california state university tuition has now doubled from 2007 and university of california fees will go up almost 10%. the citizens redistricting commission draws fire with its new political district lines and won't release its latest maps to the public as planned. >>> and a look at two exhibits in san francisco that celebrate the life of oakland writer gertrude stein and her family's extraordinary art collection. coming up next. >> belva: good evening, i'm belva davis. welcome to "this week in northern california." as the country watches president obama and congress debate over raising the federal debt ceiling, state treasurer bill lockyer is planning ahead. i spoke with him earlier about how he intends to ensure there's enough cash for california. treasurer lockyer, welcome to the program. we know the problems that we're facing in washington, but the question is, how will this effect california? what will be the impact if there's no agreement on raising the ceiling? >> the immediate impact, belva, is that if the federal government has its credit rating go down, then that ripples in

. >>> i'm nick smith live at san francisco state and at california state university could be a lot more expensive if the board has its way. i'll have a live report. >>> and good morning to you. here is a look at embarcadero where it's breezy and cool a little bit of drizzle this morning. you'll find a lot of it. that is why we're calling it january in july. it's cold this afternoon compared to average. we'll talk about how long it will last. >>> good morning. i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. the highway patrol is on the scene of a big accident on interstate 280. chp has issued a sig laertd. >> good morning. we have an issue behind me a live shot there. we've got a sig alert in effect this morning, roadway is shut down. this was video taken earlier this morning. 280 northbound at 19th street off-ramp. it remains closed while the officers and officials do their investigation. a car versus a pedestrian there. did not fare well for the

cal state university tuition schools like this one, cal state east bay, where we're live this morning also see a 12% increase. that on top of a 10% increase from earlier this year. and that increase will be immediate. beginning this fall, it will cost over $5,000 for the fall semester. and it's not just the cal state system. uc schools like berkeley are facing increases, as well. it will be the ninth increase in eight years. tuition and fees will be up 9.6%. that means it will cost over $12,000 for the fall term. the state is limited constitutionally as to where they can make budget cuts. using tuition fees as the go-to alternative is one way that they are hoping to make ends meet. this is all happening when cal state trustees will look to vote on a new proposal for the incoming uc chancellor. he will be paid over $400,000 including a car allowance and housing allowance. two hot button issues that the trustees will have to vote on later today in long beach. grace? >> all right, anser hassan in hayward, thanks for joining us this morning. >>> if you are just getting up, you might notic

now, contributing to the problem is a new policy at san jose state university. freshman who live more than 30 miles from campus are required to live on campus. now, there isn't enough room for everyone. >> san jose state is very fortunate in that we'll be welcoming 4,000 freshmen in fall 2011 but these a huge increase from 2 ,700 in the year previous. that means we have a ton of demand for housing and not enough supply. >> the university is trying to rent rooms from business class hotels near vta light rail lines so students can commute to campus. >> doesn't sound so bad. >> stay at a hotel? maid service? >> yeah. >> room service. >> free breakfast in the morning. >>> why do you want to go to college? try tweeting your answer in 140 characters or less. >> the mba program at the university of iowa is asking candidates to tweet why they should be accepted. the most creative tweet gets a full ride of $37,000. >> if you were in an elevator with a ceo, you would want to say something really creative, very quickly. you don't have much time and that's what the tweet al

make sure we are working with our school district, community college, with our san francisco state university, and with private donors, a program i called bridges to success, which we are working closely on with dcyf, school district, school board, to make sure that we not only encourage people to go to college, but when they begin in the experience, that we support you when you are there. that you go all the way to succeed in your degree. as i told you on youth advocacy day -- and i would tell you again to the parents. there is literally a $1 million difference in someone that does not have that college degree and someone who does when they get their first job, and future jobs. i think in san francisco, it will be more than a million dollar difference because of the very good salaries that the private industry and public industry pay. if you have a college degree, you can get a good living. it will be expensive for you to have your own home here in the city as well. so with all of that, we want to embrace, and i want to thank the parents, siblings, family supporters here tonight, to share in

