when you go to the state, i have seen state boards negotiate with people while they were negotiated. that is why we voted to change the way we oversee charters. there is a lot of funny business in school districts and the state. you may have approved for k through 12. you asking we always wanted that is not acceptable. you should apply like any other school. the fact you always wants to be k-12. now we are talking about high school. i am not looking at information about how you are going to have a plan for high school. additionally, you have written in your application under facilities you said you don't want to take away resources from other schools, you are going to take away resources from other schools. if approved you will use prop 39. it says it here. you wrote it down in the charter the new school of san francisco plans to request facilities from the district through proposition 39. if you are going to double in size and increase to a k-8 or go beyond that and become k-12 you will not fit in your current location. you will push out sf international school which serves newcomers

it will have to go to the state board. although the state board is changing its membership and its proclivity to rubberstamp charter schools. we are hoping that will be in our favor. and that we have some information about around split rule, which is essentially being kicked around for decades to try to undo a lot of the harm that prop 13 has done in terms of revenue coming into the school districts. corporate property would be taxed at a slightly higher rate. homeowner and small business would not be adjusted upwards. the analysis of it right now is that it is not doing very well in polling. the governor is not committed to it and their other parties that have been given the cold shoulder. we are not at a point where it is necessarily going to pass. it is essential that we do find increased revenue sources for districts. that concludes the report from the rules committee. >> thank you vice president sanchez. do you have a report from personnel? >> i do. my first report. i do quickly remember what we talked about. two agen

illinois state board of elections who is working hand in hand with the department of homeland security. as a matter of fact, during the last year when secretary neilson was still at d.h.s., we had a secure briefing. i went up to her immediately after that briefing to talk to her about illinois's efforts. this was before the 2018 elections and she and her assistant who was in charge of these measures could not talk better about illinois officials working with them. i'm proud of what we have been able to accomplish in illinois. that's what bipartisan agreements can do. that's why we have been successful in washington by investing dollars, stops intrusions, having more people work together to identify possible intrusions. that doesn't get enough attention out here, the successes we have had in this arena already. >> you mentioned you're one of the most bipartisan members in the house. there has been a sea of retirements of members frustrated with not getting anything done across the aisle. is that a concern of yours? what needs to happen to get more moderates in congress? rep. davis: it's

the washington state board of health approved an emergency ban on flavored vaping products. e ban will last 120 days. last month, jay inslee issued an order for state officials to take emergency steps to address the crisis. >>> two winner-take-all setting up the championship series. first, the thriller. the washington nationals overcome a three-run deficit to beat the l.a. dodgers. the dodgers cruising until this happened. manager dave roberts brings in clayton kershaw, future hall of famer anthony rendon and juan soto. to the tenth, the bases loaded. howie kendrick, that is gone. the grand slam sends the dodgers home. the nats, the national league championship series. other games, the braves and the cardinals over before it began. st. louis scores ten runs in the first inning. more than any team in playoff history, without adding a single home run. st. louis wins 13-1. heartbreak goes on for brave fans. no postseason series win since 2001. the cardinals come back 2-1. a winner-take-all game five, astros/rays, with the right to play the yankees. >>> looking at markets around

there isn't any skateboarding culture the 28 year old wants to change that by qualifying for state boarding at the summer games. is one of only 2 skateboarders hoping to represent lebannon at tokyo 2020 when the sport makes its debut at the olympics he wants its popularity to spread you know it's been pretty bone i'm going. over i want to represent lebanon and also to support the skateboarding scene that. i don't think there's a real skate park in the whole of lebanon and when i visited the lebanese olympic committee they promised to help me carry out projects that because skateboarding is really easy you only need a skateboard park because no one skateboard with ambitions of reaching the olympics could charge also wants to become a role model for the sport in lebanon he's been training day and night to qualify and every time he masters a new trick he feels one step closer to tokyo. because it's an unbelievable feeling the most beautiful feeling i know and you gain a lot of recognition when you succeed it's not easy it's not easy you have to fight but skateboarding is a good example for lif

