the saving grace is california.lifornia is moving forward saying we're going to compete in that playing field and we're going to take more money into clean tech and bring jobs and industry here, and it if there's one part of the country that's leading the way, it is california. the united states cannot be 17th. we've got to change that. >> let's talk about this leadership that we keep hearing about from california. there's a decision forthcoming from washington -- or a recommend dashgs i should say, on auto fuel efficiency standards out to the year 2025. california has been in the middle of this. how important is california's -- let me put it another way. how much impact will this decision ultimately have and would it even be happening were it not for california's sort of push in this direction? >> i mean, there are a mof factors, but i don't want to ever estimate the leadership of california. when the united states sees and when other states see one state can do it, they can leave and put in place new regulations t

california are less healthy. do you have an explanation for that? >> i do. if you can bear with me, we will get there. what i do want to mention next is one of the big drivers in health care. if we look at the amount that wages and salaries have grown in the health-care market compared to other industries -- and health care market has grown significantly. we believe a big part of that has to do with the shortages we have seen in the market for skilled labor. here is where we start to go down -- supervisor campos: do those labor costs include health care? health care costs as well? >> yes, all salaries and benefits. supervisor campos: that is an important point. to the extent you are saying salaries are going up, but a reason is the cost of health care, which is the focus of this discussion, and that is an important differentiation. >> actually, i'd think what i said is part of the reason they are going up is because of the shortage of workers. so let's take a look at what california spends. i will drill down into

>>> andy galvin his roots go back to the california missions his hearts are in the california missions he knows all about them our guest today on mosaic. thanks for being with us. >> thank you glad to be here. >> i don't want to say you are wearing your heart on your sleeve but you have a mission shirt on. >> we them them for sale at mission dolores. all the other california mission shirts. >> if i buy one are they wash and wear? >> yes. >> they dry nicely. >> yes. >> there is one show i would want to have more time for it is this one you have so much to tell us. california missions you do bill garages, -- pill garages. they are like philadelphia they are there and terrific and huge but they get overlooked. >> right. >> tell us how many are there? >> well, the california missions the main thing to remember. >> you are the curator. >> old mission dolores san francisco, been there since 2004. the reason bill justice hired me was not because i was qualified and knew something about california missions but in the year 1794, my great great great grandfather was baptized in the old church wh

---"pg&e" realizara pruebas similares en 150 millas de gasoductos en todo california.ndo en encargar un bebe, evite concebirlo en marzo. de lo contrario, podria nacer con una indeseable condicion. le explicaremos. realizado en california parece indicar que la fecha en que un bebe es concebido determina la probabilidad de que sufra de autismo.---de acuerdo a los cientificos (que estudiaron a siete millones de niÑos nacidos en california entre 1990 y 2002), los bebes concebidos en el mes de marzo tienen una probabilidad 16 por ciento Ás alta de ser diagnosticados con autismo que los bebes concebidos en julio. ---la teoÍa es que durante la primavera y el principio del verano existe un mayor uso de pesticidas.---otros estudios en el pasado han establecido una conexÓn entre el uso de pesticidas y los defectos conÉnitos. -- aunque algunas cifras recientes indican que el Úmero de embarazos entre adolescentes ha disminuido en losÚltimos aÑos, la tendencia sigue siendo preocupante entre la comunidad latina.--el problema parecer ser que a muchos padres hispanos les sigue "dando

counties in california. -- to different entities in different counties in california. it is in my off the shelf software to tommy when to charge -- to tell me how much to charge sales tax in which county. it is very easy. it is not a burden on any business that has a basic computer for retail. this helps level the field. the argument about how many affiliates might be lost -- nobody was there when all the brick and mortar stores went. how many bookstores have gone down the toilet because of this? tried by an wallpaper now in a store or looking for wallpaper. you cannot find it anywhere. the biggest supplier of barbecues, a basic thing for a lot of hardware stores or home centers -- it is amazon. it is a big deal. a lot of business has been lost on this. thank you. president o'brien: thank you. any further public comment? public comment disclosed. director, as it is now, we approve this legislation we drafted? >> it was initially presented at the retreat and there were some questions the commission had. the c

[captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] >> welcome to "california country." i'm your host, tracy sellers. our first story today involves a family that has taken the lessons of the past to ensure success today and in the future as well. take a walk through your average produce aisle these days and there are more choices than ever, but one farm has a very eye-catching marketing strategy to entice you. and it all has to do with the bright picture of a lile boy named andy. but have you ever stopped to wonder, who is this andy boy guy anyway? >> andy boy's my father, andy d'arrigo, he's the face on the label and a lot of people ask, is there an andy boy and i say, yes, there is. >> who is this? >> yep. it's me. >> oh. ha ha. you see, when folks around here say andy d'arrigo is the face of andy boy produce, they mean it, literally. now 86 years young, he, along with his daughter margaret and son john, run one of the most successful farms in the salinas valley. it all started back in the early 1900s, when andy's dad and uncle emigrated from sicily and went through e

[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 qith 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

on put up the 80% and california gets a high- speed rail system. some of the federal money that was bound for the rail in other states is heading to california. re-- denying by other governors means more money for the california rail and 160,000 jobs and the other up side is the environment. the united states creates 30% of greenhouse gases, and the rail would be electric run, deceasing the use of oil and smog production from cars and is and -- from cars and planes. >> so linking high-speed rail makes perfect sense, you can move people and goods through a system that takes out the time and inefficiencies and making better uses of resources. >> the airport communications director said the air port will will lose short haul transit and that means that less oil being used and better for the environment. >> another projected benefit would be to improve california's economic status. >> we have to catch up if we intend to continue to maintain our position as an economic leader in the world. and high-speed rail is the single most obvious way to accomplish

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

gar mendy of california. the chair: -- mr. garamendi of california. the chair: the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. garamendi: thank you, mr. chairman. this is a very simple amendment. this is about local jobs for local companies. many of us have in our districts military facilities of large and small size. all too often those facilities and the work done on those facilities performed by contractors, often national contractors, and totally ignoring and providing no or little opportunity for local subcontractors. this amendment would simply require that for prime contractors on military installations across this nation they would be required to allow 40% of their contract by dollar value to be available for local subcontractors. not a bad idea, it seems to me. i know that in my area, traffic i.r.s. air force base, -- travis air force base, there are constant complaints from local contractors that the big boys come in, hog all the work a

has benefited california health- care consumers. that consolidation and other actions have reduced that competition and it has led to higher prices and increase spending as a result. policies are needed to restore competition, to the competitive structure of the health-care system. research shows that hospital price competition benefiting california health care consumers, in terms of increased efficiency, lower prices, and ultimately, lower health insurance premium growth. the way that health care price competitions, one of the main factors, that has been used by health plans representing consumers, employers, negotiate with health care providers selectively to negotiate their inclusion in health plans, and that one of the factors included in that negotiation is the price. so the ability of health plans to selectively contract from a range of different providers created this environment of price competition, which encouraged providers to compete both on price and cost efficiencies. that has held cost and prices down for quite a whil

la ciudad de oakland es la primera urbe de california en llevar un registro del ausentismo escolar. alentadoras:... 14% de los estudiantes faltan a clases por lo menos 18 dias del aÑo escolar... y esa cifra asciende al 20% entre los alumnos afroamericanos.---el informe seÑala que las escuelas con mas alto nivel de ausentismo se ubican en el oeste de oakland, es decir, en una zona de la ciudad donde viven familias con problemas economicos, y donde imperan la violencia, la inestabilidad en Érminos de vivienda, y el asma. con el uso de tecnologia informatica, el servicio geologico de estados unidos dio a conocer un nuevo mapa que muestra a las montaÑas costeras de california como la zona Ás proclive a sufrir deslizamientos de tierra.la publicacion del mapa es con la intencÓn de dar al Úblico una idea general de dónde los derrumbes son Ás probables de ocurrir.en el area de la bahia, las regiones de alto riesgo incluyen partes del norte del condado de "sonoma" y de "marin", algunas secciones del este de la baÍa y las montaÑas de "santa cruz". enseguida en noticias univision 14... que opi

