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KICU Bay Area News At 7 February 4, 2014

This report was released today made available to the campus community. It said that the university did not violate any policies, but the campus leadership should have been made aware of the problems earlier. An independent fact finder hired by San Jose State University released his report today looking into the alleged harassment of a black student by four of his white roommates. The report detailed racial slurs, a Confederate Flag and a ushaped bike lock fastened around the victims neck last fall. The report says the university only learned of the instant after the parents complained last october and that the universitys president was briefed on it until november, five weeks after the investigation began. The report concludes in part that University Staff acted in compliance with relevant policies and past practice. Evidence demonstrates that campus leadership did not follow its usual practice in its executive oversight of the incidents. The author concedes what the report doesnt include as an account by the alleged victim or three of the four accused. It was not ideal, but i think that in terms of getting that information which is going to be important to the task force, i do believe its all there. task force will convene to review the report saturday, the conclusions are due at the end of april. Task force member gary daniels has serious questions about the diversity of the campus. I feel that that is an acceptable because ohmic considering the correspondent. As for the alleged attackers they are suspended and faces in face expulsion. There also scheduled to face misdemeanor charges. You can go to ktvu. Com to view the report yourself. There are new developments tonight in the death of 3year old Kayleigh Slusher of napa. The girls mother, sarah crueler and herb wavefront are now on the napa county jail accused of killing the child. Police say they fled their apartment on saturday and three hours later the girl was found dead in her bed. Kruegers mother is devastated about the little girls death, and accusations against her daughter. Im wondering if he forced her to leave with him . If he told her that theyre going to accuse you of doing this, and we have to leave . I dont know what happened. Police arrested the couple at the el cerrito bart station yesterday. The girl suffered from Blunt Force Trauma and had been sexually molested. The results of an autopsy with the cause of death are expected as early as tomorrow. A ktvu investigation is turned up Early Warning signs that 3yearold kayleigh might have been in danger. Napa police found the body of 3yearold Kayleigh Slusher on saturday. Two investigates have learned officers spoke with the girl on two different occasions days earlier. They saw the child . Yes. One week ago police checked out a verbal dispute between kayleighs mother sara krueger and boyfriend ryan warner, both now accused of killing the girl. Office was back again two days later at the request of kayleighs paternal grandmother. We checked the trial, and talk to her make sure she was okay and see what she says if there was anything really suspicious family would have taken her than. Kayleighs grandmother declined to speak on camera, but confirmed she called Police Concern the girls mother was on drugs. Police responded at their home at the royal Garden Apartments nine times since may for a variety of domestic calls. Napa county records revealed some of those calls involved disputes with kayleighs father, Jason Slusher who was been imprisoned since october for evading police. In request for a restraining order last year sara krueger wrote it was kayleighs father who was using math off and on. Weve also been looking into the history of the boyfriend ryan warner, Court Records show he had an outstanding warrant in San Mateo County for failing to show up for court. A double homicide over the weekend in west oakland was the topic of discussion at a staff meeting at the Organization Called youth uprising. The we can homicide brought back memories of the killings of two youth uprising members in the past two weeks. 17yearold justice tolliver and 18year old lamarr for sartre. The president of youth uprising results from a culture of crime that is born from a lack of education and hope and jobs. He says the hopes that can fire one soon. New details have emerged in the case of a missing patient who was found dead in a stairwell at San Francisco general hospital. 57yearold man spaldings body was found on october 8. Seventeen days after she disappeared from her hospital bed. New report from the California Department of health and Human Services says the hospital failed to provide a safe patient environment for spalding. It also notes missteps made by sheriffs sheriffs deputies who searched for spalding. What it says is that the hospital didnt do its job and neither did the sheriffs office. The report also says several hospital staffers gained unauthorized access to spaldings records after she was found dead. Three of those four staffers are no longer on the job. The stock market saw the largest losses in months today with the dow falling more than 300 points. The delos 326 points were slightly more than 2 . The nasdaq was down 106 or about 2. 