of yanza media group and commissioner, natasha cowersaw, california commission on asian and pacific islanderaffairs, and law partner with the law offices of g.c.r. l.l.p. unfortunately, all three judges were not able to join us tonight to present the awards. but we have three very capable individuals who are proud to make the presentations on their behalf. and now for the presentation of the emerging leadership award, please join me in welcoming supervisor eric marr. [applause] >> thank you. i'm actually not speier mar. -- supervisor mar. but we went to the same high school in sacramento so i'll stand in for him. i'm pleased to announce the finalists and recipients for the emerging leadership award. in the interests of time, we have all of the criteria listed in the award booklet. but it's important for us to recognize and celebrate the next generation of leadership, passion, and commitment to serving the asian pacific community. and it's critical also that we ensure that our voices, our needs and concerns continue to be heard and addressed. i would like to ask the finalists for the emerging

more than one-third of the population is asian-american and pacific islander. you rock. next speaker is no stranger to this event, but within the last few years, he represented mayor newsome at this very celebration. in january of this year, a new chapter was written when the board of supervisors unanimously voted in city administrator edwin lee to be the mayor of san francisco. he was noted as the best candidate for leading the city for work because of his more than 25 years of experience as a leader in city government. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the hon. edwin m. lee, the mayor of san francisco. [applause] mayor lee: thank you. thank you for that wonderful introduction and thank you for being here. it is the seventh annual celebration. sydney already explained our history, what president carter did for us, and what we are doing for ourselves, joining the whole city and region in celebrating asian-pacific portage month. i am so grateful to the board of supervisors for this whole four months of leaving this great city. i will say once again as i have said throu

of those, nearly 9% are asian- american or pacific islanders. we are extremely proud of our inclusive environment that respects the uniqueness of every individual and encourages the contributions of people from different cultures, backgrounds, experiences. diversity is one of our biggest pluses as an employer. the postal service issued its first service of lunar new year stamps through 2004. in 2008, we introduced a new series of stamps commemorating lunar new year. since then, we have probably pay tribute to the year of the rat, the year of the ox, me, the year of the tiger, and the year of the rabbit. we're pleas stamp for the year f the dragon to the popular series. according to one chinese legend, all of the animals of the kingdom were invited to a meeting but only 12 showed up. as a reward, he gave each animal a year of his own. the dragon is the fifth of 12 animals associated with the chinese lunar calendar. of the 12, is perhaps the most potent and recognizable in images and mystic tales. it has been said that people born during the lunar

she is with iplo, the pacific islander outreach. president mazzucco: commissioners, in the amendments? any public comment on the adoption of the minutes? hearing none, do i have a motion for adopting the minutes? and before we do that, i want to thank lieutenant falvey and another for putting this together. it takes a lot of work, and it is greatly appreciated. all in favor? adopted. please call line item number three. secretary lt. falvey: i number three is general public comment. the public is now welcome to address the commission on items that do not appear on tonight's agenda but that are within the subject matter jurisdiction. speakers set -- shall address their remarks to the commission as a whole and not to the commissioners or department or occ personnel. commissioners may provide a brief response. individuals should refrain from entering into any debate or discussion with speakers during public comment. please limit your comments to 3 minutes. president mazzucco: public comment. first speaker. >> the kit, commissioners, i w

. >> this is jan vozenilek's collection of plastic from the beaches of a remote pacific island.n here came out of the stomach of baby albatross sea birds. >> a lot of bottle caps, we have a lot of toothbrushes. fishing floats. there's a syringe. >> he's part of a film crew documenting the effects of plastic pollution in our oceans. a trip to midway island in the center of the pacific two and a half years ago opened his eyes to this epidemic. >> it was a horrific scene. we got off the plane and there were these decaying corpses of baby albatrosses absolutely filled with our plastic junk. >> it's video that's hard to watch. birds dead because they mistook plastic for food and fed it to their young. the island itself, a magnet for our garbage because of the location in the current. >> the profound moving experience to see that firsthand. it gave me a lot of fuel when i came back to spread this message with others. >> the message? that our reliance on single-use plastics like disposable forks or styrofoam plates must end or this never will. >> after doing research, i learned that 5%

