berkeley leaders met last night they want to make it clear the city will not offer mutual aid on political demonstrations like this one during the occupy oakland protests and the ouch cal demonstrations on the uc campus -- last fall. officials want berkeley police to handle civil disobedience as if it was managing an event and the police chief to call off mutual fade the atmosphere doesn't provide human rights safeguards. >> we want to evaluate whether we should respond and how. >> we want to be as nonviolent as possible. things get out of hand we'll respond accordingly. >> proposal for the special conditions will be analyzed by the police review commission. the council will likely vote on it in early may. >>> city council has postponed -- berkeley and oakland are considering ordinances that would block officers from writing tickets when the driver is present. a ticket in berkeley is $45 and brings in 1 1/2 million dollars in revenue. oakland tickets cost $68 their ordinance would give drivers an automated kiosks five extra minutes to show up and move their cars. >>> the 49ers are closer t

they take him and let him out. >> berkeley city councilmember is calling for an investigation into thense to the scene. police say at the time they had reconfigured patrols to deal with an occupy oakland protest. that was heading toward berkeley. >>> classes resume this morning in petaluma campus is cleaned up after vandals covered the campus with graffiti. police call the 74-year-old retired cpa -- the petaluma school was hit over the holiday weekend by a graffiti rampage half a dozen homes were vandalized. most of the tags were too graphic to show. homeowners are kwoeubg to cleanup their property. >> i tell people if we don't take care of our own who is going to do it? >> the moment i see graffiti, i take care of it i keep cans in the back of my car. >>> police say graffiti hasn't been much of a problem in the past years but notices more in the past few months. >>> sky 7 captured this video showing one men jumping out of a moving truck yesterday. three men and a woman are accused of leading police on a chase. the chase began near 580 in livermore toward vallecitos road then headed so

come to oakland with an organized strategy to riot, vandalize and clash with police. >> the city of berkeley is leading another socially-minded charge. tonight it voted unanimously to punish wells fargo bank and look for a more socially minded institution. it will hold hundreds of millions of dollars in city assets of the alan wang reports from berkeley city hall. >> this will be a very good and a real blow. >> it is a $300 million message. they want to pull it from the downtown wells fargo bank. he says he is authoring the proposal in response to the bank's role in the housing crisis that sent the economy spiraling. >> i feel this is one way in which we can make a statement and push for changes to promote the better banking practices and more equity in the society. >> but wells fargo says over the past three years wells fargo has donated more than $3 million to 89 non-profits in berkeley, and less than 2% of homeowner occupied loans in our servicing port folio have proceeded to foreclosure sale. the council wants to put its money in community banks or credit unions, but they need to know if

come to oakland with an organized strategy to riot, vandalize and clash with police. >> the city of berkeley is leading another socially-minded charge. tonight it voted unanimously to punish wells fargo bank and look for a more socially minded institution. it will hold hundreds of millions of dollars in city assets of the alan wang reports from berkeley city hall. >> this will be a very good and a real blow. >> it is a $300 million message. they want to pull it from the downtown wells fargo bank. he says he is authoring the proposal in response to the bank's role in the housing crisis that sent the economy spiraling. >> i feel this is one way in which we can make a statement and push for changes to promote the better banking practices and more equity in the society. >> but wells fargo says over the past three years wells fargo has donated more than $3 million to 89 non-profits in berkeley, and less than 2% of homeowner occupied loans in our servicing port folio have proceeded to foreclosure sale. the council wants to put its money in community banks or credit unions, but they need to know if

berkeley city leaders met last night they want to make it clear the city will not offer mutual aid onpolitical demonstrations like this one during the occupy oakland protests and occupy cal demonstrations on the uc cam bus last fall. officials want berkeley police to handle civil disobedience as if it were manage ago event and the police chief to call off mutual fade the atmosphere doesn't provide human rights safeguards. >> we don't want police to automatically respond but to evaluate if we should and how. >> we want to be nonviolent as possible, if things get out of hand we'll respond accordingly. >> the proposal for the special conditions will be analyzed by the police review commission. the council will vote on it in early may. >>> last night the council officially threw support behind the 878 million dollar project to build the team a new stadium there are powerful incentives to get the project done on time. terry mcsweeney is live with the story. >> reporter: the contractor needs to take this empty lot here next to great america and turn it into a one billion dollar football sta

