so i want to thank chrysler, the department of energy, for their grants, the uc-davis, their work with the electrification transportation education program, to make sure that we test these things correctly. if we test them right, if we use our knowledge and experience the data here, we are going to have the best performing automobiles developed by the companies that have a great interest in saving us from oil and making sure that our country moves in the right direction. this is our new economy, one that i am proud to say we are doing across major cities across the country. but we in san francisco want to lead the way. we want to be the experimenters, the ones that push out this idea that we can do it in the bay area. if we do it here, it sends a trend across the country that they can do it elsewhere. get ourselves off of oil, into a more pollution-free society. i just thank all the people working together on this. it takes everybody working together to line up not only our educational institution with us, car manufacturers with the stimulus package fund from the government, and with o

executives she will get a raise of $259,000 another will be awarded at 27,000 rise and this is the uc-davis executives. >> 5:22 a.m. and is friday more traffic weather and news coming reduction this is look of the james lick freeway. >> >> >> welcome back-525 and world news and and that was to be executed one has been a deal had been granted in his case they said it was unfair on a question that was asked during his trial. >> is president joe biden is visiting pennsylvania this is some of the flooding video experts say a massive levee system made things work further down salistram. when >> >> route 31 year-old malice shot he is now and not to meddle with non life- threatening injuries this happened in san jose this is video from the seen the second suspect of the 40 year-old and was aware arrested at the scene and is being questioned by police we will have a live report coming from the scene >> someone stole called jury from all little girl that was in of stroller men because this was in a fruit belt district they have made arrest and other cold matheson there advising people to avoid weari

the uc davis garage with the -- graduates might be freed in just a few hours. they will be released once they post bail, set at $500,000 each. and their release has been promised before, but this time may be different as the iranian president, himself, is commenting publicly. some suggest the release may be time with the visit to the united nation later this month. they have been in prison for the past two years, arrested for illegally crossing into iran while hiking. they are accused of spying for the united states, espionage charges carry the death penalty in iran. and they are each given an eight-year prison sentence, but they maintain their innocence. the third hiker, sarah shourd, was released in september last year on humanitarian grounds. their iranian lawyer says the case he remainses optimistic about the case, but there may still be one more roadblock on the path to freedom. they have the final say in such cases. and they still have not formally cleared their release. the supreme leader has the final say in all state matters, and he often takes the har

the chancellor at uc davis announced the plans to increase the population by one fifth in direct responsedramatic drop in state funding. it would swell the undergraduate population to around 25,000 in five year's time. the total school population would rise to 37,000 including grad students making davis the second most pop e populous cals behind ucla. howard university in washington, d.c. topped the list as most expensive room and board. number two is uc berkeley. its room and board, $15,272. uc santa cruz number six on the list. students there pay $14,727 room and board only and number nine, dominican college in san rafael. room and board there just over $14,000. the magazine says the average room and board fee across all schools is just over $9,000. >>> a quick note about the importance of the family dinner so hard to come by these days it seems. researchers at columbia university say teenagers who have dinner with their families less than three times a week are much more likely to dry drugs and cigarettes compared to teenagers who have family dinners at least five times per week. >>> a

. >> officials have roasted big raises for two of the talk uc-davis medical center executives. the ceo will get a raise of more the $250,000 brick and her total compensation to nearly $1 million a year. ec officials say another hospital offered her 1.5 million a year. in the meantime vice chancellor clear pomeroy is getting a $27,000 raise rehearse salary to $664,000. the money for their races comes from hospital fees and not for the state's general fund. >> will be right back after this break. ♪ [ male announcer ] some people say... good things come to those who wait. truth is... good things come to those who work. ♪ this is l.a. and this is what we do. ♪ [ male announcer ] now lease the all-new 2011 chrysler 300 for $339 a month for well-qualified lessees. well mainly in traffic. i'm serious. we've been together, what, a super long time. true. and at first it was all business, you know, i'd take him here, i'd take him there. everywhere. and over the years, we've really bonded. sure. why else would you always buy me chevron with techron? 'cause we need gas. i think it's more th

