so, happening now, the city of san jose could take a big step towards setting up its own electric utilitynow, nbc bay area's redd are has more on that meeting happening in just a few hours. >> the city of san jose believes pg&e will be too slow to electrify new developments within the city limits. so this afternoon, the city council will vote on ordinance amending the municipal code to establish san jose power to provide electricity for future housing, industrial areas, and transportation in north san jose and downtown. the city is concerned that pg&e is unreliable, backlogged with too many other projects, and doesn't have the money to electrify future development in a timely manner. the city would build and operate power lines off two new high-voltage transmission lines scheduled to be complete in 2028. you can see the maps on your screen. one line runs from the met area to a substation in the soutrnart of downtown. the other would run through albiso. ey estimate they can lower the cost of electci for customers by 15% to 25% because the city would be exempt from state and federal taxes,

this afternoon, the san jose city council will vote on an ordinance that, if passed, would amend the to allow the city to establish, quote, san jose power. this would be a new utility to provide electricity for future housing, industrial areas and transportation in north san jose and around downtown. the city is concerned that pg&e is unreliable, backlogged with too many other projects and doesn't have the money to electrify future developments in a timely planner. the city would build and operate two transmission lines as you see on the maps. these are scheduled to be complete in 2028. one line would run from south san jose to a substation in the southern part of downtown. the city estimates it could lower the cost of electricity for new customers by 15% to 25%, because the city would be exempt from state and federal taxes, wouldn't have to worry about shareholder returns, also the city's cost of borrowing would be lower since municipalities are tax-exempt. pg&e is against this proposal. the utility gave me a copy of this letter that it sent yesterday to the city of san jose. the ut

reggie: new developments in san jose in talks and the city of san jose in an attempt to stop a strikesations that trump tried to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. reggie: an emergency in hawaii this morning as crews fight fires on maui and the big island. extreme winds are driving those flames. drew: back here, at home we are comfortably average for the rest of the week. it his breezy in the afternoon today and friday. those numbers are very pleasant for the middle of august. jobina: the alert we were following in san francisco is clear so our biggest issue will be in bay point. your speeds have dropped it to 6 miles per hour. kumasi: pg nde ones to allow your electric car to power the electric -- pg andy once to allow your -- pg&e allow your electric car to power the electric grid. we are a week away from state unveiling a new athletics center. >> the new athletics center provides amenities to 22 different teams here at san jose state university. even the hallways in this building aredone up with the spartans' logo -- are done up with the spartans' logo. scott mcdonald will be t

chance the sides can settle before the deadline. >> the two sides are far enough apart, the city of san jose, the unions, that 4,500 city workers say they will walk off the job next tuesday, wednesday and thursday. today is the regular san jose council meeting, but they will also meet behind closed doors to talk about those wage negotiations. the south bay labor council voted to sanction the strike last night hours after this rally at san jose city hall. workers from the airport, libraries, the planning department, the water treatment facility, animal shelters, happy hollow park and zoo all joining in solidarity with engineers and emergency dispatchers outside san jose city hall. the head of the labor council says the mayor is not doing enough to avert the strike, though the mayor says it comes down to higher wages or services for residents. >> you cannot generate revenue without a functioning planning department, you cannot keep libraries and parks open without employees, and you cannot keep people safe without sufficient emergency personnel. >> the numbers are what they are and now we're a

this vote shows thousands of san jose city workers are united for san jose community. we know our demands are fair and we know the city can afford them. we invite everyone in the community to join us on the picket lines. >> reporter: so you heard a little bit . they want mayor matt mahan to the center them. they are asking for a 7% increase when it comes to the fiscal year in the city offered a 5% increase. they want mayor matt mahan another city council members to the center them. we are going to be learning more as to how some of the services within the city of san jose will be affected during the three day strike. we did speak with somebody moments ago who works with happy hollow park and zoo and they told us, as far as animals and them being taken care of they will be taking care of. we talk about other activities in the park, the services for people who go to the park, those are going to be affected. but they did want us to know when it comes to the care of those animals, they will continue to be taken care of. we are continuing to follow this and we will learn mor

we are calling for the city of san jose. undermining the quality of important community services, resources that that city workers every day generate. as leaders. we expect a commitment to pursue every avenue to address the challenges facing san jose workers and their families. instead, the mayor seems more interested in fear-mongering electioneering rather than to put in ounce of effort to economic lee crippling strike in city of san jose. the mayor. administration constantly preaching back to basics approach we believe going on strike and not investing in the employees in the city of san jose. the best path to make sure that our city can thrive and that our residents and taxpayers have what they need to be successful in bryan county to be healthy. you cannot generate revenue without a functioning planning department. you cannot keep libraries and parks open without employees. you cannot keep people safe without sufficient emergency personnel. we call on the mayor and the council to not ignore the needs of their workers. we

starts today through the fourth at two locations including right outside san jose police headquarters and outside san jose city hall. san jose looking to empower street vendors after several have been harassed. it follows this incident in february when a food vendor was of -- was attacked outside. home depot security guards harassed a strawberry vendor. in response, sent hosted a seminar to teach street vendors about the right. they also learn how to convert their food stands into a more robust business. san jose hope they can one day fill 70 empty storefronts in the downtown area. >> we have had hawaiian food that has opened up, another shop that opened up and they started selling out of their garage and they were selling on the corner where they were a food truck. reggie: the seminar yesterday was the first of several scheduled in san jose. kumasi: april neri hearing for the men charged in the killing of tech executive bob lee will continue in san francisco. attorneys for the attacker questioned about a kitchen knife that they found the scene. that same brand of knives was found at the millennium tower apart

