city by city we can do this. even though the pg & e and puc will tell you you can't do that in the state. you can do it and germany did it and a book about how germany fought the city. it's called germany em period of -- imperative and how they passed the tariff city by city. it's spread all across europe now and china has just adopted this which is shocking for me that a country would be paying a high rate for home owners feeding onto the agreed. this creates jobs, it's an effective policy and more effective than community choice aggregation. thank you. >> good afternoon. any -- my name is george angle. i'm here to ask you to save my grandmother. my family has lived in san francisco for almost 2 years. as far as we know we are the longest standing property owners in san francisco. currently my grandmother is a deed owner of the property. i subsequently became wear of the building and it became my goal to renovate the building itself and i immediately began to work with a n architect. i began to look for investors for the second floor. this was 2 units. considering the depressed economy on the 400 blocks of broadway, any tents we had in our building would have to a

the condition depends state by state and city by city.athan hendren says that the new report doesn't mean that we have lost the iconic american dream in general, but it does bring into question whether that dream ever really existed on a national scale to begin with. nathan joins us now from watertown, massachusetts. is it a misnomer to think that the united states has always had this high rate of upward mobility? >> yes, i think that is right. as you were referring to before there are places that have high upward mobility, but there are other plays that have some of the lowest. >> what are some of the characteristics that put some cities at the top? >> right, so we looked at -- we found five strong correlations with area -- five strong factors that were correlated with areas that had higher rates of upward mobility. things like strong family structure, places with civil engagement and social capitol, areas that has less residential segregation, and greater economic equality. >> and does that suggest that the segregation we see in a place

latest landmark to say hello to twenty fourteen celebrations in full swing across the globe as city by city welcomes the new year. russian president vladimir shows he has always stood united in place of trial just crushing president vladimir putin says he'll fight terrorism to the end in his new year message to russia before heading to the city of volgograd where to bomb attacks killed thirty four people. as he enters the euro zone at the start of twenty fourteen.

city by city welcomes the new year. russian president vladimir sure he is not only stood united in place of trial russian president vladimir putin says he'll fight terrorism to the end in his new year message to russia before heading to the city of volgograd where to bomb attacks killed thirty four people. as latvia enters the euro zone at the start of twenty fourteen we'll look at what this could bring for the country based on ever increasing debts of those already in the club. and our correspondent is your chance to become more familiar with the olympic host city of sochi all that is there to catch the eye and report from the streets and squares of the winter games. happy new year and wherever you're watching us it's great to have you with us as we ring in the new year here on r t i match reza with you as we welcome two thousand and fourteen around the world the new year has just come to new york and the rest of the u.s. eastern seaboard this is live pictures from times square where the famous crystal ball has counted down to midnight and massive crowds have gathered to sing old lang syne and new york new york it's already two thousand and fourteen in other cities across. the globe from the great wall of china and the world

theatrical or technical services for shows on property owned by the city; workers engaged in the hauling of solid waste generated by the city in the course of city operations, pursuant to a contract with the city; and workers performing moving services under city contracts at facilities owned or leased by the city. civil service commissionn12341234 president david chiu: same house same call. this resolution is adopted. item 20: 20.131092[lease termination agreement - literacy for environmental justice - lease no. l-13816 - ecocenter]sponsor: cohenresolution authorizing the mutual termination agreement between the port and literacy for environmental justice for lease no. l-13816, for the ecocenter at heron's head park, located at jennings and cargo way, item 20: 20.131092[lease termination agreement - literacy for environmental justice - lease no. l-13816 - ecocenter]sponsor: cohenresolution authorizing the mutual termination agreement between the port and literacy for environmental justice for lease no. l-13816, for the ecocenter at heron's head park, located at jennings and cargo way, pending item 20: 20.131092[lease termi

