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Financial issues, the power state education officials will have over the San Francisco Unified School District and why some schools could close. Plus, from an increase in outreach initiatives to the expansion of shelter options, San Francisco is seeing a notable decline in the presence of tents and homeless encampments on city streets. Mayor london breed joins us live to delve deeper into the citys strategies to tackle homelessness. Live from Jack London Square this is morning time two the night. Today is wednesday, may 8th. Were looking live at the golden gate bridge, alcatraz island, and the San Francisco bay. There is a significant warm up coming and were going to hear about that a little bit, but its going to be a warmer week as the days roll on, and well talk about the weather in just a bit. Some people have started selling tradelines on credit cards to make extra money. Its called trade Line Supply Company and its for people who have bad credit but want to build their credit so they can get approved for a mortgage, car loan or Something Else to that effect, the company matches people with low Credit Scores to those with high Credit Scores, and allows them to become an authorized user on the credit card of the person with the higher credit score. While these individuals dont actually get access to the card, they do get a trade line, which essentially is paying for the benefit of the cards characteristics, such as a long account history or higher credit limits to appear on their own credit line to boost their score. Got that . All right. We want some reaction from you this morning. Were asking, do you think selling trade lines on credit cards is a good way to make extra money . Your options are yes. Times are tough. No, thats a bad idea. Just scan the qr code at the top right of your screen, or you can go to ktvu. Com vote. Welcome to the nine. Along with andre and garcia. Its an interesting idea. And some people who want to, you know, maybe help out could do it. Im pretty paranoid about things like that, so maybe i would stay away. But i dont know if you should go with me because im very paranoid about stuff like that. Ive never even heard of using your credit to strangers. Essentially is that what youre saying . Correct. Okay, but they say you dont. The person thats using it thats, you know, cant get access to the card. So thats also an interesting to me, although ive never heard of this before. Could they get access to, for example, if that person misses a few payments, will that reflect on your credit score like misses payments on their other card . Because remember, theyre not supposed to be charging on your card, right . We would need to read all the fine print. Yeah. This is yeah. And if you know anything about credit cards, the fine print matters. Oh my gosh. And theres like this much of it. Yeah, exactly. We just click accept. Yes. Exactly. Thats my point. So what i do love is that theres a good 5050 split happening right now in the poll. We dont see this often. Its interesting. So your vote could make a big difference. Yeah. Its interesting id like to see what happens next. Definitely delve into it a little bit. All right. Lets go ahead and focus on whats happening in berkeley. As the superintendent of schools there is testifying in front of a Us House Committee in washington. She is answering questions on how the School District is handling accusations of antisemitism in berkeley schools. Ktvu james torres reports. The hearing is coming after several complaints and allegations against berkeley unified. James garcia. Its led by the us committee on the, education and the workforce. Its a group of lawmakers that have done these hearings before, most notably with some University School leaders. That fact actually led to the resignation of some big School Leaders. But now this is the first time theyre having this hearing, through about antisemitism in k through 12 public schools. And thats where we see the superintendent of berkeleys Unified School District getting involved. Now, these types of hearings have happened often since the hamas attacks on israel on october 7th. And, of course, the israeli, israeli retaliation in gaza. Since berkeley superintendent and nikki afford martell is one of three School Leaders across the country called to testify in front of this House Committee so far, her Opening Statements addressed some of the allegations weve heard about berkeley, which include antijewish graffiti on the school walls, teachers pushing prohamas propaganda, and jewish students experiencing bullying. She says shes heard of at least nine incidents of antisemitism reported within the School District, and each time School Leaders have taken action, committee members, including kevin kiley, who represents parts of the sierra in the house, pressed morthal on whether employees have been fired for any antisemitic events. But the superintendent from berkeley argues that information is protected by state law. Im not asking you to give us names or anything, but can you just tell us in general, has anyone been terminated in general, i can say to you that i cant speak about personnel matters, but i can tell you that we do follow up and we take action. Im pretty sure your colleague, mr. Banks gave us an answer. So you can. And i respect and appreciate that. But im not going to be able to do that. I can let you know that again, when any issue comes up, we investigate it. And pending the outcome of that investigation, we do take action and those actions range. Berkeley school board released a statement of support for its superintendent, saying in part, berkeley Unified School District stands against antisemitism, islamophobia