jill tucker, education reporter for the "san francisco chronicle." and joining us from denver, pedro nogueira, prove soar of social ology at new york university. welcome. jill tucker, let me start writ you. you spent a year following these programs for the "san francisco chronicle" documentary series "even odds." what made you decide to. the on this? >> in the 15 years that i've been covering education in california, i kept reporting the same statistics about african-american males across california, and specifically in oakland. and they didn't change very much. in a good year in oakland, the graduation rate for african-american males is 50%. homicide is the leading cause of death for african-american males in oakland age 15 to 34. and another statistic that i recently stumbled upon about a i can't remember ago was the number of african-american males graduating from oakland high schools ready for college, ready for the uc or csu system. over the last decade, 802. in that same time period, 787 african-american males were killed. >> only a difference

san francisco chronicle has editorialized against it, but i sat down with the san francisco chroniclelitical reporter and said, okay, even with that, it still stands a good chance of being renamed. here's the story. >> reporter: i know he says he doesn't want his name on there, why would you on your name on a bridge that is 300 times over budget -- >> that's not the part of the bridges getting. he's getting what's already been paid for. it's been standing since 1937. actually looks pretty good. >> but it's due for another billion-dollar facelift. >> i think this is the case were sacramento is a little out of touch with the rest of the voters. many voters are saying, who would want to name the bridge over cost and over budget. he's a mega personality, no doubt about it. i think a lot of people out there are saying, i don't think so. >> why does it have to be named after anything? why don't we have it named after someone and have them pay for the bridge. >> that's not really the system works. someone puts in the name and in this case it was an assemblyman from southern california. it's

. >> i would like to introduce john diaz from the san francisco paper, san francisco chronicle. i'm very pleased to introduce him now. john? [ applause ] >> thank you very much, jeff and good morning and welcome to our panel this morning on forced treatment and constitutional rights. can they coexist? i am john diaz, the editorial page editor from the san francisco chronicle and i'm moderating this modern's discussion with our distinguished panel. forced treatment as jeff node is one of the most contentious issues of mental health. as you look at our discussion there are informed and panelled views from both sides. there has been many debates on how to implement lawyer's law which consist of outpatient treatment. it was named after laura wilcox, a mental health worker who had been shot to death by a man who refused treatment. the county r remains the only county to implement the law. there have been other counties in los angeles county and other counties who are considering it. >> why have they not adopted the law. what is it about forced treatment and the consequences for an al

. >> i would like to introduce john diaz from the san francisco paper, san francisco chronicle. i'm very pleased to introduce him now. john? [ applause ] >> thank you very much, jeff and good morning and welcome to our panel this morning on forced treatment and constitutional rights. can they coexist? i am john diaz, the editorial page editor from the san francisco chronicle and i'm moderating this modern's discussion with our distinguished panel.

san francisco. the san francisco chronicle reports police are cracking down on street chess. for decades people have gathered to play between fifth and sixth, many of them homeless. police say illegal gambling and drug use have become rampant. police hope to work out a plan to allow it in the future. >>> what is now the strictest smoking ordinance in the county, the city council approving it to ban smoking in the down ton area on sidewalks and patios of businesses. it also prohibits smoking at all apartment and condo complexes, both outside and inside the units. last night was the first reading of the amended ordinance. it will be reviewed before it goes into effect about 90 days later. >>> it's been a tough week for train riders as they deal with mechanical delays during commute hours. the agency has run into problems all week. a spokeswoman told the san francisco examiner that the agency is dealing with an aging fleet of trains. she said many are now 25 years old. it's having a big impact on passengers. >> just last wednesday we've been late every morning get into san franc

. >> joe garifoli is a reporter for san francisco chronicle. >> for years san francisco's tried to host the olympics, it wanted to host the super bowl, and so they already had the infrastructure to bid for a major event. and so when they got the america's cup there was like okay, this could bring in millions of dollars to the city. >> the city's board of supervisors voted unanimously to bring the cup to san francisco and the city rebuilt its waterfront make it happen. ellison not only got to choose the location, but the rules for the construction of the boats. for that he went to russell koutes. he announced he and ellison would revolutionize. >> we need to have the coolest fastest boats in the world. >> now three years layered, oracle is facing new zealand, sailing a craft more in common with an airplane than a boat. >> the first time we went out with these boats it was like wow. >> shannon is a sailor on the crew. there are no motors on board. at 32, he's one of the oldest members of the crew. but he says sailing these boats is an entirely new experience. >> on these things we're sitt

