sidewalk much the big issues we're involved in san tran is trying to make san francisco a disabled friendly city. here this front of us we have one of the series of ramps that allow people to get from the sidewalk to the street and vice versa. >> early generation. >> third generation installing ramps? >> approximately. around that. okay. and some had to be replaced to meet current interpretations of the ada ask changes can the mary ann with disabilities act standards much what can you tell us about this ramp, nick. >> like pat said its one of the old style ramps. would not meet current standards. it has this little guide strip, if somebody has a cane, they can feel there is a change in level chicago and other changes occurring which is the purpose of that. >> its important in san francisco where we have steeply slopped streets. if the streets slope steetly you may not notice it. that's why we have the warning tracts. we also do it in color. we have a color change. >> low vision. >> this sidewalk has to have a different shade. >> part of the ada requirements contrasting color for the -- >> exactl

i want to make sure our city as a whole is investment friendly, that we create an investor confidence in our city. when we do that, as you realize, we are not getting more state funds. it is cutting all the time. governor brown and the state legislature cannot figure their way out to greater revenues except for tax proposals they are proposing. but in the meantime, they have been cutting a lot of programs. it all falls on the city and county, so we have to be an investment-friendly city and have a relationship with private industry to make sure we create jobs and get a better tax base. that is what i am working hard on doing and i hope you will let us know what you think is the most important thing we need to pay attention to in this budget. we will hold these budget meetings and a lot of other meetings and hearings. the board of supervisors will hold a series of meetings. you have a lot of input and we will make sure it reflects the kinds of priorities you suggest for this year. thank you very much for spending this saturday morning in this lovely area of our town. [applause] supervi

cbs five reporter kiddo with what it takes to become the most by friendly city in the u.s.. >>> it's one of the biggest and boldest master by palance anyone has ever seen. san francisco portland in amsterdam eat your heart out. >>> we do is go as far to say is the envy of the country or world? >>> police say it helps us get there. the bicycle and pedestrian transportation plan is 300 pages it calls for a conventional upgrade led by glen editions and widening but the city also wants add more bike parking like this innovative by crile designated green colored travel lanes industry markings in their sections. there's a more unusual stuff like a moving sidewalk tables to occupy street parking and the largest product of all the adobe creek bridge over have won a one. the total cost to the plan is $40 million in the city is hoping to implement about 10 million of its sooner rather than later but the tight budget the challenge now is to find that money somehow. >>> to me rodriguez is counting on local heavyweight to help. did we were talking about cso for companies. the gang had a pull toge

i guess we are calling it developing an aging-friendly city. we are also looking at how to support senior services and unique neighborhood by neighborhood programs called aging in place or village models that allow people who are older or seniors getting older to be able to support each other and to stay in their homes and communities longer so they can be contributed to the community as long as possible as opposed to institutionalizing them, which costs quite a bit more. so i'm looking with senior group's ideas of how to create more aging in place programs neighborhood by neighborhood as well, but i think those are the key issues. i am also, kind of as the father of a 10-year-old -- i have anxiety like other parents right now as we apply for a middle schools for my daughter. as a member of the school board for eight years, i know that a strong school system and strong schools in the richmond is key. but also, i serve on the first five commission. each county has a commission that oversees money that supports children, and toddlers, and infants

the table to create policies that will minimize the stigma that san francisco is not a business- friendly city, minimize the stigma of that san francisco prioritizes the rights of dogs over children. we started walking down that path largely because of political ideology. it is less about politics. i want to have a positive impact on the city overall, specifically district 10, connecting it to the city. people have been left to defend for themselves. i am honored to have been elected to serve to be the next advocate for the next four years, hopefully the next eight years, to really protect, defense, and serve the residents of district 10. >> we will talk more about some of the issues facing district 10. before we do, i would like to know a little bit about what you learned campaigning for supervisor. talk to me a little about that experience. >> first, i learned that a lot of the conversations we have about our neighborhood and community happens in silos. we have folks only talking with visitation valley. we have folks in bayview only talking with and a small corner of the bayview merchant qua

