and 18 contained in the 2011-2012 civil grand jury report, entitled "dÉjÀ vu all over again: san francisco's cityechnology needs a culture shock" and respond to the civil grand jury on >> item number one is hearing to receive updates, from various city departments who were required to provide a response, on the implementation of recommendation nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, and 18 contained in the 2011-2012 civil grand jury report, entitled "dÉjÀ vu all over again: san francisco's city technology needs a culture shock" and respond to the civil grand jury on the >> item number one is hearing to receive updates, from various city departments who were required to provide a response, on the implementation of recommendation nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, and 18 contained in the 2011-2012 civil grand jury report, entitled "dÉjÀ vu all over again: san francisco's city technology needs a culture shock" and respond to the civil grand jury on the status of these implementations. >> item number one is hearing to receive updates, from various city departments who were

. >>> happening today a san francisco city gardener charged with hitting and killing a woman last month will appear before a judge. he is scheduled to make his first court appearance. christie was sunbathing on the grass with her dog and 11-month- old daughter. police say he hit her with his work vehicle and did not stop or render aid. his attorney argues his actions were not criminal. >> he tried to avoid hitting the dog that is why he went to the right off the path and down the grass. >> parks need to be a safe place. and this is one of the cases where none of this needed to happen. >> burnoski is behind bars on $350,000 bail. he faces felony vehicle manslaughter and hit and run charges. >>> cal osha is taking another look at a deadly accident. 63-year-old elevator mechanic white was hit and killed by an elevator counter weight back in july. inspectors originally cleared the elevator company of any violations however new questions are being raised which has prompted the agency to examine the ed. the agency would not go into specifics. cal osha is continuing their investigation into an

san francisco. as we go to chopper pictures, shot just moments ago on san francisco city streets, as folks who were forced into their cars because of this bart strike are trying to find their way home, we do have delays along van ness, battery, first, beale, mission and all of those cars pointing towards the bay bridge. now, we'll go live to the bay bridge toll plaza where we have had a steady stream of traffic all day long no morning commute or afternoon commute, just an all-day commute right here at the toll plaza, especially those outside cash lanes are finding that the folks that are making the drive don't normally make the bay bridge commute so they don't have fastrak. they have been sitting in those backups all day long. right now that backup extending to the 880 overcrossing. san francisco freeways have been jammed. those delays started early around noon today is when we started to see that rush of traffic leaving san francisco and north 101's jammed up from beyond 280 approaching the bay bridge with about a 45-minute drive time being reported now leaving san francisco. and if you plan to he

san francisco has -- underway. san francisco has four propositions and four local races. voters can cast their ballots at san francisco city hall starting today. the poms are hope monday through friday -- the polls are hope monday through friday 8:00 to 5:00. early voting is starting in san mateo county. several school bond measures and a tax parcel measure are on the ballot. there are tax measures on business licenses, properties and utilities that will be decided. >>> coming this week, a new $100 bill. we'll show you what it looks like and its special new features. >>> well, investors keeping their focus on washington today. sending stocks lower. few signs emerged of a deal to end the u.s. government shutdown and raise the nation's borrowing limit. the dow is currently down 92, below 15,000. the nasdaq is also down 26 and the s&p down 9. >>> 200,000 bottles of pain medication for babies are being recalled. motrin says there's a risk of tiny pieces of plastic in its concentrated infant drops. retailers are being asked to remove the half-ounce bottles of berry favored medication. the manufacturer says there's only a small

the san francisco city worker who hit a mother at a park turns himself in. thanks for joining us. >> a san francisco city worker faces felony charges, six weeks after police say the park and rec gardener ran over and killed a new mom. it happened as she was sunning on the lawn in holly park with her baby and her dog. that worker is preparing for his first court appearance. >> reporter: the district attorney is charging him with felony, hit and run and vehicular manslaughter. over at holiday park, regular parkgoers are relieved a charging decision was made. more than six weeks after christy sandmyer was killed, and charges on the rec park employee that ran her over. the d.a. filed felony hit and run, and felony vehicular charges, against the long-time park worker, out on bail, turned himself in. the incident is a tragedy on every level. >> the guy really missed up. the poor little baby doesn't have a mom. a husband doesn't have a wife. it a forever crime. but it's a mistake. >> reporter: park rules say workers must have a spotter if drying on park lawn. he did

