another show down between occupy protestors and uc berkeley.they have done is taken over this piece of land that is owned by the university and they have turned it into a farm. they begun to plant vegetables here. things like carrots, corn, and squash and off in the distance you can see they set up tints here as well. the goal is to try to save this land from future development by the university of california. yesterday afternoon it was about 200 protestors or so that broke into this gated piece of land on earth day. they came inside and they set up shop and began to take down some of the weeds in this area and planting those vegetables. uc berkeley police have come by telling folks they are trespassing and do need to leave. occupy protestors say they will not move from this piece of land. >> the plan is to stay. we're staying. there is no plan of any kind of locking the gates and not letting them in. this land will be open. we will let them in. the plan is to just farm. and you know we are not going to panic. we are not going to dispurse. we w

. >>> uc berkeley facing a new financial threat. this time over the pricey renovation of its football stadium. fundraising has fallen way short of the goal line and that could force students to take a new hit. katie marzullo is live at memorial stadium. >> reporter: good morning. the "wall street journal" did the math. the original renovations were supposed to cost 321 million dollars. as of december the university had only raised 31 million dollars. huge discrepancy. the question is where is the rest of the money going to come from? the "wall street journal" quoting campus officials who say most likely from campus funds. guess what money is included in campus funds? students' fees. not new fees, but moving money that would otherwise be used for academics this is sure to cause trouble among students. they are going to be mad. maybe they have the right. tuition for them went up 17% last year that's following the state budget cuts and hikes are scheduled for the next four years. they could be between 8 and 16%. for the university's pa

but uc berkeley admitted less than 15% in its freshman class. >>> san jose state today inaugurated a new university president. muhammad cayumi was sworn in this morning. he rose through the ranks to become president of cal state and now san jose state. he says he wants to focus on bringing a welcoming feeling to the campus. >>> the vote gives every employee of the walnut creek school district a 2% raise and requires the district to pay more health care costs. that includes teachers. a district official says the board was able to pay for those raises because of a boost in enrollment and healthy reserve account. >>> california's unemployment rate climbed back up in march after two months of declines. new figures released today show the jobless rate jump back to 11% in march. that's up 1/10 of a percentage point since march. that's still a full percentage better than the unemployment rate a year ago. here's a look at the unemployment rates around the bay area. marin county continues to have the lowest rate at 7%. solano county has the highest at just above 11%. >>> turns out one of the

then he spoke at uc berkeley tonight.rles clifford was in the east bay and has more. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: around 7:00 thursday evening, congressman ron paul walked to the stage before a crowd of several thousand here on the campus of uc berkeley. >> i hope i'm different than the other politicians. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: the candidate for president spoke for nearly an hour, touching on some of his most popular themes. ending foreign military intervention, eliminating the federal reserve, and reducing the size of the federal government. >> we have a system that is destined to change. the big question before us is what's is going to change to? are we going to accept more authoritarianism and tyranny or the cause of liberty and return those freedoms to the american people? >> reporter: despite being on a traditionally liberal campus, the republican congressman was met with a very supportive audience. >> he had some very good views, especially the war on drug, on the way america views its fore

she is appealing that decision. >> uc berkeley is significant to me. it would not only allow me to further my individual education but stand as a a part of the minority groups. >> members of the group say uc berkeley needs to double the number of blacks admitted to the university. >>> a japanese newspaper reports sony will slash 10,000 jobs world-wide. that 6% of the entire work force. the consumer electronics and entertainment company has lost. sony estimates a loss of $2.7 billion this last fiscal year. >>> gas prices may be leveling off. according to the latest lam berg surgical say. the national average price for a gallon of regular is $3.97. that is up four cents from two weeks ago which is the smallest increase since early january. gas prices may be nearing their peak if the price of crude oil holds steady. here in the bay area gas prices have gone down an average of seven cents per gallon since last month. intellect autopsy is sed -- >>> autopsy is scheduled today for thomas kinkade. his paintings and prints hang in homes around the world. his a

