empezamos en san francisco california.nidad estÁ paralizada luego de una explosiÓn que dio paso varios incendios demoledores. mÁs de 170 viviendas han sido afectadas. 50 de ellas ardÍan fuera de control. hay un fallecido. flavio estÁ en vivo con el reporte. >> buenas noches. me encuentro en vivo en la ciudad de san

cost information in connection with the sale and issuance of san francisco unified school district, city and county of san francisco, california, proposition a i election of 2006, general obligation bonds, 2010, and authorizing submissions of such actual cost information to california's debt and investment advisory commission. may we have a motion and a second? >> so move. president kim: second? may we have a reading of the recommendation by mr. ravioli 1234 --? >> good evening. resolution receiving actual cost information in connection with the sale and issuance of sfsud sfsud 2006 general obligation bonds, series d, series d and series e and authorizing the submission of such actual cost information to the california debt and investment advisory commission. for brevity, i will read the resolved clauses, which you can find on page two. now therefore be it resolved by the board of education of the san francisco unified school district, city and county of san francisco, california, as follows -- section one, recitals. all the above are true and correct and this board of education so finds, determines and represents. section two

. >> my name is mark tieman and i'm senior councilor at pet camp, san francisco, california. we dispose of a lot of carbon-based material here, dog poop, and the more we can turn that into something viable, the better off we are. in san francisco there's more dogs than children. finding a viable use for dog poop. >> proenvironmental policies, that's a way to win hearts and minds. >> good evening i am the director of the culture association and devoted to the program and here we have master of arts. (applause). (speaking spanish) (speaking spanish). >> what he is saying that thanks to the bant. bante he got funding for of the peru vaifian culture and got approved. >> (speaking spanish). >> okay. >> good. (speaking spanish). >> so we have a variety of instruments -- that we're going to be showing you. >> (speaking spanish). >> the name of the instrument is called tale boheha. >> (speaking spanish). >> it was a time in peru when the africans were prohibited from playing or making instruments. >> (speaking spanish). >> so they were forced to make their own instruments. >> (speakin

. >> i would say that i was have much inspired since i lived in san francisco, california. country of immigrants. in san francisco in particular, we have so many first generation americans. my husband is just became an american citizen a couple of months ago. i have friendlieds who are first generation from vietnam. palestine, israel. mexico, as i watch them struggling with their cultural identities and trying to maintain the identities and have the respect as the american citizens they are in this country, it got me to thinking about my family heritage and thinking about how history really does repeat itself. because i know that my people want through these same issues in the famine times when they came. and i thought to myself, why are not more of these stories being told? we need to collect these stories. i am at an age where my parents and their cousins, their siblings, they are getting close end of their life. one of the main ways i collect my information is through oral history i knew time was on the essense. there were stories that would be lost if i didn't collect t

. >> my name is mark tieman and i'm senior councilor at pet camp, san francisco, california. se of a lot of carbon-based material here, dog poop, and the more we can turn that into something viable, the better off we are. in san francisco there's more dogs than children. finding a viable use for dog poop. >> proenvironmental policies, that's a way to win hearts and that's a way to win hearts and minds. announcer: this is sarah watkins. a lot of people almost helped her. one almost cooked for her. another almost drove her to the doctor. still another almost stopped by to say hello. they almost helped. the almost gave of themselves. but almost giving is the same as not giving at all.

empezamos en san francisco california.paralizada luego de una explosiÓn que dio paso varios incendios demoledores. mÁs de 170 viviendas han sido afectadas. 50 de ellas ardÍan fuera de control. hay un fallecido. flavio estÁ en vivo con el reporte. >> buenas noches. me encuentro en vivo en la ciudad de san bruno donde esta explosiÓn se suscitÓ a las 615 de la tarde. esta ciudad estÁ ubicada a unas 15 millas al sur de la ciudad de san francisco. hace pocas horas se declarÓ el Área del incendio como Área de desastre. el jefe del departamento de bomberos confirmÓ que se trata de una explosiÓn. las llamas alcanzaron varios metros de altura. hay 170 casas daÑadas, unas 53 quedaron severamente quemadas. las autoridades estÁn evacuando varios vecindarios y confirmaron que una decena fueron trasladados a hospitales locales. el aeropuerto de san francisco descartÓ que el incendio sea ya iniciado por la caÍda de una avioneta. maÑana reanudaron la bÚsqueda de mÁs posibles muertos. eso fue todo en vivo desde san bruno, california. >> la

