san francisco foundation. she served as the director of public health for the city and county of san francisco. she is an assistant clinical professor at university of california san francisco school of medicine and she maintains an active clinical practice at san francisco general hospital in the aids clinic. we could not be more and more happy to recognize these two incredible honorees tonight. thank you. [applause] >> i just have to say these are two i my heroes. i have to take the opportunity. our next award is an award that will be presented by jonathan, the executive director of the mexican museum. [applause] >> welcome, jonathan. >> our next honoree may be the most known latino face in the u.s., and his name is benjamin bratt. [applause] >> if that ain't hyperbolic. >> i can't help it. for more than 20 years, benjamin bratt has successfully spanned a career in both film and television, including two critically acclaimed films for which he received a screen actors guild award. he is best recognized as detective ray curtis on nbc's "law and order." please welcome benjamin bratt. [applause] >> we thought it was very important tonight to recognize the work

applause] the police commission and the park would would also like to think the diversity of california's san francisco for its generous support in co- sponsored tonight's event. we would like to single out the community relations office and the conference center office for putting tonight's ceremony and their generous support. i also want to thank ms. tom. she is the one that put the packs together and organized the event. she did a lot of work and happy that she could be here tonight. this concludes our ceremony. there will be refreshments out in front. there is a photographer. you want to take pictures. i am going to go outside and shake the hands of some heroes and thank them. i hope that you will do the same. thank you for coming again. >> good morning, everybody. thank you. welcome again to city hall and thank you very much for joining us in this very, very important occasion. i want to immediately thank all the people up here. today is a very special day. it is one of those moments where we get to see visibly a united official family but, more than that, a united city come together and embrace a

the san francisco giants fan that was brutally attacked is now back into the bay area. brian stow has been and in southern california hospital since he was attacked by two fans seven weeks ago. today he was able to be transferred to san oroszko general, center. how this for teresa estacio is standing by. theresa? san francisco general. >> we are going to of a news conference and a minute. he was brought here to san francisco general just a short time ago. this is a video that was taken the private aspect of san francisco airport when brian stow was brought from los angeles to san francisco. he was transported early this afternoon. you can see that he was carefully lifted from the plane. put on how the ambulance. off when he was here at san francisco general quickly brought in were doctors have been working to out this afternoon. assessing his condition, to make sure that he is getting the care that he means. now, here at the hospital there were family members that were eagerly awaiting to have him finally come home. i spoke to the ex-wife. the mother of the children and they are so happy that the state has finally a

applause] the police commission and the park would would also like to think the diversity of california's san francisco for its generous support in co- sponsored tonight's event. we would like to single out the community relations office and the conference center office for putting tonight's ceremony and their generous support. i also want to thank ms. tom. she is the one that put the packs together and organized the event. she did a lot of work and happy that she could be here tonight. this concludes our ceremony. there will be refreshments out in front. there is a photographer. you want to take pictures. i am going to go outside and shake the hands of some heroes and thank them. i hope that you will do the same. thank you for coming again. >> welcome to "culturewire." since december 2005, the museum of the african diaspora, known locally,moad, has presented programs that celebrate and explore the culture, history, and art of people with african descent throughout the and added states and throughout the world. the director of cultural affairs recently met with the museum director. to learn more about

thanks to our media partners, and thanks to you amazing san francisco giants fans. in northern california, in this city because of all over the world, here is to you giants fans. [applause] >> a final word of thanks to this amazing, diverse, remarkable community where the san francisco giants have the privilege of being a part. thank you, san francisco, for all of what you do. [applause] >> today is a day to celebrate. today is also a day to recommit. off season started yesterday, so we are going to celebrate today. we have already started working for 2011. we have work to do. thank you and onward! [applause] >> thank you, bill. ladies and gentlemen, everyone is here to honor the giants. we are all giants fans on this day especially, and we are honored to have the number one giants fan in the state of california here to pay tribute to this ball club. please welcome the great governor of the great state of california, the honorable arnold schwarzenegger. >> thank you very much. i just wanted to say on behalf of the people in california, congratulations to the giants, the giants fans for th

california. >>> san francisco police worked hard to reduce crimes this year. 17 people were arrested for publicoxication. three for assault and four were arrested for burglary. >>> one of the most serious incidents took place at party on lion's street. police say a 30-year-old man became so intoxicated that he fell off the roof. he's in serious condition tonight. police shut down the party there but we're told rowdy crowds continued to hang out in that area for several hours. >>> the beta breakers race runs through 17 different san francisco neighborhoods but not all of those neighbors look forward to the event. ktvu's allie rasmuss explains some of the rules put in place to try to tame the race. >> reporter: along with the cheering crowds and crazy costumes, there were more police on the rout. no alcohol and no floats allow. the changes came after neighbors complained about the race getting out of hand in the past. it had reached the point where it felt like a frat party gone bad. >> there's neighborhood people who want to keep the eye out and that's what we're here to do. >> reporter: organiz

