to the state of california and the citizens of california, to represent the state of california along -- >> who -- who would appoint him? the same governor that didn't want to defend the plebiscite? >> well, that happens all the time. as you recall in the case of -- well, let's not spend too much time on independent counsel provisions, but -- [laughter] >> the governor -- the government of the state of california frequently appoints an attorney where there's a perceived conflict of interest -- >> i suppose -- >> -- and that person would have a responsibility for the state and might have responsibility for the attorneys' fees. >> i suppose there might be people out there with their own personal standing, someone who performs marriages and would like that to remain open to everyone but would prefer not to perform same-sex marriages, or other people. we seem to be addressing the case as if the only options are the proponents here or the state. i'm not sure there aren't other people out there with individual personalized injury that would satisfy article iii. >> there might well be in --

to the state of california and the citizens of california, to represent the state of california along -- >> who would appoint him? the same governor that didn't want to defend the plebiscite? >> well, that happens all the time. as you recall in the case of -- well, let's not spend too much time on independent counsel provisions, but -- [laughter] >> the governor -- the government of the state of california frequently appoints an attorney where there's a perceived conflict of interest -- >> i suppose -- >> and that person would have a responsibility for the state and might have responsibility for the attorneys' fees. >> i suppose there might be people out there with their own personal standing, someone who performs marriages and would like that to remain open to everyone but would prefer not to perform same-sex marriages, other people. we seem to be addressing the case as if the only options are the proponents here or the state. i'm not sure there aren't other people out there with individual personalized injury that would satisfy article iii. >> there might well be in a different case

as kate said, the california jurors is comprised of [speaker not understood]. the chapter here, we very much [speaker not understood] with the courts in recruiting and publicizing what the grand jury is all about. most people you talk to don't know what the civil grand jury is. they think criminal grand jury, barry bonds, but they don't know what the civil grand jury is about. we try to get the word out. because not only do we want people to serve on the grand jury, but i think it's important for people to know what the grand jury is all about. we are the watchdog of the citizens. this is our chance to participate in democracy. to investigate how our taxpayer dollars are being spent. and we need people to do those investigations, but we also need people to be aware of these investigations and the reports that come out. [speaker not understood] and potentially respond. you know, something they find very dear to their heart, they can call their newspaper and say, hey, i read this grand jury report. what are you going to do about it? or they can call the entity th

>> welcome, everyone, to this launch of the public service announcement on behalf of the california grand jury's association. i'd like to thank all of you for being here today. being in the presence of such a political [speaker not understood], reminds me of a story a good friend of mine told me about meeting president george h.w. bush. he was in washington meeting with willard e. mills in arkansas at the time mr. mills was the chair of the house ways and means committee, probably one of the most powerful and influential people in washington. upon being introduced to the president, my friend was struck speechless. he just was stammering and stuttering. at which point the president put his hand on his shoulder and said, it's okay, dan, i always get nervous around him, too. [laughter] >> it's a special honor for me to be here today. i'd like to introduce our special guest, lieutenant government gavin newsome. it (applause) at the thank you. >> also represent state mark malone's office tom ammiano. (applause) * >> all will return momentarily, i'm sure. paul henderson, representing mayor ed l

to the state of california and the citizens of california, to represent the state of california along -- >> who -- who would appoint him? the same governor that didn't want to defend the plebiscite? >> well, that happens all the time. as you recall in the case of -- well, let's not spend too much time on independent counsel provisions, but -- [laughter] >> the governor -- the government of the state of california frequently appoints an attorney where there's a perceived conflict of interest -- >> i suppose -- >> and that person would have a responsibility for the state and might have responsibility for the attorneys' fees. >> i suppose there might be people out there with their own personal standing, someone who performs marriages and would like that to remain open to everyone but would prefer not to perform same-sex marriages, or other people. we seem to be addressing the case as if the only options are the proponents here or the state. i'm not sure there aren't other people out there with individual personalized injury that would satisfy article iii. >> there might well be in -- in

the product, psa. [laughter] >> california founders understood the importance of citizen oversight of local government. our writing into the state constitution requirement that each county will convene a civil grand jury with the express purpose of investigating local government activity. each year your county court, it's citizens just like you that serve as watchdogs over the government the jury has powers and local government is required to provide information the jury needs to conduct this investigation. the result of investigative reports can improve how local government does its job. reports also form the public about the performance of their government. serving on a civil grand jury is not only an experience you'll never forget, but you'll also learn extraordinary amount about how your local government carries out its responsibilities. * i encourage you, encourage you to do your civic duty and hold your local government accountable by contacting the california grand jurors association to learn more about your county's civil grad jury and how you can apply to serve. (applause) >> i believe there a

