and ucsf was the american presence in this study. nine countries did it in europe, north america and asia. and right here at ucsf were you part of this? >> i was. >> as well as dr. laura esterman as well. >> yes. >> the technique is called can intraoperative radio therapy. >> the standard radiation for a woman that's had a lumpectomy is given. she lays down on a table and gets it daily. monday through friday for anywhere from 5 to 6 weeks. >> she does. she is doing it now. >> so this type of radiation is actually given at the time of the lumpectomy. and it's only a one time dose. >> wait a minute, in other words they cut you open and do they give you a blast like the flashlight goes in? more effective or with a? >> that's a great question. true. once the lumpectomy has been removed, radiation source is brought into the breast itself. it's put inside the breast. >> like a little instrument. >> little round ball on the end of a radiation source and it's put inside the breast. radiation is given from the inside outwards and it lasts any

tonight here at ucsf there will be a memorial service for dr. mack. people told me privately they think a seat belt would have saved his life. sal castaneda. >>> it appears b.a.r.t. drivers have spoken when it comes to train fees. passengers favor cleanliness over comfort. people were asked to write the importance of cleanliness and comfort from one to. cleanliness ranked at 6.3. comfort came in at 5.2. redesigned seats will be a part of b.a.r.t.'s new fleet of trains. >>> the congress and the president are no closer to an agreement on the national debt. president obama, democrats and republicans are trying to reach a compromise. one that would allow them to reach a limit. today the leadership decided not to meet in session this weekend. that leaves any votes until next week. >> i think it is just unthort. that's the kindest word i can say. >> i don't think it's right to wait for a decision to materialize. >> reporter: the house has already passed a proposal to cut spending and add a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. the senate plans to v

shuttle is used daily by ucsf and san francisco general employees. a lieutenant says it appears both vehicles tried to avoid the accident. >> had the right away, whether there was lights, we don't know. so interview witnesses and passengers to see if they know anything about that. >> the accident this morning on octavia just off highway 101 won't be the last, says one neighbor we spoke to this morning. she said the city needs to install speed bumps and increase patrols to catch red- light runners. >> yes, it's pretty brutal. it's a fast-moving freeway, like going true a residential street some it's usually scary pedestrians trying to cross the street, having people run red, almost get hit daily. >> a few hours ago, this intersection was blocked off and traffic backed up. but police opened octavia here at oak around 10:30 this morning. the medical examiner's office has not released the victim's name just yet. pending notification of the family. 15 people were onboard the shuttle according to ucsf, and according to their press release they sent me as i

." >> eric: an innovative program at ucsf is using music to treat patients. carolyn johnson tells us how it works and effort to bring it to other hospitals and schools as well. ♪ >> reporter: childhood stroke has interrupted his speech but not his ability to express himself. ♪ >> he is starting the beat with the help a therapist at the children's hospital. the program introduces music to young patients helping them cope with the stress and discomfort of being hospitalized. >> so the way i was working but he was fully engaged in the drumming and nothing else matter hat at that point is a truly a therapeutic moment. >> reporter: foster for several hours, the sessions are a break from ongoing treatment. in steven's case, it's cystic fibrosis. >> one of your favorites? >> yes. ♪ ♪ >> it doesn't have to be intimidating. music can be a supportive vehicle to express emotions the story. >> music therapy program is cooperation between the ucsf and a nonprofit to get it in public service. it was started by a musician kip gallagher. the group now places what it calls mu

the move comes after the collision of a big rig. 52-year-old ucsf professor kevin mack who was ridingrk was killed after being ejected from the shuttle. >> i think seat belts in city buses or any buses for that matter would be a good idea. >> reporter: he and others still think it's a safe shuttle. >> it helps the under served community to reach their appointments. so it's generally a good thing. >> reporter: this is the second fatal collision involving ucsf shuttle buses in the last year. many say they would favor anything that would make the shuttle buses safer. >> i hope so, i'm a believer i think in smart reglation when it comes to enhancing public safety. i think this is a poster child of one example. >> reporter: ucsf officials say they will now have a how am i driving hot line advertised on the outside and on the inside of shuttle buses so any feed back positive or negative can quickly be addressed. in san francisco, sal castaneda, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> bank of america has sold its massive complex in downtown concord for $80 million. there are four buildings. the bank curren

