>>> IT'S A CHANCE TO BREEZE EASIER FOR HUNDREDS OF VENDORS AT THE FLEA MARKET. WATCHING THE CAUCUS AS THEY WAIT FOR NOTICE ON WHEN THEY WILL BE KICKED OUT TO MAKE WAY FOR THE BART STATION. A RECENT DOWNSIZING OF THAT PROJECT ACTUALLY COMES WITH A SILVER LINING. >> Reporter: AT ONE POINT, THE FLEA MARKET WAS LISTED IN THE WORLD RECORD AS THE LARGEST FLEA MARKET IN THE WORLD. IT'S GOTTEN SMALLER OVER THE YEARS AS DEVELOPMENT HAS NIBBLED AWAY AT THE PROPERTY AND RECENTLY THREATENED WITH COMPLETE CLOSURE. NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO STAY OPEN A WHILE LONGER. SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO THE BERRYESSA BART STATION, IT'S PRIME REAL ESTATE FOR HOUSING. IN 2021, APPROVING A PLAN NEARLY 3,500 HOMES ON THE SITE. BUT WITH THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION RISING, THE PROPERTY OWNERS, THEY CHANGED THEIR PLAN, PROPOSING TO BUILD 900 HOMES. THE CITY ISN'T THRILLED ABOUT THAT. IN THE MEANTIME THEY HAVE BEEN KEPT IN AN UNCERTAINTY, ONCE THE DECISION TO BUILD IS MADE. THEY'RE EXPECTING SOMETHING IN JANUARY. BUT ON FRIDAY, THE WORD CAME DOWN. >> THEY SENT US AN E-MAIL SAYING THE FLEA MARKET HAS DECIDED TO EXTEND THE ONE-YEAR NOTICE. INSTEAD OF THEM TELLING US THEY WILL NOT RENEW IN JANUARY, THEY DECIDED TO TELL US LATER. MEANING THAT IT WOULD CLOSE IN 2026. >> Reporter: THEY HAVE AT LEAST TWO FULL YEARS TO CONTINUE THEIR NORMAL WAY OF LIFE. >> FOR PEOPLE LIKE MANY, THERE'S NO WAY TO GO. THAT'S THE FLEA MARKET AND ALL I HAVE TO MAKE A LIVING RIGHT NOW. SO I'M HAPPY. >> Reporter: AND HERE THEY SELL BRIGHTLY COLORED PINATAS AND HUNDREDS OF CANDIES IMPORTED FROM MEXICO TO FILL THEM WITH. PINATAS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CELEBRATION CALLED LA POSADA. ON THIS DAY, THEY TRAVELED ALL THE WAY FROM THE HOME OF OREGON JUST TO BUY HIS PINATA SUPPLIES FROM THE GONZALEZ FAMILY. >> IT IS SPECIAL TO HAVE EVERYTHING HERE, WHAT I NEED. >> HONESTLY WE ARE HERE A LOT AND IT MEANS A LOT TO ME. I GREW UP WORKING WITH MY MOM, MY GRANDPA. >> Reporter: THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE FAMILY IS 12-YEAR-OLD GENESIS. SHE SPENT MOST WEEKENDS HERE GROWING UP. SHE WAS SAD THAT A WOMAN SHE CALLED GRANDMA GENIE MOVED AWAY WHEN WORD FIRST CAME DOWN THAT THE MARKET WAS CLOSING. SO A PROMISE OF TWO MORE YEARS MEANS A LOT TO HER. >> THIS IS A FAMILY BUSINESS, SO WE HAVE WORKED HERE FOR A WHILE NOW. JUST TO SEE THAT AND TO KEEP THIS, IT IS REALLY EXCITING AND HAPPY HONESTLY. I'M HAPPY. >> Reporter: NO ONE KNOWS HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO BUILD HOMES HERE. IN A PLACE THAT FEELS LIKE HOME TO THEM. >> THE CITY IS LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATE
