howard on behalf of the agency and the writers of the system and the entire city i want to acknowledge how grateful and lucky we are to have you for your career and i hope that you have good plans for your retirement. thank you very much and i am very appreciative of the words of vince as well as the presence of my team buzz this is a team and i am not here by myself and i am representing capitol programs and construction, and project management team, and vince did say that i have been here for over 22 years. and it will be just about that on myo fishal retirement day. but i also would like to think that i actually started when i was in the fifth grade because i was a traffic crossing guard. and traffic crossing guards are now part of sfmta and so i think that from 1960 on, i have been associated with mta. and it feels very fortunate about doing that. and one of my childhood dreams was to become a cable car operator. and i didn't make it that far. but i have enjoyed working on some cable car projects and in the future, instead of riding my bike five miles to one south vaness i will be

when muni struggles our entire city struggle and right now, muni in several ways is struggling. muni and in a number of ways is a fantastic system. it is one of the few transit systems in the united states that reaches basically our entire city, and some form or another. but we have allowed the system to deteriorate over time, physically. and we have done this by systematically under investing for decades in the system's infrastructure. and we have not to the extent that we need to control the system's costs. and although, some recent strides have been made for a long time in the forms of the system languisted. >> the system's struggles have real-life consequences for the city. when service is unreliable, people are delayed and frustrated in getting where they are going. leading to negative economic impacts and reduced quality of life. when service degrades, people choose other modes of transportation, particularly the private automobile. congestion and pollution, thus increase and traffic and pedestrian safety decrease. when muni struggles it is at risk at going in a downward s

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

the entire city will benefit. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> president chiu. would like to put this on tv. if it was heads i would talk about john decamp but it was tails so i will preach. last week we talked about how the pilot asked jesus if he was the king and jesus said did you say that of yourself and later on he said, well no, he said are you the kings of the jews and that's when jesus said did you say that of yourself and then he said, are you a king then? and jesus said, to this end was i born and this i came to the world to bear witnessness of the truth. luke 13, said they were present of the season who told of the gal lean who told their pilot was mirrored with their sacrifice. in jesus answering said unto them suppose these gal liens were siners. i tell you nay. you repent and you shall all like wise perish. i will tell you nay, but accept you repent. think about what he just said there. he wasn't saying a tower was going to fall on him. he says judgment day is coming very soon. i'm telling you to turn to the bible and come in the last hours. we are

as a result, i think my district is really emblematic of the entire city. you can find every political perspective that you could possibly want in district 3. so oftentimes, the interest of my district and the city really are quite a line, so i do not have to think about this difference is probably quite as often as some of my colleagues may have to. i in particular want to thank the mayor for his decision to protect our nutrition programs. this is something that i think we all believe is incredibly important at a time when we have seen massive federal and state cuts, for us to hold the line locally and stand up in the city of st. francis for our seniors and our nutrition programs and families. i think we have a lot of challenges right now. we are still in the midst of the great recession. we all know way too many folks who are struggling in a minimum wage jobs pirouette of folks who have been laid off at work. i think as a city, we need to do much better at creating an environment where we have more jobs and more economic development. i know that all of us

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

. >> gordon: 3,000 years ago, the entire city of jerusalem fit on this 12-acre hill. here you can see part of the wall rebuilt by nehemiah. the water tunnel dug by king hezekiah, and the pool of salom, where jesus healed the blind man. this is the city of david. >> welcome to the city of david. >>> good morning. my name is mariam. >> gordon: today it is one of jerusalem's top tourist sites, with close to half a million visitors every year. >> it is one of the most exciting places on earth. people from all over the world come to this place and for the first time understand what they're reading in the text matches the archeology in the ground. >> gordon: the city of david is more than just a tourist attraction. it is also a live archeological dig. the bible says this is where king david built his palace, and one archeologist says she has found it. for alot mazar, digging is a family affair. in 1948 her grandfather, benjamin mazar, was the first archeologist to get a state of israel. and when the israelis recaptured jerusalem in 1967, he started excavating the area aroun

