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we start in san francisco is max darrow shows us more people are coming into the city to play not work. it was bay area cities work to bounce. back from the pandemic. we're hearing about. more. layoffs in the tech. industry. according to state filings. updated by obtained by the chronicle. google, says 57 positions will be eliminated in san francisco just a few weeks ago, the bay area tech company got rid of 50 other positions across this development team. and tv manufacturers rivian is cutting 28 jobs at his palo alto office. and in addition to 92 roles at its southern california facility, where for the 1st time in 15 months, oakland has a permanent police chief. void. mitchell's tenure technically started on saturday, but today was his 1st day in office. mitchell comes to oakland from lubbock, texas, where he was also police chief. he has 35 years of law enforcement. experience. he spent the morning meeting with different members of the department and even addressing the latest class of recruits. mitchell arrives at a time when overall crime is actually dropped by a 3rd and the 1st 4
we start in san francisco is max darrow shows us more people are coming into the city to play not work. it was bay area cities work to bounce. back from the pandemic. we're hearing about. more. layoffs in the tech. industry. according to state filings. updated by obtained by the chronicle. google, says 57 positions will be eliminated in san francisco just a few weeks ago, the bay area tech company got rid of 50 other positions across this development team. and tv manufacturers rivian is cutting...
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are max darrow reports? it does come with some big gifts. >>>>with another day of work at her oakland office complete monique rand's is headed home to san francisco. ><<>to almost 2 years now, >>>>like many people who work downtown, she's a hybrid worker and makes the commute a few times a week. ><<>tuesdays, wednesdays and thursdays and then work from home mondays and fridays. >>>>attendance has recently increased up from 2 days to 3 days a week. ><<>it's still not the most bustling downtown. i've seen as far as cities go, but it seems it seems to be getting a little livelier, >>>>but it's still pretty slow downtown. with hybrid work the norm. there is still an absence of people during the day that once kept the town busy. ><<>there is a few restaurants have closed since i've worked here. yeah, so it does seem like things are not the best for businesses nearby >>>>by using cell phone data to get a complete picture of downtown population patterns. now versus pre pandemic numbers rather than just office vacancy rates. the university of toront
are max darrow reports? it does come with some big gifts. >>>>with another day of work at her oakland office complete monique rand's is headed home to san francisco. >>>>like many people who work downtown, she's a hybrid worker and makes the commute a few times a week. >>>>attendance has recently increased up from 2 days to 3 days a week. >>>>but it's still pretty slow downtown. with hybrid work the norm. there is still an absence of people during...
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i'm max darrow. >>> a celebration ended with gunfire. the commencement ceremony at skyline just wrapped up with gunfire erupted in the parking lot thursday everything. da lin spoke to students putting a shadow on their special day. >> reporter: oakland police say the three people shot on campus are expected to survive. they would not tell us if the victims are students or family members here for the graduation. you see the gunshots. witnesses say a fight led to a shooting after skyline graduation. >> we ducked flat and laid on our backs until we stopped hear gunshots. >> reporter: sky line high graduate trayvon said he heard two shots. a short time later two to three more shots. >> i was hoping that my family was okay. i hoped it wasn't them or one of my friends. it scared the life out of me. >> reporter: he had dozens of family members and friends on campus. it was supposed to be a joyous day as he and others received their diplomas. >> people when so excited. >> it went from happy tears to scared tears at a graduation. >> reporter: abo
i'm max darrow. >>> a celebration ended with gunfire. the commencement ceremony at skyline just wrapped up with gunfire erupted in the parking lot thursday everything. da lin spoke to students putting a shadow on their special day. >> reporter: oakland police say the three people shot on campus are expected to survive. they would not tell us if the victims are students or family members here for the graduation. you see the gunshots. witnesses say a fight led to a shooting after...
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good morning, it is great to have you with us today, it is saturday, may 18th, i'm max darrow. let's start with a quick check of the weather. >> low clouds and fog out there this morning, those are going to retreat to the coast , temperatures are going to warm up further inland with high temperatures reaching the low to mid 70s, it is going to be 60s elsewhere for the highs around the bay with temperatures along the coast reaching the upper 50s this afternoon. everyone gets a little more sunshine with slightly warmer temperatures on sunday. >>> it might be a good weekend to check out the contra costa fair, they made some big changes to keep families safe after some big problems last year. watch. this video is from and all help brawl at the fair last may, things got so bad that organizers decided they had to take action for this year, so their idea was chaperones. we were wondering how it was going so far, so we sent andrea nakano to antioch to check it out. >> reporter: this policy was put in place last year after several fights broke out in one day, the fair board in the off-s
good morning, it is great to have you with us today, it is saturday, may 18th, i'm max darrow. let's start with a quick check of the weather. >> low clouds and fog out there this morning, those are going to retreat to the coast , temperatures are going to warm up further inland with high temperatures reaching the low to mid 70s, it is going to be 60s elsewhere for the highs around the bay with temperatures along the coast reaching the upper 50s this afternoon. everyone gets a little more...
