>>california! where better to talk diversity! >>♪music. >>there's more than just a diversity of faces in california. this is our most bio-diverse state - ridiculously so! there are over 5,860 different types of plants here, 2,153 of them are endemic - they are found nowhere else. add to this over 540 birds, 214 mammals, 77 reptiles, 47 amphibians, 83 fish...and, well, you get the picture! why? the state is big - it's huge! but there are small places here where diversity is really high. it's more than size. to begin to answer the question we travel to one of these diverse corners, torrey pines state reserve, just outside of san diego. so here are some really local statistics. right here in san diego county we have three million people. that makes it the fifth most populated county in the united states. in fact, three million people makes it larger than the population of 20 out of the 50 states. all these people share this place, these 2.7 million acres that make up san diego county with 2,300 species of plants. 2,300 species that makes san

her case sat on the shelf in the southern california investigations section of the california department of public health for 6 1/2 years. when i say 6 1/2 years, that means the case was closed in february of this year and the decision was to take no action against the caregiver. and when you ask about how many cases there are, one of the things that both ryan and i found when looking at the cases was that the number of revocations of certifications for caregivers dropped dramatically from where it was prior to addressing what the department regulators say is a backlog of cases that built up between 2004 and 2008. just to give you an example, prior to that, about a quarter of the cases -- of the complaints against caregivers resulted in revocations of certifications. once they started addressing what had developed as a massive backlog of complaints, sudden those revocations dropped dramatically. and you were only seeing about 7% to 9% of cases where revocations occurred. >> what do you think was happening? were they just telling investigators to dismiss the cases without thoroughly inves

california coverage, is not obamacare, it's really a separate entity that was formed in california. there is a separate governance and non-profit. what they have done is two changes one for individual and one for small employer groups. there is two separate exchanges, not one. what they have done that was a key decision point in my mind was that they standardized the health plans and the health plan benefit design that are in the exchange. the reason why this is important as i mentioned on the metallic here, if you standardized the metallic tiers, they are still confusing to the consumer as to how do you compare one plan to the other plan a because of the co-pays out of pocket. the covered california leadership said we are going to standardize plans and lead in this business and for this plan design and therefore the only thing that changes is your premium, negotiated rates and your model whether it's a p po or some other plan design. the >> important thing to know is that standardized designs are two different exchanges. back in may of this year, covered california, about a year ag

from farm to feast, stay tuned for more of the tempting tastes of california. >> welcome back to "california country." >> at the kitchen in sacramento, chefs are busy preparing tasty dishes using a vegetable that's increasing in popularity. california endives are showing up on more and more dinner plates. >> i mean, you see a lot of people use, uh, the endive as vessels. so they'll take just the leaf off and put things in it and serve it that way. uh, i think it has a lot of different uses. >> the chances are if this vegetable's on your plate, it's probably grown by california vegetable specialties, a company headquartered in the tiny hamlet of rio vista, between san francisco and sacramento. the first thing the owner did was give us a lesson in pronunciation. >> so what we grow here at cvs is spelled e-n-d-i-v-e. however, it'pronounced quite differently, and the correct pronunciation is this--on-deev. >> obviously, uh, rio vista, where rich works, is about as far away from france as you can get, so we tend to call it en-dive. now, i know rich is cringing in his seat as i say this, as he has

(applause) >> well, thank you and welcome to california. it's a great place to come and talk about solar energy because we are in the forefront of certainly the rest of the states, probably -- in fact, certainly in the western hemisphere, california is in the lead. and that's important. but being in the lead doesn't mean we've arrived at the goal. got a long way to go and i hope the work you do here, the conversations, the relationships that are formed can help advance the cause of solar energy and renewable energy or generally. back when i was governor the first time, that was a long time ago -- some of you folks weren't even born then -- not too many. i see a few gray hairs here who are hanging around. that was a long time ago, 38 years ago, as a matter of fact. very few people get to be governor 38 years after they first started. [laughter] >> with a 28-year hiatus. (applause) so, i guess i have to expiate my many political sins and i spent time in the wilderness. but i am back and i can reflect on how politics work, how it worked then,

