commissioner walker: that is permitted? >> i think so. >> a similar question, was the wood for domestic hot water supply or heat as well? -- was the boiler for domestic hot water supply or heat as well? >> it was both. since that was the case, when we had the fire, we just demo the whole thing. >> thank you. when you did the rebuild, the heating system was installed and a domestic hot water supply system was installed. >> that was part of the building permit. >> at the time, there was no reminder of an outstanding violation? >> no, because there was no violation. i told one of the inspectors back then that the boiler was put down. i did not realize that i had a violation at that time. there was no violation because the boiler is not there anymore. how do you get fined for something that the trouble is not there? i mean, the boiler is gone. >> because the apartment building was vacant after the fire and because it was reoccupied, was there an inspection, and that was passed before it took place? it is not occupied now? >> i

middle class and gender elsewhere scott walker's agenda is costing fellow republicans their jobs or may as recall actions against republican state senators are slated to begin next month it was cancer of public and already has a dirty little schemed about the upcoming recall elections as a letter from a republican party chairman read we need to make sure democrat challengers face primaries to allow republicans time to mount a campaign as in they need to run fake democrats in local elections to disrupt real democrats from winning. so as the people of wisconsin are trying to throw republicans out of office of the recall elections wisconsin republicans are trying to undermine our electoral system so are there no limits to how low republicans will go to an out of power in that state or more on this i'm joined by mike pate sconce and democrats welcome mike thanks for having me great to have you with us first of all hoovervilles walkerville tell me what's going on with this story is this just you know some kids who are having a good time camping in the park or is this turning into a major

signed a new republican budget bill to tackle that state's deficits caused by governor walker's tax breaks for corporations and millionaires and billionaires so how does walker's bill reduce the deficit the republican way of course by cutting eight hundred. and dollars from public schools in the state and directing those savings to even more corporate tax breaks for the two hundred fifty million was cut from state universities seventy million size from tax rules but walker may have other problems on his hands beyond a backlash from students walker's right hand man on the state supreme court and in fact his mentor justice david prosser is facing allegations that he choked out of other supreme court justice and walsh brady bradley excuse me in her legal chambers two weeks ago you may remember the processor is the guy who narrowly won reelection to the state's high court last month after twelve thousand votes mysteriously appeared in waukesha county to put him over the top and it was his decisive ruling that allowed governor walker's controversial anti-union law to survive a legal chal

commissioner walker: great. commissioner lee: thank you. >> thank you. >> is there any public comment? item three. the next item on the agenda, item four, public comment. >> good morning, commissioners. i'm a 30-year resident of san francisco. i would like to read a prepared statement. with the one interruption. i would like to begin by thanking president hechanova for stopping by the department, meeting some of the staff, and i've had the distinct pleasure of seeing commissioner walker and commissioner murphy. i first came before you two months ago and made two increase. one regarding an additional deputy director and how a additional deputy director was created. the other inquiry was a request to know have no homhow many directives have been issued. i appeared one month ago to hear the result of those inquiries. nothing had been done. i used to the director of malfeasance for failure to provide written directive to staff. the director is not pulling the functions required by her position. i'm here today to fir

commissioner walker: thank you. commissioner lee: we're back to the original motion, 90 days. >> president lee? >> yes. commissioner walker:? >> yes. commissioner murphy:? >> yes. >> commissioner mar? >> yes. >> the motion carries. next item is item e, which is public comment. this is public comment for the abatement appeals hearing. seeing none, we have item f, which is adjournment. commissioner lee: ok, we will adjourn for 10 minutes and we will reconvene as the bic. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> i'm your host of "culturewire," and today, here at electric works in san francisco. nice to see you today. thanks for inviting us in and showing us your amazing facility today. >> my pleasure. >> how long has electric works been around? >> electric works has been in san francisco since the beginning of 2007. we moved here from brisbane from our old innovation. we do printmaking, gallery shows, and we have a fabulous retail store where there are lots of fun things to find. >> we will look at all of that as we walk around.

