cal state. what >>> the cal state university system has announced plans to drastically limit enrollment last year to deal with budget cuts. as alex sadvige explains this is a contingency plan. >> reporter: the cal state system is planning to scale back on students possibly reducing over all enrollment next year by 25,000. on the cal state east campus building there's disbelief. >> i think that's too drastic. >> we should be trying to save education and put money into education not take money out of it. >> i didn't realize the situation was so dire. and it's certainly disappointing. >> reporter: all 23 cal state campuses would stop accepting new students in the spring of 2013 if this plan goes into play. it all hinges on a tax increase measure that will go before voters later this year. if it fails that could mean another $200 million funding hit for the cal state system. today barry zapel made his pitch to taxpayers. >>> we hope we recognize the importance of higher education and well qualified well trained and educated work force. >>> there would be a small number of exceptions under this enroll

cal state. what could cause such a drastic move. >> and a toddler goes through a tsa pat line, why the father waited until posting the video. >>> the cal state university system has announced plans to drastically limit enrollment last year to deal with budget cuts. as alex sadvige explains this is a contingency plan. >> reporter: the cal state system is planning to scale back on students possibly reducing over all enrollment next year by 25,000. on the cal state east campus building there's disbelief. >> i think that's too drastic. >> we should be trying to save education and put money into education not take money out of it. >> i didn't realize the situation was so dire. and it's certainly disappointing. >> reporter: all 23 cal state campuses would stop accepting new students in the spring of 2013 if this plan goes into play. it all hinges on a tax increase measure that will go before voters later this year. if it fails that could mean another $200 million funding hit for the cal state system. today barry zapel made his pitch to taxpayers. >>> we hope we recognize the importance of higher education and well qualified well trained and educated work force. >>>

the cal state university system plans to limit enrollment next year to deal with severe budget cuts. it's our top story at 7:00. we're live at cal state east bay to tell us what this means for perspective students. >> reporter: with only a few exceptions, the system would turn away new students next year. that's the idea put forth by officials today. it's a plan in case voters don't approve the tax hike this november. this system is planning to scale back on students possibly reducing overall enrollment by 25,000 next year. on the east bay campus today, there's disbelief. >> i think that's too drastic. we should be trying to save education and like, put money into education not take money out. >> didn't realize the situation was so dire. it certainly is disappointing. >> reporter: all 23 campuses would stop accepting new students in the spring 2013 if this plan goes into place. it all hinges on a tax increase measure that will go before voters later this year. if it fails, that could mean $200 million funding hit for the system. today some made their pitch to taxpayers. >> we recogniz

>>reporter: cal state system has 161 million dollars in projects. financing for new buildings is complicated. the development phase takes as long as seven years so the project were in the pipeline long before the great recessio recession. then the university get loans through selling bonds but the money can only be used for construction. not on ongoing expenses like lowering tuition or paying salary. >> one can not be used for the other. they are very, they are for very restrictive purposes. >>reporter: patrick also points out construction costs and interest rates are very low right now. and it's the perfect time to undertake multiple projects that provide badly needed jobs. >> we have over 60 percent of our buildings that are 30 years or older. so we have got renovation issues. we have got seismic issues. >>reporter: california watch found though once some buildings are done, there's in taxpayer money to run them. most glaring example is the sparkle new 36 million dollar medical school at uc riverside. officials are seeking private donations so the

did we to is 626 coming at the in the cold shoulder by the cal state system is putting in a freeze on spring admission plus the republican candidates to get out on the campaign trail ahead of today's primary in illinois and one the wrong name may have the upper hand. templates and the drama surrounding san francisco sheriff continues to keep up cool after the neighbor rights and the piece in the chronicle to ubs's say investigators will examine a cellphone they found that belongs to a missing morgan hill teenager she was reported missing last friday. in many coming to the black caucus would see that one a lot of thought right now chance of showers in the forecast will talk about that coming up. the mornings tuesday march 20th if i'm michelle. 630 straight up right now we begin with some news that's happening right now says is fire departments have crews mop the of the scene right now after an apartment fire there's still lots of crews out there right now and no injuries have been reported in sin number of apparatus sense trying to determine how this all got started and no flames but t

