we used to deal to create this flowing, central sculptor, heating, bending, grinding, painting, bendingand adding a patina to it. layers and layers of craftsma

we used to deal to create this flowing, central sculptor, heating, bending, grinding, painting, bending, and adding a patina to it. layers and layers of craftsmanship that went into this. >> of the artists who participated in this project are all bay area of projects. they work in a wide variety of media. metal, glass, natural elements, photography, just a range of different approaches and aesthetics. so we have created a nice collection of art work that is reflective of the current date. art scenes. and we invite everyone to participate and to see the unique art works that have been developed. >> to learn more, visit >> welco" today we are visiting southern exposure in san francisco alison prepares to launch a fantastic new project called beautiful possibilities. we will send them on a two-year adventure crisscrossing the united states to investigate american history and contemporary culture. it is using a traveling road show as inspiration. she will sit down and talk with residents in search of stories and experiences that reveals exactly what makes us americans. >> beautiful possibil

we used to deal to create this flowing, central sculptor, heating, bending, grinding, painting, bending, and adding a patina to it. layers and layers of craftsmanship that went into this. >> of the artists who participated in this project are all bay area of projects. they work in a wide variety of media. metal, glass, natural elements, photography, just a range of different approaches and aesthetics. so we have created a nice collection of art work that is reflective of the current date. art scenes. and we invite everyone to participate and to see the unique art works that have been developed. >> to learn more, visit >> welcome to "culture wire." i'm your host meg. for years, free jazz concerts have been providing entertainment in downtown san francisco. people pay local musicians to perform for lunchtime crowds. the goal is not just entertainth. people in plazas are trying to create neighborhoods. what began as a forum for performers who were paid by passing the hat has become a program that provides wide exposure and more than 500 paid gigs annually for local musicians. from july thr

we used to deal to create this flowing, central sculptor, heating, bending, grinding, painting, bending, and adding a patina to it. layers and layers of craftsmanship that went into this. >> of the artists who participated in this project are all bay area of projects. they work in a wide variety of media. metal, glass, natural elements, photography, just a range of different approaches and aesthetics. so we have created a nice collection of art work that is reflective of the current date. art scenes. and we invite everyone to participate and to see the unique art works that have been developed. >> to learn more, visit >> as the city of san francisco has grown, there are a number of cultural organizations that have grown with it. the san francisco symphony, the ballet, and ensure we are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the san francisco museum of modern art's. one of the things many of our viewers may not understand about museums is the way they grow and evolve is really about a broad. his patient and support from many individuals who give their collections -- and broad support from m

we used to deal to create this flowing, central sculptor, heating, bending, grinding, painting, bending, and adding a patina to it. layers and layers of craftsmanship that went into this. >> of the artists who participated in this project are all bay area of projects. they work in a wide variety of media. metal, glass, natural elements, photography, just a range of different approaches and aesthetics. so we have created a nice collection of art work that is reflective of the current date. art scenes. and we invite everyone to participate and to see the unique art works that have been developed. >> to learn more, visit [indistinct voice on p.a.] announcer: when charles bennett graduated from high school, he dreamed of returning to his old neighborhood as a teacher. but without the money for college, only half his dream came true. [car horn blares] he's back in the old neighborhood. please support the united negro college fund. because a mind is a terrible thing to waste.

we used to deal to create this flowing, central sculptor, heating, bending, grinding, painting, bending, and adding a patina to it. layers and layers of craftsmanship that went into this. >> of the artists who participated in this project are all bay area of projects. they work in a wide variety of media. metal, glass, natural elements, photography, just a range of different approaches and aesthetics. so we have created a nice collection of art work that is reflective of the current date. art scenes. and we invite everyone to participate and to see the unique art works that have been developed. >> to learn more, visit >> welcome to "culture wire." on this episode, we visit with one of the arts commissions very special teams. >> the asia-pacific island cultural center receives help from the census but our commission. john mean today to talk about in off festival is the executive director. welcome. i understand this is the 13th annual festival. can you tell me the name? >> the name is a celebratory name. we also celebrate what we call the asian-pacific islanders as well, in terms of cultu