getting to enjoy the ultimate david over go live victory after beating the sky blues four million a friendly city looking on inspired to say the least in austria where now with our beds making the champions page in the sixty eighth minute first team stars such as the idea to write part of. the company not be able to produce the goods meaning one million was the final score city though had plenty of time to get back on track of their community shield season opener against chelsea on aug twelfth the then play wigan in the early the following. the gulf for defending champion steve stricker has moved to three shots off the lead the halfway stage of the john deere classic in illinois the american karting a second round of sixty seven to finish the day on ten on par by this birdie putt on the seventeenth overnight leader troy modest and still. catch though the thirty two year old carded a fantastic sixty one in his first round but couldn't quite continue with the pace a second round of sixty eight seeing his three sharply cut to one of those jeff moderates who provided the run of the day a bogey free n

. >>> palo alto hopes to move forward to beat one of the most bicycle friendly cities planned. other ideas include moving sidewalk tables to make room for street parking. >>> it's kind of cool i guess because it gives us more power. >>> the entire plant would cost an estimated of $40 million. >>> of apartment dwellers, may have renters considering a studio. this may make housing more affordable for everyone. housing advocates question the quality of life standards in a shoe box sides. >>> you can e-mail impose an like. how facebook is devi into the baking business. bandand the baseball cards that, >>> high-pressure cranking up the heat. just a couple patches of fog inside the bay. wore hot weather to come, we will talk more about that. >>> we are starting to heat things up a bit on the road. but no major accidents. more on your commute coming up. >>> facebook is planning to become more involved on baking. it is allowing customers to make transactions over the site through a third-party service. the giants don't like the idea. they're fighting against the a's moved. and sacramen

getting to enjoy the ultimate david over glide victory after beating the sky blues one nil in a friendly city looking on inspired to say the least in austria with a now with making the champions pay in the sixtieth minute first team stars such as the idea to rick carlos tevez and vincent kompany nazi able to produce the goods meaning one nil final score city go have plenty of time to get back on track out of their community shield season opener against chelsea on aug twelfth. the limpid game said going in less than two weeks time and without in mind friday's diamond league athletics meet in london took on extra significance however it wasn't ideal preparation for many of the world's leading competitors awful weather conditions are crystal palace making life difficult for the field on fire like two thousand and four gold medalist luciano giving chinese supporters something to be concerned about he appeared to pull up after crossing the line in the one hundred ten meter hurdle heats later pulling out of the final with a box train although his coach stated it was not serious meanwhile with neith

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options can be limited turns out san jose and san francisco ranked among the most vegetarian-friendly citiesn jose number two behind seattle, san francisco number seven. the list is based on the percentage of restaurants in each city that offers vegetarian cuisine. >>> the primetime emmy nominations have just been announced this morning. they will be hosted by jimmy kimmel and will air on abc7. >> they rousted me out of bed in the middle of the night. >> clearly. >> this could be just as good at noon. >> how can you be that funny that early in the morning? >> he's been up all night that's humidity >> came out in his pj's as you saw his show is up for outstanding variety series. modern family had the most nominations among comedies with 14, including outstanding comedy. of course you are looking at dancing with the stars also nominated. overall, mad men and the mini series american horror story lead in the nominations with 17 each. other leading nominees include downton abbey, hatfields and mccoys and hemmingway. you can watch the emmys live from the nokia theater sunday september 23rd, start

money from tech angel investors have turned san francisco which has never been known as a business friendly cityh magnet wall street worried after friday's jobs report showed us to be stuck in neutral. and there is concern that european leaders aren't moving fast enough to contain the crisis in the eu. i can tell you my boys bought $7 sodas in paris but to no avail. >> how nice. >> soda tastes better in europe. because you're in europe. >> there you go. let's look at our forecast here with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you. if you're looking for hot weather we've got that by this afternoon temperatures climbing into mid-80s inland by noon 91 degrees at 5:00 p.m. let's check your drive. >> look to the south bay. i told you there were no incidents, then i get back to my desk, two incidents. 280, no slowing but the accident just happened. this is northbound 280 at seventh street off ramp. sounds like the off ramp is open but chp is arriving so we'll let you know. update, in the middle lane as you approach the off ramp so this may affect freeway speeds. looking over to the right

