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Report: Dysfunction among Stockton school district board has led to high turnover, low morale

Report: Dysfunction among Stockton school district board has led to high turnover, low morale Share Updated: 7:58 PM PDT Jul 22, 2021 Share Updated: 7:58 PM PDT Jul 22, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript BUT THEY SAY THEY ANTICIPATE THOSE CASES TO BE RELATIVELY MILD. EDIE: A NEWLY RELEASED CIVIL GRAND JURY REPORT FOUND DYSFUNCTION, INFIGHTING, AND A TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT, HAS LED TO INSTABILITY WITHIN THE STOCKTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. GULSTAN: AND ONE FORMER SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE SAYS, THAT'S THE HARSH REALITY HE REMEMBERS. KCRA 3'S KAY RECEDE SHARES WHAT THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT HAS TO SAY AND HOW HE'S TAKGIN ACTN.IO >> IT'S CLEAR TO ME THAT EVERODYBY, INCLUNGDI MYSELF, WANTS THINGS TO BE DRAATICALLY BETER FOR THE YNGOU PEOPLE HERE. REPORTER: THIS IS FORMER STOCONKT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT. HIRED IN2019 AND LEFT A YEAR FOBERE HIS CONTRACT WAS UPN I 2020. A PART OF REVOLVING DROO OF SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADER. IN A NEWLY RELEASE REPORT, THAT HAS LE TDO LOW MORALE. >> I AM REALLY APPCIREATIVE OF THE GRAND JURY FOR ILLUSTRATING THE TOXIC LEADERSHIP OF SOME OF THE CURRENT MEMBERS OFHE T BOARD. REPORTER: COMPARED TO NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, STOCKTON HAS HAD THE HIGHEST TURNOVER WHEN IT COMES TO SUPERINTENDENTS. >> THERE HAS BEEN 13 SUPERINTENDESNT SINCE 2005. WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE LEADERSHIP SBITALITY THAT'S NEEDED, IT HAS WAYF O IMPACNGTI EVERYTHING. REPORTER: THE JURY FOUND THIS IS TWO MORAJ FACTORS. HOSTILITY. >> THERE ARE BEHAVIORS AT PUBLIC MEETINGS HAS BEEN LESS THAN PROFESSIONAL. REPORTER: BOARD MEMBERS NOT FOLLOWING THEIRWN O GUIDELINES. >> WHENT I COMES TO HIRING. REPORTER: SUPERINTENDENTOHN J RAMIREZ JR. HIREDN I FRUE FEBRUARY 2021 SAYS THIS. >> WE'RE FOCUSED ON ONE THING. THAT'S STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. THE GRAND JURYOC FUS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. VEI'N BEE WORKING WITH THIS BOARD FOR SIX MONTHS. I FEEL LIKE THE DISTRICT IS GOING IN A VERY POSITIVE DIRECTION. WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO. REPORTER: SUCH AS PROVIDING SPANISH TRANSTILAONS DURING PUBLIC BOARD MEETINGS. >> FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE COMMUNICATIONS. REPORTER: HE HOPES THE CURRENT TRUSTEES HEED THE REPORT. >> IF THEY ARE REALLY THEREO T SUPPORT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS. REPORTER: THE SREHAD FOCUS SHOULD BE THE STUDENTS. >> ALL THOSE THINGS WILL BUILD A BETTER PLATFORM FOR THE CHILDNRE TO LEARNED. GULSTAN: WHILE CURRENT BOARD TRTEUSES DID NOT SPEAK TO KCRA ON-CAMERA THEY DID ISSUE A STATEMENT SAYING IN PART, THEY

Grand Jury finds Stockton Unified trustees failed as district leaders

A San Joaquin County civil grand jury has found the Stockton Unified School District Board of Trustees have failed as district leaders and will likely continue to do so.  A scathing 33-page report released by the 2020-21 grand jury says Stockton Unified trustees are the direct reason for what's been called the district's "revolving door" of superintendents. Stockton Unified has had 14 interim and permanent superintendents in just over 30 years, several of which in recent years have left before fulfilling their contracts. The report shows that nearly all assumed the superintendent role from 2005 to 2021, with only six having been permanent and average tenure lasting about 19 months. The district has changed leadership three times in the past year alone.

