center and in the neighborhood. we want to highlight some key points. in order for the u.s. to remain globally competitive, we must promote integrated investments in mobility, environment, and economic development, like the transit center. as for policy magazine states and eloquently, interconnected cities worldwide are the key hubs of global commerce and engines of future growth. in particular, i want to mention spur's urban future work paper, and i want to make sure everybody is aware of this, about our nation's most competitive knowledge service sector, which is based in the bay area. these businesses thrive in a compact, a transit-first environment. as the papers is, facilitating dints clustering in job centers as envisioned around the transit center is key to creating a more robust business environment for existing and new firms and to be seen as key to the region's economic development strategy. just to note, there are 235,000 employees within three-quarters miles of the transit center, which is the densest em

, our housing authority centers, our low- income service centers alike.e announcing today that we are going to complete with this grant 53 locations throughout the whole city. 53 of them. [applause] we have already got 28 of them set up, and by the end of the month or early next month, we will have a national 25. that is going to be a lot of -- an additional 25. that is going to be a lot of places where our populations can become that much more digitally illiterate and they can benefit from the innovations of social media and have health resources and information online and also be able to play some games as well as visit your family online as well. [applause] you know, when you get more digitally connected, you are going to be able to find that there are going to be great ways to talk to your doctor or your nurse. you're going to be able to access health resources that much easier online. you're going to be able to set up e-mail accounts for yourself. and then those of you, and i know some of you here might be owners of facebook -- you are going to be bi

in our center in district 1, we have about three centers. we are taking care of about 400 seniors. that is only about 4%. preserving these services is important. mayor lee is asking about innovative solutions. we are saving money and we are much cheaper than going to a nursing home. so we continue to thank mayor lee and your team, to remember us when you do your budget, continue to be sensitive to the seniors needs. thank you so much. >> it should be noted, when the state said they were going to cut adult day services, ours was the only city that said, we will help. it is the only city that i have seen in this state that stepped in. caroline goodman. she is here to speak. ok. the next speaker will be ann chung. >> good evening, everybody. my concern -- i am in district 5. i am going to say this. we need to ensure we provide young people with jobs and internships, opportunities, but we also have to make sure that we prepare them with life skills that allow them to be successful in their position. another thing. we want to make sure that the youth has behavior and technical training

center. supervisor olague: thank you. i would like to hear from regina who will speak to the small business impacts of the convenient zone mandate. >> good morning, supervisors. the state law requires the convenience is on be established, and this is a half mile radius of any supermarket with annual gross receipts of $2 million more. in the event that there is no recycling center or that the supermarket does not provide the means of buyback or redemption, then all businesses that sell crv products are required to buy back and provide reduction in their stores. so businesses do have an option if they do not want to do -- provide for in th-store redemption. they can be relieved of this obligation. it is about a total of 50 two thousand dollars a year. currently, san francisco has 53 supermarkets, according to the california division of recycling's website, and the list of stores that fall within the $2 million or more requirement, currently, san francisco has 53 support -- 53 sir mark -- superm

low weight items to our recycling centers. aluminum has a higher redemption value than bottles do, so we are seeing that is the primary uptake. these numbers, around 17 million in san francisco being redeemed, it has been pretty consistent year-to-year, probably for the past five years. this gives a good snapshot of what we collect curbside and what is actually taken to crv centers. how does san francisco kind of the chief our 70% of diversion? just to give you a sense of where we collect, our commercial recycling program that includes our construction and demolition debris recovery probably represents 60% of our recycling and diversion efforts. our curbside program done residential, about 20%. city government, we generate a fair amount, and we represent about 15% of our total. and the crv program ranges between 5% and 9%, to give you a context of what our total effort are to achieve the version. notwithstanding all these great efforts in san francisco, there is still about 400,000 tons per year still going to a landfill. abou

