Growing office parks in the world. Reporter but a city councilman says its a challenge. Giving up the cost of housing and displacing a lot of people who have been living here and created an enormous traffic problem. Reporter the city has already warned them not to submit ideas on how to solve chronic transportation and housing problems. We are trying to work with google and the other companies to allow some growth yet provide more housing in the North Bayshore area and build some permanent transportation improvements so well all enjoy the benefits of this growth. Reporter no one from google or linkedin was available to talk to us today. But you can be sure starting tomorrow there will be as Massive PublicRelations Campaign mounted by them and others as they try to get their ideas across and sell them to the city council. Growing is good handled the correct way. Well see how it works out. Lenny, thank you for that. Palo alto is facing a tech boom. But next month it will take up proposals to put the brakes on office developments. Some shuttle drives who work for apple rallied in cupertino today. They are talking about unionizing. They are upset about the low wages, long working hours and the benefits. 120 drivers for Companies Like apple, yahoo and ebay will vote tomorrow on joining the teamsters. These drivers want better and the Tech Industries can certainly afford to do better. The Teamsters Union tells us it was able to help improve pay and benefits for facebook shuttle drivers after they unionized. Thousands of new homes and over a million square feet of Business Space could be coming to fremont. Its part of the citys vision for the area near the tesla plant. New at 6 00, Christian Hartnett with why some people are worried the new homes could create a housing crisis. Reporter thats right, veronica. Most agree with that this would be a great place for such a development. After all, thats lots of open land around here right next to what will be a new bart station. But one group says that their demands need to be met. As construction for the warm springs bart station in fremont carries on, empty fields nearby remain untouched but they wont be for long if plans for a new urban Innovation District push forward. Part of that plan includes this section of land where 2200 Housing Units and nearly 1 1 2 million square feet of commercial space will go. Its the largest phase of the city as master plan and its stirring up controversy. This is going to turn into basically a San Francisco and an oakland where people just cannot afford to be there. Reporter allison laster is part of the rise Fremont Coalition also known as residents insisting on social equity. They are asking for more Affordable Housing in the plan among other requests. As of now about 13 of the 2200 units fall under that category. The Coalition Says its not even close to enough. We need to raise the bar. This is a time where residents need leadership, Affordable Housing and jobs and protections. Reporter the coalition met with the developer but so far, there are no changes to the plan. Now, fremonts Planning Commission is set to approve the developers master plan tonight at 7 00. The coalition will be there in an hour to present their concerns. But the Planning Commission is expected to recommend that City Council Approve this megadevelopment. Live in fremont, Christian Hartnett, kpix 5. San mateo could be the latest bay area county to start using rent control. County leaders say the recent tech boom has brought more jobs to the area. The command for housing has skyrocketed. Housing advocates say people already living in the area are having trouble keeping up. We are seeing people displaced being forced out, um, on and ongoing basis. Were also seeing a lot of people trying to absorb massive rent increases, 700,000, 800,000 increases in rent. Right now the board of supervisors is only studying the idea. For their part, Property Owners say its not needed. A california lawmaker is proposing an Affordable Housing fund meant to help the needy to make homeowners and banks pay a new fee on documents used during refinancing and foreclosure and would expand lowincome housing tax credits for real estate developers. Thousands of bart commuters may have been exposed to the measles recently. Elizabeth cook joins us now with a warning from health officials. Kenny, this latest bay area case has been confirmed in san mateo county. And Officials Say that person rode bart when they may have been contagious. The infected person got on at the millbrae station to the Civic Center Last friday. The patient boarded at 4 30 in the afternoon. Health Officials Say the risk of catching measles on bart is low, but they say people need to be aware and watch for symptoms especially if you are not vaccinated. Authorities are working to track down anyone who may have come into contact with this new patient. San mateo county now has four confirmed cases of measles since the outbreak began back in december. Alameda county has the highest number of patients at 6. The total number of bay area cases is 17. This is the second time this month that bart commuters have possibly been exposed to measles. The first time, a Contra Costa County man rode bart for three days before realizing he had the disease. And you can find more information on measles vaccinations and a timeline of the diseases progression on our website, kpix. Com. Kpix. Com measles it is contagious and close proximity on bart when you ride. Think of all the things you touch, pole, seats, you have to be careful. Thank you. The first lawsuits were filed today on behalf of patients infected with a deadly superbug at an l. A. Hospital, they are suing olympus corporation. They are the folks who