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 unnecessary and costly delays for developers who have projects pending. You complain about lester, his commission doesnt get back fast enough to developers . They can take another 23 million years as far as im concerned. Reporter the complaints are just a smoke screen for an agenda to hire a userfriendly director to open up more of the coast to development, according to some. This is not about charles performing. Its about you. Reporter the speakers list for this hearing is hundreds of people long. Most of those people have been speaking up in favor of dr. Lester only a handful have spoken up against him. People who had projects that were either delayed or denied to build something on the coast. That will go well into the night because the existing members have yet to weigh in. Len, youve been covering the Coastal Commission for a long time now. This type of it meeting is is really almost unprecedented, right . Reporter thats right. I have been covering this meeting since the 1980s when i used to work in the monterey bay area. And these meetings tend to go on and on and on. But rarely do you have this many people turn up from throughout the state to weigh in on a topic. Dr. Lester is one of these people here especially environmentalists feel is essential to the protection of the coast. All right, len ramirez, we appreciate that. Thank you. Tonight were crunching the numbers on San Franciscos brandnew homeless shelter. That tenthed facility is inside pier 80 in San Francisco. It includes lockers and showers and beds but at 6 00, phil matier says may be in for sticker shock when you hear how much the city is spending. Reporter we are here on the port of San Francisco far from downtown where the city spent 2 million to house the homeless in the rain. Neither the rain nor the homeless have come. The first thing that hits you is its overwhelming size. Going to be open 24 7 at least for the next two months. Reporter then the location. Some 3 miles from the downtown. Why would somebody want to come out here and spend two months . Well, you know, its that or staying on the street. Reporter and then theres the price. 2million for two months. It comes to 148 a night for each of the 225 Homeless People the city hopes to house here. You could have put these people in a hotel. People with this many needs and barriers and challenges, theres no way they could handle a hotel room. Reporter and its not exactly the ritz but you do get a place to sleep. They are not sleeping on the mats. We provide them with blankets and linens. Reporter and after a few delays, they have got the showers hooked up. And theres space for your shopping cart. But most of the cost is for the services that hopefully will get you back on your feet. Case workers here, shelter staff as well as security. Reporter i got to tell you in some ways it looks like a jail. We asked support if we can take that down. For me its temporary. So for me it works well. No one is going to mess with you or anything. Reporter but what about the hard core homeless along division street who the mayor is under increasing pressure to move . I dont know if i would go there. I heard its kind of like a kind of like a dungeon. I dont like it. Ill check it out. Ill check it out. Reporter well, they had about 25 people spend the last night here. They were hoping to increase that to 35. Thats still far below the 225 they are talking about. But whats real story here . The story is the mayor has something he can say he has a place for people to go. Is he going to force them or keep asking . In San Francisco, phil matier, kpix 5. The outside of the building, the pier 80 location housed Oracle Team Usa during the americas cup in 2013. Later this evening president obama is expected to arrive in the bay area. He will be here to raise money for democrats at fundraisers in sillicon valley. Air force one will touch down about 7 30 tonight at Moffett Field in mountain view. Tomorrow the president will attend fundraisers in palo alto and atherton. The fundraiser in atherton will be at the home of venture capitalist steve wesley and this time, the city will not foot the bill for extra security. The last time the president was in town, atherton was on the hook for nearly 10,000. Then the city council changed its special permit ordinance and now anyone hosting a large scale event must pay for the use of public resources. Bernie sanders is winning when it comes to sillicon valley support. According to data from the federal election commission, sanders raised more than 100,000 from staffers at the five largest tech firms in the last quarter of 2015. Its 10,000 more than his rival Hillary Clinton got from people at the same companies. Sanders is working to keep up the momentum from his New Hampshire win over clinton. The two will debate again tomorrow night in wisconsin. New at 6 00, its taking longer than expected for santa clara to get back to normal following super bowl 50. And frustration is mounting tonight around levis stadium. Kpix 5s devin fehely found businesses who say the big game is still taking a big bite out of their bottom line. Reporter think of it as a long lingering super bowl hangover. Case in point, tasman drive whose closure inconvenienced and irritated drivers in the week leading up to the super bowl. The street reopened this afternoon, although all the flashing electronic signs suggest that should have happened yesterday. The area around levis stadium remains a bee hive of activity, with dozens of workers dismantling the tents and other temporary structures built for the big game. But just across the street at davids restaurant, business was virtually