will sit down with mayor chuck reed in the efforts to balance the budget.n los angeles the rally is held in bright and stows honor. we will show you the event and what the giants fans of family members had to say. [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>rob: the city of san jose is facing at the start shortfall, more than $150 million in the red. the mayor has called this a fiscal emergency. is already proposed job cuts and concessions to help. >>reporter: city that's home to many multibillion-dollar corporations is also a city that is in financial crisis. mayor chuck reed declared san jose in a state of fiscal emergency. >> it is never been this bad, we are shrinking our work force dramatically. we eliminated

so chuck reed, let's go to san jose he said, we've got a big problem too. no unions, ear going to going forward. city council may have tee claired a fiscal state of emergency which he says would give emergency powers to force some of the same proposals they're looking at in san francisco. higher retirement age, larger contributions to your pension fund. in that case most likely there's going to be a legal battle saying, can you do that? we've got our vested rights as sitting employees, how can you unilaterally about in and do this? >> belva: two approaches but both coming from the same problem. no -- there's no silver lining as to money made at the state -- >> except printing machines. public defender jeff adachi has made pension reform or changing how much money the city puts into the pension his number one priority. he went to the ballot last year. it looked like for a long time it was going to pass. then the unions as well as most of the city officials said this was a terrible idea. it was sunk at the ballot. pretty resoundingly. he's trying to gather si

mayor chuck reed have proposed service and job cuts to fulfil that deficit.lked with all mayor about the budget and how we planned to dig the city of. >>reporter: city that is home to a multibillion- dollar corporations is also a city that is in financial crisis. mayor chuck reed declared san jose in the state of fiscal emergency. >> it is never been this bad, we are shrinking our work force dramatically. we eliminated 800 jobs last year. are going to eliminate 600 this year. the following year we will have to cut another 500 jobs. >>reporter: includes police officers and firefighters. the city is looking to make drastic cuts to libraries and parks. and they are blamed the budget deficit on the pension system. >> over half of the shortfall in our budget is caused by the increase in the retirement benefits. were draining our income services and putting them into retirement. we can't continue. >>reporter: he said the union that represents city workers will not agree to pension reform. he is taking the issue to the voters and plans to put his pension reform prop

today that city council will consider mayor chuck reed's plan to declare a fiscal emergency.iet do joins us now from the downtown veterans memorial among the victims of the city's lingering budget deficit. kiet, good morning. >>> reporter: good morning. and this is one of the most visible symbols of the city's budget problems here as the veterans memorial in downtown san jose. right now, it is covered in canvas and plywood, and that is because the city just can't afford to repair some of the damages that were caused by vandals. now, normally this is a gleaming wall of glass 10 feet tall about 50 feet long. however, over the past six months, vandals smashed several of the panels and the city of san jose just can't afford to fix the $40,000 repair here that caused over the past couple of months. that's because the city is dealing with its tenth straight year of deficits. this year is the worst, the most historic at $115 million. dozens of police officers have gotten pink slips, as many as 64 firefighter positions set to be eliminated. mayor chuck reed is calling for a council v

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mayor chuck reed says he plans to ask for a ballot measure so voters can put an end to the pension tax. it also calls for limiting 100 police officers and reducing library hours. >>> a vigil is underway to remember a young shooting victim. family and friends up the 17- year-old -- of the 17-year-old gathered tonight. some are wearing t-shirts with sammy's picture. >> it makes me feel like he is they are. it makes it almost as if he is still with us. >> he had more charisma than anybody i ever knew. i always wonder what his future was going to be. >> he said that a gunman had gotten into an argument with sammy's a friend and shot into a car. >>> a council was called a fraud and liar today. maggie gomez pleaded no contest to charges that she filed false workers conversation clues in 2005 -- claims in 2005. investigators say they tracked her working out at the gym dozens of times. gomez was ordered to begin a six-month jail term may 21st. >>> taxidrivers circle of san francisco city hall today in protest. the horns started blaring just after noon to express anger over credit card surcharg

