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uc berkeley. more than a century-year-old. celebrated for its progressive values and fight for social justice. but for many indigenous tribes including the chumash indians a dark history. their history lies behind this iconic green gait. >> it is not okay to house human remains for scientific purposes, research purposes. >> reporter: in an interview -- talks about her tribes decade- long fight with uc berkeley to reclaim their ancestors remains. they won their battle in 2018 she says but when they went to retrieve their ancestors -- >> we found them in rows of shelves and at time the skulls separating from the rest of the body. it was horrific. i can't believe that practice ever existed. >> berkeley, santa barbara, san diego and riverside still maintain very large collections. >> reporter: jim adams is with the california state auditor's office. and his 2001 state counterpart cal nbcbayarea.com six. and ask them to return remains in cultural items but there is a major lack of funding and planning. >> it's been 30 years they've

curve. >> we are, just past the berkeley curve. right here are the flashing lights. as you travel westbound 80 and then continue onto eastbound 580, that is the issue. this is great getting to the bay bridge, but the backup forms before you get there and it does prevent you from getting to the maze. opposite your main commute, you see slowing from powell. it has not yet rippled back, but it will impact, of course, folks traveling down and coming off the richmond bridge and through berkeley. that is the direction toward the bay bridge toll plaza where we're starting to see some slowing at the incline as well. i'm hoping they can clear this quickly. three vehicles need to be cleared. chp is on scene, no word on any tow trucks. we'll continue to follow that very closely. the rest of the bay shows an easy, light drive as we would expect. >> thanks, mike. >>> it is 5:22 right now. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> uncle sam wants airlines to pay up when flights get grounded. when, how much, and where can you share yo

this includes uc berkeley. here's candice nguyen. >> reporter: returning indigenous remains back to tribes is called repatriation. state auditors found uc berkeley tops a list of california universiies showing it still has most of its items. adding to the battle, some are criticizing repatriation, like one professor from another local campus, saying it's a step back for science. uc berkeley. more than a century old. celebrated for its progressive values and fight for social justice. but for many indigenous tribes, including the chumash indians, a dark history, their history, lies behind this iconic green gate. >> it is not okay to house human remains for scientific purposes, research purposes. >> reporter: in an interview with propublica and nbc news, nikia with the band of chumash indians talks about her tribe's decades-long fight with uc berkeley to reclaim their ancestors remains. they won their battle but when they went to retrieve their ancestors -- >> what we found them in rows of shelves. at times, the s

but these days, that may be a problem because george berkeley was a slave holder. he reportedly bought indigenous people to work on the property in rhode island, referring to them as savages, and even advocated kidnapping native children to convert them if their parents wouldn't give them up voluntarily. >> have you heard about this? >> no, never. what's your reaction to hearing it? >> like shocked. >> reporter: on the campus, they were stunned by the news. this is the last place most people would think to be named after a slave holder. >> i feel like if they know about it, you feel like you need to do something and we should do something about it. >> reporter: taking action with the others, renaming a number of their buildings in the last few years. how do you rename the school itself? they wrote we acknowledge that the university's founders chose to name their new town and campus after an individual whose views weren't honored. but the school maintains the name berkeley has come to represent the set of values, not the man. and the statement concludes by saying wh

of berkeley has hired its first female police chief. jennifer lewis is also the first asian american and first openly chief of police in the city of berkeley. lewis served as senate berkley's interim police chief since march 2021. >> oakland educators are blasting the school district canceling its board meeting tonight as negotiations are now say mainly at a standstill between the district and the teachers union following the announcement, the union took to twitter saying, usd cancel tonight's crucial board meeting to resolve this strike and address community needs showing failed leadership. oakland deserves better. today is the 5th day of the teachers strike. the union wants the district to improve campus safety provide more resources for black students house students and those with disabilities. other common good issues as well as more pay. the district has offered raises ranging from 13% to 22% and has repeated that it will only bargain over teacher wages and working conditions. 34,000 students are affected by this strike. there are

