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don t expect her to be merely a booster. on kpix 5 this weekend, she said she was not pleased police allowed violence during the protest. i believe people need to be held to high expectations. this is an incredibly important department. they need to perform at the highest level. i expect nothing less. but they also have my absolute support. i must say the police officers i spoke with seemed generally pleased to be talking to me about the new mayor. we asked her on whether or not she plans on replacing the current chief. she said she likes what she said and her focus is on finding a new city administrator. today is the last day for applications for open positions. applications for the police academy will be taken until january 16th. any minute now sam locardo will be sworn in as san mateo s new mateo s as san jose s new mayor. ricardo says a meeting with the police union is at the top of his to-do list. there are a lot of things we want to do to make this a m ....
bridge. the 6 lanes were empty for, ii day in a row as the move able median barrier got a test run. big yellow machines ran back and forth across the bridge all day. they are called zipper trucks. and the golden gate bridge district says they will be moving the 11,500-foot barrier 3 to 4 times per day. the whole process should take about an hour from beginning to end. how we manage that we look at what the backup is and we do realtime analysis, and we want to provide the configuration that provides least cumulative delay in both directions. reporter: it takes practice moving the barrier. at one point a zipper truck stalled on the middle of the bridge as they worked out issues. the bridge district had operators training throughout the day to get it perfect. navigating that placing the barrier accurately within a half inch takes some practice. we have all of our crews going through that. reporter: some changes drivers should be aware of. first and for most the insid ....
throughout the morning, plus your overnight road work still out there along 880 so we ll show you where coming up. on a monday. well, it is the dawn of a new era. a safer golden gate bridge. the bridge opened about six hours ahead of schedule and today will be the first big test of all of the changes. the new removeable median barrier offers something to see other than the gorgeous view. pedestrians were able to use the sidewalk on the east side of the bridge and got the first look at the barrier that will hopefully save lives. some took advantage of the closure to have a little fun and take pictures. that s bridge spokesperson fria david clemons lying on the roadway. we just saw people laying down on the street. that s very very rare. it was exciting. well drivers will see some changes on the bridge other than the barrier. hi, mom. the merge from the southbound lanes of 101 on the waldo grade have been reconfigured and the speed limit lowered from 55 to 45. the ....
100 years later the distinct ladies and gentlemen, the questions are the same. what are the women doing in the horrific violence is encountering? when we started in northern ireland, mostly women, but also with men, to say very clearly, no to all violence. we have got to stop killing each other here. we reject the use of the bomb and bullets and all the techniques of violence. we can solve our problems through peace and dialogue. we women know what a security. it is food on the table. it is a house to live in. it is access to medical care. it is enough i jobs so you can raise your children. it is take all that money that is put to the weapons of war and death and use it for a better world. that is security. that is human security. amy: today we will speak to , three nobel peace prize laureates leymah gbowee from liberia, mairead maguire from ireland and jody williams from the united states. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.or ....
yemen and other countries, women from around the world have gathered once again in the hague to call for peace and to mark the 100th anniversary of the women s international league for peace and freedom. 100 years later the distinct ladies and gentlemen, the questions are the same. what are the women doing in the horrific violence is encountering? when we started in northern ireland, mostly women, but also with men, to say very clearly, no to all violence. we have got to stop killing each other here. we reject the use of the bomb and bullets and all the techniques of violence. we can solve our problems through peace and dialogue. we women know what a security. it is food on the table. it is a house to live in. it is access to medical care. it is enough i jobs so you can raise your children. it is take all that money that is put to the weapons of war and death and use it for a better world. that is security. that is human security. amy: today we will speak to , thr ....