. >> reporter: the five-member city council could make a decision monday night. in san carlos ktvu news >> welcome back en hut is based in florida and its danish company is called g4s. we tried to reach the company for the proposal about the city of san carlos but haven't heard back. according to the company website, wackenhut is involved primarily in security services. it has contracts with the federal government and some nuclear facilities and also owns and operates several private prisons. >>> native americans are holding vigil for a ninth straight night in vallejo tonight on what they consider to be sacred burial grounds. activist revere the 15-acre site in glen cove. they are upset with plans to build a parking lot benches and toilets on the land. the greater vallejo recreation district had hoped to begin construction this spring but has been ordered to hold off while a federal mediator tries to resolve the dispute. activists are hopeful talks will continue next week. >> gbrd will be meeting with the department of justice on monday. we are hoping to know by monday night o

last year, san carlos city leaders gave notice they wanted to end that agreement so save money. we interviewed the mayor of san carlos early this morning, he explained the city has a $3.5 million deficit. the city has three options. it can either create its own stand alone fire department, it can consolidate with the redwood city fire department or it could shut to down the fire department completely. the mayor told us a little about that company. >> they have not done cities in california. they have subsidiaries that do cities throughout europe, they do military bases, they do airports, a number of things that are interesting. i wouldn't dismiss their ability to provide services to the city. >> firefighters disagree with that. they say whacken hunt corporation has little experience providing city fire services. if you put a for-profit company in charge of public safety, residents won't get the same level of service. you'll hear directly from some of the san carlos firefighters that plan to be out here later on this morning. >>> two people are in the hospital this morning after o

that's the reality facing the peninsula city of san carlos tonight. they're voting on outsourcing their fire protection, something many consider the ultimate cost-saving measure. tonight, san carlos. tomorrow, it could be where you live. city council just voted on that pressure. >> reporter: it appears that the city council is about to make this motion, in support of the hybrid model for the redwood city fire department. what i've been told that is, what that would mean is the city of redwood city would handle the management. and that the firefighters here in this jurisdiction, san carlos, would be able to keep their job. the big debate on whether is to keep this fire department a public entity or for it to go private. the hybrid redwood city model. and then, there is the private model, which has to do with the company from florida. and they basically went back and forth. talking about which is better for the public here. should we go to a private company? they have contracts. the federal government to protect the kennedy space center, as well as the d

san carlos is considering contracting the city's fire response to a private company based in jupiter, florida, as it looks to cut costs, mark sayier is in san carlos where many residents say they want their local fire department to stay local. >> reporter: the cities of san carlos and neighboring belmont share a joint fire department and have since the 1970s, but san carlos thinks it is paying too much and they have given notice they want to end the relationship come october. >> the city staff will to a proposal upon the. >> reporter: they considered four proposals to save money including one from a florida company called backen hut. paul donohue nose full well the idea of a privatized fire department will meet resistance. >> as a private company we are always told they put prove it before safety.

>>reporter: carolyn the san carlos city council took a vote and the vos was unanimous. they decided against out sourc sourceing despite potential for bigger savings. it has become the hot top the ick of san carlos. who gets to run the fire department. fact that city council is considering out sources led to a packed house. excess crowd spilled out into the hallway. >> i think it's important to keep our public agency public. what is next, black water service or police. >>reporter: but out sourceing to private company has the potential to save 3 million dollars. other viable option teaming up with redwood city savings 1.7 million dollars. the private company considered says it offers more because the scheduling and retirement system is more efficient and lets expensive. the plan involves hiring as many san carlos firefighters as possible. >> when you are a contract provider you audition every da day. for your continued job. so quality of service is job no. 1. so very, very important to the community. very important to us. >>reporter: in addition to bigger savings, city sta

percent compared to last year, there was one homicide compared to three in 2010. >> darya:the san carlos city council has approved to outsource its fire services to the redwood city fire department once the belmont-san carlos fire protection district dissolves in october.the council had considered a proposal submitted by wackenhut services inc., a florida-based private provider. >> we run the can and the space center. >> you've run organizations? >> right correct. >> it will be challenging? >> of course will be. >> what happens if they feel can you guarantee that it will save my house? >> when i want somebody to save my family, this is not the entity i want. please when you make this decision to not make another field decision as was done when san carlos pleased to partner was dissolved. >> it was the best trade-off for not an easy situation, so they keep. >> darya: on clear what they're san carlos fire fighters will lose their jobs. many could get jobs at the fire department we will have to see. san carlos has outsourced its police department to the surest office. >> justine: new details int

