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fbi raid of oakland mayor shang tao's home. her chief has quit just one day after the mayor and her attorney parted ways. >> the first thing you need to do as mayor is exude confidence. you need to let your residents know that you're on top of it, that you got this right. now, residents in oakland are not feeling that. >> good evening everyone. i'm heather holmes and i'm mike mibach. >> this latest shakeup comes as the mayor criticized the federal investigation that she alleges is a conspiracy against her. ktvu henry lee has been working the story. he joins us here in studio. very fluid situation. this one. yeah, indeed. >> mike and heather, this seems like not a day can go by without some new revelation involving mayor tao, her office and this ongoing federal investigation that has now cost her two advisors turmoil at oakland city hall after an attorney for embattled mayor sheng tao and now her chief spokesman both parted ways with the mayor in the wake of an fbi raid at her home and her defiant speech in

response to that search. >> when a mayor gets fired by her attorney and her communications director in the same day, it's not exuding a place of confidence. >> ktvu was first to report francis zamora, chief of communications for tao, resigned after just nine months on the job. media strategist justin burton worked as director of communications for former oakland mayor libby schaaf. he says zamora's departure speaks volumes. >> he resigned just a few hours after mayor tao gave a divisive speech, a polarizing speech, one that was self-pitying and one that was conspiratorial. everybody seems to be jumping ship and again, that speaks to where leadership or lack thereof. >> ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza says the internal strife within her office isn't a good sign. >> and to have people on staff that believe in her and would stand by her, and we're finding out that's not true at all.

>> zamora had been at tao's side through thick and thin. you can see zamora on the top left of your screen at a news conference with the mayor downtown back in february, where she was interrupted by those supporting her recall. and it was just days after recall signatures were qualified that fbi agents searched her home on thursday. on monday, she questioned the timing of the raid, proclaimed her innocence, and accused the media, billionaires and right wing elements of conspiring against her. >> i want to know what probable cause the fbi has, what evidence have they collected that justifies raiding the home of a city mayor without notice and without the courtesy of a conversation? >> criminal defense attorney stuart caplan, a former fbi agent, told ktvu that courtesy could apply with an arrest warrant. but if the bureau wants to search your property, they won't give you a heads up. >> we don't want to give them an opportunity to destroy or remove the fruits of evidence that may assist us in building our case against them.

>> now, the feds are required to show you the court approved search warrant, but not the affidavit, which explains probable cause. now, that only happens if you're criminally charged after an arrest. and to be clear, tao has not been charged with a crime. she's working on finalizing arrangements for a new attorney and a former spokeswoman for her is now returning on an interim basis. yeah, but, henry, all of this a major distraction when the city has a lot of tough issues ahead. >> number one, getting a budget passed. >> yeah. the mid cycle budget. they have to make sure that it's done by this week. and there's a lot to do in between those couple of days. so a lot to a lot of stuff to do. yeah. >> all right henry thank you. new at six. police are investigating the deaths of two people in the city of oakland. authorities say they were found dead inside a tiny home at the city's mandela community cabin site under state 580, in west oakland. when police arrived, they say they found two people unresponsive inside one of the homes. they were pronounced dead at the scene. it is not clear tonight how the two individuals died. the chp confirms it has

arrested at least one person in connection with the sideshow on the bay bridge over the weekend. officers say one person was taken into custody following a pursuit immediately after this sideshow. chp also issued citations to some of the spectators. drivers took over that eastern span of the bridge just after 2:00 sunday morning and blocked traffic for 30 minutes, setting off fireworks. authorities hope license plate readers can help track down even more participants. >> alameda county district attorney pamela price is asking for help tonight in finding any leads in connection with that mass shooting that took place at lake merritt in oakland. it left more than a dozen people hurt. on june 18th, ktvu alice was live now in oakland tonight with more on what the da had to say today. alice >> yes, that's right heather. this was kind of a combination press conference. she announced a couple of changes with organization in her department. but she renounced the violence at lake merritt on june 18th. in a scheduled press conference,

