it is to work with your local trade unions. your local unions are the best partner that contractors can have to get workers to work. there is a rate of recidivism, and i think this is very important, what supervisor mirkarimi is trying to do. we can protect workers on these non construction, anything construction, whether it is arguably a city subsidy, let's make sure we are doing that. and there is one thing i wanted to point at. to point out. this is going to put you on the spot, -- i wanted to point out. this is going to put you on the spot, brad, maybe we can get a clarification on that, but i knew there is going to be more legislation. there is momentum coming out of this hearing. let's go. let's expand upon this and go to the next level. supervisor cohen: this is just a point of clarification to go on record for the hearing. you talked about outcomes-based analysis, what are you going to use of the first year, second year, third year whether a local hire is meeting its mark? >> i think it will begin to look for the leader

we serve the community college and the local union and business. we held over 4000 families each year through our program. with a job placement assistance, and youth services, and education.

we support union contracts as those most likely to respect federal, state, and local labor laws. for instance, our initial inquiry into this project community hiring performance found lackluster results. that figure is certain to plummet when the project goes forward to framing. competitive bidding i think is one of the things that was discussed here. competitive bidding is part of the construction process, but we believe that bids which un wages and provide new benefits for workers are not competitive and hurt local workers and ultimately the community. finally, there is no better way, and it must be said in the context of the day, that there is no better way for contractors and subcontractors to comply with a first source then to sign signatory with our local workers in the local unions. that way, you are best able to meet the challenges that lie ahead and put this city back to where we want to write this ship. we strongly support this resolution. we are also submiting copies of a letter we sent last month when some workers over to us to the situation going out -- going on out

we serve the community college and the local union and business. we held over 4000 families each year through our program. with a job placement assistance, and youth services, and education. our goals are to empower emigrants by allowing them to utilize their skills. last year, the mayor office of housing recognized our many years of outstanding outcomes. they granted our organization funding to remodel our suite into a multi-use classroom and the occasional space. this project is our organizational priority. the sooner you can compete, the sooner that will begin expanding our service to have more community members to obtain employment. >> sorry. >> thank you. >> director gold steen, there is still a public comment period. we will ask the zoning administrator to speak now. students have to speak during public comment, which will come later. >> just to clarify the item that is before the board this evening is a letter that i drafted that we placed on two permits. these are for interior work to accommodate the use. we suspended the permits initially

supervisor mar: from the labors of local unit -- at a labor a local union. >> i am here on behalf ofs we represent a speech in support of this project for the job opportunities that it will create. thank you. supervisor mar: is there anyone else who would like to speak? public comment is closed. i think we should continue this to the call of the chair. i appreciate the great presentations and the timeline is that have been given to us. the next hearing is coming up on april 7th, or next week? >> we are scheduled to be here next week. supervisor mar: it will cover different areas that were not covered today. can we continue this culture without objection? is there anything else before the board? the meeting is adjourned. thank you, everyone. supervisor chu: hello and welcome to a special meeting of the budget and finance subcommittee. supervisor mirkarimi will not be with us today. we also have joining with us today supervisor mark farrell. are there any announcements today? >> please turn off all cell phones and pagers. if you wish to speak during public comment, please fill out a sp

school the did the right way with the process that even had the support of teachers and their local unions because you recognize the partnership among teachers and school a demonstrators. that is the path to reform. it is not easy. i would like to thank the school board and the superintendents and union for working to gather to do the right thing for your students. you deserve a lot of congratulations and we appreciate it. [applause] progress has been possible thanks to math and science coaches and extra learning time and after school attendance saturday school and summer school. i did not get much applause about, but it is good for you to be in the classroom and learn more. you don't even get snow days down here, do you? [laughter] you have a robotics program here that is preparing kids for the future. you cannot work on the factory floor if you don't understand technology. you have an entrepreneur ship program that is helping students start their own businesses and you have mentors from local business committees. we cannot expect the schools to do everything, parents have to step up and