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The world's biggest food market turns to wrestlers to enforce mask-wearing

The world's biggest food market turns to wrestlers to enforce mask-wearing FacebookTwitterEmail The interior of the Central de Abastos of Mexico City, Mexico, on August 24, 2020, considered the largest food market in the world.NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images This novel approach to dealing with non-mask wearers requires a bit of a heel turn. Central de Abastos, one of the largest food markets in the world, has turned to luchadors — professional wrestlers —  from the legendary Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (which translates to the World Wrestling Council) to enforce mask-wearing by shoppers and vendors. In a video shared on Twitter by SBS News in Australia, a crew of luchadors manhandle customers and vendors who have forgotten (or refused) to wear masks. They also get spritzed with a healthy dose of what appears to be some sort of disinfectant spray.

Stolen butterfly statue recovered

Stolen butterfly statue recovered 1 month 1 week 17 hours ago Saturday, February 27 2021 Feb 27, 2021 February 27, 2021 6:09 PM February 27, 2021 in News - Local By: KRGV Digital Share: An investigation into a stolen vehicle in the city of Mission led to the discovery of a stolen piece of art, and similar crimes made throughout western Hidalgo County and in San Antonio. Antonio Ramirez Jr. was arrested earlier this month after the Mission Police Department discovered he had been driving a vehicle he had stolen last January from a local used car dealership. Ramirez Jr., a San Antonio native, was visiting family  and staying with his pregnant wife at the Executive Inn  & Suites located on 1786 E. Business Hwy 83 in Mission.

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if they are going to get married in san francisco. jim vargas. >> reporter: san francisco mayor gavin newsom reacted this afternoon to the extension of that stay leaving the gay marriage ban in place. newsom said it's hard on people waiting to get married. >> someone said i can't marry someone i love that i've been together for 20 years, i was about to marry that person at 6:00 this wednesday and now you are saying i can't. when just last week you said i could. think about honestly how that hits the heart. >> reporter: newsom said he's encouraged that the court of appeals has put the court on the fast track and proved the hearing up to december. the supporters of prop eight sent out a statement in the last 20 minutes. in it the defense fund says, it made no sense to impose a radical change in marriage on the people of california before all appeals on their behalf are heard. the so ninth circuit decision is clearly the right call. for more on this developing story on prop eight, ktvu.com, we'll also have live coverage coming up at 6:00 tonight. in other news tonight, it is the first day of school for many kids around the bay area. a challenging day for some, it's even more for some south bay students returning to their school where many classrooms were burned down. ktvu's robert handa is in san jose with a live report. robert-- >> reporter: it was a very emotional class at trace elementary school leer in san jose. work by construction workers provided a good start for what will still be a challenging school year. people arrived and spent the first few minutes just looking around since many had been worried it would be a hard day. >> people are surprised that it's only been four weeks and all the playground and everything is so ready for them. >> reporter: the surprise was understandable, this was the scene when a suspected fire tore through the buildings that housed the first and second -- everyone we talked to said much better than having students and teachers divided and separated into different schools. >> they notice the difference, that their school is back. she was up all night long, jumped in the car, she was ready to two which is not a normal thing. >> reporter: four teachers who lost classrooms, feelings were more mixed. >> we've gone through stage, even though no one has died, the fired teachers went through these stages of grief. >> we know it's like a bio hazard, you can only do so much. >> reporter: that seemed to be the consensus around. >> the buildings that burned down, it was a small room. >> i think the move with positive. >> it pulled together just very, way better than i would have expected considering the tragedy. >> reporter: easier to put the tragedy behind you now because of this. >> definitely, yes. >> reporter: the school has formed a task force to oversee the renovation. the arson investigation continues. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco school officials are using the first day of school to get the word out about the whooping cough epidemic. the school district is sending out letters to parents to warn them about the symptoms of whooping cough. parents are being told to keep their children at home if they appear to be sick. anyone between the ages of 18 and 64 who interact with children is urged to get a booster vaccination for whooping cough. the man accused of sexually assaulting women at an apartment complex near walnut creek made his first court appearance today. for the first time, we're hearing from friends of the man and why they say they are shocked by his arrest. ktvu's paul chamber is live in martinez with the story, paul. >> reporter: antonio andre mccann heard the charges today. >> this is not his personality at all. hearing him talking on the