if he's willing to serve, i'm on board with david chiu, i love me some david chiu, whatever it is.nt to me. some may know and some may not, i worked in that office for 9.5 incredible years working with the best boss in the world, dennis, who led the office with courage and conviction, made it an office that was a force for good and incredible colleagues who came every day mission driven to do good for the people of the city and county. so i would not be okay with just anyone taking over the san francisco city attorney's office and i know dennis has set the standard, before him, also. let me just say, it's the best municipal law office in the nation, bar none. (applause) and while dennis has left his mark on the office and no one will seek to or can imitate it, david chiu in his own way will write the next chapter in this incredible office and continue its legacy for fighting for justice and opportunity and equity and inclusion. i want to just say thank you to david for stepping up -- let me say thank you to his family. thank you to candace and lucas. to the siblings and parents, pr

commissioner chiu? >> commissioner chiu: yes.if we were to take this up again in december and it was in a position to be approved, is this something -- because we actually do have two elections coming next spring, one in february or march and another in june, and because the -- these are not just regulations but also changes to the code -- is this something that we could put on the ballot? >> yes, these are things that could go on the ballot, the ordinance language could. and also, we would likely have recommendations as part of the phase three report that could pertain to things that would only be done through the ballot, so we'll talk about that in the report. in particular, any changes to the campaign chapter has to be done through the ballot process. there's nothing that permits the board of supervisors acting together with the ethics commission to change that. we'll break that down in the report, but yes, the ballot measure would be an option for this. >> commissioner chiu: okay. i don't know if this is okay to talk about, b

i do want to thank city administrator chiu.want to thank the city attorney that worked closely to draft this legislation. that is important and so the last thing i'm just going to say is this is one step forward. obviously, we have continued work to do to make sure our contractors have the advantage when it's time to do business here in san francisco, but we're going to do everything we can in our roles to make sure that happens. i do want to thank and acknowledge supervisor safai, supervisor melgar for their co-sponsorship and all their hard work with everyone on this as well. thank you so much. [ applause ] my apologies. i forgot to introduce the person who had her and her team make this happen and they worked very hard. she had to put together all of the things that you all are communicating and all the conversations over the number of years that took us to get to this point. so city administrator carmen chiu. thank you. [ applause ] >> hello. it's so exciting to be here today. i think for many of the folks who've been in th

>> commissioner chiu: yes. happy to do so, but hopefully the technology will cooperate. >> president lee: thank you, commissioner chiu. i think when we left, we were going to open up for public comment. >> clerk: okay. please stand by. >> commissioner bush: excuse me. i think i have a few additional comments. >> president lee: oh, commissioner bush. if any interested parties want to dial in, please dial in now. commissioner bush? >> commissioner bush: thank you. i had three quick questions. you talked about airlines cannot offer upgrades to airport officials, but shouldn't that include any city official because it's not just airline officials who approve ultimately arrangements that the airport has? so i'm glad to see that we've considered the entire universe of people. the second is i recommend an outreach to departments as soon as you can who have contractors. for example, the p.u.c., the d.p.w., rec park, because they're the ones who are going to have sort of institutionalized their arrangements, and they wa

and city attorney david chiu and mayor london breed, you all are amazing. thank you for stepping up to the plate for us. and we really look forward to partnering with you on this, for innovative initiative. it's the right move. it's very san francisco and we hope not only to survive but to thrive in the near future. that's it. now i have the distinct pleasure of introducing casey who has worked hard for the music industry and he's fabulous and he works for the san francisco alliance as well as many other hats. take it away. [ applause ] >> thank you city attorney chiu and mayor breed for your support and engagement throughout the pandemic. i'm the assistant general manager at bill graham civic auditorium as well as the co-founder of the san francisco coalition. and during the pandemic provided an opportunity for over 40 independent venues in san francisco to share ideas, commiserate together and most importantly to engage our elected officials. we are thrilled to see this effort and look forward to developing these plans along with the office of economic wo

