in san jose. the mercury news reports a los angeles based developer plans to construct eight buildings, each of which are seven stories high. they'd be located near the top golf center at highway 247 and north first street. this project calls for about 780 homes with a few retail shops. original plans featured hotels and restaurants, but plans never materialized and the site eventually ended up in foreclosure. >> we now have answers about an unusual site in san francisco bay. this video on tiktok shows a two story houseboat moving across the bay over the weekend, being pulled by a smaller boat. the houseboat was being moved from the ducktown marina in redwood city, headed for sausalito. the coast guard said as of yesterday afternoon, it was still on the move. it is the second to last floating home at the peninsula marina, which once housed more than 100 people. >> firefighters in the east bay, a fire destroys a business in hayward, where live from the scene as crews continue to investigate what led up to the incident, then growing frustration among bay area

homeowners as the state's largest insurance provider announces tens of thousands of policies are set to be dropped. >> the reforms underway that aim to address the issue. >> plus, a heated debate over the name of oakland international airport. >> the proposal appears intentionally designed to divert travelers who may be unfamiliar with bay area geography. >> well, now, the city attorney in san francisco threatening a lawsuit if oakland follows through on changing the name of its airport. live from jack london square. this is morning time two. >> the night. >> today is tuesday, april 9th. we're looking at a plane coming in to san jose international airport, going to land there on runway three zero, right near interstate 80. those are cool shots. and the plane kind of went out of the picture there at san jose and there is san francisco airport runway one right, one left right there. and you can see that the weather is

sort of clear. and as a matter of fact, we're going to talk to steve in just a little bit about the weather. staying on the airport theme, though, port of oakland commissioners are scheduled to meet thursday to discuss renaming the oakland international airport. east bay officials like the idea of rebranding the airport. san francisco bay international airport, but san francisco city leaders hate the idea. san francisco city attorney fired off a letter threatening legal action. he says the proposed name change would lead to confusion for visitors. >> and from our perspective, the proposal appears intentionally designed to divert travelers who may be unfamiliar with bay area geography. >> oakland airport officials say a recent poll shows residents are comfortable with a name change and support efforts to increase the number of flights and travel destinations. we want some viewer reaction from you. we're asking you do you support oakland international airport? changing its name? your options are change it. include sf bay,

oakland it is or oak it is for short or use another name entirely. and oak it is oakland. it is an overwhelming favorite for now. sometimes when we do these on tv, people, are you know, notified and they they come up and they they'll vote, right. we're going to have to watch it. >> we're going to have to watch it. because i have a feeling that there might be stiff competition about what people want on either side. it's we see how divisive it is. i mean, now they're threatening a lawsuit, right? who would have who would have thought that they would have actually threatened a lawsuit over something like this? i've seen other cities do something similar before renaming their city or closely aligning their their county with with another name that's more popular to attract more people. >> well, people who fly, for example, into new jersey and, you know, new york, they still flying to new york and you can get on the subway real quick and get into manhattan, right? >> yeah. of course. >> may i propose something with the two words east bay? because i get that not, you know, if you're coming in from overseas

and you want to fly to the bay area, maybe oakland doesn't mean something to that traveler, but maybe just sort of pitching the east or the oakland east bay airport, because i get san francisco a little protective. >> here's what i'll say with that. if you if you're not from this area, you have no idea what the east bay is. okay. you don't well, you might know what oakland is. >> i will say i am still upset that they rebranded the livermore premium outlets to the san francisco premium outlets. so. and i'm very protective of my hometown. >> i was there this week. i never call it the san francisco. you never do. >> but in all the branding and all the brochures. >> right. that's what i'm saying. when i first moved here, i went there as the livermore outlets, and that's what i call it. i still can't get my name. thank you. >> to say i'm san francisco about los angeles angels of anaheim. >> so anyway, well, we'll keep watching that poll. >> you guys can, of course, always pop onto our website and let us know what you think. we'll check in around 930 to see if feelings have changed. we'll start our newscast now in the east bay, as we did early this morning. as flames leapt from a hayward business. and it happened just again in the past hour or so, following an

