i am not ed lee.behalf of the elected officials of san francisco one walk and you, home of the world champions san francisco giants. the home of innovation. san francisco the place where we spent many years trying to fight graffiti; we have not reached the place where we are at zero graffiti. i spent a lot of time as a neighborhood activist. like many of you, i spent many hours in neighborhood cleanups, using different chemicals to deal with graffiti; as a small business owner person i heard from hundreds of merchants. as a prosecutor i'm glad i don't recognized any of you. i recognize how difficult it is for the police and judges to prioritize. graffiti needs to be treated seriously. i want to thank those of you who were part of the 2009 program. we have an amazing rewards program; a graffiti advisory board to help us innovate. we feel that the best ideas are in the heads and the brainchilds of people around the world. how many are from california? how many from the east coast? welcome. i hope it's a

i'm mayor ed lee. it is my pleasure to welcome you to san francisco and the first of its kind, zero graffiti international conference. san francisco is proud to be the innovation capital of the world because we believe that finding solutions to graffiti vandalism or to solve any other challenges is driven by how successful the we embrace and encourage innovation. we continuously seek out ways to leverage new technologies, reduce cost, find efficiencies, and create meaningful public/private order 68 in the cities unification efforts. the thing today, zero graffiti for a beautiful city is one whole world can embrace. i hope that you are inspired today and throughout the conference to exchange ideas and find solutions to improve the quality-of-life in your city. thank you for your dedication and commitment to eradicate graffiti vandalism. keep up the great work and enjoy our world-class city. (applause) >>: next, i'm mayor ed lee -- ( laughter) >>: alright, i'd like to introduce a champion of -- (indiscer

>> mark: mayor ed lee said the -- >> reporter: mayor ed lee said they will find the money. >> we will take advantage of it. >> reporter: they issued a statement saying in part lenders continue to have significant interest in financing the ship yard and treasure island that they believe are attractive projects. live in san francisco, mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> dozens of people are without water right now after a water main break this afternoon. the call in before 1:30 p.m. a viewer sent us this video. the water was shut off within the hour. 67 customers are without water. they are waiting for a crew it mark the pipes before they start digging. they estimate service may not be back to up to 8 hours. >>> the california highway patrol and san francisco police are looking for three suspects accused of carjackings. >> the stolen car they were driving side swiped a bus around 3:00 a.m. moments later the car was spotted by the chp. the officers lost sight of the car and the suspects ran away before the officers arrived. >>> deputies are trying to figure out who shot an arrow that i

another big hand for mayor ed lee and his leadership.joining us today there are many community groups and contractors along with all of the other people that the mayor mentioned. the next person that i am going to ask to come up and say a few words, someone in 2010, when the bond went on the ballot, really went out of his way with the leadership to make sure that the bond passed and that is why we are here today. when that bond went to the ballot, every four out of five voters voted a yes for it. and that signifies the importance of why public safety facilities in san francisco is very, very important. leading that effort, in 2010, was our president of our board of supervisors, david chiu, would you please come up and say a few words. [ applause ] >> thank you, and thanks to all of you, and i want to just take a moment to talk about where we are in the history of our city. this morning, as the mayor mentioned, at 5:00 a.m., in the dark we got together to commemorate the 107th anniversary of the great fire. and the great earthquake and i

give it up for their ed lee. he is ready to go.to hear from the supervisors ladies and gentlemen students a round of appraised for carmen chu. all right. everybody when i say lincoln you say keep ready. lincoln. sweep. all right. thank you so much i'm here to welcome you all to the beautiful sin set district. and i want to thank you for principle payne. can we hear a loud applause for the principle. i think what the mayor said was right on we all have to come together and pick up the trash. so i want to welcome you to our beautiful district and your beautiful reconcile and thank the giants for sweeping and going on to do another sweep. thank you. now we're going to hear from the member of the san francisco giants organization an organization by the way, that priced itself on being a strong partner in san francisco and a team player when it comes to living in san francisco to work and visit. now let's welcome stacey. >> thank you on behalf of the entire giants organization we're thiefrd to be here and we're provided of this initiati

