you can take pleasanton to sunol. just note that this northbound 680 stretch is closed just shy of sunol boulevard because of the jackknifed rig. we will track that. the green highlighting show that it's definitely wet roadways, blue creeping in off the coast in patches over here through 580 and livermore, that's ponding and puddling. with the amount of rain we've had, it doesn't take much to have flooding like in morgan hill and gilroy. the bay bridge, light traffic. rain coming down and the roadway really starting to show that water. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> residents in one monterey county city are seeing the result of several storms. the small town of pajaro has been partially under water for more than four days, due to a 400-foot breach in the levee system. many families have been evacuating. this family left saturday and said that they evacuated again monday night. >> here is our neighbor's house. they can't get out their driveway. it's just a giant lake for a mile in any direction. >> now, reinforcemen

north 680 continues to be closed at about sunol boulevard. all traffic is going off this direction toward pleasanton where you have to loop around and take city streets to get back over toward 680 around stanley, and you're going to have to use the alternate until they can get that tow truck to the scene to clear this big rig across all northbound lanes. now, chp did put the note in saying they've only got enough flares for the next hour. that's a tough one. over here in the north bay, rain on the lens. this is san rafael, moving smoothly, from santa rosa to the golden gate bridge. the bay bridge, lighter traffic but definitely those conditions are tough. back to you. >>> happening today, san francisco leaders take up reparations trying to address the legacy of policies resulting in a lack of opportunities for the city's african american population. supervisors will review a wide range of recommendations made in a recent draft created by an outside panel. one of the ideas calls for each eligible person to receive a $5 million lump sum payment

soon we hope to have all lanes open through sunol, past castlewood. folks are able to take 84, but it's a slower drive was traffic was fully diverted. i would say go north 680 once again counter-commute. coming off the dublin interchange, smooth, 580 moves nicely through the castro valley y. the typical build coming through san jose. we do have some backups. the metering lights are reported on at the bay bridge. not as big of a backup here. more slowing through richmond. a couple of fender benders toward the bridge, but it looks like the volume down toward berkeley is what's really starting to slow things down. >> thanks, mike. >>> let's move to the north bay. this is where some of the homeowners may be enduring a sleepless night. this is because they are bracing for the possibility of more landslides and we are also starting to see downed trees causing some problems. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in santa rosa where one came crashing down onto a power line. >> reporter: good morning to you. unfortunately we're here on cooper street off s

expect between livermore valley and sunol to be very crowded. you can take 84 and also 238, mission boulevard. you can take 880 to avoid the delays along 680. jack knifed big rig blocking all north bound lanes. 4:10 is when it was first reported. cal trans headed to the scene to see if there is damage to the roads. in addition, we are dealing with all these slick surfaces. be extra careful on the freeways. joycelyn moran is live in mobile 5. i know you are headed to the big rig crash to get more information. in the meantime a minute ago, it looked like the rain was really coming down as you were driving along the freeway. >> reporter: we are headed there now. like you mentioned, the rain is really coming down as people head out. be extra careful. you can see how hard the rain is coming down. if we give you a look at the roadways we've got the windshield wipers going. we are on 580 but we are keeping a close eye on the freeways. that's just given what's happened in the last week when it comes to flooding. i want to take you to video of what we sa

the pavement work for north 680 coming up through sunol, that should be finished shortly.altamont pass is moving smoothly. here are your travel times. construction on 680 is counter commute. your commute direction, kari, is moving smoothly with a clear view there and a clear view across the bay bridge. >>> let's head to the north bay with a look at san rafael right now starting out with cold temperatures right now. we're at 45 degrees right now. the wind is calm and we will see the temperatures going down a few more degrees right around sunrise. then starting to go back up for today, but we will keep the jackets on all throughout today as we only make it into the 50s for this afternoon. we are also going to be watching more rain ahead. as of now we can see the next long line of clouds and also some rain further to the north, but it doesn't get here until saturday, so in the meantime we are warming up and seeing high pressure over us and our temperatures reaching into the upper 50s across the bay area. going into tomorrow, we will bring it up a couple more degrees for some

we had an earlier crash south of sunol and that jams up southbound 680.hifting over to 84. here is walnut creek with an easy drive. that's good for 680. >> that's good for a monday. that's it for us this morning on "today in the bay." don't forget, 24/7 we're >> buen lunes en la maÑana,