it is the center's first otter patient. now the center and the aquarium can pool their knowledge. to learn more about otter survival still listed as threatened. the california sea otter population is estimated at 400. up along way from just 50 less than two decades ago. though making a come back here along the monterey coast. they're not out of the woods. >> population estimates of the california sea otter have declined. we're not sure why. disease accounts for 38% of the mortality that has been reported since 1989. >> reporter: but the survival rate for abandoned pups is way up. it was zero in the 80s. this constant grooming and feeding mimicks moms. >> these pups and all these animals would have been left on the beach to die. >> reporter: researchers usually release pups. at one time the california sea otter was found along the entire pacific coast. researchers say with what's being learned now, maybe one day they'll be back. >> last year researchers said they counted about 500 more sea otters than when vern hawkins filed that story. they also said that in the past three years t

center. there is the hank recycling center which probably services a bunch of the small businesses in the haight. those are some of these services the which it probably think twice before removing. >> correct. understanding that removal of those will then put the burden on the small businesses to comply with the state regulation. supervisor olague: and because it is not "their fault" that people are sort of leaving, you know, some things on the sidewalk, i do not think they should be fined. . >> and often with these types of state regulations, there really designed and developed with a more suburban environment in mind. so i think, working with sfe and recology if we need to work with the state to create special requirements to san francisco due to our unique city, i am happy to work on that as well. supervisor olague: grade, thank you. i'd like to open it up for public comment at this time. with 81 like to speak to this issue? -- would anyone like to speak to this issue? >> tom is my name. i

that actually will be a virtual center or is a virtual center. it will have locations in san antonio, texas and in washington, d.c. staff will be distributed across our system so that some of our staff will be in various centers, both va and dod centers around the country so that we are collaborating, coordinating our efforts and i think you mentioned research earlier, sir, and one of the things that we talked about that we will be able to do by leveraging the capability with dod and va is that we will be able to do clinical trial type of evaluations at a number of different centers at the same time and that is one of the missions of this joint va/dod center of excellence is research coordination and studying and reporting on new technologies and developing better outcomes for care. >> and how will you ensure that at least the medical research that's going on is somehow tied back with the feedback being given back by the veterans? their experiences with the different types of prosthetics, the challenges that they have and also, pain management. i

i am from the asian resources center. it is a center for survivors of domestic violence. this is a community service outlet. i am here to support them for all the support they have given us. i am one of the lead organizers for the chinatown community health fair, and we have been a supporter for 17 years. as a service provider and most recently as a sponsor, so they have given a lot. they sponsor the event, and they provide 8 hours every year, providing free diabetes screening for the uninsured. >> next speaker. >> thank you, members, for hearing me today. i am founder and executive director. we help women access screening services at low cost and without barriers. we have in place with partners. for the past 11 years, we have had a successful partnership wtih st. luke's hospital. our program has helped hundreds of low income women get screening services and treatment without financial burdens or other conflicts. i am here to let you know st. luke's hospital is very important, and we support plans as it relates to st. luke's hospital. >> thank you for hearing me today. i

i hope that he can continue to come to the center. it is really my hope, hoping that you will pass so my husband can continue to come to an adult day health. supervisor chu: thank you. are there other seniors? for individuals with disabilities who may want to speak first? go ahead. >> good morning. i am the physical therapist at steppingstone presentation adult day health. i am introducing one of my patients, who is not able to introduce herself because she has severe dementia. she is typical of the many people we seek, and in particular, unfortunately, typical of those who have been denied services. she is 87 years old. she has many complex medical problems and a history of injury falls. if it were not for our help, she would be in a nursing home. she needs assistance with dressing, bathing, medication administration, toiling, walking, and sometimes simply getting out of a chair. she has been attending our center for the last 11 years four days a week, and she has done very well. she has declined a little bit recently after the death

