, with this high unemployment rate, that i'm more proud to be the mayor of san francisco than any other city. this is 3.6% lower than the rest of the state. and when you compare us to any dense urban county, san francisco has the lowest unemployment rate. we have more public development than any other city in california. billions are being invested in a regional water system. this work is underway, with 40,000 jobs attached to this. this is not five years from now. these construction projects are happening right now. it was said that there is work that is being done -- that the second most unsafe thoroughfare in the united states of america. think about that. this was constructed with the same design of the bridge. and this is the structural rating through this. this project was dead on arrival. we spoke optimistically about the sock. and now, this is under construction -- about this. and now, this is under construction. we have the federal dollars and the state dollars. we have those who believe everything that they read, and they thought that the stimulus program actually delivered the fin

but leed, the leed certification that has allowed san francisco to have the toughest standards of any city in america. we take this very seriously, not just because we're concerned about our global footprint in the context of our local footprint, not just because we believe that the issue of global climate change is real and is now more real than ever. and by no means has gone away just because you had a cold, cycle, where everyone decided it was over. we also recognize the jobs component of this. let me give you brief specific factual example. you put $1 billion -- take $1 billion, and you invest in a cole plant, you'll create about 870 jobs. it sounds fine until you consider you could take that same billion dollars and put it into a nuclear plant and generate about a thousand to 1,500 jobs on the high end. but if you get in the renewable energy business, you take that billion dollars and put it into solar, you generate 1,900 jobs, but the big game-changer is in greening buildings. when you renovate, when you take buildings like this and their legacy systems and you convert them with more

this process the mayor has made it clear if we are going to have a sister city relationship with any city, it needs to be meaningful, not in name only. in these economic times, it makes sense for cities like san francisco to reach out to places like barcelona. if you look at the history of what has happened between not just the cities of barcelona and san francisco, and the region of catalonia and san francisco, it makes sense. we established a region sister russia shed with the region of catalonia. i want to thank the group freinds of gaspart. the president of the organization could not be here but they have been trying to foster relationships, not just between san francisco and barcelona, but the entire region. the mere talk about the commonalities, the economic ties. there are many other ties. there are works between the museums in barcelona and the de jong. there are talks about the universities in barcelona with ours. sharing production with the our pride in barcelona. there are many examples of that nature. but something that is special to me, as a gay man, and i see my partner in t

there's no such thing in any city or code that i have ever heard of that allows you to -- on your neighbor's property. the discussion with these plans could be installed as the plywood was while the wall was delayed. there are methods for doing that. this could be installed on the adjoining property. this could be installed from the roof which is actually quite commonly done. this is difficult but it is is still encroaching on the neighbor's property. it is quite commonly done. >> the question was raised earlier having to do with the statement from mr. donnelly. do we know anything beyond what is in the package as to whether or not mr. donnelly and she had denied access? >> no, i don't know. >> this must have arisen before to parties. many have not wanted to provide solutions. >> 99% of the time, their neighbors. they do this and they clean it up and it is result. a couple of times a year it goes to court. you probably know how the court decides. this is necessary. i know it goes to court a couple of times a year through our office. >> this is a workable solution so they don't have to go to

ordinance at annovember 2, 2010 establishing the community policing policyprogram and supplanting any city the november 2, 2010 election that bans lying or -- charter amendment (second draft) and county of san 8a.105, 8a.106, repealing section agency (mta) board of directors; allocate a share of property taxtransportation fund; require the if its budget is rejected by the board of of the mta inspector general; and, eliminate formulas governing operator wages andthese matters instead to collective bargaining. supervisor campos: if there is any member of the public that would like to speak, please come forward. seeing no one, public colleges -- public comments are closed. can we take a motion to forward this to the board of supervisors? the there will call for that motion? >> i want to clarify, you would like to send this as a committee report? supervisor aoto-pier? supervisor mar? supervisor campos? two ayes and one no. supervisor campos: thank you. please call items #2 and 3 together please. >> motion ordering submitted to the voters an ordinance establishingpolicing policy and foot beat b

any other questions for the commander? thank you for your presentation. i would like to ask the city administrator and head of the 211 system, they are here. would you like to make a quick presentation? >> i have brought two members of our unit with us to explain the direction of 311be language support for victims -- 311 and language support for victims, compared to the budget at on that the board agreed to for additional translations for the city that could help in these circumstances. >> good morning. i do have a copy of my presentation here. so, what 311 does, it does not provide direct services with regards to crime victim related services. well we will do is answer calls that might come from crime victims and we will provide them with information about city resources. we have worked with various city agencies like the district attorney's office, the commission on the scent of women, the department of aging, we have made extensive base of resources that we can direct callers to. if the caller is specifically asking for the victim services division, we will transfer the call to th

