still to come here at 7.30, student protesters at uc berkeley claimed trustees violated their own rules. details coming up. and outrage from sonoma state university students as the school plans major cuts. collegiate sports and academic today, claims the uc berkeley foundation trustees violated its own policies to block arms divestment. the uc berkeley students for justice in palestine looked at two documents about the divestment task force's work. the report shows task force members were barred from accessing company information that could qualify the company for divestment. now, the student group claims the vote to retain $15 million in holdings is illegitimate and is calling for the immediate divestment from weapons companies. uc berkeley tells ktvu the foundation operates independently from the campus and deferred to the foundation's decision. report. major layoffs and changes are coming to sonoma state university, as the school attempts to fix a nearly $24 million deficit. today, the university announced plans to lay off 46 faculty members, eliminating several academic departments

uc berkeley associate professor of mechanical engineering and leader of the uc berkeley fire researchab michael goldner. professor goldner, thank you for joining us today. >> glad to be here. >> look, this emergency is not even over and are ready. people are talking about in the focus will, of course, have to become how to rebuild. and that's where your uc berkeley fire research lab does experiments that could help answer that question. so tell us about your work and the key lessons we can draw from it. >> right. so we do both modeling saying how do fires move into communities. and we also do experiments with partners like ibhs and the forest service. we've actually been even burning down whole adu homes. and to understand how fires spread from home to home. >> so in your work, i'm sure you kind of have a really good insight into how this became the perfect fire storm, right? when you read news articles or hear from politicians and residents, some people talk about recent weather, past weather, vegetation management, the way communities are built, the materials used. what is it? >> it

gonzalez, assistant professor of environmental health sciences at uc berkeley.fessor gonzalez, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. christine, it's great to be here. >> i want to start with what your health concerns are with regard to these fires. outside of the immediate physical danger of the flames. of course, of course. >> so there's the immediate physical dangers for workers and for people that are in the line of the fire. there's also impacts from smoke and other types of air pollution that can be associated with these, you know, burning structures. so we know that wildfire smoke is bad. we don't need you don't need an epidemiologist to tell you that. but we're as we have more wildfire disasters occurring, we're learning more and more about the ways in which fire is harmful. so in the immediate short term, there's acute impacts. we see higher rates of people going to the hospitals for respiratory diseases, asthma, chronic diseases. we're also seeing longer term impacts as well, particularly for pregnant people, people that you know, later in the

a burglar at uc berkeley's memorial stadium, police say happened yesterday at 4 a.m. they say a person is seen on surveillance video prowling around before ultimately breaking into a storage room and stealing some items. authorities released photos showing the suspect. they say he was last seen heading westbound toward piedmont avenue. if you recognize that person or you know anything about the crime, they're asking you to call berkeley police. up next. one of las vegas's most famous hotels may soon be sold. what it could mean for the future of the strip. and a live look in washington, where we're lookoking insidide one of the inaugural balls. it is one of three that the president will be attending this evening. coverage of mr. trump's president trump's inauguration continues on pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money and gives you access to wifi speeds up to a gig. so you get high speeds for low prices. better than getting low speeds for high prices. right, bruce? -jeal

he admitted to placing a bag of six molotov cocktails under a uc berkeley car and then setting them on there are photos of that crime. he also confessed to setting three other fires on campus in june and attempting to firebomb a federal building in oakland. the doj says goodwin's goal was to influence and intimidate the government. goonan sentencing is set for april. he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. while the long awaited deal to sell the oakland coliseum is another big step closer to reality tonight, within the past 90 minutes, alameda county board of supervisors voted unanimously to approve a term sheet to greenlight the sale of the coliseum property to the african american sports entertainment group. that vote means the deal could now be finalized within 30 days. city of oakland is relying on that money to help balance its budget and reverse some recent cuts, but oakland won't see a dime until the deal becomes final. by the way, the total sale price for the coliseum 125 million. a new safe sleeping site in san jose could soon open. homeless advocates say it's desperately ne

haas school of business at uc berkeley. thank you so much.ppreciate it. >> thank you. >> we're staying on top of that wildfire burning in los angeles county. rapidly spreading flames have now shut down part of the where opulence brings consequence in a lavish world of love and betrayal. ♪ tickets at sfballet.org bernie and castaic, not far from santa clarita. we've learned that evacuation orders have extended into ventura county. the fire has led to a prisoner evacuation at the detention center, and has shut down part of interstate five. this fire ignited just before 11 a.m. already, it's exploded to more than 5000 acres, charred, and there is no containment. let's take a live look at that fire burning right now. you can see really dry vegetation there. this time of year, those hills should be green. but in fact, they are brown. that is part of the problem, of course. so much fuel, so much dry fuel just burning there in the ridge hills area. a total of 35,000 people are in mandatory or warning evacuation zones, including several schools near

