-- >> the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california>> -- against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> -- against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> -- that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states. >> -- that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states. >> and the constitution of the state of california. >> and the constitution of the state of california. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> that i take this obligation freely. mayor lee: without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion. >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. mayor lee: and that i will well and faithfully discharge. >> that i will well and faithfully discharge. mayor lee: . >> the duties i am about to enter and during such time that i hold the office of. >> historic preservation. >> historic preservation. >> relocation appeals. >> relocation. [inaudible] mayor lee: for the city and county of san francisco. >> for the city and county of san francisco. thank you very m

do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of california, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter, and during such time as i hold the office of assessor- recorder. congratulations. [applause] >> it is perfect when you have kids. they have an alarm clock when they tell you that you have gone on too long. you want to say hello too? first of all, i want to say thank you, first and foremost, to my wife susan, my daughters, and thank you for the wonderful introduction and all the love that you gave to my family. thank you very much. i want to also thank our elected officials, commissioners, department heads, community leaders, friends and family for joining us in our office. it is an honor to have your support and share with you this great day. most im

support and defend -- >> the constitution of the united states -- >> the constitution of the united states >> and the constitution of the state of california -- >> and the constitution of the state of california >> against allen miss foreign and domestic -- against all enemies foreign and domestic -- >> against allen miss and domestic -- >> that i will bear true faith and aline of scrimmagens. >> that i will bear true faith and aline of scrimmagens >> to the constitution of the united states. >> to the constitution of the united states. >> and to the constitution of the state of california. >> to the constitution of the state of california. >> that i take this obligation freely -- >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion -- >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion -- >> and that i will well and faithfully -- >> and that i will well and faithfully -- >> discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. >> discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter -- >> and during such time -- >> and during such time -- >> as i hold the office of -- >> as i hold the office of -- >> mayor for the city and county of sa

he is also a member of the california international relations foundation. he provides assistance to the california state senate in furthering economic, environment, educational and cultural exchanges with foreign governments and citizens. president brooks also served as director of administrative services for the city of san francisco where he was responsible for policy and planning for 14 city departments, managing over 300 employees, and a budget of $100 million.

when phil told me he invited the speaker of the california state assembly to swear him in, i looked at him and said, are you kidding me? the governor is introducing his budget that we, sessions that week, there is no way he is driving down to san francisco for you on wednesday night. but it sure enough, here i am. i am not sure that bill asked me to introduce him, more so as payback for being the naysayer. we are so happy to have you here.

the california state senate and the u.s. assembly both have votes scheduled today on governor brown's budget and tax extension plan. the government needs to support two republicans from each chamber to reach the two-thirds he needs to approve a special election in june. but so far, there is no indications how this vote will go. >> the question is will the republicans vote to give the people the right to vote or will they thumb their nose at the voters of california. >> the five year proposed extension of taxes would help fund schools. yesterday layoff notices went out to 19,000 school employees including hundreds of right here in the bay area. there is also a new field poll that shows the majority of california voters supporting the budget plan if it does get on the ballot. they find that 58% would vote for it. 39% say they would vote no. 3% say they have no opinion at all. >>> 6:19 is the time. sal always has opinions. doesn't always get to share them. how is traffic? >> if you're in the newsroom sometimes you might hear th

state wide ballot in june. that is one of the biggest sticking points in his proposal. >> on the subject of the state proyn start licensing new report from the california state controller. chung sets unfunded cost of providing future health benefits to retired state employees has grown by 8 billion dollars this year to 60 billion dollars in total. chung warns that california needs to the act quickly to reduce this long-term liability for the state of california. all right let's go back. sandy earlier talked about the jet stream and other factors involved in the potential of radioactive particle reaching our shores. but now she focuses on the forecast. >> absolutely dan. first sign of tomorrow storm that will reach the bay area. raining right now around crescent city and eureka a.it will get here for the morning commute for the north bay. get to tonight a moment. temperatures in the 50's and highlights. more rain tomorrow. periods of wet weather all week long. spring begins on sunday. going to look more like winter when you look at my 7 day forecast. satellite radar storm coming in for tomorrow. so we are going to see more rain tomorrow. it is a rainy t

