jim from the california transportation commission is here and the california alliance for jobs. he is the guy tried to put these guys to work. randy from the mtc and his boss steve. they are the ones that put the deal together for us for caltrain electrification. the new head of bart has done a spectacular job. [applause] and from our friends in the central valley who cannot wait for the opportunity to get on a train and leave fresno when it is 112 and come to visit san francisco to visit the chocolate factory, we have henry perea and others from the economic development commission. it is about tying our great state together, and that is what we would do with high-speed rail. for me, watching this process has been an education in leadership. it does not take anything to be a leader when the decisions are easy. believe me. it takes courage and grit when the decisions are hard. our governor, when he came into office, was faced with everyone telling him, this is your opportunity to take the off ramp. do not do high-speed rail. you can walk away. that would have been the easy, exped

i hope california is. [laughter] [applause] >> for this next question, let's pretend that president obama is sitting in this chair. but pretend this is a private room -- let's pretend this is a private room. we need everyone out there to be quiet. if you were here along with the president, what are the two things you would tell him you need to make your state more competitive

the california government mandate for so-called clean tac energy is approaching. the first phase of the renewable portfolio standard, or rps, is less than 23 months away. we begin our coverage by showing what the rps program is all about. >> these are one of the renewable energy options that a new government program is encouraging. >> the ultimate pass was considered the largest farm in the world at some point, due to the fact that the property holds close to 5000 wind turbines. now, other forms of green energy are lining up, along with wind power, fueled by the government's renewable portfolio standard, also known as rps. a state mandate requiring 33% of energy of california's utility companies to be from clean energy sources by 2020. >> for californians in general, what this is going to mean is that california will be much stronger in terms of the portfolio of energy sources that it has, as well as it will actually create substantial economic opportunity by strengthening clean energy industries in the state. >> reporter: the executive director of bay area climat

i hope california is. [laughter] [applause] >> for this next question, let's pretend that president obama is sitting in this chair. but pretend this is a private room -- let's pretend this is a private room. we need everyone out there to be quiet. if you were here along with the president, what are the two things you would tell him you need to make your state more competitive or all states more competitive? >> i think and i am an unabashed supporter of the president. i do not think all his policies are perfect but he has done a remarkable job of coming into an almost impossible situation in dealing with it as best you can. i can -- would look at the programs that have already embarked on the investment of making sure the government supports research at the deepest trouble and is providing not just grants but tax credits. the focus on making sure that we're building a culture of innovation. colorado is the last three years when there were no jobs anywhere, more 25-34 year-old came to call rudder than any ot

and to hear more about the impact of the ruling on california, diana dooley, california secretary of health and human services joins us from sacramento. welcome secretary dooley. >> thank you, belva. >> your agency is responsible for implementing the health care reform. what comes next? >> we have been on the path for healthcare reform for a long time in california. we had many starts and stops in 2010. we began to implement the affordable care act. we have been meeting for the last year and a half since the exchange started in january of 2011. we have many pieces in place, but we have much more to do. we have been operating at full speed to this point and now we have to find a gear higher than that and move into warp speed to get all the work done that we must in order to have the coverage that people need in january of 2014. >> so you have been operating on faith that this would work out? and so far it looks like things are going well for california. could you explain the key point of debate and that was over the mandate. what exactly is it, if it can be explained quickly and is it

i am a relatively recent transplant to california. i would like to let the governor know that i am happy to be here. it is a good space. recently, governor brown has spent a lot of time, focus, and effort making california a better place. focus on eliminating waste, increasing efficiency, decreasing the budget deficit, and real focus that we appreciate in northern california on clean energy. for example, moving the state's goal to be 33% clean energy producing. it is my privilege to welcome governor brown to the panel. [applause] >> and to introduce our next panelist, i would like to welcome steve ballmer, senior bp -- vp. >> good morning and thank you. next up is governor hickel lipper -- hickenlooper. he is the serieaal a entreprener each of you have in your respective parts. he became very successful in the brew pub business. he never had a single election not even for stink -- a student council. governor? [applause] in keeping with the discussion, he is keen on innovation and things of that nature. i know that will come out. thank

