oakland mayor ron dellums it is playing for keeps.leased a statement and lopes in hopes the team will stay put. in the letter listed a number of ways he hopes the city is the working with and will be he believes the steps approval pitch, we believe the steps of mr. continued commitment to keeping the a's in oakland. it is clear that our city as a viable plan to complete such a transaction. if a look from san francisco today a rally outside the federal building over immigration reform. supporters of emigration rights have something to cheer about when a federal judge struck down key parts in it to arizonas not tough immigration law. it was posted go into effect tonight a minute past midnight. a u.s. justice department challenge the law saying it would lead to racial profiling. >> arizona gov. jan for were reacting to today's decision by a federal judge demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse. it was close to the public because of the emotion surrounding the case. judge bullock temporarily blocked imports and of the most controver

we tried oakland mayor ron dellums since he stepped in on other labor disputes americas office at east following the ec transit issue but has not stopped in yet. he may consider getting involved in a later time. of oakland he told kron 4 he sent two letters to the ec transit board of directors urging them to negotiate he's also been in contact with the union. he meets with the vice president of the board of directors on friday. we also called the ec transport of directors which like bart is an elected board not under control by any local government. a board member told kron 4 there are investigating what rules and discipline they have at their disposal to get drivers back to work. christine conley kron 4 news. >> continuing coverage of the ongoing ec transit dispute. for information on group cancellations had for website www.kron4.com. a new study suggesting using an interactive on-line weight management site will be shed the towns and keep them off. our web producer kimberly stock motels as about the research. >> these the same weight management program they're encouraged to log in at

we try oakland mayor ron dellums since he stepped in on other disputes to the mayor's office said he is following the ec transit issue but has not stepped in yet. he might consider getting involved at a later time. assembly members laundry swanson of oakland told kron 4 he sent two letters to the board of directors urging them to negotiate. he's also been in contact with the union and carry me to the vice- president of the board of directors on thursday. if we also called the ec transit board of directors if which like board is elected board and not under control by any local government. a board member told kron 4 there investigating what rules and discipline if they have the disposal to get drivers back to work. if finally kron 4 contacted the metropolitan transportation commission which allocates a large portion of the funds ac transit receives. the mtc said well they do have an oversight role historic the they've chosen not to get involved in day-to-day operations. they are however following this issue from a distance. christine conley kron 4 news. >> people who depend on the buse

. >>> ktvu has obtained a letter, oakland mayor ron dellums september to all city employees a week after mehserle's verdict became public. oakland demonstrated that it is a community of people who have character and they displayed that character thursday night out of respect for the family, honor for the young life of oscar grant, love of community, commitment to peace and passion for justice. >>> coming up, developing news, a plane heading to california suffers turbulenceandd there's injured people. >> how do i feel? i feel optimistic. >>> a bay area mother with a lot of stake reacts to the u.s. plans to retrieve troops from afghanistan. >>> they say they feel vindicated. tonight, people who carry weapons legally say they have won when it comes to a police officer and the controversial comments he made about the open carry movement. lloyd lacuesta is live tonight with our report. >> reporter: the police detective of palo alto released this comment tonight. that the officer participated in misbehavior when he commented on open carry. if one of them makes a further movement, two weeks off

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mayor ron dellums was a child when it opened in 1937. >> when the bay bridge first opened up they allowedeople to walk on the bridge. this is for a nickel and a dime. folks told me they carried me on to that bridge. >> the mayor says there was a time he thought a new bridge would never be built. >> the earthquake is 1989. and there is 20 years later and a number of years away from this being completed. by point is to acknowledge this. >> and that 1989 quake was a section of the upper deck collapsed and the bay area had been waiting for a new save bridge ever since. it should be here open for business, in 2013. abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> california cash for appliances program expanded today. state officials trying to give away $19 million in rebates on emergency efficient appliances to replace old ones. >> there is where you can receive up to $1,000 for heating and cooling systems. popular now is refrigerators and clothes washers. >> there is a strot to add solar systems to the appliances eligible for rebates. don't wait too long. there is a $19 million that won't last forever. >> there

in 2008 mayor ron dellums requested their presence in the lake merritt area. now, a shortage of police officers. members of the volunteer group are not armed but trained in self-defense and they carry handcuffs for making citizen arrests. >> new report finds an elementary school's large system failed to send out an alert after 45 minutes. they say it's unclear why there was a delay in the fire at trace elementary earlier this month. but an analysis by the paper finds the school district has only been minimum safeguards at many of its schools. among the findings, 20 of the district's had 3 schools have fire alarms that ring but do not alert the fire department. only three have full systems and most of the schools including trace elementary don't have fire sprinklers in their classrooms. >> a group of merchants in san francisco's north beach neighborhood are pushing for legislation to fine business operators for keeping store fronts vacant. merchants say there is a loophole in the tax structure that allows landlords to keep spaces unoccupied. the owner can write

ron dellums requested their presence in the lake merritt area. back then, there was a string of restaurant robberies. members of the group are not armed but they are trained in self-defense and they do carry handcuffs and the power to make citizens' arrests. >> commute as the golden gate bridge could be slower for thousands of commuters. >> for the first timer carpoolers are being required to use fastrak if they want to avoid paying full price. >>> you need to stop in the fast line to get the $3 discount. if you don't have a fastrak and you have three people you'll still be paying $6. this actually has been in effect since july 1st but they are really enforced today. no more grace period. if you want to take advantage of the discount. other bridges, richmond-san rafael bridge that is where we have a stall. eastbound, broke a lane but not% much of a slow, down no delays to 80 but 13 minutes. westbound 580 a little sluggish through the altamont pass 26 minutes. and you'll find some slowing westbound 4 out of antioch but you won't find slowing at th

bus kron4 decided to find out who is stepping in to help eastern drivers we tried oakland mayor ron dellumsince he stepped in and other labor disputes the mayor's office said he's following the ec transit issue but has not stepped in yet he might consider getting involved at a later time. he sent two letters to the sea transborder directors urging them to negotiate he's also been in contact with the union he meets with the vice president of the board of directors on thursday. we also called the ac transit board of directors would like bart is an elected board not under control by any local government a board member told kron4 there are investigating what rules and discipline they have at their disposal to get drivers back to work finally www.kron4.com contacted the metropolitan transit commission it would allocate a large portion of the funds they sieges disease in c.c. says was a to have an oversight role a starkly they have chosen not to get involved in day-today operations they are following this issue from a distance. >> the check on whether a begin with a look to current conditions thi