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i met with mayor chuck reed to begin a process of and durability. 106 -- interoperability. 10 cities will join in the creation of a 700 mhz and t interoperability communications selected with motorola. we are already into site selections and assessment for the bay area. that will be the foundation which we will build abilities to move quicker, share information, respond, and recover faster. as you know, monday, and all of you are welcome at 4:45 to be at the fountain with the chief and die and others. four-o'clock 40 5:00 a.m.. -- 4:45 a.m. don't be late. this will be part of the city, being better prepared. i cannot think of a better way to honor those in the past. we can get updates about where everything is act and to make sure that we continue doing better than the last time we were here. we celebrated the kickoff of a very important program that was headed by american red cross. there were the ready neighborhoods program. all of us were there this afternoon. i was joined by a board president chiu. it was equally important that we build capacity. obviously, a is a number one prio

and just last week as i, along with mayor kwan and mayor chuck reed were being interviewed at the silicon valley leadership c.e.o. forum about technology, and about what our cities are doing in the region, there was david louie covering that information, that news, trying to highlight for the peninsula and the east bay and other communities in the bay area what our three mayors were doing. what we were doing with business, how technology was part of that. he's been the first minority elected chairman of the board of national academy of television arts and sciences in 1984. he's an emmy award winner of course. but more importantly, i think, is that he's used his position all these years and also as a member. asian-american journalists to promote others. that's really to me the key to success. when you get to a position of dignified contribution, you then open the doors for others. that's what i continue to aspire to in this position. so i want to thank the judges for putting forth david louie as a finalist. for janana hero. we've grown up with jan. evening magazine from the mid 1970's to t

. >> senator chuck reed supports continued funding for the program. but the city is facing a short fall in the budget. they are look at what can be scaled down or cut entirely. >> the new numbers from realty firm data pick showed that sales slipped down four percent from march. median sales price fell for the second consective month to 365,000 and the report said the market is continuing to show signs of a slow rebound with an increased number of adjustible rates and the sale of foreclosed properties fell. >> picking up a diploma for a son who was killed anyway san francisco night club. police need help finding the person who did it. don sanchez is here with the latest. >> parents and teachers tearfully accepted his diploma today. joe was a victim of a fight in a club in january. he was beaten. investigators released surveillance video of the suspect. this is the man police are trying to find seen in a temple club bar before the attack. he is an asian male with a sleeve tattoo on his right arm. allegedly a woman attacked a by stander with high heels a

. >> and chuck reed is proposing something to decimate the city of san jose, not just the workers, butlso the citizen and of working families. >> he says that the mayor plans to declare a fiscal emergency and have a referendum on reform will in effected bargaining for all city employees. >> if it is done here, the proposal like the one in wisconsin will go to the extreme and push the nuclear option without exploring more avenues of negotiation. >> this is the release plan only cost the city even more as labor unions, you have notes was but the resulting legal action of your own. quite possibly that might be another type of referendum. >> if the mayor cannot talk to the people that he needs to, eventually the people may say that he needs to go. >> in san jose ron fladeboe. >> will he said he doubts whether the centegot the center understands and he defended the plan. >> i doubt if he knows a lot about the problems that we face in san jose. i certainly do not seem that he knows about the difficulty, the people if we do not get control of the skyrocketing cost, we are cutting services, la

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mayor chuck reed wants to declare a public safety and fiscal emergency for the first time in the city's history. and the giants fan who was beaten at dodgers stadium is now stable enough to come back to the bay area possibly as soon as monday morning. >> good morning. more clouds around today. cooler and rain arrives this evening. >> good morning. i'm john alston. a bay area mother who admits injecting her 8-year-old daughter with botox is under investigation by child welfare authorities. doctors we've talked to say it's more than just an ethics violation, the medical procedure can only be administered by a licensed physician. here's the latest. >> it hurts and i get used to it. >> this is what 8-year-old britney campbell says she's used to. botox injections to remove wrinkles so she can look pretty for beauty pageants. >> i just don't like wrinkles. >> her mother kerry is an esthetician who doctors say should not be administering any medical procedure. >> like i said, i do the botox myself. it's safe. >> there is nothing in the esthetician where they've been trained to could this. boto

san jose mayor chuck reed says san jose is still one of the safest cities despite that spike in homicide rates. >>> more money from washington d.c. is heading to santa cruz county to help in tsunami recovery efforts. the labor department announced it has awarded santa cruz county millions of dollars to hire temporary workers to assist in clean up and repairs. the money will also provide badly needed jobs in a county with a 14% unemployment rate. the announcement came yesterday two months to the day after that destructive tsunami ripped through santa cruz harbor. >>> time now 5:03. pg&e is writing checks. they're reimbursing cities and counties who responded to the san bruno disaster. eight people were killed, 38 homes destroyed in last september's disaster. emergency responders rushed in from all over the bay area to help out. well, according to the examiner 60 applications have been filed by various cities and counties seeking more than $4 million in reimbursements. >>> less than an hour from now top executives from the five biggest oil companies are set to face some tough questions at