he wrote the clean air act in the state of california was probably the most stringent clean air regulations in the united states. because we understand that nonstationary sources are the problems. automobiles, trucks, trains it caused a significant part of pollution especially particulate pollution and one of the programs that has been very successful i think, in the epa has been the tour program, the diesel emissions reduction act and senator feinstein and senator boxer and myself and others have been very supportive of that program because it is moving -- removing old engines, old diesel engines from the inventory and replacing them with clean diesel which has a significant effect on particulate pollution. and we know that his approach and that works and there are a lot of things we do in government that don't work. so a lot of us were concerned when you've zeroed out the tour program so i just want to bring that certainly to your attention. my home state of california as you mentioned we have our own environmental laws and i would say in almost every case, every case, we meet or exceed f

you know, all of them are really doing okay. >> reporter: while he dreams of heading home, the california state university chancellor is ordering all college students out of japan. >> not only are we worried about the nuclear power plants, but also any other similar situations that may arise, fuel shortages, food shortages, et cetera. all 23 state colleges are making plans to evacuate students. he says san francisco state students will return to a compassionate campus. >> amazinamazing. i'm doing an internship in school and they donated money like $20 like each person. they sent it home. >> reporter: there's a lot of worry on san francisco state campus. they're making arrangements for 12 students to get them out of japan. narz no word on which they arrive back in the bay area. reporting live in san francisco, jean elle, "nbc bay area news." >>> we're go back to tokyo, and also the nuclear concerns in our own backyard. we take you where cameras don't normally go. a look at this along the california coast. >> they escaped unharmed and go back to see what's left behind. we go along with a japanese

us about an urgent memo sent to students. >> reporter: some students studying aboard under the california state university system are wakening up this morning to find major changes in that program. we are on the campus of san francisco state university. up those stairs and through the buildings we are here because that's where the international students that study aboard where the offices are located. late yesterday the president of the csu system decided to close all study abroad programs in japan. they are telling students to stop sending students to japan and bring back students that are there now. even though some students are not in the areas directly effected by the earthquake and tsunami he believes his their presence will be an additional burden on infrastructure. the u.s. state department travel alert makes a similar point and urges citizens not to travel to japan unless necessary. we will try to talk to the people that run the program. talk to them about the daunting task of bringing the students back about the same time. >>> time now 5:05. bay area scientists are closely watching rad

he is also a member of the california international relations foundation. he provides assistance to the california state senate in furthering economic, environment, educational and cultural exchanges with foreign governments and citizens. president brooks also served as director of administrative services for the city of san francisco where he was responsible for policy and planning for 14 city departments, managing over 300 employees, and a budget of $100 million. please join me in welcoming president brooks. . >> thank you, susan leyall, and good morning, welcome here. before i start i want to thank our general manager leyall who has done an extraordinary job here at the san francisco puc and also i want to recognize two people that just walked in, our vice president commissioner ann (inaudible) and commissioner dennis nolan that just arrived. thank you very much. i want to echo what miss leyall said, welcome everyone to this historic summit here in san francisco. the next couple days we're going to tackle very tough issues, the issues of global warming, issues of waste water, hydropower, the electric

do solemnly a firm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states in the constitution of the state of california. that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely and without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. and the duties that i am about to enter, [unintelligible] for the city and county of san francisco. thank you and congratulations. [applause] >> welcome to a special meeting of the san francisco local agency formation commission. my name is david campos, i am the chair of the commissions. commissioners mirkarimi and avalos are en route. i want to thank members of the sfgtv staff that are covering this meeting. do we have any announcements? think you. can you call item number two? >> approval of the minutes of the regular lafco meeting. >> we have the minutes of the january 28 meeting. are there any changes? any member of the public that would like to speak on item number two? can we get a motion on item number two? we can take that without objection. can you ple

