san diego, yes, santa clara, it depends on trial needs. alameda county, as needed. our department, yes. definition of a backlog in san diego county means it is unassigned. in lapd, unassigned. to declare, unassigned. alameda, over 30 days. sfpd, unassigned. that is what i mean by industry standards. staff numbers and forensic biology unit. san diego county, 21 . the lapd, 27. santa clara county, 20. alameda, eight. our department, seven total. average number of new sex cases requested monthly. lapd, 112. santa clara, 20. alameda, three. san mateo, seven. our department, 17. that i

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resort to desperate, back last november, we were asked to vote to make four indian casinos in san diego county pony up money. i thought this was a joke. they voted to do it. now, the governor proposes to borrow against future revenues. how did they deal with these social problems when the economic problems were far worse than what we can imagine today? this is from larry halprin's. and it has these quotes from roosevelt on the wall. he said in one of his talks to the people, "the test is not whether we have more, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little". it's a different philosophy than that which we have become used to. what i am going to show you is a lost civilization. it's a strange place. and yet, it becomes oddly familiar after a while because we built it and use it every day without knowing it. it has been buried. the living new deal project is like an archaeological dig. we are going after the new deal in california, but hope to extend throughout the united states. i thought that i am, photographer robert dosson could photo. it's gradually become a collaborative p

san francisco. all plant material shipped into the county is treated at the origin, which, generally speaking, would be in ventura or san diego county. they notify us when the shipments are arriving. we are also notified by the receiving handler and we will send an inspector out. supervisor chu: so this would allow the department to recover cost for that inspection work done at the supervisory level. >> yes. supervisor chu: any members of the public that would like to speak on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. i move forward with recommendations. thank you. item seven. >> item 7. resolution authorizing the san francisco department of public health to accept and expend retroactively a grant from the united states department of health and human services in the amount of $631,739 to fund the project entitled "project for assistance in transition from homelessness" for the period july 1, 2010, through june 30, 2011. supervisor chu: thank you. >> hello, i am a program manager with the san francisco department of public health, a better health services. i am here to present projects for assistance and transition fro

san diego gas and electric company. it was submitted in respons to the massive wild fires in san diego county in 2007. utilities say it needs to be able to recoup costs from consumers because disaster insuranceas become more expensive. premiums increased 300% after those 2007 fires. insurance companies are not willing to insure for as much as ideally needed. >> ther's a number of reasons. one is that the cost of insurance has risen significantly. and this is -- so it basically is be prepared in case there is a catastrophic wildfi anywhere in california. so at we have the mechanism to keep r business going. >> it' a futile effort to try and have all the ra payers to become a ji bega nick insurance company to cover risk that the insurance companies aren't willi to cover. if they're not insurable why would we have the rate payers cover the risk why wouldn't we change the way we operat to reduce the risk. >> proponentses are concerned it would increase the risk of fires by reducing utilities incentive to maintain safe condition they say the financial burden should fall on utility shareholders, not the rat

resort to desperate, back last november, we were asked to vote to make four indian casinos in san diego county pony up money. i thought this was a joke. they voted to do it. now, the governor proposes to borrow against future revenues. how did they deal with these social problems when the

san diego gas and electric company. it was submitted in response to the massive wild fires in san diego county in 2007.he utilities say it needs to be able to recoup costs from consumers because disaster insurance has become more expensive. premiums increased 300% after those 2007 fires. insurance companies are not willing to insure for as much as ideally needed. >> there's a number of reasons. one is that the cost of insurance has risen significantly. and this is -- so it basically is be prepared in case there is a catastrophic wildfire anywhere in california. so that we have the mechanism to keep our business going. >> it's a futile effort to try and have all the rate payers to become a ji began nick insurance company to cover risk that the insurance companies aren't willing to cover. if they're not insurable why would we have the rate payers cover the risk. why wouldn't we change the way we operate to reduce the risk. >> proponentses are concerned it would increase the risk of fires by reducing utilities incentive to maintain safe conditions. they say the financial burden should fall on utility shar

