i would also like to say the same to the fagans. when i first got here, then- chief fagan was quite a force to be reckoned with. i remember him coming into the office, and he would just walk in with three or four guys dressed in blue. they knew their stuff. it was amazing. he was incredible. it was a great loss, a personal one and a professional one, so my thoughts and prayers are with him. i also have an in memoriam for ms. dodie rosencrantz. her patronage was felt from the bay area to paris and venice. she died in her home on saturday. mrs. rosen krantz, whose unconventional style charm dignitaries and hipsters alike. she was 91 years old. born georgette macy, she was the widow of john rosencrantz, who died in 2001. ms. rosencrantz' father created a movie chain that became united artists. she was a fixture in san francisco and was known worldwide for her philanthropy, fashion sense, graciousness, and party-hosting prowess. she and her late husband were staunch supporters of the museum in san francisco, and after the 1989 earthquak

i would also like to say the same to the fagans. when i first got here, then- chief fagan was quite a force to be reckoned with. i remember him coming into the office, and he would just walk in with three or four guys dressed in blue. they knew their stuff. it was amazing. he was incredible. it was a great

i would also like to say the same to the fagans. when i first got here, then- chief fagan was quite a force to be reckoned with. i remember him coming into the office, and he would just walk in with three or four guys dressed in blue. they knew their stuff. it was amazing. he was incredible. it was a great loss, a personal one and a professional one, so my thoughts and prayers are with him. i also have an in memoriam for ms. dodie rosencrantz. her patronage was felt from the bay area to paris and venice. she died in her home

officers were later acquitted and charges against fagan sr. and six others were dropped. the offers involved were quoted as well. he retired in 2004. >> and rucker stuff goes up in flames. neil young's valuables up in a warehouse fire. we will tell you about it in a couple of minutes. rule the tweet. rule the bedtime. rule the upload. verizon built america's most reliable network to make a more powerful you. rule the air. verizon. right now, you can get a new samsung fascinate for $199.99 after mail-in rebate. only at verizon. foster advisory has expired but it is chilly out there 39 degrees in santa rosa looking for high of 60 this afternoon. the president. he will have to shorten his to indonesia over concerns of volcanic ash that ash cloud will likely force him to leave several hours ahead of schedule. he arrived earlier today his are the pictures of him and first lady michelle obama. they discussed trade and the economy and other issues. the death toll in the two weeks of eruptions from the volcano has killed more than a hundred and 50 peo

officers were later acquitted and charges against fagan sr. six others were dropped. after two years of news silence george w. bush is back with his new memoirs entitled decision points, he will be on a tour of the president who could not think of some of the mistakes he could make he has less quite a number of them he cows the years without a net 11 attack plans. he says the art pottery that he had adopted president of la was one of leeway to end the presidency you can expect to see him on news and entertainment programs everything from opinion to oprah winfrey and gillette co. will take a break, we have a live picture outside for our east the camera showing you 680 those headlights headed northbound so far traffic is that going well. we'll be right back. salsa? ♪ [ female announcer ] the cleaner the counter, the smoother the counter. with bounty you can be confident you'll get your counter clean. in this lab test, one sheet of bounty leaves this surface 3x cleaner than the bargain brand. ♪ big mess? bring it. super absorbent, super durable,

fagan died suddenly last week after collapsing during a walk in london. his way up to chief after joining the department in 1973. but it was the incident known as fajitagate involving his officer's son in 2002 that many still remember. chief fagan was cleared of any wrongdoing in the scandal, and friends say he should be remembered for his dedication to the city and its people. >> chief fagan, one of a kind. the thing i will remember most is how much he cared about the troops and how much he cared about the city and i hope everyone remembers him for that. >> the exact cause of death has not been determined. fagan was 60 years old. >>> now a follow-up to a story we first brought you last night at 11:00. a statewide sex offender sting that's 340 left over just four days. our cameras were the only ones inside the south bay sweep as parole agents paid surprise visits to convicted sex offenders. now, here in the bay area agents had more than 2,000 targets, part of operation safe playgrounds. the goal is to check on every patrol roehled sex offender in the stat

the "chronicle" records fagan was in london to visit his girlfriend.fter he was cleared of wrongdoing in a fight involving a group of off-duty officers that included his son. fagan retired in 2004. >>> a quick visit to one of president obama's former homelands. the president and mrs. obama are in indonesia the second stop on his 10-day four-nation trip to asia. the president talked about the difficult times they are having in indonesia. >> first, the recent earthquake and tsunami. and now the volcanic eruptions. our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost their loved ones or their homes. >> later this week, president obama will attend a g20 economic summit in south korea. first lady michelle obama will return home after the visit to indonesia. >>> former president george w. bush's memoir goes on sale today. people have been in line for hours at a dallas bookstore where mr. bush will sign copies of the book this morning . it's called decision points. in it the former president lays out 14 separate decisions he made while in the white house. >>