sacramento courtroom to face child pornography charges. 49 year old darren bell graduated from uc berkeley and is a former cartoonist for the student newspaper the daily californian. the sacramento county sheriff's office says he was arrested wednesday on charges of possessing child pornography. >> they discovered additional images over 100 between pictures and videos, some of which this is very unique. were computer or ai generated. the reason that's important is prior to january 1st, none of those were illegal. >> a new california law that went into effect january 1st expanded the state's child pornography laws to include material generated by artificial intelligence. >> time now 504. a man from richmond was arrested, accused of impersonating a chp officer with a fake patrol car. police in san rafael stopped that car on wednesday near interstate 580, because it looked like an old chp car. 25 year old matthew connolly admitted. he added decals on the car, saying it was for a car show. connolly was arrested for suspicion of impersonating a police officer, and that car was impounded. well,

former california insurance commissioner, he's now director of the climate risk initiative at uc berkeley'sd the environment. i asked if he think there will be any bad actors on paying out on insurance policies or whether insurance companies will honour them. thanks to california's strong insurance regulation the private insurers have enough reserves to pay claims. so we will not have a situation like florida where after one of the hurricanes some 12 insurance companies went decrepit and the insurer of last resort, the fair plan, has the ability to assess the insurers and policies in the state of california so that it can pay claims as well. there may be incidents where claims are denied or the amount of the payment is less than what the homeowner can rightfully expect and that is why you should contact the department of insurance to assist. conversely you must be careful of people descending on the area people offering deals that are too good to be true. fraudsters can show up and at these disaster be careful before you sign a new type of contract or agreement if you have questions contact

. >> meantime, $1000 worth of welding machinery stolen from uc berkeley's richmond field station. so uc berkeley police say the theft happened sometime between december 27th january 2nd, they say building one. 28 in approximately $30,000 or the machinery were stolen. you have any information, please contact. you see police. this morning. we're learning the name of the woman who was hit and killed on san francisco, grady highway. police have identified her as 68 year. melissa lei, chau. the crash happened last week on yellow street. police say the driver is cooperating with authorities according to a gofundme page set up by her daughter. i suffered from dementia and wonder out of her house on to the great highway. now the area where the crash is set to shut down after voters approved measure k back in november. >> san francisco's incoming mayor daniel lurie has created a new position in this administration called the chief of public safety. the mayor elect naming former sfpd commander paul. yep. to the new position lori's office says the safety chiefs primary focus will be on neigh

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he went to uc berkeley and he started doing cartoons for the daily californian. then he also contributed to the chronicle and other local outlets. but it was in 2019 when he received one of the biggest honors for his work. he was awarded a pulitzer prize for editorial cartooning and became the first african-american man to do so. the award giving body praised bell for, quote, beautiful and daring editorial cartoons that took on issues affecting disenfranchized communities, calling out lies, hypocrisy and fraud in the political turmoil of the trump administration. he has said the goal of his work is for people to be more respectful of human dignity. now, bell was arrested yesterday and booked into the sacramento county main jail, sacramento valley. internet crimes against children, detectives, or icac. they were tipped off by the national center for mission for missing and exploited children. now the tip was related to 18 files that were uploaded that contained child pornography. but then detectives conducted their investigation. they found a total of 134 videos o

demonstrations grew into encampments and building occupations on college campuses like uc berkeley, sancisco state, and also stanford. and demonstrators took over bridges, leading to dozens of arrests. we spoke to both israeli and palestinian supporters about how they are reacting to the deal. >> reporter: local reaction to news of the cease-fire has been similar from palestinian and israeli supporters, where they view them with mixed emotions, feeling a sense of relief. for two groups that have agreed on almost nothing for more than a year, the response to the day's news left everyone feeling unsure of what they felt. >> caution, fear, relief, elation. and they are all in there, but that's number one. >> and we are heartbroken, relieved. this cease-fire is long overdue. >> reporter: the latest flare up began, of course, on october 7 of 2023, with the coordinated surprise attack on israeli citizens. and the violence, murder, kidnappings, led many to believe it was meant to force israel into a massive response. it was something tyler gregory of the jewish community resource center foresa

