. >> there is nothing in california constitution or statutes that give private citizens the right to take over the attorney general's constitutional responsibility to represent the state in litigation in which the state or its officers are a part. >> joining me now to sort it out is legal analyst dean johnson. dean, did you hear anything in there that gave you an indication which way the justices were leaning on the issue? >> none whatsoever. tough questions being asked by all of the justices. i think the justices shall struggles with this question because they are being asked to answer a question of legal standing. that is a meaningful concept in federal law but not in california state law which is what these justices are used to dealing with. >> if they say the pro points of prop 8 do not have legal standing. does that mean the people are going to be able to get married in california of the same sex? >> not necessarily because there is a stay in place by the ninth circuit. they will have to answer back to the 9th circuit and if they agree there is no standing, under federal constit

not only under the city law, the sunshine ordinance, the california law, the brown act, the california constitutioned states constitution to give you an opportunities -- opportunity to speak with your elected representatives. first amendment rights are the most important. that is why they are in the first amendment of the bill of rights. unfortunately, many people who serve on boards and commissions seem to have an idea that giving citizens the right to speak about matters are being considered is some sort of thing they give them as a matter of courtesy rather than a matter of law. it is their right to speak with you. it is the citizens' rights to come before and speak to you about anything about which they are concerned. things that you are doing that they feel you should not, things i feel you should be doing but are not. and yet many come before you with a feeling they have to be polite or else they will not get the opportunity. i watched last week and last week's hearing was a disgrace to this board and to the chair. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> i have been before you two times b

he offered san francisco's handgun control ordinance and proposition 190, amending the california constitution & reforming the state commission on judicial performance. peter is a well known and expected -- respected leader in the community and a perfect person to moderate tonight's forum. it is my pleasure to introduce our moderator for this evening, peter keane. [applause] >> thank you very much, cynthia. it is a great pleasure for me to be here, and i thank the league and the bar association and the criminal trial lawyers association for inviting me to do this. i am a neutral moderator. i have not endorsed any candidate in regard to this race, and you will hear from the candidates who will have an opportunity to answer the questions which i have formulated. i want to thank tony and julie for the hell they gave, along with other people in formulating the questions we have come up with. the questions in the long run are those that i have written and that i will put to each of the candidates. in regard to the ground rules, i would say each candidate will have two minutes to make an opening sta

. >> there is nothing in california constitution or statutes that give private citizens the right to take over the attorney general's constitutional responsibility to represent the state in litigation in which the state or its officers are a part. >> joining me now to sort it out is legal analyst dean johnson. dean, did you hear anything in there that gave you an indication which way the justices were leaning on the issue? >> none whatsoever. tough questions being asked by all of the justices. i think the justices shall struggles with this question because they are being asked to answer a question of legal standing. that is a meaningful concept in federal law but not in california state law which is what these justices are used to dealing with. >> if they say the pro points of prop 8 do not have legal standing. does that mean the people are going to be able to get married in california of the same sex? >> not necessarily because there is a stay in place by the ninth circuit. they will have to answer back to the 9th circuit and if they agree there is no standing, under federal constit

. >> in the california constitution, it requires every county to is an elected sheriff but it doesn't say anything about having a chief of police. >> reporter: mike hennessey has been the elected sheriff for the past 32 years. he's the longest continually serving sheriff in the united states and he says his department was here first. >> before there was a police department, there was a sheriff in san francisco and that was in 1846. the first elections that took place and the first incorporation of san francisco was in 1850 and at that time we had a police department of four people and an elected sheriff who also had about four or five staff. >> reporter: as the years rolled on , the two agencies began to take on different rolls. eventually developing into two completely different jurisdictions within the same city and county limit. >> the police department does all of the patrol work. the sheriff's department runs the jails, provide the court security and enforces civil judgment. so it's really two different jobs. >> reporter: go to cbs fs.com. click on connect to send me your good qu

. >> california constitution it requires every county to have a sheriff but doesn't say anything about having to have a chief of police. >> mike has been the sheriff of san francisco for the past 32 years. he is the longest continue lissiving one in the state. he said his department was here first. >> before there was a police department there was a sheriff in san francisco and that was in 1846. the first elections that happened, the first incorporation was in 1850 and at that time we had a police department of four people and we had a elected sheriff who also had about four or five people. >> as the years rolled on the two started to take on different roles. eventually developing into two completely different jurisdictions with in the same city and county limit. >> the police department does all the patrol work, the sheriff runs the jails, provides the court security and enforcing civil judgement. it's two different jobs. >> go to cbssf.com. click on connect to send me your good question. >> there is a new sheriff -- why larry dare will be the why larry dare will be the newman in char

eliminate redevelopment agencies throughout california in a way that clearly violates the new california constitution. in the process, his proposal would have killed 300,000 private sector jobs that redevelopment finances each year. the governor's proposal sparked an outcry not only by city officials, but by many others concerned about the devastating economic impact such an action would have on local communities and the state as a whole. despite our collective efforts, the governor's proposal was modified, in part, and married with another unconstitutional bill to extort huge ransoms from the state if we want to avoid ex extinction of our r.d.a.'s. the league hasn't taken that action lying down, either. but i wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your efforts in passing proposition 22 and for our efforts to save redevelopment and let's give ourselves a round of applause for that work. [applause] now, you'll notice in your program that we were supposed to be joined today by james mitchell, the president of the flacial league of cities, but for reasons of business, he was not able to