weekend construction north 680 from sunol, all the way from 84 to pleasanton. they will have full freeway closure north bound starting at 10:00 tonight. that will extend until 5:00 on monday morning. all weekend long you stick with alternates like 84, 238, 880, maybe even west bound 580 to 880. it really depends where you are heading. north bound 680 from sunol will be closed from 10:00 tonight to monday morning. there are still closures due to storm damage. i will have more in my next report. >>> tracking new turmoil in the banking world. 11 of the largest banks in the u.s. say they're giving combined $30 billion life line to another bay area bank at risk of failure. this is to shore up san francisco based first republic bank. this is third rescue of the regional bank in less than a week. jpmoan chase, welfargo, contribute to show confidence in the country's banking system. for some first republic customers this move comes too late. others are saying they're sticking with first republic. >> all together i decided to close this account. >> i love this bank. i d

a forecast of what to expect, north 680 sunol to bernal tonight at 10:00 until 5:00 a.m. monday morning. a complete closure throughout the weekend. there are detours. you will be able to exit and re- enter further north. you can also skip the area and use 84, 238, or even 880. those are alternates to the full freeway closure this weekend. >>> silicon valley bank is seeking bankruptcy release. the company says it is seeking a court supervised reorganization. earlier, 11 of the largest banks in the u.s. said they're giving combined $30 billion life line to another bay area bank at risk of failure. this came down yesterday. it is to shore up san francisco based first republic bank. this is the third rescue of a regional bank in less than a week potentially easing worries about current banking turmoil. federal regulators took over just days ago. bank of america, jpmorgan chase, wells fargo and others say they plan to contribute to show confidence in the country's banking system. for first republic customers, the move is too late. others say they're sticking with first republi

north 680, sunol, pleasanton area. at one point all lanes were tand center divi. t is move e left affiis ow it ttlenecks into the two lanes but once you past this, it is good the rest of the way. you see the head lights, that is south 680, some spectator slowing. i want to jump to the maps and show you the at rnsitettesin. g at about 35 min it is a little slower than usual, back up not quite to 680. we will continue to keep an eye on that. meantime there are a number of trouble spots this morning, a laundry list of crashes. i guess what's most impactful is how long it will take you to hit the freeways, 62 minutes for altamont pass commute. 37 minutes highway 4 from antioch to 80. it is not even 6:30 and things are only going to get busier. on public transit bart is reporting ten minute delays due to the wet weather. be extra careful as you commute. >>> it's been a big issue for school district employees in san francisco. the move today that can help the payroll fiasco. >>> before we head to break, we want to give you a live look from our mark hopkins west camera.

well, along southbound 6.80, at that pleasanton sunol exit in sunol. >> we have an accident so drive times at around 58 minutes, traveling down to 2.62 there. you can also see we're picking up along 8.80, southbound as you're traveling hayward and even fremont this morning, the bay bridge we've been at about 30 minutes because of those slick conditions, traffic building there. and owner san mateo bridge. we started off with a disabled vehicle near the high rise. and that started that slowdown. and we really haven't recovered from that. that's clear. but still, 35 minutes. 82 want to want 50 minute drive at 101, in the south bay. 85 up towards menlo park. now to 80 still looking pretty much in the green 8.80, down towards know pete is starting in silly and we're going to take you 15 minutes to make that drive croghan down towards the maze about 36 minutes darya. james, back to you. thank you. reyna 7.19, and for your money this morning, one in 9 senior citizens say >> they still don't have life figured out. maybe there still maturing and new cars are more expensive than ever. but used

expect some slowing north out of sunol -- or into sunol out of fremont for the next few, and the restf the bay shows a smooth drive through contra costa county and the north bay. >> thank you. >>> it is 5:11 right now. a fire risk recall for some drivers. still ahead on "today in the bay," the urgent recall hundred day and kia have. >> bear hug? not from me. it turns out you can apply for a new gig. a new job posting available for the adventurous one out there t. we're going to talk about the job opening and how you can apply. we'll be right back. >>> a good friday morning to you. it's 5:14. let's go to pittsburg where it's 45 degrees and a little cloudy to start off your weekend. we'll go by to 40s around company or 8:00, before we warm up to sunshine in the mid-50s for the lunchtime hour and afternoon. a look at all of the microclimate weather and your full weekend outlook coming up. >>> we're looking at 880, just this portion north of the coliseum. a smooth flow of traffic. taillights heading north toward the bay bridge. the caldecott, you may find flashing lights. i'm going to sor

