.- aunque hoy es exitoso-, el fiscal de san francisco, george gascon, tuvo problemas en la escuela, alon cuando era joven? ---pues esa experiencia, le ha servido para impulsar ahora un nuevo programa, para combatir el serio problema de ausentismo escolar en esa ciudad. take pkg take pkg a diario en san francisco mas de cuatro mil estudiantes se escapan de la escuela o no asisten... los padres de familia lo han notado. jose rodriguez/padre de 2 estudiantes :34 que hay muchos ninos cerca de las escuelas que no mas estan sentados en las escaleras, no van a las escuela estan tomando todo eso :40 carlos garcia/superintend ente escolar de s.f 11:05 es muy serio especialmente en la comunidad latina fallan muchos dias estan fallando hasta el 30 por ciento de los dias 11:16 mainor estaba faltando a la escuela cada dos o tres semanas mainor carias/estudiante de 9o. grado 22:43 la escuela era muy aburrido, se sentia mas como una prision que una escuela 22:48 pero el ahora hace parte de un nuevo programa para combatir el problema...se enfocan en detectar tempranament e a estudiantes que salen de l

george gascon/fiscal de san francisco 20:36 una de las razones proque estamos teniendo mucho exito esor que los ninos se sienten que si son importantes que si los queremos ayudar y lo estamos haciendo en cooperacion con ellos no contra ellos 20;46 estas palabras vienen de george gascon, fiscal de san francisco que como inmigrante sin saber ingles, tuvo este problema 16:46 tuve muchos problemas en la escuela, empece a ausentarme mas y mas y llegue el momento que pare de ir a la escuela y no me gradue de la escuela secundaria 16:55 con apoyo adecuado regreso y se graduo, por eso el esta convencido que entendiendo las necesidades personales de los estudiantes, se puede ganar la batalla. 25:54 el cambio esta bueno porque si hubiera seguido como era antes iba a ser mas dificil esta experiencia de high school 26:04 por ahora el programa es piloto y si tiene exito se expandira....pilar nino telemundo. cu ---cuatro personas, cu ---cuatro personas, incluyendo una niÑa de tan solo nueve aÑos de edad resultaron heridas durante un tiroteo... take vo ---el incidente se suscit ayer por la noche sob

george gascon/fiscal de san francisco. 17:59 uno de los sospechosos decidio cooperar y el explico quel y todos los otros son miembros de grupos supremacistas 18:07 esta foto muestra las heridas que sufrio una de las victimas,siend o pateado, aun despues de estar inconsciente en el piso....hoy uno de ellos se abstuvo de hablar con la prensa pues aun se esta recuperando del trauma. 17:24 estos muchachos simplemente estaban celebrando, uno de ellos se iba a regresar a mexico, era su ultima noche aqui 17:30 17:36 y decidieron parar en este bar en esta taberna para tomarse una cerveza, y uno de ellos no tenia 21 anos y le toco salir para afuera 17:43 ahi fue cuando se produjo el asalto...segun testigos les gritaban "poder blanco y frases anti-inmigrantes. 18:30 frases diciendole porque no corres como corriste cuando cruzaste el borde de mexico 18:34 en el apartamento de uno de los acusados hallaron este tipo de propaganda nazi....a pesar de la conviccion, el jurado no hallo meritos para declarar el hecho un crimen de odio, pues no creen que fue la motivacion inicial del ataque. 5:52 en su

there is a memo that was written that george gascon is refusing to release right now. the courts of common said, one of the judges said look, you've got to release this memo because there might be information that public defenders could use to help clear, exonerate some of their clients. he said no, there is nothing. brady law. nothing in this memo that's going to clear a client. really back to a 1976 very brutal rape of james mayfield who was accused and charged with this crime because of dna evidence. it is his attorneys pushing et, but it is really the challengers in the district attorney's race making this a big case saying george gascon, what do you have to hide. >> usually there is more of an air of excitement about the race. i will be moderating the debate next week with the sheriff's candidates. you'll be doing one, the two of you at the mayor's candidates. people can learn if they like. get excite fd they leek. >> yeah. you want to know who's going to prosecute your crimes in san francisco. >> thank you, rachel. >> belva: well, the san francisco festival is un

a recent usf poll shows george gascone leading the incumbent.re is diverse stands and should be a lively contest. >> former police chief was appointed district attorney in january by mayor newsom. he succeeded camela harris sh elected attorney. and he's a lawyer and veteran police officer. an early proponent of the crime tracking system credited with reducing crime and believes his management skills make him the best candidate for the job. >> you're hiring a person going to run the organization. the experience here is understanding criminal justice system. and how do you deal with communities? >> hi, you guys. >> the deputy district attorney in alameda county. she grew up in san francisco. she's a national known expert in human trafficking cases and heads a special operations unit handling dna and cold cases and believes her trial experience makes her qualified for the job. >> only one ready for a prosecutor job is a prosecutor, if you're hiring a chef i'm the only one doing cooking now. and this makes a big difference if you are leading an army

