we found the oakland housing authority commissioners spent nearly $150,000 traveling to places like ft. lauderdale, denver, st. louis, and just last month, napa. meals and wine included in the cost of the conference. and enjoyed by several commissioners. it's what we found in these records, double dipping, taking a per diem cash up front while giving meals and drinks, as well. housing authority goes by the rates set by the federal government. some destination commissioners get up to $71 a day for meals. other locations, $56. and you are receiving a lot of per team on some of these trips. >> i wouldn't call it a lot, but per diem, yes. >> reporter: he spent the most on out of town conferences. $63,000 over three years. >> per diem isn't usually that much. sometimes we have to supplement the per diem with our own money so we can eat correctly. >> reporter: eat correctly? >> yes. more than mcdonald's is correctly. >> reporter: some of these have a per diem of $71 a day. >> some of them are only $56 a day. >> reporter: documents show he attended more than a dozen conferences with meals pro

. >> and now tasked with helping those in need, we're talking about the oakland housing authority, somethose officials getting more money than they should when they travel to conferences. they get a daily stipend for meals when they travel, but the unit revealed thousands of records and found some getting paid double, others getting meals provided and still pocketing the cash. the commissioner that spent the most on travel, $63,000 over three years, talked with the investigative unit. >> you charged all of that to the housing authority? >> i did not. >> it's right there. >> excuse me. >> on those travel days you receive double payment. >> i don't get double per diem. >> but you did. >> tonight at 11:00, we found things like trips to las vegas with no documentation. we will speak to on executive director and the action he is taking. >>> just moments ago, federal officials announced that most drought stricken farmers will get no irrigation watt ther year. they will continue to monitor rain and snowfall, but at this point there is not enough water in the vast system of rivers, canals, and

. >> the oakland housing authority is under scrutiny after investigative unit uncovered some officials getting more money than they should when traveling to conferences. jenna spent months looking through boxes. >> we added it all up and found the board of commissioners spent nearly $150,000 going to conferences over the past three years. but we also uncovered some of that should never have been paid. the authority gives commissioners a daily stipend for meal when's they travel. but we reviewed thousands of records and found some getting paid double, others getting meals provided, but still pocketing the daily cash. we asked the commissioner who spent the most on travel, $63,000 over three years about some of the trips. >> you charged all of that to the housing authority. >> no, i did not. >> it's right there. >> excuse me. >> on the travel days you received double payment. >> no. i don't get double. >> but you did. >> tonight at 11:00 we also found flights to places like nashville and las vegas with no documentation. we'll have those details and you'll hear from the executive director

flooding into various cameras throughout the oakland schools oakland housing authority the clore of the city linking to various business districts around town so that they can pretty much have the full time twenty four seventh's surveillance system in place and several lot of civil liberty violations are not the only thing your group is opposing brian you're threatening to sue the city because of the project's ties to a nuclear weapons contractor why is that a problem. wolf one it's the expressed will of the of the voters of oakland we passed this ordinance saying that we don't want to get in bed with these guys that have ties to a nuclear weapon whether it's direct or indirect schneider electric has direct ties to nuclear weapons work there are a large supplier of components and guidance systems for nuclear weapons we chose this tactic specifically because it seemed the quickest and easiest way to try and solve your war to the phase two contracts are using the contract in policies of the city of oakland it's so to stop this before we even get into the civil liberties battle. and where.

the executive director of the oakland housing authority says it will fill a critical need. >> we're reallybout being able to bring affordable housing into a neighborhood that really doesn't have affordability for so many people who live and work in oakland. it's a very expensive neighborhood. this will be permanent housing for working families in oakland. >> city officials expect the project to be finished and ready for folks to move in, in about 18 months. >>> a popular san francisco online hospitality service is adopting new safety requirements for its u.s. hosts. air bnb is an online service that lists rental properties for short-term lodging. the company says it will now mandate that users who rent out their property confirm they have smoke and carbon monday knox i'd detectors in place by the end of the year. air bnb says it will give out free detectors to u.s. hosts who request them. >>> there's something special happening at a supermarket in fremont. it's something that most of us might not even notice. but to some, it will make a world of difference. >> reporter: there's something n

the oakland housing authority. some of those officials getting more money than they should when they travel to conferences. the authority gives commissioners a daily say tipen. still pocketing the cash. the commissioner who spent the most on travel, $63,000 over three years, talked with the investigative unit. >> you charged all of that to the housing authority. >> no, i did not. >> it's right there. >> excuse me. >> on the travel days you received double payment. >> no. i don't get double per diem. >> but you did. >> tonight at 11:00 we also found trips to places like las veg vegas. we hear from executive director and what action he is taking, tonight after the olympics on nbc bay area. >> to the sochi games where the u.s. men will take on canada in hockey semifinals in a few hours. the men are looking for payback after a devastating loss four years ago in vancouver. they are looking for retribution after the american women lost to canada in the gold medal game yesterday. today's match-up face as trio of sharks pl

the material is so volatile according to authorities that the only way to remove it is to burn the house to the ground. a group of people focused on raising oakland'sinimum wage, gathered signatures today. the oakland coalition was among the groups who hit the pavement at the fruit veil b.a.r.t. station. they said the minimum wage doesn't cut it. >> it is not enough for working families to survive on. they can't make ends meet and put food on the table or clothes on their children's backs. so 12:25 is a good place to start for families so they can take care of themselves. >> a large part of the argument to raise the minimum wage is that it will lead to more local spending. that spending leads to more taxes, paid to benefit local schools and to make streets safer. >>> b.a.r.t. is hiring a consultant to figure out why the labor talks have been so unsuccessful and expensive. the last round of labor talks led to two strikes. the contract dispute and cost b.a.r.t. more than $8 million. the cost includes consulting fees, a third of that web to lead negotiator thomas hawk whose contract was not renewed after it became clear he missed the provision, giving

authorities arrested 41-year-old via jean on arson charges. the people inside the house escaped without injury. >>> neighbors in oakland's upper diamond neighborhood say they're taking action to prevent crime. residents plan to go door to door tomorrow to drum up support for a local security patrol. they point to five burglarys and three robberies in just the past two weeks, and in one case, an intruder kicked in a door then shot an 81-year-old woman when she surprised him. neighbors say they need at least 100 households to sign on and spend about $30 a month to hire that private security. >>> now, to the south bay where health officials there are reporting two more deaths caused by the h1n1 flu virus. the santa clara county health department says both vims were men ajd 43 and 54. they died earlier this month. officials say each victim had underlying medical conditions as well as the flu. this brings the number of flu deaths in santa clara county to ten. that is the most of any bay area county. by our count, there's been 34 flu-related deaths in the bay area so far this season. >>> the state department of public health says at least 147 people hav