with that said, it's important that i think the entire public works staff, our project team led by our city architect, project managers and i want to thank all the staff from public works who worked on this project. but most importantly i want to thank our construction partner in this, alton construction, leading the project and getting it this far. you'll hear from a lot of speakers about the station itself. it will be the most resillent station of all the fire stations here in san francisco because it is a very well designed facility and will meet all the standards as i said earlier. we have quite a number of speakers. i'll start by introducing the president of the board of supervisors and supervisor of the district london breed. please welcome her. (applause) >> good afternoon everybody. thank you all so much for being here today. you know, i have a special love for this fire station because i grew up just a couple of blocks from here. every year, every time i look at this fire station, all i can think about when i was a kid is toys. this is where i actually came on the door that was loc

. >>> san francisco tops gallup's list as the hardest working city in america and other cities in the bay area are also taking top spots. fremont is number two, oakland number six, and san jose number 11. a gallup poll found americans are working 44.5 hours per week on average. >> that's too much. >>> today have a robot do your job. a robot set to serve up coffee in down ton san francisco. her name is robin and she'll make her debut at cafe x. she's a second generation server with a bit more personality than its predecessors and it's fast too. driving up three drinks in just -- serving up three drinks in just 40 seconds. >> it's just adding, you know, a certain level of theatrics to normally a bit of mundane process and coffee and someone misspells your name and get it at the end. >> ceo of cafe x says the robots will not replace humans to product specialists on hand to help always. >>> still like people. that face to face contact is always good. 4:57 right now, gun debate continues to heat up today. the details as california lawmakers are proposing several new gun control bills. and

work plan. our budget looks like the city budget. we get a work order from all the different city departments with an allocation and do work with and for them under the work order and whatever we don't spend is typically returned to the fund at the end of the fiscal year. there are a couple of departments where the last dollar is general fund dollars, so those are particularly returned to the general fund. in general, we spend something on the order of now 85% of the allocation, sometimes we go over on individual line items and then we have a balancing issue with those departments but we have never overspent our aggregate budget. that's how we develop the work plan. this is a list of our issued reports during the first six months of the fiscal year in reverse chronological order. we have all of our standard reports that we have to issue for the performance side of the house have been issued. those are, expecept for one, th performance report and scorecards and nonprofit monitoring report, the park standards report, the nonprofit monit

works. we are leaving city hall area and heading to chinatown to go look at all the work that public works and the other city departments are doing in preparation for the upcoming chinese new year. ♪ >> graffiti is a big problem right now. >> yeah, we need to make sure we do something about that. that makes my eyes hurt. the devil is in the details. so all the little things, that's what makes things look good. but right here is not a pleasant sightseeing planters with no plants and graffiti. we can make chinatown look really nice. >> the demands of the community in terms of sanitation, making sure things are clean, working, making sure the safety is being addressed, all the things that people take for granted in neighborhoods like this, there's a lot more need because there's a lot more people. ♪ >> making that thing look all right. how are you doing brother? that's okay. how is it going? things are looking nice. you're getting them touched up. all right. that's nice. ♪ okay linda. >> much better. >> get your gloves on. i need the brush. where's the brush? >> where's the scrubber. >> yeah. wha

department of justice abandoned its work with the city of san francisco, right away mayor lee and i weren conversation. and i just got to say to ed lee, we miss you, but we're here doing your work. this is a product of what ed lee wanted to see happen and i think it's important for us as leaders here from the city and county of san francisco, the leader of the police department here and certainly the city mayor to say on behalf of all us, we all owe ed lee a great deal of gratitude for always putting the people of san francisco first. [applause] he said something very important when he began this, to help families in san francisco, our men and women in uniform, believe there could be confidence and trust to do the best job. he said, fair and just policing that treats everyone the same and places the sanctity of life above all else was important. i think today, that's our mission. those of you who reached out and have been reaching out to help all of us come together so that families throughout the state, certain here in san francisco, can feel confident about the work that is being done