but consider the california voter. in 2008 in the ballot with the question of whether or not this age-old, bedrock institution should be fundamentally redefined, and knowing that there is no way that he or she or anyone else could possibly know what the long-term implications of the changing of a bedrock institution would be. that is reason enough. that would be irrational for that voter to say, i believe this experiment, which is now only fairly four years old even in massachusetts, the oldest state conducting it, to say that i think it better for california to hit the pause button and wait for additional information where the experiment is still maturing. >> i do not know why you do not mention some concrete things. you redefine marriage to include same-sex couples, you must permit adoption by same- sex couples. and there is considerable disagreement among sociologists as to what the consequences of raising a child in a single sex family, whether that is harmful to the child or not. some states do not permit adoption

chief ronald petty. >> it was clear to us according to them that the california national guard was notwing the proper procedures as outlined in the national guard regulations. >> sexual harassment and hostile working environment are common place in the california air national guard and racial tension has been high since 2008 and he found proof to immediately assign counselorers and investigators when its members filed complaints. >> what is the reputation of the california national guard? >>th not a good one. it's not a good reputation. it's not. >> the petty report, the taxpayer paid for it and it was ignored. how do you answer that? >> there was no report. that document was a collection of individual statements that were never investigated. >> in your decades of experience have you seen anything like you found in california? >> no. no. i never found that many people who weren't getting resolution. >> i just can't believe that the huge chain of command can't take care of people. >> they like to keep this a dirty little secret and keep in the close wet the other skeletons. >> we've ask

>> your honor, the california supreme court affirmed that they did, yes, and the people of california disagreed with that and the people of california reversed it. >> how is that different from what happened in colorado? a few local communities decided that they wanted to extend preferred status to individuals, homosexuals, gays, lesbians, etc., and the voters of passed a proposition saying you cannot do that, you have no right to do that, stop doing that. >> your honor, amendment 2 rendered homosexuals strangers to the law. it essentially eliminated any and all protections for homosexuals with respect to the ordinary pursuits of civic life as the court put it. it was a sweeping, undifferentiating -- it essentially rendered them an isolated class and strangers to the law altogether. the court stressed that it was an unprecedented in our jurisprudence, kind of statute. the traditional definition of marriage, your honor, is anything but unprecedented in our jurisprudence. it has existed throughout the history of this country, it has been the governing understanding and definition of mar

and while the school has some of the highest student test scores in california, the state audit last year found financial conflicts of interest, and nearly 4 million in questionable payments. alameda county prosecutors are continuing to investigate payments. >>> now on the subject of oakland, it is one of nine california school districts, along with san francisco, that have formed an unusual alliance. the breakaway districts, going after hundreds of millions that the state was not able to secure last year. now the state is taking matters into their own hands with a powerful spokesperson leading the charge. nine districts striking out on their own. >> continuing the way we have been is not going to get us where we need to go. >> reporter: the oakland unified superintendent tony smith has decided to break away from the pack. >> california submitted a waiver that didn't get approved. so we're really at a moment where we have to think very different. >> reporter: thinking different has led to a first of its kind partnership by nine california school districts, including oakland, san fran

the california specific quality is of an opinion that might be written is under cut by the fact that california is often a bellwether for other states. >> scott, you mentioned national opinion polls. it is very regionalized. it is not as if there will be same-sex marriage in all 50 states anytime soon, but we still might have significant change in the next three or four or five years such the court might want to wait. if it has means to push it off for a few years, the back drop against which it decides the question may be different four years from now. >> scott: what will you listen for? >> i'll listen for what justice kennedy has to say and listening for what they think about the rapid change in public opinion and the fact the political process is engaging in the issue. i think that might be a reason why the court stays out of it. if the court is not talking about that, it might be affected by it in the sense that they may view the issue differently today than ten years ago. >> scott: we will get the audio tapes three hours after that. people are lining up already. on thursday, they