. >>> also today a controversial proposal to close san francisco city parks during certain hours is set to be considered by the city's board of supervisors. under the plan all city parks would be off-limits between midnight and 5:00 a.m. supporters of the legislation say it would keep homeless people from living in the parks and reduce crime. critics say it criminalizes the homeless. >>> now to our coverage of the government shut down, now entering its second week, john boehner says he has ruled out a house vote without concessions from president obama, they are demanding changes to the affordable care act and spending cuts and will not raise that without them. the president is calling on lawmakers to pass legislation to increase the debt limit and prevent a possible government default that could triggary financial crisis. >>> well, one of the latest casualties of the shut down is a federal amber alert website, a notice on amber alert.gov reads due to the lapse in federal funding this office of justice program's website is unavailable. that sight normally shows alerts about missing chil

san francisco for so many ways. we've seen san francisco grow and it's amazing celebrations alongside with impacting policies with the city and families. this year we've identified many community based organizations and have highlighted a pitcher with the san francisco school district to highlight the services we have here in san francisco >> (speaking spanish.) >> >> (speaking spanish.) >> >> (speaking spanish.) >> >> (speaking spanish.) >> >> (speaking spanish.) >> we would like to thank all the parents and the community members and the dignitaries that are celebrated the lives of young people here, no san francisco. >> (speaking spanish.) >> (clapping). >> and now it's my honor to introduce a special guest our mayor edwin lee. he's worked horde or hard to keep the economy on track. mayor lee keeps us focused on keeping san francisco a city that celebs education and health care and the environment for our future generations (clapping) >> (speaking spanish.) >> (clapping). >> thank you. i had no idea what you that but it sounded pretty good. everyone welcome to the city hall our people's hall in san francisco. and i am h

. >>> new this morning, san francisco city leaders plan to make a big announcement that will help boost learning at local schools. mark benioff plans to donate $2.7 million to help boost access to technology in the city's 12 middle schools. the money would be used to buy ipads, wireless access and the funds to train teachers to use devices. this is the largest single investment in the district's history. >> wow. that's big. >> uh-huh. >>> a former president in oakland today. why jimmy carter will tour a work site that was the scene of a violent robbery a couple of days ago. >>> either side budged over the weekend in the federal shutdown. find out why one department is deciding to bring back some furloughed workers. >>> traffic is gonna be busy. this is the sunol grade. traffic still looks good passing mission. >>> a little change today. it will still be mostly sunny, mild, warm. cooler conditions are on the way. much cooler by midweek. >>> welcome back. continuing coverage of the government shutdown now going into its second week. house of representatives john boehner has ruled out -- h

she had a healthy husband in the cattle business and coming to san francisco and spoke to women in the city and asked the question if you could have whatever you wanted or what do you think women in san francisco need. >> uh-huh. >> and this is 1949 now, and they coming to san francisco and have no place. and she decided to erect the building and that is what she did. and we have been operating out of that building for 100 years. >> and survived all kinds of devastation. >> yes, it did. >> and who is your typical client? >> they all women, first of all, the only non-profit organization in san francisco that provides the comprehensive services to women only. >> uh. >> it would be a single adult, unaccompanied woman who is formerly homeless and low- income. -- low-income. >> uh. >> and spanishad nights -- special dismissed in most cases, survivors of domestic violence. >> that is a triple down-and- out 55 early, special needs, and domestic violence. >> right. >> and i forgot homeless. that is four. >> uh-huh. >> a typical story might be a situation where a woman was living on the streets and

the city says 500- thousand dollars and counting. san franciscoas filed a class action lawsuit against the state of nevada demanding it pay the city for taking care of the 24 patients bused here over a five year period. the city says nevada should also pay back the numerous other cities across the southwest it's dumped patients in. the nevada department of health and human services admits to cnn that there were 10 instances where staff did not confirm sufficient shelter and services for transferred patients, but it maintains nevada's "client back to home communities" program was properly conducted. theisen's life has improved since he arrived in his new city. san francisco subsidizes his room and he still has 100 dollars for food each month. but even he says it's nevada who should foot the bill. >> "they should, they really should. they shipped me here because they wanted to get rid of me they should be responsible for me." >> a report citing documents from national security agency leaker edward snowden. says the u-s hacked into the email of forme

