STOCKTON, CA - A retired sheriff's sergeant and two current employees of the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department have accused Sheriff Steve Moore of demoting employees who don't support his next run for office.

"The next thing I know, I'm served with a transfer notice and being transferred to courts, Monday through Friday -- quite a big pay cut for me," said retired  Sgt. Steve Walker.

He said the transfers continue, and it threatens public safety.

"You don't take an experienced aggressive (canine ) cop, who's out protecting the public.  This guy had a dog they took away just because he supported another candidate," said Walker.

Moore strongly disputed the accusation.

"As sheriff the last six years, I haven't made any assignments based on politics.  I have put my heart and soul into the department, been here 30 years.  I'm not going to do anything to hurt this department or the public," he said.

MANTECA, CA - Homeowners in a Manteca neighborhood said the invasion happened so quickly, silently and so low to the ground that they didn't see it coming until they were overrun.

"Saturday they were all in the front, in the street crossing Manteca Road and going to the orchards," said Lucy Cook of the thousands of caterpillars that took over Legacy Street last week. "They were all going in one direction."

"The whole street was just covered with them," said Rebecca English, who lives off of Fragrance Court. "And the neighbor across the street was afraid because she was driving over all of them. I said, 'don't worry, there's plenty to spare.'"

SACRAMENTO, CA - It's not the final decision but Monday, the NBA committee tasked with examining two competing bids for the Sacramento Kings recommended to the league's Board of Governors to deny the team's application to move to the Seattle.

The committee's vote was unanimous, 7-0 (some of the 12 members serve on both the relocation and finance committees which worked together on the reviewing the offers).

With the "all-in" vote, News10 Sports anchor Bryan May says that gives Sacramento at least 12 votes, more than the eight needed (to block a Seattle move) when the full vote by the Board of Governors (the 30 team owners or their representatives) is taken.

The owners have at least seven days to review the committee's recommendation before calling a meeting to vote. The NBA said Monday the owners would convene the week of May 13 to vote.