gavin newsom has been a leader of the environment before it was the sexy thing to do. he has been responsible for putting solar power at moscone center; responsible for putting power at san francisco international airport; responsible for putting solar power at the waste water facility in the bayview hunter's point. he will be responsible for putting power on our libraries, on our schools, and everywhere possible in the city and county of san francisco. we're very fortunate that this mayor has been the first mayor to create a climate action plan that will reduce the green house emissions by 20 percent by the year 2012. this mayor has also been a leader and innovation and we're looking at creating -- in harnessing paddle power below the golden gate bridge and that will be done under gavin newsom's leadership. so please put your hands together and give a warm san francisco welcome to our mayor, my mayor, gavin newsom. >> thank you. newly elected so i've got to now call him mr. president. thank you, president brooks. i want to thank the commissioners for being here and of

i just dislike the way gavin newsom policies he puts on the city of san francisco. this is a statewide race. people need to know on a statewide basis what mayor newsom's policies are. >> we have an eating and drinking problem in the united states. >> reporter: expect more spots from both sides as statewide voters will have their chance to decide in a little more than two months. joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> some major changes are coming to clinics that serve thousands of people, especially low income women. linda yee reports money troubles at planned parenthood are leading to upheaval in half a dozen bay area cities. >>> reporter: it's the reproductive health clinic of choice for thousands of young women especially those who need subsidized care. but because of financial problems for the golden gate division, planned parenthood has cut ties with clinics in six bay area cities including san francisco and oakland. >> up in chico? >> reporter: now that concord and san jose clinics will expand and find new clinics to take over the golden gate health centers, it won't be easy

the mayor of the city of san francisco gavin newsom and his team, the mayor of barcelona and his team and all institutions and private citizens who helped make possible this relationship between san francisco and barcelona. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, mr. council in general. next to let me introduce someone who is very important. that is not just about establishing the sister city relationship, but making sure it is a meaningful one. that would not be possible without the work of the sister city committee. the president of that committee is here. she has been working diligently for the last few months. we are excited about the leadership that she will continue to provide. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome and thank you for being here. it is an honor to have such key figures here today as we welcome the formal recognition of the sister city relationship between barcelona and san francisco, and what better timing than spain's recent victory in the world cup last week. back in history, the catalan region was home to an important figure, gaspart laportala. fina

mayor gavin newsom. [applause] mayor newsom: thank you guys. thank you very much. happy arab heritage month for san francisco. thank you for coming out. we appreciate it. this guy -- everywhere i have gone in this city in the last six months, this young man appears handing out fliers for this event. i kid you not. i have been the east part of town, south part of town, day and night, so congratulations, and thank you for your outstanding work in putting all this together. no one deserves more credit than he does. unbelievable. superstar. and i'm not going to say superstar in the making. he is a superstar at the moment. again, i just want to express that, and of course, to my old friend, my former chief of staff when i was a san francisco supervisor, special adviser to the mayor, and the head of the mayor's office of neighborhood services for his outstanding work as well. thank you, mike, for all your hard work and leadership. supervisor campos, and to all the many commissioners that are assembled here and department heads that i see, welcome. we have been meaning to

speaker nancy pelosi, mayor gavin newsom. mayor said some mighty nice things about me, but i tell you -- this would not have happened without the speaker and the mayor. i had been navy secretary about 10 minutes when the speaker called and said, "can we do something about treasure island?" i went up and talked to her, and and i talked to the mayor, and it was a group effort, a team effort, and we stood on the work that other people have done, and a couple of those folks are here today. mayor willie brown, and my predecessor as secretary of the navy, both of whom were here when this process started, and both of whom live the groundwork for what we are able to do here today, so thank you. united states navy in association with treasure island began 70 years ago, right after the completion of world expo, 1939-1940. the navy took this over, and from these shores, tens of thousands of sailors and marines left the fight in the pacific in world war ii, and a lot of those sailors and marines who left from here, this was the last time

