Oakland International Airport is now a done deal. But you might not get too attached to the name. Thanks for joining us here on kron for news at 5. Im noelle bellow and im grant lotus a lawsuit from San Francisco over that name is now pending in this kron fours. Dan kerman tells u. S. Legal expert he talked to. Think oaklands in trouble. Oakland airport is now officially San Francisco bay oakland International Airport following final approval thursday by oakland, port commissioners. But legal experts predict the name change likely wont stick because of the trademark lawsuit. San francisco is filed. Oakland is in a pretty weak legal position. Uc San Francisco law professor jeffrey left stunned, focuses on intellectual property trademarks, patents and copyrights. One of though, really worst points for oakland is that they seem to have been doing this in a conscious attempt to divert traffic away sfo and in trademark case is the fact that the defendant is intentionally seeking to capitali
Our top story this halfhour, Governor Newsom unveils his updated state budget today. It comes with the projected multibillion dollar deficit as our capitol correspondent Eytan Wallace reports, the governor says there will be some very difficult decisions needed to close the gap. Well, here it is. All 45 pages. The governor provided for his budget to budget. The governor says will protect key programs. One he acknowledges comes with its challenges. This is a this is a sizable deficit. Governor gavin newsom not mincing words about his proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. Its a proposed 288 billion dollars spending plan that per newsom comes with a projected 27. 6 billion dollar deficit. That figure is much more optimistic than that of the nonpartisan legislative Analysts Office or who earlier this year projected the state faces a 73 billion dollar deficit. Newsom believes that projection was way off because he anticipates the state will take in more tax revenue and the project. To
Prominent. Its the first part of the both marks, it creates a lot of issues around confusion. If you enter San Francisco into San Franciscos pop up, that thats by definition, thats very confusing. Come up with something thats more distinctive at the beginning of the name. If you really want to change your name. Even at oakland airport, where we met passengers from out of town, opinion was divided. I would guess that maybe combining the names, maybe, teaches people that they are close and affiliated with each other. I do know that when i first was flying here, that it was a little confusing which one to go to. So i can understand that being an issue. Actually, i like it being oakland. I like it being, not not so confusing for somebody who doesnt fly in here all the time. Now, San Franciscos City Attorney issued this statement. If oakland continues to rebuff our offers to partner, we will have to move forward with the next steps in our trademark lawsuit and seek to seek a preliminary inj
Could affect how much you pay each month, and the new flat rate option that could come with the changes. Plus, a major Transit Agency claims its at a breaking point. The latest ridership numbers on bart and the budget cuts that may need to happen if voters dont approve a new tax to support it. Live from Jack London Square this is mornings on two. The night. All right. Todays thursday, may 9th. Youre looking live at the bay bridge and the San Francisco skyline there in the distance. The sun is coming out. Its going to be a warmer day than it was even yesterday. Inland areas. Were going to check in with roberta gonzalez. Shes in for Steve Paulson this morning for a look at the forecast. But first celebrating half birthdays is becoming a growing trend among young adults. Some are gathering their friends for themed picnics. Deejay hosted parties and vacations. Etsy has seen a 57 increase in searches for half birthday related items, including cards, gifts and decorations, and retailers like
Good afternoon. Im andre senior. Im gasia mikaelian. We begin with breaking news in the east bay as firefighters are at the scene of a fire in hayward. Skyfox flew overhead just minutes ago. You could see at one point there were roaring flames coming from the structure fire happening in a neighborhood at cypress and jackson streets. We understand when firefighters arrived, there was thick black smoke and flames already leaping up into trees, which appear to be between a row of homes. There we can see firefighters even what appear to be residents, likely good samaritans, trying to do their very best to protect their homes. We see them taking buckets of water, trying to protect their property. At this point, no reports of any injuries, but this was for a time a massive fire. We know it was at least a one alarm. Were working to get more information on that, but nowhere just yet on how the fire started. Keep this in mind if you are still smelling smoke in the area of hayward. Straight now