police are investigating a sexual battery in a uc berkeley parking lot.the woman says a man on a bicycle rode up and groped her. she screamed, the guy rode off. he's described as a hispanic neal in his 20s with a beard wearing a black hooded sweat shirt riding a black fixed gear bicycle. >> pictures showed the meeting between a father of an isla vista shooter and father of one of the victims. peter rodger and richard martinez met june 1st. martinez spoken out on gun violence since the shooting death. both are keeping details private but say they plan to work together so other families don't have to suffer. the 22-year-old killed six people may 24th near uc santa videos being rejected by women. >> police arrested two people in a road rage shooting that killed a father in san jose. it happened on center road near tully. the 57-year-old swerved to avoid a car in its path. investigators arrested the 22-year-old daniel reyes and a 17-year-old being charged as an adult. >> two tech giants have joined a lawsuit aimed at keeping u.s. government from snooping on d

they were told that uc berkeley to go to highland's hospital to be tested.hat's unacceptable. >> so the legislation that you're promoting and sponsoring will codify some of the recommendations that the white house is already running with some. >> that's correct. they're codifying it our original recommendations. so we're very pleased that they've created a website called not alone.org op. that will be a great resource for victim survivors. i think for the most part, young women and most of these are co-eds, although 6% are male. 70% of the lgbt community is harassed on college campuses, too. i think they need to know where to turn. the reason why the universities take it so seriously is title 9 files an action against you and finds you not in compliance, then you can lose all of your federal funding so that means pell grants and student loansnd research grants. it's a big hammer for the university. >> certainly gotten the attention of the universities across the country. congresswoman spear, thanks for bringing this to light and for coming in to talk about i

probably the biggest like, you know, emotional like whoa, this is real. >> reporter: the team at uc- berkeleyants to make sure tens of thousands like steven can do what not so long ago was impossible. in berkeley, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> the uc-berkeley researchers formed a company to make the suits and plan on selling them early next year. >>> a bizarre story out of fresno. it ended with a burglary defendant dead after a jury's mistake. judge can't hamlin ordered the defendant freed. that was after the jury mistakenly signed a not guilty form. the jurors had actually voted to convict him. 37-year-old bobby lee pearson was released from jail and went straight to his sister's house. however, a few hours later he was killed in a fight with his sister's boyfriend. now the boyfriend has been arrested for murder. >>> the ruby dee the acclaimed actress and civil rights activist has died. dee frequently performed with her husband ossie davis. the company was -- the couple was also known for their fight for civil rights. they served as emcees for the historic 1963 march on washington. that was when ma

. >>> the uc berkeley sports program is moving in a different direction. she will remain setting up an academic program. barber and uc berkeley chancellor determined it was time for a change in leadership. a prominent alum will be named interim athletic director later today. >>> also happening today for the third year in a row a dentist office will offer free dental care. it is teaming up with a nonprofit grouped call dentistry from the heart. registration starts at 6:00 this morning and services will be provided until 5:00 this afternoon. patients will be seen on a first come first serve basis. the office hopes to be able to help 75 patients today. >>> needles buried in the sand may be an indication of a more wide spread problem throughout the city. yesterday we told you about syringes found on cowell beach. more than 5,000 needles have been recovered throughout the county in the past 18 months. there have been seven needle injuries including three children. the group collects the data and reports it to the city council and board of supervisors. >>> opera

. >> washington high school, uc berkeley, native san franciscan. i was not raised as a reform jew but actually as a conservative jew with 14th avenue synagogue. i probably first got started in a couple different ways i entered a speech contest and happened to have been honored to win that and there had been a lot of rabbis who had won that award i also taught at beth sholem during my uc berkeley years those things put together focused on three issues i had a very special feeling about judaism i really wanted to help people and i think the rabbinate is a people profession and i enjoyed speaking putting all that together i was still choosing between being an attorney and a rabbi when i met my wife in college i told her i was either going to be a crabby or lawyer and they -- rabbi or a lawyer and she thought i was going to be an attorney i am the son of, father of, brother of, cousin of attorneys but in the end i decided to be a rabbi and it has been a wonderful wonderful life experience. >> born and raised in san francisco, you are a native san franc