. >>> a memorial ceremony was held this morning for fallen police officer alex fagan. the flag draped coffin was taken into st. mary's cathedral. fagan's son was one of three officers that were involved in the fagita fight. >> he will be missed by his colleagues, his friends, loved one, he was a great chief. >> the 60-year-old fagan joined the department in 1973. he became chief for a short time in 2003. he collapsed last week in london from an apparent heart attack. >>> on the opening day, president obama said nato has agreed to a plan for a new expanded missile agreement. tomorrow's meeting will focus on a strategy to end the mission in afghanistan. >> i look forward to meeting with our partners as we move toward a new phase. a transition to afghan responsibility that begins in 2011. with afghan forces to take the lead. >>> a famous singer from the 60s is recovering tonight after falling out of a tree. >>> plus -- >> other than that phone, i wouldn't be staying here right now. >>> he's a sex offendser that was picked up in a sweep. why police officers are saying they

." >> right now a memorial service underway for police chief alex fagan.amily, friends and dignitaries are attending the service at saint mary alleys cathedral. he died in london. he served 34 years on the force and was decorated for valor eight times. he became chief a day after being cleared of obstruction charges in the fajitas gate scandal involving his own son. he retired in 2004. alex fagan was 60 years old. >> the mother of the a little hayward girl kidnapped 22 years ago today is not giving up her search. she was joined at a news conference today by police and the only witness to her daughter's kidnapping. she was just nine when somebody grabbed her off the street in hayward. michaela would be 31 now. theresa garcia joins us with more. >> two decades, cheryl, is a long time to be missing but the love, faith and hope for the possible return of a young girl who would now be a young woman is definitely still strong and take a look behind me. this spot marks the location where she was taken missing. you see these freshly tied yellow ribbons and above t

alex fagan died november 8 from a heart attack. he was 60. a memorial was held at cathedral of st. mary the assumption in san francisco. chief fagan retired from the department in 2004 after 31 years of service. >>> a scare 3400 feet in the air on board a delta flight going to southern california. all of a sudden, the windshield cracked. >> no air is leaking into the airplane, no glass is breaking or anything like that. it's just, we cannot continue on to santa ana as you can imagine. >> everybody kind of went -- [ gasped ] >> the passenger who recorded the voice of the pilot there got the picture here of this cracked windshield. the plane did make an emergency landing in texas. 115 people on board. the faa is now investigating what happened. store lots of outrage over those touchy new airport patdowns. the new version of them. there is a push to get airports to ditch tsa agents and hire private security instead. a florida congressman sent some letters to hundreds of airports, the busiest ones in the country, suggesting the switch. the conditioning man has also received -- the cong

former san francisco police chief alex fagan, a key figure in the department's scandal is dead. he suffered a heart attack yesterday while visiting a friend in london. in 2002 fagan was assistant police chief when his son, a rookie officer, was accused of the arresting of two men and stealing their mexican takeout food. he was among several top brass accused of trying to cover up the incident. fagan senior later became police chief but reassigned when gavin newsom became mayor. >> officials are warning people using a peninsula parker ware following a mountain lion sighting near skyline boulevard. the animal was spotted but didn't approach anyone but you should keep a close eye on your children and avoid going dawn and dusk when the cats are most active. >> hoping to clear up a dispute from a tax bill. recovering from a fire at a shelter ner berkeley caused half a million dollars and damage and claimed the lives of a dozen cats. it involves another building up for sale. the bay area news group, the tax collector claims it no longer qualifies for nonprofit status because it's been

fagan was 60 years old. >>> with the mehserle case behind them. the former bart police officer's father is ready to talk about their son and the future of their family. jodi hernandez sat down earlier today with mehserle's father, todd, to talk about his feelings on the sentence. >> i thought i may watch my son go to prison and i might not live long enough to see him get out. that was my fear walking into that courtroom. the first thing he said, and he emphasizes this, it was never a race issue, never. and do you believe johannes? it's highly emotional because we felt besieged, and to hear what judge perry had to say was good enough for us. it gives us a lot of faith that in the end things will work out. >> while both father and son are relieved by the sentence, todd says his son will forever feel remorse for the death of oscar grant. >> you hope someday that he and the grant family will be able to reconcile and sit down. i personally in my own heart believe that will happen. >> the elder mehserle says his son was not allowedoty voice his remorse

