if this passes, berkeley would be the first city in the u.s. to do so. >> if the numbers stick, it will be a historic moment. communities can come together for their kids health in spite

to take a moment and appreciate the extensive involvement of city leaders from truout city government, starting first with our city administrator, naomi kelly, the dozens of departmental staff who have worked on this and of course the local small business community, particularly the coalition for economic equity and the lbe advisory committee. i also want to take a moment and thank idera taylor, our deputy city attorney who has been invaluable in this process of moving forward what has been a complicated piece of legislation. colleagues, today i'm going to make some brief comments and then ask that the legislation be continued to the call of the chair with the intention of hopefully scheduling one more committee meeting on this item while i am still on the board for possible vote november 25. we often say small businesses are the backbone of our economy. small businesses that employ less than 50 workers comprise 95 percent of all san francisco's businesses. our local small businesses contribute billions of dollars to our economy every year. but we have not often been focused on how our city's contrac

coalition is an umbrella coalition of numerous trade associations, we were instrumental in passing the first city ordinance back in 1984 and have worked continuously since that time to strengthen and defend the ordinance. we want to first thank supervisor chiu for his leadership on this issue as well as the hard work that has gone into this ordinance from the city administrator's office and the mayor's office. there is a lot in this legislation that we are very excited about that will really modernize the ordinance and bring it into the 21st century. some of the key items that supervisor chiu mentioned are critical to the small business community, setting the 40 percent overall goal for contracting, something that we have asked for and is in this legislation. mandatory contracting minimums, something that says for any city contract there should be a minimum amount of local business participation, something else that we have been strongly advocating for that is in this legislation that we're very excited about. we do agree that there are some additional work that needs to be done hopefully over th

policy in the proposed element that addresses social and cultural resources to our knowledge is the first city to do so in this city the h pc taunted that in a number of hearing involve 2 henry adams and how the city through it's planning policies can recognize the significance of those resources and also help stabilize and sustain them over time then, of course, supervisor campos is proposed legislation or legislation to create an official legacy business registry in san francisco modeled after our restaurant program we're proud of we've worked closely with supervisor campos in drafting in legislation it goes beyond the legacy including manufacturing and performance venues many of the types of places and businesses and establishments that are most threatened right now in this current economic climate it also changed our criteria and reduce the threshold to thirty years instead of 40 years this is the recognition for the stanford university that many of those businesses are most challenged when there's a first generations to the next based on are stakeholder meetings with a variety of those bu

berkeley became the first u.s. city to pass a soda tax. >> voters overwhelmingly approved measure d, the sugary drink tax in berkeley. mere is a -- here is a look at the numbers 26% said no. >> in san francisco the vote was closer for proposition e a sweetened soda tax there as you can see yes has 53% and no 47%lyly anne ma lyanne melendez is live with more on proposition e. >> dan, here is why berkeley was successful. they only needed a simple majority. meaning that money would go specifically to the general fund. san francisco a completely different story. san francisco needed two-thirds because it is a special tax and that money would go specifically to fund for example recreational activities and health programs as well. they hoped it would create a dialogue regarding diabetes and obesity. proponents spent millions trying to defeat both. >> i think it is ridiculous. we should be able to monitor our own sugar intake without the government coming down on us. >> it is important to encourage people to drink smaller amou

have on a number of issues we take the example of the domestic partner benefits owners we were the first city to require that those who contract with the city provide the same rights to the same sex couples it led to san francisco providing the benefits and others the fact we have a responsibility not only to protect our workers bus because of the history of san francisco leading the way on civil rights issue it impacts what happens to the rest of the state and country much has been said about the impact on small businesses and nonprofits on the commission of the status of women at the board of supervisors that issue has been raised there has been the complaint that requiring the reporting of this information is two bumping to comply but without knowing the requirements it is the fact we've got work to be done by a advisory committee to make sure that we minimize the impact on the small businesses but i want to note a couple of points first i don't believe that reporting requirements is that onerous new mexico has implemented a program for the