and the staff are well trained physicians from institutions such as you see san francisco -- the university of california in san francisco. some of us chose to go to your lungs but then we came back. what we need from you in order to continue to serve our community and to meet the health care needs of a vulnerable population is your support to help move this project along. the information supports the need for the chinese hospital. we need and we thank you for your support. >> thank you very much. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am the public policy manager at chinatown community development center. i am here to express our support for the chinese hospital, and for getting this through in a timely fashion so that we can begin with the process of approving the project. chinatown community development center is a 34 year old organization that has served chinatown in numerous capacities. we build affordable housing and we engage and work with neighborhoods and residence, and we have been deeply involved with the community planning aspect of chinatown. we were instrumental in 1986 along with a number of

in all 50 states, the state of california and san francisco, in particular, will benefit from this. this year is also a remarkable year for san francisco. for the first time in its 162- year history, you have and we have four asian american supervisors. and the first time in history, we have a chinese-american mayor. it is not only, i think, a recognition of asian americans, chinese americans, but of the contribution to the overall development to the city, and also, a vivid expression of the cultural makeup of san francisco which made the city so dynamic, strong and beautiful. ladies and gentlemen, the chinese counsel stands ready to work with you in the future to work and make san francisco -- as mere ly said -- the best gateway to china. i thank you for your attention and i wish everyone a very happy and healthy new year and a most enjoyable evening. to represent my best wishes, i have a proclamation to present to mayor ed lee. [applause] >> don't drop it, ed. >> thank you so much, general counsel. all of you are invited to a reception after the conclusion of this program. this ev

---"hernandez", quien estudiaba medicina en la universidad de california en san francisco, murio trasbir un fuerte golpe en la cabeza.---el responsable de la muerte de "hernandez" continua profugo, pero fue captado por la camara de vigilancia del lugar.---durante el ataque, un hombre trato de intervenir, pero fue agredido por una mujer, identificada como "tracy luong," quien ya se encuentra en custodia de las autoridades. --la policia de san francisco dio a conocer la identidad de dos hombres que murieron en un tiroteo ocurrido durante el fin de semana.--ellos respondian al nombre de "pacific som" de 21 aÑos, y "rathanak chea" de 26.--ambos murieron el sabado en la cuadra 100 de la avenida "appleton." --un tercer individuo, éste de 30 aÑos, resulto herido en la balacera. --un hombre que fue identificado como "keo sobera" fue arrestado en conexion con el tiroteo, y las autoridades buscan a un segundo sospechoso. --con este hecho el numero homicidios ocurridos en san francisco en lo que va del aÑo ascendio a 24. ---dos personas resultaron heridas hoy en "alcatraz" mientras recorÍan la i

honestly, it is a problem across the state of california, but san francisco has been doing a very good job in maintaining the conditions of streets. we just stop prioritizing it as a city in the last 15 or 20 years. supervisor chu: on the graph, it shows a pretty significant decline, i think, in sales tax going toward the funding of street resurfacing. i imagine that is just the changing of the programmatic details about what can be spent in the new prop k. >> it is two things that happen. under prop b, we were getting between $13,000,000.13000000 dollars a year, but when the sales tax was weak -- reauthorize as prop k, the annual amount dropped to $4.8 million -- we were getting between $13 million and $15 million a year. to prevent us from falling off a cliff then, we actually accelerated some of the money for three years from prop k, and it means that going forward, we only have about $3 million a year from the sales tax because of that acceleration. supervisor chu: with the recent passage of the $10 per vehicle fee, we have integrated into these projections about available funding?

