sara stinson spoke with the neighbor who was first to see the flames. >> people who live in this filet o neighborhood are sadden by the deadly fire. many saying they're in shock. the neighbors they saw nearly every day are now gone. >> by >> cell phone video capturing massive flames roaring out of a vallejo home on depaul drive just before 3 monday morning. cortez dammer on says this is what he saw after he woke up to the smell of smoke. i came out like know is like no one knew it was on fire is crazy. i was like dang. no one hears this. cameron says he tried to put out the fire with a garden hose while his step son called 9-1-1. he also tried calling his neighbors who live in the house. that was on fire. >> i don't we don't know nothing. i tried to call on the phone straight to voice-mail. fire crews arrived and started searching for people inside the home. one woman died on scene. another woman was pulled out of the house, but she was like still kind of like walking. you know, she kind of collapse right here. so they had like brought the gurney. so i put on a gurney say was like. >>

i'm sara stinson reporting live in san francisco. back to you. >> sarah know it's super early, but is there any indication where this woman was when she was hit? >> that's what they are investigating, right? look to see where the woman was when she was hit. was she in the middle of the road? was she in the sidewalk? a lot to still be determined, but that's why they have their investigators out here. taking pictures speaking with any witnesses. of course, they always look for any video online as well. so if you witness something, of course, contact police. >> yeah, there's says security cameras, no doubt at the in that area. devastating situation. thank you, sarah. thanks, sarah. >> well, as students head back to school this time of year, a lot of families are worried about their kids. safety at oakland unified. for instance, officials have announced several safety changes for this school year, including new cameras checking in visitors, the new system to alert staff in case of an emergency and making sure all the radio systems work p

i'm sara stinson in studio. back to you. >> all right, sara, thanks a lot. and all cleared uc berkeley tonight after police spent several hours earlier today searching for a man suspected of firing a gun near the campus university. police say shots were heard just before 8 this morning near the clark kerr campus track. no one was injured, but police issued a partial campus lockdown. investigators still have not found the gunman. he has been described as having bleached hair the possible reddin orange highlights. he was last seen wearing a black shirt, black pants and a red backpack in oakland, a father of 2 fighting for his life tonight after he was shot in the head. while napping inside his oakland home. according to a gofundme that was set up by his family walk. was hit by a bullet that penetrated the wall of his apartment last thursday on east 19th street. the bullet went through his head and out of his left eye. the gofundme says that kong as the sole provider of his family and is currently in the icu, the open housing authority which manages the apartme

for now, i'm sara stinson reporting live in san francisco. back to you. >> it's a district continues to drop the ball. >> still ahead, concerns about contaminated water at east bay schools. the outrage tonight over why school officials didn't let parents and teachers know about lead found in the drinking water. plus, democratic leaders welcome former first lady michelle and president barack obama at the dnc. we are live from chicago with their message to voters. was the scene outside the convention that resulted in several arrests tonight. and how much longer will you be paying high premiums for your car? insurance experts are weighing in on the rates weighing in on the rates forecast. ♪♪ the best summer plans come from the back seat. let's go camping! i want to see a dinosaur! let's rescue a puppy... a real one. let's go on a big family road trip! volvo plug-in hybrids. short trips on electric, longer trips on gas. mom, can we drive until we see the stars? the volvo xc60 and xc90 plug-in hybrid. visit your local volvo retailer to explore plu

i'm sara stinson reporting back to you. sarah. thank dark smoke seen billowing out of a condo in antioch earlier today. firefighters say those flames started. >> in the middle unit of the building, crews rescued 2 dogs evacuated everyone. one person was hurt and one of the dogs unfortunately died. the cause of this condo fire is under investigation. homicide investigation underway in san jose after police say they found charred human remains at a homeless encampment. police say they've got a call yesterday about a missing family members remains found at a nearby homeless encampment. officers responded to the area near kelly park where they found evidence suggesting the person had been murdered. investigators have not released the victim's identity. a 10 acre wildfire near fairfield is 95% contained tonight. those flames sparked this morning forcing evacuations for homes in the green valley community. those evacuation orders have been lifted. crews are not only dealing with some steep terrain, but also the summer heat. >> hundreds

a woman has died after being struck by a truck for sara stinson live on the scene with details. sarah, have you learned anything new? >> vicki, quite a tragic scene. people getting off work coming out of the bart station here in the glen park neighborhood and then seeing the scene. but police have cleared it so now cars can go through this intersection here, dimon and bosworth, but they are towing the truck involved. we know a woman was walking across the street when she was struck by a truck. >> kron 4 has obtained a security video that shows the woman walking in the crosswalk when she's struck by that truck. >> now this happened at 2.50 this afternoon. officers responded again to this intersection. it's bosworth and diamond streets. and when they got here, they found the woman injured on the ground and they tried to give her age. but she died here on the scene. now, the driver of the truck remained on scene. we've seen him. he's visibly distressed. he's been seen crying here. he's been very, you know, talking with police. he's been cooperating with police. police do not believ

