. >> and tech leaders are warning that green tech may not be the giant job creator it's expected to behas been a set backs from competition from china have not been find to job creation but there is more to green tech than solar. venture capitolists invested $3 billion last year, an all-time high, and government is cutting back. >> there is california left there was a program went through california energy commission. legislature not willing to fund that. >> chuck lead says the city has a goal to create 25,000 clean tech jobs. highly auto mated manufacturing doesn't require workers. >> there is a few technicians and they're manufacturing is real small because of the technology and qimt. >> the job growth may come from companies focusing on efficiency not harnessing solar. this start up retro fits other commercial buildings. 77 don't have systems to monitor the use or boost officiancy. the ceo says he has 37 employees now, projecting00 in five years. >> and you need to keep it up and running, those jobs can't be outsourced. >> the mayor and others speaking in this conference say local c

one year after the devastating tsunami and earthquake, triggered meltdowns, green tech companies ared to step in and help out. >> companies in japan have realized that nuclear is not a good solution. >> reporter: he says companies like his can help bring back what some say has been a 40% drop in energy production because of japan's nuclear disaster. >> now that the cost has dropped so much and reliability is so proven with this technology, they've realized this really is the technology of choice to replace all that lost energy from the nuclear power plant. >> reporter: the opportunity, brought to life by a study out of stanford university. saying japan's energy policy would benefit from a silicon valley-like overhaul. >> a lot of japan's problems in electricity was that there was this large, integrated monopoly. if we think about what happened in silicon valley, it was a large, integrated monopoly of at&t broken up, that led the way to making the internet an open standard. and on top of this open standard internet, we have all this activity. >> reporter: japan is starting to open up

especially green tech. >> green technology is the buzzword in hanover this year. this exhibit shows a new cooling system. in immerses -- it immerses with solutions. this also save some material. thanks to ground-breaking design and construction, it weighs much less than other generators of similar size. >> it is 60 tons lighter. that means renewable energy will get a boost and become more competitive. >> one company has licensed its technology to a chinese company that has become the country's biggest producer. is also developing its own system. another case where china is learning from its european partners. >> to china where the real estate market is in trouble. and growth is the lowest in decades. bair in an expansion of course -- they remain in expansion of course. >> the maker of electrical switch boards and electrical systems -- it has to find new ways to meet its goals of expanding in the international market. >> the chief of customer operations has a look at production. the company uses 600 electrical control cabinets. not bad for wind power plants are aro

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certainly for green tech, open, for their contributions here, because it's really a neat blend, with the efforts that we're doing, both in innovation, as well as being greener and trying to continue earning the greenest city of america title that we earned just this past year. we've been pretty lucky. as i announced this innovation month, there has just been scores of ideas that has come forward about what we could do, how we could celebrate, and how we could expose a lot more about what our technology companies are doing here in collaboration with so many others. but i'll begin by saying, first, you know, there are some things happening in our city that are just incredible. you know, i didn't declare myself to be, you know, the tech mayor, even though i've kind of fallen into a lot of that. i actually wanted to be -- and earned the title being the jobs mayor. the jobs for the city has been my number one goal. and we've been doing pretty well. when i first began last year in 2011, unemployment rate here was 9.6. and just a few months ago, we celebrated the milestone that it went down

obama tried to play the role of investor when it came to green tech and creating green jobs, and found you can't avoid china. by one american university study 80% of the first $2 billion stimulus went overseas to china and other countries. that's a statement on the u.s. that says that we need to do more to become competitive. of course he's not addressing that. i think the more pressing issue is that, hey, this is a u.s. issue, if you're an investor today and you can't avoid china. >> david: rich, isn't it's a fact that one of the reasons some linda went bust and took half a billion dollars of our tax layers wit dollars with it - >> china couldn't meet the price. yet the government put money in there anyway. i feel this is kind of an outdated argument. what both of these candidates should be concentrating on is all the wonderful things that can lead to this renaissance in american manufacturing. energy independence, for example. robotics. i feel this china argument is yesterday's argument. concentrate on the future and the future would look bright if one of these ninnies would talk abo

us as a really a national location for green tech, clean tech type of businesses. >> reporter: those who live in richmond hope the city will lose the stigma as a high crime community and live up to the motto of the city of purpose. >> bring jobs and more than just crime in the area and bring positivity. >> richmond needs something like this. i think it will help a lot of people get jobs and everything else. >> reporter: now, just a few years back the city of richmond was named one of the most dangerous cities in america. now folks here are hoping it will soon be named one of the most innovative cities if all goes as planned, the lab will open in 2016. reporting live in richmond, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> opening statements began today in the san francisco trial of a man accused of killing three members of the same family. 25-year-old edwin ramos is accused of opening fire killing anthony and his two sons michael and matthew in 2008. they were returning from a picnic. ramos is suspected gang member and prosecutors say he shot at the car because he mistook them for mem

such as the greenest city in north america, the walkable city, and the best green policies, the green techrth america and forbes recognized that san francisco has the most green jobs in the united states. that's jobs. that's one of the most important things we are doing for the whole country. [applause] and we are creating and sustaining jobs as well as supporting new industries in our city. our energy watch program creates or sustains 180 jobs a year. san francisco has now achieved 80% landfill diversion rate setting the national recycling and compost records as the high of any city in north america. [applause] and by the way as a former public works director you ought ton how proud i am. we have the best compost in the united states and in fact it's sold to all of the wineries in napa that make and produce the best wines in the world. our partners employs over a thousand green collar employees and solar sf resulted in hiring from employees from disadvantaged communities in the work force program. i want to acknowledge and thank green build towards considering toward the success and the p