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i am max darrow. we are kicking off our first weekend of may with an unusually rainy day. let's get right over to first alert chief meteorologist paul hagan with what to expect as you head out the door. >>paul: we are starting the weekend with a very winner-like storm system sending rain, gusty winds and colder temperatures across the bay area. this is kind of a one-day event. still will have the cool air sticking around for the rest of the weekend and outdoor activities pushing back until tomorrow. we will be seeing things dry out across bay area, hour-by-hour rain chances. at the peak tapering off quickly as we head into the afternoon. outside chance of a straggling shower into this evening. temperatures are going to be just flat-out cold for early may. these high temperatures anywhere from five to ten degrees below average. and ten to 20 degrees farther inland. numbers reminiscent of new year's day instead of cinco de mayo weekend. extended forecast in just a few minutes. >>> this morning, interstate 80 is back nope fairfield and traffic is moving normally once again. q
i am max darrow. we are kicking off our first weekend of may with an unusually rainy day. let's get right over to first alert chief meteorologist paul hagan with what to expect as you head out the door. >>paul: we are starting the weekend with a very winner-like storm system sending rain, gusty winds and colder temperatures across the bay area. this is kind of a one-day event. still will have the cool air sticking around for the rest of the weekend and outdoor activities pushing back...
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i'm max darrow. >>> nobody wants to see their city became a dumping ground. that's why an oakland man who saw this happen was so shocked he said he had to start recording. you see a truck dumping piles of construction debris at a city park earlier this week. da lin spoke to the man that took the video and is upset about who could be behind it. >> a brazen act around 3:30 tuesday afternoon. >> reporter: a witness said there were other cars and people in the parking lot. >> he looked around to see if somebody was looking at him. that's when i decided to bring out the phone and record to see if he would dump it. sure enough, he opened the doors and he kind of looked around and started dumping it, closed the doors and just sped off. >> reporter: the witness wants to remain anonymous due to safety reasons. he shot pictures of the truck including the license plate. the witness says he immediately reported the problem to 311. he was outraged. someone with a company truck trashed his city. >> going there as a kid to those fields and watching my friends and myself pla
i'm max darrow. >>> nobody wants to see their city became a dumping ground. that's why an oakland man who saw this happen was so shocked he said he had to start recording. you see a truck dumping piles of construction debris at a city park earlier this week. da lin spoke to the man that took the video and is upset about who could be behind it. >> a brazen act around 3:30 tuesday afternoon. >> reporter: a witness said there were other cars and people in the parking lot....
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i'm max darrow. >>> a celebration ended with gunfire. the commencement ceremony at skyline just wrapped up with gunfire erupted in the parking lot thursday night. da lin spoke to students putting a shadow on their special day. >> reporter: oakland police say the three people shot on campus are expected to survive. they would not tell us if the victims are students or family members here for the graduation. you see the gunshots. witnesses say a fight led to a shooting after skyline's graduation. >> we ducked flat and laid on our backs until we stopped hear gunshots. >> reporter: skyline high graduate trayvon said he heard two shots. a short time later two to three more shots. >> i was hoping that my family was okay. i hoped it wasn't them or one of my friends. it scared the life out of me. >> reporter: he had dozens of family members and friends on campus. it was supposed to be a joyous day as he and others received their diplomas. >> people were so excited. >> it went from happy tears to scared tears at a graduation. >> reporter: about a
i'm max darrow. >>> a celebration ended with gunfire. the commencement ceremony at skyline just wrapped up with gunfire erupted in the parking lot thursday night. da lin spoke to students putting a shadow on their special day. >> reporter: oakland police say the three people shot on campus are expected to survive. they would not tell us if the victims are students or family members here for the graduation. you see the gunshots. witnesses say a fight led to a shooting after...
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i'm max darrow. >>> nobody wants to see their city became a dumping ground. that's why an oakland man who saw this happen was so shocked he said he had to start recording. you see a truck dumping piles of construction debris at a city park earlier this week. da lin spoke to the man that took the video and is upset about who could be behind it. >> a brazen act around 3:30 tuesday afternoon. >> reporter: a witness said there were other cars and people in the parking lot. >> he looked around to see if somebody was looking at him. that's when i decided to bring out the phone and record to see if he would dump it. sure enough, he opened the doors and he kind of looked around and started dumping it, closed the doors and just sped off. . >> reporter: the witness wants to remain anonymous due to safety reasons. he shot pictures of the truck including the license plate. the witness says he immediately reported the problem to 311. he was outraged. someone with a company truck trashed his city. >> going there as a kid to those fields and watching my friends and myself p
i'm max darrow. >>> nobody wants to see their city became a dumping ground. that's why an oakland man who saw this happen was so shocked he said he had to start recording. you see a truck dumping piles of construction debris at a city park earlier this week. da lin spoke to the man that took the video and is upset about who could be behind it. >> a brazen act around 3:30 tuesday afternoon. >> reporter: a witness said there were other cars and people in the parking lot....