they will let the center's bartlett for free.his is a nice resource. -- they will let the centers borrow it for free. this is a nice resource. you can borrow it from the adoptive living center. any other questions about using the wii? are you looking forward to having the opportunity to use the we at your center? no? [laughter] ok. some people might not be into using the wii. that is perfectly fine. yes? blind person. there may be some opportunities for people who are visually impaired. >> the director of our center is blind. she was telling us a story. she had a lot of fun playing bolling -- bowling. if you can remember what movement and where you had to do it, it is very fond -- very fun. bowling is one of the possibilities with the wii without having any adaptation, just having the remote and directing the person in the right spot. >> i have heard a couple of people have commented they cannot afford the wii. go to your local senior center. the broadband technology grant program has purchased

the mayor doesn't come to our center. >> reporter: 4 other recreation centers are slated to close no matter what happens, keeping mary rod man off that list would require a private group to step in and operate it or a change of heart at city hall. >> one of the things we are out here today is letting the people know they have a voice and that their voice need to be heard. >> the city's remaining rec centers will be renovated and the funding at those will be boosted allowing for longer hours and new programs. >>> and city rec centers aren't the only thing that's got some changes coming. some sunday three fire companies and truck 15 in east baltimore are being discontinued. they were cut from the fire department in the mayor's budget to save close to a million dollars. but fire chief says the city will still have the same number of working fire companies serving the city on a daily basis. >>> he said he was a police officer and used that lie to rob people and now he's talking to the real cops. city police say he faces robbery and police impersonation while wearing a badge. detectives s

announces this year's best of the bay will help think the swiss serious illness and how the committee centers the burning gay pride month as they continue their work and a berkeley native then moved to turkey sharing it takes maybe for you to become the next one. >>> welcome to bay area focus its its july tradition this and this is a magazine will feature this year's best of the bay area the s. curve web site as " beets and " alt smart insider's guide to the years newest and busiest arrivals in the capital. also a companion over the top events to support family house. a home away from home for families of kids with serious illnesses. woke me that this had to scout magazine publisher welcome. we should sit at the magazine is on the new stand now and will talk about the event to the new look of the magazine and a minute but a little bit about family house first. it partnered how many years >>> sixth year that were working the family house. >>> why is it a good fit? crews of particular reason why the magazine and the family house work together that the fantastic organization that helps families

we have four at the referral center. i am the only case manager there. i want to make sure you understand, recognize that youth is really important for our community, even if there from other places. a lot of those folks and coming here to make this place their home. a lot of these folks are very smart and have a lot to give to our communities. i also wanted to mention, when it comes down to how the community is interacting with the youth population, i would encourage that the police presence in the community would be more engaging and welcoming, trying to build relationships, rather than a hardened hand when speaking, like around the lake situation that has been going on there. i appreciate everyone coming out. i just want to recognize that some of you that i worked with have been severely mentally ill and i have been able to support them and facilitate them getting into long-term housing. that is something, if we have more funding, we would be able to do. if we had more funding, we would not have a place for people to go during the day so that they can

the first phase includes building a new transit center designed by great clark. it also includes the construction and operation of the temporary kernel for the current operators to use on the new station under construction. the bus storage facility will also be under the west end of the bay bridge. in the second phase, it will be 1.3 miles from the current terminal directly into the new station. this line will also serve california high-speed real. this has connections to the nine bay area county and 11 different transit operators, including new high-speed rail from southern california. this will bring new housing to enable -- to a new neighborhood. the land is being transferred to san francisco and the transbay joint powers authority for the purpose of building the new transit center. the new high-rise residential building and the new office tower. the proposed power neighboring the transit center will bring many jobs to the area. the transit center is five levels. the deepest level handles inner- city high-speed rail. the lower concourse level includes retail a

on mlk day we have the center for national music center and last friday despite everything going on, consultants came in and helped renew the school to do some things we needed to get done. it was amazing. she made our school welcoming to those who are in and out. she recruits 18 schools to come and visit our school for a potential ninth graders. she is constantly digging deeper to get to know the students. i would like to say we have 17 teachers going out this year. in the seven years i have been here, i have never seen one person reach as many kids as vanessa past. [applause] -- has. [applause] >> i am the ptsa treasure. and i want to support vanessa. she has done a great job. john o'connell is going through its third year of transformation and she has done a great job. i do not believe that o'connell can afford for her to leave at this time where they need to continue to improve and progressed the way they have done. -- progress the way they have done sure yet she is a great person. -- done. she is a great person. i do not know many staff members that will buy groceries and cook f

