i would also like to it knowledge the captain + that is here with engine 26, the neighborhood fire station. as no, one year on this matter that we lost two firefighters from that station. we are proud to have you here representing the fire department. and president tom o'connor and the great efforts of local 798 to continue to push me, pushed the mayor, and to advocate for having full staffing in our department. i would also like to acknowledge the president of the fire commission, joined by commissioners. without your support, i do not think we would be here today. certainly, we have our partners in the department of emergency management that are here. 911, they're the unsung heroes. but they are a huge part of the city's efforts in how we apply our public safety resources. the executive branch of government under the mayor, working with the mayor's budget office, this year has been a particular challenge. they have stepped up every step of the way. they understand and have difficult decisions to make. they have been instrumental in getting us to where we are. and the legislative branch o

the mayor's office of neighborhood services. you can drill down in the neighborhood and get where the newest hospital or police or fire station. >> we are positive about gis not only people access it in the office but from home because we use the internet. what we used to do was carry the large maps and it took a long time to find the information. >> it saves the city time and money. you are not taking up the time of a particular employee at the assessor's office. you might be doing things more efficient. >> they have it ready to go and say, this is what i want. >> they are finding the same things happening on the phone where people call in and ask, how do i find this information? we say, go to this website and they go and get the information easily. >> a picture tells a thousand stories. some say a map

the mayor's office of neighborhood services. you can drill down in the neighborhood and get where the newest hospital or police or fire station. >> we are positive about gis not only people access it in the office but from home because we use the internet. what we used to do was carry the large maps and it took a long time to find the information. >> it saves the city time and money. you are not taking up the time of a particular employee at the assessor's office. you might be doing things more

you have five, how much would you pay to keep your neighborhood fire station fully staffed? how about $75 per year? this afternoon the contra costa county fire protection district board voted to place a partial tax on the november ballot. the $75 per parcel per year tax would generate nearly $70 million per year. >> without this tax we will close from 7-10 fire stations which will mean response times will go up and we will have less firefighters. >> opponents say it should focus on pension reform before asking taxpayers to pay. >> other bay area had lines, no word yet on what started a fire at the popular everett jones for barbecue restaurant in berkeley. it did damage to the rear of the building but the inside was untouched. >> apple is making its case to a san jose jury that samsung owes it billions of dollars. it accuses its rival of copying iphone and ipad. samsung claims the designs are industry standards that have been around for years. >> to san francisco medical marijuana dispensaries are closing their doors today under pressure from the feds. the vapor room has operated since 2004 and hoped net has been in b

the deck of fire station 2 on powell street. nobody was hurt but the fire cause about $15,000 of damage. investigators are still trying to figure out how it started. >>> happening now people in a neighborhood have been told to shelter in place as police investigate a suspicious package. it's happening in the 700 block of maplewood ve you a live pict the police say a call came in after 3:00 this afternoon. officers checked the manage and called in the bomb squad. they are waiting for the bomb squad to arrive. again we are -- understanding that people in this neighborhood, have been told to shelter in place. >> cal fire crew had their hands full responding to several grass fires, one of them was reported about 1:45 this afternoon near sear's point and highway 37 and arnold drive. the fire burned about 20 acres of grass but crews now have it contained. >>> and a few spot fires broke out about 1:30 this afternoon off southbound highway 101. they broke out in two places off shoulder but crew was able to put them out. the cause is under investigation. >> a high speed pursuit of a stolen car resulted in a crash today. oakland police spotted the stolen toyota camry just before noon. they tried to

the hospital. six people have been killed in that neighborhood since may. >>> ktvu's john sasaki tells us how much taxpayers will need to pay or risk losing nearly 1/three of their fire stations. >> reporter: the memorial where three people died continues to grow. >> i can't believe it only affected one apartment. that what we're just amazed by. because i mean they did their job. >> reporter: a lack of smoke detectors may have helped caused the death. but soon longer response times could soon cause more problems. >> absolutely cost lives. >> reporter: today the fire chief says if the measure fails, 10 of the district's fire stations will close in the next 10 years. >> we've cut our cost as much as we possibly can. at this point we're going back public and asking to keep our fire stations open. >> from the fire fighters perspective. it's taken them longer to get to the scene. that means fires get bigger. that mean it is workload is going to be more significant. >> reporter: chris hunt is with the contra costa's taxpayers association. >> that's not the right time to put taxpayers. there's a lot of blow back against the pensions. >> reporter: neighbor carmichael says hi would su

