Cyclists want to see on the peninsula after a hit and run crash injures a woman riding her bike. All of us. And like this green sparks and a big pop. Strong winds knocking out power for barton residents today in the winds arent over yet scrum for storage karnow tracking the powerful gust set for tomorrow. When fun time from the bay areas local news station. Youre watching kron. 4 news. Good evening. Thanks for joining us for kron. 4 news at 10. Im ken wayne and and Vicki Liviakis in east oakland, nonprofit shut down its services after a car crashed into their building. Now, this is the second time the group has had to deal with reckless drivers causing thousands of dollars in damage. Group now needs help to try to get back up and running. Kron fours. Dan thorn talked with one of the groups coordinators and dancer in the studio with more. Dan can. The group is called homies empowerment and they help provide food and clothing for those in need. In east oakland. And this specific building
Safety advocates say theyre fed up. That hit was,eaction when i saw here we go again. Weve had two pedestrians killed in redwood city in the last month, two cyclists killed. A little bit further south. They wrote a letter demanding san mateoucounty take action. The only way to solve these problems is much more investment and safe street infrastructure. They also filed a condition at e represents a rather dangerous hazard. And this group of two. E the driver responsible might live nearby for that reason. Weve been out here every day leafleting. The Highway Patrol has returneduto the scene, knocking on doors. Were hoping to find in or that someone else will. We want this guy to face the he did and for what he failed to do. The victim in this case has been released from the hospital and is road to recovery. Chp is handling the case, and theyuask that anyone them. Greg or julie. Hopefully this leads to some mateo county and thank youn well, new at five tonight. Seven people were hurt when
From the bay station. Youre watching kron. And news. Thanks so much for joining us here on the kron. 4 news at noon. Im stephanie lin. Transportation officials face a key deadline this year about the future of a Pilot Program at the richmond, sandra fell bridge. It would limit access for cyclists and pedestrians. Kron fours. Charles, the for joins us live now with more on this. Charles. Well, for the last 4 years, bicyclists and pedestrians that have been able to cross over the upper deck of the richmond, sandra fell bridge basically 24 7. But later this spring, that arrangement could see a change. The metropolitan Transportation Commission says that in may, they along with caltrans, will make a recommendation to the San Francisco bay conservation and Development Commission or bcdc. To only allow cyclists and pedestrians to use this path on weekends friday, saturday and sunday, the rest of the week, the barrier currently in that there are just not enough people using the bike lane duri
Near campus, citing concerns about the safety of their children. Tonight, mixed reviews of this Pilot Program. While the administration certainly shares our goal of making the university safer for students, i frankly dont feel that they share our sense of urgency. I dont know why we need the need for private security, but it feels probably unnecessary. The parents say they raised more than 40,000 to launch these new safety measures. Good evening. Im julie julie haener and im greg lee, but the six security guards will only roam campus until march 23rd. Ktvu zac sos joins us live from cal. Zach, how are students reacting to this plan . Yeah, and you heard some of it there. Students giving mixed reactions to this program, some telling me they just feel its completely unnecessary. Well, other students telling me theyre happy to see the additional guards, particularly around their dorms at night, which can get quite dark in the evening. Now, again, you mentioned there are just six guards in
730. That accident was the latest inua series of challenges for the grassroots, grassroots cristina rendon. This crash happened early this morning damaging the building belonging to homies empowerment. The circumstances surrounding the incidenturemain unclear, as ktvu henry lee reports, despite all of the hardship, organizers do have a plan to prevail. Like, very overwhelmed. Viviana montano is frustrated. Shes Care Center Coordinator at homies empowerment at 77 macarthur in east oakland, where a car slammed into the Grassroots Community groups building, causing significant damage and forcing it to close. ufor now, its just really difficult not to have the facility up and running. It happened at 3 0p thursday morning with a crash involving two cars. The circumstancesuis still not entirely clear. Apparently a car had crashed into a different vehicle and that sent thatc vehicle into the building, but other than that, we have nothing else. The driver of the car into tk off. Virgi newell l