and hate in all forms. This is reiterate in the hate motivated behavior policy the board passed last year, which the superintendent has been charged to implement. Now the House Committee hearing, it is still going on right now. Weve heard several other comments and several other interactions between hawthorne, a number of other lawmakers on this committee. We will keep updating you throughout the day on what that conversation looks like. Of course, well bring you more information, especially coming up on our newscast at noon. For now, we are live this morning from berkeley. Im james torres, ktvu, fox two news. James. Thank you. Demonstrators across the nation urged israel to end its offensive in rafah. The Israeli Military says it seized control of that Border Crossing at the southern edge of gaza. Protesters from seattle to austin, texas, and atlanta took in part in whats called hands off rafah rallies. Propalestinian protesters at uc berkeley also held a hands off rafah rally. Hundreds of students, staff, faculty, alumni and Community Members filled sproul plaza. Its been nearly two weeks since the propalestine palestine encampment sprouted up at cal, and the number of tents has grown, protest organizers want the university to divest its Financial Holdings in companies that have ties to israels military. Stanford university is reminding students an encampment at white plaza violates university policies. Officials point to the schools policies against overnight camping and equitable use of the plaza. The University Says disciplinary cases are proceeding and more students names are being submitted. Some may have their diplomas held while their cases are being processed. Stanford is also warning encampment members they could be suspended. Of course. We have you covered throughout mornings on two and beyond. Here on the air. You can also find more coverage of the war in gaza and reaction anytime ktvu. Com. Happening now. Were still following problems with the broken water main that flooded streets in the city of richmond. East bay mud tells us a 12 inch cast iron water main ruptured early this morning. It happened in the area of south 45th and carlson streets. Thats near kennedy high school. Crews are on the scene to shut down the main and repair the damage. Several neighboring homes are affected and dont have Running Water at this time. Traffic is being diverted and the public is being told to stay clear. Were told it will take at least through mid morning to fix this problem. Well, two young siblings in Southern California are dead after they were swept away by fast moving waters. A four Year Old Girl and her two year old brother were on a family outing at mill creek in San Bernardino county yesterday afternoon. The mother told authorities that she was attending to her son when the daughter was swept downstream. The mother went frantically looking for her. But thats when the two year old was also caught up by the swift waters. Searchers eventually found the children in the water and rushed them to local hospitals, but both were pronounced dead last night. The body of the sixth and final construction worker, who had been recovering from the who, had been recovered from the key bridge wreckage site in baltimore on march 26th. At 130 in the morning, a container ship collided with the bridge, causing it to collapse and knocking eight men who were repairing potholes on the bridge into the river below. Two men were rescued and the other six died. Funeral arrangements are pending for an Alameda County dispatcher killed by a suspected drunk driver. 37 year old Antoinette Finau was driving to work last sunday night when her car was broadsided by a honda civic at an intersection in san leandro, just blocks away from the sheriffs dispatch center, where she worked some of the sheriffs deputies for now work closely with were among those first on the scene. She was coming to work on an overtime shift after she had already completed a regular hours shift. Because she is that person. She was someone that all of us could have called when we had problems. So the fact that shes actually the 911 person answering the phone, its perfect. It was a perfect job for her. A procession escorted fennells body from Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley to the Coroners Bureau in oakland. Fennell leaves behind an 11 year old daughter. Ktvu has learned the driver, who was arrested, 32 year old lynette davis, is facing charges of vehicular manslaughter and dui. Well, coming up on mornings on two the nine outreach efforts and expand the shelter opposite San Francisco is reporting a significant drop in the number of tents and homeless encampments on city streets. Were talking live with mayor london breed, who will join us live to talk more about the citys strategy for addressing homelessness. And later, mothers day is quickly approaching. But the traditions that we think our moms like might actually be stressing them out. Well talk live with a therapist about why many mothers day customs might not be wha she ugh, when is my allergy spray going to kick in . You need astepro. Astepro . Its faster, bro. 8x faster than flonase. Its faster, bro its faster, bro its faster, bro its mom to you. Astepro starts working in 30 minutes. 