. -- uc california, sf state. >> it looks like we are just about of time. thank you for being on your district supervisor. we have been talking to supervisor at a loss from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our 11 mr. supervisors. -- we have been talking to supervisor john avalos from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our >> welcome to "culture wire." on this episode, we explore what it means to the aged, in today's society -- what it means to be chicana in today's society. chica chic features an array of artwork by five leading chicana artists that addresses a range of issues such as integration, sustainability, and integration. using a distinct visual approach, each of the artist's response to the shifting needs of their communities in ways that offer unique perspectives and multiple points of entry. >> the exhibition is to bring together the voices of a new generation chicana artists, all of whom reference the works of the civil-rights movement in their works, but they are also responding to a n

uc. california has to close the deficit of $15 billion. the governor is hoping to strike a deal with republicans to ask voters to extend three temporary tax increases a few more years. >> one day after lawmaker as proved a tax break to keep twitter in the city, the mayor toured the company's new neighborhood. twitter plans to move its head quarters to the blighted mid market neighborhood. the city agreed to a six-year moratorium on payroll taxes. the mayor says the presence should help trance form that area. >> i think we have a new -- renewed effort here. it's a serious one. >> i think what the city is looking at here is an effort to revitalize mid market area. that is what we've jumped on. >> twitter is expected to move into the digs some n.2012 after the building undergoes renovation. >> and there is a break through study on estrogen only-hormone therapy will likely come as a relief to millions of women and showed increased risk of stroke among women taking the hormones disappears after they stop taking the pills. in addition, concerns

our hospitals attract a lot of minds and attention. -- uc california, sf state. >> it looks like we are just about of time. thank you for being on your district supervisor. we have been talking to supervisor at a loss from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our 11 mr. supervisors. -- we have been talking to supervisor john avalos from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our

. -- uc california, sf state. >> it looks like we are just about of time. thank you for being on your district supervisor. we have been talking to supervisor at a loss from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our 11 mr. supervisors. -- we have been talking to supervisor john avalos from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our >> good evening, and welcome to the 31st annual mfac awards. [applause] hello, everyone. i am your mc tonight for the good government awards, and i'm so excited tonight. we have such great winners, exciting guests. first, i want to quickly acknowledge some of our fabulous officials in the house. we have supervisors chu, elsbernd, wiener, mar, mirkarimi, chiu, former supervisor alioto-pier, our treasurer, the mayor's chief of staff, and our controller. let's give them a round of applause. [applause] the mfac awards have become sort of like the oscars of city hall, and you're going to have a great show tonight. before we get to that, i want to think -- take a quick moment to thank t

our hospitals attract a lot of minds and attention. -- uc california, sf state. >> it looks like we are just about of time. thank you for being on your district supervisor. we have been talking to supervisor at a loss from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our 11 mr. supervisors. -- we have been talking to supervisor john avalos from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our >> welcome to "culturewire." since december 2005, the museum of the african diaspora, known locally,moad, has presented programs that celebrate and explore the culture, history, and art of people with african descent throughout the and added states and throughout the world. the director of cultural affairs recently met with the museum director. to learn more about the current expedition, textural rhythms, constructing the jazz tradition, contemporary african american quilts. >> welcome to "culturewire." today, we are at the museum of the african diaspora, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary occupying one of the premier cultural district in the world, the

our hospitals attract a lot of minds and attention. -- uc california, sf state. >> it looks like we are just about of time. thank you for being on your district supervisor. we have been talking to supervisor at a loss from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our 11 mr. supervisors. -- we have been talking to supervisor john avalos from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our>> many f this building was built in 1936. as a board to preserve the history and make the students aware of that history. the partnering between sfmoma and the arts commission means they will be more aware of the artwork that we have here, the artists that painted a, and the history behind this itself. >> students came from george washington, and it was wonderful to have them on a panel. people from the school board, those who have been painting for years, some conservative errors from the getty. to have them tell us about the works of their school was important. it represents aican-american artists to during the 20's and 30's used an incredible body of work. i

