For our housing woes and the fact is weve made our bed in San Francisco in not producing enough housing. Reporter a housing problem that the supervisor says runs much deeper than this latest boom. Our population has grown by about 75,000 in the last decade and over that same time period we produced Something Like 5,000 units of housing. San francisco has always been a boom and bust economy. They go up. We go down. When were down, we want to attract businesses. When were up, we fear the consequences of these businesses. Reporter so every gift has a dark lining sometimes in San Francisco and this is no exception. I also found out its not just tech that is driving this. Its the globalization of the economy. There are a lot of Foreign Investors who want to be in San Francisco right now and theyre willing to pay top dollar whether it be for a tech company or for a house. Elizabeth . Im wondering what does the city gain from the tech boom specifically . Reporter its interesting. In 2010 we w
Owns that home. Good afternoon. Im tori campbell. Breaking news out of san jose. We are just getting word there is a major gas leak in the vicinity of the alameda and north morrison avenue. Thats just a few blocks of the center. These are live pictures. We have confirmed that san jose firefighters are responding and pg e crews are there. Once again, these images from overhead of this gas leak, from newschopper2. Were still waiting for an update on the situation but it may be a good idea to stay away from that area right now. Once again, its near the alameda and north morrison avenue in san jose. We will bring you updates on this situation as we get them. The case of 13yearold jahi mcmath now involves legal action. She was declared legally brain dead after a procedure to remove her tonsils last week went horribly wrong. The teens family had a vigil and are praying for positive results. Reporter right now, the family is in the icu. They say they are praying for her and the heartbroken fa
Therapy recovering from a brain injury. The problem is her memory lost a lot. Reporter documents indicate jennie zhu told investigators the suv accelerated without warning and didnt make an attempt to stop the car. I want her to think deeply on herself. Why this happened and cause this to my family. Reporter jennie zhus attorney did not return hour calls but she set to be arraigned thursday. The father will be in court as well. David stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. Developing news now. A dozen homes have been destroyed in a wildfire burning in big sur. Helicopters are dropping water over the flames fear Pfeiffer Ridge road. At this point the highway remains open but that could change. The Chelsea Prince Carbon Monoxide the chp continues to monitor the situation. 500 acres burned and there is no containment. One of the homes destroyed belongs to the volunteer fire chief. Ktvus amber amber lee is there and we will hear from her when we get a signal. Weather could make a big difference, o
New statistics painting an unflattering picture against the fight in san jose. The surprising details about the number of arrests made and how quickly police are responding to crimes. And six americans killed in a Helicopter Crash in afghanistan. What were learning about the moments right before the aircraft went down. Mornings on 2 starts now. Welcome to mornings on 2. A new, Significant Development to our top story weve been following all morning. We just learned a huge fire at a recycling plant in redwood city sparked a spot fire. Ktvus janine de la vega is there on the ground and will give us an update on the progress firefighters are making and also the Health Implications for people in the neighborhood. Welcome to mornings on 2. Im tori campbell. Im dave clark. Lets check your weather and traffic. Steve is right there. I am. Cold for some. Theres lot of 50s in San Francisco. A lot of high clouds. Partly cloudy today. High clouds, kind of cool. High clouds, very hazy skies. Hazy a
Winning ticket. Matt . A big celebration here with a lost people going into the store and congratulating the owner, a big pay out has taken place and the person with the Winning Ticket has not come forward. We are so happy to be presenting our retailer, jennys gift 1 Million Commission check. He could not have looked harper. He just bought jennys gift four months ago. The timing could not have been better. He sold one of two winning mega million tickets on december 15th and found out last night he was getting his own prize. Very good day. I am so exciteed. A Million Dollars lottery officials showed up and covered the store with signs proclaim, millionaires made here. The person who bought the Winning Ticket has not come forward and is splitting the prize with another winner in georgia getting 318 overtime or 170 million in cash. An investigator tried to track down the winner. We know when it was purchased, the date and time and trying here to get video if i can to see who bought the ti