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ask either mike martin or jennifer matz, if you could give us a status update. supervisor chu: if we could get a better understanding of the commitments of the organizing commitment to the city in terms of the june 30, 2012 deadline. >> so to take the first set of questions -- supervisor chu, were you asking about the surety bond? so, take a step back. part of the idea was to protect the authority from the city's -- >> i'm sorry, the event authority or the city? >> the event authority. >> ok, but it's the city that would be out of pocket for $32 million, right? >> no, the bond protects the authority from the city's performance and the committee he is performance of its obligation. that protects the general fund. >> which protects the city. that's what my concern is. >> my apologies. the city's performance is a bit of a moving target because of the amendments you see today. i think once we've got then part of the conversation together we've been talking about different approaches to combining insurance products with other pieces of security that would get to the level of security the event authority needs. so i think we need time based then discussion to go back and try to he
ask either mike martin or jennifer matz, if you could give us a status update. supervisor chu: if we could get a better understanding of the commitments of the organizing commitment to the city in terms of the june 30, 2012 deadline. >> so to take the first set of questions -- supervisor chu, were you asking about the surety bond? so, take a step back. part of the idea was to protect the authority from the city's -- >> i'm sorry, the event authority or the city? >> the event...
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and no information on a suspect or a motive for the shooting. >>> oakland city attorney barbara parker is back in kowrkt today asking a judge to shut down a second oakland hotel. if successful, the economy inn on east 12th street could be forced to close for a year. the city attorney's office says the hotel is a hub for prostitution and other criminal activist. last week the city asked the court to shut down the national lodge on international boulevard because of similar issues. president obama is in the pacific northwest this noontime, the last stop on his west coast tour. he arrived in seattle around 10:45 this morning. the president is visiting a boeing assembly plant in everette washington this noontime where he's promoting foreign trade and manufacturing. and we want to go live now to where the president is speaking and let's stop and listen in to what he has to say. [ applause ] >> now, another thing we're doing to support american jobs is making it easier for businesses like boeing to sell their product all otherert world. two -- over the world. two years ago, i set a goal of doubling u.s. exports five in fi
and no information on a suspect or a motive for the shooting. >>> oakland city attorney barbara parker is back in kowrkt today asking a judge to shut down a second oakland hotel. if successful, the economy inn on east 12th street could be forced to close for a year. the city attorney's office says the hotel is a hub for prostitution and other criminal activist. last week the city asked the court to shut down the national lodge on international boulevard because of similar issues....
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city hall. lisa, how did the whole study come about to begin with? >> reporter: the mayor asked them to look at the city's books and figure out ways to save money, resource services and work efficiently. the findings are not what police and fire union leaders want to hear. recent cuts to san jose's police and fire departments have both officers and firefighters worried, but this latest analysis published by ibm, has become safety officials fuming. >> this is not a good report. the recommendations are absolutely dangerous for our citizens. >> ibm says public safety can increase if departments are run better and re-organized. analysts believe the fire department spends too much time responding to medical cals and should have fewer people on each engine. as a result staffing could drop by a third to 505 firefighters. >> i think they're looking for a new place to do business, and they're making recommendations that are going to put our citizens at risk. >> ibm makes crime predictive software and suggests adding technology to focus on trouble spots when fighting crime. >> the report
city hall. lisa, how did the whole study come about to begin with? >> reporter: the mayor asked them to look at the city's books and figure out ways to save money, resource services and work efficiently. the findings are not what police and fire union leaders want to hear. recent cuts to san jose's police and fire departments have both officers and firefighters worried, but this latest analysis published by ibm, has become safety officials fuming. >> this is not a good report. the...
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year old evelyn foster contacted fox45 after receiving a 16 thousand dollar water bill.after we asked cityve at home tonight...to tell us all the things the city is doing now to make amends. janice? janice? karen,over the past two years...the city had threatened to shut evelyn's water off and put a lien on her home. but down here...this dirt is signnof progress...it shows where the city fixed her water main ine. and the city tonight is promising to pay back her son for the thousands he already hhnned over. "dear mrs. foster, on behall of baltimore city public works, please accept our sincerest applogy" evelyn foster has waited two ong years...to hear the word apology.ever ssnce april 2009...a broken pipe caused her water billlto spike...the city...wanting to colllct...sent her a 16 thousand dollar bill: anything, no one never came out...to check anything in that ground"they said she was using 5 thousand gallonssa day...enough to fill a swimming pool after only 3 days and it was happening for two years..er oldest son draining his finances to pay some of it -- 5 thousand dollars so his mom w
year old evelyn foster contacted fox45 after receiving a 16 thousand dollar water bill.after we asked cityve at home tonight...to tell us all the things the city is doing now to make amends. janice? janice? karen,over the past two years...the city had threatened to shut evelyn's water off and put a lien on her home. but down here...this dirt is signnof progress...it shows where the city fixed her water main ine. and the city tonight is promising to pay back her son for the thousands he already...
