kaiser permanente is pleased to be partnering with the san francisco business times, the host of this very important discussion. the issues we face as business leaders and members of the community provide us with a unique opportunity in the coming years and many real challenges. it is vitally important that we stay connected and informed so that we may continue to build a vibrant bay area economy. as one of the region's largest employers and the largest integrated delivery system in the country, our reason for being is simply to improve health. we exist to provide high- quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. in fact, we are proud to provide care and coverage to many of you in this room. i know that as business leaders, you are probably all concerned about the affordability and quality of health care as you assess and seek to understand the impact of health-care reform. be assured that kaiser permanente is committed to quality and affordability and that it is at the center of our mission as an organization. in add

kaiser permanente northern california region served almost 3.2 million members, including 5000 positions in the medical group and about 54,000 employees. and the region has 19 major medical centers. each year, kaiser permanente a donates about $300 million to various community programs in northern california. we also want to thank webcor builders. among the many iconic buildings they have built our oakland pose a beautiful cathedral, the academy of science in sanford cisco. there currently a work on some public projects such as sf general hospital, sfpuc, and the transbay terminal. it has become known for its innovative and efficient approach, wide range of experience, cost-effective design, methodology, skill in construction, expert use of technology in construction, and currently, they are ranked in the top 10 of what does general contractors in california and consistently ranked in the top five green contractors in the u.s. and longtime sponsor returning again is oakland law firm wendell, rosen, black, and dean. this firm -- we have a lot of long standing firms here. more than 100 yea

a-- kaiser permanente. we wish you great success individually and collectively. we hope you have great prosperity in 2012. we will see you next year in san francisco. >> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public li

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> here it s next big craze in social networking could be a web site called pinterest. it's popularity is skyrocketing and making sharing things as easy as pushing push pins in a cork board. >> this is a cheesecake i cannot wait to make. >> c net editor was supposed to write a story and she became addicted. >> i have been spending a lot of time on pinterest. >> the site let's you take favorite links from the internet and show them as colorful groups of picture autos if i find a recipe on a blog i'll pin to it recipe pin board. and a glass i want to purchase, on the pin board. >> it's home to 10 million users like micah may and it paints a picture of her tastes. >> new designers i like because i am into independent brands. >> every link is a picture your friends can browse and repain. >> it works well for an audience that is hyper connected. >> it's a visual nature attracting marketing folks here at san francisco ballet. they're using it to promote their latest performance. wi

cu ---miles de trabajadores de la organizacion de salud kaiser permanente realizaron hoy una huelga de vo ---los empleados pertenecen a las ramas de cuidado mental y optico, pero tambien se les unieron en solidaridad enfermeras de kaiser que pertenecen al sindicato de enfermeras de california.. ---los trabajadores dicen que la disputa del contrato laboral es en torno a las prestaciones de cuidado medico y de jubilacon, ademas dicen que quieren defender los derechos de los pacientes... take sot senor dice en ingles: "it's just simply inexcusable they are scrimping on patient care and psychiatry and that they are cutting the benefits of the people who are their voice in the marketplace." vo ---este enfermero dice que simplemente no hay pretextos y que escatiman gastos para el cuidado de los pacientes y que ademas estan cortando las prestaciones a los trabajadores que a diario dan la cara por ellos... ---un representant e de kaiser dijo que el sindicato no ha respondido a la oferta que les han hecho.... ---las clinicas y hospitales de kaiser continuaran operando durante la huelga de 24 ho

. >> and moving on, kaiser permanente claims two thirds of the nurses reported to work though the union went on strike in support of other employees at the hmo. >> the national union of health care workers organized in oakland and around the bay area. that claims kaiser is slashing benefits for members and the hmo continues to generate record profits. union members accuse kaiser of under staffing its mental health services unit oom of our patients end up waiting for long periods of time on wait list autos we're the only four-star rated plan so this is not a quality of care issue. it's a wages and benefits issue. >> kaiser points out workers will not be locked out when returning to work tomorrow. >> san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi wants a hearing in family court quickly in order to see his 2-year-old son. he was booked on domestic violence charges this month and has been barred from seeing his son. >> this new attorney says she will move quickly, now filing a petition and hopeful a judge will consider this issue this week. >> this decision asks ross mirk yeemy be allowed to see his

