a transit district committee has approved to negotiate what could be dorothy dugger's exit. the board ordered5-4 to ask for her resignation earlier this month, but then the board rescinded that vote over concerns they had not told the public and dugger they were discussing the move. some board members say that dugger is not decisive enough and did not share information with them. but dugger says she's done a good job keeping b.a.r.t. financially healthy. >>> meantime, b.a.r.t. is getting ready for a big day tomorrow. the newest west dublin/pleasanton station will open. the station is expected to be a welcome addition to people who live along the busy interstate 580/680 corridor and beyond. >>> one of the best baseball teams in college baseball could be playing its final season for the foreseeable future. today's 120th consecutive opening day celebration at cal is going to take on special meaning. uc berkeley is cutting sports and its budget for the end of the school year. that means the baseball team is coming into their final season ranked 17th in the country according to b

there is one big question, if dugger goes, who replaces her? from what we have heard, there have yet to be discussion about that. >>> the uncle of oscar grant says he has been expecting dorothy dugger's departure for some time and says bart needs re-vamp and better training. >> recent training that occurred did not address how police officers should deal with young african-american men or men of women. >> cephus johnson is calling for deal deeper training to prevent officer shadow shooting, such as the one that killed his nephew on new year's morning in 2009. tomorrow on valentine's day, supporters of same-sex manager are planning rallies at several barack county offices to remind the world that palling in love and the zaire it marry the person you love are universal sentiments. they plan to ask for marriage licenses at san francisco, san josi and martinez. clerks are prohibited from issuing licenses to same-sex coup couples while federal courts decide on the legality of proposition 8, which bans same-sex marm. >> money can't buy you love as th

bart directors voted 5-4 requesting resignation of the general manager, dorothy dugger. was it legal. prior to voting, board members should have placed the item on the agenda and given dugger 24 hours written notice. some say shellacked communication skills and leadership but still remains general manager. it is a touchy situation we will see how it develops. >>> it appears the body of the man suspected of kidnapping a 4- year-old central california boy has been found. early yesterday morning an employee with the water authority noticed a body floating in the canal near patterson. stanes law county sheriff's department say it matches that of row say rodriguez -- joe say rodriguez. family and friends recently celebrated the boy's short life during a memorial. >> although his life was short it was very joyous. and filled with love. each and every day. >> that was his mother you just heard from. his body was found in the same canal, february 1st, witnesses say they saw a car matching the description of the kidnappers plunge into the canal the night of the kidnapping. >> fou

the board had voted 5-4 in a closed session two weeks ago to ask dugger to step down but that motionas later rescinded due to concerns it violated the state's open meeting laws. several people familiar with the board say the omission of dug gar's status of today's agenda indicates she will not be officially asked to resign but is negotiating a departure on her own terms. >> time for a check on the forecast. we're still all waiting to see what's going to happen with that snow. >> i know. you're all smiles, giddy over the prospect of getting snow. >> i am! the interesting thing is we could be driving through snow on the way to work tomorrow, especially if you drive through the east bay hills and some of the higher elevations around 1,000 feet. live doppler 7 hd shows our system, the first signs of it still well to the north. still think we're going to see rain at noon. that much of the forecast hasn't changed compared to yesterday. we talked about yesterday, it is warmer this morning. fremont exactly the same everyone 1 to 9 degrees warmer because of the cloud cover. temperatures, ever

board members took back their vote but dugger's future with the transit agency is up in the air.ttee of directors is working on negotiations with dugger. >>> right now we want to check in with mike. we have been talking about the bay area really getting hit with a lot of rain this morning. that means roads are slick and there's lots of pooling on there. you have to be careful. >>> yes, it is friday, a lot of folks like to let their mind wander to the weekend. but really focus on your drive this morning. the south bay got hammered all night. now we have a new accident reported. this one, the description is dramatic, this is southbound 680 near mckey road. we are hearing that the car involved, a honda accord, flew backward off the roadway. i don't know exactly what that means, so we have a call to san jose police department to tell us more about this. we'll get more details as they arrive on scene. the rest of the south bay is slippery and moving at the speed limit for most of the roadways. lower the speeds as you head through the area. we do want to note as you head up -- he's a l

dugger's support has waned over the last few years saying she didn't show enough support of the agency after the oscar grant shooting. >>> the $106 million facility is set to open for service next saturday. b.a.r.t. officials say the station was built around an existing train line. >> this kind of construction has never been done in our history. so it was not only an engineering challenge it was a learning curve on a continuous basis. >> b.a.r.t. says the station expects to see 4,000 riders each day. it also will have 1,200 parking spaces. >>> facebook is considering selling employee stock in a move that would put the company's value at $60 million. bloomburg news sites unnamed sources. that will allow large institutions to invest in facebook. >>> wall street finished strong today as investors cheered the resignation of egyptian president hosni mubarak. the dow ended today's session at its highest levels since mid- june of 2008. the nasdaq was also up almost 19 points. >>> want to peak inside the young museum for free. well there's an app for that. the short window to get an inside loo

