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Is so much money to help people with addiction and it seems like there is no real focus on that. California voters will also decide whether to overhaul Substance Abuse and Mental Health treatment in our state. We will hear from the bay area woman who knows firsthand that something needs to change. Voters in the south bay are considering multiple candidates to replace a congresswoman who is retiring after 32 years. We find out what some of those voters are looking for. Good morning and thank you for starting your day with us. Today is sunday, march 3rd, i am max darrow. This morning were focusing on the California Primary Election happening on tuesday. Giving you an indepth look at key races and issues on the ballot. The first, it is cold outside and must begin with personally chief meteorologist paul heggan. The first weekend in march feels like the dead of winter across the bay area. And across the entire state. We have scattered showers this morning and slightly heavier rain is lining up to make a run toward San Francisco within the next 60 minutes. More showers will pop up as we head through the rest of the day. It is possible to hear the rumble of thunder but we will see showers and locally heavy downpours especially for midday into the afternoon. Gradually things will be more sparse as we head through the overnight hours but it will be an unsettled pattern over about the next 24 hours. The big story has been in the sierra where the snow continues to fall. This is the view from california 267 near kings beach and we will talk about the snowy aspect of this winter storm coming up. Taking a look at our top headlines of the day. As a result of major restructuring the San Francisco Unified School District is set to lose a number of public schools. The district says student enrollment has dropped by nearly 10,000 in recent years. On top of that, the district said they are facing a massive 421 million budget deficit. Struggling to staff classrooms. Labeled the resource alignment initiative, sfusd said it will work with families, teachers and communities in the process and they add this alignment will benefit students in the long run. To create the schools our students deserve and our families expect, we must have fewer schools than we do now. By having fewer schools we can concentrate our resources and enhanced programs, teacher support and student services. The superintendent is expected to make recommendations this fall on which schools to close, merge or colocate. The changes are slated to take full effect come the 2025 school year. Selfdriving car company waymo was given the green light to operate in the San Francisco peninsula from the California Public Utilities Commission and the dmv. But some local and state leaders are pushing back saying this is happening at to quicken the pace. They are worried Autonomous Cars going at high speeds on highways could create serious safety issues. Now, a bill is being pushed to give local communities more control over driverless vehicle rollout and oversight. No word yet, from waymo i when we could see driverless robotaxis on peninsula roads and highways. Progress is being made in gaza to implement a sixweek ceasefire in the israelhamas war. The uss israel has more or less accepted the deal, but hamas has not yet agreed to specific terms around the release of hostages. Hamas delegation has reportedly arrived in cairo, egypt this morning to further talks on the deal. Meanwhile, the u. S. Said it is made its first humanitarian airdrop into gaza. Aid groups have called it ineffective, due to israels obstruction of aid deliveries. We are just two days away from the California Primary Election and this morning we want to look at some of the key issues at stake. Lets start with the u. S. Senate race. A new poll from uc berkeley shows a statistical tie at the top of between democratic congressman adam schiff and Republican Former baseball player, steve garvey. The polling suggests item shift would enjoy a strong lead over garvey in a twoway matchup, the low voter turnout is giving the conservative candidate abuse putting him on track to become one of the two general election candidates. Democratic congressman katie porter is trailing third and representative barbara lee is behind her and forth. Almost 20 of likely voters say they still do not know which candidate they will choose. As Katie Nielsen explains whoever wins the senate seat will have big shoes to fill. Reporter done is a Political Science professor at san jose state university. Before going into academia she was a long time a lobbyist in washington, d. C. Often working with senators from california, including dianne feinstein. She was formidable. A woman of substance. She brought a tremendous amount of gravitas to the job. Filling those roles will be nearly impossible for anyone. Reporter she says whoever wins the seat will have to bring their own style of leadership to washington. We have the chance to continue to play a big role in the senate but it will look different. Reporter front runners adam schiff and katie porter are already known on a National Stage , adam schiff for his involvement in the impeachment proceedings of president donald trump. We must say enough, he has betrayed our National Security and he will do so again. Is compromise our elections and he will do so again. Reporter and katie porter for her whiteboard breakdowns. The cost 763. Per pill. I am curious, did the drug get substantially more effective in that time . Did Cancer Patients need your pills . How did you change the formula to justify this price increase . Reporter