Im frank mallicoat. Im Juliette Goodrich in for michelle griego. San francisco authorities are coming in with a way to get rid of these trees. But time and money are proving to big roadblocks to the plan that wont come soon enough. Anne makovec joins us live in the city. Did the weather have something to do with this . I bet it did. Reporter it did, but really, the trees make up themselves, these ficus trees. Im at one of the scenes where a ficus tree fell down affecting muni lines which are about to reopen. But look at the healthy trees that remain. They are very top heavy. All it takes is a little water for part ever o the trees to be sheered off by their own weight. They are not falling down, but simply falling apart. This tree fell at the corner of 23 and potrero street hitting a man. He was take ton the hospital with head injuries. The trees brought down muni lines. Crews had to turn a muni around with the help of a truck. This tree is a ficus tree. One of four that fell in the ci
Will last. Well have the commute in a few minutes. First, thousands of gallons of water some 70, 80 feet high into the sky for nearly three hours in walnut creek. A water main break there. Police say a loose cap caused the gusher, the area between southbound california boulevard and olympic was closed off until about 2 30 this morning. But what a sight. Crews finally able to shut that water and fix the cap. Were covering a developing story in the east bay a Deadly Police shooting. Anne makovec reports from the Willow Shopping Center in concord. Reporter police have not released this mans name yet. The man they shot and killed last night. But they say he is a felon and that he tried to commit a few more felonies right here in this Shopping Center. It started last night on 980 at the sun valley mall. Police tried arrest a man they say was driving a stolen vehicle. When he got out of the vehicle, he ran to the nearby Willow Shopping Center. Police say he tried to carjack two vehicles and
Polls for the District 4 City Council special election opened this morning.Filling in for former District 4 Councilmember Kate Harrison after her abrupt resignation earlier this year, four Berkeley residents