it is funny how when you are over here, all of that went away. >> reporter: in oakland, christin ayers, kpix5. >> you probably remember the story. >>> a family of a woman used as a human shield during a wild bank robbery and a shoot-out is now suing the city of stockton and the stockton police department. this happened last summer. police fired more than 600 shots when it was over, misty holtsing was dead. her family has filed a lawsuit claiming negligence, battery, and violation of civil rights. >> we believe the right thing for the city to do is to continue to accept responsibility and get this matter resolved. to not do so is wrong to paul, to ms. hubert. and is a disservice to the police officers involved. and the community. >> the city and the police department have not commented. the police chief has said the robbers posed a risk to the community. and had to be stopped. >>> late today, the fda approved the little pink pill. a pill to help women get in the mood. cbs reporter weijia jiang has details. >> reporter: sheri mike is happily married with children but the 34-year-old says

christin ayers shows us what you will get for all that money. >> reporter: kate miller is one of the lucky ones. my jaw dropped when she told me how little she is paying for her rent controlled studio in oakland. >> i pay $600. >> that is unheard of! >> i can never leave! >> reporter: oaklanders are staying put in rent controlled apartments because leaving can mean paying double, quadruple the rent. some locations, one bedrooms are going for up to $2,500 a month. >> we have never seen rent this high. a higher rent per foot. >> reporter: brandon geraldo of collier international says he has never seen competition this stiff in oakland. >> they say we are getting up to 40 applications on one unit. >> reporter: one of the building owners, tapland, his company owns 300 units in oakland. his biggest renter ins millennials whose tech salaries are big, but not big enough to live in san francisco. >> why wouldn't you want to live in oakland? it is warmer than san francisco, more affordable than san francisco. you get more space than you get in san francisco. >> reporter: so how long will the

as kpix 5's christin ayers explains, what you will get for all that money. >>> reporter: kate miller is lucky. my jaw dropped when she told me how little she is paying for her rent controlled studio in oakland. >> i pay like $600. >> reporter: $600? that's all? unheard of! >> that's what i'm saying. >> reporter: these days oaklanders are staying put in rent controlled apartments because leaving means paying double, triple or quadruple the rent. some of the hottest locations, lake merritt and adams point, where one bedrooms are going for up to $2,500 a month. >> we have never seen rents this high. we have never seen a higher rent per foot than we are now. >> reporter: brandon geraldo vice president of a real estate company says he has also never seen competition for oakland apartments this stiff. >> many owners that we talk to on a daily basis are saying, we are getting, you know, 20 to 30 to 40 applications on one unit. >> reporter: one of those building owners's his company owns 800 units in oakland. his biggest renters? millennials whose tech salaries are big but not quite big enou

christin ayers is standing near one of the crime scenes. christin? >> reporter: yeah guys, you are looking at some of the damage firefighters say james wilson did all over the east bay. set fires that blackened hillsides like this one and got close to home in some cases. by midsummer, the fires were happening frequently. july 20, this 20-acre fire flared in bay point. a smaller fire in lafayette burned eight acres. then july 30, a series of small fires. firefighters didn't say they believed it was the work of the same serial arsonist. >> we needed to keep that secret so we could catch this person. the one thing we didn't want was for them to go into hiding and feel they were onto them. so we kept that a secret. >> reporter: until today when contra costa fire and cal fire announced this was their man. 29-year-old james wilson. >> this morning mr. wilson was arrested without incident at his residence. >> reporter: he is jailed and facing eight counts. they believe he set upwards 30 fires since april and each fire was worst than the last. >> it is not u

. >> christin ayers is at oakland's grand lake theater tonight. >> reporter: theaters here and nationwide boosting security over fears the movie could spark some sort of violence, but the movie goers say the fears are overblown. the first showing of straight out of compton and lines are around the corner. >> i'm really excited about this movie. >> a cultural revolution. it's a statement. >> reporter: the film chronicles the rise of nwa, the rap musical group. their music gritty and unapologetic. spoke to a generation. but universal which released straight out of compton has serious safety concerns and has offered to reimburse theaters that get security guards. a friend gave this lady a warning. >> you better bring tennis shoes. you may have to run if someone is going to shoot. but i don't think that will happen. >> reporter: still, grand lake theater had an armed guard on hand who was brought here because of this movie. theater manager casey foster down played safety concerns. >> you aren't doing anything different? >> nope. >> reporter: one movie goer says he has only one worry tonight.