stresses the need for language access for more waves of immigrants such as southeast asians and pacific islanders. >> it takes 7 years for a student to build the english proefficiency. we don't want student's education disrupted. so educational system is our core and responsibility to make sure that that bilingual needs are being met so the educational process is not interrupted. the lau decision impacted schools across the country. for more than 1800 chinese-american children considered in 1973. the decision has also know cited in many language access cases including voter information and ballot information. thanks to those who pursued the la ukase in the 77's students can be multili multilingual. individual bilingualeducation. org. kerny street workshops began as a community teaching space inside the international hotel. after the evictions they relocated but kept their name and community spirit. during the 80's and 90's ksw curated the american jazz festiv festiv festival. it's gallery feature artists and host of the annual ground breaking festival. they remain within the community. kerny stre

heavy rain is swamping the pacific island nation of fiji.ne resource are being forced to leave linarias as flood waters continue to rise. seeing these pictures just how ferocious some of that water is the hardest hit are in the town where these pictures are coming from. at least two people have died and authorities said that the victims' reformers who were trying to save their livestock through. fiji is under a state of emergency rather rain and flooding continues. >>justine: back here at home, it took a few weeks longer than usual but winter has finally arrived. risky area it was taken--the picture of this here was taken back in january and then look at right now. there is a big difference. >>reporter: right now i am standing near the donner summit here yet and you can see the lake behind me and there's a lot of snow up there. >>reporter: this is cisco growth, it was pretty dried then this is how look tuesday afternoon. >>reporter: i want to show you one more thing, interstate 80 was very clear. catherine was still pushing snow off the side

for a rare honor. 18-year-old yang was chosen to travel with a group of asian and pacific islander high school and college students. and tomorrow, they will brief white house officials about issues important to them. yang recently won a young leader award from the san francisco foundation. >>> and supporters hoping to get the go-ahead tonight in their claim on a charter school. the unified school district denied the proposal, saying that financial conditions were not met. supporters took their case to the board of education, which is expected to vote at a meeting just getting under way. county staff recommends that the board conditionally approve the charter. >>> and hollywood taking over the rock. a big premier at alcatraz taking place. >>> and at school, they're considering deploying drug dogs on campus, but there are some drugs they wouldn't be able to sniff out. >>> and a cold one again, temperatures in the 20s in some inland bay valleys. and we'll look at the five-day forecast for a chance of rain oh, i see. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop fo

my name is sulu palego, here to represent the pacific-islanders. i have had the pleasure of working with naomi kelly for the last 12 years, and she has always been very available to the samoan community, a little community that gets lost until there is a program. the committee in the southeast corridor and throughout the city. she has reached out and work with us. i know that supervisor campos talked a little bit about the population but i am here to say she has not only dealt with the known population, but the hidden population. that is us, and we're really blessed today to be here to support her. being a chief in my community, i can speak for all my people in saying to you, she is strong in the person we would like to see as the city manager peter thank you for your time. supervisor kim: thank you. >> hello, and terry is so with the laborers local 261. i am excited, awful, and i pray that naomi kelly becomes the first female administrator. thank you. >> david with local 261 peter just want to reiterate what my brothers and sisters said. we adaman

issue i mean when it's really the united states and if you pacific islands that vote against the the resolution that goes to the general assembly every single year i mean it's been going on for i don't know how many years i've lost count i mean how much more isolated can you be there. i mean that's fair and we've actually moved further and further in that there was a piece in haaretz a couple of weeks ago talking about actually the american progression on israel has changed dramatically since the reagan era ronald reagan never went to israel and george the first bush actually proposed is setting up a set up where if the settlements weren't frozen that we would hold back loan guarantees and we have actually moved in a direction that is no more about carrot and stick it's no more about well you know the settlements need to stop or you know the occupation needs to be resolved we've moved into a position where now you have romney saying i'll consult the israelis on whatever they want now that's not a democratic system either so we're moving in a direction where we're almost we're speakin