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They said a reduction in tents does not necessarily mean a reduction in homelessness. What are your comments to them about that . Well, to be clear, this is actually accurate because the fact is tents are one thing. But homelessness overall is quite something different. We are unfortunately seeing more people, more families, in fact, living in their cars, and we are aggressively increasing our shelter capacity for families to address this very challenging issue. But i want to be clear, because the ninth Circuit Court of appeal wants the clarification came in last year. It gave us the ability to be more aggressive with clearing encampments when in fact we didnt necessarily have the ability to do so before that. Thats why youre seeing a 41 reduction within such a short time period. Because we are offering services, we are trying to get people the support they need, and about 60 of the people that we encounter have refused, 30 accept our offers. So were able to get them off the streets. And about 10 of those folks that we encounter in encampments are actually housed. So i think that, you know, we want to be as aggressive and as consistent as we can. But the point in putting out these numbers is to show the results that our system of collaboration is working effectively to address this issue, we did talk to some folks who are living on the streets of San Francisco, and they know about the clearing of these tents, so they just sleep in sleeping bags. So the question is, is counting the tents kind of the best barometer here of getting the homeless off the streets or seeing whether your work is succeeding or not . Well, just to be clear, we just started keeping track of the tents and the structures on the streets back in 2019 as a way to develop our understanding of progress, of what we needed to do. And as far as homelessness overall, there is a wider Homeless Count thats associated with encompassing not just the people who are sleeping on the streets without structures, but people who are couch surfing, people who are in our shelters. So weve increased our shelter capacity by 66. Our permanent Supportive Housing units by over 50. So the fact is its theres a lot of different layers to this. But this is for tents and structures specifically. And its not a clear representation of all homelessness overall. Yeah, i think you were mentioning the point in time count, which we have 7700 homeless people, unhoused people on the streets. Thats the latest number, the latest count taken in 2002. The new count in time, the number should be released in a couple of months. So i assume youre going to be looking at that. And what are you going to be using those numbers in and are you going to do you think theyll be matching closely to what the tent count is . Well, just to be clear, that last point in time count was the first time weve seen the numbers every single point in time count in the bay area and in San Francisco have increased, except for that year when there was a decline of 3. 5 overall and 15 of unsheltered homelessness. Because again, of our increase in shelter capacity and permanent Supportive Housing, what we are seeing in this upcoming point in time count potentially is an increase in the number of people in particular families who are living in their vehicles. And as a result of a lot of the migrants coming into San Francisco. So even though were seeing tent counts go down, even though were seeing homeless numbers go down, we are finding ourselves in a new situation where were needing to deal with an influx of migrants that have forced us to pivot and focus more attention on family homelessness in order to address that particular issue. So its going to be challenging. Its complicated, but we need to recognize the progress weve made and the significant change that were seeing in certain parts of our city. As a result of moving these encampments and these structures, all right, mayor, lets move on to china. Now. During your recent trip to that country, they agreed to send pandas for the zoo. Many people were excited to see that. Youre also looking for investments in San Franciscos economy here. More tourism, more international flights. Has any new business arisen from your visit when it comes to new business, more flights from china. Well, i want to take this to the higher level because ultimately, many of the decision that we need to be made for San Francisco, are under the control and jurisdiction of the federal government. We are prepared for more flights. We want more flights. We have incentives, including waiving of landing fees and other things to allow for more flights to come into San Francisco from china, but theres a whole other layer to this, including the Us Department of transportation, but were prepared and open and ready for those opportunities. And from our conversations with several airlines, they are very much eager and interested in doing that as well. Before the pandemic, we had coming to the us, you know, anywhere between 300 and 350 flights a week. Were now down to less than 100 and a third of those flights that are coming in even now are coming into San Francisco international airport. We anticipate hopefully an increase because our economy showed last year 632 million in Economic Impact from china, tourist and Business Opportunities. But were traditionally used to at least 1. 