to talk more about this issue from california david a sanchez president of the california teachers association and from new york allison kokanee independent journalist at the nation and co-host of the progressive political pod cast citizen radio david and allison welcome each of you. thank you thanks for it thanks so much for being with us david first to california if you can describe this state of emergency movement what are you going to be doing this week and what's the goal but we have over five hundred teachers who can't hear or to participate in a week line activities passion here at the state capitol to draw attention to the state of emergency that we have declared is happening in our public schools through higher ed and it was a mandate from our state constitution during body recovery teachers association telling us and directing us to plan a week long event of activities called by state wide rallies to draw attention to the severity of the cuts that are currently being implemented and that potential if you don't deeper cuts should together not you know the extension taxes that east loo

to education budgets and what they're calling a week long state of emergency mcalister new teachers association is holding a sit in at their state capitol in response to governor jerry brown's proposed seven billion dollars cut education in the last three years california has seen its education whittled down by twenty billion dollars and more than thirty thousand teachers laid off now the teachers union is saying enough is enough also inspired by activist teachers in wisconsin new york city teachers are holding a march this week in opposition to mere bloomberg proposed cuts to education that will lay off thousands of educators and that city tens of thousands of people are expected to join in the march from city hall the wall street to demand that the bank stirs not the teachers. pay up for what was done to the economy some of these genuine grassroots movements across the nation put an end to the teacher eighteen and teacher baiting that's been going on for the last four months since republicans for power and state governments around the nation talk more about this issue from california david a

the california teacher association is declaring a state of emergency with week longg protest. including a wisconsin style sit in that could involve hundreds in the capitol. the grip- group's permit is only for the outside. but the inside would be seen as civil disobedience. >> give them a verbal and then ultimately an arrest. >> the push is to extend temporary taxes to save the schools from the budget cuts. they agree with the tactics even if it results in arrest. >> we want the legislators to also know that everybody is serious about saving education. >> republicans say the sit in shouldn't be directed at them. they would have gone along with the tax extensions if they got something in return. >> it would be unnecessary if the government leaders had negotiated a budget that included pension reform and a spending cap. >> complicating matters is another group with a sit n peace activist will protest the governor's proposal which is unfair to californians. >> i am willing to be arrested if that is what it is going to take. i never been arrested in california before. it would be

and so stay close in touch with the california teachers association united et katers as this crisis really -- educators as this crisis really does become a reality for us. item c is recommendation of things. >> one of the good things is the fact that we do these rave reviews. we go out and recognize there's so many unsung heroes in our school district that we get a chance to celebrate with some of the great things that they do. and this evening i want to ask the principal at fairmont elementary school to come up and do our first award this evening. >> good evening. i was going to do this from memory but then i realized that these board meetings are on television. i figured i'd prepare something in writing. good evening. my name is jeremy helinski. i believe that one of the most important responsibilities of an administrator is to identify and recognize the remarkable talent that exists within a staff and community. it's a pleasure and privilege to introduce to you our k-2 literacy specialist. so say that she goes above and beyond for our school and district would be the sincerest of unders

. >>> and the ahead of california teachers association says the battle is far from over. they added money for kindergarten to 12th grade education. >> it will be there for a year, the districts are fighting for more permanent stable funding so they can plan past just a year. >> the teacher's association staged this rally last week at the state capitol. they say they will continue to pressure state lawmakers to pass governor brown's proposed tax extensions. >>> san francisco's police chief shares new details in a surveillance video tape investigation. a piece of equipment the chief wants to arm his officers with. >>> i'll show you which cities will be the warmest for . >>> a san francisco church says that thieves have stolen some of the hand rails. we shot this video this morning at st. francis church on church street. ktvu received a tip that thieves had stolen the bronze hand rails that led to the terrace. the church says the hand rails were taken on april 30th. the rails were used by people attending daily meetings and services and other businesses, the church is workin

the california teachers association declaring a state of the emergency in the education system. taffers protesting the billions of dollars in cuts schools had already and the possibility of more. thousands of teachers right now have pink slips. and the future of their jobs is in the hands of the state legislature but the budget is still up in the air. jerry brown has been saying for months he intends to protect current funding for k-12 but he may not have a choice. if tax extensions don't pass, it could be an all cuts budget this year. brown will reveal that plan on may 16 and it is no doubt going to be ugly. of course, throughout the k-12 system we have already seen cuts to music programs, physical education, and the teachers that i spoke with here this morning very concerned about class sizes getting larger. back to you guys. >> thank you, anne makovec in richmond this morning. >>> 6:57. we have your traffic and weather. did i hear speedo? i think she brought that up? >> no! [ laughter ] >> i'm trying to erase that image from my head. [ laughter ] >> beach day? >> yes, it will

