minimum of federal minimum wage and until this issue of tip credits is dealt with at the california state level, i think there is a big push to deal with this at the california state level. so i think that there is a lot of talk and ultimately something is going to have to be put on paper and that is going to happen very quickly. >> and commissioners, just so that you are aware, that any sort of final, official draft ordinance that is introduced will likely come before the commission. but the commission does have the opportunity whether today or you want to think about it and do it next week, to provide some generalized direction of what should be considered? again as many of the points that commissioner dwight brought up and if to do that, then there does need to be -- i or staff can't do that just around a general discussion, there does need to be some action taken in terms of -- not to say that these have to be, but these are general directions to be applied to the legislation. >> i think what commissioner dwight has to say and i am fully comfortable with his plan of action. >> i forget -- i

states that have exchanged. there is a lot of work that goes into it and a lot of effort, but i think i'm expecting that california will be doing their risk adjusting at a state level. we are building our data base to also be able to do risk adjustment and i'm supportive of the comments of the team today and that is the way of the future. a lot of efforts around data analytics to go with the negotiations and the units. the marriage certificates that were received for partners who had paid income over the last prior years we've now worked with pay roll to correct w 2's back to 10, 11, 2012 and 2013. i think with the wellness team we have a health coach every wednesday now taking appointments for people in the civic center area. the shape up walking challenge is going strong and i think eap has been very busy and enjoying the new location. it gives them a little more room to do counseling sessions. i think that's it for my highlights. >> did you want to add anything? >> we want to encourage our commissioners and our loyal audience to join our shape up walking team. you can help boost our numbers. >> thank you. >> any comments on this item no. 7? any public comment? a

participation and support of the regional priorities as well as to have presence at the state wide level with the californian in addition. seeing our delegation in washington d.c. was a great opportunity to see how the commissions are and what they're facing over there. it was a bit sobering to see that congress is really stuck on the sources for transportation. as my report notes, we will be seeing a highway trust fund moving to the red column by july. that's very vehiclesing for us. we rely on our previous /hraeugzs and hopefully we will have the ability to fund these for a little while. at some point, if congress does not come together with the president on a more sustainable funding source for transportation, we're going to see projects slow down and potentially have to stop. we really do want to urge everyone to learn about this issue and really work with our colleagues across the state and look for those votes in congress. it's rare but we see that even when there's pretty much an agreement between the u s chamber of congress and environmental and labor groups, wither not seeing things like the federa

there is initial signs of how the bans of affirmative action are working at the state level in michigan, also in california, a large state that does not allow for preferenc preferentiat based on race. >> the supreme court heard arguments in a case that could change how we watch television. the case involves a copyright dispute between major networks and aero . iit allows watching the networks on mobile devices. >> this is one of the biggest copyright cases in decades. it could have a major impact on how we all watch television. the justices seem a bit conflicted of what to do on text start up an aereo. >> aereo allows view tours watch television over the internet. the cost is a fraction of what cable companies charge and is targeted to people who don't want to watch or pay for cable channels but do want their local stations. but aereo is not paying broadcasters such as abc, nbc and cb s and their attorneys argue that violates copyright laws that publicly distribute the programs to pay for them. >> what is at stake is really the nature of broadcast television as we know it. >> reporter: aereo which is only

states that have exchanged. there is a lot of work that goes into it and a lot of effort, but i think i'm expecting that california will be doing their risk adjusting at a state level. we are building our data base to also be able to do risk adjustment and i'm supportive of the comments of the team today and that is the way of the future. a lot of efforts around data analytics to go with the negotiations and the units. the marriage certificates that were received for partners who had paid income over the last prior years we've now worked with pay roll to correct w 2's