palo alto is trying to become one of the most bicycle friendly cities in the nation.around the valley is today, otherwise nice and cool out at the coastline. in pleasanton, nice clear skies, the temperatures this afternoon will be hot. 102 degrees in livermore, 102 in fairfield. 104 in antioch. 80s and 90s around much of the day but out towards the coastline, 40 degrees cooler with patchy fog. the next couple of days the temperatures start to come down but staying hot in the valleys. coastline with highs in the '80s in the valleys. time saver traffic coming up next. >> traffic is unfortunately still recovering on the lower deck of the bay bridge. there was an earlier spill on eastbound interstate 80 approaching treasury island. if we check a map of the approaches to the bay bridge really looks like an evening commute. very slow heading towards downtown and the east bay. an accident southbound 101 right before the airport, still one lane blocked. cal train still delayed about 20 minutes behind schedule.

they are as strong part and probably the crown jewel in san francisco's attempts to make this city family friendly. that being said, the hardest thing we have and the biggest problem we have is getting the -- for our kids. give us two, three fields. let's make this city it world- class city not only for restaurants but for families as well. >> my name is richard cross. i lived in saccharin -- san francisco in district 5. i am a grandfather and a soccer coach for 35 years. i want to make some comments write some things i have heard yet. the city uses hundreds of thousands of gallons of water on the beach chalet every year artificial surface would use a fraction. what would happen if -- and has happened before if we had a drought. where do you think the bar will be cut first. we will be sitting some in our homes but the park department will cut back the water which will make these worse. as mentioned, the proposal replaces the existing brands tucker fields with better soccer fields. some of the art. there been a tranquil meadow for least 75 years and is replacing one soccer field for another one. th

all around the city, we are looking at making the city more pedestrian friendly. places in north beach and chinatown and golden gate park, they're trying to adjust existing pathways and eliminate car traffic and make it more pedestrian. this is forward thinking. we do have a commitment from the biking coalition that they will watch the speed limit there. so we have this clashing of pedestrians and bicyclists. i highly support and recommend that you move this forward. supervisor mar: i know that you have used the term good neighbor for representing ocsf's approach to the neighborhood. can you elaborate about why they are such a good neighbor? >> they reached out and formed the cac in the beginning. the university system does not have to abide by local ordinances. they reached out and developed 14 mission bay. -- developed 14 mission bay. -- one for mission bay. they run things by us. they make adjustments. as far as a good neighbor, i do not think i could ask for a better one. supervisor mar: thank you, next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am also a memb

construction. 100,000 new apartments are planned for the capital -- a chance to make the city more eco-friendly the german agency for international cooperation, or g- i-z, wants to help mongolia on its way to a more environmentally sound future. with support from the german development ministry, they invite young architects and engineers to visit an eco- friendly model home. good insulation is crucial for the harsh mongolian winters. and solar panels on the roof provide enough energy for hot water -- for showering and heating. it might be hard to believe that solar power is an option here in the dark, cold winter -- but it's been proven to work. wiring runs through the whole house. heat sensors attached to the hot water pipes are fitted with , windows and window panes take temperature measurements every 4 seconds -- so heat loss can be measured precisely. and it works: the house only consumes one third the energy of a conventional new home. that concept is going to be used to build schools, and even a completely new neighborhood. but development agencies depend on local construction companies -

friendly practices. >> the group "occupy" redwood city took to the streets protesting the city's approval for a new jail. >> no more cages! >> joined by a coalition of like-mined groups, a red wood city spokesperson says the present system is a blight on the society and a huge neck burden and claims there are better things to spend the money on. >> people in low-income communities, they don't need a new japan. they need services and schools and healthcare and that's a lot of the things they county could provide if they weren't spending millions on incarceration. >> just this week the city had a groundbreaking ceremony for the jail. the in silt has an estimated cost of $160 million. >> alan: developing news. almost 300 people are under evacuation ordered while nearly 2,000 firefighters are trying to control a wildfire in the sierra foothills. eight firefighters have been injured in the robbers fire near placer county city of forest hill, 50 miles northeast of sacramento. the fire began wednesday afternoon. so far 1400-acrees have been burned and it's 20% contained. it's threatening 170 homes and has dest