long time house representative barbara lee from oakland, is having a more difficult time gaining traction statewide. She is probably suffering from the fact that she is not quite as skilled at raising money because she is represented oakland and berkeley and not seen as much as a national figure. Barbara lee is right there. Reporter that is a major concern for bishop bob jackson. She understands the plight of the intercity and what is going on, especially with people of color. And people who are less fortunate than others. By having that understanding, goes a long way. I look at politics and Public Service is being able to not tinker around the edges, but dismantling the systems that are barriers and an equal opportunity program. Reporter bishop bob said he has worked with barbara lee many times over the years and worries the state will not be fully represented if both of the state senators are from Southern California. Barbara lee does not have the kind of money that is backing her but she is from northern california. Will only be if all of these Southern California people begin to win the senate race and become senators for the california . Will he be represented . We have a voice . Separation of powers. Reporter according to crane, that has been a longstanding issue in the senate since are only two for the entire state. A lesson she is teaching to her politics class. This is really important seat for california and we have just started talking about this race in my classes. There is no state as big and diverse as california is. We have a special challenge in finding somebody who can equally represent both regions , north and south. Reporter californias primaries are somewhat unique in that the top two vote getters will move forward to the general election, regardless of their political party. That means we could actually see two democrats facing off in november. The most consequential proposition on the state ballot is probably prop one. The 6. 3 probably prop one. The 6. 3 billion bond measure is a key part of governor newsoms plan to create drug and Mental Health treatment beds. Prop one is about breaking through the paradigm. There are two components. You have the bond the 6. 4 billion bond. That provides for 11,150 new units. Treatment and units, actual housing. 26,700 slots for outpatient treatment. Prop1 would massively overhaul how the state spends billions in the. It diverts from effective Mental Health services. They are talking about housing and getting people into housing but the bulk of it will be to build facilities to warehouse them in hospital beds. Whatever your stance on prop1 there is no question the issue of homelessness and Substance Abuse does need to be addressed in california. Elizabeth cook spoke to someone who tragically knows what can happen when the right resources are not available. Reporter she gets off work as a medical assistant at the same time every day. Just as one job and the next one begins. Her life is full. Full is an understatement. I dont know how i can complete everything in one day. Reporter she also finds time to check in with the people who matter the most. It is really important for me to make sure my kids know i am there for them. I actually play role box with them every night. And it has become a habit and this way for us to connect. It is when all the secrets come out. Reporter she is see what could happen when the connection is lost. She is one of five kids, growing up she watched her youngest brother struggle , from what she believes was undiagnosed Mental Illness. And never got the help he needed and part of that was because there were no resources. The resources were punitive and it never really helped him. Reporter he was addicted to drugs and would often disappear. Winding up either in jail or on the streets. He died a few years ago. She will never forget the last time she spoke to her baby brother. I got to tell him i loved him and i told him when he was ready for help that i was there. And i hate to say i feel like i am lucky because i got to talk to my brother before he passed, and that is something that all parents and siblings dont get. But it also does not help the pain to know that there is so much money out there to help people with addiction and it seems like there is no real focus on that. He should be here today with his daughter. And i still miss him. Reporter Mental Illness runs in her family but getting help just was never an option. When i originally got my anxiety diagnosis. It is okay i can manage this on my own and i dont need a therapist and i dont need medication. My grandmother raised a strong black woman. That is what we do. We figure it out and keep pushing forward but as i dealt with it and saw the symptoms in my daughter i realized it was time to break the generational trauma. Reporter she was diagnosed with anxiety and depression. It took her a year and have to find a therapist. That was probably the biggest anxiety inducer. Once i receive the diagnosis. Really wanted someone who i connected with to understand my cultural background and why it would be hard to accept a diagnosis of anxiety or depression. Reporter with all she is going on, politics is usually the last thing on her mind. But prop1, the governors plan to overhaul the states Mental Health system, hit close to home. Having the resources to get help for Substance Abuse and Mental Illness is the difference between life and death. Even for my brother if there were built in resources where he could go to treatment for 90 days or six months, whatever it may be. He could be alive today. Reporter across town, in a different kitchen, a similar story. Kate has