commissioner walker: i have a question. maybe it has been answered in previous reports, but the seismic retrofitting budget and our actual are significantly different. were we estimating more people would be taking advantage of a voluntary retrofitting program? >> yes, but that is not in this funding. we had -- i do not have the figures of how many permits have been issued, but it is a small amount. commissioner walker: it is underperforming what we anticipated we would be getting as a result of the voluntary program? that is a good thing to look at because it is pretty significant. being under revenue, just for that particular thing. >> we can report back on that. >> is there any public comment on item 9a? seeing none, -- oh. >> good morning. member of the san francisco coalition for responsible growth. i just want to commend you for the to stop you will be hauling, began with the electrical, because we have been behind and we have been trying to get appointments with them. like the building department, which are great. we

. >> commissioner walker? >commissioner walker: yes. >> commissioner lee? commissioner lee: yes. >> commissioner murphy? commissioner murphy: no. >> four to one. thank you. item six. report on the progress for setting standards for gray water systems, including permit approval for dbi and coordination with the puc. >> good morning, commissioners, vice president mar. chief plumbing inspector, san francisco. i've been asked to come and speak as part of rainwatgray wa. i have been working with the puc for the past two years now, incorporating a manual for homeowners, customers, contractors that want to start installing the re water systems. one of the things i have right now is a draft that explains how systems are to be installed. it with dbi and the plumbing department, we realized it is expensive to do the systems. one of the things in the manual is the type of plan check of the type of systems that are installed, due to the fact that we have properties that are one on top of another. planchette is one of the important things to have done tree will save con

walker ruled last september that a ban against same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. in a hearing yesterday, lawyers representing anti-same sex groups argued that walker, who is openly gay, should have disclosed the fact that he was in a long-term same-sex relationship and stood to benefit from the ruling in favor of gay marriage. they argued that walker never should have been presiding over the case in the first place. ware released an order that declared the fact judge vaughn walker, "shared some of the personal circumstances and characteristics and could be affected by the outcome of a proceeding in the same way other members of the general public could be affected is not a basis for recusal or disqualification." >> the opinion soundly reject the specious arguments made based on nothing more than stereotypes. >> reporter: ware said the fact that walker had been in a same-sex relationship for the past ten years did not mean he was so interested in getting married that he wouldn't have been able to be impartial. part of the legal team that worked to overturn the same

and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture as a huge victory for wisconsin governor scott walker after his union busting build up a stamp of approval from the state's highest court so what does all this mean for was throngs and public workers and more importantly believe or movement here in america and the grand jury hearings in the wiki leaks case continues today so what will the justice department dig up against julian assange and is it a all part of a larger war against whistleblowers. all you need to know this a major development in the wisconsin labor battle lasting last night yesterday evening as governor scott walker's union busting bill is now the law of the land so what exactly happened now although a lower court did decide to belong to walker's budget repair bill from going into effect the wisconsin supreme court yesterday evening decided to overturn that ruling effectively making it completely illegal for state workers in wisconsin to collectively bargain now don't forget that we're talking about wisconsin here this is the birthplace of collective bargaining rights now

walker revealed he was in a relationship with another after. walker should have recused himself before the trial because he and his partner stood to benefit from the verdict. >> instead of revealing the facts to the partis and the counsel, judge walker kept them to himself even though the subject matter presented an issue in which judge walker and his partner had a direct interest. >> the retired judge never said he wants to marry. others say walker is challenged because he is gay. >> sacramento for a moment. governor brown is getting frustrated with the republicans, brown pleaded for republicans to compromise on the budget plan. he is hoping to solve the state's deficit by extending temporary taxes. but for that he needs republicans to support a special election. >> the legislature has in its hands to do right by california. we cant do it with just a majority party. we need four republican votes. >> he said he will have to balance want budget with 10 billion in cuts. republicans say the labor unions that support brown are unwilling to present

para considerar que habría algún conflicto de interés debido a que "walker" es gay. ---los demandantes argumentaron que la decision de "walker" deberia ser anulada ya que el magistrado podria beneficiarse de su propio dictamen si en un futuro decidiera casarse con su pareja. ---el proximo mes de septembre, el tribunal supremo de justicia de california sostendra una audiencia para determinar si los impulsores de la "proposicion 8" tienen derecho de apelar el fallo de "walker", el cual determinó que la "proposicion 8" viola los derechos constitucionales. --enseguida en noticias univision 14...--la mujer latina con quien el ex- gobernador de california habria tenido un hijo fuera del matrimonio... rompio el silencio. le contamos que revelo... al volver. ---el presidente "barack de costa a costa... y en todo el país, para detener a quienes no usan el cinturón de seguridad. abróchate el cinturón de seguridad siempre, de día y de noche, o serás multado. no importa quién seas o dónde vivas. ellos están alerta. la policía multa para salvar vidas. abrochado o multa

