>> Joanne: COMING UP ON KPBS EVENING EDITION ADVOCATES FOR
SAN DIEGO'S POOR ARE NOT SURPRISE TOAD LEARN THAT MOST
CALLS TO THE COUNTY FOOD STAMP PHONE LINES ARE NEVER ANSWERED.
>> Dwane: AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL STOPS A MAJOR
BALLOT MEASURE FROM MOVE FORWARD.
KPBS EVENING EDITION STARTS NOW. >> Joanne: HELLO, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US I'M JOANNE FARYON. >> Dwane: I'M DWANE BROWN.
DESPITE AN EFFORT TO GET AN ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL ON THE
BALLOT SAN DIEGO VOTERS WILL ONLY SEE ONE PENSION REFORM
MEASURE IN JUNE. KATIE ORR HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE
STORY AND JOINS TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ALTERNATIVE
PLAN. KATIE, WHAT WILL VOTERS SEE IN
JUNE AND WHAT MEASURE WON'T MAKE THE BALLOT?
>> DWANE, VOTERS WILL WEIGHT IN ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE
PENSIONS WITH A 401K. IT WOULD ALSO FREEZE THE BASE
PAY FOR FIVE YEARS. THE MEASURE THAT WON'T BE ON THE
BALLOT WOULD HAVE FROZEN PAY BUT KEPT PENSIONS.
>> Dwane: KATIE, WHO MADE THE CALL TO KEEP THAT MEASURE OFF
THE BALLOT? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT TONY YOUNG
HAS THE POWER TO SET THE AGENDA FOR THE COUNCIL.
HE WON'T DOCK THE ITEM SO THE COUNCIL CAN'T TAKE A VOTE TO PUT
IT ON THE JUNE BALLOT. HE SAYS THE DATE IS TOO SOON.
>> THE THREE WEEKS THAT WAS GIVEN TO US FOR THE PROPOSAL TO
PUT ON THE BALLOT IS NOT ENOUGH TIME, I THINK, TO MAKE A GOOD
POLICY DECISION. >> YOUNG SAYS THE CITY HAS MADE
HASTY DECISIONS IN THE PAST LEADING TO BAD POLICY AND
DOESN'T WANT TO SEE THAT HAPPEN AGAIN.
>> Dwane: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE ALTERNATE PROPOSAL?
>> FOR NOW IT'S LIKELY DEAD. THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS COULD
REQUEST IT BE DOCKETED BUT THEY NEED THE VOTES FOR THE JUNE
BALLOT AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR THEY HAVE THOSE.
TONY YOUNG SAYS HE MAY DOCKET IT IN THE FUTURE BUT NOT IN TIME
FOR THE JUNE ELECTION. >> Dwane: THANK YOU, KATIE ORR.
>> Joanne: SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS COULD BE IN FOR ANOTHER JUMP IN
WATER RATES. IT'S BEEN CONFIRMED A POSSIBLE
INCREASE WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.
SUPPORTERS SAY THE MONEY IS NEEDED FOR MORE SYSTEM UPGRADES.
BUT THERE ARE IS A CALL TO SEE WHAT FOR.
>> > MORE SAN DIEGOANS CAN AFFORD TO BUY SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES. THE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS HAS
MEASURED THE PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT CAN AFFORD A
MEDIUM PRICED SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
THAT NUMBER WAS 45% IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 2011 UP FIVE POINTS
FROM THE SAME TIME IN 2010. A FIRST TOWN BUYER WITH A 20%
DOWN PAYMENT HAS TO EARN JUST OVER $73,000 A YEAR TO QUALIFY
FOR A MEDIUM PRICED HOME. >> Dwane: CALIFORNIA IS GETTING
A HUGE CHUNK OF THE MORTGAGE SETTLEMENT DEAL.
CALIFORNIA WILL JOIN 49 STATES IN THE LANDMARK DECISION.
WHAT DID CALIFORNIA GET FROM THE SETTLEMENT, ERIC?