watched her own close family members struggle with Mental Illness. It is what inspired her to become the board chair for the San Francisco branch of nami, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The group help right prop1 but she admits the issue is complicated and debate in her local chapter has divided the community. I think what i feel is it should not rob peter to pay paul. Dont take money away from community Mental Health services which are profoundly needed , and put it into housing. We have so many bills on housing. That have never really gotten very far. And i would like to see this money come from elsewhere and to maintain the level of community Mental Health care we are providing now. Reporter back home , after dinner is made in the family is taking care of, it is time to start her other fulltime job. As a fulltime student. She is getting a degree in psychology at the university of San Francisco. So she can be a lifeline to someone else who might be struggling and wants help from somebody like her. It is already hard going to the doctor or to see someone and when you add in the Mental Health aspect it can be very vulnerable. I want people to know you can be vulnerable with me and i will not judge you. We had the same childhood and experiences and i understand the trauma that comes with that. I am hoping we can overcome it together. If prop1 passes, it would make major changes to californias Mental Health services act passed in 2004, which expanded and modified county Mental Health systems. 6 14 on the sunday morning. Coming up, she has worked along five president s, representing Silicon Valley in congress for three decades. But now anna eshoo is retiring and nearly a dozen people have stepped up to replace her. Len ramirez will give us a deeper look at this coveted congressional seat. Lets take you live outside on this julie saturday morning with a beautiful look at the bay area from mark hopkins east camera. We will be right back. Here is a live look at san jose on the sunday morning. The time is 6 16. As we continue our election coverage this morning we had to the south bay. The south bay seat held by congresswoman anna eshoo for more than three decades is up for grabs in the primary. She was first elected in 1992 in what was called the year of the woman. It was the same year that feinstein and Barbara Boxer were elected. Anna eshoo is retiring and there are 11 candidates vying for her position. The race includes some familiar names, a recent poll sponsored by the san jose spotlight found former san jose mayor sam liccardo leading with 16 of the vote. Santa clara county supervisor joe simitian with 13 , and former saratoga councilmember. And evan low is tied at 7 each. The Largest Group of voters say they are still undecided. Len ramirez spoke to people in district 16 about what they need and what they want from their next representative. That can have a nice place to live. Reporter daniel and her husband john run a small Family Business that teaches people how to cook. And today they are making pasta from scratch. Like the meal they are making they say, they say there are lots of ingredients to make a successful business. We as a Small Business and small familyowned business need to make sure we have the policies in place to be successful and keep this open and running. Reporter they are the shared concerns of many in Congressional District 16, which for the first time in three decades will elect a new representative in congress. Democratic incumbent anna eshoo announced last november she would not seek another term. What i hope i leave behind , is a legacy of integrity. Reporter the race to succeed anna eshoo in this deep blue district stretching from san jose to palo alto includes a crowded field of 11 candidates and there are several seasoned politicians and a few political newcomers who have squared off in a series of public forums, including this one up palo alto city hall. Candidate reporter candidates clashed with each other and members of the audience over the israelipalestinian war and a range of issues closer to home. But it is those pocketbook issues that matter most to danielle and john, who in addition to running a business , are also raising a family one of the most expensive places to live in the entire nation. We are concerned about as a Small Business is consistency and safety on the streets. We like to see the prices stay equal or lower. Reporter john said he is looking for whoever represents the district to be able to reach across the aisle to get things done. Congress seem somewhat dysfunctional as far as being able to address things either as a compromise or as getting things done that affect our life that the Small Business level. Reporter the couple by the kitchen in 2021, after it had been shut down for months during the pandemic and had been struggling to build it back up amid a shaky recovery. Rising food and utility costs, increasing regulations, and safety concerns for the customers on lincoln avenue in san joses willow glen district. It is rough and the Community Wants to be here and have fun and have these type of events and we are trying to bring it back to the community and try to get life back into this. On this first alert weather day we start with the perspective in the sierra where the sun is coming up and illuminating the wintry landscape. This is the view from i80 eastbound and you can see one of the First Responder vehicles that is going quickly. The highway is closed and it will be for a while. There is a plow doing its work in the background, trying to keep up with the amount of snow that has fallen and the fact that the winds