>>reporter: uc system says it accepted just under 70% of california freshmen for the fall of 2011. that's down more than a percent from last fall and about 2% the year before. >> i think it kind of sucks honestly. >>reporter: meanwhile uc is accepting 9 percent more out of state students than last fall l mostly because they pay more. about 23,000 dollars more annually. >> i feel in like we are to be meant for california students. >>reporter: fact is we are admitting out of state students on top of not at the expense of california students. >>reporter: uc spokesman vasquez says the system doesn't have a capacity problem. it has a funding problem. >> if you think all the students are paying for the california students who were admitted to berkeley. >>reporter: uc agrees saying fee from international students are helping maintain salaries. meanwhile 16,000 california resident are on a waiting list to get into uc schools. but to put things in perspective uc says it still out paces most major state school system by. 94 percent are california resident. in other systems comparable to ours

tax extensions and told california hospital association today uc fees could go up as high as $25,000 a year if forced to cut another $15 billion in spending. >> this is not free f you want to have the fire department there, this costs money. investing in a great university costs money. that is where we are. >> brown says he'll resort to painful cuts if the legislature pro fuse -- refuses to put his proposals on the ballot. >> more jobs left california for texas. and there is a delegation headed to the lone star state to figure out how it's luring company as way from california. >> costa mesa based tickets.com announced it's shutting down it's call center. a texas firm's software will handle jobs 125 californians

uc schools. >>> california's flagging economy took a hit when 125 people lost their jobs in concord. tickets .com will close its customer service and call center in concord. software produced by a texas firm will replace the people who worked for tickets .com. meantime, a bipartisan group of california lawmakers will head to texas on their own time next week. they want to learn mow about how the loan star state added 1 fest jobs between 2008 and 2010. california lost more than a million jobs during the same time period. >> if we don't get in the game and we don't realize the golden goose is in california, we will have to layoff thousands of teach everies -- teachers and law enforcement. >> but they say much of the job gains in texas are a result of more americans moving south and not companies relocating there. >>> the jury hearing the barry bonds perjury trial could begin deliberating as early as tomorrow. the defense rested without calling the homerun king or other witnesses to the stand. bonds is on trial for telling a 2003 grand jury he never knowingly used anna bowl lick steroid

. >>> there will be fewer californians at the university of california. uc admissions data shows about 70% of freshmen applicants from california were offered admission for the fall of 2011. that's down from 71% last year. but it was good news for out of stayed students, they offered admission to 60% of out of state applicants, that's up about 10% from last year. international students also received about 10% more admission offers than last year. >>> it's gonna cost you more to travel this summer. how high air fare is going and what is behind the rising prices. >>> and it may not be downward dog but the new trend is teaching your face yoga. >> we have mostly overcast skies in the bay area. things are gonna change for the better, worse, i'm not gonna tell you now but in a few minutes when we cover the weather after a break. ,, ,,,,,,,, [ wheezing breaths ] [ woman ] the first time i smoked, i was 13. i was in a hurry to grow up and wanted to look cool. big tobacco knew it, and they preyed on me. i'm here to tell you that big tobacco hasn't changed. they conti

instudents currently pay $12,000 a year to attend uc schools. california needs to close a budget deficit of more than $50 million. >> it is not tree. people want to get out or go to a basketball game or buy a flat screen television it costs money. in you want the fire department there it costs money. if you want to invest in a great university it costs money. we have to pay for what we need. >> brown says he will resort to cuts if the legislature refuses to put the tax proposals on the ballot. >> coming up next this wednesday night, deliberating the fate of barry bond. will testimony from an ex-mistress be tossed out? >>> richmond says no deal for plans for a casino on this shoreline property. tonight, the backlash that may follow the decision. >>> senate democrats are still in hiding to prevent a vote on the union reform. >>> a navy pilot and crew member were killed when their fighter jet crashed in central, california. it went down in a field just west of the naval air station outside fresno. an amateur photographer who was watching the jet

california dream act today in sacramento through two bills. now, the dream act would allow illegal immigrants to apply for financial aid at campuses in the csu system and the uc system and california community colleges. california law, as you already know, provides k-12 education for illegal immigrants and does allow them to apply for in-state tuition, despite their undocumented status. the bill's author says his bills are a step in the right direction. >> it ensures the investment that we've made in these children, because as a matter of law, we've provided them education from k-12. now we've admitted them to our finest institutions. there's really no reason why we shouldn't treat them as other students and this law perpetrmis to do some of that. >> as you might imagine, the bill isn't sitting well with other people, especially in light of the cuts it's still being faced by schools and higher education. assembly man tim donnelly says the california dream act will take away precious scholarship dollars from legal tax-paying californians. both bills still have to pass through the democratic-controlled legislature before landing on governor brown's desk. >>> we

