the alameda officers charged in the death of mario gonzalez say this case should be tossed. >> plus, we are all better off when we are all better off. that's the spirit that defines these bills. >> governor newsom today signing a package of bills designed to address one of the state's biggest issues homelessness. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at 730. >> this legislation is designed to fast track construction and prevent cities and counties from pushing back on new housing. good evening everyone. i'm heather holmes. the governor pointing the finger at local municipalities for failing to get people off the streets. our political reporter, greg lee, tonight with how the state is now turning up the heat. >> with the stroke of a pen, governor newsom signed a package of bills to address california's housing and homelessness crisis. the original sin in this state is affordability and impacts more people in more ways on more days. >> and that's the issue. cost of housing. >> newsom signed seven of the 32 bills in the package at the phoenix, an affordable housing complex in san francisco's mi

this is on northbound 880 approaching the alameda. rcycle rider was thrown and apparently found off the freeway. so northbound 880 just shut down. you may want to take 280 as an alternate or get off at stevens creek. you can get back on 880 at the alameda and then continue your ride. the other spot to avoid this morning is for folks leaving cordelia heading towards the benicia bridge. another fatal accident southbound 880 before paris road, so you can see traffic is crawling here. only one lane is open, and as an alternate, you may want to take 82. the carquinez bridge instead. that is green and flowing well right now. amanda. >> all right. frances, thank you so much. happening today, p-g-and-e's is warning customers of a possible psps, or what they call a public safety power, shut off, and that's because of high winds and dry conditions. thousands of customers in 13 counties are on alert, including several here in the bay area. alameda, contra costa, sonoma and napa counties are looking at potential outages. abc seven news reporter le

on approaching the alameda. there's a live picture from our crew showing the backup now, just about maybe ten minutes ago, they opened up one lane on the freeway. at one point, they were making everyone get off the freeway at the alameda. but now they've opened up one lane. but really, that's not going to cut it, honestly, for all this traffic. this is morning commute. traffic. it is terrible. and again this happened at 430. we're going on a three hour closure coming up in about ten minutes or so. and that's because of the deadly crash. what happened? a car flipped over. that person was okay, but then a motorcyclist came by, didn't see it crashed, and that motorcyclist was killed. and now they have to do that investigation. so it is going to be one of those things where i would just avoid the area. let me put a map up here and show you that 880 and 17. see if i can make it load here. there you go. northbound 17 and 880. right. when it turns in there. it is really terrible. however if you want to get to the airpor

don't even try to get on the freeway north at the alameda. 'm not sure if you can get on there and travel north from that point. chp hasn't given us the latest information i do see anywhere north of the alameda moving smoothly and north 101. it shows that we're starting to see that south bay build. so there could be more of a ripple effect on 280 itself for folks using an alternate outside of that northbound section of 880. we'll track that. that's the south bay alert. the north bay alert continues as well. we had an early morning deadly crash going on here. southbound 680 still remains restricted to just one lane. two are usually available. one is blocked as you travel down past marsh view. the backup heading back past gold hill road. there is lopez road, which is a small surface street and judging by the backup on the freeway, i don't think it can handle any of this traffic for the morning commute that's built now. so if you're traveling down to the cordelia junction, i would say take interstate 80 down across the carquinez bridge. that may

i'm noelle bellow and i'm dan thorn a lawsuit against the alameda food banks. a new location may prevent it from feeding those in need, depending on how long the litigation goes on tonight, dozens rallied outside city hall before the city council meeting in support of the food bank. kron 4 sarah stinson reports. >> dozens rallied outside alameda city hall tuesday night in support of the food bank after a lawsuit was filed by to our media residents against the nonprofits project to build a new location across the street. this should be supported 100%. the executive director to harden says litigation could get in the way of construction. it was a sequel lawsuit and it basically claims that the city did not follow the proper procedures for approving our forever home project, which would notify our approval of our building. and and it threatens to hold our project. right now. the food bank is located on alameda point. >> in a large hangar on the former naval air station. and harden says the new building would help them better serve the community. we don't have an in

coming off of 280 heading up in toward the alameda exit. that includes passing bascom avenue as a reference point there. now we're looking at the rest of the south bay. the first slowing for 101 eases up as there is a crash in the area and nothing serious from what i understand, and that will start to build over the next 45 minutes. we'll track that. i had hoped they'd have more lanes open by now, but at least one is open. that's the south bay sigalert. meanwhile, the north bay traffic alert continues. southbound 680 jammed up basically off of cotati, all the way down to marsh view. a deadly crash happened before 4:00 this morning. still has one of two lanes blocked. here's the rest of your east bay build back to you. thank you very much, mike. 602 right now and this morning, growing calls for change. after a violent weekend in the east bay. investigations are underway into three separate shootings today in the bay's ginger conejero saab joins us now. and ginger, these shootings are troubling because they took place where families normally a