the state board of pharmacy rebuilt this week more than 100 questions from the state licensing exam were leaked online. anyone who had taken the exam since july will need a do over. that is about 1400 people. the exam is one of two tests required to become a licensed pharmacist in california. some students are furious and say they have lost out on job opportunities. the board said it is aware of the hardship but it's priority is making sure the applicants are competent. >>> cal state university graduation rates are at an all time high right now. today the governor spoke to educators and students on the future of higher education in california. four years ago csu launched a graduation initiative. with the goal of increasing campusesthproblem stonhe e goa is tuition hikes. >>> just cannot be the same question about more state funding or higher tuition. we have to find creative ways to look a new at some of our opportunities and challenges. leveraging resources. connecting these campuses. not just the 23 at csu. but the 10 at the uc. >>> the governor's 2019 budget includes a $676 million in

state university. it is one of the proudest things i do. sitting on this board. give yourselves a hand, please. [applause] e've done great. mfume, . anna, chairman i thank you for inviting me ere today. my thanks to you as well for joining us here at morgan state university for a brief conversation about the future of our graduates and the future of our country. i am also pleased to be joined by my wife, dr. maya rockeymoore cummings, coming and many of my family members today. you all agree there is something inspiring and life affirming about standing here among women and men. who have completed one difficult journey in our lives and are about to embark upon another. ladies and gentlemen, they started something and they finished it. give yourselves a hand. [applause] mr. cummings: we know from our study of ecology that life flourishes most at the crossroads where two diverse ecosystems meet. graduation days are also a crossroads. with those whom we acknowledge and honor are also challenged. both by your recognition and by the life forces. but they are now called upon to make. i would add that

fidelity is revieieng relationship is the money manager as is the florida state board of administrationayor has asked that city's retirement board to end its relationship with fisher investments. the comments were made at a recent financial conference in a memo to employees obtainedy routers fisher apologized. >> volvo is the latest auto maker to roll outan all electric vehicle allt of the wave of plug in mod ms the stre plans to put on the road in the next five yeart s there enough demand for vehicles powered by electricity in a world with relatively low gasoline price sns phil lol bow has the story. >> reporter: this is the latest model in a slough of electric vehicle that is could dramatically changehat we buy and drive in the future. the xc 40 volvo's first all electric model going on sale ne year. >> an electric car is not just environmental friendly. it has some other big advantages. it has a superresponse. it's quiet. and i think one of the most important things is you can fuel it at home. >>olvo says that buy by 2025 it hopes for evs to makef up h of the global sales. and ambiti

from my own life and from my service on this distinguished morgan state board of regents, i know that many of you have struggled. i know you have struggled to obtain your education. i know that many of you are the first in your generation to get a college degree. i know that despite our efforts -- and we do work hard -- to make morgan's education affordable as possible, many of you all have a lot of student loans. amen. i know overcoming all of these challenges has instilled in you a soft heart for others, and a backbone of steel. i can tell you that a steel backbone and a soft heart will beat a silver spoon any day. graduates, these insights about the challenges brings me back to the critical crossroads where we stand today. to that fork in the road for yourselves and your country, your life experiences and your educational achievements are essential elements of our potential to lead our nation during a difficult and challenging time. the fundamental question for each of us is this. what will you do with this potential? will you draw upon the confidence in your competence that you ha

if the county denies the appeal, the school will then go to the state board of education where a decision could be made in may. >>> 4:58 am. the berkeley federation of teachers reached a tentative contract deal with the school district. if approved, teachers will get a 2.5% pay raise going back to july. and another 2.5% raise in july of next year. also, they will get an extra 7% pay raise but only if voters approve a special tax measure in march of next year. substitute teachers would also get a pay raise. >>> ford and the auto workers unioreached a tentative contract agreement after a six- week strike. ford local union leaders will meet with the national ford council tomorrow to go over the details. the proposed contract will cover 55,000 hourly ford workers here in the u.s. general motors says that strike cost them nearly $3 billion. >>> san francisco-based juul under fire again but by a former company executive who claims he was fired because he complained about contaminated nicotine pots. the man served as the juul senior vice president of global finance and was fired in march. he cla