. >>> the berkeley animal humane society has more dogs than they know what to do with that has to do with that horrific hoarding case estate away but up against an even bigger problem. >> reporter: barclays you mean has about 45 dogs right now, we more than usual. it has also seen a large number of kittens. with the shelter completely full it really needs the community to step up to help these four-legged friends. >> been at barclays you mean for about a decade . >> this is a difficult industry to be in. it is emotionally and physically challenging, but the rewards are great. >> reporter: recently facing one of the toughest challenges when the shelter turk took in a large number of dogs in need of a home. >> we brought dogs in from a hoarding case and also had dogs coming in from the central valley so it was a busy day at barclays you mean. it's always a very difficult situation and the case we were responding to, there were 18 animals living in a trailer outside of reno, nevada . >> reporter: all urgently needed medical care . >> the needs are pretty intense and they have flea infes

george berkeley was a slave holder.ght indiginous people to work on his property in rhode island referring to them as savages and advocated kidnapping native children to convert them if their parents didn't give them up voluntarily. >> have you heard of this before? >> never. >> reporter: what is your reaction to hearing it? >> shock. >> reporter: on the campus of u.c. berkeley, this student was unthe news. these the last place most people would think to be named after a slave holder. >> if people know about it, you feel like you need to do something about it. we should do something about it if it's like that. >> reporter: the university has taken action against others with a sordid past renaming buildings. but how do you rename the school itself. in a statement, a spokesperson wrote we acknowledge that the university's founders chose to name the new town and campus after an individual whose views were no honor or commemoration. but the stool maintains that berkeley has come to represent a set of values, not the man. th

berkeley police reported a rise in still in kids and honda eyes in march. associated press is also reporting an increased amount of thefts in other parts of the country as well. >> fair health tonight earlier, mammograms are being recommended for all women. the u.s. preventative task force is proposing cancer screenings just started the age of 40 instead of 50 for women with an average risk for this is an update to the group's 2016 recommendatiothat the decision be an individual one for women in their 40's. the task force believes the earlier screenings will help reduce women's risk of dying from cancer. they also recommend mammograms continue every other year until age, 74. >> still ahead, classes will be back in person for the first time at uc davis recent student was arrested for a series of stabbings. how the community is coming together in what some other students in what some other students are saying about ca liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. with the money we saved, we tried electric unicycles. i think i

lewis's appointment makes history in berkeley. >> i'm friendly to become berkeley's first woman police chief, first asian-american police chief, first openly gay police chief. i also bring two decades of law enforcement experience and knowledge in every division in our department. reggie: lewis became interim chief in march of 2021. she has maintained she had no knowledge of a scandal that involved accusations of racist text messages and a quota arrest system within the department. some community groups and the city director of police accountability have asked for the vote to be delayed again. they argue the investigation into the scandal should be completed first. kumasi: tonight the warriors are taking on the lakers in game five of the western conference semifinals, and it is a must-win for golden state to stay in the playoffs. they have to win three games in a row to keep their dreams of another championship alive. reporter amanda del castillo is live outside chase center with more on how they are getting ready for game five. amanda: we are going to keep it positive this morning and

it has been a long time since uc berkeley has added a new college .you can see here it was back in 1968, the graduate school of journalism was created and then in 69, the goldman school of public policy fast forward now toy is this the moment to e that's a great question. it's rare that uh of d so much so quickly that it's time to create a new college. but that's what happened with computing and data science is that they've become so interdisciplinary that we have to build a new structure that brings together multiple departments and multiple majors so that faculty from across campus can come together and concentrate on computing data science and its implications in society. okay and so how will will research that that will happen at this new college of computing data science and society serve society more broadly and help us tackle some of some of the critical issues that we face. that's a great question, too. so the, um the new college brings together computer science and electrical engineering with statistics with folks that study how computing and

