nick smith is live at san francisco state with the fees and factors. >> good morning. the campuses could be a lot mr. expensive this year about f the board of trustees has their way. they will consider a plan to raise tuition and this would be in addition to the 10%, taking the previously approved 10% and this suggested 12% hike, students would be paying $1200 a year more, raising tuition by $588 to a whopping $5472. that will not include room, board or campus fees. system isn't alone. u.c. students face a 9.6% hike if the board of regents approve their increase this thursday. they could be ninth fee increase in eight years. as you might suspect both boards cite budget woes. they say the additional increase necessary because the newly approved state budget reduces funding by 650 amendment or more than 20%. now today, csu students plan to rally outside the board meeting in long beach. as you might also suspect, i don't believe we've heard the last of it. live at san francisco state, nick smith, "abc 7 news." >>> pg&e is taking legal maneuvers to avoid paid settlements o

made my way out to san francisco when i was a college student, and i sat in the class is in san francisco statetime around clement street. we call the richmond district the new chinatown in the 1980's at that time. just being around the tremendous unique neighborhood, and discovering san francisco in the 1980's as i grew up, but i also have been very active as a community organizer. i worked in chinatown, and some first jobs also at the mental health center in the richmond area multi services in the 1980's, and i was also a staff are at the chinatown youth center -- i was also a staffer. a lot of my work has been supporting community empowerment, especially in an immigrant and people of color communities. most recently, i have been teaching at san francisco state. i ran the immigrant rights coalition in the city in the 1990's for several years. i'm also an immigration attorney, and a lot of my passion is supporting in power met for immigrant communities in the city as well. >> why did you choose to live in san francisco? supervisor mar: a lot of people bring this up, but is one of the most exci

. >>> i'm nick smith live at san francisco state and at california state university could be a lot more expensive if the board has its way. i'll have a live report. >>> and good morning to you. here is a look at embarcadero where it's breezy and cool a little bit of drizzle this morning. you'll find a lot of it. that is why we're calling it january in july. it's cold this afternoon compared to average. we'll talk about how long it will last. >>> good morning. i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. the highway patrol is on the scene of a big accident on interstate 280. chp has issued a sig laertd. >> good morning. we have an issue behind me a live shot there. we've got a sig alert in effect this morning, roadway is shut down. this was video taken earlier this morning. 280 northbound at 19th street off-ramp. it remains closed while the officers and officials do their investigation. a car versus a pedestrian there. did not fare well for the

she is going to go to city college in san francisco and wants to go to san francisco state university and serving our community as a nurse. jazzman, welcome. -- jasmine, welcome. adrianna ferrerra ruiz has a situation most high-school students do not. in addition to going to school, she has to work 30 hours a week and is the primary caregiver in her family. she gradually did from abraham lincoln high school and plans to go to skyline community college before transferring to san francisco state to obtain a degree in criminal justice and be a probation officer. you can tell she has been raising our brothers and sisters. she is going to make a career out of it. let us have a hand for her. [applause] nice to have you here. congratulations. we were also pleased to recognize elise, who graduated from the high school of arts. on her own, she challenged herself and those around her, saying she was never afraid to express her own opinions. she will attend city college and transfer to the university of santa monica to study theater. demonte calvin was motivated by his mother. he graduated from

i am faculty at san francisco state university. i agree with everything the other two said, but what i really want to see happen is the m-line get out of the middle of 19th street and come to the side of san francisco state. i use the m, as well as the students. it is narrow and dangerous. there are a lot of backpacks, a lot of jostling, a lot of waiting. thank you. chairman nolan: ok, then we have a recommendation in front of us. is there a second? >> second. chairman nolan: all those in favor, say aye. >> item 12 -- chairman nolan: before we do that, our distinguished former chairman is here. i do not know if you would like to say anything. would you like to address the board? [laughter] >> you did not think he was going to say no, did you? chairman nolan: i did not think there was a chance of that? thank you for greasing a room this afternoon. >> good afternoon, mr. scherer and the members of the board of directors -- mr. chair and the members of the board of directors. earlier, i shared the news of mr. ford's moving on, and it

