the second, the letter we received was the april letter submitted by the california nurses association which raises a number of comments related to population, housing, and employment, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and hazardous materials. these are substantially the same during the draft eir by the same organization. these comments have been fully responded to in the document. please see the comment letters and the document, which are submitted by the california nurses association on october 19 and 20, 2010, respectively, and the comments contained in these letters can be found throughout the documents. no substantive new information is presented, and no substantive new issues have been raised in the california nurses association, a letter that would change the analysis or conclusions. during the draft eir hearing, commission members and members of the public raised questions and comments which we have tried to fully address in the document. i want to take a few minutes to highlight our responses to the issue, based on the letters received and the testimony heard which appear

faculty association and the california state administration. and still no new contract. depending on the outcome of this vote, there could be a strike that would affect thousands of csu students. >> we do not want a strike. i need every minute and every day in my glasses. but the csu administration is forcing our hands. >> he is a professor at san fransisco state and a board member for the california faculty association. he says the cal state in ministration is placing unfair burdens on the faculty and its 400,000 csu students. >> the administration has said that the money is not there. if that is the case then why have they increased the salaries of administrators and not faculty? >> unfortunately it is really the only way that the faculty has to negotiate at this point in time. >> she is president of the california faculty association at san francisco state and says that a strike will show students that the faculty is concerned about their future. >> it means that i would be a role model in for my students how important is to

it was the california police chiefs association. i spent 21 years in the city of torrance in southern california before coming up here, a city of to under 50,000, about 350 personnel. -- 250,000, about 350 personnel.

that two week online voting, as you said it does start today is why some members of the california faculty associationnd if they do strike back at me and that causes won't open this fall for more than 400,000 cal state students the california faculty association represents 24,000 professors librarians coaches and counselors and they've not been able to agree on a new contract that is suffered was two months of negotiations and mediation the faculty members of the 23 csu campuses including says the state's once the chancellor's management is looking at slowdown increasing attack class sizes and not pay adjustments and like more permanent positions academic freedom for their students and note two-tier pricing so what does all this mean? if the union vote passes and the union disagrees with a settlement that is proposed by the fact finder that means the board could then call for a two day strike this would be rolling strike million that several of the campus's the strike today's and the others would follow one immediately after the other so it could last for quite some time there is going to be a rally a

it was the california police chiefs association. i spent 21 years in the city of torrance in southern california before coming up here, a city of to under 50,000, about 350 personnel. -- 250,000, about 350 personnel. much smaller organization. completely different type of agency. but one of the things we found was to my career and particularly at the beginning, there was really no classis% -- classes pe se, and we started a course on how to be a successful chief. a very strong component of that was an ethics, and what is the chief's responsibility within their department relating to at the experience included in that, it had to do with the abuse of power and misconduct. i was -- i guess you could say "a whistle-blower." i put together a case in which three officers i have worked with had been nearly to deaf a game and what they were off duty. -- nearly two -- to death a gain man -- a gay man when they were off duty. i dealt with the consequences for many years. it was very lonely in that position. very lonely getting death threats. v

my name is -- i work for -- systems, and i am a member of the california wireless association. before i continue my written remarks, i just wanted to refer to the second commendation you presented here today. my remarks reflect the week of public safety telecommuters week, and it was a moving accommodation, as i am sure you would agree. a nonprofit professional trade association, and one of our primary purposes is to promote positive working relationships with the communities we serve. the second week of april has been designated by congress to honor the thousands of men and women who answer emergency calls, dispense emergency professionals and equipment, and provide reassurance to citizens in times of need. the california wireless association would like to take the opportunity to recognize the federal role with the radio control personnel and others, by whatever job title, utilize technical skills and computers to provide technical support to law enforcement, fire services, emergency medical services, and other field personnel. the work of these unseen first responders is inva

next i'd like to introduce, the incoming president of the criminal trial lawyers association of northern california, frank. >> hello. i'm frank and president-elect of criminal trial lawyers association of northern california. ctla is a proud co-sponsor of the justice summit here today. i've been asked to say a few words about ctla to both inform and entertain you for about the next two minutes. it's a professional association of criminal defense lawyers in the bay area. our membership list includes about 400 lawyers and private investigators, expert witnesses and even some professors and law students. our members are -- how do i say this -- luminaries in the field. today, the justice conference honors a past ctla honoree, one of our own, tony serra. ctla has featured the likes of not only tony serra at a feature presenter at our programs but those that include jim bross that has who defends cases most of the time but was the special prosecutor in the cat wineberger case. john was responsible for ollie north. chris argatis, who i don't think has prosecuted anyone but defends everyone. and other grea

