among them former mayor sam liccardo. >> they are standing together saying the rates are too damn high. pg&e is trying to tell us that they need higher rates to pay for safety. that's a false choice. >> reporter: liccardo is with fair california that bills itself as a coalition of organizations aimed at making pg&e accountable to rate payers and the public. pg&e rates have gone up 38% from january 2021 to september 2023. the current request would increase another 26% over the next four years. altogether that adds up to nearly two-thirds increase in your electric bill over just a six-year period. a representative from aarp says such sharp hikes would severely impact retirees. >> it is unbelievable that we are facing double digit rate increases in energy bills that are already the second highest in the nation. >> reporter: pg&e says it needs the money to bury power lines. >> undergrounding is just one participate of our work to improve safety and reliability. >> reporter: critics such as t.u.r.n. have argued that insulating overhead power lines could be just as effective as burying them

joining us now is former san jose mayor sam liccardo, who now leads fair california. that's a coalition pushing for more accountability from utilities like pg&e. mr. mayor, it's been a while. nice to have you back on the program. i know you're teaching part time, teaching law at stanford, and also working for this coalition. what does fair california want? what is the bottom line here? >> thanks, raj. it's great to see you again. fair california is standing for the proposition that we want accountability. we want pg&e to be accountable for how it spends rate payer dollars, and we want the puc, the public utilities commission to enforce that accountability, to ensure that every dollar is spent for safety and for service and not for executive compensation and lobbyists and a lot of tv commercials that we're inundated with every time we watch a football game. >> i think i speak for a lot of people here, sam. i don't want to see another huge pg&e rate increase in my bill. i think they're suggesting between 20 and 25%. that seems so excessive. what are the numbers here? >>

former san jose mayor sam liccardo could be getting back into the game. reportedly liccardo is planning to announce his candidacy for congress. california's 16th district. the san jose spotlight was first to report this, noting that the former mayor already has a fund-raiser planned for this weekend. liccardo termed out last december after serving two terms as mayor of the bay area's largest city. he'd be vying for congresswoman anna eshoo's seat. she announced last week that she's retiring after more than three decades. her district includes parts of the peninsula, silicon valley, and san jose. tonight liccardo says he has not made a final decision. he released this statement. it reads in part, "i am still in the process of calling community leaders and supporters to talk about how the federal government can better address the many critical issues that we face." now, a few weeks ago, liccardo joined us on this program. we asked him point plank blank his future in politics. >> politically speaking, what's next for you? i know you're not done. >> i got to g

seeing that go on up and down california run fh district seat, including former san jose mayor sam liccardoat issue is remaining tight lipped on who she'd like to see head to washington as she eyes leisure travel charity work and life outside of politics. >> i want to be celebrating in a new congress, a new chapter in the life of the country. it all moves on in palo alto. >> jesse gary ktvu fox two news. >> a bright and colorful mural was unveiled today at an oakland daycare center. the starlight child development center sits on the outskirt of chinatown. the alphabet mural was the idea of a chp officer who, like many, was discouraged by the graffiti that defaced the building. community partners donated and raised money to make the mural painted by a local artist. >> parents are happy. people walking by take pictures of it. it's a tremendous improvement from about a year ago. human kindness over our adversity always happens. i have faith now the organizers also cleaned up the windows and walls, shining up the school spirit all along the way. >> all right. we turn now to meteorologist rosema

. >>> former mayor sam liccardo could be getting back in the game, congress, 15th district.mer mayor has a fundraiser this weekend. he turned out last december after serving two terms as mayor. would be vying for the congresswoman's seat, she's retiring after more than three decades. her district includes parts of the peninsula, silicon valley and san jose. liccardo says he's not made a decision. the statement reads i'm still in process of calling community leaders and supporters to talk about how the federal government can better address many critical issues we face. >>> the campaign to recall alameda's district attorney has reached a critical point, they say they have 80,000 signatures. if confirmed that's enough to put it on the ballot. but the campaign will collect 110,000 before returning them to election officials to account for signatures that always get thrown out. d.a. price's campaign to fight the recall insists most of the opposition is outside the county. they claim billionaires in other parts of the bay area are bankrolling it. >>> anyone who owns a gun to lock

