Transcripts For KPIX KPIX 5 News At 600PM 20170718 : vimarsa

Transcripts For KPIX KPIX 5 News At 600PM 20170718

Roads, up into the fire area. They are asking people to stay in their homes unless they absolutely have to get out for an emergency reason. Shelter in place, let the Fire Equipment get into the area, we have seen some Fire Equipment in the area, some fire trucks are making it right up close to the fire to put some extinguisher retardant and water on that fire, but they are are also mainly using air tankers, air tankers have been circling and looks like it has been effective. The fire doesnt seem to be burning in a wall of flame, it seems to be crawling around the ground. There is a lot of oak and leaves, dead brush, things like that that occasionally will flare up, we are not seeing a huge wall of flame. A lot of smoke. That means the firefighters are getting some of their equipment and hoses on that fire. We will continue to watch that from this location, for now live in saratoga, len ramirez, kpix 5. Lot of smoke, thanks so much. One more look from chopper 5 for you, right now firefighters from both Santa Clara County and cal fire are working on this fire, we will stay on top and bring you an update later in the news cast. A high steaks show down over climate change, a vote could have you paying more at the gas pump. The cap and trade program regulates Green House Gases. Could be a long night as the measure heads to assembly. Kpix 5 political reporter, melissa caen, following the latest in sacramento for us. Reporter we are here in sacramento where, as you said, the Senate Just Voted to endorse the cap and trade plan with 2 3 majority vote. One republican voted in favor of it, senator hill, and now to the assembly, where the real fun starts, to get a 2 3 majority vote in assembly, you basically need every democrat to vote in favor, some democrats arent here, of those who are, some say they wont vote for it. The race is on to get the democrats on board or get a handful of republicans to vote in favor of extending cap and trade, the whole process has been incredibly messy. I arrive to present ab398, which is the callmanation of very long and difficult negotiations between the governor, the senate, and the assembly. Any idea what the prices may be . The state commitment to environment is a source of pride for many californians, the push to extend cap and trade program faced resistance. There is a Division Within the Environmental Community on the extension of cap and trade. Reporter the dates from 2020 to 2030, some environmental groups think the bills dont go far enough. Some business groups think the laws go too far. Cap and trade is one of the largest taxes to hit california. Reporter ken is a legislative director of the national fed ragdz of independent Business Federation of independent business. They increased the gasoline tax, the highest tax increase in state history. We just recently, last year, extended the income taxes now we have the highest income tax bracket in the country. Reporter the program caps green houses gases from industry and Companies Buy and sell Green House Gas credits within that cap. Here is how am money is spent this year. 500 million for public transit. 375 million for high speed rail, and 363 million for clean vehicles which includes the green vehicle rebate project. People are getting rebates for buying a tesla. Reporter consumers pay in higher gas prices, right now about 11 cents a gallon. According to legislative analyst office, by 2021, cap and trade will add anywhere from 15 cents to 63 cents to the price of a gallon of gas. The office says raising the price of gas is part of the plan to get people to use less of it. We want to have more fuel efficient cars, we want to have more electric and hybrid vehicles, and we are moving in that direction. Reporter one way to get some republican votes in the assembly would be to pass a constitutional amendment that would actually rain in how some of the cap and trade money is spent, but that is just a proposal. The state of that and the ultimate vote is still in the air. Live in sacramento, melissa caen, kpix 5. Climate change, two bay area county are taking big oil to court. The lawsuit targets shev ron, exxon, mobile, bp, and shell, plus other fossil fuel producers. Marin and san mateo counties say the companies are causing sea levels to rise with increases in flooding and erosion. Kpix 5s kiet do is live in san mateo to tell us what those counties are demanding. Reporter San Mateo County expecting to get slammed with billions of dollars in damage from sea level rise, both here on the bay side and also on the pacific side. San mateo county saying they are in it for the long haul with the lawsuit because their taxpayers need justice. San mateo county says it is ground zero for sea level rise, and the cost of dealing with the resulting erosion and flooding could be 39 billion. The county says it is time big oil pays up. Those Big Energy Companies are really responsible for causing or having impact on rising sea level, then they really ought to be sharing in the cost. Reporter 37 Oil Companies are getting hit with lawsuits from the city of imperial beach, marin county, and San Mateo County, saying Oil Companies have known for half a century unrestricted production and use of fossil fuel products create Green House Gas pollution that warms the planet and changes our climate. They have never the less engaged in coordinated effort to conceal and deny their own knowledge of the threats. San mateo county supervisor says they have a smoking gun. We know their own scientist, as member as as 50 years iago, told the company ago told the company causing rising sea levels. Reporter horsely says the