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one was the building of the city hall and civic center for which he got the ball rolling by march of 2012 with john gallen howard in charge. the second item was to improve transportation in the city. he charged -- he gave that to staff to do and they proposed a very extensive municipal railway extension. by then you had the geary extension but that was all running and they served that as well as other areas of the city. he ran into opposition from the private streetcar company and they had a big battle over a bond issue to pay for these improvements which was on the ballot at the end of august in 2013. but he won. but that gave them 17 months to build the market street and other streetcar lines to serve the fair. within that time which from our point of view today is actually miraculous and succeeded at doing that but it was done in a hurry and on the cheap and you have to view the poles within that context and the civic center plan which was detailed and i am sure you sought rendering does not cover those poles. those are a separate project and i don't think you need to make a big de
one was the building of the city hall and civic center for which he got the ball rolling by march of 2012 with john gallen howard in charge. the second item was to improve transportation in the city. he charged -- he gave that to staff to do and they proposed a very extensive municipal railway extension. by then you had the geary extension but that was all running and they served that as well as other areas of the city. he ran into opposition from the private streetcar company and they had a...
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to get things down such said repeated not putting me in city hall by all of us in city hall i hope you'll join a long business list of united educators and the city college faculty parks and open space advocates like the sierra and many district 3 neighborhood leaders and or not elected leaders including our city and state senator our former city attorney and 5 members of the san francisco board of supervisors and most of peripheries i had the honor of serving with too times they elected me as board president newsom for more go to www.drnpa.org aaron 2015.com for the respect and however, the most respect i hope to get our support in november thank
to get things down such said repeated not putting me in city hall by all of us in city hall i hope you'll join a long business list of united educators and the city college faculty parks and open space advocates like the sierra and many district 3 neighborhood leaders and or not elected leaders including our city and state senator our former city attorney and 5 members of the san francisco board of supervisors and most of peripheries i had the honor of serving with too times they elected me as...
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one was the building of the city hall and civic center for which he got the ball rolling by march of 2012 with john gallen howard in charge. the second item was to improve transportation in the city. he charged -- he gave that to staff to do and they proposed a very extensive municipal railway extension. by then you had the geary extension but that was all running and they served that as well as other areas of the city. he ran into opposition from the private streetcar company and they had a big battle over a bond issue to pay for these improvements which was on the ballot at the end of august in 2013. but he won. but that gave them 17 months to build the market street and other streetcar lines to serve the fair. within that time which from our point of view today is actually miraculous and succeeded at doing that but it was done in a hurry and on the cheap and you have to view the poles within that context and the civic center plan which was detailed and i am sure you sought rendering does not cover those poles. those are a separate project and i don't think you need to make a big de
one was the building of the city hall and civic center for which he got the ball rolling by march of 2012 with john gallen howard in charge. the second item was to improve transportation in the city. he charged -- he gave that to staff to do and they proposed a very extensive municipal railway extension. by then you had the geary extension but that was all running and they served that as well as other areas of the city. he ran into opposition from the private streetcar company and they had a...
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to get things down such said repeated not putting me in city hall by all of us in city hall i hope you'll join a long business list of united educators and the city college faculty parks and open space advocates like the sierra and many district 3 neighborhood leaders and or not elected leaders including our city and state senator our former city attorney and 5 members of the san francisco board of supervisors and most of peripheries i had the honor of serving with too times they elected me as board president newsom for more go to www.drnpa.org aaron 2015.com for the respect and however, the most respect i hope to get our support in november thank atten. >> i'm pleased to introduce our mortgage rapport an, etc. any sheryl anchors the a.m. and cast on nbc channel 7 monday through friday additionally she is the host of the emmy award-winning show i don't understand the headlines that look at in depth issues and hollering a lornlt volunteer for the league of women voters mother ratting many of the forums and a past recipient of the league of women winner of the award we're very honore
to get things down such said repeated not putting me in city hall by all of us in city hall i hope you'll join a long business list of united educators and the city college faculty parks and open space advocates like the sierra and many district 3 neighborhood leaders and or not elected leaders including our city and state senator our former city attorney and 5 members of the san francisco board of supervisors and most of peripheries i had the honor of serving with too times they elected me as...
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one was the building of the city hall and civic center for which he got the ball rolling by march of 12 with john gallen howard in charge. the second item was to improve transportation in the city. he charged -- he gave that to staff to do and they proposed a very extensive municipal railway extension. by then you had the geary extension but that was all running and they served that as well as other areas of the city. he ran into opposition from the private streetcar company and they had a big battle over a bond issue to pay for these improvements which was on the ballot at the end of august in 2013. but he won. but that gave them 17 months to build the market street and other streetcar lines to serve the fair. within that time which from our point of view today is actually miraculous and succeeded at doing that but it was done in a hurry and on the cheap and you have to view the poles within that context and the civic center plan which was detailed and i am sure you sought rendering does not cover those poles. those are a separate project and i don't think you need to make a big deal
one was the building of the city hall and civic center for which he got the ball rolling by march of 12 with john gallen howard in charge. the second item was to improve transportation in the city. he charged -- he gave that to staff to do and they proposed a very extensive municipal railway extension. by then you had the geary extension but that was all running and they served that as well as other areas of the city. he ran into opposition from the private streetcar company and they had a big...
