A major blow to mayor breeds reelection campaign. The powerful allies in the Asian Community she lost that could influence the race. We begin with results of a recent sting operation oakland directly from the governors office. The chp says 168 people were arrested, many linked to carjacking rings and gang activity. The chp says 360 stolen vehicles were recovered. Why did this happen . The governor sent and backup. It is a part of his recent Law Enforcement surgeon the last few weeks. Right now, there are 72 chp officers assigned to the oakland area. We are getting brandnew video into this newsroom out of redwood city where Scott Petersons trial will soon begin. Peterson is back in the headlines and back in court again, fighting to overturn his conviction for the murders of his pregnant wife 54 and their unborn sun. The Innocence Project took up the case in january and said new evidence may clear his name. Peterson is currently serving in prison after his death sentence was overturned in 2020. He is expected to appear remotely in San Mateo County superior court. In dublin, a womans prison with a documented history of sexual abuse raided by the feds. Doesnt agents seized computers and documents. A source told the Associated Press that the warden was taken away along with an associated warden and a captain. Senior Deputy Assistant director Nancy Mckinney will replace the ousted warden. The fbi will only say, quote, they conducted court authorized Law Enforcement activity. By the way, and 2021, the prison is subject of investigation after eight employees including former warden and a chaplain were charged with sexually abusing inmates. At t has announced a plan to cut Landline Services in california, getting some pushback. Here is what is says. Handful of local Government Agencies including santa clara and napa supervisors and Berkeley City Council discussing their issue in a meeting. They argue that because of yearly natural disasters in the damage they bring, it is important to have the type of communication such as land lines because it is arguably more reliable. It is a cool and cloudy day with daytime highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s. Today is almost a replica of yesterdays forecast. We will see those on and off showers lingering into the afternoon but by tonight, we start to clear up. We get rid of that cloud layer and we are left with sunnier skies. Lets dive straight into our first alert doppler. This will show that perfect picture of sunnier skies around the corner after we head into the evening hours tonight. It clears up nicely for us tomorrow and then we will experience a daytime high trend, warming up a lot. We will hit the 70s by this weekend and it will get gustier as we head into the next couple of days. Wind speeds around 30 Miles Per Hour on the coast. It will die down in the Early Morning hours tomorrow. Today is the last day for mailin ballots to make their way to election officials. The ballots had to have been postmarked by march 5. We are keeping an eye on some tight races taking place with those last ballots trickling in could be the decider. Good morning to our friends in san jose. We have the district 16 congressional race numbers. The battle for second place is too close to call. We know that former san jose mayor sam liccardo will be headed to the general election but who will his challenger be . Around 700 votes separate the candidates vying for second place, county supervisor sam liccardo in the middle joe simitian the middle, leading against evan low. It is just by a hair. Proposition 1 still has a small lead. Right now, around 40,000 more yes votes not been no voters. The 6. 3 billion bond measure would overhaul the States Mental Health and drug treatment systems. A big endorsement to talk about in the San Francisco mayoral race. The leader of the School Board Recall effort and a prominent voice in the Aapi Community has joined one of london breeds challengers. Wilson walker explains that it is putting a focus on the significant Asian Community. Looking back over the last seven mayoral campaigns, the city is traditionally hardened mayors. We expect them to solve problems within two years that have taken decades to solve. s former chair of the citys democratic mayor, mayor young has watched politics in the city. She helped organize the recall of the district attorney. She has been a longtime supporter of mayor london breed and that has not changed. At the election were held today, i would say the city is on the upswing and we should not be changing course. San francisco desperately needs new leadership, new and accountable leadership. The time is now. Kit lam is the man behind the recall of the San Francisco school board and he is now throwing his support behind daniel lurie. You will play a Critical Role in helping us deliver a victory in november. For lurie, it is a new ally, well known among the Asian Community. For the mayor, more pressure to convey a sense that progress is being made. The number of tenants on our streets are down by 37 these past six months. At the lowest levels it has been since 2018. The mayors race comes down to a very essential