overnight fire that caused a lot of damage. ktvu reporter amanda quintana live in hayward. now with the dangers posed by what's inside that building that burned. >> yeah, well, that's right, garcia. so this fire has really been out for hours now, but we have seen, as you mentioned, flames again reignite. so firefighters are still here. they're still watching it closely. they just brought the fire truck onto the other side of this building. but they are very much still watching out for hot spots here. now. there is extensive damage inside this building, and it will eventually be red-tagged by the city today. now, firefighters were called here just after 930 last night. this is on tripoli way and hall road and it was a large fire when units arrived. so a second alarm was called. video from late last night shows flames coming out of the top of this industrial building. now, this building belongs to west coast insulation. firefighters were attacking it with water from the outside. the business right next door, a commercial kitchen, also has a lot of damage. part of its roof collapsed, but luckily there were no reports of

injuries. the crews arrived on scene, flames were shooting to the roof about 30 to 40ft up in the air. crews made entry, and the fire load was was pretty severe. there was a lot of stuff that was on fire, backed out and we immediately went to, defensive mode, called for a second alarm. >> the cause of this fire is still under investigation, but firefighters say they're going to stay here at least through today, because the problem is that all of the insulation inside this warehouse is stacked up. so it's all compacted, which makes it easier for the fire to reignite. that's why we've seen it while we've been out here this morning. so they're going to remain here. they're going to keep a close eye on it. and they still have a lot to clean up here. live in hayward amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news amanda thank you. >> state farm, california's largest insurance provider, just released a list of tens of

thousands of policies soon to be dropped. and here they are. at least 9900 homeowners in santa rosa will be dropped in orinda. we're talking about 1700 lafayette, 956 oakland, 525. now, state farm is citing soaring costs, increasing risk of natural disasters like wildfires and outdated regulations as reasons it won't renew policies of almost 30,000 homes across our state. the company is not renewing policies in fire prone areas like santa rosa, the oakland hills and orinda. insurance agents predict this is only going to continue with other companies as well. >> what you're seeing is what we were expecting is they're going and non renewing properties that are of the highest risk area. so the areas that are in the hills, the areas that are closest to brush, the areas that are a higher risk to them. >> now people living in those areas now have to find another home insurance policy. and many residents who have been canceled say they're frustrated by this. >> it just seems unreasonable

for folks in california. it feels as though we're kind of keep getting these huge corporations that make the decisions and like the community has very little decision making. there are a lot of things that the city is doing for fire prevention. of course, there's always more to do, but it feels as though those proactive measures aren't being taken into consideration. well the vast majority of state farm customers have already been notified about whether their home insurance policy will be renewed. >> reforms are underway at the capitol to try and address this very issue. but for many, the so-called policy of last resort the fair plan offered by the state of california is much more expensive than what they had paid for that private insurance. and as more people turn to that state plan, there are questions about whether it will be able to support so much liability, wildlife experts say. >> with wildfires nationwide growing in size, duration and frequency, fighting the fire is no longer a seasonal job. already this year, texas has seen its largest fire in

recorded history, and firefighters have also been sent to tackle recent wildfires in virginia. the lengthening of fire season has changed the makeup of wildfire crews, with more permanent positions required. >> we just saw over a million acre fire in texas, you know, and those fires started in february. there's a good chance that, you know, this year in november and even december, it's quite possible. you know, we'll be deploying folks to big fires in southern california. that's like a full year of fire, a wildfire training academy in arizona set a record with more than 1000 people turning out last month for a week of classroom time and work in the field. >> mountain view is set to drop its ban on gas appliances and new construction. city leaders have proposed rolling back environmentally friendly building requirements that had mandated builders use other energy sources for appliances in new homes, and commercial developments that would put the city in accordance with federal law. city council is expected to vote on the measure at its meeting today. >> all right. let's go over to

steve paulson. now. he's got a look at your forecast, a warming trend that some of us are going to be seeing. steve, tell us about that. >> that's true. but first gasia with amanda with a new hairstyle. did i notice that a little sleek and straight? >> yes. i have to tell you, i notice things like that, unlike sal and andre. well, look, ever since i think it was two years ago, pam cook got a pretty, you know, a pretty dramatic haircut, and i was the first one to mention it. steve has been on notice, so my left ear still rings. >> thank you. we appreciate your attention. thank you. all right. >> give your boy a break over here. give me you guys. >> believe me, she was in my kitchen on that one. all right sunshine. yes, andre is correct. sunshine warmer temperatures today. tomorrow. tomorrow looks to be the warmest day. sure looks like rain returns saturday. we'll fine tune the timing, but it sure looks like it's in the morning into the afternoon. teeny bit of fog trying to hang on. there's not much left there and i don't think it, but it did show up in san francisco on the golden gate briefly and on the san mateo coast. just kind of interesting to see that it showed up because temps inland are not that warm. but we do have a slight offshore breeze in the hills. not really at the surface, but it's enough. there to maybe gives us patchy

