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this series is endorsed by the california teachers association, the california school boards association and the california library association. huell: it was a historic day: january 31, 1971, the launch of apollo 14 on what was to be america's third trip to the lunar surface. three astronauts made the trip. alan shephard and edgar mitchell actually walked on the moon, while stuart roosa orbited above in the command module. and here's where the story gets

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. >> and october 12, 2012, the california board of state and community corrections certified our department's working with lgbtq youth in juvenile justice system as a standard and training corrections program. and this is our course delivered by a licensed clinical social worker provides an overview of lgbtq youth including a developed understanding of who they are, the issues and challenges they face, and how to work with these youth effectively. our officers gain increased understanding of sexual identity, the coming out process. psycho social risk factors and issues impacting lgbtq youth of color. we know the importance and the significance of pronouns. and a revelation that came to me in my personal out reach to jodi swarts when we needed some technical assistance and a matter involving a youth on one of our units and we are forever grateful for that consult and looking forward to more consults with miss swarts. >> specific issues impacting the youth in this training, are reviewed and including recent research on the youth. and factors impacting their detention, their experiences in deten

this series is endorsed by the california teachers association, the california school boards association, and the california library association. [bells ringing] their glory days were from the early 1870s to about 1910, and they literally revolutionized firefighting. they were mobile and fast and came in all shapes and sizes. they were drawn by horses and their water pumps powered by steam. in fact, they were called "steamers." the firefighters loved them, because they did a much better job putting out fires than the o

i was the facilities represented to the strategist california hospital board and i'm now the chair of the california facilities forum. it's important to understand the significance of those locations first, it is the ability for cvc to build buildings and the buildings must be maintained. it's critically important that our most vulnerable people about housed in save buildings. constructing those new compliant buildings will fulfill the cities health care system. second is to understand the care with the affordable care act the ambulance services the patients have stabilized. that will increase the bed requiring major designs those are positive changes. with the state mandated date for licensing the design team must meet the deadlines. fortunately cvc has a managed system. i ask for your approval today. thank you >> thank you for your patience building trade council. i do regrets the overall sooirgz of the projects and i worry about the projects that are so vital to a seismic active facility. i said it would result in a two year delay but i welcome the deal that the supervisors have wo

the california health care foundation and others. i was the facilities representative to the state of california hospital building safety board, led the best practices effort with ashe pot, california health facilities forum. i was responsible for the selection of the cathedral hill hotel site and i support rebuilding cpmc. from start to today, this has been a long process. i am so glad we're on the cusp of actually starting these incredibly important projects that we've been talking about for over a decade. since the start of planning health care has changed. san francisco has changed. ashe pot deadlines have changed and invariably the projects have changed. with the affordable care emphasis on ambulatory care [speaker not understood], volumes seem to have stabilized and allowed for change in scope of the rebuild. [speaker not understood] the redesign will require another massive [speaker not understood]. not unprecedented agreement has been reached which confers significant benefits to the residents of this city. while these are positive changes for both cpmc in the city, cpmc and its design team must be very nimble in preparing and

the central and northern california ocean observatory, observing system. this is not a public meeting but we wanted to bring it to your attention causes a great honor to be hosting the governing board. the central and northern california ocean observatory is part of the federal program to be observing the ocean in the bay and rivers and see what we can learn from them so we can be better stewards of those resources and the do really a lot of great things to make sure that maintain our oceans and waterways are a national priority and that the changing conditions are enhancing our ability as decision-makers so the northern and central portion runs from just shy of san luis obispo at point concepcion all the way up to the california oregon border. they will meet on july 16th. i wish it were open to the public. jay -- send me a note saying that the website is a science geek's del i have to check it out and it's very cool. if you surf or you want to sail, you can find the water deapth, temperature, tides, where they might be buoys. ad living a little bit off the notes, i wanted to say is special thank you to commissioner adams and director craig morales i think his name is an editor of

sports head injuries and here in the studio with mike shumann and me and dan lynch so the advisory board of the californiassion coalition. >> shu: you have played with three teams in your career you didn't think you had a condition concussion but what was your symptoms? >> i didn't know what a concussion was until 2007, i read a book who was the founder of the sports les legacy institute. it brought me back to time with the 49ers and it's miserable and hot out and not a lot of fun. i didn't feel like getting out of bed one day. i didn't care my salary was on the line for not showing up to work. i ended up going and seeking help with a health professional outside of the team because i was embarrassed to go to a team doctor to let them know about the mental issue. >> shu: you had depression? >> i'm sure you know the n.f.l. locker room isn't a sensitive place to bring up mental issues. >> cheryl: that made a big difference to you? >> i didn't know what was going on. this was in the early 2000 and it wasn't until 2007 after reading the book put the pieces together and discovered what had happened. >> shu: you

