and locally, to connect with professionalism, the northern california chapter. they put together class's brought to the bay area, and they are the most local and specific. you can find networking resources and great stuff through that website. >> there is a whole lot more to talk about, but it is 1:30. thank you for coming, and see you next month. thank you very much.

a co-founder of power choice and i have been here in california since 1985, grew up in the pacific northwest. in 1985, i began work with the northern california power agency, a group of 15 municipal electriutilities. i have been involved with public power since then. we -- at ncpa, we built $2 billion in electric power plants. we were instrumental in all of the open access transmission access wars that you are using the transmission from pg&e or edison or whatever it might be. i'm currently under contract as general manager of the power and water resources pooling authority. we are five years and 22 days old. we're about 100-megawatt utility, 15 irrigation and water districts spread between bakersville and in the counties of sonma and santa clara. the model for this is a model similar to what we developed at ncpa and it's the model that i have put into place at the pooling authority. basically i'm very comfortable working with the board and understanding how to extract the most amount of value from an organization that is working in a community effort. it's very important that as public power that you meet the goals and objectives

experts tell us sightings of many varieties of sharks are common this time of year along the northern california coast and in the bay. >> it's not uncommon for them to come into the bay, particularly right underneath the golden gate bridge, into the mouth of the bay. they will feed off sea lions. >> experts say shark attacks on humans are rare, and that these recent shark sightings should be a reminder for people who go into the area to be careful. >>> new this morning, there is a new storm named in the gulf of mexico. tropical storm herma formed off the gulf of texas. a tropical storm warning is in effect for the south coast of texas. winds are topping out at 40 miles per hour. the storm is expected to make landfall and drop about four to six inches of rain before weakening. >> have we run out of names? >> only up to "h." we are digging in the barrel. >> 1930s-time names. >> it is 5:08 now. we want to check the weather with ria. >> by the way, maybe herman is related to hermine? >> maybe. >> i don't know it's warm outside. 56 in oakland. 56 in san francisco. 58 in san jose. these are warm overn

the northern california county ready to wait for a new battle over pg&e's smart meters. 's smart meters. the fee san frfrfrfrfrfrfrfrfrfr man: we need a sofa. something i can stretch out on! woman: ooh... that will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! how about a nice home for our tv? how about doors to hide that drive-in theater? how about a cowhide rug? yee-haw! and the snacks? get their own place. let the marathon begin! >>> county supervisors are deciding whether to put a hold on the installation of anymore pg&e smart meters. they'll vote on a resolution for a moratorium through the end of the year. only the unincorporated areas of the county. the community has questions about the radiation emitted by smart meters. they want a team to study the data and have pg&e pay for it. watsonville and fairfax and marin county have had similar moratoriums. >> the council will propose whether the high-speed rail should be built aboveground or underground. the san jose mercury news says city sta

the northern california county ready to wait for a new battle over pg&e's smart meters. > county survisors are deciding whether to put a hold on the installation of anymore pg&e smart meters. they' vote on a resolution for a moratorium through thend of the year. only the unincorporated areas of the county. the community has questions about the radiation emitted by smart meters. they want a team to study th data and have pg&e pay for it. watsonvie and fairfax and marin county have had similar moratoriums. >> the council will propose whether the high-speed rail should be built aboveground or underground. the san jose mercury news says city staff is recommending an aerial track for the rail. it could be built in three to five years but it would be noisier than an underground tunnel. theunnel takes seven years or more to build and would cost five tes more at $2.5 billion. >> san fncisco supervisors will vote on a measure today that coulddrive up the price of alcohol. distributors, wholesalers and brew pubs will be required to pay an extra 35 cents for gallon of beer. a dollar

the northern california chapter of the immigrants lawyers association. the commission would also like to thank our symposium partners. the asian american justice center from washington, d.c. the center for state and local government law. the chief justice earl warren institute. the consulate general of mexico. the quality federation. -- equality federation. the national center for lesbian rights. san francisco chamber of commerce. the san francisco department of children, youth, and their families. san francisco department on the status of women. san francisco zero divided foundation. we would like to thank the city department heads that are here. the department of status of women. the human rights commission, and our own director, the office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs. you have an opportunity later in the meeting for public comment. please indicate if you would like to speak or write down your questions and return the cards to staff members. i would like to introduce an outstanding leader who has worked hard to bring the diverse segments