. >>> i'm amy hollyfield live in san carlos. redwood city has a big question to ask san carlos today. a question that could save some money. i'll have that story coming up. >> good morning. weather-wise, you see the clouds gathering over the bay. right now patchy clouds and scattered showers. more and when they get to your neighborhood and when they leave. >> and new accident reported in palace an ton area, getting details on that. here is a live shot of 680, a little further north. >> good wednesday morning, thank you for starting your day with us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. >> a man accused of killing four women decades ago is set to make his first court appearance today. police on the other side of the country are checking cold case files to see if he could be a suspect there. terry mcsweeney is live in san rafael. >> reporter: homicide investigators in new york are taking a real good look at joseph naso to see he might be involved in what they called the double initial murders where the victims all first and last names all had

for now live in antioch, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> this morning the san carlos city council has voted down a controversial plan to outsource its fire department to save money. the unanimous decision came late last night after several hours of heated debate. city leaders rejected a proposal to hire a private company from florida to respond to emergencies. instead, they voted to team up with redwood city in what's being called the hybrid option. >> redwood city and san carlos will share management and the fire chief, the vat chiefs, training, fire marshals. but the rank and file firefighters in this situation will belong to san carlos. >> san carlos firefighters were among those strongly opposed to the outsourcing plan saying it could endanger public safety. ktvu's tara moriarty has reaction from other key players in this battle. she's going to have a live report in our next half hour. >>> a new twist in the same sex marriage battle. opponents say the judge who declared prop 8 unconstitutional should never have heard the case because he is gay and has a long time partner. now

>>pam: the san carlos city council is meeting how it will divide emergency services won the belmont city fire district is resolved. there are two primary proposals. one to use the redwood city fire department and the other would be from a private, firefighter. private provider could save $6.6 million, annually but it is causing quite a bit of controversy. will have crews at the meetings to bring you updates. and also operates 11:00 p.m.. >> good news of the antioch. despite cuts, there has been a reduction in crime. according to the interim police chief violent crime has gone down by 18.8%. that is the same quarter as last year. only one homicide this year, compared to three this year from 2010. and property crime has gone down 9.5% parenthood (music) >> jacqueline: a live look outside. with mostly sunny skies and some lingering clouds this afternoon. those sprinkles the we saw this morning. first, the satellite radar showing a lingering activity in the north bay. this morning and also in santa rosa, those clear skies at this hour. temperatures are cool. closer to the coast a group warme

through marin the ride was an easy one, 22-23 minute drive no delays across the span. >> mark: the san carlos city outsource its fire services to the redwood city fire department once the belmont- san carlos fire protection district dissolves in october.the council had considered a proposal submitted by wackenhut services inc., a florida- based private >> reporter: the city council unanimously approved redwood city to handle its fire operations. many of the people who attended were opposed to a private company taking over fire operations. many of the people held these kinds, saying they did not want them to take over the fire calls here in this city their reason for that being they have never handled or run a municipal fire department at this point it's still unclear if firefighters will lose their jobs. the proposal from the redwood city fire department is projected to bring a savings of $1.7 million to $3.5 million per year. it's not clear at this time whether there will be job cuts. >> justine: just in the investigators are now narrowing down what sparked last week's fire at apple growers and l

last night the san carlos city and voted unanimously to create a joint fire department with a redwoody. the move is expected to save at least $1.5 million every year. a contract between the two city still has to be finalized. >>jacqueline: today, temperatures really nice, tomorrow it may cool little bit. that will continue until thursday. a big warmup it into the weekend. all will have a big forecast coming up in just a bit. i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all. i am a walking medical dictionary. congratulations virginia. inflamed uvula. i'm virginia. i'm a target pharmacist and i'm here to answer your questions. >>grant: this is a patient a hospital submitted april 11th, he said to be in fair condition. they found him on richland avenue near san jose avenue. they say he is a latino man in his '40's with short black hair and brown eyes. he is 5 ft. 4 in. and weighs about 150 lbs.. he is not been able to tell the hospital, nurses or officials his name.

