we have seen our revenue cut significantly by taxes that arnold schwarzenegger cut his first day in office. we have a depoll that prop is trying to refill it. we should not have to do it at the ballot box when out of 40 state senators 14 have more power than 26. 14 can veto when 26 want. i tell fifth graders that and they say that is not democracy that is not possible. that is exactly the problem, we don't have democracy on all issues, revenue-related in the legislature, let the majority party do its job and if the voters don't like what the majority party is doing in no one jerry man dered districts change who is in power, it is call democracy. >> continuing on the theme of democracy, and how people engage with their elected officials and with government generally, clearly civic engagement is critical for a safe, strong and a vibrant state and i am curious what you have done and what you will do to encourage appropriate participation in democracy. >> i think that we could probably most simply define participation and democracy aside from community hearings and gatherings is the opportunit

this goes back to six years ago when governor arnold schwarzenegger passed the landmark global warming law in the state. it has a huge goal which is to cut the greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2020. >> why don't we give schwarzenegger the credit for that? he didn't pass it. the legislature. >> we'll give him that credit. but it's a huge feat. there's a number of programs, but it started with cap and trade. it applies to oil refineries, manufacturers, food processors. >> polluters. so you brought some props with you. >> i brought some props. >> we're going to show how cap and trade works. so let's bring out the props. and try to figure out, how do you cut pollution in a state where there's a lot of industry, and a lot of oil refineries, and cement companies. what have you got here? >> first of all, let's start with the cap part of cap and trade. this is an overall limit on the greenhouse gases that can be emitted in this state. over the years it's going to drop a little bit. that's how they're getting the cuts. the trading part, we're going to do a little demo. you guys are going to help

the first person is arnold schwarzenegger. [applause] he is our host today. he is somebody who uniquely came from the entertainment industry and into politics. he is at the intersection of those things. he is extremely active in things like this. he will be starring in a new movie called "last call." the next person is ron meyer, president of universal since 1995. [applause] he is someone who has seen the industry whether the technological changes. prior to joining universal, he was the president of the creative artists industry, which he founded. i will keep is relatively short. the next is brian grazer, the chairman of imagine entertainment. [applause] and the guys behind shows like "24" and "a beautiful mind." there was a great profile about him. it said that he likes to make movies that are hits and wholesome. i love that. jimmy is the chairman of -- he has a lot going on. he is a producer for u2. there are headphones are a remarkable marketing story. you can catch it on your phone. he is also a mentor on "american idol." finally, rob friedman. come on up

and at the time that we had these hearings, governor schwarzenegger posted that kind of information on-line about a week after we held our first hearing, governor brown took them down. so, it is really not a matter of applying the law in my opinion, it is a matter of policy and the way that you want the law to be applied. it is not black and white. and it is something that the sunshine ordinance itself says whenever there is a conflict or there are two paths to go down, that the voters prefer to go down the path that leads to the most open government. thank you. >> i work for laguna honda before i was driven out of there (inaudible). i want to under score what dr. kerr said about the fact that you all have the responsibility to deal with whistle blower realtation, and the events are very important in society and clearly you are finding of no whistle blower retaliation when the government project finds that the vast majority are retaliated against, begs the question as to whether you guys are doing what you are supposed to be doing, thank you. >> next, item on the agenda, is the discussion a

governor schwarzenegger's economic recovery fund.borrowed from the people, from local government. and we've gotta pay that back. >> a lot of the revenue will come from the prop 30 tax hikes which voters approved last week. >>> the state's finances might be looking up, but many bay area cities are still struggling and we're seeing and feeling the effects every day. police officers in san jose, for instance, are resigning instead of putting up with lower wages and lower benefits. there are now less than 1,000 police officers available for full duty, and only 70% of those are out in the street. it's bad. kiet do says there may be a silver lining. >> reporter: clark has a front- row seat to san jose's rising crime rate, when he caught a burglar red-handed in his bedroom. >> you don't expect somebody in your home that doesn't belong there. >> reporter: he used to be the neighborhood watch vice president. he says there have been about ten break-ins in the area in the past six months. he said with fewer cops on the streets, prowlers are get

[laughter] anybody who has read arnold schwarzenegger's new book. have you read it?t is a great book. i don't know if you have seen it or not. i screwed it up. hold on, that is the joke. son of a -- all right. are you going to watch the debates tomorrow night? are you excited about the debates? i made a tv i can watch it. they are both full of crap right there. thanks so much. [applause] craig: hey, buddy. thanks for coming. >> a hot crowd! a great crowd! craig: i told you. i told you. scathing, scathing political humor at the end. >> scathing. don't rip up my notes. you just ripped off rip taylor. they don't know who rip taylor is. i gave you that like 10 years ago. craig: you're 30 pounds lighter than the last time i saw you. >> that's not a good thing. what happened to you? i've been running marathons. i run. jog. craig: in vegas in the heat? >> no, i come to l.a. to run and then go back to vegas. took a different form of taking care of yourself. craig: you look completely different. you look like you looked 20 years ago. >> i look like reba. [laughter] that's hor

