that's what you'll see in the san mateo county coast. our power grids are reliable with many different connection points. when you live on the san mateo county coast, you could be without power for weeks. that's really what's causing this issue. right now if you look at the county coast and the south coast, we do not have a network. some areas where there is no network at all. similarly we don't have a reliable internet network. there are some areas where there is absolutely no fiber. now imagine on the san mateo county coast, somehow incredibly, that cellular network was completely built out in that fiber network that was built out. still wouldn't solve the problem. the issue, the dependency is the power grid. the power grid, if that goes out, people won't be able to reach out. the big issue is that with those landlines, that landline is powered from a generation point far away from that local outage. they will do it in that generation point that will travel out. they stay active even in the power outages. that's really the issue that we

it's for all reasons. >> how did you end up working with san mateo county? hat something you guys had the app and they called you, or you reached out to the county? >> i mean it just came together. it was a perfect storm. there's an epidemic of loneliness. it's a u.s. federal priority as well as a priority of supervisor canepa. we were here at the right time, and we're working together, and we're so excited. we're working with community leaders like the board of supervisors of san mateo county and other strategic partners. >> what are the challenges for both of you to get people to use this app? obviously, exposure, things like this. but once people are on there, what are the challenges? >> a couple of the challenges, understanding it's not for dating. i mean it's an app for everyone. you could be on if you're looking for a conversation friend, for an activity partner. carolyn loves playing pickleball, so if you want to go out and play pickleball with someone. so many different reasons. but we want people to be engaged socially, and that's the primary goal. >

improving emergency response in coastal san mateo county. new four wheel added to half moon bay.s today said the vehicles off road capabilities can help crews get closer to patients and make travel safer. the cost of these new ambulances will be offset by existing funds for equipment upgrade, according to san mateo county officials. a worker at a marijuana processing plant in the east bay is being treated for some serious burns from a chemical fire. it happened this morning at a thc extraction facility on cedar street in berkeleyn people working nearby explosion before theúbuilding caught fire and saw a man running outside with his hands on fire. that man was rushed to an emergency burn center in san francisco. >> this is a thc extraction plant lab, and somehow one of the barrels, 55 gallon drum caught fire, burned the gentleman's hands. the victim's hands and fire is now out. now they're just doing some cleanup. >> no other injuries were spreported in the cost of inves. well, plans to build a new transportation center getting at in has signed a spending bill that allocates $850,

to san mateo county. >> san mateo county supervisor david kind has been protesting the expansion. he says waymo has not communicated enough with the communities. they will be operating in. he's also worried about the safety of the driverless tech. and i'm not against the technology. i just don't think not only is ready. >> for primetime, san jose state senator dave cortez. he has introduced a bill allowing cities and counties to have more control over autonomous vehicles. he says there should be a hybrid approach between the state and local governments. motor vehicles in california always been cool, regulated, but local governments to sue sets up or speed limit. so its use sub-sea pros to schools. >> that's who decides whether or not we have one-way streets two-way streets. senator court as he echoed kind of his concerns about safety. >> he says waymo might be celebrating now, but this expansion could be a disaster. >> sadly. >> it's just a matter of time before we see more tragedy, lives are at stake, especially with these vehicles. >> on the social media site acts, waymo said th

this is not a san mateo county thing. this is happening across the country. excuse me across the state in california. so as far as san mateo county, they want to get ahead of it by telling a tnt do not remove your land lines, especially in areas like skyline boulevard. very rule. i've been up there and i could not use my cell phone, especially covering the wildfires of the past couple years. here is the reason why. because if somebody only as a land line up there, well, obviously that's the way to contact authorities and for authorities they use often reverse 9-1-1. calls to let people know exactly what's going on could be as simple a shelter in place. much less. a wildfire coming to their location. so they want to make sure the land lines are in place. a pointing all of their attention to a team back to you. and you i like to be a lifeline to sure up so and you never had to say, remember, will you never had to say? can you hear me? can hear me out. can hear me now when we have land lines. >> you know i was just thinking this. there's nothing like slamming the

if you or anyone you know has any information about this case, they'dúlike you to contact the san mateo county. lamonica peters ktvu, fox two news. >> the crash in san leandro this afternoon resulted in two power poles being knocked down. alameda county firefighters say a driver experienced a medical emergency as they were heading north on washington street. two poles came down and emergency crews had to shut down the area until pg and e could turn the te downed poles. no word tonight on the condition of the driver. still to come. at 11, an east bay doctor sentenced to federal prison. how she was caught distributing powerful opioids outside the scope of medical practice. >> also ahead, schools struggling to support students mental health. the boost in funding headed to one bay area county, and we are tracking the weather that includes some warm weather temperatures back into the 70sútomorrow, but the weather also includes a change this weekend. >> rain should returnc in parts ofhe ( ♪ ) you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how about a more solid way to sa