this building harvest our arrest archives of our culture and that bay view and the entire city of san francisco. if that's not a reason to celebrate, i don't know what better reason there is. what better grand opening is there than the bay view library opening. here we are collectively coming together to share our thoughts, our experiences, our traditions right here on the corner. a pivotal corner that's been the corner of all the action along the 3rd street merchant corridor. today is exciting because it's a hallmark of not only of what's to do come but what has to pass, our culture, our san francisco culture. this is a place where it's been welcoming people for decades. this is a time where you start to see change along the third street corridor and not be fearful of the change but understand it's embraces. this change is not about moving people out, but about moving people out through education, access and information. i want to acknowledge all of our city partners today, thank you for being here today, thank you mayor lee, and i see gina, i just want to say a couple words to you.

potentially the entire city of san francisco would be eligible for ceqa exemption. this proposed reduction in scrutiny of development projects could further exacerbate those displacement impacts to existing communities. upwards of 33% of the people living in communities of concern in san francisco or areas where high numbers of renters, low-income households, or non-english speakers could be displaced. over 40 local and regional environmental and community advocacy groups are now opposing the current draft plan. a consensus of formed or strong support has formed around the following recommendations for making plan bay area better. one, provide $3 billion in additional operating revenue for local transit service and commit to a long-range regional transit operating program to boost transit operating subsidies by another $9 billion over the coming years. two, move 5% of the housing growth from low-income communities mainly in san francisco, oakland, and san jose, to transit connected suburban job centers. three, incorporate strong anti-displacement policies for commun

abc permitted in place so we are not impeding the incredible time that it's going to be for this entire citynd looking forward to spending a day out there and seeing what it's all about. but there are some regulatory and legislative hurdles that we have to get through because of the uniqueness of the event with the temporary location that it's going to be there for well over a hundred days. it's very unique in that aspect but we are working closely with everyone involved and we think it's going to come off well from a regulatory standpoint. that's about all i had today in terms of abc's spot in this thing. again, we want to thank you for having us part of the summit. it's a great honor to be here. this is a really unique thing for us and that we find ourselves more commonly at odds in having to react to specific issues. we love to be here on the front end of them and be involved with issues as they are in front of us and we hope to be part of solution for everything that concerns you folks. thank you very much. [ applause ] okay. we are doing a little q and a. go ahead. >> [inaudible] i have

, if something like that doesn't get addressed you'll be able to come and make sure you let the entire city know. next speaker. >> my name is frank. >> if you can speak into the mic. >> i am the president of [inaudible] as well as the first vice president of the chpa and i'm speaking on behalf of the resident development. and we have issues, we have had a few problems, but in recent years we have resolved a lot of 'em and we have had a good collaboration with [inaudible] community center and they helped us in a lot of incidents. i could see for myself, since barbara have come aboard -- she's doing a wonderful job and i appreciate what she's doing because she's putting forth effort that the residents can see. she can't do everything overnight, but she is doing things and i can see us moving ahead, things moved forward in a positive respect. so if the residents would give her the opportunity, i'm sure she will succeed and be a good director. that's what i have to say. thank you. >> thank you. let me read a couple more names. jazzy collins, leon, karen. next speaker. >> i'm amber and i work at

we have a report from singapore. >> reporter: here in singapore the entire city is covered with smoky haze and the acrid smell of burnt wood that fills the air. the haze has shrouded singapore and areas along the western coast of malaysia since last week. >> as you can see it's very, very hazy. and my kid is currently sick. >> reporter: the smoke comes from burn on the indonesia island of sumatra which also oftentimes causes seasonal fires. hazy skies are an annual phenomenon. the singapore government has analyzed satellite images and found more forest fires than average on sumatra this year. a gauge of air pollution in singapore monday night hit its highest level in 16 years. singapore and indonesia have to tackle the problem. but companies also burning the fields and generating the smoke. the role is escalating into a diplomatic issue. the three countries are scheduled to hold a meeting soon to discuss the situation. for the time being, singapore is urging children and the elderly to stay indoors as the haze is expected to linger for several more days. mark ho, nhk world, singapore.