now, each week, the alameda food bank serves more than a thousand families on the island. it was scheduled to move next summer to a bigger location right across the street, but a lawsuit may block that move. the lawsuit claims the cost of making the move is too high, and that it will destroy the historic nature of the neighborhood. >> the way that you're developing, the point is, is not only against sequa, but it's against human quality of life. >> and as we've seen, you know, small businesses and the necessary businesses such as the food bank, get the short end of the stick because they get given the scraps. >> now, the alameda city council took no action last night, but the city of alameda says it supports the plans to relocate the food bank. >> millions of americans are paying close attention to the federal reserve as interest rates are on the line today. now, the consensus is that the fed will cut the federal funds rate by at least a quarter of a point, possibly a half a point that will help with credit card debt, new car loans and new mortgages. it will also be the fi

here's the impact to the bay area. in alameda county, 346 customers are on alert. contra costa county with 286 customers in the north bay, 268 customers in sonoma county and 140 customers could lose power in napa county. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in livermore, and lena p-g-and-e's is preparing for potential outages by providing a place for people to go. >> yeah, amanda, that's right. this tent you see here, right behind me is set up in a costco parking lot in livermore. and that will become a community resource center to anyone that may lose power. this is meant to be one of several locations where people can come, stay cool and charge their devices, and also connect to wi-fi, p-g-and-e's says this psps could potentially impact 13,500 customers spread out across a targeted portion of 13 counties. the utility company says severe weather, including high winds, can cause trees or debris to damage equipment. p-g-and-e's says power shutoffs help reduce the risk of wildfire from energized power lines. >> p-g-and-e's coworkers and p-g-and-e's meteorologi

northbound 880 at the alameda. this morning. and i do want to say that the traffic is going to be slow. you can see right now from our live picture, we have a crew on the scene that everyone is being narrowed down and taken off at the alameda. the crash is just above up ahead there, and this crash has been there for a bit, but no one is getting through. looks like one of the tow trucks is finally getting in to the closure there, so they've been waiting for evidence. tow trucks, and they've been waiting for just a bunch of things to happen here. so give yourself extra time. if you're trying to get to the airport, you may want to come from a different direction altogether. 649. let's bring roberto gonzalez back in with today's weather. such a busy day for you. >> yes, very busy start there. i saw a couple of accidents coming to work at o'dark hundred this morning. blamed the weather on that. although you will blame the weather later today. we're going to jump up a good 15 degrees in many locations. winds are 17 degre

it happened late last night at the alameda county vehicle storage yard. parking lot. the flames also spread to nearby vegetation. the firefighters put out those flames in about 20 minutes. the fire chief says this is the fourth suspicious fire in that storage yard in the last few months. >> a study of more than 1 million births found that black women are more likely to receive c-sections than their white counterparts. researchers found it may not always be medically necessary. ktvu tori gaines joins us now live to talk more about this research. tori. >> good morning pam. though becoming a parent can be a joyful time for some parents, welcoming a new bundle of joy could come with added risk. a new study released by the national bureau of economic research found that across a set of new jersey hospitals, healthy black mothers with unscheduled deliveries are 25% more likely to deliver by c-section than their non-hispanic counterparts. now, this study examined more than 1 million births across 68 new jersey hospitals and excuse me. economists found possible c

but not at that location. >> the city of alameda is engaged in a path that is destroying the historic character of alameda point and violating the 2014 environmental impact report, where they want to build their new food bank is on the site of a historic parking lot. >> the city attorney says the food bank project is supported by substantial environmental review. in a written statement, he says in part, quote, the city attorney's office will vigorously defend the city's proper approvals for the project. we look forward to swiftly dismissing this lawsuit so that this important project can move forward. >> we need the city's continued support and working with us to ensure that we're able to continue our services that we don't have to move out of this building until our new facility is completed. >> hardin plans to gather with supporters at city hall tomorrow night around 630, and speak at the city council meeting to let the public know about their plight and get support. opponents tell me they will also attend the meeting. >> mike amber lee live tonight in the newsroom. amber. thank you

we've got northbound sections of 8.80, blocked off there at the alameda on-ramp. there was a fatal accident occurred earlier this morning and they're still working to process that scene. so traffic is slowly moving on the far right hand lane. but only to get you to the alameda off-ramp, then they're taking you off the freeway altogether. so find another way through that portion of the south bay because that section northbound 8.80, is off limits to you right now. >> alright, 6.18, this morning and take a look at this. a laundromat in san jose is left happened friday morning at the wash and dry on tully and king roads. the driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, though some of the washing machines were damaged in glass was shattered all throughout the business. incredibly, no one was hurt inside. >> 6.19, is the time in state news. we've got governor newsom now rejecting several bills. some concern in car safety standards and the artificial intelligence industry. but he did approve a bill that will ban public schools from serving snacks with certain sy

