charles spencer. >> okay.o one would assume then, in regard to that $5300 whatever it is, was that in the account at some point, did you write any checks on those amounts? >> you know, when we had elections and that is why i don't ever recall there being $5,000 left in there, when we had -- when there was ever a politician running or anything like that, we paid for ads. we paid to have, like copy people to brint print out door knockers to put on doors and gave kids stipends to pass out things. so usually we were in the hole, but according to the dates that the cut-off fell on, if i filed it according to the cut-off dates for the monies taken in and money spent and it looked like there was money, but in essence the money was gone. it's just the checks came in, or checks went out after a lot of times after the cut-off date, the terminate date i should account for. so it was always on the statements -- it may have looked like there was, but a week or so after, i filed coming up to the next time to file the next s

charles spencer. >> okay. so one would assume then, in regard to that $5300 whatever it is, was that in the account at some point, did you write any checks on those amounts? >> you know, when we had elections and that is why i don't ever recall there being $5,000 left in there, when we had -- when there was ever a politician running or anything like that, we paid for ads. we paid to have, like copy people to brint print out door knockers to put on doors and gave kids stipends to pass out things. so usually we were in the hole, but according to the dates that the cut-off fell on, if i filed it according to the cut-off dates for the monies taken in and money spent and it looked like there was money, but in essence the money was gone. it's just the checks came in, or checks went out after a lot of times after the cut-off date, the terminate date i should account for. so it was always on the statements -- it may have looked like there was, but a week or so after, i filed coming up to the next time to file the next

charles spencer. >> okay. so one would assume then, in regard to that $5300 whatever it is, was that in the account at some point, did you write any checks on those amounts? >> you know, when we had elections and that is why i don't ever recall there being $5,000 left in there, when we had -- when there was ever a politician running or anything like that, we paid for ads. we paid to have, like copy people to brint print out door knockers to put on doors and gave kids stipends to pass out things. so usually we were in the hole, but according to the dates that the cut-off fell on, if i filed it according to the cut-off dates for the monies taken in and money spent and it looked like there was money, but in essence the money was gone. it's just the checks came in, or checks went out after a lot of times after the cut-off date, the terminate date i should account for. so it was always on the statements -- it may have looked like there was, but a week or so after, i filed coming up to the next time to file the next

were all talking about -- excuse me -- about the african american democratic party -- you had charles spencer back there and the deal is i'm just trying to get some information here. i know i have been to a lot of commissioners' meetings and the agendas i'm familiar with and this long agenda it looks like i'm here until the 12th item. i am african american as you can see here and i would just like to identify myself. i was on the outmigration task force and i'm the czar of the outmigration. i am 62-year-olds and my kids got kids and my question to this commission, i will probably come back at a another date to ask for help from you on some discrepancies on the fillmore, the outmigration and efforts going on. i was surprise to see charles and other people here and i'm trying to find out what is the function of this junction, what you really do? do you really have backbone you will go after people who make complaints about commissioners, and other issues here? i'm not -- how can i put it this way? i'm not sure what the ethics commission -- i know what ethics is about and i know we need change a

charles! >> steve:the storm caused mess afterkron four's spencer blake has been chasing down several of them.> pam: right now he is live in walnut creek. in contra costa county today? >> reporter:what didn't we find. think of water-related accidents and problemsthey were there. fell in _ _ >> reporter:i also rode along with a c-h-p officer, to see what kind of traffic messes there were. >>"there's a lot of spinouts in specific areas that we know where it gets flooded quickly." >> reporter:here's a look at one of the ones we came upon in a 24. this was near lafayette. >> reporter:officer correia says it appears the driver made an unsafe lane change and flipped over. >> reporter:nobody got hurt. >> reporter:traffic was backed up for quite a bit, though. >> reporter:let's take a live look at i-680 right now in walnut creek. live in walnut creek, spencer blake, kron four news. >> pam:a familiar trouble spot. the stream in san anselmo is really roaring tonight. this is what it looked like about the time the flash flood warning went out. >> pam:we have seen flooding in this area before. and we chec

charles clifford is in the north bay where the storm brought some flooding to roads and spencer blake is live along the freeway with how the rain is impacting traffic. but first let's go to kron-4' meteorologist brittney shipp. brittney is timing out the rain. >> britteny: the heaviest rainfall is dying to come down to nine things widen out as we go through tomorrow morning's commute. and more rain on the way at with widespread rain continuing hours long reign we started earlier this morning continuing in the afternoon and here is where some of the heaviest rainfall with heavier elevations said cruz mountains just outside of livermore outsider brentwood. all seem moderate downpours the entire area under flood advisory until and 45 and is of a few hours left. do not try and cross through and then go the other way. it's very important you try not to estimate the flooded roadways quarter of an inch up a 10-1/2. and this leads to the flood advisory issued by the weather service. 1115 still dealing with a heavy downpours. alley's through midnight until early tomorrow morning. the year and

charles clifford is in the north bay where the storm brought some flooding to roads and spencer blake is live along the freeway with how the rain is impacting traffic. but first let's go to kron-4' meteorologist brittney shipp. brittney is timing out the rain.

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charles clifford is in the north bay where one busy road is finally being reopened. and chief meteorologist brittney shipp is tracking where the storm will hit the hardest. but first, spencer blake is live in orinda tonight. where a local a state of emergency is being declared. spencer. what prompted the declaration? .kron four's spencer blake is in the east bay.where more rain could cause more problems for a dangerous section of road. >> reporter:we've already seen how recent storms have helped create or worsen sinkholes. there were a couple in pacifica, as well. this one opened up in orinda on wednesday, at miner road and camino lenada, which is' currently closed. but you can get a better look at the sinkhole in this video taken during daylight hours. today, the city council met in a special session to ratify city manager janet keeter's declaration of a state of emergency. why an emergency? lets them apply for state and federal funding very complicated project a lot involved in this one sinkhole. janet keeter orinda city manager "it involves two sewer lines, one gas lines, one water main, a culvert, a creek, and a main, heavily-traveled collectors road." sounds like a l