phone today, i know that he didn't do it. >> reporter: that was mutan's girlfriend as she asked to conceal her identity. she says she doesn't believe the charges her boyfriend is facing. today mutan's friend and family came to support him at his first court appearance. mutan is said to be connected to several assaults. >> his mother raised him to the best she could. when your kid leaves home, you don't know what your kid is going to do. but he's not proven guilty. it's not for the police to say guilty. >> reporter: tom walker says he's known mutan sie birth and is shocked to hear that the 22-year-old is facing two counts of rape, . >> he told me that he doesn't understand what the warrant is for and he hasn't done anything so he's pettily fine with turning himself in. >> reporter: although mutan was arrested on tuesday, he wasn't formally charged with rape until friday. this after victims identified him and dna results connected mutan to one of the apartments. >> but there has been some findings by the lab concerning dna. >> if he did it, he did it. we're not here to make up excuses. >> reporter: mutan was already on probation for a weapon's charge. he's expected to enter a plea at his next court date which is september for august 16th. his bail is set at $12.5 million. live in martinez, i'm paul chambers. a bay point man was arranged today. fidencio ramirez jr. is accused of -- a public defender and ordered him back to court to enter a plea. a plea entry was delayed today for a mother accused of having sex with two underaged boys. she faced 67 felony counts including unlawful sex with a minor and exhibition of lewd material to a minor. prosecutors say she e-mailed nude pictures of herself to one of the teenaged boys. hobbs is being hailed on $3.5 million bail. christien kafton spoke to hobbs husband and we'll have his report at 6:00. two volunteer firefighters suffered minor injuries fighting a blaze. the postoffice was a popular gathering spot for residents. they have since petitioned the city to keep the building open and officials moved to close it down. the contra costa county coroner has identified a woman who accidentally drove her suv down a boat ramp and into the san francisco river. the woman had asked for instructionings. she called her daughter as the suv filled with water telling her to call the insurance company. her body was found on sunday morning in the river 175 feet away from the sunken vehicle. in oakland, four people were shot during a three hour period last night. the shootings happened at three different locations and police do not believe they are related. the first is that the recreation center in vallejo park. that was around 9:00 p.m. the victims are reportedly 15 and 17 years old. both were taken to highland hospital. it's not clear what led up to the shooting. police are still looking for the gunman who shot a man several times at 37th and magnolia streets in west oakland around 11:30 last night. that victim is listed in critical condition, there's no word of any motive. an hour earlier, there was more gunfire on 59th street near berkeley. the victim was taken to the hospital with several gunshot wounds. he is expected to survive. police are still looking for the gunman. the family of a man killed near a san francisco nightclub says it's planning to file a claim against club owners. lee farly of richmond was shot near jellies on july 11th. the family says the 39-year-old father of nine was accosted by a man inside. the victim's widow and mother attended a news conference where the attorney accused jelly's of supervision. he says this was the fourth shooting and second homicide at jellies in two years. >> the club has only been in existence for two years since the year 2008. and yet over that period of time its violence has continued. >> reporter: club owners have not responded to the allegations. jellies may be shut down permenantly because the port of san francisco rescinded the club's license. investigators are looking at what went wrong after a car killed two people. a mini warm up tonight throughout most of the area. now it'll be factor for tomorrow. and we could be talking about another cool down tonight in the five day. we'll have that coming up in a few minutes. the federal government will conduct an official review of a deadly accident at an off road race in san we san bernardino county. it happened when a racer lost control of his car and slammed into the crowd. the accident is raising questions about races on federal land. they say it appears a man died after he fell from a moving suv. ktvu's kraig debro has our report. >> reporter: the family of jason young looked too distraught to speak on camera. the young man died just a few feet from where he graduated high school last year at san ramon valley high. >> clearly it's a horrible tragedy. >> reporter: according to the initial investigation it was also a horrible accident. is the-year-old justin young died overnight after falling off an suv being driven by a friend -- the 19-year-old justin young died overnight. the friends were going to a party and justin wanted to go with them and jumped on to the side of the vehicle. >> when they were pulling off a very short distance, he either lost his balance or fell from the car. >> reporter: a group of young men who knew justin from san ramon high school tell us that justin died when another vehicle hit justin after he fell. >> i was just coming out to the car and i heard the screams, like yelling at a car please stop. >> reporter: his friends tell us there was a party down the street so when they heard