active participants at the california public utilities commission and we do regularly monitor legislation in sacramento and at the federal level that affect energy issues. with state of california, when it adopted the california solar initiative program through the california public utilities commission -- implemented through the california public utilities commission, identified that the program would diminish over time, recognizing that the expectation is solar will become cost-effective. and you won't need to get to enrich it in order to have people participate in the program. and they identified penetration levels that would be indicators for them as regulators of pg&e, that it was time to close the program. [speaker not understood] so, state policy directives that were adopted sometime ago is what has caused the closure of the program. you know, the attention of the legislature on energy issues is typically pretty strong. we can revisit with our california delegation any interest and in looking at new legislation, maybe centered on higher cost urban centers for solar program. but at this point the california regulators have limited incentive programs to multi

california is reaching an epic level. for the first time in 15 years, the drought is effecting the entire state. national climatic data center reports extreme drought conditions are happening in 76.6% of the golden state, while the rest has an "exceptional" level of dryness. scientists warn people who live in california need to conserve water as much as possible. in irwindale california-- a decision about the production of a popular hot sauce has been delayed. cbs news reports-- the city council has received 70 complaints of strong strong chilie pepper odors... and may declare the sriracha factory an official public nuisance. however,david tran, the man who created sriiracha hot sauce says he installed carbon filters on the roof -- the local air quality agency inspected the plant, and it did not find any violations. call it a well done quarter at burger king. investors sent the stock up 2% friday as the chain reported earnings that sizzled 69%. major cost cutting efforts helped offset a revenue decline. profits and same store sales rose...as customers chowed down on bk's low fat fries and "the b

state level. there's a new bill right now in california, in favor of open carry. we saw what happened in colorado that we've been talking about. why do you think on a state level that we're seeing that? i'll put this to you, laurie, since you've been around the country asking families about this. why a push for slacker rules on guns? >> i think one thing that has happened at the state level is a gerrymandering of districts. we've had redistricting in virginia, and the districts do not represent the people of virginia. do not represent their views on this subject at all. there's a minority in control that it kowtows to the gun lobby. and we've seen that in these laws that get passed. you have college and university presidents standing up and saying, we don't want this policy. and politicians throwing a bone to the gun lobby, passing them anyway. so we've seen what happens when a minority gets in control in state legislatures. and we're doing what we can to change that. and i think that as things happen, like in virginia, where we have success at the state level, and

the highest poverty state in california so we see extending youth to the 18-years old as well as people seniors and folks with disabilities so this city can continue at the state level when you going into the state capital they'll see that san francisco is trying to do thing right it helps build the community and we really urge you to do this soon not november. thank you very much supervisors >> thank you. next speaker, please (calling names). >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. thank you for having this heartening and the topic of the budget open 3 points as it relates to financing and quickest forwards towards people with disabilities in san francisco. it's hiring the contractor to provide assessable sidewalks and ramps that is not being carried out right now. castro street between 17 and 19 and stockton and the katrero project i encourage you to follow up with the contractors to insure the effective funding for the staff members to check the sites. i encourage you to fund the program for free muni and low income people and seniors and people with disregard. and the third point i seek is for the prosecuting percentage in the budget for the next year to be increa

we're learning more today how serious the drought is in california, the national climatic data center said 100% of the state is experiencing some level of drought. this is the first time that has happened in 15 years. rain in northern california is offering a little hope as jacob ward is experiencing right now in hillsberg, california, i see that that's a crane slip that you're wearing. is the forecast turning favorable for northern california? >> reporter: we certainly hope so. right now the climatic data center is saying not only is the entire state in a condition of drought, but from where i am to south in sout in southern califs in the worst possible condition. this bridge should be more than half underwater. and you can see there is basically a dam that should be under rushing water this time of day. it should be an absolute torrent, instead it's exposed to the air. it's a tough, tough forecast for the state. >> hey jake, you know, what do you need there? some have called it an biblical rain. but summer is approaching. >> we've had a little bit of relief in the last few days even in the last half hour. we got sleet this morning.