we also have with us today district attorney george gascon. we appreciate your being with us.ve supervisor emeritus sean elsbernd. the treasurer of the city and county of san francisco is here today. we also have my predecessor at the poa, chris cuddy. we have the u.s. attorney here, i believe. melinda haig, we really appreciate you being here to share this special day with us. also joining us on the podium is the chief of police, the fire chief is here as well. i got a call yesterday from governor brown who could not be here. he wanted to be here. this is the city that mr. brown came from. he wanted to be here, but duties in sacramento on the 9/11 weekend kept him busy. our first speaker today -- i am honored and proud to introduce the mayor of san francisco, edwin lee. [applause] >> good morning. it is my personal honor to join you to commemorate 9/11 from our police, fire, paramedics, volunteers coming to grips citizens of san francisco. a decade after the terrorist attacks that occurred on september 11, we continue the struggle to make sense of the terrible events of that

harris was elected to be the state of the new general, and gavin newsom elected george gascon to be the district attorney. when asked his position on the death penaltiy, hy, he said he wouldn't rule it out. this raised a lot of concern among opponents of the death penalty who thought this would be a step backward. he has written against the death penalty, and adheres to san francisco values. san francisco has not had a jury return a death verdict since 1989, which was 10 years before he said his office would not seek the death penalty. we thought this particular issue wanted a discussion and we are pleased to have a palace here today. let me introduce them more at length. geroge gastcocon has had a long career in law enforcement, and he works for decades in the l.a. police department, serving as the director of the office of operations in charge of patrol and detectives and special operations. he is considered to be an expert in matters of police accountability. john thompson spent 14 years on death row, and after his verdict was set aside he was then facing life in prison. he was fight

the only to people i've received any help from was george gascone. here is my complaint.wo calls, never returned my call. redella tenet returned by call and said he would get back to me, he is on vacation now. rich dalton calls me today and said the statute has passed. how can they pass it when they never followed up? it was for did -- forwarded to the precinct. what you call cold case? i have evidence to show i did not make certain statements added to my statement that is found in computer records and i want something done about it because i am still being harassed. in any event, when i left here last march, i am not going to tell you how it is done, i heard him said i will make much a man 102 a good thing. i stated i want it that removed off the curriculum. i want that put back on. i asked you please assign an investigator to check into the evidence i have against that pricing. president mazzucco: thank you. next speaker. ok. any further public comment? seeing none, comment is closed. >> #2. reports and announcements. a review of recent activities and a status update of

. >> reporter: district attorney george gascon told us the case is not an appropriate one for his office to seek the death penalty. prosecutors say a seventh suspect is wanted on murder charges but is still at large. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu. >>> two teenagers were hurt and a driver is in serious condition after an accident late this afternoon near san leandro high school. police say a woman was driving on bancroft avenue when she hit the two teens. her car then jumped the curve and hit a tree. the woman may have had some type of seizure or another medical problem. the teens injuries are not believed to be life threatening. >>> today crossing guards were helping students cross the street. guards will be present from 2:00 to 4:30 every school day in the afternoon. the district along with police and the public works department will offer their safety recommendations at tuesday's city council meeting. >>> a disabled man who was badly hurt in a fire in vallejo has now died. it's a story we first brought you live at 6:00. the man was just 39 years old. his name h

george gascon/fiscal de san francisco 15:09 son personas que por lo regular van a sufrir en silencio estar pidiendo ayuda 15:16 beverly upton/consorcio en contra de la violencia domestica 3:04 the sabemos que entre mas alcance hagamos dentro de las comunidades de inmigrantes, mas vidas vamos a salvar. el fiscal hizo enfasis en que la visita se dara solo si la victima lo desea. 13:25 las personas que van son especialistas en proveer servicios sociales y psicologicos, no son policias, no son procuradores son personas que precisamente estan entrenados para proveer servicios 13:38 maria hernandez/mujere s unidas y activas 19:19 si es buena idea, solo hay que esperar como responde la comunidad, que piensa a cerca de que van a llegar a su casa 19:25 aunque en la ultima decada el numero de homicidios relacionados a violencia domestica ha bajado en un ochenta por ciento en la ciudad, aun se reportan de 5 a 20 incidentes diarios. 27:06 si usted quiere mas informacion sobre cuales son estos servicios disponibles para las victimas, puede llamar al 415-5539044...pilar nino telemundo 27:16 cu --a

