covered california. california was the first state after the passage of the federal care act to set up an exchange, now called covered california. california has set up a way that is anchored in the diversity and size of california. many other states have not done that. there are 16 states across the nation that will be state-based exchanges. every one of those, and there are 35 states watching what we do, watching what oregon does. how does the state-based thing work? we are sure we will do it right and better because we are from all over the state. we are overseen by a five-member board, and they are not in the room right now so i can pander to them, and it is a great board. they know health care, the diverse communities of the state, have one job, which is to make sure 5 million californians it access to coverage. you can get a sense of them by their vision and mission statement as they frame it. they start with a vision statement which says all californians get access to care. that is not an insuranc

you still need to have generation in california so it doesn't clean california there. it reduces carbon, but it doesn't eliminate nox or particulate matter. that's how the buckets were set up. however, the reason some bundled recs are allowed and some out of state resources are allowed -- i shouldn't say it's not actually technically out of state. they can't deliver into california. they are allowed. there is some advantage to having some diversity in the utilities procurement plans. so that a few resources in california can't drive up the price. so, there's some advantages to keeping the overall price of the portfolio lower if you can have some mix in those resources. >> commissioner king, is that from the previous question? >> i guess. >> any other questions from commissioners? >> [speaker not understood]. >> commissioner josefowitz. >> so, the reason that the bucket 3com ~ bucket 3 compliance targets go down, the mentioned the reasons rps exist. which one of those four does that satisfy? [multiple voices] >> they can go high and go down is to satisfy the goal of hop

you still need to have generation in california so it doesn't clean california there. it reduces carbon, but it doesn't eliminate nox or particulate matter. that's how the buckets were set up. however, the reason some bundled recs are allowed and some out of state resources are allowed -- i shouldn't say it's not actually technically out of state. they can't deliver into california. they are allowed. there is some advantage to having some diversity in the utilities procurement plans. so that a few resources in california can't drive up the price. so, there's

from farm to feast, stay tuned for more of the tempting tastes of california. >> welcome back to "california country." >> at the kitchen in sacramento, chefs are busy preparing tasty dishes using a vegetable that's increasing in popularity. california endives are showing up on more and more dinner plates. >> i mean, you see a lot of people use, uh, the endive as vessels. so they'll take just the leaf off and put things in it and serve it that way. uh, i think it has a lot of different uses. >> the chances are if this vegetable's on your plate, it's probably grown by california vegetable specialties, a company headquartered in the tiny hamlet of rio vista, between san francisco and sacramento. the first thing the owner did was give us a lesson in pronunciation. >> so what we grow here at cvs is spelled e-n-d-i-v-e. however, it'pronounced quite differently, and the correct pronunciation is this--on-deev. >> obviously, uh, rio vista, where rich works, is about as far away from france as you can get, so we tend to call it en-dive. now, i know rich is cringing in his seat as i say this, as he has

(applause) >> well, thank you and welcome to california. it's a great place to come and talk about solar energy because we are in the forefront of certainly the rest of the states, probably -- in fact, certainly in the western hemisphere, california is in the lead. and that's important. but being in the lead doesn't mean we've arrived at the goal. got a long way to go and i hope the work you do here, the conversations, the relationships that are formed can help advance the cause of solar energy and renewable energy or generally. back when i was governor the first time, that was a long time ago -- some of you folks weren't even born then -- not too many. i see a few gray hairs here who are hanging around. that was a long time ago, 38 years ago, as a matter of fact. very few people get to be governor 38 years after they first started. [laughter] >> with a 28-year hiatus. (applause) so, i guess i have to expiate my many political sins and i spent time in the wilderness. but i am back and i can reflect on how politics work, how it worked then,

they have to be delivered to california. and there is a commitment -- there is a commitment because of the direction of public officials among puc staff and managers to go forward with the buildout plan given the constraints that we have and the opportunities that we'll have. >> but you know what we mean by the green new deal. we talk about jobs and we talk about doing this as a city and local renewables and all this stuff that's so exciting. it's community. it's mandatory local hiring, not, you know, the prospect of good faith. it's real engagement. it's partnership with organized labor, you know. we still have the opposition of organized labor out there. and i know the labor council organizers tried to revisit it last night and we still have not worked out at those issues. so, we want to do this. we want to do what is in the ordinance. we want to do some of this stuff that was at the board. i mean, all this stuff -- i was coming in prepared to get real excited and it's just not happening. >> i'm still excited. i don't want

