we were the first city to that with reference to women. [applause] i don't think there is any of the municipality anywhere in this country that ever matched what we did it in terms of trying to inspire women to become full participants in the pursuit of justice and equality. i am just delighted to present this award. all of you who have been responsible, i am delighted that it will go on my wall. my daughter susan -- somebody thinks i am the man of the year. [applause] >> we have one more quick presentation. before we do, a couple of people mentioned the past women's summit. a lot of women lead that an audience. there are others. if we could just ask you to stand up, because we want to recognize you for the work you did and the history you created. thank you. [applause] >> and we have something else for mayor brown. i'm really happy to present him one of our awards today. for all those years he has been working on the death star. he has done all of the things to support us, and we especially want to give him this award for being the first

. >> san francisco is the first city in the nation tone act the plastic bag ban. >> a reminder there are a numb number of new state laws. a change to the child safety seat law requires children to ride in either a car seat or a booster seat until the age of eight or until they reach the height of 4'9". another measure bans the practice of openly carrying unloaded hand guns in public. the law does not apply to long guns or shotguns, and california is the first state to man date the teaching of gay history, requiring schools to include in the public school curriculum the conclusions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender men and women. conservatives are trying to get a measure on the ball thereto overturn the law. >> the new year means a pay raise for those making minimum wage, they'll now earn $10.24 an hour. a 32-cent increase over what they were earning yesterday. san francisco is the first city in the nation with a minimum hourly wage topping $10 an year. >> new year's eve kept police busy in san jose, they had a total of six stabbings and two shootings. one shooting happened du

the first city council to be charged with a felony. >>> stay with us for continuing coverage. look for live reports an hour later newscast. we what the latest information wjla.com. >>> the woman who threw her to her death will sentenced this morning. she was convicted in october of first-degree murder. jury rejected claims that insane when she threw in john -- 3 angela of the sky deck. recommended a 35 year sentence. will hand out the sentence today. a raymond is set in rocky charged in the strange life. -- for the death of her estranged wife. october 20d her body 12. was arrested the next day. only hoperiders can for a smooth commute today. for two days in a row, people were stuck because of problems. >> no. commutes leftour folks packed in. >> i give that deal with this day. >> she says she gave herself an isr-and-a-half to make what a 45 trip. that is still not enough time. >> of the time i walk down there be 30 minutes late. i hope my job understand. >> imagine what it this did do little kids. quite the baby went crazy. is the second weather has had inue metro two days. pa

between our communities and one that i have not lost sight of since taking office when we were the first cityd together. this is not an occasion i would miss. very proud to be here. [speaks for the language] >> thank you, mayor lee and supervisor mirkarimi. next i would like to introduce the ceo of art.com which has sponsored a moderate iraqi art exhibit. he will give a few words about this amazing collection. >> thank you. thank you, nearly peter i am and and a grid myself, a french- american. i became american in the beautiful city of san francisco three years ago, so i can relate a lot to what you said earlier. i am here today because we are presenting a collection, an

san francisco will be the first city in the u.s. to implement nfc-enabled parking. it will be the largest rollout anywhere in the world. that is very exciting. the pay by phone tag is embedded with a tag. any enabled phone can be swiped to activate the parking session. there are not that many phones on the market at the moment with the chips, but san francisco will be ahead of the curve in terms of the significant rollout throughout 2012. we will be able to benefit from the technology and network effect of having these smart tags all over the city. while it is ground-breaking technology we are introducing, i would emphasize the service is available on any mobile phone. all you need to do is dial the toll-free number or download the app on to the smartphone. whatever method you use, the benefits are available. you can get reminder texts. you have the convenience of not carrying coins to pay for parking. you can top off time remotely. you can get e-mail receipts for your parking. it is exciting technology. thank you very much. we are excited to be helping san francisc