i mentioned he is now the chairman of the chinese state board association and they have also suspended their links we don't know if this is a thing obviously these companies in china have the under the influence of the chinese states as well but to show how big the story is $0.10 the internet streaming giant recently announced a 1500000500000000 dollars 5 year deal with the n.b.a. . james anymore but the houston rockets also had criticism from the other side from the united states people criticizing the houston rockets for that apology obviously the protests are very emotive face of an accused the brutality beijing accused of cracking down on dissent. a better a rule democratic presidential candidate he said the n.b.a. has prioritized profits over human rights a lot of people see this economic mights winning over very interesting stuff there jonathan crane from the sports thank you very much welcome. i let's go to reminder of our top stories here on d.w. the u.s. is reportedly pulling its troops out of northern syria to pave the way for a turkish offensive against kurdish fighters ther

the state board of pharmacy says anybody who took the exam since july will have to take it again. the board says it is aware of the effect on those people who took the test originally but add. it has to ensure that anybody who gets a license in california is competent to take care of patients. the good news for california's job force the unemployment rate fell to a new record low of 4% in september. >>the state's employment development department says the employers have added more than 21,300 jobs that extends california's record job expansion to 115 months since february of 2010 california has gained more than 3 million jobs flu season is just around the corner county health departments here in the bay area urging people to protect themselves by getting vaccinated and explains. >>other ways it people can protect themselves kron four's haaziq madyun has more. >>flu season typically starts in november, it runs through the spree that the following year that in mind the san francisco department of public health is urging everyone ages 6 months and above to get vaccinated health offic

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as a result i'm am here tonight to report that we have met the state board of education requirements to measure and report on these local indicato indicators. results will be shared officially to the public in mid. >> lastly, in communication data. we do have communication with families through our website. each school has the highlights of the data that was just presented. the new data for the 18-19 is loaded on every schools page so you can find it if you just follow the links right there. also you will see that all other data that you would like links to, the pages are loaded there, these are the california department of education resources that give you data on various things from demographics to statistics of test scores. we also do a lot of communication and use of data among schools. each school receives a newsletter that they can use to communicate the results of their school on all of the measures that were presented tonight. as well as we have one on one conferences that we have done over 55 of those, you know, with the schools and teams on reflecting back on the assets of

fast forward the texas state board of education decided to nominate helen keller and eight from the curriculum i was really upset about telling keller. thankfully cooler heads prevailed though i hope she has more problems than not because she deserved it. every week with my mom or when i got old enough and rode my bike. i didn't know anything about the holocaust or what happened. i was probably ten-years-old so that's how i discovered these women and was a different experience between the two of us. >> host: let let's talk about te definition of snowden. they divide educational pioneers and activists, elected leaders, explorers, inventors and that isn't all of the categories. within each of the categories are women who work inside the system, outside the system, women who were loud and are not allowed, women who were part of change i mentioned some of the women in the book is they are failures. mathematicians, astronomers. problem solvers, you make it may not recognize who fought to clean up the water in michigan. they helped devoted therapies and then her sisters and resistors to project, kin

the sonoma county board of supervisors voted to declare a local state of emergency because of the kincade fire. >> the agreed to extend the previous emergency declaration for the public safety power shut off.allie rasmus was at the meeting that just wrapped up in joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: declaring that local cuming county with state of emergency is the first step for the county to eventually apply for state funding to pay for the kincade fire. the cost of which is still being tallied. at this meeting this morning the sonoma county board of supervisors, the county leaders address the fact that they won't be eligible for federal disaster funding because the damage to public property was not great enough. but that is part of the overall success story here, see the supervisors. the response. they congratulated each other and congratulated firefighters and public officials and emergency responders. there were 200 structures and homes destroyed in this fire but compare that to the more than 5000 destroyed in the tufts fire. also more importantly this time around there were no

people who spoke in the public comment period and states board of supervisors meeting all asked the sheriff to stop cooperating with i.c.e. >>> san rafael police investigating a cesarean a serial shoplifter. surveillance video shows a woman walking into the cold store at the northgate mall on wednesday. she is grabbing as much merchandise as she can hold. two detectives had been staking out the store due to recent mass and grabs in the area. they were able to move in. they did by the suspect as a marriage and ard investigators say she is responsible for a string of similar robberies in east bay. >>> the us ing sued for allowing electric bikes in the force. the recreation group to claim to change the regulations to allow ebay, nonmotorized trails without first getting public input on the plan. i also hope to other national forest in california from doing the same. the golden gate national recreation area considering a similar ebay could plan, but is allowing public comment plan to the end of the month. >>> our team coverage of the kincade fire continues in minutes. allie rasmus has new detai

