. >>> new on "action news" an artist hopes a his new project brings zen to his southern california city. he said street signs are negative, he created street signs with more positive instructions that say breathe and meander. >>> a new survey finds most people would rather skip the gift this holiday season. seven out of ten people would give up giving gifts or exchanging them if friends and family agreed to it. 43% of people feel pressured to overspend. 06% said they would rather spend time with friends and family. i think that might be something where people don't want to leave anyone out. they give give give give a lot. >> it stops having the meaning. >> one thing you can do everybody picks one person and gets one gift. everybody gets something and it's not crazy. good luck with getting my kids and husband on board wjts. >> senator al franken is the latest prominent figure to face a groping allegation. a look at what's being accused of. >> three cars crash on a busy roadway overnight killing at least pun person, that is next. >> new this morning a three vehicle crash killed a person i

applicable california and city law, i think we're all aware that your fiduciary authority flows from the california constitution article 16 section 17 and gives you, the retirement board exclusive fiduciary responsibility over the assets of retirement system. that is the genesis of your fiduciary responsibility. and the constitution describes essentially three types of duties that apply to you. that you must acknowledge and recognize when you act. the first is duty of loyalty which requires you to act solely in the purpose of providing benefits to the participants and beneficiaries. the duty of prudence which requires to you exercise a high degree of care and you've seen it stated as care and due diligence and prudens that a prudent person. the duty of prudence and third is duty of diversification to minimize risk of loss and maximize rate of return. there is a fourth dutied up common trust law in california which is that the duty to accordance with the plan terms and applicable law. those are the duties that we keep in mind as you act. the duty of loyalty generally addresses conflict

. >>> santa cruz will become the latest california city to ban the use of non-environmentally friendly takeout containers. starting on tuesday, businesses must provide customers compostable containers and cutlery. that means no more styrofoam and plastic utensils. businesses have a six month grace period to use up existing inventory. >>> taxes on pot sold in california could be as high as 45%. experts believe the high taxes could be enough to keep the black market running. >> a new report finds state and local taxes in addition to other fees could have marijuana consumers paying sky-high taxes. industry experts say the taxes will keep the black market going and hurt smaller growers. >> small mom and pops, the people that won't advertise towards kids, they can't afford that. so you're actually encouraging a large corporate takeover by having tax rates that are that high. >> california would not be alone should they implement a high tax rate. washington has the highest tax, 50%. >>> still ahead, remembering those who have left us. >> music, dance, and prayers. how the peninsula celebrate

. >>> santa cruz will become the latest california city to ban the use of non-environmentally friendly takeout containers. starting on tuesday, businesses must provide customers compostable containers and cutlery. that means no more styrofoam and plastic utensils. businesses have a six month grace period to use up existing inventory. >>> taxes on pot sold in california could be as high as 45%. experts believe the high taxes could be enough to keep the black market running. >> a new report finds state and local taxes in addition to other fees could have marijuana consumers paying sky-high taxes. industry experts say the taxes will keep the black market going and hurt smaller growers. >> small mom and pops, the people that won't advertise towards kids, they can't afford that. so you're actually encouraging a large corporate takeover by having tax rates that are that high. >> california would not be alone should they implement a high tax rate. washington has the highest tax, 50%. >>> still ahead, remembering those who have left us. >> music, dance, and prayers. how the peninsula celebrate

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elon musk tweeted the official unveiling will happen from the southern california city of hawthorne on thursday. the invitation features a new teaser image of the electric truck. the unveiling was supposed to happen last month but was delayed due to production setbacks. >>> the smart train has only been running for a few months but there are plans to expand it. it would connect with major rails running clothes to close. the smart train on 20 miles of track from the bottle to fully go. it will connect and they are debating the cost of that expansion.>>> bart is debating how much to change for the expansion into antioch. the board of directors will discuss the price of fares to go to and from the station near railroad avenue and the antioch station. the meeting will take place in oakland and the public is invited. e part stations are set to open inmate. >>> there are some benefit concerts lined up to help fire victims for the love of sonoma. accounting controls is all ready sold out. on the same day, michael ferney and spearhead will be for the love of napa. and the pop rock band train w

