herrera. i have a question. last year when you came before us we had a discussion about the city attorney's protection which is an important aspect of the city attorney's work. we've seen over and over again the city attorney filing a lawsuit for the benefit of the public. that's a protection lay i believe you and your predecessor have used ton the city's on behalf of. can you update us on where we are with the issues? >> yes supervisors. over 2011 with a variety of cases in the press our checking for arbitration forum we've had the opportunity to recover $20 million. under prop 64 that money is mandated to continue to go to the protection efforts. since that time the included in our budget over last year and this year which is $1.8 million which have been allocated for that we've got 15 unlawful million dollars that could be used to funded consumer protection and other efforts that can benefit the folks in san francisco. i've had discussion with the mayor's office and whether additional fund or resources are ma

herrera says the worst case scenario is that the justices agree to reverse the ninth circuit's rulingupholding prop 8 as law. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news >> city attorney dennis herrera also tells kron four that if prop 8 is knocked down. same-sex marriages in california could resume by the end of july. among i am hopeful for a 50 state ruling for once and for all be very cheap quality be the law of the land in the united states. at the same time if it is not a broad ruling it will be satisfied. we will have to just wait and see but i am confident that we will see marriage a quality in california. >> herrera is co-counsel for the plantiff's in this case. in august 2009, the city and county of san francisco joined as co-plantiffs. stay with kron 4 as we wait on proposition 8. >> it was a special day in the east bay today. not only did the a's win big but dozens of father's celebrated in style out at the coliseum. for father's day dads had the chance to play catch fax left-field with their kids in the outfield. kron 4's j.r. stone was out at the coliseum and has th

herrera. colleagues any further comment >> mr. herrera thank you for the presentation. i know there's a lot of work that's been done for disadvantaged communities to work with other but we're going to talk about equity and culture appropriate community can you talk about your work to make sure that your assessable to all of san francisco >> yeah. supervisor oar you're correct in terms of the work we have done substancely whether it's he wage theft or sensitive issues around elections to be sure everyone was accounted for. it's about process and procedure and we make sure we have language accessibility in our office to make sure we can make public increase. in terms of reaching out you may have seen we've announced a new app. it's trying to assess with the code enforcement that provides a direct link between our offices and both in city offices. many times some of our most disadvantaged and we've seen tremendous in just a short term a tremendous ability to collaborate to make sure that the folks see the results in their government. it instills confidence or in san franci

herrera has a total discretion to spend these funds including some for his personal benefit.e has failed to report any of these gifts as required by state and local ordinances, i have to wonder whether any of these sums were reported to the internal revenue services and franchise tax board. these gifts were spent on the staff, i wonder if city employees were given information about the potential tax liability incurred by accepting these gifts. using his position as city librarian , to make false statements and has placed a dozens of employees to having violated both federal and state tax codes. on a different topic, icon congratulated one member on this board who has paid attention to the commendation. while they are particularly honoree they pay attention but they don't pay attention to other people. i think it's really disconcerting being honored and the member of the board is looking the other way when it comes to money. >> next speaker. >> good afternoon supervisors. peter war field executive director of the library association. while louis herrera is being investigated a

herrera, she was last seen yesterday morning at her home. herrera is believed to driven away in a 2003 white toyota camry. license plate number, 5 aua431. her family says she's on medication and on risk. >>> 21-year-old peter and 22-year-old jose are on trial at the same time with two separate jury, they're charged of taking part of a gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in 2009. her client only got on top of the victim, the prosecutors say that was not the case. >> the evidence will prove that mr. montana that he committed some of that act, he personally raped jane doe with the other people that did the other half. >> cameras were not allowed in court for witness testimony. he's described seeing his daughter as she was wheeled from the scene. >>> our patti lee spoke exclusively to one allege victim and learn of what the police heard about her allegations years ago. >> reporter: she was nine when she said -- started moll lesting her. asked her a few mon their trust, she says he became a predator and she was his target. edward assaulting her at le

