>> coming up on "california cotry"...meet the boy on the label that is now the man in charge. and wait until you see what they're growing at one farm. trust me, you'll want to stay tuned for that. plus, we're getting giddy for goats. and our grocery store guru is back with some inside tips on picking potatoes. it's all ahead, and it starts now. [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] >> welcome to "california country." i'm your host, tracy sellers. our first story today involves a family that has taken the lessons of the past to ensure success today and in the future as well. take a walk through your average produce aisle these days and there are more choices than ever, but one farm has a very eye-catching marketing strategy to entice you. and it all has to do with the bright picture of a lile boy named andy. but have you ever stopped to wonder, who is this andy boy guy anyway? >> andy boy's my father, andy d'arrigo, he's the face on the label and a lot of people ask, is there an andy boy and i say, yes, there is. >> who is this? >> yep. it's me. >> oh. ha

the crime and we're not executing the same person. in california, everyone who has been executed has been 20 years after the crime and you are not executing the same person. people do change. from my observation of the victims' family members, and nothing that there is anything that execution can do for them. i think they come there with high hopes that they will somehow feel better, and that they will somehow be able to close this event, and you just -- it just does not happen. these are horrifying crimes. my heart goes out -- out to the victims' families. >> would you say that the instances -- instances of the executions, or any of these meritorious? did you see someone put to death that he thought was innocent? >> not in the cases that i dealt with. the things i oversaw, and guilt or innocence was not a question. in one case, it was the intention and not whether they were innocent or guilty of the crime. >> nevertheless, you arrive with the same feelings that the man from mississippi talked about, having gone through this process. >> i arrive at the same conclusion. i started

prosecutions in california county and in other states. and they have quietly abandoned the death penalty even though they have not explicitly said that this is what they are doing. >> do you feel that -- the district attorney that we have, gason, -- gaston, fits into this category? >> i will have to see what happens. >> i will go to john thompson. we were talking about how often, you have public opinion polls on the death penalty but the last -- the wrong question is asked, do you support the death penalty or something like that. can you elaborate on this? >> this is a tricky question that we have been tricked into believing, so that people say, do you support the death penalty. this is a trick question. you will not put yourself in that position of being placed under arrest based on these reports. we ask you if you support this and eliminates you automatically. if you ask that same question in a different way, meaning the use of what the state killing you, that is the question. you have no control over the death penalty. he is the only one to make this decision. he is the only o

website. if you sell something on the website to the customer in california and have a store in california, you have to create sales tax on the online sale as well as in your store. that is pretty straightforward. the other way that in texas is created, according to existing tax code, is if you have people working on your behalf -- sales agents or affiliate's who are driving business, who are, in effect, selling for you on your behalf in the state. amazon has over 10,000 affiliate's in the state driving business to amazon every single day. what ab 153 would do is state very clearly that those affiliate's relationships, the sales agents for them sun and others, create business in the state and therefore should collect sales tax. amount to briefly explain the notion of the affiliate's and sales agent. there are affiliate's who are, for instance, schools. mice -- my son's school was an amazon affiliate's. they said if we went to the website and bought a copy of the book the fifth grade class was reading, amazon would give them a little kick back. authors do this themselves to sell

california state to pass a budget, approve a budget, and, you know, i doubt that that will happen but there are surprises sometimes. i know that the governors may revise. i hope that people out there are supporting that because even though it doesn't solve all our problems, at least it's taking a step in the right direction of dealing with some really huge deficits that exist in a real practical way. either way, the may revise was actually better for us so we're hoping that if they stay with that, it will help. our number one goal will be to try to bring back as many of our employees as possible. we still have layoff notices and a lot of our employees -- i doubt we'll be bringing back every single employee but we'll do our best and luckily we saved a lot of our money from last year. the jobs bill, the city has given us money for this coming year and without that money, our layoffs would have been probably double or triple what they are today. so things look bad but in relative terms to everybody else in the state, i'm proud to say that this budget, we're doing better than most in the