you still need to have generation in california so it doesn't clean california there. it reduces carbon, but it doesn't eliminate nox or particulate matter. that's how the buckets were set up. however, the reason some bundled recs are allowed and some out of state resources are allowed -- i shouldn't say it's not actually technically out of state. they can't deliver into california. they are allowed. there is some advantage to having some diversity in the utilities procurement plans. so that a few resources in california can't drive up the price. so, there's some advantages to keeping the overall price of the portfolio lower if you can have some mix in those resources. >> commissioner king, is that from the previous question? >> i guess. >> any other questions from commissioners? >> [speaker not understood]. >> commissioner josefowitz. >> so, the reason that the bucket 3com ~ bucket 3 compliance targets go down, the mentioned the reasons rps exist. which one of those four does that satisfy? [multiple voices] >> they can go high and go down is to satisfy the goal of hop

it is now one of the most overcrowded prisons in california. tracy jones was one of the women forced to move. >> they combined two prisons into one and we were kicked out for male genders. so we're over here. >> many inmates told us off camera that the medical care was worse than before, and the conditions of their cells were appalling. >> it's not just fifteen minutes in confinement. it's day after day, year after year, decade after decade. people cannot comprehend that. we've always known the time entire i was there, we always talked about if there was ever a fire or an emergency how many of us would die because you couldn't actually evacuate the place safely because of the population total. >> two years ago, a federal panel ruled that the california prison system was dangerously overcrowded. the state was ordered to reduce its prison population by at least 30,000 inmates. >> they are horribly, horribly overcrowded to the extent that people were literally dying in our prisons from simple medical conditions simply because they didn't get acces

prevailing wages and i ask you to help me in welcoming the council of california mr. robby hunter (clapping) >> >> the state building construction trade represents 4 hundred and 80 thousand workers. i myself am a member of the structural and workers and spent almost thirty years building skyscrapers and bridges thought california. as we stand here today in the shadow of two of the most historic bridges built over 80 years ago on this labor day i decade those words to all the workers even the ones that are gone. construction of thousands of bridges those historic spans - those - of historic bridges spanning the great national divides this will allow our nation to grow. part of the new deal to lift us up from the great depression the construction of this bridge one of the greatest employment for our nation. the jobs this bridge provided during this time helped many families to get through the did the times. a bridge of this type of is one of the most dangerous of the construction folks. over 1 hundred million hours were worked with no loss of life. i would like to thank

they laid concrete in southern california. without which, a good deal would be washed into the ocean. the ccc and the wpa workers were trained for disaster relieve. we didn't have to rely on the national guard. these kinds of things wouldn't be as disastrous. we need a new wpa. they are walking over the sidewalks, which is wpa. this was a demonstration outside of dianne feinstein's office. and demanding it not be torn down. the new deal moved in and gave rural areas water and electricity. this is one in modock county and we have cheaper electricity. and then, there were sustainable communities, people think they are discovering this at this time. this one was done in georgia. this is one in maryland green belt outside of washington d.c. this is right outside of the co-op. and then urban roads like this in the los angeles river and this is being built. this is mira loma park. this is lark merced blvd. it's all made of clay. it's going to slump. these are the roads built in the oakland hills. nate, red woods. skyline. and enable

touchstone for this great california event could be just as easily been 1936 the year the bridge was build. for in 193 of this country was in the midst of the great depression. a signal to renewed civic effort proved that the pioneer spirit still lives. and now, of course, it the 2012 and we're here again. today, we decade this new span worked through the toughest economic times since the great demonstration. we must make is a symbol a time of growth not just holding on. more californians working in jobs not more unemployment. a time to make real what we only dream of and not just settling for what is easy. a time for the inevitable disagreements over what we do to lead to principle comprised and progress not tired failure. on this labor day thank you to all of the great leaders. mayor brown and mayor quan and mayor lee and all those who pictures are symbolized throughout this hello. those who worked so hard to make this historic day come to past. now my pleasure to introduce the senator (clapping) >> yes 24 years since is earthquake. it's about time everybody isn't it? it's also whi

