judge aaron persky is speaking out... about the controversial sentencing of the former -stanford swimmer - brock turner. judge perksy ... faces a recall vote for his handling of the sexual assault case... after he sentenced turner to six- months in jail. however... persky says, ousting him will not help the movement to improve how sexual assault victims are treated. perksy adds, there should be criminal justice reform - " where it's smart to do so". organizers of the recall effort have collected enough signatures to place the 'should aaron persky be recalled' question on the june ballot. (steve) a big earthquake hitting the bay area again is a matter of when, not if. those who study quakes are looking at ways for emergency personal to better respond to them. today kron4's maureen kelly was in tiburon as a u-s-g-s technician installed the first seismograph to help monitor the earthquake activity in that area. this geophyscist from usgs is getting ready to hook up a digital seismograph in a storage area of a tiburon apartme

judge aaron persky is speaking for the first time about the campaign to e are call him. upports the movement to improve how the criminal justice systems treats sexual harassment victims. that recalling him does not help the cause. the campaign has been fighting to remove persky for handing down a six-month sentence to brock turner. critics say it was too lenient. a measure to recall persky will be on the june ballot. persky says if the recall is successful, don't cry for me or the judges of slount but cry to some extent for the criminal justice system. >>> two men charged in the ghost ship fire are due in court. derick almena and max harris are charged with ignoring obvious safety codes. the fire in 2016 killed 36 people. both men remain in jail. they're scheduled to go on trial on july 16 pgt. alme almena's wife has given an exclusive interview, micah allison says she doesn't know why her husband is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of those 36 people. >> i don't believe what happened that night is the fault of derick or max. >> whose fault is it? >> i

judge aaron persky is speaking for the first time about the campaign to recall him. spoke with the mercury news andports the movement to improve how the criminal justice system treats sexual assault victims. campaign has been moving to remove persky after handing down a six-month sentence to brock turner. the measure to recall persky will be on the june ballot. persky says if the recall is successful, don't cry for me or the judges of sclount, but cry for the judge judge judge judg s >>> a fine against wells fargo for a variety of problems including forcing customers to buy insurance policies they didn't need. this comes as wells fargo extended the deadline. the bank is paying out $142 million related to the opening of unauthorized accounts at the bank. the deadline to submit a claim is july 7th. >>> a bay area first, a cannabis crawl is set to happen in oakland in honor of 4/20. oaksterdam university is organizing the event. in january, california legalized recreational adult use of marijuana without a medical card. back in 2012, dea agents raided oaksterdam and tem

this is the first time ...judge aaron persky is speaking out...after the controversial sentencing ofstanford swimmer brock turner. judge perksy... faces a recall vote for his handling of the sexual assault case...after he sentenced turner to six months in jail. however... persky says ousting him won't help the movement to improve how sexual assault victims are treated. perksy adds that there should be criminal justice reform " where it's smart to do so". organizers of the recall effort have collected enough signatures to place the 'should aaron persky be recalled' question on the june ballot. (vicki) a big earthquake hitting the bay area again is a matter of when, not if. those who study quakes are looking at ways for emergency personal to better respond to them. today kron4's maureen kelly was in tiburon as a usgs technician installed the first seismograph to help monitor the earthquake activity in that area. this geophyscist from usgs is getting ready to hook up a digital seismograph in a storage area of a tiburon apartment building.it's an accelerometer....which measures ground mo

brock turner's sentence was served, the other shoe is poised to drop in the debate over judge aaron persky. >> this is not about me and it's not about judge cordell. >> reporter: stanford law professor michele dauber leads the movement to recall persky claiming his sentence in the turner case was too lenient due to bias. >> he has shown in case after case after case that he will make decisions that favor very privileged men who commit either domestic violence or sex crimes. >> he did nothing unlawful! this was one case. >> reporter: retired superior court judge ladoris cordell is an outspoken critic of the recall movement. she says using public pressure to remove a sitting judge harms the overall judiciary. >> we want judges who will make decisions based on the facts and the law and not based on public pressure. >> reporter: representatives from the clashing viewpoints are slated to debate for 30 minutes wednesday night at the fremont hills country club in los altos. the south peninsula area republican coalition or sparc is hosting the event as part of its regular monthly meeting. they are

brock turner's sentence was served, the other shoe is poised to drop in the debate over judge aaron persky. >> this is not about me and it's not about judge cordell. >> reporter: stanford law professor michele dauber leads the movement to recall persky claiming his sentence in the turner case was too lenient due to bias. >> he has shown in case after case after case that he will make decisions that favor very privileged men who commit either domestic violence or sex crimes. >> he did nothing unlawful! this was one case. >> reporter: retired superior court judge ladoris cordell is an outspoken critic of the recall movement. she says using public pressure to remove a sitting judge harms the overall judiciary. >> we want judges who will make decisions based on the facts and the law and not based on public pressure. >> reporter: representatives from the clashing viewpoints are slated to debate for 30 minutes wednesday night at the fremont hills country club in los altos. the south peninsula area republican coalition or sparc is hosting the event as part of its regular monthly meeting. they are