shakealert earthquake quake early warning system is available on the myshake app, which is run by uc berkeley seismologists. and of course, you can download our abc7 bay area app. we send breaking news alerts for things like natural disasters and evacuation orders. you can also watch the news and live streams right on your phone. if your power goes out. >> all right. you see the clear sky here all across the west coast, but the pressure gradient is tightening up again today, allowing for the santa ana winds to blow in southern california. that means a red flag warning through 6:00. and look how gusty the winds get. so they're up to anywhere from 10 to 30 miles an hour. and then going through the day and the overnight hours gusting to over 40 miles an hour here in malibu, this is overnight. so we're looking at one elevated fire element and then another coming into monday and tuesday. sunday morning still quite windy. our own wind advisory here allowing for 40 to 55 mile an hour winds above 500ft. so dry conditions and surface winds anywhere from 20 to over 20 miles an hour from fairfield and n

he got his start at uc berkeley's daily californian and built a career around the comics candorville and rudy park. investigators in sacramento got a tip about bell uploading child sex abuse material, and found evidence that some of it was created by ai reporter roxanne elias. explains the new state law making that a crime. the arrest of a well-known cartoonist accused of possessing a child sex abuse material is highlighting the prevalence of its use, the rise of artificial intelligence and deepfake technology. >> uh- technology has made it possible and cheap and easy to create highly realistic pictures and videos of child sexual abuse material that can be virtually indistinguishable from from real children. >> it could include someone using the real face of a child on an ai body. this is why assembly member marc berman authored ab 1831, in september. the new law, in effect at the beginning of this year, criminalizes the creation, distribution and possession of artificial intelligence generated child sexual abuse material. >> data also shows that people who view child sexual abuse ma

uc berkeley plans to build housing for cal students and low income families in berkeley. on the park's grounds. a group opposed to the plan is holding a vigil at haste and telegraph tomorrow afternoon. there will be a time for people to share their stories about the park and a film screening. screening. the vigil runs from 230 to 630 in the afternoon. a project to improve safety on a busy san francisco street is now complete. today, a ceremony was held marking the completion of the safer taylor street project. improvements were made to taylor street in the tenderloin between ellis and turk streets, including wider sidewalks, freshly painted crosswalks, planters, trees and places for people to sit. city leaders say this is part of a new vision for taylor street. >> one of the great challenges in this community is our traffic safety. most residents of the tenderloin do not own a car. most get around walking or by bus, and unfortunately there are. too often they are too often the victims of traffic violence and end up with serious injuries or even fatalities on our streets.

and harrison from uc berkeley's haas school of business.ank you for joining us and providing your insight into this topic that we have not heard the last of just yet. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> coming up on mornings on two, the nine. as many women know, being a mom is no easy feat. but on this maternal health awareness day, we're highlighting the physical and mental health struggles many face. we'll talk live with two doctors about that as they help bring awareness and solutions to the challenges moms encounter. also ahead. >> parts of the gulf coast still cleaning up after some cities saw snow for the first time in decades. i'm brandy campbell with f i have prepared a thomas' breakfast for you to savor together. thanks, thom. hey, are english muffins from england? heavens, no! they're from the pantry. are you from england? nay, i'm also from the pantry. huzzah! a toast to breakfast. touches of black. they say a lot without having to say much. they stand for elegance. refinement. and prestige. even a little can go a long way. and

. >> reporter: she lived here while earning her master's degree at uc berkeley in social welfare.ees firsthand how the housing crisis is part of the root cause of a systemic system of poverty. >> we're seeing families who work who, you know, can't afford the cost of living and wages remain stagnant, don't have education to have any kind of job beyond a minimum wage job. we're seeing transitional age youth with limited support who are facing housing insecurities coming out of the foster care system. we're seeing senior citizens, people that are over 65 with co-morbidities and health issues. >> reporter: rawlings continues shedding light on services she considers to be a lifeline for those struggling. >> it's impossible to prioritize your mental health, your sobriety, your physical health, your job, it's really, really hard to have a good quality of life when you don't have the basic foundation of housing. >> reporter: s.b.4 which was passed in 2023 allows california churches and colleges to develop affordable housing on their property and do it quickly. >> it's a way to do active m

