[roll call] clerk we have a quorum. Madam president , i want to make a couple of announcements. First, i want to let everybody know that closed session will not be heard today. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and given the Public Health recommendation issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health and that Governor Newsom and mayor breed have lifted on teleconference, this meeting is being televised on sfgovtv. Please note that there is a delay between live and what is being viewed on sfgtv. If you wish to make Public Comment on an item, dial 14156550001, meeting i. D. 1467101398, pound, pound. To raise your hand to speak, press star, three. Please limit your Public Comment to the item that is under consideration. Im going to ask the commission and staff to mute their microphones if they have not already done so. Madam president , your first order of business is to approve the minutes of the meeting of october 27, 2020. Commissioners, do i have any questions or discussion
Now 5 days away from the november 3rd election and kron 4 is your local election headquarters this election season. With a Record Number of people voting early this election season, there are already concerns tonight about missing ballots in the east bay, dozens of voters reported not receiving confirmation that their ballot was received by the Contra Costa County elections division. Kron fours justine waltman here now with details and whether or not foul play is believed to be involved justine. Well Contra Costa County has 37 drop off ballot boxes. But theres one question tonight, and thats the box thats right outside of Richmond City hall, dozens of voters say they dropped off their ballots there on october 12 and the county has not been able to confirm receipt of those ballots so theyre lost and the county doesnt know where they are tonight. The county is telling us this according to the Contra Costa County Elections Office the ballot box and Richmond City all has been inspected by
To below freezing conditions right now doubling youre sitting right at freezing at 32 degrees livermore 35 conquered at 39, but up in the north bay, some below freezing temperatures santa rosa and fairfield now each in the 20s with each city at 29 degrees. Napa and lean at 31 nevado in san anselmo each at 32 degrees right now so it is a cold start to this morning. As we mentioned you bundle up before you get out there robin great advice. Thank you john checking in on the traffic and we have a little bit of a line here squeezing into San Francisco were taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza where the backup stretches beyond the over crossing so pretty sluggish year coming in. Its completely normal so no crashes no stalls in the mix were doing fine at 11 minutes off to fremont street. But that number is going to go up down in the south bay traveling through san jose this morning keep in mind that a Police Investigation is underway. Mckee and capital a heavy Police Presence lanes
Conditions are expected to return in the next couple of days, heres a live look at downtown San Francisco right now. The windy weather is expected to return wednesday morning, causing increased fire danger. Good evening. Im ken wayne and im pam moore, lets get right to our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow with more on the dangerous winds expected in the days ahead lower, yeah guys historically this is that time of year right where weve seen some of though. Worst fires in the bay area because of those gusty winds and going to see that northerly wind really kicking in over the next 48 hours here right now were starting to see the effects as reaches way all the way to the surface but weve got nice clear skies in the San Francisco, no fog to speak of and just a beautiful weather outside now this ridge of High Pressure that city across the west coast, fairly flat right now you see a cold front up here in the gulf of alaska to watch happens here. This front is going to kick to the east be
Conditions heading our way law yeah, this historically one of the worst times a year we get those offshore winds. And the dangerous fire conditions of course for many folks looks beautiful down below like today, lots of sunshine and warm weather but watch what happens here, weve got a cold front that is moving over the top of this ridge once that moves on by High Pressure starts to build on the backside of that. And then here come those winds those dry northerly offshore winds developing and very gusty in spots, especially over the mountain tops but even in some of the urban areas youre going to feel the gusts down below so fire danger going to be running high as we head into the next few days right now we havent seen much in that offshore wind developing yet but not expected still sea breeze in the San Francisco on the west at 5, 6, in the pacific out of the west 9 in sfo, a west oakland of 5, but look at the north bay see sonoma now get a normally composed the wind at 17 Miles Per Ho