we are working on that on the acella side and the city is working on that on the building side. . >> thank you very much. >> thank you for the presentation. i don't know if you have the answer. if we go to services of other departments, city legal services, and i notice that number hasn't changed very much over the years. my question sometimes we see situations where the department is not involved with the decision that the city attorney might make in regard to proceeding against some building permits or whatever. it might have gone through our litigation or niv processor whatever. the city attorney would take it upon themselves to take action. it is a department's kind of just based on what it finds or the fines leveed to that. does the department -- do we build for those times? is that something we are involved in? >> yes, we are billed. you are correct the budget for the city attorney has not changed. expenditures changed. last year we moved money at the end of the year because of a huge case. the one thing in the budget a lot of times that is not necessarily driven by the departme

work. we as a city need to come together to work together to move the results forward and be successful. and really, achieve the promise that we've made to our citizens and residents. i do want to note that dcyf is committed to ensuring access to the opportunities for all of the children. while we provide funding for a wide range of children, we also acknowledge there are segments of our community that needs additional support and we have made that commitment to increase funding for our spanish speaking communities, our african-american communities, our pacific islander communities and our low-income asian communities because we believe if we continue to invest more in supporting all of our high need children and families, we will lift everyone up and make san francisco a success story for all of our families in our city. with that, i just want to emphasize that we really value and honor the partnership that we have with first 5 and with the office of early care and education. we are continuing to work together, but we would although love to continue to work together in a robust way. tha

work. now, we take that as an opportunity in city build working with ocii, our labor partners, our city build partners, such as abu, community builders, we're always looking for new partners to recruit, make sure no san francisco resident is left behind. these jobs, whether it's good faith or mandatory, whatever it is, our job is to identify, recruit, train them with our labor partners and get them on the job. our academy is kind of our flagship training program. typically, at this time, we'd be training 50 disadvantaged san francisco residents for construction careers. we've all seen numbers. we know that there's a labor short i can't imagi shortage, and there's two ways to look at it. we know that the city says there's 2.7% unemployment. we can pat ourselves on the back and say we've done everything we can for unemployed san franciscans, but that's not true. we haven't done enough for formerly incarcerated residents, for non-english speakers. we now have a partnership with chase, mortensen clark, to train up to another 40 workers. we've got a partnership that was referenced in marias's pres

whether it's the transitional aged youth here in the city, families with single mothers or working classt is who we are going to support as a city of san francisco. that is who we are as a city of san francisco. and today, it's so amazing. i am most excited about the fact that the beacon school community strategy that is currently in nine middle schools is now available on all 27 middle schools across the entire city of san francisco. [applause] it's going to mean such an amazing change for cities and families. it's going to allow us to serve over 8,000 more children than we're serving today. we're investing through high school partnership programs and $16 million for the youth here in san francisco. when we fund these programs, we're not only investing in our residents, we're investing in the future of san francisco. and we know that those are investments that i am proud of as a mayor of san francisco and that i know mayor lee was proud of when he was mayor as well. it's something that we all should be proud of together and something we should all celebrate. today is a day of celebratio

and returning to work sooner and they don't feel well-supported at work. >> we started out by having legislation to mandate that all cityices and departments have accommodations for mothers to return to work and lactate. but this year we passed legislation for private companies to have lactation policies for all new moms returning to work. >> with the newcome -- accommodations, moms should have those to return back to work. >> what are legislation? >> we wanted to make it applicable to all, we created a set of standards that can be achievable by everyone. >> do you have a few minutes today to give us a quick tour. >> i would love to. let's go. >> this is such an inviting space. what makes this a lactation room? >> as legislation requires it has the minimum standards, a seat, a surface to place your breast on, a clean space that doesn't have toxic chemicals or storage or anything like that. and we have electricity, we have plenty of outlets for pumps, for fridge. the things that make it a little extra, the fridge is in the room. and the sink is in the room. our legislation does require a fridge and sink nearby but it's a

in all of the c-40 cities, the work is underway. in the leading cities the plans are also including thinking about how to include those least well off impacted by climate change and what is the impact on jobs and the economy. los angeles is doing very -- i applaud mayor garcetti, doing excellent work on electric buses for transportation, and i would like to give three examples of the international cities of how they are thinking of corporate thinking with jobs and the strategy of the cities n. vancouver in the greenest city action plan is specifically measuring actual jobs created through green initiatives and through green companies in areas like high the tech, i.t., food, energy. it has goals based on the measurements to double the number of jobs in those sectors and double the number of companies in those sectors over the next five years. copenhagen which is leading in so many ways has also integrated the thinking on the economy, jobs and economic growth into the climate change strategies. part of the work includes a clean tech ak