berkeley became the first u.s. city to pass a soda tax. >> voters overwhelmingly approved measure d, the sugary drink tax in berkeley. mere is a -- here is a look at the numbers 26% said no. >> in san francisco the vote was closer for proposition e a sweetened soda tax there as you can see yes has 53% and no 47%lyly anne ma lyanne melendez is live with more on proposition e. >> dan, here is why berkeley was successful. they only needed a simple majority. meaning that money would go specifically to the general fund. san francisco a completely different story. san francisco needed two-thirds because it is a special tax and that money would go specifically to fund for example recreational activities and health programs as well. they hoped it would create a dialogue regarding diabetes and obesity. proponents spent millions trying to defeat both. >> i think it is ridiculous. we should be able to monitor our own sugar intake without the government coming down on us. >> it is important to encourage people to drink smaller amou

we're told the city of berkeley would become not just a first city in the country but the first city in the world to require pollution warning labels at all of its 30-plus gas stations like this one here. if supporters get their way, gassing up in berkeley will come with a warning. >> have i been weaning off of the car by just -- when i don't need it. >> reporter: jamie is doing his part to help the environment. pedaling and using public transportation instead of his car. >> i'm here to say the choices are not so bad. they are actually -- my quality of live has gone up. >> reporter: he hopes a campaign will encourage others to do the same. city of berkeley is considering a controversial first of its kind program requiring gas stations to post warning labels like this one at every pump. >> we put about 20 pounds of co2 per gallon of gas into the atmosphere. that stays in the atmosphere for hundreds of years. >> reporter: already, an oil industry lobbying group is threatening to sue claiming it would violate the first amendment. one member of the city's energy commission is also expres

there will be a similar measure in san francisco, but things could be different in berkeley, the first city. the measure only needs a simple majority to become law which could make this city the turning point in the battle over sugary drinks. danielle nottingham, cbs news, berkeley, california. >>> in sports, peyton manning, tom brady and ben roethlisberger have all grabbed headlines for quarterback play this season but one player is outdoing them all. indianapolis quarterback andrew luck now leads the nfl in passing yards and touchdown passes. of last night he throws four tds in a 40-24 blowout of the new york giants. the colts improve their record to 6-3. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs morning news," jim boehmime, head coach of men's basketball of syria joea syracu the studio. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." this is lime-a-way turbo power. watch lime-a-way power through this block of pure limescale! now, let's see it in action. tough hard water build-up? gone. no scrubbing! turbo power destroys it! lime-a-way turbo power. see the difference, or your mone

. >>> berkeley, california, the first city in the nation to approve the soda tax. 1 penny an ounce tax. the soft drink maker tried to defeat the law, but the large infusion of cash from michael bloomberg helped fund last minute pro-tax advising. you remember the former mayor tried to ban those in new york. >>> there is a lot more to come in the months ahead. it's snow. about 2 inches fell in the season's first snow storm, barely enough to make north dakotans notice. >> good morning to you in the east. rain does move in. clouds move in. the cold air for tomorrow afternoon. we will see a drop in temperatures. temperatures will be in the 50s. 54 in new york city. 65 in d.c. warmer to the south. 69 to 70 in atlanta, georgia for later on this afternoon. there goes the front for tomorrow. that's the cold air. it will be a cold hudson hawk blowing down the hudson river tomorrow afternoon. temperatures about the same as today, but no chance of any significant warmup through the afternoon. it will get cold again for the weekend. high tomorrow is 51 in new york. 55 in d.c. and 58 in atlanta. tha

. >> new on "action news," a small town in massachusetts may become the first city in the u.s.an on tobacco products. there's a ban on everything from bubble gum flavored cigars to etobacco. cigarette maker philip morris said the ban will cost jobs. >> 4:54, still ahead on "action news," a soldier who under returned from overseas duty was shot and killed in his hometown, days before veterans day. >> the man who claimed his airlines lost his dog is next on "action news." new on "action news," as well. a brown university student claims she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity last month. she and another student report memoriry loss. one of the two students have tested positive for a date rape drug.f the two students have the tests on the other student is pending. >> an army veteran who returned from afghanistan was murdered during a homecoming celebration. he was gunned down on the sidewalk as he tried to move the party from one place to another. the killer remains on the loose. >> it's week nine on "dancing with the stars." 6 pairs remain to compete for the mirror ball trophy.

