california permits that. there is something like 37,000 children in same-sex households in california today. there are also 18,000 same-sex marriages which are not at issue in this case. is easy to see that children will be better off in that relationship, but if you have a heterosexual relationships permitted in california and marriages between persons of the same sex, it does not change where the children will be raised. if a child is a product of a biological relationship between man and a woman, it is up to that man and that woman to keep them together. i think judge reinhardt suggested that a better remedy would be to prohibit divorce, but that is not something that californians are interested in doing. >> are we free to use anything other than the rational basis test in the ninth circuit? >> i believe very strongly that you are. the hernandez case talks about the amiability -- imutability with respect of talking about any other aspect of the doctrine of heighten the standard. i think it has been ventila

california permits that. there is something like 37,000 children in same-sex households in california today. there are also 18,000 same-sex marriages which are not at issue in this case. it is easy to see that children will be better off in that relationship, but if you have a heterosexual relationships permitted in california and marriages between persons of the same sex, it does not change where the children will be raised. if a child is a product of a biological relationship between man and a woman, it is up to that man and that woman to keep them together. i think judge reinhardt suggested that a better remedy would be to prohibit divorce, but that is not something that californians are interested in doing. >> are we free to use anything other than the rational basis test in the ninth circuit? >> i believe very strongly that you are. the hernandez case talks about the amiability -- imutability with respect of talking about any other aspect of the doctrine of heighten the standard. i think it has been vent

there have been california officials, linda adams, the secretary of the california environmental protectionncy is here, and she and i and others from california have been sharing the lessons learned from california experience. >> reporter: do you think those lessons are sinking in at all from what you've been able to observe? >> well, very much so. for example, last night there was a big side event, we call them. there was a big seminar on avoiding deforestations from tropical forest countries. and this linked up to the governor's summit just the week before last. so california's working on a program with other states around the world to work together at the state level. we're not waiting for action at the federal level. so state action has really proven to be a really powerful tool here in cancun to motivate the national governments to come to the table. >> let's talk about that a little bit. now, you personally have been very involved in something called red, which stands for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. this is an area in which as you say states, subnatio

. >>> california passed its first anti-marijuana law nearly 100 years ago. at the time it seemed lay little strange, because hardly anyone knew about the drug and even fewer used it. in 2001, craig heaps brought us this report on the anti- marijuana laws both in california and across the country. >> reporter: if you lit up a marijuana cigarette on san francisco's market street at the turn of the 20th century, two things would have been different from today. first, it was legal, and second, hardly anyone would have known what it was, because marijuana use was almost unheard of at that time in the united states. that is why it seemed a little strange that california passed one of the first anti-marijuana laws in 1913. this is the california coordinator for the national organization for the reform of marijuana laws. >> you read the newspapers from 1913 or before, you will find almost no mention of cannabis or indian hemp. the word "marijuana" was basically unknown. >> reporter: a member of the board of pharmacy, he spearheaded california's first anti-marijuana

[captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] >> coming up on "california country"--good gourd! meet a family who always knows how to pick the perfect pumpkin. then, you know their name, you know their wine, but now see what else this famous family is producing. and see why everybody is nuts for this new line of snacks, including me. it's all ahead, and it starts now. >> about a quarter of all pumpkins in america actually come from california, especially stanislaus and san joaquin counties. the perrys say there's a good reason for that--this is the perfect place for pumpkins. you could call art perry a pumpkin king since his family has been growing the golden crop in california for decades. they mainly grow traditional pumpkins, but you'll find just about every type and variety in their fields or warehouse. >> in the terminology of a pumpkin, you would call these jacks. you got this to start out with as a mini, and then we got this one here, which we call a we be little. a mini, we be little. then we call this a trickster. so you see-- >> oh, my god, you got a whole