i want to second commissioner mazzucco's comments about chief alex fagan. i talked to him two weeks ago, and he sounded so alive and happy and engaged in his life, that i am stunned he's gone. i would like to adjourn the meeting tonight in his honor. i would like to say, for 25 years in and out of law enforcement, and people in law enforcement, and he was a person with such incredible integrity and love of life and loyalty to dedication that i'm honored to have known him. president marshall: commissioner chan. commissioner chan: small updates but important ones to be given. we interview the candidates for court clerk for the commission on the 17th. so next week from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and commissioner dejesus and i will be sitting on the panel along with lieutenant reilly and anyone else from the office who would like to attend and see who would be an additional employee. i'm excited about that because it will help move along the disciplinary cases, and then we'll present the final recommend tunssluns to -- recommendations to this group and see who we

fagan, senior was accused of covering up the incident. those charges were dismissed. an autopsy will be conducted in the coming days. >>> a man accused of killing a san francisco pub listist is due to be in court today. they say gary holland posed as a utility worker when he showed up at the apartment. >> this defendant was a true predator and put himself out in a position of trust to this victim so she opened that door. >> now, he was paroled in april after spending 11 years in prison for an attempted murder in fresno. he's facing robbery, attempted rape and murder charges. >>> 7:07. no problems are being reported on the san mateo bridge this morning hours after caltrans reopened the lanes that was closed overnight. inspectors shut down the far left lane westbound around 8:00 last night in order to check recent repair work. a ten-inch crack in the support beam was repaired last month. the price tag to fix this, $1 million. >>> sal, it's been relatively -- a pretty good commute, right? i know you're checking something right now. >> yeah, as a matter of fact -- scanner

." >> right now a memorial service underway for police chief alex fagan.ami, friends and dignitaries are attending the service at saint mary alleys cathedral. he died in london. he served 34 years on the force and was decorated for valor eight times. he became chief a day after being cleared of obstruction charges in the fajita gate scandal involving his own son. he retired in 2004. alex fagan was 60 years old. >> the mother of the a little hayward girl kidnapped 22 years ago today is not giving up her search. she was joined at a news conference today by police and the on witness to her daughter's kidnapping. she was just nine when somebody grabbed her o the street in hayward. michae would be 31 now. theresgarcia joins us with more. >> two decades, cheryl, is a long time to be missing but the love, ith and hope for the possible return of a young girl who would now be a young woman is definitely still stron and take a look behind me. this spot marks the location where she was taken missing. you see these freshly tied yellow ribbons and above them are some o

on behalf of the full board for patrick cunney, norma garcia, and chief alex fagan sr. president chiu: thank you. madam clerk, is there any more business in front of the board today? >> that concludes our business today, mr. president. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. >> with my artists, eight of them are working in tehran, iran, the capital city, and one is an iranian american based in san francisco. the problem is really a collective exploration in the day and the life in tehran. it is the largest city in the middle east. for the gallery, one of the first pieces you see is one piece which is a laser-cut peace, it taken directly from the map of the city itself -- a laser-cut piece. it represents the geography of the city. it is positioned right next to another work by an artist who took a 77 taxicab runs and let the potholes and the city turns of tehran dictate how the city would be portrayed. >> [singing] >> one of the other pieces that to experience in the one-day exhibition is from another artist, a recording of state radio from tehran, and is

on behalf of the full board for patrick cunney, norma garcia, and chief alex fagan sr. president chiu: thank you. madam clerk, is there any more business in front of the board today? >> that concludes our business today, mr. president. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. >> ed lee was kind enough to accept my request that he continue as a city administrator in san francisco. his term now officially will be longer than mine, regardless of my win for the lieutenant borders race or not. ed lee is one of the best and brightest in city government. since he took the helm as city administrator, he led our efforts to create the 10-year capital plan. he has led our efforts in organizing and reinvigorating our birds the prepared this recovery plans. he has been a great steward in these times of economic constraints, helping us become more efficient in terms of the governments of this city. he has been on the forefront of our efforts to reduce our vehicle fleet, green our vehicle fleet. he has proven remarkably adept at working with everyone in city government

