part of the mobility change and access to the railway station, taking the train to what ever destination city, continue on the other side. directness, we mean it detours faster with a constant speed. there is nothing slowing down or speeding up again. and with a minimum of delays. what makes a bike route attractive, it is a psychological element. it is different for every person. we know that people like to cycle along the waterways or railways. but not along the motorways. and they like a scenic route more than an infrastructure area. it needs to be wide enough to cycle a side-by-side. it is a social events. what we say in the netherlands, car drivers are all the time aware of cyclists. and when there are too many trucks, a high traffic volume, then we should worry. it is for you to decide what you want, if you want to introduce a cycling, maybe it is better to start with separation and to get the cars used to of the cyclists. they can go in the streets and let them deal with us. avoid hard conflicts, make a safe infrastructure, but take care that the vehicles are safe with l breaks, and mak

if you think about it, san francisco is a destination city. if you think about it all of the money they get but the workers are the back bone but yet they're not being taken care of. so i want to make sure that they're taken care of and we pass this legislation. i get that the numbers and statistics are important to this matter but the workers and my mother and my kids are more than just numbers, they are human beings. they deserve all of the things they need to get, the utmost health care and so i hope this passes. thank you so much for your time. >> thank you very much. i'm going to read a few more names. michael perialt. next speaker, hello. >> hi, supervisor campos. supervisor farrell. i know -- you know i oppose the measure and i oppose the measure due to the fact it increases the cost of private home care for seniors, disabled and terminally ill who all have to pay for this themselves. most of these clients are middle class and we do a lot of really creative things in order to keep them in their home versus alternatives. i also have give

the project was connecting the city, to connect neighborhoods, commercial corridors, schools, destinations in our city. before i get into that, i want to share some brief numbers. kinfolks' see that? seven out of 10 san franciscans rode a bicycle in 2009. most of my trips were maybe a family like this that comes out to send a street once a month. as you know, we have a great culture. you probably know that it was held just yesterday. an amazing event, i was happy to be out there. filled with children, families, really diverse faces. i was really proud to be a san franciscan on that day. and joining -- history is a front yard. it seems quite successful -- how do we make the streets better? it is not about bicycling for us, but it is about great public space. we just need to have enough saved and will remain -- 73% of people that we pulled plan on spending money at sunday streets events. they spend an average of $20 a at stores, restaurants, and vendors. i had a brief note. it was really nice to be a neighborhood that frankly i don't go to as much. what we are seeing is that the sunday stree

to thailand usually choose to stay at the country's famous resorts... or visit well- known destinations in city centers. but to expand the tourism industry,... and offer more diversity,... the thai government is developing new activities for foreign tourists. arirang's kang seok- ho files... this report from thailand. foreigners traveling to thailand visit many famous spots in the capital bangkok, such as khao san road. this street, which is very popular with foreign tourists due to its proximity to the city center..., is filled with shops and bars offering a variety of activities. english "because of the cheap food, cheap drinks, the night life, markets, the clothes, the massage. diss the good times, really, yes. it's very convenient for everything, so it's a really good place to just relax." and for those tourists who have travelled far from home... there are plenty of ways enjoy the vibrant atmosphere. english "yes, because this is the main street of bangkok, everybody from all over the world comes here, there is a lot of cheap stuff, and good food, a lot of bars and good energy... so i love

the project will enhance the city as a destination for tourists. they're also the northern waterfront improvements. it will be part of the 34th america's cup to the week at -- it will be part of the 34th america's cup. supervisor chu: thank you. let's go to the budget analyst report. >> madam chair in supervisor kim, she has provided us with budget data, shown on page four of our report. all of this $17.9 million would be expended for phase one of the project. as we note on pages five and six of our report, the port provided us with attachments showing the entire project. so this $17.9 million becomes a portion of the phase one costs, shown on page 5 of our report. the phase one costs are $60.1 million. the estimated completion date of this project, which is shown on page four at the bottom, is january 2013, not april 2012, which was listed in the report. we recommend that you approve the requested least -- release of the $17.9 million. these are funds that were previously appropriated but reserved by the board of supervisors. supervisor chu: thank

