the parents of laura wilcox came to san francisco today to boost efforts to enact the law in the citypporters are placing the ordnance before san francisco voters in the fall just in case supervisors decline to approve it in the coming weeks. >>> a parent's worst nightmare came true for one east bay mother who is serging -- searching frantically for her 24-year-old son who has special needs. >>> in there was a time to panic,, -- panic, it was on may seventh. >> he's developmentally disabled, and we were afraid that he would just wonder off. >> the bart's station agent got to word at the pittsburg bay points station. >> i told my coworker that i was going to go down the platform and take a left. >> he knew exactly what to look for. he also has a child with autism. >> i noticed a familiar gate and a walk. it's a pace that most children with autism have. >>reporter: it was stephanie's son, but -- >> you have to approach them a certain way because it might frighten them, and you can set them off. so i approached them and i said hi, my name is john. my mom is looking for you. are you weapo

. >> laura wilcox is building a ranch style home in the spot where her two-story spot stood. >> it will cover everything. >> while washington is on the mend, the financial pain of the tornado still lingers. residents and businesses got roughly 28 million in federal disaster aid. but city government got nothing. it spent $12 million clearing away debris and now faces other costs. >> that's going to be a cutout. >> the mayor says thousands of cracks in curbs need fixing. >> give me an idea? a thousand dollars? >> gosh. 4,000. >> there are also did you say integrating side walks and potholes that need repair along with the water and sewer system that needs replacing. costs the mayor fears could bankrupt washington. >> about 8.8 million, spent 12, could be 26 million. doesn't take a math genius to figure out it could. >> when i will know applied to the federal emergency management agency for aid it estimated the tornado caused $6 million of damage to nine counties. that the amount was far below the $17.8 billion threshold required by a government formula so aid was rejected. the state appea

. >> reporter: the law is named for laura wilcox. she was shot to death in 2001 by a mentally ill patient at the nevada county behavioral health department. her mother spoke here today and said the man who killed her was forced into treatment only after he was convicted. >> this just seems totally backward. we wait until somebody commits a horrific crime and then we get them into treatment? that did not make sense to us. we thought there had to be a better approach. >> reporter: but there are strict criteria to require someone to receive treatment under the law. they must have a history of hospitalizations or incarceration and be clinically diagnosed with a men ill unless mock other things. public health officials said only about 100 people in san francisco would end up qualifying. farrell is expected to introduce this legislation at today's meeting and again if it doesn't pass through the board of supervisors, he will put the issue to the voters this november. we're live this afternoon in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2

laura's law is named after 19- year-old laura wilcox who was killed 13 year ago by a mentally ill man who refused treatment. state law requires each county to approve its own program. the issue will go before voters in san francisco in the fall but city leaders may act before then. stay with ktvu for the very latest. we'll keep you updated in all of the our newscasts. we're also posting updates on face book and on twitter. >>> it's easy money for a man who has made millions and wants to give some of it again. this man says he has given away $5,000 with no plans to stop. ktvu's allie rasmu spoke to this mysterious man, he tells her why he is doing it and where he wants to take this scheme. >> kind of came up here. >> reporter: what has compelled a 26-year-old man to climb an abandoned bulldozer. the thrill of discovery. >> people like to be right and find the clues and follow something to the end. and yeah find something that nobody else has found yet. >> reporter: what mark found was an envelope with $100 in it left by an anonymous donor. >> on the inside it says with love from hidden

laura's law is named after 19- year-old laura wilcox who was killed 13 year ago by a mentally ill man who refused treatment. state law requires each county to approve its own program. the issue will go before voters in san francisco in the fall but city leaders may act before then. stay with ktvu for the very latest. we'll keep you updated in all of the our newscasts. we're also posting updates on face book and on twitter. >>> it's easy money for a man who has made millions and wants to give some of it again. this man says he has given away $5,000 with no plans to stop. ktvu's allie rasmu spoke to this mysterious man, he tells her why he is doing it and where he wants to take this scheme. >> kind of came up here. >> reporter: what has compelled a 26-year-old man to climb an abandoned bulldozer. the thrill of discovery. >> people like to be right and find the clues and follow something to the end. and yeah find something that nobody else has found yet. >> reporter: what mark found was an envelope with $100 in it left by an anonymous donor. >> on the inside it says with love from hidden

