we reduced 10,000 of those homeowners. roughly, you have 10,000 reductions that we did on our own. 1700 reductions were done through this application process. 5000 time shares is how you get to the 17,000 number. just to give you a comparison, it is quite a bit in san francisco. these are huge numbers, larger than the dot com bust. alameda and santa clara did about 1000 come a tenfold. -- 1000, tenfold. we are doing better than our counterparts in other parts of the bay area. i feel fortunate. the tax reduction was about 21 million in taxes that were not collected. 21 million in taxes were not collected. that is a significant number. it is out of a $6.5 billion budget. overall, the difference to the city is still rather small compared to what it meant to many of the other counties in other areas. let me stop there and take questions. >> [inaudible] >> 6462. of those, we actually reviewed only 4177. many of those were already reviewed. we have actively reviewed them. some of them were not eligible. >> [inaudible] >> anybody

that's because city wants homeowners to sign a waiver to prevent lawsuits. >> the waiver is one of the key elements that needs to be in place. >> homeowners plan to turn in the paperwork without the waiver on monday. >>> san jose fire investigators are looking for the cause at a vacant home that used to be a pot club. it is the second fire at the same home in four months. it's not clear if this morning's fire is connectd in any way to the previous fire in january. at that time, the home was used for a canabis club caused herb appeal. the neighbors had to run for cover also. >> i just guided everybody out as soon as possible. the fire department is already turning the corner. >> this is a photo taken by the neighbor as he evacuated his home. the fire was so hot it burned a hole through his roof and left him with fire and water damage. it took antioch firefighters about an hour and a half to put out this two-alarm fire this morning. chopper 2 brought you these live pictures duringmornings on 2. no one was injured. investigators are looking for the cause. >>> investigators in san francisc

thank you. >> i am a homeowner, business owner in the city of san francisco. it is not so much whether or not this project should go forward, because it is going forward. it is part of planning. it has been approved. it is a determination of the number of units inside the project. i am for anything within reason that allows construction to occur in the city and county of san francisco. i am a construction business owner in the city. we have been kepressed in this city for, i would say two or two and a half years as far as construction work goes. we feel it does all of that. we would like to see the commission approve this project and approve the additional units in a timely basis. it is important for us to continue growing with construction in the city, in the areas that are most impacted now, not two or three or four years from now. if the project is ready i do believe that it is in the best interest of everyone, including the people in the area, as long as it, again, meets what the e.i.r. states. moving in a timely manner. so, i am for the project. >> thank

homeowners say they couldn't buy landslide insurance. the feds may offer low insurance loans, but it could cost them millions. >> i really want to stay here well into my old age and enjoy a life out here in peace without worrying about a landslide taking out my home. >> reporter: these pictures from news chopper 2, minutes ago i spoke with federal emergency officials. the small business administration could offer loans. a decision could come in a few weeks. vogel says he hopes his house is still standing. >> the planning commission is giving the go ahead to a controversial subdivision. the development which sits on a ridge could lead to landslides. the planning commission certified an environmental report and map for the 110-home development at its meeting last night. >>> pet owners in the east bay are worried about the animals that stalk through this gas. they say they're attacking their house pets. >>> at the center of another. atst fwa.ean ougog t bk. wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>>

check that one off if you are a homeowner. teach the children in my life that is wrong to write for make marks on other people's property. if you have children in your family, or any children you know, check that one. join the graffiti what or adopt a street and help remove graffiti vandalism in my neighborhood. you might consider that. support and a graffiti legislation by writing or making phone calls to elected officials. please check that one off. that is how this democratic republic of ours works. everyone is involved in the process. i will serve on a jury for a graffiti vandalism case. i hope you check that one because it will help prosecute vandals. i want to to complete that pledge. maybe you did not do it all right now, but make sure you complete it and check off the ones important to you. i want you to fill in your name, your address, your telephone number, and your e-mail address. at the end of the social hour, there will be a b a