plus, new rules for shuttles at ucsf. that and more and fun coming up in a few minutes. >> and welcome back again. facebook freaks out when you're not here. >> really. >> even a vacation. you get what, two, three weeks. >> thank you, yeah. i just couldn't -- i couldn't stand to be away. >> that's what it was. last week belonged to potter mania, this weekto fans camped out for comic-con, a four-day convention of all things fantasy. today is no the first day of the convention, all three of the films main stars are expected to be on hand. also making an appearance, andrew garfield, the new spider spiderman. >> they are going to give it the full 360-degree here's what we expect from this movie now please love us and forget about the earlier movie. >> the convention is expected to attract more than 130,000 people. how many times can you reboot spider man? >> i don't know. eight legs, maybe. >> i was happy with the new old spider man. >> yeah. what about the older new spider man. >> that one not so much. >> this one, amazing fr

a ucsf shuttle was going eastbound on oak. a big rig carrying cars was northbound on octavia. they crashed around 6:20. the truck driver was identified by his company. he reported that he had a green light and the bus came out of no. >> reporter: this goes on all the time. to be a pedestrian in this area or driving is dangerous. >> reporter: 52-year-old dr. kevin mack was killed after he was thrown out the window of the shuttle and landed underneath the big rig. dr. mack was a psychiatrist at sf general hospital. >> the patients that he cared for here at san francisco general are -- have the least resources of anyone here in the city. and he was there for them even more importantly because it will be his legacy, he was committed to teaching others how to do that, as well. >> reporter: his other passion, his family. dr. mack leaves behind two children. [ indiscernible ] has been his husband since 1998. they have been together for 20 years. octavia and oak has been a problem intersection that has seen many wrecks in part because people are trying to get on the freeway nearby and

the move comes after the collision of a big rig. 52-year-old ucsf professor kevin mack who was ridingrk was killed after being ejected from the shuttle. >> i think seat belts in city buses or any buses for that matter would be a good idea. >> reporter: he and others still think it's a safe shuttle. >> it helps the under served community to reach their appointments. so it's generally a good thing. >> reporter: this is the second fatal collision involving ucsf shuttle buses in the last year. many say they would favor anything that would make the shuttle buses safer. >> i hope so, i'm a believer i think in smart reglation when it comes to enhancing public safety. i think this is a poster child of one example. >> reporter: ucsf officials say they will now have a how am i driving hot line advertised on the outside and on the inside of shuttle buses so any feed back positive or negative can quickly be addressed. in san francisco, sal castaneda, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> bank of america has sold its massive complex in downtown concord for $80 million. there are four buildings. the bank curren

. >>> ucsf will install seatbelts after a died last week. the psychologist was thrown from a shuttle bus after it collided with a big rig. three other passengers ended up in the hospital. now, the law does not require seatbelts on that type of vehicle. ucsf hopes to have belts installed in the entire fleet by the end of next month. >>> the fbi is looking for a man they say kidnapped his own mother, and they believe he may be hiding in the bay area. the fbi says 55-year-old marshall goldberg took his 85-year-old mother from her home in ashland, oregon. the mother suffers from alzheimer's and is unable to care for herself. she was living with another sun at the time of her disappearance. >> president obama signaled that he -- >>> president obama said he would back a short-term deal to keep the government from defaulting come august 2nd. but only if a larger plan to reduce america's debt was in the works. the president met with both leaders -- rather the leaders from both parties. the democratic majority pledges it hillary jekt the bill that pa

these are live pictures from the ucsf mission bay campus. uc regents are set to begin their meeting in about 35 minutes. they are expected to approve a 9.6 increase. some of the demonstrators there are dressed in costume. >>> a federal july in san francisco has delayed the deportation of a married gay man from venezuela. 46-year-old alex vensemol's visa expired. he challenged deportation agreements because he legally married his partner. but because the federal government does not recognize those unions. yesterday a judge scheduled a meeting for september 2013 delaying deportation by two years. >>> time now 8:36. oakland's planning commission nay will have to decide the fate of two dog park proposals without getting a recommendation from the park commissioners. the newest plan is for a dog park behind children's ferry land in oakland. a 10-year-old proposal would bring build one right near the grand lake theater. supporters told the park commission the dogs need a big open space to run and to socialize. they say the area known as astropark n

