his 60s. >> upon which i'm about to enter. >> and what inspired this south bay retiree to take the oath? >> i actually thought he would have a retirement career or hobby that was building things. i didn't think he would be like building community. plus as waymo expands to the peninsula for the first time -- >> hello from waymo. >> -- how it could change your commute and the obstacles still standing in the way of a driverless future. this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> good evening. thanks for joining us at 6:00. it is the talk of the town in half moon bay ahead of a vote tomorrow that's put the coastal city in the spotlight. even the governor is closely watching what happens with this controversial farmworker housing project. half moon bay has been under pressure to build more affordable housing since the deadly mass shooting at two mushroom farms last year exposed the poor living

conditions of farmworkers. so photos showed some were housed in one room storage sheds without running water. the governor blasted the conditions. now he's threatening the city with potential legal action for delaying approval of an apartment project for senior farmworkers. the 40-unit project would be built in downtown half moon bay on kelly avenue. it's already prompted two marathon hearings with public comment over whether the housing is the right fit for downtown. len ramirez talked to locals about the small town debate that's now under scrutiny by the state. >> reporter: projects like this always seem to take a little bit longer on the coast side, but in this case with farmworker housing the governor is calling out local officials, accusing them of dragging their feet and threatening to take legal action. the question now is will the governor's strong words have any effect?

the project to turn this property at 555 kelly avenue in half moon bay into a 40-unit housing complex for retired farmworkers has become a source of frustration for neighbors like jeannette chang. >> it's just getting railroaded and passed through because of the urgency and because of what happened here a year and a half ago and what they're proposing on that piece of land there i think is too big. >> reporter: disagreements over the size of the project and parking have caused delays and postponement of a vote to approve the project by the city's planning commission. >> i need to spend a little more time thinking through this. >> reporter: but now the political pressure on half moon bay to act just got worse. governor gavin newsom issued a statement saying, "last year a deadly shooting brought to light the squalid living conditions of farmworkers in half moon bay. rather than do the right thing and approve badly needed housing for the workers who feed us, a 40-unit complex for low income seniors

is being stalled by local officials." newsom added the state could take legal steps to hold the city accountable if the project does not move forward. state senator josh becker who represents the area said this about the need to move forward. >> we'll see now the conditions some farmworkers have been living in. i worked to secure a $3.2 million from the state along with assembly member marc berman and we need housing built. i'm really hopeful the community can come together and find a project everyone can agree. >> reporter: pierre beatty also lives near the proposed site in half moon bay and says this project is one of many that have faced delays. >> there's always been a problem of getting stuff done in this town, money, politics. some of the locals have told me that they're concerned about parking and traffic and noise and this and that, but, you know, you get that everywhere. i don't think it's a problem. >> reporter: the city's planning commission will once

again take up the housing issue at a meeting tuesday night. >> there has been recent progress on a separate affordable housing project. last week san mateo county supervisors approved $6 million for the stone pine cove project about a mile from downtown. the money will go toward purchasing 47 modular homes for farm workers, including 19 families displaced after the mass shooting. oawith people across the department, even addressing the latest class of recruits. he told them his 35 years of law enforcement experience have been rewarding for him and his family. >> it's given me the opportunity to meet some amazing people and see really

truly what human nature and what the impact we have on human nature as law enforcement officers. >> mitchell comes to oakland from lubbock, texas, where he was also police chief. he said this week will mostly involve getting up to speed with what's happening in the department. he did not answer any questions today, but he had this message for the public. >> i'm looking forward to working with you and with the members of the community to make oakland safer. >> mitchell's tenure begins at a time when bub safety is almost universally the top concern in oakland. both the mayor and county's d.a. are facing recall campaigns and with the city's looming budget deficits local business leaders tell us there won't be much of a honeymoon period for the new chief. >> unfortunately, our situation is so needed of him, especially our business community. so he has to hit the ground running. >> i say one guy with the