. >> how the uc system made it even hard are for california students to get into college. that's next. >>> you're watching cbs5 "eyewitness news" in high definition. >>> native americans shielding a sacred site from bulldozers. what the tribe conceded an what they get in return. >> we would admit more california students if we had adequate funding from the state. >> getting into the university of california just got a lot harder. what out of state students bring to uc schools that californians don't. >>> public safety possible plea going private. why a pay area city is considering a florida based security firm to fight its fires. good evening, i'm dana king. >> i'm ken bastida. >> it came right down to the wire. >> native americans who have been camping out at a burrell site to stop construction there were facing a possible eviction as soon as tonight. there was talk of them being ticketed or even arrested for spending the night in glen cove waterfront park. elizabeth cook on the deal that may lou them to stay put for now. elizabeth? >> reporter: democratic party a, behind

. >>> budget cuts across classrooms in california. uc campuses being hit.hey face a shorter school year, less security and maybe closures. state lawmakers have to make drastic cuts including to education. teachers say they are going to leave if the cuts pass. jerry brown says the cuts could more than double tuition for uc schools. let's check in with scott mcgrew taking at look at the gadget friday. i have to tell you, i saw you have hula hoops and i have to admit i tweaked my back playing angry birds. i cannot help you. i can barely move. >> we'll just do it next week. no, no. the astro hula hoop. b.j. is out of tucson, arizona. he makes these. there must be a computer or something inside these. >> they are advanced. they have a micro processor in it. >> they are priced up to $400. i can decide what color. >> totally customizable. >> we have veronica here. come here. b.j. and i will get out of the way. you take it from here. we'll roll music, dim the lights, knock yourself out. well apparently, there's no music. could you demonstrate it for us? >> i could

other california schools include, uc san diego, peperdine and cal poly. >>> a ten by ten foot mosaic appeared this week. no one knows who made it or who installed it but you can see the madonna is surfing awave with the slogan save the ocean. now there's a new mystery. what's going to happen to this surfing madonna. >>> aflac has a new voice. the company has hired mckea. >>> well the royal wedding just three days away. wedding watchers have count down. people are staking prime viewing. you will have a cozy and very convenient spot just waiting for you if you watch the royal wedding right here on ktvu. we also will have a live web stream of the event on ktvu.com. stph-lz today officials in tahoe will announce plans or rather have announced plans to place a bid to host the 2022 winter olympics. the california winter olympics says bringing the games to tahoe would require a huge effort. a host city won't be selected until 2015 but the first deadlines in the process will likely be next year. you may recall that the lake tahoe area also hosted the olympics in squa valley. you can still se

. >> reporter: at one point, california paid 60% of the bills at uc. now it's half than that. one reason for letting more outof staters in, their you tuition helps pay for 11,000 residents that the state does not pay for. >> that would have students remain so far below the demand. >> reporter: there have been layoffs at all levels. rich barrett says he spends a lot of his time applying for grants. >> when i came in in 1975, i had the typically -- i had support for typically three graduate students. >> reporter: today he spends two days a month being his own janitor. i don't mind doing it needs to get done. i don't want to teach in a dirty room. somebody has to clean the waste baskets and the floors. >> reporter: well, fewer california students with more money support those that are here. jim vargas, ktvu channel 2 news >>> faculty medicals and students at california state university east bay protested today against the csu chancellor, charles reed. organizers of the demonstration accused reed of being more concerned about benefits than he is about -- than he is about other imp

