i was an outsider looking at an amazing city. that was one of the questions when i came to san francisco. would in my background, especially with schooling, it allows me to listen. i do not -- i have listened to the participants, the community, i am able to do that with no judgment outside of wanting to develop and design and help make the best work force system here in the city. i would love to move to san francisco eventually. when i moved to the bay area, i was not able to afford it. i think that is why i would be well qualified. supervisor kim: i would like to call up liz jackson-simpson. after liz, matthew poland. >> good afternoon. thank you for this opportunity. -liz jackson-simpson and i am the -- my name is liz jackson- simpson. i has been in the social justice field for over 30 years. i have been blessed to lead a number of citywide national initiatives to support use development and workforce activities. -- youth development and workforce activities. those are some handouts for a number of initiatives i have been able

this is an amazing city. supervisor kim: thank you. either other questions? thank you. next and last, we have henry karnilowicz. >> good afternoon. i appreciate to have the opportunity to come here and speak to you about my application to the small business commission. i have well over 30 years in the construction business and i have been a member of the south of market project area committee for over 10 years and likewise in the south of market business association. apart from that i sit on the san francisco council of district merchants from the -- i am the treasure. i served on the chamber of commerce. while on the south of market budgetary committee advisor board we -- i was on the economics committee. we were the ones who would advise on could to help out in getting the business started. one of the ones that we brought on about funding. it was a small theater on the corner of sixth and howard. they had to go in and do it themselves. the developer said you need to go to raise so much money and otherwise we cannot help you. i said there's no way in the world we can d

what's going to happen is what one thing the city council this week, sort of an amazing city council meeting they decided they're going to enter into this mediation process. so they're in the process of now inviting all their creditors, they're major unions, the police and fire to the table. it's retirees who are receiving pension -- not pension but health care benefits from the city, and they're going to over the next 60 to 90 days say, well, now in confidential hearing meetings, talk about this. how can we restructure our debt to you? some of those people are going to feel some pain from this. >> scott, i know stockton in your hometown and it must be heart-breaking to tell this kind of story about your hometown. what impact does this have on the morale of the average stockton citizen. >> it's not good. city hall was packed tuesday night. all three floors, folks trying to have their say and listen in. stockton has been dealing with a reputation issue for a long time for two years running. stockton made the most miserable cities list for "forbes" magazine. this year we overcame that

and gardens the churches i mean monasteries markets the next everything i think it's amazing and amazing city what's your opinion of the russians are russians. a lot different from from from the oh yeah for sure. there are there are things that a lot of my working group when they first arrive some people join the group a lot when they feel just right they want to explore and they say why does no one smile why. i just said no it's slightly different cultural thing i don't really namely all the time like we do but that doesn't actually mean anything and in fact russian three grams who used to be cool to me as coolly. but also actually you walk into a shop and people might say no and they look and help and then he warm up and they start and the bloody end of the you having coffee and you know i mean i've found people here to be very very friendly especially we get out of town and people start you know asking well if it's incredible it's five foreigners one in. yes mostly in the moscow area i mean i mean. obviously a schism as far as east as i call her and you have been. yeah we went out into the

parks and gardens the churches i mean monasteries markets the metro everything i think it's an amazing city what's your opinion both the russians are russians. a lot different from. the oh yeah for sure there are there are things that a lot of my working group when they first arrive some people join the group a lot when they'd for the first right i want to explore and they say why does no one smile why is no eyes of them look so grumpy i just know it's a slightly different cultural thing we don't really inanely all the time like we do but that doesn't actually mean anything and in fact the russian grunts who used to be cool i mean cool. but also actually you walk into a shop and people might say no and they look and help and then they warm up and they start at about the end of the you having coffee and you know i mean i found people here to be very very friendly especially we get out of town and people start . asking well if it's incredible it's five foreigners one in. have been. a lot yes mostly in the moscow area i mean i've. been over to her is not a serious case and only as far as east