america's diner is always open. >> a san jose state university professor has won $750,000 for notes he owned that were written by albert einstein. the lost two cab -- want byes in -- cabins in a wildfire but it was the loss of the einstein papers written to his father that have weighted most heavily. >> they weren't random calculations. they were relationships to a field he was trying to accomplish, theory he was trying to accomplish, and not a lot of writings on the theory. >> he offered to blow up some of the writings. he sued the woman who was convicted of accidentally starting the fire that scorched nearly 50,000 acres. >> at the grimaldi palace in monaco there was more royalty than in april. the occasion was another royal wedding, prince albert finally took the plunge at age 53, marying -- marrying charlene wittstock. >> reporter: it was the most coveted init addition on the continent. the president of france was there. so were supermodel naomi cam below and roger moore. the real stores were the bride and groom. charlene wittstock was splendid in her gown. the couple exchanged vow

stay with us. , % welcome back to equal time from the campus of san jose state university. today our focus is on cyber bullies. and i have an interesting panel that you want you to meet. i'm kelly from project corner stone. i'm from the university of davis. >> i think you all for being here. cyber bullies, we no what bullies are. how did it become a cyber bully concern? >> cyber bullying is easy to do because you are at home, in your own private space and you can say whatever you want. a lot easier to do it from there than face to face. >> some people are good people and do not cause problems and then there are peoples that are bullies. how do we deal with them? >> i have been a bully in my life and i wonder if you have too. i have been on the wrong end of the curve a couple of times. using bad language, excluding others, i feel like we need to be careful about labeling. face to face good citizen ship is what we need to worry about. >> we are all human and make mistakes. robert help me with this. tell me more about the psychology of this. >> my focus is more on the broader

as a graduate of ohio state university, i excelled in and thoroughly enjoyed every class having to do with statistics. i love maps and find them fascinating. i always been interested in facts, figures and data. in my job as researcher for the public utilities commission of ohio, was in charge of reporting on an energy assistance program, so i am familiar with about a leading populations and statistical representations'. as an investigator, i was charged with investigating residential complaints across the state. an ever-present component of regulation. at the public interest center, was my job to make sure the public was well informed and represented an heard throughout the regulatory process. in my job as a firefighter, i interact with the public on each and every call i make. i am quite adept at interfacing with the public at large. in conclusion, as -- i have always been taught the importance of being part of the political process. i want to serve on the restricting task force to further this command give back to san francisco all of the amazing things it has given to me. i do not

the cal state university system is considering yet another tuition hike. cal state's chancellor is calling for another 12% increase or $588 a year to take effect this fall. that's on top of a 10% increase already approved to offset a major reduction in csu funding from the state. university of california regents face similar decision next week. >>> get ready to see your friends up close and very personal on facebook today. rumor has it the website will launch an in-browser video chatting feature all powered by skype. last week's ceo mark zuckerberg said the company will launch something awesome. tech gurus also speculate it could be a streaming music service or an app for apple's ipad. stay tuned. >>> big boost for twitter after a new round of fundraising. the latest valuation for the san francisco company puts it at a hefty $7 billion. that's almost double the last figure of $3.7 billion from just seven years ago. twitter is hoping their recently launched ad system will bring even more cash for that company. >>> it is now 4:45. time to get moving. the new

california state university governing board is meeting to consider another hefty tuition hike for fall semester. nick smith where students are adjusting to a recent 10% increase. >> absolutely. just in a few months, students can expect to pay more. the board of trustees will meet to consider a plan to raise undergraduate tuition by 12% for the coming fall term. this is on top of the approved 10% for the cal state system. take the previously approved 10% and suggested 12% hike, students would be paying $1200 more than just a year ago. raising the annual tuition for in-state undergraduates by 3588 to $5472 a semester that would -- a year that would not include room or board or campus fees. u.c. students face a 9.6% hike if the board of regents approve their increase next thursday. theirs would be the ninth fee increase in eight years. us a might suspect both boards cite budget woes. they say the additional increase is necessary because the newly approved budget needs to reduce the deficit. we are expecting students to, indeed, protest when the board meets this morning. we're live at san