the city of san carlos considering contracting the city's fire response to a security firm in jupitersayier is in san carlos tonight where many residents say they want their local fire department to stay local. >> reporter: the city's of san carlos and neighboring belmont share a joint fire department and have since the 1970s, but san carlos feels it is paying too much and has given notice to belmont that it intends to end the relationship come october. >> the city staff will do a presentation -- >> reporter: tonight the city council began considering four separate proposals to save money including one from a private florida-based company called wackenhut. >> first obstacle is change. >> reporter: the president, paul donahue, nose full well the concept of a private fire department will meet resistance. >> as a private entity we're told they put profit before safety. we can disprove that by talking to our existing customer base, we wouldn't have survived 50 years in the private sector if that in fact was true. >> reporter: the wackenhut proposal could save san carlos an estimated $2 mi

the two cities will share upper management but hire their own firefighters. san carlos is dissolving its joint fire department with belmont after a disagreement on how to share costs. >>> it is that time of year again. a blitz on potholes is under way now that the cold, wet weather is almost over. jade hernandez joins us live to tell us what the city of oakland is doing about the problem. >> reporter: what street doesn't see the wear and taker of weather. now the city of oakland is trying to rid drivers of potentially dangerous road conditions. this man owner of an automotive shop fixes cars. he's glad to hear the city is on pothole blitz throughout may. most areas will see working crews. >> the city is out there. i mean, you see them working hard. they don't have enough people working and they don't have enough money probably to do it all. >> reporter: it can lead to a vehicle's erosion of safety and handling and it's costly for everyone and even more so for rims and tires. stoddard make it is clear he's not accusing the city of not smoothing out the issue. >> when you

now, with that the bell possibility and san carlos fire department is dissolving. san carlos needs a new partner. >> the city of san carlos is making an attempt to privatize the fire department. >> lisa: the city's consultants are recommending allowing a private security company to run the department, or team up with redwood city's fire department. >> we do a lot of joint training with redwood city, share the fire marshal. >> lisa: the firefighters want the public to stand witch them -- stand with them and their preferred choirks but according to the mayor, those choices would retain the same staff, not close fire stations and save more than $1 million, but going private could save even more. >> we're not trying to throw people out, but there needs to be a very different structure and a very different way to approach these services that allows san carlos to move forward. >> the way things have been going, and the fact that the proassessal -- proposal is still on the table, if have concerns. >> the concern involves many from changing from a public agency to a privately operated one. >> we have concerns, being

though are fighting for what they think is best for the community now, that san carlos needs a new funding partner. >> the city of san carlos is making an attempt to privatize the fire department. >> the city consultants are making two recommendations, allow services, inc. and private security company to run the department or team up with redwood city. several cities are opting to consolidate. >> we do a lot of training with redwood city and we work seamlessly with them. >> both choices would retain the same staff, not close any fire stations and save more than a million dollars but going private could save even more. >> we're not trying to throw people out, but there needs to be a very different structure and a very different way to approach these services. >> the way things that are ingoing and the fact that the proposal is still on the table, yeah, i have concerns. >> the concern for many involved changing from a public agency to a privately operated one. >> private company doesn't have the ability to have sworn officers. you don't have the ability to have a strike. >> residents are divided. >> if worse com

. >>> city of san carlos has opted to form a hybrid fire department with redwood city all in order to save money. the city council voted unanimously last night for the redwood city plan choosing it over a proposal to hire a private company to run its fire department. san carlos still has to negotiate with redwood city but the hybrid plan is expected to save $1.5 million a year. >>> pg&e customers who don't want one of those smartmeters can now buy some time. they can put their names on a delay list so the new high-tech meters will not be installed at their homes for the time being. the utility still is trying to work out a solution with state regulators. some people object to the smartmeters' wireless technology fearing health risks. >>> some confusion over medical marijuana should soon be cleared up. santa clara county is about to get specific guidelines for pot clubs. kiet do joins us now from east san jose with more on what the district attorney's office is doing. kiet, good morning. >>> reporter: we're live at medex in east san jose one of the larger and more outspoken establishme

in the city of san carlos, the cost to fight fires has soared by more than 30% in just the last five years. and tonight, those rising costs are prompting some drastic action by city leaders which could end up being a first of its kind move in the state. and it could be the start of a larger trend as well. nbc bay area's monte france sis in san carlos with more for us. >> diane, good evening. one of the serious proposals on the table is to outsource fire protection here in san carlos to a private company. it's an option that's drawing strong reaction both for and against. dozens of firefighters plotted their course and canvassed the entire city of san carlos, warning residents about a plan they say gambles with public safety. the proposal to outsource fire protection in to wackenhut services, a private company based in florida. >> they only have 12 different firefighting contracts throughout the united states. and all of those are with either federal government installations or private installations. they have no experience doing municipal community firefighting. >> reporter: san carlo

amy hollyfield is live in san carlos with more on the story. >> reporter: redwood city plans to talk bout possibly joining forces, the move would save them $1.2 million a year and redwood city about $1.5 million a year. the money the savings would come from cutting administrative staff, cutting a fire chief. consolidating is a hot trend. san bruno and millbrae city councils decided to move forward with a plan to merge their fire departments. >> we're eliminating some positions through attrition. they will be losing their jobs. >> it makes a whole lot of sense for the cities and possibly for more cities down the road. >> what about a big emergency like the pipeline explosion that we saw in san bruno last year. some are asking questions how it could impact a response time for a big emergency like this. officials say they believe it could have a minor impact. consolidation could save communities hundreds of thousands of dollars and in some cases, millions of dollars and the idea seems be widespread. amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >>> school board in concord has approved contracts with two

