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KPIX KPIX 5 News At 600PM November 11, 2015

Basis. Plus, cabbies have higher built in metering fees that the others dont. Let us charge the customer the same price. We are ready for competition but they are telling us you charge this amount and they are free to charge 1. 5. Thats a campaign of killing industry. Reporter the mayor says the higher fees pay for the citys costs in managing the cars at the airport. Were certainly doing everything we can to reduce the barriers so everyone can compete fairly but that doesnt many everyone is going to be paying exactly the same fees. The Business Models are different so there are going to be different fees attached. Reporter the goal, he said, is to offer whats best for the consumer. We want full and fair competition at the airport and throughout the city because we think thats how residents will get the best systems. Reporter there are literally dozens of people taking turns speaking on this issue. Taxicab drivers as well as uber and lyft drivers sought will be a long time before the city council will get to the discussion, and the discussion could go on for some time. As for the strike, the cabbie drivers say they will continue their strike until they get would they want. That means at least another day or so of strike at the moneta San Jose International airport. Lynn ramirez, kpix 5. Medical marijuana is you coming to marin. Thats a milestone for a county once synonymous with the hippie culture. New at 6 00, kpix 5s emily turner on one man who bet marin would officially go to possible. Reporter this nondescript building in you know incorporated marin could be the citys first brick and mortar dispensary. Alex has already invested more than 100,000 to turn the building into a lab and a dispensary. Having a place where people could come in and actually talk to somebody who knows what would be best for their ailment is super valuable. But there are plenty of people what think otherwise and believe dispensaries will invite unsafe rae he will unsavory elements into their neighbors. We just had a multihorrific murder in fairfax. We just dont need pot dispensaries. Marijuana is a controlled substance with a medical prescription. It belongs in a pharmacy. Reporter the ordinance puts an 800fat barrier between dispense raes and schools and it limits the number to four. Look, in san marin county right to you if we had a brick and mortar it would be very, very, very busy. Reporter and it will make the county money as well. Statewide medical marijuana brings in anywhere from 58 million to 105 million in sales tax annually. But for folks like renee ponder they say their communities will be the ones paying that price. Emily turner, kpix 5. The various cities in marin can still ban medical marijuana dispensaries. Chopper 5 over a worker rally in oakland tonight. This is part of a nationwide protest fastfood workers are staging. Theyre did he manning a 15 minimum wage and the right to unionize. Similar rallies are taking place in more than 20 cities across the country. New details on a hostage standoff in san jose that left two people dead. Police now say the gunman was shot and killed when he got into a brief gun battle with officers, and within the last hour we got this picture of the victim. A 53yearold woman. Police found her shot to death inside the house. Police are still piecing together what led to the man taking the woman hostage and killing her. We do know that he lived at the house at one time, and investigators say he knew the victim. A San Jose Police officer was slightly wounded during the shootout. The family of the man what stabbed four people on the u. C. Merced campus is speaking out. The family wishes to thank their friends for their support in this time of grief. We also want to express our deepest sympathy, it goes on to say, to the victims on the merced campus at u. C. Mer said. Investigators say the man walked in seeking revenge for being kicked out of a study group. He was eventually shot an killed by police. Muhammad was a freshman and grew up in santa clara. All those stabbed are expected to make full recoveries. Cleanup is still going on in San Francisco where a big rig went could rainying down one of the citys steepest streets and ended up in a front yard. Maria medina on the driver who took a wrong turn, then made things much worse. Reporter veronica, the good news is almost all power is restored. Get this, this all started when a big rig driver came here to pick up a truck. The owner of that truck offered to drive to the flatter ground, but that driver said, no, i got it. Turns out he didnt. He was doomed from the start. Reporter jim doesnt mince words when it comes to what happened in his neighborhood this morning. First off, not perhaps the smartest approach to the problem. Reporter he says he watched the driver of this big rig get stuck on this hill trying to make a turn. And couldnt move. So he got out of the truck and started trying to jack rthe trailer up. Reporter turns out that decision with the help of a tow truck driver, according to police, ended up being a bad one that affected not only him but 11,000 others. When he got it up high enough to move, the whole thing just slid down the hill backwards. Reporter hitting a car, sheering a gas marty and a power pole that serves thousands of homes. Almost 11,000 of our customers from here in pee petraro. Reporter jim says is even with this warning sign, this isnt the first time a truck has gotten stuck on this hill. It says it happens a handful of times of year. This is the most exciting one so its record breaking in its own way. Reporter and so that road will be partially cleared between 19th and 20th until 10 30 tomorrow morning. They say this is a tricky repair because they want to keep those power lines hot or energized so they dont have to shut down power to any homes. Live in San Francisco, maria medina, kpix 5. People in one palo alto neighborhood are breathing a sigh of relief. Devin fehely tells us they won a battle to prevent an invasion of mini mansions. Reporter its called a win for the preservationists. It would preserve the