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i am max darrow. they one of san francisco's carnaval festival is officially in the books and thousands of people were out in the mission to check out the fun. ♪ this year's carnaval brings together people from 18 latin american and caribbean countries. that diversity is reflected not only in the faces around the festival but in the food, art, dancing and music behind it all. >> most people think we are mexicans but it brings brazilians out, argentinians, cubans and puerto ricans. it brings harmony and educates people about the different routes of our culture, as latinos. >> it just like your family out here. hanging out. it is fun. >> the event is really no small potatoes for businesses in the mission. the big turnout translates into a lot of hungry people once the festival is over. kelsi thorud spent the day at a local restaurant feasting on the business. >> reporter: chelsea torres has been working at this restaurant in the mission for if years now and says every year carnaval brings in massive c
i am max darrow. they one of san francisco's carnaval festival is officially in the books and thousands of people were out in the mission to check out the fun. ♪ this year's carnaval brings together people from 18 latin american and caribbean countries. that diversity is reflected not only in the faces around the festival but in the food, art, dancing and music behind it all. >> most people think we are mexicans but it brings brazilians out, argentinians, cubans and puerto ricans. it...
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i am max darrow. we begin this half-hour with the latest on the college campus protests over the war in gaza including in the bay area. thousands of uc alumni signed a letter saying they will not donate until the schools divest from companies that are tied to israel. the signatures include an all night for multiple campuses including uc berkeley. the open letter is asking uc campuses for a call and a permanent cease-fire in gaza, divestments and to provide protection for students, staff and faculty. in the north bay, the president of sonoma state university is falling some demonstrators, anti-semitic which the students deny. the press democrats report that demonstrators say the letter has left them exposed to potential violence but unlike many other university, sonoma state has not called in law enforcement to clear any demonstrations. >>> for a national perspective we turn to bradley blackburn in new york and bradley, it seems as if some of the clashes between protesters and police are only growing m
i am max darrow. we begin this half-hour with the latest on the college campus protests over the war in gaza including in the bay area. thousands of uc alumni signed a letter saying they will not donate until the schools divest from companies that are tied to israel. the signatures include an all night for multiple campuses including uc berkeley. the open letter is asking uc campuses for a call and a permanent cease-fire in gaza, divestments and to provide protection for students, staff and...
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i am max darrow. family and friends of journalists killed covering the war in gaza , coming together in san francisco this weekend to demand better protections and an end to the violence. this is a look from san francisco this weekend. amanda harry spoke to someone who lost a loved one while reporting in the west bank. >>> it is an ongoing, intentional targeting of journalists. >> reporter: the loss of life in the west bank, continues to be felt around the world . according to gaza's government media office, more than 140 journalists have been killed since the conflict started on october 7th. for jennifer zechariah, she said journalists have been targeted for much longer than that. her cousin, was killed two years ago. >> she was hard-working. honest. very compassionate. funny. very funny. she had a great sense of humor. she really cared about every story she did. she investigated it and she learned everything she could. >> reporter: she was an american citizen, covering news in the west bank. she was
i am max darrow. family and friends of journalists killed covering the war in gaza , coming together in san francisco this weekend to demand better protections and an end to the violence. this is a look from san francisco this weekend. amanda harry spoke to someone who lost a loved one while reporting in the west bank. >>> it is an ongoing, intentional targeting of journalists. >> reporter: the loss of life in the west bank, continues to be felt around the world . according to...
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i am max darrow. we are two hours away from one of the biggest events of the year in san francisco. get ready for bay to breakers. thousands of costumed runners like these folks and likely some without anything on it all, will take over the streets for the race from the embarcadero to ocean beach. a seven mile race snakes tough the city and starts near maine and howard streets and end at the great highway. several entrances to golden gate park are closed and muni will be rerouted. >>> for what we can expect outside today, we will tell you that. let's get over to first alert meteorologist, darren peck. >> it will be different today. we are starting sunday morning with less in terms of the marine layer. we still have some in the interior valleys through sonoma and napa, but this day is different because there will be more sunshine. we look at the forecast, bay to breakers happening today and it will be a very nice day. you will not be battling much of the marine layer gray. the wind will be lighter as y
i am max darrow. we are two hours away from one of the biggest events of the year in san francisco. get ready for bay to breakers. thousands of costumed runners like these folks and likely some without anything on it all, will take over the streets for the race from the embarcadero to ocean beach. a seven mile race snakes tough the city and starts near maine and howard streets and end at the great highway. several entrances to golden gate park are closed and muni will be rerouted. >>>...
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max darrow with what you can expect before heading home tomorrow. >> reporter: memorial day travel in 2024 is busier than it was in 2023. monday is projected to be the busiest travel day of the holiday weekend. with memorial day weekend here, the start of the summer travel season is officially underway. and it is off to a busy start on the roads and in the sky. the tsa hit a single day record to kick off the holiday weekend, screening more than 2.95 million people at airports nationwide on friday. that broke a record set last year on the sunday after thanksgiving. and at our local bay area airports, sfo expects nearly three quarters of a million passengers. san jose almost 400,000. and san francisco bay, oakland's international, over 130,000 passengers. you may have experienced the traffic at some point this holiday weekend. aaa estimates more than 43 million people will hit the roads, traveling at least 50 miles to their destinations this weekend. that's up about 4% from last year. chp out in numbers throughout the holiday weekend, cracking down on impaired driving, speeding, distrac
max darrow with what you can expect before heading home tomorrow. >> reporter: memorial day travel in 2024 is busier than it was in 2023. monday is projected to be the busiest travel day of the holiday weekend. with memorial day weekend here, the start of the summer travel season is officially underway. and it is off to a busy start on the roads and in the sky. the tsa hit a single day record to kick off the holiday weekend, screening more than 2.95 million people at airports nationwide...
