. >> also, the new district attorney george gascon has his first day on the job. controversy over the job he left as police chief. terry mcsweeney at the hall of justice where the changes in law and order is causing some real drama. >> absolutely, you are talking about acting police chief, he is a friend and confident. he was brought up from los angeles when george gascon became police chief but he is getting a chilly reception. dominos started falling yesterday. take a look at the swearing in as district attorney. the decision by gavin newsom who is going to be lieutenant governor to make him district attorney came as a big surprise to a lot of people. george gascon met with his staff at 10:00 a.m. carolyn tyler is hearing what he has to say. they are getting back to assistant chief, he was right there, and now interim chief. they say it will hope it will be on an interim basis that the next chief has to be chosen in a current roster of local officers. here is what the president of the pea had to say. >> certainly they understand the culture of the department. th

. >> also, the new district attorney george gascon has his first day on the job. controversy over the job he left as police chief. terry mcsweeney at the hall of justice where the changes in law and order is causing some real drama. >> absolutely, you are talking about acting police chief, he is a friend and confident. he was brought up from los angeles when george gascon became police chief but he is getting a chilly reception. dominos started falling yesterday. take a look at the swearing in as district attorney. the decision by gavin newsom who is going to be lieutenant governor to make him district attorney came as a big surprise to a lot of people. george gascon met with his staff at 10:00 a.m. carolyn tyler is hearing what he has to say. they are getting back to assistant chief, he was right there, and now interim chief. they say it will hope it will be on an interim basis that the next chief has to be chosen in a current roster of local officers. here is what the president of the pea had to say. >> certainly they understand the culture of the department. th

not only to george gascon but even the mayor himself. he said as of late yesterday afternoon he was thinking about six or seven other possible candidates, not his police chief. >> congratulations. >> reporter: 24 hours ago his name wasn't even being considered. the mayor had only called the now former police chief to his office for some advice on who the next d.a. should be. >> as i was listening to him, it became clear to me that he was the choice. >> reporter: within three hours george gascon said he send the job because he believes he can still work for public safety. >> we're going to have to figure out ways to bring the criminal justice together in a different manner than we have had in the past. and i believe that i can offer something to this role that will be somewhat unique and having the understanding of policing and the career that has been incredible to me and one that i love and is really part of my identity. >> reporter: gascon is a lawyer. he passed the bar in 1996. he's only been chief for a year and a half. he leaves the

is the old police chief, george gascon. and it was a shocker. mayor newsom making the decision on saturday, the swearing in yesterday, and today george gascon becomes san francisco's first latino police chief and perhaps the first district attorney, i should say the first latino d.a. and he also becomes problems the first district attorney who has never prosecuted a criminal case. take a look at the ceremony yesterday at san francisco city hall. mayor newsom doing the swearing in. it really was kind of out of the blue. mayor newsom saying he was talking to gascon on saturday who gascon might like to be d.a. and all of a sudden newsom said there was a realization, hey, the man in front of me, he'd make a good d.a. and now he is the d.a. he has a law degree from western state college of law in fullerton. he practiced civil law about a year and a half back in the ' '90s. never prosecuted a criminal case. no problem says gascon. >> same thing as driving a black and white. different skill sets and i believe i have the organizational skills. >> gascon

. ---- hoy, george gascon se reunio con medios de comunicacion dedicados a minorias y delineo cuales seran sus grandes prioridades en este cargo.... --- lo interesante, es que tiene una propuesta para la justicia, que nos puede beneficiar. --pilar niÑo, en daly city ... tiene los detalles. take pkg take pkg pilar nino 1:31:38 asi es escasamente estuvo un ano y medio llevando las riendas del departamento de policia, y ahora lleva las de la fiscalia de san francisco...ho y nos dijo que una de sus prioridades sera crear un sistema mas eficiente para administrar justicia...como va a lograrlo? expandiendo el concepto de cortes comunitarias ... aunque algunos ya ven en george gascon hasta un posible alcalde de san francisco, hoy el reitero que no es la politiqueria lo que le interesa...mas bien su enfoque es buscar formas mas eficientes de administrar y servir a la gente, por lo que el inesperado ofrecimiento de ser fiscal, le cayo como anillo al dedo para solucionar una de las grandes frustraciones del departamento de policia. george gascon/nuevo fiscal de san francisco 1:24:26 la frustr

