. >> reporter: in fact, uc davis found of the five top selling imported extra-virgin olive oil brands sold in california, 73% of the samples failed the international sensory standards for extra virgin. uc davis says the failed oils were either oxidized, of poor quality, and/or adulterated with cheaper refined oils. >> it was sort of low grade, defective, off-flavored olive oil that was being sold to consumers as top grade extra-virgin olive oil. >> reporter: if your palate doesn't know extra virgin from any other oil what difference does it make if extra virgin on the label isn't extra virgin in the bottle? you're getting ripped off in the pocketbook charles parrot runs the quality monitoring program for the u.s. department of agriculture. olive oil importers can ask usda for its seal of approval, essentially certifying extra virgin oil is in the bottle. >> it has to meet a very high level of chemical and flavor in smell profiles to be able to make that grade. >> reporter: but the program is voluntary and only one oil producer has asked for the usda seal. so today when you spend extra

uc davis says the failed oils were oxidized, of poor quality and adulterated with cheaper refined oils>> it was low grade, defective off flavored olive oil being sold to consumers as top grade extra-virgin olive oil inner loop if your palette doesn't know extra-virgin from any other oil what difference does it make? if extra-virgin on the label is not extra-virgin in the bottle, you're getting ripped off in the pocketbook. charles run the quality monitoring program for the decht agriculture. oil importers can ask for their seal of approval. >> it has to meet a very high level of chemical and flavor and smell profiles to be able to make that grade. >> but the program is voluntary and only one proil ducer has asked for the usda seal. so today when you spend extra bucks for extra-virgin -- >> nobody is out there minding the store. if you're going spend that kind of money you deserve to get a good quality oil. >> really good quality extra-virgin. it tastes like fresh olives, peppery, grassy, strong, color is not an indicator. best if younger than a year old. not every bottle gives you a ha

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

the uc davis veterinarians found that he did not break any bones, but they would like to keep an eye on him for the next couple of days. >> poor phil. >> monopoly has a new game piece. the newest monopoly token? a cat. it beat out four other proposed pieces including a toy robot, guitar, helicopter and diamond ring. the cat will join the the pieces. leaving monopoly the iron, the latest mondopoly game hits the stores soon. >> we will be back with the celebrities that are in town. stay with us. >> let's be very honest, it's a big party and it has been for decades, it's when hollywood comes to our backyard, the celebrity challenge took place today. is that bill murray in. >> yes. >> it's the at&t pro am, a fun way to mingel with the stars. most of them sign autographs and putted on the green. bill murray, huey lewis and andy garcia were out there golfing for charity. huey lewis wins the shoot out. bill murray cracks me up. the tournament officially starts tomorrow. one of the featured groups has 49ers head coach jim harbaugh and matt cain and round one will begin tomorrow morning. >> a

they will collaborate with automotive labs at stanford, uc berkeley, uc davis and other companies. >>> wall street is trending down. we'll tell you why. >>> and the unlikely basketball star making waves on the west coast. >>> u.s. stocks are down after minutes from the federal reserve suggest the central bank may have to slow or stop buying assets before seeing a pick up in hiring. the dow now down 98. the nasdaq down 41. and s&p is down as well. >>> two of the nation's big office supply stores, office depot and office max, have made it official. they announced this morning they are merging. it's an all-stock deal worth about $1.2 billion. analysts say the companies hope the move will help them compete against staples and other big box chains. >>> nba stars may have a little competition. take a look at the skills of this sea otter. 16-year-old eddie has become an expert at slam dunking. he's so good, zookeepers say he rarely misses. there's an important health reason. he suffers from arthritis. this way -- [no audio]

yes, according to some uc-davis researchers. they have the proof to back it up.y studied 32 couples looking at heartbeats and other biofeedback and they found similarities in the heart and breathing rythyms of the couples. >> you don't have to be engaged in a conversation to have these links show up. >> cute. the scientists are going to continue their research and see if the couples' similar patterns can have any health benefits. >> interesting. >> when you're in love, you're in love. >> no kidding. >>> forget healthy for a day. >> just in time for fat tuesday, kpix 5's tony tantillo and his daughter stephanie are kicking things up a notch in the kitchen with a cajun dish. >> what are we making? >> this is one of my favorite dishes, red beans and rice from louisiana. what we have in here, we have rice obviously, kid if i beans, multicolored peppers. >> and a little moisture, a little bit of water to add stock to it, if you want. just to get that rice nice and plump. and, of course, andouille sausage a lot of times you buy it already cook, just need to heat it up.

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

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

according to some uc-davis researchers there is scientific proof that's the case. they studied 32 couples looking at heartbeats and other biofeedback and they found similarities in the heart and breathing rythyms of the couples. >> you don't have to be engaged in a conversation to have these links show up. you can just be looking at them and kind of like be around them. >> very sweet everybody isn't it? the scientists are going to continue their research and see if the couple's similar patterns can have any health benefits. so we'll see. >> find your mate. >>> 4:51. coming up how this baby grand wound up on the edge of a bay area cliff. >> and cover girl once again? how kate upton could help save the magazine industry. [ man ] it's big. quickly reconnects families. same with aladdin. the biggest in bail. no one has lower prices is faster or more professional. aladdin bail bonds. bigger because we're better. the late show with dave letterman once again revealed the >>> just in case you forgot, it is valentine's day on thursday. there's no way i would forget. tempera

something that you have done and i think it's really important as someone who went to a school, uc davis, that was all about bicycles, i mean, to walk into a culture like that and have the ability to feel safe, ride around the community and everything, you can go anywhere and park your bike, you can go through any streets, mostly flat lands and get around with ease and also the pavement of the streets were really smooth and made it a lot easier for people to ride their bicycles without damaging them as much as people tend to damage them here is really important so i know you'll bring so much to the table in terms of your knowledge and experience in san francisco and i really appreciate your willingness to serve on this committee, so thank you. >> of course. >> thank you. >> and is there any public comment on this item? you have two minutes. please indicate of your support. >> hello, supervisors, when i saw this item coming before you on the website, i said, oh, good, because i've been hearing some things from the first gentleman about moving the bike lane off of market to mission because

