miss hale >> there's been some activity at the california puc that we wanted to report on. you will recall i have reported a number of times now on their activities with respect to pg&e's green tariff application. they issued their decision, the cpuc, california puc, issued their decision in late january and that decision was forth the schedule for pg&e to file their advice letters, which are the implementation filings that the utilities make after the california commission tells them what they have authority to do. and that advice letter, pg&e will be providing more specificity around a number of the program's features including final rates for the program that they are planning to launch. the sdis, i spoke to some important issues but also deferred a number of issues. for example, the community outreach and strategy for engaging low income customers, i think that's an important issue for san francisco's interest. options for making the green tariff more affordable in particular and we're particularly interested in the fact that they have deferred consideration of how to in

are also is statewide effort to address the tiering last year, it was sb passed that covered the california covered plan the sub stabilize that program that helps patient to look at the medications they need just recently earlier 24 year covered california encompassed additional requirements for implementation the addition to those all the time by sb 52 we wanted it earlier and created a standardized definition and for conditions treated with speciality medication hasn't at least one medication must be on tier 1, 2, 3 and physical evidence looking at the future for the ability to access the caps or spreading of maximums throughout the year a person who wouldn't spend 0 more than a certain amount in one year or shift the burden there are two bills pending before the state legislation ab 39 prevents the copies from a tier and assemblyman bill requires the companies to report medications that costs more $10,000 just to conclude it is clear it matters in san francisco but that helps to put a finer point on this is a chart showing element san franciscans living with hiv we don't have good number

was included with the federal health change population so public california and california those states represent 60 percent of the total population enrolled in health care and it is relative to the as supervisor wiener said it's to the limited to the health plan in the health insurance plan. >> this is important one conversation we were having in the community there are people that opt for the high digestible plans and find the dedublt are noted manageable we're ask them to go to a silver plan we're talking about spll silver plans having drugs that are effectively unaffordable for people that's a real problem. >> absolutely and i didn't mention when i was talking about the unexpected nature of the health costs brauj plans you pay a lower amount but the minute you need health care it is far more expensive 2, 3, 4 a baggage plan the cost sharing for speciality plans can be 40 percent of the cost for drugs so what that table shows the proportion of the plans for all the drugs in a specified class into the tier for hiv medications they looked at medications broken covering medications for

these fertile lands he had feed the nation. california produces nearly half of america's fruits, nuts and vegetables, but without water, these fields because a dust bowl. the impact is widely felt. with nearly 430,000-acres left unplanted and the loss of 17,000 jobs, the drought is costing california $2.2 billion. for the nation, there will be an increase in food prices for years to come. >> if it's dryer, it's going to be a disaster the world has never seen before. >> what will you do then? >> it's scary to think about it. >> dry spells and droughts are common here. bringing water is an engineering feat. twenty reservoirs transfer water to the central valley through canals and pumping stations. today, although major reservoirs way below capacity. we went to one to see. >> the san luis reservoir during the period of drought is only 20% full. >> these images show just how depleted some of california's reservoirs are today. these all time low water levels can be seen from space. i visited nasa's propulsion lab where they track water availab

the california historic society the may beck foundation, innovation hangar and at & t are all partnering with our recreation and parks department to recapture this of this national exhibition. i want to say a big thank you to all the organizers. it takes an incredible effort to remind people where we came from. there is a lot of handout -- of hours that people spent for this opportunity. i want to thank all the sponsors and all the organizers in your leadership in recognizing this important time in our city's history. i want to remind everybody if you want to know more about this history, just talk to charlotte. she was there. her boyfriends from the past are not here anymore, but she was here. [ laughter ] i am proud that we are celebrating this. it's going to be a lot of years of celebrating events, activities that are representing more that be 35 bay area cultural educational exhibits, activities, organizations that reflect the pan pacific international historic significance. i say the then, tomorrow theme will be exciting for people to understand and to learn from. i'm excited for wh

nonprofit we have a net cap to 2 percent of our revenue we have the largest foundation in california and one of the first plans to support of universal coverage. >> so blue shield tier drugs are based on the cost not the condition for which is used four tiers of the drugs to treat hiv are not on the highest tier we're one of the plans that on the grid that has a blue and orange bars to the left side of the chart we occasionally make exception to our guidelines when we cover a more expensive drug at the lower cost tier the drug tiering is only one of the plans for the health be affordability it's the increase of drugs that's out paigdz our efforts as mentioned in the presentation before me those costs of drugs are set by manufacturers upon drugs launched to the market once drugs o are on the market those prices set the prices for payers and manufacturers increase the price annually. >> prices increases for and speciality drugs on the market are seen at 11 to 13 percent annually compared to the cost of living index of 1230 percent speciality drugs as mentioned are increasing at 20 to th