. >> another common problem which homeowners can deal with, this is a little flour bed that goes right up to the -- flower bed that goes right up to the siding of the building. as they water it, unless there is a very clear water otective membrane between that little flower box and the siding, every time they watt tier they're going to water the inside of their wall. the building code specifically requires that, to have a water protective membrane or be physically separated from the building. >> could you explain again how you would probably flash the -- [inaudible] with the stucco wall? >> if you're rebuilding the stair, if you're starting from scratch and going to put the stairs in, you want to put the stairs in first and you have two options. one is to put the stairs in first and run a regularlet around the stairs that the stucco comes down to. a reglet is an l-shaped piece of metal that you're waterproofing for the stucco that goes behind distribute stucco goes on top of. it's a piece of flashing and that follows -- they'll make it -- it follows the curves and the whole edge of the

you're looking at what one berkeley homeowner woke up to this morning. the homeowner we spoke to told us he and his wife didn't rush to pick up sandbags because they waited for the water to turn off but it took an hour between 2:30 and 3:30 this morning before they could identify and manually shut off the water this morning. east bay mud worker told us a six inch steel pipe burst over night. they were able to turn off the water and mark the area where they will have to come back and dig. 30 households will be without water for three to eight hours. the homeowner said he will have to wait for daylight before he can see how much damage it caused in his backyard. >> it was much louder than rain. and you look outside and you don't see any rain. >> reporter: his wife told me their neighborhood has an e- tree. firefighter told the homeowner we spoke to there was another break within a few blocks of the latest one. the worker we spoke to told us the break is underneath the street and this is where residents will see east bay mud workers later this morning. repo

and homeowners living in a mudslide zone area are hoping the state can give them help. and this slide forced them out of their homes, they learned some history that may have kept them in their homes. >> this is the part crumbling away. you can see just one of six houses. today they were listening to an expert talk about how to fix it. in an emergency meeting, this advisor outlined a short term plan for holding up the hillside. >> by under pinning the house, it could be imply memted. >> bad news? there are sinking pier that's will run around $100,000. the city is look together state for $10 million to cover damage from this slide and storm related damage throughout the country. >> we're trying to get state assistance. >> the mayor sent a letter to the governor, putting in calls to the office. >> there is a lot on his plate. i know he can work quickly. >> to this homeowner, it's something to hope for. >> if they're going to use money they get from the government that would be great. and at this point, i don't have that type of money. >> for walker, the part that blew him

all 6 homeowners unanimously decided they kneed more time to review the offer. earlier this week the city offered to repair slide damaged homes as long as homeowners signed a waiver promising not to sue for damage after the repairs. many homeowners believe that's unfair. >> if i do a crapy repair on a car for somebody l and then sell that, does new owner then liable for transmission blowing up? >>reporter: tonight the homeowner agree to draft a letter to the city of san pablo requesting more time to make the decision and to allow a lawyer to review the waiver. the city deadline is next tuesday. >> critic are warning the plans to create new community on treasure island could literally collapse into the bay. development would include 8,000 homes and apartments, business district or gap ick farments and several parks. but treasure island sits between 2 major faults and geologist say it could liquefy in a major quake. >> this thing on top of one of the most dangerous earthquake faults in the bay area, we are going to build high-rises and organic gardening on top of

we did not expect homeowners to get on the route to often, but sometimes you can get up on your flat roofs. what do you have to do for routine maintenance on those? >> you can always tell, if groups are starting to bubble, that is a sign, it protect the roofing membrane from the sun so if there is none, ultraviolet light will be deteriorating, and it will start to bubble. all of the route jacks are the first signs of with a member in fails, so you want to check around those. all of those areas you have to check. anywhere there is penetration, those are the areas you really want to check. >> a flat roof like this with reflective coating needs to be recut it regularly. if you fail, the protection is gone and the roof deteriorate rapidly. it is not just silver paint, it is roof coating. so typically you need to hire the report to come back and apply a new coaching. you can say you want a uv- resistant coating, but it has to be compatible with what you have up there. roofs need maintenance. call and ask. if you do not do that, the life is short and pepper sibley. go over it and fix it up

in our working with homeowners in the vicinity, one of the greatest frustrations has been expressed by the public infrastructure that was part of the plan. when we described what we were doing from lansing we heard from people why don't you do the whole thing. so, this is part of the program that was initiated. we knew that was the office that could help us and we met for the first time to answer the question, who is the we. the we was the neighborhood, the planning department and the mayor's office are the people we met with to bring together a proposal that would allow us to use additional dollars that would be contributed to complete both guy and lansing street to the standard we are proposing for lansing street in terms of finishes. as michael spoke we had the ability to leverage another $3.9 million in bond financing for other projects. those would include street improvements, harrison street. and we can bring the total improvements between our funds that are the fee funds plus the bond funds. i think north of almost $8 million in public infrastructure, improvements that would hap

