he started as a volunteer clerk with the division, just after graduating from uc davis. when he began working for the sfmta, taxi services was not able to hire additional staff, because of budgetary considerations. so he stayed on as a volunteer. for two years he paid his own way on bart, commuting from union city. quite an achievement. at the time taxi services was at about 50% staffing levels and so he quickly branched out to help cover multiple facets of our operation, including customer service window, financial accounting, budgeting, driving training, supervising internals, lost and found, website developments and complaints. i'm tired just reading all of the things he has done. i year and a half ago we were able to hire him on a part-time temporary basis and now he is onboard with us he has done an excellent job, maintaining a professional demeanor and able to handle people's gamete of emotions when they do with us and the taxi services division. he has always been very supportive and collaborative with his colleagues and he has built a good working relationship wi

. >>> several apartment buildings on the uc davis campus are villevacuated after a -- evacuated after a explosion. police responded to the scene at the housing complex around 1:30 a.m. this morning. they found chemicals inside the unit where the explosion occurred. the building and several apartments were evacuated. >> current zone we consider not safe to be in. once we start the removal process that area will open up because we will move the chemicals. >> there is no word on exactly what type of chemicals were involved. police say they were alerted the of explosion from hospital officials after the injured person sought treatment for a hand injury. uc davis officials describe that person as a junior research specialists. >>> the creator of "dear abby" has died. pauline friedman phillips died yesterday after a long battle with alzheimer's. her column first appeared in the san francisco chronicle in 1956. her column competed against her column competed against sk ann landers written by her twin sister. her daughter promised to continue her legacy. ktvu channel 2 news ktvu channel 2 new

not the way professors at uc davis or the staff at department of water resources or department of interior looks at it they don't think that hetch hetchy is the source of 75% of the water the -- river is the source of 75% and the question is if hetch hetchy valley is restored how much water will we still be able to bring to the bay area research showed almost all televise and it should be replace and had we urge you in this communication and future communication to be more truthful and correct about that issue. >> mr. jensen? >>> i would like to have your inputs and since your organization is with the resolutions with the. >> thank you mr. president and members of the commission. first of all, a error fact is that the item before you would put any future vote in the hands of the governing bodies of the wholesale customers not bawsca and our agencies are appointedded by those agencies and so all of officials would be casting a vote on the future supply of the water agreement are elected officials. >> what is the fact? >>> this is an amendment water supply agreement that you have to wholesal

. >> we have breaking news from a chemical explosion on the uc davis campus has injured one person. police say a junior researcher was injured this morning in a small explosion inside an apartment on campus. several units have been evacuated. investigators found chemicals in one unit. police say they do not know what the researcher was doing. new this morning, a blow to boeing airlines that fly the new boeing 787 dreamliner which were grounded overnight. they had to scramble to rebook thousands. unite was the only carrier in the united states to book the plane, airlines in india, and qatar, and japan and ethiopia have grounded the jets. the dreamliners were ground over flaws that could cause fires. officials are investigating battery-related problems following the emergency landing of an ana dreamliner in japan on tuesday. now the airline has put on hold the service to san jose that launched only last week. >> it is one of the most bizarre stories to hit sporting world in years. an all american football player is the victim of a cruel hoax involving a girlfriend who never existed. t

testified in several lawsuits against various ski resorts and a professor of mechanical engineering at uc-davis> not all of them are safe, absolutely. >> reporter: a recent study at a conference at the international society for skiing safety found the rate of spine and head injuries at terrain parks is double that compared to other areas at a resort. hubbard says the key to preventing serious accidents calculating the distance from the jump to the landing. >> basically accommodates for any place you want to land and makes it you land equally softly everywhere. >> reporter: mathematical equations into it? >> mathematical equations, no? >> reporter: chris gunderson at the secenter of the trend. his company dreams up and constructs the jumps for the x games and the dew tour. he's also building terrain parks at ski areas all over the worl . for northern california it includes north star, squaw and heavenly. >> it would be incredibly difficult if not impossible to develop a standard, because sfeeds are so varying andxd use controls are so varying. >> reporter: we'll have more on the issue tonight at