. >>> there is a new push underway to let bars, nightclubs and restaurants in certain california cities to seven alcohol until 4:00 a.m. scott weiner announced the legislation yesterday. it would set up a pilot program in six cities where the mayors have said they are interested in the expanded hours. theythe senator said that bill will create jobs. >> it mattered to the economy in san francisco alone. this say six billion dollar industry that employs 60,000 people. these are good blue collar jobs. this will help us move people in to the middle class. >> he said the pilot program would give the cities total control on making decisions. it'll be introduced in january. >>> apple is trying to contain and control a bug in the new mac operating system that lets anyone to get control of their computer without a password. a turkish developer found the bug and revealed it by entering the log in name root and clicking enter. you don't need a password. it allows the user to get and gain access to a mac that's running the high sierra operating system. apple is working on a fix for this but in the

it could happen in one california city. we'll show you next. minutes ago.'s take a quick check on the big board: (adlib conditions) coming up, n update from >> the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. the dow is down 45. we'll get an update coming up from kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ wow! nice outfit. when i grow up, i'm going to mars. we're working on that. some people know how far they want to go. a personalized financial strategy can help you get them there. see how access to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you. chase. make more of what's yours. comedian 'louie c- k. 5 women came forward with allegations... among them: fellow comedians... and a writer cases >>> semiconductor allegations are being directed at comedian louis ck. five women came with the sexual misconduct allegations. the alleged cases an accusations go back to 2002. louis ck's new film called "i love you, daddy" was set to premiere in new york last night about a father who tries to prevent his 17-year-old daughter from having a relationship with a

cities. the suit was brought by san francisco and santa clara, california. sanctuary cities limit cooperation with u.s. immigration authorities. the administration had argued that the order applied to a relatively small amount of money. the judge ruled the order threatened hundreds of millions of dollars. >>> and at least one worker was killed by a pair of explosions and fire at a cosmetics factory in new york state. the factory is located 5 miles north of new york city. the first explosion happened yesterday morning. >> i was sitting at my desk and i kind of thought it was just lightning or something. it was just a big bang and everything kind of shook. >> up to 35 people were injured including seven firefighters ug about 20 minutes after the first. no cause so far, but fire crews and hazardous materials crews battled the fire into the night. the company was cited for nine occupational safety violations this year including one relating to the handling of flammable liquids. >>> coming up, sterilization scandal, a judge who ordered reduced jail time for va te

so maybe six or eight cities in california will have a ban on pot cities and pot farms. i think a lot of california owners will be surprised when they have to drive 100 miles to find the closest recreational store, at least in the near future. >> and how difficult is this for your job? now you've got this patchwork quilt of state law versus county law versus city law, and i take it that state will not supercede any of the local jurisdictions. >> you have to keep in mind state and local jurisdictions. they'll be working together. we have cities and counties, local jurisdictions that are regulating things completely differently all over the board. but ultimately we have state law on top of all of that. so business owners need to be mindful not only of complying with state law but also local law. in fact, in order to get a state license, you have to comply with local law. it's very important. so from my perspective, it's made my job really difficult, not just because of the patchwork of regulations across the state but because the regulations are constantly changing, and qui

from city hall here to the islamic center of northern california. this is where the mayor will give her speech. it represents city workers frye janitors to building inspectors. they've been without a contract since june. the timing of the walkout is no coincidence given the address. as if right on cue, city workers poured out of oakland city hall after 2:00 bachmann. it is called -- >> we have an understaffed labor force. >> she is with local 1021 which represents more than 2,000 city workers. >> we're working with more than half the labor force as temporary work here's receive no benefits like health care and no contribution into the retirement plan. >> they claim the levels are the same as they were. >> we've been bargaining for five months. >> if you haven't already signed in, please. >> talks that continue today. even as employees were planning to strike. >> i am very optimistic that we will reach a resolution. this is part of the process. i think when you get close to resolution is when emotions go up. >> and you can tell here, emotions definite