dialog with california producers and processors. like other elements in all things being dairy, we cannot get consensus in it. again, i speak to this as a third generation dairy family. so while this amendment is not perfect, i think it does take into account the regional costs that are involved in feed prices that are going to continue to deal with this, and i would urge the support of the gentleman's amendment. >> gentleman's time has expired. the chair now moves to strike the last word and recognize himself for five minutes. i thank the gentleman for his amendment, and i understand the reasoning behind it. i know these suggestions are at least some very similar have been debate and had rejected by dairy producer organizations in the past. without benefit of further consultation with affected constituencies, particularly as it relates to modifications and how it would be made in the last few days, i am very reluctant to support the gentleman's amendment at this time and i must reluctantly oppose the amendment. with that i yield ba

and the california building code. my recommendations for business owners when they are interviewing is to ask them about their background and not just rely on the resume. to ask them how many casp inspections and ask for references and follow up by calling the reference and visiting the business. it is helpful if the inspector works with an attorney who can provide legal advice and if they work with the contractor to provide some construction estimates to go with those recommendations. the inspectors should also pulled in full building permit history and include a summary in order to a understand the context or previous triggers for access under the california building code. the inspector should identify all the barriers but be capable of identifying those problems and solutions. an inspector should help the business to a simple plan for very removal that is tailored to their site and their financial circumstances. not everybody is the same. what can we do in the city to help? the more that we can do to get informatio

we are aspiring and we are leaving california and america in a new generation. -- leading california and america in a new generation. we have an obligation to lead in the 21st century. we are providing leadership in all areas that govern this country. technology, health, academia, commerce, art, entertainment, and government. today, we must come together, not only in celebration, but an acknowledgment of the work that lies ahead. we understand that this is a global economy. the opportunities are ones that we can only surpassed if we come together. we can win the future if we dream together, if we work together. as a society, as an economy, the best is yet to comment. let me leave you with this last idea. every moment affords us an opportunity to change the world. let's seize that moment in each and every moment that succeeds that moment and let's do that together in celebration of our asian-pacific heritage and recognition of the great heritage as all the people that make up san francisco and california. we will truly honored this month, our heritage and our future. thank you very mu

as the california portion that remains. if we head has a national exhibit it does a lot of things that would apply to that. " of course the car to sisters where is much different these days and you mentioned about the bishops that have been sent them here but the bishops can send them out. it's sort of brings up as a look at the pictures of the wonderful history of these women and it contributed so much was going on right now with the convocation of the doctrine of faith the former sentences capricious. and i happen to cut an interview with terry gross and sister pat had appointed elsie w r. basically sing and to not being vocal enough against was the actuality for control of abortion and the radical feminists all of the hot spots. the question came about that can be catholic and have a question in mind? and my question to you in this could u.s. and then express questions can be can have a question the mind and express your questions to the men who run our church. >>> yes for a definitely. even though it's not my area of ex

. >> a big day for california. thousands of new jobs from the california's high-speed rail system could soon be headed for california and for the bay area. lawmakers voted today to approve money for the first part of the california's high- speed rail project. the train would connect fran and los angeles -- san francisco and lactat 2 -- san francisco and los angeles. kron 4's da lin has more, where does the project stand and when might construction start? >> reporter: workers can start the first part of the project and that they are still deciding when they can start digging up work. the state will dedicate $6 billion towards the project, it is estimated to cost $68 billion. >> reporter: not everybody gave the green light but enough came on board to keep it a reality. the california's high-speed rail system has enough money for construction workers to start building the first stretch of the line. which is about 130 miles. no one knows when workers will start breaking ground but lawmakers want the first part done by

