and by way of comparison, if you look at the entire city, the entire city uses just under a thousand megawatts. and about 150 of that is power that we feed to the municipal railway from hetchy and others. and the rest of it is really pg&e served. and, so, what we have before you is a very small scale 30 megawatt program and we were on the one hand trying to balance the risks of opt out with also the availability and certainty to be able to find demand for that 30 megawatts to test the water. so, that means, though, if you have a very small program, you're not able to spread out costs, other costs as widely. and then the other big policy decision which you pointed to, commissioner vietor, it's a possible right answer to use hetch hetchy, but then it will then commit what would be future use. so in the event we have a normal hydro year. so, to put a finer point on what this means per month for average rate payers is summarized on slide 9. and if i may just walking across the row that says tier 1 clean power sf premium dollars per month, going with the shell contract as you previously s

the entire housing market, workforce and entire workforce and city recover quickly could be impacted: this mandate is expected to pass and retrofitting will be $100,000. banks and the city will reach out to homeowners. alicia read, kron 4. the u-s anti -doping agency is giving cyclist lance armstrong more time to decide. if he will speak with its investigators. the agency banned armstrong for life from sports. and had given him until today to speak with investigators under oath. if he wanted the ban reduced. now u-s-a-d-a officials say, they have agreed to give armstrong until february 20th to try to work something out. the agency hopes armstrongs' testimony would help investigators crack down on sports doping. by giving them more insight into the practice. >> now for a check on weather. this is a live look outside at. mount tam. clear for now but rain clouds are supposed to roll in jacqueline? >> jacqueline: pam, those wearing clouds are just to the north of us. showers and rainfall for thursday even friday. temperatures are cooler. we will rebound right into the warmer side. we wil

. >> reporter: it may seem like the entire city is wrapped in red and gold pride, but some san franciscots had no interest in the big game. >> i'm not planning to watch the superbowl. >> i'm not a big sports fan one way or another. i'm missing the gene or something. >> reporter: they were not alone. carmen came all the way to fend superbowl sunday at the san francisco zoo >> the zoo offered free entries far kids wearing niners colors, but this seven-year-old is not the fan and didn't get the memo >> i don't know, i don't really like football. >> reporter: >> how busy are you expecking it to be this afternoon? >> empty. >> that the way you like it? >> yes, we will go through this in probably an hour. >> reporter: shoppers in downtown san francisco had the same idea. >> i'm happy. >> i don't have to worry about crowds >> i don't know why everyone is so gung ho for football. >> but the fans say they are confused. >> >> it's an epic mainstream event. even if you don't like football, you should get involved. >> different strokes for different folks. >> >> reporter: some niners fans say they u

. >> no, this is for the entire city. we have had meetings around the city. do you want to hear -- do you want to hear what i have to say or not? okay. so, we will be having the third meeting on february 11th at the bayview opera house. we've had two previous meetings on subject. we'd love to have your comments heard there. just as you attended the meeting, i believe you said on january 22nd. so, we'd love to have your comments there if you could come, please. >>> [inaudible]. >> well, please call the commission house for that information, okay? >>> march 25th at [inaudible]. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >>> commissioners, ray stryker, [speaker not understood]. andrew carnegie said as i get older i pay less attention to what men say. i just watch what they do. i've been coming here several years now and i listen to what you say and i watch what you do. president mazzucco is very, very fond of telling me that i don't control the agenda. he's right, he does. he can arrange the agenda, have it distributed to the public and then ashe [train

that provided constructive notice to the entire city. also in a due process case, the issue is whether an individual is going to be deprived of the an interest in life, liberty or property. none ever those are the case here. they are coming here and telling you there is an issue with due process. they are not provided anybody who is arguing that. they did that last time when they thought royal exchange was a problem, but they haven't this time. so the same issue is the 300' walking distance. that doesn't change no matter where the due process -- the notice is coming from. again, we have done everything right. we have done everything in good faith and consistent with city policy up to this point and radius service policy and dpw policy and we request that you issue the permit. >> thank you. before you sit down, one thing that you are speaking very quickly and i recognize that you are short on time here? >> i'm sorry. >> the first argument set out by counsel for the appellants relates to the language in the code regarding assessor's block

then the entire city, given the supply of createive talent, the whole city could be a revolving work of art. that would be wonderful. that is what black rock city is. why not transpose that to san francisco? i think the city is now looking at doing art paths for that purpose. it would not be hard, given the abundance of -- after so many years in the desert, there is a huge backlog of brilliant art. magnificent piece is done by armies of artists working together. so that is an obvious things that could be instituted. i also pulled him that we did not have any trash cans in our city. we did not really continue that dialogue. [laughter] >> the question that everyone in san francisco is asking now, i'm going to ask you as a formality. are you going this year? have you ever missed one? have you ever wanted to? >> no. [laughter] at one time, i was very much needed -- i am still needed, from time to time. although, if i and my partners have done our job, we should not be needed that much. i am like anyone else out there. it is a big place. it is hyperactive. not only are there 100 things, b