down to the wire as of this evening, joe simitian is leading evan low by four votes this is in san mateo county'sw, former san mateo mayor, sam liccardo has clinched the top spot, either joe simitian or low may advance. san mateo county's must complete their accounts and turning official results by thursday. the secretary of state will certify the result on april 12th, but it not be a done deal. either campaign could call for a recount. >>> another united airlines flight is diverted, took off from sfo from paris last night, but was diverted to denver. the crew reported an issue with one of the plate's engines. you can see a map of the diversion here. the airline says the plane was a boeing 777 coming after boeing ceo, david calhoun says he will step down at the end of the year. he says this is actually part of a broader management checkup, following a series of mishaps, not due to the recent series of the united maintenance issues. >>> there have been several issues of united bay area flights, including one that lost a real after taking off at sfo earlier this month. that plane was also a boeing

but for now in san mateo county, charles clifford kron, 4 news. charles, thank you. now look at the latest out of maryland right now are divers are trying to recover the remains of 4 construction workers after that deadly bridge collapse. >> so far, 2 victims have been recovered from the water below. the men were repairing potholes on the francis scott key bridge early tuesday morning when it collapsed, a ship container lost power and crashed into a column that was holding the bridge. it's still not clear why it lost power. the national transportation safety board says the ship was carrying 56 containers of hazardous materials, including flammables. >> some of the hazmat containers were breached. we have seen a sheer or she sorry sheen on waterway, the federal, state and local authorities are aware of that and they be in charge of addressing those issues. >> the ntsb says it could take up to 2 years to finish its investigation. however, a preliminary report could be released in the next 2 to 4 weeks. former windsor mayor dominic foppoli will not face criminal charges

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we could see san mateo county and sonoma county that follow. the santa cruz is just building faster and more a dus. >> that is interesting. i know you got a chance to speak with contractors about this. >> contractors are pleased because they said the streamline process is coming from state policy and city policies. is making it way easier for them. they don't have to go through public hearings or neighborhood input. in one of the things i learned is that if they already have pre-approved plans that may be there neighbor gifts to them, they can use those and they are saving a lot of money this way. >> so much easier for them. saving money a lot quicker. you got to speak with the city planner in santa cruz. >> the city is telling us that they have just been on top of this. they've been ahead of the game. and when state guidelines came in they tried to get ahead in the early 2000's they started streamlining this process for residents. this is really helped. obviously rules and regulations continued to change. one of the things they see is that man

there's new federal funding in san mateo county to pay for affordable homes for farmworkers. alf moon bay farm project like whatu see here. it will be used to buy 20 modular homes for farm workers that farm workers can buy. the county already received $7 million in state funding and donations for the projects. the county will pay for the rest of the $16 million price tag and people can move in next year. well both active and retired service members are turning to video games to help them readjust back into society and deal with medical conditions, including ptsd. a group called regiment gaming is enlisting the service members from the very different military branches. the group is a social network where members communicate with each other. these veterans say the group makes it easier to reach out and ask for help about several problems. >> military folks get that lifestyle. they get where you've been, they've seen what you've seen. and so that's why you want to reconnect with some of those folks. >> now, regiment gaming was founded in 2020. the company says online games like e

to san mateo county. >> san mateo county supervisor david can has been protesting the expansion. he says waymo has not communicated enough with the communities. they will be operating in. he's also worried about the safety of the driverless tech. i'm not against the technology. i just don't think not only is ready. >> for primetime, san jose state senator dave cortez. he has introduced a bill allowing cities and counties to have more control over autonomous vehicles. he says there should be a hybrid approach between the state and local governments. motor vehicles in california always been cool, regulated, but local governments to sue sets up or speed limit. so its use sub-sea pros to schools. >> and that's who decides whether or not we have one-way streets two-way streets. senator court as he echoed kind of his concerns about safety. >> he says waymo might be celebrating now, but this expansion could be a disaster. sadly. >> it's just a matter of time before we see more tragedy, lives are at stake, especially with these vehicles. >> well, certainly some strong words there on the