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the alameda county sheriff's office has come under criticism for recent inmate deaths at the santa rital, and has been the focus of a federal investigation into mental health services at the jail. >> a statewide crackdown on retail crime appears to be having some success. the governor's office says. so far this year, california's organized retail crime task force has made more than 1000 arrests related to retail theft. authorities have also recovered $7.8 million worth of stolen goods this year. the task force has conducted 573 investigations already surpassing last year's total. >> gas prices are down across the country, but of course still high here in the bay area. and today in sacramento, the first of several public hearings got underway to discuss efforts to tackle gas prices. one plan would require oil companies to maintain a backup supply of gas. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has been following the story and is here with the details. suzanne. >> so the average price for a gallon of gas in the u.s. has dropped $0.20 in the last month, but not in california. in fact, prices

it is an accident that occurred northbound at the alameda off-ramp there. as you are making your way towards the 101 intersection right now. we do have all lanes closed as a result of this accident that looks like at around 4.30, this morning involved an overturned honda civic and then a motorcycle actually made a collision with that overturned vehicle. again, this is a fatality in northbound 8.80, from park. more to the intersection of 101, is closed right now as crews are out there assessing the damages and trying to get these routes cleared. our other spans. you already saw that the bridge, but the san mateo bridge as well as the richmond center fell on over to the golden gate are all moving along. just fine. no fog under spans and no backups just yet. all right, john, thank you so much for that. >> a boy in the south bay is celebrating a big milestone this morning. the young boy was born with a hole in his heart has come for us to resist. also reports that his parents wanted to share how a surgery with a special device allowed him to head to school like

this was the first time any team had played at the brand-new oakland, alameda county coliseum. raiders have been playing at a field near lake merritt that ceded 22,000 people at this game, they were 50,000 >> do you think of stadium? i think it's tremendous. about you, but a nice, beautiful. good with just one of the best stadiums. of them country around. far as i'm concerned, tremendous. you've got to be the greatest thing for opens every time. >> true that 2 years later in 1968, ba is would move from kansas city to oakland and share the coliseum with the raiders. the first is game at the coliseum was in april of 1968. all right. the harvest moon casting an eerie glow here. this is video from last night when that full moon also featured a partial eclipse. and if the clouds get out of the way tonight, cuyler we have another chance to see yet. not the eclipse part, but certainly the harvest moon will still leave pretty big. but yeah, we've kind of miss that eclipsing that part's over. and i think the clouds make a little tough. you're taking a live look here. >> from our mount ta

the project completely. ktvu. amber lee reports from alameda. alking with the executive executive director and a plaintiff in the lawsuit. >> we try to set it up as much like a grocery store as possible. >> teal hardin with the alameda food bank shows us what it looks like inside its current home in the old naval air station in alameda. there are shelves of food where clients can pick up what they need. >> everything is very, very expensive. >> deborah young's family is among the 1100. the food bank says it serves every week. >> it's for the community, for the people. >> but hardin says the food bank services may be disrupted. she says it's planned to move into a larger, safer location across the street by next year is in jeopardy, in part due to renovations that will not be completed until june. but the food bank is scheduled to vacate its current home by february. and now there is a lawsuit that could stop the project completely. >> that lawsuit could threaten to derail all of our plans. >> we are not against the food bank. >> todd hickman, one

the food bank is located on alameda point in a large hangar on the former naval air station. and part in says the new building would help them better serve the community. we don't have an indoor waiting area. we have customers who waited outside when it's hot when it's raining. it's the right answer for the developers. >> the wrong answer for the food bank and the people of alameda. todd hickman owns a winery in the area of the food bank on the former naval base is one of the lawsuit petitioners and says the city should have sold the food bank a better location down the road violates the law, violates equal the main problem. here is a city of alameda did not do proper environmsntal review. proper review of this project. they circumvented the law. this location is a parking lot store parking lot. the alameda city attorney released a statement to kron 4 saying in part, quote, the lawsuit targeting the alameda food bank is entirely without merit. >> the food bank project is supported by substantial environmental review and is situated in the location is zoned for its purpose. af

each week, the alameda food bank serves more than a thousand families on the island.heduled to move next summer to a bigger location right across the street. but a lawsuit may block that move. the lawsuit claims the cost of making that move is just too high and that it will destroy the historic nature of the neighborhood. >> the way that you're developing. the point is, is not only against sequa, but it's against human quality of life. >> and as we've seen, you know, small businesses and the necessary businesses such as the food bank, get the short end of the stick because they get given the scraps. >> now, the alameda city council took no action last night, but the city of alameda says it supports the plans to relocate the food bank. >> what are demonstrable risks in ai and what are the hypothetical risks i can't solve for everything? what can we solve for? >> governor newsom takes the stage at dreamforce and signs new rules into law, steering the future of artificial intelligence. what the guidelines could mean for that industry. then debating a plan that could rais

