a rally is scheduled today at u-c berkeley ... for a campus employee who was arrested during a protest.lydia patanzas has a live report with the details. and the latest on the vote in alameda over license plate readers.will tran is standing by with an update. here comes a new year. make the most of every hour. of every single day. with the power of tempur-pedic sleep. choose the mattress brand ranked highest in customer satisfaction by j.d. power. tempur-pedic sleep is power. there's more adventure,where you can get... more thrills, more magic, and more happy. and now you can stay steps away from the magic for less. save up to 25% on select rooms at a disneyland resort hotel. so now's the time to get more happy! rebecca: a strong high pressure system anchored over the eastern pacific will result in continued dry weather and above normal daytime temperatures through the weekend. a hot spot on 92 a stall cleared wb at the high rise still jammed from 880. take wb 84 in stead ( james ) breaking news... the oakland coliseum d-m-v is cl

to understand the sla, you have to understand berkeley in 1973. and to understand berkeley in 1973, you have to understand the '60s and what san francisco became. if you were radical in the '60s and early '70s, if you wanted to change the world, you were at least giving a passing thought to going to berkeley. it had become a huge melting pot for young people who wanted a brighter, more beautiful future. >> there was so much turmoil in those years. there had been the civil rights movement and then the anti-war movement. and young people were rebellious, they were protesting and they had a sense of power that we can make a difference, that we could end the war in vietnam. >> by the '70s there was anger and an incredible amount of violence that we can hardly imagine today. >> it was as close to revolutionary situation in some people's minds as we had ever had. once you get beat up a few times by the cops when you protest, you have to make a choice between turning the other cheek or do something more extraordinary in reaction. to the violence of the s

do you want to go to berkeley, sal. >> we are going to go to berkeley in a moment. in fact let's start there. we want people to know that ashby avenue continues to be shut down for a police investigation of a deadly crash involving an ac transit bus that happened at about 6:30 this morning. and ashby avenue is closed between sacramento and martin luther king way. both directions. and this will go on for a while. now, the best way to get into the other area of berkeley is just avoid ashby. you may want to think about university or some of the other main roads. at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is backed up all the way to the maze. and the metering lights are going to be on. you can see some slow traffic as you drive into the area. i also want to mention that 880 has been pretty slow driving up to downtown oakland. but 580 is not an alternate route because that is slow out of san leandro. we're looking at the silicon valley commute. this is -- we have had a bad week. northbound 101 solid from 280 all the way up to mountainview. 237 had an accident getting into sunnyval

kron 4's lydia pantazes live in berkeley to explain what that means. ( lydia ) the berkeley city council has voted to make berkeley a sanctuary city for pot users. that also means they will be lowering the taxes on recreatoinal marijauna. berkeley city council members passed a last night declaring the city a sanctuary for marijuana.was proposed by the mayor the move may be the first of country.resolution no berkeley agency, commission, officer or employee "shall use any city funds or resources to assist in the of federal related to cannabis.the city will attempts by the us drug administration cannabis businesses. voters approved a proposition in 2016 that allows the use of recreational marijuana for older.that went into effect this reporting live in berkeley, lydia pantazes kron 4 news. thanks lydia. we will check back with you the morning. ( james ) happening today... people in san francisco will rally to call for the release of a san jose man who is being detained by ice. fernando carillo has been in a richmond jail for four months. he was taken into custody after dropping his daughter

slowing near berkeley of course. talking about the city with the giants fanfest, but also remember if you take muni there will be congestion with the chinatown festival. >>> it is going to be a great weekend. we have had such warm weather some people are excited it's going to cool off some, it's not going to be as warm but still very comfortable. we will reach into the mid to upper 60s from the coast to the bay, inland areas 71 degrees, a lot of sunshine. that continues into sunday. it's going to be a windy weekend and keep that in mind if you are going to the beach, too, you will need to hold on to your hat. yes, bring the sunscreen. we talked about this, the giants fanfest happening at at&t park tomorrow and it's going to be a busy one, our temperatures in the upper 50s and just like it always is in at&t park, you want to make sure that you are bundled up because it will feel cooler once the winds start to gust. if you are going down to the at&t pebble beach pro-am it is going to be beautiful with highs in the low