the city of berkeley and uc berkeley were also named after the philosopher u. c.keley spokesperson says there were no plans to change the school's names and then, while george berkeley's views warned no honor, berkeley is now associated with a different set of values and perspectives. city leaders in san francisco said they would like the district attorney brooke jenkins, to release a video of his security guard shooting and killing banco brown. the board of supervisors voted unanimously last night to urge the d a to rethink her decision to release the video. the vote is non binding, but it is the very latest pressure from supervisors. for information after that deadly shooting during the suspected shoplifting incident that happened last month, supervisor dean preston also said yesterday he's introducing a law to limit the use of guns by private security cards. mateo county supervisors approved $1 million for developing affordable housing for farmworkers county's working with the city of half moon bay to find a site to build about 50 manufactured homes. the bush g

can you talk a little bit thet aspect about berkeley but berkeley itself being a university town andhe university was here before we incorporated into a city and it's always been a draw for everybody to come to the university to berkeley and just like everyone else, the chinese came to berkeley to be students. and stuck around and, um, like my family, um because of the housing discrimination and a lack of student housing provided by the university, um families who had the ambition to have their children tend to u. c berkeley often moved here to have housing. so the way to have housing was to buy a family house to enroll your student. and real quickly. how long is exhibit going to be contin go and see this for themselves um, it will be through september 30th and it will be open thursday, friday and saturday. 1 to 4 p.m. and i believe we are going to hope to have, um some activities and maybe film showings and group discussions so there might be other events and involved. amy baldwin. thank you so much for sharing that with us those beautiful photos and telling us about this exhibit at

berkeley's, then interim police chief said that berkeley has one of the highest property crime rates in the region. and according to police department data, burglaries and more specifically cases of stolen vehicles. >> have also increased this year reporting in berkeley, dan thorn kron. 4 news. >> a suspect has been identified in connection to a carjacking and fatal crash at a san francisco bus stop yesterday morning police arrested 57 year-old carlo watson after they say he stole a city-owned truck and led police on a chase. a chase at for people to the hospital and killed one man. watson has been booked on a number of charges including murder and vehicular manslaughter. that deadly crash is now sparking a discussion about the policy of police pursuits in the city. san francisco's police pursuit policy includes balancing the importance of apprehending suspects who unlawfully flee from law enforcement against the risks. a vehicle pursuits. >> in that drew a lot of fields state. it can be hard for officers to make the right decision and it's always to pursue done san francisco because

. >>> across the bay, a berkeley humane society has more dogs than they know what to do do w rrific iman entire state away. they want to get all these dogs adopted, but andrea nakano reports they are up against an even broader problem. >> reporter: berkeley humane ha about 45 dogs right now. that i way more than usual. it has als seen a large number of kittens. with the shelter being completely full, it really need the community to step up to hel the four-liked friends. >> this is guinness. >> reporter: executive director jeffries or what has been with berkeley humane for more than a decade. >> this is emotionally challenging and physically challenging, but the rewards ar great. >> reporter: zerwick face a challenge when the shelter took in a large number of dogs who needed a home. >> we also had dogs coming in from the central valley, so it was a busy day at berkeley humane. >> reporter: these are the dogs brought in from the hoarding case. >> the case that we were responding to, there were 18 animals living in the trailer. this was outside of reno, nevada. >> reporter: all of them urge

the city of berkeley says it needs to raise rates for garbage pickup service, but the plan they come up with will charge the biggest increases to people with the least trash. john ramos explains why. >> reporter: in the city of berkeley, when it comes to what you pay for garbage pickup, like so many things in life, size does matter. at a meeting last month, berkeley city councilmembers got a reality check when it comes to what they charge for garbage service. >> so we know these are significant increases, and we would like to realign the rates with the cost of service. >> reporter: the cost of pickup has gone up, but any rate hikes are being influenced by prop 218, a 1996 ballot initiative that mandates that fees must be based on the cost of service. for years as an incentive to recycle, berkeley has offered a discounted rate to people who use the smallest trash cans, like this 20-gallon model, passing a greater cost on to those who have larger ones. but that's not exactly legal. >> we've identified that prop 218 is not consistent with the kinds of incentives we want to build in to p

