is there any city outside of california that has sales tax at the magic 10%? who are those? i mean, it is tangential, but i know how cities are trying their best because of the obvious, i think -- >> i do not know that i can speak to every jurisdiction in the country. but in the report itself will provide examples of some of the higher tax rates in other major cities in the u.s. on page 3. these include chicago, which has a 9.75% sales tax rate, seattle, which is 9.5% -- supervisor mirkarimi: over town. that was my question. is there anybody over 10? >> not that i am aware of. i think there is probably a psychological barrier. before, prior to the 1% rollback, there were some smaller jurisdictions in california that were a little bit over 10%. none of the major cities. but we would be happy to get you the full list and provide that to you. there were a couple of them. chairperson chu: thank you, and figure for the reports. all other members of the public who wish to speak on this item? >> jim lazarus, chamber of commerce. there is a state report that just came out. riviera an

these 713 death sentences to life without possibility of parole, and a change would save the city california $1 billion in five years. 63% of the voters support this idea across the entire state. every region of the state had a majority of support. a majority of republicans and democratic voters support this idea. 63%, ready for the governor to take everyone off of death row. this is an important change from where we used to be on this issue, because for a very long time, politicians have been afraid to talk about reasons for ending the death penalty and this has been seen -- been seen as an issue that would run political careers, as the former district attorney has shown, the death penalty is no longer of liability and the voters are ready for candidates who will say that we need smart criminal- justice policy, to keep the community safe and that will hold the offenders accountable, and that really meet the needs of all of california. the governor took a positive for step by canceling the project to build a new death row. in his statement, the governor said that this is unconscionable, to s

city officials say the problem is partly because of the way the law was written. fines were essentially voluntary and there are no consequences for those who don't pay. many other southern californiaities have banned the cameras. >>> san francisco police are looking for a repeat robber. they say that a woman held up the same credit union twice in 10 days. investigators say that in both cases, she walked into the sf fire credit union with a gun and demanded money. no one has been hurt. it's not clear how much money she took. both robberies happened in the early afternoon. >>> and a man who left his keys in the car during a quick trip to a mcdonald's ended up getting his car stolen along with some valuable giants memorabilia that was inside. it happened before clock monday morning -- about 7:00 monday morning and surveillance video shows the suspect looking in several car windows but then getting into the silver hyundai at mcdonald's in walnut creek. inside the car were bats and baseballs signed by willie mccovey. >> it's kind of scary. we thought it was a safe place here. but maybe not. >> walnut creek is a very nice place and very safe place to live, very safe. >> police say the s

the west coast had the majority of the spots in the list of 20 cities, california having most out of all the states. >> this is dray. we have the beach. everybody wants to look decent, so we are healthier than others maybe. >> even tourists from ireland are basking in san jose's youthful glow. >> i'm not surprised people live longer, because it's layed back, relaxed, looks good. place looks clean. >> i moved away to oregon and to arizona and we both came back because we love it as well. >> reporter: now the study wouldn't specify why people were living longer in places like san jose and san francisco and oakland, but apparently the further west you live could have a huge impact on your life. several cities in the midwest that made the cut and only two cities in northeast. dana. >> i think we're going to have to bring out that old, do you know the way to san jose song? >> lalalala. >> follow all the old people. >> there you go. all right elizabeth, thank you. >> thank you. >> coming up, amazon.com wants to bring its beef with the state to you directly and today got permission to do ju

cities. california having the most out of all the states. >> this is california. we have the beach.verybody wants to look decent. so we are healthier than others maybe. >> reporter: even tourists like matt from ireland are basking in san jose's youthful glow. >> i'm not surprised people live longer because it's laid back, relaxed, looks good, place looks clean. >> actually moved to oregon and arizona and we both came back because we love it as well. >> reporter: elizabeth cook, cbs 5. >> all right. elizabeth also reports that the study didn't indicate why people actually live longer in san jose and other top cities on the list. interesting look there. >>> all right. for the first time, a new study links secondhand smoke to hearing loss. the research comes from nyu's school of medicine. experts say that the risk of hearing loss nearly doubles when teenagers are exposed to secondhand smoke. kids are exposed to cigarette smoke performed worse in every sound frequency tested. scientists suspect that the hearing loss may be due to damage to the ear's blood supply. >>> if watching your wa

the week of california cities and the california redevelopment association, both of whom have claimed the bill is in conflict with prop. 22, which the voters bus last year. -- passed last year. it prohibits the state from diverting funds from local development. there's an interesting discussion to be had over the coming months about the impact going forward. the governor did sign that legislation jan 29. it is effective immediately. the city has until november 1 to make a decision about the alternative measure. the next thing i wanted to mention -- as you know, there are couple of ballot measures the board has based on the ballot. i sent a memo to staff, just reminding all of us the measure is on the ballot. staff is not allowed to use sudeep resources or spend city time -- to use city resources or spin city time. we can certainly -- and we have often been i asked -- to provide our analysis of the ballot measure, as long is it is impartial and does not advocate one way or another. one measure that is of interest to you, the proposal to prohibit demolition of 15 or more units on a sing