a one size fits all, very ambitious process that set about to rezone more than a fourth of the entire city. south of market even though was unique in that we had already been rezoned in 1990. and became the first mixed-use area in the city. so we had a nish of years to work through the notion of mixed-use and i think we understand it bert than anybody. when the eastern neighborhoods process seemed to ignore our concerns. and we promised them we would engage in a much more thorough, more comprehensive process and i think we have done that. what we have developed was a true. mirror thanks go out to paul lord, who is now retired after six years on the task force and suning himself on the beaches of bangkok, but nobody new better how to mix the expertise of a senior planner with the humility necessary to listen to the community at the same time. i have to acknowledge the department of health and department of public works and the san francisco county transportation authority has been well-represented for the last few years by chester fong. the composition of the task force itself has been dive

but as our entire city. we have so many innovative programs in san francisco. it takes the commitment of our mayor and district attorney and the law enforcement. thank you to the board of supervisors for the additional funds so that the agencies can serve all the women that need help in san francisco. can i hear a voice standing up for women. san francisco serves the world, we provide services to 165 languages. women are turned away because we don't have the funding. so thank you for the funding, board of supervisor. and san francisco has received funds from the federal government. president obama has recognized the great effort that san francisco has started and want to continue. so we can eradicate violence here in san francisco and start a global movement. everyone here is touched by domestic violence. if you say you don't know, it may be your co-worker. or your sister that doesn't want to speak out. it could be your mother or grandmother. i do this in memory of a fellow co-worker, laura sweat, who was murdered by her husband. and in that moment two young ch

if a group get together to give a gift to an entire city, it is easy to find people who will give to that. and the consequence is, you can learn a lot. talk about a networking opportunity. but nobody ever went there to network. they went out there to give their energy, imagination, their heart to something. >> there is that collaboration, the cross-disciplinary thing that happens out there, but i also feel like there is a bit of a sense of competition. people are trying to outdo each other, try to outdo each other trt impressive thing. >> that is human nature. i read a few years ago somebody complaining, i remember the good old days. you could put up a pink flamingo in front of your tent and it was cool. now with all of these big projects, i feel few tile -- futile. well, they learned the wrong lesson. the interesting thing is, people say that they are connected, but in an environment like that, it is easy to get connected. it is easy to get help. unless you insist on being the leader, you will find something to join. that is what my whole career has been, basically. >> speaking of y

the fire so big, it engulfed an entire city street. the impact of the blast felt blocks away. >> it set off all the car alarms through the entire block. the flames were even taller than the building next to it. >> reporter: more than a dozen people were injured, taken to area hospitals. at a news conference last night, officials were still not sure of the cause or if anyone had been killed, promising to focus first on human lives. >> what we're really trying to get a handle on right now is how many people were hurt, where are they? who are they? what's their condition, et cetera? that's a moving target. >> also concern there may be additional people that were not able to get out of the structure. we have cadaver dogs thoroughly combing the scene right now. >> reporter: the epicenter of the explosion, jj's restaurant. david francais. >> my brother has spent his life running this business, built it into one of the finest restaurants in the city. to come here and see a hole in the ground and in flames is a pretty staggering experience. >>

city over all and not coming into the harbor fund that we should know what we are doing for the entire city. so if we could see all of the other i just mentioned the property tax and there are other things that you can come up with in terms of what we expect to see in terms of the benefits for the city. >> exactly, what you will see at your next meeting if not before is the copy of the fiscal feasible report and it is a great deal and the different costs to the city and the benefits to the city on jobs and you know, costs for policing the site and all of the issues recovered in that report. >> thank you. >> any other questions? >> commissioners? >> well, as commissioner brown has already said i was not here for the entire six years. i have had a very accelerated course with this but i have to say that it has been a marvelous sort of process in development. i know that it has been slow for our stake holders and partners but i think that we have arrived and we are going to move forward and i think that it is very exciting so on behalf of the commission we commend you all for the hard work and