celina trujillo/coordinad oraade "chamacos" uc berkeley ---la investigacion se realizó entre la poblacion rural en californiaparon alrededor de 400 niÑos menores de nueve aÑos. ---hay buenas y malas noticias para los usuarios de "caltrain".---la buena es que los integrantes de la junta directiva decidieron no cerrar estaciones, ni recortar el servicio, al menos durante todo el año fiscal 2012.--la mala noticia es que para lograrlo, hace falta dinero y por ello, aprobaron un aumento de 25 centavos al boleto y de un dolar a las tarifas diarias de estacionamiento en sus estaciones. --los encargados del puente "golden gate" decidieron postergar el debate de una propuesta que busca reducir el limite de velocidad para los ciclistas.--si es aprobada, quienes recorran la estructura en bicicleta no podran transitar a mas de 10 millas por hora.--a raiz de este plan, lso grupos defensores del vehiculo de dos ruedas, se mostraron sorprendidos y expresaron su descontento porque aseguran que nadie les pidio su opinion.--la medida tiene como objetivo reducir los accidentes sobre este popular icono de san francisco. ---las

brown has begun to layout the consequences of not approving tax extensions and told california hospital association today ucup as high as $25,000 a year if forced to cut another $15 billion in spending. >> this is not free f you want to have the fire department there, this costs money. investing in a great university costs money. that is where we are. >> brown says he'll resort to painful cuts if the legislature pro fuse -- refuses to put his proposals on the ballot. >> more jobs left california for texas. and there is a delegation headed to the lone star state to figure out how it's luring company as way from california. >> costa mesa based tickets.com announced it's shutting down it's call center. a texas firm's software will handle jobs 125 californians did. >> i will go to timbakt fu. it will put people back to work. >> there is a bipartisan group to texas to find out why the lone star state is adding more jobs than california adding that texas added jobs from 2008 to 1010 -- 2010. >> if we don't get into the game and realize golden goose is being slain in california we're going to have to pay off thous

uc campuses with more than the usual list of questions. elizabeth wenger on why some are wondering if the university of california system is a sound choice. >> reporter: blue and gold pride shined on the uc berkeley campus for cal day. an event for prospective students and their parents. a change of pace from the usual grim news about cutbacks and fee hikes. >> we don't want to pay more but we will do what we have to do to get our kids in the college. >> reporter: mary in walnut creek has five kids to put through college. the tuition talk is big news around the dinner table. >> we save our pennies to send our kids to college. >> reporter: the cost of a uc education continues to go up. the governor recently warned an all cuts approach to the state's budget crisis could lead to a doubling of tuition to as much as 25,000 per year. and cal is megan's first choice but tuition hikes may mean she will have to go somewhere else. >> i'm kind of sad about it. i mean i really want to go here. but it all depends on the costs, i guess. >> reporter: protests are nothing new to this campus. but students say the proposed cuts have made life on campus more

uc schools next year and where they are coming from. >>> over cast skies this evening in this view from our emeryville camera. when will those clouds clear? chief meteorologist bill martin has >>> the university of california says it is admitting a record setting number of students this fall. >> reporter: the uc system is facing a half billion dollars shortfall of state support next year. which is why tuition is going up and more students are out of state. >> the reality is that uc does not have the capacity problem as much as it has a funding problem. >> reporter: uc is admitting more out of state students because they pay more tuition. and that helps educate more students that other wise they could not afford to have on campus. students say there are long ways to get into classes. >> last system i needed a chem class. and i didn't get it at first and i was wait listed. >> when i came in 1975 i had the support for typically three graduate students. >> and today? >> and today zero. >> reporter: the admissions director says it could get worse. >> support for california residents remain so much farther from the demand that we're going to get from california applicants. we're really worried about that too. >>

california off their list. as robert liles shows us it all comes down to cold, hard cash. >> reporter: admission at uc berkeley about the numbers, 3 high 3-digit. >> ham den connecticut -- >> or your international code. >> south korea. >> yeah. >> and the likelihood of admission improves dramatically. >> there was definitely an increase in the admission of non-resident students. >> reporter: almost a 20% spike for next year's freshman class. why? those who accept admission from out of state or overseas pay 2 price. >> i think it's around 52,000 for out of state. >> reporter: a year. that's nearly equal to the cost of private universities like usc and stanford. >> woe would admit more californian students if we had adequate funding from the state. >> reporter: they say all were restricted admission due to severe budget constraints but didn't say by how much. >> i think it's a fair deal that, you know, this is a university, this is a public university for california so then people from out of state do pay more. >> reporter: does that mean that in-state students are being turned away to make an available seat for

