Really frustrated including the city saying that they didnt know about this road work and that would have been incredibly important for them to know that. Caltrans says it would have been routine work if it wasnt for an accident, somebody allegedly driving around the cones, and that is what caused this huge headache yesterday. Pacifica natives know beach traffic on highway 1 can slow things down. But yesterday it was crazy. Ive never seen it backed up like that and ive lived here 30 years. Reporter traffic was backed up for miles. Caltrans was repaving a halfmile stretch of the southbound side. It was really slow and i had a screaming baby in the back. Reporter the work was supposed to be completed by 3 00 p. M. That time line was pushed back to 9 30 following a twocar accident. Caltrans says a driver went into the newly paved section of road. So we had to wait for the asphalt truck, which was caught in traffic, to make its way down to the scene. And then we had to remove all the aspha
Of opportunity, better than if you were to leave at 7 00. This is the bay bridge and the traffic is going to be moderate. Slow at the toll plaza but that delay is only ten minutes. 880, you have some slow traffic going northward into downtown. Here at the oracle arena, its good. 6 01, back to the desk. We are following breaking news in the city of oakland. This fire claimed the life of at least one person. This fire started at 4 00, on the fourth floor of an Apartment Building near lake merritt on fairmont avenue. Firefighters were able to keep the fire contained that that apartment unit. One person has died in that fire. This is the 400 block of fairmont. Officials have not given us much information on who that victim is or how this fire started. But, again, we are on this story. This is near lake merritt. Well bring you a live report on this coming up later in this hour. Firefighters in San Francisco rescued man whose house was on fire. They got the call just before 2 00 about a fire
Cramped. It looks smaller. Its just down the block from the matrix highrise. Bay 101 will eventually add an Embassy Suite making this a sort of san jose strip for hoppers. Its going to be hopefully a hub of industry and intern entertainment. They generate 18 million a year in taxes, about 2 3 of the city library budget. How comfortable are you funding the library with money from gamblers . Well, its a legal form of entertainment in the city of san jose. Much like alcoholic beverages are. We tax it and regulate it and make sure everything is being done honestly and openly. The old bay 101 was sort of a landmark but that building is now going to be demolished and there will be some sort of high tech campus built in its place. Microsoft has just snapped up a piece of prime real estate in san jose. The mercury news said the giant bought 85 acres near highway 237 where several Tech Companies already have a presence. Microsoft plans to build a new. A construction scare. More than a thousand
Tonight now at 11 00, theyve gone home to nothing. Tonight thousands of fire victims in santa rosa want to know where are they supposed to go now . The red tape being shredded tonight to help the people put a roof over their heads. Andrea borba with the big question, will they be able to afford it . Reporter there are two different ordinances to help people in the city after the fire storm. Approval process if a homeowner wa larger footprint the first ordinance is called resilient city, and streamlines the process of homeowners to rebuild. That includes getting rid of permit fees for rebuilds, allowing home ordinary reasons to live on a home homeowners to live on their property in a trail homeowners to live on their property in a trailer or tiny home. I want it all to work really want us to all work really hard on the rebuilding process, and its no secret that we have a housing crisis in the years leading up to this event and now its exacerbated. Reporter the council also approved a ho
Afford it . Reporter there are two different ordinances to help people in the city after the fire storm. Approval process if a homeowner wa larger footprint the first ordinance is called resilient city, and streamlines the process of homeowners to rebuild. That includes getting rid of permit fees for rebuilds, allowing home ordinary reasons to live on a home homeowners to live on their property in a trail homeowners to live on their property in a trailer or tiny home. I want it all to work really want us to all work really hard on the rebuilding process, and its no secret that we have a housing crisis in the years leading up to this event and now its exacerbated. Reporter the council also approved a house gouging ordinance saying tenants cant with evicted to charge more and they cant raise rents more than 10 percent. There are already reports of price gouging submitted to the district attorneys office. Disa in santa rosa, andrea borba, kpix 5. On the more help may soon be on the way fo