>> reporter: diane, george gascon was sworn in exactly 24 hours after he was offered the position of district attorney. yesterday afternoon he was only given three hours to make his decision as to whether he would accept the job, and obviously we know now he said yes. >> i george gascon. >> do solemnly swear. >> do solemnly answer swear. >> that i will support and defend. >> that i will support and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> reporter: in his final act as mayor gavin newsom apointed police chief george gascon to the position of district attorney. >> with heavy heart it's with sound mind that this decision was made. the heavy heart is my own, that it's the last decision i make, but it's one of the biggest decisions that i will have made as mayor. >> reporter: the lieutenant governor elect says he was seriously considering several people when gascon came to him saturday to discuss what he was looking for in a potential district attorney. >> as i was listening to him, it became clear to me that he was the choice. >> repo

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george gascon is san francisco regs first latino district attorney. live at city hall, lillian kim, abc-7 news. >> alan: surgeons gave their prognosis for congresswoman gabrielle giffords today, and they believe she is going to make it. the arizona democrat was shot point blank in the head yesterday. jared loughner was charmed with attempted assassination of a member of congress, and investigators seized evidence suggesting loughner planned his attack. and members of congress met to discuss security issues. for more on the shooting, here's t.j.winnick. >> reporter: representative gabrielle giffords is in a medically drug induced coma, her prognosis still unclear. many are calling it a miracle she even survived the point blank gush shot to her head. >> if this is off by an inch ', it could have been a very different scenario. >> reporter: of the 14 survivors shot, giffords remains in critical can. six victims lost their lives, including federal judge john roll, giffords' aide, gabe zimmerman, and kristine greene. 9-1-1 tapes released paint a picture of

today he appointed police chief george gascone as district attorney. linda is in san francisco to explain how he decided on george. >> reporter: it was a big industrialize, not only for george gascone but even the mayor himself says she was shocked at his choice, because as late as yesterday afternoon he was thinking about six or seven other people to fill the spot of district attorney. 24 hours ago, his name wasn't even being considered. the mayor had only called the now former police chief to his office for some advice on who the next d.a. should be. >> as i was listening to him, it became clear to me that he was the choice. >> reporter: within three hours, george gascone said he accepted the job, because he believes he can still work for public safety. >> we're going to have to figure out ways to bring the criminal justice together in a different manner than we have had in the past. and i believe that i can offer something through this role that will be somewhat unique in having the understanding of policing and the career that has been incredible t

tom ammiano, george gascon. former supervisor bevan dufty is here with us. department of environment director emily nutter. interim police chief jeff godown. thank you for being here today. [applause] now on with the program. when phil told me he invited the speaker of the california state assembly to swear him in, i looked at him and said, are you kidding me? the governor is introducing his

. >> one on one with george gascon. >>> he cracked the code thanks to an ipad security breach. see the bay area man who was able to get hold of some personal information he never should have seen. >> it's something that can't be answered. it's today's society, the way people are being and the drugs have a lot to do with everything. >> what started with a drug bust. potential explosives in the east bay and a twist to that investigation. good evening, i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm tom sinkovitz.

he did the swearing in of george gascon at city hall. mayor newsom says he was talking to gascon, asking him for a list of names for people he thought gascon would make a good d.a. that was on saturday. all of a sudden the mayor realized, hey, he'd be a good d.a. that's exactly what happened. gascon was police chief for 18 months and violent crime during that time dropped to its lowest level in 15 years. but gascon only practiced civil law back in the '90s. would he be a good d.a.? >> i was surprised even chief gascon, now our district attorney. it's going to be interesting to see how chief gascon transforms into the district attorney. it's a very different job. the district attorney who has responsibility of deciding which case that is are brought by the police to the d.a.'s office should be charged. >> the d.a.'s office was open, of course, because carmella harris became state attorney general. jeff godown, assistant chief, takes over the reins of police chief. calling the selection brilliant but police commissioner jesus is in the chr