i do want to thank city administrator chiu. attorney that worked closely to draft this legislation. that is important and so the last thing i'm just going to say is this is one step forward. obviously, we have continued work to do to make sure our contractors have the advantage when it's time to do business here in san francisco, but we're going to do everything we can in our roles to make sure that happens. i do want to thank and acknowledge supervisor safai, supervisor melgar for their co-sponsorship and all their hard work with everyone on this as well. thank you so much. [ applause ] my apologies. i forgot to introduce the person who had her and her team make this happen and they worked very hard. she had to put together all of the things that you all are communicating and all the conversations over the number of years that took us to get to this point. so city administrator carmen chiu. thank you. [ applause ] >> hello. it's so exciting to be here today. i think for many of the folks who've been in the room and been in the

chiu. a very eloquent and strong statement. on behalf of those who are suffering in hong kong, including the basic human rights and the incarcerations which are just an abomination. all happening in the light of day. although what is happening behind closed doors is anyone's guess, and we know that this treatment is certainly part of what the chinese police do. i thank you for that. i have a few questions i would like to ask our panelist. you spoke about corporations and you referenced the problem with complicity in corporations. i remember when bill clinton returned in may 26, 1994. i along with david bonior, frank wilson, speaker pelosi, who was a member like me, just not in leadership then, she was nine leadership, we all joined together and criticized the delinking in a very powerful way, saying, let's trade. let's have engagement. let's make sure it's with conditions that respect the fundamental freedoms of people all china, we do not think it would become a problem, but it was a great model of what they could evolve into.

. >>> and then david chiu is a former san francisco supervisor, and he will replace the attorney, denniserrera, who will be the new manager of san francisco public utilities commission. we'll be right back. >>> trending this morning, a video showing a special way to celebrate halloween with an underwater pumpkin carving contest. this was off of key largo. underwater artists of all ages used dive knives and fine carving tools to transform their gourds. >> how cool is that? also pretty cool here, the northern lights putting on an extended show over the halloween weekend. this is the skies above northern scotland. they followed what scientists called a significant solar flare providing a super charge to the aurora borealis. >> very cool. >>> 4:57. the deadline is here. coming up next on "today in the bay," what happens to san francisco city workers that go unvaccinated after today's deadline and how it could affect your commute. >>> plus, kari tracking your forecast. >> yeah, we are tracking rain. looks likes it gets to palo alto around 9:00, and we are already seeing that in the north bay

francisco is getting ready for another special election to fill state assembly seat held by david chiu who left to become special attorney. >>> san francisco just gave go ahead for next step trying to secure the sinking and tilting millennium tower. 200 foot support tower going down monday. so-called fix was halted in august when it was making the building sink faster. high rise is leaning nearly two feet toward west, fremont street and sank another 20th of inch last week after drilling resumed. may sound inconsequential but it is close to rate of settlement that prompted work stoppage in august. >>> we're back in 60 seconds with another problem stemming from the pandemic, a substitute teacher shortage. we'll tell you who is filling in. >>> pain at pump, why one expert says the gas prices have so high and when we can expect them to drop. >>> all the rain chances headed to seattle and portland leaving us with warmer weekend weather and dense fog. full outline in about six minutes. >>> returning to our breaking news coverage, amber alert issued in alameda and contra costa counties after

and city attorney david chiu and mayor london breed, you all are amazing.ive initiative. it's the right move. it's very san francisco and we hope not only to survive but to thrive in the near future. that's it. now i have the distinct pleasure of introducing casey who has worked hard for the music industry and he's fabulous and he works for the san francisco alliance as well as many other hats. take it away. [ applause ] >> thank you city attorney chiu and mayor breed for your support and engagement throughout the pandemic. i'm the assistant general manager at bill graham civic auditorium as well as the co-founder of the san francisco coalition. and during the pandemic provided an opportunity for over 40 independent venues in san francisco to share ideas, commiserate together and most importantly to engage our elected officials. we are thrilled to see this effort and look forward to developing these plans along with the office of economic work force and development. live music in san francisco is synonymous. thank you >> thank you casey and thank you to eve

