so this is a first time uc's actually getting some money.o it's on a better path than it was five years ago. and so she'll have to know now what to do with that money, where she wants to channel it. and online education's going to be a huge issue. she's going to have to grapple with, diversity is going to be another one. and also just making the governor know that you know, no more tuition hikes and the that will be an interesting conversation they'll have, i'm sure. >> mark eudoff leaves on the 30th of this month and janet napolitano right after? >> right after. >> we'll see how it works out, thank you. >>> speculation, anticipation and questions as apple is set to make a major announcement on tuesday. among the rumors, updates to the curt iphone 5. new colors and perhaps even lower-priced phones to grab greater market share. which of these rumors are likely to pan out? how do you think it will affect apple? >> it's an important moment for apple because they've gotten beat up in the stock market for not being innovative enough in the wake o

but if you're a uc president you get some digs. take a look.erkeley hills the official home for uc presidents has it all, breathtaking views, ten acres of gardens and a coy pond out of a french chateau. but one thing it doesn't have is anybody living in it [indiscernible ] through the roofs, leaks in the roof, cracks in the walls from earthquakes, rat traps in the basements. >> reporter: the bathrooms need to be renovated. and the security needs to be updated. >> it's estimated that if it were going to be fully renovated and everything taken care of, it could cost from $3.5 million to $6 million. >> reporter: that seems like a lot of money. >> yeah. it's a huge structure. >> reporter: and the first step is a $250,000 study just to figure out what they want to do with the place. >> the uc office of the president might use it for, what uc-berkeley might use iter to, what some of the other campuses might use it for. >> reporter: in the meantime like the predecessor, janet napolitan will get $959 a month

uc berkeley student.e was a grad student here. all of them were shaken up. waited out here to make sure everybody made it out safely. sadly, one person did not. he lived on the top floor. the roof is basically gone there. investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a fire there. there are quite a few holes. crews are going to wait until it gets lighter out. the fire broke out about 1:30 this morning near region street where about a mile from the uc berkeley campus. woke up to screams, police knocking on doors. they grabbed what they could and ran out. they realized the man on the third floor described as being in his 50s had not made it out. >> when all of the tenants came out, we were like where's andrew? we don't see him. oh, no, he's probably still up there. eventually, i guess maybe 15, 20 minutes later, they took him down, rescued him and took him to the hospital. and i heard he passed away. >> reporter: the two alarm fire started on that third floor apartment. neighbors say they would freque

about a mile from the uc berkeley campus. tara is there. and you just talked to a man who escaped those flame as. good morning. >> reporter: well , good morning. most of the tenants were able to make it out safely. one man unfortunately did not. you can see exactly where he lived. it's up on the top floor there where you can see the roof has been burned. we understand he was in his 50s and lived in that third floor apartment alone. this fire broke out around 1:30 this morning near region street. about a mile from the uc berkeley campus. tenants woke up to screams. the man on the third floor only described as andrew has not made it out. crews pulled him out about 15 minutes later. the chief says the fire started in that third floor apartment. we don't know the cause yet. neighbors say they would see candles lit in andrew's room and say he was a smoker as well. this is a 7 unit building. some of them appeared to be students. they had to stay here on scene because their cars were blocked in. if we pan over to the left, you can a

the former secretary of homeland security will work out of the uc headquarters in oakland.apolitano will review budgets and operations. she'll also meet with students, faculty, staff, and state elected officials. she'll be paid $570,000 a year, and she will live in a leased home paid for by the uc systems. >>> all right. here we go again. airlines about to introduce a new list of fees that we have to pay, but they're hoping it's a list of options passengers will actually appreciate. we'll be the judge of that. passengers can pay for just about anything from renting ipads, preloaded with movies, to hot first-class meals back in coach, to having the seat next to them remain empty. fees bring in more than $15 billion a year, and they're the reason the airlines remain profitable. but there's only a limited amount of money they can make from charges like baggage and reservation fees, so they're searching for more cash in our pockets. >> they're getting desperate. >>> all right. an east bay dad becomes an accidental millionaire. >> i like the sound of that. accidently getting ric