honest much of the democrats in sacramento and local officials are the wholly owned subsidiary of local unions. >> i wouldn't describe them that way. you look at it too. millions going in. >> no question i was the beneficiary of lots of those contributions what i did phil when i served, is that i tried to direct those contributions to make sure that the individual member could never be criticized for what they received. i absorbed all the criticism you guys wrote about me repeatedly as the biggest receiver of the money there was a reason i wanted the shield my membership as one away from the appearance of undo influence and number two, give them the power to be responsive period and we successfully did that. persons holding an elective office today must be held accountable in the same identical fashion. >> do you think that is going to happen? >> no. >> okay. well, where do we go from here then? >> just because it doesn't happen you cannot abolish the system because there are defectives performing in the system you don't throw the system out there is nothing wrong with collective bargaining th

taken after weeks of protests for public workers in wisconsin. 69% of respondents want state and local union members to pay more and contribute more for their monthly health benefits. most notably, 73% support an upper limit when calculating pension benefits. >>> the california cash crisis. lawmakers are back at the capital today debating more budget cuts. >> reporter: governor brown was not happy today with the assembly republicans. he said that they are stalling on critical parts of his budget plan. >> i don't believe they should just hide out and say, we're not talking, we're not dealing, and we're not moving. >> diane fired back. >> i don't think that's true at all. i think the governor is playing a little heavy handed and it's unfortunate. he had some corporation and now it's almost turned into ill will. >> reporter: the plan to eliminate allstate redevelopment agencies never materialized. the governor says that would save $1.7 billion. republicans call that attack shift not a cut. >> that's basically hitting our cities and locals one more time and they got hit last year. if we're going

the hilton's 800 local 2 union members are expected to ratify the contract on friday. reporting live in san francisco, rita williams. >>> grief counselors were at one elementary school today after a 5-year-old died on friday from a flu-related illness. the little boy attended kindergarten and was in class as recently as thursday. the child was taken to the hospital on thursday evening with flu-like symptoms and tested positive for the influenza virus. >> we know the death was flu related but we don't know if the flu actually caused the death. >> the child's name is not being released. school officials do not think that other children are at risk but cleaning crews came in over the weekend. >>> an accident with a shuttle bus injured two pedestrians in downtown berkeley at shadick and center streets. a preliminary investigation shows a bus struck one of two women walking together in a crosswalk, trapping her under the bus, and the other woman banged on the side of the bus to get the driver's attention and injured her hand as a result. the firefighters rescued the woman u

a national strategy for the part of the right of this country they see a public employee unions at the state local level teachers union state employee unions the last bastion of organized workers in this country because we've lost the industrial unions through outsourcing do industrialization over the last thirty years and they are core supporters of the democratic party so this is a way to try to remove worker power and make it less likely that president obama be elected or any other democrat will be elected but the state or national level so this is less about collective bargaining that about a power grab i think will have really much less unfettered corporate domination up because look agenda if we remove the last bastion of organized worker strength of the united states and just real briefly i know there's been talk of a general strike happening next what's your prediction on what we're going to see next in wisconsin that's very difficult the strikes are illegal passions are strong enough but i think it may be funneled into these recall elections to change the nature of the legislature to reca

. >> reporter: this deal sets a -- the hilton's 800 local two union workers are expected to ratify the contract on friday. in san francisco, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and more details now on that labor agreement. the four year deal is retroactive to august of 2009. it provides more money for pension, and includes some workload reductions. as for pay, there is an incremental $2 an hour raise for nontipped workers over the length of the contract. and a $1 raise for tipped workers by the end of the year. >>> and live storm tracker 2. the live radar sweep is gone but you don't see any lain -- you don't see any rain. the radar right now dry. so things outside trying out as we go through time. we are looking for conditions to begin to change as we go into thursday, we're looking for rain back in the bay area forecast. so when i come back at 10:45, i'm going to show you a computer model. then we're going to have the five day forecast so we can take a look at that weekend early. we'll see you back here at 10:45. >>> powerful winds have been causing problems all day. a truck overt

