it is occur contaminate of water delivers deliveries and even 345ur7bd restrictions in the state of california. to the desegregate that the drought is its everybody's everybody is combangd other places in the state are worse off our central valley agricultural has been hit hard farmers are having problems and we're having a trickle down effect of the economy in an industry that is one of the largest economic murnz in the state of california. so the long term economic impacts in that one sector will have a tremendous impact we're working hard to provide did balance of dealing with those problems while maintaining public health and safety so we incur that people don't go without drinking water for public health and safety standards there's many places in california that individuals are on wells and wells are running dry and their tied into a system he have a little bit flexibility but tied into a well your options are limited so we're really leveraging that and looking at ground water boycott to some larger term solutions a lot of this has been been in the governors document that outlines the di

california was a state that did not do that earlier on. what we see with the ruling in california, california sort of catching up to this debate that had a been going on in other states in the past five years. >> we're going to take a short break. when we come back we'll talk more about the fact that in many ways this was simply an equal protection case. what is it about teaching and the vulnerability of poor and minority students that makes the california decision such a hard fought case? stay with us. this is inside story. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. rosie perez >> i had to fight back, or else my ass was gonna get kicked... >> a tough childhood... >> there was a crying, there was a lot of laughter... >> finding her voice >> i was not a ham, i was ham & cheese... >> and turning it around... >> you don't have to let your circumstance dictate who you are as a person >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> a lot of these mining sites are res

states. and it's been able to drive through those kinds of decisions. it's been able to sort of entrain the rest of the country because markets look to california because it's so large, most populous state. so california makes a decision, for example, to take lead out of gasoline. automakers are going to take it out across country and make it a decision to require catalytic converters. the whole country will turn -- if california makes a decision as the state did under arnold schwarzenegger, passing a law to cap and trade greenhouse cap emissions, that market will become quite powerful and influential. we also see other states in quebec and canadian province trying to join the california cap and trade system. so studying what happens here is a good way to see larger trends. another aspect is california's economy is very much oriented towards the rest of the world and the pacific basin. china and korea and japan, australia, and to latin america, are always at the forefront of the way in which we think about our relationship to the environment and the way in which we regulate it. we have problem here now. we success any cleaned up a lot of our smog evicti

california was a state that did not do that earlier on. what we see with the ruling in california, california sort of catching up to this debate that had a been going on in other states in the past five years. >> we're going to take a short break. when we come back we'll talk more about the fact that in many ways this was simply an equal protection case. what is it about teaching and the vulnerability of poor and minority students that makes the california decision such a hard fought case? stay with us. this is inside story. i think that al jazeera helps connect people in a way they haven't been connected before. it's a new approach to journalism. this is an opportunity for americans to learn something. we need to know what's going on around the world. we need to know what's going on in our back yard and i think al jazeera does just that. >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says...

the governors i've lined to every wondering word but don't we have a great governor of the state of california we certainly do (clapping) well, thank you governor jerry brown and good evening, everyone thank you and welcome to san francisco it's a pleasure to welcome solar 2014 for a 7th year in a row that's great, thank you doctor weber we have developed a great partner with the solar company and it's stunning we haven't really left the days of the gold rush this was when pioneers and future seekers and immigrants all types of people came rushing into the san francisco bay area to the state of california to find what to find answers to improve their lives it so happens that this spirit of innovation and entrepreneursship is still awake and instead of calling them the names of femur seeks we call them diserupts and innovators and one is the solar industry that's diserupt active in a fine sense the united states has seen a record growth in solar snauksz and, in fact, the average cost of the module has dropped 80 percent in the last 5 years? the hard work that conference has done and many of the

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we're going from california san francisco to the oovt of the united states the senator from the new york state he's a ranking member on the technology and i think has been a vigorous fighter for our justice cause (clapping.) okay before everyone as we have a group of technical stiff going i need everybody - ready. i need everybody to smile in the the first (laughter) hi. now we've got the self i didn't see out of the way. i have no idea how to use the power point i'm going to press the bottoms. all right. good evening >> good evening. so if you weren't here i'm from brooklyn i want to call a word >> he have to say in response good evening friends. >> good evening. >> i cail you guys friends even though i've met which of you for the first time today i feel like we share so much in common first those who are here deeply care about climate change and those who have the motivation to move forward in a road map we need to realize but second there was another great motivation speak by governor jerry brown give them a hand. it's speech was a call to action to the state legislators across the co