>> reporter: surf air and the planes will initially fly between burbank and san carlos, california in the valley. and soon add flights to other cities in california. on board the very first surf air flight from burbank to san carlos, there are six seats in this plane. descent amount of leg room, enough you don't feel like you're cramped inside of a small plane. so far 150 people have signed up as members of surf air. do they think they will fly enough to justify paying $1650 a month? >> if you calculate what you time is worth during the day, if you save multiple hours on waiting, checking in, parking et cetera, i think it can more than justify itself. >> reporter: historically start up airlines struggled to sore. >> history says most of them won't work and so i don't know where they come from. i wouldn't put my pension in the idea but maybe some other people have more tolerance than i do. >> we're doing something fundamentally different. we're using planes to move people from a to b the business is different. we're selling the experience. >> one flight completed it's to see if the industry is filled with turbulence. >>> well the u.s. golf association with

the time. the board made the decision yesterday in southern california, the 63-year-old told the board she has changed and is trying to live a life of healing, but they didn't buy it. leslie van houten was condition victimmed in the murders of stars in california. >> organized crime hitting a bay areaty and the impact on the economy. >> it may not be the organized crime you are thing of, and trading on wall street and we go to jane king and the new york stock exchange. >> president obama returns to the bay area today and we will breakdown the >> covering los altos, antioch, petaluma and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> if you plan on being in palo alto or san jose, next 24 hours brace for traffic delays. >> president obama is flying into the area and the motorcade will cause backups. abc7 news reporter matt keller joins us from san jose fairmont. >> traffic is an issue and so is the parking. there are "no stopping" signs at the fairmont hotel all the way around the park here in preparation for the president's arrival tonight. this will be the first stop, no parking signs at palo alto ahe

the sun is rising. katie and eric? >> california's high-speed rail roth is moving forward, a federal railroad oversight board has given e green light for the california high-speed rail authority to start construction in the central valley. the board ruled the project could start building the first 65 miles of the project to fresno as landed. the federal board previously ruled that it had oversight of the project but it has now granted an exemption to the state. >> san francisco supervisors could give the final okay to a plan to scattered 35 bicycle sharing sites throughout the downtown area and voting on a pilot project to put out a total of 350 bicycles at three dozen locations mostly downtown extending from chestnut on the north to 8th street in the south. market street hosts nine sites. if approved the program begins in august. >> this morning workers in southern california airport will repair the damage caused by a bizarre plane accident. a passenger jet rolled into a hangar in san bernardino and punched a hole in the building, and three mechanics everyone on board performing a test weapon the tires rolled off the

the hospital. >> in sacramento the board overseeing california's high-speed rail project is expected to approve a contract today to start construction work in the central valley. the california high-speed rail authority is recommending a bid from a california-based group although it received the lowest technical score for safety and design quality of five bids submitted but it is $980 million bid to build the first segment was the lowest and well below the $1.2 to $1.4 billion originally estimated. >> san bruno officials are asking the california attorney general to look into why lawyers have quit the investigation into pg&e, at least four california public utility lawyers working on the penalties that pg&e would face for the 2010 pipeline explosion and fire are no long we on the case. city officials say that raises questions of the integrity of the investigation. they claim the lawyers asked to be reassigned. and pg&e faces $2.25 billion penalty which the utility calls excessive. >> a superior court in alameda will decide whether three charter schools in oakland can remain open. today, it is sup

the cameras will help. live in piedmont, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, sal. thank you. >>> the board that oversees california's high speed rail project has just approved a contract to start building the first regular of the season. the high-speed rail authority board chose a consortium after five bids were submitted. groundbreaking is set for this summer between fresno and madera. >>> caress cau carpenter proposed putting morningview studio. she will still move forward with the studio plans despite the decision. >>> ester williams has died at the age of 91. she was a major box office draw in a series of films that featured swimming, romance and music. she was also a national champion swimmer is in the 1930s setting world records and was a member of the 1940 u.s. olympic team but never competed because the olympics were canceled. she died at her home this morning in beverly hills. >>> they are not calling it a water main break. they are calling it a water main crack. take a look at the water rushing out of that crack. coming up we'll give you a look at the mess left behind. >>> it's beginning to warm up around