here's a look at the first city. so tomorrow morning dry for black friday shoppers. you will have the fog around t.drive carefully tomorrow morning. make sure that you are bundled up as i mentioned then tomorrow morning don't forget. the rain lane parts of the east bay it's moderate at times. 6:00 a.m. everybody is continued wet conditions on saturday and then the really scattered showers for the yes of your saturday afternoon evening see some sunny break so if you need to rain out do sopping sopping do your tree lights up on the house you have an opportunity to do it tuesday wednesday the third system. storm total 3 to 5 inches in the north bay and mountains by wednesday of next week. elsewhere we look at 1 to 3 inches see up north even higher amounts we are talking up to half foot of rain occupy up there. mid foggy and cool and i have to add even though we get some moisture the next 7 days we are not expecting to erase the detroit obviously. cooler tomorrow. fog lingering along the coast as well and look at the accu-weather the going that saturday you get some sunn

here's a look at the first city. so tomorrow morning dry for black friday shoppers. you will have the fog around t.drive carefully tomorrow morning. make sure that you are bundled up as i mentioned then tomorrow morning don't forget. the rain lane parts of the east bay it's moderate at times. 6:00 a.m. everybody is continued wet conditions on saturday and then the really scattered showers for the yes of your saturday afternoon evening see some sunny break so if you need to rain out do sopping sopping do your tree lights up on the house you have an opportunity to do it tuesday wednesday the third system. storm total 3 to 5 inches in the north bay and mountains by wednesday of next week. elsewhere we look at 1 to 3 inches see up north even higher amounts we are talking up to half foot of rain occupy up there. mid foggy and cool and i have to add even though we get some moisture the next 7 days we are not expecting to erase the detroit obviously. cooler tomorrow. fog lingering along the coast as well and look at the accu-weather the going that saturday you get some sunn

it is a significant result even though it was ultimately not successful. >> and berkeley is the first citynation to successfully do this despite 30 other similar measures in the nation that failed. what made the difference in this case? >> well, a couple of things, the supporters, berkeley framed it as big soda. berkeley has really strong local transparency laws. so on every mailer and ad it said that it was backed by the beverage companies and had the total dollars that they spent. >> i think this was the difference. in a lot of these races whether they were legislative or ballot measure the transparency is just not there. people are very confused. they're watching the money out there. look, prop one and two is an example. i mean, you saw some tech money come in there. shawn parker, one of the big tech billionaires came in with a million dollars in support of prop 1. >> and how many people do you think knew that? >> yeah, that is exactly right. on the legislative races we saw for instance in the east bay race with catherine baker and tim cervante, you had one rich -- charles munger coming

it was one of the first cities in the country where people protested against president bashar al-assadt the start of the syrian war more than three years ago, hundreds of people have since been killed as they tried to escape the fighting in the city. natasha ghoneim, al jazeera. >>> at least 49 people have been killed in yemen in the last 48 hours. the dead include houthi rebels who have been battling in the town. u.s. drone strikes have also believed to have targeted fighters in the region. >>> zambia's acting president has reinstated the ruling party's secretary general after people rioted. hundreds of people have been protesting against his dismissal that happens days after the death of the president. police fired tear gas into crowds overnight. he is widely expected to become the new leader. >>> a string of attacks in nigeria is raising fears over the government's ability to provide security. thousands of people are leaving their homes and if i recalls are warning of a humanitarian crisis. >> reporter: the mood here is that of fear and anxiety. this particular camp a week ago was h

san francisco, with this legislation, would be the first city in the united states to codify a legacy business registry. designation of these cultural assets la victoria's bakery, green apple books, the rock see, gallery [speaker not understood], the list could go on and on, will provide some is civic recognition of the importance to the community of these establishments. one additional piece is that we would like to begin this process with one tangible benefit. this legislation would provide property owners purchasing buildings in which a legacy business operates a rebate of a transfer fee if they extend a commercial lease to the legacy business for ten years. additionally, if a legacy business is able to purchase its own property, then it would also qualify for a rebate of the transfer fee. there is so little data that exists regarding the number of legacy business he in san francisco. we don't know how many there are, what their status is as property owners or tenants, the size of these business he, the ownership models, et cetera. therefore, this legislation also asks the office o