alameda county district attorney pamela price addressed the mass shooting at lake merritt on last week's juneteenth holiday. >> a mass shooting is generally defined as anytime a person shoots more than four people in a single incident, and certainly we believe that the incident at the, following on the evening of juneteenth in at lake merritt qualifies for that. >> the shooting happened after a sideshow broke out on the north side of the lake just after dark. >> we know that there were multiple shooters. it does not appear that one target, one person, was targeting, particular people or targeted for people, but that there were multiple shooters and incidents that appear to have spiraled out of control. >> oakland police are still investigating the incident. >> unfortunately, i have learned that no one is currently charged at this time. >> the da is asking for the public's help. >> there are a lot of videos. we

need witnesses and we need reliable witnesses so that oakland can. in fact, the oakland police department can in fact determine what happened and who is accountable. >> when asked for comment on the fbi raid at mayor sheng tao's home on thursday, the district attorney had this to say. >> do i have a comment on the fbi raid and the mayor's office? no, i have no comment on that. i am a resident of oakland. i am saddened by what we are experiencing in this season. i know that all of us are traumatized by the events that we have observed, starting with wednesday night's, shooting, mass shootings and then followed by the raid on thursday morning. i think that we all should reserve judgment until we know the facts, and i think we should all pray for our city. >> and it's not just the illegal guns that she spoke about today. pamela price also talked about how there's an increase in legal gun dealers here in alameda county. we're now up to 42. she had one of her top chief adas

resigned today. otis bruce gave his notice back to you in the studio. >> all right, let's hope that some people come forward with those tips that the da is really seeking tonight. alice. thank you. >> governor newsom spoke to californians during a prerecorded state of the state address that was released just this morning. ktvu tom vacar has a closer look at some of the governor's top priorities building a state that transforms the world over and over and over again. >> i begin today with the governor began his state of the state, essentially warning that the nation's extreme right has put democracy itself at dire risk with california as its target. but the california way of life we recognize is under attack for conservatives and delusional california bashers. their success depends on our failure. they want to roll back the same time. social progress, social justice, racial justice, economic justice, clean air, clean water, and basic

fundamental fairness. >> newsom says that california will not bend on diversity, universality, civil rights, immigrants rights, lgbtq rights and women's rights as extreme politicians and other states take away women's rights. >> california stands as a beacon of self-determination. together with this legislature, we have passed some of the strongest laws in the nation protecting women's health, homeless relief remains a priority. while the causes of homelessness are indeed complex, the solution is rather simple housing and supportive services. >> that also includes care court , a way to force the seriously mentally ill or addicted into treatment. >> now, for the first time, we're helping to find meaningful solutions for families with relatives suffering from acute mental health and substance abuse disorders, gun control remains a priority. 30 years ago, california's gun homicide rate was 50% above the national

average. now, today, it's 33% below the national average, a lower homicide rate now than 29 other states, including florida and texas. >> newsom said that california taxation does not lead the nation except for the very rich. >> you pay higher percentage of taxes if you're poor in texas than you do if you're wealthy in california, the state of the state, anyone who really knows california knows that the state of our state is strong and resilient, a beacon to the world, a finish seemingly tailored for the campaign. >> stump tom vacar, ktvu, fox two news and shortly after the governor's pre-taped state of the state was released, a california republicans gave their response to the governor's message. >> they felt there was too much attention on the governor's national message and not enough on the state he's leading. >> yeah, i mean, it is a slap in the face, but more importantly, like it's gavin newsom is refusing to address the real

issues that are going on in the state. he'd rather talk about national politics. we have the crime out of control. >> we have inflation out of control. he spent hundreds of millions of dollars in california, and he's got nothing to show for it. i tell you what the constituents of california need to do. they need to go vote out democrats who are not paying attention to what's happening in your life every day. >> republicans also criticized newsom's decision to pre-record his state of the state address, and for delaying the speech by several months. governor newsom was originally scheduled to deliver the address back in march. he says he was waiting for state lawmakers to reach a budget agreement in the south bay. >> labor and community leaders called on the federal government to approve funding for the last leg of the bart to silicon valley project. the santa clara valley transportation authority has applied for $6.2 billion from the federal transit administration for that final stretch of the project, which does include a six mile bart line from the berryessa transit center all the way through downtown san jose. critics say