. >> the california line is mostly locals. the commuters in the morning, i see a lot of the same people. we don't have as tourists. we are coming up to street to chinatown. since 1957, we are the only city in the world that runs cable cars. these cars right here are part of national parks system. in the early 1960's, they became the first roles monument. the way city spread changed with the invention of the cable car. >> people know in san francisco, first thing they think about is, let's go >> comg up next on "california country.. it's crunch time as we dig up what goes into one of our favorite snacks... and you don't even have to leave your car to see how farming is blossoming in one part of the state this time of year... then we put the "fun" back ifungi with tips from an expert. it's all ahead and starts now. [captioninmade possible by california farm bureau federation] >> welcome to the show. i'm your host tracy llers. we're in the beautiful mountains of el dorado county today, which is just a short drive away from sacram

obra durará tres semanas, y no interrumpirá el servicio de gas, espera realizar pruebas en todo californiainformativa, para explicar las pruebas de tubería, entre 5:30 de la tarde, y 8:30. >>> miles de maestros iniciaron semana de movilizaciones, por recorte educativo, podrían resultar en despidos de miles de docentes, santiago. >>> comenzó como marcha con el silencio, cientos de maestros, manifestandose por educación, y rompieron el silencio. las pancartas resumen lo que demandan, que se suspendan los recortes. >>> el presupuesto, más los recortes , son pespa dos, y los maestros decimos basta, ya no podemos trabajaro así. >>> el gobernador brown dijo que sus recortes multiplicarían, pero continúan con la mentalidad que más impuestos, solucionarían el problema de california, es una ilusión. >>> necesitamos buscar so soluciones permanentes para la gente y su familia. >>> para david sánchez, el panorama no es positivo. >>> posiblemente las escuelas no abrirán las puertas en setiembre, hay muchos distritos, que saben que no podemos seguir adelante. >>> cientos de miembros, pasarán toda la sem

-- in northern california between 1990 and 2010. thank you for being here today. >> [inaudible] supervisor campos: [laughter] yes. >> [inaudible] oh, thank you. hello again. in the co-director of the center for policy analysis. i have a doctorate and master's degree in public health. i believe the reason -- the reason i'm here today as i have worked on health care reform at the national level in the u.s. senate and the 1990's and more recently on this effort. also here in san francisco in the 1980's between the master's and ph.d. in the senate, i helped organize a group in san francisco called the community health coalition, which advocated for the department of public health's budget. i share with some of the people in this room is a memory of some of the hospitals and capacity that i'm going to talk to you about. i'm really just going to remind us what hospital capacity use to look like and what it looks like now, largely to make the point that as we started discussing, the issues of cost and quality are not going to be resolved s

. >> we're making progress in california. the statue was enacted by the voters and it will take the voters working together to into the death penalty in california. this is a very daunting task. although the initial process gave people a voice in politics, this has turned into a situation where money has a voice in politics. this is going to be a challenge to raise the funds that we need to actually mount an initiative campaign with the death penalty, but we're getting closer and closer every day. the people of california are ready to end the death penalty. a couple of weeks ago we were able to do a poll on the question of the governor converting all of these 713 death sentences to life without possibility of parole, and a change would save the city california $1 billion in five years. 63% of the voters support this idea across the entire state. every region of the state had a majority of support. a majority of republicans and democratic voters support this idea. 63%, ready for the governor to take everyone off of death row.

