i'm scott shafer in for thuy vu. cannabis at a crossroads. controversial plan to level the playing field. and new report assesses how diverting felons from state prisons is affecting crime rates. and talk to bay area mcarthur genius about his program. >> first treasurer announced major sanctions against wells fargo bank. amidst unprecedented move the state will discontinue investing in securities and stop asking the company to underwrite bond deals for a year. largest issuer of municipal bonds and could cost the company millions. what is the message you're sending to wells fargo by suspending this relationship? >> i want to send a strong and clear message the behavior is abhorrent and they need to clean up their culture. storied franchise grew up with the state of california and helped grow california communities but today their train is off the track. >> are there criminal wrongdoings that the attorney general ought to look into. >> the law enforcement should look in and suspending activity to get them back on the right path. >> is this symb

kqed senior editor of politics and government, scott shafer, has more. >> reporter: 13 years ago, thisicturesque shoreline was a crime scene connected with one of california's most notorious murders. in april of 2003, a couple walking their dog at point isabel park in richmond found the body of modesto resident lacy peterson, washed up on the rocks. the discovery came four months after she'd vanished from her home and just a day after the fetus of her unborn son was recovered less than a mile away. a few days later, her husband, scott peterson, was arrested and charged with murder. >> we felt this was the proper case for the death penalty because of the nature of the crime, which in this case was a very premeditated, cold, calculated murder of a young woman who was pregnant. >> reporter: after a trial that captured international attention, peterson was convicted and sentenced to die. burgit fladiger was one of the lead prosecutors on the case. she's now the district attorney for the county. sharon rocha, lacy's mother, remembers the moment her former son-in-law's death sentence was han

i'm scott shafer in for thuy vu. cannabis at a crossroads. controversial plan to level the playing field. and new report assesses how diverting felons from state prisons is affecting crime rates. and talk to bay area mcarthur genius about his program. >> first treasurer announced major sanctions against wells fargo bank. amidst unpreceed

kqed senior editor for politics and government scott shafer has more. >> joining me now are candidates scott wiener and jane kim to discuss their political philosophies and why they want to head to scracramento. what call do you think each of you would bring that's in short supply? sacramento? >> i think, one, we really need a progressive voice in sacramento. we're increasingly seeing business friendly democrats come up to sacramento. and a representative from san francisco is going to have a lot of flexibility and independence to file for reforms, to fight for more affordable housing and also to work to make higher education affordable again here throughout the state. i have a ballot measure, proposition w, that if it passes, which i believe it will, will make san francisco the first city in the nation to make community college free again for all of our residents. that's the type of work that i want to bring up to sacramento. >> what about you? >> let me just ask if i could, you are openly gay, of course. mark leno, who is leaving the senate is. how important is that, do you think, to

kqed senior editor for politics and government scott shafer talked with each of them earlier. >> joininge now is congressman mike honda, who represents district 17 in silicon valley. good to see you. >> good to be here. thank you. >> you're running for a ninth term in congress. what would you say from where you sit, what is the biggest challenge today facing silicon valley? >> i think in silicon valley, the two big areas is the inequity in salaries for service workers, and i think the other is housing. housing is such a big issue in our district. >> and are those issues that you, as a congress member, can do something about? >> well, there are roles that we can play. for instance, working with hud. i had joaquin castro come down for an extra day to visit our homeless projects, to show that there are a variety of ways to address the homelessness of not only veterans but also those others who are in the streets. but i wanted to give him also a document i put together. it was called the inventory of surplus and underutilized lands, to look at that as a possible way of building homes. >> but

i'm scott shafer in for thuy vu. cannabis at a crossroads. controversial plan to level the playing field. and new report assesses how diverting felons from state prisons is affecting crime rates. and talk to bay area mcarthur genius about his program. >> first treasurer announced major sanctions against wells fargo bank. amidst unprecedent