been the home of uc presidents until five years ago but needs a lot of work. repairs could cost up to $3.5 million. >> 4:50 on your tuesday. where you can buy them at cost coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> all right. let's check out your micro climate forecast today. we're expecting temperatures to go up to 79 degrees in pittsburg. warmer tomorrow could see 87. summer one last gasp before the fall. outside a couple patches of fog. mostly clear in the valleys. breezy outdoors though. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. a pretty nice day ahead as we're expecting mild temperatures. maybe not quite as warm as yesterday but still comfortable in the valleys. 60s toward the coast. >> out to the east bay too. here is a live look. 5:00, magic hour when the lanes reopen. still the overnight road work northbound and southbound. and again once you reach san leandro. the drive time still in the clear. farther south on 880, the 237 commute looks good heading out towards sunnyvale. mass transit all on time. >> okay. thank you, liz. 4:54 now and just got a lot cheaper to buy beer. w

uc berkeley came in at number 20. princeton named the best college followed by harvard, yale and columbia. >> ucla not on that list. are you okay? >> i guess. i don't agree. >> coming up, bay area police are going high tech. we'll show you the new app they are using to help fight crime. >> the reason there were no firefighters at a fire station when the wildfire started. >> good morning. traffic is doing well around the bay area. looking at 24 westbound looks good through the tunnel. >> some best conditions today for fire fighting. we'll talk about that. how much cooler today and more on the stronger wind gusts. Ñáçwçñ >>> time now is 4:43. we're following breaking news out of san francisco where a fire damaged a section of bleachers at the america's cup pavilion. the fire started at 3:00 a.m. the cause still under investigation. we're hearing no one was hurt. >> pg&e will not face criminal charges from the state or san mateo county for the pipeline explosion. the deadline passed yesterday on the third anniversary of

how researchers at uc-davis are making sure your booze is not bogus. straight ahead. >> but first, this is a live look at the big board. you can see the dow is down about 22 points. we'll be right back. ,,,, the bay bridge after willie brown. the vote in the >>> lawmakers in sacramento have approved a plan to name the western span of the bay bridge after willie brown. the vote in the state senate was 26-7 in favor of the measure. the special honor for the former san francisco mayor and former assembly speaker does not require the governor's signature either. it takes effect immediately. private donations will be needed to cover the cost of the new signs and, of course, he will be on our show tomorrow morning and i'm sure we'll be chatting about that a little bit. >>> well, it's lunchtime. let's check in with our fresh grocer tony tantillo and his daughter stephanie. >> this one is all steph. her recipe, everything about this, because i have never made barley before. >> we have this broth or we have the water and some chicken broth and we mix it togethe

it has been the home of uc presidents until about five years ago but needs a lot of work.ccording to a uc report, repairs could cost upwards of three-and-a-half million. >>> new inspectors say there is clear and convincing evidence chemical weapons were used in syria. the un report says the nerve ajent sarin turned up in 85% of the blood samples tested, but this is crucial now. the un did not assign blame, but the american un ambassador said only the assad regime could carry out sauch large-scale attack.the un secretary general said thgs the most significant con firnled use of chemical weapons against civilians since saddam hussein used them. >>> for the first time ever, the flag of china will -- tonight critics say san leandro is selling out. >> voted 4 to 3 to raise the flag at city hal on october 1st. a chinese consulate has said they might stop by to visit on that day. it was council member benny lee's idea. he said it'll help attract chinese investors. >> basically that closes our opportunity to be an innuance with them. partnership alus us to grow much quicker. >> ov

it would direct the state office of emergency services to work with a number of agencies including uc-berkeley to come up with an early warning system for earthquakes. basically giving people 30-second warning or more that an earthquake was imminent. technology to detect how strong the quake might be and trigger an alert. the bill is offered by senator alex. right now scientists can estimate the risk of a quake but they are trying to hammer down ways to determine when a quake might strike. the usgs has been developing a system on a small scale with the state. federal dollars aren't there yet for construction as it stands. one scotts valley company seismic warning system says it

visdeo >> reporter: uc the person standing there shooting into the car. the woman was hitting the other card people were mad and that is what prompted the shooting had aggressive behavior. that was the one stating that was her car. no one was there one police showed up it does not appear that there were injuries. that follows another side show on on 14th when the police there is did respond to this one. try to catch up and address the driver and backed up a police cruiser as he was trying to get away. yet to sideshows on the opposite side and oakland for the last two weeks. making side shows more of a priority but the problem is unfortunately appears to be right is ugly head again. rearing. >> reporter: this is the spot here where it happened earlier. or they line up to get their cars before they head of this area. for the most part is very safe but there will be watching their back. this woman did not want to be identified frequently uses the special car pool but she speaking twice after what happened earlier this morning. >> all the sudden three guys ca

the uc rents a house. incoming president janet napolitano will move into an oakland home that the uc will rent for $10,000 a month. the hope is the fix'd up mansion will be a cheaper way to house president. the vote will now go before the full board tomorrow. >>> pizza from chicago, cheesecake from brooklyn and pastrami from your favorite new york deli, it's mouth watering, not just for customers but investors in bay area startups. let's bring in our business tech reporter scott budman. talk about all that food in the 6:00 hour it gets me going. >> reporter: business good for tech startups these days, mott just for social network companies, not just for the cloud but even for companies that want you to eat better. >> new york city bagels, junior's cheesecake from brooklyn and red velvet cookies from byrd's in savannah, georgia. >> reporter: think of your favorite foods back home. now, even if you moved away they can find you, thanks to a startup called goldbelly. >> our mission is to discover every amazing

we talked about the clinic that roshd johnson is putting forward and uc f has a health program where they're creating with regard to cardio yack conditions and we want to be a part of that and make our members feel it's a positive and good thing. there's going to be a barrier and what does that mean i'm feeding information back to my decrease into a wristband and what does that mean. we need to make sure we report on our wellness incentives to get member feedback and identify the types of programs that are going to be interested. and we can make the members part of the innovation and design process to increase the engagement. finally resiliency is something we need to build. we have thirty thousand erngz coming out san francisco dedicated their lives in protecting this city there are thirty thousand retirees but how connected are they to the destroy of the city and highway connected do they feel to each other. this is an important element we can help foster more community among our workers and retirees so that we can facilitate stabilize and an joishl work environment and maintain hi

i went to school at uc santa barbara, graduated in 19988 -- 1988. i have lived in the excelsior since 1999. i have had lots of different jobs, but my main job is doing social work force and a disco, i have been a community organizer, i worked at a labor organization supporting janitor's working in our high- rise buildings. i was a legislative aide before .wr. i got to see how it all work from the outside, community from the outside, community organizations supporting young

. >> the uc office of the president might use it for, what uc-berkeley might use iter to, what some of the other campuses might use it for. >> reporter: in the meantime like the predecessor, janet napolitan will get $959 a month to rent another place in oakland. >> reporter: the uc president gets $570,000 a year. why do they need $10,000 a month in rent? >> it's uc policy is that the president as well as the chancellor living in housing provided by the university and it needs to be housing that can accommodate gatherings, functions. >> reporter: all of this is being paid for out of a private foundation but to the general public, money is still money. >> i think that's a lot of money and it could be spent in much better ways. >> well, i haven't had a $3 million renovation. i had my kitchen redone. but, you know, it was just we used the same old cabinets and put new faces on them. >> reporter: so there you have it. the first thing is a study as to decide what we are going to do with the place. that's going to cost upwards of $250,000. and then decide whether you're going to spend 3.5 to

they believe her last job makes her a bad fit for the uc system as her new job is running campuses prone to protests and where undocumented students study. >> thousands of people enjoyed traffic-free streets today in san francisco's excel -- missio street. music filled the air for sunday streets. neighbors got to know each other, while young artists turned the asphalt into their own canvas. >>> still ahead on abc7 news at 6:00, a budget deadline looms. what happens if lawmakers don't act before midnight tomorrow? >> a swim from alcatraz, that's impressive but this one stands out from the it would run on the most affordable energy source available. it would charge overnight. every morning, you'd wake up with a full tank, ready to go. if the car was invented today, it would be the 100% electric nissan leaf. with over 200 million gas-free miles driven and automatic hov lane access, the question isn't "why electric?" it's "why gas?" [ male announcer ] the 100% electric nissan leaf. nissan. innovation that excites. now get a 2013 nissan leaf for $199 a month. ♪ >> a raccoon faces a long offic

the uc system launched a 60 campaigning yesterday called crawled sourcing.pants would spread the word on social media and encourage others to make donations and pledges on the campaigns website. students, alumni, politicians and even celebrities have pledged to participate. actor and jamie fox says that he will perform a rap song. even governor jerry brown says that he will host a lunch for 10 uc students. if the uc reaches a certain fund- raising goal. >> the fremont police department is trying to find the owner of two small dogs. toll yorkie terrier mixes are being kept at the tri- city animal shelter in fremont after that were found separately at two different locations yesterday morning. when animal control put them together, it was obvious that they were a pair. >> they don't have tax, they don't have microchips, there is nothing that would lead them back to an owner. we are hoping that an owner will come forth and claimed them. maybe someone took them and dumped them. it's not we are hoping that they can pass out temperance e the evaluation and go out

