groves has laid out. i think of what we would want to see more of that is more attention paid to some of the nuts and bolts management's issues for budgeting and project management. >> i am glad to suspend record. i wanted to ask senator brown to do something. i'll pick where we did pick up where we started. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. groves, the costs at been unsustainable. one of the measures of costs per household on from $16 to over $12 billion for 1990 to 2010. and we cannot continue on. what is called the -- what has caused the explosive growth? >> if you look over the decades, there are several drivers to it. one has to do -- most of the drivers could focus in on the non-response follow-up procedures. people are sent mail questionnaires. >> how much does the mail actually costs? i know i get about 30 of them. >> what we said throughout the senses -- census this year was to return it cost about 42 cents, to call in your household costs us about $57. that is the ratio that is so important in add

groves testify number times before.ith help ensure we get a better time going forward for less money. what did you hear from dr. groves today to your pleas -- especially pleased to hear and what do you wish you might not have? >> yeah, i also had the opportunity to review the testimony before we came out today. i have to say i think that dr. groves' observations from my office and mr. goldenkoff's observations are all right on the same page and i think that we are pretty much in agreement with dock your -- dr. groves has laid out and i think that what we like to see more of the nuts and bolts management issues for budgeting and project management. >> i'm going to spend me. i went to a senator brown to the peered out the back of pick that up where we started. i'm sorry. go ahead. >> thank you, mr. chairman. so mr. groves, as they talked about in the beginning, whether the measures of the household which is going from $16 to $98 from 4.1 billion to over 12 billion in 1990 to '10. in your opinion, what is caused the explos

it has a lot of hills, there's a lot of dense groves. once you get towards the center of the park you really lose your orientation. you are very much in a remote area. there are a lot of trees that shield your view from the urban setting. you would simply see different groves that gives you a sense of freedom, of being outdoors, not being burdened by the worries of city life. john mclaren had said that golden gate park was too far away. he proposed that we have a park in the south end of the city. the campaign slogan was, people need this open space. one of the things that had to open is there were a lot of people who did a homestead here, about 25 different families. their property had to be bought up. so it took from 1928 to 1957 to buy up all the parcels of land that ended up in this 317 acres. the park, as a general rule, is heavily used in the mornings and the evenings. one of the favorite places is up by the upper reservoir because dogs get to go swim. it's extremely popular. many fights in the city, as you know, about dogs in park

that's stern grove behind it. they are using wheel barrels. for this reason, many projects were well built. there are no cw a plot. this was one in berkeley placed there and the tennis court at coat niecis park. i was showing a montessory class there. this is an amphitheatre. it's a wonderful amphitheatre. there was from the sidewalks and they just reused it to create other things. down in menlow park. they built into a caretakers house. the wpa is must more famous. it came after the cw a. it did everything. they put eight and a half million people to work. they built roads. they sewed clothes. they built roads is in san francisco. this one, i have seen them on sidewalks in san francisco. this is on a retains wall in crocket. they are very seldom markers. cw a doesn't. pw a, almost never. not nearly commiserate with what they were doing. that's one of the restrooms in golden gate park. that's a plaque, carefully hidden. the gardeners prune the vine so you can have a chance of finding it. here's one at park and mont clar. they are using a facil

thanks to the stern grove association they renovated the concert meadow. it used to be a rolling grafsy area. put in a new stage and stage building. they put in terraces. we get from 8,000 to 12,000 people. and the meadow next to the concert meadow is full of people even though they can't see the music they hear it. i walked into the meadow several times and they don't even care. we do have literally events going on day and night. the concert association has kids days during the week. the performers come out for hundred 200 kids. now, the truckadero truck house gets rented out for weddings and retirement. the croquet clubs and horse shoes. 2 play grounds, tennis courts. we have from 25 to a hundred dogs here. it's like bisons going across the mid west. there are so many dogs they are covering the ground cht it's a get together. all the dog walkers know each other. if you go to pine lake day camp now, you will see 50 kids there. the r directors are wonder. >> the pine lake is natural. they take of the area around the lake. they plant natives that are drough

the trash at cedar grove elementary in germantown is constantly on the move. students are doing something called upcycling. >> chip bags are always thrown away and they're never used for anything. but now they are. >> we try to sort everything in different ways like juice boxes, potato chips and like boxes from milk. >> it is called upcycling because the wrappers are not melted down to make a new product. they're cleaned and reused as is. the new jersey company called tara cycle processes everything and pays the school for their efforts. >> we've upcycled over 7,000 pouches. >> that's netted cedar grove close to $200 so far this year. the money goes back into green education and this is not the last time they get to see the fruits of their labor. >> so, their hard work ends up in the store. this is a paper folder you can buy at a local target or a walmart. see what it used to be? a potato chip bag. this pencil holder used to be a sun chips case. >> pretty cool, huh? >> seeing the new product also helps drive the point home of the lesson according to principal