passenger safety plan. >> it was truly a slap in the face. >> now, less than two weeks later, san mateo countyervisor david canepa says the county has filed an appeal with the enforcement arm of the cpuc. >> what we're asking is for them to really consider what we had said in our initial letter, just this communication of working with public works on infrastructure, working with the fire department, working with the sheriff's department to this date, waymo hasn't talked to our department heads like, beyond the wild west, which is why south bay state senator dave cortese is working to pass a bill that would give local governments control over autonomous cars instead of the state, a bill already formally supported by san francisco, los angeles, oakland and san mateo counties through their own resolution, says that we need to create a system right away. >> you know, to do just modest regulations, modest controls, ordinary normal traffic controls , to make things safe for our community. that's only going to happen if we get our local cities involved. >> waymo says they will continue to engage in c

this map shows where weymo plans to go in san francisco down the peninsula into the south bay including a big chunk of santa clara county. today san mateonty set in a field to state regular saying they didn't give them enough time to discuss concerns with weymo. despite this appeal weymo is still able to operate in san jose county. >> we are back in 60 seconds up next caught in the act, the backyard break in the has a family shaken up. >> a couple arrested for bank robberies across northern california. >> reporter: i am chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. our fire danger rating is here and it will be low to moderate, surprisingly. come over here we will take a look at the two things that will help to drive some of this weather that will help us. we will head into the forest, so to speak. first thing is the humidity it will be low at 30%. track a burglary that has a family shaken up. surveillance cameras captured two men burglarizing the home just minute after the victim left her home. >> i feel like they were being -- watching me because back -- >> reporter: surveillance video shows two men casually walking away from a home on boise drive

the san mateo county coroner's truck also pulled up here as well. they taking off from the scene. but there's also people that trying to get to the homes that are here because this area is cordoned off along a pretty good stretch. so there's a lot of apartments that are along the way here. a lot of homes that people are still trying to get into. so it could be here for the next several minutes. could be the next several we're going keep you up to date and we'll see what happens. all right. dan thorn in pacifica watching developed out there throughout the rest of the evening. thank you, dan. >> now to our 4 zone forecast as we give you a live look outside at. apparently we're looking at fog that's might get a lot of fog. and, you know, a lot of moisture in the lawrence has been warning us about it and it is upon us. lori, i think that's mount tam up there right now. we've got the winds whipping over the tops, the mountains, the rain. >> has moved in across parts of the bay area. more scattered showers. that is going to be picking up, though, as we head through the night tonight. yo

today, three counties discussed the issue and we begin in san mateo county, where supervisors called it life saving technology that the county simply cannot afford to lose. >> here's abc news reporter lena howland. >> reporter those living in rural areas of san mateo county are no stranger to power outages. >> frequent power outages means that we have use of our landline only. >> a lifeline that could be going away if the california public utilities commission approves at&t proposals to relieve them of the obligation to maintain landline service. on monday, we introduced you to the vail family of woodside. they also rely on their landline during power outages, so last year we had an eight day outage. >> there are seven days we would not have any kind of communication for police, fire or ambulance concerns that were amplified at the san mateo county board of supervisors meeting tuesday. >> we do have a landline, and if it wasn't for that, i would not feel safe. uh- on the coast at all. >> i see it as a threat to the public health and public health of safety. who for residents who live

san mateo county supervisors call it, quote, life saving technology that the county can't afford to loseen news reporter lena howland. >> those living in rural areas of san mateo county are no stranger to power outages. >> a frequent power outages means that we have use of our landline only a lifeline that could be going away if the california public utilities commission approves at&t s proposals to relieve them of the obligation to maintain landline service. >> on monday, we introduced you to the vail family of woodside. they also rely on their landline during power outages, so last year we had an eight day outage. >> there are seven days we would not have any kind of communication for police, fire or ambulance concerns that were amplified at the san mateo county board of supervisors meeting tuesday. >> and we do have a landline. and if it wasn't for that, i would not feel safe, on the coast at all. >> i see it as a threat to the public health and public health of safety. who for residents who live in our rural areas and our semi rural areas. >> at&t gave a presentation to quell concern

san mateo, san francisco, out towards parts of the bay. i'll show it to you in a second. here, there's been some incredible totals in marin county. were woeful, before february and march. sugarbowl is now over 400in for the season. boreal three. almost 350. palisades tahoe, 328. kirkwood two nine, remember, it's. i'm on by myself here. there's nobody helping me, so sometimes i have to repeat myself. i do the best i can, dodge ridge 294, north star 287. kirkwood has 276. i think it's homewood with 295 and heavenly 194. i give up till tomorrow, that's the system right there. watch how in the last few images right there just pretty good rain. it has been, without a doubt, the marin county show here this morning. also parts of the russian river& as well. i don't think anybody's going to beat marin county, though, because they have just gone through the roof here. mount tamalpais an inch and three quarters, sausalito an inch near mill valley, 86 100 and tiburon, three quarters of anc inch. incredible amounts after that, it's like not that much. mount veeder kentfield almost a half inch rain. napa. the third santa rosa, half moon bay,

