Early voting underway to decide California's congressional districts

Early voting is underway across California for next month's special election. Ballots have started arriving in the mail for the election that will decide Proposition 50: a plan to redraw the state's congressional districts to favor democrats, in response to a similar effort in Texas that favors Republicans.

Closing the digital divide: Dev/Mission’s impact

Leonardo Sosa, Dev/Mission founder and Emely Sarceno Bravo, pre-apprenticeship program participant, talk about how the San Francisco-based nonprofit is helping closing the digital divide among underserved youth.

Expired health inspection cards at Marin County restaurants

Restaurants in Marin County have plenty on the outside to draw customers inside. From their elaborate signs to their outdoor dining setups. But many of the health inspection cards posted are expired and the establishments haven't been inspected in years.

Celebrations erupt after Israel, Hamas agree to cease-fire deal as hostage release nears

Israel has signed off on President Donald Trump?s plan for a cease-fire in the Gaza strip, marking the closest the two sides have come in months to halting the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. According to the White House, Hamas is expected to release the 20 remaining Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday or Tuesday as part of the deal.

Shower chances in the North Bay

A disturbance will be moving in from the north Friday. We should have a split forecast in the Bay Area. Mostly sunny skies are expected in the South Bay. The clouds and shower chances will be favoring the North Bay. Sunshine returns this weekend. An unusually strong system could approach the Bay Area early next week. Have a great weekend! -Mark

Governor Newsom passes new law standardizing reading curriculum

Governor Newsom said the new bill, AB 1454, will improve statewide literacy by setting a new standard and requiring all school districts teach the same reading curriculum, a method focused on phonics and vocabulary often referred to as the "science of reading.? This comes as the state reports test scores are improving in science, math, and English across all grades.

Oakland restaurant says their DoorDash account was hacked

An Oakland restaurant owner says he lost up to $40,000 after someone hacked into his Door Dash Merchant account last year and was diverting payments to a different bank account. More than one year later, he says he is still trying to recover the full payments from DoorDash, after he says he alerted them to stop the payment. Door Dash replied saying they want to work with him, but "it was not a breach or failure of DoorDash's systems."

Light rain in North Bay on Friday

A shot of light rain comes through Friday, generally limited to Sonoma County where a few hundredths of an inch will fall in the valleys and a tenth to two tenths of an inch in the coastal ranges.