kabam is king, founded by cal grad, now dipping their toes from the web to the gridiron. cal joins a club of 15 schools with corporate naming rights for sports. like the university of maryland's comcast center and fresno state's savemart center. cal is the first uc to join the loft. in an era, the reason for the deal are obvious. >> certainly the financial elements are important to the financial model of the stadium. but finally this partnership and this partner have deep roots at this great university. >> but has the home of independent free thinkers gone corporate? >> i don't think people would go around calling it kabam. >> kabam, i don't know how i feel about that. >> the blow of a corporate naming rights deal is softened because the san francisco based company is the brain child of cal grad. so if it was wal-mart -- >> that would be a different story. >> and here's to hoping when the golden bears taking into a season, they take the hard- hitting name to heart. >> the deal also includes kabam sponsored academic scholarship for cal students and a program to bring 500 mi

spoke with say the blow of a corporate rights deal is softened because it is the brain child of a cal gradd here is to hoping that when the golden bearing march onto kabam field, they take the hard hitting name to heart. that $18 million will come in handy. cal has $500 million in loans outstanding on the retro fit of memorial stadium. >>> a freeze warning is in effect tonight for most of the bay area, but no that is not stopping people heading outside. we found plenty of folks enjoying downtown san jose's christmas in the park. they kept warm by wearing layers and sipping hot cocoa. the ice skating rink was also busy. >> it is cold, the ice skating is really fun to do when it is cold anyway. >> i love it. it is about time, we needed some cold weather and some snow actually. >> a nice change like that. pull the winter coats out of the closet. >> smiles on people's face when you give them the hot chocolate. it is awesome. >> christmas in the park runs through new year's day. >>> you little hot chocolate, get in front of the fire. >> absolutely. >> it's all good. >> mother nature never offer

i'm a cal grad. predict next year the big game, cal will not lose by a 50-point margin ever again. >> hope springs eternal. >> i'm an optimist for 2014. >> do you have a stanford rose bowl prediction. >> that's for you. you're a man of points. you guys, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> we do have other stories of the year. and silicon valley diva is a group that calls itself a media community organizing entrepreneurial collective it brings together advocates, organizers and journalists who coffer issues like criminal justice, housing and immigration reform. next, scott shafer heres from the founder for an alternative perspective on stories from the year, but first a sample of their work about the growing number of homeless in san jose. >> being out here humbled so many people. i grew up upper middle class. my dad is a pastor. i graduated with a 4.0. they don't want us to be here, but wheredo we go when we have nowhere to go? we are society's rejects, they're already looking down on us. that's pr

. >> what does our cal grad think about that? >> respect, that is what i like, respect ohed. i'll take myron burgundy -- my ronberg did did i. >> it is a nice drive and there are no major problems also looking at the freeway, this crowd gets very heavy so you still have an opportunity to get on the road before anything happens and there is the fire near buchanan knap field. just to show you it is not unusual and highway 24 through the construction zone is already slow and we are okay at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> highway 4 is slow i have never heard you say that. frost and freeze advisories, we are now splitting it up and clear skies, it is noticeably warmer and then this afternoon with a few high clouds and that's a frost advisory. things are improving a little bit, it is still cold 20s and 30s, half-moon bay, pacifica 41 and brandon is tweeting me with all of this great information, 30s for san jose, they have been in the upper 20s, and 26 ukiah, that is running well and you can see it is a little bit of offshore and if you are stuck inland that east breeze can be cold c

no coincidence kabam founder, kevin, is a cal grad. >> i'm a big cal fan and follow. >> reporter: he's a big enough fan to realize a good branding opportunity when he sees it. >> kabam isn't necessarily the most well-known gaming company in the world or in the bay area. so this is a fantastic way for us to build that visibility. >> reporter: cal say it's a fantastic way for the athletic department to dent the $447 million debt it racked up renovating memorial stadium, especially after an earlier plan to sell expensive long-term seat licenses didn't work out as projected. >> the great thing about this is it's a very stable source of revenue. it's not volatile like selling tea which can go up and down. >> reporter: critics say the plan could leave the university vulnerability for the massive debt. school leaders say the new plan which includes renting parts of the stadium for classrooms and restaurants is a big winner. at least off the field. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. >> speaking of football fields, famous san francisco chef is opening his new restaurant in a football stadium. n

cal grad mainly entered economic and public policy and president of the cal ski team. family release add statement saying mike lived life with full heart. he loved his family, his cal bear skiing buddies and san francisco. >> that's been the big take away from this is that mike lived his life with a lot of love to people around him and p.m. they the for him as well. >>reporter: avalanche was to have a 40 inch slide death and also described as soft slab avalanche that according to experts tend to break at your feet. this is abc 7 news. >> body found at the cove last month now identified. police say the body is that of 22-year-old paulo of brazil. he called family friend on october 28 saying he was in trouble and needed the police. sister came to san francisco to look for him. it took until now to identify his badly decomposed body. >> oakland police have a great unexpected clue they hope will lead them to armed robber. i show this to you. nice digital photo taken right after the crime. they say this man is one of 2 people who held up a woman for her cell phone and neckl

