i hope california is. [laughter] [applause] >> for this next question, let's pretend that president obama is sitting in this chair. but pretend this is a private room -- let's pretend this is a private room. we need everyone out there to be quiet. if you were here along with the president, what are the two things you would tell him you need to make your state more competitive or all states more competitive? >> i think and i am an unabashed supporter of the president. i do not think all his policies are perfect but he has done a remarkable job of coming into an almost impossible situation in dealing with it as best you can. i can -- would look at the programs that have already embarked on the investment of making sure the government supports research at the deepest trouble and is providing not just grants but tax credits. the focus on making sure that we're building a culture of innovation. colorado is the last three years when there were no jobs anywhere, more 25-34 year-old came to call rudder than any ot

their feet to leave the state of california. they are moving to nevada, texas and other parts of the country where they are less taxed and regulated and less burdened by rules such as calorie count on the menus such as the regulations regarding home care workers, it does not make sense to start a new business here in california. and frankly that is where the taxes come from in most states they come from businesses. as the businesses flee you are going to see the tax base flee and as legislatures such as senator leno continue to pass more legislation that impedes the freedom of business and citizens to exercise their rights you are going to see them vote with their feet and leave california. >> that attorneys me as someone who wants to retire and die in california i don't want to leave the state as a economic matter i don't consider myself to be fairly taxed. i do pay a higher tax rate and i think that is fine. but the people who are successful in our society are increasingly asked asked to bear more and more of the share of the

in california, and the federal government if koop after -- if california and the federal government keepthe way it's been spending both will go bankrupt before they leave office. very true. tax scheme bubbling under the surface so-called wealth tax, in france, spain, iceland, switzerland they taxed net word of wealthy people every year. doesn't matter if you earn anything, or you get income or dividends, doesn't matter. if you have assets, house, gold, car, whatever, those governments are going to take some of that. uber liberals in america want to do the same thing. >> you can replace completely the income tax and the estate and gift taxes with a wealth tax of 1.5%. i think it should be graduated and progressive because to meet most important issue is to deal with the wealth nawbility inequality in this country which is much more severe than the income inequality in the country. >> bill: isn't that interesting. wealth inequality. where have we heard that before? carl marks? mao, fidel castro? if the u.s. were to impose a so-called wealth tax, that would be the seizure of private propert

with more than $350 million spent on ballot measures in california alone. and voter registration in the state has hit an all-time high with 18 million now on the rolls. who are the now voters and what are their interests and concerns? plus, a million giant fan faithf faithfuls hit the streets to celebrate their world series sweep. coming up next. >>> hello, i'm belva davis and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me on the news panel tonight, josh richman, regional political reporter for the bay area news group. carla marin you've cci, "san francisco chronicle." and odette keeley, new america media anchor and executive producer. and in sacramento, john myers, kxtv news 10, political editor. well, this campaign season has been marked by massive amounts of spending from outside groups, yet, with all of the money spent and all of the people who paid attention, the race for president remains too close to call. and here in california, we're feeling the affects of an onslaught of political ads for candidates and boll lot meallot. john, you were

to -- for the purposes of the hearing the california department of california beverage control seeks determination as approval or denial of this license. from the time period of october 2011 to october 201256 police calls for service. from the same time period there were approximately four police reports generated. this premise is located in plot 166 and 67 police reports for the area. it's located in an high crime area and in the census track listed. it's in an undue concentration area. there are no records of protest with the california department of alcohol beverage control and there are no record of letters of support with the california department of alcoholic beverage control and as well as the liaison unit recommends approval and the following conditions have been recommended. first one, sales, service and consumption of alcoholic beverages between 2:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. daily. number two, the sale of these beverages limited to ticket holders only during and two hours prior to a bonified theater performance of the theater company. it's define that the licensee must operate a

k in california? >> the california republican party chairman came out with the same rhetoric he's been coming out with for years. i didn't detect any wakeup tone in his press release. >> in fact, the chairman of the california democratic party was almost ignored at the republican national convention, he was sort of a sideline guy, because he's the big guy, he's the guy that wanted to bring all the minority groups into the process. >> you're right. and it wasn't just the issues in the demographics, let's talk about technology, too. when you talk about -- i went to nevada, i went to colorado, to see the get out the vote effort, the obama team, and it was in social media, even in the last hours of this election, there were californians on the phones, getting e-mails from the campaign, making phone calls with touch screen, i mean, this is beyond what anyone had ever seen and the republicans were just washed out when -- >> in 2008, the turnout was not an anomaly. they got the turnout again. they were able