. >> california association of health plans says with 85% of premium goings to medical care, new drugs and medical technology, increasing rates of chronic disease and under payment from government programs like medical are some of the biggest drivers. the california insurance commissioner has power to reject rate hikes for car, homeowners insurance but not health plan autos we're seeing each carrier raise rates year after year, generally higher than what the head wall cal costs. the public is fed up. >> the legislature is trying to pass a bill to give the commissioner more power over health insurance rate hikes but this f.that fails consumer watch dog is circulating an ish nif -- initiative to let voters decide, proponents say it's not a good idea to give such power to one politician and fear insurers will just cut benefits to keep profits high. some are thinking of dropping their insurance, tamara questions whether it's worth having coverage. >> i get afraid fi use it too much they'll increase by mi rate more or drop me. >> in sacramento, abc 7 news. >> the unemployment rate dropped t

matt, attorney for california nurses association. thank you for the opportunity. cna is actively engaged in ceqa review for this project. we submitted comments on the draft eir, with four experts attaching reports. we outlined a series of legal and technical defects in the draft eir's analysis. we submitted to the comments yesterday on the final eir. the document still fails to remedy many of our concerns that we raised in the draft. the final eir continues to omit and understate project impacts to traffic and air quality. it fails to adopt mitigation for these impacts and other impacts such as greenhouse gases. and if mitigation is identified, it is often vague and unenforceable. just taking traffic as one example, the eir uses an incorrect base line for muni ridership, using 2006 data rather than more recent data which shows increased ridership. this creates a misleading and mistaken impression that there is more capacity than there is. therefore, understating the project's transit impacts. our traffic expert also found that there were some really unsubstantiate

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>> i am the ceo of the california association of nonprofits and i'm here to represent our opposition into this legislation. if i was going to argue for a two or three-year time limitations and i'm happy to consider -- to hear you are considering that. we welcome the existence of benefit corporations and flexible purpose corporations. we think a lot people on the march terrific people but we don't think there is adequate accountability on their staying that way, not selling it to other people or changing it. i have two points i want to make. first, there's no link between the benefit the organization these companies are doing and the services for which they would be receiving preferential treatment in contracting and procurement. of the first 18 california benefit corporations, four were formed to preserve the environment overseas. that's a worthwhile and worthy goal, but confering economic benefit on than just as not make sense. this was brought in by todd johnson, one of the architects of the california benefit corporation law and would have been here to speak against this ordinance

the california faculty association had voting and information tables set up in the student union. 24,000 csu employees are voting over the next two weeks to authorize a two day strike, and this comes as they seem to have reached an impasse april 6 for a new contract. they say it is about a number of things, fighting layoffs, cuts to summer pay for instructors, while top administrators get raises and at a time when student tuition keeps going up. one student said she supports this movement because some of her small classes now have more than 200 students. first, here is a professor. >> we're hoping a strong vote pledging to strike will bring the administration back to the bargaining table and we can get through this mess, sign a contract, and work together to get more funds for public education. >> it is not for the -- we are trying to take a stand. we may miss two days of class but looking at the bigger picture. students need to stand by the faculty. >> the last one day strike was in november at two different campuses. this one involved 23 campuses, potentially impacting hundreds of thou

california association of realtors says home prices in the state went up 1.6% last month, that's the first year over year increase we've seen in 16 months. the group says the jump is in part due to tight inventory. on wall street stocks finished this day. they gained 71 points boosted by strong retail sales and closed that below 3,000. it was dragged down by profit taking. on capitol hill died today. democrats couldn't find the 60 votes needed. they voted again the measure. it was president obama's attempt to create a new tax rate for people earning more than $1 million a year. the cnn pole released today fined 72 president of americans. reminder here in case you haven't done so already there is one day left to find fire your taxes. but this year the 15th was a sunday and today is emancipation day. the holiday observed in washington, d.c. that means you now have until midnight tomorrow to file your taxes. still ahead one city in home burglaries the measure some residents are now taking. >> we need you, we want you, homeland security secretary into the call for in the heart of the val

but the california faculty association is frustrated and they're considering a two-day strike. these are librarians, professors, counselors, coaches saying they've been asked to take big hits while campus presidents get big raises. but a csu spokesperson said he believes a settlement can be reached, voting starts today and runs for two weeks through april 27th. again, they haven't said when that strike might happen. reporting live in hayward, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> the coast guard has suspended the search for four missing sailors thrown from their boat during a deadly sailing accident over the weekend. one crew member was killed, three others rescued from the rocks by a helicopter. four others remain missing even though they were wearing life vests. given the cold temperature of the water and the fact they've been missing since saturday afternoon, experts say there's little chance they'll be found alive. friends and family gathered at the san francisco yacht club in belvedere yesterday to grieve. >> now we've lost not only like these amazing, beautiful human be