the california state government says companies wanting to take part in the project must submit applications by march 16th. the obama administration plans to construct rapid transit lines in 13 statements amounting to 13,700 kill lomer thes. not everyone agrees with the idea. the governor of florida abandoned a plan to build a line in e the state saying it would be too costly. central japan railway competed with european and asian rivals to compete for the florida project. here's the latest market figures. >>> a series of comics about mountain climbers has caught on in japan. in fact it is responsible for the increasing number of people taking to the sport. the artist compares mountain nearing to the challenge -- mountaineeing to the challenges of life. and though he stress the dangers he also points to its ties. we spoke to the -- artist one on one. >> i'm fine. this is so fun. >> he discovered the fun of mountaineering while studying the united states. he became an artist. his stories sold 2.5 million copies, being translated in south korea and they are about to become a movie in japan. hi

the future stability? potential action? >> there is one thing being addressed currently. that is certainly a potential. they do have a debt to the state of california for taxes. they have a debt to the irs for taxes. i believe the board is working on having a plan. it would be a plan to approach irs and the state of california. we understand that it is a long- term plan, but we also know that there is a health center in philadelphia that experienced a similar kinds of problems, and they went to the irs and negotiated with them and have a long-term plan, so the irs is familiar with this type of situation. supervisor mirkarimi: sometimes the irs negotiates. could they be in that frame of mind? >> with our informal conversations, they said we have to get our money and get it paid. iand not have to pursue a bunch of folks to get it back. their greater interest is that somehow the irs has indicated they will have to pay interest, and they waved all penalties. supervisor mirkarimi: overall, the prospects of the income that could be harnessed looks strong. i read through the report, i really tried to understand the the report. there is a series of informa

do solemnly a firm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states in the constitution of the state of californiathat i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely and without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. and the duties that i am about to enter, [unintelligible] for the city and county of san francisco. thank you and congratulations. [applause] >> one of the most extraordinary things to me about this program is we are going to be treat todd an extraordinary panorama of style and diversity. we will start off with mr. james cagney. please, welcome the poet james cagney. [applause] >> there is sun. there is sun. there is a snake on the path sunning. there is sun. there is water in the stream, there are daisies, there are sun. there is a snake on the path sunning, there is sun. there are trees, there are daisies there is a feather there is sun. there is the feather that she gave me there is a feather there is sun. there are daisies there are words trees things there ar

the country's quake and tsunami. >>> california senator barbara boxer will chair a meeting this afternoon on japan's nuclear crisis, and its potential ramifications for the united states. the environmental protection agency says it will install more electronic monitors along the west coast to measure radiation levels in the air. there are already 12 monitors stationed across california. the epa and the nuclear regulators said repeatedly there is little chance that dangerous levels of radiation from japan would ever make it to the united states. >>> despite the repeated assurances regarding radiation here, health stores and drugstores have seen a sudden run on potassium iodide pills. they are sometimes prescribed to protect against radiation exposure. potassium iodide blocks the thyroid glan from absorbing radiation, but it can be harmful if misused. virtually every bay area store that carries the pills say they are soldout. the pills are going for as much as $500 a bottle on e bay. >>> as res skew and recovery efforts -- a rescue and recovery efforts continue in japan, we have a story how one japanese exchange student in california discovered her family's fate through

the country's quake and tsunami. >>> california senator barbara boxer will chair a meeting this afternoon on japan's nuclear crisis, and its potential ramifications for the united states. the environmental protection agency says it will install more electronic monitors along the west coast to measure radiation levels in the air. there are already 12 monitors stationed across california. the epa and the nuclear regulators said repeatedly there is little chance that dangerous levels of radiation from japan would ever make it to the united states. >>> despite the repeated assurances regarding radiation here, health stores and drugstores have seen a sudden run on potassium iodide pills. they are sometimes prescribed to protect against radiation exposure. potassium iodide blocks the thyroid glan from absorbing radiation, but it can be harmful if misused. virtually every bay area store that carries the pills say they are soldout. the pills are going for as much as $500 a bottle on e bay. >>> as res skew and recovery efforts -- a rescue and recovery efforts continue in japan, we have a story how one japanese exchange student in california discovered her family's fate through

do solemnly a firm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states in the constitution of the state of california. that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely and without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. and the duties that i am about to enter, [unintelligible] for the city and county of san francisco. thank you and congratulations. [applause]

the california state auditor said today the state could owe $13.4 billion by the end of the year. if it defaults, employers would be forced to deduct an additional $6 billion a year to pay off the loans. >>> and the development commission is meeting to talk about high rise living in the city. advocates say the city needs more high rise housing. >>> the metropolitan transportation commission is give ago boost a boost to development. the first project slated to get under way is a 13 story 150 unit apartment building on eddy and taylor street in san francisco. >>> san francisco could soon be a leading global economy. just how big the city by the bay could get. >>> also -- >> reporter: this movie theater brings over 100 police officers and federal agents, what they found and why it's affecting the neighborhood. >>> when pg & e will have to answer questions about lapses in its pipeline safety record. >>> it has been called a raid to remember. a stash of social security cards, driver's license and passports. new at 6:00, david stevenson is live in san francisco, where teams of law enfor

the waters. this california department of fish and game boat is about ready to get into the water. there are dive teams also with the california state park system, the coast guard, and later this morning the coast guard is expecting to give us more comprehensive update of what their plan is for later today. reporting live, ali rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now back to that tense situation in japan, because there have been major developments overnight with explosions at a nuclear power plant. kraig debro is keeping an eye on what is happening and joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: the next question for japan could be how to keep people safe from nuclear power plants following a natural disaster. it's the third largest nuke lower power user, 53 nuclear power plant reactors provide japan's electricity. the explosion at the fukashima power plant was caused by a billup of pressure after the cooling system failed, destroyed the concrete structures around the reactor but did not collapse their steel container inside. four people were injured in the explosion at the nuclear power plant. but a meltdown of the core could have made

. >> item 53 is a resolution urging the california state legislature and the governor to enact sb-223 to allow the board of supervisors to ask voters to consider restoring its vehicle license fee for the 1948-1998 level giving vote erts the opportunity to preserve local services, public transportation, and critical programs. president chiu: this concerns the vehicle license fee, which i think many of you know was in place 50 years until governor schwarzenegger rolled it back when he took office in 2003. that rollback has cost our state about $6 billion a year, or the equivalent of around $50 million a year to san francisco. at this time, senator mark leno has introduced legislation so turn back what governor schwarzenegger did, and we are hopeful that governor brown will agree to allow localities to determine whether we want to be able to collect the vehicle license fee. i want to thank the wide spectrum of co-sponsors that we have for this measure that i think reflects the full diversity of this board, assuming that this change is able to happen up in sacramento, i think here in san

pacific steel is not commenting on the dispute. >>> the california air resources board said it plans to appeal a judge's decision to halt the state's cap and trade program. a key component of california's landmark global warming law. the state did not properly consider alternatives, the program would provide incentives california's largest polluters to reduce greenhouse emissions. the environment group challenged the program arguing it allowed pollutants to buy corrects and continue to pollute primarily in poor neighborhoods. >>> a bit of moderate rainfalling throughout much of the bay area. all the bay area counties have some reports of rainfall. heaviest rainfall has been out in the coastal hills. the most rain i can find so far is a half inch. most of us hit a quarter of an inch. now the rain is moderate. this is a steady rain. this isn't a real dynamic system right now in terms of convectivity. and showers are picking up and that will have an impact on tomorrow's commute. there goes this one, that's tomorrow. there's another system right bag over my shoulder that comes in here by thursday. one-two punch. both are pretty potent