if the repairs don't hold homeowners couldn't sue the city.r since the worst oil spill in u.s. history. the families of 11 workers who died in the april 20 oil rig explosion in the gulf will fly over the site to pay their respects. more than 200 million gallons of oil were released in the gulf. more than a third of the gulf was closed to fishing. all federal waters have been reopened but the seafood and hospitality industries are struggling. >> it looks like you have plenty of ice and not enough shrimp. >> that the problem. >> where is everybody? >> they are not here. that is obvious. i don't know. >> $4 billion has been paid out to victims so far. >>> the airline passenger bill of rights is expanding to include international flights. the compensation will increase from 400 minimum to $650. longer wait for replacement flight could fetch up to $1300 in compensation. federal officials are expanding a tarmac delay rule to prohibit airlines from keeping the passengers stranded on international flights for more than four hours. >> the spring storms

occurrence for struggling homeowners across california and san francisco. banks foreclosing on borrowers who are negotiating loan modifications or completing a loan modification. the federal government provides only voluntary rules encouraging banks participating in the modification program not to foreclose on homeowners negotiating a loan modification. partly due to the lack of enforcement to slow down foreclosers is just a quarter of the 4 million households that it was intended to aid through 2012. san francisco hasn't escaped the negative effects of this housing downturn which is down in 2010. banks repossess houses and condos through forecloser and the number increased from 2009 up until now. there is evidence that foreclosure problems in san francisco is not isolated but is instead spreading throughout the city. it gives borrowers, whether they can stay in their homes or whether they will need to seek other ol attorneytives. i urge you to support this. thank you. >> thank you supervisor. >> thank you madam clerk. colleagues, i would ask the board to a

until then, homeowners are quite frustrated. christie smith, today in the bay. >> it's got to be upsetting to look at their homes like that. thank you. >>> san francisco police are looking into a double stabbing. it happened at the tenderloin at 3:30 this morning. it started with a fight. a man and woman in their 20s were stabbed in their lower and upper backs. both victims ended up at the hospital. police do not have information on the suspects and there is no word on the victim's conditions this morning. >>> san jose police have a suspect in a killing of a man sunday morning. they are looking for 22-year-old mario jesus hernandez. he is armed and dangerous. he shot and killed a man sunday morning. it is the city's 14th homicide of the year. >>> san francisco police are on the look out for suspects involved in separate groping incidents. it happened friday night at lincoln way near uc san francisco. a female employee says she was walking to the car when a man groped her. the latest was saturday morning a few blocks away at carl

paperwork is signed by the homeowners.hey sent it back to the city san pablo and it's -- and now it's in their -- it's up to them where it goes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> richmond police are searching for a man who tried to kidnap a 12-year-old girl. take a look. the suspect is latinos in his 30s, has spiked brown hair and a bald spot. victim told police the man pointed a gun at -- a gun at her while talking to grant elementary but she managed to get away. the description of the truck is here and there is a dent above the right wheel. >>> today, the atlanta braves are expected to announce their decision involving the fate of roger mcdowell. he's the pitching coach who used antigays and slurs in an argument with a giants' fan last saturday. justin quinn says mcdowell threatened him when he asked him to watch his language around his young children. mcdowell has since apologized. but quinn's attorney, gloria allred, is demanding a long suspension and hefty fine. >>> kia is issuing a recall for 5,000 spectras but only in

let me begin with you, the homeowner or the business operator. if you see graffiti on the side of your building, a window, a doorway, sidewalk, what should you do? five specific steps. first, make sure you are prepared to remove it. take a picture. remove the graffiti. report to the vandalism. finally, prevent future graffiti tagging. let me take each one of them one by one. we will have some concrete ideas. first, be prepared to remove it in advance. have a can of matching paint and brush or a good graffiti remover on hand to remove it quickly. two, take a picture. sometimes come investigators will recognize the graffiti tags of specific vandals. that can help them. for the police department, i acre-feet the abatement team maintains a database of information and they take pictures of common tax and other tips that identify habitual offenders. that helps them build a case against them. beef -- be sure to report the cost. damage to the property in excess of $400 as a felony. a vandal who commits a felony can face jail time or 96 hours of community