the case of mario gonzalez. he died in 2021 after a struggle with three alameda police officers. tomorrow, a judge could decide whether to throw the case out against those officers charged in his death. >> officers james fisher, cameron leahy and eric mckinley have each been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the in-custody death of mario gonzalez during a struggle near otis drive and park street. the officer's lawyers say the district attorney's office filed the charges at the last minute, and in doing so, filed the wrong documents. they're going to ask a judge tomorrow to throw out the case on the grounds that prosecutors missed the three year statute of limitations. now, the da's office insists there was no technical error, arguing the paperwork they did file a notice to appear instead of an arrest warrant should suffice. ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza says the da should have filed charges weeks ahead of the deadline. >> and that's why i say the big sin is waiting until the last minute for the statute of limitations to run. and most attorneys know, both in the civil w

the law. this location is a parking lot store parking lot. alamedased a statement to kron 4 saying in part, quote, the lawsuit targeting the alameda food bank is entirely without merit. >> the food bank project is supported by substantial environmental review and is situated in the location is zoned for its purpose. after the rally, people packed into the city council meeting to speak up for the food bank. hickman also spoke about why the lawsuit is needed and some in tears demanded it be dropped just so that you but would begrudge an agency that's helping people. the city attorney says he looks forward swiftly dismissing this lawsuit so that the project can move forward. i'm sara stinson reporting in alameda kron. 4 news. >> 904, is the time right now. and new this morning. some people are so confused between the airports in the bay area because that name change in oakland that now the city of san francisco is suing oakland. yeah, we've had some travelers arriving at the airport. they weren't expecting. so let's get more on this with kron four's mic

. >> problems for the alameda food bank. the lawsuit that could put the plans to help more people on hold the city hall insiders have a formula: grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. combs has been indicted on charges of federal sex trafficking and racketeering. he was arrested late last night in manhattan. it comes after the music mogul was hit with several sexual abuse lawsuits, as well as fbi raids in the past year. this morning, outside of the courthouse, diddy's lawyers said combs would plead not guilty. we're in san francisco this morning. several roads are closed this morning because of the beginning of the dreamforce 2024 tech conference. now

a lawsuit against the alameda food bank's new location might prevent them from feeding those that are in need, depending on how long that litigation last last night, dozens rallied outside city hall before the city council meeting all in support of the food bank. kron 4 sarah stinson has that story. >> dozens rallied outside alameda city hall tuesday night in support of the food bank after a lawsuit was filed by to our media residents against the nonprofits project to build a new location across the street. this should be supported 100%. the executive director to harden says litigation could get in the way of construction. it was a sequel lawsuit. >> and it basically claims that the city did not follow the proper procedures for approving our forever home project, which would notify our approval of our building it threatens to hold our bank is located on alameda d point in a large hangar on the former naval air station. and part in says the new building would help them better serve the community. we don't have an indoor waiting area. we have customers who waited outside when it's hot w

the law. this location is a parking lot store parking lot. alameday attorney released a statement to kron 4 saying in part, quote, the lawsuit targeting the alameda food bank is entirely without merit. >> the food bank project is supported by substantial environmental review situated in the location is zoned for its purpose. after the rally, people packed into the city council meeting to speak up for the food bank. hickman also spoke about why the lawsuit is needed and some in tears demanded it be dropped just so that you but would begrudge an agency that's helping people. the city attorney says he looks forward swiftly dismissing this lawsuit so that the project can move forward. i'm sara stinson reporting in alameda kron. 4 news. >> more than 100 racers who participated in the tough mudder race in sonoma county last year. not are now suing the race. organizers. the athletes say they have gotten since they competed. health officials say the rashes are often caused by a bacteria that lives in non drinkable water. sources that then gets into open woun

the sheriff's office and the city of alameda all found the officers were not criminally liable, but the alameda county coroner's office later ruled that the death was a homicide caused in part by the stress of the altercation. >> now to the latest from seven on your side investigates an antitrust lawsuit against luxury design designer hermes. didn't get very far in court today. you may remember back in april, we first told you about a proposed class action lawsuit that was filed in northern california. and today, abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow was in court following the latest developments inside u.s. district court in the northern district of california. >> judge james donato said he read a proposed class action antitrust lawsuit against luxury retailer hermes with interest, but that he was really struggling with why it was an antitrust injury. the lawsuit alleges hermes was tying the purchase of its popular birkin bags to the purchase of other ancillary products, like belts or scarves, saying that only once a consumer has a sufficient purchase history will they be offered the