2 billion, so were still lagging behind. And we need those flights, we need tourism opportunities and i am going to be working aggressively to try and encourage the federal government to work with us so that we can promote business and tourism and the opportunities that San Francisco definitely needs in order to not only recover as it relates to tourism, but also Business Opportunities as well. Lets talk about something youve been trying to tackle too, over the last couple of years or so since the pandemic, less people are actually going to work in downtown San Francisco because of Remote Working right now, its a main tax revenue, you know, business tax that comes into the city. And right now youre supporting a measure that shifts the citys Main Business tax away from payroll expenses towards sales business leaders. They support this. Why would this be good for them . And what benefit would this have for city residents, this new proposal thats being put forward now . Well, heres a challenge were running into. Our citys tax structure for business is too volatile and work from home is were living in a post pandemic economy where work from home is the norm. About seven businesses pay about 24 of the business tax, which puts us in a situation that when businesses decide to leave or downsize within that seven category, then we lose a significant amount of revenue for the city. So its really about evening out our tax structure, making it more fair and equitable. But also helping to support industries that, again, have been significantly impacted by the pandemic, including the hospitality industry. Our hotels, our restaurants, small businesses. Entertainment and nightlife, and trying to create more of an incentive to get people interested in being a part of these industries that make San Francisco so attractive and vibrant to tourists, so this is really about trying to make it a lot better tax structure for the businesses who do business in the city and making us less volatile to the changing conditions. Yeah, well see what happens. Its costing the city a lot of money, not having these businesses be able to pay those taxes right now. So well see what happens with this proposal. And let me just also go ahead, andre. Let me just also add people who do business here but dont have a brick and mortar business here. Like amazon like pg and e, like, these are companies that arent paying their fair share, but they are generating significant revenue from the people of San Francisco. So we need to make sure that were, you know, being fair and equitable about those and incentivizing the especially the people who are doing business here to continue to do business here by providing a more fair and equitable tax structure. So the stack structure would affect Companies Like amazon then, because it would tax their sales. Yes. Okay. Got you all right, mayor london breed, thank you so much for joining us this morning. We appreciate your time. Well keep track of some of the important topics that you were, shepherding right now. And well talk to you again soon. We appreciate your time. Thank you. All right. Coming up on mornings on two. The nine. Weve talked a lot about students secretly using ai in the classroom. And now we focus on whats happening at work. But three quarters of employees surveyed said theyre doing in a new survey, and why many of them wouldnt admit it outright if their bosses were to ask. 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The Event Features live music from different genres and storytelling from writers including a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the new york times. All proceeds go to help the more than 250 children, newborns to teenagers receiving care at benioff hospitals. You know, at the end of the day, we want people to feel really good about supporting the hospital, and this is a really fun way to do it. That gets some entertainment but really stays core to who we are and who we serve. Public donations help cover the cost of programs not covered by health insurance, such as Family Support services and Music Therapy for patients. Our own Cristina Rendon is emceeing this year. Tickets are still available. Head to ktvu. Com and click on web links for more information. Workers across industries are using ai now more than ever. New research from microsoft and linkedin found 75 of workers use ai at their jobs. However, more than half of them dont actually want to admit that they. They say its might make them look replaceable. Microsoft execs, on the other hand, are encouraging people to embrace ai. They say Tech Companies are more keen to hire people with those skills. Major Financial Issues for bay area. The largest School District coming up on mornings on 2 to 9. Well take a look at the emergency meeting from the San Francisco Unified School District and the major budget cuts thats expected to affect students. Then, from your favorite fast food restaurants to those popular clothing stores, will uncover how skyrocketing prices are affecting household brands fine lines . Make an appointment with this. Hyaluronic plumping water cream by loreal. With micro hyaluronic acid. Hydrates better than the 1 hyaluronic gel moisturizer. In 2 weeks, lines are visibly reduced. Plumping water cream by loreal. Were worth it. Makeup meets skincare expertise. True match serum concealer by loreal paris. With hyaluronic acid corrects like a concealer, hydrates like an eye serum. 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The report says this is because people are no longer willing to pay extra for an item that was much cheaper before the pandemic , and i would say that would be certainly true. That would be me. Yeah, its certainly true. I mean, its just way things are just getting out of control. Whats this with less money . Like whats a switch youve made or what are you no longer can i share mine because its so ill tell you mine. I cook at home. All yours. I cook at home all the time. Now. You cook at home all the time. All the time now. I applaud that, i really do, i really do, right . Im buying less bacon because its super expensive now at the beginning of the pandemic. So going back four years, remember when toilet paper was like in short supply. So i usually i used to splurge on charmin right. Like the nice two ply whatever. But i couldnt get it. And so i got the store brand and i was like, you know, this isnt that bad. And for the money im saving. Yeah. So now for the past four years, i buy the store brand that claims to be like