por un grupo de estudiantes que fueron rociados con gas pimienta por un agente de la policia de "uc davise de 2011. ---bajo el acuerdo, el sistema universitario de california acordo indemnizar con 30 mil dolares a 21 de los demandantes, y otros 100 mil dolares seran repartidos entre otros 15 individuos. blanca ---pese a reportes recientes de problemas para el nuevo avion "7-87 dreamliner" de boeing... take vo ...funcionarios del aeropuerto de la ciudad de san jose dicen que todo va en marcha para el nuevo inaugural entre el aeropuerto de narita en tokyo japon y la capital del valle del silicio. ---el vuelo esta programado para partir a las 11:45 de la maÑana de este proximo viernes, pero apenas ayer, uno de los nuevos aviones tuvo una fuga de combustible en la pista de despegues en el aeropuerto de boston y antier, un incendio se reporto en otra aeronave. ---muchos expertos de aviacion, aseguran que los problemas son normales para un nuevo modelo, pero esto no calma los nervios de algunos viajeros. take sot pasajera vo ---esta pasajera de san jose, dice que se deberian de hacer mas prueba

when i graduated from uc-davis, i learned the theory of being a manager. i needed something to show the reality but i quickly learned the best way to acquire these skills was to watch and work with senior managers in the rec and park department. i've been fortunate to work with three outstanding managers. they were instrumental in my growth as a manager. i thank them. another ingredient needed to be a successful manager is to have a great team. my supervisory team -- may have been instrumental in the golf and turf operations by completing tasks to the highest standards possible of any group of people i've ever seen. i would also like to thank the gardening staff, the teamsters, the operating engineers, everyone who makes my operation possible, even down to the local vendors and everyone that keeps my organization running. thank you. as you all know, san francisco has hosted premier events, the charles schwab cup, the recent nfc championship games. these events put san francisco on a national stage. every employee, supervisor stepped up and made both events

. >> we have breaking news from a chemical explosion on the uc davis campus has injured one person. police say a junior researcher was injured this morning in a small explosion inside an apartment on campus. several units have been evacuated. investigators found chemicals in one unit. police say they do not know what the researcher was doing. new this morning, a blow to boeing airlines that fly the new boeing 787 dreamliner which were grounded overnight. they had to scramble to rebook thousands. unite was the only carrier in the united states to book the plane, airlines in india, and qatar, and japan and ethiopia have grounded the jets. the dreamliners were ground over flaws that could cause fires. officials are investigating battery-related problems following the emergency landing of an ana dreamliner in japan on tuesday. now the airline has put on hold the service to san jose that launched only last week. >> it is one of the most bizarre stories to hit sporting world in years. an all american football player is the victim of a cruel hoax involving a girlfriend who never existed. t

. >>> a uc davis researcher, has been formally booked in jail. david snider is being treated for injuries he suffered during the blast on thursday which forced evacuation of a hundred people. he's charged with posing explosive terms with the intent of making addition. >>> and without cash to pay for the weapons buy back program, they instead will offer vouchers for the guns as they did last attitude when 827 weapons were all turned in. the buy back today is at the police station in san rafael and at st. andrews church in marin city. >>> other happenings, police are looking for three suspects in a fatal shooting at the bay fare b.a.r.t. station. a 50-year-old man was killed and a woman wounded after police say they were caught in the cross fire of two rival groups on saturday. one person is in custody. >>> and in san francisco, a fire left two adults and two children without a home. fire breaking out in a second story unit late yesterday afternoon. fortunately, though, nobody was hurt. >>> and a 3 million-dollar repair job on the bay bridge starts

he is also a professor of mechanical engineering at uc davis. >> not all of them are safe. absolutely. >> reporter: he says the key to preverying serious accidents is calculating the distance from the jump to the landing. >> basically, accommodates for any place you want to land and it makes it so you land equally softly everywhere. >> reporter: while ski resorts typically keep accident statistics private, it was found that the rate of spine and head injuries at terrain parks is double that compared to other areas at a resort. >> i had no idea these jumps really have almost little to no design. >> reporter: when kenny hit a jump at more than 35 miles an hour at a terrain park at the sum at snoqualmie in washington, it sent him more than three stories up in the air. >> the landing of the ramp was way too short. it drapd me on to flat ice instead of more of a sloped landing which in theory would have prevented the injury that i got. >> reporter: paralyzed from the neck down at 23 years old, he received more than 14 $middle in damages from the ski area. >> it was like taking o

. >>> a uc davis researcher injured after an explosion today was arrested.as charged with possessing materials with the intent to make a destructive device and possessing firearms on campus. authorities say he'll be booked into jail once he's released from the hospital. >>> an independent panel has found that using pepper spray on student protesters was inappropriate. last april about 100 students gathered outside a trustees meeting at a santa monica college to fight a proposed fee hike. the protest turned into a melee when an officer sprayed the crowd three times. friday's report says user pepper pray was against the college's policy. >>> a train ran off its tracks about 11:00 this morning. a total of five cars slipped off the tracks. one was leaking a clear liquid. those people were finally arrived back when the liquid was identified as a nontoxic saline solution. union pacific officials hope to up right the cars tomorrow and remove them from the track. >>> searchers in hawaii will resume their work tomorrow morning trying to find the body of a san francis

