over the shared bart and mta stations along market street. this is up to a $90 million project of which the mta would be agreeing to fund up to $45 million from general obligation bond funds. i'm very happy to have here carl holmes is the assistant general manager for bart and he's going to supply more details about this project. >> commissioner fewer: mr. levinson, you mentioned 21 canopies, but in your powerpoint it mentions 22. >> there are two installed as pilots that helped with the costing of the remainder. there is 19 further that would be in the base contract that would be approved here within the $90. then there are three others that could be an option under this. so the 22 would represent one more optional canopy, but this funding of $90 million would be for 21 canopies. >> commissioner fewer: for 21. >> as in the bla report. >> commissioner fewer: thank you very much. >> so carl. >> thank you, leo. thank you, supervisors, and thank you for acknowledging our board president. my name is carl holmes, assistant general manager. i lead

the glen park bart station. it is the pleasure of fabulous architecture. you suddenly have experienced a building and you really experience that one. it is a stunning building. it is so worthy. >> i agree with what the prior two commissioners have said and i do wonder, at this jewel, this stunning piece of architecture is going 47 years without significant alteration and 47 years without any cleaning. [laughter] i would like to make a motion to approve -- adopt the resolution to adopt the approval. >> i seconded. >> thank you. if there's nothing further, there's a motion that has been seconded to adopt a recommendation for approval. on that motion... [roll call] >> so moved. that passes unanimously 5-0. this is an informational presentation. >> good afternoon, commissioners i am from planning staff. with me today are lily and alison, also with the planning department. the purpose of today's presentation is to provide you with information regarding the market octavia plan amendment or the hub plan with a special

. >> friday evening is the end of the workweek for many bart passengers, news that bart won't operate trains this weekend caught some people by surprise. >> i work this weekend, i'm glad i ran into you. i had no idea. i would have shown up tomorrow here and wouldn't have been able to get on. >> bart will run a bus bridge between the stations. the reason for the disruption, bart is replacing a mile of track and six switches in lafayette. the two left lanes on 24 in the east lane will be closed to accommodate a crane used to do the work. >> we are rebuilding the system on our busiest line, we're replacing system that dates back 50 years. >> bart warns significant delays, 40 minutes or more. the lane closures on highway 24 may be adjusted if tra backs up 7 miles or more. >> if it tops 30 minutes we'll know. >> traffic is usually lighter on the weekend, so bart has scheduled the closures over six nonconsecutive weekends between now and the end of october. >> closures on the freeway, closures on bart, it inconvenient but they've to do it. >> one passenger will drive to a bart station on oa

bart station. this will be the epicenter of things. this is the busiest bart lane between walnut creek saturday and sunday and starting at 11:00 tonight, a couple lanes on eastbound 24 are going to be shut down as part of this bart work. it could be quite a mess. these are the 13 days that bart will not run between walnut creek in both directions including the upcoming labor day weekend. >>ist -- it's going to affect traffic flow and getting to and from the airports. >> it certainly has the potential to have a significant impact. >> reporter: it starts tomorrow. do you know bart will be closed between orinda and walnut creek this weekend? >> no idea. i did not know that. >> i had no clue. >> reporter: there are signs up on the platforms, bart has taken out ads and worked with the affected cities so live and learn. this weekend will be an experiment to replace the original track and dities, bart will same timultaneously have t close two lanes between highway 24 to get equipment to the track. it will

bart says the work cannot wait. it is replacing tracks and switches and it needs to put cranes in eastbound lanes of 24. it will use with uses at three stations and the trip will take an additional 40 minutes. >> we're on the platform, we can see that cal trans is getting ready to close the two far left lanes to accommodate construction cruise. the closure will bart is alerti drivers to expect delays. >> friday evening is the end of the workweek for many passengers but not all. news that bart won't operate trains this weekend caught people by surprise. >> i'm glad i ran into you. i had no idea. i would have shown up tomorrow here and wouldn't have been able to get on. >> bart will have a bus bridge. the reason for the service disruption, bart is replacing a mile of track and six switches at lafayette. two lanes eastbound will be closed until monday at 7:00 a.m. >> this is important work. we're replacing equipment that dates back 50 years. we're replacing 5000 feet of rail. >> expect delays, 40 minutes or more. >> ha