. >>> the chancellor of uc davis is proposing a major increase in the size of a school student body hermanalls for expanding the undergraduate population from 25,000 to 30,000. the increase would take place over the next five years. the expansion was announced today during the university's annual back to school convocation by increasing enrollment they hope to make up for cuts in state funding. >>> there is speculation when apple will release its newest iphone. the wall street journal's blog is reporting that apple will unveil the iphone 5 in two weeks on october 4th. the blog cites unnamed sources close to april many say it will go on sale shortly after the unveiling. apple did not respond to questions about the phone's release date. fortune magazine came out with the annual list of 400 richest american and once again bill gates is on top. we found 47 bay area residents are on the list among the top 103 live in palo alto and attar ton. two woodside. larry ellison who is third on the list and one each lives in san francisco, hillsborough, burlingame and los altos. . >>> facebook has a new

. >>> the chancellor of uc davis is proposing a major increase in the size of a school student body herman calls for expanding the undergraduate population from 25,000 to 30,000. the increase would take place over the next five years. the expansion was announced today during the university's annual back to school convocation by increasing enrollment they hope to make up for cuts in state funding. >>> there is speculation when apple will release its newest iphone. the wall street journal's blog is reporting that apple will unveil the iphone 5 in two weeks on october 4th. the blog cites unnamed sources close to april many say it will go on sale shortly after the unveiling. apple did not respond to questions about the phone's release date. fortune magazine came out with the annual list of 400 richest american and once again bill gates is on top. we found 47 bay area residents are on the list among the top 103 live in palo alto and attar ton. two woodside. larry ellison who is third on the list and one each lives in san francisco, hillsborough, burlingame and los altos. . >>> facebook has a ne

. >>> and the chancellor at uc davis wants to enroll more students to make up for cuts in state funding. the plan would add more graduates to the student body. the university leaders say that that would allow the university to add more tenured professionals. they are looking at international and out of state students who pay more for tuition than california students. >>> and new senior housing soon to go up in west oakland, on land that was once occupied by a yeast making company. today, they broke ground on a site where there will be 118 units of senior housing near the west bart station. they fought for years to close the company, which over and over violated air pollution regulations. >> we blocked the trucks, and went to small claims court. we demonstrated for 10 years -- we kept adding years and years until we got it closed. >> the new senior housing complex will be named the red star apartments after the old yeast plant. construction crews hope to complete the first units about 15 months from now. >>> the faa is investigating a small plane crash near tahoe. the plane went down at

i grew up in the california area, ended up at uc-davis. i made my way out to san francisco in 1984 when i was a college student. i remember growing up on clement street. i have always lived around in richmond area, just being around a unique area of the richmond, discovering san francisco in the 1980's. >> i am hoping we can not support small businesses like this because they are the unique character that makes neighborhoods like this so rich and lively to live in. >> i have also been active as a community organizer. i worked at the chinese progressive association. i also worked at the mental health center in the richmond district. i have always been passionate about civil rights, equality for everyone. i have a 10-year-old daughter, so having a girl has made me much more sensitive to gender equality issues. i guess i have always been vocal about my politics, but as a supervisor, i have to listen to other perspectives and making decisions. >> very soon there will be of much more seniors in that area. we are trying to focus on whether a sto

the crowd there. we were all into it. >> water polo players are crazy. four other schools including santa clara and uc davis played matches at the cove as well. you know, nick, it actually turned out to be a pretty nice day for it. i'm sure it was chilly as you mentioned in the water but the sun was out at least. >> you know, take a dip. cool down for what, like a minute? >> yes. >> not an hour. chilly. >> i'm with you. >> 59.2 degrees in the water. today we warmed up nicely around the bay. beautiful shot. let me step out of the way. oakland looking back toward san francisco and these buildings weren't in the way you'd look out toward point bonita. just clear right now. here is a view of high temperatures. 79 in san jose. 74 santa cruz. 75 oakland. 66 san francisco. still that onshore wind flow right through the gate keeping things cool. we'll continue to warm things up for the next several days. high pressure is nosing in giving us a northerly breeze and clearing out the clouds. in fact, we're completely clear north, south, east and west across the bay area. it will be mostly that way overnight tonight wit