showing that 50% of the water in california supports 1% of the economy which is agriculture. is that sustainable? >> well, i guess at the end of the day we hear that a lot from folks. they say it's only going for food so, should farmers be using that water? who is really using that water? it's the consumer. and so one of the very basic things in the high-tech industry where bo is from and you start looking about what their gross domestic product is it's huge. but every one of those people eat three times a day. where is that food going to come from? it's ironic that we talk about buy your food local. in california we're the sixth largest agricultural economy in the world. we're feeding not only our state and the country but a good part of the world. we do that because we've been able to manage our water resources. >> bo let's turn to consumers for a moment. last week your district, the santa clara valley water district, proposed a 31% rate hike saying that costs associated with the drought including lost revenue from conservation made i

tonight. >>> the california highway patrol is releasing video of a rescue of a hiker. chp says thursday a helicopter crew was flying over sacramento when they heard a 911 call for a hiker in distress. the chp helicopter hoisted the woman up to safety. >> i was concerned when the ground crew said we will hoist you up. i am like -- [ indiscernible ] >> they spend a lot of time assisting agencies that can't afford their own aircraft. this crew helped in 2800 searches and made 116 rescues. >>> they were told they would never walk again but thanks to technology some in the bay area are proving that diagnosis wrong. >> cool after 20 years to stand up and walk. >> the device here in the bay area that is helping people move after they were paralyzed. >> and uber makes a new purchase, the bay area company it bought as it gets set for more competition from another tech giant. >>> we have been following breaking news in oakland since the beginning of the newscast. a shooting and crash on 580 in oakland causing major traffic problems. live picture from our traffic cam ru. if you lo

i want to acknowledge the california historical society who has been a fantastic partner and we are so grateful for them for taking this on and taking the time and attention this site deserves. this is a pop up version of what's going to open in february and you can already see with ka boom you can see this place come to life. of course we want to thank our presenting partners at & t, thank you, ken. a special shout out to my team because this morning there was so much prosperity here, mayor. there was about 2 feet of prosperity outside the big walls and you all would have needed a canoe to cross over the sea of prosperity to get here and the many men and women who take care of this place have been out here since 6:30 a.m. this morning to make sure the joyous amount of water around here had parted, the sea had parted. i wanted to thank the crew and i want to thank my partnership and property management team, dina is here and cassandra is leading the process to help us identify who the next partner will be in this space, our public affairs team, like this endeavor we are a team at recre

here to weigh in richard drury who is leading class-action lawsuit against the company in california. we have kip, who is president of the hardwood and plywood veneer association. two experts weighing in tonight on lumber liquidators. richard i will start with you. so the material in question in this product formaldehyde tell our viewers what the dangers of formaldehyde are to the human body. >> formaldehyde is a known human carcinogen. long-term exposure can cause cancer but short term exposure also has health effects such as respiratory ailments burning lungs, asthma and burning eyes and throat. gerri: so kip, to you, you're an expert on these products. you watch all of them all over the world actually. today in a conference call lumber liquidators said hey, there are lots of products all through your house contain formaldehyde. here is list. foam insulation, wallpaper. cosmetics. laminate flooring. decorative laminates. paper products what do you say to that? is formaldehyde in everything? >> well, formaldehyde is a widely used chemical in a wide variety of products but you know, t

those who pull their bus into muni bus stops do so in violation of the california vehicle code and for the saiiveg clarity i brought copies of the vehicle code which is explicit and prohibiting common carriers and bus stops in the stops. there are good reasons they shouldn't be permitted to operate in the muni bus stops and i explained some of the reasons in an op-ed i wrote with former director bruce okra and it appeared in the chronicle on friday and i have copies of that as well and i will ask the clerk to make everything i give you part of the public record. on the back of the op-ed are copies of the assembly bill 61 introduced by assemblyman travis allen republican of huntington beach in california and would privatize our bus stops by making the occupation of the muni bus stops legal. this should be a concern of you and to all other san franciscans as the sfmta expects the demand for permits to operate and private shuttles and muni bus stops to increase. they should be in transit hubs and better yet expand public transportation. congratulations to the newly unionized shuttle opera

in support of sb 172 to spint suspend the exit examine whereas it calls for the suspension of the california high school examine and the removal of it as a condition the graduation for the fiscal year 2016-2017 and whereas sb 172 requires the superintendant to create a report that includes a recommendations whether or not to continue the exit examine to assess the academic achievement and whereas the superintendant to give a panel of experts to weigh in on the conditions and whereas when the high school exit examine was approved it was criticized that is upper fair to english learners and students of disability and low income particularly african-american and latino students and whereas the high school exit examine unfairly punishes exiting students failed educational systems and the 0 chronic under funded and whereas it takes the research and time and money to prepare and at the time where those resources could be better used for under counterfeiting students and whereas every year the san francisco unified school district must give certificates of completion instead of high school diplomas

