as you know, air pollution endangers the population of san francisco and around the world.ssions from motor vehicles are the leading cause. it aggravates lung illnesses such as acute respiratory infections, asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and lung cancers, and our continued reliance on petroleum for transportation field jeopardize his san francisco -- jeopardize this san francisco -- jeopardizes san francisco's ability to achieve energy independence. maintaining air quality is crucial to the public health and economic vitality of sanford system. the city's climate action plan establishes the goals of establishing a climate -- this ordinance is an attempt to add a tool to our toolbox to be able to achieve those air pollution -- to address those air pollution issues and to achieve greenhouse gas emissions as it relates to the city's fleet. he held the air and clean transportation ordinance is intended to assist the city in achieving its greenhouse gas reduction goals by promoting the use of vehicles that have zero or low emissions, achieve high energy efficiency, and u

the air quality, pollution , is outside of their control.t be able to help your parents, that's what doctors are supposed to do, right, we are supposed to help our patients, we're supposed to help them or fix them or cure them and when you can't do that, it's very heartbreaking when you can't do that. >> proposition 23 is going to exacerbate smog and potentially negate a bunch of years of progress we have already made in cleaning up the air. >> these oil companies are putting this proposition on our ballot for their bottom line and it's to the detriment of california's public health. music. >> a ballot issue that is funding primarily by the oil from another state, to me -- >> it makes me mad that what's behind proposition 23 that it's going to affect our air quality and also what the oil companies will have some more money. >> the fact that we're getting this much attention from them shows that we're cutting into their profits and that renewable energy is starting to scare them. >> a no vote on prop 23 is absolutely essential for protecting

skyrockets. >> in everyday life in the chicago area, we are exposed to this dangerous form of air pollution was told today metra believes they're in compliance with the air quality standards but they want a meeting. that will also include transportation and environmental committees in washington. >>> mark, just ahead: who's taking blame for the death of a notre dame student at a practice? >>> and now this paralyzed football player being cut off from the care that keeps him alive. [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart. but this is warm, fresh-baked strawberry toaster strudel. [ music ] see the difference? pillsbury toaster strudel, the one kids want to eat. winning is my but we lost today. ♪ no, we didn't. ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh we get double miles on every purchase. echo! so we earned a trip to the grand canyon twice as fast. uhoh. we get double miles every time we use our card. i'll take these. no matter what we're buying. plus the damages. and since double miles add up quick, we can bring the whole gang. it's hard to

they are facing the brunt of health disparities and air pollution in that area. it is not anything new, but the fact there is an objection now to start planning is outrageous. there have been many opportunities to way in on the process. a lot of amendments have been changed. they have been nothing but flexible and have helped the community. we wanted to restate that the process has been very good. there have been many opportunities to weigh in on this, to have testimony taken into account this is an urgent issue, and i believe they need to weigh in on it. we need to have a plan by the time national health care starts to come down. we do not have -- need to have anything shoved down our throats. hopefully you do not delay this plan, because it is sorely needed. >> i am with the coalition. i want to read a statement from our staff person. she coordinates for the housing developments throughout the city. she says the health care- related developments should be based on the needs of all residents. residents need health care. it is important in addressing the needs of

a little haze the next couple days with the stagnation of the air but so far air pollution won't get. gorgeous picture from mount tamalpais. those temperatures, we made it out of the 40s and almost the 50 it is. holding on at san rafael and los gatos. everybody else in the low to mid-60s. inland low to mid-60s, even a 67 in watsonville. so pretty straightforward for the early part of this week. going to be sunny, quiet weather today. warming trend, kind of peak around the midweek and high pressure will release its grip. a cold front and that will bring us a cooler weekend and small chance of showers but nothing like we've dealt with the last couple weekends. not a game-changer or a plan-changer. santa rosa about 1 degree warmer than average. concord and redwood city, too. oakland, 8 degrees above average today. this is just the beginning of the warming trend. low to mid-70s the south bay with campbell the warm spot at 75. 69 sacramento. everybody else the low to mid-70s. on the beaches, sunshine today and mid-60s for you. watch for rough surf tomorrow. petaluma, everybody else the lo

