ktvu's ken pritchard is live with details. >> legislation that's likely to be popular.t with full loads continuing and ious perhaps weeks away, some are wondering why so little seems to be happening on our long overdue budget. today in the assembly, members voted on a laundry list of bills that are raised to beat a looming deadline. democrats vowed to crack down on exorbitant salaries paid to elect officials as seen in the city. this as the budget clock keeps ticking. the budget is now 50 days overdue. >> it's mind-boggling and ridiculous. >> reporter: joan and don were touring the capital today and questioning if lawmakers have their priorities straight. >> not if they're dealing with a municipality, rather than a state government. >> reporter: assembly speaker john perez announced a bipartisan effort to crack down on overpaid city officials, but dismissed the notion lawmakers should instead be focused on the budget. >> i don't think we should hold out creating the reforms that are essential just because we haven't resolved all of the elements of the budget yet. >> we

. >> reporter: near the islands, ken pritchard k tv u news. >>> today a group dedicated to finding missing children opened a new office. the citizens for the lost society has helped to organize fundraisers in this case and stands ready to help others. >> when a family member goes missing the last thank you should have to worry about is where do i get flyers, how do i pay for flyers who can help me dispute them, how can we keep their name in the news media. >> reporter: police arrested the fosters past -- foster parents and they left the bay area to live separately in other parts of the country. >>> it appears a vendor is the problem. voting materials have some without voter information guides. leading up to the june 8th election guides, they were made aware of the events. he had a hitted -- admitted sending duplicate guides while failing to send others. >>> they walked together in the fog of chrissy fields after a warmup rally. they organized the march saying ageism affects everyone and she sees 24-year-olds complain about age did you grim nation in the dark discrimination in the workplace

at antioch, ken pritchard, ktvu channel 2 action news. >>> a report from the humane society of the united states says, nationwide, there has been an explosion of neglect cases involving horses. officials say they have rescued more than 370 malnourished injured horses from across the country since last april. they blame the economic downturn and say the recession has been particularly brutal to horse owners. they say breeding businesses are drying up and that the racing industry is being crippled by casinos, leaving cash-strapped owners who no longer have the money to care for their horses, to abandon them. >> there is going to be a new shift, and we're going to learn more and more about equine cases coming to light. not that necessarily this hasn't happened before, but hasn't happened before with this much frequency. >> congress is now considering stiffening the federal criminal penalties for neglect and cruelty toward horses. it would increase the maximum prison and to three years. >>> in northeastern california, agents taking part in a wild horse round-up are now investigating the shoot

ken pritchard, ktvu, channel 2 action news. >>> an oakland teenager sentenced today to 50 years to life in prison for killing a 15- year-old girl after shooting her in the back on halloween night three years ago. a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder and a gun charge for the 2007 killing. he was tried as an adult. backersan was killed during a robbery attempt. her mother says she is happy about the and. >> you know, looking forward, to continue my life for my son, i had to. >> reporter: her attorney said it was a tragedy when a child was sent to jail for that long. >>> today major changes at the san francisco police department's crime lab, which has been the subject of scrutiny and controversy, ever since a former lab technician was accused of stealing drug evidence for her own use. david stevenson is following the story live in san francisco with more. >> reporter: gasia, the crime lab scandal today prompted what police officials calling a major reorganization within the department. >> this has been a long and painful road for the san francisco police department. >> reporter: