one big change today versus years ago was just the amount of money that the state contributed to the university system in california. >> going consistently down? >> well, and in fact, studies show that the only -- basically the only reason tuition has gone up is because the state contribtion has gone down. we still have work to do in that area. we know students are concerned about this. we also want to keep financial aid as robust as we can. >> and chancellor harris, cost is also a concern at community colleges but there's a bigger concern about being able to transfer. and fewer than half the community college students complete a degree, a certificate program, or other transfer requirements. why is that? and what are you doing to try to increase students' achievement and make it better? >> that's correct. actually, if students come prepared for college, if they're college students, they have a better than 70% chance of completing. if they come in need of remediation, that success number drops below 40%. and unfortunately, 3 out of every 4 students that come to our colleges are not ready for college. we're focused i

california's forest firefighters are state prison inmates. yes, you heard that right. that's because 4,000 low-level felons in the state's prison system are part of a program that allows them to earn wages doing manual labor outside. from clearing brush to starting fires. they live in concentration camps scattered throughout the state. california is the largest program of its kind. the inmates are supervised and crowsen based on good behavior as well as what they were convicted of. for instance those convicted of arson, for obvious reasons, are barred from the program. each day they work in the program, the inmates receive a two-day reduction in sentences. they're paid $1 an hour while on the line fighting fires. it's estimated that the program has saved the state of california up to $100 million a year according to the spokesperson for the california department of correction and rehabilitation, the agency that runs the program with cal fire and the inmates cut containment lines and get close to the flames which can reach 100 feet high on rugged terrain. he said it's life-or-death situations, it's dangerous work.

dozens of them work for the california state government. >> reporter: a hunt for cheaters, especially those used a work e-mail to access the site. at least two assistant u.s. attorneys. a justice department investigator. white house workers and strategic staffers at homeland security. dozens of new york city education employees. 50 california state workers. the fbi and pentagon are investigating trying to stay a step ahead, the executive director of louisiana's gop jason dorey announced he had an account, he said, for opposition research. and some high-profile husbands are squirming. this christian blogger surprised her with a positive pregnancy test. but then promptly said she miscarried. he said he never had an affair. >> this was brought to my wife's attention. she has forgiven me for this mistake i made. >> reporter: but the less forgiving more suspicious spouse can search online for evidence. the new york divorce attorney says don't go running to a lawyer. >> think about why you went to search their name in the first place. is there a trust issue there to begin with? you maybe sh

c in july and further opportunity for the students and students across the state so this all due respect this is a problem wholly created by the state of california by having even setting aside the question was ever an effective measure we should say it is new suspend red but in this academic year the state superintendant that decided not to administer it and the state of the united states have deciding not to let the students come i'm proud we're fixing something for our students it looks like this will be the beginning and people all over the state will do this to accommodate and figure out wasn't with, do and hopefully, the state will fix that i'm happy and happy to support it i'm interested in sort of how we're going to make sure that all issues recommended to this year communicated to our students and families if i could get an answer to that i'll appreciate it. >> so you know this hundred and 7 as we continue to examine and identify students it is going to take an enormous amount of outreach to students and innovative them in writing we're condominium to the do that have we worked out everything as of now committed to do that and doing to q

as you know, i am on the -- all aaa directors in the state of california are on the california association of aging board as directors. that makes us members. so i was voted through an election process to represent california as one of two board members on the national board. so every region, there is 12 regions, has four. so we have one from hawai'i, and one from arizona, and two from california, being the bigger state. for a number of years i was the alternate, and recently became the board -- took the board seat. so what had happened the staff for nfra was asked for the names of people of potential invitees, and gave the president and two of the vice presidents names, and i am one of the vice presidents, and that is how, they took all three of them, thank you very much. it was somewhat difficult because the conference was right in the middle of the national association conference which is held in philadelphia. so -- but, that's when the president was available. so that's what we did. so we were, a number of staff and myself were in philadelphia for the conference, where we did win an aw

the united states. >> yeah. (clapping.) but california led the way 10 years earlier or not we proud of the leadership of california i'm honored to be here with the secretary of state alex ma dew and charles a student at san francisco state university (clapping.) kimberly rather with the executive director of the civil service of the state of california a newly elected and melva davis a treasurer to us just want to make a few points as we hear from our guest when women won the right to vote the headlines said women given the right to vote that was not true women wrnlt given anything women worked and struggled and fought and starved were starved to take it either way they did everything for this fundamental right to vote as we had fought for others to have the right to vote after the civil war now it was expanded to women this is a precious privilege and right and we must honor it and those gathered here are committed to preserving and honoring that right to vote this is also the 50 anniversary on the march on selma that was - (clapping.) t

for clay lopez, the california state prison corcoran, doing time led him to the harmonica. >> i'm almostars old. and i'll be over 50 when i get out. so i don't have a career or anything, so i thought, well, you know, if i learn to play the harmonica, i can at least pay my own rent when i get out as a street musician or if i'm sober, i think i'll do okay. ♪ >> you can play what you feel without reading music and i have tried to play guitar, piano. all kind of stuff and i never would anywhere. not that i'm going anywhere with this. but i know a few songs, mostly hymnals in hymnals and gospel songs. a few of my own. it just expresses me. >> lopez was serving a 20-year sentence on 27 counts of burglary, but it was his exposure to inmates serving life terms that inspired him to pay them tribute through his songs. >> i just wanted to do something for the lifers, to kind of express them. what i can sing in the last verse and speak for itself goes, ♪ ain't done no wrong ♪ since the days of old out in california ain't no other road ♪ ♪ when i'm carried away in the coroner's car ♪ ♪ someone tell t

the sites. we were invited to a site in southern california, known here as camps. >> this is the largest camp in the statef california. we have a maximum capacity of 160 inmates. the camp is about an hour east of los angeles, nestled high up in the mountains, an elevation of 500 feet. at first glance a barbed wire fence surrounding the 27 acre property. the only clue that the site houses inmates. >> what would you say is the there? >> i don't think the nation nose how much they contribute to the conservation programme. when they are saving those homes, the community doesn't care whether they are inmates or free people, they are thankful. >> close to 34-00 wildfires blackened portions of the state. the fire season is still young. on this day smoke from the nearby lake fire burning on the other side of the mountains could be seen and smelt for miles. that fire would go on to scorch more than 30,000 acres. during our visit, a team of exhausted firefighters marched into camp. a crew, weighed down by equipment, wearing distinctive gear was weighed down on the city of fresno. >> my pack weighs anywhere from 60

police patrolled on both sides of the california/mexico border today, seeking the escaped convict kevin cooper. >> tidwell launched one of the largest man hunts in stateistory, circulating photoing of cooper and the ryans' stolen station wagon. >> there is growing fear in the california community of chino. >> i want to know what the state officials are going to do. >> as pressure mounted to apprehend cooper, police caught a break. >> we recovered the ryans' station wagon from a church parking lot in long beach. cooper had used that car to escape. >> the district attorney, for him, the motive behind murders was now clear. >> cooper's motive was to get the hell out of chino hills. if he had to kill people to cover his escape, then he would. >> the killer seemed to be within reach. but then the trail went cold. ♪ on july 30th, 1983, almost two months after the brutal murders, the u.s. coast guard responded to a distress call near santa barbara. they arrived at a sailboat moored in a small marina, the scene of an alleged rape. >> when we got in the sheriff's station, the victim of the rape was walking by the wanted posters and saw cooper's wanted picture.

area of low pressure we are picking up some precipitation across the northwestern quadrant of the state of californiafirst we'll notice increasing cloud cover today very thin overcast skies. and then we have a big time weather pattern change for the 48 states in fact that jet stream goes up over towards the great lakes and that's going to allow that landfall potentially across the state of florida by tuesday. meanwhile we'll have low pressure across the state of california with cooler temperatures. 104 fresno today not much of a cooldown there. 83 and very dry conditions high sierra with a fire weather watch posted for the weekend. our numbers, 70s and 80s and 90s but tumbling out of the triple digits. that should be 98 degrees. we'll have more on the weekend forecast coming up. first here's gianna. >> checking the roads now so far, so good on most of our bay area freeways including our bridges. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. very quiet conditions as you work your way out of marin county the north bay into san francisco. northbound between lake and doyle look out for some roadwork with

the university of california and the california state university system, the largest in the nation movedn a halting way towards affirmative action, but as you know, the supreme court has thrown roadblocks in the past of affirmative action as of late, roadblocks that will probably become more significant. >> it was also the start of major changes in immigration policy. >>> in present day los angeles crime rates have come down in recent years. but some that has not translated into actual change. >> reporter: these are l.a.'s meanest steps. streets with notorious nicknames like death valley. this woman grow up here. when she was 17 her boyfriend was shot and killed in the cross fire of a gang shooting. she was six months pregnant with their daughter. now a mother of four, she struggles to keep her children from suffering a similar fate. >> it saddens me because they are not free. they are not like other children in different areas. i don't permit them to walk up and down the street. when he wants to play he plays on his bike in the paved backyard or the air condition of the house. >> report

the united states. pio pico was the chairman of the republican party in california, okay? he definitely never came -- i could not find anything that stated, okay, i'm doing this because i'm against slavery. why else would he be there? he was the main supporter and chairman of the republican party for the election of abraham lincoln as well in california. and so he was doing all this work from behind the table. he was very influential in southern california. he was able to run sort of a machine. i encountered a lot of letters which say, hey, primo, tell your people over there in southern california to vote this way or to vote that way. okay? and so this was nothing out of the ordinary in the 1850s anywhere in the united states, i don't think. saying -- they argued that mexicans didn't understand the political system. that's why they failed. they didn't understand the judicial system. that's why they failed. they were poor and so forth. they didn't know how to react to this onslaught. pio pio was a dynamic businessman. taking a lot of chances. sometimes maybe not to his benef

the weekend forecast across the state, notice more sunshine today in parts of southern california, near las vegas. still a chance of shower activity near tahoe. they expect more thunderstorms in parts of the state, even in parts of northern parts of california. we may see showers and thunderstorms again today. across the bay area, we have cloud cover. temperatures are mild, in the low 60s. cloudy skies in every location, even the south bay where we see sunshine. we will see the sun later this afternoon. 84 degrees for the south bay. warm for inland valleys. peninsula and east bay see a mix of the low to mid 70s. nice and comfortable there, even the tri-valley, not as hot. temperatures yesterday were 90, today closer to 80. san francisco is at 68, not overly hot, but you'll see a good mix of sun and clouds. today is the last day of fremont festival of the arts. today at 10:00, end at 6:00 p.m. temperatures in free month 76 degrees. also happening today, at the fairgrounds in san jose, temperatures in the low 80s there. another nice sunny day coming your way. remember the spf, drink lots

some say raising the tobacco tax could help by shifting the tax burden to smokers throughout the state. it is a $1.60 per pax. california is half that, 87 cents per pack. in other states it is lower. the state's program costs continue to sky rocket. >> a lot comes out out of the pockets of taxpayers. $3.5billion comes from the state's medi-cal program for low-income residents. >> legislation to reform california's tobacco laws will be discussed during a special session this summer. >>> a product designed to keep lawns green and lush while conserving water is being tested out and now the results are in. >> reporter: it seems like fulsome found a way to keep their grass green during the drought. >> grass appears to be in a better condition than just normal watering. >> reporter: it has been two months since landscapers applied a product to lawn. the product promises to pull water out of the air. >> attracts water molecules. >> reporter: in june when they began otest they -- to test they split the park in three zones. . >> it is enhancing the lawn area. it is allowing the lawn to look more alive and probably won't -- we do

the l.a. fire department thought it would be bet tore fight fires with a racially integrated labor force. university of california the california state university system, the large nest the nation, moved from ale haing way with towards affirmative action, but as you know, the supreme court has thrown roadblockens in the path, roadblocks that will probably become much more significant after years of decay, a new light is shining on detroit. the city has installed tens of thousands of street larches. some residents say they are still in the dark. >> act two years ago, nearly 40% of all detroit streetlights were broken. leaving thousands in the dark. >> for long time residents the lack of streetlights made his community a breeding ground for crime. he says some even fears walking the streets after dark as detroit was with working to emerge from bankruptcy, the city created a public lighting authority and with with the help of bonds embarked on a $185 million project to repair and replace over 88,000 streetlights. so far, the and i is ahead of schedule. what impact does that have. >> the street lites it is not just about sticks and light

