he believes gentrification had for this do with crime reduction than greg suhr. he has been painted as a guy who helps you know -- >> by who? >> reporter: -- reduce the homicide rate by 50%. >> by who? >> reporter: the fact are the rate has reduced under him. >> hey it went down a little bit under newsom and went back up and he was the worst mayor we have ever had because he is on top of taking over this community. they want the land! >> reporter: there are some i talked to who still wonder whether an outside candidate should have been brought in given the kind of troubles suhr found himself in the past. but that debate is over. the folks at city hall say they will be watching him carefully especially when it comes to how his officers are treated when there is trouble to make sure they don't get preferential treatment. live in san francisco, joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> and coming up tonight at 6:00, phil matier is going to sit down with one-on-one interview with the new police chief. his plan to combat crime with fewer cops city wide. that's at 6:00. >>> i'm juliette

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he had promoted suhr to captain and suhr had been demoted under the previous chief. she had put him in charge of securing the city's water. not a high profile desirable position. suhr has riden the wave calmly. he is popular among the rank and file and expected to be worn in this morning. live in pran fran amy holy field abc news. >> police officer in santa cruz plan to help the city with the budget deficit by contributing their pay and pensions. they agreed to cut the retirement plan as part of a two-year contract and an extension that will save the city two million dollars . the police officer's association overwhelmingly ratified the agreement with the city council. officers have been paying nine percent of the salryies toward a pension. new agreement calls for new officers to be eligible for retirement at 55. current officers can retire at 50. >> this afternoon. san francisco assembly woman would present a bill that establishes safety guidelines for raids held on state property. two people were kill exclude five others hospitalized with a raid last may and a mont

he later said suhr helped to save her life. suhr has been serving as captain of the bay view district. he's very popular in that neighborhood. the police veteran is expected to be sworn in at 10:00 in city hall. amy hollyfield. abc sennews. >> pink sleeps are sent to more than 600 san jose workers . the city tries to close a 1000 million budget short fall. they may be demoted to lower paying ranks. there are some minor crimes that may never get investigated. overall according to the murkry news, the city could lose nine percent of the police course in the first city lay off in history. there has to be a different way to balance the budget. >> there is no reason for us to lay people off at the same time and having folks to retire in the early 50 fire department and receiving six figure benefits for the rest of their lives. that is not sustainable. >> city officials say there are few choices left with san jose facing the 10th straight year of budget deficits drin by employee cost. mayor chuck reed said if all employees agreed to

thank you. >> next speaker. >> chief suhr, congratulations. i want to stress a point that hasn't been mentioned. you are a cop's cop i would hope you would be committed to the law above all else. even if it is a diverse cop from the gay community, whatever letter you want to put in front of it, the law is supreme in this country, city and state and i would hope you would take that into account above all else. that leads me to next point. commissioner chan you were not here last week but i was but i have gone over the videotape and there were things said about patrols. >> you can't address one particular person. >> i would like to go over some of my notes. president mazzucco pointed out that the compliance of the patrol specials has been quote shoddy at best. the report he referred to said they routinely violate the rules. vice president of the commission, dr. marshal, i don't want to address you directly, but i want to thank him for keeping on it and not like some of you others, looking for ways to let them off the hook yet again after years a

this is where greg suhr served as police captain. and he found out yesterday he was about to become the new police chief. >> reporter: greg suhr navigated past police officers as ed lee swore him in. greg suhr could bearically speak. so emotional. >> this is the biggest honor. unbelievable. thank you. >> we sat down with greg suhr who said he plans to go to the stations and meet with officers. >> i don't think that i have anything in mind that i will shock anybody but i am about crime suprecision. >> he begins his job with the support of many. >> he will back us up and do his job. i think he will do a good job. >> he is a local guy. >> reporter: when his predsisser became chief the city said the department needed an outsider, that was then, this is now. >> the best chief here. >> reporter: greg suhr survived an indictment. homicides have been cut in half since 2009. >> he put a lot of cops and things on the street here. they did a lot of walking in the area. they were okay. i appreciate that. >> reporter: among some residents, greg s

our special guest tonight is our brand new, just sworn in, chief of police, greg suhr. i want to give him a warm welcome. [applause] just by way of background for those of you in the audience, there was a swearing in today, it was an honor to be part of that ceremony. the commissioners were president. we look at you, greg, as the reflection of the work we've put in for the past 100 days, a long, significant 100 days, and it was a very, very thorough process that led to your selection. we had 77 applicants. we interviewed an untold number of candidates. unlike last time, the commission not only interviewed the finalists once, but twice. commissioner chan and i had the pleasure. and it came down to three names presented to the mayor and this commission had some guidelines we were looking at, community policing, an inspirational leader, respect of the rank and file. as they said earlier today, as we moved through the process, one thing became very, very clear. you were the definition of community policing. every neighborhood we went into, there was people that had been in

that came after suhr reported a domestic violence report involving a female friend who said suhr's help saved her life. he is very popular in the bay district. he is expected to be sworn in this morning. live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> different story in san jose. 106 police officers among the city workers who warned they may not have jobs by the end of june. it is part of an effort to close the $100 budget deficit. the mayor chuck reed said the city can't avoid the lay offs. he said they would be less laid off if the budget cuts q. through. san jose police investigating a murder in a residential care facility. a wor year old residents in the converted home was beaten to death by a 28 year old roommate last night. the killing followed an argument . the suspect was under arrest and hasn't been booked on any charges. >> today, a suspected cereal killer is expected to return to court . 77 year old joseph naso is accused of murdering four california women in 1977 to 1994. two were from the bay area. the first and last names begin with the same letters . officers found notes and photos

ed lee told the "chronicle," "greg suhr's history is an open book. like all of us he made some decisions he would have made differently in hindsight but he'sed off from them and done really well." now, the tasks in front of suhr once he officially becomes chief is to trim a top-heavy administration as well as make 10% cuts in the budget something the mayor has asked all city departments to do. he will be sworn in at city hall. we don't know the time yet but we'll let you know. >> thank you, anne makovec live in san francisco. >>> drastic job cuts in san jose. now, all this because of a budget problem. and pink slips are going out to more than 100 police officers. now, kiet do joins us now from police headquarters with more on how it came to this. >> reporter: of the employees yesterday 600 got layoff notices and of those 600, 106, to be exact, are police officers. now, if all of these police officers are let go, it would be the first time in the city's history that this would be allowed to happen. now, the layoff notices went out yesterday as employe

greg suhr is a veteran with the department.is decades experience include quite a and a few up and downs. >> today i have chosen the best candidate. >> it was the 30-year veteran greg suhr a cop who has done just about every job in the department. from a beat cop and now chief. suhr was the resounding choice of the rank and file. >> at this moment, he knows what they have to go through. >> the cops on the street it was important to have one of their own and that is what greg suhr is. >> i'm a fourth generation, born and raised san franciscan. so i'm a local hire. >> and during three decades he had his up and downs. he was one of the command officers accused of covering up the fajita gate controversy. indictments were ultimately dropped. in 2005 suhr lost his job as head of a patrol division after he pulled riot patrol out. and he was demoted back to captain because he didn't report domestic violence incident. they said suhr had saved her life by convincing her to go to the police. >> most of the allegations against greg were non

mayor ed lee has chosen captain greg suhr as new chief. now suhr is a 30 year veteran of the force and credited for reducing crime by half in the bay view district since he took over in 2009. now most officers that we talked to said they were happy that the mayor chose someone whod a experience on san francisco streets. did you hear about suhr? are you guys excited? are you excited it's within the department? >> yeah. >> reporter: do you think this is good news today? >> i think so. >> reporter: three off duty officers allegedly beat up a man because of fajitas. suhr was cleared. a protest in the mission district turned into a riot nearly killing one officer. four years later fong demoted suhr from deputy chief to captain. now insiders say mayor ed lee picked suhr because of his ability to work with the unions. we will be facing a battle this year with looming budget cuts. >> time is 6:46. we are keeping an eye on the white house in washington right now. developing news. there is the podium at the white house. the president of the united s

ed lee told the "chronicle," "greg suhr's history is an open book. like all of us he made some decisions he would have made differently in hindsight but he has recovered from them and done really well." now, the tasks in front of suhr once he officially becomes chief is to trim a top-heavy administration as well as make 10% cuts in the budget something the mayor has asked all city departments to do. he will be sworn in at city hall. it will be sometime this morning but we don't have a firm time. but we'll be on it for ya. frank? >> let me ask you a question, anne. was this all the on mayor? did he make the decision or did it have to get approval and what not? >> reporter: it was discussed within the board of supervisors for several months. the mayor has taken some criticism that it's taken him so long to pick greg suhr for this position which has raised a few eyebrows but the mayor said, hey, what do you expect? i have plenty of things to do. it was his ultimate decision. he had a lot of input. among the supervises, greg suhr was the top pick. >> tha

. >> greg suhr got choked up as he accepted his new job. we sat down with greg suhr this afternoon and he has no plans to make any major changes. >> i don't think i have anything in mind that i will shock anybody. but i am about crime suppression and community policing. >> greg suhr is a 30 year veteran of the department. greg suhr had a rocky road to top cop. in 2003 he was indicted in a scandal but later cleared. in 2005 he was demoted after a protest turned violent. and in 2009 he was demoted to captain when he was accused of failing to report a domestic violence attack involving a female friend. >>> police arrested a man found living with a decomposing body. someone reported a foul smell at the apartment last night. inside officers found the body of a 30-year-old woman. they do not know how she died. police arrested him for failing to report the death. investigators don't know the relationship between them. >>> joseph naso told a judge today he will handle his defense himself. ktvu's mike mibach was inside the courtroom where he was sup

---sin embargo, "suhr" no es ajeno al escandalo:... en el año 2003, fue uno de varios policias acusados de encubrir un inicidente en el que se vieron involcrados tres agentes del orden.---los cargos en contra de "suhr" fueron retirados un aÑo mas tarde.---"suhr" lleva 30 aÑos trabajando para el departamento de policia de san francisco. el congresista "luis gutierrez" llego a san francisco como parte de una gira con la que visitara 20 ciudades para impulsar la reforma migratoria.--el representante del estado de illinois, junto a lideres comunitarios, busca enviarle un mensaje al presidente "barack obama" para que cumpla las promesas de campaña hechas a los inmigrantes.--entre otras cosas, el legislador democrata pide que se suspendan las deportaciones de estudiantes que califican para acogerse al "dream act" o "acta de los sueÑos." "gutierrez" entendemos que el congreso o tiene la capacidad para una reforma migratoria pero usted presidente hizo un compromiso >> los representantes de la coalision de uniran el 1 de mayo, se espera que cie

up as he accepted his new job. >> i. >> i, greg suhr,. >> do solemnly -- >> reporter: suhr is a 30-year veteran of the department and has been credited for cutting crime in half in the bayview district since he took over in 2009. >> i present to you the chief of police for the city, county of san francisco, chief gregory suhr! [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm a fourth-generation born and raised san franciscan. so i'm a local hire. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> and i love this city. >> reporter: now, the police commission and mayor lee say they interviewed all candidates for this job twice and their pick was clear, not only among rank and file officers but because of the streets. he's had a rockery road. seven years ago he was linked to the fajitagate scandal but he was cleared of any wrongdoing. four years later, he was demoted from deputy chief to captain amid allegations that he failed to report domestic violence vie charges -- domestic violence charges. >> reporter: coming up on our 5:00 news, rob roth will have a one-on-one interview with san francisco's new chief. reporting live in sa

greg suhr is apparently the choice of the mayor. he is right now the captain of the sfpd's bayview station. he has also been credited for a 50% drop in homicides in that district. he is also a 30-year veteran of the force. suhr beat out two others for the job all nominated by the police commission and then mayor ed lee made the call over the weekend. but this nomination is not without drama. suhr was involved in the fajitagate scandal from 2008 and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice. he was later cleared of those charges. then in 2005 former chief heather fong demoted him from head of patrol after the controversial g8 protest when an officer was severely injured. then in 2009, he was demoted again after accusations that he failed to report a domestic violence attack of one of his friends. despite these incidents he is popular among the ranks and with the mayor as well. in fact, mayor ed lee tells the "chronicle," "i feel very good about this. it's the best choice. we definitely have a leader." now, suhr is 52 years old, rep

suhr told abc 7 his encounters were life's lessons. and it will serve me well as chief of police. >> and the first thing he will do is knock out the door. the locked door that keeps the public away from the chief's office. >> that will be blocked open on the first day. >> chief is now at work on the fifth floor of the hall of justice and has a lot of supporters in this town as evidence of by the large number of people who came to the swearing in. there were judges and politicians and commupt activist. he is a prove yen capable administrators and his stint in the bayside station homicide rate dropped 50 percent. he has a lot of challenges, namely the budget. >>> and an arrest being come soon in the case of a german tourist killed by a straw bullet. the family of schroer met with the investigators and district attorney this morning. police told mr. schroer and his two sons they hope to make an arrest in the near future. schroer was celebrating her anniversary in san francisco when a bullet hit her in an parks a-- apparent shoot out with