as we celebrate filipino america history month i would like to thank mayor gavin newsom for the warmn this beautiful room. isn't it baffle? we are happy to celebrate our month with all of you. tonight's meeting is more meaningful because the california legislation has approved the legislation just this september to officially recognize the accomplishment of philippine americans. the bill offered by senator legal anled yi declares october as philippine history month. it is been a long time coming and i would like to say i am proud and at the same time privileged because through the many seasons, the various trials and triumphs, the filipino channel has captured those years. we have the chance and the power to magnify the voice of the community 10 times over so that what may appear to be a tiny ripple is actually a steadily increasing rumble that proves that flip nosse are indeed -- filipinos are indeed represented in different fronteers of society. the filipino american community is a vibrant, influential force in our dwerks multicultural nation. california is home to over half of the

my great pleasure to introduce the mayor of the city and county of san francisco, the honorable gavin newsompplause] mayor newsom: thank you all for being here. i could not hear a word that jack just said because i'm sitting next to the flag, but obviously, it shows who is expandable up here, the person sitting on this side of the stage, but let me welcome speaker of

may i introduce the other two sister cities, the father of four cities, mayor gavin newsom. [applause] >> thank you all for coming out. charlotte, matthew, the protocol team. getting you all here on the balcony in city hall. i want to welcome my friends from spain. thank you. thank you for your leadership. i want to pay particular note and complement to supervise a david campos for his hard work and tenacity and commitment to this sister city. he has been talking about this for months. i want to congratulate him on a job well done in helping to organize this and being a good steward in the process. i also want to thank --where is he? but they acknowledged supervisor bevan dufty. there is jose cisneros. we thank him for his strong support. as well come a department head, commissioners assembled. this is our 18th sister city. formally, our relationships go back to 1957. the idea behind sister cities began when then-president dwight eisenhower recognized we need to reconcile that there were agreed -- disagreement between nations coming out of world war ii and the best way to re

my great pleasure to introduce the mayor of the city and county of san francisco, the honorable gavin newsompplause] mayor newsom: thank you all for being here. i could not hear a word that jack just said because i'm sitting next to the flag, but obviously, it shows who is expandable up here, the person sitting on this side of the stage, but let me welcome speaker of the house nancy pelosi and secretary mavis and all the people that helped make this day possible. welcome and thank you for your leadership and your stewardship, to mayor willie brown and all of his hard work. his then staffer, now my staffer, who worked so diligently through two administrations to get us through this day. i thank you. to the development team. to the residents of this island that have been patient beyond imagination. with the hope and expectation we would get to this point. to all those that are looking forward to the ground breaking to be hosted some time next year. it is pretty remarkable -- this is a small city, and about 10% of our land happens to be on three principal areas. all three of them former naval b

let's almost mayor gavin newsom and ms. alice waters. [applause] >> after you. all right. the carpet even is soft and cuddling. thank you, all of you and to our great librarian, thank you very much for helping organize this and hosting this and for your kind introduction, and alice, welcome, to what i hope and expect will be very painless. but nonetheless, a very important conversation. before we get started, just logistically, about 15 minutes before our time expires, i would love to take your specific questions, send them down to the end and we'll get as many questions, your specific questions in by the end of the hour, depending, i'll gauge the room to see how uncomfortable the room is looking, thank you and welcome for being here. now the question is, what is a new jersey born, berkeley graduate doing in 1971 opening up a restaurant with no restaurant experience? >> well, that is a good question. [laughter] a really good question. um -- i just wanted to live in a different way. i went to france. when i came back i wanted to eat differently. i wanted to be in the world

for mayor gavin newsom. city council. and all of the programs and departments of this beautiful city government. thank you. this time i'm going to call qwona to the stand with me. we're going to recognize someone that is well deserving and long overdue for recognition. it's my pleasure to introduce our first honoree, lehman brightman. i've known lehman since i first arrived in san francisco in 1962. if fact, he got me my first shore side job when he was a director at the san francisco indian center. and he is a very upstanding individual, he's a member of the sioux and creek tribes. he was born on the cheyenne river sioux reservation in south dakota. he's the father three boys, lehman jr., gall and qwona here with me. he currently lives in pinot, california. he's the founder of the national president of the united founder and president of the national united native americans incorporated, a nonprofit indian organization formed in 1968 to promote the progress and general welfare of american indians. in his capacity of pres

