: so you are going to carry these groceries through the mud? >> yes. >> reporter: did you ever think this is what it would take to go to the grocery store? >> no, i didn't think i would have to do that. >> reporter: are you ready for it? >> yeah. >> reporter: the officials told the residents here they are working to put in some type of temporary access road for the residents. but it is not clear if they will be able to use that emergency road. if and when it is built. dana, many of the residents use propane for heating. they are running out of propane. some still don't have power. it is a big mess and there is no timeline at all when that road may be re-opened. >> it is rainy and cold so hopefully they will get that fixed. mark sayre in the santa cruz mountains, thank you very much. >> not just the bay area seeing this rough weather. take a look at this weather the funnel clouds north of sacramento. and here is the damage, a car

we just raised prices in grocery, though. the reason for that is commodity prices and coffee in particular is at record highs. we hope to see a downturn in the price, but thus far it has stayed up there. we maintained our concern over there. and it is going to be a tough road if that continues in 2012. >> suzanne: congratulations on your book? >> thank you very much. >> suzanne: and thank you for joining us. i've been speaking with howard schulz, c.e.o. and founder of starbucks. >> tom: lots more economic data today between consumer confidence and home prices, kind of battling for the soul of the stock market. let's get you update in tonight's "market focus." >> tom: stocks saw buying throughout most of the day, shrugging off the bad housing sales data and government debt downgrades in europe. the telecom sector led the market gainers for the second session in a row, and telecom stocks were led by at&t. shares added another 2.4%. volume almost doubled today. this chart shows at&t since the day before its buyout of t- mobile w

wal-mart and no other grocery stores and you know but sometimes some others. starting with this state starting wages the same about eight or nine dollars an hour what's different here at wal-mart sure and of course over time. you'll get you basically you'll leave the job at three or four years whatever you'll never increase your wages increase your move up the hierarchy unionized grocery store we have a grievance procedure your god or our union you can stay here twenty years and by the time you've been there ten years you have enough money you're going to have a middle class standard of living that's the difference you know careers at walmart you know you said that their sales are lagging i think too many folks out feel bad for them at this point especially the executives out wal-mart and also look inside thanks so much for your time today to be here and while many folks blame the big corporations and banks for causing the financial crisis some are finally taking to the streets over its contents all these biggest protests since the vietnam war just this past w

to have the grocery store there would be wonderful. we can have fresh produce delivered to the grocery store that is grown on treasure island. >> i'm representing the san francisco planning and urban research association. we have been on board with this project really since the beginning. one of the things we pushed hard on was to have the best units there to make all of this work. -- to have enough units there to make all this work. the original plan had much fewer units which would not have sustained the commercial development, the ferry or anything else we now have. we think it is a wonderful project and we support it strongly. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i'm from the san francisco chamber of commerce. i'm obviously here to support this. i've been involved with this since the jordan administration. not today myself, but 17 years ago when we talked about this property first becoming available. san francisco's population is now a record, 805,000. with the exception of treasure island, we are the only city or county in t

we have specialty groceries, which are similar but are generally considered -- he shops, confections, etc.. -- tea shops. tobacco and magazines, self- service laundromats, household goods -- commissioner hwang: is that list considered exhaustive? >> it depends, because there are so many variations and so many creative applications of business establishments that may fit under this use. it may fit under a restaurant use. it is not exhaustive. there may be something else we apply under this category. commissioner hwang: thank you. commissioner.-- commissioner fung: mr. sanchez, historically, we know that banks had a moratorium against them, or there was definitely a c.u. of some form. since this came out in 2004, has this occurred somewhere in san francisco, and, therefore, the issue of definition of specific news was brought forth? -- specific use was brought forth? >> no. financial-services, it goes back to the late 1970's and early 1980's, when there was a proliferation of branch banks, and then, since that time, it does not seem to have been in use, even the controls regulating fina