list of people to screw as part of his new overhaul plan of the state's fear industry governor walker is trying to make it illegal for small craft beer brewers to sell their product directly to a restaurant or bar instead of forcing them to go through a middleman wholesale distributor just like the big mega multi-state corporations like miller coors after do fact millett corps played in solitary girl role in shaping the proposal that benefits them and other giant beer corporations but screws over their smaller competitors so much for government looking out for small businesses so how will this latest corporate power grab unfold and what can we expect in the upcoming recall which is for some answers on this i'm joined by john nichols russian correspondent with the nation magazine john welcome. it's great to be with you it's a thank you very much what's behind this move against craft beers. well i know it sounds pretty bizarre that in all these struggles over everything from collective bargaining to local democracy to voting rights we've got a crowd here a fight and the fact the matter

alternately brought to power people like scott walker and the republicans in the state it was. no irony in words so well. let's be clear these folks never believed in capitalism they never believed in free enterprise what they believed in is monopolistic situation and make sure that they always win and the way they do that is by buying power and scott walker is really at the forefront of their national project he is somebody who with his legislative allies that fitzgerald brothers who run on the assembly and state senate in wisconsin is entirely willing to craft a budget designed to reward wall of their aid to play campaign contributors and in this craft brewing issue is really just one easy to understand example of how it works but there are literally dozens throughout the budget it's incredible now if we could just shift to the primaries here are the elections that are coming up. something i'm totally baffled by why would the democrats allow primaries and why would they run multiple candidates for these seats that that may open up if the republicans can get knocked out when t

. >> reporter: one side is asking the judge to overturn vaughn walker's decision to eliminate the ban on same-sex marriage. >> the supreme court says that no man can be a judge in his own case and no man is permitted to try cases where they have an interest in the outcome. >> i believe it is discriminatory. i believe it is about the judge in his private life. >> reporter: judge walker admitted that he is in a long- term relationship with a man and some say that because of that judge walker may have wanted to get married which means his ruling could have been biased. >> judge walker's decision must be vacated and reconsidered by a neutral judge who has no direct and substantial personal interest in the outcome. >> this ploy has been used throughout history. when litigants try to disqualify black judges from sitting on cases involving equal protection and desegregation. >> reporter: judge walker's ruling is being appeals. meaning thinks cannot move forward in that case until there is a decision on this motion. >> the further they can keep us away, the longer they can keep it in the cour

judge van walker's ruling to overturn the ban on gay marriage has been upheld in the appeal filed by proposition 8 supporters. >>> and san jose police officers agreed to a 10% pay cut in the face of the budget crisis to save jobs as the crime rate rises. and performer anna deavere smith on her one-woman show "let me down easy" coming up next. ♪ >>> good evening. i'm belva davis, and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me now on our news panel are bobby white, reporter for "the wall street journal." josh richman, legal and political affairs reporter for the "oakland tribune." and john myers, sacramento bureau chief for kqed public radio from the capitol. john myers, it's been a hot place up there in sacramento. more than weatherwise. some details on just what happened with the budget the democrats and the governor. >> i tell you, belva, it's been a heck of an interesting week. it's been historic. we had the first budget passed by a majority vote in 78 years. we had the first veto of a budget by a governor in recorded history. and we -- and we start in the week the

readied to retire, judge walker mentioned he is gay. proponents of prop 8 seize on the that and filed a motion to vacate the judge's decision, saying it would benefit walker as a gay man waiting to be married. >> proponents lost the trial and they're trying to turn this into putting the judge on trial. it's not gonna work. there's no reason why we all shouldn't have equal marriage rights in california. >> reporter: according to at least one published report, he made no secret of his orientation and attended event with his partner. a top ethics lawyer under george w. bush, the administration that wanted a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages, said it's considered as credible the argument that judge walker should have to recuse himself because he is gay and we're just hearing now the decision -- whether or not to vacate judge walker's decision -- could be made in the next 24 hours. in san francisco, kraig debro, ktvu news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> fog created a headache for flights schedule to arrive at san francisco interna