the crowd there. we were all into it. >> reporter: and they had a good attitude about it as well. four other schools including santa clara, uc davisyed matches at the cove today too. the sun was out. it's a little green, though. the water -- you look at the green water there. >> that's a small swimming suit. let's just say what it is. >> you have to acknowledge it, yes. it was a small swimming suit. >> i thought we'd for sure see wet suits. >> you can't play water polo in a wet suit. >> can't move. wouldn't be manly either. >> especially that. >> 58 degrees. >> was it? >> chilly. >> how about outside? >> outside we saw a warmer day today. there we go. i need to let the ringing finish. we saw a warmer day today and the trend is going to continue and i think be pretty hot inland even around the bay. 70s to about 80 degrees. that includes san francisco. tomorrow, maybe not so much. warmer though into monday and tuesday. so as we were talking about it, it's kind of been the summer that hasn't been, right? it's been cooler than average all the way through. now fall is approaching and actually arrives this coming friday and we're starti

handful are grown commercially in california, one of the most popular being the albion variety that daren worked closely with uc-davis to develop. >> it has several advantages over other varieties. first of all, the production is hh. i mean, this thing will produce anywhere from 6,500 to 8,000 trays a year, ok? the second thing that it does, it has that beautiful red color, probably one of the prettiest berries that you can buy on the market. it also has shipping ability. so what it does is it allows us to ship it full color. now, that has been something that has eluded us for years. >> once the berries are picked, they are then rushed into the cooling facility where huge fans draw out field heat. once cooled, they are theb trucked off for same-day delivery to a variety of places, including one of northern california's most famous berry businesses, shari's berries. started in 1989, this is the place where strawberries go on a unique adventure. here, they are drizzled, dipped, dunked, and no doubt devoured by those lucky enough to receive one. >> you talk about how a company succeeds. it's got to have a product with s

the very essence of city fleet operations. so i want to thank chrysler for allowing sanfrancisco to experiment with our department of energy, and also while we are experimenting with this, we have uc-davis as a partner. we have the director of our plugged in demonstration project. working together with the transportation electrification institute here. with their corporations, getting the data about how these vehicles are used, how they are tested, whether they can go up hills as efficiently, bringing up the cargo and animals and tool that dpw will use, various departments inspecting buildings, streets, all of the different uses for a city fleet, all on the dime of the department of energy because they want to see these the electric vehicle properly used, the way that we use our fleet generally now. ali, they will be replacing the fleet that we are using now and saving that money. and then do what i do, i keep in mind -- i do not ever want to run out of the electric power. as i come to city hall, i asked my staff, plug it in. i try not to use any oil so that we can try to do this in the cleanest way possible. that makes it fun. it is a bit of a game that i play with our staff, but that

the south area. went to public schools. ended up in uc-davis. made my way out to san francisco when i was a college student, and i sat in the class is in san francisco state as well, and i remember growing up at that time around clement street. we call the richmond district the new chinatown in the 1980's at that time. just being around the tremendous unique neighborhood, and discovering san francisco in the 1980's as i grew up, but i also have been very active as a community organizer. i worked in chinatown, and some first jobs also at the mental health center in the richmond area multi services in the 1980's, and i was also a staff are at the chinatown youth center -- i was also a staffer. a lot of my work has been supporting community empowerment, especially in an immigrant and people of color communities. most recently, i have been teaching at san francisco state. i ran the immigrant rights coalition in the city in the 1990's for several years. i'm also an immigration attorney, and a lot of my passion is supporting in power met for immigrant