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mark matthews is at city hall. are the city's gun laws being blamed for shutting down the business or is this deeper? >> raj, they are being blamed, but not so much in san francisco or even california. outside of california, san francisco's become something of a cautionary tale. the last gun store in san francisco has become something of a curiosity, especially among folks outside of california. >> they have a misconception that san franciscans themselves aren't gun people. >> the purchasing manager tells me regulations are a burden, but the owner's decision to close down was based on more than that. >> all his friends are retired. he just wants to retire, kind of done. hang up the gloves. >> lopez says the store will close by the end of this week, which seriously undercuts supervisor mark ferrell's proposal today before the board of supervisors. this afternoon, the supervisor proposed an ordinance to require all gun stores in san francisco to videotape customers and report the sales of all ammunition. but there are
mark matthews is at city hall. are the city's gun laws being blamed for shutting down the business or is this deeper? >> raj, they are being blamed, but not so much in san francisco or even california. outside of california, san francisco's become something of a cautionary tale. the last gun store in san francisco has become something of a curiosity, especially among folks outside of california. >> they have a misconception that san franciscans themselves aren't gun people. >>...
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to get things down such said repeated not putting me in city hall by all of us in city hall i hope you'll join a long business list of united educators and the city college faculty parks and open space advocates like the sierra and many district 3 neighborhood leaders and or not elected leaders including our city and state senator our former city attorney and 5 members of the san francisco board of supervisors and most of peripheries i had the honor of serving with too times they elected me as board president newsom for more go to www.drnpa.org aaron 2015.com for the respect and however, the most respect i hope to get our support in november thank >> good morning, everybody and welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors, budget and finance committee meeting for wednesday, october, 14, 2014, my name is mark farrell and i am joined by katie tang and i would like to thank sfgtv for covering the meeting for today. >> do we have any announcements. >> silence all cell phones and electronic devices completed speaker cards and any documents to be completed, should be submitted to th
to get things down such said repeated not putting me in city hall by all of us in city hall i hope you'll join a long business list of united educators and the city college faculty parks and open space advocates like the sierra and many district 3 neighborhood leaders and or not elected leaders including our city and state senator our former city attorney and 5 members of the san francisco board of supervisors and most of peripheries i had the honor of serving with too times they elected me as...
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it was the very first city hall that the city actually built itself to be the government seat. there was the metropolitan police department here, the municipal courts. for us, it was an adaptive reuse of an old building. so, we respected the exterior of the building. we added a very modest neon sign on the outside, but, really, the magic is on the inside, where we really transformed the building and zappified it, as we like to say. >> and that they did. not only does it not look like a courthouse and city hall anymore, it doesn't look like any corporate office you've ever seen. the unique zappos culture has taken over. in all the days i've practiced law, i remember walking in here, and i remember what was here -- a lot of the city attorneys and things like that. and now another extension of zappos -- walk into a room that is full of stuffed animals. we have these plastic balls. we have zebras. >> this is just part of our culture. >> there are some things from the old building that zappos couldn't resist leaving alone, like the decor of the company gym. this is the old holding t
it was the very first city hall that the city actually built itself to be the government seat. there was the metropolitan police department here, the municipal courts. for us, it was an adaptive reuse of an old building. so, we respected the exterior of the building. we added a very modest neon sign on the outside, but, really, the magic is on the inside, where we really transformed the building and zappified it, as we like to say. >> and that they did. not only does it not look like a...
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you can also vote at city hall on the two weekends before election day. and if you don't vote early, be sure to vote on tuesday to 5 pm. you can also vote at city hall on the two weekends before election day. and if you don't vote early, be sure to vote on tuesday, november 3. thank you for watching. >>[music] hello. i am maxine anderson with the league of women voters of san francisco. along with the league and sf goth dd, i'm here to discuss proposition c a ballot measure that would be before the voters hello. i am maxine anderson with the league of women voters of san francisco. along with the league and sf goth dd, i'm here to discuss proposition c a ballot measure that would be before the voters on tuesday, november 3. individuals who are paid to directly contact city officers to it influence their legislative or administrative action are called lobbyists. their activities are regulated by the city's lobbyist ordinance. the ordinance does not address any direct lobbying , also known as expenditure lobbying. we are persons solicit or urge others to di
you can also vote at city hall on the two weekends before election day. and if you don't vote early, be sure to vote on tuesday to 5 pm. you can also vote at city hall on the two weekends before election day. and if you don't vote early, be sure to vote on tuesday, november 3. thank you for watching. >>[music] hello. i am maxine anderson with the league of women voters of san francisco. along with the league and sf goth dd, i'm here to discuss proposition c a ballot measure that would be...
