also frac-ing in your backyard, literally. i'm kicking off a week long series of what you probably don't know about land rights. and my interview with ron paul, what he says has taken the place of compromise in washington and whether he would run again for president. "real money." ♪ >> this is "real money," you are the most important part of the show. tell me what is on your mind by tweeting me at ali velshi, or hit me up on facebook. america's housing market appears to be cooling off a little bit. existing home sales fell by 6.6% in the first three months of 2014, compared to last year. existing homes, used homes, if you will. at the same time the national association of realtors said home prizes continuing to rise but at a slower pace. home prices are still about 17% below the 2006 peak. but a cooling off in a much smaller slice of the housing market. newly constructed homes has some people a bit worried. last month there were 635,000 single family housing starts. by comparison there were 1.7 million single family starts a m

today's presentation is organized in the following ing manner. first i'd like to give a p bird's eye view of our bud jed and a year ago at this committee and also give you updates on our capital programs, rate sending process, the ring fire and the draught response. finally i will close with the big picture of key updates and challenges that are in our bud get. so the p and c is guided by three core principles and priorities. one, to provide high quality services of water power and sewer, maybe tan critical enfra structure to ensure our assets are in a state of good repair. we are constantly working to balance these priorities. so how are we moving forward on these core priorities. as far as water enterprise, we are over 80 percent complete with our water system rebuild and we're on track to replace 15 miles of water mane every year. with the power enterprise we are focusing on our ageing assets. my priority is investing in our street lights to promote public safety. as far as a waste water enterprise we are on track to replace 145 place 15 miles

we are go g ing to have more congestion and potholes and more problems if we don't get ahead of this, and make a substantial reverse in course today and get something done. >> and well, after the weather that we have had, there is nobody out there who drives has any question about how bad the pothole situation is this spring, and the cbo, the congressional budget office, estimates $18 billion a year is needed just to maintain the current level funding for the items in the trust fund? how do you pay for it? >> with the pro growth business tax reform to allows us to generate not only $150 billion to substantially increase investment in infrastructure, but also going to do so without increasing the deficits or raising the rates. we think it is an option congress should consider, but it is also something that we are open to other ideas that could emerge from congress. >> well, some of the ideas out there are raising the national gas tax from 10 to 15 cents per gallon and put tolls on the federal highways and is that something that we need to do? >> well, a mix of things. and obviously, we

we will have this interest ing runoff in georgia to see who the republican nominee is to try to hold on to that senate seat, which is key to the republicans holding on to control of the united states senate. if you want a little taste about what the fight will be like in georgia between now and july, this is part one. >> it's hard to believe my opponents have been in office for 63 years. i've spent my life learning to deal with large, complex situations like i found at reebok and dollar general. if these politicians had any understanding of the free enterprise system and knew how to make a difference, wouldn't they have done it already? help me change the childish behavior up there. if we want different results in washington, we have to send a different type of person to washington. i'm david perdue. i approved this message. >> you can tell that david perdue was the favorite heading to the republican primary for the senate race. other republicans openly campaigning against him, especially as it got closer to the day. a few days ago the congressman that got the other spot in the runof

couple of points that i've been intrigued by, if there's anything we can do to encourage embracing perez ing preservation of broader context. i was embracing home eners feeling turned off by the context. that's the least we'd want to see happen so i guess as we look at the development of these guidelines to consider more the purpose of the project and the term old fashioned -- i dunno. i think jim used that, that was kind of intriguing to me. if somebody wants to have something old fashioned, that's a cozy kind of term that has some resonance and we should be able to look at that. the other thing about gradient of integrity, i deal with environmental work and wetland restoration. if the purpose is to reinvent it and inje i'm struck by that comment as well so those are just my reactions. >> thank you. commissioner pearlman. >> i wanted to echo what commissioner john you know said. commissioner johnson said. i really want to encourage that, you know, the department and us as how we interpret these things to remember that the word is guideline, not law. , first of all, and that we are friendlie

. >>> today, first lady michelle obama is go g ing to defend her work to put the healthier food into the schools, and she is stepping into the middle of the ledge s legislative battle with republicans who want to roll back the nutritional standards for the students, and what she is planning today. and a major announcement from pope francis, and for the first time he is go g ing to be meeti with the sexual abuse victims at the vatican. i will talk with the largest fou founder of the support group for clergy abuse victims. and this -- >> we are talking about now evidence, credible and specific evidence of criminal wrongdoing. >>> connecticut senator richard blumenthal is one of ten bipartisan lawmakers calling for a criminal probe into the veterans affairs scandal. he says that all legal options are on the table, and when we talk to him live. >>> join the conversation on twitter. ugh. heartburn. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm. amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reli

