. >>> the san francisco teachers union is preparing for the first of two votes that could lead to a strike. they plan to vote on thursday. the union wants a 2% raise for teachers and says the negotiations over a contract have stalled. it says the district is demanding $30 million in cuts despite millions of dollars in resources. the school district says it does not have extra money and the cuts are necessary. >>> we'll take you on a preview tour of a place designed to help keep kids safe. >>> and rosemary says the cooldown's underway but it will not reach everyone. she'll tell you if your neighborhood is included. >> reporter: calfire and the fire agencies will bring the offense. we'll do our part to respond. >>> and the warm weather is a reminderrer -- reminder about fire danger. ahead hear what the crews want you to know. >>> two boys were seriously injured in a collision on highway 37 in sonoma county this morning. they were airlifted to oakland children's hospital with head injuries. the crash happened at 7:20 a.m. near infineon raceway. the chp closed highway 37 and 121 for about 40 m

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the san francisco teachers union is preparing for the first of two votes that could lead to a strike. they plan to vote on thursday. the union wants to -- a 2% raise for the teachers. they say negotiations over a contract have stalled. it also says the district is demanding $30 million in cuts despite millions of dollars in resources. the school district says it doesn't have extra money and says those budget cuts are necessary. >>> 7:06. the jury in the ed wayne ramos murder trial will begin another -- edwin ramos murder trial will begin another day of deliberations. they will neat at the 9:30 at the -- they will meet at 9:30 at the hall of justice. they did not meet yesterday because a juror was sick. prosecutors say he shot anthony bologna and his two sons in 2008 after mistaking them for rival gang members. >>> for the first time ever the princess cruises will move the grand princess to pier 27 next may. the huge cruise ship will be based here year-round with scheduled voyages to alaska, hawaii, the california coast and mexico. the princess is already taking reservations for the fi

. >>> next week the san francisco teachers union will meet for the first of two votes that could lead to a strike. the union says negotiations over a contract have stalled. it says the district is demanding too many cuts despite millions of dollars in resources that could prevent layoffs and give teachers a 2% raise. the district says they're not hiding any money and the union does not see the fiscal reality of the situation. >>> when it comes to job growth, sonoma county is one of worst places in the country. a study ranks the area 389th out of 398 u.s. communities. the man who helped write the record says they've lost 20,000 jobs since the year 2000. some other local areas are showing significant job growth. silicon valley at 38th best in the nation. san francisco and the peninsula, 85th in job growth. and napa ranked 142nd. napa will have more latino people than white people within the next 20 years. that is according to a high in gracious policy study commissioned by the napa valley community foundation. white baby boomers are getting older. that population is shrinking. and the l

there is more on abc 7 news coming up. >>> the san francisco school district and teachers union are atdds again this team. the district found a way to cut $1.5 million by reducing the time it takes teachers. abc 7 is in the newsroom with more on this. leanne? >> needless to say the district and the teachers union are in the middle of contract negotiations. now, the district has a huge budgive yit did he havit and proposing a number of cos cost-cutting measures, one to reduce the time it takes teachers to prepare for courses. now, the majority of the teachers in san francisco spend five periods in a classroom and one so called prep time. but someone teaching an advanced placement or ap course has only four periods and two hours of prep team. -- time. the district wants to allow teachers to have only one prep time. sheer why the district says it will save money. when that teacher goes on the second prep period another must take his or her place. that is costing money. the district says eliminating the hour will save $1.5 million. and the teachers say because there are sources so advanced

negotiations between the san francisco school district and teachers union have fallen apart.n meeting was cut to take place this morning but district officials say the two sides are at an impasse. at issue is a new two-year contract for the several thousand workers and the district. san francisco is facing an enormous multimillion-dollar shortfall. a state mediator is now stepping in to help restart a meeting between the two sides. >> san francisco school officials said that educating children is their first party but faced with a nearly $83 million deficit over the next two years, actions must be taken. >> blasting we want to do is cut our teachers. we did not create this mess but we have to live with it. >> the superintendent says they have presented a menu of options for the union to consider but after eight meetings they say they have gotten nowhere. >> they declare that there is an impasse. here are some of the contract issues on the table. it's >> we are not asking them to do anything else that we are not doing. we're taking for low days, we are doing all those things.

