so for our fog tracker as we go forth through the day into tonight, there is some fog along the east bay shore line and east moon bay where that will collect, but a lot more than the models show. looking at san jose, temperatures are clim quickly up into the 80s in the early afternoon. we have about 60 degrees to start things off in the inland regions. it looks like 62 by 8 a.m. and 12 noon we are hanging at 79. and reaching the lower 90s in the afternoon and the bay will be in the upper 60s. and here is a look at traffic. let s head outside and look at the ride into san francisco. it is nice and quit here, no problems coming out of oakland, it is going to be a pretty good ride, 8 to 10 minutes from the maze to the skyway. at the richmond center bridge, it is nice and quiet no problems. your ride across the san mateo bridge is good as well no problems for that. if you are coming up 880 it is a good connection. and no trouble spots for 101 or 280. i m also keeping an eye on
nearby highway 99. it shows the flames and smoke shooting hundreds of feet into the air. chp had to close the highway in both directions just because of the heat. it was just too much. it all started when a backhoe accidentally ruptured that gas line. 14 people injured, 3 of them critically. and these pictures show the power of the blast. it happened at the fresno county sheriff s gun range. they were doing work out there. some inmates working on a project, believe that they are among those who were injured. the intensity of the fire just one of the issues for the firefighters. the terrain of where this fire is, is very difficult to get to. it s a very soft powdery dirt area. different elevation. so we have a challenge getting around that. as we said, three people injured. right now, that s what we know. no law enforcement officers though have been hurt. new at 6:00, problem cops fired only to be back on the force in a matter of weeks. a scathing new report reveals seriou
layoffs. kpix 5 reporter da lin on richmond s can t live can t live without relationship with chevron. da. reporter: that fire reduced the property tax revenues quite a bit into the city of richmond. in fact, richmond is the only city in contra costa county seeing a 15% drop in property taxes and that means city services will eventually be affected. it s a love they provide a lot of economic opportunity here. reporter: hate hazardous. reporter: relationship between many neighbors and chevron. they say refinery files fuel hostility and anger in the community toward the company. when you hear chevron what comes to mind? pollution. reporter: everyone also acknowledges its importance. chevron is the biggest tanks pair in richmond. oh, yeah. we need chevron. they are the biggest taxpayer in richmond. their budget shows how much they depend on the refinery. they are facing a $7 million budget shortfall. more than half of that amount is tax money chevron is
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