Spoke at the ceremony. A sentiment echoed over and over. We begin with nbc bay area sam brock. Reporter the memorial for mayor ed lee began right at 3 00 p. M. With the presentation of the colors. Punctual like lee. He told terrible jokes. He laughed because he was trying to build enthusiasm for his jokes. Most of the time he told jokes that he could barely get through because he was laughing so hard at them himself. Reporter humor at times can push in great pain. Both were evidence in abundance this evening. The ceremony glided from stately impromptu addresses. Trust is the realm. Reporter to soulful statements about lees legacy. Wake up every day just tying to add a little value. Not try to take them down. Try to help lift them up. Reporter lees wife, anita nodded aalong as california leaders put the cultural context into place. The citys first asianamerican mayor. Marked about prejudice against the Chinese Community. China, San Francisco First Chinese american mayor, he was like a s
Region today with a high to very high risk of heat related illnesses. A regionwide cool down is then forecast to begin on sunday, especially near the coast. Meanwhile, very warm to hot inland conditions will persist into labor day. An increase in moisture will work northward from the south late sunday into early next week and will result in a slight chance of thunderstorms across the central coast. Additional cooling is then expected through the first half of the upcoming workweek. marty as we mentioned. Several records were broken all across the bay area. Kron 4s Hermela Aregawi was in San Francisco where temperatures hit 106 degrees. A scorching day in San Francisco. A recordbreaking 106 degrees. Bernie bersmina San Franciscoits very extreme for San Francisco at least. We just stopped in muir woods, spent the day there and on our way home, this is the place to be in the heat. Health officials urge people to find cool places during the day. Brent andrew spokesman, ca dept of public he
Today the contra costa Water District will consider mandatory water cutbacks of 25 . Right now they are asking for a voluntary cut back of 15 . The board will also take a look at possible rate hikes and consider a ban on watering your lawn more than twice a week. As for the rate hikes, the board will have a public hearing in june. Fremont residents will be seeing an 8 water rate hike. The alameda Water District approved the increase last night. The lack of water isnt the only concern in fremont though. Its an aging infrastructure that needs repair. The district says it must charge its customers more to pay for those repairs. With this rate increase, the more water you conserve, the higher your bill will increase percentagewise. A spokesman from the Water District says a decrease in use means less money for them. In santa cruz, mandatory water rationing begins may 1. City council declaring a stage 3 water emergency there. Everyone will be required to cut water use by 25 . Yesterday, eas
District is raising its rates. In fremont the lack of water is the not only concern. The aging infrastructure badly needs repairing and customers will have to pay for it. You will pay higher rates for doing your part to help. With this rate increase, the more water you conserve, the higher your bill will increase percentage wise. A spokesman from the Water District says a decrease in use means less money for them and to make up for the lost revenue, they are proposing an 8 increase. In an effort to save water, the city council will consider new remodels homes to install plumbing system that recycles water through purple pipes. The recycled water could then be used for watering. The greywater when you wash your clothes will be diverted to your landscaping so i think homeowners will particularly appreciate that in these times of drought. City acknowledges the requirements would add to the overall price of the house but says the need to conserve water makes it necessary. In santa cruz man
Jared. After that the coroner removed the body. Live in petaluma, im da lin, kpix 5. Heartbreaking. We checked the companys safety record. Its had no accidents in the last 10 years. Pretty clean. The Company Released a statement saying, quote, our utmost concern and priority at this time is to the family for their sudden loss and ask their thoughts and prayers go out to them during this difficult time. A Traffic Alert tonight. A deadly crash is causing a big backup in the east bay. A big rig suv and motorcycle collided near the Central Avenue exit on 80 in el cerrito just before 3 00 this afternoon. The crash killed the motorcyclist and caused the truck to flip. Several westbound lanes are blocked. It has traffic backed up for miles into richmond. Developing news in pacifica. Right now scientists are conducting a necropsy trying to figure out what killed a beached whale. Kpix 5s devin feastly is on that beach thats attracting a lot of attention tonight. Devin fehely reports. Reporter a