the crowd also marched to union square and there were close to 800 people when they arrived outside the st. francis hotel. they briefly joined workers in negotiations with local hotels over union contracts. live in san francisco, jim vargas, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> former secretary of state warren christopher died last night in la of cancer. the 85-year-old christopher served as is being -- secretary of state in the clinton administration during which he negotiated the end to the war in bosnia. also brokered the release of 52 u.s. hostages held occurring -- during the revolution in 1981. >>> the crisis in japan impacts that nation's food supply. the products that have now been contaminated with traces of radiation. >>> things are cooling down at that crippled nuclear creek tore. what japanese crews have just been able to do to reduce the threat of a nuclear meltdown. >> we uncover a bay area breakthrough making vegetables you already ate more nutrition. >> what is the downside? >> there is none. >> i like it. . >>> now for the latest from japan, japanese engineers appear to be gaining control at that nuclear power plant tonight. but there are indications th

union. they represent almost 10,000 employees. the second-largest is the professional and technical engineers local 21 at about 4500. other bigger unions are represented on the slide. turning to the next page, we have a representation of some of the unions, particularly unions within the city and county, the health union, the largest would be the per diem nurses, staff nurses and contract, that represents 1500 employees. supervising nurses represented by teamsters local 856, 124 employees. moving to the safety unions, approximately 1700 firefighters, approximately 2500 police officers, and about 950 either deputy sheriffs or employers of the -- employees of the sheriff's union or management union for the sheriff's. then we have a reference to the miscellaneous safety groups. these are groups largely represented -- whose retirement is kept under calpers. the probation officers, the district attorney investigators, the juvenile probation officers, some of the institutional police officers. last year, we ended up reaching a historic agreement with almost all the city's labor unions. there was an effort led by a san fran

the firefighters union, local 230 told us they agreed to take a 10% pay cut. san jose faces a budget short fall. the city council is expected to make a final decision on firefighter and police lay offs in june. >>> the national football league says it will not lock out the players for at least another day. the nfl and the player's union agreed to a 24-hour extension of their bargaining agreement. it was due to expire at midnight tonight. both sides met for eight hours with a federal mediator in washington. president barack obama says he hopes the contract dispute will be resolved without his involvement because as he says he has a lot of other stuff to do. >>> local businesses are concerned about games being canceled. ricky sports bar is often packed on sundays during football season. today the owner told us that if the season is canceled his business could drop 65%. it adds up to hundreds of thousands of dollarsism the san jose earthquakes are making tremors of their own. today, heavy machinery started tearing down the building where they plan to build a socc

until these apprenticeship programs are improved by it -- are approved by the states, the local contractors and unions cannot use this photovoltaic installer for the city's near term solar projects. the recognition of the new craft, this new occupation, does not include the setting of rates for wages and benefits for that occupation. that is a separate staff that a different part of industrial relations is responsible for -- that's the division of labor statistics and research. we understand that group may or may not issue separate prevailing wage setting actions. if they do, it will happen all along that same basic time frame. up to two years, they indicated. for our projects, that means the existing wage guidelines provided by the division of labor statistics and research will continue until this new craft is approved and any new wages are set. we were hoping that that action would presents an opportunity to renew the dialogue on city hall and the davies solar project. we would like to go forward with say rebid to capture the hiring ordnance those projects could present to us. there are relatively s

this local firefighters union. will be holding a news conference to talk more about this later. it appears that it is a significant break. but has been a standoff. at least steps towards making cuts towards the budget. pamela? >>pam: intense negotiations between the league and the players' union. to extend the deadline. samantha hayes from washington. >> the national football league. the owners, the players have come to an agreement. along the of negotiations. the long day of negotiations--money course is the issue. and $9 billion in revenue. players receive 60%. the n f l was to double its share. from 1 billion, to the amount of 2 billion, with leading players a smaller amount. it would offer regional costs, but finance, and finding stadiums. increasing. >> even with incredible revenues, incredible popularity, the owners are saying that i really need more money. >> owners, players could not reach an agreement the players are going to decertify their union. this will set the stage for the labor dispute to play out