. >>> tomorrow afternoon the san jose city council will vote on a proposal to annex two acres of county land in order to build some townhomes on the west side of the city. the group of parcels are located on moorpark avenue next to 280 and valley medical center. all the residential buildings on those properties are currently vacantcity annexes the land, a denver-based developer would build 41 townhomes. the city council meeting is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. >>> maybe a little harder to catch one of these trains in the bay area as caltrain reduces its weekday service, part of their effort to electrify its service. over the course of the next 18 days until the 25th, crews will install and test signal systems and poles and wires along the entire corridor. there will be 90 trains running each weekday, a 30% decrease in service. >>> a bullet train running from california to las vegas could break ground as soon as this year. bright line's all-electric trains will take passengers to and from vegas and rancho cucamonga in two hours and 20 minutes. >>> you've seen this logo on the road and today a

. >>> thousands of san jose city workers are ready to walk off the job. the employees voted overwhelmingly to authorize a three-day strike starting august 15th. so if the strike happens, it would actually touch several departments across the bay area's biggest city. the two unions represent 4,500 workers, including airport staff, librarians, city planners, code enforcement workers and engineers. they are fighting for better pay in a city that's becoming increasingly difficult to live where you work. in fact, get this. devin fehely spoke to a zookeeper who this to get creative with her housing situation to keep the job she loves. >> reporter: even fully employed san jose city workers say they're under enormous financial pressure. they say the dream of homeownership, let alone renting a simple apartment, is almost impossibly out of reach for many of them and they say this contract negotiation is about earning enough to work and live in this community. >> this is the poorest i have ever been in my life. >> reporter: amanda mulding works full time for the cit

so, a vote is set for tomorrow in san jose to establish a city run electric utility. if approved san jose power will not be an alternative to pg&e for residential customers instead, the power will be used for major infrastructure. mainly the airport and railway hubs, san jose say it could attract manufactures in need of low-cost energy and lead to an economic boost the city estimates it will save 15-25% on electricity. they made no indication on what the cost to taxpayers would be. >>> we would like that indication. like i tell my kid turn off the electricity. >> when it started to sprinkle it cooled off a little bit. we can turn the ac off, right? it is still muggy. >> yes, even with the hot temperatures during the day we are cooling off at night in the 50s and the 60s. not like we have the excessive heat sticking around. when that happens, no, not any time soon. having a few flowers bubble up today. it used to be the tropical depression. instead of good showers, we will have this one in passing cloud cover. again, we will track it, the best chance of showers in calif

lamonica peters spoke to san jose's mayor on the potential impacts this will have on city services. san jose city workers represented by staff up san jose. a joint effort created by two local unions announced a three day strike to begin tuesday of next week. you cannot generate revenue without a functioning planning department. you cannot keep libraries and parks open without employees. city animal shelters. san jose. emergency emergency dispatchers . airport staff. water maintenance and other workers say they will not report to work. i'm not going to sugarcoat it for our residents, a strike would certainly have an impact on the availability of certain city services. but we'll be able to manage essential services and continue delivering most of those to our residents union leaders say 99% of their members voted to authorize the strike on monday. the city says workers rejected a 5% raise for the first year and increase parental paid leave. those supporting workers say the city council should be able to find a way to offer a competitive wage. there's a lot of other ways in a budget tha

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san jose city hall and kfc on east santa clara street. in san francisco. the giant bright ex sign installed last friday on top of the building, formerly known as twitter headquarters is now gone. san francisco city officials say that sign was put up without a permit. and without warning several neighbors also took issue with the powerful flashing light that shone directly into nearby apartments. city officials filed a complaint over the sign after city building inspectors were refused access to the building to try and inspected on friday. in the meantime, the social media platform. it's threatening to sue a group of independent researchers who found an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased by elon musk last year. the companies accusing the group of harming business by driving advertisers away center for countering digital hate conducted the research, the organization published several reports that are critical as musk's leadership, which is welcomed back white supremacists and election desires to the platform. we spoke with san jose sta

