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before we began, i would like to express our gratitude to our gracious hosts, the president of los angeles city college and the executive director of the l.a. foundation. i would like to have you join me in greeting -- dr. more? [applause] >> thank you. welcome to los angeles city college. i am president of the campus. we would like to say a special thank you on behalf of the faculty, students, and staff to secretary sibelius and attorney general eric holder for bringing this important summit to los angeles city college. your success in fraud prevention will mean for us that many more health care dollars remain in our community. we would like to thank you for the hard work that you are doing and wish you much success in your summit today. thank you for coming out to los angeles city college. [applause] >> i would very much like to express my thanks to many -- the many people who have worked so hard to make the summit possible. this includes our colleagues of the department of justice, at the department of health and human services, the office of the inspector general, and the administration on
before we began, i would like to express our gratitude to our gracious hosts, the president of los angeles city college and the executive director of the l.a. foundation. i would like to have you join me in greeting -- dr. more? [applause] >> thank you. welcome to los angeles city college. i am president of the campus. we would like to say a special thank you on behalf of the faculty, students, and staff to secretary sibelius and attorney general eric holder for bringing this important...
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recapitulate all that, but i do think it's important to bring it back to the meaning for the city of los angeles and for other cities as well that when we record record high temperature, we also record record high use of our power system, which means we also have record high numbers of outages and we have record high hours of overtime being worked by our employees and we have many other impacts that are felt greatly by the citizens and by the rate payers. our city also receives a very large quantity of water and certainly our best quality of water from pristine area in the eastern sierra known as the owens valley and that's what feeds our aqua duct. we have been seeing summer runoff over the last 70 years showing a decreasing trend during the peak flow months which means although there are ups and downs in terms of the water supply, that during the times of highest need, the water yield is at its lowest, and going down. and this finding is consistent with what we've seen from the california department of water resources for the sacramento river and the san joaquin water heads as well. so we are
recapitulate all that, but i do think it's important to bring it back to the meaning for the city of los angeles and for other cities as well that when we record record high temperature, we also record record high use of our power system, which means we also have record high numbers of outages and we have record high hours of overtime being worked by our employees and we have many other impacts that are felt greatly by the citizens and by the rate payers. our city also receives a very large...
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whittier is in los angeles county, it's southeast of los angeles city proper. so far no one has been hurt, but some homes are being threatened by this fire. if they pull out a little bit, you'll be able to see a little more. wittier is east of the 605 in los angeles. it looks it appears to be a grass fire, can you see the firefighters working under there. some homes are being threatened. no one's hurt, we're going to keep a close eye on this and we'll let you know if anything changes. >>> pot use in the u.s. is on the rise. what it means for prop 19, the initiative, to legalize it. we talked to both sides today. >>> northern california home sales take another hit, but there might be some optimistic news between the lines. >>> and some live pictures from at&t park, the dodgers take on the giants right here in less than an hour. and the giantses are just a half game out of the playoffs. our state is in a real mess. and i'm not going to give you any phony plans or snappy slogans that don't go anywhere. we have to make some tough decisions. we have to live within o
whittier is in los angeles county, it's southeast of los angeles city proper. so far no one has been hurt, but some homes are being threatened by this fire. if they pull out a little bit, you'll be able to see a little more. wittier is east of the 605 in los angeles. it looks it appears to be a grass fire, can you see the firefighters working under there. some homes are being threatened. no one's hurt, we're going to keep a close eye on this and we'll let you know if anything changes....
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for example, a little contrast, the city administrator in the city of los angeles, the second largeste country makes $262,000 a year, shep. >> shepard: that is obscene. back to that bell lawsuit, some people are saying they want even more than these lawsuits. >> the people of bell don't just want to throw the bumps out, shep. they want the bums tossed in jail. they may get their way because legal charges are now being looked into. the bottom line decision is up to the d.a. in los angeles. but, if the lt. governor has his way, charges will be coming. listen. >> it was abuse. it was illegal. and it was greed. they started doing it. they got greedy. and we are above the law. and when i signed 8 hundred. i said no, you are not. and if you the attorney general can come in and push this bill, i'm for it. >> by the way, the man who led the recall in bell for those city leaders says he thinks things are going very well. the charges, by the way, jerry brown, the attorney general is also running for governor. we should note that shep. >> shepard: trace gallagher, thanks. a mother and her kids f
for example, a little contrast, the city administrator in the city of los angeles, the second largeste country makes $262,000 a year, shep. >> shepard: that is obscene. back to that bell lawsuit, some people are saying they want even more than these lawsuits. >> the people of bell don't just want to throw the bumps out, shep. they want the bums tossed in jail. they may get their way because legal charges are now being looked into. the bottom line decision is up to the d.a. in los...