. >> city manager sent us a an e-mail, after tuesday night, they, meaning local one, will be one of seven labor unions where we don't have an agreement until the end year. it expires 9-30 of this year. contract negotiations legally they are discussions they are going on right now. we're going to be finding out tomorrow night if the union deal or city deal with the police union goes through. if it does, local one says they expect the same kind of agreement. live in antioch, terry mcsweeney "abc 7 news." >>> it appears there is finally a deal in place that will end the bitter 18-month labor dispute between hilton hotel. they scheduled a news conference where they are expected to announce a tentative agreement on a new contract. no details have been released. union members have been working without a contract since august of 2009. major issue is wages as well as healthcare costs. >> more painful cuts can be coming to the school district in the east bay. the board shut down to shut down a middle school and holbrook elementary at the end of the school year. they will vote on whether to lay off up to 180 fu

the concessions of public works employee union local 1 made are through 2013. >> the city has said to us, and everybody else, we need even more. we need to extend these concessions two more years and get even more from you. >> as of tonight, [ indiscernible ] six of seven unions with concessions. the only union we don't have concessions from is union 1. because everybody has different schedules and contracts, the goal is to have everything close to even. >> reporter: many of those public works employees who don't feel they are being treated fairly are expected to show up here tonight to picket that meeting that starts at 7:00. in antioch, i'm simon perez, cbs 5. >>> need another excuse to spend more time on facebook? how you will soon be able to watch movies on the social networking site. >> he talked so fast... and he -- i was under so much pressure to -- i never could really pin him down. >> a debt with no end in sight. why this retired postal worker is losing sleep over her 10- year-old bed. ,, ♪ have a good daisy ♪ eat well, live long ♪ have a good daisy, work out, get strong ♪ ♪

. >> city manager sent us a an e-mail, after tuesday night, they, meaning local one, will be one of seven labor unions where we don't have an agreement until the end year. it expires 9-30 of this year. contract negotiations legally they are discussions they are going on right now. we're going to be finding out tomorrow night if the union deal or city deal with the police union goes through. if it does, local one says they expect the same kind of agreement. live in antioch, terry mcsweeney "abc 7 news." >>> it appears there is finally a deal in place that will end the bitter 18-month labor dispute between hilton hotel. they scheduled a news conference where they are expected to announce a tentative agreement on a new contract. no details have been released. union members have been working without a contract since august of 2009. major issue is wages as well as healthcare costs. >> more painful cuts can be coming to the school district in the east bay. the board shut down to shut down a middle school and holbrook elementary at the end of the school year. they will vote on whether to lay off up to 180 fu

local jurisdictions through inspiration, offering blueprints for action, and even friendly competition with leaders elsewhere, spurring a race to the top, if you will. in particular, california offers this, like no other state in the union. if local action for waste reduction and sustainability is important, in california, it truly has the impact to be transformed it. this is because the regulatory framework in california to reduce emissions has outlined what local and regional governments will be doing for many years into the future. the relevant state agencies are shifting their attention to look at new programs and policies and how they will fit in. in particular, these transformative regulatory drivers will continue to result in widespread adoption of innovative local government ordinances that address climate change, increasing the likelihood that local action in san francisco will be amplified and scale statewide. today, over 50 california cities -- counties have developed -- san francisco has an opportunity to scale its leadership from our perspective -- i will submit the rest of my comments for the record. supervisor chiu: could i just ask you -- could you repeat your organization again? >> local governments for

bicycle venture will receive a pamphlet with the appropriate city-wide map, and also a more local map, especially at union square, which will get them onto each of the major bike lanes throughout that area, as well as information about state bicycling, and also, they will all be offered a held at, at their choice. speaking with the union square business improvement district, they expressed significant concerns about the safety out there at union square. before approving it, we had spoken with the mta and with the bicycle coalition to help us in evaluating the potential safety of such a use out there. through those conversations, the department was able to reach a level of comfort that this would

the concessions to public works employee union local 1 made are through 2013. >> the city has said toeverybody else we need even more. we need to extend these concessions two more years and get even more from you. >> as of tonight if they are approved we will have agreements with six of the seven units for concessions. the only union we don't have agreement on is local 1. >> reporter: city manager adding. >> because everybody has different benefits and different compensation, everyone has a different schedule, there has to be some movement and flexibility but at the end the long-term and city is here in the long-term the goal is to have everything look pretty close to being even. >> reporter: so all these guys here in advance of that antioch city council meeting is supposed to start at 7:00 p.m. and there is supposed to be a decision tonight on who gets cut and who doesn't. >> all right, simon perez. simon, thank you. >>> it is hardly just another vote. for people living in bell, california, it is a chance to take back their city. but not without some more drama. the death that has ca