bart an aggressive hiring spree. they approved a new labor contract that brings salaries closer to the average. and bart offers new cops a $15,000 hiring bonus. >> the pay and benefits were a plus. retirement system, and then bart is financially stable. >> reporter: bart still has 34 officer vacancies. a former union city officer says do his part. >> my goal is to be out there and be proactive. and make sure to make the rounds throughout the station. and get people to feel safe. >> reporter: bart is looking for a permanent police chief. the interim chief is a 22-year veteran of the department and wants to be considered. >>> time is 4:35. officials at bart are happy about millions of dollars in new money for building the expansion to silicon valley. they are getting funds from the federal transit administration. segment two is a 6 1/2 mile extension of bart from the soon to be completed berryessa bart station to downtown san jose and santa clara. phase one extends service from alameda to santa clara county. >>> in tra

bart has been keeping an eye on that traffic, too. and today at one point the traffic stacked up a little bit more than they wanted to so they changed the lane closures from two lanes down to one. now riders were told what to expect. that includes delays up to 40 minutes. but some say they were just learning about it. it was slow going on highway 24 to get past lane closures near the lafayette bart station. >> all the traffic was stopped behind me, and there was two trucks, you know, cranes in the middle of the road. >> reporter: the two left lanes were closed for a 265-ton crane for bart to replace train tracks. cal trans was able to monitor roads from their traffic management center in oakland. they aim to keep traffic delays under 30 minutes, but the backup grefrmt. >> it did actually reach the threshold where we have asked bart to condense the two-lane closure that we have on highway 24 down to just one. >> reporter: after traffic eases they will close 2 again. bart says the project is on schedule and they were also able to do til

this is the second of 6 weekend bart repairs. in addition to track, bart will replace switches which allow the train to move to another, and they'll remove and replace nearly 3 million pouds of rock that is use d to support the trackway. because this section of bart runs right down the middle of highway 24, those left two lanes are needed for the heavy equipment to do the work. if backups exceed 30 the lanes will be reopened.bart riders should also expect delays of 40 minutes or more . the busiest likely early saturday afternoon for a expect some significant delays.bart riders will also see delays because trains will not be able to travel between lafayette walnut creek. free buses will at these stations to cover that route , meaning riders will have to go from bart to bus and back to bart.again this is the sch2 of 6uled shutdowns in this area, look for 2 more w

you will still be able too use paper tickets at all bart stations but bart wants to have all passengers using clipper cards before the end of next year. >>> bart operations in the east bay, supposed to be back to normal this morning. that's after bart shutdown the tracks for major repair work that began on friday night and will continue every other weekend through october. bart is us get pa creek and arenda while the work is underway. the work is affecting two lanes of eastbound highway 24, near the lafayette bart station, the two lanes closest to the bart station is shutdown. one of the lanes is due to re- open at 6:00 this morning. the lane that's closest to the center divide, that should open at 7:00 this morning. >>> you know who we haven't seen in a while? sal. sal was gone all week. >>> got to take the vacations, they are running out. everyone is going to be back for fall. >> my kids go back to school soon that's why we took our last beach trip. >> dave and pam, it's nice to see you both. >> you, too. >> let's look at the commute from gilroy to san jose. it looks pretty good. no m

you. >> reporter: bart workers were telling riders the way from buses to trains. bus bridges are running this weekend between the walnut creek and arinda bart station. >> we're replacing about 5,000 feet of rail, rock and a whole lot more is going on. >> reporter: old platform tiles are getting replaced at lafayette. bart has put the word out to riders telling them to expect about a 40-minute delay. some folks never got the message. what's your plan here? >> text my boss and tell hem imm going to be late. >> reporter: but drivers are also feeling the pain. two lanes are closed to make courtroom for this giant construction crane. it all accounted for this headache, traffic for three miles. >> avoid going eastbound. the way traffic is moving in the region, highway 4 is a good option for motorists. >> we almost didn't go to san francisco because it was going to be such a long time to get here. >> some avoided the bridge altogether but parking spaces were vanishing fast. >> we know about the bridge and all that before picking up some friends who were out of town. they