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. >> dean kuipers, york contributed to be "los angeles times" and an editor at "los angeles city beach and you've been following this case for 20 years. give us a thumbnail sketch of the rod coronado is and what happened to us. no longer with "cityh "cit beat." rod was working with the sea shepherds. he and another activist went to iceland were they observe the willing operations in iceland in 1986. -- whaling operations. one night they snuck onto a boat. it was a whaling ship. basic two of their boats in the harbor and got away. this got a lot of media publicity. they immediately claimed responsibility and paul watson, the captain of the sea shepherd, offered him itself up for prosecution. because iceland was willing was considered violaon o ternational whaling commission rules, they decided not to prosecute him because it did not with the media publicity. this is the way the sea shepherd has been operating for years. rod was big time on them at that time as a radical environmentalist. in the early 1990's coniston investigation on the fur industry in the united states, trying to get f
. >> dean kuipers, york contributed to be "los angeles times" and an editor at "los angeles city beach and you've been following this case for 20 years. give us a thumbnail sketch of the rod coronado is and what happened to us. no longer with "cityh "cit beat." rod was working with the sea shepherds. he and another activist went to iceland were they observe the willing operations in iceland in 1986. -- whaling operations. one night they snuck onto a boat. it...
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los angeles. according to the l.a. times, the city of los angeles wants dr.cast to run its health department. they would pay him more than the $260,000 he earns working for san francisco. he helped create healthy san francisco, a program that provides medical care to most of the city's uninsured. cats expected to travel to los angeles the next couple weeks to meet with city officials about the job. >> exploring a controversial message to get homeless or alcoholics into housing but the plan would house them with taxpayer dollars and allow them to continue drinking. the so-called wet house is modelled after this project in seattle where alcoholics are allowed to live saving the city millions in medical costs. >> providing a medically supervised safe living environment in which people who are chronic are probably not going to change in their lifetime have the ability to live safely but also don't draw on the public resources. >> the best solution would be to have been hospitalized, involuntarily if necessary and detoxified. >> the health department found 225 of
los angeles. according to the l.a. times, the city of los angeles wants dr.cast to run its health department. they would pay him more than the $260,000 he earns working for san francisco. he helped create healthy san francisco, a program that provides medical care to most of the city's uninsured. cats expected to travel to los angeles the next couple weeks to meet with city officials about the job. >> exploring a controversial message to get homeless or alcoholics into housing but the...
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the city council voted to sue the high speed rail authority stopping the proposed $43 billion line running from san francisco to los angeles. the cities say they're not against the project but there are some environmental flaws. the high speed authority says it wants to, and will work with cities. >> and oracle's ceo took the stage at his company's open world conference this afternoon. during his key note address, he unveiled more new technology this week and during any other time in oracle history. that is what he talked about today. innovations include the new fusion business applications. >> we're going to deliver, we think we're going to try to deliver more value than any other technology company. >> and elly conannounced the new team today calling it most talented in company history including new president, hark heard, who was forced to resign as hp's ceo last month following accusations of sexual harassment. ellison called it a mistake and hired heard for his team. >> and there is concern pg&e ratepayers might end up footing the bill for the cost of the san bruno fire. >> a lot of talk about that. and there is that a
the city council voted to sue the high speed rail authority stopping the proposed $43 billion line running from san francisco to los angeles. the cities say they're not against the project but there are some environmental flaws. the high speed authority says it wants to, and will work with cities. >> and oracle's ceo took the stage at his company's open world conference this afternoon. during his key note address, he unveiled more new technology this week and during any other time in...
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as a result, the city of los angeles, in order to protect future flooding in the city, they decided to take the los angeles river and make it a flood control channel. they concreted the walls of the river in order for water to get to ocean much faster. narrator: cities throughout southern california converted natural rivers to these concrete channels, part of their storm drain systems. this allowed expanding development without the need for large flood plains. kharaghani: the los angeles river is approximately 51 miles. concrete reduces the size of the river that you need to carry the water because it speeds up the flow of water. if you'd like to remove all the concrete and to have natural system to carry the water to protect you from flooding, you need to have almost one mile on each side of the river set aside for transport of rain. so in order for the city to have use of those lands around the river, concrete made it possible to have minimum land so the water can be carried to the ocean in the fastest possible way. but, unfortunately, because of population growth and poor housekeepi
as a result, the city of los angeles, in order to protect future flooding in the city, they decided to take the los angeles river and make it a flood control channel. they concreted the walls of the river in order for water to get to ocean much faster. narrator: cities throughout southern california converted natural rivers to these concrete channels, part of their storm drain systems. this allowed expanding development without the need for large flood plains. kharaghani: the los angeles river...
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hey, you guys, it was 113 in los angeles today. city's hottest temperature ever recorded. 113.be soaked right now. congratulations to "american idol" runner-up christian bow bowersox who is getting married in october. the priest will be like if anyone objects, please text166idol 7. >>> "late night with jimmy fallon" weeknights at 12:35, 11:35 central on your nbc station. >>> now to entertainment news does she really get it? that's the current lindsay lohan question. she visited a homeless shelter last weekend and is saying all the right things about addiction, but some have their doubts. "us weekly" also spent the weekend calling photo agencies, shopping pictures of herself posing for $10,000 in her alcohol monitoring ankle bracelet. >>> the 1930s hollywood beauty who gave up acting only to later return as the oldest ever academy award winning nominee for "titanic" has died at the age of 100. >>> and conan o'brien's band leader max weinberg won't be joining him on his new late-night show. >>> finally, showbiz divorces aren't rare, but in the case of george lopez and his wife th
hey, you guys, it was 113 in los angeles today. city's hottest temperature ever recorded. 113.be soaked right now. congratulations to "american idol" runner-up christian bow bowersox who is getting married in october. the priest will be like if anyone objects, please text166idol 7. >>> "late night with jimmy fallon" weeknights at 12:35, 11:35 central on your nbc station. >>> now to entertainment news does she really get it? that's the current lindsay lohan...