uc berkeley owns land. the university has plans to sell it to developers, but protesters tell me they're here to protect it. >> rnçpas you see here, we have 10,000 stalks odt=7Ñthat we're putting in the ground. we're also doing an education program, a school program, having a green house, that promotes people's healthy relationship to food and farming. >> reporter: the group is having a meeting right now as you can see. they are expecting to leave at 10 p.m. i did call uc berkeley officials for comment, but my calls >>> the college where a school massacre took place will be reopened on monday. the college has been closed since a shooting. lynn talked to school administrators about the reopening. >> reporter: the university president tells me it's time to reopen and return to normalcy. he believes that may be one of the best ways for students and faculty members to heal. he didn't want to appear on camera, but said, closing down the university would further hurt the students. >> we have to overcome this situ

uc berkeley students aren't that sympathetic to the cause. the school hasn't used race, ethnicity and gender since voters passed prop 20916 years ago. that initiative end add firmive action at all public colleges and universities in california. >> voters chose to get rid of it that's their prerogative, it is fine it gone. >> it should be what is on paper. i feel that your ethnicity, race, where you come from, that shouldn't give you an edge over anyone else. >> reporter: o' >> this morning eight people are -- this morning eight people recovering in the hospital after two accidents. first on embarcadero at harrison the second two block i was on the embarcadero. a car collided with a muni train in the first accident. police state driver of the red jaguar made an illegal left and broadsided with by the train. the driver of the car had to be extricated. police believe an suv driver was speeding when it hit three cars before ramminging into the delancy street restaurant. all -- injuries were minor. >>> portions of the new doyle driveway and tunnel

after getting a letter signed and -- uc-berkeley said ok. we started painting in 2010 and we continue to this day. over 30 artists have worked free. it is a community driven projects. the time, talent and energy of the artists who have grown up in the lower heat. and in many cases grown famous. 55 laguna is on haight street. it is the main artery for the lower and upper hate. the majority who have been fighting for the community have been from district 5. vice-chair lam: i am sorry. >> the task force is splitting the main thoroughfare. we fought this for gary -- kir geary. it could be this area was ceded to the five. even the district 5 supervisor is challenged to spend time here. given that the district 8 supervisor does not spend time or energy in the lower heat and the laguna is located in the lower heat, 55 a good and should be in district 5. there is splitting the census block and i urge you to consider that if that is the only thing. otherwise keep 55 in district 5. vice-chair lam: thank you. >> i am a lower haight president and i woul

. >> uc berkeley is defending a funding plan for $321 million stadium project. today's report that this has to possibly tap into campus funds. now, uc berkeley deny that's claiming they're barred from student fees from the owe project. and students had mixed opinions about this. >> it's part of cal pride. it's one of the oldest stadiums in california. >> this is. >> no anticipation whatsoever. the fees any other sourt of funds like that will be needed for the project. >> there is "wall street journal" has not responded to our request. >> and there is reaction to the minimum wage proposal today, requiring the state to adjust every year based on inflation. an net? the prices gfs and services are higher but minimum wage is not. a committee just approved a proposal to give low wage bork workers a raise. for shawn spencer taking time off as a waiter to visit old friends in sacramento despite working two jobs, the he finds it's hard to live on minimum wage. >> i'm not going on rent first, you have every day expenses. >> valets to car washers help may be on the way. th

at uc-berkeley it has become a juggling act, a quest to keep you see campuses populated with california students >> is creating this unnecessary clashed and conflict between the two when i don't think students should be pitting themselves against one another >> i think any of us could understand why they would want to bring in people who would pay higher tuition because at the end of the day this is a business >> new number so that the business model relies heavily on out-of-state students while the number of in state freshman in admitted rose only 3.6% from last year. the number of out-of-state and international jumped a whopping 43% >> i'm paying over $40,000 >> the senior who comes from new york feels used >> the only reason they accept international students is because they are cheating out- of-state students as cash cows >> she feels it is a dangerous step towards privatisation of one of the best in education systems in the country >> what you have done is recreated harvard or stanford and the problem is not that they are not great universities but they're not public universities.