i'm sara stinson reporting live in san francisco. back to you. thank you, sara. in just the last hour, we heard back from jackie fielder, another candidate for district 9 supervisor. she says, quote, in the long term we need to scale up gun buy-back and violence prevention programs. >> which were cut in the city's budget cycle and ensure we're using limited law enforcement resources like officer time wisely. some newly-released to campaign finance records are shining light on who is funding the recall campaign against oakland mayor sheng thao with 3 months until election day. campaign finance records show through the end of june. the committee foundational oakland unites has received just over $605,000. all of that money coming from the same person. investor philip dreyfus, who mayor thao says the recall effort is misrepresenting itself as a grassroots movement as it takes money from big investors. seneca. scott, however, with the recall, thao campaign says he doesn't see anything wrong with it. >> i would think the people who the hands of people who care about t

i'm sara stinson reporting back to you. thank you, sarah. another big story we're following tonight. the person killed in today's big rig crash in the north bay. >> was a longtime teacher at cardinal newman high school in santa rosa, former principal at cardinal newman confirmed with kron for the person who was killed was pot luck. fortune fortune taught at cardinal newman from 1973 to 2019. he also served as a coach for various sports, including track and field cross country, baseball and football. the school's track is named in honor of him. fortune's a former colleague says he is shocked and saddened to hear of the loss of his friend. today's crash happened around noon on westbound highway 12 in santa rosa. officers say the big rig did not stop as it was approaching the intersection at fulton road, which created a chain reaction crash. the chp says 11 cars were involved. one of them was a pickup truck which caught on fire. 9 other people had to be taken to the hospital with injuries ranging from minor to moderate. the cause of the crash i

i'm sara stinson reporting in oakland kron. 4 news. >> congratulations, superintendent. thank you for renewing your commitment to our schools. >> and with that kylan johnson trammell will stay on as superintendent of the oakland unified school district for another 3 years. the board voted tonight to extend her contract with a base salary of around $380,000. johnson trammell has already been serving as the district superintendent for 7 years after 3 more years, she will become the district's longest-serving superintendent ever. the park berkeley station back open tonight after someone was hit and killed by a train. happened around 6 o'clock tonight. police did not say exactly how that person was struck by a bart train. only that the person was sitting near the trackway. station was closed for more than 3 hours. is crews wrapped up their investigation? too many bus crashes in to muni buses crash in san francisco, sending 4 people to the hospital. video from the citizen app shows the aftermath of the scene this afternoon at 3rd and palou streets. this was in the city's bayv

i'm sara stinson reporting in san francisco. back to you. >> 2 students are hospitalized tonight after a knife attack at hayward high school. it happened yesterday afternoon. the school district says 2.15 year-old students confronted a 14 year-old on campus that younger student responded by pulling out a small knife and attacking the older students. neither suffered life-threatening injuries. but the stabbing has left several parents very concerned once and not to bring him. >> but i we decided to come and a last minute in the morning they have a lot of security and was more okay with i send my daughter to school. think it is going to come home from school after the l. >> and one day she may not. if i keep her here. >> the school district says the 3 students will not be allowed on campus for a while. however, it is unclear if they have been suspended. >> tonight we're learning one of the people who attacked a student athlete dublin high school was apparent itzhak happened last friday. police say the 15 year-old boy was taking th

sara stinson went to the mission today.ke with business owners as well as candidates running for supervisor in that district. she joins us now live in the city with what they had to say. sarah. >> several leaders in the neighborhood say that people in the mission district feel neglected as this violent crime continues. and they just feel like not enough is being done to help keep them safe. >> another person has been killed in a shooting in san francisco's mission district. the latest happening early monday morning. this is the 4th shooting kron 4 has reported on within the last 2 weeks. and now we have another human life lost. >> because of the violence that's going on in our community and what we get we keep asking for protection for city. what we can system here, we don't have enough police born and raised in the mission. roberto hernandez is running for supervisor in this district. >> he's frustrated with recent violent crime and wants more police patrols during the day. they have a police officer. and as you see, there

i'm sara stinson reporting live in. sandra fell back to all. >> what are the folks living on the streets say do they want to live in this sanction encampment? >> well, the man i spoke with today, he actually gave some feedback to city council. he said, you know, i commend you for making this plan and it sounds like a good one. something he may even agree to of know, he likes where he's living right now. he's glad to be doing so. but he said, hey, if you're going to be offering services, you said you're going offer one shower per week. imagine showering once a week. so he said i recommend you offer showers twice a week. just a little bit of feedback. >> good to know, sarah, thank you. and investigation is now underway after a body was found near a bart station in san jose. the body of a 31 year-old man was discovered sunday at the berryessa bart station officers saying there is no foul play expected at this time. anyone with information is encouraged to reach out to police with just over 2 months until election day. the