bart says operations are back to normal this morning. after bart shutdown the tracks for major repair work between walnut creek and arenda. it will continue every other weekend through october. the bart is using a bus bridge to carry passengers between walnut creek and arenda during that track repair work. it's affecting two lanes of eastbound highway 24 near the lafayette bart station. the lanes closest to the bart station will be shutdown during repair work. a crane is set up out there. one of the lanes is due to re- open in just about an hour from now. the lane closests to the center divider, that should be open at 7:00 a.m. >>> it is 5:18, sal came into the studio to say hi. we miss each other when we are all gone. >> the work family. this is an expansive campus by the way. i had to take the shuttle to get to you guys. >> starting gilroy, looking at northbound 101, driving from gilroy to san jose it's off to a nice start. by the way, i will be watching highway 24. now, so far doesn't look bad. things are looking normal. we are keep t

that sign is posted on some of the new bart trains and now it's triggering a backlash so bart is taking them down and will edit the sign. nbc's wolf that has some people upset. >> reporter: a new bart train, new controversy over these five words. no panhandling subject to fine. >> i think it's really discriminatory towards people who are poor, who are unhoused. >> reporter: the coalition on homelessness says the decals on bart's fleet of cars sends the wrong message to those in need. bart president and board of directors bevan did you ever at this tells us it's a mace take and the signs are being removed. they're supposed to reed no aggressive panhandling because panhandling is protected as free speech. but aggressive panhandling is not protected and violates bart's code of conduct. >> it's a lot of panhandling that goes on. i've seen people walk in and start asking for money. >> reporter: some bay area riders understand wording matters, but they question whether a sign will actually change people's actions. >> i don't really see the signs as a big, like it's going to have a big impact

. >>> major delays this week and along a busy freeway and bart line. the track project behind the closing. >>> this is ktvu fox2 news it 6:00. >>> good evening. i'm andre senior. eliana has the night off pick we begin with a nationwide demonstration urging lawmakers to take action to curb gun violence. san francisco was part of the protest on the steps of city hall. the interaction has been going on for years but has grown more urgent after 3 mass shootings in the span of a week. greg lincoln's got the perspective of a student who joined today's protests in an effort to effect change. >> reporter: hundreds gathered on santa cisco's city hall to demand stricter gun laws because 17-year-old in a crowd so she was motivated to participate because students these days are not solely focused on learning while at school . >> students nowadays, we walked into the classroom and sit by the door and we think, what i be the first to get shot? we look around the room and we think, what would we use to throw at the shooter? >> the demonstrators are part of two groups

even cpp bart. the clipper card can also be used for buses, ferries and other mass transit option in the bay area. >> it's so much easier than keep buying tickets. it goes a long way. >> reporter: bart admits it may be confusing for a time, but expects most people will get on board in no time. >> i imagine if someone is just landing from, you know, a different place or a different town, it could be kind of confusing like it's not clear if they buy one at the stand or whatever. i think if the people are assigned to explain how to do it, it can probably work. >> reporter: now, bart has some advice for folks coming to town who may not be regular users of the bart system. they can cut costs by pre-registering for those clipper cards because children and seniors get deep discounts on those cards. that is, if they preregister before they get here. live at the oakland airport, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> laura, thank you. you know, the guy who is in a rush to get to the airport and then is in a rush at th

easier for people seems >>> also bart is upgrading the digital signs on all bart platforms beginning saturday. the signs have more information about train schedules, including delays and canceled arrivals. and they'll also tell train has two door cars or three door cars like the fleet of the future trains. >>> san francisco's iconic able cars won't with running for a few won't be running for a few days. muni will be overhauling the gearbox and the cable that runs through, the master cable for the all the cable cars leaving and entering the cable car barn. >>> one person has minor injuries after a grass fire in eastern contra costa county. it started on the ranch between the byron airport and the lazy m marina. they say power lines were down and the exact cause of the fire is being investigated. the fire did shut down byron highway for more than an hour. but byron highway is open again this morning. >>> the son ofa former police chief is accused of murder. tyrone mcallister is the son of daryl mcallister. he and den in this case evans were charged with the deadly shooting last week. >