mayor chuck reed says san jose is still -- he says san jose is still one of the safest cities despitede rates. >>> time now 6:36. police are calling this a case of severe child abuse. this morning a 3-year-old girl is in a south bay hospital. her mother is in police custody facing felony charges. and a search is underway for the mother's ex-boyfriend. police are desperately searching for 31-year-old jane marin and her daughter after getting reports the child was being abused in a home in campbell. last night police tracked them down to a supermarket parking lot in san jose. >> it's an area where we had some information that she may have had some friends in that area. so they developed some leads that she was possibly going to this particular parking lot. and they set up in the parking lot and located them. >> now police are still searching for the woman's ex- boyfriend identified as 35-year- old george rodriguez. at this point police aren't giving the details of child abuse in the investigation fearing that could jeopardize the case. that little girl is in the hospital and in child pr

. >>> just a few hours ago, major chuck reed called on the city to declare a fiscal emergency. public employee units are not willing to do enough to reduce cuts. he will ask the council to vote to put pension reform before voters in november. firefighters, police and other unions have already agreed to 10% pay cuts but the mayor says that's not enough. a city audit finds that san jose's promised pensions will be $2 billion short in the coming years. >>> in just the last half hour, firefighters have contained a fire in san francisco's mission district it sent flames and smoke billowing in the air. jana katsuyama live on the scene now where roads in that area are still closed off. >> reporter: that's right frank, and they probably will be for a while according to fire officials . you can see past this yellow tape they were able to see past where the fire chief was stationed right there by that ladder truck. we understand now that there were three house that is were affected by this fire. it started at a three story victorian house. as i mentioned earlier, we pulled up right when

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mayor chuck reed is calling today for a fiscal and public safety emergency.ve a vote on a pension reform, part of which will raise retirement age, but for the memorial here is will be too late to fix it by the holiday weekend. >> on the other hand it was like shattering in the heart as well as the glass shattered, really tearing the to the heart. this means so much to so many people. >> reporter: and the city council will be voting on major pension reform, trying to pass that bill later on this morning. sydnie? >> a little bit of broken glass won't keep the crowds away though this weekend. kiet do in san jose, thank you. >>> 6:57. let's get you out the door with a little traffic and weather. kristy seifkin? how are you? >> well. >> how are you? >> i'm well. [ laughter ] >> we have the color going, a little sunshine. >> we all look like easter eggs. the pink, purple and yellow. i guess it's appropriate. this is going to be the one nice day we have this week before things go downhill for tomorrow, rain back in the forecast again. i know i hate to be the bearer

chuck reed hopes that the city council will approve the declaration at the end of the month. he says the current retirement commitments will force the city to come up with $250 million to cover the costs next year. the growing payments he says will lead to layoffs. the city is facing a $115 million deficit and some union reps have said reed is overstating the trouble and suggests that he make cuts elsewhere. >>> speaking of cuts. teachers and students protesting cuts with big rallies in san diego, san francisco today. don knapp went out into the crowd to ask educators where they think the state should look for cash to pay for the school. >> reporter: the high school students joined their teachers after school to campaign for an end to education budget cuts. ♪[ music ] >> teachers from around the bay area found support in one another. >> i want to be absolutely clear. we need a budget that invests in children. >> i really believe that everybody needs to be paying their share which includes the corporations and 1% of the wealthy that could really afford to be taxed a little bit