a group of demonstrators rallied at uc berkeley last november.sued to 12 people. they could only step on campus to attend class and work on school jobs. the two protesters still face charges of resisting arrest and remaining at the scene of a riot. four occupiers had their orders overturned last week. >>> so protesters are demanding that uc berkeley admit more minority students. >> integration now! >> about 20 students from cal and area high schools, as well as activists from the group by any means necessary staged a sit-in yesterday at the uc berkeley registrar's office. organizers say minority students comprise about 50% of the state's high school graduates, but make up only about 18% of uc berkeley freshmen. >> there's nothing that can excuse the turnout that we have, and the demographics of this campus. it just can't be stood for. i mean, this is the year 2012 and we're irate about it. >> the protest comes after a federal appeals court on monday rejected a challenge to proposition 209. the voter-approved ban on affirmative action in admission

uc-berkeley >> but did facebook is striking back at yahoo! filing a lawsuit. it is accusing yahoo! of violating 10 of its patents. the lawsuit comes weeks after yahoo! accused facebook of infringing on 10 of its patents. >> coming up, a major setback for america's cup in san francisco. >> get ready to say goodbye to those dirty seats on bart. >> holding on to the last playoff spot, the sharks critical when, the highlights our next >> i love those seats on the train, they are so nice. would have partly cloudy,,,,,,, >> new york city officials say the boom came crashing down and killing and 80 ft. section and a 40 ft. section fell during construction of a subway line extension. the cause is still under investigation >> the yacht battle by the monstrous wave could be repaired in time to get it back in that race. two crew members were injured in an accident and had to be rescued by the coast guard. repairs are being done on the ship and it is expected to be fixed by the end of the month. the america's cup race is losing some luster as it comes to

. >>> a standoff just ended on the uc berkeley campus. abc 7's nick smith is live with the latest. >> and it ended just moments ago. students have presented the administration with a petition and signatures and two demands. one week after uc berkeley sent out their letter a grass roots coalition to defend affirmative action say they were unhappy with policies. the group staged a sit in and they sat in at the registrar and presented administration with the signatures and two demands one that the university double under represented students and two, administration and alameda county district dropped charges from november 9th of last year. occupier says they were determined to stay and they were saying they would not settle for a verbal agreement from the administration and they were demanding an agreement in writing. >> and there is three days and that is what we're looking for today. >> we're working with the university administration and officials to cite how they want to proceed. >> and there were no signs of disruptive behavior and poli

uc berkeley says it was letting it lie shallow between seasons. and uc says they will be evict hd in a safe manner. >> developing news involving ross mirkarimi. a city hearing got underway with and the board only expected to set ground rules today after hearing oral arguments the kpigs will issue a recommendation to the board of supervisors. he pled guilty for bruising his wife's arm on new year's eve. >> california prison officials released a wide ranging plan today they say will save billions of dollars, outlining recommendations to deal with overcrowding, poor inmate medical and mental health treatment and their proposal calls for stopping a $4 kbrinl program now that lower level avengers are being -- offenders are being moved to county jails. the state plans to bring out inmates housed in other states. that is a move officials claim would save $318 million per year. >> the family of the late thomas kincaid will go to dourt silence someone los to the so-called painter of light. >> i'm sandhya patel. hope you haven't washed your car yet. there a

. >> a group of occupied protesters has taken over a tract of land owned by uc- berkeley. but they don't plan to camp there. lisa washington shows us that they're putting down roots another way. turning a field into a farm, a group of preservationists that call themselves occupy the form want the uc-berkeley administrators to keep this land in albany undeveloped. >> they're planning on building a whole foods parking structure, commercial retail space, housing, on this land. we feel that this is a wonderful agricultural asset to the community >> to save the space, the occupied protesters have picked up leaves and planted rows of leafy greens. there are also six chickens to help with fertilization. >> this is the last best agricultural soil in the urbanized east bay and i think that most people know that farm land is for farming. not for paving. >> i was here all day yesterday, i helped basically with making some of these rose, the planting some stuff. and, i enjoyed it immensely. >> the land is part of a commercial development projects. they hope that after seeing their wor