fog, sunshine though warmer temps today, wednesday as well. maybe thursday. i think fog comes back though. thursday, but napa, danville, menlo park, san jose up we go. 77, 77, 76 and 77 on the forecast 50s on a lot of the temps already. brentwood though says 62, so we're well on our way. maybe a few will push the upper 70s here. we are running warmer compared to yesterday, except for novato and half moon bay. everyone else, though, is running warmer, five degrees warmer for livermore, so they were 71 yesterday. we're going 76 today. i think they're in line for that. looks good. lots of high pressure today tomorrow. but wouldn't you know it a change is on the way. we have not gone more than seven days without rain all the way back to december. and it looks like that trend will continue. temperatures in the mountains dropped into the 20s. now 30s, but with the high winning out today and tomorrow looks good for sunny side up. the sun's already there. sunny and warmer temps some mid 70s inland. it does look like tomorrow though. will probably be the warmest day, but it won't be too bad today. temperatures still pretty close to the comfort zone, but

maybe a little above tomorrow. still nice thursday i think. some fog creeps back. we start to cloud it up. cool it down. friday right now. looks like rain on saturday you guys. thank you steve. >> southern california investigators are working to piece together a particularly tragic series of events next on the nine. what happened that left a nine year-old girl alone on the side of a freeway. her baby sister and father dead, who police are focusing on in their investigation. then what's believed to be a first of its kind vote on transgender athletes who will not be allowed to compete on women's teams. we're talking live with the south bay professor about the decision and t cou

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learn more at first5california.com. gender athletes from women's sports. the naia oversees more than 80,000 athletes at schools across the country, governing mostly small colleges. now, under the new policy, only athletes whose biological sex is female and have not begun hormone therapy will be allowed to participate in women's sports. for more insight. now let's turn things over to sean fletcher. back to the nine this morning. he's a sports communications expert and public relations professor at san jose state. sean, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> so, sean, these new rules set to take effect august first, interesting change of events here. tell me when you were

hearing about this and reading about this, what were your thoughts? >> well, when i wasn't surprised, i'll be honest with you. the nia, if you all don't know, they govern, smaller schools. the overwhelming majority of those schools are private in nature. and also, the rest of them are religious based institutions. with this being such a heavily politicized, discussion, i believe that they caved to the sociopolitical and political pressure surrounding the issue. on the surface of it, it is blatantly discriminatory. they have given us no insight as to how they arrived at this. i don't care if it was passed with a 20 zero vote, when it comes down to the interest that serve these institutions, the only thing that can lead us to a fair and equitable conversation is openness and transparency in the process. and we continue to see that not just with the nia, but the ncaa, the iaaf on the

international level and the ioc as well. so i believe we're continuing to trend in the wrong direction. >> all right. so the big concern, of course, is if the naia is doing this, the ncaa could do this as well. much bigger organization obviously than the naia. but but what are the chances something like this could seep into the ncaa? there's already debate and there's already lawsuits, at the ncaa from those who are suing the ncaa because they have allowed transgender athletes to compete. >> i believe it's going to be much more difficult for the ncaa to adopt a sweeping ban like this is because of title nine, and my hope is, is that title nine and the department of education will step up, not to allow something like this to happen, any institution as a result of, title nine of 1972, it they ultimately are bound by, the, the, the stipulations of

title nine. if they are receiving, government funds effectively. so my hope is, is that the ncaa will have a much harder road to put something like this into place, as we move forward. but again, in terms of public discourse, the danger within all of this is that it continues to create this very discriminatory, very dangerous narrative that transgender individuals and trans athletes in particular are somehow looking for an advantage. they're somehow looking, to find an easier way into competition, which is false. so my hope is, is that we will see some actual positive intent dialog going forward to find an equitable solution. >> and just to clarify the reason why the naia schools were probably more likely to do this is because they're private schools and they do not accept federal funds. like many ncaa schools. >> absolutely. and that's why we