recently, at a meeting with the northern california supervisors, this was the number-one issue. everybody was having these types of problems. the biggest problem we are going to have if this does not resolve soon is that after so many years, the publishers do not necessarily have the books available because that are not going to be published an old book. those are compounding some of our problems. those will get bigger unless the state acts and starts taking some responsibility for purchasing the materials under the adoption cycles. >> i would like to say in the schools work it is 100 percent, usually those are the new courses the school has not offered before. for example, i know ap account -- ap calculus is summer it was not before. just to let you know that. >> i appreciate the commissioners asking questions and hearing the response to their questions. i am really glad you are going to be tackling this, presenting a centralized system, which we did not have before, right? all of these years. my next question is without that centralized system, and understanding that folks who

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it has been presented by the northern california chapter of professional journalism. they've asked me to express thanks to tonight's panelists. thank you for being here today. [applause] thank you to the audience as well. give yourself a clap, making it on the tuesday evening from work or whatever. we would also like to thank the san francisco public library from -- for sharing this facility, the crew from sfgtv, thank you for joining us. we wish you good news in everything that you do. [applause] >> thank you very much for joining us tonight. i would appreciate it if folks would move into the lobby for conversation. >> thank you so much. i am a are newsom's -- i am mayor newsom's education adviser. it is an interesting seat at an interesting time. it is my pleasure to do these events. it is a fantastic moment for so many of our principals and teachers. it gives us an opportunity to thank them for all they do for our children, our community, and our parents. it is a wonderful thing. we were sitting around and wondering why we never did this, so we are really glad this

>> reporter: experts say this is the time of year that sharks are actively feeding along the northern california coast. they also admit that there have been more sightings than usual of great white sharks this summer. that said, just take a look. you can see that does not keep surfers or swimmers out of the water here at linda mar beach. warning signs are no long posted here indicating there was a sighting of a great white shark last week attacking a sea lion, but many people are aware of the incident. we talked to a shark expert in san francisco. the expert today us it's not uncommon to see all varieties of sharks along want coast and even in the bay along in september and november. >> all sharks are common in the coastal waters and especially san francisco bay. probably a lot of san franciscoians don't realize we have shark sightings every day. >> the shark attack happened a few weeks ago, and he was not hurt. there were plenty of teeth marks in his kayak. it's important to point out that none of the recent sightings resulted in injury to people in the water. back here live you can see surfers

. >> reporter: experts also say many varieties of sharks visit the northern california coast. particularly between august and december. >> it's not uncommon for them to come into the bay, particularly right underneath the golden gate bridge into the mouth of the bay. they will come in there to feed off sea lions. >> reporter: mon monte francis,c bay area news. >>> there have been more sightings of great white sharks this summer than usual. they say that should be a reminder to anyone who goes into the water this labor day weekend to be careful. >>> this morning police will be at a landfill searching for the body of a missing man, frederick sales. if his body is found he would likely be the fifth victim of a killing spree last week. >>> dozens of people gathered in the east bay to honor the lives of four people killed in that killing spree. kimberly tere reports on the message. >> reporter: a vigil sunday night drew people from all over contra costa county. some who knew the murder victims. >> she was a devoted mother. >> reporter: others who just want to support the families. >

. >> reporter: experts also say many varieties of sharks visit the northern california coast. particularly between august and december. >> it's not uncommon for them to come into the bay, particularly right underneath the golden gate bridge into the mouth of the bay. they will come in there to feed off sea lions. >> reporter: and experts admit there have been more sightings of great white sharks this summer than usual. they say that should be a reminder to anyone who goes into the water this labor day weekend to be careful. live in pacifica tonight, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> all right. thank you, monte. and you might need to crank up the ac a little bit. it is getting warmer and just in time for the last holiday of the summer. meteorologist craig herrera's here with a quick look for us. hi, craig. >> hi, diane. we had some 90s out there today. and today was just a brief preview of what's to come tomorrow. 90 in livermore, 80s across most bay locations and 90 in sonoma. as we go through the evening hours, there is not a lot of fog. 58 in san francisco, 70 in livermore