attorney to contract for accept and expend up to $256,974, allocated from the california victim compensation and government claims board for the project entitled the criminal restitution compact. >> all right, we have jackie ortiz from the district attorney office. >> thank you for having me here today. i am here to explain to you a little bit about the restitution specialists. i wanted to let you know that she is a liaison between the victims, the state, and the district attorney's office in assisting prosecutors with imposing fines, fees, and orders for court, when appropriate. this grant has been awarded to us in the past on an annual basis and it is my understanding that this time it is going to be for three years. and i'm also here to answer any questions that you might have. >> appreciate it. >> colleagues, any questions >> okay, seeing none, much appreciated. we don't have a report, if anyone in the public that would like to comment step forward, public comment is closed. would i have the motion to move it forward. >> so moved >> do that without opposition >> could you call number two, >> resolution approving am

they are recommending a bid by the california based consortium. the board members are due to meet in sacramento today and the couldn't be tract is for the first 30-mile segment. the preferred bid was the lowest and that's under the 1.2 billion dollar cost. >> well traffic is cueing up when you come to the toll plaza and metering lights are on but if you notice it is not as bad as yesterday and as we get further into june it is getting better because school is out for many and people are on vacation and this is 880 north and southbound as you drive passed the coliseum. east 80, near carlson, minor crash with a big slow down. >>> we have some thunderstorms and we have a low off the southern california coast. i doubt much change coast and bay and there will still be fog that will be squashed. inland 190s to -- 90s to 100s and back in the sacramento valley, still a west wind in place, two hours ago, southwest 21 and that's still rather fresh, conklin west, santa rosa, southwest and a except are -- and except for a couple of locations northwest and tropical stor

robison 8 is the california board approved a ban on same-sex marriage. thursday at 7:00 a.m. me court could decide one of these cases. their plans to shut down castro street when a decision is reached. stay with kron4 and kron4 .com for the very latest on the same-sex marriage debate. this is in the high court did rule on today was arizonas approved of the citizenship during up voting. the supreme court struck down the law that requires people to submit proof of citizenship when they registered vote. the vote was 72. several states said that such a law reduces voter fraud, but civil- rights group said it was an effort to discourage voting by legal immigrants. the case was argued and decided at a time when the country is considering how to change immigration laws. >> president obama has arrived in the northern ireland for a sum of eight of the world's most powerful nations. before the d.a.'s summit officially began, mr. obama delivered as remarks on the u.s. supported peace process in belfast. >> beyond the shores right now, scattered quarters of the world there are people livi

the increase all approved by the state board back in february. california will now have the most tax gas in the nation at 72 cents a gallon. drivers we spoke to said there's not much he can do. >> i have to drive my car every day. so i kind of have to fill up and don't look. >> this is actually an excise tax as opposed to a sales tax. the revenue will go to transportation projects instead of local government programs. >>> late today, opponents filed an emergency motion asking the u.s. supreme court to stop gay weddings in california. the petition is from an arizona based group called alliance defending freedom. it claims the 9th u.s. circuit court of appeals acted prematurely yesterday when it lifted a freeze on same-sex unions. the group says opponents have 22 days to file a lawsuit challenging the high court's ruling. >>> meanwhile, the weddings continue at san francisco city hall. doors open up at 9:00 this morning and by closing time at 5:00, 246 licenses have been issued. kpix5 reporter, patrick, talked to some who never thought their day would come. >

the author is tom who is a champion of workers rights. he's a member of this board and the board of supervisors. domestic workers california domestic workers are comprised a it housekeepers and in an i didn't see and a caregivers and they work in private households to provide care and health and safety and well-being for the safety of children in their homes. domestic workers plays a critical roll in the economy. there are some of us who have domestic workers in our homes. many of you have seen the movie the help. when the labor union in 19678 congress executed domestic workers when a time when african-american workers were employed as households workers. under federal and state laws it has assumed the relationships between employer and servant in quotations was personal rather than a commercial he relationship in character. now more than ever this continues to be a labor rights issue. now the majority of workers are workers of color and because even if race discriminations are open to domestic abuses. they work behind closed doors and this leaves them unable to advocate for better working continues. they're still clued fr