that's right, mike erwin chemerinsky, dean of uc berkeley's law school, told me it was a very difficult decision, but he has decided to speak up. democrats were able to get three federal judge nominees through committee today, but very narrowly along party lines , and that worries many people. progressive left wing politics took center stage online at the senate candidate formed thursday night by the working families party. i've always fought for working families and low income families to progressives, democratic congresswoman barbara lee of oakland and katie porter of irvine answered questions about why they should be elected to fill senator dianne feinstein seat at the end of her term. i am a strong, tough campaigner. i have knocked a lot of doors in huntington's beach as a progressive and i'm still standing, but one topic the democrats did not address with senator feinstein herself on thursday as she was escorted to her car in a wheelchair. reporters on capitol hill. asked about her health, she said she was fine. i'm doing very well actually find signs returned to washington. tuesda

berkeley, this student was stunned by the news.se the last place most people would think to be named after a slave holder. >> if people know about it, you feel like you need to do something about it. we should do something about it if it's like that. >> reporter: the university has taken action against others with a sordid past renaming buildings. but how do you rename the school itself. in a statement, a spokesperson wrote we acknowledge that the university's founders chose to name the new town and campus after an individual whose views were no honor or commemoration. but the stool maintains that berkeley has come to represent a set of values, not the man. the statement concludes by saying, quote, while questions have been raised about george berkeley's past, i am not aware of any formal effort or request to change the university's name. a visitor from the uk said the the same thing is happening in his country. >> maybe it's about redefining what the name means or cementing what the name means. >> no one from the city responded to

berkeley finance professor.hey're going to have to decide who gets paid and more importantly, who does not get paid. wilcox says payments to government employees the military don't forget social security, welfare or government contractors that could all be threatened. president biden has not ruled out a short term increase in the debt limit until september. the 30th time is 6 34 . also this morning, senator dianne feinstein is back in washington, and she is expected to vote on legislation. it's the first time that the senator who was 89 years old, has been back in washington since she contracted shingles in mid february. senator feinstein miss more than 90 votes on bills were introduced in the senate. she's refusing calls to resign because of her illness and reports that her memory is being lost. senator feinstein could be a key vote for democrats and the looming debt ceiling negotiations. however political analyst joe garreau foley of the san francisco chronicle who broke the story of the senators returned to w

it happened at auto metrics of berkeley, near san pablo avenue and gilman in north berkeley. late on the night of may, 17th and into the next morning surveillance video shows this chrysler pacifica backing up in the rear of the shop first, they're going to back and they tried to push their rolling door. with the car, but it didn't work. this man walks up to the door and inspects her. he then walks to the front of the business breaks through the plexiglass in the roll up door and then dives headfirst into the shop from their thieves use one of the shops tools to break a lock. over the next several hours. 5 to 6 intruders stole four cars belonging to customers here. you can see them backing out a honda accord. followed by a vw golf station wagon, and this video shows them taking a kia sorrento in a bmw. 3 25, the owner of the beamer had gotten it a week earlier, and it was ready for pickup after undergoing thousands of dollars in repairs. this video shows one of the intruders stealing a rolling toolbox. also taking what shop equipment and electronic the group also ransacked the

. >>> the city of berkeley is having an identity crisis.was established in 1866 along of course w■ith he name and he uc campus just two years later. john ramos explains that what's in a name isn't smelling so sweet. >> reporter: berkeley is proud of its name. you see it everywhere. but it's also proud of its stand on racial equity and that's where things get kind of sticky. >> okay. so yoactu we awarof this. itut he was definitely to -- i involved in the -- triangle slave trade at the time. >> reporter: the he is george berkeley an 18th century irish philosopher who wrote a poem about westward expansion that people here liked so much they named the town after him. but george berkeley was a slave holders and reportedly bought indigenous people to work on the property in rhode island. referring to them as savages and even advocated kidnapping native children to convert them if their parents wouldn't give them up voluntarily. have you heard about this before? >> no. never. never. >> reporter: what's -- what's your reaction to hearing it? [ lau

