para helen y su familia.a helen cuáles eran sus sueños para el futuro. y esta niñita tímida de corazón grande volvió a sorprender a debbie. cuando supe que helen y su familia vivían en un cementerio, quedé impactado. pero ahora lo que siento es admiración... admiración por una mamá que con casi nada ha podido hacer en este lugar un hogar para sus hijos. y admiración por una niñita cuyo único sueño es ir a la escuela para poder ayudar a que su mamá algún día tenga uncasa de verdad. la mamá de helen ha hecho todo lo posible por helen y sus otros hijos... sin embargo, no es suficiente. si helen llegara a tener la esperanza de una vida mejor, ella necesitará aprender a leer y escribir. ella necesita ir a la escuela. pero hay esperanza. porque al apadrinar a un niño o una niña como helen, usted le cambiará la vida para siempre. ella recibirá la atención médica y dental que necesita, junto con alimentos de emergencia y la oportunidad de recibir una educación. ella hasta podrá aplicar por una beca ! imagínese la dif

we just i'm helen. i have i want to let you know we've 14rb9d 50 years of the american indian people last month i'm really proud of that (clapping) >> i'm very honored and happy to introduce someone that's special. in the community as well as the staff. and a family. orlando has been one of the very special persons in all of our families life. been working with the friendship house. the friendship house association of american indians serves a broad range of services to the american indian people for 50 i can say now a for over 50 years isn't that wonderful. we continue to work with the young people, people with addiction problems and every kind of problem we try to sought so friendship how is it the r is the oldest peer in the area to continue services and all that. orlando who is the staff for the friendship house for 19 years he's been executive director for at least 5 years. he's got tremendous experience as a clinical director say manager and speaker she's shown his leadership so far as we can see

and this is what's behind the mary helene rogers site. it fulfills a promise we wouldn't have poverty housing in this city to revision public housing. so let's keep working together all the elements that mr. johnson identified we need outline r all those we need urban core and everybody to work across different racial ethic divides. we're not going to end this is about mary helene rogers legacy. i condominium to you this is just another beginning of more projects to come as we bring more people across. this is a city that's rich in resources. we've got 80 get those resources to talk to each other and make a commitment to build more housing in the city. reverend fong i'd like to have the rogers family come up and present to them this pramgs declaring today mary helene senior day in san francisco (clapping.) i think mario is going to speak and could you introduce the artists as well. nancy where you at? >> right here. oh, there you go. this is after the doing the murals. i'm mario i'm one of 9 sons. my mom and dad raised us in the community

now, who's bigger, me or helen? helen. [laughter] okay, okay, now we pull. okay, now who's pulling harder? am i pulling her harder or she pulling me harder? the same. how we pulling, gang? check the neighbor on that one. what do you suppose? is she pulling me harder or i'm pulling her harder? huh? equal. who's pulling harder? is that so? you used to say i'm pulling harder because you see the rope moving this way. that's what you used to say. remember the old days, when you didn't have that spark called what, begin with a f. - physics. - physics, all right? and now you're getting that spark, right? and now you're starting to see the world a little differently. let's try this with a couple of scale. attach this right on here. okay, now you pull that side and we can measure the force, gang, yeah? and i'll pull over here. now you look to see who pulls harder, me on helen or helen on me? and here we go. how do the readings look, gang? huh? which one is harder? how about there? how about there? and what are they, gang? ss, same same. i can't pull on you any harder

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org.

>> helen mirren. she's a young jennifer lawrence. >> sour weird. >> jon: don't you think that looks -- i did i saw it. no, can i see it. she's a beautiful woman and i'm complimented but i didn't expect that would you do that. >> jon: yeah. what would be -- is there anything -- here is what i figure -- >> should my hands be on the desk like this. >> jon: no, no. but there's a little bit of turkey salmonella on here. >> i passed that. -- i passed that turkey backstage. >> jon: i don't blame you there. >> i thought for one second about putting it on my head and running it out. i thought, you have enough attention. it's time to rest. >> jon: if you put that turkey on your head and ran around and i don't know this for a fact. i'm in the a scientist or engineer but i think the internet would break. [laughter] people at home would just -- heads would come flying off. seriously we should talk about the movie. are we out of time? >> okay. >> jon: oh, okay. no, sit. the movies are great. >> thank you. >> jon: a

