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

here in california it's one in three e. unless we deal with the foreclosures, it's going to continue to promote unemployment. really make it difficult for us to see any type of economic regeneration in this nation. it's critical that we address this. >> professor, there have been a variety of plans, state plans. interested whether you can steer us to the principles or actual plans you have seen that could steer us into a room where you could move towards resolution. >> resolution is going to require the fundamentals be on the right side. it's possible that the overall economy's growth will bring us in this year to bottoming and to recovery. that said, just as i agree with john, we're going to see an increase in foreclosures and the danger there is that we could have another vicious cycle. even if it's just for the short run of prices falling under water. more people fore closing. that said, part of the solution will be rentership. and rentership is up. there's increased demand for that. we need to see some of these properti

and one in northern california. we're going to make sure that diane gets re-elected. but my role tonight is a very simple one. when then mayor newsom called me to tell me what he had in mind for the d.a., i, too, said to him, you're going to appoint a nonlawyer to the job? he said, see, you're not as smart as i thought you were. the guy is a lawyer. i knew that going out. i want you to urge him because he didn't accept when i offered it to him. he wanted to think about it. now, i never appointed anybody who wanted to think about it. do you think mark leno wanted to think about it when i appointed him. newsom wanted to think about it when i wanted to appoint him? not at all. they thought it was their divine right! [laughter] [applause] >> but not george. he really was very, very thoughtful. he called me and we chatted and i, of course, was really encouraging him because you don't know when you're going to need a d.a. [laughter] >> and in my lifetime, i have always stayed close to every district attorney, every attorn

tonight, we honor the philippine nurses association of northern california. [applause] >> in our human moments of weakness, vulnerability, and need, the care provided by our filipino nurses remains unparalleled. for 50 years, the philippine nurses association of northern california has served our nurses through professional development, education, information, and providing a support system that has given them strength and visibility. in its golden years, the philippine nurses association of northern california posted the philippine nurses association of america, bringing in hundreds of philippine nurses from all over the united states into san francisco, treasuring the legacy of our health care's industry was the finest philippine nurses. the san francisco bay area philippine american community salutes this milestone, a legacy of nurturing and a passion for life. >> representing the philippine nurses association of northern california are board members of the philippine nurses association of northern california. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. >> much of

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

california is mounting a comeback led by a man whose name has been synonymous with california government for decades. that is the back drop tonight for a conversation between tom brokaw and governor jerry brown. >> putting it as simply as i can, california is on the mend. >> reporter: there is a lot to mend. it's been a world of hurt during the down turn. a million jobs were lost when the housing bubble burst. when california unemployment dropped to just over 11% last week, that was good news. there was a time when california set the pace for america's economy. it remains a state of conspicuous wealth, but it is deep in debt. a year ago the budget deficit hit $26 billion plus. it's now about a 1/3 of that. to make up the rest, brown wants to raise the state's sales tax and is asking californians who pay the most taxes, the wealthy, to pay more. >> neither is popular, but both must be done. >> reporter: brown says it is the only way to protect the state's education system. >> i'm not doing this unilaterally. i'm putting it to the people and urging them, make the decision for california. >

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

cu - anchor california est mejorando, pero es necesario aumentar los impuestos.. ese fue el mensaje del gobernador jerry brown en su segundo informe de gobierno desde que fue electo.. jaime peluffo nos trae un anlisis de lo que est en juego.. jaime.. take anchor live cu - peluffo csar, brown insisti en la necesidad de hacer recortes y aumentar impuestos, y tambin defendi el acta de los sueÑos de california.. take pkg el gobernador jerry brown empez su discurso de gobierno con un regaÑo cnico a los republicanos.. s.o.t. jerry brown/gobernador de california 21:47:00 their critic of my speech 24 hours ago.. brown dijo que criticaron su discurso hace 24 horas, cuando nisiquiera lo haba terminado de redactar. s.o.t. 23:21:00 again, i propose cuts and temporary taxes.. neither is popular, but both must be done. pero su discurso inmediatamente se torn serio y dijo que nuevamente propone recortes e impuestos temporales.. s.o.t. javier gonzález/analista político 4:31:00 este gobernador estaba hablando a la legislatura pero a la vez estaba hablandole a los californianos, pr

welcome to this week in northern california. joining me tonight are rachel gordon, san francisco chronicle city hall reporter. and marissa lagos, a san francisco political reporter. and john myers, sacramento bureau chief for kqed joining us from the capital. well, john, governor brown gave his state of the state address this week. and he's been touring the state ever since. well, what's the essence of what he's saying? >> you know, belva, i think the essence of what the governor is saying is trust me. trust me on my plain for the future of california. trust me on my plan for spending cuts. trust me on my plan for why we need additional taxes. and, you know, last year, the governor spent all of his time here at the state capital trying to bridge the divide among legislators at the state capital and dealing with these budget issues. this year, he takes it on the road and he's got to try to bridge the very different viewpoints of where california should go with voters. and i think it's a pivotal year. i should really tell you, i t

in california, we have detailed state standards and lots of tests. unfortunately, the resulting data is not provided until after the school is over. even today as i speak to you, the ranking of schools based on tests taken in april and may of 2011 is not available. i believe it is time to reduce the number of tests and get results that teachers, principals, and superintendents in weeks, not months. [applause] with timely data, principals and superintendents can better mentor and guide teachers as well as make sound evaluations of their performance. i believe we also need a qualitative system of assessments such as a site visitation program where each classroom is visited, observe, and evaluated. i will work for the state board of education to develop this proposal verl. education is divided by strong emotions. my role is not to choose sides but to listen and engage and believe. i will do that. i have already spoke about reform and tradition but i will not accept complacency. my hunch is that principals and teachers know the most but i will take good