it happened 90 minutes ago at agilent technologies on fountain grove parkway. santa rosa firefighters and other emergency crews responded to the blast. two people are being treated at the hospital but we don't know the extent of their injuries. the rest ever the building has been evacuated -- of the building has been evac yaitd. ag -- evacuated. they make measurement instruments. >>> we're also following breaking news in san fran. students have been evacuated from commodore slote elementary school because of a gas leak. it all started when someone detected the strong smell of gas inside a classroom. this video came in just minutes ago. pge workers went up to the roof where the school's gas supply originates and they found a leak in one of the lines. they have shut off the gas supply as they decide their next step. we'll stay on this breaking news and bring you any updates as we get them. >>> starting today, several cities throughout california will be cracking down on motorists for distracted driving awareness month. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us. >> reporter:

so the african grove theatre in 181. initially the african grove was simply a tea garden in brown's backyard were black new yorkers congress for musical events and social activities. once the theater company was formed it played in different ring to downtown locations until brown opened his own space on mercer street in 1822. from then until the early 1830s should perform with brown's company and also in many other venues to close to home at the military garden in brooklyn, somewhat farther afield in philadelphia, saratoga and alexandria, virginia. and even across the seas in london and south america. hewlett expired to be a pure shakespearean actor. he played the lead role in richard the third and also gave solo performances of scenes from a fellow. much like other bunning actors of the day, he honed his craft by imitating famous shakespearean performers like edmund kean. some of his other roles are more explicitly subversive, however. indirectly hinting at the subordination and resistance of black americans. the warrio

elk grove at franklin. one of our helicopters is there right now, looking at a bus that was carrying high school students. this isn't a school bus. this is a bus that was a private company that had high school students on it. you can see there's a pretty big emergency response. we don't -- it's unclear how many students were injured, if any. but the bus looks pretty badly damaged. this is in p sacramento. breaking news, a bus carrying students got into a pretty serious crash. there's a large emergency response. it's a good area to stay away from. today's weather, here's rosemary. >>> okay. some of our children actually out of school, spring break. maybe they are headed to school. maybe a light jacket in the backpack. because we'll be mostly sunny. a little bit of haze, low clouds by the coast. but sunny skies in the afternoon. we're chilly. areas around napa, santa rosa, struggling to get out of the 30s this morning. a little breezy in the afternoon. while be warmer, that breeze will make it feel cool, part

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the grove apartment complex on bruina vista rightt off of mary and the public information officer tells us that the fire started at 3:00 and took a long time to get it under control. it quickly went to three alarms and there was a mutual aid call from crews from santa claria and mountain view. they manage to put out fires that threatened other unit in the grove apartments. >> the tragedy is that firefighters did find a body of a woman approximately 70 years old we are told in the downstairs unit that suffered the most damage. the flame it is went from downstairs all the way to the upstairs and through the roof. fire investigators are here. they say they will be here for sometime trying to determine what caused this . they are calling in the countiarson team and that does not mean they stress they believe it is arson. they will use their expertise how to figure out how it started. carina, thank you. >> you might think that a free trollly service will be met with open arms. laura anthony has that story. for 20 years, city of walnet creek subsidized the bus service. it runs every 20 minute

the african grove theater formed by william brown in 1821. initially, it was simply a tea garden where black new yorkers congregated for musical events and social activities. once the theater company was formed, it played in rented downtown locations until brown opened his own space on merser street in 1822. from then until the early 1830s, hewitt performed with brown's company and many other venues close to home at the military garden in brooklyn, somewhat further in philadelphia, and virginia, and even across the seas in london and south america. he aspired to be a pure shakespearean actor and played the lead roles and much like other budding actors of the day, he honed his craft by intimidating serious performers. some of his other roles were more subversive, however. up -- indirectly hinting at the resistance of black americans. the warrior native chief in the ballet osama, the leader and the nationalist scottish ball loads. black new yorkers flocked to performances at the theater so it might not have been his acting or poll takes that hi