japan reporting the quake struck off the shore of the nation's southern pacific island.a tsunami and there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. last march, japan was devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami that left nearly 20,000 people dead or missing. >>> and hundreds of thousands packing new york city's times square to watch the famous ball drop to ring in the new year. lady gaga joining mayor bloomberg for the countdown. more than 1500 police officers making sure it all went smoothly and safely. i'm marianne rafferty. now, back to "the five" new year's special. i think obama will win in a close race, but he will win. the second thing when all the votes are counted the first tuesday in november, 2012, one-third of the tea party caucus of the house. >> andrea: disagree. >> eric: say it again. the first third of the tea party caucus will get defeated? >> bob: yes. >> andrea: so members elected in 2010. >> eric: i will make you an on-air bet, the loser has to wear the other guy's preferred shirt. >> kimberly: again! how about pants? make a new bet. >> b

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residents in fiji are being forced to evacuate this flooding.heavy rain is evere - swarming the pacific island... destrrying towns in low-lying areas.at least two peoole have died.fiji is ccrrently under a state of emergency... while the rain and flooding conttnues. aatress demi moore is seeking treatmmnt this morning... after being admitted to a california hospital.moore's rep released a statement saying quote - "because of the stresses in her life right now... demi has chosen to seek professional assistance to improve her overall health." the actress recently split from husband, ashton kutcher. meanwhile... tracy morgan is getting back to work tooay... after being released from a utah hospital.that's according to the actor's publicist... who blames morgan's collapse at the sundance film festival on exhaustion and altitude.she says it had nothing toodo with drinking.the publicist also noted that morgan ii diabetic. if you need medical attention... you're in the right place... a new report says baltimore has the best hospitals in the nation. healthgrades ranked 9 out of 19 baltimore hospitals

huge island of sorts in the pacific ocean. that's made up entirely of small plastic debris. now as len shows us, a santa cruz company has come up with an innovative solution to turn that garbage into fuel. >> when it comes to plastic junk floating around in the ocean. >> the problem is huge. it's a long way away. there is a lot of material out

fiji's prime minister is announcing the the pacific island nation will soon lift its longtime state ofrgeecy... and begin drawing up a new onstitution. the day... during a message to fiji residents.in addition to lifting the state of emmrgency... a national consultative process would to start charting out new constitution. an investigation is now underway in arkansas... after hundreds of dead birds were found scattered across yards. this is the econd time in just over a yearr.. this has happenee.last time... it was determined the deaths were caused by fireworks.still... residents say it's bizarre. "it was petty wild. we got up and backed out of the driveway and it was like freaky man. i mean, there were dead birds lying everywhhre. this year is not near as bad as it was last year" year." the neighborhood is located near a roosting area for the blackbiids. some good news for legennary blues singer, ettaajames. aacording to her manager... james... who's diagnosed with leukemia... is doing slightly better.he also says her blood pressure is normal... and that she no longer needs a respirrt

what in heaven's name might an island in the far-off pacific have to do with the shooting of john andg up, trouble in paradise. for a young christopher and his family. >> he was kidnapped in the middle of the night and he was 17 years old. >> when "blind justice" continues. ♪ you and me and the big old tree ♪ ♪ side by side, one, two, three ♪ ♪ count the birds in the big old tree ♪ ♪ la la la [ male announcer ] the inspiring story of how a shipping giant can befriend a forest may seem like the stuff of fairy tales. ♪ ♪ you and me and the big old tree side by side ♪ but if you take away the faces on the trees... take away the pixie dust. take away the singing animals, and the charming outfits. take away the sprites, and the storybook narrator... [ man ] you're left with more electric trucks. more recycled shipping materials... and a growing number of lower emissions planes... which still makes for a pretty enchanted tale. ♪ la la la whoops, forgot one... [ male announcer ] sustainable solutions. fedex. solutions that matter. >>> amazing what that garden variety assault case in homestea