. >>> for the second time this year california state university students have learned that their tuition is going up. yesterday the board of trustees approved the 12% tuition hike set to begin next month. earlier this year they passed a 10% increase. students we spoke to are wondering when it will stop. >> why do you keep doing this? not everyone's able to have enough money to be okay with the increases. and pretty much do they want us to go to school? >> the $588 increase will put tuition at all 23 csu campuses at about $5400 a year. that does not include housing or books. but board members say it's necessary since the state cut csu funding by $650 million. >>> well, this is the scene in long beach as students protested outside the board of trustees meeting. but despite their efforts the board passed that tuition hike by a vote of 13-2. this comes as governor brown criticized the board for approving a $400,000 salary increase for san diego state university's new president. >>> democrat won the race to fill a vacant u.s. house seat in southern california. now hon fought a hotly contested

anderson he's an associate professor of economics at frostburg state university in maryland very good evening to you from moscow thanks me with this let me sum up for us if you will how big of an impact on the community the end of the space shuttle is really going to have well it's a good question why do i think you are because you're going to have a lot of people who are losing their jobs and and on the local economy there in florida boy. the other side of it is it does free up resources to go other places and i think over time believe it or not this is going to be a net plus because over the last several years we have treated the show in all of the law the space program as a pure jobs program for smart people and when you do that how do you you you go to lou so what about the knock on effect to the broader economy the u.s. economy as a whole is that going to have an effect on that in any way no i don't think so i really don't i think that it's more local good people up here in a lot of places aren't going to feel that and the truth of the matter is there are going to be some very ta

anderson associate professor of economics at frostburg university state university of maryland thank you for being with us appreciate it thank you very much. all right now news from took a stand tonight there recovery efforts are underway off for a series of explosions of nomination depo in the city of up and down toward down nearby buildings authorities say the it's the place of the fireworks where it all went up because of the summer heat according to local media reports they've been up to two hundred casualties it's not clear if anyone else has been killed thousands of people were evacuated from the buildings immediately after the explosion witnesses say that i mean nation from the burning depos scattered on the street some of it's reached neighboring towns depictions they're basically telling the story completely large sections of the city lost power as well water supplies they have since been restored we hear security has been tight there's one of the police patrolling the streets tonight. going out to twenty past eight pm here mosco also in the news this friday night a passenge

iowa state university, conservative coming out week event. sponsored by the college republicans. the group got an e-mail response from the university professor saying "f" you, republicans. she apologized it but said that the announcement was disturbing and offensive. really? truman state university in missouri. popular leftist married to a school professor, destroyed a display advertising a republican sponsored event. he tore down the group signs, rip them up and spat on the students representing the group. the university of california merced, three students wanted to explain the country tax system. so they asked their peers to offer up some of their own hard-earned gpa points to some of the students who weren't scoring as high. take a look at what happened. >> glenn: mm-hmm. they're here in the studio audience. i love you guys. [ laughter ] fantastic job by the students that came up with the question. they have more of them. but when it comes to give up something that the students earned, the students aren't so willing to give them up. it sounds like a greedy students, doesn't it

that is near the san jose state university campus. police say a car crashed into a house at 447 saint john, causing a leak at the gas meter. fire crews are monitoring while pg&e works on the damaged line. the gas is not expected to be turned back on until about 12:30. there are two injuries but how they happened is still not known. >>> in san francisco, one man is dead after the shuttle bus that he was riding in collided with a big rig. anser hassan reports. >> reporter: traffic is back to normal. but in the morning it wasn't the case at octavia and oak streak. it was closed after a big rig and shuttle bus carrying 15 passengers collided leaving one man dead. this intersection is prone to accidents according to residents but nothing like what they saw this morning. >> this goes on all the time. to be a pedestrian in this area driving is dangerous. >> reporter: or even fatal as was the case this morning. a shuttle bus was carrying employees and possibly patients to san francisco general hospital. it crashed with this big rig carrying c

