ed lee is currently in china. i would like to see if i can have a conversation with him before we make any kind of determination. >> the current board had run its term. they return for one last meeting to begin -- finish what they began on tuesday, nominating ed lee. >> i will support mr. lee. >> it is for those reasons i will be supporting mr. lee's nomination. the reason why i wholeheartedly support ed lee is because he is a qualified person and he is the right person to lead san francisco. >> we have engaged in an orderly transition of leadership. this is what separates us, as a democratic society, from other less democratic societies. and i am so proud of us for what we are about to do today. so with that, colleagues, thank you for being part of this historic moment. >> the supervisor campos? there are 10 ayes, one no. [applause] >> the motion for edwin lee passes. [applause] >> you are talking to one of the happiest people in san francisco. this was an extraordinary an historic vote. but it was symbolic. reme

mayor ed lee. mayor lee: thank you. good morning, everyone. i do not know about being a great golfer, but if i can brag for a moment -- how many of you have a hole in one. how many of you had three? [laughter] ok. those kids have their hands up. why? i have had three, in my last one was here. i am a happy guy whenever i come out here. and of course, i wanted to brag before i teach the kids humility, right? anyway, i am out here with good friends. certainly sandy tatum, who i have worked with for the last two years, who helped initialize the whole first program when we started partnering with the pga. thank you for all your contributions. and you know, the first tee program, the partnership with the unified school district, and then this year with the help of pg&e, to really expand that to the fourth and fifth graders, that is a fantastic contribution. i want to thank peony because last week, we -- pg&e because last week, we were doing contributions getting ready for earthquakes, helping our youth there. i want to thank again pg&e for being goo

i really appreciate the work that ed lee is doing. if there is some way we can often -- if there is some way we can convince him to stay on, your suggestions are welcome. ladies and gentlemen, without further read too, welcome s.f. mayor, ed lee. [applause] mayor lee: good morning. thank you for that wonderful introduction. i just want to preface it by saying, when you get a call in your in hong kong, and that call comes from former mayor willie brown, it is hard to say no. i have taken up this challenge. i want to thank you, members of the bay area council, for your tireless work periods it is significant -- for your tireless work. it is significant this group has come together this morning around the critical issues of the bay area. education. infrastructure. sports. there is no issue more important today than the bay area's ability to compete and win business in the global economy. in san francisco, creating and retaining jobs has been a top priority, because that is what helps keep families in san francisco and helps them thrive.

please welcome mayor ed lee. [applause] mayor lee: thank you. should i stand up here, joe? is this right. ok. thank you out, everybody. at it is my pleasure to be here, to share with you what it has been like for the first quarter, maybe a third of this year, but also to begin by telling you this is a very unique city. and i continue to be so enthralled by the wonderful people who live here, that work here, even though i finished the ninth of tin budget town hall meetings, numerous meetings with community-based agencies, inviting people who have not been there for years, as they tell me. i am hearing so many stories, stories about white people came to san francisco. and just -- about why people came to san francisco. and just so many stories about whether or not their dreams or conditions were fulfilled, or they are here working were living with their families or they are trying to conduct business here. it has been wonderful. a lot of people have been asking -- i really -- to i really enjoy it? the word " julyenjoy -- "enjoy" is a little strong. i set out on a commitment t

please welcome mayor ed lee. [applause] mayor lee: thank you. should i stand up here, joe? is this right. ok. thank you out, everybody. at it is my pleasure to be here, to share with you what it has been like for the first quarter, maybe a third of this year, but also to begin by telng

mayor ed lee will throw out the ceremonial pitch at 7:05. anser hassan, cbs 5. >> who will be there? >> police, firefighters, a big memorial today. >> nice tribute tonight? >> the giants play the nationals. thanks, anser hassan live in san francisco. >>> attorneys for the man suspected of beating bryan stow now say they have video proof that their client is innocent. lawyers for giovanni ramirez filed a motion yesterday to get surveillance video from a hollywood motel that they say shows ramirez checking into the comfort inn the day after the attack at dodger stadium in march and that he had hair at the time. witness to the attacks say the suspect had shaved heads. ramirez remains in jail on parole violation but hasn't been charged with the beating. >>> pg&e conducting more pressure testing on gas lines today. this particular test will be in south san francisco. the testing is being done in an effort to prevent another pipeline explosion like the one that killed eight people in san bruno last september. >>> 5:06. another check of your traffi

what mayor ed lee has to say. >>> california's fiscal year ends thursday changes needed to pass the budget we will check with fiona mah coming up next. >> out the door t a little less -- a little less fog than yesterday, more sun, slightly warmer temperatures details in just a few minutes ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> beautiful morning welcome back. >>> we have the pride parade, alameda county fair, sports going on jim bernard what is weather going to be like for today? >> we've got sunshine coming your way for this afternoon it is already starting to break out across the city, we will give way to mostly sunny skies temperatures a degree or two warmer than yesterday but nothing dramatic we see the golden gate shrouded in low clouds and fog but that too is lifting as we speak we see breaks around the edges and for the pride parade today, mostly sunny, temperatures in the mid- 60s down on market street as the ball game as well over at at&t park, sunshine this afternoon mid-60s mostly sunny skies, inland a degree or two warmer than yesterday that will put us into the low 80s while we see the mid-70s pre

to represent my best wishes, i have a proclamation to present to mayor ed lee. [applause] >> don't drop it, ed. >> thank you so much, general counsel. all of you are invited to a reception after the conclusion of this program. this event could not have happened without our sponsor this evening, at&t. i want to welcome the regional vice-president mark blackman. >> happy new year of the rabbit. i wish you much prosperity and good health. at&t is happy to be a part of this rich and beautiful tapestry of the city. as a new resident -- i just relocated this summer. one of the first people i met when i arrive this summer was then-city administrator ed lee. i am so grateful to now be celebrating with you with our first chinese-american mayor in my new home of san francisco. thank you so much for letting us be a part of this wonderful evening. we wish you a happy new year and please enjoy the events afterwards. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, mark. thank you to at&t. we have many officials joining us for the celebrations this evening. i see supervisor david campos is