reggie: today, refined of the result of a vote by san jose city workers whether to authorize a strike this morning is when the two unions that account for 45 hundred city workers in san jose are expected to announce whether or not they plan to go on strike. members say a strike could affect city services like closing libraries, canceled kids summer camps and delays at the airport. workers are asking for what they say is a livable wage. the city is offering a 5% raise next year, followed by a 4% raise and a 3% raise in the following years, but this library clerk says it is simply not enough to survive in san jose. >> i will be losing money, but it is for the greater good, because we san jose city employees deserve to have the same amount of raises as our sister cities. >> i do not want the city to be in a position where we overextend ourselves than have to do layoffs and cut services later. it is not fair to workers or residents. lena: to avoid what he considers a terrible situation and says only one mediation session between the two groups has not been enough to reach an agreement. th

like most bay area cities, san jose gets its power from and mayor matt mahan says if the city were to tap directly into its own power source, it could save money and eliminate some delays in new construction projects. mayor mehan says the vote in october would be just the first step in what could be a long process. pga as opposed the plan. new at six tonight, the former director of sports medicine at san jose state has pleaded guilty to two federal charges linked to sexual abuse of students. in the plea agreement. scott shaw admitted to violating the civil rights of four students, touching them without their consent during physical therapy treatments between 2017 and 2020. the plea deal comes less than two weeks after a mistrial was declared in the case. the fbi said in a statement. today's guilty plea shows that the fbi will not tolerate violations of civil rights under the guise of legitimate medical treatment. shaw faces two years in prison and at sentencing in november, the man accused of stabbing cash app founder bob lee to death was back in a san francisco courtroom today to ent

and now san jose city leaders are taking action. kron four's justin campbell explains. >> one council member and mayor matt mahan held a resource fair at city hall focused on protecting street vendors. city leaders also hope that they can elevate their businesses. >> at least 100 street vendors gathering at san jose city hall monday to learn more on how to make more cash and be safe while on the job he's comes days after viral video from july. 20th showing security guards contracted by home depot kicking hundreds of dollars worth of strawberries from a street vendor. the guards claimed the man was trespassing in february. a vendor was hit in the head outside of the sep center. a few days later, a man was arrested for attacking a vendor with the back. are street vendors deserve to be safe, respected and have the opportunity to make an honest living. one part of the workshop for vendors was know your rights. we unfortunately. >> have seen street vendors are being attacked or robbed over. asked councilmember omar torres says the second

san jose. scott will join us live tonight with the big premier. >>> we will start with the strike dodged by the city of san jose. they approved a tentative agreement to get thousands of city workers a pay raise and keep them on the job. the city council approved the rates during a closed session this morning. the agreement gets up to a 15% rate over three years. it also extends paid family leave for employees. but san jose mayor matt may hand does not support this deal, saying the agreement is too generous and will likely force the city to cut services in the coming years to pay for it. >> our counsel did not do its job. they were elected to represent the people and the needs of the people took a back seat. the reality is, we are gambling with the services people rely on. services that take care of children, old folks, get our homeless neighbors indoors and off of our streets. >> the mayor added he believes city workers deserve a raise but it is just too much. meanwhile, workers are very happy with the deal. now, union members must vote on the agreement. if they approve it, the contract go back to t

amanda del castillo you live in san jose with more on the impact they have on city of surfaces. amanda? >> so if approve the strike, it would mark the largest san jose has seen in 40 years. workers telling us when it comes to retention, and recruitment issues, they can no longer be ignored. beginning today, city employees will star in person voting for authorization of a three-day strike. two unions representing more than 4500 city employees explained among the group are people who work at the san jose international airport, the city housing department, city libraries even, ultimately a number of departments and services residents rely on heavily which are sure to fail -- feel the impact of a strike happens. for the 4500 city workers, contracts is expired june 30 after both unions bargaining teams spend months negotiating with the city. the city is offering a 5% raise next year and 4%, then 3% raise in the years following. one san jose library clerk says that is not enough to survive in san jose. >> know our work. we are passionate about the services we provide to the city of san

thousands of san jose city employees are threatening to go on a three-day strike, including 911 dispatchers to supervisors at the san jose airport. >> reporter: delivery of san jose city services is on the line. today certain city employees began voting on a possible three-day strike. their union says the city's new contract isn't fair and they need more money and better benefits to be competitive with other local cities. >> so we can recruit more people to our city, and then also retain the people that we already have here. >> scarlet is a 911 dispatcher for the san jose fire department. she says the city is losing too many experienced employees and having trouble hiring replacements. >> it's basically like san jose is kind of like a training ground for people to come and get experience and get some knowledge about the job, and then they just take jobs at other cities that pay more and have less work for them to do. >> reporter: if workers vote to strike more than 4,500 city employees could take up picket lines for three days. they include 911 fire dispatchers, sjc airport operation superv