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. >> welcome. we are here doing our building san francisco tour. we're going to have a very interesting tour of elevators in sanford cisco. we have all gotten into an elevator, the doors have closed, and it has carried us to our destination. have you ever wondered how elevators were -- work? we check out the need outside the elevator using current technology and we learn about the latest destination elevated technology all here in san francisco. we will also visit the machinery where all the behind- the-scenes gears control these incredible machines. we are very fortunate today to have an expert with those who is going to walk us are around elevators in san francisco. can you tell us about the history of elevators in san francisco? the measure -- >> sure. the history of elevator technology evolves with the city. first elevators were installed for moving materials in the 1860's. in the 1870's, the first passenger elevator was instal

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. > >>. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hi, i'm with sfgovtv i'm here to discuss prop a that will be before the voters in tuesday >> the health care truth fund was for health care correspondents that would substantially there. the 5 member board passed the fund they mate not use the fund to pay for the costs until january 20, 0200. preparing will allow the bodies to make payments from the fund only as the cities account balances to fully funded it has to be large enough to pay for the costs as they're due and thus, the cities total payroll costs can't go over 10 percent. they must allow the payment and they're limited to no more than 10 percent of the cities account or the governor and the trust board passed it. they would allow only if the agrees fund account or two-thirds of the agencies funding board and the trust board productive. a yes vote means you want to change the charter from the health care trust funneled only under specified circumstances a

this is where the father allegedly abducted his baby son from this sunnyvale apartment complex on helen avenue. possibly in southern california. i want to show you some new video into our newsroom. this is videos of two locations in san diego where police down there say that the vehicle that this father is driving was spotted. so they have spotted this vehicle two times last night. also, last night, this is around 9:00 or 10:00, police pinged his cell phone and it did indicate the phone was in a neighborhood called kearney mesa ten minutes north of san diego. they have yet to find the father and his baby boy and do not know if he is still in the san diego area. they tell us his car is a brown 2004 gmc envoy. license plate 6hil892. there is an american eagle imprint image in the rear window. the father is mesut guler, 22 years old, six foot tall and 120 pounds. sounds like he is a pretty skinny guy, brown hair, brown eyes. his son, henry guler romero, black hair, brown eyes, two weeks to a month old. he took the son during an argument with his mother in the sunnyvale apartment complex. t

marilyn fighter fiery firebrand that was mary helen rogers. i first met her when i was a that commissioner in the 1990s. i was parted of the first activist commission for the agency from the urban reluctant days to an agency that put affordable housing at its forefront. i want to recognize commissioner leroy king who's the long time lasting commissioner. whose heart has been in the western edition and i served with him a commissioner for many years and leroy is 98-year-old. thank you la roadway with all your years with the agency. i think that everything that mary helen rogers figure out for abnormal housing and protection for those who are dispolice department because of what happened she was the true advocate for the affordable housing. i hope mary will be part of our new affordable housing for seniors. i'm glad this is being done under the item of mayor ed lee who's legacy he he's known as the housing mayor. he's done more than any mayor before him. he will speak later. i would also like to recognize the community advisory members. thank yo

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. park, go to sfrecpark.org. [train whistle blowing] global warming. [whistle blows] some say irreversible consequences are 30 years away. 30 years? that won't affect me. [brakes screech] > >>. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hi, i'm with sfgovtv i'm here to discuss prop a that will be before the voters in tuesday >> the health care truth fund was for health care correspondents that would substantially there. the 5 member board passed the fund they mate not use the fund to pay for the costs until january 20, 0200. preparing will allow the bodies to make payments from the fund only as the cities a

helen lowenstein. liberty mutual. jason line. national education association of new hampshire. ryan o doherty. mark fuentes. donna siouxsie. lc van buren. our table sponsors. charles kuntz. nixon fogelman. and the rest of the phone book. thank you all for sponsoring and , owners of donators the notch a win in.

helen lowenstein. liberty mutual. jason line. national education association of new hampshire. ryan o doherty. mark fuentes. donna siouxsie. lc van buren. our table sponsors. charles kuntz. nixon fogelman. and the rest of the phone book.