he will discuss the state of american politics in appearance thursday at uc berkeley. why he believes in limited scope and size for the federal government. 7 p.m. thursday night on the uc berkeley campus sponsored by two libertarian student groups. >>> pay attention behind the wheel. next, the big crackdown aimed at forcing bay area drivers to keep their ice on the road. >> reporter: search goes upon for the three people who won the mega millions jackpot. the latest coming up. >>> big day for bay area a's and giants' fans they are going to see their teams in action at home. >>> check out these temperatures across the country. 90 in st. louis that will be the hottest spot across the country. 49 boston, 56 new york, upper 50s seattle and portland. 5 -- 75 phoenix. all major airports on time. that yellow from san antonio, dallas, kansas city and omaha severe weather there could be a bumpy ride. >>> 4:47. we are getting new clues into who those lucky winners are from last friday's massive mega millions lottery jackpot. some of the winners with were identified over the week

>> last night paul spoke to thousands of people at uc berkeley.crowd was so big the event was moved. earlier he told mark matthews that his message is resonating with young people and despite falling behind in the delegate count he's determined to press on. >>> keith olbermann suing current tv for more than 50 million dollars. he claims they ran an unprofessional show fraught with technical problems. he wants a judge to rule he did not disparage the cable network before he was fired last week. his show debuted last june a tune months after he signed a five year, 50 million dollar contract. >>> major bank reveals what a world without the morning meltdown would mean for the bottom line. bloomberg business report coming up. >>> christians celebrate good friday today in the holy land. >>> local coffee shop chain with ingenius new way to speed up the process of -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announce

uc berkeley might have to dip into academic funds and student fees to pay for the renovation of memorialstadium. the project was supposed to be publicly funded. the "wall street journal" reports the school has only raised 31 million of the 270 million dollars it expected to generate from seat licenses and naming rights. if the goal is not met administrators told the journal they will have to tap campus resources. >>> divers will start searching four more south bay ponds and volunteers will be back out looking for any signs of sierra lamar. the 15-year-old morgan hill girl has been missing for more than a month. techs are pouring over data from sonar scans. they are looking for anything out of the ordinary. yesterday divers found two cars in the ponds. detectives are following up on new leads from the crime lab's analysis of evidence. >>> the petaluma teacher shot to death by her estranged husband had been denied a restraining or. she was gunned down outside her divorce attorney's office where she had gone for help obtaining a temporary restraining order. petaluma police say they've had f

if >> earlier this morning i did put in a call to uc berkeley police. we were not able to get a comment from uc berkeley police. the folks here say so far they have only farmed or begun to farm about one acre of this entire ten acre plot of land. they doo say there are plans to expand their farm. live this morning in albany alex savidge. >>> time is 5:34. the first hearing that determine the future of suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi starts this afternoon. they will try to decide how witnesses will be heard and testimony will be viewed. once the panel is finished, it will make a recommendation to the boar of supervisors. san francisco mayor e lee -- the alameda county boar of ss is expected to vote tomorrow on whether to accept nadia lockyer's resignation. she stepped down friday in the middle of a scandal involving truck -- if the boar does not act within 60 days, governor jerry brown can then name a successor. >>> the criminal trial of former presidential candidate john edwards begins today. he's accused of using more than $900,000 in il

uc berkeley is vowing to evict occupy protesters who have taken over a school-owned field in albany. occupiers say they want to turn it into a farm. the water has been turned off to the field. >>> the yacht that crashed on to the rocks at the farallon islands this month is in half moon bay this morning. five people died on that boat more than a week ago. crews lifted the boat in a delicate operation and flew it 28 miles yesterday. there were obstacles, rocky terrain, weather, in a few days protected birds will begin nesting. the company was paid $200,000 to do the job. people showed up at the airport to watch. >> kind of sad for the people that were lost and the families. >> you are thinking of the people caught in that. we have a lot of friends who are sailors. it is like a ghost boat in a sense. >> the yacht is now fenced in. the view blocked by a tarp. the crew declined comment saying their contract forbids them from talking about the job. >> the disappearance of a morgan hill teenager is bringing about changes in how schools handle missing student cases. the unified school distri