most of a still look for california. -- loomost of us still look to california. what governor brown said about the traditional politics is all about taking the thing in making it fresh. to a certain extent, i tried to be a writer in college. i failed miserably. a professor said everything has been set but not everything has been said superbly. even if it had, everything must be said freshly again and again. you have to see a fresh lead to a certain extent. the real issue with -- in terms of asking the president, what are the things that matter most, a bass part of those profits would be invested in california. colorado would have a significant -- pretty much every state in the country would benefit. you look at the companies based in silicon valley. they have offices, you want to expand your business, think about those young people in colorado. everything -- stated say the same thing. that money would get spent over the country very rapidly. >> thank you. governor brown. >> it is a good idea to bring back that $1 trillion sitting out there. how to do that, it rem

and economic benefits for california. please join me in welcoming the california high speed rail chairman dan richard. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, maria. that is very kind. i want to take a few moments. i wanted to acknowledge a couple of people here from the california high speed rail authority, first, my colleague, the former mayor of redwood city, a superb board member, a terrific guy, jim hartnett. [applause] a a

welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me on the panel on kathryn baron, senior reporter with edsource. josh richman, political reporter for bay area news group and lauren sommer. kqed quest source. lauren, is this a new idea? >> this is not a new idea. what the governor proposed was a major water infrastructure project for the sacramento and san juaquin delta. it is not that far off what he proposed. since then, the water battles have been going. the reason for that is the delta is hugely important to the california water supply. water from there goes hundreds of miles in the state. it goes to southern california, it goes to silicon valley, and it goes to central valley farms. what happened in the last ten years is a major ecological crash in the delta. endangered salmon. the biologists point to the water. they are powerful. they reverse the flow of the river. what has happened is there are rules in place to slow the pumping during certain times of year. that has not been a popular decision, obviously, with farmer

nathan, you said there were 430 casp inspectors in california? do you know how many are in san francisco? >> there are at least two in the room today and in addition to that i think there's maybe 20 or so in san francisco. but not all do surveys. there's one at san francisco state university. he doesn't do surveys. there are many others as well. so what does casp inspected mean? for a casp inspected sight, the casp provides a written report that includes a statement that in the opinion of the casp the inspected structures and areas of the site meet construction-related accessibility standards. if corrections were made as a result of the inspection, an itemized list of all the items and date of completion and an assessment of readily achievable barrier reviewable. for a cans -- casp determination pending site, if the casp determines that corrections are needed the casp provides a signed and dated written inspection report to the requested party that includes the following -- a statement that in the opinion of the cans -- casp the areas of it have

we spent years planning the extension of the california -- caltrain an extension of california real, and many of you in this room have been part of that, and now, it is time not only to get it done, but to get it done right because we have a lot to do. growth, all over the country, but particularly for me, growth must have been and must be done and must be done in a balanced and equitable manner to achieve regional, environmental, economic goals. great land use and transportation together. the transit district plan we have, for example, will add 11 acres of new open space to the center of our city, including a five-acre elevated part. 4000 units of housing. 1400 of those units affordable. in addition to acting as the grand central of our west. the how of bringing high-speed rail to california is as important as the why. to provide economic vitality to california and to our cities. i would like to again thank the association for organizing this event. i would like to thank governor brown and the california high speed rail authority for bringing forth a new business plan that really re

we are try to help california. quex their offering tax breaks. >> we are not offering a break. >> not only you. what do you say to the ceo's? what are you trying to do it? what are two or three things you are doing to keep companies here? >> we take specifics. i met yesterday with the representative of nissan and they're very interested and supportive of the installation of high-speed chargers throughout california. we have a plan, criticized by some but nevertheless, well funded by a legal settlement of $100 million. to get these charging stations in throughout the bay area and down the coast to los angeles. they sold 5000 electric cars and they want to keep expanding. problem, permits. some people are making it hard, some cds are making it too difficult to get these charging stations up and running. we will deal with that city by city and we will have success. secondly, the utility's charge various fees to set up and provide the electricity. we want to make sure that it is cost recovery and to not be unreasonable

