one of the tweets you had earlier mentioned local housing allowance which is kind of welfare that people get to help them afford their homes rent that's been frozen and cut iren year in it's harder and harder for people to afford their rent because the right has been going up and the welfare that they've been in staying the same and they have to make up themselves so government policies are putting people at risk of homelessness so you've got on one hand they're making commitments to so and on the other another part of government is actually exacerbating the problem make it worse yes and we need them to work together i hate popping let me just pop paul one more story and in this is from somebody he's living rough right now this is cheryl she's thirty nine years old and she had to flee from her domestic partner because of domestic violence this is what she told out in syria yesterday have a look. i have to pay for my very domestic. situation i have so it will be a. big mistake. i speak on the savoy on. my own when honestly i stand now i don't want to be intimate. but i just like to stand

one of the tweets you had earlier mentioned local housing allowance which is kind of welfare that people get to help them afford their homes rent that's been frozen and cut year in year in it's harder and harder for people to afford their rent because the right has been going up and the welfare that they've. been staying the same and they have to make up themselves so government policies are putting people at risk of homelessness so you've got on one hand they're making commitments to so and on the other another part of government is actually exacerbating the problem make it worse yes and we need them to work together i hate popping let me just pop paul one more story and in this is from something he's living rough right now this is cheryl she's thirty nine years old and she had to flee from her domestic partner because of domestic violence this is what she told out of here yesterday have a look. i have to own my very domestic. situation i have so i will persist. because like. i speak on the savoy on. my own when honestly i stand now i don't want to be intimate. with i just like to stand

been with ourselves for putting ourselves in over crap in overcrowded situations that the local housing allowance doesn't go near the cost of rent so haven't seen the juxtaposition of that comment from you tube versus brian's story here on what is offered and how it isn't enough can you think about that and telling us how it is that you became how many groups and what she would say to brother lost. shoes off. the problem being this is it when somebody is taken off of the street and they take him into housing and they're given a the hospital and then the transitions made food in to support our genes or like it's been said the cost of private rent and in london is astronomical astronomical social housing is. probably a record all time low there just isn't enough of that being built there isn't enough the government are not doing enough in the private rented sector to make it affordable and then when people do come in they're not they're not going to disco straight into work there's issues to deal with when they're when they're getting benefits when there is the south side of it. we just lost kevin

housing crisis worse. >> supporters say it will allow local communities to protect tenants from unreasonable rent hikes that continue to push millions into poverty. >> the centers for disease control is reminding parents about vaccination. after a new report found an increase in the rate of unvaccinated children. >> the percentage of children who received no vaccinations by age two, rose from.9% for those born in 2011. to 1.3% for those born in 2015. the report found that access was to blame. working to increase awareness of a program that provides free vax naxs for some unable to pay. >> stay here with us. another check on the bay area traffic challenge. >> we have four colleagues heading to warning, california. a handful of billionaires have spent over $70 million on campaigns to undermine our public schools. and electing a former wall street banker named marshall tuck to superintendent of public instruction is all a part of the billionaires' plan to take money away from neighborhood public schools and give it to their corporate charter schools. that's why tony thurmond is the only candidate endorsed by c

allow cities and counties to regulate rents for any kind of housing. >> what's good for modesto, might not be good for san francisco. and passing prop 10 would allow local cities to come up with their own housing laws. >> reporter: the yes campaign argues prop 10 would help, as california's skyrocketing rents are pushing out people like teachers and those who grew up here. >> you have people who are working two to three jobs just to pay for more than 60% of their income into rent. and so right now is the time in order to, like, make sure that working families have safe and affordable housing. >> reporter: a no vote would keep the current system in place. gustavo gonzalez is a realtor and landlord against prop 10. >> if you look at all the cities with rent control, they're almost the highest-priced rents. so how is that helping? it's not. >> reporter: he says if prop 10 passes, developers won't build as much housing, because their margins will decrease. and the inventory for renters will also go down. >> it's going to put rent control on pretty much everything or anything that the city feels is appropriate. and that's going to scare away our builders, wh