. >>> uc-berkeley is not prepared to handle sexual assault cases. and it's not trained to help student victims cope. that's according to a state audit. in a report released yesterday, the auditor is recommending changing state law to force universities now to undergo training. chico and san diego state were also part of the audit. uc-berkeley is also under federal investigation right now for its handling of rape cases. >>> more than a dozen people in oakland are without a place to live this afternoon after a fire destroyed several apartments. flames broke out at an apartment complex near 39th and international boulevard. fire destroyed two apartments, damaged two others. 17 people got out safely. the cause is under investigation. >>> no suspects in the shooting death of an oakland woman killed on douglas avenue in east oakland last night. officers were out collecting evidence and talking to witnesses for others. so far no arrests and no suspects. >>> new at noon, san francisco taxi drivers rounded up their troops and headed in a caravan to sacrament

these uc berkeley juniors say the hard issue of sexual assault is a big topic in college. >> a lot of us aren't really educated as to what do in those situations. >> reporter: today uc berkeley president jan napolitano says there's a new tactic to address sexual assault on all the campuses. >> president obama talked about it too, that our administration doesn't take care of these issues as well as on many other campuses so her doing that is a step in the right direction. >> reporter: earlier this year 32 students filed complaints against them. there are over 50 universities under investigation. a spokesperson says berkeley is engaging students and survivors. the task force, though, is separate, but does answer federal concerns. >> the short answer is yes it addresses it and it has been addressing it, but this is not a static problem. this is not something where you write a fancy policy and everybody feels good. it's constant vigilance. >> reporter: the new task force will include students, two regents, administrators, and advocacy groups. >> and i hope to see more of that. >> reporter

>> >> good morning, my name is laura and i am a recent graduate from the uc berkeley, and a research assistant with dr. cocoa on the we count, california a project for improving the count of homeless youth and with we ask how many, the answer depends on whether you ask the homeless out reach and the homeless and housing programs who serve thousands of young people every year are the schools that insure that 2,000 homeless young experience littles disruption in the education as possible and if you consider a young person homeless when they have landed a couch to crash on for tonight last year, marked the first time that community required to count 18 to 24-year-olds or transitional youth as a separate population and despite the challenges of counting the young people who hide and identifies the homeless and san francisco made the significant advances to conduct and the first dedicated youth count and using practices to improve the accuracy of the numbers. youth numbers should not be marginalized from the conversations but acknowledged as a blind spot in homeless counts that is correct

that's uc berkeley grad alicia montano running the 800 meters at the track and field championships.s 34 weeks pregnant with her first child. despite being cleared by her doctors, she's getting criticism from some who feel she could have harmed the baby. that's no concern to the crowd on hand who gave her a standing ovation as she crossed the finish line. >> and the doctors said it was okay. all right. we have more. >> we'll be back with this week's perfect pet. oh, and there it is. we'l >>> coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00 the exclusive interview with the father of a alicia rogers. on abc news at 5:00 team usa and the world cup. as they train for tuesday's do or die match, one bay area insider reveals their position for success. >>> time now for friday's perfect pet. >> i think we have a furry new friend. >> i hope she's referring to the rabbit. we know you're not a new friend. >> cindy shelby from the friends of the alameda animal shelter. first let's talk about noodle. >> the last pet i brought, noodle, our pit got adopted. >> very nice. >> a wonderful home. we're having happy. go.

the list of oakland coalition presented new research by uc berkeley.he research shows if oakland's minimum wage was raised from $8 to $8.25 an hour more than a 1/4 of the city's workers would receive an upgrade. >> working full time you should not have to be on public assistance making impossible choices between food, rent, gas and electricity. the best medicine for this problem is tackling the root cause which is income. >>> the research goes on to note that a minimum wage impact would not impact employment or the committee. >>> a police officer surprised with a first class upgrade. but it wasn't the airline that gave him the vip treatment. the story behind his inspiring encounter with a fellow passenger. >> so he's sitting in my seat and i'm sitting in first class. >> bay area temperatures continuing to crime. we'll show you how much higher they'll go. >>> 800 new cases in california in just the last few weeks, the disease health officials say has reached epidemic proportions. heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures. what's that alarm

