california state university tuition has now doubled from 2007 and university of california fees will go up almost 10%. the citizens redistricting commission draws fire with its new political district lines and won't release its latest maps to the public as planned. >>> and a look at two exhibits in san francisco that celebrate the life of oakland writer gertrude stein and her family's extraordinary art collection. coming up next. >> belva: good evening, i'm belva davis. welcome to "this week in northern california." as the country watches president obama and congress debate over raising the federal debt ceiling, state treasurer bill lockyer is planning ahead. i spoke with him earlier about how he intends to ensure there's enough cash for california. treasurer lockyer, welcome to the program. we know the problems that we're facing in washington, but the question is, how will this effect california? what will be the impact if there's no agreement on raising the ceiling? >> the immediate impact, belva, is that if the federal government has its credit rating go down, then that ripples in

now, contributing to the problem is a new policy at san jose state university. incoming freshman who live more than 30 miles from campus are required to live on campus. now, there isn't enough room for everyone. >> san jose state is very fortunate in that we'll be welcoming 4,000 freshmen in fall 2011 but these a huge increase from 2 ,700 in the year previous. that means we have a ton of demand for housing and not enough supply. >> the university is trying to rent rooms from business class hotels near vta light rail lines so students can commute to campus. >> doesn't sound so bad. >> stay at a hotel? maid service? >> yeah. >> room service. >> free breakfast in the morning. >>> why do you want to go to college? try tweeting your answer in 140 characters or less. >> the mba program at the university of iowa is asking candidates to tweet why they should be accepted. the most creative tweet gets a full ride of $37,000. >> if you were in an elevator with a ceo, you would want to say something really creative, very quickly. you don't have much time and that's what the

university. he will be missed. [applause] [applause] lauren dangerfield, 16, has led the forefront of campaigns for people winning in time of rights. -- employment rights. she also institutionalized ethnic studies. she is working to build more awareness on working to bridge the gap between ecology, race, and community. [applause] [applause] lucky fisher travis, 17, is a youth supervisor with new ideas. he strives for greatness and also pushes and support this project leaders to envision britain is in themselves. -- greatness in themselves. [applause] [applause] michellechu, 17, is a committed youth board member and on the youth empowerment advisory board. she is a college-bound ambassador in march from mentor school, where she is a wonderful model tutor. michelle is a responsible and motivated later working to bring you up voice to her community. [applause] nataliegranados, 18, has been a leader in the grenada movement where she had been in the budget crisis and have bravely spoken at the bourse

so california state university is like cal state university east bay where we're live this morning. we'll see a 12% increase in tuition costs. that's on top of a 10% increase that was approved earlier this year. and these increases will be immediate. starting this fall semester, it will cost almost $5,500 per semester. it's not just a cal state system. uc system votes on thursday on their tuition increase. students at schools like berkeley are facing a 9% increase which means they will be paying over $12,000 for the fall term. the students are upset for having to pay more because there's concerns for what it means for hire education. increased tuition costs means less time for things like extracurricular activities, important internships which are often unpaid if students are spending more time working. as students brace for rate increases, cal state trustees will also vote on $100,000 pay increase for this man, elliott her sham. the incoming cam -- hirschman, the incoming chancellor. that includes housing and a car. so two very hot button issues that will be voted later today in lo

america's diner is always open. >> a san jose state university professor has won $750,000 for notes he owned that were written by albert einstein. the lost two cab -- want byes in -- cabins in a wildfire but it was the loss of the einstein papers written to his father that have weighted most heavily. >> they weren't random calculations. they were relationships to a field he was trying to accomplish, theory he was trying to accomplish, and not a lot of writings on the theory. >> he offered to blow up some of the writings. he sued the woman who was convicted of accidentally starting the fire that scorched nearly 50,000 acres. >> at the grimaldi palace in monaco there was more royalty than in april. the occasion was another royal wedding, prince albert finally took the plunge at age 53, marying -- marrying charlene wittstock. >> reporter: it was the most coveted init addition on the continent. the president of france was there. so were supermodel naomi cam below and roger moore. the real stores were the bride and groom. charlene wittstock was splendid in her gown. the couple exchanged vow