question. For all voters, are things Getting Better . Is a time for a change . People are feeling better about the city. They are seeing more economic vitality. We need new leadership. We need someone from the outside to fix this. Alliances are starting to take shapes on the heels of the citys primary but the vote is a long way off. There is a lot of time between now and november. Things can change with time. Two weeks ago, the mayor was answer questions about the sale of macys at union square. Last week, she was celebrating big wins on election night. Given a months, who knows what can change. We dont even know what this race will look like. The filing deadline still a ways off. The race in total will not be sent until june. Inspiring others on and off the court. Nba superstar steph curry has a new book, encouraging kids to be extraordinary. Housing costs and gas went up again next the United States wants to get humanitarian aid into gaza and it is finding a new way to do that. They are pushing for a temporary port onto the shoreline in gaza. Today, a ship left from cyprus and World Leaders worry that famine could set in for the people of gaza five months into the war between israel and hamas. Palestinians in gaza marked the first day of ramadan with prayers. In many cases, they are doing so outside mosques, damaged or destroyed by israeli airstrikes. The israeli push for a ceasefire did not happen. Jewish students at uc berkeley are making their voices heard. This is a demonstration on campus calling for the school to protect them. An incident last month where organizers a jewish students were holding another oncampus event when propalestinian protesters broke down and shattered the glass door to a venue where an israeli speaker was scheduled to give a talk. The University Says it is aware of and concerned about rising tensions on campus and they are seeking to reduce those tensions through dialogue. In the meantime, counterprotesters put up this banner in front of the sather gate which accuses u. S. And israel of starving 2. 2 Million People in gaza. We are highlighting steph curry for his passion off the court, reading. Young students are struggling with reading. The Oakland Unified School district found that two years ago, based on standardized test scores, 36 of thirdgraders were reading at grade level. That is a stat that curry can see needs to be changed. He sat down to discuss his career on the court and his latest work off the court. All i am getting is the full face looking at them. There is the most pencil thin mustache i was trying to hold onto. That is hilarious. From underrated to extraordinary, currys long career is an example of how far selfdetermination can take you from the small mustache to what he looks like now. He is sharing the same values in his second Childrens Book called i am extraordinary which tells the story of a girl who finds her confidence along with her friends. Steph curry himself even pops in a little bit along the way. This is after zoe has made her breakthrough on the soccer field. What an inspirational story. There will always be obstacles in life but those obstacles are not there to stop you. They are there to challenge you and it is up to you to find the courage and the strength to overcome them. What makes you extraordinary . You can grab a copy of his brandnew book today. Racing fans given a rare opportunity to hit the track at sonoma raceway. The newly repaved track. Last time it happened was in 2001. Protesters went toward supporting local children and families in need and organizers say they do fundraising events every year but this one in particular was special. It was special for us as well. Our vern glenn gets behind the wheel to take a spin in sonoma. How did it go . How did he crawl out of a window . You got to see this. We are left with some lingering showers in the forecast. It is a cool day in the bay area. The showers are slowly going to start tapering off tonight. We can ditch the umbrella and then we are left with drier conditions. That will last as we wrap up this week. The best part of the forecast is we will start seeing sunnier skies as High Pressure moves in. The winds will get gustier so keep that in mind. We are seeing wind gusts from 25 Miles Per Hour to 30 Miles Per Hour along our coastline with some breezy conditions felt in our inland areas too. We will see sunny skies and dry conditions lasting into this weekend. Early next week, creating a very nice, dry break for us. Maybe you want to watch the blue angels flyover. We are expecting 70s so you will want some sunshine excuse me, you will want to have some sunscreen ready to go with all of that sunshine. Today alone, it is cloudy, cool out there and we are seeing 50s and 60s for our daytime highs. A big change in the forecast right around the corner as we head down to livermore and fremont. We have been seeing some scattered showers in the forecast. That will start tapering off into the afternoon where we are left with sunnier skies as early as tomorrow. Sunshine last this weekend. We are hitting the upper 70s as early as monday. For our friends along the bay, let me show you what it will