cannot view the naia decision as precedent. i think we have to keep all of this conversation within its proper context. again, these are many of these are religious based institutions. they are privatized institutions. they are allowed to move and operate in a way that, quite honestly, is above, many of the laws of the land that we put in place to protect individuals who have been historically marginalized and disenfranchized. so my hope is, is that, again, the pathway to doing something like this and the ncaa and other governing bodies won't be as easy. >> i should say, though, advocates for banning transgender women from women's sports, they have argued that transgender women have a physical advantage over cisgender women in sports. and that's really one of the big arguments against doing this. but there is really a you might read some studies affirm this in some studies don't. and there is

still seems to be some unsettlement about what you know about how to proceed with the science, because the science is not really conclusive just yet, but will that play into anything with the ncaa or any other organization? >> so the bottom line is, is that ncaa, the international governing bodies, the, the world aquatic organization, that lia thomas, which became the lightning rod for this conversation on a global level, they are grasping at arbitrary straws here, and i will caution a viewing public who's trying to discern and arrive at their opinion on this. this isn't as far removed from you and your children as you may think it is, i encourage you to look up athletes like caster semenya and max amelia, amelia, a kenyan sprinter who were born female. they did nothing wrong and they were pulled out of competition

because their testosterone levels were deemed arbitrary, too high, and they were not allowed to compete. so again, until there is some sort of metric that we can agree upon that is fair and equitable. this isn't a transgender conversation versus cisgender conversation. this is a system, whether it be ncaa or naia or any of the others, that has been created to be binary. and when we start talking about athletes that are non-binary, they by the very definition of the rulebook, don't fit. so now we're trying to have these retroactive conversations that are getting messy, that are getting dangerous. and at the end of the day, it is more dangerous for those that we have put in the crosshairs of this conversation, like the leah thomases, like the caster and minions of the world. then our cisgender young ladies who again, everybody is pushing for fairness and equity. but

there is no transparency in the process. yes. and it did not, somehow manifest itself in this naia ruling that came down. i still want to know what is the marker, because it is impacting more than just transgender athletes. it's impacting athletes, as they say are born as females. so there's more work to be done and we can do it. >> yeah. we don't have the information about how they decided that, which leaves a big hole in what they're proposing here. so we'll see going forward here, professor sean fletcher from san jose state, thank you so much for your insight this morning. we appreciate your time. thank you. all right. coming up on mornings on two, the nine widening the scope of the rsv vaccine. the major player that's looking to extend protection to adults as young as 18, then first republic bank closing for good. the official date. all 25 bay area branches will shut down, but a few of them w reopen

pfizer says its drug can help people as young as 18, and is now seeking approval from regulators for the vaccine for adults between 18 and 60. so far, the rsv vaccine has only been given to older adults. pfizer says its studies have not been peer reviewed or published in a medical journal. rsv is a common respiratory virus that's especially harmful to infants and older adults. >> the fda has given partial approval to the use of a form of lsd as a therapy to treat

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have something that hopefully will appreciate. >> well, i mean, a lot of people can't really go wrong here, though. i mean, you were talking about the house you looked at many, many years ago, a hundred years ago, and you know how much that house is probably worth now in that neighborhood you're talking about probably so much money. >> let's share numbers. i'd love to, like, break it down, because no one talks numbers. but we do, right? so this was back in 2005. my husband and i moved here to join ktvu. we looked at a house in oakland's rockridge district. it was listed at 550,000, and there was caution tape on the steps. they said stairs are not stable. you cannot enter the front of the house. and we thought for half $1 million. i'm getting basically a broken down home. >> i'm sure that house is over a million. >> it's now 1.5, maybe 2.5. >> if someone picks it up right. the equity that you're building into the into the house, we didn't buy it just so you know. yeah, but the equity that comes with with buying a home in the bay area is much more than i've ever seen anywhere else. i'm happy people are getting some help. yeah. >> all right, let's talk about something. we have been talking about for a few days now. this proposed change we've asked you to view in through our cwtv.com website, our viewer poll, the question of supporting the proposed change from oakland international airport to what

