usually getting infected at the same time. >> reporter: a mosquito is known to carry west nile up to 15 miles from its breeding source. control officials say many homeowners simply miss breeding sources. >> look for standing water. if they see anything moving alive in standing water, perhaps they can give us a call and we can help them determine whether or not it's mosquitoes. >> reporter: people get free mosquito nets to control mosquitoes. for more information on where the spraying will be and more information about west nile virus, go to www.ktvu.com. suspended ross mirkarimi and his wife are speaking out tonight. just hours ago, eliana lopez went to speak before the san

francisco commission on the status for women. that group is set to decide whether its members agree with the ethics commission which found mirkarimi guilty of official misconduct. the investigation stems from mirkarimi's guilty plea to false imprisonment after bruising his wife's arm in december. nine of the cities eleven supervisors must vote to actually remove mirkarimi from office. it's possible that the board may delay its decision until after the november election when five supervisors are running to keep their seats. mirkarimi told us he hopes his former colleagues will be open- minded. >> a sheriff who gains this self of perspective in the criminal justice system is really somebody that can be a real asset in making the system work well and better. >> a new poll by an anti- domestic violence group finds 61% of san francisco residents

say mirkarimi should lose his job. you can find more details on that poll on www.ktvu.com. bartolo colon has tested positive for a banned substance. today, major league baseball suspended the former cy young winner for 50 games. the suspension comes exactly one week after the giants' melky cabrera also tested positive for testosterone, the same substance found in colon's system. just like cabrera, colon released a statement, apologizing to his fans, teammates and the oakland a's. in the meantime, the san francisco giants have cancelled the t-shirt giveaway next month scheduled in honor of their disgraced outfielder melky cabrera. today major league baseball also banned an associate of cabrera's from team clubhouses. that associate admitted creating a phony website meant

to help cabrera protest his positive drug test. coming up in just 15 minutes, mark will join us with what fellow oakland a's players had to say just hours after bartolo colon's suspension. richmond residents still want answers tonight about the chevron refinery. new at 6, consumer editor tom is live in richmond with new information that you found out about the major testing on the line that failed. >> reporter: that's right. and only on two. the question is, was this refinery truly thoroughly inspected? in the spring of 2010, an explosion in washington state claimed seven claims. so cal osha, our state agency, charged with protecting workers from industrial safety hazards, inspected california's refineries. its report said california's refiners use the most effective measures available to monitor

corrosion, measures not used in washington state. it went on to say that california refiners use the most advanced technology in oil refinery corrosion protection. richmond residents we met think otherwise. >> you're not protected. i feel unprotected in this place. but i can't live anywhere else. >> i don't think they're doing well, because this month, it went up about twice. >> i had the impression there's been maybe a shortage of funding and staff to thoroughly do what osha could be doing for all of us. >> you would just hope -- really, i just hope that it was just an accident, an unforeseen. >> reporter: cal osha has declined requests for interviews about this report or their role and relationship

with chevron. they only say their inspectors have not been allowed into the accident area due to safety concerns but are interviewing workers and examining the paperwork. in the time, i have filed two california public records act requests to get to the bottom of all of this. as soon as we get answers, we will pass them on to you. in more fallout from the chevron fire, contra costa officials say they're likely to replace the company that runs the county's emergency notification system. >> we believe they failed because it took three hours instead of 30 minutes to call the 18,000 households. that's unacceptable. >> supervisors say the contract, which covers landline emergency phone notifications, can be terminated at any time. officials say they met with a vender from san diego to talk about taking over the landline emergency contract. emergency managers say the county's cell phone notifications worked well. we kept you up-to-date on

the refinery fire as that story developed. live on our mobile app, we showed you our live reports. as fire crews responded. make sure you download our mobile app and click on our live stream anytime there is breaking news. the homicide rate has jumped again with the stabbing death and arrest of a man accused of killing a child. the latest on how other agencies might help. >> reporter: san jose is wrestling with this recent spike in violent crimes here on the streets of the city. we got some input on that from residents, the sheriff, and victims' families. forest clark says he knows what family and friends of san jose are going through. his brother harry was killed in a domestic incident on june 29 in this parking lot on winchester boulevard. >> when you hear a homicide, wow. it affected my whole family dramatically. >> reporter: what amazes clark

is how fast the homicide rate is rising. the most recent homicide took place at this safeway store when a young man got stabbed to death inside the store. the 32nd homicide was announced today when police said 38-year- old alejandro benitez was arrested in the unexplained death of a 17-month-old child in april. >> my brother was no. 20. and here they're already at 32 now. and it's not even two months and it's already been twelve other murders besides my brother in less than two months. it's gotta stop. >> reporter: police say the spike comes from a variety of factors but mainly from a shortage of officers. by protocol, the sheriff would coordinate any assistance. she told me what she thought might be needed. >> law enforcement personnel is what i would think that they would need. but if it's equipment or training or anything else that they need, those resources can

