but i think the legislation is good for building business city- wide. because of facebook, there's a lot of after work happy hour networking parties. you do not have to pay cover charge. you can just go in and get economical drinks. a lot of restaurants have increased their sales because they are already there, and they get hungry. this is the latest trend right now, and it also builds up the neighborhood. i understand about noise, but it is afternoon, evening. a lot of people are still awake. i see my neighbors walking their dogs at 9:00 or 10:00 at night, so i know they are not really sleeping. but being a full poe boehner, i know about noise. thank you very much for this -- being a full poe owner, i know about noise. thank you very much for this. supervisor mar: colleagues, questions or comments? supervisor wiener: one thing i just want to note, there were a couple of comments about enforcement issues with the entertainment commission. when i came into office, i prioritized making sure that we have an entertainment commission that had the resources a

city. this is an announcement of how we build 21st century city -- cities, how we can create communities on very busy dance streets. we know it takes a village to create a parklet. i want to thank the city department for being our partners. dpw, oewd, mta -- these acronyms refer to organizations and thousands of hours done to come up with this. three years ago, when i first came into office, a number of merchants from union square came to me and said, david, we would like to tax ourselves more. we would like to triple the size of the business improvement district. today's announcement is part of that portion of that amazing vision. i want to thank the in square business improvement district for everything you are doing to make union square one of the best attractions that san francisco has to offer. and of course, in closing, one of the most amazing aspects of this partnership happens to be our partnership with the private sector. we could not do this without the generosity of an amazing car company. i do hope in addition to seeing the audi symbol here, i do hope that we see more of them traveling th

building and this is a good measure. we have a busy street, and there are reasons that they light up the buildings. it is great to see city hall led up at night. is it mandatory that they have this year, or is this voluntary? >> for the last treatment, this would be required if they were within 300 feet of the urban bird refuge. >> it seems minor i just do not want to drive the cost of construction in san francisco. this is competitive and there is another reason not to -- i would rather see a situation where we do approvals and staff takes this into consideration. we would like the glass to be changed without requiring the change. as we go through this approval process, this also protect the birds. let's not absolutely required for them to do this. >> this is creative and you are making some good points. this would be to inform the design process of front, because when we try to inform them, and they move along in the design process, the design gets more costly. and we feel that the arm -- there are many different solutions. one of the most -- one of these is with a glass, and thomas this increase the cost of the buildin

. >> reporter: citi may do business from some of new york's tallest buildings, but lately its stock has been short on performance. no doubt, 2011 has not been a good year for most bank stocks. that's due to a horrific hangover from the financial crisis and surprising weakness in the global economy. citi stock, however, has fared worse than many of its peers. since january, the shares are down a hefty 19%. in may, the company did a one- for-10 reverse split, turning citi into a double-digit stock. banking analyst erik oja says that move has been a negative. >> reverse splits generally are not a great sign. it's maybe a sign of desperation where a $4 stock has to get converted into a $40 stock. >> reporter: citi has said its split was not a desperate act, but an effort to attract institutional shareholders such as pension funds. those investors often aren't allowed to buy stocks that trade for less than $5. but, here's the rub: it looks like reverse splits really don't work. n.y.u. professor april klein studied the performance of 1,600 reverse stock splits in a 40- year period. she and a

. >>> joe montana is expected to make a big business pitch before the santa clara city council this evening to buildinment complex near the site for the future 49ers stadium. the plans include a luxury hotel, restaurant and sports bar on city-owned land. city manager opposes the land saying others should have a chance to bid. >>> the cost of diesel is going up and truck drivers in california are slowing down. truck companies say on a good day, drivers following the speed limit of 55 would get 5.5 miles per gallon. at 65 the miles per gallon drops to 5. drivers say even though 55 is cheaper and safer, it's still too slow for cars. >> people are flipping you off? >> you know what? it's a whole lot of -- i mean, it's -- what can you could? >> companies say with diesel prices at $4.30 a gallon, driving the speed limit will save them about $12,000 a year. it adds up. >>> 4:56. details continue to unfold from that uk phone hacking scandal. who is being targeted by parliament this morning. we'll tell you that. plus, an early-morning wake-up call for astronauts aboard the space shuttle atlantis. why their m

that we are not only getting this great building built that will serve the city for generations to come, but in doing it, we are putting a lot of local businesses and residents to work in the process. it is really a win win. i want to commend the general manager and commission for their bitter ship and foresight in seeing after this project had been stalled for many years, seeing this was a great investment for the repairs and people of san francisco. it was the smart thing to do. we are righproud to be part of . i want to thank the work of the rest of the pc team to get this done. starting with a man who is living and breathing this, has been for years, our project manager brooke. [applause] he is working closely with edgar lopez, who manages all of our major projects, but was here pretty much from day one. they are being supported by our city engineers and the rest of the department coming together to deliver a great project to the ratepayers of san francisco. we're so happy to be a part of this. congratulations to the puc on getting to this point, the topping off ceremony. [applause] >> as the owners, we are certainly willing to move in, but