however, herrera says rehearingas are almost never granted. he says it prop 8 is knocked down, same-sex marriages in california could start within a month after a final decision. >> reporter:herrera sees these possible scenarioes playing out: the plantiffs win on merits, the ninth circuit decision invalidating prop 8 is upheld, same-sex marriages continue in california and all state bans on same-sex marriage are deemed invalid. or, the supreme court dismisses the case, upholding the ninth circuit's ruling as the final binding decision. the court could also find prop 8 proponents should neber have been allowed to appeal u-s district court judge vaughn walker's original ruling that prop 8 is unconstitutional. >> reporter: herrera says the worst case scenario is that the justices agree to reverse the ninth circuit's ruling. upholding prop 8 as law. >> i am very, very confident. but we will once again have marriages in states of california because proposition 8 will not be felt held as unconstitutional. >> reporter:in san francisco, philippe djega

i will admit these are roughest matts given what luis herrera has unlawfully withheld public recordsclosable under the sunshine ordinance and california public records act. it's been referred to you and you ignore the referral. >> next speaker. >>> my name is dan sillberg. i'm pastor at st. paul's lutheran church. i've served that congregation now almost 15 years. our clientele and our communities are -- have been focused on marginalized, the homeless -- those that are on the edges of our consciousness, those being in many ways the mentally ill and those that are in need of mental care. these folks have been neglected. i have served 15 years in the streets and have seen it with my eyes. and if you'd like to join me on any given day, i would be happy to give you a tour, give you an opportunity to see the kind of dispair there is among my folks. ~ despair because there is an inadequate and a hesitation -- not only a hesitation, but a simple ignoring of the desperate need for services for mental health. it's incredible to me that a city of this magnitude and quality with its incredible

. >> reporter: city attorney dennis herrera says he expects same-sex weddings to resume here at city nal 25 to 30 days but attorney general camilla harris wants to petition the court so the weddings can take place sooner than that. monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> thanks. >>> we can also tell you a rally is being planned later on tonight in san francisco's castro district. that is where nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney joins us live with reaction, more reaction, we should say, from the gay community a monumental day out there imagine a lot of people feeling those good vibrations. >> reporter: they are investigation sided, but it was very muted. this morning, i was wondering where everybody was. people out here wondering where everybody was. turns out sounds like they were down where monte francis was at city hall. here at castro and market now, you can see some people waving flags, blowing whistles, trying to elicit people to honk their horns in support around getting a lot of that this morning. this is what it sounded like when the announcement came down this morning. >> this mean

but herrera hasn't said a word about san francisco's process of dumping patients out of county. senate president pro tem darrell steinberg has also proposed the program to make a difference regarding mental health services in california. we're doing exactly the opposite. in 1987, voters were asked to approve a 185-bed murf costing 39 million. nine years later it opened, but with only 147 mental health beds. now they want to drop it down to 24. you can't keep doing this. i direct you to my report. who's dumping grandma available on my website www.stop [speaker not understood],.com. you bifurcate this cut and return it to the department of public health. the full health commission did not discuss the bielenson cut to the murf. they didn't discuss their budget submission b1 or f9. and they also didn't discuss an increase to that is pending before you to increase out of county contracts for mental health services in other counties. you need to supplement from this back to their committee [inaudible]. >> thank you very much. one thing i want to announce as is the typical policy of th

herrera? >> do you need me to return next week, i guess is the question. >> not at this point, but we will be in contact with you if we do so. >> thank you. so, colleagues, we have -- just to remind colleagues and members of the public, we'll be voting on items number a and 6 ~ 5 and 6 after we hear public comment on those items. this friday starting 10:00 a.m. here at our board chambers, so, we have a number of items before us. first we have our budget analyst recommendations on the budget for the library. do i have a motion to approve -- >> [speaker not understood]. >> can we do that without option? gulf of mexico >> so move. and we have [speaker not understood] i'm happy to hear they do from mr. rose to make sure their company and expend [speaker not understood]. can i have a motion? >> so moved. >> can we do that without option? gulf of mexico >> so moved. thank you, mr. herrera. so moved. ~ gavel >> [speaker not understood] deputy city attorney. the motion that you adopted are just prelim