and in california we have a problem. on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced a new voice in journalism. >> good evening everyone, welcome to al jazeera. >> usa today says: >> ...writes the columbia journalism review. and the daily beast says: >> quality journalists once again on the air is a beautiful thing to behold. >> al jazeera america, there's more to it. >> every sunday night al jazeera america presents gripping films, from the worlds top documentary directors >> this is just the beginning of somthing much bigger... >> this sunday...the premier of "budrus" >> the primary concern of the fronts is security that trumps everything >> how could a wall designed to divide, unite israelis and palestinians al jazeera america presents... "budrus" premiers this sunday night 9 eastern. >> by 2010, california's prisons held close to 160,000 inmates - almost double the state's capacity. >> governor brown's response: something he called "realignment" - the transfer of low-level offenders to county jails. >> that's the whole

and california does have the goal of 33% renewable energy. we have the goal of a million solar rooftops. we already have over 130,000 installations on homes and small businesses. so, we're looking at utility, scale, installation of solar, we're looking at individual homes, and businesses. so, wherever we can, we are encouraging it. we're number oned in the country. we're going to keep on going. it's very critical. now, i know from the idea to the execution to the secure realization, it takes a long time. and we have to have patience. we have to have staying power. so, that's the dilemma. we look at most of the countries. germany certainly an exception, but most are not stepping up to the plate. there is a complete disproportion between the knowledge and the magnitude of the knowledge about and the magnitude of climate change and what it's going to do to the way -- to our way of life and our response. the response is feeble compared to the challenge, and we've got to wake up to that fact. (applause) >> the challenge -- one of the challenges is

california needs to plan for future in concrete ways. for example, rising temperatures put more demand on an already strained are energy system. sea levels could rise another three feet by the end of the century. they take a toll on marine industry, scientists say we need to pay attention. >> i think it's prudent to be prepared for more change and start thinking about adaptation. >> what humans do or do not do makes obig difference. in california transportation schools the biggest part of the pie and contributes to greenhouse gases. clafntion need to drive less and -- californians need to drive less. >> the public is lower than it needs to be in order to act on this. as well as our decision makers. >> the next california assessment is expected in the next four to five years. climate scientists say they hope the messages from the environment, droughts, heat waves and wildfires can help make californians and everyone else pay attention. nicole mitchell, al jazeera san diego california. >> a report by the environmental protection agency in

the flood zone becomes for important because of the run off of california street. we have a lot of debris that comes down and floods the sewers. my wife and i are the only people out there cleaning up. and the acid put it in a building where there's gases without any ventilation the ventilation system is poor and the gas is lighter than the air floats in the air and burns easily. one of the other major problems there's a whole block of residential areas between california street and lake street. lake street is the sewer line for san francisco it has one sir, line. and you know the problem that i have is the lack of consideration of - a perfect storm earthquake prone, flood prone, people with burgers running around in a dental area and i live across the street with other people and people with children. and also number one the line goes right by with electrical wires constantly spashgz and repairs are made daily. that's a consideration all that other b.a. lesson of the flood zone won't flood it floods all the time. i think what at&t is could go is cost effective. sc

our exchange is called cover california, cover california is an online marketplace where individuals can purchase health insurance. individuals who have incomes that are above the medi cal threshold and californians can buy health insurance on this stage. there are four standard tiers that will be offered, they're called bronze, silver, gold and platinum, the difference is their percentage of annual cost that is the health plan covers, bronze covers 60% of cost, silver, 70, gold, 80 and platinum, 90, there's a catastrophic plan that also will be available. there are sliding scale subsidies available to low-income individuals on covered california up to 400 % of poverty which is about 46 thousand dollars a year for a single adult. half of the individuals expected to get health insurance through covered california [inaudible] currently five health plans are approved for offering in san francisco under undercover california, they are anthem blue cross, blue shield, the chinese community health plan, health net and kaiser. technically, there is no mandate on employers to provide health i