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>> as long as they are city residents, there are no governing rules. >> i am asking if it is ethically right pickax there is absolutely no ethical violation. >> missing from the list, any of the city's top officials from the economic development agency. asked to recall any business you might have invited that was considering moving to the city, the mayor said she would have to look at the list. she scoffed at the idea that the skybox is a perk. >> it is something for the good of the city that i personally, and my team, choose the people that attend. >> some tickets were provided to religious leaders and to recognize city employees. more than half were given to the mayor's family, political friends and supporters, and staff. the watchdog group common cause issued a statement saying the mayor has made decision to use the skybox for personal and political purposes, rather than to make a people's box. the group is calling on the mayor to make future guest list public and transparent. jane miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> bureau ravens are now finalized for the former mayor of nablus, dennis cal
>> as long as they are city residents, there are no governing rules. >> i am asking if it is ethically right pickax there is absolutely no ethical violation. >> missing from the list, any of the city's top officials from the economic development agency. asked to recall any business you might have invited that was considering moving to the city, the mayor said she would have to look at the list. she scoffed at the idea that the skybox is a perk. >> it is something for the...
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will be brief, but to repeat what others have said, but that is appropriate for this committee to ask city staff to come up into discussions with the event authority to hopefully before with the various budget analyst recommendations. i'm interested in pier 29 and rent and sell participation. i think the concept of the cap makes a lot of sense, and i think what supervisor kim has suggested is appropriate. i think the challenges facing the of that authority, i hope we will be up to work together to figure out how to make this work for both sides. i agree with supervisor avalos and support him and his desire to make sure local hiring provisions make sense, given what we have done before, and we have heard from the arts community. supervisor avalos and i had a sidebar around local sailing, making sure that what we're doing is appropriate but just for a large sophisticated boats but for smaller boats and sailors here who have other recreation needs. i want to reiterate the issue around fund-raising. i cannot agree with the characterization of the controller's memo that i have requested is an a
will be brief, but to repeat what others have said, but that is appropriate for this committee to ask city staff to come up into discussions with the event authority to hopefully before with the various budget analyst recommendations. i'm interested in pier 29 and rent and sell participation. i think the concept of the cap makes a lot of sense, and i think what supervisor kim has suggested is appropriate. i think the challenges facing the of that authority, i hope we will be up to work together...
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. >>> in a few hours, the walnut creek lounge will ask city council to lift a service restriction.lift is one of several bars where police have stepped up patrol in response to recent violence. >>> an unusual high tide today had ktvu's john fowler out on the bay. new at 6:00, he's live in foster city with a new look at the rising fees. john. >> reporter: experts say where i'm standing, 9 feet above low tide will be under water in coming decades. and california stands to lose billions in homes, business and infrastructure unless it spends billions protecting them. low lying foster city may be completely flooded by rising seas from climate change in the lifetime of today's children. >> i feel sorry for my kids. you know, that they have to inherent something that's broken. >> it's scary. what are we supposed to do about it? >> reporter: during today's extra high tide called a king tide, environmentalists took us on a boat tour to help bring awareness. >> what we can see is a glimpse of what sea level rise will look like in our communities and how it will impact us. >> reporter: this i
. >>> in a few hours, the walnut creek lounge will ask city council to lift a service restriction.lift is one of several bars where police have stepped up patrol in response to recent violence. >>> an unusual high tide today had ktvu's john fowler out on the bay. new at 6:00, he's live in foster city with a new look at the rising fees. john. >> reporter: experts say where i'm standing, 9 feet above low tide will be under water in coming decades. and california stands to...
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i appreciate the difficulty of that on both sides, of the city and the event of the board, and i just ask for your patience and your thoughtfulness and this matter. supervisor chu: thank you for your comments. supervisor kim? supervisor kim: thank you, i share with supervisor avalos his thoughts. at minimum, i like to see harvey's amendments incorporated into the dda, in particular his recommendations of a hard cap and third-party evaluation on the actual expenditures. that is importing ec prior to approving the dda. -- that is important to see prior to the approving of the dda. i suggested a hard cap of $75 million without peer 39. i think that is a good goal to aspire to, to see if we can minimize the cost and picture we're talking about the real needs and the most cost- effective construction to ensure that we make the improvements that we need to make. next, clear language on the mou schedule with the organizing committee is important. that should come along prior to was approving the dda, and i think we need stronger language. i don't think any side is at fault, given the tentative l
i appreciate the difficulty of that on both sides, of the city and the event of the board, and i just ask for your patience and your thoughtfulness and this matter. supervisor chu: thank you for your comments. supervisor kim? supervisor kim: thank you, i share with supervisor avalos his thoughts. at minimum, i like to see harvey's amendments incorporated into the dda, in particular his recommendations of a hard cap and third-party evaluation on the actual expenditures. that is importing ec...