. >>> uc davis police arrested a researcher who was injured in a campus explosion after suspicion of possessing an explosive device and posessing fire arms on campus. >>> an independent review find the use of pepper spray during a protest was unacceptable. an officer sprayed the crowd three times and the report says williams used the pepper spray to break up the crowd, which is against the college's policy. whatever you're in the mood for, sizzler's endless salad bar has over 50 delicious choices. soups, salads, appetizers, and more starting at $8.99 for lunch. sizzler. where fresh is fun. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv with a total home dvr included free for life. only $29 a month for six months. rethink possible. >>> back to that breaking news story we brought you at the top, this i

. >> a researcher at uc davis injured in a small explosion that took place inside of an apartment this morning. police say they were called around 1:30 a.m. when];=b this man showed up suffering from injuries to his hands. they evacuated the building. it's not clear what caused this explosion. >> uc reej yenlts conclude tleed days of meetings this afternoon in san francisco. all of the heavy hitters from sacramento were there with officials. >> governor brown came to tout an area of collaborations between legislature and uc system. >> is there is broad agreement here today that the state can no longer be relied on for funding as it has been in the past. doesn't that mean privatization? no. they say, but no one knows yet what the new model will look like. >> month one missed an opportunity and the budget influgs to prevent under graduate tuition increase kreess. no one missed an opportunity model has to be figured out going forward. brown boiled it down to too much spending, and a financial model that has to be overhauled in order for uc not just to survive, but thrive. there are no ans

. >> a federal judge has given final approval in the uc davis pepper spray case. incidentin 2011 prompted national out rage after this video went viral. 21 students who were injured filed a lawsuit against the university. under thesettlement, each plaintiff will get $30,000 after attorney fees and other pay outs bart police are hoping to re reunit bikes and stolen bike parts with their rightful owners. the bikings were found at the richmond home of a 57-year old mark moore. moore was arrested when he tried to sell a stolen bike back to its owner. mooreis a convicted felon. picturesof the bikes, parts and information on how to reclaim them is posted on the website. google's eric schmitt called for open internet in north kree yachlt he is twl with a nine person commission. today theytoured a computing center and met with the few north koreans allowed to use the internet. the delegation is also calling on north korea to end the weapons program and provide fair treatment to a detained american person. >> bill talked about some snow flurries earlier. >> we have a shot

a $1 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by " occupied " protesters who were pepper sprayed at uc-davis has agreed to pay $30,000 to each of the 21 plaintiffs. along with $100,000 to be split among 15 other individuals and to order tickets thousand dollars for their attorneys. the incident was in november 2011. the police officers parade of nonviolent protesters. prompting national outrage and calls for the chancellor's resignation. >> barry bonds, next with gary radnich (male announcer): now, here's stanley roberts who found people behaving badly. >> it's called the broken glass theory, if you don't maintain a n urban evniorment in well ordered condition it will only get worse like here at the corner of bernhardt and foster in oakland where illegal dumping has been the norm for years >> they dump here they dump there when they going to solve this problem, well we are going to try to get it solved as soon as possible i know the residents of oakland are sick and tired of being dumped on i hear it all the time for the last 7 years >> com'n now look at this, this is ridiculous this is a du

they also use the same exam of every course those from uc davis exploited the elegant arrangement to answer one of the most important questions which professors are most effective? and then doing a good job the professors with less experience and your degrees from fancy universities best students who typically do better clearly these young motivated struck -- instructors are from harvard. they must use the same notes they use to 1978 and probably think power point is the energy drink. [laughter] except they not know what that is either. of is the the data tells us we should fire them or let them retire gracefully. hold on. don't fire anybody at. the air force academy study had a relevant finding was student performance over a longer horizon. in math and science those who have more experience and highly credentialed instructors come to do better with the mandatory courses than those who have less experience in the introductory courses. one logical interpretation is a less experienced instructors more likely to teach to the test that has impressive exam scores and happy students with t