nonexistent. The restaurant was inside the security zone and largely cut off from the public and potential customers. It was a very similar story at mikaelas restaurant on the doorstep of levis stadium but located just outside the security zone. When game day came it was actually, like, the slowest day we probably had. We actually closed early cuz it cost more money to, like, keep this place open. Reporter the super bowl took a big bite out of her business leaving the owners and employees with little appetite for plans to host another one anytime soon. Kind of crazy how there would be nobody here when theres, like, thousands of people super close by. Reporter in santa clara, devin fehely, kpix 5. Late this afternoon, we learned many of the streets closed for super bowl city in San Francisco are reopening early. Heres a look at everything thats been shut down for more than two weeks now. The city says all the streets will reopen tomorrow night including southbound lanes of the embarcadero. The closure has caused serious traffic jams, particularly along battery street. Muni service will return to its normal schedule on friday morning. Rampage on bay area roads. An armed man rams cars, police cruisers, even plows into a pregnant woman. Tonight one victim describes her close call. A mating attempt goes horribly wrong the attack that killed a rare tiger at a Northern California zoo. We started collecting and found out that were not just talking a few thumb tacks. Were talking thousands. A scary find at a bay area dog park. Neighbors taking action before pets get hurt. The risking of rip currents is high and now as we head toward the weekend the surf is up as well building up to 13 feet. Thats good for mavericks which is happening friday. Not so great if you want to go to the beach. Well talk about the conditions at ocean beach and beyond and were talking a chance of rain as well find out when coming up. ,,,,,,,, man accused of a driving rae across the east bay. He rama number of cars including police vehicles. Chopper 5 overhead as officers finally arrest a man accused of a driving rampage in the east bay. He rammed a number of cars including police vehicles. The chase started about 8 30 this morning in oakland at east 23rd and coolidge avenue. Finally ended on hearst avenue. Kpix 5s da lin on the people who came face to face with the person who was like a mad man behind the wheel. Da. Reporter thats right. Victims say the suspects what stare them down hit their cars and pointed a gun at them before driving off. Now, the suspects neighbor says they are not surprised by this believe it or not. They say last year Police Arrested the man for a different rampage. Officers arrested a man they say hit several dozen cars. His name is Darrell Blackmon. This is a monument al amount of damage that one person caused. Reporter police say he hit a car in east oakland around 1 a. M. And took off. Then around 8 30, a lot of drivers in the fruitvale neighborhood called 911 saying a black sedan was ramming other cars. Haley gilberts car got minor damage. The car going up the road like hitting cars and like slicing them and then i pulled over because he hit me an started honking but he didnt stop so then he sideswiped the car in front of me as well and like he couldnt get through so i like just hit the bmw in her car that really got messed up. Reporter one of the victims was a pregnant woman. She was in stable condition at last check. Weather Oakland Police finally caught up with the suspects, he led them on a chase interest east to west oakland hitting more cars including three to four police cruisers. Police say blackmon ditched his car next to the North Berkeley bart station after one of the tires came off the rim. Witnesses say the man wouldnt surrender at first. He gave up after police fired a beanbag round at him. He must have been a desperado. Reporter Darrell Blackmon lives in berkeley. He broke windows in front of his apartment complex last year. He has anger management issues, they say, he is not crazy. Police say the suspect threw out his gun during the pursuit. They are still looking for the handgun. Live in berkeley, da lin, kpix 5. San Francisco Police commission right now is debating whether to change the citys use of force policy. The Police Officers association is asking the city to let officers carry tasers. The use of force policies come into question ever since the december killing of mario woods. There have been protests even police chief greg suhr said that he would like to make changes. The public is getting its say at tonights hearing. L. A. s got them. The barts got them. When hes the last time you heard of someone getting killed by a taser when is the last time you heard of someone getting killed by a taser, have you . No, you havent. The feds are also conducting a review of the San Francisco police department. They will look at policies and practices. Fbi is a person has tested positive for the a person has tested positive for the zika virus in yolo county. That person had been out of the country and has a mild case of the virus. Just today the head of the cdc warned congress on the potential of widespread cases across the united states. The zika virus is mainly spread through mosquito bites but can be transmitted from mother to unborn baby. Currently there is no cure. Some east bay pet owners arent letting their animals go off leash after a discovery at a dog park. For the past three weeks neighbors have collected thousands of thumb tacks scattered across the ohlone dog park in hercules. They were also found in a nearby creek. No word yet on who is trying to harm dogs or why they are doing it. Im calling it an intentional