. >> several local governments have joined a lawsuit by san francisco and santa clara county over president trump's targeting of sanctuary cities. an amended complaint includes the cities of san jose, oakland, emeryville, santa cruz and sacramento, as well as monterey county and the city of seattle, washington. the original lawsuit was filed earlier this month after the president signed an executive order seeking to stop federal funding to sanctuary cities. the trump administration has defended its policies, claiming that sanctuary cities are obstructing law enforcement. >> from the trump administration's foreign policy to its effort to shrink the federal government. mass budget cuts and layoffs are prompting pushback across the country, including here in the bay area. >> ktvu an rubin, reports from palo alto tonight where protesters showed up at tesla's engineering headquarters today. >> when i say people, you say power, people power, people power. >> they're fearful and frustrated by government cuts. today, hundreds of protesters took their message to the streets of palo alto and ultimate

are joining san francisco and santa clara county in taking legal action against the trump administration. it all started when president trump signed an executive order aiming to stop federal funding to so-called sanctuary cities. in response, santa clara county and san francisco sued the administration for that action earlier this month. sanctuary cities have laws that prevent undocumented immigrants from being deported or prosecuted. now, a total of 16 local jurisdictions have joined this lawsuit. that includes san jose, oakland, santa cruz, and emeryville. and it sends a messssage to the courts that, yu know, there are a lot of local governments that are really feeling the pain here, that that they are worried about their ability to care for people, to care for families. minneapolis, santa fe and seattle have also joined the lawsuit. overall, local leaders argue the federal government cannot commandeer local law enforcement to carry out its vision of mass deportations. since the lawsuit was originally filed, the trump administration has doubled down by suing states now and local govern

are joining san francisco and santa clara county to fight back. it all started when president trump signed an executive order aiming to stop federal funding to sanctuary cities. in response, santa clara county and san francisco sued the administration for that action earlier this month. sanctuary cities have laws that prevent undocumented immigrants from being deported or prosecuted. a total of 16 local jurisdictions have now joined this lawsuit, including san jose, oakland, santa cruz and emeryville, and it sends a message to the courts that, you know, there are a lot of local governments that are really feeling the pain here that that they are worried about their ability to care for people, to care for families. minneapolis, santa fe and seattle have also joined the lawsuit. overall, local leaders argue the federal government cannot commandeer local law enforcement to carry out its vision of mass deportations. since the lawsuit was originally filed, the trump administration has doubled down by suing states and local governments that uphold these

it's a free download for your smart tv and your phone. >> some residents in south santa clara county oncerned about fire response agencies being switched. the south fire district will merge with the county's central fire district to improve economic efficiency and fire protection. south county's cal fire union members say the change will lead to the loss of dozens of jobs and longer emergency response times. however, other residents think change will be good. >> now is the right time to consider combining these districts again. priority one is fire protection for south county. >> to make sure that south county continues to receive the kind of fire response they deserve. this restructure with central county fire district is optimal. >> santa clara county officials say the best way to maintain the 45 year old agreement is for south county residents to tax themselves to balance the books. >> time now is 736. a jewel of san francisco's parks is finally set to reopen after it was damaged by a fallen tree nearly two years ago. trocadero clubhouse that's in stern grove has been completed wit

so we do provide removal defense to the santa clara county residents. on what's happening out there on the streets a week into the inaugurationon, a weeknto the new presidency. what is the sense, what is the feeling out on the streets, engels? engels: well, unfortunately a lot of people are in fear, right? as in 2 weeks ago, we--there were rumors of ice and fortunately we had a team in place to actually corroborate whether or not ice is in the county, and at the time we were able to confirm that there was no ice activity in the county but there was a sheriff operation. so, unfortunately, that's--that was just 2 weeks ago, but we did notice that we had hundreds of calls that we were not able to actually take, but we were able to corroborate that there was no ice activity. damian: so what happened was the sheriff's office was conducting a routine warrant--they're serving a warrant for a convicted felon for weapons or whatnot, but people--bystanders who saw it thought it was ice and so they sounded the alarm. we expect to get more of that, right, in the co

