i would like to thank the academy of sciences for being such a wonderful partner in this project withs and for welcoming not only the artist but the arts commission. some of us grew up in these avenues and it is a very joyous occasion to come back and rekindle our love in this new incredible facility. what could be a better home for these two artworks, these two pieces, then this incredible building? we now have to two amazing pieces by a world class -- one of the greatest artists working in the world today. this is perhaps one of the best masterpieces in the world. this project is the result of an ordinance which is providing capital construction projects and the city dedicates 2% to the development of public art. although the academy of sciences is a not-for-profit institution, this is on public land after all. the san francisco arts commission worked tirelessly to applying the arts in richmond fund and then we got a little bit of help along the way. -- enrichment fund and then we got a little bit of help along the way. finally, i think that we should take a moment to not only and k

of the academy center for biodiversity research. [applause] >> thank you for the opportunity to share a few words about what it is like from the perspective of the academy of sciences. i had been one of many sources of information of the sciences is that has contributed to the extraordinary journey of knowledge about biodiversity. on behalf of my colleagues, i can tell you that we are thrilled to have a portal to the earth on our east terrace. what is missing is a subject that lies at the very core of the research of the institution. we are about documented and describing the diversity of life and this portal allows you to experience that directly. our research centers about going to the far corners of the world which we have been doing for 150 years. we can offer a perspective on life which is our foundation and knowledge. in short, academy sciences have been for well over a century [inaudible] we will feel the pulse. this transforms the idea of a dry list of many species that have gone extinct into an emotional experience of how small our fish has become, how few great migrations there are. how great is the darkness of our night sky. we emerge recognizing that we

we go behind the scenes at the california academy of sciences to find out why it takes eight people to gi them a physical. and check to see what are the hottest selling video games this holiday season. state regulators are concerned about more pg&e customers forced to live without power could dramatically increase the utility installs more smart meters. it makes it easy for the utility to disconnt their electrici. michael finney has the results of a 7 on your side investigion. >> this is a tragedy no one wantso see repeated. investigators in fairfield blame this fire in april on an unattend candle used to light the home. four children died in the fir >> it was customer who had been disconnected. they were unfortunately using apparently candles inappropriately. >> pg&e had used smart meter technology to cut off elecicity to the family because the family wasn't keeping up with its bills. some say shutoffs will happen more frequently. now as more smart meters are installed. >> our concern is that with the advent of smart meters that have the capability of remotely shutting off customers w

obsessed with technological and biological developments are to get off at the rest of academy of sciences. the economy was stuck in seventeen twenty full time many in the russian elite. but it's illogical and empty city chief of west and as time progressed scientific research battle against censorship control. in eight hundred forty eight for example the government made it illegal to attend western universities in search of a scientific training to bolshevik government to enlighten seventeen introduced censorship. not of the sorest era and throughout the soviet times from close to seventy cities to the space race assault though among the world leaders in scientific discovery in the cold war everything subject of research has kept top secret. over the centuries the periodic table of elements the monorail and the example have all been invented by russian scientists the closed world it once was now russia is working with dozens of countries around the world on the. various scientific projects which brings us back to the modern day cademy of sciences there are several conference halls inside

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dot com next night modern gauges in some intellectual activity visiting moscow academy of science and the biggest polytechnic museum in russia and much more coming right up. on the subject of science that's the theme of this week's moscow oust him from the great space race to medical advances ever since the times of peace the great this country is. obsessed with technological and biological development critique and also here at the russian academy of sciences. the economy was in seven hundred twenty full time many in the russian elite. and logical and. as time progressed scientific research battle against censorship control. in eight hundred forty eight for example the government made it illegal. to universities and search scientific training to bolshevik government to seventeen introduced censorship. not sorry iraq and throughout the soviet times from closed cities to the space race or salto among the world leaders in scientific discovery. everything regarding subject of research has kept top secret. over the centuries the periodic table of elements the monorail and the for example h

i am wearing my pink and tied today commemorating the california academy of sciences, -- i am wearing my penguin tie today. we just love working with the department of public works. edgar is in the audience. wonderful partners. we are very excited to repeat the success we had two years ago. this is going to be in the platinum. it is going to be even better. there is going to be a monument not only for a san francisco, but the entire united states as an example of what government buildings should be and how much energy can be saved. thank you for making as part of this. [applause] >> thank you. one of the partners that has been here long as on this project are the architects. they started working on this many years ago. we have the principal director of kmz architects, and with him are two project architects. [applause] >> after nine years, you would think i would not have to put up with the abuse about what this building looks like. i have to pinch myself. this has been a good chunk of my life, and i would like to acknowledge a couple of people. edgar lopez has been with me. bruck has

