. >> i understand from the employment officer, chan that these are the standard conditions and they look standard to me. >> we are fine. >> commissioner perez? >> hello. so, with the one event for the months and would you be the one who is going to be producing and doing things yourself, and you can come in and... >> sure, my name is kinston and i am one of the owners of drake. and the thought of getting the permit is for the number of corporate events throughout the year. the past december we had two to four corporate events, and it was a good month for us and a few of them asked to have the events and it is for the holiday parties and i think that the main driver for getting this license will be the flexibility to offer the clients to get the opportunity to have entertainment. >> and what kind of event was. nike and the sales force? >> it was the event and to have a lot of bloggers and they had the dancers. and the necklace and some shoes. and sold a lot of shoes and things like that. >> so you did not have live entertainment at these events. >> and what do you mean by live entertainme

i would like to introduce julie chan in student support. this is a new office focused on credit recovery issues on summer school and online learning and various other programs that we have up and going. thank you very much for the thank for the opportunity. we are going to walk you through exactly what the presentation is going to be. we are going over the initial challenges and information about our credit recovery options and our 4-year cohort graduation rate and e through g graduation requirements and the credit program today and talk about where we are going with the office of extended learning and support with our evening school, summer school, online learning and sprout funds and summer bridge program. so challenges at san francisco unified school district is a number of students have not been meeting the requirements to graduate on time. as you know 2014 was the first year that the policy came into play that the students had to be a through g compliant to graduate in the school district. in the past we that had deliver forms models a

are you chan lee? >> but kosoul didn't give up.there was another model home across the street, and he saw sarah walker arrive for work. >> oh, you know what? somebody just walked in. won't be able to stay on the phone. >> prosecutors believe he went inside and tried to rob sarah. >> give me that watch. >> there was a fight. while trying to subdue her, kosoul bit her, then he used his knife and stabbed her more than 20 times and cut himself in the process. nelson villavicenzio and his wife were just outside while the murder occurred. had they stopped in to say hello to sarah, they, too, might have been victims. in october of 2006, kosoul was convicted of capital murder, and sentenced to death. >> people will kill for the most trivial of reasons. reasons that no rational person would ever imagine. >> what the science did in this case is it made that defense attorney get up in his opening sentence and say my client was guilty and this was a robbery gone bad. he would not have said that if we hadn't had the physical evidence we had in

thank you, commissioner chan? >> you, render me speechless. >> i missed that headline and i did not realize that is a commitment that the department is going to take up, because i think that it is, it is hard when there are some tests and some are not, and understanding that, and that is really exciting. and i second commissioner kingly's request for some of this in writing and i know from visiting. i know there is a lot of improvements and the lab is looking good and i relay the perspective and i want to ask i don't know this very well and so is there a ten day requirement under the administrative code or is it a ten day requirement for something to be done? >> so, there are two language in the administrative code that speaks to two issues really at a time. and the first is that the police department takes custody of a sexual assault kit in 72 hours which we do. we have a data log where we track that and the property tracks that and the second mention of time in the administrative code is that the goal for the ti

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good business support. >> eleven right. >> if you don't have any questions or comments for officer chan. i don't see anything, please have a seat. thank you so much. >> let's open it up for public comment. >> is there any public comment on drake's application for 12 en

good business support. >> eleven right. >> if you don't have any questions or comments for officer chan. i don't see anything, please have a seat. thank you so much. >> let's open it up for public comment. >> is there any public comment on drake's application for 12 events a year? >> i don't see any. public comment is closed. let's go ahead and i know that there is further discussion about this, if you want to strike any questions, or, but, please, couch that in the motion. >> and i would like to, move to approve this permit, or strike number 4, 9, and 11. >> second. >> sorry. >> second. >> all right, everyone see that and so the motion is to strike, the condition and to approve the permit, but to strike the police conditions, number 4, 9 and 11. >> yeah. >> is there a second? >> i will second that. >> there say second. is there any discussion? >> we are striking them because they are in the good neighbor policy. >> that is right. >> so it sounds like 4 and 9 are a good neighbor policy and 11 we can't mandate in terms of the special event insurance? >> but there is one thing, with 11, t