the biggest issues for dog patch right now are the proposed ucsf hospital that wants to be placed at the north end of dogpatch. they do not have to follow the planning codes of san francisco. that is not to say that we are inherently opposed to ucsf and what they potentially bring to the neighborhood. it is just that we need to be aware of what their plans are. >> in our show, we have heard a lot about the challenges facing the people of district 10. let's hear about the proposed solutions. >> in this world we live in today, the technology is already there. i would not even mind seeing a solar former place all of this. the tide rolls in, and it rolls out, and do you know that the force of that type rolling in and out will generate enough energy to keep this city going? >> the kind of changes that i would like to see -- definitely more greening, more sensitivity to planting trees, creating more open space. >> if people want to have a good job out here, people getting educated, you see this community change. you see a lot of people coming into this community. this community probably gr

he's a 52-year-old ucsf psychiatrist and university profess sore. he was ejected -- professor. he was ejected and pinned underneath the big rig. he was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. >>> families and friends said final good-byes at a funeral in santa rosa. the community shaken by the girl's death at a sleepover on sunday. police say she and three friends became sick after drinking vodka mixed with soda. initially the girls said they'd gotten food poisoning. raul was described as an excellent student due to start high school incomes mon-- next month. toxicology reports are expected next week. >>> mark luga was arrested for allegedly stealing a pablo picasso drawing from the weinstein gallery in san francisco last week. the judge denied a motion today reduce his $5 million bail. police say a surveillance camera caught luga leaving with the painting. police found other stolen artwork including another picasso piece in luga's new jersey apartment. >>> exactly how will they do it? a groundbreaking idea is now officially a law. california public schools will be the fir

we're learning this morning ucsf will add seat belts to its shuttles in the coming weeks as a result of that accident. it will also hold one on one meetings with drivers and create a how am i driving hot line. >>> this morning san francisco firefighters are still monitoring a home gutted by fire in the city's lower neighborhood. they were called last night between fill more and steiner. there are two flats in the building. the people who live in the top flat are on vacation in europe and they have not seen the damage. firefighters say this is a stubborn fire to put out because it was difficult getting access to the attic. no one was hurt and the cause is under investigation. >>> time now 4:39. it's still early. let's see how the roads are doing this morning with sal. hi, sal. >>> hello, claudine. things are doing well out there as you might imagine there is some road work to worry about if you are driving out of san francisco to oakland. but we're doing pretty well. go outside and take a look at the east shore freeway. that looks good coming to the macarthur maze. no incidents to rep

ucsf psychiatrist on a university shuttle bus when it collided with a big rig last thursday morning at oak street and octavia boulevard. a viewing for friends and family will be held tonight at st. ago necessary catholic church. the funeral is tomorrow morning. ucsf will hold a funeral service thursday evening and the crash is still under investigation. >>> time is 4:34. casey anthony's whereabouts remain a closely guarded secret. but a plane that landed in the bay area is causing some speculation. our sister station in florida reports anthony is thought to be on board a corporate jet. a jet made four stops across the country before landing at the san carlos airport. one stop was in prescott, arizona, known for treatment facilities. the jet is owned by one of anthony's former lawyers. her case has inspired two measures in california that would punish parents who wait to report a child's death or disappearance. it took anthony more than a month to report her daughter was missing. under one bill parents or guardians with children under 14 could face charges after failing to report after

three other passengers were injured and ucsf has announced that seat belts would be installed in all of the university shuttle buses. witnesses said the bus driver may have ran a red light. police have yet to make a determination. kevin mack is remembered as a teacher, role model and friend. survived hi business husband and their two children. the memorial service takes place at the pernasius campus. it will be simulcast where the doctor worked. monte francis, today in the bay. >> thank you, monte. emotions explode in the bay view district after community activists shout down the police chief forcing him to walk out of his own town hall meeting. >> let's fix it. >> i'm standing five feet away from you trying to do just that. >> hundreds of people packed the opera house to hear the police department's explanation of what led up to the deadly shooting of 19-year-old kenneth harding. police say the parolee fired at officers first and had gunpowder residue on his hands. some in the crowd were skeptical and took the microphone to vent their frustration. the chief listened for an hour and