>>> also, is former san jose mayor sam liccardo running for congress?ll have his response tonight. >>> and a former east bay bartender accused of seven sexual assaults spanning years. we investigate why it took so long to make an arrest. >>> plus, a famous face of bay area hip-hop is backing a new pro baseball team

among them former mayor sam liccardo. >> they are standing together saying the rates are too damn high. pg&e is trying to tell us that they need higher rates to pay for safety. that's a false choice. >> reporter: liccardo is with fair california that bills itself as a coalition of organizations aimed at making pg&e accountable to rate payers and the public. pg&e rates have gone up 38% from january 2021 to september 2023. the current request would increase another 26% over the next four years. altogether that adds up to nearly two-thirds increase in your electric

. >> former mayor sam liccardo, is he interested? does he know where he wants to go? >> we'll have to see. they have three weeks before they have to file. you have to make a lot of decisions in a very brief period of time. some would say he's too centrist for a district more left. we heard him discuss zoe lofgren. there are four men who look good but someone might pop up between now and then. >> congresswoman anna eshoo will join us on our 7:00 broadcast. >> thank you, raj. >>> in other political news, the biden administration is making the fentanyl crisis a priority this month, meeting with members of his cabinet. he brought up meetings at apec with mexico and china saying progress was made the president also said there was a lot of work to be done to end the epidemic and he needs bipartisan support. >> curbing this crisis is something every american can get behind. democrat and republican. that's why tackling this opioid epidemic is part of my unity agenda. >> the president is calling on congress to pass the supplemental budget request for a national security priori

people rumored to be looking at her seat, possibly running for it include former san jose mayor sam liccardo, state senator josh becker, assembly member evan lowe, and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian. again, as she told me, she's not putting her name behind anyone just yet. she says she's confident that her constituents will make their voices loud and clear and that the district will be well represented after she leaves right now. live in the south bay, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> and again, she has another year. zach, thank you very much. >> coming up, local health officials are warning about the rise in rsv cases. what the data shows in the south bay and the message from doctors. >> plus, an update on repairs at that luxury high rise in san francisco that's had so much trouble with then nearly 400 displaced residents will be able to move back in. abc7 news at water data is showing a dramatic increase in rsv cases in the community. >> abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dawsey explains the latest recommendations to keep you and your loved ones safe. >> rsv is on the ris

former san jose mayor sam liccardo. absolutely. you know, it's interesting. it's one of those things where you don't actually have to live in the district to run for congress from that district. so it can attract a lot of people that are known in that area. but i would say that now here's one thing that i find i'd like to point out is if you look at all those names, what they all have in common is they're all male, they're all guys. and like it or not, those that have replaced, for example, when jackie speier, the congresswoman from the peninsula, exited, she was replaced by a male and so we're seeing that kind of shift going on as well. >> yeah, that's true. and then if you look at the senator dianne feinstein seat, current, i believe adam schiff is leading right? so we did have a pretty strong female contingent coming out of california that's possibly changing. but, phil, the other thing that's possibly changing is, you know, all these veteran democrats, i mean, it's california is democrats, but the veterans leaving, replaced by newer people, what does that

south bay assembly member evan lowe and former san jose mayor sam liccardo are also considering entering the race. >> a major effort is underway in san jose to clean up areas of blight. it's part of the clean gateway idea aimed specifically at high traffic locations near the entrances or gateways to the downtown area. abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has more on the campaign to beautify sj. >> first impressions matter and that first look for many in the city of san jose, like downtown resident patricia anderson has not been as great as they would hope. >> i walk a lot and we've just seen a lot of homeless encampments. we've seen trash torn fences that are cleaned up and they all look great. but then it comes back and here in the shadow of the sap center, where thousands of locals and visitors are offered that impression, this is not what city leaders want to see. >> how the city looks and feels impacts people's perceptions of the direction our city is going in. >> and we have a choice to make. we can get back to basics, focus on safety and cleanliness, and create a virtuous cyc