so the homeowners want more time. they want to talk to an attorney to figure out what is available to them. they also are interested in talking to the state to see if there might be somehow, some kind of funding mechanism there to take advantage of. live in san pablo, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> 6:05 now. it will be harder to find medical marijuana dispensary in san jose. the city council approved a set of new rules and restrictions last night. the council voted to limit the number of collectives in san jose to ten right now. there are roughly 120. the ten licenses would be given only after the background checks and screenings are done. all of the medical marijuana would have to be grown on site. then the permits will be given on first come, first serve basis. >> we don't know how many will qualify. we will not make the subjective decisions about which one is best or not. that will be a time stamp. >> that doesn't lend the fact of getting the best collectives for the best business processes or doing for safe acces

kron 4 explains what that offer is and how homeowners would need to agree before the work can start. >>reporter: on tuesday the city manager's office provided homeowners with a plan to shore up the slides that threatened the homes. the slides have more less wiped out the entire back yard, and several homes have been yellow or red tape. the city sent a letter to the homes and a waiver of liability it peaked shoulders a great the city said it will get to work great away. >> for a hard position with the slide still moving. we want to move quickly so that the characteristics out there don't change too much. unfortunately, we don't have the amount of time that people normally to have. >>reporter: effects is and then distribute the hill to prevent more sliding. it the city estimates it will cost some $150,000 to fully fix the health towards back to normal that would cost $5 million in the city hopes the federal government will provide the money for that in the future. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>pam: the east bay municipal utility district discussed the possibility of a water rate incre

survey by trully shows bay area homeowners are hardest hit . homeowners on oakland slashed it nine percent after just 48 days on the market. that is the second quickest after miles per hour. - minneapolis . homeowner in san jose cut six percent 53 days after putting their homes up for sale and that is san francisco who is slashing their prices senpercent after 58 days on the market . best buy said it is cutting back on the big box stores. largest electronic retailer will shrink the scare footage by 10 percent over the three-five years. instead open up 800 mobile device stand alone stores and it is a mood to compete with on line market place . big box stores have been losing customers. >> what will be the next step after electric cars? a company thinks it knows. it is developing fuel cell that is convert water with elect rolights in hydrogen. it is a cleaner fuel with no emission and much better mileage. one car owner said her mileage improved 15 percent. >> we have noticed that there is a reduction in when we fill the gas tank and it worked out

four of the homeowners we reached said they were sure they were being scammed. all paid what the contract called for a donation of $3500 to caa inc.. she advises her clients to stay away from this program. >> you want to believe what they have to say, but they will do more investigating on their own. >> in the end, pat took mary's advice. >> the oregon department of justice confirmed it ordered the man and referred to the man to the criminal division. also the office of comptroller and currency that tekal was trying present himself as private banker. we'll continue to follow this and keep you posted. >>> california's farmers are faced with a new array of green technology. growing green isn't cheap and could lead to higher food prices. david louie has the story. >> farmers today have to spend serious money to keep food prices down for consumers. newest generations of combines can cost close to half million dollars. many are turning to green systems. the price can run $4 million and farmers qualify for a 30-year tax credit and one year depression. >> it would run

we reduced the assessment by 15,000 homeowners -- 50,000 homeowners got a reduction. many of you have worked with me closely to make our tax system more transparent. to close loopholes to make sure that the very few do not escape paying what they are owed. i am also honored and grateful that you have stood by me, even when some of the most powerful institutions and people -- we work closely with homeowners to fight against predatory lenders and we work to make sure san francisco can leverage that most important asset, their home, to put solar panels on their roofs. by doing that, we have launched one of the first green jobs programs in san francisco. go solar not only allows of 1000 people to get solar on their roof, but it injures 40,000 san franciscans have jobs -- ensures 40,000 san franciscans have jobs. we have an opportunity to get paid not just for this year and future projects, four years in the future. i know many people who have been advocating that program. and thanks to many of you have worked closely with me to close one of the state's biggest tax loophol