back in 2004 she was appointed to the seat vacated by gavin newsome when he went to the mayor's office. the charter limits supervisors to two successive four-year terms, but she argues that she has technically served only one four-year term and is eligible to run again. she is expected to ask the state supreme court to take up this case. >>> there's been an apparently break-in at the home of  celebrity paris hilton. coming up on bay area news at 7, how the heiress herself played the role of journalist. >> housing sales in america seem to have hit a major league stall. i'm consumer editor tom bakar. the story still ahead. >>> and the hottest day of the year so far. temperatures in the triple digits, plenty of records. when will it cool off? >> droiiiid. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this creates a mobile 3g hotspot, powerful enough to fuel multiple devices at will. putting you at the center of your own world wide web. introducing the new droid x. the next generation of does. >>> happened at her home in a gated community in sherman oaks. the hotel heiress

its been six years since the mayor, gavin newsom, set the legal drama in motion. tissuing of marriage licenses that was until the state supreme court stepped in. the following year at san francisco superior court judge upheld same-sex marriage declaring california's ban unconstitutional. in 2006, the state court of appeals ruled the other way saying that excluding gays and lesbians was constitutional. then in may of 2008, the state supreme court okayed same-sex marriages which were briefly allowed to take place and that set the stage for prop 8, with 252% of california voters deciding -- 52% of california vote voters defined marriage as a man and a woman and that's the ruling. the federal judge determined that prop 8 violates the state's constitution. >>> same-sex marriage certainly has become an epic legal battle in california. it's going to go on for some time, apparently. legal analysts, they join us from our newsroom and steven, thanks for being with us. >> thank you, tom. >> there's an immediate objective for the anti-gay marriage side and that's to prevent a

with the help of political heavyweights like bill clinton gavin newsom raised a lot of money for that campaign, so where does all that money go now? >> pretty much all that money can go into his lieutenant governor's war chest? >> no laws that prohibit that. >> no laws that prohibit that. >> political consultant johnny wang says in this case by law newsome is free to use that money now to run for lieutenant governor. >> as long as it's the same candidate, regardless of what office they run for, got to be careful for the donation limits and where it comes from, other than than it's fair. >> it is monitored by the fair political practices commission and candidates know it's got to be used on campaign activity, not personal expenses. >> like you know, sarah palin had a whole wardrobe from the campaign expense, and obviously that was, you know, scrutinized and criticized. >> wang says a lot of candidate will use extra money to throw a party at the end of 2 campaign for the workers. >> if you have a little bit left over that's to repay them or a hugh monk goes party, and that is good polit

today, i'm very honored to be joining mayor gavin newsom. again, without his leadership, this would not have been possible. he was relentless, as he always is. using all the new technologies to make sure that we were never off the radar, grid, or any other screen in terms of moving this along. again, as i said, the foundation that was led by previous scenarios. now, these roots go deeper, and it is a sign of signing this endorsement agreement today, we ensure that this site will remain a source of jobs for our community for decades to come. all of you who played a role in this should take great satisfaction that part of your legacy of public service went to something that the mayor calls a big deal, a very big deal for our community, for our country. in closing, i just want to salute the navy for keeping treasure island safe for us so that we could come to this day of transition to civilian use that is also a sign of the strength of our country. thank you all very much. [applause] >> thank you. i would also like to acknowledge the tremendous

>> i think it's good because you see, it keeps gavin newsom in san francisco. ync. should be far more entertained and far more impressed with the clips about newsom than they are with the kind of made-up stuff that we politicians do about each other. he looks good. he sounds good. and they know that he is, you know, not serious. [ pause ] >> what you sell sometimes is absolutely amazing. absolutely amazing. [ laughter ] >> you know he is not serious. >> absolutely amazing. >> whether you like it or not. oh, come on, give me a break, phil. now that the public is far more energized by that. >> who is leading in the polls right now. >> gavin newsom is leading. newsom is going to win. >> right. >> the horse picker mayor brown here in the 4th quarter is going to put the money on the guy, right? [ laughter ] >> all behind gavin. there you go. >> the last furlong. >> thank you very much, phil matier and willie brown. >>> stay with us. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> these are some of the first pictures of what life is like for those 33 trapped miners in chile.

