to check out our web site at californiacountry.org, and we will see you again next week on "california country" [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--] >> and now i have the pleasure to introduce to you the may year of the great city of san francisco, the honorable edwin lee, followed by the executive director of the interfaith

to check out our web site at californiacountry.org, and we will see you again next week on "california country" [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--]

to check out our web site at californiacountry.org, and we will see you again next week on "california country" [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--] >> hi, my name is pete shoemaker and well toll energy center. i'm standing in front of a model of a home. this is one of the tools we use here to assess solar energy. five years ago i was in a position similar to that of many of you. i was a homeowner thinking about solar electricity for my home. i had to answer a bunch of questions. one, does this stuff work? would it work on

to check out our web site at californiacountry.org, and we will see you again next week on "california country" [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--] >> hello. 9 judge terri l. jackson. the court is now recruiting prospective civil grand jurors. our goal is to develop a pool of candidates that is inclusive of all segments of our city's population. >> the jury conducts investigations and publishes findings and recommendations. these reports them become a key part of the civic dialog on how we can make san francisco a better place to live and work. >> i want to encourage anyone that is on the fence, is considering participating as a grand jury member, to do so. >> so if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i encourage you to consider applying for service on the civil grand jury. >> for more information, visit the civil grand jury website at sfgov.org/courts or call

california is wine. the golden state is america's top wine producer, accounting for nearly 90% of the wine production in the country. today california actually has more than 2,000 wineries, but surprisingly, some of the biggest wines are now being produced by one of the smallest group of vintners, one of those being at vision cellars, owned and operated by mac mcdonald. the winery only produces about 2,000 cases of wine, mostly pinot noir, but what thelack in size, they more than make up with in personality, thanks to the man in charge. >> ha ha ha ha ha! how you doin', man? >> i'm doin' great. >> are you havin' a great time >> havin' a great time. >> in the wine business, everyone is trying to get their bottle of wine noticed, but for mac mcdonald, being noticed in a crowd has never been a oblem. from his overalls to his straw hat, mac is about as an original character to the wine industry as it comes, but he's banking on exactly that fact as he tries to bridge the gap between his heritage and a new blend of wine drinkers. >> it's to promote wine to all nationalities, but with special interest on the african-ameri

that's next. >> welcome back to "california country." you know, there are a lot of longtime farming families in the state, but very few of them have quite the story as our next family. here in california, the landscape is dotted with farmers that have stories of courage, dedication, and perseverance in the face of adversity. however, none have quite the history of the ikeda family, but to see how far they have come, you first have to see where they've been. in the early part of the 20th century, many of the hills above the arroyo grande area were farmed by japanese families, who planted a variety of crops each spring. together they banded together to form pove, the pismo oceano vegetable exchange, which was highly successful until world events hit this small coastal community in the 1940s. >> before the war, there was probably between 40 and 45 members of pismo oceano vegetable exchange. during the war, all the japanese families got shipped off to iernment camps further inland, mainly to utah and arizona, and during that time, there was

for "california country," i'm tracy sellers. >> oh, we got some more spinach. so that's in watsonville. here, we have some romaine lettuce from salinas. >> for jim mills, life is quite simply all about produce, and evey day, his sacramento warehouse receives tons of it from just about every region in the golden state. >> broccoli from salinas. over here, some artichokes from watsonville and castroville. fennel from a local farm over in yolo. >> but the bulk of this produce doesn't stax here very long. within a few hours, much of it is trucked out to restaurants and businesses in northern california, some delivered by mills himself. he spends hours on the road, visiting farmers and chefs, taking produce from one to the other, and educating both parties along the way. >> may need a look at the progress of a particular crop or report back, maybe some feedback, to the farmer about how the chefs are using it or what they might be looking for in the near future. >> in many ways, produce express and people like jim mills are the link between 1,300 different restaurant

to check out our web site at californiacountry.org, and we will see you again next week on "california country" [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--] >> hi, my name is pete shoemaker and well toll energy center. i'm standing in front of a model of a home. this is one of the tools we use here to assess solar energy. five years ago i was in a position similar to that of many of you. i was a homeowner thinking about solar electricity for my home. i had to answer a bunch of questions. one, does this stuff work? would it work on my home and most importantly, can i afford it? well, i did the research. i bought a system. now i get to share that knowledge and that experience with you. for the next 30 minutes, we'll have a class in solar basics and we'll go out in the field and see an actual solar system being installed. 30 minutes, solar basics, stay with me. >> let's talk about the technology, what is it and how does it work? there are three types of solar actually when you sauk about solar. i want to avoid

