Two. Garcia is off today im pam clark. Nd good morning im dave its wednesday, march 13th. Its the hump day pass. n yes it is. Were there middle of the week. Sounds windy. Some changes in the weather. Lets check in with steve. Not too bad its way for tonight. We have mostly clear skies out there. Still some high clouds coming down, but theyll clear out over the course of the day. And then the wind will pick up. 39 livermore. There are many upper 30s here. ulow 40s for some, but its going to be more about the wind picking up and still some m the north. That effect, though, is going to be tonight, this afternoon, tonight when that wind kicks in and its a north northeast breeze. So north and east bay hills marin range, Santa Cruz Mountains look to be taking, if you will, the brunt of some of these. Maybe gusts 4050 to 60mph. So to change is on the way. Mostly clear, partly sunny this morning here, but there will be a lot more sun. But the wind will be the big factor by tonight. 60s on the temps. Warmeruweather kicks in more so tomorrow. All right. Sal is here at 7 00 on a wednesday morning to tell us what . Well, you know, things are getting a little more crowded out there. And obviously were going to go right to the bay bridge. I want to show you the traffic is moving along pretty well. If you are driving at the bay bridge toll plaza, there have been no major issues here right now, traffic is moving along relatively well, you know, for the time of the morning, it is. You can see that interstate 880 is also looking good, but things are getting a little bit we havent had any big problems here. But i do see more people joining us for the commute. uwe have another update, by the way, inujust a few minutes. But now at 701, lets get right back to the headlines. Thank you sal. This morning, peoples park in berkeley is back in the headlines. The California Supreme Court will hear arguments over uc berkeleys plans to build Student Housing on the site. Ktvu Bailey Ocarroll joins us now from berkeley with more details. Bailey sp good morning, pam, califora Supreme Court is expected to a little less than a month away now. So we are here outside of peoples park, which has been closed since all of this kind of hoopla. Obviously, this has been a hot topic for quite some time here in the berkeley area. In the bay area, if youve lived here for a while, i dont that t right now, of course, this park has been blocked off by the shipping containers. And since weve been out here this morning and for a number of days and months now, there has been security out here, 24 over seven. It was here when we pulled will still be here throughout the morning. So lets take we got to this point. Back in 2018, the university released plans to build Student Housing on the siteuof the park. ubutuprotesters say the school should not be allowed to close the park and then build on a Historic Community space. Tensions ran high in early january ofuthis year as protesters occupied the park to prevent the construction. That is, until police moved in to clear and then close the park, tearing down temporary structures and arresting a number of protesters while at it, as well. And now, months later, neighbors are just as frustrated as they were back in january. I am truly disappointed by the muted response of our city leaders and the nonexistent, if not truly callous, response of the uc. So right now, uc berkeley is barred from starting construction at the park by the ongoing Supreme Court lawsuit, but they are allowed to put up fencing, which, of course, theyc did in early january, that the shipping containers are acting as the fencing. Now i should mention that in the housing plans from uc berkeley, they say that they want a lot. One third of the park space for housing, thirds would be kept as green space. ubut again, the California Supreme Court expected to hear this case on april 3rd. So a resolution a long time in the making could later. In berkeley. Im Bailey Ocarroll, ktvu, fox two news okay, bailey thank you. Time 704 San Francisco police now reexamining the case from last year of an older chinese woman who fell to the ground and later died in was said to have accidentally knocked the woman to the ground take a second look atuthe case. After miss hopkins was arrested last week suspected of assaulting a 71 year old chinese woman. The suspect, you know, reported he, pushed or attacked two elderly asian women, within blocks of one another. Now, the public defender representing miss hopkins says she has not seen evidence connecting this latest case to last years deadly incident. Theres nothing about these new allegations and charges that, change the fact that the District Attorney and the police officially deemed the 2023 incident as an accident. Theres some Asian American groups say last years incident was caught on camera, and they want that video released. But in a statement, San Francisco police said, quote, the sfpd does not release evidence, video or otherwise in open cases because it could jeopardize the investigation. Asian a