but for now in san mateo county, charles clifford kron, 4 news. charles, thank you. >> california's new minimum wage law kicks in next week raising the rate for fast food workers to $20 an hour as kron four's rob nesbitt tells us which should be a celebration for workers has also turned into fear over potentially losing jobs. >> many workers at fast-food chains are immigrants who don't speak english. that who i spoke to say the minimum wage increase is an improvement. but what they hope to be just the start. california is home to more than 500,000 fast food workers. and starting april first minimum wage for them will raise to $20 an hour. i spoke to to spanish speaking fast-food workers in oakland about the increase, including de la vargas who works as a cook at mcdonnell's. snow. but so this is going to improve. help us improve our quality of life. folks will be able to spend less time at work and more with their family. she says living paycheck to paycheck has been difficult with the previous minimum wage of $16 an hour from all the crews works

parts of san mateo county., gusting to 60mph, and some of that wind is translating to the surface with frequent gusts over 20mph. wind advisory is up for those areas shaded in tan through tomorrow. for these windy conditions, you can see sutro towers bouncing around this morning. despite the winds, it is going to be a sunny day and those winds are actually going to bring in some warmer weather this afternoon. those temperatures above average in the 60s and in the 70s. let's take a look at how the commute is going with gloria. good morning. >> good morning. you know, we're still tracking the sigalert over at the altamont pass. and there are some major delays here because of that. there's an overturned big rig. this is on westbound 580 after grant line road. and this is as you leave tracy going towards livermore right now. one lane is blocked and they're thinking it will open up about 830 this morning. speeds are down to eight miles per hour. we know this area is always pretty congested anyway, but the commute ti

abc seven news reporter ryan curry spoke with some in san mateo county who think this expansion is happening too fast. >> you've probably seen them all over san francisco, white cars with sensors on top, maneuvering the city with no driver. now you'll see them in plenty of other bay area cities, 22 cities in the peninsula. >> uh- they can actually use the service. uh. so it's really a surprise to everybody. >> the state public utilities commission approved waymo's request to expand to the peninsula and los angeles. san jose state professor of engineering ahmed bonafe says this marks a major milestone in the industry. >> the technology is here to stay. it's just who will do it better and communicate better at this stage. >> according to the cpuc, waymo can collect fares and drive people from san francisco all the way down to palo alto. and they can go on freeways, too. but they can't go more than 65mph. however some in san mateo county feel this decision was rushed. >> i'm concerned that the technology is not ready for prime time, county supervisor david canepa worries more crashes involving

that expansion will spread to san mateo county as well. but there. waymo faces an uphill battle. abc7 news reporter lena howland found. county supervisors have just submitted a new appeal to the state. >> driverless taxis roaming the streets of san francisco could be coming to san mateo county soon. >> the service expands to los angeles and austin thursday. >> i don't want to hear about any more accidents, although some drivers in daly city worry the technology isn't ready. >> i think we need more time to get to get this, these cars ready for the road. >> waymo's expansion across the state was temporarily suspended last month when county supervisors asked for a review period. it was expected to last up to 120 days, but it got the green light after 11 days after the cpuc says waymo updated their passenger safety plan. >> it was truly a slap in the face. >> now, less than two weeks later, san mateo county supervisor david canepa says the county has filed an appeal with the enforcement arm of the cpuc. >> what we're asking is for them to really consider what we had said in our initia

all right. >> so you're partnering, you said with the san mateo county which declared this lonelinessttle bit about that and what your partnership with the county what would that entail? >> yeah, we're launching today with san mateo county supervisor canepa about the loneliness crisis, which you talked about. it's a huge issue, not just in san mateo county, but all over california and all over the country. it's actually an issue that was raised by the world health organization. so we're here to work with residents all over the bay area to get people out of their house. that's the most important thing. get people socially connected. we're using technology as a tool to get people to come together and get out. activity she keeps you healthy mentally and physically, and that's what we're here to do. >> and so, carolyn, you'll be partnering as we said, you're partnering with the city. so does it mean letting more people know about about the wiser app? >> absolutely. >> either one of you. yeah. >> yeah. it's about local community leaders. it's about sponsors. it's about people dedicated ind

