for a list of the most expensive and least expensive cities in america has been released. we'll tell you where you might want to be living. >> tamron hall at the news desk. >> reporter: good morning. thousands of people in southern california have been forced to come up with other holiday plans after they were burned out of a popular campground, angeles national forest. a car fire sunday sparked a blaze that spread to more than 3600 acres. about 300 firefighters backed by helicopters and air tankers have been able to contain only just 5% of that wildfire. >>> many people across the los angeles area were jolted awake by an early morning earthquake today. the 3.2 quake centered in beverly hills and shook much of the west side of los angeles a quake of that magnitude does not cause structural damage. there have been no reports of any so far. high water and no power making life miserable for hundreds of thousands in louisiana dealing with the aftermath of hurricane isaac. nearly 3,000 people remain in shelters. as much as 5 feet of water covers parts of plaquemines parish. pre

smaller homes provide more affordable housing opportunities in a very expensive city. when the building in question already sticks out like a sore thumb, the planning commission should not add insult to injury. please vote against the project. thank you very much. isabell. and thank you. >> my name is john justy. and i have a letter from robert schuman, 17 buena vista terrace. it begins with please allow this letter to serve as my written objection to the proposed construction of a third level at 611 buena vista west. the proposed addition of 611 buena vista is top-heavy and much too close to the houses on all sides. the proposed glass box, the look of the current sign will have an extreme negative effect on surrounding properties. it is out of character with the neighborhood and will propose problems relating to loss of privacy and shadowing. please vote no. do not allow this project to continue. the house itself has primarily glass and metal. that does not absorb noise.ath she also was involved in creation of national john steinbeck center. history and our heritage a

piqued our interest, about hoour environment, how to improve life for more people, how to make an expensive city more affordable to more people, how to utilize the strengths of the city as a great tourist city. how we can get more folks to come and experience the wonders of the city. maybe they will make their stake here. these panel members have decided to make their stake here. they risked reputation, may be small amounts of money. if they had a lot of money, they may not have had to start this. they have also done it for the right reasons. they want to experience the city in a different way, but one that is in the tradition of san francisco and is reflective of mine, welcoming more people to share in the economy. hopefully the right reasons will create more jobs and get more entrepreneurs involved. i have often said this can be the city for the 100%. everybody can have a chance to fulfill their dreams and make sure they can have a stable income for themselves and their families. i think we are on the verge of discussing things that would invite other members of our city family, department hea

a very difficult one, especially given the rising rents and costs of doing business in a very expensive city. paying $1,500 would be months worth of profit. there's no way i could ever document each and every sale with an identifying description of these customer. my customers would see this as an invasion of their privacy and i would lose business because of it. a reputable small business that contributes to the economic vitality of san francisco. please treat people and people like me accordingly. i strongly support the repeal of this anti-business and unnecessary police code. supervisor wiener: thank you. next speaker. >> it good afternoon, supervisors. i'm the owners of leftovers home consignment shop on van ness. we've been in business three years. i do understand the importance of making sure the people in this business are selling items that are surrendered by the actual owners of their property. i think it's realistic and understandable to have us fill out information you would require to make sure there are no sleazy people in this business. i think in regards to my shop, we only se

>> reporter: the most expensive city, denver, then seattle and san francisco. but that's not all. your own bank can hit you with fees if you use another bank's atm. for the first time you might spend $4 for a transaction and the free checking account is becoming a dinosaur in 20069 cuss banks offer customered 39% of free checking. and fees up 25% since last year. now averaging $65 a year. >> they're going up at a rapid chase. that's unlikely to change any time in the foreseeable future. >> reporter: the american bank association counters that the average bank account costs them $350 a year. they warned new financial regulations would end up costing consumer morse. and that's what happened. matt gutman, abc news, miami. >>> if you want to compare your banks fees to other big banks across the country, go online. abc news.com will help do you just that. and a shot of aden lynn to the economy from apple. in the three days since the new iphone landed in stores more than 5 million have been sold. that's 1 million more than the previous version on its opening weekend. overseas in china,

