disturbs me the most, on this issue and a lot of other things, i have -- i am representing the san francisco naacp and our church -- the thing that kind of really gets me is that we love to talk about the environment, but somehow, those who seem so concerned by the environment never allow children who are hurting and living in poverty, people who are unemployed, somehow, those people never disturb their environmental landscape. that messes with my environment. having clean air does not do me any good if it is being preached by unemployed, hurting, and hungry people. we need this economic revitalization and we need to move this forward. thank you so much. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker? next speaker. i would ask that we respect each other. everyone has an opinion. >> thank you. my name is sheila. i am not with none of these people. i want to say one thing. this is an inhaler, right here. this is an inhaler that a lot of us have to use because of the toxins in the air and the exposure that we have no control of. having said that, i just think that everyone has said what needs to be said.

supervisor cohen, and others assembled, i'm aim yes, sir brown, president of the san francisco naacp. and i just want to simply say that, number one, the issue of incarceration in this nation will be at the top of the agenda at the naacp national convention in los angeles next week. number two, as we think about the topic, realignment, as it pertains to those inmates who are incarcerated from the state to the county, might i suggest that maybe he would do ourselves a favor by first having a realignment of our thinking. i want to recommend that everybody gets this book and reads it. chairman mirkarimi: "the new jim crow" right? great book. great book. >> my by she will alexander dealing with the mass incarceration in the age of so-called colorblindness. if we read it, it just might help our thinking on this issue. thirdly, i wish to say that we appreciate all of the data that has been given and all the representation that's come from the various departments. but i'm missing something here. we are missing something. not much was said about what goals or visions we are setting. i just re

supervisor cohen, and others assembled, i'm aim yes, sir brown, president of the san francisco naacp. and i just want to simply say that, number one, the issue of incarceration in this nation will be at the top of the agenda at the naacp national convention in los angeles next week. number two, as we think about the topic, realignment, as it pertains to those inmates who are incarcerated from the state to the county, might i suggest that maybe he would do ourselves a favorby

san francisco, california. aren't we glad we live in america, where we have the freedom of choice? i am dr. annette shelton, third vice president of the san francisco branch naacpar-old organization in the city and county of san francisco. i rise to ask you to support the resolution that has been submitted to you by supervisor cohen that surrounds the issue of the mr. marmon. your voice is important to our community. as the speaker before me said, the saggy pants issue is picked up by other nationalities of youth. but this has nothing to do with saggy pants in the underlying situation. it is about justice for all. that is justice for all. thank you. president chiu: next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i would like to take this time to think supervisor -- thank supervisor cohen for your support, for your endless time that you have put into this situation with this. by the way, the whole family -- our family is related to the family. also, espinosa jackson is related as well. so you never know whose family member you are doing these types of things to. as i reflect back on the homeless issue, i have seen so many people who may not fit right. they do not

. >> the san francisco naacp plans to picket u.s. airways over the deshon marman case. was kicked off a u.s. airways flight on june 15th in a dispute over his sagging pants. he was arrested for refusing the captain's orders to leave the plane. the d.a. decided not to file challengers. naacp wants a meeting with the airline to get a clearer issue on the dress policy. u.s. airways is not commenting on today's protests. >> layoff notices will be mailed out to 200 san francisco employees today because of state budget cuts. presiding judge will hold a news conference at 10:30 this morning to outline the cuts. our media partner san jose mercury news state courts are trying to figure out how to deal with $350 million in cuts this fiscal year. state officials have warned that at least that much will have to be cut next year. that is expected to mean longer delays and rolling closures at the state's 58 trial courts. >> this morning there is a strong possibility casey anthony the florida women acquitted in the murder of two-year-old daughter is here in california. she walked out

the president of san francisco's naacp had said marmon was profiled and was a victim of racial injusticenold schwarzenegger could soon find out if he can still draw those big crowds to the theaters. lionscape studios is starring him in "last stand" beginning to shoot in september. his paycheck will be much smaller than from another movie he was signed on to shoot next year. however, that movie was delayed specifically because of the scandal involving schwarzenegger's former housekeeper. >>> 5:55 now. and, you know, we have busy traffic today. misty weather. a lot going on, on this tuesday. >> a lot going on. it's due to the weather. drizzle and cool and it won't change for the next few days. today only in the mid-70s in the warmest locations for the rest of the workweek and warming up finally hitting the 80s by the end of the workweek and into the start of next week. and since it's all ladies here today, i had to go ahead and take advantage of a cute dog photo. this is sent in by a viewer. >> thanks for sending that in to us. if you have cute photos, send them to us at mypix@cbs5.com. >>