the 3.5-cent per dollar increase all approved by the state board of equalization in february. california will now have the most taxed gas in the nation at 72 cents a gallon. it's actually an excise tax though as opposed to a sales tax. that means the tax goes right to the highway and mass transit projects instead of local government programs. >>> you can see it from far away here in the bay area. massive pink triangle on the twin peaks in san francisco. another rush to get hitched how long one couple has waited to put on their tiffany wedding band when we come back. ,, center. a huge celebration for pride weekend. >>> this is what's happening right now at san francisco civic center. a huge celebration for pride weekend. today of course known as pink saturday. in just a few minutes at 6:00 the annual dyke march takes off from dolores park to the castro. >> going to the chapel ♪ >> a pink triangle on twin peaks. it was created which takes up an acre. the tradition started back in 1995 as a renegade project done overnight so police wouldn't see the volunteers. 18 years later the tradition i

the 3.5-cent per dollar increase was approved by the state board of equalization in february. california will now have the most taxed gas in the nation, at 72 cents per gallon. drivers we spoke with say, well, there's not much they can do. >> i don't have a choice. i have to drive my car every day. so i kind of have to fill up and don't look. >> this is actually an excise tax as opposed to a sales tax. that means the revenue will go straight to the highways and the mass transit projects instead of local government programs. >>> beating the heat or at least trying to. how some people are strategizing to stay cool over this hot weekend. >> if that strategy is working for you, then keep working it. this is a mult-day heat wave. we'll -- multiday heat wave. we'll talk about when it ends coming up. don't miss sleep train's 4th of july sale. save on sleep train's most popular mattress sets. plus, pay no interest for 36 months on tempur-pedic and icomfort. sleep train's 4th of july sale is ending soon. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ a parade and festival markee 30th anniversary of ea

so, today we have a package of items before us relating to the california pacific medical center development project. the board previously cleared the project environmentally and this is the underlying legislation necessary to approve the project. i understand that there is -- that we -- if we take action on this today, it needs to be without recommendation because there -- is that the case? >> elaine warren, deputy city attorney. i'll have to look into that because i haven't been informed on that. >> [speaker not understood]. ken rich from the office of work force development i believe will be presenting. >> good afternoon, supervisors. ken rich, oewd. i am very happy to be back in front of the committee. and we have hopefully a fairly brief presentation for you today and i was going to have this lobby from the planning department start you off and i'll come back on and do the rest of it. in answer to your question, i think we'll have the city attorneys who are working on this project up here in a moment. but i think you are correct that it does have to pass without recommendation because we are in a cu appea

introduced legislation to establish for the first time clear statutory procedures, including a clear deadline for appeals to the board of supervisors under the california environmental quality act, ceqa, relating to categorical exemptions and negative declarations. approximately 10 years ago the legislature amended ceqa to require that ceqa appeals be heard by an elected body. in san francisco's case that would be the board of supervisors. we were never able to actually codify procedures to create such a process for categorical exemption and negative declaration appeals, which tend to be appeals of small to midsize projects. i am the fourth supervisor who has introduced legislation to establish these deadlines and so that we can move away from our very informal process that does not have clear deadlines in place. right now, if you are a proponent of a project, a home remodel, or a park project or affordable housing project, you really don't know what the deadline is to appeal to the board. if you're an opponent of the project, you don't know what the deadline is to appeal to the board. this is the opposite of good government. so, this is now the fourth

. >> reporter: wei is here on a tour of the states dairy industry, organized by the california milk advisory board to drum up business. ross christieson heads up the organizations international efforts, and he's bullish on milk's future. >> if you take a global view of the dairy market, there's actually a shortage of milk around the world. we know a lot of these markets in china will grow 10 or 20 fold over the next few decades. by being there now, we can be at the start of that growth. >> reporter: milk production is a nearly $8 billion business in california, and the state is the country's largest producer. but the business is changing and that's raised a host of economic and environmental issues. to some, china looks like a great new market for milk; to others it's a symbol of what's wrong with the old way of doing business. for one thing, california dairies have been going bankrupt. ray souza has been producing milk in turlock, ca for over 30 years, and manages herd of about 900 holstein cows. but he's worried, nearly 300 dairies in california have gone out of business in the last five years,

the bay area tomorrow night. in you can, please avoid this area. >> thank you very much. >> a board has given california the green light to start the first leg of a controversial high speed rail light. the surface transportation board ruled the state high speed rail authority can begin work on the first 65 miles from merced to fresno. construction of the train set so-to-start this summer. the ruling helps meet deadlines on project that would qualify it for billions of dollars in grants. >> runners making -- taking part in san francisco marathon will wind their way through the city. some ran in boston. we're live where runners are registering now. >> yes, they are. thousands of runners have been coming here on 8th street to register for the race. they tell us coming here is important. and also, and frank is here to run san pran marathon. still fresh, it's not going stop him from running. >> so when terrible things happen we have to keep pushing forward. >> he is one of hundred who's lined up to register at the center on 8th street. >> i am not too worried and i think they have measures in place. >> web says he did