start of what we are going to be seeing over the next week and a half as the california teachers education association declares an emergency when it comes to education funding. the teachers and staff here are protesting not only the billions of dollars in cuts schools have several over the past several years but also the possibility of a lot more cuts on the way. thousands of teachers have pink slips in their hands. the budget is still up in the air. jerry brown has said for months that he intends to protect current funding for k through 12 education, but he may not have much of a choice. his plan hinges on tax extensions. if they don't pass, it could be an all cuts budget this year. brown is slated to reveal that plan which is said to be very ugly on may 16. in the meantime we have seen cuts up and down the state to education, muic education, rather, phys. ed.casion and larger class sizes so the teachers are saying enough is enough. >> thank you. >>> from bad to worse for san jose's budget. the city may soon have fewer city workers than anytime since the mid-80s 80s. kiet do reports. >> reporter: tho

the week-long education protest with rallies organized by the california teacher's association put the chp on alert. teachers want governor brown to get republicans to agree to extend the temporary taxes without a special election. >> i got a lay off notice on march 15th and i will be laid off on june 30th after eight years working for the district. >> there were attempts to do a sit in inside of the capitol that is illegal. so far, chp only gave warnings. >> it will be the first order and then affect arrest. >> as they were escorted out much to the surprise of protestors. >> they told us we have freedom of expression and assembly and speech. (chanting) >> then they tried to chant in the capitol hallway. when they didn't stop they were escorted out and vowed to come back. teachers told us they were willing to be arrested for the cost. >> the budget laying off 40,000 teachers and slashes services to our students and raising class size, that is extreme. >> risk, and the republicans are not likely to change their mind and vote for the tax extension. >> people correctly perceived that they

the association of chinese teachers, the alliance of black school educators. the united administrators and the edit educators. i am not sure if the carpenters are here this evening. if carpenters' local 22? come on up and share the great news. >> in the afternoon, superintendent and commissioners. i am the executive director of the united and administrators of san francisco. this is one of the nicest things we do all year. we hand out scholarships to very deserving students. what they have to do is write an essay to us about why they want to go into a helping profession. teaching, social work, something that is kind of helping. they have to turn in their transcripts and they have to have letters of recommendation. who have the committee of administrators that read their applications and they are selected. we give them each one from our organization. the gate to thousand dollars scholarship. a couple of them are not here tonight because they are in finals, graduation, and all this. we are glad that a couple of them are here. the first is the man the. we have ma

. >>> members of the california teachers association are staging a protest in richmond demanding a resolution to the state budget crisis. teachers are calling on legislators to extend temporary passes to avoid deeper cuts to education. those same cities are holding special elections on a parcel tax to help fund local schools. >> we heard about deep cuts in education but 4,000 students are being promised a spot at san francisco state university if they keep up their grades. university normally gives priority to qualified students from six bay area counties. they teamed up in 2009 to create a program aimed at getting students excited about attending college. guarantee admission for them that complete certain courses and make a certain score on s.a.t. test. >> the pipeline that exploded in last september in san bruno. it runs through mountain view. terry, this is just the beginning of a massive effort. >> yes, step one begin about 45 minutes ago of this hydroto testing of this one-mile long pipe. the venting of the natural gas and it sounded like this. that is the sound of natural gas being let

. >> according to the teachers association if the tax extensions are not renewed and governor tom brown cuts the budget that is $695 in cuts per student intual. $17,000 in cuts per class room. $7million per district, 47,000 teacher layoffs and class size will increase by 16%. she is one of the lucky ones. a teacher at fair mount in san francisco, and just found out she will have a job next year. >> i will get rehired and that program put me on the list of teachers. >> reporter: they will find out on monday if more cuts will be made to education, that's when governor tom brown releases his budget plan. reggie kumar, kron 4 news. [ music playing ] >>> students also took time to protest school cuts. this was the scene earlier today. dozens of students protested outside the school, holding signs reading no more cuts and save our teachers. their futures are at steak. >>> new details in the passenger who charged an airport cockpit. during a hearing in federal court, prosecutors said rageh almurisi was more violent that initially revealed. he tried to bite a person. rageh almurisi's attorney a