lap top thefts are skyrocketing in berkeley. joe vazquez shows us the bad guys are actually getting bolder. >> reporter: police say several groups of young men have been coming into berkeley, specifically targeting laptops at local cafes, and watch how easily they steal them! pete's coffee last august. surveillance video shows a group of three young men walking into the cafe, lingering for awhile, and then suddenly they lurch toward two different customers, stealing two laptops at the same time and running out the door. you probably saw the one in the foreground in the block easily gets -- black easily gets the lap top and runs out. and the guy in the pink grabs the lap top on the counter and boom, sprints away. >> it's an increasing phenomenon. >> reporter: the sergeant says it's an example of how fast it can happen. several small groups of robbers have been targeting berkeley. >> if you sit at a pile of table with a bag of cash in a clear plastic bag, you'd be more cognizant of it. >> reporter: police say they were a total of

from a viewer in berkeley. thanks to council member laurie drost i. >>> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >>> kristen sze. snow is also falling in the oakland hills. the latest on the chill. >> dan and kristen, winter has finally arrived. let's check out live doppler 7. it has been active across the bay area. we're going to get you in to where we're seeing a mix of rain and snow. right now over mt. diablo. we're seeing scattered showers in the east bay. street level radar from berkeley, university avenue heading into emeryville. oakland. san leandro, showers. i've had numerous reports of hail in the east bay along with the showers. right now in vacaville, fairfield, air base, we're seeing showers. here's what's coming. a freeze warning for virtually all inland areas midnight to 9:00 a.m. mid-20s to low 30s. bring the pets inside. protect the plants and the pipes. a frost advisory covering the coastal and bay shorelines in the throw mid-30s. a hard freeze warnin tuesday, 1:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. for the inland areas o

berkeley declares itself a sanctuary city for marijuana. and the mayor of richmond on the opportunities channels facing hiscity, from the economy t air pollution. plus, at 96, she's the oldest active national park ranger. she refles on her remarkable life from world war ii to the civil rights struggle. hello, and welcome to "kqed newsroom." we begin with school safety. in the wake of the deadly shooting at a school in florida, president trump pledged to hold a summit on school safety. 17 children were killed and dozens more injured after an expelled student opened fire on wednesday. it's the latest in a string of similar tragedies in the last few months alone while congress has been hesitant the tighten gun control measures, we turn to what schools are doing to k students safe. and joining me now is ji tucker. jill, good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> i know that this morning you attended an active shooter training session put on by the oakland school district. tell us what you heard and w. oakland had been plan thing training for

the city of berkeley is averaging a laptop robbery every two days. kron 4's dan kerman has more on the growing problem. thursday afternoon there was no shortage of people on their laptops enjoying this unseasonably warm weather at cafe strada in berkeley. the same was true wednesday night when yet another laptop robbery occurred.sot sgt. andrew frankel/berkeley police 12-184 suspects walked in and started grabbing laptops. they grabbed 4 laptops total and they fled in a waiting car berkeley police say in january alone there were 16 laptop thefts, including one at this oxford street starbucks which lead to the arrest of 5 juveniles and another here at cafe stradasot kristen cooper/uc berkeley student 32=36not surprising unfortunately, it happens day and night it doesn't matter what time of day you are out sot bella ferrigno/ uc berkeley student 37-40a couple of my friends had their laptops stolen at another cafe down the streetthose who frequent cafes to work say they are no longer leaving laptops at tables when they go to the bathroom, and trying to

berkeley was the first u.s. city to declare itself a sanctuary for medical marijuana use, back in 2008. so p council members say it is only fitting that berkeley do the same for recreational use. out of the states with legalized cannabis sales, it is believed this resolution would be the first of its kind. the federal government considers marijuana a schedule one drug like heroin. berkeley's new resolution was motivated after a u.s. attorney general jeff sessions rescinded obama era guidelines that limited prosecution of cannabis businesses and individual sellers in states that legalized cannabis. berkeley has a long history of support for cannabis use. since 1979, the city directed police to back down on marijuana policing. >> whenever you can decriminalize marijuana, you get problems with overcrowd and jail situations and you can do a lot of minimalizing, to a point where such a low spectrum when we have serious crimes to worry about. >> one council member says this resolution would affect all people whether t