we've awe are averted a disaster with a code we face this keeping the state being a solar pour leader unnope california put in place a building code that made every solar panel illegal starting in january we've worked with the state fire marshall to correct that and get another year to get through the coast to coast to meet the fire code that was a real disaster held off and because support we have in california we're at a crossroads with the decision-makers and the president of the public utilities commission's michael pedestrian safety i didn't his term is to expire and we're hoping he'll continue to lead the industry we're pleased to join with interslar and presenting the champion challenge award added 3 o'clock i want you to come and calculated clawed him in helping him to be a strong voice tomorrow and intervention application stage. because of term limits in the next 2 years almost half of all california legislator will be brand new they'll be termed anti we'll have brand new people hopefully, they'll all be senator parkers (clapping) but this is a challenge and an incredible opportunity to educa

there's rumor throughout the state of california. they were burning this food, they never found his eye balls, yeah, they ate his eye ball in some type of weird ass ritual. it got righteously out of proportion. >> where were his eye balls. >> one eye ball. >> we don't know. have no clue. >> as a made man in the mexican mafia, knighton strived to become a well round leader of the organization when he arrived in prison. >> you know, as far as putting holes in people, anyone can do that. to educate yourself, now that's where you want to go. >> he studied the art of war from some historic practitioners. >> you had way out cats. they were cool. but you'd pick up game, righteous game. i'm an avid reader and student of ancient japanese philosophy. i love it, the whole warrior culture. machiavelli, napoleon, the 48 laws of power. code, you go all the way down as far as from all different cultures, they're all war manuals and flophilosophiephilo. when i say studying, that's exactly what i mean, studying. >> to become a better warrior. >> what

so proposition 30 in california, the reason we are now in the state of california because we passed proposition 30. we passed a law that millionaires have to pay 3% more n state taxes. so we were able to bring in over $6 billion into the state of california. most of that went to education. how did we get that? go door to the door to get people to vote for that. and the people we went to to get at margin of victory it were voters that don't always vote. the immigrants who have just recently become citizens and people who didn't vote before. it can happen but it takes an awful lot of work to make it appen. >> on the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act. i want to thank our panelists for helping us understand our role in a continuing effort to make democracy alive in america. >> coming up in a few moments, a look at today's headlines on "washington journal." then we will have our "newsmakers" interview. after that, several segments from last week's african leaders summit in washington, d.c. including a panel moderated by former president bill clinton. and president obama's closing comments. .

california politics. i disagree. she's a rock star for us here in the state of california.lease welcome the honorable carla harris. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> thank you, thank you. welcome to california and thank you my dear friend alex. i am so proud to support you as you continue in their leadership in our great state. we have an embarrassment of riches to be sure. the latino senate pro tiem in modern history is here as well. [applause] we have an embarrassment of riches and all of us here are elected or appointed so we know how our profession can be that i will tell you that we are very fortunate to have a lot of stars in the state to work together and are truly friends and committed to our collective desire and responsibility to serve the people we represent a thank you for that generous introduction. welcome. there is so much i want to say that i have been given seven minutes. i'm going to keep it brief. but i think that it's important to recognize everyone here clearly is, the significance of naleo and its reason for being and it is appreciating its reason for being and its pu

in my conversation with parkiansia state a tells me that model is being tested in california state parks and others around. we could think about that material relationship, how does that work? what is the best way to think about that moving forward? so -- next? more? yes. mike? michael. come on over. remote mic?e a he is coming. >> this is a question of history. first of all, do you know if there was discussion in coming up with the yosemite grant if there was any thought given or discussion of keeping it in federal ownership and protected rather than turning it over to the state? >> michael's question is, was there discussion at the point the use of the grant was before congress of whether it should stay under federal control and not move it to the state of california? to the best of my knowledge, no. i think the reason for that is there was so little precedent for the federal government micromanaging at that level. obviously, the civil war did have some implications as far as states rights and federal rights, so i think there was real hesitation. i don't think people even thought about

getting headlines but alaska is number one with the mostics, half of all united states earthquakes happen there. california is number two. between 1974 and 2003 there were 163 earthquakes a year. hawaii is third for the state with the most earthquakes. 4-10: nevada, washington, idaho, wyoming, montana, utah and oregon. >> a 6.9 claims 63 lives 25 years ago why were we so fortunate this time? we have the director of the california institute for hazard research and professor of physics and geology at uc davis. professor, authorities brand this as a disaster but it was certainly not so bad as it could have been. >> certainly not as bad as it could have been. it could have been worse. i mentioned the loma prieta earthquake there was a similar earthquake in 1838 in the same area the same size followed 30 years later by the hayward earthquake in 1868 a magnitude 7. we are concerned that the loma prieta, it has been 25 years, that could have been a recursor to a set that culminated in 1906 in the famous san francisco earthquake so that is what we are worried about. >> you are talking about warning shots that moth

