Use. Reporter they also weighed in on governor good afternoon newsoms plan to spend 750 million of taxpayer money to fix the states homeless crisis. Up for debate, the way in which the money will be distributed. Newsom wants to hand out the funds through regional administrators. Assembly member phil ting said adding another layer of bureaucracy doesnt add up. The dollars need to go where the responsibility lies. Those of us who are accountable should be able to get things done. Reporter state lawmakers will take the i didnt want from todays hearing as well as other subcommittee hearings to craft their own budget. The state budget is due by june 15th. In San Francisco, melissa colorado, nbc bay area. This impacts almost all of us. What do People Living here in the bay area think about the housing crisis . A new poll asked 500 San Francisco voters about life specifically in the city. 64 ranked homelessness as the top issue facing San Francisco. Nearly 80 said in order to combat homelessness, the city should build more homes even if it means congestion. While many people said they enjoy living in San Francisco, 52 think the city is getting worse overall. As you might expect, the gap between the socalled ands have andn haves and havenots have led to the highest level of income inequality in our history. Much of the wealth is tied up in housing. While the jobless rate here is at an alltime low, many of those jobs are in the high paying tech field which only widens the income gap further. So how do you bridge that gap . According to joint venture, lonely one way. Were asked every day what the solution is to the housing problem. Theres only one solution, to build more housing. Thats the solution. While joint venture admits there is new housing being built in silicon valley, they say Affordable Housing units made up only 17 of all the housing approved last year. There is Affordable Housing, but not necessarily here in the bay area. Every night this week weve been showing you what you can buy here compared to other cities. Okay, tonight, what does 1 million get you . Our business and tech reporter scott budman takes a Quick Real Estate tour. 1 million is what most people have to pay around here. And were talking finally about the average price in silicon valley, even more than 1 million. Were talking about big money wherever you live but you get a lot more away from the bay area than you do here. Tonight, were going to hit 1. 2 million. Its worth noting that thats the median price for a home here these days. In san jose, that means Something Like this, just sold, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, twocar garage. It doesnt look like much but its near the apple campus in case you work there. Its close to shopping. And there is a Homeowner Association fee of 300 a month. For comparison, two places weve seen people from the bay area move to recently, portland and austin. First to portland. This is what 1. 2 million gets you, a queen anne farmhouse, three stories tall in the trendy woodstock area of portland. Inside, five bedrooms, two baths, 5,000 square feet of space. As for austin, what can i tell you, you get a compound. Four bedrooms, 4,000 square feet inside. This house, check it out, has two master suites and four balconies. Again, all this for the cost of a median price of a home in silicon valley. Well continue these comparisons one more day, tomorrow night at 6 00 ill be back with what you get for 1. 4 million. Jessica . Its painful to see, thank you, scott. Living in your vehicle is the reality for some 10,000 people in the bay area. Alameda county has the highest number of People Living in their cars or rvs. Theres a new program to help people. Watch that story on our website, nbcbayarea. Com. Look at slash making it in the bay. The homeowner had no idea, a san jose man said he had two major leaks in his gas line, leaks that went undetected. He worries the entire complex may be vulnerable. Nbc bay areas Damian Trujillo joins us with the exclusive story. Reporter raj, this is the complex behind me. Neighbors fear this may not be an isolated incident. And the dirt, had they started digging up the dirt, all smelled like gas. Reporter these gas lines were corroded, filled with holes. This was very scary. I barbecue right there. That big hole is where one of the big gas leaks was. Reporter his biggest concern is he never smelled the gas. He knew there was a leak because the water heater went out and the plumber accidentally punched a hole. Pg es sensors alerted them to an underground leak. I didnt smell none that have gas. It was very scary, very dangerous. Nobody knew. Reporter we showed pg e these pictures. The utility says it looks like a developer or hoa issue. Pg e you do anyone who smells gas to call them for an an inspection. But this man says what happens when you cant smell the leak . He worries his neighbors may have the same issue and not know it. Roger castillo says now hes worried. He lives across the street and has seen a lot of pg e crews out here over the last couple of years. And i know somebody was reporting they smelled gas a couple of years ago, im like, oh. Reporter were still wait to go hear back from the hoa and the property manager. Pg e says they surveyed the area and found nothing unusual but that doesnt ease neighbors nerves. Check out oakland, sky ranger overhead as dozens and dozens of trucks lined up outside the gates. There was no work stoppage or machinery down. This long backup is typical on the day after a holiday. The port was closed yesterday for lincolns birthday. President ial candidates are focusing on california as super tuesday approaches and Bernie Sanders is taking on pg e. They have a long history of messing up the people they are supposed to be taking care of. Where are they when we need weapon . Pg e is caught in a death spiral. We need a sliver of optimism and