>> well, first of all, on the issue -- sheffield is a fantastic city, it's a fantastic city, and theirmportance of britain's, a very important part of britain's of social base and about as effective original growth fund and other schemes we are investing in the future of sheffield. on issue of the reserves we are putting more money into the reserves, an extra one and a half billion pounds to make sure we can get the reserves up to the level of strength that is needed before 2020. on the other issue on informed she should have some confidence. >> sir bob russell. >> military banks are forced not only to abandon armed forces but also the civilian population. the last labour government cut the number of army banks by a quarter. and this armed forces week with the prime minister give an assurance that there will be no further cuts in the army banks? >> the assurance i can give to my honorable friend as the chancellor was intimate, yes, of course we've had to make difficult efficiencies in the ministry of defence but there will be no further reductions in the size of our army, our navy or a

close, don and he sort of put the challenge up to me and if we could really do something fantastic for this city. we all sort of got together and i said, don? and in his final hours, i said don, you got the guy here who is going to make this challenge a reality. and that is really what we have got going on here and so thanks to don, you guys really made this challenge. [ applause ] and we have to say, also, the community itself, our council people, supervisors, our mayor, our chief of police, the chief of the fire department, just like the fire department now, there say brand new one just a couple of blocks over there and so he is really happy and the whole team is really happy. so he is with us today also, but our trustees thank you for all of your participation and fantastic and i just can't thank enough of the people who have been here working hard with me, side by side, and i have another fellow that i would like to introduce, our mayor ed lee is a fantastic guy and what this city always needs to have, just a guy that is going to make things happen. not all of the fan fair and you just see h

certainly not the image the turkish government or the turkish people want to project of this fantastic city which is normally some so peaceful, so full of tourists especially right now during the high season where the hotels just in this are sometimes three, four, 500 euros a night. things have, and i use this word cautiously because they could change in an instant, have died down somewhat compared to what they were an hour or two hours ago. there are still protesters here but they appear to be mostly the diehards. not the same numbers that we're talking about hundreds, not the thousands. now, the police now still fair firing tear gas. clearly are a more relaxed atmosphere. some are sitting down. maybe it's a shift change. but right now, we do seem to be at least in a lull. what is going to be interesting i think is what will happen in the very early hours when people sleep if anyone is going to sleep in the square tonight and they have been sleeping here for the last two weeks and what will happen tomorrow morning when larger crowds will start arriving? will the police allow them in? becau

under the rated program was a little over 1 million and a half dollars; that is a fantastic rate of return for the city. we have had a 20 percent increase in the number of filming days since the last fiscal year and an 18 percent increase in the number of permits and sent 2009 that number has increased to 65% increase in the number of film days and a 49% increase in the permits that we have issued. in addition applications to the san francisco reader program has increased from three applicants fiscal year 11-12 to eight applicants fiscal year 12-13. right now we have a huge challenge. while applications to the program are increasing and more productions are expressing interest in basing here we find ourselves in a situation where we don't have a state space for productions to build cover sets. cover set is a set built and repaired and kept available throughout issued in case of need. aor example there is bad weather, or someone in the cast is unavailable and a different scene needs to be shot in its place this cover set is where they go to.so having the right kind of things that status critical to any

it's a phase opportunity to have someone like -- it's a fantastic opportunity to have someone come to the city like this. >> reporter: the president will spend the night in san jose and speak about the affordable care act on friday morning. some say they wish he would schedule more public speaking vents. >> we're so -- events. >> we're so close, we probably won't be able to see him. >> reporter: for those who can't afford to go, mccue is hoping they experience a memberrerrable night. >> we definitely are feeling the enthusiasm from the neighborhood, the from folks we talk to. it adds a little pressure on you. we're treating it like a party, right? >> reporter: there are already no-parking signs and barricades lining the streets here. police have made the rounds at 2:00 p.m. there will be limited access for mr. president obama's arrival which, again, is scheduled to happen around 6:30. reporting live from palo alto, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. more details on how president obama's arrival is expected to impact traffic. he's expected to arrive at moffett view at 6:00. f