although the plan still needs to be passed by its union members. >> the local 230, i want to acknowledge and thank the negotiating team for the city. >> the union president says ratification meetings are scheduled for this weekend. >>> 4:33. major changes coming to the way pg&e deals with gas pipeline safety. this, after three days of national transportation safety board hearings in washington. on the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. company officials say they will be sending safety information by mail to anyone living within 2,000 feet of a pipeline. they will also begin installing automatic shutoff valves on their system. at one point in the hearing, an industry analyst referred to possible defects on the san bruno pipeline as an anomaly that led to a strongly worded response from san bruno city manager. >> i'm confident that the citizens of san bruno would find this very difficult, a difficult conclusion to accept and it could diminish the urgency by which the issues under discussion are addressed. >> the ntsb expects to release its final report on the san bruno blast in a few

bicycle venture will receive a pamphlet with the appropriate city-wide map, and also a more local map, especially at union square, which will get them onto each of the major bike lanes throughout that area, as well as information about state bicycling, and also, they will all be offered a held at, at their choice. speaking with the union square business improvement district, they expressed significant concerns about the safety out there at union square. before approving it, we had spoken with the mta and with the bicycle coalition to help us in evaluating the potential safety of such a use out there. through those conversations, the department was able to reach a level of comfort that this would not create any additional unwarranted risk. when the item went to our commission, our commission decided to allow for nine months where we could collect data on the safety of the operation at union square. that was a time that roughly coincided with the peak season where we felt that would be large enough that we could get an adequate sample size to determine what the true safety factors are, and then after that n

this is the unsuspecting bird landing on the pitch that used to serve as a mascot for the local team that's a union and said something about it but it also the way of the ball and then deportivo put that is what i know the but off the pitch it was later diagnosed with a leg fracture then went into shock and died two days later when i did apologize for his action could still be suspended and fined. and that's all the sports news but this one isn't. great for the field we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. brighton. song from feinstein. starts on t.v. don't come. on i'll teach tonight echo of a rock considers military intervention in libya there are fears the ongoing violence in north africa could trigger another disastrous campaign. as washington seeks to shake up its foreign policy members of congress question the u.s. government's ability to back the right candidate in north africa or the middle east . plus a bumpy revolutionary road as the last leader of the soviet union turns eighty takes a look at the country's democratic transition why some blame th

the union local 240 told us the firefighters have agreed to day a pay cut for this fiscal year and thext. its members have agreed to pay more for benefits. san jose city leaders have trying to make up for a budget shortfall. a final decision for firefighters and police officers in san jose is expected during the city council budget session in june. >>> caltrans board of directors declared a fiscal emergency today clearing a way for higher fairs and decreased services. and it's considering closing stations including those in south san francisco, belmont, san bruno and the college park station in san jose. dozens of caltrans riders spoke out at the board's meting today in san carlos pleading with board members to keep those stations open. >> we actually live, bought our house across the street from san jose station for that reason. because she takes that train. and i look out of my window every day and i see that lot full. >> reporter: a decision on the station closures could come as early as the board's next meeting on april 7th. >>> most major u.s. airlines today raised their air fares

advocate that, you know, if littleton neighbors voting yes is an organization only funded by the local union or only funded by target or only funded by a local coalition of small businesses, this is also information that, you know, we want to get out there and so we do want to try to make sure this is a nonpartisan issue as much as possible. and i guess the other set of kind of litigation issues that i think you are all going to be seeing are what we think of as entity-based disclosure issues. and really the big wave of litigation in 2010 occurred when a number of states -- in order to address the citizens united issue that i described before where a lot of new entities are making political expenditures, a number of states went and sort of took -- so, for example, 24 states had some sort of ban of corporate and/or union expenditures prior to citizens united. since that time, at least 11 states have enacted legislation to amend those laws and probably the most prevalent strategy was to amend the law to permit expenditures but then to require organizations making these expenditures to in some