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and san mateo county takes action against 18 t's decision to cut off land lines.th the details. >> from the area's local news station. you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at 6. >> good morning and thanks for joining us this morning. it's dry out there daru and i'm james. yes, this wednesday morning begins what looks to be all nice long stretch of spring-like weather. let's check it out morning, john. yeah, good morning. we are in for it for the long haul now at 10 day outlook of nice, sunny skies ahead of us. it is definitely. >> a nice stretch. and right through the saint patty's weekend, looking outside right now at mount tam skies are crystal clear out there. not a cloud in the sky from up above the bay area. we will be

and the proposal comes as waymo, the autonomous vehicle company, is expanding its service into san mateo countyhe green light from state regulators to start expanding service beyond san francisco into san mateo county. and the suburbs of los angeles. and since then, the cities of oakland, los angeles and san mateo county have called for the approval more say over how a company like waymo could operate on localc streets right public utilities commission are- the state agencies that give companies like waymo permission to operate. but california senate bill 915úwould also give cities the authority to issue their own local permits for those self-driving car companies under sb 915, it would give local governments the ability to limit how many self-driving cars could operate at any given time and establish rules about when they could operate. cities and add fees or service charges totm pay for the enforcement of those local regulations. now, the bill wasúsponsored by state senator dave cortese of san jose and has the support of several local transportation agencies, local teamsters unions and us sen

in the past 12 years, i was at the san mateo county community college district, and i was--served in s from a director to a president, i was president of college of san mateo, and so i got really familiar with santa clara county through my work in san mateo county, and very excited to come from one institution, a premier you know, location destination, especially to another. so it's been great transition for me. damian: all right, a good seven months or so here at west valley, well, if you want to--want more information about the college, we're gonna show you their website. log on to that and find out the--celebrate 60 years and everything that's going on, the classes being offered. west valley college in saratoga, there is the address and the website. we'll be back with dr. taylor-mendoza here in "comunidad del valle," stay with us. damian: and we're back with dr. jennifer taylor-mendoza, the new president at the west valley college in saratoga, well, she's been there for nine months. she's seven to eight months, she's already a veteran there, but doctor, one thing we love here on "c

we put them up here on the screen, the highest san mateo county for 16 san francisco marin, sonoma andcounties. not that far behind in the east bay. you can expect to pay between 5, 0, 2, and 507, the least expensive county just under 5 bucks for 96. california's unemployment rate is now the highest in the country. the state's unemployment rate was 5.3% in february. the national unemployment rate is less than 4%. the statewide increase coming after new data is showing job growth in california was slower last year than previously thought. a new federal analysis found 50,000 jobs were added last year. experts say that this economic slowdown is reflected in the state's budget, which faces a multibillion-dollar deficit. happening today, the city of richmond, a launching its first-ever best of richmond program to highlight local businesses. residents can nominate and vote for their favorite business online in more than 100 categories. that includes best taco best hair salons. best cannabis dispensaries. you can also vote for non-commercial areas like the best picnic place for the best place

san mateo county supervisors call it life saving technology that the county can't afford to lose. here's abc seven news reporter lena howland. >> those living in rural areas of san mateo county are no stranger to power outages. >> a frequent power outages means that we have use of our landline, only a lifeline that could be going away if the california public utilities commission approves at&t proposals to relieve them of the obligation to maintain landline service. >> on monday, we introduced you to the vail family of woodside. they also rely on their landline during power outages. >> so last year we had an eight day outage. there are seven days we would not have any kind of communication for police, fire or ambulance concerns that were amplified at the san mateo county board of supervisors meeting tuesday. >> and we do have a landline. and if it wasn't for that, i would not feel safe, on the coast at all. >> i see it as a threat to the public health and public health of safety. who for residents who live in our rural areas and our semi-rural areas. >> at&t gave a presentation to

our max darrow was at the courthouse in san mateo county. >> around 20 years later, this case continues and scott peterson was back in a san mateo county courtroom. the legal proceedings today were relatively brief, about 45 minutes and it sets the tone for what will be a lengthy process. the judge set three hearing dates that we will be keeping our eyes on, one in april, one in may and one in july. inside the courtroom today, peterson appeared via zoom. he did not speak much outside of saying formalities like yes, your honor. he did appear relatively calm and confident. he is represented now by the l.a. innocence project. there are three big motions pending. the big one at play, a postconviction dna testing motion, specifically surrounding a van that was near the peterson's home that was involved in a burglary either at or near the time of lacey's disappearance. it is really significant that the l.a. innocence project took this case. >> the l.a. innocence project taking this case up corroborates as pretty good evidence that that organization, which only represents people who, the proje