. >>> students at the northern california school district have won another round in court over drug testing. a state appeals court this week unanimously rule the that shasta county school district's plan to randomly drug test participants participating in extracurricular activities would violate their right to privacy. those activities includele such thing as cheerleading and dance. the district argued that the that the testing could discourage drugs. >>> courtney howard says she endured a month of beatings by our sorority sisters in 2008. 20-year-old transferred to the university of california and says she was threatened with even more violence when she tried to leave the house. sigma gamma rho has been suspended from campus until 2016. >>> san francisco transit riders now have a few more options now that muni restored 60% of the cuts made back in may. it includes weekend nights and service. the union had asked the state to block today's service restoration plans saying management hasn't consulted the driving. muni says increased efficiency and extra funding from the county and other agenc

. >>> back here in the northern california, firefighters are battling a wildfire in a remote area of humble county. it's called the buckeye fire and it's burning in steep terrain near the town of petrolia. so far officials say it's charred 350 acres since it started early yesterday morning. one outbuilding has been destroyed. there's no word on what caused the fire or when it might be contained. the forecast is calling for showers tomorrow and that could really help firefighters. >>> a key vote is scheduled to come out tomorrow for tram. several groups are opposed to it saying the price tag is too high. >> we're talking about $3 million for a little three mile cable car that takes you to a parking lot. >> reporter: they argue that bus express lanes would be far cheaper. tomorrow a metropolitan committee will vote. >>> a new study of noise levels on bart indicates that in some spots the noise could potentially hurt passengers hearing. the san francisco chronicle reports that their study shows that the noise hits 90-disable. one would have to be exposed to that noise level for hours bef

. >>> back here in the northern california, firefighters are battling a wildfire in a remote area of county. it's called the buckeye fire and it's burning in steep terrain near the town of petrolia. so far officials say it's charred 350 acres since it started early yesterday morning. one outbuilding has been destroyed. there's no word on what caused the fire or when it might be contained. the forecast is calling for showers tomorrow and that could really help firefighters. >>> a key vote is scheduled to come out tomorrow for tram. several groups are opposed to it saying the price tag is too high. >> we're talking about $3 million for a little three mile cable car that takes you to a parking lot. >> reporter: they argue that bus express lanes would be far cheaper. tomorrow a metropolitan committee will vote. >>> a new study of noise levels on bart indicates that in some spots the noise could potentially hurt passengers hearing. the san francisco chronicle reports that their study shows that the noise hits 90-disable. one would have to be exposed to that noise level for hours before it

and hire only licensed contractors to rebuild their homes of. >>> a warning for boaters off the northern californiathere is a dead whale on the bow of a ship in the port of oakland. they are trying to determine if it was dead when the ship hit it and how to remove the whale from the ship. >>> and it was a toy gun that prompted concord police to shoot a man early yesterday morning. that man is in critical but stable condition. police say the 25-year-old man was wanted for several armed robberies in the east bay and south bay areas. he had arrest warrants totaling $900,000. >>> traffic and weather right after this. ,, ,,,,,, >>> pacific an accident northbound highway 1, just south of manor. two trucks involved, right lane blocked causing traffic to back up in that area. give yourself extra time. 280 northbound looking good still but southbound 280 slug initial the area. if you're working your way on 680 southbound just past highway 84, lots of brake lights, two-car crash on the right shoulder. elsewhere a wreck eastbound 80 -- westbound, rather, at hill to the drive. left lane blocked. the bay bridge

. >> billfisher ceo of the northern california alzheimer's association. good luck with the walk.emory walk is 10:00 this morning arena green in san jose. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," forg get stealing bases at at&t park. opera is stealing the show. >>> in san francisco, they didn't play ball at the park. they played verity but it was really the great weather that stole the show. >> right now, it's hot. >> oh, my gosh, it's so awesome. i am in love with this weather. >> beautiful weather. could not find a better san francisco night. >> we have a harvest moon, if you get a chance to look at it, bright orange, fantastic. >> instead of awesome strike, the crowd watched the opera aieda. a crowd of 30,000 people showed up to watch. she is right about that moon. that moon was gorgeous. really nice. i let the dogs out. so bright. so many great things to do around the entire bay area. the warm weather only makes it better. >> we are getting ready for that. plan on short sleeves. we have plenty of summer heat this first weekend of fall. we will start off with a live shot from san

the highest in 51 years. and for california seniors, the federal poverty level fell far short of covering basic needs. >>> giant automaker honda decided to return to the port of richmond to deliver cars to northernalifornia dealers. the decision will bring jobs in badly needed revenue to the city. >>> and meg whitman has set a national record for candidates' donations to their own campaign. she spent more than $119 million of her own money in her quest to become governor of the state. ♪ >>> mexico is reeling from recent violence. it comes as the nation, along with the bay area and the world, celebrate a milestone in mexico's history. an exhibition in honor of the 200th anniversary of mexican independence and the 100th anniversary of the mexican revolution is on display at uc berkeley's bancroft library. ♪ ♪ the exhibit is called "celebrating mexico" and it's presented in collaboration with another collection on display at stanford university's green library. there are relics, photographs and artwork spanning 200 years of mexican history. artifacts and rare documents from the 1800s commemorate mexico's independence from spain in 1810 leading up to the mexican revolution in 1910. the collection fe