second suspect has been arrested by San Jose Police in a deadly shooting outside a san jose sports bar. 26 year old Gerald Williams jr was arrested and booked on murder charges. The shooting happened february 29th in a parking lot outside the park lane lounge in san jose. Theushooting victim was found dead inside a car. Knew the gunmann i think this really sends a clear and loud message to our community that our homicide detectives, actually all our detectives, our officers, our entire department, we do not tolerate crime. There is no room for crime in san jose. And we will make sure that we bring spjustice to the victims and families and put criminals behind bars. The first suspect, 30 year old denzel brown, was taken into custody in sunnyvale less than 24 hours after the shooting and booked into the Santa Clara County jail. The victims name has not been released. The city council in vallejo debated the best ways to crack down on sideshows. People who live and work in the city say sideshows are hurting their community, and they want the city to send a stronger message to people who participate in them. We need to let people know this is not the place to come to, to do this kind of stuff, we need to send a very clear message that vallejo does not tolerate this stuff. 23 103. City staff say they will continue to look into the issue, including the possibility of issuing fines to participants and observers. Just days ago, two men were shot. Another man was hurt after a sideshow with more than 300 people in attendance turned physical. Our time now. 707 Sonoma Countyusupervisor has just approved a resolution declaring that racism is a Public Health crisis. It came after hearing Public Comment during a Board Meeting. I have been involved in so many things in this town. My kids went to school in petaluma and bernard eldridge, and they were the only ones in class. But we all adjust to being a part of Sonoma County, and i hope this resolution is able to be passed. The director of Sonoma CountyHealth Services says the resolution will help build on the work the department has been doing, which includes closing shows the number of overdose sl, according to the numbers released by the San FranciscoHealth Department, 64 people died from accidental overdoses last month, including 47 from fentanyl. Thats down slightly from january, when 67 people died, but an increase from february of last year, when 52 people died of overdoses. The Health Department says there is hope for anyone who seeks out help. We want everyone to know, even though addiction is a chronic illness, recovery is possible. There is a way out of addiction and into a healthier life. Now the healthudepartment is expanding a type of addiction intervention called contingency management. Thats a statewide program that provides incentives for people to stay sober. And it includes 10 to 26 gift cards for every negative drug test. Time is 709. And right now we do have a look at the commute, which is moderate. Weve had some slowing, of course, and its a typical slowdown. However, we dont see too much going on. Thats out of the ordinary. 80 westbound is a little bit slow. Heading out to the bay bridge. You have some slowing there at the toll plaza. Looking at interstate 880, its also crowded commutes. Weve been looking a little bit at 80 westbound in richmond. And also theres a backup at highway fou some slow traffic this morning heading over the grade as you ca crash there, and thats the backup is just a little bit longer as you headutoward concord. 709 lets go back okays already 100 billion for californias high speed rail funding problems couldc affect the planned route between San Francisco and los angeles. Members at a local mosque worried after a stranger entered their place of worship with a gun on the first day of ramadan. We have the details on i was like shaking you know, i was so scared. When i first reached out to jacoby and meyers. I didnt know if i had a case or not. As soon as i got a hold of my attorney, she was very, very nice, very kind. Because of jacoby and meyers, i dont have that pressure to worry about a medical bill or things like that. If i know of any accident, im like, call jacoby and meyers, theyll help you. Thieves have been arrested, accused of stealing Vital Equipment from vta. Now, Santa Clara County sheriffs Officials Say two people stole Critical Infrastructure from the vta station in san jose and the greenwood station in sunnyvale. Investigators say there have been more than two dozen similar crimes committed by multiple suspects since the first of the year, costing vta more than 500,000. The cables that are being stolen, they, they track Train Movement on our system, which in turn activate gate arms, train switches and signaling it will prevent trains from receiving proceed signals moving. Now, vta says it has tried to stop the thieves by covering the copper connection points with rocks, but the crimes have continued. Pressure is mountinga boeing made Alaska Airlines 737 max jet in january, found boeing failed 33 