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city limits or philly. it's rife with food deserts. the childhood obesity is large. in los angelesnto an oasis for healthy living. >> reporter: rosemary jones drives 12 miles to this weekly exercise and cooking class in south los angeles and shops for fresh produce at a farmer's market in the same neighborhood because there's nothing like this where she lives. >> don't have health insurance so i get free exercise plus i'm exposed to fresh food and, you know, it makes a big difference in my life. >> reporter: she's lost weight and her back problems are gone. and enrique has lost 12 pound. he's struggled with his weight. how difficult was it to eat healthy. >> life in city is so fast. you get hungry you eat at a fast food restaurant. >> reporter: two years ago the los angeles city council passed a moratorium on new fast food restaurants in south l.a. because the county found 30% of the population here was obese. the farmer's market which accepts federal food assistance checks of another step. >> i wanted to respond quickly to tissues related to childhood obesity. lack of food choices
city limits or philly. it's rife with food deserts. the childhood obesity is large. in los angelesnto an oasis for healthy living. >> reporter: rosemary jones drives 12 miles to this weekly exercise and cooking class in south los angeles and shops for fresh produce at a farmer's market in the same neighborhood because there's nothing like this where she lives. >> don't have health insurance so i get free exercise plus i'm exposed to fresh food and, you know, it makes a big...
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meanwhile, in los angeles, the unemployment rate is over 12%. at the time, los angeles cityld not point to the audit, but pointed to newer figures that showed the stimulus dollars hard at work. imagine the private sector, you hire somebody and pay them $100,000 salary, you could hire more people than 55. so should two los angeles departments have been able to create more than 55 jobs with $111 million in stimulus money. figure it out at cnn.com/caffertyfile. i know. you shake your head. >> what can you say? >> $111 million and 55 jobs. ah! >> thanks, jack. ""forbes" magazine has released the rich of the 400 richest americans and with the fortune, donald trump is coming in at 153. as the interview with donald trump continues, he says he believes that he knows the reason behind the lack of jobs in the united states. >> reporter: businesses, they have a lot of money and sitting on the sidelines and not hiring, and why? >> because they are afraid of stupidity and uncertainty, and they are afraid that people are giving away our country. they are very, very concerned. they don't k
meanwhile, in los angeles, the unemployment rate is over 12%. at the time, los angeles cityld not point to the audit, but pointed to newer figures that showed the stimulus dollars hard at work. imagine the private sector, you hire somebody and pay them $100,000 salary, you could hire more people than 55. so should two los angeles departments have been able to create more than 55 jobs with $111 million in stimulus money. figure it out at cnn.com/caffertyfile. i know. you shake your head....
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and in los angeles, the city of angels medical center recruited homeless people off the street to fill their empty beds, offering them cash and drugs, plus clean sheets and three squares a day, while billing medicare tens of millions of dollars for their stay. >> eric holder: we have to understand this is a major fraud area. >> kroft: united states attorney general eric holder is taking a crime that has been in the backwaters of law enforcement and made it a top priority at the justice department. why do you think it's been so attractive for the criminals? >> holder: because i think it's been pretty easy. i think that they have found a way in which they have been able to get pretty substantial amounts of money with not a huge amount of effort and, at least until now, without the possibility of great detection. >> kroft: with much fewer risks... >> holder: much fewer risks. you'll see some of these people, and they'll say, "you know there is not a chance that you are going to have some other drug dealer shooting at you." the chances of being incarcerated were lower, the amount of time t
and in los angeles, the city of angels medical center recruited homeless people off the street to fill their empty beds, offering them cash and drugs, plus clean sheets and three squares a day, while billing medicare tens of millions of dollars for their stay. >> eric holder: we have to understand this is a major fraud area. >> kroft: united states attorney general eric holder is taking a crime that has been in the backwaters of law enforcement and made it a top priority at the...
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los angeles.. los atleticos iniciaron hoy serie ante kansas city..estados unidos vencio a turquia por 81 a 64 paral mundial de baloncesto...--esa es la informacion deportiva... --- nos vamos a la ultima pausa en noticiero telemundo 48 ... ---y le muestro la historia del hombre que perdio un brazo salvando a unos animalitos, y casi pierde el otro intentando salvar a un animalote ... ya llega esa historia ... --- de nuevo bienvenida blanca !---- y con mi compaÑera aqui presente, celebramos las fiestas patrias y el bicentenario mexicano ayer ... ---gracias a todos los que nos acompaÑaron en el parque guadalupe de san jose...---quienes producimos noticiero telemundo 48 tuvimos la oportunidad de saludar a mucha gente de nuestra audiencia------ademas, por supuesto de disfrutar lo que fue una verdadera verbena popular, con toda nuestra musica y costumbres... ---y fijese que el cariÑo de "alexander alcantare" de la florida, por los animales ... casi lo deja sin brazos. brazos.---hace poco perdio uno rescatando pajaritos, y este fin de semana casi pierde el unico que le queda al tratar de auxiliar a un coc
los angeles.. los atleticos iniciaron hoy serie ante kansas city..estados unidos vencio a turquia por 81 a 64 paral mundial de baloncesto...--esa es la informacion deportiva... --- nos vamos a la ultima pausa en noticiero telemundo 48 ... ---y le muestro la historia del hombre que perdio un brazo salvando a unos animalitos, y casi pierde el otro intentando salvar a un animalote ... ya llega esa historia ... --- de nuevo bienvenida blanca !---- y con mi compaÑera aqui presente, celebramos las...