. >> reporter: when uc berkeley professor and nuclear engineer kei vetter heard about the radiation, he wasn't surprised. he says radioactivity is common. >> wherever we go in our world we will find radioactivity. all objects in our world are to some degree radioactive. >> reporter: vetter believes albany bulb has experienced similar levels of radiation since it was created, but even in the areas with the highest levels it's not uncommonly high. >> for example, if you go to denver, denver in colorado, you find about the same level of radioactivity as you find at the highest point in albany. >> reporter: vetter says based on the radiation levels reported at the park, there are no detrimental health effects. >> there were, people should continue to enjoy albany bulb. >> reporter: in a statement from the city of albany, they say they don't have enough information to reach specific conclusions on the public health risk. there will be another round of investigation that will include soil sampling and shallow subsurface measurements. valdez is still cautious and wants to hear more about th

bay fc anunció la contratación de la delantera de uc berkeley charlie lima, con un contrato por los siguientes. cuando la aventura llama, toyota dólares en oro, mientras que los dueños piden justicia. le contamos donde sucedió esto y sabemos que actualmente existe miedo o al menos dudas entre nuestra comunidad migrante. por eso es que le pedimos que si usted tiene preguntas sobre este tema, migración las puede compartir con nuestro equipo de noticias a través de nuestro whatsapp que lo puede escanear con este código qr que está viendo en pantalla por medio de su celular. y nosotros vamos a consultar esas preguntas que usted tenga con expertos con abogados de inmigración y vamos a compartir esas respuestas en un programa especial que ya estamos preparando precisamente para que usted esté bien informado sobre este tema y conozca todos sus derechos. ahí lo ve usted lo que un grupo de personas se atrevió a hacer en san francisco para celebrar el décimo aniversario de polar plunge y el world naked bike wright. más de 400 participantes se metieron a esas aguas gélidas en el área de ocean beach, en s

bombings at uc berkeley. last june, police arrested casey goonan for a series of fires at cal.ay, the department of justice says goonan pleaded guilty to a felony arson charge. he admitted to placing a bag of six molotov cocktails under a uc patrol car and then setting them on fire. he also confessed to setting three other fires on campus in june and attempting to firebomb a federal building in oakland. the doj says goodwin's goal was to influence and intimidate the government. goonan sentencing is set for april. he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. a man has been arrested after police say he shot a muni bus driver. this happened at fourth and berry in san francisco around 6 a.m. yesterday morning. that's about a block from oracle park. police say that when the officers arrived, the bus driver told them someone shot at him and took off running. the bus driver wasn't hit, but a bullet did go through the bus's windshield and hit a passenger. no word on that passenger's condition. police say adolph green was arrested, though a few blocks away. a short time after that shooting

just in to our newsroom tonight, the family of the uc berkeley football player is among those who have now lost their homes. >> in los angeles because of the several devastating fires, cal football says the family of freshman player camden jones lost. he's home and belongings in the evening. fire him. all people, though, were able to evacuate there is now a gofundme that is set up for the family posted on cal football's social media. >> if you're looking to help those who have been affected, there are dozens of organizations to donate to the red cross salvation army. the los angeles, a fire department foundation are a few notable ones as kron four's. rob nesbitt reports, though, there is some concern over scams. >> volunteers are on the ground from the american red cross working to help those who have lost everything from the devastating wildfires in southern california. there are also ways you can help the images of the palace aides and even fires are devastating and what they have left behind books almost post-apocalyptic. it's why the red cross of northern california has stepped up

uc berkeley researcher charles scothorne wrote the report. he remembers the response from l.a.als when he presented it in 2011. the fire service just didn't see the need for it in southern california. still, whether pumping water into a portable system by boat or sending it further using fixed pumps and pipes, scothorne and blackburn agree it could provide a relatively inexpensive and efficient way to protect against both wind and quake fueled fires, and this one was really as a wake set up in palisades or malibu. they are right next to the largest supply of water supply on the whole planet, the pacific ocean. they have no way of accessing the water and using it to control fires anywhere. jaxon van derbeken nbc, bay area news. that is a question that's going to weigh a lot of people's minds. unless we can start talking about ideas and ways to do it, whether they're older ideas or new ideas. jeff is here now to talk about our forecast. and when it comes to our weather, we do have some changes on the way. we're looking at a storm system developing off to the north. it's going to

it's based in san francisco and produced by pixar, which is based in emeryville, and a uc berkeley professor consulted the filmmakers on the psychology. i'm not the one you want. annabelle, rhyne native has been nominated for actress in a supporting role. monica barbaro complete unknown. she's in that movie. it's a film about bob dylan. she plays. she was born in san francisco and graduated from tamalpais high school in mill valley. ironically, she plays singer joan baez, who is also a bay area native and graduated from palo alto high. the oscars, by the way, are march 2nd at the dolby theater in los angeles. up next, new beginnings blooming in san francisco. we're going to take you to the grand reopening of the famous flower market and its new spot in the city. also, take a look outside the control room at 30 rock. lester holt getting ready for nightly news. among the top sries you might have received these text messages telling you about an unpaid toll. it's a scam. lester explains. nightly news begins in 3.5 minutes. for all those making it big out there... ...shouldn't your mobile servic

