weeks ago , the healthcare climate and tax bill was signed into law. president biden says it increases spending on green energy and related technologies , and it has corporations paying more in taxes while also reducing the cost of prescription drugs. the congressional budget office for jack's a 300 plus billion dollar net savings over nine years, however, some economists and such measures could hurt the economy. changes in medicare and um the but and taxation are small contributions to that overall effort. mary liccardo said he is trip to the white house had two purposes. he also spent time lobbying federal officials for more money for the bard extension through downtown san jose. the mosquito fire burning in plaster and eldorado county's has now burned more than 78 square miles and is just 25% conta

in response to that leaders with the campbell union school district sent out a letter to mayor sam liccardo asking for bigger budgets for crossing guards, better enforcement of traffic laws all around the schools and consistent maintenance of the crosswalks. also a public safety campaign focused on safe driving in the school zones. well, tonight, neighbors in another school district are also asking for change and kron four's. justin campbell joins us live from south san jose with that story. justin. >> catherine and vicki, we're in the cambridge in a neighborhood just blocks away from reed elementary school. and if you look behind me, here is what i want you to see at this intersection of corning in chambers drive. there are no stop signs. and san jose police say there have not been any wrecks, but according to neighbors, there was one here just this morning. >> miss video caught the moment this white mercedes crashed into a blue subaru. >> loud crash. first thing in the morning. one of the cars looks totaled. just converse as he worries because there are no stop signs. another neighbor fee

san jose mayor sam liccardo is demanding answers from pg meantime, as after 3 san jose hospitals were affected by power outages this week. >> people in some east san jose neighborhoods also lost power. in the retail area of telly and king rose. the power outages took out cellular networks, making it impossible for people to make phone calls or send text messages. according to the mayor's office, mayor liccardo says the utility has to come up with a plan to replace or to repair its failing infrastructure or face legal action. >> so we're going to be sitting down with pg e in the days ahead to make that they are replacing aging infrastructure in the city of san jose to ensure we do not have blown transformers. but the next heat wave, if we don't see that there's sufficient budget applied and action applied to this problem. then we'll be going to the peuc and of the courts. the 4th pga need to do the right thing. >> the santa clara valley medical center last air conditioning, lighting equipment and computer access following a failure of backup generators, regional medical center of san j

in attendance, san jose mayor sam liccardo. >> it is great to see this get over the goal line shoulde bill aims to help fight climate change and make prescription drug costs less for families. the mayor says the act will help meet some of the climate change goals the city has like reducing utility bills and making solar more affordable. it could help san jose bettel heat waves like we saw last week providing funding to send as a clean energy to become less reliant on outside energy companies. >> we know pg&e has challenges with its infrastructure so we want to invest in alternatives. this bill will provide dollars to help local communities to do that to >> the celebration comes at a present time in which inflation remains high. the stock market suffered its biggest fall in two years as groceries, rent and car prices rise. the california state university assistant economics professor says the act may help but not necessarily in the short term. >> in the long run, this could lead to inflation reductions because you can imagine if these efforts for new technologies that allow us to prod

. >> they sent a letter to mayor sam liccardo asking for bigger budgets for things like crossing guards, better enforcement of traffic laws around schools. >> and consistent maintenance of the crosswalks as well as a public safety campaign focused on safe driving in school zones. and tonight, neighbors in another school district are also asking for change. come for us. justin campbell has that story. >> we're in the cambridge and neighborhood just blocks away from reed elementary school. if you look behind me, you can see here at corning drive and chambers. there are no stop signs. san jose police say there haven't been any wrecks, but according to neighbors just this morning, there was one. >> miss video caught the moment this white mercedes crashed into a blue subaru. >> loud crash. first thing in the morning. one of the cars looks totaled. josh converse as he worries because there are no stop signs. another neighbor feels the same. a lot of times cars are going very fast and given that there no stop sign, cars can come in like each other like what happened friday morning. but accordi

celebrations. 18 now underway in support of proposition 30, the california clean air initiative , mayor sam liccardosan jose, along with environmental, health and labor leaders helped kick off the campaign this morning at i, b e w. local 3 22 union headquarters there in san jose. they say prop 30 will help slow down climate change by assisting millions of californians of all incomes to afford electric vehicles. they also say would also create a statewide evie charging network and reduce wildfires by providing funding for forest management, more firefighters and fire fighting equipment. we're seeing climate change, devastate our forests with wildfires devastating our air. it's devastating. our water. we see drought continue to be exacerbated by the impacts of climate change. it's taking away everything we love about california. here's our opportunity. to restore california with prop 30 if approved by voters in november, the clean air initiative would generate about $100 billion over 20 years by taxing californians who have a personal income of more than $2 million a year, a new study shows three of t

san jose mayor sam liccardo is calling out pg and e the mayor's office says 2 of san jose's hospitals were affected by the power outages over the past week, along with more than 30,000 homes. the cargo says the utility company has to come up with a plan to keep the lights on. at kaiser hospitals or face legal action >> so we're going to be sitting down with pg e in the days ahead to make that they are replacing aging infrastructure in the city of san jose to ensure we do not have blown transformers. but the next heat wave, if we don't see that there is sufficient budget applied and action applied to this problem, then we'll be going to the pc and in the courts. the 4th pga need to do the right thing. >> the mayor said the failures of the backup generators at valley medical cost. a lot of problems, including a loss of air conditioning, lighting equipment and computer access. we have reached out to pg e for a statement. we're waiting to hear back. rob nesbit. we'll have the story for us starting during kron. 4 news at 5 o'clock tonight. and the heat wave knocked out power all over the b