proper attitude will always make a difference. it always takes that one guy. >> overall crime is actually down in 2024 after a huge spike last year, but robberies are still up by 6% in 2024. rows of tesla chargers in vallejo vandalized leaving drivers stranded without a charge. so the question is who is behind it and why? >> you would think that it's a protest or some symbol of activism. it's not. >> so the problem came to light from this now viral tiktok video that shows the cords clipped at a tesla supercharging station. there's been recent nationwide reports of similar incidents happening. it's suspected whoever did this may be cashing in on the copper that's used in the charging ports. the cord cutting has also been recorded in houston and minneapolis. we reached out to vallejo pd but have not heard back yet. we're about to see the

next chapter of driverless car testing in the bay area in the next coming weeks. google's autonomous car company waymo is expanding its presence to the peninsula. waymo is about to start testing autonomous rides without a human driver for its employees on step streets north of san mateo. it will eventually expand fully autonomous test drives to sunnyvale. the company is running into some resistance from critics who say the expansion is happening too quickly. kenny choi spoke to a commuter who has already made robotaxis part of his routine. when a driverless car struts by and catches eyes, people stop and stare. rick gepalano has noticed, too. he's always looking for the next best mode of transportation. whatever makes it easier is critical when that commute is daily.

>> i work to a job. i'm able to rest in between riding the bus. >> reporter: he rides the bus, uses an e-scooter and a ride hailing service if the weather is nasty. later he's been using waymo occasionally for more reasons than just one. >> i don't have to deal with drivers that have bad attitudes. >> reporter: with waymo expanding to the peninsula, rick believes it could become part of his regular commute to san bruno if the ride fare makes economic sense. i jumped into one to take it for a ride. >> hello from waymo. >> reporter: and see what the hype is all about. a few minutes in by chance on our way to the destination i punched in we approached a construction zone. it slowed down, navigated the cones and came out the other end without a hitch. ahmed benafa is a professor of engineering at san jose state. >> the future is driverless. all of us knows that. it's a matter of when. >> reporter: also a matter of who. who will gain dominance in

a driverless world? >> it's a very tightrope they are walking to gain that trust, gain the market share before tesla comes into play, before cruise comes back. >> reporter: but it's not full throttle forward for waymo just yet as lawmakers, unions, and first responders have been critical questioning its safety among other concerns. san mateo county supervisor david canepa exposes waymo's expansion and wants more data and transparent related to safety issues, near crashes and more. >> we need to put in guardrails. that means waymo has to communicate with police chiefs, fire chiefs, with department of public works. >> once you gain this trust and people are used to it, on their roads, on their streets, then the human driver will disappear in that case. it's going to be really an autonomous driverless cars. >> reporter: that's part of the conundrum for rick. what could make his commute easier

and cheaper one day could come at a cost. >> i could see uber drivers losing their jobs with automated cars. >> reporter: just like that the driver is out of sight. >> waymo says its expansion across the peninsula will take time. the company did tell us as always we'll take an incremental approach to expansion following our safety framework and continuing to work closely with city officials, local communities, first responders, and our partners to insure we're offering a service that's safe, accessible, and valuable to riders." the dmv now is responsible for approving self-driving car permits, but a bill making its way through the state legislature would give local governments some oversight to permit and regulate autonomous vehicles. it will nexting discussed on thursday. a billionaire's battle to block public access to a popular bay area surf spot has hit a roadblock. we're talking about martins beach in san

mateo county. a venture capitalist has fought over a decade to keep people out after buying property that surrounds the beach, but he was recently dealt with a new setback. a judge denied his request to throw out a lawsuit by the state lands commission that says he cannot limit access to martins beach. he could ask the ruling reconsidered. a hearing was set for this afternoon. we're waiting for an update on what happened in court. today researchers confirmed to cbs news bay area they've halted a climate experiment that began a month ago in alameda on the uss hornet. the first experiment happened april 2nd with a device that shoots a plume of water and tiny salt droplets across the deck of the aircraft carrier. scientists at university of washington are investigating if one day aerosols like these can reduce global warming by brightening marine clouds and reflecting sunlight back into space. earlier this month the city of alameda instructed the group to halt the experiment pending an

independent safety review. the city says at this time there's no indication any of the earlier sprays presented a threat to human health or the environment. results of review will be made public june 4th at the city council meeting. for more details on the experiment and the meeting agenda, go to kpix.com. back to typical may weather. we had a little blue sky, but the fog and low cloud cover streaming through the golden gate, our time lapse showing the cloud cover thickening up the past couple hours. the may gray will be tough to shake for coastal parts of the bay area. we'll talk about the rest of us coming up in the first alert forecast. a former tech executive coming out of retirement to wear a badge, the motivation behind his new career with the santa clara county sheriff's department. >> helping the community out,