. >> darya: san carlos city council voted late last night not to outsource its fire department. it also approved a redwood city to handle the fire operations. many opposed the private company that was going to take over the city's operations. it is never handled or run and municipal fire department before. >> we run a cape canaveral. >> do santa will be challenging? >> sure would. >> what happens if they fail? can you guarantee they can save my house in the fire? >> when i want somebody at my door to save my family. this is not the entity i want. when you make this decision to not make another field decision as was done one the police department was dissolved. >> they are probably the best trade-off for not an easy situation. >> darya: it is still one clear if the san carlos firefighters will lose their jobs. many could get the jobs that redwood city fire department. >> mark: uc-berkeley police warning students to be more aware of the surroundings. this is after an rise in peeping incidents. a person or persons ticking over there shower stall and in one instant somebody stepped

. >>> san carlos city council voted for the hybrid fire department with redwood city.an is expected to save $1.5 million. >>> and pg&e customers who don't want smartmeters can now buy some time. they can put their names on a delay list so the high-tech meters won't be installed at their homes at least for the time being. the utility is still trying to work out a long-term solution with state regulators. >>> traffic and weather right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. back out to pacifica, southbound highway 1 north of devil's slide. we had an accident involving an overturned pickup truck. chp is directing one way traffic control. traffic is stacking up in the area. all right. new accident as well southbound 880 approaching winton. you can see speeds are slow right there all the way down towards highway 92. looks like a little breezy out there, as well. here's live look at 880 through oakland. starting to get crowded northbound. as you pass the coliseum, plenty of sunshine, high wind advisory in effect right now across the span of the bay bridge and traffic is s

elizabeth cook shows us people lined up to give city leaders in san carlos a piece of their mind. izabeth. >> reporter: the city couple meeting wrapped up moments ago and they voted unanimously to go with the redwood city hybrid option which essentially would be similar the program they have going on right now and the arrangement they have with the city of belmont which would essentially combine city services. they voted not to go with the independent contractor wackenhut and, instead, go with the redwood city hybrid option. the real option, should public fire safety be in public or private hands. the city council chambers overflowed with passion. >> fire to a contractor? a low-bid contractor? what happens if they fail? >> if we go with wackenhut, people will burn, businesses will burn, and people will die. >> reporter: they had two primary proposals one from redwood city which would combine city resources, the other from wackenhut, a private contractor. the wackenhut proposal could potentially save the city up to $6.6 million. >> we actually had proposed to put four firefighters a

. >>> the san carless city council -- the san carlos city council could vote to out source its fire service. firefighters were outside asking for signatures. if that happens the san carlos fire department would be disbanned and 47 firefighters could be out of a job. city leaders say an estimated $1 million would be saved. >>> time now 6:05. guess what bart wants your opinion. picking out the styles of its new seats. ktvu christian kafton is joining us live to tell us how you can be a part of this. >> reporter: this is really a chance for commuters to shape their own futures. this is part of barts seating lab. what they are measuring here is the various widths of the seats. that's what they will try top get an opinion from with passiers. you can also see one of the things they are comparing here is seethe height. over here you can see they are taking a lock at various possibilities eventually for what kinds of materials might be on those seats. coming over to the last station over here you can also see. this one shows how much height and leg room you have. right now they are solicit stating

san jose. >>> the city of san carlos has decided to form a hybrid fire department with redwood city to save money. late last night the city council voted unanimously for the redwood city plan choosing it over a proposal to hire a private company based in florida to run it. a firefighter from neighboring san mateo says the hybrid option is much better. >> when you look at, you know, the track record of the redwood city fire department versus wackenhut's track record it's night and day. wackenhut has no experience in firefighting. they did it one time in 1997 in florida. it didn't end well. >> san carlos still has to negotiate with redwood city but the hybrid plan is expected to save $1.5 million a year. san carlos has been looking for a new partner since deciding last fall to dissolve its joint fire department with belmont. >>> pg&e's tried to curb the outrage over the $35 million retirement package for its outgoing ceo. the san francisco-based utility announced its customers will not be footing the bill. the company's board of directors decided to use shareholder funds to pay for peter darby's re