herrera serves as co-counsel for the plantiffs on this case. the supreme court takes the bench at seven in theto allow people to take to kron four's alecia reid spoke with a local attorney who breaks down how the justices may rule. >> reporter: monday is a the last day, he says it is highly unlikely the supreme court will make a decision by then. he says this is the biggest decision of the term and expected voting to come down by later this week. in the news room, police here reid, kron 4 news. --alecia reid. >>james:a kidnap attempt in sonoma valley has police on the authorities say a 15-year- old girl was walking near the area of hwy 12 and verano avenue just after six that's when police say four black males in a green lexus pulled up, got out of the car and confronted her. they tried to convince her to get in the car. eventually one of the suspects grabbed her arm to try and get her in the car. that's when she broke free and ran to a nearby park. anyone with information is asked to call police. opening statements begin today in the murder tr

we are waiting for dennis herrera. we'll talk to him to get all the ins and outs of what these decisions today mean. but right now, let me send it back to you. >> carolyn, you literally have been on the story from beginning to end, including going to the supreme court for the oral arguments back in march. your thoughts about this whole chain of events. >> reporter: well, it's really been momentous. it's moved a lot faster. i know for people who have been waiting iffer the last nine year, nine years is a long time, but when you think about the shift and the change, not only in the legal battle but in public opinion, it seems like the ball has been rolling pretty quickly. as i sat in that chamber back in march at the u.s. supreme court, i had an inkling how doma would go, but as far as prop 8, i'm not an academic, an attorney, no way of reading the tea leaves. not sure what they'll do on that. but it was interesting to hear the arguments, for example, justice kennedy saying he wasn't even sure that the u.s. supreme court

luis herrera, city librarian. [speaker not understood], the chief financial officer. before i begin, i want to express my appreciation for the [speaker not understood] for your help in our budget and certainly from the board analyst, mr. harvey rose and many of you for your help on this. we want to start off by reviewing some highlights on what's happening in terms of our mission and the success we're having through our 28 library libraries. we served over 7.2 million visitors ~ and have circulated 11 million items annually. the user trends speak to the fact we have one of the highest visits per capita and circulation rates per capita among urban librarieses. that is something to be proud of. it's attributed to the support we have from our community. in terms of youth engagement, we continue to do well in terms of library program attendance. just as an example, 250,000 children and teens attended programs this past year. strong emphasis on learning and i'll speak more at length about that, but over 2.9 million items, both printed and multi-media, are available in 15 l

herrera is co-counsel on the case. depending on the ruling, celebrations or protests are planned for the castro district. they want to allow people to take to the street. whether the court rules in favor or against, the court will allow both sides to petition. kron4's alicia reed talked about how the justices may rule. >> no matter how justices rule, there will be same sex marriages. >> if 5 justices rule that proposition 8 is constitutional. nobody thinks they will do that. we will have same sex marriage in this state no matter what. >> reporter: there are 4 votes that are concrete. one more is needed for prop 8 to be deemed unconstitutional. >> kennedy may vote to dismiss the case and say same sex marriage is valid in california. that may be a low-key way of endorsing it. he is in favor of rights of homosexuals. nobody thinks he wants to be the anti-same sex marriage justice. >> reporter: this is the biggest decision of the time and expected to come down later this week. alicia reed, kron4news. >>> a 15-year-old girl

. >> herrera sees this playing out. same sex marriages continue in california and all state bans on same sex marriage deemed invalid or upholding the 9th circuit's ruling. prop 8 proponents shouldn't have been able to appeal the original ruling and that it is unconstitutional. the ruling upholding it as law. he says if prop 8 is knocked down, same sex marriages in san francisco and throughout california could resume a month after a final decision. if it is upheld, you can expect further litigation. >>> county clerks are preparing for the long lines of same sex couples waiting to get married. they will be prepared to perform as many as 200 marriages in one day, which is twice the norm. >>> san francisco police are searching for two young teen girls who assaulted a victim and stole her purse. >> reporter: around 8:30 thursday a woman was riding a muni train and was approached by two girls, punched and had her bags stolen. >> we will work with the police to find out what took place and bring these people to justice. >> rep