the alameda food bank is entirely without merit. bank project is supported by substantial environmental review and is situated in the location is zoned for its purpose. after the rally, people packed into the city council meeting to speak up for the food bank. hickman also spoke about why the lawsuit is needed and some in tears demanded it be dropped. he said that he had no problem with food but it was a has starkel parking lot. so what's so important about a parking lot? >> the city attorney also says that looks forward to swiftly dismissing this lawsuit so that this project can get back on track. i'm sara stinson reporting live in alameda. back to you. >> sarah, thank you. today marks 2 months since governor gavin newsom sent additional chp officers to oakland to help with crime in that time period, the governor's offices says chp has made 329 arrests and seized 606 stolen vehicles. the state agency also seized 35 illegal guns off the streets just in the last 2 months and all the officers have been in oakland since february, makin

typically, the alameda county sheriff's office provides security. we did reach out to the district attorney, to pamela price and her office today. her office had no comment. >> well, the three alameda police officers charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of mario gonzalez are now trying to have their case dismissed over a technical error. the officer's lawyers say the alameda county district attorney's office filed the charges too late, and missed some key documents within a three year statute of limitations. it was april 2021 when gonzalez died in a high profile struggle with the three officers. da pamela price announced the charges in april of this year after her predecessor, nancy o'malley, declined to prosecute the officers. those officers pleaded not guilty. the da's office is not commenting on the issue. a hearing to determine whether the case can proceed is set for next friday. >> the san francisco police department is proposing a number of changes to the boundaries of its station districts. the police chief announced this proposa

the law. this location is a parking lot store parking lot. alamedatorney released a statement to kron 4 saying in part, quote, the lawsuit targeting the alameda food bank is entirely without merit. >> the food bank project is supported by substantial environmental review situated in the location is zoned for its purpose. after the rally, people packed into the city council meeting to speak up for the food bank. hickman also spoke about why the lawsuit is needed and some in tears demanded it be dropped just so that you but would begrudge an agency that's helping people. the city attorney says he looks forward swiftly dismissing this lawsuit so that the project can move forward. i'm sara stinson reporting in alameda kron. 4 news. >> still ahead, do you drink coffee in the morning? well, new research may have you making sure you don't miss yourfor your health this afternoon. new research finds people who drink one to 3 cups of coffee a day face a lower risk of developing diabetes, heart disease and other cardiometabolic conditions. scientists in china a

crew eight, which includes members of the alameda county fire department, was sent to fight the bridgefire burning in la and san bernardino counties. they got back just a couple of days ago. the bridge fire burned more than 80 homes and other buildings. but tonight it's 90% contained. joining us now is captain eric truax with the alameda county fire department, a supervisor for crew eight. captain, thanks for being with us. pretty, pretty remarkable. what you guys do not just here in alameda county, but elsewhere. how often do you get a call? your crew, get a call to travel. is this concerning? leaving alameda county short staffed at any point? yeah. you know, it's kind of what the master mutual aid plan within the state of itself. you know, we go to help out neighboring jurisdictions as much as they come to help out us. and although it does leave a hole in alameda county, you know, it's our obligation to protect the state when we do get called out for these larger fires, when we get to drawdown, it's just a resource and a numbers game of trying to get people plugged in to suppress the

that is the goal of a new farm being built on the alameda county fairgrounds. a groundbreaking was held today for the farm project. organizers say the project will create a working farm on the fairgrounds. it will include hands on experiences for students to learn more about growing crops, livestock and how agriculture ecosystems work. this area has a rich heritage of agriculture. unfortunately the urban population is becoming disconnected with their food source, so the reason for the education is to connect people with where their food and fiber comes from, so that when there is policies being made, they understand the ramifications of policy. crews are now building the safeway barn, which will house pigs and cows. it's expected to open by spring of 2025. that's that's great. you know, to be able to get out there and get your hands dirty. that's the best way to learn. it is hands on experience. sometimes you can have a stressful day and you get out in the garden and you just kind of forget about everything. feel so much better. our gardens, i mean, my garden is

the alameda food bank serves more than 1000 families on the city in the city each week, it was set to move to a larger, safer site across the street next summer, but a lawsuit could prevent that move. >> the way that you're developing the point is, is not only against sequa, but it's against human quality of life. >> and as we've seen, you know, small businesses and the necessary businesses such as the food bank, get the short end of the stick because they get given the scraps. >> no action was taken at tonight's city council meeting as it was not on the agenda, but the city of alameda says it does support the food bank project and does plan to defend proper city approvals for it. >> coming up, the u.s. denies any involvement in today's deadly. the fbi, searching the home of the suspect, denied bail and new york the federal char s. >> he ow the city hall insiders have a formula: grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in off