the calls lasted. president obama will be boarding air force one and said southern california. cking with mike pelton in mountain view shortly. >> following breaking route news a convicted serial killer richard murraramirez also known as the night stalker is dead. there it we're trying to get more information on his death. all prison officials have said is that he died of natural causes. ramirez and terrorize the los angeles area in 1984 and 1985 after committing a string of murders, mutilations and assaults. as they can graze in age from nine years old to 83. he was captured in august of 1985 and ultimately convicted of 13 counts of murder, five counts of attempted murder, 11 counts of sexual assault, 14 counts of burglary. again, kron4 has confirmed that richard ramirez in the night stalker look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv somep

. >>> the california high-speed rail board faces a big decision today choosing a contractor to build the system's first leg in the central valley. kcbs radio's matt bigler joins us live from san jose to explain why the low he was bid may not be the lowest costs. matt. >> good morning. the contractor that's expected to be the winning bid this morning did come in with the lowest cost by about $100 million. this is the projected cost to build the groundwork for the first phase of construction in the central valley. but even though the contractor had the lowest cost they also had the lowest technical score and critics say the contractors southern california-based carini is notorious for cost overrun. now, we did talk to the chairman of the high-speed rail authority this morning dan richard and he told kcbs that the company is highly qualified. >> it did build bart san francisco airport and they also built the international airport terminal. and i don't believe that the history will show that either of those projects was plagued by the kind of overruns that have been talked about here. >>

well, two abc7 news greats were honored last night at the northern california emmys. don sanchez received the board of governor's award. it's the highest honor given to tv news journalists. and wayne freedman was recognized with the governor's citation award which acknowledgings a career of excellence. as you know, wayne remains a very busy abc7 news reporter. don retired in september of a more than 40 years with abc7 news. congratulations, fellows. both of them are dads and they are probably out and about enjoying the cool, sunny weather. >> i would think so. along the coast it's been pretty cloudy, though. and the marine layer will influence our weather not only today but the next several days. let's say the first half the upcoming work week. live doppler 7hd shows that the low clouds and fog pulling away from parts of the coast. in fact the golden gate bridge was clear this morning but the fog is beginning to gather north and south, here, santa cruz, it's beginning to clear up. 53 downtown, 59 in oakland, 60 san jose. half moon bay has some clouds. santa cruz 59 degrees so where it has been sunn

. >> wayne was one of two abc7 news greats honored last night at the northern california emmys. don sanchez received the board of governor's award, which is the highest honor given to tv news journalists. freedman was recognized with the governor's citation award, which acknowledges a career of excellence. they both accepted at the annual ceremony in san francisco. treed (sic) man obviously remains a busy abc7 news reporter. don sanchez retired in december of a more than 40 years with abc7 news. congratulations to those guys. >>> lisa argen is here now talking about father's day weather and beyond. >> yes. the beyond is the warmer part. but between now and the middle of the week it is going to remain cool around here. live doppler 7hd. the sun coming up at 5:47. we are looking at some 1114 hours 46 minutes of daylight. setting 8:34. here's live doppler 7hd. it is quiet right now. we aren't picking up anything. low clouds and fog have been compressed. here's a look at the roof camera. right now partly cloudy san francisco and oakland, 52 downtown. 55 across the bay. mid-50s in mountain view, as well as santa c

the bay area tomorrow night. in you can, please avoid this area. >> thank you very much. >> a board has given california the green light to start the first leg of a controversial high speed rail light. the surface transportation board ruled the state high speed rail authority can begin work on the first 65 miles from merced to fresno. construction of the train set so-to-start this summer. the ruling helps meet deadlines on project that would qualify it for billions of dollars in grants. >> runners making -- taking part in san francisco marathon will wind their way through the city. some ran in boston. we're live where runners are registering now. >> yes, they are. thousands of runners have been coming here on 8th street to register for the race. they tell us coming here is important. and also, and frank is here to run san pran marathon. still fresh, it's not going stop him from running. >> so when terrible things happen we have to keep pushing forward. >> he is one of hundred who's lined up to register at the center on 8th street. >> i am not too worried and i think they have measures in place. >> web says he did