we invest gate california's laxed boating rules. here's chief investigative reporter tony cobe levgy. >> thank you for joining us. for the next 30 minutes we investigate exposing issues uncovering corruption and holding the powerful accountable. we begin with an investigation that exposed major problems with one of the nation's largest food distributors. problems after our hidden cameras uncovered secret storage places. we discovered major violations of state health code. the investigative unit taking you undercover. you'll see where we found food, raw meat, milk and other perishables sold to restaurants. investigative reporter vicky wynn has the picture, and video that forced the state to move in. >> reporter: don't eat before you swim. that's what mom and dad used to say. but at this san jose swim center, the source of the food could be the problem. for weeks now we've kept cameras on these outdoor unrefrigerated sheds across northern california. they're rented by cisco corporation. if you've ever dined out, you've probably eaten

our exchange is called cover california, cover california is an online marketplace where individuals can purchase health insurance. individuals who have incomes that are above the medi cal threshold and californians can buy health insurance on this stage. there are four standard tiers that will be offered, they're called bronze, silver, gold and platinum, the difference is their percentage of annual cost that is the health plan covers, bronze covers 60% of cost, silver, 70, gold, 80 and platinum, 90, there's a catastrophic plan that also will be available. there are sliding scale subsidies available to low-income individuals on covered california up to 400 % of poverty which is about 46 thousand dollars a year for a single adult. half of the individuals expected to get health insurance through covered california [inaudible] currently five health plans are approved for offering in san francisco under undercover california, they are anthem blue cross, blue shield, the chinese community health plan, health net and kaiser. technically, there is no mandate on employers to provide health i

, any person who's enrolled into covered california, they get 58 dollars, for every person you enroll, that's 58 dollars, so it could help support the enrollment. >> that sounds like the triple c bounty program, and again, i don't want to drop the ball on this because i would be really upset. if i get upset, i'm going to put a bug on campos's ear, and it will be contagious and you have a whole board of upset supervisors, so in your partnership with the mayor's office, loop us in, particularly those that are your partners that are working and representing the communities that are often left off the table. this is absolutely critical. thank you. >> yes. >> believe you me, it's a lot worse when you see supervisor cohen upset. i think the point though, one point that i will make and we talked earlier about the convening of the universal health care council which is a good thing, if it's so important, it's too bad that it's only happening three months before the implementation, and another point i think, it's like i wish we had had this discussion before adopting the budget of the departme

for "california country", i'm tracy sellers. so now thawe've learned about a couple of varieties of potatoes, the next question is what do we do with them? here's the chef with a couple of ideas for you. >> hi. i'm richard sluzarz, chef here at the grand hyatt san francisco. and one of the-- what we're gonna talk about today,r what we're gonna prepare today is mashed potatoes. and why--why we're gonna do mashed potatoes, it's something that is a very simple thing, but i know there's some times some people have some issues with mashed potatoes and, you know,why did mine tu out lumpy?" "why did they turn o--maybe not so, uh creamy?" and so en youake mashed potatoes--and we start re with russet potatoes. so we peel our russet tatoes, d then we dice them, and then we put them in a pot. and we start with cold water. and you always--when you're making mashed potatoes, you should always start with cold water. put a little salt in theater. and en we put it on the stove where we bring it up to a boil ok? and the important thing is again

caravana sin precedentes en california. miles de inmigrantes activistas llevan su grito de reforma a las puertas de uno de los influyentes congresistas republicanos. >>> y al pie de la orca, una familia mexicana desesperada, un sul estÁnue

and california does have the goal of 33% renewable energy. we have the goal of a million solar rooftops. we already have over 130,000 installations on homes and small businesses. so, we're looking at utility, scale, installation of olar, at homes, and businesses. so, wherever we can, we are encouraging it. we're number oned in the country. we're going to keep on going. it's very critical. now, i know from the idea to the execution to the secure realization, it takes a long time. and we have to have patience. we have to have staying power. so, that's the dilemma. we look at most of the countries. germany certainly an exception, but most are not stepping up to the plate. there is a complete disproportion between the knowledge and the magnitude of the knowledge about and the magnitude of climate change and what it's going to do to the way -- to our way of life and our response. the response is feeble compared to the challenge, and we've got to wake up to that fact. (applause) >> the challenge -- one of the challenges is climate change is not new