the first time in the 15-year history that the entire state of california has been in some level of drought. that is worth noting, no doubt. as i mentioned a moment ago, rattlesnake. four-foot rattlesnake spotted just on the other side of the park here. some people in montgomery hill park or students on campus are being urged to watch out as som of these dangerous animal comes out and look for water. i've been watching my feet. >> you have your boots on this morning. >> i need them, i need them. >> a lot of creatures out there by evergreen. pigs, coyotes. >> we have been hearing them. we have been hearing coyotes howl for the past hour. >> kind of a frightening sound out there. >> no one waiting for day break more than chase cain. >>> an update to breaking news. let's take you to new video here that shows a large debris field around the site of a natural gas explosion in washington state. this happened at a pizza shop that was under construction in northbound washington, that's about 30 miles east of seattle, a bit of a small town there. our nbc station in seattle tells us that the explosio

state of california. farmers in colorado have also been hit hard. southeastern part of the state hasn't seen normal rain levels in more than a decade and because it is so dry they are having to deal with huge tumble weeds of all things. carol mckinley has more >> reporter: this is not the desert southwest. at one time, it was some of colorado's most productive land. but today, about the only things left alive are charactactus ande weeds? >> these are some of the most abrasive things you can cut >> russell bennett is responsible for keeping roads open in southeast crowley county. after a decade of drought, his enemy is the tumble we'd? >> everybody sold their cows off. there wasn't any cows to eat the small weeds. we got rain at the right time and the weeds 1409 up. there you have it. i mean the perfect storm of tumbleweeds >> he fights it with puff the magic dragon. it annihilates tumble weeds but despite months of work, they still clog the roads. tumble weeds start out innocently soft and green like this russian thistle but then it dries out and grows into this monster. each one of these mother plants has 250

state of texas at record levels. wealth is leaning states like california and new york migrating to other states.ion people moved the state of texas over the last decade or the population increased by 1000 plus people per day moving in the state of texas. i think that is very hard to argue that they are not coming there because of any other reason than they are in search of freedom from overregulation, still workforce. it is a good comparison to have, one of the reasons i ask the governor to sit down in a public way and talk about these policies because at the end of the day how the states do freeing the states from the one-size-fits-all mentality that comes out of washington, d.c., is really healthy for america. jon: we do this segment, new york versus texas segment, but we are talking about american jobs and most of the american jobs have been created, texas has creat 30%. 30% of all the jobs created in the country in texas. is that just because of lower taxes? >> the tax policy, revelatory policy, legal policy and accountable public schools. we have seen our test scores headed up, substantial

level of exceptional drought stretching across the central part of the state. the state hydrologists are all saying you can expect to see the d-4 expand into southern california, r -- >> the drought level. >> as high as it gets. unprecedented in the 15-year history on a statewide level. >> with that said, there's a lot of buzz words out there. we hear the talk about el nino. that seems like people latch on to. it's all over twitter. and do we really think that's going to be a simple exclusion to next year? for us, we look at that. i know that answer, but i want to hear your take, christina. i know you've been looking at this. >> i think one thing that is a misconception for the general public it's easy to forecast climate. that is nearly impossible to do. what i can tell you is forecasting weather on the short term is a lot easier than forecasting three months out. or the following year out. >> yeah. >> if an el nino does happen, it doesn't mean for certain we're going to get ample rainfall, and higher than average rainfall year. it's one of those things that could work out in our favor, we cross our fingers and pray that it does, but we just have to wait and s

california's expanding agriculture industry and essential given the proximity to major transportation hubs in the state. ron also served on various boards and commissions at the state and local levels in california. he was a former member of the advisory board of the ymca of san joaquin county, a member of the stockton salvation army and a former gubernatorial appointee to the state hospital advisory board. in these roles, ron helped reach our youth and help those in need. as a veteran, ron was a member of the -- part of the american legion in stockton, he was a member of my u.s. service academy nominee committee. his knowledge and expertise was invaluable to the young men and women who are joining our armed forces. ron was also a frequent visitor to my stockton district office. he knew my entire staff, and we appreciated him. ron was a 33rd-degree scottish rite mason, the highest degree for a mason. he was appointed to the office of personnel representative of the sovereign grand inspector general of the california for the stockton scottish rite in april, 1992, serving that position until may, 2003. he was instrumental in partnering the stockton scottish rite childhood language di

