next, we have renee rivera from the san francisco by a coalition. >> thank you. this is a great day for bicycling here in san francisco. we are beginning, as the mayor was just saying, a new era for bicycling and for san francisco. as the mayor said, we are not going to be number two anymore. we are well on our way to being the most bike-friendly city in the country and -- a real green city. nothing is holding us back. the mayor still most of my numbers that i was going to share with you. he is just a little too sharp these days. but i wanted to share a survey we did recently. we learned that one in two people in san francisco said they would like more if there were more bike lanes. as the mayor mentioned, we have seen a big increase in people biking, even with the very few improvements we have had over the last few years. we also know that seven out of 10 people rode a bike last year, seven out of 10 san franciscans. all of that adds up to a huge demand for the improvements that the city is going to be rolling out this year and next. these 35 bike lane projects

renee rivera. >> thank you, ed. it is a wonderful day to be here at the san francisco bicycle coalition we are so excited about these wonderful changes to valencia street. we have been around san francisco for quite a few years now and have been working on making valencia street a better place for biking and for everybody for many years. in fact, i was thinking back to 1999 when we first saw the bike lanes that have just been improved put in on valencia street and what an incredible day that was for this street and bicycling in the city. one thing we saw after the lanes were put in is first of all a huge number of people coming out and biking on valencia street making it one of our most popular bike corridors in the city. but we have seen the neighborhood blossom and thrive and seen the businesses thrive. that is one thing that makes us so excited about today and the changes that have just been put in. because we know from our experience in the past how much these improvements and how much making better space for bi

. >> my name is renee rivera and i'm acting executive director of the bicycle coalition. i'm speaking to support cheryl's -- cheryl's support nomination. i have been working with cheryl on the sunday streets and really have been inspired by her leadership on that project. and have seen such tremendous effect on the city from that leadership. with sunday streets, tom spoke to them, i think it's something that's changed the hearts and minds of san franciscos -- san francisco cans about how we can use our streets, what our streets are for. the potential that's there. and one of the challenges that i think san francisco faces as so many urban areas do is that our street system is limited as we continue to grow. as we economically grow. cars are options that there is not a lot of room for growth, which is one of the reasons that san francisco is a transit first city. and that we have to have a focus on the other systems and how they integrate to be able to with minimal investment move the city forward in terms of the growth that is coming in the coming here's. it really--speak

. >> reporter: renee rivera visiting from new mexico has the same bag but a real one. >> usually you can tell by the hardware. if you look closely, you can tell. >> reporter: but do consumers know selling fakes is against the law and buying them is a cream as well? >> i'd rather know i'm getting a good quality handbag and pay the price for it. >> reporter: 11 people indicted for smuggling fakes into the u.s. from china may have to pay the price if convicted of the crime. and if convicted, the suspects could spend up to 20 years in prison. live in oakland, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> now, to a developing story. learning tonight that a federal journal will issue a much-anticipated ruling tomorrow in the legal battle involving proposition 8, the gay marriage ban passed by voters in 2008. lisa kim is in the newsroom with more for us. >> tom, we spoke with u.s. district judge vaughn walker, his clerk, who confirms a decision will be issued tomorrow in the online system. word of that decision is already spreading quickly on social media sites and exploding on the blogosphere. the r