man, james hudson. masonic avenue is becoming the next 19th avenue in san francisco. we received many fatalities this year already. since i have been in office, we have been pushing for traffic calming measures. some have been implemented incrementally. but it has been slow start in. i would say that even with the most recent fatality, that is a greater reason why these reforms need to happen asap. >> thank you. president chiu: colleagues, i have a couple of items today. i have a resolution supporting hr 210, the philippine of fairness -- the philippino fairness bill. there were philippine nationals that served in our armed forces and never receive benefits. this is a resolution to support them and their decades of our efforts to receive recognition for their service. i also have a resolution that proclaims next week as public tours week. -- public works we. dpw will be hosting public tours and an open house, and host events to honor public works employees. i am also introducing an ordinance to convene

investigators say that 61-year-old james hudson of san francisco was in the crosswalk about 2:30 this morning when he was struck and killed. officers say that the driver then hit four cars before crashing into a planter right in front of the st. mary's medical center. >> i was going to go park my car in the parking garage, and i tried to hit the gas and dodge him, and he ran in and the the cement block stopped the car. >> the driver faces charges of man slaughter and dui. >>> an accused serial killer will act as his own lawyer to represent himself. the judge says there's no indication that he's mentally incompetent. he's accused of killing four californiaen women. >>> an updates on giant's fan brine stow. as patty lee reports, family and friends relieve and remain hopeful he will come out of the coma. >> danny simon, a lifelong friend and roommate of brian says he's forcing himself to return to every day life, and not think about his friend's ever shifting condition. >> it's hard not to think about it. his car is in front of my house, and there and i sigh his stuff every day. >> from

killed by a hit-and- run driver in san francisco friday morning has been identified as 61-year-old james hudson. hudson was crossing the sonic about 2:30 a.m. in the morning when he was hit by a speeding car. 23-year-old jose hymnenez was arrested a short distance away and faces charges of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence. >>> pitching in to help rebuild a berkeley home for a couple with disabilities. the volunteers worked with skilledded workers from a group called rebuilding together a nonprofit that helps preserve affordable homeownership. the workers and volunteers modeled and retrofitted the homes so the couple could stay in the home and remain self sufficient. >>> payday loans would be banned in san mateo county if one lawmaker gets his way. they charge an average of 400% interest on a two-week loan. critics accuse them. they will introduce legislation to ban any additional stores and then phase out the ones that exist. >> today is the day where payday loan lenders in san mateo county they are through. >> you can rest assure that all of us are not going to go to slee

police say james hudson was crossing the sonic on turk street when he was hit and killed. jimenez then fled from the scene then he hit two cars. jimenez is a sheriff's cadet. >>> now there's call for police to take immediate action. currently under discussion is a proposal to add a median, replace on street parking with bike lanes. and reduce the number of lanes during peak times. >>> there is another step in the process of trying to get back in a home. >>> popping corks and moving forward. the big step some >>> we want to bring you an update on tonight's shooting. 10 people were shot. one of the wounded is the shooter and he is in custody right now. it happened shortly before 9:00. the san jose mercury news is reporting two people are believed to have been killed. people near by said they heard shots that sounded like fireworks. the ktvu crew should be arriving at that parking lot in a few moments. we will bring you the latest when we get it. >>> millions of the facebook members are preteens and being on facebook could be putting them in danger. patti lee has the story. >

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the examiner's office identified the victim as 61- year-old james hudson of san francisco. police say gimenez hit four cars before crashing at 2:30 this morning. an er nurse says he almost hit her. >> i was going to park my car in the parking garage, i tried to dodge him because he was coming head on. he ran in and the cement pots stopped the car. >> reporter: the jail tells us gimenez was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. the average for a gallon of gas is under $4. the high price has thieves looking to siphon gas. allie rasmus tells us how to make sure your car is not the next target. >> reporter: joe perry parks his truck at 6:00 a.m. yesterday. when he came back, he found the gas cap open. >> i thought my gas was stolen. >> reporter: when he got into his truck, his gas gauge confirmed his suspicions. >> it was a full tank that day, it was at about a half tank. >> the equivalent of $50 siphoned out of the tank. >> i was pretty surprised, pretty surprised that people go in the broad daylight and do that. >> reporter: this man says the same happe

the examiner's office identified the victim as 61- year-old james hudson of san francisco. police say gimenez hit four cars before crashing at 2:30 this morning. an er nurse says he almost hit her. >> i was going to park my car in the parking garage, i tried to dodge him because he was coming head on. he ran in and the cement pots stopped the car. >> reporter: the jail tells us gimenez was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. the average for a gallon of gas is under $4. the high price has thieves looking to siphon gas. allie rasmus tells us how to make sure your car is not the next target. >> reporter: joe perry parks his truck at 6:00 a.m. yesterday. when he came back, he found the gas cap open. >> i thought my gas was stolen. >> reporter: when he got into his truck, his gas gauge confirmed his suspicions. >> it was a full tank that day, it was at about a half tank. >> the equivalent of $50 siphoned out of the tank. >> i was pretty surprised, pretty surprised that people go in the broad daylight and do that. >> reporter: this man says the same happe

>>> this afternoon we learned the identity of a man killed in a fatal hit and run. 61-year-old james hudsonwas in the crosswalk when he was struck and killed at about 2:30 this morning as he crossed the sonic avenue at golden gate avenue. officers say the driver 23-year- old jose jimenez then hit four cars before crashing in front of st. mary's medical center. >> and i was going to park my car in the parking garage. i tried to dodge him because he was coming head on and he actually ran in the cement pots in front. so i stopped the car. >> reporter: jimenez faces vehicle manslaughter and dui charges. people who live along sonic avenue say they will keep pushing for more safety improvements in their neighborhood in the wake of this accident. they hope to be successful in getting better traffic lights. but they say more needs to be done especially because there's a day care center right between golden gate and turk. >> it's traffic; people making illegal left turns. people running the red light, i've been here since 2002 and it's been an ongoing problem another this intersection. >> residents

man behind the wheel accused of drunk driving the man killed has been identified as 61-year- old james hudson he was crossing the street at 2:30 a.m. friday when hit by a speeding car the 23-year-old man was arrested a short distance away and faces charges of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence. >>> he is a san francisco sheriff's cadet working as a security guard at the city's 911 call center. >>> mayor ed lee joined us just hours after that fatal hit and run accident we wanted to know what san francisco is doing to keep the road safe for drivers and pedestrians. >> if it is speeding clearly we have to review speed limits in that area. if it is enforcement we have to have sting operations involving our police traffic information and make sure people respect our speed limits there. if it is just citizens that may be talking on their phones or doing something that distracts them, we have to pay attention to that, so we could be all kinds of things clearly we are concerned with every pedestrian fatality in the city, there are areas more prone than others, that have a high num

jose is accused of hitting james hudson near masonic and turks last friday. he fled the scene and police say struck at least for part cars before crashing into concrete planters in front of st. mary's hospital. in antioch, one man is under arrest. police are searching for his cousin in connection with a drive-by shooting. authorities did it to man got into an argument with the third man at a nightclub, a short time later the two cousins allegedly shot at the victim while he was parking his car. if the victim was not injured. in oakland, the pothole blintzes continuing, so far more than 1500 pot holes have been filled with 2000 ago. crews will fill potholes in east oakland this week. >>catherine: san jose police say they're still looking for a suspect in a fatal shooting last month. they say that suspect is mario hernandez. this is a mug shot. he is accused of killing a man who had been visiting with mario's girlfriend at the time. part of the reasons are showing the fog on the right they say he has a distinctive cap to on his chest. police say the man has a t