mary howard, for they wait ronnie montrose come off for the late margaret mccarthy. and at the suggestion of supervisor elsbernd and the full board, for the late supervisor, hal brown. president chiu: i want to thank sfgov tv for coverage. i know that years ago used to broadcast these meetings and we welcome you back to the board chamber. with that, is there any more business? >> that includes the business for today. president chiu: we're adjourned for this evening. [gavel] thank you. >> hello. welcome to "culturewire." we are here today with bay area artist jody chanel, and we are here to see the plaza where your piece has just been installed. >> i have been doing large-scale paintings in the galleries and museums, and the idea that in the future, i could do something that would hang out a little bit longer than the duration of the installation the kind of appeal to me. i quickly found out about the san francisco arts commission school and realized there was a pre-qualified school you had to apply to, so i applied to the. >> how long did it take you to develop this

mary howard. ms.the mother of ms. clark. >> seeing no other names, that concludes introductions. the next is the opportunity for the public to address the board. including those items on the adoption without committee reference. the portion of the agenda and excluding those items that have been considered by a board committee. speakers using translation assistance will be allowed twice the amount of time. if a member of the public would like a document to be displayed, please clearly state such and remove the document when the screen returns to live coverage of the meeting. president chiu: why don't we hear from members of the public. you have two minutes unless you are translating into another language. let's hear from the first speaker. >> [speaking foreign language] we have problem -- [speaking foreign language] it is my pleasure to talk with you about what is going on here, in san francisco. as you know, i am [unintelligible] in the last month, the u.s. has lost a great singer, whitney houston. you can see her picture on my t- shirt. i am a fan. i want to tell you the truth.

mary howard, for they wait ronnie montrose come off for the late margaret mccarthy. and at the suggestion of supervisor elsbernd and the full board, for the late supervisor, hal brown. president chiu: i want to thank sfgov tv for coverage. i know that years ago used to broadcast these meetings and we welcome you back to the board chamber. with that, is there any more business? >> that includes the business for today. president chiu: we're adjourned for this evening. [gavel] thank you. >> there has been an acknowledgement of the special places around san francisco bay. well, there is something sort of innate in human beings, i think, that tend to recognize a good spot when you see it, a spot that takes your breath away. this is one of them. >> an icon of the new deal. >> we stood here a week ago and we heard all of these dignitaries talk about the symbol that coit tower is for san francisco. it's interesting for those of us in the pioneer park project is trying to make the point that not only the tower, not only this man-built edifice here is a symbol of the city but

mary howard, for they wait ronnie montrose come off for the late margaret mccarthy. and at the suggestion of supervisor elsbernd and the full board, for the late supervisor, hal brown. president chiu: i want to thank sfgov tv for coverage. i know that years ago used to broadcast these meetings and we welcome you back to the board chamber. with that, is there any more business? >> that includes the business for today. president chiu: we're adjourned for this evening. [gavel] thank you. after school at 3. . 30 i hop on the bus and go to work with kids. i didn't realize i was going to get up that early for the rest of my life. >> it's hard to get good jobs. you can get well paid working at restaurants i was making good money that's not my 50 year goal working as a waitress. it would be better to have something to fall back on i wanted something where i would in 10 years accumulate properties. >> 3 months is a long time to be busy all day. i'm putting myself further in debt with the understanding it's worth the sacrifice. eating raman for 3 months. it's not fun but i thi

mary howard, for they wait ronnie montrose come off for the late margaret mccarthy. and at the suggestion of supervisor elsbernd and the full board, for the late supervisor, hal brown. president chiu: i want to thank sfgov tv for coverage. i know that years ago used to broadcast these meetings and we welcome you back to the board chamber. with that, is there any more business? >> that includes the business for today. president chiu: we're adjourned for this evening. [gavel] thank you. >> welcome to "culturewire." today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility.

