. >>> dunes went back to class in person at uc berkeley and cal state east bay. campus officials say the move comes as covid cases continue to decline. >>> congestion at the port of oakland. there will be a container yard for agricultural companies to load the shipping containers. exports have been down at the port. volume plunged 20%. there were fewer shipments of nuts, berries and protist. we spoke to the transportation secretary said some vessels are leaving the united states with empty containers rather than waiting to fill them with american goods for export. >> is sounds a simple thing but if you don't have access to one, that's a problem. the yard allows empty containers to be kept and routed to where they can be loaded with agricultural goods and then get back out to the shippers. >> the container yard will open in march giving companies more space to prepare empty containers. >>> city leaders are making a push to help families impacted by a massive underwater volcanic eruption. the disaster caused tsunamis all around the pacific and like it'd the nation

it also applies to entertainment venues, theaters, gyms and libraries contra costa county, berkeley and san francisco all have similar mandates already in effect. now, speaking of san francisco, though, there's a couple of changes happening tomorrow in the city. new rules going into effect for people attending large indoor events in san francisco, events with 500 or more people must require every person to show proof of vaccination, including proof of a booster shot. they must have received those shots at least one week prior to the event. attendees can also show proof of a negative covid test taken with 24 within 24 hours for antigen tests or within 48 hours, if you have a pcr. meanwhile, if you are fully vaccinated, you will be allowed to take off your mask and some indoor settings in san francisco. that change also going into effect tomorrow as well. the city says you can remove your mask indoors only when people are in stable settings like offices and gyms, where everyone is fully vaccinated and boosted when eligible san francisco does have a vaccination rate of 82%. a date has been

. >>> in-person classes resumed at berkeley, cal state east bay and other places with covid cases continuing to decline in alameda county with records showing the seven-day act rivage cleared 100,000 in the county dipped to 197.5 from a high of 247.52 weeks ago. santa clara county is seeing less infections. >>> the american academy of pediatrics updated pandemic guidance and says keeping schools open should be the primary priority. they urge vaccinations, masking and physical distancing and say remote learning has worsened equities among children. >>> a group of parents in marin county said schools are discriminating against them for being unvaccinated. they said public and private schools are blocking them from taking part in or watching their kids' activities on campus and they also described masking and quarantining rules as forms of harassment. the group has now sent cease- and-desist order's out. >>> new at noon, the fda has given full approval for the moderna vaccine for adults in this announcement after pfizer was approved in august. moderna said booster shots of the vaccine are still

drinks and also applies to entertainment venues, theaters, gyms and libraries contra costa county, berkeley and san francisco already have similar mandates and effect. also tomorrow, sonoma county is going to require school employees show proof they're boosted against covid-19. the county's allowing workers to get tested twice a week if they haven't gotten an extra dose. the department of public health already requires employees to prove they're vaccinated. the county says the soo mandate is just expanding on the state's current requirements. for your money. now mcdonald is going to start offering some unusual menu items at bay area companies dominate a list of best places to work. jane king is in new york with those stories and more. >>all right. so the job site glassdoor released its annual 100 best places to work in 2022. the bay area had the most companies on this list. in fact, a headquarters companies that are headquartered in the san francisco area. so both francisco and you said it was a dominating. this is where 30 companies locally on this some of those were india also box and goo

among them, cal berkeley, east bay. most uc and cal state schools moved to virtual learning when covid cases started surging. for now, some are holding off returning for another couple weeks. >>> moments nag santa clara county, this is where dr. sara cody is wrapping up an update. today, you may remember this, this marks two years since the county first detected its infection of covid-19. health leaders just updated testing requirements for health care providers, changing the rules when it comes to surveillance testing for those workers. we will have more coverage coming up for you on our evening newscast beginning at 5:00 tonight and more online right now at nbcbayarea.com. >>> san francisco police may well hold a virtual town hall this afternoon following the reason deadly police shooting at sfo. it happened january 20th near international terminal. this is when a tsa employee spotted the suspect by the b.a.r.t. station. responding officers found him inside the airport and they say they fired after pointed two guns th

with entertainment venues like theaters and also gyms and libraries contra costa county, the county berkeley and san francisco have similar mandates already in effect where you've got to show proof of vaccination. also more on san francisco happening tomorrow. they have new rules about big gatherings, large outdoor events in san francisco. sorry, indoor events like the chase center. that's our show you the chase center holds a lot more. 500 people. and this applies to 500 or more people in this situation. you have to show proof of vaccination and that includes a booster shot and you have to be up to date on all the shots a week prior to the event you're going to there is a way out and that's a negative covid test. but you have to show that negative test was taken within 24 hours of its an antigen test or 48 hours for the pcr test. and tomorrow in san francisco, if you're vaccinated, you can take off the mask in gyms and other controlled settings. the city says this applies to stable places which are, you know, place that control the entrance is more familiar, like offices, gyms, the mask man

