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>> >>DWANE: Good evening, thanks for joining us, I'm Dwane Brown.
New concerns about equipment at the san Onofre power plant.
Engineers have disabled a 30 year old vibration censor they say could have shut down.
Those generators control heat in the nuclear reactors.
Southern California Edison, the operator says it's still up a analyzing the problem.
The plant has been idol since January. Radiation from another nuclear plant is turning
up in blue fan tuna off San Diego. You may recall the Japan plant damaged by
last year's tsunami. Theハ the city of Escondido is the first
in the county to allow federal officials to verify every city work's immigration status.
Adrian Florido with the Fronteras desk has been following the story. The city of Escondido
actually volunteered for this audit being done brie the immigration and customs enforcement
agency. What's the big idea here?
>> >>ADRIAN: The audit has been under way for several weeks now. the goal is to insure
it isn't employing anyone who isn't legally authorized to work in the U.S. it's agreed
too to this through a relatively new program ice has called the image program.
A program which employers like companies or cities allow officials to come in and audit
all of their hiring records to insure that every win their employ is legally authorized
to be in and work in the U.S. >> >>DWANE: And many cities and companies
already check the work eligibility using E verify, how's this program different.
>> >>ADRIAN: E verify is something a lot of other companies do use, but it tends to be
only used at the hiring stage. This image program is really kind of doing
audits of entire companies, in this case of the entire city work force to make sure people
who may have been working there for decades, that they are also legally authorized to work
there. >> >>DWANE: Adrian flor eed o with the Fronteras
desk. Climate conference focusing on change and
our water supply. Today's key note speaker talked about changes
to our drinkable water. >> >>: We can kind of plan.
For domestic use, you know, the focus is our attention a little bit early enough so we
can look at zero fitted gardening, grey water use recycling.
We will have enough water in our state for our cities.
>> >>DWANE: The climate conference run throwz Thursday here in San Diego.
A wild fire east of Julian has been fully contained, the banner fire burned about frown
acres. Cal fire says it was started by sparks from
equipment. A disgraced form San Diego congressman wants
permission to carry a fire arm when he's released from prison this year.
Randy felon can't legally carry a gun but asked a judge for an exception for hunting
and shooting contests the judge says it's up to the secretary of treasury:
>> >>DWANE: Our
election 2012 coverage continues tonight with a look at the newly drawn 52nd congressional
district from La Jolla and north east to Poway. Joanne Faryon is talking with the three major
candidates tonight. >> >>JOANNE: Thanks congressman Bilbray for
being here y.want to start with taxes. In 2006 you signed the Grover nor quest antitax
pledge. It says I will not raise taxes.
Would you sign that today? >> >>BRIAN BILBRAY: I would y.think the problem
is not how high the tax rates are. Even prawr prawb is saying now is not the
time to talk about this. The issue is all the loop holes, things like
the ethanol subsidy that Norquist may not like, but I thimg think a lot of us that are
reasonable, especially those who have worked on environmental issues, shouldn't be giving
ethanol producers a subsidy to produce a fuel that's basically being mandated and shouldn't
be. There's lots of those things we ought to be
doing, rather than talking about raising the tax rates at a time the economy needs that
money. I'll turn around and say there's $1.4ハtrillions
of American money over seas that could come back to create American jobs on American soil.
The fact that the federal government was saying we're going to tax it at 35%ハ
>> >>JOANNE: Doesn't a pledge like this set up this partisan grid lock.
We're not going to raise taxes and that's how you end up without compromise.
>> >>BRIAN BILBRAY: Yow no, look, I've worked together with Nancy pole oasy to be able to
work and bring in America's cut back to California t.I'm working with her on saving the cruise
ship industry for the port district. I work across that on a lot of issues.
We work on solar panels even. You find those common areas where we say okay,
can we agree that there's a whole lot of tax benefits being put out there that should have
never gone out there, that are not only bad for the budget, but bad economy taxing imported
parts for golf clubs. Those things are the place we can agree with.
>> >>JOANNE: I want to cut in y want to move on to immigration.
Now, we know that you also introduced legislation. You sponsor ad bill that krd would have taken
citizenship away from children born of illegal immigrants in this country, I think it was
HR1868 snoo. >> >>BRIAN BILBRAY: The bill never took any
citizenship away from anybody. What it did is say under the constitution
you must be subject to the jurisdiction. Tourists that have kids here, wealthy tourists
coming through, they cannot be drafted, tried for treason, and under the constitution, they're
not subject to the jurisdiction y.have to say to both sides, we don't even have to talk
about this issue of what we call anchor babies if we would both work together at getting
to the real source the immigration problem, illegal employers.