sot pilar niño dice; "se acerca un dia crucial para california...ma s adelante les cuento por que" take sot full ===en vivo, cubriendo toda el area de la bahia, noticiero telemundo 48 a las seis pm, primero en la noticia==== topvo ---en medio de una crisis presupuestaria, la violencia se crece y acecha a los habitantes de la ciudad de san jos... ---durante un tiroteo ocurrido anoche hubo un muerto y varios heridos... cu - anchor noti intro --- muy buenas tardes y bienvenidos a noticiero telemundo 48 a las seis, les saluda cesar bayona......... cu ---se registr en san jos el asesinato numero 25 del aÑo... take vo ---ocurri esta madrugada sobre la calle oxton drive al sureste de la ciudad... ---segun la policia, al llegar los agentes al lugar de los hechos encontraron a la victima sin vida con disparos de bala... ---sin embargo, al comenzar la averiguacin se enteraron de que habia otras tres victimas con heridas de bala que por su propia cuenta fueron a un hospital cercano para ser tratadas... para uno de ellos las lesiones no fueron graves y la condicion de los otros dos se descon

purchases in california. the story from nannette miranda in sacramento. >> reporter: most retailers with a store front in california like the avid reader are happen by governor brown signed the bill that forces out-of-state internet sites to start collecting sales tax from residents. they thought it was unfair customers could essentially get a discount for buying items tax free online while stores have to charge a sales tax. >> why should the brick and mortar person have to operate at a disadvantage when they do the hiring and support the local economy and amazon doesn't. >> the the law previously only required retailers with a physical presence in california to collect a sales tax. etailers like overstock.com and amazon.com got away with not collecting the money because they don't have a store front in the state. but the etailers contract out with 25,000 small businesses based in california known as affiliates which provide links to sites like amazon and overstock. now, that the new law is forcing sites to start collecting the sales tax from california residents, buying from california af

number of california schools face insolvency. could new proposals stabilize state funding for education? a shakeup at muni leaves the bay area's largest transit agency poised for big changes. and the effect of global warming on our treasured national parks. coming up next. >>> good evening, everyone, i'm scott shafer sitting in tonight for belva davis. welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me on our news panel tonight is rachel gordon, city hall reporter for "the san francisco chronicle." ana tintocalis, education reporter from the "california report" on kqed public radio and wyatt buchanan. sacramento bureau reporter for "the san francisco chronicle." wyatt, let's begin with you. it's been a few days since state legislators found out they're not going to get paid until they passed a balanced budget. how do they like working for free? >> they don't. nobody is happy about this decision, but the reactions came in different ways from different folks. mostly democrats came out and criticized it. republicans stayed either quiet or said, you know, okay, this is -- we're okay

himself. fork cases where the person has two prior convictions, they would go to the california supreme court for further review, and four justices on the california supreme court would need to approve the governor's action in that case. the california supreme court spends over 1/3 of their time working on death penalty cases, and they are under enormous pressure financially. the entire judicial system is. while we do not know what the supreme court would do, it would certainly be a huge relief to them to have these death penalty cases go away. after the death sentences had been converted to life without parole, it would be a question of reclassifying the inmates and moving them into other high- security prisons across california. then, the question of where they were in the appellate process would have to be addressed by the courts. in fact, both people -- most people on death row are still waiting for attorneys to be appointed, so in most cases, their appeals have not even begun. not most, 45%. they do not have habeas counsel, and many do not even have their first appellate at