again, we are in an expensive city. however, what we can do at the board is in sure that we promote and provide for both affordable and middle-class housing in the city. i think it is so important that we maintain our diversity in san francisco and who we are as a people and we really stay true to those values. the large part, insuring something that we want to focus on and i want to focus on, making sure that there are housing opportunities for our first responders to be here in san francisco and living here, police officers, firefighters, sheriffs, teachers -- people that provide such essential services for our community, to make sure they have opportunities in san francisco to buy homes, set up groups as a family and really be integrated into our neighborhoods. to me, that is what we should be doing and, again, something we should be doing. >> let's talk again about transportation in your district. is there adequate service? let's talk about parking and traffic. tell us a little bit about district 2. >> district 2 de

. >> reporter: the most expensive city, denver then new york, seattle and san francisco. but that's not all. your own bank can hit you with fees if you use another bank's atm. for the first time you might spend over $4 for a transaction. and other fees are also on the rise. the free checking account is becoming a dinosaur in 2009 banks offered 76 of customers free checking. today, 39%. and the new report also shows checking account fees up 25% since last year, now averaging $65 a year. >> they're going up at a rapid pace. and that's unlikely to change any time in the foreseeable future. >> reporter: the american bank association counters that the average bank account costs them $350 a year. they say they warned that the new financial regulations would end up costing consumers more. and that's just what happened. matt gutman, abc news, miami. >>> and a shot of adrenaline to the economy today from apple. over three days, over 5 million have been sold and that's one million more than the previous version over the weekend. overseas in china, the company that makes these phone

a key to maximizing how much revenue the city gets is making sure expenses are low or reasonable so we can see as much revenue as possible. how is it the city has a mechanism to make sure that is washed over? >> twofold -- there are definitions of what is extensions and the process that allows the city to intervene if we see an unreasonable expense. i referenced a couple of associations that describe what the best management practices are for facilities. this is a very niche organizations in terms of produce markets. there are not a lot throughout the country and we use the international facility management association as our best metric. they will describe what is an appropriate expenditure and what an inappropriate expenditure. we have that base line to tie to. second, the history of the corporation and how it has survived so far is important and i would like michael to describe the current staffing model at the corporation. i think that will tell the story about the commitment of this organization to be as lean as mean as possible. -- lean and mean as possible. >> as john indicated,

a list of the most expensive and least expensive cities has been released.y people across los angeles area were jolted awake by an early morning earth qua. the 3.3 was centered in beverly hills and shook most of the west side of los angeles. a quake of that magnitude generally does not generate structural damage. >>> no power making lives miserable for people in louisiana. as much as 5 feet of water still covers part of plaquemines parish. >>> president obama will inspect response efforts during a visit to southern louisiana today and make the case for re-election during a campaign stop in a key swing state of ohio, where he will speak to auto workers. mitt romney will be off the campaign trail for a few days as he prepares for next month's debates nks. >>> a monster truck veered out of control in a race in oregon on saturday. three spectators were hurt. we're told none of the injuries are life threatening. the driver lost his hydraulic steering. >>> just out this jaw dropping catch from the minor leaks between scranton wilkes-barre yankees and -- that's ban

the board of supervisors of the acoc fundraising, then transfer infrastructure expenses in preparation for the event. city operating including draws on cash collateral and if acoc doesn't appear to be on track, raise sufficient payment for expenses, to provide proposalals on expense reductions in order to offset shortfalls. these are primarily gist of what the changes would be in this resolution. i know mike is here to provide a presentation so if i could ask you to come on up. >> good morning, mike martin, i'm the america's cup project manager in office of workforce development. just had a few slides to do a brief overview of the item. i think the budget analyst has done a great job of summarizing a complex issue but i will try to distill a couple points. go through the time line. talk about structure of the new security proposal and talk about where acoc is in their fundraising. just to start with the time line, in december of 2010 the city was selected as the host city and executed the host and venue agreement. the key provision in the agreement that sort of gave rise to the conversation we are having