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. >> reporter: now kalra has reached out to mayor chuck reed and other city council members. mayor reed says this is a personal issue, not a city issue. we're live at san jose city hall tonight, nbc bay area news. >> all right, thank you, george. >>> another drinking and driving case in san francisco ended up as a deadly hit-and-run. and now we're learning the man believed responsibility is apparently a sheriff's cadet. police say 23-year-old jose jimenez was driving this 2009 hyundai early thursday morning when he hit and killed 61-year-old jamison hudson. it happened on masonic. the driver hit four other vehicles before crashing the car into some planter boxes outside st. mary's medical center. the chronicle reports he has been a security guard with the sheriff's department at san francisco's 911 emergency call center since september of 2008. investigators are holding him on manslaughter charges and driving under the influence. >>> the obama administration is now pressing pakistan to gain access to interview osama bin laden's wives. meantime, the white house wants the world

that is where mayor quan and chuck reed are all working. this is have an unprecedented partnership we have never had before. mayor quan, reed, and i are closely down with the preparatory work we are doing, and we will not leave each other alone. mutual aid between our cities and counties are so important. we are working today on the interoperability of our regional cities for the big event. we are setting ourselves up for success in the first challenge that we have, getting interoperable communications up and running, so that local police and fire and emergency systems can communicate with each other. so when we work on interoperability issues in our city, we knew it was not good enough. we knew it had to be on a regional basis. now we are making commitments from the federal government, federal agencies, to a effectuate that. so i wanted to give you a glimpse of what was on my mind as the mayor of this great city, to embrace the work you do, to take your advice very seriously, and to give our whole fit -- city family and regional family an

residents were joined by city workers, wanting to send a clear message to mayor chuck reed and city services. the cuts would slash library hours, youth program funding and some layoffs. one worker says the mayor is not listening. >> we want to negotiate. we want to play fair. but he keeps blaming us. we wanted to shut down city hall for one day. we'll take a day of pay, everybody. he didn't want that. >> this is where it stands right now. the city manager is projecting eliminating 400 city positions, including layoffs of officers and firefighters. another public hearing on this proposed budget is scheduled for thursday. >>> this rare round of rain is sticking around the bay area a little bit longer. i'll show you video from the east bay tonight. it was mostly wet across the area today. and the rain is not letting up. we look at what's going on right now. jeff? >> we do have some scattered rainfall in. and really, the rain is the biggest component here. the latest storm system. look at this. the average rain for the entire month of may, .89. in the last 24 hours, we've seen 0.29 inches in san

however, mayor chuck reed says that a name change would be reconsidered if an airline wanted to market a particular route using that name. >>> we are getting our first look at the house billionaire facebook founder mark zuckerberg bought. five bedrooms, five baths, this is in palo alto. about 10 minutes from his menlo park headquarters. among the features, there is a saltwater pool, sunroom, heated floors. apparently we have a look at one of those five bathrooms. marble sinks on both sides. nice soaking tub there. and the living room has bookcase, hardwood floors, fireplace, and the price tag for the house, of course you want to know, $7 million. >>> our next story is about cancer recovery and the gift of motherhood. dr. kim introduces us to a bay area woman who gave her sister something great to live for on this mother's day. >> reporter: alain yeah of marin county loves being a mom. that's why she had no doubt she would carry her younger sister's baby. >> i love my kids so much and i just knew like how can she not experience motherhood. >> reporter: three years ago her sister heidi w

. >> reporter: as mayor chuck reed presided over yet another bad news community budget meeting he says the city has little choice. >> when you're faced with the alternative of having to close libraries and community centers and eliminate the jobs of hundreds of people who do that kind of work keeping the carousel open just isn't quite as important as trying to maintain other services. >> reporter: the case of the carousel yet another reminder that sometimes to see the big budget picture all you need to do is look at the little picture. in san jose, mark sayre, cbs5. >>> a modesto woman is cashing in on her youtube stardom. megan is better known as a singer making entertaining videos and putting them on youtube for four years. she was selected as one of 25 people from across the country to take part in its new next up program. she will be flown to new york where she will be mentored to improve her shooting and editing skills and she also gets $35,000. >> i have all these really crazy ideas but i never have the budget for them so now it is just going to be -- i'm getting new lenses and n

mayor chuck reed says san jose is still one of the safest cities despite the spike in homicide rates. >>> pg&e is reimbursing cities and counties that responded to the san bruno disaster. the pipeline explosion killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes in september. firefighters and police officers from other bay area cities were called in to help provide emergency services. and according to the examiner the california emergency management agency has received 60 applications from cities and counties looking to recoup more than $4 million. >>> ac transit bus fares are going up. the hikes are scheduled to start august 1st with a 10-cent increase for adults and 5 cents for youths, seniors and disabled. ac transit says the increase will bring in about $2 million, but that will not be enough to close the agency's $15 million budget gap. as a result another round of service cuts could come some time next year. >>> well, hundreds of people will leave their cars behind this morning and hop on their bikes. it's the 18th annual bike to workday. there will be energizing stations in several citi