i'm sara stinson reporting in vallejo kron. 4 news. >>over in the south bay, protests continue over changes happening at the only trauma center in east side. san jose today regional medical center reduce its service is taking a from a level 2 trauma center to a level 3 kron. 4 jack molmud explains why doctors and community advocates say this will threaten those who suffer from strokes and heart attacks. >>today the owners of regional medical center here in east side, san jose say they have successfully lowered the services in its trauma center, bringing it down from a level 2 trauma center to a level 3, but around 2 dozen eastside, san jose residents showed up here to good samaritan hospital in west side, san jose to call out the investments, made it into the richer and whiter neighborhoods here on the side of town at leaving out the more diverse areas of the east side. san jose behind marching to the ceo of hca to please compassion in his heart. >>and all that more lives below. and a rally protesting the decision to cut service is tha

i'm sara stinson reporting back to you. >> and these same old tired playbook. next question, that's it. that's it. ok? >> let's talk president kamala harris brushes off trump's comments about her race during her interview on cnn tonight. it was the harris-walz campaign's first primetime interview since becoming the democratic nominees for president and vice president walz addressed questions about his military service tonight. while harris shared her day, one priorities and attempted to clarify her policy positions in the past. harris has vocally supported a ban on fracking, but it's been quiet on the matter as of late tonight, she said her values have not changed. but as president, she would not ban fracking. political science professor at sonoma state david mcewan said harris does well with personal questions but needs to improve when it comes to her delivery on her policy. if she wants to change the minds of undecided voters. >> wasn't about the issue of fracking as much as it about the issue of changing your position. there's lots of different ways you can

kron four's sara stinson reports. >> oakland parents, it's scary and educators been horrendous packing a school board meeting wednesday night in hopes of getting answers about high levels of lead detected in water at several schools not been forthcoming about how. >> such colossal public health emergency parent. nate landry says as if the problem itself wasn't stressful enough, they learned of the district knew about the positive test results and did nothing for at least 2 months. the district superintendent says in internal investigation is underway. >> the delayed communication of the lab test results was completely unacceptable. >> board presented a new report by the superintendent. it identified 186 water fountains and faucets with high lead levels. they remain off limits as schools across the district. the report also indicates an average of 62 days lapsed between lead testing and notifying schools and parents of the results in taking corrective action. school officials say led, unfortunately is not a new problem for the district. it is not our water supply is contaminated. >> it

sara stinson was there. she joins us now live with details on the issue. sarah, now this isn't only match. >> many teachers say their main problems are being understaffed and overworked. many saying they do the job of multiple positions and say this has been going on for a long time since last school year, at least. and they're blaming the district and the california department of education. >> the >> san francisco teachers, principals and counselors rallying outside the school district's office tuesday night about ongoing staffing shortages. we are short paraprofessional special education a accounts. it. >> at this is far from being alone and being understaffed. and chris their union says the california department of education is creating barriers for the district to hire more staff, principals and assistant principals have candidates who've been offered positions as early as april or may some of them moved to the bay area to work. and i said usda and now they're being told their job might not exist. >> despite the money being in our budget is for these p

sara stinson reports. >> home security cameras here on heard avenue help santa rosa police identified driver. i spoke with the family who owns the cameras. they are saddened to learn the man hit in front of their home has died, but they're relieved to know their cameras helped the investigation. a 33 year-old man struck by a car in santa rosa on august. first died from his injuries in the hospital tuesday morning. he's been identified as malone weaver. the crash happened around 9 40 at night on hearne avenue near the smart train tracks. police say a 19 year-old woman hit weaver and then took off. just this is a tragedy as to what happened. but it's been made a whole lot. >> worse by the fact that she chose to flee and not stay in at least call 9-1-1, sergeant summer gloeckner with santa rosa. police says investigators first identified the car involved. >> from a home security camera nearby surveillance actually show the collision and we thought it was a white lexus from their police use citywide cameras to get the license plate and that led them to a home not too far from where the cr

a house fire claims the lives of to women and their dogs from for sara stinson, talk with neighbors who say >> they're devastated by this loss. >> people who live in this neighborhood are sadden by the deadly fire. many saying they're in shock. the neighbors. they saw nearly every day are now gone. >> by >> cell phone video capturing massive flames roaring out of a vallejo home on depaul drive just before 3 monday morning. cortez dammer on says this is what he saw after he woke up to the smell of smoke. came out like know is like no one knew it was on fire is crazy. i was like dang. no one hears this. cameron says he tried to put out the fire with a garden hose while his step son called 9-1-1. he also tried calling his neighbors who live in the house. that was on fire. >> i don't we don't know nothing. i tried to call on the phone or straight to voicemail. fire crews arrived and started searching for people inside the home. one woman died on scene. another woman was pulled out of the house, but she was like still kind of like walking she kind of collapse right here. so they had like bro

i'm sara stinson in studio. back to you. >> thank you, sir. it's 10 37 and happening now. this is a story that we continue to follow the community of the san jose is holding another rally now. they're speaking out about the divestment of the regional medical center. the rally started about an hour ago at 9.45. good samaritan hospital, the medical center and hca healthcare are going to be downgrading medical center on august. 12th community leaders are of sad. they say that this divestment is going put lives at risk because they won't have that trauma center level at facility and east, a san jose, they'll have to go to west san jose. so they're saying, you know, that that's time lost in, for example, in an emergency situation that will be able to be tended to with that particular hospital. we also an update on affordable housing that we told you about yesterday and measure that is not going to be on the san mateo county ballot in november. the measure would have allowed san mateo county to greenlight affordable housing without voter approval and the intent was it would spee

