i know you had made an effort to make your issues herger it did you attempt to directly -- to make your issues heard. did you attempt to directly identify your issues to the building owner or facility managers? >> i was not able to do that. i appreciate you recognizing the fact that i have availed myself of the process. and the outcomer

file charges in connection with a girl being hit on the head at a sharks game. 16-year-old maggie herger wore her had sharks t-shirt at the canucks game last year. she said she was harassed and hit in the head when the sharks scored. they cannot positively identify the woman and cannot tell if it was intentional. >>> a new protest group to denounce violence and vandalism connected with the "occupy oakland" protests. the recent events and protestors clashed with police and vandalized city hall. now 40 people have defected from "occupy oakland" to form a group called stand for oakland. they are trying to support local business owners and others adversely affected by "occupy"-related trouble. >> i'm representing the businesspeople who are willing to create and build in our city, not destroy. >> yeah! >> some days i don't have any business. i have no customers. it has drastically affected my bottom line. business is very bad. >> this evening, the city council will consider a plan to increase enforcement of pro has- related laws. >>> two bay area women who were abducted for hours in egypt are

file charges in connection with a girl who was hit on the head at a sharks game. 16 year ago maggie herger her vancouver shirt to the sharks canucks game in september. she said the woman harassed her and hit her on the head when the sharks scored. the mercury news report prosecutors cannot positively identify the woman and cannot tell whether it was an intentional hit. >>> 5:36 now. a new protest group is forming in oakland to denounce the violence and vandalism that has been connected to the "occupy" protestors. at a recent "occupy" event some protestors clashed with police and vandalized city hall. 40 people have defected from "occupy oakland" to form a group called stand for oakland. they are trying to support local business owners and some of the others adversely affect by the "occupy" troubles. >> i'm representing the businesspeople who are willing to create and build in our city not destroy. >> yeah! >> some days i don't have any business. i have no customers. it has drastically affected by bottom line. business is very bad. >> tonight, the city council will consider a plan to increa

says insufficient evidence. 16-year-old maggie herger, a vancouver can numbers fan, received treatment for a head injury after a sharks fan allegedly hit her during a game against the canucks at the hp pavilion on december 28th. the 16-year-old is from discovery bay and is a bain cancer survivor. >>> the plastic ban ban and plastic bag ban in san francisco just got tougher. the board of supervisors approving a pro-boatal late this afternoon that now imposes a 10 crept charge for any type of bag, including paper bags, too. the goal is to eliminate single-use bags and encourage customers to bring their own backs from home. the new rules include any store, all restaurants, too. despite being the first city in the country to ban plastic bags the grocery senators 2007, environmentalists say san francisco needs to keep pace with other bay area cities that have imposed tougher restrictions. those new rules go into effect in october. >>> another big shakeup at the top of yahoo!. the roller coaster ride continues for the internet company, which used to be one of the most dominant in silicon val

herger: mr. speaker, i originally voted -- voiced strong concerns when this legislation was first introduced last year negatively impacting northern california's water supplies and undermine our senior water rights. but under chairman hastings' leadership, it has come a very, very long way. we have amends the bill so it not only protects northern california northern and power users i represent but in many respects put them in a materially better position. as such, i intend to strongly support it. it contains important reforms to the cvia, a law like so many others have gone awry, including greater certainty for agriculture, improve financial accountability and a cap on the amount of ratepayers will pay. i put in must pay for the restoration fund. more importantly, a new title 4 contains an explicit federal recognition of california water rights priorities system, an area of origin protections. going forward, it will also ensure water users in our area are not harmed by efforts to address environm

herger: thank you, madam chairman. i rise in strong support of h.r. 1173, the fiscal responsibility and retirement security act. it's now clear that the -- that long before the democrats' health care overhaul was passed, the obama administration knew that the class act was a seriously flawed program that could not be implemented. for example, medicare actuary rick foster said way back in june of 2009, quote, 36 years of actuarial experience lead me to believe that this program would collapse in short order and require significant federal subsidies to continue, closed quote. yet, these warnings went unheeded and the class act remained in the health care bill nine months later because it created an illusion of budget savings, an illusion based entirely on the fact that it would design to collect premiums for a full five years before it would have to start paying benefits. yesterday, the congressional budget office estimated that the cost of federal health care entitlement programs will more than double over the next deca

herger: thank you, madam chairman. i rise in strong support of h.r. 1173, the fiscal responsibility and retirement security act. it's now clear that the -- that long before the democrats' health care overhaul was passed, the obama administration knew that the class act was a seriously flawed program that could not be implemented. for example, medicare actuary rick foster said way back in june of 2009, quote, 36 years of actuarial experience lead me to believe that this program would collapse in short order and require significant federal subsidies to continue, closed quote. yet, these warnings went unheeded and the class act remained in the health care bill nine months later because it created an illusion of budget savings, an illusion based entirely on the fact that it would design to collect premiums for a full five years before it would have to start paying benefits. yesterday, the congressional budget office estimated that the cost of federal health care entitlement programs will more than double over the next deca