s of land in unincorporated south santa clara county will have a new fire protector. the county's board of supervisors taking a second and final vote to terminate its longstanding contract with cal fire. >> this is a move by the central fire agency to absorb more into their department to create a true county fire department. >> currently, residents outside of gilroy, morgan hill and san martin are covered by the south santa clara county fire district. its coverage area is reflected in green on the map. but county officials say for the past several years, that district has been hemorrhaging money and is close to insolvency. in fact, they have had to use money from the general fund to bridge the current fiscal shortfall. so the south county fire district will be incorporated with the county's central fire district. advocates point to a local county agency formation commission report, which says in part, this reorganization will streamline fire response activities and address longstanding structural challenges with maintaining adequate levels of fire protection in south

multiple bay area cities have joined a federal lawsuit now filed by san francisco and santa clara countiesnding sanctuary policies. oakland emeryville, san jose. and that includes santa cruz and the county of monterrey have all joined in this lawsuit. the lawsuit alleges the trump administration targeted cities and counties that have sanctuary policies that allow undocumented residents to interact with law enforcement without fear of being asked about their immigration status or arrested. trump has threatened to deny federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions who don't help ice identify and arrest undocumented immigrants. san jose mayor matt mahan says that this would impact public safety and law enforcement in federal funding is indeed withheld. we shall see. >> well, following the devastation of the la fire storm and the risk of wildfire increasing statewide. governor newsom has declared now state of emergency to fast track, protecting communities from wildfire. so the action temporarily suspends the california environmental quality act. and the california coastal act. the governor says

. >> with santa clara county analyzing evacuation routes , the locals are not waiting, they're takingthe complex fire from 2020 had a lot of people living your in the mountains thinking how would we get out if the only road out of town was blocked by fire? county officials were not helping so they came up with a plan of their own. >> there's only one way in and out of this neighborhood. when the lightning began striking that started the massive complex fire, some began near elder croft. >> they got those out and it never became part of the main part of the fire, we realized there was no reason why what happened in boulder creek and those areas could not happen here. >> that was not the first fire to threaten the neighborhood. in 1985 the lexington fire threatening the same area. >> i was a brand-new firefighter, that was the first campaign fire. we had the wrong engine. the wrong hose. >> now a retired fire chief, he says they learned a lot of lessons including the importance of having planned evacuation routes for the public. >> many counties and agencies are on their own and doing t

its 7.37 in multiple bay area cities joined in a federal lawsuit filed by san francisco and santa clara counties defending their sanctuary city policies. oakland, emeryville and san jose. also santa cruz and the county of monterey joined the suit which alleges the trump administration targeted cities and counties that have sanctuary policies that allow undocumented residents to interact with law enforcement without the fear of being asked about their immigration status. trump has threatened to deny federal money to sanctuary jurisdictions that don't help ice. following the devastation of the la fire storm and the risk of wildfires increasing statewide. governor newsom has now declared state of emergency. >> to fast-track any protecting measures that need to keep communities safe from wildfires. so the action temporarily suspends the california environmental quality act. and the california coastal act. the governor says the move will help expedite some of the measures they can do to protect communities against wildfires, which include things like. vegetation management, tree removal and prescribe

so that's good news for us since we import about half of our water into santa clara county. >> the fourtht snow survey of the year, when levels typically hit their peak, will tell the tale of our 2024 2025 water year. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> a controversial bill to conserve the black bear population has activists calling for the proposal to be blocked. a practice known as hounding could allow hunters to chase and scare black bears up into trees by using dogs. lawmaker heather hardwick proposed assembly bill 1038, which could reinstate hound dogs to hunt bears. the tactic was banned nearly a decade ago. some people oppose the bill, saying it's a cruel way to control the bear population and want to keep california's black bears safe. in fact, one activist describes how hounding can severely injure the bears. >> they shoot him, and then he tumbles down through the branches, sometimes just breaking bones on the way down, getting badly injured, sometimes dying on the way down or from the gun shot. >> hardwick's bill has not made it to committee yet, and is expected to undergo hearing

