i adapted it to the new city hall and found it worked. >> the new city hall makes use of natural forms of energy. for instance, it gets electricity from solar power. and the building is heated by geothermal power. in fact, renewable energy provides the building with about 28% of its total electricity. it is not only bureaucrats, will use this building. a huge amount of space is intended for ordinary citizens. this includes the old city hall which is connected to the new one. preserving it, will arise controversy because some consider it a symbol of the japanese occupation. but it became a registered cultural heritage site in 2003. now it stand reborn as a new public library. the shelves will be stacked with 100,000 books. readers can locate them through a high-tech search system. >> we have plans to raise city hall's awareness and make it a place favored by massive visitors. >> normally, a city hall has a formal air about it. the glass exterior is sophisticated. >> the new city hall appeals to the korean sense of beauty and attracts tourists as well. >> city officials hope to attract b

the difference between 440 turk and city hall, is there a down side to having it at city hall? >> i don't think there's any down sides to having it at city hall, in fact, for us only upsides. it's easily accessible and broadcasted live, and i think that what we heard from the residents would feel more comfortable coming here. >> thank you. that's useful >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> so i do have some public comment cards. i will call people up. sharon hewitt, who had to leave. want today noted she was here. robert woods. robert weber, karen huggins, i'm going to mispronounce this name. eiled banningpadon. >> shar on short and guon wu 10. if anyone else wants to speak, fill out a card. doesn't matter the order >> governor. supervisors, i am robert weber, i come to you as a resident of san francisco housing authority. i would like to mention i'm a community organizer fully educateed on the sunshine ordinance. when i found out the commission met without being recorded and taped, i was pretty astonished. i am choosing my words carefully as i have blundered in the past. a

on the other hand, we know how to get to city hall, we have more chance of options going to city hall. in addition, many of residents are seniors with physical disabilities. it's difficult for them to get around. having the meetings live on tv would give them the chance for an update. for working families, they can watch online. by having it broadcasted, it will bring back the relationship with the agency. we ask you move the commission meetings to city hall and broadcast for the public. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> willie radcliffe, libertiville. and the daily news paper and i also just started a limited partnership for development. but the housing authority has -- needs light shined on it what's going on. they spend a lot of money, especially in bayview hunter's point and district 10. but people of color have been locked out. also some time there's contracts left out for people to do development and no one else was asked to even be involved or knew it was coming up. so that is government money and we looking at it. and i'm glad that they agree that, for us to do this, th

unique experience, and of just having a great time and look forward to making a big difference in city hall. >> great. we have been talking to supervisor farrell from district 2. thank you for joining us on sfgtv's "meet your district supervisor." four episodes when we come back with another of our city supervisors. thank you very much. >> you bet. ♪ >> hello and "welcome to meet your district supervisor. we're here with david chiu from district 3. that includes chinatown, fisherman's wharf, and part of the russian hill neighborhood. he was elected to the board in november of 2008 and has served as board president since january of 2009. we will get to know him and talk about the toughest issues facing them. thank you for joining us today. tell us about your background. >> my parents immigrated to the united states in the 1960's. i was the first kid born in the u.s. my parents sacrificed everything so that their kids could have the opportunities that they wanted when they came here. i grew up in the boston area and lived in different parts of boston. i went to catholic price school in dorche

the old city hall went from over there and extended all the way to work in st. st. historia and archaeologists will take advantage of the new discovery to document as much as they can't say there could be other discoveries from a time before the old city hall was built. >> would also find remains associated with the air bubble in a cemetery which was what existed in this area before it was developed for the old city hall building.n as the documentation work is done, landscapers will come back to cover-up the exposed foundation >>pam: we are also getting a better look at the progress of the san francisco 49ers a new stadium in santa clara. police here read went along on a tort inside the stadium. >> stl uction is at the halfway mark. the three men standing just over 100 ft. tall. there will be four more stories built on top of that. the 50 yd line is in the center of the field and everything else is being built around it. there are hundreds of workers on deck each day. there is a lot more work that needs to be done. these giant cranes are here to do some heavy liftin

they had an exhibition at city hall. ty officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come