we have better news for bart. the recovery mode out of warm springs into the east bay, equipment problems were resolved. bart will have the weekend work like a couple weeks ago, so that's starting tomorrow through, saturday, sunday and monday, we will have that, will of highway 24.ed as well as part the traffic looking light as we ease into the holiday weekend. you will probably see more traffic midday, and then maybe figuring out a way to telecommute tomorrow. we will see. >>> here we go. heading into the weekend, kari, cooler temperatures today, this weekend. >> slightly warmer for the weekend, but overall, still pretty good. it could be worse. >> yeah. >> it was so humid and hot, and maybe you are headed to the sierra, with our temperatures there reaching into the low 80s. a lot of sunshine is going to make it a nice weekend there. santa cruz, upper 70s, 79 degrees tomorrow. for many of the coastal areas, we are going to have much more comfortable weather. if you will be in san jose this weekend, we are going t

right in front of the pittsburgh they point bart station that was blocking 3 lanes it's gone, but it's going to be a slow drive from antioch all the way over to the concord side. so that's putting us 32 minutes, antioch to concord the nimitz looking good and one oh one looks good too you're almost at 40 minutes from san jose to menlo park back to you thanks a lot. let's get back to our team coverage of the heat another day where it's going to be really have especially nice. but yeah flirting with triple digit temperatures is conquered and that's where kron four's will tran is standing by with his update for us this morning, a well. >>cooling centers are available to you if you come in you will talk to people like ron is one of the volunteers cooling centers are necessary because a lot of people don't have air conditioning for younger folks, it's uncomfortable, but if you're immune system is weak or if you're elderly and and your immune system is weak this. how weather can be downright fatal. they can probably send you to the hospital which is why cooling centers are stepping up to help

the 3 officers sworn in today make a total of 40 new hires this year alone for bart pd. >>that was the total number they hired between 2017 2018 and she felt her as says having those new boots on the ground is exactly what passengers need. >>my main goal is to make sure visible help out as much as possible make al youm us joseph alvarez and stephen say ciao the 3 new bark pd officers who say they're ready to serve the community. >>i've heard the concerns of people not feeling safe. and i guess it all about the community with the good service. and they feel they deserve a service which they do enter and cheese and alvarez says they've heard the concerns from riders about theft. >>violence and fare evasion he says hiring 40 new officers this year alone shows they're dedicated to making everyone who uses bart feel at ease we need to have officers out there and be a deterrent because we know by having cops in the field in our stations in our parking lot is going to turn the crowd all 3 officers transferred from other smaller agencies in the bay area and say the benefits of o

new for you this morning, bart's idea to ban panhandling not only on bart trains but in bart stations, and not everybody is onboard with this and some feel that idea may never leave the station. pete joins us with what a lot of people are talking about. >> reporter: yeah, one bart official is proposing the potential panhandling ban and other bart officials are not onboard with this idea, but this idea is being proposed to ban panhandling and busting. bust something when individuals are playing music for money on trains and stations, and probably folks have seen that when they are riding bart. the director said she felt inspir inspired to propose the ban because of some of the riders that can't get away from it. and some say it's like banning free speech, and the aclu did not say they would specifically file a suit but said they would have problems. here's what bart riders are saying this morning about this idea. >> your heart goes out to these people if they are truly in need. >> i would like to see a different -- something else done. >> for the riders it would be good, especially in

once the three stages of the silicon valley bart station are complete, there will be seven new bart stations through milpitas, san jose, and santa clara. they are awarding the vta with a $125 million grant which will go towards phase two of the project. phase two will extend service 6 1/2 miles and add four stations in san jose and santa clara. and the vta is expected to asking if more funding in the future. the entire project will cost about $5.6 million. live in san jose, elissa harrington. >>> bart is making progress in hiring more officers after riders complained there's not enough patrols on bart. three new officers were sworn in yesterday. and the number of officers has reached 40. just as many officers as joined the police force in the last two years combined. the bart police department has been accused of not doing enough to prevent violent crimes and fare evasions. they are starting to turn the corner. >> the ridership is asking for more presence on the train. and we'll hire more people and get them on the system. >> it takes a lot. you're on your feet. you're doing a different kind

