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. >>> let's begin with a big positive for oakland. first fridays is back after a three-month hiatus. the monthly block party draws thousands of people, but financial challenges forced it to take a break. now the nonprofit behind first fridays it relaunching it again on the stretch of telegraph avenue in koreatown. that is despite dealing with a burglary earlier this week. da lin joining us live now. he's telling us this is certainly a big boost for all of the money troubles they've had over there. da? there you are. how you doing, da? it looks like people are just starting to show up. >> reporter: yeah. first hour into first fridays here of 2024, juliette. folks are starting to show up now as we speak. alex, the photographer, is going to walk around. with the popularity of first fridays, it's hard to imagine organizers are going through some financial hardships, but they are. tuesday they had a break-in at the nonprofit organization's office. they're saying it's a reflection of what they see in oakland but say this sort of event is so
. >>> let's begin with a big positive for oakland. first fridays is back after a three-month hiatus. the monthly block party draws thousands of people, but financial challenges forced it to take a break. now the nonprofit behind first fridays it relaunching it again on the stretch of telegraph avenue in koreatown. that is despite dealing with a burglary earlier this week. da lin joining us live now. he's telling us this is certainly a big boost for all of the money troubles they've had...
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from west oakland to east oakland, sideshow participants took over early sunday morning. police say people spun donuts, fired shots into the air, and even set a couple of cars on fire. it reads drive like your kids live here. but the real fire works happened around 4:30 a.m. as drivers with burning rubber, dozens of officers were coordinating, blocking off the escape routes. >> applause them. applause them. they need to rest them and keep them in there. >> the monthly side shows hurt her health as she recently had a stroke. this kind of chaos out around me, it terrorizes me and scares me. >> reporter: neighbors say it is dangerous for everyone. >> they crash sometimes really close to our house. for example the neighbor's house right there would crash into the game with a big dent in it. >> reporter: as police started ticketing participants and spectators, some drivers found the narrow pathway out of the blockades. offices quickly used the patrol cars to block that route. and to leave the area. he wasn't done. that driver returned to challenge the officers. one officer app
from west oakland to east oakland, sideshow participants took over early sunday morning. police say people spun donuts, fired shots into the air, and even set a couple of cars on fire. it reads drive like your kids live here. but the real fire works happened around 4:30 a.m. as drivers with burning rubber, dozens of officers were coordinating, blocking off the escape routes. >> applause them. applause them. they need to rest them and keep them in there. >> the monthly side shows...
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of renaming the oakland international airport. the airport is one step closer to becoming the san francisco bay-oakland international airport. the measure still has to pass another vote, a second meeting scheduled may 9th. the proposed change has sparked a bit of an airport turf war with sfo with the city of san francisco threatening legal action if it goes through. the oakland airport is hoping to boost recognition from people from out of town, but sfo said it will cause confusion adding san francisco to the name. >>> the naacp is calling on commissioners to hold a community meeting on the potential name change where oakland residents can now give feedback and also saying in a statement, "the suggestion that travelers do not know where oakland is located is disingenuous and the decision to have san francisco bay appear before oakland appears as an attempt to distance oakland from its unique cultural history that separates it from san francisco ." the naacp also added, "while some see the renaming as a simple rebranding effort," t
of renaming the oakland international airport. the airport is one step closer to becoming the san francisco bay-oakland international airport. the measure still has to pass another vote, a second meeting scheduled may 9th. the proposed change has sparked a bit of an airport turf war with sfo with the city of san francisco threatening legal action if it goes through. the oakland airport is hoping to boost recognition from people from out of town, but sfo said it will cause confusion adding san...
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port of oakland said in a statement it would not be confusing since the new name identifies where oakland is, which is on the san francisco bay, and it says it plans to defend its right to use this identifier. >>> coming up at 7:00, we'll hear from san francisco's city attorney about why he thinks it's so important to distance the city from oakland. >>> a change in the way real estate agents get paid commissions has certainly raised big questions about how it will impact the housing market. it's all because the national association of realtors recently settled a historic class action lawsuit. kenny choi explains how the industry is navigating this shift. >> reporter: harry ire has been searching to buy a family home for the first time and learning a lot about the process all the way. >> patience and it's kind of terrifying when you see these home prices. you've got to be really strategic how you choose things. >> reporter: ire is working in san francisco and is in tech. he started looking before the new rules are slated to go in effect in july that require a buyer and agent to negotiate a
port of oakland said in a statement it would not be confusing since the new name identifies where oakland is, which is on the san francisco bay, and it says it plans to defend its right to use this identifier. >>> coming up at 7:00, we'll hear from san francisco's city attorney about why he thinks it's so important to distance the city from oakland. >>> a change in the way real estate agents get paid commissions has certainly raised big questions about how it will impact the...
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the oakland dollars in city council meeting to discuss a plan to invest $1.6 million. if pass copy without a scoreboard, update the field and include seating for 2500 fans. >>> a really nice day today. even warmer tomorrow. >>> high clouds this evening. not blocking it. temperatures warmed up significantly compared to the beginning of the week. temperatures above where we were 24 hours ago. we are not done climbing. that will be the warmest days this week. beyond that, temperatures above average into the weekend. full details coming up in a few minutes. >>> he is a critical tool and a potential disaster. we get a behind-the-scenes look at barney's highflying training. >>> disaster search is still the best way to locate people trapped in collapsed structures. >>> the warriors are under serious pressure. it is a must win game. into the playoffs. >>> police are looking for the suspect that robbed the mail carrier at gunpoint. post office offering a reward for information. it happened on saturday. near regents in union city boulevard. the mail carrier had to be taken to th
the oakland dollars in city council meeting to discuss a plan to invest $1.6 million. if pass copy without a scoreboard, update the field and include seating for 2500 fans. >>> a really nice day today. even warmer tomorrow. >>> high clouds this evening. not blocking it. temperatures warmed up significantly compared to the beginning of the week. temperatures above where we were 24 hours ago. we are not done climbing. that will be the warmest days this week. beyond that,...
