the state senator leland yee pled not guilty. charges included a new racketeering charges accusing him of soliciting bribes and gain contributions in exchange for political favors and being part of a chinatown gang. today's charges superceded the charges back in april. he's charged with 11 felonies including ten counts of count and bribery. free on a $500,000. neither yee nor his lawyers would comment today. >> reno, nevada, may be home to tesla's highly sought after battery plan. elon musk said the company broke ground outside of nevada last month though he made it clear the decision is not yet final. also signed a deal with its battery partner panasonic who will play a major role in this new factory. reno would be ideal because it is close to the fremont plant. the $5 billion plant will employ 6,500 workers. it will make batteries for the model three sedan which will be available in two or three years. >> antioch police are investigating a shooting that sent bullets through the window and front door of the home injuring a young

the funding i want to recognize them and the young leaders i want to in particular thank supervisor yee and supervisor avalos and the reauthorization that's a roller-coaster ride but worth the effort. thank you (clapping) and it is my player to bring up the next speaker who will represent the board of education emily (clapping.) all right. where are our public school supports i want to ask several the commissioners to come up i'm here to talk about the importance of the public education enrichment fund for over 5 years we've been strufrg in the face of 25 percent of budget kits they december matted cuts in music and student health centers anything outside the core subject but in san francisco we proximately caused protected those programs as a result of the peek vachlts there's librarians in every school and book circulation has topped one million books a year and every student has access to physical activities and robust activities. and just a few example of the peace impact rashawn jones is an outreach worker at the wellness center that has helped dozens of peers with issues let's hea

i'm supervisor yee representing district that. i want to thank you all for being here today, we're here today unified for children and families yes (clapping) we are honored to have not only mayor ed lee but assembly member tom who is on his way to join us today. thank you. (clapping.) this is a special day for san francisco children we'll be introducing the final version off our legislation the children and families first initiative today at the board of supervisors meeting the final result was much, much input. from mire colleagues and from mayor lee's office the reward for working together is a strong, strong piece of legislation supported by not only by me but all 11 members of the board of supervisors and mayor ed lee. (clapping.) san francisco's population totaled children population is approximately one hundred and 9 thousand children. 56 thousands of those attend our publics schools there's about 35 thousand children between the age of zero and 5. this is why we're asking voters to support the children and families initiat

both yee and his attorneys declined to comment today. his next court appearance is scheduled a week from today. august 7. live in san francisco, katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police are trying to discover the identity of a body discovered in front of a home on griffin drive. officers arrived and found an african american man in his 20s shot in the torso. >> they are going to conduct the investigation. obviously, the first hours of any type of investigation are this sort of critical. so we have to be careful as to what information is released because we don't want to jeopardize in integrity of the investigation. >> police say the victim was carrying no id at the time. they are asking any witnesses to come forward. >>> if woman killed last weekend in vallejo has been identified as 40-year-old erica brian. she and her five-year-old son were violently attacked saturday. darryl wakefield is the suspect. investigators say other people were in the home at the time. and an eight-year-old boy called 911. so far, police have not officially

. >>> suspended state senator leland yee pleaded not guilty to new racketeering charges in a san francisco courtroom this morning. federal indictment of corruption charges was expanded last week to include racketeering charges. 66-year-old easiest is accused of accepting thousands of dollars in bribes and offering to set up international arms deals. he is one of 29 defendants in the capes. >>> mcdonald's workers are calling on the restaurant to play employees a higher wage. the oakland group wants them to be paid $15 an hour and respect the right to form a union without retaliation. earlier this week the nlrc said mcdonald's plays a critical role in employment in its restaurants despite being franchised. >>> san jose police have a drone. it cost about $7,000. but the city used a federal grant to make the big purchase. apparently, they are the first department in the bay area to have one. it's strictly for the bomb squad to use and the sjpd will be sharing it with other agencies because it was bought with federal money. >> basically, in a bomb situation if you are looking at some threats an