. >> this is the opportunity for the first city in the country to pass a soda tax. >> reporter: university of san francisco politics professor cory cook says that explains why soft drink makers have put in $9 million to defeat e in san francisco and more than $2 million to beat d in berkeley. >> it's really going to change how the city, the state, and this country looks at this product. >> reporter: the d, a general tax, only needs a majority to pass. san francisco's measure creates a special tax, which raises money specifically earmarked for programs, and that requires a 2/3 approval. >> even progressives here in san francisco, about one in three tax measures get the 2/3 vote. so it's very difficult to reach that bar. >> reporter: berkeley voters have this to say about measure d. >> you know, that's a little harsh. >> i think any additional tax is silly. >> the publicity i think is worth the penny so they don't end up like me, with type 2 diabetes. >> reporter: opponents of the tax say low-income families will be disproportionately impacted by these taxes. supporters of the tax say those

workplace ordinance and last year thanks to the support of all of you, san francisco became the first city in the united states to establish the right of parents and caregivers to request flexible workplace arrangements. and i'm proud that this past summer, president obama issued an executive order providing the same right to two million federal workers. i want to thank the coalition of family advocates who worked with my office to get this done. as part of the initial draft of last year's family friendly legislation, we had included provision to address predictability, but the topic was so challenging that i decided to convene a table of labor, working family advocates and employer to address this topic and for the better part of this year we have convened this table. we learned how unpredictable schedules and last-minute on-call practices threatens economic security, creates work family challenges, particularly around child care and undermines worker health and well-being. we also heard about best practices from excellent local employers who figured out how to manage predictable schedule

here's a look at the first city. so tomorrow morning dry for black friday shoppers.und t.drive carefully tomorrow morning. make sure that you are bundled up as i mentioned then tomorrow morning don't forget. the rain lane parts of the east bay it's moderate at times. 6:00 a.m. everybody is continued wet conditions on saturday and then the really scattered showers for the yes of your saturday afternoon evening see some sunny break so if you need to rain out do sopping sopping do your tree lights up on the house you have an opportunity to do it tuesday wednesday the third system. storm total 3 to 5 inches in the north bay and mountains by wednesday of next week. elsewhere we look at 1 to 3 inches see up north even higher amounts we are talking up to half foot of rain occupy up there. mid foggy and cool and i have to add even though we get some moisture the next 7 days we are not expecting to erase the detroit obviously. cooler tomorrow. fog lingering along the coast as well and look at the accu-weather the going that saturday you get some sunny break saturday afternoon

reporter: well, this is all in keeping with san francisco's official policy of being a transit first city. it is a $125 million project that is going to transform busy van ness. it's not a new idea but it's the first for san francisco and it will reshape virtually all of van ness avenue. the bus rapid transit system or b.r.t. will give muni and golden gate transit buses one dedicated lane in both directions right down the middle of the street. that means instead of the current three lanes for cars, there will be two and more than 100 parking spaces will be lost. some businesses like the tattoo parlor on van ness think that will be a disaster. >> there is more cars registered in san francisco than there are parking spaces already. i think it's just going to be more of a hassle than it is going to be a convenience for anybody. >> reporter: b.r.t. is designed to improve reliability and speed up service for the 16,000 muni passengers on that corridor every day. >> these are changes that will allow us to operate transit very much like we do the metro system. >> reporter: at leftovers home cons

to wash it all down, berkeley, california, became the first city in the nation to approve a tax on sodas and sugary drinks. our politics team has put together all of these ballot initiatives from all across the country. we've put it together on our website tonight. that's nbcnews.com. >>> overseas this evening, concern over two separate violent incidents on the roadways of israel, similar incidents, both of them captured on video. we have a late report on this tonight from nbc's kelly cobiella. >> reporter: three israeli soldiers on duty tonight near a west bank settlement when a van plows into all three then speeds off. the van police say had palestinian plates. just hours earlier another van, another scene of carnage. this one at a train platform in jerusalem. a man drives into the crowd then attacks people with a tire iron. one israeli was killed, a dozen injured. israeli police shot and killed the attacker calling him a terrorist. hamas took credit for the attack. this just two weeks after a palestinian plowed his car into a crowd at a different train stop killing two including a 3-m

the line >>mark: the first city to pass a tax home sold the and sugary drinks.e sect soda soda has overwhelmingly last night. you'll be paying 12 extra cents for a can of solda-- soda marseille others in the bay area of the last couple of years that have gone down so barkley will be the first one to pass it. not everyone is happy about the new law. i think it's stupid taxing people is not going to stop them from drinking it. i think it is ridiculous i don't think that people should be taxed based upon their food or drink choices 75 percent approval of this the taxes as i sleep given through the distributor. 1¢ per ounce is will we are looking at. >>mark: sentences kill it failed for a the sugary drinks tax. >>darya: the minimum wage was raised from 1074 in january it will increase to $15 an hour by 2018 this at a look at unofficial election results. tassan francisco voters through the proposition minimal wage and said this is the will of to 11 05 in january of next year and will continue to go on about a dollar a year until 2018. a very close race out of prison