. >> the entire state of anna cavell is experiencing a level -- california is experiencing a level ofrought. it's offering little hope to farmers affected. science and technology correspondent jacob ward reports on the drought. >> not only is the entire state under a condition of drought but 25% from where i am is in a case of exceptional drought, which is the worst kind. here in heels bird, known for wine rirks the brim through the center of -- wineries, the bridge through the center of town is exposed and mostly underwater. there's a dam that should be a rushing torent of water. instead it is exposed to the air. there has been a little good news in recent days. until half hour ago, it was absolutely hammering rain. it would require doing that for 30 days, a biblical amount of rain to restore the reference. the state agency giving out water says it will not be able to give out anything, maybe as little of 5% of what it does, scientists worry that there's an ongoing almost permanent scarring between the wildfires that will be intense, to the collapse of the underground circulatory sys

. ~ 21 of the apprentice level shall mean a [speaker not understood] a worker endentured in apprenticeship program approved by the state of california industrial relations. i understand the purpose of this amendment is to clarify that, that the definition covers he apprentices who are currently apprenticing, not apprentices who have graduated from an apprenticeship program. so, you capture a wider pool. >> great. >> and the second amendment is on page 13 lines 8 and 9 amending the definition of prevailing wage to make i match up with similar definitions elsewhere in the code. so, if the definition would read prevailing wage shall mean the highest general prevailing wage -- prevailing rate of wage plus per diem wages and wages paid for overtime and holiday work paid in private employment in the county where the work is performed for various crafts and time of labor, et cetera, et cetera. so, clarifying that the prevailing wage is focused on the county where the work is performed rather than only in the county of san francisco. ~ of that >> great, thank you. and these will be done [speaker not understood]? >> yes, the committee can ma

. >> the recent storms have helped boost the state's water levels but not enough to reverse the drought. the californiaepartment of water resources access to california's snow pack is only a 32 percent normal. it is still a dry year, resulting in the result predicted that the challenging summer is ahead. >> coming up on the kron4 newest. how florida man used a clever but dangerous to excuse to get out of work. >> there is a snigmo problemg in the united kingdom this morning. our officials are combating the problem. >> here's a live look sfo. the currently have no delays. yourducaon ibuilto he movyourareeforwd. re'sow: we work th ldingmplors lea whayou ed tlear solass impt yo carr. while heing sureredi you' alrdy ened y of anwe he caer pnnintool to kp yoon tck evy st of e wa plus thereshn fieen, n't ally r and gruati, it'sust e bennin becauswe bld ecati arou whe youant go. , yoknowyou n gethe b yowant read let geto wo. i'm taking off, but, uh, don't worry. i'm gonna leave the tv on for you. and if anything happens, don't forget about the new xfinity my account app. you can troubleshoot technical issues

in somelem has been states like washington state and california, you get a high level of benefits. name 10 other states where you get a low standard of benefits. you have to at least cover this much. tried to bring the states up from the bottom. he was say get rid of all of the government regulations. let 50 governors decide what kind of health care we will have. you will have chaos. if you have -- the guy from texas who doesn't want to take medicaid -- host: governor perry. guest: 800,000 people from coverage. we got everybody including, everybody that we could get into the system. if you want a system that is unfair across the country, then you give it to the states. just give me the money. i will do what is best for the louisiana. that is not my problem. it is our country. medicaid, ang with question posed in this piece from "the new york times." some states may try to follow arkansas. host: how does that work? guest: they are trying to hold to their philosophy. they are taking federal money. that is fine. maybe that is what other states will do. sally in california and now has

