we were the first city to that with reference to women. [applause] i don't think there is any of the municipality anywhere in this country that ever matched what we did it in terms of trying to inspire women to become full participants in the pursuit of justice and equality. i am just delighted to present this award. all of you who have been responsible, i am delighted that it will go on my wall. my daughter susan -- somebody thinks i am the man of the year. [applause] >> we have one more quick presentation. before we do, a couple of people mentioned the past women's summit. a lot of women lead that an audience. there are others. if we could just ask you to stand up, because we want to recognize you for the work you did and the history you created. thank you. [applause] >> and we have something else for mayor brown. i'm really happy to present him one of our awards today. for all those years he has been working on the death star. he has done all of the things to support us, and we especially want to give him this award for being the first

we talk about being a transit first city, but everyone has had the experience of sitting in gridlock,aiting for the bus, trying to hail that tab, walking on pedestrian sidewalks that are not particularly safe. as a city, we need to do more to invest in the first-class transportation system. >> what are some of the biggest issues facing your district? >> in addition to the local economy that impacts the merchant corridors, to many vacant storefronts, transit issues, in every neighborhood we're having a real conversation about how we change, whether we should preserve aspects of the important characters of our neighborhood or think about building new things. there is also a real discussion we're having in many neighborhoods about affordability. i hear from too many tenants in the process of being evicted, homeowners being foreclosed on. we need to think about how all of us can continue to live in a city where the whole world wants to be. >> it is a great place to be. >> it is a great place to be. how do you balance the needs of your district versus the needs of the city as a whole? >> i

city in the world that runs cable cars. these cars right here are part of national parks system. in the early 1960's, they became the first roles monument. the way city spread changed with the invention of the cable car. >> people know in san francisco, first thing they think about is, let's go >> hello, and throbbing meet your district supervisor. we're here with supervisor carimi from district five which includes inner sunset, haight-ashbury, lower haggete, japan town and part of haight valley. the supervisor was first selected to the board in 2004 and re-elected in 2008. we're going to get to know him and talk about the toughest issues facing the city. welcome, supervisor and thank you for joining us today. >> thank you very much. >> tell us a little about your background, where you grew up, went to school and the kind of jobs that you worked. >> most of my adult life i spent completely here in san francisco. now about 27 years. i was born in chicago. my father had emigrateford iran to go to school in chicago, where he met my mother while he was attending the university of chicago. that's where i was born. after my par

san francisco is a transit first city. we are all working on transit inclusion and access for everyone. it has been mentioned that federal money is becoming increasingly more difficult to obtain, and that we are so close to the finishing line, after 15 years of work, from the mta, city community, and we want to use this opportunity to lock in the infrastructure benefits for our neighborhoods. lastly, to point to some of the economic benefits and job gains -- one of the businesses that relocated, they moved two weeks ago, and they have already hired local small-business people. i just want to point that out as for the small business development. keep this project going and help us to fill this community dream. commissioner mirkarimi: any other public comment? >> i am a consultant, working with state muni san francisco. you should not pass this today. there was a lot of gobbledygook by the young lady who spoke on the initial part, but what she said, if you listen to it, is the full funding agreement may not be available. in

. >>> pleasanton is one of the first cities in the country that's supposed to protect bicyclists.plain how it works. >> reporter: the small device is supposed to make crossing the street safer for bicyclists. it's called the intersector and the first one in pleasanton was installed earlier this year. joel davis is an affidavit bike rider. >> many intersections, the bicyclist won't trip the lights so the bicyclist has to figure it out. >> reporter: here's how it works. take a look at the right side of your screen. this is video of a bike and car approaching the intersection. on the left side, you can see how the raider detects both the bike and the car. it also controls the timing of the green light so bicyclists can cross safely without having to rush through. a company spokesman wouldn't comment on the cost but did say other cities are starting to invest in the technology. the city of pleasanton was so pleased, it has since added six more at other intersections. in pleasanton, kron4 news. >> two tourists are recovering after their fell off a 150-foot cliff. it happened at 7:00 la

