Oh, my goodness gracious, you know, besides the litter and the robbery, ive had a lot of employees quit. Reporter Everado Rodriguez has been frustrated for a while. When we first spoke, he was lamenting the state of his neighborhood and the crime thats surrounded his business. His thoughts on the new police chief. I think weve been needing one, somebody permanent, that we needed one a long time ago and maybe we shouldnt have had the other one removed, you know, but it is what it is now. So normally there would be socalled honeymoon period, but unfortunately, our situation is so needed of him, especially our business community. So he has to hit the ground running or flying right away. Reporter carl chan is head of the Chinatown Chamber of commerce. He, too, has been sounding alarm bells on crime in recent years. And so in order for him to be successful, i think he needs to build a Good Relationship within his department, but also within the entire community from east to west oakland, th
Conditions of farmworkers. So photos showed some were housed in one room storage sheds without running water. The governor blasted the conditions. Now hes threatening the city with potential legal action for delaying approval of an apartment project for senior farmworkers. The 40unit project would be built in downtown Half Moon Bay on kelly avenue. Its already prompted two marathon hearings with Public Comment over whether the housing is the right fit for downtown. Len ramirez talked to locals about the small town debate thats now under scrutiny by the state. Reporter projects like this always seem to take a little bit longer on the coast side, but in this case with farmworker housing the governor is calling out local officials, accusing them of dragging their feet and threatening to take legal action. The question now is will the governors strong words have any effect . The project to turn this property at 555 kelly avenue in Half Moon Bay into a 40unit housing complex for retired far
And what inspired a san jose man to trade in retirement for a share speck. It is a day to celebrate moms and moms who are all for it. Having a drink and getting pampered. Life is good. And glide celebrating the life of civil rights leader, reverend williams. The Lasting Impact hes had on San Francisco. Thank you so much for joining us on this mothers day, im andrea nakano. Im brian hackney. Well begin in Alameda County where a large fire sent smoke into the bay. This is near the port of oakland. You can see stacks of containers are not too far from the dark black smoke. This fire also caught the attention of people driving on the bay bridge. Oakland fire says it started from a large pile of lithium ion batteries. The fire was clearly visible from across the bay in San Francisco. Here is what it looks like during the giants game at oracle park. Here is video from the salesforce camera. You could get a better idea of where that dark smoke was coming from, burning close to the containers
Leading the chef of a popular restaurant to question his future in oakland. Oakland gave me this, but its a hard thing to say. Where would i go . My heart is still here. My heart is broken right now. Good evening. Im brian hackney. Im andrea nakano. Its hard enough for restaurants to survive in the post covid economy, but multiple breakins like this one sometimes on the very same night are making it nearly impossible for a former top chef in oakland. Jose martinez has the story. Reporter business in oakland has become increasingly different for restaurants where the owner here tells me hes about to give up after his business got broken into twice in the same day. Herman, a well known chef of a popular dominican restaurant in downtown oakland is voicing his frustration after experiencing a series of burglaries last friday. Basically an hour and a half apart from each other and that devastated us. To wake up to that to see two people taking everything from the bar, filling up garbage bin
People are asking, where do we go next, where is the next stop on the list . People are excited to go out and experience San Francisco downtown. Youve heard over and over about San Franciscos downturn, but that is only part of the recovery picture. The bay area bounce back. This opportunity to help the community out and advocate for people dealing with crimes is important to me. The second act for a retiree in the south bay. It made my passion for astronomy more solidified. It is the most impactful in 20 years. Were you able to catch the magical sites . The dazzling colors of the Northern Lights illuminated the skies. Ive been looking at photos from all around the bay area of the Northern Lights. I didnt get to see it in person but the photos are fantastic. There are also some videos ive been watching on youtube. It is so beautiful outside. And we live in a beautiful place. Lets go live outside and check out the lights that are not there. The lights are fueled by electricity and we kin