this project is way too expensive, but supporters say the project could be life changing as it would create tens of thousands of jobs. >> this transportation project is expected to generate 75,000 jobs, and that improves our local economy. it improves the regional economy. it gives good paying jobs and access to life changing apprenticeship pathways . >> the federal money would be on top of the $6.5 billion santa clara county taxpayers have already approved for the project . >> a number of spot fires along a busy freeway in san jose and several days. and fire investigators believe they are not necessarily a coincidence and big decisions facing voters in november in solano county. >> the arguments on both sides of the debate should a new city be built and a nice day today, temperatures pretty much on the warm side inland are actually hot, a little milder around the bay, but a general cooldown coming our way.

>> we'll have that forecast. >> and here is a quick check of the evening commute on this tuesday night. this is a live look at interstate 880 through oakland, and you can see traffic is fairly light on this tuesday night. you're watching ktvu, fox two news at six.

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smoke coming out of hoffman's reptile shop on concord boulevard, as well as an adjacent donut shop and hair salon. firefighters were able to get those flames under control in just a couple of hours. no animals were hurt in the fire. the cause of that fire is not yet known. >> now to some developing news that we're following in the east bay sky fox overhead. a grass fire in newark earlier this afternoon. this was in the area of eureka drive and stevenson boulevard there on the west side of interstate 80. firefighters say this is a wind driven fire. it's not clear just how many acres have burned or whether any structures might be threatened. the fire is in an industrial area. train traffic in the area has been stopped and utility crews are de-energizing nearby power lines. we're going to stay on top of that and bring you any developments as soon as we get them. meantime, san jose police have arrested a man on suspicion of arson after three fires were started not far from one another. this was all near highway 101. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary reports now from san jose on whether all of

these fires are connected. what are officials thinking? jesse >> heather, good evening to you and that's exactly what they're looking into. you talked about the three fires that were here at one time today, and they make up just one incident out of seven over the past approximately ten days. and as you said today, san jose police making an arrest, charging that person with arson around 1130 tuesday morning, not one, not two, but three simultaneous fires burning dry brush near watson park in san jose. drivers on highway 101 called 911 reporting smoke and flames, which brought a single engine and then more resources. investigators say the scene is suspicious. >> there's three different burn patterns. none of them are interconnected with each other, which means that they were set separately. there's no wind in the air. we really can't assume that it was firebrands or or just pieces of flaming material

going over and starting the other the other fires. >> san jose police arrested a man in his early 20s near the fires. in an email, officials say an officer circulated the area and located the suspect as they were lighting another fire. he's charged with suspicion of arson after officers found fire starting items in his possession . firefighters say this marks the seventh fire incident near highway 101. over the past nine days on june 16th, a three acre grass fire started at oakland road near highway 101, and on june 22nd, another vegetation fire, this time at alum rock avenue near highway 101. arson investigators are checking to see if the same suspect is responsible for the fires earlier in the month. >> there's always danger in fighting fire. we do have a freeway on one side which could distract drivers and cause traffic accidents. we also want a park on this side. the fire is kind of contained between cement, but we do have a lot of

homeless encampments. unhoused encampments going through here, which we, you know, worry about their safety as well. >> late this afternoon, one of the burn areas here in watson park reignited san jose firefighters responded with two engines and a water tender to tap out. thick smoke and heavy flames. san jose police have not released the name of the or identity of the suspect, who was arrested, only saying that he is a man in his 20s. we're live in watson park here in san jose. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. we'll head back to you up in oakland. >> okay. jesse. thank you. >> police have made two arrests connected to 911 outages this month affecting three east bay cities. officers say two men were arrested for stealing copper cables, which took out the emergency phone systems in pinole. hercules and san pablo. that first outage occurred june 4th and lasted a week. the second happened june 22nd. in that system. at last check is still down. all calls are being rerouted to the contra costa county sheriff's office.

