very important to honor all the people who are working hard to make our city be the beautiful and greener citycan be. big hand to all of you. (applause) >> all right. so, i'm up here to present the graffiti-watch volunteer award and the graffiti watch program is a program that started about four years ago. over 300 people enrolled in the program, and about 180 of very, very active people,. very, very active means those people go take time out of their busy day to go remove graffiti and make san francisco be graffiti-free. and in that 180 there are very, very few that get up early in the morning, early -- i mean, 3:00, 4 o'clock to go and make sure the neighborhood is clean before everybody wakes up to see a nice clean street or nice clean wall. and the awardee tonight and the winner is larry win ham, if he would come up and receive his award. a big thank you to him. [cheering and applauding] ♪ >> congratulations, larry. * >> well, i don't know about 3:00 or 4 o'clock, but -- [laughter] >> that's a little too early. just like to keep our neighborhood clean and just somebody once said the differ

. >> the flight over new york confirms the city is getting greener. central park has always been there, but these trees lining streets in the heart of manhattan are more recent. the same for these parks at the foot of the brooklyn bridge. this pilot has been surveying the skyline for 30 years and appreciates the change. >> this was a rundown. area previously. now it is beautiful parkland. manhattan all rebuilt. >> perhaps the most original park, a disused railway tracks makes its way around manhattan above ground level. infested,ted and weed it is a must-see for tourists all over the world. it is fascinating to see this in the sentry town. we are surrounded by greenery but at the same time there are these buildings around us. it is dorie -- it is disorientating. it is ready. preserving the idea of an industrial wasteland. another iconic image of new touch,iven the greek times square. a decade ago it was bursting with traffic and fumes, now partly pedestrian. all tables and chairs attract 52 million tourists per year for a much needed rest. walk quiteo

think that we have tremendous assets, as a city, that we earn ourself and within the city that can be exploited to greener, energy supply and to reduce our electricity and fuel usage and i hope to bring some of my expertise and add to these important issues. >> thank you. >> thank you president, arce. >> and i will be working for the committee for the past 15 years and especially in the youth services in the apa islander committee and i hope that it will help to build a stronger school education program for environmental justice and as well as reaching out to under privileged committee and that will be bet foreeverybody and so it is definitely a great experience last time and have an exciting meeting and i am looking forward to this one. >> thank you. >> and there is a chance that i will be at light, this one might be shorter. >> guarantee it. >> if you can call the next item. >> any public comment on this item it >> thank you. >> any public comment? >> seeing none, could you call the next item? >> the next item is the approval of the minutes of the august 6, 2013 on the commission on the environment resc

. >> from the purpose built to refitting the old, they see the cities as greener, smarter, tailored toe want to live. >> so as you just heard there, there are lots of examples of what is being done at the moment in order to try to push forward innovation in cities. it does have to start on the small scale in order for it to some day be realized on a larger scale. let's talk to two people involved in the projects here where i'm standing at this exhibition. welcome. we have the senior project manager and welcome to our second against, mr. gensen. so, first of all, tell me about the building in the background here. it's a soft house. it's a smart house you were saying. why is it smart? >> smart is it for the method of energy harvesting. we have those that you see in the background turning with the sun in the morning they are facing where the sun comes out. in the evening they go with the sun and we have the upper part which follow the sun during the month of the year when the sun is more down, they get up and if the sun is high, they get down. then we can store that energy. we harvest it

they need technology and know how to plan and build cities that will be cleaner and greener and moret the same time make the contribution they need to make to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. >> when you look at this at the rockefeller foundation, what do you think is the key to building this kind of resilience? >> resilience is about the ability to rebound more quickly and more effectively after these shocks and stresses. we need much more robust syst s systems. we need better land use planning. obviously technology because we have to get realtime information and realtime decision making but we also need to build community capacity and social resilience. the mayor talked about education and education gaps. it's interesting if you think that they decided the way to combat drug cartels and violence they had was to build social resilience and a better education system and build a community fabric. the response in various neighborhoods in chicago to the 1995 heat wave, which was totally unpredicted had to do community by community equally hard hit by the kind of social and communi

looking at what the mayor calls a softer, greener inner harbor with ambitious plans including a pedestrian bridge from harbor east to federal hill, all to improve the city's crown jewel which some say has been a bit tarnished. >> i think they need to bring the people back. whatever they can do to do that, i'm all for it. >> reporter: while leaders aren't talking about the cost, they talk about how vital the harbor is to the economy. visitors spent an average of $207 each trip raking in $102 million in state and city taxes. >> come down to harbor place, the greatest place in the united states. >> reporter: the goal is to explain on the old excitement connecting the harbor from fort mchenry. >> what does it do? it connects us. >> reporter: they want to put a stage here, outdoor cafes, even a beach. underground they want to make a new parking garage. there are reservations. past development plans like one from 2011 that included a movable bridge, new convention center, and vegas-style light show have yet to become reality. and the cost? it would be paid between private, city, and state funds. >> they could use that money for other things. >> reporter: one is

city in the port. the mayor's office said it hopes to work with the truckers but also said it's committed to these new greener standards. live at the port of oakland, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> there are more than 800 trucks still not compliant. the truckers association wants the deadline extended and say truckers need to be paid emission and congestion fees. one would offset truck cost, the other would be paid to truckers who cement two hours in line waiting to load up -- who spent two hours in line waiting to load up. >>> workers are protesting low wages at oakland airport. [chanting] >> unite here are picturing outside nonunion workers. it's -- it's the latest to push for an increase in wage and benefits. the airport says this is not affecting airport restaurants and stores. >>> northeast airports are reporting about 200 storm- related flight cansal tions today on -- cancellations and what is supposed to be the busiest travel day since 2007. the storm has been classified as a nor'easter and is creating a messy getaway on roads and at airports. most of the canceled flights have occurred in phila

at what the mayor calls a softer, greener inner harbor, with ambitious plans, including a pedestrian bridge, from harbor east to federal hill. all to improve the city's crown jewel, which some say has become a bit tarnished. >> i think they need to bring the people back. and whatever they can do to do that, you know, i'm all for it. >> reporter: while leaders report talking about the cost, they point to how vital the harbor is to the economy. last year alone, 14 million visitors spent an average of $217. >> without a doubt, the assets that defines our city is the inner harbor. we've allowed the inner harbor to become stale stale. almost as if in a time capsule, dating back 30 years. >> come to the greatest place in the united states. >> reporter: the goal is to expand on the old excitement, connecting the harbor with canton and fort mchenry. >> what does the inner harbor do? it connects us. >> reporter: rashfield could see a big change. they want to put a stage here, outdoor cafes, even a beach. and underground, they want to make a new parking garage. >> reporter: but there are reservations. past development plans like one from 2011, that included a