we used to deal to create this flowing, central sculptor, heating, bending, grinding, painting, bending, and adding a patina to it. layers and layers of craftsmanship that went into this. >> of the artists who participated in this project are all bay area of projects. they work in a wide variety of media. metal, glass, natural elements, photography, just a range of different approaches and aesthetics. so we have created a nice collection of art work that is reflective of the current date. art scenes. and we invite everyone to participate and to see the unique art works that have been developed. >> to learn more, visit >> the evening and welcome to the august 18, 2010 meeting of the san francisco board of appeals. the presiding officer is a board president peterson. joining her is vice-president commissioner goh, commissioner fung, commissioner garcia, and commissioner hwang. our board's legal assistant -- i am the executive director. tonight, we will be resent -- have the senior building inspector. it in the front row, we have someone representing the department of public and health. [u

fortune telling you bend everything your girls try to get a job at a factory but they were told you're illiterate you're gypsies and when you don't have anything for you yet they want us to pay for electricity for gas for water no discounts no favors. the main objective of the rapid reaction squad is to protect the executive bailiff in the past there were several attacks on court bailiffs in the roma village this time everything was quiet but there have been situations in which people attacked squad members with firearms pitchforks or axis. what are you doing ok lady give me the x. back. almost. constant psychological pressure is the most difficult part of their job perhaps that's the reason only psychologically stable people can work here. as one of the most experienced workers at the service she's been working here for fifteen years. i'm ready to go. the going out to execute a court order she's accompanied by her son. he's been working as a court bailiff for two years now the sales job is to protect executive bailiffs and today is the first time he'll protect his own mother. which of

if they bend over so far, the building doesn't come back.that's the double wame of a sof story. >> here's a soft story occupied attic with the ground floor wit a big hole in it. i want to point out these front stairways are often made with different material than the building, so they move at a different period of frequency than the building. almost always you'll see separation but not a critical hazard. >> they'll get damaged just pla on fixing them after the earthquake it's cheaper than now. >> now in this slide you see a more modern building. in the earl '70s, '73, '74 is when the modern seismic safety codes went in effect. buildings built after that have a reasonable chance of survivin without major collapse, but buildings built before '74 or thereabouts are the ones we're mostly concerned about. >> the percentage of building i san francisco fre '74 is huge. >> most of them here's another corner building to give you an, we once again don't know, it ma be upgraded but we don't know. and there's lots of other types of buildings. there are

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and as the town lies in the shot bend in the river here that's why it's name is said to have come from google in russian meaning cooler. is located two hundred fifty kilometers from the russian capital regarding ground transport you can get here by train and bus taking various routes but the best way is by cop it takes around four hours as central colorful and in jones reflects off the river it's a fairy tale picture perfect location ideal to snap happy tourists. move into centuries old houses and streets are amazingly preserved here but at the same time it's not just an ancient town it's a very modern place to have done a lot to develop infrastructure for tourists there are several new hotels many restaurants and cafes and most importantly interactive museums to go students a population of just around forty thousand it's a small but well learned out of fact it's one of the oldest in russia a local tradition but since origen nine hundred. three founded by prince describe it for the first documents they said. as eleven forty seven either way it's very very old. the biggest changes were

we used to deal to create this flowing, central sculptor, heating, bending, grinding, painting, bending, and adding a patina to it. layers and layers of craftsmanship that went into this. >> of the artists who participated in this project are all bay area of projects. they work in a wide variety of media. metal, glass, natural elements, photography, just a range of different approaches and aesthetics. so we have created a nice collection of art work that is reflective of the current date. art scenes. and we invite everyone to participate and to see the unique art works that have been developed. >> to learn more, visit supervisor mirkarimi: good afternoon, welcome to lafco. i'm ross mirkarimi, chair. madam clerks and mr. clerk, hi. would you please read the roll call. >> mirkarimi present. campos absent. dufty present. avalos present. schmeltzer present. mar present. bornstein absent. we have a quorum. supervisor mirkarimi: very good. i understand commissioner campos will join us shortly. would you please read item number two. aeye approval of the minutes of the 2009 special joint meetin