. >> the california state assembly could take up to two bills this week to fight climate change and reduce the state's reliance on oil. the bills allow the state to meet goals set by the governor in april and calls for reducing greenhouse gas emmissions and cutting use by cars and trucks in half over the next 15 years. if enacted the legislation would set an international precedent. >> the race for the presidential nomination is getting tighter today. a new des moines register poll shows hillary clinton barely ahead of bernie sanders with only 37 percent of democrats in iowa say they would pick hillary clinton as the nominee a 20-point drop since may. sanders is seeing 30 percent support young voters and the self described solist from vermont is also beginning ground in new hampshire. >> this is not antihillary clinton but pro bernie sanders and pro message that says "enough is enough." >> among republicans in iowa, donald trump is still on top and is taking aim at hillary clinton's top aide, who is married to former congressman weiner who was forced to resign after a sexting scandal sayin

california. currently the highest ranking american elected official of guatema guatemalan descent, worked for a time as a police dispatcher and served in the california state assembly. >> norma torres from the 35th congressional district as a freshman member of congress, what's the difference between serving here and serving in the california assembly in the state senate? >> it is quite a difference between the two chambers. i should say the three chambers because i serve both in the assembly and the state senate. the biggest difference, i think, is our inability to work across the aisle. in california, we certainly did a better job with that. >> how do you fix it? >> i think members just have to commit. we have to commit personal time getting to know each other, traveling into each other's districts and learning about the issues that are important and respecting those i-. and the differences we have between each other. >> i would expect another big difference is the amount of money it takes to run for congress and to get reelected. what's that been like for you? >> it is incredibly hard. to get here. the money involved in politics is -- makes it almost im

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a similar bill was recently passed by the california state legislature, and signed by governor jerry brown. >>> tomorrow in new jersey, ty essex county sheriff's department will unveil its newly purchased body cameras. the department is among the first police agencies in new jersey to provide officers with cameras. officers in morristown are already wearing them, while other large cities like newark and jersey city plan to issue them in the near future. >>> coming up, when news 4 at 6:00 returns, a popup concert in central park tonight by a legendary performer. we'll have a live report from the park. expected to be standing room only. >>> first here's a look at what's coming up on nbc tonight and david and i will see you again at 11:00. >>> new york state's foreclosure problem is not going away. in fact, it's getting worse in some areas. that is according to a new report released by the controller's office. the report released today finds afte r dropping to less than 17,000 in 2011 new foreclosures climbed to more than 46,000 in 2013. last year, there were still nearly 44,000 fo closu

c in july and further opportunity for the students and students across the state so this all due respect this is a problem wholly created by the state of california by having even setting aside the question was ever an effective measure we should say it is new suspend red but in this academic year the state superintendant that decided not to administer it and the state of the united states have deciding not to let the students come i'm proud we're fixing something for our students it looks like this will be the beginning and people all over the state will do this to accommodate and figure out wasn't with, do and hopefully, the state will fix that i'm happy and happy to support it i'm interested in sort of how we're going to make sure that all issues recommended to this year communicated to our students and families if i could get an answer to that i'll appreciate it. >> so you know this hundred and 7 as we continue to examine and identify students it is going to take an enormous amount of outreach to students and innovative them in writing we're condominium to the do that have we worked out everything as of now committed to do that and doing to q

that's another department, that's the california state contractors licensing board. we work in tandem with them quite often after a disaster. we will team up with them and go into the community and talk to consumers about how to avoid being ripped off, what to look for, how to hire a proper contractor or a licensed adjuster if they're looking for an independent adjuster. so we always come into those communities after a disaster and are available to consumers if it's an individual house fire also. >> let's talk about earthquakes for a moment. big concern here. earthquake insurance is expensive. the deductibles are high. there's not a lot of people participating in that program. should the state be looking at another way to insure californians? >> this is the answer that came after northridge, which was the most costly earthquake and still remains the most costly earthquake in u.s. history. going back to how can we mitigate against this risk, the most important thing consumers can do first is mitigate against the risk. the majority of the injuries that come from the ear

. >>> that fire is one of 24 major fires burning up and down the state of california. governor bound has declared a state of emergency. he has ordered the national guard to help fight the fires and clears to get california help from other states. >>> one county out of control is one near clear lake. it is just 5% contained. abc7 news reporter alan wang has the latest. >> erratic winds stirred up flames that threatened to jump morgan valley road. this is where most of the evacuationings took place and this is where the crews from southern california made their stand. >> you see it on my right shoulder. that's always a great danger to everybody on the ground. we are protecting the powerlines by keeping these lines in place >> the last airdrop left these crews defending the road and the powerlines without air support. another 5,000 acres burned. >> it's like being in another world. the smell, i mean, it's still burning here. >> meanwhile a second fire is burning northeast ward the city of lower lake. it prompted more evacuations and the opening of another shelter in a near