>> >>JOANNE: Would you today say that children who are born in America, but their parents
are illegal, should they automatically be swrit swrns or would you want a change?
>> >>BRIAN BILBRAY: They're just like the children of dip lo mats.
Thie they do not have the right of automatic citizenship.
American Indians born on American soil were not given automatic citizen shnship.
You don't want to have a situation where you change the definition of the constitution.
You need to take it to the Supreme Court, and have them rule do the children of dip
lo mats born on U.S. soil get automatic citizenship? No, they don't.
The constitution has the conditioning clause subject to the jurisdiction.
>> >>JOANNE: Now medical marijuana, we know your dot sr battling mel o noam uh, bip on
the show to talk about medical marijuana helped her to get through treatment.
You don't support medical marijuana in its kurnlt state in California, no though, do
you? >> >>BRIAN BILBRAY: I saw what it did for
my daughter at a critical time. With the way things are going, she may need
it again. But I'm a congressman that's sworn to up hold
the constitution. There is a constitutional responsibility not
to just say California can smoke marijuana, but to make the FDA allow people like my dot
toor have the medical steks tracts from marijuana available in medicine form.
It's the federal government that is stopping people like Bree Ana having an appropriate
access to kan ds extract. I'm pr introducing a bill that will force
the FDA to allow the medicines that are available in Europe and in Canada to be available to
meep people like my daughter. >> >>JOANNE: That takes time and right now
federal prosecutors are shutting down these medical marijuanaハ
>> >>BRIAN BILBRAY: They are in California. Not in Colorado.
>> >>JOANNE: So what do you do if you're here in California?
>> >>BRIAN BILBRAY: You put the pressure on your congressman to finally get both sides
working together. I think Breeana might have gotten the Republican
chairman of the helt health committee to rek ug recognize the federal government the dprks DA should be forced to do the right
thing and allow a true medicine extract available to patients like my daughter.
>> >>JOANNE: I want to send people to KPBS.org, there's a much longer conversation with you
and more een kaive naw. Thank you so much congressman for being here.
>> >>BRIAN BILBRAY: It's been an honor. >> >>DWANE: First there was cash, then credit
cards and Deb t cards. Now you can pay for things with your smart
phone. Peggy pico tells us about level up.
>> >>: Can I have a slice of pepperoni pizza, please?
>> >>PEGGY: Offers lots of choices, even at the cash register.
You can pay with cash, credit, Deb t, and now mobile money.
One of 85 businesses in San Diego that offer level up.
A new app that lets you pay with your smart phone.
>> >>: It's really fast and convenient to use y.don't have to bring my wallet or credit
cards out with me. >> >>PEGGY: It works like this.
First you download the free app on your phone, register your security information, then scan
your credit card of choice. You only need to do this set up once.
In less than a minute you're ready to pay. Seconds later the receipt shows up on your
phone. Twenty three year old Seth pre batch is the
creator and CEO of level up aBoston based company.
He tells us via Skype his app saves consumers and businesses money.
>> >>: Really what's lr going o on is when you pay with level up, the business is saving
a bunch of money and they're using those savings to reward you as the customer.
>> >>: Bill says it saved him money because unlike credit card companies that charge the
merchant a swipe fee plus up to 5ハpercent of each sale, level up charges a 2ハpercent
flat rate per sale. >> >>: It doesn't cost me anything to use,
the system hasハ as opposed to a credit card trans action.
So thisハ it's it's a non cost for me to use it.
>> >>: It's customer satisfaction he values moaght most.
>> >>: It builds loyalty, with my customers. So imr get a repeat business from then them.
>> >>PEGGY: Level up also offers discounts and cash rewards that attract customers.
>> >>: With five dollars, I pay read the and is some change for my company.
>> >>: This electronic wall st catching on. Sixty five% of internet users will use smart
device swiping instead of cash or credit card by 2020.
But is it secure? >> >>: By default you're linking your credit
card. So you start with all the pro protections
of your credit card then we layer a bunch of security on top of that.
You can pin lock the app. If someone happens to get your phone, it needs
your special pin to access it. >> >>PEGGY: The evolution of money is nothing
new. China used metal coins in 1,000 B.C., paper
money shows up in 800 A.D., the first U.S. check cashed in 1681, U.S. credit cards in
the 1920s, now mobile money makes its debut. Starbucks has the most mobile pay in the country.
140,000 merchants nation would use goog google wallet.
While level up has been around for just four mungtds, it has 2500 merchants nationwide.
Level up does not partner with banks because pre pf batch says his ult ultimate goal is
to improve the nation's economy. >> >>: Credit card processing fees in 2011
were 50 billion dollars. That's 50ハbillion dollars out of businesses
and consumer pockets that kind of goes to waste.