some students will have to live in hotels off campus >> already flooding the san jose state university campus. jacqueline doesn't know where she will be living after receiving this e-mail >> your application was considered after june 1st, so at this point, i would consider looking at other options >> i don't know who i would get an apartment to. i don't have a car coming to and from campus. it would be frustrating on top of it would be my first year. >> reporter: the new rule requiring students 30-miles away to live on campus, it has stretched the campus's space beyond capacity. the university said the goal is to offer a dorm room to all freshman, but 245 returning students slated to live in the dorms they may wind up in a hotel >> we will insure it is within walking distance or along the light rail corridor. we are working on matching the meal plan. >> reporter: the university is trying to find the hotel for the students, costs will be covered by the fees students would have paid to live in the dorms. a lot of returning students say economically, it would make more sense to find their

crow is president of arizona state university, and he is doing a wonderful job under very difficult circumstances. the state has run out of money. that makes it a little hard if you're going to try to run a good university, to be told there is no more money in year and somehow, he is working things out. he is a war -- there is no more money. and somehow, he is working things out. he is a miracle worker. this is an interesting topic, and good topic for discussion. i look forward to listening and learning something, too. can the united states remain united? well, i'd certainly hope so. i'm sure you do too! now, many nation-states around the world are united by blood, or ethnicity, or religion, or historic territorial identity, or some other immutable characteristics. and the united states is different from most of those places, because it's united based on none of those things, and all of them. what do i mean? we have a unique conception of our role and ourselves, and our concept of citizenship is one that is open and voluntary. the people who became americans came here because they wanted to, and

i currently serve as the executive director of sentences the state university.here only for seven months. this to give you a little background about our program, we serve 390 a low income children. and we provide services not only to promote their growth and development, has to support school readiness, but we also support primary educators of their children. headstart is the nation's premiere of the education program and is really a model of what prevention programs can achieve to overcome risks and disadvantages in children and families. this is why i consider it an honor to serve. i am an early childhood educator by training and have spent most of my career as an early childhood educator. i have been a public servant my entire life in addition to supporting early childhood education. i spent nine years working for regional planning organization and five years managing. i have a great appreciation and respect for community planning in a share in decision making. i have been attending the meeting since i arrived seven months ago. i do feel that i have brought n

at san jose state university tuition jumped 35%. and one private college, the san francisco art institute raised it's tuition by 72%. the colleges named in the report must now explain to the federal government why their tuition costs have gone up and what they plan to do to make their schools more affordable. if you would like to see the full report and find out which are the most and least expensive colleges visit our website ktvu.com. when you're there click on web links. >>> coming up in just 90 seconds. >> the states inability to raise or keep taxes has a personal benefit to you. i'm consumer editor tom vacar. what's in it for you, still ahead. ♪ i need help selling bread. ♪ i want to sell more crabs. [ male announcer ] you know where you want to take your business. i want to design more buildings. [ male announcer ] in here, small business solutions from at&t can get you there. starting with the at&t all for less package -- just $70 per month, voice plus broadband. it's the at&t network. helping you do what you do... even bette

that move follows the decision by the state university system to raise tuition by 12%. as on top of a 10% increase. >>> california is the first state to require schools to teach students about the members of a gay community. as kron 4's dan kerman reports, governor jerry brown signed the legislation today. >> reporter: associated with the struggle for civil civil rights. but only two are mentioned. now that will change. with legislation just signed by the governor. the legislation means the contributions of gays, lesbians and transsexual people can no longer be excluded. teach school district will decide what will be thought and what is age appropriate. what is thought in san francisco could be different than modesto. it still must be taught in the classroom and that will make a huge difference. >> all students will feel safe and better included and get a enriched learning experience. >> reporter: he is a high school graduate and a member of the gay straight alliance network. he explains about how hearing about people would have helped him when he was in cool. >> there a

of public schools with the fastest rising tuition. 22 of the 32 schools on the list are cal state university campuses. san diego state had the third highest price hike on the list, rising 47% between 2007 and 2010. cal state east bay ranked fifth, 46% increase, san francisco state, 26th with 37% tuition hike. right now the average tuition at csu campuses is $4400 up nearly $3,000 since 2007. tuition is going up 10% again this fall and if the chancellor gets his way, tuition will go up again by 12%. that would bring the average tuition to $5400. starting today verizon is capping its plan for smart phones. new customers have to choose between three plans. they goat more et more expensiv. the decision to ditch the unlimited plan leaves sprint as the last top tier cell provider with unlimited data. at&t and mobile put limits on their plans. a new deal for unemployed homeowners means you'll have a little more time to get back on your feet before you are kicked to the curb. for more on that and news before the bell is danielle kennedy. good morning. >> good morning. stock futures are higher this m