. when you adopt a child from foster care, just being there makes all the difference. >> "california country" is brought to you by the following partners. allied insurance, a member of the nationwide family of companies, which also includes nationwide insurance. on your side. and the california farm bureau federation. >> coming up next on "california country," go behind the scenes of one of the most recognized food companies in cali@ornia. then learn about the important ingredient in this italian favorite. next, meet the family that is putting the fun back in fungi. and learn a great new recipe you can make today. it's all ahead, and it starts now. [ctioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] welcome to the show. i'm your host tracy sellers. so, have you eer wondered, "what does it take to stay fresh in the world of agriculture?" well, one dried fruit company thinks they have found the answer. and they would know. they've been growing strong in the business more than a century now. this time of year, there's only one thing on marysville farmer sam nevis' mind--gettin

y dirigente del pri. >>> mientras al empresario y ex alcalde de tijuana baja california, jorge continúa declarando en ciudad de méxico. elementos de la agencia federal de investigaciones. su esposa d describió que pasaron cajón por cajón. >>> no había nada irregular >>> con esto, puede constatar que es como cualquier familia normal. >>> el empresario detalle mido en su casa junto a 10 personas más el elementos del ejército aseguraron 88 armas de fuego y 9.000 cartuchos. cargo que hans ron rechazó en un comunicado que leyó su esposa. >>> como a las 5 de la mañana me dicen que me pare frente a una armas que estaban en el piso y me tomaron fotos armas que nunca había visto y que no reconozco. >>> para esta periodista y biógrafo de la familia hanks los cargos no son suficientes. >>> hay documentos de investigaciones abiertas en el gobierno estados unidos que lo vinculan a carteles de la droga, a lavado de dinero, evasión fiscal. juegos de azar de una manera manipulada al trafico de especies animales y algunas exóticas. >>> la reacción de la clase política no se han

hit on some familiar themes today. >> reporter: the budge of the state of california remains in limbo tonight. today in san francisco, governor jerry brown said he is sticking to his guns. >> you have republicans, you have democrats. >> reporter: the governor spoke at a convention tore but said little if anything that he hasn't before. >> still fund your own veto, you have to stand with your friends which i like to do. but we also have to stand with california. >> reporter: his speech followed a combative news conference. >> we are here to make it clear once and again that the reason that there is no budget deal is that the governor, the democratic majority in the legislature and their allies refuse to allow the voters the opportunity to reform pensions and control state over spending. >> democratic president steinburg was quick to respond. >> talk about a drill. that was the drill's drill outside a governor's office. on a thursday before the weekend to bring out the same old tired, tired rhetoric again. >> reporter: the fiscal year ends again. >> we need to know what his pack u

for california purchases. and we are live with the story tonight. >> the new law known as nama ya -- ammaston tax supposed to add $200 million per year to state coffers. critics say the new law is a loss of jobs. most retailer was a store front in california like the avid reader, are happy the governor signed a bill forcing out of state sites to start collecting sales tax from residents, always felt waits unfair customers could get a discount for buying items tax-free online, and stores have to charge a sales tax. >> why should a person operate at a ts advantage. they're the one that's do local hiring and pay local property tax that's support police and fire and other services? and amazon doesn't? >> the law only previously required retailers with a presence in california to collect a sales tax. e-tailers got away with not collecting the money because they zront a store front on his state. they contract with 25,000 known as affiliates, providing links to sites. now that the new law is forcing sites to start collecting sales tax from california residents, buying from affiliates, e

california, or do you think it is part of our general fund effort? >> it is a whole mix of things. there's a special california code creating landscaping and lighting district. there are a number of municipalities that have those. there are some districts, some municipalities have parcel taxes dedicated to trees. there are some places where it is part of the general fund responsibility. some places are largely private responsibilities except for trees that are fronting public buildings. in california, it is a whole hodgepodge. outside of california, it is mostly municipal responsibility. i grew up in minneapolis. all the trees were maintained by the park board. all the street trees. the cardboard had their own tax levy liked the school district does. they could levy property taxes in order to pay for this things, but that is not an option in california. supervisor avalos: ok, thank you. appreciate that. >> the tree maintenance plan, the plan is to relinquish 3700 healthy, recently approved, or established trees to property owners over seven years. 3400 trees are ready to relinquis