agency - you can't have an agency at a 50 percent cut and another one at only a 90 percent cut at san diego county - and i'm sure there's others like that - but we're all joined together in the hip in our economy. in summary i think there's no silver bullets and it will require flexibility, multiple strategies and all of us to get us through these changes times. thank you. >> thank you. one of the benefits of going later, maybe i should cross off all the stuff i was going to say because everybody hit it. i do want to start by thanking jarrod for his complete plan. we got you signed on 59. i actually want to start with a conclusion and i'll repeat them at the end and we've hit them. but climate change is going on for the last 150 years. this is not something coming it's already here. it's hard to get your community to understand it. we need to be imagining it now and we're not doing a particularly good job of that. ,maurine had a constitution. there are no silver bullets you have to have a comprehensive approach to this. the next conclusion is, we have to build diverse water management portfolios i

buy man who police say -- is back in the bay area tonight. 20-year-old andrew was arrested in san diego county near the mexican border on saturday. investigators say he confessed to shooting officer todd young last friday as young tried to arrest him on a domestic violence warrant. young is in serious but stable tonight. he is scheduled to be arraigned next week. >>> three people were killed today when a small plane crashed into a shallow lagoon in red wood city. one of the dead was a 91-year- old man, a world war ii veteran. witnesses say the twin engine plane went into a dive and plunged into the water shortly after takeoff. some say the pilot made a here rowic decision. >> reporter: they swam as close as they could, they kind of stayed away from the gas slick so they couldn't get anyone right to the plane until the first emergency driver got here. >> we did find approximately a 40-year-old woman who was just outside of the aircraft in the water. and pulled her to the shore line. she is deceased. >> reporter: witnesses who live and work in the redwood shores area describe the horrific crash.

the 17-year-old chelsea king was abducted, raped and murders in northern san diego county by a convicted sex offender. >> thank you, california for your boldness. thank you, california for your energy. thank you, california for your heart. thank you, chelsea. >> in addition to sending sex offenders away for life it mandates lifetime parole for specified sex offenders. john gardener is the sex offender who killed chelsea and another 14-year-old girl. he is now serving a life sentence wout possibility of parole. >>> a california woman given a life sentence for killing her abusive ex-boyfriend then paroled has a special request for governor schwartzeneggar. rose parker is asking for a full pardon. i talked with her today before she left to file a formal request. >> i should have been pardoned f i don't fight for it, if i don't pursue it, it will be dropped to the ground. >> rose parker was paroled from prison 10 years ago by gray davis. she's now filing a request to governor schwartzeneggar for a pardon based on innocence. i first met rose 10 years ago at california institution for women. s

andrew barrientos was transferred to the alameda county jail from san diego county yesterday. he will be arraigned in oakland on tuesday. he claimed he did not know the person he shot was a police officer. officer todd young and another officer were in plainclothes when they tried to serve barrientos with an arrest warrant. >>> three high school students are sick after they ate pot-laced marijuana chocolate. they say they bought the chocolate from the male student. police arrested the suspected student dealer and are trying how he got the pot-laced candy without a card. the girls will be fine. >>> the city council member who led the charge against a parcel tax to save police jobs is a crime victim this morning. burglars broke into ignacio fuentes' home on tuesday and stole his wife's computer and a few other items. he says he sees no connection between the break-in and his stance against the parcel tax. he said his home was hit last year, too. back then officers were still on the streets. he says break-ins are simply a problem for the city. >> it's another sign of the times fa

. >>> an degree bar yen toes was flown in from san diego county where he was arrested 9 days ago. officer todd young was shot twice after he tried to arrest him on a domestic violence warrant. he is in stable but serious condition. barrientos has confessed to that shooting. >>> the bay area is about to lose a home grown supermarket pw markets is closing the last of its markets after nearly 7 decades in business. long time customers feel like they are losing part of the family. len? >> reporter: that's exactly right, allen have the they have a lot of very loyal customers here and for the last few weeks they have been noticing more bar recollection shelves and rumors about the chain closing down. it's all denied to now. p.w. just changed their ads to announce after 67 years in business this chain is checking out. the promise of deep discounts at joey franco's p.w. markets going out of business sale didn't matter to many long time customers:you accountant come here to shop. >> not today. i came to say good buy. >> they mean everything. >> today you know people are everything. >> repo