the sirens coming they assumed the police were coming to break up the party. >> little did we know, later that night the sirens were for justin. >> reporter: police say the unidentified driver of the suv tested negative for alcohol. right now it appears neither drug or alcohol were involved. that leaves the police and justin's friends trying to make sense of the loss of a generous young man. >> he's gone on a lot of mission trips, like south american, like thought kids spanish kids english and stuff. >> reporter: police say they'll need more time to decide if they'll cite somebody or seek charges in this case. right now it appears only to be an accident. that could change if other witnesses come forward offering conflicting accounts or if police find out that drugs and or alcohol were involved. in danville, kraig debro, ktvu news. for the first time motor coach operators may have to install motor coach seat belts. it's aimed at motor coaches and not city buses or school buses. operators have 90 days to respond to the proposal which if approved would take three years to implement. seat belts can reduce deaths and roll over accidents of coaches by 77%. a beautiful day around the bay area, tom vacar is off today. we go to mark tamayo. >> we look at fog rolling in. right now in fact, we can show you the view from up above. here the low clouds and fog still hugging a good portion of the bay. but here we go closed down san francisco, also ocean beach and daily city, that cloud deck already pushing into the region. and wider across the bay. that cloud deck will be on the increase with that good on shore breeze. a look at some of the current numbers just updated a few numbers ago. san francisco 60 degrees, we are talking about some 80s also. today a little bit warmer than yesterday. santa rosa topped out at 81 degrees. fairfield 89, livermore 85 85 degrees and san jose reporting sunny skies. the over all weather story is this, you pretty much know in the short term, fog increases overnight. a little bit cooler for your tuesday. the extended forecast, we introduce more cooling especially by the weekend. temperatures for tomorrow afternoon, you can see the rains for the low 60s coast side. quite a few 70s inland. for concord the clouds will be a factor first thing tomorrow morning. with clearing skies by midday. you can see the eventual temperature throughout the day. a forecast of right around 83 degrees. this will be the main player in our forecast. this will impact a big portion of south california. two zebras are getting used to their new home in oregon this evening after a five hour chase through the streets of carmichael. this is something you don't see every day in sacramento. police and neighbors chased the zebras for five hours. the two zebras have never lived in the wild. >> they are domesticated. they can pull carts, they can do a variety of things but they are not used to the excitement that happened this evening. >> one zebra jumped into a backyard swimming pool before it was recaptured. the zebra owners breeds mules and zebras in carmichael and oregon. the cabinet chief is announcing his retirement. president obama arrived in south -- arrived in southern california in a few hours. we'll have more on his visits. the mother accused of sexually abusing minors. it just got easier for you to get a credit card. what we've learned about a brand new offer from one mayor company of the unlikely customer they are targeting -- and the unlikely customer they are targeting. looking at these pictures, it's hard to believe only one person died in this crash landing. five others were seriously hurt when a columbian jetliner crashed this morning. the plane was comeing in for a landing after a thunderstorm when it hit the ground it broke into three sections. colum, mbian officials say it was a miracle that more than people didn't die. is president's california visit is part of a three day trip. house speaker nancy pelosi is also scheduled to be at tonight's event. president obama leaves tomorrow for seattle. the political talk continued this morning about a mosque being built near ground zero. president obama sent mixed messages over the weekend, first affirming the religious freedom of muslims then refusing to comment on whether the mosque should be built there. an online investigative group tonight is accusing the federal government of renting space from a group it suspects to terrorism. >> reporter: in a city of historic landmarks and palatial offices, we didn't think it was true. that the government is leasing space in this old run down building. yeah, a census office it is and land records we obtained confirmed it. there's a huge fuss being made over this office. because in the past it's worshipers have included two of the members responsible for 9/11. also hassan the man believed to be the massacre at fort hood. and also one of the most wanted men. a man now believed to be a recruiter, believed to have connections to the underwear bombing and time square bomber. >> if you have a branch giving them a half million dollars a year, there's a disconnect there. >> reporter: for it's part the mosque accuses bloggers and protesters of race baiting. >> after leaving america, going back to yemen, he became another person. we shouldn't be held guilty because of former employee now has run amuck. >> reporter: the deeper we dug, the more government democratic bungling we found. we found that the government is trying to pull out of the contract early after this controversy. plus an investigation on the gsa. a lot of trouble and a lot of scrutiny for