faith. The new ad shows senator sanders walking through remains in the town of paradise. Toward the end of this ad, youll see sanders at a large rally as his plan to combat Climate Change is discussed. Pg e responds to this ad saying, quote, fighting Climate Change is bigger than politics, it requires a collective approach with all of us working together to limit and adapt to its impacts, in a way that leaves no one behind. Another city official now facing tough questions tonight in the widening Corruption Scandal in San Francisco. The public works director is already facing criminal charges. But now weve learned one of his assistants is being questioned as well. Investigative reporter Jaxon Van Derbeken has the story. Reporter ron alameda is the Deputy Director at San Franciscos department of public works, shown here addressing the board last year. Nbc bay areas Investigative Unit learned that he was called in to answer questions about this email. In it, alameda is giving instructions on where to send a check for a toy drive. A Major Construction can be, webcor, tells us they wrote the check at the request of alameda but the City Attorney contends the money didnt go to help kids, instead it funded a 30,000 Holiday Party for public works. Webcor is fully cooperating with the citys subpoena. Reporter hes the spokesman for webcor who has been involved in ongoing litigation. He told us the Public Works Department solicited donations for the last five years. And the company has given between 3,000 and 5,000 annually. Were very concerned that money that was intended to go to children was in some manner misused or misdirected without webcors knowledge. Reporter this City Attorney is investigating whether there was a larger scheme to funnel money to dpw or any other city agency. His office just subpoenaed four other private companies and three nonprofits, including the lef lef lefty odoul organization. Jaxon van derbeken, nbc bay area. Up next, uncooperative and swearing from the witness stand. The man accused of killing nia wilson on a b. A. R. T. Platform loses his cool during the murder trial. Mopeds are the new big thing and oakland is cashing in on all this. Im chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. That fog is back. You can see it here in San Francisco. Ill give you what you need to know for tomorrow morning because its going to get thicker. Well show you where it spreads, coming up in about eight minutes. As soon as i started talking about putting term limits on congress, washington insiders went crazy. They said term limits are bad, that theyll break government. What a joke congress is working fine for politicians and corporations, but its not doing anything for real people on climate, health care or gun safety. The only way we get new ideas is electing new people, including a president willing to shakeup washington. Im tom steyer and i approve this message. Another tense and highly emotional day in an east bay courtroom. The man accused of stabbing nia wilson to death on a b. A. R. T. Platform had to be removed from the court after an outburst. As you can imagine, frustration is mounting among wilsons friends and family. Nbc bay areas Christie Smith was in the courtroom. So what was that like, what happened . Reporter i tell you, you know, we spoke with nia wilsons sister afterwards and shes just not buying john lee cowells behavior in court. At one point prosecutors were trying to ask him questions and he became agitated and seemed like he didnt want to answer. Then they tried to show a tape and thats when the cursing started. It got hectic. Reporter thats how she described a tense morning in court. John lee cowell, the man accused of killing her sister nia wilson, was escorted out after just 15 minutes. Its just an act to me. Shes showing signs of manipulation. Resources during questioning he identified him in an image taken from surveillance cameras just before the 2018 attack on california b. A. R. T. Then cowell interrupted, asking what prosecutors were looking at, and he started cursing. He beat around the bush, and to me its no beating around the bush when you keep getting yourself caught up in your lies, your web of lies. Reporter deputies escorted him out. Hes accused of fatally stabbing nia wilson and fatally wounding her sister. He had long shown signs of Mental Illness and paranoia, and he talked of aliens and fake skin. Now his mother is saying his aliens held his grandma hostage. But she never said that in the testimony when the investigators came by. Reporter the aunt said she didnt think to mention it at the time but probably should have. He has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. This woman says shes nias friend and didnt believe what she heard today. She was just a great soul, she didnt deserve this. Reporter the session wrapped up today with testimony from a forensic psychologist. Everyone is due back in court next week. Live in oakland, Christie Smith, nbc bay area. Christie, thank you. Its the next big thing, creating a lot of headaches in oakland. A moped ride share business has joined the bike share and scooter program. The mopeds have racked up almost 13,000 bucks in parking fines. Nbc bay areas thom jensen joins us with more. Thom . Reporter thats right, raj. B. A. R. T. Says they havent had any parking issues with the mopeds. Thats not what we found at other parts of this neighborhood and other parts of the city, though. In red zones, in front of driveways, and in construction zones. Neighbors around lake merritt have taken note of the new mopeds around the city. A thousand of them on the streets since the second week of january. What weve noticed is sometimes theyre just strewn across the sidewalk. Reporter according to city parking data obtained by nbc bay area, rebel mopeds racked up 178 parking tickets in just its first three weeks of service. 