police officer is back in the bay area tonight. 20-year-old andrew barrientos was arrested in san diego countynear the mexican border on saturday. investigators say he confessed to shooting officer todd young last friday. as young tried to arrest him on a domestic violence warrant. young is in serious but stable condition tonight. barrientos is scheduled to be arraigned next week on attempted murder and other charges. >>> and a marin county man is suing his local sheriff's department after a deputy repeatedly shocked him with a stun gun. take a look. >> put your hands behind your back. >> put your hands behind your back. >> now. [ yelling ] >> well deputies went to 64- year-old peter macfarlane's house after he fell last year and he refused to be taken to the hospital because he says he didn't have any insurance. his wife is heard on the tape saying "macfarlane has a heart condition. when macfarlane ignores a deputy's order to put his hands behind his back and stands up, that's when they zapped him. he was shot at least four times with the stun gun. >> they came in here like there was a fire g

>>thousands of firefighters are battling a gas fire in rural san diego county.the so called cowboy fire was reported this afternoon. more than 400 students at a near by elementary school had to be evacuated. fire officials say the fire is not threening any structures. the cause is under investigation. >>> the gunman who stormed the discovery channel headquarters had his first run in with the law here in california. he was charged with smuggling illegal imgrants into the u.s. police shot and killed lee after he took three hostages. lee had a history of protesting the network's environmental programming. >>> the rail line is slated to run between san francisco and los angeles with construction expected to begin in 2012. >>> san jose airport officials think they have pinned down what's been fouling out the air at the renovated terminal a. a broking sewer line underneath the terminal. crews now have fixed the problem and the bad smell has disappeared. >>> in mexico, 25 drug cartel members were killed today in a gun battle with soldiers. the mexican military said the

san diego gas and electric. it was in response to massive fires in san diego county in 2007. >>> well now that pg&e safety record is under scrutiny one former employee has come forward to share his personal story. mike wise man filed a lawsuit against the utility few weeks ago claiming he was harassed after erased questions about safety. wise man worked on gas transmission pipeline and complained that workers were sent in to a ditch almost 6 feet deep without training or required manual. >> the i actually had my foreman take a picture of me in front of the ditch. at the he said of the week we submitted it to my supervisor. he called me in his office an threatened to discipline me over the picture. >> pg&e says every employee is expected to stop work and raise concern if they feel there is unsafe situation. >>> mean time 4 san bruno resident are still missing in all of this. they have been id fade asia-year-old bull and her son greg age 50 and his son william, skaechbility the family of 81 year elizabeth torrez tells us she was one of the 4 people killed but the coroner not confirmed her identity. officials have

now, barrientos is still behind bars in san diego county following his arrest light near the mexicanr saturday. investigators say barrientos admits shooting officer young but claims he didn't know he was a police officer. officer young was in street clothing at the time. in the meantime, doctors at oakland's highland hospital say officer young will have more surgery later this week. but they say the 39-year-old officer is showing signs of improvement. they are calling this latest operation yesterday, a success. the 39-year-old-year-old -- the 39-year-old officer was shot friday during a gun fight in oakland. doctors say he lost a lot of blood. >> on this wednesday morning, it's back to square one for state lawmakers and the governor because there's still no new budget. that's after state lawmakers voted down two budget propose ams on the very last day of their legislative session. democrats voted against the republican budget plan. republicans voted against the democrats' plan. rej lative leaders from both si ldz along with the governor will now go back to negotiations and try to com