. >> california's laura's law is named for laura wilcox. the 19-year-old was shot to death in 2001 by a mentally ill man who resisted efforts by his family to force him into treatment. >> we wait until somebody commits a horrific crime and then we get them into treatment. that did not make sense to us. >> wilcox's parents came to can tran today to boost efforts to enact the law here. persons with a history of violence and failed mental health treatment will have to take treatment. >> this only ends when they are brought in by the police on a 51/50 or arrested for threatening or harming themselves or other people. >> public health officials say laura's law would only effect about 130 of the people currently effected. however, they are often extremely high users of ambulance services, price services and inpatient services. they are frequently incarcerated and repeatedly homeless. >> it will be more stigma and more hatred and more misunderstanding. >> advocates say laura's law ignores the demand for services. >> every mentally ill person we ta

of laura herself, and i had the opportunity to meet laura's parents today who came down from nevada county to share their story, nick and amanda wilcox, their daughter laura who did not suffer from mental illness but was a bright 19 year old rising is junior in college back east who lived on the coast of the nevada boarder here in california who was tragically shot and killed by someone who did suffer from mental illness and someone whose parents were seeking help and someone who simply, there were no options in their county. and it doesn't have to be this way. parents, families and friends shouldn't feel helpless at a time they are in need. they should feel supported by their city and community and the mental health services offered by the city and their county that meets those needs. if laura's law were in place in nevada county at the time and if it is in place here in san francisco, the tragedies that belie those families don't need to take place any more. now across our country there is a mental health crisis. there was a report last week that came out in a national publication that over 43 million individuals in the united stat

i want to thank mayor ed lee for his support i want to thank the wilcox family the parents of laura that this law was named off after and our district attorney mr. george and our excessively enclosing our fire chief chief joanne haynes-white and countless others that are standing behind me barbara garcia and other colleagues that have provide shelters for the homeless. people from our labor and business organizations from across town this is a piece of legislation that should unite us i look forward to it moving forward i want to introduce one the laura's supporters our great mayor of san francisco mayor ed lee >> (clapping) >> thank you supervisor farrell and thank you for your leadership on this as well. you, you know, san francisco is is a very came pact city. we spent $2.7 billion a year a great bulk here in the general hospital and the public health department aid thanks to the classification of our fire and scheef and district attorney we pick up a lot of people own the streets and we know when the environment they go back perhaps a day of respite and they're back. while we, provid

laura's a law can help 0 unfortunate outcomes. thank you (clapping.) thank you, mr. hague arrest thank you for everyone coming in particular the wilcox family remember this is about helping individuals and this is the most compassionate community dreven process here in san francisco i look forward to get it through the board of supervisors and if not taking it to the board so we have laura's law here in san francisco. thanks everyone >> just a few steps away from union square is a quiet corner stone of san francisco's our community to the meridian gallery has a 20-year history of supporting visual arts. experimental music concert, and also readings. >> give us this day our daily bread at least three times a day. and lead us not into temptation to often on weekdays. [laughter] >> meridians' stands apart from the commercial galleries around union square, and it is because of their core mission, to increase social, philosophical, and spiritual change my isolated individuals and communities. >> it gives a statement, the idea that a significant art of any kind, in any discipline, creates change. >> it is philosophy that attracted david li

laura's a law can help 0 unfortunate outcomes. thank you (clapping.) thank you, mr. hague arrest thank you for everyone coming in particular the wilcox family remember this is about helping individuals and this is the most compassionate community dreven process here in san francisco i look forward to get it through the board of supervisors and if not taking it to the board so we have laura's law here in san francisco. thanks everyone (clapping.) >>

laura's a law can help 0 unfortunate outcomes. thank you (clapping.) thank you, mr. hague arrest thank you for everyone coming in particular the wilcox family remember this is about helping individuals and this is the most compassionate community dreven process here in san francisco i look forward to get it through the board of supervisors and if not taking it to the board so we have laura's law here in san francisco. thanks everyone >> hi. welcome to san francisco. stay safe and exploring how you can stay in your home safely after an earthquake. let's look at common earthquake myths. >> we are here at the urban center on mission street in san francisco. we have 3 guest today. we have david constructional engineer and bill harvey. i want to talk about urban myths. what do you think about earthquakes, can you tell if they are coming in advance? >> he's sleeping during those earthquakes? >> have you noticed him take any special? >> no. he sleeps right through them. there is no truth that i'm aware of with harvey that dogs are aware of an impending earthquake. >> you hear the myth all the time. suppose the dog helps you get up, is it go