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welcome to "this week in northern california." on our panel tonight is david lazarus for the "los angeles times." and in our studio, christina jewett with california watch. and nanette asimov. the san francisco cronicle education reporter. thank you for being here. nanette, let's start with you and the city college of san francisco. it is being threatened with losing accreditation. this is huge. this is a campus with 90,000 students. how did this happen and how are school officials responding? >> you know, this is really a story of good intentions going awry. the plan for higher education said the community colleges in california are supposed to be open and accessible for everybody. it was an idea in san francisco, the leadership just did not want to let go of. even as the state has cut from the economic crisis millions of dollars from city colleges budget, the school continued to operate and does to this day, nine campuses and 100 or 200. they don't know how much instructional sites. >> they did not make cuts. >> exactly. they di

it would feed into california's proposed high-speed system. a trip from the bay area would take about four hours and cost $140. we want you to answer, would you support the idea for a second bullet train that would connect california to las vegas? kevin says on facebook, no, i will fly on southwest instead. i will take a plane over a train any day. share your thoughts with us on facebook or quitter or e-mail us >> today fire burned a car in southern india killing at least 47 people who were on board. most were sleeping when the fire broke out. survivors said fire blocked one of the exit so everyone had to run to the other end of the car to get out. a local official says an electronic short circuit may have started the deadly fire. there are conflicting claims in syria as the regime and anti- government battle. the syrian government says it has moved into key neighborhoods and afflicted great losses on the rebels but anti-government activists say there are no government forces in the neighborhood a confirmed fighting is still going on in that a

jerry brown has had a remarkable career as an elected leader in california. he has been responsible for some of the state's most innovative public policies. and because of his commitment to and leadership of high-speed rail, we know this is the right investment for the state's economy and transportation infrastructure and the right investment for people in pursuit of a better future. let's bring a -- give a warm round of applause to our governor jerry brown. [applause] >> thank you. it is an exciting day here, it really is. i sign my first high-speed rail bill 30 years ago. it has taken that long to get things going. i was at union station earlier this morning and that station is full of people. it looks like grand central station in new york. maybe not as many, but thousands of people. people lined up around the corner to get into the restaurant. pretty significant. why? 30 years ago, nobody was in there. it was an empty cavern that you could echo your voice down the corridor, but there were no people. now there are trains locally, and now we are connecting

scalp the poor people in los angeles and california and bernadino california where the this is still the biggest porno industry in the world is over they shoot ten thousand foreign films a year they scalp them and of course in some cases this would require the use of a merchant but in any case the net result is the same as we saw back vent well max there are some hedge funds now getting in on this proposed galpin so when you go to such a credit collateralized debt obligation based on the scope of california people in the eminent domain and then they have a property stripped back by debt that they floated through j.p. morgan that's collateralized by an iou which is collateral as my facebook stock which is i want to water which means that the entire economy most of the goes in negative equity but that's ok because of that martians that come in and bail us out well as i was saying there's now a hedge fund involved waterfall bond pioneers consider eminent domain as investment hedge fund waterfall asset management is stepping forward as a potential investor in a proposal to seize underwat

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 in to observe what it is like to live and work in one 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 any child and any parent. >> i

california. what governor brown said about the traditional politics is all about taking the thing in making it fresh. to a certain extent, i tried to be a writer in college. i failed miserably. a professor said everything has been set but not everything has been said superbly. even if it had, everything must be said freshly again and again. you have to see a fresh lead to a certain extent. the real issue with -- in terms of asking the president, what are the things that matter most, a bass part of those profits would be invested in california. colorado would have a significant -- pretty much every state in the country would benefit. you look at the companies based in silicon valley. they have offices, you want to expand your business, think about those young people in colorado. everything -- stated say the same thing. that money would get spent over the country very rapidly. >> thank you. governor brown. >> it is a good idea to bring back that $1 trillion sitting out there. how to do that, it rem