anyone with information on the case is asked to contact chp in san mateo county. , ktvu, fox two news. >> a man accused of taking money from a senior citizen in san mateo county has now been arrested. 38 year old hong liang, he has now been facing is now facing fraud charges, deputies say through an email he posed as a representative of a software security company and convinced a 62 year old man to hand over what authorities describe as a large sum of cash. deputies believe the suspect is part of a larger international scam, and believe there are more victims. >> coming up at 11, a glitch in the process to apply for financial aid now reportedly fixed how the department of education updated technical issues, but say there's still more to be done. >> it's the saint patrick's day parade. it is on saturday and will there be rain on the parade? we've got your bay area forecast also ahead tonight, a member of a bay area water board is punished by her colleagues. >> the actions other board members claim she took that resulted in her censure mr. box? i had this idea... is

fire crews and san mateo county managed to put out the flames quickly.tvu james torres joins us live in brisbane with video showing a building burning down. good morning. >> frank. good morning. well, we are in the middle of a number of different warehouses here in brisbane. behind me. you can see what remains of a little bit of smoke and this big wooden frame. happened earlier thisúmorning, just a few hours ago, someone called 911 reporting these buildings you video from the cin app showing what that fire looked like. the north that covs brisbane and daly city, asked drivers to stay away from this scene for a few hours. this all happening just before midnight this morning as crews worked to get the fire under control. and as of one fire engine still on the scene at this point, likely trying to keep an eye out for any hot spots here. firefighters still aren't sure exactly what started this fire. they tell us that they are not reporting any injuries as a result, they're pretty sure that the building was empty at the time that the fire began. but they got

she will appear in this film starting friday, two decades after a san mateo county jury convicted him. >> scott peterson's case is getting new life. what's happening this morning that could lead him to getting a new trial, 20 years after he was convicted of killing his pregnant wife. i feel like we need to start somewhere., it's t seemsc like it's getting worse.d petty theft. small business owners in oakland say they've reached a breaking point. >> plus, fbi agents swarmed the troubled women's federal prison in dublin. and by the end of the day, several top managers were fired and a new leadership team put in place. the latest changes coming on the backdrop of a long running sex abuse scandal. live from jack london square. >> this is morning time two the night. >> all right, today's tuesday, march 12th. you're looking live across the oakland estuary andút see much here. and normally we're able to see san francisco in the distance, but not today. the weather is pretty ugly outside. rosemary is goingúto have an update on the forecast in just a moment, to see when this ugly weather will

it is a cross county race with him leading in san mateo county and evan low up slightly in santa clara county. with such a close race political observers say that a recount is likely with the cost paid by the candidate. >> any consultant worth their salt will let them know that a race this close requires immediate attention of lawyers to begin the process, because it case this close could be won at recount. >> less than 200 votes separate those candidates and today is the deadline for ballots to actually arrive at the santa clara county registrar and they must be postmarked by march 5 which was last super tuesday. the county will certify election results on april 2. >>> a big endorsement for a san francisco supervisor. dean preston has the support of bernie sanders, the vermont senator. he is in the midst of a reelection campaign and senator sanders posted his endorsement on twitter or x saying dean preston is among the leaders who quote not only stand up to special interests, but also have the courage to address striking levels of inequality at their core. dean preston served on the b

but the project is not without challenges. >> the san mateo county board of supervisors has approved what's known as the cypress point affordable housing project. the new neighborhood will be built on this lot in moss beach will include 71 1 to 3 bedroom homes spread across 16 buildings. a quarter of the units will be reserved for farm workers and other low-income residents and all of the units will be rented to households that make below the area's median income. it's exciting. it's great to put roofs over people's heads. the san mateo county board of supervisors, including supervisor david can't approve this project unanimously on the coast. >> there is not enough affordable housing and even with this development, it's really exciting that work. we're we're doing it. we're still deficit. so we need to keep moving forward with projects that we have in the pipeline. we certainly need low-income housing, but the plan is not without critics. neighbors like rich pierce, all are concerned that adding dozens of new homes here will cause traffic problems and strain already limited public r