>> we want to be able to provide as fast as service as possible to our citizens. you know, they are out there, you know, in the community, they're taxpayers. it's a service we provide. and also it is a burden on the sheriff's department to answer additional, phone calls. >> officers say they arrested 31 year old jesus arias ayala of hayward and 49 year old daniel diaz of richmond, in connection with the thefts. police are still looking for a third suspect, the san francisco fire department and pg and e are working together to prepare for the next big earthquake. >> they staged treasure island today as the site of a powerful quake. it was part of an exercise to simulate major damage to gas and power lines during a 6.06.1 quake, fire chief janine nicholson says this is just part of the damage that the city could see in a major quake. about three dozen pg and

e workers participated alongside firefighters in today's training exercise. >> when we actually, have an earthquake or some other large incident, we already know each other. we know what's expected of one another. we know how to work together, and we have a better understanding of how to better take care of the city and the citizens in it. >> the drill included a live structure fire, along with simulated sounds of a large gas leak and an evacuation scenario and victim recovery. >> hope you had a nice day. it was pretty nice out there. temperatures generally about where they were yesterday, a little cooler around the bay and at the coast, and then a little bit warmer inland. fairfield and antioch went up to three degrees respectively. so we're looking at temperatures tomorrow to be a little bit cooler than these down. maybe five, 4 or 5 degrees. and then they hover there. so the hot spots and short the next few days are going to be the inland spots are going to be upper 80s low 90s instead of mid 90s. and so it's

a subtle change. the moisture that was moving through this morning, you saw it. you felt it too. the humidities were pretty high for the most part. you can see that moisture is now up around chico, most of that's not hit in the ground. that's really a dry, lower atmosphere. so we're seeing, you know, radar returns are showing green, but the rain isn't actually getting to the surface, most likely. and then you've got the thunderstorms that have been popping up around the west slope of the, not the west slope. now, the east slope of the sierra nevada, up around bishop in mammoth lakes. so that's gone. now. we've got little fog coming back in. spectacular shot of the fog working. its way across the bay. i love that shot. isn't that money? you see the tower? the north tower? there is kind of just now getting buried on the golden gate bridge. as we go through the next couple of days, fog is going to be doing this and that nights and mornings, and it's going to do the summertime thing. but again, today, nothing. or this week nothing really exciting or different going on with the weather pattern. otherwise it's going to kind of flatline yesterday and today with the high clouds, there's a tropical moisture that was sort of our

anomaly. now everything is kind of going flatline again where we're going to see this at the coast and we're going to see temperatures in the 80s and even low 90s inland, and it's going to stay there pretty much right through the weekend. i'll be back here. we'll do the full forecast. >> that is a classic bay area summer. look right there. all right bill, thank you. a classic bay area eatery says it is closing one of its oldest locations. casper's hot dogs has been serving its beloved hot dogs since 1934, and in the 1940s, it opened its c street location in hayward. but today, casper's announced it plans to permanently close that spot. now, the owners, who are the grandchildren of the original founders, said it was a very difficult decision but necessary. one casper's has six other bay area locations, the last day to visit casper's on c street will be july 13th. >> all right, still to come. tonight, a shakeup in policy in the israeli military has angered some of the prime minister's strongest defenders. >> also ahead, julian assange will soon walk free after he just entered a guilty plea to publishing us military secrets

and more entertainment and nightlife could be coming to san francisco city streets. >> how the city is becoming the first in the safe state to take advantage of a brand new state law.