the port wants to call the san francisco bay, oakland international airport. san francisco, as you know, was not happy. the 89% of viewers say, oh, it is oakland, okay, don't you change it? oaklanders are so proud of their city and for good reason. 9% though this number is ticked up just a little bit. so yeah, go ahead and change it and include sf bay of course to get those long distance travelers who may not know exactly where or what oakland is. of course, the whole goal of this is to get more people into oakland, into the bay area, and to use that airport in particular. a lot of people know oakland, though i would say i mean, oakland is very pretty famous, right? >> you know, that's why i was kind of surprised to hear that. i mean, you do know about oakland, san francisco. yes. >> so you were surprised to hear that the port of oakland wants to change the name and they want to get more flights. >> they want to get the airlines who are not familiar, i know, but they want to get more direct flights. >> but oakland is pretty famous, too, already in and of itself. yeah, but not my call. >> we'll keep watching those numbers. >> exactly. >> we love it. when you guys weigh in. you can scan the qr code that we popped up on the screen earlier. an easy way to do it is just kptv.com veerapol. and we'll take your answers through the day. >> all right. we'll move to this

story now. pretty tragic story coming out of southern california, a tragic series of events left a nine year old girl, the only survivor of a family of four. police say a woman first killed her husband at their apartment in los angeles, then abandoned her two daughters on the 405 freeway, one of baby, 5 or 6 months old. the other a nine year old. the nine year old was found on the shoulder of the freeway. the baby was found dead on the roadway. >> even though i do this every day, this definitely hits home. it hits definitely different when it's a kid that you know didn't really have a chance, especially an infant, a baby, you know, that's really helpless . and just to see this as very traumatic. >> police say they later found the body of the girl's mother inside a car that crashed into a tree in redondo beach, new. >> this morning. the sentencing hearing is underway for james and jennifer crumbley, the parents of ethan crumbley, who killed four students at his high school in 2021, in oxford, michigan. both james and jennifer crumbley were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in separate trials earlier this year. they are being sentenced together.

prosecutors have asked the judge to sentence each parent to 10 to 15 years in state prison, alleging they've shown a chilling lack of remorse after their convictions. attorneys for the parents, though, have asked for them to be each sentenced to less than five years. this is the first time a parent of a school shooter has been held directly responsible. ethan crumbley was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> well, the san francisco sheriff's deputy is charged with several felonies, including domestic violence. now, deputy sheriff jonathan espiritu is accused of choking a woman he had been dating when she tried to end the relationship in august, and the 40 year old is accused of attacking her again in december at her workplace. the alleged victim reported the abuse last week after she found the tracking device on her car. espiritu pleaded not guilty to domestic violence assault, false imprisonment and stalking. he is being held without bail pending trial now, san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins said in a statement, quote, i would like to thank the survivor in this case for coming forward and reporting these crimes to law enforcement. my office will

do will now do everything we can to ensure that there is accountability and that justice is served. >> there's a new effort underway to reform california's proposition 47, the ballot measure from 2014 reclassified a number of felonies to misdemeanors, including some retail and property theft crimes, as well as narcotics possession. the new proposal that could be on the november ballot would reclassify any theft with two or more prior convictions as jail eligible felonies. supporters say it would also add new laws to address smash and grab thefts. >> we are proposing not a repeal of prop 47, but a new proposition we're labeling as the homeless drug addiction and theft reduction act that will basically do that, repeal the three worst parts of prop 47 that law enforcement, prosecutors, even our public defenders know that have been a disaster from the very beginning. they just haven't been addressed. >> the campaign's top donors include big box chains such as walmart and target. the people behind the ballot measure are republican. it has been endorsed

by some democratic leaders, including san francisco mayor london breed. defenders of prop 47, including the governor, say the focus should be on organized retail theft, not raising the $950 threshold for felony theft. >> it's an organization dedicated to empowering families and removing care for individuals with special needs. on this giving day, we want to highlight the good work from parents helping parents, which advocates for systemic change in the disability community. with us now are mark fishler and susana navarro. from parents helping parents. welcome to you both. thank you. when i first saw this, i thought, you know, just being a parent of a of a child that doesn't have disabilities, i'm very fortunate. it's still a tough job. it's a very tough job and add disabilities to it. it becomes even tougher a job you love, but still tough. >> that's right. yes. it's always the hardest nude to get when you have a child. right? to know that the future may be different than what you dreamed of, right? so we go through a process of grief as as always.