sara stinson explains why. >> health officials here in contra costa county are recommending people tond 95 or kn 95 mask in indoor public spaces like a grocery store. i went inside 2 of them and it was hard to find anyone wearing a mask at all. i do sometimes see people wearing masks. >> steven, far between that usually older people. when you sing. >> people not wearing over time, masks have become a rare sight across the bay area. but due to covid cases spiking this summer, health officials in contra costa county are now recommending people to wear masks in public indoor places. that surprises me. the health department says from may 9th to july 9th concentrations of covid in wastewater has more than quadrupled as of recently cases have plateaued but still remain high. the predominant strain we're seeing is live where variant, which is a relative omicron. >> it is slightly more infectious than omicron might spread a little easier. one of those cases, dan circle who came down with covid in july. this is the first time i caught covid. >> after 4 and a half years of dodging it, i was in.

i'm sara stinson in studio. back to you. >>it's bay are looking for a person who fired a gun at u c berkeley this morning. police say the shooting happened near the clark kerr campus track. no injuries were reported, but police warn residents the area was still not safe. even hours after the shooting. >>intense. it's scary. i just glad no one was injured. but i'm glad there's also traffic because it delays are worst time to be in the area. >>officers also searching a home in the berkeley hills, but the suspect was and found there. the man police are looking for is described to have police share with possible red or orange highlights. he was last seen wearing a black shirt, black pants and a red backpack. if you any information you're asked to call police. and bart is running again in the east bay tonight after a day-long disruption, a computer network issue this morning force bars to shut down 7 stations from hayward to the various and north san jose station and bus rides were provided to help commuters get to their destinat

i'm sara stinson reporting in sandra fell back to you. >> response to last semester's protests over thegaza. you that you see schools? we're not gonna have a 0 tolerance policy towards encampments that are on campus. uc president michael drake is directed chances of alton schools to strictly enforce establish rules, including banning encampments. protests have blocked pathways in masks, worn the shield identities. drake is also emphasized the right to free speech. but reiterated the need to have safe campuses and maintain critical university operations. police reminding people about possible side of jams and road closures throughout the city this week because students, they're moving back in at u c berkeley. commuters should expect traffic delays road closures between august, 21st and 25th starting at 08:00am one of the street suspect to be close as walnut street between university avenue in berkeley way. for your local election headquarters with just over 2 months until election day, the debate is heating up over a ballot measure seeking to increase penalties for retail thieves, fentan

i'm sara stinson in studio. in the east bay, the oakland community charter school will have to close for this upcoming school year. that's the ruling from an alameda county superior court judge oakland unified school district's board of education revoke the school's charter june due to the school allegedly failing to improve under prefer underperforming test scores. the school sued the district the next day. the judge denied a motion for a preliminary injunction in the case. we'll talk about our weather forecast now as we look outside here to cross a very foggy golden gate bridge. it's friday. so talk about the weekend. we'll see what temperatures are due in with our meteorologist. kyla grogan pay area still some work in the state. you can see inland spots bakersfield up to 96 degrees. already are at 93 in reading 19 for fresno. so the usual spots getting the usual heat. >> 82 in los angeles, but we're certainly on our way towards cooling things down. while we have been focused on high pressure, you can see it's

i'm sara stinson in studio. back to you. >> well, if you felt as though this july was hotter than the previous ones, you aren't wrong with the new data to confirm it. new data shows that our state had its hottest month ever in july. the national centers for environmental information published a report yesterday. the average temps across our state last month. that was nearly 82 degrees. it's almost 2 degrees higher than the previous record in july of 2021, the climate data for california goes back to 18. 95 researchers say the record high temps last month here in california. it's further evidence of human caused climate change. they warn that we're likely to see above average temperatures this month. >> speaking of the weather, we take a peek outside here at the bay bridge toll plaza on what has been a cooler friday are for his meteorologist gayle ong joins us now with a look at make it. we've got lower temps ahead. yes, at least in the bay area. we are starting off the month of august below seasonal averages and

sara stinson reports on how she's now being remembered. >> neighbors say family members of maria ramos have placed flowers, candles, balloons where she was killed. several people telling us they are shaken by this shooting as ramos. it was a mother and this happened in the middle of the day. >> the very next day the sister came here. >> and they have like a little it rolled >> a memorial continues to grow on hilton street in oakland where a mother was shot and killed on august. 7th oakland police have identified the woman as maria ramos. this is video from the citizen app showing the scene last wednesday. police say they responded around 2.30 in the afternoon and found ramos with a gunshot wound. she died at the scene. petros lives nearby. he says he was working from home when shots rang out. he saw the aftermath just someone. >> fall and just so and then put his coming here. police say multiple people have been taken into custody in connection to the shooting. >> neighbors say police got security video from nearby homes. petro says in the 3 years he's lived in this neighborhood. this