. >> reporter: it was a short journey as police chief george gascon. now jeff godone is the interim chief. >> i was pretty shocked. i didn't see it coming. >> reporter: the head of the san francisco officers police organization says police department was a jolt to thedepartment. he wants a chief promoted from within. >> i was told that chief godone will be the interim chief but will not with considered for the job. and i was told there will no be a so called national search. >> reporter: but chief godone gave a tip that he would like to stay on the job. as for the new district attorney, one former san francisco police chief says the popular gascon can expect a very busy next few months. >> he will be closely scrutinized i think he's aware of that. i don't think he would have accepted the appointment if he didn't think he could win the election. >> reporter: the san francisco police commission and the newly appointed mayor are expected to meet this week to begin a search for a permanent police chief. ed lee hasn't taken the job of mayor and he has a hot

aunque algunos ya ven en george gascon hasta un posible alcalde de san francisco, hoy el reitero que no es la politiqueria lo que le interesa...mas bien su enfoque es buscar formas mas eficientes de administrar y servir a la gente, por lo que el inesperado ofrecimiento de ser fiscal, le cayo como anillo al dedo para solucionar una de las grandes frustraciones del departamento de policia. george gascon/nuevo fiscal de san francisco 1:24:26 la frustracion mas grande siempre es la falta de atencion sobre todo a crimenes de bajo nivel, donde la comunidad esta demandando mas accion de la policia, la policia toma accion y a veces la fiscalia no puede atenderla ... dijo que esto ocurre por falta de recursos y por eso desde su nuevo puesto tiene una vision de como puede cambiar eso. 1:24:46 crear un sistema de cortes comunitarias donde podemos llevar estos crimenes de bajo nivel y tratar de procesar estos casos a traves de voluntarios de la comunidad. esto descongestio naria el sistema formal de cortes, y funcionaria con gente de la comunidad entrenada para servir como jueces y resolver crim

george gascon has little experience in the courtroom. however, he is a graduate of western state university school of law in fullerton and has been a licensed attorney in california since 1996. his appointment adds a new twist to the relationship between the da's office and the police department which had become strained. >>> tomorrow, newsom will be sworn in as lieutenant governor at the state capital. the oath of office will be administered by his father, a former appellate court justice. after the ceremony, his family will host a reception, and then on tuesday the san francisco board of supervisors will take a final vote on the appointment of ed lee. who will fill the remaining year of newsom's term. >> governor jerry brown will unveil the new budget proposal. he has offered few specifics how he will try to close the 28 bill budget deficit. brown has warned into groups. lawmakers about deep spending cuts and may include ask the voters to extend sales and vehicle taxes that are site to expire in july and some departments might be elimi

. >> george gascon made the right call in this case. but what we need him to do at this point is to look at all the cases. we need to have a review of all the cases involving these offices and needs to happen right away. >> he helped two men get out of prison in a similar case. in both, there were signs that former police chief and detective earl sanders withheld evidence. >>> next week the san francisco police commission will start looking for a new police chief. with the goal of getting someone in place as quickly as possible. the seven member commission will focus on candidates from within the department. that's because whomever they choose will only serve about a year until a new mayor takes office. three commission members met with interim mayor ed lee yesterday. he has the final say on who succeeds george gascon who is now the district attorney. >>> 5:12. controversy over zebras at the famous hurst ranch. we will tell you what neighbors did that is sparking outrage. >>> and some surprising news on foreclosures. how bay area homeow

hace solo unas horas, el alcalde de san francisco gavin newson nombro oficialmente a george gascon, hasta hoy jefe de la policia, como fiscal de la ciudad. --una designacion que sorprendio hasta el propio ex-jefe de la policia. --claudia rodas, tiene el reporte con relacion al nuevo fiscal... la ciudad de san >> desde que gascón fue nombrado jefe de policía el 2009, la ciudad no había visto índices de crminalidad tan bajos, pero ñl cree que su falta en el departamento no afectaraá esto. >> las personas que quedan están de acuerdo con mi filosofía, así que es algo que continuará. >> la baja experiencia de gascón generará una relación muy positiva par ala ciudad. >> puedo ver la misma actitud en tñrminos de mejorar los aspectos legales en la ciudad. >> fue jefe de policía en arizona, tiene un doctorado en leyes y sería el primer latino nombrado fiscal en leyes en san francisco. >> ocupará el cargo a partir de mañana, mientras que el departamento de policía tendrá un jefe sustituto. >> la ciudad de san josñ vivió un fin de semana sangriento. >> fue un fin de semana bien