researchers from the uc berkeley center for city and schools have received facilities use policies and fees and other school districts in california and analyzed sfusd schools and developed an origination -- recommendation for a new fee structure for us. and also calculated specific use cost. their two types of cost. we have the direct facilities cost such as utilities, repairs and maintenance and we also have the direct staff cost such 80's as custodian and staff. we have developed a formula and fee calculator to calculate the cost for facilities and staffing cost. the fees are calculated on different groups on who is being served. for example, groups that directly serve our students or the community will be receive is a discount for the facilities sos. the private or commercial groups will be charged a fair rental rate. however all groups must be a cost for staffing. one of the goals is to develop a permit fee for groups directly serving our students to be as low as possible but yet to be cost neutral for the school district. on page two of your handout you see there is a chart relat

. >>> uc berkeley police are searching for a man accused of raping a woman at gunpoint. the assault happened at people's park near telegraph avenue on sunday night. according to report, the woman was not a student at the university. the suspect is described as a filipino man in his early 30s. and in el cerrito, people are searching for a man who lifted the dress of a blind woman. the woman was walking near liberty street and fairmont avenue around 4:20 saturday afternoon. police say the woman refused sexual advances and that's when heist willed the back of her -- that's when he lifted the back of her skirt. >>> a man assaulted and elderly individual this morning in front of his home at 22nd avenue and hamilton street. we just spoke to the victim, police say he was beaten and robbed. police spotted the mercedes a few minutes after the robbery and followed him in a slow- speed pursuit. he crashed the car at 69th and flora. >> the victim was found beaten but okay otherwise with his property taken from him. >> the victim was taken to -- to the hospital where he was treated f

she's already survived her first test even before taking over the position, some uc students sought a no-confidence vote but failed. >>> they don't mind the tourists but say the buses have to go. why neighbors in this popular site say it's getting too dangerous. >> and what do you know about lyme disease? ,,,,,, these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. tourist areas --- al >>> san francisco is considering a ban or at least a limit on tour buses around one of its most popular tourist areas, alamo square. residents complain buserize -- buses are jamming the roads and say it's only a matter of time before someone gets hurt. >> reporter: alamo square, one of the skylines of the city, it's must-see san francisco. he came from atlanta to take a few shots. >>

one of those injured is a uc berkeley graduated. she posted a photo of herself getting treatment for facial cuts and hopes the shooting doesn't have people thinking badly of kenya. >> i don't want people thinking badly of kenya. i'm prideful for the country and love kenyons even though i'm american. >> she works as the general manager for eat out kenya website that helps visitors find restaurants there. back there in the bay area pg&e crews are working to repair a broken gas line in san bruno. alex savidge is there on the scene which is just three miles from the gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people in 2010. alex. >> reporter: well, good morning. there is still the faint smell of gas in the air right foul this morning. this-- air right now this morning. the problem is with this construction. crews are building elevated cal train tracks. the busted line is just beyond the orange barriers we are showing you right now. that was lined with spewing natural gas for five hours over night. just after 8:00 last night, workers with

they believe her last job makes her a bad fit for the uc system as her new job is running campuses prone to protests and where undocumented students study. >> thousands of people enjoyed traffic-free streets today in san francisco's excel -- mission street. for sunday streets. neighbors got to know each other, while young artists turned the asphalt into their own canvas. >>> still ahead on abc7 news at 6:00, a budget deadline looms. what happens if lawmakers don't act before midnight tomorrow? >> a swim from alcatraz, that's impressive but this one stands out from at farmers we make you smarter about insurance, because what you dont know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that teen drivers are four times more likely to get into an accident? 'sup the more you know, the better you can plan for what's ahead. talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum, bum - bum - bum -

uc says right now it's less expensive to lease a house than overhaul blabbing house. incoming president, janet, will be living in a leased house for $9,950 a month. >> i didn't think she was going to stop. >> adding insult to injury. a driver takes off after hitting a blind man and his dog. >> i have it, i can't get rid of it. i don't know what the future will be. >> millions of americans not getting better. the medicine that could be making it worse. >> and an amazing rescue caught on camera. the heros risking their lives for a guy they don't know. ,,,,,,,,,, ♪ (woman) this place has got really good chocolate shakes. (growls) (man) that's a good look for you. (woman) that was fun. (man) yeah. (man) let me help you out with the.. (woman)...oh no, i got it. (man) you sure? (woman) just pop the trunk. (man vo) i may not know where the road will lead, but... i'm sure my subaru will get me there. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> a blind bay area minister is asking for an apology tonight from the driver who hit him and bolted. reverend, albert and

