kron four's state capitol reporter ashley zavala explains where all this money is going. >> the governor and other leaders in his administration came here to oroville to sign off on that spending plan with hopes that this urgent action will help prevent another disastrous wildfire season in california. >> on the step of a fire truck. governor gavin newsome signed a 536 million dollar emergency spending plan for fire prevention projects across the state. >> this is just a down payment. this just gets the ball rolling. this is early action this by no means no stretch of the imagination is the final word. the state of california's efforts to lean in to this wildfire season. the money is meant for forest management home hardening against fire and workforce training not only will it be released to state agencies but also relevant local community groups like fire safe councils. but i am very concerned. cal fire director tom porter and the rest of the agency is bracing for another potentially brutal fire season i'm very concerned that we are in drought conditions that we are seeing dry fuels in

kron four's ashley zavala has that story. >> a group of local elections officials this morning. governor gavin newsom's recall election could cost 400 million dollars more than 4 times as much as governor newsom and other state officials expected originally it could be one of the most expensive elections in state history. it's entirely possible and prepare for it. we have to fall under the same covid restrictions that we did down the johnston is the president of the california association of clerks and elections officials. a bipartisan group of county clerks and registrars. the group notes. the 2020 general election was the most expensive in california's history, costing $18 per voter. it required personal protective equipment larger spaces in vote by mail ballots. johnston says if the same rules apply to the recall. it will carry the same historic price tag whether the state will reimburse counties for the likely election is still to be determined that could be very large deficit. too many county budgets and local county board of supervisors and have been very difficult decisio

ashley zavala explains the cost concerns and the decision that state leaders will need to make. >> as the recall moves forward. >> a group of local elections officials this morning. governor gavin newsom's recall election could cost 400 million dollars more than 4 times as much as governor newsom and other state officials expected originally it could be one of the most expensive elections in state history. it's entirely possible and prepare for every have to fall under the same covid restrictions that we did down the johnston is the president of the california association of clerks and elections officials. a bipartisan group of county clerks and registrars. the group notes. the 2020 general election was the most expensive in california's history, costing $18 per voter. it required a personal protective equipment larger spaces in vote by mail ballots. johnston says if the same rules apply to the recall. it will carry the same historic price tag whether the state will reimburse counties for the likely election is still to be determined that could be very large deficit. too many county b

kron four's ashley zavala explains. >> as california continues to see a normally dry conditions across the state about a dozen lawmakers are urging governor newsom to declare a drought related state of emergency. this is the slowest most foreseeable train wreck imaginable. state senator andreas borgeas is one in a bipartisan group of lawmakers who sent a letter to the governor requesting the declaration, a meeting with water resource officials and financial assistance for food producers. one of the take away is that i got from your letter there are billions of dollars and thousands, 10's of thousands of jobs that are at risk as a result of this water shortage easily. we're now down to a 5% allocation of state in down to a status quo. 0 at the federal level. >> so if you are did literally extrapolate that out on what that means. the farming community, which has to make real-time decisions now. do they plant. do they take out. do they allowed to follow. so this is not a situation where you can wait for the zenith of the drought by issuing a state of emergency. lawmakers say it would ince

ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> tonight. the calls for the mayor of windsor to resign are getting louder after 5 women came forward accusing dominic foppoli of assault for pulling has denied the accusations saying he will not resign. this coming wednesday. we just learned there will be a special meeting over zoom to address the allegations recall paperwork is also expected to be filed this week. there was a rally yesterday here calling for him to step down. one of 4 police accusers was there and shared her story. >> the last 15 years i felt one way about my story that we're friends. there's drinking. it was a mistake. he probably doesn't remember. >> to come to hear all these stories and a lot having to do women being drugged and just recognizing that if that had been the case of my story. could have been very different. >> even brother is calling for his resignation. the sonoma county sheriff has launched an investigation into these assault allegations and in sonoma county as well. the former mayor of sebastopol has been ar

ashley zavala kron 4 news and governor newsome is not the first governor of california to face a recall. >> back in 2000, 3 governor gray davis. he was recalled and arnold schwarzenegger was elected. well, today kron four's tahernia talk to former governor davis about whether or not he thinks nuisance recall effort will be successful. >> governor gavin newsom's job may soon be on the line as efforts to recall him gain traction. and while this is the largest recall effort against governor newsome. it's not the only 1, 5, other recall petitions were previously filed against the governor since he took office back in january 2019, former california governor gray davis was in the same boat as governor newsome when he was facing recall efforts during his time in office. davis was effectively recalled in 2003. but he says his recall is out of governor newsome a difference. one of main reasons being timing as time goes on. >> more people be vaccinated or schools will open. people going back to work. and people feel better about themselves, their future. got there. the public health officials wh