>> yes. >> did you ever think that's what it would take to go to the grocery store? >> no, i didn't think i would have to do that. >> reporter: are you ready for it? >> yeah. >> reporter: so now public works crews are trying to put in some kind of access road at least for emergency vehicles. at this point though, they don't know if they can use it. many problems here and no sign of any immediate solutions for the residents. so it's a wait-and-see situation. >> more rain is coming. >> reporter: indeed. >> all right, thank you, mark. >>> heavy overnight rains causing some major problems on roads this morning. take a look at this parking lot in marin county. a flood watch was in effect in the county for most of the morning. the weather was responsible for several bay area accidents. another storm system closing in on the bay area. roberta gonzales is here with all the details. hi, roberta. >> according to our live high- def doppler radar, we are still picking up plenty of precipitation in and around the bay area. whenever you see the shades of yellow that's a heavier do

and to reestablish the muni link that helps our families to the grocery store. there are no grocery stores on the island. population consists of a transitional community. we used to have about 180 kids to provide academic success, job readiness, healthy lifestyles, and we're taking from the children that are the future of our generation. so please reconsider budget cuts, and i just want to say hello to maria and thank you for all the work you do. please do not cut our children funds. thank you. [applause] >> i am just a parent on treasure island. my kids go to treasure island boys and girls club. they need that clubhouse, just like i need my kids to do their homework. [applause] one more question for the mayor and supervisor -- i just want to know what are you guys doing with the money from the number one cash crop in california, which is cannabis? i know you guys are charging cannabis club a large tax. i want to know where that tax money is going and why we are having a budget crisis when you're getting that much money from each club in san francisco. [applause

they competed in a grocery bagging contest, marking the campaign to support easter seals in april and the special olympics. all around the bay area our ears perked when rosemary said '80s and soon. >> it was a nice day to be outdoors. we are beginning to cool down a little bit. san francisco reporting winds at about 26 miles per hour. a few coastal clouds in the overnight hours. meanwhile oakland's dealing with a breeze of about 13 miles per hour. we picked up partly cloudy skies out there at this point. 59 in redwood city. off to the east we are looking at 62 in livermore. san francisco poling down a little bit in the upper 50s. if i slide north, take a look at santa rosa. dealing with a little bit of cloud cover. this system is going to the north. a little bit of light rain to eureka down to this point. we are seeing detail and and a few clouds out there. we will continue with its range of high pressure and it will continue to move the storm to the north. partly cloudy skies for most of us. 70s widespread, low 80s in some spots. the overnight lows into tomorrow morning, it will be a

to escalate exponentially when you think you are going to put a soda machine vending system at a grocery store where people are simply feeding in bottles and cans to compensate for the loss of a recycling center in a much more rapid and efficient fashion. i think it is counterintuitive the way this has been handled by the city. we understand they want to move on displacement. i suggest with this resolution that they continue with good- faith discussions in looking for alternate locations. here is the rub. puc wants to put a water recycling plant on golden gate property. it is a non-conforming use according to the golden gate master plan. neighborhoods have spoken up and said, "we do not want to hear it." that are moving to look for an alternate location. on the east end of golden gate park, there is retail like a laundromat and others that are also considered a non- conforming use. by law and by definition, they should be affected as well. there is an approach the city has taken in singling out why hank should be moved, especially with an unlawful detainer. that is what is represented in

christine joins us now to tell us more about why were paying more for groceries.is is tied to the gas prices it's not at this point. they're not going to pass the energy costs on to the consumers. you will probably notice to the grocery store that prices are a lot higher than usual. that has to do with tight supplies like a leaf in corn and growing demand for demand in other countries. at all that has led to an increase in food prices. in january we saw 1.8% increase in food prices. let's take a look at what this means. >>christine: let's look of the basics, comparing nationwide average as from january this year to january of last year. the average cost of milk is $3.30, that's up 6¢ from last year. a pound of bread at $40, an increase of 4¢ from the year before. sticker shock for the comes in when you look at some of the higher and items like coffee. a pound of coffee now averaging about $4.42. it last year was $3.81. that's a difference of 61¢. let's take a look at how much prices have risen over time. a bag of potato chips, right now that big is selling for 479

we will also be doing out week to independent grocery stores and pharmacies. rolling out of two four in san francisco, hopefully it will be, irregardless of what happens, a great example to say whether or not that works. safeway has been on the forefront of leasing these machines. and a strategy that the department of the environment is pursuing, we want more opportunities in san francisco. we will be meeting with large stores and looking at other incentives. there was also the question of how to get by -- get to zero waste by 2020. their four main strategies, the very first one is expanding our reach, education, and enforcement, as was the recovery ordinance. we anticipate that with full compliance we could reach 90% diversion. one-third of what goes to our landfill can be recycled. even though the curbside program is doing well, there is much more education to be done by and making sure that we have compliance with ordnances. second is developing enhanced material, including auto. some very cutting edge technologies that other countries have been pursuing th