uc berkeley. as we celebrate a new governor, here in california, i could not help but think that everything was new again. i thought about everything that we worked on together and how much they laid the foundation for his work in public life, hopefully, for my work in public life. one of the first thing we did together was to pass an american studies requirement, a graduation requirement, at berkeley, so everyone understood the strength of celebrating the diversity of the people of california. he fought for justice, not just as a student, making sure we had a university system that was open and accessible to students, but also to the faculty. he and i spent years working to defend faculty members who had been unjustly denied tenure through a denied -- flawed process. we fought the first goal for together. we protested the first president bush together. we engaged in broadbased coalition politics that laid the foundation for much of what phil has done prior to coming into office, his years in office. over the past five years, you have no phil to be a problem solving assessor. the mayor talked about

years old, and i moved to the east coast for six years before going back to california after high school. i went to school at uc santa barbara, graduated in 19988 -- 1988. i have lived in the excelsior since 1999. i have had lots of different jobs, but my main job is doing social work force and a disco, i have been a community organizer, i worked at a labor organization supporting janitor's working in our high- rise buildings. i was a legislative aide before .wr. i got to see how it all work from the outside, community organizations supporting young people, children, families, working for labor, and saw how city hall could be an effective tool for change and then considered running in 2007, 2008, and somehow, i made it. >> you were raised in los angeles, moved to the east coast. what made you want to come back and live in san francisco? >> i love cities. i never felt like i lived in a city in los angeles, but when i lived in massachusetts, where i live, i was close to boston. i had such a great time in boston but i did not like massachusetts so much because it was cold, the culture was foreign to me. when i cam

uc santa cruz and goes up in smoke. >> surprising number of people violating california's law against holding cell phones . >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> the los angeles dodgers are in financial trouble. it is so bad that major league baseball is taking over day-to-day operations of the team. the owner's fortune is tide up in a messy divorce and having trouble meeting the team's pay roll . the court sent an e-mail asking them to conduct business as usual with dedication to the game. >> governor jerry brown is telling state edges to get tough on employee cash advances and debts. he directed them to process expenses and other claims within 30 days f. a request is not cleared quickly, the state agency will deduct it from a employee's paycheck. 11 departments had failed to recover more than 13 million in advances. >> watch out there, california is going after distracted drivers once again. the traffic safety office said nine percent of california drivers are illegally using hand held cell phones to talk or text. but another crack down is coming. >> we have over 280 local police departments that our

uc education amid massive budget cuts. >>> and a tea party tempest. a southern california lawmaker admits e-mailing what many call a racist picture of their president. why she says she did it. cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. ,,

p uc does hold the purse string for california nuclear power plants in that the pump. decide how much rate payers charged for energy proud. paul is the executive director. have you seen anything that would lead you to think that the p uc would not fund the applicant. >> well they are not rush to go judgment on anything. ears are open. learning the lessons of japan and make judicious decision. >>reporter: have you seen anything that would lead to you believe they would not fund the apple canyon. >> we'll make the decision nobody is rushing to any decision here. >>reporter: one lesson from japan is more forthcoming with information. i did talk with spokesperson for pg&e plant who told me the company decision to postpone its request for a license renewal has to do with new seismic studies and nothing to -- nothing to do with the climate of distrust around san bruno or fukushima. studies due to be completed in december of 2015. in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >>> expansion of san jose mchenry convention center could begin in july according to tomorrow's print edition of the s

california students if we had adequate funding from the state. >> filling the void from afar. what out of state students bring to uc schools that californians don't. good evening, ken bastida. >> dana king. one peninsula's fire department might be run from 3,000 miles away. san carlos is considering contracting the city's fire response to a private company based in jupiter, florida, as it looks to cut costs, mark sayier is in san carlos where many residents say they want their local fire department to stay local. >> reporter: the cities of san carlos and neighboring belmont share a joint fire department and have since the 1970s, but san carlos thinks it is paying too much and they have given notice they want to end the relationship come october. >> the city staff will to a proposal upon the. >> reporter: they considered four proposals to save money including one from a florida company called backen hut. paul donohue nose full well the idea of a privatized fire department will meet resistance. >> as a private company we are always told they put prove it before safety. we wouldn't have survived 50 years in the privat

