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This is video taken yesterday. We will continue to follow this for you and bring you developments when the information is available. Our other top story, of course, bart is a welcome sight for commuters with trains rolling. Is it only temporary . Several agreements but this morning new players have entered the picture to move forward with a deal. Bart top brass Decision Makers are now sitting down with Union Negotiators to avert a possible strike on monday morning. Abc7 News Reporter matt keller is in oakland. Both sides are here. They are talking. A midnight sunday deadline looms. A strike co...

She will present the District Attorneys Office on the review of San Francisco rates for Domestic Violence. We flipped a coin. Have you to be here this evening in front of of these commissions to talk a little bit about our work in the District Attorneys Office as it relates to Domestic Violence. As many of you know we have a vertical Domestic Violence unit as it relates to misdemeanor and felony prosecution. Domestic violence notoriously difficult to prosecute requires building meaningful, deep relationship with the victim so they will have the confidence in us to project them to the Court Pro...

For us, we know from having done this work with lowercase lows that when we have the opportunity to speak to generally the woman but the victim in the case and build that relationship through an advocate, an investigator or an attorney we see much higher interest in prosecution, and a much High Conviction rate as a result of that. Commissioner shorter. It in clarify for those watching from home who jean is . Not everyone knows. So you can be on tv too. Good evening my name is jean roland,managing attorney for stalking, Domestic Violence and physical elderly abuse. I do have a question for you ...

In Domestic Violence by its nature is committed by a person that they deeply loved. We are asked to navigate to personal relationships. One of the huge challenges we face are delays in bringing cases to trial. We have three attorneys. We have to finish one trial before we can begin the next. We have extended exposure to their batterer and maybe change your mind about wanting to proceed. With changes in the law it is extremely difficult for us to continue with the prosecution without evicting that is interested in proceeding. In the past with call Police Officer and the relay what information t...

With different Computer Systems and Different Department are on fiscal years versus calendar years and recognizing cases dont move easily through a year to year basis and keep track of that so thank you to all of the agencies involved. We could not have done this without the department and commission on the status of women. There are staff and they support this work everyday. Dont go anywhere. The commissioner has a question for you. I just wanted my take away from that really comprehensive presentation was also part of why were here together today its just a recination that we dont operate in...