but uc berkeley says it has generated $144 million from seat sales, and they have enough of a revenue stream to payoff the stadium debt. the retrofit is expected to cost in all $321 million. >>> a bay area mayor is calling it quits. the san carlos mayor andy klein has resigned from office effective immediately citing major setbacks in his personal life. 234* a letter of resignation, he says he and his wife decided to resolve their marriage. klein has begun treatment to address his situation and did not elaborate. >>> the techy who stripped naked at the portland, oregon airport says he was nude and not lewd when he tested the tsa. he was stripped at a security checkpoint after being forced to go through it several times. the tsa too fen on crosses the line between -- too often crosses the line between privacy and security. he calls the protest free speech. >>> -- >> i didn't do it to just get arrested. i did it so i can state my unhappiness with the waste of money the tsa is. >> he was briefly jailed. charges were dropped, and he was scheduled to finally fly back to san jose tonight. >

but uc berkeley says it has generated $144 million from seat sales, and they have enough of a revenue stream to payoff the stadium debt. the retrofit is expected to cost in all $321 million. >>> a bay area mayor is calling it quits. the san carlos mayor andy klein has resigned from office effective immediately citing major setbacks in his personal life. 234* a letter of resignation, he says he and his wife decided to resolve their marriage. klein has begun treatment to address his situation and did not elaborate. >>> the techy who stripped naked at the portland, oregon airport says he was nude and not lewd when he tested the tsa. he was stripped at a security checkpoint after being forced to go through it several times. the tsa too fen on crosses the line between -- too often crosses the line between privacy and security. he calls the protest free speech. >>> -- >> i didn't do it to just get arrested. i did it so i can state my unhappiness with the waste of money the tsa is. >> he was briefly jailed. charges were dropped, and he was scheduled to finally fly back to san jose tonight. >

. >>> uc berkeley is no stranger to budget cuts. the campuses face significant layoffs in recent years and raise tuition substantially that penny pinching is happening everywhere and faxes alomar and reports the university has in some cases been permitted to make a new and expensive hires. and the great state of this summit guy. >>> once the governor of michigan and a bright star in the democratic party. it did with the question for us as a nation is jennifer granulomas now a tv star and current tv which broadcast nationally and has its home base in san francisco. did police and across the day she is a guest lecturer uc berkeley. >>> thats another city for us to create real excitement here and that is as she is doing. it comes at a hefty price into dow's 11 she and her husband it seemed uranus personal websites struck a deal with the university their joint pay is $300,000 to teach two courses each. and while recruiting renowned faculty at top and give our cities is not outside the norm many tenure thought of seen it a fraction of ou

at ktvu.com we posted more video from the address at uc berkeley.ou'll find it on the bay area news tab. >>> santa monica community college students held a rally protesting a proposed new system for paying for classes. the system would charge students more tuition to take more popular classes. it's only in the planning stages now, and a spokesman for california community colleges says they're seeking advice from the attorney general's office about whether or not the plan is even legal. >>> the san francisco planning commission gave preliminary approval to a new hospital redevelopment plan. labor and civic leaders held this rally outside the commission meeting yesterday, supporting california pacific medical center's plan to redevelop its four campuses. supporters say the project will create 1500 construction jobs. the planning commission voted to begin the review process. >>> and a federal judge approved a 25 billion-dollar mortgage settlement with five of the largest u.s. banks. the five banks include wells fargo, bank of america, ally, j.p. morgan

she is now appealing that decision. >> uc berkeley was significant to me it would not only allow me to further my individual education but stand as a representative for minority groups. >> members of the group by any means necessary says they need to double the number of black and latino students. the school board will talk about raising the tax rate on 2010 measure c bond to reduce long-term costs for property owners. pressure c was passed in 2010 after they promised contact its would not receive -- that is the same rate property. >>> it was a three alarm fire that started in the back of el tapatio restaurant early yesterday morning. these flames spread through the the shopping center destroying the restaurant, as well as several other businesses. six businesses suffered fire or smoke damage. >>> police in antioch say that alcohol may have been a factor in a crash that injured four people. a caret -- the driver couldn't negotiate a turn and smashed into a tree. two people were take ton the hospital by helicopter. their condition we are tole has stabilized. two other people suffered mi