. >> reporter: most expensive city, denver, new york, seattle, san francisco. but that's not all.n bank can hit you with fees when you use another bank's atm. for the first time ever you might be spending over $4 per transaction. and other fees are also on the rise. the free checking account is becoming a dinosaur. in 2009, banks offered 76% of all customers free checking. today, 39%. and newt report also shows checking account fees up 25% since 2011. now averaging $65 a year. >> they're going up at a very rapid case and that's unlikely to change. >> reporter: the american bankers association counters that the average bank account costs them $350 a year. they say they warned new regulations would end up costing consumers more and that's just what happened. matt gutman, abc news, miami. >> just doesn't seem right. >> it's ridiculous. the story was biggy, biggy smalls. >> biggy? >> fascinating, as you mention you have to pay money to get your money. in this economy shouldn't banks want to be great corporate citizens? >> you would think? >> and help people. >> instead of nickeling an

we live in an expensive city. this union is sitting on the best contract offer that any city union has received in probably 20 years. >> spokesman ken garcia says the museum is offering workers up to a 12% wage increase over three years and insists that is three times what other san francisco unions have settled for. there is another contract negotiation scheduled for monday. >>> the grass fire kept firefighters in san jose busy overnight. the fire was in the area of story road and remillard court, reported just before 10:30 last night. san jose firefighters had a tough time getting to the fire at first, but were able to contain it overnight. >>>a shell refinery in martinez is performing maintenance work today. officials don't want you to be alarmed if you see smoke. crews will be testing flares at the refinery. sometimes the testing can cause occasional smoke emissions and authorities want you to be aware that everything is under control. testing will last through the weekend. >>> well, police say this week they

for a list of the most expensive and least expensive cities in america has been released. been able to contain only just 5% of that wildfire. >>> many people across the los angeles area were jolted awake by an early morning earthquake today. the 3.2 quake centered in beverly hills and shook much of the west side of los angeles a quake of that magnitude does not cause structural damage. there have been no reports of any so far. high water and no power making life miserable for hundreds of thousands in louisiana dealing with the aftermath of hurricane isaac. nearly 3,000 people remain in shelters. as much as 5 feet of water covers parts of plaquemines parish. president obama will visit southern louisiana today. the president will make a case for re-election in the key swing state of ohio where he will speak to auto workers. republican candidate mitt romney will be off the campaign trail for a few days as he prepares for next month's debates. >>> an amazing accident caught on tape. a monster truck veered out of control in the race in oregon. it happened saturday. three specta

that's an expensive city, but school administrators can average as much as $120,000 a year.that's a huge burden for a school district dealing with a bum deficit of -- budget deficit of well over $600 million. steve brown joins us live from chicago. just hearing a bit of that presser, steve, the mayor just sounded, i mean, down. >> reporter: yeah. i mean, megyn, this is a strike that the mayor says is unnecessary and wrong, and he understands that there are an awful lot of parents of school children that are going to be inconvenienced at least for the time being until they iron this out. they are still talking, but the teachers are also walking. walking those picket lines outside the schools, outside the cps headquarters, demanding a better deal from the city. they mentioned that they're pretty close on economics. for a financially-strapped school district, they're close. the city has on the table a four-year, 16% increase in salary. that's what they're close on. what they're not close on, the new teacher evaluation system, how the teachers will be graded going forward which

. >>> misusing a disabled parking placard is not only rude in berkeley it is expensive. the city'sracking down by raising fines. amy hollyfield is live in berkeley to explain. >> reporter: residents and police here are sick of seeing people lie about being handicapped. now be prepared if you park in a handicapped space and you are not allowed to be there you could get in a lot of trouble. starting today police will be cracking down they want to see your id if you have a pass and they want proof that was issued to you. they say it is common for people to borrow someone else's placard. they will be looking to make sure the owner of the pass is the one using it. many here say it is about time police did something about this. >> [ unintelligible ] >> reporter: here's the kicker of what makes this a crackdown. police have changed who has the power to catch people. used to be just police officers. now employees in the police department's parking division have the authority to ticket people for this. they are going to make sure it hurts. i used to cost $200. now it is going to be $1,000.

