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

please welcome mayor italy -- mayor ed lee. [applause] >> good morning. thank you for making it out here. you are currently the mayor of san francisco. >> interim mayor. >> and you are running again in november. >> that is right, november 8. >> the mayor's microphone is not on. we have teams of people to fix this. perhaps one of your opponents is backstage even as we speak. >> good morning, everyone. [applause] all right. >> we will start over. you are currently the mayor of san francisco. >> yes, i am. >> and you're running for mayor as well. >> yes, and voting day is november 8. >> you have to be a san francisco resident to vote for you. >> correct. >> it audience, raise your hand if you're a san francisco resident and a leader and that you are a registered voter. leave your hand if you're going to vote for the mayor. [laughter] that is everybody. amazing. it was unanimous. we also have people watching on tv, but they cannot raise their hand -- well, they could, but it would not be seen. this is my question. i cannot find any evidence that you have ever

it is my great pleasure this morning to introduce our next speaker, mayor ed lee. since taking office in january, he's made tremendous progress in a short time. he's been dedicated to preserving san francisco's dynamic work force and the creation of new jobs, which i know is important to this audience. is committed to affordable housing and education and worked diligently to close the budget deficit. his experience and dedication to san francisco are irrefutable, having spent over 22 years in public service. at wells fargo, we share the mayor's commitment to san francisco. we are one of the oldest companies doing business here. we're the largest private employer and one of the top corporate philanthropists in san francisco. wells fargo, the san francisco chamber of commerce are honored to have him here today. please welcome mirkarimi -- mayor ed lee. [applause] mayor lee: good morning. all right. it is great to be in the city of san francisco because we are doing everything right. i know they only gave me 10 minutes this morning. i could probably talk for hours abo

i did not know this, but when he was a cao, ed lee got those installed on taylor street. the mayor also has a plan that would restore 135 historic street lights to the tenderloin. that is an incredibly important thing for them, from an aesthetic and from a safety point of view. we are also one of the darkest neighborhoods. this is important. you can see how nice those are. imagine how nice they would look through the neighborhood. i also want to introduce leroy looper who goes back to the 1980's with us in the tenderloin. nothing that any of us are doing would have started without leroy's vision when he bought the cadillac. we always need to appreciate them for their contributions. so without further ado, i want to make -- introduced a person who made this possible, mayor ed lee. >> great podium. i am happy to be here. happy to celebrate these wonderful murals that have been restored. we have been working on this for many years. i just love the fact that he is leading this effort with so many of the other community people. this community challenge grant was an easy decisi

i would like to introduce the san francisco -- [speaking spanish] , ed lee. >> thank you very much. 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 work and they ma

take pkg take pkg sot ed lee - alcalde de san francisco "there is no toleration of wage theft in ourhat we recognize that in the state of california, there's already 7 billion dollars of wage theft going on, we are not going to let that happen in san francisco." ---ley contra... el alcalde ed lee declar hoy que no va a tolerar el robo de sueldo en san francisco y aunque el estado de california actualmente sufre un hurto de miles de millones de dolares por este delito, no dejar que ocurra lo mismo en su ciudad.. sot david campos - supervisor del distrito 9, s.f. "queremos que reporten cualquier robo, que reporten cualquier fraude en contra de ellos por parte de sus empleadores." de acuerdo a la ordenanza, los empleadores que se aprovechen de sus trabajadores o tomen represalias contra ellos sern castigados severamente. sot "las multas que se cobran en contra de esos negocios serán más grandes, será también más poder a la agencia que investiga estos casos y les indicamos que aquí en la ciudad de san francisco, no será tolerado esa clase de robo al trabajador." segn el supervisor david