synonous with california wine. but what goes better with wine than cheese, right? enter joseph gallo, brother to wine entrepreneurs ernest and julio. joseph broke way from the family wine business in the eighties and took a handwritten recipe for making cheese and followed his dreams, all the way to merced county. he remained farming there until he passed away in 2007. but now his son michael and grandson peter are working to advance joseph's dream of sustainable farming and thus continue the gallo legacy in agriculture. >> i get to learn a lot on the farm, and my dad has a wealth of knowledge. he learned a lot from his dad, so, you know, we've been a family farm since 1946, so there's a lot of history there. and every day is a new adventure, and there's always lot to learn. >> just like the family's wine business, which is the largest family-owned winery in the world, nothing is done small around here either. with more than $3 billion in cheese sales annually, joseph farms is one of california's largest cheese mak

california permits that.s something like 37,000 children in same-sex households in california today. there are also 18,000 same-sex marriages which are not at issue in this case. it is easy to see that children will be better off in that relationship, but if you have a heterosexual relationships permitted in california and marriages between persons of the same sex, it does not change where the children will be raised. if a child is a product of a biological relationship between man and a woman, it is up to that man and that woman to keep them together. i think judge reinhardt suggested that a better remedy would be to prohibit divorce, but that is not something that californians are interested in doing. >> are we free to use anything other than the rational basis test in the ninth circuit? >> i believe very strongly that you are. the hernandez case talks about the amiability -- imutability with respect of talking about any other aspect of the doctrine of heighten the standard. i think it has been ventilated a

[captionibg made possible by california farm bureau federation] >> coming up on "california country," see how one farmer is breaking bread with his customers, literally. then we offer an ode to olives thanks to this historic company. and see how salads are getting a makeofer thanks to these long-time farmers. plus see how your flowers get from the field to the florist. it's all ahead, and it starts now. nestled into the hills of the quiet little town of ojai is where you'll find the rio gozo farm. "rio," which means river in spanish, and "gozo," which means joy, is run by former chef and now full-time farmer john fonteyn. and if you watch him work long enough, you'll realize just how much gozo is actually flowing around these parts. >> good morning. >> you, too. how are you all? i mean, my first love with food wap really preparing food and cooking it. i just kind of felt like since food was a relationship i'm gonna have my whole life, and one i check in with 3 times a day, that it'd be good to really kind of explore it deeper. >> and john gets to explore his love f@r food every day, n

right now there are more women than men, more people from northern california than southern californiathere are four asian-americans on this eight that were drawn randomly from a pool. and the population in california's about 13% asian-americans. so they're overrepresented at this point. and there's no one from l.a. city proper remaining in the pool to be selected. so by the end of the month the eight folks who are there now will select the other six. and they have no direct requirement for how they're to pick them other than they need to consider sort of the racial, economic, and geographic split. >> isn't some of this concern, though, about the diversity of it a little bit premature considering these were the random picks and now, you know, there can be some more selective picks made -- >> correct. correct. they can pick from the others. they know everything about these people. and you know, one thing that does strike me is that these individuals have been private individuals. i mean, the chairperson is a gentleman by the name of mr. yao. he's from claremont down in southern californ

california permits that. there is something like 37,000 children in same-sex households in california today. there are also 18,000 same-sex marriages which are not at issue in this case. it is easy to see that children will be better off in that relationship, but if you have a heterosexual relationships permitted in california and marriages between persons of the same sex, it does not change where the children will be raised. if a child is a product of a biological relationship between man and a woman, it is up to that man and that woman to keep them together. i think judge reinhardt suggested that a better remedy would be to prohibit divorce, but that is not something that californians are interested in doing. >> are we free to use anything other than the rational basis test in the ninth circuit? >> ielieve very strongly that you are. the hernandez case talks about the amiability -- imutability with respect of talking about any other aspect of the doctrine of heighten the standard. i think it has been ventil