. >>> we have new details of the corruption case involving state senator yee. back in federal court, he pleaded not guilty to new charges of racketeering and bribery. he is accused of using campaign for san francisco mayor and secretary of state to solicit illegal donations in exchange for political favors. the charges were included in a new indicted issued last week and allege he offered to pass legislation making it harder for nfl players to obtain worker compensation in california in change for contributions from an unidentified nfl owner. yesterday, raymond "shrimp boy" chow, a former chinatown gang step pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. 27 other people have been charged in the case. >> the african nation of sierra leona has declared a state of emergency after peace corps volunteers have been exposed after coming into contact with an ebola victim who died forcing the peace corps to pull 340 volunteers out of west can. two american missionaries are now showing some improvement. >> still ahead heightened yosemite with a massive water file near an

so the government painting a picture of yee as a man who built up a pattern of criminal behavior. the latest additional charge of rock tiering could prompt some of the co-defendants in this case to talk in exchange for plea deals. although one defense attorney has said he feels the revised indictment shows that the prosecutor's case is weak. by the way, raymond "shrimp boy" chow, the other major defendant in this case, was charged with racketeering yesterday. the grand jury indicting him on more than 200 counts from shipment of stolen goods to money exchanging hands. his attorney says chow is a reformed gangster, who was caught up but is innocent in what was a three-year fbi undercover operation and investigation. so the next court date set here is general housekeeping, it's a status conference. really just to make sure everything is in line, because in this case, you have 29 co-defendants, and that has been set for august 7th at 10:00 in the morning, back here at the federal courthouse. >> for now live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, nbc bay area news. >> it's going to be a l

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. >>> happening today -- suspended state senator leland yee is due back in court. he's due to enter a plea to a new racketeering charge. last week an expanded indictment was filed against him and dozens of others. it alleges he took bribes. one of the other defendants is raymond "shrimp boy" chow. now, chow and five others were in hurt yesterday and pled not guilty to the new charges. the indictment alleges that chow solicited bribes for senator yee and laundered money. chow's lawyer said his client has gone straight after spending time in prison also for racketeering. >> he understands when hes arrested -- when he was arrested, he had $400 to $700 to his name. he lived with his girlfriend. he truly took a vow, you know, in essence of poverty and served the community. >> chow's lawyers say they will fight the charges instead of accepting a deal or becoming an informant. >>> all right. there's breaking news on the oakland as. the team is serious about making a world series run and the as have made another blockbuster trade. they have acquired left-handed john lester

yee is accused of taking bribes in exchange for his vote on >>:and raymond "shrimp boy" chow was in court yesterday. he pleaded not guilty to racketeering and other organized chow's attorney says his client is innocent of all charges and the move comes just a few days after house speaker john boehner said there were no plans to impeach the president. >>: republicans say the president's executive actions to change obamacare and make other policy decisions on his own are unconstitutional. they believe it is congress' jobin response, the white house says the lawsuit wastes valuable time and potentially millions of >>: crews have finally stopped the last of the water gushing from a pipe near u-c-l-a. the pipe was completely shut off at 9 last night. about 30 hours .and six people working to clean up the pauley pavilion basketball arena on u-c-l-a's campus had to be treated last night for carbon monoxide exposure. created by generators at it's peak. water was gushing 75-thousand gallons per minute out of the pipe onto sunset blvd. about 20-million gallons of best repairs are expected to be com

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he alleged that leland yee took bribes in exchange for those who favored his contributors. one of the others is raymond ciao and they pled not guilty to the new -- guilty to the new charges. he solicited bribes and laundered money. his client has quote gone straight after spending time in prison, also for racketeering. >> do you understand when he was arrested he had 4 to $700 and he truly took in essence and poverty and served the community community. >> ciao's lawyers said he will fight the charges rather than take a deal or become an informant. >>> 49ers and the city of santa clara are getting ready for the first scoring event ever. a meeting will be held for the friday night and they have the new home of the 49ers. they have visited other stadium to see how game day is handled with tens of thousands of fans. >>> and standing room only for games, tickets will go on sale tuesday but you have to be part of the faithful 49 you can register for free but you have to do it on saturday. then you will have access topic kits on a first come service. >>> they may soon be putting t

. >> commissioner yee riley? and commissioner tour-sarkissian. >> here. >> madam president, we have a quorum. >> perfect. >> item number 2, general public comment, allows members of the public to comment generally on matters within the commission's purview, and suggest new agenda items for the commission's future consideration. >> do we have any members of the public that would like to make a general comment that is not on the agenda today? seeing none, next item. >> item number 3, presentation and discussion of the city economist's economic analysis of a potential san francisco minimum wage increase. today you have a presentation by ted eagan, the office of economic analysis and chief economist. and in your packet is a printed out -- is the printed out version of what is on the controller's website. >> thank you, ted. welcome. which one would you like? >> thank you very much, and good afternoon, commissioners. ted eagan with the controller's office of economic analysis. on july 17th our office issued an he can n