unique charm of the los arrest arboles neighborhood. Its the culture of the town, eichler. Everywhere you see. Just the environment and the trees and all of it, its best for the culture. Reporter eichler homes feature open floor plans, floor to ceiling windows, and are almost exclusively single story. The neighbors intend to keep that it way. By establishing the single story Overlay District the neighbors and the city are effectively saying that were not going to permit twostory homes in this area. Reporter more than 80 of the los arboles neighborhood signed a petition in favor of the ban on twostory homes. Although some residents worry that the rights of individual homeowners have been stripped away by the ban. Living in an eichler, i know how small it is and also how expensive it is. It really seems like youre paying a lot of money for not a lot of housing. Reporter a handful of two story homes have been grandfathered in, although they will remain the exception rather than the rule. I also believe when the houses look similar in a neighborhood, that makes the neighborhood a nicer place to live. Tonight police are on the look i couldnt tell for a missing elderly couple. The new clue they have to work with, plus a close look at the silver alert system focused on finding seniors. Now hiring, california looking for its first medical marijuana czar. The complicated Job Description behind that title. It is going to get frosty in parts of the bay area tonight. How about the mid30s for the north bay away from the water. How about the mid30s just south of san jose in the santa clara valley. Getting doubt out there, and its going to get wet sooner than we first thought. Well talk about our rain chance. Coming up in sports a strange case against an Oakland Raiders player involving a police k9. ,,, with a 100 electric nissan leaf. What will you do . How far will you go . How much will you see . Electrify the world. Now with a classleading 107 miles on a charge, the nissan leaf is the best selling electric car in america. Ey were spotted ma tonight a new lead in the search for a missing elderly couple from the north basement they were spotted make cash withdrawal at a bank. But kpix 5s joe vazquez tells us that only adds to this mystery. Joe. Reporter ken, this latest development is just flabbergasting the police. For the last few days they have been look for this missing couple, then it turns out yesterday they were taking money out of their bank. We dont know where yet or what exactly their plans are. Maria had made a comment to the teller that shed a doctors appointment, yet weve checked with the hospital, and . Appointment has been made for her. Reporter police say the surveillance photo shows the missing couple withdrawing cash. Sam, 85, and his 90yearold wife maria were at a bank 4 00 p. M. Monday, the very same time a silver alert was issued asking the public to help find them. The silver alert system is bank al copy of the system designed to help find missing atrisk senior adults. Reporter officer dan hill says when the seniors go missing the chp puts out a state weighed alert thorns with a California Law that ordered the public to be notified. The alert sends information to the public through media channels. Unlike the amber alert, they do not post notices on electronic highway signs. They have to be 65 years of age, either cognitively delayed or impaired, and they have to be missing under some unfor seen or unexplained circumstances. Reporter a neighbor says they had actually been planning a move to canada or back to hungary, and probably didnt tell anybody. He says thats just how they are, going back to their experiences growing up in hungary where sam was captured by the germans in world war ii. The life that they did with sam tin concentration camp, nazi okay you pangs hung gar rather, and a cosm mew nift experience of russia where you didnt want a lot of information to be let out, you would be quite guarded. Reporter so where is this couple . Its still unclear. Police say they may be traveling. They do not have cell phones, so they may not be aware that all of this is going on. Neighbors tell me they wouldnt be surprised if they just drove up into their driveway. And ken, we hope thats going to be the case. Reporting live, rohnert park, joe vazquez, kpix 5. Police in vallejo are investigating a shooting that left a driver critically wounded. It happened just before noon. More than a dozen shell casings littered the street. There were almost that many bullet holes in the side of a car. The biggest clues so far, people reported seeing a green car speeding away from the scene. In san leandro a 25year old woman was badly hurt when a speeding car crashed into her home. It happened around 10 30. Investigators say the driver, a 20yearold man, was also injured in the accident. Police say he blew through a stop sign and clipped another car before sailing into the home. Three dogs in that house were also injured. Its a job posting that you dont see every day. California wants to hair a medical marijuana czar. Kpix fives mike sugar man found out that this could be a very lucrative opportunity, but with a lot of catches. Reporter the job of states Medicinal Marijuana czar is open. Jeff is not the guy. I think that there are several right people out there. Soluble soil and nutrients. Reporter there is no school that teaches how to run a Marijuana Program for the state government, but if there was this might be the place. Were giving people the keys to the car but were not teaching you how to drive. Right here were education for the cannabis industry. Reporter this has become the preeminent spot, oakland, to learn all things pot in the United States. It advises the states of washington and colorado, which has led the way. Its important that we have someone that can work across the ale, not just partisan wise, from democrats to republicans, but between the regulators and the industry. Reporter someone would can handle consumers, lawyers, the media, and others. Reporter do you have any names . I dont know that i would want to throw anybody under the bus because whoever takes the bus is probably going to have a target