. >> and the scene of a fatal crash this morning involving a big rig and a ucsf shuttle bus. that happened around 6:20. good morning, i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm cheryl jennings. one person was killed and three others injured. the crash happened and octavia and oak. nick? >> reporter: good morning, more than four and a half hours after a klilgs disrupted the early morning commute, pa parts of octavia and oak remain closed. >> to be a pedestrian in this area and driving is dangerous. >> an early morning commute turned deadly in san francisco when this 18-wheeler collided with a sum csf shuttle van. >> there was a passenger that was ejected and landed underneath the vehicle and was fatally injured. >> they were headed north on octavia but it's not clear which driver is at fault. >> there is no indication there was any alcohol involved. >> the driver of the 15 passenger vehicle was one of three injured and taken to area hospitals with complaints of pain but no life-threatening injuries. residents of this neighborhood are frustrated and say accidents here are common. >> i called

they are meeting at the ucsf campus as they expect a $150 million loss in state funding. if approved, tuition will go up to $100 a year. >> the u.s. coast guard has finished its search for the seven fishermen. one man is confirmed dead and most of the missing are from the bay area. a facebook posts as they are looking into hiring a dive team as a last resort. >>> a jury in marin county convicted james mitchell of first-degree murder in the beating death of his ex- girlfriend. we just spoke with mitchell's attorney who said his client was calm as the verdict was read. the jury also found mitchell guilty of kidnapping and other charges be he could be sent to prison for 34 years to life but the jury did not find a special circumstance of murder during a kidnapping making mitchell eligible for parole. >>> at this hour police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured pit it happened around 5:00 p.m. near barbers point road near the old air force base. one neighbor said she heard gunshots and saw a body in the road to the victim was taken to the hospital. no wor

ucsf. that is this area right here. >> it is an earthquake hazard micro zone. >> again, another example of the wpa. the streets, they wanted to get to the top of the hill, said the duties beautiful walls and stairways. they are doing well. >> all of these hillsides have catalyzed the design and construction of the interesting foundations and sub framing. >> up there, you'll find quite often, because it is rock, they have dug holes, filled it with concrete, put pulls up, and built their buildings. they have been there actually now 67 years. >> some of these are significant earthquake hazard? >> many of them, because they're not properly braced, because the foundations are not deep enough. the consequences could be significant during an earthquake. >> the tunnel opened that whole section up to development. did that lead to park side? >> west portal is right here. it this slope. westport open up this whole area down here, with the reservoir. the tunnel was built and two different ways. one of

republicans making it unlikely to be passed anytime soon. >>> in response to that fatal accident, ucsfnnounced today its shuttle buses will soon have seatbelts. the school is aiming to outfit the whole fleet with lap belts by the end of next month. state lawmakers are also looking into why shuttle buses are exempt from laws that require seatbelts. >>> i saw the man's eyes as he was over the waterfall and that was devastating. >> swept away at yosemite. three hikers plunge into a raging waterfall. the risky thing witnesses say they were doing right before they vanished. >> i'm serious about the price increase. >> netflix backlash. customers outraged over a recent price hike. but that is not the only reason they are so upset. >>> and a special perk for dead people. the big problem that's causing on california streets. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, o pose for pi >>> witnesses say the three hikers swept over a waterfall at yosemite crossed a safety barricade to pose for photographs. a river swept them away yesterday. one hiker reportedly slipped into the water and the two other hikers fell in trying to

the head of the ucsf medical center got a $200,000 raise bringing his salary to $935,000. >> you ought not continue to raise these fees and put them on the backs of the students. >> reporter: over the last two years students are paying $18 more for every 100 in tuition. one uc berkeley administrator is earning $30 more for every 100 in salary. >> i don't think it's fair students have to pay more. >> we think it's fair. >> harder for students. >> maybe we pay administrators more money to hire -- track better talent. >> spokesman says it's tough to keep good people during tough times. >> the best way to keep them and to recruit others is to pay what other competitors are paying. >> reporter: the pay raises are largely coming from sources other than state money. when everyone is cutting back that message might be a tough one to sell. we contacted with a spokesperson and he said they will have no comment till they see the bill. reporting live, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a registration boom at santa rosa junior college created a log jam today. so many people went on its servers cragged down -

