these young women are students at san francisco state university and the university of san francisco, and they practice every sunday morning -- that is called dedication. they have got beautiful costumes. you are going to see them perform with their props here, but they celebrate the bunjabi full dance and their culture, and i think it is a wonderful way of celebrating our heritage month. would you please give a warm welcome to six lovely students? come on, everybody. let's give them a hand. [applause] ♪ [singing in foreign language] [applause] >> , on, everyone. part of a fabulous -- com onee , everyone. weren't the fabulous? we are all here for these awards, the asian pacific american heritage award honors individuals and organizations who have made direct impact to their communities. the apa heritage awards are being presented in three categories. for individuals, we have awards for the emerging leadership and lifetime achievements, and the community organizations. we have the community impact award. 50 nominations were received -- 50 -- and top finalists in each category were subm

denise why there is the chair of the journalism department at san francisco state university, where 600 students are studying journalism. next to her is mark adkins, the president of the "san francisco chronicle." next to him is dr. xena ibrahim. lisa frazier is the publisher of "bay area citizens." paul connelly is the senior vice president of the tcc group and he manages the challenge fund for journalism, one of the largest sources of grants for journalism. now on the back row, crank aaron is the senior director of the free press, a group working to increase government funding for the media. frank frankle is a journalism professor at stanford university. next to him is ron dellens, the mayor of oakland. he has served 14 houseyears. next to him is a former writer and publisher. he and embed the publisher. next to him is david calloway, editor in chief of marketwatch.com. next to him, sandy close, the director of new american media. she is also my executive editor and i get to hold the microphone up to her. let's begin the discussion. >> thank you. let's start with a question that is on

our group was actually started many years ago by professor john irwin, who was at a san francisco state university 30 years. john recently passed away. john, even after he retired in 1995, for nearly 15 years helps me to organize the convicts criminology group. there is now 30 of us. we are all ex cons, ph.d., and professors at different universities. because i'm a convicted felon, i should say i went to federal prison for nine years. >> [inaudible] i came to a public forum, which included a lot of

our group was actually started many years ago by professor john irwin, who was at a san francisco state university 30 years. john recently passed away. john, even after he retired in 1995, for nearly 15 years helps me to organize the convicts criminology group. there is now 30 of us. we are all ex cons, ph.d., and professors at different universities. because i'm a convicted felon, i should say i went to federal prison for nine years. >> [inaudible] i came to a public forum, which included a lot of attorneys, to try to rectify these matters. >> [inaudible] >> i am here. i will be outside for five minutes with this information. [inaudible] >> thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. >> continue, dr. richard s. -- dr. richards. >> [inaudible] >> we love the excitement. this is all intentional. >> i'm happy to be in san francisco, and that kind of brings me to the point i want to say. this morning, we were in the courtroom, and we have lawyers, public defenders talking about legal cases, talking about the roles they play. what i think has been lost here, and maybe even this gentleman

our group was actually started many years ago by professor john irwin, who was at a san francisco state university 30 years.

san francisco for 10 + years. a recent graduate of san francisco state university where i earned my master's in social work there with an emphasis in administration and planning, so this work is very dear to me. in my previous capacities, at different organizations, i have done truancy work as well, so coming to the ymca, i came with some truancy background and was able to bring that experience to the table, so i'm glad to be here today. supervisor dufty: we're glad, too, so thank you. >> with regard to the truancy court, we have been there in may and june, and it has been a very interesting experience, but we have been allowed -- we've been glad to be there to work with the district attorney's office. we have tried to actively engage this young people are in accord, connect with the families, connect with the young people and set up times to meet with those young people. what we found is that many of those young people have been disengaged from the academic environment for quite some time, so our work has been over the school years to further identify what those barriers to attendance and getting better grades and e

the san francisco state university professor published his study off the half moon bay bay insure.his recordings show some whales have a pitch and the others synchronize themselves to the call in a social activity. the theory, the males produce it and the females tune in to try too find a mate. the complete articles on our website, abc7news.com. look under the must-reads tab. >> i like those due whop groups of the 60s. they start, the others join in and try too find me. 5:46 now. a judge gives a. c. transit drivers a major win. still ahead at 5:30, the decision over a contract dispute and what it could mean for bus service this morning. >> the crackdown on crime on muni. san francisco supervisors are expected to approve today. >> the safety changes some san jose parents want to see as a school destroyed by fire is rebuilt. >> here's a look at the high temperatures across the lower 48. right the middle of your screen. 100 st. louis, 106 dallas. the mist west 110, 115 degrees. going to be brutal heading that way. we have severe weather possible in dallas. also minneapolis, milwaukee,

collin johnson is an associate professor in the department of hospitality management in san francisco state universityf the major change, this idea of buying into sustainable development, looking after the environment, but also, of course, it was producing attractive cost savings for them. >> johnston says european hotels are much further ahead of the u.s. when it comes to greening up their hotels. small hotels like the h 2 are planting the seeds of change locally but he says it's just a matter of time before the big chains follow suit. >> i think it's got to happen eventually all over, not just california or the u.s. but throughout the world. >> the h 2 hotel isn't just greening its rooms, it's also cleaning up a nearby creek. don't go away because "7 on your side" is up next. >> a $1 movie rental costs a consumer 25 bucks. taco seasoning? ♪ ¿por que no probamos esto? [ male announcer ] old el paso. a special blend of seasoning for especially delicious tacos. feed your fiesta. go-gurt is specially made to freeze and thaw by lunch time? so kids can have their favorite yogurt in their lunch box go-gurt

san francisco. this commission and the state university to relocate existing centauries sewer and storm drain easement. >> this resolution is adopted. >> item 17-22, the committee reports. >> they considered by the rules committee in a bag of a meeting on this day, august 5th, and 10:00 a.m. and will forward as committee reports. item 17, settlement of a lawsuit. item 17-18, salomon of a lawsuit for $245,000, i did not seen ---19, and settlement of a lawsuit for the 2011s. item 20, salomon of the lawsuit and approximately 83,000 -- segment of the lawsuit -- s ettlement of the lawsuit. >> can we take these on the fifth reading? >> item 23 is a resolution condemning the appointment of cherly brinkman to the but of directors on attention in march, 2014. >> this is passed. >> apartment of michael garcia to the appointment ended july 1st, 2014. >> this motion is approved. >> item 25, the bremen of the john newlin to the intended commission. >> this motion is approved. >> 26-29 with considered by the services committee on a regular meeting at 10 the d a m and forecasted as reported. a resolution the german