>> homeowners say they need time for a lawyer to review the agreement. the city's deadline is next tuesday. >>> police are looking for people behind a string of daylight burglaries in san carlos. meantime, residents are urged to keep doors and windows locked. the first happened april 6 on st. francis way. april 11, another computer and jewelry stolen from a home on orange avenue. break-in attempt on park avenue on april 15 blocked by a locked window. police believe the same person or people are behind the crimes. >>> this morning, finding parking in san francisco might be less frustrating for some drivers. yesterday, a new iphone app launched to help city motorists track where parking is available, a well as how much it costs. other features at the s.f. park program will allow drivers to pay meter with their cell phone and receive text messages when the meeter is about to expire. of course, using your cell phone while driving is illegal. >> we've acknowledged that all the world faces the challenge of the mobile technology when you're mobile. we have have

we are announcing are temporary homeowner's property tax reduction program.his is what most assessor's up and down the state are doing. homeowners are reliable -- of all property owners are eligible for a temporary, 1-year property-tax assessment reduction if they believe or if we believe dave -- the assess the value has fallen above their market value, which means that the value would be lower than the market value. in general, homeowners who are eligible, chances are, they purchased homes after 2003. we do get applicants who have owned homes since 1995 or earlier. in general, anybody who is owned their home prior to 2003, they are doing well, which is good news. chances are the mark

host: showed a homeowner always know who hold the original title -- showed a homeowner always know who hold the original title? guest: as to who they are paying, the originator with the wells fargo for a community bank, the consumers believe that is today are paying. they may have sold that mortgage into wall street with a combine it into mortgage-backed securities. those are needed to assure that global capital continues to flow into the u.s. market. i am not sure how important it is for consumers to know. as long as they are making payments, they're paying down the principal and building equity. host: our next call is on the independent line. caller: listening to your guests, it seems like there is a siege in washington. you talk about friday and fannie mae which bundles of these assets and sold them to the bank. the ceo's got the money. -- you talk about friday and fannie mae the bundled all of these assets and sell them to the bank. the ceo's got the money. whether you are talking in the housing industry or medical industry, everything in washington is corrupt. it is unfortunate. t

i'm a homeowner, supervisors. we voted for you. and you are our representation to vote yes to allow san francisco to have more choices on quality high-speed internet. scott, thank you very much for responding to my email. and this is to improve the quality of our lives in san francisco. this is to generate income for san franciscans and for those who work in san francisco and this is to help increase the city's operating revenue because the majority of my family, relatives and friends rely on high-speed internet access in

he took $30,000 from a homeowner, abandoned the job before completing the work, then failed to pay his day workers. gascone and state officials say this case is a lesson for consumers. >> homeowners should know that they have rights and employees that work for this contractor should know that they also have rights to be compensated. >> when you're hiring somebody to come into your house to do any kind of work, any job more than $500 in labor and materials, they are required to have a contractor's license. >> ho was arraigned today and is now being held on $300,000 bail. >>> rumors are swirling that facebook is launching a facebooking network sight in china. they say they just signed an agreement with a chinese search engine. facebook has not yet confirmed this news. facebook is currently blocked in china. >>> the department of energy is giving cal and stanford $25 million to developer, less expensive solar power systems. the universities have created a research team to develop and test new materials and processes for mass producing solar panels. they say they'll work with scientists at

homeowners like leon walker are confused on what to do next. his is one of six in san pablo

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>> reporter: homeowners we spoke to heard rushing water. they had no idea it was this. >> i was awakened by a very, very loud sound of water rushing. i looked out the window and saw water coming down both sides of my house. >> reporter: you are looking at one berkeley homeowner woke up to this morning. his backyard is along shattuc avenue and los angeles. when he first arrived he and his wife did not rush to pick up sandbags because they waited for the water to turn off. it took an hour between 2:30 and 3:30 before they could identify and shut off the water. an east bay mud water said a six inch steel pipe burst over night. for now, residents along this block about 30 households will be without water for three to eight hours. the homeowner says he will have to wait for daylight to see what damage it caused. >> the neighbor across the street has a lot of water coming up under his garage and some of the neighbors have a little water coming up as well. >> reporter: carl kent's wife told me they have an energy e tree. she sent an e-mail alertin