the last few winters have kept reservoirs full, including in santa clara county, where levels are at 114% of average, meaning this year there's less of a reliance for snowpack than usual. >> good news is, is the reservoirs there in northern california, shasta and oroville, they're full. so we're getting a boost in our allocations. that was just announced this week. so that's good news for us since we import about half of our water into santa clara county. >> the fourth and most important snow survey of the year, when levels typically hit their peak, will tell the tale of our 2024 2025 water year. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> all right. now to that just stunning shouting match at the white house today. a high stakes meeting between president trump and ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky turned very contentious in front of all the media, the cameras, as they were rolling. >> you're not in a good position. you don't have the cards right now with us. you start having cards. cards right now you don't. you're playing cards, you're playing cards. you're gambling with the lives of mi

santa clara county sheriff's office retail task force at another blitz operation. this time was at a target. this is on north capitol and san jose. 11 arrests were made and suspected thieves attempts to make off with large amounts of stanley's personal hygiene products. even a case of beer. the total of $2000 in property was recovered. and police arrested a suspected dui driver accused of a hit-and-run in santa rosa before police arrived. driver was believed to be under the influence, walked away from the scene. witness saw him leave until police arrested for hit and run. that hurt. another driver and about 50 passengers escaping a bus just before it was engulfed in flames in dublin. this is on i 6.80, the incident causing major delays on saturday. but thankfully no injuries were reported. alright, southern california wildfire season is almost here and the bull is not expected to be quite as big as last year. experts blame the dry weather and they say lack of rain in the past few months is likely going to keep the bloom to a minimum drought conditions keep wildfire

so that's good news for us since we import about half of our water into santa clara county. >> the fourthtant snow survey of the year, when levels typically hit their peak, will tell the tale of our 2024 2025 water year. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> a controversial bill to conserve the black bear population has activists calling for the proposal to be blocked. a practice known as hounding could allow hunters to chase and scare black bears up into trees by using dogs. lawmaker heather hardwick proposed assembly bill 1038, which could reinstate hound dogs to hunt bears. the tactic was banned nearly a decade ago. some people oppose the bill, saying it's a cruel way to control the bear population and want to keep california's black bears safe. one activist, describing how hounding can severely injure the bears. >> they shoot him, and then he tumbles down through the branches, sometimes just breaking bones on the way down, getting badly injured, sometimes dying on the way down or from the gunshot. >> hardwick's bill has not made it to committee yet, and is expected to undergo hearings in

so that's good news for us since we import about half of our water into santa clara county. >> the fourth important snow survey of the year, when levels typically hit their peak, will tell the tale of our 2024 2025 water year. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> a controversial bill to conserve the black bear population has activists calling for the proposal to be blocked. a practice known as hounding could allow hunters to chase and scare black bears up into trees by using dogs. lawmaker heather chadwick proposed assembly bill 1038, which could reinstate hound dogs to hunt bears. the tactic was banned nearly a decade ago. some people oppose the bill, saying it's a cruel way to control the bear population and want to keep california's black bears safe. one activist describes how hounding can severely injure bears. >> they shoot him, and then he tumbles down through the branches, sometimes just breaking bones on the way down, getting badly injured, sometimes dying on the way down or from the gunshot. >> chadwick's bill hasn't made it to committee yet, and is expected to undergo hearings in t

santa clara county is saying it will take them around a year to finish that analysis. >>> i'm thinkingre's really no fire season anymore. it can happen anytime anywhere, but we've had some reason this season, so that helps. >> that's always going to be your determining factor. l.a. didn't get any rain and january was just as bad as they've seen. thankfully, we did not have any vulnerabilities to that because the last two winters before this one were exceptionally wet and this one is kind of average so far and we're about to get more. we could really use this. we didn't get any rain in january, did okay in february, but it would be nice to have march give us some rain. we'll get a little more rain overnight, but look where most of this is. it's going to be sitting off the coast. we should not really get anything measurable over the bay for the rest of tonight from this current system. what we're looking at really is just kind of the leftovers from the system that's been around and that's been with us for the last several days, certainly made it windy today. we didn't get a lot to show f