members voted 5-4 to ask general manager dorothy dugger to step down. by admitting it violated the brown act, it clears the board of any violation. directors did not take a vote on dug gar's job status today. people familiar with the board says this means she will not be officially asked to resign but is negotiating a dye par chur on her own terms. >> new regulations for utilities operating natural pipelines in the state. they will consider new reporting requirements for operators whose pipeline pressure accidentally spiked above legal limits. critics say the changes fall short because they don't require pg&e or other utilities to notify regulators if natural gas levels exceed legal limits during planned pressure surges. assemblyman jerry hill says the new requirements would still allow pg&e to continue the same activities that might have caused the san bruno pipeline to weaken. last september's explosion killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. >> libyan leader moammer gadhafi is hanging on to power and blaming osama bin laden for the democratic upr

members voted 5-4 to ask general manager dorothy dugger to step down.y admitting it violated the brown act, it clears the board of any violation. directors did not take a vote on dug gar's job status today. people familiar with the board says this means she will not be officially asked to resign but is negotiating a dye par chur on her own terms. >> new regulations for utilities operating natural pipelines in the state. they will consider new reporting requirements for operators whose pipeline pressure accidentally spiked above legal limits. critics say the changes fall short because they don't require pg&e or other utilities to notify regulators if natural gas levels exceed legal limits during planned pressure surges. assemblyman jerry hill says the new requirements would still allow pg&e to continue the same activities that might have caused the san bruno pipeline to weaken. last september's explosion killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. >> libyan leader moammer gadhafi is hanging on to power and blaming osama bin laden for the democratic upris

vote they admitted five of the nine board members violated the brown act when they voted for dorothy dugger to resign without putting the item on the agenda. that came after a local expert lectured them in today's meeting, saying the five board members had done a disservice to the manager and staff. >> balanced budget with a surplus, find any other manager who can say that at this point. certainly not in the region. i don't think in the world. she has delivered -- she works tirelessly for this agency and staff. and it's unclear if the five board members will continue to pursue her resignation and if so, what steps they might take. >>> in christchurch, new zealand rescuers are forced to make tough decisions in their search for earthquake survivors. they continue to dig through rubble with heavy machinery and sometimes their bare hands to help free survivors trapped by collapsed buildings. officials must decide when to call off a search for the missing. that includes a number of foreign students who were inside the canterbury television building when it was flattened. the death toll from tues

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board voted to fire dorothy dugger during a closed session two weeks ago. state open meeting laws. so the board directors took back the vote but now her future with the transit agency is still up in the air. "the chronicle" reports the committee is in negotiations with her now. >>> thousands of bay area teens will go without food today to raise money for victims of the haitian earthquake. almost 5,000 teens throughout the bay area are participating in world vision's nationwide 30-hour famine event. during the 30 hours teens cannot eat food for 30 hours to experience what the poorest children and families face every day. they also do hands-on local community service projects. >>> the giants are in action today. they are going to play the first exhibition game of spring training. they will host the arizona diamondbacks in scotsdale at 12:05. before the game gets underway the grounds crew is painting the world series championship logo on the grass behind home plate. and it is going to be there throughout spring training as a reminder to this year's team as wel

bart says dugger remains in her position tonight. >> a new job for meg whitman named today to the board of directors of proctor and gamble. whitman served on the board five years before running for governor. a delaware judge said he'll probably issue an injunction delaying the sale of del monty foods. stock holders claim it was orchestrated by barkley's capitol. and 200 borders bookstores may soon close. borders won't confirm anything yet but "wall street journal" reports the company may file for bankruptcy next year. and the resignation of egypt's president mubarak drove stocks up around the world. the dow gained almost 44 points nasdaq up 19. and s and p 500 added seven. >> coming up next complaints from california food stamp recipients that sacramento is acting like the food police. >> but should your tax dollars be spent at the ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó+ó

for instance, transit pay scan lynn is making plus $400,000, dorothy dugger of bart makes $353,000, evenuthor bart is four times larger, and $267,000 is what the chief of l.a. metro makes. that's 15 times larger than caltrain. sean elbert, one of his supporters says his 40 years experience and talents are serving the passengers well. >> i think that's kind of ridiculous. people at the top, they should be accountable. they should look at, you know, all the budgets, including their own, and see, you know, what might be the best appropriation of funds. >> got himself elected president of the national transit agency, directer of association. that opened up the flood gates for federal dollars that a lot of other systems will not have access to, but he has the respect of his national peers, he's able to help us in that regard. >> reporter: on thursday, the caltrain board is set to declare a fiscal emergency, and is considering closing down 16 stations in order to close a $30 million budget deficit. more reaction coming up in my next report. reports live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. >