george gascon is now san francisco's district attorney. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live. >> good morning. we've had a chance to speak to quite a few police officers this morning. there are a lot of hurt feelings within the department here especially within police headquarters. a lot of these officers found out about the announcement of gascon's departure actually through the media. they say they feel betrayed. now, yesterday, inside city h all, gavin newsom tabbed george gascon as the interim district attorney. the former chief who is also a lawyer is the district attorney. some officers say he would be an effective d.a. since he understands policing but the gap left in the department has left a few head -- a few heads s pinning. >> a lost officers and h ard- working officers. we make the police deputy -- police department run every day. we're gonna continue to do that, to the best of our ability. >> the head of the san francisco police officers association says the announcement caught everyone offguard. >> it's tough for our members. w

one, san francisco's police chief george gascon, fairly new to the job. he got appointed to be the district attorney of san francisco. he's a lawyer, he's never been a prosecutor. that was one of gavin newsom's last tasks as being mayor before he went on to the lieutenant governor's job. here's a vacancy in the d.a.'s spot because kamala harris went to the district attorney's office. san francisco will be looking for a new chief. anthony batts, police chief of oakland, well-loved by the constituents, the rank and file, a lot of the politicians like him. i might be going to san jose. which has a vacancy as well. he's one of two finalists to be the police chief of san jose. he just kind of dropped it on the mayor a week ago friday. he told his rank and file, the police union, that he's doing it. he's saying, right now i am the police chief of oakland, i might be going to san jose. then san jose is looking for its police chief as well. right now christopher moore, long-time police officer there, is in the acting position. he's one of two finalists for that j

. >> el fiscal george gascón cambiará la vida de dos hombres por una mala encarcelación despuñs de una investigación que las declaraciones dadas, fueran por pagos hechas a los testigos. >> hoy se realizó la ceremonia para el primer alcalde chino de la ciudad, lee quien fue administrador de la ciudad, dice que sus prioridades es reduicr el dñficit de la ciudad. >> preguntñ a ñl si va a implementar la ley de campos, para los jóvenes que tienen que son problemas en las felonías, y ñl me dijo que quiere hacerlo, ñl tiene que saber más de la ley, pero en su corazón ñl quiere hacerlo. >> lee dijo que no se postulará al cargo de alcalde, en las elecciones de noviembre. >> el doctor ernest sims fue arrstado la semana pasada, y presenta cargos por presunto asalto sexual, una mujer dice que el mñdico la manoseó en la clínica aai de alameda. >> si viaja en autobús preparñse para un alza de las tarifas, la idea es tener ingresos garantizados para evitar recortes de servicios, el precio actual aumentaría 2 dólares con 10 centavos, en 8 años subiría hasta dos dólares con 50 ce

----esto es lo que nos decia gascn: take sot ===george gascon: la razon por la que tome esta funcion es porque creo que esta es una oportunidad unica para poder reestructurar y ayudar a reestructurar el sistema de justicia criminal en este pais ... por muchos años, yo creo que el sistema ha estado funcionando de manera no optima, creo que tenemos un nivel de encarcelamientos, de malas funciones economicas, que creo que deben ser arreglados, y creo que esta es una oportunidad para, yo, poder poner mi estampa personal, empezar a reformar el sistema de jurisdiccion criminal "... take vo - blanca ---- al terminar de decir esto, gascon confirmo en ingles a nuestra compaÑera reportera de nbc ... que piensa presentarse a la eleccion, el proximo noviembre.... para "intentar" ser confirmado de manera popular en el cargo. ----dos lados polemicos del cubano? ... por un lado, como jefe de policia de san francisco, apoy el programa "comunidades seguras", el de tomarle las huellas digitales a todos los detenidos y pasarselas a la migra .... ---y ademas ... ha dicho que esta a favor de la pena de