. >> reporter: san francisco mayor ed lee says he appointed greg suhr because of his years of leadership with the department. >> i say without hesitation the best chief here is being appointed today. this is a great day for san francisco. it is also a great day for san franciscoens. >> reporter: the 52-year-old rose through the ranks from beat cop to running the precinct house in the bay view. san francisco district attorney george gascon was the one who put suhr in charge of one of the toughest neighborhoods where he is credited with cutting the homicide rate in half. >> he has proven to me. when i assigned him to the bay view, that he has the capacity to balance community needs, crime reduction and employ morale all at the same time. and at the end of the day that's what we need. >> reporter: but his appointment is not without controversy. he was indicted for conspireing to obstructing justice, three cops allegedly beat up two men for their mexican takeout. >> it's not how many times you get knocked down it's how many times you get back up, right? and greg's been a cop for over 30 year

with the new chief, you were not chief then but chief suhr gave a good recommendation. it is the last innovation which i'm suggesting. all of us have held a conference on the telephone. most of us at some time have had settlement discussions i think and tried to do it early. but we have never institutionalized early on when that case comes to us we are face-to-face with the parties and put it on the table with the two conflicting sides, to put both positions out there and then us acting as the middle person in an early stage to try to bring a resolution. i have sat here too many times. i think we all have. why didn't we do this settlement two years ago before waiting two years? what this requires is that one 15 calendar days a face-to-face meeting not just with the officer and his or her representative but with the chief very early on and listen to what the officer's side is, perhaps facts that didn't come up in the investigation or perhaps because the chief is confined to only 10 day's punishment under the charter. that is an early stage where they said you know what?

the mayor chose greg suhr. did you hear about suhr? >> are you excited? you think this is good news today? but suhr has had his share of scandals. seven years ago he was linked to the naker to just fajitagate affair but he was cleared of any wrongdoing. and then heather fong stripped his title as head of patrol after a protest in the mission district turn violent nearly killing one officer. four years later, fong demoted suhr amid accusations he failed to report a domestic violence attack of -- attack of a female friend in a timely matter. right now we're headed over to city hall and we'll bring you an update on the news at noon. >> thank you. >>> 8:32. we could find out today if a high-tech company in sonoma county will reopen after a chemical explosion there. it forced the evacuation of agilent technologies in santa rosa yesterday morning. about 100 employees were inside when that explosion ecured. one em -- occurred. one -- occurred. one employee, patrick colbur, was rushed to the hospital. >> the company will be putting steps in place to prevent this

the commission gave ed lee three choices and lee decided on suhr. the san francisco supervisor told us tonight that he believes that suhr a good choice during these few economic times in san francisco. >> stability is important. from the three chiefs we had three in two years. stability is extremely important in a parra military institution like your police department. bringing someone who knows the department and the department knows him after all the years he has served is it the right move at the right time. >> he was involved in the fajitas gate controversy years back. and there is uncertainty as to what will happen when san francisco decides on a new mayor in november. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, prostitution in vallejo is rampant and now residents are taking matters in their own hands to stop it with the help of city officials. reggie coumar tells us more. >> reporter: you can spot them walking up and down sonoma boulevard and near marin and kentucky streets and in downtown vallejo. prostitution is a big problem here. it is so bad the residents

of bay view station greg suhr will become this city's new top cop.or decided to go server and the supervisor who heads the board's public safety committee told us he believes greg suhr is a good choice. >> he is a cop's cop. he is well-liked in the department, he's from within the department so he will waste no time hitting the ground running. and that's what we need. he can marshal the resources, answering some of the questions confronting the police department. like a budget deficit. >> mark: he serves the discretion of the mayor, there is uncertainty and san francisco dissents on a new mayor in november. the new chief does not come without controversy morning at coming up. >> darya: police investigating a homicide in san jose. a man died last night, as greg clark tells us it's likely because of a confrontation. >> craig: they got a call last night, a 24 year-old man was fatally injured a residential care facility. the competition earlier in the date may have led to it. they call the coroner's office to have him examined for a trauma, the suspect t