. >>> uc davis researcher has been charged with several felonies in connection with a explosion on campus. david snyder was injured in the blast last week inside his apartment. today he was charged with 10 felonies, including possessing mumaterials and -- possessing the materials. he is being held on $2 million bail. >>> now to the 49ers and their request for the super bowl. the parents of coaches jim harbaugh and john harbaugh are talking no matter what one of their sons will be a super bowl champion. they conducted a conference call. all parents of two or more children can relate. they said they won't favor either team and won't show any allegance whatsoever. the best moment came when they took a question from someone posing as a member of the press. >> our next question from john from baltimore. >> question from baltimore. is it true that both of you like jim better than john? >> i do not -- john? >> jaw? john harbaugh? [ laughter ] >> john. >> that was me, john. >> mom -- mom was ready to come through the phone. >> a mom always recognizes. remember the two brothers have coached agains

. >>> a federal judge gave final approval to a $1 million settlement in the uc davis pepper sprayingncident. people everywhere were outraged by that incident under the settlement the 21 students will each get $30,000 another $100,000 will be split among 15 other individuals. and attorneys will be paid $250,000 in fees. >>> san francisco police turning to the public to hell 7 track down -- help track down a female hit and run driver who hit and injured a 15-year-old girl on christmas day. it happened 5:00 p.m. at night intersection of 19th and winston sunset district. >> the victim was transported to hospital and required several surgeries because of fractures, injuries were nonlife threatening. >> the teen was hit by a four door, newer model mercedes, grey and had paper plates the kind from a dealership. a white woman, 40 to 50 years old. >>> indications tonight search for a new police chief in san jose has been narrowed down to the finalist. robert honda has exclusive details on a meeting today, and the short list of candidates. >> reporter: it was a very well kept secret, south bay

. >>> a federal judge gave final approval to a $1 million settlement in the uc davis pepper sprayingncident. people everywhere were outraged by that incident under the settlement the 21 students will each get $30,000 another $100,000 will be split among 15 other individuals. and attorneys will be paid $250,000 in fees. >>> san francisco police turning to the public to hell 7 track down -- help track down a female hit and run driver who hit and injured a 15-year-old girl on christmas day. it happened 5:00 p.m. at night intersection of 19th and winston sunset district. >> the victim was transported to hospital and required several surgeries because of fractures, injuries were nonlife threatening. >> the teen was hit by a four door, newer model mercedes, grey and had paper plates the kind from a dealership. a white woman, 40 to 50 years old. >>> indications tonight search for a new police chief in san jose has been narrowed down to the finalist. robert honda has exclusive details on a meeting today, and the short list of candidates. >> reporter: it was a very well kept secret, south bay

he's also a professor of mechanical engineering at uc davis. >> not all of them are safe. >> reporter: hubbard said the key to preventing serious accidents is calculating the distance from the jump to the landing. >> basically accommodates for anyplace you want to land and makes it so that you land equally softly everywhere. >> reporter: while ski resorts typically keep accident statistics private, a recent study presented at a conference organized by the international society for skiing safety found the rate of spine and head injuries at terrain parks is double that compared to other areas at a resort. >> i had no idea that these jumps really have almost little to no design. >> reporter: when kenny hit a jump at more than 35 miles an hour at a terrain park at the summit in snoqualmie, washington, it sent him more than three stories up in the air. >> it dropped me down on the flat ice instead of dropping me down to a more of a sloped landing, which in theory would have prevented me the injury that i got. >> reporter: paralyzed from the neck down at 23 years old, he received more than

testified in several lawsuits against various ski resorts, also a professor of mechanical engineering at uc davis>> not all of them are safe. absolutely. >> reporter: hubbard says the key to preventing serious accidents is counterweighting the distance from the jump to the landing. >> accommodate for any place you want to land and it makes it so you land equally everywhere. >> reporter: while ski resorts keep accident sta ttistics prive a study presented at a conference organized by the international society for skiing safety found the rate of spine and head injuries at terrain parks is double that compared to other areas at a resort. >> i had no idea that these jumps really have almost little to no design. >> reporter: when kenny hit a jump at more than 35 miles an hour at a terrain park at the summit at snoqualmie in washington, it sent him more than three stories up in the air. >> the landing of the ramp was way too short. it dropped me on the flat ice instead of dropping me down to more of a sloped landing which in theory would have prevented the injury that i got. >> reporter: paralyzed from

. >> reporter: uc davis has 93 sugar babies now on campus. average coed makes about $3,000 a month and the average arrangement can be for months or years and it is not prostitution. >> this is a lifestyle. these people are receiving monetary, financial help from somebody but what they are can giving back is con pan i don't knowship. >> reporter: maybe maybe -- co mpanionship. >> reporter: maybe the world has changed. maybe it is ultimate feminist act, a way of taking care of yourself. >> i think it is somewhat degrading, but if a woman who is doing it is comfortable with it and is okay with what is happening, that should be up to them. >> reporter: without passing judgment on the current sugar baby, let me say this. i have two young daughters and i hope they get scholarship to go to college, and if they don't, i can always show them how to carry plates. >> that is outrageous. >> yes. it shows how much we have evolved, or devolved. >> yes. i am not a fan of that. >>> well, on to a brighter note, did you see the sun set yesterday? >> no, but i