. >>> the northern california family of the student is now financing its own investigation. her body found five days later on what was supposed to be her wedding day. the man suspected of killing her, raymond clark, a co-worker at a yale laboratory. he's pleaded not guilty. the family's representative is looking into whether yale did a proper background search when they hireded clark. an attorney for the parents are saying they're considering suing the university. >>> still to come at 6:00, john travol travolta, eat your heart out. we'll show you the dance steps that researchers say will catch won'mas eye. >>> a vitamin that could slow down the onset of alzheimer's. >> reporter: and good evening. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. we're here in san jose where all of this fresh produce was grown by the hands of volunteers. we're going to tell you about an event and tell you how yo can help them out inled veggie solution.d veggie solution. we'll have more on that in just a few minutes. lution. we'll have more on that in just a few minutes. [ female announcer ] we know jerry

. >> reporter: the northern california computer crimes task force is now in charge of the case and today investigators showed us some of the $1,600 in counterfeit cash that was also seized. here are some of the fake bills that didn't make the cut found crumple in the the trash. >> they were taking 100 billions and washing them of any color and then reprinting them with the 50's did not $100. >> reporter: when it wasn't turning small bills into big ones they were cranking out thousands of counterfeit checks. at least then sonoma county. >> they certainly got a considerable amount of personal information and it is quite an impact on those victims. >> reporter: also victimized by the suspects, elementary school students. investigators say this mac computer was stolen from novato last year. reporting live here in novato, i'm heather holmes, ktvu channel 2 news. >> they've made a pair of arrests and linked the items to an armed robbery. the suspects worked at six flags and were taken into custody after police pulled them over for a traffic violation. the driver was armed than was was a park e

. >> reporter: the northern california computer crimes task force is now in charge of the case and today investigators showed us some of the $1,600 in counterfeit cash that was also seized. here are some of the fake bills that didn't make the cut found crumple in the the trash. >> they were taking 100 billions and washing them of any color and then reprinting them with the 50's did not $100. >> reporter: when it wasn't turning small bills into big ones they were cranking out thousands of counterfeit checks. at least then sonoma county. >> they certainly got a considerable amount of personal information and it is quite an impact on those victims. >> reporter: also victimized by the suspects, elementary school students. investigators say this mac computer was stolen from novato last year. reporting live here in novato, i'm heather holmes, ktvu channel 2 news. >> they've made a pair of arrests and linked the items to an armed robbery. the suspects worked at six flags and were taken into custody after police pulled them over for a traffic violation. the driver was armed than was was a park e

. >> in modesto with one of the worst jobless rate in california, cardoza faces a tough challenge from republican farmer berryhill. in the northern california swing district 11, two-term incumbent democrat mcnurney in a close battle with lawyer dave harmer. but the campaign trail could hardly be worse for what is called the valley forgot. here democratic incumbent jim costa faces sky high unemployment and a costly federal water policy and well-organized plain-spoken g.o.p. rancher with tea party support. >> costa and pelosi is bankrupting the country. the state is bankrupt already. as california and the rest of the nation goes, don't follow california over this cliff. >> here in the central valley like much of the country, the top issue is jobs. that means farm water to turn the land green again. since they're not doing anything to open up the federal pumps, republicans say the only recourse in the short-term is turn democratically controlled blue districts to republican red wins. chris? >> chris: carl cameron reporting from california. thank you for that. is the justice department stonewalling over an alleged bias against white

experts tell us sightings of many varieties of sharks are common this time of year along the northern california coast and in the bay. >> it's not uncommon for them to come into the bay, particularly underneath the golden gate bridge into the mouth of the bay, they will feed off sea lions. >> experts say shark attacks on humans are very rare and that the recent shark sightings should serve as a reminder for people who go into the water that they need to be careful. >>> the flight attendant who snagged headlines when he told off a plane full of passengers and bailed out on a chute is trying to clear things up. his lawyer said despite of what you may have heard he was not fired from his job but resigned. slater was suspended after his a antics but didn't leave jetblue until this week. >> you're local oil change garage will not like this story probably. but we bet you will. chris has an inside tip on how you can skip the oil change and save money, maybe even the environment. >> when it comes to changing the oil in our cars, many, if not most of us, are like this guy. >> i change my oil every 3,000,