looking forward, though, suhr has some big challenges. the department still recovering from charges of improper drug searches. budget cuts could mean laying off officers. he also may have to trim some administration. but looking forward, mayor ed lee says he's very confident in him and considers him a very good leader for the police department. he's expected to be sworn in here at city hall at 10:00 this morning. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> 6:33 right now. the city of palo alto says it plans to spend millions of dollars to search for potentially dangerous gas lines. in june city staffers will ask the city council to sign off on spending $3.8 million to inspect the pipes near homes and businesses. now, what they're concerned about is something called a cross bore. that's where the gas line intersects the sewer line. city of staffers say funding will come out of the gas funds and customers won't be affected. they have found 34 miles of pipeline that have been falsely rr reported as seamless. fals

these recommendations that we have been trying do, thank god for chief suhr who has taken control of this and we're getting fewer cases with the police department, the chief is exercising his position in giving 10 days. in my opinion, it is no good for an officer who realistically as possible came in this 30 or 60 days, for two years is sitting there with a charge document that says termination. that makes far bad police officer. we really want to move this situation forward. steve johnson has been great. putting together appropriate dispositions this commission has been approving most if not all of them. >> i really appreciate it. whenever anything is dragged out, the person that is being dragged through it is never the same when they come out the other side so i think it is all part and parcel with the discipline law and i think it would be great. >> thank you, dr. marshall. >> i don't have any problem with -- maybe 3 $4. if we have a -- 3/4. if we have a study guide. to all the lawyers that didn't want to be on the commission. really. this is a horrible document and i will have to

i appreciate that. >> reporter: greg suhr's term could be shorts. san francisco will elect a new mayor in november and is the mayor who selects the police chief. >>> this afternoon police said they have a suspect in custody in the video -- in the fatal stabbing of a woman. police said that the victim and suspect knew each other. >>> an accused serial killer told a judge he wants to represent himself during his trial on charges that he murdered for women. joseph naso did not enter a plea saying he wanted to review evidence. naso says he wants to be the first and only person to do the case against him. >> he has a constitutional right to represent himself. it is a decision he has to make. >> the judge told him that the court will not allow him to hire an attorney later on and the next hearing is set for may 5th. >>> and atlanta braves pitching coach has apologized for harassing fans. they say that roger mcdowell yelled gay slurs and made crude gestures. he said mcdowell then threatened him. >> there were quite a few people including parents and kids a

--desde 2009, suhr habia fungido como comandante de la sub-estacion del distrito de "bayview".--alli logro reducir los indices de delincuencia hasta en un 50 por ciento. stop open roll open cu --presionar al gobierno nacional para que ayude a los inmigrantes, o cobrarselo en las urnas. --ese parece ser el mensaje de un congresista que nos visita aqui en el area de la bahia. --mayra tostado, nos cuenta que hizo hoy luis gutierrez en san francisco. take mayra live take pkg el congresista democrata por illinois continu hoy su gira en la bahia para promover una reforma migratoria. ademas de recibir el apoyo de inmigrantes y organizaciones, luis gutierrez fue respaldado publicamente, entre otros, por el supervisor, david campos, quien representa al barrio de la mision. sot: david "discriminación es discriminación y ningun grupo en este país llegará a tener los mismos derechos, los derechos iguales sin pelear por los derechos de los otros grupos. estamos todos conectados" la comunidad exige que el gobierno federal pare las deportaciones . sot: lul "las familias estan sufriendo, los n

--los cargos en contra de "suhr" fueron retirados un aÑo mas tarde.illero podria pasar el resto de su vida en la carcel por la muerte de un adolescente de 19 aÑos.---el fiscal de san francisco, "george gascon" anuncio que "vernon anderson", de 25 aÑos, fue convicto por la muerte de "zachary roche- balsam."---a "anderson" lo declararon culpable de homicidio, de robo, y de cometer este crimen con bros de una pandilla.---en septiembre de 2006, el sujeto y un grupo de presuntos pandilleros abordaron a un grupo de jovenes con la intencion de asaltarlos... durante el atraco hubo varios disparos que hirieron mortalmente a la victima. ---"anderson" fue convicto despues de que varios testigos declararan que vieron la pistola en sus manos, pese a que no pudieron identificarlo como el pistolero que abrio fuego en contra de "roche- balsam." ---¿se imagina tener una persona muerta en su casa?... eso es lo que hizo un seÑor de santa cruz, que paso por lo menos una semana con el cadaver de una mujer en su hogar.---el cuerpo de la mujer de 30 aÑos estaba descompuesto

