how do we compare to the state?how does the san francisco unified school district scores compared to the state? at every level we match or exceed the state level in english language arts and math. how do we compare to other urban districts in the state of california? we are higher than the other urban districts, though san diego has matched us in english language arts. in math we are still definitely the highest as compared to the state. so as we feel the pride over these results, we must also always remember that when looking at our african-american students as compared to other urban districts districts of -- urban zrinths, we have the lowest performance, and we should be mindful of that trend. >> the state closed the achievement gap with regards to its latino students but did not do so with regards to its african-american students. in math the state did manage to close the gap -- narrow the gap i should say -- with both the african frown and latino students, just like us. and the last slide, we have been brainsto

how would you compare it? >> quite frankly, i'm a bit struck by the lack of enthusiasm in the international community when it really comes to going out and helping pakistan this time around. there could be a number of factors. i don't know, there's the financial meltdown that's taken place. there's a perception problem pakistan sfrfrz, its government at least, in terms of its image, the corruption, the inefficiencies there. there could be an issue of the wikileak stories coming out, and people already-- i was somewhere this morning where there was a lot of resentment towards pakistan for having not supported the u.s. , difficulty for people to sort of go out and help pakistan. there could be a number of factors. the fact of the matter is, this is the best opportunity the u.s. and the international community could have if you really wanted to turn the tide of anti-u.s. perception in that country. this is the chance to go out, put a big number to aid, and present to the pakistani people that the u.s. and other i

and the san ramon, 30 percent increase compared to the same time, last year. it-13. 11 percent, and in the south bay, the sundamilpitas, and also ince in the number of homeowners who are under water. they all more than with their home is worth and this is about one-and five in the bay area. 20 percent compared to 30% one year ago. but not all of this is good news it depends on what your zip code is in the bay area. one-third of the zip codes are still seen slumping home values. to take a look at this map, and the thing with a 35% decline. compared to the same time last year, they point, 22 percent. and in vallejo, a 13% decline. and richmond, tow% decline in home values kron 4 news. ♪ >> little changed, in the forecast and mcchrystal yesterday with fog up and down the coastline. you can see that temperatures are all telstill on the coastline, with 50s. a mix of 50s, 60s, 70's and inland, mainly in the upper 70's. a few low 80s and pleasanton, livermore, 81 degrees in livermore. conditions in the south bay, and 70's in the north bay. it is well below normal rig

has anyone looked to compared to see how they work compared to other options? tar and gravel roofs, they do not last as long because the sun cracks the roof surface. >> it was my understanding that the hot modified approach of roofing is similarly durable to the force applied, basically the same materials being used. i believe that with a hot glue method, it is the same method, just instead of a torch you are using the hot glue approach. i imagine that the durability would be the same as it is the same fundamental roofing material being used. >> i have one question. on the glue to be used, are there environmental issues associated with the type of glue be used? >> not that we have heard of or as far as we know. there is approved glue. >> is a water based? >> it has not raised any environmental or safety issues. >> any other public comments, commissioner? >> good morning, commissioners. i am a resident of 1161 hayes. in the constituent that brought this issue to the supervisor in the march of 2007. there roofers in the building next two hours on the square and t

lastly, i think the issue of comparative studies should not be underestimated. as we mentioned before, looking at the past compared to the future and what we believe the future is, again, looking at doing something about potential climatic change verses in case we don't do something about it, i think again, would provide a place for public communication and regulation process. >> thank you. yes? >> i'm with the hydrologist, barry wilson eluded to this, i think it's important to monitor what is happening and keep on that. the projection of trends is a good way to at least get a handle on something and also feedback can go to climate modelers and they can adopt their models if need be. that points toward more of a 50 year horizon more than a reasonable projection to make. it's nice to show it for a hundred years but that's pretty well mostly beyond all of our planning endeavors. there is a climate effort that was trying to be set up in 3 hundred stations and now it's scaled to one hundred. the energy commission is trying get another one in california. it's locatin

and chase declared 7.88% is losses in july compared with 8.3% in june.discover card wrote off 7.3% of its loan in july compared with 8% in june. and jet blue's popular all you can jet pass is back. the pass allows customers to travel to an unlimited number of cities over a one month period for $699 you can fly seven days per week to anywhere jet blue goes. a $499 pass let's you fly any day but friday or sunday. the dates are september 7th through october 6th passes on sale through friday. last year this pass sold out in just two days. >> that seem like a fun thing to do. >> that would be cool. >> let's just take time off. >> we'll all go. >> and our boss will love that. >> a powerful storm littered beaches of acapulco, mexico. check this out. flooding pushed eight cars onto the beach. tourists stood on the shore line. emergency workers tried to pull these stranded vehicles out of the breakers. officials say rains flooded homes, cut power and caused minor mudslides. that is an odd picture. >> sandhya patel is in with the accu-weather forecast. >> is it wa