they say not only did it result in less air pollution and impact on wildlife but taxpayers saved millions on the cost of fighting first. tomorrow all cal fire stations will release their seasonal hires. >>> another tuition hike could be in the works for cal state students. the chancellor is proposing a midyear increase of 5%. that is about a $100 increase for under graduates between fall and spring semesters. another 10% hike is being considered for fall of 2011. the trustees will vote next month. >>> support for prop 19, the latest opinion poll that shows voters are flip-flopping on legalizing pot. the latest poll on the state propositions shows a dramatic change in support for decriminalizing ,, i'm among 30,000 employees who used to work for hp. i was supposed to retire there. carly fiorina changed all that. fiorina laid off 30,000 people and she shipped our jobs to china and india. i had to pack my bags and i was out the door that night. we even had to train our replacements. she didn't need 5 corporate jets. one hundred million for herself. fiorina never cared about our jobs. not the

that is really a remarkable success story. 9000 people a year die in the state of california from air pollution 9000 people a year. it is really one of those things that kills people, and we need to find out innovative solutions to help reduce that death toll and clean up the air in california, and this is one of them. california and e-mail have often been first when it comes to the environment. this is another one of those great firsts for the united states. this is the first time in the history of the united states that we will be cold ironing. i always thought that was when my shirts came out briefly, but it actually refers to plugging in the shore power and allowing the power from hetch hetchy to fuel this rather than duty diesel bunker fuel -- of dirty diesel bunker fuel. the dirtiest grade of oil used by these ships. you have to feed it to be able to get it to burn, and now, they will be able to go for one of the dirtiest fuels' to cleaner fuel. they had some great numbers. the 30-year lifetime of this device, we will save 81 tons of particular matter, that fine matter that causes asthma

they say it creates air pollution and picks up matter that is difficult to breathe. the city restricts leaf blower use during the week and on weekends. both sides presented their arguments to city lawmakers tonight. >> the problem of leaf blowers has increased in recent years creating a public health hazard that threatens the quality of life we so prize here. >> we contend that the power lawn mower which operates at 3600 rpm is just as noisy as a leaf blower at 3600 rpm. is that the next tool we will ban is a lawn mower? let's get real. >> opponents say a ban would be a burden on those who have physical limitations. earlier the city manager said council members are open to hearing both sides but say there is concern the city would have trouble even finding the money to enforce such a ban. we will be right back. bart, there were people on one side of the bay who needed to get to the other. so "when did the first ferries begin cr >>> before there were bridges or b.a.r.t there were people on one side of the bay who needed to get to the other side of the bay. so when did

but that has helped us as we had too high air pollution in brussels as it was sanctioned by the european union that we really could stress on alternative mobility. we don't wait until european legislation or regulation coming up. we also have no brussels, no belgium, but european towns, towns in europe, trying to find one another and to press, to put pressure on mayors and regional ministers to commit themselves to invest in bicycle policies. so those towns can learn from one another. as i told you, brussels, i have found several similarities with the two towns i have been getting to know now yesterday and today. we have about one million inhabitants. brussels is 10 to 10 miles on distance and i agree with what has been told here that that is in favor of promoting cycling because the distances are never too long, although we also have a difference of height. i mean, like amsterdam is plat as a pancake we would say. brussels does have some, well, ups and downs. an important issue politically is that we have -- we are, in fact, giving big gross national product to the country, 20%, althoug

wood smoke is the largest source of air pollution. there is no winter spare the air alert today but one could be issued tomorrow. >>> as for why that is the conditions that make for that possibility. let's check in with mike now. >> is we're talking about high pressure sinking, cold air that traps all the pollution at the lower levels of the atmosphere that is what is going to cause that possibility. let's talk about what is going to happen. we still have the cold air in our valleys. santa rosa, 29 degrees. concord, 31. still 30 in morgan hill and close to freezing around palo alto. 33 in fremont and still freezing in santa cruz. as we look into the noon hour, temperatures will be in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. nice rapid assent of temperatures but then 4:00, we're hanging around to the low 50s. good thing, not much of a breeze so when you are in sunshine you'll feel warmer than what the thermometer suggested. but when you get in the shade you'll feel how cold. highs, around 7 degrees cooler than average. concord, san jose, 8. sa

that will cut down tremendously on air pollution.ile the cruise ships are idling, they're putting out tons of pollution. tourism is going to expand. pier 27 is going to expand. we have a large waterfront property. some of the most valuable property in san francisco is in district 10. as tourism expands, we would have to do some dredging. the plans are there. a lot of ideas are coming through you. it was not done. >> ms. cohen. >> in our community, we have the highest number of children in the southeast. we have few opportunities to interact with our friends, family, and kids. how about we take some of this land that we are talking about developing and make it family friendly. create an opportunity. when tourists come to san francisco, they're stopping in the mission and chinatown. let's create an opportunity for them to stop in our neighborhood. let's create something that we can all benefit from. the other thing i think is a good idea is to create an art is in food -- artisan food district. we could bring in all the different flavor