123 in street cleaning zones. And another 32 in red zones. This woman says her neighborhood lost a lot of parking to ride share scooters and the mopeds make it even worse. I live in a very congested place, everyone parks here for ride share because its free meters at a certain point. Reporter on its mobile app and website, revel tells users to abide by local parking rules. Revels founder told nbc bay area, quote, riders can only park in legal spaces within the designated service area including in residential parking permit zones and at metered parking spaces. Riders are responsible for any parking tickets incurred within 24 hours of ending their ride. A thumbs up from an oakland bicycle commuter who sees the mopeds as another baby step towards reversing global warming. Yeah, im all for electronic and human powered. Reporter in oakland, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. Our dry cell is raising concern about drought and fire danger as well. We havent had a drop of rain in february. That dry patch could have unwelcome consequences. Parts of california are already in a moderate drought. Vegetation may be lush and green in some places but firefighters are still looking at the situation closely. Its still pretty high on the fuel. That leads us to believe that we dont have a really serious fire concern right now. The increased fire risk over the last several years is now prompting Contra Costa County fire to increase staffing. In fact 22 new recruits graduated from the fire academy this evening allowing for fourman crews on every engine. Thats a lot happening. And i know each little microclimate is probably a different forecast for firefighters in different part of the state. By sunday and monday well have elevated fire danger, were definitely monitoring that. We heard the drought numbers from jessica. As we take you to the map, it will help to give you a better fix on whats happening with it. Right now, 46. 15 of california remains abnormally dry. Thats this area in yellow thats starting to spread. But the new information today, 9. 54 of california is now in a moderate drought. You can see it there in that brown color. Basically the parts of the Central Valley from fresno. The rain season, down 4 to 7 3 4 inch. Sierra snowpack only 58 of normal. We definitely still have march and april to come and of course well be here to cover that for you. The top weather headlines today, i know you felt it if you stepped out the door, you thought you would be okay with an as long sleeved shirt, you were like, wait a minute, i have to get the jacket. It hasnt been this chilly in certainly over a week in the bay area. After recordsetting heat temperatures are down from 6 to 14 degrees colder right now. Look at the fog in the immediate coastline, continually moving in. That will have an impact tomorrow morning. We have that fog right near the coastline, north bay, also the east bay. A lot more widespread. Its going to be stubborn by 9 30 in the morning, still over San Francisco, parts of the north bay and also the east bay. By the afternoon we get that Sunshine Building back in. Well talk about the temperatures for tomorrow, and also that wind that will elevate our fire danger. Well give you a real close look at that to get you ready for the weekend, coming up in 25 minutes. Thanks, jeff. Up next, a dog stolen from a hair salon in the south bay, all caught on camera. Were going to hear from the dogs owner. Mike anyone hear the slogan, mike will get it done . ok, let me tell you what the it is. As mayor, i expanded healthcare coverage. As president , ill build on obamacare because healthcare is a right. I created nearly 500,000 jobs in new york city. As president , ill build an economy that delivers good jobs with higher wages. Ill take on the gun lobby and save lives. And i will stop trumps assault on womens reproductive rights. Ive got a record of doing things. Ive got the resources to take on this fight. As mayor, i held myself accountable for results. As president , ill offer common sense plans and i will get it done. So lets stay on the offensive, and lets win. Im Mike Bloomberg and i approve this message. Tiny homes or transitional housing, whichever term you use, has arrived in hayward for the working homeless. Four people that are very excited and who have been carefully screened moved in today. The 150 square foot houses were assembled by members of the hayward First Presbyterian church. The starting rent is 200 and will increase every four months. It will be returned to the people to use for their security deposits. A brazen theft caught on camera. A woman who owns a hair salon in san jose says a customer came in and stole her dog. Her name is anna guyen. Youre looking at surveillance video. A man came in apparently wanting a haircut. When no one was looking he grabbed her rare French Bulldog and rushed out the door. Hacci the dog was suddenly gone. I woke up this morning and said, wheres my dog . Reporter whats your thought that somebody would do this . I dont know. The suspect is a latino man. Ann nguyen and her family are offering a 1,000 reward. Quarterback activist Colin Kaepernick is publishing his own book. He hasnt played in four years. He filed a grievance against the nfl claiming team owners colluded to keep him out of the league. A settlement with the league was eventually reached. Kaepernick says hell write about this experience and what led to his activism. Prince harry and Meghan Markle were spotted at Stanford University yesterday. The couple visited the university to work on their new tha charity. The details of their new foundation havent been announced. This was a commercial for alaska airlines. Theres the royal family right there. Next, he says its making his job more difficult. The specific tweets the attorney general wishes the president didnt send. Imagine doubling your down payment on a house. That