. >> former san jose mayor sam liccardo now directs fair, california.we're all frustrated as so many californians are, that we are having to tighten our belt so severely to pay for rapidly rising p-g-and-e's bills. >> and the company is not tightening its belt at a time when it's paying its ceo. more than $60 million in compensation. >> in a statement, pga ceo patti poppe said, we appreciate the commission for recognizing the important safety and reliable investments we are making on behalf of our customers, including undergrounding power lines to permanently reduce wildfire risk. thursday's hearing was held in el centro in imperial county. the cpuc says it's designed to enhance community outreach. but liccardo says the venue location was likely no coincidence. >> clearly it's not ideal to have a hearing in el centro. hundreds of miles away from the nearest p-g-and-e's customer at a time when they're deciding how they're going to impose billions of dollars of new costs on ratepayers. >> utility commissioners say granting the rate increase will require m

the san jose spotlight and the first amendment coalition sued the city and former mayor sam liccardond february a 2022. claiming the city violated the california public records act, which requires a public agencies too disclose information about the public's business in late august, a judge ruled the city and car do did violate transparency laws by not to searching for text messages and emails. it's now up to the city council to finalize that payment. thus a vietnamese restaurant oakland was vandalized after i think they were rammed to the suspect rammed right into the building with a car. happened early last thursday and the little saigon neighborhood. the suspects did get away before police arrived. community members and local leaders are trying to come together to help the restaurant they've raised so far more than $20,000 to help with the many repairs. the city of oakland has hired a new chief for its department of violence prevention holly ju shape will starter new job next month. the department says it is using a public health approach to violence, focusing on community led int

. >> kron 4 is your local election headquarters in new now at 2 former san jose mayor sam liccardo has filed paperwork to run for congress, but he's not committing to come pain. just yeah. the cart has been rumored to be considering a run following congresswoman and ashes retirement. the former mayor tells us here kron 4. he has not made a final decision and still exploring this possibility. the 53 year-old led san jose for 8 years before terming out last year. santa clara county supervisor joe smitten declared his candidacy for as shoes seat on wednesday and south assemblymember. evan low says he's also considering a campaign as well. governor gavin newsom and florida governor ron desantis will meet on the debate stage tonight in georgia. the 2 men have been jabbing at jabal each other verbally for more than a year on such issues like abortion, immigration and homelessness. there's a lot at stake here tonight. we're going to be talking about it now. we're joined by our political analyst michael yaki. so, michael, thanks for joining us. first things first wire to governors who are not

former san jose mayor sam liccardo has filed paperwork to run for congress. he's not committing to a campaign just yet, betty has been rumored to be considering a run following congresswoman and ashes retirement. the former mayor tells us here at kron 4 he has not made a final decision just yet. he's just exploring the possibility. the 53 year-old led san jose for 8 years before he termed out last year. santa clara county supervisor joe's money and declared his candidacy for as she's seat on wednesday and south bay assemblymember. evan low says he's also considering a campaign as well. but time is running out for new york republican congressman george santos as he is sure there are enough votes that could expel him from congress. however, he still refuses to resign. basil, john reports on what the new york congressman's has to say. now. >> i'm fighting to defend myself with his title of congressman on the line. new york republican george santos is not going quietly. i leave, they win. if i leave the bullies take place. this is bullying 2 previous efforts to r

. >> greg lee, ktvu, fox two news, former san jose mayor sam liccardo is showing new signs he is likelyrun for congress. >> liccardo has said in the past that he's been interested in running for the south bay. see that will now be vacated by the retiring congresswoman anna eshoo next year. according to the chronicle, liccardo is now in the process of forming an exploratory committee. meantime, santa clara county supervisor joe simitian has officially jumped into that race committee and announced his campaign today to fill his shoes. district 16 seat, which she has held now for more than three decades. if elected, the democrat has said priorities would be climate change, protecting reproductive rights and tackling the housing crisis. simitian has served as supervisor for northern santa clara county since 2012. a former united states secretary of state, henry kissinger, has died at the age of 100. fox's richard said now takes a look back at his life, which includes a nobel peace prize. some criticism, but also diplomatic breakthroughs with his towering intellect and ruthless realpolitik,

so remember evan low and former san jose mayor sam liccardo have confirmed they are considering a runlew an inflatable shaped like george santos outside the u.s. capitol. you could see that there. it's all part of a call to expel the representative from congress. the stunt was organized by move on a nonprofit whose petition to expel santos from the house had amassed over 150,000 signatures. this on the heels of a vote expected to expel the new york congressman for a litany of alleged ethics violations. a congressman santos, his time in office could end as early as today. if the house votes on a motion to expel him. after that scathing ethics report released last week, washington correspondent trevor shirley is in dc with more. and the push to force congressman santos from office is now coming from both parties. >> this week's gop congressman george santos faces a 3rd attempt by the house to force him out of office. i ask that all my colleagues in the house considering understand what this means for the future and to set the record straight and put this in the record. i will not be res