there is a separate appeal over walker's decision that is going on right now. the circuit court has, in the meantime, stayed his decision during this appeal which means that the ban on same-sex marriage is still in effect in california. reporting live here in san francisco, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. it's 6:07 now. pg&e is continuing its testing of natural gas pipelines in the east bay today. crews are expected to start venting in hayward near west winton avenue. pg&e says service in the area will not be disrupted though there might be a slight smell of gas. the hayward pipe line is part of 150 miles of pipe similar to the one in san bruno that the utility is testing. >> this morning anger over the apparent suicide of a man continues to be the talk of the town of alameda. people gathered at crown memorial beach yesterday where a 52-year-old raymond zach committed suicide by walking into the water and drowning. the story made headlines after reports that firefighters and police officers witnessed the suicide and did nothing to help h

there is a separate appeal over walker's decision that's going on as well. though the circuit court has stayed walker's decision during the appeal process which means that the ban on same-sex marriage is still in effect here in california. reporting live here in san francisco, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. it's 5:03. the the man accused of shooting and killing two people at a souvenir shop will be in court. he will attend a mental competency hearing. his attorney says he does not understand the charges and cannot assist in his defense. >> whu own as shop. he is accused of walking into a competing shop and gunning down two people who work there. also in court today, six people accused of killing a german tourist in august of last year. 50-year-old was shot when she was apparently caught in the crossfire of a gang-related shoot-out. it happened in the theater district. two other people were injured in the shooting. all suspects will be arraigned today. >> the two teenagers accused of setting fire to a south bay school will be in court

now that retired judge is vaughn walker you may remember last year that prop 8 the same-sex marriage ban he ruled it's unconstitutional. he retired and he later revealed he was in a ten-year gay relationship. they staged a rally outside the courthouse saying it's going to be another battle today in their fight for equality and what is happening today an attack on a judge. >> the opponents of prop 8, they lost on every count. they know they lost. guess what they are doing, we lost because the judge is gay. that is what this is about. >> the other side in this case those against same-sex marriage argue that judge walker may benefit personally from this ruling he made last year. legal amp thist says it calls into question each judge has personal experiences that they bring to each cases. >> the answer to the judge's questions would be same sex cases could only be decided by heterosexuals and other cases could only be decided by men -- this is one that any judge wants to step on. >> opponents are demanding the judge toss out on walker's ruling and they sned a statement. at minimum, judge

walker tells us he is headed back to work tomorrow. he said supervisors told him they are short staffed. in sacramento, cbs 5. >>> investigators say there is evidence the driver of the big rig tried to stop the truck moments before it slammed into the train. investigators say it could take up to a year to determine the caws of the crash. >> and checking some bay area headlines, the skies will light up this fourth of july in vallejo. some businesses got together and donated what was needed and one day the organizers pulled in $7,000. they say they'll start soliciting for next year's show in a few months. >>> documents dating back to the 1960s show a history of flawed wells on the pipeline next to the san bruno line that exploded last september. pg and e released documents revealing a pair of defective wells. it replaced 60% of the original pipe used in the line. and santa clara county wants to keep children in other countries from being exposed to toxins. supervisors passed the bill to ban shipping items to poor countries overseas where

in a hearing yesterday, prop 8 supporters argued that walker should have disclosed that relationship and stood to benefit from a ruling in favor of gay marriage. they say he should have recused himself from the case from the start. chief federal judge james ware released an order that declared the fact that judge vaughn walker shared some of the personal circumstances and characteristics and could be affected by the outcome as the way other members of the general public could be affected but is not a basis for recusal or disqualification. whereas lawyers challenging walker's ruling yesterday whether he should not be allowed to preside over certain cases because he's african-american. in his order, he stated prop 8 lawyers argument would mean all minority judges would have to recuse themselves from most if not all civil rights cases. walker lives in the castro district and has been following the prop 8 case very closely. >> i think it's a wonderful step in the direction of fairness and equality of treatment. >> reporter: now, in the interest of full disclosure, judge ware actually tol