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student missing -- continue to look for a uc berkeley missing. him on friday before he went on a hike. >> i've always had a really strong connection with him on feeting level, an uncanny level. i can't read him this time. that's very unsettling for me. that's not normal. >> mathews is said to be an experienced hiker and outdoorsman. searchers have found one possible clue. a footprint similar to the five- toed shoes while hiking. >>> medical marijuana users in san jose, they are very angry about tough new rules on where medical marijuana dispensaries are do business. christien kafton is live with more. >> reporter: medical marijuana dispensaries here in san jose will be facing some of the tightest restrictions in the state and medical marijuana users here in san jose say that that will put undue hardship on them. >> i'm sick. i'm dying. and the medicine stops that. >> 7, motion approved -- 7-3, motion approved. >> reporter: the rules make it illegal for dispensaries to be within 1,000 feet of schools or daycare. the hours of the clubs would be cur

and uc berkeley needs to protect people from sexual assault and harassment. they need to survive better education and sexual assaults. it also said university staff needs to be better trained and about these crimes, it needs to be mandatory. >> some have a gate in prays and there have been 10 reported incidents. the university did a good job of investigating but over roll there is room for improvement. >>> audrey's law cleared a state assembly, for teens convicted of sexual assault and photosswere shared with classmates. awe draw's law now moves to the the appropriation committee. >>> brian stow suffered a stroke last week. and he is working against the dodgers and former owner frank mccourt. >>> it has been an emotional day for several korean teens to survived the cash. they returned since 300 of their classmates were killed. a meantime they are charged with abandonment as it sanction. >>> and the supreme court will release more as it wraps up its current session. there are three days left, tomorrow and monday and some of the more closely watched cases inclu

the frantic search continues for a missing uc berkeley student.ey information rescuers hope would lead them to the missing hiker. >>> but first a sexually transmitted disease that's making a comeback in the bay area. it's harder to get rid of it. after the break we'll tell you who is most likely to get this disease. >>> well, good morning to you. welcome back. 8:25. in wisconsin, more than half of the 72 counties there, they are handing out marriage licenses to gay couples. hundred of gay couples have married since friday. that's when a federal judge said wisconsin's ban on same- sex marriage was unconstitutional. now many county clerks are waving a five-day waiting period so the couples can get married in what may be a short window since there is a chance weddings may be stopped because of a court appeal. >>> 8:26. a sexually transmitted disease is making a comeback in the bay area and that has local health officials concerned. gonorrhea is rapidly spreading among men and women. the infection rate in san francisco rose by more than 30% during the

the uc berkeley sports program moving in a new direction now. athletic director sandy barber expected to resign today. she will remain at cal. she will set up an academic program in sports management. barber and uc berkeley chancellor determined it was time for a change in leadership. sources say a prominent alum and former student at let will be named the interim athletic director later tuesday. >>> 5:38 is the time. a major illegal fire works bust one week away from the fourth of july. coming up at 6:00 the large amount of items taken into custody. >> you see oh you know there is this bright flashing -- oh my child is still in the car. >> this little boy came up with a life saving invention. and wait until you hear what he is getting. >> and we already have some slow spots on the bay area commute. especially if you are in solano county. we will shot you know what we will see. >> pretty solid fog bank out there. a weak little system to the north. we will show you that coming up. did you remember to pay the dog sitter? yeah, citi mobile. and dep

administrators at uc berkeley trying to find out if anyone connected to the campus is there. even though the uc study abroad program doesn't offer programs in iraq, many staff and graduate students travel abroad independently for research during the summer. >>> it's a beautiful day here in the bay area. the kind that is just perfect beach weather. this is a look from earlier in santa cruz at the beach, people soaking up the sun. tomorrow, might see fewer beachgoers. we have details and live doppler. >> good evening. things are cooling down for us tomorrow. live doppler 7 hd showing a break from the high clouds that we saw this afternoon. so we have clear skies over parts of the bay area today but look how much we warmed up and especially in some inland locations, gil roy -- concord, 89, san jose, 88, oakland, 82 and san francisco quite mild at 75 degrees. but, right now, things are starting to cool down compared to 24 hours ago and that's because we're seeing an increased sea breeze. this trend will continue with us for father's day and i'll those temperatures and the accuweat