. >>> >> and online video jab at gavin newsom causing sparks to fly. what that control very ski is about. >>> we will get -- controversy is about. >>> we will get to that but leading the new, people in new orleans are marking a solemn anniversary, five years, since hurricane katrina roared ashore. flooding 80% of the city. preparations are under way in the big easy for ceremonies, it is trying to regain its status as a popular tourist destination. >> we struggled through a few hurricanes, image problems yet the allow our this have city, this authentic, eclectic place has continued to bring the people back. >> yesterday hundreds of mourners placed notes, cards, letters into a casket bidding asymbolic farewell to katrina and her aftermath. in a few hours, president obama will be in new orleans, speaking at xavier university reas suring the region of his commitment. >>> time 7:32 a.m. police and firefighters investigating an early morning highrise fire in san francisco it happened 5:30 a.m. in tenderloin. polk and lark are still blocked off they believe a

. >> once a year, mayor gavin newsom gets to select one distinguished individual to receive the mayor's arts award. in 2010,á(át that distinguished individual was none other than the legendary musician carlos santana. carlos, it is so great for the city to be able to recognize you. given all of your accomplishments already, from the awards, all of the other distinctions you have received, what does it mean for you to get the mayor's part award? >> i am very grateful, moved. i always want to be in the company of illuminaries like cesar chavez. people making a difference, but to people's hearts. giving people a sense of tangible hope. one thing is to be famous, it is quite another for people to like you. i am grateful for this award. it is another blessing. i do not take it for granted. this is an incredible city. everywhere i go, i tell everyone that this is the atlantis of today. there is no other city in the world -- i have been everywhere. there is nothing like san francisco. in fact, to me, it is not even the united states. you can see how fox network always attacks us. we do not ha

---"gavin newsom" quiere que las panadeÍas y las taqueras, entre otros negocios, no le vendan productosnte las horas de clase.---el alcalde quiere que, en vez, los comerciantes reporten a los Óvenes a las autoridades escolares.---los adolescentes que sean detenidos por estar "de pinta" seÁn llevados a un centro que ofrece consejeÍa para los alumnos con problemas de aprendizaje. ---al otro lado de la bahia, en "richmond", con el inicio del aÑo escolar entÓ en vigor un toque de queda durante las horas de clase para todos los Óvenes. ---esta restriccÓn se adopto para evitar que los adolescentes se vayan de pinta, y para reducir el alto Índice de criminalidad durante las horas de escuela. ---seÚn las autoridades, el aÑo pasado el 20 por ciento de las Íctimas de homicidio en "richmond" fueron adolescentes. ---el toque de queda proÍbe que los menores de edad esten en lugares Úblicos durante las horas de clase.---los padres de aquellos Óvenes que violan la ordenanza en Últiples ocasiones podÍan ser multados. ---la junta de supervisores del condado de santa clara aproÓ un plan para prevenir los

=pilar niÑo=de sorpresa hoy el alcalde de san francisco gavin newsom, visito varios negocios en el barrioon en san francisco....quiere que los comerciantes sean sus nuevos aliados.para que? para reportar a jovenes que se escapan de la escuela esto es un problema no nada mas de los ninos o de las familias este problema es de todos nosotros en varios negocios se pusieron carteles como este, donde hay un numero de telefono para que informen si ven jovenes vagando en horas de escuela... escuela...cuando pasa mucho muchacho digo es hora de escuela, donde estan los papas maria helena ya tiene el cartel puesto y esta lista a llr llamar podemos llamar a ciertas personas para que vengan y se lleven a esos muchachos a la escuela, usted lo hara? claro que si porque? es bien para ellos, bien para las madres y bien para todos 31:44"verbatim" aunque el ausentismo escolar cronico bajo en 33 por ciento el ano pasado en san francisco, las autoridades dijeron que todavia es un problema grave, especialmente entre adolescentes. mas de cinco mil estudiantes estan faltando por lo menos 30 dias al ano a clases.