justice department and wikileaks founder julian assange. in just the last few minutes, assange has pleaded guilty in a us courtroom on the american island

of saipan in the pacific. assange has pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing us military secrets. as part of this agreement, assange will avoid jail time here in the us. under this deal, he will be sentenced to the five years he has already spent in the british prison while fighting extradition. >> now to israel, where the country's supreme court has unanimously ruled that the military must begin drafting ultra-orthodox men for military services, a decision that could lead to the collapse of prime minister benjamin netanyahu's governing coalition. under long standing arrangements, ultra-orthodox men have been exempt from the nation's otherwise compulsory military service for jewish men and women. some analysts say if the ruling topples the government, it could give netanyahu more leeway to reach a deal for a cease fire that could possibly end the war in gaza. >> well, for the first time since the start of the war in ukraine, russia is vowing to retaliate directly against

american targets. the kremlin claims a ukrainian attack with american made missiles, killed five people and injured 150 more in the russian occupied territory of crimea. president biden has said american missiles can only be used to hit russia for defensive purposes. there are reports today that the white house is considering lifting a ban on american military contractors from deploying to ukraine. when you don't know who gave you the shirt, you don't know the game plan. >> whose side are you on? >> fierce debate in solano county over a proposal to build a new community unto itself. coming up tonight on ktvu news at 630, the major decision facing the board of supervisors and the arguments on both sides. >> and many families struggle to find summer activities for their children that are available and affordable. a new program at the y in the south bay is hoping to bring some more fun this summer season.

oakland mayor shang tao's home and a pending recall election. the mayor's chief spokesperson, francis zamora, has stepped down. his departure comes just a day after the mayor and criminal defense lawyer tony brass, parted ways after disagreeing on how to handle the fbi investigation. mayor tao has not been charged and claims she is not guilty of any crime. the mayor's office has appointed an

interim spokesperson, and the mayor is finalizing arrangements for a new attorney. >> governor gavin newsom delivered a recorded state of the state address today without mentioning donald trump or joe biden by name. newsom appeared to be aiming for a wider audience, warning of threats to democracy. california republican leaders criticized newsom for not giving a public speech, saying that he did not focus enough attention on the state. >> he's leading labor and community leaders today, calling on the federal government to approve funding for that last leg of the bart to silicon valley project. the santa clara valley transportation authority has applied for $6.2 billion from the federal transit administration for the final stretch of that project, which does include a six mile bart line from the berryessa transit center all the way through downtown san jose. >> you're watching ktvu fox two news tonight at 630. in a big decision looming for supervisors and voters in solano county, it's over the proposed new city in what is now farmland.

>> solano county voters will soon get some more detailed information about this california forever project. yes we are. >> yes we are. yes >> backers and opponents of california forever rallied right outside the solano county board of supervisors meeting in fairfield this afternoon. the initiative has submitted enough valid signatures to qualify for the november ballot. supervisors voted this afternoon to order an environmental impact report on this massive project before they approve it for the ballot. speakers opposing this new community say it will destroy farmland and wildlife habitat. >> i think that that's a landscape that is so precious that it needs to be preserved and not urbanized, and if it were lost, it would be one of the greatest losses to biodiversity, nature and our creation. >> building a large city on land void of infrastructure and away from public transit doesn't make environmental or fiscal sense.

>> now, supporters say the project will bring much needed jobs and housing to solano county. >> we need a breath of fresh air. in addition, a new home, new homes, new businesses and new jobs. >> this is the best shot we have of making solano county affordable for future generations. >> so the founder and ceo of california forever said he agrees with the recommendation for an impact report on the east solano plant. the board will review that report at its meeting on july 23rd. >> well, new at 630 tonight. some san francisco neighborhoods may soon get a boost when the city opens. the first entertainment zones created under a new state law. the san francisco board of supervisors today approved a proposal from mayor london breed to create the entertainment zones. the legislation is authorized under a senate bill that was approved last year. now, within the zones, restaurants and bars will be permitted to sell alcoholic beverages during outdoor events. the first entertainment zone