the cal grad majored in economics and public policy and was president of the cal ski team.s family released a statement saying mike lived life with a full heart. he loved his families, cal bears, his skiing buddies in san francisco. >> that's been the big take away from this. mike lived his life with a lot of love to people around him, and they did for him as well. >> the avalanche was set to have a 40-inch slide depth. it's also been described as a south slab avalanche, which according to experts, tend to break at your feet. abc7 news. >> a body found in mccovey cove has been identified. it's that of 22-year-old man of brazil. he called family and friends on october 28th and said he was in trouble and needed police. his sister came to san francisco 20 lack for him. it took until now to identify his badly decomposed body. >> shipping giants ups and fedex are still reeling from the holiday rush that delayed delivery of packages. both companies have apologized said bad weather and a surge in online shopping were behind the problem. neither company released numbers but it's es

. >> reporter: there is a lot on horizon for the cal guy at grad. she still has her shot. reporting in san francisco kron4 names >> pam: >> pam: new at 8- it is an annual holiday tradition in san francisco.more than 30 years in the making. glide memorial church hosted it's annual grocery bag giveaway today in the city's tenderloin district. kron 4's john fenoglio shows us how the event helps curb hunger and gives hope to thousands of less-fortunate people. >>"we can win this battle of hunger!" >> reporter:reverend cecil williams has led the fight to feed hungry people in san francisco for decades. through the glide foundation and glide memorial church rev williams has amassed a small army of volunteers to help those in need. >>"we began to give people bags of groceries 30 years ago" >> reporter:today, that tradition continues. glide's grocery bag giveaway will provide 5000+ people with enough food to prepare a home-cooked meal for family and friends over the holidays. >> reporter:the line stretched for blocks as thousands waited in line some had been waiting since yesterda

grad school in '99 from there. >> seriously? >> yep. >> you're just a young thing. i was '87 at cal. >> you're younger than me. come on, now, at least you look younger than me. >> yarks you, yeah, yeah, sure. >> lay it on. >> lay it on thick, okay. >>> "bay area proud" is up next with gar vin thomas. >>> you're watching an nbc bay area special. tonight, "bay area proud." these faces tell important stories. >> when everybody said let's get married use i wanted to focus on life. >> stories of life and loss and the people and children who make the hurt a little more bearable through the good they do. >> it's almost like it neutralizes my pain. >> it's about the man who spent decades behind bars. >> i made every bad decision you could make. >> only to come out writing a very different sentence than the one a judge gave him. >> it was an amazing moment for me. >> it's showing you're never too old to get a badge of honor you so rightfully deserve. >> there wasn't a dry eye in the place. >> here's nbc bay area's garvin thomas. >> good evening and thank you so much for welcoming us into your home tonight. as 2013 draw

the calling grad majored in economics and public policy and was president of the cal ski team.is family released a statement saying mike lived life with a full heart. he loved his families, cal bears, his skiing buddies in san francisco. >> that's been the big take away from this. mike lived his life with a lot of love to people around him, and they did for him as well. >> the avalanche was set to have a 40-inch slide depth. it's also been described as a slab slide avalanche, which according to experts, tend to break at your feet. abc7 news. >> shipping giants ups and fedex are still reeling from the holiday rush that delayed delivery of packages. both companies have apologized said bad weather and a surge in online shopping were behind the problem. neither company released numbers but it's estimated thousands of people were affected. ups admits some customers are entitled to refunds. but at least one lawmaker wants all shipping fees refunded. amazon and wal-mart are offering gift cards to affected customers and kohl's is paying for undelivered items. >>> two bay area marching

cal has their final tune-up before pac-12 play starts. fred ingles has highlights, next in sports. >>> it is being called the selfie to end all selfies. nasa astronaut and stanford grad mike hopkins snapped this shot of himself while out on a space walk outside the international space station. the image was taken on christmas eve and it captured a spectacular view of the earth from space. hopkins and another crewmember were changing an outside pump on the space station when the picture was taken. look, mom! i'm in space! >>> fred inglis is here to tell us about the cal bears going at it in berkeley. >> it's about time where we have to find out which team is really the best team here. cal golden bears. they are not expected to make much noise in the men's pac-12 this season, but if the nonconference schedule is any indication, visitors are going to have a fight on their hands at the pavillion. these youngsters haven't seen cal lose at home this season. they are now 9-0. today, the furman palace has never saw what hit them. cal led by 18 at half time. here comes wallace, hurt so good. second, lot of time, and jeff powers made six of the seven three-point shots for a ca