the revelations could derail a major trade deem with asia. >> california is grappling with a catastrophic draft. the die conditions are exacerbating fires across the state right now. too much rain at once is not a good thing. >> imagine we all tried to help with the california drought and poured water across the state. it would take us 11 trillion milk jugs. that's whatness at a figured out. another way to think of that, olympic size swimming pools and water they hold, we would need 17 million of those dumped out across the state to get that water that we needed. of course, that's not how things work. we're going to have to really depend on mother nature to do this. what we would need in terms of rain is widespread across the state, about an average of a foot or more. some northern parts of the state easily a foot and a half. parts of california definitely needle the most rain, but you can't get that all at once, either. it would cause flooding to get it all at once. the ground wouldn't absorb it, it would run off. we need a few wet seasons. the reality is it took us a few years to get into this drought it will take at least a few years of average or ab

but in the fire itself, it will still be dangerous and there will be gusting in many different directions. the state of california dry, each one of the fire icons represents a significant fire burning somewhere in the state from just north of san diego to all the way up to crescent city, california. 18 different major wild fires burning in the state right now. it is that dry. we will talk about the seven day forecast and rain chances coming up. >> thanks paul. >>> further north, a firefighter has died fighting a fire. the firefighter was from south dakota. he was brought in to help battle that blaze. >>> stay on your side of the bay. that's the message from bart tonight because there will be no bart service in the transbay tube all weekend. it is safe to say the traffic will be worse than usual christin. >> reporter: oh yeah, much worse than usual. the transbay train service actually stops in just about two hours here. meaning that if you are trying to get to or from san francisco, you have to do it on water ore wheels. brace yourself for a bumpy commute this weekend. >> this weekend. oh no. not this weekend. >>

the warm to hot conditions. but meanwhile, big time weather change not only for us in the state of california, but throughout the8 contiguous states. high pressure is now building in from the south diverting the jet stream to the north. and that's going to allow some subtle changes for the east coast. i'll allude to that momentarily. but right now we are going to stay mild after tomorrow for a week. 97 in sacramento today. 83 with a fire weather watch in effect for the weekend for the high sierra. 78 degrees in monterey. we have a sunset tonight at 7:55. sunrise at 6:31. we have temperatures today from the 70s at the coast to the 80s around the central bay. 80s and 90s around the peninsula. approaching 90 in san jose. 95 morgan hill. 96 in gilroy. and 90s common to the east. 80s, 90s to the north. here's your forecast. because of that area of low pressure to the north, a 20% chance of that low nicking the far reaches of the north bay. otherwise, some dry mild conditions from sunday through thursday. we have a big giants soccer game tonight, beat l.a.! it's in san jose at avaya stadium and i'll be there. >> seems

. >>> the california state tax board wants to form a state-run bank just for marijuana dispenseeracies. all transactions have to be done in cash and the federal government does not recognize marijuana as legal in any form. the cash only transactions also cause concerns about safety and corruption. >> everybody knows the stories of these bad actors. these people growing in residential subdivisions and shipping across state lines and blowing up houses with illegal extraction activities. that has to be wiped out and one of the ways to wipe that out is with banking services. >> makers will talk aboutthe new banking system when the legislative session begins in august. >>> payments to athletes are on hold after they granted the ncaa request for a stay of the injunction in the ed o'bannon anti-trust case. the former ucla basketball player sued the ncaa said he was never compensated for his image of appearing in a video game. the injunction would have taken effect tomorrow. >>> uber is now one of the most valuable companies in the united states. the "wall street journal" reports that the san

the state paid $4.8 billion in interest. an effective interest rate over time of almost 34%. what 62 $4.8 billion buy? enough to pay the state's share of the university of california'sget for more than a year. or two and a half years of funding for cal fire. the state agency that fights wildfires. or it's the equivalent of an extra $658 of spending for every student in california's k-12 schools. the state could have spent even more money on interest payments. governor jerry brown used a tax revenue windfall to help pay off the debt sooner. >> saying simply the state is definitely on the rebound from just a few years ago -- >> reporter: brown convinced voters last november to change the budget process to avoid a similar crisis in the future. lawmakers now have to set aside more tax dollars in a rainy day fund. >> we can't think ahead a few years and realize you don't have the money. you do that in your personal life, you go bankrupt why are you can't do that here. >> you have to say this is not arnold schwarzenegger's finest hour. what is the former governor saying if anything? >> he hasn't said much. i did ask for some comment. i got an e-mail back that basically sa