, thousands of city workers have overwhelmingly voted to go on strike. >> san jose city workers into unions have voted to authorize a 3 day strike starting tuesday, august 15th running through the 17th 4500 workers from across the city, including employees at the airport and city facilities, such as libraries are now set to walk off the job next week. the union say that the main sticking points are disagreements over wages and benefits. the unions also say they want the city to address staffing shortages. striking is a last resort. >> our hope is that city council members and mayor mahan. well, finally this into us just under staffing crises impacting libraries. the airport affordable housing emergency response times and monday morning state assembly member ash kalra who represents san jose was critical of mayor matt mahan is handling of the situation called on him to do more to support workers. >> and so when the mayor. it's our residents against our workers. that is not leadership. that is cowardice. we have to make it very clear that investment in our workers is that

now is 805 within the next half hour or so, we could learn whether thousands of san jose city workersrike . the results are scheduled to be made public at this morning in front of city hall, san jose. they're about 4500 city employees voted last week. whether to move ahead with a three day work stoppage. union leaders want city administrators to address what they call an urgent staffing crisis in city departments that they say is hurting the city. from libraries to emergency services all affected by this. in southern california, more than 11,000 los angeles city workers plan to strike for 24 hours starting tomorrow. service employees international union have threatened to walk off the job at work sites across la. a rally is also planned in front of city hall. the workers include sanitation workers, heavy duty mechanics, traffic officers and more. this is the first strike in more than 40 years for the city employees later this week, hollywood strike will land in the bay area. the union representing actors who've been on strike for weeks plan to hold a rally this thursday in oakland. th

well, happening tomorrow, fast food workers also in san jose will go on strike. >> they're demanding the city address low pay workplace violence and unsafe working conditions. workers will strike if these different locations carl's junior, san jose city hall and kfc that's on east santa clara street. it's 709, and oakland native and actor angus cloud who is known for his role in the hbo show. euphoria has died at his home in oakland. he was found on monday kron four's ella sogomonian has details. >> so i think it's clouds start his drug dealer fest go fares. o'neill and the hbo series euphoria. he was walking down the streets of new york when it casting scout noticed him cloud hadn't acted before and was resistant. at first suspecting was a scam. the show was an instant hit generating lots of buzz. his budding careers was cut short when he died monday at his family home in oakland. according to his publicist, the cause of death has not been revealed, but he was open about issues with mental health and drug use. in a statement clouds, family shared that last week he buried his father and inten

will continue through friday afternoon. >> results of that vote will be announced on monday at san jose city hall. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> meantime, fast-food workers in san jose are planning their own protest tomorrow. employees will be picketing throughout the day. they're going to begin at the carl's junior location on saratoga avenue at 10:00am and then they'll move to san jose city hall at noon. he'll head on over to the kfc located on east santa clara street and what they're demanding the city address, low pay workplace violence and unsafe working conditions. >> new at 5, the entertainment world is still reeling from the death of angus cloud. the 25 year-old died inside his family's oakland home monday morning. and now clouds, euphoria, costar and fellow oakland native is weighing in, writing on instagram, quote, words are not enough to describe the infinite beauty. that is angus. i'm so grateful. i got the chance to know him in this life to call him a brother to see his warm kind eyes and bright smile for here is infectious. cackle of a laugh. she goes on to say, quote, my heart i

today the san jose city council will meet in closed session to talk about those wage negotiations. the south bay labor council voted last night to sanction that strike hours after this rally at san jose city hall. workers from the airport, libraries, the planning department, animal shelters, happy hollow park and zoo, all joined in solidarity with engineers and emergency dispatchers outside city hall. the head of the south bay labor council says the mayor is not doing enough to avert a strike, although the mayor says it comes down to higher wages or services for residents. >> you cannot generate revenue without a functioning planning department, you cannot keep libraries and parks open without employees, and you cannot keep people safe without sufficient emergency personnel. >> the numbers are what they are, and now we're at a point where we're saying we can do a 5% raise, 3% of paid parental leave, and if we go any further, we're going to have to identify cuts and those are not going to be popular. >> the union wants 7%, 6%, 5% raise over the next three years. you heard the mayor t

we are also tracking other stories on this monday including workers at san jose city hall ready to strike. the vote coming down today and what it means for you. >>> a fork in the road when it comes to driverless cars. a vote coming in san francisco to expand the service. and yet, another nuclear infusion break through for bay area scientists. why this one is more impressive than the last one. >>> let's go ahead and begin with first responders trying to sort out a hazmat situation. more than a dozen employees had to be evacuated after reports of breathing issues and buddy noses . >> reporter: firefighters remain on the scene monitoring 721 employees they say were exposed to a chemical. they say that five of them had symptoms from bloody noses to nausea the biomedical corporation had some sort of chemical accidentally released with hydraulic assembly when employees started noticing issues, they called 911 and about 30 firefighters responded now that everyone is out of the building, a small team went in and came back out within 30 minutes. they say the area tested positive for freon. they ha

that's carl's junior, san jose city hall and kfc. and police in marin county pacific grove are searching for this missing man. this is fredric. marie, i was first reported missing last tuesday. police believe murray is at risk based on the circumstances around his disappearance. murray's vehicles located in the big sur area the following day. but his whereabouts still unknown anyone with any information about murray can contact the pacific grove police department. it's 807, and a concord family is distraught and mourning the loss of a father who died in lake tahoe. he was jet skiing over the weekend when he fell into the water bill, see you. he was on a trip. it was am and his wife and their kids and his wife, alexi says that they were actually heading back shore on the jet ski when wave hit them and not them both off and that build drown. even though he was wearing a life jacket. he was just 37 years old and coach wee's for clayton valley for 2 season. any coach p to p transformation center and oakland alexi says her husband was ext