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city where the president visited back in july. and 13.7 million dollars used to upgrade grand canyon park, but in los angeles, an audit by the cityntroller 111 million dollars in stimulus spending has only created about 55 jobs so far. the audit reveals the city's department of public works has received 70.65 million dollars and created or retained 45 1/2 jobs. the city's department of transportation has been awarded 40.8 million dollars and created or retained nine jobs, with unemployment in l.a. at 12%, the controller says the city must do a better job of cutting red tape. >> the major problem was the delay in getting the dollars out, that the jobs that we want to see created weren't created as quickly as we would like and additionally, the other major problem was ensuring that the money was separated, we were using it properly under the federal guidelines. >> still, the president believes that that stimulus money had not been sent to cities like los angeles and states with severe budget problems, the economy could have gone into freefall. bret. >> bret: mike emanuel live on the north lawn. thank you. stocks ended the week on a
city where the president visited back in july. and 13.7 million dollars used to upgrade grand canyon park, but in los angeles, an audit by the cityntroller 111 million dollars in stimulus spending has only created about 55 jobs so far. the audit reveals the city's department of public works has received 70.65 million dollars and created or retained 45 1/2 jobs. the city's department of transportation has been awarded 40.8 million dollars and created or retained nine jobs, with unemployment in...
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they will sue the high-speed rail authority, the line that runs from san francisco to los angeles. the cities say they're not against high-speed rail but feel there are some design and environmental flaws. the california high-speed authority says it's disappointed but will work with the cities. a new survey shows 52% of muni riders are satisfied with the transit service. that's the agency's lowest approval rating in nearly a decade. the first to poll riders since muni raise the prices and slashed service. muni's chief says while he wishes more customers were happy, he is satisfied considering the recent cuts and fare hikes. 170,000 passengers ride muni each week day. >> if you're looking for great swimming days, you'll be a happy customer by the end of the week. >> it's going to get a little warmer. a lot warmer, right, mike nicco? >> yes. >> excitement. >> i hope everybody's excited. warm at the coast so the rest of us can come rushing to your neighborhood. enjoy us while we're there. we'll spend money, i promise. the wind, that's the big story. out of the west at oakland, 12 at sfo. those a
they will sue the high-speed rail authority, the line that runs from san francisco to los angeles. the cities say they're not against high-speed rail but feel there are some design and environmental flaws. the california high-speed authority says it's disappointed but will work with the cities. a new survey shows 52% of muni riders are satisfied with the transit service. that's the agency's lowest approval rating in nearly a decade. the first to poll riders since muni raise the prices and...
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cities of maywood and bell. working class neighborhoods where "the los angeles times" discovered the city manager was making nearlyyear. and the chief of police got $457,000. >> we have a case where hundreds of thousands of dollars of public money has been paid out under completely suspicious circumstances. >> reporter: in bell, residents paid extravagant property and sewer taxes to help subsidize officials salaries. >> we paid double what the city of beverly hills is paying. >> reporter: four officials have been forced from office. activists say they were able to get away with it because no one was paying attention. mike von fremd, abc news, los angeles. >>> and still ahead, how many vegetables do you think your fellow americans eat every week? want to guess? e a larger home to accommodate their family. matt was a star from start to end. he took care of us. he'll take care of you. we always like to follow up with clients and make sure that they know we're tracking their loan for them, and if there's something that makes more sense for them, we can present that as an option. the surprise was that there were no sur
cities of maywood and bell. working class neighborhoods where "the los angeles times" discovered the city manager was making nearlyyear. and the chief of police got $457,000. >> we have a case where hundreds of thousands of dollars of public money has been paid out under completely suspicious circumstances. >> reporter: in bell, residents paid extravagant property and sewer taxes to help subsidize officials salaries. >> we paid double what the city of beverly hills...
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eight current and former officials from bell, california, which is a city in los angeles county will nto their own wallets. the mayor, ex-city manager and six former and current officials from a los angeles suburb were arrested tuesday. these are people you should trust, right? nbc george lewis joins us from burbank and, george, it was described by one official as corruption on steroids. just the outlandish accusations that are out there. >> they are accused ofluding the city treasury to the tune of $5.5 million. the principal actor in this drama robert rizzo is said to have taken $3.4 million just by himself. rizzo and the seven others hauled before a judge and the district attorney is asking that bail for rizzo be set at $3.2 million, lesser amounts for the other city officials, kind of an unprecedented case in california where you've got city council swept up and hauled off to jail and the city is operating under an administrator who said he's going to try to press forward, but now a call by the county board of supervisors in los angeles to appoint a temporary administrator to run
eight current and former officials from bell, california, which is a city in los angeles county will nto their own wallets. the mayor, ex-city manager and six former and current officials from a los angeles suburb were arrested tuesday. these are people you should trust, right? nbc george lewis joins us from burbank and, george, it was described by one official as corruption on steroids. just the outlandish accusations that are out there. >> they are accused ofluding the city treasury to...