. >> this is ed lee's day. i have said a lot about my perspective of this man who comes from the community, who is rooted in our community, who has a tremendous breath and death of city experience. colleagues, at this time, i hope and ask that we unanimously vote for ed lee to be our next mayor. >> supervisor campos? president to? supervisor chu? supervisor colon? supervisor elsbernd? there are 11 ayes. the motion is approved a [applause] . >> colleagues, i am going to move that we recessed the meeting and we conduct the swearing in ceremony of the new mayor in the rotunda of city hall. [applause] >> so ended one of the greatest challenges the board of supervisors has ever faced, resulting in the first interim mayor in san francisco in 32 years. >> we had a real sense of belief when the full board made the final appointment to successor mayor. we thought there were some and gaps in our knowledge about how to appoint a successor mayor. by the time it was actually done, it seemed almost easy, but it was not, to b

i would like to introduce the san francisco -- [speaking spanish] , ed lee. >> thank you very much. welcome to city hall. i've been laughing for the last 15, 20 minutes because we're joking with the supervisors and of course supervisor campos had to ask me, what are you wearing for carnaval? and of course i said, well, i'll begin with the orange tie. is there anything else i have to wear? with that fantastic performance just now, with trash mashup, i was thinking, supervisor, you know, i've been thinking, i've got to have a replacement for that one-hour question-answer period at the board. i think i've got a better idea now what to do with that hour. instead of question and answer i'm going to invite trash mashup to cover me for those question-answers. all right. that was a wonderful performance. thank you very much. and also want to shout out to, as elena alluded, all of these wonderful cultural programs that we have, through funding for the grants for the arts. but the beauty of them and the why they are successful is because so many community volunteers come out and they make it

run. >> he is unconventional, he is hard-working and you know he's doing it not for the glory of ed lee and he's not using this as a stepping stone to run for higher office. >> reporter: lee truly has no interest in running. >> i really don't know that much about the election stuff outside of my own willingness to vote. >> reporter: he gave me an opening. >> would you vote for yourself if you were on the ballot for mayor? >> that's a political question. i never really talk public about what i vote on. >> reporter: so much for that. after the civil war, general william sherman declined to run for the presidency saying if nominated, i will not run. in the end, he avoided giving a sherman statement, giving his supporters that glimmer of hope. >> a san jose grocery store chain awarded scholarships to deserving students. the fundraising drive at bay area pueblo stores raised more than $270,000 for scholarships. this afternoon's event recognized about 100 scholarship winners and the generosity of donors to made it possible for the students to go to college. executives say with funding cuts, i

mayor ed lee throws out the ceremonial pitch at 7:05. frank? >> it should be a big night and a nice tribute to those two firefighters. anser hassan, thank you so much. >>> tomorrow the head of of the national transportation safety board will tour the san bruno neighborhood destroyed by the explosion and the fire last september. deborah hermesman will meet with some of the victims of the explosion as well as officials from pg&e and from san bruno. ntsb investigators are still working on the cause of the blast. its final report is expected sometime later this year. >>> it is 6:06. are you tired of all that rain and cold and windy weather? i am, too. >> no. i love it. [ laughter ] >> i think it's fabulous. bring it on. >> finally, lawrence, we got a forecast that i think everybody will love. >> i think you're right. finally seeing some more normal weather around the bay area starting out with some low clouds and fog and that's typical of this time year. a little thick towards parts of the north bay valley so watch out for that. temperatures genera

i would like to thank ed lee, the commissioners, jennifer, the staff of the redevelopment agency, and the office of economic and work-force development for being here today on a spectacular san francisco de, to support the efforts of revitalization. i also like to thank amy and the staff of the redevelopment agency, for sharing in their expertise as we work. imagine this great location. and working with the city to make this a reality. the office of economic and work force development, is also instrumental in advancing these clans. thank you all for working with the team, led by scott valley and the vice president of development on this project, to reach this important milestone. to be here with museums and performing arts venues, streams of world-class conventions. you have to bring a strong imagination. we understood this from the first day. we have always believed that this property could be real imagined and better integrated into the neighborhood. i would like to touch on the plants. each floor has a signature focus. the first crucial step was to literally turn the street level o

government worked out the kinks, twists and turns, bombs in the road, to select its new interim mayor, ed lee. san francisco's first asian- american mayor. >> this has been an unprecedented and historic transition of power here in san francisco. i am so happy the board of supervisors came together to select an outstanding choice along many outstanding candidates to lead us over the next several years. >> over the past several months when this issue has come up, it had been agonizing. the board has been put into a difficult situation. there are a lot of differences of opinion on how to run the city, how to mass make a decision, who should be in place, 11 people to agree on that is a challenging thing. i think we have done the best we can do in the process, considering the difference of opinions. >> the people of san francisco can now choose their mayor, the direction they want to go. that is why this decision was so appropriate. >> the other big shock is that the moderates seem to have won this round. people thought, progressives have themselves on the board. there is no reason that they will

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. >> reporter: san francisco mayor ed lee honored two champions of the fire fighting community. >> calling on those watching the game to honor the actions of lieutenant vincent perez and anthony valerio. >> they are all our heros and if i can to exhibit our deep appreciation to them and to