the 52-year-old worked for more than a decade at ucsf. the memorial will be held at the university's campus at 5:00. >> as a result of that crash ucsf will put seat belts in all shuttle buses. >> following news from oakland where plans to build a football stadium got a lot more complicated and more interesting. christie smith is live with more on how two bay teams could possibly call the same stadium home. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. welcome back. the niners and the raiders play in two of the oldest stadiums in the entire nfl, so if you are a bay area football fan talk of a new stadium probably sounds like a good thing. the raiders and the niners sharing a stadium? that's what we're talking about. the niners and the raiders fans. a wine crowd beer crowd scenario here a. new collective bargaining agreement with the nfl players and owners which needs ink means that funding may be available for a stadium. but it also increases pressure for the teams to share a facility. both teams confirm they continue to talk abou

of ucsf knows better than most people.ew study shows hearing loss among teenagers has risen in one-third in recent years and we can blame portable music players. >> the sound is so good. that you don't limit the sound based on loudness. >> for 18-year-old nick ash, it is extreme. they compared kids up to 2006 and most hearing losses occurred at high frequencies. >> i am not going deaf? >> you're sure. >> i'm positive. >> it's more than volume. hearing loss impedes social development. >> it's changing. technology has has influenced how we interact with each other. >> research has showed as people of all ages hear less they tend to listen less drawing in to themselves more. she seize a vicious cycle. >> people don't apt to be social and they have to develop social skills for face to face. >> pp 3 players, people blast other sounds of their own choosing, it's becoming cloud and clear that we're losing more than peace and quiet. >> is your hearing okay? >> i guess, totally okay. i think it's good. >> are you sure? >> what's th

you have obviously mission bay and ucsf and their new hospital that is going on in. there is this tremendous need for housing that is coming in to the area. and we often deny yet -- do not yet have a situation where jobs and housing starts to come together at the same time. hopefully if this goes forward, we will have it in this case. i did not mention -- with their 6000 employees boosting possibly up to 8000 and trying to house them. we have heard recommendations from the two major neighborhood groups in the area plus the business community group in the area. i think has been very well -- it has been well vetted. the architectural details, buildings and sidewalks, still in conjunction with conferencing with the department. that standard -- that is standard for anything we do, especially on large projects. as to the exceptions, every once in awhile we get something of size that comes to us without any variances or exception but very rarely. the largest project, the larger the project, the more quirks that seem to be built into it. if i can use that non- architectural

we are learning this morning ucsf will add seat belts to its shuttles in the coming weeks as a resultat accident. it will also hold one on one meetings with its drivers and create a how am i driving hot line. >>> the three hikers slipped over yosemite waterfall have now been identified. they are 22-year-old david of modesto. 27-year-old of tour lock and 22- year-old of man theca. witnesses say she and one of the men crossed the metal barrier to take a picture. she slipped and they both fell in. when a second man tried to help he fell in the rushing water as well. >> a lot of people today saw something really traumatic and lives are lost. just really sad. >> park rangers say all three hikers are presumed dead. but they might not find the bodies until at least the fall. that's when the water levels recede. all three were part of a group of christians from the middle east who are settling in the east bay. she was studying to be a doctor at the university of san francisco. despite the grim outlook from park rangers friends and family of the three hikers are praying they will be found aliv

that is ucsf. adolph sutro donated the land. >> he had a lot of land. >> did. he bought a rancho in '82, and it was a huge chunk of land in a little peninsula. it took decades for it to fill in with housing. >> when he died, he leapt 1,100 acres to widows and orphans, and his children that truck. they comprise the woods, sherwood forest, forestville. it was a contentious thing. it took about 13, 15 years in public. >> this is actually in golden gate park, the casino. it was a controversy at the time to have a place that serve liquor and had card games in golden gate park. eventually, it moved to 24th ave. >> we still have the newly recently refurbished stop along the great highway. the beach shall i -- chalet. i always find it ironic that these federal highway funds were used to refurbish this place for drivers to get a drink. terrific. [laughter] >> there were farms, and there were dairies, as these houses are starting to be built, and they are more conventional residents is, and they are still a farm. in the distance, you can see it is still sand dunes. >> an