residents gather today for a fund-raiser for those affected by the massive fire in northern california. the neighbors helping neighbors benefit was held yesterday for those who lost their homes. at least 50 homes were destroyed and hundreds more were damaged when the gas line ruptured on september 9th. at least four people lost their lives during the blaze and officials are still trying to determine what caused the line to ignite. despite holding the division rival. stew only field goals, the powerful defense could not compensate. the cincinnati coach marvin lewis enjoyed his third straight win over his former team yesterday. the defense lived up to their reputation by not allowing a touchdown for a second straight game, four interceptions by joe flacco turned out to be too much to overcome. ravens 10-15 lose to the bangles. they host cleveland browns this sunday. the orioles had a three-game sweep against the yankees. here is rivera in the bottom of the night thinking the game into extra innings. he scored on a single by ty wigginton. the birds are in the boston tonight for a three-ga

it's going to set up over the bay area of northern california, squish down the marine layer right tohe ocean surface. our inland spots, 90 to 100 tomorrow, and then into friday, we'll see cooling temperatures. but between now and probably friday, inland spots getting into the 90s, hottest day looks to be for tomorrow afternoon. but for today, plenty hot as well. look at those numbers around morgan hill. mid-90s. 92 for san jose. you saw santa cruz getting into the 80s. as you head out to the beaches, you'll want the sunblock as things will be a little bit warm there, but comfortable. 75 degrees for half moon bay. should be in the low 80s around san francisco. upper 80s on the east bay of the bay around oakland. and into the north bay, we'll see highs climbing into the 90s today. tomorrow, probably not so much for friday. as we head into the labor day weekend, we will see cooling temperatures as the sea breeze starts to pick back up. back to you. >> thanks so much, rob. >>> well, a little girl with a big voice making a huge impression this month on nbc's "america's got talent." last n

. >> the northern california county ready to wage in on a new battle for smart meters today. >> a bayom whimper or whisp instead of a bang. >> chaos and confusion as first responders battle much more than a water shortage. a water shortage. here firsthand the battltltltltl barbara boxer. she fought to get our veterans the first full combat care center in california. her after school law's keeping a million kids off the street and out of gangs. and she's fighting every day to create new jobs. boxer: i'm working to make california the leader in clean energy, to jump-start our small businesses with tax credits and loans, to create thousands more california jobs. i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message because i want to see the words "made in america" again. ♪ >>> good tuesday morning. some minor delays at sfo on arriving flights of about 35 minutes. slow clouds and fog to start and sunny and slightly warmer afternoon. locally 90 in fresno, warm there. southern sierra, 83. 70 the northern sierra. kristen. >> breaking news from san francisco bay. right now the coast guard is wrapping

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future. >> in many ways, produce express and people like jim mills are the link between 1,300 different restaurants in northern californiaduce from all over the golden state. today's visit took us to del rio botanical farm in yolo county, where suzanne peabody ashworth was keen to get restaurants to start trying the fresh fava beans and greens she's growing. >> so we'll take some of these greens into a couple of restaurants this morning and see what the chefs want to do with them. in sacramento, there's been an explosion of restaurants over the past 4 cr 5 years in our capital. again, sacramento, california, agriculture, fruits and vegetables--there's a very nice link there and the interest that my customers have in this produce. >> we call at 5:30 in the morning and get the normal order, and then, along about 7:30, we get the emergency orders. and if the phone doesn't ring between 7:30 and 8:30, it's a really wonderful day. but if it rings around 7:30 or 7:45, we then have to hustle around and make sure that we have enough for jim, who's always early and picking it up and getting it out to the restaurants real quick. [i

the other one on the northern border with milpitas. the california public utilities commission to release the list after one of the pipe lines exploded a week and a half ago, killing four people and leaving another three missing who are believed to be dead as well. they may call to get the heads up before the list released. milpitas being a city that received such a call. they have two risky pipelines within the borders as well. both located west of 880. they are supposed to be meeting with pg&e this week. prior to today, pg&e only disclosed the location of three high risk gas pipelines. 1 in south san francisco along the same line that it blew up and another in fremont. a third in a section that runs to livermore. the line that runs near the intersection of north first is supposed to be upgraded in 2012. the other line is under review. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, today in the bay. >> thanks a lot, bob. >> a judge will decide whether to move a high profile murder case out of the bay area. defense lawyers won't be able to find an impa