i'm stanley chan. i'm speaking on behalf of asian american contractor association as well as value fire protection. i'd like the city -- i want to say the city needs to set consistent policies and goals to keep san francisco's construction dollars here in san francisco. we need to set policies and goals so that all city departments will strictly adhere to and make accountable -- be made accountable. i'd like to speak about my terrible experience with the sfmta, mta anyway. we teamed up with -- a first tier contractor to bid on the job on the subway, and we were successful bid to [speaker not understood]. but for some reason our contract was torn up. they kept the first tier prime and threw our bid out. we spent a lot of time working on the bid and it will take away a few years of work in the future from us. we need to regard the importance of benefits for the local economy that can be generated from participants [speaker not understood]. the way we let it go the way it stands, this mta is about to awar

commissioner chan, present, kingsley, here, loftus is excused. we have here the chief of police. >> thank you very much. ladies and gentlemen welcome to the february 12, 2014, police commission meeting. before we go into our agenda a tonight we have a real presentation tonight for retired troy danger field. this is part of a theme that we honor members of the police family and we tell every academy class when you graduate that you are now part of a family and you never leave that family. i'm looking out in this audience, i see the family, the justice. the family is here. i'm going to turn it over to the chief. >> when i was a police officer i got to know lieutenant danger field. troy danger field is one of the legends. i glad you commented on the other officers because there are other legends sitting behind him. i would like to present to troy h danger field senior for your outstanding performance of the highest esteem for the san francisco police department. [ applause ] . >> after we take photographs we are going to have -- officer give a prese

commissioner chan? >> i want to talk about the unfortunate deaths on van ness. is there anything immediate being done to deal with anything on van ness. i know it's a very fast up down freeway lane each way. >> the collision occurred about 1:15 in the morning. i don't think it's the time you are talking about. it was a high rate of speed. after the collision, the driver of the vehicle attempted to gather and leave the scene. the responding officers were directed to the driver by witnesses at the scene. the officers made the arrest. the other collision that occurred in a fatality was around noon time and the driver made statements that stating that she saw the pedestrian in the crosswalk but thinking she might get rear-ended and she continued through sidewalk and the pedestrian. >> so are there any immediate steps? both sunset and van ness are similarly structured, they are multiple lanes, uphill and down lane. is there anything immediate being done? >> citations are up 43 percent, my phone is ringing off the hook with people wondering what's going on. pretty muc

. >> thank you, commissioner chan. commissioner kingsley? >> lieutenant dangerfield, thank you very much for being here tonight. it's been a real pleasure to honor you and what you have done throughout the history of this department since you first became part of it. it's really a lovefest for you here tonight. so appropriate for you this week of valentines day and i'm so happy that you are able to come here and give us the history you did and share that with us as well as the other speakers and also for you to be able to see some of the fruits of your early seeds that you sewed so early and you look at the department and the diversity within the department as well as it's commission. we all value you so much. thank you and congratulations. [ applause ] >> dr. marshall? >> this is so fitting it happened in black history month. it's so fitting. you know i'm going to quote somebody, "if there is no struggle, there is no progress" struggle doesn't always guarantee progress but there is no progress without struggle. the key to me is struggle. so

. >> commissioner chan. >> welcome. thanks for your service of the leadership. i assume we are invited to the swearing in. when and where is it? >> absolutely, you are all invited at the san francisco police officers association we are right next to the hall of justice. second floor, next wednesday, the 19th, noon. >> thank you. >> congratulations. president. >> thank you. >> congratulations, president . i know you got shoved into this position. i believe you are going to be an excellent president of the police officers association. you have been a great police officer and you have been out on the street and you have the respect of the rank and file, obviously they voted for you. you are a true san franciscans and i'm glad you are doing this. >> thank you, it's hard to believe from the days of you and i running the halls of old sacred heart that you are a president and now i'm a preside. thank you chief. >> thank you. >> is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> city clerk: line item 4 a chief's report. review of recent ac