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most 66-year-olds are planning for the end of their careers if they aren't already retired, not starting a brand-new career. >> congratulations. >> congratulations. this morning the santa clara county sheriff's department swore in 66-year-old bob yee in its latest class of recruits. yee us he wanted to take a more active role in public safety. >> retirement was fun. don't get me wrong. i felt a new

calling in life to help and to provide service to the community. >> our da lin asked him more about his journey from silicon valley to retirement and then on to law enforcement. >> reporter: on most days you'll find this man on the move, working on something. even though he retired four years ago. >> i was a marketing executive over 35 years in hi-tech. >> reporter: but bob yee is about to come out of retirement and do something quite different from his previous career. >> reserve deputy sheriff, santa clara county. >> reporter: he will join the reserve unit monday serving as a part-time deputy for santa clara county. >> finishing my business career, i felt a different calling. >> reporter: bob says it wasn't an overnight decision. he first volunteered as a safety ambassador in oakland chinatown after hearing of attacks on asian seniors during the pandemic. he then organized a workshop to train people in

how to use pepper spray to defend themselves. he also attended events to support crime victims. >> this journey helping the community out, advocating for victims of violent crimes, has been much more fulfilling for me and i want to continue this journey in law enforcement. >> reporter: at 66 years old, bob was the oldest in the police academy. since he exercises routinely, he said his good shape and physical health helped him get through the academy. >> risk control techniques. we learned about vehicle operations. we learned about shooting. >> reporter: after monday he'll begin months of field training and chances are bob will not be doing felony search warrants or sprinting full speed to chase after bad guys. he says he would like to do more community policing where he can use his life experience to engage with the community and businesses. he also wants to incorporate more technology to prevent and solve crime. >> it involves taking a lot of

the business skills that i've already had and applying them towards law enforcement. >> reporter: his wife jill uyeda says she's seen bob's transformation and he's much happier in this new career. >> i actually thought he would have a retirement career or a hobby that was building things. i didn't think he would be like building community. i was very pleased to hear that. it's a noble thing to be doing. >> bob turns 67 next month, but he wasn't even the oldest reserve deputy sworn in today. there was a 70-year-old man from a different academy than bob who received his badge this morning. we've been reporting on the major headaches this year for college students applying for financial aid. tonight's cbs evening news is trying to help families navigate the mess. here's norah o'donnell. >> hey, juliette. financial aid fiasco, our reporting tonight on the millions of students impacted by delays in federal college aid packages. we have

tips for kids making a weighty investment in their future, that and more headlines tonight on the cbs evening news. >> thank you. it was a beautiful mother's day weekend, right? now we're starting off the week with some cooler temps, a little fog. paul will fill us in a slow network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're introducing ultimate speed for business —our fastest plans yet. we're up to 12 times faster than verizon, at&t, and t-mobile. and existing customers could even get up to

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we had a beautiful weekend mother's day, looking good. here we go. it's cooling off a tad. >> glad we could deliver. >> thank you. >> did your kids deliver? >> they did, yes. it was a lovely day, no complaints. >> the weather was pretty cooperative, cooled on of a bit. saturday was hot inland. >> it was. >> yesterday we took a step down towards normal and today just back to normal may weather. we'll keep it around a while. >> what did you call it, may gray? >> the may gray will be tough to shake along the coast. the fog is rolling back in. we have a blocking high off the coast. it's going to set up camp and direct everything around it and the big picture features aren't going to move around a lot. we still have offshore winds in the upper levels of the atmosphere. at ground level this area of high pressure is far enough away from the coast the onshore breeze has kicked