helen lowenstein. liberty mutual. jason line. national education association of new hampshire. ryan o doherty. mark fuentes. donna siouxsie. lc van buren. our table sponsors. charles kuntz. nixon fogelman. and the rest of the phone book. thank you all for sponsoring and our auction donators, owners of the notch a win in. bernie, ben, and vivian cogan. let's give them all a big round of applause. [applause] you know, senator shaheen mentioned that the former senator -- i don't know how many years he was senator. i'm feeling pretty good.

the movie was the cook, the thief, that one -- with helen merrin, who is absolutely fabulous -- helen mirren, fabulous actress. he showed me some painting of rembrandt and said, "uc that? could you do the in modern, in today? and i said i will try. yes, but it is part of the job. so i tried. i worked with a dutch artistic director, and i get to work with him. he was very specific and fabulous man. also, they were very specific about the color. in reality, they asked me because the color is a little like in the spirit. it is something in common. i was flattered to do that, but it is beautiful to see how much they are -- our work, our demand is to make a beautiful movie. i should not be able to do anything. i never thought about it, but when people ask me, you have to be so clever. >> tom ford made a movie, so why not you? >> because my brain is not that sure. you have to think about so many things. truly, it is a big work. you have to be strong. you have to take care also of the physiology of the actor which is, like, oh, my god. you can be depressed. also, you see the depression of ev

the apartment where he lived with the mother of the child is in sunnyvale on helen avenue. now, these signs then went up along the freeways after the mother called police late last night and that amber alert was issued early this morning. police think that guler is driving a 2004 gmc envoy california license 6hil892. it has a large american eagle decal on the rear view window. again, this baby is only 2 weeks old. police say that this father has made previous threats to harm himself and his child. obviously if you see these two anywhere, call 911 immediately. we'll keep you posted. live in suns, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> -- live in sunnyvale, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> developing now firefighters brought a fire in the outer richmond district in san francisco under control. the two-alarm fire started before 4:00 this morning. flames quickly spread to the roof.

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. out. >> hi, i'm japanese with the san francisco public utilities combination sometime people call me sewer girl our systems has served the area for 1 hundred and 50 years we're planning you understand public health and our environment don't think that so come in down and see how >> the regular meeting of the san francisco ethics commission is called to order. >> king? >> here. >> andrews. >> here and commissioner hur said that he will be here, seeing that we have a quorum we will start and he will be a few minutes late and commissioner hayon will be excused and to welcome mr. king as the newest commissioner and hopefully, you will find it interesting and enjoyable. thank you, mr. chair, it is a great pleasure to be on this commission, and i have followed your activities over the years. and i look forward to having a very fruitful, and very interesting time, serving with all of you. >> all right, and at this time, i would, is ther

i wanted to wear my indian stove hat at i we're it to helen's voth galileo event for the friendship house and i walk into the room at the hotel what was the name of that hotel? the fairmont hotel. and the first person i see is peter brat the brother of benjamin brat. and he puts his hand & says welcome mayor. so i decided not to wear the hat. >> welcome all of you to the american heritage indian month celebration at the san francisco public city hall the rue turned i'm earl and i'm your mc for this event. i wanted to wear my indian stovepipe hat and i we're it to helen's voth galileo event for the friendship house and i walk into the room at the hotel - what was the name of that hotel - . the fairmont hotel and the first person i see is peter brat the brother of benjamin brat and he puts his hand out and says welcome mayor so i decided not to wear the hat in the presence of mayor ed lee. i didn't want to up stage him then my wife reminded me also that not to up stage the honor resolution so. what you see is what you got. so once again welcome to the ninth annual event. it's indeed a pleas

. >> on opening day in the brand- new helen diller playground at north park, children can be seen swinging, gliding, swinging, exploring, digging, hanging, jumping, and even making drumming sounds. this major renovation was possible with the generous donation of more than $1.5 million from the mercer fund in honor of san francisco bay area philanthropist helen diller. together with the clean and safe neighborhood parks fund and the city's general fund. >> 4. 3. 2. 1. [applause] >> the playground is broken into three general areas. one for the preschool set, another for older children, and a sand area designed for kids of all ages. unlike the old playground, the new one is accessible to people with disabilities. this brand-new playground has several unique and exciting features. two slides, including one 45- foot super slide with an elevation change of nearly 30 feet. climbing ropes and walls, including one made of granite. 88 suspension bridge. recycling, traditional swing, plus a therapeutics win for children with disabilities, and even a sand garden with chines and drums. >> it is a visi