. >>> ucsf medical center earns top marks from a new survey by the u.s.ews & world report. >> this is the 11th consecutive year the bay area site made it to the top 10 list for premier hospitals. only 17 hospitals made it to the publication's national honor roll. ucsf medical center and its colleagues were honored for overall quality of patient care and medical excellence. they are judged on measures including patient safety, mortality rates and nurse staffing. >>> time now 5:49. two i.c.e. agents heading to san jose helping out with violent crimes. why there is more outrage this morning. >>> plus, a hoax or a coverup? signs that casey anthony is back in orlando. we'll show that you video straight ahead. -- we'll show you that video straight ahead. ,, ,,,, [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier

i know ucsf did a very good job of policing that. we may have $161 million a year gone in a matter of months because of the changes. >> i would like to say -- one thing we need to keep in mind is that the charter requires commission approval when we are above 10%. that answers my question -- commissioner torres: that answers my questions. thank you. >> you of the same concerns we did, especially when you have low bids. when you add any change orders, there is that potential. we come back here. commissioner torres: thank you for the briefing. i am sorry it took so long. >> i simply agree with you, commissioner. this was my worry that low bids would generate changeover's. >> we have been able to

the crash involving a big-rig carrier and aid ucsf shuttle bus at intersection of octavia and oak, happened before 6:00 this morning. a man in his 40s was actually ejected from the shuttle bus and somehow, pinned underneath the rig where he was sad lid pronounced dead. a woman that lives in the area say accidents happen here often and she feels the timed stoplights are partly to blame. >> the lights are timed in such a way on octavia, that traffic is traveling 50 miles an hour. once they build up speed coming off the freeway, they have the lights timed all green. >> three other shuttle passengers were taken to nearby hospitals with minor injuries and it's not clear if anyone was wearing a seatbelt at the time. the investigation is just beginning. >>> a minor traffic accident turned into a major headache near san jose state this afternoon. a car crashed into a home rupturing gas line. about 25 san jose firefighters were called to the scene as well as the local hazmat team and a crew from pg&e. five homes were evacuated as the gas line was eventually shut off. no one was hurt and after two ho

i know ucsf did a very good job of policing that. we may have $161 million a year gone in a matter of months because of the changes. >> i would like to say -- one thing we need to keep in mind is that the charter requires commission approval when we are above 10%. that answers my question -- commissioner torres: that answers my questions. thank you. >> you of the same concerns we did, especially when you have low bids. when you add any change orders, there is that potential. we come back here. commissioner torres: thank you for the briefing. i am sorry it took so long. >> i simply agree with you, commissioner. this was my worry that low bids would generate changeover's. >> we have been able to still manage within close to 10%. granted there are a few projects with unforeseen conditions. i think having that reserve is a good position to be right now. i do appreciate your concern. and you can be assured that i will not take these responsibilities lightly. commissioner torres: i trust you. i just do not trust the bidder. commissioner mo

because ucsf serves medical students those programs cost more. >> if you're up front about how you allocateyour funding and what your methodology is. hopefully those questions will be answered. >>> the former ceo of a fremont high tech company has pleaded guilty to security's fraud. nabs issued $25 million worth of stock to cover a phony death then funneled the shares to family and friends. nab facing up to 45 years in prison when he is sentenced in november. >>> and welcome back on this friday afternoon. your weekend in view and we've got some fog at the cost and we have warmer daytime highs to talk about tomorrow afternoon. we'll come in real close and boy i will tell you it's been a down jacket afternoon out there in the avenues of san francisco, daly city, out toward the marina green, it is cool. it's foggy. it's just not what you always  want to see. below sunshine to be nice. fog comes back tonight, this perspective from the north town. a spotty drizzle in the forecast, and we have a burst of drizzle. all along the highway into the cliff house. we have a lot of drizzle in the marine

regents meet today at ucsf mission bay campus. topping the agenda, another possible tuition increase. and here's what it means for students. the proposed rate hike would be a 9.6% increase in tuition. this in addition to an already passed 8% increase. combined it means uc college students will pay $1,900 more this year bringing the total to over $12,000 for the whole school year. and that doesn't include other expenses like room, board, books. student groups argue that the uc regents are not making higher education a priority. they say misplaced spending and poor budget decisions are to blame. uc regents, however, say the increase is necessary because of the budget cuts from the state. they defend their position saying that a rate increase is better than laying off staff or closing campuses which would hurt students more. if approved the increases will take effect immediately. they are expecting a lot of student protestors later this morning. the theme, disney characters. they are dressing up as disney characters to highlight what