. >> there is nothing in the cam cal 4 -- california constitution or statute that's give private citizens the right to take over the attorney general's constitutional responsibility to represent the state. >> today's hear sgt latest in the battle for same-sex marriage. the two couples behind this case were in court today. >> it's no longer tolerable not to have our right to be married. >> kristin and sandy are from berkeley. they say they feel confident that the case will be decided in their favor. >> this seems clear today that that right will continue to be upheld. the court was uncomfortable with having a one-sided debate that. is not what democracy is about. >> there is a concern on other sides that this is a one-sided fit if we prevail with respect to this issue that, could not be true. >> the court gave no time line but must come down within 90 days. >> and if this court rules they don't have legal standing what will happen in this case? >> then, it's likely a decision handed down 13 months ago ruling it's unconstitutional will stick, meaning same-sex couples will be allowed to marr

. >> there is nothing in the california constitution or the statutes that give private citizens the right to take over the attorney general's constitutional responsibility. >> but over and over, the justices questioned the fairness of a one-sided legal challenge. >> would you have us here today with only you argue something. >> and the answers all support our side of the case. >> the court made a point they do their job best when they can hear from both sides. >> the chief justice says this issue transcends proposition 8 but it's that initiative that continues to bring demonstrators on both sides to, the court house. abc 7 legal analyst dean johnson points out once the california justices determine if the prop 8 backers have legal standing to keep up their fight, the ball is back with the federal appeals court. >> the ninth circuit will decide yes or no on standing. if the answer is no, then the case is over. the federal constitution requires that there be one, at least one party on either side of a dispute withstanding. >> state justices listened to an hour and now have 90 days to issue

. >> there is nothing in the california constitution or the statutes that give private citizens the right to take over the attorney general's cons stawtional responsibility. >>reporter: but over and over the justices questioned the fairness of a one sided legal challenge. >> would you really have us here today with only you arguing this proposition. >> i took encouragement from those questions because the answers all support our side of the case. >> well the court made the point that they do their job best when they can hear from both sides. >>reporter: the chief justice says the issue transends proposition 8. but. that specific initiative that continue to bring demonstrators on both side to the courthouse. the the dean johnson points out wins the california justices determine if the prop 8 backer have legal standing to keep up their fight, the ball is back with the federal appeals court. >> 9th circuit will ultimately decide yes or no on standing. if the answer is no, then the case is over. the federal constitution requires that there be one at least one party on either side of dispute t

. >> nothing in the california constitution or the statute that gives private citizens the right to take over the attorney general's constitutional responsibility. >> at times it seemed that the justices were fighting with the proposition a proponents. >> that particular argument would nullify the power of the people. >> out by court after the nearly two-hour hearing both sides were optimistic. >> i am very gratified that the justices, every single one of them were extraordinarily well- prepared. >> as the california supreme court has always ruled for the right of initiative to reform laws and there's no reason to see a difference in this case. >> the court has 90 days to issue a ruling in san francisco are teresa estacio with kron4 news. >> a piece of legislation that would tighten safety regulation for pg&e is headed for a vote this friday. it coincides with the one-year anniversary date of the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. if it is made into long, national gas corp. will have to submit plans for testing gas pipelines to state regu

firm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to injured during such time as i hold the office of youth commissioner for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [cheers and applause] ♪

firm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to injured during such time as i hold the office of youth commissioner for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [cheers and applause] ♪ [gavel] president goh: -- director goldstein good evening, and welcome to the board of appeals meeting of wednesday, september 1, 2011. we have president goh and victor pacheco. i am director cynthia goldstein. the acting chief building inspector is here. seeing next to him -- sitting next to him is scott sanchez, also representing the planning department and planning commission, and behind him, the municipal transportation agency. we're also joined this evening by a representative of the entertainment co

firm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to injured during such time as i hold the office of youth commissioner for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> san francisco is home to a renowned civic art collection that includes a comic works -- iconic works by local and national artists integrated into our public buildings and six basis. the arts commission has struggled to take care of the priceless collection because of limited resources. in an effort to gather more funding for the maintenance of the collection, the art commission has joined forces with the san francisco art dealers association to establish art care, a new initiative that provides a way

firm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to injured during such time as i hold the office of youth commissioner for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> welcome to "culturewire." today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city h

firm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to injured during such time as i hold the office of youth commissioner for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> i want to thank everyone for coming. we aren't trying to do a lot to restore the luster of the uptown historic district. in the past couple of years we have installed the store? . we have a landmark sidewalk program that we want to institute. we also want to restore some of the historic advertising signs, which developed the neighborhood's character. in order to get this money, there is a challenge grant program. when we applied for this grant, the person in charge of the program was ultimately a cao n

firm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to injured during such time as i hold the office of youth commissioner for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> hi, everybody. my name is carmen chu. why don't we get started. with a marking up with the department of small business -- we have been working with the department of small business. this project started when we heard from neighborhood merchants. unfortunately, they had access issues, visibility access issues. we have been working closely with many of our partners year today to educate about these -- many of our partners year today to educate about these issues. also in terms of board guidance. i want

firm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to injured during such time as i hold the office of youth commissioner for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> welcome to culture wire. we're going to take a look at one of the biggest and most significant public art projects today. ♪ on june 26, mayor newsom and other officials gathered at the hospital to cut the ribbon and welcome the public into a beautiful new state-of-the-art facility. >> 3, 2, 1. [applause] >> in has been 10 years since voters approved the measure for the new building. >> when they cast the vote, we have an exciting opportunities to rethink how art is done in a hospital setting. >> replac

firm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of californiagainst all enemies foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely, without any menta