first chinese-american. the best mayor in the whole world in my opinion, but now, he got elected by the people of the city as the first asian elected mayor. should we all give our wonderful mayor a 22-year experience in city government a big round of applause? [applause] as i said many times during the several events that i was involved, you can see the history continue to be made by our great mayor in the next four years, eight years, and beyond, believe me. our mayor has already shown his leadership ability to all of you. you know, what he has done -- i do not have to repeat what he has done. you have your own judgment, and he is a visionary mayor. he has done everything for us. not only chinese americans, but the city and every part that is involved. we're so grateful that the mayor, together with our president of the board of supervisors approved this program. we started talking about it maybe three weeks ago. can you imagine within the short time, three weeks, the department of public works, under the leadership of director -- in oneand last night, we had a meeting from 6:00 to 8:00, and we completed a

first goal. improving the city goal, we see a larger role we can play in the city in terms of its environmental performance, which is really the first objective, the direct impact on the economy, which is the second objective, the use of resources. we want to be a well-run organization as part of the city family and fabric. we want to be able to deliver our services efficiently, because transportation is so important in san francisco. it directly impact the quality of life here. finally, i made reference to the revenue or budget panel earlier, to reduce our capital and operating structural deficits. if we do not address them, we will not be able to achieve much. finally, the fourth goal is really the inward-looking girl. we need to strengthen and support -- strengthen the agency and support the employees to make any of this happened. we have an objective to improve internal communication, to make the workplace environment more collaborative and innovative, and inclusive. to improve accountability of our employees. this plan will serve as foundation of accountability for the entire organization, down to ind

the first city is about the recommendation. -- the first study is about the recommendation. president mazzucco: with what dr. marshall said, there is some 40 lower -- there is some folklore that it came about on the back of a napkin at joe's. police departments, i think it was detroit and one of the department, baltimore, and we were significantly understaffed in comparison, and we are 500 officers or six and officers under. this was according to a study. it is a good number, but it probably should be higher. captain? captain: since many of you are attorneys, i equate it to billable hours. in the same sense, i want to touch upon staff or over time, because staff is also, we have couched in so long in an evil context, but it is really just hours of duty. what you are paying for is for some person to be somewhere. just to give the commission some context, the fiscal year 2008 to 2009, the current fiscal year was -- even with salary increases, they have reduced the overtime by two-thirds, and that is a tremendous testament to the command staff for being able to manage people an

between our communities and one that i have not lost sight of since taking office when we were the first city opening our doors for the persian new years. many in our community have celebrated together. this is not an occasion i would miss. very proud to be here. [speaks for the language] >> thank you, mayor lee and supervisor mirkarimi. next i would like to introduce the ceo of art.com which has sponsored a moderate iraqi art exhibit. he will give a few words about this amazing collection. >> thank you. thank you, nearly peter i am and and a grid myself, a french- american. i became american in the beautiful city of san francisco three years ago, so i can relate a lot to what you said earlier. i am here today because we are presenting a collection, an important collection of original art from iraq, and i wanted to share a very brief story about how i came across this article and why we are sharing it today. it is back in 2003, there was just a ceasefire in baghdad, right after, you know the second world war,. and someone flew straight into jordan, hired two bodyguards, hired a four-wheel dri

we are, not only in name, a transit-first city.so want to make sure that, if we are to accomplish that goal that we set out some years ago with my predecessor gavin newsom, a board that we all agreed to, every agency in this city, that we are going to reduce our emissions in our city by 2020 below the levels and be a leader in the rest of the world and keep our status as the greenest city in north america wears -- we're going to have to work that much harder and be very focused and dedicated and i want so much to do that for this city, because we want to be and continue to be the leadership of bicycles and alternative travel on our streets. i want to thank our dutch friends for being here, for having invited ed and board president david chiu and so many other leaders to host their way at the look other cities in the netherlands have been increasing bicycle opportunities for everyone to participate. the last time i was in amsterdam was in 1969, council general, and it was in high school where our high school choir was blessed with h

