in california. in the next ten years, as much as $500 billion. this is a concern. governor jerry brown says it's a concern. he's trying to wrestle with the state budget. we now have $26 billion in red ink. republicans in sacramento are holding back on any support for this budget plan, saying we want first some kind of pension reform in addition to regulatory reform and other things, but this is going to be sort of the heart of the battle up in sacramento. it has to be addressed. everybody says that. california is not wisconsin. that said, we've got a democratic-controlled legislature and a governor who has been very, very friendly to organized labor. >> is that a new wrinkle put in this week by our partisan, little hoover commission. >> that threw another wrench in the whole thing. you're absolutely right, josh. the little hoover commission, talked about a suggested freezing pensions and lowering benefits for current employees. that created a firestorm up there in sacramento. >> we should say, nonpa

that's what we used in this california assessment. for the scenarios they were all down scaled to twelve kilometers covering california and nevada. it's not totally adequate and i'm not saying this is a solved problem. the premium grape growers want to know what's going on in napa, valley but for a lot of water related problems i think we're okay. [inaudible] >> what's the long-term climate - >> hopefully, we get on to that green emissions trajectory which would have co2 levels leveling off and declining. there's a lot of inertia in the system. we all have cars and you can't change power plants overnight and et cetera, et cetera. but in fact the earth response to climate is not going to make too much difference until about the middle part of the century between all those scenarios. through 2050 a climate model is sort of a climate model no whatter what you do with it. in fact if you stop all , co2 emissions today. fossil fuel is the reason it's increasing because fossil means it's stored in the ground and now we're putting it in the a

california faces a crisis that is real, and unprecedented. each of us will have to struggle with our conscious and people as we hammer out a sensible plan to put our state on a sound, fiscal footing, honestly balance the budget and position california to regain it's historic momentum. although our state's economy is started to recover we will not create the jobs we need unless we put our own financial house in order. it's essential that we do our work boldly, and without delay. my intention is to make california again a leader in job creation, renewable energy and state-of-the-art efficiency shall and a solid, primary and secondary education system. our universities are world known, i intend to see that they continue to enjoy the respect of students and scholars throughout the world. we have to restructure the criminal justice system, realign state and local government functions and stream line state government itself. all this can happen if we find the courage, and summon the will to tackle our budget deficit head on and deal with it honestl

>> comg up next on "california coury"... it's crunch time as we dig up what goes into one of our favorite snacks... and you don't even have to leave your car to see how farming is blossoming in one part of the state this time of year... then we put the "fun" back ifungi with tips from an expert. it's all ahead and starts now. [captioninmade possible by california farm bureau federation] >> welcome to the show. i'm your host tracy llers. we're in the beautiful mountains of el dorado county today, which is just a short drive away from sacramento. andhat brings us to our first story. if you're anything like me, you've probably consumed this next produce item at let once this week. that's because it's been called america's favorite vegeble. but we like to call ththa >> comg up next on "california country"... it's crunch time as we dig up what goes into one of our favorite snacks... and you don't even have to leave your car to see how farming is blossoming in one part of the state this time of year... then we put the "fun" back i

no one knew if this distinctive rhone style could be achieved in california. by the end of the 1980s, the 2 families had started a business together. they settled on a former cattle ranch in the far northwestern corner of paso robles as the place to open their new winery, tablas creek. but bringing cuttings from france into the united states wasn't going to be simple. >> what we did is we took new cuttings of all of the traditional rhone varieties, and brought them into the country when we started in 1989. when you do that legally, and we did, you have to leave them in quarantine at the u.s. department of agriculture while they're being tested for viruses. and this quarantine, if everything goes right, this quarantine is 3 years long. >> getting the vines out of quarantine was just the first step. after 2 more years spent propagating them, the cuttings needed to be grafted. >> so, the reason you need to graft grapevines is that all wine grapes are native to europe. there's a parasite called phylloxera, it's a soil parasite, a flea-size soil parasite that's nat

one of california's largest industries. but each year, public defenders and private providers of quality defense battle for every dollar needed to protect this constitutional right. the bar association of san francisco is committed to partnerering with, not competing with our public defenders. san francisco fortunate to have a strong public defender and a bar system committed to quality representation for the poor. to best guarantee quality indigent defense, our partnership with the public defender and bar association is essential. they are each other's complements. the sum of the part that makes the whole of criminal defense work so well in san francisco. a challenge for our profession will be to ensure that cities and counties fighting seemingly endless budget deficits do not fall prey to the burgeoning business offered through websites of contract services for criminal defense. our constitution mandates that people accused of crimes be represented by comp at the present time council. not the last expensive council. on a

