city family meeting is a different meeting. we would probably be doing that. again, i think mission station is the most integrally involved as far as city services out there, whether or not those needing improvement. what they were talking about what -- was the sisters piece of this. president newlin: any other questions? any public comment on the report of the executive director? all right, item number four, police department comments and questions. welcome. >> good evening. my name is michael beale. i'm the commander of the metro division of the san francisco police department. for the past 12 months, i was a commander of investigation. in my new role, i will be overseeing the daily operations of the alcohol licensing unit. i am here to introduce myself and let you know that i will be attending a lot of these meetings. i look forward to working with you all in the future. >> welcome. president newlin: make sure you make the note of the new times of the meetings. [laughter] all right. any public comment on the police department questions and comments? no? ok. with the commission's indulgence, since we have a lot of people here

bend of florida, cedar key, crystal river south of tallahassee, all the way around almost as far as panama city. that's been serious as well as tornadoes and as well as the water spout. we've seen just about everything from this very, very slow moving system. brooke. >> what about the mayor? how concerned is he? what is the plan? >> reporter: we talked to the mayor about the fact they've fwot to cgot the convention. about 400 yard s the convention center and the forum. he said when we bid for the republican national convention, we factored in, did an analysis, what are the odds of a hurricane hitting tampa bay that week in august. less than 1%. clearly, he said we are prepared. we have contingency plans in place. if it was something like this again, they would be able to deal with it. wouldn't cause a problem. anything worse than that, he said it's his decision what would happen as far as evacuating the city. they factored all that in before they ever bid on it. less than 1% chance. >> hopefully that doesn't happen. >> reporter: i wouldn't want to be the mayor if that 1% happened. >> a lot of r

as far as the city opposing position goes, it is almost tragic that the city would impose mechanically a ruling or suggested ruling that is contrary to the interests of both parties. ms. burrell is -- has said she is willing to consider alternatives that would eliminate problems that we see and it would -- we are convinced that this is a speculative efforts on ms. burrell's part. she cani am happy to answer anyr questions. >> which of the two mitigated schemes -- >> i am sorry? i did not hear that. >> which of the medications -- mitigation stood your client favored? >> i have four pieces of paper i have looked out over five minutes. i do not understand there are two distinct schemes. >> one was the corner, presented to you previously. then he had a variation which added the little. >> we ask t make a mock up so we could take a look at what they had in mind. when we take a look out, we will know if it is satisfactory or not. they declined to do that because he was out of town and ms. burrell added birthday party -- had a birthday party. we can come up with a solution now but the answer

as far as the city opposing position goes, it is almost tragic that the city would impose mechanically a ruling or suggested ruling that is contrary to the interests of both parties. ms. burrell is -- has said she is willing to consider alternatives that would eliminate problems that we see and it would -- we are convinced that this is a speculative efforts on ms. burrell's part. she cani am happy to answer anyr questions. >> which of thewo

north of the city is where we are seeing a stronger storm. as far the new york city area goes, we are not looking at severe storms. a pretty strong line of storms is going to roll through. it looks like it is intensifying as it is over stat continue island. if you are traveling anywhere from new york city north wards including çconnecticut, it loo like over the next half hour, these storms will roll through and the rest of the morning commute should be just fine. another line up here near utica, new york. those will head around interstate 88, albany area. the heat wave is the big story. yesterday, four major cities had their all-time hottest june temperatures, indianapolis, louisville, 103-104, st. louis, 108, little rock, 107. the heat wave is heading east. we are going to see the heat starting to peak in areas of the southeast. what's been different is it wasn't all that humid in areas of the midwt. the heat index is going to be br brutal this weekend. even d.c. has a chance of three days in a row of 100. i will have more of the weekend forecast

luke's project will best serve the needs of the city in future. as far as the job guarantees are concerned. 40 jobs per year? that's not very much and it's been said many, many times that cpmc is one of the largest employers in the city. and 40 jobs per year? that's sort of embarrassing, i would think. you might put one more zero there. make it real. i think supervisor chiu and other supervisors who have mentioned that, keep mentioning is that for just the low end? are there more skilled licensed professionals? those should be included but 40 jobs per year that is unacceptable. that needs to be increased. the rebuild has to be done. whether as it is or with a new plan with a small erven is project and a larger st. luke's project, i think that's the way it should be. >> thank you. next speaker? >> thanks, supervisors, and ♪ supervisor march for listening to the -- mar for listening to the land use show thanks to supervisor mar for listening to the board land use show but we do need a hospital star show and it will be better don't you know you won't be den