could you imagine being at the super bowl, all those guys like, hey, lou, i'm glad carol channing's herebara. she was so good, two years later they had her back. but the first time they had an artist that really did the whole show was new kids on the block in 1991. they were the first one where it was a real halftime show, not just marching bands. >> let's talk about what happened ten years ago with 90 million people watching the whole janet jackson/justin timberlake debacle. it was 9/16 of a second that sparked years of debate and outrage. when you look back at that, if something like that would happen again, would it be the same reaction? >> well, they wouldn't let it happen after that. even in radio, we had 115 meetings every single day about what you can and can't say on the air. but the interesting thing about that was we really saw what kind of guy i think justin timberlake is. because as soon as it happened and he rips the thing off, he's like it is a wardrobe malfunction. in the song it says "i'm going to have your clothes off by the end of the song." i don't think it surprised e

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doug chan, and let me call up other speakers. ~ [speaker not understood]. fred jordan. diana [speaker not understood]. stanley chu. [speaker not understood]. and [speaker not understood]. and each member of the public will have two minutes for public comment. mr. chan. >>> president chiu, members of the committee, thank you very much for this opportunity to address you. i'm here on behalf of the council of american asian byness associations it represents member asians and [speaker not understood] here in the bay area. today you're going to hear from diverse hard working byness owner how our city's contracting law serves as values, such as [speaker not understood] in procurement of goods and services and the promotion of smart economic development policies that not only keep our city's dollars closer to help but help to [speaker not understood]. 35 years ago when my unemployed father had some years before started an auto parts business with a loan from the very pregnant wife of $132, one day he asked me to tag along with him to deliver some parts after a city-owned vehic

melissa chan, al jazeera, stanislaus county, california. >> how smart is your dog?hey're man's best friend, we know that, but what do we really know about them? tonight jacob ward takes a look at our four-legged furry friends. >> they've been man's best friend for centuries, a companion to tens of millions, but how much do we really know about dogs? >> hello, sweetie. >> how much do they know about us? >> do dogs have feelings in your opinion? >> yes. >> it's the bond, the behavior, and finalin finding out how smay might be. >> decrowding the inner lives of dogs. >> reporter: jake ward with new research, theories, and surprising findings that may change the way you look at america's most popular pet. >> and you can check out this story with john seigenthaler at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. my show sorts this all out. in fact, my staff has read the entire thing. which is probably more than what most members of congress can claim. we'll separate politics from policy, and just prescribe the facts. >> al jazeera america, live from new york city, i'm tony harris. university o

melissa chan reports. >> in the middle of san francisco a gun club. the clientele, tech workers from silicon valley. >> kind of like golf but things explode and that's fun. >> unexpected considering this is a place known for its left-leaning politics. but more young gun lovers and more young women. chris chang went from a job at google to a career as a competitive shooter. are. >> especially in the tech community, there is a movement to experience more off-line events and have these very more tactile experiences. >> he says there's a common misunderstanding that you have to be republican or conservative to shoot. when in fact, the gun community here is incredibly diverse. >> hey, very nice! >> these gun enthusiasts say they are here for the sport not the politics. though this is the bay area and the prevailing blue-state politics mean some gun owners have a very strong position where they stand on this. >> i've spent all my life in lefty activate and i'm a gun owner. >> for many years she felt like a lone democrat who loved guns until last year when s

melissa chan for al jazeera i in the san joaquin valley. >> authorities in pennsylvania say at least 30 people were hurt in a series of crashes on the pennsylvania turnpike. look at these pictures. several tractor trailers and dozens of vehicles were involved in the crashes that which cause huge backups. officials say none of the injuries were life-threatening, but motorists say the turn bike was slick. police say a 36-year-old pregnant woman died after she was hit by a snowplow outside of a shopping center in brooklyn. she was rushed to the hospital where they delivered the baby. the baby is in critical condition. >>> driving from rauling to west virginia when a crash on interstate 74 brought to a standstill. they were stuck for several hours. >>> as the east coast cleans up from one storm to another stor,s on the horizon. >> meteorologist: but it's nothing compared to what we had yesterday. look at the storm clearing out. we have the sunshine, the temperatures climbing barely above freezing but everything could refreeze overnight. there was that snow in ohio. that could be what we'