small guys have been chinese capital with the reduced visibility called widespread disruption the air pollution has come from a growing number of factories and villages built on the outskirts of beijing two major highways linking the city to the north have been closed and health officials have asked people with respiratory problems to stay at home until the small gets dispersed by cool front expected on saturday. well up next all the latest business news with yulia that's after a short break. for the fall we've got. the biggest issues get voice face to face with the news makers. right if you. are from finance to. t.v. dot com. hello and a very warm welcome to the business news trade between former soviet states has accelerated shelp of this year at a meeting of c.i.s. prime ministers and st peters that question a question said the founder of percent evidence of improved corporation the customs union of russia belarus and kazakhstan forms the new regional trade and is not going to hold reports although some thorny issues remain progress is being made russia belarus kazakhstan are gearing towards

hit the chinese capital beijing reducing visibility and provoking disruption it's been caused by air pollution from a growing number of factories and villages built on the outskirts of the city two major highways linking beijing with northern cities have been closed health officials have asked people with respiratory problems to stay at home until the smog is this first by a court front expected on saturday. and while the u.s. is stretching its finances to fund too costly overseas wars huge amounts of cash are also go into wars extending its global influence in more subtle ways now it's left many americans wondering whether it's a justifiable use of their tax money in the first of a series of reports artie's half is explains what's at stake. this is what u.s. backed regime change used to look like back in the days in a bid to ensure u.s. political and economic interests were safeguarded cia backed coup d'etat the democratically elected leaders from hama knows a dock in iran to salvador allende in chile. in their place all too often brutal dictatorships and governments that committed heinous cr

does hit the capital there beijing with the reduced visibility causing widespread disruption the air pollution has come from a growing number of factories and villages built on the outskirts of the city two major highways linking the city to the north are being closed health officials have asked people with spiritual problems to stay at home until the small is dispersed by a cold front to saturday. while the u.s. is stretching its finances to from two costly overseas wars huge amounts of cash are also going towards extending its global influence in more subtle ways it's left many americans wondering whether it's a justifiable use of their tax money in the first of a series of reports that she has explains what's at stake. but. this is what u.s. backed regime change used to look like back in the days in a bid to ensure u.s. political and economic interests were safeguarded cia backed coup d'etat was ousted democratically elected leaders from home in most a dock in iran to sell the door again day in chile. in their place all too often brutal dictatorships and governments that committed heinous c

hit the chinese capital beijing reducing visibility and provoking disruption it's been caused by air pollution from a growing number of factories a village just built on the outskirts of the city two major highways linking beijing with northern cities have been closed health officials have asked people with respiratory problems to stay at home until the small this is first by cold front expected on saturday. at least four people have been killed after a landslide triggered by heavy rains and strong winds in colombia reversed burst their banks destroying many roads and hundreds of thousands of homes in more than twenty provinces it's the worst rainy season in decades claiming about one hundred forty people's lives so far forecasters say the downpours will continue over the next few days. while the u.s. is stretching its finances to fund too costly overseas wars huge amounts of cash are also going towards extending. global influence in more subtle ways well it's left many americans wondering whether it's a justifiable use of their tax money in the first of a series of reports artistry and half i

hit the chinese capital beijing reducing visibility and provoking disruption it's been caused by air pollution from a growing number of factories and villages built on the outskirts of the city two major highways linking beijing with the northern cities have been closed now health officials have asked people with respiratory problems to stay at home until the smog is dispersed by a cold front expected on saturday. well ten minutes from now we talked to nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen about the alliance this future before that you're joins us with the business news after a short break. this is more a region is economically and socially one of russia's better developed provinces the region has a significant scientific and industrial capacity that will realize its full potential after the construction of this you go to valley i t park and tell ya he has completed the id parker has r. and d. projects in the spheres of automotive construction aerospace and oil chemistry high tech data center furbished with cutting edge servers and communication equipment will be constructed at the core