the media know there is an opportunity to do test runs in these trucks. there are two other individuals available for questions. we have a director of plug in vehicle research center at uc- davis. we also have jason connolly from the department of energy. he is the product manager for the chrysler pev project. now we will get questions from the press. >> [inaudible] >> how long do you charge it? [inaudible] >> [inaudible] >> it depends on how you drive it. for the first 50 miles, that is the charge to peak cycle. that is when you are in a state of charge or the vehicle will be a regular hybrid vehicle. then you can charge it as often as you would like after. we are recommending that you drive twice a day. chieonce it goes into the chargg station, the truck driver, you get 22 mpg. chrysler does not at this point have any production plans but is an enabler to implement this technology, modify technology come into other applications. it could be an electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle or a plugged and hybrid vehicle. that is the purpose of this demonstration program. >> [inaudible] >> it is in comparison to the existing fleet vehicles. i give you numbers on the economy, how much ve

uc different is. about the strike. 31 yard for the score. sun devil up 24 nothing at the half. and doesn't get any better for uc davis after that. back by miles. who will run for miles. 98 yards. sun devil currently leading 41-7 in the fourth quarter. pen while cal set to open up. the season gets fresno state saturday at can stick park. technically neutral site game. you would think cal would have home field advantage in the bay area. but cal head coach says that is not going to be the case. former fresno state assistant is expecting to see a sea of red. >> sounds like they sell more tickets than we have so i hope our fans at the last second rally and come and at least at minimum make ate neutral site because we need our fans and playing in our back yard right here you would expect we would have all the support out there and i really hope so. we can't get involved in that really. no matter who shows up we have to play. >> baseball. a close-out tough 10 game road trip with win in cleveland and gonzales owner the tribe. era of zero point 72. today 7 striking outs in 7 shut out frame. indian haven't scored a run off in 27 innings.

the national park service three months to hand over their data to good man. when he finally got it he shared it with statistician at stanford and uc davis to replicate indicate what i find is that none of the conclusions in the paper are l virginia id. >>reporter: there are 2 major issues that cast doubt in the park research. first, the study claims to be analysis of more than 3 decades of research. but 14 years worth of data is missing. and the first two years of data come from scientist notebook not an official park service database. second, study claims during 2 year period when oyster production dropped off there were more seals hear but good man says that report does not account for an elephant seal living just outside at a spot called double point. the park service own data shows one elephant seal drove the smaller harbor seals that the area and most likely explains why the population went up. >> if you statistically lack at what happened at double point versus what happen in drake you faint that the entire statistical analysis the national park service presented in their published paper is based on one rogue elephant seal at double point. >>reporter: t

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coming up on the last day in august, reports that apple lost another iphone prototype in a bay area bar. >> i'm nannette miranda at uc davis. one of many campuses that could soon be handing out publicly funded financial aid to illegal students. the california dream act part two survives a key vote. >>> help for students and benefits for baby sitters. also tonight, a california bill that would give sitters new rights. >> september sunshine and warmer weather. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. i will let you know how much of an increase you will snow your temperatures in the come -- see in your temperatures in the coming days. >>> plus, jack or jackie. what happens when a boy wants to be a girl? to be a girl? the news so the jury has rendered its verdict -- guilty. [ cheers and applause ] i'm here with the defendant. sir, the plaintiff claims she changed her travel plans, paid the difference in airfare, but you added a 150-dollar change fee. oh, boo hoo. who can afford a 150-dollar change fee? me. well, she says she's going to fly southwest next time because they don't do that. they love customers, i love cash. [ male announc

the rash. . >> haven't figured it out yet but we have all kind of test and we have a group from uc davis so as as probably fix week we'll be able to know hopefully washington it is. >>reporter: all the students are back at school and for now they are working in temporary class rooms. >> several san francisco firefighters swimmers including both current and retired firefighters setoff from the rock this morning at mile and quarter swim across the frigid water of the bay. they did it to raise money for cancer prevention. the organizer of the alcatraz swim says one third of retired firefighters either have or have had cancer primarily because of the toxic fume they inhale at fires. fastest swimmer made it to the aquatic park in 35 minutes. >>> when abc 7 news at 9 continues tonight infrastructure made in chin a. new questions tonight about why the state is looking over seas to build the new bay bridge. >> city contractor breaks the water license and makes you pay for the repair. 7 on your side michael is here to say that's not right. >> early stars on you tube. where are they now? anothe what is