. >> reporter: uc berkeley professor is an exabout peter on the health aspect of air pollution. >> there are linkages from many studies between pm .5 and heart disease. sudden death from heart disease and hospitalization for heart disease. >> reporter: why isn't the air district cracking down? they refused to talk to us. we took it to the board of directors. >> i am hoping to get answers. >> reporter: and finally got results. >> some should be stalking to you from staff. >> reporter: that staff member, stevenson. >> we are waiting for them to finalize their test. >> reporter: the test that showed such high-levels is no longer valid. >> the belief is, they over estimate the condensible portion of the matter. >> there were flaws in the methology. therefore the data is not reliable or credible. >> reporter: is there a chance that chevron will take the lead to reduce the particular matter? >> what i can say, because there is no accurate way of monitoring it, i don't think so. >>> if you head out or -- no, i am doing the fire works. okay, now, i want you to stay tuned so soon i will tell you

uc-berkeley researchers found raising the minimum wage to $12.25 an hour would mean a pay raise for 40,000 workers in oakland. more than half the workers receiving raises are in their 30s or older. operating costs would go up 0.3% for retail businesses and 2.8% for restaurants. if the oakland proposal passes this november, it would take effect next march. >> well, some people in san rafael were running for their lives as the grass fire quickly spread threatening their homes today. firefighters worked to stop the spread of a 12-acre fire. kpix 5's brian webb reports the flames weren't the only thing that firefighters had to fight. >> reporter: the smoke was intimidating. you could see it for miles around. there were evacuations, even an arrest after an incident caught on camera. back behind me you see a charred hillside a few crews checking out hot spots. the flames went over the top of that hill. there are homes back there and the race was on to save them. the attack came by air with helicopters and an airplane and on the ground by bulldozers with about 100 firefighters. a few dozen homes

. >> a uc berkeley student missing after going on a hike in el dorado county. the 23-year-old staying at a family vacation home 30 miles northeast of placerville he decided to take a hike through el dorado national forest. his parents are hoping he's going to be okay. >> police arrested a 50-year-old woman thought to be behind nine suspicious fires this morning. they were small they broke out within minutes of each other, investigators say the fires are dangerous because of temperatures and conditions >> firefighters had a hard time battling blaze because of the heat in the east bay. the fire started in a pile of trash next to a house under construction. saying lane and spread to attic and firefighters got it under control. two firefighters needed treatment because of the temperatures because it got over 100 degrees today >> warm for us we're thinking about changing guys out to keep them fresh. a lot of rehab and water >> one firefighter suffering heat exhaustion taken to the hospital on a stretcher the cause of the fire under investigation. >> it's been so hot

. >>> the search for a missing uc berkeley student is moving away from the forest where he went missing. he was last seen on june 6th after leaving his parents cab into go for -- parents cabin to go for a hike. searchers think he made it out of the forest but did not say why. >>> san jose police have arrested the two men allegedly responsible for a road rage shooting that killed another man. they were both arrested last month in the central valley. they didn't announce their arrest earlier because the ongoing investigation. on may 6th they killed phuoc lam. lam's death drew national attention after a san jose police officer started an online fundraising campaign for his wife and two young sons. that fund has raised nearly $120,000. >>> now that contract talks between muni has stopped. some are worried there could be another sickout. the current labor contract expires on june 30th. a proposal calls for raises of more than 11% over two years but requires workers to contribute 7.5% to their pensions. we were unable to reach the union yesterday for their reaction. >>> this morning san franc

. >>> new at 6:00, something rare is blooming at uc-berkeley. an exotic flower that not too many people know about. kpix 5's john ramos reports this might be your once in a lifetime opportunity to see it at its peak. >> reporter: it's a bit of a hike to the top of uc- berkeley's botanical garden but if you look closely you will see plants from areas all over the world. and then there's this. >> you're looking at something you will probably never see again in your lifetime. >> reporter: this [ non-english language ] also known as the queen of the andes was planted from a seed from bolivia. it has been here for 24 years. >> and one day, it's suddenly did something that looked different. >> reporter: the plant began to bloom. that may not seem like a big deal until you realize that in its native environment, the plant usually takes 80 to 100 years to do that. that makes this the world's youngest blossoming andean queen. ever. >> i been here 11 years and i have checked it every year dreaming it might bloom and so i could see one in my lifetime. >> r

uc-berkeley is also under federal investigation for its handling of rape cases. >>> whole foods is inor illegally overcharging. the los angeles city attorney's office says the company was charging some customers too much at the hot bar and salad bar. whole foods failed to subtract the weight of the container and it was selling deli items by the piece rather than the pound. some shoppers are reluctant to trust the grocery store chain. >>> maybe you have to look at your options for shopping. >> whole foods blames the problem on its employees calling it a human error. the company has to pay an $800,000 fine for overcharging. >>> the harsh winter in the country took a toll on the economy. here's kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. good morning. >> good morning, frank and michelle. the 1st quarter was worse than first expected. the commerce department says that gdp fell 2.9% in the quarter compared the 1% decline. a lot came from a big drop in healthcare spending making up two-thirds of that decline. we are expecting a decent rebound in the second quarter. retail sales will be re