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if the county denies the appeal, the school will then go to the state board of education where he decision could be made in may. again, this is for next school year.>>> doctor ford makes her first bay area public appearance since s testifying against brett kavanaugh and coming up, her speech after being presented a prestigious award. >>> we are back after the break for the freeze warning that will go into effect and we will talk about what is coming for us this weekend. >>> a huge fire breaks out at a commercial building in los angeles. the challenge firefighters had getting it under control tonight. >>> a large fire in south los angeles tonight and a huge response from firefighters. the flames erupted tonight at a power distributor. it was a challenge for firefighters because of water pressure issues and because an electrified fence it was difficult to access the fire. no injuries have been reported. >>> the federal reserve cut interest rates for for the third time this year and they said even though consumer spending is strong there is concern about the effects of the trade war with chin

>> that is simply an argument that is being made that does not reflect the intent of the state board,eflect any change in student assignments. >> reporter: the plan is not final. and this crowd says that it will keep fighting to make sure that little rock does not become separate and unequal again. ♪ i give and give and you take >> reporter: now the school board has not defined different leadership for those eight f-rated schools. they'll take up the plan here at the school board today. the governor says it could change. separately, the board is considering a plan to no longer recognize the local teachers union. the clock is running on both of those proposals, whichever leadership is going to be implemented, it must be, by law, in place next year. back to you. >> victor blackwell, thanks for bringing us this story. just think of the history there in little rock. thank you. >>> here's what else to watch today. >>> now to this. matt lauer is fighting back and denying sexual assault accusations in a very personal and graphic letter. and his accuser is now responding to that. we discuss a

my staff members are going to the state board talking to them about how we are implementing that on a regional basis. she gave a whole day primer to them about the efforts we are taking to really challenge our agencies to really reduce their use and figure out what that means moving forward. i would be pleased to give you an update on that as that report gets closer to being done. that information is going to roll into this demand study. all of the actions of what further conservation can be do done. we have a big focus on outdoor use certainly. also implement things like recycled water. our agencies are very proud of the fact that they implement recycled water. many parts of the service area. particularly in the south bay. that said. they also do not want to pay for projects that they don't need. they also are concerned about the bottom line to the fact that they can reduce investments that you make. they pay two thirds of every dollar. they are very interested i don't think there is a competition here for this idea of trying to invest in something they don't need. it's trying to fin

state boarding with a bulldog and working w an eerienc must >> inresting. perience a d up in california, th. >> this isn't the kind readers the stacks for the newest novel. the books on these shelves all fiction. the authors, homicide detectives. >>> let's take a look outside as we approach sunset. just stunning in the golden hour. we're live streaming this view from the mount tam camera on our facebook page, >>> now news to build a better bay area from abc7. >> the bay area needs more housing and better transit. could these two demands compliment each other, or will they only compete? >> you know, some bart riders worry that the system's vision for the future will undermine their needs for today. >> our efforts to build a better bay area means looking at the big picture changes being made. as part of a long-term plan, bart is converting many parking spots to high density housing, in some cases mixed with retail, calling it a transient-oriented development. >> those who depend on and live near el cerritos plaza station seen here from droneview7 worry about

supervisor walton is here, supervisor mandelman, catherine stefani thank you and from the state boardualization thank you for being here. please give them a hand for all of their service in san francisco. [applause.] in 2020 next year will mark the 170th anniversary of the chamb chambers of commerce. that is right 170 years beginning in 1850 during the gold rush. the chamber was the champion for entrepreneurs from supporting the railroad we have a long history of championing initiatives to make san francisco a global planned mark. i in-- landmark we are working to advocate for all members of the chamber, large and small. now more than ever the business community needs to come together. it needs to come together to fight for issues which impede our business creativity and ingenuity. creativity is the secret sauce of san francisco. i would like to thank our presenting sponsors. give them a big hand. our official sponsors chase center and the golden state warriors. thank you very much. [applause.] our decor sponsor idea events and rentals. [applause.] catering sponsor for serving the gre