also, the city just hired an economic development director, her job is to attract new businesses. to move into vacant buildingsthis one and to generate much needed tax dollars. >> we cannot do anything until we had a city that is clean and as free of crime as we can make it. >> accounts woman says that emerging from bankruptcy does not mean the city is freeing clear she believes they still have a tough road ahead. >> and other bay area news, oakland police are investigating three separate shootings from friday between 9:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. 4 people were shot including a juvenile. all the victims are expected to live, police have not made any arrests and it cannot believe that the three shootings are connected. a man suspected of murdering four california women has been denied an attorney paid for by the public. joseph nee so is suspected to a depth of four women between --the death of for women. his pulmonary hearing is set for early september. vincent was that several times on may 28th. police believe that the three men were involved. witnesses said the three of them and exchange gains signs at all three ha

businesses. the city council got involved in the problem because the pizza joint is located in a historic building. the colors should be toned down sometime this week. >> mike's talking about this sigalert. >> good morning. we'll take you out to daly city. serious situation, detail came in because bob arrived on the scene. it looks like a pedestrian was hit at the off ramp from northbound 280 to 19th. this is a major interchange. lighter flow of traffic but if you need to take that junipero serra is the exit. the big news is we may have had a loss of life so we're following this. bob's got a report coming up. a live look shows you, the bay bridge. it looks dark from this shot. the clouds are drifting through. i took this shot at my own risk. we have trouble seeing the bridge. there are clouds and a wind advisory. that's probably what's blowing the clouds. >> days after a baseball fan fell over the railing and died at rangers stadium another fan almost met a similar fate at the home run derby. take a look. in phoenix in the upper right-hand corner. good golly. you see a fan hanging from the rail in

welcomed chinese businesses, help them establish their markets here as well as they continue to contribute dramatically to the economy of the world. we will continue to do that and to build our city the way we can do it as an international city. so i want to welcome all of you here to this historic occasion to one where we know san francisco can really be very proud of, and that is hosting the 40th celebration of international diplomacy up ping- pong diplomacy, and i want to give this proclamation. i'm not going to shake your hand too hard, but i'm also going to take this privilege and honor on behalf of san francisco to provide you -- please come up to the table as well. you with this proclamation. it has a lot of the whereases that depicts our history year, but i would like to, as the mayor of san francisco, on behalf of the people of this great city and county, in celebration and recognition of the official 40th anniversary, commemorating ping-pong diplomacy, we do provide proclaim july 5, 2011, as ping- pong diplomacy day in san francisco. [applause] >> please welcome representative -- the chinese table tennis president of the table tennis association and vice president of th

build consensus. we held over 10 budget town hall meetings. we've met over hundreds of residents, community organizations. we met with city commissioners, labor organizations, business owners, and activists, and throughout all those meetings, they are able to shift some $28 million in changes to the budget. this budget not only reflects our values, it is about the future of our city. you have heard all of those that you have attended. the budget town hall meetings and meetings with our community- based agencies. you need not hear from me today again about the goal, but i do want you to hear from people who i think are our challenge and reflective of our city, so i want to invite up to the podium today three people -- three students who will talk to you in their own terms about how they feel a city can be safe, a city that can be solvent, and a city that can be successful. if i may invite zack parker to please set up to the podium. he is 8 years old. he is going into the fourth grade at sherman elementary school. he likes playing basketball and drawing. he will be visiting yosemite and his family in oregon over the summer and attending summer camps. thank you for com

build successful innovative business abroad and bring them home. from the famous silicon valley. this kind of center in russia. right now that's part of the skolkovo project an international city of science and technology over the next decade in all directions from this spot just outside of moscow so the next time technology update brings you a high tech success story it might just be born and raised right here in enjoy the ride. that. he's going to cover. to take scientific groups. to give them kind of conditions like. what we discussed with you when we were there and. in order to develop. your prototype. and this has to be done in russia immediately otherwise we would never you know the breach between science and manufacturing would be because between science and. there is a huge gap there is a prototype development and i myself am a scientist very they don't understand how much. it used to be an ideal place for a holiday wouldn't change in a moment. the wounds of war are still visible. the republic is not only relieved but also shaping the future. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images go and seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporati

49ers quarterback joe montana is expected to have a very big business pitch before the santa clara city council tonight. he is hoping to buildn entertainment complex near the site for the future 49ers stadium. >>> the half-brother of afghanistan's president has been shot and killed at his home. ahmed karzai was head of the kandahar provincial council. he was killed by a bodyguard who was then gunned down by other bodyguards at the home. >>> back here at california, pg&e is arguing in legal papers that it should not have to pay settlements to victims of the san bruno pipeline disaster who have sued the company. the "chronicle" reports that the utility says damage to the pipeline was caused by others. the court filing is not specific and the only known activity around the pipeline was a sewer replacement project in 2008. pg&e also says that the blast victims themselves may have been negligent although it doesn't say how. the utility is facing more than 100 lawsuits. >>> an online retailer, amazon, it wants california voters to take its side by opposing that new state tax law. the new state budget calls for online retailers to