>> couric: and remembering new york's nightmare before christmas and the little boy who had an entire city praying for a miracle. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. he says he is not a hero, but watching mike jones and the terrifying video from that tuesday afternoon school board meeting in panama city, florida, you're likely to disagree. jones is the security guard who,

that support services for the entire city. -- that supports services for the entire city.ple in every city neighborhood will benefit. this is a global media audience. this is not the best team in america. it is the best team in the world. international visitors stay twice as long as domestic visitors. that is more spending. when viewers across the world watch the competition unfolding, they will make plans to visit four years to come. i encourage you to embrace all the opportunities the america's cup presents. thank you. [applause] >> i am dennis mackenzie. i have been an educator for most of my adult life. i have provided a number of proposals on sports and education to city officials. my proposal on my website, for the benefit of the public -- it is a letter supporting this effort to bring america's cup to the san francisco bay. obviously, in my field of work, i have taught high schools in san francisco for the past eight years. this is an incredible incentive for kids to be able to learn how to sail a boat, but also the high-tech innovations. as other people have mentio

the land use facilities to think of the entire city. when we look at the port docklands, when we see these maps -- these things are going to be under water or under high tide probably within a generation. the land use committee released to ask itself how we are going to arm our this land. are we going to write it off right now to the tides? moving the digesters -- moving the entire treatment plant to the back plans creates a tremendous opportunity protect port infrastructure. it creates an opportunity to open up what one of my neighbors has called the industrial force field around bayview hunters point that so divides our communities -- the northwest portion from the rest of the city. it creates a tremendous opportunity to redevelop the land, about 12 acres, a to 10-- 10 yo 12to 12 acres, right nexta prospective caltrans stopped coming into something that will help the neighborhood. as you watch this develop over the next few years, please think about this in the broader context, not simply focused on puc infrastructure, as they do. cha

to the entire city staff. monique, how wonderful it is to have a hard-headed, pragmatic negotiator.ou for your work. you are only as good as your staff. what an outstanding staff she has. brent, thank you for everything that you did. what an extraordinary job you did. [applause] dennis and the city attorney's office, thank you for all the hard work he put into this, your entire team behind the scenes. and again, to the board of supervisors, in particular, president david chu and ross mirkarimi, who early on encouraged this process, that they would be there throughout, would ask tough questions, would not roll over, and were committed. they demonstrated that privately and publicly. they held strong throughout. they were great conduits' to their other colleagues and created a framework where people were created fairly and this process was made better because of their leadership and stewardship. they supported all of their colleagues to make constructive improvements in this process. all of us are better off because of that. to each member of the board of supervisors, all of you presen

there are green businesses, housing, we have seen this across the entire city. i am part of a committee farm outside of the city. there will be water conservation and that is really great. california has big water problems. that is all. thank you. >> thank you for spending the time listening to this. we need more housing opportunities for san franciscans. i grew up in the southeastern section of san francisco. i went to san francisco state university. i became aware of this project through the out reach of -- representatives. and support the need for smart housing growth in san francisco. this project will help our struggling -- get back on track. the plan will have a lasting positive affect for communities. they really listen to to what the residences want. i fully support the plan. this will increase the housing and opportunities for san franciscans. many people are moving to other parts of the bay area. this will help. thank you. >> good evening, commissioners, eric brooks representing the green party. what happened last week was one of the most fine examples

the entire city is wired with the shot spotter technology. when a gun is fired police know exactly where it happened. jeff bush, kron 4 news. >> reporter: top uc execs are demanding an increase in pensions. they say they were promised his years a go and it doesn't come through they will take the university to court. they are considering their options. dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> reporter: parking garage could be one of the busiest in san francisco. no surprise there. the best shopping in san francisconeric make it a desirable place to park. but these signs posted warn because of terrorist activity taking photos inside was not allowed and anybody taking photos should be reported to security. the signs drawn criticism because the garage is owned by the city and it's public property. a spokesperson said it was put in place by an operator not working there anymore. according to the mta the signs were supposed to be removed several monthens a go. since our ininquiry they removed them all. >>> latest on bay area weather a storm exiting down to the

you discover it across the entire city. >> the pedestrian zone downtown is filled with shopping opportunities interior design store is an extraordinary shop bursting with extraordinary finds. the name could mean 100 things. a whimsical idea lies behind each of these objects, and it is not immediately obvious what everything is. >> when you think of italian design, a certain designers' stand for will famous design. we do not carry these grants. instead, we concentrate on unknown items that will one day become famous. >> it lies in a fertile region of italy. gourmet specialties can be bought in the delicatessen. the shop's name means fine taste. whether it's pastat o or hard cheese, made around here. the same applies to the sparkling wine. >> food from this region is the real deal. we do not do things half-hearted occurred >> our cuisine is a rich and flavorful. what i mean is that our cuisine is really good, especially since we are passionate about our cooking. we are passionate about the wind, the water, the fresh pasta -- the wine. without passion, the food without taste good kurt >> at the