. >>> state senator scott weiner trying again to make it legal in california for cities to allow the sale of alcohol in bars, nightclubs and restaurants until 4:00 a.m. >>> he will be holding a news conference in san francisco saying that he is sponsoring new legislation to allow but not require cities in california to extend the sale of alcohol to as late as 4:00 a.m. that would not apply to liquor stores. earlier this year, he sponsored similar legislation that passed in the senate but stalled in the state assembly. >>> those are just some of your morning headlines. mike, sal, gasia, back to you. >> thank you, dave. >>> the oakland unified school board meeting was packed last night with hundreds of students, parents, teachers all protesting plans for budget cuts. a special school board meeting was full. protesters speaking out against the plans for $15 million budget cut. the new superintendent says in recent years the district increased spending o on programs without getting additional funding creating a large budget deficit. a final vote is expected on december 13th. the superint

the city of san francisco is different than any other cities in california. it's that of more collaborative thinking. san francisco departments has worked as more individual departments, which is called silo thinking. i'm not using that word, but it's a well-known criticism of the way that the city has worked in the past. it's particularly a critical intersection, where we as commissioners, and i will be honest about this, where we find each other in a situation where we together discover omissions or things that were skipping ahead because of the information flow between the two departments was not where it should be. and we've struggled with the interstate of technology and that went back to square one. it's part of history, but also an overlay by people when development and pressure comes to a point of where it is now. are we realizing there are things that are inkocongress -- incongruent and caused delays. and, and, and. that said, i want to focus on the positive point of the message of the message and that's for the departments to work together. and i wa

right now, toicht say this is a letter to the california delegation, two, three, six, nine, 12, 21, 24 cities with their seals at the top and there's signature of their mayor, some of them republican, who have asked not to pass the bill that has this provision in it. mr. garamendi: you raised a very, very important point early on here. about the way in which, i just heard you ask to reach out to republicans to sit down and talk about how to structure a decent tax reform. not just a tax cut for the wealthy. my understanding is that the republicans have not offered even a moment, a second, to discuss these tax bills with any of us, nor have they had even one hearing. on the most consequential economic policy that this nation could put forward. not a hearing at all. but rushing out secretly, today they, i understand they had a markup but no witnesses other than someone to answer questions as to the impact. and there's been discussion about the tax, the major tax cuts, the ronald reagan's in 1986 in which we heard that there was two years of hearings all around the nation and i guess more than 30

california. >>> new york city police say tomorrow will be their strongest show of force ever to protect more thanree million people at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. parade organizers inflated giant balloons today before they'll float above manhattan tomorrow. officials blocked streets with garbage trucks carrying tons of sand to stop potential vehicle attacks. the parade comes less than a month after eight people died in a suspected terror attack using a pickup truck. >>> tonight 2800 pounds of turkey along with 4,000 pumpkin pies are ready to be served to those without a place to call home this thanksgiving. abc 7 news was at st. anthony's foundation in san francisco as police chief william scott, fire chief joanne hayes white, mayor ed lee and volunteers carved up the birds. st. anthonys is prepared to serve 3,000 people tomorrow. mayor lee just announced the opening of two new emergency navigation centers on unused caltrans land. the goal is to get a thousand more people off the streets. >> we can organize these encampments, get them off the street. get them in places where people can be

