Police chief. Currently the city elects its top cop, but Council Member james, hardy and jahal want to change the city charter to fall in line with every other city in the state of california. We currently are the last city in the state of california with an elected chief of police. Reporter currently only a santa clara resident can run for police chief and james says that limits the pool of qualified candidates. The pool that we have for the elected chief of police is only ten officers that are from santa clara pd that live in the city out of 153 sworn officers. Reporter yes on measure b would change that. I think we all think that its time for to us evolve and adopt a procedure that seems to work for over 470 other cities in the state and were the only ones that are hanging onto this old, archaic system. Reporter lisa gillmor, who has been mayor of santa clara since 2016, opposes measure b and says she takes pride in getting elected by residents in 2022. It was a Pretty Amazing experience to be chosen by the residents of our community to represent them and to have the trust of the community. Reporter and she believes the chief of police should have the same accountability to the voters. The chief lives here. The chief works here. The chief engages with the community on a regular basis. Reporter and along with the mayor, the police union also opposes measure b and put up a giant billboard along El Camino Real for all residents to see. Im really proud of that. Im proud of the fact were the only city that elects our police chief. We have 55,000 residents that vote for a police chief. Santa claras never been a city that follows what others are doing. We are an independent community. We have done a lot of things that other cities dont do. Reporter for hamid whose business sits in santa clara but lives in gilroy, while he cannot vote on the measure, hes truly invested in the outcome of measure b after being a victim himself. I just want somebody that is going to care so this thing doesnt happen to another family or another business owner. I just hope whoever the chief is going to be that theyre going to make some changes for the future. And the current chief pat nikolai also opposes measure b and if it passes, he may go down as the last elected police chief in the city of santa clara and state of california. Regardless what happens, the chiefs job will not be impacted. He announced hes going to retire the end of his term. We spoke with the voter registrar for napa county. They say theyve only gotten back 14,000 of the 83,000 ballots mailed out, less than 17 , compared to more than 23 at this time in the last election. Taking a live look from San Francisco where the most tenured member of the board of supervisors is concerning a run to unseat mayor breed this november. Wilson walker with a look at how this could shake up the race. Wilson . Reporter well, liz, we were standing here exactly at the beginning of the week, monday, in much more favorable weather talking about the mayors race and the big question we said was whether or not someone gets in on the Progressive Side of the spectrum in San Francisco. It looks like that is about to happen. If it does, it would involve someone who has been around San Francisco politics for a very long time. Im going to knock on some neighborhood organizations doors, hear what people are saying and make a decision in the weeks and months ahead. Reporter supervisor aaron peskin says the decision is still being made. We caught up with him in chinatown, but hes about to start feeling things out beyond his district. But i want to go put my toe in the water in the excelsior and in the mission and in the sunset and the richmond and im going to do that in the weeks ahead and see whether theres an appetite out there. Because theres sort of a crowded field with some similar messages, hes going to be able to stand alone having a message i think resonates with his core voters. Reporter Political Science professor Jason Mcdaniel is talking about the much discussed progressive lane available in the mayors race, a label mcdaniel said would fit peskin well. I also think hes the kind of progressive that is not necessarily a turnoff to other voters. Hes somebody who has been around a long time, over 20 years. Yeah, its true. Aarons one of the longest tenured members of the San FranciscoPolitical Class in history. Reporter Alex Clemmons is a long Time Communications consultant, lobbyist and observer of San Francisco politics. He has been digging through the record books and peskins tenure is a remarkable one. He served two terms on the board of supervisors, first elected at age 35, 36. I think everybody should be pleasantly surprised. He departed because we have a two consecutive term limit. Thats important to remember. Reporter it was a sevenyear break, but a twist of fate brought a special election and two more full terms. Making 17 years of service. Theres only one person in the history of San Francisco who has served on the board of supervisors longer than 17 years and thats a guy named dewey meade who you have not heard of. Suppose for a moment he runs for mayor. He wins. I believe aaron peskin would surpass dewey meade and would surpass dianne feinstein, who also has 18 years of service, though combined as supervisor and mayor. Reporter any concern that with so many people frustrated over the state of the city, they look at someone with a lot of experience and hang that on you . Listen, people have to make choices. Reporter the supervisor has a choice to make of his own. Does he claim the progressive baton to make a run for the Mayors Office at a time when by his own admission the city is in trouble . Lets be honest. Ive gone back and forth on