so i became a candidate for the berkeley city council. i mean for the united states congress. jeffcoat hale and was a representative. he had been in congress for 12 years. this is 1970 against the backdrop of the civil rights movement and the vietnam war. the district was 71% white, 29% total nonwhite, african-american, latino america and asian american in that order. seven to eight orders on election day where white voters. it was very interesting when we called a press conference one in the press said, councilman dellums what makes you think as a black man you can win against a white person in a predominately white congressional district? it was 1970, right? so i thought for a moment and i said sir, your question assumes that there is a monolith known as the white community. it is a monolith that i reject. when i look out there i don't see the white community. acps activists and if they speak to peace they will vote. i see union people. we speak to the problems in the plight of workers. they will vote for us. i look out there and i see students who speak to their concerns. i

berkeley city leaders medicine last night they want to make it clear the city will not offer mutual aidions like the one during the occupy oakland protest and the occupy cal demonstrations on the uc berkeley campus last fall. officials want berkeley police to handle civil dis0 bed as if it were managing an event and the list chief to call off mutual fade the atmosphere does not provide human rights safeguards. >> we don't want police to automatically respond. >> we want to be as nonviolent as possible. we want department destroy to be as none violence as possible. if things get out of hand we'll respond accordingly. >> the proposal for the special conditions will be analyzed by the police review commission. the council will likely vote on it in early may. >> 49ers are 50 yards closer to the goal line. the team's efforts to build a stadium in santa clara reached a major milestone last night. terry mcsweeney is live at the new site. there's a lot of incentive toe build fast and a lot of disincentive to go slow. >> reporter: yeah, the contractor really has reason to get this thing done by

stabilized on any drug because they would take him in and let him and take him in and let him out. >> berkeley citys calling for an investigation into the police response to the scene. police say at the time they reconfigured patrols to deal with what occupy oakland protest that was headed toward berkeley. >>> classes rhee at kennel worth junior night pet -- classes resume at kennelworth junior high in petaluma. the school was hit over the holiday weekend by a graffiti rampage, half a dozen homes with were vandalized. most of the tags were two graphic to show. >> if we don't take care of our own town who is going to do. >> the moment i see graffiti, i take care of it. >>> petaluma residents and police say graffiti hasn't been much of a problem in the past years but they've noticed more in recent months. >> j investigators think a system used to keep -- keep two african tortoises warm may be to blame for an early morning garage fire in castro valley at 3 a.m.. firefighters managed to knock it down quickly and say a device used to warm two african tortoises kept in the garage may to be blame. one fir

. >> the city of berkeley is taking a stand. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. >> they may not respond to calls, but authorities in another city are cracking down with force. alan wang is live with the story tonight. alan? >> yes, dan and carolyn. this could have other cities examining the way they respond to calls for mutual aid. tonight the city of berkeley passed a standard mutual aid agreement, but they still want to set parameters around the decision to help other police departments. incidents like this one during the occupy oakland demonstrations, and on this one during the occupy protest at uc berkeley, they lead the city of berkeley to refuse mutual police aide to oakland and the university last fall. >> we don't necessarily want our police to automatically respond. we need to seriously evaluate how to respond. >> and now the city councilmember wants to make it clear they will not offer mutual aid to mutual administrations. >> what i saw in terms of abuse of police authority are not the things that members of th