. >>> taking a look at this wild fire that continues to burn in san diego county.officials say they believe it was started by two illegal immigrants who set a signal fire after they got lost. cal fire says the pair made a cell phone call to mexico's emergency dispatch system on thursday saying they had been lost two days and they were going to set a signal fire so rescuers could find them. they were never found but remnants of a camp fire were found t. fire spread to 80 acres but it's 42% contained, full containment is expected tomorrow. there have been no injuries reported. >>> this morning we have new audiotapes of 911 calls from inside discovery channel headquarters as a gunman stormed inside and took hostages. >> i'm right behind the main lobby in a secure space. >> in the main lobby in a secure space. >> yes. >> hang on just a minute. okay. you see anybody? >> no. >> all of those hostages were able to escape uninjured. and finally when it all came to an end police shot and killed the gun man, 43-year-old james lee. >> this morning an 11-year-old boy is in the

wildfires in 2007 in san diego county exceeded the $1.1 billion covered by insurance. >> they're asking ratepayer be a gigantic insurance company for utilities up ask down the state. >> this has been in the works for years suspicion was raised today pg&e might use this plan to pay for the explosion and fire. and there is a an attorney made a denial. however, an attorney for a consumer add vo kaesy group remains skeptical. >> they haven't stated what is the definition of wildfire. >> and one issue identified by a state attorney is whether utilities will take short cuts knowing consumers will cover this bill. >> such a mechanism could be to sort of a pefshers incentive whereby utility would have back stock coverage by ratepayers and could then potentially not comply with safety rules thachl could be more expensive than accessing this type after kts. >> it's interesting to note there is a direct impact in this case. the state p.u.c. would like to take thup matter before the end of the year but without a budget cannot hire outside consultants that it needs to analyze this day days -- case.

there a wildfire in a rural part of san diego county. since yesterday, more than 700 acres have burned between the communities of campo and patrero. yesterday, hundreds of students from campo were evacuated as a precaution. >>> the mother of jaycee dugard has had a setback at her efforts to get compensation from the state. terry probyn suffered psychological and emotional trauma from her daughter's 18 years of captivity. she recently made a formal request to the state board that considers the compensation for crime victims. the board's staff that the courts handle her claim. we are pointing out that terry probyn's claim was not included in the state of california's $20 million settlement with jaycee dugard and her daughters. >>> there are concerns about hurricane earl as it barrels down on north carolina just in time for the holiday weekend. we have sandra endo with the latest from kill devil hills, north carolina. >> reporter: good morning. i can tell you this is the starting point of hurricane earl's track along the east coast. earlier

he is still be hand bars in san diego county after his arrest near the mexican border on saturday.gators say he admits shooting officer todd young but claims he did not know he was a police officer. yawning was in street clothing at the time. >>> in the meantime doctors at the hospital say officer young is scheduled to have even more surgery later this week. but they say the 39-year-old officer continues to show signs of improvement. they are calling his latest operation yesterday a success. the 39-year-old officer suffered two bullet wounds during friday's gunfight in oakland as doctors say he lost a lot of blood. >>> well, san rafael police are searching now for a man who groped a woman on the streets. now, this happened this past sunday about 1:30 in the morning on 4th street. police say the victim was walking with a friend when a man walked past and grabbed her. that suspect -- the description of him is vague, described only as caulk indication between 5'8" and 5'10" inches tall. he had on a black hooded sweatshirt and was wearing a black baseball cap. now, if you have any info

san diego gas and electric. it was in response to massive fires in san diego county in 2007. >>> official number of people killed from the fire stands at 4 but keep in mind there are 4 others listed as missing tonight. among those killed 44-year-old jack we lip and 13-year-old daughter. she worked for the public utility commission pipeline division. she was the student body president at the gram or school in san francisco. also killed 20-year-old jessica morales seen here with her boyfriend joseph gomez who was badly burned trying to rescue her. and here are 3 of the missing. ia-year-old the and her son greg age 50 and his son william who is 16 years old. >> we heard about the heroic efforts of emergency crew in the face of the danger in san bruno last thursday and tonight we are hearing how it all unfolded so dramaticallyq. dan has that part of the story. >>reporter: some of the first reports of the stan bruno explosion came from commercial pilots over san francisco international. >> fire just started. >> yes i know we are just looking at that. that is huge. >> yes. >>reporter: first fire craw on the scene didn