chelsea clinton you will remember went to stanford. >> not a bad choice, uc- berkeley. right. >>> still ahead, remembering the king of pop five years later. how fans are paying tribute to michael jackson. how his music and his estate live on. >> providing comfort to kids fighting cancer. how a mom and her daughter are working to get these special dolls in the hands of other children. ,,,, heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. watch tv virtually anywhere with the u-verse tv app. with at&t, the u-verse revolves around you. glendale today. it's been five years since the "king of po died. >>> from the air you can see all the cards and flowers left by fans at michael jackson's gravesite in glendale today. it's been 5 years since the king of pop died. hard to believe. fans across the country remembering michael with memorials and special

. >>> in an hour, the uc berkeley barbre can expected to announce resignation from the job. barber held the position for ten years. she decided it was time for a change in leadership. barbre plans to remain in sports and sources say an alum and student athlete interim athletic director. >>> berkeley police search this afternoon for a person who shot and wounded a man along a busy street last night. it was just before 10:00 when neighbors reported hearing at least five gunshots from sinopia blow avenue. the 38-year-old victim found shot just behind a liquor store. he was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. and say the man was talking to paramedics. he takes classes at the community college. >> i was kind of surprised he would get shocked because he doesn't seem like the type of person who would do that. >> the officers were unable to find that person. police have not yet said in this case. >>> police hope surveillance video of a violent san jose taken at the time at the liquors and the customers say the violence -- >> the clerk is pushed to the ground and the suspect

. >> a uc berkeley student is missing after a hike. the 23-year-old told his family on friday he was going on a hike. they recorded him miss, saturday morning. the 23-year-old was staying at at family vacation home about 30 miles northeast of pastorville and was only dressed for a day hike but is familiar with the area. cries have been searching using horses and helicopters. >> a robber held up a store with a happen it on sunday night at this 7/11. he entered the school with the hatchet and threatened the clerk. this is a picture from surveillance video of the robber covering his fame with a white t-shirt or towel. he is a white man in his mid-to-late 20's and left the store with cash. >> a measure that raises $300 million for recreation and wildlife reservation on the peninsula and south bay looks like it is passing. the measure was placed before voters last week and needed a to thirds majority. the $300 million bond measure expands hiking and experience opportunities including bicycling and preserve foresting and coastline and protec

to speak do so up here and i am going to call a few people in but first i want to call wall from uc berkeley has to catch a flight. and everyone is going to have two minutes to speak. >> i am the mother of two proud san francisco proud teen and a faculty member who has been studying in san francisco since 1996 and i am here today, as a physician, to tell you about the results of our research. and about a condition suffered by thousands of san francisco youth every year and this condition leads to a rate of death eight times more normal for men and 13 times normal for young women and although, more san francisco youth, 15 to 24 suffer from this condition than from hiv hepatitis and cancer together, there is good news, the condition is preventable and curable, that condition is homelessness. letting the youth live on the streets costs our soeft a half a million dollars in social cost and lost productivity. and what can we do? one i am proud to be working on the housing, in the harrison building and in the short term that you like hillary and jessica who will speak later will have a place to ca

. >>> meanwhile, the search for a missing uc-berkeley student has expanded in a remote part of el dorado county. vernon cody matthews was last heard from just before he went on a hike last week. investigators think he started out from the family's cabin near icehouse reservoir. he had been staying there by himself and didn't have a car. the sheriff's dive team is expanding the search of the american river and the chp is using a helicopter. >>> still ahead, a guy tried to kayak from california to hawaii. he came up short. the minor malfunction that left him high and dry. >> the president of the united states. [ applause and cheers ] >> plus, how a group of uc students convinced the president to come to their graduation. >> and changes ahead in the weather department. your forecast is coming up after a break. far. the 57-year-o >>> a guy trying to kayak from california to hawaii didn't get very far. the 57-year-old set off from monterey on may 30th and 11 days later a solar panel that charged his electronic navigation equipment failed. so he had to turn back. a search helicopter spotted hi