teacher's salaries and benefits over the next two years. the union wants a 2% raise for it's teachers. san francisco schools are sitting on an 80 million dollar pile of cash. >> the district says that's not the case. we'll update the story on our 6:00 newscast. >>> governor brown gives more state money to public schools is taking shape in sacramento. he delivered petitions with almost 200,000 signatures to the registrar's office today. the governor wants to raise the sales tax for four years and hike income taxes for those making over $250,000 a year. the $7 billion raised would be applied to education and public safety. >> california's taking another step back on the road to recovery. for more than a decade, the budget has been screwed up. an incredible mess, bringing down our credit rating, causing a lot of anxiety and uncertainty. >> californians support the g gover if's tax increase. he's going to have trouble on rising taxes on a sliding scale. >>> "time" magazine generating a lot of controversy and discussion next. >>> putting the brakes on a billion dollar deal. facebook's new problem, next.

san francisco labor council, representing over 100 unions and san francisco and tens of thousands of union members, not just the construction workers and representatives you see behind me but also teachers and firefighters and janitors and maritime trade union workers, among others, every union in san francisco, and we support this project. we did, and the labor council, as you know, rarely ways and on development projects, but we did weigh in on this. there is great interest in this project. we have dedicated several different types of presentations that you have read from the people who are appellants as well as the people from the planning commission and the porch, and there was significant debate, not only at the labor council of butt out -- but at our executive board, so i want to be on record that we are for this particular project. there was a lot of debate. i will not go into all of the issues, but there are concerns about money going into the general fund and supporting the porch, that there is affordable money's not going in and also that we desperately need jobs in order to stimulate the economy, and i just want to say right now that there are three things on behalf of the en

negotiations between the school district of san francisco and the teachers' union have fallen apart.he meeting was scheduled to take place yesterday morning. the two sides are at an impasse. at issue is the new two-year contract for several thousand workers. sentences the is facing an enormous multimillion-dollar budget shortfall. as terisa estacio reports, a state mediator is now stepping in to restore a meeting between these two sides. >> san francisco school officials say that educating children is their first priority but faced with a nearly $83 million deficit over the next two years, actions must be taken. do is cut teachers. we did not create this mess, sacramento did. >> the sackers' cisco superintendent says they have presented a menu of options for the union. >> they declared that there is an impasse. here are some of the contract issues on the table. fifth >>justine: csu wants to give campus presidents a raise. csce officials are trying to convince others upset about their raises of a 9% tuition hike. >>justine: task collectors will be taking a giant bite out of the millio

teacher salaries and benefits over the next couple of years. the union instead wants a 2% raise for teachers. the union says san francisco schools are sitting on an $80 million pile of cash. and the district says that is not the case. >>> 6:10 right now. pop star rihanna denying she's actually dating a raider. why she says the rumor mill actually got it wrong this time. >>> and meet the palo alto woman who helped save these wetlands. good morning, i'm marla tellez live in freeman. i'll tell you about the big award she's set to receive today in washington, d.c. coming up.n, never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause that you just keep going. (man) that you have all these people coming together for one common goal. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. if i can do this, you definitel

the union instead wants a 2% raise for teachers. the union says san francisco schools are sitting on an $80 million pile of cash. the district says that is not the case. >>> more cuts will be revealed when governor brown reveals his updated proposal next week. a union source tells nbc, our station in sacramento that deeper cuts are actually looming and it could come in the form of layoffs, furloughs, and 8% to 10% pay cuts. the state budget deficit now looks to be more than $10 billion higher than the governor's january estimate. >>> cash and compassion. two things the oakland zoo says it needs to care for its exotic animals. zoo directors say they have plenty of one, but they don't have the other. right now zoo leaders going for an all out blitz to drum up support for a tax they want on the november ballot. now, works out to about $12 for single-family homes, and $36 for nonresidential properties. if the measure does pass, the zoo could get as much as $5 million per year. >>> palo alto officials have a new plan to balance the city's budget. artists, athletes,

san francisco teachers have a different agenda today. they will be picketing outside san francisco unified school district offices on franklin street. the unionlayoff and district's demands to cut $30 million from their salaries and benefits taking place over the next two years. a strike authorization vote will be held later on this week. >>> this morning, tcu trustees are backing off a policy giving 10% raises to campus presidents. there's a catch. they will ask campus nonprofit groups to pick up the tab, as well. the board is expected to change its policy during a meeting today. under the new rules, new presidents could still get higher pay than their predecessors. but the amount of the raise would be paid for by so-called auxiliary groups. csu says the raises would not take away money earmarked for campuses. >>> time is running out for protesters to unoccupy land owned by u.c. berkeley. they've been on that camping site of the 10 acres in albany for two weeks. they say they're trying to protect it from development. berkeley says it needs that land to begin its june research projects and is willing to negotiate with those protesters. but so