for california country, i'm tracy sellers. >> ♪ this is dedicated to the one i love ♪ >> now he's gonnag. >> i'm sure glad-- >> where's my backup? >> you? >> i'm sure glad you're in th wine business and not a singer. >> [laughter] >> that concludes today's tour of the best of "@alifornia country." join us next time for more undiscovered treasures from the most fascinating state in the country. [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] [captioned by the naticnal captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--] >> good morning, everyone. we are going to begin. all and to he relaunch of the ambassadors program. i am the executive director for civic and give jim an immigrant affairs. thank you to everyone for coming out this morning. we want to thank burst upon dr. eddie chan, the ceo of the northeast medical services center, whose facilities we are using this morning. we will be hearing prefer march from mayor lee fallen by president chu and supervisor cohen, and two community leaders. fallen by that, we will be introducing the permanent community ambassadors team. interprete

these are exactly the voices we need to end the death penalty in california and across the country, and i hope all of you will get involved and go to the website -- deathpenalty.org -- and you will find many ways to get involved. particularly right now, telling the governor to cut the death penalty, to convert all death sentences. if each of you were to go home and take that action, to send an e-mail message or hand write a letter to the governor, that would make a huge difference. 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

reports that bank of america is planning to cut 40,000 jobs nationwide and it will hit california hard. the country'sank is preparing to slash consumer banking operations, taking a heavy toll on branches, loan centers and other offices throughout california. they have 45,000 employees in the state. about 1 in 6 of its nearly 300,000 person workforce is in california. the cuts are expected to happen over the next several years. >>> president obama promised to sell his $450 billion jobs plan to the american public and started today in richmond, virginia. this trip is part of a months long sales job to congress to pass the plan and put americans back to work. jennifer johnson shows us how the president is hoping to woo lawmakers with the american public on his side. >> reporter: president obama is already on the road. today in richmond, pitching his $450 billion jobs plan and asking americans to push lawmakers to get it passed. the proposal goes to congress next week. >> i want you to tell your congress person the time for gridlock and games is over. the time for action is now. the time to create jobs i

every day we get closer and closer to ending the death penalty in california and across the country and indeed, across the world. several states have into the death penalty in the last four years. most recently, the state of illinois into the death penalty in march of this year. [applause] we are now at the time when 16 states, puerto rico and the district of columbia do not have the death penalty. many more states are addressing this issue, connecticut and montana, colorado, kansas, these are all states that have had bills in their legislature to into the death penalty that have moved through least one house in some cases, both houses. connecticut passed a bill a couple of years ago to end the death penalty that was vetoed by the then republican governor who is no longer in office. this is for states in four years and we expect more on the way. >> this deserves applause. >> 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 proc

countries. in california in san francisco, we're trying to lead the way. this issue is critical to me as mayor, because our economic future depends upon people being able to move throughout our state with ease on roads, rails, and in the skies. currently, nearly one-third of all of our air traffic in san francisco international airport is for flights from san francisco to los angeles basin. as many of you have noticed, when you flew into our airport, that has no room to expand. what this means is that we have to find ways to shift the san francisco-to-los angeles short haul traffic out of the skies and on to rails. by moving toward a high-speed drill, we not only improve the transportation system in the state, but we also improve our local economy by providing more opportunities for international flights from the asia-pacific region and the rest of the world. in april of this year, i launched a federally-funded innovative parking program called sfpark, which provides customers real-time information about parking availability and cost and it just parking ra

public health officials say california is outpacing the country in the number of measles cases this year only 28 people contracted the highly contagious disease but that is highest in a decade. many of the patients live in los angeles, san diego, and santa clara counties and most traveled internationally to asia and europe there have been wide spread outbreak autos one in a thousand can have aen infection of brain. one to three in a thousand could die from the disease. it's a very serious disease. >> they fear the vaccine more than the diseases right now. >> the california immunization coalition blames it on lower immunization rates saying parents are concerned about a connection between vaccines and autism. and parents are filling out a exemption form allowing children to start school without shots that is 12,000 kindergarteners last year. >> in california we think it's very easy to get a personal believe exemption and it's a public health issue. we think the legislature needs to revisit the language. >> one lawmaker is listening. >> people should think about why is it that they would w