Will not be included. Get a little bit of a break. Reporter a new state law will have some defts having their arrest record sealed. Not everybody is in favor of this. Bishop rob allen opposed. You are putting the individuals that have kept the community in hostage and allow them to come back and take total control of that community again. Reporter but gaskon says the war on drugs hasnt worked and made us safer. I feel this is a giant step toward justice. Reporter in San Francisco, eric thomas, abc7 news. Marijuana legalization opponents today urging lawmakers to take action to protecting the environment. They showed photos of wildlife that are impacted by poisons left behind from pot cultivation. Beginning to understand impact of the major groves of marijuana on the human, health and welfare as well as the environment. Opponents say, toxic pesticides used by growers also harm the environment. Oakland issued four cannabis dispensaries. Those who received permits today the newly announce
A picture perfect scene. Kpix 5s Juliette Goodrich is there with a closer look at the rare snowfall. Hi michelle, hi anne, welcome to california snow. Heres your closer look. I tried to hold onto this piece of snow as long as i could. Its starting to melt. There you go. But directly behind me, you can see mount diablo, and yes, its just a dusting right now. I have to tell you this morning, it was absolutely gorgeous. Breathtaking and even whats more is that the livermore hills also were covered with snow as well. So you kind of had a double dosing of snow when the temperatures got so cold. Here at mount diablo, osteo many people are coming up on their bikes with their kids to take a look, and there are road closures believe it or not because of the icy weather. One couple told me they felt like they were in another country. Look at that. Right. This is a little bit like the italian alps. In danville. Exactly. So we dont have to travel there. Reporter how often are you having to close t
Warning system. Reporter this is what it looked like just after 5 00 p. M. Tuesday as thick black smoke sailed to the sky over sims metal management. Some nearby residents say they did not receive any official notification. At least not right away. People did not know what was going on. When you see a big black cloud like that its quite a fantastic thing to see. This whole Warning System ning is an absolute total joke. Its been its been around now for about 25 years. Its never worked. Reporter a sims spokesperson told us they called 911 within minutes of the fire starting in the debris pile behind me. Here is what it looks like from drone view 7. But mayor tom butt told us he did not get official word and alert from the county for nearly an hour after black smoke was billows in the skies above. Rich mooned fire captain rico says its his responsibility to notify Contra Costa County when its time to activate the Emergency Alert system. The way the community Warning System is designed is
The colosseum. The northbound side is backed up, 51 minutes from 238 up towards the maze. Thats all due to the accident that has two lanes blocked at 880 and 23rd avenue. The southbound side is slow as well because of the debris from that accident, so expect delays in both directions through oakland. Avoid 880 if you can, and use 580 as your alternate. Thats moving at the limit. We have a Traffic Alert still in effect northbound 880 at 23rd avenue through oakland. Thats a check on your traffic. It is nice and clear outside, no fog in sight and temperatures are in the 40s and 50s. We have 56 for San Francisco, san josi up to 55 degrees. It will be a warm day, and hopefully you enjoyed conditions lately. Its been very warm. Today wont be as warm, but temperatures will still be up there. We have winds picking up as well. Gusts up to 55 miles an hour for mt. Diablo. We have humidity levels dropping, santa rosa picking up to 13 miles an hour there. When we get the offshore winds, humidity l
There not meeting their housing goals reporter where there are places there are not enough housing, a project that complies with zoning requirements must be approved. Case and point, theres a plan to tear down the donald at hey it and sandford street for the Affordable Housing project. They have expressed concern about how these developments will affect the character of the neighborhood. When we saw some of the concerns from the community, my response immediately was that we can use these anymore. White doesnt work. Reporter what about the argument that neighborhood should have more control . You bought the local control in the beginning. You only adhering to your own rule. The cities opposed, they say the reason theres not enough Affordable Housing is the lack of funding. If you want to check out the list of affected communities, you can find it at cvs sf. Com. Housing affordability is one of the top three concerns for San Francisco this year. The annual city poll by the San Francisco