>>reporter: sylvia is a labor economist at uc berkeley center on wage employment dynamic.s nationally the auto industry is adding manufacturing jobs and while those jobs are not as high paying as they used tuberculosis, new survey shows 30 percent of employers say they are now planning to hire full-time worker in the next 4 months. but california is a different story. >> we do know folk have lost their job and have become reemployed are finding jobs lower quality and lower pay than what they had before. >>reporter: most people grab what they can right now in the economy including me. in berkeley donald told me would he love to be able to find a full time job with benefits. but he hasn't yet. former clinton administration labor secretary robert rice says there's this trend. >> fewer and fewer permanent relatively safe full-time jobs. more and more contingent jobs. >>reporter: rice says company are increasing profit by holding counsel the cost of labor. researchers at uc berkeley found that 93 percent of the economic gains from 2009 to 2011 went to the wealthiest one percent

but the uc berkeley students we talked to are not that sympathetic to their cause. the school hasn't used race, ethnicity and gender in the criteria. they passed proposition 20916 years ago. that initiative ended action at all public colleges and universities in california. >> it is the voters' right. if they want to get rid of it, that's their prerogative. >> the academic institution should be what is on paper. your ethnicity and your race, where you come from, that shouldn't give you an edge over everyone else. >> despite that sentiment the group is encouraging under represented minorities who got rejected to appeal, and they will help anyone in that process. they say students just need to call them. >> thanks, lilian kim with us tonight. >>> thousands celebrated easter at san francisco's glide memorial church. every seat was full this morning and this afternoon. a large number of people including a lot of families attended the free breakfast and lunch they hosted for the under served and the homeless. they serve more than one million free meals a year. >>> and an

but uc berkeley says they are trespassing. turned off the water and says at appropriate moment they will evict them in the safe and effective manner. >>> men time oak land police are developing new technique to handle demonstrators. forms direct result of the department controversial hand length of occupy protests over the past few months. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony explains the new police strategy now to cope with crowds. >>reporter: these are the scenes oakland police hope to avoid. when large groups of demonstrators hit the streets next week. >> i have called this news conference take to announce that i have initiated significant changes to how the oakland police department approach crowd management during large demonstrations. >>reporter: rae form come days before the release of 2 report reports. expected to be critical of the department handling of occupy protest dating become to october 25. that's when officers fired tear gas and bean bag into a crowd seriously injuring iraq war veteran scott olson. >> police depa

but uc berkeley says they are trespassing. turned off the water and says at appropriate moment they will evict them in the safe and effective manner. >>> men time oak land police are developing new technique to handle demonstrators. forms direct result of the department controversial hand length of occupy protests over the past few months. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony explains the new police strategy now to cope with crowds. >>reporter: these are the scenes oakland police hope to avoid. when large groups of demonstrators hit the streets next week. >> i have called this news conference take to announce that i have initiated significant changes to how the oakland police department approach crowd management during large demonstrations. >>reporter: rae form come days before the release of 2 report reports. expected to be critical of the department handling of occupy protest dating become to october 25. that's when officers fired tear gas and bean bag into a crowd seriously injuring iraq war veteran scott olson. >> police depa

he decided to come back and get his law degree from uc-berkeley, and then was appointed by art agnos in government in 1979. he became the director of the human rights commission under willie brown. he became the director of public works. 2005 city administrator, and then the fateful day in january 2011 when the board of supervisors could not decide on anybody and decided that family was not going to be a threat to their future political aspirations. [laughter] he got more than six votes, six more than anyone else. and he became the interim mayor. he did an amazing job. he is outspoken, both feet on the ground, a person you can trust, a person who is very honest, and based upon his experience, knows how to get the job done. i believe he is the best player ever that san francisco has had. we are so lucky to have him up there. he has balanced the budget, reform pensions, created jobs, and mayor, it has been a pleasure to work with you. i look forward to working with you further. they san francisco transplant coming down here to work on yet another newspaper, the business journal, doing

