. >> good evening my name is catherine stephanie.rvisor and i want to say happy lunar new year to everyone and kipman i have a wonderful picture at the dinner. and it's an honour to be with everyone tonight. (speaking mandarin) (speaking mandarin) i'm scott wiener and i have the honour to represent our community in the state senate and i want to wish everyone a very, very happy new year, the year of the dog, a year in which i was born. and we have a lot of work to do in the new year to moving our work forward and i look forward to doing. that (speaking mandarin) thank you. >> thank you, scott wiener and our board of super supervisors. thank you so much. (speaking mandarin) so now for the if i flail i will o -- to the finale of this program, please give a welcome to he is le see selena. selena will precept a song. [ applause ] present a song. [ applause ] [ ♪ ] (singing in mandarin) ♪[ music ] ♪ (singing in mandarin) ♪ thank you, selena. (speaking mandarin) so to translate to english, the song she was singing is who represents my hear

. >> san francisco supervisor catherine stephanie wants to hold meetings to talk about car break-ins. the meetings are meant to hold the police accountable for the widespread crime spree. in 2017 there were 30,000 car burglaries in san francisco. that's a 24% increase from the year before. these hearings could reveal the police need more help and resources to fight the epidemic. >>> a new task force has been set up in alameda county to crack down on illegal side shows. the events have become more and more dangerous. now sheriff's deputies, the chp and police in every city in alameda county will be forming two task forces, one for each half of the county. >> it's the lawlessness. the gunfire, the vandalism to businesses and local neighborhoods. >> we just want drivers to realize if they're on our streets and freeways driving recklessly with disregard for human life, they're going to pay the consequences. >> the alameda county task force comes at a cost. officers will be on overtime. but he and local police chiefs are ironing out the details. >>> we have an update on the effort to remov

the newest supervisor, catherine stephanie says her bill is a response to last summer's planned demonstrations by the group patriot prayer. she told the examiner she didn't know if concealed weapons led to violence. but congress is debating a bill to let legal gun owners carry concealed weapons in their home state and also cross state lines. >> >> the berkeley city council will discuss declaring a new status for the city. there's a proposal to make berkeley a sanctuary city for cannabis use by adults. the federal government has shown signs of cracking down on sales of marijuana for the recreational use. berkeley was the first to declare itself a sanctuary for medical marijuana. and councilmembers say it's only fitting that berkeley do the same for recreational use. they say it's a declaration of states' rights. >>> several teachers in mill valley are being sexually harassed by male students. a math teacher told the school board in her 15 years at mount tam she'd be sexually harassed a dozen times including one male student who claimed she made advances at him at a party. >> like other women in

. >>> san francisco supervisor catherine stephanie wants to hold several meetings to talk about car break-ins. the number of car break-ins in san francisco is out of control she said. a 24% increase from 2016. the hearings could reveal that police need more resources. >>> mark mar real is celebrating for the city's navigation centers. the board of supervisors voted in favor of two new navigation centers. combined they'll have 205 beds. the navigation centers allow homeless people to bring possessions, pets, and partners. and they provide services for people to find jobs and permanent housing. the state is going to lease the area to san francisco for a dollar a year. they'll have to pay the construction costs and both could be open as early as july. >>> the trans-bay transit center is five stories high with a rooftop high that has thousands of units of new housing. >> reporter: as claudine wong shows us, the finish line is in sight. >> reporter: it stretches four city blocks. we have been waiting a long time to see what will be known as the sales force transit center. >> this is the rooftop to

duties, i do it with full faith knowing district 2 is in great hands with the new supervisor, catherine stephanie. i look forward to working with you on district 2 and the city. i want to say for our former colleagues that supported me in the vote, i am honored by your support and the trust you placed in me. and for the supervisors who didn't support that vote, i understand very much and respect that decision. and please know that regardless of how anyone voted on that day, i'm looking forward to working with each and every one of you to address the issues of the city over the next half year. we're all acutely aware of the public safety and homeless issues facing the city of san francisco, these are issues i focused on as supervisor and will focus on as mayor. we're confronted with the scenes of drug addiction, mental health challenges and homelessness near feet from where you conduct business here in city hall. when tourists visit, they return to a car that has been burglarized. we can't have this as the new norm. not running for office is a unique opportunity. we don't have to conduct business