. >>> the search for a uc berkeley student missing in the sierra resumed today by land and by air. 23-year-old vernon cody mathews last spoke to family members on friday from the family cabin in el dorado family. he said he was going for a hike by himself and has not been heard from since. search teams are using k-9, horse mounted units, and helicopters to look for him. he took his cell phone but left his -- his backpack. >> my guess is he attempted something beyond his skill level and got injured. >> very dry. >> he's 6'3" with shoulder strength strawberry hair and a full beard. authorities don't suspect foul play in his disappearance. >>> berkeley police now say an outside source caused a problem with police radioses over the weekend -- radios over the weekend. it now appears to have corrected itself but the problem caused a major communication breakdown. >> there were multiple officers trying to communicate, dispaf trying to communicate. i didn't hear you. radio traffic that wasn't getting transmitted. >>> employees cannot afford to take chances when it comes to this critical commu

. >>> last month, the federal government put 55 colleges including uc-berkeley under investigation for how they handle sexual assault cases. >>> some are questioning the message of an oakland billboard, is it selling sex? the bunny ranch in northern nevada promoting the bar and cigar area but the ranch is a brothel. one city leader wants it down. >> having a billboard that's promoting certain activities out of town, it's not acceptable. >> we're not doing anything illegal at all. it's a restaurant, a bar. and by the way, kids eat free on tuesday. >> the bunny ranch owner says it is his first amendment right to put up the billboard in oakland but councilman gallo says it has no place in the city of oakland. >>> in other headlines around the bay, muni contract negotiations continue tomorrow with the help of an arbitrator. muni workers stage a three-day sickout this week and could be fired. drivers are not happy with management's offer that requires them to contribute to their pensions. >>> the san francisco man charged with having bomb-making materials in his apartment will be back in co

. >>> and coming up, a sexual assault right near uc berkeley and what we know about the attack and theps city police are now taking. >>> one of the president's daughterels could be calling i may he a and we have problems in contra costa and we will tell you about that straight ahead. >>> and we have a lot problems, we will tell you what is in store for the rest of the day. . >>> it is part of a three concert series and it is called color our world with pride and it knowing did you -- focuses on discrimination around the world. >> it is a great platform and we are fighting for our rights until are equal for everybody. >> pills more than doubles and more than a million people are expected out there. >>> time now 545, many people who lined up in marin county walked add way disappoint and several hundred showed up because of limb lydia sim, 21 of hayward and 33-year-old sonam chodon of el cerrito ted and rental opportunities are scarce and those who did get churchers may not be able to use them. >> the hot ticket is the one to hear ore speech. >>> and the two days visit kicks off today and

. >>> right now a search is under way for a uc berkeley student who disappeared after going out for a hike alone. the chronicle reports vernon cody matthews went to his family's cabin in eldorado county last monday. his parents last heard for him on friday before he left for a hike by himself. rescue crews are uses dogs, horses and helicopters to search the rugged forest. all of matthew's belongings were left at the cabin and he has experienced outdoors and hopeful he will be found alive. >>> medical marijuana will take center stage, again, after lawmakers deadlocked on the issue last week. the city council will look at where the pop shops can go and how many the city will will allow. allow for more than 600 in the city of san jose. if the proposal passes, opponents are ready to submit a voter initiative to overturn. >>> santa clara county leaders will discuss a proposal this one to extend a ban on ecigarettes and treat the electronic devices the same astroditional cigarettes banning them in restaurants, bars and motels. the new set of proposed rules that outlawed cigarettes on county

according to the san francisco chronicle, she was recently spotted in uc berkeley with some friends. the 15-year-old apparently also found time to visit stanford. there's no word yet which school might have the edge or how other schools might be involved in this. she reportedly made it clear she liked both schools. i think she got that from her dad, she likes them all. >>> another bay area instant millionaire. the ticket worth $70 million, sold at a safeway in the city. now, the winner finally coming forward after the super lotto drawing over a month ago. he bought the ticket at the san francisco safeway on noriega. he's been taking his time creating a game plan for himself, that's why it's taken him so long to get the $70 million prize. he said he'll probably just retire. why not. safeway also a big winner. the grocery store will get $350,000 for that winning ticket. >>> it may be good news for team usa. coming up next. [ heart beating ] [ female announcer ] the internet gets more exciting the faster it goes. that's why, coming soon, xfinity will double the internet speed on two of