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is there a second egress required for second occupancy dwell inging. >> say they land down on to the rebar on the foundation you saw and then we're all going to ask ourselves, why didn't we go ahead with the order of abatement and not have this on our hands. i want my hands to be washed of this so that if an accident happens we don't [inaudible]. that's where i stand on this. >> let me ask you then, how do we deal with situations where we issue permits for replacing front stairs? >> when we issue a permit there's a timeline and the property owner is encouraged to meet that timeline and get the work done and get it inspected. if they miss a deadline there's a provision to give and if the permit expires they can come back at a later date and renew it but this is going right back to 1987. >> i understand. but when we issue permits for people to replace their stairs, do we require them to have a temporary solution for egress? >> there is another egress. >> right now we have two expired permits for this building so without a valid permit in place that's signed off, i can't speak to what's

we will have this interest ing runoff in georgia to see who the republican nominee is to try to hold on to that senate seat, which is key to the republicans holding on to control of the united states senate. if you want a little taste about what the fight will be like in georgia between now and july, this is part one. >> it's hard to believe my opponents have been in office for 63 years. i've spent my life learning to deal with large, complex situations like i found at reebok and dollar general. if these politicians had any understanding of the free enterprise system and knew how to make a difference, wouldn't they have done it already? help me change the childish behavior up there. if we want different results in washington, we have to send a different type of person to washington. i'm david perdue. i approved this message. >> you can tell that david perdue was the favorite heading to the republican primary for the senate race. other republicans openly campaigning against him, especially as it got closer to the day. a few days ago the congressman that got the other spot in the runof

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we're hoping to see tennessee street with the new sidewalk and [phra-pbtd/]ings to become plantings to become more active. david fletcher is connected in the dog match neighborhood and worked on the 22nd street remodel. he worked with ounce same theme and those themes are back to the idea of cordage materials. this shows us some of the ideas for 3rd street and bike parking and pavings that can help create more life on the street. as you go around 23rd street there is a bulbus created -- more images of that. going down tennessee, there is a lot more landscaping. and the mid-block alley, which is the highlight of the whole design is seen as a boardwalk that meets ada standards. so it will be a transformative environment. that shows you some of the images of that. there is a lot of historical pieces. the final pieces, great urban plaza off tennessee street that the community wanted with community benchs and bike shop. it has bbq and places really for the community to be able to meet with all of the residents and sort of enjoy their neighborhood. i am going let jesse give you a few last wo

most everything was made from relics of vessels back in the 1800s, including i ing equipment for the gold rush and of course ship repair and building has been a robust trade, also a big employs people in 22 different trades. they operate at about the same number of ftes as the port and they support all six of the ports and the bay. and then we've been growing pretty rapidly -- >> just a question on -- as baa system, is that own by the port? the actual facilities are port facilities? >> yes, yes, and no. the ba system ship repair is the current operator. they have a lease from the port. the land they are on is port property and the dry docks they use belongs to the port, but the rest of the equipment is theirs. >> and is there any room for increasing this industry in the port? >> in terms of footprints? >> in terms of footprint, in terms of where you can actually create more facilities for ship repair. ir. >> there's ship repair at pier 7d. they occupy 14 acres. they are in the process of a master plan that will align itself with the rest of our pier 70 master plan. you'll recall we h

ing. teachers and parents gave the district $60 million over the past four yours. prop 30 will double your funds over the next few years. today the golf nor put 469 million into prop 98 guarantees. today you are wealthier than you have ever been and you offer me and my colleagues 2 percent. 2 percent into 6,000 teachers does not work. look instead at your priorities. what have you brought this year? 175 new tsas, a floor full of administrators, curriculum experts, if you can spend money on these things, you can spend money on the people who do the work with the children who are your charges. s, if you can spend money on these things, you can spend money on the people who do the work with the children who are your charges. >> good morning, i'm on the bargaining team. i don't know if you realize this or not, but we live in the most expensive city in the nation. the cost of living here has gone up 15.2 percent. 15.2 percent and then a 2 percent raise. we have given millions back in concession

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ing. there's some changes in our program that i'm not sure you're aware of. seven years ago you did a really good thing. you weren't providing deaf and hard of hearing services for students. the parents protested, they started to create a lawsuit, you met with them individually. commissioner wynns was here as part of that. they came back, passed board resolutions to create a preschool through high school deaf and hard of hearding program, one for auditory and one for sign language. that has never really been implemented. in the past three years alone we have had seven different administrators, we're about to have another one. none of them had really had a background in deaf education. we have been told that those scc classrooms are scheduled to be closed and go to inclusion. our parents don't know about them. there's supposed to be quarterly parent meetings, which have not occurred for three years. it's gotten so bad that aptos had ada accommodations put into it by one of the principals ov