city air travel is expected to boom. boeing says passenger demand for flights between smaller destinations will increase. travelers usually fly i large planes to major cities and transfer to smaller jets to reach their final destination. boeing says midsized aircraft will reduce stopovers. when boeing is thinking small, its competitor airbus has been thinking big. very big. it developed the largest commercial plane, the a-380. people call this a flying hotel. the seats and aisles are most spacious in the sky. one airline even introduce d luxury cabins. airbus says the a-380 will handle growing traffic volumes between the world's megacities and large airport hubs. the plane can carry more than 500 passengers. it started flying in 2007. there are now 54 in operation. boeing's dreamliner has some catching up to do. it will make its first commercial flight to hong kong on october 26th. then the battle between boeing and airbus is expected to heat up. which company will be able to fly higher and dominate the aviation industry? with another global financial crisis looming, the competition is expected to be fier

>> people will be visiting cities during the fall. but beach destinations are a great option. warm, and you can get phenomenal deals. think about a place like bu bermuda. they have a destination wide promotion for a $400 instant credit. that's how they are luring people there. it gets little chillier, it's a great golf destination. >> in terms of cities across the country, new york city tops the list, followed closely by las vegas, orlando, chicago, and san francisco. good fall destinations? and if so steals and deals to be had? >> las vegas has great room rates, some of the most competitive in the country. orlando right now is -- has one of their slower seasons. kids back in school. >> right. >> these this is a fantastic time to go. and if you want to go down, a great time to go places like new york city, san francisco, chicago, best rates to find on sunday nights when business travelers haven't arrived. look for things like opaque hotels, the booking process is complete. ge get up to 55%. >> what if you want to head over the ocean, are there deals for that in the fall? >> ab

, los angeles, dubai and hong kong are just some of the stops until the exhibit's final destination, new york city block for all her treasures. >> are diamonds really a girl's best friend? >> no. >> what is? >> some of the people who will benefit from the exhibit are those with hiv/aids, a portion of the ticket sales will go to the elizabeth taylor aids foundation. she was, after all, also someone who put her stardom and her name behind a good cause. >> all right. bonnie back with me now. one last very fun viral. >> this is a really popular one. >> out of the kitty world. don, pay attention. >> okay. all right. >> he loves cats. he really does. >> which one is going to win? . real one or the faux kitty? what's it going to be? that was a quick strike. >> there's your sweet cat. there's your sweet little house cat. >> sweet kitty. >> it might have been okay with another cat but something was kind of peculiar about this balloon cat. there you go. that's one way to end this hour. bonnie, thanks so much. we're not going to strike at you though, don. much more of the newsroom straight ahead. he's a mild

destination. many are taking a position of next bus technology now in use around the city. updated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite technology and advanced computer modeling to track buses and trains, estimating are bought stocks with a high degree of accuracy. the bus and train our arrival information can be accessed from your computer and even on your cellular phone or personal digital assistant. knowing their arrival time of the bus allows riders the choice of waiting for it or perhaps doing some shopping locally or getting a cup of coffee. it also gives a greater sense that they can count on you to get to their destination on time. the next bus our arrival information is also transmitted to bus shelters around the city equipped with the next bus sign. riders are updated strictly about arrival times. to make this information available, muni has tested push to talk buttons at trial shelters. rider when pushes the button, the text is displayed -- when a rider pushes the button. >> the success of these tests led to th

destinations will increase. travelers usually fly in large planes to major cities and transfer to smaller jets to reach their final destination. boeing says mid-size aircraft will reduce stopovers. while boeing is thinking small, its competitor airbus has been thinking big. very big. it developed the largest commercial plane, the a-380. people call this a flying hotel. the seats and aisles are the most spacious in the sky. one airline even introduce d th plane's cabins. airbus says the a-380 will cover growing traffic between the world's major cities and large airplane hubs. the plane can carry more than 500 passengers. it started flying in 2007. there are now 54 in operation. boeing's dreamliner has some catching up to do. it will make its first commercial flight from narita airport to hong kong on october 26th. then the battle between boeing and airbus is expected to heat up. which company will be able to fly higher and dominate the aviation industry? with another global financial crisis looming and with the cost of flying on the rise, the competition is expected to be fierce. susumu kojima, nhk world, tokyo. >>

