Homicides, car break ins, and vandalism. New tonight ktvu betty yu live tonight in oakland. And betty, you spoke with some of the people behind this campaign. Thats right. And they call it love our lake. Its meant to showcase the beauty of oakland and attract more people to lake merritt. Now, many people i spoke with in the area tonight say they welcome this plan, but they also expressed some Public Safety concerns. Love our lake. Wants to remind oakland residents and visitors of lake merritts vibrancy and beauty this summer. Childrens fairyland executive director Kimberly Miller came up with the idea. I want children and families to feel really comfortable and excited to enjoy outdoor recreation, art and culture at our heart center at the lake. The initiative is a collaboration among lakeside institutions including the oakland museum, the oakland public library, and visit oakland. There will be pop up activities featuring free concerts, jogging and walking groups, and health and welln
Wont last too long. Just today, though, it looks like were all set for sunshine and warmer temps here. Teeny bit of fog, but less than yesterday. Most of it is south 40s 50s on the temps and were all set to go. Looks like almost wall to wall sun, except maybe down towards parts of the san mateo coast and santa cruz. 60s, 70s and 80s. All right, 4 00 in the morning. My goodness. What are we doing here . Oh my goodness, its early. Steve. Yeah, i know, i saw cones back. Oh yes, people are out there. There are some roadwork here and there. Not a lot, but some. Lets go right to the bay bridge toll plaza. Show you that traffic is moving well, but steve referenced a little bit of roadwork here and there, and traffic is going to be affected in some areas. Not a lot. This is a look at the san mateo bridge and that traffic looks pretty good. So for the most part were off to a nice start. Its 401. Lets go back to the desk. Thank you sal new this morning. Police in fremont are urging drivers to av
Served time for assault on a Police Officer is identified as the suspect who fired at police over the weekend in a san jose neighborhood. Plus, theres also a continuum of collaboration that needs to happen, so that we have a resilient system in this county. Increasing concerns over a lack of ambulances and emergency resources. Officials in Contra Costa County tonight, looking for ways to address the issue. This is ktvu, fox two news at 730. Ambulance service challenges that only seem to be getting worse. Thanks so much for joining me on this monday night. Im heather holmes, contra costa fire says they are at a crisis point. Our crystal bailey is here now with more on the situation and possible solutions. Crystal. Well heather hospital wait times for ambulances in Contra Costa County are far above the state standard of 20 minutes, and the issue is not new and its not unique to Contra Costa County. Its my personal opinion that that Emergency Medical Services ems in this state needs a sig
Complex and graffitiing propalestinian messages. Protesters also brought in pallets and pallets of supplies, indicating this group intends to hold their ground. The protesters denied our request for an interview, but students passing by say they dont agree with this style of demonstration. I also think its about striking a balance, gathering the most attention is the primary objective and like depending on, you know, the magnitude of the circumstances, i think theres more leeway with this type of thing. Yeah. In general, i would say that, you know, its not good to vandalize private property. This latest demonstration comes less than 24 hours after a different propalestinian group dismantled their encampment in sproul plaza after coming to a resolution with the university. In a statement, the University Said today is the 55th anniversary of peoples park. An action was first announced on platforms controlled by peoples park activists. They are vandalizing an unsafe, boarded up, fire dama
Savage. The number of Vulnerable People living on the streets is an issue nationwide, but an especially serious challenge here in california. The latest data from the federal department of housing and urban Development Shows 30 of the overall Homeless Population in the United States is here in our state. Now, for context, california accounts for 11. 7 of the countrys total population. And here in the bay area, renewed concerns of environmental and health risks in the south bay, where homeless encampments have grown along waterways in both san jose and santa clara and the largest water provider in the south bay, is now proposing an ordinance to ban unsheltered people from camping along those waterways. Ktvu jesse gary, joining us now live from San Jose City hall, where the proposal is stirring some passionate responses and also some fears for those on both sides of this issue. Jesse alex, good afternoon to you. If passed into law, ordinance 24 would establish water resource protection z