city by city changes really reveal the microclimates across the bay area. today, stay in the 70s in the south bay where we don't get marine influence. cooler in san francisco and along the peninsula. north bay, not a lot of the marine influence. 73, not a bad day in santa rosa. 67 fremont. 73 pleasanton. the peninsula trend tells the story. we're going to stay unseasonably warm. closer to the weekend. normal 58 degrees. as we head through saturday, sunday temperatures above average. then monday, with return of the storm track to the south, that's when our numbers drop. you'll see here on your futurecast how much closer the storm track is as we head through monday noon, yep, to the north. we'll track that for you. check on your drive mike inouye. >> backup continues to bill. bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on. all lanes backed up. a slow drive. at the berkeley curve toward the bay bridge toll plaza. i should say from the straightaway to the toll plaza. east shore freeway, look at the maps, slowing from rich monday down into toward past the other of the golden gate field where we had debris. a traffic break that caused more slowing but that's moving smoothly through berkeley and emeryville and the approach. it's a wednesday, a typical bill for the 24 approach to the caldecott tunnel and b.a.r.t. system with a five to ten-minute delay out of the west oakland station recovering from earlier equipment problems. north bay southbound 101, a crash, three vehicles involved, some damage to the cars themselves. that was causing a slowdown southbound 101. it looked like from the sensors traffic smooth from san rafael but expect more congestion because of the volume of traffic. smooth drive to and from the area across the richmond/san rafael bridge. peninsula, not a problem. tad bit of slowing develop between san mateo and palo alto auz of the volume traffic build. northbound 101 slowing up toward an earlier crash around 880 that cleared out. seeing traffic run smoothly as well. 87 buildup. froo ti from time to time, a blitz. right around 65 miles per hour. smoother drive north. but watch for the equipment and flashing lights. over to the tri-valley, smooth drive typical build through dublin and pleasanton. problems with slowing for 680. look at volume of traffic. show you camera here, 580 and dublin. there's the shopping center. smooth drive westbound with the headlights. no major problems, just folks coming out of the altamont pass. >>> 6:21. "today in the bay," a little boy dies after trying to save the lives of his family. we'll tell you how his late night warning helped six relatives escape to safety and why he decided to go back inside that burning home. i'm detecting increasing levels of happiness. ...and the speed readings are off the chart! paradise found! luscious locks. great glittering galaxies. the happiest place on earth keeps getting happier! explore more, and save up to 25% on select nights at a disneyland resort hotel. there's no end in sight. i'm going to need more time. >>> welcome back, everyone. this morning, a community in upstate new york remembering an 8-year-old boy as a hero. 8-year-old tyler woke up his grandparents in his mobile home sunday night to find a fire had broken out. the boy woke up all nine of his family members sleeping inside to warn them, four adults, two children made it out safely. mismother says, tyler died when he went back inside the burning home to save two other relatives. >> he heard my dad screaming for help and, like, what is going on? what is going on? tyler ran back in and tried to get him. >> tyler, his grandfather and another relative all died in the fire. it's unclear why so many people were staying inside the mobile home at the time. it appears electrical problem sparked the flames. >>> the search for a motive at purdue university after a student shot and killed a classmate inside the classroom. 23-year-old cody cousins now charged with murder in the death of his fellow engineering student, 21-year-old andrew bol. the shooting happened in a basement classroom, electrical engineering building on campus, west lafayette, indiana. investigators say the suspect did not attempt a mass shooting. they tell us the suspect has started talking after being uncooperative initially. right now, it's unclear if there had been any trouble between the two men before the shooting. >>> new details in the deadly shooting of a tchbltsa officer l.a.x. two armed officers with the police department went on break moments before the november shooting. officials say the officers did not let the dispatcher know they were leaving. two were outside terminal three when the gunman opened fire with an assault rifle, killing a tsa officer and wounding three others. >>> today a federal court appearance for the three men accused of sparking a wildfire in southern california. all three of the men spent the night in federal custody. they are accused of starting an illegal fire in the dry brush of the angleless national forest. investigators say the fire likely spread when the men used paper to fuel the flames and a federal complaint says the men smoked marijuana as the brushfire flared. the fire destroyed five homes, injured six people. it's almost entirely contained with full containment expected by noon. >> will google buses get a free ride in san francisco? the results of the heated debate there central valley gets a visit from the speaker of the house. why john boehner is making a visit to california, next. >>> wicked winter weather along the east coast. a look at blizzard conditions next. >> a live look at san jose. sun starting to peek up. >> that's pretty. a live look north by the bay bridge in san francisco. a lot more news ahead. 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[ female announcer ] walgreens. get in. get out. feel better. select dayquil severe and nyquil severe. $11.99 at walgreens. >>> snow, wind, blizzard conditions as a wicked winter storm slams the east coast. we'll show you who's getting hit the hardest. >>> you can gloat. a much nicer forecast on the west coast. a live look at san jose. forecast and traffic in just moments. >> what a pretty sunrise. >>> let's see how the markets mr. fare as we take a live look from new york city. city of harvest doing the honors there as we hear the opening bell. green county bancorp. wednesday, january 22nd. this is "today in the bay." >>> you do the markets very well. good morning, i'm scott mcgrew. >> a long time here. i'm laura garcia-cannon. happening today, governor brown set to deliver the state of the state address in sacramento. the governor will likely talk about the state's recently balanced budget, giving additional funding to schools and what he's learned from detroit's bankruptcy case. another possible topic, how to deal with the drought. >>> house speaker john boehner in the central valley to talk about a possible fix to the water problems. meeting with three other california republicans including majority whip kevin mccarthy, propose an emergency bill that allows farmers to pump water from the sacramento/san joaquin delta. >>> other parts having the opposite prem problem. a foot of snow in some areas. 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your city by city forecast reveals a pufl day, the warmest of the week, 75 for you, along the peninsulaorth bay, wine country, still really cold out this and that will be the case until about noon. you're on the way to 73 in santa rosa. looking good in the tri-valley as well. fog returns as of tomorrow. that's what i want to dive into plus more about those showers. i'll show you on the future past. back to you. >> we need it. we forgot what rain looks like. >> 49ers back at team headquarters, unfortunately not to gear up for the super bowl. >> the team quest was cut short. about 100 fans were on hand to greet the 49ers as their buses rolled in just before 11:30 last night. our boys came home. fans were holding signs, waving flags, chanting, yelling thank you even as the players arrived. >> 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick taking sole responsibility. he says i cost us this game. kaepernick turned the ball over three times in the fourth quarter including a critical interception to seal the victory for the seahawks. he was also responsible for a majority of the team's offense for 130 yar