. >> reporter: george gascon spent much of the day addressing his staff. he says he has mixed feelings about leaving his position as chief but sees it as an opportunity to improving the relationship between departments. but gascon's job change leaves an opening at chief again. >> i'm not going to run for the chief of police position. i'm just being term chief. >> reporter: gascon is well respected and some have said they feel betrayed that he's leaving the department. >> we're back at square one: my members want stability, they want continuity, they want a mission. >> reporter: three of the names being floated to become the next chief, deputy police chief denise smith would be the city's first lesbian or gay -- first openly lesbian or gay chief. reporting live in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a winter storm is making it's way up the western seaborg. from the carolinas to louisiana. the storm has dumped up to 8- inches of snow in some arealess. stranded vehicles are littering the roadways. the storm caused the cancellation of more than 2

george gascon... ahora, ex-jefe de la policia de esa ciudad... take vo ---gascon surgio como candidato a ocupar la vacante dejada por kamala harris luego que varios aspirantes no reunieran los requisitos que exige el puesto (y los criterios del alcalde gavin newsom) ... ---el nuevo fiscal dijo... al aceptar el cargo, que continuara con varios de los programas de harris. ---el jefe provisional de la policia sera "jeff godown".... /// take vo ---- en sacramento, los legisladores, lobistas, etc ... se tendran que acostumbrar a la cara (y al peinado) del nuevo vice - gobernador, nada menos que gavin newsom.... ----- la ceremonia de juramento fue hoy, y quien le tomo protesta fue su pap .... que fue juez. ------ dijo newsom que desde siempre, aspir a algo mas que "gerenciar sus restaurantes" .... y que ayudara a los negocios y en la creacion de trabajos. =====stop ! stop for open crisis financiera==== take sot - crisis financiera open cu ---- scharzennege r se fue ... pero el deficit queda. ---- y hoy se supo cual es la estrategia del nuevo gobernador

gascon". --"gascon" renuncio al cargo para convertirse en fiscal de distrito. --"jeff godoy", quien fuera el segundo abordo esta por ahora a cargo de la corporacion policiaca. ---cerca de 2-mil personas acudieron a darle el ultimo adios a "christina taylor green", una niña de tan solo 9 aÑos que fue la victima mas joven del ataque a balazos que dejo 6 muertos en "tucson, arizona".---algunos expresaron su sentimiento y apoyo a la familia de la pequeÑa con carteles colocados alrededor de la zona, y otros se vistieron de angeles con alas blancas.---la vida de "christina" comenzo y termino al momento de dos de los eventos mas estremecedores en la historia contemporanea de los estados unidos.---la niÑa nacio el 11 de septiembre de 2001, el dia de los atentados terroristas contra las torres gemelas y el pentagono... y murio el pasado sabado cuando un hombre disparo contra un grupo de gente durante una reunion publica con la congresista "gabrielle giffords", que recibio un disparo en la cabeza. -

george gascon will have a new job but he will be clocking into work for here at the hall of justice that also serves as the police headquarters. outgoing mayor gave newsom introduced gascon as the new district attorney. >> as i was listening to him, it became clear to me that he was the choice. >> and i believe i can offer something to this role that will be somewhat unique. and having the understanding of policing. >> reporter: one big difference between gascon's administration and that of former da harris. harris refused to seek the death penalty. gascon says he's not opposed to the death penalty in certain cases. gascon says he will run for reelection in the fall. as for now his acting replacement will be chief gascon. reporting live in san francisco i'm tara moriarty. >>> another major bay area city is searching for a new police chief. the mercury news reports that san jose city manager is planning to interview several finalists this week. she's expected to announce her decision sometime this month. >>> time now 5:02. these are gavin newsoms final hours as mayor. today at 1:00 p.m. n