california has been a leader in that. we are 40% more energy efficient than the rest of the country. we're very proud of that not just because of my administration. this goes back 30 years. we've been doing this for decades already. here is another system developed that is being installed right here at this company and at hospitals and other businesses all over the state of california. it reduces the energy consumption by 50% to 70%. just so you know what that means, in most buildings, 40% of the energy goes to lighting. when you make an impact there, that has a great impact on what it costs you to use energy and in the output of greenhouse gases. this is a win-win in every way. it is one of the things that tom and i have been talking about. you can combine both things, protecting the environment and protecting the economy. the other thing i like here is the idea of training a sales force to go out and sell the idea. i always believe very strongly that you can have the best product in the world or the best idea in the wor

the soldier's body back in california yesterday. about a week after a suicide bombing in afghanistan. he was in the bay area just two months ago celebrating his 21st birthday. >>> well, the numbers are in and they could be better. it is a dubious first for california in the 2010 census. why there is reason for optimism for the future. >> the art of the sale from a guy who loves what he does. you look like you need a pair of sunglasses. that's coming up. >>> imagine christmas without consumerism. that's the goal of a growing movement. coming up, an organization that says it's bad for the economy and how toys are us is hoping to fuel the economy. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, southe ornia again today. 12 inches of rain have fallen in barbara since friday >>> harsh weather hammered southern california again today. 12 inches of rain have fallen in santa barbara since friday. and the storms are keeping rescue crews busy. in orange county, they had to save four hikers who are trapped overnight by floodwaters in the cleveland national forest. >> we mad

from farm to feast, stay tuned for more of the tempting tastes of california. >> welcome back to "california country." >> at the kitchen in sacramento, chefs are busy preparing tasty dishes using a vegetable that's increasing in popularity. california endives are showing up on more and more dinner plates. >> i mean, you see a lot of people use, uh, the endive as vessels. so they'll take just the leaf off and put things in it and serve it that way. uh, i think it has a lot of different uses. >> the chances are if this vegetable's on your plate, it's probably grown by california vegetable specialties, a company headquartered in the tiny hamlet of rio vista, between san francisco and sacramento. the first thing the owner did was give us a lesson in pronunciation. >> so what we grow here at cvs is spelled e-n-d-i-v-e. however, it'pronounced quite differently, and the correct pronunciation is this--on-deev. >> obviously, uh, rio vista, where rich works, is about as far away from france as you can get, so we tend to call it en-dive. now, i know rich is cringing in his seat as i say this, as he has

. >>> good evening, and welcome to "this week in northern california." i'm belva davis. joining me tonight on our news panel are sandy roy, editor with "new america media." rachel gordon, city hall reporter for the "san francisco chronicle" and josh richmond, legal and political affairs reporter for the "oakland tribune" and tom vacar consumer editor for kttv news. tom, did this year end better than it began or worse than expected? >> i think for a lot of people it's a toss-up, and i think for the state it's been a toss-up. we started the year out at about 12.3% unemployment, we are at 12.4% unemployment. we had a slight dip in the middle of the year, but unemploymentwise that is the problem and that's the problem for california, jobs, jobs, jobs, because everything else is impacted by that whether it's taxes, housing values, everything else, so that i think was the biggest thing. and in the united states, you know, the same thing. we started out in the united states in the high nines. we are ending up in the united states in the high nines. so, not much

we all know mary as a very capable secretary for california's resources -- california resources agency where she was the head of that agency from 1998 to 2003. those of us who remember back far enough recall the days as a senior attorney for the environment now foundation. she was also co-founder of the first environmental justice working group in the state. we are very pleased here in san francisco and i believe all of you should be very pleased to have mary as the moderator of our first panel. mary, it's time for you to take it away. thank you. . >> thank you so much, susan, for that very generous introduction and also to the city and the public utilities commission for hosting this landmark event. it really is wonderful to see water utilities taking a leadership role in discussing this key issue and particularly to see the bredth of the program in terms of the way the issues are being addressed. i'm particularly pleased as an urban person to see for once that we're talking about water from the coast up the watershed, rather than the other way around. starting out this morning's prog