city. illuminated by city lights, the empire state building looks like it belonged in a snow globe. >> the snow is coming out fast and furious and started earlier on this afternoon. it will stack up quickly. snowfall rates at 1 to 2 inches per hour. >> spring seems very far away that part of the country. it could be early to mid february until that region sees any break from winter's wrath. >>> some people brave the weather. these people in dc's dupont circle park engage in an all-out snowball fight. >> all right. taking a live look at sfo tonight, the airport cancelled a total of 57 flights today so call ahead. >>> derailing a new danger, fighting to keep this from happening to the most mrud polluted city covered in graffiti, but wait till you hear how much this bay area house is going for. >>> that was immature, and i probably shouldn't have done that. >> the only thing richard >> the only thing richard sherman regrets,,,, i know, it's a lot to take in. that's why i've conducted this comprehensive analysis, comparing my prices to my competitors', so you know you're getting a good deal, even if it's not with me! pretty rad, right? what is she talking about? i have no idea. [ bell rings ] i'll take everything. what?! equal access to health care... welcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. blocked 2 private shuttles san francisco this morning.y >>> this is becoming a familiar scene. protesters blocked two private shuttles in san francisco this morning. they say wealthy tech workers are driving up the cost of living. well, now, those companies will have to pay a little. the mta just passed a pilot program that will charge

in 69 outs increased of 70 cities tracked by the city even the many cities have raise their minimum down payment as the government tries to keep the lid on potential property bubbles. >> thank you very much for that. have those numbers really been welcome to the market? we are now seeing property shares of chinese developers and hong kong-based developers declining today. these are stocks listed here in hong kong. sees landor. as for the others, the hong kong-based developers henderson land, new world, marginal move to the downside. earlier, some of these stocks have been moving higher. data, wethe chinese are tracking the impact of commodity prices. the indication is that demand will stay strong in china. easy base metals and precious metals rising. copper prices are higher. gold is now trading at 1256 dollars an ounce. plan him it's up 3/10 of one percent. resource plays, we watched him closely, given the inter-linkage between australia and those resource talks as well as the chinese market. bhp billiton, hawthorne and sidney. and the aussie dollar for a final check is at $.88, 88 u.s.