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> good morning. our system is moving through really fast.is pretty good rain right around san mateo and santa cruz coastline. that is moving east and south. >>> steve, welcome back. good morning, to you. here's a quick looks at the some of the top stories. early morning fire this one here heavily damaged a duplex in san jose. it started around 3:00 a.m.. strong winds made it tough for the firefighters. however the two families living there were able to get out safely. >>> we expect to find out later today how many valuable antiques were destroyed in this house fire in napa. the flames first started in the attic about 9:00 last night. the people that live there that also own an antique shop were not injured but they had no time to save any of their valuables opinion >>> and this morning republican presidential candidate mitt romney is celebrating his wins in both michigan and arizona primaries. romney easily won in arizona but in michigan where he grew up he only finished three points ahead of rick santorum. >>> the 911 tapes from the chardon

. >>> about 17,000 of kaiser permanente employees will return to work tomorrow following a one-day strike today. the walkout was called by the union pry plerl -- primarily representing the mental health professionals. two other unions struck sympathy with colleagues. they say they will not lock out the employee when's they return to work tomorrow. >>> a lot more when we return. a judge orders the first stay away orders. what that will mean for 12 people on the list. >> and why the city of berkeley is getting ready to pull all of its money, hundreds of millions of dollars, out of wells fargo bank. >> and anyone who has been waiting for the new tess law will like this. >> and then later on "nightline." >> i'm terry moran. coming up next on "nightline" a sunshine state smack down. the republican primary that may be the nastiest on record. how romney trownsed gingrich. and one woman's journey to drop 500 >>> tonight a judge is ordering 12 occupy protesters to stay 300 feats away from oakland city hall. the 12 protesters were among the 409 people arrested in saturday night's violent demonstrat

. >>> more than 10 hours after they started, some kaiser permanente hospital workers are still on the picket lines right now. they staged a strike over an ongoing contract dispute. the negotiations actually involve only a few thousand employees statewide. clinical psychologists, optometrists and social workers but nurses and other staff are joining them in support. >> that's just the way we do things. we stand up for our union workers. >> hospital workers say kaiser continues to propose cuts to their healthcare and retirement benefits despite record profits. the strike is set to last until 7 a.m. tomorrow. kaiser filling the temporary void with replacement workers. >>> investors getting some welcome news from greece today. leaders say they are one step from finalizing a deal to write off half of their privately held debt. the next step to ensure those bailout loans continues is to focus on budget cuts. u.s. stocks mostly flat today. the dow dropped 20 points on news that consumer confidence fell unexpectedly this month. both the nasdaq and the s&p 500 finished with negligible gains. >

i wrap myself a real tight to catch two buses to kaiser permanente 80 stand up in the cold and rain to deal with the repair and maintenance -- to deal with the paramedics that are not generous. as a transgender woman of color at 80, it is hard to work with people who cannot identify, nor tolerate, someone who is different than they are. another issue, and director, resource guide, that guides seniors to where senior services are. that needs to be upgraded to include the areas that serve the seniors and that they are lgbt senior-friendly. i have a resource guide and my desk at work. i use that regularly. but i noticed when my community members, , they want to know, are they lgbt-friendly, and i cannot tell them if they are or if they are not. so i have questions staff at the human rights commission. the director. we need to teach our city workers as well. because our city workers are not educated on lgbt issues, so how are we going to move forward with lgbt issues? we do not have to wait until june to do it for pride month. we need to start living for today. and today is the day and not

