ian lewis, hotel workers union. we appealed this pmd for the density of its use. we have withdrawn this. the city is under the city hospitality industry. the greatest problem is the push to pull tourist hotel unites out of circulation. given that this project, if approved, would be one of four hotel projects we are aware of. and the only one i'm aware of of going under construction. we have withdrawn the appeal. we are confident our issues were addressed. and to look forward to the enxt calendar -- next calendar item. it is worth approving this project, given guarantees that have been given, the jobs will be good-quality jobs rather than detracting from the hospitality industry. >> is there additional public comment? it is closed. commissioner sugaya: i vote to uphold. commissioner antonini: i am pleased with this. the wind can be fickle, blowing at hurricane force or hardly as ever. this is well done. >> olague? vice president olague: you did a great job today. thank you. >> the motion on the floor is for upholding the negative declaration. [reading names] >> the

. >>> dozens of hotel workers are raising their voices right now at san francisco's union square. >> they are protesting self- contract negotiations between their unions and the unions of hilton. the hotel tonight is telling a different story. >> they are paying their top officers bonuses of $3.5 million this year. and the expenses for our hotel are about 2.5 million to pay for everything that we need. >> there's an offer on the table right now but the unions walked away from it. it preserves pension, it preserves health care and it preserves wages. we would hope the unions would find that good in a bad economy. >> reporter: its workers have gone more than 16 months without a contract, it's calling for a boycott of the union hotel. >>> a forensic expert testified that dna evidence linked several defendants to the gang rape of a teenager. a crime lab supervisor said dna samples from four of the defendants have been linked to semen found on the victim. we'll have testimony coming up at 6:00. >>> tributes and tears for a high school student stabbed to death in newark. the victims loved o

we'll look at the lay out that residents say >>> dozens of workers rally today outside the hilton hotel. unionmembers say they are facing health care, pension and job cuts while company executives are getting big bonuses. the hotel says it's struggling in this economy and that the communion walked away from a contract offer. >>> the city of antioch has issued pink slips to half a dozen police officers. police say budget problems leave them little hopes unless they agree to concessions. >> reporter: a 20-year-old man was shot several times today in a robbery attempt. just the latest violence to tax a small department getting smaller. this is a recruiting video from the police department just three years ago. it portrays a hard charging department bridging down bad guys, pursuing crime as it pursues excellence. but how times change. as antioch is now shedding officers it says it can't afford. >> i think that we do need to keep the police on staff because if the crime rate is going up, i want to be protected, i want my daughter to be protect. >> residents are learning that unless benefit concessi

. >>> dozens of workers rally today outside the hilton hotel. unionmembers say they are facing health care, pension and job cuts while company executives are getting big bonuses. the hotel says it's struggling in this economy and that the communion walked away from a contract offer. >>> the city of antioch has issued pink slips to half a dozen police officers. police say budget problems leave them little hopes unless they agree to concessions. >> reporter: a 20-year-old man was shot several times today in a robbery attempt. just the latest violence to tax a small department getting smaller. this is a recruiting video from the police department just three years ago. it portrays a hard charging department bridging down bad guys, pursuing crime as it pursues excellence. but how times change. as antioch is now shedding officers it says it can't afford. >> i think that we do need to keep the police on staff because if the crime rate is going up, i want to be protected, i want my daughter to be protect. >> residents are learning that unless benefit concessi

worker families. the contract with the hotel expired 16 months ago, leaving some 9,000 workers in limbo. protesters will light eight life-size candles in union square and deliver a large holiday card to hyatt hotel management. >>> in his last days as san francisco mayor, gavin newsom is signing a deal for a daily homeless care shelter in the tenderloin district. it will offer a wide range of services for homeless people, including housing, legal help, dental work and medical care. the lieutenant governor-elect signed a $400,000 contract allowing the program to operate 40 hours a week. more than 6500 people are estimated to be homeless in san francisco. >>> a bay area hiker is safe this morning and telling her story after being lost for ten days in the santa cruz mountains. 58-year-old debra collins left her house on thanksgiving day for a hike in nearby fall creek state park, but she fell into a ditch and was badly injured. she did have some extra clothing, some gloves and plastic bags which she used to collect spring water to drink. she survived frigid temperatures but finally heard her neighbor's voice calling out. >> he looked up, you kno

hotel workers crowded the sidewalk outside the hilton today to protest contract negotiations. they are calling for a boycott of the hotel. the hotel says it is struggling in its economy and a surprise that the union walked away from an offer that it says preserves wages and benefits. >>> the naacp held a public meeting today to discuss brutality and civil rights violations be they say its mission is to figure out why young black men are killed by police people use the recent oscar grant and derrick jones shootings as examples. >>> in the south bay, san jose officials are noticing a dramatic -- a dramatic increase in graffiti. one state agency is having trouble keeping up. >> reporter: this dentist is not out on the lookout for cavities, he is also looking for graffiti. at the anti-graffiti unit reports a 40% increase in graffiti this year. >> when i started this program a year and a half ago we were receiving 30 calls on average and now we are receiving 60 to 70. >> reporter: in the two dozen nine fiscal year they have spotted 19,000 sites and that number jumped to 29,000 this year. >> the economic situation has created a situation where people are out of work and there's been as much going on fo

hotel. major flooding in san diego stadium despite the water, the stadium is still planning to host the san diego county credit union poinsettia bowl if that's on thursday. if workers are using pumps to try and train the feel dry. already reeling from days of flooding and thunderstorms and title searches, to a southern california is bracing for even more with good weather. our internet reporter kimberly has a look at the pictures she found on line. >> receive lots of pictures of damage. he can see the workers tried to clear the street. there's a house underneath there. if let's take a look at some of the pictures i found. another tree toppled by those heavy weapons. this is a the red lands. he could see the route are just completely by it. this is a creek it action runs under the road but the high rate levels are bringing it even closer to the surface as you can see. right here this is a video taken by former severed his residence one of our viewers victor. he now lives in san diego leasing a lot of flooding there, to a half days of constant rain causing the river between his apartment complex to flood the entire street. then get help from the holidays but today it