live in sacramento, nannette miranda, abc7 news. >> thanks a lot. in oakland, the city council is having closed door meetings this morning and a public hearing tonight to discuss tentative agreements made with four major unions. the city is trying to close a $58 million budget deficit. the police and fire unions along with the other publavoid p cuts to city services. that includes libraries, parks and the arts. members of each union still need to approve the deal before the july 1 budget deadline. >>> spring buying boosted home prices in more than a dozen major u.s. cities including san francisco. it's the first time prices have risen in eight months. standard & poor's case shiller home index says the prices rose in 13 of the 20 cities it tracks. washington, d.c. saw the biggest increase in april followed by san francisco, atlanta and seattle. despite good news, prices were down 4% from time last year. most of the improvement was likely because of the traditionally busy spring and summer home buying seasons. they say it was too early to tell if it w

live in sacramento, nannette miranda, abc7 news. >> thanks a lot. in oakland, the city council is having closed door meetings this morning and a public hearing tonight to discuss tentative agreements made with four major unions. the city is trying to close a $58 million budget deficit. the police and fire unions along with the other public employee groups have agreed to concessions of 9%. officials say that would allow the city to avoid deep cuts to city services. that includes libraries, parks and the arts. members of each union still need to approve the deal before the july 1 budget deadline. >>> spring buying boosted home prices in more than a dozen major u.s. cities including san francisco. it's the first time prices have risen in eight months. standard & poor's case shiller home index says the prices rose in 13 of the 20 cities it tracks. washington, d.c. saw the biggest increase in april followed by san francisco, atlanta and seattle. despite good news, prices were down 4% from time last year. most of the improvement was likely because of the

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more from abc capitol correspondant nannette miranda. >> it is a mixed bag and first good news. california's unemployment rate fell to len.7 percent and a drop of a percentage point since 2011 began. it was slightly higher in april and all painting a positive picture than a year ago when the jobless rate for california was at a year high. >> i just got laid off. >> for steven frazier, bad news. employers shed 29,000 job in may and most significant job loss since last fall. he remains positive because of unique skills. >> it is not too bad for me, but a guy coming out of prison and people getting laid off from a janitorial job. where are you going to find one? >> you will find starts . it happens for one reason. they don't think they can find a job. you have to be actively looking for work. and they are dealing with shrinking budgets. >> there is one bright spot the information sector. it had seven percent job growth. and that didn't help steven frazier who may have to stretch to stay in the airline administration and you might to have go to dex e texasment both of those have sin

the story from nannette miranda in sacramento. >> reporter: most retailers with a store front in california like the avid reader are happen by governor brown signed the bill that forces out-of-state internet sites to start collecting sales tax from residents. they thought it was unfair customers could essentially get a discount for buying items tax free online while stores have to charge a sales tax. >> why should the brick and mortar person have to operate at a disadvantage when they do the hiring and support the local economy and amazon doesn't. >> the the law previously only required retailers with a physical presence in california to collect a sales tax. etailers like overstock.com and amazon.com got away with not collecting the money because they don't have a store front in the state. but the etailers contract out with 25,000 small businesses based in california known as affiliates which provide links to sites like amazon and overstock. now, that the new law is forcing sites to start collecting the sales tax from california residents, buying from california affiliates etailers have beg

nannette miranda has the full story tonight from sacramento. >> reporter: i would rather have them still stay and work it out even if it has to be a late budget. >> fourth grade teacher kathy skilling is disappointed lawmakers didn't work on the state budget longer. she thinks more time would have meant more money tore schools. >> i spend a lot of time on my classroom for school supplies we don't get any more. >> schools are one of the biggest losers. public education will not be paid back the $3 billion promised. u c+c su slashed another $150 million each. some online shoppers left paying a tax. and rural home owners paying $150 a year for fire protection. democrats say the plan is the best they can do at this point. their pay and per diem would have been docked at midnight and without gop support for extending temporary tax hikes the majority party moved ahead with accounting gy gimmicks to meet the june 15th deadline. >> it is painful and difficult and ugly and do i not like it but i will do it because i was sworn so uphold the constitution. >> while car registration ls increase $12 a

nannette miranda, abc7 news. >>> 5:44. good news if you are fighting off the debt collectors.loomberg business report coming up. >> plus, a terror scare on the west coast. investigators reveal a plot against the military that included machine guns and grenades. >> also, a san francisco judge rules an attack on a transgender woman is not a hate crime. the reason district attorney george gascon says he is wrong. >> while prosecutors decided not to file charges against like honey roasted, honey bunches of oats. with a kiss of golden honey. and the same calories per serving as special k original. who knew 120 calories could taste so delicious? so, try honey roasted, honey bunches of oats! denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> welcome back. sky7-hd. quiet right now, and watching the flooding in yosemite where the temperatures jump from 77 today to 83 over the weekend. we'll be in the mid-70s around tahoe. with a lot of sunshine. if are you not head that way, traveling

. >>> nannette miranda has more on the story from sacramento. >> reporter: california is one of three states that requires food stamp applicants to be finger printed. some advocates for the poor cite the fingerprinting process as one of the major reasons the state has the lowest food stamp participation rate in the country, 50%. theresa lyons didn't like to give their fingerprints. >> sometimes it's hard to know you are getting finger prints. >> but more people may be joining the food stamp program because the assembly has a proposal to remove the requirement. with more participation, millions more in federal matching dollars would come into the state. >> by increasing participation in eligible benefits, 86 could serve as a massive stimulus package. >> but republicans thought the proposal fought it saying it's one of ways to combat fraud. >> this is one firewall that prevents abuse of this system. >> but a state audit found the fingerprinting program to be costly and redundant and recommends it's elimination. next year it will cost taxpayers $17 million to maintain. >> why would we co

capital correspondent nannette miranda reports on cause of effect. >> in this home invasion robbery thewner and two criminals engaged in a gun battle that resulted in serious injuries. it is the fear that many californians have to budget cuts to public safety. more crime. the corrections department has been cutting the gps tracking devices off half of the 950 gang members on parole as a way to save $6 million by july 1st. after slashing jobs and other expenses, the agency says there is nowhere else to cut. >> we can cut on the side of gang monitors but we can't cut on the sex offender monitors because those are mandated by law. so we're doing what we can within the confines of the rules and laws and the budget we have left. >> reporter: one of the suspects in the shooting man who investigators believe had his gps ankle removed one day before the shooting. up until then he seemed to be following his parole terms. >> more cuts, more crime. >> residents living near to the shooting are upset. >> the first thing, what can i do to get into trouble. he robs someone else and got shot. >> very n

nannette miranda has the details. >> reporter: the state that churns out lawmakers paychecks could come grinding halt the controller is threatening to permanently dock lawmakers pay for every day the spending plan is late. he says he is following proposition 25 which voters passed last november. >> the voters make lawsuit clear if you don't finish the budget you won't get paid. >> reporter: last year it was hundred days late. at typical salary of $935,000 a year they each lost almost $50,000. while eventually they got the money back when they passed the budget the new law forbids it. no retroactive pay. >> it ought to be their job. when folks do regular jobs don't do their jobs they don't get paid. >> no paycheck is worrisome. >> it's difficult for people who are trying to get by my wife and i are certainly in that category. >> will it be tough on the family? of course, it will, but not having a budget will be tougher on more people in the state. >> critics say lawmakers should not be put in a position to vote for a bad budget just so they can pay their mortgage. privately politicians t