our statistics in the city of san francisco are higher. 75 percent of our jail population is a pretrial felony population. i think you have to put some numbers in context as to who is our inmates in san francisco city county jails. the population demography reflects 60 percent african american inside the county jail system, 21 percent white and 15 percent latino. we have done studies in the past that show that at least a 3rd of our jail population would be eligible for some form of pretrial release through programs that have been designed through pretrial release, they have been very effective. i know will looeng of our shop can report on figures. i can give you ideas of jail dates that have been avoided. the numbers are significant. supervised release, we saved 43551 jail days. for 2011, with court atable accountable was 88059 and o.r. is 25,000. county sheriff's have been empowered to be able to use their discretion for early release and to use our discretion to help reroute people into alternatives to incarceration with monitoring release. but in the program we have under crowding. o

san francisco activists callingt an epidemic. >> san francisco is facing an eviction and housing crisis. >> a coalition today called on city leaders to stop what's being called a wave of evictions for skyrocketic demands for housing. >> we're seeing things from the -tech boom and lots of money coming into san francisco. >> we checked the figures showing an 81 percent increase in active evictions in the past year these types done so the landlord can go out of business. davis said he's stram belg for new housing after being evicted from his home after 40 years. it's a death sentence toshgs get a room here is a wait. >> unfortunately for the tenants the pendulum swung in the landlord's favor. >> real estate attorney says recently enacted legislation making it more difficult to convert some units to conned sdoez smashinging evictions. >> again why would i way 10 to 12 years to convert when i can sell now as a tenancy in common and make the profit. >> the supervisor is sponsoring legislation of more oversight of the merger of conversion of the units into single-family homes. housing is a right and we're seeing many needy people

. >> the strikes are banned in several cities, including san francisco. why can bart workers strike? the city council member is proposing legislation to ban bart strikes. he launched a website and is hoping the recent discourt that frustrated commuters will help the effort. analysts say it could face an uphill battle since democrats have a super majority in the state legislature. >> you are very likely to see banning the right to strike with an alternate dispute resolution, such as arbitration. there, you're going to have not only unions against it, you'll have groups like bart management opposing it. >> glazer said several east bay mayors have endorsed his petition. >>> in the meantime, commuters won't have to worry about an ac transit strike for at least the next couple of months. the governor will seek a 60 day cooling off period. a hearing is scheduled tomorrow in oakland. ac transit workers nearly walked out last week before the governor stepped in. management and union leaders have twice reached tentative deals only to have the union rank and file vo

city. back to you. >> it is. we saw the pictures it is tough getting out of san francisco. ktvu's david stevenson has been monitoring the situation at the transbay terminal. how is it looking the right now? -- looking there right now? . >> reporter: these are people waiting to get on ac transit buses and the line stretches it is longer than friday and the lines are moving rapidly either. video we shot earlier. much of the flow is from people boarding buses chartered from b.a.r.t. where there was confusion on friday, passengers today have a better idea. long lines for ac transit. buses beginning at 2:30 p.m. this afternoon. day four of the strike, riders are still upset about loss money and productivity during the strike. >> i have clients, that means i don't get paid. >> two hours in the bus. on the bus for two hours. you know, that is too much. >> i am prepared to put up with the inconvenience because i am a muni employee and i sympathize with the b.a.r.t. employees. >> reporter: san francisco bus, train and trleys saw a 12,500 additional riders. 22% increase. to make up f

now, gridlock situation on san francisco city streets. it's taking folks an hour and a half to travel 1 1/2 blocks to travel four blocks through san francisco so expect those delays. we have gridlock on battery, van ness and along the embarcadero. now, the bay bridge commute getting into the city. we had delays at 5:00 this morning. it was already backed up leaving oakland. right now it's just fine. the delays dissipated around 10 a.m. now, marin county is going to be very slow for you north 101 still crowded through central san rafael and that stays heavy across the richmond bridge in the eastbound direction. getting to the san mateo bridge, we have had delays already this evening for south 101 still crowded from the 380 interchange heading towards the san mateo bridge. and that's where you'll find traffic still slow. it picks up about midspan. so that's a look at the frustrating drive home for so many people. guys? >> all right, liza thank you for that. >>> many local ferry systems are offering extra service this evening. on friday, the