city, news 4. >> really fantastic. love the neck ties, probably all the bad ones they ever got so they can get them sweaty and never have to use them again. >> reporter: regifted. >> happy father's day. >> thank you. same to up well, you know. >> taking metro to get around town, expect a longer trip. track work has trains running every 20 minutes. and three stations on the red line close. silver spring, tacoma shut down. groan line trains only stopping at ft. totten. >>> the first family will go to nor northern ireland to attend the g8 summit. eight industrialized nations will meet this week. a record number of police will protect the attendees from protesters. trade and the economy on the agenda. >>> a flight headed to the u.s. forced to stop because of a threat. ahead, new details and video about a flight grounded for hours. >>> video that is so painful to watch. how a pitcher is doing after taking a hit from a very fast-moving ball. >> ouch! and on the air, also online this morning. remember, you can join the conver

city. come up here and listen to nature, i get some fresh air. that view is fantastic. >> where sturdy shoes. hikers get the feeling of being in a rain forest. mount davidson is also a great place to escape the noise and the bustle of the city. take the 36 bus and it will drop you at the entrance. it is quite a hike to the top but the view is worth every step. this is the place to bring that someone special. golden gate park's largest body of water is an enchanting place. is a popular spot for paddling around in boats, which can be rented. created in 1893, it was designed for these your boating -- for leisure boating. it is named for the wild strawberries that once flourished. there is also a waterfall, two bridges, and trails the climb to the summit, the highest point at more than four hundred feet. you can catch glimpses of the western side of the city that make this hilltop a romantic look out. for public transit, i take the n train. the lad the ad -- lake is ada accessible. watch many ducks, swans, and siegel's. -- seagulls. it is a great place to stroll and sail a

city. get some fresh air. the view is fantastic. >> wear sturdy shoes to conquer the trail, you have the feeling of being in a rain forest. mount davidson is also a great place to escape the noise and the apostle of the city with your partner. -- bustle of the city with your partner. it is quite a hike to the top at mount davidson but the view is worth every step. this is the place to bring that someone special. for more information about reserving one of these romantic locations, or any other location, 831-5500. this number is best for special ovens, weddings, picnics, and the county for building. for any athletic field and neighborhood parks, call 831- 5510. you can also write us at permits and reservations. or walking in and say hello at old log cabin, golden gate park. and of course you can find more information at sfrecpark.org. >> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors budget and finance committee meeting for wednesday, may 29th, 2013. my name is supervisor mark farrell. i will be chairing

this driver is a san francisco resident, 14 years experience in the city, has demonstrated year in and out with her fantastic driving record. button this moment, she acted way beyond the call of her daily duties and demonstrated heroic effort in making sure everybody on that bus was safe and getting that particular injured passenger to some services. i want to today to take a moment to not only recognize the buses in the city, but to take a special moment to recognize and thank the good samaritan for this year and that's phylica anderson. you are really are a great demonstration. not only a loyal employee but one that has act out of very good concern for the public. it's something that we hope we have the guts to do when the moment happens. you do have the guts. you have a love for this city and i want to give you this good samaritan award for your heroic efforts. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> i just want to thank god that no one was seriously hurt. thank you. [ applause ] >> she says she wants to be the first one to drive one of these new buses. >> thank you felicia, an extraordinary act that shows incredib

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 spiral. ridership with suffer, resulting in l

city has not shuned you generally. you have stores here, and you were born here and it is a fantastic san francisco success story. and i think that we ought to do what we can to continue to enable you, both in our city and wherever else you choose to do business. so, but i do think that we are also we have a responsibility to evaluate each of these on a neighborhood by neighborhood basis and listen to all of the constituents and so we are hearing from some tonight. and we by the way do not have a permitting subcommittee, so if you are referring to something that might have happened here on our committee, behind... >> we have a permitting committee. >> we have heard this in subcommittee? >> yes. >> my apologies, i did not know about that. but i think that you know, you are entitled to make your case as well. so i am all ears literally and figuratively and so i will look forward to learning more >> commissioner o'brien? >> thank you, president. yes, it is one of those situations that you are damned if you do and you are damned if you don't. but that is the invitation that we have accepted to serve on the commission.