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behalf of the league of women voters thank you, everybody and drive safelyyou. >> how do we get city halllisten to the wisdom of our neighborhood and respect our strength what kind of city for the children and grandchildren those are questions those of us in the campaign have been asking around san francisco my name is francisco herrera i'm here to seek our vote to serve as mayor of san francisco in order to redirect the run away housing unit that is devastating the fabric of our community i believe in our wisdom and ability to create a plan and citation that will allows us to develop san francisco into a working family friendly city again, i only have 5 minutes for this vision big deal please for more information visit people's campaign.com i love san francisco i've lived here for almost thirty years and happily married and lucky to raise our family we've paid to and benefits bending from the public schools and parks and walking to and fro work my information as a juicy quit priest nourished me in my faith in humanity address the essential justice i also taught 86 that taught me respect
behalf of the league of women voters thank you, everybody and drive safelyyou. >> how do we get city halllisten to the wisdom of our neighborhood and respect our strength what kind of city for the children and grandchildren those are questions those of us in the campaign have been asking around san francisco my name is francisco herrera i'm here to seek our vote to serve as mayor of san francisco in order to redirect the run away housing unit that is devastating the fabric of our...
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protesters occupied city hall angry that the council would not let davis respond to their questions. they started chanting, stop the vote. still the committee approved davis and said he looks forward to getting the city back on track. >> is this discouraging for you at all? >> not at all.where the city is right now. if we're going to get to the other side of it we have to go through all these moments. >> even after the vote 35 people stayed in city hall for hours refusing to leave. this morning things took a different turn a war of words between protesters and police outside city hall. davis still has to be approved by the full council. he's the interim commissioner since anthony batts was fired months ago. these problems all stemmed from 6 months after the death of freddie gray sparking protests from around the city. >>> changes may be in store for fairfax county police. the police review commission has released dozens of recommendations including an independent police auditor diversity training and new policies when it com it was created after the 2013 shooting death of john gear i
protesters occupied city hall angry that the council would not let davis respond to their questions. they started chanting, stop the vote. still the committee approved davis and said he looks forward to getting the city back on track. >> is this discouraging for you at all? >> not at all.where the city is right now. if we're going to get to the other side of it we have to go through all these moments. >> even after the vote 35 people stayed in city hall for hours refusing to...
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then this morning it turned to a war of words outside between the protesters and police right near city hall. it is calming down now. a reminder, though, davis still has to be approved by the full city council. if he is, he will likely have to deal with the protesters surrounding the trials of all of those officers charged in the freddie gray case. back to you. >>> new this morning, we're taking a closer look at recommended changes for the fairfax county police department. a 70-member police review commission has been working for several months on these new guidelines and they just released a 90-page document and dozens of recommendations. these first two are probably pretty controversial. an independent police auditor, a citizens review panel, and that panel would take public complaints and concerns and the commission is also recommending that police remain more consistent about reporting demographic information of suspects. this review board was created aft 2013 shooting death of john geer in springfield. a fairfax county police officer is now facing charges for shooting the unarmed man ou
then this morning it turned to a war of words outside between the protesters and police right near city hall. it is calming down now. a reminder, though, davis still has to be approved by the full city council. if he is, he will likely have to deal with the protesters surrounding the trials of all of those officers charged in the freddie gray case. back to you. >>> new this morning, we're taking a closer look at recommended changes for the fairfax county police department. a 70-member...
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you can also vote at city hall on the two weekends before election day. and if you don't vote early, be sure to vote on tuesday to 5 pm. you can also vote at city hall on the two weekends before election day. and if you don't vote early, be sure to vote on tuesday, november 3. thank you for watching. >>[music] hello. i am maxine anderson with the league of women voters of san francisco. along with the league and sf goth dd, i'm here to discuss proposition c a ballot measure that would be before the voters hello. i am maxine anderson with the league of women voters of san francisco. along with the league and sf goth dd, i'm here to discuss proposition c a ballot measure that would be before the voters on tuesday, november 3. individuals who are paid to directly contact city officers to it influence their legislative or administrative action are called lobbyists. their activities are regulated by the city's lobbyist ordinance. the ordinance does not address any direct lobbying , also known as expenditure lobbying. we are persons solicit or urge others to di
you can also vote at city hall on the two weekends before election day. and if you don't vote early, be sure to vote on tuesday to 5 pm. you can also vote at city hall on the two weekends before election day. and if you don't vote early, be sure to vote on tuesday, november 3. thank you for watching. >>[music] hello. i am maxine anderson with the league of women voters of san francisco. along with the league and sf goth dd, i'm here to discuss proposition c a ballot measure that would be...
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as i walk through the corridors of city hall, there there. and also on the police department and the fire department. soy think the city administration has done a good job of having latinos hired as part of it. i believe we do have a currently diverse workforce. >> okay. we will live it right there. roy avellaneda, one of six city council candidates. running for three sets in chelsea. thank you for coming. in good luck on the campaign trail. >> thank you very much. >> okay. when we come back, chelsea city councilor and incumbent urban update. >> the city of chelsea has important positions to be filled on the city council in the next general election in november. today we are looking at the city councilor at large choices. the remaining two candidates show. alphabetical order. incumbent councilor calvin brown. calvin, welcome to urban >> thank you. >> okay. with you. why are you running for your... >> yes. >> on the city council in 36 yeah. i'm ready. this is a great city. i have been in chelsea for the past 14 years as an elected official and
as i walk through the corridors of city hall, there there. and also on the police department and the fire department. soy think the city administration has done a good job of having latinos hired as part of it. i believe we do have a currently diverse workforce. >> okay. we will live it right there. roy avellaneda, one of six city council candidates. running for three sets in chelsea. thank you for coming. in good luck on the campaign trail. >> thank you very much. >> okay....
