hall of fame inductee is bernice. [speaker not understood] to talk more about her contributions to the city. jen? pplause) >> hi, my name is jennifer banta and i am proud to nominate bernice beng to the nen hall of fame. bernice being was a visionary artist. she was born, raised, educated and worked in san francisco. * bing. she graduated from the first mfa class of the san francisco art institute in 1961. she was good friends with joan brown and jay de feo. shes what an integral part of the art scene in north beach. she was also part of the first argot lin artist's in residence program in 1967 and spent the better part of the '70s deeply devote today community arts and activism. she was part of the founding member of scrap, and she was involved with the neighborhood arts program during its insanction. -- inception. she went on to found the san francisco cultural arts center and she is the first director. i am excited to share with you i'm working with the asian american women artists association and film maker madelein limb to bring you the world of bernice bing, a documentary we're working on no

that they have been able to offer for 15 years on my tenure, 18 years after we were removed from city hall and we have been able to serve so many people so well. >> and i am also shamed that in the 18 years that we have had to work with the city. 15 on my watch, that we have not been able to come up with a solution to the true space needs of the library as the need for services has gotten greater. and i feel like my role as a trustee has not been honored given that it is my duty and my fiduciary duty to make sure that there is adequate space for that library. as you know, i as one of the trustees were forced to sue the library over the amount of space this year. i would only ask that you review that record, which justifies the full amount of 30,000 to 35,000 square feet, that the city itself recommended in 2010. you know, before you vote on this resolution. thank you. >> my name is kay lucas and come to be a member of the board not because of a election because i was so concerned about what was happening to the law library, when it moved out of city hall, half of the collection was put in

city hall, it's not like we're right in front of city hall, which i think would require maybe a limestone building with gold leaf. but we're far enough away. and then i put that in there. that's the lime green part which was -- of richardson which was a response actually to community input. so, anyway, so, there it is all in place. and i'll just say i really appreciate the idea of [speaker not understood] being a building, being a city of light buildings. i was all set to rollover and go, okay, let's all be friends, let's do whatever. i really think this is better and i like it better. my client likes it better. the hayes valley neighborhood association likes it better. their land use committee, robin, had to leave. he came down here -- he's' here to second that. and it's just -- it's a very odd thing, but everybody is there. i want to give up here. they're bigger than me. i have to work with them in the future. i don't want to piss them off. and they were like, no, no, we like it better. so, that's why i'm here. and we like to do that. we think at the end of the day it would be better. a

to the steps of city hall. where the rallying cry got even louder. >> supervisor scott weiner and nine years ago we made history in this building by leading the way for marriage equality. [applause] we are going do it again tomorrow when the supreme court takes prop 8 and d o ma and puts them on the garbage heap of history where they belong. [applause]. >>reporter: group which organized tonight march plans to hold candle light vigil on the steps of the calf supreme court tomorrow and wednesday. as the u.s. supreme court hea hears arguments in this historic case. live in san francisco tonight, abc 7 news. >> thank you. court has long list of option ins this case. among them the justice cost over turn prop 8 making ban on same sex marriage unconstitutional. upholding prop 8 would permit the ban on same sex marriage to remain in place in dozens of states including california. court could also strike down prop 8 because people defending it don't have the trite do so effectively allow same sex marriages to resume in

. >> thank you, thank you joaquin, thank you, welcome to our orange city hall. i want to welcome everybody here this fourthth animal america arab month of separation and it's my pleasure to join us here and many of us know that we are such a lucky city, and we are lucky because people around their world make their way to fraction, find hopey until the city they know that we celebrate our diversity and find strength in the different cultures that pretend together and now, i ask you also to bring me talent from the arab america communities to make me and help me lune run the city. yes, it's incredible. union, i think i can talk about how wonderful diversity is, but we have to get the talent from our communities to represent all of the different thing that we do in the city. and you know, tonight, even though there is something called a baseball game out there, but these wonderful events that we have in the city whether it's america's cup whether it's fleet week, whether it's the 49ers playing or the giants playing, even eventually when we land the superbowl it all

to the steps of city hall.where the rallying cry got even louder. >> supervisor scott weiner and nine years ago we made history in this building by leading the way for marriage equality. [applause] we are going do it again tomorrow when the supreme court takes prop 8 and d o ma and puts them on the garbage heap of history where they belong. [applause]. >>reporter: group which organized tonight march plans to hold candle light vigil on the steps of the calf supreme court tomorrow and wednesday. as the u.s. supreme court hea hears arguments in this historic case. live in san francisco tonight, abc 7 news. >> thank you. court has long list of option ins this case. among them the justice cost over turn prop 8 ot making ban on same sex marriage unconstitutional. upholding prop 8 would permit the ban on same sex marriage to remain in place in dozens of states including california. court could also strike down prop 8 because people defending it don't have the trite do so effectively allow same sex marriages to resume