Oil Companies used findings about rising sea levels and stronger storms to fortify their own drilling plat forms. So they took advantage of the knowledge about the impact that their product was having on the climate and on rising sea level, and they protected themselves and their own assets. Reporter the lawsuits call the Oil Companies a public nuisance, the same argument used to win 206 billion settlement from big tobacco, horsely says we are all culpable. We all use energy, true, but at the same team the fact of the matter is they are making lots of profits and we will be stuck with the cost. Reporter by the way, a small fishing village in alaska tried suing the big Oil Companies back in 2008 but lost. We tried reaching out to shev ron, exxon, and bp and not have hurt wack. Kiet do, kpix 5. New at 6 00, more troubles for bart, questions continue about how it handles the train. Bart also facing a shortage of officers on top of that. Phil matier . Reporter that is right, kpix 5 has been reporting bart has been reluctant recently to release videos or detailed crime reports about what some of the passengers are facing when it comes to situations on the big commuter line. Now that has changed with one director saying he wants system wide policy on what the cops should and should not let out. But, he says that is just the tip of the iceburg because there is another problem as well. Lets take a listen. I thing we have to do more to protect our riders. There is a sense among our riders that they are not being as protected as well as they could boo be. Reporter protecting riders and informing them on crime is a growing issue in the biggest commuter line, a new twist, a short blg of cops on bart as well. Staffing in the Police Department is 20 below the authorized strength. Reporter new expansion to san jose, bart should have 224 cops to serve the 109 miles of line the commuter system deals with. According to police, as of today we have 178 officers total and then we between the numbers on the streets that covers all them. We dont have enough officers. Reporter that lack of officers was one reason given for why bart started pairing back on information giving to the media on crimes being committed on the system. Although politics may have played a role as well. We dont release when it comes to minors. Reporter in a memo to bart officials, assistant general manager kerry hamill said press releases on crimes could unfairly effect and characterize riders of color. What was your reaction . I was surprised we would bring race into this, i think our emphasis should be on making sure our riders are safe. Reporter one change already in the works, police will go back to riding more complete report writing more complete reports for the media. Reinstated showing felony crimes, before we showed other crimes that werent of reasonable interest, fight thefts, lowlevel crimesism reporter do you feel safe . Sometimes, not at night, though. I ride a 10car train to San Francisco and sometimes when i leave at 8 00 at night, there is nobody there. As our numbers relatively remain the same staffing amount, ridership has doubled. An on going issue that we are dealing with that. Right now. Def com1. Reporter bart budgeted the money to high cops, the problem is they are not paying as much as other jurisdictions in the bay area and right now it is a real shortage of candidates for all of them. The competitive world out there, in the meantime, also got to be safe frr the riders here. Phil matier, back to you. San Francisco Police are investigate agshooting that killed a 71yearold man at the twin peaks look out. The victim has been identified as edward french. Police say a man and woman approached mr. French sunday morning, witnesses heard a gunshot. The suspects then ran to a vehicle and took off. A jogger found mr. French and began cpr, Police Looking for the vehicle described as gashg gray honda accord with rear end damage, a camera is believed to have been stolen from the victim. Last homicide at twin peak look out was valentines last year when two santa rosa residents were killed. A thief steals a car with a baby inside and tried to hand the boy over to strangers. Hear from the pair who followed their instincts to get that child to safety. Rare Affordable Housing in one of the bay areas counties, will it stay that way . How a fight over the past could impact its future. Share stationerize rolling out all over the bay area, one neighborhood says not so fast, why it is turning its back on bikes. The weather constant is sunshine, we are sunny from vacaville to San Francisco, but temperatures are absolutely not constant. 30 degrees cooler in this picture than the one i showed you, coming up, when that gap will narrow because it is going to get cooler away from the water, find when that change happens, next. Mom. Where all the walls echo with laughter and every room has its own chapter youve carried on your familys tradition. Let us help you prepare for your familys future. Financial guidance while youre mastering life. From chase. So you can. Over the countys only family new at 6 00, a fight is brewing in marin city over the countys only Family Public housing. At issue the golden gate village on drake avenue, in need of some very costly repairs. Kpix 5s emily turner live with the debate over how to make those renovations happen. Reporter when you say costly, we are talking about tens of millions of dollars that need to be done to the golden gate villagesism everyone agrees it needs to be done but it is how it happens that has this room right here packed. Golden gate village is the only Family Public housing in marin county. It has 296 functional units, and 16 Million Dollars in immediate repairs in need. 60 