y para la actividad econÓmica en el estado de california. >>> de esta manera, california seguirÁ estando entre los estados con mayores salarios mÍnimos, washington ocupa el primer lugar, con 9, 19 por hora, muy por encima de 7, 25 del federal, marÍa teresa que tiene dos trabajos para mantener a tres hijos que estudian, se mostrÓ esceptica con el incremento. >>> me beneficia, voy a ganar mÁs, pero en fin, todo sube de toda maneras, todo sube, sale lo mismo. >>> siente que su situaciÓn no cambiarÁ. >>> quienes se opusieron a la medida indicaron que aumentarÁ la inflaciÓn, y el Índice de desempleo, el comerciante dijo que serÁ lo contrario. >>> eso motiva que la gente gaste un poquito mÁs, que la economÍa estÉ mejor. va a ayudar a todos, como negociante, estoy contento que aumenten a la gente que gana el mÍnimo. >>> de acuerdo al experto en finanzas, si bien es cierto que no habrÁ un incremento en el poder adquisitivo de californianos, no se perderÁ. >>> el 25% de incremento al salario mÍnimo, viene a contrarrestar la perdida adquisitiva del salario mÍnimo que tenemos en c

we look forward to seeing marriage took place here in california. i want to point out we had a great ruling so this is a wonderful day for the marriage equality. we look forward to make sure that marriage marmgz is restored here in california we continue this battle. and that political debate that changes in the hearts and minds of people in the california ruling we're very, very glad. thanks so much >> on december 28, 1912. san francisco mayor, sonny jim rolph stared into the crowds of those who have gathered. a moment in history. the birth of a publicly own transit system. san francisco municipal railway. muni as it would become to be known. happy birthday, muni, here is to the next 100 years. the birth of muni had been a long-time coming. over the years the city was disjointed privately owned companies. horses and steam and electric-powered vehicles. creating a hodgepodge of transit options. none of them particularly satisfying to city residents. the city transit system like the city itself would have changes during the san francisco earthquake.

a couple of weeks ago we had the mayor of california -- pardon me, the governor of california mayor of the arico so congressman assemblyman phil barr said he and many other politicians and stakeholders from the local political and government affiliates that were here in downtown los angeles. since this car is assembled in the u.s. we believe we will have significant impact on the automotive industry. >> so you employ mostly americans. >> correct. >> we have an american staff who works on the car. >> they send americans to china to make this car. that gets a little -- you may not want to put all that in there. see how many overseas? >> i'm not sure but i will just use the l.a. number. >> it's 65%, no it's 100% in the u.s.? >> stop for one second. [laughter] >> we are not going to tell you that on film. this car is made by state-owned enterprise that among other things does things like sell landmines and ak-47s to africa and owns a company called aramco that was busted for importing ak-47s to street gangs in l.a.. who would back an organization like that? the gentleman with the white hai

we own and manager california street which was located across the street from the project. while we're certainly sympathetic with the people needing this medication we feel it will be detrimental to the area. i've been approached by a handful of tenant who strongly oops on the project. and we hope this will not effect our attracting tenants for the future >> any additional comments? >> i'm kitty lewis i'm a patient and i have especially less than and i've had it my entire life and i've been on medication until working with the herb's i've been able to use the cd in cap pulsing sulz i'm not getting high i'm able to function. i haven't had seizures and i've been able to get off my medication. what's great it's not like any typical dispensary. so i think it would be in everybody's best advertiser >> any additional public comment? >> good evening. i'm jason roman berg i'm a small business owner and due to playing sports i have bad knees and by using the cream which is in no way is a drug it let's me bend and walk. with their location being in the so on missouri ma county it's a

prevailing wages and i ask you to help me in welcoming the council of california mr. robby hunter (clapping) >> >> the state building construction trade represents 4 hundred and 80 thousand workers. i myself am a mber of the structural and workers and spent almost thirty years building skyscrapers and bridges thought california. as we stand here today in the shadow of two of the most historic bridges built over 80 years ago on this labor day i decade those words to all the workers even the ones that are gone. construction of thousands of bridges those historic spans - those - of historic bridges spanning the great national divides this will allow our nation to grow. part of the new deal to lift us up from the great depression the construction of this bridge one of the greatest employment for our nation. the jobs this bridge provided during this time helped many families to get through the did the times. a bridge of this type of is one of the most dangerous of the construction folks. over 1 hundred million hours were worked with no loss of life. i would like to thank a