california. in san francisco, kron 4 news. >> reporter: continuing our coverage of that list out of california'sost polluted beaches. number one on the list, cowl beach here, north of the warf in santa cruz. there are signs warning beach goers of the lie level of bacteria here, mainly because of rotting kelp here and high number of birds and sea lie lions, contributing. rob fladeboe, kron 4 news. >> lakers have a new coach and the giants battle back in the 9 9th against the marlins but it's this collision that plate that everybody is talking about tonight. gary is up next. ♪ [ woman ] this icelandic mud was working wonders on my skin. but if it was going to do the same for my spa, i had to figure out a way to get it back to the states. so i called my citibank small business expert. he got me a line of credit to make it happen and even improved my cash flow. now, my spa has more business than ever. ...and so does our cleaning crew. [ male announcer ] at citibank, we believe small business is a big deal. what's your story? citibank can help you write it. . >>> all right. good evening, everybody. g

that is something that is very special, here in california, and san francisco. our representatives in the u.s. senate, barbara boxer and dianne feinstein, women, minority leader, former speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi. go up and down the peninsula, sacramento -- women, women. we do not just enable women to lead in the bay area, we cherish their leadership. it is very special and important to us. having this in san francisco is going to be a big deal. we are not just going to welcome it, we are going to make it happen in a big way. we are going to count our on our friends here in city hall to do et like none other. when it comes to being on the world stage, i think that we are going to leave that to charlotte to figure it out. we will just help them make it happen, the way we think we can do. our belief is the success of women in world economies is going to be the success of the world economy. that is how important this is. lorraine provided some of the statistical background to indicate what happens to gdp when women play a role. as the lea

junto a su equipo en la universidad de california en san francisco, el doctor arturo alvarez- buyllaes no estar acostumbrado a tanta publicidad.. l junto a un estadounidens e y un italiano recibieron el premio prncipe de asturias por investigacin cientfica y tcnica.. s.o.t. arturo lvarez- buylla/científico 11:44:00 es un gran honor y no me trae mas que recuerdos de todos los estudiantes, alumnos, colaboradores que han contribuido a las pequeñas aportaciones que hemos hecho.. s.o.t. enrique moreno gonzález/pres. de jurado, premio príncipe de asturias acuerda por unanimidad, conceder el premio príncipe de asturias de investigación científica y técnica 2011 a joseph alman, arturo alvarez- buylla y giacomo rizzolatti.. esta maÑana en espaÑa se hizo el anuncio del galardn, que es el equivalente al premio nobel en el mundo hispano. el jurado dijo que el descubrimiento de la llamada "neurognesis " abre el camino para tratamientos de enfermedades neurodegener ativas como alzheimer y parkinson, y da pistas sobre el origen de tumores cerebrales.. s.o.t. arturo lvarez buylla/científico 10:24:00

[applause] upon completing his residency in neuro surgery at the university of california at san francisco, dr. hin jose pursued a post doctoral fellowship in developmental and stem cell biology which brought him to johns hopkins. he is now recognized worldwide as an expert in his field, as a professor of neuro surgery, neuro science, oncology, and cellular and molecular medicine, and as the director of the brain tumor stem cell laboratory at johns hopkins university school of medicine. he is someone who is deeply commited to finding a cure for brain cancer in the not too distant future. he is known to spend considerable time with his patients and their families, explaining their disease, and their upcoming surgery, in short he cares. and we should all have such caring health care professionals watching over us. an award-winning neuro surgeon, he was named one of the u.s. brilliant ten scientists by popular science magazine. he has been awarded numerous prestigious grants and awards including a recent national institute of health grant for stem cell research and he was named one of the u.s

. >> i would say that i was have much inspired since i lived in san francisco, california. we are a country of immigrants. in san francisco in particular, we have so many first generation americans. my husband is just became an american citizen a couple of months ago. i have friendlieds who are first generation from vietnam. palestine, israel. mexico, as i watch them struggling with their cultural identities and trying to maintain the identities and have the respect as the american citizens they are in this country, it got me to thinking about my family heritage and thinking about how history really does repeat itself. because i know that my people want through these same issues in the famine times when they came. and i thought to myself, why are not more of these stories being told? we need to collect these stories. i am at an age where my parents and their cousins, their siblings, they are getting close end of their life. one of the main ways i collect my information is through oral history i knew time was on the essense. there were stories that would be lost if i didn't c

san francisco,. >> educadores de california han llevado a cabo muchas manifestacioes, hoy se unieron educadores de san francisco francisco:cómo parte de su campaña estatal. >> el gobierno ya recotó 20 millones. >> precisamente está semana para los educadores del estado, se recibieron noticias de que perderán sus empleos, a estás fechas se han despedido más de 40mil educadores. >> así es muy difícil mantener el nivel académico de los alumnos. >> se espera que suban los incrementos en los impuestos en vehiculos en lugar de la educación. >> los republicanos están en desacuerdo. >> los demócratas se quejan que los ricos no pagan muchos impuestos y al final los trabajadores somos los que pagamos. >> recientemente la junta escolar de san francisco llevará una protesta por el aumento a los impustos y mejorar la situación de california california:. >> los republicanos propusieron un plan para mejorar esto, el cual no incluye impuestos. >> no hay impuestos adicionales, este plan indica que se puede vivir dentro de nuestras posibilidades, si se ahorran los fraudes, se ahorrará lo suficiente. >> hemos hecho m