of 89 manufacturing and Quality Control audits plug was installed are missing, or possibly never existed. They also have to see that boeing is doing all of the assembly in the exact and precise. So, you know, steps and procedures that are approved. We dont rely on luck. We rely on, you know, engineering, safety planning, redundancy inspections, oversight. Right now, the federal aviationuadministrationc may son due to boeings problems. United are now cutting capacity andhey slowing down hiring because of delays in the deliveries of new planes. Our time now 714 the city of berkeley agreed to return the Ohlone Shellmound village site to an indigenous trust. City Council Members announced plans to buy that site, which will then be given to the trust. The site is at the mouth of strawberry creek. Its believed to be the first human settlement on the shores San Francisco bay. Ohlone tribal leaders say this is one of the most important victories for californias urban land back movement. Well, a man was booked into the marin county jail accused of having a gun going inside then pepper spraying someone inside. Yeah, this happened monday when worshipers novato were celebrating the first day of ramadan. Worshipers were arriving at the mosque members d a gun inside a bag. That member grabbed the bag and warned everyone else. The man then attacked him, punched him and assaulted him, and sprayed him with pepper spray and then grabbed his bag and then fled. Were increasing the security presence. Now, police in novato arrested 48 year old David Margolick of san rafael. So far, police say theres no evidence the mosque was specifically targeted or that this was a hate crime. Time is now 716. The state released a plan to provide companies with resources that can help close the gender wage gap. Theres a six step step guide on how employers can become, quote, equal pay champions, including conducting pay audits and standardizing jobs and pay. The state 200 california based companies, organizations and cities sign on the california equal pay pledge. 716 is the time. Back over to sal, checking in on the commute. Any problem spots we should know about sal . Well its a little slower than id like to see it here in concord. Sp there. Pam and dave, westbound highway four on the concord side. We had a crash. Im going to put it on the map here, and you can see it is slow on westbounduhighway four, a little slower than usual from pittsburgh. Almost all the way to highway 242. So just keep an eye on that. If youre driving on the east shore freeway, it looks all getting to a crowded bay bridge toll plaza. The toll plaza itself does shouldnt backed up all the wayt to the maze and the metering lights are on. We see 880 looks all right and no problems on the san mateo or on the dumbarton bridge. 717 lets bring steve back in here with todays weather. All right. Thank you sir. Well, were gearinguup for whats almost a september october event. And thats offshore breeze usually doesnt happen in march, but you know weve had rain. The hills are green. So its not a high fire concern. But maybe, you know, for some of the trees which have been in soggy soil, so to speak. But before we get there, we have some cold lows this morning. Would side Castro Valley,t sonoma, san ramon, livermore, forestville, glen ellen, and walnut creek all dropped to 39, althoughui should say sonoma did drop it briefly to 38. So close enough. Upper lowc is going aria border. This is a big deal for arizona. Really. Thats going to spgive i think some a lot of active weather for much of spspring training also in the Southern Nevada and the desert of Southern California. For us, it is a wind producer. This is something again, we see in the fall, not usually in march. It happens, but not usually. High windc warning is out for the mountains that starts at 11 p. M, goes through 2 p. M. Tomorrow. We have a northeast breeze now at mount veeder oaklanduhills. Thats right above the claremont. And now north at Boulder Creek, all in being the breeze. So the wind advisory starts at 5 p. M. Usual, but also marin Coastal Range and the Santa Cruz Mountains the ad. Starting to pick up throughout the day and into tonight, tomorrow, 30s, 40s and 50s on the temps here and not some breeze in some of the Higher Elevations. East bay temps. Theres Castro Valley at 39 degrees. Some locations are coming up a little bit. I think we bottomed out on the lows, but this pattern will be with us for probably about 5 or 6 days. The wind will be the big factor. Well have lots of sun, it will be warmer, but its going to bec darn windy there for a fewudays at least into friday. Then the good news is, i think a decrease in the wind and Just Sunshine and warmer temps into the weekend. Whens our next rain . Around the 21st . So lets enjoy this break because were not done with rain yet. And more sun. The wind picks up of my lee weather words is fair, but i used it today. 60s on the temps. Windy though, but that also means sunshine and warmer temps. 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