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By Oskar Garcia The Associated Press KAHULUI, HAwAII » Surveil- lance cameras at San Jose International Airport suc- cessfully captured the teen- ager on the tarmac, climb- ing up the landing gear of a jet. But in the end, the cam- eras failed because no one noticed the security breach until the plane — and the boy — landed in Hawaii. Although the 15-year-old apparently wanted nothing more than to run away, his success in slipping past lay - ers of security early Sunday morning made it clear that a determined person can still get into a supposedly safe area and sneak onto a plane. Video surveillance can help catch trespassers. Some airports use not just human eyes watching video screens, but also technology that can be programmed to sound an alert when a cam - era captures something po- tentially suspicious. But just because something is caught on camera does not mean it will make an impression. Despite great promise, "sometimes the actual re - sults are quite underwhelm- ing when it gets to the real world, where people are fa- tigued, people are preoccu- pied," said Richard Bloom, an airport security expert at Embry-Riddle Aeronau- tical University in Arizona. "There's no way to guar- antee security, even if you had one person per video screen." There were no obvious efforts Monday to increase security or the police pres - ence at airports in San Jose or Maui. In San Jose, airport officials said they were re- viewing how the boy slipped through security that in- cludes video surveillance, German shepherds and Seg- way-riding police officers. While each of those mea- sures can work for certain situations, "the problem is that each layer has its own error factor," Bloom said. Nobody monitoring secu - rity cameras throughout the 1,050-acre airport saw any- one approaching the Boeing 767 until they reviewed the footage after the boy was discovered in Hawaii, San Jose airport spokeswoman Rosemary Barnes said. The airport, in the heart of Sil - icon Valley, is surrounded by fences, although many sections do not have barbed wire and could easily be scaled. Barnes said the boy went onto the tarmac when it was still dark. The flight took off at about 8 a.m. PDT, about 90 minutes after sunrise. The boy was knocked out most of the 5 ½-hour flight and didn't regain conscious - ness until an hour after the plane landed in Hawaii, FBI spokesman Tom Simon said. When he came to, he climbed out of the wheel well and was immediately seen by Maui air - port personnel, Simon said. Surveillance video at Ka- hului Airport showed the boy getting out of the wheel well after landing, trans- portation officials in Hawaii said. The video was not re- leased because of the ongo- ing investigation. The boy was not charged with a crime, Simon said. While the Transporta - tion Security Administra- tion oversees checkpoint security inside airport ter- minals, airport perimeters are policed by local authori- ties and federal law enforce- ment. SAn JOSe Eric risbErg — ThE AssociATEd PrEss Workers move equipment Monday near gates used by hawaiian Airlines at Terminal A of Mineta san Jose international Airport in san Jose. Stowaway caught on surveillance video By Juliet williams The Associated Press SACRAMenTO » Republi- can gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari on Tuesday proposed scrapping Califor- nia's complex education code, sending state money directly to individual schools rather than their districts, and of - fering state-funded scholar- ships to certain college stu- dents in exchange for a share of their future earnings. He also said he wants to equalize the quality of in - struction throughout the state to ensure that poor and minority students receive the best education possible. Yet his proposals included few details on how he would execute his ideas or ensure that schools are held account - able for spending, teaching and testing practices. For example, he did not say how he would ensure instructional quality after scrapping the state codes that are intended to provide oversight, and he does not de - tail how state money would be distributed to individual neighborhood schools under his funding revamp. Many of the proposals offered by Kashkari, a for - mer U.S. Treasury official and Goldman Sachs invest- ment banker, were similar to those promoted by Republi- can education reformers, in- cluding former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. They want to see more public schools operat- ing as charters that are freed from many of the reporting requirements other schools face. Kashkari's proposals also include scrapping the state - wide cap on the number of charter schools in Califor- nia, which can also operate without unionized teachers. His education plan came after Gov. Jerry Brown re - ceived widespread praise for restructuring the state's school financing system to send more money to schools with the highest proportion of low-income students, Eng - lish-learners and foster chil- dren. California's tax revenue is expected to increase by about $6 billion a year, some of which will be dedicated to education, after Brown per - suaded voters in 2010 to ap- prove temporary income tax increases on the wealthy and to the state sales tax. Kashkari, a political new - comer who is best known for overseeing the bank bailout at the height of the recession, is trying to get through the June primary so he can chal - lenge the Democratic gover- nor in November. He has criticized Brown's education changes as mere "tinkering" within a flawed system that is controlled by powerful teach - ers unions. Brown "continues to pur- sue superficial measures that treat only symptoms instead of undertaking bold educa- tion reforms that will help lift student achievement and rebuild the middle class," Kashkari said in Tuesday's release. Kashkari said freeing up school leaders to make deci - sions instead of state and lo- cal officials will ensure the schools are more in tune with the needs of students, but it's unclear how individ - ual schools could comply with a tangle of federal and state laws on a host of edu- cational mandates, including racial parity in spending and teaching. Brown's campaign spokesman, Dan Newman, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Kashkari's chief Repub - lican rival in the June pri- mary is state Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, who has not detailed any policy positions. Messages left with two Don - nelly spokeswomen were not immediately returned. Kashkari's education pro- posals includes sending state money directly to individual schools "so that teachers, principals, and parents can decide how the funding is spent." California has nearly 10,300 public schools, so de - termining how much each school would receive under what criteria would be a huge challenge. Kashkari's cam - paign said the California De- partment of Education would continue as an enforcement body to ensure students are meeting standards. CAMpAIGn GOP candidate releases education policy overview 900 Jackson St. • 527-1833 Lic. #0530362 Home Auto Farm Commercial www.andy4ins.com ANDY HOUGHTON Insurance Agency Motorcycle Boat RV Life Servicing your disposal needs in Tehama County, and the City of Red Bluff including Residential, Commercial, and Temporary bin services. GREEN WASTE OF TEHAMA A WASTE CONNECTIONS COMPANY 530-528-8500 1805 AIRPORT BLVD. 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