an email to abc7 news, interim police chief brian addington writes, i can confirm that officer rick hoffman is employed as an antioch police officer, a source tells abc seven news. it was addington who made the decision to bring back hoffman. commissioner williams now wants to call hoffman before the police commission. >> we're not here to, you know, have a hearing, but, you know, we want to have some some, some answers. we want to see if this if it's his character has changed, right. for the for the benefit of us all in antioch. >> anser hassan abc seven news. >> both lanes of highway one at devil's slide in san mateo county are back open after a deadly single car crash. the chp says a vehicle went over the cliff at gray whale cove state beach around 1230. this afternoon, according to authorities. a 79 year old man was killed. he was the only person in the car crews were able to retrieve the body. at this point, though, authorities are not releasing any other information on the driver or the cause of that crash. >> one month after a family of four was killed at a bus stop in san francisco,

we're all very upset that rick hoffman's come back. he's known for committing violence in the community. he's mentioned in the text message scandal, laughing at violence. >> last year, an fbi investigation uncovered a racist texting scandal at the antioch police department. documents from the fbi and the contra costa county district attorney's office show rick hoffman on a series of text chains that used racist, misogynistic and homophobic language and memes. >> if you sent a message, received a message, laughed at a message. if you didn't report these messages, we don't need you in antioch. >> abc seven news has learned that an investigation was conducted which cleared hoffman to return. that could include a demotion in rank, but details of the investigation haven't been made public. they're back on the force. >> so were there no findings in this investigation? why hasn't there been any, disclosure on that? why isn't it the public be made aware and why has, you know, it it felt like a secret. >> antioch police commissioner devin willi

the latest antioch resident, frank sterling's 2009 encounter with then antioch police officer rick hoffmanlleging excessive use of force. last year, hoffman, now a sergeant, was

sergeant rick hoffman was put on paid leave last year. documents from the fbi and the contra costa county district attorney's office show hoffman on a series of text chains that used racist, misogynistic, homophobic language and memes. >> if you sent a message, received a message, laughed at a message. if you didn't report these messages, we don't need you in antioch, abc7 news has learned that an investigation was conducted which cleared hoffman to return. >> that could include a demotion in rank. details of the investigation have not been made public. >> now to the hotly contested name change of the airport in oakland. they want it to be the san francisco bay oakland international airport. however, the city of san francisco is now officially officially suing the port of oakland over that name. the lawsuit claims the renaming could, quote, damage the travel industry for the entire region. due to confusion and chaos among travelers, san francisco city attorney david chu says it also infringes on sfo's landmark. >> we are concerned about h

sergeant rick hoffman was put on paid leave last year. documents from the fbi and the contra costa county district attorney's office show hoffman on a series of text chains that used racist, misogynistic and homophobic language and memes. >> if you sent a message, received a message, laughed at a message. if you didn't report these messages, we don't need you in antioch, abc7 news has learned that investigation was conducted, which cleared hoffman to return to work. >> that could include a demotion in rank. details of the investigation have not been made public. >> san francisco is getting giant pandas. the mayor has been in talks with china for months now about bringing these animals to the city, and now it looks like it's finally happening. abc seven news reporter ryan curry joining us live in the studio. ryan, when will they get here? what are their names? what do they like to do? what do they like to eat? we want to know it all, ryan. >> we don't know those answers quite yet. i'm sure we'll learn more in the coming weeks. but mayor br