remember the weekend, we have the full closure north 680 from 84 toward sunol boulevard. thanks, mike. >>> coming up, a desperate decision now under consideration by the oakland diocese. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," the reason it's now considering filing for bankruptcy. >> and on this st. patrick's day we'll follow the travels of mr. finnegan's grandson, that guy. >> and it's friday, which means it's time for our new school shout-out series. >> good morning. my name is kathy and i'm the preschool teacher here at united nations, and we have something we want to say to you. >> good morning! >> i love it. >> that's unite nation early childhood preschool in oakland. always great to start our friday with a good morning. if you would like to see folks you know taking part in our friday shout-out, email the video to us, send it to school video to us, send it to school shout-out at cuni.com.nb when a truck hit my car, video to us, send it to school shoutthe insurance company wasn't fair. i didn't know what my case was worth. so i c called the e barnes fi. i wawas

no problem for the drive as you travel through sunol right now. and your typical build for north 101 through san jose, which we typically predict right about now. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> during the pandemic many people felt isolated from the world around them. but two women helped each other pass the time without ever meeting in person. >> the two finally met face-to-face after becoming friends. here is garvin thomas with this morning's bay area proud. >> good morning, everyone. i'm always interested in stories that show that we've finally come out the other side of the pandemic. well, did i find a good one. it's about two women, rita, an 81-year-old who lives on her own in san francisco, and austin krieger, a volunteer in santa cruz, who signed up to do a weekly call for one year with rita to help her not be too isolated during the pandemic. one year turned into three and the women became dear friends, but had never met, until now. >> i'm overwhelmed. >> i might cry. >> you can experience the whole story at nbcbayarea.com/bay area proud

for the sunol water treatment program has (indiscernible) schedule variance of 5 months. this is for scope refinement and necessary scope additions that were added during design phase. an example of this was the decision to construct four ozone contact basins instead of two for additional flexibility at the plant. for this project during the quarter 95 percent design continued and decisions were made regarding including the upgrades to the water recovery system and excluding the decamp pump station for the project and differing that to a later time. this is a example of the kind of scope decisions that changes that have been happening during design phase. and finally, we are investigating applying for state revolving funds low interest loans for this project. for the sunol long-term improvement project contract b is alameda creek watershed center there is a budget variance of $9.6 million and scheduled variance of 29 months. this is to accommodate more detailed design of some of the exhibits, miner scope additions, and adding 2 year extended warranty period to the contrac

. >>> 680 near sunol is already open, ahead of schedule. this is a look at traffic after cal trans finished its repaving project ten hours early. well done. one lane reopened this morning. the closure is part of a project to repave 680 between sunol and san ramon. >>> today is the last day to switch from twitter's two-factor authentication. will turn it off for those who don't pay extra for twitter blue. that's not how any business will look at security. you're opening the door for the bad actor that you're trying to keep them away from your platform. >> you can still enable two-factor authentication for free using an app like google. >>> an emergency rescue comes after signature bank and silicon valley bank failed. >> reporter: tonight, a historic deal brokered by the swiss government. ubs agreeing to buy credit suisse for $3.2 billion, a fraction of the $8 billion it was worth friday. >> the takeover of creditors by ubs is the best solution for restoring the confidence that has been lacking in financial markets recently. >> reporter: the

a lot of commuters use that area to commute from sunol to union city or fremont. definitely pack your patients this morning to take an alternate. north 680 a crash clearing. good news, 80 looks good. highway 4 and 101 so far out of san jose is moving nicely. amanda. >>> to santa cruz county. you may remember this dramatic video back in january. you can see how flooded it is. the swollen san lorenzo river surged into a s and canoes and the community struggled to recover. the cleanup for some folks since then has just wrapped up. justin andrews is live there this morning where the san lorenzo river is expected to crest into major flood stage this morning. that is a couple of feet lower than what we saw in january. justin, as the sun is coming up, we can see more. describe to us what is happening in the neighborhood you are in? we are inspect the same area. park avenue and felton. you can see the ponding that -- it's not ponding. it's flooding on park avenue. it has been receding since we have been out here. the water levels were at the headlights of that white s.u.v

so that will starting with 6.80, because we have an accident in seminole at the pleasanton sunol exit there as you're traveling. >> 6.80, it's going to take you 65 minutes. dublin down to 3 months to 62. you can also see traffic slowing down along 8.80, as well this morning traveling into the city. 17 minutes mace to that fremont street exit. thankfully not seen any major delays there about a 17 minute ride, a 80 to 101 for you making your cross towards the peninsula. the richmond center fell bridge tolls to want to one 12 minutes out of richmond. and let's check on things in the south bay 1, 0, 1, 85 up towards menlo park about 58 minutes. darya. james, back to you. thank you. raymond 901. and our top story is what happened in santa rosa. there's no school at montgomery high today because a student stabbed another student killed in clash in all 3 teens were in a fight when this happened. kron four's will tran standing by up in santa rosa with more on what happened. >> will. 24 hours ago class was in session. there are faculty members here and then a couple of hours after that at 11,