it's now headline news across california. "the san francisco chronicle," "the sacramento bee" all picking up on it. officials literally ran from our cameras. first, the reporting that has a lot of people talking. drew griffin tonight, keeping them honest. >> reporter: george aluno shouldn't even be in california's drug rehab business. he's been banned from billing medicaid since 2002. but it hasn't stopped him from billing the state of california. tim agendu is accused of fraudulent practices at his rehab clinic, but it hasn't stopped him from billing the state of california, either. >> and who are you? >> i'm drew griffin with cnn. your former employees say you're billing for services you're not providing. then there's this man, alexander ferdnand. it hasn't stopped him from coming to california, setting up a drug rehab clinic, and billing taxpayers. even though felons are barred from running drug medi-cal systems. how can a guy like you be operating a drug rehab program here in california? you were convicted in texas -- >>

it's one of the largest in california history. the fear now is that millions in northern california could lose their water and electricity. more now from al jazeera melissa chan. >> reporter: of course, there is concern about how all of this will affect the city of san francisco. i should caution there is no emanant danger. the city will not see blackouts but it is bad news that two hydroelectric power plans have had to be shut down. there are others means that the city can purchase electricity from elsewhere. the reservoir, the water supply for people of san francisco, there is worry that ash in the air could pollute the water but they could source water from other places. many people are probably wondering yosemite national park, if the fire is inside the park how much of the park has been affected? 11,000 acres just to give you context in terms of what that means, the entire park is 800,000 acres. if you do the math it's 1% of the park affected. hopefully with this declaration of the state of emergency that means more resources

california has a $407 billion debt, over $10,000 per citizen of california. the family has to make a budget and a lot to the give more money to a state that cannot manage its budget or expanding or instead. they don't have the money. that is why the sales tax is a working. if californians had the money, i'm a californian, we like to spend the money. if we don't have it we will be buying things. they will try to jab them even harder. neil: i do mind it. i'm not going to get into that. what i find odd is that far more creative coming up with ways to tax you than to just cut back on the spending. >> let's just get some proper context year. we are talking about is two years ago a bipartisan group of kind of california wise men including many business leaders came together and said we have to deal with the state fiscal situation because we keep having these s&ls. what it proposes to of restructure and broaden the sales tax which right now just hits goods and we now have an economy where some much money is spent on services. neil: you're right about that. but he's

in orange, california, and i'll be at usc this fall, and i get a chance to look out at a lot of young people like you, but i rarely get a chance to look out at a lot of young people who don't think i'm a crazy nut case, and i have to spend all semester convincing them that there are different ways to think besides the dominant liberal ideology. so glad to have you guys here. you've all been sitting in your chairs, and i know how edgy it gets, so i'd like you all to stand for just a moment, and we're going to do something completely crazy, and we're going to see the pledge of ahere januaries here if i would. are you ready? i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands. one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> thank you. >> isn't that nice? they knew the words. >> they did, i'm impressed. so how many of you said that when number grade school? do they still do that? did you mean it? raise your hand if you meant it. okay. want you to think about that. the united states actually does matter. and i don'

prison system the release will come as a mass hunger strike continues in some california prisons and update on both sides of the story later on in the show. good evening it's monday august fifth eight pm here in washington d.c. i marinate and you're watching our two. now new reports over the weekend from the guardian show that house members looking for more information about face the courts were turned down by the house intelligence committee repeatedly now according to these reports the house intel committee also considered censoring congressman alan grayson a florida for distributing guardian reports of n.s.a. slides this is information already published in a major international newspaper now to house members representative morgan griffiths of virginia and representative alan grayson repeatedly requested information about the n.s.a. from the house intelligence committee both congressmen were denied access by the committee which turned down their request with a secret voice vote which they said also they were not allowed to see now the two congressmen send their attempts to get info