we need to elect our rent board berkeley and santa monica's board. of that's what sacramento does with the municipality utility district. i don't think this charter amendment goes far enough and if you think somehow the board of supervisors doing a power grab, i believe in checks and balances, but this is not checks and balances. this is preserving a mayor who thinks she wants to be a fucking dictator. so please. i'm going to yield my time. >> chairman: next speaker. >> caller: good morning supervisors. kathryn howard. i happen to think that the board of supervisors does a great job, but the board is limited because it doesn't have anywhere near the power the mayor has. the power grab happened years ago when the power changed to the mayor. the importance of inclusivity and expanding the role of citizens in our government. city commissions are responsible for multiple decisions that affect the lives of san franciscans. and it's clear many take their directives from whoever is mayor or so closely in line with the mayor's use there's no possibility of t

so that means theaters also libraries and gyms contra costa county, berkeley and san francisco already have similar mandates in effect. and then let's stick with san francisco. new rules go into effect. if you're attending a large event inside and san francisco were talking about events with 500 people or more. so the chase center, obviously you're going to have to be vaccinated and vaccination proof includes you have to prove you've also had the booster shot and all these shots need to be done. at least one week prior to whatever the event is that you're going to there is an out for a negative covid test. you can show you are negative for covid. if you took the test 24 hours, if it's an antigen test or 48 hours before for a pcr and tomorrow in san francisco, if you're vaccinated, you can wear no mask at some indoor settings. you can take off the mask. they're calling it stable settings like offices and gyms, places where there's sort of a more controlled regular clientele environment. the mask mandate, however, is still in place in many places, including, for example, here at kron 4.

we are working with berkeley to narrow down the applicable revenue sources for the city. also to get estimate cost of the climate action plan. we don't have all costs. we have broad ranges. our goal is to do a more specific cost analysis and look at the appropriate revenue. it may be more than one. maybe something to the ballot. we are just starting that conversation. we will also engage stakeholders in that conversation along with big thinkers and financial experts to find appropriate funding moving forward. >> no other questions. thank you. >> commissioner haney. >> thank you for the presentation and this work. i know a big part of this auhow -- andhow to get there is electc vehicles. that was a huge part of the overall emissions reductions that we are looking towards. are we looking at our own programs to transition residents to electric vehicles? obviously there is work around our own suites to make sure charging stations are available and such. what are the reductions. a big part is coming from people changing the vehicles they use. how are we aggressively helping wi

you're berkeley hills camera is showing a little bit of a brighter perspective right here. more sunshine piercing through the clouds there. and you can see that foggy blanket that's sitting in san francisco down peninsula into parts of the south bay, some very dense fog in some areas, especially along one o one. so travel a little carefully there. we are seeing a cold front draped across the region. this is contributing to some of our cloudier skies as well as a modest cool down for the week ahead of us. no more upper 60's to mid 60's today at our warmest very low 60's. tonight we will see an increase in winds from the north northeast in that will accompany us through the next couple of days. so even though tomorrow is going to be sunnier, it's going to be a windier day. so you'll still want that jacket on into the afternoon, really on through the course of this week, not as warm as the past few weeks have been. and today's a little cloudier tomorrow, wednesday, a little windy here. these offshore winds will be gusting as high as 40 miles per hour at some of our upper eleva

. >>> in-person classes will resume at uc berkeley and santa clara and cal state east bay with officials saying the move comes as covid cases are declining in alameda county with state records showing the seven-day average per 100,000 in the county has dipped to 197.5 as of sunday with a high two weeks ago. santa clara county is seeing less infections. >>> the american academy of pediatrics updated pandemic guidance saying that keeping schools open for in-person learning should be the priority. they urge vaccination, masking and physical distancing and said remote learning has worsened equities with the mental health crisis among children. >>> we are looking live at the west portal muni station with commuters being warned to expect systemwide delays. you might want to leave a little bit early. they say staffing level issues are to blame. earlier this month, they said the omicron impact leads to staffing shortages across the board, including mechanics, car cleaners and transit supervisors. >>> kaiser and san francisco opening a new covid clinic with the site located on geary boulevard. it

