it's an honor to present the matthew tobriener award for public service to belva davis. this award was named in honor of our legendary california supreme court justice matthew o'tobreaner and serves to annually recognize individuals who have strived to ensure that justice for those who are most vulnerable among us is had. the late justice matthew tobreaner was revered as a legal scholar and humanitarian who did not hesitate to speak out on behalf of the disadvantaged and marginalized individuals. in fact, he expressed some time ago the very fundamental principle, whatever hardship poverty may cause in society generally, the judicial process must make itself available to the indigent. it must free itself of the sanctions born of financial inability. and it is that principle that is the foundation of this award. and so a memory of justice -- and i want to give a shout out to michael and the tobreaner for working so well since 2000 on collaborating on the meaning of this award. it has been an award that pays tributes to individuals who have made extraordinary efforts to ass

i'm belva davis. good night.

i'm yul kwon filling in for belva davis. we have tom vacar and josh richman and laura sydell with us. tom, the fire at the california refinery was absolutely enorm s enormous. what caused it? >> they know what caused it. a leak in an 8 inch pipe started to grow. whether you are brewing this fuel and this is a device that actually creates feed stock for gasoline and diesel. it is brewed at a temperature way in excess of its ignition point. once it makes contact with the air, it smells air and says time to burn. it started burning and burning. what happened was, it got worse and worse and worse and it incinerated the facility to the point where although chevron will not talk about it, it is likely to be down for one to three months. it has had a huge impact on gas prices. as of early this morning, okay, the statewide average is $3.99 a gallon. that is up 16 cents from a week ago. san francisco is at $4.07. and san jose is up 14 cents. that's this morning. i drove by gas stations this morning with higher prices this afternoon.

to add something from the city that i get to do and that is, of course, to proclaim this to be belva davis day in san francisco. [applause] >> well, thank you so much, mayor ed lee, for those kind remarks, and most of all, thank you for taking the time to be here. i know there are many, many other bells that are ringing for your presence, so my much appreciation to you. and to this room of distinguished attendees, to the leaders and staff of this life-changing organization, the employment law center of the legal aid society, and to all who followed the arc of history as it bends towards justice. thank you for this honor. i have been blessed with a long life of surprises and miracles. and one of them, or all of them, have been fueled by hope and the promise of america. and a america that promises liberty and justice for all. why else would a female black child, born during the really great depression of the 1930's in the deep south envision and dream a life so far from her reality? it is that promise of liberty and justice that continues to fuel impossible dreams around the world today, and

i'm belva davis. welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me tonight are lisa krieger, tom vacar,

i'm belva davis. welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me tonight are lisa krieger, tom vacar, ktvu

i'm belva davis.ood night. >> the following kqed production was produced in high definition. [ ♪music ] >> yes, check, please! people! >> it's all about licking your plate. >> the food is just fabulous. >> i should be in psychoanalysis for the amount of money i spend in restaurants. >> i had a horrible experience. >> i don't even think we were at the same restaurant. >> leslie: and everybody, i'm sure, saved room for those desserts. [ ♪music ] >>> hi, i'm leslie sbrocco. welcome to check, please! bay area, the show where regular bay area residents review and talk about their favorite restaurants. now, we have three guests, and each one recommends one of their favorite spots, and we send the other two to go check them out and see what they think, then report back here. this week, chemist rich tester calibrates the reaction of his guests to measure their enjoyment when he dines out. he thinks that sharing is half the fun and recommends tapas as the perfect opportunity to satisfy. >> architectural

i'm belva davis. good night. gwen: battling out in the battleground states, the jobs puzzle.he tea party rises again and who suffers when congress doesn't act? tonight on washington week. -- "washington week." >> hello ohio. >> it's good to be back. >> barack obama and mitt romney search for a breakout message. >> america's not built from the top down. america's built from the middle up. america's built from the bottom up. >> i'm going to make sure we finally have a president that's serious about getting our budget under control and by the last year of my second term we'll finally have a balanced budget in this country. gwen: but a new jobs report offer noss clarity. more jobs added but the jobless rate goes up too. meanwhile congress leaves town with much left undone. as yet another senate tea party candidate bounces yet another establish candidate in texas. >> when we started they said this was impossible. and you know what, they were right. i couldn't do it. but you could. gwen: covering the week, amy walter of abc news. david wessel of "the wall street journal," susan dav

belva davis. [applause] [applause] >> listen, thank you very much for that generous round of applause. i am going to start out by boring you, telling you what my mourning has been like. because i am is now admitting that i have to do something about my life, number one. without my cell phone today, i probably would not have made it here. because i was where i have a house that i am trying to put on the market, and the traffic from there to here was over two hours. in the meantime, i wanted to let people here know what was going on with me. so with my cell phone, i called a friend who called somebody. they called somebody. and i made it here. because she knew how to use her computer and resources. i am with you. i need more lessons, obviously. i had the phone but not the knowledge. we're going to do something about that in my household. we're also doing something about living that far away from the center of everything, which is right here in the city. if you want to buy a house in the country woul