sara stinson walked us through what happened. >> a woman was struck and killed in this busy glen park intersection by this truck, neighbors who live and work here say they're devastated by this and they hope drivers are more careful >> it was heartbreaking be honest for both side of the lady and driver to just. >> it didn't mean it. obviously police tape greeted customers at viking. a vietnamese restaurant on diamond street thursday as police investigated a deadly crash. dylan one works there and heard it happened at the intersection of bosworth and diamond streets just before 3 in the afternoon, i saw a truck went past look at the screen. >> and so people rushing over to the corner and i what a peek outside. so ladies was on the ground. >> when police arrived, medics tried to save the woman hit, but she died at the scene. police have not released any information about the victim. the driver of the box truck stayed to cooperate with the investigation. he was visibly upset on scene. it was devastated. so yeah. >> a prayer. >> we go to both. the truck was carrying hospital beds. it belo

i'm sara stinson reporting kron. 4 news. >> and a woman and a child were hit while crossing the street in redwood city in a crosswalk yesterday morning on harrison avenue. and duane street as near north star academy in sequoyah high. the driver did remain at the scene and that case and is cooperating. the woman and the girl were taken to the hospital. they were not severely injured and police want to remind you that school is back in session around the bay. so be careful when you're out there 604, right now. and another developing story. 6 people have been displaced because of a fire that damaged a home in san jose. that fire broke out last night. >> on the montgomery road about 3 miles north of coyote creek golf club. >> in this home, the to actually green houses and outbuildings were also damaged as well as the home. nobody was hurt. >> all right. take a look at this. investigators say this is about $9,000 worth of items stolen from 3 stores. the contra costa county sheriff's office says they recently responded to a shoplifting call at a store in bay point 3 people were seen trying t

i'm sara stinson reporting in san francisco. back to you. >> 37 and for your money. car in california, as you probably know. but their case saying that auto insurance rates could start to level out, according to the experts since the end of 2022, the insurance premiums have climbed anywhere from 15 to 30% in california. and they point to various reasons inflation and of course, how expensive new cars are all playing a role in the high cost of insurance. according to the consumer watchdog, they think we're going to see an increase in our next renewals. but then better times might be ahead down the road. >> we have seen the auto insurance industry move into profitability. and so that's another reason why we really think that this rush to rate increases going to slow down because all of those political pressures have been alleviated the inflation and cost increased pressures are slowing down. they haven't gone away, of course, because we still have brand-new fancy vehicles and also insurance companies. losses on wall street have now started to rebound. >> if you are con

i'm sara stinson reporting in oakland kron. 4 news. >> congratulations, superintendent. thank you for renewing your commitment to our schools. >> and with that announcement, kyla johnson trial will stay on as the superintendent of the oakland unified school district for at least another 3 years. the board voted to extend her contract with a base salary of about $380,000. johnson melt has already served as the district superintendent for 7 years. so if you add on these 3, it would make her the district's longest-serving superintendent. >> well, happening today, oakland mayor sheng thao will be joined by other leaders to talk public safety at a town hall today. today's event is part of the clean and safe city town hall series meeting is meant to give residents a chance to get to know public safety leaders and become familiar with emergency resources. oakland police chief lee mitchell and fire chief damon covington and the city administrator justin johnson will be a part of that meeting. tonight's town hall is going to allen temple baptist church starts at 5.30, tomorrow. t

sara stinson reports for say family members of maria ramos have placed flowers, candles, balloons where was killed. several people telling us they are shaken by this shooting as ramos. >> it was a mother and this happened in the middle of the day. >> the very next day the sister came here. >> and they have like a little it rolled >> a memorial continues to grow on hilton street in oakland where a mother was shot and killed on august. 7th oakland police have identified the woman as maria ramos. this is video from the citizen app showing the scene last wednesday. police say they responded around 2.30 in the afternoon and found ramos with a gunshot wound. she died at the scene. petros lives nearby. he says he was working from home when shots rang out. he saw the aftermath we just someone. >> fall and just so and then put his coming police say multiple people have been taken into custody in connection to the shooting. >> neighbors say police got security video from nearby homes. petro says in the 3 years he's lived in this neighborhood. this is the first time there's been a shooting and he'

i'm sara stinson reporting in vallejo kron. 4 news. >> 704. the time in the east bay. 3 people now without a home in oakland after a fire next door spread to their apartments. so the local fire department shared these pictures from the scene. apparently crews of with a roofing company were doing some work next to the laurel lounge on macarthur boulevard when some of their equipment caught fire. was around 5 o'clock or so yesterday afternoon, 3 people ended up being displaced from 2 different apartments in that building. the laurel lounge not affected at all. in san jose. the search continues now for the person who shot and killed someone at a business. >> this was sunday morning that it happened. it was in the asian plaza shopping center. that's right there on mclaughlin avenue at story road. police say they found the victim with at least one gunshot wound. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. >> it's 705, on the peninsula. half moon bay farm is raising. it has a lot of concerns there because of farmworkers friend issue co-workers