thousands of san jose city workers plan to hold a three day strike. union leaders say pay raises are crucial as the cost of living continues to skyrocket. ktvu lamonica peters spoke to san jose's mayor about the potential impacts this will have on city services. san jose city workers represented by staff up san jose. a joint effort created by two local unions announced a three day strike to begin tuesday of next week. you cannot generate revenue without a functioning planning department. you cannot keep libraries and parks open without employees. city animal shelters. san jose. emergency emergency dispatchers. airport staff. water maintenance and other workers say they will not report to work. i'm not going to sugarcoat it for our residents, a strike would certainly have an impact on the availability of certain city services. but we'll be able to manage essential services and continue delivering most of those to our residents union leaders say 99% of their members voted to authorize the strike on monday. the city says workers rejected a 5% raise for th

but first, the city of san jose avoiding a strike because of a tentative agreement that will last until the summer of 2025. what that entails for workers next. >> a city worker strike was averted this week in san jose. the mayor of san jose is less than cheerful about the deal that was reached between the city and union employees. today's city workers and their supporters at a news conference to fire back at the mayor's comments. kron four's haaziq madyun has the story. >> earlier this week the city of jose avoided a strike by city workers. so today we're here to celebrate in closed session. a majority of the jose city council voted in favor of the negotiated increase in investments and staffing. union members were feeling pretty good about the new deal. but jose matt mahan not so much what working families will likely see because of this is higher taxes. >> and service cuts such as library hours and 9-1-1, response times friday, san jose city workers, community leaders and elected officials held a press conference taking aim at the mayor's comments. right now we're seeing rhetoric the

, thousands of city workers have overwhelmingly voted to go on strike. >> san jose city workers into unions have voted to authorize a 3 day strike starting tuesday, august 15th running through the 17th 4500 workers from across the city, including employees at the airport and city facilities, such as libraries are now set to walk off the job next week. the union say that the main sticking points are disagreements over wages and benefits. the unions also say they want the city to address staffing shortages. striking is a last resort. >> our hope is that city council members and mayor mahan. well, finally this into us just under staffing crises impacting libraries. the airport affordable housing emergency response times and monday morning state assembly member ash kalra who represents san jose was critical of mayor matt mahan is handling of the situation called on him to do more to support workers. >> and so when the mayor. it's our residents against our workers. that is not leadership. that is cowardice. have to make it very clear that investment in our workers is that an

. >>> and, san jose city workers are getting ready to go on strike. the services effected if they do walk off the job. . >>> first day of optimism, schools are back open after a end to the last school year. >>>. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >>> we will set the scene, perfect conditions this evening. another hot day in the bay area's inland spot. some on the peninsula are thinking ahead to winter. let me explain. homeowners in san mateo are still dealing with storm damage from last winter, they are telling us now is the time for the city to make upgrades to avoid a repeat.. >> reporter: this view and the feel that comes with it. >> love it. magical here. >> are one ever the reasons he moved to this part of san mateo right on the lagoon. >> the past seven months living here have not felt magical. it stems back to the new year's eve storm and flooding. this was the first floor of his home when it happened. a neighbor trying to help as he was out of town. >> we got about a foot of water -- >> reporter: he dealt with mold and water

when you consider other cities that they claim a lot of workers coming into san jose get that valuable experience and then take all that experience with them other cities and then give all of that experience to them. instead of staying here in san jose, we're talking 9-1-1, dispatchers librarians city workers that possibly could be walking off the job right now. the 2 sides are about 20 million dollars part, we've got a chance to talk to san jose's mayor. here's what he had to say. that needs to be done. if the contract is reached. i think it's >> really possible that when we look at years, 2, 3 of this contract week, our budget projections could be too conservative. it's possible that revenue will come in higher than expected in which case i think we should offer workers an automatic trigger and say we will. hey, more will will be able to go a little higher than we expected. if the revenues there, we can do it without cutting services or taking on debt and unfunded liabilities as we've done in the past. and frankly paid quite a price for do it. >> so right now the city of san jose is

san jose city workers represented by staff up san jose, a joint effort created by two local unions announced tuesday of next week. city animal shelters. san jose emergency emergency dispatchers. air port staff, water maintenance and other workers say they will not report to work. but i'm not going to sugarcoat it. for our residents, a strike would certainly have an impact on the availability of certain city services is, but we'll be able to manage essential services and continue delivering most of those to our residents. union leaders say 99% of their members voted to authorize the strike on monday. the city says workers rejected a 5% raise for the first year and increase parental paid leave. those reporting workers say the city council should be able to find a way to offer a competitive wage. there's a lot of other ways in a budget that's multi billions of dollars to find a just enough resources so that our workers can try to just tread water, try to survive. and one of the most expensive places to live in the nation, san jose city workers are asking for a 7, 6% and a 5% increase over the n