they are doing well, compared to those places. vice president clyde: ok.resident yee riley: the chart, the green dotted line, a public sector jobs, wrote -- public- sector jobs, and then what happened? >> what is happening is remember the rent tax is phased in over three years but -- over three years. a second part is collected in 2012, and in 2013, it is at its full level. the payroll tax reduction comes the year after, because we need to know how much rent we have before we decide how much to reduce before the formula established as the reduction in the following year, so it ramps up begins short baisley collecting the rent tax, and then in subsequent years -- it ramps up because you are collecting been granted tax to -- the rent tax because you are collecting it. $20 million in 2011. $39 million in 2012. $48 million in 2014, and then it starts coming down, and that is because we have fully phased in the rent tax, and we are giving back by reducing the payroll tax, so at 2015, we are at the baseline level, and the lower bracket tax rate is set at that po

compared to the program approved budget shown in red.this chart includes both local and regional programs, an can see that for the last three months, we are trending -- our forecasted cost is trending under the approved cost of the program, and as of july 1, our forecasted cost is actually at the program level $53 million under approved. this is a summary of the bids we have received during the reporting quarters. we received -- we awarded three contracts, and the trend for favorable bidding climate's still seems reviewed all three contracts were awarded at a value lower than our engineer estimates. in this case, all three contracts had a total value of $381 million, which is $60 million or 16% of the costs estimated for that work. one of the highlighted achievements -- the planning commission certifies the crystal springs -- sandra as transmission upgrade it eir in june. -- crystal springs/san andreas transmission of great. also, a sign of the increased construction activity in the program is the fact that we have a fivefold increase in

the labor base is smaller in new orleans compared to before the storm, less than 80% of the population is back. the deep water oil moratorium after the b.p. oil disaster. does that threaten the recovery? the moratorium? >> in a bill big, big, way. the moratorium on deep water drilling say lot worse than people think it is. it's tens of thousands of jobs and very good paying jobs and also cutting off the royalty income that comes into the state. that's supposed to end in november. there's some hope around these parts that the obama administration is going to end that a little quicker than that but it's a big deal and it really threatens the recovery. >> tom: you mentioned jobs overall. compared to right around the times of the storms, there was a lot more construction jobs in new orleans today compared to five years ago but tourism and heat care jobs have -- health care jobs have continued to see losses, what kind of policies need to be put in place to reverse that job loss? >> part of it we really don't have much control over, you look at the tourism side. we're a big, big convention s

okawa says compared to high school universities give students a lot of freedom.e adds that he couldn't adapt. >> translator: when you are given total freedom, you have no idea what to do. >> reporter: typically, more than 100 university students attend lectures in large halls. not knowing anyone, okawa couldn't cope. he started skipping classes. finally, he dropped out. >> translator: i got stressed out, feeling that i wasn't fitting into society. then i fell into a depression. when i look back at that time, i guess i was too passive about everything. i wish i could have done things differently. >> reporter: why are so many college students dropping out? a non-profit organization surveyed 101 people who had dropped out of college. the organization soon formed an image of a young person who could not adapt to a conventional college education, who felt estranged right after setting foot on campus. >> translator: they're dropping out too easily. without considering risks involved and not thinking about their future. >> reporter: the increase in the number of dropout

compared to the same time, last year. and the cell san mateo, 19 percent, san francisco, they're down by 60 percent. and that is followed closely by marin county,--16%, and baron, 15 percent. christine connolly, kron 4 news. ♪ >> warmer temperatures, and a look of the north there with 84 degrees in santa rosa, napa. and also, the low 90s further inland. 60s, along the 70's are along the bay shore and cooler on the coast because the fog to not peel back. the fog is up and on the coastline, and the intricate, inland. the drizzle listing close, and all the we inland. that dense fog, tonight, and cooler temperatures coming up for tomorrow and the weekend. we will ticket full look, stay with us, we will be right back. take a full look. is soft on cats. but deadly on fleas. so ask your veterinarian for advantage, the flea specialist, for effective, but gentle flea control. >> ac transit eruptions. so much that officials are transportiact is suffering service eruptions, and dan kerman has an exclusive after >> ac transit passeng