again, going to be marching down market towards city hall. our reporter will be watching with that crowd and be there as the rally gets understood way. for now, we are live here in san francisco. channel 2 news. >>> people on both sides of the marriage issue will focus on tomorrow's landmark arguments. the justices could uphold california's ban or they could strike it down potentially legalizing gay marriage across the nation. the court will likely pick a third course of action. >> i think it's much more likely that the supreme court will not uphold all the bans or strike down all the bans but do something in the middle. >> reporter: whatever the decision, they are likely to leave room for more debate. turningturn snow and temperatures haven't kept people from camping outside the high court, hoping to get inside for tuesday's arguments. the first person in line was there last thursday. tickets to get in are free but only a few are available. we have already secured our seat in the courtroom. david will have live reports with the k tv u mornin

awards here at san francisco city hall. thank you all so much for joining us here tonight. it is an honor to be here. my name is daniel homsby and i am the program manager for the neighborhood department networks. an honor to see you here. many of the same faces for the fifth year for the men awards. let's give you an a plays for coming back. (applause) >> and celebrating one of the most important things we have in san francisco, which is our neighborhoods. without further ado, i'd like to start the program off by introducing my colleague, christina palone, the new director for the mayor's office for neighborhoods. christina palone. (applause) >> good evening, everyone. i'm happy to be a part of such a great ebit that celebrates the contributions made by residents and organizations throughout the city to make san francisco one of the greatest places to live. the mayor's office of neighborhood services also known as mons focuses on neighborhood outreach and engagement. it is an honor to be here with community leaders who are dedicated to the same principles and are positivel

i just got the honor to begin the honoring of your service here at city hall. i just first want to really thank you for your service to our young people here in the city and county of san francisco. i got to know you when i was at the board [speaker not understood] and got to continue working with you on the board of supervisors. ~ board of education i want to say someone who was a youth organizer for many years, it's often hard to get young people at the table around policy discussions for numerous reasons. a, we a policy makers are not aware of the needs of our young people. and b, it's really hard to get young people into city hall and understand often our very complicated processes, legislation, and understand the best way to give input. but the balance of figuring out just how to empower young people but also guide and mentor and train young people is a delicate balance to have. but it's great it see how beautifully you do that over the last three years. and both how young people respect and love you, also how you are able to raise young leaders here in the

that's right invited into oakland city hall. wing them access to city records. >>> continuing cover rang -- coverage now on the newly elected pope. and pope francis has delivered his first sunday mass. during his address to the 200,000 people in st. peter's square the pope spoke of god's mercy. >> don't forget god never gets tired of forgiving us. it is we who get tired of asking for forgiveness. >> reporter: pope francis ended his address by speaking in italian telling the folks to enjoy a good lunch which invoked a big cheer from those present. >>> a separate bipartisan groups are headed to rome including bay area congresswoman anna eshue. >>> many catholics expressed hope today that the new pope brings new enthusiasm to the church. cara liu is in a special mass in the south bay to celebrate pope francis who's already captivating people with his new style. at st. joseph's basilica, a massive blessing for pope francis. >> we ask you to bless him. >> reporter: saying the election of this pope as well as the name francis were a su

i saw this every time i came to city hall to visit mayor brown. while he was certainly making time for me and he's always been very open with me and i appreciate that, willie. he's never ever not responded when i have reached out adhesion always made time for me. this is a man who made time for people. it represented a very broad cross section of the people of san francisco. that is how it should be. i had no idea of what the outcomes were of those meetings. the fact is mayor brown was giving people access. to him and to city hall but in the same world in this city we have graced to have a willie brown. a man who is not only a bona fide celebrity. he's a celebrated presence, locally, nationally and also a dynamic leader. one can easily ascribe the words to his career, dazzling. it's a dazzling career full of deeply significant and dazzling first as we've mentioned. his mayoral inauguration included a party to which 10,000 people attended. local restaurants provided 10,000 meals to the homeless. who does that? on that kind of a scale? willie brown

welcome to city hall. i would like to invite all the family and now katie tang who is now supervisor. i would like to thank former mayor willie brown. he's graced us with his presence and thank me for not wearing the orange jacket this morning although i felt that i should because we got two people who i think represent world series types of personalities and contributions to the city. i would like to thank all the of the elected officials to our city attorney to the treasurer, department head, everyone you see before us that i think understand the importance of having both a colleague at the board. i have the pleasure on this momentous occasion of honoring of swearing in carmen and katie. congratulations. [ applause ] . >> as i said on many occasions it shouldn't surprise anyone in this city that women are helping me run this city in the most intelligent way, the smartest way and they both, carmen and katie have had a reputation, had decisions that they have made all through their professional career that