paul henderson, representing mayor ed lee's office. [laughter] >> and to my right, i have the open house, our state association vice president and i'm sure other names, past president san francisco chapter. we have lots of our membership here including a couple of board members, kerry greenberg from fresno. [speaker not understood] is here. we have two representatives from san mateo county, barbara arieta and mike miller. i know people. at this time i'd like to say a few words about the california grand jurors association. it's an all volunteer group, 501(c) (3) dedicated to promoting the participation in the grand jury system, qualifies applicants to be grand jurors, bidthv awareness so we have consumers of the grand jury's product, report. at this point i'd like to turn it over for some lengthy introductions. >> thank you. thank you, keith. welcome, everybody. we're glad to see so many friendly faces. as president of the chapter in san francisco now for 3-1/2 years and have been really proud of our board who has done so much great wo

i was thinking about the introduction of mayor ed lee lastity and we'll taking the time to think about ed as mayor and ed as leader. i've been lucky to know every single mayor in san francisco since my birth and mayor lee is quickly taking his place among the very best. i've seen ed grow into the mayor's role with great ease and aplomb and there's no surprise there. mayor lee is focusing on young people and guiding a rebust economic rebirth in san francisco. his interest in young people is quite genuine and he meets regularly with middle school principals, focusing on critical years for kids to stay engage the in school. recognizing that mayors can have tremendous impact in their communities, he co-sponsored the legislation to eradicate bullying from schools at the 2012 con conference of mayors. he is here today to address us on the vexing issue of bullying. it is my pleasure to introduce the mayor of san francisco, ed lee. . >> thank you, ann, for that wonderful introduction and i don't know where you got the ease of coming to the mayor's ofrs, there was no ease on that. ladies and ge

>> mark: mayor ed lee said the -- >> reporter: mayor ed lee said they will find the money. >> we will take advantage of it. >> reporter: they issued a statement saying in part lenders continue to have significant interest in financing the ship yard and treasure island that they believe are attractive projects. live in san francisco, mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> dozens of people are without water right now after a water main break this afternoon. the call in before 1:30 p.m. a viewer sent us this video. the water was shut off within the hour. 67 customers are without water. they are waiting for a crew it mark the pipes before they start digging. they estimate service may not be back to up to 8 hours. >>> the california highway patrol and san francisco police are looking for three suspects accused of carjackings. >> the stolen car they were driving side swiped a bus around 3:00 a.m. moments later the car was spotted by the chp. the officers lost sight of the car and the suspects ran away before the officers arrived. >>> deputies are trying to figure out who shot an arrow that i

back in february, ed lee made a friendly major with baltimore mayor.lieved the 49ers, like most of us, would beat the ravens in the super bowl. i have a mental block, i don't remember how that game turned out. mayor ed lee making good on his bet joining dozens of volunteers for a day of community service in baltimore. >> a man of his word. >> very nice. >>> killer whales acting like dolphins. >> the amazing video. you have to see it. we'll have it here after the break. >> it's pretty cool. >>> all right. to finish up. when i think of playful, i think of killer whales. you have to see it to believe it. >> this pod of 20 killer whales started playing near the back of the boat. >> that is crazy. >> you can see the whales acting important like dolphins jumping in and out of the water. >> we're told they are in the same family as dolphins. >> the couple said the pod followed them for about an hour coming within inches of the back of the boat. experts say this behavior is extremely rare for killer whale. they are more like loveable whales. >> really. that wo

today, mayor ed lee making good on his bet. he is joining dozens of volunteers and members of the 49ers organization and nfl players organization for a day of community service in baltimore. mayor lee will also crack some blue crabbe and learn how to make a crabbe cake sandwich. that doesn't sound like a bad bet to lose. blue crab, crabcakes. >>> i want to check the morning commute. is there one out there? >> on the major freeways, not much of a concern. the northbound side, a crew slowly moving north off of the high street high-rise and continuing up into downtown. road crews starting to pick up. little flips for 880. not a big deal on the map. we see a little bit of yellow through the construction area. my concern is on surface streets. a major one. international boulevard south of high street, a closure. because of the continuing police activity. christie smith, more on the details. >>> take a look at this, mike. some pretty amazing video this morning. showing the rather playful side of killer whales. a florida couple were o

