china is the third largest export destination for california. many multinationals like hp, intel, cisco, and chevron are doing well in china. they're making money in china. at the same time, as the close relationship is going on, many chinese companies are working in san francisco in california. i would like to name a few. the tsl, ciuts, just to name a few. these are successful chinese companies working here. as the american companies in china, the chinese companies working in california in san francisco are also making contributions to job creation and the development of the economy in local areas. we're thinking these are very good signs. as the previous speakers mentioned, we paid a visit to the united states last february. governor brown proposed that we set up a working group for the u.s., a state, and china provinces to cooperate. we call this a working group, a joint working group of provinces and the states. at that time, the vice president made a very good, very positive response for the proposal. after the vice-president returned to ch

is he the spokesperson for the entire california department of public health? what have they come back and said? >> stephen woods is the chief of the radiological department and the california department of public health, those statements i believe reflect cdph's as an organization, their position on these issues, cdph has also said in addition to having these concerns about the extent and the nature and character of the radiological contamination on treasure island, they've also gone on record to say based on current information, they are not aware of any human health risk to working and living on treasure island. >> where can you find that statement? >> it was provided in a letter to the residents, i have a copy here that was sent out to all residents and tenants of treasure island last friday, it was based on a phone conversation that i had with both stephen woods and dan ward of department of toxic substance control on friday before issuing the letter. >> was that statement made public as well outside of just the letter to the residents and to -- >> i'm not

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research done and the california academy's i rhinology lab suggests that the assassin spiders have been doing this for over 150 million years. this glassed in room is a real scientific laboratory, and the people in that room are preparing specimens of vertebrate, that is mammals and birds. the way they do this is to remove the skin, sew it together in a relatively lifelike pose, and ensure that it does not decompose. >> i am a really big class actress fan, so i am here to see them, and beer week. >> i wanted to learn something and have fun. >> i always enjoy it. i am not all is well -- always working as i am tonight. sometimes i come to enjoy the music and to dance. ♪ >> culturewire covers the arts in san francisco, and one of my favorite culture artists is here tonight. jason, thank you for being on culturewire. tell us about some of your posters that we have here today. >> most of the posters here are four specific shows or tours. i am hired by the bands or the venue. >> what is the inspiration behind these posters? >> no, disease of the related to the bay and, of course. music -- it

the world, live in different countries. i am a relatively recent transplant to california. d like to let the governor know that i am happy to be here. it is a good space. recently, governor brown has spent a lot of time, focus, and effort making california a better place. focus on eliminating waste, increasing efficiency, decreasing the budget deficit, and real focus that we appreciate in northern california on clean energy. for example, moving the state's goal to be 33% clean energy producing. it is my privilege to welcome governor brown to the panel. [applause] >> and to introduce our next panelist, i would like to welcome steve ballmer, senior bp -- vp. >> good morning and thank you. next up is governor hickel lipper -- hickenlooper. he is the serieaal a entreprener each of you have in your respective parts. he became very successful in the brew pub business. he never had a single election not even for stink -- a student council. governor? [applause] in keeping with the discussion, he is keen on innovation and things of that nature. i know that will come out. thank you, g

the california delegates -- the convention is full of grass roots organizers. what they said is bill clinton gave me the words to use. one woman who volunteered coordinator in pasadena, she said bill clinton gave me words to use to tell volunteers when i'm on the phone. nobody else did that. >> he articulated what the democratic party is doing. >> belva: the democrats are saying this was a starting point. i didn't need anybody who said the message is what we heard in the auditorium. one group, though, that has seemed satisfied was the gay community. >> yeah. >> belva: they were repeatedly called to the front. what about that move on behalf of the president to bring them into community and their response to it? >> there may be a backlash, right, joe? >> in the hall and gay community, it was huge. big week for folks and gay folks. the first time the democratic party platform acknowledged or endorsed same-sex marriage in the platform. i got to north carolina a couple days early and went to a black church. the supporters four years ago, you know what, they say they

[applause] oscar delatorre, the northern california carpenters regional council, thank you. laborers council. tim, thank you for being here. the film commission, patrick johnson, thank you for stepping up. an invaluable planning council that i will be working closely with as we move into the new health care challenges for our city and state and country, that is our hiv services planning council. gabriel ortega, thank you for stepping up. mark, thank you for being here. [applause] a very important commission, our immigrant rights commission, who is constantly challenged by the need to reform our immigration policies, but to make sure that when people try to vote this year that they will not be intimidated. we've got to work harder for the rest of the country. we can show the way here. i know the leadership will come from sonia. thank you for stepping up. our state has presented, and our country has presented, a challenge to us for our seniors and the need for long-term care. we're going to be working closely with the long term care coordinating council. thank you, tracy. [appl