now that retired judge is vaughn walker you may remember last year that prop 8 the same-sex marriage ban he ruled it's unconstitutional. he retired and he later revealed he was in a ten-year gay relationship. they staged a rally outside the courthouse saying it's going to be another battle today in their fight for equality and what is happening today an attack on a judge. >> the opponents of prop 8, they lost on every count. they know they lost. guess what they are doing, we lost because the judge is gay. that is what this is about. >> the other side in this case those against same-sex marriage argue that judge walker may benefit personally from this ruling he made last year. legal amp thist says it calls into question each judge has personal experiences that they bring to each cases. >> the answer to the judge's questions would be same sex cases could only be decided by heterosexuals and other cases could only be decided by men -- this is one that any judge wants to step on. >> opponents are demanding the judge toss out on walker's ruling and they sned a statement. at minimum, judge

judge walker walker ruled proposition 8 unconstitutional last month. they argued because judge walker was in a long-term same- sex relationship, he had a conflict of the case. judge walker has retired from the bench. >>> the family of the missing nursing student of michelle lee say they are taking matters into their own hands. about a dozen people went door to door yesterday to pass out fliers in hopes of finding lee. she went missing from the hospital in hayword. police have declared the case a homicide, but family members say they are not learning much about the investigation from police. >> we don't have any ed as to where the case is going. or whether or not she, you know, whether or not we should stop our efforts so until we get the evidence, we're going to fight for her. >> mark class helped distribute fliers. his daughter was kidnapped from her home and murdered in 1993. >>> in arizona, thousands of people have been allowed to return home after being chased out by a massive wildfire. a welcome home sign flashed along the road yesterday. the air

giant british based beverage producer that produce johnny walker and guinness. they said their decision to plan was a "strategic review of operations." the men low park has been in business for 50 years and ready to close monday night. >>> how did 8-year-old precious reynolds contact rabies last month. the girl is only the third person in u.s. history to recover from rabies without going through the vaccine treatment t was originally thought that she contracted rabies from a feral cat scratch. but a roundup found that none had babe are yous. she's recuperated at the uc davis medical center. >>> the veteran officer mike noonan was appointed to the post by city manager john russo. noonan has been with the alameda police department since 1986 and has served as interim police chief since july of last year. he is also credited with helping start the department's school resource officer program which puts officers on alameda school campuses. >>> new video just into our newsroom of a special education teacher arrested by police on charges of rape. a ktvu cameraman capt

>> no, i don't feel governor walker's been too dogmatic at all. like i said what he has done is primarily fiscal in nature. and if our school systems, our counties and our cities are going to make it through this budget without cutting services, it's important they have more flexibility with regard to their unions. >> all right, senator, thank you so much for joining us. i don't know what those alarms are in the background. i don't know if the folks in walkerville perhaps set it off but thank you for joining us on the show as always. >>> up next, a tug-of-war in libya. [ female announcer ] you've never had red lobster like this before. your own complete four-course seafood feast for $15. start with soup, like our hearty new england clam chowder. then enjoy a fresh salad with unlimited cheddar bay biscuits, followed by your choice of one of seven entrees, like new shrimp & scallops alfredo, spicy coconut & citrus shrimp, or wood-grilled fresh tilapia. then finish with something sweet, all for just $15. right now at red lobster. all for just $15. sa

---el aÑo pasado el magistrado "walker" determino que la "proposion 8" es inconstitucional.--los promotores de la medida, alegan que la decision de "walker" pudo haber sido motivada por conflictos de interes debido a que él mismo es "gay", y en un futuro podria casarse con su pareja con quien sostiene una relacion desde hace 10 aÑos. ---la ciudad de "alameda" tiene un nuevo jefe de policia. ---se trata de "mike noonan", quien ha sido el jefe interino del departamento de policia de alameda desde julio de 2010. ---"noonan" ha trabajado para esta agencia del orden desde 1986... en 1998 lo ascendieron a sargento, en 2002 llego a ser teniente y en 2008 lo nombraron capitan de la policia de alameda.---"noonan" ecÓ a andar un programa de patrullaje que asigna agentes del orden a todos los planteles escolares de la ciudad.---el nuevo jefe de policia es egresado de "columbia college" en "michigan", la academia "west point leadership", y la academia nacional del "fbi". ---los aspirantes republicanos a la presidencia de los estados unidos se encontraron cara a cara esta noche en "ne