. >>> the california state legislature will have a busy agenda when it reconvenes tomorrow. wmakers have less than a month now to get their bills passed before the regular session ends on september 11. among the bills on the table, proposals to raise the gas tax and vehicle registration fees for road and highway improvements. other bills include healthcare, climate change, and possibly raising the state's legal smoking age to 21. >>> a movie about a ground- breaking rap group broke records at the box office this weekend. ♪ >> that was dope, man! >> straight outta compton took in more than $56 million in its debut. it only cost $29 million to make. the release set a record for the most profitable august debut for an r-rated film. in second place, "mission impossible: rogue nation" took in 17 million. the action movie "the man from uncle," "fantastic four." and "the gift" rounded out the top five. >>> there were plenty of smales in san -- smiles for sunday streets san francisco event. people in the area say it's a great way to mingle with names and enjoy the streets in a differ

puget sound area lost power. >>> smoke and haze are drifting across the northern partly of the california statethe national weather service said the haze will break if there's rain, but then it will come back, denver international airport is warning reduced visibility is causing flight delays. >> reporter: i wouldn't be surprised if our skies looks like that by midweek, not because of smoke, but because of haze. let's go live on sky6 live hd. i wouldn't be surprised if we have air quality alerts issued this week, as well as the heat and humidity builds in. there's the place to go, atlantic city. we have a breeze out of the southwest at 35 to 15 miles per hour. but your ocean temperatures are dowrn -- down into the mid 70s. 84 in philadelphia. allentown, 82. reading, 83. trenton, 82. millville, 81. most locations are topping out around 89 or 90. you get into the outlying suburbs, far western suburbs, places like lancaster, allentown, maybe a degree or two cooler. heat and humidity starts to build by the middle of week. 67 is the dewpoint by wednesday and thursday, you'll notice that. satellite a

as you know, i am on the -- all aaa directors in the state of california are on the california association of aging board as directors. that makes us members. so i was voted through an election process to represent california as one of two board members on the national board. so every region, there is 12 regions, has four. so we have one from hawai'i, and one from arizona, and two from california, being the bigger state. for a number of years i was the alternate, and recently became the board -- took the board seat. so what had happened the staff for nfra was asked for the names of people of potential invitees, and gave the president and two of the vice presidents names, and i am one of the vice presidents, and that is how, they took all three of them, thank you very much. it was somewhat difficult because the conference was right in the middle of the national association conference which is held in philadelphia. so -- but, that's when the president was available. so that's what we did. so we were, a number of staff and myself were in philadelphia for the conference, where we did win an aw

the u.s. state of california. back to my graphics and you can see the monitor indicating that exceptional drought taking place across central and northern half of california. in fact, so far, to date we have 5.6 million acres of wildfires over the western u.s. that's about the same size as new jersey. you can see they are trying to contain these fires, even from above. unfortunately it is not working too well for some of the areas like the rocky fire in lake county as well as the frog fire where 480 acres have been burned. unfortunately there was a casualty with one of the firefighters starting to put out the flames there. you can see the stronger winds impacting this region. there's some dry heat. lightning that is possible across the mountainous regions that could spark more wildfires in this area. just unbelievable photos coming out of that region. natalie, that flame encompassing that house, there were three structures burned so far with that particular fire. >> when will it end? >> when will it end, probably

the capacity. >> supervisor kim we can absolutely have another meeting the state of california has been sort of a forer of the state we've seen a lot more implementation of those things and there is substantial experience in south bay as mentioned and east bay and lomdz has in place a grade of 5 corridors 101 is currently under study in san mateo and wanted to continue to look at san francisco the conversion and potential others management studies for 101 and 280. >> their exercise. >> they have exercise locally and mta form m t c staff around the other h o v. >> thank you for your presentation and we'll open up for public comment any member of the public want to comment none we'll close public comment and colleagues, same house, same call? it passes next item, please. >> item 5 introduction of new items this is an informational item. >> colleagues, any new items for introduction seeing none, we'll go to public comment on this item public comment is now open no increments we'll close public comment. >> item 6 public comment. >> general public comment is open and seeing none, e seeing no member of