. >>> the university of california says it is admitting a record setting number of students this fall. >> reporter: the uc system is facing a half billion dollars shortfall of state support next year. which is why tuition is going up and more students are out of state. >> the reality is that uc does not have the capacity problem as much as it has a funding problem. >> reporter: uc is admitting more out of state students because they pay more tuition. and that helps educate more students that other wise they could not afford to have on campus. students say there are long ways to get into classes. >> last system i needed a chem class. and i didn't get it at first and i was wait listed. >> when i came in 1975 i had the support for typically three graduate students. >> and today? >> and today zero. >> reporter: the admissions director says it could get worse. >> support for california residents remain so much farther from the demand that we're going to get from california applicants. we're really worried about that too. >> reporter: absent more money from the state, uc regents are considered difficult solutio

. >> this is the home of california golden bears baseball and today uc berkeley announced it will remain the team's home for years to come because baseball has been saved. >> thanks to the passion and the commitment and the generosity of our community. >> reporter: to save the team supporters had to raise $10 million. so far they've collected 9 million. >> what's happened here is unprecedented. >> reporter: this afternoon the grounds crew did some work around home plate, but there won't be any baseball here at evans diamond this week because cal is in tucson taking on the university of arizona. head coach dave esker toll his players the good news -- told his players the good news this morning. last fall the school announced it would be cutting five sports including baseball and gymnastics. the other sports except for men's gymnastics have been saved. cal baseball is currently ranked 13th in the nation. >> i think our team has said hey, let's make the most of being together this year and a lot of kid put off decisions going other places until they absolutely had to. >> reporter: stu gordo

. >> this is the home of california golden bears baseball and today uc berkeley announced it will remain the team's home for years to come because baseball has been saved. >> thanks to the passion and the commitment and the generosity of our community. >> reporter: to save the team supporters had to raise $10 million. so far they've collected 9 million. >> what's happened here is unprecedented. >> reporter: this afternoon the grounds crew did some work around home plate, but there won't be any baseball here at evans diamond this week because cal is in tucson taking on the university of arizona. head coach dave esker toll his players the good news -- told his players the good news this morning. last fall the school announced it would be cutting five sports including baseball and gymnastics. the other sports except for men's gymnastics have been saved. cal baseball is currently ranked 13th in the nation. >> i think our team has said hey, let's make the most of being together this year and a lot of kid put off decisions going other places until they absolutely had to. >> reporter: stu gordo

now, west coast seismologists meeting at uc berkeley are lobbying the federal government to create an earthquake early warning network for california, oregon and washington. >> the countries that have early warning systems today largely built them after large killer earthquakes so it's our hope that it won't take a killer earthquake in the u.s. to realize this system. >> the experts say had there been such an early warning system in place in 1989 when the deadly loma prieta earthquake rocked the bay area, people in san francisco would have had 20 seconds advance notice that's enough time to pull over a car, turn off the gas or just get to a safer place. >>> the health of our children is always a pressing issue. >> tonight, there's a new ally in the fight against some of the most harmful disease and it comes from a high-tech silicon valley lab. nbc bay area's business and tech reporter is here with the story. >> it is technology and medicine working together to fight diseases that are resistant to antibiotics. the technology is tiny, particles 50,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair. but what they do could be very big. t