>> ABOUT $18 BILLION. ABOUT 70% OF THE MONEY PUT OUT
WILL BE BROUGHT TO HOME OWNERS AND THOSE FORECLOSED ON IN
CALIFORNIA. CAM LA HARRIS SAYS SHE WALKED
AWAY FROM THE TALKS FOR MONTHS BECAUSE CALIFORNIA'S SHARE
WOULDN'T BE LARGE ENOUGH. >> Dwane: THE BANKS INCLUDE
HEAVYWEIGHTS LIKE BANK OF AMERICA AND WELLS FARGO.
WHAT DID THEY GET. >> THEY GOT A PROMISE THE STATES
WON'T GO AFTER INDIVIDUALLY FOR WRONG DOING OVER THE SIGNING
SCANDAL WHERE BANKS PROCESSED A LOT OF FORECLOSURE PAPER WORK
WITHOUT DUE DILLIGENCE ON THE PAPER WORK.
MANY TIMES THEY WROTE SIGNATURES ON THE PAPERS AND PEOPLE LOST
THEIR HOMES WITHOUT PROPER REVIEW.
THE BANKS WON'T HAVE TO FACE CIVIL PENALTIES IN THAT ARENA.
>> Dwane: INTERESTING. HOW WILL HOME OWNERS AND THOSE
WHO HAVE LOST HOMES TO FORECLOSURE BENEFIT.
>> THE PEOPLE LOSING HOMES TO FORECLOSURE BETWEEN 2008 AND
2011 WILL GET A LUMP SUM CHECK PROBABLY 1800 TO $2000.
AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL IN THEIR HOMES BUT ON THE VERGE OF
BEING FORECLOSED, AND THEIR MORTGAGE IS WORTH MORE THAN THE
PROPERTY IS WORTH THEY WILL GET RELIEF IN THE FORM OF A
PRINCIPAL REDUCTION. THAT'S THE BIGGEST CHUNK OF THE
SETTLEMENT. THERE ARE OTHER THINGS AS WELL.
PEOPLE CAN REFINANCE EVEN THOUGH THEY MAYBE UNDER WATER AND
ETCETERA,. >> Dwane: THANK YOU, ERIK
ANDERSON. >> Joanne: WORKING TO DIFFUSE A
CONTROVERSY OVER A INTERNET IMAGE OF TROOPS.
THIS ONE WITH A GROUP OF SNIPERS POSING IN FRONT OF A FLAG WITH A
SYMBOL THAT LOOKS LIKE THE NAZI SS.
IT WAS TAKEN IN 2010. THE AMERICAN RELIGIOUS
FOUNDATION IS CALLING FOR A INVESTIGATION.
THEY FIND THE SS WAS INTENDED TO MEAN "SCOUT SNIPERS" BUT
OFFICIALS SAY THE LOGO IS UNACCEPTABLE.
>> Dwane: THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE CROSS ON MOUNT SOLEDAD IS UNDER
REVIEW AFTER IT WAS REVIEWED LAST YEAR AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
PEOPLE SHOWED UP TO VOICE CONCERNS AND OPINIONS TODAY.
>> THE FIGHT OVER THIS 25-FOOT LATIN CROSS HAS BEEN GOING ON
FOR 22 YEARS IN SAN DIEGO. NOW IT'S HEAD TO THE COURTS OF
THE HIGHEST LAND. >> 93% SAY LEAVES THE VETERAN
MEMORIALS ALONE. LEAVE THEM ALONE.
>> IF THEY DON'T GET THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT RULING OVERTURNED.
>> IT WON'T MATTER. THEY WILL BEGIN TO TEAR DOWN
VETERAN MEMORIALS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSAND THAT'S HAVE RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS.
>> ABOUT 2000 PROTESTERS HELD SIGNS DENOUNCING THE CROSS.
