Their parking lot as an opportunity to increase the revenue for the team to be competitive with all of the other big market teams around the country. Reporter still he says voters could go for it. They have to balance Affordable Housing they have to balance open space. They have to balance the issues that are important to the people of San Francisco. Were looking at some revisions to the plan. Were not sure what the timeline is going to be yet. In the meantime, seems like its going over as well as any political commercial. It does seem like people are enjoying themselves. Thats just the point. They want the public to get the idea that this could be more than just a parking lot. But the plan they have in mind is a lot a lot more. Will the voters go for it . Remains to be seen. But lets not forget theres also the giants for the First Major League Baseball Team to build their own stadium with their own money. Phil, it this thing moves forward and they put that in the parking lot where are
Todays meeting is at 1 15 in the public is invited to comment on the proposals. A man who threatened to jump from a san jose freeway overpass was arrested after a six hour standoff with police. Chopper 5 buzz over the scene yesterday afternoon. Police found the man on the connector ramp from 680 to 101. Officers say the man was aggressive and threatened to jump. Police tried to talk to the man and calm him down but when they tried to move closer he pulled out a knife. Finally after hours of trying to coax him, police sent the man a cell phone and some food and were able to talk to him and he surrendered and was arrested. It is 5 01. Lets take a live look outside at beautiful downtown san jose. I think thats levis stadium there. Santa clara area. And i guess what folks were going to do a little traffic and a little weather and if youre on one of the bridges hold on. Its windy. I was at the baseball park yesterday afternoon. At t park. It was so brisk there yesterday. The winds were kick
The san mateo bridge. Westbound still looks okay out of hayward. Thank you. A financially strapped Bay Area Hospital shutting down for good today. Managed has more live from san pablo. Reporter good morning. This is something that people have been worried about for years, for months, increasingly so as we got to this point. The emergency room at Doctors Medical center is still open. You can still walk in. Its going to be open for another couple of hours until 7 a. M. This closure as i said has been a long time coming. Doctors Medical Center has been struggling financially for years. It primarily serves low income and uninsured patients. The hospital limped along with stopgap funding over the last several years and doctors who worked here did not want to give up. Time and time again, people go out of their way, give up a break to take care of a patients problem. You wouldnt believe the miracles weve pulled off. Reporter right now ambulances are being rerouted to other Bay Area Hospitals
Number of parents who opt out of vaccinations says that they need to make sure this bill doesnt get watered down. Will we actually end up with a bill that meets the intended outcomes or will there be some unintended consequences or a watering down that does not address the core issue . Well see if it meets these legislative hurdles but can we forge consensus . Reporter and the Big Education Committee Vote happens at 9 a. M. This morning in sacramento. Live in downtown san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. Theres suddenly more pressure on oakland and alameda counties to find a way to keep the raiders. In Southern California, councilmembers in the city of carson approved plans for a stadium to house the raiders and san diego chargers. Anne makovec joins us live from the newsroom to explain what this means for the teams future. Reporter it means pressure on east bay officials is increasing big time. They are holding a forum this morning about whats next for the coliseum city plan. Its centered aroun
Americans were also killed in the january operation both the Administration Says were members of al qaeda. Congress plans to launch its own investigation. Mark albert, cbs news, washington. Increased bus service, more informative signs, new bike racks are some of the improvements muni is rolling out today. Kpix 5s ryan takeo is in San Francisco to tell us how a healthy budget helps spur the changes. Ryan. Reporter yeah, its all thanks to record ridership. Now, one of the changes well see here, revamped shelters i like to one on the njudah line in the haight. There are new maps to highlight the changes that go into effect this weekend. This is all to make muni easier to navigate but another huge change aims to ease overcrowding on buses. Muni says it will increase service for almost onethird of its riders. So riders on the busiest lines at the busiest times are going to see a boost in service. The hope is they wont have to cram into a bus or get passed over by overloaded buses. The chan