he spoke at uc-berkeley tonight. charles crawford was in the east bay and has more.1/3 think congressman ron paul walked to the stiff before a crowd of about some on campus and 50 as it >> i am different and the other politicians, that is what i'm hoping. >> he touched on reducing the federal deficit, ending for military intervention of the and the federal reserve in reducing the size of the federal government. >> we have a system that is destined to change. cuts in the former boss if i with all except moral hundred and 84 bridge for the freedoms to the american people? >> despite being on a traditionally liberal campus the was met with a supportive audience. >> on the campus of uc- berkeley, charles clifford, kron4 news. >> the president signed a new jobs activated is supposed to help small businesses deal with big corporations there is concern that it will make it easier for some companies to take advantage of investors. >> it is a major bipartisan accomplishment. >> small businesses will now have access to a new fullfledged investors, mainly the american people. f

our speaker has received a research from uc-berkeley and the rockefeller foundation. a business dollar at the american enterprise institute. this in addition to his latest book, "taming globalization", he is the author of the powers of price and peace, the constitution and foreign affairs after 911. whir by other means and insider's account of the war on chair and crisis and commend him , the history of the executive's power from george washington to jurist of the bush . el losel and his be a in american history. please give a generous commonwealth club welcome to professor john you. [applause] >> i would like to thank the commonwealth club for asking me to return to speak about "taming globalization." i was last year two years ago to speak about prices and demand. him i had a wonderful time then in a glad to be back again. i am also very honored that the commonwealth club invited her -- by, and just a brand so fair to moderate question, . i cannot imagine a more qualified and icky commentator. i don't know whether he will agree with anything are some of it or much of

she's now appealing that decision. >> acceptance in uc berkeley is highly significant to me because itld allow me to further my individual education and also it would allow me to stand as a representative for minority groups. >> now, members of the group, by any means necessary, say that uc berkeley needs to double the amount of african- american and latino students admitted to the university. >>> it's back to work today for california lawmakers after their spring recess. the budget is the first big item on their agenda. california is facing a 9.2 billion-dollar deficit which is smaller than in recent years. second on the agenda pension reform. runs and democrats have already -- republicans and democrats have already started to fight about approving governor brown's plan. the first item, high-speed rail. they are expected to ask for $2 billion to build project. >>> investors seemed approve the news that sony will slash tens of thousands of jobs worldwide. despite the marketing sinking, their shares are up. the company will cut 6% of its work force. the consumer company has lost money t

land is owned by uc berkeley and used for agricultural research. the group is planning more events tomorrow. >>> the city of oakland meanwhile this week filed a lawsuit against two more occupy protesters stemming from a day of protests back in january. chloe watlington and paul woods are accused of spray-painting scotland convention center. they want to cover the cost for cleaning up the property. the city refsly sued another occupy protesters for sandallism. >>> there is new development in a search for missing teenager sierra lamar cara liu. >> reporter: the signs and yellow ribbons have been up for weeks, but now the reward has more than doubled to $25,000 for bringing sierra lamar home safe. recent donations include $10,000 from an anonymous donor as well as contributions large and small from the community. >> i have somebody say my kids wanted to do something. they couldn't go on the search so they went around the neighborhood and collect funds. >> the important thing is to get her back home. >> reporter: more than 150 volunteers helped to dist

fifth this bubble ron paul was the the area at the fredericton lions did and then spoke at uc-berkeleyarles gifford tells us more. >>charles: around 7:00 p.m. on thursday congressman ron paul walked to the stage of uc-berkeley. >> i hope i am different than the of the politicians. >> he spoke for nearly an hour. >> all we have a system destined to change, visit question is, what is it going to change choose? >> despite being on a liberal campus, he was met with a very supportive audience. >> he had some good views, especially the war on drugs and foreign policy. >> i thought it was an amazing speed. athens is the scan it out there in my opinion. half he has of great ideas and goals than the president has signed a new jobs bill into law making it easier for small businesses to raise money and find investors without adding to the deficit. >> that jo stark our business start up the canal lock. it passed with reporters her hand and support. >> this rule out further potential danger curia >> of this bill provides a real shot in the arms on drug lords, small-business men and women, it remove

