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

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

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

[captionibg made possible by california farm bureau federation] >> coming up on "california country," see how one farmer is breaking bread with his customers, literally. then we offer an ode to olives thanks to this historic company. and see how salads are getting a makeofer thanks to these long-time farmers. plus see how your flowers get from the field to the florist. it's all ahead, and it starts now. nestled into the hills of the quiet little town of ojai is where you'll find the rio gozo farm. "rio," which means river in spanish, and "gozo," which means joy, is run by former chef and now full-time farmer john fonteyn. and if you watch him work long enough, you'll realize just how much gozo is actually flowing around these parts. >> good morning. >> you, too. how are you all? i mean, my first love qith food wap really preparing food and cooking it. i just kind of felt like since food was a relationship i'm gonna have my whole life, and one i check in with 3 times a day, that it'd be good to really kind of explore it deeper. >> and john gets to explore his love f@r food every day, n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the welcome to california sign in a very precarious position so we'll have to settle. but here we are a little outside of truckee, some 7 days, 15 states and a whole lot of bad weather, and how are you doing there, miss monique? >> can't believe it! >> you made it. >> you know, i can't believe it. >> not only did monique make it, but so did scoop kitty. hi, scoopy! say hi. unreal. good to be home, guys. i think i'm in the anchor chair on wednesday. unbelievable! we'll see you soon. >> it will be good to have him here. frank, monique and scoop have all made it to their new place in berkeley and again he will join me tomorrow starting at 4:30 tomorrow morning and you can send frank a welcome note. he is on our cbs 5 facebook page. >> do you think he is watching right now. >> maybe he is getting a little extra sleep. >> he may not have his cable all hooked up. we'll see him later this morning and then tomorrow morning bright and early. >>> a very gusty morning out there. we'll check in with jim in a couple of minutes to see how long the winds will last. >> plus, a high sc

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

>> 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

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

thank god i'm in california. show me some pot, you know? california is wonderful, but it is not that way in the rest of the country. they are still giving people felony convictions for possession of marijuana. you guys are really progressive. the rest of this country is not. the rest of this country is fighting a war that you cannot even protest. we are so far, even though barack is in the white house, isn't that great? the country is more right wing than you ever realized. besides berkeley and madison, an arbor, san francisco, and the rest of this country is right wing. what does that mean in terms of what is happening? we have 7 million people in constructive custody. 7 million at this moment. jail, prison, probation, parole. last year, 80 million people were arrested in the united states. 1/3 of them were released in 26 hours. about 2/3 spent a day or longer in jail. we are incarcerating and solemnizing -- felonizing this population. you cannot discriminate by race, but you can buy criminal record. wisconsin was a police state, very libe

in 2010, speaker progress was elected by his peers by the california state assembly. as someone who works for the legislature, it has been a thrill watching you rise to your leadership that i know our state needs right now. i asked phil to describe his college friend using three words. he said passionate, committed, just gets it done. that is more than three words. i do not know about you, but those are three solid words i am happy to hear describing one of the most powerful leaders in our state. i am proud to introduce the speaker of the assembly john paris. >> thank you. this week the governor unveiled a difficult budget with $28 billion worth of solution we need to find and somehow you are surprised that i wanted to leave sacramento? i am honored to be here. it is an incredible privilege to celebrate tonight with all of you this wonderful transition as you enter your next phase of public office. it is an honor to be a part of this process with you. phil and i have known each other a long time. we met when when we were both young students at uc berkeley. as we celeb

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

when i was going to school, california school's were the best. now they are among the worst with the new budget cuts. of course, my university is being privatized. all of the higher education is being privatized. all through the uc system. how do you run a modern state with tax cuts? we resort to desperate, back last november, we were asked to vote to make four indian casinos in san diego county pony up money. i thought this was a joke. they voted to do it. now, the governor proposes to borrow against future revenues. how did they deal with these social problems when the economic problems were far worse than what we can imagine today? this is from larry halprin's. and it has these quotes from roosevelt on the wall. he said in one of his talks to the people, "the test is not whether we have more, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little". it's a different philosophy than that which we have become used to. what i am going to show you is a lost civilization. it's a strange place. and yet, it becomes oddly familiar after a while