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federal stimulus spending package and what part of that went to los angeles, an influx of government money that failed to reduce the city'sd, produced 55 jobs. william lajeunesse is live on this for us in los angeles. what is going on, william? with this stimulus package? and what it is producing in l.a.? >> reporter: martha, remember how the stimulus was sold? the $800 billion was going to create jobs, stall the recession and help save the economy. and that was 18 months ago, well, now comes the results. city of los angeles, the city controller did a 40-page audit of stimulus money, and, found out it is not being spent swiftly, wisely or creating the jobs as promised, for instance, the l.a. department of public works spent $70 million in stimulus money, and it claimed to create 238 jobs, in fact the money created just 7 private sector jobs, zero public jobs, and 7 existing workers from layoffs. now, this was -- let's go back to the full screen, if you want. that was the department of transportation, that was 40 million stimulus money and only created or saved 9 jobs, taxpayer cost, 4.4 million per job, and the department
federal stimulus spending package and what part of that went to los angeles, an influx of government money that failed to reduce the city'sd, produced 55 jobs. william lajeunesse is live on this for us in los angeles. what is going on, william? with this stimulus package? and what it is producing in l.a.? >> reporter: martha, remember how the stimulus was sold? the $800 billion was going to create jobs, stall the recession and help save the economy. and that was 18 months ago, well, now...
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bay area, downtown los angeles has reported reported 113 degrees to the old record for los angeles 1112 degrees on june 26, 1990. the los angeles record previously was 1112. and the city of san francisco spanspends hal50 million, and thousands ren on the streets. >> the city of san francisco spend $150 million for homeless each year. and it has taken of and thousand of the streets in the past six years. either permanent housing or sending them home. kate thompson reports of thousands more remain on the street. >> san francisco is not going to close the borders to the homeless so every year everybody comes to the city and ends up on the street. >> the client, we've a lot of social service organization, and a very tolerant community. and a people in need. i think that all plays into effect for homeless coming to san francisco. >> homeless advocates are saying that they are from the bay area increased, dramatically over the past couple of years because of the economy. despite spending millions, there are 250 families on the wait list for shelter. >> people from poor communities are losing income, becoming homeless, they do not have that high credit card. or savings accou
bay area, downtown los angeles has reported reported 113 degrees to the old record for los angeles 1112 degrees on june 26, 1990. the los angeles record previously was 1112. and the city of san francisco spanspends hal50 million, and thousands ren on the streets. >> the city of san francisco spend $150 million for homeless each year. and it has taken of and thousand of the streets in the past six years. either permanent housing or sending them home. kate thompson reports of thousands more...
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completely suspicious circumstances. >> reporter: the scandal exploded in july when "the los angeles times" reported the cityager was making nearly $800,000 a year. double president obama's salary. and it didn't stop there. the chief of police got $457,000. and part-time members of the city council helped themselves to nearly $100,000. >> they're serving an agenda they have to line their pockets. >> reporter: outraged residents forced their leaders to step down. but the scandal did not end there. residents learned they were paying the second-highest property taxes in the county. >> they were bankrupting the residents. people aren't able to pay their taxes. we pay double what the city of beverly hills is paying. >> reporter: if you're wondering how something like this could happen, the answer is simple. no one was watching. this is a working class community, and few had time to attend city council meetings. since the salary scandal, all that has changed. other towns are now coming under the microscope. investigators are already looking at bell's neighbors, vernon and maywood. >> shame on you! shame on you! >>
completely suspicious circumstances. >> reporter: the scandal exploded in july when "the los angeles times" reported the cityager was making nearly $800,000 a year. double president obama's salary. and it didn't stop there. the chief of police got $457,000. and part-time members of the city council helped themselves to nearly $100,000. >> they're serving an agenda they have to line their pockets. >> reporter: outraged residents forced their leaders to step down. but...
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you can turn it into a parade like in los angeles and new york city. obviously increasing police throughout the crowd and not just on the out skirts would make a huge difference. >> there are interesting ideas floating around in terms of trying to have smaller celebrations in different neighborhoods so people don't all congregate in the castro. in the beginning i suggested we not have alcohol. that idea has taken time to take root now there is more support in getting rid of alcohol and working with the store owners with who were concerned >> i would it to be the event that it was 15 years ago when it was fun and people had a good time. those times have changed. i'm work width entertainment commission. i got legislation moved through the board where we will hire a special events coordinator for the city to create a new halloween around the city. >> anything that helps curb the violence in the castro is a good thing. its unfortunate but its reality. >> district 8 is home to rich and poor. drivers and bicyclists and pedestrians. gays and straights and fam
you can turn it into a parade like in los angeles and new york city. obviously increasing police throughout the crowd and not just on the out skirts would make a huge difference. >> there are interesting ideas floating around in terms of trying to have smaller celebrations in different neighborhoods so people don't all congregate in the castro. in the beginning i suggested we not have alcohol. that idea has taken time to take root now there is more support in getting rid of alcohol and...