commissioner hammer, can you say something about chief fagan? commissioner hammer: i have met a lot of cops, and so many things stand out about the chief, but above all, the humanity of the man, of the courage and loyalty, the honesty, a man who loved his work and somebody note that people trusted to have their back. " i talked to him five weeks ago and saw him a few months ago. he was excited a few weeks ago that his son had flown back from afghanistan, where he was serving, and surprised his proper, and so he could spend time with his son, who had been serving in combat, and enjoy that this guy had in retirement at age 60, we should all be envious of, and that is because he lived a life of integrity and courage. so i would move that we adjourn tonight in his memory and have some kind of accommodation at the funeral service, when that comes. president mazzucco: so moved. all in favor? >> aye. president mazzucco: adjourned. welcome to the budget and finance committee. i'm supervisor john avalos the chair joined by supervisor ross mirkarimi the v

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supervisor dufty: talked about chief fagan and others who were close and impactful in terms of theirmemoriam. but i wanted to take a moment because during our agenda, we didn't have an opportunity to talk about bob patterson who was under consideration to be a member of the small business commission. and i want to state that i've known bob for eight years. and i think that he is an individual of sterling character and integrity. he's someone who has done a great deal in our city from -- his work at sky vodka, stars restaurant, and leadership capacities. and then with young's market. and he's someone who loves the city from his

fagan died last week of an apparent heart attack. he was 60 years old. he had a distinguished career, but it was tainted by a street fight involving his son who was one of three offduty officers in what became known as the fajita gate scandal. >>> they say they're concerned. why students and parents marched to an east bay wireless store today. >>> and it's raining out there right now. you can see from storm tracker 2, i'll show you the latest computer model. there might be dry spots in your weekend. >>> and an update from the sierra how the fresh snowfall is effecting travels. coming up. >>> police tonight are looking for the driver who struck and killed a 91-year-old man in a hit and run crash this morning in oakland. the victim was hit at market street just after 6:00 a.m. and died at the scene. a four door sedan was traveling north on market street when it struck the man. the driver took off before officers arrived. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> an alameda man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for running over and killing a 78

alex fagan died last week because of a heart attack. fey began -- fagan is said to be well respected. the memorial is taking place at st. mary's cathedral at 10:00 a.m.. >> listening to your story because that particular memorial service will effect the commute. won't it, sal? >> it will. there will be a lot of police officers there. we'll be watching it for you. right now there is nothing going on. when that area gets crowded with people coming for the services and also with the police escort, we could see traffic tieups. let's go out and take a look at westbound highway 4. the traffic is moving along pretty well getting up to the willow pass grade. same for the bay bridge. the weather is going to make the commute a little bit slower. some people may have the option of telecommuting on days like today and for those that don't go on friday may be a little bit better than usual. northbound traffic in san jose looks pretty good. let's go to steve. >>> thank you. we have very light rain moving through here. it's mainly saturday night into

in 2002 fagan was assistant police chief when his son was accused of roughing up two men and stealingheir mexican takeout food. he was among several top brass accused of trying to cover up the incident. fagan senior later became police chief but was reassigned when gavin newsom game mayor. >> a device called my 3-3 will work with it have v's and apps. >> chilly temperatures couldn't stop hundreds from fans gathering to get hands on hottest new release. this is it what it looked like in union square where 300 gamers lined up to buy call of duty black up. it's expected to tur pass the all-time one-day sales record of 4.7 million comes at $60 a pop. the previous record was set by the previous game. >> most weekends are dominated by the ncaa and nfl but middle school games are talking. corpus crispy texas got a penalty. asked the center for the ball to mark off the yardage. thought it was a hike. what's this the quarterback kept going all the way to the end zone. now some are suggesting college perhaps should start looking at hiring the coach to came one that surprising play. >> i guess i

. >>> former san francisco police chief fagan was laid to rest today. family, friends and dozens of police officers gathered for the memorial service. he was a 31-year veteran and served as chief from 2003 to 2004. the 60-year-old died in london last week from a heart attack. the 2002 he made news during the if a heata scandal -- fjita gate scandal. >>> it's a bay area abduction case that made headlines when it happened. leads still coming in about a girl taken from a parking lot. >>> and today a painkiller been on the market for years. >> i'm tracking some rain showers across most of the bay area. an active weather pattern developing for your weekend coming up. when the heaviest rain moves in, and how low snow levels will drop across the bay area. ocooer feoel cort eeit t totr r >> with the flip of a switch, this center is now flowing with energy efficient holiday lights. it happened just about half an hour ago. let take a live look now with all the holiday trimming. >>> a plan to erect nine cell phone tours in oakland is sparking controversy there. ve