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. >>> san mateo county is the first in the country to declare loneliness a public health crisis. now, supervisor david can up a is seeking millions of dollars in funding for programs to help older adults fight social isolation. >> what we are trying to do is try to take people out of the shadows . loneliness is not a poor issue. it is not a rich issue. it is a people issue. >> san mateo county wants to help facilitate social interaction, ridesharing and community activities. it is partnering with groups like peninsula family service, ucsf and the founders of weiser friends, the activity-based friendship path. our marylee shows us how people are using that app to make valuable connections. >> jane and richard are entering a new season of life, married for 30 years with two grown daughters who are now both out on their own. >> you can be a bit lonely. maybe you don't use that word. it is not embarrassing. you can be quiet , maybe more quiet than you would like to be. >> after you are an empty nestor, there is a void in your life and you look for areas you can fill that. >> he joins

it is heavy rain coast side were san mateo county. you can see the rain, a leading edge shower that has developed over the south bay. heavier stuff as it hits the topography along the santa clara county coastline. that is a little preview. i want to put this into futurecast to watch what develops here. that is the organized line that will be coming through tonight. that gets us ahead until 9:00. we are seeing some of the better rain come right around the majority of the bay. from there, it keeps going. now, we are seeing some of the best rain of the evening and it shows up at about 11:00 tonight. then, by midnight, the line will clear. this will keep the roads slick on the evening commute home. that is something you got to take into consideration. it won't be terrible downpours but it will be enough rain that things will get wet. maybe a straggler or two on thursday but we can't rule out the chance of an isolated shower on tuesday -- thursday. any rain on thursday would be short-lived. if we add it all up, the totals are manageable for

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san mateo county supervisor ray mueller appeared on our afternoon edition today. he is actively fighting at&t's bid saying it's a public safety issue. >> we're trying to figure out is there a possible plan b that will go ahead and provide the connectivity necessary for the public health and safety for our residents living in those areas and right now we don't. >> so we'll see what the california public utilities commission has to say about all this at two meetings they're holding tomorrow. >> in all of this what is at&t saying about this? >> they do see the concerns that some of these communities have, but they say they want to put their efforts into upgrading their current wireless network to make that more reliable and they say trust us. we'll make sure there are alternatives before we cut the cord. here's their spokesperson. >> we are going to continue to provide existing voice service as long as it's needed and that is particularly in those areas where there may only be at&t landline service available to a customer. >> so the california public utilities commis

> more than two decades after scott peterson was convicted of murder, his case returned to a san mateo county courtroom today. good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. a crucial status hearing was held as peterson and his new defense team try to overturn his conviction. lazy laci peterson's body was found in the san francisco bay four months later. two years later scott peterson was convicted of murder. he was originally sentenced to die, but in 2020 that sentence was overturned, and peterson was ordered to serve life in prison without parole. the l.a. innocence project took up the case back in january. and max darrow was in the courtroom today and has all the latest developments. >> reporter: convicted murderer scott peterson was back in a san mateo county courtroom today nearly 20 years after he was sentenced to death. today's legal proceedings kicked off what will be a lengthy process as peterson and a new defense team tries to prove he is innocent. >> do we have your consent to proceed via zoom this evening? >> absolutely. >> reporter: scott peterson appearing before a judge via video conference

last month regulators put that request on hold after pushback from county leaders from san mateo county. the supervisor says he's shocked by today's news. >> the issues in san francisco, whether these are autonomous vehicles going through yellow tape, whether when there's a fire being stuck on a fire hose and so i support the technology, but the technology's not ready for prime time. >> supervisor canepa says san mateo county plans to appeal the decision from the cpuc. >>> a bizarre story in the south bay, a discovery during a dui arrest in gilroy triggered a school lockdown this week and there's frustration for a lot of local parents who say they just wanted more information from the school. the issue started monday when 46-year-old markus beck was found loitering on the campus of luigi aprea elementary school. that campus is next to his home. two days later beck was arrested for dui after a crash just blocks from that school. during the arrest police found a loaded handgun and an ar-15- style rifle in the trunk of his car. they then searched his home and discovered an oven had been le

plus, san mateo county leaders are pushing back against a team tease effort to try landline courts. why they say it could be dangerous for some of san mateo county's residents and more than $1000 tree and family dollar stores are set to close up starting this year when we could soon start seeing thos >> our top story this half-hour, san lorenzo homeowner confronted armed suspects attempting to steal his car. he says 2 gunman opened fire narrowly missing one of his sleeping daughters as kron four's philippe jobs reports for us tonight. the homeowner took action. >> broken glass right here from my window. they broke getting into the vehicle, but they did not get away with it. that's because joey hawker to front of the 2 armed suspects early monday morning attempted to steal his when he received an alert on his phone. >> and when he went outside, the gunman opened fire. >> here's the bullet holes. >> right where i was standing. there's bullet holes here and the first one hit right at my head level and honorably discharged on sergeant u.s. marines hawker slipped on his front door steps i

