The shocking resignation that has palo alto talking. Reporter the letter written by kate downing starts off Dear City Council members and palo alto residents. We rent our current home with another couple for 6,200 a month. If we wanted to buy the same home, our Monthly Payment would be 12,177 a month. Kate, a planning and transportation commissioner, says the high cost of living in palo alto is forcing her to resign and move to santa cruz. I experienced that. Its tough living in palo alto for a long time. We rent and its difficult. Reporter amy brown considers giving up her Small Business and her rental home to move somewhere more affordable. We have a reasonable landlord. So were not in as bad a position as most people. Reporter whats reasonable . 4,000. Reporter thats reasonable . No. Its reasonable in palo alto right now. Reporter kate, whose volunteer position as a commissioner made recommendations to the city council about city growth, she pushed for more housing and home prices d
The fire expanded in size and intensity in a matter of hours. On highway 138 you can home after home burned to the ground. Laura anderson was driven from her home yesterday and is still unsure if its Still Standing. You can imagine terror and sadness and concern. Reporter the fire caused traffic backups for miles at the areas main highway was shut down. Many drivers were left sweltering in their cars in tripledigit temperatures. We need cold water and food and i dont know how long we can go home, you know. Reporter hot and dry california has been plagued by wildfires for months. Fire officials are hoping cooler temperatures and lighter winds will help get the fire under control. Here in Northern California firefighters are making progress in their battle against the destructive clayton fire in lake county. Its 35 contained and cal fire hopes for full containment by the weekend. The fire is still 4,000 acres in size more than 175 homes and other buildings are destroyed in the lower lake
Good evening, im ken wayne. Heather holmes is off. We have new information on the shoreline shooting at last nights wiz khalifa concert. The Coroners Office has yet to name the victim but friends identify hims 38yearold erik johnson of oakland. We have a report. Reporter ken, there is heightened security in light of last nights shooting. Mountain view police say they have stepped up patrols. A friend of Erik Johnsons tells me he was a concert promoter. He had a record label to try to help local bay area rap artists up and coming rap artists. Above all, he was a husband and father. Friends of 38yearold erik johnson posting rest in peace messages on instagram. Friends say johnson was known on the rap scene through his company. [ music ] reporter back stage at last nights concert at the shoreline amphitheater, promoting an after party in san jose. He never made it. Mountain view police were called to the theater just after 11 00 last night after a man was shot multiple times back stage at
Of minutes ago. I learned maybe five, ten minutes ago, hes saying the possible theory as to what may have happened, this law office right here has been unused for several years. That means the water has not been used. So the water may have backed up and that may have contaminated the Drinking Water for the rest of the units. People started getting sick here. The city of oakland came by red tagged the entire building thursday night after finding unsafe bacteria in the water here. Crews arrived friday morning at the towers ready to take samples and see if the first round of chlorine treatment cleaned out the contamination trying to figure out how the Drinking Water was tainted in the first place. The plan to have a plumber go through the system and well see where the contamination is coming from. Reporter residents complained of stomach disdress and distress and had the water analyzed. Many of the residents reported getting ill. Lydia was one of three people who was so sick she had to go
Inland, were into the 90s today. Even a hotter tomorrow. Katie . Thank you, lisa. Developing news, investigators believe a gas heater may be to blame for onealarm fire that destroyed a home in union city this morning. The fire broke out around 4 20 at a home on eighth street. Authorities say neighbor saw the home on fire and called police, one person was inside at the time. But he managed to get out safely. Crews were able to knock down the fire within 20 minutes and there were no injuries. New this morning, firefighters are investigating the cause of a vegetation fire that burned 100 acres in the east bay. It started at solano and sasoon avenues in bay point after 12 30 and the fire quickly grew. Crews were able to get the flames under control at 5 00 a. M. , no word on what started the fire. But there were no injuries there. Police in the east bay are putting together a task force, after several Violent Attacks by large groups of teenagers. Its called wilding and it isnt just one cit