i actually had the opportunity to forecast in southern california, central california and northern californialy familiar with the patterns. like you, nothing pleases me more than a perfectly accurate forecast, so it's really important to get it right. >> it is. we have two weather brains working together this morning. it's been great. you've got family here in the bay area so i'm sure they're happy to see you back. >> the best part about being back is i know the pronunciations. >> she's a pro already. that's great. just pointing out you'll take over the mornings full time coming up pretty soon and i'll get more sleep by going to the weekends. so i'll be over on saturday and sunday and you'll be with us every morning. so a good time to come aboard. we've got the rainiest time of year now december heading into january. back to you. >> welcome, christina. >> welcome. >> that's tremendously exciting sglchblts t . >>> the time is 5:41. keeping you and your family safe with the new cars. wee look at the crash tests coming up in a live report. >>> and a major milestone in a fight for gay rights abou

from san diego, california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. hunter: i thank the gentleman from california and the ranking member on the armed services committee. let me quote general amos a couple weeks ago who is the commandant of the marine corps on this issue. he said, i don't want to lose any marines to this distraction. i want to meet any marines at bethesda with the loss of legs due to distraction. distraction cost marines' lives. so that is from the commandant of the marine corps. they were part of the heaviest part in iraq in 2007 and 2004. this is not about race. general colin powell, he said, skin color is benign, non behavioral characteristic. sexual orientation is profound. comparison between the two is a valid but invalid argument. it sounds good to make that comparison if this is like the civil rights movement. the problem is the united states military is not the ymca. it's something special. and the reason we have the greatest military in t

one of california's largest industries. but each year, public defenders and private providers of quality defense battle for every dollar needed to protect this constitutional right. the bar association of san francisco is committed to partnerering with, not competing with our public defenders. san francisco fortunate to have a strong public defender and a bar system committed to quality representation for the poor. to best guarantee quality indigent defense, our partnership with the public defender and bar association is essential. they are each other's complements. the sum of the part that makes the whole of criminal defense work so well in san francisco. a challenge for our profession will be to ensure that cities and counties fighting seemingly endless budget deficits do not fall prey to the burgeoning business offered through websites of contract services for criminal defense. our constitution mandates that people accused of crimes be represented by comp at the present time council. not the last expensive council. on a

that's what we used in this california assessment. for the scenarios they were all down scaled to twelve kilometers covering california and nevada. it's not totally adequate and i'm not saying this is a solved problem. the premium grape growers want to know what's going on in napa, valley but for a lot of water related problems i think we're okay. [inaudible] >> what's the long-term climate - >> hopefully, we get on to that green emissions trajectory which would have co2 levels leveling off and declining. there's a lot of inertia in the system. we all have cars and you can't change power plants overnight and et cetera, et cetera. but in fact the earth response to climate is not going to make too much difference until about the middle part of the century between all those scenarios. through 2050 a climate model is sort of a climate model no whatter what you do with it. in fact if you stop all , co2 emissions today. fossil fuel is the reason it's increasing because fossil means it's stored in the ground and now we're putting it in the a

in california, that rate is 115,000 per year. in california, over 1 million people have a conviction record, and one in five individuals have an arrest or criminal conviction. so we have to ask ourselves -- is criminal record reform an urgent priority for california? and if so, what is being done? and how can we go further? let's hear what our distinguished panel has to say. our first panelist is dr. steven richardson, a renowned author and professor of criminal justice at the university of wisconsin oshkosh. i have to say that dr. richards probably will not authorize this, but i am going to make a plug for the book he has written. i want to say he has written the book "convict criminology." another book called "behind bars." and "beyond bars." so check it out on amazon. we also have with us the policy co-director of the national employment law project. and eliza hirsch is the supervising attorney in the clean slate pride is at the east bay community law center. welcome, panelists. i want to tell the audience that while we are ha

