police arrested mr. kim and a 17-year- old after that student allegedly bought 30 containers of beer and a bottle of vodka from that store. in court today, the 17-year-old testified that he was asked for i.d. but he handed over an expired driver's license that had somebody else's picture on it. the i.d. belonged to a 22-year-old, but the teen says mr. kim still sold him the booze. the lawyer for mr. kim, that's kim there with the umbrella, the lawyer argued the prosecution never proved it was actually alcohol in those sealed bottles. he said police didn't smell it, taste it. the judge in the case is expected to make his ruling tomorrow. >>> and tomorrow marks the one- year anniversary of that tornado that devastated joplin, missouri. >> as reporter danielle nottingham explains, president obama visited the town to deliver an address at joplin high school, one of the many buildings wiped out. >> reporter: president obama didn't have to look far for motivation behind its commencement address for joplin high sch

chairperson kim: thank you, mr. knee. thank you for your tenure serving on the task force. >> ♪ well the city exploded in a mighty crash as we fell into the sun and the town was searching for another candidate for the sunshine task force and hailey chan's vote won ♪ ♪ hanley chan's the one, hanley chan's the one, and the sunshine man does the best he can, help for everyone and hanley chan's the one, he's the one ♪ ♪ and he needs a reappointment from you, he's handy and vets all the rules, hey city, how about hanley chan ♪ ♪ if you're broken, sunshine task force, should need repair, then he's the man to see, and you'll wait and see, hanley chan is the best he can, he does the best he can, hey, city, how about hanley chan ♪ chairperson kim: thank you, mr. paulson. >> good afternoon, supervisors, my name is -- i just get thousands of his emails. i'm a former san francisco policeman. i was a latino spokesperson with the san francisco police department for several years in the 1980's. i'm a syndicated radio talk show host and

still, the 17-year-old testified that mr. kim sold him all of that alcohol. two police officers also testified that they were waiting outside the store in an unmarked vehicle and arrested the 17-year-old and mr. kim that night. now an odd defense argument emerged just moments ago and that is the public defender said the prosecution never approved that it was actually alcohol in those sealed bottles. police didn't smell it and didn't taste it. said the public defender, i can go to 34th street and broadway in new york and buy calvin kline's obsession clone cologne. both sides rested their case, but the judge will make a ruling tomorrow. the trial resumes tomorrow at 2:30. reporting live, andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> we were surprised when he didn't plead guilty. now we see they have some strategy. >> reporter: we'll see what happens tomorrow. >> thanks. anita. >>> the archdiocese of washington joined 43 other catholic institutions today challenging the white house. at issue is the mandate that requires most employers to cover birth control as part of their he

chairperson kim: thank you, mr. woodson. >> take care. thank you. chairperson kim: is there a motion to convene in closed session? >> so moved. chairperson kim: we have a second. we can do that without opposition.

chairperson kim: thank you, mr. woodson. >> take care. thank you. chairperson kim: is there a motion to convene in closed se >> madam chair, we met in closed session to discuss pending claims involving the city. supervisor kim: have a motion to move forward, do we have a motion cannot disclose? we can do that without opposition. and a motion to move this forward. thank you, without opposition. are there any other items on the agenda? >> no. supervisor kim: meeting is adjourned. >> good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us for our pregame gathering. we have our first exhibition day game. we apologize for the ugly weather. i would like to say we have a special deal with -- where we played day gains and a beautiful weather. in this microclimate we live in, it is true more times than not that we have this kind of a great day for the fans and community of giants followers. we are blessed with a number of special guests today that will be joining us for a special announcement. i wanted to welcome our special guests. some of them you will be hearing