they discovered the new species in the southwestern pacific island. >>> that's kind of gross.turn our conversation to iran this morning. iran pointing the finger at both the united states and israel after an iranian nuclear scientist had been murdered. it is the third murder over two years. this time a motorcycle rider attached a bomb to the scientist's car, blew him up. the united states is saying there is no way that this country was involved. >> i want to categorically deny any united states involvement in any kind of act of violence inside iran. >> that's secretary of state hillary clinton. let's get right this morning to our kbess. we're joined by jim walsh. he is an international security analyst. peter brooks is a secretary of defense. mr. brooks, let's start with you. hillary clinton is saying there's no way the united states was involved. involved is such a complicated word sometimes. is it possible at all that the u.s. had some influence, that there was some collusion, that there was some, how would you describe it, is that possible? >> i don't tend to think so, espe

pacific because the situation is too hot. she spins five and a half weeks going to 17 islands around the pacific. a high command, very much objected initially to her visit, but they later say it was their largest military miscalculation, and not one single event that they could have done improved morale. let me give you two examples of how she uses that trip, not only to thank american troops, but to inform the president and set the stage for what will become her role in a post-war world. she immediately gets off the plane and she flies an uninsulated military aircraft. she shatters her eardrum. she will go deaf in one ear and in two days she will walk 50 miles up and down hospital corridors. she will meet every soldier and go up and shake hands regardless of race, religion, ethnicity and say where you're from, and she will take down their conversations or their memories that they want recorded. she comes back and not only reaches out to all of their relatives, but, in fact, she writes an extraordinary briefing memorandum for the president on this which is turned up in other people's papers. she

. >>> a huge island in the pacific ocean made up of entirely plastic trash. a company has come up with an innovative solution that could turn that garbage into fuel. >> reporter: when it comes to plastic junk floating around in the coax? >> the problem is huge. ideally, 20, 30, 50 of these vessels working non-stop around the year cleaning um plastic. >> reporter: at a small non- profit called the clean ocean's project, they are working on an idea that could put an end to the floating garbage patch in the north pacific ocean. >> we decided to use a sailer. >> reporter: it can navigate through the junk piles, feed it into an on-board cooker system, that converts it into fuel that powers the boat. the project plans to use a japanese company that has already demonstrated the viability of plastic to fuel technology. the company shows how to turn ordinary plastic containers and bags into liquid fuel. it was the missing link to solve one of the earth's biggest problems. >> we don't want to put it in a landfill because that's just perpetuating the problem and we didn

a huge island in the pacific ocean that is made up of plastic debris.anta cruz company came up with a solution that could turn that garbage into fuel. >> when it comes to plastic junk floating around in the ocean -- >> problem is huge. it's a long way away. >> nick has a big idea. >> i deally, 20, 30, 40, 50 working nonstop around the year. >> at a small nonprofit, they are working on an idea that could some day put an end to the garbage patch. >> we decided to use a saline catamaran. >> gobble up the plastic and feed it into an on board cooking system that converts it into fuel. the project plans to use a japanese company that demonstrated the viability of technology. as seen in this video, the company shows how to turn or anywhere plastic containers. it was the missing link to solve one of the earth's biggest problems. >> what do you do with millions and millions of pounds of plastic? we don't want to put it in a land fill and we didn't want to burn fuel. so when we came across this plastic, it was a dream come true. >> the biggest remaining problem i

islands. we don't hear about that a lot. >> you don't. it's located smack in the middle of the pacific ocean. nd called rarotonga again. >> say it again. >> rarotonga. it's a private island. no one on the beach trying to sell you something and the edgewater hotel is one of the best known on the cook islands. $162. everything you want -- pools, kids club. >> hard to get to? >> it is, but it's a bit daunting when you say the middle of the pacific ocean and south pacific. three hours past honolulu. well worth it. especially if you're looking for r & r. spectacular destination. >> good for kids? >> great. it has a fantastic kids club that's worth checking out. >> really cool. closer to home there is a place you like, a smaller property in the florida keys. >> it's the island bay row sort. it's a family run private property, really homey. each of the rooms is actually a little cottage. $169 a night. it's the most expensive of the deals but each of the cottages have a kitchen. and a grill on the back deck. so you can cook. it's not going to cost you as much money if you're going to be preparing some