the state board of elections has said lines needed to be finalized by december 15th. elizabeth warren would bar large corporations and major government contractors from hiring former senior government officials for at least four years. that's part of her anticorruption plan. her medicare for all plan is still though lacking some details. correspondent peter doocy is in new hampshire tonight where warren is making her pitch to primary voters. >> elizabeth warren still hasn't said how she would pay for medicare for all, but it still part of her pitch to primary voters. >> i was an original cosponsor, i'm going to put out a plan about the cost of medicare for all and how we can meet that. >> a president warren wouldn't be able to just jack up taxes on the rich though because the bipartisan committee for a responsible budget just found "there is not enough annual income available among higher earners to finance the full cost of medicare for all." bernie sanders admits taxes will go up to pay for medicare for all, but that didn't stop alexandria ocasio-cortez, the star of

fast forward last year the texas state board of education decided to eliminate helen keller and me frome curriculum and i was really upset about helen keller. thankfully cooler heads prevailed and apparently we are both in although i hope she has one more prominence than that because she deserved it. i talked about how i go to the public library when every week when i miss my mom got old enough in the library and taking care of kids she said he got to read this new book is about a young girl named anne frank. i didn't know anything about the holocaust or what happened i was probably 10 years old. that was how i discovered these women and as chelsea and i were talking about it was very different experience between the two of us. >> let's talk about the definition of gutsy. she touched on a second ago and you talked about in the book in several places. you should all know, you will see when you get your copies that they divide these women into these groups, educational, pioneer, storytellers, advocates and selected leaders, healers, explorers adventures. that's not all the categories. wit

the state board of equalization a member of maliyah cohen and along with other city leaders condemnedhe billboard. she asked that the ad agency in charge of renting that space pull it down and as you see the billboard has been removed. >>> need housing? facebook has you covered. the menlo park company is committing a million dollars toward solving the problem. they are partnering with the state to create 20,000 housing units to help essential workers like teachers, nurses and first responders so they can live closer to the communities they serve. abc 7 is all about building a better bay area and this could be a step toward a solution. the company says hundreds of millions of dollars could be spent for housing. the plan also includes housing for the homeless. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. >>> 11 of the parents who were already charged in the college admission scandal are now facing even more charges that include bribery as well as fraud. among those included in the new indictment are actress lori loughlin, william mcglachon, diane and another. it includes

santa clara county board of education and if they lose their mac, they will then appeal to the state boardation. >>> the berkeley federation of teachers reached a tentative contract agreement with the school district. if approved, teachers will get a 2.5% pay raise retroactive to july and will also get another 2.5% raise in july of next year. and they will get an additional 7% pay raise but only if voters approve a special tax measure in march of next year. substitute teachers will also be getting a pay raise. >>> ford and the auto workers union reached a tentative deal after a six-week strike. ford local union leaders will meet with the national for counsel tomorrow to go over the terms. the proposed contract will cover 55,000 hourly autoworkers here in the u.s. the gm says the strike caused them almost $3 billion. >>> the federal reserve cut interest rates for a third time this year. while consumer spending is strong, the federal reserve chairman says there is concern about the effect of the trade war with china. that's on american businesses. >> business is vestments and exports remain

the santa clara county board of education and if they lose their, they will then appear to the state board >>> the oakland school district is trying to make sure students enjoy a festive halloween. many teachers and staff will come in costume today. here are the photos from past halloween celebrations. schools are holding halloween parades and fares. one of the biggest events is at laurel elementary school. for the eighth year students will dress as zombies and perform michael jackson's famous thriller dance. >>> the san francisco recreation and parks department is putting on three halloween events for parents and their little goblins but the first is a tiny tots party starting at 10 am this morning at the rec center on felton street. there is a potluck at the eureka valley recreation center at 11:30 am and in the afternoon the tenderloin rec center is holding a trick-or- treat carnival. >>> a local yarn artist has taken over the trees in salesforce park in san francisco. look at that. trees are covered in a festive yarn. it's a special insulation that continues through today. kristin mcco

