this is the renaming of the chinese education centre to the edwin and anita lee newcomer school. whereas a chinese education centre is provided to -- is committed to providing a strong foundation. especially english language arts and an orientation to american culture and in a positive and nurturing environments. the entire student population is made up of newcomer students who are learning english for the first time and adjusting to a new way of life and a new set of expectations in america. and whereas most students stay here for one year before they are transferred to a traditional public school, students receive a strong foundation of basic skills and gain all core subjects. english language develop and, chinese language arts, and the core subjects. computer literacy at extended learning activities and house and safety education. field trips, dance, art and music are also part of the curriculum. because all students are beginning english learners, they received 2-3 hours of focused english instruction daily. and english learning is integrated into other subjects throughout th

and also want to acknowledge it will be going to the edwin lee scholarship program which supports the low income students to help them pay for their college tuition. and lisa branston from the rec and park department to present. thank you. >> thank you, chair cohen. i want to clarify that this funding does not go to college tuition, this is for recreational programming, that the rec and park department runs. >> president cohen: thank you. >> start by saying that unfortunately, our partners from the parks alliance could not be here because they are getting ready for a party for the parks, which is saturday night, which is separate but important way we also partner with the parks alliance. so, as you said chair cohen, i'm lisa branston, rec and park department. here to request you authorize the department to accept this grant from the parks alliance, $150,000, to support the departments edwin lee scholarship program. funds were raised at the annual crab fest on february 22nd year, and key part of the mission, enriching recreational activities to all san franciscan's regardless of abilit

afforded the great honor of sitting at a table in my office with an easily, wife of the late mayor edwin lee. president of the school board at one of our over-the-top super amazing community volunteers from the rotary club of san francisco, chinatown. it was, in that afternoon, in that little office, in the shadow of these three powerful leaders, that the idea brought in to include anita lee so that we could honor the work that she has done in supporting education too. our school team connected with our families, our cbo partners, our business partners, our volunteers, our chinatown district schools, some of our public officials and our friends everyone we connected with embraced and loved this idea to rename our school. so here we are, this evening with our board of education about to take a vote on this name change idea. and it is feeling quite unreal. just last night, at the board of education building and grounds committee meeting, one of the commissioners mentioned how, together,, as we consider these proposals of the school name changes, we are embarking on making history. i don't mean

lee. >> 2, 1. >> family members of the late mayor cut the ceremonial ribbon today for a renaming of the chinese education center to the edwin newcomer school. speakers called the renaming a fitting honor for a man who cared deeply about the public school system. >> he cared about our children. he cared about their future. so he went beyond what a traditional mayor does and got involved and invested in our kids. >> administrators say the school is committed to providing an orientation to american culture. most students only spend a year before moving on to kpreps i' comprehensive public school. >> tha california had the worst wildfire season on record. scientists say, our weather is becoming more extreme and we all have to be better prepared. that's why pg&e is adopting new and additional safety precautions to help us monitor and respond to dangerous weather. hi, i'm allison bagley, a meteorologist with pg&e's community wildfire safety program. we're working now, to enhance our weather forecasting capabilities, building a network of new weather stations to identify when and where extreme wildfire conditions may occur, so we

lee. >> family members of the late mayor cut the ceremonial ribbon yesterday. the chinese education center is being renamed to honor edwinta lee newcomer school. it was called a fitting honor for a man who cared deeply about our public school system. >>> whether you like your weekend spicy, mild or in between, we have ideas for everyone thanks to our partners at hoodline. calling on bloody mary aficionados. the fifth annual bloody mary festival at the somma arts cultural center. your favorite brunch cocktail brings together the most innovative and crafty bloody mary mixes in the city. vote for your favorite in the peoples choice award. a panel of judges will name the best bloody mary in san francisco. tickets start at $45. >>> grab the leather and head to a true san francisco original. the 35th annual fulsom street fair from 11:00 to 6:00. 250,000 people in outrageous attire make this the largest leather fair in the world. entry is free but donations are encouraged. >>> for something completely different, the muir seem of modern art. enjoy hands-on art and the grammy nominated group alphabet rockers. free family day it's

lee. city leaders are renaming the chinese education center as edwin and anita lee newcomer school. it's located near portsmouth scare. it's a transitional school for chinese immigrant students. lee died of a heart attack nine months ago. >>> some may argue san jose is about to get more glitzy. others not so much. city council members approved a proposal allowing electronic billboards. the decision lifts what had been a decades' old ban. they say electronic ads will bring in $200,000 annually. opponents, including the mayor, called it an eye sore waiting to happen. he was one of two council members who voted against the plan. >>> a study shows renters in san francisco are changing. more middle class renters are demanding housing, according to apartments.com. the number of middle class tenants are growing faster than luxury property renters but asking prices in the city have also increased. prices have gone up 3.5% in the past year. the average price for an apartment in the city is around $3,000. that makes san francisco the most expensive city in the country for renters. >>> new thi

lee. >>> family members of the late mayor cut the ceremonial ribbon yesterday. the chinese education center is being renamed to honor edwin and anita lee. it's called the newcominger school. speakers called the renaming a fitting honor for a man who cared deeply about the public school system. >> he cared about our children. 6th cared about their future. he went beyond what a traditional mayor does and got involved and invested in our kids. >>> administrators said they are provided to provide an orientation to american culture. they spend a year there before they move on to another school. >>> aly has been donating stuffed animals to calico for a year. it is in san leandro. a place for healing for abused children. >>> this is my stuffed animal i received here. i took it to all of my hearings with lawyers, court proceedings. >>> alley got her stuffed toy 11 years ago. you'll want to hear her personal story, how she has overcome adversity by helping other kids. that is 4:00 p.m. she is such a shining example of a great bay area student giving back. >> i love that. >> yeah. >> coming up, 7 things you need to know as you star

lee. city leaders are renaming the chinese education center as edwin and anita lee newcomer school. that school is located near the financial district. it's a transitiditional school chinese children. lee died nine months ago of a heart attack. >>> 6:09, thursday morning. today is going to be your last chance to enjoy some warmer weather that we've been seeing all week long. your mike crow climate highs will climb into the upper 80s for south bay. morgan hill hitting a high of 90 degrees. san jose, 95. east bay we have 74 degrees in oakland, in through concord, 93 degrees. that ridge of high pressure that's been keeping us extremely warm this past week will linger for just one more day, bringing, unfortunately, some elevated fire danger for the interior valleys. peninsula expect breezy conditions into the area. no big changes for san francisco. 69 in mission. enjoy those 80s and 90s because we've got a 20-degree plus drop heading into the weekend. let's get a check of traffic with mike. >> no drop in traffic. we're starting to see more cars on the roadway and a few patches of slowin

our family is so honored by the proposal to rename the chinese education to the edwin and anita lee new comers school. both are dedicated to improving the lives of immigrant children and quality education that meets their unique needs. renaming will be such a great honor to our late father and the amazing work of our mother that she continues to do. miss casco. >> clerk: thank you. commissioner. [voting] >> clerk: that's six ayes. >> thank you. thank you all for coming out and for making this happen on behalf of anita and ed lee, and we're going to be having a celebration on this occasion on september the 28, and you'll be getting more information about that. so thank you all very much. this is a really special night. [applause] >> so in the spirit of name changing, our next item is in support of changing the fairway school -- it was moved and seconded on august the 14, 2018. buildings and grounds sent this forward with a positive recommendation. if we can get a reading of the resolution, mr. sanchez. >> thank you. whereas fair month elementary at 65 chenery street is a renowned school

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