>>darya: ron paul is holding a town hall meeting at uc- berkeley today.a separate fund raiser in san francisco. he has been particularly if healing to students because of his anti-war message. athleta him in the meantime the question remains will rick santorum drop out of the presidential race. fed he says he is constantly asked when he is going to get out but he says mitt romney only when the last contest by a handful. >> why is he not blowing the doors of of this. yet people want someone excited about who they control. >>darya: the next primary could be a knockout blow for santorum. five states including have to the 31 delegates. >>mark: will be right back with an update on our south bay hot spot as the kron4 news continues. here is a live look outside over san francisco. blue skies on the chilly thursday morning. hist month as he on butter pesetas with water namby not yet mahmoud italian can not yet hot hot don't touch cut hot hot better but with bob burt >>george: continued delays on what prompted 37 and in part 880, an earlier occurring accident has

this is video of secretary of homeland security janet napolitano's uc berkeley visit last april and her message it will take a lot to fight cyber crime. >>> fundraising is at the top of the agenda for both president barack obama and mitt romney. the president raised a combined 53 million for his campaign and other campaign related funds in march. he is scheduled to campaign and mitt romney will hold events in pennsylvania. the next ones are in new york, pennsylvania and rhode island. >>> time now 4:49 the senate is scheduled to vote on president barack obama's proposal to increase taxes on millionaires. under the so called buffet rule, people making more than a million a year will pay as much as middle-class families. can'ts will not go up for those making that much. two thirds of mill on airs are needed from republicans. >>> up next, looking into wasteful spending by the general services administration. they are under scrutiny for spending $800 million for a conference at a las vegas resort. jeffrey nearly, the man who organized the conference has been subpoenaed to appear. >>> a paten

. >>> uc berkeley student out on bail after being accused of peeping on women in dorm bathrooms. he was arrested earlier this book he's accused of spying on an 18-year-old woman showering in a coed restroom the victim says she saw someone pointing an iphone at her in the shower. witnesses say they saw lee running from the bathroom after she screamed. there have been several peeping incidents on campus in recent months lee has not been linked to the other cases. >>> five of america's top universities including stanford, princeton and uc berkeley are offering free classes online. the program will offer more than 30 courses for students worldwide with subjects from greek mythology to calculus to contemporary american poetry. the program was dreamed up by two computer science professors who raised 16 million dollars from venture capitalists to back the idea. >>> i said something earlier about greek miltology and zeus heating up the sky. >> apollo or the god of the sun. >> need a lot of sunblock out there we are going to see temperatures 16° above average today north and south end of

uc berkeley says they are tress passing.turned off the water and says it will eject the -- evict the occupiers. >>> disappearance of a morgan hill teenager, sierra lamar is sparking changes on how the district will report absences the district has started notifying parents in the morning when students don't show up. sierra's parents were not notified until after 6 p.m., long after she disappeared after 7 a.m.. volunteers and police agencies continue to search for anything that might indicate what happened to sierra. authorities believe she was abducted. >>> 6:37 is our time. time for a check on the weather. look back there and tell me what you see. >> grey clouds, i don't know the -- i don't see the drizzle. >>> could be along the coast and higher elevations. all is quiet at 6:35, radar sweep was taken it is 6:38 now. winds kind of slow compared to yesterday remember that strong gusts in fairfield up to 35, 40 miles per hour because of the strong marine layer we don't have that this morning winds below 10 miles per hour comi

uc berkeley owns the land located in albany, but tonight it is home to occupiers. thomas roman is live with why the occupiers are camping out. >> uc police gave the occupiers until 10:00 to clear off the land, but they are still here. the group is calling themselves occupy the farm. and they timed this action to coincide with today being earth day. 5* couple of dozen occupiers are m cay ped out on the land -- are camped out on the land. they want to keep priss teen and agricultural while uc berkeley plans to develop the property. they came with shovels and picks and a roto tiller. they are called occupy the farm. they broke is down to a 10-acre plot of land in albany near the border. about 100 occupiers immediately started tilling the soil and planting seeds. the land was used as an agricultural research project, but now the uc plants developed a property. this group of occupiers made of students, residents and activists want the area transformed to an urban farm and used for hands on education. the group claims to have planted some 15,000 seedlings to begin the tr