. >>> judge aaron persky is speaking out the first time about the recall attempt against him in santalara county. recall backers accuse persky of showing too much leniency in sexual assault cases. they are especially upset about the six month sentence for former stanford swimmer brock turner. now persky tells the mercury news he supports meaningful change to improve how such cases are handled, but ousting him won't achieve that. he says, "the passion is authentic. the end is justified. let's increase sexual assault reporting. let's do criminal justice reform where it's smart to do so, but when you take this opportunity and you steer it in the direction that they've steered it, that's where there's a problem and it's not just a problem for me." persky said the recall attempt threatens judicial independence. the vote happens june 5th. >>> wells fargo bank on the hook with federal investigators for $1 billion for abuses tied to its auto lending and mortgage businesses. last summer wells fargo admitted that hundreds of thousands of customers were sold car insurance that they didn't need o

judge aaron persky is speaking out about the campaign to recall him.the mercury news and says he supports the moveme movement -- the campaign has been fighting to remove persky for handing down a 6-month sentence to brock turner. a measure to recall persky will be on the june >>> happening today, federal regulators are expected to announce a $1 billion fine against wells fargo for forcing customers to buy insurance policies they didn't need. this comes as wells fargo extended the deadline to submit a claim related to the class action settlement. the bank is paying out $142 million related to the opening of unauthorized accounts at the bank. the deadline to submit a claim is july 7th. >>> let's get a quick update on weather and traffic. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. mike? >> hi, boid. we talked about fog being an issue this morning. along the coast it's starting to build. you can see five miles visibility in half moon bay. let's talk tours. the 30s gone. we're significantly warmer, up to ten degrees warmer than

. >> we are talking about judge aaron persky of the santa clara supreme court who talked exclusivelilythe mercury news saying he supports the movement to support the way sexual assault victims are being treated in the criminal justice system but recalling him it does not help the cause. if he is recalled he will be only the fifth judge in california to be recalled and the first if 36 years. he told the bay area news group he will keep fighting the recall effort. >>> police in petaluma want your help finding a man that did not register as a sex offender. this is 45-year-old thomas stager. he has six outstanding warrants for drugs and weapons offenses and failed to register as a sex offender. police say stager is a transient, often seen riding a bike. if you have any information call petaluma police. >>> we have a follow-up to a story we have been reporting for the past week. we are hearing from the family of a 9-year-old girl killed in a hit-and-run crash in oakland. ktvu's crime reporter henry lee spoke to the girl's father who says despite his heartbreak, he has already forgiven the s

brock turner's sentence was served, the other shoe is poised to drop in the debate over judge aaron persky. >> not about me and it's not about judge cordell. >> reporter: stanford law professor michelle dobber leads the movement to recall persky, claiming his sentence in the turner case was too lenient due to bias. >> he has shown in case after case after case that he will make decisions that favor very privileged men who commit either domestic violence or sex crimes. >> he did nothing unlawful. this was one case. >> reporter: retired superior court judge la doris cordell is an outspoken critic of the recall movement. she says using public pressure to remove a sitting judge harms the overall judiciary. >> we want judges who will make decisions based on the facts and the law and not based on public pressure. >> reporter: representatives from the clashing viewpoints are slated to debate for 30 minutes wednesday night at the fremont hills country club in los altos. the south peninsula area republican coalition or spark is hosting the event as part of its regular monthly meeting. spark is char

. >>> santa clara county judge aaron persky is speaking out about the recall campaign against him. the judge presided over the brock turner stanford rape case. he says, quote, there is an underlying deep frustration among actual victims of sexual assault and women in general about the criminal justice system, not taking sexual assault and domestic violence seriously. persky says he supports the movement to improve how sexual assault victims are treated by the criminal justice system but that ousting him doesn't help that cause. many supporting the recall say they were up set over the turner sentencing. turner received 6 months. >>> in just a few hours, the two men charged in connection with the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland will face a judge. attorneys for master tenant derick almena and creative director max harris will ask for reduced bail. they have both entered not guilty pleas in the case. they are facing 36 counts of murder. prosecutors say the two men turned the oakland warehouse into a death trap when they converted it into a housing and entertainment venue. >

police say the former hospital site had been burglarized for several months. ( marty ) judge aaron perskycontroversial sentencing of the former- stanford swimmer - brock turner. judge perksy faces a recall for his handling of the sexual assault case... after he sentenced turner to six- months in jail. but the judge says ousting him will not help the movement to improve how sexual assault victims are treated. perksy adds... there should be criminal justice reform... " where it's smart to do so". organizers of the recall effort have collected enough signatures to place the recall attempt on the june ballot. coming up after the break... a heads up if you plan on going to stinson beach. the parking lot is still a mess... the latest on those clean up efforts... next. live look outside... san mateo bridge. ( marty ) it's a nice weekend ... and a lot of people are sure to head to the coast. but in marin county, the work is still going on at stinson beach. the powerful storm two weeks ago flooded the beach parking lot. kron 4's charles clifford has this update. well, the weather was fantastic her