Female announcer sleep train thanks female announcer all those who helped make a difference last year for thousands of california foster kids. Thank you for helping foster kids. Thank you for the school supplies. Thank you for the new shoes. Thank you, secret santa. And thank you for donating money. Female announcer your generosity proves that while not everyone can be a foster parent, anyone can help a foster child. Thank you. Thank you. Gracias por la ayuda. [baby chuckles] this is kpix5 news. And we have breaking news. The buses will keep running for thousands of bay area commuters. The contract deal just approved by ac tran sis workers. Our betty yu joins us in oakland with the new agreement. Betty . Reporter juliette, this was a long and tense negotiation. The agency and Union Leaders have averted a strike. The new deal calls for a 9. 5 pay raise over three years and healthcare premium, 120 a month. They service about 200,000 daily riders. Tonight the president of the union says s
We hunt pheasant and deer. Thats what they were supposed to be meant for. Reporter on january 1 anyone who buys a shotgun or rifle will also be required to pass a safety test. Live in daly city, linda yee, kpix 5. And also beginning january 1, all sales of tenround clips will be illegal. Also new tonight, there could be some relief from the housing crunch in a bay area city where nearly a fifth of the homes are overcrowded. Kpix 5s da lin on the plan to make it easier for families to get the spaces they need. Da . Reporter yeah, when people think of the peninsula, they think about silicon valley, Tech Companies and well. But there are many pockets along the peninsula especially here in East Palo Alto where families are struggling to get by sometimes two to three families will live together to make the cost of living easier. Now those families may get some help. City officials are opening the door to make it easier for people to convert garages and storage buildings into legal living un
And we have breaking news. The buses will keep running for thousands of bay area commuters. The contract deal just approved by ac tran sis workers. Our betty yu joins us in oakland with the new agreement. Betty . Reporter juliette, this was a long and tense negotiation. The agency and Union Leaders have averted a strike. The new deal calls for a 9. 5 pay raise over three years and healthcare premium, 120 a month. They service about 200,000 daily riders. Tonight the president of the union says she is thankful service was not disrupted. They had rejected two deals in the past. We think its a very good agreement and we are glad our members agreed and ratified this contract. It is a big relief to insure they are secure and our riding public will continue to get the service they deserve. Reporter an ac transit spokesperson says it is happy they have reached a deal. Now that contract must go before the board of directors for approval. It will do so january 8. In oakland, im betty yu, kpix5.
With just an estimated 30,000 ballots left to count in the county, the chances for recently ousted former City Councilwoman Andrea Cardenas to be reelected to the Chula Vista City Council District 4 seat are slim.