i'm sara stinson reporting in oakland kron. 4 news. >> congratulations, superintendent. thank you for renewing your commitment to our schools. >> and with that kyla johnson trammell will stay on as the superintendent of oakland unified school district for more than 3 or for 3 more years. the board voted to extend her contract with a base salary of about $380,000. johnson trammell has already been serving as the district superintendent for 7 years after 3 more years, she will become the district's longest-serving superintendent effort. >> happening today open they are saying town will be joined by other city leaders to talk to the public at a town hall. we're talking about public safety. today's event is part of that clean and safe city town hall series. these are meant to give residents a chance to get to know public leaders and become familiar with emergency resources. oakland police chief floyd mitchell and fire chief damon covington city administrator. they're going to be a part of that discussion tonight. town hall is happening in allen temple baptist church starts a

kron four's sara stinson talk with the owners. >> the vandalism was caught on video. you can see it here behind me. the owners of java coffee roasters say this is the same vandal has been targeting their free palestine sign. inspired by their palestinian roots and love for fresh brew a repair of from the north bay quit their 9 to 5 jobs. >> to open a coffee shop in berkeley. joffe a coffee roasters opened their doors in june on university avenue and here maggi nor and their brother sami gath roast their own coffee beans, fake their own pastries and make each cup and experience. they say they poured their heart and soul into their business and it's been a dream come true up until a vandal deface their free palestine sign in the front window. this is happened 4 times. yes, by the same person. it was the 4th time that pushed them to reported. >> after the person crossed out palestine and wrote free here. a lot of the community members themselves said like you have report this time, it's something that we actually agreed with. >> when you write free here and there's kids

i'm sara stinson in studio.back to you. >> 6.38 right now and we first reported yesterday morning about an affordable housing measure not appearing on san mateo county ballots in november. the measure would have allowed san mateo county to greenlight affordable housing without voter approval. supporters said it would speed up much needed affordable housing construction. but a handful of cities in san mateo county were against it, saying that they were not given sufficient time to understand the implications of the measure. >> just from the comments today, there are a lot of misunderstandings about this matter. and, you know, those misunderstandings need to clarified. and i think we can do that through community sessions throughout region so forth. >> the measure first came before the san mateo county board of supervisors on july 22nd supervisors said the decision to put it on hold would give the county more time to engage with the public and cities about this measure before any decisions are made. >> 6.39 is the

i'm sara stinson reporting kron. 4 news. >> sarah, thank you. time now 609. and on the peninsula. the u haul driver was shot in san mateo after attacking another driver following a crash. police say it was on friday morning that the uhaul driver crashed into a man's car which was parked near 19th and grant street the u haul driver then struck the man several times on the head and arms with a large metal pipe. that's when the male victim shot the uhaul driver who then backed the u haul into the victim's car before speeding off the driver of that u haul was later found at a hospital in palo alto and is in stable condition. the male victim was treated at a local hospital and later released. >> 609, and firefighters put out a brush fire and fremont. they share the video with kron 4. take a look. you can see the smoke there arising from 80. that is on fremont boulevard. that's where broke out in landing parkway about 3.30, yesterday afternoon. no buildings were threatened. firefighters put it out pretty quickly. 609 is the time and cal fire put out fire and city. take a look at this. t

multiple schools kron four's sara stinson spoke to worry parents and teachers. >> oakland parents, it's scary and educators been horrendous packing a school board meeting wednesday night in hopes of getting answers about high levels of lead detected in water at several schools not been forthcoming about how. >> such colossal public health emergency parent. nate landry says as if the problem itself wasn't stressful enough, they learned of the district knew about the positive test results and did nothing for at least 2 months. the district superintendent says an internal investigation is underway. >> the delayed communication of the lab test results was completely unacceptable. the board presented a new report by the superintendent. it identified 186 water fountains and faucets with high lead levels. they remain off limits as schools across the district. the report also indicates an average of 62 days lapsed between lead testing and notifying schools and parents of the results in taking corrective action. school officials say led, unfortunately is not a new problem for the district. it is

i'm sara stinson reporting in san francisco. time that we did hear back from jackie fielder, another candidate for district 9 supervisor who said, quote, in the long term we need to scale up gun buy-back and violence prevention programs which were cut in the city's budget cycle and ensure that we are using limited law enforcement resources like officer time wisely. >> lawmakers officially return after a month-long summer recess and now they're in the final sprint to decide which bills to put on the governor's desk by the end of the month at last count, they had 1300 bills to vote on. and of those 3 quarters will reach the assembly and senate floors about 2 weeks. republicans seem to be eagerly anticipating the fate of a bipartisan package regarding public safety that would increase penalties for organized retail theft and those found to be dealing fentanyl. >> retail theft. it's a huge problem. yes, we would like to see all of those bills past. >> democrats say in addition to those bills, they're pushing for more resources for s

