san francisco. in this facility is named after a distinguished member of the california senate. s our great honor that the mayor of san francisco is here to address us great mr. mayor, thank you so much from taking time -- is here to address us. mr. mayor, thank you so much for taking time. >> welcome to san francisco. thank you for meeting here. the northern california mlu that you have before you charts ecorse of our caltrain -- charts a course of our caltrain corridor. i just want to give the nod to the empty seat -- mtc for putting this together. in san francisco, we consider caltrain to be the transit spine that connects the city to san jose and san francisco to silicon valley and all of our partner cities. caltrain electrification has had a broad regional support for many years. caltrain is the most important thing we can do for generations to come. here in san francisco, i am working hard to make sure we continue to be the innovation capital of the world. cities across this country and other nations are looking at its cities for solutions to everyday problems. transit is o

san francisco. >> thank you. the fantastic. >> the university of california san francisco. we are pledging 118 summer internships. [applause] >> that was 118. >> i have worked for over 20 years, we love people grown up with us. we are pledging 15 jobs, not just for the summer. >> thank you so much. >> we partner all year long would it san francisco unified school district on their academy of hospitality. we have at least 15 positions through that program and hotels in san francisco. and also at the hotel council, we have a paid internship. [applause] >> i do not want to skip anyone. >> as a founding member of real estate for tomorrows youth, we will pledge six summer internship positions. [applause] >> excellent. robert collins. >> i am a part of the tech committed to. we are a small team, eight people right now. we would like to add two more internships for the summer. >> excellent. >> we specialize in constructing a management and public outreach. i want to thank the mayor for during this. it is very critical. i want to make a special call to the small-business community.

san francisco. >> thank you. the fantastic. >> the university of california san francisco. we are pledging 118 summer internships. [applause] >> that was 118. >> i have worked for over 20 years, we love people grown up with us. we are pledging 15 jobs, not just for the summer. >> thank you so much. >> we partner all year long would it san francisco unified school district on their academy of hospitality. we have at least 15 positions through that program and hotels in san francisco. and

francisco. the african-american female use account for one-third of the felony drug arrests for all african americans youth in california. i repeated analysis, san francisco authorities have not been responded to serious disparities and have not provided rational explanations to disparities or policies to ameliorate them. nor have authorities explain why drug policing became radically more so over the last 15 years. we are not arguing the police alone bear responsibility for those patterns. many agencies have been involved. if there are objectives, local authorities would seem obligated to provide detailed explanations. the execution of drug law enforcement policy is extremely harsh on african-americans, latinos, and young people, while favoring whites or older citizens driving the cities. not only makes little sense, but the result of such a policy exacerbates racial disparity. serious analysis is needed on how to defend such consequences. finally, it is arguable they amount to a violation of human rights under the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination and the cause of the international covenant on civil and political rights, both r

that is the second reason it is not only a high burden, and we believe san francisco has the highest tax burden in any state in california. it is secondly, the payroll tax has been very volatile. the red line shows the number of employees in san francisco indexed to 1987 for 20 years and the dotted blue line is payroll in the city over the same period. while payroll has grown and jobs haven't grown, another way to look at it is, that payroll has been highly volatile and jobs have not been highly volatile. from a budgeting and tax policy point of view, it's better to have a stable source of revenue you can rely on than an unstable highly volatile source of revenue. many years, i would say when we do revenue forecasting in the controllers office, the payroll tax is probably one of the hardest revenue streams to forecast and we've been some years positively been surprised by 10% increases in payroll tax we weren't expecting. we've also seen 10% declines in payroll tax we weren't expecting and both of those things tend to send the budget process into crisis mode. payroll tax at $400 million a year, almost all of which goes t