bat but scott walker what's wisconsin's republican governor up to now more of the same screwing over working families earlier this year walker's republican cohorts in the state legislature passed a budget bill gives walker the authority all by himself to cut four hundred sixty six million dollars out of the state's medicaid program screwing over poor people without any input from state representatives but to do bill did require public hearings to be held in new medicaid proposals so at least the public squares can be heard right not so much that was until last week when the new budget bill was passed again by republicans and now drops the requirement of public hearings so now walker can destroy medicaid from the comfort of his own office without answering to anyone in the state it's unclear when walker's coronation will be held and when he'll start demanding a red velvet throne in the governor's mansion oh it was last week and a very very ugly supreme court justice clarence thomas or more details are coming to light about how just how corrupt justice thomas is as think progress is re

in august 2010, walker struck down prop 8 saying it violated the constitutional rights of gay men and women. however it was widely reported this year that vaughn is gay and in a 10-year relationship with another man. gay marriage opponents say jacque walker had a conflict of interest and argued we benefit financially if he were able to marry his long-time partner. they asked a new judge, the chief judge to vacate or nullify walker's ruling arguing a reasonable person would question the judge's impartiality. the judge who is african-american had this exchange with defense lawyer charles cooper. should a reasonable person think a black judge recuse himself in a civil rights trial. a reasonable person would not consider a black judge any more impartial than a white judge. why not? because it is unreasonable. and then the crowd laughed. gay marriage supporters say it is looking good for them. >> in any case, you have to examine the arguments very closely. and here when you put the arguments to scrutiny, they amount to nothing. >> reporter: we should make the distinction that today's court

giant british based beverage producer that produce johnny walker and guinness. they said their decision to plan was a "strategic review of operations." the men low park has been in business for 50 years and ready to close monday night. >>> how did 8-year-old precious reynolds contact rabies last month. the girl is only the third person in u.s. history to recover from rabies without going through the vaccine treatment t was originally thought that she contracted rabies from a feral cat scratch. but a roundup found that none had babe are yous. she's recuperated at the uc davis medical center. >>> the veteran officer mike noonan was appointed to the post by city manager john russo. noonan has been with the alameda police department since 1986 and has served as interim police chief since july of last year. he is also credited with helping start the department's school resource officer program which puts officers on alameda school campuses. >>> new video just into our newsroom of a special education teacher arrested by police on charges of rape. a ktvu cameraman capt

in august to 10, vaughn walker ruled it violated the rights of gay men and women. he struck down prop 8 he retired in february and when asked he mentioned to reporters he is gay and in a 10 year relationship with another man however it wasn't a secret that fact was mentioned in several media reports, phil matier broke the story and in fact l.a. times tried to get prop 8 supporters to comment several times throughout the course of the trial but they refused. they have filed appealtoday's request to null fie arguing a conflict of interest. federal judges can be disqualified if they have a strong financial interest, personal relationship or bias. it is unusual and unlikely. the new judge, could issue the ruling from the bench or make a written ruling later on this month or this year. the hearing today starts 9:00 a.m. grace. >>> we will be following this story kit doe in san francisco. >>> 5:36 a.m. traffic and weather for you, lawrence settled into a nice pattern now. >> isn't that something we have not been able to say that for quite awhile we are looking good as it

now, judge von walker roomed it unconstitutional because it violates the equal protection clause. the plaintiffs say the rule something no good because judge walker is bay and could ben -- is gay and could benefit from the ruling. judge weir countered that the plaintiff has no evidence that walker plans or had plans to marry, pointing out that people don't have to get married. the plaintiffs argue there there was a long history of district recusal. >> supreme court has long said that no man can be a judge in his own case and no man is permitted to try cases where they have an interest in the outcome. >> this ploy has been used throughout history in civil rights cases. when litigants try to disqualify black judges from cases involving desegregation. >> reporter: in the case is denieds it had go back to the supreme court. the state california is no longer defending this. the supreme court could decide that private citizens fighting to keep the initiative alive have no standing in a public courtroom. when we get that decision we'll pass that along to you any minute. kraig debro, ktvu

they are arguing judge walker has a conflict of interest. judges can be disqualified if they have a strong personal interest, personal friendship or strong personal bias that is up to the courts to decide. joining me now the legal director of marriage equality usa and also he is here with his husband stuart they have been married three years, together 24 years, john you were saying you are hopeful. >> we are very hopeful we believe this motion is just a distraction to distract the courts from the fact that after a two week trial, the opponents of equality could come up with no credible witness to continue this exclusion of loving, committed, same sex couples from marriage. >>> observers from the outside looking in se a gay judge how can he possibly be impartial in ruling on a case involving gay marriage how is that possible? >> well, really sexual orientation of a judge has nothing to do with his ability to apply evidence, to the law in a particular case just sexual orientation of an ordinary citizen has nothing to do with whether they shoul

