the fabulous redesign of the building, it was, we turned it over to our construction manager's, joe chung the deputy chief of construction management is here. and ray branigan is a manager over the whole program and john sullivan couldn't be here because he promised to take us to the giants game but who hiffed here, almost literally, for the last two years, working also with curtis -- heartdigen. who was an intern that provided assistance. all of those departments working hard on this project if years to deliver this great library to you all. part of what made their job, i won't say it was easy, but made it a great project to work on as we had a great contractor. and i know, deshawn is here and brian from isac, it was a great challenging project and they did a great job. please give them a hand. >> and then finally, i just want to reiterate what luis said, leena chin and mindy and the rest of the folks that are managing the whole blip program do an outstanding job are making sure your tax dollars are well spent. this project, like we strive for in everyone, was on time, it was on budget.

this nonre-elect comes after months of me bringing to principal chung's attention the unsafe conditions of my classroom. after being injured in october as well and not being able to return to work for five days, i requested a meeting to discuss the safety conditions at my school. i'm sorry, rather in my classroom. i told her i needed consistent aides and aides trained to work with students we emotional disturbance in order to keep the students, the support staff and myself stay safe and my concerns were ignored. on the surface the safety in my classroom seemed to improve over the school year because of the behavior management program, the economic program, the social-emotional program and the relationships that i built and put in place in the classroom. however, the safety supports to deal with crisis situations were not put in place and the diven that has led to me receiving this nonre-elect is an example of the improper support that i have received in this placement. thank you. president mendoza: thank you. >> hello. my name is carlos castillo. i'd like to bring to your attention on t

i also want to apologize for christina chung for not being here today. she is on medical leave of absence. i am the board president of san francisco village. we began in 2007 as richmond village, became richmond village, and then just san francisco village. people want to be a part of a city-wide organization that includes people from all over san francisco, all at the same time, getting to know people in the neighborhoods. the macro and micro in one package. our strategic partners are particularly interested in supporting one central organization. we are also an organization committed to representing diversity in the city. if the city funds villages to reach out to low income members, this is what we will do, working with the city. first, we want to acknowledge this is a major task. very important, a team effort that will be required. we will collaborate with our partners, service providers, and next sf. we will create new partnerships with senior centers and aging organizations throughout the city. we will work with the leaders of major aging organizat

rachel chung, isabel wade, dart kaufmann, melinda stone. those are the remainder of the cards. >> as one of the 250 workers on the behalf of the democratically elected rain bow ecology support, we would like to support our voice for item seven. and rain bow grocery is a member of san francisco urban agricultural alliance and our store has been providing local organic produce to san francisco residents for 30 years and we welcome this opportunity to empower the community members to begin and continue producing fresh food for themselves and our community. thank you. commissioner borden: thank you. >> i am co-owner of little city gardens. and as a contributor to the value driven economy and excited by the potential of farms in my city and i urge you to pass this amendment with the amendments set forth. and since much of the farmable rand is located in there and our farm, a commercial operation, and has fit into the residential neighborhood. my partner and i work on site 40 hours a week using mostly hand tools and occasionally a weed whacker or

kenneth chung is a senior. 30 volunteers searched but there is no sign of ching. >>> and paul chambers with a somber memorial today in the south bay. >> reporter: it was an emotional fund raising for murray. >> it's amazing. >> everybody is touched by this story because it could have happened to anyone. >> reporter: it was december 1st of last year when murray and her 2-year-old daughter were crossing the street. that 18-year-old driver who was using her cell phone struck them. killing kaley and leaving murray with injuries. everything in the room including the venue was donated. the local elementary school made these pictures for the event. >> 30 car washes, bake sales, they wanted to create art so we could sell it at this event. >> i just wanted to do something for the people but i don't know what do i do. >> reporter: the murray family say they are not used to being on the receiving end. instead they would rather do for others. but today is about them and getting the word out of not texting and driving. >> don't take someone's life for a phone call. >> reporter: paul chambers, kt sr

straining relations between the two countries military level talks aimed at improving ties between chung and seoul collapsed earlier this month but there's usually just one good russians have chosen three characters to be mascots for such as two thousand and fourteen winter olympics there's a cute polar bear a snow leopard and figure skating and bunny they all overcame some intense competition so went to live t.v. you vote and it's artie's things promotes good reports it's just the latest piece in the jigsaw ahead of the games. these are the first winners of the four children picks from no one a snow leopard a polar bear and a hare has won through to become the official mascots of the two thousand and fourteen winter games a ray of light and it will represent the paralympics yes the throne the prize winning places in any sports a grand second and third and the main model of the olympics is not it's not victory but it's a patient was and a leopard be here and the bear each had their strong. that's why i think creating a team was a smart choice the winners were selected by members of the p

this massive image show a huge chung of the country hit by severe winter storm. it grounded nearly 6000 flights today and will ground 10,000 all through thursday. in boston jet blue cancelled all of its flights in and out of logan airport until thursday. chicago o'hare cancelled 1100 flights today. schools in boston are closed tomorrow. this shot of a student at harvard from the bay area in front of a wall of snow sent in by a bay area student attending school. >> in tulsa, oklahoma home set one day record with 14 inches of snow there. it forced tulsa world newspaper to cancel the printed issue for the first time in more than a century. more now from ryan owens in tulsa. >> good evening from oklahoma city a ghost town tonight for good reason. we have seen near white out conditions all day long. almost a foot of snow and listen to that wind. sometimes howling at 60 miles an hour. creating a wind chill of 30 degrees below zero. state officials all but beg oklahoma to stay off the road today. and for the most part, they listened. >> item a little chilly out. >>repor