Reporter the Union Representative said overtime is a yearround problem. In fact, he has employees regularly filing overtime grievances. Drivers say the job is stressful. See ya wants to make sure this celia wants to make sure this already challenging time of year doesnt put drivers in unsafe situations. If they are stressed and overworked, they need to call off and rest so their heads are straight and theyre driving safely on the street. Reporter ups said its drivers can expect to be on the hook for these 70 hour stretches from now through january 5th. Live in San Francisco, susie steimle, kpix5. Only on 5 complaints in santa rosa about a contractor doing cleanup from the devastating fires in october, kpix5s emily turner on claims of safety and environmental lapses. Emily . Reporter liz, the army corps of engineers has gotten about a half a dozen complaints on contractors for debris removal. The only one called out by name is ash brick. Last week there was a city meeting regarding debris removal and a public name came up again and again. That was ash brit and as a result of the concerns and complaints regarding this am can, we are now learning this company, we are now learning at least one state agency is on the ground investigating. They are one of two primary contractors tasked with the job of cleaning up Sonoma County after the fires, but now ashbrit incorporated has also become the center of concern for several Santa Rosa City officials. From this point forward people are being exposed to negative Health Consequences as a result of poor contracting. You know, its actually going to be our city on the hook for that and well pay the price for that down the road. Reporter ash brit is out of florida. Today according to the army corps of engineers its crews have cleared 123 properties. The other prime contractor on the job, ecc, has cleared 738. Terrain and timetables have played a part in that, but productivity isnt the largest concern officials have with ash brit. Its the safety of the men and women on the job. So far weve seen a mixed bag on the use of personal protective equipment. Ive seen pictures where there are people on the job site not wearing them and as a city official, we want to make sure that all of these people are wearing personal protective equipment when its required. Reporter the army corps of engineers says its aware of these complaints and as a rupture, cal osha was on the ground today result, cal osha was on the ground today looking into them, but people arent the only concern. The health of the watershed is another. We promised that after the debris removal crews came in they would be responsible for their mitigating runoff and making sure that our watersheds were protected and there was source control around the site. And what we ended up seeing was that a lot of the sites didnt have any. Reporter that was during the rains last week. So this week local officials are speaking out and hoping ashbrit hears their concerns. Thats where it gets really personal. Youre dealing with people who have experienced a lot of trauma, a lot of loss already and you want to be able to just promise them that theyll be taken care of and that the work will be done right and quickly, too, but when you promise a certain process will be followed, you want to make sure youre honoring that promise. Reporter now we wanted to be fair when we did this story, so last thursday i called ashbrit and i emailed them with the concerns that city council as well as all of the locals have regarding their company and their practices. I did not hear back friday, saturday, sunday or all day today. In fact, i have yet to hear back from ashbrit at all. Reporting live in santa rosa, emily turner, kpix5. The defense scored a major victory in the kate steinle case. Now they want a clean sweep. Ken bastida on why lawyers are heading back to court. First it was the acquittal of the murder, manslaughter charges. Now the defense wants thatwomens conviction tossed out as well. That weapons conviction tossed out as well. Last week the prosecution said garciazarate meant to kill kate steinle. He was only convicted of being a felon in possession of a gun. Now the defense said even that verdict was wrong and jurors should have been told that momentary possession of a gun is not necessarily a crime. City pol also for the first time were hearing from San Franciscos sheriff about that verdict and the sanctuary city policy that put the defendant on the streets in the first place. If it werent for a federal warrant now bearing his name, she admits that he might have walked free again. Sheriff hennessy c rther on the the fact is that yes, under the circumstances that we have in this case, he would potentially be let out. However in, that case, we have a criminal warrant from the federal government. There was no further comment on the verdict or case because of a lawsuit against the Trump Administration she says over San Franciscos sanctuary city status. Developing news, city workers in oakland are set to go on strike tomorrow after the latest breakdown in negotiations. The walkout would shut down a wide range of City Services. Kpix5s Juliette Goodrich and why the two sides are so far apart. Juliette . Reporter well, unless theres a major change or a major change in negotiations this strike is still on. So the city of oakland is preparing and also people inside the building behind me, Union Leaders are getting their picket signs ready. They say they arent going to work tomorrow. Theyre off the job and on the picket line. Hehey, reporter a strike will shut down much of the city of oakland. You know, nobody wants to see a strike and we dont want to be