. >>> i'm nick smith live at san francisco state and at california state university could be a lot more expensive if the board has its way. i'll have a live report. >>> and good morning to you. here is a look at embarcadero where it's breezy and cool a little bit of drizzle this morning. you'll find a lot of it. that is why we're calling it january in july. it's cold this afternoon compared to average. we'll talk about how long it will last. >>> good morning. i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. the highway patrol is on the scene of a big accident on interstate 280. chp has issued a sig laertd. >> good morning. we have an issue behind me a live shot there. we've got a sig alert in effect this morning, roadway is shut down. this was video taken earlier this morning. 280 northbound at 19th street off-ramp. it remains closed while the officers and officials do their investigation. a car versus a pedestrian there. did not fare well for the

the cal state university system is considering yet another tuition hike. cal state's chancellor is calling for another 12% increase or $588 a year to take effect this fall. that's on top of a 10% increase already approved to offset a major reduction in csu funding from the state. university of california regents face similar decision next week. >>> get ready to see your friends up close and very personal on facebook today. rumor has it the website will launch an in-browser video chatting feature all powered by skype. last week's ceo mark zuckerberg said the company will launch something awesome. tech gurus also speculate it could be a streaming music service or an app for apple's ipad. stay tuned. >>> big boost for twitter after a new round of fundraising. the latest valuation for the san francisco company puts it at a hefty $7 billion. that's almost double the last figure of $3.7 billion from just seven years ago. twitter is hoping their recently launched ad system will bring even more cash for that company. >>> it is now 4:45. time to get moving. the new

stay with us. , % welcome back to equal time from the campus of san jose state university. today our focus is on cyber bullies. and i have an interesting panel that you want you to meet. i'm kelly from project corner stone. i'm from the university of davis. >> i think you all for being here. cyber bullies, we no what bullies are. how did it become a cyber bully concern? >> cyber bullying is easy to do because you are at home, in your own private space and you can say whatever you want. a lot easier to do it from there than face to face. >> some people are good people and do not cause problems and then there are peoples that are bullies. how do we deal with them? >> i have been a bully in my life and i wonder if you have too. i have been on the wrong end of the curve a couple of times. using bad language, excluding others, i feel like we need to be careful about labeling. face to face good citizen ship is what we need to worry about. >> we are all human and make mistakes. robert help me with this. tell me more about the psychology of this. >> my focus is more on the broader

as a graduate of ohio state university, i excelled in and thoroughly enjoyed every class having to do with statistics. i love maps and find them fascinating. i always been interested in facts, figures and data. in my job as researcher for the public utilities commission of ohio, was in charge of reporting on an energy assistance program, so i am familiar with about a leading populations and statistical representations'. as an investigator, i was charged with investigating residential complaints across the state. an ever-present component of regulation. at the public interest center, was my job to make sure the public was well informed and represented an heard throughout the regulatory process. in my job as a firefighter, i interact with the public on each and every call i make. i am quite adept at interfacing with the public at large. in conclusion, as -- i have always been taught the importance of being part of the political process. i want to serve on the restricting task force to further this command give back to san francisco all of the amazing things it has given to me. i do not

attending college at san francisco stated or any california state universities could become more expensive as california's board of advisors has their way. the governing board of california state university will meet today in long beach to consider a plan to raise undergraduate tuition by 12%. this would be in addition to previously approved 10% increase for the 23-campus cal state advertise. taken both together, students would be paying $1200 more than they did just a year ago, raising the annual tuition by $588, that would make the total $5,472 which would not include room, board or campus fees. as you might suspect, cal state system administrators say the increase is necessary because of the newly approved state budget and reducing funding by $650 million or more than 20%. students are expected to protest today at the board meeting at cal state long beach. we're live at san francisco state. "abc 7 news." >>> other top stories, firefighters in san mateo station 27 are taking extensive repairs on one of the doors after an suv plowed into it. it happened last night. it came off of highway

anderson associate professor of economics the frostburg universe the state university of maryland thank you for being with us appreciate it thank you very much. all right now news from a stun tonight their recovery efforts are underway after a series of explosions have now been issued in the city of up or down or down nearby buildings authorities said the incident took place at a fireworks where they all went up because of the summer heat according to local media reports they've been up to two hundred casualties it's not clear if anyone else has been killed thousands of people were evacuated from the building to media witnesses said i mean issued from the burning and scattered on the streets some of it's reached neighboring towns the pictures there basically telling the story completely large sections of the city lost power as well and water supplies they have since been restored we hear security has been tight there's one of the police patrolling the streets tonight. you know twenty past eight pm here in moscow also the news this friday night a passenger airline twelve crashed at kissi