the futures of dozens of new grads on hold. >> this is a problem created by the state of california. >> state exit exams at the center of the issue and the vote that could put it to rest. >>> a live look at the evening commute on 880 by the coliseum. look goods considering the raiders game starting it in an hour and the golden gate bridge toll lawser. they will close -- plaza. they will close lanes at 10:00 p.m. tonight, only one of three southbound lanes will be open. at midnight closures in the other direction, one north bound lane will be open and lanes will reopen by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning and crews will close the on and off ramps of vista points and alexander avenue ramps. ep train. >>> today marks the 9th year since a 17-year-old was shot and killed in san francisco. his mother was at the scene today handing out flyers and trying to keep active the search for her son's killer. there is a reward in the case. she would like to put the money to good news. >> take that $250,000 reward money and use it to do an investigation. you know, use that money for something instead of waiting for a witness. >> she is convinced someone

the state with 14,000 residents. and vermont, one town with 38 people and burlington with 33,000 with the same number of reputation. so representation. some states was a result of constitutions such as californiaset up legislature where one branch is based on population and the other is paced on geography. and others simply refuse tods reapportion. the states said yes this is a problem but we're not going to get involved. only the legislatures can fix this. we're going to state out of this. so things became so bad. and literally you are talking about states where 15, 20, 25% of the people could control majority of the legislature. finally in the 1960 as after a series of cases the supreme court stepped in and said that the federal courts can hear these cases and that they have the jurisdiction to do so. and that really opened up the flood gates and there were lawsuits filed from 35 or 40 different states challenging the malapportionment of state legislatures. and 1964 the supreme court handed down the one person one vote. >> and that was a monumental decision. and we should also mention there have been movements where this can affect presidential politics. pennsylvania there was talk about hav

the california national guard and air reserve. because while the rocky fire is large fire we have 20 other fires burning up and down the state. t unfortunately this is what we do here in california. wildfires is a natural disaster that we deal with every single summer. we prepare for this. we staffed more firefighters this year knowing the conditions could lead to the possibility of more fires as it has. >> daniel thank you so much. and good luck with your efforts. >>> the cuban government is reforming its agriculture system. how that is benefiting the farmers. >>> change is happening inside cuba and it has been taking place since long before the island began normalizing relations with the u.s. the communist government is taking a very capitalist approach to farming. >> reporter: you are looking at the first and only wholesale market in cuba where farmers sell their goods on the open market. where buyers haggle over prices. you might call it capitalism with a cuban touch. >> translator: it's an experiment, something new, and we're still in the process of organizing the market. yes, we can say this is a free market. it's availa

i can assure you this is the contract used between the california department of aging and the two other aaa's in the state of california. with that said, i am here to answer any questions you might have about this contract. >> any questions? does this -- does this increase -- i know they have certain communities they go to, does this increase? or do they stay? >> the only change, there is no change in the scope of services of self-help we provide. the only change when the actual state money came in, it was $2,000 lower than we thought it was going to be, hopefully that won't affect any services. >> okay, any other comments? public comment? hearing none. i will call for the vote. all in favor. >> aye. >> opposes? ayes have it, so the motion is carried. thank you. announcements? hearing none. announcements? hearing none. public comment. yes. >> hi, good morning, cathy spensly, director of the senior division at felton. i appreciate your question, commissioner, regarding medication support. we specialize in mental health in our agency and geriatric mental health. i wanted to let you know it's a very importan

i can assure you this is the contract used between the california department of aging and the two other aaa's in the state of california. with that said, i am here to answer any questions you might have about this contract. >> any questions? does this -- does this increase -- i know they have certain communities they go to, does this increase? or do they stay? >> the only change, there is no change in the scope of services of self-help we provide. the only change when the actual state money came in, it was $2,000 lower than we thought it was going to be, hopefully that won't affect any services. >> okay, any other comments? public comment? hearing none. i will call for the vote. all in favor. >> aye. >> opposes? ayes have it, so the motion is carried. thank you. announcements? hearing none. announcements? hearing none. public comment. yes. >> hi, good morning, cathy spensly, director of the senior division at felton. i appreciate your question, commissioner, regarding medication support. we specialize in mental health in our agency and geriatric mental health. i wanted to let you know it's a very importan

the capacity. >> supervisor kim we can absolutely have another meeting the state of california has been sort of a forer of the state we've seen a lot more implementation of those things and there is substantial experience in south bay as mentioned and east bay and lomdz has in place a grade of 5 corridors 101 is currently under study in san mateo and wanted to continue to look at san francisco the conversion and potential others management studies for 101 and 280. >> their exercise. >> they have exercise locally and mta form m t c staff around the other h o v. >> thank you for your presentation and we'll open up for public comment any member of the public want to comment none we'll close public comment and colleagues, same house, same call? it passes next item, please. >> item 5ro