intended to streamline the process of creating affordable housing, allowing projects with a certain level of affordable housing to bypass some local ordinances. so the developer now says instead of the community plan that it had been working on with the city of cupertino, it will focus on that plan that was fast tracked by sb35. in a statement, the sand hill property company managing director says the latest t.struction andsives the commun we consider ourselv pcess moves forward, the construction will as well because of that approval, and those two processes will go forward together, but as we "today in the bay." >> thanks for breaking it down, kris. >>> happening today, a man caught on video with two chainsaws on a b.a.r.t. train is due in court. police say patrick bingham boarded that rain during the monday evening commute and started waving those chainsawsh merritt station in oakland. the passenger who recorded this video says she was stunned and couldn't believe her eyes. >> and then he's like trying to start it. he's like making a noises, talking about texas chainsaw massacre, and talking about he's b.a.r.t. massacrer. >> bin

housing. it allows projects with a certain level of affordable housing to bypass some local ordinances. so the developer now says that instead of the community plan, which it had been working on with the city, it will now focus on that plan that is fast tracked by sb35. in a statement, the sand hill property company managing director says "this latest obstruction and the two-year delay it causes gives the community plan no chance to catch up with the already approved and underway vallco town center project. we consider ourselves patient people, but our patience has finally run out." referendum mo, so, too, will the demolition and the construction here at vallco "today in the bay." date with what's going on, kris, thanks. >>> today, san jose mayor sam li liccardo is backing several measures on the midterm ballot that includes proposition 2, homelessness prevention. the measure would allow the state to use funds from county mental health problems to housing for the homeless with mental issues. the approval of the proposal would not increase state taxes. several homeless advocates, social

proposition 10 also called the affordable housing act would repeal the 1995 cost to hawkins act and allow local governments to set their own rent controls. now today in san francisco, supporters of prop 10 protested outside the black stone group. america's largest corporate landlord. >>> san francisco is becoming infamous for its open drug use and dirty streets. mayor london says $70 million is being spent on street cleaning. there's a poop patrol and a group that picks up needles. it's a more complex system than just cleaning up the streets. >> we have to give what we're doing a chance to work. we have to make sure that we're not losing jobs as a result of this. and yeah, we have to hold big business accountable. they should be paying more to help address this issue when they're a part of san francisco. >> besides changing people's behaviors, the mayor says we have to get people off the streets and into housing. >>> meanwhile in livermore, a man who was caught on camera destroying a kid's pumpkin is trying to make things right today. thisis thmefive-year- old marcelo's pumpkin was smashed to p

one of the prime minister's main policy pledges was to allow local authorities in england to spend more money on building more council housesr mark easton is with me. what did you make of the announcement? well, that was a surprise! a tory prime minister's big announcement — letting english towns halls build a lot more council housing. not since harold macmillan has the conservative party sounded as enthusiastic about the subject as theresa may did this afternoon. solving the housing crisis is the biggest domestic policy challenge of oui’ biggest domestic policy challenge of our generation. it doesn't make sense to stop councils from playing their part in solving it. so today, ican their part in solving it. so today, i can announce that we are scrapping that cap. at the moment, the amount councils in england can borrow to build new homes is capped. local authority housing debt is currently about £26 billion. but once the cap comes off, they can use their housing stock as collateral against much more — probably an additional £io—15 billion of borrowing. that money could be used to build an extra 15—20,000 new council homes e

of the prime minister's key pledges this afternoon was to allow local authorities in england to spend more money on building more council housesis here. what did you make of the announcement? well, that was a surprise! a tory prime minister's big announcement — letting english town halls build a lot more council housing. not since harold macmillan has the conservative party sounded as enthusiastic about the subject as theresa may did this afternoon. solving the housing crisis is the biggest domestic policy challenge of our generation. it doesn't make sense to stop councils from playing their part in solving it, so today i can announce that we are scrapping that cap. at the moment, the amount councils in england can borrow to build new homes is capped. local authority housing debt is currently about £26 billion. but once the cap comes off they can use their housing stock as collateral against much more — probably an additional £io—15 billion of borrowing. that money could be used to build an extra 15—20,000 new council homes every year for ten years. to put that in perspective, in the last year for which we have figures, fewer