his name is captain greg suhr. he will be chief. he's got a lot of support from the rank and file officers, the police officers association and state attorney general, kamala harris. but his ride is certain low not without some controversy. but first more on his background. suhr is 52 years old, most recently in command of the city's high crime bayview district where homicides have dropped dramatically while he was in charge. he's worked in narcotics. he's a graduate of st. ignatius high school and usf. mayor ed lee saying it's a good choice and we definitely have a leader in him. now back to the other side. when he was deputy chief, the "chronicle" reporting he was part of the command staff that was indicted in 2003 for allegedly conspiring to obstruct the investigation into fajita-gate, who can forget that, where off-duty officers allegedly beat up a man for his food, two men. a judge dropped that, though, as baseless. he was also reprimanded by a former chief for not following department rules in reporting a domestic violence inc

---desde 2009, suhr habia fungido como comandante de la sub-estacion del distrito de "bayview".----alli logro reducir los indices de delincuencia hasta en un cincuenta por ciento... stop for open ! roll open cu - anchor ---- presionar al gobierno nacional para que ayude a los inmigrantes, o cobrarselo en las urnas. ---- ese parece ser el mensaje de un congresista que nos visita aqui en el area de la bahia. ---- mayra tostado, en vivo, nos cuenta que hizo hoy luis gutierrez en san francisco. take mayra live cu - mayra --- asi es cesar: muchas personas se reunieron en la alcaldia de san francisco para apoyar la campaÑa en favor de los inmigrantes que impulsa este reconocido congresista hispano. take pkg el congresista democrata por illinois continu hoy su gira en la bahia para promover una reforma migratoria. ademas de recibir el apoyo de inmigrantes y organizaciones, luis gutierrez fue respaldado publicamente, entre otros, por el supervisor, david campos, quien representa al barrio de la mision. sot: david "discriminación es discriminación y ningun grupo en este país llegará a te

chief greg suhr joining us here. always a pleasure. >> thanks for having me mike. >> did you really take the lock off the door to your office in the chief of justice. >> i unlocked the doors during business hours. letting basically everybody know come see us. >> you're a city guy. you graduated from sf just like many people on the force. but incidents during your tenure will come up. we've seen the video of improper drug searches. are you going to be a disciplinarian and how difficult is that going to be for someone who has been a part of the force and being the principal? >> although i am very close with many many members of the department, you have to remember i was on command staff from 2000 and i've been a captain since 1997 i guess. i've had to administer discipline often. i just try to be fair and objective. with regard to the other incident that you talk about at the henry hotel. that's under investigation. but i can assure you if anything is proved that was dishonest with any absence of integrity, there's no

. >> reporter: among suhr's first act was to remove the lock that banned entry into the chief's office. >> we should be welcoming, if somebody wants to come in and see what's going on. there's absolutely nothing to hide. >> reporter: suhr tells us he hopes to cut police costs down by using new technology. >>> oakland mayor jean quan today said there's something certain about today's budget future. more cuts are needed. the mayor laid out three possibilities. in the best case scenario, union leaders will agree to a 10% cut in pay and benefits including police and fire. but spending would still have to be cut 22%. if that doesn't happen, she says spending would have to be cut by 79%. >> we really wanted to try to be fair, to spread the pain. to have a sense of shared sacrifices. >> reporter: mayor quan says there are still some unknowns because the state and federal government have not yet locked in their funding plan. >>> san jose police officers made a big concession to help balance that city's budget. the officers union presented a contract officer that include new pension reforms and

. >> captain greg suhr was the 41st police chief in san francisco. the veteran served in almost every capacity of the pran fran police department. he was sworn in by interim mayor lee who picked a cop's cop and praised him in his devotion to policing. the chief is well liked by the rank and filed. suhr is ready to meet the defendant challenges such as a looming budget cut in his diameter. if we - department. >> we have to do more with less, i think the officers are more than willing to do that. >> he's had drama in his career including a brief indictment in 2003 as part of an incident with off duty officers and he was cleared the next year. he was captain of the bay view station. under his watch murders dropped in half. >> lawmakers are trying to make rave parties safer for the people who attend them. that comes after several deeths because of drugs in those events. annette has the story. >> well, a southern california mom brought her story to and it doesn't take long for lawmakers to take her side. >> i am speaking not as a mother of the victim but

mayor lee told the chronicle that suhr rose through the ranks. the mayor also said suhr was the most popular choice at town hall meetings he held since taking office. >>> one out of every 10 people in this state are now receiving food stamps. and here that number is going up. everyone people who could be getting assistance are not. >> those foot stamps really look just like a credit card now. but whether it's the stigma or language barrier, advocates think about 50% of those eligible for benefits aren't getting them. that includes people who line up at places like this for food every day. kerry hernandez and her 2-year- old daughter could soon be among the growing number of by area residents getting foot stamps. she recently applied for the help because she's out of work. >> it's been about a year and a half. so yeah it's really tough. >> reporter: how do you keep food on the table? >> with help. >> reporter: the help for many often comes from the alameda county community food bank. >> we are serving one in six alameda county residents and almost

mayor lee told the chronicle that suhr rose through the ranks. the mayor also said suhr was the most popular choice at town hall meetings he held since taking office. >>> one out of every 10 people in this state are now receiving food stamps. and here that number is going up. everyone people who could be getting assistance are not. >> those foot stamps really look just like a credit card now. but whether it's the stigma or language barrier, advocates think about 50% of those eligible for benefits aren't getting them. that includes people who line up at places like this for food every day. kerry hernandez and her 2-year- old daughter could soon be among the growing number of by area residents getting foot stamps. she recently applied for the help because she's out of work. >> it's been about a year and a half. so yeah it's really tough. >> reporter: how do you keep food on the table? >> with help. >> reporter: the help for many often comes from the alameda county community food bank. >> we are serving one in six alameda county residents and almost

now suhr replacings chief godown. we will monitor the story throughout the morning and bring you more information throughout the department. >>> suspected serial killer joseph naso is due back in a marin county courtroom this morning. the 77-year-old photographicker is expect -- photographer is expected to enter a plea that will get national attention. he killed four women dating back to the 1970s. he may also been responsible solve unsolve homicide cases. >>> the jury convicted alexander youshock of attempted murder stemming from the august 2009 attack. but they were deadlocked on whether he was mentally impaired at the time. the defense argues youshock suffers from schizophrenia. >>> time now 5:04. officials in antioch trying to fix complaints about the complaint department. specifically the code enforcement division. that department is limited in the number of complaints it can respond to. mostly emergencies. the staff is reduced from six people down to one just two years ago the code enforcement department oversee

craig sigreg suhr.cated but cleared of obstruction of justice in the s f p d fit he did indeed scandal. he was also the row. supervisor had for public safety committee believes he's a good choice. >> those were very well vetted, by the mayor over great number of years. compared with the power of redemption is that really did happen. >> darya: it that the description of the mayor so there is some uncertainty as to what will happen when san francisco decides on a new mayor. >> mark: we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. a live a good side from the beautiful golden gate bridge. ♪ [ female announcer ] the counter. in most homes, it gets all the action. bring it. getting it clean again is easy with bounty. in this lab test, one sheet of bounty leaves this surface cleaner than 3 sheets of the bargain brand. ♪ why use more when you can use less? ♪ super durable, super absorbent, super clean. bounty. the one-sheet clean picker-upper. and i'm not talking a

. -- grey sougreg suhr. >> of merely talent one out.f the other things that have been alleged where nonsense. he's been very open about explaining those things. >> justine: our team coverage continues with kate thompson >> reporter: during his 30 year career at the police department greg suhr has gone from a beat cop to chief of police. in between he's been promoted, demoted, indicted. 2009 greg suhr became a captain of bayview, challenging post. overseeing the largest district last year he had to tackle a string of attacks on muni and deal with public outcry by using community out reach an undercover officers on the trains. he's also served as state fishing captain in the mission. overseeing 1400 officers. 2003, indicted for obstructing the investigation. an incident where three off-duty officers allegedly beat up the men for their take-out food. he was cleared. two years later he was demoted by heather fung, after an officer was injured during a protest. greg suhr is also credited with starting programs for gang members, board of dire