charmin. Im saving money. And yeah, so thats my i dont do any more impulse buy them items. Oh, i see, you know, to buy extra little just Little Things that looks fun. That just pile up. Yeah, that is true. That eats away at your bottom line. Quick of that. Yeah. You know you go to the shop the end of the register and theres all kinds of stuff there. No more, no more. Okay. Are you the one that youre the one that they put it there for. Right. But not anymore. Not anymore okay. All right. Cool. All right. Here are some of the results of our poll so far that we mentioned earlier this hour. We asked, do you think selling tradelines on credit cards is a good way to make extra money . And that is when you can get someone with, not too good credit to sign on with you. Theyll pay you. And when you use that credit card and the credit score goes up, it affects them too. You can still vote. Heres what the results are right now. No thats a bad idea. 81. So there you go, garcia. People are voting on this. I see its going up again. And yes, times are tough. 18, thank you so much for voting. Just scan the qr code in the top right hand corner of your screen, or just head to ktvu. Com vote to cast your vote. The San Francisco school board called a special meeting to hear the results of a state audit on its budget. Crisis came just days after the district learned that california education officials will now have veto power over some financial decisions. Ktvu erasmus in our newsroom here to explain the district budget woes. And ali, what must be done to fix them. Well, School Board Members and state education officials agree that things like a hiring freeze, the layoff of about 300 employees and School Closures will likely all need to be part of the solution to this budget crisis. Representatives from the state agency that didnt audit of San Francisco unifieds budget picture presented their findings to the board at a special meeting last night. One of several criticisms the fact that the districts earlier budget cut plans outlined 52 million in cuts, but didnt specify where those cuts would be coming from. As you look out to your projections and you look at deficit spending and you say, were going to correct that deficit spending with a Million Dollars of cuts, what are the cuts . And ladies and gentlemen, thats your job. Parents and Community Members who read the audit criticize the districts focus on administrative spending and its lack of budget transparency. You havent had a Financial Officer for years. Page nine calls out the overuse of consultants. Why are we not managing this better . Youre going to close schools instead of fix whats going on down there. Right now, were in a position where we can at least see the dots that need to connect, and so it may feel worse, but having the conversation is the first step to the repair. State officials sent a letter to sfusd on friday letting them know that it is assigning some fiscal advisors to the district because of its budget problems. Those advisors will have approval and veto power over the districts budget decisions for the next two years, so it can balance its budget and recover the projected budget deficit for sfusd about 420 million by next year. And like many School Districts across the state, fsu isd is facing declining enrollment. The audit found that the district loses an average of about 500 students every year to private schools and that they expect that trend to continue. Now, what happens next . Sfusd has until this summer to work with those state appointed fiscal advisers to come up with a new plan to correct its deficit. San Francisco School board will have another meeting to discuss the budget and the next steps to correct it. On wednesday. Sal. All right, ali, thank you very much. Happening today at the School Board Meeting in santa rosa. Teachers and parents will call on the Oak Grove Union School District to prioritize bilingual communications. Si se puede. Si se puede. Si. Parents have been demonstrating in recent months chanting in spanish yes we can. The group wants the district to immediately reinstate a bilingual liaison, a position that was eliminated in march due to budget cuts. Spanish speaking parents say the liaison was often the only way they could communicate with the district, learn how to fill out applications and understand their childs studies. No hablamos el idioma. There are many parents who we dont speak the language and we want to be part of our kids education without a bilingual liaison, how can we be heard . How can we be in the Decision Making at our kids schools . Teachers are supporting parents and say without a liaison, Spanish Speaking parents face great cultural and classroom barriers. They also say first generation students may have a harder time getting into college. She plays a vital role in helping them understand the forms that are, you know, pretty lengthy, i think that its absolutely an issue of not only language justice, but just you know, social justice that we are preventing the families from really being a part of the community. Nearly 30 of the students in the district are hispanic. The part time liaison is a 15 hour a week position at 24,000 a year. The School District says its been forced to lay off staff and cut programs as it deals with declining funding. The superintendent sent a response to ktvu, saying the district understands and is committed to providing avenues of communication for our community, including our parents and guardians who are not fluent in english, and to provide Translation Services for those that need it. Amid a deepening focus on the Mental Health of parents, mothers in particular, some experts are urging a different kind of mothers Day Celebration for this