amy lee, the executive director of the sentences for redevelopment agency, and i did that. i worked with the engineer to do that. we saw the extent of the long- term expense. i do not need to rush into this. this is a long-term process that has to be done over a long period of time never invest less. she then asked to do every survey, which i did. the results come in my opinion, show that we were under market, and therefore, it needed to be looked at. at that point in time, redevelopment was a source

a lesson rookie amy lee is learning the hard way. >> i went upstairs to ask joseph if he wanted to go to the shower. he told me to take his next door neighbor. i said, no, it's your turn right now, so we're going to go. he said, no, i'm not going right now. i said, okay, so at this point, you're refusing. we later went up with a sergeant and he used choice words, calling me a tramp. >> i snapped at her, yelled at her. and she got her little feelings hurt. if she don't -- if her feelings are gonna go get hurt, go work at a damn church. >> this is what's going to happen. we will pull him out, all right? you're going to -- you can just hang out in there. and we'll bring him to you. >> okay. >> it's time, joe. >> how come she's got to be sitting across from me like that? >> what's all this, joe? have a seat. >> why does she have to be sitting across from me like that? >> because she's a member of the committee. >> she's no committee. >> amy, i want to hear what happened in your words. >> okay. so i asked him if he wanted a shower. he pointed to the next-door neighbor and said, take him fi

amy kneel lee sayamy said it all started after another child at the school accused her son of being aly. a second teacher took the boy into her classroom sat him down in a chair and reportedly told her students to take turns slapping him. amy found out about it weeks later from another teacher who witnessed the whole thing. trace gallagher has more live from our west coast newsroom, trace. >> reporter: there were 24 kids in this classroom. the kids had to line up as you just said. some said they didn't want to hit the 6-year-old boy because he was their friend. this teacher insisted. witnesses said if they didn't hit the boy hard enough they had to slap him again with the teacher in the background saying, and i'm quoting from the witness, hit him, hit him harder. as you might imagine the boy's mother when she found out about it weeks later was incensed. listen. >> my stomach just was in knots. it was horrible, child abuse. totally child abuse. 24 kids in that class and he told me some of them hit him twice. >> reporter: she has filed criminal charges against the school. she wants the

mayor ed lee will follow him the next day. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> this morning the atf will officially begin the investigation into what sparked a huge west oakland fire last week that led to a day long shutdown of bart's transbay service. the team will search the rubble of a retirement home the building was unconstruction and went up in flames. investigators the fire was suspicious and may have been intentionally set. atf will begin the investigation at 9:00 this morning. katie marzullo will have a live report in the next half hour. >>> the cyclist who fatally hit and killed a pedestrian in the castro district this year will be arraigned this afternoon. 36-year-old chris bucchere is facing felony vehicular manslaughter charges after he plowed into the 71-year-old at market and castro on april 2nd. witnesses say bucchere was flying through a red light at high speeds moments before the collision. prosecutors allege he made no effort to stop or slow down. bucchere was charged and arrested last week, released on bail. >>> egy

mirkarimi and mayor lee set to testify yesterday was day one of that hearing. amy hollyfield joins us live from city hall with more on that >> reporter: good morning. -- mayor lee has said the city can't have a top law enforcement official who is engaging in beating of his wife. suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi says the mayor is engaging in sensationalism and smear tactics. inside the hearing the two did not face off. mirkarimi got applauded. he received applause by his supporters when he walked into the hearing room. mirkarimi has not been allowed to see his wife since the case started she is visiting venezuela while mirkarimi fights to keep his job. some of his supporters said they don't think he's getting a fair shake and the courts are trying to break up this family. the commission spent a lot of time on this first day determining what part of written statements from witnesses will be allowed. the commission did toss out significant portions of statements from key witnesses. two main players who will be testifying is ross mirkarimi, scheduled to testify next th

mayor ed lee expected to testify at the ethics commission hearing today about ross mirkarimi. amy hollyfield joins us outside city hall with today's testimony. mirkarimi was on the stand again today. >> reporter: yes, he's been on all morning. ross mirkarimi publicly said he didn't think domestic violence was a public matter he thought it was a private family matter advocates for domestic violence victims took him to task for that they got a billboard saying isn't a private matter. today on the stand he admitted that he does not think it is a private family matter. but, most of the morning was focused on whether ross mirkarimi and his wife tried to cover-up this incident. attorneys spent a lot of attention on calls and text messages between mere peer's wife, campaign manager and next door neighbor and calls and texts placed to mirkarimi. it was a flurry of activity. at one point eliana lopez tells the neighbor ivory madison she has changed her mind, she wants to tkro talk to a doctor. today mirkarimi says he wasn't part of any of those conversations. it want until late in the day

