Legislation. Reporter good morning. It was in this courthouse in palo alto that the swimmer brock turner was sentenced to six months in jail for Sexual Assault and this morning the Santa Clara County district attorney, jeff rosen, whose office tried this case, he pushed for legislation that he helped write, a new law, if passed, would make sure that no one like brock turner gets a light sentence again. This would make probation no longer an option for people convicted of Sexual Assault of an unconscious or drunk person. The mandatory minimum would be three years in jail. Up to eight years, as the law currently stands, jail time is only mandatory in cases in which the victim is conscious. Brock turner was convicted of Sexual Assault back in 2015 and last month this Santa Clara County superior judge, aaron persky sentenced brock turner to six months in jail which he will get half of that sentence if Good Behavior which has cause an uproar. A judge cannot look at relative youth, nominal c
Castro filled up but not everyone was welcome. The festive mood actually turned sour when some city officials took the stage to talk about legislative support for the community. Some in the crowd were upset saying the celebration is not a time for politics. Mayor ed lee appointed teresa parks as his gender equity adviser. First time its been created in the country, just for the city, the politicians that were booed off today, for them to Work Together to provide more programming. Is. Is our time. Its not a time for politicians. Police officers were out in ll force and will continue to increase patrols this weekend following that deadly attack in orlando. Those celebrating this weekend need to know about a potenti potential health scare. The Department Says an outbreak of men nin go call call disease has affected gay and bisexual men. People are considered to get vaccinated including anyone hiv positive. The goal to stop the spread of the blood infection. The bacteria is transmitted thr
But our first story involves two people doing something nice for each other. Christine boshen and taliha bomani are at first glance as different as can be, different races, very different backgrounds. But what they see in each other are all the ways in which they are similar. The most important of which, a desire to help others. Garvin christine boshen says shes not a religious person, though she does believe in a higher power. Which explains why after finishing her commute to her job in oakland one day last december, christine wasnt at all fazed by what happened next. Christine i was at work and i got this real quiet voice inside my head that said, you need to take a walk. And i was like, okay, right now . Yes, you need to take a walk. Garvin christine says she now knows it wasnt fresh air she was meant to get. There was a person she was meant to meet. Christine so then i see this woman in front of me. Taliha bomani good morning. Garvin taliha bomani is a fixture on the streets of dow
But our first story involves two people doing something nice for each other. Christine boshen and taliha bomani are at first glance as different as can be, different races, very different backgrounds. But what they see in each other are all the ways in which they are similar. The most important of which, a desire to help others. Garvin christine boshen says shes not a religious person, though she does believe in a higher power. Which explains why after finishing her commute to her job in oakland one day last december, christine wasnt at all fazed by what happened next. Christine i was at work and i got this real quiet voice inside my head that said, you need to take a walk. And i was like, okay, right now . Yes, you need to take a walk. Garvin christine says she now knows it wasnt fresh air she was meant to get. There was a person she was meant to meet. Christine so then i see this woman in front of me. Taliha bomani good morning. Garvin taliha bomani is a fixture on the streets of dow
The burj khalifa the worlds tallest skyscraper. It broke out near a fireworks display about 10 p. M. Dubai time. Heres a live look now where they just rang in the new year just minutes ago. Theres a 12hour time difference. The tower by the way is 1,000 feet tall and nearly two Million People expected in dubai for that celebration. And you can see they still have some work to do there. Right now were learning one person has died of a heart attack. 14 people have minor injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Here at home huge crowds gathered on the waterfront as a megaship travels through the bay. The Benjamin Franklin docked at the Oakland Outer Harbor an hour and a half ago. Kpix 5s jackie ward tells us there was quite a watch party for it. Jackie, you had a front row seat. Reporter it was beautiful. People wanted a good spot to welcome the Benjamin Franklin to the bay area and they were not disappointed. We knew it would be big. Very nice. Reporter but seeing it in per