her company was certified as a b corporation in the city of san francisco. it is an amazing testament to what you do. innerscola was founded in 2004. it helps public agencies reduce waste with sales of surplus goods. they have raised over $15 million in online auctions selling off surplus materials. they have helped divert over 3 million pounds of goods from landfills every single year. they are partnered to work with schools crossandra cisco and about one-third of all california school districts. and destroys all across the united states. as president, melissa has focused her efforts on strategy, fundraising, sales, business development, and the organization itself. despite the economy, it has grown year after year and was named the 2010 -- one of the fastest-growing companies in 2010. melissa was a venture capitalist before with intel and concentrated on a lot of areas. she worked for classroom connect before coming up with this idea. she is a graduate of both dartmouth and the wharton school. it is great to have you here. thank you on behalf of all of us for all that you

city of san appearances go. i will miss you. i hope you come back and visit. you have done amazing service to the city of san francisco, and you should be proud as well as us of the service you have offered. thank you very much. it is much appreciated. we look forward to -- i look forward to working with you on many things in the future, so thank you. commissioner lee: there is also one past commissioner that is not here today that i would like to at leacknowledge and recognize, and that is our chris romero. i would like to thank chris. he is a friend of mine. i did not know him before i joined the commission, but when i joined, he was here already. we went through some rough times on the commission, but commissioner romero and i -- we talk and we smiled, and we knew when the tide turned. it was when we started moving the commission and the department to what it is today. i am great bull -- grateful that chris was there when i joined. i also wanted to mention commissioner mel murphy was absolutely a godsend when he came on to the commission. when he arrived six years ago, we really

a city government that cares so little from it -- for its residents that would take away this amazing facility is a city i would not want to live in. the gateway serves children, the retired, elderly. if the city goes, there is the help of so many people in the city. the gateway is a true community center. there are tennis events, barbecues, kids' birthday parties, and it unites san francisco in a way that a neighborhood can only do. i am also concerned with the fact that families are leaving the city in droves, as we have all seen recently in the paper. i live in a 67-unit building with three children all of the age of five, and i guarantee when those kids hit five, those families will leave the city. replacing the golden gateway facility with a double jim and a playground -- jungle gym and a playground -- these are the things that will help people in the city -- we will already have those across the street. i have friends in a 30's and 40's, and nieces and nephews in the 20's and 30's who grew up in san francisco and went to the facility for a swim camp. i'm not trying to be dramati

i have heard so many amazing stories along the way. 30 cities in 13 states. 3,000 people come out to these talks. there is just an amazing energy. and so many just wonderful store reus about people engaging in this work, people who have been to skin deep and start their own company or change their major. people making radical decisions about their own personal life styles. i like to tell this story of my kus cousin janet, 45, vice president at wells fargo. she was queen makeup diva. i was baby diva. she admitted to me she was spending $800 a month on beauty products. it was hair dye and facials and the most expensive products, ever. she read the book and started to feel overwhelmed and discovered this superexpensive evening cream had hydroevo. it makes your skin tingle, so you think something is happening. she went back to the makeup counters and have polite conversations, hey, i think you can do better. until you do i'm going to buy something else. she decided to stop coloring her hair after many, many years and loves the way she looks and feels better than she has in a long time. wh

amazing. >> yep. >> and city lights in northern u.s.d canada. >> that is really something. >> see the city lights. >> there we go. >> wow that is amazing. >> really cool. >> hmm. >> that is something. >> love that. >> just looks fake it is so perfect. >> it is great. >> look at your 5 day forecast enjoy your next week temperatures on the warm side, 73 shower or thunder sto