are joining san francisco and santa clara county to sue the administration. it comes after trump signed an executive order aiming to stop federal funding to sanctuary cities. now, sanctuary cities have laws that prevent law enforcement from working with federal agents to deport undocumented immigrants. that includes san jose, oakland, santa cruz, and emeryville. the trump administration has responded by suing states and local governments that uphold sanctuary policies. an update now on the search for auspect in a recent officer involved shooting on the peninsula. investigators say an officer was ambushed in the hillsboro police parking lot on february 22nd. they've already asked anyone who may have had video from that day to share footage with police. but now they are specifically looking for footage of el camino real from west santa ynez avenue to hillsdale drive between 330 and 415. even footage from a few blocks east or west of el camino real is requested. a person of interest was interviewed this week, but not arrested. the injured officer is expected to

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arrested in the city of san jose during the second retail blitz operation of the year by the santa clara county sheriff's office. the investigation was at the target store thursday on north capitol. that's where all this merchandise on your screen was recovered. it's about $2,000 worth of clothes, drones, pepper spray, stanley tumblers, and a lot more. >> well, the last few months for san mateo county sheriff christina corbis have been tumultuous. a scathing report released in november accused sheriff corpus of abuse of power, creating a toxic work environment and retaliation, which he has denied. since then, a number of groups and municipalities have passed votes of no confidence in the sheriff, and we could soon learn more about the future of sheriff corpus. san mateo voters will determine this week whether to approve measure a, giving the county's board of supervisors the power to fire the sheriff. ktvu south bay reporter lamonica peters is live in redwood city, with more about the special election and what voters are saying. lamonica. >> claudine. the board voted back in december to place t

tax would disproportionately impact communities with lower asset values so such as zero in santa clara countyan example. and last but not least such a parcel tax is likely to be challenged in court because it would essentially bypass prop 13 because it would disproportionately impact seniors who are already struggling with affordability in the bay area. >> thank you. thank you. color. >> moving on to the next caller . hello. caller your two minutes begins now. thank you. so i would agree with what the the gentleman who just spoke said. i think if set a can't manage to read the room and come up with more effective cuts to things other than service, you're going to have an incredibly difficult time getting voters to support any additional taxes or any additional bond debt as has been shown as two of the last three two of the last three minivans had gone down in flames. so rather than talking about cutting services, why aren't you like why would you just have approved $459,000 worth of green paint? why are you not looking at other areas to cut that impact a larger portion of the population of sa

county, is first at nearly 26.5% of the sales price needed for a down payment. anaheim comes in second, followed by the san jose metro area, which consists of santa clara and san benitost 16%. the median down payment for san francisco is $375,000. san jose it's 386,000. >> our time now 647. a new report says americans of all income levels are experiencing sticker shock on almost everything right now. wells fargo polled more than 3600 people and found 90% of adults say they're still surprised by the cost of things like bottled water, gas, groceries, restaurant bills, concert tickets and more. that report also found many americans are cutting back on spending and delaying some major life plans. >> starbucks is taking some of its drinks off the menu starting tomorrow. the company is targeting some of its less popular beverages. that includes the royal breakfast latte, white hot chocolate and nine frappuccinos. starbucks plans on reducing about 30% of their food and beverage items by the end of the year. this comes after 1100 corporate employees were laid off just last week. >> our time now. 648 well, the academy awards were held last night. it wrapped up the award seaso

santa clara valley, and that plays out in the rain. estimates on tuesday, mostly the central bay up towards sonoma county, likely seeing the most out of the tuesday rain chances. but then it's sort of the opposite as we get into wednesday and thursday, actually favoring areas south of san francisco as the next storm system kind of develops and swings through southern california. you see all that moisture kind of dives to the south, bringing higher rain totals down the central coast into los angeles. then after that, our skies clear out what's likely to be the warmest two days of the week, friday into saturday. and right now we're trying to manage a dry weekend forecast 5:00 there on sunday, late afternoon or early evening. we begin to see the rain spread back in as we head into sunday night and monday, about another week out. from now it looks like we're back in the rain and the sierra snow. quick, look at the next chance of rain as we get out of next weekend to the beginning of the following week. rain totals looking pretty good here. no, nothing really. looking at inches of rain, but maybe the better news here is it's still a cold p