and we need to get to acceptance quickly so we can provide, get strong as parents and provide our child for what is needed. yeah that's something that i've, i've thought about. >> when you find out that your child is not going to have the life that you thought it was, perhaps you're sad and maybe you have other parents who can relate. and is that where your organization can help at least one of the ways? >> yeah, i would say that's at the heart of what we do, you know, we've we have parents support groups. most of our staff are parents of a kid with a child with special needs themselves. so they have that lived experience and they're able to work with you in such a way with empathy and it's that proverbial walk a mile in the same shoes and that's what we've been doing since 1976. we help over 6200 families a year. almost everything we provide is free of charge, and we just want to help as many families as we

can. >> how do families get in touch with your organization, and how are you reaching out to let families know that you're there? >> sure. yeah. so families can reach out through us, through our main number, our warm line, our website, php. com we have connections with a lot of community organizations as well pediatricians, teachers, therapists can refer a family to parents helping families to receive parent to parent support because there's nobody like another parent who understands what it is to raise a child with a special need. helping another parent. right? is kind of the best way to find that absolutely first hand. >> mark, what's the biggest surprise you've had doing this work? >> well, for me, it's the amazing job that our parents do when i say our parents, the clients were privileged to serve, as susanna stated, you know, sometimes you're getting earth shattering news and it just upends everything. and when you look at the rate of autism and how that's increased, cdc in

2000 said it was 1 in 144. now it's 1 in 36. that puts an immense strain on the systems of care. quite frankly, they're not keeping up the way they should be. and that's again where we come in to try and help parents navigate, whether it be the educational system or health care system, social systems. it's it can be really challenging. and again, we're just growing so much, which is great that we can serve the families. but it's also because, again, you go from one 144 to 136 and that's just autism, right? overall it's about 1 in 6 have some sort of developmental disability. >> susanna, this question is a little interesting to me anyway that sometimes there are blended families where you have a child which is of normal abilities, and a brother or sister who are with disabilities. what kind of a challenge does that, bring to these families? >> absolutely. siblings are the best for a child with a special

need in terms of inclusion and support and future care as well, when parents were not there to care for our child, we know that having a sibling is a blessing. but it is a challenge, right? to manage the work load of a family and attending to all of your children because it does take a lot of your time right? and dedication to your child with special needs. so siblings deserve a special place too. they have a very special role in supporting their families. they become caregivers that they become caregivers early on. >> yeah. the parents, you know, one day will not be here and then you have someone else in the family who is who knows how to deal with it. thanks to an organization like yours, the organization is called parents helping parents. you like to donate to this very worthy cause. we've made it easy for you just scan the qr code on your screen right now or head to ktvu .com/ giving gate. thank you both. >> thank you for having us. >> still to come, a major announcement is coming from the oakland symphony. and it's

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robotaxi testing, bloomberg reports. the company's expected to announce and begin testing in phoenix today. for now, the self-driving cars will have safety drivers. the general motors subsidiary suspended operations last october after one of the company's cars dragged a pedestrian, who was hit by another driver in san francisco. california's dmv has also cracked down on cruise for withholding information about that incident. >> the takeover of first republic bank finishes this memorial day weekend. first republic will cease on friday, may 24th. at that time, its clients can access their accounts at any chase bank. first republic collapsed last year, making it the second largest bank failure in us history. the bay area has 25 first republic branches, 15 will close and the remaining ten will reopen under the jpmorgan chase brand. >> well, state lawmakers are working to boost downtown areas in california and cities across

california still suffering in the post pandemic era. a state committee on downtown recovery met yesterday for the first time. it's chaired by the state assembly member, matt haney of san francisco. the committee aims to create a statewide downtown recovery plan for mayors from long beach, riverside, sacramento and san francisco gave a sobering status update on their city's downtown districts. >> office attendance is at 40% 46% of pre-pandemic levels. as of march. we can no longer rely on five days a week and 9 to 5 employment. remote work has led to a historic office vacancy rate of over 36% in our downtown. >> in the downtown recovery committee will also focus on crime, homelessness, the fentanyl crisis and tourism. the next hearing is scheduled for the second week of may. there are at least three bills being debated in the state legislature focused on downtown recovery. one would create a rehabilitation zone for ten years in downtown san francisco. the bill would speed up approvals for academic campuses, student housing and sports and

entertainment venues. another would allow cities to set up incentive programs for projects that convert office buildings into housing. a third bill would help finance such conversions by allowing cities to redirect tax revenue. >> the oakland symphony has a new leader, one who has used his talent and platform to advocate for classical music's performance, publication, and preservation of minority voices. i am so happy to welcome kendrick armstrong to the nine and say congratulations. >> thank you so much and thank you so much for having me. >> this news is like brand new. >> so absolutely, absolutely. tell me what your goal is for the oakland symphony. >> yes. >> you know, my goal is to really continue on the legacy of this orchestra's rich 90 year history, 90 plus year history. you know, michael morgan was such a force. calvin simmons was such a force. and it's such a joy to be able to step into their legacies and continue that, but also bring my own background, my own experiences and my own point of view. >> we'll talk about your upbringing in a minute, but but there are a lot of similarities,