plenty of rain to talk about throughout central california, san francisco, san jose getting drenched right now. getting snow at the higher elevation. this will continue through today even behind the storm system we're going to get the instability showers and thunderstorms that will be hit or miss as we go throughout the afternoon especially throughout northern and central california. much cooler too. that cold front swung through arizona overnight and yesterday and temperatures there definitely a little on the chilly side. 68 in albuquerque today, 76 in phoenix and there's those instability showers and storms that will include areas in oregon, isolated thunderstorms more or less some downpours and which will continue into the afternoon. arizona you're looking dry and cool. well this was the last in a series we had two storms this week in california. should improve for the weekend. >> finally a break. just in time. thanks so much. coming up stocks rebound. the government goes after apple. and a heartbreaking college acceptance blunder. your early morning business headlines are straigh

we're also looking back off towards the west where they have been seeing, california, san francisco,ounlds of showers and thunderstorms for several days now. they've been adding up on the rainfall totals. speaking of that, take a live picture out live into san francisco right now and we are definitely looking at some rain and some lightning, some thunderstorms really coming in around the area there. but we are looking at the fact that, well, closer to home here we are on the dry side and that will be the scenario as we go through time. we do see some clouds coming in across the area, but those will start to fizzle out as we go more into the afternoon time frame. so we are definitely going to be seeing plenty of sunshine. so speaking of that, let's step outdoors in towson and we can see that we did have the clouds around, but those are slowly but surely starting to push out. we will be getting more sunshine in here as we go through the remainder of today. we also have the fact that temperatures are on the cool side right now. cold in talson, good morning to you, right around 32 degree

california. what you are doing through san francisco with the after school for all initiatives and the summer programs, this is the way to go for the whole state of california. that is why we are here today. i am issuing a call to action for all the city councils, all the superintendents and board members, and you have a great champion in your superintendent. he has been a partner to make it happen, so we want to see the rest of california follow the great example of san francisco taking care of all of our children. thank you very much, and it is my privilege to introduce you to someone on the department of education foundation. he is the ceo of the education foundation and a true leader in this area, summer matters. [applause] >> thank you, superintendent, for your leadership. silicon valley is known to have this dna where it produces steve jobs, sergei brin, all these people who innovate, and innovation transfers in a unique way. it is hard work, and hard work is the essence of that. we want to make sure we continue to produce more leaders like steve jobs, like larry page, like sergei brin, and like

thanks for your time, and i hope to see some good work on benefit corporations in california and san francisco. president chiu: thank you very much. if there are other members of the public who wish to speak, please line up on the right hand side of the audience. >> ladies and gentlemen of the board, you are probably wondering why it is this man wearing a tinfoil hat. this hat is the only means i have of expressing my non consent to medical experimentation of which i am the unwilling subject. violence has been done to me and continues to be done. camera on the projector, please. this mri scan shows two surgical lesions on a critical structure at the center of my brain. these wounds will never heal. i have good reason to believe that they are the result of national electronic -- nanoelectronic systems. tiny robots, if you will. it sounds like science fiction, but this technology exists today. i am permanently disabled as a direct result. i can neither of them myself of nor could i have defended myself from these wrongs. the police have ignored my complaints. i am denied positive action at law.

public access to california's navigational waterways and the coastline and amenities is a shared overarching principle by government agencies including the city and county of san francisco, the california department of boating and waterways and the san francisco bay conservation commission. we continue by following the findings and recommendations by the comptroller's report which calls for adherence to industry standards and the recognition of standards by the significantly upgraded marina. in order to incorporate these standards, the department consulted a professionally recognize the international benchmark publication known as the marine a manual. let there be no doubt it is the department's intention to align the practices with us public practices to create the right environment or re -- and enhance their recreational experience. to that end, the department examined references to local government agencies with in the marine operations by the california department of boating and waterways. this was an important consideration since they fund the loans for the west basin renovation and the loan conditions. lastly, the department secured the services of an independent

