oakland 44. san francisco, a little warmer at 49. santa rosa still a chilly 28, it s been stuck there all morning now. what you can expect on the rest of your sunday, mostly clear, cold in spots, sunny and mild, another spare the air day. the seventh in a row, truly amazing. dry for the rest of 2013 into the new year. there are less than three days left in 2013 which is going to go down in the history books as the bay area s driest calendar year on record. keep in mind those records go back to 1849. the shortage of rain in some areas is being measured not in inches but in feet. reporter: skiers and boarders are lamenting the lack of snow in the sierra. but lack of snow is even more of a worry. snow melt is the source of water for several counties, and the san diego reservoir about 52 inches of year is there normally. this year the county is headed for a record low with 10 1/2 inches. the morinne water district board already called for a voluntary cutback on water use an
a statute counseling remembers a staff counselor remembers how it helped her. i felt safe and not judged. i walked in and it was okay to just be there. it becomes family is where you can find it and make it and for a lot of the kids here, this is their family. reporter: the staff lost their building but say they will not abandon the homeless kids who need them. they will still live in the park and we ll still be working with them in the park. the psychiatrists, therapists, medical team, everyone is committed to working on a street level. hungry, they got food. if i needed clothes they had warm clothes. reporter: tim says the center has been his lifeline. it s a good place. i d hate to see it close. reporter: despite reality, staff cling to some hope. we want the christmas miracle still. it could happen. reporter: so when the doors finally close in less than an hour, the staff s parting gift to all the homeless youth, sleeping bags since they will no longer
kpix 5 s ryan takeo is outside a san francisco courthouse. the fight to keep city college s accreditation is going on right now. reporter: it is. they are taking a lunch break but they will be back this afternoon. i want to show you an important number. they want to restart accreditation process because it is hurting enrollment numbers. the teachers union and the city say student numbers are down between 20 to 30% compared to last spring. if a judge doesn t step in, city college will lose accreditation in july shutting down the college. that s why so many showed up today for the court date. there was a line out the courtroom door, no cameras allowed inside. the city of san francisco and teachers union are suing the accrediting commission that is pulling the rug. ccsf says it is making progress on the flaws the commission found including financial mismanagement and lack of leadership. school supporters want the school to stay open. and there s no access for the students fo
van ness is the first one out of the gate. reporter: next up geary boulevard. then maybe geneva avenue in the south of the city. so far, the plan is drawing mixed reviews among van ness merchants. if you don t have a parking, people are not going to come in. i have seen the drawings. i think it looks beautiful. reporter: so you can see, you got a choice in a car of either being part of the backup or taking a back seat. it s not a pretty one. but that s the way things are in the bay area now. we only have so much room, more and more people are moving, and they got to get around some way. and if it costs parking, so be it. anybody got a question real quick? well, yeah, phil. i m curious reporter: that s it. okay, all right, phil, thank you. reporter: phil matier, kpix 5. the sfmta board is expected to take up the environmental report next week. then it goes on to the federal transit administration. there is a crisis in california s education system as grad
this is video of a rescue in boulder county. torrential rain is causing havoc from fort collins to colorado springs. roads are washed out. homes flooded. and hundreds of people have been forced out of their homes. a handful of drivers had to be rescued from rising floodwaters. as cbs reporter rick sallinger tells us, one dramatic rescued played out on live tv this morning. reporter: tree drivers near boulder three drivers near boulder, colorado had to be rescued after floodwaters washed out the road. the vehicles plunged into a fast-moving creek. they rescued two people. reporter: kcnc aired the dramatic rescue live. rescue workers used an inflatable raft to get to one man trapped inside his car that was upside-down and partially submerged. they broke the window so he could breathe and gave him a life jacket. crews opened the door and dragged little to land. all three drivers are okay. they were all able to be rescued and sent to local hospitals with minor injuries,