of gpa or higher. -- 3.0 gpa or higher. [applause] they were honored at a celebration at st.mary's cathedral. this year, we will welcome them at st. mary's cathedral. the 4.0 students receive -- we say thank you to all of the elementary principles. it showcases of our elementary school students talents who come and share with you that information. please welcome the ladies. [applause] >> my name is alex jones. i am applying to the dominican university next year with a major in dance. [applause] [speaking spanish] [applause] >> i don't speak spanish yet. [laughter] but i like having a four. of -- 4.0 average, and i plan to keep it that way. >> i wanted to share this last comment. i did not get his name that night, but i said to them [unintelligible] alice is multitalented. we look forward to seeing them on broadway in the near future. and we want to shake hands with you. [applause] >> congratulations. what we do. >> i just want to thank the commissioners said jointly that evening. they are my dreams coming true. i am grateful. >> thank you for inviting them down. >> and i have

gpa has not taken an official position on the plan but we are interested and involved. we are very happy the process the planning department's that has developed for working with the community. gpa has also been hosting working meetings with the community, gathered input and sending it on to the planning staff. certain issues are still being heard and considered. a few of those issues are addressing the mcp zoning height, expanding commercial areas, and development of the bart parking lot. thank you very much. commissioner antonini: thank you. >> thank you. >> i am the chairman of the glen park association. i agree entirely with what karen said, but i want to thank john and john to help us engage with the community to generate, i hope, better and useful, more considerate input from the community. i see that came from mta is also here. i wanted to thank her for the pedestrian crossing we had been asking for. it just appeared recently. i wanted to thank her for that work. thank you. >> is there additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. did you want

including 800 of the 1900 students invited to celebrate achieving at least a 3.0 or working to raise their gpa but a half a point in one semester. >> it was hard but i worked towards my goals. >> and he want to say i'm proud of you. >> oakland mayor's two children graduated from skyline and went on to ivy league colleges. >> the reality is that many of the schools in the hills and midlands are among the best in the state. >> and administrators believe this is a important he sflent a district where only a third of the african american males graduate. >> there is more encouragement to put forth effort. >> the hope is that the success of the students will send a message to other autos do you want to get to a good college? live a happy live? get good grades. >> and three suspects in a mortgage rescue scheme surrendered to authorities today. >> michael finney broke this story last tuesday and he is here tonight with an update on this. >> we've told but this last week. the grand jury named four people in a 29-count indictment on charges of real estate fraud and filing false documents. three suspects

>> the biggest change i have seen is when we go to a school the coaches don't shu us to the higher gpaids that don't play well. that was our first year here which was oh we have a great kid for you. he does president start for us, but he is really smart and his counselor loves him. >> and he will bake you cookies. stanford and cal had recruiting in the top 20. cal lands a bo he mut. 6 foot 3 and 350. he will just blow people up. despite a 5 and 7 record, cal did well in recruiting. new stadium construction helped. >> the strength is still there, and our number one recruiting rule and the facilities are finally where they need to be. the body of work over nine years i think is something we can always recruit to. the other thing is they all want to play in the nfl. >> keeping the high school thing, they saluted de la salle as the number one ranked team in the country. the spartans went a perfect 14 and 0 and won the california state championship. lou piniella, the next chapter of his baseball life he will be with the giants. he injod as a consult at the present time based in florida wher

i graduated from galileo with a 3.5 gpa as well. i really need to get my baby back in school. she hasn't missed a lot of school. that can hinder from going to the next level. there is another student would like to speak for a little bit. he also attends galileo and was taking a pee classes. because he had to transfer to a different school, he is unable to continue because they do not offer ap classes. this is taking a huge impact on how this is affecting these kids. please help me and assist me. please get my daughter back in school. >> i am here representing the san francisco naacp. our president, reverend brown is unavailable tonight. ms. mendoza, congratulations on your election to office. i just want to say about your concern with the students -- for her to have a different address i think we need to understand that in the 21st century, especially for those living in challenge communities, the nuclear family model does not necessarily fit. i think the district is having a problem understanding the nature of the blended families we have in the school district these days. sh