to what extent will california another states -- to what extent will california and other states have to not only address but redress this issue? >> in this election cycle, people said where was the prison guard union in obstruction of 36? why were they quieter this time around than in former times? overcrowding is bad enough for the inmates. but if you look at california penitentiary's, they get so overcrowded that we're the gymnasiums are used for bed space stacked three high. there are scenes in my movie where it is a sea beds. it looks like a slave ship. that is a threat to the guards. you cannot have safety for your guards if they have to navigate a room full of a thousand men who represent an and checked situation. it is not usual suchard practices. so you see the need to fix a situation like that that is both inhumane and dysfunctional. people have to watch california very carefully. the issues continue here. as a get rid of people from the larger prison system in this state, it does not like those people will go to some desert island and have a daiquiri for the rest of their l

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>> the california teachers association, the california federation of teachers and assortment of groupsis universal support for prop 30 amongst those involved in the education community. >> cheryl: why against it, who are they? >> people are watching their money, conservative groups and they want though they are spent money well in sacramento. >> so if it doesn't pass? >> if it does not pass, we will continue to wallow 47th or even lower in the nation. >> cheryl: i need to get from him. >> if it doesn't passing back to the drawing board, people in sacramento will have to do their job and transfer money from other places to education which i would recommend. >> cheryl: i know we can talk about this for an hour. thank you so much. we do need to take a break. coming up next, proposition 36, stay w hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn you

this was a seminal event for california and california said okay, in that case we'll tax ourselves. neil: fear game, governor. that sound like a fear game. sayinggkids and future is compromised as a result it is a fear tactic, right? >> there was some fear involved, no question. there was a lot of truth involved, neil. education is the reason why a lot of these great companies are here. go to washington. there is no question that president obama said the rich will pay more if i'm elected. the question is, can you get a compromise? republicans give up their opposition to tax increase, democrats are willing to cut spending they cherish realize part of the deal to avoid america borrowing --. neil: but they're not doing that latter part. that is what worries me. maybe they will. maybe something is going on behind closed doors i'm not seeing governor but they're not doing that. >> big question was, is prop 30 is this passage a harbinger of good news and we'll somehow avoid the fiscal cliff. i think it might be. it will require both sides to realize america should take priority over your

it was the first mega fire that california really experienced. and we thought, well, it will be, that's a career fire, that will be it. then 2007 came around. in 2007 we had another fire siege, same weather scenario, but we didn't have one cedar fire, we had five of them just in my county alone so we were inundated by a large scale disaster in 2007. as an example of our agreement and the efficiency of that agreement is we had orders to (inaudible) at 0000 that day. that's a 4 hour activation time and that shows the dedication and effort to leaning forward to the mission with these agreements that we can have a 4-hour activation. i've been in this business a while and i'll say that's unprecedented with any civilian emergency services agency going to a dod asset and having it engage in 4 hours. >> commander, anything you want to share? >> more recently in 2012, two squadrons provided 3 aircraft and the notification process was approximately 2 to 3 hours. we have expanded the capability in the navy, as i said earlier, and that allows for that rapid

we have good situational awareness what's going on in the state of california. they normally put us in an alert stat us so we're prepared to respond in an attack mode. i don't often work with chief chaney in southern california, about a month ago we had 9 aircraft at our peak working fires throughout northern california if that answers your question. >> any other responses? >> i wanted to touch -- can you hear me now? i wanted to touch on that last topic as far as the command control because what we have here in the marine corps is similar to the navy. we have the installation, the regional installation command and also partners with the operational foresite. we allow the operational foresight, we maintain those but then we coordinate, cooperate, with the operational foresight once the call comes in for support. so we're able to do that obviously through memorandum of understandings and we have agreements and our wing operating orders allow for the fact the operational control, at least under operational response, maintains with the operators. the third aircraft