be strong by bending. by bending. we need to learn this in our lives.rld. it's not so important to be right. it's so much more important -- when you have a choice to be right or to be kind, always pick kind, always pick kind. practice radical humility. live low, live low like the ocean, stay low, and all the streams will come to it. that's why it's so powerful, 'cause it doesn't lord anything over anyone. and rather than looking for miracles, see everything as miraculous, everything in your life. there was a man who had a tao experience, what i call "a quantum moment." his name was john newton. he lived back in the beginning of the 18th century, and he was crossing the ocean. he was a slave trader. he had a ship full of human cargo that he was going to trade into slavery, in the most hideous practice that was so common at that time in our history. and in the middle of a storm on his way over there with all of these people -- he was 22 years old or 23 years old, and he thought he was going to die, and he thought the whole -- he must have hit a hurricane

. >> translator: even if teachers come here, they leave after a few months as our villageag bend cities in every way. if we lose our contingent teachers, wl ceerus problems in education. >> reporter: he tries to look after his pupils even after school. on this day he visit a hef a girl with one of his best pupils. he helps her do the day's homework and teachers her mover. >> translator: my teacher is strict so lrn lot from him. i want to study more to be a tehe d ache children in our village inn the future. >> reporter: but the girl faces nyhaens achieving her dream. she's too busy to study properly. she has to help with household chores as her father is away om homeworking to support his family. and her mother does not share he dream. >> translator: i hope your daughter enter asreigus college. >> she doesn't need an education. >> translator: men and women are equal today. >> the monthly salary is about $20, less than one tenth of the scol teacher's wage. he lives in fear of the future but he cannot quit as he's not completed s mission. >> translar: most of our children don't go to juni

one hour blamed on the heat wave, the steel rails beneath the trains can expand in the heat and can bend. so far that hasn't happened. to minemize the impact, the trains are being slowed down as a precaution. rob, kron 4 news. >>> it cool off this afternoon. fog long the coast line this afternoon and that will spill in tomorrow morning. by noon the fog will make it into the coast line. we won't see sun breaks long the coast tomorrow. 3:00 in the afternoon cooler temperatures will prevail. providing relief from the extreme heat with temperatures topping out at 88 in the inland locations. fog tracker for tomorrow, fog isn't very extensive, 6:00 a.m., this is the the extent of it. at 9:00 this is where it's going to stay and then back to the coast line by 11:00. temperatures are a lot cooler tomorrow. a lot of relief for many places in the bay area, especially inland, upper 80s. 90s in antioch. 81 in santa rosa. south bay temperatures in the 80s. a look at the 7 day around the bay forecast, this is just the start of it, cooler tomorrow and much cooler on friday and especially into the weeke

slowing southbound 680 around the bend. a new incident around 280 around 11th. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> san jose mayor chuck reed joined us for an exclusive interview this morning. we will find out what he has to say about what needs to happen to get dozens of firefighters back on the job. >>> oakland mayor ron dellums says he won't seek reelection, so who are the candidates and d they are? i'm christie smith, we'll have answers straight ahead. ad >>> a teenage robbery suspect is in critical condition this morning after an off-duty irs agent shot him overnight. life pictures from the bayview district. two teenagers approached the female agent as she was getting some things out of her car, she didn't know she was an irs agent and was armed. they were robbing her at gun point, but she pulled out her own gun and shot one of the suspects. >>> now that oakland's mayor ron dellums is not running for re-election, three candidates have thrown their hat into the ring for the race. christie smith is live in oakland to see if

. >> bend it over like that. we chop it. >> while you do this if you come across something that looks hazardous, material wise, >> like this paint? >> you can't take paint. >> that gets dealt with by? >> we have a patrol truck thal pick up the paint. >> we have tv monitors and tires. you want to look for needles we don't mix needles with the garbage. >> you have to be a positive person in a way to deal with this job. you are dealing with areas you know it's been cleaned. >> basically it happens a lot where you clean up an area. you come back a couple of days later and it's back to that again. we more or less are used to it. that's -- it's our job. you have to get used to it. it's a fact. that's the way it is. >> sure. yeah. >> okay. >> what do you think, are you ready to sign up? >> totally. i'm over dressed. >> a little warm? must be the sweat. >> part of the daily routine is george our steamer. you see the wall people urinate on the and the sidewalk. a trick. i get it up like this. somebody got to do it. the bi