>> MY ISSUE IS THE CROSS. I THINK IT'S VERY CLEAR IT'S A
CHRISTIAN SYMBOL. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT, THAT THERE
SHOULD BE ANY RECOGNITION OF RELIGION ON FEDERAL PROPERTY.
>> THOMAS IS A ATHEIST AND ACTIVE DUTY SAILOR.
HE SAYS HIS PROTEST HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PAYING TRIBUTE TO
VETERANS. >> VETERANS NEED TO BE
RECOGNIZED. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN AMERICA
WITH THE CROSS IT SINGLES PEOPLE OUT.
I THINK THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT FAITH PERSUASIONS
AND NON FAITH PERSUASION THAT'S ARE INSULTED.
>> DAVID EPSTIEN WHOSE PICTURE IS DISPLAYED HERE DISAGREES.
>> COME ON GUYS, GET A LIFE. THAT'S MY TAKE ON IT THE CROSS
ISN'T HURTING ANYONE. THE CONSTITUTION SAYS THERE IS
NO ESTABLISH. OF A OFFICIAL RELIGION NOR A
RELIGIOUS TEST FOR HOLDING A PUBLIC OFFICE.
THIS CROSS DOESN'T VIOLATE EITHER ONE OF THOSE.
>> Dwane: THE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED A CASE OVER A CROSS
IN THE MOJAVE DESERT. WE SHOULD KNOW BY SUMMER IF THEY
WILL TAKE UP THE MOUNT SOLEDAD CASE.
>> AS WE TOLD YOU YESTERDAY THERE IS A STARTLING PROBLEM
WITH THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK WITH PEOPLE GETTING HUNG UP ON.
JOANNE HAS MORE FROM THE EVENING EDITION ROUND TABLE.
>> Joanne: UT SAN DIEGO OBTAINED A DRAFT REPORT COMMISSIONED BY
THE COUNTY ASSESSING THEIR FOOD STAMP PHONE LINE.
ACCORDING TO THE REPORT 5 OUT OF 6 CALLS ARE DROPPED.
THOSE WHO MAKE IT THROUGH WAIT AN AFTERNOON OF 30 MINUTES TO
SPEAK TO SOMEONE. THE REPORT GOES ONTO SAY 350,000
CALLS A MONTH ARE NOT ANSWERED BECAUSE THE HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES AGENCY HAVEN'T HIRED ENOUGH PEOPLE.
JOINING ME IN SUED YO IS JIM OSWALD AND JOANY, GROUPS THAT
SUPPORT LOW INCOME FAMILIES. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU. >> Joanne: BILL OSWALD, WAS
THERE ANYTHING THAT SURPRISED IN THIS REPORT IN THE PERFORMANCE
OF THE COUNTY? >> NOT AT ALL.
I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
>> Joanne: LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE PROBLEMS.
PEOPLE GOING TO APPLY FOR FOOD STAMPS USING THE PHONE LINE ARE
NOT GETTING THROUGH. >> NO, ANYONE WITHOUT A CASE.
IF I APPLY FOR FOOD STAMPS AND I DON'T HEAR IN TWO WEEKS AND I
CALL THIS LINE. IF I'M ONE OF 48% TO GET THROUGH
I HAVE TO STAY ON THE PHONE FOR 30 MINUTES, AND THEN I'M NOT
SURE THEY CAN HELP ME WHEN I GET.
THERE IT'S ALMOST AN IMPOSSIBLE SCENARIO FOR ANYONE TO GET
ASSISTANCE WITH THE CASES. >> Joanne: JOANY, YOU HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH PEOPLE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS TO NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM.
IS THIS THE STORY YOU HEAR OFTEN.
>> YES. IT'S ALL I HEAR.
WE HAVE TRIED TO SAY TO THE COUNTY EVEN BEFORE THEY
INSTITUTED THIS PROGRAM THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMATIC ISSUES.
THEY LEAVE EVERYTHING ON A TASK BASED GROUP SYSTEM.