. >> in san francisco union leaders announced teachers have overwhelmingly approved a pleiomery strike vote. >> 1, 824 yes, 56 no. >> 97% of the teachers who cast ballots last night voted yes. teachers would need to take a second vote before actually walking off the job. contract talks at a impasse. the district is proposing cutting $30 million in salaries and benefits and adding 18 teacher furlough days officer two years. >> it hurts everybody, it hurts our students, it hurts educators, this is a -- permanent harm, you can't give back a student 18 days of lost instruction. >> the teachers also want a 2% pay race but officials sate deficit they are facing is to large for that it. saturday for sierra lamar is getting national attention tonight. the tv show america's most wanted will highlight the case on the lifetime network. ahead, here on ktvu another south bay area was said for clues and we learned more about what investigators knew but didn't tell the public. >> and we are getting word that a campus scare was sparked by a student with a pellet gun. we first reported it on wednesday.

san francisco faster. >>> welcome back. san francisco teachers signing up for a little overtime going on the picket line. they'll be staging a protest at 5:00 outside san francisco unified school district offices on franklin street. the union right now unhappy overlayoffs and district demands to cut $30 million from salaries and benefits taking place in the next two years. a strike authorization vote will be held later this week. >>> despite public outcry, csu trustees plan to give 10% raises to campus presidents, but they're going to ask campus nonprofit groups to pick up the tab. the board is expected to change its policy during a meeting today. under the new rules, presidents could get higher pay than their predecessors. the raises would be paid for by auxiliary groups like campus bookstores or student newspapers. csu says raises would not take away money earmarked for campuses. >>> muni could be making history next week, welcoming the first transit operator to let paying passengers board through any door. san francisco board of supervisors committee giving stamp of approval that would allow riders to enter through front and rear doors to save time, keep the buses flowing. passengers have to tag their clipper cards or h

. >> san francisco teachers have approved a pleiomery strike vote. the teacher's union said 97% of teachers voted yes. the vote is pleiomery and a second one would be needed before striking. they are asking for a 2% raise. the district is proposing adding 18 furlough days over the next two years, a state. >> this is a diagram from the santa clara transportation authority of where bus lanes would run. supporters say it would provide faster and more reliable service. some are worried about the impact on traffic. the city council is set to discuss it. >> a new draft budget for the city of walnut it creek calls for cuts in services but not the police department. they will set aside funds to hire two more police officers along with more it staffing. some of the cuts include closing the business license development services and community development counters at city hall one day a week and closing the swimming pool during the fall and winter. the 135 -- a $2.1 million short fall. >> in support of the governor's tax initiative. >> the group is demanding a state budget they say

san francisco teachers working overtime today out on that picket line. they'll be staging a protest at 5:00 outside san francisco unified school district offices on franklin street. the union unhappy over layoffs and district demands to cut $30 million from the salaries and benefits over the next two years. a strike authorization vote will be held later on this week. >>> this morning, plans to open a walmart grocery store are delayed. they want to move into the meadow plaza shopping center that's been vacant for two years. but a city council member asked to delay the decision after labor groups questioned walmart's alleged involvement in bribery to expand in mexico. the council will revisit the issue next tuesday. >>> 4:37 right now. some like it hot and if that is the case for you, you probably liked yesterday. christina loren says more sun's coming. >> more sun is coming. and you know what? those microclimates are really starting to distinguish themselves. it was just beautiful yesterday, spectacular in the city. oakland, great conditions, but downright hot inland. and today, more of the same. the only difference is we're going to see a little bit more coastal cooling wi

teachers could potentially walk off the job. >> reporter: united educators of san francisco today announced teachers approved a strike out in yesterday's vote. the teacher's unionthe district plan calling for nine furlough days. >> we're willing to negotiate a contract but we're not willing to settle for anything that institutes a reduction in the coverage of the education for our students. >> reporter: state budget realities means san francisco has to squeeze $80 million for the next two years. >> they inadequately fund education. i understand their frustration. >>> parents around the district are now just learning about the possibility of a strike. some rose a the -- >> the kids don't break up the fight. if somebody ha teach them i rather it be a support that's all the the around. teachers need to schedule a second strong term. at run -- lincoln high school. david stevenson. >>> reuters is reporting that linkdin is considering a purchase. >>> manufacturers were given six more months to clarify the labels. the fda approved -- they can't claim to be water prof or sweat proof. >>> mother's day is seupd and looks like people will be spending more on this year of