uc berke it will be because of this -- read the headline of the "daily californian." the university is dipping into reserves, big time. systemwide, the university of california is facing a $5 million shortfall with state money and it shows. students we spoke with today at uc berkeley say somemethe classes they want and need are not being offered. many times they find classes are at the overflow point. >> i needed a chemicals. i didn't get it at first -- i needed a chem class. i didn't get it at first. i was wait-listed. >> this is the time of year parents visit the campus. >> reporter: respectish students we spoke to are not -- respective students we spoke to are not worried. >> it's a great school with a great education. >> it's a great school and i feel like there is a lot of diversity and different classes and a lot of interesting people here. >> on the other hand, some parents have concerns. >> we were talking about that, can you get classes and fin itch in four years -- finish in four years or does the school limit you? yeah, that's a concern. >> the reality is that uc does not have the capacity problem as much as it has a funding problem. >> reporter:

california, in the south area. went to public schools. ended up in uc-davis. made my way out to san francisco when i was a college student, and i sat in the class is in san francisco state as well, and i remember growing up at that time around clement street. we call the richmond district the new chinatown in the 1980's at that time. just being around the tremendous unique neighborhood, and discovering san francisco in the 1980's as i grew up, but i also have been very active as a community organizer. i worked in chinatown, and some first jobs also at the mental health center in the richmond area multi services in the 1980's, and i was also a staff are at the chinatown youth center -- i was also a staffer. a lot of my work has been supporting community empowerment, especially in an immigrant and people of color communities. most recently, i have been teaching at san francisco state. i ran the immigrant rights coalition in the city in the 1990's for several years. i'm also an immigration attorney, and a lot of my passion is supporting in power met for immigrant

uc santa cruz put identity bands on their legs. peregrine falcons were nearly extinct in california 40 years ago.o the state eagerly keep tracks of the now flourishing population. by the way, today's banding exercise revealed that the parents, diamond lil' and dapper dan-v two boys and a little girl, all healthy chicks. so cute. >>> when we come back, a bittersweet farewell to one of our more memorable nbc family members. >> we're not leaving, are we? >> i don't know. maybe at the end of this we er>> h ae's h >> here's a hint. he's leaving dunder mifflin tonight on nbc. we're back in a moment. >>> well, after six years it is the final good-bye for michael scott on "the office" tonight. >> it should be a good one. the self-proclaimed world's best boss is set to leave dunder-mifflin for colorado. golden globe winner steve carell is leaving the show to focus on the big screen. he gave his two weeks' notice, so to speak, last year. there are still several episodes left this season, including an hour-long season finale next month. that episode includes guests ricky gervais, jim carrey, and ray romano.

shrinking state federal funding forced the california base search for extra trees yell intelligence institute to suspend operations. along with uc berkeley radio astronomy lab it operates the allen telescope array the field of dish like tell scopes 300 miles north of san francisco. they hope the fire up the array again by 2 2013. >>> move over mavericks. ocean beach in san francisco host the first major surf contest in more than a deck aichltd surf company rip curl holds a different he snrent different location and the next contest held here in san francisco in november. organizers say san francisco ocean beach offers new dimension namely colder water, good waves and offshore winds. >> not sure colder water is thrilling. >> yes. >> if thornton. biggest goal as shavrjt sports tonight. bi biggest moment over time game 6. and finishes the kings. biggest moment over time game 6. and finishes the kings. sports next. we share. shop from anywhere. and are always connected. we live in a social world. isn't it time we had a social currency to match? membership rewards points from american express. use them to get the things you love from

uc berkeley. driver. >>> welcome back 8:20. the california highway patrol officer is recovering this morning after he was hit by a suspected drunk driver. it happened early yesterday morning. the chp says that the officer was hit as he tried to help a driver that had broken down after a freak hailstorm. the driver who hit the officer was then arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. the officer was brought to valley medical center with a broken leg and facial injuries. he will need surgery on that leg. >>> the giants have to play this evening at at & t park. their second game against the cardinal after their long awaited home opener yesterday. kim coil has that. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. for 29 teams opening day is a symbol of a fresh start for the giants it was the latest point to celebrate their world series win. the man of the people brian wilson went into the crowd to help raise the banner giant fans have been waiting for since 1958 but wilson would blow the save in the ninth and the giants bats bail them out. 12th