. >> is simplyly restotores contrl over the ability to solve thee housing crisis to lococ communities. it would allow l localmunits to pass stronger rent control laws that will cover more units. so what do the polls say? >> the polls is so we are down, however, those are polls of likely voters. and we're also making great progress in the last two weeks. we went from 38% support to 41 % support. what is happening is thiss barrage of negative and false advertising targeting homeowners, , telling g them t'e goining to lose the value of thr home when the proposition does not affect single family homeowowners. there is not a single jurisdiction that has ever imposed rent control on singngle-family homes. they're also targeting seniors, saying the proposition will make housing crisis worse because it will deterer development. there has been r rent control ln santa monica, beverly hills, san francisco cities that have rent control since the 197070's and have had rampant development. developers will develop in every single local law exempt new construction. i think what t voters need to know, with a need to be told

local services. the fires that you just talked about and mental health services in homelessness, it does not provide any new or affordable housing. the constitution already allows seniors over 55 to move and keep property tax within the county as well as disaster victims. >> how do you address this huge loss to local governments? >> the facts and figures are a result of the legislative analyst's office, which is already revised into our favor their figures. >> so you're saying the $100 million per year is not accurate? >> correct. >> originally it was 150 and now they have downsized to 100. this is because by law the analyst only has to look at certain aspects of a proposition. voters just are not getting the full picture on prop 5 in particular. >> what part of the picture are we missing? >> they cannot look at all the economic activity that comes around the sale and purchase of a home. the remodeling, the new roof, the new car in the driveway, all of those generate property and income taxes. they are restricted from looking at those. >> jeff, do you see that as a valid point? >> the nonpartisan organization along with the california agenda policy center have

local zoning laws to build housing. >> reporter: the bay area is known for its housing crisis, and traffic congestion. but a new law signed by governor brown aims to address both. bill 2923 allows bill to build housing and shops. >> we need to build more rousing that's affordable to working families in the immediate vicinity of the b.a.r.t. stations. >> reporter: 250 acres of parking lots around 26 b.a.r.t. stations would be looked at for more than 30,000 new homes. it will be up to b.a.r.t. to decide the mix of units, but at least 20% of all units need to be affordable at every individual site and across all b.a.r.t.'s transit. >> reporter: supporters say it would elevate the quality of life for many bay area reside residents. should be left up to cities. >> this isn't about whether to build housing. i would say that b.a.r.t. already has enough problems. >> reporter: catherine baker voted against the bill, saying cities like dublin have done a great job adding housing units by leaving it up to b.a.r.t. the consensus is now that b.a.r.t. must work with cities to fast track the housing development. >>> governor brown signed a bill that expedites a new stadium for the bay area. t

local governments. the measure repeals what's called - the costa hawkins rental housing act .... that measure prohibits rent control on single family homes ... and only allows rent control for buildings built before 19-95. as you might expect.. not everyone is on board. <(patrick sabelhaus - coalition of affordable housing) "we think the ballot measure is terribly flawed, poorly written and it won't do anything about the supply and demand problem.">demand problem.">(pam) meanwhile, supporters of prop 10 say, it will stop predatory landlords from raising prices and forcing families and individuals out of their homes. (ken) a warning for teens who smoke pot-- it could cause lifelong brain damage. researchers tested the memory and reasoning of 38-hundred 13- to-17-year-olds. they found marijuana affected teens' long-term cognitive abilities more than alcohol. not only that but even when students stopped smoking pot, their memory didn't get better. scientists say they need to do more research to find out how and why the brain is affected by early marijuana use. the study was published in the american journal of psychiatry. (ken)coming up: the death toll continu

local governments. the measure repeals what's called - the costa hawkins rental housing act .... that measure prohibits rent control on single family homes ... and only allows rent control for buildings built before 19-95. as you might expect.. not everyone is on board. <(patrick sabelhaus - coalition of affordable housing) "we think the ballot measure is terribly flawed, poorly written and it won't do anything about the supply and demand problem.">(pam) meanwhile, supporters of prop 10 say, it will stop predatory landlords from raising prices and forcing families and individuals out of their homes. now to our four zone forecast. taking a live look outside at san francisco kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with the forecast lawrence karnow: skies were slow to clear today but finally there was a little more sunshine by the afternoon. we can still see a few showers on the doppler radar and even some thunderstorms. on the satellite image you can see the storm clouds moving southeast. another storm in the gulf of alaska will brush the bay area on friday night and into saturday morning. after that high pressure builds in and it will be win