the law. this location is a parking lot store parking lot. alameda city attorney released a statement to kron 4 saying in part, quote, the lawsuit targeting the alameda food bank is entirely without merit. >> the food bank project is supported by substantial environmental review situated in the location is zoned for its purpose. after the rally, people packed into the city council meeting to speak up for the food bank. hickman also spoke about why the lawsuit is needed and some in tears demanded it be dropped just so that you but would begrudge an agency that's helping people. the city attorney says he looks forward to swiftly dismissing this lawsuit so that the project can move forward. i'm sara stinson reporting in alameda kron. 4 news. >> it's 10, 21 in the family that's moving leaving the bay area to move to florida is devastated because everything they own was stolen in oakland, then knelt and family had packed. all of the belongings you see here and more into a moving truck sunday night. >> monday morning it was gone. and now there's some thing

for more than three decades, the alameda county community food bank has been on a mission to ensure none in the community goes hungry. the organization distributes millions of meals every year, partnering with hundreds of food pantries, hot meal programs, seniors centers, and other nonprofits. they do such good work. joining us now, michael altfest from the alameda county community food bank. thanks for being here. thank you for having us. you've been doing this work a long time. more than a decade. and i'd like to know where do we stand in terms of need and in terms of giving? >> yeah. you know, a lot of people, the pandemic isn't that far in the rear view mirror. and that was a time where food banks really experienced the greatest need that we've all experienced, both here locally and nationwide. but amazingly, this last year that we just finished our fiscal year, a couple of months ago, it was the highest amount of food that we've ever distributed in the history of our food bank. almost 40 years. and as we are sitting here today, our food distribution is on pace to be even higher th

back in 2021, the alameda county district at the time declined to charge the officers. da pamela price revived the case shortly after taking office in 2023. then this past april, as i mentioned, prosecutors charged those officers with involuntary manslaughter. the defense attorneys believe the charges may have been rushed because price is facing a recall election this november. reporting live here in oakland. bob redell nbc, bay area news. certainly have an update to that later on in our evening newscast. bob, thank you. also breaking. officers have just arrested a cal fire apparatus engineer. he's accused of setting five fires, including the geysers fire just a few weeks ago, which burned in sonoma county. robert hernandez allegedly set these fires all while off duty. luckily, all fires burned less than one acre of land. this is an ongoing investigation. anyone with information is asked to call the cal fire enforcement officers. well, starting tonight, a potential weekend traffic nightmare for anyone needing to travel between the east bay and south bay. so in the past,

the project completely. ktvu is amber lee live tonight in alameda. ter visiting with the food bank and speaking with the executive director, as well as the plaintiff here in this lawsuit. amber >> mike, we're outside alameda city hall. this is where food bank workers and their supporters plan to gather tomorrow night. there is frustration that the project to build a new home may be delayed indefinitely. >> we try to set it up as much like a grocery store as possible. >> teal hardin with the alameda food bank shows us what it looks like inside its current home in the old naval air station in alameda. there are shelves of food where clients can pick up what they need. >> everything is very, very expensive. >> deborah young's family is among the 1100. the food bank says it serves every week. >> it's for the community, for the people. >> but hardin says the food bank services may be disrupted. she says it's planned to move into a larger, safer location across the street by next year is in jeopardy, in part due to renovations that will not be completed unt

anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the alameda county cold case homicide unit. you can remain anonymous. >> governor gavin newsom said today that the california highway patrol has arrested hundreds of people in oakland in the past two months as part of a partnership between the city and the chp. newsom's office says officers have arrested 329 people, recovered 606 stolen vehicles and seized 35 firearms during a two month period in february. governor newsom announced he would send chp officers to oakland for four months to help enforce laws about sideshows, carjacking and other criminal activity. since then, highway patrol officers have arrested 930 people, recovered 1800 stolen vehicles and 93 firearms. a fund raising effort is underway in the east bay after thousands of dollars in little league equipment was either stolen or destroyed in a fire. just as the fall ball season is about to begin. monday morning, people who live near san pablos davis park called police to report a storage container on fire. the san pablo baseball association says inside that contai

the excuses. >> time is running out for saint rose hospital in hayward. alameda county leaders say it's facing closure, but supporters say the hospital could stay open if a state bill passes allowing the alameda health system to acquire the hospital and absorb its loan debts. hayward mayor mark salinas says losing it one cut many in the community off from vital services for giving this loan. we'll clear the path for alameda health system to take it over. >> and begin relaunch saint rose hospital and start serving the next generation of hayward and hayward area children and families. >> the bill has already passed through the state legislature and awaits governor newsom signature to be signed into law. keeping an eye on wildfires burning across the state tonight. fire crews say they have finally gained the upper hand in battling the largest of the 3 wildfires burning in the state. the bridge fire in los angeles and san bernardino counties is now 3% contained. it has scorched 52,000 acres. flames have destroyed dozens of homes since it broke out on sunday. the caus