the transportation agency put and bending machines, the system wide upgrades. agency hopes the addition will keep this more convenient for users and for translates those can also work on the new system until the end of october. and the clipper card is going to be replacing the trans cars. and a look of side, the top of your screen is very light traffic on the 8 is heading towards the lower deck of the paper ridge. that is unusual for a monday, the bottom is the south 101 it is sluggish as usual. we will be right back. you could tell even back in early 1999 when ebay... was a small company that meg-- meg knew what she was doing. she has this ability to come to a very confusing situation, take a look and figure out what the right thing to do is. there was no playing things loose or close to the edge. we were going to do things the right way... because ultimately, that's the way you build a company to last. she was always asking us to be as efficient as possible, to be as frugal as possible. she gets in at the heart of the issue... and she'll bring people together

it is recalling its frozen for parfor pops, so by tm trucks, for bending machines, and these recallede pc that you see right there on your screen. 763734000097 that is live is, heather donald, kron 4 news. >> now, here is stanley roberts to found people behaving badly. >> crossing the street in san francisco should never be like, death. yet, people young and old do just that, they risked their lives because drivers do not know the law or just do not care. and this is sergeant mark campbell of the san francisco police department he risked his life, crossing dangerous intersections so you do not have to. >> and this is a crosswalk on geary. and all this does is cross the street to see if a driver will yield. some do but more than often, some do not, in this nissan. >> do you know what you are getting stuck? there was a " flock back there. there is a pedestrian. there is a pedestrian crosswalk back there to you know what your and stopped by me? >> drivers are required to yield. and in this case, that this person makes it until the center divide. and an opposing traffic must stop. >> duri

the trees bending down gently flinging branches.our orchard grew like a crown on the sun's eyebrow. where did humbaba come from? his mother was just a cave, his father unknown. who made him a friend pretending guardian of the orchard. did those nice shrubs need fear to go begging for a garden and have humbaba in his treachery ilk. those plants and flowers were like books everyone could read, not cut and throw away. their different fantastic colors had formed our blood so our veins ran smoothly, our 7 wonders showed. then humbaba made a whirlwind of fire and snow. who crowned him king? who showed him our garden was but a jail? humbaba was great and scary, but not so very strong, though no one could ever conquer him as no one would ever try. time and again, when things grew old, humbaba alone believed himself eternal and young, still powerful, able to defeat all. humbaba didn't want to know one fact: that accumulation will lead to eruptive change. but, sadly, when suddenly he realized it after all, he chose to check its power on all,

the steady stream of headlights, those headlights are heading south around the bend past the accidenting over the hill where we see that steady flow. they should clear that hopefully quickly. volume increases here. another live look out there shows you the bay bridge where the volume increases here's as well. no problems other than with low clouds. like rob talked about, that mist and drizzle will be out there. you might have to use the windshield wipers in august. >>> it is 5:39 right now. dozens of billionaires make a pledge to give away a lot of cash. find out what the money will go for coming up. >> and you will need a lot of money to take the family to disneyland. we'll find out how much it will cost to go to the happiest place on earth. >>> the static kill is working but new questions about where the oil is going. a live report next. [ male announcer ] how can rice production in india, affect wheat output in the u.s., the shipping industry in norway, and the rubber industry, in south america? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex global economy. it's just

it just means that our culture demands a different criminal justice system than they have in your bend it demands the bounty or. the. most will be out of control in this country if we don't take a very firm stance. as you may or may not know a child whose parent is in costa rated has a five time greater chance of want to present themselves so we are creating generations of new in sometimes even worse criminals. and and and we paying for it and we paying for it measurably in. this prison policy is costly. in two thousand and five louisiana budgeted six hundred million dollars for its prisons including around one hundred million for angola. in april two thousand and five new orleans hosted an international warden's convention for three days woodlands from across north america shared their experiences and told business. it gave them the opportunity to shop around for the latest security systems for their prisons. and goal is looking at that need some law need the fence fence that's give you a shock and then change to anything more than then we'll kill you big business each dollar cost two