the other thing i wanted to say is that the california teachers association and our local teachers union are planning a week of action around the budget situation, so they 9-13, there will be rallies in sacramento, and rallies and events locally every day of that week -- may 9- 13. i think we can still advocate to make the situation better. the solutions are not easy, but i think the people rise up and said that this is unacceptable, because it is unacceptable, we have a shot that may be moving -- may be moving a few votes in the legislature -- maybe moving a few votes in the legislature. u and i uesf -- and i know that uesf is going to bring a bus. their plans are still very fluid, but on their website, or on the cta web site, there will be more information for people. >> thank you. supervisor chu: thank you for your presentation. just a couple of questions -- the numbers that i saw here with regard to the ada reductions, there were three scenarios. one was a flat situation where it would be a reduction of $19 per ada. the second was the $330, and you laid out another one, which is if i

i want to thank the president of the california teachers association and everyone joining me tonight to honor the mayor's teachers award winners. despite the challenges, it is always important to acknowledge and honor the dedication of our s teachers. the honorees tonight were nominated by parents, teachers, peers, and community members who understand the value of excellent teachers. the people you see standing here tonight have exceeded all standards, dedicated themselves to creating a class room environment that fosters learning, diversity. these teachers are facing a generation of new leaders to create a better world. this honor is a symbol of our immense gratitude for all of their tireless worke. it is my privilege to present this year's teacher of the month award winners. [applause] how about a big hand for all our great teachers? [applause] none of us would be here without them. as most of you all know, i am a big giants fan. so it is a privilege for me to meet each and every one of our all starts here. we want to thank the giants for supporting us. [applause] >> welcome to "cul

. >>> members of the california teachers association are staging a protest in richmond demanding a resolution to the state budget crisis. teachers are calling on legislators to extend temporary passes to avoid deeper cuts to education. those same cities are holding special elections on a parcel tax to help fund local schools. >> we heard about deep cuts in education but 4,000 students are being promised a spot at san francisco state university if they keep up their grades. university normally gives priority to qualified students from six bay area counties. they teamed up in 2009 to create a program aimed at getting students excited about attending college. guarantee admission for them that complete certain courses and make a certain score on s.a.t. test. >> the pipeline that exploded in last september in san bruno. it runs through mountain view. terry, this is just the beginning of a massive effort. >> yes, step one begin about 45 minutes ago of this hydroto testing of this one-mile long pipe. the venting of the natural gas and it sounded like this. that is the sound of natural gas being let

it's part of the teachers association week long state of emergency campaign. protests are expected to culminate in a major rally at 4:00 p.m. at san francisco city hall. >> the city of san francisco is trying to make bay to breakers race a timer event than in the past. they want fewer runners this year and no booze at all. terry mcsweeney joins us live from city hall. the mayor lee tried to set had into mood for the race? >> we have controversy leading up. mayor lee says he wants to keep rowdy people at bay but others say give me a break. >> you can anything that you want, unfortunately my wife got rid of my spider-man out fit a long time ago so i won't be able to do that. >> mayor lee says he is not interested in running the mayor's race won't be running into the bay to breaker but he did issue a proclamation. police chief gave one of his own. >> if you got to go, but please hit one of port-a-potties instead of going in somebody's garden. >> they will notice a big difference, a ban on alcohol and checkpoints along the way to make sure that everybody is regist

it's part of the teachers association week long state of emergency campaign. protests are expected to culminate in a major rally at 4:00 p.m. at san francisco city hall. >> the city of san francisco is trying to make bay to breakers race a timer event than in the past. they want fewer runners this year and no booze at all. terry mcsweeney joins us live from city hall. the mayor lee tried to set had into mood for the race? >> we have controversy leading up. mayor lee says he wants to keep rowdy people at bay but others say give me a break. >> you can anything that you want, unfortunately my wife got rid of my spider-man out fit a long time ago so i won't be able to do that. >> mayor lee says he is not interested in running the mayor's race won't be running into the bay to breaker but he did issue a proclamation. police chief gave one of his own. >> if you got to go, but please hit one of port-a-potties instead of going in somebody's garden. >> they will notice a big difference, a ba oalcol an checoint along the way to make sure that everybody is registered and