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new york city hall holds the distinction as the country's oldest city hall, largest or grandest? it was built in this federal style. it's number one, the oldest city hall in the country. did you know the city hall washington's desk. the room has hosted president abraham lincoln, albert einstein. o is buried in grant's tomb? no one, president grant or julie dent. throe answer is no one is buried there. president grant and his wife are tombs ther i not buried. yeah, kind of a trick question. number 6, the oefferson market library was once a: here's your hint, it once had an adjacent prison. number three, a courthouse, the building was nearly torn down. residents rallied and saved it and converted it to a library. number 7, the king's theater in flatbush, brooklyn is also known as what? the wonder theater or the crown theater? it's one of five built in 1920 or 1930. it's number two, a wonder theater and it's a truly wondrous interior was inspired by versailles. question 8, reportedly part of a manhattan project was head quartered in which landmark? the program was administered from
new york city hall holds the distinction as the country's oldest city hall, largest or grandest? it was built in this federal style. it's number one, the oldest city hall in the country. did you know the city hall washington's desk. the room has hosted president abraham lincoln, albert einstein. o is buried in grant's tomb? no one, president grant or julie dent. throe answer is no one is buried there. president grant and his wife are tombs ther i not buried. yeah, kind of a trick question....
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a sea of red as thousands are marching across the brooklyn bridge to city hall. tharis is a live shot right now, a few folks athered right th e. the rest of the crowd trying to tch up with them. they are accusing the city of giving black and hispanic students a second class education. there's the rest. and they got star power on their side. sheldon is at city hall with the details, sheldon. >> reporter: hey shiba, that's right, academy award winner and singer jennifer hudson and a dj performed earlier this morning. right now we are standing by for a press update from the president ruben diaz, who is expected to lend his support for charter schools. and we to want show you video of that rally that just wrapped up not too long ago. tens of thousands of parents, students, and educators rallied and the applaus tadvocating for better qual y in the poorer, minority schools. today's event was organized by families for excellent schools. and almost all of the parents and students of attendance came from charter schools. they want mayor de blasio to provide families of min
a sea of red as thousands are marching across the brooklyn bridge to city hall. tharis is a live shot right now, a few folks athered right th e. the rest of the crowd trying to tch up with them. they are accusing the city of giving black and hispanic students a second class education. there's the rest. and they got star power on their side. sheldon is at city hall with the details, sheldon. >> reporter: hey shiba, that's right, academy award winner and singer jennifer hudson and a dj...
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we saw that moment of silence mayor walsh had at city hall. it must be hard to see the new mayor moving on. >> that could have been awkward tom menino and walsh were never political allies but tom menino, jr. tells me mayor walsh could thought have been more gracious toward him and the rest of the family over the past year certainly remember his warm eulogy at the funeral. he says, you know, it's his time now. just as it was tom menino's time when he took over for ray flynn. they understand that and there's a real friendship. >> real warmth they appreciate other. >> jon keller thank you very much. >> paula, john thank you. speaking of mayor walsh is trying to save a piece of tradition that tom menino camp beyonded talking about first night. an e-mail obtained by the web site universal hub shows the midnight fireworks are not part of the plans for the next first night. mayor walsh told the herald that he was surprised by this. and he's not happy about it. the mayor says he'll look to see what the city can do. the new year's celebration was alre
we saw that moment of silence mayor walsh had at city hall. it must be hard to see the new mayor moving on. >> that could have been awkward tom menino and walsh were never political allies but tom menino, jr. tells me mayor walsh could thought have been more gracious toward him and the rest of the family over the past year certainly remember his warm eulogy at the funeral. he says, you know, it's his time now. just as it was tom menino's time when he took over for ray flynn. they...
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reporting from city hall, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >> debate continues. thanks, mark. >> we have more information now on sanctuary cities. senate democrats in washington, d.c. have blocked legislation that would crack down on cities like san francisco. the bill would have punished jurisdictions by blocking certain federal grants and funding. the legislation was proposed and heavily backed by republicans. democrats accuse republicans of aligning thel themselves with tt tt and his views. if it passed, the white house threatened a veto. >> longtime silicon valley congressman mike honda is jumping to a national debate. they want the justice department to investigate the arrest of a teenager whose homemade clock was mistaken for a bomb. he made national headlines after bringing his homemade clock to school in texas last month. this sparked a debate about racial profiling. last night, mohammed accepted an invitation from president obama to visit the white house. today, as you can see, congressman honda hosted mohammed and his family on capitol hill. mr. honda al
reporting from city hall, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >> debate continues. thanks, mark. >> we have more information now on sanctuary cities. senate democrats in washington, d.c. have blocked legislation that would crack down on cities like san francisco. the bill would have punished jurisdictions by blocking certain federal grants and funding. the legislation was proposed and heavily backed by republicans. democrats accuse republicans of aligning thel themselves with tt tt...