the city delivers. a dangerous san francisco housing project is going to be rebuilt. >> and there is school yard safety. why lowering a speed limit is proving to be difficult. >> and in uc davis this, is one of many campus that's could soon be handing out publicly funded financial aid to illegal students. the california dream act part two survives a key vote. >> and your smart phone could leave you vulnerable to identity theft. iriririririririririririririririr >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a police officer was arrested today for having sex with two teen-aged boys. our media partner reports the 44-year-old was indicted by a grand jury on charges he had sex with a 15-year-old and 17-year-old gilroy boy. he is one of two san jose officers accused of covering up a fellow officer's dui crash three years ago. they were fired and reinstated following arbitration. >> and tens of millions of dollars headed to a troubled san francisco housing project. tonight residents are celebrating what this means for them. the double rock in bay view hunter's point is near candle stick. and this promises to bring major changes to the neighborhood. >> the head of the

fan of uc dating -- uc-davis law school, but i've a feeling we have a couple of other educational institutions that may want to be part of that, and i want to get your feeling on the challenges of selecting specific community organizations and individuals that would be responsible for the apartment of members to the commission. >> i am not sure what to say, because my commissioners have decided to be neutral on this, and so have i.. there is a lot of wisdom out there, but those voters also have wisdom, and this is set up this way for a reason. supervisor [inaudible] : would it be helpful to figure out why the specific organizations are listed here, and completely agree with and echoing president used comments when i understand there is a desire that it makes sense to somehow remove it from people they are overseeing, but why these folks and not others? >> if you look at the wording, it is such as, just possible suggestions -- suggestions for elements like this. we were looking at the sunshine ordinance task force membership and the appointment of the members of the sunshine ordinance is where we came up with the idea for appointing people that were not from -- ele

the council will meet again in two weeks before taking a final vote. >>> this year's grape harvest is expected to be smaller than normal. a uc davissearchers says -- researcher says wineries predict they will keep close to their prices. >>> 8:55. water is gonna be more expensive for palo alto homeowners beginning next month. the city council approved a 21% rate hike, the average person will pay about $1800 more. they -- $18 more. it could soon be easier for berkeley residents to opt out of getting phone books. right now, berkeley has a system so sign up for the nonprofit agency to stop getting unwanted mail. but residents have to go through at&t's website if they want to opt out of their phone book. tonight, the city council will decide whether to call on at&t to honor the opt out request from this nonprofit agency. >>> stomp is back. today's ticket 2s-day winners will get to see the shows. five lucky winners will get to see the show on thursday, october 13th. the show has a new more surprises. the eight-member cast uses everything but conventional instruments to fill the stage with music and rhythm. for your chance to win to go -

the two uc berkeley grads. >>> activists plan to bear it all today in protest. they are against a proposal that requires nudists to cover seating before they sit down. george davise to know it's okay and not against the law to be nude in san francisco. they are planning to meet at the corner every castro and 17th streets at noon. >>> thousands of people are expected to attend a parade and rally in san francisco today for climate change. the event will include members of the sierra club and national organization for women. it starts at noon at justin herman plaza. there are two thousand events worldwide. participants are calling for cleaner air and an end to dependence on fossil fuels. >>> nurses at children's hospital in oakland who went on strike will not be allowed to return until next tuesday. thousands of nurses from 34 northern california hospitals went on a one-day strike on thursday. but sutter health hospitals and children's hospital refused to let them come back yesterday. the administration says they had already hired temporary workers to fill the positions for five days. >> we do a five-day contract because it's easier to recruit them to come -- it's