food and drink and then also entertainment venues, theaters, gyms, libraries, contra costa county, berkeley and san francisco have similar mandates in effect. and let's stick with san francisco for minute. new rules go into effect for large indoor events in san francisco. we're talking 500 people or more like, for example, the chase center. you have to prove that you are vaccinated. and that includes a booster shot. if you want to go into these big events and you have to be all vaccinated within a week of the big event. you're going to. but if you're not, you can show proof of a negative covid test. it's 24 hours of his son antigen tests. it's 48 hours for pcr. and in san francisco, if you're vaccinated, you're going to be able to go into gyms without a mask. now they're changing the rules a little bit. and this is if it's they call it a stable setting that and these rules get what is a place that's a stable setting right now. they're giving us example, offices and gyms. ok? so you like where there's desk or through resent not just like everybody, because where a fire as you come in, right,

you're berkeley hills camera. it's looking out at a overall pretty clear east side of the bay. we do have some pockets of fog out there, though. so be mindful of that. of course, as you do venture onto roadways, a weak trough is pushing its way over the region. but i say we can all its resulting in some cloud cover. no rain or snow for us. although the pacific northwest and the northern rockies are finally tapping back into it bay area as well as the sierra nevada dodging any potential of it. now, today is going to be cloudy us to the forecast. tomorrow is going to clear out really nicely and humidity is actually going to fall really low due to some offshore winds that pick up tonight and last through the middle of the week. these are going to be really dry winds, that type of winds that during fire season results in high fire, danger, fortunately or slopes are pro still pretty green. remember 2 weeks ago and we had our last dry offshore wind event. we did see that fire in big sur. so it's definitely nothing to scoff at still conditions out there with these dry conditions and w

. >>> in-person classes will resume at uc berkeley, cal state and the east bay campus with the move coming as covid cases are declining in alameda county with state records showing the seven-day average has dipped to 197.5 as of sunday with a high of 247.52 weeks ago. santa clara county is seeing less infections. >>> the american academy of pediatrics has updated its pandemic guidance. they say keeping schools open for in-person learning should be the priority. they say remote learning has worsened educational inequalities and a mental health crisis is created among children. the omicron surge is starting to stabilize with new infections and hospitalizations now dropping. there is welcome to optimism about prospects for warding off new virus variants with the former fda commissioner, scott gottlieb, saying it appears that the vaccines can fight the stealth variant called ba 2. >> a fully boosted person may be more protected against this than the original strain of omicron. and 41% are boosted but roughly 80 million have not gotten a single shot. there is a return to normalcy and in arkansa

it also applies to entertainment venues and theaters and gyms libraries to contra costa county, berkeley and san francisco have similar mandates in effect. so beginning tomorrow. oakland will join that list. also happening tomorrow, sonoma county will require school employees to show proof that they are boosted against the virus. the county is also allowing workers to get tested twice a week if they haven't gotten that extra booster. the department of public health already requires employees to prove that they're vaccinated. the county says this new mandate is just expanding on the state's requirements. the super bowl brings out shoppers looking to score a deal on big tv's. as we know in today's tech smart. we're going to tell you what you need to know about the latest tv tech. we've got rich demuro with that. an event like the big game is always a great excuse to get a bigger and better tv. here are some tips on what to look for in a new big screen. >> it's that time of the year when many are shopping for a new big screen just in time to watch the big game. >> the television because he'

you know you have here, you know, i'm an hour away from uc press here in berkeley and as much you know, and as things kind of centralize and and you know, turn over in the turn of books becomes more and more important for everyone the sale you have to sell this book and there's such a short view that the long view of the of the scholarly and you know academic press outlook is really important as important for us to as booksellers to kind of keep that in mind and you know, i think in allowing the space for for new ideas and kind of risky ideas also is as exciting for me as a book seller as it is a reader, you know, i would be curious to hear john from from your side how you know how you know what it was the ultimate benefits for you because you've you've worked in both commercial trade-in and in university press publishing. yeah in between my stent as a book seller and and being at north carolina. i was at basic in new york, which is a pretty, you know, mission driven and yet still profit driven publisher, and i think i think that last point stephen i want to pick up on which is the the

jim holds a phd from the university of california, berkeley and he is on the been on the faculty of the graduate center city university of new york since 1997. and in the holder of the graduate school humanities chair since 1998. before coming to the graduate center he taught at princeton and northwestern universities. one of the leading historians of 19th century america oaks has published several influential books. including the ruling race 1982 slavery and freedom and interpretation of the old south 1990 the radical and the republican frederick douglass abraham lincoln and the triumph of anti-slavery politics 2007 and freedom national the destruction of slavery in the united states 1861 to 1865 which was published in 2012. the latter two garnered respectively the 2008 and 2013 lincoln prize. james oaks thank you. well, i think it's fair to say. that i am not known for my humility. but i do have to say that. to receive this award. this place from this organization in this room with so many friends old and new and so many of the scholars whose work. i have so respected so depended on f