5 . Investors record to a slowdown in manufacturing in the u. S. And concerns of a slowdown in china. Janet yellen was sworn in as chair of the federal to preserve. Shes the first woman to hold that position in the Central Banks 100 year history. Yellen did not make any Public Comments but has indicated she prefers to be called chair, not chairwoman. Shes a Professor Emeritus at uc berkeley. Ftc officials unveiled a new plan to use wireless trek apology to reduce vehicle deaths. Officials announce steps to require all new cars and light trucks to communicate with each other. The technology is called vehicle to vehicle or v2 v. If a car prep lead changes lanes and moves into another vehicles blind spot in the driver would be alerted. B2b has the potential to help drivers avoid 7080 of vehicle crashes involving unimpaired drivers. Federal Officials Say the technology is still a few years away from being perfected and hope to propose the new regulations by 2017. A state agency is ordering google to move its floating barge from the site near treasurer eileen saying the permits needed were not obtained. The San Francisco bay conservation and Development Commission says it did not authorize construction of the fourstory barge. It also says the Treasure Island Development Authority which allow the project to go forward could face fines. Its not yet known where the barge will go stomach crissy field size currently occupied by the Sports Basement retail store. The most talked about big came from george lucas. He wants to create a visual arts museum and Learning Center to help his movie memorabilia and Norman Rockwell collection. Santa clara county supers visors are slated to consider proposal tomorrow to find the San Jose Fire Department if it doesnt improve its Response Time to emergency calls. Some residents say a fire on gifford street last summer typifies the trouble with the budget strapped Fire Department. Fire broke out at home right across the street from the fire station. But the station had no engine that could carry water. To have fire stations that have trucks that cant cap carry water i dont understand the reason behind that, and how the Fire Fighters are expected to put out fires. Supervisor dave cortese he was running for mayor of san jose says the Fire Department is not meeting its contractual obligations to respond to 90 of medical emergencies within eight minutes. He proposes fining san jose 152,000 if the department doesnt rectify the problem by june. The Fire Department acknowledges is falling short of medical calls and says crews respond within the allowed time with nearly 80 of the time when you factor in all emergency responses. A San Francisco city leaders pushing a proposal that will help some residents evicted under the ellis act stay in the city. David campos propose legislation that would force landlords it ellis activations to pay the difference between the rent on the tenants old apartment and theyre new San Francisco rental. The landlord would be required to make up the rental difference for two years. Currently theyre required to pay each infected ten of 5000dollar relocation fee. But the amount for each unit is capped at 15,000. A Group Opposed to the warriors proposed arena delivered petitions today to San Francisco city hall. They want a measure on the ballot that would require any project that would exceed the citys height limits along the bay to be approved by voters. The police chief in vallejo announce plans today to step down saying he feels confident hes been able to create a Strong Foundation of professionalism in the apartment. The chief says hes been in the Police Business for 35 years and was appointed interim chief in july, 2012 and took on the role permanently several months later. During his tenure the chief says hes revived the citizen complaint process, the internal affairs division, he said he will continue to run the department until a replacement is found. A social networking site accused of being a magnet for sexual predators. One bay area city is taking them on in court. The rain has come and gone and make him again. But with unprecedented hope low water levels water officials are again talking rationing. Another dry cool day in store for tomorrow before wet weather returns on wednesday. Ill have your temperatures for tuesday and a timeline on the rain coming up superfan ] were hitting the road to help america discover the new helper. Youve got to try this sweet sour chicken helper. I didnt know they made chicken. Crunchy taco or four cheese lasagna . Can i get another one of those actually . [ superfan ] hey, america, were here to help. [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. Some are giant. Some not so giant. When managing your weight, bigger is always better. Ho ho ho green giant. About two dozen people rallied in front of the Federal Building in oakland today. To deny permission for the building of the final phase of the keystone piper line. They say it will be an environmental burden for their children. The state Department Last week issued a report saying the pipeline would not contribute significantly to cause emissions. An autopsy was performed today on the body of actor Philip Seymour hoffman. Authorities are determining whether his death was caused by an overdose of heroin, and whether the drug was tainted with anything else. The 46yearold still have the needle in his arm, and had apparently injected himself. Law enforcement say tests have confirmed there was hair when in some of the 50 packets founded as a manhattan apartment. Fox news is reporting that the death is being treated as an accidental overdose. Please are searching for the person who sold the drugs to