make the medical scope that is thought to have spread the bacteria. Families of two patients one who died and one who is still hospitalized cite the company for negligence and fraud. Nine patients were infected at ucla medical center, two of those patients died. Two workers had to be taken to the hospital after a Hydrogen Explosion at a lab in sunnyvale. It happened this afternoon at the altec technologies building in the 200 block of savant way. The two workers were burned in the face. The entire building was evacuated. While hazmat crews were on the scene. No other injuries were reported. Three men suspected of holding a woman hostage are behind bars. It happened at a compound in the north bay. But kpix 5s ryan takeo reports, another woman who lived there says theres more to the story. Reporter the three men voluntarily went to the Sheriffs Office. Thats because they thought they were picking up some of their stuff from a raid that happened at this compound last week. Thats when police blindsided them. They arrested the three men right there. Police accused them of holding a 22yearold woman hostage here at this santa rosa compound. The detectives say one of them jose angel barajasmireles repeatedly raped the woman. Police say the two other men took turns keeping watch but she escaped the complex last week. At first, the woman thought she had been kidnapped at gunpoint and was at the complex for three weeks. Now police wont tell us how she was captured and say she was there since the holidays. They say the story has changed because the woman has had two months of torture. Very likely that she simply, um, did whatever she could to accommodate her circumstance and make sense of it in her own head. Reporter we talked to a woman today who lives here. She is dating one of the accessories arrested. She claims the victim is making the story up because the main suspect did not want a relationship with her. Detectives say the evidence proves the victims story. In santa rosa, ryan takeo, kpix 5. The three suspects are due in Court Tomorrow afternoon. The Sheriffs Office says there could be more charges and more suspects as the investigation continues. A bay area mans fight to protect his home ends up costing him his life. The man was allegedly fighting with a robber in front of his home in hercules yesterday afternoon. Witnesses say the robber choked the man to death. Police say the robber then dragged the body into the garage and took off. He was arrested two blocks away. Police believe the suspect had been casing the neighborhood before that attack. The suspect was seen riding a black bicycle in the area earlier in the day and a bicycle matching that description was found in the bushes just outside of the victims house. Have the kids and family here next door, you know, its shocking and very sad and little bit scared too, you know, because it could be me, you know, next time. The suspect also attacked a homeowners girlfriend. Police found her unconscious in the house. She is in Critical Condition at the hospital. Still ahead, it is not your typical pg e work. Crews working with high voltage high above ground. And we got a birdseye look. Another day with sunshine and temperatures around 70 degrees in San Francisco. But in lake tahoe, over the next three days, you may increase the snow that we have had there for the entire year by 600 . Details on whats changing and how long the change will stick around coming up. Solve a crime in hours a new rapid dna test by a bay area co high voltage and high danger in a high Stakes Mission for pg e. Kpix 5s don ford takes us to the sky for this very unusual project new at 6 00. Reporter pg e is flying low across fields and neighborhoods with a small squadron of helicopters. They are delivering supplies, tools and workers to the tops of a major bay area electrical transmission line. A really old transmission line. The stuff has been in the air now has been in the air for 50plus years. Wow. So obviously, we have outdone its life expectancy. Reporter the line is huge 27 miles of cable carrying 230 kill volts of energy from oakley to moraga. There are 126 towers often in remote but crowded locations. The advantage of the helicopter for environmental reasons, we can be very much less of an impact to the customers and also the environment. Reporter pg e says without the helicopters, the work would have to be done with a fleet of trucks moving through neighborhoods and across open land. Not anymore. We can do this job in half of the time in the old days. Reporter they are rebuilding small sections at a time. But theres a problem. Were only there for an 11 day stretch and believe after that and going on [ inaudible ] its going to be a noisy eleven days. Reporter noise. Because they fly so low, the area will sound like a small airport which is exactly what pg e built right here on top of this hill. But it wont be here long, they say. This operation will move on down the line in a few more weeks. Pg e says this landing zone will be active for about another month. [ yelling ] reporter afterwards, it will be completely restored back to its natural grassland. [ helicopter noise in the background ] reporter in antioch, don ford, kpix 5. [ yelling ] pg e hopes to have the entire 27mile project finished by the end of the year. San jose is the only major city without a fire museum. Thats going to change real soon. A donation allowed for the purchase of old fire station 1 today. It will be used to show off a trove of firefighting equipment. Some of the items organizers have accumulated are over 200 years old. Now it just needs a permanent home. San jose deserves to have a fire museum. We have probably one of the top three or four collections in the United States sitting in a warehouse right now. So when we open the doors, well have already an incredible collection to put in it. A lot of history there. Museum organizers still need to raise another 14 million to finish it. The goal is to have it open by 2019. San Francisco Bay could be in for a major transformation. There are bills in the senate and the house that would restore the bay. This includes improving the water quality, creating wetlands and bringing back wildlife habitat. It would also partner with the Environmental Protection agency to help develop a priority list for restoration projects. So many of us are soaking up the sun right now, right . But the drought is still top of mind. A new poll released today says 94 of california voters consider it the states water shortage a serious problem. 