it read, gpa 1.22. >> in the long run he'll thank me for it. >> reporter: and who can forget this alaska mom's home video? jessica beagley disciplining her 7-year-old son by forcing him to drink hot sauce before enduring a freezing shower. beagley appeared on "dr. phil" seeking the host's help. >> i feel out of control. >> reporter: after the show aired, the video sparked a flood of outrage. back home in anchorage, beagley was charged with child abuse. she has a march court date. while these mothers may have had the best intentions, the public nature of their punishments aren't winning them much sympathy. and in this digital age, it means the images they posted will live on for all to see. psychologist and "early" show contributor dr. jennifer hartstein is here to talk to us a little bit more about discipline, right and wrong. why do you think people are actually putting this out there nowadays? >> well, i think it's the same thing we talked about before. we all put it out there. and i think it's a skew

change i have seen is when we go into a school nowadays the coaches don't shoe us towards the high gpathat don't play really well. that was our first year which is we have a great kid for you. he doesn't start for us but he is really smart and his counselor loves him. >> that is hilarious. like stanford, cal's recruiting cast ranked among the top 20 in the nation. one survey had the bears as high as 15. gigantic villomi. the defensive lineman at grant high school in sacramento. molalla is five star recruit. todd barre out of lakewood high might end up playing at cal. the bears look to beef up defense. c.j. anderson could be in the running to replace shane vereen. one quarterback in the incoming class. other notables, lin linebacker jason gibson. >>> the construction of a new stadium, it is big in recruiting. >> the strength of degree is still there in the number one recruiting tool. our facilities are now finally where they need to be and in the body of work over nine years i think is something we can always recruit to. of course, i think the other thing is they all want to play in the

or they worked to raise the gpa by at least half point in one semesterth. >> it was hard but i worked towards my goal. l i slacked last year but i picked up this year. >> i want to say i'm very proud of all of you. >>reporter: oakland mayor kwan 2 children both graduated from sky lane and went on to ivy league college. >> oakland is a direct of many different kinds of schools. many of the schools in the hills and midland are the best in the state. >>reporter: administrators at sky line believe this event is especially important in a district where only one third of young african american males even graduate. >> we feel it's very important for us to recognize student success because they encourage themselves to put forth even bet effort. >>reporter: hope is that the success of these students will send a message to others. >> want to get to good college and good job and happy life that's why i say get good grad grade. >>reporter: in oakland, laura anthony abc 7 news. >>> good work. when we continue here tonight, refuse logs in iran. look at the pro democracy movement building there now

all of them with a gpa of 3.0 or higher. [ applause ] >> they walked in tall and proud.the beat of african drummers. hundreds of african american students honored for their success in the classroom this fall semester. when this honor role celebration began seven years ago, there were only a few black students who qualified. >> and got bigger and bigger and bigger and bigger and look at us right now. >> and this year 1200 students met the academic achievements. >> we will not allow you young kids to fail. >> young scholars overcoming various struggles to make a state lawmaker, local leaders and their parents take notice. >> i am so proud of you. >> it's a struggle every day. but i know that as a parent it's my job to keep pushing, keep holding her hand, keep encouraging her and watching her excel. >> the kids also received some encouragement tonight from a group of stanford students who told the crowd to keep working hard and keep pursuing their dreams. frank and julie, it was really cute because the little boy that was sitting next to me with his tie and jacket on he sho

all of them with a gpa of 3.0 or higher. [ applause ] >> they walked in tall and proud. to the beat of african drummers. hundreds of african american students honored for their success in the classroom this fall semester. when this honor role celebration began seven years ago, there were only a few black students who qualified. >> and got bigger and bigger and bigger and bigger and look at us right now. >> and this year 1200 students met the academic achievements. >> we will not allow you young kids to fail. >> young scholars overcoming various struggles to make a state lawmaker, local leaders and their parents take notice. >> i am so proud of you. >> it's a struggle every day. but i know that as a parent it's my job to keep pushing, keep holding her hand, keep encouraging her and watching her excel. >> the kids also received some encouragement tonight from a group of stanford students who told the crowd to keep working hard and keep pursuing their dreams. frank and julie, it was really cute because the little boy that was sitting next to me with his tie and jacket on he