san francisco in the city only the low 60s. upper 60s for san jose actually warmer than today.espread 60s for you in union city, fremont, milpitas, palo alto 67. pacifica struggling to get to 60. more sunshine in our inland spots but still, below normal. walnut creek 74. dublin 73. 61 for the city as i mentioned. sausalito 64. warmer up toward lake county, lakeport a high of 78 degrees. extended forecast, we're warmer sunnier over the weekend. i do see a cooling trend coming up next week. but i do not see one drop of rainfall. >>> roberta gonzales live in mobile weather in san jose with why drought-like conditions are to blame for pigs gone hog wild. >> reporter: yes, we are here at the almaden country club in san jose. currently 70 degrees according to our mobile weather. it's a beautiful, beautiful evening after a beautiful day to play golf. or is it? check this out. this is total devastation caused by wild pigs. feral pigs. i know we have done these stories before but this is different. in fact not only has the golf course here been significantly damaged but we took a drive

it's from city applies from the city and county of san franciscorphy. >> sure so one of the troubling points of prop a there's a catch all in the amendment that the contributions of the employee and accident planned contribution by the city are insufficient to meet the requirements of the truth you fund the city is on the hook for the balance. which means in practical terms we have to cut from somewhere else or raise taxes. and the picture of retiree health care where we can fund health care on 3 percent of people's annual salaries is a little bit rosy. it's not something we can really bet on with health care costs and benefit costs rising at the, you know, 3 and 44 percent. salaries rising at 3 and 4 percent rather. its far greater than the pace of inflation and greater than the contributions >> so we have a little bit of time level overview left are supervisor farrell when i started working on prop a it was important in san francisco. i made sure we assaulted with our labor and all communities. i'm proud to say we have the support of every member

san francisco. the program began in august with 35 stations in the city. 158 more are planned. en house is from 5:30 to 7:00 tonight at the san francisco lgbt center on market street. >>> a rare sea beast is discovered off the coast of southern california. check out this carcass of an 18- foot-long oarfish. a southern california snorkeler came across it off catalina island. it resembles a serpent and can grow up to 56 feet long. 15 people held it up for the photo. >>> finding a job in the bay area isn't as tough as it used to be. the job market increase putting our area at the top of the list. >> hershey's hasn't come out with a new candy in 30 years but that's about to change. get ready to sink your teeth into a new chocolate treat. >> how about the market on this wednesday? opened up about 10 minutes ago. take a peek at the early numbers. we are out of the gates in a very good way. everything is up. we'll crunch the numbers with jason brooks right after the break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i want you to know stuff i want you to be kind. i want you to be smart. super smart. i want one thi

san francisco transit first? >> san francisco is a transit first city and has been for decades. it's something that not only mta takes seriously but city hall takes seriously as well. >> reporter: so what is the city doing? paul rose of the sfmta says most of the biggest improvements in the upper market corridor are still at least five years away. for now, there are some smaller changes to speed up service. muni's has added a third car to accommodate more passengers. >> people who get passed up in a station will be able to get on the three-car train and get them to the destination downtown. >> reporter: and next month muni plans to experiment with double loading on light rail where back-to-back trains can load at the same time. >> people don't have to wait for the train to move out of the way to get into the platform area. >> reporter: and if that's not enough -- >> i'm going to have to get up earlier to get on an emptier train. [ laughter ] >> reporter: sharon chin, kpix 5. >> as far as how much those new homes will cost, some start at more than $700,000 for a 600- square-foot

city college of san francisco has been suffering from financial problems and some other crises and stateulators say they will pull the school's accreditation if the issues are not resolved. the march from the campus to san francisco city hall set to begin at 3:30. >>> new details in the sriacha saga in southern california. the hot sauce factory won't close. irwindale wanted the facility shut down after neighbors complained the pungent smell of pepper and garlic fumes were making them sick. the city filed a lawsuit to close the factory. but a judge denied that request today. the sriracha facility made more than $60 million in sales last year. >>> you would think a 12-hour delay due to an emergency landing in alaska would have passengers on a flight to san francisco upset. that wasn't the case. the flight from tokyo to sfo developed engine problems over the pacific. that flight with 167 passengers on board was diverted to cold bay, alaska, population 60. >> ever been to alaska before? >> no! never even been on my bucket list. so now i can add it to my bucket list and cross it off. >> whoa!

