in valejo, they are cutting by half the number of patrol cars on the street. the move isn't expected to save that city much money but that city declared bankruptcy two years ago. kimberly terry is in valejo. >> reporter: police say they are making due with what they have, fewer patrol cars out and about and the lack of visibility has police and residents concerned. cutting the number of patrol units in half isn't expected to save the police department much money if any and response times are expected to increase. >> we find it safer to the officers as they encounter criminal activity. >> reporter: two officers instead of one will be assigned to each car. the police department has lost a third of its officers since the city went bankrupt in 2008. the department has 95 sworn officers, but that number continues to fall as officers retire and leave for other departments. according to residents as cuts continue to be made crime seems to be getting worse. this afternoon a running gun battle on spring road left two people shot and arrested. >> my nephew who is 22 yea

. >>> starting today valejo police officers are doubling up saying it is too dangerous for officers to ride alone. half as many patrol cars are on the streets. it isn't expected to save the bankrupt city any money but will speed up response times because officers won't have to wait for backup. a week after the police department suspended canine and s.w.a.t. programs due to budget cuts. >>> in san francisco a scheme was broken up to sell illegally muni transfer tickets. last week two men were arrested teaming up to sell transfer tickets on their own. one of the men is a san francisco municipal employee. >>> we have breaking news out of vacaville. homes are threatened by a brushfire. we have the very latest from there. >> reporter: hi there. we know of at least three fires burning here in solana county, the latest is at the intersection of midway and mer rid yan, a 20-acre brushfire. behind me a live look at a pg&e substation. residents telling us they saw an explosion out here about an hour ago. the residents less than a half mile, they and firefighters are wondering if a blown transfor

for the site just north of broadway, we recommend the valejo be connected, and the front street be extended north of to the embarcadero as well, creating two new public spaces. additionally, we recommend that the sale, mid law, to maintain a pedestrian involvement. -- midway between. finally, for the size between green and union street, a similar set of recommendations. we would have a more formal extension commerce east to the waterfront, and extending the treatment across in elevated crosswalk. similarly, front street would also be extended up to the embarcadero, and union street would be extended as a pedestrian right of way east to the waterfront -- east of the waterfront. the next set of recommendations deal with the quality of building design, and on this, we did also receive strong support from across the commission. design guidelines should require high-quality materials, vertical articulation, an active ground floors. the active ground floor should extend along the entire link of the embarcadero on the west side. this is a critical pedestrian route, and we envision becoming a criti