uc berkeley, santa clara university and cal state east bay are among the places reopening classrooms monday. on tuesday, san mateo county will offer testing at the county's event center. you can register in advance or just show up and get a free test. san mateo county's positivity rate over the past seven days is just shy of 14%. in the past 24 hours, there have almost been 1300 new cases, which is a slight increase. we know there's a lot to keep track up with changing rules. we are answering questions including details on the mask rules where you live. head to our website, nbcbayarea.com, click on covid-19 faq in the trending bar. >>> sadly, this was not the party 49er fans envisioned. the 49ers came so close to making it to the super bowl. instead the rams came back to stun the niners. now rams fans are enjoying every second of it as we do not. most estimates suggest at least 60% of the crowd at today's game were 49ers fans. we did catch up with some of them after the tough loss. >> we had a great season. congratulations the rams. you guys deserve it. >> very disappointed but props

up in sacramento, california and received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from uc berkeley. he and his wife michelle have three children and live in a suburb of denver, colorado. allen has worked on engineering projects all across the country. he also serves on boards related to the herbert hoover legacy. alan also enjoys golf serving surfing and traveling however of these three activities he's only skilled at traveling. before we meet alan. i'd like to show you this clip of the herbert hoover presidential library and museum dedication from august 10th. 1962. let's take a look. comfortable really libraries it's really records of supreme action. by the american police there are devotion. sacrifice to their ideal seven and all right, they said those who do not remember? that effect i have and then. so relive it again. the reasons are the repositories and second experience? and there ever we had not often riddled? and these records there are products many on favorable remarks. made by our political home as well as the question developing nation. and affection by our friends we

brother michael was attending college at uc berkeley. he rushed over to nearby hayworth to join michelle's friends and fellow students who were already handing out missing posters outside the hospital parking garage. had anybody seen her? >> we all just wanted to find her. we didn't think that anything bad happened. her >> where was she? they hammered her iphone with more than 100 calls and texts. and her, in response, nothing. >> then, 12:45 pm, 15 hours after michele was last seen, finally a text from her phone. >> i am not missing, it read, my phone has been acting crazy. it deleted everything. all these texts have killed my battery. >> michelle sent a flurry of reassuring texted friends and family. i'm fine, she wrote. just taking it easy. so that ex-boyfriend texted her back. his phone number he knew almost as well as her own. a response from michelle. who is this. oh. >> when we come back, did michelle really sent that text? >> coming up -- >> i had asked, is it possible she could just be out there, all stressed out. they said yes,

extends to entertainment venues like theaters, gyms fitness centers and libraries contra costa county, berkeley and san francisco currently have similar mandates and effect. for your health tonight. scientists say that a new coronavirus subvariant called stealth omicron should not be a cause for concern. the ba 2 strain could drag out the omicron surge worldwide. but early research says it is more contagious but doesn't appear to cause more severe disease. and did market is already making up 65% of new cases. there. so far it has not impacted their hospitalization numbers. british researchers also say that vaccines are just as effective against the strain here in the u.s.. it's expected to cause a slight hitch in the downward trend of cases. well, the time tonight, a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. folks wrapping up this weekend here in the bay area. it was very warm, very mild weekend. nothing like those folks are seeing on the east coast. you've got to tip your hat to him. you just wonder how long they do that and how can they do that year after year. here's mabrisa rodriguez to

moves on to entertainment venues, theaters, gyms, fitness centers and libraries contra costa county, berkeley and san francisco currently have similar mandates in effect. for your health tonight. scientists say that a new co co co coronavirus subvariant called stealth omicron is not a cause for alarm experts say that the ba to string could drag out the omicron surge worldwide. early research says that it is more contagious but doesn't appear to cause more severe disease in denmark. it is already making up 65% of new cases. there. but so far it has not impacted the country's number of hospitalizations. british researchers also say the vaccines are just as effective against ba 2 here in the u.s.. it's expected to cause a slight hitch in the downward trend of cases. spotify says it is responding to the backlash over covid misinformation on the joe rogan podcast. the streaming service says it is adding content advisory to any podcast episodes that include discussions about covid and the pandemic. the move comes after a growing list of performers including neil young and judy mitchell pulled their