san carlos. san carlos will start talks with redwood city. if those negotiations fail, the city council could bring outsourcing back to the table. the idea of merging departments is not unusual. half moon bay police department discussing who will cover their city. live in san carlos. janelle wang, abc 7 news. >> parents in san francisco may not be able to elect a personal procedure for their baby sons. a residents has a measure on the november ballot banning circumization for boys under abe making it a misdemeanor for squail time. they plan to present the signatures to the department of election. critics including religious groups said a ban would violate religious freedom. >> san jose police are looking for a bank robber who opened fire in a chase bank. it happened in the chase bank. a man with a pistol held up the branch and fired a shot in the air as part of the demand for money. >> anybody who robs a bank is a bold criminal. but whether or not he is shotting -- shooting somebody takes a certain type of criminal. >> the robber run out of t

marshals, but the rank and file firefighters in this situation will belong to san carlos. >> reporter: the mayor has said his city needs to trim the budget and the hybrid option will give san carlos about $1.5 million a year. but it will also cost san carlos money to dissolve its relationship with belmont. most insiders agree this whole thing happened because of a long standing political feud. bad blood between san carlos and belmont. live in san carlos, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, pg&e is preparing to conduct high pressure testing on sections of natural gas pipelines like the one that exploded in san bruno. yellow spray paint can be seen on the ground in mountain view marking one of those lines. it runs under the shoreline golf links down rank store avenue and into the rex manurer neighborhoods. it also feeds the pipeline that ruptured in san bruno. neighbors are reacting to the upcoming tests. >> well, i think it's something that should have been taken care of a long time ago. >> pg&e held an informational meeting last night. high pressure tests are planned for next month. the utility says

it's not a safe schedule. >> reporter: the redwood city proposal would save san carlos up to $3.5 million, it would be a joint department hybrid system. >> when you look at the track record of the redwood city fire department as opposed to wackenhut. they have no experience in municipal firefighting, they did it one time in florida in 1977 and it didn't end well. >> reporter: if they do approve wackenhut to be their firefighting contractor they would be the first city to use a private contractor for the fire department. >> do you think by midnight they should know something? >> reporter: it's tough to tell. there is a lot of people here, a lot of very passionate voices to be heard, including some on the city council so it's -- we'll see what happens. hopefully by midnight they'll know something. >> okay. elizabeth cook in san carlos. thank you. >>> gabrielle giffords is cleared to travel to florida to watch her husband's shuttle launch on friday. doctors at the congresswoman's houston rehab hospital set that as a goal for their patient. kelly will command the space shuttle endeavor when i

the mayor has said that his city needs to trim the budget and the hybrid option will save the city of san carlos about $1.5 million a year. >> redwood city and san carlos will share management and the fire chief, the training, the fire marshals, but the rank and file firefighters in this situation will belong to san carlos. >> reporter: san carlos firefighters were among those strongly opposed to waken hut saying it would endanger public safety. there's still a chance the private company could get the job. we'll explay plain how coming up later in our show. live, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:05. americans in syria are being told get out while you can. and the u.s. government said that. coming up for you at 5:15, we'll bring you a live report from washington d.c. on the brutal crackdown by syrian government troops and it's being condemned by the white house. >>> a new hurdle in the battle over same sex marriage. supporters of prop 8 say judge vaughan walker's ruling that it is unconstitutional should be thrown out. they say he has been in a same sex relationship for ten year

could become a stand alone department, it could merge with redwood city, or contract out with this private security company. san carlos' mayor says the city has a $3.5 million budget deficit. tonight's city council meeting starts at 7:00 and promises to be packed. we are live i'm tara moriarty. >>> we are now learning that last weeks warehouse fire at the martinelli's apple plant took a deadly toll on local wildlife. hundreds of fish in the nearby slew were killed. debris and soot from the burning warehouse crept into the water opinion the phone used by firefighters may have killed some of the fish. the fire started on wednesday and took firefighters two days to put it out. >>> a handful of protestors staged a brief demonstration outside of berkeley high school on behalf of a teacher they claim is in danger of being fired because of her race. >> discrimination we say no. >> the attorney for valerie says she was given a less than proficient evaluation two years ago because she spoke out against discrimination. she is now in an evaluation period that could end with her firing at the end of the term. he is african americ