berkeley police say his death hit them hard. they dedicated officers to this intersection today and pulled over a number of drivers for rolling through the stop sign. their presence meant a lot to zachary's family. >> whenever i hear that siren going, i get a little giddy, i'm like, yes. the three es of pedestrian safety are engineering, education and enforcement. >> reporter: zachary's dad thinks being here will have an impact. he saw one woman wipe her eyes as she read his sign. >> i think she'll remember that moment of realizing that when she's driving her car to work, you know, the smallest mistake can have a tragic outcome. and that's enough for me. >> reporter: their activism doesn't end on this corner. they've launched a website. we have a link to it on our website. just go to abc7news.com. they also plan to appear before the berkeley city council tonight and push that they adopt vision zero. that's an international effort to eliminate pedestrian fatalities. live in berkeley, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> t

. >>> a child hit and killed by a car just crossing the street in berkeley. this morning his father led a rally to push for improved safety traffic. amy hollyfield is live at the intersection with the latest. >> reporter: hi. the family has never done this before on the anniversary, but berkeley police say they keep getting complaints about people rolling through this intersection where zachary died. they say they also average about one injury accident a day here in berkeley from car accidents. so, the family decided to use this anniversary to make a statement.

. >>> the berkeley city council will debate whether to make berkeley a sanctuary city for cannabis sales. this idea came up after the federal government started cracking down on the sale of recreational marijuana. good morning, lee. >> reporter: that's right. this unprecedented law is modeled after the sanctuary city laws that protect undocumented immigrants. this proposed law would bar city employees and police from enforcing federal marijuana laws. berkeley declared itself a sanctuary city for medical marijuana in 2008. but it's only -- the federal government considers marijuana a schedule one drug like heroin. berkeley's new resolution was motivated after jeff sessions rescinded obama era guidelines that limited prosecution of cannabis businesses in states that legalize cannabis. and a few of the councilmembers say this would affect everybody whether or not they use cannabis because it promotes states' rights. >>> concord police are investigating a shooting that sent a man to the hospital last night. police got a call about a shooting on clayton road near thornwood drive about 9:15. o

berkeley has a long history of support of cannabis use. a councilmember says that this resolution would affect all people whether they use cannabis or not it would reinforce the states rights and that vote will take place at the city council meeting tonight. >> like sanctuary city laws on immigration, it doesn't have any teeth when it comes to the federal level. >> we did put into's -- we did put in calls to the city manager and the mayor. we talked to one man on the street who thinks it is reinforcing the state laws going down to the localized level. it creates a presence that this is what the people of california and the city of berkeley want. >>> we have new information about the woman who was found left it dead on a remote road between livermore and tracy. two coworkers found a 19-year- old woman on the side of the road and they stopped to help. >> i gave her my blanket because it was freezing cold and she was soaking wet. >> the man and woman could see that she had crawled 300 feet. they called for help and prayed with the woman until

if they disagree with an invited speaker's views to protest peacefully and honor berkeley free speech tradition. many republicans feel that the chancellor's plea is hypocritical and berkeley needs to be reminded by the courts of its free speech obligation. >> martha: the attorney representing the college republicans and bradley, a student and president of the berkeley college republicans. bradley, we remember that there were what may turnout to be lip service about being more tolerant and allowing more voices in the bastion of free speech that berkeley claims it is. what have you seen in terms of the change in year? >> well, this past year, i have been focussing on reagan's words, if not us, who? this lawsuit has that in mind. on a campus with violent organizations are openly recruiting, this is a way to maintain your right to free speech. >> martha: get us up to speed on the doj lawsuit. >> sure. right after colt courter speech was shutdown. the judged agreed to allow us to amend our lawsuit. the new policy is the same as the old policy but using different language. they are calling