both articles are from the san francisco chronicle. the first thing is holland san francisco fir faces discipline for helmet cam but the next one is disturbing and, in fact, people don't know headline says tentative settlement law suit. i thought i was reading about somebody working in a southern plantation i find it hard for firefighters to be working as a team if a certainty firefighter has been treated that way recently >> thank you. any additional public comment, please come up. >> supervisor wiener and kim and good afternoon. anthony. i want you to know i'm not asking you to support this system. there's a support for the international fire code on the consent calendar in october. what we'll have some conversation about the next statement but it's been vetted and supported by every firefighter fire department in the skroi. you don't get into the fire code unless it's tavern and there's support for that particular code. the california state fire marshall voted to include the code. her vote as a positive we want to see is it if the co

the san francisco chronicle is reporting the store in san francisco's bay view district will close andne will in san jose. it's unknown how many employees will lose their job but it will protect at least 4,000 jobs. analysts call fresh and easy a troubled grocery store chain and it's been that way for awhile because the store has struggled to make a profit. reporting live from san jose janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there is new plan to add bus lanes to san francisco van ness avenue but not everyone is on board. dedicated bus lanes on two of the six lanes of traffic. that means all left hand turn lanes would be gone. this will speed up mass transit and increase ridership but people who live in the city say they think it's going to cause more traffic problems. >> i think it's got a lot of problems. you will try to narrow the traffic down to two lanes instead of three. people coming over the golden gate bridge and passes through the city they will get stuck in deep traffic. >> the plan would also eliminate bus stops and parking stops along van ness. the city hopes to have tha

california face closing schools because of too few students, but san francisco middle schools are overflowing this year. today san francisco chronicle reports k-8 schools are at capacity. 1100 students are enrolled. that's 500 more than last year. that comes as willie brown junior school is closed for renovations over the next two years. district officials say they have had waiting lists to get into every school but one. visitation valley middle school has room for hundreds more. >> lisa argen is here now, and if you want more of the warm weather, i guess that's on top. >> yes, for the next couple days. we will have some changes but most of you aren't going to notice them. you will have to be right at the coast to notice it. as we take a look at live doppler 7hd this morning. we have fog and plenty of it. dense fog half moon bay. visibility at just about a half-mile. fur headed to the beached to compared to yesterday, anywhere from 10 to 15 degrees cooler and in san francisco we are talking about 10 degrees of cooling today. you head out across the bay this oakland, i'll cut that in half to about four degrees of cooling. you get the

---el san francisco chronicle informo que el director de la junta del bart trato que se le aprobara 5ara incrementar salarios pero que no sucedio. cesar ---se revela la cifra que se ha gastado el combate al incendio morgan, roll open under que ha quemado mas de tres mil acres de vegetacion en el area de clayton... take vo ---de acuerdo al departamento de bomberos del estado, hasta el momento se han destinado cuatro millones y medio de dolares en las labores para sofocar el siniestro que ha sido controlado en un 95 porciento... ---ademas, se ha revelado que las llamas fueron causadas por una persona que practicaba tiro al blanco con un arma de fuego... topvo cesar ---las llamas consumen parte de un cafe de la cadena starbucks de san ramon... ---poco despues de las cuatro de esta madrugada, varios empleados del lugar reportaron las llamas en el local ubicado sobre la calle "crow canyon"... ---los bomberos lograron contener el siniestro en poco mas de una hora y no se reportaron herdios... ---el incendio comenzo en la parte exterior del cafe por motivos desconocidos y otros tres comercio

san francisco suggesting you may be safer if you live on a hill. a new analysis shows hills may actually be a deterrent against crime. ''the san francisco chronicle" reports neighborhoods that have the steepest hills seem to be safer. those areas with the best views tend to have higher property values. that may also be a factor in lower crime rates. >> that's very interesting. >> yeah. >>> 5:16 is the time. sal is covering traffic, of course,. how is the morning commute, sal? . >> looks good. funny, i live on a hill, and the neighbors are saying if we have trouble walking up this hill, so will other people. >> feel safer when you're up on a hill. >> let's go and take a look at the commute now. the traffic is light in many areas, most areas any way. let's move along to the bay bridge. it is light coming into the city. no problems. the morning commute looks good on interstate 880 north and southbound. traffic is moving along nicely in both directions. i want to mention that southbound 680 in contra costa county. so far it looks good, but there's a construction truck with a flat tire right here southbound 680 here in the area of tree boulevard. it's

