>> right now on the kron, 4 morning news. the pro-palestinian can be kept munson uc berkeley continue to grow in size. we're live on the campus this morning. an audit reveals why the city of oakland missed out on grant money that would help combat retail crime. and assemblymember evan low advancing to the november ballot after narrowly winning a recount in the race to replace eshoo congress. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at 6. well, good morning. thanks for joining us this morning. i'm james fletcher and i'm john shrable in for darya folsom this morning. get in here. yeah. and a nice day to enjoy as well. before we get to the weekend before we get to the it is, you think that may was just going to stay this weekend is like.

>> bringing the ultimate switch up on a setback so yeah, a let's get right over and talk about that weather forecast. absolutely gorgeous sunrise this morning we are looking at lots of sunshine on the way today and you can see the bay bridge modest wind out pier 15 blowing around some of those flags tomorrow morning. i'm expecting of the return of a little bit of coastal fog. so enjoy this crystal clear. start santa rosa, one of our breezier spots right now, vacaville yet another spot that's fairly breezy, not as windy as the past couple of days have been but making for a brisk start. so don't forget that extra layer 40's to 50's for your current temperatures. alameda at 56 dublin sitting at 49 right now nevado at a cool 57 degrees. now as we move into the afternoon, we've got yet another warm one expected. daytime highs will reach the 70's to low 80's today and tomorrow before that big weekend cooldown and some rainfall come saturday. i'll get to that. your full forecast. michael thomas in for the rest morning. what's it like out there?

>> hey, good morning, everyone. happy tuesday at 601. you may want to start moving and shaking. that bay bridge is already starting to get packed. but taking a look at some drive times very quickly, you can see crockett to them a 17 minute commute, walnut creek to 5, 8, 11 minutes. castro valley to the maze, 14 minutes inland or to the mate. 10 minutes. all of that looks very good. but you can see those metering lights on that bay bridge are already on its at sunrise starts to come up this thursday morning, 14 minutes into the city from the maze, san mateo bridge, 13 minute commute. all looks well. there. the richmond, sandra fell bridge 8 minute commute. and lastly, that golden gate bridge coming in at 19 minutes, which is fairly normal for this hour. john and james, i was back to you. >> all right. thank you very much, michael 602, is the time. let's get to our developing story this morning. protests on college campuses growing across the country and here in the bay area as well as calls for a ceasefire in gaza continue to grow. yeah, some of even turned violent says law enforcement has been called to remove protesters. kron four's will tran is live at u c berkeley this morning

with the latest. good morning. well, john, on the campus, a uc berkeley, it is peaceful for now. the police officers are awake and they are keeping. >> a close eye on the situation here on campus as well as whrt's going on to the south of us. let's head right to ucla. this is happening right now. police officers and protesters, pro-palestinian protesters. they are clashing at this very moment on the campus of ucla police officers gave the protesters hours using there horns their loud speakers saying to disperse and when they did not dispersed, that's when police officers moved in. many of the protesters are pushing back. locking arms with each other, making it very difficult for police officers to make arrests. now. also keeping a close eye on the situation, not just police officers that uc berkeley, sacramento, more specifically governor gavin newsom. so take a look at your

screen. this is what he just sent out on x just a few moments ago. take a look at your screen. this is a statement that he has. he says i condemn the violence at ucla last night. the law is clear the right to free speech does not extend to including violence, vandalism or lawlessness on campus. those who engage in illegal behavior must be held accountable for their actions, including through criminal prosecution suspension or expulsion. now let's head back to uc berkeley as far as what's going on on the at the encampments, which is a couple of weeks old. i can tell you there was a clash between groups last night campus. >> injured a couple of people. police officers did move in to break up the skirmish, but they did not move in. >> to breae up the encampment. so the encampent is still there at sproul hall crowne plaza. in the meantime, there are many students coming and going. we got a chance to talk to jewish students. some of

them say they don't feel safe on campus. >> scared. i to see what's going every person just stand and say need to each other, we need his side of the site. >> and john james, the protesters here, they have the same demands as protesters across the country. they want their respective universities to acknowledge what they claim is genocide that's going on in gaza right now. they also want the universities to stop working with israeli businesses, especially ones that manufacture weapons of war. right now on uc campus. fingers crossed everything is peaceful and the police officers, as i mentioned, they