[applause] member of the california state assembly, fiona ma.] and a majority of your board of supervisors are here, which is a good thing. [laughter] the president of the board, david chiu. [applause] the rev. of the board, sean elsbernd. [applause] and the three women that are always undying loyalty you in support almost everything you'd do, and i will introduce the three of them together -- jane kim, leah komen and carmen chu. [applause] mark farrell. [applause] scott wiener, member of the board of supervisors. [applause] eric mar, a member of the board of supervisors. david campos, a member of the board of supervisors. [applause] you have some other city officials who are here. you have, of course, the man who takes all of our money, the treasurer, jose camos. [applause] campos would like to be there one of these days. i am so focused on campos, he owes me one. [laughter] the public defender, the man who he looked to -- you look to it you got arrested and are broke. -- if you got arrested and are broke. [applause] and the city attorney denni

actually put this on the ballot and into the death penalty in california. this goes down to where we started this conversation, whether this attorney would pursue the death penalty. the d.a. should not be asked to change between life -- choose between life and death. we are the voters to have to take responsibility and take this power away from them. >> are you aware of any other city other than san francisco, where an elected district attorney has announced that they will have a policy of not using the death penalty in a state where this is the law? >> i am not aware of any district attorney who has this explicit policy but we have had conversations with many different attorneys with problems with the death penalty, and we have seen in changing what they do, scaling back dramatically the number of death penalty prosecutions in california county and in other states. and they have quietly abandoned the death penalty even though they have not explicitly said that this is what they are doing. >> do you feel that -- the district attorney that we have, gason, --

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 i

brown 26:01:00 california is still the land of dreams as well as the dream act. que california sigue siendo la tierra de sueÑos, asi como la del acta de los sueÑos, refiriendose a la ayuda financiera para indocumentados.. s.o.t. dream act sot 13:24:00 eso lo dijo muy claramente para señalarle a los críticos de la ley que él continúa apoyando la educación de todos nuestros estudiantes.. s.o.t. brown 37:19:00 this would give more authority to local school districts to fashion the kind of program.. el gobernador tambin propuso una nueva frmula de distribucin de recursos y mayor autonoma para distritos escolares para mejorar el rendimiento acadmico.. s.o.t. connie conway 43:41:00 the gobernor's vision centers on one thing, higher taxes. los republicanos criticaron la visin del gobernador como centrada en impuestos ms altos. pero brown tambin reiter su apoyo al tren bala, reformar el sistema de pensiones y el de prisiones.. s.o.t. 41:13:00 the declinists about california are wrong, we are on the move, we are on the mend, let's get it done.. brown culmin diciendo que l

how they could save california from more cuts. the public utilities commission said today violations by pg&e led to the san bruno pipeline disaster. they released that report this afternoon. it is estimated the fine by the public utilities commission could cost pg&e hundreds of millions of dollars. >> they had the opportunity to tell pg&e that they have to take half a billion dollars off the top. >> the public utilities commission report pg&e's alleged failures. >>> in response pg&e released a statement saying, we are taking their findings seriously. it is clear that pg&e's past gas operations practices were not what they should have been. we are committed to raising the level of pipeline safety to new higher standards. www.ktvu.com has complete coverage of the san bruno explosion and the investigation. look for the link on www.ktvu.com. >>> preparation are underway at candlestick to make sure the power doesn't go off saturday. ktvu's david stevenson is at candlestick with why so many extra precautions are being taken there. >> re

, compton, california, at that time was like oakland on steroids. it was a tough operation. he brought some sense of justice under the law in compton, california. he was elevated to the superior court by pete wilson, appointed first and then elevated to the supreme court by pete wilson. in the superior court capacity, he continued his understanding and his presentation on equal justice under the law, so impressive that a democratic president named bill clinton accepted the recommendations of the senatorial representatives from california and marino became a district judge of the district court in california, approved unanimously by the u.s. senate on an appointment from bill clinton. just think about that, republican, wilson republican, clinton a democrat. it didn't take gray davis long to recognize that he, too, wanted to get in on appointing marino to something. and he appointed marino as an associate justice of our court. i think maybe the third in the history of the state of california and hispanic in that category. he has since completed his ta

. >>> governor brown says that california is healing but it's a painful process. he laid out his plans for fixing the finances during his annual state of the state address today. phil matier on the proposals that could be unpopular with taxpayers and one that could get an a-plus from their kids. >> putting it as simply as i can, california is on the mend. >> reporter: that was governor jerry brown's assessment of california and his prescription for getting it whole again? >> cuts and taxes neither popular but both need to be done. >> reporter: the cuts will likely be the social safety net programs something even his fellow democrats are resisting. >> most of these programs are already cut to the bone. >> the details inside the budget is what we have to debate. >> reporter: as usual, the republicans are dead set against any tax hikes. >> it was ironic, he praised veteran hour capitalists the 1%, the very people he wants to taxes and drive out of the state. >> reporter: none of this or the state's $13 billion deficit seemed to faze the governor. >> the year 2012 pre

state senator mark leno representing california's district three senators welcome. big time going to be with you great to have you with us first of all about your legislation this legislation passed twice before but each time was vetoed by republican governor schwarzenegger or maybe is made out of it but anyhow it is it harder now to get single payer passed than it was then and if so why. we have gotten our below the single payer universal health care reform bill to a governor's desk twice no other state legislature has done that but we've actually gotten it off the senate floor three times the third time it was held in the assembly so we're back again and you are right a majority of democrats voted for it the other day but we need a majority of the house and that would take twenty one votes as stated and we only had nineteen votes of the four democratic legislators you showed i was screen three of them have already voted for it in the past as well and of course on fortunately none of my republican colleagues have ever voted for the bill and for those who are less f