. >> the city of berkeley is taking a stand. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. >> they may not respond to calls, but authorities in another city are cracking down with force. alan wang is live with the story tonight. alan? >> yes, dan and carolyn. this could have other cities examining the way they respond to calls for mutual aid. tonight the city of berkeley passed a standard mutual aid agreement, but they still want to set parameters around the decision to help other police departments. incidents like this one during the occupy oakland demonstrations, and on this one during the occupy protest at uc berkeley, they lead the city of berkeley to refuse mutual police aide to oakland and the university last fall. >> we don't necessarily want our police to automatically respond. we need to seriously evaluate how to respond. >> and now the city councilmember wants to make it clear they will not offer mutual aid to mutual administrations. >> what i saw in terms of abuse of police authority are not the things that members of th

so i become a candidate for berkeley city council -- i mean the united states congress.e rep had been in congress for 12 years. this is 1970 against the backdrop of the civil-rights movement. the district was 71% white, 29% non-white. african-american and latino americans and asian-americans. seven to eight voters were white voters. very interesting when we called a press conference one of the press said what makes you think as a black man you could win against a white person in a predominantly white congressional district? it was 1970. i thought for a moment and i said your question assumes there is a monolith known as the white community. it is a monolith that i reject. when i look out there i don't see the white community. i see peace activists. if i speak to peace they will vote. i see union people. we speak to the problems and plight of workers they will vote for us. i look out and see students. if you speak to their concerns, i see senior citizens. i look out there and -- i don't see the white community. i see people who have their own interests and concerns and if

a berkeley city council member is calling for an investigation into the police response to that case. officers say the response was delayed due to a nearby "occupy" protest. >>> an american journalist was among 60 people killed in syria today as president bashar assad's regime continues to assault the rebel uprising. 57-year-old marie colvin had been a foreign correspondent for britain's sunday times for more than 25 years. the the new york native lost an eye covering another war more than a decade ago. just one day before she died, she was on television calling the government bombard elementary of rebels, quote, relentless and shocking. >> i think the sickening thing is the complete merciless nature. they are hitting civilian buildings. >> this is a desperately sad reminder of the risks that journalists take to inform the world of what is happening and the dreadful events in syria. >> a french photographer was also killed. witnesses say that a rocket hit the journalists as they tried to escape a barrage of shelling in the rebel stronghold of homs. >>> in afghanistan now, seven people

. >> reporter: berkeley city councilwoman there is calling for a closer look at this. police are telling us at 8:45 p.m. saturday night, they got a call of a suspicious person near that berkeley hills home. at the time, though, police were being reconfigured to monitor a coming protest and they were saying only criminal emergencies were to be dispatched. by 9:00, they got another call, then two minutes later, a report of an attack in progress. and police did respond. dewitt was arrested about a block away. i also went to the facility where he was living up until this incident here in oakland, and the manager there told me that she's been crying since this happened. that he never had any conflict with the managers or anyone who lived in the facility so she was completely shocked by the entire thing. >>> two bodies burned beyond recognition have been pulled from a home that caught fire early this morning in sonoma county. flames just engulfed this house just after midnight on west gate lane in penngrove in petaluma. sheriff's deputies there right now collecting all the ev

a berkeley city council member wants an investigation into the police response to that case. >>> berkeley police say they got a nonemergency call about a suspicious person about 8457 saturday night. they did not respond at that time as officers were busy with a protest march. then about 9:02, the man's wife called 911 about the assault and that got police rolling. and the first officer arrived within five minutes. other officers were there soon after that. and by 9:22, the suspect was in custody. >>> a woman accused of driving the getaway for her 15-year-old son who is suspected of stabbing another teen. margaret suazo was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and her son taken into custody as a juvenile. last thursday, she allegedly drove her son to glen furth drive on the city's east drive to look for a 13-year-old boy. they spotted him and they exchanged gang-related words. the son then got out of the car, tackled the 13-year-old and stabbed him. >> she knew what was going on. she was partly responsible. she might not have had the knife in her hand. she put him in close proximity w

it's the city of berkeley.e hang we with the bank -- they are angry with the bank's role in the foreclosure process. they will cutler ties with wells fargo own look for a more socially minded institution. wells fargo holds more than $3 million in berkeley city assets. >> we are look to moving to a bank that will promote our values. >> the city of berkeley has been doing business with wells fargo since 2004. >>> time is 5:16. let's head out to sal castaneda. hey sal. >> reporter: hello there. traffic is going to be okay but it will be wet out there. the traffic is moving along nicely. there are no major problems although it's wet and drizzly this morning as steve calls for. you see drizzle in many parts of the bay. highway 24 westbound some moderate conditions. by the way i want to mention the bay bridge toll plaza is still light. now let's go to steve. >>> thank you. a very good morning. we do have a little system going by. a couple reports. chris got pretty excited because he likes the rain. this is a little s