68 say the drought is extremely serious. Not far from our minds but you cant help but love the weather we have had. Chief meteorologist paul deanno is outside today. Youre posing both sides of the equation. How can you not enjoy a february day sunshine with 70 its hard not to enjoy it. At the same time i wish there was balance where every third day or so we got a good soaking rain so we would not have a drought. Right now its too much sunshine and not enough rain. Beautiful shot. The rooftop provides a wonderful view of the wonderful weather to get outside today. High temperatures today were mild. A lot of you made it to the 70s including 74 in san rafael. Concord 73. Oakland 72. San francisco you were the cool spot at 65. San jose 69. Fremont 69. Chopper 5 was up earlier today showing you a beautiful shot of San Francisco looking across the bay from the east bay over toward the city. The financial district. The pyramid, the bridge, the water, all very inviting. Tomorrow rain everyone including yosemite Sacramento Redding and mount shasta and yes that is snow in and around lake tahoe. Lets talk more about that. There is a Winter Weather advisory in effect. The snow level will be the lowest i have seen it this year. 4,000 feet. We could see 6 of snow at lake level which would increase the total for the year by 600 . We have had one inch for the entire calendar year. We may see six coming up this weekend. And your forecast if you are heading up there the Winter Weather advisory in effect. Lets talk about why a retreating ridge of High Pressure is still out there strong not as close and over the ridge were finding an area of low pressure diving down from the gulf of alaska. Well get a few showers tomorrow. Big change will be the clouds and the breeze and the cooler weather. The better chance of showers is coming up on saturday as the actual area of center of low pressure passes by. So watch out for scattered showers both tomorrow and saturday. And down toward gilroy down toward santa cruz we may hear a rumble of thunder coming up saturday night. Vallejo tomorrow cooler 63. Fremont 63. Mountain view 64. Isnt it wonderful that we live in an area in february where cooler is the low 60s . Oh, no, i like it. I hope you do, too. Scattered showers tomorrow, better chance for showers on saturday. Another shower chance with a fastmoving system coming by on monday. So three days with at least a chance of showers not too heavy. High pressure builds back in middle of next week. It is a beautiful evening to get outside tonight. [ sirens in the background ] equally beautiful tomorrow when rain for the first time in 18 days will fall. It was 74 when i was driving in today. Paul, thank you. Levis stadium could soon be in the sporting spotlight this time for College Football. The San Francisco 49ers are reportedly going to bid to host the College Football championship game. This would be for the 2018, 2019, or 2020 title game. Santa clara will have to beat out any other city that puts in a bid. A decision is expected to be made in the fall. San franciscobased airbnb is in the running to help out with a shortage of hotel rooms for the 2016 summer olympics. The online home rental marketplace is one of three firms being considered. Rio de janeiro is scrambling to accommodate it but not enough rooms. If airbnb is chosen it would be the first time a major sporting event has turned to the general public for their extra rooms. Well, still ahead, there is something kind of spooky out in space. Take a look. Those two lights seem to be looking back at us. Experts weigh in. It is a space mystery that has scientists baffled. They see it but dont know what it is. Kpix 5s john ramos went to chabot space and Science Center where students were ready to guess. Reporter when the spacecraft was launched in 2007 its mission what explore the Asteroid Belt of the solar system but now as it approaches a dwarf planet the pictures will clearer. Drawing our attention to these two bright dots in the middle of the crater. And whats exciting is, um, weigh dont know what they are. Reporter this astronomer from oakland says nasa refuses to guess what they are. Photographed from 29,000 miles away, as they wait for dawn to get closer. But visitors from Sunset Elementary School in livermore had some ideas. Can be a spaceship. Spaceship. That would be cool. Yes. Maybe its something burning up on the planet. Just might be an alien. Might be an alien . It could be. Wearing a tinfoil hat maybe be . Yeah. Reporter it probably is light reflecting from a shiny surface. It could be a meteorite but that would be big about the size of lake tahoe. Or it could be ice which is something astronomers are always excited to find. It means potentially life friendly habitats. So, you know, potentially, we might find life there. I just look at it and go, the more we learn about that, the more we learn about how reality works and thats going to tell us