are gusting and blowing all that snow back over the lanes, as soon as they plow them. The blizzard warning has been extended until four clock tomorrow morning and additional snowfall is one to be fairly modest. Six to 12 inches but the fact that the wind is blowing the snow over the lanes and road crews have so much work to do to get i80 back open and california 267 open, the winds are still gusting up to 100 miles an hour in the peaks of palisades, tahoe, and travel is impossible in the sierra. We have a winter storm warning closer to the bay area for them in Mendocino County and lake county until 10 00 this morning. Above 1000 feet in elevation up to two inches of additional snow. Winds out of gusty as yesterday but potentially up to 35 miles an hour or so instead of impossible travel conditions, just difficult and slippery. Exercise caution as you make your way out and about. This is a view from the Mark Hopkins Hotel looking to the east, as a son is trying to peek in between the clouds, we have had three inches of rain in ben lomond and two inches in kentfield. Almost an inch and three quarters for dublin and santa rosa and over an inch and a half so far for San Francisco. San jose, just over a half inch of total rainfall. But there is more shower activity right now and we will zoom in for a closer look at the shower making its way into the western portions of San Francisco. The bulk of the heavier rain is offshore but it could make its way and over the next half hour or 45 minutes or so. We expect more showers to fill in the gaps as we head through the rest of the sunday. Here is a look at future cast showing more showers developing as we head toward late morning and especially into early afternoon. Mostly like to moderate rain but locally heavy downpours every once in a while. The activity make its way west to east and more breaks in the action developing as we head into this evening but it will be a wet pattern all the way into tonight. More of a break in the action taking hold as we head into early tomorrow morning. Adding up anywhere from a few hundred seven inch of rain to maybe a quarter of an inch of the high end of the spectrum. Future cast anticipating more for the southern half of the bay area but less than one inch of additional rainfall out of the system and the winds will not be as strong. Noticeable as we head toward midday and into the afternoon some 20 to 30 mile an hour gusts will be out there for the most part the strongest inland us will be 15 to 20 Miles Per Hour range and we will fill the winds calming down tonight. Temperatures today, cold. 10 degrees below average acrosstheboard and temperatures will be slow to warm up through the sevenday forecast. We have more rain chances wednesday and to start the weekend. It would not be a weekend in the bay area in 2024 without a decent chance of rain and that is what we have by saturday. In between a couple of mostly dry days. Thursday and friday high temperatures reaching into the mid to upper 60s inland while along the coast you will be in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees but the dry weather for even a couple days. It will be nice at this point. We will take what we can get. I know march is often a hit or miss month in terms of rainfall and precipitation. I see a lot of rain. The first half of march tends to be more active than the back half. We are starting that way. We will see what shapes up once we get past st. Patricks day or the ides of march if you are a fan of shakespeare. Thank you, paul. Coming up. One of the alltime basketball grades. Some may say he is the goat. Reaches an oppressive new milestone on the hardwood. A big night for the lebron james. Hey, guys. We brought a truckload of magic. What would you like to make disappear . 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We review some of the key propositions that are in front of voters this tuesday in San Francisco. Including two measures that supporters say will lead to more housing units. Plus. Another ballot measure that will require drug tests for people receiving cash assistance. The San Francisco tries to get a handle on its drug problem. Here is a live look outside at treasure island. A nicelooking shot at the bay bridge, as well. We will be right back. Temperatures cooling down as we head into the weekend and stronger onshore. Ah, i stepped off the coast again. The winds are really picking up. Fog spreading farther inland. And in the north bay, youre gonna get soaked. water splashing [narrator] presenting the bay areas only virtual weather studio. Next level weather. As i lift this, you can actually see. [narrator] on kpix and pix . wind blowing its that real. water splashing lets move on to the sevenday now. From cbs news bay area, this is the morning edition. It is 6 31 on the sunday morning. Thank you for joining us i am max darrow. This morning we continue our look at key issues and races on the ballot on tuesday, but first we have a lot of weather to talk about and lets get over to first alert chief urologist paul heggan on this first alert weather day. Mark first marked the beginning of meteorological spring but it still feel like winter because we have more rain across the bay area including the first rain moving into San Francisco and there is heavier rainfall rates over the pacific and it will be wet in the city over the next 30 minutes. More likely about an hour before the back edge of that particular cell makes its way across the city. Scattered showers across the rest of the bay area and we expect more of these as we head through the rest of the day. The big story statewide continues to be in the sierra. This