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this morning pro palestinian protesters blocked parts of 880 both directions in oakland. then another group blocked the southbound lanes of the golden gate bridge leading the chp to shut it down both directions at the height of rush hour. in total about 40 people were arrested. we start in oakland with two separate protests on i-880 that dragged into the afternoon. about 300 protesters blocked the southbound lanes at seventh street. chp eventually was able to back them onto the freeway off ramps and then they reopened all the lanes by 1:00. five protesters were arrested in that location. earlier on i-880 north about seven protesters hung a banner that read free palestine. they used concrete barrels to make it harder to remove them. >> officers had to contend with eight 55-gallon drums filled with cement, rebar, and heavy duty chains attaching protesters to the drums. >> it took a while for chp to get them free from those barrels. this is video of them getting the last protester out and handcuffing them. because of those particular tactics, chp says protesters are facing e
this morning pro palestinian protesters blocked parts of 880 both directions in oakland. then another group blocked the southbound lanes of the golden gate bridge leading the chp to shut it down both directions at the height of rush hour. in total about 40 people were arrested. we start in oakland with two separate protests on i-880 that dragged into the afternoon. about 300 protesters blocked the southbound lanes at seventh street. chp eventually was able to back them onto the freeway off...
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state prosecutors say they have linked them both to one gang from oakland. but that's not all. tay say the same three-man crew is accused of burglary or attempted burglary on about 20 liquor stores and smoke shops across more than a dozen bay area cities. that's just in our backyard. so the same group also stole about $120,000 worth of chanel purses from a nordstrom. that happened in san diego. who was able to tie all of these crimes together. >> reporter: the crime spree sounds like a plot out of the hollywood blockbuster movie. but as they got into the case, she realized that sometimes the facts, they are even crazier than fiction. detective jenna colemeister has been with the department for 16 years. starting as a beat cop working her way up. >> i really started liking the financial crimes where i went to the detectives and worked the financial crime desk. >> reporter: she ended up on the district attorney's safe streets task force. and that is how some of these pieces in all the robberies started coming together. after the conversation with concord police. >> the detective
state prosecutors say they have linked them both to one gang from oakland. but that's not all. tay say the same three-man crew is accused of burglary or attempted burglary on about 20 liquor stores and smoke shops across more than a dozen bay area cities. that's just in our backyard. so the same group also stole about $120,000 worth of chanel purses from a nordstrom. that happened in san diego. who was able to tie all of these crimes together. >> reporter: the crime spree sounds like a...
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in oakland, firefighters were busy battling a garage fire. the chopper was over the scene as firefighters were putting out any remaining claims. it happened on montclair avenue in cleveland street. then it spread to the house next door. no reports of any injuries. >>> residents got a warning about ongoing flaring at the chevron refinery. it is the lowest in severity and it will not have any health impact on the community. the wildfires are having a huge impact on every homeowner. some have a hard time finding coverage at all. many more will soon be looking. >> this quiet neighborhood is one of many that's about to get a rude awakening about the state of homeowners insurance. >> it is lined with lovely and expensive homes. when he moved here, he got a surprise from his insurance company, state farm. >> we thought we would just rollover the policy. they told us they wouldn't ensure here. they were not writing policies in the area. >> in july, more than half of the 152 state farm policy holders will be told that their insurance will not be renew
in oakland, firefighters were busy battling a garage fire. the chopper was over the scene as firefighters were putting out any remaining claims. it happened on montclair avenue in cleveland street. then it spread to the house next door. no reports of any injuries. >>> residents got a warning about ongoing flaring at the chevron refinery. it is the lowest in severity and it will not have any health impact on the community. the wildfires are having a huge impact on every homeowner. some...
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., this past december they put up new anti-fare jumping gate prototypes at the west oakland station and just two weeks ago the civic center station got one at its elevator gate. b.a.r.t. plans to install these new gates at these eight additional stations. you can see them right here on the map, and the agency says to expect new fare gates at every station in the bay area by the end of 2025. >>> well, still ahead here at 6:00, reducing the trash that ends up in our landfill. we look at an innovative service that's filling >>> in california, items like prescription bottles, bread tags, and pizza boxes often end up in the recycling bin even when they shouldn't. >> the practice is known as wish-cycling. if you don't know what that mean, you're about to find out. devin fehely explaining how a new start-up hopes to catch what falls through the cracks. >> reporter: early mornings when juan lopez heads to his truck, the young man already feels inspired. >> very noticeable that the work we're doing is actually making a difference. >> reporter: a big difference by diverting waste from landfills.
., this past december they put up new anti-fare jumping gate prototypes at the west oakland station and just two weeks ago the civic center station got one at its elevator gate. b.a.r.t. plans to install these new gates at these eight additional stations. you can see them right here on the map, and the agency says to expect new fare gates at every station in the bay area by the end of 2025. >>> well, still ahead here at 6:00, reducing the trash that ends up in our landfill. we look at...