zero was the rallying cry today by activists who converged o on a meeting of san francisco's transportation agency. members of the city's coalition demonstrated at cityall today by holding up signs. it's a commitment many cities have adopted to reduce deaths to zero. >> we're here to make sure that -- in particular widespread interest across the city. frustration and lack of progress and renearing our streets and improve safety for everyone on our streets. >> 21 deaths last year in san francisco illustrates what they call the city's atmosphere of content for people who walk the city instead of drive it. >>> our very proud series is all about good things that people do and tonight is no exception, but tonight's story starts with something bad. a 10-year-old boy mauled by a neighbor's dog in august. >> hunter still has a long road to recovery ahead of them, but as garvin thomas is here to show us, that read will be easier thanks to an unlikely source. >> he was playing video games on august 11th when he was attacked. he's already had multiple surgeries with likely many more to come. his mom says many think of this as a dog story, but many says it's a p

city is going to run the games and keep everyone safe. rock is losing control of its biggest problems with key cities cities by militants flooding in from syria while the us promises to speed up drone a missile delivery. battling for basic scientist warned that water may become a key factor in world conflicts with it already fueling tension in the arab middle east. and the youngest victim of the terror attacks in volgograd is on the man and we are following the fate of this three month old girl who survived the blast that killed her mother.

cities, and that most of the cities are run by democratic mayors. the politics notwithstanding, what do you make of it that if mayors are doing such a good job that poverty is so concentrated in cities? gingrich,ys with mr. newt gingrich knows how to tell untruths with great eloquence. [laughter] that was great eloquence. >> this is another good example. one of the great myths is that a lot of lazy people of color are spending all the money of cities. it is exactly the op is it. cities produce 80% of the gross national product in the united states. a lot of the tax revenues go out for corncounties subsidies and roar a welfare. 65% of the counties with the tea party that have the biggest vote are the biggest welfare counties of america. it is simply a lie to say that cities are somehow dealing money from the countryside. cities are centers of creativity and productivity. america are increasingly more independent, because it is not about partisan politics. they don't stand on principle and frees the government. a couple of months ago, the u.s. government closed down. schools,t close the the police, the fire, the hospitals. cities cannot be closed. it.rs know mayors have to get things

by people in sacramento saying you can't talk about it. why are they suing the city? they have been suing the city for the last 7 years saying they are prevented by the city. meanwhile they have tried to buy it. tnd also tried to buy it. what did tndc get? they got a subpoena for all their records. that's why they are not here and for the planning commission. the planning commission was told that but somehow it escapes their attention. they were told to let go. this lawyer keeps writing back and completely unresponsive. the size, it is certainly over 5,000 square feet. the way condos and coop's including the deck belonging to that 1 unit. >> thank you, would the variance holder care to speak under rebuttal? okay, there is three 3 minutes for the zoning administrator. >> thank you scott sanchez planning department. i will be brief. first there were no valid ceqa or conditional use operations. it was unanimously approved by the planning commission. there have been substantial changes made over time. the planning commission did deny this project twice before approving it. in regards to mr. fung's que

city. there's all kinds of lip service by the city to create affordable housing but in the end with developer money and all the power that developers have the whole process of planning here seems with the city attorney and the planning department and the commission all seems to be a homicide just dud i didn't peanut gallery. i want you to seriously consider the plans for increasing the dense a indication in the face of inadequate transportation and the potential of pollution coming up. there are many places in san francisco where you can too righteous deny indication and park merced is not one of the places >> let me call a couple more names (calling names). >> my name is charles i live on washington street i'm a director of the housing association for neighborhoods. i'm a family man a disappearing brood in this city. i live at home with my wife and children. more pertinent to today's event i think with did you respect to my fellow supporters here it was my neighborhood and me personally who sphere heated the lawsuit that brings us here today. i provided the ideas and have supported this so far. contrary to the agenda preliminary action no one required i'm going to ask you to put on you're