"san francisco chronicle" reports that yesterday's bart board meeting the director tried but failed to get members to get $5 billion for the bart negotiations which was left over after the books were balanced. bart met with onedown yesterday but did not discuss issues such as pensions which will be considered on monday with talk with both unions resume. >> the court appointed leader of the oakland police department has rejected an initiative passed by the city council which leaves several feeling betrayed. court-appointed overseer overturned the directive to hire civilian clerks to take citizen complaints against officers and have them work outside the department. a council member says it is cop temporary to what the public was promised and what the counsel authorized and was expected to free up eight officers to patrol city streets. the rule was applauded by the police union which wants to keep come complaints within internal affairs. san francisco police are the highest paid in the state and next week they could have a deal to keep then at the top longer. the board will sign off on t

the san francisco chronicle reports that it is due to flames spreading in the forests.hey say the warm weather continues to fuel the fire and it is now the third largest fire in state history. >>> this morning help is needed for the largest one-day volunteer event to clean up the state's coastline. today is coastal clean up day in california and volunteers are invited to come out to collect trash. last year more than 65,000 people turned out to collect more than 700,000 pounds of garbage. events kick off at 9:00 and typically end at noon at most beaches up and down the state. volunteers will need rain gear if they are helping out in that area. >> stinson beach is getting wet. live doppler 7hd is very soggy for the north half. in fact, this rain will be over by about 1:00 in the afternoon. live doppler 7hd is showing the line of showers and heavier rain is up through san rafael. as we zoom in you can see from balinas to . rays and just north of san rafael and getting into the activity it will slide south and look what is offshore for you during the san mateo coast. these

other foists there were a nice article in the san francisco chronicle about this project about a month ago. seismic upgrade and this is where we cross the hayward fault and this is the cement bronx box this is being built under mission boulevard. the work was progressing well until again, the features of concerns were discovered in the last few weeks. and showing in this photo f is the special trenching we did with the help of our engineers of record as well as the original geotech to help us identify those features. i'm pleased to reporter report that now the impact self-look to be as severe as we find out but overwhelming we were concerned that the new feature may require a redesign but those could be just secondary diverse fashion of an tuff fault zone. to the best case scenario minor delay for the week or two of the trenching that would be made up. and it would be a 6 month delay the worst-case scenario. we're seeking the assistance of our geocommittee on this issue >> two anywhere projects in the peninsula. csa upgrade the new pump station is being tested and will be turned over t

. >> the "san francisco chronicle" reports police are cracking crack down on street chess. for decades police pooem have gathered to play street chess on midmarket street. many are homeless. >> stephen: finally sudden frankers are safe from the public menace of chessing which has turned the tender loin neighborhood into a hot bed for illegal gambling, drug and alcohol use, violence, even barbecue wings. yes, grilled meats have no place in a neighborhood called the tender loin. ( laughter ) clearly, folks, chess is a dangerous game and too many of our parks and public spaces are devolving into 16-on-16 brawls, many with racial overtones. for more we turn to the spor-report's longtime chess correspondent... ladies and gentlemen, weighy 150 pounds floyd money mayweather! ( cheers and applause ) how are you, man? sit down. ( cheers and applause ) floyd-- floyd, it's always good to see you. now, floyd you are the unified super welterweight world champion. you've won 10 world titles across five different weight classes. you're undefeated as a professional fighter, pound per pound

according to a study in the san francisco chronicle westbound trips from the bay bridge toll plaza to san francisco's fifth street offraver increased from an average of 13 minutes at this time last year to 15 minutes. and eastbound rides have increased even more. from 14 to 17 minutes. one possible factor, more cars crossing the bridge. in fact all the bay area bridges have seen an increase in traffic coinciding with an improving economy. >>> california's attorney general wants school districts to make major changes. that is because of an alarming report that shows a lot of children are regularly missing school. as ktvu's ktvu janine de la vega reports - >> reporter: the attendance rate is generally high, 94% but in other areas of the county where it's moring more -- moring a cultural, the opposite. a truancy rate is shown of 30%. making it the top in the state. >> i am shocked. i would think people would be pushing their kids to better their education. i know i push mine. >> reporter:? santa cruz county $8 omillion has been cut from the education budget in the past five years. county

san francisco state is plan an event if his owner according to facebook, a memorial will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the university student center and the "san francisco chronicleis reporting that sf state is offering counseling to the students. a santa clara high school teacher accused having sex with an underage student is scheduled to be arraigned. police arrested the 32-year-old on monday after he was tipped off about inappropriate contact with a 17-year-old teen. officials immediately placed the teacher on leave saying the allegations were stubbing enough to keep him out of the classroom. investigators think she was the only victim. the source of an e. coli outbreak made four sick and three are children. one of the children is hospitalized. doctors discharged the second child yesterday. officials are trying to find out if there is any connection between the victims and the infection of e. coli usually happened from eating contaminated food. >> bart will get an update on where the talks stand between bart and the unions with two weeks until the cooling-off period end. not and assembly republicans urge the governor to call an emergency session to vote on a m

