we can have buildings here in san francisco. that is why the department of building inspection has been working on a program. they have done a report that is all about -- buildings. contrary to the name, their buildings that have a seismic vulnerability right on the ground floor because of many window openings were garage door openings. those are the buildings that collapsed or tilted during the last earthquake. we had a lot of those buildings right in san francisco. it is estimated that we have 2800. this proposition provides $46 million worth of financing to retrofit these buildings that house low-income people. these of the most vulnerable. this will allow us to retrofit those buildings so the collapse rate goes from between 11%-33% to between 1%-3%. that means we will not end up like new orleans after katrina. >> how will this benefit san francisco voters? >> this is a very modest bond. extremely modest general obligation bond. the cost per $5 thotho,000 of assessed value is $7.94. the important thing to remember is there is

employees. >> i'm here with san francisco supervisor dufty: -- san francisco sean else bernd. can you tell me why you support this pop -- proposition? >> sure. right newspaper they are the only group of city employees who have their pay set by charter. by taking the guarantee out of the charter we will ensure a fair and even playing ground when we negotiate contracts and that is to the beven the riders. it is not fair in a climate like this. we raise fares, cut service, yet our drivers because of the charter received a 5.5%

employees. >> i'm here with san francisco supervisor dufty: -- san francisco sean

employees. >> i'm here with san francisco supervisor dufty: -- san francisco sean else bernd. can you tell me why you support this pop -- proposition? >> sure. right newspaper they are the only group of city employees who have their pay set by charter. by taking the guarantee out of

employees. >> i'm here with san francisco supervisor dufty: -- san francisco sean else bernd. can you tell me why you support

employees. >> i'm here with san francisco supervisor dufty: -- san francisco sean else bernd. can you tell me why you support this pop -- proposition? >> sure. right newspaper they are the only group of city employees who have their pay set by charter. by taking the guarantee out of the charter we will ensure a fair and even playing ground when we negotiate contracts and that is to the beven the riders. it is not fair in a climate like this. we raise fares, cut service, yet our drivers because of the charter received a 5.5% pay raise. it's just not equitable and we need the change. >> ok. if proposition g were to pass how would it impact san francisco citizens? >> it will impact san francisco citizens by improving the efficiency and just overall improving muni service, by removing that guarantee and pressing the reset button on all the work rules, like our inability to hire a single part-time driver. san francisco is the only city in the country without a single part time driving the inability to require overtime, that will free up dollars that can be plowed back into service

the shanghai and san francisco. this is a 30 relationship that stretches back to win dianne feinstein was the mayor of san francisco. we premiered a new work of art here in san francisco called the three heads, six arms. welcome to san francisco. thank you for bringing your extraordinary sculpture. can you tell me about what inspired you to create this sculpture? >> this started with some trips that i took years ago. i went to to bed and i saw a lot of statues and i started to really feel the spiritual life of people in tibet. it really inspires me and i went back to shanghai and i started the creation of this. >> we see that one of the heads of the bullet it is your face. can you talk about the significance of that? -- we see that one of the heads of the buddha is your face. >> i started doing public art almost 10 years ago. what i want to express this as an extension of my our practice. this is an accumulation of my own experience as a performance artist. >> we see that the scale is very important. we have seen ot

san francisco be impacted? >> proposition b is the first pension reform initiative presented to the voters since 1976. and in 1976 the voters voted to exclude overtime in terms of computing the pensionable compensation. this reduced pension obligations in the city and county of san francisco by millions and millions of dollars. proposition b is a cost-sharing areaningment. it's a proposal to -- arrangement. it's a proposal to provide that employees pay their share of the pension obligations. today a $65,000 clerk in the assessor's office pays nothing into their pension system, as does a $200,000 public defender. they pay zero dollars into the pension system. the city's contribution rate currently is 13.5%. it's projected to increase to nearly 30% in the next five years. the city cannot sustain these pension costs. a yes vote on proposition b will send a clear message to public officials that the obligations in the future must be addressed today. thank you. >> thank you, mr. weber. and thanks to you the viewer.