in less than two months she will graduate from oak grove high school. >> i can't wait.i can't wait for college. >> reporter: kestino just sent her application but she and other prospective students are facing a grim reality. huge slashes to the state community colleges. the number has doubled to $800 million in cuts. >> we would be closing the doors to about 5,000 students. that's unmanageable. we're 25,000 of full time equivalent students. to go to that lenght would mean for us to be decimating the ability to educate students. >> reporter: high school guidance counselor says 50% of the students at elk grove high school goes to community college. >> cutting these many classes, they may give up and not go. that would be horrible. >> reporter: the chancellor met with two community college spokespersons and she said they should not give up in schedules courses. >> you're going to have to be extraordinarily careful on how you do it. >> reporter: the chancellor says they want to work with other community colleges and partner with local business. reporting live from san jose,

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this is stern grove. this is a little known park above candle stick. here's my friend jake, standing by a wall. this was rosy play ground. they turned it into a park and it was also restored by wpa. i believe they torn down the house, which was unforgivable and the zoo is wpa. and here's the murals inside the mother's building. the marina sea walls and great aquatic park. the palace of fine arts. we wouldn't have and a little further in, lake merit, this pier. alva rado park and then, some of you my recognize this. the berkeley rose garden. did it have to be this beautiful. finally, i'm going to wrap up. san francisco is rich in the various kinds of arts projects. we have a fabulous collection of stuff here. there were four components. there was visual arts, federal theater, federal musics and federal writers. they employed many people. this is excellent to show the work. the visual arts project. it was especially important in san francisco because of dieggo rivera and radicalizing it. this is the coit towers. this was done under cw a. 1934. the wpa wa

the two friends were shot last month as they walked down the street in elk grove. the other man died soon after being shot. police are looking into whether the attack was a hate crime. they say the two men seemed to have no enemies but may have been targeted because they were wearing traditional turbans. >> there's very little information to go on. so we really do need every little scrap or tip or witness information or just, you know, anything that anybody knows. >> a $42,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the conviction of those responsible for killing those two friends. >>> time now is 7:20. a call for volunteers for the first time in 100 years. the national organization that's now looking for help. >>> and the big snub to some victims living in a flood zone. >>> coming up, whether or not we expect the light rain and drizzle to last your entire easter sunday. >>> people in parts of indiana are dealing with major flooding this morning. days of heavy rain have filled up creeks and left some roads looking more like rivers. some people have be

it happened on the north side of campus near grove around 12:30 am. student says she was walking through campus when a man grabbed her from behind, sexually assaulted her and robbed her. police say there have been several similar attacks recently on campus. >> suspect description does match the general description of some other incident occur on campus recently however we are not ruled anything out. >> rapist described as white man in 20's with short brown hair. around 5 foot 7 inches tall. he was wearing blue denim over all and green sweatshirt. uc berkeley police want to hear from anyone in the area during the time of the assault. >> jurors wrapped up a full day of deliberation ins the bonds perjury twril no verdict. the jury is deciding on 3 counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. federal pros cawtors say bonds lied to a grand jury about his use of steroids. jury did send 2 notes to the judge today asking for more information. heather is following the trial at federal court in san francisco. >> jury will begin monday morning hear

jeff morrow joins us live in pleasant grove, alabama.ave seen this video and some of the twisters are amazing. >> reporter: oh, it was incredible to be here yesterday. the atmosphere very volatile and i actually got a chance to see the big tornado as it tore across the north side of the city of birmingham. just an amazing sight to see something that large. it was a huge black mass that was just tearing things up. you can see the power flashes and of course the damage that it left behind. again, the death toll has risen over 200 people. that would make it the second deadliest tornado outbreak in alabama history. we may be on the way to the deadliest. i don't think that number is going to stop there. let's come back here live. i want to show you what we are looking at here in the pleasant grove area. behind me, you can see the debris. a lot of this is remnants of houses further up the hill. they have blown across the street and pushed into the trees. you can see a boat to the lefthand side. as we pan down, you can see the green truck in th

