california had designated the california state lands commission to administer public trust lands. they administer lands around lake tahoe and in other areas of the state that have not been granted to local grantees, like the port of san francisco, and backed up by the california attorney general. the public trust doctrine is basically a doctrine of uses that are supported by public trust lands. generally limited to those uses that are water-related or dependent. such as commerce fisheries and navigation, environment of preservation and recreation, habitat wildlife refuges, or open space, and then uses the promote public trust uses or accommodate the public uses of public land. we hold these lands not just for the people of the city and county of san francisco, but for the people of the state. one of the uses that this permit is visitor uses. this would be hotel, restaurant uses. people around the state could come to san francisco and enjoy the lands that we hold in trust for them. a bit of background about pier 70. a 60-acre site. it has been in continuous use for ship repair and

informational presentation on assembly bill 418 delegating to the california state lands commission theuthority to realign public trust restrictions at pier 70 and turning public trust restrictions on sea wall lot 330. >> good morning, commissioners. special projects manager for the port. dianne is passing out to you some maps of pier 70, which will be used in the presentation. just bear with me while i get this launched. i am here representing the port team that has been working on pure 70 for many years, the master planning process. many others in the planning development group. there was a key component of the master plan that looked at realigning the public trust designation at pir 70 in a way that will help promote the master plan. the core of the master plan is to have revenue-generating uses on the waterfront development site. commission has awarded an exclusive negotiating rights to the force city development team for that right. that will be the economic engine to save a lot of historic buildings, build the parks, do the other thing that we all hope peer 70 can be. assemblymemb

and that is to make sure that we have access to diversity in the state of california and that diversitysity of the state. >> senator, let me stick with you for a minute. what needs to change? you say that i was reading some of the press releases that were sent out. current policy actually discouraged diversity on campus, college-age applicants for getting in the system. how so? >> well, the proposition 209 was written, the university of california and california state universities cannot use race when recruiting or trying to get qualified applicants. what this bill does and what we specifically did and understanding and know that we do not want to change the constitution or by any means go around it. we very carefully wrote this legislation to allow the universities to be able to consider, for example, race, ethincity, gender, to make sure that it reflects the great state of california. >> shawn, i assume you're not against diversity on campus. do you think the state of california has a problem? >> if the issue is about diversity, why are we only talking about race and gender? why don't

and found the man dead. 70 california state parks will be shutting down this month as a result of budget cuts. one of those purposes china camp state park in san or fall. >> park rangers say they have seen an uptick of people walking and waiting and china camp state park as word of a possible closure spreads. her >> the closing of the state parks is tragedy. generations will lose out. once these places close it will be hard to recapture them. >> this family has lived apart since 1890 and what is left of a chinese fishing boat they gives the part of its name. from a historical standpoint once you lose it if it cannot be duplicated. >> a lot of of this morning. took a while to clear. as a result, temperatures were cooler. the fall goes all the way inland. setting for the afternoon. in the tomorrow is shipping to be the best beach day of this holiday weekend. going into tuesday we will see the return. parent was is shaping up to be the warmest day of the week. after wednesday's cooling trend for the end of the week. a $40 million settlement is pending in court file a class-action lawsuit ag

state law advisory commission. we identify for the public highly proficient criminal law attorneys. it is a mandate under california will support 9.35 in which we identified attorneys that practice in criminal law falls through the state, and it is a certification program. i moved here in april. i brought my wife and two kids here. the reason why -- we have 1000 unsolved murders. she said, the criminal justice system is in dire need of reform, and it is because of the investigative process. we are not using modern tools to support our investigation of crime. two very effective tools must be used by law enforcement -- the high definition video camera and dna. we need to have a crime lab that is independent. we need real solutions to the problems that we are facing. and we should be focused on truth and the fairness of the system. i am hoping that in this debate, we can talk about the problems we have and bring real solutions. once we identify these solutions, we need to the employment them by de- politicizing the system -- we need to implement them. thank you. >> thank you very much. the questions i will not ask in

why when i see pg&e trucks they have california state exempt plates?ren't they a private enterprise? they are. as soon as we read this we checked. there is a bunch of work being done near the station wech checked them out and did not see any of those exempt plates. we contacted pg&e. they say, let me show them to you, they use regular california complaints, commercial vehicle plates and special equipment plates. those look like they're exempt that. is probably what you've seen. if that wasn't in, that is okay. take a picture and we'll bust them. financial phoneathon -- excuse me, i mean tonight from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. call 211 with financial questionings for residents of san francisco, san mateo, napa and marin. among sponsors are the schwab foundation and wells farg yes. there are a ton of people down there. >> let's get a check of the forecast now. >> it's hot now but not going to stay that way. >> and here is a look at the satellite picture. fog coming in moving north. the fog spreads north. we're going to see relief coming up tomorrow. up to 20 degr

