Still above average. Details coming up. First heres gianna. Roadwork westbound 580 between broadway at 80 until 5 00. Human remains found near a Bay Area College not far from where sierra lamar disappeared. It was discovered in a rural area near Gavilan College in gilroy. Kpix 5s betty yu has more from the scene. Reporter the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Department has sealed off this orchard behind me near Gavilan College as part of this investigation. They arent saying a lot about it but human remains were found in the area. We saw crews out here tonight Walking Around a field filled with trees, shrubs and dirt. The Santa Clara County Sheriffs Department says crime scene has been out here but its unclear how long the remains have been here, what kind of remains have been discovered. And who found the remains. We also dont know whether they belong to a male or female. A lot of neighbors have noticed the activity out here and wondered whether these remains could belong to sierra lamar.
Found himself in the middle of special interests. One side several members of the powerful commission who want him fired. He crashed with developers in banning county where were from and now they want to knock him out. Reporter environmentalists who see him as a strong coast protecter. An overflow crowd turned out to support him. He spoke in his own defense. The last few weeks have been stressful for me, the staff and im sure for the commission. But i wouldnt have chosen this path if i didnt believe that my leadership has been strong, focused and effective. I believe i am the right person to continue directing the existing on a path of forward. Reporter the Coastal Commission was formed 40 years ago to Police Coastal development and apply state law under the California Coastal act on some of the most valuable real estate in the world virtually nothing getting done without its approval. But lester has been under fire by Commission Members for being an ineffective leader and for causing
And attempted kidnapping in vallejo. Anne makovec is live outside Vallejo City Hall where new information was provided. Reporter a lot of officers are mourning themselves this afternoon. We can every we learned a lot more about the man himself. Gus vegas. A 58yearold father, grandfather and foster father and a 15year veteran of the Richmond Police department. He was shot to death in his home on Narragansett Court at 4 30 this morning. Thats in the glen cove neighborhood of vallejo. The suspect is the father of vegas6yearold grandson whom police say was in the process of trying to kidnap the little boy. It appears vegas may have gotten in the way. After shooting vegas several times, the suspect took the boy to his home in fairfield, where he was arrested. Later this morning, word went out to the richmond pd that they have lost one of their own. Gus was, um, a very likeable always pleasant always in a good mood just really related to other people in a natural way, i never saw him have a
We dont know if the remains that were found yesterday are in fact that of sierra lamar. A spokesman for the Sheriffs Office will be here to to brief us this morning. Kiet do, kpix 5. Major shakeup at the California Coastal commission as members have ousted their executive director. Kpix 5s anne makovec joins us live at San Francisco to explain why environmentalists are so upset about this move. Reporter the California Coastal commission controls land up and down the coast and a lot of people are concerned about the longterm impact of yesterdays decision. Commission voted on a motion to dismiss the executive director. That motion passed by a vote of 75. Reporter and with that, executive director Charles Lester was fired by the commission after a fouryear run. It was a stunner for the audience of mostly environmental activists who say he was ousted in favor of a more developmentfriendly director. My state is not what it used to be. My town is not what it used to be. Dirty politics is com
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