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darrow. let's start with a quick check of the weather with paul heggen. >> low clouds this morning, those are going to retreat to the coast, temperatures are going to warm up especially further inland with high temperatures reaching the low to mid 70s, 60s elsewhere with temperatures along the coast only reaching the upper 50s this afternoon. everybody gets a little more sunshine with slightly warmer temperatures on sunday. >>> it might be a good weekend to check out the contra costa county fair, they made some changes in policy this year to keep families safe after some problems last year. watch this. this is video of an all-out brawl that took place at the fair last may, things got so bad that chair organizers decided they need to take action to make sure it didn't happen again. their idea was to bring chaperones into the mix. we were wondering how it was going so we sent andrea nakano to check things out. >> reporter: this policy was put into place last year after several fights broke out
darrow. let's start with a quick check of the weather with paul heggen. >> low clouds this morning, those are going to retreat to the coast, temperatures are going to warm up especially further inland with high temperatures reaching the low to mid 70s, 60s elsewhere with temperatures along the coast only reaching the upper 50s this afternoon. everybody gets a little more sunshine with slightly warmer temperatures on sunday. >>> it might be a good weekend to check out the contra...
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. >> max darrow spoke with his son about what this means to their family and gives us a look at some of his finest work, which you may have seen on kpix decades ago. >> reporter: on the second floor of san francisco's iconic coyt tower, there's a mural by ralph chesse, an artist with a quiet but longlasting legacy. one of the renaissance men involving painting, printing, sculpture, murals, and puppets. >> this is a ralph chesse production. >> reporter: in the 1950s, chesse was the main creator of the children's tv show called brother buzz, which aired on kpix. >> he built all the puppets. he acted. he wrote all the scripts. >> reporter: that's ralph's son bruce. he's here in the city as the san francisco public library unveils a three-month exhibit to honor his father, showcase some of his best work, and highlight his unique and underrecognized place in san francisco's history. how does it feel to have this exhibit in san francisco really to honor your father? >> well, it's been 75 years in coming. i'm very happy that it's finally here. >> reporter: some of the puppets that helped ma
. >> max darrow spoke with his son about what this means to their family and gives us a look at some of his finest work, which you may have seen on kpix decades ago. >> reporter: on the second floor of san francisco's iconic coyt tower, there's a mural by ralph chesse, an artist with a quiet but longlasting legacy. one of the renaissance men involving painting, printing, sculpture, murals, and puppets. >> this is a ralph chesse production. >> reporter: in the 1950s,...
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but as max darrow reports, this year didn't disappoint. catching up with some of the people who ran. >> reporter: the sound of the horn officially kicked off another edition of a san francisco tradition, beta breakers. more than 21,000 people signed up for the seven-mile run and fund this year. some participants are competitor runners. the majority show up in costumes, some crazy, some fun, and there are also some people who choose up to show up with nothing at all. >> this started in 1912. it's one of the oldest running races in the united states. >> reporter: we caught up with several racers during the tortilla toss that marks the start of the race. >> this is our fourth year. and two of them did not come this year, but we made it. and this is our newest chicken. >> reporter: and then we met jason, karina, and niya on abby road or howard street. >> this is one of our members. we're the beatles. >> reporter: batman and robin were this and this batman has embraced some of the fun that some will choose to have during the run. >> the first t
but as max darrow reports, this year didn't disappoint. catching up with some of the people who ran. >> reporter: the sound of the horn officially kicked off another edition of a san francisco tradition, beta breakers. more than 21,000 people signed up for the seven-mile run and fund this year. some participants are competitor runners. the majority show up in costumes, some crazy, some fun, and there are also some people who choose up to show up with nothing at all. >> this started...
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max darrow has some of the sights from last night . >> in awe. >> reporter: it's hard to put words to a sight like this. >> i just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: but this is what xavier mendoza saw from mount hamilton on friday night, a stunning rare display of the northern lights. >> it just made my passion for astronomy a little bit more solidified. >> reporter: hen do sa is a grad student at san jose state. he shared his enthuse yam with professor aaron. >> this is the most impactful event in 20 year, a fantastic hands-on learning experience for the students. >> reporter: beautiful auroras seen in these photos taken in marin and seen across muff of the world stem from a geomagnetic storm reaching earth. >> it's a beautiful experience. nothing too dangerous because we have our magnetic field protecting us around the earth. >> reporter: distinguished professor of astronomy alex took these photos from orinda. >> the red auroras are actually more rare than the green auroras. that was quite special for me to see such an intense red aurora. >> reporter: along with the beauty comes pot
max darrow has some of the sights from last night . >> in awe. >> reporter: it's hard to put words to a sight like this. >> i just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: but this is what xavier mendoza saw from mount hamilton on friday night, a stunning rare display of the northern lights. >> it just made my passion for astronomy a little bit more solidified. >> reporter: hen do sa is a grad student at san jose state. he shared his enthuse yam with professor...