this. Im weighing it again and im warming up to the idea. Reporter hes weighing this decision and who knows . A couple months still for supervisor peskin or someone else to jump into this race. Well see how that unfolds. Progressive is a word that means Different Things to different people. Im sure people out there would be angry progressive is attached maybe to mr. Peskins housing policy. So were kind of simplifying things here on the very front end of this, but as we get closer to the race, liz, boy, this is going to be a big year for politics in the city as peskin himself acknowledged. The city is sort of in a bit of trouble. That will all sit on top of this race as we get closer to november. Wilson, please go inside and dry off. Thank you for that report. In the race to become californias next u. S. Senator, republican steve garvey appears to be gaining momentum according to the latest poll from the institute of governmental studies at uc berkeley. It finds garvey with 27 support and congressman adam schiff with 25 , within that margin of error. Representatives katie porter and barbara lee round out the top four. The top two candidates advance to november. We were there as congresswoman lee cast her vote today in her home district, at Prescott School in oakland. For more information on the races heading into the california primaries on super tuesday, head to kpix. Com. The u. S. Is set to begin airdropping additional food and supplies to palestinians in gaza. President biden revealed the plan friday during an Oval Office Meeting with the Prime Minister of italy, saying the aid will begin in the coming days. This Development Comes just a day after more than 100 people were killed when israeli troops opened fire on civilians gathered around food aid trucks in gaza city. According to eyewitnesses, many were killed in an ensuing stampede as people ran from the gunfire. Innocent people got caught in a terrible war unable to feed their families and you saw the response when they tried to get aid. We need to do more and the United States will do more. The Biden Administration has been involved in ongoing negotiations for a temporary ceasefire in the israelhamas war. Up next, a major lawsuit from workers at Teslas Fremont factory moving forward, the key decision. Plus a former giants fan favorite [narrator] at kpix, were taking weather to the next level. We can show not just whats happening at ground level, but we can show whats happening in the upper levels of the atmosphere. Lets lift the clouds off of ground level and talk. It really spotlights how unique the geography is here. Its dynamic. Its different. As i lift this, you can actually see it in realtime. This is shaking it up for me as an meteorologist. [narrator] the bay areas only virtual weather studio. Next level weather. Only on kpix and pix . Tesla has failed to derail a Class Action Lawsuit with allegations of Racial Discrimination and harassment at its fremont plant after a california judge ruled nearly 6,000 black factory workers can sue the automaker as a group. Reuters reports the plaintiff in the case alleges tesla failed to prevent racial harassment, including use of racial slurs, graffiti and nooses hung at workstations. Tesla pushed back against the claim saying it has fired employees who engaged in racial harassment. This is just the latest legal challenge that tesla has faced over alleged Racial Discrimination. In honor of the start of womens history month, we look at a unique exhibit honoring women in a typically maledominated industry. The exhibit is called the sisters of the road tour, a photo series highlighting women in americas Trucking Industry where only 7 of drivers are female. The exhibit includes veterans of the industry who say theyve seen how trucking has evolved over the years. The truck stops were beginning to cater more to women as in putting two towels in the showers and a hair dryer, right, which makes a big difference. Theyre starting to sell products in the truck stops now, that you know, for women. Its generally accepted that women drive trucks. The exhibit kicks off today in San Francisco before heading to houston and little rock and then finishing in louisville. Still ahead, what can Artificial Intelligence do for you . How companies are trying to integrate the technology into things you use every day. Spring training well underway. Fans in San Francisco pretty unhappy one guy isnt with the team in arizona. Even worse, that guy took shots at the organization on friday. Plus if you want to see future division i basketball talent and live in the city, you dont have to travel far. Well introduce you what do i see in peter dixon . I see my husband. The father of our girls. I see a public servant. A man who served under secretary clinton in the state department. Where he took on the epidemic of violence against women in the congo. I see a fighter, a tenacious problemsolver. Who will go to congress and protect abortion rights and our democracy. Because he sees a Better Future for all of us. Im peter dixon and i approved this message. I launched our campaign at this union hall. Lets go win this thing then we hit the road and never stopped. You shared with me your frustration at working harder to barely get by and afford a place to live. Your fears for our democracy and freedoms and your dreams for yourself, your family, and the future. It is not too late to realize those dreams. Im adam schiff, and i approve this message because together we can still get big things done. Paul, its quite the day, rain going sideways and now the highway shut down in the sierra. We emphasized for days leading up to it dont travel into the sierra. The roads are likely to shut down and this is pretty much the