arena establish the port as a world class destination, due for large part to the vision of mayor ed lee and monique moyer and as well as the dedication of the port commissioners and staff. it is now my pleasure to introduce honorable ed lee, mayor of san francisco. [ applause ] >> good morning, everybody. happy birthday. i just want to make sure that you know that if you combine the ages of myself, or president chiu, and monique moyer we might get to 150 years, maybe. but i'm down here to have fun, today, get out of city hall, go to bubba gumps and make sure that i spend it with other people who love to have fun like our port commission and hers directors and the staff and the rec and parks here and i know that the fire chiefs had to lessen her fun time and go to a three alarm fire and thank you to her for being vigilant for the city. and we would rec and park they have discovered yet another great partner to find water front open space that we can all enjoy, both in terms of getting our public to understand our bond program better, but also to create new spaces. so thank you, phil for

another hand for mayor ed lee, please? >> our next speaker was mayor of this great city from 2003, to 2011 and his support was crucial to its success. and he is also a proud native san franciscoan who grew up with the appreciation for the exporatorium and the role of education in our civic life. >> i would like to introduce newsom who is a passionate for transforming that into the future of our society and works tirelessly behind the scenes to be sure that we are standing where we are today. and first, i can't help myself because i love the fact that nikki heart is part of this and you don't get a chance to quote people from the grateful dead. but it was not mixky who said this, but he may claim credit. but it was jerry garcia who said that you don't want to be the best of the best you want to be the only one that does what you do. >> i think of that quote in the context of today. this is unique in every capacity. [ applause ] this is special in every way. and you heat our heart out and it does not exist anywhere else not

mayor ed lee for san francisco committee. coalition for sensible government major funding by san francisco association of realtors. san francisco alliance for jobs and sustainable growth p-a-c. service employees international local union 10 21 issues p-a-c. seiu unitedhealth care workers [speaker not understood] political issue committee. >> please select three committees from this level. >>> mayor for ed lee, san francisco. san francisco labor council labor independent expenditure p-a-c. san francisco for fair taxes and better city faxes. yes on e. >> thanks very much. the next item on the agenda is discussion and possible action on public finance report. mr. sinclair, would you like to introduce this item? >> yes. >> thank you. so, in the 2012 election, 12 candidates qualified to receive public funding. we disbursed approximately 1.2 million in public funds. the candidates spent about $3 million. and third-party persons spent approximately 1.5 million. i'd like to point out that there is a typo that i just noticed on page 3

ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the honorable mayor ed lee. >> thank you. it's my pleasure to join john kilroy from sales force to present this opportunity for a very shortly, i think it's early 2015 that we are going to see the actual address of 350. some of you were trying hard, where is that address when we were trying to locate this place. we are going to be soon to see it. it's on a fast track for good reason. sales force is growing. it's an exciting company. i have to thank, i know --elli mentioned but i want to thank all of you who have been involved, the planning department, everybody working with the city is finding that rhythm of what it means in this city. it means a series of attitudes about the future vision of this city and we have two companies who are working together. kilroy royalty and sales force that share that exact sentiment about investing in our city for all the right reasons. just go years ago ground broke the transit center. the feeling at that time it was kind of a little bet that we would make that perhaps this region if not the

i'm the deputy chief of staff for our mayor ed lee. we are here today and i am here today to present this certificate of honor to the san francisco civil grand jury association. and, so, i have a certificate here that i'd like to present and thank you all so much for the work that you've been doing and the contributions to the city. you know, people don't say it enough, but the work that you do actually does matter and the work that you do, people pay attention to. it creates changes that ripple all throughout our local government. so, i thank you all for your work and i look forward to working with you in the future. thank you. (applause) >> thank you. and then [speaker not understood] representing state senator mark leno. >> good morning, everyone. and i'm here, as keith said, on behalf of state senator leno. and i just want to say how proud i am to be here because, you know, most of us seek ways to make government better. usually, you know, we have something that we don't like about our government, our local government. we want to c

