and just as he must continue to be a healthier city. less than one year our adults will receive health care thanks to president obama and nancycy pelosi. we have a long-standing healthy program and the new international law will extend the program to 3 b thousand san franciscans. and just as we must keep getting health care and pension reform define we must address the challenge of the unfunded liability area. we're beginning to make progress but we must development a more responsible approach to providing health care to our retired city employees >> and know that together our partners in labor will address this the san francisco way to son sense once in a while. and finally, we must rebuilt our st. louis hospital in the mission. they're the priors of critical health deliver as well as major employers. members of the board have taken a strong leadership role working with my office to bring a proposal back to the community that delivers jobs and most importantly critical health care for our city were we're going to get it done. and that

us statistics, of what it is on the collision as well as injury rates and reminding us that a healthier city could be one that we reduce the fatalities that happen with pedestrians. so, this is part of that whole strategy. we will consider areas of the city that we will have to lower the speed limit and enforce it and educate people around it, as well as more serious and higher and deeper ways of educating the public and the drivers as well as pedestrians themselves. this is all part of i think a good strategy, one that i'm very willing to lead and make sure every department and all of the store fronts along here, as well as people who drive cars in and out of the city, understand we're going to focus on all the hot spots and really lessen that inequality we know today, neighborhoods, people literally fear walking on our streets because there is not a presence that we've had, similar to what we've had downtown. we've had a great presence with all the collaboration going on. we really mean to lessen that disparity, that inequality that happens, and make sure everybody neighborhood is safe. th

city. i became inspired to eat healthier and started my first business here. i started a dream and a vision to provide healthy food options, working endlessly to build my location. now a great deal has changed with the mobile food trucks. most existing businesses were grandfathered in. this didn't happen to me. i was sent to a nursing home put on my death bed and required to pay my funeral costs up front after two years of paying my permit and paying in excess of 2,000, dpw informed me the police department committed an error. it was in violation of the municipal police code. dpw senior managers waived the nee on a new location but couldn't approve a refund. the claim was dean nied. michelle wu, the hearing officer, dpw, gave me the option to finish out the year at dolores park or choose a new location. many of the prime locations have been occupied over the years, and the new regulation doesn't require you to pay a $10,000 fee. do you think the city has given me back the money? and to this day, i still don't have a comparable location. mistakes happen and tha

healthier foods for families. bay view residents suffer from diet related diseases at higher rates than other city residents. >> important to have this lunch to make the community aware of the healthier changes and options being brought to the community. >> the effort is part of the heal zone initiative. guardians are playing a role, it's the group of young baby residents. >> if you want to burn calories you can go running or maybe biking outside. this afternoon, jonathan bloom has a look at an alternative invented here in the bay area smrks say it combines best of both. >> in shadow of the golden gate bridge you'll find another remarkable piece of engineering. it's going places. >> i thought it's so obvious, it hit me it would be easy to make this so you can ride it on the street. >> it took him five years to finish designing this contraption. now it has a cult following. >> it's hard on the body. if you do it in a moderate amount it's wonderful but what professional athlete does anything in a moderate amount? >> lauren flachman says she had her best season over when she started alternating her running worngout it elimi

cities. those categories include healthier food options, more slow food a status as specialty food markets vss food restaurants and convenience stores. >> here are the list of the top five cities where it is easiest to lose weight, topping the list #one san francisco. no. 2 fairfield, conn. no. 3 long island, new york. >> no. 4 boston, massachusetts. >> no. 5 lake county, illinois. >> the food and drug administration is warning women that is screening tests use were the human papilloma virus can produce false negatives. >> this because of the largest national asset for a decade routinely use test kits to contain a preservative, >> sure pass, that is approved for arpap test but not h-p v. test be that such a misdiagnose and allow the virus and cancer to become a status and more difficult to tree. >> more than 12,000 women in the u.s. had cervical cancer this year. >> gov. jerry brown says his firm is committed to make a national health-care reform working california, but he also is wary of potential cost. >> off in his budget released last week, brown pledged to expand medicaid coverage for lo

healthier lifestyles. >> 20 years ago i wouldn't be able to run one city block. i couldn't run more than 100 meters. 23 kilograms with 50 pounds and it feels so much better. >> not only that, but i get a younger man without the divorce. >> 10 years ago they diagnosed her with breast cancer giving her six months to live. she believes eating raw vegan food saved her life. the same diet will fuel the couple's pursuit of 365 marathons. >> that's unbelievable. >> raise your hands if you feel great right now. >> not only is it unbelievable. i don't think it could be done, i'm sorry. >> i don't. >> i'm going to follow their progress. >> what about their joints? >> yes, i'm going to follow their progress and see. i did one marathon and fell over the finish line. that was it. >>> we're going to have great weather for going out there and going for a run, but we need to wait at least one day because tomorrow will be on the breezier side. i will tell you more about that in just a second, but first we're looking at the national mall. of course it's dark so you can't see the cloud cover. but plenty of clouds in p

healthier in 2013? how about the app to help you stoik that new year's resolution. >> workers in one city are going to get say that would be bad for the economy. >> hi, everyone, happy new year, i'm dan ashley. coming up at 5:00 new for you, going to take you live along the parade route. people are hunkering down, staking their claims to get best spots to watch the floats go by. and the high tech way you can now provide police what they need if you ever get stopped by cops. those story pz more when cheryl and i see you at 5:00. the news at 4:00 continues in just a moment. >>> tomorrow, san francisco sets a new record, the minimum wage will be the highest in the nation, even higher than in santa fe, new mexico. workers are applauding but some economists are kind of critical of this. >> it was back in 2003 that advocates for low wage workers successfully campaigned to increase the minimum wage in san francisco. voter as proved a formula v to inflation and the cost of living. this outcome has been dramatic. from $8.50 in 2004 to, $10.24 an hour, tomorrow, jumping to $10.55 an hour, the vice president of the

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cities tomorrow on "today." >>> coming up, dr. oz shares his secrets for a healthier heart.n "today's" healthy heart and dr. oz is the host of the oz show and here with simple tips to trim the fat. let's remind people of the connection, you have too much fat in your body that causes heart disease which way? >> it puts pressure inside your organs and causes high blood pressure and poisons your liver and insulin and causes diabetes. this morning, i'm talking about fat fighting solutions. so many tips, people doesn't appreciate it's right there. >> this got my attention and i worry people will think this sounds gimmicky. you call these fat merlts. the first is mct. i heart heard of it. mtc is coconut oil. these are short change fats. why is that important, normal fats like butter and lard are digested in a different way and end up in your hips and waist. these short fats like coconut oil use more like sugars but in a healthy way. turns out in trials people use 100 calories of food a day eating these. >> if you want more coconut oil in our diets, do we take it as a supplement or

healthier choice. is britney spears planning a big move to sin city. ♪ >> tmz is reporting the pop star is close to inkinghan 100 million dollars per year. wow, life is looking up for the former x-factor judge who just split with her fiance on thursday. here is ali. >> alisyn: listen up all you parents. you may be tempted to let your baby cry it out next time they wake up at night. it's important for babies to self-sooth in order to start life long good sleeping habits. and joining us is a pediatrician at washingtonville pediatrics in new york and she's going to help us unlock the secret to getting babies to sleep through the night. great to have you here. >> thank you very much. >> alisyn: so many parents struggle with this, whether or not to let them cry it out or go in and suppose today pick them up or smooth them. where do you fall on this debate? >> i'm very much into allowing a baby to fall asleep on their own. >> alisyn: even if it means they're crying for a long period of time. >> i think the way we do it at my practice, we start very early so we start talking about this when they come in, before