AND SECONDLY, THE ACCESS CENTER. IN 2008 AND 2009 THEY WERE A
PROBLEM. NOTHING HAS BEEN LOOKED AT UNTIL
THIS REPORT. >> Joanne: YOU GO DOWN TO THE
OFFICES WITH PEOPLE, DON'T YOU? >> YES.
>> Joanne: WHAT'S IT LIKE. >> IT'S HORRIBLE.
NOT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE MEAN BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES AN HOUR AND A
HALF TO TWO HOURS TO JUST GET INTO THE BUILDING.
THEN YOU SIT THERE FOR TWO OR THREE HOURS TO GET TO THE RIGHT
PERSON TO HELP YOU. THEN YOU HAVE TO COME BACK THE
NEXT DAY BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GET IT DONE.
YOU'RE THERE THREE, FOUR TIMES. PEOPLE IN THE LINES SAY I DON'T
CALL BECAUSE I NEVER GET HELP AND I HAVE TO COME DOWN HERE.
>> Joanne: I WANT TO SHARE NUMBERS WITH PEOPLE AT HOME,
NUMBERS YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH FOR PEOPLE ENROLLED IN THE FOOD
STAMP PROGRAM. WE KNOW IN 2006 83,000 PEOPLE IN
SAN DIEGO COUNTY WERE ENROLLED. LAST YEAR IT GREW TO 236,000
PEOPLE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW OUR
PARTICIPATION RATE HASN'T GROWN. THIS IS ACCORDING TO A NATIONAL
SURVEY OF TWENTY-TWO LARGE CITIES.
BILL, ARE WE JUST SEEING NUMBERS GO UP BECAUSE DEMAND HAS GONE UP
OR IS THE COUNTY BETTER AT ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM.
>> OUR NUMBERS INDICATE THE COUNTY IS KEEPING UP WITH DEMAND
BUT NOT LOWERING OR INCREASING PARTICIPATION RATE.
WE HAVE USED UNEMPLOYMENT AS A INDICATE ERAS A DEMAND.
IF YOU USE THAT WHAT YOU SEE OVERTIME IS THE LINES ARE ALMOST
IDENTICAL. WHICH INDICATES YES THEY'RE
KEEPING UP WITH DEMAND BUT THE FACT THAT THERE ARE 60% OF THE
PEOPLE HE WILL I I BELIEVE NOT GETTING IT, THAT IS A PROBLEM OF
THE SYSTEM. >> Joanne: ABOUT 40% OF THE
PEOPLE ELIGIBLE GET THE BENEFIT. I WANT TO PLAY A CLIP FOR OUR
AUDIENCE. WE SPOKE WITH SUPERVISOR RON
ROBERTS, CHAIR OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THIS WEEK
ABOUT THE FOOD STAMPS PROGRAM AND ASKED ABOUT THE NUMBERS AND
COUNTY'S LOW NATIONAL RANKING. THIS IS WHAT HE SAYS.
>> WE HAVE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY HOW WE CAN QUALIFY PEOPLE.
NUMBER OF PLACES TO REACH THEM. WE SEE THE RESULTS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW EMPLOYEES TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
WE ARE STILL SEEING THINGS WE NEED TO DO.
SO, WE'RE NOT AT THE END END, BUT I THINK WE'RE CLEARLY GOING
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. PEOPLE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE SHOULD
HAVE A OPPORTUNITY. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM A VAIL
THEMSELVES. >> Joanne: JOANY, I WANT TO GET
YOUR REACTION TO THAT CLIP. >> I THINK IT'S A GOOD
INTENTION. I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT THEY
HAVE INCREASED THEIR NUMBERS. I THINK THAT EVEN IF WE TAKE THE
INTELLIGENT REPORT AS THE BEST DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
IT WILL TAKE AN INFUSION OF MONEY OF STAFFING, TECHNOLOGY
AND OTHER CHANGES THAT I'M NOT SURE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
HAVE COMMITTED THEMSELVES TOO. >> Joanne: I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT
UP MONEY. KPBS LOOKED AT BUDGETS GOING BACK SEVERAL YEARS FOR THE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND WHAT THEY SPEND MONEY ON WE SEE
A TREND THE BUDGET FOR PROTECTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
INCREASED AND THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUDGET DECREASED.