the lift up oakland coalition presented new research by uc berkeley. the research shows if oakland's minimum wage was raised from $8 an hour to $12.25 an hour, more than a quarter of oakland's workers would receive a pay raise. researchers say that would improve the overall health and happiness of those workers. >> working full-time, you should not have to be on public assistance making impossible choices between food, rent, gas, electricity. the best medicine for this problem is tackling the underlying root cause, which is income. >> the research goes on to note that a minimum wage increase would not negatively impact employment or the economy. the issue is expected to appear on the november ballot. >>> a back-to-school program that helps kids in need has an urgent need of its own. the family giving tree has been getting kids ready to go back to school since 1996. the program makes sure children from low income families start the school year off right, with a new backpack and all the supplies they need to have a successful year. but now the program is

our phil matier reports, malia obama was spotted touring uc- berkeley with friends this past weekend. she is just 15. so she has time to decide. she wouldn't be the first first daughter to choose the bay area for college. chelsea clinton went to stanford. >>> could a james franco comedy trigger a conflict with north korea? the country is slamming the new film that he is in as an act of war. >> you are entering into the most dangerous country on earth. >> the film stars franco about a plot to assassinate kim jong- il. the north korea government isn't laughing promising retaliation. the movie hits theaters in october. >>> does this tree look special? it may be one of only 10 in the world. the roadblock in the fight to save a rare bay area redwood. >> plus, a major score for your privacy. the supreme court lays down the law when it comes to cops searching your phone. ,, female announcer: time is running out to get the hottest deal on a new mattress. sleep train's 4th of july sale is ending soon. right now at sleep train, save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. plus, pay n

. >>> right now, a search is underway for a uc berkeley student, who disappeared after going out for a hike alone. the "chronicle" reports 23-year-old vernon cody mathews went to his family's cabin in el dorado county last wednesday. police say matthew's parents last heard from him friday before he left for a hike by himself. now rescue crews are using horses, dogs, and helicopters to search the rugged forests. police say all of matthew's belongings were left at the cabin. his family says he has experience outdoors and they are hopeful he will be found alive. >>> administrators at one south bay high school are trying to figure out what to do about a racist remark that somehow made it into the school yearbook. according to the "mercury news," the yearbooks were distributed to students at monte vista high school in cupertino before it was discovered that one photo caption has an anti-semitic slight this it. the last three letters of the person's name were intentionally changed. it will be hard to file hate crime charges, because there was no violent act. >>> taking a hard stance on e-c

uc berkeley labor center, health access, the san francisco clinic conversion, ace, the san francisco organizing project, young workers united, jobs for justice, single pay or now, and so many others. i especially want to highlight the incredible tenacity and long hours and so much work that has put into -- that has gone into this from my chief of staff hillary ronan. we have been working on this for combiet some time and hillary, we finally did it and i want to thank our city attorney, and the various deputies who have worked on this legislation over the years including vince who sits on the northern district federal court, and sherry kaiser who has been incredible in guiding us through a complicated law that in a way that not only insures that we have illegally sound proposal, but one that will address the underlining issues at hand. i believe this legislation is important at a very critical time as supervisor kim indicated, we have an issue of inequality in san francisco. we do have the fastest growing inequality and to address that issue, to make san francisco affordable for all o

uc berkeley researcher found crime rates are lower during televised sporting evens looking at crime trendsn chicago and there is 15 percent less crime when games are televised and the trend continues up to three hours after the game is over because some criminals see crime as recreation and not just as a means to make money. >>> san francisco man spent $20,000 to be killed off in a popular book series on hbo based on a popular book theories and the author of "game of thrones" paragraph goaled off two spots for charity. a 30-year-old facebook employee paid $20,000 to see himself made into a clark and killed off. a spot is available for a female and will money goes toward a wolf sanctuary in new mexico and "game of thrones" will serve as part of the story line. >> everyone important is killed off so you are in good company. >> we have developing news in the north bay where a series of suspicious fires has neighbors on hand and we have what firefighter are doing to figure out if a fire bug is loose. >>> san jose police crack a crime that shocked the community: the arrest in a father's road ra

solace at a woman's sexual assault over the weekend uc- berkeley campus by the berkeley tonight watterice saying >> : this all happened are on 2:00 a.m. sunday morning and and and her thirties walking home near bancroft and telegraph avenue a man snuck up behind her and ordered to the ground and sexually assaulted her. police say the best area normally very well populated lot of people around. there are really many people on. on side streets of rabat and telegraph pushed down from behind and sexual assault the and the on the suspects fled store at this point investigators reinhard trying to gather as much information essential evidence in the case putting up information hopefully for somebody in the community by having information regarding the incidence the context of the victims unit. certainly alarming that the secured hopefully we can get the information assault case >> : informix raised man he is heavyset build wearing a jacket at the time of the assault >> : san francisco police identified the suspects connected to a string of arsons in the south of market neighborhood at the bas

