Feeling like you cannot open the door to a stranger without it being a potential person coming after you. Reporter the mayor wanted to continue the contract with vigilant. He did not have enough votes. He doesnt think ice can access the Police Departments plate readers. He speaks to us via face time from a mayors conference in hawaii. Im frustrated with everybody. Im frustrated with activist groups to make a big deal about this. Im frustrated with the police chief for not following the rules. Reporter the police chief should look for a different vendor sooner. They cant use the license plate readers for the next 3 to 6 months until they can find a new company. Right now we are getting live images of smoke from a fire in san jose billowing over 101 near mckee road. We learned the fire is coming from a one alarmed the spark in the city of san jose soviets service yard on mayberry road. No word on a cause. We are hearing the smoke is coming from piles of garbage and wooden pallet. Larry baer is returning to the team after serving a three month suspension. Baseball commissioner suspended him without pay after he got into a very public altercation with his wife. It was captured on video. The giant say he is coming back on tuesday. While keeping the title of ceo he will have less power. Because rob dean will continue as the teams control person. He took over as interim ceo while larry baer was gone. The giants tweeted larry has participated in a regular Counseling Program and has recommitted himself to the organization. As he transitions back into his role with the giants he will initially focus on reconnecting with the employees and receiving updates on all aspects of the organization. A live look at civic center plaza. One of the central locations for this weekends pride celebration. Earlier today we saw thousands of people dressed up enjoying the sunshine and the music. In a celebration that included more than 20 stages and venues. And donations raised will go to more than 60 local nonprofits. Attendees say it is about fun love and pride. You can be with people from all different walks of life. Everyone is truly themselves here. Everyone accepts everyone. There is no judging at all. It gives people a chance to have an open mind and let everybody know it is okay to be whatever you are. A hotspot San Francisco delors part. We saw hundreds of people lounging in the sun. A lot of them took part in the annual march and rally the started an hour ago. As for whether for the big march tomorrow it is looking pretty good. Mild weather is highpressure is over the west coast. Temperatures about the same tomorrow as today. It will be sunny and mild. Temperatures very nice for the pride parade. 66 degrees. After some morning clouds we are going to be looking at the sun coming out. A complete forecast for you in just a few minutes. It wouldnt be pride in San Francisco without the pink triangle. Volunteers arrived by dawn to help install the iconic symbol atop twin peaks. The triangle once was used as a symbol to persecute. It is now an unapologetic symbol of San Franciscos pride celebration. For many it is particularly meaningful on what is the 50th anniversary of the stonewall riots in new york. When i see the symbol i think of all the people who went through the difficulties before i was able to enjoy the freedom that i do today. It is so much humility and respect for those people. An appreciation for what they have done. The triangle will remain atop twin peaks until tomorrow. Kpix 5 has you covered this weekend. With an exclusive live stream of the pride parade starting tomorrow morning at 10 30 am kpix. Com. 4 july approaches Contra Costa County is hosting a Fireworks Takeback Program for the first time. Two weeks after fire crews blamed illegal fireworks for sparking a fire in antioch. And to prevent it from happening again the county said you can drop off illegal fireworks this weekend no questions asked. You can face a misdemeanor or felony charge depending on what youre caught with. It gives you the opportunity to bring them in. Take them off your hands. Reporter there holding drop off events in oakland oakley Discovery Bay and brentwood. The east contra costa valley Fire Prevention district will accept fireworks. Until the fourth. If you thought last years deadly fires in california were bad we have some sobering news. Experts are warning we should expect even more fires this year. Greg with what is behind the dire warning and what firefighters say needs to be done. We have done our refresher drill. Folks go out and get their hands check all their equipment. Practice those evolutions. For grass fires and wildland activity. Reporter urban Fire Departments are expected to be busy this fire season. These trainees are expected to be ready for the front lines this august. About the time fire season heats up. Even though it is wildland fire Season Department will be called upon to help other departments and agencies in need. We are at any moment ready to assist any state or local government system that needs our help. If the call for help comes we are ready. Reporter officials gathered in Southern California this afternoon to share how they are preparing for an expected the season. July 1 the entire state 343 engines. We have a large amount of aircraft that is covered. We have helicopters but we are receiving new helicopters coming through the end of the year. Reporter to prepare for a potential doubling in the number of grass fire acreage. With the most dangerous time expected between october and december. These fires are growing exponentially. They are requiring more resources. Reporter to prevent fires like this even urban districts