if you are comparing against nine other airlines, that is 100,000 possible combinations. this is orders and orders of magnitude more complex than anything this industry has ever faced before. it's strongly begs for the technology and the standards to get into place so the consumer has the full disclosure he or she needs. >> i thank mr. petri, and, mr. mitchell, you said in your testimony that airlines have a tendency to mislead consumers. >> mr. chairman, that is correct. whether it is trying to look in the gds or travel agent as if you are matching southwest or airtran, or whether it is simply misleading the consumer to think that he or she has an all-in price, and then they are surprised, but in addition to that, this is the no man's land for consumer protection. mr. baldanza mentioned going to the store for a refrigerator. lucky for him and the rest of us, we are protected by a large part by the sec. the sec has no responsibility for oversight here, and the consumer has no right to federal preemption, which the airlines can band and fought to expand, so that is central

but what in the at that now after watching this video i have a question let's compare planes and cause the fiesta my formula one race cars or will i basically policy models to try out new technology that will later be implemented in mass produced because you don't have to me so is there a similar situation in your industry that once you develop a new technology for combat aircraft do you then apply it in civil aviation and that's that after this there is a six month. well she's toric only military aviation has always been the driving force behind the aircraft manufacturing industry where many new materials like thirteen email oist which are widely used in civil aviation to date were initially developed for military purposes and the same goes for every awnings. the military industry was leading the way and then it's to acknowledge those who were integrated into civil aviation but now the situation has changed to do that's a two way street on the one hand you have military technologies developed for military programs she implemented in civil aviation but on the other hand many things in

compared to last year, closings are down more than 25%. is there anything you can do beyond hoping and waiting? "nightline's" john donvan went looking for ideas in tonight's "realty check." >> reporter: these two words in the american front lawn. do they now have the ring of a prayer? a plea to the market gods? get me out of here. now that we're hearing taetd about a 27% drop in the number of homes sold last month compared to june. 27%. that is terrible news for anyone who has been counting on or driven to selling the family house. because with the exception of a few markets like, say, las vegas or phoenix, where prices fell fastest and hardest, we are not, says economist dean baker, anywhere near done with this yet. >> it's going to take a long, long time in some of these markets, in, say, florida, where you have really big bubbles, those prices are not going to come back. >> reporter: if there's somebody's financial planning based on their house price coming up in value soon, you're saying maybe they should come up with another plan. >>

the american public's perception of the vietnam war mr she had first of all a lot of people are comparing this story with the pentagon papers story but one major difference between the two is that the source in this case went to a relatively new and modern web site wiki leaks as opposed to in your situation the source came to you working for an established newspaper the new york times what do you think that says about the state of the media today is there any sort of significance we can draw from that especially when it comes to maybe investigative reporting well you know you can of course it's an electronic age were doing but the you can't compare this to the pentagon papers it's not the same pulls in orange of the pentagon papers was a major it was a it was not just a leak leak it was a flood obviously like this but after that. there's no comparison the pentagon papers was a record of the decision making on the war in vietnam at the highest level. it was the secrets of the president and secretary of defense the secretary of state it was not time to go material it was nothing in the very

investigative reporting well yes you can of course it's an electronic age we're entering but the you can't compare this to the pentagon papers it's not the same thing it's apples and oranges the pentagon papers was a major it was a it was not just a leak leak it was a flood obviously like this but after that beyond that there's no comparison the pentagon papers was a record of the decision making on the war in vietnam at the highest level. it was the secrets of the president the secretary of defense the secretary of state it was not tactical material it was nothing in it of any military security value it was full of major historical secrets and scandals this material that wiki leaks has leaked to the press is on the ground military stuff it's the nitty gritty of the war it's its values it's tangibility about the war itself but it's not high level decision making it's on the ground stuff but when you look beyond the information the source or the informant or whatever you want to call it felt more comfortable perhaps giving the information to julian assange is the founder of wiki leaks as opposed to

only two days this season of spare-the-air compared to 14 days last summer. tomorrow will be the hottest day of the year. liver more average highs 74 degrees. san jose at 98 degrees. san francisco at 88. this is why an excessive heat advisory in affect for tomorrow. temperatures going to 106 degrees to the warmest locations in morgan hill and in brentwood and to the north in favored. temperatures in the low 90s around the bay, east of the bay. 94 in red wood city. the big question today is when is this going to stop now? we'll pinpoint that later in the broadcast. >>> the man who stabbed a coming to san francisco might be arrested soon. the attacked happened thursday after a woman walking her dog asked a man with a pit bull if his dog was neutered. that's when the man stabbed the dog. the dog has had surgery. they have positively identified the man with help from witnesses. >>> school starts tomorrow for many in richmond and the new year brings new rules for kids who cut class. they will be taken to says centers who will investigate what's going on in the fam