i, george gascon, do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic. i will bear true faith and allegiance to this name that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservations, or purpose of evasion, and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter. and during such time, as i hold the position of district attorney for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [applause] [applause] ladies and gentlemen, san francisco's new district attorney. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. first, i want to thank my wife. when the mayor completely took me by surprise yesterday at around 2:00 and i said, you know, i have to talk to my wife. we are truly a partnership. this was a major decision. just like when we came here to san francisco, it was a decision that we made together. i wanted to be sure that it was going to work for this partnership. she immediately said, "where is your heart?" she said, "fol

gascon. cu --esta historia que nos cuenta jaime peluffo es muy triste. --un matrimonio de san jos esta teniendo que lidiar con una tragedia y doble. --despus de perder a su hija hace casi 10 aÑos, este fin de semana, su otro hijo se quit la vida, despus de matar al principal sospechoso de la desaparicin de la hermana. --jaime peluffo tiene imgenes y declaraciones exclusivas de la familia snchez.. --te escuchamos jaime. take pkg ----jaime peluffo: blanca, las nicas declaraciones que dio la familia snchez fueron a nbc- telemundo.. hoy le traemos eso, y el drama que ha vivido esta familia por casi una dcada. -----esta foto refleja el wayne snchez que sus hijas quieren recordar.. sonriente y afectuoso.. pero segn la polica, este sbado snchez tom la justicia en sus propias manos y mat a maurice nasmeh, el principal sospechoso de la desaparicin de sus hermana jeanine harms hace casi 10 aÑos.. snchez posteriorment e se quit la vida con un disparo. s.o.t. nicole sánchez/hija de wayne we are devast

police chief george gascon has said repeatedly he wants officers to use taser guns but last year the police commission voted down a proposal saying that taser guns were unproven and potentially dangerous. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> jean quan was up at dawn today for a meet and greet with city police officers predict she was welcomed by the new mayor and the police department. the councilwoman voted to lay off 80 officers and advocated for police hangups and 9% of their pension. >>> a san francisco judge today sentenced an alleged gang member to 25 years to life in prison for the murder of a man outside a nightclub. last july they found charles heard it guilty of first-degree murder in the death of richard barrett. he shot buried in the back. they said that he killed a man after trying to steal a necklace the victim was wearing. >>> marin county supervisors unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on meters in unincorporated areas. dozens of residents applauded the move and the supervisors meeting was held in san rafael and admit they cannot enforce the ban. many people said

la ciudad estaria buscando activamente un nuevo jefe policial, despues de la partida de george gascon./// cu ---nos vamos a concord, donde una mujer de 52 aÑos murio atropellada este domingo luego de tratar de ayudar a su perro que habia sido golpeado por un carro... take deko 3 ---segun la policia... "sherree lindborg" paseaba a su mascota a eso de las 5 y media de la tarde en " solano y avon" ....cuando el animal fue atropellado por un carro. ---- la mujer trato de auxiliar a su perro, pero fue tambien atropellada ... ---el conductor del coche... un joven de 17 aÑos trato de auxiliarla.... pero en ese instante la victima fue atropellada por un segundo auto... ---elconducto r del segundo vehiculo huyo del lugar. =stop open= roll open cu ----- esta manana una multitud abordo los llamados "trenes de la libertad" desde san jose y con destino a san francisco .... take vo ---esto, para conmemorar al campeon de los derechos civiles, el doctor martin luther king ..... ---- una vez en la ciudad, marcharon por sus calles entonando canciones alusivas .... ----- la marcha finalizo en el monum

gascon. >> i want to keep a good sense of community policing. i want every neighborhood in the city to take place. i'm gonna take those values into when i start sitting down with members of the boardened a t he -- board and the police commission. lee wills have -- we wills have have to deal with the deficit and says he wants to focus on disaster prepareds in and that the city -- preparedness and that the city is prepared for an earthquake. >>> a memorial is growing outside the tucson hospital where giffords is still in critical condition. she was holding an event in the parking lot when -- when the suspect opened fire. >> this kind of injury, i think we've said it a couple of times, a penetrating injury through the school, the survival let alone recovery is abysmal. she has no right to do this. we're hopeful but i want to underscore the seriousness of this injury. >> the doctor says the swelling of the brain remains stable and she's now breathing on her own and continues to respond to simple commands. president obama will travel to arizona to at