any city like this like industrial cities will present something really really. quality let's say we have couple legs here we have a couple environments here where you can go. i don't know and do sightseeing or you can go you can go and. walk and we've been to the factory factories incredible the biggest factor and probably i would say in europe really and. really. do a lot of business and a lot of steel so technology there it's been really really good so i was an interesting trip too but as far as a city and simple city but everything we need to have here and it's very comfortable when it comes to cumin so big a chills maajid two feet they could go in curb must be good top priority no four year old father of who's won just about everything there is to win the ice well professionals here and. any predictions you need to back them up and well certain precious already apply to. the team our new coach for a new manager and so i'm not going to be. predicting anything but i like to. say you know next that like a month or two we're really well now or we really will fee

. >> can they these things in any city? yes. >> reporter: the l.a. ty fire department has an environmental unit whose crisscross ed to hel officials find and prevent dangerous leaks. >> if there's a problem, i can go to the meter and shut it down right now. >> the shut off valve, but his safety lesson barbecue. he told us about a common mistake, lighting a match to see if there's a leak. >> even friction, you have a spark and nour a better off calling the gas company or his leagues at the fire department for direction. inside the house, you have an even greater concern. consequence great ed. >> kitchens are the host, giving a leak and a spark something to burn. >> as you can see, sometimes housekeeping is an issue. our friend here is doing a good job. >> he says a good real of thumb is keen your nose in some circumstances. if you hear a hissing, whooshing or roaring sound coming from mains like this, thet away and call them immediately. gordon tokognatsu. >> so many things we have to worry about so you know what to do in case something bad happens. >>

and the city government. just like any of the other private security -- for example, there is a private firm that has a fixed booth at a location. i am sure that person out there has made some people say, oh, there is someone there, i better not do something. what is hard to do, commissioners, is interview the people who might have done something and not because someone was there. the absence of crime is difficult to measure. just like any other security company out there, can make a difference at first glance? sure, but it is not to the benefit of the city itself in a measurable way. commissioner kingsley: thank you. president marshall: next commissioner? commissioner mazzucco? vice president mazzucco: thank you for the report. what you are saying is patrol specials can still exist, but not monitored by the police department and police commission but rather like other private security businesses. what are the other companies? >> i can give a few of the larger names. you have wells fargo, pinkerton. private security is a g

of course, any city has distractions. its own unique kinds of distractions. but in the evaluation processes, because every team has to go through this, how do you know, how do you figure out who you are drafting, trading for, bringing in the right kind of players that can handle the unique distractions of this particular environment? >> that is a great question. obviously, the combination of first finding the player that has the talent to be successful in our league, but trying to find a player that is motivated past money, that is motivated to excel. i think it is. what i mean by that is, certainly, what you are trying to find is that person who is driven to be great, and, certainly, and they are going to make an awful lot of money, and it is not as much as a basketball player might or a baseball player, but a person who is driven to win, and are be perfect with that, no, but i do think that there can be mistakes made that can set you back if you are not attempting to do that, and i think that became one of our big focal point in 2006 with the draft, with fr

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workers have the highest salaries of any major city in the u.s., earning $85,000.hat is the latest data from the census bureau annual survey. the report says the district was essentially flat from 2008 through 2009 but every other major metro area suffered a drop in incomes. >>> there's a new congressional investigation. a new report outlines how far women have come and how far we have to go still. the gender pay gap is shrinking, but only slightly. female managers now earn 81 cents for every dollar earned by their male manager counterparts. compared with 79 cents before 2000. female managers are 40% of the management workforce. that is up from 39%. >> what is most startling is the little progress we have made. even though there's a bright spot in educational gains, we are closing the educational gap, but not closing the pay gap. >> women are becoming the majority of the workforce, controlling consumer spending, and out-earning their husbands. >>> blackberry showed off its new blackberry playbook in san francisco. it features a seven-inch screen, half the size of t

result, cuts to the city's redevelopment agency that was once the largest redevelopment agency of any city in california. what does this mean for the city? it means that some of the projects that help to revitalize neighborhoods, bring in businesses into the city also probably go on the back burner or not happen at all. the city says it will use its remaining funds, its dwindling budgets, on some of the big ticket projects that san jose wants to see. most notably, a downtown baseball stadium. so the redevelopment agency will still be working on that project even without the staff that it's had in the past. i'm matt bigler in san jose for cbs 5. >>> we have other headlines around the bay area this afternoon. clorox is about to shift 700 workers out of oakland. they will move from the company's downtown headquarters to a facility in pleasanton. clorox is consolidating its research and development operation but the move will leave 12 floors of empty office space in the heart of oakland's business district. >>> and the name of an east bay bart station could change. the bart board of directors