each week, the farm sends truckloads of produce to local food banks as part of the california association of food banks' farm-to-family program. >> we were seein' folks that when we went to the store, you recognize them working in the store, and then all of a sudden, you see them at our doorstep, uh, needing food assistance, needing help. uh, it's not just the single parent, the single mother, single father. you know, it's--it's the working people, uh, that still can't make things--uh, you know, ends meet. >> i think what each of us are given, you know, if we're given much, we're required to give a lot. and i think that's very important. you know, that's the way i was brought up, too. you--you have to give. >> giving back to the community that supported them for more than 70 years now is just one of the many reasons this family farm continues to thrive now and no doubt well into the future, too. for "california country," i'm tracy sellers. >> brought to you by allied insurance, a member of the nationwide family of companies, which also includes nationwide insurance. on your side. from far

president fong: thank you. >> good afternoon, pilar, california nurses association. thank you, president fong and commissioners for your attention to this matter. we understand it's been a very long day. we understand this has been a struggle for many years for many of us in this room and so we really appreciate that you're giving the attention that it deserves because this project really has huge impact in the city and in the shape of health care really for san francisco and san franciscans for decades to come. one of the faulty things about how this project has been looked at in a lot of ways, it's looked at a construction project rather than a hospital. it's creating construction jobs up front which is great, the jobs that are going to be here for the long term are nurses, health care workers, the engineers who spoke earlier. this actually could end up being a net job loss. with the current agreement before you. if you are talking about four san francisco residents, the only commitment that you have, that the city has is 40 jobs a year for five years, less than 5%

that according to the president of the california faculty association. librarians and counselors vote on a strike authorization starting today. the last one-day walkout was last november at two campuses. they've been without a contract since 2010. and one of the big issues they say is proposed salary freezes. the faculty wants more job stability. and this comes as you said the csu system is facing awfully rough times losing nearly 1 billion in state funding since 2008. tuition hikes have set off clashes and demonstrations at trustee meetings in southern california. but a spokesperson says it's really premature to talk about a strike vote when they're still bargaining. the voting runs for about two weeks to authorize a two-day strike at the campuses. but they haven't decided which date they might choose. reporting live in hayward, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> soon oakland voters could have their say on term limits and rank choice voting. some council members are considering the measure for the november ballot that would limit council members an

librarian of the year and the city budget doesn't include his dues for the national library association and california library association. something is rotten in the state of denmark and at the library commission and especially at the friends of the public library. >> hi. my name is catherine bremmer. i'm an officer of the library chapter of ceiu, local 1021. i'm here to congratulate the library and our group for working hard to make this an agreement that the library workers could live with and that's my perspective on it, is that the library as you've discovered is a special place with special kinds of conflicts or investment with literature so it can be a problem but i thank you so much and thank everyone at the library who worked so hard for this. >> peter warfield, library users association. i think i also have come with some concerns but i don't think that you should make life easier and less accountable for a library that's already sadly lacking in accountability. there are some cross-outs here. i just don't think that the conflicts that you thought were a potential problem need to be removed

but the reason we did this, tony -- and i want to thank the trial lawyers association or the northern california criminal trial lawyers association as well as stuart hanlon. we're going to also have an image of you -- a sculpture of you, in our trial room to help inspire the next generation of attorneys. but this one is yours. [applause] so thank you very much to all of our panelists. we're going to take a five-minute break and then come back with our next p >> the second panel. this panel is going to be incredible. it really is. we have a superstar panel and, of course, a superstar moderator that i'm very honored to introduce, and that's judge lee baxter. and judge lee baxter is retired now from the bench, although you would never know it. and she's enjoying a new career as a photographer, is a great photographer. but during the time that she was on the bench in san francisco, we had the opportunity to try cases in her court. and she was somebody who represented fairness to everyone. and i think some of the ideals that we talked about in the last panel really were embodied by the way that she r

the california faculty association which represents 24,000 members including professors librarians coaches and counselors have not been able to agree on a new contract after 22 months of negotiations. the faculty members of the campus's including san jose state want the chancellor's management to slow and increase class sizes. they also want pay adjustments for those to earn less than those who were hired recently. they say they do not want two- tier pricing. so what does this mean? if the vote passes and the union disagrees with the settlement that is proposed, the union's board could call for a two day strike. this would be a rolling strike which means that groups of schools would strike for two days, and one immediately after the other. it could be awhile before we know the end result. i can tell you that there will be a rally and at noon today at san francisco state, they will be kicking off the voting process. all 24,000 faculty members can vote online or at their respective campuses. it will be awhile before we find out about a lot of people will be watching. >> homeland security sec