. >> city of berkeley flexes its financial mussel. why it is ready to -- financial muscle.s ofúúúúúúúúúúú@@úúúúúúúú >>> welcome back. 6:45. check out some of the wet weather and high elevation snow moving across the northern half of our state. if if you are heading in the central valley or sierra they will probably not be there by the time you get there. low to mid 60s, big sur, los angeles and san diego, sunny and 75 in palm springs. >>> 6:45. mitt romney fresh off his big florida primary victory has made a new eyebrow-raising comment in an interview with cnn he said he's not concerned about the very poor. he explains because they have an ample safety net and he's focused on the suffering middle class. it be fodder for his opponents. >>> in yesterday's florida race romney received 46% of the vote. newt gingrich came in second with 32%, santorum 13% and ron paul with 7%. romney leads all gop candidates with two primary wins, including new hampshire. >> this campaign about is about more than replacing a president. it is about saving the soul of american. >> beginning rich --

city hall tonight. ed and legally, can berkeley do this? >> reporter: well, they have done it twice before, actually, but it took a lot of legal wrangling. residents called them the neighbors from hell and now it seems like people here at city hall want to do something about it. >> they did buy a house here but they did not buy the neighborhood. >> reporter: despite that tom ter mitt says it feels like the people who live in this home of the 1700 block of 9th street in berkeley have taken over the neighborhood. he says he and the other homeowners on this street have endured 30 years of problems associated with that house. fights, noise, fireworks, but recently, he realized it was even worse than he thought. >> talking about this does not include reports that have been generated from other cities. >> reporter: at a meeting last thursday with the city of berkeley zoning adjustment board, nine uniformed police officers showed up, sat alongside angry neighbors and described their interactions with the people at the home. one officer said there h

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. >>> berkeley city council set to vote on mutual aid policy agreements. berkeley's system of mutual aid has come under scrutiny after police were called to help respond to the removal of occupy protesters at oakland's frank ogawa plaza and occupy cal on the uc campus critics say excessive violence was used. berkeley councilmembers want to change the policy so officers no longer automatically respond to mutual aid requests involving civil disobedience when no other crimes have been committed. >>> some special passengers will be winging their way to the big apple to help east an apparent shortage of chihuahuas. sarah palin's shelter has a large supply, new york has a great demand. -- san francisco's shelter has a large supply and new york has a great demand. they are looking for puppy love. >> reporter: they look like puppies but many are full grown chihuahuas only get so big, 15 could not find love in san francisco, flying to new york city this morning to new homes and a new life. take a look at who we are talking about. dogs like diamond and spencer, bon-b

. >>> time is now 6:03 will berkeley city council does an about face. they agreed to stop helping campus police claiming they used unnecessary force during the protest. now they are sending in police officers in the event of an emergency. among those urging the council to reverse its decision sighting public safety. >>> today state regulators will be back for the institute of medical education. yesterday both locations were closed down by the department of consumer affairs. alex savage joins us on more of the allegations the school faces. >> reporter: good morning pam, they accused this college of making false accreditation programs deceiving students who attend here. the institute will be fighting this decision possibly suing the state to stop the shut down. of the oakland campus and campus in san jose havened and it has ended for 250 students. they have been charging them more than 30,000 in fields like nursing and hygiene. they site financial problems at the school as well. this morning the state is telling students not to pay any more money to the s