where you'll find the hardest working cities and several are right here in the bay area. at the marine mammal center, the environment is everything. we want to do our very best for each and every animal, and we want to operate a sustainable facility. and pg&e has been a partner helping us to achieve that. we've helped the marine mammal center go solar, install electric vehicle charging stations, and become more energy efficient. pg&e has allowed us to be the most sustainable organization we can be. any time you help a customer, it's a really good feeling. it's especially so when it's a customer that's doing such good and important work for the environment. together, we're building a better california. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. it's 6:23. police in north carolina searching this morning for the gunman who shot and killed a man who was on facebook live broadcasting. the victim was walking down the street streaming live. and he had just left the police station to report a relative lost his phone. investigators have identified the suspect as a 65-year-old man. the loc

city of seoul. how with the help of the u.s. army, work began to provide the basic needs of life, health care, still another. the city which refuses to die. so, the korean capital's is the capital of south korea since 1948, lies in a hill-surrounded valley, one of the most modern cities in the orient. in the summer of 1950, it enjoys a democratic form of government and an orderly existence. -- for someve days, the communist radio has been urging the unification of all coria. now, on the 25th of june, with true communist logic, north korean forces go on the defensive by urging a sudden unexpected invasion of south korea. million and have citizens are not prepared to can a world -- prepared half a world away, the united states immediately requests on emergency meeting of the united nations security council. the aggressors failed to heed the council's of feel, forces are being ordered to assist south korea. by a vote of 7-1, the security southl votes to supply korea whatever is needed to turn back the attack. 15 other nations meet. the free w

city. we were far wrong. with much hard workreparation, between the american army, the korean government, within 30 days we were able to produce enough water to reduce it by all units in the city until the day after we were able to restore 50% of the water supply to seoul. ♪ >> on the third day, after our entry into the city, they started to move truck loads of rice to the city for distribution to the people. because of the apperception of you, the average korean, it was worth his life to find a handful of rice. raisedough the city was of bombs, except farmers. civilians managed to come home so was our job to feed them before they start. -- before they starved. trucks rolled into the city day and night, fighting against time. ♪ >> for an american might mean, who is used to eating well, it takes time to understand that these people can survive on just a few handfuls of rice a day. but that is all it is, survival. we could not make up for a couple of years of war overnight for these people. but we made a good start. rice was just

the study looked at the 116 most populated cities and evaluated them based on nine metrics. some of them were average work week employment rates and commute times. >> we already new that. >> i know, but how did we get jersey city? >> all of the people from new york. >> oh, yes. much more to cover on cbs-3 " eyewitness news" this morning >> including from clueless to congress. the position a former 90s tv star is now vying for in california. >> and a block buster donation has disney using money from black pant tow help children in philadelphia. we're back in two minutes. more and more student debt is keeping people from doing what they love. (horn sound) ♪ ♪ like buying a home. ♪ ♪ (knocking sound) traveling. ♪ ♪ even getting married. ♪ ♪ at citizens bank we can help you refinance both your federal and private student loans. so you can start saving and get on with your life. ask a leader in student lending how we can help you reach your potential. >> welcome back everyone, 20 says are suing the federal government in a attempt to end obamacare. the suit claims the affordable care act is no longer constituti

mayor farrell grew up in these city parks. he workedthe city recreation and park department, and because of his leadership on proposition b, we are well poised to care for this incredible gift. ladies and gentlemen, mayor farrell. [applause] >> all right. happy valentine's day, everybody. anybody forgot to get flowers, we've got roses up here for you, by the way. i just want to say who an honor it is to be here. opening up parks is probably the best thing any of us get to do being up here on stage. first of all, i would like to get a round of applause for phil ginser for the entire rec and parks department. yes, i was at rec and parks for an entire summer, and they had me back at city hall. i want to say what an amazing thing to be here tonight to reopen our parks, because parks are all about families, they're about children, they are about seniors. they are the great equalizer in san francisco. it is for everybody in our city to enjoy, and what an amazing place that we have, two new playgrounds in civic center for our city to enjoy. yo