million the next two decades but the debate over how it happens heated up. Stick them to the fire, they claim that the Resident Council supposed to be, i say supposed to be partner s, but that is not true. Reporter that sentiment is much of the chagrin of the housing muthort of marin who authority of marin, who says it has been a twoyear process, that it tried to keep the Community Involved with. As we move forward in the process, that we are cognisant of the notion of Community Ask how Important Community plays in the process of revitalization. Reporter the Housing Authority hired a consultant to look at options, a mixed Income Development with more housing, possibly market rate is one option. Historical designation in renovation is another. All based on golden gates creation of housing built 57 years ago for African Americans who once built liberty ships in the sauce lido ship yards and the architectural of franklin right. A group filed paperwork to get the complex historical designation on its own, in hopes it would tie the hands of the Housing Authority by adding another layer of regulationber anything could be done to the neighborhood. The unit definitely needs upgrades but with that, you know, seems like they are trying to use the upgrade to get the people out of here, not offer them the, you know, invitation back home. Reporter the Housing Authority says that would never happen and refuses to be part of the backandfort with residents. Forth with residents. We dont have for or against the nomination, we question the process, we are in the process of talking to the state Historical Preservation office about the process, wanting to make sure the marin Housing Authority is intrigal part. Reporter tonight they will start with the company that they hired to go through and consult on what to do here at golden gate village, making their presentation on different options, feasibility, where the money would come from and moving forward with Public Comment from there. Live in marin city. Bike sharing is popular all over the bay area with the blue bike stands, pretty much a familiar sight. One San Francisco neighborhood is now saying no thanks. Kpix 5s susie stemiel is in the Mission District to explain why. Reporter veronica, the latino cultural district here in the mission from por trao to 24 was recognized by the city in San Francisco in 2014, they are hoping it doesnt turn into a something bigger for latino district insed. They say the Bike Sharing Program threatens that progress. As ford go bikes pop up on street corners across the bay area, one neighborhood is sending a message to the bike sharing company gobikeerize a nogo on 24th street in the mission. Not for our neighborhood. Hopefully they understand our povision and the pride of the neighborhood. Reporter eric of the latino cultural district in the mission sees the bike sharing company as another example of gentrification. All the things are really, know, taking us by surprise, wondering what will happen to our community. Something just not for this area, we dont have people that ride bikes in here. Reporter lordesworries the docking station s would cut out parking spaces, push back from 24th street single handedly prevented the go bikes from expanding to this section of the mission. Where we have heard concerns from neighborhood groups, we have taken a break and will resume the planning process within the fall. Reporter powello says the bike sharing company is flexible and disputes that go bikes kateer to a wealthy demographic. Cater to a wealthy demographic. 5 membership for the first year for low income residents across the bay area. Reporter he says the go bikes, like any new business or apartment complex here, can only be seen as a threat to the missions cultural security. If it was any other time where the Community Felt safe and not being displaced, i dont think it would be a problem. Reporter gobike does have other docking stations in the Mission District, just a bit further north near delores park, they are hoping to be able to expand to the area near 24th street if not on 24th, maybe along a side street, at least a year for that to happen. Live in San Francisco, susie stemiel, kpix 5. Paul, hopefully the heat is turned down a little bit. Turn down the heat away from the water and never really started in San Francisco, yes, more bikefriendly weather the next couple daysism hazy sunshine inland. Look at the highs today, almost hit a hundred degrees in san, warmed up 3 degrees to 68. Fremont, 85. Livermore, 97. And concord, 99 degrees. Near a hundred, 105 yesterday. We had 9 tripledigit days away from the water since june 1, compared to last year, only 4 through this day, 2 years ago, only 3, has it been hotter this year . Emphatic yes, twice as many tripleal digit days away from the water. Beautiful night for baseball, off the sweep from cleveland indians, hosting the rays. Clear skies, upper 60s, low 70s first pitch and cooling rapidly there after. Nice pattern the next couple days, we want some ocean influence, if not, it would be really hot. It has been away from the water. This high getting closer but staying just to our south, will be conducive for onshore flow. Aided by the area of low pressure in the pacific northwes, all of this teaming up for temperatures very close to average. If you are wondering if you get a warm up near the water, the answer is no, but are you going to get relief away from the water . The answer is yes. It comes as soon as tomorrow. Fog pushing inland as well as low cloud cover tonight, mild inland, livermore, 59, San Francisco, 53, pacifica, 51. Tomorrow, highs, i showed you con coward, 99. Tomorrow, not concord, 9. Tomorrow, f

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