i've retired from the university of california at san francisco. one of the big concerns i have is that there is no respect for seniors. i am a senior now and i have to use a cane. the streets have drivers with bicyclist and skateboarders. the sidewalks are not safe for seniors or children. we can't work collaborative lead to bring some respect for each other? the design of the city streets with the bicyclist have been crazy. it is crazy. there is no respect for the drivers. i have a vehicle and i can't ride a bike throughout the city anymore. bicyclist take up the whole street. it is not safe for seniors or children. we need to change the plans of the city. also, i want to mention that it would be good to make in the whole mission historical district has was the western addition. we need to develop those and to save our history. i have been doing that for the last 10 years. we need to preserve our past. we can't forget it. if we depend on bureaucrats, it will never happen. >> this is for you. city pools, all but one are closed on sundays. and of h

the vote is expected today here in san francisco at california puc. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >>> happy cinco de mayo, if you are thinking of celebrating tonight by drinking alcohol please don't drive home afterwards. extra police officers will be around the downtown tonight. 13 santa clara police agencies say they are adding extra patrols. >> aaa is offering free trips under ten miles to get you home safety. >> bart riders that want something read to check out a book station in millbrae. book lending machine, similar to the machine called library agogo. the one at millbrae station can be used by anyone with a library card. if you don't have a library card you can apply for one. the book is free and the ride is not. >> but it's still great. >> 6:07. maybe a swimming pool today would be nice. >> that is the mike nicco i know. >> but a good book under a tree whatever it takes to relax on a day like today. good morning to you. mid to upper 40s around santa rosa and half moon bay, rest of us in the 50s. winds are calm this mornin

california regions. if you go to the left, he was seized on that you like. san francisco, san josÉ, san mateo. e see a lot of san francisco, east bay, northern california as the most efficient hospital referral region in the country, when you equalize the cost and look at it on a per-capita basis. the presentation would not be complete unless i did not reemphasize, as others have, wages are a huge component of hospital costs. they represent probably the fastest growing component of cost. so hospital wages have grown at a growth rate of almost 8% over this 2002-2008 period of time, compared to the other factors like supplies, purchased services, depreciation, and interest. i do think we are going to see greater increase. the first speaker talked about external factors. i cannot emphasize enough the impact that the price of oil has on hospitals. you would not think that it would, but hospitals are a very plastic-based industry. when oil goes up, the cost of plastics and plastic supplies go up. we predict significant increases in the price of supplies. supervisor campos: that wage comparison you a

california missions the main thing to remember. >> you are the curator. >> old mission dolores san francisco, been there since 2004. the reason bill justice hired me was not because i was qualified and knew something about california missions but in the year 1794, my great great great grandfather was baptized in the old church when it was 3 years old. that church dates to 1971 and my great great great grand daddy he wasn't from spain, mexico, england, ireland, portugal, italy france not asia or africa but across the bay in a town we call rossmore he was a bamewok indian and his wife was baptized there 1802 and she is from a town we call castro valley, hayward, she is aloni. he is baymewok i have a long term relationship with the place. >> you live in san jose. >> that is where my great great great grandfather planted a tree when he moved in 1818 and married a patwin indian woman there our family tree is there and we are very much involved. >> your folks are with you. >> mom and dad work and live with the sisters of the holy family and the dominican sisters across the street. >> what is the best thing about the calif

northern california deserve this. san francisco deserved this. the organization, the fans. it is the most interesting life experience that anyone could ever have. i can only think of another word, and it is closure. this team, for our was, friends, family, they understand what we go through, they understand why we go through this. we are so blessed to have experienced but we have with this group of people. there is a reason they won the world series. they won it because they were respectful, because they showed great humility throughout the whole ride. they were like a junkyard dogs on a bone. they would not let go. to use a texas term, we pulled on the same rope. it took a village mentality to raise this team, whether it was the front office, scattered department, player development, training staff, clubhouse people, but somehow, someway, we had a mind set that there was no difference between the bad boy and the owner, and we took that through the season. we are so proud. we' are so happy to have brought this home to you. now i want to introduce the next manager of the yea