chairperson kim: thank you, mr. woodson. >> take care. thank you. chairperson kim: is there a motion to convene in closed se >> madam chair, we met in closed session to discuss pending claims involving the city. supervisor kim: have a motion to move forward, do we have a motion cannot disclose? we can do that without opposition. and a motion to move this forward. thank you, without opposition. are there any other items on the agenda? >> no. supervisor kim: meeting is adjourned. >>. touring england was a time when robert as mentors were being challenged by a quickly growing middle-class. for endeavour's crew of new artists began to assert themselves, offering new definitions of the athletics of arts and beauty. over 180 objects of avant-garde design and art from the victorian england has been collected inside the legion of honor snoot exhibition, it's the cold of the ec. -- the cult of beauty. >> there was this group of artists that were not only revolutionaries in their artistic expression but also in their personal lives and their interest in democr

supervisor kim: thank you, mr. hill. >> i am speaking on the next item, but i also went to speak in support of howard strassner and robin strasso. i think it would be great to continue on psac. supervisor kim: thank you. >> howard strassner. i just went to speak on behalf of robyn. she is great and we want to get her back. the pedestrian safety report was very necessary and well done. thanks a lot. supervisor kim: thank you so much, mr. strassner. >> ♪ stop the life you save may be your own make it safe or you will be all alone you are headed to a danger zone make the appointments you need for your committee ♪ supervisor kim: thank you. >> i just want to support howard strassner and ask you to move it forward. supervisor kim: thank you. any other public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. just really quickly, i know john lowell was not able to make it today. he has become a huge advocate for pedestrian safety and the disability community. and paul supawanich did actually let us know he would

. >> reporter: that is mr. kim. his shell station was one of the targets. his security video shows them action. they wear hoodies. they wear masks. and once inside they force everyone to the ground. from the cash register they grab fistfuls of money and step over the people on the floor to make their getaway. watch now how one of the robbers pulls the sleeve of his shirt over the palm of his handly so as not to leave fingerprints. >> this time of the year people are going crazy and you don't know who comes along. >> reporter: the crime spree came to an end sunday morning 4:00 a.m. with the armed robbery of the chesapeake market on route 450. right across the street from the safeway gas station which they hit saturday night. about a mile down the street, that shell station where it all began on friday night. these robbers seem to be attracted to businesses along route 450. the getaway car, described as a gray, dodge charger like this one. >> investigators have determined that this dodge charger was parked either on the side or in the back of the businesses t

. >> that is mr. kim. his shell station was one of the targets. his security video shows them action. they wear hoodies. they wear masks. and once inside they force everyone to the ground. from the cash register they grab fistfuls of money and then step over people on the floor to make their getaway. watch now how one of the robbers pulls the sleeve of his shirt over the palm of his hand so as not to leave fingerprints on the door. >> for this time of the year people are going crazy and you don't know who is coming and going. >> reporter: the crime spree came to an end sunday morning 4:00 a.m. with the armed robbery of the chesapeake market on route 450 right across the street from the safeway gas station which they hit saturday night. about a mile down the street that shell station where it all began on friday night. these robbers seem to be attracted to businesses along route 450. the getaway car, described as a gray, dodge charger like this one. >> investigators have determined that this dodge charger was parked either on the side or in the bac

mr. la rose. >> kim, seriously, just anything, i need something, give me something. >> i believe that there is one fort lauderdale sun sentinel reporter whose's met mr. la rose. >> the game was afoot. reporter john bernstein was the missing link in the la rose mystery. >> i have seen mr. la rose. >> finally, physical proof that la rose exists. >> and, no, i do not have any, any physical proof-- i don't have anything. >> stephen: skip that. >> his office is in the east broward building. >> stephen: a breakthrough. >> i believe it's on the 17th floor. >> stephen: a breakthrough? i scoured the 17th floor. but the pacman was nowhere to be found. so outside the building i cornered one of la rose's fellow tenants. >> i don't know who jose la rose is but i know a lot of jose, i have a lot of friends named jose but they all live in miami. i'm sure there are plenty in fort lauderdale. i just don't have any jose friends in launder dale, but in miami. >> stephen: got it. >> sorry. >> stephen: okay, i'm going to leave. as night fell, so did my spirits. the trail had gone cold. and then it got hot. beca