unlike the california building code, it is not specific. the california building code would require those things -- providing a path of travel. if it proved to be impossible to provide them, you could possibly qualify for what is called a reasonable hardship. that is based on a mix of ability to do the work to remove the barrier, the amount of money that is being spent, the effect on the business -- things like that. all new buildings are expected to comply fully with the requirements. the same is true with the california building code and the ada. i think i will leave it there. when i was preparing for this, i looked at an enormous volume of materials. this is something that can go into a five-day seminar easily. it is difficult to pare it down in a way that makes sense, where i do not feel i am leaving too much about. at this point, it would be better to sit back and answer questions, if you have any. i am not sure if i am going to speak independently. if you have any questions, i would be happy to entertain them. commissioner lee: thank

in california, those laws are pretty heavily regulated. for example, the private screening firms cannot report of arrests -- or they are not supposed to -- and i cannot report convictions going back more than seven years. federal law does not even close, not nearly as good. that is consumer protection law. then, applicants are entitled not to report arrest on an application, so we are very familiar with lots of good laws on the books that are never enforced. the real challenge is to get about enforcing these laws. i do not know if you want to talk about it -- >> tell us about what is next. how can we be successful in taking -- you mentioned there are some good laws on the books. do we -- do they go far enough? how can we take it further? how can we essentially this reform? this seems to be critical. >> we had this huge proliferation of background checks. this huge proliferation of this industry that is collecting all these criminal records, and you have way more people walking around with a criminal record. one in five, as was mentioned. s

in california, that rate is 115,000 per year. in california, over 1 million people have a conviction record, and one in five individuals have an arrest or criminal conviction. so we have to ask ourselves -- is criminal record reform an urgent priority for california? and if so, what is being done? and how can we go further? let's hear what our distinguished panel has to say. our first panelist is dr. steven richardson, a renowned author and professor of criminal justice at the university of wisconsin oshkosh. i have to say that dr. richards probably will not authorize this, but i am going to make a plug for the book he has written. i want to say he has written the book "convict criminology." another book called "behind bars." and "beyond bars." so check it out on amazon. we also have with us the policy co-director of the national employment law project. and eliza hirsch is the supervising attorney in the clean slate pride is at the east bay community law center. welcome, panelists. i want to tell the audience that while we are ha

a group of rabbis, all going to israel together, would be important and unprecedented for northern california. so i started pushing for it it came to fruition in january. >> we should say also this would not have happened without you working with the israel council general, based in san francisco but for northern california. this was coordinated by the israel council general, board of rabbis and yourself. >> we have a lot of work to do. a lot of details to deal with, as time went on, and the wonderful thing ability the trip we reached out to the -- about the trip we reached out to the whole community we had a great mix of rabbis who joined us and participated in mostly everything we did. >> i think what is interesting is it probably i think most people thing rabbis go to israel all the time if you are a rabbi of a congregation you put a group together and go. you might go with a young adult group, barber mitt have a family group but what was unusual about this, we rabbis as a group don't necessarily travel together to a place that means so much to us, that inspired us in some cases maybe even

don't mess with california. this is when it is good to be mayor. only i could get away with saying the following. i saw eli get up and he's got that dead head shirt on. i am reminded what the late great jerry garcia once said. he said you do not want to be the best of the best. you want to be the only one that does what you do. that is our san francisco giants in 2010. believe it. how about a big round of applause for burst kochi and brian -- bruce poetrbochy and bn sabian who brought this together and did the impossible. how about another big round of applause to the 2010 world champion san francisco giants. [applause] i want to thank each and everyone of you. we would not be here if it was not for the fans, for all of you, a big round of applause for each and every one of you. not just for coming out today but every day, supporting this team. we are in a time where everyone's focusing on what is wrong. out here in san francisco, here in california, we are focusing on what is right, the sense of spirit, pride, that sense of possibility is back in