see the talent and commitment and dedication and the caliber of the women doing such amazing things here in the city and county of san francisco. it is an honor to be a part of that and to be a part of that celebration. it is truly an honor to honor someone who is a very special in our community who quite frankly does not get enough credit and i don't know that i have the words to fully explain how much she means to our community, so i would like to ask her to come up. [applause] i think the best testament is the presence of all the people in this room who are here to honor you. i would like to ask those of you from the community, from the mission, to honor. i know we have many families and children and members of the community who are here because they want to be here for you. thank you very much. you can sit down. [applause] she is the executive director of the mission education project, a nonprofit agency on 24th street that provides at rescues and their families and equal opportunity to access culturally sensitive and quality educational experience. she has been working in the field of education

city. it will be the entry to golden gate that san francisco deserves. >> you can see that it is amazing. you can hear that it is refreshing. you reach for it because it is irresistible. and the taste. simply delicious. san francisco tap water. it engages the senses. 311 is an important resource for all san franciscans. should >> hello. and welcome to "need your district supervisor -- meet your district supervisor." supervisors campos is our supervisor for this week. welcome. thank you for joining us today. tell us about your background. where you grew up, went to school? >> sure. i was born in guatemala. i was brought here by my parents. i grew up in l.a., and then moved up to the bay area, and i went to stanford. i came back after law school. my background for the first few years was as a practicing attorney. i worked in the private sector for a number of years. and then i worked for the city as a deputy city attorney and then became general counsel of the school district of san francisco and through that became involved in politics and at some point decided to run for office. >> you ha

city, which is unusual. that tenants in this building will have some amazing space, some amazing views, and our r ehab will be as good as anyone. we are happy to be involved with the city. thank you very much. >> it really did take a team of folks to bring this deal together. we had great assistance from david from lasalle in helping to close this deal for the city and riverbed. >> good morning, everyone. it was a real honor to represent their best technology in this transaction, a 14-month process. i want to thank and congratulate jerry and his real estate team for the pro-active way they have managed their headquarters, getting a head start. mike and his solid team of putting this building together. mayor lee and jennifer for the continued great work they are doing in helping us represent some of the leading technology companies, here in san francisco. it is a real pleasure to be here. thank you very much. >> we are going to break and then the mayor will take questions. not at the podium.

i was always interested in san francisco in terms of what it is as a city, its culture, it's amazing lgbt community. i came out here for a summer, fell in love with it. i have been interested in politics since i was a kid. i worked on campaigns as a teenager. i was involved campaign against senator jesse helms when i was in college. when i cannot hear, and was not initially involved politically. -- when i came out here, i was not initially involved politically. i helped to build the lgbt community center. i started doing campaigns. i gradually got involved in democratic party politics. i got involved in the alice b. toklas democratic club. i ran for the democratic central committee in 2004. i ended up sharing the committee. it was a gradual process for me. by the time i started thinking about running for supervisor, it made sense because of my involvement in the community and in politics. >> what did you learn from campaigning for supervisor? >> i learned a lot. i knocked on about $15,000. -- i knocked about 15,000 doors. i met a huge number of people. that is the best way to learn a

but i also see so much potential, so many amazing people, and we in city government have an opportunitydress so many problems and make so many things better. the campaign was a learning experience on so many levels. beyond that, i think you've learned something about yourself when you are putting yourself out there through the political process. i was very lucky that i had that opportunity because where i come from something as basic as free, democratic elections, that is a luxury. people participate in the democratic process. that is something that is quite amazing and remarkable. i think that you do not fully appreciate it if you have had it all your life. whereas someone who came from a place where that was not possible, i think that i have a unique appreciation for it. it was really an exciting thing to do. >> where would you place yourself now on the political spectrum? the left, the right? supervisor campos: i think the labels can mean a lot of different things. i see myself as someone who ultimately has tried to make things better for people. i have a progressive outlook in terms