suhr was chosen by mayor ed lee. >>> we'll have an update on your traffic and weather coming right upthe 880 interchange. a couple of different accidents jamming up the works there. all right. to the bay bridge, not too bad. it's actually only backed up to the end of the first overcrossing and our drive time here is improving, as well. down the eastshore freeway, after a couple of earlier accidents including a bad one in el cerrito. that is your traffic. for your forecast,ers who lawrence. >> elizabeth, that sunshine looking great in those traffic shots. wheel a lot of that over the bay -- we have a whole lot of that over the bay right now as we start the day. clouds filtering into the skies through the day but these temperatures are going to stay very, very mild. how about some 60s low 70s inland? a lot of 60s inside the bay. breezy at the coast. 50s and low 60s. winds kicking in tomorrow and friday. cooling down the temperatures. ,,,,,,,,

we want to say congratulations to chief suhr. if we can call item number one. >> resolution approving the execution of lease number 11-0049 with cargo warehouse and support office space in building 648 at san francisco international airport. supervisor chu: thank you very much. i believe we have kathy white from the airport. >> good morning, chair chu, vice chair mirk reama. we are trying -- mirkarimi. the new lease would carry a term of five years from may 5, 2011, to may 5 -- may 4, 2016. the lease is for a total scare footage of 2,608 of cargo space, ramp space at the airport. this is the exact same space that the airline currently has with us. there has been some reconfiguration from cargo space to office space but the scare footage remains the same. under the proposed lease, the asi anna airlines would pay a rental rate of $it 2 per square foot for a total of $800,000. as the budget analyst report it is a rent reduction of approximately $94,000 a year. we saw a similar rent reduction when the committee approved our cargo lea

according to several media reports the mayor has selected captain greg suhr. he is credited with reducing the homicide rate where he is currently in command. and he has support among fellow officers but also sue has had his problems in the department. >>> ever >>> hundreds of police officer -- hundreds of police officers received pink slips. they could lose their jobs this summer. why some city officials say the massive layoff could be avoided. >>> someone spotted an unconscious man yesterday. he can't recall much about the attack. now on friday, police say four suspects pistol whipped a 50- year-old homeless man and burned down his tent. that happened inside a hidden homeless camp at golden gate park. so far no arrests have been made. >>> san francisco police are also increasing patrols at golden gate park after vandals targeted trees and park benches. someone used a saw to cut a park bench in half. they also hacked down six trees including three young redwoods. that happened sometime over the weekend people living nearby says the park is safe during the day

i can't wait to have chief suhr there at the next meeting. >> it involves a general order. >> 8.10. >> 8.10 is sound. commissioner dejesus: we're also -- negotiating that too. >> sorry, i wanted to make that clear, that commander that honey has made clear to everybody as we iron out the small issues that need to be discussed. commissioners, any other reports? ok. so we move on to line item 3-d. commission announcements and scheduling of items identified for consideration for future commission meetings. >> we tried to schedule something for the human rights commission and pick a date for that. >> what is our visibility for may 18? >> i'm going to be out of town on business may 4-may 11. i should be back by the 18th. >> how does that sound for the rest of the commissioners? president sparks once said when they have their hearing there is a report full of perceptions. not proof. it would be a perfect opportunity for us to get together and answer questions just like the one we talked about. how does the 18th sound? >> i may be out of town that weekend but i'm a firm believer in not holdin

i think this is exactly remove at the right time. >> james: suhr was among those involved in this is the key dethe heatfati scandal. >> justine: prostitution is a big problem in vallejo people are taking matters into their own hands to try and stop it. reggie kumar troubles what's being done. city officials say the police department does not have the manpower to clean up the streets. >> reporter: it has become a big problem after the city went into bankruptcy officials argue the problem only get worse during the recession. vagrancy had a bad thing to do that. the city formed a prostitution task force officials plan to install more cameras around the city and they're looking at starting a web site that will shame them by publicizing the names of those arrested. >> james: new details about the deadly weekend shooting outside a jack london square. the manager of sri jimmy's released a statement extending condolences he said the shooting happened early monday morning as a result of an attempted robbery. that there rory victims are and inside. the gunman followed and that's when the shoot