. >>> about 17,000 of kaiser permanente employees will return to work tomorrow following a one-day strike today. the walkout was called by the union pry plerl -- primarily representing the mental health professionals. two other unions struck sympathy with colleagues. they say they will not lock out the employee when's they return to work tomorrow. >>> a lot more when we return. a judge orders the first stay away orders. what that will mean for 12 people on the list. >> and why the city of berkeley is getting ready to pull all of its money, hundreds of millions of dollars, out of wells fargo bank. >> and anyone who has been waiting for the new tess law will like this. >> and then later on "nightline." >> i'm terry moran. coming up next on "nightline" a sunshine state smack down. the republican primary that may be the nastiest on record. how romney trownsed gingrich. and one woman's journey to drop 500 pounds. that's on so, this is delicious okay... is this where we're at now, we just eat whatever tastes good? like these sweet honey clusters... actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber

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kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> robin, we miss you. hourry back. >> what a great -- we will. ♪ ♪ to make me happily ever after ♪ ♪ i say i love you and i'll say it more ♪ ♪ my one and only ♪ oh i can't lose ♪ so don't stop doing what you do ♪ ♪ have i paid my dues just to be with you ♪ ♪ don't stop doing what you do ♪ >>> good morning i'm eric thomas. rain in the forecast for later today. meteorologist mike nicco is here. >>> steady rain coming in during the evening and overnight hours a few sprinkles in the santa cruz mountains up to san francisco this won't amount to anything. mostly cloudy, mid 50s today upper 50s rain tonight through tomorrow's morning commute half an inch to an inch around the bay. >>> hot spot on the peninsula because of three accidents in the same spot southbound 280 near 380 no lanes blocked heavy traffic. things slow on northbound 280 because after accident at winchester

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investigators say before 7:00 last night emergency room staffers at kaiser permanente called police toing victim had been dropped off. the man died a short time later no word on where the initial attack occurred. the city hadqm5w 39 homicides lt year up from 20 in 2010. >>> police have leased a sketch of a suspect wanted for at -- have released a sketch of a suspect wanted for at least two attacks at stanford a student managed to escape after a man crawled into her bed described as nearly six feet tall, hispanic in his 20s. it happened in a residence on campus drive. the second assault was reported on a path in kennedy grove, 15 minutes earlier. police have not said if the same suspect is wanted for both. >>> police in berkeley providing new details about an officer involved shooting in castro valley. they say drug suspect stephen moore had half a pound of cocaine in his car when two undercover officers pulled him over wednesday they were following him as par of an ongoing investigation. berkeley police spokeswoman says it is not uncommon for officers to tail a suspect that far outside

investigators say before 7:00 last night emergency room staffers at kaiser permanente in san jose calledice to say a stabbing victim had been dropped off at their hospital. the unidentified man died a short time later. no word on with where the initial attack occurred. the city has 39 homicides in all last year up from 20 in 2010. >>> police released a sketch of a suspect wanted for at least one of two attempted sexual assaults early sunday at stanford university. student managed to escape after a man who looked like that crawled into her he is described as nearly six feet tall, hispanic, in his 20s that happened in a residence on campus dive the second assault was reported -- campus drive. the second assault was reported 15 minutes before that police haven't said if the same suspect is wanted for both. >> the domestic violence case involving san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi will be highlight on a billboard scheduled to go up next week in the city's south of market neighborhood. a shelter for victims of domestic violence says it has raised the $4,000 it needs to pay for the billboard