life. >>> nearly two dozen colleges across the bay area say they will admit students from city college of san francisco if it loses its accreditation. city college has about 80,000 full and part time students. the 21 schools who will help with enrollment include chabot college in hayward. and there is good news for college bound students and their parents a new report shows tuition continues to rise but not as much as it did in the past. the college board says the average cost of an in state student at a four year school went up $247 this year to just under $8900 annually. the 2.9% increase is the smallest bump in 30 years. >>> later today oakland city officials and community leaders will be gathering. they almost launch the new season of the golden state warriors. the warriors season starts next wednesday. today's rally will be held at the amphitheatre at 10:00 this morning. at night the building will light up in the colors blue and yellow. the colors of the warriors. >>> 5:09. the fda is investigating a mysterious outbreak involving pets. the link to the popular treat and what people should watch out

san francisco. we saw our first responders. i'm very proud of our cities rapid response that protected our water and power system and recognized those police and fire and the staff at the general hospital or the san francisco public utilities commission our elementary medical family who are prepared for the necklaces disfavor to come. it's not if it's a matter of time when something like an earthquake will a happy and we need to keep strong relationships with evidentially and i want our birds back i stood on those grounds in new orleans and wondered why people didn't come back. you are welcome in this city you're a part of our lifeblood and be with us to rebuild in case third degree anything happens and thank you for everyone that's sobered with the america's cup raises. we're seeing is final races maybe extended bus the september show down continues and really it's about delivering the race sz with thrill and breathtaking images of our bay and that's broadcasted all over the world. obviously we'd like it bigger but it's happening and i want to thank our c

the forecast for san francisco it's chilly when you wake up in the city. an temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s in san francisco. mid- to upper 50s a noontime and 60 degrees for a daytime high. so it's sweater and jacket weather all day. 68 in antioch. there's the warmth to get away from the city. and you get out in those traditionally warm airs you're going to find 67, 68 degrees. good air quality with this pattern. fire danger always high and might be sweltering temperatures. in your five day forecast with your bay area weekend in view with halloween in view on thursday. because it is halloween. we have nice temperatures increasing as we head into the bay area weekend. halloween specifically take a big look at it. the weather looks good. we had a wet one last year if i remember right. this year no such thing it's going to be really nice weather for the kid on thursday night. >> that makes a lot of them happy. >> it makes everybody happy. >>> a brazilian surfer may have broken a new record for the biggest wave surfed. he also rescued a fellow surfer

. >>> at san francisco city college faculty members say the school's accreditation problems are complicating contract knee goeses faculty members say they have been fighting to we cover what they lost in two separate pay cuts. in july the commission announced plans to pull city college's accreditation next summer. >>> today the fbi, state attorney general's office and local police are scheduled to discuss an investigation into possible elder abuse at the castro valley nursing home. investigators say the probe into the manor could last for months, 14 sick, elderly and bed ridden patients were left abandoned after regulators shut down the senior care facility. >>> in addition to the investigation police are also still looking for one of those residents. >> mr. basscom has been a missing person many times in the past for us so we didn't consider him at risk but the fact that he went missing during this time period is a little bit concerning to us. >> bascom was last seen at the san leandro bart station friday afternoon. he is said to be in good health but does have a habit of walking away from

. >> san francisco city parks and recreation worker accused of running over a sunbather wrapped up a court hearing and driving restrictions have been imposed for the 58-year-old thomas 35-year-old mother in a city vehicle. the defense attorney says that he swerved to avoid hitting aing do. >> celebrity chef will testify in a marin county courtroom today in the attempted murder and car theft case of 19-year-old max wade, accused of stealing his lamborghini from a repair shop in san francisco in order to impress a girl. investigators say wade then tried to kill her and her boyfriend when she rejected wade. the defense says this is no evidence linking waited to the crime. >> the alameda county district attorney will open an investigation into a senior living facility accused of leaving patients to fend for themselves. 14 disabled patients were found at valley springs manor in castro valley on saturday. the staff left after officials ordered the facility closed last week. three workers including a janitor, stayed on without pay to care for the poor patients. the owners attorney says ther

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the forecast for san francisco it's chilly when you wake up in the city. mean temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s in san francisco. mid- to upper 50s a noontime and 60 degrees for a daytime high. so it's sweater and jacket weather all day. 68 in antioch. there's the warmth to get away from the city. and you get out in those traditionally warm airs you're going to find 67, 68 degrees. good air quality with this pattern. fire danger always high and might be sweltering temperatures. in your five day forecast with your bay area weekend in view with halloween in view on thursday. because it is halloween. we have nice temperatures increasing as we head into the bay area weekend. halloween specifically take a big look at it. the weather looks good. we had a wet one last year if i remember right. this year no such thing it's going to be really nice weather for the kid on thursday night. >> that makes a lot of them happy. >> it makes everybody happy. >>> a brazilian surfer may have broken a new record for the biggest wave surfed. he also rescued a fellow surfe

