westbound california street, there are a few stores that do have some pet food materials.ely drug stores and not focused on pet food material. the existing store front has been vacant and is a large spots suited for this business. -- large pet stores suited for this business. pet food express will fit in with the surrounding area. the commission found that food express is desirable for the neighborhood. it will require a little physical observations, provide on-site parking encourage and services not found in the area. i am available for questions. >> thank you very much. i wonder if you could comment on an issue we kept hearing from members of the community about, and that is the issue of the impact it would have on small pet stores within the vicinity, and there was an interesting statement made with respect to issue six, where your response, and i think it is on page 6 -- you indicated there are no other comparable pet food or supply stores, and you determine the proposed use would not have an unfair advantage, because they would not be in direct competition with them.

westbound 580. >> and union and government lawyers square off before california supreme court today to argue whether governor schwarzenegger is illegally forcing state workers to take unpaid days off. good wednesday morning, everyone. 5:29. thanks for joining us. a little drizzly out there. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. sunnyvale police are asking for the pubic lick's help asking to find him. a new police sketch. >> these fires have been getting bigger and bigger as the months go by. they're all happening in the area where i am. this is old san francisco road and south fair oaks. they've been happening in clusters, and they now have a sketch of a person they wanna talk to, a possible suspect. take a look at this man described as hispanic, around 20 years of age, perhaps 5-9 with a slender build. he was spotted running away from one of the fires. that's how they came up with that sketch. one of his fires was a pickup truck with a man still inside of it. police managed to rescue him. this could have been far worse than just an arson case. many apartment buildings down here in the arson area, pe

westbound bay bridge, that traffic moves well. at 5:30. back to dave and pam. >> there will be a new attempt to block california's first scheduled executionlmost five years, albert greenwood brown was convicted of raping and murdering a 15 year old girl almost 30 years ago. he is scheduled to be executed at san quintin's newly renovated death chamber at 12:01 a.m. wednesday. this morning brown's attorneys plan to begin their 11th hour appeal of that execution. >> even if the 9th circuit tries to stop it the u.s. supreme court may intervene and say the execution can go forward. >> now several complicated legal questions surround brown's scheduled execution, most involve the nationwide shortage of that drug used in lee that will injection cocktails. kraig debro will have more in our next half-hour. we will continue to follow this story throughout the morning, get updates by going to our channel 2 website, ktvu.com, click on the death row tab near the top of the page. >> the investigation continues into a deadly officer-involved shooting in san francisco. it happened yesterday morning at the granada residence hotel. when the officer contacte

california but it won't be the last. drivers can expect to see these expression lanes pop up all over first on 580 eastbound and then on 580 westboundhe following year. in fremont, jade hernandez. >>> 41,000 people are attending the oracle convention in san francisco this week. organizers have built a temporary mini stadium on treasure island and the black- eyed peas will perform this week. most of san francisco is packed with events, including all of the moscone center. >>> after the scandal at the southern california city of bell, state attorney general jerry brown is reviewing all local government salaries of more than $00,000. some of those -- $300,000. some of those are in the bay area, including san ramon city manager who nation nearly $360,000 a year while in nearby pleasanton that city managers makes about $150,000 less. livermore and danville, also make more than $00,000 a year -- $300,000 a year. >>> police are investigating a purse snatching accident. it happened to jean kwan. jean kwan was not hurt. her purse was found a few blocks later. >>> sunny skies after a cool and cloudy start around the bay. mark will have your f

westbound. still early for that to show up. expect that right around 5:00 and more folks hit the roadway and hit pittsburgh. back to you. >> the california public util y utilities commission is demanding pg&e test the lines for leak after an explosion in a san bruno neighborhood. this shows what it was like moments after the blast. the blast locked his house and he looked outside and saw this and could feel the heat of the flames. neighbors returned to 293 of the 377 homes in the suburb. over a 3 1/2 hour period yesterday afternoon. people in the remaining 84 homes have not been allowed to return. those homes were destroyed or have extensive damage or are close to the blast site. here are the latest numbers. the fire destroyed nearly 50 homes and damaged dozens of otherings. they are trying to confirm just how many people died. we know it's at least four. another four are missing. at least 60 are injured and some critically. the explosion blew a pipe up 28 feet long on to the street and created a crater 167 feet long, 26 feet wide. pg&e said a section of that same pipeline 2 1/2 miles north of the explosion site was set to be repaired in