sunday. While fancy meals at Big Restaurants and huge bouquets of flowers have long been the gold standard, our next guest says those may actually add to moms stress. We welcome back to the nine caitlin soleil of bay area modern therapy. Thanks for being with us. Thanks for having me. So first we have to acknowledge some women love that stuff. Others bristle at the thought of having to get the kids all dressed up and tell them to sit still during a more likely expensive meal than not. What should we think about when it comes to celebrating moms on mothers day . Youre so right. Some moms love the flowers, the brunches, all the things, and thats great too. I think the point of this conversation is to think of mothers day as an opportunity to make whats so often invisible, visible, and the truth is, the labor of moms and caretakers is often this kind of invisible work that goes on behind the scenes. So by asking mothers, the mothers in our life, or the people who are like mothers in our life, what would feel good to you on mothers day . Like, what would a nice mothers day look like to you . I think thats such an important thing to do. I think its so important to understand what each individual person you know would would feel good doing on mothers day versus just kind of sticking to like the script of what you did when you were growing up or what you think, like your wife or your, your mom might want to do on mothers day, right . Dont just, like, foist that standard on the mom in your life. Say, mom, what is it that you want . Lets talk about the moms who are lucky enough to have their own mom here for years, i hosted my whole family. You know, my three siblings, all the grandchildren at my house on mothers day. And then i said to my husband, i want a comp day because this mothers day wasnt my mothers day, it was my mothers mothers day. What do you think about that . You know, this balance between im a mom, but also i want to celebrate my mom. Absolutely. And thats what im living right now. Im so lucky to have my mom in my life and my mother in law. And it is it is hard to figure out how to celebrate them and honor yourself at the same time. But i think one way we can do it a little bit differently is decide again, this is one day. So maybe on mothers day, i know for me, im going to go up to my parents house and celebrate with them and with my family. And then on monday, guess what . Im taking the day to myself and im going to have some time for me. And do you know whatever it is that i want to do . And so maybe its just some planning ahead. Its like on mothers day, if it has to, or maybe, maybe it just happens to look more traditional. When can i find another time to celebrate . In a way, again that feels good to me or honors my values and kind of my need for rest, relaxation, or even just time . I know us moms are so short on time to do the things that we want to do, that it feels really good to get some of that time back. So i think there is a way to honor both. We just have to be a little creative and we need support. But so many moms feel guilty saying, lets have a nice breakfast and you kids leave the house, right . For moms who cant get over that, i feel bad asking for a day to myself, how do we do that . I used to be that mom, and i think some part of me still is, but im working on it, so i think its really starting these conversations before mothers day about things like the invisible load of parenting and motherhood. Its helping the people in your life understand what it actually takes to do the majority of the caretaking. If thats the dynamic, so that they understand why it is that youre asking for the time and space or that youre needing it. So having conversations before the day itself, and then also just if you feel yourself experiencing that guilt or that doubt, its okay to push back on it a little bit and remind yourself, hey, 365 days out of the year, im a mom, right . And today, if i need a little extra time for me, thats okay. Not only do i deserve that because im human, but its actually going to make me be a better mom and a better caretaker in the end. Yeah, yeah, ive had my friends say i actually missed my children after they kicked them out of the house. So that reunion in the evening is so nice. I think were all thinking of the study we had earlier a couple of days ago that said, 62 of parents say they suffer from parental burnout. So just show that headline to your spouse or partner. Caitlin soleil, happy mothers day in advance. Thank you for joining us again this morning. You too. Garcia. Of course. Thank you. Coming up here on mornings on two, the nine. Look, you know, i love a good musical and a good bargain. So bay area theater week hits a couple of high notes for me next , were talking live with the organizer about how to take advantage of a great opportunity to take in a show for less than the price of lunch. Then back to the ballpark ahead of a major warm up meteorologist rosemary oroczo details the changes and tells us why the whole team is out at the home of the s r [street noise] [car door shuts] [paparazzi cameras] introducing, neds plaque psoriasis. Ned, ned, who are you wearing . 