. >>> a new message on bart. no panhandle. that sign is posted on some new trains that's triggering a backlash so bart is now taking those signs down to edit them. all about a specific word. we're at the powell street station with the details. >> signs like these are found all over bart stations and trains. these are older and they say aggressive pan handing. but they're missing one word. aggressive. turns out that word makes all the difference. >> on new bart trains, a new controversy over these five words. no panhandle ling subject to fines. >> i think it's really discriminatory towards people who are poor. >> the coalition op homelessness says the details on bart's future cars send the wrong message to those in need. on twitter, the board of director tells us it's a mistake. they're supposed to read no aggressive panhandling. because it's protected as free speech, but aggressive panhandling the not protected and violates bart's code of conduct. >> a lot that goes on. people walk in. start start asking for money. >> some und

for that bart construction. that is because of an agreement they made with bart that if the backup extended to 30 minutes bart would reduce the number of lane closures from two down to one to allow some of the traffic to go through. they are hoping to be able to expand that back to two lanes within the next hour. so they stay on track with their work through the weekend so they can get the tracks back open in time foe mmes on monday morning. the next time they are planning the same work with the same lane closures is over labor day weekend. >>> we've got more in the trance department. video out of censuses go. service was disrupted this afternoon for a bit when a car drove into the tunnel.>>> video from citizen app the scene. the car made it out okay. nobody was hurt. no word on what caused the accident. >>> taking a live look now outside. san francisco from our salesforce camera. we saw a cooler temperature across the bay area. the numbers for us right now.>> reporter: some of the numbers are really impressive.

bart received one million from fema. for police patrols bart says the money is critical in meeting its new priority. a fully staffed bart police department and an improved customer experience right now parts critical assess patrol team, consists of 7 officers and one sergeant, the agency is working to hire 19 more officers. well starting tomorrow pay for tickets will no longer be available at the embarcadero bart station in san francisco. it's all part of bart's move to encourage riders to use clipper cards. bart will also phase out paper ticket sales at the powell street and downtown berkeley station next month. customers will still be able to use and reload paper tickets at those stations. but bart's goal is to transition to clipper cards by next year. >>for your money right now california's unemployment rate has reached a historic low state officials say the unemployment rate is now 4.1%. the job expansion streak has hit 113 months tied for the longest such streak on record. the more than 3.2 million jobs added since

. >>> now at 5:30 one of bart's newer station parking spots. now word of a possible solution. good evening i am veronica de la cruz. >> i am allen martin. the issue for bart's parking, but as john ramos explains, the solution could be a pedestrian overpass. >> reporter: bart has known since it opened it station that there is not nearly enough parking to meet demand. so they are looking for other ways to get people here. as the easternmost bart station, antioch is the first connection to the line that a lot of people come to. so the 2000 space parking lot filled up by 5:30 a.m. there are plans to add 850 more spaces nearby, the bard board knows that will not begin to solve the parking problem. and, according to bart spokesman jim allison, they really don't want to. >> part is not in the business of building parking lot >> reporter: so since building a large parking garage here is out, the agency is exporting other ways to get more people to the station. >> one of the things we are looking at is a pedestrian bridge over state route four. so, we are soliciting public feedback on

cristina rendon, ktvu fox2 news. >>> bart operations in the east bay, back to normal after bart shutdown the tracks for major repair work that started friday night and will continue every other weekend through october. bart is using a bus bridge to transport passengers between walnut and arenda during the repair work and it's affecting two lanes of eastbound 24 near the lafayette bart station. two lanes closest were shutdown this morning but one of the lanes re-opened at 6:00 in the morning and the second opened back up around 7:00. >>> a woman hit by a bart train last night at the powell street station in san francisco has died. it happened before midnight. according to witnesses no foul play is expected. an investigation is underway. >>> bay area groups demanding tougher gun laws will rally this evening. the protest is a direct response to the recent mass shootings in gilroy, el paso and dayton. demonstrators are demanding a ban on assault weapons and universal background checks. it starts near castro street at 5:30 tonight. >>> police have successfully foiled three potential mass shoo

really means it bart is coming to san jose, full speed ahead. he looks forward to connecting with the residence. reporting live in san jose, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> we mita northbay man who's lived through 18 presidents . >> he is still going strong now at the age of 101. frank is here to let us know just that. >> i wish we all knew, being happy is part of it. his name is carol dwight matson. he said he would rather wear out then rest out. he is still playing ov 100 rounds of golf every year at the age of 101 and is aspiring everybody at the country club. >> reporter: he was born in march 1918, 101 years young. the man still has games. >> it just feels wonderful because older people get in the habit to sit. i hate to sit. >> reporter: it is true, since joining the country club in 1960, he figures he has played nearly 10,000 rounds of golf. he is still good for three or four rounds a week. he has consistently shooting below his age . >> i did pretty good today, i got a 91, i blew about three holes. >> reporter: he has seen it all. he grew up in saus