and the biggest probably result was the california tax increase, kim. that's a huge tax increase that's going to either the pressure and fiscal pressure on jerry brown right away and he also got a surprise which is california is now going to have a super majority for democrats in the assembly and the senate, state senate which means they can pass tax increases to their heart's content and jerry brown is the only chaperone at that, at that spring break in sacramento. what does that mean for the state? >> remember the superman movie where gene hackman's plan was to push california into the seats. you have to wonder that democrats aren't the lex luther for california's future and they have raised highest rates past marginal rates, 13.3%, jerry brown did that by threatening to dramatically cut funding from school, as a result of. a lot of young voters who came out to vote for this because they were worried, but the business climate in california just terrible and now, as you said, the first time ever they're going to have the super majority they need to rai

of the party here in california. it hit a new milestone last week with a record low number of registered republicans in california. >> and we'll sit down with state senator mark leno and ask him what's the future of prop 13, now the democrats are in control? might get interesting in a minute. >>> we have lots to talk about, but it is a chilly morning around here. even colder than what we saw yesterday morning at this time, parts of the bay area under a frost advisory right now. brian hackney joining us live with what we can expect. i'm hoping a warmup. >> yeah, good morning, anne. thanks for coming by channel 5 this morning. veterans day, a fairly coolish day, but plenty of sunshine. a few clouds out there popping around. aside from that, it is going to be nice, if brisk. there is a frost advisory posted, especially up in the north bay, where temperatures are very chilly this morning. things nevertheless will be warming up. we'll tell you about the temperatures, what to expect for the rest of the week. rain in the fo

a problem with california's election system? we discovered it appears the answer in this case is all of the above. every trip to the mailbox during election season brings anxiety for bill morrison. >> this stuff should not be coming. >> as each election day approaches, he continues to get mail for his late wife carol, the love of his life for 33 years. >> it angers me and it hurts because she is dead. >> dead for almost a decade. she passed away on may 18th, 2004 after a four-year battle with cancer. >> she was really a good person. >> reporter: that's why it puzzles and hurts bill the all the more to find out someone has been voting in carol's name during the last two presidential elections. >> i don't know why when somebody dies it doesn't go to the elections and they just cross the name off the list. >> reporter: even more troubling, he continues to get absentee ballots in the mail with carol's name on them, even though he sent past ballots back over the years indicating she died. >> it doesn't surprise me. i mean, you hear a

education matters and we stand for california.nk you, thank you very much. >> so the state superintendent , talk about somebody who is very anxious to inned foo the results results -- to find the results of this proposition. he also told me if this pleasure pleasure -- this measure does not pass, be sure that several districts will go bankrupt. also on the ballot was proposition thirtd 8, another education-related proposition behind that one. she issued a statement a short time ago. molly said transformational changes take time, and we are committed to staying the course until our state truly does tackle the school funding crisis. we know now has failed. we are waiting for the governor to show up, governor brown. i understand he is in the hotel in sacramento he will address many of the supporters. i am live in sacramento. lyanne melendez, abc news. >> thank you so much. >> lyanne was talking about proposition 38 which has been declared defeated. here are the numbers. no votes 74%. >> now looking at proposition 34. this is the one

and california used to have an education system that was the envy of the nation. how do you feel we get that back? >> well, it is a tragedy that what used to be one of the top systems in the country is now i think, 47th according to a recent standard that i saw. the senator and folks in his party in sacramento believe that spending more is the answer. that is clearly not the case. i think that los angeles county they spent $9,000 per student in public school system. the average cost of private school $6,000. i support the voucher system that allow the parents to put the children in charter schools, private schools, what we cannot escape is that the school system is broken, again, let's ask the senator, why