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Andre weather education day and wow what a great weather day to be at the ball game here at the oakland as coliseum. Temperatures are already warming. We have sunshine. We have blue skies and temperatures are ranging in the 60s at this time. A little bit of a breeze out there as we transition to this warmer pattern for the afternoon today, 70 degrees in pacifica 74, San Francisco upper 70 to low 80s expected for our inland communities. And this is just the beginning. We have that northeast flow that is going to continue to drive our temperatures up into the coming days. As we take a look at the extended forecast here, tomorrow looks to be the warmest day for all of us. On friday, we begin to transition a little bit to a little bit of an onshore breeze, a little bit of fog thats going to bring our temperatures down just a little bit for our coast, as well as our bayside communities, but our inland areas will be just as hot. But by the weekend, everybody sees a transition back to some cooler weather and temperatures for mothers day. Sunday, low 60s at the coast, 70s and low 80s expected around our bayside communities. All right, come back out here live to oakland as coliseum. Im going to step out of the way, show you what is going on here. Weve got the whole crew out here setting up. If you take a look at all the kids out there that are filling into the coliseum, how are you guys . We are so excited to be here with you. So, you know, how does weather impact baseball here in the bay area . We know the fog. We know the wind, the rain, of course. So over the next hour or so, we are going to be here talking about all the weather elements that change and impact the game of baseball here for the oakland as, as well as the San Francisco giants. So its going to be a great time out here. If you are planning on coming out for the doubleheader, bring the sunblock, make sure youre hydrated. Its going to be a warm one here today at the coliseum. Back to you. Perfect weather for it. Thank you rosemary. Have fun out there. As part of wildfire preparedness week, cal fire held a demonstration to show the importance of having Defensible Space around your home. A cal fire demonstration showed what can happen when embers from a wildfire land near a house. If there are trees or brush too close to a home or fence, the house is more likely to burn. This is a week that we can all take an opportunity to pause and ensure that we, as homeowners, as californians, have taken the proper steps to be ready for wildfire. The large bush house right next to maintain Defensible Space around your home. As wildfire season is now year round, it may be hard to get your hands on a bottle of sriracha in the future. Who we fong foods says its pausing production of its popular spicy red sauce until september. The Company Blames the pause on this seasons poor chili crop. Other sriracha companies could face shortages as well. Thats due to a spell of dry weather in mexico, where a large amount of the worlds peppers come from. From broadway hits to local gems, the return of bay area theater week is officially in full swing. It features an array of sensational performances across the bay area, all for specially priced tickets which start at 20. With us now is kyle circus, who is the head of the north American Division at todaytix. Kyle welcome. Thanks. Now that got my attention, 20 bucks. Its a great entry price, right . Theater is usually something that people are a little reticent to spend money on. And we want to say theres a seat for everyone. And to do that, were saying theres a price for everyone. So our tickets start at 20 for all productions included in the promotion, me and my coanchors are always talking about money. Its a common theme. Were trying to save. Everyone feels that. So 20 for a ticket that might cost five times as much is a great deal, and it might get people who dont go to the theater to come and try it. Absolutely. Thats our hope here in the bay area all across the nine counties, we have amazing Theater Companies who produce new plays, really exciting musicals and bring in some of the best work from around the country for audiences here to enjoy. And our hope is that the prices that we offer during bay area theater week, which runs now through may 19th, are options that people look to say, oh, theres something i want to see, theres something new. I want to try. Those things match. Lets go make a date of it. Yeah bargain hunter theater. Exactly, exactly right. Yeah so i asked you off the air. I was thinking, okay, how do they do this . Because you still have to pay the light bill at the theater, right . Of course. But what they do, what you told me, and ill repeat it, is that if you get more people to come and become theater buffs in the long run, this works out for everybody. Exactly. The first theater week here in the bay area was in 2019. An obviously the world had other plans for us in 2020. It came back last year with a big bang. We tripled our sales and brought 15,000 new folks to the theater, 20 of those have gone on to buy more tickets to events in the bay area. After that event, and so were hoping to grow even more this year by offering a really great range of titles. You have a strange loop playing at american conservatory theater, which i saw last night. You have here in the east bay, galileo and brand new rock musical by some of the creators of american idiot, playing at berkeley rep, you have kooza the new Cirque Du Soleil show, playing in san jose. And again, this vibrancy of all the Different Companies around the bay area participating and opening their doors and saying, folks, we want you to come see a show. And this is a moment where we need more audiences to enjoy these stories that were offering kyle to show you that im not just a brute who thinks only about money. This is important for culture, right . Because absolutely, if youve never been to a show like these that are, you know, impeccably produced and with the lighting and everything, youre really missing out. Its it is such a special experience, i think, especially after the pandemic, to be back in a room with hundreds of other people watching the same story unfold. You and i could be sitting and watching the exact same performance