will be throwing many resources at small grass fires to ensure they dont get out of control. All Fire Departments from our experiences other fires have learned you need to frontload the resources early to get ahead of these types of fires. Another thing the state is doing to repair prepare is hiring more people to help out during and after a disaster. New developments on that fire that really damage a condo complex construction site in santa clara yesterday. El camino riau has now reopened. Fire crews have cleared out the 56 unit property and turned it over to the owner. Investigators will interview workers and to review footage and images to try to establish a timeline. For when the fire started. Anybody with information about that should contact the santa clara fire department. Group of Animal Rights activists protested at the Alameda County fair calling for an end to horseracing. After 30 horses died at santa anita racetrack in Southern California since december 30th. Katie nelson has the latest from pleasanton. Reporter protesters spent hours at the main gates of the county fair today. Asking people not to attend the horse races. But for those involved with the industry they say it is not the answer. Thank you for not bedding today on horses. Horses die on this racetrack because of our beds. Reporter she is part of the group horseracing wrongs. Horseracing kills horses. Reporter they help signs and handed out flyers as people went into the Alameda County fair. These people are making money off the suffering and cruelty and death of horses. Reporter those involved in the industry say that simply isnt true. Swimming these horses are cared for so well. We dont do this to make money. Many body in the business will tell you that. You do it because you love it. It is your passion. Reporter horseracing in california is facing scrutiny. After 30 horses died at santa anita in Southern California in the last months. Governor newsom signed a new bill on wednesday giving the states racing board more enforcement power when it comes to safety issues. There is fingerpointing and the Industry Needs to take responsibility. Medication whips and taking care of these horses and make sure that racing surface is excellent. Reporter the executive director of racing at the county fairs in california. He said the controversy has helped to bring about needed reforms and allowable medications. And also how jockeys can use whips during races. He also said the sudden spike in the number of fatalities seems to be limited to santa anita. And could be a problem with the track itself due to the record amount of rain this winter. The water goes down there and you start to get breaks in the bays. Once you do that it is like you running down the street with potholes. If you hit a pothole you will break you rake your ankle. Reporter fans say the health of the horses should always come first. Trainers are running the horses. Who are not 100 sound. That is not good for races. The animals are the fans. I dont think wiping out horseracing is the answer. Reporter the horse races continue at the county fairs. Through the end of august. Those in charge of racing say due to the low number of injuries and fatalities they are not making any changes. The executive director of horseracing at the county fairs claims their tracks have some of the best safety records in the state. They also say there have been no thoroughbred race fatalities in the past two years. Coming up a plane stolen. Out of the Santa Cruz County airport. How thieves manage to pull off the heist. A piece of evidence left behind that could lead to an arrest. Offduty cops and retired firefighter happened to be at the right place at the right time. And how lucky they were to save their neighborhood and a dog. Inside a burning home. The man who broke into the Governors Mansion. He said the fight off mountain lions. The mental breakdown that led to the bizarre crime and a Second Chance he will get. In Castro ValleyGood Samaritans jumped into action to help their neighbors escape on their burning home last night. This in incredible story. They happen to be in two off Duty Officers and a retired fire captain. Tried pounding on the door to wake up the residence but there was no answer. One of the offices that the genius idea to throw a flowerpot through a window to wake them up. And it worked. The residents and their scared dog all make it out okay. Fire started in the garage. No word on the cause. How do you steal a plane . That is what investigators try to figure out at the watsonville municipal airport. Based on Surveillance Footage the single engine plane was stolen wednesday night. The owner of an Airport Restaurant thinks the suspect could be somebody with prior knowledge about the plane. Pulling any flatbed truck and thinking about lifting a plane onto a flatbed and then driving it out its really almost inconceivable. Llc based in santa cruz is the planes registered owner. The fbi and the faa have called been called in to try to solve the mystery. The Story Made National Headlines last year. It was so bizarre. A homeless man forced his way into the Governors Mansion because he thought wild animals were attacking. If youre wondering whatever happened and that strange case we will tell you. George warren brings us the surprising answer tonight. Reporter 52yearold Stephen Sealey has been in and out of prison for most of his adult life. He said he never really understood why it kept happening. I have been mentally ill my whole life. I have not had any idea. I thought i was a troublemaker. Reporter and notorious Mental Health breakdown a year ago has sealey facing three more years in prison. To