. >> my name is mark tieman and i'm senior councilor at pet camp, san francisco, california. we dispose of a lot of carbon-based material here, dog poop, and the more we can turn that into something viable, the better off we are. in san francisco there's more dogs than children. finding a viable use for dog poop. >> proenvironmental policies, that's a way to win hearts and minds. >> we thought we wouldd< take ts weekly video out on the road. we are here at recology at the recycling center. if you ever wondered where your recyclables go, and this new mandate for composting, the new challenges and mandates around recycling, what we are trying to achieve -- it all starts right here. we just marked an important milestone in our city. i would argue important this nationn francisco has now achieved a 77% diversion rate, the highest in america. no big city can lay claim to diverting that much of their waste, and that is why that composting requirement was so important. this is why our efforts to consumption and distribution and the like of plastic water bottles is so important. it i

unified school district, city and county of san francisco, california, as follows -- section one, recitals. all the above are true and correct and this board of education so finds, determines and represents. section two, actual cost information. the board does hereby receive the itemized summary of the costs of the sale and issuance, the bonds as set forth on exhibit a hereto the actual cost information. if you turn the page, you can see that particular schedule. section three, submission of actual cost information to c.d. i.a.c. this board does hereby ratify, confirm and approve the submission of the actual cost information to cdiac in connection with the report of final sale filed on behalf of the district by ought tin, l.l.p., bond consult to the district. section four, other actions. determinations and approvals. officers of the board and staff are hereby authorized and directed jointly to do any and all things and tokes cute and deliver any and all -- to execute and deliver and any and all documents in order to carry out in effect to and comply wit

. >> my name is mark tieman and i'm senior councilor at pet camp, san francisco, california. we dispose of a lot of carbon-based material here, dog poop, and the more we can turn that into something viable, the better off we are. in san francisco there's more dogs than children. finding a viable use for dog poop. >> proenvironmental policies, that's a way to win hearts and minds. there are so many ways that the internet provides real access to real people and resources and that's what we're try to go accomplish. >> i was interested in technology like video production. it's interesting, you get to create your own work and it reflects what you feel about saying things so it gives perspective on issues. >> we work really hard to develop very in depth content, but if they don't have a venue, they do not have a way to show us, then this work is only staying here inside and nobody knows the brilliance and the amazing work that the students are doing. >> the term has changed over time from a very basic who has a computer and who doesn't have a computer to now who has access to the i

how such a unique piece of history came to be located 800 years and 6,000 miles away in san francisco californiae story begins appropriately with a vision of rebuilding a church. >> this was the first church in the town that became san francisco, so in that sense we thought of making a shrine of st. francis our patron is st. francis after all and not reopen it as another parish church but a shrine church. >> 1998, st. francis of assisi church in north beach became the national sign but 7 years later the francis can order decided to reassign the friars who ran it. >> in 2005 we were worried when the friars were leaving. i went the to the archbishop who is now cardinal and i literally sat with him for four hours and i plotted out we will build the portuncula in the gymnasium and then do a political thought in the directory and then a piazza. >> the cardinal got excited he said i am going to let you do that. >> the key would be to form the replica of the chapel and be the center piece and draw visitors from all over the world. angela visited the fortune coo la when she was just 15 years old. when s

. >> my name is mark tieman and i'm senior councilor at pet camp, san francisco, california. we dispose of a lot of carbon-based material here, dog poop, and the more we can turn that into something viable, the better off we are. in san francisco there's more dogs than children. finding a viable use for dog poop. >> proenvironmental policies, that's a way to win hearts and minds. commissioner mar: good morning, everyone. this is the san francisco county transportation authority finance committee meeting for june 8. sitting to my right is commissioner daly and commissioner elsbernd. are there any announcements? >> no. commissioner mar:i will move to. this is an action item. commissioner mar: the movement is seconded. public, is closed. without objection, the minutes are approved. item three. >>recommend adoption of the proposed fiscal year 2010-2011 annual budget and work program. this is an action item. commissioner mar: thank you. >> i am deputy director for finance administration. this item starts on page 11 of your package. we will have a short power point presentation, and

. >> my name is mark tieman and i'm senior councilor at pet camp, san francisco, california. we dispose of a lot of carbon-based material here, dog poop, and the more we can turn that into something viable, the better off we are. in san francisco there's more dogs than children. finding a viable use for dog poop. >> proenvironmental policies, that's a way to win hearts and minds. >> hello, i'm meg, welcome to "culture wire." for this episode, the director of cultural affairs, luis, will take you on a journey through presidio has been tet. -- presidio habitat. >> welcome to "culture wire." today i'm at the presidio trust, a treasure within san francisco, because the presidio trust is really a national park in the center of an urban setting. it dates to the very founding of the city. national park. toting me today to talk about this amazing exhibition at presidio habitat is cheryl hanes. can you tell me a little bit about the idea of the presidio habitat? >> succinctly, i have been long involved in the presidio. i was here when it was still a military base in the 1980's. i remem

