good evening. i i m belva davis. joining me are sarah varney health reporter with 88.5 fm and bob egelko, legal reporter with the san francisco chronicle. and josh richman, legal and political affairs reporter for the oakland tribune. . josh, what s going on at the republican convention? it s gotten started. any fireworks yet? fireworks right off the bat. this is a convention where the state gop has a lot to unpack. this is their first gathering since november, when there was a democratic sweep of all the state-wide offices. coming in to this convention this week they have had a republican poll, a poll put out yesterday saying latinos, proving to be more of a swing vote in the state more than ever before and census figures grow don t trust the republican party very much. and are not inclined to think in terms of what the republican party thinks of as core conservative values. is that real news to them? i think it was in some ways. they tried to put a positive spin
ground throughout the state. and the police corruption scandal in san francisco widens with more than 50 criminal cases dropped by d.a. george gascone, coming up next. good evening. welcome to this week in northern california. joining me tonight on our news panel are, rachel gordon, city hall reporter with the san francisco chronicle. scott shafer, host of the california report on kqed public radio 88.5 fm. and josh richman, legal and political affairs reporter for the oakland tribune. and tom vacar, consumer editor for ktvu news. tom, you were at the uss usgs today. belva: what did you find out there and what is the latest they could tell you? probably the most astonishing idea is many of us raeb the low ma quake. this was 1,000 times stronger in japan. really a biblical proportion. you have to go back 1,000 years in the geologic record to see the tsunami situation they had. having said all of that, not too many hours later, that tsunami spread across the pacific,
ground throughout the state. and the police corruption scandal in san francisco widens with more than 50 criminal cases dropped by d.a. george gascone, coming up next. good evening. welcome to this week in northern california. joining me tonight on our news panel are, rachel gordon, city hall reporter with the san francisco chronicle. scott shafer, host of the california report on kqed public radio 88.5 fm. and josh richman, legal and political affairs reporter for the oakland tribune. and tom vacar, consumer editor for ktvu news. tom, you were at the uss usgs today. belva: what did you find out there and what is the latest they could tell you? probably the most astonishing idea is many of us raeb the low ma quake. this was 1,000 times stronger in japan. really a biblical proportion. you have to go back 1,000 years in the geologic record to see the tsunami situation they had. having said all of that, not too many hours later, that tsunami spread across the pacific,
indiana, ohio. what s happening? what are the unions upset about? what does it mean for california? it has been called a tsunami on its way to california. the whole issue broke open this week. a lot of people wondering could california face the same kind of protests and action? this is all about money, power, and politics. the unions, particularly public employee unions are heart of the democratic party. they provide money, man power, and in states like wisconsin, we saw a republican governor challenge them openly. try try end collective bargaining. a lot of california protesters are heading to wisconsin as we speak, with concern could this catch on here in california. the concerns, i mean, in wisconsin you have the whole issue of collective bargaining. you also have the other legitimate concerns about the can we sustain? that s right. here in california, the legislative analysts have said right now, $136 billion is the unfunded liability in california. in the next ten
try try end collective bargaining. a lot of california protesters are heading to wisconsin as we speak, with concern could this catch on here in california. the concerns, i mean, in wisconsin you have the whole issue of collective bargaining. you also have the other legitimate concerns about the can we sustain? that s right. here in california, the legislative analysts have said right now, $136 billion is the unfunded liability in california. in the next ten years, as much as $500 billion. this is a concern. governor jerry brown says it s a concern. he s trying to wrestle with the state budget. we now have $26 billion in red ink. republicans in sacramento are holding back on any support for this budget plan, saying we want first some kind of pension reform in addition to regulatory reform and other things, but this is going to be sort of the heart of the battle up in sacramento. it has to be addressed. everybody says that. california is not wisconsin. that said, we ve got