and in california we have a problem. what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? >>they share it on the stream. >>social media isn't an afterthought. it drives discussion across america. >>al jazeera america social media community, on tv and online. >>this is your outlet for those conversations. >>post, upload, and interact. >>every night, share undiscovered stories. >> by 2010, california's prisons held close to 160,000 inmates - almost double the state's capacity. >> governor brown's response: something he called "realignment" - the transfer of low-level offenders to county jails. >> that's the whole point of realignment. it's not just the shift of money but of activities - probation will be handled... well not all... but to a significant degree by judges and probation departments and by district attorneys. >> and so what criminal justice realignment set out to do was to change the way that we sentenced some of the lowest level, nonviolent, non-serious offenses so that people who would ha

, any person who's enrolled into covered california, they get 58 dollars, for every person you enroll, that's 58 dollars, so it could help support the enrollment. >> that sounds like the triple c bounty program, and again, i don't want to drop the ball on this because i would be really upset. if i get upset, i'm going to put a bug on campos's ear, and it will be contagious and you have a whole board of upset supervisors, so in your partnership with the mayor's office, loop us in, particularly those that are your partners that are working and representing the communities that are often left off the table. this is absolutely critical. thank you. >> yes. >> believe you me, it's a lot worse when you see supervisor cohen upset. i think the point though, one point that i will make and we talked earlier about the convening of the universal health care council which is a good thing, if it's so important, it's too bad that it's only happening three months before the implementation, and another point i think, it's like i wish we had had this discussion before adopting the budget of the departme

california is saying we know boast. we know best federal government and frankly we in extremity know better than the california sheriffs who are down on the ground and are worried about threats to their community from unauthorized and illegal immigrants. >> even the sheriff of morin county, the most liberal county in the nation said listen, we can't even put a hold on these criminals now because of sacramento. but this is all about politics it's not about what he is good good for the country or the state of california this the democratic party saying we want to become the party of the hispanic people because there is some of them in california and that's what they are doing. am i wrong on that analysis? >> i'm not going to second guess why they are doing this but they are frustrated. >> bill: is there any other reason to institute all of these things that are costing the taxpayers of california billions of dollars? is there any other reason other than politics to do it? >> well, i think raising the flag and saying our f

california's new law takes effect january 1st. >>> a majority of people in california are now in favor of legalizing marijuana. 52% of people polled by the public policy institute of california are in favor of legalizing the drug. that is an increase from 2010 and 2012. support is even higher among likely voters with 60% supporting legalization. >>> a new report out this morning shows scientists are very sure that people are to blame for global warming. the climate change report says global warming is effecting extreme weather and could be changed. >> it should serve as yet another way to call that our activities today will lead the profound of society. >> the scientists global warning will raise sea levels higher than previous projections. >>> sal is ready to get people out the door. friday light possible? >> dave, where did you come from? >> i don't know. i was over there. >> okay good. i'm glad you are here. >> then i came over here. >> i know a lot of us are happy about this being friday. we are off to a good start. we are trying to help people out. let's take a look at northbound

right now, california is the 8th highest and washington state is the first. again, governor brown is expected to make a few remarks in just a few moments. and we can come back to that to you later on. but today, he will be making it official, ab-10 and that means california minimum wage workers will get that big bump in their pay for the first time in five years. reporting live in oakland, back to you. >> thank you. >>> another new law will allow state workers to take care of family members the governor will sign legislation that expands california's paid family leave program. it will now include workers who take time off to care for sick grandparents, grandchildren, in- laws and others. the change starts next july. >>> bay area transportation leaders lock down a plan b just in case bart workers strike. today bart managers and union leaders are three-fourths of the way through a cooling-off period ordered by the governor. the bart shutdown may happen on october 11 if they can't strike a deal. a contingency plan calls for more buses and extending the hours on