california working again. welcome back to kron 4 morning news major cause box this morning carried bee. we are baco the macarthur maze on 580 westbound is the reason why. a disabled bus on the upper deck dropped its transmission. it took awhile to get the bus off the bridge. it's built fluid as it moved across this band of mostly it dumped transmission fluid inside the tunnel. in the right-hand lane. caltrans is sweeping it out they have the right lane shut down in order to do that. there was a report of an accident near that spill we did see a number of emergency vehicles rushing to that location. we are not sure about the crash. we are sure about the back up. it will get a lot worse before it gets better. don't be surprised if we see a back up around the corner on the seashore freeway as well as into the macarthur maze and affecting westbound 580 and even westbound 24. this could be a back up that stays with us through the morning. as well is interstate 580 in the westbound direction. the left lane has been shut down since 3:00 a.m. when a big rig hit the center divider divider they cleared the big gray but the fuel spill back thin

california but it won't be the last. >> drivers can express to see these express lanes pop up all over first on 580 eastbound and then 580 westbound, the following year. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> hewlett-packard settled its lawsuit against mark hurd which sought to prevent him from taking a job at rival oracle. hp claimed that would reveal secrets to oracle. hp didn't reveal details of the settlement but said it's committed to continue its ongoing partnership with or cau kell -- oracle. >>> there is a six-day conference at the moscone center that's closed streets. >> we love hosting this in san francisco. they are so supportive of having oracle open. every time we grow, we are able too expand our footprint within the city. >> there's also a venue on treasure island for a musical event for wednesday headlined by the black-eyed peas, steve miller. >>> boy, those people were getting some great weather. the views were phenomenal? >> it really feels like fall out there. therethere is a lot of moisture leftover for the weekend. the sprinkles did occur, drizzle along the coast, actually some rain up in santa rosa. now we'r

westbound 580 as you make your way out of the altamont pass. eric, kristen. >> frances, thanks a lot. it's now 6:10. still ahead, the federal law that californiaducators are now broken. >> the program targeting illegal immigrants that the bay area's biggest county will consider [ femalennouncer ] it's never been easier to bring the family together on sunday mornings than with the warmth and aroma of freshly baked pills. [ wink! ] [ wink! ] ♪ layers of brnie and caramel, dipped in chocolate ready to eat sweet moments new from pillsbury. in the refrigerated section >>> good morning. it's 6:13. what a gorgeous look out there on the bay and the bay bridge. you can see no clouds out there this morning. and that means it's gonna be another scorcher for us. get the a. c.'s ready as temperatures will hit 100 in lots of places. mike will have details on when relief is coming coming up. >> in the news, the santa clara county board of supervisors is expected to vote today to opt out of a controversial federal fingerprinting program. the secure communities program requires fingerprints of those arrested to be sent to the department of homeland securities

westbound and eastbound off to a nice start. at 5:59, back to dave and pam. >> thank you, sal. >>> there is a new effort this morning to block california's first execution in nearly five years. convicted rapist and murderer albert greenwood brown is set to die at 12:01 a.m. wednesday in san quinton's newly renovated death chamber. kraig debro is outside the prison with an update on the case. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, pam. >>> the condemned man has filed an appeal with the 9th u.s. circuit court of appeals in san francisco but it appears only the prison can actually -- if the 9th circuit u.s. court doesn't grant -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: -- only then. the condemned man is albert green woofed brown. he was sentenced to death in 1982 for the rape and murder of a 15-year-old riverside, california, girl. this morning attorneys speaking for brown will ask a marin superior court to stay the execution. they say changes to the lethal injection protocol are minor and that the judge that allowed it to go forward doesn't respond correctly or allow public commentment yesterday he missed a deadline to choose between a one drug execution and a three dr