>> all right, kiet do live in east san jose, kiet, thank you. >>> the city of san carlos is opting toto form a hybrid fire department, an all-out effort to save cash. the city council voted unanimously for the redwood city plan late last night choosing it over a proposal to hire a private company in florida called wackenhut to run its fire department. the firefighter from neighboring san mateo says the hybrid option is much better. >> when you look at, you know, the track record of the redwood city fire department versus wackenhut's track record it's night and day. wackenhut has no experience in municipal firefighting. none. they have done it one time in 1997 in florida and it didn't end well. >> san carlos still has to negotiate with redwood city but the hybrid plan is expected to save $1.5 million a year. san carlos has been looking for a new partner since deciding last fall to dissolve its joint fire department with the city of belmont. >>> it is 5:35. throw the umbrella in the trunk of the car or, you know, in the garbage! >> put it back in the closet. >> exactly. just in case. bo

ago the counsel did approve that redwood city fire department handle fire operations in the city of san carlos. 5-0. look at this video. there were many people opposing. the counsel meeting was packed with residents who strongly supported redwood city fire department running require operations in san carlos. neverly everyone opposed wackenhut to do the fire operations. and now many don't like the fact that wackenhut, which is based out of florida never 41 a fire department. first we will hear from wackenhut's vice president and then we will hear from those who oppose wackenhut and then those who support wackenhut. >> never for a city. do you think it would be challenging? >> sure. it's challenging. for them and for us. >> what happens if they fail? will you guarantee they can save my house? >> at 3:00 a.m. when i want someone to save my family this is not the entity i want. please, when you are making this decision do not make another failed decision as was done when the police department was deinvolved. >> i think wackenhut is the best trade off for not an easy situation. thank you. >> report

summer. >>> well, a private fire company has apparently offered toy provide service to the city of san carlos. san carlos and belmont are disolving their department. they are considering out sourcing fire protection to redwood city or cal fire. but the san mathey kwroe journal -- san mateo journal says a private bid came through. >>> the fire department is investigating a fire that started this morning on queen's road. no one was home at the time. fire was centered in the main floor damaging the kitchen, living room, hallway and causing smoke damage in the bathrooms. a contractor at the scene estimated the repairs would cost $700 to $8,000. >>> the attorney general addressed the topic of teen bullying at a conference in mill valley today. it was put on by a nonprofit organization called beyond differences. the meeting featured a film about how social isolation a pects teenagers. harris says the solution to bullying requires everyone's involvement. >> the communities, parents, young people, law enforcement, legislatures they can come together and should come together around the conversation an

san carlos at a savings of almost $2 million annually. and that is music to the ears of the mayor of san carlos since his city is now facing a $3.5 million shortfall. >> the biggest thing we have been looking for for a number of years in san carlos when it comes to fire. we needed to be able to control our costs. we needed to be able to control the level of service we had. we do those two things, that's what we need to do. >> they only have 12 different firefighting contracts throughout the united states. and all of those are with either federal government installations or private companies. they have no experience doing municipal community firefighting. >> reporter: 42 full-time firefighters currently work for the san carlos belmont fire department. and they make on average $141,000 a year. the joint agreement between the cities has ended. right now, the firefighters work a 72-hour week. that's on for three days, then off for four. the mayor says something has to be done to bring down the cost of fire protection which has gone up 30% in the last five years. and he is calling the proposal both innovative and interesting. the city council

city. san carlos is ending its current joint fire department with the city of belmont. a decision on this is expected on monday night when the city council meets to consider the future of the san carlos fire department. live in san carlos, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> family, friends and classmates gather forward the funeral of 16-year-old andy zhang. police found zhang's body inside a home in san francisco's silver terrace neighborhood on april 10th. he was found shot, doused with gasoline with a bag over his head. a 15-year-old boy has been charged as a juvenile with murder and attempted arson in zhang's death. the teenage suspect told investigators the shooting happened accidentally while the two were playing with a handgun. >>> people gathered in richmond today for the first earth day celebration of cannabis, health and ecology. deep green is holding the event that has exhibits and workshops with a holistic approach to the cannabis plants. advocates say it can be usesed for a whole lot of other things other than just smoking. >> i wanted to cre

city fire department versus wackenhut it's night and day. wackenhut has no experience in municipal firefighting. they did it one time in 1997 in florida and it didn't end well. >> san carlos and redwood city have to work out the terms of the die but the hybrid plan is expected to save more than a million dollars a year. >>> hundreds of jobs could be axed in san jose. tonight the city council will meet to try to figure out how to save them. city officials are trying to close a budget gap of $115 million. next week official will notify more than 600 city workers they may lose their jobs by the end of june. the city council had sought 10% paycuts as well as reductions in benefits. but so far only four of eleven unions have cut deals. >>> in other bay area headlines a new way to opt out for homeowners who don't want that controversial smartmeter installed. you can call pg&e and put your name on a list. the utility won't put in a smartmeter until it works out a deal with state regulators. some people say the high-tech meters pose a health risk while others say that are just inaccurate. >>> battle over gay rights rainbow flag in the castro. a group of activists wants more say a