. >>> we would admit more california students if we had adequate state funding. >> it got tougher to snag at spot at a uc school. why out of state students have the admission advantage. >> and what do you do when your gas light hits empty? why running on empty could cost you more than you think. all coming up. stay right there. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we're between weather systems today. we'll have a nice day. mostly sunny conditions inland. and partly cloudy conditions along the bay shores and coast. temperatures in the mid-60s and maybe even squeezing out some 70s later on. >> sounds great, christy . thanks very much. >>> getting into the university of california just got tougher for students from the golden state. there is almost a 20% spike of out of state students next year and it all comes down to cash. with state budget cuts threatening to limit enrollment, berkeley's turning to out of state students to help pay the bills. >> i think it's around $52,000 for out of state. >> we would admit for this california students if we had add -- we would admit more california students if we had adequate state fund

california school's were the best. now they are among the worst with the new budget cuts. of course, my university is being privatized. all of the higher education is being privatized. all through the uc system. how do you run a modern state with tax cuts? we resort to desperate, back last november, we were asked to vote to make four indian casinos in san diego county pony up money. i thought this was a joke. they voted to do it. now, the governor proposes to borrow against future revenues. how did they deal with these social problems when the economic problems were far worse than what we can imagine today? this is from larry halprin's. and it has these quotes from roosevelt on the wall. he said in one of his talks to the people, "the test is not whether we have more, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little". it's a different philosophy than that which we have become used to. what i am going to show you is a lost civilization. it's a strange place. and yet, it becomes oddly familiar after a while because we built it and use it every day without knowing it. it has been buried. the living new deal project is like an archaeological dig. we are going after the new de

. >>> an old california law intended to protect children from fire may be impacting their health. uc berkeley researchers studying mexican american children raised in salinas found they have seven times the level of pde fire retardants in their blood compared to children raised in mexico. pebe were largely used to reduce fires. they were banned after found the chemical can damage the nervous system. >>> new ceo larry page increased spending on new workers and marketing by 54% in the first quarter causing some investors to worry about the company's bottom line. google stock's today closed down 47 points to $530 a share dropping the company's over all value behind both oracle and apple. >>> best buy plans to revamp its retail business. best buy mobile focuses on cell phone sales. analysts say both outlets have proved more profitable than traditional best buy stores. >>> well just when you thought the budget battle was over in washington, the new war being waged today and the program that is on the chopping block. >>> bay area weekend is here. i have the latest computer model. you see t

far more important, uc berkeley is his own alma mater and of course he holds a "dancing with the stars" certificate as well. >>> northern california's4th annual cherry blossom festival is taking on added meaning this year. as organizers raise awareness about japan's earthquake recovery. the event started this weekend in san francisco's japantown where people encouraged donations to the northern japan earthquake relief fund. the festival draws thousands of people and celebrates japanese culture through food, music and more. you can check it out next weekend as well. >>> you know, rob, i had a viewer call in and say the picture behind me was bouncing around a little bit and that's all because of the wind out there, i suppose, right? >> either that or earthquakes. we know we don't have any earthquakes right now. you can see we've got gorgeous blue skies right over the golden gate bridge, but it is a little breezy out there with winds 15 to 25 miles an hour. south san jose getting up to 66 degrees. look at san francisco. thanks to the wind, by the way, keeping temperatures down to 57, 63 around san ramon and concord today and 66 in sant

the extraordinary work of uc san francisco has been lauded and validated by being first nationally in medical research grants of the nih and has been cited in california. over $112 million in grants from our agency. ucsf is at the spear point of an entire new field of medical research. from the beginning of time, mankind dreamed of one day having the knowledge to rebuild, to restore, to regenerate any part of the human body. we stand here today with a scientist -- the scientists, the post-docs, the grad students, and the facility to deliver on that dream. they we then remember that we were all here, a part of history, from the formal launch for a new chapter of mankind, that a sensible research facility that is the envy of the world with researchers, who may rescue their families from years of suffering from chronic disease and injury, and if we are in reasonably lucky, these scientists, with their sacrifice and dedication, may indeed save you and i from some of the ravages of the crucible of suffering. with these champions, with the scientific leaders, the milestones of progress ucsf delivers in stem cell research may exceed even our highest hopes an