Uncovered corruption that cost taxpayers millions of dollars her reward, she says she was fired. Good evening, im dan ashley. Tiffany wilson is live with this remarkable story. Tiffany . Well, dan, joanne heper says she uncovered 10 million wornl of claims the city should not have paid out. She wants to see an independent investigation to see if kickbacks were going to the City Attorney after spending her career uncovering corruption on behalf of taxpayers joanne heper never imagined shed become a whistle blower. I was looking into over 10 million the city had paid out in last ten years for privately owned stores supposedly damaged by the roots of city trees. Heper says she saw redooo fl. And i a sauls statements and things that didnt make sense. She says the alleged worked like this. Plumbers would go to the homes and tell the owners to file a claim, take the money from the city and give it to the plumber to install the sewer. Its outrageous were paying claims that should not be paid
At eleven. Hurricane arthur is getting bigger by the hour. Gaining strength and speed, arthur is hugging the North Carolina coast. It is already a category two hurricane with winds at 100 miles per hour. We have Team Coverage with chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett. But first. Polo sandoval has more on how people are bracing for the storm. Six people in oakland are without a home tonight, following an apartment fire. Just before eight oclock this evening. Fire crews responded to reports of heavy smoke and flames coming from an Apartment Building on the 35hundred block of brighton avenue. The flames were under control within a half hour. And, residents credit fire crews for their quick response. Neighbors reported hearing what sounded like an explosion coming from the building, shortly before it caught fire. It was a big boom. The whole building shook and i live across the street from them, but it just at first, it was like a big pressure coming out, you can feel this a long one, an
The coast and some of the nearby this will be quick to burn off. Surf off where it is getting a lot of sunshine and warmer conditions by the afternoon with the heat up reserve for the inland areas. And also francisco 54 degrees 56 living house and livermore and noticed the cloud cover here on the satellite imagery with a strong ridge of High Pressure building in over parts of Central California a said sterling is but vintagers up will be near triple digits today and tomorrow. Pass that allowed to attempt to is really start to back off. Full details on what to expect for the next work coming up in 15 minutes happening today never long have you not have to take part in severance costs on different matters coming back to most areas of the city. along union street and suffers as go look at the changes travers in San Francisco getting a bit of a break your opinion on sundays any longer on sun means no more fumg for change the First Time Since 2012. See the policy reversal by the fda can by
The dispatchers own home. Reporter find out what happened next in a full hour of your choice for prime time news. male announcer this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. Reporter the verdict is in. Pam bryan stow is awarded millions of dollars in his familys civil suit against the dodgers. Over the 2011 beating he suffered in the dodgers parking lot. That left him severely brain damaged. Pam his mother happy with the results. I held my husband and hand and friend bryants hand unbelievable. Pam and. In a story youll see only on 4. Kron 4s Justine Waldman spoke to bryan stows sisters. Who were with their brother, as the verdict came down today. After hearing so much of what they were trying to say about bryant it was proved that it was not his fault. Reporter is the biggest win for the family crypt sisters are not sure of when they will see the 15 million for their care so they still hesitant to celebrate the outcome but is glad that the stressful trial is over. It warn
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