IS THIS HAVING POLITICIANS PUTTING THEIR MONEY "WHERE THEIR
MOUTH IS" AND SPENDING MORE MONEY ON HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES TO HIRE MORE PEOPLE? >> IT'S CLEARLY A POLITICAL
ISSUE AND BUDGET AIRY ISSUE. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAVE
BEEN CLEAR THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN SERVING THIS
INTEREST. IN THE VOICE OF SAN DIEGO THERE
WAS A ARTICLE WHERE KELLY BENNETT INTERVIEWED EACH OF THE
FIVE SUPERVISORS. THEY MADE IT CLEAR THIS IS VERY
LOW ON THEIR PRIORITY. PART IS THAT THE COUNTY
OPERATES, THEY USE THE WORD "PROGRAM INTEGRITY" FOR US THAT
MEANS EVERYONE WHO IS APPLYING IS CHEATING UNTIL THEY PROVE
OTHERWISE. THE FRAUD SYSTEM IS A DETERRENT.
THEY SPEND A LOT OF MONEY DOING THAT WHICH COULD BE USED TO
IMPROVE THEIR SERVICES. >> Joanne: WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE
TO ASK NICK ABOUT THAT. HE WILL BE ON TOMORROW'S PROGRAM
AS WELL. THANK YOU, BILL AND JOANY FOR
BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU,.
>> THANK YOU. >> Dwane: SAN DIEGO CONGRESSMAN
BRIAN BILLBRAY IS GETTING HELP FROM A REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE FOR
HIS CAMPAIGN. THEY WILL PUT EXTRA RESOURCES TO
THE BILLBRAY CAMPAIGN. HIS SEAT IS CONSIDERED A SWING
SEAT AFTER REDISTRICTING. HE'S BEING TARGETED BY THE
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS HOLDING A CONVENTION IN SAN DIEGO THIS
WEEKEND. THE DEMOCRATIC PHONE BANK WILL
MAKE ANTI-BILLBRAY CALLS TONIGHT.
>> > IN A MOMENT ONE WOMAN'S GUT WRENCHING STORY OF CHILDHOOD
ABUSE AND A MAN WHO OFFERED AN ESCAPE.
>> HE WAS LIKE A FATHER FIGURE. HE TOOK ME OUT AND GAVE ME GIFTS
AND DID THINGS FOR ME. >> Dwane: THAT MAN LEAD HER INTO
PROSTITUTION BEFORE SHE KILLED HIM.
THIS IS "KPBS EVENING EDITION." >> Gary: WEB SITES HAVE SPROUTED
UP ON THE INTERNET IN SUPPORT OF A 34-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WHO SPENT
HALF OF HER LIFE IN PRISON FOR KILLING HER PIMP.
WE REPORT ON HOW SHE ENDED UP BEHIND BARS.
>> ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS SARAH DID WHEN SHE ENTERED PRISON AT
17 WAS LOOK UP THE WORDS "MORALS" AND "SCRUPLES" THE
JUDGE TOLD HER SHE HAD NONE. >> I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE WORDS
MEANT. >> HER DEFENDERS SAY HOW COULD
SHE. HER MOTHER ADMITTED BASHING HER
DAUGHTER'S HEAD ON THE FLOOR. SHE WAS PLACED IN FOSTER CARE
FOR A TIME. SHE WAS MOLESTED FOR THE FIRST
TIME AT AGE 5 BY HER MOM'S BOYFRIEND.
SUCCESSIVE BOYFRIENDS DID THE SAME COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW.
IN THIS YOUTUBE CLICK SHE DESCRIBES THE ONE BRIGHT SPOT IN
HER LIFE. >> I WAS ON THE HONOR ROLL.