polls consistently show that when california voters are offered the choice between the death penalty and the option of life without possibility of parole, voters prefer the option of life without parole. a poll was done in 2009 by a professor at uc santa cruz where he asked about replacing the death penalty with a sentence of life without parole with work and restitution, whether it is people -- with the people sentenced to life without parole would be required to work and some of the restitution would go to victims, and 2/3 of californians chose the option of life without parole and preferred that alternative. there is very strong support among voters for replacing the death penalty. in terms of how it would work, the governor has absolute authority to change any criminal sentence he wants, and that includes a death sentence, which he has the power to convert with -- convert to life without possibility of parole. the governor would take that action, most cases would completely end with him. he could change those sentences himself. fork cases where the person has two prior co

expect more on the way. >> this deserves applause. >> we're making progress in california. the statue was enacted by the voters and it will take the voters working together to into the death penalty in california. this is a very daunting task. although the initial process gave people a voice in politics, this has turned into a situation where money has a voice in politics. this is going to be a challenge to raise the funds that we need to actually mount an initiative campaign with the death penalty, but we're getting closer and closer every day. the people of california are ready to end the death penalty. a couple of weeks ago we were able to do a poll on the question of the governor converting all of these 713 death sentences to life without possibility of parole, and a change would save the city california $1 billion in five years. 63% of the voters support this idea across the entire state. every region of the state had a majority of support. a majority of republicans and democratic voters support this idea. 63%, ready for the governor to take everyone off of death row. this

really meet the needs of all of california. the governor took a positive for step by canceling the project to build a new death row. in his statement, the governor said that this is unconscionable, to spend money on death row inmates as we cut funding for the disabled. it is unconscionable to spend $1 on the death penalty at all when we are cutting a vital services in the state. if we cut the death penalty and save $1 billion, this money would be much better used on law enforcement and education. we need to keep working together to get this message to the governor, to ask him right now to take action to convert all of these death sentences. and we will build momentum and the support that we need to actually put this on the ballot and into the death penalty in california. this goes down to where we started this conversation, whether this attorney would pursue the death penalty. the d.a. should not be asked to change between life -- choose between life and death. we are the voters to have to take responsibility and take this power away from them. >> are you aware of any other city ot

california.---la querella pretendia acabar con un beneficio que, desde el año 2001, permite que los jovenes que estudiaron 3 años en una preparatoria de california y se graduaron, paguen la misma colegiatura reducida que pagan los residentes del estado. ---"ramon adame" nos cuenta cómo recibieron esta decisión los activistas comunitarios y estudiantiles... ra sin lugar a duda, la postura de la corte suprema de los estados unidos fue seguir avalando una medida que esta vigente desde el 2001. y al ignorar esta demanda, los estudiantes indocumentados seguiran pagando las mismas cuotas en colegios comunitarios, asi como las universidades de california o las estatales. la ley "ab-540", fue promulgada en el este caso sale a flote en momentos en que los democratas buscan revivir la llamada ley o propuesta del sueÑo americano que pretende legalizar a mas de dos millones de estudiantes, aunque se calcula que solo unos 800-mil cumplirian con los requisitos. ---la ultraderecha estadounidense forÓ el denominado "partido del É" o "tea party"... y ahora los latinos quieren organizarse bajo el llama

business. what mayor ed lee has to say. >>> california's fiscal year ends thursday changes needed to pass the budget we will check with fiona mah coming up next. >> out the door t a little less -- a little less fog than yesterday, more sun, slightly warmer temperatures details in just a few minutes ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> beautiful morning welcome back. >>> we have the pride parade, alameda county fair, sports going on jim bernard what is weather going to be like for today? >> we've got sunshine coming your way for this afternoon it is already starting to break out across the city, we will give way to mostly sunny skies temperatures a degree or two warmer than yesterday but nothing dramatic we see the golden gate shrouded in low clouds and fog but that too is lifting as we speak we see breaks around the edges and for the pride parade today, mostly sunny, temperatures in the mid- 60s down on market street as the ball game as well over at at&t park, sunshine this afternoon mid-60s mostly sunny skies, inland a degree or two warmer than yesterday that will put us into the low 80s while we see