let's take a look at current conditions out there right now in the east bay over berkeley. we are seeing clear conditions out there right now, but we are going to notice increasing clouds with an approaching storm, going to be more of a wind maker than actual rain. so offshore winds going to be an issue in the coming days in the bay area. moderate air particles as well. tomorrow from coastal valleys. but we are going to see an improvement in air quality by tuesday. thanks to those offshore winds. believe it or not. so we do have some better air quality heading our way. don't worry radar for though, tracking a thin layer of high clouds, only going to get thicker throughout tonight. and even for your monday afternoon. that's going to be that weak storm passing through. but unfortunately, no rain in the forecast. definitely shifting into a drier pattern, at least for the time being in the bay area with temperatures out there right now, widespread 40's and 50's a little bit milder out there. thanks to that thin layer of high clouds nap 41 degrees downtown san francisco at 51 de

applies to entertainment venues like theaters, gyms, fitness centers and libraries contra costa county berkeley in san francisco have similar mandates currently on the books. let's talk about our 4 zone forecast tonight. a live look at the golden gate bridge. a lot of folks paying close attention to the niners score. but also paying attention to the forecast as we get ready for a new week. it's going from meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez to get you there, jonathan. yeah, we're tracking some big changes heading our way, especially when it comes to winds. right now. we are tracking fairly calm wind speeds. but as i fast forward. >> to monday's specially into tuesday, that's when things are really going to ramp up. we're going to see near advisory level winds. we are going to notice though, calm winds for most of the bay area. but those of you in the north bay valleys, specifically santa rosa could see wind gusts in that 20 to 30 mile per hour range. but it's tuesday morning into tuesday evening. that's when it's really going to peak in intensity. check out those winds howling for nap and fairfield

uc berkeley, santa clara and cal state east bay are among the places reopening classrooms on monday. now on tuesday, san mateo county will offer more testing at the event center. the new provider can offer up to 2,000 tests a day. you can either register in advance or just show up to get a free test. san mateo county's positivity rate is 13.7%. and the past 24 hours, there have almost been 1300 new cases which is a slight increase. >>> there's a lot to keep track of with changing rules and mandates. so we're doing it for you. we're answering popular questions, including what are the mask rules where you live? just head to our website, nbcbayarea.com and click on covid-19 faq in the trending bar. >>> new at 6:00, a search effort under way for an oakley woman last heard from wednesday night. 24-year-old alexis gabe is a recent nursing school graduate. she's been missing almost four days now. volunteers joined family and friends to search near a walmart and hand out flyers. they were also in the oakland neighborhood where her car was found. the door was left open and the cars in the ign

uc berkeley, santa clara and cal state east bay are among the places reopening classrooms tomorrow. as always, there is a lot happening when it comes to covid. find all of our updates in one easy spot. go to nbcbayarea.com. our coronavirus web page is constantly updated with the latest news on how the pandemic affects you. go to nbcbayarea.com/coronavirus. >>> 2 was a close call for a man in palo alto who chase offend car thieves. here's a picture of the suv the suspects were seen in. there could be as many as six involved. first car theft happened at around midnight here on south court. police say a man chased the suspect. one fired a shot at him before they ran away. the man wasn't hit. police say the suspects were also likely seen last night on tallsman court. this is another picture of a suspect on that same street. again, police said a victim saw between five to six people in a dark suv. no arrests have been made. >>> it's another case of stolen bulldogs. this time two frenchies are missing after someone took them in oakland. here's a picture of the dogs, jamon and jimmy. the c

berkeley before he captained the world series championship team and played with the cardinals minor league team and inducted in the athletics hall of fame in 1983 and the san francisco prep hall of fame in 2001. ron returned home to san francisco after his career and began a long career as a teacher at marina middle school where he coached for 38 year and won city championships in baseball, basketball, track, volleyball and touching the lives of generations of students. in 1999, the marina middle school was renamed the ron gojero gym and his inspiration and support brought out the best in students. a caring friend to many neighbors, he was an honest, caring, upstanding san franciscan who will be missed. in retirement ron regularly corresponded with city leaders and was a steady constituent correspondent end and like others on the board for the last three years i've received dozens of e-mails from ron sharing his perspectives on a wide range of important neighborhood and city wide issues including just this last fall a powerful appeal to not favor profit eering and with ron no matter how a