he is still behind bars in san diego county following his affidavit near the mexican border on saturdayvestigators say barrientos admits shooting young but claims he did not know he was a police officer. officer young was in street clothes at the time. >>> meantime, doctors at oakland's highland hospital say officer young is scheduled to undergo more surgery later this week. but they say the 39-year-old officer continues to show signs of improvement. now they are calling his latest operation yesterday a success. the 39-year-old police officer suffered two bullet wounds during fried's gunfight in oakland, his doctors say he has lost a lot of blood. >>> san rafael police are searching for a man who groped a woman on the street this past sunday at 1:30 a.m. on 4th street. police say the victim was walking with a friend when a man walked past and grabbed her. hoe is described as caulk indication between 5'8" and 5'10". if you have any information call police. >>> still ahead apple plans to make a product announcement just hours from now. we will tell you what some fans think steve jobs will

san diego gas and electric. that was in response to massive wild fires in san diego county in 2007. and what that utility company is saying plus pg&e and many others is that the change is needed because disaster insurance is becoming so much more expensive and difficult to get. of course, you've got opponents out there saying this unfairly puts the burden on the rates of customers, not the shareholders. and that also increases the risk of fires by reducing incentives for utilities to actually maintain safe conditions of their facilities. here in the san bruno disaster, pg&e will be liable for up to its insurance limit which is about a billion dollars and they are saying that they think most of the costs will be covered. that remains to be seen. so unsure whether it would trigger a rate increases in this san bruno fire but the puc will vote on it by next spring or summer. theresa garcia, abc 7 news. >> thanks a lot. 6:08. muni delays are possible in san francisco today which could see the start of a rumored sick-out by operators. the union denies calling the sick-out today through fr

san diego this morning. flanked by the family of the teen-aged girl whose murder prompted the bill. the 17-year-old chelsea king was abducted, raped and murdered in northern san diego county by a convicted sex offender. >> because of chelsea, everyone joined together to solve a serious problem in our state. because of chelsea, california's children will be safer. because of chelsea, this never has to happen again. and i hope it offers some comfort to you today. >> the bill calls for life sentences for sex offenders who attack children under the age of 14. the man who killed chelsea, john gardener pleaded guilty in may now serving a life sentence without possibility of parole. >> and the california patrol reporting a double digit drop in vehicle thefts the largest decrease in decades. and how advance manies are helping law enforcement efforts. >> the california patrol thinks it's remarkable vehicle thefts are down more than 15% in the last year because they think typically in a recession, that number goes up. and this is a droch he bigger, 35%. >> for us in, the residents of california those numbers have gone down. and it's because of the technology and because of the proa

wildfires in 2007 in san diego county exceeded 1.1 billion dollars covered by insurance. >> what they asking rate payer be essentially a gigantic insurance company for all the timents and down the state. >>reporter: although the proposal has been in the work for a year suspicion was raised at preliminary hearing today that pg&e might use this plan to pay for the san bruno explosion and fire. pg&e attorney made a strong denial. >> about that would not be considered in wildfire and would not be covered in the proceeding. >>reporter: however an attorney for the consumer advocate group turn remains skeptical. >> they haven't stated on the record what is the definition of wildfire that the insurance policy actually cover. >> reporter: fact finding and public testimony are set for early next year. one issue already identified by a state p uc attorney is whether utilities take safety shortcut knowing consumers will cover the bill. >> such a mechanism could be to sort of a perfect versus incentive whereby the utility would have back stop coverage by rate payers and could then potentially not

andrew barrientos was then from san diego county where he was arrested nine days ago. officer todd young was shot twice after he tried to arrest barrientos on a domestic violence warrant in oakland. young is in stable but serious condition. investigators say barrientos has confessed to that shooting. >>> the bravery of a martineau police officer was remembered today two years to the day after he was killed. lately it seems a lot of police officers have lost their life on the job. john ford asks is it more dangerous to be a cop these days? >> reporter: a gathering at the martinez city hall to remember police officer paul star swing who was gunned down in the line of duty two years ago today. police chief tom symptom netty struggled to keep his composure. >> paul star swing is not a faceless name to me. he was my trainee, my beat partner, my teammate, and most of all my friend. i share the grief of paul's family, his friends and co- workers. >> reporter: officer star vickie sponsoredded to this apartment billing, a domestic pursuit call. a gun battle ensued and while fat