be available too. but most likely in a case like this, additional people. >> reporter: we have just been told the police chief plans to hold a news conference on friday to talk about the homicide situation and what steps might be taken. a church was badly damaged by fire today and investigators are now looking for the cause. the two-alarm fire broke out at the east bay korean church. smoke was pouring out of the building. no one was hurt. governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency in three northern california counties where wildfires continue to rage. the flames have forced evacuations, closed roads and destroyed dozens of homes and other structures in plumas, shasta and tehama counties. the emergency declaration for those counties allows officials to use more state resources to battle the flames.

the ponderosa fire has burned 38 square miles so far. >> the terrain here is extremely steep, loaded with dead and dying vegetation. >> right now, the ponderosa fire is only 50% contained. in plumas county, the chips fire has consumed about 98 square miles since it started at the end of july and it is only 37% contained. the outcome of the patent infringement trial between apple and samsung is now in the hands of a jury. nine jurors began deliberations this morning after hearing closing arguments yesterday. samsung says apple infringed on its technology patents and is demanding nearly half a billion hours. apple says it was samsung that used apple designs. working conditions have gotten better for chinese workers making apple products.

the labor association says they have reduced overtime hours for workers making ipads and iphones and has improved their living conditions. apple came under harsh criticism after a number of workers committed suicide in 2010. it turns out that meat from a california slaughterhouse under investigation for cruelty to animals did in fact wind up in school lunches and other nutritional programs. the u.s. government bought 21 million pounds of beef from the company last year. the facility, located in hanford, has been shut down since monday after undercover video showed inhumane slaughtering practice. the usda is also looking into whether any sick cows were killed recently and whether their meat got into the food supply. nurses picket outside of kaiser today, protesting changes to pediatric care.

kaiser is planning to close its inpatient center for children in 2014. that's when a new facility is set to open in oakland. the nurses claim kaiser is closing the center to save money. but kaiser said the 20-bed facility is underused. >> we will have a state of the art, pediatric, dedicated facility to oakland to take care of all of the children in the east bay. >> it is a hardship on the patients. they have to travel back and forth. it's a very busy freeway. it's just a bad idea. >> kaiser says it will continue to offer outpatient care in haywood. we told you about it last night on the 10:00 news, accusations of inappropriate conduct by the federal monitor overseeing the oakland police. the politically charged timing

of the accusations. take a look at this picture. it is an attempt to actually steal a building. thieves in the east bay try to make off with the whole building. and i'm back here at 6. the fog is rolling in. how is that going to impact your day on thursday? i'll have the details on your forecast. ktvu channel 2 news at 5, it's all about coverage. we invite you to watch ktvu channel 2 news at 5 every day, complete bay area news coverage. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow. you guys have it easy.

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it is a strange twist in the ongoing legal problems for the oakland police department. accusations made against the watch dog who was brought here to clean up the department. new at 6, ktvu's rita williams joins us with questions about the timing and the motivation behind these allegations. rita? >> reporter: well, probably no one would deny that the oakland police department faces

challenges. >> we have a 30% reduction in our numbers just in the last couple of years. and a 20% increase in violent crime. >> reporter: for nine years, the department has been under a federal court order to change its culture and clean up its act. in less than two months, attorneys who brought the successful lawsuit that led to the court order plan to ask the judge to order a federal takeover of the department, a first in the nation. >> when the reports come out, they show a level of stagnation. that's just unacceptable. >> reporter: the person writing those critical reports the past three years is this man, federal monitor robert warshaw, a former police chief. now he's under attack himself, accused of making inappropriate comments and holding the hand of deanna santana and using abusive language to describe

oakland's police chief three months ago. >> obviously the timing is extremely suspicious. >> reporter: the two civil rights attorneys say they spent many hours with city officials. >> i'm pretty observant about these things. if i'd have seen something inappropriate, i would have said something. >> but you didn't? >> i have not. >> reporter: no one at city hall or the police department was talking today, saying the allegations against the monitor are a confidential personnel matter. a couple of police officers told me that at times they're beginning to think that a federal takeover might not be any worse than the conditions in city leaders they say they're now working under. reporting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. thieves in east oakland this morning made a daring attempt to steal an unusual item. oakland police say thieves crashed a pickup truck right through the gates of abi foundry and then attempted to actually steal a 15,000-pound