we still have a high wind advisory over the a sluggish. 101 in san jose, 280 from daly city to san francisco, outside, too, golden gate bridge, no fog. traffic is smoothly. it is breezy, though. kristen in -- and eric >> smash-and-grab vehicle thefts are down in san francisco but for one neighborhood. >> major storm sweeps across great grin and travelers on both sides of the atlantic will feel the power. >> the business of halloween and spooky holiday spending is on the rise. prove it. enough is enough. d-con baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding. guaranteed. d-con. get out. >>> covering benicia, san ramon and all bay area this is abc7 news. >> san francisco police say this has been a dramatic increase in the number of vehicle burglary cases in the city. >> this is a picture of i-80 where traffic is moving this morning. you can see the wins have died down quite a bit. we will check with mike in a little bit and talk to sue about the commute. san francisco police say there is a dramatic increase in burglar vehicle cases in the city. in the mission there are 1,200 smash-and-gra

. >>> the san francisco city gardener accused of running over a woman in holli park was charged today with vehicular manslaughter and hit and run. 58-year-old will be arraigned tomorrow. >>> for the third time in less than 24 hours bay area law enforcement agency has shot a suspect. sonoma county sheriff's deputies killed a man this afternoon who appeared to be carrying a rifle and handgun. it happened just before 3:00 p.m. near morland and west robles avenue in santa rosa. the rifle was a replica and handgun was plastic. >>> bay area crime victims are now taking matters into their own hands. as kiet do reports, police are finding them to be great partners. >> it was a huge red flag on craigs list, nearly $10,000 bike selling for cheap in san jose. interested? send a text. >> when you see a bike like that for the price that it was, you know that something is really really fishy for sure. >> the bay area bike community jumped into cyber action. a search on stolen bike registry.com found a likely victim in san jose. san jose police set up a bye back sting at this gas station. >> offices

they will be in east san jose tomorrow >>> new legislation aimed at cleaning up san francisco's city parks could have a broader impact than intended. a city supervisor wants to unify and enforce park closing times in an effort to cut down on vandalism. opponents say about 5,000 homeless people sleep outside on any given night in san francisco. and passing the legislation would hurt them. >>> 4:41. an unlikely intruder pulls off a major airport security breach. how a child snuck on a plane without a ticket. >> and a scary crash puts a big racing star in the hospital. how the three-time indy 500 winner is doing this morning. >>> oh, no! oh, my goodness! that is a horrifying ride. >> that is three-time indy 500 dario franchitti who hit a fence in the final lap at yesterday's grand prix in houston. debris showered into the grandstands injuring 13 spectators. franchitti had fractures but no life- threatening injuries. >>> a monster truck that crashed into a crowd of spectators, the driver apparently had been drinking. it went into the crowd saturday at an airshow near chihauhau, mexico. e

well below the average in san francisco at about 62 degrees. but out at the beach in daly city, not much in the way of clearing. about 56 degrees, cold and damp. should be sunny and bright in santa rosa this afternoon. checking in at about 77 degrees. as we look out over the next couple of days, we are going to see a lot of sunshine coming our way at least away from the immediate coastline. the temperatures may cool down just slightly on thursday and friday. a few more clouds likely to make their way in our direction towards saturday and sunday. a weak low pressure system going to work just to the south of us that may throw more clouds in the forecast and cool down the temperatures. and oddly enough, the atmosphere may get cold enough may help to mix out the low clouds and fog. more sunshine and nice weather coming our way on monday and tuesday. >>> well, it's been a very dry few months around the bay area. and in san jose, roberta gonzales with mobile weather shows us how wild pigs are to blame for destroying a golf course because of the very dry weather conditions. >>> report

talking about, and it is from seirra club, and the local clean energy alliance, and the san francisco green party and our city and i just want to read it real quick. to the san francisco commission on the environment, dear commissioners in the department of the environment staff, community advocates for clean power sf would like to thank you for your past leadership in making clear to city decision makers that san francisco greenhouse direction goals are not achievable without accomplishing a robust, clean power sf program with a strong local build out of clean energy and we further thank you for insisting that programs like clean power sf are built with union labor to the greatest extent possible and that all san francisco communities must economy and environmentally benefit from such programs, all communities. and it is the commission and the department of the environment that are more than any other agency. and at the cutting edge of clean energy installation, environmentally sustain able connection and green jobs policy in san francisco, consistent with this history of leadership, we now call upon you to

