Reporter she was one of a handful of women who came to the California Coastal commission hoping to put pressure on mavericks organizers to bring true gender equity to the event. Theres definitely sexism out there. Theres no doubt about it. Reporter the committee for equity and womens surfing says mavericks plan for a womens heat doesnt go far enough and says the prize money a total purse of 120,000 for the men and 30,000 for the women is obviously unequal. The group wants the commission to deny mavericks fouryear use permit application and cut it down to one year to leverage a full Womens Division in 2017 and beyond. I would like to see these women compete in semifinals and a final. I dont know why it doesnt go far enough that we had a very hard time finding six women to make up one heat. Reporter mavericks founder jeff clark said more women need to surf mavericks on a regular basis to qualify for the contest and mavericks worked hard to put women on an equal footing. 6 women, 30,000,
Protect you. But as news4 Erica Gonzalez shows us, it could make your trip take a little longer than usual. You can already hear the sounds of the season and the holiday decor is already up. But are retailers really ready for the onslaught of shoppers . Holiday shopping this year is going to be a little more complex. Alex johnson is with the Research Group that advises the banking and payment industry. He doesnt think all of the stores will be ready to accept the chip cards. We could see much slower lines this year because everybody is getting used to the technology. To get a first hand look at the technology how it works and what happens when it doesnt, my producer and i set out to do some shopping. This t. J. Maxx it doesnt work . Not yet. The wasnt ready for me to dip my card. Same thing at this barnes nob noble. I dont think we do the chip yet. You dont have the chip yet . Not yet. I think at the end of november. We find success at this target. 15 seconds, not bad. I was in and out