second, of equal importance, giving effect to the values that are stated, the objectives stated in the san francisco charter. in some respects, it restate -- restates values already in state and federal law, but it adds to that. it adds specifically the protection of communities of interest in the respect for existing neighborhood boundaries. now, insofar as there is remaining discretion in the task force, if the application of these legal criteria do not lead to a determinant result, what value should be considered? i would list 3. one, opportunities for historically disadvantaged in politically and incorporated communities. second, respect for what i would call informational committees, that is drawing district boundaries in such a way that they correspond to local media markets so that people have good information about what their representatives are up to. third, fairness and responsiveness, vis-a-vis the principal political coalition or cleavage giant san francisco that is a division between the progressives and moderates. fairness, meaning the plant cannot be biased in one direction or the oth

we're live at san francisco state.news." >>> other top stories, firefighters in san mateo station 27 are taking extensive repairs on one of the doors after an suv plowed into it. it happened last night. it came off of highway 92 and driver was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. >> and one final check on weather and traffic. we've got a gray morning, mike. >> flight arrival delays into sfo of 105 minutes, check out flight tracker at abc7news.com. >> 50s and limited sunshine to the south bay, parts of the east bay valleys otherwise the bay is going to be cloudy, inland valleys could hit the 70s with drizzle possible any time today. coolest tomorrow and thursday. >>> we've got a stall to report in san jose, hopefully we'll get. guadalupe parkway, one is blocking the right lane. bay bridge toll plaza is jammed back to the west grand overcrossing. fastrak lanes is getting by with ease. you'll find high wind advisories for the upper deck driving this morning. >>> sue, that is it for us. >> join us for

we went to san francisco state university to get my credentials and my master's degree. we had to close the school down to get to ethnic studies. the police marching on us at san francisco state. after leaving new orleans and coming here, it was still a fight. comparing the schools, yes, i can see the different -- i can see the difference. those parents are there, and they bring in money for those schools, and they have all kinds of book fairs and arts festivals, computer labs, and at hunters point, it is a whole different story. you do not have a computer labs there. we do not have a parent involvement. it is a total difference. >> your perspective on jamal, awaiting the decision on whether he will be executed or spend his life in prison. >> he should be released. [applause] one of my professors actually is working on his case, so i have been following through her visits and conversations, but i think it is the quintessential example of what is happening with the intellects in our community. he is a brilliant brother. if you have not gone on youtube and seen him offering

don ford with that story. >> reporter: researchers at san francisco state university have been studyings in the united states for years. dr. gretchen leboune says the commercial honeybees are in trouble. >> it looks like somewhere between 30 and 40% of the commercial hives are dying off each year. >> reporter: dr. lebeune wants to know if the wild bee population is declining also. so she came up with an idea. >> on saturday july 16th, we're having the great bee count, and we're hoping to get as many people as we can across the country, sampling bees. >> reporter: a nationwide bee count of wild bees in your backyard. the scientists want you to count bees for only 1 minutes and report that number to greatsunflower.org. >> there are ones you should be able to see in your backyard, this beautifulful shiny green bee. >> these specimens are from the university's collection. notice how the wild bees are generally smaller than their cousin, the european honeybee. however, bees being bees, they sting, and even expert scientists need to be careful. >> i get stung every couple of times, and it hur

it's that left exit on the way up to 19th avenue and san francisco state. one of the things you can do is get off at west lake and then go down john daily make a right onto lake more said boulevard and get to that area that way or stay on 280 northbound exit the ocean geneva exit and take ocean avenue to that part of town. but obviously that's kind of a big chore this morning. they said they would be open by about 5:00. so we'll see if they keep their schedule. looks like they may be adding more flares to this area. so they may not be quite done. let's go out and take a look at the golden gate bridge traffic. that looks pretty good heading down to the toll plaza. and if you are driving on the san mateo bridge, it's a nice drive to the high-rise to highway 101 and interstate 280. 4:54. let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you. very good morning. well, you know last week it was hot. i mean it was hot. this week it's nice and cool. i got to be honest, the e-mails are much nicer. when it's not as hot. if you enjoy cool weather you'll love this week. maybe sign of