with the loma prieta hit in 1989, 28% to 30% of california homeowners had earthquake insurance in california. now, according to the insurance information network only about 12% are covered and get this. fewer than 10% of the businesses have the insurance. it's not cheap and it's worth checking into. he says properties have become less expensive to insure in recent year autos one in every five fatal accidents involves an zwent a missing air bag. often it's all part of a fraud where mechanic says the bag was replaced it and wasn't. an investigation first pointed out this problem years ago and now, finally, action is being taken. california's state senator has introduced legislation that goes after mechanics and thogs convicted would be looking at a $5,000 fine and the latest target are car doors. thieves are targeting jeep wranglers. turns outdoors are pretty easy to steal. and easy to sell online. it's a growing crime spotted in the mid west. >> there is a if you leave doors unlocked people will snatch the doors. >> and there are some special locks that make it almost impossible that costs ab

it is just really need for the san francisco bay area, northern california, california -- it is really neat to recognize native american heritage month with these four that we on this day. again, i know them well. and i can call them my friends, even though one of them is lakota. at this time, i would like to turn the microphone over to john of kqed. >> thanks, carol -- banks, ea -- thanks, earl. i'm president of kqed media. i'm glad you are all here, and we are glad you are all here, and kqed is proud to be joining in partnership with the san francisco mayor's office of neighborhood services and the san francisco native american health center and the native american aids project in celebrating american indian heritage month. we proudly celebrates the diversity out northern california by commemorating american indian heritage with more than 60 programs this year -- this month, in fact. these programs are highlighted in a guide along with listings of community resources and local events, and you can find that actkqed.org/ -- at kq ed.org/heritage. i wanted to point out a couple of films

and the california farm bureau federation. >> coming up next on "california country," go behind the scenes of one of the most recognized food companies in cali@ornia. then learn about the important ingredient in this italian favorite. next, meet the family that is putting the fun back in fungi. and learn a great new recipe you can make today. it's all ahead, and it starts now. [ctioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] welcome to the show. i'm your host tracy sellers. so, have you eer wondered, "what does it take to stay fresh in the world of agriculture?" well, one dried fruit company thinks they have found the answer. and they would know. they've been growing strong in the business more than a century now. this time of year, there's only one thing on marysville farmer sam nevis' mind--getting his fruit off the tree. just like any other farmer, getting his harvest in and on time is crucial, even though you won't be seeing these plums in the produce section of the market. that's because you'll be seeing them as dried plums, otherwise known as prunes. and there's no bette

. >>> gracias qu tal tuvimos de oportunidad de ir a esta reunión aquí en california en besaber l para tratar que entender la situación que están viviendo en egipto, pero lo más importante el futuro que podrían esperar para la noche, le vamos a tener detalles a continuación. >>> el salón de la universidad de california en ibéric le fue el * punto de encuentro sobre lo que pasa en egipto para sacar del poder a hosni mubarak, una situación difícil si no que tambié compleja. >>> la situación esta compleja hay muchos que se tienen que ver todavía, nunca sabemos como se va a formar la protesta, indicaron al pre descender dejar en el poder hosni mubarak. >>> seria más de lo mismo. >>> otro punto es que manifestación siguen kung-fu río contra el gobernante, según parece se han unido miembro de la sociedad interlectual >>> la gente en del vid * están empezando a escribir una nueva constitución. >>> otro aspecto que se recalcó aquí en la y universidad de california es el papel que han jurando internet como teléfono celulares. >>> otro de los problema dijeron que egipto no c

it's called community power decentralized renewable energy in california. we may even if we're lucky have a couple copies for some of the members because it shows why it's so important to commit to that buildout. so as it goes forward, i'm deferring i think to some of the process and commitment we're hearing commitment to not only move forward with the program but i hope there's some openness to really committing in a very certain way with dates and actual commitments to that buildout. because i think that's where you really have a program people have been behind for som years and where we want to see this go. particularly we're eager to apply the new avalos local hiring law to that buildout because i think that's the genesis of a lot of local hiring movement is out of environmental justice, guaranteeing opportunities for folks that grew up in disadvantaged communities with decades of power plant pollution from them dirty power plants in the southeast working on the renewables, lowering our demand for dirty power and that's something that i think we're real