roads described as messy and power lines are down all over the city of eugene. >>> amazing pictures of nature at work. a cnn reporter took a series of time lapse photos. a caterpillar in new zealand. when it eventually emerges it's a monarch butterfly. amazing sight. see if we can see that monarch butterfly. maybe not, just the cocoon process. but they are spectacular to see. >>> lynette? pretty cool? >> not so much. >> you don't like that? >> no. that is so disgusting to me. >> i think it's so cool. >> oh, gosh. hi to close my eyes while you were doing that. >>> let's talk about the weather. there's snow across the pacific northwest. then rain across the middle of the nation. this will come into our area as we go into the weekend but for this morning the only thing we're really dealing with is the foggy conditions. dense fog advisory in effect until 10:00 for the entire viewing area. and like angela and i were discussing it's going to go downhill before it comes back uphill. temperatures now coming in at 57 degrees in goldsboro and chesttown and annapolis, more of the same but the hum

it was amazing 22 years ago this city in the bay area region experienced the loma prieta earthquake. i was not yet in the fire department. it was about five months before i joined and like anne alluded to, if anyone lived here, they remember where they were. >> i was at a high school when it happened and all of us remember the frightening moments and the aftermath of loma prieta. and it's always fitting when we celebrate an anniversary to take a minute not only to commemorate that but to next on the importance of how the community needs to step up and assist the paid professionals, if you will. the san francisco fire departments, our respective departments are adequately resourced for any given day for emergencies here in san francisco. as you know, though, that all goes out the window for a large-scale disaster be it man made or not. that's why we always talk about preparedness. the more prepared we are, the quicker we'll be able to respond and the more efficient the recovery is. that's important to partner witho agencies as well as with our community partners. i think our deputy an

now, in the holy city, it's an amazing story, almost a collision of myths - jew, muslim, and christian the same faith, looking to abraham, worshiping the same god, but extraordinary differences in how they go about it, and yet all look to the same holy site. muslims at al-aqsa mosque and the dome of the rock will be washing their hands and feet, prostrating themselves towards mecca, worshiping allah. jews in sacred shawls will be kissing the western wall, the last remnant of the great temple, praying devoutly. and christians may well ritually follow in the path of their savior, via del a rosa to calvary, and then the holy sepulcar. very powerful situations here, but it all comes back to our look at what do we do about our mortality. so as the poppy is a symbol of remembrance, in many ways, it also is a symbol of resurrection, of rebirth. and the religious traditions we'll see here in israel, in jerusalem, will help us in finding out exactly why it is that humans take this religious impulse and turn it into these extraordinary religious expressions. >> and that's what we saw over and ov

readers were asked to weigh in on cities with amazing hometown flavor.edited with preserving some of the area's heirloom dishes like soft shell crabs. this year's winner of the tastiest town of the south is lafayette, louisiana. known for bacon, biscuits and fried boudin. not sure if i'm saying that right. and an open casting call is set for tomorrow morning at stevenson's university's in scape university. they are looking for men and women to fill extra roles. those who come out are asked to wear business attire. the series will start shooting mid-april and include 13 one-hour episodes. >>> and all eyes not on the supreme court. justices will hear challenges to the health care law next week. new at 6:00, a closer look at what the cases mean time-out >> a big beach bash at ocean city has -- that's all about the ravens. the ravens. details next. it's oysternomics 101. you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that mea

what does it say about this city that here we can have this kind of dialogue? i think it is truly amazing and we should be very proud of the kind of city we live in and the kind of government we have that this kind of meeting can happen. it is always a pleasure for me to come back to the police commission, having served as a member of the commission and the police commission does tremendous work. you have individuals who are dedicating their time because they want to serve. the same thing is true of the youth commission. the only negative about being on a joint meeting with the youth commission is i always feel inadequate. when you look at and listen to the eloquence with which these young people talk about the issues and the level of sophistication. i know that is something i never had at that age. it is gratifying to think that in the near future, they will be legitimately sitting as elected be representatives running the city and that is exciting. the main reason why it is important for us to be here and to have this discussion is that san francisco has led the way, sfpd specifically h