leland yee's campaign posted this you tube video highlights lee's promise not to run. ut candidate yee says he welcomes all potential candidates. >> if he decides to run i wish him well. but my focus is on my running for this mayorship. >> reporter: the final date is august 12. there could be more than 30 names on the ballot. ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> property values grew by $2 billion in the past fiscal year to $163 billion. that's an increase of nearly 1.5% during a tile when many areas saw declines. demand for commercial property exceeds the supply. >>> california's unemployment rate rose slightly last month even though the state added thousands of jobs. the state added 28,000 jobs last month. even so the unemployment rose to 8%. only nevada is worse. the country's unemployment rate climbed to 9.2% in june. >>> u.s. stocks ended today's session on a good note. good news from computer chip makers propelled the nasdaq. while news from caterpillar dragged down the dow. the dow was down 43 points. >>> right now i'm tracking fog into your bay area weekend forecast. it

leland yee is first on the order of business.been supportive of the library, not only in sacramento, but at this time in the city. [applause] >> i went over to mark lino to congratulate him. maybe he can make that announcement. mark lino and i really have a passion for libraries. libraries, for us, is, in fact, a community center. it used to be that you could go read a book, read a newspaper, but i know libraries are a key element to any community. to some extent, it is a place where our children get to do their homework. they come and sit in that room, and do their homework, and in the course of doing their homework, they will browse around, and then they will start reading, and then they will start dreaming, and then they will start plotting against us parents. [laughter] but they will really do wonders for us as a community when they start dreaming and planning. also, the library is a place where different individuals, that may have different attitudes and ideas, different points of view, find themselves in one room, and all t

you can see that's a picture of senator leland yee. we're having a little transmission breakup there. but we'll tell you what he has to say as he is surrounded by some of the family members of the survivors and the missing. we have also learned that the mexican government is opening an official inquiry into this incident which will likely include a thorough questioning of the captain. now, contrary to what the family has been told, they have been told the captain has been arrested. we have checked thoroughly and we are being told by state department officials as well as officials in the mexican state of baja that the captain has not yet been arrested or -- and there is no plan under way right now allen to arrest him. he is participating in the investigation as we speak. >> thank you, joe vazquez. >>> crews battled a house fire in the burlingame hills this afternoon. the call came in to dispatchers about 90 minutes ago. you can see the flames of the roof of the two-story house on los robles drive near mills creek park. people who called

. >>> leland yee says he won't meet with mexican authorities to make sure they keep up the search for seven men missing at sea. >> evidence that individuals can, in fact, survive past this 96 hours. >> he wrapped up a news conference with the families of four of the men from the bay area. a total of 43 passengers and crew members were aboard the fishing boat that sank in the sea of cortez. there is an allegation that the boat's captain may have ignored warnings about rough weather. >> if they had known that there was a storm coming in, that they would have taken that risk to come out there. >> one person has been confirmed dead. the families created a facebook page to share information under the name "find our fathers." >>> lefty o'doul is may have captured images of an art thief. the suspect is seen casually walking away. >> reporter: surveillance footage shows a man believed to be the suspect. >> it is very similar, it is very close to he was wearing loafers with no socks and he does have a painting under his left arm. >> reporter: the picasso drawing was being offered for sale at $

now state senator leland yee's office tells cbs 5 he has been assured by the mexican consulate the search has been extended indefinitely. >> the authorities have indicated they will go beyond the 96 hours and will continue to do whatever they can to do and complete their search-and- rescue. i will be meeting with the mexican consulate authorities tomorrow and we will convene to firm up the agreements and commitments. >> reporter: every. >> reporter: a mexican official with the state of baja is saying his office is opening an official inquiry into the incident. an investigation will likely include a thorough questioning of the captain. >> we just got off the phone with the tourism secretary of the state of baja. he says contrary to rumors noting around, the captain of the erik has not been arrested. the brother of one of the missing men meanwhile joined leland yee at that press conference this afternoon and told reporters his son-in-law was the first to notice something was wrong early sunday morning. >> he was on top deck when he heard some noise and saw the big wave coming and he ran dow

of course, supervisor cohen and weener -- weiner, leland yee as well. i have been not to over 20 of these ribbon cuttings. it is not often we get to say your tax dollars are at work with a smile on our faces, but we can do so today. voters knew what they were doing in 2000 when we passed proposition a, which provided $106 million for 24 renovations and a few new constructions. this being one of them. yes, this will be a 9000 square foot educational resource center bridging the digital divide with 21st century technology. but probably more importantly, this new branch library will be a house of ideas, a home of dreams, and a home of hope. this will be the heart and soul of the future of bayview. so we are invested in this. we talked to the folks in charge to guarantee we will have a ribbon cutting before the end of 2012. [applause] we are going to keep them to their schedule. before i sign off, i want to present to linda a proclamation from the state senate banking the bayview branch library for being such an important part of the branch library improvem

. >> san francisco state senator leland yee wrote the bill, he told the economy it would affect fewer than 300 inmates. >>> officials believe illegal fireworks are to blame for several fires around the area. one happened on peter's towing on international boulevard in oakland. berkeley firefighters say it appears fireworks started a fire on the roof of a vacant apartment building. the apartments are behind of the church of christ on easton street. the first started at 9:30 last night near so solano and sasoon. in brentwood, a fire damaged two homes. it started on the roof of one home then spread to a backyard then to a second home. everyone inside made it out safely. >>> we want to take you back right now to breaking news in the east bay we're talking ability about fires. this is an out of control fire, a fire burning near the altamont pass. this is west of i80 near patterson road in alameda county. it's extremely hot out there right now. temperatures in the high 90s, this fire so far has burned more than 200 acres according to calfire of grass since it broke out a little more than an

current senator leland yee. >> there were reports in the newspaper about various board members being nominated. we were concerned about how the conflict of interest laws would apply to them. very specifically for foreign issues. perhaps there would be six board members who would be not able to bridge as a paid in a successor mayor selection and appointment process. we would lose quorum. we have to contemplate how we would then bring back quorum. i went to bed every night with it on my mind. i woke up with every morning. >> time was running out. there were no more meetings scheduled in november due to the holidays, and the board did not meet again until december 7. san francisco citizens again waited on the mayoral selection. >> we want someone who has the greater good of the people of san francisco in mind, not just business owners. >> i am here today basically to urge you to select an interim mayor who will prioritize our nonprofit sector coming here in san francisco. >> supervisor daly once again called for a discussion of mayoral character polities and possible nominations. >> it