by. we were shut out at city hall and by city officials, too. >> it's an alarming amount of time, an alarmings promising to make up for lost time. >> i can't account for what happened in the past. i can only account from my point going forward. i'm going to ensure that never happens again. >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn, hollywood, florida. >> let me know what you think about this story. you can share thoughts on my facebook page and tweet me @fwhitfield. >>> if you shop at michael's, the chain may be the latest victim of hackers. it has learned of possible fraudulent activity on some of its customers payment cards and wanted to alert them just in time. starting today it will cost you $0.49 to mail a first class letter. the $0.03 jump is the biggest increase in mosh a decade. it comes as fewer americans are using snail mail to pay bills and keep in touch. one way around the hike, forever stamps. you buy them at the current rate and they are valid forever even if the price drops again. coming up, the beatles long and winding road, paul mccartney and ringo starr in a playful and candid conversati

city of san jose. ten cities of marine since 2002. what we like about the program is that it can be adopted by a city scaled to the needs of the city and again customized depending on the type you like. we're focused on the five messages. have i left any big pieces out. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much for your work and -- >> to close, a couple of points supervisor kim, those 160 some odd collisions that you mentioned didn't all involve a pedestrian. those are all the collisions that occurred since the beginning of the year. i do want to commit to followup on commander alia commitment, we'll go back one year and that's the statute limitation and we'll start with mrs. stevenson's case so if that person wasn't issue a citation, that driver will be issued a citation and going forward, we're committed to making a decision one way or the other if a decision can be made at the scene and or doing a mail or if it requires followup investigation. in closing, remember what it says on that sign. the little girl's cite site where it pleads with drivers and cycles to slow down. i think if we can g

city. this is a picture of the canopy and how much of the city is covered by trees. compared to other cities like la and chicago and portland has twice the tree canopy of san francisco. and trees in the urban area have a difficult time. they're growing in limited u limited growing spaces and contacted soil and the building form because of the building set back being put close to the sidewalk we can't have a lot of large canopy trees on our streets. the issue of maintenance and funding for maintenance so this she's dwp maintenance over the last seven years. their staff has been cut in half over that time. the red bar she's the maintenance going from 5 years per tree to 12 years that's pruning and it's ballooned upwards. maintaining trees every 3 to 5 years this year this is a problem for the urban forest. many of you have seen those signs in front of your home and dwp in response to those budget cuts their transferring 20 million trees into the hands of private property owns and this is unpopularity o popular with the public. the plan is doing 3 different things we looked at long-term funding

announced the city will drop its appeal of a federal court ruling that found the new york city police department stop and frisk tactics unconstitutional. he said the city will accept reforms ordered by judge shirer scheindlin including the appointment of a monitor to oversee changes. >> we are here today to turn the page on one of the most divisive problems in our city. we believe in this administration, we believe in one city where everyone rises together. we believe in respecting every new yorker's rights, regardless of what neighborhood they live in or the color of their skin. we believe in ending the overuse of stop and frisk that has unfairly targeted young african american and latino men. >> more after headlines. the former mayor michael bloomberg is reportedly cap to become you in special envoy for cities and climate change. reuters reports general ban ki-moon to make an announcement as early as today. hours after the announcement on stop and frisk, a group of transgender women and their allies tethered outside new york city police headquarters to a 21-year-old for transgender woman of color who was taunted with anti-gay slurs been beaten to death in harlem last august. a sus

by the city. seems if we're talking about a recreation element that there ethnicity to be places in the city. my biggest criticism is the lack of the spaces. i went through the document. there's only one time that prehistoric has been mentioned. the document says it's within the several historic districts including the being a historic landmark and being a city larked itself but we do know there are rec and park owned buildings and other building owned by the city that are historic or have a historic status and some of them are open space originated and those are not treated at all which leads me to question whether or not you can really is on one of our findings that larked and historic buildings be preserved. i don't see how a statement with the element would not have a negative effect on the historic buildings you haven't identified any. there's needs to be a little bit more treatment of that within both the rose and especially in the mitigated place. the civic center was mentioned. there are generalized statements like an a.m. that is right. if you're going to mention that i would imagine

the new flames by the city of san francisco. the new claims by the city of san francisco. >> a broken wrist and the most talked about of the state of the union address. >> could a happy marriage meantime apart? the distance some say year's ash -- asiana air crash suggests two of the women who died may not have been wearing their seatbelts. they analyzed the information and according to that report a passenger testified that one of the girls killed after being run over on the runway did not have her seatbelt on and the flight attendant never checked it. the girl's body was found outside the plane. the new report claims that she died on impact. the report suggests the other teen whose body was found on the runway may not have had her seatbelt on either. >>> a san francisco firefighter has filed a legal claim against the department saying the top brass tried to blame her for the death of wong. the i team reported the sick teen-year-old -- the 16-year-old survived the crash only to die when the two fire trucks ran her over. elise was driving the second truck