four possibles have emerged to run for the 16th district seat, including former san jose mayor sam liccardoue is remaining tight lipped on who she'd like to see. head to washington as she eyes leisure travel and charity work and life outside of politics. >> i want to be celebrating a new congress, a new chapter in the life of the country. it all moves on in palo alto. >> jesse, gary ktvu, fox two news lawmaker nationwide showing their support tonight for anna eshoo and honoring the legacy she leaves behind as she begins this new chapter from representative mike thompson to senator laphonza butler and even caltrain. >> many thanking icu for her service over the past 30 years and the glass ceiling she helped shatter the thanksgiv ing holiday rush is underway and so far travelers are having a fairly easy time getting in and out of san francisco international airport. >> as we give you a live look now out at sfo, some good news tonight. according to flightaware, there have been no cancellations and a little more than a dozen delays over in oakland. airport officials telling us tonight there wer

so very also, sam liccardo, former mayor san jose. so it was name has been mentioned. we'll see all that stirred to play probably. and then in the days after thanksgiving because the filing deadline is coming very, very fast. >> michael, overall, what does it mean for the 2024 election? >> i mean it. i think that going to help generate enthusiasm and turnout in the primary for for the folks are going to be running. but certainly in terms in terms that the makeup of the congress that have any effect at all, it's going to be that did very safely democratic. it will be a democratic member of the winds. well, wins. the primary is going to be a top 2 is probably 2 democrats running in november. so whatever happens, there will be a rematch of a couple folks. you know, i think it's going to some some big shoes to fill was really an issue has been outspoken and very take it as a kid for the south bay percent clear for that whole area for for a check for innovation and where is going to succeed as a lot of has a look some big shoes to yeah, they and as we said, just a really pl

billionaire rishi kumar is already running south bay assemblymember evan low and former san jose mayor sam liccardoell. and world news newly released aerial footage captured by the japanese coast guard shows a volcano exploding on a new island formed off the coast of the wood jima reports by the coast guard warned there is fear that it may become active again in the future. the new island was seen as the coast guard flew over you which email on november 10th and was confirmed then to have a volcanic vent. take a look at this. the national christmas tree and for the white house is back upright today. strong winds knocked over yesterday afternoon. officials say that they re secure this tree and replaced a cable that snapped when it came down. wind gusts in the area reach nearly 50 miles an hour yesterday. the christmas tree will light up again tomorrow night during an official ceremony. speaking of those wind gusts, let's talk about the weather here in the bay area. taking a live look outside at the embarcadero where it doesn't look like the wind is quite as well are pretty calm today. we are going t

. >> so some of the people rumored to be eyeing her seat include former san jose mayor sam liccardo, santa clara county supervisor joe simitian, and then state senator josh becker and assembly member evan lo. now, again, she said she's not putting her name behind anyone yet, but she says she's confident her constituents will make their voices loud and clear and that her district will be well represented after she leaves. >> so zach, she announced this news to the public this morning. is there any insight or indication about whom she may have spoken with ahead of her announcement? maybe to get some advice? >> yeah, you know, i get to talk to her a little bit about that. she definitely let nancy pelosi know in the interview we had with her earlier. pelosi said that she kind of joked, saying that as she told her, didn't ask her that she would be leaving, but as she also told me this morning, too, that she reached out to some key stakeholders in her district. that's in tech at stanford. but she really also wanted advocates to hear the news directly from her. she says it's a lot of advoca

former san jose mayor sam liccardo. i'll send it back to you. on the peninsula. a former elementary school teacher in mountain view has been arrested for assault. he is accused of >> inappropriately touching students in class investigators arrested. 42 year-old bryan rios of santa clara yesterday. the investigation began after student came forward last month saying rio said that touch several years ago. that was at the cough elementary school rios no longer works at the school. investigators are looking for other possible victims police in the bay area are warning about phone scams in which the callers are pretending to be officers and the north bay and south bay victims are being told they have to pay for active arrest warrants in fairfield. scammers demanded victims pay bond money orders or gift cards to avoid jail time. police say valid warm side never served by phone, only in-person and law enforcement will never call and threaten to arrest you if you don't immediately pay a fine over the phone. same thing happening in santa clara. our callers are also trying