. >> a new chancellor is in charge at san francisco city college. arthur q. tyler is taking over as the school struggles to maintain its accreditation. city college stands to lose it next summer for failing to address the recommendations. tyler is a former administrator at community colleges in los angeles and sacramento. he is also a military veteran with the background in antiterrorism. >> what's the first thing you do after winning a big election? if you are newark mayor, you go to twitter. and his first reaction was in the form of a tweet in which he thanked the voters for making him senator-elect. he later gave a speech, promising quote, not to play shallow politics. once he is sworn in, booker will become one of just two african americans in the u.s. senate. >>> bird versus plane. the faceoff keeps passengers on the ground. the extreme measures one airport is ready to take to fix the problem. >> and scary moments on this flight, why some passengers thought they were done for. >> and we are watching and waiting for an update on whether bart trains will r

san francisco, a windy 59 degrees. tonight, cold. north bay. santa rosa 38. freemont, redwood city. san francisco down to 45 degrees. 50s and 60ss for the trick or treaters coming up on thursday. highs tomorrow low 60s. that's it. some of you cooler than today. concord 62. redwood city 62. san francisco only 58 degrees. fall is here. wednesday, a little bit milder. thursday, we're back to the 70s. nice day for trick or treaters. mild and sunny on saturday. another front, not as cool as this one. it will cool us down. one thing absent from all of this, rain around here. >> yeah. >> even when this front moves through, we had the wind but no rain. >> hopefully it's coming. >> thanks, paul. >>> still, a device developed in a bay area garage helping smokers kick the habit. >> the restroom was out for situation months. >>> the troubling thing we learned about the own of the bay area care home who abandoned the place and left bedridden seniors behind. ,,,, i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why?

. >> a new chancellor has been named ahead of city college of san francisco. >> the 63-year-old will take over the troubled university which is fighting to regain its accreditation. >> more on what he brings to the table. >> reporter: arthur tileler signed a contract for city college of san francisco two years, almost immediately he pulled out his reassuring message. >> yes, we'll get accreditation done. >> reporter: tileler worked at other community colleges in houston, sacramento and langs lachblgts and was a special you trusty for compton community college district. >> it had challenge was integrity. one trustee went to jail. it's a different place. it's a different situation. >> reporter: city college will lose accreditation unless its able to make drastic changes. tileler will report to the special trustee, who is trying to impose changes. >> i hope whatever it is, he's going on behind the scenes gets fixed and that this college stays open. >> tileler had an interesting troin dux to college after an argument with his dead, left him homeless, more on that in a few minutes on abc 7

the area around san francisco city ha is crowded with extreme sports fans enjoying the toy oat that dew tour. part of the video you will see will be from the point of the athletes themselves. it's a high-definition camera. we have the ceo of the parent company. he is one of the world's experts in manufacturing, particularly in china. nick woodman, heard of the guy? >> no. >> he sat in that chair before, the founder of go pro. i think you have an advantage in that he had to explain what his camera did. and you can say, well, it's a go pro but we like ours better. >> he paved the way. when he went into customers to try to explain what he was doing. >> nobody had ever thought of that before. >> no. no. >> there is an advantage to being the second mover. the avis. we try harder. the second person to come one intere up with this product. >> what's important, you have to have the experience. whatever 10 years have been involved with system interdwrags great lake is integration. you've got to keep moving. we're he an up for the challenge and we love the idea. >> what are the differences betwee

san francisco last night just so he could ask kim kardashian to marry him. how much did something like that cost giants fans saying about it. here's wayne fichlt. >>reporter: at san francisco cityl happen lake clock work. for 160 dollars take a number say the vow to live happenly ever after. they tied the knot today. how did he propose pow. >> golden gate park. i propose i think. >>reporter: marriage. life changing. venue only a starting point. >> didn't understand sorry. >>reporter: a lot of people don't. this stadium actually san francisco at&t park where last night behind secrecy and in front of 40,000 every seat singer kanye west proposed to the over expo kim cash dash an with 50 person orchestra on hand to add romantic ambience. >> you have to be kidding me. when you have that type of money it doesn't matter what you do witness. >>reporter: just to represent the field 35,000 dollars. stadium 200,000 dollars. the then there are extras. if that jumbotron in the background cost another 2500 dollars. let's not forget the diamond. this 15 carat estimated at 6 million dollars. proposed to her in a nice dress donate the money to charity or not. this is hardly the first tame some