we begin with melissa chan in california's central valley. >> the worst drought in her memory has her worried. >> it grabs you from down deep. and you're making me cry! but when you see the soil and you touch it and you know that it may not be here for your next generation of family, that's -- that's big. >> reporter: she says she had hoped to plant pistachio trees this winter but without water, she will abandon that notion. many afternoons assessing the effect of the drought. >> and it will be dry like this -- >> all year. >> -- all year. >> she takes us to stoneland farms. they left land fallow, because they don't have enough water. >> when we're not spending enough money on growing the crop because we don't have enough water, everybody down the line is affected. >> lier unemployment in an already depressed region. >> i need water, we don't have water, they don't have jobs. so the water is so important to keep it, the people work in the fields, working. because there's no water, there's no jobs. >> reporter: to properly understand the drought's impact it's important to know that the

melissa chan, let's get a closer look at the weather. kevin is here to help us with that. >> meteorologist: tony, we're looking at plentiful rain across the region. we're going to be see in this area anywhere between one to three in most areas, possibly even five to seven inches locally. we want to show what we're going to be seeing tomorrow. there will an break in the rain across the region. it's friday that we get the biggest amount in the area. we saw a lot to the north. we'll see some down to the south on saturday it's going to be dwindling off. you can see it starts to get lighter. we'll see between one to three inches of those rains. three to five, seven inches just to the north of la. that's a good thing in the short term and we'll see a problem because flash flooding in the dry areas of the region. that will be a nasty issue that we'll deal with. not just dealing with this but we'll see know in the sierr snoa nevada. that will help. it will provide the water they need for the spring and summer. for los angeles, thursday, friday,

melissa chan. what are authorities dyeing dealing with here? >> officials are very careful to say this is a polio like illness. the symptoms are quite similar. doctors can't diagnose this, it could be a virus, might not be a virus. the troubling thing is they're seeing cases where children are losing feeling, paralyzed essentially in one to four limbs and this happens very quickly within 48 hours. that's why doctors are deeply concerned. >> wondering if heal officials are concerned that this might be a virus cluster of sorts. >> well, doctors know that it is taking place in california. they don't know anything beyond that. and they're very careful to say that this is not an outbreak, we don't want anyone pa panicking, parents panicking, this is a rare phenomenon, we're looking at ten cases over 18 months. but it is a concern because they can't diagnose this thing. they are talking about it because they want to educate both the medical community and parents so everyone is aware and they can potentially start connecting the dots and figure out a

melissa chan reports. >> diane friend, the worst drought in her memory. >> it grabs you from down deep. you're making me cry. when you see the soil and you touch it and you know it may not be here for your next generation of family. that's -- that's big. >> she says she had hoped to plant pistachio trees this season but without water she will postpone those plans. >> this was an orchard that was abandoned. >> friend is also director of her county farm bureau and has spent many afternoons assessing the effect of the drought. >> and it will be dry like this -- >> all year. >> -- all year. >> she takes us to stoneland farms. they have left the land fallow because they don't have enough water. >> when we don't spend the money on the crop because we don't have enough water to grow it, everybody down the line is affected. >> taking on half the workers they normally take on this time of year. fewer migrant workers and in an already depressed region. >> don't have water, don't have jobs. the water is so important to keep it up, the people that work in the fields working because there's no wate

melissa chan has the story. >>> seven years ago, bill moved from planting corn to growing almonds.he price offal mondle was soaring -- almonds were soaring. when the drought hits, the water must still flow at least to keep the trees alive. >> we still have a chance for some rain so we're loapg. i've seen -- hoping i've seen march become very, very wet in the valley. we're hoping we can get a reprieve from it. >> bill may not be in a panic just yet but when almonds have become the dominant crop in the country, that means many others are drawing water, and it makes the water crisis here particularly urgent. over the past decade, almond orchards have replaced land for cattle. driven by the global demand for nuts. california's almond industry produces over 80% of the world's supply, many of the demand driven by overseas consumers in china and india. canals used to bring water down from the mountains for the farmers' use. but people have taken to drill wells themselves. the county has seen a spike of application for drilling permits, impact on groundwater, one group last filed a lawsuit