. >> imagine if each voice can save a life we cannot do it alone but as an entire city we have so many innovative programs here in san francisco it tax the minimums from our mayor and d a and our law enforcement and thank you to the board of supervisors for protoing additional funds so our partner agencies can serve all of the woman who need help in san francisco we have got to say stop no more violence, no more assaults no more rapes can i hear you shout out yes, a revolution against violence against woman? san francisco reflects the world. we provide services in over 65 languages, woman are currently turned away because we don't have enough services so thank you for the funning board of supervisors and i'm proud to announce that san francisco has also received funds from the federal government. president back barrack obama and the department of justice has recognized the great events that san francisco has started and want us to continue to acted indicate violence here in san francisco and start a global movement. (applause) everyone here is touched by domestic violence. if you say y

the fire engulfed an entire city block. flames could be seen shooting through roofs. kansas city leaders say at least 14 people were injured and they do not know yet if anyone was killed in the explosion. >>> thieves get away with one of the biggest diamond heists in recent memory stealing millions of dollars in rare diamonds right f after an airplane at the brussels airport. mary bubala explains it happened in a matter f -- of minutes. >> reporter: security is increased with concrete barriers placed around the fence after a massive diamond heist. 8 masks gunmen dressed like police officers broke through the fence monday night and drove two cars onto the tarmac. they stole an estimated $50 million worth of diamonds on a cargo plane scheduled to fly to switzerland. >> the operation took three minutes. this was a quick hit-and-run and, very well organized. >> reporter: the suspect's car had flashing blue lights and they held the pilot and copilot at gunpoint. police found a burned out car near the airport and say it was probably used in the heist. they collected evidence

[laughter] and this plan doesn't just help the wealthy, it benefits the entire city of detroit. >> detroit'seen in decline for 60 years. this would be a game-changer for detroit because it would attract 35,000 or more people from all over the world. the purchase of the property for $1 billion from the city of detroit, which would really help detroit. >> stephen: yes, yes, greatly help detroit. because what they really needs is a pristine private island that they can see from the bars of their post-industrial hellscape. so thank you, rod lockwood, for showing the people of detroit that when life gives you lemons take the lemons to your own island so you can don't have to share the lemonade. [cheers and applause] well, that's it for colbert platinum. join me next time when i show you how to turn a waldorf salad into a waiter losing his job. i said no green apples! [laughter] we'll be right back. ♪ [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. thank you so much. thanks so much. [cheers and applause] folks, we all know that the obama presidency is one of the mo

eventually police from the entire city embarked on broadway. to control the crowd. supervisor david chiu says, there had been signs of improvement in north beach. and some s-f-p-d officers had been re-assigned to other trouble spots mainly in the mission. he says he supports a slight increase in the property tax. among business owners in the broadway coridor. one that would pay for more security in the area. new at 11. a san francisco couple now behind bars-- accused of trafficking prostitutes out of a south san francisco motel. police say, sate jones and his girlfriend, maria jimenez, recruited four females-- including a 17- year-old. for prostitution. they were also given illegal drugs. jones and jimenez were each booked into san mateo county jail on 80- thousand dollars bail. right now -- police are searching for a third suspect. only kron 4. you'll see the damage inside the home. where an enormous oak tree fell in contra costa county. rotten roots are to blame for its fall. the home sustained so much damage. that the family can no longer live there. biblically,

it would be able to wipe out a entire city if they hit the planet.is disturbing but 0 chance of that happening. i did look at some stats, the most disturbing one i found on these types of asteroids, this one in particular there is a 1% that nasa has tabs on means there is millions of them and they exist right now. that's the top priority night now. continues to if he cuss -- focus on the big ones, the global killers. those could pose that end of life type situation. 90% of the global killers have been identified. we will continue to watch that going into next week. more information can be found online. my facebook and twitter. abc 2news. >> all right. thank you. >>> the obama administration is under fire for its drone attack is he. a unnamed strike killed a terrorist leader but that leader was an american citizen who was killed without trial or testimony. we have the latest. >> reporter: before the confirmation hearing started, demonstrators went to protest the cia's use of drone strikes. >> killing kids halfway across the world. >> reporter: he is t

around and the wall was a gun and someone had moved it the series of massive explosions rocked the entire city damaging buildings and shattering windows. nasa said the explosive force of the media were breaking up was the equivalent of two one to hear oshima bombs over twelve hundred people were injured including over two hundred children mostly from pieces of shattered glass. the windows just exploded i saw one girl he had and a bring his hand we were told to quickly put all clothes on and ran outside and many were able to film the owner of the phenomenon later flooding the web with footage as rumors spread of what it might have been a stricken airplane a satellite that fell out of orbit even the beginning of the end of the world would mrs reported seeing fragments of the crashing all across the region. i saw a small can there was a weird smell but it was not a fire so i think it's a piece of meteorite and his small during them no however most of the sighting started out to be ordinary pete buck fires because so far officials have not found any fragments of the meteor for now the immediate pr