several homes in a san jose neighborhood after a car hit a gas meter at a house near san jose state university. it happened on north tenth street. >> pg&e is on the scene and they have just capped the leak and the people in the three homes that were evacuated are being allowed to return right now. we'll bring you live pictures in just a few moments. >> and the scene of a fatal crash this morning involving a big rig and a ucsf shuttle bus. that happened around 6:20. good morning, i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm cheryl jennings. one person was killed and three others injured. the crash happened and octavia and oak. nick? >> reporter: good morning, more than four and a half hours after a klilgs disrupted the early morning commute, pa parts of octavia and oak remain closed. >> to be a pedestrian in this area and driving is dangerous. >> an early morning commute turned deadly in san francisco when this 18-wheeler collided with a sum csf shuttle van. >> there was a passenger that was ejected and landed underneath the vehicle and was fatally injured. >> they were headed north on octavia but it's not clea

we'll tell >>> san jose state university saying this year's incoming freshman class is so big, thereough room for those who need student housing. some students will have to live in hotels off campus >> already flooding the san jose state university campus. jacqueline doesn't know where she will be living after receiving this e-mail >> your application was considered after june 1st, so at this point, i would consider looking at other options >> i don't know who i would get an apartment to. i don't have a car coming to and from campus. it would be frustrating on top of it would be my first year. >> reporter: the new rule requiring students 30-miles away to live on campus, it has stretched the campus's space beyond capacity. the university said the goal is to offer a dorm room to all freshman, but 245 returning students slated to live in the dorms they may wind up in a hotel >> we will insure it is within walking distance or along the light rail corridor. we are working on matching the meal plan. >> reporter: the university is trying to find the hotel for the students, costs will be cov

in-state students will pay almost $600 more per year. universityinistrators say the increase is necessary because the new state budget reduces funding for csu by more than 20%. >>> well, middle school students in san francisco scared off in an iron chef style cooking competition today. the two teams made coconut shrimp and shrimp jambalaya, all to present to the judges. the winning people was awarded $70. >>> coming up in sports, a local team legend is considering a return to the bench. >>> and the bay area figures prominently in the all-star game but the mvp comes from the city known for the beer and sausage. yÑsÑkékékióç]s]s it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-vers

horton, wrote a collaborative piece with colleagues from north carolina state university, and state university of illinois and chicago. looking at and regarding black and whites attitude on race. one the things they explained was racial differences in perceptions of inequality and justice converged, widened, or remained the same. what did you find? >> well, i tell you, i think that before we can even talk about whether they converged, widened, or remained the same, i think we need to talk first about a little bit of context. when president obama was elected, many in the media and perhaps -- perhaps some even in the community for talking about an new error of color blindness and a postracial society. that again if is black man could be elected president, the most sacred of white spaces in this society, then maybe the struggle is over. now, of course, we all know that's not true. in the literature and as certainly throughout society, there's been a lot of talk since the civil rights movement and also some of the improvements that our people have experienced as a result of civil rights movement.

just a block away from the blusling campus of oregon state university.lways on time. >> by 3:00, stephanie's husband called police. >> we've looked everywhere we could think to look for her here. >> word was spreading among brooke's five siblings. their sweet by feisty little sister had disappeared. >> when did they call you, brice? >> it was mid afternoon sometime. i knew something was seriously wrong when the comment was, we can't find brooke. it didn't take anything longer than that. >> brice picked up his mother who was trying not to panic. >> a lot of people talk about that maternal feeling that you sometimes get inside. did you get a feeling? >> i just kept thinking, you know, maybe she met up with one of her friends that was going to osu. no, brooke wouldn't do that. it's not brooke. >> by late in the afternoon with brooke now missing for hours, cell phones started buzzing. >> i was sitting at my son's tee ball game and i got a phone call from one of our patrol lieutenants at the time who said, john, we have a missing girl. >>)i+[w captain jonatha