oakland joined san francisco and berkeley in requiring proof of vaccination to enter indoor businesses. >>> and a live look over san francisco. the city is about to dial back its masking rules. beginning tuesday, february 1st, masks will no longer be required in offices, gyms, religious gatherings or college classrooms, if everyone is vaccinated, boosted, and the gathering has fewer than 100 people. religious and medical vaccine exemptions will be allowed, but people will need a recent negative covid test to enter. for other bay area counties, current state masking rules are in place and will expire february 15th. >>> we have put together all the latest news you need to know about covid right on our nbc bay area streaming app. you can download it for free on roku, apple tv or amazon fire. click on covid, what to know playlist. >>> a castro valley man has been charged with stealing people's personal information to collect covid unemployment benefits. a federal complaint claims the 46-year-old was able to cash in on $1 million worth of benefits intended for people affected by the pandemi

also one of the lower 60's 62 for walnut creek and concord. 57 for berkeley valais hold 58 after a cold start. that's a pretty climb. 63 for fairfield and it looks like 62 santa rosa. again, looks to be cloudy as we start the week on your monday. temperatures hold at around 60 slip a little bit for wednesday with successive systems. a little bit of a recovery as we head on to the weekend here at about 64. meanwhile, lows. once we clear out these clouds will be kind of chilly remaining into the 30's for the inland valleys. 40's cover us at the coast. >> thanks, dave. you want to listen to this because for your help this morning, signs of aging include more than receding hairlines and comes wrinkles, painful joints and clogged arteries. as with everything else, your voice actually ages 2 and for people like us to talk for a living. this is important stuff to know about. most people don't think about taking care of their voice. muscles like they would their our health expert walk is here with some tips to help keep your voice from growing old. karen, thank you for bringing this one up. i w

thank you for giving me the opportunity to share why i decided to help craft the resolution with the berkeley and stan ford students for the past injustices towards the chinese community in san francisco. i remember watching the news about los angeles apologizes. why not san francisco? why not the city with the deep history of chinese americans with a vibrant population of us today, 23% of the population today. i started researching and was shocked to discover numerous instances of discrimination by the government. two stood out. first was the fact that not just chinese but asians in general were forced to at tend inferior schools over the 19th sent tree. it was identical to crow segregation in the south. i thought it was southern not in my hometown of san francisco. i was learning about the intobonnic playing out break of 1904 and ordinance number 85 empowered the board of health to quarantine anyone. they racially profiled chinese descent and quarantined them in chinatown. i couldn't believe it. same thing is happening again. chinese for the covid-19 pandemic when it was called the flu and

john schwartzberg, an infectious disease specialist at uc berkeley, said he expects another spike in cases because of these sports gatherings. he said. the best thing to do is keep parties small. if you're going to choose to go to a party indoors with a group of friends make sure that they're all vaccinated and boosting and if possible, have guests take a rapid test before showing up? i for one, i'm not, you know, saying don't go and enjoy life or engaged with life in a meaningful way. but there's still a lot of omicron circulating even though we're definitely coming down the mountain, dr peter chen hong at ucsf said. there's still a lot of virus out there. he understands. people want to enjoy the niners success, but said it's important to take personal responsibility. as a person. you have to think about your risk and benefit. and who you are, if you're immune compromise if you're older than 65 not boosted, you just probably wanna keep your covid guard up a little bit more. one way to do this is to upgrade your mask. both doctors say k n 95 are the best. then n 95 or even a surgical

out there right now as you head out for your saturday afternoon in the low 40's for half moon bay, berkeley. and even those of you in temper on already celebrating our forty-niners. 49 degrees out there right now as i speak, oakland and san mateo in the low 50's with alameda. 52 degrees in petaluma and santa rosa. very chilly temperatures out there already in the low 40's air quality for tomorrow. still going to see hazy skies continuing even through monday, moderate air particles. but we will notice the return of gusty offshore breezes monday through wednesday. and that's actually going to help improve air quality on tuesday and wednesday of this upcoming week. wind speeds out there right now fairly calm out of the east. and we are going to see, though, as i fast forward 2 monday into your tuesday night, that's going to be the wind speeds are really going to ramp up because we're going to notice right along the bay area coastline and north bay valleys. we could see gusts in that 20 to 30 mile per hour range up to 45 miles per hour for our north bay mountains. and even east bay hills as wel

and i was a young student going to uc berkeley. and overnight as a young kid i had two parents in jail. i had to take care of my two grandparents, find money to survive. overnight i had a foot in the american dream by going to urgs c berkeley and a foot in the american nightmare. and basically what the model of my narrative so toxic, so disgusting, takes away all our misery we're supposed to smile with our white teeth and don't tell anyone, what will people say. and if you do that and don't complain and you're invisible you may be, alicia, you might be the token who gets on the college brochure. what that does is it blinds us, makes us invisible, sidekicks to our own narrative. we don't tell the truth, tell fiction. and all the problems that exist in america we just render it completely invisible, and we don't talk about it and we suffer. and our communities suffer and the truth is never told because we're told always to be white, be right and what will people say so never air the dirty laundry. and i decide to air some of that lau