. >>> un tiroteo en la villita, el barrio mexicano mÁs grande de la ciudad, ricardo herrera recibiÓ onceta. >>> lo encontramon caminando, le dispararon a Él y sus amigos. >>> talento tenÍa muchos. joven noble. >>> esta racha se registra a semanas despuÉs de que el departamento de policÍa de chicago. revelara que homicidios bajaron a niveles que no se veÍa desde 1960. >>> residentes hispanos dudan de la policÍa. >>> es mucha violencia, las autoridad no ponen un Énfasis en controlarlo. >>> por un comunicado el superintendente dijo que aunque registramos menos homicidios que cualquier otro, hay mÁs trabajo por hacer, y todos tenemos un rol que cumplir para reducir la violencia, nadie descansarÁ hasta que todos tengan plena seguridad, se dijo que hay que definir cosas de seguridad. >>> el problema sigue, la estrategia tiene que revisarse, saturar las Áreas como hacÍamos antes, tenemos que ver y regresar a este. >>> en la administraciÓn de emanuel se desplegÓ a 400 policÍas en 20 barrios de los mÁs peligrosos para prevenir la violencia entre pandillas, en chicago viviana avila univisiÓn. >>>

. >> ahora nos vamos al siguiente tema, hector herrera con un contrato de 800 milan millones de eurosúa que hice tiempo atrás ahora veo sus frutos, y poder trascender en mi carrera profesional y pbv obviamente un sueño hecho realida.d >>de y los rangers se lleavron el triunfo 4 por dos, soy alejandro luna en acción deportiva pasenla bien,gracias a ti alejandro. >> >>> saraí sierra usted califica para convertirse en ciudadano estadounidense no se preocupe porque tenemos una ayuda en el 198 de la calle mcallister en san francisco. >> y univisión lazon la campaña une6te al reto para tener 8una vida más saludable. >> y esta tarde el que acepto nuevamente el reto fue ramon adama bailando zumba,lo invitamos que siga con el reto, así que ramon adame paso la prueba. >> y lo invitamos que siga adelante con la posible huelga en nuestra edición de mañana en el noticiero univisión los dejamos. >> ahora noche de viernes 28 de junio por fin es viernes y estas son las noticias. >> la mitad del paÍs es un horno una ola de calor azota estados unidos donde temperaturas han alcanzado 120 °f. >> regresan

herrera serves as co-counsel for the plantiffs on this case. the supreme court takes the bench at seven in the morning. then, it usually takes about 20 to 30 minutes after that for the justices to announce decisions. depending on the ruling. >> reporter: celebrations or protests are planned for the castro district. police are expected to shutdown part of castro street in the evening. to allow people to take to the street. the city attorney says whther the court rules in favor or against prop 8. there will be a 25-day period before the court's final decision is entered to allow both sides to file a petition for rehearing. if prop 8 is knocked down. the city attorney says same- sex marriages could resume by late july. kron four's alecia reid continues our prop 8 team coverage. she speaks with a local attorney. who breaks down how the justices may rule. the belief is that no matter what justices decide, california will soon have same sex marriages. >> there's only one possible way there will be no same sex marriage, and that's if 5 justices rule t

. >>> >>> mientras en stha escuela comunitaria, paola herrera su asesora se aferraron al programa queuy difÍcil, econÓmicamente la mayorÍa no estamos muy bien aquÍ. necesitamos ese empujÓn, esa ayuda para llegar a la universidad. >>> el tribunal sin embargo, no escogiÓ ningÚn lado y devolviÓ el caso de fisher a una corte menor para que sea reevaluado. >>> la corte suprema de justicia, dejÓ intacto el programa de acciÓn afirmativa en texas y el resto del paÍs pero estÁ exigiendo una justificaciÓn mÁs detallada sobre la manera en que estÁn siendo implementados. >>> de acuerdo a los expertos en la decisiÓn de 7 a 1, con la extensiÓn de helena los jueces reconocieron la importancia de la diversidad acadÉmica. pero de ser posible, quisieran alejarse de factores raciales, para el alcanzarla. >>> si hay otras opciones, que no toman en cuenta, factores raciales, y que pueden producir la diversidad que las escuelas quieren. >>> para esta se sor, la raza y la pobreza, siguen siendo factores de desventaja que se deben corregir cuando los alumnos entran por estos programas, ellos superan, agarran