city council could decide tonight what to do about that fire departments of san carlos. cities are served by it won during department that might change as san carlos looks to trim $1 million from its budget. one option is to contract to a private contractor it is creating controversy since it profits contractor. going door to door to make sure concerned citizens show up for tonight's meeting and vote. >> mark: and news survey shows that hundreds of part- time electric officials receive full-time health care benefits which is more than 60 percent of small cities provide full-time health care benefits last year to its leaders. many of whom only attended meetings once or twice a month. a new survey says the majority of california workers back to jerry brown. 52 percent of voters in this state agree with brown's budget plan will 30% oppose it. that plan would close the budget gap. 14 billion in renewing are ready increased taxes although the republicans are not going along with the plan. we have new details on congresswoman gabrielle giffords recovery. the u.s. congresswoman

that may change as the city of san carlos looks to trim $1 million from their budget. the one option the city that says the most money comes from a private company called wackenhut services. it's the idea of going with the full profit contractor that's grading controversy. the firefighters' union has taken of this full-page ad in the local paper which says having a private company running the fire department is a bad idea. pointing out that wackenhut services doesn't have a proven track record because they've never run a municipal fire department before. the mayor san carlos says, the private firm has an interesting offer on the table. >> they're talking about additional capabilities that could make our citizens much safer and do it at a very price competitive point, we have to look at this. >>maureen: fire fighters have been going door to door handing out these fliers trying to make sure concerned residents show up monday night at the city council meeting to make their voices heard before the deciding vote. reporting live, kron 4 news. vicki: jerry brown hope to get hi

. >>> the upcoming monday the city of san carlos will hold a study session to figure out what it should do about fire service. the city says its partnership with bell man is dissolving later this year. san carlos officials are considering a few options from having the city form its own department to partnering with another fire agency or contract services to a private company. the study session will start at 7:00 this monday at san carlos city hall. >>> time is 7:34. business owners in berkeley are pushing for a ordinance. they're in talks with city leaders to create an ordinance that would prohibit sitting in line on the sidewalks. supporters say that would clean up the area and make it more inviting. >> i think that it brings down the entire neighborhood. that it's -- terrible for berkeley businesses and especially for tourism. >> it's ridiculous. everybody needs a place to be. i didn't think that not having a house was a crime. >> voters passed the controversial sit ordinance in november, but implementation of the law has yet to get off the ground. >>> bay area tea party members will

city. the other is to let a private company run the fire department. san carlos's mayor said it would mean no fire stations would be closed but going private would save more money. the city is looking to cut $1 million from the budget. >> white house is considering sanctions against syria after brutal attacks against protestors there continue to escalate. >> the an eyewitness says at least 11 people have been killed after syrian army stormed in and opened fire on civilians. troops have been reportedly to gun down any protestor. in libya, moammar khadafy's compound in the capital of tripoli were destroyed by nato airstrikes. four people were slightly hurt but it's not known where the libyan leader was at the time. the site was targeted as a military command post. it follows the government renewed attacks on the rebel held city of misruta. a spokesperson says khadafy i in health and in high spirits. >> 'wikileaks released a new material go b guantanamo bay. they named pakistan's main intelligence agency, it's included in the list of 60 militant networks. interrogate

it is still unclear whether not san carlos fire fighters will lose their jobs but many could get jobs at the redwood city fire department. san carlos has already outsourced its police department to this in the tail county sheriff's office. hundreds of city workers in san jose are anxiously awaiting word on whether not they will be affected by layoff. san jose's trend a close of $115 million budget deficit. department managers have started to notify as many as 600 employees as they could either be laid off or transferred to a lower paying job. the first of the king slips went out today, we spoke with one longtime city employees who said morale that city hall is low. >> i've never seen such a bad situation in all the years i've been with the city. i've never seen it so bad. i can't believe it. i was on the chopping block about two years ago when they were going to do the first caps. then there was a change in some concessions were made. two people myself and another fellow were saved. it's a tough decision they do have to make but i feel there has to be some other way to go about it. other than eliminating

city. the other is to let a private company run the fire department. san carlos's mayor said it would mean no fire stations would be closed but going private would save more money. the city is looking to cut $1 million from the budget. >> white house is considering sanctions against syria after brutal attacks against protestors there continue to escalate. >> the an eyewitness says at least 11 people have been killed after syrian army stormed in and opened fire on civilians. troops have been reportedly to gun down any protestor. in libya, moammar khadafy's compound in the capital of tripoli were destroyed by nato airstrikes. four people were slightly hurt but it's not known where the libyan leader was at the time. the site was targeted as a military command post. it follows the government renewed attacks on the rebel held city of misruta. a spokesperson says khadafy is in health and in high spirits. >> 'wikileaks released a new material go b guantanamo bay. they named pakistan's main intelligence agency, it's included in the list of 60 militant networks. interrogate