we are the only city in california that has such a law. many cities are struggling with the problem of locating housing in residential areas near freeways. an example of this in a form of analysis is that this work can be applied before the development process in planning. the redevelopment of the upper muni yard, there have been integrations of affordable housing into the project. highway 280 is a challenge because of housing in this location. it the department was asked to work with community members and developers on what mitigation strategies might be deployed to make this project work for all interests. i am going to move next to the environmental quality act. i don't think i need to provide you with much background on this. briefly, every agency must evaluate potentially significant environmental impacts. environmental impact reports must identify impacts. this is why the health department works with the planning department in reviewing the environmental impact report. they routinely review analysis by critiquing analysis done by othe

is higher than any other cities surveyed. california showed the t support, with only a 48% of proving. a lot of people were outside tonight and join in a dinner. al fresco day to start of july. this is how we are looking from our weatherbug camera high above channel 7. our temperature outside as we on june, they last not be as high as year. not as hot as last june. almost two degrees cooler. it was the third hottest june we had in washington. two of the hottest june never have spent in the past two years. oklahoma city, utah about heat. also set asouri 88ord while we were up to degrees. the drought continues in the middle part of the country. we go through the summertime dry the heat reinforces the air and the dry air reinforces the heat. ofloud free most as.country the heat will be coming in on us. another fine day tomorrow with of high pressure. as it begins to move off, some the midwest heat begins to come our way. tomorrow, temperatures will be 0 degrees. will be one more comfortable morninga delightful out to thead beaches. i will

. >> the league of california cities and the california redevelopment association filed the lawsuit on monday. >>> state budget cuts are forcing san francisco's superior court system to lay off 200 staff members in the next 60 days. ktvu consumer editor is reporting. >> reporter: frank, if justice delayed is justice denied, we are surely live in the state of denial. with 40% of its staff soon to be gone, san francisco superior courts already at a snail's pace may become paralyzed. that's where organizations such as jams are sure to grow. >> right now it may be one of the few options that's going to get people to resolve their problems if a reasonable -- in a reasonable amount of time. >> reporter: retired judge james warren is now a neutral arbitrator med yater for jams -- mediator for jams. >> according to presiding judge feinstein, if you file a complaint today you're going to get a trial date in 2016. in mediation, you can get your matter resolved in a few months. >> reporter: though mediation and arbitration still involve lawyers and evidence they're far less formal, costly and muc

. >> 276 other cities have bannehave already been--installd in other california cities. underground insulation is not an option. but the most we sunset district south of market the plans halted after the board of supervisors are still reviewing. >> there will not be any more police layoffs were the time being. some critics say the the contribution to pensions to not go what not to address the city's budget deficit. >> the police officers' union says that 85 percent of the police voted the weekend to modify their contract. intered they will promise that there will be no layoffs. >> perhaps when 50 layoffs and we did not want to see that. >> 150 layoffs we did not want to see that. with two consecutive pay increases between now and april. and more pension contributions. after that, a pay raise increase freeze will take place. >> the financial crisis of the city must be addressed we must be part of the solution, we cannot be part of the problem. >>reporter: this city is still and to our financial difficulty. >> they're still able to contribute to their pension but this is n

the league of california cities and the california redevelopment agency association, excuse me, as widely expected filed a lawsuit this week challenging the segment of the state budget deal that calls for either eliminating local redevelopment agencies or relocating a lot of their money up into sacramento so it can be pushed out for other purposes. they say that this budget plan basically violates prop 22 which the voters just approved last no as a barrier against the state using local funds to balance its budget. the state, of course, feel s differently. the state senate president protem said this is perfectly legal, we're balancing redevelopment with public priorities including education. the brown administration's finance department said that prop 22 only dealt with a very narrow issue of what the state can or can't do with property tax increment money and it didn't address this broader fundamental question of whether redevelopment agencies should even exist. redevelopment agencies are different things in different places of the state. they have a lot of different functions from helpin

city. california baseball farm club facility.ou will find the pro batter training simulator. >> pro batter is a training tool pitching machine but video simulated pitching shichbility it combine computer and video technology to recreate the experience of facing live pitching in a closed environment. fichlt game conditions where you can see the pitcher in his wind up. you can time the pitcher. also gives you advance level 8 different pitches that you can hit off of. >> pro batter has 3 component. pitching machine. pro psychiatrictor and this control pad that programs it. we start at the high school level. >> i can pick listened or right hand pitcher. go right-handed. and justin. and now what the computer does is it has set the types of pitches that are typical for that able level. rate now set for fast ball. throwing from a wind up. throwing at 80 miles per hour fast ball. >> once programmed you can set how many pitches you want and fire away. shane is a former college player who still has dreams of playing in the big league. he's

but we have more of those programs in san francisco, really, in any other city in california. we also have a small business commission. that is unique. the folks who are here, who have been supporting small business for many years are the reasons why san francisco's small business community has a voice in ways that other cities and businesses in those cities do not. i think we have, in san francisco, the benefit of a lot of good resources here, some of which are here because of federal funds, some of which because folks in this room have been an advocate for small business. we are hoping the impact of tight budgets all levels still allows us to have the tools we have been able to use for small business. it is an important piece. >> [inaudible] >> there have been a cut in the budget. he wanted to know how that would cut the sba program. >> now we are getting into arcane budget discussions. the 2012 budget does slate a couple of sba programs for cutting. it also talks about cuts comparing next year to prior years, when we were the beneficiaries of stimulus funds, jobs act funds.