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i'd like to make that request of city staff and i'm hoping that we can see that. let me ask if that is something we can get. i see people nodding their heads but i've been asking for paper and documents before and we always seem to get them at the last minute. supervisor chu: i have to agree. supervisor campos: so i'm hearing a yes from mr. martin? >> yes, we'd be happy to report back on all the issues we've talked about today. supervisor campos: i look -- supervisor chu: i look forward to that conversation on friday. supervisor chu: i do think there's been san francisco progress and it has a lot to do with members of this committee and others. pier 2 coming out, huge deal. additional participation, though perhaps not as the transaction that some would like. having a functional cap is a big deal for the poor in making sure we're limiting any liblets there. in terms of investment on port property, it's a big deal that we're going to get to see some improvements. work force items, i think we'll get there and in terms of strenthening the work force items on the m.o.u. i think w
i'd like to make that request of city staff and i'm hoping that we can see that. let me ask if that is something we can get. i see people nodding their heads but i've been asking for paper and documents before and we always seem to get them at the last minute. supervisor chu: i have to agree. supervisor campos: so i'm hearing a yes from mr. martin? >> yes, we'd be happy to report back on all the issues we've talked about today. supervisor campos: i look -- supervisor chu: i look forward...
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mark mueller started an online petition asking city leaders to lower the fine, fueled by the four $125ickets he got while speeding. >> i can't understand how they justify $125. show me unbiased statistic that is show me that it does produce safety and why $125 is the mark. >> d.c. police defend the speed camera programs. a spokeswoman tells us a person hit by a car going 30 miles an hour has an 80% chance of living. but if they're hit by a car going 40, there's an 80% chance they'll die. >>> right now, we're all paying about 20 cents more for a gallon of gas than we did just last month. the question might be what's being done to stop the rising pricing. president obama is expected to address the issue when he goes to florida on thursday. experts point out the last five times gas prices spiked heading into a presidential election, the incumbent lost the white house. >>> franklin graham is in the middle of a firestorm tonight after controversial comments about the president and christianity. the reverend billy graham's son said he could not answer whether president obama is a christian.
mark mueller started an online petition asking city leaders to lower the fine, fueled by the four $125ickets he got while speeding. >> i can't understand how they justify $125. show me unbiased statistic that is show me that it does produce safety and why $125 is the mark. >> d.c. police defend the speed camera programs. a spokeswoman tells us a person hit by a car going 30 miles an hour has an 80% chance of living. but if they're hit by a car going 40, there's an 80% chance they'll...
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it is allowed to ask facebook to help with their neighbor. the cityng of asking the networking giant for bike paths, perhaps a sound wall and perhaps most important to ask for assurances that local residents wouldn't be displaced as proceeds, nearby to move into. right now what's going to happen is the city council is putting it together for a meeting and prend it in an afternoon. reporting live in menlo park, bob redell. >> the "today" show is up next. here is ann curry to show us what's coming up. >> jon and laura, good morning. on thursday morning here "today," donald trump set to make an announcement, and there are reports he will endorse newt gingrich. we'll have details. also ahead a massive riot breaks out at a soccer match in egypt. at least 74 are dead. and witnesses say police failed to do enough to stop it. why would a multimillionaire adopt his 42-year-old girlfriend. the strange twist sighed to a drunk driving accident in florida. and exclusive first look at some of this year's super bowl commercials on a thursday morning here on "today."
it is allowed to ask facebook to help with their neighbor. the cityng of asking the networking giant for bike paths, perhaps a sound wall and perhaps most important to ask for assurances that local residents wouldn't be displaced as proceeds, nearby to move into. right now what's going to happen is the city council is putting it together for a meeting and prend it in an afternoon. reporting live in menlo park, bob redell. >> the "today" show is up next. here is ann curry to show...
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the mayor has asked the city's attorney to take a closer look.upervisors said they could support ending the free ticket program. many are talking about this investigation. one city department wants nothing to do with the questions from the investigative unit. in san francisco, a win at the ballot box brings power, prestige and season tickets to the 49ers. privileges like parking passes and playoff passes. the mayor controls 12 tickets to his luxury box. the supervisors get two tickets a game. a fringe benefit they accepted this past season. across town, nobody attended more games than members of the park and rec commission mark bul. >> should the practice continue? >> i don't think it will because they are going to move to santa clara. but historically in santa claire, they have association with it. >> should unethical two decades ago be okay now. >> it doesn't make it okay since you have been dogging it a long time. >> the city's park and recs commission is criticized for accepting the ticket. >> they are attending every game free with a family
the mayor has asked the city's attorney to take a closer look.upervisors said they could support ending the free ticket program. many are talking about this investigation. one city department wants nothing to do with the questions from the investigative unit. in san francisco, a win at the ballot box brings power, prestige and season tickets to the 49ers. privileges like parking passes and playoff passes. the mayor controls 12 tickets to his luxury box. the supervisors get two tickets a game. a...
