we work with the california nurses association to keep the hospital open. the people of san francisco expect no less from their representatives. thank you very much. please support the california nurses association. supervisor mar: i will make sure we follow up with the assemblywoman's office. >> thank you. >> i will be speaking on behalf of dr. robert buckley. i have been an attending psychiatrist with the emergency services unit for the past 22 years. i am also a member of the physicians organizing committee. we state that the development agreement are paving -- is not adequate. especially in regards to those suffering an epidemic of homelessness and mental illness. under this agreement, cpmc is is giving card launched to build 635 in new -- carte blanche to build 635 new beds. ptsd patients are committing suicide in record numbers. administrators -- the psychiatrist it called to the emergency units to consult on the mental health needs of patients. beyond any dollar value, it is critical to care for the patients because mental health care and medical help

the city's east side. what theit walked out sent 47 ts morning by nurses. union members are protesting stalled contract negotiations. this is the for that strike organized by the california nurses associationhe fall. and workers will have to pay half the cost of their pension. their payouts will be smaller. this is not include new police officers and firefighters. yesterday's decision was separate from measure b. will sitting on the sidewalk is a hot issue for the city of berkeley this summer. they're expected but the issue on the ballot. the council took a big step last night. >>> yes michelle, the tip that big step. in the end, the proposal is one step closer to being put on the november ballot. it will forbid people from sitting on sidewalk in berkeley. the city already has a rule that you cannot lie down on the sidewalk. police says that does not work because they set up when they see the police and then lie back down when they eat leaves. the mayor says it is not about pushing out the homeless, but instead getting help for them. if this does move on through, the city will vote on it in july to see if it gets on to the november ballot. >>> like a breath of fresh air, the fall is back t

nurses are set to set a one day strike. it is scheduled test start at several sutter hospitals. hospital plans to have replacement workers on hand. this is the ford strike organized by the california nurses association since september. >>> the current reward stands at $25,000, the class kids addition expended the terms last week. and now includes successful affirmation leading up to successful prosecution in are a killer. >>> the shooting happened yesterday evening by story centered shopping center. services copley's need all solving a homicide in the mission district. they say lorenzo was shot and killed outside last night. investigators are looking into whether the shooting maybe gain related. the shooting was the third in mission district this year. the information first goes to the server and canada were the information is transferred to the any of police under a different i'd been vacation attack. fremont has a similar system to help solve crime. >>> but a gas lamp globe while workers tried to connect a gas line under building that was under a connection. firefighters have i attacked the flames from outside the building because it was too dangerous. >>> with the he and snow we could not get int

nurses. someone finally asked, if you do not know, who does know? he said, i am the ceo. we said, you should know. one thing he made clear is the california nurses association will not be up at the cathedral. that is all of st. luke's campus and california campus. we will not be up there. as far as where st. luke's is that now, we are in a precarious position. i say it would be easy to close us. we're missing vital services. the two we have are in danger of being closed. there is talk about that. we do not have much of a census or physician base. we have been downsized. i think cpmc will take almost acutely ill patients. when that will changes when the new hospital is built and they are able to be filled up with important, presgious, paying patients. the amount of patience left at st. luke's will be much greater than just 80 beds. one thing that has crossed my mind is if there is a specialty at st. luke's, we might have a chance of long-term survival. a 20-year commitment -- [tone!] we're closing in on seven years of that. supervisor mar: thank you. please come forward if your name has been called. >> good afternoon. thank you for the opportunity to that th

>> this is the fourth strike since the california nurses association began contract bargaining with sutter one year ago. >> we want a contract as it is, we want to get back to the bedside, back to the business of taking care of our patients. >> nurses say they are taking way too much, sick leave and other benefits. sutter says that is not true, and the proposed changes are reasonable. times are tough and cuts are happening across all professions. >> it is being done throughout the country, firefighters, policeman, nurses are not immune to that. the pay that they get is reflected in the cost of care for people in the community so we ask for real changes and for them to sit down at the table to negotiate with us. >> the call an 500 replacement nurses under contract meaning the nurses that walkout today cannot go back to work until next week. these nurses say that the cause is more important. >> nurses worked very hard. this is not a glamorous job, and we take it as a profession, and we're there for people who are sick, and families need this care. >> the nurses said they plan to go back to t

the fourth strike these nurses have held. it's a sticky situation, as members of the california nurses association today prepared signs for the picket line. >> there's been some cuts to the community that sutter has done and we're out tomorrow protesting those cuts. >> reporter: 4,400 nurses with sutter health are expected to strike tomorrow. they held similar walk outs in december. they are upset because the company wants to take away large portions of their long- standing contracts. >> we would be virtually cutting every provision of that contract. >> the union is asking for new costly benefits like double digit wage increases and free health care for life that would increase the cost of health care for patients by millions of the dollars. >> their numbers are wrong. i'm not walking because i want a raise. >> reporter: in the middle of battle are patients. >> he just got through finishing a major surgery. >> are you worried? >> yes. >> hospitals such as alta base say they will be fully staffed with replacement nurses who require a five day contract until june 18th. live in oakland, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> n