berman of california, as well. the sudden and unexpected passing of ambassador richard holbrooke earlier this week was a shock to all of us. the depth of sadness that we felt at the news was a testament to his exemplary life of service to our country in so many different compass its. ambassador holbrooke was one of the most consequential world diplomats of the last half century and his tireless work in pursuit of united states national interests and international peace have put us all in his debt. his advocacy for peace was, of course, most clearly shown during the conflict in bosnia. his tenacity and force of will brought the waring parties to the negotiation table in deyton, ohio, where he skillfully brokered the accord that ended over three years of atrocities and bloody conflict. over 100,000 perished in the bod kneean war, and it's impossible -- bosnian war, and it's impossible to say how many lives were saved by ambassador holbrooke in deyton. and that accomplishment would have been enough to mark a diplomati

all the way up california. central california, the bay area this morning. quite a bit of rare weather. closer look, the peninsula. few raindrops the picture looks like some of the heavier rain to daly city, says san francisco portions of san mateo. you can see the bridge is getting some raindrops. >> novato, petaluma, season showers as well along highway 37 towards vallejo, to get up and down into palo alto, stars there's go. cinema's a, everyone is getting a dose of that wet weather. livermore, stockton. we will continue to see a chance of showers through the day today. storm tracker 4 calmer show you what's going on. you can see the storm system really is starting to break apart rate over california. topping into some of that sub tropical moisture it will bring is a lot of rain through the day to day. come tomorrow, catching a break in the wet weather. and another storm moves in by christmas. currently, or, 52 separate discussion of several real, 51 santa rosa, livermore, antioch, concord. as cnn's the aftern

published a report titled, changing climate, assessing the risk to california. the report looked at 3 scenarios for cutting the amounts of emission that we pump into the atmosphere and depending on whether and how much green house gas emissions can be brought under control, the report projects by the end of the century average temperatures in california will rise between 3 and 10 1/2 degrees centigrade. one of the most publicized impacts of global warming is a predicted increase in sea level. and here's a graph showing sea level rise in san francisco bay. now, i want to note one very important fact about this graph. it does not show predicted sea level rise. it shows how much the level of the bay has risen over the past century. since 1900, the bay waters have risen 7 inches. and we at bcdc have been monitoring this increase for decades and we have been especially concerned because ground elevation, particularly in the south bay, is sinking because of ground water extraction. so even if there's no sea level rise, we expect more flooding as the low-lying areas co

one of the fastest growing areas in north california. we're serving less water than we were when i got there. that's corner stone of our growth. anybody that does not know what that means what that means with respect to drought or any emergency you may have is not playing with affair deck. when you harden the demand you must have flexibility. our reservoir is not one for supply. people are taking shots at that. it was built as a water quality salt reservoir and a fish asset and some people said it's appose tear child for bad storage. and they said it's exactly off stream storage that uses peak demands in an area effects by issues today. there's diversity kabs and the keys for our future. so if i can get you to do nothing else i would like you to read this because i consider it a very significant primer for anybody that has to deal with this and stay with adaptive management and the state has the resources now if we think broadly on how to invest them and you have had excellent managers talk to you about the consistent directions in which

slaughter: i yield to the gentleman from california from california, mr. garamendi. mr. garamendi: thank you for the leadership and the change in the rule. the earlier rule presented a significant problem to us in that it had basically a vote on the pomeroy amendment and that would then be then, if that passed, the vote on the bill. the separation is very important to many of us because we see in this particular piece of legislation serious problems. for example, we see that the social security payroll tax is being reduced, which, for the first time ever in history has, i think, put social security security in play. and we think that in the future this may be a very, very serious detriment of the well-being of the social security system. in addition, the way the taxes are structured, that goes against some very fundamental premises that were best announced and laid out by franklin roosevelt and eached on the marble in his memorial here in washington, d.c. are the words that speak, i believe, very directly to this piece of legislation when he said that the test of our pro