is the current view of westbound i80 which is still closed. No estimated time reopening at this point. The snow continues to fly and we will talk about that perspective coming up in a few minutes. We continue our election coverage. All leading up to tuesdays primary in california. To San Francisco we go. Voters will have propositions on their plate to vote for or against. Here is a look at some of those starting with proper a. Voters passed prop a , San Francisco will be allowed to borrow up to 300 million to fund the creation and rehabilitation of Affordable Housing but issuing general obligation bonds. Proponents including mayor london breed say this will benefit First Responders, teachers, seniors, working families and the people who make San Francisco run. Supporters say the funding is necessary to meet the states mandate of building 46,000 affordable units by 2031. Some opponents however say this would change the character of San Francisco neighborhoods. They call prop a a bad use of money , and some point to the almost 1 billion in bonds over the last decade that they say has done little to solve the citys housing crisis. Prop a needs two thirds of the vote to pass. To prop b. It has to do with Police Staffing. If pass it would increase the minimum number of officers from 1700 to just under 2100 over the next five years. But this would only go into effect if voters approve a new tax source in a future election. Supporters say this is a fiscally responsible way to address the citys Police Staffing shortage. But critics have branded this as a cop tax and they say a man if you left and fools voters to increase taxes. If voters passed prop c, the transfer tax will be way for properties converted from commercial to residential use for the first time. Proponents a this will help inject new life into downtown San Francisco, which still has a lot of vacant spaces by giving developers an incentive to do business in San Francisco. And they say this will help create the much needed housing that San Francisco needs but the flip side, critics argue this measure would get a tax break to billionaires and they say they do not believe it will bring the kind of housing that San Francisco needs. They also say this takes power away from voters. Voters will also decide on a proposal that will require those receiving cash assistance from the city to undergo Drug Screenings. Mayor london breed put prop f on the ballot and while the receiving benefits would not have to prove sobriety, they would have to enroll in treatment of the city thinks it is necessary or lose the cash. The mayor says this is geared toward reducing Drug Overdose deaths. A record 813 people died last year. Wilson walker has more the latest flashpoint in the citys drug crisis. I live in this yellow building right here. A smaller place. It is a single room. I have a place. Reporter for andrew it has been about 10 years of homelessness punctuated with occasional housing arrangements. And he has one now that an sro gives him an escape from the elements and eligibility for 712 a month in cash, through the county adult assistance program, people who are unhouse living on the streets, they are eligible for 109. I dont take it for granted. I appreciate every aspect of it. What it is. Reporter on this day he stepped outside the housing to join friends who gathered partly for safety in numbers. Because of the lethality of the drugs they are using. Andrew says he is currently making a push for treatment and proposition f could force him to make some decisions in that regard. It would require anyone receiving benefits to be screened for Substance Use disorder. If that appears to be the case they would be required to participate in a Treatment Program or lose those cash payments. I think that would disqualify people who need help Drug Screening is not the right approach for me, personally. That is what will help us move this city forward. Out of what was a very challenging time. Reporter proposition f is the mayors ballot measure, a proposal for responding to the ongoing Opioid Crisis and reaction to the plan runs along some very wellestablished faultlines in that discussion. F is a cynical and unserious waste of resources. That will materially harm very vulnerable people. Reporter lining up in opposition are many of the care provider San Francisco contracts with for the citys response to the drug crisis. No on f Campaign Director said it will hurt those already in trouble. In addition, many people who are on the streets now and using drugs will simply not apply for assistance. And therefore not have any access to treatment through the services system. When folks are addicted to this poison and it is the worst addiction that i have ever seen in my two decades of doing this work , it is literally killing people. Over 800 people last year. Will we give them up to 700 a month and they are addicted and using that to purchase fentanyl that will eventually kill them, that is not improving peoples lives. Reporter he has a San Francisco Human Services agency and says f will not cost anyone there housing or other benefits, but the cash he argues, deserves more scrutiny. He he estimates one third of those receiving cash assistance have Substance Abuse disorder and the city has been looking for those recipients during the past years crackdown on sidewalk drug use. 21 of people arrested were on capp, public assistance from the city and of those, 43 of them, almost half of the people who were receiving locally funded public assistance, said they lived in another city when they were arrested. Reportedly lived wherever else. Reporter it is the continuation of the