. >> new this morning a san francisco strip club is taking oracle to court. the san francisco chroniclereports a new isn'tly theater is suing oracle. the club claim answer oracle employee charged more than $33,000 in strip club services on a company credit card and oracle has not paid up. it happened over two nights. this year's conference is going on right now and ends on thursday. oracle team usa not giving up hope as they fight to stay alive in the america's cup. yesterday the team sailed to victory keeping the cup away from team new zealand. they have one race from claiming the cup since last week but oriole has hung on. managing to sweep the last four races. pleasing some fans and torturing others. >> it was awesome. we loved them. they are fantastic fans. but we are really glad we won today. >> racing is set to resume at 1:15. oracle still needs four in a row. >>> more than 51,000 volunteers and nearly 502,000 pounds of trash. that is how much effort went into this year's coastal cleanup. it took place on saturday. this morning we are getting updated numbers. showing why organizer

he had it in the column in the san francisco chronicle. okay, people opposed to it, why be opposed to it. it's your dodge come true. if they name the bridge after me, you get to run over me every day. >> that is an interesting statement. >> all right. >>> there is plenty of buzz in the bay area over a new store. how the early move to open got people to turn out big time. >> and the national security agency is accused of cracking smartphones. how far the reach goes into your personal life despite your security settings. we'll be right back. ,, ,, female narrator: sleep train challenged its manufacturers sleep train challenged its manufacturers to offer even lower prices. but the mattress price wars ends sunday. now it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with big savings of up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing, plus free same-day delivery, setup, and removal of your old set. when brands compete, you save. mattress price wars ends sunday at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a bette

according to the san francisco chronicle. smartphone robberies were a major contributor to the increase in robberies the first part of the year. police are hoping to crack down by employing more officers on bikes downtown and telegraph avenue and sending officers to burglary-prone neighborhoods. >>> new this morning, a step forward to add the childhood home of apple co-founder steve jobs to a list of protected historical sites. our media partner reports on monday the local commission will discuss a property evaluation of the house. home is considered historically significant because it's where jobs and apple wozniak built the first 50 apple computers in 1976. >>> sticking with apple the company believes it will sell five to six million smartphones this weekend. for some it's been a struggle getting their hands on one. >> get out of the way. >> no. >> get out of the way! >> in pasadena fights broke out yesterday morning at an apple store. it started after a man promised to pay dozens of homeless people to stand in line, but ma

about extending it including a path hanging to keep it balance add louing bridge vehicles and san francisco chronicle reports project would cost $1 billion could mean imposing a temporary $1 increase to tolls ranging from $4 to $6 now. >> want to take you back to breaking news. an officer shot a suspect in sunnyvale. abc 7 news just talked with police and joins us live now from public safety office. ama? >> i'm here in front of the sunnyvale pun lick safety build weg got an update on the shooting. but you can take a look at sky 7 hd that. is above the scene. this just after 2:00. taking part in an under cover drug operation in the hobys parking lot. one officer opened fire. >> there are multiple officers as far as how many filed shots we're still investigating that. >> an under cover drug operation, yes. >> now, sunnyvale was assisting but will be taking over the investigation along with the district attorney. we're told nobody else was injured. >> thank you. >> well, california is once again on a spotlight on immigration rights debate over a sing yelling individual. the state supreme court heard the

a grim discovery on a san francisco beach is being investigated by police. the san francisco chronicle says a running shoe with a severed foot inside of it was found yesterday morning on ocean beach near taravaalmost street. the medical examiners office says that foot and shoe appear to have been in the ocean for some time. the shoe described as a green and black mesh puma running shoe. it was a size 11.5. >>> the 10 year old boy from antioch was attacked by two pit bulls last month, he's going to meet his rescuers today. here is a photo little hunter chillborn, still recovering at home. at 11:45 this morning he will meet the firefighters who rushed to the scene after he was attacked. on august 11 while he was playing at a neighbors house hunter was knocked down by one pit bull dog and mauled by another. the owners of the dogs are still fighting to get the dogs back. a public hearing is set for september 26th. >>> the town of fairfax may join the list of marin cities to ban roosters. officials say there have been more complaints about noise recently because more people have been raisin