it was set with a 60 day window of time line by the mayor and supervisor amiano. among the various hearings we have here on this commission, i do not know if any commissioners here were on the commission at that time. there were a lot of hearings here, as well as -- i do not actually think there was much of a hearing at this board of supervisors. various things that i brought up at the time are that the weight it is written we are not going to raise the amount of money we need to provide the spirit or the goal of the program. there were way too many loopholes, many that i brought up. i think the 20-person marker has a lot of issues. the lot of businesses want to make sure they stay under that cap. that is loss of revenue. this was so predictable, this one. the other issues of how many of these businesses have skirted right out to south of san francisco -- i know several. it was all predictable. it was all done way too fast, quite frankly, so that our former mayor had some trophy for his statewide campaign, in my opinion. i keep it real. there are some anythings in

supervisor amiano was trying to accomplish -- we hear from a lot of workers that this loophole is referred to as the "don't get sick in january" loophole. if you get sick in january, the money accumulated is going to be -- you start from scratch. that is one of the unintended consequences of what we have. the second thing, which is for purposes of the legislative process, is to really clarify what was said earlier, which is this notion that when the law said the employer is supposed to make reasonable health expenditures that somehow making those expenditures would not mean actually spending the money, but simply creating an account where the money sets. that was not the intent of healthy san francisco. supervisor amiano w

[applause] tom amiano, who has been a historic figure and trailblazer, coming from the lesbian, gay,exual, transgendered community. [applause] also, our newest elected official, supervisor cohen, with her election last november at age 32, is the youngest african-american ever to be elected to the board of supervisors. [applause] she is now san francisco's highest-ranking elected official who is african-american, one of three women on the 11-member body, and the only african- american on that 11-member body. let me read -- since we are short on time -- the letter from the united states senator, dianne feinstein. it reads, "dear mrs. colvin, it is a pleasure for me to join your friends, family, and colleagues in recognizing you for all the work you have done in the fight for civil rights. thank you for dedicating your life to the cause of equality. you have given so much to this country. when you refuse to give up your bus seat on march 2, 1955, it ignited a spark within montgomery, alabama, that helped begin the process of change. the landmark united states supreme court case that eve

. >> statua semiman, tom amiano. >> topping our news, officers and residents on high alert after a numberres threaten homes in antioch. >> investigators are looking into several suspicious fires in antioch the latest happened last night in a park between yorkshire and polymar drive someone who lives nearby saw three kids or teens running from the scene around the time the fire happened it is the third fire in the same area, since friday. homeowners are worrying whoever is responsible is not finished. >> i am concerned because i don't want my house to catch on fire along with my neighbors that would be heart breaking to lose everything i have over something so ridiculous like that. >>> the fires have burned dangerously close to homes in the area antioch police plan to patrol more intensively from now on. >> they are also getting ready for the start of tomorrow's fire season here in the state that wet spring that we have had sure helped spur growth, of what comes into wild fire fuel. firefighters say homeowners need to do their share they need to keep vigilant to protect their homes. >> som

leaders joined volunteers to applaud the legalization of guy marriage in new york, but assemblyman tom amiano says that victory is bittersweet. >> we're going to take a step back after celebrating and see what that means for us here in california. >> reporter: in the meantime, san francisco's pride weekend festivities continue against the backdrop of this symbol, once a sign of persecution, now, a source of pride. >> and stay with ktvu for continuing coverage of the pride celebration. you'll find a list of weekend events at www.ktvu.com. >>> a coast guard crew rescued a man overnight after he fell from a kayak. the call came at 1:15 this morning underneath the richmond bridge. a man in his 50s was in the water and was unable to get back into his kayak. the coast guard arrived at about 2:00 a.m. he was taken to the hospital and treated for hypothermia. >>> well, it's the time of year we typically talk about low clouds and fog pulling back, but what would be atypical would be talking about some rain. right now on the maps, i can show you this, mainly south of the golden gate bridge, right aroun

joining us for more information on that is state assembly man tom amiano who i saw in that video to haveht. >> yeah. >> i couldn't figure out if you were going up to break up the fight or hold the guy's jacket. >> i was going ladies please. >> this is a heck of a week things got tense you guys passed a budget you thought slunk the deficit -- shrunk the deficit significantly it still has gimmicks in it we call them you guys don't like to call them that. it went to gerry brown he said he would take a long hard look it lasted 15 seconds before he vetoed it with not so much as a heads up to you guys. >> it is vintage gerry brown people are angry because there was no indication. and if you look at his first term as governor, back in the 70s he had the most veto over rides of any governor he likes vetoes. what are you going to do, there is no crying in politics, it is time for make up sex because we only have until the 30th if we are having an internal fight, we are never going to get out of the mess we are in. >> what is the next step in the process? >> what is the plan stan gerry assumes he