this is an issue for the city and county of san francisco. the impact will be great and it will be positive. i would like to thank marcus young, who is doing a tremendous job to create an excitement around the america's cup. i would like to thank bob mulhern. i would like to thank mark buell. i would like to thank every member of the acoc. i would like to thank greg hartman, martha cohen, the port of san francisco, rec and park, and the planning department. i would also like to think the mayor for his efforts to get the america's cup to san francisco. this is a citywide effort because it is exciting and vibrant and new and intrinsically san francisco. we had a conversation a couple of years ago about bringing the olympics to san francisco. there was a lot of disappointment when that did not happen. now we are looking at a city whose history is based on the bay. we brought people from all over the country that came through the san francisco bay to go and dig the gold mines of the forty- niners. here we sit with the third largest sporting event

if passed, how would proposition g impact san francisco citizens? >> i think that's the biggest question and problem because proposition g will not improve service one bit. it will not add resources in terms of money for the system, won't put more buses out there. basically all it does is put the drivers as the main cause of the problem. there's nothing about management accountability, finances or the resources to make it run. >> thank you. i hope this is informational. for more voting information go to sfvotes.org and don't forget to vote on november 2. >> hello. my name is maxine anderson and i'm with the league of women voters of san francisco. we're here today to discuss proposition i, a ballot measure you will be voting on on november 2. >> proposition i is a measure that would open all polling places twice during the november 2011 municipal elections, both tuesday, november and the saturday primplete the saturday polling would be paid for by the saturday voting fund which individuals and organizations would donate to. >> we me here today is mr

de los gigantes de san francisco, con imágenes de momento de la victoria adelante. >>> así es ramón tal buenas noches gigantes de san francisco, fueron a filadelfia y antes ellos estaban phillies de philadelphia vamos a la primera entrada johnatan sánchez se metió un problema a toda vol cita plácido lo graba llegar a la (...) con ro aleta a la tercera base, sacaba el tiro, mientras en la ok toda entrada nacido en. >>> brian dejaba pintado en el plato y gigantes de san francisco, están en la serie mundial gracias a que la liga ganó van a tener derecho a 4 juego en casa. >>> vamos con más detalles. >>> si muchas gracias william aquí estamos cerca de parque de pelota del parque de gigantes de san francisco, ya que están celebrando en alrededores del estadio fue una tensión que se vivió en la novena entrada porque brian wilson estaba entrando bases bolas. >>> por cierto inicio ara este próximo mircoles. >>> tenemos alguna emociones. >>> o una para mi y otra para ti. >>> ¿por quéñ la compro? >>> porque somos fans de gigantes de san francisco, y bien nosotros aquí estamos cerca del estadi

if proposition g were to pass how would it impact san francisco citizens? >> it will impact san francisco citizens by improving the efficiency and just overall improving muni service, by removing that guarantee and pressing the reset button on all the work rules, like our inability to hire a single part-time driver. san francisco is the only city in the country without a single part time driving the inability to require overtime, that will free up dollars that can be plowed back into service and that will benefit all drivers and even if you don't ride muni, having an improved muni certainly benefits the san francisco economy and infrastructure. >> up next, we'll speak with an opponent of proposition g. now i'm here with mr. irwin lum of the transport workers local 250 a and an opponent of proposition g. why do you oppose proposition g? >> i think first of all there is no question that muni is not functioning properly and needs major improvements but i think proposition g does nothing to improve service or fix immuney. the prop ontse -- fix muni. the prop on

neighborhoods in san francisco. we understand the desire of the city in creating a plan to identify the goals and gaps in the care of our residents. however, as the medical society we disagree on the method proposed by the campos ordinance. we propose developing a continually improving set of health care goals to address these disparities. the task of health care delivery and any major metro area is more complex in comparison to other tasks of city government that fall under the purview of the planning departments. it is not appropriate or analogous to compare our services to those such as where city streets will be built, commercial or residential zoning located, proposed retail stores built, or where other freezing rain structure such as water mains or electric lines be constructed. one significant problem i see coming down the road is the accelerating speed of technological changes in our medical system and the creation of a new federal health care reform system. this will likely make any plan outdated by the tim