as we go to break this morning, a live shot from somebody fran, california -- from san francisco, california. news time 4:54. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >> we are five minutes away from five right now. if you are thinking about quitting smokingers here's another reason. those who smoke meth ol cigarettes are more than twice likely to safer stroke. it's unclear why they pose a greater risk of stroke but don't increase other smoking related illnesses. >>> here's an alert. we are learning the x-rays we get at dentist office look forcavities could double your ris fork brain tumor especially young children. researchers found people of brain tumors were 2 to 5 times likely to have a frequent dental x-rays when they were kids. >> what is it about kids that makes them more sensitive. >> they are growing and the cells are sensitive to readation during the growth process. >> the study was based on patients memory of how many x- rays they had when they were children. doctors say we need better studies to know whether they can cause tumors. >>> a federal appeals court is hearing more argum

san jose state university. later she will travel to southern california to talk about the homeland security agency's international activities. >>> breaking news. we are hearing early reports one of san francisco's most popular restaurants may be on fire. firefighters are checking on several reports of fire at the house of prime rib near van ness and washington. the reports began coming in before 5 a.m. that would make it 10 minutes ago. we have a crew on the way. we'll bring updates as we get them. that's a very popular restaurant in san francisco. >> haven't had a chance to eat there yet. >> we hope you do get a chance. 5:08. time for a check on traffic. >>> obviously, van ness major thoroughfare throughp÷q÷ san francisco, we'll be following that. right now a live shot of san rafael heading past the parkway towards north san pedro road past civic center, traffic flowing smoothly no problems into central san rafael. golden gate bridge over the waldo across the span traffic moving well through the tolls and no significant problems. fog-free, clear drive, they've configured the lanes for your southbound commute. as the morning moves on here's the bay bridge toll, light, nearing lights off, no pro

. >>> the searchers at the university of california san francisco have good news regarding treatment of one of the more common types of leukemia. the researchers have developed a new sequencing technology targeting a certain mu tated gene from an acute myloid leukemia. getting a certain profile will help doctors personalize the drug treatments for patients. the research was published in the journal nature. >>> a massive study of the brain's genes have identified several that may develop your intelligence, brain size or increased your risk for a disease your children could inherit. 200 scientists and over 100 institutions worldwide contributed to the largest brain study to date. >>> some changes coming to the commuters who use the golden gate bridge. it will be closed nightly from about 8:00 p.m. until noon. the right hand northbound lane will be closed so the crews can remove sections of the adjacent bridge sidewalk. it is all in preparation for the april 27th weekend closure. the traffic using 19th avenue to the golden gate bridge will not be affected. >>> well, it was nice day. it

you cannot take american history classes at the university of california san francisco. that's because ucsf is a medical school. still, i'm sure there's a reason to be outraged about that any way, after all, you know san francisco. rick santorum is hard to report on in the presidential race because while numerically in terms of the people that are left in the race, mr. santorum has to be considered a top tier presidential candidate but the way he campaigns repeals top steer coverage as in coverage that takes him seriously. he campaigns like a michelle bachmann. he campaigned like herman cain didn't have a singing voice or that long weird strain of sexual allegations. we reached out to the santorum campaign to find out where mr. santorum read last night, as he said, that you can't take american history classes at the university of california. we have yet to receive a clarification from the santorum campaign. it does not appear he has issued a construction to this misstatement either. he does stuff like this all the time. you remember him saying the government in amsterdam

some institutions with large resources like the university of california at san francisco can do this. but others do not have those resources and they need a third party to do it for them. i have mentioned this numerous times and it seems to have no effect. i've written a memo and would suggest when you send this back that you ask the planning commission to interact with potential developers and the institutions and get a clearer -- [tone] understanding of what the real world as a about. supervisor wiener: thank you. >> the objective of the legislation is worthy. we want to have new housing built in san francisco and so we should encourage that to happen. we want to protect the existing housing stock because we have a critical shortage of housing for people and the residents of san francisco. under those circumstances, i cannot see that happening in this legislation and i'm glad to hear will be referred to the planning commission so there will be a closer review of what the legislation provides. for example, the private ownership of housing occupied by students but not owned by the un