you almost never see in california. farmers and environmentalists on the same side. >> it seems to me that in the middle of a recession, there isn't that much pressure to build. so it's -- it might not even be an important point. >> that's one of the arguments that the brown administration is making. what the farmers are saying is, look. the state grows by 500,000 people net a year. so if you think about that, every two years, basically, the population of a city the size of san jose and certainly the size of san francisco is plopped down in california in perpetuity. that's a relentless pressure in good economies and bad. sometimes it slows, sometimes it doesn't. if you don't protect your key farmland you'll end up like los angeles. it's an amazing fact a lot of people don't know. up until 1946, los angeles was the leading farm county in california by products sold. so you can lose it pretty quickly. >> we talk about the short-term financial boost if they sell this land to developers. what's the long-term implication to

i have an exand pl in california that's local to the san francisco, puc, the california commission has listed grant under their renewable fuels program and they are reported to supply several millions of dollars to demonstrate the viability of product that can be commercialized. all the good establishments in urban areas to convert to bio diesel fuel. these collaborative opportunities are available and have been used for many years now throughout the various states and, i think the opportunity is right in front of us to take advantage of these opportunities. in this particular case you have the state of california, you have the region nine, epa, so you have a regulator, san francisco ucuc. all contributing to funds offered by the california commission. so i'd like to suggest that we, as a group here, recognize that those opportunities are out there and that we leverage those opportunitys for the sake of reducing the carbon footprint and if we do that, these are near turn gains we can do as we get to the long-term as far as uncertainties and hydrological issues that might take a longer

---"teresa quevedo" nos dice qué vacuna se deben poner todos los estudiantes en california, por ley. poner todos los estudiantes en california, por ley. sus hijos deben ser vacunados de forma de ley , en lo cual si no lo están no podrán entrar a las clases. >> a partir del otoño será obligatorio que desde sñptimo a octavo estñn vacunados contra la tosferina. >> desde que edad puede un menor recibir la vacuna?. >> desde los 2 meses. >> esta tosferina debe cuidar de esto que puede producir la muerte. >> hoy se sigue el caso de corrupción de los oficiales que trabajaban en la alcaldía de bel . >> ellos se pagaban sobre sueldo de forma impune. >> había opiniones diversas en cuanto a esta corrupción . >> esto ha traído , que en vez de usar la policía , el alcalde externalice los servicios de seguridad. >> mientras tanyo , el los Ángeles eran procesados por dos aos de cárcel por declararse culpables. >> ni yo ni la comunidad estamos de acuerdo. >> un nuevo análisis dice que con regularidad en san francisco gastan millones de dólares en la jubilaciones a los ex policías. >>

we all know mary as a very capable secretary for california's resources -- california resources agency where she was the head of that agency from 1998 to 2003. those of us who remember back far enough recall the days as a senior attorney for the environment now foundation. she was also co-founder of the first environmental justice working group in the state. we are very pleased here in san francisco and i believe all of you should be very pleased to have mary as the moderator of our first panel. mary, it's time for you to take it away. thank you. . >> thank you so much, susan, for that very generous introduction and also to the city and the public utilities commission for hosting this landmark event. it really is wonderful to see water utilities taking a leadership role in discussing this key issue and particularly to see the bredth of the program in terms of the way the issues are being addressed. i'm particularly pleased as an urban person to see for once that we're talking about water from the coast up the watershed, rather than the other way around. starting out this morning's prog

the study cited by our media partner california watch. tonight education reporters takes us to one school where they're ready. by the time students reach age grade most should have skills to tackle algebra. but one third of those who took the test scored at below face baisic levels. this is according to a nonprofit. >> what this report is saying is really not that kids shouldn't be taking algebra in age grade but they need more preparation. >> before tackling al ge bra they should have mastered fractions. and our media partner california catch. >> there is kids shouldn't be pushed into class was out either more preparation or support while they're taking that class. but just to throw them into the deep end is setting them up for failure. >> presidio pidel school is part of a pilot program using ipads and al ge bra april politics design bid a boston publishing company. there is three classes using a textbook. the fourth uses ipads. >> with this ipad it's not just a textbook. there are videos and there is a calculator on it. >> and at the e