police chief george gascon is san francisco's new district attorney following a swearing-in mayor gavin newsom said was his last act as mayor. gascon was sworn in sunday afternoon in a hastily called city hall ceremony the day before newsom is set to formally become california's lieutenant governor. newsom said he asked gascon saturday afternoon if he would take the post. gascon said he had not sought out the job but could not turn down the opportunity. he replaces kamala harris, who is now california's attorney general. newsom named the then 55- year-old gascon as police chief in june 2009. before that he served as the chief of the mesa, ariz., police department. gascon has a law degree and has been a member of the california bar since 1996. it was a shock to many because he does not have a law degree from the money did not know we have a law degree. he says the department is in the unique situation given the the city will have an interim mayor the commission will have to decide whether to have an interim chief so the next election or conduct a nationwide search. >> i think you'll be w

. >> and before leaving, mayor gavin newson shaked down the district attorney, george gascon no criminal trial experience he believes that his career in law enforcement will help improve the prosecution and the police work together. >> officers generally complained that the prosecutors are not aggressive enough. and prosecutors complained that the police are not to a good enough to prosecute a case. now, i've the opportunity to have a solution that will involve both people. and with my recent involvement with the police. , and he has his second-in-command. to take over and interim chief. and with the citizens of san francisco and the file officers should not notice any changes will be is and georgcharge. >> and he says he is not in the running to take over the position permanently but he said that he would not turn it down if it is offered to him. >> my job is going to be able to take this department of continue to move forward with was the chief has put on the table. some initiatives that he wants to put ford. and my obligation is to move forward-and ultimately with this commission, and

gascon he replaced kamela harris. newsom narrowed down the candidates to six people that didn't include gascon then when he sought advice from the police chief saturday something clicked. >> he didn't seek this job and didn't even know he was necessarily being auditioned. but we were there, talking, i said what about you. and he kind of kept talking over me, and then he said are you serious? >> i am taken aback by this awesome honor that is being given to me, and i pledge to you that i will do everything that i can within my ability to make sure i earn the right to be in this office. >> the latest case of city hall shuffling, gascon was sworn in as the first latino district attorney in san francisco history. the rate drops to lows not seen since the 60s he has a law degree and member of the state bar the new police chief would be picked but ed lee and the police commission, the acting chief will be gascons second in command, who said he would take the job if offered. as for newsom he will be sworn in 1:00 p.m. this af

. >>> san francisco's new district attorney george gascon is working on a man to try to remake the city's court system, gascon would move thousands of petty offenders to a lower court. they would hand down sentences for petty crimes. the city already has several alternative courts that deal with substance abuse, mental illness and other issues. >>> garbage collection rates may be going up for some east contra costa county residents. tomorrow county supervisors are set to consider a 13% garbage increase for 7,600 customers. the increase would apply to garbage customers at bay point, bethel island, concord, discovery bay, nightson and oakley. if approved the cost of a $96 can would go up $4 a month to $35.85. a 32-gallon can would also increase by $4 to $32.85. >>> san jose says it has come up with a new way to save money. it wants to lead the nation with a new dimming technology on their street lights. one of two pilot projects has been set up. >> reporter: it's almost undetectable but when you look up you will notice a new plan under way. these new led lights don't only turn on and off th

gascon to be sworn in as the new da he replaces kamela harris. newsom narrowed down the candidates to six people that didn't include gascon then when he asked for advice from the police chief saturday something clicked. >> he didn't seek this job. and he didn't even know he was necessarily being auditioned. but we were there, talking i said what about you. and he kind of kept talking over me, and then he said are you serious? >> i am taken aback by this offer, honor that is being given to me, and i pledge to you that i will do everything within my ability to make sure that i earn the right to be in this office. >>> in this latest case of city hall shuffling, gascon has become the first latino district attorney in san francisco history, since newsom appointed him police chief a year and a half ago he said the city's violent crime rate dropped to lows last seen in the 60s. gascon has a law degree, hem or of the state bar the new police chief would be picked by ed lee and the police commission. the acting chief will be gascon's second in command, an