it doesn't even meet at city hall and this is the kind of inequity i'm talking about. we need accountability. so i appreciate that and we need that. thank you. >> thank you, mr. everett. >> i'm the type the progressive who grieves believes that we're only as wealthy as the least among us. so means that in san francisco we can only go as far as the african-american young men and women who have been economically disadvantaged for generations here in the city. we need to provide jobs. with when we talk about green jobs of future and sustainable produce, we need to talk about how to feed the single mothers in those communities. we need comprehensive reforms to bring those disadvantaged communitis with us. we cannot provide those folks with jobs unless we reform our drug policies in san francisco, which essentially disadvantage and persecute young men of color who on a day to day basis are being subjected to the criminal justice system in a way that is not done by other members of our society. >> you have got another minute. [ laughter ] >> on a day to day basis what we're

the retrofit for city hall is a broader effort to bring city hall into a lead operating and maintenance certification. so we are actually looking forward to a whole number of efficiency projects in city hall that we are working on aggressively with puc as a great partner. that being said, this particular item is a retroactive approval of exercise of a second five-year extension of a sublease at 1235 mission street. picture on the overhead. this is on mission off eighth street. the entire premises has nearly 118,000 square feet in improvements. it is leased by a private entity by the san francisco unified school district. it is subleased to the city and has been since 1992. the city operators human service agency's cal fresh food stamp program and county adult assistance program out of this location, has done so for about 20 years now. this is the second and final extension of the sublease. this will take us through august, the end of august of 2013. by that date sfusd anticipates having paid the debt owed on the property. mostly via revenue from the city as the sub tenant of the propert

i really feel that city hall and residents and students and small businesses just need to have a much less adversairal relationship and i know that is very generalized. i am interested in making things easier for homeowners and students and visitors and one of the things coming up a lot in this campaign is public financing and i have taken a stand from the very beginning they would not accept 1 dollar in public financing money. not that i oppose it per se but these are hundreds and thousands of dollars and we are losing money and candidates are spending it on consultants in walnut creek or in san jose and one way is to keep money here in san francisco by changing the system. >> mr. crawlly same question. what in your opinion is the single most policy issue in san francisco and if elected what would you do to address it? >> well, there are several and i believe that if i am elected supervisor the first thing i will deal with is public safety. as you know there are 344 police officers that are retiring by next november. in this year's budget there are approximately three classes inside

it gets underway at city hall in morgan hill, 7:00 tonight. now, the idea is to place flameless candles, small l.e.d. votives on the ground until the entire court at city hall is filled and lit up. you can imagine the sight that will be. organizers say once the court is filled, they'll use the candles to send a message to help sierra find her way home. this is how you can help, if you'd like to help light the night for sierra, buy one of those votives today at this search center for $5 apiece. all the proceeds will benefit the sierra lamar fund. again, this event gets underway at 7:00 tonight at morgan hill's city hall. this morning, u.s. representative who represents much of the south bay is expected to be here at the search center to get a tour at burnett elementary. she's due here at 9:00. for now, we're live in morgan hill, "today in the bay." >> the time is 6:06. police this morning hoping someone will help them locate a missing rockland woman. the 35-year-old was last seen on august 9th, employees at one store do remember her coming in w

everybody in city hall. they are very excited and behind the whole change going into affect. >> i just got an email. i work for the san francisco public library. they needed volunteers. it was something i wanted to do. i have friends who have been married. i wanted to help out. >> i am a summer intern. i am working on gender equality in the private sector. the theme is equality for the summer. it's pretty exciting. people are really nervous. we have to ask them for id. >> we and have an appointment and allow them to proceed >> once you are ready, you and your husband to be need to check in with me here. that's process you one by one. get your license here and re-enter. >> city hall is going to take care of you today. >> don't worry about the time line. >> we are greeting people here and directing them to the services they need, which is licensing or getting the ceremony performed. we are making sure nobody else jumps the line. >> the marriage license process is defined by the court space. >> okay. are we goo

it is a big part of what i look forward to doing in city hall. >> what are the specific thoughts you have on how the city can deal with budget issues? >> i think of two things. i'm not one the things that we can raise revenue and that is going to solve out of our problems -- i'm not one who thinks that we can raise revenue, and that will solve all our problems. we need to look at what we do as a city and was services we offer. we have 26,000 city employees. our payroll and fringe benefits for city employees accounts for over 60% of our budget. if we are not willing to look at that issue, i do not think we are going to solve -- i know we will not solve our long-term financial issues. that, to me, is the biggest deal. second, it is about job creation. jobs are not just putting people back to work, which i think is the highest priority, but it is all the ancillary benefits we received, whether it be payroll taxes, an increase in property taxes. people who live and work in san francisco also shop at local restaurants, so shop at the local retail stores. it is a huge economic impact in san