it's sponsored by catherine stephanie who was appointed last month when mark farrell was named the interim mayor. her bill is a response to last summer's planned demonstrations by the right wing group patriot prayer. congress is debating a bill to let legal gun owners carry concealed weapons in their home state and also cross state lines. >>> several female teachers in mill valley are being sexually harassed by male students. the math teacher told the school board last week in her 15 years at mount tam, she's been sexually harassed 12 times and including one male student who claimed she made sexual advances at a party. >> how do we constantly convey to female students that they will be supported, believed, protected, or safe in a district that's repeatedly failed to respond to us in similar situations? >> she says she was inappropriately touched and has received pro feign e-mails from a school ip address. and she came forward after another teacher told the board about similar sexual harassment. she is taking a personal leave because of the trauma that the sexual harassment has caused. >> >

and catherine stephanie wants to hold several meetings to talk about the car break-ins.meetings are meant to hold the police accountable for the widespread crime. in 2017, there were 30,000 car burglaries in san francisco. a 24% increase from the year before. stephanie says the hearings could reveal that the police need more resources to combat the problem. >>> the san francisco sheriff's department says it's eliminating fees for people convicted of crimes. the decision to get rid of the fees coincides with legislation introduced at the board of supervisors. before the change in policy, parolees were forced to pay $40 per day for electronic monitoring and $20 per day to take part in community service in addition to one time signup fees of $125. >> another policy to continue to make life in san francisco not so burdensome, particularly for those coming from communities of color. those that have been historically overpoliced and overincarcerated. >> supporters say it burden them with heavy debt when they were released and the fees do not help the crime victims and hurt the

. >>> catherine stephanie wants to hold several meetings to talk about car break-ins.ber of car break-ins in san francisco is out of control. in 2017 there were 30,000 reported break-ins. that's a 24% increase from the year before. the hearings could reveal that the police may need more help and resources to deal with the epidemic. >>> san francisco police are investigating an unusual case in which a television may have been used in a reported assault. 48-year-old jacqueline gonzalez picked up a tv and threw it at a woman walking by with two 3- year-old girls. it happened at 19th and mission streets. the woman was injured but was able to escape with the girls. gonzalez is being held on $178,000 bail. no word on a motive for that attack. >>> the san francisco sheriff's department is eliminating fees for people who have been convicted of crimes. the decision to get rid of the fees coincides with legislation introduced at the board of supervisors. before the change in policy, parolees were forced to pay $40 per day for electronic monitoring. $20 per day to take part in co

catherine stephanie will be running for the seat in november. the two candidates filing a lawsuit say allowing her to serve as supervisor until november gives her an unfair advantage. they want the driver two supervisor race moved up to the june 5th ballot. >>> there are new safety measures in san mateo. and it may confuse some people. coming up next, the reason people walking and driving may have a hard time understanding what they are supposed to do. >>> and airbnb released a new commercial. and this may roughly some feathers in washington. >>> high pressure aloft and also an offshore breeze equals very warm temps. we'll have more on your friday and weekend forecasts. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. it's 6:12. 18 people in shanghai, china, were hurt. a minivan was carrying gas tanks and slammed into a crowd. the driver was smoking while he was driving and accidentally set off the tanks. he lost control of the van. it jumped a sidewalk in downtown shanghai. the driver was among the injured. he's being investigated now for illegally transport

chair of the committee and to my right is the advise chair and committee member catherine stephanie.or joining us today. also our clerk today is alyssa sumera and i would also like to thank sfgov-tv that is staffing this. hernandez and ianes. >> clerk: please make sure to silence all cell phones. all documents should be submitted to the clerk. items acted on today will appear on february 27th innocence otherwise stated. chair thank you we are also joined today by supervisor jeff shea. thank you for joining us. if you can please call item number 1. >> clerk: item number one is ordinate submitted by supervise is r sore for the amended regulated codes to impose a 1.7% tax on the grocery sheets from the rate of commercial space for low and middle income housing and social services. >> the chair: thank you. so this is a measure that myself, supervisor shae and supervisor tang and supervisor colin and now farrell all signed and promoted. if i have forgotten any names, let me know. but this has been something that we have been talking about in this building for years. but in earnest we have

stephanie is off today, i'm pleased to welcome back catherine rampell, in for stephanie, a columnist from "the washington post" focusing on economics. it's a treat to have you with us. >> thank you for having me back. it's a somber week, i'm from south florida and heading back in a few days for various reasons, including to cover this. happy to be here for now and to talk about the news of the week. >> and there is a lot to talk about. besides the controversy swirling in the white house, much of the talk in washington was in fact about budgets, about spending, about debt and deficits, until america's unfortunate record with gun violence reared its ugly head again. residents in broward county, florida, continue to reel, days after a lone gunman targeted students and teachers at marjory stoneman douglas high school. nikolas cruz, on the left there, is charged with 17 counts of murder. authorities say he used an ar-15 semi-automatic rifle during his rampa rampage. he did attend douglas last year until the school expelled him. local authorities have commented on his disturbing social med