she toured stanford university and uc-berkeley last weekend. she is only 15 so she has a little time to decide. sources tell kpix 5's phil matier she made it very clear berkeley compared very favorably with stanford. so malia very bright young lady. stanford was also the choice of chelsea clinton to graduated in 2001. >>> it's an offer tesla might find hard to refuse. a real estate broker in new mexico has a generous offer for the company. he is willing to give tesla 400 acres of land near albuquerque free of charge. california along with five other states is hoping to get the huge plant that will make batteries for tesla's electric cars. >> to give something like this is to say that, you know, we want our community to grow. we are inviting to you come here. we're inviting you to become prosperous and do it in our backyard. >> edward says they have everything they would need including power source and railroad tracks. >>> 4:46. check of weather today and you woke up this morning hearing what? >> raindrops on the rooftops! >> there we go. >> it'

with a delegation of 24 state officials from india and visited our office as part of a two-week, uc berkeley, golden school of public policy training on negotiations and we traveled, next we traveled to santa rosa to address the nine member law enforcement of the local law enforcement task force. and this task force is created as a result of the tragic shooting by deputy sheriff of 13-year-old andy lopez who was carrying a bb gun that was a replica of a assault rifle. we described the functions of the occ and the value of the law enforcement and the goal of that task force is to recommend the model of the civilian oversight in october and then fourth, we advised an open city county member and his aid on the structure of the san francisco police commission and the office of citizen complaints. meeting in the area of training, the attorney and i attended the similar pose um on eye witness investigation sponsored by the santa clara law school and chief suhr was one of the panelists and moving on to additional training, two weeks ago i attended the annual symp osium hotel and as the chief pointe

recently uc berkeley researchers found that not enough sleep also contributes to excessive worrying. sleep deprivation amplifies anxiety by firing up brain regions associated with eemgtsal processing. the same brain processing happens in those with anxiety disorder. findings suggest that sleep could help with many illnesses. that study is in the journal of neuroscience. we have dr. winston chung you with us in the studio to talk about why quality sleep is to critical to our health. he is medical director of inpatient psychiatry at california medical center and works at the guisal school of medicine. nice to have you here. >> thank you for having me, cheryl. >> you went to med school, you're a doctor u. probably didn't sleep at all. >> there were a lot of nights without much sleep, correct. >> but it's so important to have a good, quality sleep. sleep hygiene is the new phrase, i think. >> absolutely. very important. simply put, restful sleep is critical for our mental and physical functioning. you described some of the ways that poor sleep can impact us physically, but certainly our

and i was the project manager for the brand craft library several collections on the uc berkeley collection. >> a place for them, for the control and they have a critical job and for the chair is important. >> and investing in a chair has significant impact on health, and it is done by human studies, and we have basically for a small department, we would like the same chair throughout, because these chairs get moved around and the furniture gets moved around. and so, for that reason, these are the... >> could i... >> i am sorry, i am going into too much detail. >> i appreciate it. first of all, i am a huge fan and i think that the department does an amazing job and we talked about the move and what you need to do. and so forth. the one thing and i am sensitive to this, we checked this and my office all of the time when we use the public funds to purchase any kind of equipment and we have said that we cannot purchase that because it feels like too much. and that aside, and did you actually have quotes from staples that are less for the same things to me, that is inexcusable, one quote from a

and a researcher at uc berkeley has been working closely with us and she is a national leader in developing new methods for accounting and assessing the needs of this population. and she is here today and she will speak during public comment. and a 300 street based youth that she interviewed, 41 percent were actively trying to leave the street, including signing up for drug treatment and enrolling in school and trying to save for a apartment, and this shattered the myth that somehow the young people want to be homeless in san francisco and i do understand that there is a bit of mobility among the young people that come here but by and large we know that not intervening and not helping to house is really relegating these young people to very, very difficult lives where they will be more dependant on public services and potentially, the next wave of the homeless adults and to successfully reduce the homelessness and we need to support the short term assistance as well as long term housing and the cost of failure and the delay of assisting this population is tragic. 42 percent of homicide viem

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