. >> sharif ibrahim was on the uc berkeley bomb squad at the time of the incident. >> with all the resources that are put to capturing those people, for somebody to be out there for 20 years and not found means that they put a lot of effort to being not found. >> that's it for this edition of crime files. if you want to learn more, you can go to ktvu.com or download our fox local app. i'm henry l . we'll see you on z's bakery is looking to add a pizza oven, arissa's hair salon wants to expand their space, and steve's t-shirt shop wants to bring on more help. with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee, they can think more about possibilities for their business and not the cost of their internet. it's five years of gig-speeds and advanced security. all from the company with 99.9% network reliability. get the 5-year price lock guarantee, now back for a limited time. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities™. comcast business. hey, what's going on, everybody? you know what it is? it's showtime right now. eight days ago, i called five of my friends up. and here we are doi

. >> and she reflected on launching her iconic career after attending mills college in uc berkeley. inspired by her idol, congresswoman shirley chisholm. >> you're 26 years in congress, seven and a half years in the california legislature, and 11 years working for a member of congress. when i came in 1998, i hit the ground running because i'd worked for our great warrior statesman, ron dellums. >> after dellums stepped down from congress, he stepped up as oakland's new mayor in 2007. many are wondering if the former congresswoman would follow suit. >> i have not ruled in nor ruled out running for mayor of oakland. right now i'm in dc. you know, my day job is a member of congress just ended, and i actually come back to oakland every weekend. you know, i'm there and here i live in two places. and so i'm in the process of this transition. who knows? who knows? it depends on decisions that i have to make in the upcoming days. >> congresswoman lee reflected back on her greatest accomplishments. >> i'm deeply grateful for being the most progressive and the most enlightened congressional d

. >> meantime, the family of a uc berkeley football player is also among those who lost their homes in los angeles due to those devastating wildfires. cal football football says the family of freshman player camden jones lost their property in the eaton fire. all evacuated safely. but there is a gofundme for the family that's posted on cow football's social media. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news iconic southern california then works damaged or destroyed. >> as the fight to contain >> as the fight to contain dangerous wildfires continue. okay everyone, our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition for strength and energy. yay - woo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. (♪♪) >> all right. 7.14 this morning. beautiful look at the golden gate bridge. let's check in on our weather conditions with kathy trafton. >> what is a beautiful start to the day? it's a bit chilly, though, and we're in great shape. things are fairly calm for us. this is the view from the east bay hills. clear skies will see

se anunció la contratación de la delantera de uc berkeley, carly lima, con un contrato por los siguientesión fue presentado por river rock casino, donde l ganadesosor mire y escuche ese talento. una de las bandas de una preparatoria del área de la bahía formó parte hoy del desfile de las rosas. se trata de la preparatoria homestead de cupertino, que fue una de 22 bandas de todos los estados unidos y otros países que fue invitada. los estudiantes dicen que practicaron durante todo el año 2024 para este evento y se notó particularmente en el desarrollo de la resistencia para la marcha de 5 millas. y lo lograron. bueno, vamos a tener que hablar de otro tema, porque esto es increíble. miren la pista de patinaje de union square tenía hoy un aspecto un poco diferente, pues estaba llena de gente vestida de verano. o sea, fíjense, el patinaje anual del oso polar invita a la gente a ponerse sus trajes de baño y a lanzarse al hielo. y con este frío. y es que esto es un gesto a una tradición canadiense popular en la que la gente se lanza a los lagos congelados. el día de año nuevo, los jueces premia

uc berkeley campus police say it happened yesterday between 730 and 8 p.m.near the baseball fields at the university village student housing. police received reports about a man stalking women on campus property in the same area. officers searched, but the suspect has not yet been found. in the south bay, san jose, police say they've made a break in a criminal operation targeting aapi households. today, they announced three suspects have been arrested. but based on evidence, the trio is only a small part of a larger burglary crew. they're accused of several home burglaries across several cities. police say the total loss is estimated to be around $1 million. >> the oakland roots are giving up on their plans to build a temporary stadium. the men's soccer team now wants to continue playing at the coliseum beyond the 2025 season until they find a permanent home. prior to this season, the roots called cal state east bay home. the team had been planning to build a temporary stadium near the coliseum. they did not elaborate on the decision to abandon that plan. >>