. >> belva: this week, lawmakers in sacramento pass a bill to make it easier to access and compare health insurance under the new national healthcare laws. with the elections just two months away, campaigns are doubling their efforts to mobilize supporters, convince undecided voters, and attack their opponents. and california schools are left behind in the race to the top. the cash-poor school system is turned down in its second bid for the federal grant money. and they plant and pick the food that goes on our tables. what are the living and working conditions for farm workers in california today? conditions for farm workers in california today? those stories next. captioning by vitac, underwritten by fireman's fund ♪ >> belva: good evening, and welcome to "this week in northern california." i'm belva davis. joining me tonight on the news panel are john fence terwald, journalist with the "silicon valley education foundation" on california's failed bid for race to the top funding for public schools. carla marinucci, political reporter for the "san francisco chronicle," on the fast-approach

come labor day, they will have to begin to compare -- focus and compare. there used to be a mayor of boston, when i got elected to the senate come in 1972, who said, do not compare me to the almighty. compare me to the alternative. [laughter] don't compare me to the almighty. compare me to the alternative. ladies and gentlemen, people do not want to even have to focus right now. in the dog days of august, they do not want to focus. they know they can focus on their understandable anger and frustration and fear. folks, that is about to change. when they start to look at the alternative, they are going to see what -- i will get in trouble for saying this -- this ain't your father's republican party. this is the republican tea party. [applause] as they focus on the alternative -- the republican tea party -- what they will find is the choices are pretty stark. they will see a republican party that is a combination of the old, failed policies of the bush administration -- the old new conservative notions about international relations and economic policy -- comb

have been dominating much of the world skies comparatively cheap they remain an attractive alternative to more expensive western models. is being tested now and some foreign experts say the t. fifty is better than its american rivals. computer and russians are especially proud because the. russian components besides produce. the company's launching a passenger plane. it's a replacement for planes and foreign brands. so what else is coming from the hangar . maker. thanks for joining us. comes to mind when you talk about. the recent presentation of a fifth generation fighter jet but the prime minister putin attended his four resign a grown tests done and fly tests have still ahead that does this mean that russia is still there with leader and military aircraft. certainly our positions in military aircraft manufacturing are quite strong explode. and the ground for twenty four percent of the world's military aircraft exports in terms of output is what we manufacture it twelve to fourteen percent of all military aircraft so here we were you. telling me this is that so we do it as any countr

are built for we'll see slower growth going forward compared to overall economic growth g.d.p. but the bank deposits are at an all time high here in russia do you see inflation consequence this well not necessarily in the society from the poles it's about definitely i am very much concern to fetter high growth of money supply in russia stemming from some of the been found in the budget deficits and also simply going to play shows on effects markets. have money supply growth as high as expect inflation acceleration because of a year round and that is comes on top of what is happening due respect to prices and we have good reasons to believe there's a model farm inflation in the money supply that inflation may reach a double digits again next year for at least president medvedev keeps the mail seeing these anti corruption move motivation drives do you see them over bearing fruit well my problem problem is not so much. i'm going to hop on. the wrong but hollow is going to be implemented and over all the should get. support from the overall society for peace initiatives i believe i

therefore, you can compare apples to apples. they have a standard calculator that they use on the web and they include that printout on your bid and they have to file that printout in your rebate application. so there is another possibility of lowering costs, the group buy. when i went, in i went in with a bunch of friends because i thought i wanted to bring people in because i knew all of these people, these greeny homeowners that were needing to walk the talk and because i brought a lot of businesses vendor, they lowered all of our price because this economy is of scale. maybe that price can drop 50 cents a watt or more. that's another idea. there are ones that are just beginning where you can actually lease the system. you don't have to put any money up front at all. somebody else will own the system for you. you may pay an upfront cost a little bit that is less than what you might pay normally or some of them may not at all, depending on how they can make the finances work. the whole goal is to try to get you into p.v. with

but i think it's more symbolic what he's basically saying is that we are willing to compare our rational rationality in our reasoning with american reasoning in american magick in front of a global audience in what he's basically saying is that the americans are behaving unreasonably irrationally and dangerously whereas the iranians are looking for a way for solutions for example with fear with regards to the iranian nuclear program that iran declaration was a major step forward that the united states forced a resolution in the u.n. security council basically to destroy any opportunity for resolving the issue and unfortunately russia and china are key is the americans and went along with it and at the same time. the iranians their position with regard to the united states is that the two sides should resolve their issues peacefully the united states and tenuously in constantly makes threats against the iranians. the region fertile lands of hungary have long made it an enviable source for food production but farmers the now say that since joining the european union in two thousand and fou