i am part of an ownership of the good life grocery which has been running a grocery store for 35 years in san francisco. i pay my payroll taxes and i am proud to pay this tax is because it goes into the city funds to help service all of us. [applause] supervisor chu: if i could ask folks to hold their applause, please. >> i think it's socially irresponsible to ask twittered not to pay taxes. we should not give tax breaks to billionaire corporations just like we should not give tax benefits to the wealthy in this country. i did not come here today to speak, but the more i learn about this proposal, the more unfair it seems to small- business is in this city that run the engines of this city. twitter should be encouraged to stay. they should be encouraged to stay because it's the best city to run a business and we need to promote that, not give them tax breaks. like i said, we opened our business in 1974. in 1991, we opened a store on board a heights on cortland avenue that had no businesses that are open. we have been credited with the revitalization of the area and we got no tax breaks

there will be a new grocery store across leigh avenue that will be developed by avalon. they are 174 units of market- rate housing, right across the avenue extension. the walkable grocery opportunity for the residents. it is just great. chairperson mar: thank you. and thanks to the ocean avenue revitalization group. this sounds wonderful. colleagues, if there are no other questions, can we move this forward with a positive recommendation, without objection? thank you. can you call the next item? >> item 3, amending the planning code to allow impact fees for afford to buy it -- for affordable housing. supervisor cohen: this is pretty simple. it clarifies the criteria for affordable housing projects seeking a waiver from development impact fees in adopted plan areas. the ordinance would apply specifically to the tincon -- rincon hill, balboa park, and visitation valley areas. currently, affordable housing that receive support from a city housing agency, would not be subject to developer impact fees. the specific language is the product of coordination with staff from the p

as it points out, people cannot go to a grocery store without going five or six blocks. well, you could put a small grocery store or several small sundries stores within the criteria without having to tear anything down. you could add extra floors to some of these buildings. none of that was looked at, and certainly nothing was done to look at how one might retrofit the existing buildings, and i think that is one of the biggest issues on this project. on the transit side of things, they just looked at the light rail project. there is no consideration of a possibility for a bus for rapid transit, which will be much less expensive and could connect the bart stations directly. there is no consideration of adaptive use. again, some of the commercial area that is in the project proposal could be in existing buildings, and this is something that has happened throughout the bay area with no consideration about it at all in the eir. finally, there is no consideration for alternative projects that. the eir deals with the fact that this is one to be a very trended oriented situati

. >> reporter: at this little tokyo grocery store in los angeles, business is brisk. the shelves are stocked with seaweed and fish from japan. the leafy greens are grown locally. owners insist it's all safe. >> all that we have here are not affected by the earthquake or nuclear power plant issue. >> reporter: the u.s. food and drug administration has banned all vegetable, fruit and milk products from areas impacted by japan's nuclear crisis. >> the step that fda implemented is an additional step in the global food safety net to safeguard the u.s. food supply. >> reporter: still, despite reassurances, images of geiger counters testing food scare consumers. >> i would not buy them. i'm really afraid of them. >> reporter: according to the fda, items from japan constitute about 4% of foods imported to the u.s., mostly seafood, snacks, processed fruit and vegetables, like these mushrooms, popular at this hawaiian grocery store. >> if we bring in any type of fresh vegetable, we feel that everything is okay. >> reporter: in san diego, sushi chef rob ruiz is calming customers

and serendipity for me happened in the grocery store. you know, you men, i don't know where it happens for you guys. but we have these enlightened moments, at the hairdresser's, in the lady's room, right, and at the grocery store. okay? so i'm at the grocery store, in between the carrots and the cabbages, and somebody comes up, who i've taught maybe 15 years before. i have no idea how the subject came up, about me needing a baby. i don't think she knew i had old eggs. but somehow it came up and she said, did i know that you could be a divorced, single person, and adopt a baby from the third world? and i left my groceries in the cart, and i remember running to my car, and that was it. that is how i was going to get a baby and not what's-his-name. so when you adopt a child, the pregnancy is pretty long, it was about a year and a half, and i became a happy mother of a baby girl from india, who weighed five pounds at two months, when she was put in my arms for the very first time. my depression went away. now you'll hear me talk a little bit