he was a philanthropist and investor who led the effort to memorialize the california academy of sciences. he was 48 and suffered from a brain tumor. but patterson was the p in spo partners, a low-profile but highly successful investment firm, started in 1989. it manages a concentrated portfolio of public and private investments, but he is also well known for his philanthropic activities and his leadership role in rebuilding the academy of sciences and moving it to its new home buying golden gate park. this month, he contributed $250,000 to the campaign for the academy and was a major donor and fund raiser for it. he was born in columbus, ohio. he graduated from harvard, and after a two-year stint at an analysts, he earned his mba from stanford university. he is survived by to the we was sons, and a daughter, eleanor. other family members and his much loved and appreciated for his efforts here locally. i would like to revert to an item on today's adoption without reference calendar, which seeks to encourage that the upcoming october 10 gay pride parade in belgrade, serbia, which will be f

job that is currently being done and hopefully this time next year will be complete at our academy of sciences, lorenzo piano, great architect with one of the most sustainable green developments, in fact the most of any in this nation, $180 million development at that academy of sciences. we are redeveloping old brown fields in san francisco, replacing old power plants. we had one of the most polluting plants in the state of california, just shut it down, old pg&e. we are focusing on replacing blue collar jobs with green power jobs to communities that disproportionately have been hurt by our neglect and i believe the next narrative in this discussion and i think it's critical that it not just be next, it needs to be intertwined and how do we reconcile this with the old strategies of electricity and fossil fuel production and begin to address the issues of poverty instead. i think that is striking in san francisco when the vast majority of our pollutants and waste, waste water system, et cetera, are disproportionately in areas where people have the highest unemployment rate and the lack of reso

forces that were opposed to the academy of science. as a regular walker are around stowe lake, i can tell you that i regularly take tourists who are looking for the deyoung down to it and express my cry -- pride in that explicit building, and i take them also to the academy of science and express my pride in that. they were earthquake damage and had to be taken down. there is no earthquake damage that has been associated with a still lake that i'm aware of with the boat house. it appears that we are into a very definite money situation here, obviously, and i'm wondering if the ortega family with the effort to make this happen -- it has been said that is a beautiful park, a beautiful lake, and i concur absolutely that there will be huge problems with parking and the additional traffic that is brought in. and we have had a number of people, and apparently they lip service -- apparently pay lip service to our concerns, but i do not feel we have been listened to. commissioner, i hope that you would do the right thing because your wife is g

international relations russia's academy of sciences thank you. thank you. well there's more on many of the stories we're covering and all website that is our dot com and here's a quick look at what is waiting for you there right now set the space the crew for the next mission to be. find out who's going and what they'll be doing in orbit after the launch in october. and riding retro style the russian and ukrainian presidents get behind the wheels of soviet made cars in an international ground. it's nearly quarter past the hour here in the russian capital u.s. is preparing for elections against a background of grim news this week about the country's poverty rate but on the campaign trail some part of you say it's not finance but family values that should be the priority christine has been following the so-called conservative values voter summit. they say they came to take america back it isn't our values our shared timeless values that have changed has it it's our leaders that have changed. in campaign like speeches they criticized among other things presiden

this is exactly the same model that be used with at the academy of science, where we use public dollars for the contract and assigned it to the general contractor for them to manage the work. supervisor avalos: tid funds are considered private because they go into a separate, non-profit? >> correct. with that their funds that will handle some of the professional contractors and specific contracts that are best for cured through a negotiation process. all of these public funds are intended to be used with construction contracts in competitive processes with prevailing wages and all of the things embodied in chapter 6. the budget analyst report recommended that we make an advantage -- recommended that we make an amendment, it has been submitted and reflects their concern is for the projects. >> that was the only thing i was going to add, that we had made a recommendation that the bottom of page 9 on the report, to amend the ordinance to require scope of work for all contracts awarded by or assigned to the tourism district for the work on the moscone improvement center in changes be subjec

the rebuilding of the academy of science in golden gate park. the rebuilding of our public hospital laguna honda this is on going work with the same contract ors that move successful apprentices from one project to another and keep them working for several years. the construction workers of the future to be the superintendents the construction owners. that's the perfect thing there. that's success. >> i have been a cable car grip for 21 years. i am a third generation. my grand farther and my dad worked over in green division for 27. i guess you could say it's blood. >> come on in. have a seat. hold on. i like it because i am standing up. i am outside without a roof over my head and i see all kinds of people. >> you catch up to people you know from the past. you know. went to school with. people that you work with at other jobs. military or something. kind of weird. it's a small word, you be. like i said, what do people do when they come to san francisco? they ride a cable car. >> california line starts in the financial district. people are coming

similar to the academy of science. that is $400 million that guarantees the northern terminus. do not underestimate the significance of that. it allowed us to move forward on the other $1.2 million investment to be constructed the old facility to begin rebuilding the new one, so we can complete the project in the next few years. high-speed rail, still a long way away. northern terminus now safely anchored in san francisco, in the new downtown. speaking of investment in infrastructure and transportation, the central subway. i do not know if many people know this, but we had a groundbreaking. it has started. some of you have hired people, are employed because of this. $1.57 billion project. i am trying to suck up in orange county, but this is their money. i do not think this, i know this. we have been more competitive than any other city in this state. we are about to do a full funding grant agreement to get close to $1 billion of federal money, back into your city to complete that project. i feel 100% confident that we are going to get it, save some disaster on november 3. i have