. >>> the city of berkeley could become the first city for recreational marijuana. this comes after recent actions by the federal government. >> that's right. this particular resolution is supported by the mayor and two city council members. it is modeled after sanctuary city laws. if pass this resolution with direct city employees and police not to cooperate with federal agents for federal marijuana laws. berkeley was the first city to declare itself as a sanctuary for medical marijuana use in 2008. council members say it's only

what happened when you trieto build a house in berkeley? > i grew up as a second generation californian, not as an african-american. i gr up knowing there were 10,000 african-americans between seaside and sacramento. so there -- segregation was not form it is in the south. so i didn't grow up with that kind of stigma learned after migration of so many african-americans out of he south, th this was an unreal aspect of it was something that simply we into.o grow >> there was some redlining, right, that happened when you tried to buy a house in berkeley, then you moved to walnut creek. >> yes, we built a huse in walnut creek in the unincorporated area. we lived with death threatsor about five years. >> because you were an african-american family in the town? yes, because there were only two african-american families in the diablovalley, and we were one of them. >> during the civil rights era, you decided to become a bridge with whites in walnut creek and the black panthers. what did you do? >> participated fund-raising activities delivered the

a rally is scheduled today at u-c berkeley ... for a campus employee who was arrested during a protest.lydia patanzas has a live report with the details. (robin) plus ... the latest on the vote in alameda over license plate readers.will tran is standing by with an update. (robin)and we'll take a closer look at a new study on traffic congestion. the insight on traffic here in the bay area. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( terisa ) good ( terisa ) good morning i'm terisa estacio.( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:a strong high pressure system anchored over the eastern pacific will result in continued dry weather and above normal daytime temperatures through the weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( terisa ) happening later this morning ... students and workers will rally in support of a u-c berkeley employee who was arrested last week wh

and, of course, the berkeley curve. all the traffic out of the maze and the backup is at the bay bridge toll plaza. back to you. >>> 6:20 right now. up next on "today in the bay," a new scam warning as we head into day one of the olympics. the reason cyber security experts say you need to be careful when opening e-mails related to winter games. >>> you buy a product from store a but you're told to return it to store b. we see a problem. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. cont. look at this tweet he just posted: showing a sign for the >>> our own garvin thomas continues his work in korea. take a look at this tweet he just posted showing a sign for the shooting range. garvin joins us again in about half an hour. the time now 6:41. sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis,

it's a recognizable piece of art to any berkeley resident. the sculpture on this grassy swath of bart property. for months last year it was surrounded by a homeless encampment, but the camp was cleared in november, and after that with the city's blessing, bart erected a fence. >> it's meant to keep people safe. >> reporter: that's become a flash point. >> it's aesthetically offensive. >> reporter: they want the six foot wrought iron fence removed, and they want to open negotiations with bart. >> contact bart to request the fence be removed. >> reporter: his proposal passed unanimously. some neighbors in south berkeley want the city to acquire the land and turn it into a park. >> we'd love a children's playground there. >> reporter: what's unclear is whether bart will budge. >> i won't speculate. >> reporter: in berkeley, costco, kpix 5. >>> -- christin ayers, kpix 5. >>> tonight our first look at an accused dog killer. police say this man broke into a car on the seventh floor of a parking garage on stockton street saturday. inside the car, th

berkeley was the first u.s. city to declare itself they sanctuary for medical marijuana use back in 2008 so councilmember say it is only fitting that berkeley do the same from recreational use. out of the state to legalize cannabis sales, it is believed this resolution would be the first of its kind. >> prohibition does not apply here. 30 states have approved it and that is the will of the people in it reigns supreme. >> reporter: the federal government considers marijuana schedule one drug like heroin. berkeley's new resolution was motivated after u.s. attorney general jeff sessions rescinded obama era guidelines the limited prosecution of cannabis businesses and individual sellers and states that legalize cannabis. does the resolution have any teeth if the federal agents raid in berkeley? >> i do not want to comment on strategies.>> reporter: we had the long history of support for cannabis use. the city directive police to back down on marijuana policing. the vote takes place tonight at berkeley city council m

they won't get help from berkeley. >> tonight's resolution if it passes sets a tone, sets a policy to protect our industry here and protect patients and going forward, it enables some sense of security. >> reporter: berkeley's had a history of shielding its cannabis culture. the city directed its own police department to make marijuana enforcement its lowest priority. given that, some question if the city needs this resolution but industry insiders say there could be other benefits. >> this mechanism is going to make it feel safer for more regulated, more -- more new industry type businesses to get a foot hold in berkeley and trying to stand from here, for sure. >> reporter: tonight the city council also plans to take up a very controversial issue about how much the cannabis industry should be taxed. reporting live in berkeley, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> following some breaking news now in san francisco. our nbc bay area skyranger is over head at james lake middle school. we're getting reports now that ten kids, ten children, have been rushed to a hospital after ingesting