. >>> palo alto may be one of the first cities in the bay area to go green. e city wants to install solar panels throughout palo alto and then have it as the main energy source. stephanie chuang has more on how local businesses could benefit. >> reporter: the city of palo alto has set a goal to get at least one-third of its electricity from green sources by 2013. these solar panels off east bay shore road will cover the rooftops of local businesses. >> they will sell the power to the city when they generate it. >> reporter: the businesses would have to pay for the solar installation, which can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. but the program coordinator says it will pay off. >> it's an expensive installation but they can generally get tax credits from the federal government. >> reporter: she estimates the businesses will turn around and make about a quarter of a million dollars a year and the city will so save money buying the power at a fixed rate for 20 years. and supporters say the push to go green is just as important. >> it reduces greenhouse gas em

san francisco, we talk about it being a transit first city, but it does not mean a lot of options for transit are not well thought out in places further from downtown. my district is one place where we need to create better options. >> you mentioned muni and the changes that are happening. what about parking, traffic, is the area safer for pedestrians? >> there is always a lot of work to do with pedestrians. making sure the department of parking and traffic is painting along alemany. along balboa park station, geneva, san jose, pushing hard to get a ramp for pedestrians. right now, it is dangerous to cross the street, especially if you are pushing a stroller or are in a wheelchair. you have to go further than you but typically have to. there is so much more to do. we have to figure out how to calm the traffic. a lot of cars, speeding through and make it unsafe for pedestrians. sidewalks are not very convenient for people. it takes a lot of money to do that, but it is really about being vigilant and looking at the fund the come through the transportation authority. we have been extendi

. >> reporter: pleasanton is the first city in the country to take this one-time military technology and tuesday to change traffic flow. the transmitter send out a microwave signal and can tell if a car or bike is coming. >> it will delay the traffic signal if needed. >> reporter: if there is no bicycle it will stay the same for drivers. cathy thinks it will make her ride safer. >> a lot of times they don't stop. just like when we went down there the light was green for us and i was counting down and we almost got hit. >> reporter: the only impatient people we saw today were cyclists running red lights. but the vehicle code said the bicyclists have the same rights as drives and more communities are looking to pleasanton to follow their lead. >> i believe memphis, tennessee called and asked about it. >> reporter: you hadn't heard about this? >> no, this is the first i have heard of it but seems like could work. >> reporter: in fact most people we talked to including the manager of bicycles- pleasanton didn't know about the half dozen intersections that already have the intersecters or

like we were the first city in the united states actually in the hemisphere, i learned after the fact, to ban plastic bags. i had no idea we were going to have that kind of place in some legislative hall of fame. i had no idea about that. i had no idea that my office of interns and staff and volunteers would be besieged by requests from around the country and abroad asking how do you do this? i had no idea i was going to grow to be an eco leader in some respects. but out of the desperation of the fact that we're not getting leadership from the federal government or the state government in trying to mitigate pervasive environmental harm or answering the larger questions like climate change or trying to figure out ways we compensate for insufficient public safety resources, coming from state government. these are the kind of things that force us to deal with city wide issues. sometimes at the risk of people accusing us of overstepping our jurisdiction and being a little too heady about dealing with issues that really don't concern san francisco. my response to that is, you know, with gl

next, someone who represents another first in our city's history. e years ago, district 3 elected the first chinese- american to the board of supervisors, and immediately after he was sworn in, history was made again as he was sworn in as the board president. please welcome supervisor david to come here on behalf of the sentences go board of supervisors -- david chiu. >> aloha. it is an incredible honor to be here with you tonight. after 163 years, this is a glorious sight. i have spoken with mayor lee about the history of our community and we talk about what happened in 1870's with the first anti-asian exclusion acts. we talk about what happens after the 1906 earthquake when chinese residents were fighting not to be moved to a different part of the city. we talk about the japanese- american internment in the 1940's and we talk about the anti-communist purge of the asian-american communities here in san francisco in the 1950's. moving along to 1977 and the fall of the international hotel. our friends, we have come a long way. [applause] i have to tel

and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers and lakes. and in this case, reservoirs. in the new york city system, water is collected and stored in 19 reservoirs, which can hold more than a year's supply -- over 580 billion gallons of water. almost all of the system is fed by gravity, without the use of energy-consuming pumps. valves open to regulate the flow into the 85-mile-long delaware aqueduct -- the longest tunnel in the world. at hillview reservoir... the water is partitioned into another giant tunnel system. where it travels deep below manhattan. the pressure built up by gravit

city . here we are celebrating the first chinese-american mayor in our great city. it is a remarkable thing and a very proud dana. -- thing. i spoke a little bit about this yesterday, but it is important set this reminds everybody this is the birthplace of the united nations. this is a city of remarkable diversity. we do not just tolerated. we celebrate it. that is a spirit of what makes sense and cisco a special place in the hearts and minds of people -- that makes san francisco a special place in the hearts and minds of people. mayor lee, here is my advice. you have a year, figure out what you want to accomplish. you were put in this position by the people to my right, but the people of san francisco are the people counting on you. [applause] do what you think is right, and remember that as important and impressive as this did not -- as this is, there are hundreds of thousands of people who require your attention and leadership. always remember the people outside are the people we also need to represent. remember that just because you disagree with the other side