accommodate this historic influx of passengers that filled public transit in the city, hurdle for those simply commuters. >> getting to work wasn't bad on the number 13 trolley but when i got to city hall it took me a long time to get here. >> reporter: to get home thousands lined up outside 30th street station where most of the congestion was felt even walking over ben franklin bridge was shoulder to shoulder, but travel was all about timing, says bob of hazelton. >> septa did a terrific job today as did police, fire department, emts, everybody. i'm thrilled to be here. and pleased to be an honorary citizen of philadelphia. >> reporter: next step for this city making this enormous spectacle appear like it never happened tearing downstage and picking up what was thrown down. it is all in the days work for a city grinning from ear to ear after a day that appears to have been well worth the effort. now, earlier today i was at the parade as a fan and later as a reporter and turf say with all of the well deserved gratitude we gave to this team , a portion of that needs to be given to these city work hours will be working throu

we have to prevent people from losing their homes and we're doing such great work as a city, when you think about the move assistance programs, the eviction prevention programs and the grants we have that remove barriers to housing. we're doing that work here in san francisco. in the unfortunate circumstances where people do lose their homes, we have to pursue measures that are successful and proven here in the city of san francisco. such as our homeward bound and navigation centers, truly working to save the lives of people on the streets every day. these centers are a crucial part of the program in san francisco, compassion. but commonsense in addressing homelessness. we cannot allow our residents, those that are living on our streets to live in unsanitary, inhumane tent encampments. nobody is getting better sleeping in a tent at night. we have to do everything we can to get people off the streets and into better lives. since our first navigation center opened, we have taken 2000 people off the streets. with the help of this funding, we're going to open two new navigation centers th

cities day and and day out. we have a new pilot we are launching for opportunity youth. the kids who are ages 16 to 24 who are out of school, who are out of work, and in many cases they don't see their path forward. we are really thrilled that we are launching a pilot project in four cities in the first quarter of this year to work with community based organizations that connect the opportunity to youth in the hospitality industry. rolling one in baltimore and rolling one out in washington. and i have to tell you they have been received very well. our companies are commit go to hiring those youth and we are committing to work with those organizations to provide the wrap around services and some really terrific work going on. so from coast to coast hotels are committed to partnering with you to make our cities, better stronger and more vibrant. whether working city officials in chicago to make our employees safer or disbursing grants in baltimore to train young people for hotel industry, or fostering development in new york, austin, san diego, hotels are the cornerstone of thriving communities. hla and member communities are eager to build on t

that's what a real leader is, opening our door to make all in our city work together. i feel grateful and honored to be a part of this amazing celebration. thank you all and have a wonderful day. [applause]. >> and now, supervisor malia cohen, district ten. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. well, ladies and gentlemen, if that's not mayoral, i don't know what is. happy black history month to you all. make some noise. make some noise so they know that we are in here. [applause]. >> supervisor cohen: standup, get on your feet so they know that we are here and we're not leaving. the time is now. the time is now. we are at an urgent point in our history. not just here in san francisco but across this entire country. if you haven't felt that call to action yet, you've been asleep. this is your wake up call. we must stay woke, we must stay vigilant, and we must stay ready at all times. are you ready? good. i want to recognize leaders that are in this room and with us today. and i've got to tell you, as i get older and older, black history month starts to mean more and more. tho

i'm happy to see this in history and the ongoing work of being recognized by the city and county. thank you, supervisor jeff shee sheehy. i'm am not doing this work for recognition. however, i am doing this work for sisters and brothers and my ancestors in their struggle for black and trans empowerment. i'm doing this to get my people out of prison and into stable housing and well-paying jobs in supportive communities. we can all agree that supporting our community means investing in our community and people's health and well-being and self-determination. we know that increased investment in policies, especially in places like compton's district can lead to increased criminalization and trauma, even imprisonment for some of our most marginalized community members. if we are committed to supporting and transforming the compton's district, we have to do it in a way that increases job training, not jail time, especially for formerly incarcerated and trans women coming in or out of prison. and as many of you know, i'm working on a new project, a cafe reentry program that will serve as