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ramsey made that announcement at a news conference at city hall less than two hours ago. ayor michael nutter became emotional as he thanked ramsey for his service. during his time here, the murder rate in the city dropped 33% since he took office. there have also been a number of reforms in policing. he was previously clpolice chie in washington, d.c. >> looking outside, we've seen sunshine and rain, no clouds. but at the end of the week friday there's a chance we'll see showers. until then, we're enjoying temperatures in the 60s with a good deal of sunshine today and even more tomorrow. the clouds roll through on friday and then it gets colder over the weekend and the win wind will be blowing to make you feel colder, especially in the mornings. 44 saturday morning. then 30s for sunday, monday, and tuesday. a little wintery preview there but temperatures will climb during the wyche next week starting into the low 60s on tuesday and 70s by the end of the week next week. >> but a cold one for "monday night football" with the giants coming into town. perfect for the eagles vi
ramsey made that announcement at a news conference at city hall less than two hours ago. ayor michael nutter became emotional as he thanked ramsey for his service. during his time here, the murder rate in the city dropped 33% since he took office. there have also been a number of reforms in policing. he was previously clpolice chie in washington, d.c. >> looking outside, we've seen sunshine and rain, no clouds. but at the end of the week friday there's a chance we'll see showers. until...
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because of bed bugs, now right across the street more city workers called the msb building, for the city hall municipal services building, thousands every city office workers are in this building and one of those thousands up on the fifth floor and all of her co-workers wonder if the bed bugs just somehow walked across the street and into the place they work. exterminators here until 8:30 last night sprague the fifth floor and other floors where the employee in the revenue department went to hahnemann hospital and said she had some unusual source or bites on her legs, and the doctor said hey, you are gotten bitten by bed bugs. that's why the city out after bun dance of caution, word and phrase we use so much when we talk to these city officials these days decided to spray, even though no bed bugs were fawn. here are some of the reactions of some of the workers. >> i hope i'm not taking nothing home. >> what did they tell you today? >> to pull our stuff up off the floor so the exterminators to come in and spray, because of, how did they put it, creatures. what happens now, we've been up theref
because of bed bugs, now right across the street more city workers called the msb building, for the city hall municipal services building, thousands every city office workers are in this building and one of those thousands up on the fifth floor and all of her co-workers wonder if the bed bugs just somehow walked across the street and into the place they work. exterminators here until 8:30 last night sprague the fifth floor and other floors where the employee in the revenue department went to...
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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
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...
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so in some ways things haven't changed that much in room 200 at city hall. i think that when he first got in there, having the connections and the deep understanding of the way the city functioned made it so that he was able to come in and having never been in that leadership position before sort of have that smooth transition and convince people that first year that he was the right person. he ultimately made the surprise run for mayor. >> we have seen an interesting evolution of ed lee as well. he started many years in chinatown as a tenants' rights advocate. landlords gave him the nickname communist ed lee. now we have a new nickname for the mayor by many cams him tech friendly mayor ed lee. has it been interesting for you to see sort of that evolution? >> yeah. i mean, again, i think the early days were before my time in the city. by the time i think a lot of people who are both watching and voting here were aware of ed lee -- he was the city administrator. he was a bureaucrat. but i do think that as these last five years have progressed that there's been
so in some ways things haven't changed that much in room 200 at city hall. i think that when he first got in there, having the connections and the deep understanding of the way the city functioned made it so that he was able to come in and having never been in that leadership position before sort of have that smooth transition and convince people that first year that he was the right person. he ultimately made the surprise run for mayor. >> we have seen an interesting evolution of ed lee...
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a city hall aid in boston is mentioned in a federal indictment accusing teamsters of strong-arming a tv crew. >> he said he did not tell anyone at city hall to call to warn them of the possibility of picture by teamsters. we asked the mayor about the indictment that is raising a lot of questions and we're live in boston. >> tonight the mayor is telling me no he didn't have anything to do with that and his office went ahead and issued -- these are the permits that they issued for the top chef production company to go ahead and shoot here in the city. we caught up with boston mayor marty walsh to see if he knows the identity of the unnamed city hall aid in this federal excuses teamsters of old school thug tactic. >> do you know who it is? >> i honestly don't. >> an aid made calls informing them there would be picture iting if the production was held there. they later pulled out because they didn't want a picket outside. >> did you warn anyone on your staff to call the hotel or the restaurant? >> absolutely not and i can't talk beyond that. that is why we brought on counsel to review. >
a city hall aid in boston is mentioned in a federal indictment accusing teamsters of strong-arming a tv crew. >> he said he did not tell anyone at city hall to call to warn them of the possibility of picture by teamsters. we asked the mayor about the indictment that is raising a lot of questions and we're live in boston. >> tonight the mayor is telling me no he didn't have anything to do with that and his office went ahead and issued -- these are the permits that they issued for the...
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purple you'll have to come back to see city hall to demonstrate his commenting commitment a numberf very important announcements to make many morning please help me welcome the champion to end domestic violence mayor ed lee (clapping.) >> thank you emily and thank you to you and the commission to our city agencies our elected leaders that are here as well to join me in a need to refresh our collaboration and to do more to end domestic violence we're not just talking about reducing it we should really focus our sites on ending it and emily is right. i begin by making sure that the budget that we have and it's a large budget but what i've tried rush very much in the years to make sure that the work with the board to say have it budget reflect our san francisco values and one of the strongest value together agreement walter without any doubt to end domestic violence and in doing so i want to point out that more people and everybody has a role in this it is not just our eloquent community basis agencies that do an tribal wonderful job a key to our success noting not only the commission
purple you'll have to come back to see city hall to demonstrate his commenting commitment a numberf very important announcements to make many morning please help me welcome the champion to end domestic violence mayor ed lee (clapping.) >> thank you emily and thank you to you and the commission to our city agencies our elected leaders that are here as well to join me in a need to refresh our collaboration and to do more to end domestic violence we're not just talking about reducing it we...