entertainment music, fun night life is the heartbeat of why san francisco is so special city attorney david chiu secured the state funding while he was in his previous role in the state assembly. we're talking about is being able to support outdoor performances in and around these incredible live music venues. >> to really remind folks of the magic of music and to ensure that we are keeping folks employed and bringing people back to these incredible establishment. the 2.5 million dollars will go towards helping club such as bottom of the hill. bring concerts like the one you see in this video from halloween weekend. >> outside to city parks and plazas. it would help pay local artists to perform and cover the infrastructure costs for things such as port-a-potties and permits. >> need for these outdoor events. the co-owner of the patrol hill institution hopes this outdoor concert series will help bring new life to the city. when you see tourists videos for going to san francisco. >> it's not the same as new orleans where there's someone play music on every corner. well, why can't we do that and pu

and i believe that city administrator chiu is here to introduce this item. city administrator? >> great. thank you. thank you to chair haney and supervisor safai and marr. woe are putting this item before you today as a seven-month contract extension for waste services, for municipal facilities. just to note that this does not include residential or commercial accounts. this is strictly for city facilities. our offices -- our office buildings, etc. i would note that the budget analysts recommend approval of this contract with modifications to the contingency which we do agree with. i want to make sure that i'm here to answer questions and wanted to let the committee know that i'll be in transit in a car so we'll be getting on to this meeting by phone in just a little bit. but our acting purchaser for the city and county of san francisco is actually just steped into this role relatively recently and i want to take a moment to thank her for filling in in this important role and her six months of deployment to the covid command center where she was pretty critical in terms of the

i would like to now yield to joanna chiu for her testimony, virtually. >> hello, thank you cochairs and commissioners for this opportunity to speak with you today. u am here as a journalist to provide information, and unfortunately i'm not in a position to offer policy recommendations for a commission to consider. i was born in hong kong. when i started working in greater china a decade ago, i decided to renounce my hong kong citizenship. even back then i was worried about my safety because i knew chinese authorities wouldn't recognize my canadian citizenship if i were detained. it should be a hong kong based journalist speaking to you today instead of me from vancouver but the sweeping national security law has sent a chill through the city i used to call home. not only journalists but virtually all professionals in hong kong operate in a cloud of fear and uncertainty. colleges including high school counselors are afraid to approach political topics, even during private counseling sessions. international engagement including the united nations or foreign governments as the commission k

and i believe that city administrator chiu is here to introduce this item. city administrator? >> great. thank you. thank you to chair haney and supervisor safai and marr. woe are putting this item before you today as a seven-month contract extension for waste services, for municipal facilities. just to note that this does not include residential or commercial accounts. this is strictly for city facilities. our offices -- our office buildings, etc. i would note that the budget analysts recommend approval of this contract with modifications to the contingency which we do agree with. i want to make sure that i'm here to answer questions and wanted to let the committee know that i'll be in transit in a car so we'll be getting on to this meeting by phone in just a little bit. but our acting purchaser for the city and county of san francisco is actually just steped into this role relatively recently and i want to take a moment to thank her for filling in in this important role and her six months of deployment to the covid command center where she was pretty critical in terms of the

. >> thank you, david chiu. he has represented the assembly district since 2017.ace city attorney, dennis herrera, who as of today is leading san francisco's public utilities commission. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay," including alec baldwin speaking out for the first time about the on-set shooting, and how it is motivating him to take political action. >>> a live report on the vaccine order taking affect today for san francisco workers. the impact it may have on your morning commute. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay." i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love, more adventure, more community. but with my hiv treatment, there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor and switched to fewer medicines with dovato. dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1 regimen. with just 2 medicines in 1 pill, dovato is as effective as a 3-drug regimen... to help you reach and stay undetectable. research shows people who take hiv treatment as prescribed and get to and stay undetect

several events since our last commission meeting since the swearing in of the new city attorney david chiu. i also attended our retiree luncheon where it was nice to catch up with the retired members and attended a great thank you reception for first honoring first responders in chinatown. that concludes my report. and i am happy to take questions. and i have a few minutes before i need to leave. >> president: president feinstein lost connection and i believe vice president nakajo, if you can take over while she tries to log back in. >> understood. madam secretary, we have gone through public comment with the chief's report -- >> we have not called for public comment and there is nobody on the public comment line. thank you. >> thank you very much for that. at this particular point in time and do any of the commissioners have any questions or comments with the chief? >> okay. commissioner covington please. >> thank you. excuse me. thank you, mr. vice president. and chief, congratulations. this is wonderful news about the monies that are going to be available for three academies and this is