the san jose firefighters union local 230 is moving forward now with a 10% cut in pay and benefits, following three days of voting to ratify the concession agreement. under the two-year deal, the number of firefighters on local fire trucks would be reduced from five to four. the san jose city council is expected to approve this agreement tomorrow. mayor chuck reid is calling on all 11 of the employee unions to help close the $100 million budget deficit for the new fiscal year. >>> meanwhile, dozens of city workers are pleading with the city council to play fair when it comes to their lively hoods. the union representing some 50 anti-okay city employees said the city council is jeopardizing taxpayers by offering a sweetheart deal to the police union while asking city workers to make more sacrifices. according to the union spokesperson, the workers have endured a 10% pay cut and deferred a raise for more than two years. the city wants to extend the contract three more years and have employees now pay as much as 8% toward their pensions. >> we think it is very important for the city council to u

the teacher union localize support investigators pack a school board meeting at independent high tonight. >> the cuts can't keep happening. we have so few resources to help for students right now, that's what we are seeing happening now. these are really affecting our students. >>reporter: the school district needs to slash about 10 million dollars from its budget. >> san jose mounted police unit will continue for at least another three months today announcement 70,000 dollars raised to pay for the operatio operation. if you said raiser and friend of the san jose mounted unit were able to raise the money in just 8 week time. san jose police explain why a mounted unit not only helpful but can be more effective than a typical union. >> can get to places that the cars are unable to such as the city park. alley way and downtown san jose and the river trail which the city has plans on expanding further. >> today the group friends of san jose mounted unit announce they are committed to raising another 280,000 dollars to cover costs through june of 2 2012. a little over a year from now. mounted

this vote comes after ohio's state and local union workers gathered in protest on yesterday at the state house, just yesterday, more than 8,500 people surrounded the state house to express their disapproval. i firmly support the right of public employees to collectively negotiate. who are we as a nation when we tell our firefighters, our police officers, and other public protectors that they don't deserve a say in their working conditions. does a teacher's experience or education have no economic value? ohio's proposed legislation is less about fiscal responsibility than it is an overt political attack on public workers who speak with a collective voice. as labor battles erupt across this cupry, a majority of americans say they oppose efforts to weaken the checkive bargaining rights of public employees. i want to join with my colleagues today to just talk a bit about what is happening not just in wisconsin, though we are here today because of all that has gone on in wisconsin and i would now yield back to our chair so that we may discuss this in another form. mrs. christensen: certainly.

kranitz, there is other expertise needed for local impact, design, technology, and the union supports experts in those areas. what i really question is there really last half of the rfp. construction management comte and what i would encourage the union to do is to allocate some of his responsibilities but, because they have the experience, they have the training. prepare procedures because the staff right now is utilizing the procedure, and when the program comes on line, they will tweak it. so the collective bargaining unit is all for this going out. but we have a reservation about the tasks. president vietor: think you w mr.ong. >> this has been a lot of work, and we have a few comments. >> this is the current item we're talking about, and one thing you're talking about to local 21, the department of public works, and the whole theory behind this need for an rfp is the expertise that we do not have, so the m.o. you clearly states that the infrastructure -- the mou clearly states it will provide whatever resources are necessary to perform the task, and and work outside of that, we w

and i think the argument has been made here in wisconsin that he does not believe that unions work with their local districts, local units of government, and i think we have a lot of evidence to the contrary, that we do that, and that we are part of every community in this state. there are also republican governors who say they would not go as far as governor walker. they say they are not looking to crush unions. in fact, they want to work with the voice of labor in their states in order to make economic decisions about what is to happen and to move education reform, as just one example, forward. we are willing to do that, and the governor has chosen not to talk to us. paris -- talk to us. tavis: there are some democrats to have been running. some consider them cowardly, that the last thing that you do is to run away from your fight, run away from your job, run away from your responsibility. >> i do not think there is any cow orderliness -- how orderliness -- cowardliness. he is going to raise 55 years plus of stability and peace in our schools and public places -- he is going to erase 55 years. th