city for decades. >> good morning, ward 8. first let me thank god for this day. >> reporter: marion barry, an icon of d.c. politics for good and bad for more than 40 years. four terms as mayor, a lock from the ward 8 council seat. marked by huge political success and many personal failures. he was dubbed early on as mayor for life by the washington city paper. he confounded critics who railed against his melodramatic life even as he basked in the glow of forgiving citizens who looked to him as their champion. he was the son of a mississippi share cropper. barry emerged from the civil rights activism of the 1960s to zephyr on the city school board, the council, and in 1979, the first of three consecutive and often turbulent times as mayor. >> this will be a government confident and compassionate. >> reporter: his pro business policies helped to build summer youth and senior citizen programs and opened government to many african-american professionals who had been shut out. he was dogged by slow snow removal. he battled a soaring homi

the nfl may still impose sanctions against peterson. >> four years ago, san francio became the first city in the nation to open a college savings account for youngest students the program and one of the creators received praise in the "new york times" from a group of tiny customers, too. >> two quarters >> sophia nguyen and her classmates from san francisco's chinese center are tepitting money into colge saving accots. it's one the city automatically sets up fo every kindergartener in public schools. the former mayor, gavin newsom rolledut the innovation in 2010. >> you make investments don't just make cuts >> the program has an initial $50 deposit from the city. there is a $50 bonus if the child is low income. and there is matching money from corporations, foundations and ivate donors that wi reward students that add to their accounts. >> studies have shown that kids who have college saving accounts in their own names are 6 t7 times more likely to ma it to college. >>here many families don't have bank accounts,heir youngsters become financially literate. >>his is what you do. >> they're

city-owned art and further pension cuts. you may wonder how detroit got into $18 billion in debt in the first place. oit has long been the prime example of urban decay in america. the once thriving industrial city attracted a flood of african american workers who had trouble getting ahead in the south. they and other factory workers built solid middle class lives for themselves and their families, but american's big three automakers were slow to take on competition from japanese auto makers. production dropped, along with wages and property values, and that hit the city's coffers. the auto industry and detroit started to see something of a renaissance about a decade ago, the great recession of 2008, and the collapse of real estate prices capped more than a decade of economic turmoil for detroit. and this time around detroit knew it couldn't dig itself out. back in 1950, detroit was a hub of activity, sitting on the border with canada and a major waterway. it thrived off of humming factories belonging to ford, general motors, and chrysler, and the companies that supplied them. detroit had 1.9 million

liccardo seen here will be sworn in as mayor during the first city council meeting after january 1st. now the registrar is actually still counting several thousand provisional ballots. >> dave cortese continues to serve, he's still a santa clara supervisor. >>> marin county author will receive the country's highest nonmilitary honor in just two weeks. other recipients, stevie wonder, meryl streep, and tom brokaw. the medal is given to people who have made extraordinary contributions to the nation and to the world. >>> well, if you have friends or family in the midwest or east, probably not best to call them to chat about our weather. a blanket of early snow covering the upper midwest. now this blast of frigid cold is going to sweep eastward. >> and forecasters say these freezing temperatures will last for weeks to come. i'm not calling my mother-in-law for a couple weeks. >> reporter: here in forest lake, minnesota, we are finally starting to see some improvements. plows on the roads and cars are moving along just fine here. the snow has finally stopped falling, as well, but now we're

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. >> four years ago, san francisco became the first city in the nation to open a college savings accountrogram and one of the creators received praise in the "new york times" from a group of tiny customers, too. >> two quarters >> sophia nguyen and her classmates from san francisco's chinese center are tepitting money into college saving accounts. it's one the city automatically sets up for every kindergartener in public schools. the former mayor, gavin newsom rolled out the innovation in 2010. >> you make investments don't just make cuts >> the program has an initial $50 deposit from the city. there is a $50 bonus if the child is low income. and there is matching money from corporations, foundations and private donors that will reward students that add to their accounts. >> studies have shown that kids who have college saving accounts in their own names are 6 to 7 times more likely to make it to college. >> where many families don't have bank accounts, their youngsters become financially literate. >> this is what you do. >> they're deposit only. there are no fees or charges. >> how much