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slidell, and laplace, they are investigating whether or not the flood protection came at the expense of surrounding citiesthe army corp says it expects to find any impact minimal. >> we would not have built a system that would have started flooding in other places. >> now again, that was gabe gutierrez reporting. and now meteorologist rob mayeda has more on our forecast. >> yeah, the only thing we have to worry about at least for the holiday weekend is the fog, thick around san francisco, and the coast. may see misty skies. no thunderstorms in the sierra, a nice holiday weekend in the high country. but stay tuned, tuesday, wednesday, we may see a southerly flow that pushes moisture west to baja, california. up through southern california, and possibly into the central coast. this would be late tuesday night, wednesday, something to watch for. for the middle part of the week. tomorrow, waking up to low clouds, probably across the inner bay, definitely here on the coast. and as we go through the afternoon, nothing but sunshine, inland, temperatures warming quickly as we go hour by hour. i notice waking up t

way ride in a licensed black cab from heathrow to the middle of the city will cost about 56 pounds, nearly $90. perhaps the most expensiver city cab ride in the world is in japan. a one-way fare from nor rita international airport from the heart of tokyo will cost you $174. 20,000 yen! i don't know whether they tip over there, maybe they do or don't. i figure the tip there is another 30 bucks on that fare. >> maybe the airport is just further away. >> you know, i don't know that. i've been there but never driven from norita into the city. >> next up, we willful up on that organic study and look how it may impact stocks like whole foods. a top analyst tells us what he thinks about the organic sector. don't check out, coming up. [ male announcer ] let's say you need to take care of legal matters. wouldn't it be nice if there was an easier, less-expensive option than using a traditional lawyer? well, legalzoom came up with a better way. we took the best of the old and combined it with modern technology. together you get quality services on your terms, with total customer support. legalzoom documents have been accepted in al

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, there is a thinking that it discouraging people from driving if parking -- in new york city parking is expensive so people don't typically own car unless they happen to be very wealthy or just want to pay a lot money in parking. from policy it is consistent with the fact that why do we want to subsidize people's parking? we are trying not to do that. trying to subsidize housing cheaper, not parking cheaper. >> commissioner wu. >> i wanted to ask the treasury tax collector is starting to go after property owners, but no one is enforcing right now whether or not you are leasing your parking to the right person, correct? >> i'm not aware of any such enforcement. i imagine there is always going to be -- there are knowledgeable people who can make complaints and perhaps staff can add dress that. >> i ask that because i actually was surprised also. i didn't know this was a regulation. i think even if my building, my neighbors i think that they are renting to what seems like anyone who comes through the door. so i'm in favor of having some way of collecting tax that makes sense for property owners. i w

unwieldy contracts make government immensely bigger, more expensive, create debt, and bankrupt city states. and more burdensome on taxpayers. number two, unions are private organizations and we give them special benefits and treatment from the government. realize their private organizations. government employe unions get business from the government but not a part of it. that is the business not because they work for public good. our government elevates one private group at of proportion to anyone else. taxpayers, as it descends, even in union members. we believe strongly with our right to speak. but not right to be listened to unless you are a government employee you can. you have a right to talk up they do not have a right to listen to you. with collective bargaining therefore stand to bargain with the union. they don't have to bargain with taxpayers are any other group. unions are businesses that are run for the benefits for our nation is in deep trouble because of it. there for reunions densities from taxpayers. american taxpayer unwittingly is paying for huge amounts of time while the

city. it struck me as a very kind of matter of fact way of dealing with some of these blighted properties in a kind of not as expensive way of having to go through the city attorney's office and so on, thing in some of these cases. it would be a good first step. i don't want to get ahead of myself because i don't if it's a fit. it struck me as a good policy. in talking with the bureau chief, who is robert steyn beck, i believe, he said it was quite successful down there. so, with that i kind of would like if maybe we could work on something like that and staff can get hold of me off line and we can talk more about it and see if it's something. commissioner walker? >> just, i wonder if we can -- i think when we talk about our notice of violations and the open cases, we ask for a periodic report back. so, maybe at the next meeting we can revisit the notices of violations and get an update about how we're doing, getting rid of some of the stale cases. i think it's probably going to look good, but it would be great to be able to do that. >> any more comments? seeing none. >> item 8b, future meetings and agendas. at this t

