That could affect everyone who goes online, and especially the bay Area Businesses that depend on the internet to reach their customers. Good evening, im dan ashley. Im kristen sze. Net neutrality is the principle that Internet Service providers treat all internet traffic equally. Today the door opened to changes. The fcc voted 3220 repe to rep rules that require equal cession. This decision will not break the internet. This decision puts the federal Communications Commission on the wrong side of history, the wrong side of the law, and the wrong side of the american public. Todays decision clears the way for Internet Service companies to charge users more to see certain content. And it drew Quick Reaction from bay Area Businesses. Netflix tweeted, were disappointed in the decision to gut Net Neutrality positions that ushered in an unprecedented era of civic engagement. This is the beginning of a longer legal battle. Airbnbs founder tweeted, an open internet is important for an open soc
An open internet is important for an open society. Chris nguyen has more. Reporter dan and kristen, officials are not holding back. The attorney for the county has announced his plans to file a lawsuit against the fcc in the coming weeks. In the heart of silicon valley, there are growing concerns over the fccs decision to repeal Net Neutrality. We depend on free and open access to the internet for startups, for innovation, for economic growth. Reporter Santa Clara County councillor James Williams is planning to file a lawsuit against the commission. The need for these rules has only increased in the last couple of years. Were going to challenge that action as violating the law under which the fcc is required to operate. Reporter san jose state Computer Science professor melody mo says the fccs argument for a free market made sense during the infancy of the internet in the early 90s, but that times have changed. Innovators really need to have their share of Free Internet so that they ca
Alma daetz. And im dan ashley. What started with Harvey Weinstein affects dozens of men in different fields. Federal Appeals Court judge Alex Kaszynski is based in San Francisco and resigned after 15 women came forward with claims he inappropriately touched them or made lewd comments. Abc7 News Reporter Carolyn Tyler is in the newsroom with a look at this case. Carol . Well, judge kaszynski was already the subject of a judicial investigation that began last week into these claims against him. Today in a statement, the judge says family and friends urged him to stay and fight, but instead he retired. It is an abrupt ending to a high profile career. Just last week judge Alex Kaszynski was hearing a case at the u. S. Appeals court in San Francisco. Now, after 32 years serving on the 9th circuit, he stepped down today, following allegations of Sexual Harassment by multiple women, including emily murphy, now a professor at u. C. Hastings college of the law. She was a clerk for another judge
Condoned within the legal profession, i think it is especially problematic because it sends a message to women that they do not have access to justice. Reporter the allegations against the 67yearold kaszynski span decades. Alex kaszynski. Reporter some pointing to the 1968 appearance on the show the dating game as an example of his behavior towards women. Judge kaszynski issued a Statement Today saying, in part, it grieves me to learn that i caused any of my clerks to feel uncomfortable. Thises what never my intent. While Sexual Harassment allegations now seem to be coming every day, larry represented what was then a watershed case in 1994 that captured international attention. And ended with millions in punitive damages for San Francisco secretary named rena weeks who sued her boss and won. I hope that the message to all women is that, go ahead and stand up because i think its reaching a Critical Mass now where reporter the 9th circuit is the largest of the nations Appellate Courts an
These children need their father, and my friend needs her husband. Tonight, heartbreak, disbelief and respect during a final salute to a chp officer whose life short in an instant. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im dion lim in for ama daetz. Family, both blood and blue, paid tribute to fallen chp officer Andrew Camilleri tonight. Sky 7 shows us his procession that started in oakland and ended in tracy, where camilleri lived with his family. The rookie chp officer died in the line of duty in a traffic crash late sunday night, Christmas Eve. There was a huge turnout tonight to honor his memory and pay tribute to his sacrifice. Abc 7 News Reporter carlos sausedo has the emotional story from tracy. Reporter whether youre in uniform our in plain clothes, you could hear the heartache from the large crowd gathered in tracy. I didnt know the guy. I just feel for him and his family. Reporter the loss unbearable for both strangers and friends of chp officer Andrew Camilleri. We all attended th