hollow park and zoo, all joined in solidarity with engineers and emergency dispatchers outside san jose city hall. the head of the south bay city council says the mayor is not doing enough to avert this strike. the mayor says it's going to come down to either higher wages for workers or services for residents. >> you cannot generate revenue without a functioning planning department. you cannot keep libraries and parks open without employees. and you cannot keep people safe without sufficient emergency personnel. >> the numbers are what they are. now we're at a point we're saying we could do a 5% raise, 3% additional weeks of paid parealeave and if we're going to goarth we have to identify cuts. those are not going to be very popular. >> here's where theegotiations stand right now. the union wants raises o 7%, 6%, 5% over the next three years. the city is offering 5%, 4%, 3% over the same span. negotiations also include paid family leave and talks about retirement benefits. so when the workers hit the picket lines in san jose, you will see some of them outside city hall, the airport, librarie

and right now the city of san jose and their unions not even close to reaching a deal to the point where the workers they have been working without a contract for the past month. now they say that the city of san jose as big as it is, has turned into a training ground for new people to come here, learned their skills and then take all that experience to go to other cities where they get paid a lot more. we got a chance to track down san jose's mayor. here's what he has to say about the state of negotiations. >> terms of the gap between 7 and 5%. our estimate is that we are over 20 million dollars apart. and as i mentioned, that's a substantial amount of money for a city of santa of our size. that would mean significantly reducing library hours or staffing in critical city service areas. >> okay. so let's just say that they did vote on going on strike and they did all the voting last week, which is why today is where they were released. the results. let's just say that they want to go on strike. this is a little bit different. this strikes that we have seen before, meaning we've seen stri

this morning, the union representing 4500 san jose city ploys is that to reveal the result of a vote hat could need to a strike pay last week, they conducted an in person strike authorization across san jose. the union is seeking larger pay raises for city workers and a plan to fill vacancies. the city is offering a 5% raise next year followed by a 4% and 3% raise in the following years. >> i do not want this exhibit e in a position where we overextend ourselves and then have to do layoffs and cut services later. kumasi: both sides said they do not want strike happened for the good of everyone involved. >> i know the city of san jose employees who are homeless, who are living in their cars. i know others who choose to commute to san jose, live in their car overnight for a couple of days because they can afford to commute back and forth. kumasi: if the workers vote in favor of a three-day strike, it would be the biggest in san jose since 1981 and could lead to disruptions to things like summer camps and airport operations. also today, san jose taxi drivers will rally outside the califo

multiple san jose city workers gave councilmembers their opinion today on why some 4,500 city employees either need a new contract now or need to hit the picket line. >> if we're going to keep turning over staff by not paying them what they're worth? my friends, my family, your constituents, they're all losing out. >> reporter: today they sent a letter to the city formally notifying them of the three-day strike starting august 15th. the strike was approved by 99% of members last week amid stalled negotiations. the union says its members are asking for a 7% raise, along with better parental leave and benefits. the workers walking off the job next week include code enforcement inspectors, librarians, planners, and crime analysts like these. she's been with sjdp for five years and says of the 15 analysts the department hired, more than half have left for jobs in other cities. >> city of fremont are making 37% higher than us. santa clara city is making 40% higher. compared to us with the same job duties. >> reporter: the city is offering a three-year contract with a 5% raise for the first y

currently the city of san jose is serviced by pga and mehan says he has discussed with them the city'sds and concerns. he says the council will discuss if creating a san jose utility company may avoid more construction delays and lead to future savings. right now what we're looking at in the short term is interconnection rates. how quickly can new housing and jobs get connected to the grid? so that we can continue to facilitate economic development in san jose? demand for electricity throughout the state continues to grow, which is one reason new transmission lines are being installed throughout the south bay region. the primary line we're looking at would be coming down from newark through north san jose near our wastewater treatment facility, which is a major energy user would then come down past the airport. another major user of energy down into the grid on station area where we anticipate downtown west eventually being built out. now, the mayor says although they are considering creating a power company, he also doesn't want to overburden the city with more responsibility than it

. >> anytime our community in the city of san jose, we are a small city when it comes to one another, have to experience this kind of loss, it can be traumatic. dan: those deaths are san jose's 23rd and 24th homicides this year. ama: covid-19 cases are rising across the nation again. rates of hospital admissions -- admissions are going up. despite the increase hospitalizations remain at record lows, but doctors warned the uptick should make people cautious. deaths have not increased. all current circulating subvariants are related to x bv, as opposed to omicron. a new variant now makes up an estimated 17% of new cases. dan: san francisco's federal building was the last stop for two immigration marchers today. they walked over 90 miles ove three days bid earlier today, we saw some of the marchers come into san francisco after making their way from petaluma across the golden gate bridge. the other band of marchers came up the peninsula from san jose. they are calling on congress to pass the registry bill, which would allow 8 million undocumented people in the u.s. to apply for legal res