as you noticed, between you and longtime beloved leader of the oakland symphony, michael morgan. he he died in august of 2021. the love people have for michael is still alive in this city. is that a little daunting to you as somewhat of a newcomer ? yeah. >> not really. you know, it's very encouraging for me. you know, i've already felt that love extended towards you. you've been here before? yes, i've been here before. i've conducted the orchestra three times already. i got a chance to meet michael morgan and so, yeah, i've already felt this community wrapping their arms around me and embracing me in line with that legacy. >> i remember shortly after his passing, we saw so many people come out and say, maestro morgan gave me a hand. when i was a young violinist. maestro morgan was the first to give me a stage. people saying if it weren't for michael, i wouldn't be here. are you in that group as well? >> absolutely. you know, michael was one of the first black conductors that i ever got to see and work with professionally and truly opened the doors for what i saw in my own career and what i saw possible for myself.

you know that having mentors like that is truly monumental. >> i'm so excited for you. all right, so let's talk about you grew up on the whole other side of the country, south carolina. and when i said, how did you grow up in music? you said, honestly, i don't know, right? >> you know, i came from a family of athletes. they were all baseball players or football players. i was gifted a toy piano as a kid and spent hours banging on this thing in the garage. you know, until one day my family put me in piano lessons and the rest is history. >> they relented. you know, it's funny. i have two little boys who grew up in the school band. they're still playing now in middle and high school. they play with the love of music that, frankly, i never had. i was essentially forced to play violin for so, so long. how do you capture that joy that can come at an early age to grow someone into a world class music conductor such as yourself? >> you know, for me, it's realizing that there are no boundaries. there are no barriers to the entry into music. i grew up as a church pianist, playing in churches, playing by ear. you know, it wasn't until later in my life that i came to classical music. and so for me, if i'm able to

connect with kids with whatever music that they're interested in and makes them passionate, you know, and using the orchestra as a connecting tool for that, i love that, you know, just this past sunday on the 7th of april oakland symphony, you guys had a free and i'll underline free concert for families. >> peter and the wolf kind of one of the first entrees to classical music for so many children. let's, let's let's talk finances here because in recent weeks we have heard the head of san francisco symphony, san francisco opera say, look, we love bringing world class art to the public. however, we need people to come in the doors and pay those ticket prices. how much of a of a concern of a factor is that for you? leading the oakland symphony? >> you know, i think it's something that all arts organizations are reckoning with right now. you know, how do we continually reflect the communities that we serve? and i will say, my experience, the oakland symphony has one of the best audiences that i've ever experienced. and so really, as we can continue to encourage each other, you know, that our programing is speaking to our audience. that, for me, is a really big key for the survival of any arts organization. >> i took a peek on your

website, the schedule is out for when you start, i think. is it october is the start of the new season. october. what are you most excited about? what do you want to do that might bring new faces into? see the oakland symphony? >> i mean, the thing that i'm most excited about are these musicians. of course, you know the phenomenal talent of the oakland symphony. but, you know, the runway of opportunity that presents itself in oakland. you know, there is already a legacy of innovative programing, of cross-genre collaboration from the community. exactly. and so being able to continue that, for me, this is as much of a learning opportunity as it is a new leadership opportunity to learn about this community, to learn about what the people of oakland love and truly how to speak to them. >> so you're moving across the country from south carolina to oakland. do you see this as, you know, a ten, 20, possibly 30? i mean, you're let's be honest, you're young and we're it could be a multi-decade thing. >> absolutely. i mean, i'm along for the journey for as long as they'll have me. >> oh that's amazing. i can i can sense the promise emanating from your report. thank you so much, kendrick, for joining us. congratulations. >> thank you so much.