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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 through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. over the years, we tried to include artists and all types of mediums. conceptual artists, at installation, photographers, videographers. >> that has really expanded the program out. it is becoming so dynamic right now with your vision of interesting artists in gauging here. why would an artist when to come here? >> mainly, access to the materials. we also give them a lot of support. when they start, it is an empty studio. they go out to the public area and -- we call it the big store. they go out shopping, take the materials that, and
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 through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program...
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reporter: there are creepy clowns and scary depthist office but the real nightmare may be coming from city halle next-door neighbor complained repeatedly, the city required sam to get a temporary use permit. there was a hearing last month and the permit was approved at a cost of $461. >> but you know, i was going to do it but it didn't seem at that point that i had to do anything other than just paying some money. >> reporter: but the neighbor had a trick of his own. he waited until the last possible moment to file an appeal to the planning commission. so it couldn't be heard any earlier than tonight's meeting. that meant sam couldn't operate last weekend. and now only he has two days to finish construction before halloween if the permit is finalized tonight. so you don't even know what's going to happen after tonight >> i have no idea. i have no idea what's going to happen tonight or after that. i'm pretty much just, you know, living here floating around. >> reporter: sam, who started this when he was 11, has learned a great deal from this project center carpentry to set design to managing a s
reporter: there are creepy clowns and scary depthist office but the real nightmare may be coming from city halle next-door neighbor complained repeatedly, the city required sam to get a temporary use permit. there was a hearing last month and the permit was approved at a cost of $461. >> but you know, i was going to do it but it didn't seem at that point that i had to do anything other than just paying some money. >> reporter: but the neighbor had a trick of his own. he waited until...
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. >> why are you lobbying city hall instead of lobbying your state lawmakers? >> because you do what you can and it's not happening so far in washington, d.c. and it's not happening in helena montana our capital. so we operate in the sphere of influence that we have and that is our city council. in missoula. they're listening. they're listening to us, it's fantastic. >> i would like to ask them all to stand and raise their hands in support of expanding background checks to all gun sales in missoula city. >> reporter: in montana, missoula is the obvious place to push for regulation at the city level. while the big sky state skews conservative and republican, this college town skews liberal and democrat. >> i'm a mom a liberal and a straight legislator. >> she supports stronger gun control laws. >> so when you do a background check you know whether or not somebody has been adjudicated mentally ill and you're prevented from buying a firearm which seems like a common sense approach to -- >> that's not happening in montana? >> not happening in montana. >> law americ
. >> why are you lobbying city hall instead of lobbying your state lawmakers? >> because you do what you can and it's not happening so far in washington, d.c. and it's not happening in helena montana our capital. so we operate in the sphere of influence that we have and that is our city council. in missoula. they're listening. they're listening to us, it's fantastic. >> i would like to ask them all to stand and raise their hands in support of expanding background checks to all...
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>> well, i think city hall does a pretty good job in providing services, i think the city council's job is to make sure necessary tools to the four city cities so that they're adequately able to provide those servicservicings such asking our streets, doing road work and make our city presentable overall to the community. >> and can you share any specific initiatives that you yourself plan on spearheading? >> this coming year i'm going to spearhead thenational mast her plan that fits into our community, we haven't done a master plan since 1971. i think it's al time for us to take a look at that, how we can improve our community by having a mix of master plan. >> now following the new developments going on in the city, the silver line's going to be coming through, rents and housing is always an issue, you plan to roach these issues. >> dealing with the presents and the housing issue, that's actually a statewide issue that we need to engage on, state representatives and our state senators to find a mechanism how we can control some of the development that's taking place, we seem to be look
>> well, i think city hall does a pretty good job in providing services, i think the city council's job is to make sure necessary tools to the four city cities so that they're adequately able to provide those servicservicings such asking our streets, doing road work and make our city presentable overall to the community. >> and can you share any specific initiatives that you yourself plan on spearheading? >> this coming year i'm going to spearhead thenational mast her plan...
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supporters are to many police released more than a dozen protesters arrested a second and baltimore city hall overnight. they were protesting the confirmation of the city's police commissioner. sam sweeney is in baltimore now. reporter: the good news right now is that things have remained largely calm for much of the morning in baltimore. this morning at about 3:00 it was a much different situation. look at this video. police nextnd outside the political that city hall area. inside about 15 or 16 protesters were being arrested. they were charged with trespassing after they refused to leave the building after three warnings. it started last night with protesters demonstrating against an ongoing confirmation hearing for interim police commissioner kevin davis. declined to me with the protesters. that is when they began to shout and where refusing to leave the building. we spoke with some of the demonstrators outside the city hall. this is what they had to say. >> when you get our protesters out of jail. these are young people who are to injectdialogue and themselves into the political conversat
supporters are to many police released more than a dozen protesters arrested a second and baltimore city hall overnight. they were protesting the confirmation of the city's police commissioner. sam sweeney is in baltimore now. reporter: the good news right now is that things have remained largely calm for much of the morning in baltimore. this morning at about 3:00 it was a much different situation. look at this video. police nextnd outside the political that city hall area. inside about 15 or...