but first, let's take a live look outside east bay over berkeley. absolutely stunning sunset out there right now. a little bit hazy today. that trend going to continue through tomorrow as well with moderate air air particles but expect to see improvement in air quality by tuesday of this upcoming week. but radar for right now, tracking very dry, clear conditions. we're going to see the return of dense, low clouds and fog even impacting around the bay area shoreline as well as our north bay and east bay valleys. so plan ahead. if you do plan on heading out early for your sunday morning commute, better lifting and clearing by mid morning. but temperatures right now widespread low to mid 50's and we are seeing overall slightly cooler forecast tonight and overnight lows. subfreezing for those of you in santa rosa. cooling down to 33 degrees. 10 degrees warmer for downtown san francisco at 43 degrees. but we're seeing widespread mid to upper 30's for most of our valleys in the east bay and south bay as well. so make sure to bundle up this evening. temper

and i think that stephanie's family, her sister anna who is now a school board member in berkeley are that pipeline and leadership and this committee's role in that is so important to make sure that the best qualified people, the people who have the knowledge of our communities, of our needs in the commercial corridors of immigrants, of working people, of union members, all of those folks will be represented by this next generation of leadership i'm proud that you're here. to put your nomination forward and, colleagues, i urge you to support stephanie's nominee. she's going to be great. >> chairman: okay. we are all of one mind on that. why don't we open this up to public comment on item number. are there any member officer the public who would like to comment on ms. cajina's nomination to the board of directors. >> clerk: mr. chair, we're checking to see if there are any callers in the queue. press star three to be added to the queue. for those on hold, please continue to wait until the system indicatings you have been unmuted and you may begin your comments. it looks like we have 25

oakland joins contra costa county berkeley and san francisco with similar mandates. over the next month. sonoma county is going to be hosting a large scale vaccine clinic at the county fairgrounds. the clinic will be held in the garrett building every saturday and sunday for the next 4 weekends. it will start at 09:00am and goes until 4. the county says appointments are not required, but they do suggest making one to guarantee a spot you can sign up on the website listed on your screen there. my turn, dot ca dot gov. again, that starts today. pharmacy chains like cvs and walgreens have started handing out free n 95 masks. but they've been proven hard to get here in the bay area. we did check in with 2 walgreens and cvs stores and alameda yesterday. all of them told us they didn't have the masks in stock. the biden administration announced last week it would be deploying 400 million free n 95 mask to the public. a woman who was trying to get her masks told us she's frustrated over the drama of wearing them. >> we've been playing this game for 2 years. we're getting al

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berkeley report shows from 2014 to 2017, san francisco that'd highest median housing in the state in 26 months. this represents a significant constraint to housing production and must be addressed. further, the draft does not mention social housing. san francisco has the resource to implement a well-funded, well planned social housing regime and san francisco there's no mention in that in this draft. we need social housing and have the authorization from voters in prop k. we need to get this done. everyone is talking about needing more affordable housing and cost and subsidized social housing is a plan that works. it works in many communities and we need that here. thank you. >> good afternoon. this plan needs to be updated. there's a lot of policy statement. these are policy statements that are supposed to benefit communities of color and this is a sheet. i remember it was created with a latinx community and became a policy statement to develop funding for policy statements and sat on the shelves of the planning department and planning commissioners never went back to look at the po

there are similar mandates for indoor businesses in san francisco and berkeley. led delaney is executive chef and co owner of chop bar in oakland's jack london square. we've got to do our part. we're on board with it. personally i like having a mandates that we don't have to argue with people about it. he won't have to argue with diego gomez chop bar customer. i follow rules like on my job. they tell you something to do it and i do it. you know, it's just i try to help out the community any way i could. it's all done very reasonably and logically, common sense. logic is really what's going to rule the way this is implemented. oakland city council member dan kalb introduced the emergency ordinance, which also applies to entertainment venues, theaters, gyms and large indoor events and the first time a restaurant owner or a business or a gym fails to comply. they'll get a warning letter and then after that, they'll be subject to fines. oakland restaurants and gyms began posting notices a couple of weeks ago, alerting customers about the requirement. i think you have