mechanical problem, maybe something wrong with the bus driver, but why continue to go across what is an entire city block before you stop? that doesn't make sense. >> exactly. you bring up a go ahead point and it doesn't quite jive with what they are telling us on the scene. we should also say that the driver went to the hospital. he suffered from back pains. >> a lot of witnesses. kit in san francisco. thanks, kit. >> and kpix5's joe vazquez talked to the passenger who jumped into action and stopped the bus. joe. >> and that was a good question from ken. and perhaps we'll get answers here as we were talking to this passenger, he rides the bus through this direction on his long ride back to mill valley. his long commute. he says the crash happened and then he was wondering the same thing. why is the bus continuing to go through this intersection so he sprang into action. >> there was some glass shattering and people said it was a lot of shaking, people falling on the ground. we kept going. the bus didn't stop. >> frank is a doctor, a surgery resident at ucsf who rides the bus home. he thought the d

we have an entire city that was once a great city teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.that city is detroit and more cities are behind it. we have had more than four years to see what barack obama knows about economics. all respect, with he is an utter and complete failure. that is why we need to adopt -- [applause] before we change our policies, we need to adopt the mentality and the approach of an emerging country. embrace of the unknown. it is all part of a great untapped opportunity if they choose to explore. make theld we do to choice of economic growth in our country? patriotic energy policy based on u.s. innovation and north american resources. shifting immigration policy to an economic strategy to create and sustain economic growth. heard, a radical transformation so that all children are given the chance to succeed to be able to gain the power of knowledge to access the first rung of the economic ladder. fourth, we need to restore loving and committed family life as organizing principle of the institution in american life. >[applause] most energy, we are the ene

a quick look on the foster city side of the san mateo bridge moving smoothly. the entire bridge moving nicely. back to you. >> we'll keep checking with you. thank you very much, mike. >>> private screening of a film about oscar grant will take place in oakland. grant's mother is expected to attend although she says it won't be easy. >> opens the wound again. it was very difficult to watch, and i still, the second time, different scenes i'm putting my head down and covering my ears. >> this will be wanda johnson's third time watching "fruitvale station." the film depicts her son's last day leading up to when he was shot by a police officer at the b.a.r.t. station. she hopes the film will help people understand him. >> that he was a human, that he loved people, any type of people. it didn't what nationality you were and you can change. >> johnson also hopes the movie can lead society toward a more equitable justice system. "fruitvale station" opens on july 12. >> getting a lot of good reviews from critics and the public. >>> 4:41 right now. mark zuckerberg getting tough mar

. >>> the interim police chief says only 35 officers per shift are patrolling the entire city. he says the shortage makes it hard to respond to crimes and dangerous sideshows. he plans to move resources to send officers where those sideshows usually what happen. >> what i'm doing is not acting like i'm the police chief, i'm being the police chief. i can't do this job halfway with, you no, trying to get through it a few months. i have to look long-term. the reorganization also includes a recommendation from the braen to consulting firm to have -- bratton consulting firm to have police captains assigned to the city. >>> a bomb threat was found in a girls' bathroom at diablo view school this morning. it read "i will blow up the school on 6/7/2013." the investigators have investigated and said it's safe to come to school. police are there for construction. >>> a driver in hayward said con-- a driver in the bay area says construction caused him to crash into a cvs store this morning before the store opened at 8:00. the driver is blaming the accident on roadwork and said he didn't re