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max darrow gives us a look at some of the work which you play have seen on kpix several decades ago. >> reporter: on the second floor of san francisco's iconic coit tower, there's a mural by ralph shisee, an artist with a quiet but long lasting legacy, one of a renaissance man creating paintings, sculptures, murals and puppets. in the 1950s he was the a man creator of the children's tv show called "brother buzz" which aired on kpix. >> he built all the puppets. he acted. he wrote all the scripts. >> reporter: that's ralph's son bruce here in the city as the san francisco public library unveils a three-month exhibit to honor his father, showcase some of his best work, and highlight his unique and underrecognized place in san francisco's history. how does it feel to have this exhibit in san francisco to honor your father? >> well, it's been 75 years and coming. i'm very happy that it's finally here. >> reporter: some of the puppets that helped make "brother buzz" with the hit show it was are on display at the exhibit and one of them even returned to the kpix studios. >> grand pappy woo
max darrow gives us a look at some of the work which you play have seen on kpix several decades ago. >> reporter: on the second floor of san francisco's iconic coit tower, there's a mural by ralph shisee, an artist with a quiet but long lasting legacy, one of a renaissance man creating paintings, sculptures, murals and puppets. in the 1950s he was the a man creator of the children's tv show called "brother buzz" which aired on kpix. >> he built all the puppets. he acted....
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max darrow has a closer look. >> reporter: with this a.c.e. train rolling into the san jose diridon station, allison is on her feet for the final leg of her commute to her downtown office. >> about 0% of the time i go into the office and i always take the train. >> reporter: she's commuted from pleasanton to san jose for a little over a year now. and hybrid work really works well for her. >> much better with the flexibility. than having to come in every single day. >> reporter: however, hybrid work has posed many challenges for downtown san jose's postpandemic recovery. zincifier people are physically here during the monday to friday working hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. >> pretty quiet. >> reporter: but the problem here is less pronounced that happened it is in san francisco and in oakland. university of toronto school of cities has tracked downtown recoveries for several years now by using cell phone data to measure activity levels and of the bay area's three major cities, their data shows downtown san jose is the furthest along with workw
max darrow has a closer look. >> reporter: with this a.c.e. train rolling into the san jose diridon station, allison is on her feet for the final leg of her commute to her downtown office. >> about 0% of the time i go into the office and i always take the train. >> reporter: she's commuted from pleasanton to san jose for a little over a year now. and hybrid work really works well for her. >> much better with the flexibility. than having to come in every single day....
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max darrow has the details. >> reporter: the bay lights are coming back after going dark in 2023, and they will shimmer brighter than before. for ten years, the bay bridge lights brought a sparkle to san francisco's skyline and the feeling that came along with it, says ben davis, the founder of illuminate and visionary behind the art installation, was one of awe. >> it makes you want to reach out and grab the hand of the person next to you. it doesn't make a difference who they are. it brings us into a sense of humility through awe that unleashes the better nature of our character. >> reporter: but since they went dark in the spring of 2023 -- >> i feel like there's a hole in the night sky. there has been for the past year. >> reporter: the lights first lit up to 2013. what was originally meant to be a two-year display ended up turning into ten, but over time many of the lights were losing their luster. >> the bay bridge is a really harsh environment for electronic, and so they were suffering. and really, rather than let them decay into oblivion, which is a bad look for san francisco,
max darrow has the details. >> reporter: the bay lights are coming back after going dark in 2023, and they will shimmer brighter than before. for ten years, the bay bridge lights brought a sparkle to san francisco's skyline and the feeling that came along with it, says ben davis, the founder of illuminate and visionary behind the art installation, was one of awe. >> it makes you want to reach out and grab the hand of the person next to you. it doesn't make a difference who they are....
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max darrow caught up with the participants. >> 10 , nine, eight -- >> reporter: the sound of the horn officially kicked off another edition of the san francisco tradition, bay to breakers. more than 21,000 people signed up for the seven mile run and fun this year. some participants are competitive runners , majority show up in costumes some crazy, some fun. and there were also some people who chose to show up in nothing at all. >> 113 years, started in 1912. so it is one of the oldest running races in the united states. >> reporter: we caught up with several runners during the unofficial ceremonial tortilla toss that marks the start of the race. we met kathy redden and marie arroyo. >> this is our fourth year, we are chickens. didn't come this year we made it. and here is our newest chicken ! >> reporter: then we met jason, karina, and anaya on abby road. i mean, howard street. >> we are the beatles. >> reporter: batman and robin were there, and historically, this batman has really embraced some of the fun that some choose to have during the run. >> the bar is open. the moment we star
max darrow caught up with the participants. >> 10 , nine, eight -- >> reporter: the sound of the horn officially kicked off another edition of the san francisco tradition, bay to breakers. more than 21,000 people signed up for the seven mile run and fun this year. some participants are competitive runners , majority show up in costumes some crazy, some fun. and there were also some people who chose to show up in nothing at all. >> 113 years, started in 1912. so it is one of...
