Sectionalize those communities that are in danger to a high fire district, were able to sectionalize the system to keep those customers energized while other districts are turned off. Last month the company went through four rounds of power shutoffs. The last two overlapped and some people went without power for days at a time. The decision depends on the weather so we want to hear from spencer christian. Are you seeing any increased fire danger . We are. As you know its been abnormally dry the last several weeks going into what we consider the rainy season. Here is a look at the monitor. Alou were not at an elevated level of drought, were dry around the bay area. Heres whats going to happen. A cold front is going to drop down and a low pressure system will drop to the north and we will get strong dry offshore flow and that will increase fire danger as a result of those winds and the very, very fire dangers, a red flag is in affect from 4 00 am. Wednesday to 7 00 a. M. Thursday. Wind g
It was a horrendous fire. Reporter leonard and his wife know all too well how quickly a fire can ignite. They lost their long time home two months ago in an electrical fire. We lost everything, everything, all our clothes, everything. The only thing we had was the clothes on our back. Were only one call away from a tragic event happening, so were on borrowed time. Reporter east Contra Costa County says theyre faced with so many fire emergencies they cant keep up. The Fire District covers 250 miles, more than 120,000 residents yet it has just three fire stations. Only nine firefighters are on duty at a time. At any given time when you call t 911 we have three resources working through a very dynamic system and they can be 10, 15, 20, to 25 minutes away. Reporter the Fire District is launching a Public Awareness campaign to let people know they need solutions. Residents will likely be asked to support a partial tax or assessment measure sometime next year. We are the poster child of an u
Announced kaisers plan to build a new 900 million Headquarters Building in oakland. He and his wife lived in the east bay and San Francisco and he had three sons. Tyson was deeply involved in Community Building and he was remembered today at the annual black expo in oakland and by barbara lee. Im shaken. Our community has lost a great human being and we mourn his death today, but we must also remember the legacy hes left for so many young people, especially for so many of our young africanamerican men, our children of color, our, you know, people who have been marginalized and left out of the whole economic and health care fabric of our country. He was a person that was touchable, accessible but yet he was a vis way that gave not only many people hope and aspirations that they can exceed at whatever level of life that they desire. Thats what he meant to oakland and to us. Kaiser board member edward said he was an exceptional leader and honorable man. We will greatly miss him. Kaiser di
Not the case. There is a suspect description, police say the archer remains at large, we are told he will be facing two attempted homicide charges. Along the San Francisco bay trail, off i 80 in richmond, theres a few homeless encampment. On saturday around midnight, east bay regional cart Park District police say archer targeted the camp, shooting arrows into it. Two homeless men were shot in the abdomen, one also suffered an additional hit to his leg. News of the violence, traveled to the homeless advocates that say that homeless are particularly vulnerable. There facing element similarly anything can happen to them people target them, they have no recourse they have nothing they can do about it. Sally runs the organization that works with the city of oakland to provide tiny homes for homeless youth. Shsaing wherever they have to go in order to find a place where they can sleep. So a marsh becomes a possible house. For people and, its awful to consider that people are literally putti
Shot at this gas station. Right now Vallejo Police are processing the scene, collecting evidence and talking to witnesses. And they may be out here for at least another hour. A trip to a gas station turned deadly tonight. Vallejo police say they got a call around 5 25 that a man had been shot near fairgrounds drive. The man suffered several gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Vallejo police are not releasing his name. But to want tnight the mans fa identified him. His aunt told us she wants answers. All i know is this needs to be investigated. I will not lie down and just let this go away. I believe its a policeinvolved shooting as you were ooh. One of the best people ive ever known with a huge heart, father of six. Reporter police say the man involved in the shooting was an offduty Richmond Police officer. He was apparently driving this mercedes. Some witnesses say they heard seven to ten gunshots. Tonight a large crowd gathered at the scene, some held hands in a pray