. >> visiting this city because it's beautiful. it's fantastic. >> reporter: at moscone west, more than 1,000 travel industry professionals gathered to beat the drums for tourism claiming visitors to san francisco spend more than $24 million a day totaling $9 billion last year supporting 75,000 jobs. >> ladies and gentlemen, last year was just the beginning. >> reporter: while the number of visitors staying in hotels increased less than a single percentage point last year, they spent 5.5% more on rooms, about a half million dollars more. david chiu thanked the travel industry. >> for making sure that our visitors not only leave their hearts in san francisco but a portion of their wallets. [ laughter ] >> reporter: what is it they come to see in still the usual stuff and -- >> this year, we have the america's cup, the events we have, the musical events. we have the best restaurants in the country. what's there not to like? >> reporter: there's also the new exploratorium, new cruise terminal, giants, 49ers and warriors. >> things like support for t

i want to encourage other cities that want this program to consider the program, it was fantastic. it was fantastic. i'm wondering if you thought about taking it into high school. >> junior high. >> the thing is we were thinking about that, but my whole thing is planting the seed at elementary school because, you know, when you get 12, 13, you get this attitude and they say, like, when you are 5 years old you develop penalty. for us, we wanted to have that opportunity to catch them young, it plant that seed. so when they do progress from middle school to high school, hopefully it will sprout. i'm not going to mess with no gang, i'm not going to get messed up with that, gang stuff, you get beat up, get killed. >> i personally think the older kids, junior high, late junior high, high school, like my daughter is in 10th grade. and she'll be in somebody's face. those kids, they kind of already made up their minds. that's one of the things i got out of that. plus we go to middle school and we'll do a show, we started off by going to what was it kit carson middle school and we did the 7t

revenue i have never ever not given my employees paid sick days and it's fantastic just for you and that's why here in new york city ninety percent of people have paid sick leave paid sick leave the last or ten percent on the other side in the other ten he was mysteries that have very honestly if you have no right to do business in the city if you can't do business in an ethical and appropriate way you have no right to do business in the city unless you're in manufacturing. right if that's what the city is deciding i think that there should be no exemptions because i think it's going to backfire if you did it again even if you know what are the reasons because it's because it's an election here it's a it's an election year here in new york city and it's a little slow no legislation's perfect and it's an art at the beginning any and david were david lask thanks for being with us pleasure tom. in the quarter there were in the best of the rest of the news yesterday marked a monumental day in the fight for marriage equality in the united states supreme court overturned the defense of marriage act and effectively legali

we had about 175 volunteers, 75came from city departments who did mock interviews, can indication skills, much management, all fantastic. we work with high schools to create the career academies like here at galileo, and attach those to vocational training and attached to the work academy at san francisco state and usf, and continued hospitality industry, we have a growing cadre of young people who are ready to step and begin treating citizens in our city. if you have young people send them our way. they can go to uabw.org, or they can call 211 and get more information. what we want to do now is bring up briana white, to talk about the value of experience. we wanted get the exposure and access to the kinds of opportunities also blend industry and two quickly connect those opportunities to the value and import of what they do in their classrooms every single day. breanna white slut interest from last summer as a result of her experience to change her course in terms of what she wanted to focus on in terms of her career. please welcome brianna white. >> hi everyone, my name is brianna white, a student at san francisco st

which consists of employers, educators and city partners, necessary to keep the program content current, comprehensive and competitive. these employers are fantastic to work with and especially for their role in providing internship opportunities as a gateway to long term employment within the industry. our scholarship donors for this cycle came from kathleen carroll of heroro contractors. mr. victor marques of the marques law group. >> miss alia of turner. >> david lou of ucsf and mark gerar. and mr. jeff peterson of web corp and miss judy sorro, in memory of mitch sorro. >> now i would like to announce the four scholarships. these scholarships represent specific achievements. the first scholarship is awarded to richard may in the amount of $500 for his dedication to the program, going above and beyond the requirements to study construction management and blueprint reading come on up. [ applause ] >> >> the second to ron red head for his commitment to his professional values for $500. >> the third scholarship to bang wo in the amount of $500 for commitment of aligning his goals with industrial qualifications in san francisco, plus he had perfect