berkeley's, then interim police chief said that berkeley has one of the highest property crime rates in the region. and according to police department data, burglaries and more specifically cases of stolen vehicles. >> have also increased this year reporting in berkeley, dan thorn kron. 4 news. >> it's 6.11 and still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news memorial day is considered the start of the summer travel season where you going to go and talk about delays and how you can avoid congestion at the airport. plus, florida's governor ron desantis officially throws his hat into the race for president. his announcement, though, got off to a bumpy start. and a couple of the south bay is accused of running an unlicensed botox operation. we'll tell you why the oh, taking the win with quality top tier gas for less? excellent choice, of course. yeah! you! this road trip is very well planned. yeah, i made a spread sheet. wow...that's...thorough ooooh look snacks! huge win. i could not choose. still a choice, and a good one i hope he got corn nuts. i love corn nuts. yeah, we do. take the win with

visibility has been holding up just fine cloud cover above uc berkeley.distance. now, skies are set to remain dry, not just today, but really for the remainder of the forecast. beyond this point, nice sunny skies into the weekend. if you love the heat, you're going to love this weekend. this is high pressure. ridge sets up shop right in the midst of california, the west coast in general. you don't love the heat. just know that tlis is a short-lived heat. spike. we'll be right back down to comfortable stuff on into next week. cloud cover this morning. you can see it right here. a few bright spots, a few great spots. but we see more and more of those bright spots come the afternoon as we move into tomorrow, a little bit of fog to start the morning. then abundant sunshine come the afternoon. highs will steadily climb as the days go by setting us up for that hot weekend winds not as substantial as yesterday was a really breezy day yesterday. not as much though today. so all this means just a very pleasant day ahead of us between the cool that we had been seei

we have numerous robberies throughout berkeley. this is one of those cases where we don't necessarily see such a blatant attack stomping on the victim's head. investigators say the 2 robberies are described as 2 juvenile females. also out of the norm for a crime like this. this is not something that we have regularly. >> we don't necessarily have 13 to 15 year-old female suspects. we don't have a lot of previous cases such as this partly police have limited descriptions of the 2 juvenile attackers who were last seen getting into a black four-door sedan driven by an unidentified male in his 20's, the adult female victim was taken to a hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. investigators say there were several people in the area at the time of the attack who may have witnessed the incident. anyone with information is asked to contact the police. >> in berkeley haaziq kron. 4 news. >> embattled freshman congressman george santos is promising to fight after he was criminally charged with fraud today santo's is pleading

an inflammation of the brain political analyst michael yaki. >> dove deeper into the uc berkeley poll finding that 52% of the democrats polled one feinstein to step down. if you were. >> 60, 70, 80%. i think that we have more of an the senator because she is someone who cares deeply about the democratic party and democratic values. according to jackie, a big reason for senator feinstein to stay in office is because of her position on the judiciary committee. >> where she has the power to vote on president biden's picks for the u.s. supreme court that there's actually no guarantee at all that the republicans will agree to having anyone fill her seat. senator feinstein has said that she will not run for re-election but does plan on finishing out her term to next year. a decision that only she can make, but she's a fighter. she's always been a fighter and ultimately she's going to be the one to decide when she chooses to withdraw from that fight. i reached out to senator feinstein's office about the uc berkeley poll. >> and they got back to me saying the senator will not be commenting on

we have numerous robberies throughout berkeley. this is one of those cases where we don't necessarily see such a blatant attack stomping on the victim's head. this is something that's still very scary. and it's very scary to people that live in the community and especially in the neighborhood. >> anyone with information about this robbery is asked to contact berkeley police. >> traffic safety is an urgent issue in the city of san jose. in fact, we should call it a crisis. barry leaders want more traffic cameras and they want now san jose. >> is leading the charge is deadly crashes in that city continue to pile up. kron 4 sarah stinson joins us now live from the newsroom with more on a state bill that would our cameras up around a bay area city said. sara, tell us more about that. yes, it was a leaders. they are urging state legislators to support a bill that if passed. >> would authorize a pilot program installing speed safety cameras, not just in san jose but also in other cities like san francisco and oakland >> that while speedi