teacher union and the district. >> majority of teacher in san francisco spent 5 periods in a classroom and one so-called prep time. somebody teaching a p course has only 4 periods and gets 2 hours of prep time. the district now wants to eliminate that extra hour. the reason for the second prep is to be able to again in my case i'm a science teacher set up laboratory. grade essay and work with students who need help. >>reporter: but whale she's on the second prep time another teacher takes her place in the classroom. and that cost mone money. the district says eliminating that extra prep hour will save one and a half million dollars. >> we have to hire more teachers so we have 145 a p teachers and so the the with each of them having a prep it's the equivalent of about 24 additional teachers. >>reporter: these teachers say because the courses are so academically demanding they need extra preparation time. students at lowell high school in san francisco will take more than 3000 a p exams over the next two weeks. a p courses give students the chance to bypass the classes in college. >> by having credit ready and espec

unions. now what that means is the 210 teachers in san francisco that got pink slips are concentrated in these14 carver elementary could lose 60% of their teachers. >> do you have any reaction of the parents? they sometimes pull their kids out and go to private schools or move out of the county. do you have any sense of whether this is affecting those kinds of decisions among parents or are they kind of numb to it at this point because it's been happening? >> the reality is there's nowhere to go because every school is getting cut. they're trying to shore up support in their own schools, raise money, bake sales, auctions, every way they can to help their kids retain programs. a lot of parents are looking at tax measures in november. there's two, and they both submitted signatures this last week to get them on the ballot and so the pta, for example, is now in huge campaign mode for molly mongeur's tax measure that would raise money specifically for schools. union officials and schools are supporting brown's measure that would raise taxes to backfill the budget. >> this is part of the problem we

teachers could potentially walk off the job. >> reporter: united educators of san francisco today announced teachers approved a strike out in yesterday's vote. the teacher's unionict plan calling for nine furlough days. >> we're willing to negotiate a contract but we're not willing to settle for anything that institutes a reduction in the coverage of the education for our students. >> reporter: state budget realities means san francisco has to squeeze $80 million for the next two years. >> they inadequately fund education. i understand their frustration. >>> parents around the district are now just learning about the possibility of a strike. some rose a the -- >> the kids don't break up the fight. if somebody ha teach them i rather it be a support that's all the the around. teachers need to schedule a second strong term. at run -- lincoln high school. david stevenson. >>> reuters is reporting that linkdin is considering a purchase. >>> manufacturers were given six more months to clarify the labels. the fda approved -- they can't claim to be water prof or sweat proof. >>> mother's day is seupd and looks like people will be spending more on this year of mother's

. >>> a first round of vote something over and so far san francisco teachers are moving to strike. yesterday the teachers union announced the strike authorization was approved by a 97% margin. it came after the teachers rejected a plan by the district that called for 9 furlough days and increase in class sizes. the superintendent says this is just the reality of the state budget. >> we're just as frustrated as they are. i mean we don't create the budget. the budget is handed down by the state of california. this is a california state issue, and the state dumped it on the local school districts. >> there's only three weeks left in the school year, and teachers still need to schedule a second strike vote. if it happens over the summer, the strike could happen then during the next academic year. >>> in two hours the first of two graduation ceremonies will begin at sonoma state university and protestors plan on attending both. show you a picture of this man and his wife, the former ceo of citigroup, who retired to wine country just before the banking collapse. today he and his wife are expected to receive honorary

san francisco teachers will hold the first of two votes to hold a possible strike. teacher's union says despite $80 million in reserves they issued more than 600 layoff notices and they are proposing more classroom cuts. voting will take place tonight and a second vote will be needed to call a strike in the future. >>> uc berkeley students on alert after a number of strong armed robberies. coming up, the steps the school is taking to keep students safe. >>> it is now 4:37, president barack obama says conversations with his daughters influenced his decision to have support for same sex marriage. >> it would not dawn on them their friend's parents would be treated differently and that's the kind of thing that prompts a change in perspective. >> the president also said he was influenced by thinking about members of his own staff who are in committed same sex relationships and are who are raising children together. there were celebrations in the castro district following the announcement and people wrote messages of thanks. >> i think it is about time and i think it is about time every

tonight teachers in san francisco are asking the school board to review this preliminary layoffs of the district's employees. kron4 is a live outside of the school district for the teachers' unions protesting >>reporter: they want to send a message. they have made a sound like this. and they have had a number of chairs in front of the building that you can see. these antique chairs representing the teachers that will not be there because of the budget cuts. they have passed the teacher to come up with $30 million in reductions. however the union wants a 2% increase. i spoke with the superintendent. he said the money is just not there. >> they do not believe, much we have. so let us just move on with an independent third party to come in. and let them show that we are very confident in what our budget is. we know that we are in bad shape of especially if we do not do something now. >>reporter: the district has come with other proposals. it includes four different furlough days for the next two years and class size is increasing in 2013. on thursday, the will have another vote if they have another vote or strike. >>pam: in a 6% increase if the state does not increase by $125 mill

. >>> happening right now, san francisco teachers are voting on whether to allow their union to call a strike. the 6,000-member union is taking the first of two strike authorization votes. the district wants to cut $30 million from teacher salaries and benefits over the next two years. the union contends it needs a 2% raise for teachers. there are only three weeks left in the school year, but they say it is enough time to call a strike. >> according to our constitution, we have to have this meeting where we talk about issues and what's going on with all of the concerns that we have around the negotiations before we can have a second meeting where we consider striking. >> now, the union contends sf schools are sitting on $80 million of cash. but the district says it's simply not the case. and we're continuing to follow an occupy movement on farmland in albany. occupy the farm began on earth day april 22nd. students set up illegal encampments to protest the farming practices. 50 protesters are still on the land, no one else is being allowed to enter including professors and researchers

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teachers. >> just days after san francisco unified school district voted to laugh more than 200 teachers but spirited the vast a majority of administrators. the teachers' union said the first of two votes. >> they have one of the 43 administers, they rescinded all but eight. there is something wrong with the priorities and san francisco. >> the district says it is facing a budget shortfall north of 83 million and teachers' salaries and benefits yvette 75 percent of their budget. the district is asking for additional furlough days. they say the cuts should be kept away from the class ends. >> there's not much more to cut from the district. if you are a teacher you should have zero layoffs. >> a state mediator has been assigned to help the two sides come to an agreement over the summer curious if they did not, that is when the teachers will come back for the second vote and possibly strike. cavaco >>pam: >>justine: the pleasanton unified school district laid off 55 full-time employees. to make up the difference, 15 employees retired and were reassigned or left the district. nearly 100 teachers and administrators will receive pink slips. the president of the te

out-of- state students with lower costs >> san francisco teachers have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike. 97 percent voted for a walk out if necessary. the unionnd the school district have hit roadblocks over a new contract. teachers don't like to propose $30 million cuts to their salaries >> this that they're talking about is a permanent elimination of quality in our schools. this is permanent damage to our students >> the district says it needs to cover an estimated $80 million budget shortfall over two years. >> a 15 year-old independence are high-school student admitted to bringing an air gun onto campus. san jose police sent to search the classroom, the school class run by classroom after reports of a man talking a gun into his clothing. he has been cited. >> governor brown removed, porter and five others from the committee focused on identifying toxins. proposition 29 would add a $1 tax to each pack of cigarettes for cancer research and anti- smoking programs. in the ad forewarns it would create a bureaucracy and cent tax money out of state >> the mother everyone is talking about has bay area groups. in a cbs five exclusive her family te

san francisco teachers are considering a strike vote. united educators of san francisco will meet next thursday, may 10th. members will decide whether to hold a second meeting to vote on whether to tell union leaders to call a strike. the union says they're hoping to avoid going on picket lines. members hope the school district will instead settle a fair contract with them. >>> friends are becoming foes in the debate over medical marijuana. house democratic leader nancy pelosi is criticizing the obama administration for cracking down on medical marijuana suppliers here in california. she says the hard-line stance threatens the safety of patients and furthers their suffering. the chronicle reports in the past 16 years about 300 dispensaries in california, including five in san francisco, have been shut town fearing federal prosecution. >>> as we've been reporting new unemployment figures released this morning show u.s. employers pulled back on hiring in april for the second straight month. labor department says employers added 115,000 jobs in april, but that's less than the 160,000 expected. still the unemployment rate fell from 8.2 to 8.1%, mainly because less people were looking for work.