it is all in an effort to make improvements to bart. here's the map you can see it here, no bart service, they have a bus service from one station to another. sara zendehnam is standing by at the lafayette station with much more . >> reporter: good morning. as we get to the later morning hours we are seeing more and more people show up to this bart station. some people know about the closers and others do not. there are signs that will direct everyone to understand what is going on, there are also bart officials to answer questions. the work started at 11:00 last night. bart is working to replace 50- year-old tracks that are outdated. the yellow tiles are also being struck down. to get this done they shut the truck down between walnut creek and orinda. expect delays of up to 40 minutes this weekend. bart is trying to make this as convenient as possible, free shuttles are available. you can get on a bus at the walnut creek, orinda or lafayette station. we talked to one woman who did not know about this and she is on her way to a rally in

the plan is aimed at anyone who asks for money on bart trains and bart station platforms, it would ban tion as an agency to provide safe clean quality that first amendment free speech argument. >> the aclu came out against it sayi i of freedom of speech. the bart board has voted to move ahead with building a third station in the city of freemont. the irvington station would be at os good and washington boulevard, in between the existing freemont bart station and the warm springs station which opened two years ago them new station will be smaller than the others. the prior will be on pedestrians and cyclists. construction expected to begin in 2022, and open in 2026. >>> city of san mateo is trying to help officers get extra rest with long commutes. the plan is to convert an old fire station into barracks. the city hopes to set up enough bunk beds for 24 officers to get sleep. they started considering the idea after an officer got into a rollover. he fell asleep on his 2.5 hour commute home after a long shift. after the accident, doctors had to amputate part of his left leg. >> the next

bart station to make sure there is no confusion. 86% of bart writers are going to use a clipper card. jackie ward. >>> joule is launching a new e- cigarette that will track when and where it's users may. it's already being ruled out in canada and the united kingdom the device reportedly uses facial recognition software to verify the users age and is set to include geo-fencing features preventing vaping at schools and public areas. it's an effort to deter teenagers from vaping they say. >>> let's send it to mary lee in the weather center tracking our forecast.>>> we are looking at those clouds that are sticking around. good monday afternoon. here is a live look east with some mid to high-level clouds in the sky. they will stick around. it's filtered sunshine with temperatures running in the 60s to about 80. a big tempuror66 oakland, thsan 24 hour temperature change and we are cooler by a few degrees compared to yesterday at this time. 4 degrees cooler in novato looking at a degree cooler in mountain view, san jose 3 degrees cooler for napa, concord as well as livermore at this hour. t

from other bart board members? >> reporter: it is definitely not unanimous. and one big obstacle she may face is opposition from bart board president bevan dufty. he is quoted in several news articles saying he is against this idea. >> interesting. erik, thanks very much. here's some motivation to take public transit. a new report that says each commuter in the bay area waists more than 100 hours per year sitting in traffic. only one other place in the country has it worse. that's los angeles. let's take a live look at commuters crossing the golden gate bridge and san mateo bridges tonight. despite our efforts to go green, this region is the worst in the nation when it comes to the amount of fuel wasted by each driver stuck in traffic. this information comes from the urban mobility report published by texas a&m transportation institute and enricks. in addition to the traffic, you have to deal with the road itself, meaning potholes and other problems. here's ama. >> you're looking at a map of all the roads in oaklan

some lanes on highway 24 near the lafayette bart station are closed and there's no bart serviet walnut creek stations. it is all because of important bart track replacement work. many drivers were caught going past the area and bart riders had to use a bus to get to their destinations. >> i had my trip all planned to the minute because i'm meeting somebody. now i don't know what it's going to be, but it's all right. >> the project will also allow bart to tree place insulators, cables, and even worn tiles. the work continues tomorrow. cal trans is strongly recommending drivers consider alternate routes. >>> tense moments today in portland as conflicts flared between right and left wing groups. nbc's marianne favro looks at the protests that has trump right wing protesters and left wing fascist spilled onttstreet. the proud boys organized a non-permitted rally on the city's waterfront. fearing violence, some businesses closed up and more than a thousand portland police officers activated. >> it's a liberal city with progressive values and they know they'll get a rise out of us. then they