time when we expected it to happen, the most intense snow and most intense wind is arriving in the highest elevations. This is the live view of i80 eastbound at castle peak, just west of donner summit. You can see, well, these vehicles arent going anywhere because now the interstate is closed. Of course, theyll try to get the ones in between the turnaround spots off the road, but its going to be slow going through the next several hours for even those folks because the snow will continue to intensify. You can see the deeper shades of blue, the snow equivalent of heavy downpours. Its snowing at the rate two of to 4 inches an hour picking up to 3 to 5 inches an hour through this evening. Around the bay area its rain, quite a bit in spots. The band of rain that extends from solana county through Contra Costa County into San Francisco has been training along the same line. It will budge through the next 30 to 45 minutes or so. There has been quite a bit of rain in downtown San Francisco in the past 60 minutes, even a cloudtoground Lightning Strike in the vicinity of the bay bridge an hour ago. Theres another band of heavy rain that extends from eastern Alameda County through Santa Clara County back into the southern end of San Mateo County in the santa cruz mountains. These heaviest downpours would be enough to lead to a localized flooding threat if they parked in place long enough, but they arent going to do that. The rain showers and individual cells are moving along, but this is the most intense rain throughout the duration of this system. It will continue through much of this evening, everything driven by the cold front that is making its way across the bay area. Its going to deliver temperatures that will be 10 to 15 degrees below average as we head through the weekend. By tomorrow morning were back to our familiar pattern of offandon light to moderate rain showers. Its not going to be a dry day, but there will be breaks here and there replaced by another band of rain moving through. This is the pattern tomorrow night and to start the day sunday. The livermore half marathon, 5k and 10k for the end of the Chinese New Year festivities in San Francisco, bring the rain gear and layer up. It will be chilly early sunday morning and more showers are possible through the rest of sunday. The winds of strong in the 30 to 40mileanhour range for the strongest gusts, even a 53mileanhour gust at sfo the top of the hour. Its enough to move you around on the roads, even sporadic power outages. You may want to charge everything up to be on the safe side this evening. Lets talk about how much rain we expect the next seven days. There are more rain chances farther down the line. Were talking 1 to 2 inches of total rain. Its not enough to lead to significant flooding threat through the next seven days. Really most of that will be concentrated in the next five days. Finally by the tail end of the sevenday forecast, we will see things settling into a calmer pattern with the return of near average temperatures and more sunshine across the bay area. You have to wait until thursday and friday of next week for that to arrive. Lets look at our futurecast wind gusts as we head through the rest of tonight into tomorrow. The strongest winds are being driven by the cold front, but the winds will be noticeable as we head through the day saturday, some 20 to 30mileanhour gusts occasionally gusting over 30 miles an hour. The peak of energy of the storm system is moving across the bay area at the moment and next several hours. Over the weekend it wont be convenient for outdoor plans, but things should gradually head in a calmer direction. Lingering showers sunday and a different system moving around the same parent storm system gives us additional showers monday and tuesday, maybe a few leftover showers wednesday. Its possible the forecast dries out by wednesday. Its more likely it dries out by thursday and friday next week with finally a return to temperatures that will feel like march as opposed to the january temperatures that we have over the weekend. Thanks, paul. Well switch over to juliette for whats ahead at 6 00. Well have a live report from the sierra. Kelsi thorud spent the day in truckee where some businesses are staying open despite the heavy snow. Plus new housing ready for people to move in if only pg e would turn on the lights, how the utility is accused of making the housing crisis worse. Plus security cameras didnt scare away these burglars in oakland, the mess left behind for a string of Small Businesses ransacked overnight. That is coming up at 6 00. Lets go to matt and some sports. Hey there. Thanks, jules. The warriors are in toronto going for their eighth straight win on the road, toronto leading at halftime. Well get to that at 11 00. Steph curry is one step closer to having his own starting five. Stephs wife ayesha announced the couple is expecting their fourth child later this year. Brandon crawford signed with the cardinals, still hurts to hear. Earlier this week that went down, but today he told the athletic he wanted to return to the giants and was willing to accept a backup role. He says the bottom line is i was not wanted back by the one person who matters. Crawford was referring to Team President farhan zaidi and adding, i was told i could earn the last shot on the roster like anyone else as a nonrester invitee. That was the nail in the coffin. Thats not good news for giants fans to hear. We are deep in the basketball brackets, not for march madness, but the cif postseason tournament. One local school has a chance to make history with a roster that could be remembered for generations. They may just be High Schoolers, but the reardon Boys Basketball team doesnt play li