they are already talking about her as being the next governor of california. you know, women all around the hall heard from susan martinez and ann romney was the highlight. >> belva: we will take a few seconds before we hear from the celebrities you talked about. >> in the speech tonight, i got a text from my wife afterwards saying i want a rose every day. mitt romney told that story and that was one personal touch that we heard from him. we didn't hear a lot about that. it apparently made its mark with women. >> i thought the women were very strong. it shows they are trying too hard. he know where is his deficits are. it was obvious when he tried to correct them. >> belva: you spoke about condoleezza rice. i spoke with her also. the californian and former secretary of state under george w. bush, her speech was one of the highlights here. >> and on a personal note, a little girl grows up in birmingham, the segregated city of the south where her parents can't take her to a movie theater or to a restaurant, but they have her absolutely convinced even if she can't

he told me he specialty many, many years on the california line and known as mr. california. i think speaks a lot about his customer service skills. no complaints, only accolades from the public for his great years of service at cable car. also, we have sun go, who is an electrical transit mechanic who currently works out the green division, which is most of our light rail fleet runs. he is the running repair and defects guy. so when there is a problem on a vehicle out there, and those that haven't gone through the overhaul program have those problems he is one of the first guys out there to get the train back in service or to get it safely is offline, so the service can continue. he is one of the first to volunteer, to take on any challenge. that we or our equipment throws at him. extremely dependable, reliable, and a self-starter, which are qualities that we certainly need given the age of our fleet and the complexity of our system. excellent workmanship, produces high-quality repairs such that once he is done touching the vehicle, it's going to stay in service thereafter, w

signs for hope of the california economy. e talked to experts about the latest trends. >>> voters take a proposition 34. the campaign to make california when the states and nations to abolish the death penalty >>> where he kicked off his world record attempts. we'll be right back. at park we have one day for the bay area. mr. a the sunshine, finished up way too. >>> will california joined other states to limit the death penalty? is the most closely watched measures on the ballot. >>> of former prosecutor who wrote the lot back to '70s is now behind proposition 34 >>> california spend billions of dollars trying to enforce capital punishment. $4 billion. >>> so far 57 inmates have died from natural causes and 13 were executed. and we've been looking in detail at both sides of this issue. >>> we talk with the campaign manager for yes on 34. but the measure to the voters approved. >>> are replaced the death penalty with life in prison without possibility of parole. it requires every person convicted of murder to work in prison and

open one today. >> when the new california academy of sciences opened in 2008, it quickly became one st magnets in the city. part of the cal academies' astronomical success is the weekly nightlife party. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences. there are certain things you can see every week you can go to the museum, visit the planetarium, and we bring in bars and a deejay or band. it is a different feel from during the day, something different every week. tonight , we have beer and music. -- tonight we have great beer and music. it is beer week. we have a dozen local brewers in african hall. we have a deejays to set up throughout the museum and a live performance at 9:00 p.m. tonight. >> what has been your favorite part as a participant or as an observer? >> my favorite part is to walk around the aquarium in to see people with a drink in their hands, gettin

where is the california defense? give the bears defense they almost upset the buckeyes. 35-28 = final score at ohio state. >> this is a huge day and a huge night for stanford college football team. both against national powers and one of them just pulled it off with this late breaking news. also, the a's have a huge chance for the world series with the baltimore orioles. surprisingly competitive. the new the latest and the giants. >> huge college football. the cardinals are hosting second ranked palo alto. stanford just won the game 21-14. upsetting the u.s. sea. that is a big game the defeat of usc. and take a look at the cal bears in columbus. that is the only person sleeping in the entire stadium. the third quarter, look out for brendan bigelow. one of the best runs all year. 81 yds later. to not call him deuce bigelow. 20-14 final score and the bears are thinking that just four different but 160 yds. two different touchdowns. and his second touchdown of the game tied it at . the band got into it at ohio state sco

agency -- robert mentioned the california public utilities commission. hey do an environmental review on the various alternatives to analyze in environmental impacts of each. as he showed you, two of the routes are upland routes and would involve installing a transmission line under city streets, so there would be quite a bit of construction activity among those routes. probably your construction impacts associated with the submarine alternative. robert also mentioned the transbay cable project. we have done a transmission line along a submerged route. port commission approved a project like that in 2007 that later the board of supervisors considered. and if the commission so direct support staff, we do not have a resolution in front of you today -- this is just an information night. but if directed, we would enter into negotiations with pg&e over potential terms of agreements. and then participate in the cpuc and other regulatory process is to make sure the port and the city are well-represented. that concludes our presentation. thank you. we are availab

they fought all the way and won. >> what a day in san francisco. what a day in california. what a day for america. what a day for equality. >> the most extraordinary part of this is i support we had from the elected family. what cities would you have an entire board of supervisors and a city attorney who was ready to fight and had purposefulness. >> the supreme court's decision was final at june 16th at 5:00 p.m.. >> he married the lesbian couple at 5:01 p.m.. >> we expected that we would have a significant interest in getting married at city hall. >> we realized we were not staffed up to get licenses that people were anticipating. we definitely did not want people waiting in long lines. we wanted them to plan and invite their friends. know what time you're going to have your ceremony. >> we had to create an appointment system and let the people know ahead of time that on a given particular day, that's all we can accommodate. >> we appreciate they can make travel plans and know when they get here, their flight lands and we are going to get to them at 12 >> on june 16th, huge