in 2010, we were approached by the california nurses association about the serious allegations of discriminatory hiring directives, specifically for the hiring of new nurses at cpmc hospitals. the sworn statement indicated the sutter west bay president for hiring showed -- we have a former cpmc director of critical care services stating that she ordered me another nurse managers to refrain from hiring filipino nurses, told me not to hire filipino nurses. twice, you're not to hire filipino nurses and you're not to hire any filipinos. she added that filipinos are always related or know each other and that is not good. another nurse manager and supervisor who is prepared to go to a meeting with us in cpmc that we were able to get but was denied entry, heard die in this edition not hire any foreign graduate nurses. in previous years, we saw is sharp decline in the rate of hiring filipinos between 2008 and 2010. after cpmc in every other cross battle in the country was actively recruiting filipino nurses and desperate for jobs. we confronted these allegations but were not satisfied with outcomes of t

the california nurses association says hospital officials receive reports for lap test strongly suggesting the patient had meningitis but did not notify health officials until december 7. a first responding oakland police officer claimed they contracted meningitis and are unable it work after being skpeesed to the patient. cal osha fines the hospital over $84,000. for failure to protect staff and the police officer from the potentially deadly disease and for failure to immediately report suspected and confirmed cases. >> the medical center needs to follow the regulations, needs to follow protocol and policies. when these infectious diseases occur. there are certain steps that need to be taken. >> a spokesperson released this statement tonight. it says the medical center immediately conducted a thorough investigation and ultimately completed performance improvement plans in processes from ever happening again.his live in oakland, i'm cheryl herd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, cheryl. >>> the man charged with beating a south bay priest who he is said abused him as a trial, he took the sta

my name is pilar chiavo of the california nurses association. o touch on a few things that have been talked about today and follow up on paul kumar who mentioned the earthquake safety. it really is offensive for us to have people supporting cpmc and cpmc's line about earthquake safety when our nurses are working in those hospitals. our nurses want earthquake safe hospitals. and we have been actively lobbying for this legislation with them on the other side of us. on the other side consistently. and so when they come up here and act like they're pushing for this to move forward quickly because they want earthquake safety, when they have been on the other side pushing for delays after delays after delays, it is offensive. i'm sorry. i'm pregnant. i'm almost due. i'm mad. the other piece of it is, you know, how are you going to push for earthquake safety when you're trying to reduce the size of st. luke's hospital, which is one of the few hospitals that serves the southeast of the city, and then what, you're expecting everyone to come to a 10-story

the fourth time the nurses have put up a picket line. >> reporter: it's a sticky situation, as members of the california nurses association today prepared signs for the picket line. >> there's been some cuts to the community that sutter has done and we're out tomorrow protesting those cuts. >> reporter: 4,400 nurses are expected to protest tomorrow. they held similar protests in december and may. nurses are upset because the company wants to take away portions of their contract. >> it would be virtually cutting every provision of that contract. >> reporter: the union says sutter health proposed cuts include eliminating paid sick leave, higher health care coverage costs, mandatory overtime and no coverage for retirees. nurses on average make $136,000 a year. >> the union is asking for new costly benefits like double digit wage increases and free health care for life that would increase the cost of health care for patients by millions of the dollars. >> their numbers are wrong. i'm not walking because i want a raise. we've asked to maintain the contract that we have. >> reporter: in the midst of the battle our family and patients wonderin

the fourth time the nurses have put up a picket line. >> reporter: it's a sticky situation, as members of the california nurses association today prepared signs for the picket line. >> there's been some cuts to the community that sutter has done and we're out tomorrow protesting those cuts. >> reporter: 4,400 nurses are expected to protest tomorrow. they held similar protests in december and may. nurses are upset because the company wants to take away portions of their contract. >> it would be virtually cutting every provision of that contract. >> reporter: the union says sutter health proposed cuts include eliminating paid sick leave, higher health care coverage costs, mandatory overtime and no coverage for retirees. nurses on average make $136,000 a year. >> the union is asking for new costly benefits like double digit wage increases and free health care for life that would increase the cost of health care for patients by millions of the dollars. >> their numbers are wrong. i'm not walking because i want a raise. we've asked to maintain the contract that we have. >> reporter: in the midst of the battle our family and patients wonderin

the california nurses associations objects for them asking for 100 concessions and many of those wouldowther quality of patient care -- lower the quality of patient care. >> they have been closing down community services and they have been taking away many of the -- the things we had before in our contracts that epius to advocate for patients. >> the management says it is the nurses who are compromising care since going on strike four times. striking nurses will not be allowed to come back till monday. for many patients getting rest may be a part of recovery but hospital noise could get in the way of sleep. not just the noise level but the type of sound. certain sounds found in hospitals, can wake people up. researchers say it may provide ways hospitals can focus on mitigating the noises. >>> the u.s. commerce secretary suffered a seizure before crashing his car in los angeles. john bryson was arrested on felony hit and run charges saturday. investigators say he rear ended a car. spoke to the driver and then drove off hitting the car again. 5 minutes later he hit another car. officers