. >> my name is mark tieman and i'm senior councilor at pet camp, san francisco, california. t of carbon-based material here, dog poop, and the more we can turn that into something viable, the better off we are. in san francisco there's more dogs than children. finding a viable use for dog poop. >> proenvironmental policies, that's a way to win hearts and minds. ♪ meet cathy, who's lived most verywhere, from zanzibar to barclay square. but patty's only seen the sight, a girl can see from brooklyn heights, what a crazy pair! ♪ cathy: oh my, patty. did you find all your files? patty: finally! who knew it would be this much work when richard and i decided to retire! cathy: well, what are you going to do first? patty: we're heading down to brooklyn heights and

our don sanchez is there. >> the hospital here in san francisco, california, home of the burn center. am pleased to greet you here today under these very unfortunate and tragic circumstances following the explosion that secured in san bruno yesterday evening. on behalf of tom hennessey and the hospital with our president in the hospital here at st. francis, we do wish to express our condolences to all the families and victims involved in the incident. and we also wish to express our gratitude to all of the first responders and public safety personnel that risked their own lives going into save the persons as best they could.

. >> my name is mark tieman and i'm senior councilor at pet camp, san francisco, california. we dispose of a lot of carbon-based material here, dog poop, and the more we can turn that into something viable, the better off we are. in san francisco there's more dogs than children. finding a viable use for dog poop. >> proenvironmental policies, that's a way to win hearts and minds. >> i would like to call to order the november 9, 2009 meeting. will the clerk please call the roll? >> commissioner alexander. >> here. >> the vice chair. commissioner gonzales is absent. commissioner hill. >> here. >> commissioner mccarthy. >> present. >> commissioner perez is excused. >> thank you. good evening. i am the chair of the immigrant rights commission. on behalf of the immigrant rights commission, i would like to welcome everyone to this symposium. four members of the public, the immigrant rights commission represents the voices of the san francisco immigrant communities. we are responsible for advising the mayor and the board of supervisors on any matters related to the well-being and con

cost information in connection with the sale and issuance of san francisco unified school district, city and county of san francisco, california, proposition a i election of 2006, general obligation bonds, 2010, and authorizing submissions of such actual cost information to california's debt and investment advisory commission. may we have a motion and a second? >> so move. president kim: second? may we have a reading of the recommendation by mr. ravioli 1234 --? >> good evening. resolution receiving actual cost information in connection with the sale and issuance of sfsud sfsud 2006 general obligation bonds, series d,

. >> my name is mark tieman and i'm senior councilor at pet camp, san francisco, california. we dispose of a lot of carbon-based material here, dog poop, and the more we can turn that into something viable, the better off we are. in san francisco there's more dogs than children. finding a viable use for dog poop. >> proenvironmental policies, that's a way to win hearts and minds.

san francisco. supervisor chu: could you explain a little but why you think the california state code would be better than using our san francisco code? what is it that we would be changing? >> it is the contract thing language that all counties are expected to comply with, and also a sense of time line in terms of authorization timeline and also a timeline for setting up payment schedules so that it has statewide application. supervisor chu: from a statewide perspective and the use of those funds, is it a requirement of san francisco? >> it is in our contract with the state department of health services. supervisor chu: are there any members of the public who wish to speak on item 6? seeing none, public comment is closed. questions from the committee? we have a motion to approve and send this item forward with recommendation. thank you very much. madam clerk, are there any other items before us? >> no, madam chair. supervisor chu: thank you. we are adjourned. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- supervisor maxwell: welcome to land use. we will be joined by our other memb

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 high-speed rail. i also would like to thank the federal government for the 7 $1 million we have received as san francisco and tsa. we have used that to develop jobs that have created over 800 hours of job hours and also has allowed us to rank as the fourth leading agency in the nation for creating and retaining jobs. going forward, we will remain steadfast and committed to working with our federal partners to improve transportation and workforce opportunit

san francisco. in san bruno, california. miguel, thanks. >>> we turn also tonight, and a big fight from the bush years is back, bigger than ever. it's about tax cuts past into law back then, but due to expire this december. this issue has gotten all tied up in election year politics. now there's talk of a compromise, but it's about real money to the americans affected. we get more from our chief white house correspondent chuck todd tonight. chuck, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. look, it's 50 days and counting to the november midterm elections. we know the economy is dominating the debate. today, the white house and republicans skirmishing over the future of those so-called bush tax cuts. president obama took his unofficial campaign on behalf of embattled democrats to a backyard in suburban northern virginia, where he compared the state of the economy to a bad car accident. >> the country went through a huge trauma. it takes some time to recover. now part of what's holding us back is us needing to go ahead an

