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media the slip. mary cheh was ready and willing to take credit for trying to fix the system. >> this bill would create the office of government accountability within its board of elections and ethics to be headed by a mayor-appointed director, approved by the council. >> but at a time when mayor vincent gray is under attack for hiring and firing a mayoral candidate who bashed fenty on the campaign trail, after kwame brown had to give back luxury suvs renting on the government dime and ...

during the apparent arrest the three men tumbled to the pavement. blood pools on the ground next to the suspects head as he lies motionless and handcuffed. metro transit police say the two officers were on routine patrol when they spotted the man in the wheelchair drinking alcohol. they allegedly asked him to leave and he refused. a metro transit spokesman says the officers tried to issue a citation but the man wouldnt give his name. that escalated into an arrest. they say the man resi...

and his 6-year-old sister were taken from stockton. the 3-year-old black male is three feet tall weighing 45 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. aleen is a 6-year-old female 65 pounds and brown hair and brown eyes and wearing a pink shirt with cap are you pants. their father got into an argument with a woman. >> the two adults, the female and the father of the children get out of the car. and they move a distance away from the vehicle. i am not clear at this point how far they moved...

have that thing tear me up. breaking news out of the east bay. a train has hit a car in martinez and we are told that some people might be trapped in that car. the accident happened about a half hour ago on the tracks at ferry street which is near marina vista avenue. it is not clear yet how that accident happened. there are no reports yet of anyone on the train being injured. just a moment ago we learn it was not an amtrak train but a freight train. we have a crew on the way and wil...

cutting education. >> reporter: the demonstration is still going strong. educators from san francisco, art and music could be eliminated. versus high school students and college professors are being eliminated. folks here say its now up to state lawmakers. reporting live at san francisco, rob roth ktvu channel 2 news. and in sa sacramento right now, thousands of teachers across the state are rallying in the steps of the state capital. and twice teachers have been arrested at the capi...

arching, short circuits, and fires that can result in the ignition of hydrogen gas produced by these batteries during normal operations. and any of us who have lived in the sunset or the richmond understand our cars can rust away, the cameras can rust and there is activity with salt air. the legislation. you today -- the legislation before you today does not address this type of hazard, nor does it include rigorous rules and protocols for preventing this type of danger by, for example,...

from the lead acid battery material safety data sheet from one of the battery manufacturers used by wireless companies in san francisco. please refer to section 6, fire and explosion hazard data. outdoor enclosures containing lead-acid batteries typically use passive air ventilation in an atecht to maintain strictly defined environmental conditions of temperature and humidity. in coastal areas of san francisco, like the outer richmond and outer sunset, salt, air, condensation on this t...

utility poles. basically our office got involved in this and heard about it on the campaign trial before he was in office and subsequently when he got into office and would field numerous complaints from district 11 residents who would get up in the morning, go to work and you come home and you see this big set of metal boxes on the pole right outside your living room window or see this array of metal boxes or equipment at the top of the pole and you have no idea what it is, when it wa...

returning to their roots. here is julie watts. >> reporter: winning the title of best wi-fi hot spot means big business in this town. >> we have so many start ups that come in everyday, meeting, talking about business. if it wasnt for the internet and ability to go online and sour product and work on your product, then, you know, maybe we wouldnt be as successful as we are. >> reporter: while fast wi-fi keeps people cooling back during the week, its the no wi- fi on weekend policy that...

kept the pollutants away but as the weather gets warmer, everyone is asked to make clean air choices. linda yee has the story. >> reporter: there were 14 days for the summer season. you can see how mild this summer has been. no more. aisle of us have will to brace ourselves. its been a great summer for air quality but bad in terms of whatever happened to summer and warm temperatures. well, its -- as predicted, hot weather is coming this week. so will the first spare the air day for the...