act. What the persons actual intent is i dont know. But they did it on purpose. Look around the park we clean up one area the next day come back and there will be just as many if not more. Police say so far, they are unaware of any injuries from this t the parkgoer says one man had to take his dog to the vet when it swallowed one of the tacks. The eddy competition in hawaii was called off hours before it was set to begin. Surfers and spectators as you see gather on the beach. This is along oahus north shore but organizers say 40 foot swells that were the new york never materialized. If conditions change in the coming weeks, they may reschedule the competition. But the titans of mavericks contest is on for friday. Businesses are getting ready for the rush. Reporter dude mavericks is happening in 48 hours. What did you say when its go time . My stomach went into a not. Reporter the princeton Landing Restaurant will be ground zero for the titans of mavericks competition. Since spectators are no longer allowed on the treacherous rocky shoreline the restaurant, with its five flat screen tvs, will be the place to watch live broadcasts. Mavericks on all the screens celebrating the surfing culture of the bay area. Reporter the owner is scrambling to stock up on food and drinks. We are going to have our beer cooler room packed full. We are beefing everything up times ten. Reporter two years ago thousands of people crammed into outdoor lots with big screen projectors. That wont happen this year but the catch joanne restaurant is gearing up for crowds to handle customers. Its going to be crazy all day, nuts. Is it time to go home yet . Reporter the owe show anna hotel like many in the area were already near capacity because of valentines day. Whatever remaining rooms were taken with the mavericks green light. The forecast for friday is sheet glass smooth water, up to 40 to 50foot waves. It should be a good show. Kiet do, kpix 5. Was he right . Absolutely. Its like the super bowl. Which we also just had here. Or not. Conditions have to be perfect for everything to come together and most people are some people may not know its not actually on the beach. Its offshore because of a geologic formation where the wave energy convention, into one spot. About a half mile offshore we see waves four times higher than what we typically see right along the coastline. Well get 11 to 13 swells at the beach. What you need is a big strong low pressure system in the north pacific, check. You want that storm far away because you want a long period swell a long amount of time between waves. Well have that. And we want those waves to come in from the due west. If all of those three things happen, you can have perfect conditions for mavericks. Well have good conditions on friday. Highs today very mild. 70 in San Francisco once again. Livermore you hit 72. Morgan hill you hit 74 down by el toro. And hayward 69 degrees today, 5 to 15 degrees above average. But what we really want and need is for that radar to be lit up. It is not. Nor will it be for a while. That ridge of High Pressure is moving just enough that you have some cloud cover the past couple of days in the afternoons with filtered sunshine. Well call it mostly cloudy. Thats the southern extent of the storm track which is making it here. All the rain is well to the north. Pacific northwest will receive a lot of rainfall over the next several days. But that ridge will keep that rain far enough to the north that its not going to come close to the bay area. So tomorrow, another day with a mixture of sun and clouds. Another day with temperatures running five to 15 degrees above average. Livermore will do 72 again. San jose 74. Redwood city 70. San francisco 67. Cooler on friday. Should be a gorgeous weekend to get outside for valentines day both saturday and sunday maybe even a sunday brunch. It will be warm enough. Monday another warm day but we have rain. A week from today, some rain will move in to our forecast. Hopefully the beginning of another wet pattern because this is now three weeks, very little rainfall. Yeah. There it is in the forecast. So some good news. Like it. Thank you. They lost their homes in the valley fire but they are stuck in limbo. How the state is keeping homeowners from rebuilding. A tiger killed by another tiger. What happened at a Northern California zoo. ,, vo you can check on them. You can worry about them. You can even choose a car for them. mom honey, are you ok . child im ok. announcer vo love. mom were ok. announcer vo its what makes a subaru, a subaru. Get up to four years interestfree financing announcer through president s day at sleep train, on tempurpedic, and save up to 300 on beautyrest and posturepedic, plus sameday delivery. Hurry this special financing offer ends president s day at sleep train. Killed another tiger. It happene Sacramento Zoo administrators have some explaining to do after one tiger attacked and killed another tiger. It happened this morning before the zoo opened. Workers say they were trying to breed a new male tiger named mohan with their 15yearold female Sumatran Tiger baha. They tried to separate them when the male became aggressive. When the male was safely closed indoors, my team rushed in to is baha and moved her immediately to our veterinary hospital here on grounds where efforts to resuscitate her were not successful. The female had lived at the zoo since 2002. Mohan arrived last december. Animal handlers say they have been keeping a close eye on his behavior. Influence at 6 00 another big blow new at 6 00 another big flow for victims of the valley fire. The Anderson Springs area of lake county was hit hard. Now homeowners looking to rebuild are l