are monitoring that they are not moving back to you. >> all right. well, thank you very much. an unrelated news. we have richmond city council members now agreeing to stop investing in companies that they say are involved in israel's violations of palestinian rights city leaders say that richmond will divest from a list of companies, including names, you know, well, like airbnb, microsoft, motorola and others. last october, richmond city council members passed a resolution affirming the city support and solidarity with the palestinian people of gaza. >> more than 1500 hotel workers and janitors marched the streets of downtown san francisco yesterday, demanding raises and better health care. the march started at union square and continue to market street where they block traffic and stop muni service on kure street. union leaders say their current contract

expires in august for 5,000 janitors and 10,000 hotel workers. workers say since the pandemic hotels of scale back services and staffing. >> you know, corporations able to deal with and is down and they're able to do that by cutting staff and saving money so they make it cause by doing that. whereas you know, as working people, i bill say the same our wednesday, the same. our groceries are going up, right? everything costs more. and we don't have a way of dealing pandemic out of survive. and >> the union president says they're hoping to go. she shuns go smoothly the summer and that the strike will not be necessary. fast food workers in oakland plan to strike today to protest worker health and safety mcdonald's and help oil. local employees say their stores have failed to protect workers and customers from hazardous conditions. and a formal complaint to cal osha employees describe seeing rats nibbling on pieces of bacon and hamburgers to her already to serve to customers help way

local plans. their strike today at 3. well, mcdonald's plans their strike at four-thirty both of their respective locations in oakland. >> well, downtown san francisco video captures a man assaulting 2 people. both elderly asian we've got the video. this happened about 10, 20 yesterday says that post and kearny streets near union square. you watch the video here and you'll see it captures a man in that blue shirt right there. watch him. watch him. goes up and shoves the first victim. and then you'll see him try to kick him and there he goes. the suspect then goes to the second victim that you see there in the background. and attacks him pushing into the ground and then he gets back in his car, drives off. police are describing the victims as a 59 year-old man and a 78 year-old man. they say this is an active investigation and they're still determining if it was a hate crime. >> 608, now in the city of oakland's auditor released more than a 30 page report yet

detailing how and why the city missed out on millions of dollars in funding to tackle retail crime stoppers. theresa stasi has a closer look at the story. >> and so that's what stuck out to to me is >> no real process guide. it buy a policy insistent on wednesday city auditor michael houston explaining his department's findings. >> and analyzing why missed out on applying for the state's organized retail theft prevention grant program or rtp the state budget act of 2022. allocated 242 million dollars to support local law enforcement agencies such as opd to help prevent and respond to organized retail theft motor vehicle theft and cargo theft. the audit showed 38 separate oakland city officials were emailed alerting them of grant monies ranging from 6 million to 15 million dollars at stake

months before the deadline. however, auditor houston said that his team discovered a process that was at times chaotic and in the end, never successfully submitted the required documents. he adds, although various departments played a role, he says that the mayor could have made a difference in the final outcome. say the but half and it's a size more of the direct leadership in making sure that the grant application process was carried out successfully. you need to make sure that someone is in charge. and we spent, example, during the great recession. >> a lot of effort getting every penny from the obama stimulus from washington. and we just made sure that every detail was covered. we did rehearsals about filing. we made sure our web sites were up and running. we didn't take any chances at all. >> dan lin time is a former oakland city administrator and a current uc berkeley

professor. he says that his team was able to secure more than 100 million dollars in grants during his tenure on it or houston says bottom line, the city could do more to secure critical grants. >> develop and implement a citywide grant management policy provides prescriptive guidance, right including delineation of roles and response to the audit. mayor sheng tao santa is an email saying that she takes ultimate responsibility for the failure to secure the grant monies and >> in the meantime, has been working hard to secure more funding to tackle crime in the newsroom. tree says stasio kron. 4 news. >> 6.11, now and still ahead on the kron 4 morning protests forced the part of oakland to the port of oakland to cancel worked there as protesters rallied in support of house tonight. why they say the demonstration was a in their book. plus, the effort to recall alameda county da pamela price is moving forward. we hear from legal