. >>> ucsf says it is now installing seat belts on all of its shuttle buses after a professor was killed last week. at this hour, a private memorial service is being held on campus for dr. kevin mack. hoe was ejected from the university shuttle bus during a collision with a big rig. some say it's time for that to change. >> a believer i think in smart legislation when it comes to enhancing public safety. >> officials will begin adding lap belts in a week. the entire bus fleet should have them by the end of next month. >>> the car insurance service zip car says business is taking off so it is now expanding it's san francisco offices. san francisco manager kim helped cut the ribbon. >> with everybody driving all the time everywhere, this is just a way to have a car when you need it and only when you need it. >> reporter: zip car says it has 250 rental locations in san francisco alone. >>> the city of san jose has new bragging rights tonight. the city has topped the list of u.s. cities where residents live the longest. in san jose the average life expectancy is 80.2 years years for women an

there was a pedestrian killed by a ucsf shuttle in the tenderloin not long ago and brought up issues about how these troubles are regulated, how do we keep them safe, how do we coordinate with the city's public transit service? i would also like to take the opportunity to thank the ta board for the earlier item that included the safer speed zones around the city schools. we are excited about this. it has been a big campaign for what san francisco. commissioner mirkarimi: thank you. any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, this is an action item. roll-call. >> [roll call] 10 ayes. commissioner mirkarimi: item passes. next item. >> introduction of new items. commissioner mirkarimi: introduction of new items? any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. we will take this same house, same call. any public comments? >> any public comments? supervisor mirkarimi: item number 11, public comment. public comment is closed. >> have a great rest of the day. -- >> item number 11, adjournment. supervisor mirkarimi: have a great day, everyone. and d

ucsf will hold a memorial service of its own for mack thursday evening. the crash is still under investigation. >>> a controversial at&t project goes before the san francisco board of supervisors today. and a vote is expected. coming up in about 15 minutes what opponents say needs to be done before several large utility boxes are installed all over the city. >>> 6:34. the san rafael city council's decision about having a minor league baseball team in the city is heading into extra innings. a minor league wants to establish a pro-team that will play at albert park. league backers say they want to update the stadium with new snack bar, lockers and restrooms with twice as many seats. other backers say minor league team would become part of the small town atmosphere. but opponents are worried about traffic congestion, the sale of alcohol and the ballpark and losing access to the field. >> amounts to a privatization of this field. >> we had the steels here ten years ago. very similar. 40 games, alcohol was served and there was never a problem. >> the council h

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the victim was a passenger on a ucsf shuttle bus that ran a light and collided with a big rig. the crash is our top story at 11:00. we are live at the stprebg of australia and oakland, the accident happened to tell us what happened. >> reporter: that is where doctor kevin mack was killed earlier today. the police told me late this afternoon that the witnesses say that he was going east on oak here and ran that stop light, causing the accident. >> reporter: as 6:20 this morning the shuttle bus was taking 15 people to sf general hospital when it crashed into a big rig car areaior at oak. 52-year-old psychiatrist kevin mack was ejected through a window and died at the scene. >> here is kevin. this is our white coat ceremony where we welcome our first-year students. >> reporter: the school of medicine is in shock. mack is described as an expeter in bipolar and psychotic behavior. >> he, of course, took care of patients at san francisco general and psyche emergency services, he worked with and supervised psychiatry. residents in training. >> he was a wonderful psychiatrist, a wonder

ucsf, berkeley, ucla, and davis. the 15-month awe did analyzed spending from 2005 to last year. rob has a look at the weekend forecast. good morning. >> good morning, scott. this morning like yesterday morning at the same time we have low clouds and fog on the coast. 50s and low 60s in a few spots, sunnyvale 62. we have a strong sea breeze reaching fairfield. things will be warming up, not too hot. low 90s inland. air quality across the east bay south into contra costa and alameda counties, seeing moderate air quality levels. the change we're going to see later on will be moisture spilling into southern california that eventually is going to move further up to the sierras toward the weekend. as early as this afternoon we'll see thunder flaring up in the southern sierra for the afternoon. traveling in southern california you'll see those thundershowers as you cross over the grapevine into los angeles, 75 degrees there. 104 in las vegas and notice the thunder there around yosemite, near 93. hundreds up and down the central valley. 67 about 99 in sacramento and look at reno and sou