. >> we purport to be a transit first city but have a long ways to go before muni is on time. before folks can catch a cab when needed and before pedestrians and cyclists are safe. >> hs skpu. others won this two-mile race in about 10 minutes, taxies came in second, follow bid drivers of cars and then, muni. those on foot came in last. >> and a russian pole vaulter's equipment malfunction is a top trending video on you tube. take a look at what happened. >> there he goes. the fall carried him into the pit. >> luckily is right. more than a million viewers have seen him attempting a vault of 18 feet, nine inches. the pole just snapped in two. and fortunately he fell on the padding. otherwise this would not have been and a former san francisco giants employee is accused in a million dollar emkbrelzment case. >> taking a look at how she got a hold of the money. >> and first company to take advantage of san francisco's tax breaks to help revitalize a troubled neighborhood. >> and i'm showing you a deep marine layer keeping us in below normal tomorrow. but then... expect a big warm

it is our first ever city-wide kick ball tournament. it is taking place this weekend, i believe, that i get that right? yes, it is. it's just one of the amazing activities being organized and sponsored by our leisure services division of the recreation and parks department. leisure services is comprised of outdoor adventure recreation and today we thought we would to a brief presentation highlighting some of the great work our team is doing. i want to call up jim wheeler and the team to make a brief presentation and show a short video highlighting some of the amazing activities we have done. >> good morning, commissioners and general manager. it's a pleasure to be with you. we have a short video to show you because we believe a picture is worth a thousand words. i would like to tell you briefly i'm blessed to have one of the most dynamic and hard-working staff within the new recreation model and you are going to see the fruits of all their labor. thank you. [applause] ♪ [inaudible] [applause] >> could you stand up for a second? we're bl

in 19003, the first production year track models were introduced, that it was when things took off. >> that mostly happened in new york city? >> lower manhattan was the first place that took off, then chicago. those early passenger elevators always had an attendant that would take a passenger's request and then operate the car. the big change was the emergence of a electric elevators. starting in 1880, the electric elevator allowed building dollars to go much higher. we evolved from steam hydraulic elevators to the electric elevators that are not that much different from what we are going to see now at the top of the tower. this is the steam room on the top of the state st. francis. -- on top of the state francis. the equipment you see painted green, that is all the original equipment from 1972. we are just now in the middle of modernizing this equipment. >> why modernize? doesn't the equipment works fine? >> it does, it is of analog and intensive, and there are some additional controls. let me introduce the foreman to you. this is vince. he can do a better job explaining the project details. >> what is happening here, wha

richardson, the director of treasure island, the former commissioner carol, the city administrator, amy brown, the first woman in that position. the city purchaser on the mayor's staff. if i miss you, please see me. we would be happy to announce she. thank you for joining us today. [applause] >> i would also like to thank our table sponsors and all of our incredible volunteers. thank you for all of the hard work putting this together. [applause] now we're going to start our awards presentation. the organization of the year award goes to the family violence prevention fund, esther is the executive director, and the family violence prevention fund, a quick description, works to prevent violence within the home and the committee to help those whose lives have been devastated by violence, because everyone has the right to live free of violence. for more than three decades they have work to end violence against women and children around the world. please join me in welcoming her. she's the director of the family violence prevention fund. [applause] >> thank you so much for this wonderful honor. this is an or

first school to get this. [applause] that must mean that you must be among the smartest kids in our city. that has got to mean something, right? let us go to peabody first because they must have some smart kids. each school will be getting four signs. there will be 200 schools in san francisco that will get these new signs that lowers the speed to a maximum of about 15 miles per hour. that has proven to be much safer and having no signs or instructions. parents, i want to thank all of you for joining us. these recommendations come from the experts that are studying how we can increase the pedestrian and student safety around our schools. these are hot spots around the city. we want to say, we will join you in that effort, and our police department, and our school department officials, and our transit system. we are working together, we have continued meetings to make sure that we not only post signs, but the police will be out there enforcing this. they will start out by telling people and educating them, not just by issuing a citation or fine right away. educating first so that people kno

alex savage is in palo alto one of the first cities where this new technology will be up and runningn, alex. >> reporter: for most of us it's pretty simple sending a photo to our friends through our mobile device. but now you can send a picture directly to a 911 dispatcher. when a call comes into the palo alto police department dispatchers are digging for every detail they can get. >> what is the nature of your energy. >> reporter: what if callers could just send a photo to 911. dispatcher moore says that it could help quickly help what's happening. ideally you would be able to snap a photo of an emergency. say a crime many progress and send that picture to a 911 dispatcher all from your mobile device. palo alto is working on other cities. >> it will put us on a broad band network that will allow us to accept more information than we do right now. >> reporter: charlie cullen says pictures and video could make a big difference. for instance the search for a missing child. >> having a digital photo that could come into the call center, then that could be sent out to fire and police tha