today san mateo county sent an official appeal to state regulators saying they didn't give them enoughe to discuss concerns with waymo. despite the appeal, waymo is still cleared to operate in san mateo county. waymo says they have no immediate plans to expand ride service. however, it does plan to start limited service in los angeles as early as tomorrow. >>> well, also tonight, the big story for beijing to the bay area to washington, d.c. lawmakers in the house of representatives passed a bill that would either force tiktok, the owner of tiktok to sell, or face a total ban here in the united states. this comes after concerns from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle over our national security. tiktok's owner is china-based bytedance. lawmakers believe that the chinese government can access extensive data on tiktok's 170 million users here in the u.s. while the bill has support from both republicans and democrats, bay area representatives are actually split. >> if they control the data, the privacy data of our people, we are at their mercy. >> if you want to protect people's data, pas

to san mateo county. >> san mateo county supervisor david can has been protesting the expansion. he says waymo has not communicated enough with the communities. they will be operating in. he's also worried about the safety of the driverless tech. i'm not against the technology. i just don't think not only is ready. >> for primetime, san jose state senator dave cortez. he has introduced a bill allowing cities and counties to have more control over autonomous vehicles. he says there should be a hybrid approach between the state and local governments. motor vehicles in california always been co regulated, but governments to sue sets up or speed limit? so its use sub-sea pros to schools. >> and that's who decides whether or not we have one-way streets two-way streets. senator court as he echoed kind of his concerns about safety. >> he says waymo might be celebrating now, but this expansion could be a disaster. sadly. >> it's just a matter of time before we see more tragedy, lives are at stake, especially with these vehicles. >> and that was kron four's. dan thorn reporting for us thi

jennifer mcgraw reports on today's hearing in san mateo county. >> good morning, mister peterson. can you both see and hear the proceedings are? thank all right. scott peterson is currently serving life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury convicted him 2 decades ago. the now 51 year-old had been having an affair with his mistress with his wife, laci peterson, who was 8 months pregnant with their unborn son, disappeared back in 2002, the family lived in modesto at the time. attorneys with innocence project, an organization that aims to exonerate the wrongly convicted agree to reexamine the case. >> they asked the san mateo county superior court judge to approve new dna testing. we spent a lot of time trying to. >> sets out what frankly are very alarming deficiencies in the discovery that was provided to the defense of the time trial. >> they also asked us tennis last district attorney's office to provide them with evidence that they say should have been turned over during peterson's trial years ago, that then investigators argue that peterson dumped lacey's bod

just set dates for future filings and hearings, noted san mateo county criminal defense attorney paula there. >> they wanted scott peterson to get convicted more than they wanted to have. >> the truth be told, she acted as a commentator during the murder trial and offered her opinion of today's hearing. how how the system should work in a perfect world is the police are completely forthright, are completely transparent, give everything. >> and that's not what happened in this case. >> neither side in this case would comment before or after today's hearing. they are due back in court several times, july 15th being the last date on the calendar. so three more to come. >> it's amazing. we're still talking about this. all these years later, right? yeah. all right. thank you dan thanks. >> well, police say there's no evidence that a pepper spray incident at a novato mosque was a premeditated or targeted attack. according to a nevada police department, a man entered the islamic center of north marin on redwood boulevard around 830 last night and began talking with people there for services o

san mateo county judge elizabeth hill set three separate court dates between april to july forúthe stanislausnty da to respond to the defense attorney requests. the next time attorneys will be back in court is april 16th for another hearing. and then on may 29th, both sides will be back in court to settle the matter as to whether any new dna tests will be done. scott peterson is expected to appear via zoom in court for all of those hearings in redwood city. allie rasmus, ktvu, fox two news caltrain reports oneúof its trains hit and killed a person at chestnut street in redwood city. >> now, this happened just before morning. 174 people were on board. no other injuries reported. the cause of that crash is under investigation now. governor gavin newsom touting the results of a chp sting operation targeting carjacking rings and gangs in oaklandl according to the governor. in recent weeks, the chp has made 168 arrests and recovered 360 stolen vehicles in oaklandúand other parts of alameda county. suspects were arrested on charges including possession of stolenúproperty, auto theft, transportation