. >>> state senator yee is scheduled to be back in federal court to face a new set racketeering charges. he is accused of using the campaign for san francisco mayor and secretary of state to solicit illegal donations? change for political favors. year, raymond "shrimp boy" chow, a former gangster, pleaded not guilty to new racketeering charges and the attorney says his community will take the stand in his own defense. the new charges filed last week are part of a have seeding -- part of an indictment. 27 others have been charged. >> palo alto tesla motors announce add big partnership overnight but it leaves out a big detail. >> we have been talking about drones this morning and martha stewart is calling them a good thing and using one around the home. you can see the fog in the east bay hills. the temperatures are reaching up to the triple digits. leyla gulen will have detail on the commute and meteorologist mike nicco will have the weather. stay tuned. great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle, see how much you could save. ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle, see how

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. >>> if a few hours, state senator yee is scheduled to be back in federal court to face a new set of racketeering charges and is accused of using the campaign for san francisco mayor and secretary of state to solicit illegal donations in exchange for mill favors. >>> a police officer fired for tosses a tear gas grenade to protesters is getting his job back. an arbitrator ordered the for to be reinstated with actual back pay and benefits saying he was following orders when he fired tear gas into the crowd at at protest. >> crews if los angeles are welding the ruptured pipe after the water main break and completely shut off the 93-year-old pipe with repairs expected to take until tomorrow night or saturday morning. >> tracking fog for the morning commute and cooler temperatures on the way for the sizzling inland neighborhoods. details afterred -- after the break. >> hundreds of baseball fans are waking up on a field as they camp out at at&t park for the giant slumber party after the giants victory over the pirates. the fans have run of the field and dugout. they had no problem selling

. >>> and it alleged leland yee took bribes in exchange for boating for bills which favored his contributors. one of the others was raymond ciao. they pled not guilty to the new charges. they claim he laundered the money. ciao's lawyers say he has gone straight after spend being time in prison also for racketeering. >> he was arrested for 4 to $700 and he lived with his girlfriend r he truly took a vow in essence of poverty. >> they are getting ready for the first sporting event. they will review final preparations and that game between the san jose earthquakes will provide the first real test of traffic parking and security at the new home of the 49ers. >>> and santa clara police will see how they are with tens of thousands of fans. >>> and 5:09 it is a big day, the drakes bay oyster company will close down retail operations while am legal battle continues. the area must be returned to wilderness but they will allow them to continue harvesting for at least another month. while they consider a junction and the drakes bay oyster provides a third of all the oysters in the state. >>> and the sa

nobody's yelling at us anymore. >> reporter: linda yee, kpix 5. >> we need some rain, don't we? >> we need a lot of rain. unfortunately, there is not a drop in sight right now. so yeah, just that time of year. we are going to have to wait until the third week in october and then talk about the storms coming back. today we have some drizzle out along the coastline. we have some low clouds and fog that have managed to sweep back onshore. we are going to see more of that. high clouds off the coastline that will likely move across our skies should make for a beautiful sunrise today and nice sunset later on tonight. temperatures going to be hot in the valleys well into the 90s, almost 100 degrees in the hottest spots inland. 70s and 80s inside the bay and 60s with patchy fog along the coastline, a little bit cooler there today. looks like that sea breeze has helped to drop the temperatures a bit, 58 in san francisco, 59 oakland, 61 concord. this afternoon, still hot in the interior valleys. 97 degrees in livermore. 95 in fairfield. 85 degrees in san jose. and about 67 degrees a littl

. >>> state senator yee will be in federal court to face new set of racketeering charges. he is accuses of using the campaign for mayor and secretary of state to solicit illegal donations for favors. raymond "shrimp boy" chow, former going step, pleaded not guilty to new charges and will take the stand in his defense. the charges are part of what is called superseding indictment with 27 people charged in the case. >> san francisco police are investigating a crash between an s.u.v. and a muni light rail vehicle that happened at 10:00 p.m. on the embarcadero. you can see the scene with fire and ambulance and the car on its side. the driver of the s.u.v. was treated at the scene if minor injuries. >> a truck was stuck under a railroad bridge in san mateo. it happened after 7:00 p.m. at a bridge. caltrain traffic was stepped while crews inspectedded bridge. four bridges in san mateo are scheduled if replacement this year. caltran says the project is expected to increase vehicle clearance and improve safety. >> a carjacker is under arrest after a wild chase and dangerous rampag