debate over how to move people towards treatment, something San Francisco has struggled with and argued over for years now. Here is gary mccoy of health rate 360. It always seems to be the default on we will take care of this and make a difference, is always some type of punitive approach that punishes people. People will say it is punitive and paternalistic. I would argue it is paternalistic. Right now people who are addicted are making life decisions that are not good for them. Reporter those receiving the money have their own questions about how that might work and andrew, while skeptical of the Drug Screening plan, says he would like to see a different kind of drug crisis triage. I think what would help people in my mind, it would be instead of a Drug Screening to profile screen. Have a better way to organize the people who are actually living there. People dont live here and they come here to buy fentanyl and get here and i like taking up space. They should find a way to screen and find out who those people are. And drug screen them and send them back to where they came from. Reporter that is a conversation we will pick up another day but that raises the question of how much treatment is readily available for all of those in San Francisco who might need it. This proposition would pass with a simple majority vote. Coming up. A move to keep renters from getting priced out of the north bay has become the subject of a heated debate. What is at stake for tenants and landlords. I have active psoriatic arthritis. But with skyrizi to treat my skin and joints, im feeling this moment. Along with clearer skin skyrizi helps me move with less joint pain, stiffness, swelling, and fatigue. And is just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. Serious allergic reactions and an increased risk of infections or a lower ability to fight them may occur. 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Reporter freelance photographer, michael, depends on the rental income from the duplex he owns. You are never guaranteed work. It comes and goes and nothing consistent. Reporter measure d in wurzburg would lower the cap on state increases to 5 plus Consumer Price index or 7 , whichever is lower. He will not be impacted this time around since he is an owner occupant in fairfax, but believe this measure, if passed will eventually lead to more local municipalities implementing tighter restrictions. Having the consistency help stabilize my monthly payments. And allows me to live more. Reporter he has been renting his onebedroom unit for nine years. He says new corporate ownership and annual increases growing closer to the state maximum prompted him to fight back. I got fed up and this is intolerable. I have to do something about this. Reporter the paralegal and other tenants started showing up at City Council Meetings demanding lower caps on rent heights. You feel like that is pushing people out . I know it is. Reporter u. S. Census bureau data shows more than one quarter of renters in larkspur spend 50 or more on their income on housing and are considered severely cost burden. It is a forced eviction in a sense because people feel like, i cannot afford another rent increase and i guess i better find another place to live. Reporter kelly is an urban planning expert and professor at san jose state. We want to open and put the accelerator on building as many new units as possible. And rent control measures usually do the opposite. Reporter miter believes changing zoning laws and increasing state grants and tax credits to build subsidized housing have better targeted outcomes for those who need it. But also says those options require massive amounts of funding and tax dollars rent stabilization regularization can help. It is a legal way to help a community that has no other options. Reporter anger is not directed at momandpop landlords but corporations and private equity firms maximizing profit and squeezing the working class struggling to pay rent. It is the elderly and disabled and people that have been here for a long time and cannot go anywhere else because they are on a fixed income or whatever their circumstances might be. I love this place. Reporter Property Owners , paying a mortgage have a similar argument. It helps me to be able to live in mind. To be able to live in this house. Reporter it is a plea from both sides in the midst of housing crisis, sending far beyond the bay area. There are several exemptions to the rent caps for certain buildings like singlefamily homes, this measure requires a simple majority to pass. Switching gears on this first alert weather day lets get over to chief meteorologist, paul heggan. This is the view from kings beach and the northern shore of lake tahoe and this is an intersection of highway 267 which has been closed but you see some cars starting to move as the snow rates have tapered off but the winds are still gusty. The peak wind gusts with the system, just before midnight on friday, 190 miles an hour. Above palisades, tahoe. That is exceptional wind energy. The strongest i can find recorded in the sierra was a kirkwood, 209 miles an hour. I am not sure on the year. I could not get the data. It is an exceptional event. The blizzard warning continue through 4 00 a. M. On monday. Additional snowfall, not that much. Six to 12 inches up to a foot and a half on top of the peaks. The winds are gusty and blowing the snow over the roads. Workers have their work cut out trying to clear lanes and get vehicles that are still stock. Dozens of big rigs are in the highways in the sierra and that will be the process that takes a while. Possible travel conditions. We have a