local governments. the measure repeals what's called - the costa hawkins rental housing act. that measure prohibits rent control on single family homes ... and only allowsent control for buildings built before 19-95. ( will )coming up next.... a flight to remember ... ahead of the big fleet week air show. how kron 4's gayle ong took to the skies. ( will )plus... a bill making it's way through congress... could make flying a bit more bearable. details on the big changes we may soon see on airplanes. there's a new plan to give you more leg and seat-room on flights. the senate passed a 90-billion dollar bill... requiring the f-a-a to set a minimum seat- size for commercial planes the plan also addresses over--booking. sam sweeney reports. from inside a plane to outside the airport this 90 billion dollar bill will change the way americans fly.from new runways and control towers, to how airlines bump passengers. 226sen. chris van hollen/ (d) maryland:"if you are on the plane the only reason you can be removed from the plane is for safety purposes."maryland senator chris van hollen added that amendment after dr. david dao was dragged from a united express fli

local governments if proposition 10 passes. the measure repeals the costa hawkins rental housing act... which prohibits rent control on single family homes... and only allowsent control for buildings built before 1995. (eric heins- california teacher's association) "i have lived in a rent control apartment as a teacher in san francisco..and if it wasn't for that, i wouldn't have had a home there.." eric heins is an elementary school teacher and president of the california teacher's association.. he says rising rents often force workers to move far away from their jobs."it's forcing out families and forcing working folks out of their homes and it's because of predatory landlords wanting to raise profits because they've been able to." the coalition of affordable housing along with some landlors worry that rent control could lower property values.(patrick sabelhaus - coalition of affordable housing) "we think the ballot measure is terribly flawed, poorly written and it won't do anything about the supply and demand problem." opponents also argue ths measure will slow down construction of new homes. "again, we have empathy for the problems those people are faci

local approval for certain develops including housing. >> a multimillion dollar upgrade is coming soon to san jose parking garages. yesterday the city counsel approved a project to make parking easier. it's a $6.3 million upgrade that will allowmake online reservations, scan validated parking tickets and use apple pay to pay for parking. but the new technology involves automated license phraeupt readers which is raising some privacy concerns. cameras similar to the ones at san jose airport will photograph license plates and note the time and location of the vehicles that enter the lot. >> they plan to upgrade in february or marat parking garages in the downtown area. >>> you are never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. check out these temperatures all over the place in the south bay. a lot of mid to upper 40s until santa clara, 56. san jose proper, 49. even micro employmeclimatesmicr. 56 in novato.eges thiing. here's a look at a fog-free golden gate bridge and rain-free commute today. and pretty much for your activity planner we're going to have a light chop on the bay. breezy across the north bay beaches. pretty quiet everywhere else. just out and about, it's going to be warm this afternoon. starting off

local governments if proposition 10 passes. the measure repeals the costa hawkins rental housing act... which prohibits rent control on single family homes... and only allows rent control for buildings built before 1995. (eric heins- california teacher's association) "i have lived in a rent control apartment as a teacher in san francisco..and if it wasn't for that, i wouldn't have had a home there.." eric heins is an elementary school teacher and president of the california teacher's association.. he says rising rents often force workers to move far away from their jobs."it's forcing out families and forcing working folks out of their homes and it's because of predatory landlords wanting to raise profits because they've been able to." the coalition of affordable housing along with some landlors worry that rent control could lower property values.(patrick sabelhaus - coalition of affordable housing) "we think the ballot measure is terribly flawed, poorly written and it won't do anything about the supply and demand problem." opponents also argue ths measure will slow down construction of new homes. "again, we have empathy for the problems those people are fa