. >> james:suspended state senator leland yee will be back in court. >> james:he will be arraigned on racketeering and coruption charges from an expanded indictment filed last week. >> james:five others named in the same indictment will be arraigned on a separate racketeering count charges. >> james:yee is accused of taking bribes in exchange for his vote on raymond "shrimp boy" chow was arraigned yesterday on that same indictment. >> james:prosecutors say chow was the leader of a major crime operation. gave themhe entered a plea of not guilty raketeering. >> james:chow's attorney says, his client is innocent of all charges and is eager to testify. >> james:nearly two weeks after the city of berkeley cleared a homeless encampment at the gilman street underpass, citing health and safety issues. ee local news...sports... weather emergencies...especially diverse communities... rural towns... the elderly. they save thousands every year on cable and satellite bills... pay-tv providers don't like that. they're pushing washington to change the rules and cripple free tv call congress. tell th

i'm julian yee i'm here on behalf of the friends of franklin square i'm the leader for the organization where all volunteer based and have 2 hundred and 60 members of folks that use the park primarily neighbors we're here to express our support for the true mark developer they've been a great resource to us and have been committed to helping improve the park and we appreciated that. i have a - oh. as the developer mentioned they were very forthcoming in sitting down with us and excusing how we can help the paperwork they've committed to doing park clean up they've done through 3 so far and we've gotten to know them and they've made a commitment to doing several more clean ups over the several years and in addition they've made a contribution financially they've committed $40,000 toward our capital improvement plan to have a fenced-in dog area and adult equipment at the park we've worked closely with rec and park and the major contribution they've made is this very innovative idea of contributing through are their hoa for having a dedicated park funds that will be tremendous in terms of

yee-haw could say it all, right? >> he could use a 10-gallon hat with that. >> a big belt buckle, too. jeter goes 0-4 at the plate but receives a standing "o" from the crowd during his last at-bat. rangers win 3-2. >>> to san francisco, giants/pirates. top of the fourth, pirates nailed one to left field and someone paid the price. this is an ultimate travesty. watch what happens. the ball knocked the drink right out of the fan's hands -- >> oh, she didn't even get to catch it! she just got spilled on. >> someone needs to get her a refill. top of the sixth, the giants pull off one of the most bizarre double plays. after walking a batter, the runner on second is caught off the bag, and then he's tagged. they catch the runner off the bag at third. the giants go on to win it 7-5. >> geez. >>> german tennis player zabina luzicki broke the record for fastes serve, clocking in at 131 miles per hour. >> wow! >> dethroning venus williams' previous record of 129 set back in 2007. >>> and now the river card. no! >> i'm so sorry

linda yee, kpix5. >>> a san jose couple got an alert about a break-in at their home. it turned out to be much worse. their home on hamshire place was on fire and it was a firefighter triggering the alarm breaking a window to get in. the homeowners rushed home but it was too late. >> flames coming through our living room and the house next door are pretty much gone. >> no one was hurt, but the house was destroyed along with half of the house next door. firefighters say the cause appear to be accidental. >>> we hear it all the time. not in my backyard. hilton wants to build a new four story hotel in pleasant hill. neighbors hate the idea. andria borba says they have taken a poll of sorts. >> reporter: if by poll, you mean pole, take a look. that is not a trapeze, that is a physical representation of how tall it would be. neighbors say it would disrupt their privacy. on a quiet stretch of ellen wood way, staple guns are in overdrive and there are flags and poles in the air. but this is not a celebration. it's a protest over a new proposed hilton suite off 680. neighbors

. >> yee-haw. >> talking about your friend turning 50 reminds me of this story that he or she that has friends must show himself or herself friendly. you have friends, you have to be friendly. this might come across as a softball but it's not. i am curious as to what you took away from this. you referenced during this conversation the fact that i recently got a star on the walk of fame, i did and i was honored to do it. i walked out and saw hundreds and hundreds of people on a hollywood street waiting to see me and jay leno was there to speak on my behalf and larry king and my family and friends from around the country flew in. we got a luncheon afterwards. i'm still trying to process all the love coming at me on that particular day. that was just me. you're hosting "good morning america" so millions of people are ch wag you, we're all following your story. tuning in everyday, waiting for you to come back, what must it feel like when you got that much love coming at you? >> i'm telling you. my family said this to me, when i went through breast cancer in 2007. people were very kind and