san francisco teachers putting in overtime today out in that picket line. they'll be staging a protest at 5:00 outside san francisco's unified school district. offices on franklin street. the union unhappy over layoffs and districts' demands to cut $30 million from the salaries and benefits over the next two years. a strike authorization vote will be held later on this week. >>> time is running out for protesters to unoccupy land owned by u.c. berkeley. occupy squatters have been camping on the 10-acre site for about two weeks. they say they're trying to protect it from development. berkeley says it needs the land to begin the research projects and willing to negotiate with those protesters. but so far, the occupiers have ignored deadlines and ultimatums and are refusing to leave. >>> it is 5:35 right now. walking out the door, felt almost perfect out there. ideal, a little crisp, on the way to getting a lot hotter. >> take the clicker, jon, just take it. he's right, but take a look at this. this is the reason it feels so great out there this morning. that natural ac, we've turned it on just a little bit. ing up going to turn it on more so tomorrow. bringing in a fair amount of

union teachers in san francisco plan to announce the results of a strike authorization vote. at an impasses. mike, warming up. >> absolutely. warmer and calmer especially at the coast where we'll have light wind. mid to upper 60s. low 70s around san francisco. you can see all the 80s and tomorrow even warmer. slight pullback on mother's day and monday. >>> there is a new big rig accident in the middle lanes around alemany.

fed-up teachers in san francisco sent their school district a strong message. an overwhelming 97% said yes to a strike. the 6,000-member union took the first of two strike authorization votes last night. the district wants to cut $30 million from teacher's salaries over the next two years. the union wants a 2% raise. a second vote is required before teachers can actually walk the picket line. >> they totally undermine going forward and working together on the important concerns that we need to work together on. we are not looking forward. >> contract talks between the school district reached an impasse. a state mediator will join in on those talks. >>> a south bay student has been suspended from school after he admitted to bringing a pellet gun. >> a concerned citizen called police on wednesday after seeing a boy tuck what looked like a handgun into his clothing and then walking into independence high school. while in lockdown, police rounded up about 20 students who matched the description given by the witness, but the gun was never found and yesterday police say some students came forward, identifying the boy with the pell

: today san francisco teachers are taking the first of two votes to authorize a possible strike. on tuesday teachers staged a rally at the school board meeting. the union says despite having $80 million in reserves, the district issued more than 600 layoff notices and is proposing more classroom cuts. voting will take place between four and 7:30 tonight. a second vote would be needed to allow union leaders to call a strike in the future. >>> taking public comments and getting ready to vote in the debate over which company is going to build its new train cars. >> stay in usa. >> union members rallied about work being done in the united states. >> two and a half to $3 billion of our taxpayer's money, and we're trying to make sure that money goes to american workers and american jobs and made here in america. >> they delivered petitions to this morning's board meeting. there were bids from the french and canada. >> we want bay area travelers to have reliable cars sooner rather than later, and we want to put jobs in america now. we would recommend that they accept the recommendations. >> no american companies make the kind of train cars that are used. >>>

. >>> san francisco school kids bracing for the possibility their teachers will be striking for the first time since 1979. the union will meet next week to begin voting on whether to authorize a strike. the board is demanding too many cuts it wants a 2% raise for teacher the last raise they got was in 2008. the district wants teach terse to accept four furlough days in each of the next two years. more if the governor's tax plan for education fails in november. >>> a look at the accuweather forecast. >> we have clouds, are they breaking up? >> already starting to break up that will be the trend, they will break up during the morning as winds kick up, bringing in cooler, drier air, you can tell it is cooler by the freckled nature of the clouds behind this system, cooler air over warmer waters that gives you an idea how cool that air is if the water in the ocean is warmer when it is usually upper 40s to low 50s this time of year. cloudy, a little humid, temperatures 50° through this morning into 7:00, breezes pick up by noon will also chase away clouds mid 50s an the coast -- along the coast. 4:00 in the afternoon sti

teachers at san francisco unified plan to announce results of strike authorization vote this afternoon. they cast ballots yesterday. they are facing salary and benefit cuts over the next two years. their unionontract expires at the end of next month. negotiations for a new agreement have stalled and officials are planning to issue 218 layoff notices by next weeks mandated deadline. >>> some believe the world will end on december 21. a newly discovered ancient calendar says it's not the case. oldest known version of the mayan calendar deep in the guatemala rain forest and it goes way beyond 2012. they painted a much different picture discovered in ancient ruins. it stretches some 7,000 years into the future. >> we are so relieved. >> don't spend everything you have. world will continue. there is a plan even for the weekend. >> depends what you need to plan for if you want to take mom to the beach. things are changing and show you what is going on. beautiful picture of hazy golden gate bridge and hazy headlands but offshore, fog is forming. you go to san jose, not be quite as hazy but this picture isn't showing as much as the other one showed us. you can definitely see hazy sky over the south