it reflects more of the will of the community. >> reporter: 58 counties and more than 480 cities in california have the power to make up their own minds and impose their own regulations on cannabis. that's when it may get confusing to consumers. there are controls built into proposition 64 that allows for patchwork of laws across the state. >>> coming up, how much more you can soon expect to pay to ride vta buses. >> increasing travel times heading through oakland, 580, traffic backed up beyond highway 24. we'll take a closer look at some of the other delays and your travel times coming up. >> and increasing chance of showers starting in the north and heading south throughout the day. we are timing out the rain in just a bit. >> plus, in our tech report, the new feature google is rolling out to help you avoid wait times at restaurants. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ wow! nice outfit. when i grow up, i'm going to mars. we're working on that. some people know how far they want to go. a personalized financial strategy can help you get them there. see how access to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you. chase. m

francisco to announce that he is sponsoring new legislation that would allow but not require cities in california to extend that sale of alcohol as late as 4:00 a.m. the extension would not apply to liquor stores. > >>tonight at the oakland city council meeting, police are due to present a report on the police department's involvement in a controversial immigration raid in august. police chief ann kirkpatrick is accused of giving false information to the public about the department's involvement. oakland's sanctuary city policy prohibits police participation in civil, federal immigration investigations. the chief says she agreed to help with the traffic control out there because federal investigators told her it was a criminal investigation into human trafficking. the documents show a man from guatemala was being held for being in the country illegally. now he is facing civil deportation proceedings >>the oakland school board meeting was packed last night with hundreds of students, parents, and teachers protesting plans for budget cuts. [ crowd chanting ] reporter: the special school board meetin

you and others are advocating it will bring jobs and money to california and cities like san francisco. on the other hand we say if the corporations getter in, it will bring too much in. how are you going to balance that out since the rules go into effect january 1? >> this is an industry that creates blue collar jobs in a city where it is sometimes hard to get by if you don't have an advanced engineering degree. these are good jobs, and we want them. we also want to be sure that the industry has a robust small business, mid sized business component and it is not just taken over by mega international corporations. >> we'll see how that works out because come january 1 the rules come in and then you will go to sacramento i guess and try to rework the rules. thank you for joining us. this is an easier forecast than the political future of marijuana in california. what can we expect from the weather? >> it is an easier forecast, isn't it? we are looking at mild days and chilly nights for the foreseeable future. outside we have blue skies, a beautiful shot this morning. it is 41 degrees in

care 360 that have been a part of this community for years, because covered california is here for the residents of this city and state. this mural is not going away in three months, it's not going away in three years, covered california is here fore the long haul, so you'll see us here. health care is a right. we're so thrilled by this piece of art, but i want to say something that i've marked many times in the lesbian and g gay parade right here down on market street, but health care is a right in rainbow colored, anchored in the streets here in san francisco, but health care is a right and it's known by san francisco residences, by californians, and americans. health care is a right, and that's what we're going to make sure we keep delivering on in california. so with that, i'd like to introduce ricardo richy, apexer. >> i want to say thank you to everyone who spoke today, ed lee, supervisor breed, 360, everything that everybody said when this project came to me, i'm a native san francisco resident, born and raised here, working in hospitals and health care industries, and i live really close to here, and

. >> 58 counties and more than 480 cities in california have the power to make up their own minds and impose their own regulations on cannabis. that's when it may get confusing to consumers. there's a lot of local control built into proposition 64 that allows for this patchwork of laws across the state. in the newsroom, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> san francisco could soon have new specially marked areas for rideshare cars to pull over. mayor lee has proposed a deal with uber, lyft and other companies. the city would provide painted curbs for ridesharing vehicles to pull over for customers. companies would provide the city much-needed information about many of their cars on the streets and in what areas. >> i'm asking to use their data, share it with us so that we could figure out where our good drop-off points for their customers and for ours as well, but safe ones. >> the pilot program if approved by the sfmta could be in place in january. so far, no neighborhood has been selected for the program. >>> today marks one month since the deadly wine country wildfires and clean-up efforts are