for the tour buses not registered for the charter carries from narrating while driving under the california environmental impact supervisor avalos the author is not here we've excused him we want to continue to the next item april 7th for his return. >> okay supervisor avalos made a motion to continue this item to april 7, 2015, is there a second. >> seconded by supervisor campos we'll take that without objection. item number 13 is continued to the next board meeting madam clerk call item 14 a resolution to receive and approve the annual reports for the greater union business improvement for the madam clerk 2010 through 2014. >> colleagues, same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this resolution is adapted unanimously next item, please. >> item 15 to receive and approve the annual report for the fisherman's wharf for the portside for the fiscal years 2013-2014. >> go colleagues, same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this resolution is adapted unanimously item number 16 please. item 16 a resolution to determine that the transfer of a type 20 wine and bee

i want to acknowledge the california historical society who has been a fantastic partner and we are soteful for them for taking this on and taking the time

want to clarify one thing to the affordable health care act we're going to have to look to the state of california to clarify those although the government has said they last sector as colleen said did say we may have discrimination of all drugs placed on the highest tiers but they kind of not mitigated it but they added to this in a way that wasn't helpful in saying the plans could also use another factor to see why the drugs are tiered at the highest level not showing a factor that is discriminatory so what i was going to do into into depth at the state level to make changes i pointed out i started with this as a presentation because of the lack of understanding of the speciality drugs i put speciality drug in quotations this may be based on costs the important point i want to make awhile making progress in california if we enact all the things in our tool dheft we'll not make a difference until the pharmaceutical companies come to the table they're not there yet and extremely high-priced drugs make it difficult for insurance companies to make them affordable and the reason for that the plans ar

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ellen the professor at the university of the california berkley as i've been communicating and our math with the experts in the field people are rallying to san francisco's defense it's the right thing to do and it was the way to be implement and their voicing e voices need to be heard this is what she asked to be quoted the notice of assumption procedural mastery rather than the idea to move students through the content as long as they do the california includes manipulation in terms of if they understand because if you measured the skill which is what the test hurdle kids could make rapid progress but the understanding was illusiony many years ago the math of - in essence don't rush the students through the curriculum to take calculus in their middle school they have to retake it, it's a waste of their time and ours you should move students into calculus if you're going to give them a full fledge college course it is much better for everyone to proceed dreerp arena faster and in the end they'll learn more and do better there's evidence that kids that accelerate learn more if the cola'

it is now one of the most overcrowded prisons in california. tracy jones was one of the women forced to move. >> they combined two prisons into one and we were kicked out for male genders. so we're over here. >> many inmates told us off camera that the medical care was worse than before, and the conditions of their cells were appalling. >> it's not just fifteen minutes in confinement. it's day after day, year after year, decade after decade. people cannot comprehend that. we've always known the time entire i was there, we always talked about if there was ever a fire or an emergency how many of us would die because you couldn't actually evacuate the place safely because of the population total. >> two years ago, a federal panel ruled that the california prison system was dangerously overcrowded. the state was ordered to reduce its prison population by at least 30,000 inmates. >> they are horribly, horribly overcrowded to the extent that people were literally dying in our prisons from simple medical conditions simply because they didn't get access

open house supports the lgbt long term facility rights and together with california bill 663 requires [inaudible] this bill would strengthen the importance of the training. open house is the forfront of training since 2006 and here to support other advocates and implementation of best practices. [inaudible] will serve as a compelling model whos impact has a pesh to row verberate the cost of the cities other sites including shelters other housing and senior houses. thank you >> thank you very much >> eliz beth gill and a senior staff attorney of aclu of northern california. i want to say thank you for introducing this measure. we support it, it is a important civil rights measure for a vulnerable part of the population. thank you >> thank you very much for being here. >> hello, my name is daniel [inaudible] and i'm a attorney with transgender law center and i'm here on behalf of the organization to, press or support for this orbd nns. i will be short and sweet. i want to say this ordinance will improve access to necessary long term care facilities for lgbt community members in particul

product steward ship council and the california retailer association and green cities california california against waste the california association of retired americans and national organizations including national resources defense council, the clean water action, the national coalition against prescription drug abuse and the product steward ship institution and we have a letter of strong support from all 12 of the independent pharmacies that have been participating in the city's pilot program and in considering this issue we can either side with the police officers the environmentists or drug treatment centers or seniors in our own city department or we can side with the drug companies and we had almost 2 and a half hours of testimony so i i won't revisit every detail here but i want to address a few questions i've heard in recent days first i know some will say this legislation won't remove all pharmaceuticals from our waters or stop addiction. i know that i would never argue this is a cure all but i also don't think we should

and those programs that contributed to that were ihss, and aps, >> when the new california academy of sciences opened in 2008, it quickly became one of the top tourist 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