. >>> almost two dozen colleges around the bay area say they will admit students from city college of san francisco if it loses its accreditation. city college as about 80,000 full and part time students. >>> now there is good news for college bound students and their parents. there is a new report out that shows tuition keeps rising but not as much as it has in the past. ? the 2.9% increase is the smallest one year increase in 30 years. >>> later today oakland city and community lead evers will gatter to launch the new season of the golden state warriors. the warriors begin next wednesday against the lakers. >>> time now 6:10. we've been telling you about the colorado movie shooting rampage case. well could key evidence against the accused shooter be thrown out? why the judge may do that considering a lot of the evidence. >>> online shopping getting more expensive. the new policy going into effect for one of the largest retailers. >>> good morning. right now traffic is getting busier all over the place but the fog is also trying to steal the headlines from the commute. we'll tell you more about th

san francisco police have not made any arrests in this case. doctors confirm the children were not harmed. >> imagine how frightening. >> city college of san francisco one of the largest community colleges in the country has a new chancellor tonight. he saided -- headed up several colleges. the troubled university is currently trying to keep accreditation. >> reporter: this is at a.pointment seen that city college trying to get things back to normal. >> yes, we will get accreditation done. we'll find a way to continue to be the best economic engine for this city and the surrounding region. >> reporter: city college will lose accreditation next july unless able to make financial and man gear yil changes. all of chr being worked on for example, the college recently hired a firm to try to collect money from students who haven't paid. >> to take a look at student >> reporter: tileler worked at other community colleges and will report to the special trustee. >> he is the governance of the institution. i will make recommendations to the board in this case. he's got experience had i'm very, very pleased with the choice made. >> listen to what students want

san francisco. we've made a commitment that by the end of october every 6th through 12th grader in san francisco city public schools will have had the opportunity to see bully and not only view that documentary but also go through a rich can urriculum from our teachers understanding the lessons from that movie. we all know a movie in and of itself doesn't make a difference, but i will tell you, we didn't start our approach to understanding it with the movie bully. we're very proud 234 san francisco that we have had an approach based on restoretive practices where we're not about suspending students and getting them out of school, we want them to understand what the impacts are and the impact it has. we've been a part of restoretive practices now for over 4 years in san francisco but when we heard about the movie bully, and bullying is a phenomenon we can all relate to. as i shared with the students yesterday at hertz theater, when i see the film i can relate to instances when i was bullied as a kid. when i reflect upon being a student in the public schools, i can think about situations where i was a

the first spots were the ones you probably expect, the east bay this morning, and tonight on san francisco city streets leading to the bay bridge. people who didn't drive lined up for buses in some cases before dawn. if they didn't get on a bus by 8:00 a.m. this morning they were stuck. many were fed up. >> crazy. absolutely crazy. it's -- you know, but, i mean, we expected it. >> we saw many drivers at the bay bridge toll plaza making a mess of the fast track lanes. it looks like these are people who really normally don't drive on the bridge. they seem to be very confused about the fast track lanes and the system, and that caused even longer backups. of course, we'll bring you the latest bart information and updates right here and on kpix.com. >>> on monday, an investigative board will hold a hearing to figure out what to do about ac transit. the workers were set to walk off the job until the governor stepped in and delayed the strike for seven days. governor brown has appointed a board to investigate the labor dispute. after the investigation, the governor will decide whether to issue a 60-da

. >>> a new chancellor is in charge at san francisco city college.thur tyler is taking over as the school struggles to maintain its accreditation. it stands to lose it next summer for failing to address various recommendations to improve its governance and finances. >> yes, we will get the accreditation done. yes, we will find a way to continue to be the best economic engine for this city and the surrounding region. >> tyler is a former administrator at community colleges in los angeles and sacramento. he is also a military veteran with a background in anti- terrorism. >>> scientists in russia say they have recovered that mighty chunk of the meteorite that exploded over the sky back in february. you remember -- look at the size of this thing -- scientists found it at the bottom of a lake about 42 feet deep. they believe it may even be the main part of the meteor. they had to use a special scale to weigh it. it weighed in at more than 1200 pounds before breaking apart. >>> seems like these things only fall in russia. >> they do have the long and stori