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>> tomorrow suspended state senator leland yee will be at the federal courthouse to be formally charged with racketeering. >>> tonight the deadly ebola virus is now officially out of control in west africa. more than 700 dead, and hospitals even here in the bay area are reminding health care workers of the symptoms and the treatment options. nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney joins ulive from san francisco general. terry, you spoke to an expert tonight who has comforting news for americans. >> yeah, he certainly did. even as the folks here at san francisco general hospital circulate the alert from the centers for disease control, this local public health expert is telling me we here in the bay area and across the country have practically nothing to worry about. in north carolina today, a person just back from africa came to this hospital exhibiting some of the symptoms of the ebola virus, vomiting, diarrhea, a corridor was closed off, anxiety levels rose, and then -- >> we realized there is no way the patient had ebola. >> the virus isn't transmitted on buses. >> dr. arthur reingold is head

chow was in court on suspended leyland yee. he pled not guilty to racketeering. the indictment allege that he laundered money. but chow's attorney said that chow has gone straight. >> when he was arrested he had 4 to $700 to his name. he lived with his girlfriend free of the he took a vow of poverty and served the community. >> his attorney say chow will fight the charges rather than accept the deal. yee will enter a plea tomorrow. >>> parking enforcement officers giving out tickets they shouldn't. for drivers fighting back it's tougher than expected. there's a way to fight the tickets but navigating the bureaucracy is next to impossible. what you need to know to fight the system and an app that can help. >> if you want the park on ivy street, good luck figuring out when it's okay. >> i've lived her 2 1/2 months and i've had four tickets. >> they have a sign like that and they don't have a way to fix it. >> parking tickets are not enforceable if the signs can't be seen. >> david is ceo of the app fix. his team will fight the parking tickets for you. if they don't

. >> state senator leland yee will be in federal court tomorrow to face racketeering charges, accused of working with chow to solicit donations through his political campaigns in exchange for favors. >>> a lot more to bring you this wednesday on abc 7 news at 9:00. coming up, critics say it's like playing whack a mole. the frustration over homeless encampments and why some say the homeless provide a valuable service. >>> a suspected car thief goes on a joyride running into cars. what finally put an end to an obstacle course. >>> we had a few locations today that had triple-digit heat in our inland areas and doesn't look like the heat's going away when we'd like it to. the accuweather forecast coming up. >>> what may be the world's most dedicated mother. the octopus who took longer to hatch her eggs than any known animal. fema announcer: right now, at sleep train, save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic. choose $300 in free gifts with tempur-pedic. even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the new tempur-choice. the triple choice sale ends soon at sleep train. with a new vo

supervisor yee. that item passes. item 6 >> item 6 appoint ramona smith to the advisory committee. >> seeing no names on the roster we'll go to public comment any public comment on that item on item 6. if there's a medical cannabis please come forward >> sometimes in the western they ponder the chinese map i mean, of course, about 7 times 7 is 49 actually, it's the 15 body 349 usage application and wonders in the charge 7 charge and 7 enforcement yeah. >> they make a mighty professional. >> is there any further public comment on item 6 seeing none, public comment is closed. madam clerk call the roll >> supervisor avalos absent. supervisor breed. supervisor campos. supervisor chiu. supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. supervisor mar. supervisor tang. supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. that item passes >> okay will you call item 7. >> approval the prop k this is an action item. >> seeing no names on the roster we'll open this up open this up for public comment any public comment on tha

supervisor yee. we have quorum. thank you. item number 2 >> item 2 approval of the meeting of the june 24th. >> can you have is a motion to approve the june 24th meeting minutes and can we same house, same call? - you want to we'll take a roll call. >> on item - public comment. >> public comment on the minutes seeing none, public comment is closed. if you have public comment please come forward you don't need to raise your hand >> man has only the sole purpose even if existence no matter what is the position in life all pertains to the wholly mission. everywhere in time and in status thank you. >> okay is there any additional public comment on item two the minutes seeing none, public comment is closed. madam clerk call roll >> supervisor avalos absent. supervisor breed. supervisor campos absent. supervisor chiu. supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. supervisor mar absent. supervisor tang. supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. that item passes >> thank you item number 3. >> item 3 the cha