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i invite you to look closely at how we're going to be asking the city and our own government to fund it, to make sure we encourage funding for it. the financial institutions as well as the company's and nonprofits and the grand foundations. all of them will be participating at many different levels, along with private investment. the resurgence of this is to really encourage the investment confidence that this is a really great place to invest. with those investments, you're probably see right off the bat some sort of employment and training model, because i think that is what everybody told me as i was running for this great office in this great city. please develop the jobs. that is what gets us into this announcement today. because behind me, these very bright yellow packets, is our ambassadors, our midmarket, central market ambassadors that i want to introduce you to today. as you know, over a year ago, when i was city administrator, we had to respond to some levels of violence along third street and in visitation area. so we responded with the help of the board of supervisors, w
i invite you to look closely at how we're going to be asking the city and our own government to fund it, to make sure we encourage funding for it. the financial institutions as well as the company's and nonprofits and the grand foundations. all of them will be participating at many different levels, along with private investment. the resurgence of this is to really encourage the investment confidence that this is a really great place to invest. with those investments, you're probably see right...
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mark mueller started an online petition asking city leaders to lower the $125 fine.has been ticketed four times for speeding by a camera on porter street in northwest washington. he wants to know why the fine is so high. >> just can't understand how they justify $125. show me some unpie i can't sbia statistics. show me why $125 is the mark. >> d.c. police defend the program. a spokeswoman tells news4 a person hit by a car going 30 miles per hour has an 80% chance of living, but if they're hit by a car going 40 miles per hour, there's an 80% chance that that person would die. >>> the party's over. mardi gras came to an end with the biggest fat tuesday celebration in new orleans since hurricane katrina. people from all over the world descended on the crescent city to have a good time. i'll bet they did. a city official says this year's festival will bring in close to $200 million for the city. the money will be used to rebuild the hardest hit areas still reeling from the 2005 hurricane. >>> hundreds of people celebrated fat tuesday in arlington. the clarendon courthous
mark mueller started an online petition asking city leaders to lower the $125 fine.has been ticketed four times for speeding by a camera on porter street in northwest washington. he wants to know why the fine is so high. >> just can't understand how they justify $125. show me some unpie i can't sbia statistics. show me why $125 is the mark. >> d.c. police defend the program. a spokeswoman tells news4 a person hit by a car going 30 miles per hour has an 80% chance of living, but if...
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. >> reporter: several neighbors very upset about these businesses came here to city hall last week and asked the city council to amend the code to better regulate parlors. the council said it'll consider it. the couple say they welcome the inspections. they have only had the business two weeks. >> we are losing the customer base, now -- if there was a bad client that was coming here before, we don't want them here >> hopefully we will get to the bottom of it and shake it out and fibbed it find it out. >> the city's budget is just not big enough. the robbers take, the city replaces, copper theft crossing in to the millions. >>> and both party dear sir agree on this. we should be paying less for gas. how consumers bound to benefit when gas prices go up during the election year. >> how are you tonight? we have increasing clouds over the bay area. it'll turn wet tomorrow. first, we will send in the clouds and then big changes and what was gripping the nation 50 years ago tomorrow? we will have the details after a break. ,,,,,, bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from com
. >> reporter: several neighbors very upset about these businesses came here to city hall last week and asked the city council to amend the code to better regulate parlors. the council said it'll consider it. the couple say they welcome the inspections. they have only had the business two weeks. >> we are losing the customer base, now -- if there was a bad client that was coming here before, we don't want them here >> hopefully we will get to the bottom of it and shake it out...
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we'll ask about their experience with lending in this city and their contracts and practices with businesses in san francisco. we're also going to ask them about consumer lending products and services as well as community investments. the goal of these questions is to learn more about what the banks do and how they support our local community here in san francisco. in answering these questions, we will allow a financial institution to receive extra credit points in the escort through the banking rfp. we must remember first and foremost, the goal of the banking and cash management services is to select the institution that is appropriate in the meat or surpasses the fiduciary requirements in handling the city of the money. we want to make sure we are doing the right thing for the city and county of san francisco. supervisor avalos: thank you for your presentation. i think it is really great, your consideration. another is a history as well with the fair lending working group. these questions that you have come from multiple sources and i know you have done a lot of homework on that. just on t
we'll ask about their experience with lending in this city and their contracts and practices with businesses in san francisco. we're also going to ask them about consumer lending products and services as well as community investments. the goal of these questions is to learn more about what the banks do and how they support our local community here in san francisco. in answering these questions, we will allow a financial institution to receive extra credit points in the escort through the...