. >>> the officer fired back with a fatal shot and tonight, christin ayers has the officer's frantic call for help. >> reporter: this freeze frame from the witnesses' cell phone video showed the moment after the officer killed the man police say was attacking her. dispatch audio tells the rest of the story. >> i need ... i need ... i have been struck in the head by a suspect. >> reporter: it started when someone reported an assault in the area. a woman who called herself lisa said the man started swinging something at the officer. long and thin. >> i heard gunfire. over and over and over and over again. >> reporter: oakland police chief he had a bicycle chain. >> the officer stopped the car, got out of the car, and was immediately assaulted by the suspect. >> she was bleeding down the right side of her head. >> you can see the trail of blood on the officer's uniform. still, lisa believes this didn't have to end from gunfire. >> she could have moved away from him. >> hey, hey, ho, ho, these killer cops have got to go. >> reporter: tonight, protesters marched through oakland. >> the oa

right now the education they're getting they won't be able to do that. >> reporter: in oakland, christin ayers. >> hoeulding a -- holding a job fair tomorrow downtown. >>> many tech companies offer employees gourmet meals at no charge, that will soon come to an end, free lunches but only if they benefit the employer, not the employee. for the employee, it's considered income and there's a growing push to tax them on it. >> it's really something you need to offer employees to remain competitive with the other larger players such as google and facebook. >> so it's not a done deal just yet, tax attorneys say even if the irs revises rules it would face challenges in court. >> i think our vending machines work pretty well. do you have a quarter by the way? >> yeah, those payday bars, terrific we don't have to worry about getting tax ond this free lunch. >>> we're started out with cooler weather today and in fact, that's going to set a trend that will last right through the end of the weekend, are relief tht east bay as the clouds come in the shoreline, there it is the bay bridge standing proudly an

christin ayers explains why. >> reporter: we caught them getting a workout near lake merritt today. nearly all of them admitted this is not all they do to get buff. >> you work out, you have a little protein shake with some frozen strawberries. >> protein bars. >> a protein shake out of the fridge. >> reporter: a new study says 40% of men use protein bars, powders, and pills to build muscle and burn fat. but some were overdoing it. 22% of men surveyed said they were using the supplements in place of meals. 8% had been told by doctors to cut back or stop taking them and 3% had been hospitalized for kidney or liver damage after using too many supplements. the supplements are sold at stores like this one. experts say with a healthy diet, some of them can be good for you. others? not so much. >> there is nothing really inherently wrong in the supplements. the question is, what's in the supplement? what else is in there nor. >> tamar cohen says you should work with a nutritionist before starting supplements because some contain ingredients that can be unhealthy t. even good supplements s

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the neighbors tell christin ayers days later, it sounded like another quake. >> reporter: the apartment building has been evacuated since yesterday. all 20 tenants prevented from entering. there are tag warning danger of collapse. but today, tina marie parker kelley walked lightly on the parkway past the exposed wood and piles of stucco to go home for some extra clothing though she is still shaking remembering the partial collapse yesterday afternoon. >> it was like an earthquake. boom. the whole thing was coming down. >> reporter: an earthquake caused all this. last week's quake cracked the walkway. they complained and the owner said she would fix it. >> before they could get somebody out here, it fell. >> reporter: the red cross is putting tenants here in oakland. but after that, they have nowhere to go. the owner of the property didn't want to talk on camera but by phone, she told me a contractor speculated it could take up to two months to fix. an engineer will look at the damage tomorrow morning but so far, she has no plan for the tenants. i'm hoping someone can determine whether t