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it is integral it's 1 of the biggest pieces of the puzzle, but as our max darrow is about to show you, it's not the only piece of the puzzle watch. ><<>there's about 2 people here today, and that's crowded. >>>>perhaps it's just mary fitzgerald's bus stop. ><<>or >>perhaps it's indicative of the bigger picture in san francisco. ><<>i hi. >>>>good morning commute across the city to her downtown office is a breeze. when she goes to the office that is ><<>here to days a week by offices open 3 days. >>>>in the pre pandemic world. fitzgerald probably would have done this commute every day. working in spending a lot of time downtown. but the pandemic. induced hybrid work model has stuck around. and adapting to that. continues to be a challenge for downtown san francisco. during the monday to friday work hours, at least ><<>is still a little quiet, little sleeping, not everyone is in office monday morning, i think randomly wednesday is now the most crowded day to be an office and to go >>>>for assessment. assessment is spot on the university of toronto school of cities has been tracking down
it is integral it's 1 of the biggest pieces of the puzzle, but as our max darrow is about to show you, it's not the only piece of the puzzle watch. >>>>perhaps it's just mary fitzgerald's bus stop. >>perhaps it's indicative of the bigger picture in san francisco. >>>>good morning commute across the city to her downtown office is a breeze. when she goes to the office that is >>>>in the pre pandemic world. fitzgerald probably would have done this commute...
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. >> by it we're talking about the northern light, and max darrow has some of the sights from the skies last night. >> in awe. >> reporter: it's hard to put words to a sight like this. >> i just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: but this is what javier mendoza saw from mount hamilton on friday night, a stunning rare display of the northern lights. >> it just made my passion for astronomy a little bit more solidified. >> reporter: mendoza is a grad student at san jose state. he shared his enthusiasm with professor aaron. >> and this is the most impactful event in 20 years. it's just a fantastic hands-on learning experience for the students. >> reporter: beautiful auroras seen in these photos taken in marin and seen across much of the world stem from a geomagnetic storm reaching earth. >> and this is about as strong as the solar familiars get, so it's a beautiful experience. nothing too dangerous because we have our magnetic field protecting us around the earth. >> reporter: distinguished professor of astronomy alex took these photos from orinda. >> the red auroras are actually more rare
. >> by it we're talking about the northern light, and max darrow has some of the sights from the skies last night. >> in awe. >> reporter: it's hard to put words to a sight like this. >> i just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: but this is what javier mendoza saw from mount hamilton on friday night, a stunning rare display of the northern lights. >> it just made my passion for astronomy a little bit more solidified. >> reporter: mendoza is a grad...
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excuse me, max darrow caught up with participants who really got into the spirit. >> reporter: the sound of the horn officially kicked off another edition of san francisco's tradition, beta breakers. more than 21,000 people signed up for the seven-mile run and fun this year. while some participants are competitive runners. the majority show up in costumes. some crazy, some fun, and there are also some people who choose to show up in nothing at all. >> yeah, this is the 113th year that started in 1912. it's one of the oldest running races in the united states. >> reporter: we caught up with several runners during the unofficial, but ceremonial tortilla cost that started the at the race. >> this is our fourth year as chickens, so two of them did not come this year, but we made it. and this is our newest chicken. >> reporter: then we met them on abby road or howard street. >> this is one of our members. we're the beatle. >> reporter: batman and robin were there. historically this batman has really embraced some of the fun that some choose to have during the run. >> the first time i went, we
excuse me, max darrow caught up with participants who really got into the spirit. >> reporter: the sound of the horn officially kicked off another edition of san francisco's tradition, beta breakers. more than 21,000 people signed up for the seven-mile run and fun this year. while some participants are competitive runners. the majority show up in costumes. some crazy, some fun, and there are also some people who choose to show up in nothing at all. >> yeah, this is the 113th year...
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max darrow is on the runners route for this iconic tradition. >> the sound of the horn officially kicked off another edition of the san francisco tradition, bay to breakers. more than 21,000 people signed up for the 7000 -- seven mile run. and that the majority show up in costumes, some crazy, some fun and there are some people that choose to show up in nothing at all. >> one of the oldest running races in the united states. >> we caught up with several runners during the unofficial but ceremonial tortilla toss that marks the start of the race. % chickens. two of my flock didn't come this year but we made it. this is our newest chicken. >> and we met jason and nya on abbey road, well, power street. batman and robin and this batman has really embraced some of the fund that some choose to have during the run. >> we have fun the moment we start. >> this guy, a first timer, really leaned into a unique and creative costume. >> no idea what it will be like to run in this. >> probably would be the first time he has ever finished bay to breakers. but it was not the first time for the winners cha
max darrow is on the runners route for this iconic tradition. >> the sound of the horn officially kicked off another edition of the san francisco tradition, bay to breakers. more than 21,000 people signed up for the 7000 -- seven mile run. and that the majority show up in costumes, some crazy, some fun and there are some people that choose to show up in nothing at all. >> one of the oldest running races in the united states. >> we caught up with several runners during the...