and then after that, with bags full of groceries, i have to walk back to clay and stockton, then go down all the way to the subway station, take the bus to union square, then walk again to powell and market. i say hey, that is too much trouble for me. i would like to take the bus or just forget about the whole thing. take the bus. but is there a bus system going directly from market street to chinatown? it turns out the bus system will not be as frequent as now. so i want you to consider a better plan to help seniors. most of us take buses anyway. so if this truly is really serving seniors, thank you. commissioner mirkarimi: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, commissioners. forward, my name is linda magellon. i am with the union square business improvement strict. it is a pleasure to be here in support of something for a change. we do support the funding amendment today. we are now in the midst of the utility re-election -- relocation construct for the project. it is not fun. but i think there is no gain without pain, and we expect by the end of this project that the cit

byhanc, to only be compensated with 27 vending machines that would be distributed in areas nearby grocery stores so that people could singularly feed bottles and cans, was not well received in my opinion by the grocery stores, as we have called and asked them, nor do i think it was well thought out, if the goal was to mitigate that kind of distress caused by people who call for the blue bins or crew tried to resell those goods that has given rationale to what moved hanc in the first place. when wholefoods opened its doors in the upper haight, and i spoke to the vice president. they are petrified of the notion that they would all of a sudden become the replacement facility. they had no idea this was coming. that they would be the replacement facility of multiple vending machines, not what they would not want to be a host to those vending machines, but that they would be left alone having to steer an usher in and around the people traffic that would be lining up, simply trying to feed those bottles and cans. so again, logic did not dictate the proper reasoning of what the city wants to do w

you had only a handful of real grocery stores.emember we would have to drive out of the city to do real grocery shopping. there is very little there to support the social structure of a city. there's a trickle at it as only got worse with the recession. now you see images of this place that looks like warsaw or something. >> your three children are 17 and 13 and there were born where? >> the oldest was born outside detroit. the other two were born here in new york city. >> when did you become a single father? >> that was 11 years ago. >> if you're talking to another single father what kind of advice would you give them? >> it is very hard and it is hard and wast -- -- in ways -- there are women who do this all the time. i don't want to suggest that it is work because i and my god. it is a different experience. your friends are different. i would not as many of my friends to keep our kids. they are not built that way. men don't necessarily think in that way. i wrote a piece about learning to do my daughter's hair. or having to shop

and walking with two grocery things that are heavy. the reason that i have to do this is that a few people want to release us from being -- i'm sorry, i've lost a lot of my vocabulary. we are surrounded by people who have parking permits, and certain persons, not too many, do not want it because it is too expensive, and they do not like it. i moved into that house and build it with my husband in 1963, and in 1963, i could manage all of this. including little children. but i cannot do it anymore, and i do not want to have to move. it would be a very, very, very expensive thing to do, and i cannot do that. if we want to have a battle about who's going to have to spend more money about this, i think i would win. thank you very much. i'm not angry about anybody. it is a thing that happens. but if you are surrounded by people who have an advantage that you do not, you cannot pay. >> [reading names] director nolan: good afternoon. >> hi, there. i reside at 3649 20 first-rate. i have lived there since 1964. in recent years, i have noticed par

the tenderloin, there areis that can handle any payroll tax -- if you want to go ahead and target grocery store is, let's do that and get some good neighborhood-serving businesses in there. twitter is not growing. ok? it is like the dot com situation. i have two words for you. my space. they are not going to be here five years from now. i hope you would prevent anyone from going to any twitter parties. what we are seeing is right- winger, supply-side economics that comes right from ronald reagan -- what we are seeing is right-ring. [bell] chair chu: thank you. next speaker, please. >> i do not quite understand. are we saying that we are targeting this tax break, only to residents being hired within that area? if we are not, and i do not believe the legislation has been amended to say that, then why have we had a dramatic increase in an area in the part of the world, as the previous speaker, i think, correctly pointed out will never generate jobs for a payroll tax. second of all, i would like to direct your attention to the economic analysis of this project, and limit the tax break only th

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. >> reporter: and that fear has led to this, empty shelves at pharmacies and grocery stores across the bay area of iodine- related products. >> all kinds of stores looking for it and can't find t other stores are calling us to see if we have it and we are completely out. >> reporter: potassium iodide helps protect the thyroid gland from a certain kind of radiation. and even though experts from places like the bay area air quality management district say the risk in the united states is low -- >> there is no need for concern. >> reporter: -- the run is on. >> people have been coming in all day. people have been calling. i don't think we have ever had something while i have worked here that people have sought after so much. >> it shows we have no control over anything really. >> reporter: it's not just the pills that have run out. this herb also has iodine in it. all gone. if you really are desperate, there is powdered kelp and dried kelp that are alternatives. >> just as my wife and i have a modest store of dried foods and water, and, you know, know where our meds are i also think under