the city of berkeley and uc berkeley, were also named after the philosopher berkeley spokesperson says no plans to change the school's name and that while george berkeley's views warned no honor , berkeley is now associated with a different set of values and perspectives. area based maritime companies developing an ambitious plan to transform and expand ride sharing services. ktvu brooks jarocz shows us how they want to use the bay for their water taxis. climb aboard one soon, maybe a new clean way to get around the bay san francisco startup navegar is building boats with a plan in platform to be high speed, high tech water taxis. our goal is really to make the waterways highway and really, to be able to build out mobility on the water, launching a pilot form of a rideshare service. these electric powered vessels have a futuristic feature that anyone can see is really taking off. this is truly a plane. this is a flying boat. we have three wings in the water, the giant weight that this vote is creating. but as we pick up speed, all of a sudden this boat comes off the water. watch it rig

and the ferry service, they say demand will be there. >> for berkeley to san francisco, it will be ashort drive as opposed to sitting through i-80 through the toll plaza. >> reporter: like the bart trains, ferry boats have seen the ridership drop since the pandemic. while traffic on the freeways, they have climbed closer to pre-pandemic numbers. >> all transit operators are dealing with things and the different scenarios and the different situations. we have been fortunate enough to rely on the recreational ridership. >> reporter: the expectation by the time more funding is secure and the construction ts underway, there will be even greater appetite for more options. and the old pier's time may come around again. >> i grew up here in the bay area and took the ferry, so i really want to see it restart. and make it happen again. >> reporter: it would not just be the new ferry service. the plans includes taking the parking lot and having it double as an event space with an amphitheater right here on the bay. they want to bring some life back into the old look and the restaurant space th

dan thorn has the story from berkeley. >> a longtime berkeley business reeling from a major burglary and auto theft. thieves were caught on camera, stealing 4 vehicles belonging to customers as well as tools and other expensive equipment. >> thing of his point is the state had no fear. and it will because there's no bushes and there's a >> on this monday morning, co-owner victor delgado has been helping to run auto metrics of berkeley for nearly 30 years. the business has been a staple on san pablo avenue since the 1970's delgado was worried that crime is getting more brazen in berkeley. what happened to us that they could just have >> was having a general california. hope and you have enough. what happening here for >> delgado says the first break-in happened in february. the thieves made off with a safe after some security upgrades. the auto metrics team felt a little more secure. but in the early morning hours of last thursday, another group of thieves arrived. first, they unsuccessfully tried to ram the auto shops. steel roll-up doors, but they eventually got in through the front

the hate-filled graffiti left a berkeley neighborhood on edge. here's nbc's jody hernandez. >> reporter: we're told the uc president's berkeley home has been targeted before, but what happened here last week was different. police say somebody spray painted racial slurs on the front of the house, an attack that's being treated as a hate crime. >> you can kind of see it. >> reporter: bruise o'neil shows us where somebody spray painted the date of the insurrection on his neighbor's property. while the graffiti has been removed, police say vandals painted slurs and obscenities on the home of uc president michael drake last week. >> it was the front of the house. maybe four patches in front and then the back wall. >> i'm feeling very shocked. especially considering i live in this neighborhood. i feel very comfortable in this neighborhood. >> reporter: the uc office of the president says they're working with investigators to find those responsible. in a statement they said, "the university of california condemns all hate crimes committed against member

there's lots of really smart people at berkeley. i think they can do this. yeah. any other questions. okay. i will see you on wednesday. okay, move out.