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max darrow has some of the sights from the skies last night. >> in awe. >> reporter: it's hard to put words to a sight like this. >> i just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: but this is what javier mendoza saw from mount hamilton on friday night, a stunning, rare display of the northern lights. >> it just made my passion for astronomy a little bit more solidified. >> reporter: mendoza is a grad student at san jose state, he shared his enthusiasm with professor aaron. >> this is the most impactful event in 20 years. it's just a fantastic hands-on learning experience for the students. >> reporter: the beautiful auroras seen in these photos taken in marin stem from a geomagnetic storm reaching earth. >> it's a beautiful experience. nothing too dangerous because we have our magnetic field protecting us around the earth. >> reporter: distinguished professor of astronomy at uc berkeley alex took these photos from orinda. >> the red auroras are actually more rare than the green auroras, so that was special for me to see such an intense red aurora. >> reporter: but along with the beauty comes
max darrow has some of the sights from the skies last night. >> in awe. >> reporter: it's hard to put words to a sight like this. >> i just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: but this is what javier mendoza saw from mount hamilton on friday night, a stunning, rare display of the northern lights. >> it just made my passion for astronomy a little bit more solidified. >> reporter: mendoza is a grad student at san jose state, he shared his enthusiasm with...
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. >> max darrow gives us a look at some of the work which you may have seen on kpix decades ago. >> reporter: on the second floor of san francisco's iconic coyt tower, there's a mural by ralph chesse, an artist with a quiet but long-lasting legacy, one of a renaissance man involving painting, sculpture, mural, and puppets. >> this is a ralph chesse production. >> reporter: in the 1950s, chesse was the main creator of the children's tv show called brother buzz, which aired on kpix. >> he built all the puppets. he acted. he wrote all the scripts. >> reporter: that's ralph's son bruce. here's here in the city as the san francisco public library unveils a three-month exhibit to honor his father, showcase some of his best work, and highlight his unique and underrecognized place in san francisco's history. how does it feel to have this exhibit in san francisco really to honor your father? >> well, it's been 75 years in coming, so i'm very happy that it's finally here. >> reporter: some of the puppets that helped make brother buzz the hit show that it was are on display at the exhibit, and one of t
. >> max darrow gives us a look at some of the work which you may have seen on kpix decades ago. >> reporter: on the second floor of san francisco's iconic coyt tower, there's a mural by ralph chesse, an artist with a quiet but long-lasting legacy, one of a renaissance man involving painting, sculpture, mural, and puppets. >> this is a ralph chesse production. >> reporter: in the 1950s, chesse was the main creator of the children's tv show called brother buzz, which...
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i'm reed cowan and so nice to have you with us on a tuesday. 6:00 in the morning and i'm max darrow. >> gianna franco is off today. it's great to be here with you all and reed, always great to be with you as well my friend. >> nice to be with you my brother. okay, let's take a live look outside on this tuesday morning. and see what we're dealing with here. beautiful, beautiful out there. with just you know if you don't like the weather in the bay area, maybe drive ten miles and you will see something completely different or wait a minute right max? >> this is just a typical view though. you got the fog right below and then a beautiful sunrise above. maybe most of you won't see it today though. jessica burch, where you got to be to see this sun today? if at all. because we didn't really see much of it yesterday. >> no. >>> if you head to areas like in higher elevated areas like the hills in san francisco, you can actually see the split just from the foggy side and the not so foggy side in the peninsula. so let's take a quick look at what that's going to look like for us in the bay are
i'm reed cowan and so nice to have you with us on a tuesday. 6:00 in the morning and i'm max darrow. >> gianna franco is off today. it's great to be here with you all and reed, always great to be with you as well my friend. >> nice to be with you my brother. okay, let's take a live look outside on this tuesday morning. and see what we're dealing with here. beautiful, beautiful out there. with just you know if you don't like the weather in the bay area, maybe drive ten miles and you...
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max darrow takes a closer look. [ train bell dinging ] >> reporter: with this a.c.e. train rolling into the san jose diridon station, allison hallas is on her feet for the final leg of her commute to her downtown office. flush >> it's about 50% of the time i go into the office and i always take the train. >> reporter: she's commuted from pleasanton to san jose for a little over a year now. and hybrid work really works well for her. >> much better with the flexibility than having to come in every single day. >> reporter: however, hybrid work has posed many challenges for downtown san jose's pos-tpandemic recovery. since fewer people are physically here during the monday to friday working hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. >> it's pretty quiet. >> reporter: but the problem here is less pronounced than it is in san francisco and in oakland. the university of toronto school of cities has tracked downtown recoveries for several years now by using cell phone data to measure activity levels, and of the bay area's three major cities, their data shows downtown san jose is the fur
max darrow takes a closer look. [ train bell dinging ] >> reporter: with this a.c.e. train rolling into the san jose diridon station, allison hallas is on her feet for the final leg of her commute to her downtown office. flush >> it's about 50% of the time i go into the office and i always take the train. >> reporter: she's commuted from pleasanton to san jose for a little over a year now. and hybrid work really works well for her. >> much better with the flexibility...