. >>> at this hour, san francisco senator leland yee is talking about the mexican government and pressuring them to continue looking for the missing survivors. one of the men's wives is with him and we'll have more as part of our continued coverage coming up at 6:00. >>> to catch a thief. san francisco police may have a new key piece of evidence in the search for a man who stole an original picasso from a union square art gallery. the owner of leftie o'doul's restaurant saw a man walking down the street carrying the painting. the man walked into the weinstein gallery yesterday morning and made off with the artwork before he jumped into a camp. the restaurant's owner says he hopes the video will lead to an arrest. >> i think this guy walking into the gallery like that in the middle of the day and taking a picasso in front of everybody was pretty desperate. >> now investigators today checked out the video. they haven't confirmed the man is their suspect, but they have impounded a taxi and have questioned that driver. >>> a former school teacher will have to pay a large fine for the destructio

. >> reporter: legislature passed leland yee's bill could make it easier for your boss to pay for your commute. specifically, alternatives to driving solo, like buses, trains, light rail, carpool or biking. yee says it benefits workers and the environment. it would only apply to businesses with 20 or more workers and it's tax- deductible. >> it's a win for both sides because by using pre-tax dollars, then it decreases the amount of money that you pay on your salary. >> reporter: one of the few groups to go on the record as being against the bill is the california chamber of commerce. now, a lot of small business owners that we spoke with didn't want to talk on camera but they complain about the bill because they say it will be more money out of their pockets. long-time transportation guru rod diridon says it will draw more people out of their cars. >> it will help the employees by getting them off the road and to work more rested instead of having it fight the traffic and $4 a gallon gasoline. >> reporter: for caltrain commuters, having their employers pay for their ride is a no-braine

. >> leland yee of san francisco is trying to stop pay raises at public universities after students areeeling from tuition increases. the new san diego president makes $100,000 more and another one got $1200,000 raise. the bill would ban such increases during lean budget years. >> to focus on why you are here, why you are in the position you are, that is to help our students become the very best, not for you to get rich. >> the presidents as a whole of the system, they are lagging about 52% for a comparable institution. >> there is supported in the public for his bill. some say university presidents shouldn't be getting raises at a time when working class parents are not. >> they will take safeway plan in rockridge district and bring it issue up tomorrow. the supermarket would be upstairs and parking under ground. some local merchants say they are worried about the new supermarket will put them out of business. >> i think really truthfully by the time my kids -- >> it will not have an negative impact. we hope the building will enhance it. >> other supporters say the same that the store

the investigation started last year after a request by leland yee.y found universities could do a better job explaining how public funding and tuition were used but didn't sound alarmed over salaries. >>> a supporter of san francisco mayor ed lee is facing allegations of unethical campaign activity. lee has until august 12 to decide whether to run for a full term. but now other candidates are raising questions. a key supporter and a group progress for all allegedly pressed a company that has a city garbage contract to help gather signatures. a lee spokesman says the mayor has no involvement with progress for all. >>> san francisco may be in the red when it comes to the budget. >> but when it comes to city hall, the color is blue. the color is to honor the smurf movie opening today. sony pictures paid for it. it paid off because we are telling but it. there was supposed to be a party there but that idea was dropped for reasons unknown. >> what do you do at a smurf party? >> you know -- >> veryy bizarre. >> they turned it blue for the smurf movie? >> i

state senator leland yee of san francisco has introduced a bill that would prohibit executive pay increasesn years when the state does not raise its allocation to the schools. this year, california slashed $650 million each from the uc and csu systems. and while tuition is going up, several top executives are still getting raises. >>> we have heard estimates from five to 10,000, and this morning cisco systems has confirmed it is laying off 6500 people. san jose's largest private employer announced last week that it planned to cut $1 billion from its fiscal year budget. 2100 employees are taking early retirement. that's included in cisco's layoff number. they will find out who is getting laid off first week of august. >>> borders bookstore is history. they couldn't find a buyer to get it out of bankruptcy. the only bidders were two liquidation companies. liquidation of borders' remaining stores will begin monday. they are all likely to be gone by late september. borders went bankrupt in february and closed more than 200 stores back then. >>> 5:21. atlantis says farewell. the major milestone

state senator leland yee of san francisco has introduced a bill to prohibit executive pay increases in years when the state doesn't raise its allocation to the schools. this year california slashed $650 million from the uc and the csu systems and while tuition is going up for students. several top executives are still getting large raises. >>> the largest private employer in san jose says that it's going to cut thousands of jobs. kcbs radio's matt bigler joins us live by phone with details on the downsizing at cisco systems. not good news this morning, matt. >> reporter: no, not good at all. the announcement came out yesterday from cisco. 6500 jobs are being eliminated. it's the biggest round of job cuts at cisco since the dot-com downturn in 2001. that said not a big surprise. there have been reports that cisco would be cutting anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 jobs so it's somewhere on the low end of that. the big people are asking this morning, are these layoffs a reflection of the larger economy? that's a question for economists. but there is another big jobs story this morning i want