we have sunshine all over the place northern california. ty of beautiful shots tonight. >> hawaii is gorgeous. >> we can go to antioch or danville. >> we don't need to go to hawaii. >> all right tracy thank you. >> it is tough missing the birth of a child especially for soldiers in afghanistan. >> it didn't happen for kim and jason. thanks to skype. kim had been keeping in touch with her husband throughout her pregnancy when she went into labor she posted as her facebook status. >> she is in labor and on facebook. >> this sounds like you >> i know this is something i would do. i don't post a lot of status updates i just spy on other people. within a half hour, jason was on skype in the delivery room on his wife's laptop he watched the birth encouraging and talking to his wife the whole time. >> wow. >> such a cute baby. >> yeah. >> think great. that is a wonderful way to use technology. >> if you have a story idea or comment you would like to share with us e-mail us to our assignment desk editor brian at

the dirty dozen invasive species clogging waterways throughout northern california. and michael finney's report when ke we come back. >>> flooding prompted the governor of wisconsin to declare a state of emergency. the prifr is approaching a high. it's showing leaks. residents are being encouraged to evacuate. those flood waters not expected to start receding until wednesday. >>> a study of the health of waterways is bringing discouraging news. abc 7 shows how big this problem is getting in bodies of water getting warmer because of climate changes most of us would never realize it but there is an invasion in northern california water autos it's more common. >> john krueger is harbor master of flood point marina and says sees this invasion under boats and sees owners scraping bottoms like never before. >> well, to keep the bottom in good shape they have to do it once per month. if before, 10 years ago might be once every three months. >> it's an observation to explain, now published by dr. suessin williams an ecologyist at the marine lab. she worries about long-term af

good samaritan hospital and regional medical center in san jose say they are the first northern california hospital s to give patients updated er wait times. it's done through their websites and via text. here is how they do it. utecht er to the number 23000. you enter your zip code and you get a text back with the wait times. >> the average patients, the ones with the bumps and bruises, colds, sore throats, ear infections, gas ontario intest analysis, what is the fastest facility that can can really lease their pain.? your text response also comes with a toll free number to talk to a nurse. of course if you need immediate assistance don't text, just call 911. >>> coming up, too raise e for elmo. we're going to show you the scene sesame street refuse toes air. >>> makes, an extreme makeover for bart, the plan to transform the trains and quite possibly your local station. plus.: >> announcer: it's an evil genious. >> prison weapons made from scraps. >> they are called many things but prone crushers are one of the things they call. >> a rare look at bone crushers coming up. our state is in a

i think we are the only one in northern california selected commissioner avalos: great. ok. if there are no other questions from the panel here, thank you for your presentation. we'll open this up for public comment. any member of the public who would like to comment on item number two, please come forward. seeing no one come forward. we'll close public comment. >> motion to accept the recommendation. commissioner avalos: motion from supervisor myrrh car reamy. without objection. we move forward. mr. young, if you could please call items number 3 through 7, please. >> item number three, ordnance providing revenue and levying property taxes for city and county purposes in establishing pass-through rates for residential tenants pursuant to chapter 37 of the administrative code end something up june 30, to 10. >> item number four, ordnance providing revenue and levying property taxes ending june 30, 2010. item number five, ordnance providing revenue and levying property taxes for san francisco unified school district ending june 30, 2011. item number six, order nansd providing f

[uplifting music] ♪ burkhardt: the tallest trees in the world once blanketed the coast of northern californiahen you think about the size of the trees, the canopy that that provides, it affects the temperature; it affects the water flow coming through an old-growth forest. the size of the trees that are on the ground, those are also storage sponges for water. burkhardt: the pacific lumber company was founded in 1863, a family enterprise that logged these giant trees in a conservative way, a business people here thought was a solid feature of their economy. but after a 1985 takeover by a texas financier, the company's logging rate increased two to three times. environmentalists were concerned when clear-cuts damaged streams and caused landslides. protests became routine, sometimes violent, with loggers and environmentalists confronting each other. after pacific lumber went bankrupt and the texas interests lost control, it was reorganized as the humboldt redwood company. it now logs a fraction of what pacific lumber cut ten years ago. it doesn't cut old-growth trees or use traditional clear-cut