california's teacher association said at a time when we're working hard in california to implement positive changes that ensure all students get a fair shot at a quality education, this top down move that excluded teacher input is absurd, counter-productive and divisive. >>> up next, the bathroom battle. transgender students will soon be able to use bathrooms and join the sports teams they feel match their gender identity. that's regardless of what's on their birth certificate. supporters say it gives transgender students a chance to fully participate in school. >> this is not people who are looking to get a thrill by going into the opposite gender bathroom. these are people who truly feel like they have belonged no the opposite gender bathroom all along. >> while they must provide physician proof, they feel there is room for abuse. they feel the law violates the privacy of students that they perceive are from the opposite gender. >>> and finally, more cuts to head start. last year head start shortened the year as a result of s sequestration. >> these programs are already on the shoestring

crimen sin fronteras, autoridades de estados unidos desarticulon banda en california relacionada al cartel de la familia de michoacÁn. >>> peregrinaciÓn en mÉxico termina en tragedia. >>> dos de los nueve jovenes detenidos en arizona permanecen en condiciones de tortura segÚn grupos de derechos humanos. >>> fundador de facebook apoya la reforma migratoria integral, hablamos con Él. >>> este es su noticiero univisiÓn, edicion nocturna con enrique acevedo e ilia caliddeÓ. >>> duro golpe a red de distribuciÓn de droga que involuc involucraba a pandilleros y miembros de la familia michoa n michoacÁna. >>> fue una de las operaciones mÁs grande y exitosas de los Últimos aÑos contra las pandilla de las mafia mexicana que opera en estados unidos, el golpe de hoy rompiÓ una alianza entre el cartel de la familia michoacÁna, y grupos de la mafia que apuran operan en la cÁrcel y grupos que operan en el sur de california. >>> la investigaciÓn duro mÁs de tres aÑos. >>> lo mÁs importante es que nosotros hacemos los Ángeles, nuestro paÍs un lugar mÁs seguro. >>> el cartel de la fami

the flood zone becomes for important because of the run off of california street. we have a lot of debris that comes down and floods the sewers. my wife and i are the only people out there cleaning up. and the acid put it in a building where there's gases without any ventilation the ventilation system is poor and the gas is lighter than the air floats in the air and burns easily. one of the other major problems there's a whole block of residential areas between california street and lake street. lake street is the sewer line for san francisco it has one sir, line. and you know the problem that i have is the lack of consideration of - a perfect storm earthquake prone, flood prone, people with burgers running around in a dental area and i live across the street with other people and people with children. and also number one the line goes right by with electrical wires constantly spashgz and repairs are made daily. that's a consideration all that other b.a. lesson of the flood zone won't flood it floods all the time. i think what at&t is could go is cost effective. sc

we look forward to seeing marriage took place here in california. i want to point out we had a great ruling so this is a wonderful day for the marriage equality. we look forward to make sure that marriage marmgz is restored here in california we continue this battle. and that political debate that changes in the hearts and minds of people in the california ruling we're very, very glad. thanks so much ♪ >> i am so looking forward to the street fair tomorrow. >> it is in the mission, how are we going to get there? we are not driving. >> well what do you suggest? >> there are a lot of great transportation choices in the city and there is one place to find them all, sfnta.com. >> sfmta.com. >> it is the walking parking, and riding muni and it is all here in one place. >> sitting in front of my computer waiting transportation options that is not exactly how i want to spend my saturday night. >> the new sfmta.com is mobile friendly, it works great on a tablet, smart phone or a lap top, it is built to go wherever we go. >> cool. >> but, let's just take t

because it's happening in california, it is big money. state and federal taxpayers are on the hook for tens of millions of dollars every single year. investigative correspondent drew griffin has this report. >> mr. aluno, drew griffin with cnn. george has run a taxpayer funded drug rehab business in southern california for the past six years, which is surprising because for the last 11 years he's been on a list of people banned from billing medicaid. convicted of student loan fraud, george should never have been allowed to even open this clinic called gb medical. i'm asking you a few questions. you seem to be the center of fraud allegations. >> no. >> have you been faking signatures onto sheets of paper and billing the state for the money? guess what else? he is facing felony criminal charges for ripping off the state. allegedly getting paid by taxpayers to rehab drug abusers who weren't even there. excuse me, sir, how can you bill the state for clients that don't exist? just one second, sir. we never saw him again. his drug rehab busines