city today to launch this program. san francisco has been a top destination for chinese travelers for many years.t is imbued in the chinese culture and home to one of the largest chinese population is in the americas. therefore, is vital task today is the participation of the city and the honorable meier, -- mayoe, edwin lee. he sees the opportunity for travel and tourism and places part to welcome chinese guests to san francisco along with the rest of the world. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome mayor lee. [applause] >> -- mayor lee: thank you. good morning. i am year to congratulate the hilton for such a wonderful job in creating this program because it complements what we have actually seen in our city, our great city of san francisco. as you know, we have been courting the chinese tourists and chinese business people for quite some many years and working very closely with our heads of travel, we have just finished what of the greatest international powwows -- one of the greatest international powwows that we have ever hosted in our city. we thank the hotel leaders in our city. we had such

we want people who need to drive to get to their destination quickly, so they are not forming congestion. almost a third of our congestion in the city is double parking and circulating cars looking for spots. if we can make spots more available, it will help people get to their destination and how our transit system. we think cars in certain corridors work. in other corridors, we have to treat them as guests. guests have to behave. we are looking at that as a strategy. looking at smart growth, development, we look to the planning commission for guidance. you have led many of these cutting edge programs and policies. our job right now, and what we are pushing for, working with planning and redevelopment, is to get in that conversation from the beginning. what are the transportation in packs and opportunities with these developments? how can we make them work better? also working closely with our partners on reclaiming street space -- these are some examples of things we have been working on very closely. kudos to the planning staff. they really helped pioneer this. it was a bit of the struggle with the department to get our hands aro

destination. many are taking a position of next bus technology now in use around the city. updated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite technology and advanced computer modeling to track buses and trains, estimating are bought stocks with a high degree of accuracy. the bus and train our arrival information can be accessed from your computer and even on your cellular phone or personal digital assistant. knowing their arrival time of the bus allows riders the choice of waiting for it or perhaps doing some shopping locally or getting a cup of coffee. it also gives a

cities, 56 concerts, 57 days -- a grueling schedule that no american orchestra has attempted since. >> we used to perform a concert and then leave at 12:01 a.m. and then we'd arrive at our destinationext concert. >> narrator: the orchestra would stay in hotels only twice. the rest of the time, the train was home with cities and countryside flying by. [ music continues ] >> i had a lot of fun. i mean, i was 20 years old. i had a good time. >> narrator: it was a tour of many memorable moments -- some more than others. >> marcia van dyke was in the first fiddle section -- a good violin player, very pretty girl. and she had aspirations to be a movie star, and at practically every place we'd stop, there were newspaper people, not for monteux, not for the orchestra, but for marcia. on the tour, she had gotten engaged to our first horn player, bill sabatini, and that was in life magazine, and we were on tour and nothing. >> narrator: but for those eight weeks in 1947, it had become something -- it became america's orchestra. >> this tour was one of the great high points, i think, in the symphony's history. [ classical music plays ] >> narrator: the san francisco symphony's reputation woul

destination on time. the next bus our arrival information is also transmitted to bus shelters around the city equipped with the next bus sign. riders are updated strictly about arrival times. to make this information available, muni has tested push to talk buttons at trial shelters. rider when pushes the button, the text is displayed -- when a rider pushes the button. >> the success of these tests led to the expansion of the program to all stations on the light rail and is part of the new shelter contract, push to talk will be installed. check out the new technology making your right easier every day >> take any outside conversations outside. if you like to speak on an item today, please fill out a blue card. if you do want to speak. last, please address your comments to the commission during public comment in order to allow equal time. the commission may ask questions of staff after public comment is closed. would you like to start? >> sure. >> we are on item two, the president's report. >commissioner buell: two quick items. i want to wish commissioner erraarata a happy birthday and e have a certificate o

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destination. many are taking a position of next bus technology now in use around the city.ated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite ch

it is a destination for diners locally in this community and in other parts of the bay area. the city husks -- has to ask how to bring people to the city, keep them entertained, and keep them coming back. the restaurant contributes to the community, which as you mentioned before has had a serious image problem. they contribute safely to increasingly business in the area, the safety of patrons, and the economic prosperity of that area. i hope you all take that into consideration and allow support of this project. neighbors have to learn how to coexist, remove the politics and personalities, and address the problem. the mission area has an image problem, and we need to solve that. thank you. >> good afternoon and thank you for your time. i have been across the street from the property for the past 16 years. i am in full support of it. i have seen it prior to and after the rooftop. being directly across the street from it, there is noise, but not enough to bother me. if i want to be quiet, i leave the city. we need the business. it brings economic vitality to the area. in turn, there is