house refused to take it up. i work at all an at all and for sensitivity and i will pull you why i never, ever allow a furious defender to be released from a local jail without i.c.e. "to apprehend that individual. they need to go to jail and they need to be deported. i have spent a tremendous amount of time on the southern border and i have the support of the border patrol agents in the support of the border sheriffs and ranchers and i was instrumental in getting the strategy adopted by the department of homeland security. all of that is about law enforcement. as the attorney general i understand this and how critical the enforcement is. we need to do everything we can to secure the border and i will tell you right now it's not secure because i've been there, i've seen it and i've worked with the people of border patrol to try to fix it. >> you supported amnesty for those that are here illegally and you said we need i.c.e. to take care of the criminals. being here illegally is against the wall. that'law. that's why they call it illegal. they've already broken it by coming here illegally. sanctuary cities harbor illegal people, people that are h

local governments. the measure repeals what's called - the costa hawkins rental housing act. that measure prohibits rent control on single family homes ... and only allowsl for buildings built before 19-95. as you might expect.. not everyone is on board. <(patrick sabelhaus - coalition of affordable housing) "we think the ballot measure is terribly flawed, poorly written and it won't do anything about the supply and demand problem.">( james ) meanwhile, supporters of prop 10 say, it will stop predatory landlords from raising prices and forcing families and individuals out of their homes. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... we are just minutes away from a key sentate vote for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. we go live to the senate floor next for the vote. the ross fall dress event is finally here. so you can find a party dress that actually makes you want to celebrate. yes. or find a new dress that's perfect for work. perfect! or one that you know exactly how to work. yeah? yeah. that's yes for less. get to the ross fall dress event where you can find the latest styles and trends for every occasion. the ross fall dress event is on n

house or senate. host: last night exchange. we want to thank our local partners who have allowed us to carry well over 100 debates during this campaignycle to have you have a better understanding of what is happening. the schedule on our website at c-span.org. back to your calls and the issue of the supreme court and whether or not you think it is the independent branch of government. charity has this tweet. i think it has -- it is very important for her to remain an independent branch. brett kavanaugh showed clear partisanship. a big no-no. saying the only way the left can advance their agenda is through the court. five justices will stop that for a generation or so. i cannot wait for trump to nominate two more conservatives. finally from gary saying bush v gore was correctly decided. the democrats decided -- the democrats tried to rig the election. pensacola, florida, you're next. court shouldupreme be an independent branch of the government. that is why they have lifetime appointments. whether that was a mistake from our founders are not as highly debated. having said that, it is amazing how the press and democrats keep saying it

at a white house event today, president trump said "we must never allow political violence to take root in america." : carried out a far-reaching federal, state, and localhe person or persons responsible for these events. aree terrorizing acts despicable and have no place in our country. the hour,in authorities in california were examining a suspicious package mailed to senator, let harris'-- is in kamala harris' sacramento. president trump is considering action on the border using the same authority as the travel ban. it would be designed to bar asylum-seekers from entering the country. a person familiar with the matter says the white house is weighing a wage of options to shut out the undocumented migrants but that no final decisions have been made. china and japan are presented a united front on trade as the leaders of asia's two biggest economies met today in beijing. the visit by japanese prime minister shinzo abe along with hundreds of japanese businessmen took place amidst the backdrop of a trade dispute between china and the u.s. that has resulted in both sides imposing billions of tariffs on each other's exports. the two sides signed a series o

allow us to extend borrowing. it is it —— is it because the government does not want the added debt was magellan like the treasury will look very carefully at local authority plans to develop housingure —— plans to develop housing. we also have to make sure -- the treasury will look. we have to have good, appropriate criteria for development. i think we can do it, andi development. i think we can do it, and i think it's good news for people who want to rent and who want to buy. i think it is also good news for small and medium—sized developers, because it means local authorities can work with us, and local, smaller companies who could deliver these houses for the local authority. it really is very good news. a key question: how quickly can it start to make a difference? that has always been the issue, even once this is unlocked, it inevitably ta kes a once this is unlocked, it inevitably takes a long time to have an impact. yes, and we need to see the detail behind the proposal. it could happen very quickly. the councils are in the best place to identify land and get the consents on it. it could happen quickly. within a few months 01’ happen quickly. within a few months ora happen