christin ayers, kpix5. >>> among those who remember vester from his time at kpix5, barbara rogers.he says she didn't know him very well, but remember l him as a young eager kid who wanted to be on avenue and do a good job. he is now on tv but in the worst possible way. >>> fire tears through a south bay trip mall. tonight, there is little left but rubble t. flames fed for hours by a busted gas main. kpix5's andria borba says a hit and run driver might be to blame. >> it was like dominoes the whole place went up. >> reporter: it was ten until 4:00 when a woman drove through a fence and tapped this gas meter with her car in santa clara. >> we are not sure whether it immediately started the fire or it found an ignition and then caught on fire. >> reporter: flames zipped through the attickingly was told to get out of the building. >> reporter: leaving firefighters to dump thousands of gallons of water to put it out. even when the fire was extinguished, it shot flames into the sky as pg&e crews worked feverishly in the parking lot. >> they are trying to find the right line. obviously, w

christin ayers has that part of our story. >> they started shooting and shooting. boom, boom. >> reporter: she couldn't believe what she was seeing. the tail end of a police pursuit that ended in gunfire. oakland police say it started when an officer spotted a car that had been linked to a july 21st armed robbery. there was a chase that ended with a crash here. >> and then he got in the car and started running. he had the gun in his hand. he was running for his life. >> reporter: she says the suspect who police identified only as a 24-year-old oakland man ran from police, tripped, and was shot as he lay on the ground. >> drop the gun, drop the gun. he didn't want to drop the gun so they hit him six or seven times. >> reporter: but oakland police chief told a different story saying the man tried to carjack someone after the crash and then ... >> the suspect advanced towards the officers while holding a pistol in his hand. officers then discharged their firearms, striking the suspect. >> reporter: three officers, a six year veteran, a seven year vetter rand and a roo

christin ayers talked to the leader of the book club. >> reporter: less than a week after lisa johnson and the women in her antioch book club were kicked off the napa wine train for being too noisy, a lawsuit may be on the horizon. >> we are standing our ground. >> reporter: the women told cbs news their removal from the train was discrimination. >> we shouldn't have been ejected from the train for laughing while we were black. that is pretty much what we believe. >> reporter: at first, wine train staff defended their captions but later the ceo apologized. >> it was 100% customer service fail on our part. >> reporter: he even invited lisa and 50 guests to come back and be his personal guests on the train. but lisa isn't buying it. >> i don't feel that it was a true apology because i feel they are being directed by their pr person. >> reporter: tonight, lisa's lawyer says he will begin talks with train officials and he is hoping for two things. >> one is monetary compensation for the humiliation that these women suffered. and the other is to make sure the employees are trained. >> that

but tonight, christin ayers found a gathering in oakland with a new twist. >> reporter: a little music, some food, a speech from a city council member. >> national night out is born from a place of neighbors being and knowing each other. >> reporter: in is what neighbors do every summer to fight crime. there are more than 500 anticrime parties like this one happening all over oakland tonight. but one party is doing a twist on national night out. >> revolution, romantic. >> reporter: they call it night out for safety and liberation. here, they are talking about a different type of public safety. >> i think it is important that we have spaces in our community where we can talk about public safety. >> reporter: oakland's center for human rights started this tradition after trayvon martin was killed. a nod to the realty that in tom communities of color, police are not seen as people of safety. >> we believe this has made communities less stay. >> reporter: the parties spread online as well with the twitter hash tag safety is. one tweet, safety is bringing an end to violence and abuse by co

christin ayers on who he is trying to shame out of the neighborhood. >> reporter: there is a small war on this block in oakland. at the center, this home. monique brown says her family has lived here for 20 years since she was one year old. >> kids are running up and down the block playing. we had no problems with anybody. >> reporter: that changed when a new wave of neighbors moved in over the last five years. two of them, barbara jones and paul standel call monique's home a nuisance. >> people hanging out, large groups of people. they are smoking and drinking, and there's garbage and loud music. >> reporter: and paul says it gets worse. >> i have witnessed quite a few drug deals. i know what crack looks like. i know what pot looks like. >> reporter: monique says that is laughable. they are young people in their 20s . sure, they have parties but there is no drug-dealing. >> we hang out. that's all we do over here. we chill. >> reporter: neighbors say they reached their breaking point august 8 when there was a shoot- out on this block and that is when they took matters into their own h

christin ayers put it to the test. >> reporter: this is one of four regal cinemas in the bay area that has this new security policy. essentially you buy a ticket, see a movie here, you agree to have your bag checked. the warnings are posted front and center on the box office. backpacks and bags of any kind are subject to inspection. they weren't joking. we bought a ticket here at berkeley's united artist theater and went inside. an usher took my ticket and promptly peered into my purse. the security crack down is in effect at all regal cinema in response to deadly theater shootings, most recently this theater in louisiana where a man opened fire killing two women. regal entertainment group posted a statement saying we realize this procedure can cause some inconvenience. but hope the flaws are minor compared to the increased safety. most movie goers say safety outweighs anything. >> making sure they don't have guns is important. >> reporter: there has been some backlash. >> it is about invasion of privacy. >> reporter: but kelly miller says it is something she is willing to deal with. >

here's kpix 5's christin ayers to explain what you will get for all that money. >>> reporter: kate miller is lucky. my jaw dropped when she told me how little she is paying for her rent controlled studio in oakland. >> i pay like $600. >> reporter: $600? that's all? unheard of! you will never be able to find -- >> that's what i'm saying. >> reporter: these days oaklanders are staying put in rent controlled apartments because leaving means paying double, triple or quadruple the rent. some of the hottest locations, lake merritt and adams point, where one bedrooms are going for up to $2,500 a month. >> we have never seen rents this high. we have never seen a higher rent per foot than we are now. >> reporter: brandon geraldo vice president of a real estate company says he has also never seen competition for oakland apartments this stiff. >> many owners that we talk to on a daily basis are saying, we are getting, you know, 20 to 30 to 40 applications on one unit. >> reporter: one of those building owners's his company owns 800 units in oakland. his biggest renters? millennials whose tech salar

christin ayers, kpix 5. >>> a state of emergency is in effect in ferguson, missouri and surrounding areas following riots overnight. police moved in on people illegally assembled. some officers were hit with bottles as they made arrests. this comes a year after the arrest of michael brown. they believe ferguson is far from healing. >> i still get angry every day to know that the man who did it is still living his everyday life. >> federal investigators are still working with city leaders to change practices within the police force. the justice department says there's been a pattern of excessive force against minorities. on sunday night police shot and wounded 18-year-old tyrone harris, jr., after gunfire erupts between two previously groups. harris shot at officers and officers returned fire. his father says he was unarmed and innocent. >>> the finance minister of greece says his country is close to securing a new bailout agreement. the deal could be reached as soon as today. the proposal is believed to be the equivalent of $93 billion u.s. government officials hope to get a vote from gre

but christin ayers shows us the party may soon be over. >> reporter: on the surface, it's thriving. first friday is the biggest street party in oakland. a beloved and eclectic mix of food, music, art, and dance. >> it shows the best part of oakland. >> everybody comes together. everybody from different countries, different languages, different colors. >> reporter: but behind the scenes, the nonprofit that runs it is struggling. rocked by staff conflicts, allegations of mismanaging fund, a recent resignation, and a lawsuit over unpaid wages. >> it is definitely a transitional time for first friday. >> reporter: despite how popular the festival is, donations are down. >> it has definitely always operated on a shoe string budget. >> reporter: up to 20,000 people come to first friday every month. you would think their donations alone would be enough to keep the festival afloat. but we found out many people just aren't donating. tonight, volunteers were out as they are every month trying to drum up dollars with mixed results. >> so you didn't donate? >> no. >> we didn't know. >> i donate

reporting live, christin ayers, kpix5. >> also tonight, san francisco police want you to take a good look at the guy in this surveillance video. he stuck a gun right in this store clerk's side. then he cleaned out the cash drawer. this happened back on august 8 at a gas station in the engel side. the clerk was not hurt. police want you to call them if you recognize this robber. >>> san jose has a plan to fight crime while taking out the trash. the city wants to install license plate readers on the garbage trucks. any hits on stolen cars would be sent back to police. the mayor and at least one garbage company are on board, but the idea would need a legal review first. >>> san francisco is accusing uber of hiring violent criminals as drivers. mike sugerman on the disturbing evidence that rapists, kidnappers, and ian killers have slipped through the cracks. >> we have come to learn there are drivers who are convicted sex offenders. thieves, burglars, kidnappers, and a convicted murder. >> reporter: the da is going after uber saying it is fooling the public when they say they have the be