to the santa clara county board of education, and if he loses there, it will then appeal to the state board of education. >>> steph curry broke a bone in his left hand last night. the injury happened in the game against the phoenix suns. curry fell in the third quarter, and the suns center landed on him. it looked like a wrist injury, but a fracture occurred in his index finger. curry is scheduled to have an mri today, and the team will determine if he needs surgery and what his recovery timetable will be. the warriors went on to lose that ugly game. it was already ugly before this happens. they lost 121-110. >> it could be a long season. >> some people are talking about the chase center jinx. >> when the 49ers moved to the chase center? >> a jinx. >>> the kincade fire fort power outages are having an impact on blood services. we will talk about how you can help alleviate the strain the blood supply. >>> relying on food donations to restock their fridges and pantries. we will let you know about them school drivers happening for evacuees up in sonoma county. hmm. exactly. liberty mutual cust

pharmacists will have to retake their life runs examination because the questions were leaked online the state board of pharmacy says anybody who took the exam since july we'll have to take it again. the boy says it is aware of the effect on those people but adds it has to and sure that anybody who gets a license in california is competent to take care of patients. >>oracle ceo mark hurd has died at the company's founder and chairman larry ellison confirm that death today in a statement elson said heard was a irreplaceable friend and trusted colleague heard had been the seo there since 2010 he took a leave of absence last month for undisclosed medical reasons heard also served as ceo of hewlett packard. he is survived by his wife and 2 daughters mark hurd was 62 years old. crisis in california has drawn the attention of some inventors who have come up with a new way to put fires out let's hope this work. >>says reporter lonnie wong learned today, the invention does not use water nor chemical. >>governor gavin newsom's directed to find new firefighting technologies has taken hold in the van a city wh

it could be similar to those adopted by the california state board of education after the passage oftant priority for us that all stud know the history figures and issues to history lessons force students to learn about sexuality and gender identity before they may be ready, and say those matters are best left to parents. >>> michael jordan is giving criticism or maybe inspiration to steph curry. jordan says curry is a great player, but not a hall of famer yet. coach said curry is at his peak and will make the hall of fame regardless of what jordan thinks. curry is considered by some to be the greatest sheeter of all time. >>> big expectations for the st. mary's men's basketball team. the top players are returning to the team after to villanova.nonprofit of in the uth bay, stealing hundreds of dollars worth of bicycles. why the owner is actually impressed. >>> and thban panhandlers. we'll update you on the debate and why some say the ban would violate free speech rights. ♪ hey. hey. you must be steven's phone. now you can take control of your home wifi and get a notification the inst

fast forward last year the texas state board of education decided to eliminate helen keller and me from the curriculum and i was really upset about helen keller. being eliminated and thankfully, cooler heads prevailed in prayer apparently we are both in. but it i sure hope she has a lot more prominence than that. she deserved it. then a check about how i go to the library, the public library, every week with my mom and when i get old enough i rode, and the librarian that was taking care of kids, she said you've got to read this new book, it's about this young girl named anne frank. i did know anything about the holocaust are about what happened. i was probably ten years old. that was how i discovered these women and is chelsea and i we're talking about it, he was a very different experience between the two of us. >> let's talk for a second about this definition of gutsy. he touched on that a second ago. talk about it in the book a couple of places. you all should know, we do get you copies, they divide these women into these groups, educational pioneers athletes advocates activists, ele

state list for the original ordinance, september 1st, 2017. the port commission authorized the award of the original contract on august 8, 2017 and the board of supervisors approved that contract septembe. you'll see that texas was added to the covered states list. at the time ch2m was in denver, colorado and that state is not on the covered state list. ch2h stakeholders jacob's engineering on december 13th, 2013 and the state of supervisors approved the contract. pouch2m is still headquartered n denver and as director forbes mentioned earlier and this only applies to contract award and not contract amendments. that's the 12x analysis and now i would like to invite stacie jones up who is the project manager for ch2m, here with laura harnesh. >> thank you, brad. president brandon, commissioners, director forbes and staff. thank you to address this very important topic because it's something near and dear to our company and all of our staff. iin terms of the commitment to the lgbt. community, when this contract was wa awarded, they went beyond what the ordinance required. we have been very successful in accomplishing that. especially because we