teachers at san francisco unified plan to announce results of strike authorization vote this afternoon. they cast ballots yesterday. they are facing salary and benefit cuts over the next two years. their union contract expires at the end of next month. negotiations for a new agreement have stalled and officials are planning to issue 218 layoff notices by next weeks mandated deadline. >>> some believe the world will end on december 21. a newly discovered ancient calendar says it's not the case. oldest known version of the mayan calendar deep in the guatemala rain forest and it goes way beyond 2012. they painted a much different picture discovered in ancient ruins. it stretches some 7,000 years into the future. >> we are so relieved. >> don't spend everything you have. world will continue. there is a plan even for the weekend. >> depends what you need to plan for if you want to take mom to the beach. things are changing and show you what is going on. beautiful picture of hazy golden gate bridge and hazy headlands but offshore, fog is forming. you go to san jose, not be quite as hazy but this picture isn't showing as much as the other one showed us. you can definitely see hazy sky over the sou

san francisco teachers are holding the first of two strike votes this week. at a rally tonight before the school board meeting. empty chairs were used to symbolize the 600 lay off notices sent to teachers. the union claims the district has $80 million in reserve and those notices should never have been sent. the district says that surplus will help make out for a budget cuts in the coming years. >>> so what's at stake for teachers in the contract talks? the district wants to save $30 million through cut backs including unpaid furlough days, larges classes, reduced training and pay cut for substitutes. as for those lay off notices we won't know how much of those 600 workers may actually lose their jobs until the end of the school year. >>> the controversy over the inflated academic credentials of yahoo's chief executive offer is costing one board member her job. patti hart says she will not continue in her role. today thompson apologized to yahoo employees saying i deeply regret how this issue has affected the company and all of you. >>> on wall street stocks are feeling a chill from europe. the dow closed 76 points lower a fifth straight decline. the nasdaq dropped 11. there is a great deal of un

san francisco teachers are holding the first of two strike votes this week. at a rally tonight before the school board meeting. empty chairs were used to symbolize the 600 lay off notices sent to teachers. the union claims the district has $80 million in reserve and those notices should never have been sent. the district says that surplus will help make out for a budget cuts in the coming years. >>> so what's at stake for teachers in the contract talks? the district wants to save $30 million through cut backs including unpaid furlough days, larges classes, reduced training and pay cut for substitutes. as for those lay off notices we won't know how much of those 600 workers may actually lose their jobs until the end of the school year. >>> the controversy over the inflated academic credentials of yahoo's chief executive offer is costing one board member her job. patti hart says she will not continue in her role. today thompson apologized to yahoo employees saying i deeply regret how this issue has affected the company and all of you. >>> on wall street stocks are feeling a chill from europe. the dow closed 76 points lower a fifth straight decline. the nasdaq dropped 11. there is a great deal of un

. >> teachers in the san francisco unified school district are set to take the first two votes over authorizing their unioncall a strike. in the meantime, a state mediator will be assigned to work with union leaders to find a compromise in contract negotiations which school officials say are at an impasse. current contract expires july 1st. it's also preparing to issue 218 pink slips by the may 15th deadline because of state budget cuts. >>> get your bicycle in gear. 18th annual bike to workday. they are expecting record breaking participation. one reason they have increased by 71% in the past five years. they will be bicycling convoys and energizer stations throughout commute hours and evening. go to our website at abc7news.com for more information on the location of bike to workday activities today. >> is it good bike to work weather today? >> as the wife of a cyclist, but the afternoon commute, what do you think about that? >> it will be warmer especially around the coast but inland, it will be about the same. let's look at live doppler, rain free morning. in fact a rain free forecast for the next seven

in san francisco, school officials have voted to lay-off 218 faculty and staff in the school year they settled on that number after sending out 333 preliminary notices in march. the teachers' union set out empty chairs to represent the lay-offs. they say the board should use part of its 80 million dollar reserve fund to rescind the pink slips. a judge ruled 65 faculty members in the mission and bay view would not be immuned to the lay-offs. teachers are set to take a strike authorization tomorrow. >>> new report this morning shows california's crackdown on junk food in school cafeterias is paying off. california became the first state a decade ago to want sale of soft drinks in schools. limiting the amount of fat, sugar and calories included in meal plans and snacks from vending machines. high school students consume on average nearly 160 fewer calories per day than students in other states. 160 in most sodas. >>> let's take a look at the forecast. >> the past couple of days we've been needing cool drinks. >> warm in some areas not as warm as it has been. good morning. quiet, clouds along the coast some like yesterday morning could spill across san francisco, move through the go