at the chinese capital with the reduced visibility causing widespread disruption the air pollution has come from a growing number of factories and villages built on the outskirts of beijing two major highways linking the city to the north are being closed health officials have asked people with respect to problems to stay at home until the smog is dispersed by a cold front expected on saturday. we'll all be back with a recap of our main stories a little later here on r.t. in the meantime martin andrews dives into some spicy indian culture that's right here in the russian capital moscow out in just a few moments stay with us. hello and welcome to at moscow hours on the six program we'll be taking a look at indian culture here in the us and capital i want to start at one of my favorite restaurants located on top of the script that hurts how i deal as i'm quite hungry response to something a little spicy. and with winter fos approaching heating a large plate of wholesome indian food is certainly one way to warm up recently renovated dubbo offers an excellent many fool the indian connoisse

california said yes to and continue to support high-speed rail because it provides jobs, decreases air pollution and provides us with a cheaper, faster and more convenient way to travel." >> if you look at how deeply the federal government is in debt, is this really the best way to put our money? >> reporter: the protesters took their message through downtown burlingame. the community coalition on high- speed rail plans an agenda of lawsuit and lobbying, talking to newly elected officials to block the plan. in burlingame, diane guerazzi, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the smart computer train project is closer to becoming a reality. a scaled-down plan was approved yesterday by the sonoma-marian district board of directors. that is a shorter system than the 70-mile line approved by voters in 2008. the voter-approved planned called for a quarter sent sales tax for a rail line that included cloverdale. the board said the poor economy demanded that the $395000000 plan be scaled down. >>> a north bay man remains in serious condition after a small plane crash. single-engine plane crashed shortly after takeo

what happened was, too, with money in these campaigns the backers of prop 23, the rollback of the air pollution, they saw that was going down, and toward the last few weeks they shifted a lot of their campaign money to yes on 26. chevron, the american beverage association. and i think it paid off. >> let me ask you about the simple majority vote to pass the bijt. a are they going to regret asking for that at the end? the democrats have been stymied in the budget stuff, but now they're going to have to pass a budget, and it's not going to be popular. >> it's not going to be popular. yeah, and the republicans can just sit back and say you guys decide what you want to cut because you can't raise revenue. so it remains to be seen. jerry brown is a wily politician, and i wouldn't be surprised if he does try to go in a more bipartisan fashion and include some of the republicans. i mean, i think everything's on the table. and you know, jerry brown, the one promise he made was no new taxes without a vote of the people. >> what does that mean? >> what does that mean? >> i really have a question about th

times as much pollution as well. indoor air quality can be worse than outdoor air quality. open a window or make sure you have ventilation. these are tips for individuals and society to try to make the beautiful city you live in a safe and healthy one as well. >>> you can't help but watch something like that and wonder what is the most polluted city on the planet. china. imagine this. spending one day there is like smoking three packs of cigarette. at u.s., los angeles is one of the most polluted cities. >>> coming up next, how do you disaster proof a city against earthquakes and floods? we found out. we'll have that next. [children screaming] [growl] i met my husband here. i got to know my grandkids here. we've discovered so much here together. but my doctor told me that during that time my high cholesterol was contributing to plaque buildup in my arteries. that's why i'm fighting my cholesterol... with crestor. along with diet, crestor does more than help manage cholesterol, when diet and exercise alone aren't enough. crestor

pollution is at its worst. hot days, and midday. if you are exercising on these days, you are taking in seven to ten times more air and pollution as wellcan often be worse than outdoor air quality. sometimes 50% worse. open a window or make sure you have good ventilation. urbanization is here to stay, no question about it, but these are tips for society to try to make the civilization you live in a safe and healthy one. you are probably asking yourself after seeing something like this, what is the most polluted city in the planet. the dubious honor goes to listen china. they say it's like smoking three packs a cigarettes by spending a day, and los angeles and phoenix are the most polluted. there are stories of success. pittsburgh used to be a very polluted city and it's gotten better and residents can expect to live ten months lopger on average as a result of those improvements. >>> from backing candidates to having their own candidates, should the tea party become a third party? americans are evenly split on that idea. [ female announcer ] you use the healing power of touch every day. ♪ now the healing power of touch just got more pow

air pollution in metro stations and inside some of the train cars the senator is now getting involvedng the wgn evening news at 5:00 today. they were asking for investigations at the rail hubs of union station. what is most alarming about the investigation is the air inside the passenger cars which can contain levels, it said, of diesel up to 75 times outside. they are are fact asking for funds in mass transit systems. >> the first thing we need is a thorough investigation. let's find out how serious this problem is and where it's concentrated. michael hawthorne has pointed us in the right direction and given us fair warning. >> metra is holding a meeting on this problem tomorrow. >>> jobs and law enforcement at stake in several suburbs. there is more at stake than work. it's about safety. >>> and speaking of, don't think of taking a box of ink car trijs to yourehñ?ñ?ñ mom's plain. the newest ban. >>> recalling breakfast again. eggs. >>> a great weather warmup again. tom skilling points out the best day of the week in his forecast. hi, tom. ring ring. progresso. i look great in my wed