ava marie joins us live this morning from howard county and giving us the latest on bikes.le has two flat tires. >> you have to listen up this morning. there are some different neat things you can pick up. 14 weeks to train and to benefit the crones and colitis foundation. even beginners can get involved. >> people at all levels. we train them to ride a 50-mile race. >> that sounds like a lot. there will be meetings coming up. >> we have a meeting tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. in timonium at rei. >> all this information is on the website. hallenge.org. this all benefits the crones and colitis foundation in the mid atlantic. the seven-day forecast is showing great weather for outdoor activities. there will be period's of dry weather. >> thank you. 55 degrees on tv hill. >> there you go. >> we feel like hugs. we will explain. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. if we still have a job when we come back. what do you think of a plan to use homeless people to serve as wireless hotspots on city streets? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and

howard and marie huntley. they say good night.80 years they have been married and they are still very much in love. marie rouillard of sanford, maine. they eat their blueberry muffins and live together. always in a good mood. your attitude is everything. rose rubin. west palm beach, florida. enjoys following the news and being with her grandchildren. she is 103. how about that? ruth williams, saco, maine. 100 years old today. believes very much in helping those in need. isn't that a great attitude? she loves to play cards. good for the mind. finally, we have ralph shaw, jr., from beautiful downtown juno beach, florida. 100 years old today. the secret to longevity is the love of his family. you can't beat that either. so from beautiful shell point retirement community in ft. myers, florida, we say good-bye. now back to new york. >> willard, thanks. just ahead, wolves invade studio 1a after your local news. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. let's get a final

specialist brock howard's wife gave birth in kalamazoo, michigan and help didn't missian thing due to skype. >> i saw him on mary's stomach, i lost it. i absolutely cheered. i was sad and happy at the same time. i have a beautiful son now. >> he is lay dorpable. >> he said he hopes to meet his son in person real soon. congratulations. >>> near live every one of us knows someone whose life has been touched by cancer. why research is offering new hope. >>> what if something found in nature can help you lose 10% of the body weight. sign me up. we'll take a look at this. stick around. >>> in tonight's health alert, we're talking about cancer prevention. according to researcher, half of all cancers are preventable. they say we have the information necessary to prevent it. smoke alone accounts for one third of all the cases. now obesity is responsible for another 20%, but there are some obstacles. people are sceptical that cancer can be prevented. >>> gardasil could have additional benefits for women already affected with hpv. it reduces it by 46%. the centers of disease control and prevention said the human papilloma v

we have howard and marie huntley. they say good night. peoria, illinois. no peoria, arizona.. 80 years they've been married and they're still very much in love. marie rouillard of sanford, maine is 105. they eat blueberry muffins and live forever and is always in a good mood. they can't beat that either. your attitude is it everything. rose rubin west palm beach, florida. enjoys following the news and being with her grandchildren and she is 103. how about that? ruth williams, saco, maine is 100 years old today. and believes very much in helping those in need. isn't that a great attitude. and she loves to play cards. good for the mind. finally we have ralph shaw jr. from beautiful downtown juno beach, florida, 100 years old. secret of longevity is love of his family. you can't beat that also. from beautiful shell point retirement community in ft. myers, florida. we say good-bye. back to new york. s.> thanks. wolves invade studio 1a after your local news. nv >>> i'm laura garcia-cannon. the tenants of an oakland apartment building where a car port caught fire will have to find

that includes much of fairfax county, montgomery, howard, and locations in prince george's county, charles, and calvert, st. mary's arundel aaway from the waters. they have temperatures at or below freezing, as well as around the blue ridge. shenandoah valley. reporting. bethesda, montgomery county, this is going to be true throughout the region, lots of sunshine. by noontime, around 50 degrees. then during the afternoon, peaking in the mid 50s. may hit upper 50s northern virginia, mid-afternoon. this evening, midnight back to the low 40s. not as cold as this morning. by dawn on wednesday, we'll starts off right around 40 degrees tomorrow morning. then a warmup on the way tomorrow. we should make it to the mid 70s tomorrow afternoon. what a dramatic climb from today. and then we have a possibility of an afternoon or evening thundershower tomorrow, too. then thursday and friday, sun back. cooler, highs in the 60s. and over the weekend, might get rain on saturday. danella, how's traffic? >>> let's start with the rails. if you're taking the brunswick east line, train 890, that train has been canceled. metro is honori