seven seed from california -- seven seed from california. they want to form a new state called jefferson. they are worried about water rights. they hope other counties in northern california and southern oregon will join them. for that to happen it will need the state legislature and congress. giving san francisco consumers an alternative renewable source for electricity. they voted against a key provision for the bill. today's resolution introduced by four supervisors urges the puc to approve the rates immediately. >>> another pleasant date. tomorrow will be like today. this is the system that's been impacting us on the satellite map. it will start to move off. when it does high pressure will build in and warm us up. it doesn't move until tomorrow midday. these redid current numbers, 81 in fairfield. it's mild. 76 degrees in walnut creek. it's mild. temperature tomorrow similar to today. warmer, a few degrees warmer. and then as we go into the bay area, friday, saturday, sunday, things warm up. tomorrow that low is their there. patchy going

in california the answer is often a state hospital. it is a sometimes temporary and often permanent home to more than 1,000 violent murderers, child molesters, and rapists. men who have been forcibly committed to psychiatric treatment. they have agreed to let cameras into the facility for a very rare glimpse of what it's like to live and work what could easily be one of the most dangerous places in the country. only miles off of the central coast of california and quietly nestled among wineries and rolling hills is atascadero state hospital. beyond this unrestricted entrance lives some of the most violent and dangerous criminals. they are considered the worst of the worst. too dangerous to be allowed back into society. over the next hour, you will be able to decide as we take you inside for an extraordinary look at atascadero, california's hospital for the criminally insane. >> i don't remember standing in a line anywhere saying i want to be a child molester. >> harry chase is a child molester and his chilling admission can frighten an

and a matter of just weeks before enrollment in california's health care exchange covered california opens its doors. will you be ready? >> people need to understand that they only can buy coverage in california between october and march of next year. 2014. otherwise they won't be able to purchase coverage until 2015. >> reporter: charles's trade group the california association of health plans represents all insurance companies in california. including the 12 with certified plans on covered california. now for the whole state of california, there are 12 insurance companies offering health care plans on the exchange. you can see them in the list on the right hand side of your page. that doesn't mean there are 12 companies in your region. in fact, that number tends to vary quite a bit. there are 19 regions in the state of california. in san francisco, for example, there are five different companies offering plans. they range from hmos to ppos. we'll explain all that in a later story. in alameda county, there are four different insurance companies with plans and in the santa cruz/monte

he worked through college and law school before passing california bar exam on the first try. but garcia can't open a plaque tis until getting a law license. the committee recommends he be granted membership. the final say will go to the al california supreme court. >> i a tough case is that why we're here, i'm confident the skourt going to make the right decision. i think it's a wonderful message that can be sent today fuchl work hard you and don't ever give up you can make your american dream a reality. >> the obama administration is urging state supreme court to block admission to the bar because giving an undocumented immigrant a california lions violates a federal law denying giving public benefits to illegal imgrangts. the state supreme court must make a decision within 90 days. garcia hopes it will be sooner. >> u.s. senate taking a step forward to authorizing a strike against syria for using chemical weapon buzz limiting u.s. involvement to 90 days. the full senate needs to approve the me skmur so does the house. local severe syrians are lobbying bay area congress memb

and california covered? now, one is actually the new insurance marketplace set to open in a week, but the other according to state insurance commissioner is really a failed attempt to dupe held care consumers. tonight's reality check, a wave of possible fraud leading up to obama care. always happens, sam. >> the opportunity is still certainly there, jessica. we asked california insurance commissioner dave jones what keeps you up at night. he said fraud was right near the top of the list. that is because the health care exchange will generate all kinds of economic activity and with all that activity comes in the commissioner's own words, opportunities for knuckleheads and criminals to rip people off. at first glance, california covered looks a lot like what it purport purports to be. health insurance benefits exchange and insurance comparison. scroll down on the now defunct site and see option for free quotes, group health insurance deals and the promise that covered california twin gi begi in january of 2014