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you spot a rattlesnake well out and about fishel say it's safest to just simply leave it move away as quickly as possible. meanwhile, crews will close some of the westbound lanes of the bay bridge tonight. they need to do some emergency repair work. caltrans says they won't reopen those lanes until 5 o'clock in the morning. tomorrow. meanwhile, the a's swept the pirates last night for to 0. how about that? they're going to start a new series against the marlins tomorrow night with first pitch at 6.40, the a's. was on last here we go was a nice day out there yesterday. it was. yeah, it looks like i mean, starting to see gorgeous sunrise taking shape behind us. yeah. and this morning going to be good sunrise tomorrow thinking it's going to be foggy around this time the weekend storm rolls in start to see that little push of cool coastal air. >> and then by saturday, i mean, it's back to winter rico. this is this morning. nice, beautiful skies. james alluded to. we got a beautiful sunrise in the works for us so can step out there. maybe take

that brisk morning jog in these cool clear conditions little bit breezy, but not as much so as the past few days ophave been little bit of good news there for sure. we do have gale warnings up and down the coastline due to some still relatively strong winds, especially around point raise and northwesterly facing beaches. these will be in effect throughout the morning. now, futurecast shows all the changes that we do have ahead of us. most notably that arrives on saturday. cold front works its way in from the north and west. it's up in the gulf of alaska right now. so this is a really cold system and a very late season. snow maker for the sierra towards mid morning into early afternoon on saturday. most widespread of rainfall for the bay area and some pretty impressively low elevation snowfall in the sierra around that time. now, this is one model run of the upper range of rain that we could see. now, if we do get upwards of 3 quarters of an inch of rain for the bay area, many cities will surpass their monthly may

totals of rainfall. just this one system. so that's saying trade we've got here now, snowfall in the sierra also pretty impressive. a lot of models are indicating around 2 feet at the very crest of the sierra nevada and snow level getting down to some pretty decently locations around 5,000 feet. this will mean chain controls in effect towards saturday. as far as temperatures go. daytime highs today are going to be still reaching into the low 80's for some conquered antioch in-app. among those spots, 70's for the rest of us tomorrow, a little cooler, a few clouds here and there by saturday, barely make in the low 60's with rainfall likely through the day. michael. >> hey, good morning, everyone. the time is 6.18. so if you're just waking up and you're heading over to that bay bridge may want to start moving because we're seeing that traffic already starting to traffic. taking a look at some drive times right now. those who are in livermore heading to dublin, 11 minutes, dublin to fremont 15 minutes. san leandro to milpitas. 26 minutes milpitas to sunnyvale. also 6 minutes. not too bad

there, but that bay bridge looking like a parking lot per usual during the 6 o'clock hour, 15 minute commute. once you're at the maids to get into the city. so not too bad, but still something to keep in mind. taking a look at the richmond, sandra fell bridge right now. it's a 9 minute commute over to the north bay and that san mateo bridge will 14 minute commute. everything is moving smoothly. there. and taking a look at the antioch area. we normally see this congested area every morning. right now it's a 24 minute commute from antioch to concord. so not too bad. there's no major delays anywhere in that area. those who are heading over towards the mains from crockett. well, it's only a 19 minute commute. so 5, 18, 80 do look good this morning and taking a look over towards walnut creek. when you're heading to 5 a 12 minute commute. so those are all looking good. checking in with the south bay right now. it's a 15 minute commute from morgan hill to san jose. we see that small normal congestion. and lastly taking a look at 101. it's 30 minutes from san jose to menlo park. so not too good are not too

bad for a thursday morning. i'll send it back to you, too, gentlemen at the thanks so much, michael. >> well, 6 18 now in oakland, labor groups gathered to protest the outgoing, outgoing. we're in the middle east and work at the port of oakland was actually canceled in anticipation of these protests. groups like the arab resource and organizing center claimed victory with a rally at the west oakland bart station yesterday afternoon. they say stopping the work keeps businesses at the port from making millions of dollars. they also say that money supports israel and its genocide in gaza. >> our eyes or laser focus and gaza right and we're going to continue to show up with our from the universities to the port, to our government, to demand from israel to demand an to united states government and their support for israel's ongoing genocide of palestinians in gaza. >> groups also rallied outside of oakland city hall in