a burglary at uc berkeley's memorial stadium. police say it happened yesterday around 4 a.m. they say a person has been seen in surveillance video prowling around before that person ultimately broke into a storage room and stole items. these are the photos authorities have released. they say this is the suspect. they say he was last seen heading westbound toward piedmont avenue. if you recognize him or know anything, you are urged to call the berkeley police. this was also a significant day as the country honored the legacy of doctor martin luther king, jr. the civil rights leader was assassinated in memphis, tennessee, nearly 57 years ago. doctor king was from atlanta, where today his daughter spoke at a church service to honor her late father. my father led with the spirit of love and did and said things from a place of love. for him, love was not impotent. it was not a resignation of power. he understood that love and power, conjoined harmoniously, are essential to creating lasting social change. dignitaries, celebrities and family members attended today's service at ebene

a man pleaded guilty to starting a series of fires at uc berkeley and the oakland federal building. investigators released these images today. they say they show 34 year old casey goonan, who admitted to using molotov cocktails in the arsons. these new pictures show the moment he set a university patrol car on fire last june. goonan is scheduled to be sentenced in april. >> new san francisco mayor daniel lurie is taking action to combat the city's fentanyl crisis. today, he introduced the fentanyl state of emergency ordinance to the board of supervisors. fentanyl is an issue he promised to tackle from day one during his inauguration speech last week. >> the fentanyl crisis isn't a 9 to 5 operation. it doesn't take breaks and neither will we. >> mayor lori's office says the ordinance will unlock funding and expedite hiring and contracting. it will also speed up the city's process for partnering with nonprofits to provide behavioral health services and address street conditions. the board still has to approve the ordinance. >> the house passed a new bill today banning transgender athl

thousands of dollars worth of welding machinery has been stolen from uc berkeley. berkeley is richmond field station. you see police say the theft happened sometime between december 27th and january. 2nd. they say it happened in building one. 28 and about $30,000 worth of machinery now gone. if you have any information you should contact the uc police department. if pregnant woman was killed on new year's day after a head-on crash in gilroy. this happened just after 6.30, day wednesday night on leslie road near new avenue of the chp says a man was speeding when he veered into another lane crashed head-on into this car that had a pregnant woman inside. officers believe that alcohol may be a factor in this crash. they're asking anyone with information or maybe dash cam video of the crash to give them a call. all right. now on to california snowpack, new measurements from the state department of water resources showing the snow pack is just the front above average for this time of year. the snow pack is significant because it is the source of california's reservoirs he

uc berkeley campus police say it happened yesterday between 730 and 8 p.m. near the baseball fields at the university village student housing. police received reports about a man stalking women on campus property in the same area. officers searched, but the suspect has not yet been found. in the south bay, san jose, police say they've made a break in a criminal operation targeting aapi households. today, they announced three suspects have been arrested. but based on evidence, the trio is only a small part of a larger burglary crew. they're accused of several home burglaries across several cities. police say the total loss is estimated to be around $1 million. >> the oakland roots are giving up on their plans to build a temporary stadium. the men's soccer team now wants to continue playing at the coliseum beyond the 2025 season until they find a permanent home. prior to this season, the roots called cal state east bay home. the team had been planning to build a temporary stadium near the coliseum. they did not elaborate on the decision to abandon that plan. >

he got his start at uc berkeley's daily californian and built a career around the comics candorville and rudy park. investigators in sacramento got a tip about bell uploading child sex abuse material, and found evidence that some of it was created by ai reporter roxanne elias. explains the new state law making that a crime. the arrest of a well-known cartoonist accused of possessing a child sex abuse material is highlighting the prevalence of its use, the rise of artificial intelligence and deepfake technology. >> uh- technology has made it possible and cheap and easy to create highly realistic pictures and videos of child sexual abuse material that can be virtually indistinguishable from from real children. >> it could include someone using the real face of a child on an ai body. this is why assembly member marc berman authored ab 1831, in september. the new law, in effect at the beginning of this year, criminalizes the creation, distribution and possession of artificial intelligence generated child sexual abuse material. >> data also shows that people who view child sexual abuse ma

a man pleaded guilty to starting a series of fires at uc berkeley and the oakland federal building. investigators released these images today. they say they show 34 year old casey goonan, who admitted to using molotov cocktails in the arsons. these new pictures show the moment he set a university patrol car on fire last june. goonan is scheduled to be sentenced in april. >> new san francisco mayor daniel lurie is taking action to combat the city's fentanyl crisis. today, he introduced the fentanyl state of emergency ordinance to the board of supervisors. fentanyl is an issue he promised to tackle from day one during his inauguration speech last week. >> the fentanyl crisis isn't a 9 to 5 operation. it doesn't take breaks and neither will we. >> mayor lori's office says the ordinance will unlock funding and expedite hiring and contracting. it will also speed up the city's process for partnering with nonprofits to provide behavioral health services and address street conditions. the board still has to approve the ordinance. >> the house passed a new bill today banning transgender athl