on their head. Senates not paying nearly enough. Reporter melissa cane says the 120,000 salary might not entice people for a job that could be a real headache. You would rather have someone what is good on policy, because the industry can to some degree be taught, but understanding the state bar rock address, having the right connections that is something that is going to be key. Reporter in colorado, the drug czar is a policy expert. You have to remember this pot law passed 20 years ago, and were finally getting around to regulating it. It really still is the wild west and, kenny this czar will be the one to tame it. You would think, mike, you would have to have someone what is familiar with all facets of this. Getting high, you know, regulation, dealing with sacramento, dealing with the industry, as the woman says. Where are they going to find that person . Reporter i dont know. Its a lot to ask of anybody. But apparently the big thing is just getting around its tougher to learn politics than it is pot. Okay. Reporter thats what theyre telling me. Well start there then. Mike, thank you. Well, starting thursday military veterans in california will be able to get special drivers licenses. The dmv says they will have a special veteran designation on them. They will allow vets to show proof of military Service Without having to carry paperwork. There will be an extra fee of 5 for the veteran status licenses. A suspected Security Breach is forcing roughly 200,000 comcast customers to change their log in information. This after a post on the dark web. It offered to sell a package of Comcast Yasser emails and passwords for 1,000. As many as 590,000 accounts were supposed part of the database for sale. Tuesday, looking ahead, any changes from last time . Oh, ken, they are. Since we last spoke, there is a change. We still have rain in the forecast but the change is the timing, which if you are planning on something over the weekend outdoors, it may impact you. Hang on for a minute and a half. Well talk weather first. Today sunshine. It wasnt warm. Concord and fremont sit, San Francisco 59. One of those days where from the Office Cubicle looking outside it looked so warm until you tack the first step outside and realize you need your jacket. Santa rosa 64 were the warm spots. Your temperatures will be cold to the point of frost in places like napa, santa rosa, ukiah, even south of san jose you will be in the 30s. Livermore 3, concord 37. Tomorrow, veterans day, thank to you each and every one of you what has served and every Family Member that supports you. Mainly sunny, cool to mild tomorrow, 60 to 65. A pleasant day but still the chill in the air because of the low pressure area that is now inutah. Rarely do things in utah impact us in the bay area but when it comes to weather this low still is because wrapping around the counterclockwise swirl is a northerly flow of air so our source of air is canada. So despite the sunshine it is not going to be that warm for the next couple of days as long as that north wind continues. It will begin to moderate by friday. Thats when you will notice an increase in temperature. The next couple of nights will be frosty. Were already seeing the beginnings of our next rain maker, and the timing on that has changed. It will not be a monday event. It likely will be a sunday event. So some showers impacting your weekend. Doesnt look terribly wet but it will be over your weekend. Livermore 6 2, oakland 64, santa rosa 6 4, redwood city 61. Pretty uniform temperatures throughout the bay area. A little milder friday and saturday. Sunny every day through saturday, then sunday hear comes our next round of showers, and they may spill into monday morning. So we are putting really, really tiny dents in the drought, but this is what we need to do to kind of prepare the soil, the trees, the ground for what likely will be coming this winter. Every little bit counts. Thanks paul. Tonight a social Media Firestorm is brewing to save this bay area landmark. The plans on the table and why neighbors say no way. Plus, the new system that could speed up security at levi stadium. ,,,,,,, of San Franciscos most icoc buildings. So what if the palace of feign arts is one of san plan sis can hes most iconic buildings. So what if someone told you it might become a hotel . New at 6 00, Wilson Walker shows us the backlash that is spreading online. Reporter it is San Franciscos last physical voice taj of the Panama Pacific International exposition. At exactly 100 years old, it is also the citys Newest Development fate. So were looking for a new tenant to both restore and operate the palace of feign arts. Reporter there are now three different proposals for the space vacated bey the exploratorium. Bey while the buildings theater space will stay, the city wants the new tenant to shift operating costs away from taxpayers. So two of those three proposals actually include hotel space. For someone to be able to put in the 20 million necessary to bring the building up to code, there does need to be some economic engine. Reporter of course, deciding the fate of the palace does not happen 18 vacuum. San francisco just came off a citywide election that revolved primarily around fears that money and wealth were somehow polluting the city itself. Now, that notion has been tied to the fate of this building. Absolutely. That was my first thought, was the commercialization and monetization of San Francisco landmarks. Reporter kirsten launched an online petition to preserve the palace as an online arts and education center, or pretty much anything other than a hotel. This pushes it further and further away from what we believe to be ours and part of our heritage. Reporter she is not alone. Among the 12,000 signatures, comments like, you might as well bulldoze Golden Gate Park and break out your pitch forks. Is its understandable there is a gut reaction to any sort of change. Slow down, think really deeply about who this is for who it could benefit, and put san franciscans first and foremost. Reporter with a final decision on the palace likely to take at two years, well a

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