be looking like. Upper 60s and lower 70s heading into next week. It will be cool and cloudy just as we head into sunday with highs in the mid 60s to kick off next week. Rain here means more snow in the sierra. Let s take a live look at interstate 80. This is at soda springs. The roads looks slick but at least they are clear of snow. The caution from chp to take it slow if you are going to pass through. By the way, a total of 6 inches of snow is expected to hit the mountains today alone. It is the same cold weather we have talking about. Law enforcement on the mountains are really saying they are utilizing avalanche beacons and probes and their training is really working as they try to track down anybody who might find themselves stuck in the storm. You know spring is around the corner but poppies will soon be blooming in lake elsinore. The mayor there says there will be a Shuttle Service and parking restrictions to limit Traffic Congestion for people who are headed to the hills. Taco bell is scaling back in oakland and blaming crime. By the fast food chain is literally shutting people out. It is easy to feel helpless in the world with all of the stuff going on and this is a way to make the world a better place. Headlines dont have to be dismal. Say hello to the bench guys making the bay a kind of a dismal view of oakland right now, the rain coming down. We promise, sunlight is on the way. As we talked about at the top of this broadcast, governor gavin newsom sent in reinforcements to oakland and it appears it is working. Now, lets talk about why he. We have seen local Business Owners in oakland say crime has made keeping their doors open nearly impossible. In the past few months, we have seen a starbucks and a dennys near the coliseum shut down. The in and out cothere closing its doors. That is the first time they have ever done that. Raising canes had to close down there their dining room. This taco bell has been robbed four times since november and they said we are closing the dining room down as well. Its owner has closed the dining room set all four of its taco bells in oakland. We reached out to drg but we have not heard back on the matter in this case. As annoying as it might be, most see it as a sad reminder of how bad things have gotten in oakland. It breaks my heart. Why . Because i want somebody to protect the citizens. Everything is getting worse. Things are closing down. It is just terrible. We are told the drive there will stay open. There are no plans to close any of those restaurants. Lets talk money watch report the latest federal report was released with prices taking up a bit more than expected in february. Overall, inflation reached 3. 2 over the last year, up from january s 3. 1 . Housing costs and gasoline remain the main cause of the increase in the price index. This led to a mixed closing on wall street. Early this morning, before the release of todays report, wall street saw a slight gain. Is wall street still in positive territory . We are at 166. That goes up and down. Coming up, we will dip back into see other markets are performing to affect your bottom line, your retirement savings. 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Over the last three months, they have become known simply as the bench guys, holding up to bus stops and installing their own handcrafted creation. We were not looking for any fame or glory. Our goal is to give people a place to sit. It all started when their neighbor, who had just gotten out of surgery, was forced to sit on the curb because there was no bench at the bus stop. That is when darrell and mingwei took matters into their own hands, learning how to build a bench on youtube and even making sure they are compliant with the cityyoutube even making sure they are compliant with the citys disability regulations. As they drive around the east bay, they make a mental note of bench less bus stops. Today, it is the intersection of sacramento and virginia streets right by the North Berkeley b. A. R. T. Station. While we fundamentally love our bench projects, it is a great project. The goal is to get the city to care about their transit riders. While it may seem like an exercise in futility, they are already getting a sitting ovation from both city and transit officials. In fact , their project has already pushed berkeley to swap one of their benches for an official city bench. Have they lit a fire under ac transit . I would say a buyer has been lit. Jean walsh is a board member who says the quirky campaign is forcing officials to find a solution to this deep seated issue. So many of these are hard to solve. They are difficult. Putting benches at bus stops is not one of them. I am grateful for this action because it has sparked a conversation. At the end of the day, darrell and mingwei had home but not before taking a load off. I love sitting here to take a little break and then go about your day after. Putting officials in the hot seat while paving the way for more benches across the bay. So far, the guys have installed a total of 20 benches across the east bay. That is a for the news at 9 00. 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