. >> in the words of arnold schwarzenegger, i'll be back!

borrow from the schools, we borrow from the redevelopment funds, governor schwarzenegger's economic recovery bond, we borrowed from the people and local governments. and we have it pay that back. -- and we have to pay that back. >> a lot of revenue the state will see comes from proposition 30 which was approved by the voters. >>> nancy pelosi is staying put. the san francisco democrat said today she plans to remain in her role as house minority leader. but her colleagues' cheers turned to boos when a reporter put this question to the 72- year-old. >> said you would stay own prohibiting younger leadership from moving forward. >> so you're suggesting that everybody step aside? >> no, i'm simply saying that it delays younger leadership from moving forward in the house. >> let's for a moment honor it as a legitimate question. [ laughter ] >> although it's quite offensive. but you don't realize it, i guess. the fact is -- [ laughter ] >> the fact is that everything that i have done in my almost i guess decade now of leadership is to elect younger and newer people to the congress. >> technically p

that's a very persistent thing under schwarzenegger and a lot of people. >> supervisor, we have a little time left and i would like you to conclude and give your opinion why you think we should be voting for this. >> in 2001 we elected city attorney and treasurer in an election that had i think something like 12 or 13 percent turnout. these are two very, very important positions, we should maximize turnout. i think it makes perfect sense to elect these positions with the mayor. i can't tell you how many people after i proposed this at the board of supervisors, paepl on the board, off the board, came up to me and said why didn't anyone think of this before, it makes so much sense. it will save us money, it will mean more people voting for city attorney and treasurer and if that's not democracy, i don't know what is. there's a reason why this is getting such broad support and i think it deserves the voters' support. >> thank you. and dr. faulkner, would you please summarize why you believe people should be voting against this measure? >> originally it was all odd year elections for city go

and i will remind you again that at the time this game to us, arnold schwarzenegger posted names, and dates on-line. i am not saying that he broke the law, i am pointing out that it was a policy decision and so i think that legally there is some question as to whether internal memos of where they go is part of an investigation. it is procedural, if that makes sense. >> that there are... >> i have an idea. i have a thought here. what i would propose is we make a finding based on what we know, that neither mr. st. croix or miss lediju, have committed a willful violation of the sunshine ordinance, i think that we will ask if miss herrick will do so and we have asked a lot of her already. to review the ethics commission correspondence with the city controller's office. if she finds any correspondence that is not privileged, i think that we... i, will especially set a hearing either to occur in conjunction with the regular meeting or especially set to determine whether the existence of those documents should require a finding of willful failure by the executive director to not... to turn t

the event takes place at that university of southern california schwarzenegger institute.rom los angeles, this is about an hour and 15 minutes. [applause] >> thank you for turning up for this. it is an honor to be here. anyone who has been uncovering policy in new york kind of feels entertainment industry has this enormous power in politics and public policy, and also as a dark matter out there. we do not fully understand how it is affecting and changing what happens on the east coast. we have a remarkable panel of longtime leaders in that industry to help explain that to me and to you. -- he apologizes for not being able to be here with us. he is working on the next "avatar" script. i will bring out the panel. the first person is arnold schwarzenegger. [applause] he is our house today. -- host today. he is somebody who uniquely came from the entertainment industry and into politics. he is at the intersection of those things. he is extremely active in things like this. he will be starring in a new movie called "last call close." the next person is ron meyer, president of u

governor schwarzenegger's economic recovery bond. we borrowed from the people. we borrowed from local governments and we have to pay that back. >> a lot of the revenue will come from the prop 30 tax hikes which voters approved last week. >>> for the first time since 1933 one party has a supermajority in the assembly and senate here in california. two key assembly races have been decided which means democrats will hold a supermajority in both the assembly and the senate. with that power they could raise taxes without any republicans if they choose. >>> drivers can expect a dip in prices at bay area gas stations in the next few weeks. aaa says the seasonal switch from summer to winter blend helps drive down gas prices. drivers are paying an average of $3.98 per gallon of regular unleaded in the bay area. gasbuddy.com shows san mateo with the lowest price of $3.65 per gallon. and we have you covered on the cheapest gas prices near you. just go to cbssf.com/gas. >>> we have all driven on bumpy bad streets. but when it comes to potholes, one very affluent community i