winter storm warning in effect. A couple of inches of additional snow above 1000 feet in elevation and wind gusts over 35 miles an hour. Around the bay area, the rain is moving in. This is a view from the Mark Hopkins Hotel. The amount of rain varies from just over a half inch for san jose to over three inches of rain in the Santa Cruz Mountains around ben lomond. Even with the heaviest rain that occurred friday evening and night, we have not any widespread flooding problems because the rain has been spaced out. The heavy downpours taking a break and allowing the rain to soak in. We have more rain. This is San Francisco which is getting rain pretty much across the entire city. The heaviest rain is closer to the coast and that will continue pushing across the rest of San Francisco as we head through the next 20 or 30 minutes. That is the strongest cell on the first alert doppler route loop. There was more lining up offshore so we have more showers and the forecast even the possibility of a rumble of thunder as we head through the rest of today but the atmosphere is getting more stable now that the cold air is in place. It is chilly. We will see showers becoming fewer and farther between through this evening and into tonight but they dont stop. There is a chance of a shower monday and tuesday even though we are looking mostly dry. The additional rain , less than a quarter inch for most of the bay area. Maybe some spots close to an half inch of additional rainfall. Not enough for flooding threat and the winds will not be a strong. Picking up to 2030 miles an hour on the coast. Inland, 15 to 20 mile an hour range. A far cry from the 40 mile an hour plus gusts friday evening. First alert weather day with heavy downpours and travel is impacted statewide. Mostly dry weather monday and tuesday. A chance of showers on wednesday. The next day im willing to say with confidence will be dry, will be thursday with another dry day on friday and temperatures warming to the mid to upper 60s inland. And another weekend rain chance headed our way. And it looks light on saturday. It is still just another wet start to the weekend, because i dont know what we did to deserve this. But here we are. We should not complain about the rain. Little while ago we were in tremendous drought. Can it happen out on the weekend . Just before we got on air paul and i were talking about every weekend in march, on weekends. Seven have been wet. Nine weekends in 2024. We are only three days in but nine weekends. A lot of rain on the weekends here. Thank you. Coming up, east bay Election Officials hope a new program could restore voter confidence and faith in the process. How does it work . We take you to Contra Costa County. Rounding out our elected coverage. Election officials are keeping an eye out for disinformation ahead of tuesdays vote. He tied texas to Contra Costa County where Election Officials are opening their doors to everyday citizens all in the name of transparency. Reporter like many americans, shannon believes that 2024 election to be one of the most consequential of his lifetime. But worried it will not be free or fair. I want to trust. I want to believe. How would we know . That is the question. Reporter an entrepreneur from lafayette, shannon says he is not an election denier. But his trust in the process has eroded in recent years. Typically in the past, the government or media would tell you. But those are very untrustworthy institutions in most peoples eyes right now. Reporter which is why shannon, is selfdescribed center conservative, is taking part in a new program in Contra Costa County called, ceo. Which stands for certified election observer. This is worry test to make sure scanners are functioning. Reporter today he is watching the testing of the counties dominion voting machines, ahead of the primaries. I want to be a good citizen and could not be a keyboard warrior anymore. Reporter the job of election observers is to view election processes and increase voter confidence and its integrity. For years, they went mostly unnoticed, until the 2020 contest, when ramp and conspiracy series put election workers in the spotlight. A Pew Research Survey released in september shows trust and the federal government fell to 16 , a near historic low. After 2020, it became very challenging. Tommy is the deputy clerk recorder for Contra Costa County, overseeing more than 700,000 votes. Reporter he says in this age of uncertainty, there is a growing need for transparency and accountability. Contra costa is betting on a solution that places extra eyes and ears on the process , to help remove any lingering doubts. Bias doing this and by showing our logic and accuracy test, the process by which we verify the ballots and what safeguards we have for polling places, all of the security related to our voting equipment, that they can gain that education and then that confidence in our process. Reporter at the end of the day the dominion machines passed the test with flying colors. Successful. Reporter leaving shannon feeling more confident. We need to be here. Who is watching the watchers, right . Reporter election observers keeping their eyes on the prize. A fair , hone one last check of the weather. As we approach the 7 00 hour, the rain has picked up in San Francisco. Most of the city now covered in moderate to even heavy rain but this is on the move and it will not last more than another 20 or 30 minutes. Offandon showers likely as we head through the rest of the day. It is chilly. Here is a quick look at current temperatures. Mostly in the 40s and upper 30s in santa rosa. 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