To have the southbound lanes highway 101 number one and number two lanes open at the embarcadero overpass by 1 00. It all depends what cal trans determines. They have been atop there examining the damage caused by a dump truck that collided with the overpass last night. The impact was so strong it created a crack in the concrete that is 27 feet wide, according to chp. Local cal trans engineers first inspected the damage between 1 00 and 2 00 this morning and around 9 30 workers started ching away the loose concrete. Headquarters coufrom sacramento could get his eyes on the problem. There are two options. Cal trans can reopen the lanes at 1 00 as i mentioned and fix the overpass at a later date, or the damage ask so severe, they can keep the lanes closed and fix the overpass today. This accident happened around 11 00 last night. A dump truck driver had just finished dumping his load about a couple00 yards north of this location at a work site on highway 101, and according to chp, failed
Reporter firefighters are guaranteed about 70 of their income after retirement in their 50s and in san ramon, firefighters contribute close to 25 of their income to their pension. The Contra Costa Taxpayer Association believes the system wont work. Its unreasonable. Its unaffordable. Most importantly from a taxpayer perspective and from the perspective of the firefighters, its unstainable. Reporter but chief mayer says san ramon is an example of a Fire District doing things right. We have a sustainable system. We are paying all our unfunded liabilities. Were actually one of the only agencies i know in the United States that pays extra money towards our unfunded liabilities in retirement medical and pension costs. Reporter and the fire chief tells me that a starting firefighter here would make about 90,000 a year in salary alone. In san ramon, jessica flores, kpix 5. New at 6 00, your tax dollars not at work. We have learned that caltrain is paying millions of dollars for contractors to
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Gus is a handful. We dont know what this thing is, but someday, gus will because this is the thing that gus will build that will change the world. And this is the thing that could change gus world. Gus doesnt know what this thing is, but we know what this thing is. This is the thing well help gus get rid of. And without this thing, gus can grow up to build this thing, whatever that thing is, because thats what we do. We do health things, and we do those things for northern california, live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. Keep them out keep them out kind medical now at 11 00 shut down, neighbors refuse to even hear a proposal to bring a first of its kind medical pot business into their community. They call the idea garbage. Good evening. Im ken bastida. And im elizabeth cook. Andria borba was at that chaotic Community Meeting in San Francisco where that proposal had neighbors fuming. s tarava a loud and very why we have to listen to their garbage . No in question is h
Hours ago. Late today, numbers are coming down. But still not bad in san jose at 65. Upper 50s terra linda and san rafael 58 San Francisco. Well track the rain together. Thats still coming up. But right now lets send it to roqui theus. Its 4 31. We have a lot of problems today. Lets talk about the Traffic Alert in effect since 10 52 last night. Its a big rig that either was over height or had a raised bed and it hit the overpass of southbound 101 at embarcadero at full speed. So this caused massive damage to the truck and also to the overpass. Theres a major crack in the overpass so caltrans is on scene. Northbound ramp is closed until noon. So a crew will be on scene to give you more details on that. Lets move to mass transit. A major bart delay this morning at the fremont station on trains to richmond due to an equipment problem. A Marijuana Dispensary gets shut down before it even had the chance to open. Outraged residents refused to hear a proposal to bring it into their community.