. >> el gobernador arnold schwarzenegger dijo a empresarios de san francisco que california está perdiendoy demócratas se reunieron hoy, pero ninguna de las partes obtuvo los votos necesarios. >> más adelante, un atentado con bombas molotov deja heridos en mñxico. >> tambiñn veremos las temperaturas al regresar tal amigos muy buenas tardes, vamos a hablar de las temperaturas, todavía cálidas, aunque se mantienen agradables, vemos como entra algo de aire en oregon y washington, vámonos al atlántico, ahí está earl categoría 4, con 65 millas por hora, podría acercarse a las costas de estados unidos, para mañana calorcito, especialmente en las costas, amigos de san josñ arriba de los 90, más detalles solo a las 11. >> ayer llegaron a mñxico los primeros guardias federales de la frontera, la gobernador jan brewer calificó de insuficiente la medida, esto es parte del plan que anunciara el presidente barack obama. >> en mñxico un ataque con bombas molotov dejó 8 muertos, 6 mujeres y 2 hombres en el bar castillo del mar, al incendiar el sitio y antes de huir cerraron las puertas para evitar que su

i have an exand pl in california that's local to the san francisco, puc, the california commission has listed grant under their renewable fuels program and they are reported to supply several millions of dollars to demonstrate the viability of product that can be commercialized. all the good establishments in urban areas to convert to bio diesel fuel. these collaborative opportunities are available and have been used for many years now throughout the various states and, i think the opportunity is right in front of us to take advantage of these opportunities. in this particular case you have the state of california, you have the region nine, epa, so you have a regulator, san francisco ucuc. all contributing to funds offered by the california commission. so i'd like to suggest that we, as a group here, recognize that those opportunities are out there and that we leverage those opportunitys for the sake of reducing the carbon footprint and if we do that, these are near turn gains we can do as we get to the long-term as far as uncertainties and hydrological issues that might take a longer

they cast a courageous vote that made this money available for california and san francisco. thank you. [applause] it would not have happened without that bill. speaker pelosi pushed it through with the help of her delegation, senator boxer pushed it through with the help of her partners. senator feinstein, you have a great delegation. they know what it takes to put people to work. the economic recovery plan, which our department got $40 billion, now we are going around the country making these kinds of announcements. we would not be here today if it was not for their courageous votes. we are grateful to them. let's thank them for what they did, putting americans to work. we would not be talking about high speed rail -- people who have been to europe, asia have ridden high-speed rail, they come back to america and ask, how come we do not have that here? because we never made the investment. this year, we have a million times more money than we have ever had invested, thanks to president obama's vision to connect us with high-speed rail. that is his vision. and it is also vice

. >>> the deadly natural gas pipeline explosion near san francisco, california, has lawmakers taking house committee is scheduled to hear testimony on the safety of natural gas lines. experts say there have been thousands of natural gas line explosions since the ' 90s. in may of 2009, a huge gas explosion in the penn mar shopping center in prince georges county hurt eight firefighters. >> they could see it coming, the pressure building up and see the glow and they hit the deck. >> reporter: as a result, of the san bruno explosion, fire departments across the country are revisiting the locations of gas lines in their communities. >>> a maryland woman charged with striking a pedestrian while under the influence could face additional charges. that's because a woman was struck standing on a traffic island. police say adams of mitchellville, maryland had a blood alcohol level twice of the legal limit. it took a party of hours for portis to make headline and apologize for it. the redskins running back made what some are calling disparaging comments. after the redskins gave him a talking to

san francisco and all of the success that they have had. so that's an example of some of the local products, local to san francisco. across california, viason and several other companies have done projects and done different stages of development of projects ranging from wind farms from 100 megawatts and up to solar projects going on in central valley. so we have a wellth of expertise and -- wealth of expertise and existing knowledge as well as projects that will be coming online over the next few years that we will be looking for other parties for that energy. there was a second part to that question. supervisor dufty: you sort of answered it, but some of the ideas that are in the pipeline or might be new ideas. >> exactly. if you look at publicly available resources, there are several dozens of projects cropping up in northern california that we'll be able to access. there are also a wealth of opportunities, some that were listed in the r.f.p. itself to develop solar and distribute fuel cell resources and things like that right here in the city. additionally to reduce the renewable and energy efficiency and demand response program