terrible statistic that california is the highest state -- let me see. let me just read this. california's recidivism rate as a state, which is the rate at which people are released from prison and then return, california's percentage is among the highest in the nation at 67.5%. how do we as san francisco help to be a catalyst for other counties, and the state as well? and there is the biggest financial crisis that we're seeing right now in our state. how do we use the money that comes to our state wisely so that we are being a model, but also being fiscally responsible and also keeping our communities safe. with that, we have great presentations and we are hoping for good public comment as well. i would first like to introduce our representatives from the community corrections partnership executive committee. they will be giving presentations. the first one is chief wendy stihl of the adult probation department and then cindy derrick from the district attorney's office, the public defender's office, the department of health, our sheriff, and the san fra

scalped the poor people in los angeles and california and bernadino california where the this is still the biggest porno industry in the world is over they shoot and thousand foreign films in the scalp them in and of course in some cases this would require the use of a merchant but in any case the net result is the same as we saw back vent well max there are some hedge funds now getting in on this proposed galpin if they want to go with such a credit a collateralized debt obligation based on the scalps of california people in the eminent domain in the private property strip backed by debt that they floated through j.p. morgan that's collateralized by an iou which is collateral as my facebook stock which is i want to water which means that the entire economy not some of those negative equity but that's ok because of that martians that come in and bail us out well as i was saying there's now a hedge fund involved waterfall bond pioneers consider eminent domain as investment hedge fund waterfall asset management is stepping forward as a potential investor in a proposal to seize underwater

. >> i am steve and supper inten dent of a college in california. >> i am the president of the california fact yulety association. >> thank you for all being here today. we want to talk about some of the issues that are on your mind. let's start with all the measure coverage. is it becoming less accessible for people in your family? are we putting up road blocks and making people feel like they are not welcome? what's going on? >> well, the way that i would like to frame it is to look at the future and what kind of future that we like to see for the state and nation. what kind of quality of life should we have. also to reflect upon the last hundred or 50 years and see that the greatest of our state and the greatest of our nation has been opportunities for so many young men and woman to go to higher education and given the economy or state of the economy and given the priorities of all of our citizen, we're really not able to provide those for our youth. this is a mayor tragedy for all of us. >> i would imagine that the community college would feel the same way. >> yes, we have a very larg

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california may said legal to tax the mill while driving theirs is one condition. credit card companies ordered to pay huge settlements over fees why it could mean a lot of people will be charged more. sleep better and it may be help your merits then the remedy for some snoring bettis but none of band-aid. we and kicked butt to the test. soon california drivers will be able to text behind the wheel legally the governor signed a law today that allows drivers to send out text and even e- mail's about one condition drivers have to do it handsfree and that means using voice activated devices. drivers can also listen to messages again as long as no hands are involved. visa and mastercard agreed to a man marcellinus that could wind up costing consumers. most major banks agreed to pay $6 billion to retailers. the banks along with the resents mastercard saw conspired to fix these that stores pailin these plastic the settlement also allows stores to charge customers more if they pay with credit card. however california is one of 10 states that does not allow those type of s

now with the california governor almost sure to sign it, the fact is that california has made a huge decision just as the bay area did when it approved what was a controversial department called bart long ago. work is moving full speed ahead on the terminal project. the most ambitionous in decades. the. >> the terminal will be the grand central station of san francisco. >> reporter: how important will high speed rail be? we will look over here. the master plan calls for all kinds of transportation. including high speed rail. >> the center was planned for high speed rail but also amtrak, caltrain and all the bus systems go through it. it'll be a lot strong we are high speed rail. >> reporter: people we met said the rails is good for many reasons. >> more convenient. if it's a high speed rail, they could take the rails all the way there. >> i think a lot of people will take it. i think the train is a different experience. i foe that from visiting my relatives. a lot of people preforetaking the train. >> reporter: i just want to catch one a lot of country that have it. i think it would

per day then hospitals in southern california's largest counties. northern california hospitals say their prices are going up for labor, supplies, and other necessities. leading health care economist leading health care economist said that most of the disparity