>> madam chair and supervisor kim, as mr.stified in the committee has discussed, there would be back rent required from t-mobile to pay the fire department and in addition to the back rent, if you approve this lease, rental revenues that would be generated are estimated over the initial five years to be from $225,000 -- the committee has also discussed the recommendation on page 7 where we recommend you amend the legislation to make a finding in the competitive bidding procedures. they are impractical or impossible and we recommend you approve this as amended and it has been brought out by the committee that we do recommend we get further input from the real-estate department on potential amendments to the it industry code for possible improvements to the procedures. supervisor chu: thank you. why don't we open this up for public comment? i only have one speaker card. if there are any other speakers who wish to comment, please line up in the center aisle. >> good morning. i am the outside counsel for t- mobile and i just want

supervisor kim: thank you, mr. young. >> walter paulson, and i have been in this city -- i will not say how long. ♪ give her another chance to be on the board we do beside us to guide us one more chance last chance to be on our board we need an executive board today we need herbicide as to guide us -- her beside us to guide us we need this chance today ♪ supervisor kim: is there any further public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. i should clarify that -- is there a motion? >> and make a motion to move this item for were without recommendation? supervisor kim: thank you. madam clerk, please call item two. >> motion confirming the mayor's appointment of cristina rubke to the municipal transportation agency board of directors. supervisor kim: we have a variety of nominees for different positions today. the format will be the same. i will ask you to speak briefly about your work experience and the position you are applying for, are nominated for. and if you wish to speak a little bit about the priorities

supervisor kim: thank you, mr. bruno. next is suzanne manneh and allyson washburn. >> my name is allyson washburn, i was president of the lead in the mid-90s. i am applying for my third term as the league of women voters seat on the task force. i have been share of the task force committee -- committee. i was on the education outreach and training committee. i have been very much involved in helping to draft amendments to the ordinance that we hope to put forward before long. i have been active working with the ethics commission to help their policies for enforcing the ordinance. those are efforts that i am very much involved in that i would continue working on. i am also interested in an effort to help city departments comply with the ordinance through education. i was intrigued by the previous speakers, we can come up with ideas to make it easier for people to comply with the ordinance. i want to take one minute to urge you to not only reappoint me, there is no competition from my seat, but i would like you to strongly

i am joined by supervisors a valos, kim, cohen, and wiener. mr. young, the you have announcements for us today? >> please silence all cell phones. any documents to be included as part of a file should be submitted to the clerk. item one, hearing to receive updates on the sheriff's department budget for fiscal year 2013 the 14 -- 20130-14. -- 2013-14. chairperson chu: this is the last of the department's with a general fund impact. with us is the interim sheriff, ms. hennessey, to present the sheriff's department budget. >> could i have the overhead? this is a very high level review of the sheriff's department budget as we go through working on the budget. we have our primary focus is this year and for the following year -- realignment of staffing and information technology. realignment, i am talking about state prisoners being sent to state and county jail, as well as state prisoners coming back, and they need to work with the adult probation department to manage the group of people. staffing, we are understanding the sheriff's department has had

most astounding part on "the view" he not only knew who kim kardashian was but he knew the exact date when bruce jenner turned into mr. driesdale secretary. >> that's beverly hill billies. >> except for you. we are old men. >> bill: you have suggestions for mitt romney's campaign, right? >> listen. i have got two. i called on campaign. i worked for like three politicians in my life or tried to. the only one who gave you decent bounce was w. at least he could talk to you. the other two you can't get ahold of. they are stars. i called romney pitched good idea that debt clock. like the birth clock outside