. >> dennis herrera called today's decision a huge victory. >> it was impossible not to get attached to this one because you saw the impact that it had on couples and people. >> they celebrated with a coast. the city attorney has been involved in every court case over same-sex marriage in california over the past 9 years. he says his office will take immediate legal action to block any efforts to try to delay marriage equality in california. >> religion leaders are reacting. some spoke at grace cathedral proclaiming their support for same-sex marriage and the supreme court's decision. we talked to people of different faiths who support the rulings. >> as a gay man and a mormon, i believe proposition 8 was one of the most unchrist like things we have done as a religion. >> that is sometimes at odds with official positions of the faiths they represent. the church of jesus christ of latter day saints says it remains strengthening traditional marriage between a man and a woman. the archbishop released a statement saying now that the supreme court has issued its decision with renewed purp

luis herrera, the library commission and the employees of the library have reported none of the gifts they accepted and you retroactively approved this wholesale purchase of influence. and this displayed a city attorney memo laying out very clearly all of the terms that -- under which gifts may be received and that they may be reported, none of which the library, library commission, or library employees have met. members of the library commission lied to the public about these gifts and you covered their tracks. how hypocritical. a liar should be called a liar and a hypocrite should be called a hypocrite. [inaudible]. >>> i would like to know, is it too late to speak on the catering trucks? >> it is actually. we've already taken public comment on that and already voted on it. but if you want to speak about the topic in general just not specifically about the legislation, that's fine. >>> yes. okay. yesterday i presented copies for all the board of supervisors. it was placed in your box and i didn't understand why we weren't allowed to speak on it today. that was the reason i came here

newsom will be here today with mare ed lee, city attorney herrera. we spoke with one couple. they want to get married legally in california. they've got their invitations, the rings, but that's just not %kykykyç >> you realize it's still not complete, you know? your still missing that legal piece of it.'okyykykykykykykyky0 live coverage here in the bay area and washington, d.c. throughout the morning. and during a special hour-long 11:00 a.m. broadcast. for continuing coverage, visit our website, nbcbayarea.com. just search prop 8. >>> other news, just a matter of hours expecting to learn if b.a.r.t. workers are planning to walk off the job. ballots counted through the night as workers wrapped up a vote whether to authorize that strike. this happened late last night. right now, both sides at odd over wages, health care benefits and pensions. if a strike is called it could come as early as monday which would make a big-time mess of the morning commute as 400,000 people ride b.a.r.t. every weekday. the union representing b.a.r.t. employees expected to announce the results of la

. >> reporter: dennis herrera said fighting prop 8 has been a long struggle. >> it's been a privilege and honor and very emotional. >> reporter: outside city hall, honks of supports and more smiles from newsom. >> this is about human beings and human dignity. it's about self-worth. >> he got teary-eyed when talking about a man who approached him in montana. >> he said thank you for reacting me with my son. his son was gay. he had lost faith and connection with him because he never understood it and he said you challenged my thinking. >> reporter: now, this weekend we have pride festivities and people are expected to come from all over the nation and from all accounts, it may be the largest turnout in san francisco's history. live in san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, tara. >>> governor jerry brown and kamala harris say it's full speed ahead for gay marriage ceremonies. >> as soon as they lift that stay, marriages are on. [laughter] >> thank you for the clarity. >> the wedding bells will ring. [laughter] >> harris's comments came just less t

. >> reporter: with a decision looming, san francisco city attorney dennis herrera has issued a statement saying if the high court decides to strike down the steet's ban on same-sex marriage, there will be a 25-day waiting period between the supreme court ruling and the start of same sex weddings. chris perry says in her case the wait is worth it. >> it's okay. it's been a long process and it's worth the wait. i think we'll see something good happen. >> reporter: so tomorrow is another day of anticipation for a lot of people. as you see here, there are media members breaking up for today, but tomorrow there will be at least a couple hundred people lined up here waiting to get in. reporting live from the u.s. supreme court in washington, d.c., i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> cheryl, how does the supreme court warn the public that a ruling is about to be handed down? >> reporter: it's kind of an old school way. a bell rings about four or five times, and then simultaneously you see people running out of this door right here and running here to the line of media. they're running with i