the man was arrested the next day in san diego county a quarter mile from the mexican border and now being held in oakland. >>> two disturbing attacks, one in arizona and another in washington have investigators wondering if they're dealing with a copycat crime. for the second time in less than a week, a woman has been attacked with acid. in both cases the victim didn't know her attacker. miguel almaguer reports. >> she just looked at me with these eyes as if she was saying something. >> from her hospital bed, she recalls the horrifying moment when she was ambushed and when the acid hit her face. >> but it immediately started to just burn. >> the 41-year-old mother says she was just outside her home in mesa, arizona, when a woman approached her in her apartment building's parking lot and flung acid at her face. she said her attacker never said a word. >> i just kept screaming. call 911. >> the attack is eerily similar to another in vancouver, washington, just days before. >> i could hear it sizzling. once it hit me, i could hear it bubbling and sizzling. >> bathe nil had been on her

. >> cal fire today blamed two illegal immigrants for starting a wildfire in san diego county. investigators say the two set the fire as a locator signal after they got lost. they say that the illegal immigrants called emergency dispatchers in mexico yesterday saying they had been lost for two days and were dehydrated and going to start the fire. the fire is burning tonight between campo and it has scorched more than 800-acres. but no buildings have been damaged. firefighters say they expect to contain the flames by sunday. the illegal immigrants have not been caught. >>> here in the bay area, park officials in san jose expect to be able to re-open allan rock park tomorrow as the fire danger there eases. the park was closed today. rangers say a combination of high temperatures, low humidity and very dry vegetation prompted their decision. the park also was closed last wednesday and thursday because of record high temperatures. [ music ] >> in that record heat has given way to some fog along the coast. it is out there now in the avenues of san francisco. our cooling trend is wel

andrew barrientos of union city was flown back yesterday from san diego county where he was arrested saturday near the mexican border. investigators say he confessed to shooting officer todd young who was trying to arrest barrientos in oakland on a domestic violence warrant. officer young was shot one week ago today. he remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition. barrientos is set to be arraigned next week on 10 felonies including attempted murder. >>> the city of san carlos may soon have no police department. last night the city council voted to disband the department and contract out services to the san mateo county sheriff's department. the plan still needs approval though from the county board of supervisors. most san carlos officers would become sheriff's deputies, but some administrative jobs could be cut. the switch is expected to happen at the end of october. it's expected to save san carlos about $2 million a year. >>> it's 5:06. going to be a little cooler today. lawrence has our forecast. first, a friday morning commute which is usually smooth. >> yeah. usually p

. >> cal fire today blamed two illegal immigrants for starting a wildfire in san diego county. investigators say the two set the fire as a locator signal after they got lost. they say that the illegal immigrants called emergency dispatchers in mexico yesterday saying they had been lost for two days and were dehydrated and going to start the fire. the fire is burning tonight between campo and it has scorched more than 800-acres. but no buildings have been damaged. firefighters say they expect to contain the flames by sunday. the illegal immigrants have not been caught. >>> here in the bay area, park officials in san jose expect to be able to re-open allan rock park tomorrow as the fire danger there eases. the park was closed today. rangers say a combination of high temperatures, low humidity and very dry vegetation prompted their decision. the park also was closed last wednesday and thursday because of record high temperatures. [ music ] >> in that record heat has given way to some fog along the coast. it is out there now in the avenues of san francisco. our cooling trend is wel

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. >>> there's fire in rural san diego county. ce yesterday, 720 acres have burned, about 50 miles east of san diego. we just checked with fire officials. this fire is 15% contained. no homes are threatened. no injuries are reported yet but the fire is within a mile of an elementary school. classes will probably be affected for a second day today. >>> this morning an investigation is underway into the cause of the latest oil rig fire in the gulf of mexico. the mariner energy platform is located about 100 miles south of louisiana's vermilion bay. all 13 workers on board the platform jumped into the water when it caught on fire and were rescued. you can see them there. only 12 of the workers were able to grab life vests so they kept the other worker afloat in the gulf until rescuers arrive. the coast guard says there does not seem to be any oil leaking at the site. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the political fallout from this latest incident. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning. yesterday's oi