of prop 36 and i supported the earlier version in 2004 when only because of wise that arnold schwarzenegger said in a television commercial that it was mathematically impossible and factually inaccurate and he said it on television and we saw the support go from 65 percent down to 48 percent in two weeks. it is currently polling in the 60s, i hope that it passes. >> thank you. miss dillan. >> i support it as well. and i am an attorney but i am a civil attorney, but speaking to prosecutor and judges, they agree that the instance of the three strikes law requires a lot of criminals to go to trial who would not otherwise because they have nothing to lose by rolling the dice. and so, it does not pose a cost at a criminal justice system but beyond that it is a moral matter that we have a problem as a society to sending someone to life in prison for a jonvaljon type of crimes and stealing a loaf of bread. i trust the judge to make the right in sentence and they should be given better discorrection in that regard. >> the reform of the death penalty is another issue, that you have to question where

ricky gill is only 25 years old and was appointed by arnold schwarzenegger a few years ago to the --ill just pull it out as he was uh .ed. imagine running for the house of representatives at age 25. mcnerny has a 52% lead to 47% with 27% of the precincts reporting at this point. one more district i want to show you. looking at this -- >> larry -- >> we will check back. >> sorry, we just got a bit of a breaking development with the election. >> we want to take you to jerry brown in sacramento. >> working people to organize and organize their dues power and political power to advance the cause of working people everywhere. that's 32. proposition 30, i know a lot of people had some doubts, had some questions about can you really go to the people and ask them to vote for a tax? well when i ran for governor i did say -- i said three things. one, i want to level with you, tell you the truth. no more smoke and mirrors on the budget. two, we won't have taxes unless the people themselves vote for. it and three, we are going to move government as close as we can to local communities and to the

i mean, what you're now hearing about is what arnold schwarzenegger did to us.hwarzenegger left us, cap and trade, with what's going on with green energy, most people don't know that chevy loses about $49,000 per car that is in fact out there. remember what happens in 2014 because of governor brown. in 2014 every new home in california is required to have a roof that will hold a solar panel. by 2020, every new building, 10,000 square feet or larger is going to be required to give own energy, wind or solar, they have to provide it themselves. that's going to look silly in the state of california. more people are going to be leaving the state than coming here. remember this state just voted to raise its taxes 7 billion dollars, and they just found out this week that proposition 30 to pass is retroactive to 2012. it doesn't start in 2013. oh, yeah, we're more than a turkey. stuart: i have got to repeat that. you passed prop 30 in the november election. >> uh-huh. stuart: but you have got to pay that higher tax rate all the way back to january the 1st of 2012. it is

david letterman, 290 jokes made about republicans including arnold schwarzenegger, paul lieian and christie, 138 about democrats. only two others were the top ten bill clinton and joe biden. do you have an explanation. [ laughter ] >> the romney jokes write themselves. thank you, good night. [ laughter ] >> i think look, it's media bias. i remember saturday night live, when chevy chase doing gerald ford i think that made a difference in the nation. humor does that. >> ford was a football player and a skier, downhill skier, most athletic president was portrayed as a bunglar that could hardly walk. >> you can't changes the numbers but i would like to point out that jon stewart and steven col bevtd who demographic skew is a little bit younger but very good about making fun of both candidates. pretty equally. >> the excuse is the writers live in los angeles and new york city. they are part of those communities. they are the two most liberal cities in the united states. >> when clinton it was president it was about monica lewinsky. >> but except mitt romney is not president. it happened four

we saw this when -- governor schwarzenegger had to much of a say in sacramento and the local elects, whether the california teacher's association or prison guards or other numbers. this was an attempt to curtail their power, state, and local. isn't it? >> and -- . >> thanks. >> pardon me. >> the goal is the same. >> the goal of this one limits both corporations and unions. and unions said wait a second, this is unfair and applies to us. the unions and the backers said you're right. this applies equally to corporations and unions. >> and there are a lot exempt like super packs. that is the crux of the problem for a lot of people. >> that is not called the exemption in the initiative, but the first amendment. as i indicated before, as can you have super packs giving to independent expenditures, can you also have the unions giving pursuant independent signatures. there is nothing that limits that in this initiative and that is what is being lost in this discussion by the distortions that the people are trying to put out there. >> what we say, if you look at our, it's our discussion of i

these people and these states, ne wa they want the money, give me a slice and across party lines schwarzeneggerdollar business. >> i've known a lot of drug dealers in my life, including some of my own, and i never knew anyone who didn't specialize in drugs, buy marijuana, cocaine and heroin. >> and how do you find drug dealers? >> out here in the street. i bet we could walk two blocks. >> i actually don't know, and it's a world i don't understand, but i would imagine because these, which is businesses are doing well in colorado, that's the one i'm familiar with after watching a few things and following it, that they're doing well, and so if you're-- if you lend money and think you can make money, i think they'll probably end up doing it. >> yeah, it's a lag time. >> and just about every fourth parking garage in in city, you can buy crack. >> there's a lag between what the people want and how government reacts. >> don't give out information like that. >> oh. >> what if somebody-- >> and okay. and are we done? is this a wrap? and coming up, why did greg gutfeld think this should be the way we cho