christin ayers is there now. what's going on? >> reporter: alameda police had a very simple message for people living here, lock up. they say there's a serial burglar who has hit about six locations in this area including a nearby motel and he's still out there. >> we are a sleepy little community here. >> reporter: steve kazmartsik has lived on alameda's west end for 17 years and has to think back to the last decade the last time he heard about a break-in happening in this neighborhood. >> a lady over here 10 years ago, a guy broke into her house. >> reporter: it just doesn't happen much on this island, but this summer has been different. take a look at this picture. appear immediate a police are calling this man seen in this surveillance still a person of interest in half a dozen burglaries since june 16th. police say the suspect has a instinct m.o. he cuts the screen and climbs in. the last break-in? yesterday and there was also a sexual assault. >> it's really unusual to have this type of sex crime going on. >> reporter: poli

live in oakland, christin ayers, kpix 5. >>> we'll be checking ba back with christin ayers. >>> an inmate is dead following an afternoon riot at the state prison in folsom. the mayhem started just before 1:00 this afternoon. this is the aftermath in the prison yard. some inmates had shanks and at least 11 inmates are in the hospital being treated for their stab wounds. about 70 prisoners were involved in the riot for 20 minutes. >> it's the worst of the worst. yeah, these will be the level 4 inmates. >> corrections officers used pepper spray. they did fire some warning shots to end the riot. we are told that none of the staff members was hurt. it's not clear exactly what started the riot. >>> new at 5:00 a suspected serial prowler putting a normally quiet east bay neighborhood on edge. now police say they have caught him. kpix 5's devin fehely with how the video we just showed you played a big part in solving this case. devin. >> reporter: police say that they believe this suspect is likely responsible for several break-ins over the past few months. now, they say that it does not appear t

christin ayers tells us it probably wasn't the crash that killed the woman. >> reporter: neighbors startled by a barrage of gunfire at 7:00 this morning and the victim was someone they knew. 21-year-old autiera westbrook lived here alone. she was on her way to her waitressing job in walnut creek this morning when someone walked up to the driver's side of her white camry, opened fire and kept shooting. her car crashed and she died at the scene. solano county sheriff's deputies spent the afternoon combing the streets knocking on doors and interviewing neighbors. some witnesses saw the shooting happened but were too afraid to talk on camera. they told authorities they saw a blue or silver sedan leaving the scene. however, no arrests have been made. translator: i was very surprised and worried at the same time because nothing like this has ever happened around here so close. >> reporter: marla av las who works at the market across the street said the young woman was a good person and came in frequently. translator: i hope they get the person that did this because it's so important for the commu

reporting live at west oakland station, christin ayers, kpix 5. >>> then there's this. starting tonight people who ride muni metro in san francisco get used to taking the bus. rail service between the embarcadero and west portal stations will shut down nightly from 10 p.m. to 5 p.m. shuttle buses will run until 1:30 a.m. the nightly closure is for the next six months to install new communication systems. >>> muni unveiled a new historic streetcar line in san francisco today. it's called the e line. the open air streetcar will only offer service on the weekends. but it will run from at&t park and the caltrain station to fisherman's wharf. service starts tomorrow. >> that will be nice. >> it will help a little. ♪[ music ]♪ >>> say good-bye to cell phone contracts. a major carrier wants to change how people pay for new phones but there's a catch you won't like. >> this surfer fought off a shark on live tv. just when he thought it was safe to go back, a second scare! >> facebook founder shares big news. the very personal admission he hopes will help others >>> breaking news