mayor ed lee expected to testify at the ethics commission hearing today about ross mirkarimi. amy hollyfield joins us outside city hall with today's testimony. mirkarimi was on the stand again today. >> reporter: yes, he's been on all morning. ross mirkarimi publicly said he didn't think domestic violence was a public matter he thought it was a private family matter advocates for domestic violence victims took him to task for that they got a billboard saying isn't a private matter. today on the stand he admitted that he does not think it is a private family matter. but, most of the morning was focused on whether ross mirkarimi and his wife tried to cover-up this incident. attorneys spent a lot of attention on calls and text messages between mere peer's wife, campaign manager and next door neighbor and calls and texts placed to mirkarimi. it was a flurry of activity. at one point eliana lopez tells the neighbor ivory madison she has changed her mind, she wants to tkro talk to a doctor. today mirkarimi says he wasn't part of any of those conversations. it want until late in the day

amy hollyfield is live at city hall with more. >> reporter: good morning. mayor ed lees the city can't have a top law enforcement official who engaged in the beating of his wife. ross mirkarimi says the mayor is engaging in sensationalism and smear. that happened outside of the hearing. take a look at how the hearing got started. good start for ross mirkarimi, he was applauded by his supporters who were there to watch the hearing. mirkarimi has not been allowed to see his wife since this case started. she and the couple's son are visiting her native venezuela. while mirkarimi is here fighting for his job. his supporters say, they don't think he's getting a fair shake. the commission also has not decided yet whether the video of mirkarimi's wife crying and showing a bruise on her arm will be allowed into evidence. the mayor wants it in evidence. mirkarimi does not. we do know that those two central figures will be testifying in this case. mirkarimi is scheduled to take the stand next week expected to happen thursday. the mayor will follow him on the witness stand this he

lee. i have been filling in for him a lot this year. i have been filling in for his former position. my name is amy brown. the mayor since his regrets. he has a very busy schedule, as i am sure that you understand. welcome, everyone. mostly i want to just express to you that we do know in city government how important this industry is. we know it is important for our tourism visitors and our economy, the jobs that it directly and indirectly creates. most of all it is important because it is part of what makes san francisco san francisco. a vibrant nightlife is part of why tourists come here. the kinds of people that are creative and entrepreneurial, that come here and live here, creating jobs in high-tech industries, it is part of why they want to be here. because of our restaurants, entertainment, and clubs. i want to stress that we know how much good that you do for the city and we appreciate it. often we make it difficult to be small businesses here. i know that there is a lot of bureaucracy. we are trying, through the entertainment commission, to find ways to streamline the process. we look forward to hearing from you how we migh

lee is scheduled to testify tomorrow. the one who suspended the sheriff and accused him of official misconduct. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> stay stay with abc7 news for complete coverage of the hearing. you can follow the latest on abc7news.com. >>> police arrested two castro valley men who stole a car and rammed two patrol cars with it. deputies were following the two, they swerved into an opposing lane, hitting one patrol car head-on then backed up, rammed another car then hit two vehicles belonging to detectives. no one was hurt, the man ran before being arrested. second car stolen from davis was found at their home. >>> residents in one peninsula city are being warned about mountain lions lurking in their neighborhood after a sighting near a popular park. police believe yesterday's report of adult lion walking with her cub near stulsaft park is credible. the park backs up to farm hill boulevard and popular with children. police say mountain lion sightings in that neighborhood are not rare. >> days are longer people stay in the park dusk which is primetime when mountain lions cop out and we h

lee suspended him. scheduled to testify today. he says he doesn't think mirkarimi should keep his job. amy hollyfield abc7 news. >>> happening right now police on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in antioch that has left a man dead. police received a 911 call yesterday afternoon from a distraught man who said he was going to kill himself along with a police officer when officers arrived at his house the man pulled out a gun and fired a shot at police. officers returned fire killing the man no one else was hurt. the d.a.'s office has opened an investigation into the shooting. terry mcsweeney will have a live report coming up. >>> new this morning alameda county judge accused of elder theft and perjury will not return to the bench while he faces criminal charges. judge paul seeman is accused of stealing 1.6 million dollars from his neighbors. prosecutors say he swindled his neighbors. his lawyer tells the contra costa times his client won't return to the bench until an outcome from the trial. >>> less than two hours from now the suspect in the trayvon martin shooting returns to cour

lee is scheduled to testify. he is the one who suspended the sheriff and accused him of official misconduct. he does not want him to stay as the city's sheriff. amylyfield, abc7 news. >>> stay with abc7 news for complete coverage of the mirkarimi hearing we'll be there as he tests and faces questions. you can follow the latest developments on abc7news.com. >>> walnut creek police looking for a man who exposed himself to a teenaged girl and may have intended to do more. police are hoping this sketch will help them track the man who flashed a 14-year-old girl on june 18th, along the iron horse trail popular area. it is located near the walnut creek intermediate school the girl was walking on the trail when the man began talking to her. >> he offered her cigarettes and drugs, she could scared turned around started to head back home he followed her to her apartment. >>> that's when the man closed himself the girl ran inside to get away. the suspect is described as about 40-years-old, heavyset with a spanish act isn't wearing an original safety vest like those worn by construction workers. >>> oakland raider darius bay scheduled in court today to face