we have numerous robberies throughout berkeley. this is one of those cases where we don't necessarily see such a blatant attack stomping on the victim's head. violent robbery is a cause for concern for some folks who live in this neighborhood. >> it's very sad. i'm angry. sad as awful that. >> things like that happen. this is a high risk neighborhood. investigators say the 2 robberies are described as 2 juvenile females also out of the norm for a crime like this. this is not something that we have regularly. >> we don't necessarily have 13 to 15 year-old female suspects. we don't have a lot of previous cases such as this partly police have limited descriptions of the 2 juvenile attackers who were last seen getting into a black four-door sedan driven by an unidentified male in his 20's, the adult female victim was taken to a hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. best. a gator say there were several people in the area at the time of the attack who may have witnessed the incident. this is something that's still very

no, berkeley signatures., through his lawyer, he delivered a letter to richard, the chief adviser to the committee in the house of representatives. he said that he had information in the murder, there were other people involved and at that moment he was ready to discuss this topic, the spreg , who was determined to deal with cia involvement, was fired after 2 weeks , dr. purley submitted a written statement to the house committee, but there is no official record of his interrogation as a witness. in 82 he told heinricheort. i know the shooter wasn't alone, but when henry heard tried to contact berkeley again for more details, he cut him off. i don't want to talk about it, but the following year, berkeley spoke with another researcher, michael curds. berkeley told him that he knew about the conspiracy against the president , he recalled the exit hole on the back of kennedy's head - this is a very important statement. we only know of one doctor who was at parkling hospital and then at bts during the autopsy and

and the berkeley mayor wants him held accountable. kia's and hyundai's have been targeted by thieves ever since a video on social media showed how to steal them using a usb cable and a screwdriver. a surveillance video shows just how quickly it can be done. thieves pulling up in a stolen hyundai elantra and the breaking into a white yes portage before taking off. so far this year in berkeley, 377 cars have been stolen. that is a 51% increase compared to that time last year. 38% stolen were hyundai's or ts. the attorney general started with berkeley's new police chief calling for a federal recall. the carmakers in the meantime have offered a software upgrade in response to the thefts, but that will not be available until june. and the upgrade is not compatible with all models of the caat mar s to ore gal >> not a bad idea. once they are stolen, they are stripped and then they are dumped off somewhere. it is a big mess. >> is this enough bad publicity for those cars that that is going to make a difference with the carmakers? we will see

it happened at auto metrics of berkeley, near san pablo avenue and gilman in north berkeley. late on the night of may, 17th and into the next morning surveillance video shows this chrysler pacifica backing up in the rear of the shop first, they're going back. and they tried to push their rolling door. with a car, but it didn't work. this man walks up to the door and inspects her. he then walks to the front of the business breaks through the plexiglass in the roll up door and then dives headfirst into the shop from their thieves use one of the shops tools to break a lock. over the next several hours. 5 to 6 intruders stole four cars belonging to customers here. you can see them backing out a honda accord. followed by a vw golf station wagon, and this video shows them taking a kia sorrento in a bmw. 3 25, the owner of the beamer had gotten it a week earlier, and it was ready for pickup after undergoing thousands of dollars in repairs. this video shows one of the intruders stealing a rolling toolbox. also taking what shop equipment and electronic the group also ransacked the fro

berkeley mayor jesse arreguin did issue a statement in response to this news saying in part, berkeleye spent significant resources responding to and investigating a surge in thefts of kia and hyundai vehicles and berkeley taxpayers are the ones footing the bill. >> a celebration in the castro today honoring the late life of harvey milk. the san francisco supervisor was the first openly man elected to public office in the state. he was a champion for lgbtq rights and was known as the mayor of castro street. today's celebration included a performance by the chorus of san francisco and a drag story hour now it's birthday will be celebrated on monday. >> taking a live look now across the bay from our mount tam cam. as you can see that thick layer of fog and clouds just hanging over the city of san francisco as it's done all day long today. >> pack helping get parking. it was raining. i expecting it grab a very drizzly and missy out there today, right? let's take a look at radar for because we're going to have a rinse and repeat pattern tomorrow as well. in addition to that, we are going t