city. and you have winds gusting to 23 out of the west. that's down toward san carlos in redwood city. we'll go up toward the golden gate bridge. these are live buoy readings. gusts near 20 miles per hour. so there you go. and as we take a peak we'll tell you that tonight is going to be a cool one again. steve palso was here earlier this morning talking about how cool it was this morning. some areas in the north bay into the mid-30s. upper 30s in the bay valley. so cool when you start but really nice weather. overnight lows, 40s in santa rosa. 36 in napa. 42 in vallejo. these inland bay valleys not really shown here perhaps up toward wood acre. those little towns, you're going to find mid- and upper 30s it's going to be cold. high pressure is in charge and temperatures trended up. tonight was warmer by a little bit. saturday, sunday warmer still. sunday is the warmest day in the weekend. most of the temperatures will be upper 70s but there'll be a couple of low 80s. forecast using colors. these are temperatures, yellows are 70s. okay a lot of them. not showing any 80s but that's saturd

. >> in the city of san carlos, the cost to fight fires has soared by more than 30% in just the last five years. and now the rising costs are prompting some drastic action by city leaders which can end up being the first of its kind in the state and as we report, it could be the start of a larger trend. >> dozens of firefighters plotted their course. and then canvassed the entire city of san carlos, warning residents about a plan they say gambles with public safety. the the proposal, to outsource fire protection to whackenhunt private services, a company based in florida. >> they have 12 different firefighting contracts throughout the united states. all of those with federal government installations or private companies. they have no experience doing municipal community firefighting. >> san carlos is facing a $3.5 million budget shortfall this year. it's already outsourced its police services to the sheriffs department and the mayor says wackenhut's proposal could save the city almost $200,000 a year in fire protection. >> the genie is out of the bottle. i think a lot of folks will st

. >> now the vote is red wad city mentaling the fair department with neighboring san carlos. that merger saves 2 and half million dollars a year. redwood city and san carlos will discuss the plan tomorrow. san carlos backed out of a joint fire department with belmont after dispute with funding. san mateo county sheriff's department took over for the san carlos police department after the city disbanded the force last year. >>> police from california to new york are now investigating a man they believe is a serial killer. 77-year-old joseph nas is in a marin county jail right now for murder of 4 california l women 4 decades achlingt this has been a year in the making. for tonight from mark matthews. >> when joseph formally charged with murder in superior court on wednesday, it will be exactly one year to the day since his arrest at his home in reno 2010. during that arrest investigators found items by m mr. nass o that implicated him in multiple murder of young women. >>reporter: the district attorney told reporters that the victim are rocks ian strangled body found in marin in

san jose. 70 for cupertino. >> sounds great, kristy. thanks much. it is 5:11 on your tuesday. some people in one peninsula city are concerned about the public safety going into private hands. cities of san carlosnd belmont both share a fire department but san carlos feels it's paying a little too much. it's notified belmont it intends to ends that relationship come october. last night san carlos discussed contracting the city's fire response to a security firm now based in florida. >> i don't want a constant stream of rookie firefighters protecting my families from the emergency that is exist. >> as a profit entity, they put profit before safety. we wouldn't have survived 50 years in the private sector if that was true. >> the proposal could save san carlos $2 million in the first year. the city plans to make a final decision next week. >>> today bart will swear in three deputy police chiefs to replace two commanders. the new jobs are not unionized as in the past. the change is intended to streamline management structure and give bart police chief kenton rainy a stronger hand in running the department. consultants recommended the shift after the fatal shooting of an unarmed passenger, oscar gr

san carlos is facing budget problems, the city is looking at new ways to fight fires. kron 4 shows as the options they're looking at which include outsourcing to a private company. >>reporter: belmont to san carlos lyra you see written on this side, that's because right now the two cities are served by one joint department. that may change as the city of san carlos looks to trim at least $1 million from the budget. >> their number of options on the table, the one the city says saves the most money comes from a private company called wackenhut services. it's the idea of going with the full profit contractor that's creating the most controversy. the firefighters' union has taken out this full-page ad in the local paper which says having a private company running the fire department is a bad idea. pointing out that the company doesn't have a proven track record because they've never won a municipal fire department in california. the mayor san carlos says, the private group has an interesting offer on the table one that would increase the staff level here at the station hou