warriors play at home again on sunday in game four of the playoffs. >> well, time to pay up, mayor ed lee, for the super bowl he waged a day of community service in the city of baltimore. we all kind of know how that game turned out. so, mayor lee is making good on his bet. he spent the day renovating a police station, then he got crabby. >> we are betting between crabs, which is san francisco's crab and blue crab here. so this is a delight. >> crab, crabby. baltimore mayor, stephanie rollins blake gave a lesson in picking crabs and making crab cakes. >>> the official start of fire season is still weeks away, but based on what we've seen so far, cal fire wants to get a jump on it. kpix5 shows us, they are hanging out the help wanted signs. >> the official beginning of summer is still nearly two months away, but you wouldn't know it by the und of the dry brush. california is already well ahead of the normal pace when it comes to wild fires. largely due to record low rain fall. >> these prospects have two, 100 foot lengths on them. >> sean says he knows what's ahead. >> a lot of work, basic

lieutenant governor gavin newsom and mayor ed lee will speak at a ceremony taking place at 9:00 am thisorning. doors official ly open at 10:00 >>> fight over martha stewart rages on in court. investors keeping a very close eye on a pair of bay area companies after some so-so earnings reports after the bell. mary thompson, live at cnbc headquarters and she has all your details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. first a look at the futures. they are lower this morning, following tuesday's rebound. that, of course, came on the heels of monday's decline, the worst of the year for the dow. but the dow actually put through its best gain in seven weeks, 150 points. the nasdaq added 48, fiping at 3,264. gold prices have stabilized after the precious metal suffered its worst two-day decline in years over concerns on global growth. looking at the economic report, federal reserve reports on economic conditions around the country. it's also, of course, another big day for earnings. among those reporting before the bell, bank of america, pnc financial, american express and ebay wi

[applause] >> not ed lee. but i play him from time to time. the mayor wanted me to appear today and he wanted me to welcome all of you to discuss these very important issues. obviously, with the amount of influence and impact that nightlife has on san francisco, that is obviously very important to the city, and to the mayor directly. it is so closely tied to what makes san francisco such a beautiful city, and so closely site -- tied to what makes san francisco -- what makes people want to come to san francisco and live in this city. it is important to what we do and many of the businesses that exist here on an ongoing basis. we have 16 million visitors a year. that is in no small part due to the activities associated with the night life and this city. that is not lost on all of us. one of the things that i think it's important to the mayor and myself as i sit here today, and i know that you guys are going to be focusing on, i looked out and i see so many pieces of the city family here engaged in this conversation. i think it is really a measur

i have the honor today to introduce mayor ed lee who has made equality the cornerstone of his career.a civil rights lawyer, he sued the housing authority to improve the standards of living for public housing tenants. and he also sued the fire department so women and people of color could get equal opportunity. as the director of this city's human rights commission, he expanded contracting opportunities for women and people of color. and today as mayor, he makes sure our city government reflects the diversity of this great city. on monday we were together, as i mentioned earlier, i college track on 3rd street in bayview where the mayor give his state of the city address. his administration's focus is on creating jobs, making sure that all of our residents have access to those jobs,st and from local hireness and job readiness, training and placement, we are moving towards equality for all with the mayor's leadership. ladies and gentlemen, i'd like to introduce the 43rd mayor of san francisco, mayor edwin lee. (applause) >> good afternoon, everyone. all right. welcome to city hall and ha

what would you say this is payback by two guys who lost to ed lee? >> nothing could be further from the truth. i can tell you mayor lee and myself and others, we wanted to do whatever we can to inspire confidence in the public for what we all do at city hall. these were things that are systemic. david and i have been working on this for t-toghen months to come up with a scheme that everybody can be confident in. >> i want to ask you about another issue this week. alleged patient dumping by nevada into california and other states. what do you hope to get out of the investigation? >> i think everybody can agree if you are an elected official that the conduct we read about with the nevada-based hospital is deployable. i'm expecting within the next week or so they will respond to my first round of public records request and we will get documents and see how many patients were put on a one-way ticket on a greyhound bus here to san francisco. if i determine there were taxpayer dollars, we will seek retribution from nevada. >> they announced the change this