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. >> and i'm max darrow in for gianna franco today. live outside on this tuesday morning. jessica burch going to be joining us just in a moment but this is what it typically looks like at 5:00 on tuesday morning here at this time of year but that may change. jess, you are talking about a warmth today huh? >>> ooh, she's cloudy out there but yeah, right around the corner. you know, memorial day with you yesterday. and for a lot of americans, that kind of signifies the first day of summer. right? well, first official day of summer is still a couple of weeks away. however, it's starting to feel like it in our long-range models we can see a nice warm-up this week and this morning we are waking up to the marine layer filling the bay area. cool cloudy conditions off near hayward and fremont until around 8:00 a.m. then we start to see that cloud layer pull back along the coast and at that point we're going to be left with sunnier skies off in the east bay. take a look at this though. off into the east bay we go, later today, we're going to be sitting close to the 70s and 80s. any
. >> and i'm max darrow in for gianna franco today. live outside on this tuesday morning. jessica burch going to be joining us just in a moment but this is what it typically looks like at 5:00 on tuesday morning here at this time of year but that may change. jess, you are talking about a warmth today huh? >>> ooh, she's cloudy out there but yeah, right around the corner. you know, memorial day with you yesterday. and for a lot of americans, that kind of signifies the first day of...
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. >> i'm max darrow. in for gianna franco today. it's great to be with you reed and thank you everyone for letting me into your homes this morning. appreciate it. let's take you live outside to one of the most beautiful looks of bay area. we can tell you the sun is shining bright above the bay today. right above that marine layer right there. let's bring in jessica burch right now and tell us a little bit about what we just looked at and what we can expect over the next couple of days l that's the black mountain cam overlooking the santa clara valley. >>> they're dealing with the same cloud cover we are here in san francisco. let's dave straight into the forecast. we have the map showing you that marine layer really blanketing all of us as we wake up. giving us that typical may gray look and when we head outside the windows and right below me is our virtual reality map and turn on the cloud cover so you can see that in just a second. here's the good news, heading into the next couple of hours that pulls back along the coast. around
. >> i'm max darrow. in for gianna franco today. it's great to be with you reed and thank you everyone for letting me into your homes this morning. appreciate it. let's take you live outside to one of the most beautiful looks of bay area. we can tell you the sun is shining bright above the bay today. right above that marine layer right there. let's bring in jessica burch right now and tell us a little bit about what we just looked at and what we can expect over the next couple of days l...
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. >> i'm max darrow and gianna franco is off today. it's really great to be here again with you. reed. >> nice to be here with you my friend and let's talk about the weather because it's another day of just eww right. >> probably may gray. live outside on this tuesday morning. right now. this is a look from the mark hopkins hotel cam and you can see the fog rolling into the bay area. pretty typical. believe it or not, there's the transamerica pyramid behind the layer of fog there and starting the day off now is jessica burch to tell us all about it. >>> absolutely, good morning to everyone waking up with us. right now as we head out the door, yes, it's another day of may gray out there. it's not impacting surface visibility that much right now. over the golden gate bridge or the bay bridge. but we are keeping a close eye on that especially in the next couple of hours. this is going to be on repeat for us the next couple of days. more may gray in sight. a quiet weather pattern for us with cool brisk mornings and all the fog rolling in along the coastal areas and it pulls back alon
. >> i'm max darrow and gianna franco is off today. it's really great to be here again with you. reed. >> nice to be here with you my friend and let's talk about the weather because it's another day of just eww right. >> probably may gray. live outside on this tuesday morning. right now. this is a look from the mark hopkins hotel cam and you can see the fog rolling into the bay area. pretty typical. believe it or not, there's the transamerica pyramid behind the layer of fog...
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and while we talk about this, we want to remind you of a story max darrow told you about. some fascinating insights in many bay area cities. a university of toronto study ranked san jose second on its nationwide list tracking downtown recoveries. and it's all based on tracking cell phone activity. the results? activities in downtown areas of many bay area cities are on weeknight robust mode. i mean, it's major at night. and that's a powerful finding for business owners. many of them backing up the findings in max's' study and you can find that on the website. kpix.com. it's worth tuning in and looking at. >>> artificial intelligence, like it or not, it is roaring to reality. coming up, our kenny choi examines whether a new committee on safety can protect gig workers. >>> and coming up next, we'll take you live to new york where jurors begin deliberations in former president donald trump's hush money trial. with cbs polls showing voters split right down the middle on trump's guilt or innocence. we're going to have somebody explain what a conviction in the case would look li
and while we talk about this, we want to remind you of a story max darrow told you about. some fascinating insights in many bay area cities. a university of toronto study ranked san jose second on its nationwide list tracking downtown recoveries. and it's all based on tracking cell phone activity. the results? activities in downtown areas of many bay area cities are on weeknight robust mode. i mean, it's major at night. and that's a powerful finding for business owners. many of them backing up...