as far as we were concerned, that was a good thing because it enabled us to move into market street. the cityncouraged us to do so, too, as they were very much interested in revitalizing market, 6th and market, which is essentially part of the tenderloin. we thought there were a lot of opportunities there. we know something about making urban environments vital. given the present political move, people are open to new ideas. that is true across the country. our burners are being asked to come into centers of various cities for aetna. -- right now. whehowever, as soon as things gt better, they are escorted out. but we might begin to break that cycle. it is just wonderful to walk out on the street and see the world walking by. >> are you giving the twitter deal? >> yes, we are. we just founded a new nonprofit. black rock arts foundation, which is dedicated to spreading interactive, a collaborative art throughout the world. now we have founded but we call the burning and project. -- what we call the burning man project. it eventually leads to the event itself. this is a wonderful opportunity. th

the eco city is a huge pilot project. as far as we know, tianjin eco city is the first in the world to be built completely from scratch. there are eco cities in other countries but they are conversions of existing structures, retrofitting solar technology, modernising public transport and so on. our city is starting from zero. >> the design envisages three districts, with plenty of greenery and a local rail service linking the eco city to the centre of tianjin forty kilometres away. but there's a lot of building to do first. the first district, more precisely a part of the first district, is starting to take shape. the developers are opting for good insulation -- a thermal imaging camera will reveal just how good later on. roof-top solar collectors will heat the water and there are rainwater utilisation systems, too. the buildings are constructed to allow for natural ventilation. but that alone doesn't create an eco city. >> insulation, solar power, and wastewater treatment plants are one aspect - the other is that we have to ed

as far as complex across the city, it just did not happen. in this particular show, the new sound system style was used, which is known as surround sound. what that means is instead of the traditional large front of house? you see a major the arena shows, they use much smaller stocks in front. they used six smaller stacks stationed around the venue, more behind the crowd as opposed to in front of the crowd, high up, pointing down. that creates a clearer sound with less actual volume. you get a much better sounding show, and it actually controls the sound better. we are talking to at&t park. we would love to see a few more conversations before making it a surround sound only venue, but we will see. it is a good possible step, technology finally catching up to the issues we need resolved. if that is it, i have no more for you. >> i just wanted to make a comment about the sound system. the other interesting thing about that type of sound system -- i installed one recently with the same idea at another venue. the speakers are short throw. instead

as far as what the policy should be, the policy now, there is no prohibition against clustering. there are areas in the city in which you have a large number of mcd's, which is a function of the green at. the various constraints as far as distances up from schools, community centers, treatment facilities, and the zoning, there are limited places where you cannot cite an mcd. it is not surprising there is clustering. this one was unique or you had applications at the same time rather than having them come in one after another. but there are no mcd's in this neighborhood. the appellate has made it clear he does not want any in district 11 and we do not believe that is appropriate or consistent with city property. as far as clustering, that is something they should pick up and if they want to change the policy that is their prerogative. it would be based on the hearings and testimony of that time. i will turn it over to my colleagues. >> i am the applicant for the permit. i want to point out that the other permits that were mentioned earlier have not yet be finalized and we were the first to be pulled for this

it is popping up for the door, maybe as far north as baltimore city in the course of the next hour, hour-and-a-half or so. when it went until 6:00, just to the southwest of baltimore city, that we have to keep a very close eye on, with strong storms still all around the region. the debt continues theory the tornado watch itself is in effect until 9:00 tonight. we continue to monitor the radar, keep you posted as the storm's track through. let me get a quick scan on this one to show the movement. two miles north, moving north east of 27, gets it up to ridgway at five minutes before 6:00, and that warning goes until 6:00. >> thank you very much. one of the great things about social media is it gets us thousands and thousands more eyes and ears. >> we want to go now to kate, who has been tracking all of these for us, with your take on the damage. >> i hope that a lot of people will use facebook and twitter before their power goes out tonight to send us pictures. we want to know what you are seeing where you are. two interesting tidbits we got recently -- bob in manchester said all he got was a half in