will be right there on front street. other locations being considered include union square, mid market, and thrive city. well, for the first time, the ymca of silicon valley is offering free summer memberships for teens. as ktvu is an rubin explains, the idea is to keep teens safe and busy. this summer, and the program is already generating a lot of excitement from residents, including the mayor. judy >> if they weren't here, these teens say they'd be bored. >> it's something to do over the summer. so instead of sitting at your house, you know, doing nothing, it's pretty cool. the ymca of silicon valley has nine branches. >> they offer basketball and soccer weight rooms and pools. and now they have something else too. free summer memberships for teens. >> the main thing was to give them a place to go and a place to gather, and a place to belong for san jose mayor matt mehan. >> the ymca was exactly that

when he was growing up. he hopes this new program will open the doors to even more young people sharing that income and wealth is not a barrier to accessing safe and supportive environments, particularly in the summer when kids don't have a lot of other options. word is spreading quickly. >> yeah, it's a great opportunity to make more friends. a lot of people from my school, i see them around there and they're taking advantage of it. >> nearly 3000 new teen members have signed up, so far. these three say they're glad they did nothing to do during the summer. >> so yeah, and the basketball courts are always open. so this is just a place where you can come, you know, get a workout in or like play basketball. >> it definitely made me want to do it more because it was free. >> the free memberships are for anyone 14 to 18 years old and are good at any of the nine silicon valley ymca locations. the program runs through the end of july in san jose and ruben ktvu fox two news. >> still to come at 630, the calls from the us surgeon general to treat gun violence as

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is now a public health crisis. fox's rebecca kaster tells us the actions that he recommends lawmakers take to change course following mass shootings in arkansas, alabama and ohio over the weekend. >> america's top doctor says it's time for the u.s. to take a different approach in preventing gun violence. >> today, for the first time in the history of our office, i am issuing a surgeon general's advisory on firearm violence. >> those advisories have been used to warn of the risks of cigarettes, motor vehicles and most recently, social media. but with the number of deaths and injuries from guns increasing exponentially, surgeon general vivek murthy says this issue also deserves to be treated as a public health crisis. >> our children should not have to live in fear that they are going to get shot if they go to

school. none of us should have to worry that going to the mall or a concert, or a house of worship means putting our lives at risk. >> murthy's recommendations to drive down gun deaths include banning assault weapons, requiring universal background checks, and passing laws that would restrict their use in public spaces and penalize people who fail to safely store their weapons. all actions that would require legislation from congress. >> it does not have to be this way. we cannot ever normalize this. we need the people in the united states congress to have the courage to stand up to the gun lobbyists. >> this advisory from surgeon general murthy is sure to be controversial on capitol hill. before he was confirmed to the office, he told reluctant republicans he would not use his position to push gun control. this is a clear about face in washington. rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news. >> the ntsb voted to accept the results of an investigation into

that fiery train derailment in east palestine, ohio, last year. investigators say a trackside sensor failed to catch a burning rail bearing miles from where the train eventually derailed. and according to their findings, the disaster unfolded and was made even worse due to railroad management errors and delayed information and communication gaps among key decision makers. >> we are here to ensure that the lessons learned from this derailment will lead to meaningful change, so no other community has to relive the challenges faced by the people of east palestine. >> the ntsb also criticized the decision by norfolk southern to vent and burn the toxic chemicals inside those train cars, saying they ignored evidence showing there was a risk of the cars exploding. the decision forced evacuations and sent a plume of toxic smoke over the town, leading to some residents to complain of long term health issues.

>> we are tracking that weather. it is another warm one today. it'll be warm tomorrow, but not as. we'll have that forecast coming up. >> right now though, let's go to ktvu. alex savidge with a look at some of the stories we're working on for west coast rap. coming up in just a few minutes at seven right here on ktvu. >> all right heather, thank you. coming up tonight at seven, a mass shooting rocks the las vegas community tonight on west coast rap. what investigators are revealing about the gunman's rampage that left five victims dead. and another critically wounded. also an arizona boy's extraordinary talent could be his ticket to the big leagues. it wouldn't get him on the field, but he would still be a part of the games. we'll show you how he is practicing to keep fans entertained. we'll have those stories and a whole lot more coming up tonight at seven on west coast rap. and of course, that's followed by the ktvu fox two news at 730 with crystal bailey. >> all right, alex, we'll see you at the top of the hour. but first here after the break, budget cuts and school closures could be coming to san francisco