and i also want to give a big shout out to the entire city family for their role, mohammed nuru and folks at department of public works had a role, lindsay hirsch. (applause) >> with all due respect to dpw and everybody else who is here, the hardest working staff in government is rec and park. gk, construction manager, mary hobson, project manager. [cheering and applauding] >> director of capital planning, don. our great operations staff, zach taylor, judy auberry who is here, and everyone else who has contributed to this incredible project. so, at rec and park, we're encoloneling people to get out and play. that's our tag line, get ready, 1, 2, 3. >> get out and play. >> we say that because of the importance of keeping our families active and healthy. this is a real serious issue. according to the center for disease control, childhood obesity has more than doubled in our children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years. in 2010 more than one-third of our children were overweight or obese. it is important that we get our kids outside. our children today average over 7-1/2 hours be

our entire city, we need to work on that. this is really challenging decision for me because i think about of course ways to utilize these resources. i definitely don't want to change what we have in our district; unfortunately i believe that if we do not move the funds forward that it will have an impact on district 5 for certain. my biggest concern is the visitation valley and baby hunter's point, in those areas where they are needed more. that is what i wanted to say, and i will be supporting the chief's recommendation. >> supervisor farrell: supervisor avalos. >> supervisor avalos: i will be voting with the budget analyst recommendations. i do understand with chief is saying but i do believe the policy is how to do our deployment in housing authority and the most cost effective way. i do believe that more of what is convenient politically, the labor practices are getting in the way of what could be a much more efficient way of doing deployment. so i'm going to do a roll call vote on the recommendation. >> supervisor farre

the interim police chief says there are 35 officers per shift who patrol the entire city. hasmade it hard for them to respond to crimes and dangerous side shows like the one last weekend that left three people shot and injured. the chief says he's shifting resources to send officers where those side shows happen. >> i can't do this job halfway with just trying to get through a few months. i have to look long-term. >> the reorganization includes a recommendation from the braton consulting firms. >>> more than 100 people packed a san jose plaza calling for an end to gun violence. san jose police have investigated 22 homicides since the start of the year. now some people say they're afraid to leave their home. >> there are people out there that have been telling will me i'm afraid to go outside. i said don't be afraid. [ applause ] >> san jose police have dozens of extra officers on the street in an effort to curb gang violence. >> the fbi is looking for bandits -- the most recent one happened yesterday at the b of a in san francisco. the men wore black hooded sweatshirts and

. >> after july 1st the entire city will have it with the exception of the loop and near north side. all parking meters must now be fed until 10:00 p.m.. on the south side businesses worry that neighbors will take all the free parking. >> the latest in washington. >> world leaders convene in northern ireland. history is ♪ i'm in my work van, having lunch, next minute i'm in the back of an ambulance having a heart attack. the emts gave me bayer aspirin. it helped save my life. i was in shape, fit. i did not see it coming. my doctor recommends i take bayer aspirin to help prevent another heart attack. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i've lived through a massive heart attack. i don't take life for granted. see your doctor and get checked out. ♪ >> the u.s. supreme court perot an arizona law requiring proof of citizenship >> and >> to fill the 1993 federal law designed to make voter registration the u.s. senate is expected to unmake immigration decisions. the bill is supported by a bipartisa

. >> here in singapore, the entire city is covered with smoky haze, and the acrid smell that fills the air. the haze has shrouded singapore since last week. >> as you can see, it's very, very hazy at the moment. and in my case, she is currently sick. >> reporter: the smoke comes from burn farming on the indonesian island of sumatra which sometimes causes forest fires. seasonal winds blow smoke across. hazy skies are an annual phenomenon. the singaporean government has analyzed images and found more forest fires than average on assume mat rah this year. a gauge of air pollution on monday night hit its highest level in 16 years. singapore and malaysia have both urged indonesia to tackle the problem. but indonesia says singaporean and malaysian companies also burning the fields and generating the smoke. it's escalating into a diplomatic issue. the three countries are scheduled to hold a ministerial level meeting soon to discuss the situation. for the time being, singapore is urging children and the elderly to stay indoors. as the haze is expected to linger for several more days. nhk world