california. >> reporter: coming up i will show you how president obama is reacting to the iranian president's claim that america was behind the 9/11 attacks. >> good morning, westbound highway 4 traffic does look good. we will tell you more about the contra costa commute coming up when it comes to veterans, no one fights harder than jerry mcnerney. when some vets were forced to travel hours for care, mcnerney fought for a new v.a. medical facility, and won. mcnerney took on washington gridlock, to improve care for vets with traumatic brain injuries. his plan became law. that's why vfw state commander dave norris endorsed mcnerney. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i'm honored to approve this message. thanks, dad. >>> welcome back. a federal judge will rule to lift a moratorium on executions in california. it was banned after lethal injections were ruled cruel and unusual punishment but the state has upgraded its death champ bier and retrained its staff and is ready for executions to resume. >> president obama is wrapping up a three day visit to the united nations today. the president, along with many other world leaders, is condemning controversial statements by iran's presid

make your way to those big gates and had westbound but of that traffic is moving fine, we do when advisor of a strong wind advisory there was issued by the californiatrol, the aware of your speeds as you make your way across the upper deck. dry times are not being affected. nine minutes in the foot of the macarthur maze as your perch fremont, the guardian is a bridge on the rocking in the the team manager. san mateo bridge, no problems, telling its side and the commute direction towards foster city camera shaking around because it is a little windy, no problems to report in either direction. surely the golden gate, nice, quiet ride just a few cars headed in the southbound direction novato and to san francisco about a 22 minute trip. wrapping up here with a quick shot of the upper east shore for you like westbound 80 moving really well, a bit more company that was signed some of our other road race but still pretty easy conditions your ride coming just as golden gate to downtown san francisco clocking in at 15 minutes. james. >> thank you. some of the stories you're falling free this morning ac transit has announced that it is going to the clipper s

california working again. >>> good morning. a live look at the san mateo bridge. you can't tell because it's drizzly out there, right, tracy? we cannot even see westbound 92 traffic. so obviously this is going to be the day to leave a little extra time. be careful on the roads. we have gotten several accidents out there. let's go out to livermore. there was an early-morning accident involving a big rig that spilled fuel. it's taking a while to clean up. the big rig is gone out of lanes. but the left lane is blocked so crews can clean up the fuel spill. this is westbound 80 at airway boulevard. traffic is jammed backed up to vasco road. so yeah, you're looking at a 22- minute drive time out of the altamont pass towards the dublin interchange. this is a new accident in oakland, westbound 580 approaching 80. we haven't seen any slowing there. but now we got word of some debris in lanes on westbound 80 down the eastshore freeway past ashby. and apparently six cars are right now on the right shoulder with flat tires. sounds like a piece of metal. watch out for that. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. wednesday

california but it probably won't be the last. >> there will be more carpool express lanes coming. 580 eastbound, next year, 580 westbound the nearay 237 with highway 880. the drivers have to get used to it. that is something that drivers will be very used to very soon. new sensors will be able to charge the drivers. you can use the rain for -- lane for free but if you have a sensor, you have to put it away or you will becharged. the three entrances into this lane are located at highway 84, just past washington boulevard and south of auto mall parkway where we're live this morning. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and later this morning local officials will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on a major interchange project in castro valley. it's a $30 million project that added new ramps and other improvements to the interchange at 580 and redwood road. this will reduce congestion. the ceremony is at 1:00 this afternoon. >>> we want to check in again with sal castanedo. sal, i drive through castro valley a couple of times a week. it's so much better now that they've widen thed freeway. >> yeah. that used to be

westbound 80 heading towards the bay bridge. it's fine on 580 and 880 as well right now. eric, kristen. >> frances, thank you very much. it's 6:09. >> investigators uncover a very troubling link in california'satal whooping cough cases. >> also... >> the police shooting protest that turned into a near riot overnight in the southland. >> and something more than baby sounds are coming from those baby monitors. why dozens of local utility cucucucucucucucucucucucucucucucu ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ >>> good morning, everyone. 6:13 on the abc morning news. a live look at mount diablo there. is that mist in front of mount diablo there? that's what mike's talking about, a cooloff. more coming up. >> more news. los angeles police in riot gear are on alert after hundreds of prote protestored gathered to express outrage by a guatemala man shot and killed by chp officers sunday. >> that was a bottle breaking when the protest escalated and people started throwing bottles and plastic crates at police last night. the demonstration began yesterday afternoon when they marched between the