support of workers rights and demanding a cease-fire in gaza. they say there's a connection between organized labor and standing up for social justice. >> well, you see here, we also had oakland high school students walking out of class to join in on those protests as well. we talked to one of the organizers of the event who says they wanted to rally and unite with those that are protesting around the country. >> we want to show solidarity with all the universities who have been. >> you know, putting their like. >> putting themselves on the line and especially during final >> and we really want to like prioritize spreading education about this, especially as our institutions aren't doing anything. >> well, we've have reached out to oakland unified for comment, but so far haven't heard back. meanwhile, in san francisco, youth activists are

on their 3rd attempt now to try to lower the voting age to 16 so they can participate in local elections. and the idea is actually gaining some support among community leaders. youth commission members say that the measure is meant to increase engagement overall in local elections. >> we began at a time when young people are still in high school. i still at home and not able to i have that support network and makes it much more likely that they're going to continue being boat ads and make it happen much alliance. they have proven that they are ready to vote and they have the skills needed to vote. but that's the core cognition skills that they need. what the lived experiences that young people have, whether it's taking care of family, whether it's working up to 40 hours a week and paying taxes, they meet many of the threshold to be considered necessary in order to the voters. and they do have a direct stake in the outcome elections. >> so growing up. i been around a lot of youth

organizers who are very in tuned their community, their leading rallies regarding school safety, addressing assault and harassment in schools and amongst and for lgbtq youth population. so they are very much in the front lines. >> well, similar measures don't forget, previously. we had one that failed 2016, another one that failed in twenty-twenty, albeit by a smaller margin. whether this measure will appear on this year's ballot is still being decided. the commissioner chair ewan barker plummer says the decision to introduce the measure to the board of supervisors will be made in the coming weeks will be following the story. alright 6.22, is the time. >> coming up on the kron morning news. thousands are being dropped from their home. insurance will tell you how realtors say this is going to impact the hous

>> welcome back. 6, 24 and in the north bay and ambulance was stolen in santa rosa. well, paramedics were on the scene of a medical emergency. listen to this. now. it happened just before 8.45 last night on 4th street. the sonoma county fire district says the ambulance paramedic was with the patients while in mt. was in the back of the ambulance. that's when they say the patients suddenly ran to the ambulance, jumped in the driver's seat and sped off with the emt. still in the back, police say they use spike strips to stop the ambulance before taking the suspect into custody. well, 10 people have been sighted in the north bay for overcharging customers for contract work as much as >> $15,000 at times. this is a

picture of one of the sting operations conducted by law enforcement up in marin and sonoma counties last month. officials say all of the people cited were unlicensed contractors. and according to the contractors, state license board, unlicensed contractors have a charge limit of $500. but these guys went way over that. group of bipartisan senators now is reintroducing a bill that would limit kids. social media use the what's called the kids off social media act was first proposed a year ago. it would set a minimum age for online social media users to 13 years old and prevent platforms from feeding algorithmically boost to content to users under 17 users under 18 would need parental permission to use apps like tiktok and instagram and snapchat. however, opponents are concerned that the bill ships the responsibility of protecting children from tech companies to parents. in the north. a benicia unified is facing a lawsuit claiming the district swept teacher abuse accusations under the rug.

>> a former teacher named matthew shelton was charged with 7 counts of molesting a child. attorneys say shelton worked in elementary schools for more than a decade. and when accusations surfaced at one school, shelton resigned. switch to another school. the lawsuit accuses the district of negligent hiring and adds that the principal was friends with shelton and his wife. coming up next on the kron 4 morning news. it's been years since the national guard was sent to the san francisco tenderloin neighborhood to combat the drug crisis. >> but that has, but how does that help curb drug dealing in the area?