out here. The people are affected negatively by a strike, but at this point weve gotten to a point where we dont really have a choice. Reporter 2,000 plus members of seiu, Service EmployeesInternational Union local 1021 and ifpte, International Federation of professional and technical engineers, local 21, posted this notice of an indefinite strike beginning tomorrow and with the latest breakdown in talks beginning late this afternoon, clock is ticking to keep it from happening. The main sticking point, cost of living increases. We have some members that are 10 to 30 behind their comparable jurisdictions and the proposals that well are seeing will essentially leave them further behind. Reporter programs and facilities that will be closed . Senior centers, public libraries, Recreation Centers and programs, Housing Assistance and also there will be no fire or building inspectors. Services that will be unavailable during this strike, street sweeping, public restrooms, routine maintenance work, abandoned auto detail and there will nobody crime or traffic reports. Sworn Police Officers and firefighters will be working. The strike does not affect teachers or staff at the Oakland Unified School district. This strike runs the whole gamut. You work for the crime lab. What do you specifically do . What would you be doing tomorrow . I would be performing drug analysis so that cases can get charged and thats not going to happen tomorrow. Reporter animal shelters also affected. There will be no adoptions, no registrations. Now as far as the city of oakland is concerned, they say that they are preparing for any public works emergency should they occur. Well stay on top of this. If anything changes in the last hour, well have a full report for you tonight at 11 00 on kpix5. In oakland, Juliette Goodrich, kpix5. Little cabins new at 6 00 san jose is partnering up with an architectural firm. These little cabins are meant to deal with a big crisis. Kpix5s len ramirez shows us why san jose says that these sleeping cabins are needed now more than ever. Whats up, amigo . How you doing . Reporter pastor scott wages walked through a homeless camp passing out to some whats the only shelter available. The thin blue tarps are for the People Living beneath the 202 interchange in san jose, but soon the city hopes to move them into designer microhomes that will look Something Like this. We know that this is not the cure all, but this is an important tool. Reporter san jose mayor samb liccardo unveiled designs sam liccardo unveiled designs for what the city is calling sleeping cabins, 10 by 12 shelters replacing the sprawling shantytowns that sprung up all over san jose. What they are offering us is a vision to restoring dignity to many of our brothers and sisters who are struggling out there on the streets with housing that we can all be proud of and that will be an asset. Reporter i showed pictures of the units to elizabeth teen ya who is living in a tent pena who is living in a tent with her daughter. It has a door, you know. Its nice. I would, you know, yeah. Reporter youd live there. Yeah. Its better than living on a bench or in a tent. Reporter they would also be expensive costing 20 to 30,000 for each 80 square foot unit. Well, its certainly worth it. How much is a life worth . Because these tents and these tarps, they just get tattered and warn out. So we need something thats really worn out. So we need something thats really habitable like that. Reporter but designing the shelters may have been the easy part. San jose will now begin the tough political discussions around cost and where the shelter villages will be built. In san jose, len ramirez, kpix5. Happening now in san jose parents and students are weighing in on the possible closure of several Elementary Schools, the oak grove district is dealing with a budget deficit of millions of dollars. The District Needs to identify which of these eight Elementary Schools will need to be consolidated. The move has left many parents frustrated and angry. The district hopes to make a final decision before the end of the year. It was a very windy day throughout the bay area today. Did it look like this throughout your neighborhood . It did in the east bay, especially in the east bay hills. A couple trees came down. Some power lines came down. Look at peak wind gusts, 50 Miles Per Hour in the berkeley hills, nearly 80 Miles Per Hour in mount diablo. Coming up solar panels, how a decision made by President Trump could drive the cost way up. Another state lawmaker accused of Sexual Assault and we are learning just how far he went to silence his accuser. A tragic twist in this deadly bay bridge crash, the toll worker killed was a last minute sub, how the accident could speed up a major change. We exposed Affordable Housing cheats in San Francisco, owners accused of renting out their units illegally. Get, get away reporter while living elsewhere. Stop recording, okay . Reporter after our reports the mayor vows to crack down. Can you promise that this type of abuse is going to stop . Theyre going to pay for it and i want them to be punished. Reporter expect original reporting from kpix5 news. Expect more. The white house may be on the brink of imposing tough new new at 6 00 thinking about going solar . You might want to move fast. The white house may be on the brink of imposing tough new rules to protect u. S. Solar panelmakers, but kpix5s kiet do said it could have the opposite effect. Reporter at sky tech solar in San Francisco collin swan has crammed his warehouse with as many solar panels that will fit. President trump has about a month and a half left to decide whether or not to impose stiff