establish and independent recycling center master plan.request that parks and rec negotiate in good faith with the recycling center. people picking up recyclables help keep the city clean. we need more local places to take those bottles and cans and other waste. recycling centers are an important part of the waste goal. and in dealing with the redemption value -- they take materials that don't fit in new blue bins, and cooking oils not taken by the blue bins, and provide cash back to people as the state law says people can get their deposits back. thank you. >> my name is david -- and i am biased, but i want to express what green streets has done. we have had recycling issues that all failed, and we went from zero recycling compost, to 60%, all through the efforts of green streets. a great public-private partnership. they have signed contracts to do this for five years. the young men and women developed this from the beginning. we deal with some of the core issues. i want to say "thank you" and i look forward to working with you. >> thank

the city is opening its first curfew center. it will be located on north avenue at the success center. it will start to be open this friday, june 15. it will run through august 11. it will be open on fridays and saturdays from 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. it's a way to get young people off the streets and hold their parents accountable. last year police say about 750 juveniles came through the curfew center with an average of about 30 a night. >> we expect parents to enforce the curfew all year long. but in the summertime, kids are at risk of being more vulnerable and it is important for us to work in collaboration. >> kids and parents love access to family services and counseling while at the center. there's more information on our website, wbaltv.com. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the city's new summer curfew policies will be enough to curb the recent surge in youth violence downtown? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to waterco

this is one-quarter of a height of the nearest commercial center. embarcadero center. on the question of the financial benefits, we would note that $11 million to find affordable housing is analogous to a 25% inclusionary rate. this is especially with the demise of redevelopment. this could be leverage significantly to provide a whole lot more. the mayor's office of housing is effectively broke right now. and in spite of the months of heated rhetoric, what is before you is a simple choice. it is what happens to the seawall lot. it gives to the city enormous design changes and benefits proposed in this project, or should be preserved as a surface parking lot? it is a big project that does all of these things, or its days as a parking lot for a long time, and that would be a disastrous choice for the city. please approve this. they keep. chair mar: mr. terrio? >> i would like to thank them for giving us these height limits. that process went on for several months. someone was going to be dissatisfied in the end, no matter what, as is the case. , what they have presented

certainly i've visited the center. i've spoken with dozens of parents and i've spoken with dozens of former employees often who are fearful of speaking to me. i was with one former parent on saturday, cheryl mccollins, whose son andre was the poor boy shown in the video in court, tortured for over seven hours while tied to a board with a helmet on. i think his violation was not taking his jacket off in a timely manner. i think it turned out it might not even have been his jacket. it's important, sometimes these children are not even verbal, can't even communicate. cheryl mccollins, that mother said she never, ever, ever would have allowed this to happen to her son had she known, had the center shown her when she dropped her son off what they do to these poor children. >> she settled out of court with the center but continues to speak out now to try to close it down. we've had her on the program as well. thank you both. >> thanks to you. >>> raw politics, raw emotion. wisconsin voters decided to keep republican scott wa

the opening of a new curfew center. jennifer franciotti is live with the details on the center. >> the idea is to get young people off the streets after hours. it will be located on north avenue at the success center. it will start to be open on friday and will run through august 11. it will be open on friday and saturday's, a way to get young people off their streets. last year about 750 juveniles came through the curfew center with an average of about 39. >> we expect parents to enforce a curfew all year long. in the summertime, kids are risk and be more vulnerable and it is up to us to work in collaboration. >> it will make it easier for police to round up these young people and put them in the curfew center to get them off the street. kids will have access to some counseling services. jennifer franciotti reporting live. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the new curfew policies will be enough to curb the use of violence downtown? you can share your response on wbaltv.c