now, the college of alameda is men's basketball team. he was nicknamed the glove for his defensive style becoming the first point guard to win the nba defensive player of the year and is a 9 time nba all-star, the oakland native has been working extensively with eu sports for the past couple of years. and school officials are praising him for having a winning mentality. he says he'll hold players accountable and don't forget to we know his son very well. gary payton, the second gp 2 with the warriors. >> 6.40, right now and let's change in. look football. oh, my gosh. outside levi's stadium. everybody's very excited because tonight they're going to be gathering for the forty-niners big game taking on the jets first game of the season. it is. yeah. the areas expected to be awfully busy today. as you can imagine, there's going to be some street shut down in santa clara happening as early as one. 45 this afternoon. so lola games, not till 5.15. >> afternoon you're gonna feel the effect and you're also going to see the effects and we'll see h

the alameda county district attorney's office says the two allegedly stole over $100,000 worth of merchanse from home depot stores in heywood and newark between december of 2022 and march of 2023. >> new at 11 tenant activists in san francisco say funding for the city's emergency rental assistance program has drastically dropped, putting families on the brink of eviction. this program was launched in the wake of the pandemic to help tenants who were struggling to make rent. but advocates say the money has dwindled due to expiring covid funds. they are now calling on mayor breed to allocate more funding to keep the program alive and to minimize evictions in san francisco and oakland's red bay, coffee is filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to the san francisco chronicle, the business is facing expenses due to legal actions against it. >> the company's five coffee shops will remain open during the financial reorganization. >> 49ers, celebrating their first win of the regular season right here at home, beating the jets 3219 despite being without star running back christian mccaffrey aft

is engaged in a path that is destroying the historic character of alameda point and violating the 2014 environmental impact report, where they want to build their new food bank is on the site of a historic parking lot. >> we need the city's continued support and working with us to ensure that we're able to continue our services that we don't have to move out of this building until our new facility is completed. >> these plaintiffs claim that they support the food bank. they just want it somewhere else without in a place with no historic significance. the city told ktvu in a statement that the lawsuit is baseless and that the project meets all the proper approvals. well, people on both sides of the argument say they plan to speak on the issue at tonight's city council meeting in alameda that begins at 7:00. >> the city of berkeley has agreed to move forward with building affordable housing at a bart station in the city. the ashby bart station is located on adeline street, right across from the lifelong medical care center. the plan would turn the station into a community space,

the food bank is located on alameda point in a large hangar on the former naval air station. and part in says the new building would help them better serve the community. we don't have an indoor waiting area. we have customers who waited outside when it's hot when it's raining. it's the right answer for the developers. >> the wrong answer for the food bank and the people of alameda. todd hickman owns a winery in the area of the food bank on the former naval base is one of the lawsuit petitioners and says the city should have sold the food bank a better location down the road violates the law, violates equal the main problem. here is a city of alameda did not do proper environmental review. proper review of this project. they circumvented the law. this location is a parking lot city attorney released a a statement to kron 4 saying in part, quote, the lawsuit targeting the alameda food bank is entirely without merit. >> the food bank project is supported by substantial environmental review situated in the location is zoned for its purpose. after the rally, people packed into th

this is from the city of alameda's website. construction is not expected to start for another year and a half in 2026, but the city of alameda has been planning these road changes for years. it announced this week. the biden administration is giving them a $16 million grant to help with construction. the city of alameda has identified lincoln avenue and several intersections along it as a high injury corridor. when it comes to crashes, and says that something as simple as roundabouts can reduce severe injury crashes by nearly 80%. we talked to a couple of residents to get their thoughts. >> definitely is a safety issue. i mean, especially around schools, you know, people just need to be more conscientious. i think that it will be interesting because we don't have any roundabouts. >> the plan right now also includes putting lincoln avenue on a road diet. that means you reduce the number of lanes going across, so it would be reduced to three lanes instead of four, and there would be a center turning lane and bike lane as well. the

adjusting the stage orientation, and placing two stationary sound monitors in alameda. aches a certain level, it'll be reported to determine next steps. despite all the noise, she doesn't think it will have a long-term affect on the city. >> it's quiet living here most of the time, and it's safe. >> the festival starts at 1:00 p.m. on saturday and sunday. the city of alameda says organizers have agreed to wrap up the outdoor shows at 10:45 p.m. on sunday night. now, pro tip, there's a lot of concrete and asphalt out at portola. is it going to be hot? >> it'll be better over the weekend. so what makes this forecast so tricky, we had a big warm up today. going into the weekend, everybody is geared for it to stay like that, but it's not. then the real warm up will happen early next week. so we will talk about weekend, you bet, in a lot of detail here. but the first thing i want to do is go straight to the headline of this forecast. the weekend is not it. early next week is. so we have been visualizing temperatures across the bay this week on the virtual map. it's one thing

ktvu is james torres is joining us live now to tell us why some are blaming the alameda county district attorney's office about the situation. good morning. james. >> dave, good morning to you. well, defense attorneys for those three alameda police officers say the da's office waited too long to file those charges and even accuse their office of making some mistakes in that paperwork. we're talking about the case of mario gonzalez, who died more than three years ago. one autopsy report concluded his death. the result of asphyxiation. while the officers tried to take him into custody. body camera video showing the officers pinning gonzalez to the ground. he later died in the hospital. james fisher, cameron leahy and eric mckinley are facing charges of involuntary manslaughter. then district attorney nancy o'malley did not file the charges against the three. but now d.a. pamela price campaigned on getting justice for the family of mario gonzalez. legal experts say defense attorneys have a pretty good argument for them, and the judge could likely rule to dismiss those charges. >> they have