oakland joins contra costa county berkeley and san francisco with similar mandates. >> well, county just announced this afternoon that they are adding a free mask covid testing site that the county's event center, which is located on saratoga drive in the city of san mateo. it will start operating february first. and the testing site is run by carbon health. that's a san francisco based national health care provider. patients can either make an appointment on the website or just walk up to the testing site. >> next on kron, 4 news at 10 house speaker nancy pelosi was today talking. area infrastructure. details on the plans and funding. she announced headed to the bay area. >> and a former officer involved in the police raid that killed breonna taylor in court today. the charges that he's facing and millions are in the path of the dangerous winter storm. what people in the northeast are doing to prepare tonight. oh, wow, barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires. what? we're gigillionaires now. i don't get it we have at&t business fib

berkeley says. now many scientists are discussing whether restrictions should be gradually lifted. in the bay area. health officers say the omicron surge peaked several weeks ago and the numbers of cases and hospitalizations have dropped. california's mask mandate is set to expire on february 15th. and one group of doctors wrote an open letter to california lawmakers on change. org calling for an earlier elimination of masking mandates for children. we wanted to get kids first in line kids, our kids are the lowest risk demographic group in terms of serious covid illness, and they are currently wearing masks and subject to covid restrictions for more hours per day than any other group. doctor jean noble, an associate professor of emergency medicine at ucsf, says while they're asking for mandates to be lifted , masks are effective and should be used by individuals on a case by case basis. vaccinations are our best weapon against this disease. really now is the time to peel back the layers and get back to 2019 living, you know, get vaccinated. stay safe. and if people choose not to ge

and i -- i assumed it would be something like another berkeley-type event. but then, i -- watching him online, like i often did to -- to just sort of know where he is physically because i am here in montana with my children and he is in texas. but i was always have one eye on the social media just to see is he hitting the road? is he doing an event near us? do we need to be careful? and i saw his rhetoric change. i wasn't the only one who noticed it. some other folks who specialize in extremism also noticed his rhetoric changing a few months before. so i was pretty nervous but the second i saw that military stack, you know, the second i saw that with those hands on the shoulders, i knew that was stuart. i knew nobody else would do that, and i knew that they -- it was something serious. this was not a protest. this was not riots and fights in the streets. this was something far more sinister, and you can tell just by looking at them they are doing something completely different with the people around them. they are doing something very different than you have

oakland joins contra costa county berkeley and san francisco with similar mandates. >> in the east bay, parents and teachers in oakland are concerned. they say about the possibility of school closures. rumors have been looming all week long that there will be closures or mergers within the oakland unified school district. a rep with the teachers union is speaking out tonight and kron four's rob nesbitt has that report. >> educators and oakland are worried about losing their jobs. if you that schools with predominantly black and brown students are being targeted. and oakland school board member released this list of 2 schools that could merge and 12 schools that have the potential to close, including west lake middle school where timothy killings works as a case manager. i was very disappointed when our schools on the list. he says that his biggest concern is that he'll be out of a job by the end of the school year. there are closures or mergers. somebody has to go can be 2 principles can be to teachers can be 2 sides. teachers, people start losing their jobs. so, yes, we're very concer

oakland joins contra costa county berkeley and san francisco, which have similar mandates. all right. let's talk some football right now. we're less than 48 hours away until kickoff of the nfc championship game on sunday. the forty-niners, of course, taking on the rams at so-fi stadium in la. >> kron 4 sports reporter kate rooney is there in los angeles for the game. she has the latest on the team as they get ready for this huge game. kate. >> hey, can. yeah, we're getting pretty close to one of the biggest games this season. the second biggest game of the season. i'd go so far as to say the nfc championship game. now the forty-niners are getting ready to pack their bags and meet me down here at sofi stadium in la. but they held a final practice at levi stadium this afternoon. heading on the road is pretty much the new normal for the forty-niners they have played 3 straight games on the road. this will be their 4th. and if they were to win it well, that would be the first team to win 4 road games in a row since the 19 60's. so they're definitely still helping on a plane at

community organizer carole feiss became oakland city council member and dominique walker now sits on berkeley's rent board. and the home will soon have new residents. >> the plan right now is to give -- um -- formerly unsheltered moms an opportunity to have a space where they can just relax because homelessness is traumatizing. and to re -- rebuild their lives. >> reporter: one of the new residents is brianna, mom to a toddler and studying to join the construction industry. >> so in order to make sure that our new mom had very hitle to do, we went out and got some pieces that we thought were essential to get her off to a new start. >> reporter: what is next for the movement? the moms say they want to expand, buy more vacant homes, and give more unhoused families a chance to rebuild their lives. >> huge microwave. ready for a big family. we got a big family moving in here. >> reporter: in oakland, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >>> you can watch our entire series titled "the moms of magnolia street" on the nbc bay area streaming device. download right now for your apple tv, roku, or amazon