straka berkeley is now a sanctuary city for cannabis users. this city council unanimously approved a measure. berkeley resolution solution is modeled after california's sanctuary state policy. it became legal in california this year.>> we are going to provide sanctuary, we're not going to share information with the dea, we're not going to assist with the enforcement of federal drug laws >> berkeley's mayor says he does not know any other cities that have done this. the city council also voted to reduce the attacks on marrero anna -- marijuana sales from 10% to 5%. they weren't unable to compete with unlicensed sellers. >>> the friends of the 90-year- old woman who died after being stabbed and dumped on a road they are -- near livermore came together to remember her kindness. they said she touched many people. they gathered in san jose. she was a new to skateboarding but loved the challenges. friend say they will always remember how determined she was. they believed that kept her alive long enough to tell authorities who killed her.>> she fough

in fact, in berkeley they are averaging a laptop robbery every two days.(grant) kron 4's dan kerman is in berkeley tonight with details on which cafe is being hit... laptop theft in berkeley has become so out of control that students at cal are rethinking when to do homework in public cafe's like thissot jean wu/uc berkeley student 09-16when i'm in public places i will try to be with people but if i am doing something that really requires my attention i will do it in my room where there is no threat like thatthe most recent laptop robbery occurred wednesday night across from campus at cafe estrada, where 4 men walked in, grabbed 4 laptops and headed out to a waiting car. sot kristen cooper/uc berkeley student 27-37last semester when our friend got her's stolen where she was just sitting down with her laptop i was really cautious but , i think i forgot about it, i didn't know about the ones recently. so i probably shouldn't be doing this i do things kind of risky but i guess today i will be more careful from no on because no i am reminded.while the suspects

in fact, in berkeley they are averaging a laptop robbery every two days. (steve) kron 4's dan kerman is live tonight in berkeley with more .. dan? thursday afternoon there was no shortage of people on their laptops enjoying this unseasonably warm weather at cafe strada in berkeley. the same was true wednesday night when yet another laptop robbery occurred.sot sgt. andrew frankel/berkeley police 12-184 suspects walked in and started grabbing laptops. they grabbed 4 laptops total and they fled in a waiting car berkeley police say in january alone there were 16 laptop thefts, including one at this oxford street starbucks which lead to the arrest of 5 juveniles and another here at cafe stradasot kristen cooper/uc berkeley student 32=36not surprising unfortunately, it happens day and night it doesn't matter what time of day you are out sot bella ferrigno/ uc berkeley student 37-40a couple of my friends had their laptops stolen at another cafe down the streetthose who frequent cafes to work say they are no longer leaving laptops at tables when they go to the bat

(grant) kron4's maureen kelly visited a berkeley dispensary. folks there dispensary. folks there say the change will help stay competitive. the lines were long and the sales were brisk this afternoon at the berkeley patient group pot dispensary. that's despite the heavy tax burden being placed on the product now that it's legal....and regulated.right now customers here pay a 15 percent state excise tax, over 9 percent in sales tax, and recreational users pay an extra 10 percent adult use tax. added all up that's a little over 34 percent.this week the city council voted to cut the adult use tax in half to 5 percent...lessening the tax burden on this business just starting to take root. that would make the total tax paid here to just over 29 percent. if a customer bought a 300 dollar ounce of weed, that tax cut would save them 15 bucks.one customer i spoke to thinks that will bring more buyers here to berkley...since oakland also has a 10% city tax on non medical weed.people tell me they're gonna start coming out here to get it because that taxes is kind of ridiculous e

