and that case was byron allen versus come cast, which went to the supreme court.he owns a media company, and was trying to get comcast and other outlets to carry his channel, and they said no. he is african-american and he alleged that the reason was because of his race. and what the supreme court said, and it's not so much the byron allen case that is so important, but what the u.s. supreme court solidified into law is that if you want -- if byron allen were to win this case, he would have to prove that if it were not for his race, he would have received that contract, and that's a very clear-cut final way of looking at it. in fact, when it comes to these business relationships, it's rarely so clear-cut. oftentimes there is evidence of bias, but nobody is going to say, you know, i'm -- the only reason i'm not investing in your company is because you are african-american. that just doesn't happen. site sets the par very high for these court cases. >> and it's arguability whether anyone would sue in this world of venture capital, because if you raise a stink about

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they instead want to save the orrin allen youth rehabilitation facility known as the byron boys ranch>> the thing is if we help the kids, when they are young, they have a bright future. you want to talk about money it doesn't cost more to take care of people. >> they say the ranch offers classes and counseling without sales. the juvenile hall is not at capacity and another reason critics say it should be closed. a decision on the boys ranch is expected after the supervisors start budget hearings next week. >>> in pinole an effort is underway to create a memorial for david patrick underwood, federal guard who was gunned down in oakland back in may. >> patrick was a solid guy. you know, a good person a s hav working to have the basketball court at fernandez park renovate and named in his memory. played basketball there as a teenage. last week the city council member peter murray introduced a resolution to fast track the process of renaming the court and it passed unanimously. >> all the things that are going on today, he was a good person. and you say why him? >> patrick always what smi