the van -- vacancy in district two, our newest member of the board of supervisors, supervisor catherine stephanie effective today 1259:01 p.m. welcome, supervisor. [applause] >> and colleagues, without objection, we will give supervisor stephanie an opportunity to say a few words. >> thank you, madame president. i first want to thank mayor mark ferrell for playing his confidence in me. this is really an opportunity i did not see coming and i'm so honoured to be here with all of you today and to join you as a colleague on the board of supervisors, a life-long dream of mine. i want to take time to talk about why i'm prepared to represent district two on the board of supervisors. i know how to do the jofnlt i know my community and i know the issues. i know how city hall works. and i'm going to hit the ground running. i spent nine years as a legislative aide serving district two. the last two years i've been a department head in city hall as your county clerk, which gives me a unique perspective on how the laws to be pass reasonable doubt carried out in real life outside of these chambers. what you d

chair of the committee and to my right is the advise chair and committee member catherine stephanie. thank you for joining us today. also our clerk today is alyssa sumera and i would also like to thank

ferrell appointed his seat on the board of supervisors to his former legislative aide and clerk catherine stephanie. >>> she announced she will hold regular hearings on the problem of car break-ins in the city, to hopes -- to hold people accountable for what they think is an epidemic. >>> join live in the studio this morning with the supervisor, welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> congratulations. >> did that come out of the blue, were you expecting the acting mayor to make the appointment? i not at all, it was a welcome surprise. >> you're getting right to work, holding police more accountable for car break-ins, what is the plan? i i want to look at what chief scott is doing, creating a crop ready crime division, i want to understand the structure of what that is. what they need from the board of supervisors, we are in budget season, i wanted to look at what resources the police department might need to help make change on the streets. >> your district has been a problem, you wake up and see glass all over? i it's a huge problem, i moved here 17 years ago and glass on the street rest -- was a

catherine stephanie was named to the seat last month when mike farrell was interim mayor.iner she's not aware of permitted concealed guns resulting in violence of previous rallies but she's considering a bill that would allow legal gunowners to bring their concealed weapons in their home state and use it somewhere else. >> the faa is looking into a started a fire that caused smoke develop in a cabin on a southwest terrence flight last night. the cabin filled with smoke as the plane was getting ready for takeoff. the smoke forced the crew to evacuate the group using the emergency slides. minor injuries were reported but none of the 139 passengers or five crew members were transported to the hospital. john wayne airport says there was a fire in an auxiliary power unit. the cause of that fire remains under investigation. >>> not to the deadly nationwide flu outbreak. it is getting worse. the cdc says it hasn't even peak yet. we have more on the unusual precautions people and businesses are taking to make sure they do not get sick >> reporter: 48 states have experienced heavy

. >>> across the bay, san francisco supervisor catherine stephanie wants to talk about car break-ins. telling the examiner the number of car break-ins in san francisco is out of control. there were more than 30,000 in 2017. that is a 24% increase from the year before. supervisor stephanie says the hearings could reveal that the police may need more resources to deal with the car break-in epidemic. >>> san francisco health officials are setting up safe injection sites. >> city sanctioned facilities where people can use illegal drugs safely. allie rasmus is live in san francisco to lay out the timeline for the sites. allie. >> reporter: well, if the sites become a reality, and it looks like they will, it is a question of when, san francisco will be the first city in the nation to offer something like this. we confirmed with a spokesman for the department of public health in city that they are working with nonprofits and community organizations to establish safe injection sites. this is a picture of what they could look like or similar to what they could look like. this are photos from a

stephanie is off today, i'm pleased to welcome back catherine rampell, in for stephanie, a columnist

catherine brown, the vice president at the center for american progress. we will died in. -- we will dive right in. i will give a short history of o.e panelists bi this is stephanie sanford, the chief of global policy at the college board. also the author of "the civic life in the information age." former director of policy and advocacy for the united states program of the bill and linda gates foundation. a deep expert in this topic. level setting, can you tell us about the difference between civics and history? >> thank you so much. it is wonderful to be here. this is an issue near and dear to my heart. theought the center -- senator did a good job delian aiding the difference. history is what happened before. civics is something that is active. the study of rights and duties and responsibilities to be an effective citizen in democracy. panels, i've shared this a of times over the last year, the notion that we have knowledge. means you know what to do and you know about these institutions, you have skills, and you have agency. >> wonderful. there's been a fair amount of research on the focus and senator graham alluded to this, i focus on reading and math and goi