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carolina one of the three states with a primary tomorrow, and the critical race to see who is go g ing to run against the vulnerable democrat kay hagan and the proxy is rand paul and jeb bush. >>> and the jokers wild from the race to republicans and hillary and biden and what the president's punchlines tell us about the political plotlines in 2014. good morning. i'm chris jansing. and armed with the best jobs report in more than five years, the democrats are renewing the push for the 2014 fair shot agenda. >> we are push iing this middle-class agenda, and to overcome obamacare as the biggest issue, and minimum wage and e quail pay and college. >> agreed. >> and yet, democrats are hardly celebrating. they say that they should bury any word called recovery in the wake of votes who are still struggling. >>> and in a "usa today"/pew poll, it is showing that there is a 10-point swing since october of those leaning republican now more than democrat. i want to bring in josh barro and robert costa. all right. josh, republicans, instead of seeing the jobs report instead of seeing trouble pointe

more than 36 million americans will travel 50 miles or more from from home. 32 million will be drive ing. here's what you'll pay for gasoline on your way out of town. in san francisco an average gallon of gasoline is $4.26. in oakland it's $4.14 and in san jose the cheapest average is $4.13. prices have been fairly competitive. >>> privacy advocates said the tool used to locate gunfire can also record conversations. what shot spotter can actually hear. >> that is what shot spotter typically hears, gunfire. the high-tech system can capture voices which bothers privacy advocates. >> the facts are being concealed. >> lawyer bryan hopper tells me it is bothersome. it can hear people. >> the idea that we're recording conversations is just a false premise. >> the president said there's no switch to turn onto listen to people on the street. the system only activates during gunfire. it records for 6 seconds total and can only capture loud screams from under a sensor. h -- he reports to the case it got a dying man yelling a suspect's name leading to an arrest and conviction. >> this is an extreme

ivy ing, at stockton early education schools; rosina tong; michael rimer, and erik, principal of mission high school. how about a round of applause for our principals of the year. [applause] >> again, i'd like to draw your attention to our website where we will have pictures of our educators, as well as a short bio so you can read all about them. we also have a number of community organizations whose staff and volunteers make our schools that much more vibrant and nurturing and they help us recruit, train and support school volunteers in our school system. they celebrated a few standout volunteers and i'd like to thank them as well. if you'd like to read about them go to www.sf examiner.com where you can see my may 6 column where i spoke about these wonderful volunteers. i'd like to thank them for their service as well. thank you. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, as you all know out there in the community, summer is coming and that means it's not time to sit around and watch tv, it's time to get out and enjoy the city we live in, it's time to eat healthy and be active. and trying to lead

and in your slides you said there is 24 different bargain g ing -- bargaining units and my hope is that the employees receive something positive. and i hope that in the zero vision and walk and hope that funding for the other bus rapid systems throughout the city is a key part for the future. and like senior and disability action, as we expand free muni for younger people. that we have equity in mind to think about lower and moderate income with disabilities and seniors as well. and i know that you are working on that as well. i thank you for presenting the budget. i have concerns like supervisor avalos but i feel that you are working in good faith to keep us informed on the moving pieces as well. thank you. >> thank you to all department heads for coming today. colleagues i suggest, i would like to entertain a motion to continue items 1, 2 and 3 to next week's meeting. just quick. before we do that, just in terms of intentions. i think that child support services, my sense that we are going to be okay with their budget. and i don't think they need to come back next week. we are going t

now some senators are blocking ing bipartisan legislation to shake the v.a. and enforce accountability. when veterans are dying it is a problem. lou: joining us now, columnist for the hill, juan williams, and former political reagan drag director ed rollins, we start with the v.a. can this president, continue to stonewall a scandal of this dimension affecting so many of our veterans? >> this something people understand. you don't get to see a doctor when you are sick or you need, they think that everyone who serves, they need to be taken care of, they are not, it could could be like karina, which -- katrina, this was breaking points for george w. bush, people say, at-this-point i may disagree with the to the on a lot of things, but i coul but ip hepbgcompetent if they they cane care of our veterans. lou: it is incompetent? >> no, i don't think that at all. but i think that ed has an important points. which is that if you think back to the failed roll out of obamacare with computers and the like, his number one domestic priority, his legacy item, if you will,

i'm goi ing against you guys on this one. i think they didn't glue on tight enough.m going it real. >> we are going to agree to disagree on that. >> welcome back my name is spencer and tom is our helper the cat. we finished the prototype of our first ever in des truck able table. oh. >> that was really bad acting. this is just a video to prove the point that the table is indestructible. i can't believe this is in our real or fake. >> fake. >> this is so bad it is insulting. >> i feel like i failed you guys this week. >> this is fake. >> i'll be bad next week with stronger video s. >> this video has super cute. this is the moment that this puppy is meeting his human puppy. >> that is your sister. >> for the first time. i'm glad it is going well. dogs can get jealous. that puppy's name is vaila. she has her own facebook page where she posts pictures. cool that she knows how to type and post stuff. that is a cute kid. only two days old. fresh out of the oven. but look at her. she is apprehensive can't figure out what is going on. she has seen humans before. not a dog. n