in at sea level and ground level and it's not close enough to squash the marine layer. so very few day-to-day changes. the marine layer is quite a bit deeper than last week and plenty of fog has developed in the marine layer swallowing up the buildings of downtown san francisco, a mix of 60s and 70s, 62 degrees in santa rosa and the marine air will make its way into the inland valleys of the north bay the rest of this evening. widespread fog to start the day tuesday, even making its way well into the inland valleys across the bay area, but retreating pretty quickly in the east bay and santa clara valley, not as much in the north bay. still reduced visibilities around santa rosa by 10:00 tuesday. we should see numbers climb midday, the fog retreating to the coast by lunchtime. i don't think it retreats away from the coast. the may gray will be present along the coast likely through the upcoming weekend. tonight

upper 40s and low 50s and how much we warm up tomorrow depends where you are. inland spots will reach the mid- to upper 70s around concord. the inland heat has retreated. the dogs won't have to stick to the shadows for a walk tomorrow. the fog should be gone by about 9:00 or so in the east bay. let's look at highs across the rest of the bay area tuesday afternoon, reaching the neighborhood of 80 degrees in san jose and much of the santa clara valley. the santa cruz mountains block the southwest wind from delivering much cool air into the santa clara valley, mid- to upper 70s inland in the east bay, redwood city, mid-70s fremont, upper 50s along the coast for half moon bay. you're stuck there to around 60 degrees the next several days. north

bay low to mid-70s tomorrow afternoon. the fog hangs on a little longer and slows down the warm-up. the winds pick up heading towards tomorrow afternoon to about the 20 to 25-mile-an-hour range for some outlook through memorial day weekend. we're looking at trend forecasting, not specific numbers. the trend is for below average temperatures to settle in for most of the western u.s. as we approach the next holiday weekend. it's never too early to look ahead to a holiday weekend. temperatures will hit 70s inland the next several days. wednesday is probably one of the warmer days approaching 80 degrees and slightly cooler weather arrives early next week with highs in the low 70s inland. temperatures around the bay close to normal, more of a mix of clouds and sunshine, morning clouds, afternoon sun in the bay, upper 60s to near 70. along the coast the sun is

in short supply, one or two hours in the afternoon. the clouds will be really tough to shake. that keeps temperatures around 60 degrees, free air conditioning. >> we'll take it. after all the rain this is kind of nice. >> no worries about any excessive heat. >> thank you. still ahead, a baby bald eagle got a little bumpy start in life after falling from its help on the road to recovery, the surrogate when i was your age, we never had anything like this. what? wifi? wifi that works all over the house, even the basement. the basement. so i can finally throw that party... and invite shannon barnes. dreams do come true. get started with xfinity gig internet for $25 a month when you add mobile. plus, get wifi equipment included. maybe we'll even get married one day. i wonder what i will be doing? probably still living here with mom and dad. fast reliable speeds right where you need them.

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take a look at this and try not to smile while you do. these are some of the finalists in the running for the top prize of the comedy pet photography awards. nearly three dozen images submitted from around the world have made the short list in the annual competition. the winner will be announced on june 6th. an eaglet rescued at lake in a tomorrow a natoma has a new parent. the baby eagle wa hanging for hours from a small branch dangling over the lake. the eaglet was brought to safety and transported to the lake tahoe wildlife facility. the bird is bonding with their resident bald eagle named em. her role is to act as a foster

parent preventing the eaglet from imprinting on humans and showing it how to be an eagle. the goal is to eventually release the eaglet to the same location where it was found so it can hopefully reunite with its family. thanks so much for joining us! >> do you have any messages for donald trump? >> norah: the prosecution's key witness takes the stand and donald trump's hush money trial. >> is there anything he could say that could put you in jeopardy? >> michael cohen ties his old boss directly to hush money payments to stormy daniels. why he says the former president was afraid the adult film star's story would be a disaster for his 2016 campaign. >> you pay a lawyer or a legal expense. it's mark