>>> bart writers cannot escape from it. whether it is panhandling or. >>> i see it every day in the morning. i get off at 5 pm. in the evening i see it. >> reporter: while some people enjoy the performances. many say they can be disruptive. especially on a pacs train. >>> there is no way to go. when someone is performing during rush hour. >> reporter: bart director said a number of writer complaints led her to propose the band. no begging or anywhere beyond the fair gates. >>> you can ask someone to stop it if you don't have an ordinance you can't. >>> writers support the band. >>> asking for money is not the ideal place for that.>> reporter: aclu plans to challenge the proposal saying they won in a similar case in sacramento last year. >>> panhandling is protected free speech under the first amendment. >>> the person who paid to get in that fair gate and sit on the train have rights to. >>> people like this woman who has been homeless have the right to ask for money. >>> it might make them uncomfortable. me myself i'm just

a guy on a bart train asked me for a dollar. this is something that happens all of the time, as you mentioned. at least one person on bart's board of directors makes wants to make this a legal. whether inside a parked car or outside of a bart station, a many writers have had an encounter with a bart with a panhandler. >> somebody will come up and ask me for change. >> reporter: panhandling is a widely known problem. one board director says that she hears about it often in emails and service. >> this is definitely a component of the writer experience. my writers, my constituents tell me on a consistent basis that they want to end it. >> reporter: she plans to help end this practice by introducing an ordinance to ban all forms of panhandling. even the entertaining kind were people sing, dance for dollars. >> i want to go from point a to point b. i want to just get there. >> reporter: well aggressive panhandling, while physically blocking city or making threats is already illegal, the kind of panhandling is not. some writer say the

. >> and keeping bart clean. it's . how bart said it's making progress in making the stations cleaner. lean . >> good morning. we have traffic that is -- mostly doing okay but some of these commutes little robust here at the bay bridge. >> and everybody is up and at them. it's a little warm. we have a slightly cooler day on tap. we will talk about your five day forecast when we come back. stay with us. . >>> bernie sanders will be in northern california. he is expected to tour the town of paradise today and meet with school kids. also he is planning rallies at noon in chico and at six tonight in sacramento. tomorrow he will be in san francisco. >>> school administrators in butte say they need more help to recover from the camp fire. the governor visited paradise ridge elementary school for the first day of school yesterday. almost half of the schools in that district survived the big fire that destroyed most of the town. now they are reopening after smoke damage was repaired. the school district said that fewer than hal

plus the latest plan on banning people from tan handling on bart. and looking outside this morning temperatures in the 50's and 60's a lot cooler than yesterday morning at this time. >>warner forecast ahead. >>and more and more commuters rolling into san francisco, rolling into san francisco, it's getting crowded choosing my car insurance was the easiest decision ever. i switched to geico and saved hundreds. that's a win. but it's not the only reason i switched. geico's a company i can trust, with over 75 years of great savings and service. ♪ now that's a win-win. switch to geico. it's a win-win. (woman) (man) have you smeno.d this litter? switch to geico. (woman) nobody has! it's unscented! (vo) tidy cats free & clean unscented. powerful odor control with activated charcoal. free of dyes. free of fragrances. unscented odor control like that? try tidy cats free & clean. dishes won't get clean? don't be a soaker! switch to finish quantum, it scrubs, degreases, and shines to get your dishes truly finished and with finish quantum you get up to 25% mo

>>a bart officials are doubling down on the dirt. they're cleaning up the platform stairs concourses at the san francisco stations you can see all the trash and stuff that they're gathering in fast motion. clinton to clean up every night overnight. they're going to be power scrubbing in doing all that stuff at the civic center station. >>all 4. >>of the bar downtown san francisco stations are getting the overnight work done on a weekly basis. >>john mentioned earlier we do have to deal with at least one more day of intense heat before things finally calmed down for the weekend kron four's will tran is live. >>the temperatures are going to be in the upper 90's looks like he went inside a cooling center actually do look how well. cooling centers are open to the public right now so if you want to beat the heat they're available to you. >>i happen to be one at the concord senior citizens center and you can see them right behind me. they needed cool inside because they're ready to start dancing, so if you want to come down here and start