ashley zavala has the story. >> as california continues to see a normally dry conditions across the state about a dozen lawmakers are urging governor newsom to declare a drought related state of emergency. this is the slowest most foreseeable train wreck imaginable. state senator andreas borgeas is one in a bipartisan group of lawmakers who sent a letter to the governor requesting the declaration, a meeting with water resource officials and financial assistance for food producers. one of the take away is that i got from your letter there are billions of dollars and thousands, 10's of thousands of jobs that are at risk as a result of this water shortage easily. we're now down to a 5% allocation of state in down to a status quo. 0 at the federal level. >> so if you are did literally extrapolate that out on what that means. the farming community, which has to make real-time decisions now. do they plant. do they take out. do they allowed to follow. so this is not a situation where you can wait for the zenith of the drought by issuing a state of emergency. lawmakers say it would incentivize wa

our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala joins us now. line alive in explains. if it's likely to happen here. ashley. >> yeah, vicki and grant. california is now tracking 7 different strains of covid-19 and has excitement grows over that expanded vaccine eligibility. the governor is urging caution. >> that was not the time despite the ball now is not the time. to and now it's mission accomplished with one of the lowest covid-19 positivity rates in the country and more than 80 million vaccine doses distributed california leaders say they see a bright light up ahead. but there is a lingering concern these variants having an impact on transmission. >> in states large and small state leaders say california seeing several cases of 4 concerning variants of covid-19, including 854 cases of the uk variant 35 brazilian 10 south african and about 9,300 cases of the west coast variant. >> after getting his vaccine in los angeles thursday newsome pointed back to the variance when asked about the possibility of a spring surge. we're very mindful we're very concerned about th

ashley zavala has that story. >> any there. governor newsom's recall qualify for the ballot later this year. expect more of this over the next several months. i feel like i'm debating donald trump interrupted. i feel like i'm debating bernie sanders. so you don't agreement sums chief strategist a smith participated in wednesday's inside the recall event hosted by the sacramento press club he says the recall is a republican attempt to gain power in california will be a national debate. >> about which he is the direction. california should go. is it a direction where we or actually. caring about our people. think think in taking care of them. richard direction where we go towards the division in the hate that we saw in the trump years and dozens more representing the other side as she helps raise money for the recall effort with her organization rescued california. >> and says the governor's pandemic related policies pushed millions to this point. gavin newsom has to answer to e% the people of california. good luck. if you want t

ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> we have some sad news for the bay area music scene rapper shot. gee who was a part of the oakland-based group digital on the ground has passed away. he was best known for the hit saw the humpty dance whose real name is gregory jacobs also work with legendary rappers, including doctor dray iii 40 into pot. he even helped write to fox first single i get around. shockey was found dead in a hotel room in tampa. so far there's no cause of death. he was only 57 years old. coming up, the kron 4 morning news disturbing new video shows a vacaville officer throwing a team with autism to the ground and punching him. >> what prompted this violent confrontation. up next. and the senate has passed a bill denouncing discrimination against asian communities in the united states. how the bay area is reacting to that. and after the break, the u.s. is looking to cutting emissions in half by 2030, how the biden administration is looking to reach this goal in a live report from washington, dc. >> welcome back to the kron morning news, a brain, a heart be we have to ge

ashley zavala kron 4 news. coming up on the kron 4 morning news following george floyd's death san jose mayor sam liccardo made a vow. >> to reform the city's police department where that effort stands today. and as a man businesses continue to struggle and stay open business is booming for the cannabis industry. how local dispensaries our thriving amid the pandemic. welcome back to the kron 00:00am morning news radio harvey lets get another check of weather this morning with john sabol. >> so i in i'm tracking a lot of high wind advisories for several bridges across the bay area. what are you tracking on your and so the good news about those high wind advisories. reyna is that we are looking at winds gradually coming down. so although we're still in the midst. >> of the tail end of some breezy conditions today by no means will be as windy as yesterday was so bit of good news for commuters out there. i definitely still keep your eyes on those breezes but an improvement as compared to where we were yesterday. as

ashley zavala explains where the state stands on requiring requiring them as large venue such as convention centers and stadiums reopened to the public. >> as california prepares to allow large gatherings live performances and receptions next week. state leaders say for now there are no plans for a vaccine verification. system sure that around vaccine verification private the equity and fairness. currently. plans by the impose or have a vaccine passport system. you're in california. >> meanwhile, here at the state capitol, republican assemblyman kevin kiley says he's drafting legislation to make sure vaccine passport systems do not materialize here in california at any level of government. you shouldn't have to provide personal health information. >> in order to just go about your daily activities. i think that that would be a very dangerous thing. it's something that goes sort of fundamental notions of privacy and liberty. and it's not a road we want to go state health officials say they expect private businesses to verify full vaccinations are testing with their own systems. kiley says it