please help me in welcoming san francisco mayor ed lee. [applause] mayor lee: good afternoon. and welcome. welcome to the world series champion city and county of san francisco. i may not be much of a politician, but i certainly know how to trash talk. and i want you to know that that's how i introduce myself when i'm at the u.s. conference of mayors. i kind of say, hey, i'm ed lee, i'm the mayor of the world champion city of san francisco, what are you mayor of? i wanted to welcome all of you here to moscone center, our center of conventions and also to san francisco. and i hope you are enjoying the weather. as mayor of san francisco, i like to welcome you to our city. it's a small city that dares to dream big, bound only by our capacity to imagine. and i would also like to welcome you to the greenest city in north america. i'm so pleased that i'm able to welcome you here today and many of you know, i used to be the city's administrator before i became mayor. and as a result, i've seen things from both sides. as a long time public servant, and now as mayor. so i have a pretty

---el alcalde, ed lee, firm esta maÑana una ordenanza para fortalecer la aplicacin de la ley del salarioinimo y castigar a los empleadores que le roben el sueldo a sus trabajadores. ---y es que como nos dice mayra tostado, el robo de sueldo ha sido un gran problema en la ciudad de san francisco por muchos aÑos.. take pkg mayra live ---asi es cesar.. en la ultima decada, el departamento de aplicacin de las normas laborales ha recuperado ms de 10 millones de dlares de empresas que no obedecieron la ley del salario minimo... take pkg sot ed lee - alcalde de san francisco "there is no toleration of wage theft in our city, that we recognize that in the state of california, there's already 7 billion dollars of wage theft going on, we are not going to let that happen in san francisco." ---ley contra... el alcalde ed lee declar hoy que no va a tolerar el robo de sueldo en san francisco y aunque el estado de california actualmente sufre un hurto de miles de millones de dolares por este delito, no dejar que ocurra lo mismo en su ciudad.. sot david campos - supervisor del distrito 9, s.f. "queremos

provides, from dpw to contacting, many of the things that are involved in this project here, mayor ed lee. >> thank you, supervisors, maria. thank you so much for being here. i got nervous when a saidlede gol lede gold. why thank you, everyone, for being here. fred blackwell, jenn, ken, john ram. the planning department has been doing all of the planning with the different agencies, the different challenges that are here.

he wants voters to know about his campaign he wants to attack mayor ed lee. not one word about jobs. >> there is 16 names on the ballot for mayor. >>> san francisco supervisor scott weiner is becoming the target of pranks among his colleagues. he arrived to yesterday's board meeting to fine a napkin on his seat. it was led to poke fun at legislation that would require nudist to cover public seating before sitting down. the man behind the prank was supervisor sean elles burn. >>> poverty in america is growing. 46million americans are living below the poverty line. that's the highest level on record. signs of poverty are et in san -- are evident in santa clara county. in san jose the homeless live in encampments on the banks of the creeks. >> i will look into the camera i can be you and you can be me. just one paycheck away my friends. >> they serve about 6,000 meals a month and the number continues to grow. many people who get meals have jobs but with santa clara county's high cost ovoliing they are still living in poverty. >>> five fresno middle school studen

an attack ad against front- runner mayor ed lee. the ad was put out by rival candidates state senator leland yee and basically accuses the mayor of renegging on his promise not to seek a full term. the reason? so-called power brokers line chinatown activists rose pack talked him into changing his mind. >> my good friend rose pack. we have done. >> reporter: the mayor's synonymous. >> negative campaigning like that is another example of why i wanted to run for mayor in the first place. it does nothing to suggest how we create jobs or improve our economy or make the city safer. >> reporter: yee however is sticking to his guns. >> he is just beholden to the power brokers and i'm not. >> reporter: to drive the point home, yee is going to send out 75,000 door hangers like this all over the city claiming that unlike his rival, he keeps his promises. and they are saying it both in english and chinese. yee isn't the only one ak tag the mayor. candidate jeff adachi is sending out mailers accusing ed lee of cutting a back room deal with city