>>shepard: investigators are on the scene of the deadly explosion in northern california and we are toldng to determine why it took the company three hours to turn off the gas when the fire started. at the same time, the los angeles times newspaper reports they were given $5 million to fix this section of the same pipeline that exploded but it appears no one ever did the work. as you know by now at least four people died least week when a gas main ruptured. the fire destroys dozens of homes and several people are still reported missing. but the feds are trying to determine if workers at a control center near the city followed proper emergency procedures. and now have some, and now we have unbelievable audio from firefighters on the scene of the listen. we are trying to get near it. we have possibly several blocks on fire at this time. we going to disconnect hoses and back up to a safer position until we get water. >>shepard: no water. the blast broke an underground water main and that left nearly all high dramatics dry. new today, b.p.'s broken well will be permanently sealed by 3) >>sh

commissioner mirkarimi: great, and on the flier, it says that the event is sponsored by california ~ association, northern california power authority, and we know, many others through the state are also part of this, said this is really an event that has never happened before, so i say that this is, on top of the reasons for just coming and sharing the festivities, this is a landmark event in our advancement towards alternative energy. any other comment, colleagues? public comment? no? public comment is closed. anything further, madam executive officer? >> no, thank you. commissioner mirkarimi: very good. we will go ahead and continue to the call of the chair. please read item 5. >> item 5, the appointments. lafco public member seeks six, a term ending february 22, 2014. please note that laura hahn has withdrawn her application. commissioner mirkarimi: i believe i have received a communication from mr. bernstein, as well, who says he will not be able to participate because he is moving outside the city and county of san francisco. that might mean we have an opportunity for another alternate position in co

they'll be the first toll lanes in northern california. to use them will vary depending on traffic, as little as 30 cents when traffic is light to $6 or more during peak commute hours. striping begins next week and the lanes will open on september 20th. the coast guard says it has seen no oil in the water from an explosion and fire on a rig in the gulf of mexico that occurred about 90 miles off the coast of louisiana. 13 workers on the rig were forced to jump in the water to escape flames. they were there two hours before being rescued. >> it wasn't a blowout. it doesn't appear to be a spill and it doesn't appear to be -- that's our priority, taking care of our people and facilities and environment. >> the rig's operator mariner energy says no drilling was taking place at the time. the explosion took place 200 miles east where the b.p. well blew up in april. in arizona one of the most painful openings to a political debate. here's jan brewer during her opening remarks. >> we have done everything that we could possibly do. >> governor brewe

typically summer sets up like this, high pressure offshore and we get lots of heat in the bay area and right in northern california. here is what happened this year and, actually, this is what happened over the winter too. this is the jet stream and there is a low pressure center right there. that brings the cooler air further south. you know the jet stream just divides the warm air to the south from the cooler air to the north. and that, as that cool air dropped down, we've got the cooler weather pattern. what does it all mean? i'll tell you what, this weekend that low pressure comes back, that pattern continues. and that means rain in your forecast. you're gonna need umbrellas this weekend, especially in north bay counties, i'll have details on what you can expect. i'll see you back here. >>> meg whitman races to the top of the list. what she has done that no other candidate has ever done in american history. >>> and how the freed american hiker reached out to the families of the two others still in jail and what she is doing today for the first time in more than a year. u owi stgoth n csechkint al?ye cckhiou t'

california, and that is serious. back in 1997, the case where 39 killed themselves and before conference town, jim conference -- jim jones began the group in northernalifornia the bay area. >>shepard: and the letters read like a last will, leaving the deeds to the property. >>guest: that is why they put out the all point's bulletin. the husband of a woman who was missing said that he was fearful that his wife had been brain washed by the leader. that is why they were so concerned. and you look at the letters and everyone is ask, why leave behind letters say that we were "about to go to heaven," and we would "meet relatives," and another wanted to move to the next world. the group says they are preparing themselves for the rapture or the return of christ. they are not a cult. listen. >> can you see me? i am okay. my son. the dogs, everything is okay. we eat like you. we don't see nothing bad. we are okay. >>shepard: when they were found, this group said that "we are christians, we would never harm ourselves." >>shepard: thank you, trace from los angeles. and now, take it to the judge, our senior judicial analyst the host of "freedom watch." last wil