Past months. Now women make up about 8. 5 of the force. Alfonzo says she believes the departures will hurt recruiting. We do have a diverse department. We do have opportunity here but as staffing is depleted the opportunities become less and less and less. Reporter city hall and the union agree that the impact is making it worse. People want to leave, and other departments are taking advantage of that. We certainly need more women officers. We need more men officers too. Reporter but it hasnt brought the city and union any closer so alfonzo, bosh and raised in san jose is leaving. I was humbled and honored to be working here. I feel almost cheated because i anticipated to retire here after 30 years. Reporter barring any progress at city hall the future also looks pretty bleak. There is only one woman officer in the Current Academy class and only one in the class thats just starting. Live in san jose robert honda, nbc bay area news. Were also following braking news stemming from the dea
Showing her and another woman using the victims credit card. Its as bad as we think maybe even worse. The third snow survey of the season reveals the Sierra Nevada snow pack is far below normal. Lowest snow pack in 25 years. Our chef meteorologist takes a look at the extended forecast but we begin with Jodi Hernandez in petaluma. Reporter farmers and rancher are very nervous. Were on the grounds of the Petaluma Creamery. The cows drink 75 gallons of water. Without enough water the creamery is in a tough spot. Farmers will be out of business if we dont get rain pretty soon because cost of living is so high. Reporter folks who run the Petaluma Creamery are looking at another tough year. The creamery produces about 100,000 pounds of cheese a day but faced with a fourth Straight Year of drought, feegd and watering the cows that make the cheeses main ingredient is a challenge. This water is what the cows drink for them to make it through the year. Reporter today sierra snow survey didnt del
That teal is slipping into it. Teal and turquoise. Green still kind of there still. Yellows, yellow influence, neutrals are still there. But the teals and the reds and oranges. Oranges are just really popular right now, too. I started off with. Mike steve devoe is chairman and c. E. O. Of the 66yearold company. He does not paint a pretty picture of what they and every other paint manufacturer has been through over the last couple years. What he does do is point out why kelly moore fared better than most. First, history. They have it. Started in 1946 by bill kelly and william e. Moore, the goal was simple make a quality paint that professionals would be proud to use. And second, understand that those professionals are not only your customers but your partners. What a concept quality and loyalty trump chasing the market down. What we stay focused on was number one what were known for, which is quality. We know who our customers are and we never took our eyes off that. We became a real St
That teal is slipping into it. Teal and turquoise. Green still kind of there still. Yellows, yellow influence, neutrals are still there. But the teals and the reds and oranges. Oranges are just really popular right now, too. I started off with. Mike steve devoe is chairman and c. E. O. Of the 66yearold company. He does not paint a pretty picture of what they and every other paint manufacturer has been through over the last couple years. What he does do is point out why kelly moore fared better than most. First, history. They have it. Started in 1946 by bill kelly and william e. Moore, the goal was simple make a quality paint that professionals would be proud to use. And second, understand that those professionals are not only your customers but your partners. What a concept quality and loyalty trump chasing the market down. What we stay focused on was number one what were known for, which is quality. We know who our customers are and we never took our eyes off that. We became a real St
Captioning sponsored by wpbt this is n. B. R. Mike from paint to pet food, hats to barbecue. As a nation, we make millions of products every year. But have you ever wondered just how those things are made and what drives those companies . Tonight in this n. B. R. Special edition made in america we go to towns small and large to meet unique businesses building jobs and profits. That and more tonight on n. B. R. Good evening, im mike hegedus with an n. B. R. Special edition, made in america. Walking down kentucky street in downtown petaluma, california, but it could be anywhere, u. S. A. This is where Small Businesses live. Small businesses that create two out of every three new jobs in the u. S. Tonight youre going to meet some of the people behind those businesses and find out how they plan to keep building those businesses. We begin with the housing market, ground zero for the recession. From construction to appliance makers, when it collapsed it took a lot of very Good Companies down