you're up in frederick county, howard county, montgomery county, loudoun county, culpeper and parts of fauquier county, southern anne arundel county, calvert, st. mary's, too, that's where most of the fog is. it's down around half nile some instances, a quarter-mile visibility. 59 the temperature. the fog will burn off after the sun comes up. 7:09 the sunrise. it will burn from top to bottom. the areas where fog is the densest, the thickest, it's going to take a little longer. 58, 61 at 9:00 a.m. noontime temperatures, mid to upper 60s. we'll top out today about 75 degrees. >> you know, the fog is a big issue for us. if you're taking the beltway now, have a crash, and it is on the outer loop approaching route 1. blocking your two ii left lanes. you are -- your two left lanes. are you jammed making your way toward the accident. very slow speeds, 11 miles per hour making your way past kenilworth avenue. this is what it looks like. bumper to bumper. again, two of your left lanes are blocked in this area at college park. please be aware and slow down as you make your commute. now traveling on i-95 at fairfax county parkway, are you hitting the brakes. fog

howard bernstein is off today, too and anny hong is with us. >> it's one of the few shows my guy friends and i can talk about and how we love lady mary. she's such a class act. >>> speaking of class acts, your forecast today looking pretty classy i would say. lots of sunshine to start out the friday. leave your umbrellas at home. bring out the sunglasses. we do see some clouds filtering in later this afternoon. here's a look at your day plan forethis friday. happy friday. temperature -- for this friday. happy friday. temperatures in the upper 40s by 9:00. by 50s -- in the 50s by noon. temperatures topping out low to mid-60s for today. temperatures dropping in the in order and west of town counties. we're talking frederick, washington, jefferson where this is until 9:00 this morning for a frost advisory. farther north and west of town we have a freeze warning in effect until this morning. so temperatures dropping in those areas. kids, bundle up as you're going to your bus stop. right now it's 40 at andrews air force base. 45 downtown. 40 if leesburg. -- in leesburg. 48 degrees in hagerstown. high pressure moving off the coast and we se

mary? >> all right. mike. thank you. >>> new at 6:00, more reaction on the calls for leopold to step down, including why some believe this exposes the county to national ridicule. >>> an assistant principal at a howard county high school is accused of stealing from coworkers. 40-year-old40-year-old patricia murray is on paid administrative leave tonight, after she was charged with stealing credit cards from her colleagues. police say she admitted using one of them to buy christmas presents from her family. murray is a 12-year veteran of the school system and became a principal last year at howard high school. >>> the math shows the candidate who that will win the region. but romney's rivals they they're -- say they're not going anywhere. >> reporter: romney's associates say tuesday's primaries mean he'll be the last man standing. >> we're counting up the delegates for the convention and it looks good. and we're counting down the days to november and that looks even better. >> romney won six out of 10 of the corn tests. but -- tests. >> we have won races all over this country. against the odds. when they thought, oh, okay, he's finally finished. we keep coming back. [ laughter ] >> reporter: santorum

moose ticket and william howard taft was running and wilson was running what people came to woodrow -- to the roosevelt and said, we have letters between woodrow wilson and mary peck. if you publish and you will win. roosevelt said, no, that would be wrong. also, nobody would believe me. going to think the man is a romeo. he looks like the apothecaries' clerk. [laughter] >> great. okay. >> the feature running through each of your books. very active. in the case of wilson, jefferson , particularly jefferson's family, very effective. jefferson, family that surrounded him. is it just possible that they were so thoroughly in the nile that they justin recognize? >> you know, that is something that has been the lot of sleepless nights wondering about. in that thing that it's possible that in some cases you're able to convince yourself that what is right in front of your eyes is not true. if you are invested enough in the story. at the same time, the people you are looking at, who when they cut their head, the kid that is carrying out your bed pan or whatever, your chamber pot, or making the fire in your room, that could cut their head and look just like your aunt m

mary howard, for they wait ronnie montrose come off for the late margaret mccarthy. and at the suggestion of supervisor elsbernd and the full board, for the late supervisor, hal brown. president chiu: i want to thank sfgov tv for coverage. i know that years ago used to broadcast these meetings and we welcome you back to the board chamber. with that, is there any more business? >> that includes the business for today. president chiu: we're adjourned for this evening. [gavel] thank you. >> when stephen de staebler died, he was working on one of the biggest shows of his career, matter and spirit. it is a retrospective look at the many faces and faces of the life of an innovative artist from the california clay movement. stephen de staebler's developed in an area dominated by abstract expression. even his peers saw his form. >> he was able to find a middle ground in which he balanced the ideas of human figuration and representation with abstraction and found it even more meaningful to negotiate that duality. >> another challenge was to create art from a meeting that was