the berkeley city council is expected to vote tonight on proposed changes to its policy on mutual aid. a city councilmember has proposed several changes to the policy, including not automatically responding to requests for help involving civil disobedisobedience why no crimes have been committed. they came under scrutiny after local law enforcement agencies were called to oakland to respond to protests. >>> a bus driver entered a not guilty plea to vehicular manslaughter. it stems from a july crash that killed a doctor on board that bus. 64-year-old wallace richardson was driving more than a dozen people when his bus collided with the big rig at the corner of octavia and oak street in santa clara. it ejected kevin mack from that vehicle. the bus driver allegedly ran a red light at that intersection. seat belts were installed in all city shuttle buses. >>> they have more time to consider whether they object to a class act settlement between hybrid owners and honda owners. there was a lack of fuel efficiency from 200 hybrid owners. heather peters opted out that far suit and filed a sepa

. >>> the berkeley city attorney is taking action against the owner of a lot on telegraph that's been vacant for 20 years. the city told the owner and his wife to file building plans. the owner says he's tried to comply. >>> why so many traffic cases are being dismissed. [people chatting] everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash. that's a step forward. with chase person-to-person quickpay, you can send money directly to your friend's checking account. all you need is their email address or mobile number. don't worry honey, i'll show you. thanks everyone. so take a step forward... and chase what matters. >>> in tonight's special report, if you get a ticket in oak -- oakland there's a good chance you won't have to pay. tara moyrti reports. >> reporter: if you get a ticket in oakland. chances are good you can beat it if you fight it. >> once i heard the officers testimony, your cross- examination i will make the decision. >> reporter: that is if the officer shows up. >> your cases are all dismissed. >> judge colver has been on the bench here for more than

. >>> the berkeley city attorney is taking action against the owner of a lot on telegraph that's beent for 20 years. the city told the owner and his wife to file building plans. the owner says he's tried to comply. >>> why so many traffic cases are being dismissed. our questions led to some changes. >>> money to make it happen. the big step today toward building the 49ers a new home in santa clara. >>> in tonight's special report, if you get a ticket in oak -- oakland there's a good chance you won't have to pay. tara moyrti reports. >> reporter: if you get a ticket in oakland. chances are good you can beat it if you fight it. >> once i heard the officers testimony, your cross- examination i will make the decision. >> reporter: that is if the officer shows up. >> your cases are all dismissed. >> judge colver has been on the bench here for more than a year. he estimates that oakland police do not show up about 40% of the time. >> dismissed. you got a clean report. >> thank you, thank you. >> i'm happy, he didn't show up. but i had my whole spill ready for hill. >> reporter: chief howard

he and his wife worked hard to make the city of berkeley a national center of disaster resilience. mayor bates will discuss the importance of citizen awareness as loma prieta engaged with the city to address emergency preparedness headon. let's welcome mayor bates to the podium. [applause] >> thank you, paul. thank you very much. it's a pleasure to be at this beautiful building and i was reflecting back and i was at the baseball game 22 years ago. how many of you were at the baseball game? i am the only one. two of us. i was sitting underneath the -- canned really stick park underneath second deck when the earthquake happened. the whole deck was like moving over us. i was thinking, that close from being killed because if it came down it would have been a disaster. the trick was trying to get back to berkeley. i come on public transportation and a friend of mine had a tv. as you can imagine one of these portable tv's. we realized that it wasn't running and the bridge was down. so it was quite an adventure getting back. what actually happened, i was able to get a bus that was headed d