. >>> for the second time this year california state university students have learned that their tuition is going up. yesterday the board of trustees approved the 12% tuition hike set to begin next month. earlier this year they passed a 10% increase. students we spoke to are wondering when it will stop. >> why do you keep doing this? not everyone's able to have enough money to be okay with the increases. and pretty much do they want us to go to school? >> the $588 increase will put tuition at all 23 csu campuses at about $5400 a year. that does not include housing or books. but board members say it's necessary since the state cut csu funding by $650 million. >>> well, this is the scene in long beach as students protested outside the board of trustees meeting. but despite their efforts the board passed that tuition hike by a vote of 13-2. this comes as governor brown criticized the board for approving a $400,000 salary increase for san diego state university's new president. >>> democrat won the race to fill a vacant u.s. house seat in southern california. now hon fought a hotly contested

anderson associate professor of economics at frostburg university state university of maryland thank you for being with us appreciate it thank you very much. all right now news from took a stand tonight there recovery efforts are underway off for a series of explosions of nomination depo in the city of up and down toward down nearby buildings authorities say the it's the place of the fireworks where it all went up because of the summer heat according to local media reports they've been up to two hundred casualties it's not clear if anyone else has been killed thousands of people were evacuated from the buildings immediately after the explosion witnesses say that i mean nation from the burning depos scattered on the street some of it's reached neighboring towns depictions they're basically telling the story completely large sections of the city lost power as well water supplies they have since been restored we hear security has been tight there's one of the police patrolling the streets tonight. going out to twenty past eight pm here mosco also in the news this friday night a passenge

that move follows the decision by the state university system to raise tuition by 12%. that was on top of a 10% increase. >>> california is the first state to require schools to teach students about the members of a gay community. as kron 4's dan kerman reports, governor jerry brown signed the legislation today. >> reporter: associated with the struggle for civil civil rights. but only two are mentioned. now that will change. with legislation just signed by the governor. the legislation means the contributions of gays, lesbians and transsexual people can no longer be excluded. teach school district will decide what will be thought and what is age appropriate. what is thought in san francisco could be different than modesto. it still must be taught in the classroom and that will make a huge difference. >> all students will feel safe and better included and get a enriched learning experience. >> reporter: he is a high school graduate and a member of the gay straight alliance network. he explains about how hearing about people would have helped him when he was in cool. >>

some students will have to live in hotels off campus >> already flooding the san jose state university campus. jacqueline doesn't know where she will be living after receiving this e-mail >> your application was considered after june 1st, so at this point, i would consider looking at other options >> i don't know who i would get an apartment to. i don't have a car coming to and from campus. it would be frustrating on top of it would be my first year. >> reporter: the new rule requiring students 30-miles away to live on campus, it has stretched the campus's space beyond capacity. the university said the goal is to offer a dorm room to all freshman, but 245 returning students slated to live in the dorms they may wind up in a hotel >> we will insure it is within walking distance or along the light rail corridor. we are working on matching the meal plan. >> reporter: the university is trying to find the hotel for the students, costs will be covered by the fees students would have paid to live in the dorms. a lot of returning students say economically, it would make more sense to find their

that is near the san jose state university campus. police say a car crashed into a house at 447 saint john, causing a leak at the gas meter. fire crews are monitoring while pg&e works on the damaged line. the gas is not expected to be turned back on until about 12:30. there are two injuries but how they happened is still not known. >>> in san francisco, one man is dead after the shuttle bus that he was riding in collided with a big rig. anser hassan reports. >> reporter: traffic is back to normal. but in the morning it wasn't the case at octavia and oak streak. it was closed after a big rig and shuttle bus carrying 15 passengers collided leaving one man dead. this intersection is prone to accidents according to residents but nothing like what they saw this morning. >> this goes on all the time. to be a pedestrian in this area driving is dangerous. >> reporter: or even fatal as was the case this morning. a shuttle bus was carrying employees and possibly patients to san francisco general hospital. it crashed with this big rig carrying c

