thursday, march 17 at marina middle school. there are several others that are hosting the. you can check the web site. and the next item is a public comment on consent items. i don't -- i need a motion into a consent on this calendar. >> on page 11, it is # 136-039 for apple computer. we need to change it to $264,286.404. this includes sales tax. and 4bb1138k14 on page 78. it should read it july 1, 2010. >> could you repeat those dates? >> july 1, 2010 through june 30, 2011. president mendoza: any items removed by the board? commissioner murase: pages 13 to 456, the contract modifications for facilities. there is a analysis before we vote on that section. [unintelligible] this is severed for discussion. president mendoza: removing these for first reading? he wanted to do this later? any items for vote tonight? commissioner murase: page 13-45 for discussion. >> a point of information, on the mlu on page 9, following it are the white pages. i'm asking about page 1 of the understanding. the term of the mlu behind page 9, the term is february 1st, 2010. i presume that day, is t

the examiner reports that marina middle school will lose almost -- >> school district tells the paper that grant funding cuts had not affect students who use afterschool services but the district plans to review how each program is operate. >>> layoff notices may soon be handed out to some employees who work in santa cruz schools. tonight, the board will consider cut -- you canning the positions and reducing the hours of seven positions. the layoff proposal is for mostly classified positions. >>> more and more people are getting food stamps. in january, more than 1 a 9,000 people in alameda county were getting food stamps with the growing number of people out of work, that number is expected to go higher. a lot of them are getting help from the alameda county community food bank. >>> a little bit of food will then them today but we want to make sure they have enough food next week and next month. >>> average benefit in california is about $147 a month per person. number of people getting help in california is up 14% from just a year ago. 8:19. just two days now to the royal wedding in

oil prices are rising again due to unrest in the middle east and africa so what's the price now that's interesting well the latest figures we have marina is one hundred and eleven u.s. dollars per barrel for w t i that's light sweet and another reason for the price rise is that we could go and i will have no figures in just a moment but first of all the stories here welcome to business the ruble has made already gains against the dollar and the euro since the beginning of the year these strong rise has added further interest to its rise but alexander you have to be to be capital believes the russian currency may be close to its peak. ruble appreciation is probably close to running its course because first you have this new strong currency count in the first quarter and then we seem pretty gross this factor influencing the ruble will diminish and second we still have kept the outflows and they are abating a little bit but it looks like this is a structural same rate for for now and they can chill out for might continue going forward. and the cost of protecting russian grounds against nonpayment has tumbled to its lowest since two thousa

the finger at those responsible rest of the middle east and europe shaky economy together with huge u.s. debt could bring about a new global downturn marina portnoy reports washington risks losing its leading financial role. and you will spring gathering about the world economy produced a dreadful financial forecast we are one shot away from a full grown crisis critics say through the establishment of the international monetary fund and world bank america has positioned itself as an economic dr to the world using the institutions to retain global domination and fulfill the business interests of large corporations craving resources belonging to cash strapped contracts. they very often pressure governments to transparency or raise taxes that could be very very dangerous could slip back into recession were i tell all too familiar to latin america the middle east. and most recently greece. where tens of thousands storm the streets protesting austerity measures public spending cuts and tax hikes. as the largest financial contributor washington also wields the largest voting power at the i.m.f. the furn of the i.m.f. it is run program by the u.

and new problem is here on 80 northbound at marina boulevard and axa blocks the middle lane and is backinge traffic up for the drive into oakland. here red to the bay bridge, westbound, and early morning accident that for a 11-12 minutes blocked lanes westbound that was enough to turn the meeting letdown we have not recovered. the big cut builds, the easier approach is jammed. allow extra time. slow traffic begins in the maze. bridge check, san mateo looks good and no problems here or for the golden gate bridge although we are seeing slower traffic in marin then we saw last friday heavy traffic cells of lucas valley road it will clear up a bit. darya? >> darya: bart is going to replace its aging rail cars there some of the oldest in the nation. the transit agency is beginning a monthslong survey of riders today to gauge what they want in a bart seat. participants can tour a "seat lab" and try out different options, including seats of varying widths and heights. >> reporter: it is a laboratory, that i will be setting up around the bay area complete was seized you may want to live with it is

about everything big banks big jumbo trons in the middle of times square and now big fines for what most would consider petty crimes are you correspondent marina for and i is live in our new york studio with more. marjorie silk is something of a smoker's rights champion. living in a city where a pack of cigarettes cost thirteen bucks and the freedom to post where you cli's grows ever more limited. down in our basement this retired new york city police officer nurtures a garden of rebellion this garden is about reacting and the flying they are trying to control my behavior hundreds of home grown tobacco leaves hanging to dry before silk shreds and smokes are nicotine we're talking about products here so back it was legal if they don't want people to smoke they should go to congress and lobby to have it from allies to be our bills new smoking ban comes a bit close very soon it will be illegal to light up in new york city's parks beaches and pedestrian plaza like this one in times square violators caught blowing smoke can be slapped with a fifty dollars far right. if that's so dangerous why do so they probably make a lot of because they want to g

marina and then they were going to build a platform over the embarcadero and over the trainstition station and in 1949 they considered yet another location. they were going to put the airport right in the middleof san francisco bay. when the world's fair was over on treasure island, this was thought to be the best airport site for the city. it was already home to pan- american airway and their magnificent fleet of clipper ships flying from the pacific from honolulu to hong kong. the runway would soon be obsolete and pilots would have to be content with plying over, under or around the bay bridge and it it would make old mills field a permanent home almost by default. a beautiful terminal opened in 193, causing the newspaper that dubbed the airport the "world's prized mud hole," to now acclimate that san francisco has taken its rightful place as one of the nation's major terminals the airplanes themselves began an remarkable revolution from the landmark dc- 3 to the four-engine dc-4. the planes quickly began to defy the imagination with their size, speed and even luxury. from the lockheed constellation to boeing's double-decker strato cruiser. the jet ainge was not far away and in just a few y

banks big jumbo trons in the middle of times square and now big fines for what most would consider petty crimes r t correspondent live in our new york studio with more marina every city seems to be strapped for cash right now but it seems like new york is taking some harsh measures to try to refill those coffers that's right christine you know it's interesting to note that here in new york city when the financial crisis hit the end of zero eight it was the banks down on wall street that were helped out given a band-aid bailed out by the u.s. taxpayers and they have bounced back wall street has bounced back but new york city is struggling and the government is struggling to bring in revenue and as we found out it is the people of this city that are working hard to earn a paycheck that are being hit hardest for that revenue. archery silk is something of a smoker's rights champion. living in a city where a pack of cigarettes cost thirteen bucks and the freedom to post where you please grows ever more limited. down in our basement this retired new york city police officer nurtures a garden of rebellion this garden is about reacting and defying their attempt to