a >>pam: the california teachers association continues week-long demonstrations today demanding that state lawmakers make sure public schools are funded. this was this morning in santa clara as teachers passed out leaflets to parents and all campuses. they want to get the word out about state cubudget cuts. or the 100 teachers in the mount diablo district will lose their jobs. those jobs will be lost as of next year at all that is also because of budget cuts. cuts at the state levels are affecting all school districts around the bay area. this information is coming straight from the superintendent's office as it is affecting districts around the area. who will have a live report on the story coming up later. we are learning new details tonight in the case of alleged serial killer joseph not so. he is charged with killing four northern california women in the 1970's and 1990's. detectives are revealing what they took from his home. >>terisa: 1 detectives raided his home showed 11 valley, located outside of reno. if they confiscated dozens of items. now we're learning more about what th

if the governors potentially looking at making, this is a graphic this is what the teachers association has put together. and all cut its budget would be another 4 billion in cuts, the amount per student $695 and teacher layoffs 47,103 and 26. if those cuts would hit teacher is extremely hard. one of those teachers said they loss 65 teachers at there union city school district. this is what she has to say about why teachers are needed. >> i know a lot of folks from my district have received pink slips and those are coming to support those. he spent so much time and effort training these folks, they care about our kids. we need to keep these teachers. there >>reggie: rally is expected to get under way any moment and it will run until 6:00 p.m. tonight. live in san francisco, kron 4 news. >>pam: 20 bay area parks could soon be shut down due to budget cuts. we have more on the park closures that may happen soon. >>kate: beaches, picnic areas, hiking trails they could be shut by the end of summer. facing $33 million in budget cuts over next two years, if the state parks said in no longer af

. >> the demonstrations are part of a california teachers association's state of emergency campaign. this afternoon, three general rallies take place in front of san francisco city hall from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. >>> the punishment does not fit the crime. that's the cry of students and parents after a school food fight led to the cancellation of a prom and another graduation events at a high school in hayward. ktvu's allie rasmus spoke to teachers and students and parents and lets us know if there are changes in plans there. may be some sort of compromise in the works. >> as early as 8:30, there was a group of 15 parents that came to the leadership conference to ask the school to lighten the punishment for that food fight. as soon as that meeting wrapped up, and it wept on for two hours, another meeting started, and that meeting is still going, this time, parents also asking the deep to reduce punishment. all of this because of a food fight that happened. this is video one of the student took of that food fight. hours after it happened, the school dean announced he was canceling senior p

the california teacher's association says besides lay offs, the school year could be shortened by nearly 3 weeks, and classrooms could grow more crowded. >>>the governor's office announced plans to close 70 state parks because of the budget deficit. that's one out of every four parks. as paul reports, the park service will cut service this summer with the first park closure in september. >> the view from china camp is beautiful, but now that the state needs to close 70 of their 278 parks, this summer is the last time here that people will be able to enjoy it. >> it would be a great loss to our community here. it's a beautiful place to come and be. >> we can't continue to manage our system as we have been with the budget that we have. it's just a reality. >> in march the governor slashed the state budget by $11 million for this fiscal year, and $22 million for next year. today officials named 70 parks that will completely close. this statement by the governor, closing state parks is not something that we take joy in. but people using the park says that it's time corporations stay up so pa

have the state's deficit disorder could affect schools statewide and will find out how this teachers association said it will affect schools in california students. a shorter school year by as much of a month is a possibility. the governor said of real possibility. without the tax extensions the pros by the governor of the school year could get a lot shorter. >>kate: state is considering reducing the school year by one month or 20 instructional days. if the school year is about 180 days but some districts have shaved off a couple days in the past few years to save money. with this point reduction that would burn the school year to about 160 days, meaning some students when go to school for part of maine and all of the month of june. estimates for eliminating just one week of the school year is about $1 billion. now expand that to the entire month of may 4th weeks and this savings guy rocket to $4 billion. if what the state is looking at is how they're going to pay for school year. right now of not needing approval from republicans to go ahead with tax extensions. the governor's office as saying

david sanchez heads the california teachers association. >> together we'll be talking to lawmakers and we will be engaging in special activities each day. >> reporter: the unions face a deadline, increases in car taxes, income and state sales tax expire at the end of june and polls indicate the public is less likely to agree to new taxes than to extend ones they're already paying. the california system of k through 12 education isn't the only institution facing billions more in budget cuts. so too, for example, is the university of california, which is rethinking the way it raises and spends money. uc officials are considering a plan that would increase tuition at the two most sought-after campuses, cal berkeley and ucla. the other eight campuses would cost less. >> would you pay more to come here? >> if i could afford it, i would. >> reporter: can you now? >> probably not. >> i've been to riverside, i think i'd pay more to go here because it has the reputation and the name. >> reporter: much targeted to out of state students. >> i chose ucla over other ucs, so i think it would because