. >> and bart construction work could get in the way of your commute. what you need to know about the track closures. >>> and here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic here is pretty light. the time when we typically see the metering lights turn on in the next 20 minutes or so. but they are not on yet. >>> and i am tracking a cooldown in time for the bay area weekend. how much temperatures are expected to fall off for today and the rest coming up. >>> weon 2. time is 5:13. new this morning, israel is now reversing a decision and is granting permission for rashida tlaib to visit the west bank on humanitarian grounds. this comes after they said they were banning her from visiting israel. and president trump accuse it had congresswomen of being anti- jewish and anti-israel. >> i think it's disgraceful, the things they've said. you have lists of, this isn't just a one line mistake. what they've said about israeli and jewish people is a horrible thing and they've become the face of the democrat party. >> house speaker nancy pelosi released a statem

bart also offers a $15,000 hiring bonus . >> retirement system and bart is financially stable . >> bart still has 34 officer vacancies. new officer miguel llamas, a former union city officer says he will do his part . >> my goal is to be out there, proactive, make sure to make rounds throughout the station, try to get people to feel safe. >> reporter: bart is also looking for a permanent police chief. the interim police we spoke to was a 22 year veteran of the department who wants to be considered. in oakland, henry lee, ktvu fox2 news. >>> hurricane dorian is gaining strength in the caribbean and this is video of the wind and rain that pounded st. thomas this afternoon. you can see the tops of palm trees being whipped sideways . >> doran became a category 1 hurricane this morning and right now is just passing puerto rico. chief meteorologist, bill martin joins , what are we look mckay storm that went from a tropical storm yesterday at this time to a category 1 hurricane that is forecast to make it to a major hurricane, category 3 by saturday, sunday and monday as it comes in contact wi

ground in the bart system. in other bart news, the extension into san jose could be done sooner than expected, and the government announced they will have a grant to help build phase two into the downtown area, and it would add six miles and four more stations in east san jose, downtown san jose, and santa clara and that's beyond a path that runs underground. i am bob redell for "today in the bay." >> yeah, bart riders have been complaining about seafety concerns. >>> hurricane dorian taking aim at millions of people living along the east coast this labor day weekend. it's being transformed into a cat 2 storm. it could have wind speeds of up to 129 miles per hour. there was a initial concern that the storm could rip into puerto rico, but puerto rico was unscathed. sandbags are being filled in florida to protect homes. >> these storms have a way of doing what they want to do and not what we want them to do. >> florida has already declared a state of emergency. >>> a third arrest was made in connection to the sho

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aggressive panhandling is already legal at bart stations, but bart's board director deborah allen wants to make all forms of panhandling illegal at all areas throughout the bart system where you have to enter a pay gate get in. she suitted a plan yesterday but it's going to it's an uphill battle we've already heard from the american civil liberties union. it wrote a letter to bart saying that panhandling him their eyes is a form of speech protected under the first amendment. for your money this morning people in the bay area could get a chance to vote on a sales tax increase in next year's election. the one cent increase is being proposed by several groups across the bay area. the money would go towards transportation projects for transit agencies, including bart advocates for the bill say it would ise about a billion over the next 40 years. but some say there are better ways for the transit agencies to raise that money. the tax increase could be on the ballot for all 9 bay area counties in november of 2020. >>federal prosecutors in los angeles have charged 80 people from the us and nig

let's start with the bart tracks. this is one of your busier lines and you are shutting it down this coming weekend. why? >> it is our busiest line. it is interesting you have the incredible hulk coming on later. we are flexing our muscles. this is a huge project. this stretch of trackway between. orind. and walnut streak stations. it is part of our busiest trackway. some of the components we are replacing have been there since the start of service in 197- 2679 they have outlived that you are useful lives. we need to make the replacements. 5,000feet of track, six switches, nearly 3 million pounds of rock ballast will be removed and replaced. ments a lot of heavy lifting. >> so this is something because the argument is like why don't we do this like overnight hour. you need a whole weekend. appear this isn't the only weekend. >> we've been partnering with caltrans to limit impacts on the community. we've been phone youing amuch works apossible during overnight hours. but we also need to be able to finish this work in a