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> as you heard a little earlier, right in our own backyard, from downtown charm city. 42,763 on hand. witnessing a friendly or exhibition match between two of great britain's finest. 28th minute. adam morgan wants to finish. but he couldn't. it was a good day, a good game. and guess what. nobody scored. scoreless game. 0-0 between liverpool and to then ham. meanwhile, big nascar race. it will be coming up tomorrow. denny hamlin, captured the pole today. and you'll see it at 11:00. >>> be sure to watch the cbs primetime lineup at 10:00. you can catch 48 hours, immediately followed by wjz's eyewitness news at 11:00. here's what's coming up tonight at 11:00 on wjz. we'll have the very latest on the maryland man who is accused of plotting to kill his coworkers. what we're learning about that suspect tonight. >>> also, a pregnant woman drowns off the coast of north carolina's outer banks. we'll tell you what police believe happened to her. she was an avid swimmer. >>> finally tonight, a chinese man bikes his way all the way to the olympics. he cycled through 16 countries to get to london to support the olympic

milan front man alexander papo brazil will play the great britain side in a friendly on friday before starting their greek city campaign against egypt better reduce and new zealand. are the biggest name on the track maybe sprinter usain bolt but fellow fellow jamaican blake looks like an increasing threat to the triple olympic champion he's just run nine point eight five in one hundred metres at a late key event at least in switzerland and says he's bang on course for the limpid great run the fastest time of the year last month if you make it to trials his nine point seven five in one hundred metres beating involved who clocked nine point eight six he also be told in the two hundred meters their pay will go head to head in both games and london. whatever happens on the flight oscar pistorius is guaranteed to get the headlines he will become the first double amputee to compete at the olympics nicknamed the blade or another south african is set to run in the four hundred meters and take part in the four by four hundred meter relay but even though he got silver in the relay at last year's world championships he d

the news broke today that the city of san francisco was banning apple products because they're not environmentally friendly exactly the case. >> we're not banning apple, we enjoy apple products. >> reporter: recently apple removed itself from a list knowned ep. it's a registry used to identify company that is make environmentally friendly technology products. many government agencies including the city of san francisco are required to only buy products on the ep's list. >> we remodeled the rule under president bush to acquire equipment that is 96% compliant. >> i think most people have some kind of apple product whether it be iphone, i pad, mac book whatever so i think it's quite irresponsibleover them. >> it doesn't keep me from buying it obviously. >> one thing it observes and it's pretty hard to get out of it. apple is kind of like a drug. >> reporter: san francisco officials would like to hear from apple. >> we're hoping this dialogue will help apple to reach out to cities like us and find a solution to this problem. >> reporter: out of the $200 million the city spent on technology equipment last year,

the news broke today that the city of san francisco was banning apple products because they're not environmentally friendlys not exactly the case. >> we're not banning apple, we enjoy apple products. >> reporter: recently apple removed itself from a list knowned ep. it's a registry used to identify company that is make environmentally friendly technology products. many government agencies including the city of san francisco are required to only buy products on the ep's list. >> we remodeled the rule under president bush to acquire equipment that is 96% compliant. >> i think most people have some kind of apple product whether it be iphone, i pad, mac book whatever so i think it's quite irresponsibleover them. >> it doesn't keep me from buying it obviously. >> one thing it observes and it's pretty hard to get out of it. apple is kind of like a drug. >> reporter: san francisco officials would like to hear from apple. >> we're hoping this dialogue will help apple to reach out to cities like us and find a solution to this problem. >> reporter: out of the $200 million the city spent on technology equipment last

are currently in beijing on a pre-season far east until preparing for a friendly on friday against english champions manchester city club van persie has been haven't even. you have. not been to. the options are. you going to keep. now moving on to basketball and russia's biggest star andrei kirilenko is set seriatim to the n.b.a. next season after just one year in his native country so if you want your old announced his decision to go back to the u.s. despite signing a three year deal with tesco moscow last autumn when he enjoyed a stellar season however he has yet to agree a new contract with america the reports had linked him with the russian brooklyn nets nicknamed a k forty seven kirilenko had previously spent a decade with the utah jazz but in the meantime the former european champion go spearhead the russian sport of the london olympics david glassman open their quest to glory against post great britain on sunday. and in the meantime the usa thrash spain as the world's top two balls people nations went head to head in barcelona and i find a warm up game for the olympics the house made a great start and found