san francisco is the most consolidated. can you talk about how we compared to other jurisdictions in california? >> i think it is fair to say that we have the greatest concentration of hospitals within a system compared to other counties -- compared to other parts of the state. sacramento may be more consolidated and san francisco. supervisor campos: thank you very much. now that we have gotten some context about, sort of, what has happened in san francisco in the last couple of decades, the next set of speakers, and if i may, i would simply ask that they come up to the table, and they will be speaking about a similar issue. it would be dr. hopkins, who is the senior adviser at the pacific business group on health, an affiliate with the center for primary care and outcomes research, and the center for health policy at stanford university medical school, as well as james said of all, a registered nurse with st. luke's hospital, and the senior vice president for health policy of the california hospital association, and dr. glenn melnick. maybe if you could come up to the table, and then, the need t

doing, celebrates the magic of life in the san francisco bay area and our city's legacy of acceptance, tolerance and equality for all people. and whereas california'sst annual multicultural celebration, the san francisco carnaval, will take place in the historic mission district for its 33rd year to showcase the very best of latin america and the caribbean cultures and traditions. now therefore be it resolved that i, ed win lee, along with the board of supervisors, in recognition of the celebration of our diversity, proclaim may 28 to 29, 2011, as carnaval weekend in san francisco! >> so, greetings. i would get to follow the mayor. well, of course let me start by saying to mayor ed lee, on behalf of san francisco cultural arts traditions, on behalf of the artists and per for mars that take part -- performers that take part in carnaval, in part of all the carnaval community, we thank you very much for this proclamation and we are deeply honored that you showed up here today personally to present it. now, mayor lee, if you'll forgive me, i was told there would be a teleprompter. so i'm not that good of a speaker. just off the cuff, so i've got a coup

thanks to our media partners, and thanks to you amazing san francisco giants fans. in northern californiacity because of all over the world, here is to you giants fans. [applause] >> a final word of thanks to this amazing, diverse, remarkable community where the san francisco giants have the privilege of being a part. thank you, san francisco, for all of what you do. [applause] >> today is a day to celebrate. today is also a day to recommit. off seasonst

california. sacramento, san francisco, san jose - all taking on pension costs, and you may get to vote on it., i'm allen martin. i'm dana king it s been three months now since we watched those massive demonstrations in the state of wisconsin. public workers - revolting against a plan that raised state employee contributions to their pension funds, and virtually . >> revolting against a plan that raised as state employee contributions to their pension funds. and virtually eliminated their

san francisco children. in san francisco, dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> marty: on monday, jere governor jerry brown is going to>> the revised plan will help the $16.4 billion deficit in eliminating californiainsurance appeals court. i- boa has been criticized in the past with a expense of alternative for lawmakers looking for work. each of the making over $128,000 per year. in the board meets only once, twice per month. this is looking to save $1.2 million per year. (music) >> marty: >> thousands demonstrating across california including san francisco civic center plaza protesting additional cuts to education. many holding signs that demand in the lawmaker's stop any future cuts. reggie kumar was there and reports of what teacher is planning to pink slips. >>reporter: hundreds rally protesting the governor cut its proposed for the education system. >>reporter: teachers, parents, students in front of city hall demanding that these cannot funding of the california's education system. many in attendance were teachers that will be losing their job >> marty: jan? >> tyrone power, this guy has done them. rich little! he is here to open the theater, rich little. they are going to say that we have

bob's work has been honored by various groups including the united way of california, martin luther king society of san francisco, the united states congress and state of california. his talents are great and we're happy they reside here on our film commission. thank you, bob, for being here and reupping. don, thank you very much for reserving on this film commission. you have been here since 2000 when you were appointed by former mayor willie brown. why is there such a connection? don has previously served as a board member of the museum of the city and county where he took part in establishing a world class history museum. is a tireless advocate for gay rights and strong supporter of the film industry here in san francisco. don, it's a pleasure, you're advising me, doing great work and i want to welcome you again to the film commission. thank you very much. [applause] our health services board will continue to be a very, very important board for our city. karen breslin, thank you, and congratulations for being elected to that board. pulling from her 26 years of experience working for the city, karen was electe

basically twice that many a year, and they are affiliated with other programs throughout california streets of san francisco and stockton trading centers are the biggest, and they tend to focus in san francisco on commercial construction and building related issues, documents been focused on small-commercial and residential, and you can get information about either of those on line. >> and you can find out about training, opportunities. they have them all there, all the time. there are many resources and a lot of information. >> usgbc.org is most centralized. and locally, to connect with professionalism, the northern california chapter. they put together class's brought to the bay area, and they are the most local and specific. you can find networking resources and great stuff through that website. >> there is a whole lot more to talk about, but it is 1:30. thank you for coming, and see you next month. thank you very much.