And you have. Since we launched last summer, weve received more than 6,000 consumer complaints, and recovered more than 800,000. In addition to helping fix your problems, were also exposing scams. And thats where we start tonight. A peninsula man reached out to us after his gift card was declined. His problem opened our eyes to widespread Money Laundering and fraud. We re focused on secondhand gift cards, which are growing in popularity. Online, people who have unwanted gift cards sell them to others for less than face value. That means buyers are saving anywhere from 5 to 30 , on everything from gas to groceries to restaurants. The complication is criminals are exploiting this fastgrowing market. But if youre smart, you can still save some money and not fall victim. Daniel it was a great deal. Chris daniel yang simply wanted to save money at a place he goes regularly, chipotle. Daniel i wanted to maximize my discount because i go there often with my kids. Chris so, he found a website
Weather. South bay at 51, peninsula at 49 and north bay at 51 degrees. Weve got a lot of lingering low clouds. Yes weve also got in wind. Were expecting to see the strongest and gustiest winds as of now along the coastline and also in the San Francisco bay area. Right now 17 mileperhour temperatures. So they have died down quite a bit. But they will be picking up later into this afternoon which is why a wind advisory will remain in effect until 9 00 p. M. Today. Todays forecast expect to see a bit on the cooler side. Half moon bay expecting a high of 57, and in the north bay area theyll remain in the 70s. No 80s today in terms of the highs for the bay. Were also seeing a low pressure system sitting just off shore. That will bring the chance of some showers. Ill have a closer look at who is affected by that and the timeline coming up. Rain never off the radar. Wow. Cant catch a break. Well stay tuned for that, vianey, thanks. New details in a bay area cold case nearly 13 years after a c
Robbery at a San Jose Grocery store. The masked men stormed into the chavez supermarket on monterey road about 9 00 last night. Police say one of the men pulled out a gun ordered everybody down to the floor. The robbers drove off with cash. An accused dirty cop essentially put on a 10 month paid vacation. Thats how long it took for prosecutors to formally charge a suspended officer in a case involving a secret stash of pot. Kpix 5s len ramirez with whats behind the delay. Len. Reporter this first came to light last summer when the manager of this Storage Facility found evidence of a marijuana growing operation. It was only later linked to a san jose cop. It took this long to build a case Strong Enough to charge the officer. The veteran could the said little as he was charged with possession of marijuana in court with intent to sell. It definitely tarnishes the reputation of the San Jose Police department. But i feel that the San Jose Police department in this case did an incredibly tho
Whats appropriate and when to be on the bay because so much is at stake. Thank you, joe vazquez. Governor brown says the federal government is trying to make california more dangerous. So he is taking the feds to court and it all that is to do with the states prison overcrowding problem. The situation, of course, better than a few years ago but cbs 5 reporter grace lee shows us there is still more work to be done. Reporter this goes back to 2009 when a federal panel of judges ruled that california prisons were overcrowded to the point of being unconstitutional. With the governors proclamation today he says that era is over and we should not have to comply with a federal prison population cap anymore. Today i have signed this proclamation stating that the troubled situation in california prisons has been remedied. Reporter that situation is overcrowding at the states 33 prisons with conditions so bad that a federal court ruled it was cruel and unusual punishment. The feds then ruled the
Our system advised me that our system is meeting the highest standards of health care and Mental Health care. The governor says the state has a plan for more early releases but he says the public will not be in danger. Those multiple choice bubbles you have to fill in synonymous with test taking could soon be a thing of the past for california students. Theres a new plan for state standardized tests. As cbs 5 reporter Ann Notarangelo shows us, the emphasis is on Critical Thinking. Reporter teaching to the test seems to sum up whats wrong with Public Education but a new proposal outlined by the state superintendent of schools promises to be different. And i think parents across the state of california will be pleased to see a system that gets their students ready for the jobs and careers out there. Reporter there are 12 recommendations for revamping student testing. The most immediate, suspending star testing next year for second graders and make the switch to the new test. Science asse