. >> reporter: including her college gpa, her prior job at a local radio station, even that she met her husband in high school. >> that definitely makes it a lot scarier. not just a search result turning up public records. it's information that people can easily connect the dots about almost your whole back story. >> although some of her stuff is relatively protected, i have found a lot of information about her going through the side door, basically, going through her husband. >> reporter: including details about anderson's brother and sister-in-law and her two young nephews. >> knowing what you can know about them and their kids, that's very scary. that's very scary. >> reporter: a gallop poll released this month found a majority of facebook and google users surveyed say they are concerned about their privacy. this assistant professor of sociology at the university types fast but puts very little online and tells her students a caution are you tale. >> e-mail, social networking, im, i think any time there is an electronic record of everything you just have to assume it's always going t

. >> reporter: including her college gpa, her prior job at a local radio station, even that she met herusband in high school. >> that definitely makes it a lot scarier. not just a search result turning up public records. it's information that people can easily connect the dots about almost your whole back story. >> although some of her stuff is relatively protected, i have found a lot of information about her going through the side door, basically, going through her husband. >> reporter: including details about anderson's brother and sister-in-law and her two young nephews. >> knowing what you can know about them and their kids, that's very scary. that's very scary. >> reporter: a gallop poll released this month found a majority of facebook and google users surveyed say they are concerned about their privacy. this assistant professor of sociology at the university types fast but puts very little online and tells her students a caution are you tale. >> e-mail, social networking, im, i think any time there is an electronic record of everything you just have to assume it's always going to

so it is kind of a good way of figuring out if you have made your gpa. now, this application does take a lot of your own personal information. so it is sort of up to you as to whether you decide to give it, but i think it is kind of a cool thing for high school students. >>> meanwhile, facebook itself is going to hold a press conference later today inviting reporters to menlo park to discuss something. that probably means that the company is going to move to menlo park. there's been a lot of tension with residents in palo alto over things like parking. if the facebook commuters don't park, the shuttle and buses to get them into the palo alto facility, a lot of residents complain about that. facebook may camp near menlo park. >>> this is a weird transition from you, but funky smells are coming from fisherman's wharf in san francisco. the new smell has many concerned. the hyde street pier is being cleaned by exxonmobil. people say the smell of diesel is overwhelming when crews are working. >> if i'm getting stinging eyes and headaches, and my sister is get

. >>> so what do do you when your teen comes home with a low gpa?florida mom put her son on a street corner with a sign hanging around his neck. in, part the sign said, gpa1.22. honk if i need education. she says she and the boy's father have tried everything to get their 15-year-old to shape up academically. they have offered help, asked to see homework and grounded him. this time, she made him wear the sign on a street corner for nearly four hours. >> and she apparently called a tv station, too. if he is not embarrassed he should be. >> she says he will thank her later. >> didn't look too happy there. >>> are you interested in someone who is already attached? >> how about this. the new facebook app promises to make you the first to know when your "crush" is single. it's called the breakup notifier. the application allows you to select friends you want to track and once you have done that, you will get an email as soon as they change their relationship status to single. >> have you got your eye on someone? slide right in. that's very effective, huh

gpa, 1.22. honk if i needed education.t him on the corner and said, until he straightens up his grades and gets his education on track, he's going to work that corner. >> that's what that mom says. >> that's going to be embarrassing. i'd be getting straight as after that. >> no kidding. >> speaking of humiliation and stalking -- if you're on facebook, do you follow your exes? >> we all do. >> when they break up or change their status, do you want an update? that's a new feature you can get. it's going to cost you so you better do it before they start charging for it. it could be 5 bucks. this would automatically update you of any status updates. >> that's not stalking just curiosity of past loves. that's not bad. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- deadly quake. a new zealand city is rocked by a powerful earthquake. >> the latest on the widespread destruction. a state of emergency and the rapidly rising death toll. it's tuesday, february 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> and good morning,

of gpa or higher. -- 3.0 gpa or higher. [applause] they were honored at a celebration at st.mary's cathedral. this year, we will welcome them at st. mary's cathedral. the 4.0 students receive -- we say thank you to all of the elementary principles.