. >> l san francisco chapter of the naacp plans to call for a national campaign against u.s. airways over the arrest of a man wearing sagy pants. group picketed today at san francisco international airport. they are upset over last month arrest of this man at sfo after u.s. airway flight crew accused him of revving to pull up his pants. protestors say since u.s. airway recently allowed a cross dresser to fly, his arrest is racial profiling. >> we are not dealing with dress. we are dealing with discrimination pl and that is obvious based on the fact that have been presented to us. >>reporter: spokesperson for u.s. airway tells 7 news it looks forward to quote continu continuing the dialogue with the naacp. san francisco chapter says it has not heard from the airline. >>> san leandro cop accused of giving more than a pound of marijuana to a confidential informant also his mistress has turned in his badge. 38-year-old jason frederickson had already entered a plea of not guilty to charges of transporting and furnishing marijuana for sale. he remains free on bale. frederickson serv

the san francisco naacp says that the racial profiling of a passenger because of saatchi pants and the month of june. 20 year-old was asked by flight crew to pull up his sagging pants he refused. the airline had them removed. today the naacp's staged a protest outside the u.s. airways ticket counter. they want an apology. churls clifford was at the airport. details. charles clifford-- >> we're not dealing with just threats. >> the president of the naacp says the u.s. air was removed the show on not because of this clothing because he was black. >> this type of profiling african american males must stop and this nation. there is why there is a disproportionate number of locked up. >>reporter: the airline has maintained that he was removed because was being disruptive and is failed to follow the flight crew instruction. brown is not buying it. >> this is inconsistent. theological and insensitive this entire issue started around his sacking pants it is illogical. u.s. air has committed a white cross dresser to fly from florida to phoenix, arizona. nobody arrested him. >>reporter: later th

naacp. the san francisco chapter says it's not heard from the airline. >> acl su. joining the court battle to block a measure banning male circumcision in san francisco. that would make the circumcision of a male younger than 18 a misdemeanor carrying a fine of up to a thousand dollars or a year in jail. there would be no religious exemption to the ban except the fact jews and muslims consider it part of their religion. jewish and muslim groups filed suit in june, asking the judge to invalidate the measure. >> whistle blower who brought the british phone hacking scandal to light has been found dead. police say the death of the former reporter does not appear suspicious. he says phone hacking was widely used and encouraged at the now-defunct "news of the world" tabloid. the british government says it's launching an investigation in this case. >> one day after britain's top cop resigned in the murdock newspaper phone hacking scandal a top deputy followed his former boss out of the door. ands was under fire for failing to have eefdz i have no knowledge of the extent o

the mother faces child endangerment charge autos san francisco chapter of the naacp says a lawsuit against u.s. airways is eminent from deshaun marman's family. and this group ticketed today and says it plans to call for a national campaign against u.s. air. they're upset over last month's arrest at a u.s. airways crew accused him of refusing to pull up his pants. >> this kind of profiling of african american sales must stop this, is why there is a disproportionate number locked up. >> and a spokesperson tells abc 7 news it looks forward to quote, continuing the dialogue, and the airline has said it's biggest problem with the incident is marman's refusal to follow crew's order autos and there is something astonishing to think about. there is an effort to develop a car that would allow blind people to drive. >> it's an incell kredible concept. >> and there is one tas that can seems out of the question for the blind is driving. but not so, say researchers they're showing a car they're developing for the blind and sight impaired. it's equipped with sensors that send signals. the researchers s

. >> the san francisco chapter of the naacp calling for a resolution at the national level to pressure u.s. airways into changing its dress policy from arrest of a man asked by the flight crew to pull up his saggy pants. the local chapter picketed today upset over the arrest of deshawn marman. he says he does not believe the claim was the refusal to follow crew orders. >> and this issue started around his sagging pants. >> the spokesperson for u.s. airways tells abc 7 news it looks forward to continuing the dialogue and san francisco chapter says it has not heard from the airline. >> and hard hit during the town economy, one city looking for new ways to drum up business. abc 7 has the story. >> the city of concord cooked up a new way to bring local customers in the door. it's a web site called try it local. the idea he is, deep discounts for everything from the meal and a local restaurant with merchandise in area retail stores. >> these are offers for a certain length of time. after that time, everyone who buys a deal will get an e mail with a coupon. >> and the owner's offerings $30 w