. >> mayor chuck reed said the san jose pedges costs expected to hit 450 million in five years must be brought under control. he said the alternative is more lay offs and less service. >> we have an emergency and trying to avert a disaster. the time to issue the warning is before the tsunami arrives it is on the way. >> it is a major milestone in a debate that could end up in court. >> the declaration would decimate the collective bargaining rights. five members were in today's event including the mayor's efforts illegal. >> we'll be caught up in a legal battle and in the end of the day residents will not get the service they deserve. >> the mayor's plan protects current pension and reducing future benefits. >> bottom line is, numbers have to make sense. the math has to work. >> showdown in the council chambers is expected to be far more caucus than today's respective gathering. abc 7 news. >> u.s. supreme court upheld a court order requiring thousands of prison inmates to improve health care for those who remain. the ruling corrects long standing violations for the inmate's rights. it

sad >>: as a city council voted 8-3 to move forward renowned and analysis, a proposal from chuck reedform the pension. a $115 million budget deficit, the mayor's plan to cap the city's contributions to retirement benefits at 9 percent of their base salary. it would raise the retirement age to 60 for public workers and 65 for other employees. it would raise eligibility or to 20 years of service. the proposal does not reduce retirement benefits which current employees and retirees have already resigned and a crew. with, to sonoma county where the county been forced to make some big cuts to take on the budget battle, officials say they have to eliminate 223 county positions in and lay off 63 employees to balance the 2011-2012 budget. " this is to close a $44 million deficit. the county currently has around 3800 employees. county departments were asked in january to identify a 25% savings in their budget. >>: 5 6:01 a.m., five major cities in the united states are receiving an electric cars and a charging stations to be used by federal agents. san francisco is one of them. these 116 cars

mayor chuck reed wants to make a fiscal emergency for the first time in the city's history. and giant's fan that was beaten is now stable to come back to the bay area possibly as soon as monday. >> good morning. waking up to good skies, golden gate bridge, numbers in the 40s and 50s. we'll see rain arrive this evening. >>> good morning. a bay area mother who admits i believe rejecting her 8-year-old daughter with botox is now under investigation. doctors say it's more than just an ethics violation, it can only be administered by a licensed physician. tomas has the latest. >> it hurts. i get used to it. >> this is what 8-year-old britney campbell says she is used to remove wrinkles for beauty pageants. >> the mother kari is an's at this contingency who should not be administering the procedure. >> it's safe. >> there is nothing where they've been trained to do this. botox is a medication approved by the fda only add miw steroid by add physician. >> a doctor is a surgical dermatologist for ucsf he says botox for an 8-year-old is anything but safe. >> she could have been very s

the possibility of it not being there, being reduced is a little frightening. >> san jose mayor chuck reedchanges to their pensions to come up with the savings to help keep the city from falling into fiscal disaster. >>> enjoy them while you can. when the fall arrives, several state parks might be closing because of budget cuts. 70 state parks are on the shutdown list including 20 right here in the bay area. also on the list is the historic leeland stanford mansion in sacramento, which is seen here. among local parks which may close, henry coe and castle rock state parks in the south bay. china camp and tomales state parks in marin county and jack london state park near sonora. >>> coming up, intrigue, murder and plants? bob shows us a deadly flower exhibit just ahead. >>> and more local news coming up for you in half an hour and the "today" show continues in just a few minutes. bree: sis, help me create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i

mayor chuck reed was absent but said he was pleased private funds could be raised and the community worked closely with the city. >>> big celebration this afternoon at the ground opening of the harvey milk call center suicide crisis center, opening at the site of his former campaign headquarters in san francisco. today's event will include a reyuan on of his inner circle the screen writer of the movie will also be there. he would have been 81 today. >> minnesota voters can expect to see a question of the banning of gay marriage on that i have ballots after the state house put forth the amendment. supporters says the necessary to prevent judges or future lawmakers from making gay marriage legal in the state. >>> reporters stepped onboard the vessel that carried osama bin laden's body to its final resting place. >> uss carl vincente it is making a port of call in hong kong u.s. officials took questions gave no comment on the bin laden operation. >>> space shuttle endeavour's astronauts ran into trouble trying to lubricate a joint in the solar power system of the international space station t