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los angeles, in terms of square miles, los angeles county towards san francisco. we are 49 square miles. -worse. and because resentfully-it is much smaller in los angeles, then more spread out. and our city center is more concentrated, so you see them work, concentrated. >> and christine connolly, kron 4 news. >> you are seeing a lot of upper 90s, and i would not be surprised to see triple digits in the next hour or so. details coming up in your seven-day. [ ruiz ] reliable tools started as a brick and mortar store. we sell lathes, mills, high-tech equipment. i had an idea to go ahead and put up a couple of items on ebay, and they brought more than our expectations. meg whitman gave me the tools to expand globally. we sell to australia, india... that big blue machine over there? it's going to malaysia on wednesday. with ebay, she created jobs for millions of people. with meg's creativity, she'll be able to create jobs here in california. i'm mariano ruiz and i'm a meg whitman success story. baccalaureate. correct. [ audience groans ] since this competition has been continuing for 48 hours and we have yet to eliminate anyone, it is the decision of this board to declare all 20 contestants
los angeles, in terms of square miles, los angeles county towards san francisco. we are 49 square miles. -worse. and because resentfully-it is much smaller in los angeles, then more spread out. and our city center is more concentrated, so you see them work, concentrated. >> and christine connolly, kron 4 news. >> you are seeing a lot of upper 90s, and i would not be surprised to see triple digits in the next hour or so. details coming up in your seven-day. [ ruiz ] reliable tools...
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city funds. residents of the small los angeles suburb are outraged. >> city leaders current and former standing beforeudge to face charges of stealing money from their own city to line their pockets. among those arrested, a former city manager who paid himself $800,000. almost double the yearly salary of the president. he and others are accused of a misappropriated 5 1/2 million dollars to themselves. during the sting tuesday morning, when the mayor failed to come out of his home, officials use a battering ram to break down his door. this is the reaction at a city council meeting in july when people learned about the high salaries. especially distasteful in working-class town where many live below the poverty line. spontaneous celebrations broke out as word got out about the arrests. >> these people had their hands in the cookie jar and now it is their day to pay for justice. >> do you want to see them behind bars? >> yes. i wish they would let me turn the key. >> the california attorney general has sued bell city officials to get back most of their salaries. residents say they're not convicted, they
city funds. residents of the small los angeles suburb are outraged. >> city leaders current and former standing beforeudge to face charges of stealing money from their own city to line their pockets. among those arrested, a former city manager who paid himself $800,000. almost double the yearly salary of the president. he and others are accused of a misappropriated 5 1/2 million dollars to themselves. during the sting tuesday morning, when the mayor failed to come out of his home,...
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. >>> several city officials in the scandal-plagued los angeles suburb of bell are now under arrest. the mayor and ex-city manager are among eight current and former city officials taken into custody this morning in a corruption investigation. the district attorney and state attorney general, jerry brown, have been conducting investigations since it was disclosed the city officials were paying themselves enormous salaries. the ex-city manager, robert rizzo, for example, was making nearly $800,000 a year. >>> walmart has plans to build new urban stores in several places around the country, including the city of san francisco. the world's biggest retailer is looking to open as many as 400 smaller new stores around the country. walmart execs are not giving many details but there are about two dozen planned for the bay area. the stores would be smaller than a grocery store and would focus on selling fresh food. >>> an embarrassing hacking situation involving twitter. >>> and giants' fans still have hopes for the playoffs. now they have a way to express that faith with their wallet. e ret
. >>> several city officials in the scandal-plagued los angeles suburb of bell are now under arrest. the mayor and ex-city manager are among eight current and former city officials taken into custody this morning in a corruption investigation. the district attorney and state attorney general, jerry brown, have been conducting investigations since it was disclosed the city officials were paying themselves enormous salaries. the ex-city manager, robert rizzo, for example, was making...
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they're accused of misusing taxpayer money from the city in los angeles county to help pad their enormous salary autos speaking of salaries citi group is rewarding 25 top executive was multi million dollar raises and bonuses. they will receive $9.5 million in salary and $5 million in bonus money. the head of consumer banking for the americas gets 8. -- $8 million and a bonus of $4 million. the chief financial officer receiving just over $4 million and a $2 million bonus. it's ceo declined a raise and his salary remains at $1 for the second year in a row. is he expected to receive a huge compensation package come next year. citi was the hardest hit u.s. bank during the crisis receiving $45 billion in bailout money. the bank avoided rules preventing such high salaries by paying with stock instead of cash. >> comedian steven colbert went to testify about the plight of migrant farm workers april yeerg at the request of san jose congress woman and testified as his comedy central character a conservative news common tateor and offered his quote vast knowledge drawn from spending one day on a fa
they're accused of misusing taxpayer money from the city in los angeles county to help pad their enormous salary autos speaking of salaries citi group is rewarding 25 top executive was multi million dollar raises and bonuses. they will receive $9.5 million in salary and $5 million in bonus money. the head of consumer banking for the americas gets 8. -- $8 million and a bonus of $4 million. the chief financial officer receiving just over $4 million and a $2 million bonus. it's ceo declined a...