tonight wendy tokuda updates on two recent uc-berkeley graduates who overcame odds to get their degrees was an alcoholic, basically on the street. >> what did he look like? >> like this. all the time. quiet. >> reporter: they would work as a team with engineers from nasa ames, building a robot that would compete and robotics began to change kenny. he became team captain, working with the others every day after school and weekends. >> so i could accomplish something if i put my mind to it. >> reporter: this year in the national competition in orlando, florida robot number 255 foothill high and two partner teams took first place. >> like i'm not afraid to love anymore. i'm not afraid to laugh. to be able to do this is unbelievable to me. >> reporter: kenny bargas now works with high risk kids at overfelt high school in san jose. he graduated from uc-berkeley. >>> shanita at the age of 19 went to court to request legal guardianship of all four siblings. she had to find a pro bono attorney, prove that she could provide for them, paying for housing with a scholarship money. and when the judg

very close to uc berkeley. firefighters say when they arrived, flames were pouring from the third floor apartment and that's where goodwin lived. he was taken to the hospital where he died. neighbors say they woke up to banging on their doors and frantic calls to get out. >> they burst in saying get up, get out of the fire. wron what they were saying, but they were just screaming at us in the middle of the night. we jumped out of bed and just grabbed, like, some stuff and just ran out. >> brand new bill from scrambling cell phone service, now just one signature away from becoming law. the legislation would now require all government entities to obtain a court order within six hours of a crisis before interrupting cell service. that bill cleared the california legislature just last week, and now it a waits the approval of governor brown. >> still to come, high speed sailing returns to the bay. we'll have a live preview of today's america's cup races as team oracle usa looks to climb back into the competition. >>

reporter: so the ojakians lobbied for millions of dollars through a statewide initiative so that all uc, state and community colleges could expand student mental health services. >> vic and mary have made talking about mental health an okay thing to do. >> reporter: stephanie welch oversees the state student mental health program. >> we want to make sure that we provide resources, education, that we teach people about the warning signs and that people know that suicide is preventable. >> reporter: in santa clara county, the ojakians helped create a countywide strategic plan for suicide prevention. and when a palo alto school experienced a rash of suicides, they work on a prevention program that's being adopted by school districts around the state. >> things can change. so there are things we can do. we don't have to suffer in silence. we're just there to help save a life. >> reporter: so for helping to save lives in their community and across the state, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to vic and mary ojakian. kate kelly, kpix 5. >> the ojakians gave us a lot of resource

i thought, wow, if i can do something like that with a guitar -- and i remember, i was a student at uc-berkeleynsidering going to graduate school in economic geography and working as an intern coming here at the san francisco planning department. i was also a record in my first album. i wrote this piece called " turning, turning back." it began the recording but it also began a new direction for me. they say every musician that starts recording for writing, arranging music, they have to find their own voice. i think i may be found my own voice in that one. >> are you going to play some of it? ♪ >> just playing an excerpt from the middle, -- time part. -- double-time part. the main theme -- ♪ [applause] >> that is the main theme. >> often, when i listen to guitar players, because i'm a guitarist myself, i'm trying to figure out what they are doing and how they do it. i cannot do that when i listen to you. the music for " washes over me. for me, it is so immediately engaging and hypnotize him. to be fair, the other part of it is, in 1000 years, i could never do that. there is a technical componen

the union members are angry that uc has ended more than a year of negotiations by imposing the final that offer increases employee contributions to retirement by one and a half percent. the union says the lowest paid workers at uc can't afford the increase. >> they are saying these public servants deserve nothing in terms of being able to even afford to send their own kids to the university. this is how the income inequality gap in america grows. >> uc says the offer is fair and fiscally responsible and it has the legal right to impose it. >> the san jose earthquake celebrated a milestone today in the building of the new soccer stadium. they joined fans and community leaders for a concrete pouring ceremony to lay down the foundation of that new stadium. the next phase of the project is to put up the steel framing that is expected later this year. the new soccer stadium is slated to be open for the 2015 season. >> more oakland a's playoff tickets went object sale today -- on sale today. they are for the home games during the second round of the playoffs in case the a's make it to the

