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

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

(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,

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

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

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

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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

, 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

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

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

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 -- >>

, the government of california decides to dohat. when i hire somebody like having a kid. i pour concrete. i get a building. i put people in the building. they come building. they come in. get a five-year stock option and i they are expecting five years of growth and that their stock net them money so they have part of the pie. when you're flipping back an forth and every day you see television somebody with a new idea, economy is going sideways because we're doing bad things in washington, when you're in that kind of environment you don't hire people. don't have babies. you can't do that inan uncertain world. melissa: t.j., thank you so much for coming on. appreciate your time. good thought >> you're welcome, thank you. melissa: what did he say to me, there was mixture of things which is typical of liberal drift develop? >>> next on "money," alarming reports that the assad regime is using chemical weapons, claims that more than a thousand civilians were slaughtered in a poison gas attack. we have the latest details on a chilling sit

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

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 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 situatn because we keep having these ss. what it proposes to of restructure and broad the sales tax whicright now just hits goods and we now have an economy where some much money is spent on services. ne: you're right about that. but he's not saying

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

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

for "california country," i'm tracy sellers. so deanne's growing luffas year-round now, and she is a great tour guide, let me tell you. so if you get a chance, go visit hdr on the central coast. she's great. coming up next, we meet a farmer and a chef that have built a special farm friendship. see what brought them together coming up after the break. >> welcome back to "california country." you know, one of the fastest growing areas in the cheese market is the goat cheese section. and we met one farmer who just got into the business that thinks she has found the secret to success. here in northern california, one family is taking their farming roots and creating an international sensation. but they're also getting a little help from these girls, too. huh, buddy? these girls are just part of another day at the office for deneanashcraft and her husband mark. and their office is north valley farms in cottonwood, where it's not hard to see the herd in charge here. >> yes, they're all different and they're just very, very smart and v

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

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

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 solar, we're looking at individual 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

still continues with that chance of a thunderstorm in northern california, northeast california, but it gradually just moves out of here. as it does, things begin to get back to more typical august- type weather. fog forecast in the morning, a lot of fog in the livermore valley. we start off with more fog than we've seen and we end up cool. look where the reds are, far east. the reds are 90's. oranges are 80's. so lots of 70's tomorrow. upper 70's, low 80's. but it's going to be cooler tomorrow. back to school, starting cool tomorrow, all the last couple of weeks, people getting ready to go back to school. tomorrow, kids' first day. 61 degrees at 8 a.m. 91 in clear lake tomorrow. 81 in vacaville. not as hot as you'd expect for this time of year. 90 in brentwood. 86 in livermore. air quality all right. a nice little breeze. upper 70's in santa clara valley. mid 80's down towards gilroy. then along the coast, fog and temperatures in the upper 50's. low 60's elsewhere. here we go with instability, in the position of that low pressure, leaving the area. so we're gonna start to stabilize