I WAS AN OVER ACHIEVER. I RAN TRACK, I RAN FOR STUDENT
BODY PRESIDENT. >> HER LOVE FOR SCHOOL COULD NOT
SAVE HER. HER MOTHER KICKED HER OUT WHEN
SHE WAS 11. SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. THAT'S WHEN A WELL KNOWN PIMP
G.G. BE FRIENDED HER. >> HE WAS LIKE A FATHER FIGURE.
HE TOOK ME OUT AND GAVE ME LAVISH GIFTS AND DID THINGS FOR
ME. >> AT 13 SHE WAS RAPED ON SCHOOL
GROUNDS BY THREE NEIGHBORHOOD BOYS THEN G.G. FORCED HER INTO
PROSTITUTION. >> HE HAD SEX WITH ME WHEN I WAS
13. HE WAS A VERY -- HE USES HIS
MANHOOD TO HURT. >> SHE WENT TO LIVE WITH HER
GRAND MOTHER IN SAN DIEGO WHEN SHE WAS 15.
AT 16 SHE BEGAN SEEING A BOY WHOSE EX-CON UNCLE ORDERED HER
TO KILL G.G. ANN ROGAN IN SAN DIEGO IS
SARAH'S AUNT. SHE EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED
NEXT. >> AND THIS GUY SAID TO HER,
WELL, I WANT YOU TO GET G.G.'S MONEY AND I WANT TO YOU SHOOT
HIM. IF YOU DON'T DO THIS I'M GOING
TO KILL YOUR MOTHER, AND I BELIEVE HE THREATENED HER
BOYFRIEND. THE JUVENILE AT THE TIME.
>> SHE WENT TO A MOTEL ROOM WITH G.G.
HER AUNT SAYS ONCE IN THE ROOM HER NIECE FELT TRAPPED AND
DESPERATE. >> APPARENTLY WHEN HE STARTED TO
PULL OUT A SEX TOY WHICH HE USED ON HER PREVIOUSLY, WHICH
APPARENTLY WAS PAINFUL. I MEAN HE RAPED HER AT 13.
AND THAT IS WHEN HE WAS SHOT. THERE WAS A FEAR, FROM WHAT --
THAT GRIPPED HER OF ALL OF THE ABUSE.
THAT'S WHEN SHE SHOT HIM. >> THAT IS NOT THE END OF
SARAH'S STORY. AMITHA JOINS ME NOW.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. >> WHAT HAPPENED NEXT IN SARAH'S
STORY SHE WAS INSURED TO SPEND THE REST OF HER LIFE BEHIND
BARS. SHE WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER.
PUT ON TRIAL AT THE AGE OF 16. THE PROSECUTION CALLED SEVEN
WITNESSES. THE DEFENSE, SARAH'S LAWYER, A
SITTING JUDGE IN RIVERSIDE NOW DIDN'T CALL ONE EXPERT TO THE
STAND TO TALK ABOUT THE EFFECT OF SARAH'S ABYSSMAL CHILDHOOD OR
THE EFFECT OF HER FORCED PROSTITUTION BY THE MAN SHE
KILLED WHO RAPED HER AT THE AGE 13 TO TALK ABOUT THE EFFECT THAT
HAD ON HER LIFE. THE ONLY PERSON IN HER DEFENSE
PUT ON THE STAND WAS SARAH, HERSELF.
HER APPEALS LAWYERS SAY NOW SHE WAS TOO DEPRESSED AT THE TIME,
TOO MEDICATED AND NOT SKILLED ENOUGH TO JOUST WITH THE
PROSECUTORS IN THIS CASE. SO THE JURY CONVICTED HER AND
THEY SENTENCED HER. SHE WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE
WITHOUT POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE ROW.
>> THAT HAS CHANGED, HASN'T IT? >> ON HIS WAY OUT, ARNOLD
SCHWARZENEGGER REINTRODUCED HER SENTENCE TO 25 YEARS TO LIFE
WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE. >> Joanne: TELL US, HOW IS SARAH
NOW. >> SHE HAS EARNED A BACHELOR'S
DEGREE IN SCIENCE WHILE BE IN PRISON.