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>> all right. we are back 6.30, is the time here on the kron. 4 morning news on this thursday were again, we're waking up the nice blue skies looks good out we've got a beautiful sunrise to look for the sunrise i can see some of the other camera angles here looks gorgeous. this wandering yeah, it's a thursday we're almost done with the week. is so gorgeous this morning. and james tomorrow is going to be a little foggy. so definitely enjoy the sunrise this morning. we are looking at modest freeze out there. nothing too aggressive, but it is enough, especially up in santa rosa and happening beta, make for a brisk feel. so don't forget the jackets as you are getting up for the jogger. maybe just to take a sunrise picture 40's to 50's for our current temperatures. oakland, you're at 50 degrees right now. dublin. 48 santa rosa. actually one of more mild spots at 58 degrees. now later on today, we got one more day with some upper 70's to low 80's. tomorrow is going to be just a touch cooler with the upper 70's and then

saturday gets here and it comes along with the wintery return, which i'll get to in your full forecast. michael thomas is in for traffic this morning. latest out there on the roads. a good morning, everyone. well, good news. and as you're talking about that sunrise, you can actually see it in all of our shots. before we show you that we're going to take a look at some drive times very quickly. you can see. >> the highest from crockett to the maze is going to be 22 minutes and all of the rest of them are falling under 15 minutes. castro valley to the maze 14 minutes and the answer to the maze. 11 minutes. walnut creek to 5.80, also 11 minutes. but that gorgeous sunrise right there on the bay bridge. unfortunately, it does look like a parking lot at 6.31, this morning. but 16 minutes to get into the city from the maze. taking a look at the san mateo bridge. it's 15 minute commute over that. you can see that sun beaming down on those vehicles. but the good news is we don't see any brake light. taking a look at the richmond. sandra fell bridge 12 minute commute over that that golden gate bridge. it's coming in at a 19 minute commute to get into the city of san francisco. i'll send it to you 2 gentlemen at the

desk. >> all right. thank you very much, michael 6.31, is the time. and in developing news, the alameda county district attorney pamela price is one step closer to being recalled. the question remains, though, when will the recall election be held kron four's? dan kerman talk with legal experts about prices prospects. >> and how a lawsuit might affect the recall. >> so rivers are held pfizer merck, his supervisor, 10. all kirsten, yes, president island, yes. motion passes with alameda county supervisors voting to accept ballot signatures as certified by the registrar of voters. >> the attempt to recall district attorney pamela price moves forward, creating an ever more uncertain future for price. 61% of recalls nationwide in this time period resulted in removal cost up 6% or so have resulted in resignation before the recall. so they are very successful as

a rule. joshua spivak is a senior research fellow at berkeley laws, california constitution center. he says while recalls overall tend to be successful, it's more of a 50, 50 split in california. alameda county supervisor still have to decide whether to call a special election or let the recall happened during november's general election. spivak says that could impact the outcome. they seem to survive better when it's a special election. in a statement prices, if a recall takes place, it should happen during the november general election. but she maintains the recall is illegal because the county registrar of voters didn't follow its own charter by allowing more than 10 days to count signatures and by allowing out of county residents to gather those signatures. but so far her campaign is not filed a lawsuit against the county. i will support this motion and hopes >> that occasion is filed. so he get clear direction its meeting tuesday. one supervisor hope the lawsuit would happen. so a judge could weigh in. but legal experts

say even if that happens, it's unlikely prices campaign would be successful. i believe that the end of the judges unlikely to say that the board was wrong when it chose to follow state law rather county ordinances. alameda county supervisors will set a date for the recall at a special meeting on may 14th. dan kerman kron. 4 news 6.34 and thousands of homeowners in orinda are set to lose their insurance when state farm ends its coverage this summer. >> now they are scrambling to find a new insurer state farm first announced in march that they would be dropping 72,000 property insurance policies in california, mainly in areas prone to wildfires, a realtor in or into is recommending state farm customers to sign up for the california fair plan. the state program is for california residents and businesses in urban and rural areas who can't get insurance through a regular insurance

company. state farm customers and orinda native david anderson says he's investigating his options. walker says i'm learning about the california fair let's talk in august. they'll give us enough time to. >> can >> now the state department of insurance says the agency has experts ready to assist affected state farm customers. >> well, union city police now asking the community for their help in finding a teenage girl been missing since wednesday. and elise gonzales is 15. she stands 4 feet. 8 inches tall. weighs about 120 pounds. you see her photograph here. she was last seen yesterday at 11:00am at james logan high school in union city. gonzales was believed to be wearing a black jordan brand sweatshirt and black jordan tennis shoes. anybody has any information about her whereabouts. call 9-1-1, to reach out to the union city police department. sheriff's deputies have recovered a man's body who appeared to ground in fremont in a creek on tuesday was east