result, cuts to the city's redevelopment agency that was once the largest redevelopment agency of any city in california. what does this mean for the city? it means that some of the projects that helped to revitalize neighborhoods, bring in businesses into the city, will probably go on the back burner or not happen at all. the city says it will use its remaining funds, its dwindling budget on some of the big ticket projects that san jose wants to see. most notably, a downtown baseball stadium. so the redevelopment agency will still be working on that project even without the staff that it's had in the past. i'm matt bigler in san jose for cbs 5. >>> california's unemployment rate is at 12.4%, the highest ever. now some are giving up the job hunt and starting businesses of their own. on the consumerwatch, julie watts found one group that's teaching women how to turn their passion into a career. julie. >> reporter: that's right, juliette. these women aren't just making a livelihood doing what they love. they're also providing jobs. now, in 2009, women in that program created over 2200 jobs.

city. why do you think the san francisco and plena rate is better than almost any other county? does anyone asks a question? why is that inherently the case? do the math. people are employed that would have been unemployed. 40,000 people unemployed overall. what does that represent in percentages? we are well over 10%, up there with other peer cities, without this program. it has been that significant. it does matter what happens down at city hall and the state capital. it is about leadership. it is not just the elected folks as much as it is the people in the trenches. they have driven it with the business leadership you see behind me. >> what impact with those people becoming unemployed have on the city social-service is? >> two things can happen. mayor newsom: is very important. you have heard about the 99 yea'ers who will lose benefits m the federal government. they end up on county welfare rolls. those of the county assistance programs. we already saw when the unemployment debate occurred and there was still a question of the unemployment benefits being extended, you saw su

we are starting to look around the city of bell and other cities in the neighborhood and any city acrossa. if you have the same situation we are coming after you. people said enough is enough. the tea party movement of course is disappointed. they are ju disenfranchised fro their government. when somebody steal from the government there will be tea party movements. this is ridiculous. i am sad i had to sign a bill to return illegal property packses. it is unbelievable. >> who do you like mean witman and brown? >> come on geraldo. there is no secret there. i am supporting meg whitman she has a great plan on education and jobs. i think she is going to be great. >> what are you going to do next? >> right now i am running against the mayor of san francisco. hope they can share something with you. >> i can tell you geraldo they have a lot of people who make a lot of money up @ >> good morning, everyone. monday, september 27, 2010. i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing your time with us today. democrats trying to explain why americans don't know what they'll be taxed incomes year. >> what

since san francisco has a trophy compostable slash recyclable program unlike any other city in the state -- in the state of california this is something we're driving for. but we're noticing that there is -- this -- this artificial suppression, by -- by the plastic and grosser industry to not allow the growth of the alternative bag movement, so therefore their claim is it is still more expensive meaning the alternative bag and not to use. we get that. that's why we think an allout ban on plastic bags is the appropriate course of action. we don't want to -- we don't want to unintentionally cause a defect where people were overusing on paper bags, it is a scenario we have been watching very carefully. we're also talking about -- about assigning a fee to paper passion. now in 2006, we actually had -- had -- had considered implementing a fee to discourage bag use, plastic or paper. when newsom entered into a voluntary -- voluntary reduction pilot with the -- with the grocer industry, which failed and failed miserably, at that time of the volunteer reduction, those leaders of the industry wen

. >> any city that has a traffic light, we have service in it. >> reporter: alex mashinsky is the c.e.o. of groundlink, a company that arranges ground transportation between any two points worldwide. revenues are up 40% in the past year, but he's not hiring. instead the firm has been laying off workers, as you can see from the empty seats at the company's midtown manhattan call center. mashinsky says it makes better sense to invest in technology than people. >> currently, close to 40% of our transactions are done on the web, and it's because we put more and more functionality on the web. and now there are things on the web that you can't get on the phone. >> reporter: there are still other reasons some businesses are reluctant to add employees. many firms think carefully as they approach the 50-worker threshold because they will be required to offer health insurance in 2014. but experts say, above all else, it's register receipts that drive hiring decisions. sageworks c.e.o. brian hamilton expects small businesses will start hiring in the months ahead as the recovery picks up momentum.