. >>> san francisco district attorney george gascon spoke out about the presence of white supremacy groups in the city. gascon said authorities are concerned because an investigation into a beating of two latino men outside a bar last year turned up evidence of the white power movement. >>> i think the most san franciscans never thought they would have three white supremacy groups that are actually operating within our city. >> gascon said people who live in the city have to work together to make sure hate groups are not tolerated. today's announcement came after a jury last week found 39-year- old robert allen and 29-year- old justin mesckin guilty of assault and beating of two mexican nationals. >>> the brother and sister of a man who drowned at alameda's beach filed a wrongful death claim. 53-year-old raymond zack died may 30th as police and firefighters watched from shore saying they did not have the proper equipment or training to save him. the suit says the city is liable for not asking for help from other agencies. it's believed zack was suicidal. >>> the pilot of a small plane surv

harris was elected to be the state of the new general, and gavin newsom elected george gascon to be the district attorney. when asked his position on the death penaltiy, hy, he said he wouldn't rule it out. this raised a lot of concern among opponents of the death penalty who thought this would be a step backward. he has written against the death penalty, and adheres to san francisco values. san francisco has not had a jury return a death verdict since 1989,

voters and paul currier -- and [unintelligible] -- >> i am the san francisco district attorney george gascÓn. i was born in havana, cuba. my uncle was detained as a political prisoner and i father was fired from a job for allegedly speaking out against the government. my family integrated to -- immigrated to los angeles when i was 13. i dropped out of high-school, and what the support of mentors, i was able to get my diploma. i join the army and later the los angeles police department where rose to the ranks to become assistant chief. at lapd -- at lapd, i oversaw reform in the wake of police misconduct. i served in mesa, ariz., where i spoke out against anti-immigrant use of the local share. i showed that police could more effectively reduce crime by working with immigrant communities rather than scapegoating them. during my tenure in mesa, ariz., crime drop by approximately 30%. i also created the first lgbt community advisory group to make sure their concerns were being heard and addressed. as san francisco police chief, i would work to reduce crime to its lowest levels since the 1960's.

. >>> district attorney george gascon made -- the system diverts low level citations where trained volunteers act as judges. the program is now expanding into the western addition, civic center, pacific heights and inner sunset area. >>> he launched a hot dog into the air as tiger woods stood on the green. and here it is, video of the incident and the charges a bay area man faces. >>> back here in 10 minute, it's warming up. we'll te you which cities will be the warmest for your >>> a 31-year-old santa rosa man is facing misdemeanor charges of disturbing the peace after his hot dog landed near tiger woods. here's video of the incident from san martin. sheriff investigators say the man did not appear to be flinging the hot dog toward woods but seemed to be running toward woods when the hot dog slipped out of his hand and slipped toward woods. >>> the kidnapped israeli soldier would be calling home in a few days. shaleete was captured five years ago and held in gaza. pelestinians are celebrating because more than a thousand pelestinians are being released in exchange for salite. >>> this is the

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san francisco district attorney george gascon joins to us talk about it.ood morning, thank you for being here. >> good morning, how are you? >> good. so non-violent, non-sex offenders will be transferred from state prison to county jails, a lot of them going right on probation, not behind bars. a lot of convicted criminals on the streets. how will this work? >> well, you know, i think that we have been preparing for this since january. and i know that it appears to be very concerning, and certainly there's some uncertainty as to how we're going to handle some of those people. but i think the reality is if you look back and you look at the fact that most of the people we sent to prison before were coming out about 47% within 90 days, most of them were reoffending and they were coming back and really the service necessary to ensure we're being helped to rehabilitate were not there. what we're trying to do in san francisco is shift that paradigm and come up with a more thoughtful way of dealing with the people, monitoring on streets and the 1 that need to con

well, we tracked down george gascon the district attorney and asked him. here's what he had to say. >> this is a criminal investigation. >> reporter: in a nutshell the allegation center around the questions of how and why 17 employees including drivers at a san francisco airport van shuttle service wound up donating $500 each to the election campaign of mayor ed lee. donations that were made just weeks after the airport reversed new rules on where vans like these could operate, rules that one van service said was hurting their bills. the rifle mayoral candidate dennis herrera, the rival candidate called for the investigation including into allegations that supervisors at the van company allegedly told drivers they would be repaid for their donations to the lee campaign. >> he's primarily alleging that there was a money laundering operation going on with the political campaign and we want to major sure that we're not pass -- we want to make sure that we're not passing any judgments on the merits at this point but given the totality of the circumstances by t