that's what's got me worried now. >> the hill is on land owned by a homeowner's association. it could cost millions to fix. hearing on whether they'll receive assistance will take several weeks. >>> bart will hold a special meeting to consider naming an interim general manager following a shake up at the top. her last day will be next friday. now rumors about her leaving have been rampant since february. that's when five board members vote today terminate her contract. that vote turned out to be illegal and was rescinded. now bart says it's made a deal that will pay her $958,000 to leave. that includes money to avoid any lawsuits stemming from that illegal vote. >> i'm mad that we're spending this kind of money to get rid of a good person. >> supporters credit her for two consecutive years of budget surpluses but she did come under fire for her handling of bart police after the fatal shooting of passenger officer grant. >>> two men arrested during protest that followed the mesherle verdict now facing fines. that started peacefully but quickly became violent. a 33-year-old oak

those devastated homeowners with the six homes. the city council voted unanimously to declare a local state of the emergency. they're going to ask the state of california of $5 million for homeowners. we are in the back home of the walker home. they have a swing set. you can see the crack in the ground. you could almost fear that it is going to be going because the ground is still moving. this is earlier video. his independent geologists review of of this problem has been going on since the late '50s this independent geologist. this graphic is representative here on this 1950's graphic. three homes vanished after a landslide similar to this and the 1950's. and this has also problem since then and when walker learned the history. he was still in shock >> i was devastated. flabbergasted. and none of that information was ever given to me. we passed to gget into the records, and we were not aware. we wanted to make sure to do our research before anything. >>reporter: the walker home in the drastic drop off. the brick foundation it is s

years -- a couple of terms as president, and they went with many suggestions from our stakeholders, homeowners, contractors, whatever. some of our staff with some ideas to make moves for the department. the answer was always yes, but it never happened. getting some cash shares, training them. we were really short on cash years for about a year and people to collect money, just take the checks. we did not get that done. instead of it cannot be done, let's ask why not? why can it not be done? the director called me first before he decided to resign, and he popped out two or three names for replacements. and one of them was director day, and he got the position, and it was supposed to be very temporary. we were supposed to do a nationwide search to find a new director at the time. we did not have much discussion about it because at the time, the department was going on -- under tremendous pressure financially. we were in the middle of a layoff, and the last thing i wanted to do as president was asked the commission to spend another $100,000 to do a search. so i really worked hard to try to make y

commissioner murphy: you seem to me to be a very responsible homeowner. that is my impression of you. i just think you were in bad luck. you bet the wrong contractor. that is where you are today. >> when was the last time that your basement -- or problem flooding occurred? >> i believe it was last year. this is 2011. i believe it was 2010. i could have my tenant speak with you because she is the one most affected by this, although we all are, but she lives in the apartment that floods. >> what i'm curious about is with the most recent rains, some that were fairly -- of a volume earlier this year, was there any flooding? >> we have had none this year. none in 2011. >> that part in trying to somewhat connect, whether the system had failed or basically it might have been a condition of something back then. i would believe that if the system is at fault, something of a volume that would have really pushed your system to a failure point would have been most recently when the rains did come. >> the instances of flooding that we had ever since this began in 2005

the homeowners have agreed to the city of san pablo's plan to fix part of the problem here. they signed the paper work and it's up to the city to decide what to do next. reporting live in san pablo allie rasmus. >>> richmond police are searching for a man accused of attempting to kidnap a 12-year- old girl. police say he's latino in his 30s with spiked brown hair and a bald spot. a man pointed a gun at her while she was walking to grant elementary two weeks ago. we also have a picture of a man's vehicle. it's a small light blue pickup truck with a gray rear panel. there is also a dent above the right rear wheel. >>> 6:36. today the atlanta braves are expected to announce their decision about the future of mcdowell. he used antigay slurs to a fan. mcdowell threatened him when he asked him to watch his language around his children. mcdowell has since apologized but quinn's attorney is asking for a long suspension and a hefty fine. >>> fans of bryan stow says they are people are setting up fake websites. he was attacked at dodgers stadium after the day in march opinion the stow

another problem homeowners are facing isrobo signing.send documents without looking at them first. they could allow a guilty party to stay in their homes indefinitely. this is causing the federal government to stop testing petitions. they are now looking over them more clearly. some people do not believe that. >> i am waiting to hear one of the regulators say, here is what we have done. we saw it, we acted, and we did this. i did not hear that. at least i would hear them say, here are the kinds of sanctions we can do if servicers misbehave. i did not hear that either. what i heard was, we are investigating get. we hope to know more in a month or so. and then we will do something. >> however, the federal government understands that robo signing is not the only problem. >> the american dream is being tested by a crisis that not only threatens the stability of our economy but the stability of families and neighborhoods. it is a crisis this strikes at the heart of the middle class. the homes in which we invest our savings, raise our families