level, nothing is moving for the next three years. in the states, 24 states have a republican governor. they're cutting taxes and performing labor laws. 13 states, californiaillinois, and maryland, have complete democratic control. they are turning themselves into greece as quickly as they can. burdenou look at the tax on a childless individual, the average individual -- level is just below average in most country. isn't that something to brag about? >> we need to grow faster, rather than slower. close to where you're up this is not where we want to be. a started this country with tax rate of two percent. we decided we could not stand it anymore. 2%. there has been backsliding since then. r will not rest until he gets the tax system fixed. there's one tax break the millions of americans take advantage of. we're talking about the deduction for interest payments on home mortgages. the ceo of the mortgage bankers association warns that getting rid of it could cause more problems. >> i would be concerned in isolation -- as you said, 38 million americans take part in mortgage interest elections. the vast majority are at the lower end of the range. for example,

state level. >> fda approved a genetic test to screen for serve cal cancer the test detects the humanpapilloma virus. hpv causes nearly all cases of cervical cancer. california lawmakers have killed the kill switch bill that would have required cell phone makers to add antitheft technology to smart phones. state senator says that push back is the billions of dollars of the wireless industry pulled in by selling insurance for lost or stolen phones. fcc reports all tests involve smart phones or tablets. >> a ninth grader its work. the mayor and supervisor were both recognized but so was a 14-year-old jasmine jolly she was the key note speaker last year. she rides her bike to school, 12 miles each way. >> it's fun and good for waking up. it's an easy way to get exercise. >> other honorees include bay area bike share program. >> yes. >> a lot of energy >> good job >> if you're thinking about renting a vacation home. >> scam artists praying on unsuspected travellers. >> consumer reports partnering with tips to avoid becoming a vacation scam. >> this is the time of the year we start thinking about summer vacation. criminals are hacking into e mail accounts of owne

level but has not been enough to reverse the drought. california depends on the runoff from sierra nevada in spring to see the state through the summer. >>queline: and cordoba engine of going there, in looking down at oakland starting to let up and a little bit. and then see over the bay bridge, very light. all toward the east bay in san ramon lighter showers and doubt in the south bay to turn up. ossian moderate downpours. >> jacqueline: the core of this system is off shore. it will move over tonight and into tomorrow this evening will still have spotty thunderstorms. overnight they will start to take off. we will be clamoring into the afternoon. 10 point to where the rain is right now furious you see the ring is turning much moore's body if it really sunday to take off as we head to a morning's commute this clear skies mostly clear skies by 3:00 hour as for the sierra we are continuing to cease now we have picked up quite a bit of snow and quite a few hours other ski resorts have picked up at least a foot of snow. will have more snow this week including tomorrow morning. here is a look at the extended forecast it was similar conditions

with the hospital who said staffing levels are regulated and they are in good standing with regulators and there is not a safety issue. >>> the rest of california state senator leland yee had a ripple effect among california voters. voters in general approved of their state senator 4% to 25 -- 45% to 25%. in the week following leland yee's arrest it dropped to 43% and disapproval spiked to 30%. there is a push to protect whistle blowers who report wrong doing by legislators. it would provide them with new legal protection. this comes as three california senators, including leland yee have been suspected due to felony charnels. >> maybe it will -- charges. >> maybe it will deter criminal conduct in the future if there can't be retribution. >> mosts are protected by the state personnel board in whistle blower cases but they don't protect staff members. >>> temperatures today on the warm side but not as warm as the last couple days. we hit 81 in antioch. 81 in morgan hill. ate in naffa -- 80 in napa. cooler along the coast because the fog is in big time. came in last night. came in yesterday. this low-pressure systems here, see it, that pushes in to the

level of the drought has actually expanded. we get an update every thursday. 25% of the state of california including alameda and contra costa counties and all of the south bay now under that exceptional drought. the darkest color you see on your television screen. and the extreme drought which includes you in the north bay now covers 76% of the state of california. we are out here live in half moon bay where it's beautiful ahead of the rainfall. we'll talk about why we're here and have your seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> all right, paul. thank you. >>> a san jose state student trapped in flames. >> he just sprinted out. >> his roommate blamed for setting the spark. the careless act that left him seriously burned. >> this ranks high in craziness. >> this isn't what colorado lawmakers had in mind. fourth graders caught selling pot on the playground. and you won't believe where they got their stash. >> forced out of their long- time apartments while their landlords cash in. tonight the first step for justice in the fight to protect bay area renters. ,,,,,, >>> a couple of roommates may have to patch things up after a