together, we can end the death penalty in california. [applause] >> thank you for having me here today. i would like to close by saying i have had the opportunity to view this issue from every point of view, having been the warden at san quentin state prison. i am absolutely impassioned about the fact that it is time to end the death penalty in this state. life without possibility of parole is the real sentence. hold people accountable and gives them the opportunity to change within the prison system, and they can give back by working within the prison system, giving restitution to family members and working on behalf of the state of california on a variety of projects that go on inside prisons. i also want to echo what the process said -- please join, please help -- i also want to echo what natasha said. talk to 10 of your friends, send e-mails, send letters. thank you. [applause] >> 1985, when i was sentenced to death for a crime i did not commit, i thought right away that this would be rectified. i was convicted of two different crime

together, we can end the death penalty in california. [applause]

it comes as california officials are questioning the federal secure california program.they oppose a program taking fingerprints to identify and deport undocumented immigrants. >> now that there's more information out on the impact of secure communities and the very large number of people who are deported who have no criminal record, there's some push back. >> hennessey says next wednesday he will stop honoring immigration and customs enforcement holds on those arrested on misdemeanor charges. >> we still work i.c. with i.c.e. but we would like to work with them on the larger manners not the small manner. >> reporter: i.c.e. says it has so far helped to deport 4,000 people from california. 40% who had prior criminal records. >>> u.s. census bureau says the hispanic population grew four times faster than any other group between 2000 and 2010. 28% of latinos in the u.s. live in california making up the majority in nine counties. the biggest surge was in the south and midwest where the number of latinos doubled in the first decade of the 21st century. >>> this is going to b

in california, those laws are pretty heavily regulated. for example, the private screening firms cannot report of arrests -- or they are not supposed to -- and i cannot report convictions going back more than seven years. federal law does not even close, not nearly as good. that is consumer protection law. then, applicants are entitled not to report arrest on an application, so we are very familiar with lots of good laws on the books that are never enforced. the real challenge is to get about enforcing these laws. i do not know if you want to talk about it -- >> tell us about what is next. how can we be successful in taking -- you mentioned there are some good laws on the books. do we -- do they go far enough? how can we take it further? how can we essentially this reform? this seems to be critical. >> we had this huge proliferation of background checks. this huge proliferation of this industry that is collecting all these criminal records, and you have way more people walking around with a criminal record. one in five, as was mentioned. s

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the people of california are ready to end the death penalty. a couple of weeks ago we were able to do a poll on the question of the governor converting all of these 713 death sentences to life without possibility of parole, and a change would save the city california $1 billion in five years. 63% of the voters support this idea across the entire state. every region of the state had a majority of support. a majority of republicans and democratic voters support this idea. 63%, ready for the governor to take everyone off of death row. this is an important change from where we used to be on this issue, because for a very long time, politicians have been afraid to talk about reasons for ending the death penalty and this has been seen -- been seen as an issue that would run political careers, as the former district attorney has shown, the death penalty is no longer of liability and the voters are ready for candidates who will say that we need smart criminal- justice policy, to keep the community safe and that will hold the offenders accountable, and

aprobaron una egisladores de miles de estudiante indocumentado que querer seguir una carrera en california que conforman el comité de la asamblea aprobaron el "dream act" (acta de los sueños) que quedó suspendida. >>> conociendo familias vecinos maestros sabemos que tenemos que seguir delante con la educación y esta meta es importante para lograr eso. >>> la ley daría a los alumnos sin documentos fondo para recibir asistencia y así solver tan los coqueto de la escuela, una medida que genera, oposición entre republicanos porque dicen que contribuiría al déficit entre otras cosas. >>> pienso que necesario. >>> los que apoyan el "dream act" (acta de los sueños) dicen que es necesario invertir en la formación de nuevos profesionales en el pasaestado. >>> tenemos un gobernador que ha comentado que es una meta importante para california. >>> desde que fue introducido el "dream act" (acta de los sueños) a sido vetado en 3 ocasiones. que buscvel nacional los anente a los extranj presentaron ntes senado un proyecto de ley ---desde dar residencia a los n qÉ njeros que sean parientes inmediato de sol