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and requires city agencies that receive requests from the federal government to convey that information to the board of supervisors to the task force. in the second one i am asking to do is introduced and passed an ordinance in directing and our city attorney jose office to reschedule the petition to marijuana. will be the first to send a strong central to the state of california that they should file san francisco's lead. my third request by the board of supervisors is to follow up to the board posey said yuri a., 2012 letter to the president obama pursuant ordinance no. 297-062 more appropriately reflect the circumstances of the -- and make clear that the laws are neither welcome or warranted. please protect and defend the safe access. >> hello, supervisors. we have had an emotional day to day, we have that in the company of giants. you are in a unique position to be giants yourselves. i am here to speak to the protection of medical marijuana. i am a medical marijuana patient myself. have seen the most admirable people of my life working in this field, and specifically, i would like to ask you to pass an ordinance directing the city attorney's office to join t
and requires city agencies that receive requests from the federal government to convey that information to the board of supervisors to the task force. in the second one i am asking to do is introduced and passed an ordinance in directing and our city attorney jose office to reschedule the petition to marijuana. will be the first to send a strong central to the state of california that they should file san francisco's lead. my third request by the board of supervisors is to follow up to the...
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reporter: there are several neighbors very upset about these businesses and came here to city hall last week and asked the city council to amend the municipal code to better regulate massage parlors. the council says it will take it under consideration. they say they welcome inspections and have only had the business two weeks. before, it was run by another owner. >> well, i think that we're losing our customer base. now, if there was a bad clientele that was coming here before, we don't want them here anyway. >> reporter: hopefully, somehow we'll get to the bottom of it and shake it out and find out. >> mainly for the safety of the neighborhood. >> reporter: in laciet, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> with cuts made and the services removed, one berry city could be out hundreds of thousands of dollars. how the cost of copper theft is running into the millions. 70th anniversary of the internment of japanese amers during world war two. >> a day of remembrance to mark the 70th anniversary of the internment of japanese americans in world war ii. on february 19, 1942, president roosevelt issued an order which led
reporter: there are several neighbors very upset about these businesses and came here to city hall last week and asked the city council to amend the municipal code to better regulate massage parlors. the council says it will take it under consideration. they say they welcome inspections and have only had the business two weeks. before, it was run by another owner. >> well, i think that we're losing our customer base. now, if there was a bad clientele that was coming here before, we don't...
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>> reporter: there's several neighbors very upset about these businesses that came to city hall last week and asked the city council to amend the municipal code to better regulate the massage parlors. the council says it will take turned consideration. the owners say they welcome inspections. they've only had the business two weeks before it was run by another owner. >> i think that we're losing our customer base. if there was a bad clientele that was coming here before, we don't want them here anyway. >> hopefully somehow we'll get to the bottom of it and shake it out and find out. mainly for the safety of the neighborhood of. >>> bad economic times have thieves after precious metals, what they're cashing in on that could leave some neighborhoods vulnerable to crime. >>> the hi-def doppler is strangely silent, but don't be lulled into a false sense of security because we have got rain on the way and something completely different. we'll have details after the break. as lisa washington shows us, the crooks >>> freemont police are asking for the public's help in finding thieves stealing copper out i
>> reporter: there's several neighbors very upset about these businesses that came to city hall last week and asked the city council to amend the municipal code to better regulate the massage parlors. the council says it will take turned consideration. the owners say they welcome inspections. they've only had the business two weeks before it was run by another owner. >> i think that we're losing our customer base. if there was a bad clientele that was coming here before, we don't...
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. >> and san jose mayor chuck read asked the city council to revise the way the city regulates medical marijuana clubs capping the number of club that's could grow and sell pot at 10. and now they're considering doing away with local regulation of dispensaries. it aims to slos close shrubs. >> we won't be able to get to all of them. this is where the message to the president and members of the legislature well we want to have clarification on what is, and what is not considered legal. >> the operators worry about police enforcing rules and san jose is more than 110 fed medical marijuana club autos legendary pop star whitney houston will be laid to rest in newark, new jersey this weekend. houston's body arrived in newark under police escort last night. her family is opting for a more intermitt memorial on saturday. this 48-year-old found dead saturday, and toxology results are pending to determine how she died. and programming note, abc's 2020 will have a two-hour special on houston's legacy. and it's friday at 9:00 here on abc 7, hope you can join us for that. >> and coming up, the sam
. >> and san jose mayor chuck read asked the city council to revise the way the city regulates medical marijuana clubs capping the number of club that's could grow and sell pot at 10. and now they're considering doing away with local regulation of dispensaries. it aims to slos close shrubs. >> we won't be able to get to all of them. this is where the message to the president and members of the legislature well we want to have clarification on what is, and what is not considered...