the strike involving thousands of san jose city workers has been postponed for 24 hours. going to be meeting this morning to consider the labor unions propose. we have kron four's will tran live in san jose with the latest on that. good morning. well, >> so what's going to happen is the 4500 workers, including 9-1-1, dispatchers being told, go to work for today. the strike could be on tomorrow. now here's video of them announcing it last week overwhelmingly 99% of the workers voted to go on strike, making it the largest strike in san jose's history, at least for the past 40 years, they were looking for a pay raise. they announced last week rain and that they would go on strike this morning. but with the caveat that they would continue negotiating and that seems to be working out because they have structurally put together a deal that the union is hoping that the city council will look at at 9.30 this morning and it will be behind closed doors if the city council approves it, then there probably will not be a strike tomorrow. so it depends on what happens in about 4 hours

san jose. and that after nearby cities including palo alto in stanford, found them as well. and also the san francisco zoo has new penguins knuckles and mary ann. those are the 2 names and the zoo says they both graduated from fish i don't know where the diplomas are, but those are some smart penguin to people are enjoying star-gazing and you can treat yourself to an impressive display in the next few days. the pristine media years are coming in. the meteors are actually pieces of swift tuttle comet. and when the moves by the comment this time of year, the debris create this really cool spectacle of light that you can see in the sky. meteor shower is going to be the most active august. 11th 12011th and very nice. and now we just got put my i as got to look up, pray that we have some clear skies on 11, 12, 13. well, that's out this weekend. the next on as it our for our a 100% chance for a minute man, a festive not forecast are like get out there. a little bit of cloud cover this morning. and fortunately, we're in the midst of the sturgeon supermoon, full moon. >> which is a l

ultimately, city workers say they're being asked to do more work with less pay. last week, san joset the city's budget projections could be a little bit more conservative, but it also does not want to get itself into debt. the 2 sides are set to meet within the next few hours. so hopefully we'll have more answers for you right now. send it back to all right, michael, thank you for that breakdown. well, the family of a missing saratoga teenager confirm human remains. >> right near castle rock state park are those of 17 year-old katie schneider. discovery was made saturday as crews are searching for the missing teen. the 17 year-old went missing over a month ago and just last week, deputies found a white honda accord near the park, according to a post social media, snyder was involved in a car accident leading to her death. the circumstances surrounding the car accident remains under investigation. well, blue tooth issue actually left several self-driving vehicle stalled in the middle of a sanders is the street on friday night. the autonomous car company cruise says the glitch was cau

san jose city workers could walk off the job in five days. city workers gathered outside san jose city hall during the lunch break to make picket signs and show they are serious, asking for fair pay and m oyees tombat under staffing. the two sides have been negotiating for months with no breakthrough and last month the contract expired. if the union can't reach a deal by tuesday the workers will hit the picket lines for three days. the strike will include all union city workers like emergency dispatchers, librarians, airport staff, and screeners. >>> still ahead more bay area kids back in the classroom. how the first day went in san jose and why some parents are a little anxious. introducucing togo's's new frech dip p sandwicheses. feataturing fresesh artisan n d piled hihigh with tendnder roast b beef, smothered d with meltyty provolonone cheese,, just enougugh chipotlele mayo and d served witith hot au j for dippining. try ththe roast bebeef or pasti french d dips today.y. onlyly at togogo's. >>> tens of thousands of students went back to sc

the city council is mediating some negotiations. san jose mayor matt mehan says he doesn't want the city to overextend itself in a way that could lead to layoffs later. both sides say they don't want a strike to happen, but unions want to see some positive progress before calling it off. >> all right. let's get you ready for tuesday with a look at tomorrow's forecast with abc seven weather anchor spencer christian. spencer. >> okay, dan, let's get ready for a day that's going to be cooler and breezier than today was with some lingering clouds as well. here's a look at our day planner, 24 hour planner, 7 a.m. we'll have high clouds and some bit of a marine layer lingering as well. an overcast morning, we'll call it, with temperatures at 7 a.m, ranging from only 56 to about 58 degrees across the entire region. now, by 12 noon, skies will become brighter, but they'll still be lingering clouds. it'll be breezy about 72 to 74 degrees inland, mid to upper 60s around the bay, upper 50s on the coast for pm as it gets a little milder, we'll see tempe

meanwhile, down in the south bay city workers in san jose have voted to strike for 3 days. the announcement was made earlier this morning. kron four's will tran has more on what happens next. >> it is official 4500 workers for the city of san jose. they will be going on strike in about a week and a half from now. we have deborah labelle. she's the union executive and they just held a news conference saying that they have tried and tried to work out a deal with the city of san jose. but so far, no deal and they're hoping to send a message to the city of san jose. specifically the mayor of san jose to see if they can get exactly what they're looking so thank you for joining me, deborah. how far apart are you at this particular time? we're actually not very far were 15 million dollars over 3 years in a 5.6 billion dollars apart 15 million might not be a lot the council budget. but for a member who is struggling to pay their rent, that extra percent or 2 everything, means. >> that they could pay their electricity. do means that they could pay their water means that they might be