chuck reed was declared a state of emergency and put a pension reform measure on the ballot in novemberheir meeting yesterday the council voted to wait until june 21st to make a decision on the mayor's request. now city employees spoke out against the pension reform proposals during that meeting. >>> people will not have to change their phone numbers once the new 669 area code is implemented in the south bay. santa chair are supervisors voted yesterday to approve the so-called overlay message for the switch. that means new phone numbers will be assigned a new area code, current customers will get to keep their 408 numbers. the new 669 area code is expected today bow but not until october of next year. >>> time now 5:39. sale yesterday you were talking about the bridges and the wind around them, is that a problem this morning. >>> not as much dave and pam. the bridge -- the winds are not a big issue. we'll talk more about that, i think drivers can be -- it's safe to say drivers are going to be okay on those spans today as we look at the golden gate bridge. that caution line is flashing b

. >> reporter: before today's city council meeting mayor chuck reed says san jose's $115 million budget deficit means taxpayers are paying more but getting less of their basic services. >> there's a lot of pain and certainly more pain than anybody wants. but the reality is we don't have enough money to go around. >> reporter: mayor reed says the big problem in san jose are pension payouts saying he would like to get a pension reform measure on the ballot this november. dana, he also said it may be time to start thinking about tax increases. he, in fact, said that san jose has been polling on the possibility of a tax increase shows that it might not be too badly if the pension reforms come first. >> all right. in san jose, len ramirez, thank you. >>> right now oakland police are looking for suspects who apparently ran off after leading officers on a chase and then crashing. you see the crews moving that white vehicle there. that is the suspect's car. witnesses say it was going about 60 miles per hour when it smashed into another car near 81st avenue and san leandro street. a witness saw

attorney general wanted to see for himself how job corps and san jose mayor chuck reed's task force were doing it right. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: among the many students, holder met angel, a 21-year-old with perhaps every reason to fail. angel grew up without a father. his friends joined gangs. >> i had to take my own paths. and growing up without a father was not the easiest thing to do. >> reporter: yet there he was, a 21-year-old who on this day as the ear of the u.s. attorney general. >> i'm not taking the easy way. i want to be a congressman, maybe work with the department of justice. i want to take the long route. >> reporter: eric holder was impressed. >> the approach that's been taken here in san jose is one that needs to be replicated around the country. >> reporter: an approach to fighting gangs that involves community groups, police and kids, a gang task force, says holder, that delivers. the visit by the attorney general was a ringing endorsement of the mayor's gang task force, money or no money in the budget, many here say that program has to stay alive now. and ke

however, mayor chuck reed says a name change would be reconsidered if an airline wanted to market a particularcisco is on its way to getting a whole new sound. mayor ed lee and other city leaders broke ground on the new san francisco jazz center in hayes valley today. it will be the first stand alone center dedicated to jazz in the united states. the $60 million facility will provide artistic programs for musicians and the community. it is scheduled to open in the fall of 2012. >>> two blind sea lions made their public debut today at the san francisco zoo. one of them is silent night. you will remember that he was shot in the face and found on a beach this winter. henry was rescued a year ago in crescent city. the marine mammal center nursed both of them back to health and they have since become best buddies. >> wow. >> awww. that's sweet. >> so nice. >> that's really cute. i'm sorry, i was just looking at the sharks. >> just all in the water. >> you did seem a little distracted. now we know why. >> i'm not going to tell you the outcome because kim coyle is along to do all that. >> she might h

. >> mayor chuck reed says the grant from the 53 jobs would have required the city to spend $15 million in matching funds. and reed says the city just doesn't have that money. >>> oakland police are hoping surveillance video they released will help catch the four men that killed a local gardener. look here. torres was working on the front of a home on 34th avenue when the four men approached him. police believe they argued and one of the men shot and killed torres. they may have robbed him as well. some witnesses say torres was shot in the back. police describe the four men in surveillance video as persons of interest. >>> bart is buying more tasers to equip each officer with his or her own device. they currently have 60 tasers. bart officers say owning a taser would increase familiarity and confidence in the weapon. they say the taser is needed as a less than lethal option. bart has a troubled history with the taser in 2009. former bart police officer johannes mehserle shot and killed unarmed passenger oscar grant at the fruitvale bart station. mehserle testified he mistook the taser f