he was inducted into the california hall of fame. the red carpet arrivals earlier tonight in sacramento. he's already in the pro football hall of fame. the bay area sports hall of fame. and the 49ers hall of fame. so what's with one more hall of fame? why not? he says he's honored to receive this award. even has advice for the current quarterback of the 49ers. >> it's great. people still recognize the things that we accomplished as a team back in the '80s and first part of the '90s. >> what advice do you have for colin kaepernick? >> keep doing what you're doing. >> colin just needs a few more super bowl victories. montana drew huge crowds. still looking great. >> congratulations. that's going to do it for us. good night. hello? the words are going this way-there's no way. oh, the lights came on. isn't technology supposed to make life easier? at chase we're pioneering innovations that make banking simple. deposit a check with a photo. pay someone with an email. and bank seamlessly with our award-winning mobile app. take a step forward

activities report, a, status update on clean power sf program, b, status update on proceedings at the california public utilities commission. >> thank you very much and we have presentations from barbara hale of the pcp and nancy miller from lafco, i didn't see you over there. >> barbara hale, assistant general manager for power, we provided some handouts that are available to the public and to the commissioners, i just wanted to give you a quick update on three items, where things are at with the sfpuc and the california public utilities commission, the status of our customer notification and education plan and an update on our legislation related to clean energy and ms. radica fox will provide the legislative update for you, with respect to the first item, the sfpuc activities, we are progressing as planned, we are on time as our time schedule, we have rated options possible at our commission on march 12th, at that time, we'll be presenting our commission with a customer poll results, we'll be presenting the not to exceed rate for adoption and possible adoption, consideration and possible adop

court cases up through the california supreme court and california attorney general and the state land commissioner and we have the director of the state land commissioner, jennifer is here and i believe she'll participate in public comment. those three entities, the state lands commission and the attorney general's office and the california state system has common laws and rules for this state. there is rules in the california public resource code on how agencies like the court manage our property. one of the big rules is that we have to keep revenues from these land separate from the city's general revenues. where the state has handed over title to trust property to local agency like the city and county acting a the port there is a legislative trust grant. in our case in san francisco we have the burden act passed in 1968 and how the port has to manage this property. rules i will go over. the public administer by a public local agencies. so, there is a range of uses that are generally recognized as being permissible. first these water oriented uses

at the california puc, we are actively engage on that setting on the proceeding that they are conducting on pg and e's proposed green tariff omtion, they proposed a 100% green power product. that product is proposed to use green e energy certificates, it's anticipated to enroll 30 thousand residential accounts, which is about .68% of eligible customers, and they are proposing this program to serve all of the customers across their service territory. they expect to reach that 30 thousand enrollment by the end of the third year of the program, and just by way of comparison, we're talking about enrolling in our clean power sf program 50 to 90 thousand residential accounts day 1, you know, and that's in part because our program is an opt-out program, the green tariff option program pg and e is proposing is an opt-in pro program so it's projected that the differences that i communicated to you are pretty fair to assume given that that key difference in the enrollment strategies. pg and estimating is estimating their price premium to be about 6 dollars a month if r the average residential cust

the year is 1850. they've all gone to california. they all started digging for gold, and suddenly his brothers realize very quickly that the way to make a secure living was not to dig for gold and lose your shirt, but to sell things to the guys who dig for gold. so the stanford brothers open a series of little shops in the sierras selling pick axes and bags of rice and camp gear and liquor to the miners. stanford, leland stanford in wisconsin is exchanging letters with his brothers. they're saying come out here, the getting is good. stanford's law office burns in a fire, he loses his files, he loses his law books, and he decides i don't want to be a lawyer, i'm going to california. he goes to california and joins his brothers. he borrows money from them, he opens a shop in the mountains called stanford and smith and sells to miners. stanford is a taciturn businessman. he's practically wordless. anybody who met him reported the same thing, he has five words an hour. he is laconic to the point of pathology. [laughter] but he's an amiabl

at the time the state of california and san francisco unified were facing the largest budget cuts in their history. so, how were we going to get our garden? it took two years of intensive community organizing, reaching out to our staff and parent community, and seeking allies around the city to finally get a major break. argon was invited to become a democrat on -- demonstration site for the city. we received our first community challenge grant. 3-1/2 years later we are part of an incredible community that has worked tremendously hard to raise money from grants and put in countless volunteer hours to transform our public school. together we built the california native sidewalk garden, an edible vegetable garden and just broke ground for a small fruit orchard and peace garden. at the corners of our school yard. ~ argon kids are no longer apprehensive of pulling a stalk of broccoli and00 muching on it or watching a bee pollinating, but rather are inspired by what they're learning in their outside classroom. the san francisco community challenge grant program has made it possible for us