>> thanks for having me. news of course. we'll see you at the symphony coming up here on the nine. now to something we don't often see a two story houseboat moving long san francco bay

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years in prison for failing to take steps that could have prevented the killing of four students in 2021, james and jennifer crumbley are the first parents convicted in the us mass school shooting. they were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors presented evidence of an unsecured gun at the home and negligence toward their son's mental health. ethan crumbley was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> tesla settled a high profile lawsuit brought by the family of a silicon valley man who died in a crash while the car's autopilot feature was engaged. walter huang died more than six years ago when his tesla model x

crashed into a concrete barrier on 101 in mountain view. his family filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against tesla, claiming the car company's driver assist software was responsible for his death. jury selection was scheduled to start this week. terms of the settlement were not disclosed. >> well, new this morning, a federal court has ruled that california's regulations on car emissions can stand. the d.c. circuit court ruled in favor of the environmental protection agency and upheld that clean air act waiver that lets california set its own emissions. business groups and several republican run states had sued over the regulations for trucks, saying they were preempted by federal laws. but the court said california's rules are stronger than the federal law so they can stand. new rules out this morning for the federal program that helps pay for groceries for millions of low income families. the rule changes for the program , known as wick, mean more money for fruits and vegetables for those families, as a pandemic bump in those cash vouchers is made permanent, and shoppers will now be able to get more

products, including canned fish, fresh herbs and lactose free milk. the rules haven't been updated. for more than ten years. >> president biden laid out a new plan to eliminate student loan debt after an early relief effort was blocked by the us supreme court last year. under this new plan, the administration says more than 30 billion borrowers could have some or all of their debt forgiven. the new effort focuses on specific groups of borrowers, including those who owe more money than they did at the start of their repayment. >> borrowers who have been in repayment for decades, borrowers whose loan payments are going to be low or zero for a very long time and ultimately be forgiven. borrowers who have been negatively amortized sthey owe more now than they did when they entered repayment, things like that. >> the white house reports president biden has already canceled $146 billion in student loan debt for 4 million americans. >> well, many people make a living or hunt for treasures on facebook marketplace. and while

they often say it feels like a community, consumer experts say we should all still be careful to avoid getting scammed. they say never share personal information such as your address, email or phone number. only communicate through facebook messenger for payments. facebook marketplace recommends a secure person to person payment method, but even with those, you should still take care to prevent payment mistakes . >> always want to make sure that you're sending money to the right person before you send the full amount. so here's one tip send a $1 test payment first, and then make sure that that person received it. >> safety experts recommend meeting in a public, well-lit place for the actual handoff. many police stations even have designated parking spots where marketplace meetups can take place. in the view of security cameras. well a strange sight has gone viral of a floating object near the san francisco waterfront. >> it is going viral now. take a look. tiktok video shows a two storey houseboat moving across the bay over the weekend on the

side, a small boat towing it, the us coast guard tells the sfgate. they got the heads up about the boathouse moving from the dock town marina in redwood city towards sausalito. as of yesterday afternoon, it was still in route. the houseboat is the second to last floating home at the peninsula marina, which one housed once housed rather more than 100 people. that's pretty cool, i love that, i love that. >> do you ever live on a houseboat? do you think you'd ever. >> i probably could try. yeah, absolutely. yeah >> have a few prized possessions. you have to. >> you have not seen some of the houseboats that really defy you know, your understanding of what? a houseboat. some of them are nice. some of them are really, really nice. yeah. and i'm actually surprised they don't have more of those here. i mean, we have them right here, you know, behind alameda in alameda, but i'm really surprised they don't have more floating mansions. yeah, the seas aren't that rough. you know. that's true. that's true. >> it's call. call calm. we've been watching this poll that you guys have been weighing in on throughout the hour. we've been asking if you support a proposed

to change a proposal to change oakland international airport's name to the san francisco bay, oakland international airport. the numbers have shifted, but oakland still has it. 90% of you say, look, just leave it as it is, 8% say change it. include sf bay. 2% of you want something else. we love to see your thoughts and we appreciate your sharing us. your vision of what oakland airport may or may not be called in the future. >> it's going to be an interesting vote when it does happen. to be sure. >> i think it's going to stay the way it is. >> i think it's going to stay the way san francisco threatened to sue. so i don't think it's that. i just think a lot of people are going to be like, no, just keep it. oakland pride i just think i think oakland pride is going to be have a lot to do with quick reminder. you can now stream ktvu news on your smart tv, watch live newscasts and stor s on the man o your amazon ♪ we're gonna have a real good time ♪ ♪ feel good time ♪ ♪ spreading love and joy and laughter all over the place ♪ ♪ we're gonna have a good time ♪

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