. >>> san francisco kids bracing for the possibility their teachers will be going on strike for the first time since 1979. the teachers' unionwill meet next week to vote on whether to authorize the strike. saying the school board is demanding too many spending cuts. the last raise the teachers received was 2008. the district wants teachers to accept four furlough days, more if the governor's plan for education fails in november. >>> series of silicon valley fundraisers will bring president obama back to the bay area this month. he wail 10 three events planned for may 23rd. the first an afternoon round table in palo alto for the asian american pacific islander community. then a $35,000 a plate fundraising dinner in atherton. finally, he will attend a 6 p.m. rally at redwood city's fox theater, tickets will range from $250 to $7500 per person. >>> a long lost commercial by apple has surfaced, starring steve jobs. >> general, you and your brave fighting have a rendezvous with destiny. your battle will be long. it will be hard. but it will be won. i'm sure your victory will be great! ♪ ♪ >> that's jobs playing the role of frankl

san francisco teachers voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike. they're angry about the district's proposed $30 million cuts to their salaries. the district says it needs to cut and $80 million budget shortfall over two years. the union still vote one more time to initially approved a strike. a pit bull found tiger railroad tracks has been reunited with her family. they recognize her after seeing media reports of her discovery. they say they actually lost a total of three dogs and now have two of them back. >> a guilty verdict for the man accused of killing jennifer hudson's mother and brother and nephew. a jury convicted the singer's former brother-in-law of breaking into the hudson family home and shooting the victims in 2008. remember say the fame was not a factor. >> this was not a case about jennifer hudson for us. this was a case about william ball for so for us, her celebrity really had nothing to do with it. >> hudson did not comment after the verdict. >> j.p. morgan seo admits it is a huge embarrassment. the nation's largest bank lost $2 billion because of a trader that was managing a strategy to balance risk. those losses will likely shake confidence in the banking sector beyond the walls of j.p. morgan cha

> san francisco school officials have voted to lay-off 218 faculty and staff in the next school year they settled on that number after sending out 333 preliminary notices in march. the teachers' unionet out dozens of empty chairs last night to represent the lay-offs. they say the board should use part of its 80 million dollar reserve fund to rescind the pink slips. administrative law judge ruled that 65 special faculty members in the mission and bay view would not be immuned to the lay-offs. teachers are set to take a strike authorization vote tomorrow after the district declare add impasse in contract talks last week. >> -- >>> good morning. let's get you out the door with a look at forecast. >>> hopefully within you will enjoy. >>> -- good morning. don't see radar returns do see light grey, hard to see, low cloud as that are moving across the coast and across san francisco right now haven't made it to bayside but definitely filling in the westside it will move a little farther east as we head through 8:00 most of our temperatures in the 40s upper 40s to low 50s like they are right now towards lunch nice day to be out low to mid 60s throughout the bay upper 60s to mid 70s inland s

> san francisco district officials rescinding half of the lay-off notice they say announced officials hope the move will show good faith as they continue contract negotiations with the teacher's unionunder the oversight of a mediator. the district notices to 218. officials say they are rescinding layoffs of 97 teachers. the contract expires in july. members have taken the first of two votes that could lead to strike. >>> 5:09. time for a look at that warm-up. >>> you are going to love it if you like it warm inland then you have a choice too. >>> mike? >> head to the coast where it is going to be coolest today. good morning. lack of clouds we showed that you already and lack of winds kind of reinforcing the fact that high pressure is sitting on top of us usually our calmest and warmest weather, a little breeze out of the north nine miles per hour oakland, fo five half moon bay, three napa, 14 out of the southwest at fairfield. today still going to relatively mild with mostly sunny conditions at 7:00 most of news the low to mid 50s we start to see the microclimates develop at noon 58 at the coast, 74 around the bay 81 inland, 4:00 toasty inland with mid 80s not even much relief aroun

teachers with the san francisco unified school district plan to announce their strike authorization vote this afternoon. they cast ballots yesterday. they are facing salary and benefit cuts over the next two years. union contract expires at the end of next month and negotiation for a new deal have stalled. meantime, they are planning to send out 218 layoff notices by next week's state mandated deadline. >> brace yourself for another jump in gas prices. what is so aggravating about this increase. prices are dropping around the rest of the country but only californians are paying more. terry mcsweeney is explaining why we are getting single had out at the pump. >> we are paying more for cleaner air here in california, 16 cents in the past week. the price down here at the chevron, just off of 101, 4.39 for regular. experts say it will be going up 20 cents a gallon, meens meaning it's going to come out about 5.40 cents per fill-up. take a look at this. you'll see the pump going past the $100 mark for a fill-up. the problem is only a few refineries make this california special blend of clean burning gas. media partner says three of five bay area refineries are closed right now for maintenance. prices are j