city hall, the established folks in city hall, the new mayor and city manager who is shepherding stockton through the crisis. now it is sending mixed messages. can we wait and do that later? the mayor was elected on the mandate to bring public safety. that is what he will do. it is making our council meetings on tuesday night interesting. >> the creditors are not happy about that. they say you want to raise sales tax for police officers, you should raise taxes to help us. they accuse stockton of not necessi negotiating in good faith. >> i have been in court where the bankruptcy is playing out in earnest. the city is saying we went into bankruptcy. the judge is deciding. he is supposed to issue a ruling on monday if the city is eligible. the test is did you negotiate in good faith with your creditors. did you wake up one morning and say we're broke and file or did you do this which is equitable and fair? that is the first test the judge is deciding. >> i know where you will be monday. >> it will be interesting. >>> the drakes bay oyster company was ordered to shutdown at the point reyes se

it was a bit of friction within city hall at the city attorney's office. we talked about what we can do. we organized the principle effort. we knew this would lead to litigation. we wanted to put a human face on it. >> scott: there were a lot of critics. schwarzenegger talked about chaos in the streets on "meet the press." barney frank, the openly gay congress member saying it was diverting the attention. of all of the criticism you got, what hurt the most? >> the democratic criticism and all my friends giving me the same advice. what advice would you give as mayor? do what you think is right. all of a sudden they say wait a second. you need to ask for permission. there is a process. that was the issue with frank and others. they expected permission. somehow who are you? you are new to the scene. we have been at this for decades. and i'm straight. that is an issue. who gives this guy the right to speak for us? the interesting thing, a lot of the members of the gay community and organizations, they were not ready for the fight. they were not thinking of the

which our population is going down, down so significant, you never hear nothing about us here at city hall no more. but my question is to the city about your loans and for these housing and all of these fantastic places, where is my people as a race, where are we going to be staying in these houses? will we be allowed, will we be available, will we be existing in the next two, three, five, 10 years? i see in the paper here how the city is trumping about how much economically boastful they are with these houses and all these cranes. my question is, what about my baby's baby's -- these kids? i'm 59 years old and i've been around here at city hall over 20, 25 years. : but i have seen a diminishing of the black community dwindling and ain't nobody saying it. i'm saying it because i'm here supporting whats' going on, but this is the first time i can speak here today. so, i just want to keep that on your ears and find out what's going on when the tables are turned. i'd like to see the same advantages for the disadvantaged. >> is there any other member of the public who would like to comment on i

nothing was really closed down other than city hall. that's where we've been. when with closed mayor brown told us we were going to move into the basement of city hallway hall but he changed his mind. we've been there ever since. we've had a number of potential facilities that have been identified one is gotten >> sir, i don't want to interrupt you talked about those other halls that were closed down? >> we're talking about the branch. >> let me answer that question. this the the first time that the law library and the court went south to cross the street. and we don't belong to the court but we were a support to the courts and so when that courthouse was constructed we were involved in the design of a small room that we called the attorneys reference room that was there null december of

lost sight of the fact that we do represent san francisco as a whole and we need to make sure in city hall we are enacting policies, laws and legislation that move the city forward as a whole. these are the neighborhoods i grew up in, so for me it is fun to be in them to really understand what is going on and be able it fundamentals some of the thinking and some of the people that are making decisions. >> right here we played football. flag football right here every year. we hung out right in the gym. directors looked after us. parents used to check in but not only one parent, they checked on all the kids. that is what is great about this district, the community. the family base of everything. >> exactly. and look how you turned out. you are doing ok. >> doing all right. two local city guys. >> there you go. within our population there are people who simply do not have access to the internet, who do not have the means to access information the way that others have, and i think that it's really imperative for government to make sure that we play a role in closing that technological divide.

in long beach the gay flag is hanging at city hall. the mayor there said there is huge support for same sex marriage in his city because many live there and all residents see the human side. it'll fly again tomorrow as the court hears arguments on the national defense of marriage act. coming up at 5:30 the polls show a shift in people's attitudes toward same sex marriage. see the changes since california's ban was passed by voters in 2008. >> police in morgan hill resolved the standoff just a few minutes ago involving a woman and man barricaded inside a motel room. it started about ten this morning at the morgan hill inn on monterey street. police haven't said if there were weapons inside the room or why the people were inside but investigators did say it was not a hostage situation and the man and woman are in custody. >> a horrible find on a napa highway over crossing has led to a homicide investigation. police and fire departments received several calls before four about a burning object on a highway 29 pedestrian overpass near indus

i'm manager of the tour program as well as i am the historyian of city hall. this building 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 stan