definition. >>> a bank robbery in southern california, a suspect found in the bay area. how officers tracked the vehicle here. >>> the latest numbers show americans are still concerned about the economy. the president's message to americans. >> it is supposed to help kids, but now the state is stepping in. why a popular childcare facility is being accused of putting the children in jeopardy. good evening, i'm dana king. >> and i'm ken. we begin tonight with a dwping story out of san francisco. >> police shot and killed a bank robbery suspect and late tonight, we learned details about the man. grace lee is near buena vista park. >> the fbi calls him the exbandit and it will become clear why they are calling him that. the bank heist came to an end right here. you can see the scene very active behind me still. there are bullets all across buena vista way and the suspect's car is full of gun shots. what happened earlier this evening is that they tipped off the san francisco police department. they said that this wanted bank robber from irvine was in the area. the fbi managed to track him

california marched up and down spreading the news letting same sex couples know that they can now get married in new york. people were shouting the news on street corners and they are hopeful prop 8 will be declared unconstitutional. same-sex couples say new york's vote is an emotional moment. >> i've been watching it the last week and a half and was worried it was going to be a bad pride, but it's going to be an awesome pride. >> the waiter came in and said, new york passed gay marriage! >> i cried. i'm excited. >> in california, we're waiting on the case proving that proposition 8 is unconstitutional to restore marriage equality. >> right now the future of same-sex marriage in california is in the hands of the 9th circuit court of appeals. it is deciding if prop 8 is constitutional. while that plays out, same-sex couples are gaining marriage rights, new york being the latest. it's something that will be celebrated all through pride weekend. >> obviously there was a lot of celebrating, but any sense of disappointment that california is still struggling with this issue, jean? >> repor

and into the death penalty in california. this goes down to where we started this conversation, whether this attorney would pursue the death penalty. the d.a. should not be asked to change between life -- choose between life and death. we are the voters to have to take responsibility and take this power away from them. >> are you aware of any other city other than san francisco, where an elected district attorney has announced that they will have a policy of not using the death penalty in a state where this is the law? >> i am not aware of any district attorney who has this explicit policy but we have had conversations with many different attorneys with problems with the death penalty, and we have seen in changing what they do, scaling back dramatically the number of death penalty prosecutions in california county and in other states. and they have quietly abandoned the death penalty even though they have not explicitly said that this is what they are doing. >> do you feel that -- the district attorney that we have, gason, -- gaston, fits into this category? >> i will have to s

>> comg up next on "california country.. it's crunch time as we dig up what goes into one of our favorite snacks... and you don't even have to leave your car to see how farming is blossoming in one part of the state this time of year... then we put the "fun" back ifungi with tips from an expert. it's all ahead and starts now. [captioninmade possible by california farm bureau federation] >> welcome to the show. i'm your host tracy llers. we're in the beautiful mountains of el dorado county today, which is just a short drive away from sacramento. andhat brings us to our first story. if you're anything like me, you've probably consumed this next produce item at let once this week. that's because it's been called america's favorite vegeble. but we like to call it a reason to get our hands dirty and meet some real potato pioneers. with their adaptability and versatility, it's wonder potatoes are a fan favorite. bad, mashed, diced, or scalloped, no matter how you slice it, from potato chips to french fries d almost anything in between, the potato has been a staple of our diet throughou

southern california woman accused of kidnapping the four month old grand daughter and claiming that the child was hers appeared in the courtroom. she was convicted of kidnapping and residential burglary . she sneaked in her son's house and abducted rammy from the crib. the grandmother was arrested in southern california with the baby who was not hurt. the grandmother is held on five million dollars bail. five-days in the disappearance of an east bay nursing student hayward police say there is a person of interest in the case. michelle le went missing over the weekend from the kaiser hospital in hayward. >> we have learned that that person of interest is gizzle esteban. she was one of michelle le's best friend. on saturday, police searched giselle esteban's apartment and seized cell phone and computer. they arrested esteban and brought her for questioning. >> that doesn't mean more are not going to come to light. >> police released esteban without charging her. she was a close friend of michelle le. they went from carmel high school. they were friends when le followed her to be a nur