a typical slowing in the northbound direction kicking in on the usual schedule. 680 coming through sunolh that as well, and southbound 880. the build is typical. this weekend we had talked about northbound 680 with a full closure, but looking at kari's forecast, they're probably going to wave that off again. we'll wait for confirmation from the caltrans crews. >>> we're getting rocking and rolling this morning. a 3.9 earthquake, breaking news, we're hearing it happened just north of soledad. we'll see if we can get reports of damage and who felt it in that area. >>> concerns over airline safety. coming up next, it's not just close calls and emergency landings. new video shows one unruly passenger being subdued by flyers. ahead, the charges he is facing and the new push to improve safety. >> the biden administration may bring back family detention to the border. we'll have the latest from washington. plus -- >> i'm a virgo. virgos love adventure. >> so there's a new series aimed to highlight oakland in a big way. we're going to introduce you to the giant "virgo" >>> good tuesday morning.

there may be a new crash in sunol.shows general slowing toward the area of dublin toward the dublin grade, a westbound commute that may be because of rain having traveled through as well. the south bay really kicking in over the last 10, 15 minutes. we see a lot more slowing on 87 and 85. back to you. >>> 6:53 right now. happening now, nature is unfolding at yellowstone national park. a biologist observed the first grizzly bear to emerge from hibernation this year in the area yesterday. yellowstone national park is reminding those who plan to visit to prepare for potential bear encounters by carrying bear spray, staying alert and hiking or skiing in groups of three or four. the first bear sighting of last year also happened on march 7th. maybe that's their alarm clock. >> they didn't hit the snooze. >>> next, a quick look at stop stories, including a strip mall fire that is an arson investigation. the flames that destroyed a south bay business and the discovery made by first responders sparking a lot of questions. >> b

basically for 680, resumes for the sunol lanes. for folks with just one person in the car and a fastrak plex, you have to pay the full price. car pool lanes, that's for free. breakdowns for solo drivers and cleaner vehicles, you get half price. those are outlined in the packages i'll put on my facebook and instagram. it's a great explanation by jonathan mcgrew. the price is dependent on the amount of traffic, right. supply and demand. >> load up that e-zpass. >>> take a look here. no traffic here on the golden gate bridge. but look at that background. a beautiful skyline. the sun is out. no rain. >> yes. >> haven't been able to say that for a long time. >> yeah. it's going to be so nice this weekend. we're looking still at some cool weather for many of us, so it's not the picture-perfect weekend, but i think we'll take it. >> we'll take a dry weekend. >> yeah. let's look at this clear screw in san jose. we can see those clouds rolling back for a nice, sunny afternoon. and it's right now 54 degrees. we'll only reach into the upper 5

>> we would've had incredible child poverty and in the sunol me and many other ills we were able to avoidt word is great for children and families and communities and congress really came through for the working people to feel the positive effects of her generations and it's very hard on children and the parents if they don't have income. so there was a pay off just beyond the actual monetary amount that we would be reaping the benefits for generations to come. >> with that i yield back. >> thank you for being here with us today. i am from new york state experiencing the first covid-19 case march 1st 2020 and i actually got covid myself march 10 very early. new york was at the epicenter of the pandemic at the beginning more than 70000 new yorkers have died as a result. families in new york and during record unemployment the unemployment insurance system became a lifeline to nearly 5 million new yorkers. in my district organizations like the chinese-american planning council connected at least 740 households with unemployment insurance nearly 2000 families with housing assistance and 1300

we had the crew cleared from 680 to sunol, and that's good news. >>> let's check in with silvana. >>good morning. i am silvana henao from cnbc. the markets were mostly lower yesterday, and the s&p 500 and nasdaq falling while the dow eked out a small gain. the dow is on pace for a fifth straight losing week, the longest stretch since last may. in focus today, jobless claims, productivity. ford has filed a patent for self driving technology which could penalize drivers late on their program, and it could go as far as driving itself to the impound lot or scrapyard. ford said it imagines the system. tesla is vowing to cut production costs of its electric vehicles in half as it plans for the world to embrace sustainable energy. at the company's investor meeting last night, elon musk did not reveal when tesla will unveil the long-awaited electric car. musk did say discounts tesla offered this year led to an increase in demand, guys. >> yeah, all over the road. >> we need more here in new jersey. >> we have a lot here. >> thanks. >>> 5:16 this morning. zoom was one of the fastest growing a