. >> reporter: in other bay area headlines berkeley city council may decide tonight whether to get stricterut providing mutual aid for "occupy" protests. this comes after police helped out in the "occupy oakland" demonstrations. councilmembers were consider several proposals to change their policies. >>> today oakland mayor jean quan and the city council will host a celebration in honor of the overturning of prop 8. the event is at city hall. it comes days after a federal appeals court declared that a ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. mayor quan says "this is a perfect valentine's day gift for the lgbt community." >>> and tonight, santa clara city leaders will meet to talk about a new stadium for the 49ers. among the topics, whether to approve a plan for improvement in the area around the building site. that would involve relocation of public utilities, reconfiguration of driveways and the installation of new sidewalks. >>> well, not surprisingly, it's a magazine best selling issue by far. >> not really a sport. last night david letterman unveiled the 2012 "sports illustrated" s

a berkeley city council member wants an investigation into the police response to this case because there'sestions here. but berkeley police say that they got a nonemergency call about a suspicious person around 8:45 saturday night. they didn't respond at that time as officers were busy with a protest march. then at 9:02 the wife called about the assault and that got police rolling. the first officer arrived within five minutes. other officers were there soon after that and by 9:22 the suspect was in custody. >>> the sheriff of san francisco is due in court today for a pretrial conference in the domestic violence case against him. ross mirkarimi is accused of mistreating his wife in the presence of their toddler son in an incident that left her arm bruised. he has pleaded not guilty to all charges in the case. that trial is set to begin on friday. >>> all eyes are on the dow this morning after it hit a major milestone. the dow crossed the 13,000 mark yesterday for the first time since 2008. but it ended up closing just short of that at 12,965. u.s. stock futures slipped in overnight trading

a berkeley city council member wants an investigation into the police response to the case. police say they got a nonemergency call about a suspicious person at 8:45 saturday night and didn't respond at the time because officers were busy with a protest march. around 9:02, cukor's wife called 911 about the assault and that got police rolling. the first officer arrived within five minutes. other officers were there soon after that. by 9:22, the suspect was in custody. >>> the sheriff of san francisco is due in court today. this is for a pretrial conference in fact domestic violence case against him. ross mirkarimi is accused of mistreating his wife in the presence of their toddler son in an incident that allegedly left her arm bruised. he pled not guilty to all charges in the case. the trial is set to begin friday. >>> a san jose woman is due in court today accused of driving the getaway car for her 15-year- old son who is suspected of stabbing another teen. margaret juanita suazo was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and her son taken into custody as a juvenile. she

. >> a berkeley city councilwoman is also coming out saying she wants more answers about police response to that home. police released a timeline. more detailed saying that at 8:45 dispatch received a report of an unknown person hanging around that home in berkeley. at the time though, police were monitoring a protest and apparently only criminal-in-progress emergency calls were to be dispatched. at 9:00 an officer offered to respond. that offer was declined. exactly why is still unclear. two minutes later, there was a call of an attack in progress. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> it is back to court today for a san francisco sheriff. he and his attorneys will appear at a pre-trial hearing in his domestic violence case. he is of course facing misdemeanor charges for bruising his wife's arm during a new year's eve argument. the actual trial is set to start friday. >>> 6:03 right now. a south bay mom is facing charges along with her son in the stabbing of a teenager. san jose police say this 42-year-old woman drove her 15-year-old son from the scene after

a parking ticket in berkeley is $45 and brings the city 1 1/2 million dollars. in oakland $68.and the proposed ordinance there would give drivers an automateed kiosks five extra minutes to show up and move cars. >>> next friday the ac transit board will vote for the new general manager's package. he starts march 1st, replacing mary king who was the interim gm nearly 2 1/2 years. he was the lead consultant who ac transit used to recruit candidates for the job. he was asked to consider the position aftert)b several turnd down the offer because of the low pension package. with >>> a poll says rick santorum is surging he swept contests in three states this week is tied with a fading newt gingrich. the gallup poll shows mitt romney supporters by 36% of republican voters he is sported by 36%, santorum is picking up steam, 20% support the conservative candidate santorum gained 10 points in the last week. >>> congresswoman nancy pelosi is out with a new web ad taking a tongue-in-cheek shot at stephen colbert and his new super pack. with >> he used to be my friend i even signed the poo