(applause) >> i see our city attorney, dennis herrera who is here and whose office has been fightingof our community to marry the person they love. (applause) >> so thank you, dennis. i see donna who is another institution in the lgbt community. [cheering and applauding] >> so, in closing, i want to say that the way that i remember george moscone, the way that i remember harvey milk is to simply be true to who i am and to not be afraid to be who i am, even if it means doing and being something that is unpopular at times. thank you. (applause) >> thank you so much, supervisor. i wanted to acknowledge our co-sponsors today, the san francisco -- san francisco. the harvey milk foundation which was started by stuart milk and myself, worked to put this on in partnership with the san francisco harvey milk gay democratic club, gay and lesbian democratic club, the harvey milk civil rights academy and of course the gay men's chorus who are performing here tonight. so, on that note i'm going to turn this over to my dear friend stuart who is harvey's nephew and someone himself who has been speak

1990 al ano pasado se han recogido 2,238 cuerpos de migrantes que fallecieron en la frontera, selena herreraden determinar porque depende de si son bien descompuestos si son esqueletos en veces es dificil determinar pero en muchas veces es por el calor o el frio. el forence dice que el 46 % de los 2, 238 murieron al estar expuestos a temperaturas extremas, un 36 % no se pudo comprobar las causas, el 9% murieron al estar invulucrados en accidentes vehicular. el 4 % corresponde a homicidios. y un 6% por diferentes razones raqule rubio, conocedora en el tema asegura que se esta viviendo una tragedia humana. raquel rubio goldsmith// profesora de la universidad de arizona cuando hicimos el estudio inicial en el 2005 nunca se me ocurrio que ibamos a continuar viendo estos numeros yo pense que dentro de un ano o dos ya cambia esto. pero no fue asi, expertos dicen que cuando la patrulla fronteriz arresto a mas indocumentad os.. vio la necesidad de desplegar a mas agentes y tecnologia en la frontera,, obligando a migrantes buscaran nuevas rutas de mayor peligro raquel en lugar que halla cambios, los

i am aware that supervisor dado and dennis herrera have proposed lobbying reform and i strongly supportt because that is something we clearly need. ~ chiu our ethics commission must create a bridge with the sunshine ordinance task force. it also needs to take care of lobbying concerns. there aren't enough -- there isn't enough transparency, and that is something that the ethics commission really needs to begin focusing on. citizens are entitled to know who is paying to influence city hall. they are entitled to know who the lobbyists are, and why they are seeking influence with special interests. the ethics commission must make it a priority not only to generate reports, but provide them in a complete and timely fashion for the public's benefit. full public disclosure requires notification of lobbying efforts at the time decisions are made, not months later, or even years later in some instances. at the present i am serving on the 2010-2013 civil grand jury after being requested by the superior court to serve another term. my term will end on june 30th. i have no affiliation with any spe

herrera beutler of washington.he chair: pursuant to the rule, the the gentlewoman from washington, ms. herrera beutler and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the the gentlewoman from washington. ms. herrera beutler: thank you, mr. speaker, and mr. chairman. i'm here today to join in the effort to promote this farm bill and request that my amendment be added to it. i'm here to protect millions of jobs across the country. millions. 110,000 in my home state of washington alen. by doing something we don't hear much of in this chamber, particularly on this side of the aisle. i'm here to say, i agree with the e.p.a. with respect to treating forest roads, the e. pemplet a. has it right and has for nearly 40 years this bipartisan amendment i'm offer, i'm proud to offer with my colleague curt schrader, codifies the rule that says mud and rock runoff from forest roads should not be categorized the same as industrial parking lots or factories. it makes no changes to the clean water act, nor

hoping to hear from& mayor lee, attorney herrera and mayor newsom.e've spoken with a number of couples here. former mayor newsom, of course, expected to be here who in 2004 directed the city to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. 4,000 licenses issued before the state supreme court voided them. another window of opportunity opened up in 2008. today thousands of couples watching and waiting as the supreme court decides the constitutionality of proposition 8, ban on same-sex marriage. i spoke with stewart and john, vocal, they've taken their message to the nation's capital in the past, married twice in 2004 and 2008. >> i wouldn't want to be anywhere else right now than san francisco city hall where joyous weddings took place in 2004 and again in 2008 where we got legally married along with 18,000 other couples before the passage of proposition 8. that's what today is all. prop 8 divided california. today we want to see california made whole again and the freedom to marry restored for all. >> reporter: again, expecting to hear from opponents o