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. >>> in san francisco, police chief george gascon is talking about crime. he just wrapped up a press conference to discuss the y ear- end crime statistics for 2010. he talked about new procedures that helped reduce crime and the need for more nonlethal weapons available to his officers. jade hernandez joins us now from san francisco with more. good afternoon, jade. >> reporter: good afternoon. sanfrancisco police have been in the news for several o fficer-involved shootings recently. today the chief of police discussed crime in the city here at the center. he contends that the city of san francisco is a much -- is much safer than it has been. the department compiled the y ear-end report. the number of homicides in 2010 are up slightly. the last time san francisco saw that number was back in 1974. you are looking at video from the city's last homicide last year. chief gascon said no one should try to fair urban and suburban areas. the rates showed san francisco's murder rate is much lower than in boston, and even l.a. a commander says the d epartment's refoc

. >>> in a few minutes, san francisco police chief george gascon is expected to answer questions about today's officer involved shooting of a man who may have been in a wheelchair at the time. this video shows officers attending to that man after he was shot. the wheelchair is next to them. the department says officers were called to a health services building on howard street at 10:15 this morning to a report of a man slashing tires. police say the man stabbed one officer forcing them to fire a bean bag gun. police have not released any details about the officer condition. we will bring you the very latest on the police chief's press conference, and of course on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. >>> and a man is going into trial for killing his parents. his attorney claims prosecutors are trying to shoe horn the evidence into fitting their version of the killings and that his sister could have carried out that crime. >>> there's an outpouring of support that is committed to helping pets and their owners. it comes after someone broke into the facility over the weekend stealing hundreds o

george gascon recently left the post when he was appointed as district attorney. the police commission has approved a rapid schedule to replace him, closing the application period by early next month. interim mayor ed lee could then choose a new police chief as early as march 15. >>> los angeles police this morning are resuming the search for a gunman who shot a school police officer in the san fernando valley. he was shot in the chest yesterday of as he confronted a man who appeared to be breaking into cars. he was released from the hospital last night. >> due to good luck and the bulletproof vest, the officer was not severely injured. >> nine schools in that area had to go on lockdown right after the shooting. >>> it is 6:20. a disney danger. we have a warning about lead and a popular product sold at grocery stores. >> plus, he has no fear for the beard. why fists could be flying between giants pitcher giant wilson and a gutsy fan. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, group claims disney shopping bags sold at safeway... have >>> south 10 at cesar chavez we have an injury accide

san francisco district attorney george gascon is drafting plan to reduce a backlog in justice system to remove petty offenders into volunteer-run community court. the san francisco chronicle reports gascon wants mediators in seven or eight neighborhood courts who would decide cases and hand out non-jail sentences for crimes like illegal sidewalk sitting, shoplifting, prostitution, even minor drug offenses. he wants to avoid the filing charges for misdemeanors. offenders who cooperate could do community service and have the offense wiped off their record. >> san francisco's accidental tourist attraction is docked this morning at pier 70. the carnal splendor, that cruise ship adrift for several days is undergoing major, and we mean major repairs. live in san francisco with memories of the backed up plumbing and the mystery meat being fed to the passengers. >> you're bringing it all back when some people are thinking of having breakfast. nobody called it the love boat back then but now things have changed and now that this ship has come into san francisco they might call it the cash cru

the reason why i say that is that i think the disaster with george gascone is going to continue, where you bring in a police chief that carries on as if he is some sort of loyalty, that has no intention of being a police chief or becoming an attorney. he leaves chaos when he leaves. i was here when i voted down with everybody in this room on the tazers. he wanted to build a payroll. i do not think you have to consult the poa. that already 0 san francisco $500,000 from the president not paying the city that hasa9 been collected yet. a respected organization. it is for the benefit of the people at large. it is for the benefit of their own paychecks. but does not help the city of san francisco. payroll has exploded since 2001. in his compound itself by 10% a year. cannot go on. if you look at surrounding counties like san mateo, they had to lay off police. that is coming here. whether you like it or not, the city is bankrupt. it is only three to five years away from bankruptcy. part of the bankruptcy is pension, liabilities, and salaries of the sfpd. i think you ought to look at the new c