. >>> also ahead, a controversial vote involving the cal state system, the connection to the president of a bay area univer hsity. >>> ans fid urofsty. w w tynea martial arts studio is helping to fight crime when we come back. ne >>> rush hour is in full swing but tonight there's relief for commuters in one problem area in the south bay. drivers can use tose the car-pool lanes around the 237 and 880 interchange. the vta has convert add four-mile stretch of car-pool lanes to express lanes. that switch has made official at 5:00 this morning and things went smoothly depending on traffic and time of day it will cost solo drivers up to $6. the money is deducted from transponders. the average toll was $2. >> the a.m. commute people are looking at 17, 18, 19 minutes to get through this interchange. it's going to considerably cut down their time five, ten minutes if not more. >> and when you're late, that could come in handy. the express lanes are open during normal car-pool hours and we should mention car-poolers can continue to use them for free. >>> they picked the wrong neighborhood for cr

. >>> a day after the -- cal-state university system announced it is freezing admissions next spring the board of trustees will vote today to spend more on pay raises for two new presidents above the $300,000 mark. cal-state east bay, san francisco state and sonoma state are among them enrollment will be limited to community college transfer students. funding for the spring of 201013 is uncertain. csu funding could -- drop by 200 million dollars. >> it is horrible. it is going to be harder to graduate my mom has to retire later to pay for me and my sister's education. >> it is already a horrible tragedy the thought after decision al cuts could be catastrophic. >> csu lost 750 million dollars in funding this year. >>> supporters of a california tax targeting millionaires to pay for police and service force the disabled are planning a rally in oakland this afternoon. they say their measure is more winnable than the new plan offered by governor brown and the california federation of teachers. the plan would create a 3% tax for people making over one million dollars a year and 5% on incom

cal state fullerton. >>> marcus and his friends had it figured out. the to the community college then transfer to a cal state university say they learned to those plans may be derailed the cal state university systemsas they have a choice to approve the november tax increases already neustria rollins are frozen. depilates into my life on hold trap the air. after lead to the state's finances are clear. if i want to apply don't wondering if i'm going to not wait list or from when to make their not. >>> we don't know how much money we're going to get and we can't commit to offer courses that students need to graduate. cal state has already lost $750 million without the tax increases they will lose another 200 million so the pressure is being put squarely on the voters may be fairly and maybe not. will affect students perception but probably won't accept our process. the cal state east bay are among the handful of campuses all continue to except during transfer students it is becoming increasingly difficult to tell students where to apply and when. now schools are at a state their institutions are more flexible and more welcoming to california residents. ironically this comes the same day the cal state

since it most campuses will not accept midyear and applications for the spring semester the cal state university systemsays it is a way to control enrollment. only eight of the campuses will accept transfer students and nunn will accept new freshmen. for the fall semester of 2013, the budget chief says up to 25,000 qualified applicants will be turned down if state voters reject gov. brown's tax measure. san jose state university is especially overrun with applicants and will likely end guaranteed admission from all high-school graduates from santa clara county. instead it would give preference >> the bar for students coming in will still co up a little bit because we do not have sufficient capacity to handle the demand and >> sheriff's, shares of apple closed above $600 for the very first time yesterday. the announcement came after the tech giant awarded its customers with dividends. 3 million ipad have been sold since friday. silicon valley might have some of the brightest minds in the computer and the programming world but the world's best hackers live in russia according to facebook. the menlo park

