Washington retiring in 2014. She previously served five years as chief of the spokane Washington Police department. Oakland has been without a chief now since june when sean wenz resigned in the wide ranging Sexual Exploitation scandal involving a teenager. At that time mayor libby schaaf ruled out what she called a toxic culture under the department, reaching out to several officials for more information where one source is telling us the Police Command staff was notified earlier today to expect an announcement tomorrow, but they were not told the name of the new chief. Now to the weather weve seen heavy rain in the bay area all day long. Thats triggering concerns about flooding. 1. 63 inches in the past 24 hours. For theres been strong winds out there as well causing trees to fall and sparking the Power Outages. In the sierra theres a winter storm warning anyfect right now with up to five feet of new in effect right now with up to five feet of new snow. We have reporters out in the e
The area. Take it slow. I went by lafayette with a car spun by, going the wrong way. Take your time. Youll get there. Good advice. Happening today, a federal jury begins deliberation in a San Francisco Police Corruption case. Two Police Officers are accused of stealing money and property during searches in 2009. Some of the searches were shown on video released by the city attorney. Former officer Renaldo Vargas plead guilty and testified for the prosecution against the two officers on trial. The information i stress it was information, lots of information but not evidence that the government offered was essentially the testimony of vargas and caesar hernandez, paid over 40,000 for his testimony so i think at the end of the day, the jury will do the right thing, follow the law, find the government hasnt proven their case beyond a reasonable doubt. Two more officers charge in connection with the raids will go on trial early next year. A San Francisco restaurant claimed meat slammed on t
Style. Abc 7 News Reporter Terry Sweeney is live on the isle. Happy new year to you. This is one of the spots that a lot of people came to check out the tracitional way of bringing in the new year. Look at what i am talking about. Talking about fireworks, folks. 250,000 people were expected to be piling up in the area in San Francisco. Well show a number of the fews. Display of 4500 devices lasted 15 minutes and that is shorter than the 4th of july fireworks. The crowd on new years eve is easy mood. S of other spots including here on Treasure Island with one message, here it is. Happy new year everything is nice and clean and beautiful. I like the people and food, it is great. That man in town from peru to enjoy the holiday. Getting around town was busy. A Luxor Cab Company offering a free ride from 10 to three. As far as b. A. R. T. Goes, a lot of people taking advantage of it 250,000 rode that last year can about the same this year. A couple of arrests and people had to be taken to t
Developing news tonight bay area doctors are stumped. 5 local children are now paralyzed. Sometimes with within hours of come down with mysterious polio like illness. Good evening. Im in for carolyn. The number of Sick Children could be as high as 20. Lillian has the story now from Lucille Packard Children Hospital. We call her to make sure its still part of her body. 4yearold left arm is paralyze. Parents say shes coping remarkably well. But does have some tough moments. When we good to the park and just can see like the little kid goes to the park and loves to climb and theres certain things she cant do when shes there. Reporter sophia is one of 5 bay area children who has come down with rare polio like illness over the past 18 month months. Researchers say her case is mild. Some other children ages 2 to 16 are paralyze in more than one limb. Close close suspicion this is a virus but thats unproven. Reporter the doctor of Lucille Packard Children Hospital have been working on identif
Developing news tonight bay area doctors are stumped. 5 local children are now paralyzed. Sometimes with within hours of come down with mysterious polio like illness. Good evening. Im in for carolyn. The number of Sick Children could be as high as 20. Lillian has the story now from Lucille Packard Children Hospital. We call her to make sure its still part of her body. 4yearold left arm is paralyze. Parents say shes coping remarkably well. But does have some tough moments. When we good to the park and just can see like the little kid goes to the park and loves to climb and theres certain things she cant do when shes there. Reporter sophia is one of 5 bay area children who has come down with rare polio like illness over the past 18 month months. Researchers say her case is mild. Some other children ages 2 to 16 are paralyze in more than one limb. Close close suspicion this is a virus but thats unproven. Reporter the doctor of Lucille Packard Children Hospital have been working on identif