the oscarwinning actor. The city of San Francisco filed lawsuit against the social media site, meet me. Com. That website opens the door for sexual predators looking for minors. San Francisco City attorney accuses meet me. Com of breaking the law. And heres why. These are screenshots from that site which allow you to filter your search for new friends, and pick their ages as long as 14. It tells you that persons location, and the new lawsuit says it enables predators. It takes just seconds to sign up and get connected on the site that calls self the leading social network for meeting new people. San Francisco City Attorney Says its doing more. It encourages to meet young people in the most offensive way to track their geolocation. We logged on and within seconds could adjust our search to focus on teens within miles from us. We found lots of pictures telling us where they were and how long ago. We which doubt on twitter to find users of the social network. Thats how we found alex freemont who says hes been a member for about a month. Its great to connect but its very important to be careful about who you meet with. City attorney Dennis Herrera says of the tens of millions of users on the site, 25 are under 18. He filed this suit today arguing that the site violates the privacy of minors, and enable sexual predators and child stalkers. Meet me. Com says it employs a 24 sevenths Security Team and says it reviews hundreds of thousands of photos posted to their services everyday. We compared the information provided by our users to a offender registry. Herrera says its not enough, and things need to change drastically. Are you trying to shut them down . Im trying to make sure that they are utilized as a way to target young people. Meet me. Com did confirm via email that it knew about the suit and was reviewing the claim claim. Congress began a series of hearings today for Security Breaches at major retailers. Lawmakers said they focused on whether target delayed informing the public and Law Enforcement about its data breach. This weeks hearings, as new information emerges about another potential security breach. It involves White Lodging which operates franchises for major chains including westin and marriott. The company sets its investigating the suspected breach of customers credit and debit cards used in Hotel Restaurants and lounges stomach starting today commuters have to pay to park at the locks for Ferry Terminal in marin. For the First Time Since the terminal opened novels 40 years ago the golden gate Transit District has begun charging for parking. The new 2dollar day fee is expected generate 400,000 for the district. You can still park after 3 00 p. M. And on weekends and most holidays. Writers who fail to pay for face of 45dollar fine stomach and unwelcome intrusion thats what governor jerry brown had to say about House Republicans about californias water trouble. The governor sent a letter on to the House Committee on National Resources are urging members to vote against legislation that would allow farmers to increase pumping from the delta. The Obama Administration agreement requires the diversion of water to benefit salmon. Brown says federal legislation would interfere with the states effort and would really open old water williams. The storm that rolled through the bay area yesterday helped some, most areas received anywhere from a quarter inch to an inch of rain, more storms are on the way. The weekend rain is certainly good start in helping saturate our dry ground. John fowler tells its just a drop in the bucket compared to whats needed. Sign to say bay area soil last week was the driest its been in at least 120 years. Today homeowners are doing something they havent done in months. I turn off the water for a few days, because i think there was enough rain. Jim scott says hes worried about new drought tolerant plants that have an established. It seems to be too little you know we need to feed instead of 2 inches. The district today told me an average 2 inches fell in its Northern California watershed. Still reservoir levels are down 4 inches from before the storm. It takes several inches of rain to saturate the ground and then at that point youre going to have a good amount of runoff. That a rundle says to get back to normal we need 3035 inches more rain. Think of last week and every weekend until the end of april. Even though east bay mud reservoir is averaged 84 of normal, the district says it cant gamble. With begun planning for water shortage emergency and our board of director will consider voluntary cutbacks at the next board meter and on february 11. Six years ago mandatory rationing, scientists a california droughts are known to persist. Sometimes it can go on for decades. I guess we are all moving someplace. Maybe not just yet, the district says compared to five years ago its customers todayuse one sixth less water, and thats good news. We did get really excited over that rate yesterday. Roseberry says more may be on the way. We have a little bit of rain coming on wednesday and perhaps a bigger storm for the weekend. Lets take a look whats happening right now. If you are coming in recently or have stepped out recently, you know it is chilly already. Temperatures sinking into the 40s. Santa rosa 40, mid40s in napa, low 40s del gato, San Francisco 49, 50 degrees in oakland upper 40s halfmoon bay. 49 degrees reported in haywood and 48 for san jose. We have a north

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