. >> at hulk and grove, that sound the the automatic -- it helps people cross the street safely. >> now we have a successful pedestrian signal. >> i push the button, i get an audible message letting me know that i need to wait. when it is safe to cross, not only am i going to get an audible indicator, this button is going to vibrate. so it tells me it is safe. there is the driller sound and this trigger is vibrating. i am not relying on anything but the actual light change, the light cycle built into it. >> it brings san francisco from one of the major cities in the u.s. to what is going to be the lead city in the country. >> city working on all sorts of things. we are trying to be new and innovative and go beyond the ada says and make life more successful for people. >> disability rights movement, the city has the overall legal obligation to manage and maintain the accessibility and right of way. with regards to the curb ramps, bounded by a groove border, 12-inch wide border. for people with low vision to get the same information. the shape of the domes, flush transition between the bo

there is no more meaning here than the crested moon holds towards a dying grove of date trees. i am for the arabic, for the transcription of the arabic, zato dates over fire-baked bread. the twin rivers have already called for us a history. our poets have already explained to us the desert. by what right have you come? who have you have seen the rustic crane in the tree, no chimes but for its delicate wide beak, ushers an intemperate reprieve? 33 beads on a string, why pretend to know beyond the presence of click. thank you. please welcome gale sher >> the first one is why did she care? why did she care, she wondered, laying aside the book. a dim light could be seen possibly from a cabin reaching in not for the word, but for the space which a time. fat drops driven violently side ways. the man's mind into which she tossed herself becomes a bird. fly away, bird. fly south where you are needed. letters moved, she could barely make them out. the sky moved, hanging bluntly. a circle swayed toppled to the sea. to you, sea, i chant and to the one with ears, hearing you into me. this

he will serve as superintendent for oak grove school district. >>> a proposal to rename the popular san francisco bay trail not setting well with one east bay city. all alameda ants to name it for state senator. trail supporters in richmond want to keep the name the same because they say it's neutral and nationally recognized. also, replacing the signs would be very expensive. it is friday. let's check in with christina. >> it's friday. a nice weekend for outdoor activities. if you have a bicycle or golf cart you'll want to use it this weekend for sure. the clouds are trapping in the heat from yesterday. we are starting out significantly warmer. it's going to make for a warmer afternoon. some cities, we are talking act the 70s. east bay, i think livermore is the warmest city. you will hit 70. as you can see, we have high pressure in control of the weather pattern that's keeping half the state nice and clear. the other half is seeing storm tracks. this is the set-up for the next couple days. the storm track is to the north. we could see some of the light scattered showers push into the n

it happened shortly after 10:00 on fountain grove parkway. two people were injured.don't know how badly they were hurt, but we'll have more information at 5:00 later today updates at abc7news.com. >>> later today on oprah at 4:00 michael douglas and go inside nike stop secret headquarters. are you looking for the best services for the tv, internet and phone connections, which company earns the best consumer report ratings. >>> finally, step closer for their first ever stanley cup. >> it prompted fans to line up early to grab a limited number of tickets for the western conference semifinals. >> we beat the l.a. kings in the opening round. tickets are available at sharks' office. >> and they still have tickets left. >> the rush is on. >> thanks for joining us. >> bye-bye.

it happened shortly after 10:00 on fountain grove parkway. two people were injured.we don't know how badly they were hurt, but we'll have more information at 5:00 later today updates at abc7news.com. >>> later today on oprah at 4:00 michael douglas and go inside nike stop secret headquarters. are you looking for the best services for the tv, internet and phone connections, which company earns the best consumer report ratings. >>> finally, step closer for their first ever stanley cup. >> it prompted fans to line up early to grab a limited number of tickets for the western conference semifinals. >> we beat the l.a. kings in the opening round. tickets are available at sharks' office. >> and they still have tickets left. >> the rush is on. >> thanks for joining us. >> bye-bye. Ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ [ tab pops ] ♪ whatever lola wants ♪ ♪ lola gets ♪ and, little man, little lola wants you ♪ [ cellphone dings ] [ cellphones ringing ] [ men screaming ] ♪ make up your mind to have one diet pepsi, please. ♪ no regrets ahh. ♪ what's going on over there? ♪

. >>> this morning, at least three students were injured in a bus accident at elk grove in san francisco. there were more than 20 students on the bus which ended up in a field. one student suffered a nose injury while two complained of back pain. police are investigating the accident. the bus driver said he had a green light and the driver of the car told a local tv station that he had done nothing wrong. >>> japanese officials are apologizing to residents near crippled nuclear power plant to raising the level to 7, putting the crisis on par with the 1986 chernobyl disaster. japanese officials say it does not mean radiation leaks are getting worse. the bulk of the leak was at the beginning but they are still concerned about a possible nuclear accident until cooling systems are restored and slow leaks that continue to release radioactive material into the air, ground and sea. >>> toyota is issuing a warning to u.s. car dealers. the car company says their supply of new vehicles could be significantly impacted during the summer. they are also outlining further production cuts. toyota says t