westbound from her to burke. this is where traffic looks like rain [ male announcer ] barbara boxer. she fought to get our veterans the first full combat care center in californiahool law is keeping a million kids off the street and out of gangs. and she's fighting every day to create new jobs. i'm working to make california the leader in clean energy. to jump-start our small businesses with tax credits and loans to create thousands more california jobs. i'm barbara boxer, and i approve this message... because i want to see the words made in america again. in a real impact, for 30 a.m. foggy san francisco this is where looks like from our rooftop camera school morning star wednesday. morning louisa. >> good morning. the fog is selling in you can see overcast conditions sitting over james lick. one of clara cover it is to be another day with of power into the afternoon we're going to see this temperatures soared to warm up and get a little breezy as we head into the afternoon there is a chance of rain in our forecast we will get to that in a few minutes first a look at your far tracker you can see its version of a long one no one from senate fell into petaluma a

california. he had a surplus when he took office and a deficit when he left. he doesn't tell the people the truth. good morning, traffic hot spot now on 92 westbound in the left lane. look at the yellow and red traffic pretty slow and go also affecting 101 in both directions. get a good look at the bridge where traffic is starting to build on the right hand side of your screen. southbound 880 has been a struggle all morning. you're seeing some delays. and the bay bridge is still backed up into the mays. that's traffic. let's check weather. >> thanks. plenty of clouds out there, we also still have delays, our forecast for today, todays highs out to tuesday. temperatures along the coastline, mid-60s with sunshine. up to the mid-80s inland. thursday and friday things don't change too much. but take a look at that weekend. that is a chance of showers, a small chance, cloudy conditions and cooler temperatures expected for the weekend. ,,,, as governor, he cut waste got rid of the mansion and the limo budgets were balanced. $4 billion in tax cuts. world class schools and universities. clean energy promoted. 1.9 million new jobs created. california was w

california. he had a surplus when he took office and a deficit when he left. he doesn't tell the people the truth. >>> good morning. highway 4 reports of an accident westbound on the right shoulder. slow any way in pockets. you can see 16 miles per hour through antioch and again as you head through the pittsburg area. westbound 580 pretty much the same here. backed up all the way to 205. slow and go through the altamont pass. pockets of slowing approaching 680, as well. still dealing with a trouble spot in san jose. almaden expressway is closed between harry and via valiente. this is due to a fatal accident. again, that area will be shut down for most of the morning. you can see south bay busy anyway on northbound 280 and northbound guadalupe parkway. that's a check of your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >>> hey, thanks, gianna. forecast for this morning, expecting quite a bit of clouds out there. here's a look from our mount vaca cam where we have sunshine under way. yeah. sunshine for now. here's a look at our seven-day forecast. lower 60s expected today along the coastline with clouds. a mix of sun and clouds around the bay with highs in the u

east parking lot, checking with the california highway patrol there are some reports of the possibility of police action on the upper deck that might affect the westboundere's nothing evident by the traffic flow it appears to be moving >> >> here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. the weather stays cool, warming up slightly to the weekend. we may get of these seven my saturday in an equilibrium back down again the warming trend is not last very long or back and the ladies inland with temperatures around the bay in the mid-60s. much more on weather, traffic coming out. >> for the third day in narroa , we have video from los angeles where protesters are setting fires yesterday's l.a.'s police trees and owners of businesses met with president they were booed, heckled. the protesters and the protests were triggered by the police shooting of an immigrant who police say had threatened someone with a knife and lunch at police. we're going to take a quick break there is some breaking news crossing wires i ron is saying it will release one of those three jailed americans this coming saturday. one of three, we do not know which one we're waiting for more in

california jobs. i'm barbara boxer, and i approve this message... because i want to see the words made in america again. we continue to attract major hotspot affecting your ride westboundterstate 80 even been a nemesis of northbound. slow cycling of the metering lights is the real culprit this back up reaches all the way to 24880 reaches all way to the diamond lane split the only real place that we've seen any improvement is on the lower east shore freeway it is no wonder backed up through the ride on berkeley. but in the west are direction, 24 is still slow coming down the hill from the caldecott 580 is still backed up into the maze though not all the way to do for an here is the slow traffic from the diamond in split on 80 northbound. 80 itself is a hot spot for the right through downtown oakland typically slow here in the northbound direction. and the rest of the ride your hayward, cells found the fremont, milpitas with that is plenty of slowing traffic even the northbound ride is backed up towards union city and the sun ride remains heavy through union city and york all the way down into milpitas for the southbound 80 ride. and improvement no longer hotspot marin c