considered among the most dangerous forms of air pollution.n light of the report, senator durbin is asking the environmental protection agency to review its past findings on air quality and increase funding to upgrade aging mass transit equipment in u.s. cities. >>> i'm bloomberg's angie lau live at the cme group in chicago. some tasty profit news from mcdonald's. world's largest restaurant train based here in illinois say sales in restaurants opened a year climbed 6.5% last month compared to a year ago and that beat wall street expectations as well. this as more customers coming in to buy those new menu items like frappes and fruit smoothies. meanwhile at google, google helping travelers stay connected this holiday season. google announced a deal today with della. air tran and virgin america to provide free go-go inflight i would fly internet service to passengers. free inflight surfing deal starts november 20 and runs through until january 2 on all the do ms be flights -- domestic flights. >>> and kraft hiring reformed hollywood bad boy to g

this is the year that the republican plan on air pollution, that's called cap and trade became something that republicans are now against. this is the year that the republican plan is an individual mandate of health insurance became something that the republicans are against. this is the year that the republican plan for a bipartisan deficit commission became something the republicans are now against. this year in washington, under this president, there is no idea that is too republican for republicans to be against it. if they think that being against it will hurt barack obama. >> this law failed by seven votes. when seven republicans who had co-sponsored the bill had co-sponsored the idea suddenly walked away from their own proposal after i endorsed it. so they make a proposal, they sign on to the bill, i say, great, good idea. i turn around, they're gone. what happened? >> the latest iteration is on a huge national security deal that is a republican idea. that republicans say they're for. but now that president obama wants it, they are turning against it. again, the ronald reagan trus

pollution is at its worst. hot days are going to be worse. also during the midday, if you're exercising at these times, you're taking seven to ten times as much air and seven to ten times as much pollution as well. here's something else that may surprise you. indoor air quality can often be worse than outdoor air quality. sometimes 50% worse. open a window or at least make sure you have good ventilation. urbanization is here to stay, no question about t these are tips for individuals and for society to try and make the beautiful city that you live in a safe and healthy one as well. you can't help but watch something like that and wonder what's the most polluted city on the planet? it's in china. imagine spending one day there is like smoking three packs of cigarettes. back in the united states, los angeles and phoenix are among the most polluted cities. there are good news. pittsburgh used to be one of the most polluted cities in the country. their numbers have gotten better, and people can expect to live about ten months longer on average as a result. coming up next, how do you disaster-proof a city against earthquakes and floods? we found out.

produces a lot of greenhouse gases, and top two or three causes in environmental problems, air pollution, loss of biodiversity. basically, knowing what we know, we can say that it's impossible to onesself an environmentalist. >> you talk about the economic, environmental, and social considerations. explain that. >> it takes 26 calories of food to put into the animal, you get one back. we are basically ming south south america, taking advantage of south africa, it's not so great. but is the 50 cent mcdonalds hamburger is chicken nuggets. >> based on your book, is there any such thing as good meat? >> i'm not one to say. is there such a thing as a farm where animals are treated well? yes, i went to farms that farmers treated the animals better than i treat my dog. i also went to farms that are environmental sustainable. the question is can we have a farm system that's like that, want answer is no. there might be an analogy to child welfare, excuse me, labor. 6-year-old give them a job to enable the family to stay together. we have a system like that. those in the mercy of those at power, a

the air pollution law was signed back in 2006.house gas emissions must be reduced to the same levels as 1990. >>> the time is 5:35. we also want to check your morning commute this morning. mike inouye said it's kind of getting crazy. it's like a wild animal farm out there. >> it is. sometimes when i talk about deer on the roadway it's not good news, but we do have reports that deer are wandering around the on-ramp of southbound 680. chp will help get out and escort them off of that on-ramp. if you use it from the eastbound direction onto southbound 680 that's your issue. the rest of 680 and 24 through the walnut creek interchange as you see close to the limit. antioch shows typical slowing right on schedule. eastbound heading out of pittsburg you have construction blocking one lane. consider taking the ferry and then metro. >>> the weather looks outstanding. once again starting off with 40s, patchy fog around the north bay and signs of an offshore breeze. fairfield showing us high pressure will hang out one more day today. right n