the hospital. six people have been killed in that neighborhood since may. >>> ktvu's john sasaki tells us how much taxpayers will need to pay or risk losing nearly 1/three of their fire stations. >> reporter: the memorial where three people died continues to grow. >> i can't believe it only affected one apartment. that what we're just amazed by. because i mean they did their job. >> reporter: a lack of smoke detectors may have helped caused the death. but soon longer response times could soon cause more problems. >> absolutely cost lives. >> reporter: today the fire chief says if the measure fails, 10 of the district's fire stations will close in the next 10 years. >> we've cut our cost as much as we possibly can. at this point we're going back public and asking to keep our fire stations open. >> from the fire fighters perspective. it's taken them longer to get to the scene. that means fires get bigger. that mean it is workload is going to be more significant. >> reporter: chris hunt is with the contra costa's taxpayers association. >> that's not the right time to put taxpayers. there's a lot of blow back against the pensions. >> reporter: neighbor carmichael says hi would su

shows you where all the emergency facilities such as hospitals and police stations and fire stations and schools are. basically, there's a map that corresponds with your neighborhood. you want to get one so you can find out where in your neighborhood to go. once you've taken care of your families, your friends, your pets, your loved ones if you want you can go help out other people in your city. there it is, a place for us to gather as nert members and there's our nert ics area. here is our structure. same kind of set up, sort of our version. command policy section, the planning group, they are up on top. then once things get rolling, you have your operations section, logistics section. here are our objectives on the nert team, figure out if it's big, if it's small, how do we keep track of what's going on? do we just remember it? are we going to rely on our computers, our pc's? no, we have to write it down the old-fashioned way. address, is there a fire, yes or no, damage, are there people injured, dead, can you get there. where, what, any sort of damage, are there people involved, can you get to it? here is a nert status sheet. basically if you send somebody out,

and looks great but the problem around the neighborhood there is not a school, and there is not a market. >>guest: there is not a market. there is not a fire station. a lot of things we need down here still not together. it is like when you walk out your door it is feeling like katrina. you cannot move on. we do not have the necessities we need. they are working on it but i hope i can see it in my lifetime. >>shepard: it has been a long, slow slog. >>guest: it has been a slow process. one step forward, two steps backwards. >>shepard: this is a different storm and people from new orleans are used to it but was there anxiety, the same day, the same final? >>guest: my god, knowing tomorrow is the anniversary, we landed a beautiful celebration and drop the wreath in the river for the people that drowned in the lower 9th and it's just overwhelming for people right now and the stress of this, really, is taking a big toll on people with isaac playing around out there. >>shepard: good luck to you and yours over the next couple of days and i help we get the much needed rain. >>guest: i hope we don't get the wind. that is what i am afraid of. the wind and t

neighborhood was robbed of herself on at gunpoint. the fawn was the contract to the balboa bart station and eventually hopes to another location. the officers spotted two suspects in the cheese and security officer fired on one suspect was not hit. another suspect escaped while one was detained. it's they tracked the phone to another location in a man was found in the trough of a car lexus cell phone. they ended up find these laws shall fall in a vehicle. >> these electronic devices being stolen, the fat more also, a vehicle would indicate that this was their business, stealing cell phones. >> during the chase in shooting, st. paul's a logical with that of moscow for a brief period of time uncivil is clear that the suspects were not at that location. the car with a cell phone was found with the least loss lead to more people were taken into custody. >>grant: earthquakes, hundreds of them in the past two days. they are still shaking southern california. the earth quakes are centered in imperial county, east of san diego native mexico border. look at the shaking. this family have their video camera rolling when a couple of the earthquakes hit. here is a closer look at this video. the kids are sitting in