bay regional parks. employees reported a man near 3rd and i streets in fremont trying to cross the creek and appeared to be struggling in the current multiple agencies from alameda county responded to that report. and after hours of searching, authorities found that body pronounced the man dead officials are still investigating but say this does not seem to be. any sort of foul play. they're not finding any trauma on the body. >> well, with this nice weather might be more enticing to get outside. but park officials in the east bay are reminding visitors to be on the lookout for rattlesnakes when going outdoors. rattlesnakes are becoming more common as they emerge from their winter hibernation. officials say if you spot one, leave it alone and move away as quickly as possible, if you do get bitten by a rattlesnake, remain calm, avoid running and get medical help immediately. >> well, officials of sonoma area rail transit are smart for sure. they've recorded record-breaking ridership in

their agency's history. the smart train reported more than 80,000 passengers for just the month of april alone. smart attributes. these numbers to their recent changes in free rides for people under the age of 18 and those over the age of 65 riders this year have eliminated more than 17 million car driven miles. and the agency said, quote, smart offers a greener and more convenient way to travel and is connected communities helping economic development. daly city toy store owners hoping police can find this man who says took advantage of them and stole a toy with more than $200. so take a look at the surveillance video that the store posted. it's from the location on west in the westlake shopping center and shows the thief asking the owner if you can see a toy from behind the counter and as the owner goes back to get that toy, you can see here, the guy makes off with that $200 toward just grabbed it and ran. we did reach out to daly city police about what happened. still waiting to hear back. we'll let you know

what we do. in the meantime, if you recognize who this person is contact police. it's been one year since governor gavin newsom ordered the national guard in the highway patrol to step in and help san francisco police crackdown on drug dealing, especially in the tenderloin kron four's justine waltman breaks down the numbers. >> to see if it's made a difference. >> when this operation started accidental overdose deaths in san francisco are up more than 40% between january and march of last year, 200 victims died from accidental overdoses, mostly from fentanyl and mostly in the tenderloin increased patrols in that neighborhood are apparently leading to more product being seized, but it might not be making much of a dent in death prevention. >> more than 42 pounds seized in the roughly 10 block radius. that is san francisco's tenderloin district. the governor's office and law enforcement agencies are celebrating what they consider to be a positive milestone in a public safety

partnership. it was one year ago on may first 2023 when the governor authorized the california highway patrol and national guard to crack down on drug dealing in the city. their goal to target traffickers disrupt the dealers and sees the supply. since then, the joint task force has issued more than 6200 citations arrested. more than 500 people recovered more than 100 stolen vehicles. and most importantly to their mission captured nearly 700 pounds of fentanyl in total. that's enough to kill almost half the country. city leaders are praising the progress made in the first year of this partnership. police chief bill scott says the amount of fentanyl pulled off the street is, quote, unprecedented and that they're going to continue to crack down on dealing in the statement. district attorney brooke jenkins says, quote, the resources that the governor provided san francisco to ramp up our efforts to disrupt and dismantle open air drug

markets has been invaluable working together. we're making a difference in the tenderloin drug conference cations maybe at unprecedented levels. however, when you look at drug overdose deaths, there's not much difference. this partnership program between agencies was initially announced just last year after san francisco announced accidental deaths from drug use went up 40% between january and march of 2023. in that period, 204 people died from an accidental overdose in san francisco. that's according to the medical examiner's office. compare that to the same period this year. deaths are down, but not by much so far this year, there have been just 5 fewer deaths from accidental overdoses. the governor's office is also crediting the first year of this partnership for other significant crime statistic improvements in san francisco. >> for the 1st quarter of this year, property crime is down more than 30% and violent crime is down almost 15% in

the newsroom. i'm justine waldman. kron. 4 news. >> 6.40, is the time happening tonight. a new event is coming to san francisco which aims to connect neighborhood business owners with the community. it's called downtown first thursdays. it's a free monthly event begins today. a lot like oakland's first friday as the organizers plan to shut down several blocks of second street just south of market. the event will feature art food music from around san francisco. the goal is to attract 10,000 san franciscans to that event every month. we'll see if they can make that goal. >> 6.41 it. let's get a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza crews will close some of the westbound lanes on the bridge tonight to do emergency repairs. caltrans says they won't reopen the lanes until 5 in the morning tomorrow. so a heads up there. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, we're honoring the bay area's. >> api community this month. we'll tell you how a library exhibit in the south bay is honoring the culturwe are back