dollars will go towards helping to bring concerts outside to city parks and plazas city attorney david chiu secure the state funding while he was in his previous role in the state assembly. >> being able to support outdoor performances in and around these incredible live music venues to really rempnd folks of the magic of music and to ensure that we are keeping folks employed and bringing people back to these incredible establishment. >> yeah. the magic of the initiative will be paying for things like local artists performance fees and covering the infrastructure costs for things like port-a-potties and permits for these outdoor events. >> there is this presentation that services co it's like for artists and you know, there's a lot are everywhere. but then it's like it's challenging for artists to living. you know, like survive. >> today. we're hearing from one of more than a 100 artists who have benefited from a guaranteed income pilot program in san francisco. it was started during the pandemic and through a grant from the city and now private funding your boy. center for the arts has bee

can share at this time was this was something that was a brain child of now city attorney chu chu -- chiu while he was working at the state, and it essentially brings $2.5 million that will fund investment in local music outside, so continuing live music in an outside venue probably for the next several years to come. we hope to engage all of you in helping to promote them as they come along. thisser agoing to work with local venues and local performers is really the object of this program, and trying to raise awareness of how fun live music is and driving our local economy. beyond that, i will just continue to update you guys on this program as we have any information. do you have any questions for me? >> president bleiman: questions? i did have one. as -- i've already gotten a lot of calls, actually, about this, and have made a lot of splash yesterday. a lot of artists are wondering and venues are wondering how they're going to apply to be a part of it. obviously, we're probably not there yet, and i'm not asking for you to answer that, but i'm hoping that we can really highlight that pr

chiu has represented the 17th assembly district since 14. >>> up next, our changing climate is changingainy season. it doesn't rain, then it does. a lot. what some wine country farmers are starting to do to help with the fierce flooding that comes along with all that rain. >>> and speaking of the weather, the weather right now on storm ranger shows the next storm just off the coast. how much rain we're expecting and how many more storms we could see ahead in our seven-day forecast when we come right back. >>> last week's big rain storm was an example of the mega storm scientists predict will become a more regular occurrence with climate change and for many, it was a chance to see how our systems will fare. nbc bay area's joe rosato jr. shows us how it was served as a test run for restoration work aimed to stop flooding on parts of the napa river. >> i was born here. i am a third-generation farmer. >> reporter: every farmer will tell you their most precious possession is land. >> the love of place, i guess, becomes imbued in one. >> reporter: for napa valley farmer tom gamble, the love o

and i believe that city administrator chiu is here to introduce this item. city administrator?. thank you to chair haney and supervisor safai and marr. woe are putting this item before you today as a seven-month contract extension for waste services, for municipal facilities. just to note that this does not include residential or commercial accounts. this is strictly for city facilities. our offices -- our office buildings, etc. i would note that the budget analysts recommend approval of this contract with modifications to the contingency which we do agree with. i want to make sure that i'm here to answer questions and wanted to let the committee know that i'll be in transit in a car so we'll be getting on to this meeting by phone in just a little bit. but our acting purchaser for the city and county of san francisco is actually just steped into this role relatively recently and i want to take a moment to thank her for filling in in this important role and her six months of deployment to the covid command center where she was pretty critical in terms of the logistics response t

to many of our local unions and it comes on the heels of their housing workers report produced by chiu and jobs of justice with the leadership of supervisor mar, the board, highlighting how the system has not worked for working families in san francisco. so one of the strategies described in that report was to invest significantly in housing acquisition. it's exactly what we endeavor to make good on today and this $64 million investment will make sure we can preserve the home for san franciscans and do so at scale. so, you know, i want to reiterate, this is not a new idea, but it would be a new chapter to have this program finally resourced in a way that it can scale up. and i want to reiterate my commitment to continuing our partnership with mayor's office of housing and community development, so if approved these funds get out the door as quickly and possible and with maximum impact across the district. then, chair haney, i can describe for you later or now, but we, you know, i previously circulated amendments that we intend to make that i'm told are non-substantive. currently the or