. >> crews discovered the remnants of san francisco's original city hall. joe shows us what clues they could hold. >> reporter: a stroll around san francisco civic center will reveal plenty of history from statues to its buildings. but it took a bit of shoveling to reveal history beneath the feet. >> we found these when crews started work for some of the landscaping planned for the area. >> reporter: last week crews rehabbing a building for the u.s. general services hit a patch of bricks. turns out they were remnants of the city's early years. >> what we have are some of the remaining foundation for old city hall which was destroyed in the quake and fire of 1906. >> reporter: the devastating quake left the 9-year-old city hall in ruins, archaeologist rebecca carver believe it belongs to one of the few parts that didn't collapse. >> what we're seeing here is just the very top of what would have been the foundation for the eastern most part of san francisco's old city hall. >> construction on old city hall started in 1872, with delays and bickering stretched

to help develop neighborhood councils that bring together these various groups to interface with city hallnd city staff as a model to foster partnerships between and our neighborhoods and city government. it is a model we have been working on for a couple of years in district 3. i hope to replicate it to out san francisco fairly soon. >> we are out of time. thank you so much for joining us today on sfgtv "meet your district supervisor." we have been speaking with david chiu of district 3. ♪

>> the question is -- is city hall ready to -- what was that? >> [inaudible] when it pushed back comes from the old economy. -- when the push that comes from the old economy. >> yes, just to get it on the tv. the question is -- will the city stand up when the push back comes from the old economy? >> i wish i could represent all city hall. i cannot. but i think that is part of democracy. there's always tensions. always other sites and perspectives we have to arbitrate and here are and figure out where that line is, how we actually negotiate that. that is part of the conversation. i do not think we should unilaterally just listen to whatever the schering economy companies are saying, nor should we do the same for the traditional companies. it is hearing both sides, understanding the different perspectives, a managing the risks, and seeing where as a city our values are and where we should be headed. >> can i add something? i would like to clarify -- this is not us versus them, new economy versus old economy. there is room for both of us. these are

when the great quake struck, it left the city hall in ruins.bol of the disaster, now crews made a find. remnants of the old structure. crews were jack hammering and making room when discovering this brick foundation. >> what the earth quick didn't destroy, crews therefore did. what we have here are the foundations. it's a big foundation. it's brick on top of granite on top of a concrete cliff. >> there is a historic preservationist special and there are ruins part of eastern wing of what was then city hall. the building took 27 years to construct. this is a historian believes it could answer key question autos we may be able to bring from these foundations about last station that made this survive better. >> the new city hall was built in 1915. and now, casts a long shadow over the old. and there is construction work will stop for a few weeks while his store yinz document this discovery. >> and there is in florida, there is a real alligator swimming in that pool. the owner of the attraction came up with this idea to drum up business saying the

starting next week, we have a joint project together to hire a city hall so alone -- fellow, and i am greatly appreciate them making this possible for us to begin our report t, so the first thing we are going to have them do is an analysis on a business portal page, and this will assist in the tire and for demonstrating the need for additional funding -- the tie -in for demonstrating the need for additional funding, and depending on time, expanding it beyond that for any citywide technology and infrastructure that will assist businesses in interfacing with the city, so that is something i am excited about, because we have not have the capacity to come in and do some strong analysis around the businesses first engagement with the city and what we can do to improve upon that process, and last, for this particular session, i think you have been forwarded an announcement about the change in directorship about the office of economic workforce development, and who they are going to take on some specific matters around the waterfront, and jennifer is great at doing that, sir she is going to

ruins are part of the eastern wing of what was city hall. entire building took 27 years to con struck. this section on hyde street actually withstood the quake. historian believes examining what is left could answer key questions about seismic safety. >> we may be able to learn something from these foundations about the last stages of construction that made this portion survive better. >> reporter: this spectacular new city hall was built in 1915 and casts a long shadow over the old. >> construction work is going to stop for a few weeks there on hyde street while historians document this discovery. >> oracle open world opens up in san francisco. ceo is scheduled to speak tonight. the annual conference is being held at moscone center and expected to attract about 50,000 people and to generate revenue for the city. it features an oracle music festival as well as a user appreciation night with pearl jam jamming on treasure island on wednesday evening. it runs through thursday. as we noted, these folks are in for delightful weather. >> lisa: by