person here went ahead and tweeted we're being given chemical protection and gas mask the city is almost entirely evacuated we're setting up barricades and invasion is coming which is odd to think that if he's actually tweeting about it that the city is being evacuated and things like that just totally fall for these things but then i get the funny actually the twitter sphere was trending heavily with what was going on with the meteor of the funny things such as the citizens of chelyabinsk are already checking to see what superpowers they have because you know obviously radiation was levels were broadcasted right after after this made impact because there's so many nuclear sites in the area and then it's negative seventeen degrees in chelyabinsk there's wind and a slight meteor shower and then of course it being just near valentine's day when this actually made impact near chelyabinsk someone brought up brought up the fact of one of those one liners who who is that you know what who promised to pick a star from the sky on valentine's day because look at all of the havoc it wreaked on everyone els

in bulgaria, entire cities of prefabricated high-rises are still a visible reminder. they were built to house factory workers, and when the factories closed after the collapse of the soviet union, many of these concrete slabs were quickly threatened with the case until the students came. >> they love and usual venues like this one in the southern district. welcome to a new party zone inp. 30,000 students live here. most of them in prefab high rises. there's no other place like this anywhere in the european union. they do not mind the socialist image attached to the concrete blocks. it fits their needs perfectly. >> the great mixture of everything. the party places like discos, restaurants, cafes, and everything. i think that this gives a great opportunity for students to communicate with other people, to be in different situations. >> antoine is a member of the student union. he represents the interests of the students. the 60 housing blocks at the foot of the mountains date back to the socialist era. after the fall of communism, students turned this suburbs into one

the entire city of boston shut down early. even starbucks was closed. but that didn't stop some of the hearty few and their pets from getting outside. looks like he's enjoying the snow. >> absolutely. yeah. he's a little bit cooped up all day so he needs to get some exercise. >> reporter: before the big snow. >> exactly. >> reporter: looking forward to it? >> absolutely. got no car. got no reason to complain. i just heard we might get a foot or two. so it sounds like the blizzard of '78 which i grew up hearing my parents talk about. it may be our turn now for a similar storm. >> reporter: at the airports, more than 4,700 flights cancelled through sunday. in boston, logan airport was a ghost town. jetblue tweeted out this picture of their last three jets leaving before the storm. but in new york, the real worry is that areas devastated by hurricane sandy this past fall are being hit again. abc's ron claiborne spent the day in queens, which practically washed away in sandy. >> how many storms of the century can you have in six months? little nervous. >> r

i know the authority will be well served, the entire city and county of san francisco will be well served, especially important as we are going to this transition, as we will find a new, who knows, a permanent executive director that we have that continuity. it is my honor to nominate commissioner john avalos as chair before you. is there a second? seconded by commissioner weiner. any other nominations for chair? seeing none, why don't we open it up to public comment. any member of other public like to speak on this nomination or election please come forward. >> again, every year we give an opportunity to one of you supervisors, to represent our city. i would like to offer a suggestion. the focus on the seniors. i even attended a meeting in our district with ms. abner james, so you know i am doing due diligence. she happens to be the chair the senior commission. the seniors in our city need some extra help when it comes to transportation. simple things like even getting a clipper card; notices have been sent; when the seniors go to [indiscernible] wait in line, sent to 27a, assigned again

from here, i can see the entire city as it sprawls 60 kilometers along the volga. i encounter a group of soldiers on their way to the hall of honor and the eternal flame. the soldiers are wearing warm felt boots. it is just as cold inside as out, minus 17 degrees celsius. they want to lay flowers. let's go, says his granddaughter. >> he says he wishes to be alone for a moment. i go outside to take a look around the sculpture park. after the moving experience of the hall of honor these oversized statues leave me cold, huge figures naked from the waist up, as if it had not been human beings that fought here, but god's. i wrote art should be as modest as the hero it honors. i am inclined to agree. for a drink he orders, in a bid to warm up the mood. so, to friends, to french among people, and may god give us good health. -- two friendship among people, may god give us good health. bottoms up. the second glass loosens the tongue. after the third, there is no more talking, just singing. ♪ [singing in russian] >> then, he leads everyone to a smaller graveyard, the cemete

i know the authority will be well served, the entire city and county of san francisco will be well served, especially important as we are going to this transition, as we will find a new, who

the stakeholders and directions for the entire city. and space to what we all collectively believe are necessary in the next two years to guide various agencies work and input to other regional and federal authorities working in transportation. they also suggest areas for innovation, and experimentation and piloting. by now many of the new lands were approved happily. these include the large capital of vestments that you see here, venice and gary brt, etc., as well as many of the area planning studies, market octavia studies, these are basically acknowledged that the land-use transportation plans need to be done more in a coordinated fashion. in addition the transportation sustainability program has come to focus with a cbc streamlining work. the second initiative from 2004 but we make a progress on is the idea of streets as public space. we don't have enough public open space. we have been using the available space more innovatively through things like sunday street, pavement to park, streetscape improvements such as avalencia and lela