communities and the teachers around unpacking the common core standards we're distinct in the state of california and this approach has been a bottom-up approach matt haney those in the classroom have informed our development of our core curriculum and the implementation of the core curriculum i want to apologize we hadn't spent the time engaging our that parent community to understand the canyon core curriculum and why it's important i want to share shouts thoughts about the issues and some of the questions around this particular issue thank you so for the most part we have so clarify what is algebra and not algebra i'll say ladies and gentlemen, the algebra people are talking about no longer exists it is gone algebra in the canyon core era is not like the algebra the parents took the precommon core standard state one course no longer exists the canyon core map 8 in our eight graded and the algebra are more rigorous the previous algebra is expected to learn the procedural skills they know how to side certain things in today's canyon core math class the students learn and are expected to understa

11 grade students can take a paradox calculus in their senior year they'll were going to take the california includes ab in their senior year in a student wishes to double up they can do that by taking geometry during their ninth and 12th grade years it is allowed in the past in the high schools and this policy didn't alter that practice i want the community to consider at one of the highest professionalism high schools in the school year 2012 and 132 hundred students plus took ab calculus and with only two were junior's the others were seniors in the following years the school year 201213 only 9 were junior's and 3 hundred plus were seniors the two students that took the cool includes would be easily compromised within the new policy within the statute of frauds additionally our goal to make sure our students are prepared and led to college success this board of education has been visionary with their adaptation of the 8 through g requirement for the san francisco unified school district diploma yet isn't it ironic the march on selma where american citizens marched for the democratic ideas

. >>> the california highway patrol reopened highway 280 northbound near los altos following a deadly crash early this morning during a rain storm. the chp says one car drifted toward the center divider and a second car hit the first car. one person was ejected and died at the scene. that crash happened just after 1:45 this morning near foothill expressway. >>> the early morning rain made the roadways very slippery and it brought a little teeny hope of drought relief. matt keller joins us from san jose with more. not much though, huh? >> reporter: nice right now the weather has cleared up a little bit. no rain. but it is still soggy and wet out here. here is santana row, a lot of people like to be outside and eat lunch, still soggy, the chairs wet, the tables wet nobody is out eating outside right now, of course, still early. while this little storm may be bad for business here most certainly good for the bay area. dust off the umbrellas, rain made an appearance in san jose this morning much the wet weather dampened the morning commute with consistent showers lasting through 8 this mo

it's the only one left in california, but several fault lines are nearby. the federal nuclear regulatory commission wanted reassurances following the plant's safety following the quake that entried the planted in japan four years ago. >>> a school shooting is obviously a parent's worst nightmare, and now a bay area start up has a practical way to keep kids safe. >> we went to the test campus for this new security system. >> reporter: the numbers are staggering, according to stop the shootings, there have been 387 campus shootings in the us since 1992. from virginia tech university to kolumbine to sandy hook, it's a problem. >> the teacher can communicate a red condition. >> reporter: he's developed a new security system called safe schools. with a small clicker the teacher can press a button that automatically locks a door, and activated colored lights, all means secure, and door is locked, red mines trouble and -- means trouble and help is needed. >> they can ran down the hall, and see the trouble, and know exactly where help is need. >> reporter: right now

. >> thanks for having us i'm a left hand practitioner with the state of california and for efficiently years a business owner of a small studio a human arts studio 10 years in the same location 5 hundred square feet and we're i believe nc one i employ 6 people c mc certified moonl therapist i was told by the planning department now the power has been handed to the city my business is not zoned to provide services we can offer skin care and hair not massage that's 50 percent of my staffs income we're told to go through a conditional use process if we only offer skin care don't have to go through the process but if we have offered a service we've offered legally for years we have to go to the conditional use we're against human trafficking to traffic human beings are the ones that pay for those process hair slogans and different businesses have bad actors yet they're not being permitted through this process people will enslave people we need more enforcement like the police i don't know that's not my department your industry is being singled out and this conditional use is unfair they or

i'm can the california -- sorry, i'm with the california alliance of retired americans. as you may or may not know, the california alliance of groups. i was in my automatic mode there, sorry. we are, in california alliance, we're in favor of this bill and we hope, not only will this committee send it forward with a due pass recommendation, but it gets a unanimous vote at the board of supervisors. if there is an amendment made -- unless the supreme court says it's not legal. that's the first thing i would like to make. i would like to say and i should have said this first, i want to thank supervisor breed and mar for bringing this forward. and i would point out that i'm one of those people who have -- as supervisor breed mentioned closes the medicine cabinet and forget about it because of the difficulty. it's not science difficulty, it's inconvenience. for example, i took something [inaudible]. i never got a return bag. and then took some medication to the local police department and i asked their guy, is it okay and he said, well, i'll take it. so as a matter of fact, i'