this is possible with the collaboration of the california nurses association and community coalitions that worked tirelessly to get where we are today. however, until labor piece and the follow through of cpmc promises come into fruition, our struggle continues. as a member of the negotiating team of nurses, we are still in the process of finalizing a contract. the negotiating team and cpmc met once again yesterday and was hoping to be a final bargaining meeting. unfortunately cpmc's timeline and sense of urgency timeline differs from nurses and we concluded the day without a contract once more. we are close to reaching agreement and have come so far. the nurses are willing to have the necessary discussions to do what it takes until the agreement ha done, but we have not seen the same commitment from cpmc. honoring labor in san francisco means honoring all labor, which includes nurses. thank you. >> next speaker. >>> president chiu and supervisors, my name is barbara savitz. i've been a nurse for a long time, and i've been at cpmc since it was children's in 1980. i am now ready to say

so we're gonna talk just briefly about the key shifts in the 2012 california eld standard. so on the left is reflecting the old standards and the right side is really representing that shift in what the new standards are providing with in terms of opportunity for our english learns and how we work with them. and i'll just highlight a couple of each slides. the first one i'm gonna talk about is the use of simply fied text and activities /a*ufpb separate from content knowledge. and moving to ooo deeper understanding of the use of context test [inaudible]. this is really important for our english learners because oftentimes they get a watered down kinda text and we're working with them and they never get access to that academic language that is found in our content area textbooks. another one of the key shifts from the old standards to the new set of standards on the next slide is -- i'm gonna highlight the top one. en/hreurb has a sit of rules to understanding of a meaning making resource based on audience task and purpose. the key here is that it be meaningful and applicable

distinguishable from the california citizenry in general? >> they're distinguishable, your honor, because the constitution of the state of california and its election code provide, according to the unanimous interpretation of the california supreme court, that the official proponents, in addition other official responsibilities and authorities that they have in the initiative process, that those official proponents also have the authority and the responsibility to defend the validity of that initiative -- >> i guess the attorney general of this state doesn't have any proprietary interest either, does he? >> no, your honor, nor did -- >> but he can defend it, can't he -- >> nor did -- >> because the law says he can defend it. >> that's right, your honor. nor did the legislative leaders in the karcher case have -- >> could the state -- >> any particular enforcement -- >> could -- could the state assign to any citizen the rights to defend a judgment of this kind? >> justice kagan, that would be a -- a very tough question. it's by no means the qu

if the proponents are there as the agency of state of california, of course the state of california wouldbe responsible for the attorneys fees. which i think proves the fact they're not agents of the state. and i don't think it's a hard quo they don't have an interest. they had an interest in the defending the passage of prop 8, which they did successfully in the california supreme court against state law and constitutional challenges. this was a valid amendment. they accomplished that. this was an issue of federal constitutional law. the interest not others. it's not that have others. i don't think it's technical in this case. the reason why it's hard to find someone who has standing is it's hard to find someone who is injured. if there were finite number of marriage licenses available, so giving them the gay couples meant that married couple like me had to turn ours in, you know, -- [laughter] >> let's not speculate about how many will be turned in. [laughter] >> for the cause, you know. [laughter] in that case, the simple matter is no one is standing because nobody is injured by someon

a lot of problems are given he manages the office of earthquake programs at the california institute of technology she explains what the simulated quake would look like in reality we're looking at three hundred thousand buildings being damaged we're looking at eight hundred deaths we're looking at fifty thousand injuries that need hospitalization water and electricity service could be out for weeks a catastrophic earthquake is deemed inevitable in southern california and would be much worse than the six point seven magnitude northridge quake which killed dozens of people new research shows the seven driscol which runs through california may be at risk for a mega quake which could shake the entire state. during the early warning system being developed would give people a few seconds notice before the shaking reaches them elevator doors can open so people are trapped inside you can shut down caustic material so they don't become a secondary hazard you can turn off if you're cooking your stove you can turn off the gas here in california emergency personnel have learned many lessons from