our october teacher of the month is karen from galileo academy of science and technology. she is our map and academy hospitality tourism. susan's fired by one of her students who was missing class, not connected to school, and did not seem to care. she joined her academy of hospitality and tourism class and stay connected to her, even when she left for a bit to continue busy to attend a continuation high school to catch up on credits. she returned with a new spirit and commitment to graduate. karen will be here and will be most proud. karen, congratulations. [applause] >> thank you. it is an honor to be up here. first, i have to thank my husband who supports us every day and never says, "when are you going to be downgrading those tests?" for "are you done with that lesson plan?" or "you are leaving today to drive eight kids to disneyland?" to my grandmother who at 93 and fires the family with her determination. to my colleagues who support me every day and work with us to really give a great education to our students. i have a wonderful administration who supports all the t

. >>> it was a special celebration at the california academy of sciences that they've teamed -- the 15 year birthday of claude the alligator and they made alligator inspired birthday hats and albino alligators really only live in captivity. and you can see more of these events, click the tab on our homepage at ktvu.com. that is our report for tonight. i am gasia mikaelian. our coverage continues online and with our 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. tmz is up next right here on tv36.

the rebuilding of the academy of science in golden gate park. the rebuilding of our public hospital laguna honda this is on going work with the same contract ors that move successful apprentices from one project to another and keep them working for several years. the construction workers of the future to be the superintendents the construction owners. that's the perfect thing there. that's success. ♪ whatever we deny or embrace ♪ for worse or for better ♪ we belong ♪ we belong, we belong, we belong together ♪ underneath everything we are, underneath everything we do, we are all people-- connected, interdependent, united--

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you will also get academy of science tickets. you also get aquarium of the bay tickets. you get a free pair of jeans from the gap. you will get a one country tour for two with gray line sightseeing, worth 200 callers -- $200. our principles will receive -- our principals will receive $700 from the mayor's office and $100 gift certificate from genevieve hotels. you'll get two tickets to the whale tour. you'll get two tickets to the rocket boat high-speed ride in the san francisco bay. teachers will get $500 from the mayor's office. [applause] i know there is a little bit of a discrepancy from what the principals are receding and the teachers are receiving. the teachers are also getting tickets from virgin airlines wherever they fly in the united states. [applause] so this is a little game that we play. the mayor will come up. he is going to give you each your bag of goodies. we also have from tiffany's a beautiful crystal apple that is engraved. everybody that came into my office today saw the tip of the bag and instantly knew what it was. the tiffany symbol is a comic. y

the rebuilding of the academy of science in golden gate park. the rebuilding of our public hospital laguna honda this is on going work with the same contract ors that move successful apprentices from one project to another and keep them working for several years. the construction workers of the future to be the superintendents the construction owners. that's the perfect thing there. that's success. >> good afternoon. thank you for joining us. today is a major milestone in our sf park program. it is a new system of managing parking in the city and county of san francisco. the mta was fortunate enough to receive a $25 million partnership grant to look at ways to help with congestion in urban cities and find a way to do with pricing. rather than looking at toll booths and things of that nature, we thought it would be a more elegant solution to look at where the cars are going better actually trying to park. by making parking easier and getting better data, we believe we will have a strategy that will reduce congestion on city streets. over 30% of th

obsessed with technological and biological developments for the day and also here at the russian academy of sciences. the economy was in seven hundred twenty full time million. but it's illogical and. as time progressed scientific research battle against censorship is controlling in eight hundred forty eight for example the government made it illegal to attend western universities in such a scientific training bolshevik government to seventeen introduced censorship. not of the sorest era bands throughout the soviet times from closed cities to the space race although among the world leaders and scientific discovery. everything checked research was kept top secret. over the centuries the periodic table of elements the monorail and the for example have been invented by russian scientists the closed. now russia is working with dozens of countries around the world on. scientific projects which brings us back to the cademy of sciences there are several conference calls this some of this building here on the risky prospect of various presidents and scientific debate. this. is the state of the art with sola

the twenty first century the institute of bio physics at the siberian division of the russian academy of sciences is well placed for new perspectives surrounded by some of the earth's most unique and unadulterated ecology and applying the lessons of physics to biological research. made them i can use the methods of mathematical modeling monitoring and experimental methods of studying small isolated and care systems. scientists to assess the current trends prevalent in the biosphere. so we have evidence that any shifts in the ecosystem and not accidental a full under common law the law of preservation and we can identify key fact is that influence any specific ecosystems and by manipulating them with able to control the makeup of the system one of the key areas for it by physicists. searching the cycles has become a quest ecosystems. as these scientists know well this kind of research means getting where they're taking today's fine tuned technology to the water to find out about the conditions in creatures prevailing beneath the surface you might not get your kicks standing the sea or lakes for ti