now the east bay spca has a special training course called bully basic designed for bully dogs. the class addresses some of their triggers and, of course, helps families that own these dogs deal with their high energy. so if you are interested in that class it begins on september 11th. that's the new class. and if you aren't living in the east bay, just contact your local spca and i'm sure they can tell you about a similar class in your area. live in oakland, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >> that is the spay and neutering program, works wonders. >>> hundreds of people live in the small impoverished southern california town of belle. they took to the streets today. their town is making headlines because several city workers are making hundreds of thousands of dollars each, thanks to the taxpayers. they headed to a market owned by the mayor and called for his resignation. the mayor makes $100,000 a year in that small town. but this week, a los angeles times report showed the city manager brings home nearly $800,000 a year. to manage a city with 40,000 people. now by comparison

for programs in your city, contact your local spca. >>> this mourning the death of an 8-year-old girl after a fire in san jose. it started in an apartment complex near hamilton and meridian. 50 firefighters responded to the scene. they weren't able to save the girl. she was visiting relatives. ten other people were hurt in the fire. >> i mean, bad. i've never seen nothing like that in my life. bad. >> they said get out, get out, there's a fire. just chaos everywhere. >> investigators are now trying to determine how that fire started. >>> two other fires broke out over the weekend in san jose as well. one started just before 3:00 sunday morning at a duplex on witten avenue near highway 101. no injuries were reported there. but also sunday morning around 4:30, cruise were called to the miranda villa senior citizen complex near o'connor hospital. the building was evacuated for about two hours no one was seriously hurt. >>> today could be the last day on the job for the embattled bp ceo. he has been a bp disaster for pr lately. early on he had said he wanted his life back when reporters a

. >>> the spca began an event this morning to promote pet adoption. it challenges residents to adopt 72 animals over the next 72 hours. the spca is inviting people to attend cocktail events and workshops for people who are considered adding a peto their family. it's a unique and fun way to meet families that need a home. the free event runs through sunday evening. >>> coming up today at 5:00, the vallejo police department is preparing for jobs. moments ago we heard that there could be hope. more details about that coming up tonight at 5:00. >>> our next newscast is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. we'll see you then. until then, have a good evening everyone. and we hope to see you today at 5:00. [ female announcer hurry in to the jcpenney appreciation sale for extra savings, now through saturday! save an extra 15% on all regular, sale, and clearance items -- no exclusions! save an extra 15% on all brands for her, an extra 15% on all brands for him. save an extra 15% on kids' clothes

contact your local spca. bay area news. >> thank you. >>> a family is in mourning with the death of an 8-year-old girl tonight after a deadly fire in san jose. it started around 1:45 this morning at an apartment complex near the intersection of hamilton and meridian. they were not able to save a girl in the back bedroom from north carolina and just visiting san jose relatives. ten people were hurt. as many as except people were told to sleep somewhere else tonight. neighbors were told the situation was very intense. >> bad. i've never seen nothing like that in my life. bad. >> said, get out, get out! there's a fire. chaos everywhere. >>stveinigators are now trying to determine how that fir ve started. >>> two more fires broke outn i san jose as well. one started3:00 at a duplexnd then crews called to a senior citizen complex nearpl o'connor hospital and firefighters evacuated the building two hours but no major injuries. >>> bp's embattled ceo appears on his way out for good tonight. tony hayward is being per

. >>> 72 and 72 that's the name of the pet adoption event at the san francisco spca office. the goal is to place 72 dogs and cats with new families within 72 hours. adoptions of cats are especially encouraged because workers say right now is the height of kitten season. folks visiting the spca at 250 florida state will also find evening mixers and daytime workshops promoting animal welfare. >>> american idol fans can expect to see major changes coming up on the show. judge diaguardi has been fired from the show and jennifer lopez and steven tyler of arrow smith will be hired as new judges. the news comes days after degeneres announced she will not be back. >>> a former warrior star is back and what he did today could save lives. >>> ronie toriof told a group of children with heart problems that he was inspired to start the heart to heart foundation in february after his own heart surgery in 2005. >> i was very shy about it, but now because of my heart surgery, i'm able to give defibrillators to school to prevent a tragic event. >> as many as 14,000 children suffer from a car

that spca estimate is 40% of households own dogs. the need for this is critical. we, the professional dog walkers association, are in support of shared use, shared space with other recreational users, and many people without dogs walk in these areas. but disc golf is not a good fit. thank you. >> can i ask a question? are you just post to that one area? otherwise, in mclaren park -- >> definitely, we are definitely opposed to it being with that area. and the majority of it is in that area. >> you have an opinion on other parts of mclaren? you don't have to speak for the group. and i personally? -- >> personally? no, i don't. i don't have an opinion. i am very torn, because i know some of the disc golfers and i have had discussions about this, and they are nice people. on the other hand, they already have one course in san francisco, and there are other courses throughout the bay area. i am not sure. >> ok, i did not need to put you on the spot. thank you. >> thank you. >> is there anyone else would like to comment under general public comment? ok, public comment i

the san francisco spca will start a large pet adoption convenient, biggest of the summer coming up. the adopt a pet marathon begins at 10 clock and the maddie's adoption center, running for 72 hours, through the weekend. find the pictures of the pelts you want to adopt on the spca website, we have a link for you at nbcbayarea.com. all you have to do is search pet adoption much. >> i think mike's kids are just about the right age. they are. >> a little something from aunt laura and uncle rick. >> my kids are actually pets themselves. yeah, they are leash free. the yard pretty good for them. they are not yard kids they house kids. looking over here at debris, 280, highway 92. reports of debris, a point in the road, a white pipe, guessing pvc, not metal, either case, down the want to hit that chp should be able to quickly remove that from the roadway that has been in the system for a while. foggy conditions report boyd chp, 1 and 35 through pacifica and daley city as well. watch for that, typical for the area and conditions today. keep that in mind. the golden gate bridge gives us the

. >> the san francisco spca began a 72 hour adopt a fund to find homes for 72 pets. it's being held in maddy's adoption center on florida street all sorts of animals were available but kitten season makes cats a top priority of the adopted felines receiving an exam, vaccinations, spay, neuter and microchipping. the shelter is open until 10:00 tonight and from 10:00-10:00 tomorrow. ending sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. >> let's hope folks show up. >> we'll find out whether weather is going to be decent for that. >> it's going to be nice for the weekend. going to be and let's get you outside. i'm go sthog this afternoon in where you can see marine layer there. and this is shallower than in previous days. we do have a stronger wind coming out of the west at sfo gust gusting to 32 going push fog and low clouds you're looking at well into our bay side communities. and some inland valleys. here is the way it looks in terms of temperatures. 50s at beaches and and and cool at the coast and temperatures towards next week. this afternoon, and there is a onshore flow, wind coming

. >> reporter: as a long time spca volunteer in the 1990s, the san francisco hair stylist developed a passion for older dogs, those last to be adopted, and first to be euthanized. >> what i wanted to do was rescue senior dogs. so i started taking them home one at a time and cleaning them up and finding them homes. >> you are my best guy. >> reporter: sherry founded the nonprofit -- muttville in 2007 to rescue older dogs from being euthanized and she paired more than 200 with senior counterparts. >> of course it came to me, what a perfect match, senior humans, senior dogs. >> reporter: she was inspired by her father's experience. he had terminal cancer. and it lifted his spears when he took in zeppy, a stray cat. >> it changed his life at the end. it gave him a reason to, you know, to get up, and something to talk about. >> reporter: 66-year-old alfred olsen tells sherry he is happier since he adopted his pet a year ago, a 10-year-old beagle mix who is deaf. >> she brings me a great deal of joy and makes me laugh every day and she is so funny and when you feed her, she dances. >> repor

he was winless and involved in a crash that killed a spca todayer. >> it's one of those deals when you the gas, you can feel your stomach in your backbone, your eyeballs in the back offer head, step on the gas and go juggamafugga that's a pj version for cuss words you know what i mean? so once you do that by that team you went 300 miles an hour in 3.8 seconds. >> reporter: an tron brown made the move to top fuel dragsters in 2008 sweeping the western series in just his second year. >> your ton fuel champion! >> reporter: but it's been a rough year for the nhra, two driver deaths in the past two months, last february brown's rear tire broke loose from his top fuel dragster killing a spectator. >> no matter what you do, you think it gets better as the days go on but you don't you know what i mean because you always think what if i did this or that? you look back at the accident and there is nothing that any of us could have done. i finally came to terms two that. that was hard for me personally as a driver saying, why couldn't i just shut off or did this? but i couldn't tell. i never bee

. >> reporter: as a long-time spca volunteer in the 1990s, the san francisco hairstylist developed aon for older dogs, those last to be adopted and first to be euthanized. >> what i wanted to do was rescue senior dogs so i started taking them home one at a time and cleaning them up and finding them homes. you are my best girl! >> reporter: sherri founded muttville in 2007 to rescue older dogs from being euthanized. she says muttville has saved more than 700 dogs aged 7 and older and paired more than 200 of them with senior counterparts. >> of course it came to me, what a perfect match: senior humans, senior dogs. >> reporter: she was inspired by her father's experiencing. he had terminal cancer. it lifted his spirits when he took in zeppy, a stray cat. >> it changed his life at the end. you know? it gave him a reason, you know, to get up and something to talk about. >> reporter: 66-year-old alfred olson tells sherri he is happy since he adopted zozo a year ago. he is a 10-year-old beagle mix who is deaf. >> she makes me laugh every day. she is so funny. when you feed her, she dances.

. >> reporter: as a long time spca volunteer in the 1990s the san francisco hair stylist developed aon for older dog, the last to be adopted and first to be euthanized. >> what i wanted to do was rescue senior dogs. so i started taking them home one at a time and cleaning them up and finding them homes. >> are you my best girl. >> reporter: sherry founded the nonprofit muttville in 2007 to rescue older dogs from being euthanized and saved more than 700 dogs seven and older and paired more with senior counterparts. >> it came to me, what a perfect match. seniors, humans. senior dogs. >> reporter: she was inspired by her father's experience. he had terminal cancer and it lifted his spirits when he took in zeppy a stray cat. >> it changed his life at the end and it gave him a reason to get up and something to talk about. >> reporter: 66-year-old alfred olsen tells sherry he is happier since he adopted a beagle mix who is death. >> she brings a great deal of joy and she makes me laugh every day because she is so funny, when you feed her, she dances. >> reporter: sherry says she gets 50 c