in san francisco one of the most expensive places to live. now the city with some of the tiniest apartments in the country. mike will have a look at the forecast. >>> fog forming i'll show you where. more sunshine today one of the cooler days. >> sue is look thunderstorms from ohio to oklahoma. and there will be showers today in the rockies. >>> finally this morning, the enduring fascination with john f. kennedy. nearly a century after his death, we're hearing new audio tapes recorded during key moments in the kennedy white house. >> they are fascinating. and the president's daughter, caroline, listened along with abc's diane sawyer. >> i remember very clearly being under the desk, making necklaces and trying to get candy from the grown-ups who were around. >> reporter: caroline kennedy, says it's wonderful today to hear him laughing. she walks in demanding attention. >> i won't let you do much. >> it's like really like being in his company, while you're listening. that was really wonderful. >> reporter: what you hear on the tape is a man impossibly calm

based on the best and most scientific data preparing against flooding will be expensive, but it is important not to ignore the city's safety based on the most recent data that we have. thank you. >> thank you. is there any additional public comments? seeing none mr. chairman can we close public comment? >> yes. >> okay. public comment is closed. so mr. chairman i move that we forward this to the full board with a positive recommendation. this proposed community safety element went through a very, very lengthy thorough process and public vetting with public hearing and i think it's very, very strong and deserves our support. >> supervisor cohen. >>i wanted to ask a department to the planning department. one of the commenters spoke about the use of out of date data. could you repute that or agree with it or do something with that statement. >> >> sary phillips with the planning department. one thing i want to note about this element or in any general plan element they're meant to provide a kind of the lay of the land image. one thing about our general plan most elements are to be in place for about 25 years so any mat

this has come up before, but we have a sense that there are other city properties to determine if technology can move to to save on expenses or is that a priority in terms of what we're doing that search? >> we have looked very hard at any city assets that might work. a couple of the sites we're looking had to afford some opportunities but within the city's inventory, frankly, it is a corporation yard. it is industrial in nature, which is difficult to site and we don't have much in the way of surplus. in fact, the mta is also looking for a corporation yard space or industrial space. hard to find in this city. we have exhausted our search of city assets and turned to the private sector for the best opportunities we can find. supervisor kim: in terms of the 901 rankin site, i understand the organization will be subleasing that out and we as the city will gain in net revenue of that site, first collected in to the tenant relocation and tenant improvements of that site. is there a mechanism you have discussed in terms of how they lease the site in terms of either minimums or a way of determining what is a fair rent? >> in all

expenses. they also slammed the city for lack of internal financial controls from 2005-2010. he face as lawsuit by the city. but the mayor also says the audit shows why the city cleaned house by replacing leaders. >>> the mayor asked staff to look in to pay and reductions. concord is facing tight budget concerns. the mayor says it is important for them to consider cutting pay since it is asking staff members to. he listed a cut in pay and a elimination of case payments they receive. >>> a new report on the housing market finds foreclosure files dropped last month. cash payment investors are bidding on more expensive homes. and prices paid for foreclosed home rose in august. >>> good day on wall street today. the dow is up 10 to 13,333. the nasdaq is up 9 at 3,114. the s&p is up 3 at 1,436. >>> one year after a deadly crash that reno air races, planes took to the sky once again. the additions to make this year's events more safe. >> reporter: the reno air races are off to a roaring start. with fast and low racing following a fatal crash in 2011 that killed 11 people. >> we wer