. >> at a packed city council meeting aftmeet ing last night city leaders considering new rules to allowot clubs to stay away from sooetss. >> that is dangerous. >> one day your children come home and say mommy, i smell weed. what happened honey? the teacher didn't do anything. this are more than 100 in the city of san jose. city leaders are responding to a pest problem. they say squirrels had over run the park. san jose had able rodent control to knock the rodent out before killing them with carbon dioxide. and it is approved for the so side of ethiologists. >> during the gassing they felt dirt flying behind them and she was down on all fours and she was trying to cover the holes. >> in these types of scarce budgets they don't have money for people or sidewalks but have money to kill the squirrels. >> at 4:37 this morning. we are learning why mysterious came cameras were not part of a plan to spy on residents go through the city streets. the city plans to approve findings. some residents were bothered the city didn't tell them about the plan. >> san francisco landmark reopens today. lat

we'll give a live look to show the traffic comie ing out. light flow of traffic. as you look at the north bay, no delays for the north bay, light volume 101. >> still ahead in the bay. the man admitted to raping nearly 40 women throughout the state is going to be free soon. >> plus back to class. the south bay college suddenly shut down is expected to reopen it's doors this morning. we are live. >>> we are bow ping to tell you what they are asking for next. >> good morning changes coming to the forecast today. less humidity and warmer conditions as we get into that weekend temperatures will soar and we'll cool you off a touch. lots of changes. we'll go through your forecast in a moment. >> with crews on the move we have a crash and we'll let you know what is coming up. >> it is monday may 21st and this is today in the bay. live outside the courthouse in san jose the rapist, he admits to attacking 40 women. >> yes, good rn

i wasn't afraid of dream ing ing big dreams. >> you're doing such a great job. >> today jeannie leads a ground breaking effort to train all of workers to care for a million abandoned and neglected children. >> richard and their two adopted daughters from china, mya and anya support her mission of compassion. >> it's been in the end just beyond my wildest dreams. >> for producing a model of care for china's orph ashgsans it goes to jeannie. >> you can nominate someone at kpix.com/hero. >>> let's take a look at the saturday morning forecast today. a live picture. this is our rooftop cam on top of channel 5. there's the bay bridge. the sun is starting to peak through. a cooler morning. partly cloudy today, breezy and cooler than all week. in that cooling trend, it's going to continue into our sunday. no 90s, no 80s. our highs will be in the 70s. 71 in oakland. cooler, 63 in pacific ka cifica. a warming up trend towards friday. the weekend now -- you have a special guest in our studio this morning. >> i do. she's only 16 years sold and -- 16 years ago old with big dreams. erin is here wit

always a large concern for as you that people will spree tried walter and they are earning expect state ings bring extra water or shade or hats along. many riders expect under at mt. diablo at 2:45, taking riders down the coast and then to mountain high and before the final name tampa bay of the that as well. >>> coming under water relee from the bay area heat, way and donald sterling's interview with his new racist remarks that udonis haslem the nba apologizing. >>> traffic is moving very well but you can see the traffic took and we will take a look at some of the areas that are closest to set record and we are mild here in the 60s and downtown as well. . >>> welcome back. time now 4:41 we are learning new details about the cal football player. he is charged with felonious assault. he was at a game and hit a fellow student after the student's dog bit him. the student resulted in a broken jaw andrew posted $100,000 on saturday. >>> donald sterling's first public comments has outraged everybody. here is what he said to c nbc. >> first he goes with every girl and then catches hiv, is that sin

consideration of a family in sentencing positive, visiting policies in county jails and providing funding house ing and support services and visiting standards for incarcerated parents. feel free to ask questions during our presentation or you can save it until the end. i will now pass it on to commissioner for youth. >> hello board of supervisors. i'm with the health and wellness community on priority no. 4 the district disability awareness efforts. currently as of 2010 there are 6096 students with disabilities which is the total population. the sf -- is making the learning environment as inclusive for all students. they have a resource page on their website, workshops and other programs geared towards direction of disabilities. the committee this year distributed an informal is survey to 85 students to gauge their knowledge on disability awareness. 46 percent of these students were interested to learn more about special education and only 17 percent considered themselves very familiar. the youth commission appreciates and commends support for all students who have different learning styles and di