. >> pam: suspended state senator leland yee also faces new racketeering charges. in connection with the same investigation. he will be arraigned in federal court tomorrow. >> pam: from one camp to another. >> pam: nearly two weeks after the city of berkeley cleared a homeless encampment at the gilman street underpass, citing health and safety issues. a new camp has popped up -- also in west berkeley. >> pam: this time, near the train tracks at second and jones streets. the camp is in a mostly industrial area, but there are homes just blocks away. residents say, the camp seems to be growing everyday. >> pam: and, they are worried that the new camp is becoming a hazard. >>"they're sleeping here and what if some cars are passing by at nighttime and, uh, they don't see them when they're sleeping, they can get ran over, and safety wise, like during the daytime, there's a lot of trucks coming in and out, and they leave things out, tires can get popped. it, its kinda getting worried for the entire neighborhood, i would say." >> pam: a city spokesperson says the staff is

chairperson sham yee lan has been a journalist for over 30 years. >> in june the chinese government released a white paper that solidifieied the people's fears toward beijing. it noted that hong kong's high level of autonomy was not its own by granted by the chinese government. it emphasized beijing's authority over hong kong more than ever before. when britain returned hong kong to mainland china 17 years ago they guaranteed the city a high level of autonomy and also promised democratic elections in the future. it marked the beginning of the one country two systems policy. a constitutional principal in which socialism and capitalism co-exist. in protest of beijing's recent statement some citizens stand on the white paper in silence in front of the high court. at the university of hong kong, one of the most prestigious schools in asia an academic has called on people to occupy the streets. an associate law professor is to occupy's main district to disrupt business activities. one student organization supports his ideas and is taking direct action. the group is called scholarism and consists

chow pleaded not guilty to a new charge in the corruption case around california state senator leland yee. he was in court on the new indictment that ats racketeering charges. attorneys say the case against him is weak and he has gone straight. leland yee will enter a plea tomorrow. >>> the city counsel is given the green light to chevron's modernization plan. turn out was huge last night as the-count voted on the -- as the city counsel voted on the plan. they will invest $90 million into the community. the >>> ucla is drying out after a water main break. the water burst from a century old pipe yesterday afternoon and quickly inundated the campus. officialess estimate 20 mill -- officials estimate 20 million gallons rushed out. it was difficult to stop the geyser because valves were as old as the pipe and repairs will be tricky due to old pipes and now a large sink hole. in addition oo water damage to -- to water damage to buildings hundreds of cars were damaged. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. pipes like that lie underground here in the bay area. ktvu's tom vacar is live in the bay area with more.

kpix 5's linda yee uncovered the list of water hogs. linda. >> reporter: yeah, i have to tell you, ken, there were some awkward moments when we did confront some of those water hogs. out here in dublin and san ramon, their water districts saying to them, everybody has to cut back their water use by 25% or face big fines even possibly water restrictions. lush lawns and gardens come with a price. drought conditions mean no watering or face fines of up to $500. through the public records act, kpix 5 got the list of 82 homeowners and businesses in the dublin-san ramon services district who ignored their first warning and now have to pay up. they include toyota dublin who got caught overwatering the landscaping. >> yeah. we were surprised when we got the notice. we realize there's a drought now. but we, uhm, followed the guidelines now. >> reporter: the bright horizons daycare center said they had a broken pipe and they have since fixed it. dozens of private homes like this one in san ramon were also fined for using more than their 640 gallo

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unlieke leland yee, raymond shrimp boy chow is still in custody. he was in court to answer the latest in a very long list of charges. if he felt anything about being charged with a crime that could put him away for 20 years, the 54 year old did not show it in court, pleading not gylfi along with five other co-defendants, the arraignment was over in a matter of minutes. outside, his attorney held court before a gallery of cameras. >> at the core of the characteristic the government does not have any hard evidence against our client. >> reporter: the three year investigation failed to turn up any wrongdoing, he says. >> you wait and see. there will come a time when my client will be vindicated. >> reporter: federal prosecutors are not talking with reporters, but their grand jury indictment says plenty about a long list of crimes, and a lot of money changing hands. posing as a mobster, moving 50 cases of cognac, scotch, $96,000 for a shipment of stolen cigarettes, $150,000 for another shipment. and each time, chow receiving a payment for setting up th