city council members think it could create a new green tech center. >> chevron is not only making petroleum products but they are making renewable products all in the same city. it would be great for richmond. >> chevron said they are not in the position to make any long- term investment decisions until the refinery is suck sister fully -- successfully perfect -- permitted. >>> two of the aircraft landed at the marine corp aircraft this morning. many oppose the use after crashes earlier this year. it takes off like a helicopter butterflies like a plane. >>> two people are dead, another injured after gunfire erupted at a motorcycle ride in florida. it happened in winter park. motorcycle riders were inside eating breakfast when they came in and started firing shots. >> gunshots went off in the parking lot of v. if double. i noticed two motorcycle gangs and i don't believe it was the normal klein intel -- clientele of the v. if w. >> several had been taken into custody and a number of weapons had been recovered by police. >>> a person fell from a water slide in los angeles county. it happened

we we will certificate green start and demonstrations that we will see today and october is innovation month and gratifying for those and happy clean tech day in san francisco. thank you very much. [applause] >> it is awesome to have the mayor announce that right here at green start. we are thrilled to be a part of that. it's true a year ago mayor lee asked "what can we do to help?" and we said we have lots of companies that want to test pilot things and deploy things and how can san francisco be a part of that and to see this come together so quickly is incredibly rewarding and testament to the leadership you're providing and san francisco is lucky to have you francisco is lucky to have you >> so nicely here, and very happy that all of you could come out and join us, you know, on this evening. my namey. the director of the night rover challenge. i'm going to kind of be the moderator for tonight, as we go through this first-ever challenge america summit. so i've got just a few things that, you know, i wanted to do with everyone, before we get into the program. first of all, i just want to take a minute and have everyone just look around

. >> city leaders in richmond say they have big dreams for a green tech center and they need the city's biggest employer to build it. american people are going to get 90 minutes to look these two men in the eye. >> political heavy weights weigh in on the presidential candidates days from their first debate. who they say has the best chance to win over voters. >> and finding closure. a wisconsin community comes together in the aftermath of last month's deadly temple shooting. . >>> newark police investigating a stabbing that sent a man to the hospital. police got a report of a stabbing at 11:30 on brooks dale drive. when they arrived they found a 37-year-old man with several stab wounds. he was taken to the hospital in stable condition. shortly after the stabbing officers arrested a suspect. >> many people in richmond have been highley critical of chevron following that massive fire at the refinery. now we have learned the city will reach out to chevron hoping that the oil company will help the area in the community. ken pritchett joins us live from the bay with the tips that richmond is

over the past couple of years, the mid market petrol tax exemption, the biotech exemption, and the green tech exemptions that were done, renewed last year and the enterprise zone exemption. my measure is silent. i was asked whether i wanted to have language that would forever eliminate the possibility of having these exemptions go forward. my measure should be silent on that and we will go through the democratic process to decide how we're going to continue or not continue this measures. that is something that is up before the board of supervisors about what to do about those exemptions. i imagine that as part of the discussion we can have with the mayor's office about how these revenue generators can go forward through these exemptions. also you see the scale of how we are applying the registration fee. hours differs from the mayor in that our field -- our fees are smaller. you do not see a major bump up until the business has a gross receipts tax of over $25 million. that is making sure that we are enabling some benefits for smaller businesses. businesses that are the lifeblood of san franc

>> one big reason, go to my website, green tech for america.ffordably. $15,000 for 100 miles. 80% of americans drive less than 40 miles a day. the average is 17 miles. it's a second utility car. drive it, never fill up with gas. >> i just went to the auto show in philly. i thought the hybrids a couple years ago frankly they looked hideous. they look nice now. >> great. >> they look nice now. i think vanity has a lot to do with how many you're going to sell. >> thanks. >> the tweet of the day comes from congresswoman nancy pelosi. she tweeted gop claims we can drill our way out of high gas prices. not true. u.s. oil rigs have quadrupled under obama. there you go. the earth's gravil and hurtle us all into space, which would render retirement planning unnecessary. but say the sun rises on december 22nd and you still need to retire, td ameritrade's investment consultants can help you build a plan that fits your life. we'll even throw in up to $600 when you open a new account or roll over an old 401(k). so who's in control now, mayans? aflac! ha! is

you have been part of the life blood as we walk them -- welcome in the biotechnology and green tech. the people of this city and every neighborhood and who have experienced all the great, positive dialogue but has also been concerned about-dialogue -- about negative dialogue. many of you joined with me weeks ago when we celebrated 50 years of tony bennett and his wonderful song. we have much more to celebrate in the coming years and i hope you join in the chamber in making sure we share this prosperity. having said that, and knowing that our economy is improving, i want to make sure you know i will be at the helm with the board making sure we are not attempted to return to spending habits and to short-term traces that got us into trouble in the first place. we have to your budgets now. we have a renewed sense of obligation responsibility. we talk about things like our infrastructure. things that allow our tech companies to be successful or what sarah talked about. we have to solve some serious transportation issues in the city and that is why we spend an hour saturday morning at a te