an old corner office. scott mcfarland, ktvu channel 2 news. we are learning that robert gates plans to step down from the job in january of last year. in an interview published today in the magazine foreign policy, gates said he would step down after the obama administration conducts an assessment of the afghan war next year. gates had served under president bush and was asked to stay on by president obama. he has been credited with trimming the war budget. there's more trouble tonight for mel gibson. the highway patrol says the actor crashed his sports car into a malibu mountainside but he is okay. a spokesman for gibson says the 54-year-old actor is doing fine. gibson who was alone in the car cooperated with highway patrol officers, it's not clear how much damage his mazorati sustained. the chp offered no further details about the accident. bay area drivers are not seeing a dip in gas line prices. the average cost of a gallon of unleaded is $2.75. aaa says san francisco prices average $3.27 up 3-cents from a week ago. in oakland, the price is $3.20 up a nickel from a week ago. san jose is unchanged at $3.19. school officials get an up close look at the challenges facing many oakland students. >> reporter: with the start of school just two weeks away here in oakland, principals went on a little tour to learn more about their students. we'll explain coming up. >> reporter: the gulf fishing season reopens, but is it too early to tell? the reaction straight ahead. the most powerful half-ton crew in america has a powertrain backed for 100,000 miles. chevy silverado half-ton a consumers digest best buy and the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. now get 0% apr for 72 months on 2010 silverado half-ton models with an average finance savings around $5,800. school officials hit the streets of a tough neighborhood to do some running -- some learning of their own about the challenging facing their studentsful there's little doubt learning can be a tough experience. today educators decided to hit the street to learn more about the children's home environment and how they can help children succeed. rob roth is in the newsroom with details. >> reporter: with oakland schools about to start, principals took a unique field trip today to their school's own backyard. oakland school district officials say to truly understand the students, educators need to become familiar with the neighborhoods where students live. this morning these principals from schools in oakland took a look by foot and bus. >> we wanted to look at the reflective areas where students are from. >> reporter: principals saw areas where gangs roam. >> people who are moving in aren't really moving in with children. or if they are moving in with children, they are not sending their children to our west oakland school. >> reporter: officials say they plan to make each school more school friendly. >> we'll see better partnering with schools. >> reporter: today the school superintendent released the result of last spring's student achievement exams or star tests as they are called. oakland and san francisco students showed the biggest increase. the achievement gap between african american students and white and asian students remains wide. >> we need to see double digit growth for in particular african american children and latino kids who have not been as well served as they need to be. >> reporter: school districts throughout california are wrestling with tighter budgets this year. the question is will that affect test scores next year. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. the american council of trustees and alumni looked at 700 college requirements, u.s. history, literature and foreign langes. uc berkeley received an f when it comes to requirements. most of the state schools received b's expect for sf state which got a c. if you want to check out how your school is graded, you can go to ktvu.com. the new study says hands free cell phone devices are no better at prevending distracted drivers. college students who talk on the phone while driving have the same number of accidents regardless of whether they use a hands free device or hold their phone. they found that the phone conversation itself was the main distraction causing the accident. california law requires drivers to use a hands free device if they talk on the phone while driving. a manager at apple pleaded not guilty today to charges alleging he has took more than a million dollars in kick backs from asian suppliers. paul shindevine faces 20 charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering. devine provided iphone and i pod suppliers with information which they then used to win more favorable contracts. if convicted, devine faces 20 years in prison. the 27-year-old returns to a bail hearing on wednesday. the shrimping season began today. what impact will the oil spill impact have on both? tom vacar spoke to consumers today, he comes to us with the results. >> reporter: gulf seafood is consumed worldwide, here in san francisco we found plenty of strong opinions. here at fisherman's ward we found sea food lovers uneasy about the opening of gulf season. >> not too happy about that, i'm sure it's not healthy. >> reporter: many said they would not buy gulf shrimp. >> i don't believe that they would sell it if i wasn't safe to the public. >> i'll stay on the safe side. >> reporter: the gulf spill is uncharted waters scientifically. that little is known about the effects on oil and disbursements on sea life. >> those parols are now spread far and wide and starting to make their way into