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wrong for california, wrong for america. the nation have a spending problem but both the state and the nation voted to keep spending spree, keep going and both voted to raise taxes. i do not share the times's rosy outlook for california or the united states and that is my take. ♪ ♪ [ enne revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz on your wish list at the winr event going onow -- but hurry, the offer ends on. stuart: john boehner said he is optimistic that the fiscal cliff negotiations will speak successful. use the word optimistic. market coming back a little on that. as we told you earlier forbes saying that 11 states are in a death spiral. their words. don't buy house in the 11 states, don't invest in their municipal-bond. joiiing us from one of those states is scott kennedy in chicago, ill.. what do you make of that? >> i totally agree. i am not going to buy another house in this state ever again and as markets said, at some point we will run out of spending other people's money. we can

alu recommends approval and recommended to the california alcohol and beverage control. number one, sales, service and consumption of alcohol beveraging shall be permitted between 10:00 a.m. and 12 midnight and off cite sales are strictly prohibited and have to maintain the area over the upon premises they have control. loitering is defined to stand idle about without lawful business is prohibited to any property with the licensees as depicted on the form. number five. debris shall be removed from the premises within 74 hours of the application. if the graffiti happens on a holiday they shall remove it within 72 hours of the next weekday. the exterior of the premises shall have lighting and sufficient power to illuminate and make apparent the persons on the premises. additionally the position of the lighting shall not disturb the neighboring residents. number seven. no noise audible between the area of the licensee as defined on the abc form. number eight, the interior lighting is sufficient to make easily discernible and conduct of all persons and patrons in that portio

election day is just three days away in california. a final pre election survey by the nonpartisan field poll shows obama leading mitt romney. the 15 point gap is considered a big lead. back in september obama had a 24 point lead. experts say romney has managed to improve his standings among a lot of california voters. this last weekend before election day we are expecting a big push from political cam pands. bay area ballot counters have noticed something different this election season. >>> around our district there is probably about at least eight or nine spot corners like this. >> corners where schoolteachers are waging a last minute battle for voters to support proposition 3. hikes they say would stop more education cuts. they are targeting undecided voters. those who would make up their mind in the polling booth. >>> boy if you haven't mailed them by now you are getting really risky about that ballot. >> steve weir has talked to civics groups, about which propositions to support. it shows on voters ballots. >> if you look at our t

we are aspiring and we are leaving california and america in a new generation. -- leading california and america in a new generation. we have an obligation to lead in the 21st century. we are providing leadership in all areas that govern this country. technology, health, academia, commerce, art, entertainment, and government. today, we must come together, not only in celebration, but an acknowledgment of the work that lies ahead. we understand that this is a global economy. the opportunities are ones that we can only surpassed if we come together. we can win the future if we dream together, if we work together. as a society, as an economy, the best is yet to comment. let me leave you with this last idea. every moment affords us an opportunity to change the world. let's seize that moment in each and every moment that succeeds that moment and let's do that together in celebration of our asian-pacific heritage and recognition of the great heritage as all the people that make up san francisco and california. we will truly honored this month, our heritage and our future. thank you very mu

since california reinstated the death penalty, 13 inmates have been executed.he last execution was in 2006. before a federal judge put executions on hold in california as a result of legal challenges to lethal injection. a reminder that you can get ktvu news to go. download the ktvu app, click on live icon, and watch all of our newscasts live on your mobile device. >>> the man known as mark ustaf was taken into custody. he admitted to four of eight alleged violations. none involves the film that sparked so many protests in the middle east. >>> miraga school district apologized for a swimming coach for using language that drew criticism around the world. christian was abused by two teachers in the 1990s. she sued the district saying it repeatedly ignored her allegations of abuse. the district lawyer said she may have been negligent and careless. she told ktvu that claim was quote heartbreaking. today, the district said it would drop that aspect of its defense. >>> and things are changing around fast. a big cool down today. we talked about that. this is the mecha

the big supporters are with the california teachers association. if it passes the state sales tax goes up a quarter, a quarter penny on the dollar for four years, it would last for four years. income tax would go up for seven years if you make more than $250,000 a year. now, that revenue would offset the trigger. earlier i asked dean vogel head of the teacher's union, a happens if the trigger cuts go into effect. >> people are saying we have to stay to the world standards in california and now you're going to eliminate 15 instructal days it doesn't make sense. but that's where we are. what we believe is when we took that case to the voter and the voter understood the truth about the initiative they said we're standing with you. >> reporter: well, i think all that this crowd needs to see is governor jerry brown walk in that door. we're expecting it any minute. these folks with the teacher's union rallying up the crowd. the mood is very positive. >> all right, alan martin. we had continue to check back with you as this proposition ebbs and flows. >>>