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board will decide which schools need to close next year in order to close a budget gap, ktvu ali rasmus explains the issue at hand. >> san francisco unified has 106 schools district wide, but there are about 4000 fewer students now than before. the pandemic. the district expects to lose another 4000 kids in the coming decade. >> we know that the district needs to rightsize the ship. we know that the district has not made the hard decisions that it's needed to for a decade, and so it it that band aid that they're ripping off now is that much bigger and hurts that much more. >> tonight the san francisco school board will discuss what criteria or guidelines it should use to determine which sfusd schools it should merge or close in 2025, according to the superintendent, some of the criteria could include things like school access, historical inequities, academic performance , enrollment, building condition, and teacher turnover. the board will not decide which schools tonight. only the

guidelines for scoring or ranking schools for possible closure. even so, the thought of any school shutting its doors is worrisome for parents that would be really stressful because we are we are used to that school and we know the teachers and we have. >> she's been going since to that school, since two years, since kindergarten. >> i think everybody's kind of suffering, you know, the teachers, the students. principals are really, you know, just having a hard time. >> this is not going to be easy. >> meredith dodson with the nonprofit s.f. parent action, says her group wants to make sure the decisions about future school closures are kid centered . >> we've been talking with a parent group over in oakland and trying to learn from how they responded when their district was closing schools a few years ago, one idea offering some students from shuttered schools an opportunity ticket elsewhere. if a kid from especially a family or community that's been historically underserved by the district, can the district guarantee that they have a spot

to any school of their choice within the district? now again, the board will not decide which schools could possibly close. >> tonight, a list of schools is expected to be released in the fall, with a final vote on it slated for this december. but the public comment of tonight's meeting starts at 630 this evening in san francisco. ali rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> that's right. so the meeting getting underway just about 20 minutes ago. we do have a reporter and a photographer there tonight, and we will bring you any decision from the school board tonight on the 10:00 news. >> and a rare move the supreme court is scheduled to hand down several rulings three days in a row, starting tomorrow. among the landmark cases that could be decided this week is a case from grants pass. oregon opponents challenged local ordinances that ban sleeping or camping in public. lower courts ruled that enforcement amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. last hour at four, the director of ucsf's center for vulnerable populations said that in her view, fines and jail time are

not an answer to homelessness. >> bringing people to jail for a few days does nothing to end homelessness, and if anything, it makes things worse because it leaves them people more traumatized with a record that then has to be cleared. jails are expensive, and it's not going to get us any closer to homelessness. >> cities and counties across the country, including here in the bay area, are awaiting that ruling, which could affect their own efforts to address homeless encampments. >> a bay area nonprofit released a new report on what it says needs to be done to reduce homelessness. the group, all home, says it would take five years to reduce homelessness in the bay area by 75. it would cost $9.5 billion, on top of the money already going into homeless programs. those funds would go toward homeless prevention to 19,000 households and the creation of tens of thousands of new housing units. east bay assembly member buffy wicks says she is seeing success with a similar program in her

district. >> berkeley saw a drop in their unsheltered homelessness by almost half in the past two years. that is demonstrated success and demonstrated a change based on the model that you all are discussing here. >> someone becomes unhoused. the group developed a regional action plan solutions dashboard on its website that allows users to see how that money would be spent. >> all right, take a look up top at the long range model. we're going to watch the jet stream as we go through the next seven days. and that little trough right there that's you can kind of see it outlined in the in the jet streaks that i've put in here. it kind of stays put. so see here through in through wednesday into thursday. now this is the reason that temperatures aren't going to get out of control. hot. it's still their summit or a lesser iteration but still there. and then it starts. can you see it's starting to pull out a little bit. that's flattening out. and it starts to ridge up a little bit as we head into the weekend