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authorities say a juvenile was flown to uc davis with critical injuries. and two 19-year-olds were taken to queen of the valley hospital with serious injuries. investigators believe speed may have been a factor in the crash. >>> in the south bay, the medical examiner has identified two 19-year-olds killed in a car accident yesterday morning on northbound 880 in san jose. the coroner says louis carlos flores and joseph robert silon died when their car hit a dirt embankment near the old bayshore off ramp. initial investigation suggests alcohol may have played a role in the crash. >>> about a dozen people were sickened this morning at a san jose hotel, after guests started smelling a chemical odor. fire officials say in all, 13 guests on the 18th floor, the san jose hilton complained of throat and eye irritation. no one was hospitalized. everyone, though, was told to stay in their rooms while hazmat crews investigated. tonight, there is still no word on just what that chemical was. >>> fire crews in mountain view rushed to a two-alarm fire at a mobile home ea

. >>> police at uc davis launched a criminal investigation into an explosion at a campus apartment that injured a student researcher. it's still unclear what the student was doing when the explosion happened yesterday. officials from the fbi and bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms removed dangerous chemicals from the apartment. the student hurt one of his hands in the blast. at this point no one is in custody. >>> a judge sentenced a richmond man to death today for killing his ex-girl friend and her friend at the teleplays after the richmond san rafael bridge in 2009. 49-year-old nathan burris was convicted two months ago on two counts of murder. burris admitted he killed the two because he believed they were romantically involved. he told jurors he didn't care if they convicted him and sentenced him to death and today he told the judge the sentence didn't matter because legal battles over the penalty make his execution unlikely. authorities say a tip led to the arrest of a fugitive in a 2- year-old hit and run case. police made the arrest wednesday after police found 42- year-old l

he's also a professor of mechanical engineering at uc davis. a recent study presented at a conference organized by the international society for skiing safety found the rate of spine and head injuries at terrain parks is double that compared to other areas at a resort. the key to preventing serious accidents is calculating the distance from the jump to the landing. >> basically it accommodates for any place you want to land and it makes it so that you land equally softly everywhere. >> any mathematical equation go into it? >> no. >> chris has been at the center of the craze since it began two decades ago. his company snow park technologies is responsible for dreaming up and constructing the jumps for the x games and the dew tour. he's also building terrain parks at ski areas all over the area in northern california that includes places like north star, squaw and heavenly. >> it would be incredibly difficult if not impossible to develop a standard because speeds are so varying and user control is so varying it's for the like the brakes on a car.

uc-davis has seen a 220% increase with 93 sugar babies now on campus. the average co-ed makes about $3,000 a month and the arrangement can be for months or years. it doesn't have to involve sex and the website argues this is not prostitution. >> being a sugar baby is a lifestyle essentially. these people are receiving monetary, you know, financial "help" and they are giving back companionship. >> reporter: now you can do anything. maybe it's the ultimate feminist act a way of taking care of yourself. >> i think it's somewhat degrading but if a woman is doing it is comfortable with it and is okay with what's happening, then that should be up to them. >> reporter: without passing judgment on the current sugar babies let me say this. i have two young daughters and i hope they get scholarships to go to college. but if they don't, i can always show them how to carry plates. in berkeley, ann notarangelo, cbs 5. >>> facebook just launched a new way to search within the site and your connections. it's called graph search. the tool allows you to search anything

. >> schools with working farms like uc davis offers class necessary ranch management, animal sciencee. 21-year-old adrian bradley means an ag degree means good pay even for entry level jobs. >> my best friend just started at $48,000 a year in agriculture in agribusiness. >> experts predict by 2050 the world's population will exceed 9 billion people. a sobering projection that calls for boosting global food production by 70%. agriculture leaders say today's current crop of ag students are driven by that challenge. in davis, california, claudia cowen, fox news. >> thousands of faithful christians filling the streets of ma tried, celebrating the traditional end to the christmas season. beautifully decorated floats, clowns and marching bands took to the parades. it is held to celebrate the story of the three wise men who are believed to have followed a star to arrive at the manger in legitimate -- bethlehem where jesus was born. >>> why is this man strapped to his chair at 35,000 feet with duct tape? details next. i'm done! "are you a cool mom?" i'm gonna find out. [ female announcer ] s