we know that the city continues to work towards memorial projects online, such as the civic center and accessibility standards. we do not yet have enough. permanent housing is kind of far down the horizon. as long as the city is using these sro's to house people, we still have an obligation to provide access. let me take a minute to define for you what program access really is. it means that the percentage of usable units must be proportionate to the number of residents in need accessibility to function properly. whether we call these individuals seniors or people with disabilities, it is the matter that they stop and need basic features, such as gravel bars, accessible elevators, wide doors, to safely use their environment. it is not simply enough to say that we have a percentage of 5% or 10% of the available rooms in the city accessible in usable. we must make sure that the supply meets the demand in order for the city to meet its civil rights obligation. therefore, we would like to recommend, in addition to the wonderful recommendations in the report, that these -- that they city -- that the city survey the existing stock based on features. it is important to know a

>> and i suppose it is intended to give clarity as far as who is the city's designated negotiator. supervisor campos: ok, and if we could go back to the issue of competitive bidding. again, i do not have a problem with the negotiation beginning, even if you have a sole source process, but i do have a question about the language that is here. i am trying to understand why the language used is basically that section. to me, there are good reasons from a public policy standpoint for weaving competitive bidding in this case, but that is different from saving -- for waiving competitive bidding in this case, but that is different from saying that that section does not apply. as think there are good policy reasons not to have a competitive bid in this case. >> under 2.61 of the administration cut, it provides that where the board finds the bidding procedures are impractical or impossible or where the board finds that the -- proceeding without a competitive bidding process would serve a public purpose that the board can waive that requirement upfront. supervisor campos: again, and i think

art, the people that are in this emancipated state of mind, how does it stack up to the average city, as far as number of injuries and such, in that window of time? >> it is a remarkably safe place, actually. there is no pavement. [laughter] and you cannot drive your car. that eliminates most injuries right there. it may feel like the world is coming to an end when the dust rises and the colts the world, but it is not. it is true, your habitation could blow away if you do not secure it. but that is not the end of the world. [laughter] in terms of public safety, it is very -- and we have emergency response times that would be the envy of any city that size. we are very well organized. you are more likely to fall in your bathtub and break your hip. there are some typical injuries, but mild. we have had a couple of deaths, but from natural causes, one from an accident at the event site. of course, what city hasn't? we used to scare people with that. in the old days, just to let people know, this required hardihood. we put down that people had died here. well, they have died everywhere. and we s

as your alternate routes. no problems on 95 through the white marsh area. it will be nice and clear if you are using that to get into the city. as far as the beltway is concerned, here's a live look in parkville at hartford road. everything up to speed. actually, no problems to report as you travel up towards 83. and a huge milestone in all of that construction on the charles street bridge overpass, the round about is actually going to be moved later tonight, replaced a traffic signal. as far as the northwest corner, there you're looking in pikesville right now, green spring avenue, no concerns. it will be an easy ride as you travel down towards route 40 that. is a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. megan, over to you. , 6:17 right now. look at this, a black bear sighting in northern baltimore county. it was spotted roaming outside of jacksonville elementary school in phoenix yesterday. a viewer sent us this picture. while the animal may look cute and cuddly like they always do, you always want to stay away if you see a black bear. no black bears in the studio this morning, but an adorable kitten, from the maryland spca. th

department with the city, there were amicable with the tenants, and they did something about what they heard. this was my personal experience. i don't know anyone else has been through. as far as the seniors, when i got to the city many years ago, it appeared to me that i thought someone must be getting paid off. how could anyone allow this kind of conditions to exist. in any kind of housing. seniors or anybody. it just seemed wrong that these horrible conditions would be prohibited by law in this country. i figured they did not have enough inspectors. if this is not the case, they should either be shut down or really regulated until they come up to just decent standards. they are not be sent. expect most of the private ones. >> the next speaker? >> i am nancy cross. i am here to talk abou the s.r.o.'s as part of a continum continuum for the people going there -- and i see that this is very inadequate in the number of spots for them. one of the things, it makes a number of people needing shelter from the actual facility is the situation in the s.r.o. it makes them worse than shelters as far as making products. this fosters the development. with the contagion of tobacco smok