people to run for governor with the platform a big quite so in new hampshire is very encouraging state california is also an extremely encouraging state with silicon valley there's a number of tech companies and also we been in contact with a couple different organizations in california that are looking to start up something very similar like a california chamber of commerce so we do think california will continue to be a leader in this space and they're also right now there's a lot of groups in. side california that are looking to shift the conversation away from new york and to california they don't think new york is getting out right so they're going to try to compete with the regulatory structure in california and texas is also very active as well so you describe your job a little bit you you would take note of that trend you're an advocate for bitcoin you see california is becoming more bitcoin friendly so you have maybe difficult resources toward california you take a trip to california talking up in california that you know today you serve and you go to whatever state is friendliest a bit

pelican bay state prison was designed as california's new alcatraz, a single facility that would isolate and contain the state's worst inmates, inmates too violent and dangerous for any other institutions. >> i was involved in several fights on the tier. >> stabbings, beatings, pretty regular occurrence around here. >> up here, they killing people. >> i seen people getting their throat cut. i've seen, you know, people get rat packed, you know, five guys on one, get their head smashed in. >> you can get stabbed anywhere. >> i'll never get out of here until i have parole, or die. >> richard kirkland has worked at pelican bay since 1992. in 2004, he became warden of the prison. >> we have approximately in any year, particularly over the last several years, somewhere between 700 and 800 reportable incidents. we end up using force of some sort, whether that's pepper spray, physical holds or otherwise, in probably some 400 of those. >> inmates are assigned points based on the severity of their crimes and propensity to inflict violence on other inmates and staff. pelican bay houses level four i

members so we realize the living of living no california i put together a couple of slides there's many reasons to be incredibly optimistic in the united states and are here in california. but a couple of factors to leave you with as you begin our conference activities this is from a great organization they did a report on this and i encourage you to checkout it out 20 percent that represents the land malice aforethought hosts 7 percent of the capacity and e and there's a sunday repel company st. louis has for energy than silicon valley. phoenix has more than san francisco and we're seeing a race to the top we in california welcome the competition in brooklyn across the country. another good fact that california we've installed more solar in the past 18 months than the past 18 years combined we're seeing tremendous growth (clapping) and that finally reaching double digits to the california electricity supply in past mark we broke rods on a given day this is important this is only counting of the four gigawatts federal and state it's not counting the 2 gigawatts on rooftops and hey, the sky doesn't

it does rain next year shgs, everyone will be rationing in the state. >> reporter: a new study says this year's drought will cost california $2.2 billion, a huge blow to the nation's top agriculture state and to farmers like sean stevenson. in addition to shallow lakes, california's reservoirs are incredibly low. most of the major ones in the state now below 50% capacity. brian. >> joe fryer live for us in what remains at least of lake piru in california. tonight, joe, thanks. >>> still ahead on this thursday evening, scandal explodes for a man once mentioned as a possible presidential contender. the bombshell trial about cash, cars and a hidden romantic crush. >>> and later one of the most shared videotapes of the week. big surprises at the bank. the reasons for the shocked look on the faces of so many atm customers. >>> in virginia tonight, a blockbuster trial is under way involving a big-name politician. so far revealed in this case, cash, cars and a romantic hidden crush. at the center of it all is a former republican governor once mentioned as a potential future presidential candidate and his wife. we get our report t

state. california state prison officials have issued new policies limiting the use of force on mentally ill prisoners. this after graphic images emerged of inmates, some described as screaming and delirious, being pepper sprayed in their cells. in one instance, a mentally ill inmate was found dead in his cell last year after being pepper sprayed. the state estimates that 33,000 prisoners there are mentally ill. here in new york city, the medical examiner said a 43- year-old man who appeared to have been placed in a chokehold by police was the victim of a homicide. the officers had arrested eric garner for allegedly selling bootleg cigarettes on the street. an autopsy found that garner's poor overall health contributed to his death but was not the primary cause. the officer involved was stripped of his gun and taken off of street duty but has not been criminally charged. >> sreenivasan: in the coming days, the senate intelligence committee will release a declassified version of a 6,000- page report examining the c.i.a.'s rendition, detention and interrogation program. yesterday, anticipating