be extra careful after two campus attacks police say a woman was robbed and sexually assaulted near grove early friday morning. about an hour earlier, a man grabbed another student near the valley life sciences building. police are not saying if those two assaults are connected. >>> a free health clinic is in its third clinic to provide dental, vision and other medical services to those in need. some people camped out at the oakland coliseum and were lined up early. numbers were passed out to those lined up at 3:30 a.m. and volunteer providers began to see patients at 5:30. one woman drove from stockton last night to make sure she got a number. >> at 8:00 last night, i was here. >> my job, i get dental coverage but i don't get any health or vision. i need glasses. there's no ifs ands or buts about it. >> they expect to treat 1,000 people a day. >>> and iowa town is trying to pick up the pieces after a tornado tore through. >> an estimate of 60% of the town destroyed, i think is an accurate estimate. it can't be overstated how bad this damage is. >> the tornado hit mapleton saturday night

the pacific grove mobile home park was nearly destroyed after a broken drainage pipe resulted in massive flooding. >>> finally dried out. hot yesterday but cooler today. >> leigh: we have a cold front, very weak system, make its way into the bay area this morning. now push spoog the southern regions. and live doppler seven picking up maybe a sprinkle or twosm -- or two. this is a shot from the high definition east bay camera overlooking san francisco bay. temperaturewise, yeah, much cooler today. no 80s. we still have a few 70s. antioch right now, 70. napa, 66. san francisco, 60. and los gatos, 61 degrees. and you have clouds overhead there so, at least for tonight, breezy conditions at the coast. higher elevation hills. overnight, few passing clouds for sunday. a little breezy near the cost. look for plenty of sunshine tomorrow afternoon as well. then as we get into wednesday night and thursday knight week, we may have to bring in a little more rain. now, let me show you the cold front. this is how it started out this morning. the clouds and cold front right up here, and then in the day

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police say the man on the left robbed and sexually assaulted a woman friday night near haviland grove, 5'7", thin build, short brown hair. earlier the man on the right grabbed a student near the valley life science building. he is described as 5'6", medium build, blonde or light brown hair, bad teeth. police are looking into those and other attacks at cal. >>> the third day of deliberations in the barry bonds perjury trial under way at this hour. the former giants slugger is accused of lying when told a grand jury never knowingly took steroids and never received an injection from his trainer. yesterday, jurors listened for more than an hour as a clerk read back testimony from bonds' former personal shopper, kathy hoskins. she said she saw trainer greg anderson inject bonds in the abdomen. if the verdict is reached today, we will bring it to you in a live report. >>> two jetliners are undergoing inspects today after a collision on the tarmac at new york's jfk airport. manuel gallegus is at the airport and shows us the moment of contact. >> reporter: amateur video captured the impact wh

the fillmore and see these great band, the doors, and jimi hendrix, cream, and then go down to the grove to see other music. you could go to the mission district to hear mexican. everywhere i went there was this multi dimensional color and i felt like it was on necessary for me to do just one. like baskin-robbins, i want all the flavors. you cannot just be a mexican play music. there is a lot of beauty in that, but it was not for me. i was born without arms around my heart that wants to embrace everything. palestine's, israelis. japanese, apaches. i am more concentrated with life and love than flags, nationality, religion. that stuff gets in the way. one gets in the way is me, myself, my story. for me, that is why music is liberating. when you hear "imagine" anywhere in the world, people sang the lyrics. as soon as you hear the melody -- same thing with a bob marley song. i grew up taking everything from bob dylan, curtis mayfield, the beatles, smokey robinson. mike alma mater was the streets of san francisco. i would dare to go to school. where i really hung out was at the fillmore. tha

. >>> an elderly sikh man from elk grove died from his injuries following an apparent hate crime that killed his friend last month. he was on a ventilator ever since the shooting that kinged surinder singh while the friends were taking a walk. >>> the nation's deadliest storm system of the system has left at least 17 people dead in the midwest and deep south over the last two days. seven people died in alabama. among them a mother and her two children. as many as 100 tornadoes have touched down in six alabama counties. in oklahoma, a family was saved from a torrent by a basement shelter. only the door to the shelter remains standing. >>> in texas strong winds and drought are feeding massive wildfires that destroyed at least 60 homes a day after losing one of their own, the firefighters returned to the fire lines outside dallas. some areas have been burning more than a week. the winds calmed down but the strong gusts are expected to return tomorrow. >>> a lot calmer around here. a nice day for most of us in the bay area. let's check in with the weather center to see what is happening.