. >>> alex fagan senior has died he is most remembered in a scandal appeared he was accused of covering up the 2002 incident involving his son who was a police officer at the time. he was one of three officers accused of assaulting three men. he resigned in 2004. >>> new details are emerging. police a 43-year-old gary scott holland resembles the sketch and was arrested. they say he preyed on women and managed to convince kathleen horan and to let him inside her apartment. kamala harris said evidence caused -- connected holland to the killing. >> the defendant disguised himself as a utility worker and essentially duped her into opening the door upon which he completed these heinous acts. >> reporter: he was paroled in april 11 years ago. he is going to be arraigned on the horan murder and charges tomorrow morning. >>> police say a gunman located captors today. investigators say the gunman shot a man driving a minivan on high street at about 130 this morning. the van crashed into the living room of a house. no one inside the home was hurt but the impact corrupted a natural gas line and pr

officers were later acquitted and charges against fagan sr.nd six others were dropped. their allegations that he tried to cover up the beating but those were dropped. he retired from the force in 2004. >> to george with an update. >> thank you, because of an air of a recurring accident on 800 set that we are still attracting big delays that resulted from that's why the nimitz's of hotspot during a word.through a word. still have yet of union city it's a setback 880 ride, like how much red there is at a san leandro almost into oakland. notice the northbound 80 ride which is backed up solidly from 238 impact on to 238 towards high street and for dallas. slow ride for the nimitz freeway usually a tough commute but tougher than normal. the 242 ride is improving. not only the ride into walnut creek but the ride into danville. look how slow the traffic is, we will pick it up with her camera and walnut creek, sure you this ride as we approach 9:00 we expect that this will start to clear up. once research use the carpool lane and traffic getting into

and family friends and dignitaries paid final respects to alex fagan. he died of a heart attack in london, serving 31 years on the force, decorated for valor eight times, becoming chief in twee. one day after being cleared in the fajita gate scandal involving his son. he retired in 2004. he was 60 years old. >> and immigration officials said they're in the process of releasing an undocumented san francisco city college student from jail. ice officials say they made that decision after senator feinstein filed a private fwoil block steven lee's deportation to peru. he came to the under the circumstances us with his parents when he was 11 and claims did he not know he was here illegally. we'll have to -- he'll have to report to the immigration office in san francisco. >>> a bomb-sniffing police dog alerted officers to a sus spishus package at san francisco international airport today. police evacuated the lufthansa cargo facility. the bomb squad determined it was a harmless box of tee shirts, experts suspect a chemical used in log yoz may have triggered th

supervisor dufty: talked about chief fagan and others who were close and impactful in terms of their in memoriam. but i wanted to take a moment because during our agenda, we didn't have an opportunity to talk about bob patterson who was under consideration to be a member of the small business commission. and i want to state that i've known bob for eight years. and i think that he is an individual of sterling character and integrity. he's someone who has done a great deal in our city from -- his work at sky vodka, stars restaurant, and leadership capacities. and then with young's market. and he's someone who loves the city from his beginnings as a bicycle messenger in this town and i simply want to say to bob and to his wife that i am very fortunate to have had their friendship over many years in city government. that i think that he is an incredible individual of deep commitment to this city, deep talent to offer this city and i respect his decision to resign. but i would have been proud to vote to support him, to continue as a commissioner. thank you. president chiu: thank you. coll

on behalf of the full board for patrick cunney, norma garcia, and chief alex fagan sr. president chiu: thank you. madam clerk, is there any more business in front of the board today? >> that concludes our business today, mr. president. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- supervisor chiu: good morning. it is monday, november the 15th. welcome to the public safety supervisor board. i am joined by a colleague. we will shortly -- we are joined by our vice chair, supervisor mirkarimi. madam clerk, do we have any announcements? >> all persons attending this meeting are requested to turn off all pagers and phones. if you wish to speak, please place the speaker card to the rail on the left. please submit an extra copy it for the file if you are submitting to the committee. items considered today will be considered by the full board tuesday of next week on november 23 unless another date is indicated. >> thank you. i want to thank the staff for streaming this meeting live. let's call item no. 1

on behalf of the full board for patrick cunney, norma garcia, and chief alex fagan sr. president chiu: thank you. madam clerk, is there any more business in front of the board today? >> that concludes our business today, mr. president. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. so are you going out tonight? i can't. my parents say i have to be home right after work. ugh. that's so gay. totally gay. ugh. that is so emma and julia. why are you saying, "that's so emma and julia"? well, you know, when something is dumb or stupid, you say, "that's so emma and julia." who says that? everyone. announcer: imagine if who you are were used as an insult. >> in the store manager, and i would like to introduce the mayor of san francisco and the newly elected lieutenant governor of california, gavin newsom. [applause] mayor newsom: is that me? supervisor, i'm not ready for this. welcome, everybody, and thank you all very much for coming out today on this special ribbon cutting. supervisor maxwell and i were colleagues on the board of supervisors when this project was fir