>> >>PEGGY: Financial institutions aren't likely to let go of those kinds of profits.
>> >>: They may seek other sources of revenue, higher fees elsewhere to make up for any revenue
they lose from the transactions fees. >> >>PEGGY: Mean while, the market for mobile
payment is projected to nearly triple in value from $240ハbillion to 670ハbillion by 20
geafnlt if E money seem as bit futurestic for you, remember t took a little while for
ATMs to catch on, and now it's hard to imagine life without them.
>> >>DWANE: We continue our look alt the race for the 52nd kun congressional tonight.
>> >>JOANNE: Commissioner Peters, thanks for being here.
Congressman Bilbray was just here and I asked him about the Grover Norquist antitax pledge
which he signed. It says I will not raise taxes f.you're elected,
would you raise taxes? >> >>SCOTT PETERS: I think all Americans favor
a balanced u prope proach to balance the budget. Congressman Bilbray will tell you we have
to balance the budget, you do it through a combination of revenue and cuts.
I think I would certainly not sign a pledge to someone who doesn't live in disairks who's
not a San Diego voter, that I would sell my vote away for political gain.
I think that's absolutely a wrong position to take.
>> >>JOANNE: When you talk about balance and revenue, is this income tax, capital gains?
>> >>SCOTT PETERS: I think we know that the tax rate on the wealthy Americans has never
been lower, and just as a matter of fairness, folks who are doing well can do more.
And I think that's going to be a really important part of getting the economy moving again.
We have a congress that's arguing about the debt ceiling and whether to pay America's
bills. We need to talk about America's priority,
about making the investments in the next generation that will make us competitive, investing in
education, infrastructure rgs scientific research, and not balancing the budget but not on the
backs of our seniors and middle class who work hard for the protections they've earned
and do d swrrve. >> >>JOANNE: I want to talk a little bit about
illegal immigration. Particular hea in San Diego county, there's
a story that plaiz itself out daily. If you're elected, what do you think the single
most important law or legislation do you think congress should work at towards the looking
at this issue of illegal immigration. >> >>SCOTT PETERS: It does have a huge affect
on San Diego. I think there are a few things.
Let's take off the table, we don't want crime across the board.
We want to secure borders so weer rer not seeing people shipping guns or people or drugs
across the border. I think everyone agrees on that.
How do you deal with the fact that a lot of commerce comes across the board and it's a
tremendous significance economically both sides.
One thing I was talking to someone about this morning, the Mexican vz made tremendous investment
border infrastructure to make legal trade across the border.
We've seen hours and hours of board delay that take money off the table for both Mexico
and the United States. >> >>JOANNE: What about the 11ハmillion undocumented
immigrants. We have this debate cons tantly, should we
have a pass to citizenship, what should we do to the children here bhooz parents are
illegal. Is there something you feel committed strongly
to? >> >>SCOTT PETERS: I support a practical approach.
This is whawz what Brian's idea is that we can deport eleven million people, other wise
it's called amnesty. One thing I do support is the dream mak.
A kid comes here as a child would be able to get an education or go to the military
and earn their right to residency. I think that's a fair and practical approach
just for example. >> >>JOANNE: Do you support legalizing medical
marijuana across the U.S.? >> >>SCOTT PETERS: It's important if California
has decided that's what they want to do, and it's a matter of allocating their law enforcement
resources to it. If they've decided that's what they want to
do, the federal government should not get in the way.
>> >>JOANNE: Right now in California, where it's legal, federal government is stepping
in and saying it's not legal across the kun degree.
We had the city attorney in who's largely responsible for closing some of these shops
down saying until the federal government makes it legal, we can't do anything about it.
>> >>SCOTT PETERS: As I said, a as a federal matter, if the state decide they want to legalize
& it and bear the costs and risks associated with that, I think we watt to give them an
opportunity. >> >>JOANNE: But how can theyハ that's playing
itself out right now. O President Obama said he wasn't going to
stand in their way, but we have federal prosecutors who absolutely are going after medical marijuana
dispensaries in San Diego. If elected you say look, maybe the federal
government ought to take this on so we don't end up with the situation playing itself out
in California. >> >>SCOTT PETERS: I think federal government
ought to take the steps to let the state decide that.
I think California's different from Wyoming. We would make the changes in the law in the
federal lu level that would allow California to let marijuana be a policy.
>> >>JOANNE: I want you too give you a chance to tell am th audience, how do you distinguish
yourself from another democrat in this case. >> >>SCOTT PETERS: I'm running on a record
of getting things done. One thing I'd say is that the folk whose worked
with my opponent as assembly member in Sacramento, every democrat who worked in the legislation
at that time has endorsed me; I've gotten endorsement of fire fighters, teachers, the
city beat and UT because they know is I have a record of getting things done.