kim. supervisor elsbernd: thank you, mr. president. i gets the opportunity of getting a two-for-one. jeff, if you would like to come forward. he is the owner and proprietor of two fantastic small businesses on the 700 block, just a block up from tower market. sometimes it is frowned upon, a formula of retail, roundtable. said. the other one is a genuine small business. pop sandwich. i selected just because of this year, jeff has celebrated 20 years of roundtable pizza. in many cases, they are franchises. they are operated by an individual. they do not have the big support -- jeff is celebrating 20 years of operating round table pizza. 4.5 years ago, he opened up pops damage right next door. to those who have not had -- pop sandwich right next door. it is hands down one of the best salmon which -- best sandwiches in the neighborhood. you brought it back to life. thank you very much. the final reason i chose to is -- shows you, as a resident, what you have done for that neighborhood in having your business there and all the work that you do -- and i know as a resident, how much it mean

kim. our clerk is mr. victor young. do you have announcements today? >> yes, please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. completed speaker cards and copies of documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk of the items acted upon today will appear on the april 24, 2012 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. supervisor chu: thank you very much. from sfgtv, we also have michael and scott. call item number 1. >> item number 1, ordinance authorizing the department of emergency management on behalf of the city and county of san francisco as the primary guarantees for the combined bay area urban area and as the fiscal agent for the urban areas security initiative approval authority to retroactively a accept and expend a uasi grant in the amount of $35,546,960 from the united states department of homeland security to the california emergency management agency and amendment ordinance 146-11 to reflect the addition of one brand-funded position in the police department as follows: position in class 1824 pri

by supervisor and joined by supervisor: and supervisor wiener and supervisor kim will be joining us shortly. our clerk is mr. baker young. you have any announcements for us today? >> please silence any bonds or electronic devices. adams acted upon today will appear on the may 22, 2012 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you. also wanted to mention that sfgtv -- we have mike and jennifer. >> item #one. hearing to receive update from the comptroller's office. item two. hearing to include financial update and information on budget instructions and process. supervisor chu: we havemr mr. rosenfield and howard will talk to us about the edges -- budget. and there are some impact we might expect from the state. where do we begin with mr. -- why don't we begin with mr. rosenfield? >> our office issues periodic updates regarding the current your financial status and this is our last such report for the fiscal year we are winding down. we can -- we see a continuation of the trend we have seen thus far through the fiscal year which is a continued improvement in the local economy, fueling bette

mr. zoellick completes his five-year term in june and will be succeeded by dartmouth president kim. >>> it is a great pleasure to welcome to the interaction forum, mr. bob zoellick. i think it is telling that during his tenure, and i think i'll address you as bob since we've known each other for a while. bob has not only led one of the institutions in the world but has done so in a manner that has been based for significant recognition not only of the role of civil society but civil society as a fundamental partner and critical player in the development space. as you all know bob zoellick tame from the private sector as the vice chairman international of goldman sachs group but also someone who has devoted years of public service whether as deputy secretary of state or a career in terms of time as the 13th u.s. trade representative. an individual who is perhaps the best of what a public servant is, someone with both dedication, knowledge, and a vision for change. we're going to have a brief conversation and thought we could explore a number of topics before we turn it to you, our audience,

mr. sanderson, before you continue, i think that supervisor kim had a question for you. >> actually, i just had a quick clarifying question. so when you say 8% of chinese students, i mean, 8%, 39% of african-american, you mean 8% of the entire chinese american student population? >> no. i mean 8% of those 411 f's. this takes -- this is just looking at the f's. >> ok. so then looking -- if i just go to the english column, where it says that 86 chinese american students got f's and then 94 african-american students got f's, it says that -- the chinese americans make up 5% and then africans make up 29%. but the difference is only eight students. am i misreading that? why is the percentage so dramatically different? >> because of the total number of students in that ethnic group enrolled -- >> that was my question. so 5% of chinese american students failed, not 5% of all f's in english? >> right. that -- >> that was my question. >> thank you. >> a quick question related to that. and maybe that's something you address down the road. but how surprising where -- were these numbers? because this is