it's the city of berkeley. they are angry with the banks role and may cut ties with wells fargo and look for a socially minded institution. wells fargo holds more than $300 million in the city assets. >> i think they have certainly done a lot of good things but like i said i think it hails in comparison to the pretty irresponsible lending practices they were involved in which have lead to a large number of foreclosures in berkeley and throughout the east bay. >>> the city of berkeley has been doing business with wells fargo since 2004. the city's multimillion dollar account could shift to a smaller institution. >>> 6:21. and a boot camp in agricultural. why some soldiers are trading in their guns for farming tools as they prepare for deployment. >>> also work on the devil slide tunnel is almost done. the step being taken today and when commuters can expect to start using that tunnel. >>> good morning, westbound 237 that traffic is looking pretty good as you cross 880. we'll tell you more coming up. [ male announ

they would care if cities started to fire them taking their money out. and berkeley could be the first city since the 99% movement began to drop a big bank. >> there were a few banks that really were central actors in the mortgage crisis. and wells fargo was one of them. >> reporter: wells fargo' contract with the city of berkeley is up this year so one council member proposed reconsidering. the council approved unanimously. they have $300 million in the bank. >> i think we'll do business with a bank that safeguards the city's assets with a good track record of investing in our community. >> reporter: wells fargo declined a request for an interview on the subject. >> we will actively bid on this account. >> reporter: mechanics bank is headquartered in richmond much smaller than wells but community-based. wells fargo isn't active in local charities and such. >> wells can always write a bigger check than mechanics bank can write but where mechanics bank steps up to the plate is we are involved in all the activities. we're in the local nonprofits, we're on boards, we're

it's the city of berkeley. city leaders are angry with the bank's roll in the foreclosure crisis.so last night, the council voted not to automatically renew its contract with wells fargo when it expires at the end of the year. wells far grow currently holds more than $300 million in city assets. >> we're gonna look at moving our money to a bank that's reputable. >> the city of berkeley has been doing business with wells fargo since 2004. the account could shift to a smaller institution such as mechanics bank. >>> caltrans starting to focus on how it's gonna get rid of the eastern span of the eastern bridge once the new span opens sometimes sometime next year. engineers say it will probably take around three years to bring down the bridge. that's because he it wouldn't be -- it couldn't be good for the environment. >> keep your eyes on the road. don't mind that hanging beam that's 100 feet over to your right. >> the entire removal project is expected to cost about $44 million. >>> well, this is the season for love, for skunks. some california residents are paying the big price for

of berkeley housing authority. at no cost to the city. it is possible. thank you. supervisor mar: hold large are those units? -- how large are those units? >> between 203 hundred square feet apiece. we have lots of built-ins and lots of a fission aspects. supervisor wiener: thank you. >> i am a housing attorney. i am a member of the mtc working group. i wanted to address -- two issues which were not directly addressed by the previous presentations. i think is -- one is the question of the regional needs analysis. there has been some discussion of how it would appear from the data that san francisco has not done a very good job of producing moderate income housing relative to other low and very little -- low-income housing. that is technically correct with respect to the regional housing needs analysis but i think it is mischaracterizing -- what the rena tells us. it does not speak to existing in that need. a lot of that testimony today graphically represents there is this tremendous amount of on that need in san francisco. the rena addre

council decided to resume sending in city police officers in the event of an emergency on the cal campus. berkeley'solice chief were among those who were pressured to reverse that earlier degrees sis. >>> so far the cal campus is not seeing opposition from university or city police. since they moved to the steps of dole memorial library things have been quiet. occupiers say the most police interaction comes at nighttime. that's when two officers stop by and read the dispersal order. police are definitely monitoring the situation, they are hoping the occupiers will leave on their own. >>> time is coming up on 8:34, a ruling by an appeals court could cost contra costa county millions of the dollars in property tax revenue from oil refineries. the ruling could force the county to give back $104 million to chevron. that's after the course tossed out a state rule determining how property tax values are set for refineries. the county could join a state appeal of the court decision. >>> apple says it will change its apps policy after complaints about privacy. the cupertino company says it will begin to req