out of tracy, out of livermore, out of sunol and the interchange, that would be the direction.for the morning, we are looking at the opposite direction, and that's moving fine out of the altamont pass. east bay, we do have slowing but the good news, the traffic break and the full blockage has cleared to two lanes now, and that's opposite your main commute. you are down two lanes over at beaumont and 14th, but that crash has moved out of two lanes, two lanes are now open. we are looking towards the bay bridge, and the drive there will be smooth. everything moving nice there. i have green sensors but not the road weather index -- yesterday that meant rain, but not today. >> yeah, it's a nice break from the rain today. let's go mid bay right now, san mateo commute. cloudy this morning as we are waking up in the upper 40s. we will mix out to sun and clouds this afternoon in the mid-50s. along the coast, 55 for you. just a little warmer as you make your way inland into martinez, 69. we will have a slight chance of rain as we go into the evening today, but the weekend looks dry, a li

also, the construction crew north 680, you might find delays through sunol for the time being. back to you. >>> breaking right now, two little boys in the hospital following a crash in rodeo that, sadly, killed their mother. investigators say the driver who hit them was being pursued by hercules police. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is joining us from the newsroom. talk about how this unfolded. such a sad story. >> it is sad, we now know the suspect is in custody and will be charged with vehicular manslaughter. the gray car you see on your screen is the nissan in which the mother and her 6-year-old twin sons were in, and it is no surprise that one of the boys had to be airlifted to oakland childrens' hospital in critical condition. sadly, the 31-year-old mother died at the scene. their nissan was hit by the driver of a white mazda suv as he was allegedly fleeing hercules police. the driver, 20-year-old ralph white iii of vallejo. contra costa county sheriffs asked the hercules police to be on the outlook for the mazda. hercules officers spotted it coming off of i-80 onto

it extends down in toward the fremont area, the same stretch through sunol, and they're going to start charging tolls, and now the criteria for those lanes is the same as we talked about for the peninsula, for 101 that opened up a short time ago. a smooth drive getting through. the metering lights have been activated at the bay bridge just a few minutes ago. gradual build. this will build coming off of the maze. a smooth flow of traffic, friday with a lighter flow. >> thank you very much. >>> 6:33. starting tomorrow, fewer police officers will patrol the streets of berkeley. >> "today in the bay"'s bob redell joins us from the newsroom. this could have a big impact on residents. >> reporter: correct, good morning, to you. you could end up waiting longer than usual if you have a non-emergency issue that requires a police officer in the city of berkeley. earlier this week in a memo to the mayor and city council, the city manager announced the police department would have to go from a 16 beat to 14 beat configuration, this means fewer officers on the street because the department says it

remember, they've postponed that closure over the weekend so that will not be the case for sunol. that will remain open and it's open right now. on the peninsula, these lanes have been opened through san mateo county. fees will start to be charged. let's take a live look along 101, starting this morning you can cruise in the new express lanes, but you need a fas trak flex. if you're riding solo, you'll be charged the full price. if you're driving with three or more people, you'll be charged for that, but you need to set it to three. if you have two or more, a little discount there. you'll be fined without the fas trak pass. a spokesperson says the bottom line is you have to make sure you have it before you get into the lanes when you're leaving the house this morning. >> it's really important that anyone who uses the lane, whether it's a single or multiple occupancy, that they have one of those -- basically a toll tag. >> the new project is 22 miles more with express lanes in both directions of highway 101. the new lanes run between i-380 over by the airport, south san francisco t

it's going take about 20 minutes traveling near sunol 6.80, also traveling to san ramon, not seen majoretty green on the map. we started off this hour with an accident along 8 easier. reddit university in berkeley. that's clear. now you're seeing residual delays about 17 minutes darya. james, back to you. thanks. a lot of 5.49 and prose spent the weekend in tucson, arizona, trying to win the liv golf's first tournament in the u.s. yes. and 32 year-old danny league came out on top winning his first tournament. >> since 2015 and kron, 4 sports director jason dumas had a chance to catch up with him after the win. coming into the final round at live tucson. i said if the first 3 rounds were indicative of how the final round when we would have a tremendous day and guess what? it's surpassed my expectations. danny lee storms back with 4 down to win live tucson. he says this victory, which was his first since 2015 with because he refocused and he thinksall the accommodations that live tour gives him and his family has helped them be able to focus more. just saw. >> it's a night and a dear frie