6.44, is the time. and here are 4 things to know. law enforcement officials say they cited 10 people in marin and sonoma counties for overcharging customers. >> for contract work, officials say all of the people cited were unlicensed contractors. fast-food workers in oakland plan to strike today to protest worker health and safety mcdonald's and help for your local employees say that their stores have failed to protect workers and customers from hazardous conditions. we'll play local plans. their striker play a

local workers plan their strike today at 3 while mcdonald's workers. planning to have their strike at four-thirty both at their respective locations in oakland. assemblyman evan, low narrowly beats santa clara county supervisor. joe, some indian in the race to replace congresswoman anna eshoo solo will move forward to the november ballot to face former san jose mayor sam liccardo. the oakland ballers are moving forward with a 1.6 million dollar renovation of raimondi park. they released these renderings showing what their new home for the team will look like when all is said and opening day for the ball was, by the way, is june 4th. in contra costa county firefighters are continuing. >> the next phase of a 3 million dollar project to stop future wildfires. it's called the fuel break project where contra costa fire crews worked to clear overgrown and dry vegetation to try to limit the spread of wildfires. work began in ross more and around sections of lafayette last july, the 3 million dollar

project funded by cal fire is intended to save lives and property within 190 acre area. >> preparedness before increased. fire season really kicks off. we're asking residents say make sure space is around the houses. >> now this fuel break break project will continue for the next few weeks. so if you see those crews out there working and doing a little bit of burning, don't be alarmed by it. just getting things ready, james, for the drier summer months now, will happen after this weekend. over. >> it yet we have some rain. it's of wild how quickly we're going to be turning from, like, really dry weather right back into the middle of winter. and john's been talking about this is not going to be pretty decent. rain may is lately, it's just been a few sprinkles and stuff when we see it, this is going to be some really decent rainfall today, though it is back to the sunshine. we go

happen bay right here. a gorgeous morning right along the coastline, little less blustery than the past few days have been. we will see the return of summary and they are already seeing that right up along the mendocino coast line. a little bit of fog out there that is going to push right back into the bay area. really starting tonight in the meantime, breezy for a few coastal spots. those wind advisories inland of expired. but we still do have a gale warning up and down the coastline through the morning. and this is because still around 30, 40 miles per hour gusts, especially around point, raise northwesterly facing beaches. here's the play out of the next few days here. so today and tomorrow, nice dry and sunny. nothing to worry about. just really nice. sunny skies come saturday. showers arrive before you get up in the morning. our most widespread rainfall looks to be in the middle of the day and look at all that blew up in the sierra nevada. this isn't just a rainmaker for the day, but some relatively low elevation snowfall in the sierra specially considering what time of year we're talking rainfall for the bay area. this is one of the upper model range estimates showing the potential of up to an inch

along some coastal areas. now, if this model run comes to fruition, this would exceed average monthly rainfall totals for the month of may in just a matter of a day. so this is normally what you'd see the entire month, which is quite a system, indeed. future cast of snowfall total showing a couple feet of snow at the crest of the sierra and snow level is low as 5,000 feet in some spots. so this is also elite season snowmaker. as for today, though, no signs of that wintry weather just yet a few low 80's and conquered antioch in napa while some 70's elsewhere. looking ahead, tomorrow's temperatures fairly similar to today's a few clouds in the mix. saturday is going to be around 20 degrees cooler for some inland areas. and although sunday does dry back out, we're going to stay cool for the finish to the weekend. michael. all right. well, john. >> good morning, everyone. it is 6.48 and right now the roads do look good for the most part. taking a look at some drive times those who are heading out this morning for your daily commute will