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region that supplies almost half the water we use and then through one of our member agencies city of los angeles the east si' ras and this year is it's becoming depress ingly clear and 07' is shaping up that all of them are well below normal. every single area. hoping that it's not a trend and a depressing state for me as my first years general manager. , brad will talk first hand he's on the faculty of university of colorado the director of university water assessment and was one of the great names in western law and politics. our next speaker doctor dan will repeat that entire lunchtime presentation except he'll talk really fast and do it in ten minutes. our third speaker barry nelson, codirector of national resources defense council and working on an interesting project water law and policy, and that's settlement and potential
region that supplies almost half the water we use and then through one of our member agencies city of los angeles the east si' ras and this year is it's becoming depress ingly clear and 07' is shaping up that all of them are well below normal. every single area. hoping that it's not a trend and a depressing state for me as my first years general manager. , brad will talk first hand he's on the faculty of university of colorado the director of university water assessment and was one of the great...
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currently, the city of los angeles is installing 50,000 lives that will generate power. there is no permit or these upfront design and engineering costs. i spent 15 years with pg&e doing projects, and tatarstan the whole game. for you guys, we would install the manufacturing facility here in the san francisco area. we would generate -- we're working with pg&e on this as well, about 400 permanent jobs. in addition to putting green out there for the public, we're creating jobs at the same time. you have to manufacture in your backyard and buy locally. i think those were in it. i tried to grab all the quon
currently, the city of los angeles is installing 50,000 lives that will generate power. there is no permit or these upfront design and engineering costs. i spent 15 years with pg&e doing projects, and tatarstan the whole game. for you guys, we would install the manufacturing facility here in the san francisco area. we would generate -- we're working with pg&e on this as well, about 400 permanent jobs. in addition to putting green out there for the public, we're creating jobs at the same...
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city uninsured. cast is expected to travel to los angeles in the next couple of weeks to meet with city officials there about that job. >>> san francisco is exploring a controversial method to get homeless alcoholic off the street and into housing but the plan would house them with tax dollars and allow them to continue drinking. story now from carolyn tyler. >> san francisco streets are home to dozens of chronic alcoholics who are clogging the emergency medical system and the city's jails. for example paul is self described drunk we meat few years ago had been arrested 128 times. and hospitalized 50. supervisor duffy thinks there might be a better approach. so-called wet housing model after this project in seattle. where homeless alcoholic are allowed to live and keep on drinking. >> providing a medically supervised safe living environment which people who are chronic drinkers probably not going to change in their life time have the ability to live safely but also don't draw from public resource. >>reporter: three year study by san francisco health department found 225 of the worst offenders accounted
city uninsured. cast is expected to travel to los angeles in the next couple of weeks to meet with city officials there about that job. >>> san francisco is exploring a controversial method to get homeless alcoholic off the street and into housing but the plan would house them with tax dollars and allow them to continue drinking. story now from carolyn tyler. >> san francisco streets are home to dozens of chronic alcoholics who are clogging the emergency medical system and the...
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hey, you guys, it was 113 degrees in los angeles today, the city's hottest temperature ever recorded,13. it was so hot, heidi montag was like "if i could still sweat, i would be soaked right now." [ light laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] hey, guys, congratulations to "american idol" runner-up crystal bowersox, who's getting married in october. very cool. after they exchange vows, the priest will be like, "if anyone objects, speak now or text 1-866-idol-07." [ laughter ] i just read about this -- paris -- [ laughter ] i like how they always do that. in case you don't know what 7 is. they count this much. this much -- i just read about this. paris hilton has settled a lawsuit with hallmark for making a greeting card with her catchphrase, "that's hot." she's also checking every day to make sure hallmark's not using her other catchphrase, "that's not mine. it belongs to a friend." [ cheers and applause ] "it's not mine. i was holding it for her." and finally, this is kind of a local story, it was hard getting around new york city this weekend because of the service changes on 18 differe
hey, you guys, it was 113 degrees in los angeles today, the city's hottest temperature ever recorded,13. it was so hot, heidi montag was like "if i could still sweat, i would be soaked right now." [ light laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] hey, guys, congratulations to "american idol" runner-up crystal bowersox, who's getting married in october. very cool. after they exchange vows, the priest will be like, "if anyone objects, speak now or text 1-866-idol-07." [...
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currently, the city of los angeles is installing 50,000 lives that will generate power. there is no permit or these upfront design and engineering costs. i spent 15 years with pg&e doing projects, and tatarstan the whole game. for you guys, we would install the manufacturing facility here in the san francisco area. we would generate -- we're working with pg&e on this as well, about 400 permanent jobs. in addition to putting green out there for the public, we're creating jobs at the same time. you have to manufacture in your backyard and buy locally. i think those were in it. i tried to grab all the questions i could. any other questions you guys may have?ns >> you mentioned 50,000 of these installations. did you say that is 10 megawatts? >> about 10 megawatts. on top of that, i was going to say, we could rollout that commission and get online about 1.1 megawatts. when you talk about pg&e and 250-megawatt plants, the years and years. my kids will never see this. as far as costs, we use a level lies cost of energy where we compete and compare rooftop solar. we compare cent
currently, the city of los angeles is installing 50,000 lives that will generate power. there is no permit or these upfront design and engineering costs. i spent 15 years with pg&e doing projects, and tatarstan the whole game. for you guys, we would install the manufacturing facility here in the san francisco area. we would generate -- we're working with pg&e on this as well, about 400 permanent jobs. in addition to putting green out there for the public, we're creating jobs at the same...