there. >> alright capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala. certainly we will have to wait and see what happens here thanks for that live report tonight from sacramento. well, there are currently 5 people running against newsome in the recall campaign for sure. they include republican businessman john, former mayor san diego, kevin faulkner, former congressman doug oc, former adult film star mary carey and most recently as we alluded to olympian reality star caitlyn jenner. she just announced her candidacy last friday and we'll have much more on this recall effort ahead on kron 4 news at 5, including what is next in the recall election process. it will be speaking live with tom del beccaro at 5.30. he has a role in this process. make sure you download kron 4 mobile app to always stay connected. >> and that's big story. we are following tonight. the murder of a 7 month-old baby is raising concerns about the san francisco district attorney's record on charging domestic violent cases. that is because the baby's accused killer had previously been

more easily kron four's capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has those details. >> california leaders are set to likely announced this week. rule changes that will make it easier for counties to move into the state's less restrictive orange and yellow tears. the tears allow for the reopening of the majority of businesses and activities with expanded capacity as of monday, most of california remains in the red tier allowing for businesses to open with minimal capacity. the relaxation of rules will be triggered once 4 million doses of the covid-19 vaccine have been distributed to the least healthy zip codes across state is working on an even less restrictive green tier that additional guidance is coming soon. >> and that was quite a lot more information about when we get past to keep it all together. getting have to that will still take more time and more vaccinations continuing to monitor it actually racing the trends, but he will provide that road map. >> state officials say that new road map could be out in the coming days reporting in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> coming

ashley zavala explains where the state stands on the question of those passports. >> as california prepares to allow large gatherings live performances and receptions next week. state leaders say for now there are no plans for a vaccine verification. system in california watching closely. what? >> the federal partners making sure that all. vaccine verification private the equity and fairness. currently. current plans by the impose or have a vaccine passport system. you're in california. >> meanwhile, here at the state capitol, republican assemblyman kevin kiley says he's drafting legislation to make sure vaccine passport systems do not materialize here in california at any level of government. you shouldn't have to provide personal health information. >> in order to just go about your daily activities and that i think that that would be a very dangerous thing. it's something that goes sort of fundamental notions of privacy and liberty. and it's not a road we want to get out. state health officials say they expect private businesses to verify full vaccinations are testing with their own syst

ashley zavala kron 4 news as san francisco and it's small and neighborhood businesses try to crawl back towards normalcy in the waning months of this pandemic. >> the city's mayor london breed is challenging residents to buy from small businesses only in the month of may. in today's media conference. she noted that the city has given some relief to small businesses through 75 million dollars and grants and loans as well as set fee waivers. but that's not enough. she wants the public to shop more at local businesses. for many people, it could be hard to avoid buying from amazon or target. the mayor says that she's been trying to lead by example since the early days of the pandemic. >> coming up, a new study shows a lot of people are moving out of san francisco and heading to sacramento why they say they're high tailing it out of here. plus the warriors will be welcoming fans back to chase center starting next friday to get in, though. you'll either need a negative covid test or show that you're fully vaccinated. if you haven't had the 2 shots in the 2 weeks after that or the one shot j a

ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> former california governor arnold schwarzenegger is speaking out about the potential recall election. in an interview with political support today are pointing out the similarities between the current recall effort and the one in 2003, which led to his election. he says people are dissatisfied at the highest level and the recall is a way for them to let out their anger towards an offer. some advice. newlome saying he could continue being real or he should continue being real. he praised the governor for being involved in connecting with people all across the state. vice president kamala harris to be in oakland next monday. she's going to be talking about the infrastructure plan and will also focus on small businesses. we'll pass on the details as we learn more about her upcoming visit. and a developing story out of southern california 4 people, including a child are dead after a shooting. the shooting happened in the city of orange at an office complex. this is video of the scene shortly after that happened, a woman was also taken to the hospital. the gu

ashley zavala kron 4 news. but as we have learned, it's not so easy that the state just says something and that's the way it is. it's now up to california's 58 individual counties, too. >> adopt these guidelines or create their own version of the guidelines. so tonight we checked in with those who would benefit from this expanded reopening and also talk to medical professionals about what this all means. if it's safe. kron four's. dan kerman live for us now in san francisco at the muskogee center with details tonight. good evening, dan. good evening. you know, we're hearing about the concerts and sports venues. but in san francisco, the one that's really going to make the difference of the conferences in the meetings. that's what's going to generate all the additional revenue. >> keep the small businesses going. that's what impacted here in san francisco by these new guidelines as you say, if they were adopted in some form by the city of san francisco. >> covid-19 put the brakes on 70 major conferences like thi

ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> and the east bay oakland leaders are taking more action to tackle illegal dumping they added additional crews to clean up the hot spots in the city. the city just launched an app. it's called oak 3, 1, 1, for residents to report illegal dumping through the app. the cleaning crews can respond to the communities today. oakland mayor libby shaft called on the public to be part of the cleaning process. >> if you have a camera footage that shows who is doing the dumb thing. we can use it and you can even earn reward money. so we need you to provide that information to 3, 1, 1, >> illegal dumping has really grown in oakland for many years. the cleaners have performed more than 30,000 trash pickups annually. this numbers almost triple the work done just 10 years ago. >> our 4 zone forecast side as we take a live look outside on this wednesday night at the golden gate bridge. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow standing by teased us earlier. you did spot the possibility of rain. yes, there's the possibility that stuff is in a remote. fairly remote right now. but li

ashley zavala has that story. >> any there. governor newsom's recall qualify for the ballot later this year. expect more of this over the next several months. i feel like i'm debating donald trump interrupted. i feel like i'm debating bernie sanders. so you get a nuisance. chief strategist a smith participated in wednesday's inside the recall event hosted by the sacramento press club he says the recall is a republican attempt to gain power in california will be a national debate. >> about which is the direction california should go. is it a direction where we or actually. caring about our people. think think in taking care of them. richard direction where we go towards the division in the hate that we saw in the trump years and dozens more representing the other side as she helps raise money for the recall effort with her organization rescued california. >> and says the governor's pandemic-related policies pushed millions to this point. gavin newsom has to answer to the people of california. good luck. if you want to keep going

ashley zavala explains. >> we are still targeting june california health and human services secretary doctor mark galli said friday. the state is still poised for a full reopening in less than 2 months regardless of the pause on the johnson and johnson vaccine. galli said the state said the june 15th date aware of the issues with covid-19 mutations in other parts of the nation and in other countries while several variants have been found in california cases state leaders are encouraged by the vaccine's protection against them. so far. the variants that we are concerned about. >> have largely it will almost entirely been responsive to the vaccine, which is the best news today. we we don't have very and that skates or vaccine. speaking of the sacramento press club event. california's top health official explained what california could look like beyond the blueprint in october. many of the things that we mask, we will be able to do what can the big difference, though, is we will not likely have our youngest kids vaccinated. so. we're going to still need to protect young people. but in re

ashley zavala explains what's driving the decision and when the update is coming. >> california leaders are set to likely announced this week. rule changes that will make it easier for counties to move into the state's less restrictive orange and yellow tears. the tears allow for the reopening of the majority of businesses and activities with expanded capacity as of monday, most of california remains in the red tier allowing for businesses to open with minimal capacity. the relaxation of rules will be triggered once 4 million doses of the covid-19 vaccine have been distributed to the least healthy zip codes across the state as of monday state data showed 3.9 6 million doses have been distributed. right now. the orange tier requires counties to have covid-19 case rates between one to 3.9 per 100,000 people and the yellow tier to have case rates less than one once the 4 million doses are distributed. the orange tier will require case rates between 2 to 5.9 per 100,000 people and the yellow tier to have case rates less than 2 pitchers will be a little of after announcing friday that large

our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has more on that. >> oral arguments begin tuesday in the california court of appeal in sacramento over a lawsuit questioning governor gavin newsom's use of power amid the pandemic. this next step comes after the governor appealed a lower court's ruling last year that he abused his executive power and use of the emergency services act to change state law within the law. >> is absolutely on our side that the california constitution does not countenance autocratic form of government under any circumstances assemblyman kevin kiley is one of 2 republican lawmakers taking the governor to court over the issue. >> oral arguments come 2 weeks after the governor announced the state would drop pandemic-related restrictions and allow for a full reopening of the state june 15th that he's planning to continue. >> to exercise sweeping emergency powers for over 2 more months. regardless of there is any justification for it. and so i think it just all the more clearly demonstrates the need a ruling by the court. but it's also going to be the first binding precedent by

ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> thank you. actually as more and more people get the second shot of pfizer and moderna. there are new questions tonight about just how long these vaccines might lessen fact. pfizer's ceo is saying that it's likely people will need a booster shot or or 3rd shot eventually. but what is the science tell us. dan kerman has been speaking to some medical experts. he joins us now live from aspect site. >> at moscow knee in san francisco. what are they saying, dan. >> well, i think the key thing they're saying is that it's made now will at this point the scientific evidence isn't there to support the fact that they know everybody will need it. they say they may need it. pharmaceutical companies need to start working on it right now because they can't discover in november that they need it. and then 4 months go by until they figure out how to make it. still. they say the scientific evidence isn't there. so there still is hope that these will last longer than many people think. both pfizer and moderna are

ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> next at 5 time. this puts more people in building here in san francisco, folks working in the sales force tower may soon be back inside that office in bigger numbers. but san francisco's largest private employer as requirements. for that. we have the details there. you might want to know. plus an injury-plagued season for the warriors. but this guy's not slowing down. steph curry's record breaking career rolls on how it average showing tonight against the nuggets would move him past one of the game's all-time greats and instead of closing oakland's mass vaccination site. it's here to stay at the coliseum is preparing to expand the vaccinations. the state says anybody 16 and older this week will at least temporarily be able to get i brought in ensure max protein, with thirty grams of protein. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks! ( sighs wearily ) here, i'll take that! ( excited yell ) woo-hoo! ensure max protein. with thirty grams of protein, one-gram of sugar, and nutrients to suppo

ashley reporter ashley zavala explains. >> oral arguments begin tuesday in the california court of appeal in sacramento over a lawsuit questioning governor gavin newsom's use of power amid the pandemic. this next step comes after the governor appealed a lower court's ruling last year that he abused his executive power and use of the emergency services act to change state law within the law. >> is absolutely on our side that the california constitution does not countenance autocratic form of government under any circumstances assemblyman kevin kiley is one of 2 republican lawmakers taking the governor to court over the issue. >> oral arguments come 2 weeks after the governor announced the state would drop pandemic-related restrictions and allow for a full reopening of the state june 15th that he's planning to continue. >> to exercise sweeping emergency powers for over 2 more months. regardless of there is any justification for it. and so i think it just all the more clearly demonstrates the need a ruling by the court. but it's also going to be the first binding precedent by a california co

they happen verified kron four's ashley zavala has the latest. >> it's been a long haul. organizers of the effort to recall governor gavin newsome officially gathered enough petition signatures for the issue to head to voters later this year. the secretary of state's office confirmed one 0.66 million signatures have been verified, which recall supporters like and dozens more expected to pretty pleased. >> with where we're at. it's exactly what i predicted, what happened. we've been pulling together or infrastructure that we need to put in play. it is moving forward. we have a very good plan newsom's anti recall campaign released a statement monday saying, quote, this election will be about 2 different visions for california. >> the republican recall back bipartisan pro trump and far right forces threatens our values as californians and seeks to undo the important progress we've made under governor newsome fighting covid supporting families who are struggling protecting our environment commonsense gun safety laws. there's simply too much at stake. we will win the secretary

ashley zavala explains. >> this all depends on california's ability to maintain these ultra-low covid-19 hospitalization and transmission rates. governor newsom's administration is confident with the expected vaccine supply and distribution reopening is soon to be a reality. >> we'll be getting rid of the colored tiers. well, bill, moving past the dimmer switch. we'll be getting rid of the blueprint as you for new leaders announced tuesday, they will toss the state's reopening rule book and allow all counties to resume all activities without state mandated restrictions, june 15th california has been using its blueprint for reopening for 31 weeks and will use it for another 8 and a half state health officials say they chose june 15th expecting hospitalization and transmission rates to remain low. >> in vaccination rates to rise. the date falls. 2 months after the state makes everyone 16 and up eligible for the vaccine. so we're going to keep a close eye not just on that hospitalization rate number. >> but actually understanding who's in the hospital and whether those who are vaccinated

ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> still to come, what one bay area law enforcement official says we'll turn the tide on officers use of excessive force. and the golden state warriors are preparing to welcome fans to the chase center tomorrow for the first time in over a year how they plan on making sure that everyone that's part of nation. stay safe and following the guilty verdict in the derek chauvin trial berkeley's mayor says he's taking action to reform the policing practices in his city. when we come back, we'll hear from the mayor. >> in the east bay the berkeley city auditor just released a review of berkeley police responses and stops some key findings are similar to previous data that shows police stop black people at a significantly higher rate compared to the population in their city. however, recently enacted police reforms may reduce unnecessary interactions between people of color and berkeley. police kron four's. has it made has the story now. >> no more being stopped for low level offenses that do not impact public safety. it didn't stop for not wearing a seat belt or expir

ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> well, stay with us here on kron four's. we continue to cover and monitor the drought conditions are website has a lot of tips on hgw you can start conserving water right now it's all there on kron. 4 dot com chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins our coverage now, if you're not going to have rain you'd like it to be cooler than normal. in the summer. yeah, i think we that be something we hope for. we love along foggy summer. i know a lot of folks don't want to have that. >> but certainly that would help out that would keep moisture levels up. fire danger down. so wanted to give you a look at long range forecast model here. this one coming from noaa, the showing you the chance of normal temperatures in the bay area and above normal right now. so right now you can see the area right here. you see the areas shaded in orange in the 60 percentile, the 70 percentile all the way down in the southern california. so we kind of fall in between that there's a 65% of chance of normal for us to have above normal temperatures right th

ashley zavala has the details. >> california leaders are set to likely announced this week. rule changes that will make it easier for counties to move into the state's less restrictive orange and yellow tears. the tears allow for the reopening of the majority of businesses and activities with expanded capacity as of monday, most of california remains in the red tier allowing for businesses to open with minimal capacity. the relaxation of rules will be triggered once 4 million doses of the covid-19 vaccine have been distributed to the least healthy zip codes across the state as of monday state data showed 3.9 6 million doses have been distributed. right now. the orange tier requires counties to have covid-19 case rates between one to 3.9 per 100,000 people and the yellow tier to have case rates less than one once the 4 million doses are distributed. the orange tier will require case rates between 2 to 5.9 per 100,000 people and the yellow tier to have case rates less than 2 pitchers will be a little of after announcing friday that large gatherings live performances conference

ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> let's go the north bay now because the recall effort against windsor. mayor dominic foppoli has hit a roadblock. the town clerk says the paperwork filed by the recall committee did not meet election coats at this point. we're not sure if the committee will re filed the paperwork and the recall petition kron four's. noelle bellow is following the story for us. we'll have more coming up during kron 4 news in prime time starting at 8. >> with more hate crimes targeting the asian american and pacific islander communities. the san francisco police department has launched a hotline for chinese language speakers kron four's, maureen kelly went along with law enforcement and other local leaders as they work to spread the word about this new resource that has meant to make potential witnesses and victims more comfortable coming forward. they can leave their information anonymously. that's commander daryl fong from sfpd new community engagement division checking in with a comment street merchant. he was joined by the captain of the richmond station supervisor con

ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> and the north bay mandatory measures are already in place. and now the this pool water district is looking to put even further limits on when people can use water kron four's terisa stasio explains. >> quad copter for showing this startling. look at phoenix lake in marine county. normally this resin for one of 7 vital for drinking water up to the green bushes but not now. now the marine municipal water district. so desperate it's siphoning water from the reservoir to shore up other shrinking supplies. reservoir storage levels are at about 50% and typically this time of year we see the levels that about 90% or better. >> so we are on track to become a drought of record jeanie building is the spokesperson for the water district. we've had 2 consecutive years, 2 consecutive dry years. last year was the second driest year in 90 years. >> levels already forcing the board to put immediate and mandatory water conservation orders into place. so there's several things that we're asking people to do not to wash their cars at home. >> don't power wash y

ashley zavala kron 4 news. coming up next on the kron 4 morning news as the city of oakland sees a rise in violent crime. >> the police department is asking for more resources to help keep people safe up next. welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. i'm reyna harvey. lets get another check of weather with john shrable because the week it was nice monday was nice as well here today is going to be nice. >> and hopefully we're just going to keep this trend going is going to be a thing from now. yeah, we definitely got used to nice weather at least the sunshine for sure. we are on 25 straight days of no rainfall across the day. and even though that's been enjoyable, obviously we're missing out on some rain here that we should be tapping into. >> and that's the obvious downside we are in for another comfortable day ahead of us today. you can see outside from berkeley skies are clear enough cloud cover is sitting above us this morning. so that does mean good conditions for your drive into work. not really talking mu

our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala joins us now live with reaction and this announcement. i'm not sure a lot of people saw coming. >> some saw it coming. some didn't. the secretary of state's office, however, says that her paperwork is officially in and she is running as a republican. >> she adds some celebrity to a wide field of candidates that already come from the republican party. >> center says she's in announcing she'll run for california governor in the likely recall election of gavin newsome. in a statement friday. the lgbtq reality star and former olympian said she's been a compassionate disrupter throughout her life and is quote, a proven winner and the only outsider who can put an end to gavin newsom's disastrous time as governor jenner had no policy proposals posted to her website friday. but did already have plenty of merchandise for sale. i think today is a historic and i think, you know, we wish or. >> the very best of luck. recall organizer and the economy says the effort to replace gavin newsome has entered a new phase like we've always said we didn't thin

kron four's, ashley zavala explains. >> oral arguments begin tuesday in the california court of appeal in sacramento over a lawsuit questioning governor gavin newsom's use of power amid the pandemic. this next step comes after the governor appealed a lower court's ruling last year that he abused his executive power and use of the emergency services act to change state law within the law. >> there's absolutely on our side that the california constitution does not countenance autocratic form of government under any circumstances assemblyman kevin kiley is one of 2 republican lawmakers taking the governor to court over the issue oral arguments come 2 weeks after the governor anntunced the state would drop pandemic-related restrictions and allow for a full reopening of the state june 15th that he's planning to continue. >> to exercise sweeping emergency powers for over 2 more months. regardless of there is any justification for it. and so i think it just all the more clearly demonstrates the need for a ruling by the court. but it's also going to be the first binding precedent. by a califor

ashley zavala has the details. we will continue to be cautious sigh striven and step by step so that we can ensure that there's no. >> changes to the broader environment. >> california's top health and economic officials friday say they're giving the green light on gatherings and live events that have been prohibited now for more than a year starting april 15th indoor live events will be allowed in red orange and yellow tears capacity. limits, start at 10% in the red tier and increased depending on the county's tear status or if venues require proof of full vaccination or a negative covid-19 test large venues will require proof of full vaccination or test for counties in the red tier which currently encompasses most of california masks will be required for everyone. social distancing for some. >> faction its actions that because separated off kids should shoulder to shoulder. this is really critical because this is going be a pathway to allowing get used to to me to capacity limits are currently in receptions and c

our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala joins us to explain how the money would be used. >> the 3.4 billion dollar drought relief package cleared its first hurdle in the california legislature thursday as lawmakers try to swiftly, send it to the governor for approval. the effort unanimously cleared a senate budget committee on natural resources for every. >> here we can getting money on the ground. it's the weeks there's operation happening on our soils. some of these water districts just quite frankly needs resources to get. >> things done. half a billion dollars would be available immediately for emergency drought-related response for communities that need it across california. thursday's drought monitor released showed 88% the state is in a severe drought with the entire state considered abnormally dry. the proposed package would also put funds toward improving water supply in smaller communities help or 8 players with covid related water debt and provide help to struggling agriculture and local water agencies. the package would be paid with state and federal funds. state natural

ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> and former california governor arnold schwarzenegger speaking out tonight about the potential recall election. in an interview with politico schwarzenegger pointed out the similarities between the current recall effort and the one in 2003, which led to his election. he says people are dissatisfied at the highest level and the recall is a way for them to let their anger out. in this case. a lot of people are upset with nuisance handling of course, of the pandemic and other issues shorts nader did offer some advice to newsome saying he should continue being real and he praised the governor for being involved and connecting with people all across the state. okay. speaking of that 2000, 3 recall election today. former governor gray davis. he added his thoughts to the current recall. he knows about recalls to tell kron 4 sanaz tahernia the recall will likely be this fall. but governor newsome is not going anywhere. >> as time goes on. more people read vaccinated or schools will open well, people be going back to work. and people feel better about themselves, fut

ashley zavala kron 4 news. thank you so much. ashley will go to the east bay now where walk-in vaccination clinics open in contra, costa county. >> the county has placing these walk-in clinics in the areas hardest hit by the virus. each side can administer 5 to 700 vaccines a day. you can find a full list of all the walk-in clinics on our website. kron 4 dot com and if you don't want to go to one of those walk-in clinics. there are appointments still available through the contra. costa health services website as concerns are growing over covid variants. moderna is now hoping to have a booster shot for its 2 dose. covid vaccine and have that ready by the fall. the company is planning to submit data to regulators within a few months. moderna announced this week. its vaccine is more than 90% effective at protecting against covid up to 6 months after the second dose today, the ceo pfizer also said that they believe a 3rd dos or booster shot could be necessary. kron four's dan kerman following the story for us and he will have reactio

>> and as our ashley zavala explains, he's directing state agencies to prepare in case conditions become extreme. >> this particular lake standing in what should be 40 feet under water. governor gavin newsom declared drought emergencies in mendocino and sonoma counties. wednesday you can't focus this state. >> has a one size fits all solution. meaning we have to target our solutions. regionally. parts of the state or in extreme conditions like this. other parts of our state are not fixed very in sync, the kind of extreme conditions that we're experiencing here. the governor noted both county lake capacities are extremely low prompting the declaration. if you're in a different part of the state. you probably need to know that this will one day happened to you. >> so that's to the point of where all californians here we all need to be doing our part when we have such widespread conditions. but wednesday marked the 3rd time in about 2 weeks. the governor said he's not ready to declare a statewide drought emergency. i anticipate. >> being strategic and targeted in terms of the formal emergen

ashley zavala kron 4 news. hundreds of covid-19 vaccines have already been administered at 2 pop-up clinics in contra, costa county public health department opened those sites just yesterday forcefully to call reports those sites alone are expected to vaccinate at least a 1000 people. >> 16 and older every day. >> presidency is not required and neither is an appointment. you just show up. >> and you can get a vaccine contra costa health services is trying to ease access to a covid-19 shot by making a drop in vaccinations available. >> at the antioch community center be considerate to others and go get back to may not for you, but for others. also the public health department teamed up with the state's office of emergency services to open this clinic and another at veterans memorial hall and richmond thursday. >> each with the capacity to administer up to 700 vaccines a day dealing with the public. >> you don't know who you're coming around you know, and i have kids. so. >> it is definitely a chip off the county

ashley zavala caught up with a sponsor who will be sworn in soon. >> rob bonta will be the first filipino american to hold this position. his takeover of the department of justice comes at a time when state leaders are calling for more support of the asian pacific islander community and more police accountability such an >> so humbling overwhelming robin to says he's ready to take on his new role as california attorney general, but he preferred to be considered something other than the state's top cop. i see them all this as the people's i know people call the top cop. >> but i think the people's attorney has i think the role of this of this position in this office is time to fight for everyday folks who are being hurt mistreat abuse by those who are abusing their power bonta will fill the vacancy left by now us health and huma services secretary, have you have a set up. >> has spent the last 9 years as a progressive bay area assemblyman at the forefront of pushes to end cash bail and strengthen laws on hate crimes in his new role. he's promising to prioritize more action on police. accou

our ashley zavala explains. >> this particular lake standing in what should be 40 feet under water. governor gavin newsome declared drought emergencies in mendocino and sonoma counties. wednesday you can focus this state. >> has a one size fits all solution. meaning we have to target our solutions. regionally. parts of the state or in extreme conditions like this. other parts of our state are not fixed very in sync, the kind of extreme conditions that we're experiencing here. ote governor noted both county lake capacities are extremely low prompting the declaration. if you're in a different part of the state. you probably need to know that thisill one day happen to you. >> so that's to the point of where all californians here we all need to be doing our part when we have such widespread conditions. but wednesday marked the 3rd time in about 2 weeks. the governor said he's not ready to declare a statewide drought emergency. i anticipate. >> being strategic and targeted in terms of the formal emergency declarations as needed. wait will be strategic based upon conditions as they take p