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every day hundreds of tourists come by bus to the historic city city. but recently when approaching the city center they will be greeted by this. on the way to the famous old bridge, the monument is now surrounded by rubbish, and had has the highest number of patients suffering from infectious diseases scabies. >> one patient was diagnosed with western nile virus. in this city you can expect to encounter the plague and cholera. scabies is a reflection of poverty. there are many who are not seeking examination. >> reporter: the rubbish has been piling up on the streets because employees from the waste disposal company has been on strike. their not the only ones who have beensatisfied with their lot. teachers have also been protesting against budget cuts. >> this is only one of the problems between authorities. the treatment of order people is irresponsible and unfair. >> doctors warn it's not just poor citizen who is are at risk. >> waste can become infested. and because of poverty many are digging through trash bins and we all know glad and syringes can

great grandson, are helping to run this city, they will look back on to the city leaders today, who are represented by all of you. and say, you know, in 2013, our city forefathers or city foremothers thought it appropriate to invest in our port and make sure that we are building a 21st century port to last, happy birthday. thank you. >> i think that we all look forward to that moyer lee, administration. and finally, our good friend and dynamic leader, the executive director of the port of san francisco, monique moyer. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> okay, so raise your hands, how many of you would like to be me today? i am so humble and honored, what a great fortune to land my term right on the 150th year because the one thing that i will tell you about being 150 years old if you realize that your time is really short and insignificant, and if i were to dare to count how many port directors there have been before and how many there will be after it will become more of a second time, but, i get to be here with all of you and so many of you who have been here at this water front for decades, all of you from fisherman's wharf thank you for coming today,

city. that city is besieged by the government, bethe regime forces surrounding it for a long time. as one official put it today to me, all they would have to do is snap their fingers, and that government cordoned around the city would release. for the government if it has agreed to allow women and children it's easy. the opposition inside the city is united inside the government. all the government has to do is open up and allow the women and children out. the prisoners as you rightly suggest is a different issue. there are four major opposition groups throughout syria whether inside homs or outside, they have lots of prisons and prisoners. there's a lot of regime fighters in those prisons. it's not clear who is holding whom. it's not clear if there's a list of anybody in the prisons. that is a much more difficult, much more long-term solution. what we're liking to see in the prisoners case is some kind of exchange involving women and children over the next week or so. if this happens in homs tomorrow morning, women and children walking out, that will be a very dramatic step. even if it's just one small step in a country that raet needs a lot of big steps toward peace, morgan. >> nick is live for us in switze

the new flames by the city of san francisco. the new claims by the citycisco. >> a broken wrist and the most talked about of the state of the union address. >> could a happy marriage meantime apart? the distance some sa year's ash -- asiana air crash suggests two of the women who died may not have been wearing their seatbelts. they analyzed the information and according to that report a passenger testified that one of the girls killed after being run over on the runway did not have her seatbelt on and the flight attendant never checked it. the girl's body was found outside the plane. the new report claims that she died on impact. the report suggests the other teen whose body was found on the runway may not have had her seatbelt on either. >>> a san francisco firefighter has filed a legal claim against the department saying the top brass tried to blame her for the death of wong. the i team reported the sick teen-year-old -- the 16-year-old survived the crash only to die when the two fire trucks ran her over. elise was driving the second truck and in her cl