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the most fumbles returned for a touchdown in the history of california state high school record. 56-7eturned for a touchdown. never happened in the state of california and whenever we can make young people feel bad we do it. well, you know, we puck on high school kids. >>> good night everybody. -- we picked on high school kids. >>> good night everybody. ( grunting ) >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> beverly hills housewife taylor's cat scan. >> medical proof of the damage to her eye. is this evidence of abuse? >> usually a result of a fist. >> now the fir video from nancy o'dell's new interview,

the hearing took place before the california state supreme court. the issue is whether the sponsors in this case proposition 8 have a right to appeal a federal court decision to strike down the decision. that is the only the governor or attorney general can appeal a decision but the decor of the chief supreme court justice as well as another seemed to defend the right of the people to defend an initiative. after hearing both sides spoke out. >> before a eight ringgit their decision they want to hear both sides carry eye i think we are very happy to have those questions asked and then giving if the opportunity to speak. >> we felt confident about how the hearing went, we felt confident before began because pickup the california supreme court have always room for the right to intervene in laos. >> the court has 90 days it render its decision and then it goes back to the ninth circuit court of appeals for a final decision in man is under arrest for leaving his baby in a hot car while he went inside of a bar for drinks. this 47 year-old was booked into

if those things were not confusing enough, there are state and local laws and california state law that expands the definition. the rules are more inclusive under the housing act. we are now in this very complicated situation where you have an emotional support animal having essentially the rights of a person being protected in housing or being protected on the flights for the airlines. the same thing with other service animals that are not dogs. we have been in conversation with the department of unemployment and housing in the state of california. and they have talked about the fact that they intend to continue holding true to the original definition of a service animal, the more extended definition. we are sort of in a holding pattern right now, and we have alerted all of our city departments. we hold the same service and support animal policies as we have had, say you still see service burdens horse service cat's or emotional support dogs in a public library. the dilemma, as they explained, they provide a baseline of civil rights. you can always do better. if it is a local law, we'r

harris has come up as somebody -- and jerry brown was also the governor of the state of california, he was the attorney general and they have at times in the history when they were personally against the death penalty. when they ran for attorney general they both said that they would not interfere with the state law, and they would allow the death penalty to be carried out on their watch. this is correct? in fairness, i will say that there were a lot of law enforcement officials the route the state of california that had severe reservations about supporting harris for attorney general because of the opposition to the death penalty in san francisco. but george defended her and actually supported her candidacy, and this was an important component of getting support from law enforcement for her. let me ask you this. when we spoke yesterday, as i

there's too many holes opened up now in the federal government and the state of california that in fact according to the ntsb allowed this to happen. >> reporter: back to our live shot here in san bruno, you can see that the work crews are filling that crater in with gravel. they have been working since about 2 p.m. today steady work trying to get that thing filled up. you know, before this happened, elizabeth, the neighbors around here probably drove over that area tens of thousands of times never once giving a thought to what may be underground. but because of what happened here, they will never again do that and neither will any of us in any other neighborhoods. we all know the dangers posed by the pipelines. >> hopefully will bring some closure to the san bruno community. >>> pg&e crews are working around the clock fix a leaking pipe in novato. they began to spot-check yesterday on pipelines found to be leaking natural gas on he is ska loan in a drive. people living in the neighborhood say they are relieved in a pg&e is being pro active in fixing it. the company described the leaks

. >>> the league of california cities filed a lawsuit against the state today. they claim the state took vehicle license fee money to use for public safety grants. >>> planning a one day strike over canceled pay increases negative 17 at cal state east bay and dominguez hills. the union for professors say the university weather hild pay increases in 2008 and 2009 and they say they are not satisfied with current contract negotiations. >>> the salaries of executives was the topic of a hearing today. it sparked criticism when it appeared a salary for san diego state's new president. four more presidents are set to retire within the next year. >> we have seen the outstanding candidates. we couldn't bring to the pool for consideration, during a surge, given they were making too much elsewhere today. >> the chair wants to see the states' performance standards. >>> google is on a spending spree over seas. it is building three data centers in hong kong, taiwan and singapore at $200 million. it will be the first google owned facilities in asia. >>> unemployments fell last

they were shipped to california and 22 other states. >>> the trial of dr. conrad murray began in los angeles today. the first witness to take the stand was a renowned corographer that told jurors he had concerns about the doctor's conduct in the days leading up to jackson's death. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray is charged with manslaughter for administering a lethal dose of property thole. >> it was his unskilled hands and his desire to obtain this contract of $150,000 a month that led dr. murray not only to abandon his patient but to abandon all principles of medical care. >> reporter: prosecutors played a dramatic recording of jackson captured on murray's iphone and say it shows the king of pop under the influence of unknown agents. prosecutors say it's evidence murray knew about jackson's health issues weeks before his death and the defense argued it was jackson that gave himself the additional dose that killed him. >> the evidence is not going to show that doctor murray did it. >> reporter: kenny the producer of jackson's this is it concert tour was the