. >>> hundreds of police attended a memorial for former san francisco police chief alex fagan. he died at 60 years opened from a heart attack. he retired in 2004 after 31 years of service. >>> next, two bay area moms allegedly go on a shopping spree and you wouldn't believe where police say they got their money. how they were caught allegedly stealing from their children's school. >> and growing outrage over new security procedures at the airport. who won't have to go through the patdown procedure. >>> have you started putting together the thanksgiving shopping list? it will cost more. coming up, we go comparison shopping for you to help you find the best deals. ,,,, right now, verizon has the new samsung galaxy tab. at just seven inches, it's the only tablet designed for maximum mobility. and it's android-powered and flash-enabled for the best web browsing experience. get yours at verizon. elementary school. the suspects? >>> thousands of dollars disappeared from a san jose elementary school. and the suspects? the mothers of two students. they accused of pocketing $30,000 in s

there's a memorial service for sfpd chief alex fagan. it's at 10 a.m. at st. mary's.lot of traffic just before 10:00 this morning. and also once the memorial service ends. outside we'll show you a live shot of the oakland maze. visibility looks good here but there has been an accident reported eastbound 80 at the richmond parkway. chp en route. you can find out what's going on for your route to work by going to our website, abc7news.com. it's the place to go and under the bay area traffic link. eric. >> frances, thank you very much. it's 4:55. this morning a federal judge in southern california will hear arguments on a motion that could dismiss dozens of lawsuits against toyota. those lawsuits deal with toyota's recent recall over sudden acceleration. toyota is arguing the plaintiffs have been unable to prove that a design defect, namely the throttle control system, is responsible for sudden acceleration problems. toyota recalled more than 5 million cars and s.u.v.'s worldwide because of the problem. >> music legend carlos santana is teaming up with the oakland east b

half >> moral service will be held for four replace chavis of alex fagan.people are expected to attend traffic is expected to be heavy between 830 and noon. he collapsed and died in london walking his dog november 8th. >> we will be back with more of a couple of minutes a lot of those cited san francisco you can see all the clouds. it is recalling but we will get bigger rain tonight and mainly saturday, sunday. we started off with wet weather this morning and that is to continue for the day. right now overcast setting the stage for what will be a wet weekend. currently bay bridge approach oakland 54. warmer than yesterday in the '50s because of the cloud cover. i knew the upper 50s and staying there for the afternoon heiss topping out 59. elsewhere this morning storm trucker shows a bit of activity we are expecting it to a pickup toward the end of the day today. temperatures are warm dublin to the '50s at 52 for san francisco. south bay low 50s, 53 livermore valley your satellite shows cloud cover streaming through. in camps in the state. wet weather to the

. >> the former san francisco police chief alex fagan is dead. the police department says he had a heart attack walking his dog in london where his wife is an official at american embassy n 2002 he was assistant police chief. his police officer son was accused of roughing up a man and stealing his mexican takeout. he ended up being several department brass accuse fd trying to cover up the crime. he became police chief and resigned in 2004. >> and prosecutors delayed filing charges following the johannes mehserle sentencing. all 152 people for unlawful assembly have been released. a man arrested are allegedly grabbing a cop's gun faces charges. small business owners have been busy repairing damage stored since friday and say they're the ultimate wrong target for frustrated oscar grant add vo kites small business guys like mr. lee myself hill's shoes hat guys we're just small guys. just trying to make an income. that anything like this really hurts us financially. >> former bart officer johannes mehserle was sentenced to two years minis time served

memorial service will be held for the chief of police and alex fagan that will be held at st.y's cathedral many people are expected to be there traffic will be affected between 8:30 a.m. and noon so you might want to avoid that area during that time if you can. oscar grant committee against police brutality will hold the conference and rally this afternoon organizers will demand the district attorney drop all charges against the 152 people arrested nov. 50 after the sentencing for two years in prison for shooting and killing oscar grant. with time served he will be released in about seven months. he will be appearing for bail hearing in december. the woman killed by the shuttle bus has been identified. she was hit about noon that day the driver who stopped at the scene in corporate with investigators has not been arrested. it is being investigated. coming up on morning news the latest in a mine explosion in new zealand. the bay bridge toll plaza in oakland 53 degrees the high of 59 we don't see any rainfall as far as the bay bridge. [ male announcer ] welcome to the far reache