. >> the city of alameda has received 16 million dollars in federal grant money to enhance traffic safetylong a 3 mile stretch. the money is earmarked for projects along lincoln avenue. marshall weigh on pacific avenue. they include building a roundabout installing new pedestrian and bicycle signals and improving crosswalks bus stops and more. the work is expected to be done by 2027. the money came from the biden administration's safe streets for all program. all right. this year is $10,000 worth of material that was allegedly stolen from an oakland construction site in march. it was last friday that the original owner found his stolen tools on facebook marketplace in santa rosa. the owner arrange to falsely tried to buy the materials back at a local a shopping center with the help of sandra fell. police. 2 suspects arrested by officers when they showed up to try and sell those goods. and both have now been booked into the marion county jail. just in the santa clara medical examiner needs help finding the man skews me finding the family of a man found dead in july of 1994. the office has

now, the alameda county da at the time did not submit charges for the case., the da, pamela price, did submit one day before the three year deadline for the statute of limitations. gonzalez's mother was among a group of protesters this morning outside the courthouse. >> if they dismiss the case, the case of mario gonzalez are going to be, my heart broken and it's going to be something like a respectful, something like a don't respect the life, the human life, the human rights. you know, it's going to be like that. if they dismiss the case. >> the officers defense attorneys argue the case should be thrown out because prosecutors never filed an arrest warrant within the required three year time frame. the judge's ruling is expected before the next hearing set for october 11th. >> all of this, many people calling this year's dreamforce conference in san francisco a success. and as ktvu amber lee reports, salesforce ceo marc benioff says the event will continue to call the city home for the foreseeable future. >> dreamforce 2024 ended with a live music performanc

guadalupe del cristo martinez and carolina medina cortez have each been charged by the alameda county grand theft. thirumalai is grateful and realizes he could have done things differently at the bank. >> maybe i could have. i could not have depleted everything. i could have just got some of it, you know? but i got all of it because i wanted my wife to have choices. >> but he's glad he stopped by the post office first. >> on the flip side, i'm wondering what would have happened if he had gone home. >> police across the bay area have been warning of so-called follow home robberies, in which victims have been targeted after visiting banks or atms. now, i've learned the male suspect in this fremont case admitted to a similar car, break-in in los altos, in which the victim there also had visited a bank in fremont. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> a former resident of sonoma county has been arrested in idaho on charges of child sexual assault. the sonoma county sheriff's office says that richard leslie ward is suspected in a child molestation case in the 1990s. they say the victims came fo

the 50's to 60's right now. oakland at 60 degrees. alameda redwood city at 58 petaluma nevado in the mid 50's currently as we do move into the afternoon day time highs will rise into the 70's and 80's for most areas, a few low 90's. but hey, we can handle that after the heat that last week brought us what i mentioned, a few things in travel this morning. as you are getting out there, do expect some delays on bart. in fact, we do have 20 minute delays after an earlier unauthorized person ventured onto the tracks between the macarthur station in the 19th street station in oakland that has resulted in a lot of residual delays out there. so anticipate your bar travel may be taking a bit longer, especially in the east bay bay bridge. 21 minutes. this is actually an improvement from where we were earlier, the san mateo bridge at 31 right around the same time and taking you quite a long time to get across our longest bridge. the richmond center fell at 14 minutes while the golden gate not holding up at all. just a lot of fog as you make your crossin

they're on the move. alameda county firefighters received the call this afternoon to pack up and head off to southern california to help in the fire fight, and an oakland store clerk taking matters into her own hands when a burglar slammed a car into a gas station convenience store, she pulls out a gun and opens fire. >> no one was shot, but it's the latest incident in which a store owner carries a weapon to protect themselves and the business, and a large bust in san francisco. >> as businesses were caught running illegal gambling facilities, multiple people have now been arrested. san francisco police say it all happened in the tenderloin, and tonight we are learning how community members were able to tip off police and uncover this operation. >> ktvu is amber lee joins us live from the newsroom. and, amber, how did they do it? >> well, crystal police tell me they were tipped off by citizens about the illegal gambling operations. then officers with the narcotics division served search warrants with the help of