el proximo mes de septiembre el tribunal verá si los impulsores de la medida pueden apoyar fallo de walker >> a continuación, la mujer latina con quien el ex gobernador de california habría tenido un hijo rompió el silencio le contamos al volver visitó "puerto rico" hoy, convirtiendose asi en el < el presidente barack obama visitó puerto rico hoy convirtiendose en el primer mandatario de estados unidos en visitar la isla en muchos años >> gracias por estar aquí >> es un gusto estar acá >> consideraría ayudar nuestra economía? >> el comisionado me hablaba sobre esto, nosotros no hemos podido estudiar su propuesta pero lo haremos, y aparte de examinar cómo reducir los costos es una oportunidad para ver cómo se pueden producir en la isla las cosas que más se usan en puerto rico, para generar más empleo >> ve a puerto rico como un puente comercial para latinoamérica? >> sí, y estoy tratando de conseguir mayor apoyo, que es lo que le presentaremos a colombia y panamá, no que solo se transpore mercancía sino también se tenga más poder económico >> lo que hemos dicho nosotors

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they argued that walker should have recused himself because of a conflict of interest. but in a decision today, the new judge in the case let walker's ruling stand. >>> lock heed martin plans to cut 1,200 jobs from its equipment division. the aerospace contractor says the nationwide cuts will most heavily affect areas where the company is ending its contract. it will offer voluntary layoffs to eligible employees to minimize the number of pink slips. >>> it was hot out there today and it will be hot again tomorrow with temperatures reaching into the 90s in some parts of the bay area. cooler weather on tap as we head into the weekend. a full forecast is coming up in just ♪ ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi

last year, judge vaughn walker declared proposition 8 that banned the same-sex marriage in california to be unconstitutional. tonight, we will tell you what the decision today means for supporters and opponents of the bill. who >> and judge vaughn walker decision to overturn the same-sex marriage ban was up held on tuesday. in addition, the chief u.s. judge james ware said the former judge did not have to die of old to whether or not he was gay or that get any intention of marrying his long-term partner. lawyers for proposition 8, the proposition passed by california voters in 2008 banning same-sex marriages argued that walker should be disqualified in his decision should be thrown out because he could possibly benefit from the decision by marrying his male partner who is a doctor some day. walker did not publicly revealed that he had been in a 10 year relationship with the man until after he retired. however, judge ware said just because he shares the same circumstances or experiences as a member of the public it is not the basis for disqualifying a judge. furthermore, the law does n

the motion to vacate judge walker's ruling was filed by supporters of proposition 8. supporters plan to demonstrate outside the courthouse before tomorrow's hearing. >>> governor jerry brawn is calling for pension and spending reforms as he uh attempts to gather support for a special tax election. he expressed frustration in a video posted on youtube. >> i am perplexed why a pack cemg of this magnitude and this permanence which has reforms and which has realignment and temporary tax extensions cannot be allowed for you the people to decide on. >> brown says he needs just four republican votes to call for a special tax election. to help balance the budget. >>> lieutenant governor gavin newsom is a proud new father. he and his wife now have a son. hunter newsom was born around 9:00 this morning in san francisco. he weighs 8 pounds and 4 ounces. the newsoms and their 20-month-old daughter montana are looking forward to bringing baby hunter home and spending time with family. >>> up next, new pictures of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. the first clear evidence of how sh

commissioner walker: second. >> we are now adjourned. >> this is a dpw corporation yard. i work for the bureau of street environmental services used to be street cleaning. we are a new age. >> here we are. >> here we are. >> clean. >> these are our communications dispatchers. hi. okay, no problem. you are welcome. bye-bye. >> all the information about the location, the nature of the complaint and we dispatch it. >> near the steps. >> by new they have started a hundred calls for dispatchers. >> once a get a request if they are not on the air i will page that unit. these are the radio channels. we have 14 channels. i will give a service request. >> there is a lot of expertise that goes into a call. i think we can have you dispatch and track. >> 448. >> 448. >> 19th at california. >> can you give us a little bit of a view. >> we have the city broken up to different districts. we will go to zone e. we will go to iowa street. put me to work. >> okay. >> bend it over like that. we chop it. >> while you do this if you come across something that looks hazardous, material wise, >>