. >>> cal state university system cast aside criticism and today approved big pay hike for 2 executives. day after freezing enrollment as we reported for the spring semesters ferry in 2013. >> he will make 300,000 dollars and 2 70 more for housing car expenses. president at fuller stop state also getting similar pevrjt trustee got an earful in the meeting in long beach. state senator yee said students of parents cry of enough is enough are just falling on deaf ears. >> then you see the board of trustee just simply flaunting the reaction and wishes of the students and parents as sad da day. >>reporter: senator yee wants legislation that would prohibit pay increases for university administrators within two years of student fee hike. >>> california inmates are calling on the united nations for something of a jail break. in los angeles today advocate call on the un to end solitary confinement. >> placement of thousands of california prisoners in isolated segregation merely for membership or alleged association with a gang is a policy that is barbaric, policy that is cruel, policy that invol

system. eight of the campuses, including cal state l.a., including san francisco state, it's happening a littleit different. they are meting in some students, but not as many as we would like. >> that is true. about 500 students, a drop in the bucket, part of a new transfer plan, that the legislature hopes will grow to encourage transfers. you have a double thing going on. have you a state passing laws trying to encourage transfers and then cal state university slamming the doors. a trickle of students will be permitted at eight campuses. >> and across campus, we're hearing students cannot get classes anyway. if they have been admitted and have a class in nursing, they are maybe there five, six years. >> totally impacted. i have gone over to the campus and seeing students poring out the door, begging professors to let them in, but there is no room. >> there is a long-running story, what is happening with the suspended sheriff, mr. ross mirkarimi. >> this is something that happens very rarely in san francisco, one city wide elected official, mayor ed lee, decided to suspend ross mirkarimi, sworn

system to close spring admissions at most campuses next year. a few hundred students will be let into eight campuses, including cal-state east bay, san francisco andsonoma those are community college transfers. officials say deep cuts are planned if voters reject governor's measure to raise taxes in november, they say total enrollment could be reduced 25,000. >>> police investigating vandalism at a cemetery, 40 brass rings worth $50 each were pried off crypts at the sonoma mountain cemetery on first street west there's a history of vandalism at the cemetery usually following illegal partying. police believe the thieves are after the money she can get from selling the metal. >>> stay away orders issued against four occupy cal protesters involved in the november 9th, demonstrations at uc berkeley. protesters set up tents that lead to a violent confrontation with police. yesterday a judge ordered the four to stay at least 100 yards away from uc berkeley property exceptions were made for attending class or on campus jobs. >>> new toll opened in milpitas this morning the four mile stretch near highway 237 interchange allows solo drivers to use the car

system to close spring admissions at most campuses next year. a few hundred students will be let into eight campuses, including cal-state east bay, san francisco andsonoma those areomnity college transfs.er officials say deep cuts are planned if voters reject governor's measure to raise taxes in november, they say total enrollment could be reduced 25,000. >>> police investigating vandalism at a cemetery, 40 brass rings worth $50 each were pried off crypts at the sonoma mountain cemetery on first street west there's a history of vandalism at the cemetery usually following illegal partying. police believe the thieves are after the money she can get from selling the metal. >>> stay away orders issued against four occupy cal protesters involved in the november 9th, demonstrations at uc berkeley. protesters set up tents that lead to a violent confrontation with police. yesterday a judge ordered the four to stay at least 100 yards away from uc berkeley property exceptions were made for attending class or on campus jobs. >>> new toll opened in milpitas this morning the four mile stretch near highway 237 interchange allows solo drivers to use the car pool

the state emergency management agency has been designing a system five years but it's still in testing. there is a key problem of funding. there is another problem is cal topography. >> it's difficult to have these systems. and keep in mind an early alert system only providing several seconds warning. experts say that could be time to shut down public trancite when disaster strikes pg&e can now send a pickup truck to power your home. truck arrive they'll be equipped with more than just normal tools but a portable power source. >> we have 15 kilowatts of power which is good when you think about a normal home might use a five kilowatt as part of a back up. so we could run something's home on it, today. >> pg&e wants to have 100 kilowatts of exportable power on the trucks which will be capable of lighting up a neighborhood. >> and new at 6:30 tonight fact check we're going to look into claims contained in a presidential campaign. not 100% accurate. >> hundreds of people getting free medical care today, why it's wise to show up earl lie later a company that has been pitching e books since long before they were so cool. stay with us. another half hour of ne