it's just sections of southern japan, mainly along the pacific coastline and then the southern islands in the ogasawara area, too, will be picking up rain. otherwise tokyo it will be another dry day. as for the korean peninsula, some light showers this morning along the southern tip that will be very light in amounts and for china, largely dry picture for you as well. this morning we're looking at showers along the coastline but it's really pulling away very quickly. further to the south, areas like the philippines and then the eastern end of the indo china peninsula, too, will be looking at showers as well as scattered thunderstorms. highs on monday looking like this, 6 degrees expected in tokyo, slightly below average and on the cool side, no sunshine expected today. 5 meanwhile expected in seoul, getting up to 2 in beijing and 9 degrees in shanghai. as we look towards the americas, we will be talking about a much more wintry picture coming in off the western end of the country. a couple of lows here in the pacific northwest, that's starting to pull in very cold air from the arctic,

. >>> a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in the south pacific overnight, it hit the island of santa cruz, so far we have not heard of any injuries and no tsunami warnings were issued. >>> assist relationship with japan -- in a sister relationship japan was hit by a monster tsunami earthquake and they are hoping to learn things in japan and how they responded to that disaster. >>> it is set today in the retrial of a man suspected of killing the daughter of fred. a jury convicted muhammed allie of strange willing a woman in a rehabilitation center. eight years ago they threw out that conviction and fabricated the reason for dismissing black candidates from the jury. >>> they are meeting the general manager after rumors reginald is considering replacing jackson after their first four games blowing their chance to go to the playoffs. they set the record for penalties and however there is an official rumor that jackson will stay on as head coach. >>> a fire in a senior apartment complex, firefighters are still on the scene and we will tell you how many people have been displaced. >>> a suspense f

one person bought an island in the south pacific but refused to pay support, even for a child with medical needs. then there is rusty, who refuse to support his four kids. he fled to bermuda. >> i always hoped he would do was wrright. these kids are counting on him. >> he pleaded guilty. trying to make deadbeat parents pay. reporting in virginia. >> mcdonald's is doing away with the pink slime used in its hamburgers. it is used to kill bacteria. the material has come under fire. the department of agriculture said the use of this is safe. two other chains have stopped using it as well. the early tax filer will not get the warm. there has been a delay in processing returns. this is to prevent fraud. returns accepted on or after a date will not be affected. a much-needed overhaul for coffee. and it involves jane king has the bloomberg business report. hi, jane. >> good morning. lastly, president obama announced a new unit to investigate misconduct. we have a subpoena from the justice department. they subpoenaed wells fargo. there could be a supplement for the big probe with the big banks. ban

huge island of sorts in the pacific ocean. that's made up entirely of small plastic debris. now as len shows us, a santa cruz company has come up with an innovative solution to turn that garbage into fuel. >> when it comes to plastic junk floating around in the ocean. >> the problem is huge. it's a long way away. there is a lot of material out there. >> nuke has a big idea. >> ideally, 20, 30, o of these vessels working nonstop cleaning up plastic. >> at a nonprofit, they are working on an idea that could some day put an end to the infamous floating garbage patch. >> we decided to use a sailing catamaran. >> gobble up the plastic and feed it into an on board cooker system that converts to fuel. the project plans to use a japanese company that has demonstrated the viability of plastic to fuel technology. as seen in this video, the bless company shows how to turn them into liquid fuel. the missing link to solve one of the earth's biggest problem? >> we don't want to put in a hand fill. and we didn't want to burn the fuel to take it in a landfill. so when we coil across this pl