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a new study by the california association of colors report the u.c. of biased. it's got to be biased. the college head will think it's biased in the same way a suspect might accuse a witness of bias because the witness caught him in the act. how do you know the f the bias is real? talk to the average professor. if he doesn't utter word patriarch for six minutes, he's been dead for five minutes. look how groups like d.c. are conservative speakers handled on campus. ahmadinejad gets better treatment. look at the jobless grads. they majored in grud that guarantees teaching the same grud to another clueless kid. as thomas sole points out, students can exit top colleges learning nothing about science, math or economics, all the stuff that protects you from demagoguery. until you have grads with the dummy education to make them vuller in to believe the bad idea. occupy wall street. this isn't news. we know college is comemy central. conservatives have to stop whining and start crashing the party. time to step on toes. see what happens when a professor meets

>>reporter: california association of health plans says with 85 percent of premium going directly to care, new drugs and medical technology, increasing rates of chronic disease and under payment from government program lake medi-cal are some of the biggest cost drivers. the california insurance commissioner already has the power to reject rate hike for car and homeowner insurance. but not for health plan. >> we are seeing l each carrier raise rates year after year. generally higher than the increase in medical cost and utilization and the public is fed up. >>reporter: legislature is training once again to pass a bill to give the insurance commissioner more power over health insurance rate hike. but just in case that fails consumer watch dog is circulating an initiative to let voters decide on the november ballot. but opponent of both proposal say it's not a good idea to give such power to one politician and they fear insurer will just cut benefit to keep profit high. some californians are thinking of cropping their health insurance with the rate increase, miss green burg questions wh

long-term contract dispute could soon stage a systemwide walkout. 24,000 members of the california faculty association began voting today on whether to authorize a series of two day strikes. professors, librarians, and other college employees say that they have been asking for a modest pay raise for two years. despite denials, professors plan that csu administrators have enough funding. >> the administration has said that the money is not there. if that is the case and why have they increased the salaries of administrators and not faculty? >> fees go up and class's go up, the teachers are not getting a fair contract, the quality of education is severely deteriorating. >> tells the universities have lost $1 billion in funding since 2008. if authorized, the strikes would occur at the system's 23 campuses, one after another. >> in other news, a petaluma elementary school teacher and her estranged husband are dead in an apparent murder-suicide. it happened yesterday afternoon in front of a divorce lawyer's office on keller streets. police say the woman was visiting a lawyer when her husband shot her. he t

last, but not least, we do not mean to be in a fight with the california nurses association. my wife is a retired member of it. we do not want their organizing drive to hold up getting this >> hello, president fong, and commissioners. i worked at st. luke's campus. i had been an employee at st. luke's for 22 years. working in the operating room. i would like to ask that you keep st. luke's open, rebuild it, it is very important for our patients and employees. i urge you to keep it open, thank you. >> hello, planning commission. my name is david harrington and i am affiliated with the mission hiring. we are all for development, about what to also focus on the future as far as architectural quality. we are seeing the trend is accelerating. what i call glassification. i have been attempting to get the attention of the planning department on this matter. without too much success. we will be pleased to work with the commission and the planning department the preliminary project a suspect or we can provide some input on the aesthetical issues. we are witnessing the general decline.

. >> california bankers association supports some of the propose walls but opposes the ban on dual tracking saying it only delays inevitable. >> we're concerned about legislation that pro tracts the foreclosure process and california housing and economic recovery impacting all of us. >> foreclosure victims say they're not surprised given the power of who they're ceiling with. >> we're going to make our stories and faces known. >> banks spent nearly $70 million on lobbying fees. live in sacramento abc 7 news. >> thank you. washington now the so called buffet rule is going nowhere. the rule would have forced top earners to pay 30% of the income in taxes. the obama administration is denouncing the vote. >> israel'sinnis sister of the defense is holding several meetings. he and the israeli council general take a look at the disaster preparedness and earthquake metro fitting. >> i saw how the new bay bridge declined all the way out. and how they're dealing with this. >> they knew in last night and went to a fund-raiser by roots of piece in san rafael. and there is the just ahead here at 5:00 jud