SHE'S REMORSEFUL ABOUT WHAT SHE DID.
>> I DEFINITELY KNOW I DESERVE PUNISHMENT.
YOU DON'T JUST TAKE SOMEBODY'S LIFE AND THINK IT'S OKAY.
I BELIEVE THAT I COULD SET A POSITIVE EXAMPLE.
I'M VERY DETERMINED TO SHOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT YOU HAVE DONE OR
WHERE YOU HAVE COME FROM OR WHAT YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED IN LIFE
IT'S UP TO YOU TO CHANGE. >> SO, THAT'S WHAT SHE WANTS TO
DO. SHE WANTS A SHOT AT FREEDOM.
THERE WAS AN EFFORT TO, TO GET HER CLEMENCY.
HER CASE IS PENDING BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT.
HER LAWYERS SAY THEY WANT SARAH TO GET A NEW TRIAL OR GRANTED
FULL CLEMENCY. >> Joanne: ALRIGHT, KEEP US
UPDATED ON THE STORY. THANK YOU.
>> Dwane: STARTING TOMORROW THE SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
WILL OFFER A UP CLOSE LOOK FOR ITEMS RECOVERED FROM THE
TITANIC. THE EXHIBIT FEATURES TWO HUNDRED
ITEMS FROM HAIR PINS, BOOKS AND PLATES.
THIS VIDEO WAS PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZERS OF THE EVENT.
THERE ARE RECREATIONS OF FIRST AND THIRD CLASS ITEMS AND AN
ICEBERG WALL THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA HOW COLD THE WATER WAS WHEN
THE SHIP SANK. THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM IS A
SUPPORT OF KPBS. >> Joanne: TONIGHT IN OUR PUBLIC
SQUARE. YOUR COMMENT ON THE PLAZA DE
PANAMA PROJECT. I ASKED WHETHER YOU HAD ENOUGH
INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF THE OPPOSITES PROPOSED.
>> Joanne: WELL, DON'T BE A STRANGER.
SEND ME AN E-MAIL. LET US KNOW IF WE'RE ASKING THE
RIGHT QUESTIONS, AND WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT THE ROUND
TABLE. WRITE TO ME.
I MAY USE SOME OF YOUR COMMENTS ON AIR.
YOU CAN ALWAYS FOLLOW US ON TWITTER OR LIKE US ON FACEBOOK.
NOW BACK TO THE NEWS DESK WHERE DWANE HAS A RECAP OF TONIGHT'S
TOP STORIES. >> Dwane: A NEW PROPOSAL FOR
PENSION REFORM WON'T MAKE IT TO THE BALLOT.
DAVID ALVAREZ WAS BEHIND THE PROPOSAL CAPPING PENSIONS AT
$100,000 A YEAR. TONY YOUNG SAYS THERE IS NOT
ENOUGH TIME TO GET THE ALVAREZ PROPOSAL ON THE JUNE BALANCE.
>> SO THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE PENSION REFORM THIS SUMMER.
>> THE MOUNT SOLEDAD CROSS DEBATE IS HEAD TO THE SUPREME
COURT. SUPPORTERS RALLIES TODAY AND SO
DID FOLKS THAT WANT IT REMOVED. >> > CALIFORNIA IS GETTING A
HUGE CHUNK OF A SETTLEMENT WITH THE NATION'S TOP MORTGAGE
LENDERS. IT'S BEING CRITICIZED BY SOME
WHO SAY IT DOESN'T DO ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE UNDER WATER WITH THEIR
HOME LOANS. YOU CAN WATCH AND COMMENT ON ANY
OF THE STORIES YOU SAW TONIGHT ON OUR WEBSITE
KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT IT LOOKS LIKE
A WIND ADVISORY IS UP FOR THE BEACHES.
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