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speaking spanish] >> since wells fargo has not been helping her family or other families, she is asking the city's support in not banking with them. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i work with a housing immigrants' rights organization in san francisco and in oakland. i am here to speak in support of their being in municipal bank in san francisco and specifically due to the fact that wells fargo especially as the nation's largest servicer and has been responsible for foreclosing on millions of homes throughout the nation. bringing it back to san francisco, two things that were mentioned today. local prisons and social responsibility are things for us to think about and consider in terms of our banking relationship we have trade where the city is putting its money. the residents that kim appear are indicative of the local presence at -- wells fargo has and in addition, wells fargo has also irresponsibly handled the properties they have acquired through foreclosures " -- whereby they have become landlords, not following to the protections and in the city and county where t
speaking spanish] >> since wells fargo has not been helping her family or other families, she is asking the city's support in not banking with them. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i work with a housing immigrants' rights organization in san francisco and in oakland. i am here to speak in support of their being in municipal bank in san francisco and specifically due to the fact that wells fargo especially as the nation's largest servicer and...
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it will ask city leaders to green light the expansion plan at tonight's council meeting. the ronald mcdonald house works with the stanford hospital to provide comfort for families of children undergoing treatment for life threatening illness. >> a first hearing today, the land use and economics committee will hold a hearing about the impact of festivals especially on traffic, parking and noise around neighborhoods in the park. a recent study found the festivals also bring in money. outside lands brought in $60.6 million into the city's economy last year. >> pac-12 breaking ground on its network digs. some big names turning out to watch the first wall go up this morning. pac-12 commissioner larry scott and san francisco mayor ed lee will be on hand as well as a long list of major athletes. these studios, get this, will showcase 850 live pack 12 sporting events. that is a haul. fit to launch. >> good by, husband. time to check in with meteorologist christina loren. she joins us in the nbc weather center. how are we looking? >> it's not that cold out there. good morning to y
it will ask city leaders to green light the expansion plan at tonight's council meeting. the ronald mcdonald house works with the stanford hospital to provide comfort for families of children undergoing treatment for life threatening illness. >> a first hearing today, the land use and economics committee will hold a hearing about the impact of festivals especially on traffic, parking and noise around neighborhoods in the park. a recent study found the festivals also bring in money....
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on wednesday the mayor will ask the city staff to review the analysis and make real estates. -- make recommendations which the city council will vote on in the spring. >> coming up, a battle brewing over hazing. the military takes a tough stand. what happened the men involved in this video. >> a one-month-old baby found alone on a sacramento sidewalk. we'll tell you how he got there. >> queen elizabeth comes town. not the woman but the ship. we're going to give you a glimpse when we return. >> i'm frances dinglasan in for leigh glaser. get out and enjoy the grate day -- great day tomorrow. rain is on the way and we can use cheeseburger macaroni? [ female announcer ] cheeserburger macaroni hamburger helper. now even cheesier and tastier. helpers. forty dishes, all delicious. gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho, h ho. green giant well, when you own a durango, you'll have tons of power, enough to tow up to 7,400 pou
on wednesday the mayor will ask the city staff to review the analysis and make real estates. -- make recommendations which the city council will vote on in the spring. >> coming up, a battle brewing over hazing. the military takes a tough stand. what happened the men involved in this video. >> a one-month-old baby found alone on a sacramento sidewalk. we'll tell you how he got there. >> queen elizabeth comes town. not the woman but the ship. we're going to give you a glimpse...
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if i may ask the city attorney that question through the chair. supervisor kim: -- >> you described the board is not authorized to make amendments to an underlying contract. that is before approval. what you're describing is the board establishing a document, resolution that approves an underlying agreement and sets out the terms under which the board is authorizing or approving the agreement. the best example i can give is it is as if the board is pre- approving an agreement that contains uncertain terms and if the department is able to get those terms from the person their contrasting with, as approval and a portion -- authorization has happened at the department may not come back to the board for approval of the agreement the board has described. supervisor avalos: thank you. in my view, we should proceed with approving the america's cup going forward. in making sure that we provide other approval, we need to make sure that approval includes key conditions led going to protect the city. is not an all or nothing proposition that you have to take
if i may ask the city attorney that question through the chair. supervisor kim: -- >> you described the board is not authorized to make amendments to an underlying contract. that is before approval. what you're describing is the board establishing a document, resolution that approves an underlying agreement and sets out the terms under which the board is authorizing or approving the agreement. the best example i can give is it is as if the board is pre- approving an agreement that...