. >> it is all over california and other states now. we really were the forerunners.t is a wonderful thing to bring the community into this now. people have seen art being put into the community. this has not been touched by any graffiti. it just faded over time. it is so open here. there is nobody watching this. i think that is a plus to the community. i hope the graffiti people do not go out there now that i am opening of my mouth. >> i want to thank you for the 50 years you have already given to the city as an arts leader. >> i started in to briberon, i's only been 45. >> you have championed his work over these years. >> it has been exciting working with him. it is one of the highlights of my life. >> thank you for being part of "culture wire" today. >> to learn more about the program and the list of public arts in need of maintenance, visit the website. thank you for >> welcome to culture wire. we will look at the latest and greatest public art project. recently, the airport unveiled the new state of the art terminal. let's take a look. the new terminal service an

some of them open but as don ford tells us, not everyone agrees with this idea. >> reporter: california state parks are beautiful, home to many magnificent animals. but the state needs to save money. and the state parks took a $33 million cut to their budget. next year, the plan is to close 70 parks. >> we already need something an outlet to go to and this is close to home. it's a beautiful sight. you know? a lot of people would be hurt by that. >> reporter: assemblyman jared hoffman is sponsoring a bill that may help proposing to allow nonprofit organizations to take control of some of those parks scheduled to chose. >> we're trying to put a sensible tool on the table that, you know, in perhaps a dozen cases around the state can help keep parks open. >> reporter: his bill ab-42 passed unanimously in the assembly. in the senate everyone but two also passed it. senator lee was one of only two people who voted against it. >> i voted against that bill because it -- what that bill would have done is to turn our public resources our parks into a private entity. they will then have control over tha

i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to injured during such time as i hold the office of youth commissioner for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> san francisco is home to a renowned civic art collection that includes a comic works -- iconic works by local and national artists integrated into our public buildings and six basis. the arts commission has struggled to take care of the priceless collection because of limited resources. in an effort to gather more funding for the maintenance of the collection, the art commission has joined forces with the san francisco art dealers association to establish art care, a new initiative that provides a way

so i want to -- thank you -- present a little bit of love from the california state assembly. one of the last times i'll be able to do this from the asemplifment i'm about to be turned out. recounting the wonderful history of coit tower. i'll spare you the witty and wonderful whereases but the resolved clause, thanks the pioneer park project, all the leader of the telegraph hill community, vetica and all your leadership and hard work. it really does a -- take a lot of commitment and effort and tenacity to do all that you do to make coit tower that which it is. congratulations on your 75th. >> ok. we also have with us today the district supervisor for this supervisorial district, number three. who is also the president of the san francisco board of supervisors, mr. aaron peskin. >> thank you, rose. madame speaker, mr. mayor, assemblyman leno, our fire and police chiefs to the commissioners from the recreation and parks commission, visitors and residents alike, i'm here to say words of profound thanks. thanks to the state -- he state of lily hitchcock coit who are here today, th

effort in the state of california? >> this is a great time to work on the issue of the death penalty. 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 sta

that is a meaningful concept in federal law but not in california state law which is what these justices are used to dealing with. >> if they say the pro points of prop 8 do not have legal standing. does that mean the people are going to be able to get married in california of the same sex? >> not necessarily because there is a stay in place by the ninth circuit. they will have to answer back to the 9th circuit and if they agree there is no standing, under federal constitutional law the court has to dismiss the appeal. >> this is going to be a united states supreme court issue at some point? >> i think at some point but less and less likely we'll hear a full-blown issue on same-sex marriage out of this case from the united states supreme court. >> more tonight at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. terry mcsweeney, abc7news.com. >>> san jose state police are sending out a warning to students after a man lured a female student secluded area and groped her. she was sitting on a pewlg yesterday morning. suspect offered her a cigarette and lured her into a building where he groped her. the student able to

. >>> the california state supreme court is set to 4r arguments on a key issue in the battle over same-sex marriage. the court must decide if state law allows the responseors of prop 8 the right to appeal a court ruling that fount the boone gay marriage to be unconstitutional. the sponsors are trying to appeal that decision. the state's attorney general said they won't defend prop 8. after hearing tuesday's arguments, the supreme court has 90 days to issue an opinion on whether supporters have the legal right to appeal. if so, the case would go back to the federal appeals court. before the september 11 attacks, many americans probably had no idea who osama bin laden was. 10 years after the events, a new exhibit at the museum in washington, d.c. is making sure visitors never forget the september 11 terrorist attacks >> after the four planes crashed on september 11, 2001, the day made front page headlines and now nearly 10 years later, many remember where they were on that tragic day. >> i remember being told to evacuate and hearing the sound of the fuel tanks exploding. >> it's a memory tha

you see california, as of state. our hospitals attract a lot of minds and attention. -- uc california, sf state. >> it looks like we are just about of time. thank you for being on your district supervisor. we have been talking to supervisor at a loss from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our 11 mr. supervisors. -- we have been talking to supervisor john avalos from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our >> san francisco is home to a renowned civic art collection that includes a comic works -- iconic works by local and national artists integrated into our public buildings and six basis. the arts commission has struggled to take care of the priceless collection because of limited resources. in an effort to gather more funding for the maintenance of the collection, the art commission has joined forces with the san francisco art dealers association to establish art care, a new initiative that provides a way for the public to get involved. the director of public a