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the democratic controller of the city of los angeles issued add report. 111, $111 million in stimulus funding so far and has created # 55 jobs. this is a -- >> with the city of bell in california, that's about what they're make snog that's hard. 45, 46 days from an election when for this program it's huge to have a democratic official in a democratic city say we're not handling this very well. >> well, that's a little less than ideal, i would concur. >> a little less than ideal. >> i would say one thing which is in all seriousness. we've had republicans who talk about this, mark zandi who's done an overall plan and overall amount saying it really did save millions of jobs, and there can be criticism here and there. and really in all honesty, the president and the vice presiden president said at the beginning there would be issues here and there and there would be problems. overall we have to look at the entirety of the issue. >> it's one of america's biggest cities. $111 million. they do expect a couple hundred down the road. >> 100 million out of almost
the democratic controller of the city of los angeles issued add report. 111, $111 million in stimulus funding so far and has created # 55 jobs. this is a -- >> with the city of bell in california, that's about what they're make snog that's hard. 45, 46 days from an election when for this program it's huge to have a democratic official in a democratic city say we're not handling this very well. >> well, that's a little less than ideal, i would concur. >> a little less than...
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. >>> eight city officials in the los angeles suburb of bell were arrested today in a scandal that hasrawn nationwide outrage. the los angeles district attorney announced the arrest this morning. the mayor of former city manager and six others are accused of taking more than $5.5 million for the working class suburb. the eight are facing dozens of suburbs including illegally paying themselves enormous salaries. >>> the campus is one of 21 organizations chosen to create so called promise neighborhoods. it'll receive grants to set up birth to career services to careers in need. >>> well you might say no more home on the range. the controversial round up of wild horses and what's happening now because of pressure from congress and animal rights groups. >>> then it cooled off today but it did warm up. i have a five day forecast i think you will like. >>> first, late word of a fatal shooting in oakland. we'll tell you what we've learned. ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honk our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ >>> poli
. >>> eight city officials in the los angeles suburb of bell were arrested today in a scandal that hasrawn nationwide outrage. the los angeles district attorney announced the arrest this morning. the mayor of former city manager and six others are accused of taking more than $5.5 million for the working class suburb. the eight are facing dozens of suburbs including illegally paying themselves enormous salaries. >>> the campus is one of 21 organizations chosen to create so...
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. >>> eight city officials in the los angeles suburb of bell were arrested today in a scandal that hasrawn nationwide outrage. the los angeles district attorney announced the arrest this morning. the mayor of former city manager and six others are accused of taking more than $5.5 million for the working class suburb. the eight are facing dozens of suburbs including illegally paying themselves enormous salaries. >>> the campus is one of 21 organizations chosen to create so called promise neighborhoods. it'll receive grants to set up birth to career services to careers in need. >>> well you might say no more home on the range. the controversial round up of wild horses and what's happening now because of pressure from congress and animal rights groups. >>> then it cooled off today but it did warm up. i have a five day ú >>> police in oak london tonight responded to a deadly shooting just a few blocks from highland hospital. investigators haven't released a lot of information yet but it happened around 6:30 tonight. no word on the victim's identity or motive for the shooting. a police spok
. >>> eight city officials in the los angeles suburb of bell were arrested today in a scandal that hasrawn nationwide outrage. the los angeles district attorney announced the arrest this morning. the mayor of former city manager and six others are accused of taking more than $5.5 million for the working class suburb. the eight are facing dozens of suburbs including illegally paying themselves enormous salaries. >>> the campus is one of 21 organizations chosen to create so...
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. >>> breaking news from bell, california, this town about 40,000 people outside los angeles where the cityl member and manager were making inordinate amounts of money, the city manager with his salary and benefits was making close to $1.5 million. at least eight of those city officials were arrested this morning. the l.a. county district attorney is preparing to announce criminal charges. in fact, they have taken these elected leaders away in handcuffs. they're filing a lawsuit against the former and current bell city leaders demanding that their pay contracts are nullified, that they pay back some of the salaries and the full audit has shown that bell, california, illegally overtaxed residents and businesses to the tune of $5.6 million. that some 40,000 people overpaid more than $5.5 million. we're keeping a close eye on this and we'll bring you more details throughout the afternoon. >>> a horrific accident for fans at a race car in brazil. more than 100 people were hurt when a section of bleachers collapsed at an auto race this week. police are trying to figure out why it collapsed. some
. >>> breaking news from bell, california, this town about 40,000 people outside los angeles where the cityl member and manager were making inordinate amounts of money, the city manager with his salary and benefits was making close to $1.5 million. at least eight of those city officials were arrested this morning. the l.a. county district attorney is preparing to announce criminal charges. in fact, they have taken these elected leaders away in handcuffs. they're filing a lawsuit...