. >>> we are learning new details about an explosion last month inside the apartment of the uc davisrcher. the sacramento bee reports investigators found several chemicals inside david snyder's apartment, including a primary ingredient used in the plastic explosive c4. in the report, it also says that authorities found firearms and several boxes of ammunition in the apartment. snyder injured his hands in the blast. he has pleaded not guilty to a series of charges. >>> a chicago teenager laid to rest, just days after performing at the presidential inauguration. now, the first lady and others pay tribute. >> -- bumped into me and best part of my day so far. >> and a dream come true for hundreds of giants fans. the event that united them with their favorite players. >> plus, a dazzling display of culture overseas. how china take rang in the lunar new year. . >>> first lady michelle obama joined family and friends in chicago today at a funeral for slain 15-year-old hadia pendleton. she was shot back on january 29th, not far from the obama's chicago home. and just days after performing wi

something that you have done and i think it's really important as someone who went to a school, uc davis, that was all about bicycles, i mean, to walk into a culture like that and have the ability to feel safe, ride around the community and everythi

she is 29 years old and a graduate of uc davis. she is also unmarry and had without children. some city residents had been pushing for a mother to be selected toth board because there are no moms represented among the 11 board members. >>> at this hour people are gathering for a public meeting in berkeley to voice their opposition toth sale of the city's historic main post office. the post office there an al ston way was built back in 1914 and listed on the national register of historic places. the post office announced last year it was planning to sell this building. many residents say they rely on the current location and love the artwork that's part of the building. the post office noted it's facing insolvency and needs to sell off assets. >>> the coast guard today abandoned its search for four people off the monterey coast following a may day call on sunday saying they had been forced to abandon a sinking sailboat. now, as our alex savage reports authorities are trying to determine if the call that smashged the search was real or fake. >> using c 130 airplanes and coast gu

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

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

. >> reporter: it was a night for marching bands including this one from uc davis. fireworks and floats some of the stars of the show were the smallest of performers including these youngsters from west portal school. >> we know little kids who are in the parade. i'm happy there are so many little ones, they are so cute. >> the youngsters were so excited about all they were seeing. >> it's so awesome because there's a big parade and a lot of people. >> reporter: the korean hit ganghan style got a lot of people on their feet. >> i think this is great for people who were born here, we're not so great with the culture so it's nice to have it all around us for one day. >> reporter: police told me the only serious problem they saw was an armed robbery but officers caught five juveniles and they said they recovered a weapon in that crime. live in san francisco, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well if you missed the chinese new year parade don't worry. you can catch a secondarying of the entire show coming up tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. after the daytona 500 right here

victim says she was beaten and raped along a walk way near the upper quarry amphitheater at the uc davis campus. police say the woman suffered injuries to her head and her torso. she was able, though, to give police a good description in the help for the search for the suspect. >>> a man who alleged attacked to -- two women in the mission district, between 22nd and 23 23rd. the suspect allegedly punched a woman multiple times and ran away. a similar attack happened a month earlier at 23rd and church streets. a robbery or sexual assault does not appear to be the motive. >>> a treasure island community is remembering a 10-year-old girl who died in a weekend fire. they held a vigil last night for her. just after midnight on saturday morning, flames ripped through corlina godfrey's apartment on mariner drive. by the time fire crews got to the scene, they could not save the child who was trapped on the second floor. a pastor says may spend the rest of -- relatives may spends rest of their lives recovering, but the community has a role. >> hug your child today, let them know how important they

so as kate mentioned, i'm with the uc davis policy institute. we're a new initiative on the campus designed to leverage university expertise to inform better energy and environmental policy, and i'm going to try in a very short amount of time to try to give you sort of a fairly high-level perspective of california's zero emission activities, the strategies being pursued. to provide some sort of context which i do think is important to put this in the perspective of california's overall economy, we expend about $120 billion annually on all forms of energy including petroleum. nationally, that number's a little over a trillion. and i put these numbers up there because i think they tell a couple of stories. one is just the magnitude of this sector, the transportation energy sector is quite substantial. and that means if we're going to have an impact on this sector, we have to think in these terms. you know, these are multi-billion dollar expenditures on an annual basis. and the other story that this tells is that this is a significant fraction of o

. >>> an explosion in the department of the uc davis university last month, according to the sacramentoice of $23,000 for this could go. chemistry researcher david snyder has entered a plea of not guilty for making and storing explosives. police found several chemicals in his apartment, including a primary ingredient used in the plastics explosion isives c-4. >>> the san francisco public utilities collision is investigating claims that some workers used city computers to view and e-mail porn and visit gambling sites. the investigation started several months ago following an anonymous tip. no criminal activity is suspected. but san francisco's employee handbook prohibits using city computers for gambling as well as viewing and distributing materials that are sexually explicit. mayor ed lee calls the allegations disturbing and says he will closely monitor the investigation. >> any time public resources are abused and misused, we have to make a strong message to those involved. this is not to be done. >> the p.u.c. says the investigation is expected to wrap up in one to two weeks. the next