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political reporter dave evans with the story at city hall. >> whenever we see an uptick in gun violence such as the shooting of officer uptick in mass shootings such as newtown, aurora, south carolina, we see a new push for gun legislation. but in washington so far, not much in the way of any action. >> reporter: today's bill was introduced on the steps of city hall where flags now fly at half staff in honor of officer randolph holder killed in the line of duty next week. >> we're in the midst of a gun country that should shock the conscience of every decent american. >> reporter: the bill, sponsored by congresswoman velazquez would put a $100 tax on every gun sold in america. much of that would go to fund new mental health programs. velazquez wants perhaps a chip in every gun. could this pass in congress? doubtful but velazquez says something has to change. >> like abraham lincoln said, public sentiment is everything. and i know that the public is asking for leadership in washington. >> reporter: today's event included the families of gun victims, people like shenae johnson. her son ke
political reporter dave evans with the story at city hall. >> whenever we see an uptick in gun violence such as the shooting of officer uptick in mass shootings such as newtown, aurora, south carolina, we see a new push for gun legislation. but in washington so far, not much in the way of any action. >> reporter: today's bill was introduced on the steps of city hall where flags now fly at half staff in honor of officer randolph holder killed in the line of duty next week. >>...
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excited hours but the idea of prioritizing housing for the first responders is very popular and city hallht now (clapping.) well the city has a program calls section 8 for low income subsidized housing how about inducing the fourth teachers to teachers and nurses so they can stay in the city if the city does not right now i know frandz in order to keep the teachers there we need to you would say probably like section 8 gradual funds to fund suburbans subsidizing the teachers and the nurses and city workers (clapping.) all right. thank you. >> question now the order for the speakers supervisor christensen ms. take the opportunity and mr. pressing kin the question do you have any proposals to switch to more affordable energy. >> i was happy to be a co-sponsor of the one of the ballots measures to help us towards that ends by didn't even with constitutes clean power i support clean power in san francisco and the move to that ends up we've got a number of programs underway it support energy sufficiency and cleaner buses that require less maintenance that are currently coming online as a city
excited hours but the idea of prioritizing housing for the first responders is very popular and city hallht now (clapping.) well the city has a program calls section 8 for low income subsidized housing how about inducing the fourth teachers to teachers and nurses so they can stay in the city if the city does not right now i know frandz in order to keep the teachers there we need to you would say probably like section 8 gradual funds to fund suburbans subsidizing the teachers and the nurses and...
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developing at this hour baltimore city hall is empty and police are gone. that news coming less than an hour ago after protestering occupied the building. at least 12 were arrested overnight. they were standing against a decision on baltimore's new police commissioner. they voted to give kevin davis the permanent job yesterday. take a look at some of those gathered. the protesters are against getting the job. they could show up again this morni morning. we'll be watching that situation. >>> breaking news. big change of plan for american troops looking to come home from afghanist afghanistan. just got world about the troop presence. the plan is to maintain 5, 500 troops at the end of 2015. much higher than that needed for embassy responsibility. president obama will explain that after recent violence. by the way, there are 9,800 troops in afghanistan right now. back to you. >> thank you, molette. >>> customs computers are back up and running. there is no evidence of any sabotage or hacking. the outage affected a homeland security computer system that screens
developing at this hour baltimore city hall is empty and police are gone. that news coming less than an hour ago after protestering occupied the building. at least 12 were arrested overnight. they were standing against a decision on baltimore's new police commissioner. they voted to give kevin davis the permanent job yesterday. take a look at some of those gathered. the protesters are against getting the job. they could show up again this morni morning. we'll be watching that situation....
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this is just a few blocks before city hall.wo men were shot, san francisco police department still searching for the gunmen, several streets are closed off. we'll have a live update soon. >>> she is upset and angry, rightfully show, the mother said the people in charge of taking care of her 4-year-old daughter left her in the hands of abusers. >> when she tried to report her injuries, she was ignored. vicky nguyen exposed this story last night. and there were deeper concerns at this local agency. >> for the past two years, the santa clara department of social services were aware of their problems all laid out in a comprehensive audit. but until now, few of us knew what it was like for the children suffering abuse and the caregivers trying to get help. we want to warn you some of the content is very difficult to see but we want to show you what the social workers are accused of ignoring. >> bruises, bite marks, somebody tried to choke her. >> they are the pictures no mother wants to take. images of unspeakable cruelty to her dau
this is just a few blocks before city hall.wo men were shot, san francisco police department still searching for the gunmen, several streets are closed off. we'll have a live update soon. >>> she is upset and angry, rightfully show, the mother said the people in charge of taking care of her 4-year-old daughter left her in the hands of abusers. >> when she tried to report her injuries, she was ignored. vicky nguyen exposed this story last night. and there were deeper concerns at...