we are between uc berkeley and stanford.lone stay in the bay area and want to rise up and work here, provide a real opportunity for the start ups to build their companies and companies to grow here so we confident we will absorb a certain amount of office space with ai tech. with that, we are interested in increasing our human capital growing graduates. downtown university is something the mayor is open to pursuing and we are in conversations with uc berkeley we love to have as a partner in our downtown and then residential conversions are a great partner to that. as we build back the office space, people will want to live downtown again and we have a number buildings that can be converted to residential. the costs are high. mayor breed and her partners on the board made significant changes to reduce the costs. we waived fees for change of uses in the downtown area. there are code changes that will make the conversions easier. there is a ballot measure on the march ballot that will attempt to reduce costs for those as well.

we are between uc berkeley and stanford.es produced just from those institutions alone stay in the bay area and want to rise up and work here, provide a real opportunity for the start ups to build their companies and companies to grow here so we confident we will absorb a certain amount of office space with ai tech. with that, we are interested in increasing our human capital growing graduates. downtown university is something the mayor is open to pursuing and we are in conversations with uc berkeley we love to have as a partner in our downtown and then residential conversions are a great partner to that. as we build back the office space, people will want to live downtown again and we have a number buildings that can be converted to residential. the costs are high. mayor breed and her partners on the board made significant changes to reduce the costs. we waived fees for change of uses in the downtown area. there are code changes that will make the conversions easier. there is a ballot measure on the march ballot that will a

we are between uc berkeley and stanford. the graduates produced just from those institutions alone stay in the bay area and want to rise up and work here, provide a real opportunity for the start ups to build their companies and companies to grow here so we confident we will absorb a certain amount of office space with ai tech. with that, we are interested in increasing our human capital growing graduates. downtown university is something the mayor is open to pursuing and we are in conversations with uc berkeley we love to have as a partner in our downtown and then residential conversions are a great partner to that. as we build back the office space, people will want to live downtown again and we have a number buildings that can be converted to residential. the costs are high. mayor breed and her partners on the board made significant changes to reduce the costs. we waived fees for change of uses in the downtown area. there are code changes that will make the conversions easier. there is a ballot measure on the march ballot

uc berkeley plans to build housing for cal students and low income families in berkeley on the parksgrounds. police in the east bay are now looking for a woman who hasn't been spotted in more than two days, and the husband of one of hollywood's brightest stars is found dead. what investigators know about the circumstances surrounding the director's death. plus, andrew wiggins stepped up his game tonight in the absence of steph curry and jonathan kuminga. pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money and gives you access to wifi speeds up to a gig. so you get high speeds for low prices. better than getting low speeds for high prices. right, bruce? -jealous? yeah, look at that. -honestly. someone get a helmet on this guy. xfinity internet customers, ask how to get an unlimited line free for a year, plus a free 5g phone. reported missing out of the east bay. police in san leandro say 56 year old pamela jones was last seen around 7:00 thursday night near juana avenue and santa rosa street. office

well, just days after a costly break-in, uc berkeley satellite campus in richmond was burglarized again. this time with thieves getting away with thousands of dollars worth of tools. sunday you see police were alerted to reports of these break-ins at 4 buildings. suspects stole tools, valued at about $2000. anybody with information on what happened? who was responsible call? you see police. >> person was arrested for evading chp officers in oakland driving this stolen u haul. >> that ended up crashing. this happened on december. 3rd officers identified the box truck was stolen, tried to pull the driver over the drive driver instead took off started speeding through east oakland. >> on day 80 and ultimately veered off into the canal that you see here. the driver then made a run for it. but police were able to arrest them. a change in leadership is coming to the antioch police department. city leaders are going to be appointing a new acting chief of police this week. this comes as the city and the department of justice resolve a race discrimination case that started back in 2022, the inve

uc berkeley professor stephen fish joins us now to take a look back at president biden's years in office and also what we can expect to hear tonight. professor, thank you for being here. do you think the president starts with this historic cease-fire hostage deal that was reached? >> well, this is a nice way for him to the campus presidency. you know, he's always been something of a foreign policy president and he's got a lot done in foreign policy. a lot of good things he's been seeking the cease-fire for some time and just days from leaving office actually to achieve that. i think it's something he has to feel very good about. >> so this will be something that i'm sure will be brought up to think it's the first thing he starts with their how to see, you know, start to say his goodbye tonight. >> it's hard to say for sure whether this will be the first thing. he will probably mention that when he talks about foreign policy, though he's probably going to go much further. you know, president biden very large part of the democratic world on behalf of ukraine after ukraine was invaded by ru