the san francisco chapter of the naacp will lead a picket against u.s. airways outside of sfo. it's calling for the airline to improve how it treats passengers. the naacp says airline employees racially profiled 20-year-old deshon marman when they demanded he pull up his pants on a flight in june. police arrested marman after an argument that followed. marman's mother will also take part in the protest. two of the employees who confronted marman are also african-american and the airline denies any discrimination. >> pg&e is planning a major replacement on the pipe line that exploded in san bruno in september. now officials say they want the pipe moved. the pipeline 132 extends from san bruno through south san francisco up to san bruno mountain. the pipe runs through the yards of dozens of homes. south city officials want pg&e to move the pipe when it begins a major replacement project next year. the utility is working with the city on the solution and says recent tests didn't show major dangers. if you have business to take care of at the courthouse you want to get that done as

san francisco international airport. protesters want the airline to meet with the naacp about the deshawn marvin case. last month, marvin was removed from a flight and arrested after he allegedly refused to pull up his sagging pants. well, the naacp claims that this was a case of racial profiling. >>> get ready for longer waits at the courthouse. this morning, 200 superior court workers in san francisco received pink slips. and the layoffs are because of state budget cuts, which are expected to affect courts in other counties as well. and hardest hit will be the civil court. this will likely mean longer waits for procedures like civil suits, divorces, restraining orders, and clearing up traffic tickets. >>> 22 san jose firefighters who were laid off last year will begin retraining today. they were rehired on friday. after the city received a two-year federal grant. after several weeks of a refresher academy, they are expected to be back on duty by september. 27 other firefighters have found other jobs since they were laid off. the city will have to hire replacements for them. >>> out at muni, in at ba

a half-dozen people from the san francisco branch of the naacp protested the u.s. airways to the counter at sfo. believe the airline is guilty of discrimination and they want the airline to apologize to marmon and to qualify its dress code for passengers and have employees undergo sensitivity training. they have also threatened to ask the national naacp to sponsor a boycott. u.s. airways has maintained that marmon was removed from the flight for being destructive and failing to follow instructions of the flight crew. >> 7:57 a.m.. we're back with more and a couple of minutes. hope live from the mt. tam cam. >> a windsurfer missing overnight was found this morning. more on that coming up. >> there are photos of research and murdoch as he arrived for a parliament hearing today, the latest on that. >> as to men stormed a convenience store in southern california, you will not believe what stops them. you have to see that story. >> first, a quick check on weather and traffic. >> , was a big story this morning the temperature wise we are off to a great start. temperature

san francisco international airport. protestors are trying to get the airline to meet with the naacp about the deshon marman case. last month he was removed from a flight and arrested after failing to pull up his sagging pants. the naacp claims it was a case of racial profiling because marman was black. >>> lay love notices going out to 200 superior court workers in san francisco. the layoffs are because of state budget cuts which are expected to affect courts and other counties. hardest hit, civil courts. this will mean longer waits for civil suits, divorce, traffic tickets. >>> out at muni in at bart. that could be the story for nathaniel ford. the "chronicle" reports a headhunter has approached him about the general manager's job at bart. he was recently forced out of the top job at muni. now he is being considered to replace dorothy dugger, who was forced out as the bart's gm. >>> time for a check of traffic and weather. kristy, we have to get up and get out. will the sun help us? >> yes. we'll see sunshine later on this afternoon but we are going to see a slight chance of some sprinkles to the north of us. y

san francisco police and tell you the out of state homicide connection. >>> new development in the saggy pants discrimination case against u.s. airways. the demand the naacp has made for airline executives. >>> housing crunch at san jose state. it's all ahead on the ktvu morning news.

san francisco international airport. protestors are trying to get the airline to meet with the naacp about the deshon marman case. last month marman was removed from a flight and arrested after he failed to pull up his sagging pants. the naacp says it was a case of racial profiling because marman is black. >>> this is a day for layoff notices for 200 superior court workers in san francisco. the jobs reduction is because of state budget cuts which are expected to affect courts in other counties, as well. hardest hit though are civil courts. this will likely mean longer waits for procedures like civil suits, divorces, restraining orders and clearing up those traffic tickets. >>> all right. 5:06. let's check traffic and weather. kristy, we are starting off the workweek, hope you have some good news. >> i do. it's a fairly clear start this morning, although there is a system that's sitting to the north of us that's going to bring some showers concentrated to the north of the sonoma county line. but we could see a slight chance of some rain very slight, just some sprinkles, in the north bay today but for everybody els