i'm sara stinson reporting kron. 4 news. >> 804. also a woman and a child were hit while they were crossing the road in redwood city in a crosswalk. it happened yesterday morning on harrison avenue and duane street near north star academy in sequoyah high. and investigators say that the driver did rema at the scene and is cooperating. the girl and the woman were taken to the hospital, but they were not severely injured. police are reminding you school is back in session. so drive carefully another developing story. 6 people are displaced because of a fire that ripped through a home near san jose. the san jose fire department responded. you can see their trucks here. the home is along monterey road about 3 miles north of coyote creek golf club. not only damaged the home, but also 2 greenhouses and outbuildings, but nobody was hurt. everybody got out, ok? >> all right. take a look at this. investigators say this represents about $9,000 worth of items that were stolen from 3 stores. the contra costa county sheriff's office says they re

well for sara stinson talked with a neighbor who was the first to see the flames. >> people who live in this neighborhood are sadden by the deadly fire. many saying they're in shock. the neighbors. they saw nearly every day are now gone. >> by >> cell phone video capturing massive flames roaring out of a vallejo home on depaul drive just before 3 monday morning. cortez dammer on says this is what he saw after he woke up to the smell of smoke came out like no, it's like no one knew it was on fire is crazy. i was like dang. no one hears this. cameron says he tried to put out the fire with a garden hose while his step son called 9-1-1. he also tried calling his neighbors who live in the house. that was on fire. >> i don't we don't know. nothin. i tried call him to fall more straight to voicemail. fire crews arrived and started searching for people inside the home. one woman died on scene. another woman was pulled out of the house like she was like still kind of like walking in she kind of collapse right here. so they had lived, brought the gurney. so i put on a gurney say was like. >> t

i'm sara stinson reporting in san francisco. back to you. >> 10 0, 6, is the time. and the breaking news from overnight. a pedestrian was struck and killed in san jose city. seeing a rise in these traffic fatalities, especially in the last 2 weeks. crawford's reyna harvey here in the studio to explain yeah. like you just mentioned the city of san jose. they have been struggling well, seeing an uptick in traffic fatalities recently. they've already surpassed the number of traffic deaths. they have this time last year. okay. get a look. this fatal crash happened in the area of automation parkway in ha said a road around 9 last night. police say the male pedestrian was taken to the hospital but died of his injuries. the driver stayed on the scene and is cooperating with police. this is now 34th fatal crash and 13 pedestrian deaths so far this year. now, this comes just days after 2 traffic fatalities last week where a woman was hit in a crosswalk at snail capitol expressway in a bicyclist who was hit by a pickup truck right near jackson avenue in east san jose. i'll se

i'm sara stinson reporting in san francisco. potential relief is coming to california drivers. auto insurance rates could start leveling out since the end of 2022. car insurance premiums have climbed anywhere from 15 to 30% in california, inflation soaring price of new cars. these are some of the things that the they blame for this now, all of this played a role according to a consumer watchdog groups. while we're likely that to see an increase in our next renewal notices. they are saying that better times are coming down the road. >> we have seen the auto insurance industry move into profitability. and so that's another reason why we really think that this rush to rate increases going to slow down because all of those political pressures have been alleviated the inflation and cost increased pressures are slowing down. they haven't gone away, of course, because we still have brand-new fancy vehicles and also insurance companies. losses on wall street have now started to rebound. >> if you're concerned about high insurance rates,

i'm sara stinson reporting in santa rosa kron. 4 news >> a 37 right now and vta riders who act out and of eta says there's a new state law that allows them to ban riders for up to 90 days for bad behavior. and that includes physically attacking fellow riders and employees. the next steps are to figure out how to implement these new rules. so they're forming a new transit security advisory committee to do that. goals for the transit security advisory committee to help become part of that decision-making process as to who is best to be trained and outfitted to be able to enforce these prohibition. authorities. >> in other states and other transportation organizations. it could be anyone from a local sheriff's department, a security firm. >> the vta is asking frequent riders who want to be on that new committee to apply by august 20rd. just go to their website. say goodbye to the only elephant at the oakland zoo. he's going to be moved to a sanctuary. take a look. his name sure. and he's been at the oakland zoo for 20 years get good treatment there. look at that special bath and everythin

i'm sara stinson in studio. back to you. >> now to the latest on tropical storm debby. a couple is feeling the impacts after it made landfall yesterday. they woke up to find their house boat saying with all of their personal belongings, adriana lawrence has their story. >> ryan fischer and alicia ocean live donor hospital in little river for 3 years withstanding multiple hurricanes and tropical storms. they say they enjoy it because it's a different way of life than just the norm. they checked on their boat around 11 o'clock wednesday night making sure it was tied down and the pumps were working. 6 hours later, they got a call. no one wants to get. >> because i just watched my entire life just go down like my home. everything that i had, everything owned. i it's now don't i don't. >> i don't know how feel about it. >> their entire life was on that boat, including passports, birth certificates, electronics, even their pet's ashes and leashes wedding dress getting married in 2 years. and she has even had a yet. >> tried it on once. she picked out her shoes. >> sito came o

kron four's sara stinson was there and brings us the details. >> say >> san francisco teachers, principals and counselors rallying outside the school district's office tuesday night about ongoing staffing shortages. we are short paraprofessional special education a accounts. it. >> at this is far from being alone and being understaffed in crucial areas. union says the california department of education is creating barriers for the district to hire more staff, their principals and assistant principals have candidates who've been offered positions as early as april or may some of them moved to the bay area to work a usd. and now they're being told their job might not exist. >> despite the money being in our budget is for these positions. now we're being told again to do more with less as a few st has been under state oversight for financial troubles. the cde has recommended the district cut staff in close schools to eliminate a massive deficit. but the state agency denies that it's keeping the district from hiring more teachers. the cde says state advisors have been working with the district