destination on time. the next bus our arrival information is also transmitted to bus shelters around the city equipped with the next bus sign. riders are updated strictly about arrival times. to make this information available, muni has tested push to talk buttons at trial shelters. rider when pushes the button, the text is displayed -- when a rider pushes the button. >> the success of these tests led to the expansion of the program to all stations on the light rail and is part of the new shelter contract, push to talk will be installed. check out the new technology making your right easier every day >> the san francisco cons tri of flowers in golden gate park is now showing a new exhibit that changes the way we see the plants around us. amy stewart's best-selling book, "wicked plants" is the inspiration behind the new exhibit that takes us to the dark side of the plant world. >> i am amy stewart. i am the arthur of "wicked plants," the weeds that killed lincoln's mother and other botanical atrocities. with the screens fly trap, that is kind of where everybody went initially, you mean like that? i kind of

destination on time. the next bus our arrival information is also transmitted to bus shelters around the city equipped with the next bus sign. riders are updated strictly about arrival times. to make this information available, muni has tested push to talk buttons at trial shelters. rider when pushes the button, the text is displayed -- when a rider pushes the button. >> the success of these tests led to the expansion of the program to all stations on the light rail and is part of the new shelter contract, push to talk will be installed. check out the new technology making your right easier every day chairperson mar: good afternoon, welcome to the meeting. my name is eric mar. i and the chair of the committee. we are expecting vice chair malia cohen any minute. and with me is supervisor weiner. >> please turn off some phones and electronic devices. speaker cards should be submitted to the clerk. aikens will be placed on the next agenda of the board of supervisors unless otherwise stated. chairperson mar: i would like to thank the staff apart -- of sfgtv, as always. i have had a recommendation from supervis

city. these technologies established engineering concepts that are still the basis for our water systems today. europeans flocked here. it was a destination point to see the new world technology. when charles dickens visited us in 1840, he was truly blown away by high water pressure on the fourth floor of the hotel he was staying in. nowhere in europe had he experienced that. this technology was doing something to support the life and the growth of the city. philadelphia, throughout the 19th century, was the major industrial city of the united states. all of these industries used water from this system. and it served as a prototype for many american cities, including pittsburgh and new york. man: new york city went to philadelphia and said, "you know, we're thinking of developing a hudson river water supply -- what do you suggest we do?" and they said, "we've had "a lot of problems on the schuylkill. "don't go to the hudson river. go to the upland and work by gravity." and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that norma

city hall. they are hoping to make oakland a major destination for pot tourism. >> we have a lot of businesses that really do cater to the industry but the most important thing to take away we try to stress how to safely consume it. >> not everybody was happy about the big time pot fair on the steps of city hall. members of the coalition for a drug free california they are concerned about people lighting up in the city's seat of government and message it sends to children. >>> you got to listen to this story. just call it a bearable prius problem. >> maybe an unbearable problem. >> animal that took a test drive up in tahoe. >> the tiny tot for the big guys. these sweehoney clustery things have fiber? fiber one. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. uh forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? uh, try the number one! i've never heard of that. [ wife ] it's great. it's a sweet honey cereal, you'll love it. are you guys alright? yeah. [ male announcer ] half a days worth of fiber. not that anyone has to know. fiber beyo recognition. fibeone. >>> welcome back. a group of babies took part

destination elevators. >> this is the technology of the future. probably the biggest single investment in elevators. san francisco has embraced the technology more than any other city in the country. a big advantage with us is passengers get to their floors sooner and there is more opportunity of customization of features for individual service. four issues of security and accessibility, this is a big advantage over traditional elevators. digest i understand these are rehabilitated upgrades of existing elevators? >> yes, these are upgrades to the original elevators from 1980. all the controls and wiring has changed but the physical mechanisms are the same. >> how much energy to these use? >> with all of the things that we did hear, energy savings is about 50% from where we started. that is a significant improvement for such a major system. >> tell me how it works. >> this is the hall keypad, which controls the elevator. the system asks where you are going before you get into the elevator. imagine you are going into the airport. you would not get on the first airplane departing, you would get on the airplane that is going to the city you are going. we are doing the