truman state university in missouri. popular leftist married to a school professor, destroyed a display advertising a republican sponsored event. he tore down the group signs, rip them up and spat on the students representing the group. the university of california merced, three students wanted to explain the country tax system. so they asked their peers to offer up some of their own hard-earned gpa points to some of the students who weren't scoring as high. take a look at what happened. >> glenn: mm-hmm. they're here in the studio audience. i love you guys. [ laughter ] fantastic job by the students that came up with the question. they have more of them. but when it comes to give up something that the students earned, the students aren't so willing to give them up. it sounds like a greedy students, doesn't it? they probably have privileges, you know, the lower performing students didn't have. now they're just greedy. maybe a mom or dad bought them a fancy laptop. why won't they share? the university of redland in califo

tuition at cal state east bay rose 46%. at san jose state university tuition jumped 35%. and one private college, the san francisco art institute raised it's tuition by 72%. the colleges named in the report must now explain to the federal government why their tuition costs have gone up and what they plan to do to make their schools more affordable. if you would like to see the full report and find out which are the most and least expensive colleges visit our website ktvu.com. when you're there click on web links. >>> coming up in just 90 seconds. >> the states inability to raise or keep taxes has a personal benefit to you. i'm consumer editor tom vacar. what's in it for you, still ahead. ♪ i need help selling bread. ♪ i want to sell more crabs. [ male announcer ] you know where you want to take your business. i want to design more buildings. [ male announcer ] in here, small business solutions from at&t can get you there. starting with the at&t all for less package -- just $70 per month, voice plus broadband. it's the at&t network. helping you do what you do... even b

i currently serve as the executive director of sentences the state university. have been there only for seven months. this to give you a little background about our program, we serve 390 a low income children. and we provide services not only to promote their growth and development, has to support school readiness, but we also support primary educators of their children. headstart is the nation's premiere of the education program and is really a model of what prevention programs can achieve to overcome risks and disadvantages in children and families. this is why i consider it an honor to serve. i am an early childhood educator by training and have spent most of my career as an early childhood educator. i have been a public servant my entire life in addition to supporting early childhood education. i spent nine years working for regional planning organization and five years managing. i have a great appreciation and respect for community planning in a share in decision making. i have been attending the meeting since i arrived seven months ago. i do feel that i ha

the university said their hands are tied. the state cut 150 amendment from the budget. u.c. received no moisture. i couldn't give students any warning. it's important to point out that not all students will be paying this higher tuition and many students aren't paying any tuition at all. >> through the blue and gold students, students with families are paying $8,000 or less pay no tuition as long as they are eligible. and incomes up to $120,000 don't pay the increase. >> my husband and you are grad students and we're going to have $250,000 in loan. that is model that is not sustainable. we're not alone. there are lot of people just like us. there are undergrads that are following in our footsteps. >> u.c. spokesman says he couldn't agree with that woman anymore. the tuition hike pays for one-quarter of the state funding cuts and the rest will have to come from federal grants and privately and out of state students that pay more tuition. the difference is being there are 73,000 more students than 1973. it's expected to be approved by noon and the entire board this afternoon.

we'll tell >>> san jose state university saying this year's incoming freshman class is so big, there is not enough room for those who need student housing. some students will have to live in hotels off campus >> already flooding the san jose state university campus. jacqueline doesn't know where she will be living after receiving this e-mail >> your application was considered after june 1st, so at this point, i would consider looking at other options >> i don't know who i would get an apartment to. i don't have a car coming to and from campus. it would be frustrating on top of it would be my first year. >> reporter: the new rule requiring students 30-miles away to live on campus, it has stretched the campus's space beyond capacity. the university said the goal is to offer a dorm room to all freshman, but 245 returning students slated to live in the dorms they may wind up in a hotel >> we will insure it is within walking distance or along the light rail corridor. we are working on matching the meal plan. >> reporter: the university is trying to find the hotel for the students, costs w