. >> a few minutes ago, city administrator now interim mayor ed lee, emerged happy but humble. >> in 2011, a temporary or interim mayor was selected by the board of supervisors, what is an interim mayor? why do we need one? is it the mayor's supposed to be elected by san francisco voters? how did this happen? let's rewind the story a little and look at the people and complicated process that led to this historic transition. the last time san francisco had an interim mayor was 30 years ago, when, in 1978, george mosconi, was assassinated by supervisor dan white. >> both to grow rather mosconi and harvey milk have been shot and killed. >> they needed a new mayor at the time. the board got together and appointed dianne feinstein. >> we did not have much to go on and looked at 1978. there were no hints as to who put it on the board, if any discussion occurred about a process. >> what triggered san francisco's search over 30 years later was gavin newsom's election to the office of lieutenant governor. >> i put myself up as a candidate for the tenant governor, won, thanks to the overwhelmi

i am so grateful for ed lee. he is a good person. he has been working with the community for as long as i have known him. i want to say congratulations to salazar for winning the grant, and i pray we all have opportunities to grow from the grant. i am also here representing alice griffith investment group. we have a community newsletter, and we ask that you take a advantage of the newsletter to get all opportunities in here. that is our job, and that is what we do here. ok. [applause] we are planning -- we are praying and working together as a family here. ok. we have opportunities today being announced. one of our partners is a manufacturer, distributor of one of the most delicious-tasting and edgy drinks i have ever had. they are inside the center, so please, take advantage of that. we are working with the partnership -- we have another program that is coming up. the partnership with the creative institute. together, we will host the first ever bayview/hunters point career to that day, which we had an opportunity to have the mayor

of this and has been leading this great city very well for the last seven months or so, our mayor, ed lee. [applause] mayor lee: thank you, ed. thank you, public works. as you know, i used to head the agency. thank you. you have been helping keep our city clean and keep the projects going and keep the employment that is so vital to the city up and keep the projects going to full completion, whether it is generally hospital or the library programs. i also want to think -- i also want to thank supervisor cohen. this is about promises we have heard from many, many years. and i want to thank her for being aggressive on this, because these are old promises that our city has made to communities like the bayview for many, many years. it takes new talent to keep those fulfilled. so, her office, with the mta getting their funding, and the department of the nine men -- putting all this funding together to work on the corridors program and to work with redevelopment and work force development to make sure we are there as well. these programs combine to hire san francisco residents, to use a very val

some of the speakers include san francisco mayor ed lee as well as the fire chief and the brother of anthony valerio. so it's certainly going to be an emotional tribute. the fact that so many people came out is warming hearts and offering a little consolation. >> the church holds 2400 a lot of people watching it on video? they have an overflow room as well at the church? >>> they have a couple of overflow rooms. a lot of people want to be here and show support for the community and the department. >> just being there absolutely amazing. we'll be obviously keeping a prized of the situation. you can stay right where you are if you are at home and you want to see the services we'll have all that as our special live coverage continues. >> go right to cbssf.com, too, if you would like to follow us on the web. >>> we'll be right back. stay right there. ,,,,,,,,,,,, - for two san francsico firefighters, killed in the line of duty. it's expect >>> a final nair wealth for two san francisco firefighters killed in the line of duty. these are they are on the way to the st. mary's cathedral in sa

now i would like to bring up the wonderful mayor of the city and county of san francisco, mayor ed lee. [applause] >> thank you, speaker perez, and governor, thank you very much for that swift do-good action. i want to just acknowledge there are so many people here today that have been so much a part of this. first and foremost i am going to thank my predecessor. gavin, i know how hard you worked on this and the pressure we were under for meeting all the time frames, and the people you had to pull together and the work you had to do with the board to get this agreement and get us moving on it. i want thank you very much. it is getting bigger every time we work on it. i know everybody here from the governor on down, we are working hard to make sure this is successful. from the event authority, from the work is that going on and the organizing committee, from our friend in the community. i know sofia is working hard with our communities to link them all up in the subcommittees, to the rest of our sprrs. supervisor mirkarimi: and ross mirkarimi and david chiu are here. we are putting our