>> for me that's easy because san francisco, the entire city is my home. i grew up here. i know -- i went to galileo in the marina, hung out at bayview hunters point, my family lives all over the city. i mean, i can't do something that positively impacts district 5, but also negatively impacts san francisco as a whole. so, whatever decisions i make, i mean, it's a no-brainer. i have to make sure that it's going to positively impact the city as a whole and that's just how i view every decision that i make through that particular lens. >> let's talk a little about your district in particular. what do you hear about transportation from your constituents? is there adequate muni service? >> well, it's funny that you mention muni. [laughter] >> and let me just say this. as someone who -- i mean, we caught muni -- when i was growing up in the city, that's how you got around. and there were some real problems with muni. i'm talking about just -- i mean, the buses were always dirty. they were always packed. there was just always some challenges and the city is growing clearly. and

legislation as a district-elected supervisors, even though this is legislation that impacts the entire city in the future of health care in san francisco for many years to come. i think it is possible to do both. it is definitely possible. >> let's talk about budgets. the city is faced with tough budget decisions. including where to make cuts and whether or not to increase taxes. how will he make these tough choices -- will you make these tough choices? supervisor campos: the budget is the most important policy document that the city can pass. it reflects the priorities of city government. i believe we have to be creative in how we look at the issue of the budget. it is important for me that certain things happen. i think that public safety has to be a priority in the budget, the public safety cannot be compromised to save a few dollars. but i think the public safety goes beyond funding the police department and the fire department, as important as that is. it includes funding violence prevention programs, after- school programs so someone has -- and people have something to do after school

we will never let them come here again because if they cut water again, the entire city of aleppo will go down. exchange ofand fire rarely stop here. the rebels are using mirrors like this on to keep an eye on the army's movement. they know that the government has air superiority and that the battle for aleppo itself is far from over. turkish unions have called a one-day nationwide strike in response to the police crackdown on antigovernment menstruation's. istanbul -- demonstrations. protesters are still receiving -- refusing to leave the park. police fired tear gas at protesters as they try to reenter the part. this is where the unrest began two weeks ago. at least three people have been killed in floods in india. worst-hit was the northern part of the country. over 300 millimeters -- millimeters of rain lashed the region over a day. in mumbai, streets became torrents after downpours flooded whole neighborhoods. onenesians may have to pay third more for fuel. the government is trying to save dollars bylion reducing petrol subsidies. a key budget committee has backed the measures that

part of the green vision goal ties have the entire city, the fleet powered by green cars, by the year 2022. they're currently at 40%. las gatos, and mill valley received the 12 cars. >> in health matters. stanford scientists have potentially promising results on a vaccine for type one diabetes. this vaccine is different from most vaccines look those for the flu. those turn on a specific immune response. the diabetes vaccine works by turning off an immune response. involved with type one diabetes. patients involved in the study had to have daily insulin injections. the vaccine did increase insulin production. the results are early. researchers say vaccine could work if confirmed in larger studies. >> back in a moment with a person making a positive impact in our community. stay with us. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for deals for the 4th. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. throw a holiday cookout! thick, juicy new york strip steaks are just $4.99 a pound. get a grea

the parks alliance is the independent partner to the entire city for everything having to do with parks, recreation, and open space. we have more than 100 different community groups called park partners all across the city. each of them working in their own way to make our park system a little better, a little more beautiful, a little more usable. today this is the day for one of those groups, the friends of lafayette park. this is a shining example of how a few neighbors can come together, bring together their friends, and make an incredibly beautiful thing happen in a public open space. this park was renovated with bond dollars, but friends of lafayette park brought in hours and hours of hard work over four years to do visioning and imagining what this park could really look like. they raised over half a million dollars of private fund to augment the bond dollars so that this kind of a playground could be added to this park. it's been that kind of selfless generosity, and hours of giving to the city that is just an incredible humbling experience for us at the parks alliance. let's hav