state capitol last night. 26 teachers were arrested including the president of the california teachers association. the cta wants lawmakers to vote on tax extensions to avoid deeper cuts. >>> governor brown will release its revised budget on monday. he will propose eliminating the california appeals board. that will save $1.2 million. the board is made up of former lawmakers. it's been highly criticized. they each make $128,000 a year despite meeting very rarely. >>> republican lawmakers are presenting their own solution for solving the states budget crisis but it's not without controversy. coming up at 4:45 how their plan to spare education could effect the states neediest people. >>> in a few hours the man accused of trying to storm the cockpit of a jet heading to san francisco is due back in court. a judge will hold a bail hearing from al-murisi. the 28-year-old immigrant should remain behind bars. she calls him a flight risk and possible danger to the community. >>> san jose state university has identified the three people who died in this week's murder suicide. 25-year-old caliguiran and thom

it's all organized by the california teachers association. this morning, teachers will hand out leaflets outside alameda schools. also teachers and parents plan to rally in san francisco. and this afternoon oakland teachers will line up and picket in lake merritt. >>> also this morning, hundreds of bay area teachers are out of a job. the examiner reports that more than 300 teachers in the san francisco united school district will get their final notices by sunday n concord the mount diablo school district voted last night to eliminate 180 full-time jobs. many other schools will have a better picture of their fiscal outlook next week when governor brown releases the state budget. >>> and a security flaw on facebook could have exposed millions of users. a mountain view-based security firm symantec says a security flaw with apps may have given others access to millions of users. facebook says they fixed the problem and there is no evidence that users were exposed. >>> just two weeks until oprah wraps up her 25-year run. what's next? she says she

does this say about the state of california, where i believe the largest union is not the teachers' association but the correctional officers association? what does that say about a society? when people find out about that, they are stunned. but that is the reality. that is what is playing on people's minds, fear, prejudice, ignorance. >> this also points to the fact of what we have to do in each individual case. that is what you're up against. and when you are in trial, the priority is your client, which is different from broadcast journalism, television drum up. -- drama. >> but you cannot turn a blind eye to it. >> that question is deeply troubling when you look at certain cases. there are certain cases where it is a no-win situation. the robert blake case, when jerry managed to do was truly a lesson for trial lawyers across the board. the casey anthony case, now in florida. you have to think to yourself, how does she win a case like that? any casewh/vñ that received nationwide attention is lost before you walk into the courtroom. it then becomes your job to turn around. there is a presumpti

month award recipients for this year, superintendent garcia, mayor lee and the california teachers association david sanchez will be out at the giants' home plate ceremony tomorrow on the day of the teacher to honor these 10 teachers. steven bonacorso from john o'connell high school, sarah brandt from balboa high school, nina mayor from george washington high school, jean mackelly from mckinley elementary school, juan novella from fairmont elementary school. maurice feara, julie wong from noriega child development center and dale richardson from new traditions elementary school. congratulations to all the award recipients and thank you for all of the hard work. item d is the student delegates' report. so elvina and athina? >> mr. truett, associate superintendent of student support services, came by to give our justice presentation and he gave us an overview of the goals and procedures of restorative justice and how it was and what happened. and he also helped discuss whether we thought suspension was a successful consequence for discipline. and s.e.c. and mr. trudolph will discuss the best way

. >> now the california teachers association hopes to convince lawmakers to extend tax increases. without the taxes there could be more layoffs, fewer programs and bigger class sizes. >>> the city of san jose is considering cutbacks at some fire stations to help close a $115 million budget gap there. right now there are five fire station that is have an engine and a truck company. but under a proposal those stations may have to get by with just one truck for one day a week. the rotating brown outs are expected to cut down on overtime but response times could be effected as well. >> normally it would have two pieces of apparatus going to that same fire. you're not going to have that now. now just just going to have one and another piece from another station which could be five or eight miles away are going to come and back fill into that. >> the san jose city council votes on the budget next month. now if fire station brown outs are approved, they would start on july 1st. >>> bart says it's seeing a surge in riders since gas prices topped $4 a gallon locally. transit agency says it