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mark: mayor ed lee will recognize the team and give them the key to the city during an event inside city hall klay thompson draymond green seo and jim bob myers will join the mayor for the ceremony the celebration of running all day from nine this morning till 4 this afternoon the war is becoming the 15th to win four or more and be entitled and and the the 201415 season by capturing it in a bid championship fifth newlywed dismissed part of their honeymoon because an airport worker says the bride passport is to damage to u will tell you what happened did they get to go on their honeymoon here is a live look at the bay is drenched.
mark: mayor ed lee will recognize the team and give them the key to the city during an event inside city hall klay thompson draymond green seo and jim bob myers will join the mayor for the ceremony the celebration of running all day from nine this morning till 4 this afternoon the war is becoming the 15th to win four or more and be entitled and and the the 201415 season by capturing it in a bid championship fifth newlywed dismissed part of their honeymoon because an airport worker says the...
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thousands marched over the brooklyn bridge and ended up at city hall. cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer was there and is here now with more. marcia. >> reporter: well, maurice and kristine, the rally in brooklyn drew huge crowds. organizers put the tally at over 18,000. but there was a much smaller group at city hall because construction was going on in the plaza so police limited the crowd to several hundred. but that did nothing to silence the passion or the demands that mayor de blasio go all in for charters. >> what do we want? >> charter schools now! >> reporter: only a now hundred protestors were allowed on the steps of city hall but they made their voices loud wanting to make sure that mayor de blasio him them. they want more charter -- heard them. they want more charter schools. >> i have seen firsthand how the mayor is failing our public schools. at my son's school, nine out of ten kids do not read on grade level. >> reporter: also at city hall, bronx borough president rubin diaz, jr., a supporter of charters for improving education for po
thousands marched over the brooklyn bridge and ended up at city hall. cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer was there and is here now with more. marcia. >> reporter: well, maurice and kristine, the rally in brooklyn drew huge crowds. organizers put the tally at over 18,000. but there was a much smaller group at city hall because construction was going on in the plaza so police limited the crowd to several hundred. but that did nothing to silence the passion or the demands that mayor de...
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reporting live at city hall, news. >>> in manhattan the mysterious dog death in central park. investigators hope a necropsy happened to the dog. it was off the leash and ran from its owner when the owner caught up with the dog it was dead and appeared to have some sort of head trauma. >>> still ahead, a former new york ranger arrested, now taking on the village of southampton. >> they went in for flu shots. some people have to receive treatment to prevent different ailments. >> cooling towers and at least seven long island school districts have tested positive for the legionella bacteria. what's being done about it coming up on eyewitness news. >> also ahead, tears in the courtroom. sentenced a domestic violence victim to jail. >> i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. we're keeping track of these wind stream lines on our weather pure to see where the gusts are. the gusts are backed off a little bit. they were gusting over 20 earlier and now they're more like 10 miles per hour. had a beautiful day today in the low and mid 70s and a nice night coming up. some clouds moving in but not
reporting live at city hall, news. >>> in manhattan the mysterious dog death in central park. investigators hope a necropsy happened to the dog. it was off the leash and ran from its owner when the owner caught up with the dog it was dead and appeared to have some sort of head trauma. >>> still ahead, a former new york ranger arrested, now taking on the village of southampton. >> they went in for flu shots. some people have to receive treatment to prevent different...
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he's live at san francisco city hall tonight with the latest. >> reporter: angry about gentrificationor affordable housing and buy yourself and restaurant near the mayor this man the head of artists in the area decided to confront the mayor and here's what he has said. this was a one-sided conversation they're not commenting back very angry about the whole thing as an easily warrant specifically the mayor most of his friends had been about because skyrocketing rents. he felt like he really have to say something with the mayor and his nephew was filming in the post said this social media one get the word out the special election coming out. the reach out to the mayor's city hall office and kept at the office the comments and let of affordable housing. no comment from either in that regard. >> pam: the focus of attendance route rights rally in san francisco city hall today dozens of people rallied to encourage the mayor of the sign legislation passed by the board of supervisors would end affair frivolous nuisance of actions the bill off than by supervisor this measure will stop landlord
he's live at san francisco city hall tonight with the latest. >> reporter: angry about gentrificationor affordable housing and buy yourself and restaurant near the mayor this man the head of artists in the area decided to confront the mayor and here's what he has said. this was a one-sided conversation they're not commenting back very angry about the whole thing as an easily warrant specifically the mayor most of his friends had been about because skyrocketing rents. he felt like he...
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children here, young people, they know they are not wanted in downtown baltimore, it's a city for city halland frankly tourism and middle class black and white people. that's the way they feel. if you are poor and black in baltimore, you don't feel that, you are a troublesome presence. >> a city divided by wealth and poverty, race and neighbourhood. opportunity and despair. with police on the front lines. >> "america tonight"'s adam may joins us, this seems to have heated up the conversation, about the president's push for criminal justice reform and the conversation about police role in the communities. >> it has heated up during a conference of police chiefs, and you are seeing that there's a divide in opinions. the federal bureau of investigation director just the other day - he said that the protests in places like baltimore and ferguson, and the rests of some officers has had almost a chilling effect on police dints, with some fearful of getting out there. on the other hand. the white house was quick to denounce the comments. today you had the president walking a fine line on this issu
children here, young people, they know they are not wanted in downtown baltimore, it's a city for city halland frankly tourism and middle class black and white people. that's the way they feel. if you are poor and black in baltimore, you don't feel that, you are a troublesome presence. >> a city divided by wealth and poverty, race and neighbourhood. opportunity and despair. with police on the front lines. >> "america tonight"'s adam may joins us, this seems to have heated...