that's the word from mayor chuck reed following a rare special council meeting to deal with the budget crisis n.a statement rae lease the tonight city workers however say mayor reed has taken his scare tactic and campaign of misinformation about the city worker retirement to a new low with today's declaration. more on all of this now from corina rusk. >> this is an emergency. and we are proposing that we declare an emergency so that we can focus on this with all the attention that it deserves and take the actions that are necessary to avoid a disaster. >>reporter: the mayor is taking decisive action and dramatic proposal for pension reform already has the union fighting back. >> we have been waiting 6 mont months to have meaningful discussion with the mayor and i think today we found out why. becae he's really pushing his political agenda non-and not looking to solve problems. >>reporter: 63 million dollar cost 10 years ago has sky rocketed to 250 million dollars in this budget. and retirement cost are expected to escalate to at least 400 million in another 5 years. council members are

. >> chuck reed says the grant for the 53 jobs would have required the city to spend $15 million in matching funds. reed says the city doesn't have that money. 6:07. >> vallejo city leaders will begin cracking down on two dozen unregulated medical marijuana clubs in the city. this week, they ordered local law enforcement to begin what they call enhanced enforcement against the unregulated densepiry. they are developing a plan to tax, regulate and limit number of clubs operating in the city. >>> bart is buying 130 more tasers to equip each officer with his or her own device. the transit agency currently has 60 tasers. they say it will increase familiarity and confidence in the weapon. they say the taser needed as a less than lethal option. bart has a troubled history with the taser as you remember in 2009. former bart police officer johannes mehserle shot and killed unarmed passenger oscar grant at the fruitvale station. mehserle testified he mistook the taser for his gun and he didn't have the proper training. the 60 tasers they have now you check out on a case-by-case basis. that's part of

mayor chuck reed calling on the council to declare a fiscal and public safety emergency for the city. frustrated residents gathered last night to sound off on massive layoffs of city workers including police officers and firefighters. a final budget vote is set for next month. >>> dog owners better make sure you know where your pet s contra costa county will soon start sniffing and chipping dogs caught running loose. the board of supervisors has just passed an ordinance that requires any dog impounded twice in three years to be spayed or neutered before being returned to its owner. the county will also implant an identification microchip in the dog. owners will pay for all of it. the rules take effect mid-june. >>> it is a warning every parent needs to hear. the toxic chemicals found in baby products coming up. >> she said it was a joke but police weren't laughing. how a woman was busted for trying stole a baby on ebay. ,, switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> wel

if a fiscal emergency is declared, mayor chuck reed would be allowed to reform employee pay and retirement benefits. the mayor says the change is necessary to curb retirement spending. it went from $63 million back in 2000 to $186 million this year. it's projected to reach a quarter of a billion dollars in 2012. >>> if your job takes you to san francisco and you walk to work there, you're going to want to hear this. a new study out on pedestrian safety could make you think twice the next time you cross a street. today in the bay' christie smith is live in san francisco with the findings in that report. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. you know, the study shows that san francisco is off the chart when you compare it with other large cities. just overnight a 22-year-old man was hit and killed walking over near lombard street, which underscores what this study found, that san francisco can be a very dangerous place to walk. in fact most metropolitan areas, walkers account for about 12% of traffic deaths. in san francisco, that number is 52%. this is by a group called transporta

kraig debro is live in san jose, where just an hour ago, mayor chuck reed told kraig about a problem -- plan he has to solve the budget problems. >> reporter: mayor chicago reed of san jose told me what he is gonna try to get the city council to do, in order to get ahold of what the mayor is describing as skyrocketing pension cuts. he says later on today, he'll seek fund 0 -- funding on a ballot initiative. city is facing $115 billion budget deficits and the mayor says pension for police an firefighter are 50% of the total budget. the mayor says he's gonna go to the city council looking for six votes from the council. those votes would ask the city charter to cut those pensions. >> we will need to stretch out some of the retirement benefits that people accrue. we're not gonna take away anything anybody has earned you but -- hassaried but we're gonna -- but we need to stop the krien es -- 0 stop the increase. >> reporter: the police officer positions will be cut through layoffs and attrition. branch library services and hours reduced to just three days a week. in march. city manager ga