the food chain. the data on the monitoring on the gulf has not been publicly available. >> reporter: nervous too are researchers, they say better it is to wait. >> and to my astonishment, the scientific literature is really thread there on the health effects on oil spills. >> reporter: sullivan wrote a report on health spill. >> next time around, we really need to know what we're dealing with. >> reporter: and just in from gulf shrimp monitoring tests, no oil found in any sample so far. reporting live, health and science editor, john fowler. one of the most common allergy causing mold can be treated. researchers studying the effectof asperjilis found that people with less vitamin d can be sickened by the mold than those with more vitamin d. doctors should monitor vitamin d in people with cystic fibrosis. it's been a tough right in the economy, but what do small business think? that story straight ahead. droiiiid. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this creates a mobile 3g hotspot, powerful enough to fuel multiple devices at will. putting you at the center of your own world wide web. introducing the new droid x. the next generation of does. china ease economy grewto become the second largest beating out japan -- china's economy grew to become the second largest beating out japan. the u.s. remains the world's leading economic superpower with gdp of 13 $13 trillion. but economists expect the china economy to beat the u.s. the national association of home buildings says it's in -- of home builders say its -- wall street pull back from four days of falling stock prices to see a minor up tick in tech stocks today. investors were torn between optimism over new deals in the tech industry and weaker than expected earnings results to end the day with a slight decline of the dow. the dow jones closed down 1.14 points. the nasdaq was up 8.39 points. those factors have hit small business hard too and many of them are not optimistic about the economy's prospects in the near future. tom vacar has that story. the dow jones industrial average hit its all time high in october of 2007. just 16 months later, in march of 2009 it has lost 64% of its value. a year and a month later, just last april it had had one of its best rallies in history and closed with an 11% of the all time high. since then it's lost some 900 points and began today 27% lower than its all time high. the culprit, lack of job gains and housing market still pretty much in shambles. even though most leading indicators is up, small business owners, the nation's largest employers are in a nervous mood. when asked about the potential for a double dip recession, 75% say that's likely to happen. only 15% think the worse is over, while one in ten don't know what to say. >> an on top of that the last three or four recessions have given rise to longer terms of unemployment. more retooling is necessary to bring the displaced workers back into the work force. and that retooling is taking a lot longer. >> reporter: nonetheless, the latest gauge of consumer confidence that just came out, was unexpectedly up. proving one thing, that in recoveries there are all kind of cross winds, real and imagined. i'm ktvu consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. more financial and consumer news, you can go to ktvu.com and click on the business tab. a bit of new york radio city music in oakland today. also ahead, the stars of ringling brothers circus march through the city today. plus, looking out at alcatraz, mark tamayo will have the full forecast coming up. plus, it just got easier for you to get a credit card. what we've learned about a brand new offer from one mayor company and the unlikely customer they are targeting, tonight at 6:00. new figures show the number of long term marriages ending in divorce is on the rise. baby boomers already have a higher divorce rate. a quarter of divorced couples married at least 20 years. researchers found many couples feel it's okay to split up once their kids have grown up and left home. >> the wringling brothers show took a walk. an elephant conservation was on hand and to ensure animal activists to ensure that the elephanting are being treated humanely. ktvu channel 2 news at at 6:00 on the way. the husband of a mother accused of sexual abuse of two underaged boys speaking to ktvu. consumer tom vacar explains why a secure credit card can get you through the recession. that and much more coming up at 6:00. a taste of the big apple came to the bay area. radio city rockets stopped by the ktvu studio this morning. the group's touring california. and mark has a look outside. how is it looking out there? >> not too much change. seems like a week ago we were advertising a major warm up across the bay area. temperatures warmed up but nothing too extreme. today, the warmest day of the upcoming period. you can see at least the fog right now hugging a portion of the coast. a few breaks for the marine county coastline. still we have the fog from pacifica, out toward daily city. and into a portion of san francisco in fact, as we come in tighter, you notice that cloud deck already on the increase especially for the western half of the city. looking outside, looking at the transamerica camera. you can see the fog makes a few patch, traces the east side of the screen here. san francisco currently checking in at 60 degrees. highs today, temperatures on average two to 5 degrees warmer than sunday's highs. we finally talk about a few 90s for fairfield, antioch, san francisco 86, and san francisco in the early 60s. fog will be on the increase for tonight. the