san francisco is a great city. and its cultural life is only as great as its artists and the creativity, inspiration and things they bring to the life here. we are glad to be able to call him one of our own. [applause] >> good morning, my friends. [speaking chinese] >> i'm really honored today to share this moment with everybody here in san francisco , to actually have this ceremony of this giant god from the orient to san francisco today. [speaking chinese] >> he wasn't expecting that the mayor is so young and handsome and has such good taste of art. [laughter] [speaking chinese] >> he was hoping last night that the mayor can honor him as an honorable citizen of france -- san francisco. [speaking chinese] >> in about five years ago, i actually spent more than 10 years to go performance art, and i was really young and energetic. and i have a strong hormone in my body, so i want to use them all. [laughter] [speaking chinese] >> now i am 45, and the level of my hormone in my body has gradually lowered down, but i wan

leadership and service to the san francisco bay area. the many contributions of latinos reflect america's diversity, our rich heritage and a promising future. hispanic americans will continue to add to our national portrait, to our culture and to our history of progress. tonight we honor the waves of hispanic immigrants who have come to our shores and enriched our nation. many have been here for generations. others may have just arrived. with their determination to build a better future and their commitment to safe family and community, we are all making america more american. this is the essence of our history, to honor the character of america. we must pass comprehensive immigration reform. [applause] i am proud to support the dream act and i hope that its passage -- [cheers and applause] -- i am proud to support the dream act and i hope that its passage will mark the first step toward reaching that goal. in congress, working with president obama, we have acted to address the challenges facing the hispanic community and shared by all a

san francisco will lose about 85,000 housing units. buildings with multiple residents and as well as single family houses. when we look at them to see where do those losses occur and what type of build sngs we find first of all 34% or 1/3 or three-and four-unit soft buildings. those are not the ones we're addressing yet. 1/3 are in the types of buildings being considered now by the city. those are soft-story buildings where if five or more -- wood frame buildings, they account for about 2/3 of the housing losses we would expect to occur in san francisco. an then a a smaller amount. about 1/5,22% are one or two-family units. there's a large number of those buildings that perform relatively better. so in terms of the priorities we would be recommending to you, the larger buildings become the first place to start reducing housing losses, the smaller buildings can come at a later date. >> economic losses are always published, and sometimes the numbers are so large they seem meaningless to us. but the building damage to those we would estim

we admire san francisco day. during the last century's, barcelona and san francisco were considered harbor cities. for many decades we have been receiving populations from many different countries. you are in western get me to the united states and we are the capital for the in mediterranean region. we are both seen as open cities, for many european cities the word of san francisco for barcelona means open minded cities. this is important for us. we have many things in common in the past but also the present. we have read some of your economic proposals, like mission bay, similar to some of our high-tech projects in barcelona. i want to express our gratitude, mayor newsom, for your projects that you have introduced. as well, above all, i hope this ceremony is a commitment for a good relationship. we have many things to share, compared, learn together. in our agreement, we mentioned civil rights, transfer, education, art, and many other things. i hope that started the day we could consolidate new levels of coopera

when i was offered a job to come back to san francisco, one of my goals was to make san francisco state history department a center of study for california labor history and also the history of american religion. i taught both those topics and my interest in catholic action was a logical culmination of my growing up in st. agnes panes parish and my academic work. >> we have a how and why you wrote both cross and flag. why did you pick this individual? >> a colleague and mine published a book on san francisco politics. we brought the story up to the 1932 charter of san francisco. we worked into that book some of the history of catholic labor activism with father peter york and others. we decided to do a follow up book bringing the story up to the 1980s at the time. i started interviewing veterans from the political scene. i interviewed the late david selvan that told me when he and his fellow civil rights activists were considering strategy and tactic for some rain the 1942 bay area council again discrimination somebody would always ask whose checked out this strategy with franklin stree