>> >>JOANNE: Thanks for being here commissioner Peters.
There's a much longer clfergz on mid day KPBS.org. >> >>DWANE: Today was the deadline to ask
for a mail in ballot for next Tuesday's election f.you can't make it to the poles on Juneハ5,
you can vote on Saturday at the registrars office on RUFFIN road.
Captions provided by ecaptions >> >>DWANE: We imoa now wrap up our look at
the 52nd congressional race with Joanne. >> >>JOANNE: Lorie Salda�, thanks for being
here. I started these interviews talking about taxes.
If you're elected, would you support raising taxes? I'm going to throw a few out there,
income taxes, capital gains, perhaps other? >> >>LORI SALDANA: I think working peoplal
that pay the majority of the income taxes are taxed pretty heavily if you look at the
proportionality of it. I think capital gains taxes and corporate
taxes have fawm fallen off and I think we need reconsider some of those.
We really do need a different approach to this, something that's not regressive, hurting
working class people. Where they go to basic things like shelter,
transportation, food, so we really need to revamp our tax system.
>> >>JOANNE: I've also been asking a lot about illegal immigration.
This is something that's really import tonight San Diego county, we hear stories every single
day. If congress passes only one piece of legislation
with regard to illegal immigration, if you're elected, what should it focus on?
>> >>LORI SALDANA: I think it needs to focus on fairness in the application process.
So many people pay a lot of money to see the fees go up and up over the last 10 years,
the process is slow
and --
>> >>JOANNE: We can safely say millions, millions of people here.
Should we be looking at >> >>LORI SALDANA: And we're looking at passes to citizenship for
them. There's a mix of families I think to protect
those family relationships and be fair and compassionate about this is really an important
part of changing some of these laws. >> >>JOANNE: I think some people might see
that as amnesty. >> >>LORI SALDANA: Ronald Regan approved an
amnesty bill in 1986. It didn't open the flood gates the way people
feared I think things influencing it more were things like NAFTA, the three free trade
agreement y.think as a nation, we're a nation of immigrants, we have a history of making
laws that at one point may have been contentious, but in the long run y think they work for
the betterment of everything we stand for as a naigdz nation of laws and immigrants.
>> >>JOANNE: You were asked this question at the congressional debate.
Do you support the federal government legalizing medical marijuana?
>> >>LORI SALDANA: I don't think we're going to get there soon.
I think they need to respect the state who have especially in a ballot measure who have
create ad lee legal approach to medical marijuana, that's the biggest concern I have now, the
millions of dollars coming to San Diego to close medical marijuana dispensaries y.think
it's a bad use of federal dollars at the time of a deficit.
I think the federal government needs to respect those state and communities that have past
local laws. >> >>: I probably spent a lot of time with
Scott Peters discussing this very issue. He had a very similar answer.
Right now, that doesn't happen. We had a number of guests come on the show
and say we can shut them down because the federal law says it's illegal.
Do you need to actually change a federal law? >> >>LORI SALDANA: I tried to offer a bill
to change the state law to say that local law enforcement cannot cooperate with the
federal department of justice to prosecute people.
We pay the price in California. People who are prosecuted, people who go to
prison, we lose them as contributing tax payers to our tax base.
We pay for their incarceration, and right now the incarceration rates in complfer are
bankrupting our state. As a nation, we are incarcerating too mini
people on drug, alcohol abuse issues, which often are tied to meptal health issues.
I think I offer ad bill, it did not get signed by the governor, but I've taken strong action
in that regard and would continue to do so at the national level.
>> >>JOANNE: In this new form of primary, we have the top two.
We could see two democrats running against each other in the office.
How do you make yourself different than the fellow democrats?
>> >>LORI SALDANA: I have a proud record of accomplishment.
I'm running on my record as an elected official. My democratic opponent is running away from
his record. He left the city of San Diego in economic
disarray. That's why I have the endorse. Marti fry,
Donna emerald, Karen banks the woman who became the first African American woman speaker in
the nation's history. I'm a proud progressive, want to work on universal
pay or health care. Those distinguish me.
>> >>JOANNE: We're going to have to end it there.
I want to send peep tool our website KPBS.org because I know there's a longer conversation
with you and a lot more information. >> >>DWANE: Another production is going from
the La Jolla lay house to broadway. >> >>: I'm gone, so far away goneハ
>> >>DWANE: Hands on a hard body is about a musical with a truck give away contest.
The winner is is the one who keeps the hand on the truck the longest.
It's expected to premiere on broadway in New York next season.
You can find tonight's stories online at kpbs.org/eveningedition. Thanks for joining us, you have a great night.
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