some commented that we are responsible for the entire city of san francisco. while most important are the impacts on the residents themselves, the impacts are also important on the surrounding area and for all san francisca ns and all of those who may wish to live in parkmerced in the future. i think our decision has to be based on all of those factors. there were a lot of concerns about parkmerced losing its character in this development. i do not think it has to lose its development. it has to be crafted in a way that we can realize a lot of the things being proposed but still maintain the character. i regret we did not get to hear enough about the tier 5 improvements that are part of the improvement. it is putting a lot of money into improvements badly needed in this area of the city for transit and traffic concerns. we also did not really discuss answers to the development agreement. i think there have been at some opinions rendered in regards to whhe

a friend of fisherman's wharf, a friend of the port of san francisco, and he is a friend to the entire city of san francisco. the work he has done has demonstrated that. the work is going to do demonstrates that, too. thank you. [applause] >> susan reynolds, director of real estate. rodney, on behalf of the real- estate department and me personally, thank you very much for all your support these last four years. one thing i always appreciated about your approach to things -- you always look at both sides and give a thoughtful decision. i'm going to miss you. i'm going to miss your friendship. i'm going to miss your face, but i know you will not be far away. i'm sure you will continue to lend your leadership to all of the groups that to work with in the community. the planning commission will be lucky to have you. thank you very much. mrs. fong, i know you know this, but you raised a great son. [applause] [applause] >> commissioners and commissioner fong, i'm pleased to say i have known rodney before he was a commissioner, when he was nearly eight outstanding business person and a fun person

another thing is the fact that the entire city is covered by the shot spotter technology. the differences people used to hear gunshots all the time it used to be accomplished here gun shot that night. now it's not so common. all is good news for the community of the police say they're happy about the numbers but will people analyzing what is working so the numbers go down even more next year. in east palo alto japlish kron 4 news. >> were looking at the james lick the telexed for the bay bridge and the headlights' are heading southbound a look to the traffic heading on to the lower deck of the bay bridge is moving pretty slowly but nothing of the ordinary. the bay bridge toll plaza traffic flowing well. stay with us. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done.

successful in europe, but playing that the milan, london and stockholm, in those situations, where the entire cities put with holes around the entry, or was it just central corridor? >> it was the central corridor. >> there is no comparison to us, to san francisco putting tolls up on this entire border. is there any other city anywhere in the war that has put tolls up circling every entrance to the city? >> the stockholm case actually, even though the area that is quarter and that is the downtown area, on the -- i think west end, it involves the entire municipal limit. >> were -- commissioner elsbernd: with the golden gate bridge, the bay bridge, and the proposed tolls, there would be no way to get in without paying a toll. i do not think there is any other city in the world that could claim that, right? >> i really could not tell you, but the point is there would not be a way to get in without paying a toll during six hours of the day. but there is plenty of opportunity to get in other than the commute time. >> or to get out eat you are a san franciscan who lives in the city and works outside of it

i'm very familiar with her experience and what she has done for not only her community but the entire city and county of san francisco, and that is sheryl davis, so i would make a motion that we move that forward. supervisor mar: i'm supportive of the motion, but i wanted to thank ms. orosco, ms. goodwin, and mr. ramirez-forcier for all their great work. supervisor campos: if we could take that motion without objection. congratulations, ms. davis. if we could move to item four, please. >> item and for your, ordinance amendment chapter 1 of article iii of the campaign and governmental conduct code to reflect the current composition of city departments and identify the local officials who manage public investments. supervisor campos: thank you. we will now hear from the city attorney's office. >> let me begin by first apologizing for the distraction during the meeting. i was attempting to assist a member of the public, and perhaps we got in a little bit too much of a discussion. this is, as you will recall, the second time this ordinance has been before you. last time we met, supervisor alio

. >>> they say it takes two to tango, but in argentina it can take an entire city. in buenos aires hundreds of dancing couples took to the streets to celebrate national tango day. festive locals tangoed to music with their partners, showing off some fancy footwork. the sultry dance has been a fundamental part of argentine culture since the 1800s. >>> it's not unusual in the holiday season to spot the occasional santa. but hundreds of them? hmm. well, that's exactly what people saw in london over the weekend. with christmas only a few weeks away, hundreds of red-sutded santas teamed up to spread holiday fun throughout the city. organizers of the festive flash mob called santa con called it a "nonsensical celebration of christmas good cheer." i don't know about you, bill, but i think santa con was happening here in new york as well. >> there's been a lot of them. my only idea is we need to start making santa suits because it seems like it would be a good industry. >> where's yours? why aren't you wearing yours? >> if i had one, i'd wear it. >> all right. fine. >>> tim