and next week, which would indicate certainly next week the potential for some warmer daytime highs back into perhaps the mid 90s. so we will see. but right now that that trough is our dominant, it's a subtlety, but that is our dominant weather feature right now. is that trough. and then the byproduct of that or that's the mechanism. the symptom of that is the fog that's along the coast. it'll get a little further inland tonight and do some cooling. you can't see the moisture. most of that moisture is moved out. there's some left over here. the subtropical moisture that made it feel so muggy and kind of today. that's how that's what that was. that was monsoonal moisture coming from the desert southwest. we're actually coming off a dying tropical storm. and you can still see it out there if you look real hard. if you have the right tv, you can see some of those mid and high level clouds, but really a dry lower atmosphere. so rain not hitting the ground. and then there's the fog. that's just kind of getting pressed down by the marine layer or by the high pressure. these are the right now temperatures. it's cooled off a bit. we're going to see a pretty good little push of marine air

tonight. we already are minus two in nevada but it's plus 11 in san carlos. that's sort of interesting. so what's the plan. tomorrow's going to be slightly cooler. and then it's just going to level off. temperatures are going to continue to stay in that in that in this zone in this microclimate zone. so low 60s at the beaches at best. san francisco will be in the mid 60s, upper 60s. berkeley is about 72, 73 over the hill. you start seeing 80s out towards clayton and danville mid 80s, and then maybe a couple low 90s, but like today in yesterday. but i think for the most part mid and upper 80s are our hot spots. the next couple of days. and then this is the fog footprint tomorrow morning. so that's indicates some pretty pretty good cooling if you will. and then you see the fog footprint again. and then you'll see it burn back and then it leaves behind mild well very warm temperatures but milder than they could be. the real heat ends up pushed back into the central valley. and we're just on those edges on the edges of the heat again. right. unless

you're in fairfield or vacaville, you're kind of getting in there. antioch as well. and then the five day forecast pops in. i'll pop in sunday as well and see it warms up a little bit on sunday. i think next week will be a different deal, but a very pleasant week looks like it. >> thanks. bill of the new york times stirred up some controversy a few years ago when it said the bay area often had better bagels than new york. we , now is

while the company has been operating its self-driving cars in the city for nearly three years now, until now, the service was limited to people who signed up for a waitlist or were invited. waymo says anyone can hail a driverless taxi through the waymo one app. last week, state regulators approved waymo expanding its services beyond san francisco to the peninsula. well, pride is in full swing this weekend, and there are plenty of ways to get in on the fun in san francisco. are you ready to be entertained by the gayest tv game show of all time? >> introducing ladyland, lady camden's new show ladyland opens or happens this thursday night, right there at the palace of

fine arts. >> you may recognize the star who appeared on season 14 of rupaul's drag race earlier today on the. for, lady gaga told us the show explores the meaning of each of the colors of the pride flag through dance, storytelling and drag. >> from one fabulous thing to something a little bit more heartfelt and a bit more, poignant and storytelling. so there's a little shift halfway through the show, but i think it's ultimately going to be for a beautiful, powerful cause. >> lady camden says the goal is not just to remember the roots of pride, but also to celebrate its growing diversity, by the way. tickets for the show on thursday night are available right there on the palace of fine arts website. okay, new york city is usually quick to claim having the best pizza in the country, but now a pizzeria in the east bay has been named by new york times as one of the best spots in the u.s. >> rose pizzeria in berkeley made the times list of one of 22 restaurants serving some of the best wood fired neapolitan style

pizza. the restaurant opened not too long ago, late 2021, during the pandemic on university avenue. the new york times complimented rose's fermented sourdough crust, simple but high quality toppings, and charming backyard patio. >> okay, i'm hungry, i say. we go get pizza. >> yeah, rose's here. we come. >> that's right. >> you can't turn down pizza. >> thank you. so much for joining us. west coast rap is coming up next right here on ktvu. all right. >> don't forget to stream also the latest news and weather on your smart tv anytime. download the fox local app to your tele sion. good

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