kpix 5's christin ayers reports. >> reporter: nelly hill has loved it since the day her parents brought it home from paris back in 1957. the artist even wrote a note to her parents on the back. >> mr. and mrs. hill. >> i have always loved the painting because of the nature of the kind of quiet nature scene that pulls in. >> reporter: so she was delighted last january when her mother gave her the painting just months before she died. >> she said yes and told everybody that's the best nelly's. >> reporter: nelly had it shipped from illinois but within an hour of being delivered to her door in berkeley someone swiped it. >> it was gone. >> reporter: nelly went on a campaign to find it. she posted a sign on her house. >> please return the painting reward, no questions asked. >> reporter: and sent information about the painting to the website stolen 911.com. its creator a bay area chp officer called it the craigslist of stolen property. nelly was hopeful but seven months ticked by and then last week -- >> the phone call was a complete surprise. he said we have your painting. >> reporter: the

oakland next week but the oakland unified school district is still short on teachers, kpix 5 christin ayersill have to fill the void? >> reporter: one week until the start of the school district, jamari, number 14, all play on the football field. for his mother, shanay, this is no game, fighting to get jamari out of his oakland public school because of overcrowding. >> i actually went and sat in his classroom for a couple hour s one day and i feltd the teacher could not control the kids, way too many kids for one teacher. >> reporter: when school starts next week, things may get worse. with seven days left, there are still 60 teaching positions left to fill, and oakland unified says low income schools like the one where shanay's son goes will be impacted the most. >> our talent office is working around the clock to make sure our schools are fully staffed on the first day. >> reporter: but ousd spokesman troy flint says it's unlikely there will be hires by monday, some administrators qualified to teach will have to step away from their offices and in to classrooms until enough teachers have

christin ayers has the officer's frantic calls for help. >> reporter: this freeze frame from a witnesseo shows the moment after an officer killed a man who police say was attacking her. dispatch audio tells the rest of the story. [ extremely difficult to hear audio ] >> reporter: someone reported an assault in the area. the officer arrived took a report and encountered the suspect as she was leaving. a woman who called herself lisa says the man started swinging something small and thin at the officer. >> before he was done with his swing, she was shooting. and that's what i heard, was gunfire over and over and over and over again. >> reporter: oakland police chief sean whent says the man was swinging a bicycle chain. >> the officer stopped the car, got out of the car and was immediately assaulted by the suspect. >> i did see blood on her head on the right side of her forehead. >> reporter: you can see a trail of blood on the back of the officer's uniform in the picture. still, lisa believes this did not have to end in gunfire. >> she could have moved away from him as he was in his rage

christin ayers reports, residents have been caught off guard. >> we are a sleepy little community here reporter: steve has lived here on alameda's west end for 17 years. he has to think back a decade to the last time he heard about a break-in happening in this neighborhood. >> a lady right over here 10 years ago a guy broke into her house. >> reporter: it just doesn't happen much on this island but this summer has been different. take a look at this picture. alameda police are calling the man seen in this is your still a person of interest in half a dozen burglaries that began june 16. police say the suspect has a distinct m.o. cutting screens of open windows and climbs in, the last break- in yesterday. this time there was also a sexual assault. >> really unusual to have this type of sex crime going on. >> reporter: police are urging alameda residents to lock their doors and windows, something that's never been necessary. >> i hardly ever lock my apartment. it's always open. >> i left my door open overnight and driving up to the grocery store. >> reporter: until now. christin ayers, kp

kpix 5 christin ayers explains who will help fill the void. >> reporter: one week until classes start at oakland unified school district and for rising fourth grader jamari number 14 all play on the football field. for his mother, shanay mallory, this is no game. she's been fighting to get jamari out of his oakland public school because of overcrowding. >> i actually went and sat in his classroom for a couple hour s s one day and i just felt the teacher could not control the kids, it was way too many kids for one teacher. >> reporter: when school starts next week, things may get worse. with seven days left, there are still 60 teaching positions left to fill, and oakland unified says low income schools like the one where shanay's son goes will be impacted the most. >> our talent office is working around the clock to make sure our schools are fully staffed onthe first day. >> reporter: but troy flint says it's unlikely there will be 60 hires by monday, some administrators qualified to teach will have to step away from their offices and in to classrooms until enough teachers have been hi