trip along city streets to the california a science center. however it is causing a lot of controversy because of these removals of trees. >> this route, he will pass the famous landmarks and the infamous 405 freeway. it cannot go on the freeway because it is too large for the overpass. the first stop will be in inglewood with over 130 trees have been removed. the mayor says that it is a good deal for the city. >> one of the things that manchester boulevard has been preserved about 2.5 years ago and it needed to be--resurfaced because these tree roots were buckling the pavement. we will get an opportunity to replace these trees in every five-10 years. also a too-for-1 will be a master plan. also remember that it is going to be 8 participation in history. with endeavor. am i do not think that history should be have to be removed for necessary. >>reporter: not just trees they're also having to temporarily take out stoplights. and even raise power lines and brand new power lines. as it makes a right onto martin luther king boulevard it will enter

the difference is in the california building code. i can also give you tips on how to choose and specter appeared first of all, the program has an inspector's knowledge of the california building code, and the reason why that is so important is because you have to comply with both. the california billing code is enforced when you get a building permit, and forced by the local building requirements. it says all new buildings have to be totally accessible. it also says that new buildings when you do an alteration course have to be accessible when you do a project. there's a big difference between a big project and a little project. a big project is going to be not as accessible as a new building, but a smaller project actually has a smaller level of access required in the california building code. you might think that because you got a building permit that that means that everything is good and you are complying with the ada, but it is actually the difference in the building code because its is even if you have an existing building and h

the feel of the state of california shote -- seal of the state of california shows the state before the bridge was built. today, i do not think there are too many people that have difficulty finding our bridge. now we understand the many ways in which this harbor has represented the promise of california since the gold rush times. indeed, it is my honor to welcome to the podium, a man whose family name is synonymous with the state of california, whose father served on the golden gate bridge port of directors a few years ago, and who himself has many ties to our beautiful golden gate bridge. ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to the great governor of the great state of california, gov. jerry brown. [applause] >> thank you. it is really an exciting day. i am glad you reminded me that my father was on the golden gate bridge authority. growing up as kids, we had a free pass. every time we went across the bridge, we never had to pay the toll. i thought that was a little unreasonable. that is when i got my first notion of political reform. [applause] -- [laughter] in those days,

what i said about the police department's legal division not feeling any compulsion to follow the california public record act or bract holds true for this commission. i have witnessed myself. as a citizen who sees know your rights under sunshine on your agenda and then is under the extra burden of having to take you to court -- to a hearing before the sunshine ordinance task force, which the person who did it won't even bother to attend, is i think really egregious. we will follow the rules if it suits our purpose and if it doesn't we'll simply ignore them. then when people question our honesty, we will act like oh,, he's just a crum pi old man that has nothing to do than come here and make it hard on the police department. believe it or not just because you say something negative doesn't mean you're trying to hurt somebody, it may be that you're trying to help. >> president mazzucco: any further public comment on whether or not these matters should be in closed session for personal matters. please come forward. >> german miller of the -- foundation. it's very interesting, public comment pe

[captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--] >> coming up on "california country," meet some of the folks responsible for adding a little zest to our lives. then, what a chef wants, this man will find. tag along with us as we go on a produce pursuit in northern california. then, meet a farmer who is surrounded by his favorite things--his berries and his brothers. finally, think starting a vegetable garden is hard? our expert has advice to get you started and on your way to a homegrown meal in no time. it's all ahead, and it starts now. [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] >> so we all know that california is king when it comes to growing citrus. and when it comes to growing lemons, no one is bigger than this ventura county farm. and with over 7,000 acres of lush lemon trees, limoneira isn't just the biggest lemon grower in california, but in all of north america. based in santa paula, the farm is a testament to what hard work and determination can do. founding fathers nath

. >>> the debate over the death penalty in california is a big decision to be made about that's on the ballot in november with representatives from both sides and we will grow them here in the studio this morning. >>> and campaign 2012 presidential candidates took effect from the campaign trail before their first debate this week. >>> both sun and their running mates about crown states stumping for votes. but other gop vice-presidential nominee paul ryan joined in the ohio state to fall spelling out one of the most crucial state states in this campaign he used on the above ground states to fund the federal deficit and for not approving the economy when democrats controlled congress. >>> we got of us more dead more deficits and more people struggling to find work and no solutions that actually worked. we're the vice president's appeal to older voters in another battleground state assuring florida seniors that medicare would be around for future generations. greta the action the president took his actually strengthened the medicare trust fund and exceeded this live up to 2024. >>> presid