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i hope the city asks serious questions about the data or simply discards the report. >> reporter: but the mayor says the report is not going to be thrown away because it does contain valuable data. in fact, right now the city auditor and manager is in the process of reviewing that data and they are expected to come up with their own recommendations in three weeks. monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, monty. now, developing news out of san jose where firefighters suffered minor injuries battling this blaze just after 4:00 this afternoon. firefighters are being extremely cautious as they work to knock down a house fire. the homeowner says there are 2,000 rounds of ammunition in the garage. the house located near the san jose municipal golf course. the extent of the damage is still not known but the roof has caved in. firefighters have been dousing the flames with water from high above. >>> new at 6:00, a tear tearful eliana lopez calls for the release of the photos related to the alleged domestic abuse case. a san francisco sheriff of ross mirkarimi violated her privacy right
i hope the city asks serious questions about the data or simply discards the report. >> reporter: but the mayor says the report is not going to be thrown away because it does contain valuable data. in fact, right now the city auditor and manager is in the process of reviewing that data and they are expected to come up with their own recommendations in three weeks. monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, monty. now, developing news out of san jose where firefighters suffered...
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commissioner moore: could i ask the city attorney of the particular phrase as how to write a particular phrase as applicable to this particular legislation? >> this piece of legislation is already introduced to the board by supervisor mar so you are merely providing review and comment of this legislation. you can either provide specific language about a topic or you can request that the supervisory look further into an issue or provide general recommendation. commissioner moore: thank you for clarifying that. i will ask the supervisors to consider that we have talked about it many times before. it might have gotten not look that -- not looked at so i would just pass this on for your consideration. president miguel: commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya: never mind. commissioner antonini: i'm fine with the spirit of what commissioner moore is saying. we are only talking about the height increase, not designation as to what they're going to do with the frontage and how it is going to be divided up. sometimes it is advantageous to have a larger and sometimes it's better to add to or thr
commissioner moore: could i ask the city attorney of the particular phrase as how to write a particular phrase as applicable to this particular legislation? >> this piece of legislation is already introduced to the board by supervisor mar so you are merely providing review and comment of this legislation. you can either provide specific language about a topic or you can request that the supervisory look further into an issue or provide general recommendation. commissioner moore: thank you...
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mark mueller started an online petition asked city leaders to lower the $125 fine.e has been ticketed four times for speeding by a camera on porter street in northwest washington. he wants to know why the fine is so high. >> just can't understand how they justify $125. and show me some unbiased statistics. show me that it does produce safety, and why $125 is the mark. >> d.c. police defend the speed camera program. and a police spokeswoman tells news4 a person hit by a car going 30 miles per hour has an 8 % chance of living -- 80% chance of living. if a person is hit by a car going 40 miles per hour, there is an 80% chance that he or she will die. >>> king of the jungle perhaps, but not king of the neighborhood apparently. a german shepherd in california has proved he's no scaredy cat when it comes to mountain lions. check this out. there's a big cat, 30 feet up on a tree branch near san francisco. the dog named cody chased it there. this was apparently a fight over territory. cody got upset when the mountain lion ventured into his back yard. please. the cat event d
mark mueller started an online petition asked city leaders to lower the $125 fine.e has been ticketed four times for speeding by a camera on porter street in northwest washington. he wants to know why the fine is so high. >> just can't understand how they justify $125. and show me some unbiased statistics. show me that it does produce safety, and why $125 is the mark. >> d.c. police defend the speed camera program. and a police spokeswoman tells news4 a person hit by a car going 30...
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for this reason, we asked the board to put an amendment on the ordinance, asking the city to pay $400,000the museum for the scope of work force contractor. before concluding, i want to set the record straight on one item. the analyst's report that you have indicates that the city agencies, namely dpw and fire, did not participate. i think that this is the result of some kind of new communication. indeed, fire and dtw did review progress designed along the way. as part of this review in those discussions, the missing items that we referred to were identified. staff commenced discussions with the museum, resulting in these amendments. i have a few words from the perspective of the fire department as well. after that, staff is available for questions. supervisor chu: thank you. >> thank you and good afternoon, supervisors. i am the chief of the san francisco fire department. i would like to echo what mr. rich stated. as i continue to say, it is a great opportunity for the city. the museum of modern art will continue to expand. we have at the conclusion is a brand new fire station, one that w
for this reason, we asked the board to put an amendment on the ordinance, asking the city to pay $400,000the museum for the scope of work force contractor. before concluding, i want to set the record straight on one item. the analyst's report that you have indicates that the city agencies, namely dpw and fire, did not participate. i think that this is the result of some kind of new communication. indeed, fire and dtw did review progress designed along the way. as part of this review in those...
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the bay area's largest city, which was once ranked the country's safest, is talking about more cuts to its police force. san jose mayor chuck reed is askinghe city manager and city auditor to come up with recommendations today but he says this does not mean there will be cuts. a report by ibm released last week found san jose could lose e another 400 officers based on its crime rate and that would save $60 million. >>> from the occupy protests to a spike in shootings to city-wide layoffs, it has been a tough year for oakland. mayor jean quan is trying to put a positive spin on it all. she will have her state of the city address at 7:00 tonight at city hall. also making an appearance there, occupiers who are planning a silent protest during the mayor's speech. 400 of them were arrested during a rally just 11 days ago and just last night the city failed to pass a resolution that would have boosted police patrols at those occupy events. >>> an east bay boxing gym which doubles as an after school haven for kids could be happeningingis gloves soon. this is a nonprofit going through a financial crisis. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. t
the bay area's largest city, which was once ranked the country's safest, is talking about more cuts to its police force. san jose mayor chuck reed is askinghe city manager and city auditor to come up with recommendations today but he says this does not mean there will be cuts. a report by ibm released last week found san jose could lose e another 400 officers based on its crime rate and that would save $60 million. >>> from the occupy protests to a spike in shootings to city-wide...