let's inspire and inspire cities like oakland and san diego, other counties, our states, everywhere across this country to do the same. thank you very much. supervisor avalos: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is guy carson. i'm the co-owner of the cafe de norte on market street. also a founding person of the cultural association. i think most of my speech have been well covered by my colleagues. i'd just like to, i guess at this point, address supervisor mirkairmi's statement about the accumulative effect of all these charges. we purchase the cafe kell nort -- del norte in 2003 and since then suffered a success of well-intended fees and legislation passed on that have directly impacted our bottom line. i think what you're hearing here today is from the small business owners is that we are at our threshold. we have laid off, we have cut back. we have taken no salaries on our own parts. we have borrowed to our maximum limit. and what the great agri gations of numbers -- aggregations of numbers don't show is that we're going down. it's not so much this pa

commissioner avalos: just relative to other counties, areas, is this -- >> we are assuming this goes one of five jurisdictions that were selected. i think los angeles, san diego, riverside, and/or rang county. i think we are the only one in northern california selected commissioner avalos: great. ok. if there are no other questions from the panel here, thank you for your presentation. we'll open this up for public comment. any member of the public who would like to comment on item number two, please come forward. seeing no one come forward. we'll close public comment. >> motion to accept the recommendation. commissioner avalos: motion from supervisor myrrh car reamy. without objection. we move forward. mr. young, if you could please call items number 3 through 7, please. >> item number three, ordnance providing revenue and levying property taxes for city and county purposes in establishing pass-through rates for residential tenants pursuant to chapter 37 of the administrative code end something up june 30, to 10. >> item number four, ordnance providing revenue and levying property taxes ending june 30, 2010. item number five, ordnance providing revenue and le

in san diego county, other fried food, it is fried white castle burger, fried avocados and a zucchiniich is a hot dog toughed inside a zucchini and deep fried. but the texas state fair takes the cake and the fries probably fried as well. they have all the standards but for a nice dinner start with the deep fried club salad, then a fried frito pie and wash it down with a beer which, by the way, is also deep fried. that's not your drink of choice, they also offer a fried margari margarita. i used to think was fascinating until i realized all you have to do is put it in batter or dough and fry it. >>> brand new rundown. they were pitted against each other in blood matches but michael vick's dogs aren't being put down. believe it or not, they're being saved, rehabilitated and sent to loving owners. it is an amazing story of rescue and redemption. >>> plus, for a lot of kids it might be their only meal of the day so it better be healthy. a new push to make school lunches better. sanjay gupta digs in. >>> and i have the honor of profiling our top ten cnn heroes of the year. we revealed them

we flipped san diego county from majority democrat county to republican republican county. fifth largest county in america and bigger than a dozen states. we registered more than 200,000 republicans in the state. for the first time in years we have seen the gap with republican and democrats in voter registration to narrow. democrats still have 2.3 million more members than we do in the state. but meg whitman, outstanding candidate for governor polling ahead of jerry brown. still going to be tight. and barbara boxer and carly fiorina in a statistical dead heat. it shows in a state where the democrats outnumber us by a substantial number, our candidates are proving competitive. the issue isn't how much money they spend but whether the ideas are right for the country; particularly at a time when the economy is suffering and the obama stimulus failed. in our state we have unemployment 2% higher than national average. economy is front and center. they're reluctant to turn the keys over to jerry brown and barbara boxer for another few years to go in that direction. >> shannon: we

county, in san francisco, one county, san diego county. all of our components are here today. iog is an important office of services, counsel, investigation, inspections evaluations. each one of these plays an important part in ensuring the integrity of medicare and medicaid. we realize the importance of collaboration. we take that sense of collaboration and externally. who are those partners? they include our partners within the department itself. this centers on the services. the administration on aging, the general counsel's office, or all of our very important partners with us. across the mall, the department of justice, the criminal division, the civil division. the fbi, nationwide. the attorneys' offices across the nation. these are all very important partners. our sister inspector general offices, the department of defense, the office of personnel management, the social security administration, the u.s. postal service, all are important law enforcement officials. at the state county level, these are state and local partners who are integral in the effort to keep these v