proposition 23 this is a bit suspending air pollution control laws in california four times.was defeated by voters and again you can see by big margins 61 percent say no and 9 percent saying yes. in prop. 24 this asks to repeal allowance of law or business tax law. of voters say no definitive lead nearly 59 percent of the voters rejecting it and 42% gas. prop. 25 a dense requiring a simple majority vote to raise pass the as low as 55% and no vote 45%. prop. 26 this ask for a two- thirds vote to approve some state and local fees. voters are also approve this it was pretty close yes fell 53% and 047%. prop. 27 asked to eliminate the state redistricting commission and the voters said no again by a pretty healthy margin more than 59 percent say no to 40 percent saying yes. and for more election results you could always head for website the address www.kron4.com. >> of gorgeous day to day with temperatures widespread in the '70s and '80s and cooling down right now 66 along a coastline although san jose 81 degrees this afternoon. temperatures comfortable in the '70s and most in the

we have a broad consensus on 70% cuts in air pollution. because of some french liberation --fringe litigation, it was thrown out. the rule was put in place in 2005. that is a travesty, which is why -- you take the journey trying to hit the first few miles. if we know what we are getting, maybe we can find some ways to steer us down that path a little more firmly and more cost effectively. >> the non-political view here is, we are coming on almost two years since the incentives were passed. if they expire, they will expire 40% unused. the implication of that is that if i made an application to build a facility the day after the incentives were proposed, it probably took me 12 to 18 months to get an internal study. it probably took six months minimum for my application to get a loan guarantee to work my way through the doe and hope it would find its way to approval. i only say that as a practical user of these, regardless of what is decided, we are to read three years away from any real impact, in my opinion. i think that is the real urgency

pollution out. starting tuesday, we had the cold spell weather and solution that is building to unhealthy levels and we're seeing it now. >> bay area air quality management district sees that pollution with the help of 30 air monitoring situations -- stations all over the region. this one on top of a building in downtown san rafael. the air is dry and soot part cells build up, the district bans all wood fires including those using pellets. that hasn't happened yet this season thanks to a wet fall. it was different last year. a burn ban went foo affect on thanksgiving day. >> you know, i'd like to have the fire as much as possible. very to consider what the rules are. >> when the burn began goes into affect, vie lailors can be fined $400 after getting a warning letter with a million fireplaces in the bay area last year, only eight homeowners had to pay that fine. >> and coming up a center helping find hiv programs is forced to close door autos and 7 on your side gives online shoppers great options to get around those costly shipping fee autos lots of feelings like christmas. we'll check out displays popping up around the bay area. >> cl

are many issues, but this power plant was the number one largest single standing source of air and water pollution in bayview hunters point. for obvious reasons, we wanted to make it go away, but we started -- we decided that we were going to plant our feet and go after them, as we said, one goliaths at a time. >> the power plant issue, both potrero hill and bayview, you never hear one mentioned without the other. the spokesman did together to make sure they are getting rid of their power plants, and they look at which one was the worst, and the bayview one was the worst, and we got rid of that. >> the oldest power plant in the country. 77 years old, and we finally got it tore down by fighting. others tried to take the credit, but the community pushed the power plant down. >> i have a child suffers from the effects of this power plant and from the other pollutants. my job was to take it where it really counts. that is what we did. we formed mothers for environmental justice of on the hill because these guys were up at the foot of this power plant, and that was our first goliath. >> with the shipya

we do not want to pollute the air. you ought to be part of the solution.s like this, other electric vehicles, you will be able to be a part of the solution. with mastercard, is as easy as buying a coke. these vehicles run on about $0.20 a day -- $0.02 since the day, compared to what you get for gasoline. we are lucky to be getting the mayor gavin newsom. we will miss him here, but sacramento will benefit. we do need that talent in sacramento. this can go from being a great initiative in san francisco to being a great initiative for the state. as the mayor pointed out, we were awarded this $37 million program from the stimulus grant with the government. we had to choose nine cities in the nation, and san francisco was on the list. in fact, it is the place to start. we are happy about that, but we also expect leaders like gavin to take this further. we also want to thank priority parking. they have really led the effort. we did a similar event in sacramento. they have taken the lead, they have invested in this. aaron has been a wonderful partner. priority pa