to spend five years, the city has been challenged with too expensive lawsuits the existing structure has been allowed to deteriorate, a significant cultural artifacts have been vandalized, and now we are discussing ill-conceived proposals that have been concluded and the eir. we are no nearer to an acceptable outcome. let's go back to the original vision of the methodist church. what they intended was non- profit housing. other examples of such an adaptive reuse, already enhance the city and can serve as models. we know local architects and housing nonprofits who are interested in developing nonprofit senior housing. now is the time to finally do the right thing. please do not negotiate and renegotiate a poor idea. let's give san francisco the housing it needs to be an inclusive city. let's give the neighborhood the amenities and wants and needs. [applause] >> thank you. if i have called your name, you can approach the podium. >> my name is greg wood. what i think you were not getting is that the church has told the city previously today and today that continued efforts to infringe t

expenses. >> presidents of the bloomingdale's neighborhood of washington met with city officials about the neighborhoods rabbits flooding problem. some homeowners have spent thousands of dollars this summer on repairs. the council is working on legislation that will help callers some of those costs. the water agency says a long- term solution likely will not be in place until 2025. >> still to come, we will show you how fees are at record levels. >> some hope in the housing market if you are trying to sell. >> through security and under two minutes. we will explain how. >> doppl [ romney ] my plan is to help the middle class. trade has to work for america. that means crack down on cheaters like china, it means open up new markets. next, we've got to balance the budget. you've got tout the deficit. you've got to stop spending more money than we take in. and finally champion small business. have tax policies, regulations, and healthcare policies that help small business. we put those in place; we'll add twelve million new jobs in four years. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> you know what a n

developing the plan will require an expensive endeavor and additional resources. the city manager stepped in. >>> the report that was offered was by the police department. it offers car fighting strategies but the council has asked for is a city wide crop reduction plan that integrates all the apartments. >>> she to jordan is asking the city of another police academy next year to get more officers on the street the video is a man is in and out of control, into a gas pump as it explodes into flames could it happen on that off and then what. >>> we have video from this thing from a couple of different perspectives. when you the the damage behind me to the flex oral-station it's hard to believe that nobody was injured. significant damage to the station and it will be closed for least this surveillance video and this is the moment of impact. the driver was backing up to the pomp and step on the accelerator instead of the lake. hamas and italy afterward an explosion just after 530 last night. since then he must often shows the fire. the driver of a ford car so she was filling u

san francisco is a very, very busy city and we're living in expensive san francisco. people are paying high money to sit in a cab. they should get a cab as quickly as possible. the best service to the public is that cabbie should right away -- but we have 1500 legal taxis. another 1500 illegal taxis, but they are choosing the busy time to come out. it's not everyday at any time. this is the real effect. so add 200 cabs more is providing another 600 jobs for the gate and gas drivers. it's a very good thing. i would like to see the drives get shifts and support their family and pay their bills. but the actual cost of rung the business in the taxi is $50 a day only $50 by the car for insurance. it's $50 a day and now you are going to charge $1900 a month. so you should make your taxi policy as parallel to the cab company and driver, because you should give half of the medallion leased to the cab driver, who would like to lease. especially maybe two or three drivers coming to our office and pay the money to mta. you should give your medallion, half of them should go to th

the onctract in door"partly because the city add on to existing deals, like to use the term mushroom, - it mushrooms into something much larger and more expensivestandup -- (edit with thess parts of audio and tight shots) 12:23::2"what if you managed your family's budget like the city managed thses contracts. that would be like going to list of tiemm only planning to spend $10 dollars..and you more"12:14;28"and even mooe stuff"12:22:08"not paying attentton to the prices. well eventuallyyou would be paying not ten dollars, but hunnreds of dollars,a nd you wouldn't &peven be sure you were getting a good deal"anddjust how open is the city's bidding process??? ccitics say - not nearly enough.05:30-05:45 "it's a violation of the spirit of transparancy - of course it is... to be hared ppblicly."when we asked for the invoiies and names of people involved in the controversial phone deal....we were told...they're secret. millions of tax dollars sent be made public.the same goes for one of the contracts in joilevet's lawsuit. a research job awaaded to a company which won...even though it's price was twice a high as the lowest bidder.22:51:58"i was offend