i talked to the homeowner of this red tagged home. he said he and the other homeowners have now come to an agreement on the city's proposal although they have asked for changes to that waiver. the whole process is in the cities hands. the homeowner says they are ready to take the next step. >>> time now 5:33. richmond police want your help this morning. they are trying to find a man that is accused of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl. police say he's latino in his 30s. the victim told police the man pointed a gun at her when she was walking to grant elementary two weeks ago but she managed to get away. this is a picture of the mans east vehicle. it's a small light blue pickup truck with a gray panel. >>> a 15-year-old oakland girl is back home this morning. and her suspected kidnapper is behind bars. the chp issued an amber alert after receiving reports that the teenager had been kidnapped from a home in oakland. the suspected kidnapper contacted authorities an hour later. officers found the teenager who was physically unharmed. they wil

we regularly attend homeowners' association meetings. neighborhood security -- supervisor chu: a quick question on neighborhood cleanliness. is this a voluntary team or a paid team? >> it is a paid team. for neighborhood security we are working, again, in partnership with the police department. we also have our community guides, who are the extra lies in the years on the streets. we are in the process of developing a public safety plan. we serve on the task force of the visitors bureau to focus on tourism safety. we have done a variety of things. we have an inventory of lighting in the neighborhood. we are the first neighborhood that started a coalition of neighborhood nightclubs, where we get together on a basis -- weekly basis to discuss how much clubs can be saved, good neighbors for the neighborhoods. 4 streets and public space, we have a very active committee that shoat -- focuses on short- term planning and long-term planning. we are in the final stages of developing a 5-10 year space. the next meeting is tomorrow night, where we w

. >>> a southern california company is offering homeowners to get a break from there mortgage payments. there is a catch. it says it will pay the mortgage up to one year for homeowners who will let the company page their house like a billboard. the home must stay painted for at least three months. they are taking submissions on their website. >>> dell computers is expanding to silicon valley with plans to hire thousands of workers. they expect about 700 employees to be working by the end of the year and will hire up to 1500 workers within five years. >>> on wall street a rally led the markets higher. the dow industrials gained 32 points. nasdaq closed just shy of 2800. >>> we are learning that california is competing with 23 other states for $2.4 million for high-speed rail projects. each state will be judged and no word on when the feds will announce which states get the funding. >>> it is naming time for the new falcon chicks. the naming contest is open until april 22nd for those ages five to 15 years old. >>> many paid tribute to a woman who was a surrogate mother to many. >> cora g

. >>> federal and state emergency officials are assessing what if anything can be done for homeowners threatened by landslides in hercules. four homes on carson street have been red tagged and in other four are restricted to day use only. there is new sliding today behind one of them. >> parts of the hill are crumbling away and heading in this direction. >> state and federal officials say it could still be a few weeks away. >>> on the peninsula people are gathering to learn more about mountain lion activity. a big cat was seen before 9:30 p.m. monday nights. they want to talk about mountain lions in residential areas and how to best deal with a lion. the meeting is at sequoia high school in redwood city. >>> concerns about coyotes are on the rise. we have learned that animal control is getting more calls about coyotes but budget cuts means the trapper they used to call is no longer available. for now the advice from wildlife experts is for residents to keep small pets and pet food indoors. >>> the president set the tone for next year's presidential election with a scathing attack on r

s homeowners were -- the homeowner were not home at the time. >>> boat owners are still cleaning up after that tsunami. 14 boats sank. dozen more were damaged. he's worried about the damage he can't see beneath the boat. >> i was here during the day of the surges and watched all kinds of stuff hit the boat. but you know concerned about the propeller, the rutter. >> estimated damage to the entire harbor stands at $28.5 million. now to access our special section about the japanese earthquake and tsunami go to our channel 2 website ktvu.com just click on the japan quake tab. >>> time is 6:27. warrior guard monta ellis will miss tonight's game. he's still recovering from the injury from last nights game. he fell head on on the floor while attempting a layup. he was taken to the hospital for exams. he may miss the warriors final game of the season. >>> a 6.6 after shock rattled japan and it comes after they were marking one month after the giant quake. >>> find out how security will be changed today. >>> also the opening bell is about to ring on wall street. we'll have the early stock numbers