here's uc berkeley labor center chair ken jacobs, who has been closely following the situation. i think this strike follows the pattern that we've been seeing with the teachers really for a decade now, starting with the chicago teachers union, jacobs says. >> it was that chicago union that also pushed for broader demands, in addition to teacher pay to benefit students and communities, something that los angeles teachers recently pushed for and won shared governance at schools was a major demand. >> the community schools issue is a great example. we're trying to develop these schools and, you know, la and oakland have talked together about the community schools model. it's something that's happening across the country. uh- community schools actually allow more parent input, more community input than than at, you know, standard schools housing for homeless students is another one of those issues. >> one of the things the chicago teachers union won in that that a decade ago was resources to support homeless students. one of the demands we see from the oakland education association

anda garvey is a uc berkeley graduate, class of 1980 and one of the newest members of the peace corps>> she said the value she took away has carried her through her life and a part of why now as a comfortable senior citizen in lafayette, she's going to a remote village in south africa to teach children english as a second language. >> i thought, am i too old to do this? i'm 65, it's about wanting to stay active and still help others. >> many other graduates have felt the same way, the school is the all-time top provider to this peace corps, with thousands of volunteers followed by the university of wisconsin and the university of washington. >> uc berkeley has always been on the forefront of social activism. >> carrie carmichael is a former peace corps volunteer in ecuador and the lead recruiter on campus. >> the ethic that the students have about wanting to make a difference here in berkeley and in the bay area, but also more globally. >> i have signed an executive order providing for the establishment of a peace corps on a temporary basis . >> it was founded by president educional,

. >>> a sex assault victim fights back with her cell phone, how >>> in berkeley, a sex assault victim stood up to her attacker with a cell phone and ended up putting a suspected serial offender behind bars. she shares her story with andrea. >> jeannie was fueled by anger after a man attacked her on the streets of berkeley, she was just walking to her friends house in broad daylight and after the assault, she personally made sure that her attacker would pay for his crime. >> when he grabbed me, i was furious. i wasn't going to take it. and i didn't want him to get away with it. >> the suspect made a huge mistake when he decided to make jeannie his next victim. >> i have a story to tell. name him, get him caught, don't protect him, don't feel ashamed. he should feel ashamed. actions have consequences. >> she fought back with a vengeance when she was attacked in may of last year. first she yelled at him, then kicked him in the shin. it's what she did next that eventually put him behind bars. >> so i knelt down and i grabbed my phone out of my backpack and i chased him around the corner a

a new uc berkeley poll indicates more than half of california democrats. what senator dianne feinstein to step down from her seat. coming up, what the new poll reveals about how voters feel about the longtime senator. >> also tiktok joining other social media platforms and using artificial intelligence. how users supposedly will benefit. >> new at 10 promising new drugs appear to cause brain tumors to self-destruct swedish scientists say the drug can break through the protective layer in the brain that shields neurons and then. can kill cancer cells. it is working with lab mice. they haven't tested on people. get the mice that were not getting return of tumors even after 6 months. a lot more testing is needed, obviously. and the drug has to be combined with chemotherapy. well, this is a really fascinating development. a paralyzed man is able to walk again. that's after an experimental operation in switzerland. >> the man suffered a spinal cord injury in a traffic accident that left him paralyzed. surgeons and sciences developed a blue tooth like device to

we have numerous robberies throughout berkeley.those cases where we don't necessarily see such a blatant attack stomping on the victim's head. this is something that's still very scary. and it's very scary to people that live in the community and especially in the neighborhood. >> yeah, anyone with information about the robbery is asked to contact. >> berkeley police time now is 5. 33 police in walnut creek are warning you be on the lookout for atm card. thieves. 2 people are following victims after they go to the atm and they tell the bank you dropped money. and then while the person is distracted, they take your wallet or your debit card and they used the card to buy things at the store, big amounts of money from the atm. police say to be aware of your surroundings when you're at the atm and making purchases. and that's always the case. but an extra warning at this moment. prosecutors say that no charges will be filed after a man says he was brutally attacked at a costco parking lot in danville. we first told you about craig blac