as christin ayers found out, they may not be as healthy as they look. >>> reporter: we caught them gettingalmost all of them admitted this isn't all they do to get buff. >> you work out and have a little protein shake with some frozen strawberries. >> protein bars. yeah. i have eaten them. >> have a protein shake, you know, out of the fridge. >> reporter: a new study says 40% of menus protein bars, powders and pills to build muscle and burn fat. but some were overdoing it. 22% of men surveyed said they were using the supplements in place of meals. 8% had been told by doctors to cut back or stop taking them. and 3% had been hospitalized for kidney or liver damage after using too many supplements. the supplements are sold at stores like this one. experts say with the healthy diet some them can be good for you. others, not so much. >> there's nothing really inherently wrong in the supplements. the question is, what is in the supplement? what else is in there? >> reporter: you should work with a nutritionist before starting supplements because some contain ingredients that are unhealthy. even

kpix 5's christin ayers with the story. >>> reporter: nelly hill has loved it since the day her parentsrought it home from paris. that was back in 1957. the artist even wrote a note to her parents on the back [ non- english language ] >> i have always loved the painting because of the nature of the kind of quiet nature scene that pulls you in. >> reporter: so she was delighted last january when her mom gave her painting just months before she died. >> and she said, yes, and told everybody that's nelly's. >> reporter: she had it shipped in illinois but within an hour of it being delivered someone stole it. >> it was gone. >> reporter: nelly went on a campaign to find it. she posted a sign on her house. >> please return the painting. reward. no questions asked. >> reporter: and sent information about the painting to the website stolen911.com. its creator a bay area chp officer calls it the craigslist of stolen property. nelly was hopeful. but 7 months ticked by and then last week -- >> the phone call was a complete surprise. and he said, we have your painting. >> reporter: the man on the

here's kpix 5's christin ayers with more. >>> reporter: kate miller is lucky.d when she told me how little she is paying for her rent controlled studio in oakland. >> i pay like $600. >> reporter: $600? that's all? unheard of! >> that's what i'm saying. >> reporter: these days oaklanders are staying put in rent controlled apartments because leaving means paying double, triple or quadruple the rent. some of the hottest locations, lake merritt and adams point, where one bedrooms are going for up to $2,500 a month. >> we have never seen rents this high. we have never seen a higher rent per foot than we are now. >> reporter: brandon geraldo vice president of a real estate company says he has also never seen competition for oakland apartments this stiff. >> many owners that we talk to on a daily basis are saying, we are getting, you know, 20 to 30 to 40 applications on one unit. >> reporter: one of those building owners's his company owns 800 units in oakland. his biggest renters? millennials whose tech salaries are big but not quite big enough to live in san franci

oakland kids head back to school next week, but tonight the district is still short on teachers, christin ayers on who may have to step in in their place of. >> reporter: one week until classes start at oakland unified school district and for rising star jamari no. 14 it's all play on the football field. for his mother this is no game. she's been fighting to get jamari out of his oakland public school because of overcrowding. >> i actually went and sat in his classroom a couple hours one day and i felt the teacher could not control the kids. there was way too many kids for one teacher. >> reporter: when school starts next week, things may get worse. with seven days left, there are still ticket teaching positions left to fill and oakland unified said low income schools like the one where shanae's son goes will be impacted the most. it's unlikely the spokesman says there will be 60 hires by monday, so some administrators qualified to teach will have to step into classrooms until enough teachers have been hired. >> the idea, of course, is to have the same teacher on the first day as on the last da

christin ayers, kpix5. >>> tonight, people all over santa cruz are howling at the blue moon for maddymother of madyson middleton asked them to it in tribute for her daughter who loved wolvesment she was murdered over the weekend. her suspected murder is being charged as an adult. >>> sheriffs deputies allegedly ran a fight club inside a jail. three former inmates filed a complaint saying they were made to fight in gladuater style fights. one was promised a cheese burger. the deputies staged the fights in a room that had a blind spot and no video surveillance. the complaint accuses the department of cruel and unusual punishment. >>> the redwood city council will no longer start their meetings for a prayer. for at least a while. mark sayre shows us why. >> we pray for our country and its leaders who have turned from your ways oh god. >> reporter: pastor steven converse was invited to deliver what is usually a noncontroversial invocation at the regular meeting of the redwood city, city council. but it turned out to be anything but. >> we live in a society where the murder of human life i