. >>> 17,000 kaiser permanente employees at hospitals and clinics across northern california return to work this morning following a one-day strike of the the walkout was called by the the union representing mental health professionals protesting what they call stalled contract talks. kaiser says it will not lock-out employees when they return at 7:00 this morning. >> when they go to work this morning they will be driving on kind of slick roads because of sprinkles. >> let's find out more from mike. >>> here's a look at the bay bridge, wetness hanging around so you are driving drizzle is prevalent. doppler will show some radar returns around the east bay hills, valley peninsula from south san francisco to san mateo, 280 or 101 heading down to redwood city probably heavier drizzle even to a light rain. you can tell where the liest rain is, mountain view, san jose, concord and fairfield everybody else a little heavier drizzle, cold front falling apart as it moves into our neighborhoods, the next system pushed north we'll see increasing sunshine after about 11:00. i think we'll have mainl

pishtion noisy reaction to proposal for new contract between kaiser permanente and the union representingental health and optical employee. health care workers claim it's about patient care. wages. retirement take away. >> not only said no to those issues but they then introduced a series of draconian cuts to the benefits plan. >> we have made our first best attempt at placing something on the table that we think is appropriate and we haven't gotten a response from them. >>reporter: claims of quality of care issue are not true. health care workers got added support with a sympathy strike from the 17,000 members of the calf nurses association and stationary engineers. but kaiser tells us 66 percent of its nurses crossed the picket line. they brought in traveling nurses to keep the facilities fully staffed. >> i can't complain. compares. >>reporter: her husband has been in the hospital for a month. she says there were replacement nurses today. >> i have not seen them before. i have seen just about even one time or another since it started so there's traveling nurses and they are attentive a

. >>> right now kaiser permanente hospital workers are in the 12th hour of picketing. they are striking because of an ongoing contract dispute. the strike last until 7 a.m. tomorrow. kaiser filling the temporary void with replacement workers. >>> those long waits to go through security could soon get shorter for some travelers at san francisco international airport. sfo will add clear technology. a security id program identifies travelers from their fingerprints or irises. members will pay an annual fee, register their fingerprints or eye prints and be able to use a special express lane. >>> filing your taxes early this year may not pay off. why some refunds are going to be delayed. >>> a cheating scandal at a california college. why a top administrator doctored students' s.a.t. scores for years. >> paving the roads, hooking up all the systems. >> light at the end of the tunnel. the finishing touches on a shortcut that bay area drivers have been dreaming about for years. ,,,, >>> if you have already filed your taxes you might have to wait longer than expected for your r

facing murder charges for the death of her friend michelle le who disappeared after leaving kaiser permanenteast may. a hearing will try to set a date for the murder trial. >> a trial expected to start today featuring the city of oakland versus the economy inn, the city trying to shut down the motel because it's allegedly a haven for hookers. oakland looking to close the motel for one year and possibly for good. last week the city began court proceedings against the national lodge which is also accused of allowing prostitution. >> a new fight between apple and google. scott mcgrew joins us. those companies used to get along. >> they used to share a board member until google got in the steve business and steve jobs said he would spend every last pen tee destroy google. google has been accused this morning of monkeying with apple's safari web browser, fooling it into letting google track web user surfing habits. safari is popular on the iphone. and the particulars here are extremely technical. so i'm not going to get into them but google denies this. bottom line, another big fight brewing betwe

li vanished from the parking garage of the kaiser permanente medical center on may 27th. prosecutors used dna evidence and cell phone records to convince a grand jury the 28-year-old esteban stalked and murdered li. it allows the case to go straight to trial without presenting evidence as a public hearing. >>> coming up next a terror suspect plot to go attack the capitol arrested in washington d.c. >> today here in new jersey whitney houston's friends and family gather to remember the talented but troubled entertainer. i'm tj winnik and i'll have the very latest straight ahead. hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check. -dad, why e you getting that? -thatis there a prize in there? oh, there's

li vanished from the parking garage of the kaiser permanente medical center on may 27th. prosecutors used dna evidence and cell phone records to convince a grand jury the 28-year-old esteban stalked and murdered li. the grand jury indict men allows the case to go straight to trial without presenting evidence at a public hearing. >>> coming up next a terror suspect plotting to attack the capitol arrested in washington d.c. >> today here in new jersey whitney houston's friends and family gather to remember the talented but troubled entertainer. i'm tj winnik and i'll have the very latest straight ahead. nighttime nasal congestion meant, i couldn't breathe right. i couldn't sleep right. next day it took forever to get going. night after night, i sat up. sprayed up. took a shower... or took a pill. then i tried drug-free breathe right advanced. and instantly, i breathed better! i slept better. it felt...better. thank you, breathe right! [ male announcer ] breathe better, sleep better, feel better. try breathe right advanced for free... at breatheright.com. [ woman ] it's my r