. >>> >>> trying to celebrate grand openings against california with every sleep train location. save up to one thousand dollars on posturepedic and every beauty rest on sale, get free financing and simmons and sealy free mattress sets and a free bed frame and free same day delivery. >>> the organizers of the amgen tour of california says competitors will face the most comprehensive anti doping program. prerace testing will start in mid february, three months before the tour, all riders will be subject to urine, blood test or both. the tour of california will begin in south lake tahoe on may 15th. >>> joe is filling in this evening, the giants getting experience. >> everybody is getting on board. the giants have an experienced mind to their decision makers, lou pinella has been hired as special assistant. he has a long time relationship with giant's general manager brian sabien, he will do most of his work from his home in florida. >>> there was a national championship trophy presented in the bay area in addition to the giants trophy which has been making the rounds. the army nat

in the recent california assessment, we used three of these scenarios. or at least models that were based on those to guide us in assessing what might happen in the state of california in sort of a broad base of different impacts ranging from water resources to forest, human health, beeches, coasts, agriculture and so on. let's go on to the next one. okay this is kind of one of those tricky power point graphs and this is where i pretend i'm al gore. now we're taking longer point of view and these three traces here at the bottom is global temperature, surface temperature of the earth. this is made out from proxy records and we did not have thermometers a hundred and fifty years ago so this is reconstructed from sediments and ice ansisotopes and so forth and the top is co2, so this is in hundreds of thousands of years and it's interesting that you see this pretty remarkable sigh lick or cycles and this is the climate and other periods of earth history we would be huddled in a cave right now or something. the - one of the primary factors in causing this per

gene quan, the mayor of oakland, california. [applause] and the city attorney and one of my lawyers, john russo. [applause] oakland. from the board of education, emily mores. [applause] and i could go on and on with the -- mr. mayor to be of the people who are here celebrating with you on this very historic occasion. and it was all made possible by this fine collection of people to my right whom i've introduced by name and now let me ask the president of the san francisco board of supervisors, a man who chaired the historic meeting where the vote count was done without the assistance of our folk who normally count votes which is kind of the way i prefer to have votes counted in elections. you get better results. the president of the board of supervisors, david chiu. [applause] president chiu: good afternoon. so mayor brown, i want to tell you the score of the game upstairs. two numbers. 11 to zero. [applause] this is an historic moment for san francisco. and i want to first start by thanking my colleagues at the board of supervi

four major sources in southern california and because their from distinct thigh droe logical areas we tend to not have them dry at the same time it's one of our primary areas or defenses, we get colorado okay okay, north california, and local in our south california region that supplies almost half the water we use and then through one of our member agencies city of los angeles the east si' ras and this year is it's becoming depress ingly clear and 07' is shaping up that all of them are well below normal. every single area. hoping that it's not a trend and a depressing state for me as my first years general manager. , brad will talk first hand he's on the faculty of university of colorado the director of university water assessment and was one of the great names in western law and politics. our next speaker doctor dan will repeat that entire lunchtime presentation except he'll talk really fast and do it in ten minutes. our third speaker barry nelson, codirector of national resources defense council and working on an interesting project water law and policy, and that's settlement and p

. >> reporter: sacramento judge is a member of the alliance of california judges a reformist group, a leading critic of the computer project called the court case management system or ccms. she says the state auditor's report vindicates members. >> we've been saying foreclose to two years this was an out of control misused and misspending of scarce resources. >> the computer project was created nine years ago but the judicial council setting state wide policy for 58 trial courts in california. the administrative office of the courts the arm that runs the affairs managed this project. the goal to connect all courts to one computer system making it easier for judges to manage case loads. but the project experienced serious glitches and cost overruns. the price tag went from initial estimate of $250 million to $1.3 billion. the audit says the final cost may be closer to $2 billion. among the serious findings the audit says the project was inadequately planned planned. that the office of the courts failed to develop accurate cost estimates. judges critical of the project say the millions

published a report titled, changing climate, assessing the risk to california. the report looked at 3 scenarios for cutting the amounts of emission that we pump into the atmosphere and depending on whether and how much green house gas emissions can be brought under control, the report projects by the end of the century average temperatures in california will rise between 3 and 10 1/2 degrees centigrade. one of the most publicized impacts of global warming is a predicted increase in sea level. and here's a graph showing sea level rise in san francisco bay. now, i want to note one very important fact about this graph. it does not show predicted sea level rise. it shows how much the level of the bay has risen over the past century. since 1900, the bay waters have risen 7 inches. and we at bcdc have been monitoring this increase for decades and we have been especially concerned because ground elevation, particularly in the south bay, is sinking because of ground water extraction. so even if there's no sea level rise, we expect more flooding as the low-lying areas co