and also money to spend in the city to help the economy. >> the voter approved wage increase makes san francisco the first major city in the country to pass the $10 mark. california's minimum wage has been at $8 an hour, the federal minimum, 7.25. >> the cost of housing in the bay area is one of the highest in the country. people just expect to pay $1,200 a month for a studio apartment without even having a bedroom over their -- of their own. >> but struggling business owners say it's another burden for them to bear, following a city mandated initiative requiring them to also pay health benefits for all workers. >> that's enough. i'm a chef. what i pay for a waiter is more than double what manhattan pays, more than double what chicago pays. it's four times what boston pays. and those are not alabama. those are other big, expense civics liberal, pro labor cities. i hey what they pay together. >> are we better off with more jobs or fewer jobs that pay more? >> the president of san francisco's chamber of commerce, says the wage increase could result in layoffs and end up costing consumers. >> let's remember

san francisco becomes the first city to raise the minimum wage above $10.goes to $10.24 an hour. $3 higher than the federal minimum. and illinois residents can no longer throw their electronics into the trash. for discarded computers, tvs and other devices. out with the old means recycling. pete williams, nbc news, washington. >>> u.s. markets are closed for the new year holiday. here's a first look at how they ended 2011. the dow closed at 12,213 after closing 69 points. the nasdaq was down five. the s&p lost eight. in hong kong, the hang seng was up 36. >>> the new year marks a new quarter on wall street. and some are predicting it's going to be a bumpy ride. speaking on tv over the weekend, french president, nicolas sarko sarkozy, says the greatest crisis europe has faced is not over. also underscoring the long road ahead, german chancellor angela merkel says that next year will be as difficult as 2011. the dow rose 5%, as cautious investors sought out blue chip stocks. the nasdaq lost 1.8% for the year. >>> looking ahead, the government's big december j

jeremy recently provided over his very first city council meeting because he really is the air.he senior in high school has big goals for the town and he intends to accomplish them and promises homework won't get in the way. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," your first stop of the day on your nbc station. >>> our time is 4:28. 46 degrees this morning, warmish compared to what we've seen so far i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this wednesday, january 18, 2012. >>> today a third person is set to plead guilty in the federal corruption case involving council member harry thomas jr. james garvin was charged yesterday. he's the former board member for langston 21 and general manager of langston golf course. garvin is accused of receiving tens of thousands of dollars in city grant funds and then transferring them to thomas who used them to fund his lavish lifestyle. if convicted, garvin faces up to three years in prison. last week the founder of the nonprofit marshall banks pled guilty to a similar charge. banks faceses between six month and three years

rattled again, but this was not a quake, it was the first ever baltimore grand prix, baltimore the first city to host them. they signed a deal, although there is arguing about money. but drivers say they will be back. >> the most physical tracks we go -- this one, apart from being, you know, fast, straight aways and corners, it is very bumpy. >>> and once again in october, we were inspired. >> they have been through so much, and we really feel like getting the service dog will allow him to live a more independent life. i think with the help of some other people we'll get there. >> we shared william's story, who fought cancer, we told you about how badly he wants, needs a dog so he can live a better life. the ravens' roof stepped up, helping him and his new dog. and that takes us to november with all of us going on youtube to see what in the heck the burnie dance is. the perry hall boy's soccer team was out of the game, then back in, after doing the burnie dance. >> i made the decision to take back my statement regarding the boys' participation in the maryland state 4-a regional semifinals com

jeremy recently provided over his very first city council meeting because he really is the air. the senior in high school has big goals for the town and he intends to accomplish them and promises homework won't get in the way. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," your first stop of the day on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. it will feel a lot different this morning. the wind has kicked up. it is a windy start. the temperatures are going to fall into the 30's. just for temperatures colder than it is right now. mostly sunny with a high temperature between 35 and 43. temperatures will be falling. we'll come back and check the forecast going into the weekend. >> 43 degrees on tv hill. a discussion on the safety of cruise ships. >> a new research poll is showing how marylanders feel about important issues. >> animal according to the extreme. how many animals were found in this home? >> a pretty smooth ride. wind warnings are in effect at the area bridges. so, this is delicious okay... is this where we're at now, we ju