but uc berkeley researcher charles scothorne says los angeles and other western cities have been slow to adapt their fire response to the growing threat of massive urban wildland fires fueled by high winds. even after seeing the entire town of paradise destroyed up in butte county in 2018. most of california's experience is in not in urban or wildland urban fires. they're in wildland fires where they're not fighting the fire with so much water. he says crews have long relied on fire breaks and backfires to deal with wildfires, supported by tankers dumping fire retardant from the air. he's stunned that los angeles has not significantly upgraded its water supplies after being hit year after year with massive wildfires that threaten homes. how many wakeup calls do we need? i mean, la is i mean, almost every year they're getting a wake up call. jaxon van derbeken nbc, bay area news. and our team is contiing to follow the fires in la closely when we're not on the air. our website is a great resource. we're posting updates around the clock. just go to nbcbayarea.com. preparations continue i

20 years in prison after admitting that he tried to >> firebomb the oakland federal building and uc berkeley police cars. federal prosecutors announced tuesday that casey robert going and pleaded guilty to federal arson charges in connection with these 2 incidents last june. one of them was caught on surveillance cameras. this is from june first when investigators say going placed a bag containing 6 molotov cocktails underneath unmarked you, cpd patrol car and then look that bag on fire. according to the plea agreement going and also admitted to setting 3 other fires on cal campus and then trying to throw molotov cocktails inside the oakland federal building. going in is scheduled to be sentenced in april. >> it's not for the alameda county board of supervisors is moving forward with plans to sell its share of the oakland coliseum to a local development group. the sale is to the african american sports and entertainment group. it's not complete just yet, but they made progress last night with a term sheet that has specific conditions under which this deal can proceed. one of the conditions i

meantime, $1000 worth of welding machinery, stolen uc berkeley's richmond field station. you see police say that that happened sometime between december 27th in january. 2nd, this happened in building one. 28 approximately $30,000 worth machinery was stolen. you have any information, please contact. you see police. it's already going to cost you a little more to stay warm sch lars dan kerman reports pg e customers are facing a new rate hike in the new year. >> along with bridge tolls and bart fares, bay area residents will also see gas bills going up this month. pacific gas and electric says compared to last month, the cost of using gas in your home will go up and average of $9 a month while those on discounted rates will see a $7 increase, it will actually be less expensive for customers to turn on their lights. regular customers will see electric bills go down average of a dollar a month compared to last month. well, those and discounted rates will see their average monthly bill go down $8.50. >> we've got to fix a broken system where there are no limits to how much. >>

well, just days after a costly break-in, uc berkeley satellite campus enrichment apparently was burglarized again. thieves apparently getting away this time with thousands of dollars worth of tools. sunday. you see police were alerted to reports of the break-ins at 4 buildings. suspects stole tools valued at about $2000. if you have any information on who was behind this call, you see police. >> a person was arrested for evading the chp in oakland while driving this stolen uhaul. this was on december 3rd when officers started following the box truck, they attempted to pull the driver over, but the driver sped off through east oakland and then on to 8.80, and ultimately ended up veering off the road and and crashing into this can now the driver tried to make a run for it but was arrested and booked into jail. in the north bay. the sonoma county sheriff's office arrested a motorcyclist who led deputies on a high-speed chase. this happened on sunday highway 101 in college avenue is the area. a deputy tried to pull over the writer cause there was no license plate on the bike. but the motorcycle

. >> and she reflected on launching her iconic career after attending mills college in uc berkeley. inspired by her idol, congresswoman shirley chisholm. >> you're 26 years in congress, seven and a half years in the california legislature, and 11 years working for a member of congress. when i came in 1998, i hit the ground running because i'd worked for our great warrior statesman, ron dellums. >> after dellums stepped down from congress, he stepped up as oakland's new mayor in 2007. many are wondering if the former congresswoman would follow suit. >> i have not ruled in nor ruled out running for mayor of oakland. right now i'm in dc. you know, my day job is a member of congress just ended, and i actually come back to oakland every weekend. you know, i'm there and here i live in two places. and so i'm in the process of this transition. who knows? who knows? it depends on decisions that i have to make in the upcoming days. >> congresswoman lee reflected back on her greatest accomplishments. >> i'm deeply grateful for being the most progressive and the most enlightened congressional d

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