. >> a funeral mass today for former san francisco police chief alex fagan. he served 31 years with sfpd decorated for valor eight times, taking over as chief in 2003 the day after he was cleared of obstruction charges in so called fajita gate scandal which involved his sochblt he retired the following year. he was 60 years old when dying in london last week. >> the city of concord hire aid new chief. 49-year-old guy swang will take over in january. he will replace david livingston. >> the streets of oakland are some of the worst in the bay area but there is one that is especially bad, an unnamed alley off merrywood drive and bomb residents and officials agree, it may be the worst in the city. dan noyes has tonight's you fix it report. >> when i get a better perspective. i'm across the street this, is half of the street. >> lester sent us this video of the pot holes running behind his home. >> largest one is something like 20 feet by 20 feet by about two feet deep. >> and a struck trying to turn around to avoid that pot hole. and he says many neighbors are fr

at one precinct voters were asked for identification autos former san francisco police chief alex fagan has died. the police department says he had a heart attack walking his dog in london, where his wife is an official at the american embassy n twut his -- 2002, his police officer son was accused rough be up a man. he was accused of trying to cover up the crime. he became police chief, then resigned in 2004. >> prosecutors filed felony charges today against a parole accused of murdering a san francisco fashion designer. the 43-year-old is accused of beating a 45-year-old kate heran to death october 29th inside of her apartment. police describe holland as a true predator arrested on friday in san francisco richmond district. the manager of the sea rock in pointed him out to a police captain he was hanging out across the street in sutro park and decided to take a map in full view of the restaurant. and this police captain happened to be having lunch or breakfast that morning. it turned out he was more than just a homeless person. >> holland was released from prison in april after serving

. >> memorial services will be held for alex fagan at st.ary's cathedral today many people are expected to be there traffic will be affected between 8:30 a.m. and noon. he collapsed and died in london didn't walking his dog. he was 60 years old. >> upset parents gathered to talk about details of closure of the school at the end of the year. parents and students nearly 200 of them their present at the meeting district officials say they will read to distribute the students to three other elementary is in that area last year they closed eight schools and the district because of funding problems >>. we will be right back alive look from portugal we are waiting for president barack obama to come out as part of the nato summit they are expected to turn security over to the afghan forces by 2014. save $523! 16 minutes could save you 16%! come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk to any one of the 40 million drivers who already have state farm. 40 million. ye

fagan died of a heart attack. he made headlines by what was named the fajita gate scandal. those that knew him said he had a vibrant personality. the memorial service is taking police at st. mary's cathedral. >> his service will effect some part of the commute? >> that is right. the police escorts will get there for the former chief. he will be -- the ceremony will start at 10:00. it's most likely going to be a typical police officer funeral where there will be a lot of police officers in attendance. the area of st. mary's cathedral good area to stay away from unless you are going to that service. you may want to go out of your area to go around it. there may be closes when they move from the service to the cemetery. it will be impacted for most if not all of the morning. we also have another accident to get to. 280 southbound on 84 a bicyclist was hit by an suv. it's unclear if this is a hit and run crash but someone is injured. let's move along and take a look at the commute now we're going to highway -- let's go to steve. >>> thank you very much. cloudy and cool with lig

former chief of police alex fagan died last week from an apparent heart attack. he was 60 years old. while chief he made headlines during what was dubbed fajita gate when his son was involved in a fight over a bag of fajitas. all charges in the case were dropped. those who knew him say he had a vibrant personality with an infectious sense of humor. the memorial is taking place at 10:00 a.m. >>> you could pay more money if you use a clipper card to ride the larks burrow or sausalito ferries. the board of directors will be voting on fare hikes that were approved by a committee yesterday. a one-way ticket on the ferry will increase from $4.40 to 4.85. the larks spur ferry fee from 5.17 to 5:70 and cash fares for both will remain at 8:25. >>> the fares have been announced for the west dublin pleasantton b.a.r.t. station. riders will pay $4.15 to go to berkeley. it will cost 5.05 to go to walnut creek and san francisco safety, the cost is 10.40. b.a.r.t. say the new station will be open early next year. >> all right. seeing that being built day by day down in dublin.