about 14 hundred students transfer to csu or uc. if they were to transfer, we compare to years at city college to a comparable 2 years at csu and the difference is about $10,000 per student and the other area is lack of space at the csu. we looked at the csu in the bay area, san jose is impacted which means they have more qualified students than they have space. csu, they have space but not in our federal programs. college students enrolled in these programs would not be able to access these programs. >> can i say that if city colleges were closed that $10,000 might be a huge barrier and you are saying that there is less space at san jose state and many of the programs at san francisco state and california east bay? >> if we look at san francisco state and csu east bay, there were three programs that you cooperate access at either school which are fashion, and nursing. they are not offered because he is the impacted school. the other alternative would be to transfer to another community college in the bay area. we did look at capaci

i went to school at uc santa barbara. i have been in san francisco since 1989, have lived in the excelsior since 1999. the difficulty is, muni often sees it as an industrial area, not a neighborhood. we have to figure out how to make it work as a neighborhood and as a place that can service the light rail vehicles. i have had lots of different jobs. my main job has been doing social work for san francisco state university. i have been a community organizer, a social worker, but i have also been a legislative aide. i worked mostly for community- based organization supporting kids and families, working for labor. i got to see how city hall could be an effective tool to create change. i looked at running in 2007, 2008, and somehow i made it. i have been in politics for so many ways, doing work around central america, supporting people in central america against u.s. imperialism, their right to live, self determination. i did a lot of work on that on campus when i was in college. a bit of work on apartheid when i was in colle

what a uc berkeley grad who survived the attack is saying this morning. >>> we are live in oakland where the call to renew a city- wide curfew is coming up again. >>> plus from the football field to rehab. aldon smith talking about hiss latest struggles and when he will be back on the field. >>> good morning. we want to take you out live to san bruno this morning. the scene of a construction accident that created a gas leak late last night did effect cal train services. we will have an update on how things are going this morning. but here's live look. you can seat work being done out there this morning. >> good morning, i'm dave clark. we'll check weather and traffic. did you thank steph steve for stopping -- thank steve for stopping the rain? >> it was a pretty good system. a little warmer today. first full day of fall. clear skies. storm track i guess it's that time of year to say that once we get our first rain has moved north. so we don't have to worry about that. clear skies. that had a little patchy fog. cool to mild. sunshine and warming up today. a lot of close for the up day. ma

the union members are angry that uc has ended more than a year of negotiations by imposing the finalt offer. that offer increases employee contributions to retirement by one and a half percent. the union says the lowest paid workers at uc can't afford the increase. >> they are saying these public servants deserve nothing in terms of being able to even afford to send their own kids to the university. this is how the income inequality gap in america grows. >> uc says the offer is fair and fiscally responsible and it has the legal right to impose it. >> the san jose earthquake celebrated a milestone today in the building of the new soccer stadium. they joined fans and community leaders for a concrete pouring ceremony to lay down the foundation of that new stadium. the next phase of the project is to put up the steel framing that is expected later this year. the new soccer stadium is slated to be open for the 2015 season. >> more oakland a's playoff tickets went object sale today -- on sale today. they are for the home games during the second round of the playoffs in case the a's make it

one is a uc berkeley grad. she is a general manager at a restaurant inside that mall. she just tweeted from the hospital room where she is being treated with cuts and bruises. 30 hostages are still inside. they believe there are 10 to 15 attackers. >>> eight days and counting to the possible government shutdown. politics as usual are getting in the way. >> this place is a mess. let's get our house in the order. >> reporter: strong words after the house passed the republican bill that defunds the health care law. >> the american people don't want the government shut down and they don't want obamacare. >> reporter: it's the 42nd time that the house has voted to repel obamacare. he said this to republicans on the house floor this week. >> wake up from this radical i'd logical wet dream and come back to reality. >> reporter: after the comment raised eyebrows nationwide we caught up to him after a bike ride. >> i couldn't bite my lip any longer. perhaps i won't use such vivid descriptions in the future. what i feel is real and it's what my con stewents feel. >> reporter: if

i went to school at uc santa barbara, graduated in 19988 -- 1988. i have lived in the excelsior since 1999. i have had lots of different jobs, but my main job is doing social work force and a disco, i have been a community organizer, i worked at a labor organization supporting janitor's working in our high- rise buildings. i was a legislative aide before .wr. i got to see how it all work from the outside, community organizations supporting young people, children, families, working for labor, and saw how city hall could be an effective tool for change and then considered running in 2007, 2008, and somehow, i made it. >> you were raised in los angeles, moved to the east coast. what made you want to come back and live in san francisco? >> i love cities. i never felt like i lived in a city in los angeles, but when i lived in massachusetts, where i live, i was close to boston. i had such a great time in boston but i did not like massachusetts so much because it was cold, the culture was foreign to me. when i came to san francisco, the first time i came,