extended forecast, we can be talking about more cooling. seems like the over all weather story for the last month. no heat waves insighted. this weather system, this will be on the move, the main result for us this will be the source of the cooling as we do head into your tuesday. winds do pick up around 15 to 25 -miles-an-hour. but with the approach of this system, this will increase the thunderstorm chance, not here in the bay area but just to the north and just to our east. as a result, for tomorrow, we do have a red flag warning posted for all the areas shaded in red. the possibilities, dry thunderstorms and gusty winds. so fire danger on the increase across parts of the state. at least for tomorrow as that system moves on shore approaching maybe a southern coastline. for tomorrow morning, areas of fog and drizzle out there. here's a forecast model showing you the picture. into the afternoon hours, we increase sunshine inland. partly sunny skies around the bay and still lingering patchy coastal fog. santa rosa 75, fairfield 84, oakland in the upper 50s. san jose mid-70s,gilroy at 85. we'll go with 63 degrees. here is a look ahead, temperatures coming down a little bit for tuesday into wednesday. then they go up a little bit for thursday. and then there you can pick up by friday and into the weekend, another cooling trend moving into the bay area. but these are all just high forchanges. as we said, we're still looking at pretty much the same pattern over the next week or two possibly across the region. >> it hasn't been like that this summer. we talked about that, normally we see a little bit of change. looks like we've been stuck in the same pattern. >> we always look for one significant change, we're always trying to look for something. that's our big weather headline. >> we'll have the coldest july in many years. maybe the coldest august at least the way things are going. >> we're in track the week of august. >> great, good news, okay. >> thank you so much. >> glad i could cheer you up. >> thanks, mark. one bay area city launched a new way to find environment tally friendly products, we'll explain just ahead. plus, the days of security in government work seem to be over. still ahead. six- -- still ahead. [ malannouncer when meg whitman arrived at ebay, they had 30 people and an idea. meg's job was to make it happen. it took leadership. focus. and the ability to bring people together. meg whitman delivered. named one of america's best ceo's by harvard business review, she grew ebay 15,000 strong and made small business dreams come true. now meg has a plan to create jobs. fix sacramento. and deliver results. meg whitman. for a new california. san francisco's environment department has launched a new website listing the most environmental friendly products. sf approve.org was created to choose the greenest products available. the website lists over a thousand products from the least toxic, graffiti removing chemicals and lightbulbs. the uc berkeley research finds work in solar energy work is slowing. survey also shows solar installation companies are optimistic they will go through the hole. they say they just need customers who can afford to go green. some workers are finding out the security of a government job isn't what it used to be. in the current economic crisis, many states and localities, have to cut back on workers. government belt tightening can't stop until the private economy picks up. once upon a time, if you wanted a stable job, this is where you got it. working for the government. pays less, but provides pensions and retirement and health care, and stability. >> reporter: that's no longer the case, the lay off act is hitting public sector payrolls, since the recession began, some 134,000 state and local government jobs have disappeared, 48,000 last month alone according to federal data, economists say more paying is coming down the pipe. they're really crunched right now. the recession is really taking its toll on state and local governments and they are having to cut. >> reporter: while the rest of the economy is having to pick up. it's because their finances depend largely on property, sales and income taxes which are down. and it takes a year or two for these declines to affect the balance sheet. because more states are required to balance for budgets, lawmakers are left with two options, raise taxes or drop people. >> we're making those choices now. >> reporter: tough choices in some cities to cut police and fire. >> it puts all of us, in a very difficult terrible situation, making choices between all bad options. >> reporter: possibly saddling us with larger waits for emergency and social services. the bottom line is with less stimulus and rainy days to fall back on, is the question if not when more government workers will get the cut. there's much more news just ahead, ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. the livermore mom accused of sexually abuses two teenage boys was in court today, we'll tell you how the family is facing the crisis. no weddings for now, a late afternoon ruling puts same-sex marriages on hold. we'll tell you when same-sex couples could tie the knot. >> my kids are hanging tough. a woman appears in court in charges of having sex with young boys. her husband speaking publicly for the first time. good evening, i'm maureen naylor. >> and i'm ken wayne, frank and julie are off tonight. same-sex marriages will stay on hold in california, this afternoon in the u.s. ninth circuit of appeals. for today's reaction on the ruling, let's check in with jim vargas, he is live in