give you an idea of where his mind was in april 2018 we have come here to the historic Governors Mansion. Sealey homeless had been squatting at a boarded up motel under renovation across the street. His mind convinced him the governor and his wife were being threatened by mountain lions. So he found a way into the mansion. Upon going into the Governors Mansion i realized the mountain lions are right on top of me. Reporter he dove through a second floor window on his way out. And nearly bled to death in a severed artery. But this time for the first time the Justice System recognized this Stephen Sealey needs help. Not prison. They have to be in the court for at least a year. If they get through the program they graduate. And their cases most of the time get dismissed. Reporter judge Lawrence Brown overseas 140 active cases in Mental Health court. The last time i saw you you were there. You look better there. You are our poster child young man. Reporter sealey graduated from Mental Health court this week. The case is dismissed. Reporter with his schizophrenia finally under control he is living by himself for the first time ever. Who would have guessed the bizarre incident at the Governors Mansion could turn out so well . This mans life is just beginning at age 52. Some of the top people in the local Justice System were at the graduation this week because given sealeys background there was no guarantee he would make it all the way through the program. Now and the weather department. An encore performance on the way for the bay area. We have blue skies today. High clouds up top. It wont be different tomorrow. Low clouds that will move in along the shoreline tonight. We have a look at the single anchor suspension portion of the new part of the bay bridge. The skyway to the left. The numbers as we look over at the city of San Francisco right now. Still 83 in concorde. Warm in the east bay. New the shoreline not nearly as warm. The to San Francisco. San jose 73. In santa rosa tonight it is 81 degrees. 60 to San Francisco. High pressure is of the west coast. If you high clouds floating in in the upper level low the cool things down this week. Thursday the numbers failed. It will still be warm tomorrow inland. The numbers dont change much until we get the end of the upcoming week around the fourth it will begin to warm up. The future kass shows the usual night and Early Morning low clouds packed the shoreline. High clouds passing overhead. Jupiter will be up just after sunset tonight. The gleaming yellow stars the planet and the biggest one we know of. Starry skies tonight. Lows in the 50s. 80s and lynn tomorrow. A warming trend will be due in later in the week. In the meantime more of the same pretty much. San francisco taking on the diamondbacks first pitch tomorrow 1 05 pm. It will be sunny and mild. Mild does it as well for the starting grover festival. 65. There is a lot going on in San Francisco tomorrow. The starting grover festival. Alameda county fair at pleasanton. Sunny and about 83. Back in the city the pride celebration at the civic center 67 degrees. Separate from the march tomorrow. The earthquakes taking on the galaxy and 11 minutes. It should be about 73 degrees. It is 73 degrees in san jose. Beautifully forecast. 49 santa rosa. 50 napa. 52 livermore. The sun up tomorrow nine minutes before 6 pm. Which is close to average. Concorde right on cue 84. The average for this time of year. San jose at 80. Oakland 72. Down on the south bay tomorrow mostly sunny. High clouds and temperatures will be in the upper 70s and low 80s. If youre close to the east bay shoreline will only be in the 70s. You get over the calaveras fault which parallel 680 and it will be 85 degrees at Pleasant Hill. 82 walnut creek. 81 livermore. 85 fairfield. In the north bay chile toward the coastline. They go basic before. 82 santa rosa. 78 petaluma. Can feel 78. In richmond 69 degrees. Up in ukiah middle 80s. Extended forecast we will go usual low clouds in the morning. Sunshine emerging midmorning. Temperatures will be in the low 80s and lynn. It warms up on monday and cools down tuesday. Up and down. By the time we get to the end of the week numbers begin to push toward 90 degrees. Fourth of july thursday night looks typical. It will be touch and go for fireworks with the usual low clouds. For us tomorrow mighty nice. That is weather. Just imagine dollar bills being tossed around. That is what the nba teams will be doing tomorrow. It is the eve of free agency. How much paper cabbage with the warriors throughout throughout . Will kevin durant once again be enticed to remain with the warriors . The latest coming up next. Many People Living with diabetes monitor their blood glucose every day. Which means they have to stop. And stick their fingers. Repeatedly. Today, lifechanging technology from abbott makes osblacucosvels. Without drawing a drop of blood, again and again. The most personal technology, is technology with the power to change your life. Life. To the fullest. Nba up top. For most of his business not personal. For some it is both. Sunny about 3 01 pm to seven Day Free Agency period opens. Sunday. A lot of moves are expected. Will kevin durant dance like this after he signs his next deal . Probably not he is hurt. Biggest name on the market will meet with the warriors clippers nics and Brooklyn Nets before making a decision on what team he will play for next. The athletic is reporting steffan curry would be part of the recruiting process. They soon will meet in new york. Katie is expected to miss all of next season after he tore his right achilles tendon. In game five of the nba finals. Warriors play except to agree a maximum contract of