i'm sara stinson reporting in oakland kron. 4 news. >> congratulations, superintendent. thank you for renewing your commitment to our schools. >> and with that kyler johnson trammell will stay on as the superintendent of oakland unified school district for 3 more years. the board voted to extend her contract and her base salary, which is about $380,000. john sutter. mel has already been serving as the district superintendent for the last 7 years. so when you add these next 3 on top of that, it'll make or the district's longest-serving superintendent. happening today. oakland mayor sheng thao is going to be joined by other city leaders now in addressing public safety at a town hall meeting. so today's event is part of the clean and safe city town hall series that they've been doing. the meetings are meant to give residents a chance to get to know public safety leaders and become familiar with the emergency resources that are available. so joining the mayor will be oakland police chief floyd mitchell fire chief game in covington and city administrator justin johnson. they'

concerns kron four's sara stinson was there. >> as a >> san francisco teachers, principals and counselors rallying outside the school district's office tuesday night about ongoing staffing shortages. we are short paraprofessional special education a accounts. it. >> at this is far from being alone and being understaffed. and chris their union says the california department of education is creating barriers for the district to hire more staff, their principals and assistant principals have candidates who've been offered positions as early as april or may some of them moved to the bay area to work. and i said usda and now they're being told their job might not exist. >> despite the money being in our budget is for these positions. now we're being told again to do more with less usd has been under state oversight for financial troubles. the cde has recommended the district cut staff in close schools to eliminate a massive deficit. but the state agency denies that it's keeping the district from hiring more teachers. the cde says state advisors have been working with the district throughout th

i'm sara stinson reporting in vallejo kron. 4 news. >> 804, is the time and 3 people now without a home in oakland after a fire next door spread to their apartments. so the local fire department shared this picture showing him at the scene. apparently a roofing company was doing some work next to the laurel lounge on macarthur boulevard when some of its equipment caught fire at about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. the flames then spread to the apartment building. 3 people in all have been displaced in 2 different apartments in that building. the laurel lounge, however, was not affected. in san jose. the search continues now for the person who shot and kill someone at a business. it happened sunday morning at the asian plaza shopping center on mclaughlin avenue at story. road. police say they found the victim with at least one gunshot wound. he was taken to the hospital. later died. >> on the peninsula, half moon bay pharma has more concerns about violence because a former worker threatened to shoot people there. and it's the same farm that had a mass shooting where several people were k

i'm sara stinson reporting in san francisco. back to you. >> well, in the south bay for men are arrested after san jose. police say they tried to meet up with children for. the four-day investigation included police talking to the suspects online. we're trying arrange a time to be with the miners. all 4 men were booked into jail. and happening today, united airlines flight attendants are expected to announce the results of their strike authorization vote. the results are going to be announced or an informational picket lines across the country, including a has a full 09:00am. this isn't a marked. the first time they voted on a strike since 2005. their demands include a significant double pay digit base, pay increase, flexible schedules, job security, retirement and other benefits. united airlines released this statement to kron 4 saying, quote, the continue to work with the union to come with a new contract. >> well, the city of san francisco is one step closer to legalizing outdoor drinking as there's a bill now heading to the

i'm sara stinson reporting in san francisco. back to ok, we'll have much more coverage of that story throughout the morning. in other news that we do have some breaking news from can police now investigating? >> a deadly shooting? yeah, i'm one person was killed. several people were hurt. crawford's michael thomas is live now in oakland. >> with what we know, michael. >> we're still learning details about last night's deadly shooting. but oakland police say they're investigating to find out exactly what happened and who that gunman might be. take a look. this is a map on your screens. you can see exactly where it happened. police say was on the 7900 block of ne avenue. it's a residential street that sits between macarthur and 5.80. now this is video from that scene. police say they arrived at around 7.15, to 7.30, or so to find one person that had been shot. they provided medical help until paramedics arrived on the scene. but unfortunately, that person did die. there at the same time, multiple other victims were showing up at n

i'm sara stinson reporting in san francisco. back to you. >> well, in the east, but you have to students that were hospitalized after knife attack at a hayward high school. attack happened monday afternoon. the school district's a and 2.15 year-old students confronted a 14 year-old on campus. the younger student responded by pulling out a knife and attacking the older students. neither suffer life-threatening injuries. the stabbing has left a lot of parents concerned. saying that to rein him. >> but i we decided to come and last minute in the morning they have a lot of security and was more okay with i send my daughter to school. think it is going to come home from school after the l. >> and one day she may not. if i keep her here. >> the district saying that 3 students will not be allowed on campus for a while. however, it's unclear if they have been suspended. and this morning, one of the people who attacked a student athlete dublin high school was apparent that attack happened last friday. police say the 15 year-old boy had t