trailer. the tires on the portable building gave out. >> they couldn't make it around the corner, and they abandoned the truck and trailer, and here we are. >> workers at the foundry say they were in the process of getting rid of the building. but instead, they had to pay to have it hauled away. the city of walnut creek is closing down some of its public services once a week starting next month. drop-in counters for nonemergency police, planning and building, business licensing and permits will only be open monday through thursday starting september 7. officials say the reduced service hours will help the city cope with the reduction in staffing. a new study says it will cost taxpayers billions. the california manufacturers and technology association says cities, school districts and public transit systems will face more than $3 billion in

costing between now and 2020. >> we're not seeing the green jobs created in california >> the study also suggests that california, which has the second highers unemployment rate in the nation, will see even more job losses as a result. the national ocean administration is considering expanding the monterey bay sanctuary. a meeting is scheduled to discuss a plan to close an area designated a sanctuary in 1992. it's located directly west of the golden gate bridge. the fog we had this morning is now pushing it way into your neighborhood. we're going to see a lot of fog tomorrow. as you've seen the fog right

now, it's pushing out into pacifica. the winds are howling. the winds will transport that fog into many bay area neighborhoods tomorrow morning. your thursday morning, a lot like today. thursday afternoon, a lot like today, maybe a little cooler but not a lot, just slightly. as we head into the extended forecast, a little bit of a warm-up but not a marriage warm- up. the changes here, all very subtle. if you like today, you're gonna love tomorrow. the marine area stretched out. it's cooled us off and increased humidity. fire danger, it's always high this time of year, but it would be way worse. so that's really an advantage we have. tomorrow morning, look at the marine air, up toward the delta, out towards the livermore valley, on its way to modesto. that is a big fog footprint. that's why temperatures morrow will be a little cooler. sun does come out around 9, 10,

11:00 for most of us. then the fog sticks around the coast and temperatures take a little bit of a drop. the pressure center to the north pushes through and that slides temperatures down just a little bit. 85 in the warmer spots, 75 around the bay, and low 60's coastside. it's going to be a nice day. breezy in the afternoon but the winds will be kind of southwest. the america's cub races, they're good in any kind of wind, but a southwest wind is not the sailers favorite wind on the bay. thursday afternoon, already lots of kids going back to school, so tomorrow morning when you get them up, push them out the door and you push yourself off to work, you're going to be wanting a jacket or something because it's chilly. then temperatures warm up. along the coast, it stays cool. keep the puffy on all day. so your five-day forecast looks a lot like the day before, the day before. it's very similar. the five-day forecast, in your bay area weekend, we kind of

drop temperatures down a little bit on the weekend, but these are all subtle changes. it is what it is. and just be ready for fog nights and mornings. the afternoon is kind of nice. >> no complaints. thank you. palo alto has been named one of the country's top earning towns by money magazine. the city in santa clara county was ranked no. 23 by median family income. newport beach is no. 4. topping the list, coming in at no. 1, is bethesda, maryland. coming up at 7, on tv 36, we're just getting word into our newsroom about the arrest of a man who may be tied to a homicide. we hope you join us at 7 on tv 36. still to come here, a

second bay area baseball player suspended for 50 games. our sports director mark is up next with what the oakland a's had to say about cy young award winner bartolo colon's positive drug test.

the city of walnut creek was head over heels over its new fountain head sculpture. but some of you may noticed its gone. the city removed the head. the new sealant won't lose color when it comes in contact with water. the sculpture would be back downtown next week. >> mark is talking baseball, doping and i feel like we just had this conversation. it's getting to be where it's not a surprise anymore. it's just getting ridiculous in major league baseball. who could blame anyone for becoming jaded. the latest caught for using a performance-enhancing drugs, namely testosterone, is bartolo colon, suspended 50 games for the violation. the team released the usual apologetic statement. a few of his oakland mates

expressed the usual disappointment. >> i don't feel anger because i'm not emotionally tied in that sense. it is disappointing. no matter how you look at it, we've now lost a really important part of our team. >> an afternoon affair. didn't seem to have a hangover effect on the a's. cocoa crisp, a deep right. the a's blow one on top of the visitors from minnesota. later, coco, a solo shot. 5-1, the final. a's looking pretty good. eleven games over 500. that's their season high water mark. giants looking for a queen sweep against the dodgers in l.a. matt cane on the mound. he will not be pitching to

buster posey, however,. buster is scratched due to an injury. >> a lot of people disappointed. >> thanks, mark. some east bay high school students are beating the odds and going to college. tonight on the 10:00 news, our special report on the sports they credit with keeping them on track and out of the grip of violence. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news.

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