the liver disease often seen an impoverished countries a city california homeless community. at its for profit outside a world cup one record with a win at the paris post. from the neon lights of asia. to the city that never sleeps. hello that to dry low humidity northeast monsoon setting quite nicely of a china and it's still f a thursday temperature is what you might argue quite high twenty four in shanghai and twenty nine in hong kong probably feels beautiful but once more because the circulation is happening in the philippines we're feeding moisture back into the east coast it looks cloudy or rather more humid at least in hong kong come friday to. start to rain i suppose later in the day or maybe on saturday a few showers are still possible in the far west of china otherwise it's a dry and the humidity environment and here's a secular nation is talking about but a mass of rain over the philippines in the last twenty four hours and this is the active area actually the white blob is just south of her she means out of vietnam circulation then developing to the west the philip

a prime example, if you look at two distinct cities here in california sacramento has a decentfo placethey review tax and permit their cannabis businesses. in the city of sacramento, we have about 30 disbens30 dispensaries operating. in bakersfield and kearn, there are almost a hundred dispensaries where there is a ban. severely capping or banning does not help limit the businesses. in addition on a personal note, i am a mother of two. i have an 8-year-old and 9-year-old. i believe speaking open pli with them about can -- openly with them about cannabis as i would alcohol is beneficial at least to teach them the benefits for some, what cannabis, a plant can do for them but also teaching them things that we are facing such as edibles that may not be properly packaged. thank you. >> i'm si las from district 6. handicapped people have problems going to clubs. a lot of other districts don't have places i can walk to. i have a hard time going to clubs and getting home because of disability problems. we need cannabis clubs in other districts as well. thank you very much and have a nice day.

. >> host: the next call for katy tur comes from a late era era -- allegra daly city california. good afternoon, go ahead. >> caller: good afternoon. katy tur act been watching you since the beginning of the campaign. i remember when barbara walters wanted to discuss politics. she was on nbc the today show. she was ambitious and she was going to do this and i started watching "msnbc" at the beginning of the campaign because of you and the other young women who were going around the country during the campaign. i worried about you, really. i worried that someone was going to abuse you. i went to the dash school later than donald trump and i got my mba. he came up to me once to function in new york and said i didn't know women could get their mba and i said mr. trump, yes they can nowadays. let me tell you in 1976 it was really tough. i wish once in a while you would have older women on your shows. we can explain to why there are men like donald trump and harvey weinstein, bill clinton. we admire you so very very much. i watch you every day and my father --. >> host: allegra we are

constitution against all enemy, yet you have the city wide case management, a joint program with san francisco campus of the university of california which the city and count funds at the rate of $100 million per year. city wide is the city and count's program, which is responsible for involuntarily medicating and performing surgical procedures on residents of the city and county. it's able to do this by denying patients due process of law. city wide denies its patients the right to freedom of association, and the right to petition the government with grievances, all guaranteeded by u.s. constitution amendment one. city wide perpetrator unreasonable searches and seizures without warrants. city wide denies its patients the right to confront their accusers, guaranteed by the constitution. they deny the right to jury trial, amendment 7. city wide compacts cruel and unusual punishment in violation of amendment 8. it denies its patient personal security. city wide uses medicine to control its patients unnecessarily. because it offers them no avenue of complaint, it violates amendment 13. city wide denies patients equal protection of the

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yet you continue to the operation of city wide case management and community focus a joint project with the san francisco campus of university of california which the city and county funds at $100 million per year. city wide and city counties and community treatment programs. it is responsible for involuntarily medicating and performing medical and surgical procedures upon residents of the city and county by depriving the patience of life and liberty without due process and in violation of amendment 5. they deny freedom of association and right to petition the government with grief grievances by amendment one. unreasonable searches and seizures without warrants in violation of amendment 4. deny patients the right to confront accusers by amendment six and right to jury trials by amendment 7. the cruel and unusual punishment from patience in constitution 8. the right to personal security and integrity guaranteed by amendment nine. they use medicine to unreasonably control patience. there is no avenue of complaints and violates amendment 13. denies equal treatment by amendment 14. you are knowledgeable yet you do nothing to prevent them. you

unlicensed pot dispensary. 18 - 23 "san jose city council member dev davis: they can call themselves whatever they want, but the supreme court of california has already granted us an injunction against one of those locations." davis says she's been working closely with the city attorney to crack down on coachella valley and onac -- the okleveuha native american church of the south bay -- both she says are operating without a license. "san jose city council member dev davis: i think it's important that the products people buy are safe. and the only way we can do that is uying from one of the 16 >>> city council member deliberation davis say this church is actually an unlicensed pot dispensary. >> they can call themselves whatever they want, but the superior court of california granted us a permanent injunction on one of those already. >> they're trying to crack down on two churches operating without a license. >> it's important to make sure the product people get are safe, and the only way we can ensure that is they get the product from the 16 legal dispensaries in the city. >> neither organization wanted to talk on camera, but members say

approved proposition 64 begins in the new year to legalize pot for recreational use under california law. >>> the city of novato is working out a funding plan to help build a new smart train station downtown. leaders plan to meet with the rail transit officials soon. they also said they are still looking for about $1 million in grant money. if the city can't obtain more grants they are prepared to fund the rest of the project. >> let's get a check of traffic at 6:15 with jaclyn. >> getting to nevada will be a tough ride for drivers. we are tracking an accident on the richmond san rafael bridge westbound. if you are going toward 101, be prepared for delays. we're getting reports of two separate crashes blocking at least one lane westbound on 580 as you approach san quentin. the backups are having travel times jump into the red with a 22 minute ride across the bridge from the toll plaza to send quentin. it's backing up beyond canal street and getting closer to cutting alongside 80. give yourself extra time to avoid the richmond san rafael bridge. the bay bridge isn't looking better. the east shore freew

it's an about-face by the council which banned recreational sales in the city just as california votersalized them with promise 64. councilmember johnny khamis supports the change. >> i would rather have it regulated and have it not fall into the hands of minors. >> the silicon valley, the city's chamber of commerce is also in favor of recreational sales. the president and ceo wrote a letter to the council, saying the local cannabis industry generates an extra $105 million in revenue. >> get it out of the black market. bring it aboveboard. tax it. regulate. that's going to be a success for the city, for club owners, for the consumers. >> the city's approval is only the first step dispensary owners would still have to get a license from the state before they can start san jose january 1. in san jose, katie marzullo, abc news. >>> democrats have called for the president's son to testify about contacts with wikileaks during his father's presidential campaign. the atlantic initially broke the story. donald trump jr. confirmed much of it by tweeting the messages and his responses. now here i

it's the first city outside of california to do so.e're asking if you think declawing should be outlawed here in the dmv? we're getting lots of on this. haley says, if you can't stand an animal having the one thing it uses to protect itself, because it ruins your furniture, then you shouldn't own a cat. dogs chew shoes. would you take away their teeth? no. every body part is there for a reason. matthew counters, people talk about the horrible things cat declawing can do. we adopted a 3-year-old maine years ago, and it came declayed. >> people have a lot to say about our weather, particularly if you keep that flake in there for the end of the week. >>> i added a drop too. >> take that one off too. >> let's start with a 3-degree guarantee. i'm a little concerned about this. the clouds lasted we went 53. we'll let you know how we did tonight at 11:00. we're at a very low sun angle. live look outside. temperatures are still in the upper 40s. 47 downtown. dew point as little colder than they were, or lower than they were yesterday. it's goi