february 2004 san francisco mayor gavin newsom okays a strained marriage licenses to same-sex couplesugust 2004 california supreme court rules that merit news overstepped his authority when declares 4000 same-sex marriage null and void. that's 4 to may 2008, california's supreme court rosa stakeout restitution for dexter rights is a is a contribution to marry. in june of 2008 1 million signatures are said richard for property on the ballot. in november 2008 california voters passed propagate the ban on same-sex marriage with approximately 52 4¢ of the votes. january 2010, to california gate countersuit claiming the ban violates their civil-rights. august 4, 2010 at 1:48 p.m. a federal judge strikes out of date and allows same-sex marriage in california. but it doesn't necessarily stop here. experts say that this will likely be a field, heading first to the ninth circuit of appeals and then if the justices agreed to review all the way to the u.s. supreme court san francisco, vicki the august, kron4 news. we will have continuing coverage as this story continues to all over the next mont

[applause] >> i'm really honored to be recognized by gavin newsom, who unfortunately can't be here. i hope when he gets back, he'll come and visit me. it's difficult for me to get to and from places right now. i have things that don't allow me to travel very far or fast, but i was given supposedly two minutes to mention something that the museum and there is so many people that is incredible, i can't do that and i could name some names but it would be unfair to the others. but i'm very proud of the people that joined the museum and helped make it a wonderful place and the new people in the current museum that are bringing this dream of mine to fruition. i wish to thank them. my sister lupe has been especially helpful to me and nora wagner is another person that i appreciate for her thoughtful help and being who she is. it's kind of overwhelming to me, but i thank you all and i thank everybody here. i'm very proud of my mexican heritage and although i was born here in stockton, california, i still regard my mexican ancestors as some of the first originators of museums or history to t

with that, i would like to bring to the stage, your mayor, gavin knew some -- nwsom. [applause] mayor newsom: i know that you are all asking when we will get to the main event. you do not want a long speech for me. first, let me think -- thank everyone of you for being here today. let me thank those wonderful musicians. for entertaining and reminding us why we are here. thank you to lease -- luis and the arts commission for their stewardship in this process, for their outstanding recommendation of carlos santana. to all of you for making seven system such a special place. i was reminded a bit of the great room in this building, that this represents to me, as mayor, the city. also as a man that had the privilege to grow up in san francisco. reminding him and all of you that this is where the united nations was conceived. it happened right next door in the opera building. this is where the united nations was founded. dow appropriate, founded in this city that understood it was right and appropriate to celebrate artistic differences, understanding that that is what makes this a special place. f

today, during the tenure of our mayor, gavin newsom, he has been an enthusiastic and effective advocate of the project since he was a supervisor representing district two. we finally break ground today. this project would not have been possible without the numerous contributions of individuals, and in particular, our transportation partners. the city and county of san francisco, the san francisco municipal transportation agency, the san detail transportation authority, the transit district, the metropolitan transportation commission, the state of california, our state legislative delegation, the california high speed rail authority, and the united states department of transportation, the federal transportation administration, the federal highway administration, and the federal railroad administration. we also have to thank president obama and secretary lahood. they deserve recognition for the recent $400 million in arra funding we have received. it is that funding and that a war that has propelled us into construction with the levels which will ultimately serve both caltrain and future

so we're glad we partnered with the mayor and gavin newsom and everyone, the board of supervisors, everybody's come forward to support this and i think it really is taking a community -- taking the responsibility for all our children because i don't know about you, but there's nothing more important in this city or any other city in the world than our children. thank you. [applause] >> one more thing. before i forget, as you heard today we got rejected on race to the top fund. that's not good news but there is good news this afternoon, we were informed that the state just passed -- that the state board of education, the school improvement grants, the state grants were awarded, 10 of u

