In that study and as a fairly recent immigrant myself i am very aware of the challenges new philipinos face. We are unable to immediately adapt to demands of life in our new country. That can be addressed by providing culturally sensitive pathways to college. Within the context of philipino culture youth will receive College Degrees and are able to maximize their earnings potential within the work force, can help lift their own immediate family out of poverty as well as start their even few fuer families on the right foot, thereby breaking the cycle of poverty thats prevalent in our community and well in the city. As you are already aware, San Francisco is one of the worst income and social inequality gaps in the country today. We urge you to fund our College Prep Program to help our community and of course the city. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Morning, everyone. My name is robert, abut, i am the father of micah abut. I want michael to go to college, i believe west bay philipino w
Yeah. Air travel is not a as stress free as we think it is. Were glad to have you back lauren. We will have more details to tell, of the weekend that just passed and we will look ahead to the weekend that is coming up because you know what it is . It is memorial day weekend. Coming early, this year. That is what is happening. We have satellite and radar to show cold front kind of in the process of coming through our area, mostly settled down to the south but heres isolated shower activity, and mostly in Chester County down around east nottingham around maryland border here and then, not too far from caln township. Again, that is a all we got in the area but you could be getting an isolated heavy downpour. It is muggy out there as chris said. It is 70 degrees with only a 5 miles an hour wind out of the west southwest and 90 percent relative humidity. So it is already sticky out there. Your sunrise time is getting earlier a earlier at 59 44. That will continue until the first day of summ
Says the referendum is illegal. Good afternoon everyone. Russian president putin signed a decree today recognizing crimea as a sovreign and independent country as president obama announced new sanctions against russia. Kpix5 reporter mark kelly is live in our news room with the president s beefed up promises. Mark . Reporter michelle president obama unveiled sanctions against seven russian officials including Russias Deputy Prime Minister. The u. S. And its european friends have stepped up sanctions on economic and trade sanctions against russia following a historic vote sunday to the brings crimea and russia even closer together. Pro russian crimeans celebrated sunday. The government said a large majority of voting crimeans cast a ballot to join russia. Many believing a split from ukraine today will mean more opportunity in the future. Prime minister said dear friends, we are going home to russia. The government said 83 of voters went to the ballot box, from the white house this morni
Often, they dont even call to report it anymore. Usually its fairly late at night. Were in bed. And its just oh, okay someone is shooting another gun. I would hope they would not get rid of it. The neighborhood really needs it. Oakland really needs it. Reporter heres an example that people not everybody calls in. Last month shotspotter recorded 258 reports of gunfire in west and east oakland alone. That same period, only 197 reports were called in by folks who live in oakland. So theres about 60 reports that were not called in by folks who live here. Live in oakland, im da lin, kpix 5. The department has to come up with the money to keep shotspotter by this summer when the contract is up. New at 6 00, volunteers are going to Start Testing the waters off the west coast for traces of radiation from the fukushima disaster. Scientists expect to start seeing low levels of radiation next month. They have crowd sourced volunteers to take water samples from alaska to california. This comes thr
Big story on action news tonight is another roll of snake eyes for atlantic city. It appears the show boat casino hotel is closing and that is the word from local 54 of hotel and restaurant my hes union which says theyve been notified by the Parent Company ceasars that the showboat will make announcement tomorrow. Word is 2500 employees will get federally mandated notices tomorrow warning them that casino is closing and of course, revel casino announced last week it will close unless it finds a new buyer by august 18 and 3200 workers would lose their jobs there and Atlantic Club closed last january. These are tough times for the Casino Industry in atlantic city. Six people including two children hurt in a that they crash in newcastle tonight. It happened 9 00 basin road Near University avenue. Police say a Ford Explorer struck a motorcycle and toy oat axe the children, ages 5 and 10 were critically hurt and motorcyclist and three other people are treated for nonlifethreatening injuries