it is definitely very sobering news, john. >> melissa chan. thank you.ing up, our picture of the day. can a piano protest amid the deadly violence in kiev. a musical show of support for antigovernment protesters. >> it is going to b to be a very stormy night. snow for many people of course. frontal boundary making its way to the east, parts of illinois, as well as down near the mississippi valley, those storms will continue to make their way. we're watching what is happening with all the snow. by friday, friday afternoon a lot of that activity will be out of the states and into parts of ontario. we will have that same frontal boundary bringing thunderstorms florida to parts of new york. what that means is it is a very narrow front. we're not going to be seeing it for a long period of time, maybe two hours. as it pushes for through new york and washington, afternoon time frame towards the commute. commute is going to be a little bit bumpy. washington going up to about 60° there with thunderstorms pushing through as well as getting much better as we go tow

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melissa chan is in sebastopol. what are farmers saying about this? >> well, it is rain and it is welcome. we are here at the farm where they have dairy cows. with the drought that means the cost of hay and grain have gone up. hay and grain need water to grow. the dairy farmers have taken a major hit. they are glad there's rain but dominic puts it all in context. >> this rain here is very beneficial for the short run. it helps all the crops that are growing here, as you can see the grass is green now and so on. it's a typical springtime. but the issues, the drought issues still remain because the dams and stuff where we get water for the summer crops is not there. and this kind of rain will help in the short run but the long run it really doesn't do much for us. >> and so, john, it looks like what they're telling us is you need this kind of rain for the next month or two in order to make any dent on the drought. >> all right, melissa chan. melissa in california, tonight, thanks very much. >>> just ahead, a superveto, how sports might have influenced j

the iranian government continues to imprison many of the high faith leaders as well as chris chan pastor and so many others for the similar act of practicing their faith. >> poor working conditions came to the floor after a factory collapsed and kills've 1,000 garment workers last april. >> and we continue to see the impact, where migrant workers are subject to abuse, and denied recourse. who were responsible for what the state department called the most violent disruptions of protests in 2013. egypt's heavy handed tactics against dissent and an active campaign against journalists was also noted for al jazeera journalists are on trial in egypt right now. despite the ouster of an elected leader in july at the hands of the military. the u.s.' working with egypt toward a return to democracy. i think that the report documents objectively, and in detail, persistence concerns over the year. and the current government with respect to freedom of association, freedom of assembly, security force the abuses. protection of religious minorities. >> countries like china, turkey, and saudi arabia were

chan for the presentation. our next select committee will be on the third wednesday of march now. and we have on deck we have the children's fund hearing that supervisor avalos and yee have called for and hopefully the controllers office will have finished the data for all hearing request that supervisor mark farrell has called for. >> we want to do the after school hearing in april because kevin will not be here for the march meeting. i think we better check on that because if it's the third week, he might be here. i will have him check for that. >> it's during spring break. >> let me check. we don't want to do the hearing until he's ready. although actually they are very ready, but he wants to be here. >> i know for april i was planning to call a hearing on summer school programming and summer jobs. so we include that with after school for all and we can have a robust discussion on it and in march we'll have the hearing on the children's fund. that is a large discussion itself. we were hoping a lot of young people would be able to engage in that hearing. for those that are not g

commissioner chan? >> yes, quickly, i'm looking to realize that we won't have a next meeting. the next crisis intervention team class for sfpd is february 24-27. i believe it's at golden gate park at one of the main buildings there. >> yeah. we are both smiling because i can tell you where it is. it's where the flower building. >> thank you. we are both empty on that one. it's at that building and you are welcome to go. each time i go to training gets better and better. it's for officers on the escalation and all the mental health components and improved in the classes and very engaged and commander carrillo was elected for the california cit association. yeah, a big deal. we are taking on leadership statewide which is a long way from where we were a couple years ago and that's quite amazing. and the cit continues to meet. we'll meet tomorrow. >> that's great. one of the things i mentioned in my speech about having a commission was cit and a lot are interested. it's good for these individuals who are experienced law enforcement professionals who had no idea about cit. commissi