we all have a relationship with the city attorney as far as litigating and moving the next step along. gregg's we're going to lose a number of our members here. let me open the floor to colleagues to make remarks. thank you, commissioner walker. supervisor kim. >> thank you. i do want to say a couple of words because i do want to thank you for writing the monologue. a couple of things that i have heard today that came up a number of times in public comment, and our office is working closely with the city housing cooperative and some other groups as well. we're working to come up with the most stringent regulations. we will be introducing that over the next month or two hopefully. we are working on the final details and we still have a couple of meetings left but some of the community members. there are several folks in the room that have been working very closely with our office on this legislation and we could not have done it without you. we're looking forward to that work and also working really closely to do that abatement work. when there are multiple apartments -- departments th

we all have a relationship with the city attorney as far as litigating and moving the next step along. gregg's we're going to lose a number of our members here. let me open the floor to colleagues to make remarks. thank you, commissioner walker. supervisor kim. >> thank you. i do want to say a couple of words because i do want to thank you for writing the monologue. a couple of things that i have heard today that

. >> the chief legal officer for the city made an opinion. as far as i'm concerned, the legality of the issue is a closed issue. >> what remains open is the animosity between the mayor and the controller. the city solicitor seven-page opinion found that the purchase was neither out of the ordinary ignore in violation of the law. >> bill looks like this season -- it looks like the casino will not open until mid-2014. the ceo said they're still waiting for the lessons to be issued. from there, they need about 18 months to build a two-story casino. the company planned to open a casino by the end of 2013. a coalition of labor unions rallied outside the state house calling on lawmakers to hold a special session to expand gambling in maryland. state house leaders -- labor unions took a shot at the governor's economic policy. union leaders say it is inconceivable how the state could lead to 8000 jobs subway. >> the u.s. supreme court is wrapping up its current term this week and some key ruling started coming out today. they threw out a lawsuit filed by vo

getting up near 80 in a lot of the big cities. as far as dallas goes, you've cleared out. still pretty good storms to the southwest of town from waco toward brownwood. about 2,000 to 4,000 lightning strikes reported in the last hour. so still some stormy weather out there. and florida doesn't look pretty again. tampa toward sarasota. you'll deal with some storms and vb ft. myers, too. those will drift towards atlanta and i-4 is always a mess when it rains. this morning no different. probably the award for worst weather of the morning, friends in the pacific northwest, it's going to be a chilly, raw day. it's going to rain on and off and highs only in the 50s from seattle down to portland. so -- but overall, willie, looking at a pretty summer-like pattern much of the country. besides the pacific northwest, looking thumbs up. >> i enjoy a good summer-like pattern. thank you bill karins. >>> sports now. after dropping the first two games of the westerb conference finals to the spurs, the oklahoma city thunder won three straight games and found themselves last night one win aw

going to step down, we think -- i say we as a government probably thing that is best for the city now we can go on. >>> what impact does this have, on the city, as far as you know we have so many other things going on worried about budget autonomy, worried about state rights, worried about voting in congress how deeply does this hurt the city? >> well, it is a blow to our reputation. we are the nations capital. as much as we want to say in illinois, there are two former sitting governors in prison right now. knowing questions about their self-government but we are the nations capital we are under the world spotlight. i think that it does damage us, but i also believe in having great faith in the voters of the district to get this right. we just selected a new councilmember, and that is with a we need to do select folks from the district. >> one thing strikes to me this week was hearing your colleagues, basically saying this is isn't the end of it. we need to get to the end before we move forward. do you think there is more to come. >> i believe there is more to come. we have campaign financier from the private sector, justin thompson. those tend to

it's the newest city landmark as far as i know. >> the building that was built in 1959 is already-- >> it's been a landmark since the '80's. so it was recognized very early on as a modern building. the other thing i heard about the building. i wasn't there, but there were protests about a year ago and the police were rounding up people and putting them down below this bridge, but there was an exit, the police didn't know about. they were putting all of these people in and they were slipping out the back way. >> there are a number of pictures that you might see coming up about the special problem of a port at a hotel, which is a very difficult thing to do well. this is a particularly challenging job that someone, i don't know who, completed recently to remodel the hotel in chinatown. >> the old holiday inn. >> right, to become a hilton hotel. i think they quite ingeniously capture the existing pedestrian bridge, which was very gloomy on its underside. and put this highly-finished and light-filled canopy, projecting out to past the curb line. it's really the light that makes that work,