you can turn in any firearms at the sent sheriff's headquarters in san jose. a cityiations. but the mayor made his position very clear about this deal, saying it was not a good one for residents in san jose. well, now city workers and their supporters are firing back from for says you do reports. >> earlier this week the cityr of jose avoided a strike by city workers. so today we're here to celebrate in closed session. a majority of the jose city council voted in favor of the negotiated increase in investments and staffing. union members were feeling pretty good about the new deal. but jose matt mahan not so much what working families will likely see because of this is higher taxes. >> and service cuts such as library hours and 9-1-1, response times friday, san jose city workers, community leaders and elected officials held a press conference taking aim at the mayor's comments. right now we seeing rhetoric the city of san jose workers are somehow pitted against the city residents and that services are going to be cut. we know that the city of san jose can affords the

but ultimately, city workers say they've been asked to do more work with less pay. the san jose the city's budget projection could be a big conservative, but also he says he doesn't want the city to get into more debt. the 2 sides again, are set to meet at some point within the next few hours. so hopefully we'll have more answers soon. dirty james. okay, michael, thank you. >> and 7.32 is the time and a blue tooth tissue left. several self-driving vehicles stalled in san francisco on friday night. yeah, right. the middle of the street, the autonomous car company cruise says that it was a glitch caused by just the sheer number of people on their phones. >> during the outside lands music festival that interfered with their ability to communicate with their caucus to cars were just like yourself works well for and harry has details. >> there's like traffic near layers street and grand avenue at a standstill friday night. crews vehicles stopped for no apparent reason with their hazards left. people unable to go anywhere, just lined up and then lined up with the grown as you know, ju

you got san jose city workers. they're going vote today on whether or not to go on strike. 2 unions representing over 4500 city employees. we'll be conducting the votes for a three-day strike. the union say they have been negotiating with the city for competitive wages and benefits and addressing the staffing crisis. the current contract for city workers expire on july. 30th in a statement to kron 4 san jose mayor matt mahan says in part, quote, we are committed to continuing to negotiate a deal that's fair for everyone in quotes. happening tomorrow, fast-food workers in san jose will go on strike. they're demanding that the city address the low pay workplace violence and unsafe working conditions. workers are going to strike at these different locations. carl's junior, san jose city hall and kfc. well, a new business in martinez is picking up the pieces after a break-in and vandalism just less than 48 hours after the grand opening friday, security footage caught this man terrorizing it leaves cocktail lounge early

they're actually meeting with the city of san jose this morning. but the planned strike is less than 48 using 24 hours away. >> they really could shut down the city. we're talking about thousands of essential workers last week. 99% of 4500 san jose city workers voted for the three-day authorized strike. but again, it's still up in the air. currently the city employs around 6600 workers, which means around half of them would be out there on the picket lines. and this includes 9-1-1, dispatchers library and airport workers. city inspectors, sanitation specialist. i mean, the list really goes on and in response to the strike, the animal shelter there may actually closed down. and that's because san jose mayor matt mahan has talked about shutting it down due to the cost for this three-day strike. now, in addition to that last week, 2 sides of the 2 sides talked about negotiations for salary. we're talking about a 20 million dollar difference. now the city has made a proposal recently that leans significantly towards its needs. the union say. but ultimat

san jose city workers are set to go on a 3 day strike starting tomorrow unless a deal was struck with the city will tell you where negotiations stand this morning. >> 99 right now and monday we are checking out the week setting the table for the week. yes, indeed. starting off like a flash in the pan is going to say the start off with a spicy good we turn the oven a pot at the start but cooling it down a little bit towards the tail end here which is going make things a lot more tolerable come next weekend because this past weekend and today are about to be scorchers. we're looking outside there at your berkeley hills camera, which is crystal clear. we have some high clouds a lot. that's not ocean air. that's just the opposite. that some hot, dry inland air pushing out towards the coast. you can see on your fog tracker that fog. it's hanging out right at the shoreline. it's not making its way inland at all. and at this point, we're starting to warm up under all that sunshine. brett, would your 80 degrees right now? alameda oakland, berkeley, you're rising through the 60's, getting clos

city to its limit. this deal, he believes, will push san jose over a fiscal cliff, according to mehan san jose has over $4 billion in unfunded pension liabilities and billions in deferred city maintenance. the already balanced 20 2324 budget must be reopened to find a few million dollars to cut to pay for the new contracts. we will be cutting millions, likely tens of millions of dollars in services from our budget in the years ahead. and i haven't heard anyone who supports this deal identify by whose taxes are willing to raise and whose services they're willing to cut. and we have seen this movie before. number crunching for the agreement right now in the council. and then it goes to the unions for ratification, possibly as early as next week, then back here to the council for a full reading in public sometime next month. one veteran on the council tells me it's important to have labor peace. the time like this, this economic climate and that'll be much more valuable, even though it means some difficult decisions down the road. live outside san jose city council jesse gary ktvu, fox two news. we'll head