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mark mueller started an online petition asking city leaders to lower the $125 fine.ted four times for speeding by camera on porter street in northwest d.c. he wants to know why the fine is so high. >> i can't understand how they justify $125. show me statistics that show me that it does produce safety and why $125 is the mark. >> d.c. police defend the speed camera, d.c. police spokeswoman tells news4 a person hit by a car going 30 miles an hour has an 80% chance of living. if they are hit by a car going 40 miles per hour, there is an 80% chance they will die. >> let's take a look at the traffic out there now. let's go to danella sealock and see what it is looking like. >> the outer loop of the beltway in montgomery county, old georgetown road, construction, blocking the light lane. looks to be causing you big delays at this time. live look right now in colesville road. the delays start at i-95 and slow a as of now. 20 minutes to get to 270. crossing over the 14th street bridge, smooth sailing. taking 12 points get from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. >> if yo
mark mueller started an online petition asking city leaders to lower the $125 fine.ted four times for speeding by camera on porter street in northwest d.c. he wants to know why the fine is so high. >> i can't understand how they justify $125. show me statistics that show me that it does produce safety and why $125 is the mark. >> d.c. police defend the speed camera, d.c. police spokeswoman tells news4 a person hit by a car going 30 miles an hour has an 80% chance of living. if they...
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. >> would you mind asking the city attorney or mike, whoever? >> through the chair. i do not remember whose question this was. as noted in item six in the chart prepared by the mayor's office, there will be a new schedule which is attached to the dda and inc. that provides the dates by which the court -- pork should deliver and the date by which they should be returned to the poor. >>
. >> would you mind asking the city attorney or mike, whoever? >> through the chair. i do not remember whose question this was. as noted in item six in the chart prepared by the mayor's office, there will be a new schedule which is attached to the dda and inc. that provides the dates by which the court -- pork should deliver and the date by which they should be returned to the poor. >>
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. >> they are asking city residents for help. keeping its doors open. >> last night.ens of people showed up to support the gold dust lounge. they started here at the bar before heading out to the pub crawl and spread the word. they want people to know the bar may be forced to close because the buildings' landlord ended the lease. >> it is history and character and to put another retail store here would be a travesty. >> you can't replace this. it has been here for over 80 years. >> some of the regulars including herb kane and janice john mr. lynn and steve mcqueen. >> -- janice joplin. and steve mcqueen. >> there is no euphoria like last february. but they still packed the at&t park for the annual fanfest. >> one of the themes will be buster posey's recovery. another story line to watch. he wasn't on the opening day roster last year and went 13-7 after replacing barry zito. spring training is coming up and pitchers and catchers report in two weeks. >>> kickoff is still hours away from the new york giants and the new england patriots facing off in super bowl 46. but ye
. >> they are asking city residents for help. keeping its doors open. >> last night.ens of people showed up to support the gold dust lounge. they started here at the bar before heading out to the pub crawl and spread the word. they want people to know the bar may be forced to close because the buildings' landlord ended the lease. >> it is history and character and to put another retail store here would be a travesty. >> you can't replace this. it has been here for over...
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. >> would you mind asking the city attorney or mike, whoever? >> through the chair. i do not remember whose question this was. as noted in item six in the chart prepared by the mayor's office, there will be a new schedule which is attached to the dda and inc. that provides the dates by which the court -- pork should deliver and the date by which they should be returned to the poor. >> it refers to piers 19, 19.5, and 29. >> we would amend that as well. to the port. >> we have come to an agreement to taking the development rights out and that would include the interim leases. we would like to talk about this issue that was not part of that discussion. we will try to come back with a meeting. president chiu: is there anything -- anyone from the event authority who thinks that would be a problem? we do not know what will happen. >> there is a challenge that we have to review with them. pier 29 is part of the america's cup village. as i talked about with the other venues, they were able to assess the break down and timing needs to have. it would be premature to say when
. >> would you mind asking the city attorney or mike, whoever? >> through the chair. i do not remember whose question this was. as noted in item six in the chart prepared by the mayor's office, there will be a new schedule which is attached to the dda and inc. that provides the dates by which the court -- pork should deliver and the date by which they should be returned to the poor. >> it refers to piers 19, 19.5, and 29. >> we would amend that as well. to the port....