. >> well, they just open up the lanes here along 84 eastbound and westbound east of 6.80, in sunol. that was close and they just open that up. so hopefully as the morning goes on, you start to see a little better travel, not just read along. 84 heading into the city right now. slick woodbridge died minutes mace to that fremont street exit. our san mateo bridge about 13. remember, things are still pretty wet out there. so no need to speed crockett out towards the maze. going to take you 17 minutes. traffic starts to build just a bit as you're making your way through berkeley. 101 of the south bay about 28 minutes. 85 up to menlo park this morning. and if you're taking 24 walnut creek down to 5.80, about a 12 minute ride. all right. james, back to you. >> very much. rain at 5.19. is the time happening today. all eyes are going to be on the federal reserve. has it set to meet today to decide whether to continue raising interest interest rates in the shadow of this banking crisis that we're under right now. the central bank says that this is their biggest tool. they have to get on that

. >> people out near sunol glen elementary school where they cure keeping a very close eye on the creek. that's right. next to the school that has flooded in the past. it has caused major damage in so this is video now that was from friday off arroyo to laguna creek. >> that's right. next to the elementary school. but it was the new year's eve storm that flooded playgrounds in the classrooms. yeah. take a look. >> waters were again running so fast and so rapidly. and the level was all the way. i'm almost coming. even with the school grounds. once again, it's a relief to see that the water has much less is much lower level but there's another storm. so it's an ongoing worry. >> yeah, the school superintendent says that if the river, the river level does reach a flood level, though they have a plan in place to notify parents and shut down the school. hopefully they don't have to resort to that contingency plan. but we're just going to keep watching and waiting. >> and we are definitely watching james. that's still a very active morning. lot of rivers streams already above flood stage. now

still have that accident at that pleasanton sunol exit in this morning. crockett out towards the maze about 46 there. if you're hopping on that and highway for antioch to concord, about 46 minutes. all right, james, back to you. thanks. a lot of it is 8, 20 and in the east bay, doctors and dentists working for contra costa county say they're understaffed. >> overworked and underpaid. their union has been working without a contract now for more than 4 months and members have voted to authorize a strike. if there's no resolution, they say physicians already overloaded with patients are going to take on more next year when the county takes and 30,000 new people receiving medical. >> a lot are you state that work home with them and our up late at night trying address there in basket. that's just would never a to the source possibility. >> in a statement contra costa county health services says in part, quote, health systems across the country are struggling to recruit, retain medical staff at all levels. contra costa health is no different and quote, union me

this is 580, the two east bay segments, a live look in pleasanton and on 680, the sunol express lanes. the stretch of freeway between fremont and then hacienda and greenville. the criteria is the same as around the rest of the bay where you get certain solo drivers with clean air vehicles, they'll be eligible for half price. the full price is displayed on the signs above. the roadways, outlining them with arrows. that is an example of where you see the signs through the tri-valley. the express lanes tolling resumes today. it's friday and we have green on almost all of the freeways. >>> starting sunday, fewer police officers will patrol the streets of berkeley. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is joining us from the newsroom this morning. bob, i would imagine not too many people are happy about this. >> reporter: good morning to you. you can end up waiting longer than usual if you have a non-emergency issue that requires a police officer in the city of berkeley. a memo to the mayor and city council, the city manager announced the police department would have to go from 16 beat to a 1

tolling is set to resume on the 6830 sunol express lanes. 580 express lanes and 680 express lanes in alameda county. you need a fastrak. it's required for all the fast lanes. drivers are encouraged to get a flex toll pass so you can use that for carpooling. >>> deadline fast approaching to determine the future of parklets in san francisco. you wreck the outdoor parklets started up. now a lot of restaurants want to keep them. the city says moving forward, businesses will have to pay for them. san francisco's shared spaces program is accepting applications through this friday. businesses will have to pay $2,000 a year and there is a maximum of two spaces per business. >> the shared spaces program has helped retain and stabilize our small businesses in neighborhoods. and they've also allowed those folks to retain their employees and their jobs. >> as of last week, the city had more than 700 parklet applications and almost 600 of them are renewable. cities offering discounted fees for smaller mom and pop businesses. >>> up next, changing home prices impacting how quickly they're selling.