i just would not look >> here is why the naacp got involved as well as the san francisco supervisor, a couple of days after that incident it was revealed that this man also flew a u.s. airways for quite some time, he is a cross dresser and was never approached by an airline employee despite several complaints by passengers. that shed light on the discrepancy and alleging racial profiling. according to prosecutors steve wax that he said he wished he did not see that picture but nonetheless it had nothing to do with his decision on not to go after deshon marman. coming up as 7:30 a.m., a live interview with mr. wax staff. we are waiting to hear back from u.s. airways. perhaps they're disappointed or perhaps they have no comment. we will have to wait and see. >> we will check back shortly. >> this is one of the hot topics on our facebook fan page. throughout the morning we have been discussing at the sagging pants issue. the majority of viewers is glad this is over and that marman can go on with his life. i have highlighted a couple of responses. here is what one viewer says. >> a live

once again, the naacp is very supportive of recology so that they can continue to do the great work that they do here in san francisco with the local hiring and things of that nature. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> i appreciate your time, supervisors. i am speaking in support of the recology contract, and i am presenting letters from other business owners in the yuba center area who wished to support -- who wished to support but were not able to attend. i kept seeing things in the paper, but i have yet to run into anybody opposed to the landfill project. it was approved, by the way, by unanimous support of the board. is fully entitled. it is fully in compliance with the recent review. it is fully supported. but in any such project like this, there will always be groups. the project is already existing. it has been there for 20 years. the second group is a competitor that does not want to lose the business. however, the competitor was $100 million more expensive in their bid. they seem to be fading away. these are small, nearly-focus groups. i appreciate their efforts to address their concerns. there are two

. >> and members of the naacp will picket airlines over the arrest of a man that was wearing baggy pants. i'm kristen sze. >>> emotions are running high in san francisco over police fatally shooting a man during a case. it happened in the city's bayview district over the weekend. today protestors will call for a change. amy hollyfield is live in the newsroom with the latest. >>> police say the 19-year-old they shot was armed, but he fired at police first and he was a person of interest in the shooting in seattle that left a woman dead and three others injured. but people in the community are very upset over the shooting and they want the f.b.i. to get involved. at the time of the shooting police did not recover a gun but a major developments surfaced on youtube. look closely. you can see see a handgun lying near the suspect's body and then someone grabbed a gun. because of the video police say they were able to recover a gun they say was used. they won't release details how it was found but it was a parole's home. he is frustrated that speaking out without knowing the fact. he does not want to be identified for fear of his safety. >> this is people th

san francisco international airport. protestors are trying to get the airline to meet with the naacp about the deshon marman case.ast month marman was removed from a flight and arrested after he failed to pull up his sagging pants. the naacp claims that this was a case of racial profiling. >>> state lawmakers will start looking into why shuttle buses are exempt from laws which require seatbelts. this is in the wake of a deadly accident involving a uc-san francisco shuttle bus last week. the crash killed dr. kevin mack, a psychiatrist and associate professor at the school. >>> police do have a person of interest in the murder of a young mother whose burned body was discovered in the rockridge neighborhood of oakland. close friends of monica rodas and community activists held a car wash fundraiser yesterday. friends say that a big part of the event was to help pay for her funeral and also to set up a trust fund for her 2-year-old son. organizers are calling this case disturbing. >> a human being is dead. a human being was burned alive. as a bay area community we need to be outraged like we cannot live in a society

san francisco. >>> this morning protestors are going top picket outside u.s. airways ticket counter. they will demand that airline investigators meet with the naacp in the saggy pants case. yesterday prosecutors dropped charges. the university of new mexico football player had refused to pull up his pants as he boarded a plane. the naacp recently allowed a cross dresser to fly around without any objections. >>> michelle le has turned up empty. more than 100 volunteers combed rural areas friday and saturday. some of the searchers came as far away as florida. she was last seen on may 27th at kaiser hospital. police are investigating the case as a homicide. >>> time now 5:04. oakland police are investigating two separate deadly incidents this weekend. police say they found a victim who apparently died of injuries suffered during a robbery but there is no word on the victims identity or how they died. it is however being investigated as a possible homicide. >>> later saturday night a man was found shot inside a vehicle between 19th and west street. police responded to the area after reports of gunfire. donald robinson was take ton the hospital and pr