tariffs on imported panels and so collin loaded up while they were still cheap. Correct, yeah. Were hoarding them now, as many as we can fit here based on the contracts we already signed just because the tariff hasnt hit yet, but when it does hit, we want to save as much money as we can. Reporter earlier this year the u. S. International trade commission heard from two Solar Companies who filed for bankruptcy, solar world and geneva, arguing cheap solar products made overseas and subsidized by Foreign Government are being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury or threat thereof to the domestic industry. The u. S. Industry has been virtually wiped out. Over the last five years more than 30 American Companies were driven into bankruptcy or out of the business. Reporter the commission agreed and recommended President Trump impose a tariff of 10 to 35 on solar product imports to try and boost the few surviving u. S. Companies. If. We put forward a companies. We put forward a study that showed as many as 30,000 new jobs would develop if the president takes action to strengthen the u. S. Solar industry here. Reporter what does this mean for the bay area . The average install price here is about 18,000 for solar, but sky tech thinks if this tariff goes into effect, it could raise the price another 4,000 hurting them and every other Solar Installer in the country. Theres a good possibility well have to decrease the amount of employees we have if the business is just not there anymore. Were hopeful. Were far from optimistic. Reporter dan witten with the Solar Industry association based in washington d. C. Said a tariff could throw 10,000 to 80,000 Solar Installers out of work and talking about solar world, the association did not mince their words. The president has roughly a month to make a decision about whether to support u. S. Jobs and American Solar jobs or to support two companies that essentially have gone bankrupt and are looking for a bailout. Reporter a lecturer about Climate Change at san jose state said if trump wont help california, at least he shouldnt hurt the industry either. Create for obstacles for states like california who choose to move ahead regardless of policies and outdo ourselves. On average imported solar panels from china, korea and the philippines are about 15 cheaper than those made here in the u. S. Oakland police are looking for two drivers in a deadly hit and run thats being blamed on street racing. It happened overnight near the walgreens on 82nd and international boulevard. Police say the 49yearold victim was struck by one of the two cars that crashed while racing. Dodge police say this black Dodge Charger and a maroon bmw were traveling at a high rate of speed when the driver of the dodge lost control and hit the pedestrian. The victim was killed at the scene. The driver of the charger ditched the vehicle and took off. Neighbors say that a navy veteran was killed this morning in a house fire in alameda, started in the basement in the home on eagle avenue. Neighbors say the victim was an elderly man who lived there alone. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Lots of windy weather for parts of the bay area. This was the screen in the oakland scene in oakland hills. This big tree came down blocking traffic on the boulevard. Its a shame it was one of the oak trees and not a pine, but mother nature. You can see cars carefully moving around debris as crews work to clean up the mess. The high winds also caused part of a tree to come crashing down onto a house in emeryville. In downtown oakland no break from the winds either. Flags were whipping and leaves were swirling around. Up our way the water was churned up on lake merritt this afternoon. Meantime bay water lapping up onto the sidewalk, San Franciscos embarcadero. King tides are back, means flooding in low lying coastal areas around the bay. On a sunny day there was a lot to talk about. Temperatures may drop below freezing tomorrow night in the north bay. It stays breezy overnight, but get up in elevations, the winds will stayelevated anywhere from 30 to 50 Miles Per Hour in gusts. Well see winds relax significantly by tomorrow afternoon. It was mild today. With the wind didnt get much of a chance to enjoy it. San francisco 63, 62 in half moon bay, santa rosa 65, san jose 64 degrees. Satellite and radar review, we have to talk about why it is windy. Its because of this, a huge ridge of High Pressure deporting low, pressure difference between the two. In between is the bay area. The winds are coming from the north, so its a dry wind. Thats why its going to get cold once the wind subsides because the cold air will relax down to the surface. Dry air cools off more efficiently overnight. Nights are long. Its december now. This ridge will hang out for seven to 10 days at a minimum keeping us completely dry, not just here, all of oregon, all of washington, all of california completely rain free for the next week. Were cool, clear, breezy overnight tonight. The temperatures are cool but not below freezing because the wind will keep the atmosphere mixed up enough the coldest air wont settle down to the surface. Redwood city 37, livermore 38 degrees. Dry tomorrow, afternoon mild, well be in the mid60s again tomorrow, concord 64, santa rosa 66, San Francisco 63, san jose 66. Its tomorrow night where its going to get below freezing down to the upper 20s in the north bay valleys, but look at the afternoons, sunshine across the board, upper 60s inland and seven days without a single chance of rainfall. A powerful Silicon Valley boss warns of a consequence of the me too movement, fear of backlash in the workplace. I