>> i am nancy luelen san francisco is a world class city, we have the california state supreme court, the court of appeals and the superior court and we deserve a world class library and we have one now but it needs to expand after the closing of the managnoc branch and you have the space that is available not only to solo such as myself and small law firms but to very many members of the public. i personally have sent lots of potential clients who could not afford my services to use the law library. as a small business owner, i am tired of paying more taxes for less services. librarians are terrific in this law library at both research and finding information for the attorneys and the public who can't afford the attorneys, the library provides free lunchtime legal advice and speakers to the public and host groups from around the world, most recently china, and justices, and they need to continue that fabulous work. closing the (inaudible) branch was difficult, closing the law library here at civic center would be a tragedy. i urge the supervisors to expand the space that is available

>> i think the california supreme court withholding fills the gap that the u.s.upreme court in dicta have recognized in a case called arizona vs. english, i believe. bertran >> and it basically says that now we are proponents acting on behalf of the state. i do not mean to be predicting what the court will do, but -- >> they offered it. >> yes. >> and do you think it matters that they went to get permission? do you think the timing matters in any respect? >> no, i do not think it does. i think the california supreme court is the authoritative interpreter of state law. i do not think it would have made sense for it to have been done any earlier. at least, if your account of what happens in the district court proceeding is right. there would have been no reason for judge walker to certify that question for the california supreme court. >> the thing that is kind of murky about it is that they were the official proponents of the initiative. but it is not like they were designated that they could speak for the state or do the kinds of things that a special attorney ge

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california has not dropped into the sea. nothing is -- as happened to california. we were called an experiment and the supreme court. we are not an experiment. we are a civil rights and open and a look -- and as our sole rights and i hope they come down on the right side of history because it is not a matter of if we're going to be married. it is a matter of when this issue is solved. we will win eventually because the public is on our side. thank you. >> that is robin tyler. spouse also diane olson, who is the granddaughter of a former governor of california, governor olson. also i filed an amicus in brief inan amicus this case. >> please identify your cells. >> my name is charles cooper. i represent the petitioners in this case. the parties and their lawyers have litigated this case for almost four years. finally, at this point, the case, as you have seen, which presented to the court. the court asked some penetrating, majored questions of both sides, and now it is in the hands of the court. we're looking forward to a prompt response. a difficult,is is controversi

this is money, federal money that comes from the california department of education to the californiaartment of ed down to first five san francisco. it's to develop a model for our quality rating and improvement system for early care and education. the money was given to first five because we were leveraging our prop 10 dollars and in san francisco leveraging our prop h dollars, and it's to continue what we've already been doing about building a quality improvement system in san francisco. >> great. thank you for being here. colleagues, any questions? supervisor mar. >> i wanted to ask ms. [speaker not understood], if you could talk a little about what first five has been doing to increase the quality already and how this would enhance what we're currently doing. >> sure. well, because of our city's universal pre-k prop h dollars and because of our prop 10 investment of uce, we have been not only reimbursing programs, families to have a free half day program for four-year olds, but we've also developed a pretty comprehensive quality approvement system with pathways to quality. so, we

the now 80,000-acre hearst ranch is one of the largest and oldest working cattle ranches on the california coast. but when the new generation of hearsts took over, the question quickly became, how can the ranch keep thriving in the modern era? >> and it was my ranch manager cliff garrison who said, "gee, steve, it's a shame we couldn't do anything with our beef." and i said, "well, why couldn't we?" and so ultimately we started pursuing the grass-fed beef, and it fit right in with the whole conservation solution for the property. >> it's fun. it's a picnic every day. you know, we love it. it's a beautiful place and a great place to work. >> so from the shadow of their famous neighbor, the hearst ranch is stepping into the spotlight these days with their brand-few grass-fed beef operation. grazing on rolling hills with picturesque views, the hearst beef is billed as nothing being added but their history, and it's true. the cattle thrive on nutrient-rich native grasses that have been there since the days of william randolph hearst, and today they're actually being helped and not hindered by

the professional business women of california is one of the largest women's organizations in california a diverse community of more than 25,000 remarkable individuals. every year, they organize the premiere conference for women in business. bringing together inspiring speakers, interactive learning and purposeful networking to create powerful experiences that unlock the full potential of women in the workplace. joining me in the studio right now is the founder congresswoman jackie speier. thank you so much for being here. >> my pleasure. >> now this conference is something we love to talk about every year. you've got a new theme this year and an unusual title. >> genderation. and, in fact, it has been a generation or even two now when you think back at the beginning of the woman's movement, women becoming more involved in business, and we're going to talk about where we've come from, and where we are going. >> and what are your thoughts on that? because that was many years ago, a couple of decades ago. >> well, you know, for all that we have tried so hard to achieve, we still have a lon