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city to transfer assessment funds collected by the city, we need to execute this management contract. the document is a template we use for all our cbds and is adjusted for each one. if approved by the full board, it will allow us to transfer the funds as early as next week. we anticipate it will bring approximately over a million dollars to the cbd over the period of fiscal 13-14. if you have any questions, i'd be happy to answer them. >> colleagues, any questions? okay, thank you very much. we do not have a budget analyst report for item number 2, so, i'll move now to public comment. anybody wish to comment on this item? >>> good morning, supervisors. i just wanted to introduce myself. i'm phrase i ebber line, the central director for the [speaker not understood]. we are very eager to start delivering our services to the neighborhood. particularly, the sixth street corridor which is new to our district. thank you very much. >> okay, thank you. any other members of the public wish to comment? seeing none public comment is closed. [gavel] >> colleagues, can i have a motion to send item number 2 forward with recommendation? we can take that without opposition. [gavel] >> madam clerk do we have any other business in front of us? >> no, mr. chair. >> thanks, everyone. we are adjourned. [gavel] >>> >> joining me is the vice-president with commissioner hwang, hurtado and fong will be absent this evening. to my left is our city attorney and he'll provide any information tonight and victor pacheco. i'm cynthia goldstein, the executive board of director. we have matters before the board. carla is here representing the bureau of urban forestry and also representing the planning commission commission with the planning department. duffy will be here senior building inspector representing the department of building inspection and john fong with bureau and mapping. mr. pacheco please go over the meeting guidelines and conduct the swear in process. >> the board request that you turn off all phones and pagers and please carry out conversations in the hallway. the procedures are as follows. department representative have 7 minutes to present their cases and 4 minutes for rebuttals. people must include their comments within the 3-minute period. members of the public not affiliated with the parties have up to 3 minutes each to address the board but no rebuttals. to assist the board in the accurate preparation of minutes

i they we're on the verge of see -- i think we're on the verge of seeing our cities and other cities issue citations by way of smartphones. the desire is out there in the technology field, but it hasn't come to light yet. >> in terms of them being able to map where the citations are being issued, it seems that it won't be -- it will not be altered but be the sub selt of the officers using the electronic devices. >> that's correct. it's about 20 percent of our overall citations are issued by the motorcycle officers. in terms of it being the best gage and best picture, that's numbers that we have to work with. >> if i could interrupt quickly. >> yeah. >> so the number one priority for director merit of our it section is to try and develop the ability to give the -- it issue the smartphone using a ticket, using the smartphone that we now have in the hands of the officers with the printer and the card that works off the devices that the officers have that is more cost effective. >> in terms

cities and other cities issue citations by way of smartphones. the desire is out there in the technology field, but it hasn't come to light yet. >> in terms of them being able to map where the citations are being issued, it seems that it won't be -- it will not be altered but be the sub selt of the officers using the electronic devices. >> that's correct. it's about 20 percent of our overall citations are issued by the motorcycle officers. in terms of it being the best gage and best picture, that's numbers that we have to work with. >> if i could interrupt quickly. >> yeah. >> so the number one priority for director merit of our it section is to try and develop the ability to give the -- it issue the smartphone using a ticket, using the smartphone that we now have in the hands of the officers with the printer and the card that works off the devices that the officers have that is more cost effective. >> in terms of getting the global data, to have a map showing, this is where tickets are being issued, it sounds like that only is a sub set right now. when do you anticipate that we'll get that global? it seems pretty important to know first of all, which are the most dangerous areas, but also on the flip side knowing people in the community might know this is a horrible intersection for people running lights and there aren't tickets being written here, so it would be helpful for the department to track its own scope. >> fortunately most of the worse intersection for lights have red light cameras and if you look at that graph on red light cameras and the reason they're going down because the people in the city have learned behaviors and they know are the red light cameras. >> that was an example. it could be running a stop sign or a light. >> the answer to your when is hopefully by the end of 2014. director giffin will have the ability to write a ticket on a smartphone and print it from there. >> colleagues if i may interject, there's a lot of information here and that we have a number of followup questions but i want to focus on clarifying questioning right now so we can complete the presentation and hear from the public. but i do think that there's a very important point that i want to have clarified and i think it's probably best if i ask chief sir because i think it's a very significant thing that's in the presentation on the page that has -- that says "traffic" there's a mention of zero. supervisor kim has put it forward, so does that mean that the police department is adopting vision zero. i want to get -- >> it's our goal that there be zero fatalities in san francisco. >> that's grea