horton, wrote a collaborative piece with colleagues from north carolina state university, and state university of illinois and chicago. looking at and regarding black and whites attitude on race. one the things they explained was racial differences in perceptions of inequality and justice converged, widened, or remained the same. what did you find? >> well, i tell you, i think that before we can even talk about whether they converged, widened, or remained the same, i think we need to talk first about a little bit of context. when president obama was elected, many in the media and perhaps -- perhaps some even in the community for talking about an new error of color blindness and a postracial society. that again if is black man could be elected president, the most sacred of white spaces in this society, then maybe the struggle is over. now, of course, we all know that's not true. in the literature and as certainly throughout society, there's been a lot of talk since the civil rights movement and also some of the improvements that our people have experienced as a result of civil rights movement.

i am pleased to introduce the president of arizona state university. [applause] >> thank you, gregory. what i would like to say today, before i have the opportunity to introduce justice o'connor, even from arizona, of all places, and southern california, where there are tremendous forces for social change and a tremendous stress that this man is tested every day in citizens and politicians, the one thing we think -- stress that is tested every day in citizens and politicians, the one thing we think is missing -- we help within the complex mix of forces that are out there to make certain that, at the in the of the day, we have a part of the debate -- at the end of the day, we have a debate about our social fabric being indicted in the way that is more thoughtful -- being invited in a way that is more thoughtful. we believe the idea of social cohesion is a high objective. we have had various levels of success or failure in along the way. -- failure along the way. it is worthy of our time and attention. today, we will continue this discussion by focusing

the board approved a plan to build 7200 new high-rise units near san francisco state university bu. that means more than 1500 rent control garden apartments will be demolished. advocates claimed they gathered twice as many as needed to get a measure on the ballot in november. >> and there are sections of 580 going to be closed. caltrans doing work there. being done between north livermore and airway boulevard. and tuesday from 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. motorists can take the on ramp from there, you can go to portolla avenue to return to eastbound 580. >> and well, they're used to stars in langs but tonight they have royalty. there is prince william and kate middleton. the couple arrived not long ago. >> that much-anticipated visit is underway. there is a lot of excitement here at the beverly hilton hotel. they came straight to beverly hills, this is kate's first time in the u.s. but didn't stop to do shopping they're going to go down to business. and they arrived at l.a.x., greet bid governor jerry brown and other dignitaries and kate always captures a lot of attention with what she we

next to him is an assistant professor of broadcast and electronic media at san francisco state university. next is the managing editor for local news at -- i'm sorry. he is not at yahoo!, right. he is editor-in-chief of patch.com, a division of aol that provides news to specific communities. very local. after him, we have the managing director for local news at yahoo.com, guiding the company's local coverage nationwide. last but not least is the senator who represents san francisco and san mateo counties, and he is the recipient of spj's freedom of information award in 2010. that is our panel. back to you, rose. >> before we start, i want to get a sense of who we have in the audience. how many of you currently work in the media? lots. how many of you used to work in the media? how many of you want to work in the media? ok, good. that will give us a sense of who we are talking with. great. every friday, we have a media roundtable and invite international, alternative, and mainstream journalists to talk about coverage of the week's news. we believe it is important to highlight good journali

they california state university system has some of the steepest hikes. sarah lawrence college in new york tops the list of expensive private schools. it students pay about $41,000 a year. >>> to see more it and find out more about tuition costs, visit ktvu.com. >>> the national basketball association plans to lock out its players about two hours from now. they were unable to reach a collective bargaining unit. the league estimates 22 of 30 teams lost money this season and the president says a wide gap separates players and owners. >>> a woman survived a close call today with a bart train. the train operator says she saw a woman on the tracks at the san francisco glen park station about 8:50 a.m. the operator hit the brakes but several cars passed over the woman paid by police found the woman and -- bart police found a woman and she had cuts and bruises. >>> the family of a missing bay area nursing student response to a report that hurt cell phone was used to. >> many visitors at yosemite tell us today they have never seen the park looks so beautiful. com