welcome to this week in northern california. joining me for insights and analysis of news from the week are craig miller. michael montgomery. and carla marinucci. two prominence speakers came to san francisco this week tackling tough issues and between rating national headlines. attorney general eric holder and hillary clinton. they both addressed the annual meeting of the american bar association. clinton criticized what she sees as an erosion of the voting rights taking sharp aim at north carolina's now voter i.d. law. >> that progress, that historical progress towards a more perfect union will go backwards instead of forwards. >> so, carla, we'll talk in a moment about eric holder. let's discuss hillary clinton. this is just the first speech in a series she will have in the coming months. what else is she expected to talk about. what is the san francisco as the kick-off for the 2016 presidential run. >> when you look at the buzz she got, you look at the attention, there's no question that people were looking at what they see

janet napolitano takes reins at university of california next month. selected to be the first female president of the uc system. recall that protesters interrupted her confirmation in july. there are concerns about her views on immigration and deportation, according to them. we have been following the saga at city college of san francisco for you on class action. there's a new twist this week. the city of san francisco is now standing up for its city college and suing to restore the school's academic standing. the largest city college in an ongoing battle with a commission that threatens to yank accreditation. he's asking a judge to block the commission from taking further action. the city attorney has filed a separate lawsuit against the board of governors of the california community colleges, saying they're the ones that should be judging accreditation and not handing the job over to another agency. the saga will continue from there. that's going to do it for us today. a quick note, see all of our "class action" stories the nbcbayarea.com/classaction

pitch - blanca ---los activistas partieron desde varias ciudades de california... take map ...incluyendo san jose, sacramento y los angeles; y viajaron hasta la oficina del congresista republicano "kevin mccarthy" en bakersfield; take vo donde le pidieron que apoye el proyecto de reforma aprobado por el senado en junio, que legalizaria ... roll open under ...a unos 11 millones de indocumentados que viven en el pas. take 2 box ---mayra tostado nos cuenta mas, adelante mayra. 0:01 0:10 0:30 1:42 intro ---buenas noches, asi es.. los activistas dicen que mccarthy y los republicanos son el mayor obstaculo para reformar el sistema migratorio y piden que escuchen sus plegarias. pkg el movimiento para lograr una reforma migratoria suena cada vez mas fuerte en california. centenares de vehiculos en todo el estado se dirigieron hoy a bakersfield para exigir ante la oficina del congresista republicano kevin mccarthy que la camara de representantes apruebe una reforma antes de que finalice el aÑo. "l tiene mucha influencia, es el que decide o que exige como deben de votar tod

but in the state of california, under california law, you don't need to be the actual perpetrator of the crime to end up with a life sentence, nor do you need -- >> i want to talk about what you just said and richard earlier. the department of corrections describes the sentence in your son's unit very differently to say the least than what you're describing and what others have said. she says solitary, what richard said, doesn't exist. >> they get out to showers, they go out to visiting, they go out to the law library, and they have activities. they're not just sitting there doing nothing. >> richard, again, she seems to agree with you. she says it's not that bad. >> exactly, the truth is that as they come out for showers, as they go to yards, as they go to law library and counseling, they're allowed out of their cell into a common area shared with seven other cells. during that period, they can look face-to-face, and inmates touch pinkies because human contact is important. so they stop and they talk to one another, which they can also do when in their cells, though they can't see e

many of these are to build new california based renewable supply. quite a few of which have launched just in the last six months, that's again new renewable energy supply being built to serve our customers in california, that's what's happening with our agency, we're creating new jobs and creating more renewable energy under the grid under long term 20 and 25 year contract, our most recent power supply contract is with cal time for sonoma produced geothermal pow e it has 578 employees in northern california and their local construction programs have employed more than 1200 union workers. as a public agency, we're proud to be able to support union workers and prevailing wage workers. we've already begun local build o*ut from the solar installation, we've identified new sites for solar at transportation port and is non-profit organizations within our service area, they're in early planning stages, we provide service to almost 2 thousand net energy metering customer that is are generating their own power on their rooftops getting power to our load and