will stay in california and a check in with paul fong, a member of the california state assembly. thank you for being with us live on "washington journal." that me ask you to weigh in on the argument that would move the california primary to june to save the state $100 million. by the savings? gut:he standalone primary cost us $97 million in 2008. if we consolidate we can save nearly $100 million. host: some would argue that it would decrease your influence on the republican nominee. guest: both parties have extended the campaign season if you do not kw where the candidates will get the delegate votes. if california kept to their original schedule in 2008, we would have been more influential in determining our presidential candidates. host: if you go back to 1976 and 1980, california did have a say in determining the democratic nominee ultimately going to jimmy carter. y the change? why did california deem it necessary to move the primary as a stand-alone presidential primary? guest: they wanted to have more influence in therocess. they call it front loading the primary is hoping t

pacific steel is not commenting on the dispute. >>> the california air resources board said it plans to appeal a judge's decision to halt the state's cap and trade program. a key component of california's landmark global warming law. the state did not properly consider alternatives, the program would provide incentives california's largest polluters to reduce greenhouse emissions. the environment group challenged the program arguing it allowed pollutants to buy corrects and continue to pollute primarily in poor neighborhoods. >>> a bit of moderate rainfalling throughout much of the bay area. all the bay area counties have some reports of rainfall. heaviest rainfall has been out in the coastal hills. the most rain i can find so far is a half inch. most of us hit a quarter of an inch. now the rain is moderate. this is a steady rain. this isn't a real dynamic system right now in terms of convectivity. and showers are picking up and that will have an impact on tomorrow's commute. there goes this one, that's tomorrow. there's another system right bag over my shoulder that comes in here by thursday. one-two punch. both are pretty potent

out there for these veterans and educate them on the benefits and services that the va offers, that the state of california offers. my daughter goes to san diego state tuition-free, and that is a benefit that a lot of veterans do not know about. my vision for the veterans affairs commission is to be a conflict of resources for our veterans -- conduit of resources for our veterans in san francisco and outlying communities. we need new blood. we have a lot of veterans returning. my son deployed to afghanistan. my nephew has had his friend blown -- his head got blown off in front of him. there is a lot of issues that need to be addressed to our veterans. this city used to be a military city. it is now no longer. a lot of our veterans out there need our help, and as a member of the committee, if i do get appointed, want to be that link between the community and the city of san francisco because san francisco is an open city, and we can do this. we have the resources to be able to do this. we just need to bring it together and have a focal point for these resources, and the veterans affairs commission is the fo

we are all giants fans on this day especially, and we are honored to have the number one giants fan in the state of california here to pay tribute to this ball club. please welcome the great governor of the great state of california, the honorable arnold schwarzenegger. >> thank you very much. i just wanted to say on behalf of the people in california, congratulations to the giants, the giants fans for this great victory. san francisco is not only known as the most beautiful city in the most beautiful state, in the most extraordinary country in the world, but now it is also the home of the world champion baseball team. so congratulations to the giants for this great performance for showing that the impossible can be made possible, for showing the fire in your belly. thank you also to everyone who got you here in the first place, your family members and so on. that may also say congratulations to the beard. now every team in baseball knows how to feear the beard. there is a machine in this team. congratulations. thank you very much. [applause] >> again, many thanks to governor schwarzenegger. there is much pre

. >>> the crisis in japan is affecting some california students in that country. the california state university chancellor says he wants all csu students currently studying in japan to return as soon as possible. a dozen of them are from san francisco state. chancellor reed also suspended the japan program until further notice. according to the san francisco "examiner," 35 stanford students are also on their way back from japan and 17 uc berkeley students have been accounted for but are not being ordered to return. >>> there seems to be a smartphone app for almost everything. today we're learning about a new app that can help you get some help from someone nearby if you are having a heart attack. jade hernandez joins us live to explain how it works. >> reporter: if you know cpr, at any time you can save a life. but now your aid can be tapped easier before. it's as easy as downloading an app. we're live at 19th and fulsom. this is where san francisco attorney dennis herrera backed the partnership with the city and county to develop an app to pool with the city's bystanders with c d.a