. >> some of the big states, california, illinois, have quite high levels of unemployment.n we look to the potential sources of the underemployed, increasingly going forward. we'll have to see whether they are in the market or not. >> you want to look at what do the changes stay in state policies. why has one experienced a faster decline than the other. tax policy? there are winners and losers based on exactly what? >> the key thing, this is the new thinking about employment and unemployment. it doesn't really -- >> no longer looking only at. they're still looking at it. it is the best single indicator out there. but there are a lot of other things that are out there that they are also putting into the formulated figure. >> why is the fed changing its focus. >> because normally you could pretty much summarize everything that was going on in the labor market by just looking at that one number, the unemployment rate. this has been a weird business cycle. a whole bunch of people say they say they are working part-time but they like to have full time jobs. as steve well knows,

level, nothing is moving on taxes. in the states, 34 states have a republican governor, republican house and senate. they're cutting taxes and reforming tort law and reforming labor law. 13 states, californiainnesota, have complete democratic-controlled. this is a back story of the conversation. federal, federal, federal, paul ryan. forget about it, its about the states. >> it is also about the individual level of taxes. grover, i just want to wish you on this a little bit. the effective tax wedge in the u.s. is 31%. that is total taxes minus benefits. at the oecd is 36%. our taxes are already lower, why do they need to go lower? >> because we need to grow faster rather than slower, because close to where europe is is not where we want to be. we started this country with an .verage tax rate of two percent we decided we couldn't stand it anymore and the guns came out brutal the british to go away. there's been some backsliding since then. >> chris grisanti, what are your thoughts on tax policy? >> is there any deal which you would agree to, even if you got all your wish list that would raise taxes. >> grover norquist, can you come to a deal with democrats? >> of course. not a dollar in tax

level. while washington continues to debate, california is closer to making change. >> do this in california. we become the policy model for other states to follow. if we can build enough momentum in enough critical states may be the impetus for washington to provide this for all members of the military. >> reporter: the law must gain approval from the senate, assembly and governor. if it does, it will also remove any statute of limit takes in cases of sexual assault in the state's military. >> i hope the message that goes out and clear to all members of the guard is that the state legislature has your back if there's been an abuse, an assault in any way, that we want to help you purr suf and achieve justice. >> reporter: this is a message also to the leadership of the guard, right? >> it is absolutely a message, loud and clear to the leadership of the guard who thus far, at least, have been pretty cooperative. >> if it becomes law, state military departments would be required to annually report sexual assaults. outside investigations are currently part of the california guard's policy. the proposed legislation would turn that policy i

co-sponsored by equality california and the national center for lesbian rights and it was coauthored by 16 senators. senator mark len owe made a similar request at the state level stating, we hope this resolution will bring greater attention to what russian president vladimir putin is doing in russia and encourage other states to follow our lead. this is classic scapegoating, a did despotic ruler [speaker not understood]. it can potentially lead to genocide. color our world with pride is the theme of the san francisco pride parade in celebration which is just 82 days away. our event will be focusing on global issues. lgbt people in uganda, russia, nigerian, cameroon and latvia are seeing criminalization of gays largely due to american evangelist scott lively who has traveled to these countries for years to encourage governments to sanction gayses. with close to 7,000 votes cast for grand marshals and honorees in san francisco, recently, scott won the pink brick award for causing the most harm to our lgbt community. in addition, the san francisco pride selected activist and lawyer melanie nathan who is a native of south after cavity she is currently in uganda ad