in fact , in berkeley they are averaging a laptop robbery every two days. kron 4's dan kerman has more on the growing problem. thursday afternoon there was no shortage of people on their laptops enjoying this unseasonably warm weather at cafe strada in berkeley. the same was true wednesday night when yet another laptop robbery occurred.sot sgt. andrew frankel/berkeley police 12-184 suspects walked in and started grabbing laptops. they grabbed 4 laptops total and they fled in a waiting car berkeley police say in january alone there were 16 laptop thefts, including one at this oxford street starbucks which lead to the arrest of 5 juveniles and another here at cafe stradasot kristen cooper/uc berkeley student 32=36not surprising unfortunately, it happens day and night it doesn't matter what time of day you are out sot bella ferrigno/ uc berkeley student 37-40a couple of my friends had their laptops stolen at another cafe down the streetthose who frequent cafes to work say they are no longer leaving laptops at tables when they go to the bathroom, and trying to

hail in berkeley. we will show you pictures of that. a frost advisory and a freeze warning for pretty much the entire bay area. details on this cold night to come. my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locafor pg&e.rk fieldman most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. >>> president trump spent his weekend at his florida estate firing off a flurry of tweets from nascar to the russia investigation. >> reporter: even though the initial part of spent meeting with those in last week

berkeley has a student population of about 3100. the cuts are part of a plan to tackle a budget shortfall of almost $2 million. the proposal has been in the works since before the mass shooting in florida. initially the plan was to cut 4 safety officers, now that's been changed to 2. >> i don't think the rest of the board would have voted on it if they felt it was that big of a risk to campus security. >> reporter: one school board member told us off camera the district is adding conflict intervention specialists and that the board doesn't believe the reductions will affect student safety. oakland schools police chief jeff godown wouldn't comment on berkeley's decision but says school security officers can often head off trouble. >> they measure the temperature, there is a lot of mentoring going on. >> reporter: the berkeley school district administration didn't return our calls seeking comment. in berkeley, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> coming up, bait bites being used to catch thieves in the act. the strategy to prevent a growing

the city of berkeley is averaging a laptop robbery every two days.( darya ) kron 4's dan kerman has more on the growing problem. thursday afternoon there was no shortage of people on their laptops enjoying this unseasonably warm weather at cafe strada in berkeley. the same was true wednesday night when yet another laptop robbery occurred.sot sgt. andrew frankel/berkeley police 12-184 suspects walked in and started grabbing laptops. they grabbed 4 laptops total and they fled in a waiting car berkeley police say in january alone there were 16 laptop thefts, including one at this oxford street starbucks which lead to the arrest of 5 juveniles and another here at cafe stradasot kristen cooper/uc berkeley student 32=36not surprising unfortunately, it happens day and night it doesn't matter what time of day you are out sot bella ferrigno/ uc berkeley student 37-40a couple of my friends had their laptops stolen at another cafe down the streetthose who frequent cafes to work say they are no longer leaving laptops at tables when they go to the bathroom, and t

but a berkeley city councilman says there is a better way. city issued cryptocurrency backed by bonds. >> it is faster, cheaper, more flexible, it is a mechanism to finance whatever the community wants. >> reporter: the berkeley currency wouldn't be a big money maker for investors, the benefit would be to know that the city is better off. >> traditionally it would cost $5,000 to enter the bond market and this is $25. >> reporter: this seems like an amalgum of crypto or crowd sourcing. >> to buy things. so most likely people aren't going to be buying them for massive returns. it would be much more similar to purchasing a municipal bond. >> reporter: u. berkeley and neighborly are consulting with the city on the project and a full roll out of the idea is set for may. one other factor bertlet wants people to consider. >> it is fun. it is community building at its best. >> reporter: berkeley,keley,kel, news. >>> jimmy the >> this is not investment advice, the 49ers they are not paying him for past performance, they are paying him for what they th

berkeley has a student population of about 3100. the cuts are part of a plan to tackle a budget shortfall of almost $2 million. the proposal has been in the works since before the mass shooting in florida. initially the plan was to cut 4 safety officers, now that's been changed to 2. >> i don't think the rest of the board would have voted on it if they felt it was that big of a risk to campus security. >> reporter: one school board member told us off camera the district is adding conflict intervention specialists and that the board doesn't believe the reductions will affect student safety. oakland schools police chief jeff godown wouldn't comment on berkeley's decision but says school security officers can often head off trouble. >> they measure the temperature, there is a lot of mentoring going on. >> reporter: the berkeley school district administration didn't return our calls seeking comment. in berkeley, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the san francisco coroner said today that early test results indicate that the deaths of three