reporting of state capitol ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> thanks, ashley. and walk-in vaccination clinics are now open in contra, costa county each site can administer 5 to 700 shot. today. the counties placing the walk-in clinics in areas hardest hit by covid. we have a complete list of the clinic's if you'd like to check them kron. 4 dot com by the way, if you don't want to go walk-in clinic and just wait in line for however long appointments are still available through the contra costa health services website. >> in the east several law enforcement agencies announced a recent effort to curb gang violence is being called operation winstar antioch police and oakland police with the help of dozens of other law enforcement agencaes have made more than 50 arrests so far related to recent gang violence all across the bay area and the state. those suspects. they're now facing multiple felony charges with the recent arrest. >> these violent gang members are no longer on the streets of antioch and oakland and our communities are certainly safer. >> investigators

zavala kron 4 news now. 4 zone forecast. and this one is important. we're taking a live look at the golden gate bridge and see the clouds and the wind and it's taken effect there. >> this is going to be an interesting weekend. yeah. it's going to be really interesting lawrence, because rain it it's coming. yeah. looks like it's all coming together now, we've been talking about for a while. but as you get so close now and they feel a lot more confident and looks like it will be significant storm around the bay area. get ready. here we go. we'll be talking about a lot of rain developing around the bay area. not tomorrow. maybe couple sprinkles outside and some drizzle out there right now. you got that cloud cover moving in just low cloud deck. but up above some high clouds that from the first front that is just off the coastline. clouds hovering along the coastline, keeping a pretty cool up toward the beaches. but often the distance there in the pacific. you've got this guy that is winding up the first front that is just about

ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> if the pieces are very low, there's simply no indication for us all to be wearing masks. >> well, governor gavin newsome says that california's mask mandate will stay in place. the big question a lot of folks asking just how long will remain in place. >> conference. michelle kingston spoke to a ucsf doctor today who things that may change but only if we continue to do our part until june. >> i think between natural immunity in this past out. they're doing the projections and we're going to we're going to continue to cases and hospitalizations. more than 20 million covid-19 vaccine doses administered throughout the state of california and hospitalizations are declining. all good optimistic statistics coming from the governor on tuesday with the announcement of a full reopened economy coming on june 15th ucsf doctor monica gandhi says she thinks it's possible that californians may also be able to ditch their masks by that as well. if the numbers are amazing, if cases are extremely and i think it will be. >> and also if everyone who's had an opportunity bec

ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> ashley, thank you for that. i know coachella fans are probably upset now, though, the tears will hopefully be gone by mid-june. they're still with us for now. 3 more bay area counties are now in the orange are reopening tier kron four's noelle bellow joins us now live with more on those changes. noel. >> that's right. sanaz. we're still a couple of months away from the business as usual operating system. for now, though many businesses in sonoma and contra costa counties can reopen further this week. thanks to their move into the orange reopening tier. here's a look at how things differ from the red tier indoor dining goes up to 50% capacity. retail shops can operate at full capacity. now indoor gyms can operate at 25% capacity and offices can opt in with open with modifications. the bars are also able to operate outdoors now napa, sonoma and contra costa counties were among 16 across the state that moved into a less restrictive tier today. it comes as the state reached a vaccination goal that allowed them to re

ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> former california governor arnold schwarzenegger. he's talking about the recall effort against newsome. in an interview with politico. he pointed out similarities between the current recall effort and the one in 2003, which led to his election. he says people are dissatisfied at the highest level and the recall is a way for them to vent their anger. schwarzenegger commended the governor for getting more involved connecting with people statewide. when asked if he is endorsing the recall schwarzenegger says he is not getting involved in that. and the man schwarzenegger replaced gray davis also sharing his thoughts about the newsome recall effort. davis says timing as one of the biggest differences between then and now. >> as time goes on, more people be vaccinated or schools open or people be going back to work. and people feel better about themselves, their future. got there and the public health officials who have navigated through the time is on avenues side when people feel their lives are getting better and their future looks bett

ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> thank you so much. ashley. now it's being called the great reshuffling whether it was for work or for family. millions of americans relocated during the pandemic. the trend has shaped everything from job markets to real estate reporter marking martin found out where people are moving and why. >> yeah, as grueling in life changing as the pandemic has been. it's also opened up a world of possibilities for so many, including working and living from anywhere and the real estate company zillow just conducted a national survey. turns out 11% of americans moved in 2020 and they're calling it the great reshuffling. >> it seems like this to fresh white powder underneath the bluebird sky, the blake for lives and relocated for home is now breckenridge, but before the pandemic struck the 32 year-old music market. it had been living in new york working at spotify for nearly a decade. the grind israel. i was at a show 3 to 4 nights a week. >> it was kind of a rinse wash repeat scenario. you know, you go to dinner with the gr