and it all gets started tonight at morgan hill's city hall at 7:00. volunteers, friends, and family members will be placing candles on the ground until the entire court at city hall is filled and lit up. you can imagine what a sight that will be. now, for safety reasons, they'll be using all l.e.d. votives that will be placed inside a white bag filled with sand, then using those flameless candles, a special message to sierra will be created. organizers say this is to help her find her way home. it is approaching the six-month mark since the 15-year-old was last seen while her body has not been found, a suspect is in custody. now, if you'd like to help light the night for sierra, you can buy one of those votive bags today at this search center, burnett elementary. this is in morgan hill. 85 tilton avenue. it'll cost you $5. again, this actual event, light the night for sierra gets underway at city hall right here in morgan hill at 7:00. coming up at 5:30, we're going to speak live to one of the event organizers. for now we're live in morgan hill, "toda

reggie kumar is live near city hall. with 100,000 of his closest friends. >> as you mentioned, maj gridlock. it all starts at the 101 freeway. and all the way to larkin street. larkin street is closed. that is where this is taking place the entire area around city hall is fenced off. from the mosconi's tenor i took harrison street to larkin street. it took me about 35 minutes of that is how bad it is in that portion of the city. let me show you this video. this is the wrong the minestrone center. mineta sills sconference is going on. that-were that sells conferences going on and thousands of people are in attendance. san francisco police officers-sales office conference foot traffic it was bumper to bumper even for the cars. people trying to get to three different events. the red hot chili peppers planning at city hall. these & in the and the opera show. and the san francisco opera they could not believe the backup. and the symphony. >> it was pretty frustrating. just to do it one step at a time. you might as will just l

[applause] mayor lee: wow, welcome to city hall. and thank you, beach blanket babylon. erformance. let's give her another hand. that was just fantastic. when i started being mayor of the city, i turned to our protocol officer and said, "you know, charlotte, we are going to do a lot of work this year, but these years forthcoming, as we work hard, i want to also have fun. isn't this fun? all right. [applause] this is our 50th anniversary of the wonderful song, "i left my heart in san francisco." tony, it is wonderful for you to be here and grace us and honor us with your presence. your 17 grammys are just so unprecedented. you just won two more this past week, and what a wonderful career. congratulations, tony. i want to thank our school of the arts. i want to thank our boys and girls choruses. thank you. wonderful performances. it is a fitting tribute that our boys and girls choruses and ouryouth -- our yout are here today to perform because they reflect tony's dedicated career to ensure the future of arts education. we have seen what he has done and seen what his support

i'm manager of the tour program as well as i am the historyian of city hall. uilding is multifaceted to say the very least it's a municipal building that operates the city and county of san francisco. this building was a dream that became a reality of a man by the name of james junior elected mayor of san francisco in 1912. he didn't have a city hall because it was destroyed in the earth wake of 1906. construction began in april of 1913. in december 1915, the building was complete. it opened it's doors in january 1916. >> it's a wonderful experience to come to a building built like this. the building is built as a palace. not for a king or queen. it's built for all people. this building is beautiful art. those are architecture at the time when city hall was built, san francisco had an enormous french population. therefore building a palace in the art tradition is not unusual. >> jimmie was an incredible individual he knew that san francisco had to regain it's place in the world. he decided to have the tallest dome built in the united states. it's now stands 307

welcome to city hall. the people's city hall, san francisco.ant you all to note that that was such a wonderful rendition of our national anthem. please give another applause to the millennium -- melanie and her daughter. i am so excited about all of you and seen so many of you from all over our state. come to city hall anin san francisco, welcome. i would like to welcome the former secretary of transportation. [applause] thank you for being here. thank you, john, thank you. our board of supervisors comment david chiu, thank you very much. david campos, thank you for being here. he is our adopted asian brother. we have so many of our state representatives here. so many of you are here. i have spent all night announcing your names, but they did not give me the full list. i will say thank you on behalf of our city. from sacramento, los angeles, from all the communities in between, thank you for coming to our fantastic city to celebrate our asian-pacific heritage month. it is my pleasure to also provide you with a warm welcome and thank you for som