. >> and here on danville boulevard on the southbound he hit a bicyclist on the south bend, and then pedestrian and kept on going. and then he hit a pickup truck and kept on going. he drove on the sidewalk, and it destroyed a city traffic light. and then kept going, and then turn right into this neighborhood. >> 1 mi., after this started the suspect was driving this direction in la mesa party rented and suv in this direction. by this time,-where ended. fog and he was detained by citizens. and he faces 10 charges, with his bill is set at $350 cake. last year, his mother's house burned to the ground. >> the plan to build a stadium for the san jose a' and what the problem is and what could happen next. s >> this is owned by at&t and is right in the middle with the developers want to build this stadium. at&t says the land should and the mayor of san jose, chuck read is upset because the city denied a zoning change. for another at&t property near santa rosa. >> that would not sell us of that land of we approved the exchange slush zoning by the santa rosa-change/the zoning. because we did

the bends are aimed at raising crime prevention awareness and strengthening neighborhoods. . kron 4 spoke to some neighbors in oakland about why they felt compelled to participate for the first time. >> this is our first get together. >> these west oakland residents are getting hot dogs ready and passing out fliers for the first national my out neighborhood block party. the folks told me problems with crime in the neighborhood are getting a little better however they say was oakland police losing their jobs residents getting to know each other is more important than ever. >> 38 losing 80 policemen and officers so we need to take care of the neighborhood. >> if there still problems and we still have some few nights that are little shaky. >> i haven't had a bullet hole in my truck for while that's an improvement. >> she's new to this community but said she is committed to see it become a safer place. >> i've been here since 2008 and i want to make this a good area for my children i haven't had any but we really want to not a safe neighborhood try to make a better one. >> meanti

desk, making sure i would not fall into the bay, when i watched our flag pole on top of this building bend over. i'm not so fond of the president of the board of directors of the calgary united for the directors. let me say at the outset that i'm not against people having fun. in my 20 years of residence in the city and county of san francisco, i kept more than one liquor emporium from insolvency. i'm also not against the free enterprise system. i believe very strongly in the rights of anyone to the pursuit of happiness, and that often includes the acquisition of lots of money. i support that for all of my adult years, and i think that is probably one of the main stage of the united states system of city government, but with irresponsible profit-taking coming in equal measure of civil and social responsibility, which includes or should providing a safe and peaceful environment, when the public is involved, it is my belief, and this is strongly supported by the facts on the record, that the venue has repeatedly failed to do so. they have obviously put profits above people, with disastrous a

around the bend and the gulf course, easy drive right now as folks return from summer vacation. more schools continue to get in section over the next couple of weeks. we'll see more and more slowing around 7:o'clock, 7:30 hour as things start to get more crowded coming out to that area. and if you're heading over towards the maze, no problems coming down the east shoreway. back to work monday and back to school for a lot of folks, so there should be more traffic here, as well. we'll watch it. back to you guys. >>> a simple idea may sound too good to be true. how do you make trash, in this case, discarded bottles turned into cash? >> the space, our most pressure bottles. >> company founder steve cherry and leslie tiano say in the last four months, bottlehood has taken off. >> i would say it was a continuing explosion. the more glad we put out, the more it creates. >> it has gone crazy and from the begin, it's always increased the. >> four months ago, bottlehood was collecting and cutting bottles and creating products from an east county home. they had four workers. now the workfo

if you're watching us on ktv news 21, bend, oregon. experience the spirit of the west at the high desert museum where you can walk through time. experience the sights and sounds of those who lived and worked in this part of the west. that's your pacific event of the day, veronica. >> 85 for san francisco. is that a record? it's normally 60 degrees. >> i don't think it's going to be a record. it's been so cold this summer but people are going to have to dig for their shorts. >> it's always cold in san francisco in the summer. >> not tomorrow. >>> now an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. at the box office, the experts showed why they're the experts with virtually all their predictions right on the money. "the expendables" took the top spot for a second straight weekend and a win is a win despite the paltry championship total of just $16 million. the debut of "vampires suck," a spoof of the popular "twilight" film series took second place with just over $12 million. julia roberts, "eat, pray, love" took third. also