in 2006 dublin became the first city to declare secondhand smoke a public nuisance.oit be months before voting on the latest proposal. >> today rescuers who pull aid mother and two daughters from a mangled car teetering over a 100 foot bridge retold the story. the car was left dangling after a big rig plowed night. the truck fell 100 feet down, inside, a mother and two daughters one just 10 months old. took an hour to free them with help of passing navy soldier autos when i called for a crane and ordered support to help us i looked up we had the cvs there with heavy lifts, fork lifts. amazing. it was a divine intervention at that point. >> incredible. the mother and her 10-year-old suffered moderate injuries the 10-month-old girl had barely a scratch but they survived, thank goodness. >> one of the last remaining signs of the holiday season about to disappear. >> the final skate for the rank and heart of san francisco. the story as we continue. stay with us. [ female announcer ] they've been off limits to dieters since time began. not anymore. fiber one is bringing b

city hall. as a matter of fact, let me make my first announcement that i will be producing a reality show here at city hall that will star real soon. current stuff will be showing, but since you have been aware, and i am sure the chief is aware, and if it is not, you will tell him, i, the only black media and here in this city, do my regular routine, interviewing the mayor, as i have been doing for years, and number of mayors, but yesterday, i was assaulted. i was -- they violate my rights, my constitutional rights as a man, a black man, but on top of that, as a media person. my rights were violated. anything i say is recorded most of the time, and i see that since i am the only black media person, i have got to wear a camera with me all of the time because i face adversity from the police department, from the sheriff's department, and others who call themselves authority here at city hall. my question to the date of the cheap as that i would like an investigation. they took away my rights. -- my question today of the chief is that i would like an investigation. gestapo. throw him against the wal

we talk about being a transit first city, but everyone has had the experience of sitting in gridlock, waiting for the bus, trying to hail that tab, walking on pedestrian sidewalks that are not particularly safe. as a city, we need to do more to invest in the first-class transportation system. >> what are some of the biggest issues facing your district? >> in addition to the local economy that impacts the merchant corridors, to many vacant storefronts, transit issues, in every neighborhood we're having a real conversation about how we change, whether we should preserve aspects of the important characters of our neighborhood or think about building new things. there is also a real discussion we're having in many neighborhoods about affordability. i hear from too many tenants in the process of being evicted, homeowners being foreclosed on. we need to think about how all of us can continue to live in a city where the whole world wants to be. >> it is a great place to be. >> it is a great place to be. how do you balance the needs of your district versus the needs of the city as a whole? >>

there are many slogans in this city talking about a chance of first city. it doesn't do any good to call it that if we can't get on the buses. >> [reading names] >> i wanted to speak to you briefly about the ongoing problem have with tickets for taxi drivers. as an example of unfairness, it happened that the oracle convention. there was a temporary taxi's stand. a uniformed officer came to the stand and instructed the drivers to move forward to a nearby bus stop. drivers follow the officers instructions and shortly after, they issued a ticket to one of our drivers for the drive-by ticket and came back a few minutes later. the same driver, the same location, five minutes apart. we submitted the document and is hot huge pile of police department transportation documents. the driver has to come back the day before christmas, $510 in order to appeal in person. so be it. this is life. if you can please instruct them to leave the cab's alone unless there is an obvious for egregious violations going on. if the driver is there to pick up a fair, let them do their w

jeremy recently previeded over his first city council meeting because he really is the mayor.he 18-year-old's first order of business was to decide when to plow the roads. the senior in high school has big goals for the town. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> two sea lions made their debut in china on monday. a pair of white bengal tigers met visitors for the very first time in celebration of a chinese spring festival. born two months ago, the twins have already learned to walk and also play together. they're also adorable. the bengal tiger is one of the world's most endangered animals with only around 210 populating the wild. >>> in south korea, one aquarium dove into the year of the dragon with a splash. a team of divers plunged into an enormous fish tank and performed a range of under water tricks swimming through a school of sardines and even riding on unicycles. they decked themselves out in dragon outfits to celebrate the coming of the lunar year. >>> in greece, ancient monuments are going to do their pa

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