gavin newsom thank you to the members of the -- mayor newsom: thank you to the members of the board that are here, to all the activism and intensity and passion that represents the people of the city that stepped up, step in since 2006. congratulations, and welcome to a new era of bicycling in san francisco. i think it is incredibly important and suggested that we sort of set the tone of bicycling in the city in this context, that since the injunction in 2006, remarkably, that basically shut us down in terms of being able to put up new bike racks for these boxes or enhancing our bike lanes, we saw a 54% increase in bicycling. since the injunction was established, which is rather remarkable. meaning with no new enhancements, we saw a huge increase in the desire of pent- up demand to bicycle. what makes this so significant is that now, with this injunction lifted and the ability is now referencing the increase of 35 miles, another 45 projects to get us up to 75 miles of our network, to be able to move forward as we are today, to be able to do all of these things we have been wanting to do

another republican candidate referred to gavin newsom and naughty newsom. ♪ >> it was a warm welcomeor the former head of hewlett-packard. carly fiorina spent much of her speech ripping barbara boxer, criticizing the support for the president's economic recovery package and job creations treating her as an extremist, she called for a new way of doing business in washington, term limits for congress, 12 years for house and senate and more transparency. >> the only bill that is bill must be placed on line for two weeks for public comment before it is voted on. across the street from the convention, a couple dozen protestors reminded that carly fiorina laid off tens of thousands of workers at hp. >> why would anybody want to consider a failed ceo would take on this monster stuff of governing the state. >> maldonado had called gavin newsom alluding to his affair years ago with the wife of and aide and also the value are and support for banning water at city hall and the mayor's response is responded. with the anti-environment voting record it's hardly surprising he is pandering to the ex

. >> able mald nad dough called opponent gavin newsom naughty, naughty newsom referring to an affairars ago with an aide. san francisco values, support for banning bottled water at city hall and mandating composting. the mayor's response is posted, "are m aaldnado's voting record, :/6ñ pandering by attacking gavin newsom's best in the nation environmental record. >> the chairman of the state republican party says criticizing so-called san francisco values resonates with conservatives and mot rat voters. san francisco police evacuated three apartment buildings in the north beach neighborhood after finding a hand grenade. someone was cleaning out a garage and spotted the world war ii era grenade. police were called and just to be safe evacuated residents on the 400 block of vallejo. the bomb squad came out, took the helping prevent a campus bombing nine years ago, back in 2001, kellie bennett called police a young man before the attack could be called out. now the college is helping bennett. she's suffering from a rare form of cancer that leaves her with double vision and severe headac

it is my pleasure to introduce this senior adviser to mayor gabonese som - -gavin newsom. >> i am herenting the mayor. he is anticipating the birth of his child which should come to any minute now. on behalf of the mayor, welcome to this dedication of the sculpture. the mayor early in his career realize the transforming power of public arts. it starts a discourse. it challenges us as citizens. what is missing is the expression of what people in san francisco and the mayor are trying to achieve. we are trying to be the greatest city possible. our art should reflect our times and values. composting, water conservation, bicycling, plastic bags, plastic bottles, we are mocked sometimes for how we lead and today we are the been on public art. 90% of our big fish are gone. 1/3 of all species are missing. what is yet to be determined is that this is a memorial for us to listen. this will be spoken to millions of children. thank you for your gift. you have already exceeded our expectations. i would like to give you the president of the arts commission. >> thank you. on behalf of the city famil

this week, mayor gavin newsom is expected to sign into law a power to revoke a venue's operating permit. particularly thursday, friday, and saturday night, police and other authorities will be checking clubs to be sure they are complying with regulations on security, lighting and video cameras. back here live, you can see a video camera underneath the awning. and police will be making sure, see figure that video was rolling when this incident occurred last night. no word yet on the identities of any of the victims. we'll be sure to keep you posted throughout the morning, if any new information becomes available to us. we're live in san francisco, tara moriarte, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> two young women are recovering now, after being shot after leaving another party at another san francisco nightclub. you're looking at the pictures, shortly after 2:00 a.m. between columbia and fulsom avenues. their injuries are not believed to be serious. a police search continues for two gunmen, who witnesses describe only as "well dressed." >>> asking for the public's help to find an armed driver on i