city is 33%. boston is 35%. l.a. is 39%. in terms of the surrounding neighborhood, 42%. berkeley, 43%. daly city, 59%. supervisor olague: where are you getting this from? >> it is from the 2010 census data most recently released. again i thought it was interesting that of the approximately 123,000 owner occupied units in san francisco, about 26% of those owner occupied units on their buildings for rian clear. about 74% have a mortgage. of the 74% that have a mortgage if we compare what percentage of those are also burdened by their mortgage, they pay over 35% of housing costs, it is 40% of those individuals. here you see that no surprise, although the median sales price for a home has dropped dramatically from 837,000 to 668,000, all that means is that houses that were astronomically out of reach are now still out of reach. you can see that for 80% ami, there is a $390,000 affordability gap. even at 90% there is a $112,000 affordability gap. this is for a two-bedroom in terms of the median sales price and the ami is based on a three- person family. now, for 80% ami, a low income family could afford on

he and his wife worked hard to make the city of berkeley a national center of disaster resilience. mayor bates will discuss the importance of citizen awareness as loma prieta engaged with the city to address emergency preparedness headon. let's welcome mayor bates to the podium. [applause] >> thank you, paul. thank you very much. it's a pleasure to be at this beautiful building and i was reflecting back and i was at the baseball game 22 years ago. how many of you were at the baseball game? i am the only one. two of us. i was sitting underneath the -- canned really stick pk

in oakland and berkeley the frustrating practice of offering to move your car while a parking officer writes you a ticket any way be may thing of the past. cityncils in both towns are considering ordinances that would block officers from writing tickets if the driver is present. in berkeley a parking ticket is $45 and brings the city 1 1/2 million dollars in revenue. in oakland the tickets are $68. their ordinance would go a step further and give drivers at automated kiosks five extra minutes to show up and move their cars. >>> latest gallup poll says rick santorum is surging. he swept contests in three states earlier this week is now tied with fading newt gingrich. while the poll shows mitt romney is supported by 36% of republican voters santorum is picking up steam, 20% support the conservative candidate. santorum gained 10 points in the past week. >>> this morning tiger woods begins the second round of the national pro-am five shots behind the leaders. yesterday he played spyglass hill the toughest of the three courses used shooting four under 68 today he tees up at monterey peninsula considered the easiest of the rotation. besides tiger m

. >>> berkeley city council set to vote on new aid agreements berkeley's system of mutual aid has comelose scrutiny after police was called to frank ogawa plaza and occupy cal. in both cases critics say excessive violence was used. some councilmembers say they don't want officers to automatically respond to mutual aid requests involving civil disobedience where no other crime has been committed. >>> san mateo supervisors consider closing a long term care center in burlingame it is nearly 50-years-old budget cuts another reason for the proposed closure it would mean laying off 200 workers and moving 150 elderly residents. today's meeting is moved to accommodate the overflow crowd. >>> reward offered to help find people responsible for attacking and killing a diagnosis in san jose. the dog -- killing a dog in san jose after being stomped on and kicked. the owner was wearing red while walking his dog. he says a group of young men approached and asked if he was in a gang. he said no but the group attacked him and the dog. the man was not seriously hurt. >> video showing yesterday's magnitu

berkeley. but oakland city councilman says he still has medical coverage for the next 18 months. he thinks they broke the contract with jesus and has attorneys looking into the matter. hospital officials say they will look into insurance coverage to see if it is long-term. but in the meantime, jesus is grateful, for the support he's received. and he says he's staying optimistic. somehow his life-saving transplant will come through. and he'll have more time with his beloved daughter. >> translator: my daughter gives me hope. the will to keep living. and i'm going to keep fighting until the end. >> now, all hope may not be lost. ucsf is under normal protocol, patients do maintain their place on the wait list. >>> let's turn our attention to our chief meteorologist jeff raineri. is there any good news in terms of moisture? i don't think so. >> well, actually, in the seven-day forecast, we have a storm coming our way. but, yes. in the short-term, it does not look good for us over the next two to three days. we're going to have more of the numbers coming up. let's look at the currents