they argued that walker should have recused himself because of a conflict of interest. but in a decision today, the new judge in the case let walker's ruling stand. >>> lock heed martin plans to cut 1,200 jobs from its equipment division. the aerospace contractor says the nationwide cuts will most heavily affect areas where the company is ending its contract. it will offer voluntary layoffs to eligible employees to minimize the number of pink slips. >>> it was hot out there today and it will be hot again tomorrow with temperatures reaching into the 90s in some parts of the bay area. cooler weather on tap as we head into the weekend. a full forecast is coming up in just a few minutes. ♪ [ woman ] this icelandic mud was working wonders on my skin. but if it was going to do the same for my spa, i had to figure out a way to get it back to the states. so i called my citibank small business expert. he got me a line of credit to make it happen and even improved my cash flow. now, my spa has more business than ever. ...and so does our cleaning crew. [ male announcer ] at citi

the judge is chief vaughn walker. he is retired but admitted to a ten-year gay relationship. he is also the same judge that ruled just last year that the ban on same-sex marriage in california is unconstitutional. >> now opponents say they want walker's ruling thrown out claiming he could possibly benefit from his own ruling if he chooses to marry his partner. on the flip side of the debate supporters of same-sex marriage that walker's sexual preference and private life should not be at issue here. federal court will decide if the ruling should be tossed out. if it is the same-sex marriage debate here in california supporters could lose a lot of ground and the debate may have to start at ground zero. at 7:30 the group they are expected to launch a rally. we do not expect a decision this morning, that is not likely. you can expect it to a be a busy morning with a lot of heated debate going on. >>> the family of missing nursing student michelle le is still holding on to hope. yesterday family and friends distributed more fliers in the hayward neighborhood where her car was foun

walker ruled that prop 8 violates the u.s. constitution and that ruling is now on appeal. >> abc's seven's legal analyst and earlier cases make clear that race and gender are not in themselves the basis for disqualifying a judge. >> healther, follow up on that for a second. why wouldn't judge walker reveal his personal choices before making the ruling. you understand that others might say the judge has an agenda. >> this is part of the problem for the proponents and -- opponents who have the problem making their case. what was in the judge's mind. what was in vaughn walker's mind at the time? we'll never know. legal experts believe that he was not legally obligated to disclose his relationship. we'll never know. perhaps we will some day, we'll never know if he had intention to marry. johanez mehserle is now a free man. he walked out with a police escort. the jury convicted him for involuntary manslaughter for shooting an oscar grant. mehserle said he meant to fire his tazer. he served several years. >> grant's family is upset.

walker did not say publicly he was gay until after he retired. this is not the basis for disqualification and he let the decision stand. those opposed to proposition 81 had a strong stand. >> this is john larry lewis and a plaintiff and the same sex case. >> the real issue is that there is any justification from letting same-sex couples marry in california. and walker answered that question with resounding now. >> our legal team will appeal our top and tireless efforts to award the people of california that preserve the marriage of a union of a man and woman. it will go before the supreme court in california than it will go to the night circuit three judge panel. >> quick programming note. kron 4 will have some nbc programming. this is a list of some of the changes 8:30 p.m. 30 rock and then have kron 4 news will be on. will we return we will have news of arnold schwarzenegger's love child. we'll be right back the mother has revealed what happened maria shriver and our. >> it is the first time we have seen his face. he was unaware of his father's

the suspect is 21-year-old jonathan walker of both vallejo and san francisco. police say he should be considered armed and dangerous. walker is wanted for shooting and killing 22-year-old michael ross in the carport of an apartment complex on porter road. vallejo police says walker is also wanted in san francisco in connection with an unrelated homicide. walker may be in a 1980s brown or tan honda accord such as this one with a partial license of 6fb802. >>> accused mob boss whitey bulger is back in boston. but this time the now former fugitive is behind bars. the 81-year-old did not enter a plea today. >>> governor jerry brown is looking for ways to save rent. a nonprofit has been formed to cover the rent and utilities. the president of the nonprofit said he will disclose the names of the donors and amounts in january. california has no official governor's residence. >>> congress delivered a symbolic blow to president obama. the house rejected a bill that to conduct u.s. -- several members were clearly angry that president obama didn't come to them first for a