Road but also a safer speed for the scooter riders. Reporter the ordinance will outline a permit process, put a cap on how fast they can be and establish a set of fines for companies that violate. The scooters are a way to quickly runner rands in downtown and it keeps me out of my car. Im saving quite a bit on gas. The scooter is cheaper. Reporter not everyone has been happy with the scooters so far. Had a couple of times where a scooter has come riding on the sidewalk while ive been walking my dog and almost run over my dog. Reporter mayor sam liccardo proposed geo fencing as a possible requirement. In the Downtown Core where you have a lot of buses, a lot of folks on the sidewalk constantly, thats where we see the conflicts and safety issues. Thats where we expect geo fencing to help pro secretary folks. Reporter the Transportation Institute says e scooters could help solve the mobility issues facing our region, however, they believe more should be done to help improve public safety.
who fought the wildfires. but they are also putting their focus on the fire survivors as well. they have government agencies and neighbors all pitching in, to try to help fire survivors get through the holidays. it has been hard for the vitale family to smile after losing their santa rosa house. but seeing the kids faces light up, it is a relief for dad, rich. all of the kids are excited about the animals. it is helpful. it is nice. it is a great surprise. his name is chili and he is fully grown. the family came to the santa rosa fema office to file a claim. we haven t thought too much about christmas. the kids lost all of their little treasures. fema partnered up with animal trainers to make it easier for the kids when their parents come in to help. after a wildfire, it can be devastating for individuals and families and especially children. oh, my goodness. the trainers brought in the parents, a desert fox, and a camel and a bush baby. bush babies are pri
used cell phone may have cost a man his life. we have learned that a man was killed at a gas station at east 14th street and 159th avenue in san leandro. we are told the gas station was a meeting spot for two people making a deal to sell a used phone. but for some reason, one of the two pulled a weapon and shot the other. the gunman took off. we don t know yet if the person killed was buying or selling the phone. it has been more than a month since the wildfires devastated parts of the north bay and now with the hollands approaching many holidays approaching many fire victims still have no place to call home. we have more from snow sonoma where officials are bringing in animals to help the kids. they are trying to make things as normal as possible for the fire survivors as we head into the holiday season. right now is the tree lighting ceremony at the historic sonoma plaza. they are putting a focus on the fire survivors as well with government agency, neighbors, every
the east 14th street and 159th avenue. katie shows us how the violence unfolded. reporter: it started about 1:00 this afternoon just south of the city limits of san leandro. residents here tell me this gas station has all times been a popular meeting spot. a lot of people come here for scratchers and coffee. reporter: but today a 32- year-old man and his brother came to the gas station not for a snack, but to sell a cell phone. the sheriff s department say it is suspect contacted the victim through the let go app where people can list items for sale, kind of like craigslist. it s a transaction that went bad at some point, turned into a robbery. reporter: the gunman shot and killed the 32-year-old man as both men stood in the gas station parking lot. the two suspects quickly drove away. you don t realize this could happen during the day, which it does. reporter: when people who live nearby saw the crime scene tape around the gas station, they were worried about
cloudy. humidity still very high for some. thundershowers in the mountains. 50s, 60s on the temps. they are cooler. wind directions either north or south or west. just depends. it s all over the place here. but the upper air is coming up from the south and that draws in some of that moisture even though we have he sunshine in the morning and clouds in the afternoon and the low will continue, just influencing our weather here for the next few days. 60s, 70s, 80s, a few 90s. 6:01, sal. and the traffic is what. moderate, getting heavier. we are seeing a lot of slow traffic. we have brand new crash in solano county in fairfield. westbound 80 where highway 12 comes into it. highway 12 at red top road. it s reported to be an injury crash involving three vehicles and traffic is going to be slow in the cordelia junction area. you don t need help there, usually. it s already heavy. this is 80 westbound, it 1 minutes. remember, yesterday, it was taking four or five times that amount