hospitals plan to have replacement workers on the and this is the fourth strike organized by the california nurses association since september. 6 04 the weekend is approaching and the gulf to amend it of course was wednesday a lot different weather especially those golfers out there today is very wet off the coastline with chisel this morning will start to break up as we had to the middle of the day but what a difference from just yesterday when temperatures soared into the '90s now a fog and low clouds pushing instead the day temperatures running into the 50s across the board i think by the afternoon will still find mostly sunny skies but the temperatures will be mostly clear outside this '90s long gone and the mid-80s and a warm spot in men's '70s on the basic seizes your approach san francisco and '50s and low 60s the patchy fog continuing on and off warm weather in a moment for an answer about the roads of elizabeth. it's been pretty quiet so far this morning and major incidents out their going to have a stall in the upper deck of the bay bridge i don't think it's going to affect traffic much the other pr

the california nurses association says, hospital officials received reports from lab tests, strongly suggesting the patient had meningitis but did not notify health officials until december 7th. he and a first responding oakland police officer claim they'd contracted meningitis and are unable to work after being exposed to the patient. cal osha fined the hospital over $84,000 for failure to protect staff and the police officer from the potentially deadly disease. and for failure to immediately report suspected and confirmed cases. >> the medical center needs to follow the regulations, needs to follow protocol and policies when the infectious diseases occur. there's certain steps that need to be taken. >> and that was cheryl hurd reporting. this is the statement from alta bathes medical center. the medical center immediately conducted a thorough investigation and ultimately completed performance, improvement plans in our processes to prevent an event like this one from happening again. >>> the first of july done get as much attention as the fourth of july but it is the start of a new t

the sole suspect in this case. >> and hundreds of nurses walked off the job against bay area hospitals. it marng marks the fourth time in nine months california nurse's association stage aid one day strike. they remain without a contract. the two sides differ on issues from sick pay to employee benefits. >> with what we saw they're proposing we backed off and said we just want to keep what we have. not asking for anything more. >> we're asking for real schaimpks in the contract in terms of benefit changes. there is no question about that. that is being done throughout the country frkts, policemen, nurses aren't immune to that. >> sutter hired replacement nurses. the hospital say they will not allow striking understands to trourn work until monday. >> top state democrats introduced a budget plan today before friday's deadline trying to resolve a conflict with governor brown. democrats proposed lowering the amount of money the state keeps in the cash reserves, changing akting rules for education funding and democrats say it meets the governor's mandate it will be balanced in year one and in in year three and a $2 billion sur pus in year four. >> the state faces a

the reward is for anyone that finds sierra or information that ends in a successful prosecution. >> thousands of nurses protested today part of a strike. it's the fourth in nine months. california nurse's association and hospital have to the been able to agree on a contract. the nurse's claim benefits are being cut back and hospital officials say they have offer aid generous package. both sides agree they want to prevent patient care problems with replacement nurse autos over 80% of the nurses here have been here before so they're familiar with the hospital and our system. and with our patients. >> we have nurses who are volunteering on the task force. in the event there is an emergency we will go inside if we're needed in there. >> and the striking nurses will be allowed to return to work monday. >> and this week wife of suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi will ask a judge for permission to extend her stay in the native convenient swaila. this is video from last month. there is her attorney tells abc 7 news lopez will seek another two-month extension before the current one expires on saturday she left san francisco with a couple's 3-year-old son. mirkarimi pleaded guilty after a domestic violence in

. >> the strike includes as many as 4400 registered nurses and some respiratory and x-ray technicians. union members plan to walk picket lines. california nurses association says it objects to more than 100 concessions in contract negotiations that would lower the quality of patient care. the summit says it's hired temporary replacement nurses and the hospital issued a statement saying it's disappoint pointed with the nurses and says we remain committed providing competitive wages and benefits and making healthcare affordable. >>> google reached an agreement with a french group in an online book dispute. it dates back to 2006 and involving the publishing of snippets. it represents 6000 french speaking authors. the new agreement protects their rights on the internet. >>> apple lovers flocked to san francisco center as tim cook unveiled the newest laptop and software improvements. tom reports it was siri that did much of the talking. >> i'm siri your virtual assistant and today i was asked to warm up the group, which should be easy since the high will only be 75 degrees. thanks for that. >> today apple introduced new laptops and notebooks, one with the shar

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the california medical association says we are on the brink of a physician shortage and the affordable health care act will not help. medical leaders are looking for creative solutions. that means nurses and physician's assistants would take on a greater share for primary care. doctors don't see this as the and all solution. >> in the long term it will force us to redesign our system in such a way that people have access to physicians they need. >> taking into account the new demand, the u.s. will be 60,000 dr. short in 2015 and $90,000 short five years later. californians are not sure sure how it will affect the cost of health care. nearly half of californians surveyed expect the cost of health care to increase and more than a third expect the quality to decrease. the california medical association did want to know the support the individual mandate and the idea to build medicare and medicaid but it does not address the underlying problems in inadequate funding. we ask you what your reaction is to the rolling up holding the heart of the law and we quickly got you talking. mchale the rights of this is a historic ruling, a victory for all people. it will be great if everybody has healt