city can learn from. i look forward to working on the issue day one. and all of the pressing issues facing district two and our city as a whole. i want to thank all of those who have supported me during this time and encouraged me to accept this position. it has been overwhelming and you cannot know how much it means to me. i want to thank lydia for being here today. she is an incredible friend and ally. (applause) and i want to thank andrea, president and founder of merge america for her support as well. (applause) and i see father ken over there, my son's entire 7th grade class, thank you for being out here as well. i look forward to working on your behalf. (applause) there's so many people i can thank and i will do so later. i cannot thank you all for your support and especially my husband, my children, we agreed to this as a family and we will do this as a family. thank you again mayor farrell for your confidence in me. it's not a job, it's not a title, it has always been a calling. i accept with an abundance of gratitude and promise to represent re

cities. it is the community and the ability to work together. that incredible need drove the people of new orleans to think about not building the city that the way it was the night before the storm destroyed everything, but how to be a more creative and open space. of course, everybody in the world can to help us. they felt the reality of it. they felt the authenticity. every mayor in here can tell you that authenticity, whatever it is in their city that makes them special, that value that, that creates culture and the environment is really the driving force behind what it is we are trying to do, and if it one of the things you are attesting to is that we works has confirmed that that theory of living and consequently economic growth and developed by creating their in the space where everybody wants to be as a model we think is going to provide the great jobs for the country. >> tell me how you see it as a work, ecosystem, not just but living, learning, being part of what a millennial will -- >> the one thing i want to say, and we talk a lot abo

accommodate this historic influx of passengers that filled public transit in the city, hurdle for those simply commuters. >> getting to work wasn't bad on the number 13 trolley but when i got to city hall it took me a long time to get here. >> reporter: to get home thousands lined up outside 30th street station where most of the congestion was felt even walking over ben franklin bridge was shoulder to shoulder, but travel was all about timing, says bob of hazelton. >> septa did a terrific job today as did police, fire department, emts, everybody. i'm thrilled to be here. and pleased to be an honorary citizen of philadelphia. >> reporter: next step for this city making this enormous spectacle appear like it never happened tearing downstage and picking up what was thrown down. it is all in the days work for a city grinning from ear to ear after a day that appears to have been well worth the effort. now, earlier today i was at the parade as a fan and later as a reporter and turf say with all of the well deserved gratitude we gave to this team , a portion of that needs to be given to these city work hours will be working throu

city state. what does we work and u.s. conference of mayors do in order to make it so that the driving force of creativity is what they are talking about, the rise of the rest, where every city and every town in america gets to be its own city state and attract the creative and entrepreneurial. >> you first. >> it's critically important as mayors are here talking to the leaders of washington to see what role the federal government plays, that the country understands mayors of america are not waiting on washington, d.c. to be creators. 85% of the people in the country are living in cities. most of the financing happens on the ground in cities trying to financial tools to be able to invest in the cities that are important, but the model that adam talked about before, which one of which is to insecentiviz people to come in by giving public resources and giving away jobs or being a creative space where you create and grow from intellectual capability, raw materials, raw talent. that's the way of the future, and i think that eit

we work with the other agencies such as city build, some other youth -- organizations, such as -- well any way, i'm a -- also a contractor. and i work with clark, mortensen. i work with the major -- some of the people in the community, some of the people that working with -- over with clark, and i think that they're really trying to work with the community. they have impressed me that they want to work with some of the -- some of the contractors, and -- and some of the -- the people that really want to work and have jobs, and i think that's what they impressed me with what they doing, and so i just want to come today to let you know that's -- that's where we stand, and we want to stand with clark and mortensen, and when they standup and they come, and whatever or however their problems are, their problems are our problems, and we will stand with them regardless and however because of what we have witnessed, what they have done for us and the community. thank you. >> thank you, sir. >> ashley rhodes. >> good afternoon, commissioners, again. i also have two hats that i wear, also, as wel