i am a relatively recent transplant to california.ould like to let the governor know that i am happy to be here. it is a good space. recently, governor brown has spent a lot of time, focus, and effort making california a better place. focus on eliminating waste, increasing efficiency, decreasing the budget deficit, and real focus that we appreciate in northern california on clean energy. for example, moving the state's goal to be 33% clean energy producing. it is my privilege to welcome governor brown to the panel. [applause] >> and to introduce our next panelist, i would like to welcome steve ballmer, senior bp -- vp. >> good morning and thank you. next up is governor hickel lipper -- hickenlooper. he is the serieaal a entreprener each of you have in your respective parts. he became very successful in the brew pub business. he never had a single election not even for stink -- a student council. governor? [applause] in keeping with the discussion, he is keen on innovation and things of that nature. i know that will come out. thank you

this was is largest jackpot ever, but, california is not one of them.vious top powerball prize was $365 million won in 2006 by a group of conagra group of food workers in lincoln, nebraska, and you can bet they are not working anymore. >> no, but we are not getting a chance unless we drive to oregon, nevada or arizona. so, if you are going there, you may want to pick up a ticket. >>> but in sports the warriors look for a home in minnesota. >> and stanford make as bit a of team history and is still in the hunt for a pack 10 title. >>> good morning, everyone. in stanford football history no team has ever beaten three ranked teams three weeks in a row until last night. stefon taylor cias in from 1 yard out. 36-yards shy behind sanford's rushing record. on the ensuing kick-off, the ball is popped loose. picks up the loose ball and runs it in for another stanford touchdown. the cardinals win 35-17. they will face ucla friday for the pack 12 title. notre dame looking to punch their ticket against usc. notre dame withins it 22-13. the fighting irish are going

legalize smoking for the sake of getting high the ballot measure did not pass there now is the california where proposition thirty seven which would have required the labeling of genetically modified food failed at the voting booth california also voted on a number of crime and punishment ballots proposition thirty four to repeal the death penalty failed proposition thirty five to increase criminal penalties penalties for human trafficking passed proposition thirty six to ease the restrict the three strikes law that passed for more on these a groundbreaking ballot measures and the potential impact are two white house correspondent christine for that and abbi you are in the host of breaking the set we're here to weigh and we first discuss the ballot measure wins for marijuana usage. legal but a lot of people are saying don't run out and get your rocky mountain high right away because the federal government has said the federal laws are still in place and so as much as you know especially those who say the state should decide these things for themselves and the federal government the d.a. i

we start with developing news in urban california. >> that's right. a strike against the supermarket chain. >> contracts with union members. there was a deadline of midnight her to the united food and commercial workers union has started picketing outside of grocery stores. the two sides have been arguing over a wage freeze and end the suffering of his on sunday and change in medical benefits for 7000 workers. >> it affects my livelihood. it affects my family. i have two daughters i'm trying to put through school. >> they need to come to some kind of an agreement. both sides can lose. >> they offered to extend an old contract for three days so they could keep talking about it, but union negotiators called that a symbol delaying tactics. the supermarket chain says it needs to cut costs because of weak economy and competition from nonunion ice companies like lamar. >>> a driver under arrest in santa rosa accused of hitting a pedestrian and steady -- and speeding away. the man was badly hurt. he's now in the hospital. a witness reported seeing a call tha

ann. >> and we have a picture of some -- in california.an diego's newest five-star luxury dog resort boarding and day care. there are sweets ranging from $50 to $$100 a night and that is including a memory foam bed. >> yeah. sign me up. >> and a full service spa if you get there, too. thank you for joining us this morning.

your reaction i guess really you know as a california girl i was really really sad to hear that but on the other hand the issue was made about money it wasn't a right to know issue we had a forty seven million dollar disinformation campaign coming from one sam to another biotech giants saying hey this is going to cost families four hundred dollars a year. more and food and people are just like hey i don't want to pay four hundred dollars more you're in the food that i'm eating when really i mean the cost was really and consequential it would really just cross the one time amount to these companies to change their labeling and so when you make the argument about money and costing more to consumers it's really hard to to sort through all of the people or maybe some of their bottom line they don't want to pay for their groceries i think to a lot of people who saw these as i mean i will agree that the messaging war from these big companies like monsanto is it was extremely successful because they said not only will these places have to change their labels but they're also going to have to