and three of the 9 least smoggiest counties in california are san francisco, sonoma and marine. >>> there was little change in the rate of unemployment claims last week. applications dipped to 388,000. national unemployment is 8.2%. >>> shares of chevron climbed hire today. they said yesterday it will bump the devdant up by 11% to 90 cents a share. the news sent stock up over 2% to close at $106.22 a share. >>> california may not be getting the tax revenue boost the governor was hoping for. the state could be billions of dollars short of the budget projections through june 2013. total personal income tax collections could be $3 billion shy. >>> lawmakers voted down a measure to broaden access to abortion in california. the bill to allow to perform certain abortions failed. critics wanted to hear testimony from the medical testimony. a study showed the procedure could be done safely by people other than doctors. >>> a study suggests women in the bay area have it good. the 25 most populace areas for women's well being. women here are better educated, better paid and live longer. the bay are

san francisco. the recommendation is that pursuant to the requirements of the california education code, offer for sale of the california department of general services acting on behalf of san francisco state university, authorize the superintendent to sign all documents pertaining to the sale. the property will be sold this subject to the following conditions and procedures. the purchase price to be $11,100,000.20 paid at the time of closing to the district. the district will provide representations and warranties as to its authority to consummate the transaction and pertaining to the goal and operational matters. at the time of escrow and from the proceeds of the cell, the marketing broker shall be compensated for% of the gross sale amount, less a credit back to the district of $107,000. negotiate such other terms and conditions to the benefit of the district. use the proceeds from the sale for the payment of the 1999 certificates of participation. that is the requested action. i will dispense with reading the background. i will address some of the background. i will paraphrase. as the commissioners

preliminary numbers of what was spent in 2010 on luxuries hotels places like marina del ray in california. san francisco napa wine country second to the las vegas conference that we talked about so much about was the intern conference in palm springs, california where it appears at least that $66,000 were spent on hotel rooms alone, leading congressman john mica to this conclusion. >> smelled a rat. and we asked for data because if you look at the budget and expenditures for the public buildings commissioner, they went from $2.9 million in 2007 to 9 million. >> another leading lawmaker today threatened to rip the gsa apart if lawmakers didn't start getting straight answers. shep. >> shepard: well, the investigators were watching that gsa administrator jeff neeley and jeff neeley knew they were watching him and he just kept traveling. >> that's right. as recently as february and march of this year, as recently as a month ago, he kept traveling on the taxpayer dime. bottom line is the gsa inspector general says it was the magnitude of the problem. >> we turned over every stone and every time we turned ove

what they found is of the 58 counties in california, san francisco county is number 24, san mateo, number but marin county is number one alameda is number 21. now, they looked at a lot of things like smoking, obesity, exercise, and alcohol. specifically in san francisco county about 16% of people they described as in poor health. about 17% are obese and over 5,700 premature deaths are logged every single year. so clearly, some room for improvement. but the good news is, some of the healthiest californians are right there where you live. >>has foha the update. >>> 6:43. ri we'll be right back. so you wak. unisom. fall asleep faster. sleep longer. if you want a luxury car with a standard power moonroof, your options are going to be limited. ♪ if you want standard leather-trimmed seats, you're going to have even fewer. ♪ and if you want standard keyless access, then your choice is obvious. the lexus es. it's complete luxury in a class full of compromises. see your lexus dealer. okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's you

robert lustig is a pediatric endocrinologist at the university of california, san francisco, and a pioneerat is becoming a war against sugar. >> lustig: deep breaths. >> gupta: motivated by his own patients-- too many sick and obese children-- dr. lustig has concluded that sugar, more than any other substance, is to blame. what are all these various diseases that you say are linked to sugar? >> lustig: obesity, type ii diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease itself. >> gupta: lustig says the american lifestyle is killing us. and most of it, you say, is preventable? >> lustig: 75% of it is preventable. >> gupta: while dr. lustig has published a dozen scientific articles on the evils of sugar, it was his lecture on youtube, called "sugar: the bitter truth," that brought his message to the masses. >> lustig: i'm standing here today to recruit you in the war against bad food. >> gupta: by "bad food," dr. lustig means the obvious things such as table sugar, honey, syrup, sugary drinks, and desserts, but also just about every processed food you can imagine, where sugar is often hidden-- yogurt