stephanie is live in university city, california. absolutely. we are just a few hours away from decision day. we find out which one of these top 12 goes home. already we are starting to see some front runners emerge on itunes and leading the pack is a teenage folk singer from fort wayne, indiana. power and passion last fight. she closed the show with a rousing mans of the story, it brought all four coaches to their feet and had blake shelton tossing his boot in salute. the moment had this cancer survivor in tears afterwards. >> it's so overwhelming when you fought all this time, when you fought and fought and fought. then now you have the opportunity that you fought for. >> reporter: her performance landed her at number 21 on the itunes chart. 16-year-old addison faired even better. her rendition of "she used to be mine" finished at number ten. khloe also cracked the top 20 at 17 with "thank you." a sentiment she also shared after her first live show performance. >> i don't know what i expected, but the energy when i stepped on the stage was ins

california. (steve) a city in the south bay...plagued by burglaries...and tonight police are trying figure out ways to curtail the crooks. it's happening all over mountain view... but one specific area is being hit...(pam) that spot is the 'in-n-out burger' on rengstorff avenue just off of highway 101... in the last year, there have been more than 100 auto burglaries at the burger joint parking lot...((steve)) kron4's ali reid is live from police headquarters with details on what police are doing...ali? the idea for tonight's forum came about in response to the spike in car burglaries.but with the holidays approaching, police decided to add home security to the mix.pkgit was excellent, excellent families listened intently to details .. tips on how to keep their homes safe from thieves.i'm gonna tell many of my friends police say these culprits are looking for easy access to electronics, cash, jewelry, firearms, documents for identity theft, credit cards and checks. as a safety precaution, reinforcing windows and doors can make it harder for thieves to ge

at the oakland city center marriott. >>>california may be limiting the liability of self-driving car makers. state regulators are embracing a proposal that would help makers of autonomous vehicles avoid paying for crashes. if approved, it would protect automakers from lawsuits when vehicles have not been maintained. the dmv has not commented on the proposed regulations. >>>san francisco's historic pier 70 is getting a major transformation. the project was approved yesterday. pier 70 is just south of the bay bridge. they'll be turning the mostly abandoned shipyard into a complex with thousands of new housing units as well as retail, art, and production space. it also calls for parks and playgrounds out there as well. it's expected to take more than a decade to finish all this. the construction begins in february. >>>the number of people diagnosed with legionnaires disease after visiting anaheim or disneyland has increased. fifteen people have been diagnosed ranging in age from 52 to 94. the orange county health department says they wer

it's an about-face by the council which banned recreational sales in the city just as california voters legalized them with promise 64. councilmember johnny khamis supports the change. >> i would rather have it regulated and have it not fall into the hands of minors. >> the silicon valley, the city's chamber of commerce is also in favor of recreational sales. the president and ceo wrote a letter to the council, saying the local cannabis industry generates an extra $105 million in revenue. >> get it out of the black market. bring it aboveboard. tax it. regulate. that's going to be a success for the city, for club owners, for the consumers. >> the city's approval is only the first step dispensary owners would still have to get a license from the state before they can start san jose january 1. in san jose, katie marzullo, abc news. >>> democrats have called for the president's son to testify about contacts with wikileaks during his father's presidential campaign. the atlantic initially broke the story. donald trump jr. confirmed much of it by tweeting the messages and his responses. now he

we're doing the work in partnership with the other large city departments of transportation around californiawe've been in partnership with these departments, los angeles, oakland, san josÉ, sacramento, fresno, long beach, san diego the past two years and it's proven to be a great way for us to bring big city voices to the conversation around things like the dmv rule making as it relates to autonomous vehicles. i added in the section of specifically -- it didn't have a home but it's an initiative brought to us by the transit folks and it's the bullet that talks about efforts to authorize three bicycle racks on motor coaches. it turns out other properties around the state are also interested in this and we brought that idea to the california transit association. they'll seek an offer for that and similarly near and dear to director ramos' heart is the transit-only lane enforcement beyond the limits which are only in the red lanes and explore the possibility of that technology to enforce parking in bus stops beyond those areas. that is a problem. and there are other agencies, ac transit, l.a. m