but a berkeley city councilman says there is a better way. city issued cryptocurrency backed by bonds. >> it is faster, cheaper, more flexible, it is a mechanism to finance whatever the community wants. >> reporter: the berkeley currency wouldn't be a big money maker for investors, the benefit would be to know that the city is better off. >> traditionally it would cost $5,000 to enter the bond market and this is $25. >> reporter: this seems like an amalgum of crypto or crowd sourcing. >> to buy things. so most likely people aren't going to be buying them for massive returns. it would be much more similar to purchasing a municipal bond. >> reporter: u. berkeley and neighborly are consulting with the city on the project and a full roll out of the idea is set for may. one other factor bertlet wants people to consider. >> it is fun. it is community building at its best. >> reporter: berkeley, abc7 news. >>> jimmy garoppolo addressed the media here. >> this is not investment advice, the 49ers they are not paying him for past performance, they are

why this >>> new at 11:00, berkeley police arrested a laptop faith. as we show you, some fast-moving customers made the difference. >> reporter: berkeley police showed this video to show just how quickly thieves are snatching laptops. >> people know that and take advantage of it. we've become a target. >> reporter: more than 25 laptop thefts in 2 months has people taking matters into their own hands. u.c. berkeley studen alex ferguson witnessed a citizens arrest friday afternoon. >> they scan the area before. and they grab the laptop in this area and sprint it out. >> reporter: hot on their heels, coffee house customers chase the thieves down college avenue. >> i think one had an athlete backpack on. >> the people held the teenager until mrilspolice arrived and arrested him. >> reporter: witnesses say the thief ran out of the shop to a vehicle and handed the laptop off. the laptop was not recovered. >> i witnessed, like, more than five or six times, by myself. >> reporter: the problem is so pervasive, police are now going undercover in the coffee shop

gusts up to 30 miles per hour in the oakland, berkeley hills. and cloud cover is now associated in southern california. and if you're planning on spring training activities, things have changed big time. a lot of cloud cover and rain. phoenix and scottsdale, cool to nice temps. and the system down there will not impact us. 30s, 40s, and 50s on the temps. 33 in lakeport. and this is all breeze driven. if you don't have a breeze you're probably in the 30s. there are some 40s and 30s on the coast. and one observation, santa cruz, 39. watsonville is 38. and marina is 39. monterey is showing 40. it's cool for some, even on the coast. a mix of sun, clouds, and showers. for us, sunny but breezy. >>> what were you doing? >> talking to kevin. >> and telling him to focus on? >> he's moving one of the cameras for me. >> do you want to do that? >> he's doing that. >>> let's take a look at the commute. as you were driving to the macarthur maze. yes, i'm actually working. this is a look at the macarthur maze. i'm not just sitting here looking pretty. okay. i

(ácommercialá) breaking news out of berkeley... a bus crashes into a home.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live from scene. lydia... ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. (james)(darya) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... hot spot. ac transit bus versus home at ashby at california street. line 12 detoured on mlk from university to allston. detours on lines 80 and 81 between sacramento street and mlk jr. way. lanes closed between sacramento street and king street in berkeley. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. rebecca:the area of coastal low clouds is starting to get pushed away from the coastline as offshore flow persists. look for another warm day today as high pressure aloft remains over the eastern pacific. the high pressure ridge will weaken during the weekend resulting in cooler temperatures and possible gusty offshore winds late sat

the mayor of berkeley agrees. this hospital closed it would mean that we are putting people's lives at risk. we are on a major earthquake fault we have thousands of students at the uc berkeley campus we cannot leave our community without a critical hospital. we can't make the east bay a hospital desert.>( marty ) city officials say they have reached out to other hospitals about relocating to berkeley. but are focused on keeping alta bates open. ( marty ) in san francisco... hundreds of people gathered for the aids memorial run at civic center plaza. hundreds more came out to cheer on the runners. the event ... is meant to remember those who died from aids ... and to reflect on the major progress that has been accomplished in the 28 years since the race was established. ( marty ) everyone is ready for the big game today. and as one of the most high- profile and densely-crowded events in the world ... (áááboxesááá)the host city of minneapolis is sparing no expense in security. in addition to ground patrols