of california was in exceptional drought, from san francisco to los angeles. you fast forward, that number has doubled now to nearly 60% of the statef california in that exceptional drought zone. any sort of water is good news, but unfortunately, the greater los angeles area still not getting much in the way of moisture. all of this heavy rainfall came from i-15 corridor, across some of the high country deserts before you work your way into nevada. still strong thunderstorms this morning rolling across portions just north of las vegas, where we had flash flood watches and warnings in place as well. near mesk eat, nevada, this area needs the moisture, areas to the south and west need it too, but it looks like the monsoonal moisture will be confined in the deserts right now. take you out towards the pacific ocean, the island of hawaii right there, there's hilo. here's hurricane izel at about 1200 miles east of hawaii. currently hitting a category three equivalent. the tracks do suggest it will get close to the hawaiian islands in the coming days. heavy rainfall going to be the main concern. but as you can see, a direct impact going t

is the attorney general for the state of california. harris.re we lucky to have her in this capacity. her career began in 2003. she won election and defeated the incumbent to become the district attorney of severn cisco. -- san francisco. in 2010, she was elected the attorney general and became the first african-american and to hold the post. a powerful job and a busy job. it speaks volumes of her commitment and her values. it is her relentless fighting against financial institutions to provide justice and restitution for families, latino families, who were impacted by the foreclosure crisis in america. i will let her talk about that. a lot of people call her a rising star in californian politics will stop she is a rock star for us in california. -- californian politics. she is a rock star for us intel for you. -- in california. please welcome kamala harris ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> thank you. welcome to california and thank you to my dear friend. i am proud to support you as you in oure in leadership great st

as a recreational park to be managed by the state of california. point ina turning america's relationship with landscape. it introduced the concept of government managed land. as a trip to work -- as i started to work with staff members on this exhibit, we talked about creating something that would stimulate new ideas, new visions, to lead us into the yosemite'sars of history. how can we talk about this place in a way that helps us move forward? thate we stimulate some of in today's talk. these issueswn to for several reasons. archives are full of wonderful artifacts documenting the variety of human experiences in reactions and controversies over yosemite. the current dominant variations of history we see in popular culture today as tourists to the park tend to oversimplify the human dimensions to this landscape. encourage new questions and awaken new ideas about the relationship with the scenic and sacred landscapes of the sierra's. minutes, i want to focus on the role of humans in creating the landscape, both physically and culturally. i will tal

right now there's a bill in the california state legislature by roger hernandez to try to it's got toe a law and the state of california that elections have got to be by district to the people of color can get somebody who looks like them to be able to sit on those councils, school boards, supervisor districts, et cetera. we've gained a lot. another one is not allowing felons to vote. action on the voting rights commission and we had hearings throughout the united states. in the state of washington, for instance, if you've been in prison, you pay restitution, you cannot vote and to repay all of the money that you owe. about 300,000 people, we heard that testimony in kings county a wave -- alone. with all of these ways that they're trying to keep people from voting. >> when you look back, and the domain to give away your age -- >> i'm 84. >> i know. [applause] >> i tell you what i'm 84 i hope to look as good as you, sweetheart, you know? [laughter] so it is such a pleasure to be with you every time but i just want to say, when you look back 50 years of your life, 1960s, and that moment

. >>> well, mayors from across the state went to sacramento owe to lobby a bill that would offer tax incentives to californiaed movie and tv productions. the mayors of san francisco, oakland and san jose are part of that delegation lobbying governor brown and state lawmakers today. they agree with the bill's author who says california needs to provide substantial enough breaks in taxes to compete with other states. california has lost more than 16,000 film and television jobs in the last decade. >> there are so many industries dependent on the film industry. there's lots of carpenters, electricians, lots of people who work in restaurants and catering who are hoping this bill does pass. >> the bill will be debated tomorrow. >> at&t hopes that offering $200 tis counts on ipads will attract new wireless customers. the deal is part of a promotion designed to sell models. they want to sell off old inventory. to get the discount on the ipad you have to pay full price for a new iphone and sign a new contract. the promotion could help boost ipad sales that have slumped from a year ago. >> there are a lot of ups and

the constitution of the state of california california. >> (repeated.) >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> (repeated.) >> that i will bear full a alliance to the constitution of the united states and to the - go ahead. >> (repeated.) and the constitution of the state of california. >> (repeated.) and that i take this obligation freely wouldn't mental hesitation or purpose of eval evaluation. >> (repeated.) 5:00 and that i wiwill faithful discharge the duties about which i am boo about to intenter. >> (repeated.) and . >> during such time as he hold the office fof the meb fmber of board of aquariums. >> (repeated.) a and i have different seat to repeat. for the city and county of san francisco >> (repeated.) >> congratulations and again, thank you very much (clapping). >> can i ask you guys to sign t the oath please congratulations and again, thank you for your services. >> thank you. >> thank you supervisor mar and congratulations on that getting those positions filed it's inform easy task a. >> thank you. >> thank you and supervisor wiener is present with us as well. item

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