>> we are here observing the work, city inspectors remain at the scene, licenses and inspections, the atf, the philadelphia fire department and pgw all doing whole ton of work out here, as they continue to probe if these buildings are structurally compromised or if they will be able to with stand after blaze that burned for hours. let's take up to chopper three high above the scene here at third and chestnut street. a maze of detours remain in place around the fire scene. now, fire fighting effort have since concluded, but this row of old city buildings burned for hours, now, that, again, is the significant factor in question about the building's stability. let's go ahead and take you to the taught night of the fire. the first calls going out to 911, just after 3:00 sunday morning, most reporting seeing thick black pouring from 239 chestnut h been restaurant on the first floor until recently according to neighbors, it had been shutdown. at this time there is still no official cause determined. the fire swept through the building vertically, eventually reaching the fifth floor, and bur

i know you all care about people and work hard in city government and turn the wheels to make the city a more livable and beautiful place. i've always felt the same way in the work that i do, that art has the capability of enhancing the lives of us here in the city. please stand by. by thanking aaron peskin and the esteemed board of supervisors for the prestigious honor, something i feel i have not earned or deserve, with all due respect, though i would say this honor is something i would accept on behalf of my fellow artists in the city and wherever they are working hard behind the scenes to follow their visions and dreams of making the world a more beautiful place with their art. i'm also sincerely grateful to the friends and folks here today for the support you have all shown the artists in your life. transcends ethnic labels and for me a more universal identity. always be grateful to the city i love to be part of the fabric of life here and follow my dreams to become an artist. san francisco has always been a magical place from my childhood, although i was not born here, my two son

have greater very much and serve the city and county of san serve the city and county of san francisco and the neighboring - working for the city and county of san francisco will immerse you in a vibrant and dynamic city that's on the forefront of economic growth, the arts, and social change. our city has always been on the edge of progress and innovation. after all, we're at the meeting of land and sea. - our city is famous for its iconic scenery, historic designs, and world-class style. it's the birthplace of blue jeans, and where "the rock" holds court over the largest natural harbor on the west coast. - our 28,000 city and county employees play an important role in making san francisco what it is today. - we provide residents and visitors with a wide array of services, such as improving city streets and parks, keeping communities safe, and driving buses and cable cars. - our employees enjoy competitive salaries, as well as generous benefits programs. but most importantly, working for the city and county of san francisco gives employees an opportunity to contribute their ideas, energy, and commitment to shape th

[applause] >> i want to thank the city and county -- sorry, it's overwhelming. when i first started working the city it was kind of rough. things always didn't workout the way you hoped that they would. i got the opportunities. and by having the opportunities, i tried to go to the limit. when i worked for the city and on the cable cars, i had the opportunity to be a good will embassador and had a chance to go to australia, hong kong, amsterdam and 60 appearances on different tv shows, radio shows, job with senator feinstine when we were raising money for save the cable cars. like i say, the opportunity is there. you got to reach out and take it. no one is going to give you anything. you've got to reach out and take it. and the way we're going now, we really need to reach out and take things. we have an opportunity before us to do something great. i love this city and county. i was only passing through here when i got discharged from the marine core and i decided to stay. it was the best decision i made in my life. i'm still working, thank god. i thank the rec and park for the opportunity to

according to wallet hub, san francisco ranks as number one as the hardest working city in america. number two. oakland, number six. san jose is number 11. the website gathered information from america's 116 largest cities. they looked at things like employment rate, the average weekly work hours, unused vacation time, and the percentage of workers with more than one job. >>> a new report shows which job industries lead to the most divorces in young people. the san mateo based career company used at u.s. census data for divorce rates in people 30 years and younger. the first line in military supervisors had the highest divorce rate at 30%. experts say working in the military can create unique circumstances for couples. automotive service technicians and mechanics were in third place. >>> after weeks of bone dry conditions, some parts of the bay area actually got snow this morning. still to come, we will tell you where the snow was coming down and what to expect before yet another storm hits our region. >>> plus, a flawed emergency response to the deadly north bay wildfires last octo

i can't stay away from the excitement of the edge of a city -- of a great city or working to find the best role for that edge in the city or reaping the benefits of the investments we and private people -- city and the private people make in those areas, and taking leadership because it's so visible. it tells the story about a city. in that experience, i think mission rock stands out for me. i've been engaged since day one, jack, on the project, and i think it's really stayed true to its values, open arms and focus on the public first. i'd like to emphasize the way in which the community has played a significant rollover ten years, and in ten years i have to stay engaged, nimble, and inventive. we have made partners, partners from the local community, partners around key issues, environment and energy, and focusing then, inviting them to be our partners and making decisions are what this committee looks at, land use and transportation. we invited them to be our partners in order to get down to specifics. the neighborhoods and particularly the local neighborhoods where people have grow