. >> former san jose mayor sam liccardo now directs fair california. >> we're all frustrated as so manynians are, that we are having to tighten our belt so severely to pay for rapidly rising p-g-and-e's bills. and the company is not tightening its belt at a time when it's paying its ceo more than $60 million in compensation. >> in a statement, p-g-and-e's ceo patti poppe said, we appreciate the commission for recognizing the important safety and reliability investments we are making on behalf of our customers, including undergrounding power lines to permanently reduce wildfire risk. thursday's hearing was held in el centro in imperial county. the cpuc says it's designed to enhance community outreach. but liccardo says the venue location was likely no coincidence. >> clearly it's not ideal to have a hearing in el centro. hundreds of miles away from the nearest p-g-and-e's customer at a time when they're deciding how they're going to impose billions of dollars of new costs on ratepayers and utility commissioners say granting the rate increase will require accountability from p-g-and-e's.

assembly member evan low and former san jose mayor sam liccardo are also considering entering the racee off duty pilot accused of trying to crash a flight headed for san francisco last month is expected back in court today. joseph david emerson pleaded not guilty to federal and state charges, including 83 counts of attempted murder. authorities say the former alaska airlines pilot tried to cut the engines mid-flight. he later told police he took psychedelic mushrooms about two days prior and thought he was dreaming. as alameda county da pamela price faces a recall, she's trying to show what her office has been doing to help victims of crime in her first year in office. yesterday she held a news conference to highlight her program. james price says after taking office, she conducted a full audit of victims services. she says the audit uncovered a department that was understaffed, under-resourced, with unpaid bills and a backlog of services, which meant victims weren't getting help. >> what i want the public to know is that the alameda county district attorney's office under my administr

. >> former san jose mayor sam liccardo could run for congress, according to the chronicle. liccardo is now in the process of forming an exploratory committee. liccardo has said in the past he is interested in running for the south bay seat that will be vacated by the retiring congresswoman anna eshoo, next year. meantime, santa clara county supervisor joseph biden has jumped into the race some indian announced his campaign yesterday to fill esha's seat. if elected, the democrat said his priorities would be climate change, protecting reproductive rights and tackling the housing crisis. some indian has served as supervisor for santa clara county since 2012. still to come on mornings on two, the nine, the public is having a say on restrictions for activities such as rock climbing in national parks. >> we'll talk with an expert about the tension rising between adventurers and conservationist ♪ merry christmas! ♪ ghirardelli peppermint bark squares. makes the holidays a bite better. the subway series menu is getting a new lineup of sandwiches - the deli heroes. there's fresh sli

well former san jose mayor sam liccardo may run for congress, according to the chronicle, liccardo isthe process of creating an exploratory committee. liccardo has said in the past he's interested in running for the south bay congressional seat that will be vacated by the retiring congresswoman anna icu next year. and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian. >> pan yeah, he's jumped into the race to fill shu's seat as well. if elected, the democrat said his priorities would be climate change, protecting reproductive rights and tackling the housing crisis. simitian has served as supervisor for santa clara county since 2012. >> of our time now 635, the california supreme court agreed to hold a hearing to allow governor newsom and democratic leaders explain why they think an initiative on the november 2024 ballot should be removed. now, that initiative would require voter approval for any increase in state or local taxes or fees. governor newsom and other critics of that initiative say it would amount to a revision of the california constitution, which cannot be done by an initiative

of the palestinians they claim to represent, according to the chronicle, former san jose mayor sam liccardo run for congress and is now in the process of forming an explorar committee. >> liccardo was said in the past. he's interested in running for the south bay seat that will be vacated by the retiring congresswoman anna eshoo, next year. the meantime, santa clara county supervisor joe simitian has jumped into the race. simitian, a democrat, announced his campaign yesterday to fill assue seat. he said his top priorities include climate change, protecting reproductive rights and tackling the housing crisis. simitian has served as supervisor for santa clara county since 2012. >> 834 sports radio station knbr announced a series of staffing cuts that affect both morning and evening programs. knbr confirms morning show host paul mccaffrey, who was let go along with former programmer lee hammer and members of the digital team and 6:10 p.m. host f.p. santangelo, who used to play for the giants in oakland a's, will also no longer run the evening show. santangelo shared a message on social media s