i also want to just mention on page 1 on line 19 is should read supervisor yee not supervisor yee's and to strike the references of the all the surveillance charts and ordinances for which there are no prototypes but i'm referenced as the opponent argument and common carriers is referenced on page 7 on the declaration of transportation priorities unless there're questions i'd like to entertainer that amended by supervisor kim any second >> supervisor breed without objection and on the underlying position as amended if we could take a roll call. >> on item 66. supervisor mar. supervisor tang. supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. supervisor avalos. supervisor breed. supervisor campos. supervisor chiu. supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. there are 11 i's. the motion is approved. item 67 and item 67 a resolution to support and encourage the department of the environment and the port if developing a policy to prohibit the export of fossil fuel materials >> thank you. so clearances i've received a request for a lengthy question i'm going to make a motion to send this back to c

-- to california state senator leland yee. it alleges he solicited bribes for leland yee. attorneys say the case is weak and the challenge reformed men after spending time in prison. >> he was a gangster once. he had an epiphany and he went straight and the government can't tolerate that. [ indiscernible ] >> reporters asked whether he might become a government informant or seeking a deal, his attorneys insist he will fight to the end. leland yee will enter a plea tomorrow. >>> new details on the growing ebola outbreak in west africa and how it may be a threat to the world. including the united states. ktvu's noelle walker spoke with a doctor who worked in africa during the first outbreak. live with what you learned today. >> reporter: he says the good thing is that the incubation period is short and people get very sick which makes it harder to spread, which is bad news for anyone infected. the peace corps is pulling back hundreds of volunteers. >> reporter: today two volunteers in west africa are in isolation after being exp

he and yee are out on bond, but so far chow has not been granted bail. he has been in the santa rita jail and his lawyer says he is eager for a trial to begin. >> he is going to testify! we're not going to hide behind any fifth amendment. >> reporter: chow's lawyer vows he will never become a government witness, never turn on his co-defendants no matter how long this case goes on. in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> the u.n. secretary-general is calling the latest bombing of a school in gaza outrageous and unjustifiable. ban ki-moon says evidence indicates israeli artillery is to blame. but israel says its troops were targeted by hamas mortar rounds launched from the area of the school and they returned fire. the school was being used as a shelter for refugees. 17 were killed and 90 others wounded many of them children. >> children killed in their sleep. this is an affront to all of us, a source of universal shame. >> the u.n. says israel's military was given coordinates for the school 17 times. it's not the only major incident today. a busy shop

leland yee. yee is also charged with racketeering in the new indictment in addition to bribery charges. he is scheduled to enter a plea thursday. >> catherine: two new attacks in gaza have pushed the palestinian death toll above 1,300 in more than three weeks of fighting. israeli strikes today hit a crowded shopping area in gaza city, where palestinian officials say at least 16 people were killed and more than 200 wounded. hours earlier, tank shells tore through the wall of a u.n. school that was crowded with war refugees, killing at least 17 people and wounding 90 others. >> catherine: israel says its soldiers had been targeted by mortar rounds that were launched from the area of the school, and they fired back. the attack on the u.n. school in the jebaliya refugee camp was the second deadly strike on a u.n. compound in a week. >> catherine: a palestinian health official says 114 palestinians were killed 1,359 since the start of fighting. >> catherine: the israeli military says three of its sold

. >> i apologize for a long roll call i know that today is supervisor yee's birthday happy happy birthday i won't tell you how old you are to pass for benefits and for the free muni ride. >> this one i mentioned i'm asking the city attorney to draft of the interim controls to prevent conversion of our pdr nonprofit space to office. the second is similar to supervisor mar the national night out august 5th the tenderloin and south of market and the victor and treasure island as well as i'll be attending outline 3 and i'm looking forward to working to make them a success. third my prayers with the 6 victims of yesterday's vehicle collisions on the boundary lines of district 3 on jones losing last night is a stolen vehicle was speeding a pedestrian and cyclist and a passenger as well as the folks were speeding they were taken to general hospital and my thoughts with the cyclists who's who has life-threatening viewers we hope this will not be another fatality but that cyclist will be well and finally, i want to submit in memoriam more and more for mark tholg last time i joined 2 hundred member