this is a unique collaboration with san francisco state. and we have a working with the san francisco garter snake, one of the most beautiful snakes, only found along the coast here in northern california. we're working with california state to continue moving the conversation about this important species. and a new and exciting program, we were approached by u.s. fish and wildlife and national park service to help them with the management of california condors. there would like to use our veterinary expertise to help with the annual medical procedures with california condors. in the past, they were taken from the wild, they would take the populations that they were working with, in the tentacle wilderness population that they are referring to. they would take a couple of them out every year and much of them for poisoning. many of these animals have been shot with these lead bullets, and so -- they have a medical technique where they will leach out the bloodstream. we are delighted to be partnering with the fish and wildlife service. and the

san francisco in connection with all of our partners, city college of san francisco, san francisco statersity -- we are dedicated to doubling the number of used that get through college. welcome to all of you who are for dissipating in this, especially to microsoft who has given us $500,000 for you. this is the kind of support that we need to make sure that all of our young people can get what you deserve. [applause] let me introduce the man that has been in the forefront to make this happen. i think you already know him since he is one of your own. carlos garcia. [applause] he is the one that says the achievement gap can be eradicated for all of us. he was the visionary that talked about this five or six years ago. he is the guy that kicked this thing off, so we are happy to be in partnership with your leader, carlos garcia. [applause] >> for me, the most exciting things -- and i think for the mayor and all of us here. you look at us up here, lots of people of color. unfortunately when you look at our universities and colleges, they do not have all the people of color. it is great to se

san francisco. i made a statement last year that one of our foremost economists started his career as a police reporter. if you have unbelievable services that san francisco state and city college. reporters know how to interview people and they're not used. if you look at that as a resource, you will find this is probably the cheapest that you will have in the division. i bring that up because i have a journalistic background myself. i know that you can in a few people in a timely manner and you can do it cheaply. -- was in my taxi. he was picking up prostitutes that night. he said that they were disappearing off the streets. they told me there is no serial killer in the city. they basically sticking with one murder. most likely, murder 5. i leave you with that. >> thank you very much. >> good evening, commissioners. this should be my last time here. when i found out that martin had a criminal record, he told me that policemen were behind the harassment i was undergoing. the first up was to call the fbi and demanded why they were doing this. a couple of days later, this was left for me in my home. the fbi could have left that note and they could have called th

success initiative is a partnership between city college, the city of san francisco, san francisco unified, and san francisco state, and we're working together to reach an exciting goal of doubling the numbers in san francisco will get a degree or certificate. how many of you are going to get a degree? raise your hands. or a certificate? raise your hands. we should have every hand up in this room. if you are not convinced you are coming to college, you will be convinced before you leave today. i just want to tell you a little bit about myself. in the first in my family to go to college -- i am the first in my family to go to college. anyone else? for me, my first year of college was really intimidating for me. i was really overwhelmed. i did not know how to get the financial support i needed. my mother never even went to kindergarten. i could not even go to my mother for help, so i did not know where to turn. my transition was overwhelming. we want to make sure you have a smooth transition of college. that is why we have created this important day for you. that first year in college, i felt like i did not belong.

san francisco -- the original county of san francisco came from san mateo county. they decided it was too large a county, said the card off another county. at the time, the largest population in the state was in san francisco. l.a. barely made a presidio. they had, like, 50 or 60 people. 90% of the population was in san francisco, and everyone down the peninsula is saying if they are in the county, san francisco has this huge population, we are going to have to go along with them, so they can't get off -- they carved it off. >> it looks like it is the richmond district, but a kind of shows what was on the west side town. a great deal of it was sam, and for that reason, people thought that the weather and the san -- it was really not a place that people wanted to live, and it was going to be very typical for san francisco -- very difficult for san francisco to expand west. >> if you look at the early maps, it was 3 miles wide by about 6 miles long, this huge sand dunes that just moved around. >> here is an 1875 map of the laguna. says along the side of the map, high sand hills between the pacific ocean and the like. by the way, this had actually opened directly into the ocean. >> lake m