and come away with two different reactions. Thats a really beautiful thing. It sparks Dialog Company is here in the bay area, are very invested in their local communities and telling stories that their neighbors want to see and hoping to represent their neighbors on stage. And so its a really exciting way to try something new at an affordable price point, and to see the best of the best on offer. The bay area is such a vibrant performing arts scene, and theater specifically is such a hub here. I know that i started my professional theater career here in the east bay at berkeley rep a number of years ago, and to see the scale and vibrancy that its taking off with is really exciting. You know, im old enough to remember before Theater Companies had clip on mics. Yes they had to really emote. You have to project, right . Absolutely. Is that just a one behind the scenes question . Has that helped theater . You think we now have you have the little clip on mic. You know, i think it helps. Definitely with musicals, as those scores become richer and more complex, to hear the lyrics, to hear everything that everyones saying and theres definitely plays that are still amplified. But i personally love going to smaller theaters where no ones miked and you have to lean in that much and really get and old school and get that much closer to the performance. Its very intimate and very powerful. Kyle, thanks. Thanks for that. Behind the scenes look, too, of course. And tony ducks is 20 bucks is pretty good. If you would like to get these specially priced tickets, weve made it easy for you. Just head to our website ktvu. Com and click on the web link section. Still to come, major expansion plans are now underway to transform disneyland. Well take a look at the ltibillion dollar p council member. Yes vice mayor. Jimenez. Yes. Council member. Mclaughlin yes. Council member. Robinson. Yes. Council member. Willis yes. And mayor. Martinez. Yes motion passes. City leaders passing a resolution calling on the state to replace the Utility Company as californias main power supplier. It criticizes the companys contributions to wildfires, utilities, shut offs and rate hikes. Council members say they support demands for a nonprofit called Golden State Energy to take over california power. Were saying that we, the city of richmond, stand behind, you know, implementing of something thats actually already in place has already been put in place by our state elected officials, but has not yet been implemented, that we are in support of this and we hope other cities like us and other Decision Makers will help weigh in and push the political will towards implementation. The letter of support will now be sent to a number of state leaders, including governor newsom. California lawmakers are working to hold Oil Companies accountable for spiking gas prices during an oversight meeting at the State Capitol yesterday, the Vice President of californias Energy Commission said theres no clear evidence so far of price gouging. He did, however, say Oil Companies are profiting from these price hikes. The meeting came as the california Energy Commission works towards setting a cap on oil refinery profits and a potential penalty for companies when they make too much money off california drivers. We are still in the process of evaluating the opinions of the of the experts. We have. Okay currently what we understand is theres a divergence of opinion. I think the personal be that the Oil Companies, the four Major Companies that control our Refinery Market here are manipulating prices. Oil Industry Leaders say this could drive refiners out of state. The commission is expected to make its decision by the end of the year. People in minnesota now have a much clearer picture of what theyre getting to when they buy concert tickets online, and they can thank taylor swift. A new state law requires ticket sellers to show all fees up front. It also prevents resellers from distributing more than one copy of a ticket. This comes after thousands of people trying to buy tickets to swifts heiress tour were stuck in ticketmasters queue system after it crashed. A similar law will go into effect in california beginning next month. Disneys disneyland is getting approval for one of its biggest Expansion Projects ever. The Anaheim City Council unanimously approved the plan, called disneyland forward, a 2 billion proposal that over the next 40 years will create more attractions hotels, restaurants and shops on the west side of disneyland drive. However the community is divided on this project. Supporters favor jobs and growth while critics worry about congestion. Were financing it. Were getting screwed, not disneyland. What about our kids . What about our protecting everybody else, making it beautiful for everybody else, not just disneyland. You know, we have down the street, two miles down where its horrible with your historic vote, well get to work on these integrated and immersive experiences that only disney can create. Disney plans will be announced in august. Some of the new attractions at a fan event. Disney also plans to spend 30 million for Affordable Housing and 8 million for city parks and workforce programs. Disney even bigger, even better. Well, its significantly bigger in florida than it is in Southern California. No, but my friends, because i go to disney, its right here. Im not going to fly across the country. My friends who actually go say, oh, its way, way bigger out there. Im not sure if i want way, way bigger. Yeah, i think it could be a little over. Have you been to walk in or. No, ive not been to both. Ive only been to the one in florida. Oh, i see you make a trip down south. 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