with killing her former friend and romantic rival michelle le, le disappeared after leaving kaiser permanente. a hearing is scheduled to set a date for esteban's murder trial. >> cadaver dogs will be brought in where searchers started scouring an abandoned cattle ranch for more victims of the creek killers. a camera will be lowered down into a 50-foot well where more than a thousand bone fragments have been found. dogs will be used to search for a second well where wesley shermantine says he and loren herzog dumped more bodies. some of the fragments will be analyzed in richmond. >> he says he was doing his job though technically it wasn't his job anymore. michael nasser talking about how he helped snag a trio of bank robbers. the police veteran happened along as the crime went down at a wells fargo bank. nasser was no long area member of the san jose police force. he quit last summer fearing he'd lose his job. >> my initial thought was i wanted to do something, i wish i had this, i wish i had that. give at any situation i was in, i had nothing else better to do but than to be a good witness.

>>reporter: kaiser permanente say they provide high-quality health care and the only health plan to receivear rating. >>pam: on nine people were arrested into brawls early sunday morning to people were hospitalized and police officers or injured. walnut creek police say they will increase patrols around the area starting this weekend. the city is also working on an ordinance that will crack down on bars that over serve alcohol. one owner says that the problem is not entirely the bar. >> we do not necessarily over serve, people over a drink. we facilitate people coming in and having a good time. >>reporter: the bar owners say they want to work with the police and the city council they are discussing ways to monitor themselves to keep the downtown areas safe. an admissions officer has resigned at claremont college over falsifying the entrance exam scores. the school's president says that the officers inflated scores for incoming freshmen since 2005. if a composite score on the scholastic aptitude tests were exaggerated by 10 to 20 points. those scores were used in various comparison in colleg

. >>> meanwhile, kaiser permanente workers are expected to return to work today, they staged a one dayaiser los angeles medical center on sunset boulevard, nurses and other kaiser employees, look to the picket lines over proposed cuts to health care and retirement benefits. kaiser officials say the union hasn't responded to their wage and benefit proposals. phillip: a major prescription drug company is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills. we'll have the details next. leslie: there's a push online for an ethical iphone. we'll tell you about the decision making its way around the internet. phillip and violent occupy protests in oakland. garth: good morning, everybody. i'm garth kemp. if you're traveling today, we'll have your forecast coming up. plus things are about to warm up around here. alysha: good morning, garth, good morning, everybody. there are several problems around town. we'll tep you -- help you get around. most of them are fender-benders, so looking good out there. eyewitness news will be right back. # # # e-mail us with the correct answer. >> or her twin sis

a man was dropped off at the kaiser permanente medical center last night with stab wounds.> better news, let's get to the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> you played it to the weekend. nice weather for saturday. more clouds on sunday, maybe showers. you can see from the satellite clouds are increasing. sunshine throughout the day to hit 68 inland. 64 by the bay. 62 at the coast. showers moving in sun into monday. monday a washout with rain at times. tuesday, valentine's day, clearing early. have a great day. om >>> back now with more of "today" on this friday morning, tgif, everybody. the 10th day of february 2012. we've got a nice group of people still outside on the plaza. >> that's right. we are understanding a big storm is headed our way in new york city. so we are enjoying what's left of the sunshine and the -- >> it's not a big storm. >> oh? you said it would be big. how big. >> i don't think the word century. >> i didn't say storm of the century. >> one to three inches, colder air and windy. not a big storm. >> snowmageddon. >> a moderate snowstorm on