haidi: the conglomerate was founded by chiu's grandfather and has properties across asia and europe andopening properties in line with changing customer trends. dorset hotels has been in high demand as they are among those approved for hong kong's strict mandatory quarantine for incoming travelers. she spoke about navigating the pandemic and plans for the future. winnie: being a quarantine is hotel -- 14 hotel is about the community. thankfully, our numbers, are, of course, not the pre-pandemic level, but we are not far off,. it is different cities to cities, but we are not far off. >> the company is doing better than others but when it comes to revenue and profits, it is still falling compared to pre-pandemic levels. what is your view on the passive recovery now for dorsett in your portfolio of hotels? winnie: because the cost has gone up with health and hygiene standards and we are using a lot of medical equipment and also, the air system. it is not cheap doing a quarantine hotel. definitely, our revenue and the occupancy is not the same as before. in terms of recovery, again, in its

to many of our local unions and it comes on the heels of their housing workers report produced by chius of justice with the leadership of supervisor mar, the board, highlighting how the system has not worked for working families in san francisco. so one of the strategies described in that report was to invest significantly in housing acquisition. it's exactly what we endeavor to make good on today and this $64 million investment will make sure we can preserve the home for san franciscans and do so at scale. so, you know, i want to reiterate, this is not a new idea, but it would be a new chapter to have this program finally resourced in a way that it can scale up. and i want to reiterate my commitment to continuing our partnership with mayor's office of housing and community development, so if approved these funds get out the door as quickly and possible and with maximum impact across the district. then, chair haney, i can describe for you later or now, but we, you know, i previously circulated amendments that we intend to make that i'm told are non-substantive. currently the ordinance

to many of our local unions and it comes on the heels of their housing workers report produced by chiu and jobs of justice with the leadership of supervisor mar, the board, highlighting how the system has not worked for working families in san francisco. so one of the strategies described in that report was to invest significantly in housing acquisition. it's exactly what we endeavor to make good on today and this $64 million investment will make sure we can preserve the home for san franciscans and do so at scale. so, you know, i want to reiterate, this is not a new idea, but it would be a new chapter to have this program finally resourced in a way that it can scale up. and i want to reiterate my commitment to continuing our partnership with mayor's office of housing and community development, so if approved these funds get out the door as quickly and possible and with maximum impact across the district. then, chair haney, i can describe for you later or now, but we, you know, i previously circulated amendments that we intend to make that i'm told are non-substantive. currently the or

to many of our local unions and it comes on the heels of their housing workers report produced by chiu and jobs of justice with the leadership of supervisor mar, the board, highlighting how the system has not worked for working families in san francisco. so one of the strategies described in that report was to invest significantly in housing acquisition. it's exactly what we endeavor to make good on today and this $64 million investment will make sure we can preserve the home for san franciscans and do so at scale. so, you know, i want to reiterate, this is not a new idea, but it would be a new chapter to have this program finally resourced in a way that it can scale up. and i want to reiterate my commitment to continuing our partnership with mayor's office of housing and community development, so if approved these funds get out the door as quickly and possible and with maximum impact across the district. then, chair haney, i can describe for you later or now, but we, you know, i previously circulated amendments that we intend to make that i'm told are non-substantive. currently the or

to many of our local unions and it comes on the heels of their housing workers report produced by chiu justice with the leadership of supervisor mar, the board, highlighting how the system has not worked for working families in san francisco. so one of the strategies described in that report was to invest significantly in housing acquisition. it's exactly what we endeavor to make good on today and this $64 million investment will make sure we can preserve the home for san franciscans and do so at scale. so, you know, i want to reiterate, this is not a new idea, but it would be a new chapter to have this program finally resourced in a way that it can scale up. and i want to reiterate my commitment to continuing our partnership with mayor's office of housing and community development, so if approved these funds get out the door as quickly and possible and with maximum impact across the district. then, chair haney, i can describe for you later or now, but we, you know, i previously circulated amendments that we intend to make that i'm told are non-substantive. currently the ordinance seek