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Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. In a rare move the federal government is weighing in a o a lawsuit challenging how youths with disabilities are treated in contra costa city hall. The suit charged that teens are denied special education and Rehabilitation Services and kept in isolation for up to 23 hours a day. Lawyers heard from family members about the conditions. He has actually been kept in solitary con fifinement for as g as, i believe, up to three weeks to a month. No schooling. ...

Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. In a rare move the federal government is weighing in a o a lawsuit challenging how youths with disabilities are treated in contra costa city hall. The suit charged that teens are denied special education and Rehabilitation Services and kept in isolation for up to 23 hours a day. Lawyers heard from family members about the conditions. He has actually been kept in solitary con fifinement for as g as, i believe, up to three weeks to a month. No schooling. ...

Good evening, and welcome to the kqed newsroom. As 2013 comes to a close, california may have seen one of the driest years on record. Wildfires flared across the state, yet managing the states water supply has long created controversy, environmentalis environmentalists, firefighters and voters against each other. The Irrigation Water is home to much of the state and also home to wetlands and wildlife. The states proposal backed by Governor Brown would build two massive tunnels to move water from...

That. Q good evening. Welcome to kqed newsroom. Elected officials arenindc cal for an independent examination of corrosion in critical parts of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. A recent investigation by the Sacramento Bee foundw3 rust inse the chamber to protectwierom moisture and erosion. ni some experts are warning if rust gets worse itq could lead to structural damage. This is the latest string of concerns including detects and broken bolts and rods. Lp hc and spoke earlier with scott ...

Good evening. Welcome to kqed newsroom. Im scott schaefer. Tonight with an election day less than three weeks away, a look at california elections. How we vote and the person who oversees the whole process, the secretary of state. Vying for the top elections job is ron padilla, a state senator from los angeles, and Pete Peterson who runs an institute at pepperdine university. Joining me now from sacramento, government editor john meyers. John, you moderated a debate last week between these two g...

Public to turn off your cellphones and digital devices. First item, roll call, president adams . Here. Commissioner white . Will be joining us momentarily. Commissioner dooley . Here. Commissioner dwight . Here. Commissioner obrien will be joining us. Commissioner ortizcartagena is absent excused. [skpheurgs ] yee commissioner yee riley. Aye. Commissioners we have a quorum. Thank you. First item. Commissioners, item 2 is general Public Comment, this allows members of public to comment generally ...

Thank you. Actually, we were thinking about a centralized resource meaning the consultant, Small Business development center, our community partner, which we provided Grant Funding for this program and other programs in our office. Not a location, but a place, where somebody can talk to you to guide them through the process. Great. Thank you. Commissioner yee riley. I want to know if there are any new staff requirements or just going to use existing staff . This is going to utilize existing staf...

Absent, haney the employment of three assistant principal and one supervisor and one Program Administrator and two director and principal Leadership Support, and one director and one assistant superintendent. And now i am going to read the closed session action from the evening of june 25,. The Public Employment approved by the vote of 6 alicia wintersteins the approval of two director principal Leadership Support and one direct and her one assistant superintendent. And now i am going to read th...

Woman, facebook has two. Google, a staggering three, bringing it up to 30 of the board. Senior Vice President at Morgan Stanley sits on the National Board of Women Entrepreneurs and is cochair of the San Francisco women Corporate Directors. Thank you for being here this morning, joined with John Schwartz of usa today, Mikayla Graham of fortune. This doesnt economically make sense to me. Its been proven a good diverse board makes good decisions, can lead to higher profits. If that is the case, ec...

Good evening, and welcome to the kqed newsroom. As 2013 comes to a close, california may have seen one of the driest years on record. Wildfires flared across the state, yet managing the states water supply has long created controversy, environmentalis environmentalists, firefighters and voters against each other. The Irrigation Water is home to much of the state and also home to wetlands and wildlife. The states proposal backed by Governor Brown would build two massive tunnels to move water from...