occurring in beijing on a pre-season far east of the tour and preparing for a friendly on friday against english champions manchester city a club van persie has been heavily linked to. you know. you're. going to keep. moving on to basketball now and russia's biggest star on that i could erlanger is set to return to the n.b.a. next season after just one year in his native country for thirty one year old announced his decision to go back to the us despite signing a three year deal with moscow last autumn where he enjoyed a stellar season however he has yet to agree a new contract in america as the reports have linked him with the russian and brooklyn nets nicknamed a forty seven kurylenko had previously spent a decade with the utah jazz but in the meantime the former european champion will spearhead the russians want at the london olympics they did not open at the glory against great britain on sunday. and in the meantime the usa stretched spain as the world's top two boscobel nations went head to head in barcelona in their final woman game for those olympics the hosts made a great start and found themselves twenty two thi

and government united, because that is the key to making the city viable and sustainable, and with our new mayor across more business- friendly, economic-friendly, we are all working together to a common goal with sharon priorities, and that is truly a formula for prosperity and improving the well-being of all san franciscans. the 2012 city beat poll survey of san francisco voters found that some franciscans are very optimistic about the future, but they remain concerned about homelessness, panhandling, and the economy, and public transportation. the trends are going the right direction. the good news is 58% of voters think san francisco is going in the right direction, and the highest since march, 2007, so we are moving in the right direction. only 28% are pessimistic, compared to 38% concerned last year. quality of life scores are up with 70% of voters saying the quality of life in the city is getting better or the same, but we have a quarter of folks who say quality of life has decreased. jobs and the economy continued to be ranked as the top issue for the city. about 24% of workers, second only to homelessness. the local

. >> the oklahoma city district attorney won't press charges against the cops, but the video grabs headlines nationwide, and bates says that was a real turning point in his friendlyionship with the oklahoma city pd. >> up to that point i think the police really looked at me as being on their side, and when i released this tape and was critical of the tape, things changed and they changed dramatically in my relationship with the police. >> despite his rift with law enforcement, nothing will stop brian bates. he's out filming on a spring afternoon and sees another scuffle. and this time, he breaks his own rule and gets dangerously close to the action. >> one afternoon, i'm out taping. there was a large group, probably five or six known prostitutes. fairly attractive prostitutes. they were really causing quite the crowd to form. and i'm just taping them, assuming one of them's going to get picked up soon. and then literally, you can tell, it's almost like, you know, a bunch of birds scattering, these girls start to take off in different directions. >> a rival pimp and prostitute arrive on the scene. and they are angry! as they chase one girl, bates realizes she's in

this is a diverse city, and there is a real sense of it pulling together to show its best side to the world. people are being wonderful, helpful, friendly to each other in a way that sometimes gets lost in a big city. that might sound daft, but is that not what the olympics are about? not just sports, but determination and hard work. those are values which everyone can relate to. they are inspiring the city at the moment. i have no doubt that the show we are going to see behind me is really going to show the world what london is all about. >> what about getting to the olympic stadium, for example? is mitt romney right? is london prepared for these games? >> i'm sorry, but when i hear that from mitt romney, i feel sorry for the wonderful staff i have dealt with. the transport staff, the police and security staff, the olympic staff -- they are doing a fantastic job in demanding circumstances. this is a massive show which is not easy to put on. i feel particularly sorry for the volunteers who would take that as a bit of a slap in the face. they are a visible part of these games and have been wonderfully helpful to every single man and woma

the big change coming to a kid friendly mascot, known be around the nation. . >>> oakland could be the first city to boycott the investment bank goldman and sachs, they advised to stop doing business if they refuse to cancel a deal that will cost the city $4 million this year. it all stands from what is called an interest rate swap. they entered into a deal with golden to protect itself from interest rate spikes on city bond. >> they have remained low and the city paid goldman about $32 million more than it received on the deal so far. >>> 49ers have scored a legal victory in their fight to get back $30 million in stadium fund. yesterday, they barred the school districts in santa clara county from spending the money. he may soon rule to give it all back to the team. last month, the county voted to pull it out of the stadium project and would rather use the money to improve schools. >> they strongly objected saying they had earmarked that money for the stadium. >> beaver family in martinez has a brand new member. >> people have reportedly seeing a baby beaver or ki. and it is the fifth member of t

friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this cityn the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and asked her if she would begin carrying a monthly reading series based on her community. >> a lot of the raiders that i work with our like underground writers. they're just coming at publishing and at being a writer from this underground way. coming in to the library is awesome. very good for the library to show this writing community that they are welcome. at first, people were like, you want me to read at the library, really? things like that. >> as a documentary, there are interviews -- [inaudible] >

city attorney. later on it will be more friendly territory, cross examination by her husband's attorneys. there are shots of her as she arrived, the star witness arriving and heading into the hearing there is lopez aesz attorney saying her client wants to get across how betrayed she feel business her neighbor going to police with that video we've seen of her bruised and crying. lopez says she thought madison was an attorney. and she's been trying to explain her conversations and text messages to mirkarimi's campaign manager, but has training and counseling domestic violence victims. >> i didn't expect my lawyer could act by herself and call the police by herself. and i, yeah. i thought that wasy decision. if i really want to make this a big deal that was in the my intention, i think. >> if this is a long night for eliana lopez it will be a long night for commissioner who's are expected to decide whether to pursue perjury charges against the mayor, there are witnesses that want to be subpoenaed and say the mayor loi lied twice during testimony, he denies that. live in san francisco city ha

friendly clouds. there is dawn over the potomac. live view from nbc 4 hd city camera on this wednesday morning. good morning. it's 6:01. 71 at northwest. around the storm4 hometown weather network, annapolis, 76. alexandria, near 70. winchester, mid 60s and andrews in prince george's county, near 70. many rural areas around the region are in the 60s including most of virginia, most of maryland and into west virginia. a few high spots in west virginia are in the 50s right now. reagan national at 74. the view from space showing a few high clouds drifting. the rain is down to our south. that may be moving in perhaps into the mountains later today. only a slight chance. otherwise, here's your day planner. mid 90 by afternoon. less humid during the afternoon hours and partly sunny throughout the rest of the day. i'll be back in ten minutes with another update. aaron? >> all right. thank you, tom. >>> a traffic alert for drivers now. a downed tree shut down a busy road in northwest d.c. this one caused big delays during the morning commute. melissa mollet with a look at the damage now. >> reporter: g

friendly. >> charlotte is a student of what happened in a lot of southeastern cities where you are starting to see an inward migration from other places around the country. population growth even during the recession. one of the challenges that happens in an auto dependent area is you start to get this sprawl effect. about 20 years ago, charlotte under took to be progressive in trying to adopt transportation strategies that also had strategies attached to them. light rail is a part of that. we had a nine-mile line of light rail that runs into the south. we hope to get it extended later this year, but we are aligning residential development along the lines by prezoning the property so that piece of business can be dealt with and developers can do what they do best, put up units. $1.4 billion of investment along the line, that's the 1 that exists today. we will try to do everything we to advance our strategies because we know they work. when you build it, people come. they want to live near it. that's part of the way we try to reverse the effects. >> you are the proud papaof the feast that is co

mayor gray said the city's cabs are closer to being more user friendly.ced today that vex veri star will install new meters to allow riders to pay by credit card and that will allow for gps tracking, internet access and other safety features. the system will be paid for by a new 50-cent per ride sucharge. >> i'm delighted that we have reachd this stage with something that we promised we would do and this is something we have to live with. >> the contract will cost $35 million over five years. the only cost to drivers is a modest installation fee. the mayor said that he -- the district councilling will approve the contract as early as next weeks. >> dr. william height announced he's taking a job in philadelphia. that news announced after his deputy superintendent said she got a job in mississippi and the school board plans to name a interim superintendent in the next few weeks. >>> thank you for joining us at 5. the news edge at 6 starts now. >>> six days after the massive storm, thousands of people still without power and that is so frustrating, pepco cal