supervisor yee. >> commissioner white. >> supervisor yee will commissioner white. >> supervisor avalos >> thank you. i have 3 items for introduction. i'm continuing the saga around the mortgage reduction my office has been gleaned i have legislation for the resolution that was before us earlier this month. actually, the legislation will be creating or directing the city attorney to negotiate with the city of richmond w the creation and will lead us to voting an ordinance i'll have the terms in place for the joint powers authority the resolution also creates terms for the negotiations we want to make sure that the questions people have had so far can get built into how we perform to joint powers authority while indemnify and cover the costs through the j pa foshgs for the eminent domain for are mortgages they'll not have the power to use eminent domain on private property only eminent domain in mortgages with consent from the homeowner it's the hope that negotiating this will affiliate many of the concerns people have expressed we're looking at to the future where most of san francisco

supervisor yee. supervisor avalos. supervisor breed. supervisor campos. supervisor chiu. supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. there are 11 i's. this ordinance is passed on is first reading >> item 62. >> a resolution for an 19 period to clear the distinction in the planning code and affirming the planning department's environmental determination. >> colleagues, can we take that without objection same house, same call? without resolution with that we have results back for our two special p.m. i know we've called the first could you please announce the results of ballots. >> yes. mr. president, for the lower polk was 68.23 percent and the return ballots voting against was that 1 percent 77 percent further indicating there was no majority protest. >> it's been described i want to thank the community for all their work and no majority profits we can precede with the vote to adapt the resolution to establish the lower polk benefit district roll call vote. >> item 46. supervisor mar. supervisor tang. supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. supervisor avalos. supervi

supervisor yee. supervisor avalos. supervisor breed. supervisor campos. supervisor chiu. supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. there are 11 i's arrest that the motion is approved call the next two items >> item 49 is a public hearing of persons interested in a revolution approving on amendment to the contract between the department of public health and the san francisco aids to expend the contract through 2016 not to exceed $14.7 million. okay. at this time we're going to open this hearing let me ask the department of public health please present us what this hearing is regarding >> good afternoon. i'm john we would like to thank you, thank you for the opportunity to extend this contract with the san francisco aids foundation. this contract is the being extend for population that are disprorpgs effected that i hiv and provides 12 thousand tests for men who have sex with men and african-american projects that includes the stonewall project for the clients with substance abuse problems as well as a special project within the castro for that. we hope that you

supervisor yee. mr. president, all members are present >> ladies and gentlemen, please join us in the pledge of allegiance. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. colleagues, we have meeting minutes from june 24th as well as june 23rd and 25th do i hear a motion to approve the minutes wksz those are approved >> madam clerk that any communications. >> none. >> consent are considered to be routine and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the commission. arrest roll call >> supervisor mar. supervisor tang. supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. supervisor avalos. supervisor breed. supervisor campos. supervisor chiu. supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. there are 11 i's >> those resolutions are adapted item 3. >> an ordinance to authorize the department of public health to enter into operating leases for equipment. >> colleagues, same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. >> item 4 the reoperate $23

he and yee are out on bond but so far, chow has not been granted bail. he has been in the santa rita jail and his lawyer says he is eager for a trial to begin. >> he is going to testify! we're not going to hide behind any fifth amendment! >> reporter: and that lawyer vows that chow will never become a government witness. he will never turn on his co- defendants no matter how long this case drags on. live in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >> in addition to the three names mentioned, leland yee, keith jackson and raymond "shrimp boy" chow, there are 26 other defendants in the case. >>> we have some breaking news to tell you about in the south bay. fire crews are on the scene of what is now a four-alarm house fire. it's happening on the 4300 block of hampshire place. more crews were called to the scene as the flames spread to a house -- a second house, that is. and we're obviously on our way there. this three-alarm house fire, chopper 5 on the scene, we'll bring you the pictures just as soon as we get them. >>> in other news now, a raging early-mornin

as for senator leland yee, he plans to plead against the superseeding indictment tomorrow morning. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> a fast-burning fire sent more than a dozen people into the streets in oakland early this morning. also did significant damage to two homes. ktvu's christien kafton was the first reporter on the scene this morning and joins us live to let us know what's happening there now. good afternoon,. >> reporter: good afternoon. the fire is out. the latest development are the red tags on the building they put up. those tags mean these buildings could collapse at any time. sparks and a downed power line greeted oakland fire crews. >> it was a charged power line. the sparks were coming off the power line. that made fighting the fire truly difficult. we had to make sure we isolated the power line and make sure they didn't getter in the power line. >> reporter: residents say the fire started in the upper unit of one building and 3:40 and spread quickly. freddie and jody jackson say their neighbor yelled down to them that the apartment was on fire.