crockett to the maze. 26 minutes. walnut creek to 5, 8, 11 minutes. castro valley to the maze 14 minutes and the answer to the maze. 12 minutes. not too bad. once you get to that means well, you may be stop and go traffic. it's 17 minutes from the maze into the city. but at least you've got that gorgeous sunrise that's going to be behind you. taking a look at the san mateo bridge. it's an 18 minute commute over that right now. so some small delays but nothing too major. taking a look at 8.80, san leandro to milpitas. 33 minutes this morning. there's some small delays there near hayward, but nothing too major. they were dealing with a brush fire earlier. but that's since been cleared out livermore to dublin 12 minutes, dublin to fremont 19 minutes and the end or to milpitas. 33 minutes in milpitas to sunnyvale. 8 minutes. lastly taking a look at that. richmond, sandra fell bridge. it's only 13 minutes over to the north bay. i'll send it to you over at the desk. >> michael, thank you very much. it is 6.49, and in the south bay this week is the start of asian american and pacific islander heritage month and all throughout the

month of may. we're going to be highlighting the bay area's diverse asian communities had san jose state exhibit at the library dives into south asia. >> and pulls examples from families living right here in silicon valley. kron four's check moment has the story. well, the region known as south asia makes up 7 different countries in the library. curator here at the king library at san jose state says she wanted to include the religions in the foods that make up each of these cultures. she wanted to also consults with families living here in the bay area who also have ties to those countries. >> that's really cool. yeah. so these 2 things are lincoln. yes, and this is also from sri lanka up into the immersive martin luther king library at san jose state university in may. >> and you'll find an exhibit quite like no other. i think that could be very montr of roy is a library in here and she curated this exhibit on the 5th floor. it's titled south asians. >> of silicon valley, afghanistan, bangladesh,

nepal, india, pakistan, sri lanka. these are nearly all the countries that make up the region of south asia, a region roy says needs more attention in the south bay. she says at least 20% of people who live in santa clara county are of south asian origin and more than 60% of international san jose state students are from south asia, but yet so many of them have struggled to find a voice to find themselves being represented well in mainstream what was born and raised in india. and she says having other south asians like herself in silicon valley added more reason for this project. these things help them feel more empowered. the real represented actual case at this exhibit, you'll find the sports, the food, you know what to do signing and the religion sick man will never will never see them determines it's part of their faith. roy highlights the for south asian religion seen in the south bay islam hinduism. jane isn't and buddhism. what we really enjoyed in our experience of doing this research in this project welcoming each

community was 2 market in fremont is run by these 2 brothers. a lot i i've made from afghanistan to the united states because my son is. >> is down from some of that, you because it was like 8 years cent of the state time. >> i like that. the library. >> moises highlighting businesses and communities of these nationalities here in silicon valley makes this project more personal that are. >> to the types of you know, i think impressions about the community. but once this kind of work gets done, people see who they really are. you know, she also wants this exhibit to be for everyone, but is also happy to see her culture and others in the south bay on display. >> in san jose check moment. kron. 4 news. how cool the exhibit called south asians and silicon valley will be open through may 31st. and tune into kron 4 every this month for stories highlighting areas api community all

leading up to that special. of course, we're going to be airing on thursday. may 23rd at 06:30pm, right here. alright, it is 6.52 and we're going to take a break. and coming up on the kron morning news, san jose police right now taking a different approach to this year's cinco de mayo festivities. >> we'll have the details on that coming up in our next hour.

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good to know. all right. well, coming up in the next hour on the kron, 4 morning news protests continue at college campuses nationwide, including the bay area. we'll catch up with protesters have been camping for week in support of palestine. plus, janitors and hotel workers are also calling for with better pay and benefits being there called the action as they try to negotiate. >> with contracts with their new employers. and a nod. it sheds light on what caused the city of oakland to miss a deadline for grant that would have helped combat retail crime. well, here where th nice to meet ya. my name is david. i've been a pharmacist for 44 years. when i have customers come in and ask for something for memory, i recommend prevagen. number one, because it's safe and effective. does not require a prescription. and i've been taking it quite a while myself

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krone 4 morning news. the pro-palestinian encampment at u c berkeley continues to grow. we're live on the campus this morning. >> and audit reveals why the city of oakland missed out on grant money that would have helped combat retail crime and assemblymember evan low advances to the november ballot after narrowly winning a recount in the race to replace anna eshoo with congress. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at 7. >> good morning. it is what it says. a second. i'm james judge variable. excited to in for darya folsom and we're starting off with a check of the weather will get to the headlines in a minute. but the weather has been looking fantastic. sunrise has been looking great. i know i love the sunrise this morning been catching all the use of it as much as possible. and this one in particular from the bay bridge was really nice and