a following eight years in office, only four lots remain for san jose mayor sam liccardo, he spoke with the borders ahead of his final state is city -- state of the city address. he is taking action to help homelessness and affordable housing, safety, are planet, our -- our planet, money, and our safety. >> i would like to think of this time as a time where we are able to work together and come together through the tough times of the president and -- present and always keep a tough fight to the future. kumasi: the city could soon move officer investigations of misconduct out of the police department. reggie: there are two candidates vying for the november mayoral election. one is madman who stands on the san jose city council. election day is november 8 and registering is so simple. it takes less than two minutes. had to vote.org. kumasi: we had quite a bit of rain last weekend but we need more to get to -- get out of this drought. if you see this map, about half of the state including the bay area is in the severe drought category. the orange color there. nearly a quarter is read meani

. >> teachers in san jose are calling on mayor sam liccardo to do more to keep crosswalk safe in and around schools. leaders with the campbell union school district sent a letter to the mayor after that little boy died friday near his school district. officials are asking for bigger budgets for crossing guards, better enforcement of traffic laws around schools consistent maintenance of crosswalks and the public safety campaign focused on safe driving in school zones. san jose mayor liccardo delivered his last state of the city speech today at the mayor is going really near the end of his second and final term kron four's ella sogomonian. listen. then she has highlights from our newsroom. >> ken and catherine, the mayor of the car to look back at the work that the city has accomplished during his 8 year long tenure. well, looking forward by sharing his advice for future city leaders. he acknowledged the challenges that he faced like the pandemic civil unrest, shootings and wildfires to name a few. but they're on the card. also commended the work done to improve public transportation,

yes ok, sam liccardo. he's a good man.h he has done a lot and he's had a great relationship with us. we've been able to interview the mayor. he's very nice. very candid conversations. i agree. alright let's take a look at our temperature trend. yes it will be warm to hot for many over the weekend. you know, september nothing new here, but we don't do not expect any offshore breeze. so that's the good news. warm to hot and but not compared to anything when we had a couple of weeks ago, that's for sure. but it doesn't take much to get temperatures to jump up in inland areas conquered 78 on wednesday. 83 yesterday going 90 today, the 94 95 1 of the other will be the warmest probably looks to be saturday or sunday. just so you know, after that everything is pointing towards a little bit cooler pattern going into next week, so seventies eighties to nineties on the temps, the coast is clear. those are in the fifties and sixties. we had forties yesterday. that's not the case today. sunny for all warmer, santa rosa conquered . tha

san jose mayor sam liccardo blames pg&e for the infrastructure failures and points out there were a number of blown transformers in 2020 and the problem was never fixed from then. liccardo says if pg&e does not present a plan to immediately repair and replace products this time, they will seek an injunction to force them to do so. >> we cannot continue to have a grid that's not reliable enough to protect the basic health and safety of san jose residents. >> this is historic. it is unacceptable. we all rely on power. it is absolutely essential to our quality of life. >> pg&e says it has already replaced 700 transformers across the city of san jose in the last couple of years. it says it, too, is frustrated with the outages. also with this hot weather, we know there's the threat of dry lightning. that threat continues into this weekend. if you live in a vulnerable area, make sure you have that feet of defensible space around your property in case there's a wildfire. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. >>> for more on the heat wave, the ongoing flex alerts and tips to stay cool and

between 4.90, what you can to reduce your energy consumption in the south bay, san jose mayor sam liccardo is demanding answers from pg and e. >> because 3 san jose hospitals were affected by power outages. this week, people in some east san jose neighborhoods also lost power in the area around tallying king roads. the outages made it impossible for people to make phone calls and text messages and and the like, obviously with no power, no internet, no service. >> mayor liccardo says the utility has to come up with a better plan to replace or repair its failing infrastructure or face legal action. >> so we're going to be sitting down with pg e in the days ahead to make that they are replacing aging infrastructure in the city of san jose to ensure we do not have blown transformers. but the next heat wave, if we don't see that there is sufficient budget applied and action applied to this problem. then we'll be going to the pc and of the courts. the 4th pga need to do the right thing. >> santa clara valley, medical center last power. no air conditioning lighting, computer access because they h

san jose mayor sam liccardo is demanding answers from pg he was pretty mad about this. 3 san jose hospitals affected by power outages. this week. kron four's grant lotus joins us with more details on what happened. grant. we all know pg e's been in hot water for what happens when things get windy during fire season starting fires. >> well, now the hot weather has piccini trying to answer questions. why all these power outages have been reported. you had a bunch of them and the retail area of kelly road near king road and it took out cellular network. so you couldn't centex. you couldn't make calls earlier today here in this part of san jose power has been restored in that area. but mayor liccardo says and pence said he was angry. the utility has to come up with a plan to replace or repair its failing infrastructure or face legal action. >> so we're going to be sitting down with pg e in the days ahead to make that they are replacing aging infrastructure in the city of san jose to ensure we do not have blown transformers. but the next heat wave, if we don't see that there's sufficient budget