. >>> san francisco police will attend a memorial for police chief alex fagan who died monday in londonart attack. he served as police chief from 2003 to 2004. today's memorial will be in san francisco at st. mary's cathedral. he was 60 years old. >> decision 2010 is not completely decided with races still too close to call. that is not stopping the run in 2012 from getting started. responding to sarah palin said he beat his boss. biden said president obama would do just fine in a race against the former alaskan governor. >> are good morning. it is 5:46. a few notes and the bridges themselves are moving close to the limit. that's off of 780 on to westbound 80. keep that in mind and the transition is open. also the area we had earlier with a fog advisory and the chp said overall it's looking already in the approach from the bridge. you might have slicker roadways because of the fog and the mist and the rain. keep that in mind for the commute. we have speeds dipping down towards the 30s. we have slowing past summersville and clear by pits and bay point. patches out of the central valley,

it kicks off for former san francisco police chief alex fagan.ions at geoff, traffic and parking in the area could be as early as 8:00 this morning. elsewhere the drive coming out of the altamont pass is not looking too bad. i point this out just because we are just starting to see some changing color on our sensors one of the only areas where we are seeing some slowing. so far your drive time looks good for that stretch, 14 minutes or westbound 580 from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. the bay bridge usually the best indicator of how traffic is flowing across the bay area. you can see all the approaches look great no delay on westbound 4 24 out of the caldecott tunnel. bay bridge toll plaza, looks good. you can see that the weather may be a little iffy. tracy mentioned drizzle out there. but right now, no metering lights and no delay approaching the pay gates. remember our radio partners when you hit the roads, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. stay tuned to them if anything changes. that is your traffic and weather. back up to you. >> eliza

> hundreds of police officers today attended a memorial for former san francisco police chief alex fagan. he died november 8 from a heart attack while on a trip to london. he was 60. he retired from the police department in 2004 after 31 years of service. >>> a 14-year-old boy was behind the wheel in a crash that killed two teenagers this morning. it happened just before 1 a.m. on ocean avenue in san francisco. five teens were in the car when it sped off the roadway. the two passengers who died were actually thrown out of the car. another passenger was rushed to the hospital with life- threatening injuries. that 14-year-old driver by the way now facing vehicular manslaughter charges. >>> i'm len ramirez in palo alto where the city's 1,000- year-old namesake tree is at the center. debate over high-speed rail. just ahead where the tracks go and how close is too close. >>> i'm don ford in bodega bay. not very many crab fishermen are crabbing this year. i'll tell you why. >> some rain in some neighborhoods, moderate rain in others. what else you need to know. your pinpoint forecast as eyewit

a memorial service for former chief alex fagan. expect traffic between goth. if you can find out what's going on for your route to work, anytime just go to abc7news.com and it's under the bay area traffic news. that's where you need to go if you need to find out. kristen. >> thank you, jenelle. all you have to do to qualify is prove you live here by showing your zip code on some ford of identification. highlights include free admission for kids at museums and about 20% off at restaurants and shows. there's reduced rates at downtown hotels and more discounts and freebies at shops, spas and banks. even muni is getting into the act with parking and public transit specials. the deals last for at least the next two months. >> magic number is 36. hard to believe, isn't it. that's the number of shopping days until christmas. but here's something to get you in the mood. >> three! >> two! >> one! >> you might recognize that voice. spencer christian and mayor gavin newsom kicked off the season at the annual market street holiday lighting in san francisco last night. >>

san francisco police as well as family and friends mourned the loss of land alex fagan today. the former police chief as serve the city department for 31 years making he collapsed and died in london while he was walking his dog on a from b.a. t was 61 years old. >> wet weather is moving in this weekend and the rain is getting close to the bay area for tonight. snow in to this hero worry see the blue colors that shows all levels currently around 4,000 ft. the could be as low as 1,500 ft. by sunday morning. storm tracker for putting the rain to the north of the colgate bridge into a brand and snow in napa county as well as much grain is moving to the cells for tonight. this rain is going to get closer to san francisco in san jose as we go through the course of this evening. heavy rain is on the way for tomorrow along with a chance for thunderstorms in the possibility for snow here in the bay area as well as 2,000 ft. by sunday morning. if rainfall amounts will be up to an inch by the time get to noon on sunday. >> a live look inside a traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza and you