. >>> well, california voters appear to be cautiously optimistic about governor jerry brown's first month in office. a poll finds that 54% favor his proposal for a special election to extend specific taxes to support schools and other state services. the governor says swift action is needed to close the budget deficit. >> i feel confident that we're at the right place for this moment in time, but we don't have endless amounts of time. we got to get this thing done. >> he says he would like the legislature to decide on the special election by the end of march. republicans oppose the plan but the governor says california may suffer if nothing is done about the state's $25 billion deficit. you can learn more about the governor's budget proposal at our website. we've posted it on the politician's tab. >>> state senator yee says he has received another threatening racist letter in time in response to his criticism of rush limbaugh. the letter writer made reference to rush after the talk show host made fun of the chinese language. >> i don't want to give anybody some indication that we're going

. >>> california voters appear to be on board with governor brown's plan to deal with the state's budgetsis. a poll finds nearly 60% of likely voters are generally satisfied with the governor's budget plans. the majority say they would be willing to pay more taxes to help k through 12 education, higher education and health and human services. >>> time now is 5:21. a rare look at a blast from our past. what some bay area students dug up from 100 years ago. >>> plus, is elton john too gay for the grocery store? what has the tiny town banning the magazine cover from its aisles. ,, ♪ [ female announcer ] unlock the potential of nature and shine. with pantene nature fusion shampoo. experience cassia essence fused with pantene pro v science. the advanced formula conditions damaged hair to unlock radiant shine today and up to 10 times more strength in 14 days. nature fusion from pantene. healthy makes it happen. you... don't have a choice of getting breast cancer. i had no choice. that 3-day gave me that opportunity. and i can actually do something to help. 60 miles in 3 days-- i can do that. w

voters want. >> at 72, brown appears more determined than ever. >> as our song says california, here i come right back where i started from. thank you. thank you. >> reporter: you know alan there is an old saying in politics everyone is your best friend until you have to cast your first vote or make your first tough decision this afternoon looks like governor brown is enjoying his friends back to you. >> even if there was austerity off the bat, the hot dog feed. >> reporter: that's it from hot dogs to this we will see what comes tomorrow. >> phil matier in sacramento thanks so much. >>> former san francisco district attorney kamela harris was sworn in today >> discharge the duties. >> discharge the duties. >> upon which i am about to enter. >> upon which i am about the enter. >> harris is the first woman and first person of color to be elected to the statues top law enforcement job he took the oath of office in a private ceremony for museum of history women and the arts. >> jean kwan became the first woman and first asian american to hold that office. linda gee is in oakland where kwan says she i

voters want. >> and at 72, brown appears more determined than ever. >> as our song says, california here i come, right back where i started from. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you. >> reporter: now, it's interesting to note outgoing governor arnold schwarzenegger says one of his big regrets is he didn't pull the budget problems by the bull horn coming in. he didn't wrestle it to the ground and do what needed to be done in his first month in office. jerry brown appears to have no choice. the state is bankrupt as far as its credit rating goes, it is the lowest in the nation. it has got no money left to spend. it has got to come up with cuts and new money to make it float. and part of that will be am spending more and more responsibility and money back to locals to have them say which way it's going to go. but for right now he has no choice but to cut and to try to work with it. >> it is a difficult position he is in. showing financial restraint at least in his gnawing raul party. that couldn't have cost too much. >> they put a limit on it of $6400 but it is not coming from you or me. coming fro

judges are appointed for life but voters here in california decide if and how long state judges remain on the bench. live in santa clara, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it appears the morning commute across the bay bridge to san francisco is getting a bit quicker. a transportation official says congoes pricing is decreasing the average wait time before the metering lights. higher tolls could mean fewer drivers during the commute. since july when the toll rose by $2 for the morning rush the wait has dropped from 27 minutes to 23 minutes. this finding was released in a new report by the bay area toll authority. >> you think it is working? >> it is less congestion. >> since congestion pricing was created b.a.r.t ridership between 5 and 10:00 a.m. has increased 8%. in marin county the sheriff says he will not enforce the county's ban on pg&e smart meters. the sheriff bob doyle says marin supervisors had no authority to impose a moratorium. the board of supervisors took that step next week. pg&e says it plans to ignore the moratorium as well. >>> on wall street stocks moved up as fears about europe's debt crisis eased after a successful bond option in portugal. the

institute of california shows two-thirds of voters approve of governor brown's proposal to hold a special election to extend the temporary increase in state sales, week and income taxes. they appearto be giving brown some slack with the majority of his approach to close the state's $25 billion budget deficit. 41% of those surveyed say they approve of his performance. 19% disapprove and 39% aren't sure. people who feel the state is moving in the right direction has doubled to 38%. it was at 16% in october. >> 6:15. i told the east coast to take that but honestly i'm a little envyious, too. while we're enjoying this and hoping for more snow in tahoe. >> and the snow is kind of nostalgic once in a while. you miss it. even if you lived in minnesota a couple of years, you miss it once in a while. that's why i love southern snow because it's there one day and gone the next. in charlotte we had 12 inches of snow, three days later it was 83. crazy. we're going to try more records. the 9th and final day we do it. looking from sutro to the twinkling east bay hills. isn't it gorgeous. pretty chilly in our valleys with mid to upper 30s. 40 napa, 41 san rafael. the warm spot, san francisco 50

judges are appointed for life but voters here in california decide if and how long state judges remain on the bench. live in santa clara, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it appears the morning commute across the bay bridge to san francisco is getting a bit quicker. a transportation official says congoes pricing is decreasing the average wait time before the metering lights. higher tolls could mean fewer drivers during the commute. since july when the toll rose by $2 for the morning rush the wait has dropped from 27 minutes to 23 minutes. this finding was released in a new report by the bay area toll authority. >> you think it is working? >> it is less congestion. >> since congestion pricing was created b.a.r.t ridership between 5 and 10:00 a.m. has increased 8%. in marin county the sheriff says he will not enforce the county's ban on pg&e smart meters. the sheriff bob doyle says marin supervisors had no