the movie was the cook, the thief, that one -- with helen merrin, who is absolutely fabulous -- helen mirren, fabulous actress. he showed me some painting of rembrandt and said, "uc that? could you do the in modern, in today? and i said i will try. yes, but it is part of the job. so i tried. i worked with a dutch artistic director, and i get to work with him. he was very specific and fabulous man. also, they were very specific about the color. in reality, they asked me

now helen i've been promising - >> i want to get back to your question why? why this great difference in world view between the east and the west and i have educational experience by sponsor of a chinese scholar for a couple of years and every time this question came up, why? the answer was 6,000 years of continuous civilization. in other words, not too subtly, he was saying, "we've had more time to get further along than you guys, you're still just getting used to painting yourself blue and coming down under the trees, where as of that time we were already developing taois on the confucianism and so we've simply had more time." so the stock answer was "6,000 years of continuous civilization." >> the chinese - there's some truth in that, and there is great pride in chinese culture in that very feature. that in contrast to - in the western greek and rome and we know the format of features of our own western world view but there was a lot of break and disconnection and interruption. whereas in china, you had relatively isolated from the rest of the world, a kin

mary helen rogers was an amazing lady. i have known her for all of my life. one of the things she did was to fight against the injustices inflicted on the western community by the san francisco redevelopment agency. she was basically notorious and fought really hard for the community and was very actively engaged all the way up to the year when she passed away. and it was a proud moment, not just for me but for the rogers family and one of the things that that was talked about consistently was how miss rogers, everyone all of the folks who spoke there expressed their gratitude to the rogers family for an allowing her to do the kind of activism she did in our community and many of the members of the rogers family said we don't have a choice because that was the kind of person their mother was. she would be so proud knowing that over 100 units are available to low income seniors as well as many of the units were provided to folks who are formally homeless. so it was just a really proud moment in our district and so many great people there including the rogers f

last week, we you wanted up the helen rogers and my good friend reverend hall was under its a public-privateship that's now to just conclusions in the wonderful home for more than one hundred of our cities protecting and homeless seniors. 25 of those units are set aside for the seniors. and last month we broke ground to house youth that was formerly in foster he care we were in chinatown breaking ground for homeless families and protecting residents. all of those housing developments have supported services on site to make sure our residents live healthy lives. it won't stop there. let me repeat it will not stop as a matter of fact, 25 percent of all the housing that's being built in san francisco 25 percent of them are affordable that continues a strong commitment from our city. last september of this year we annuity more resources to stop unlawfully evictions for our citizens and because of our cities careful planning we have to plan for the future and to understand the problems now not just to react to them our city it tripling the amounts of funds the human services provides which is nea

the baby was taken from a complex near helen avenue. bob redell is live outside the complex. >> new information from law enforcement coming from the san diego police department. they tell us they pinged the father's cell phone last night. the man accused of abducting his baby son from their apartment here in sunny vevale. the cell phone indicated he was in the in the area. it is not clear if he is still in the area. yesterday afternoon, he abducted his baby son from his apartment complex in sunnyvale just outside san jose where he lives with the son and his mother. this picture of the actual vehicle, just one that is similar. the license plate number is 6hil892. police will be he using the suv to abduct the baby boy and take him out of state. the father is mesut guler. six feet tall, about 120 pounds. brown hair, brown eyes. his son, henry guler romero, anywhere from two weeks to a month old, pretty much a newborn. he took the boy during an argument with the baby's mom. the mom and police are worried because he not only told her he was

. >> helen, i find it really unfortunate that you use your front row position to make such statements. >> that was it? >> i need a hair and make up person. >> you were so cool though. >> well, when people look up a we tube video of me and helen thomas. those are rare moments. you could answer a hundred questions as press secretary and then you have that one time when you say i have had it. the worst moment is if i was mean and tried to make a reporter look small. >> if president bush were watching me right now would he be proud? if he would not have been proud i tried not to say it and i would swallow the sarcasm and scream and make a comment inside. >> there must be so much pressure. you are the mouthpiece of the leader of the free world. if you had a suggestion for jay carney? >> i have a great suggestion. there is no way that any press secretary is going to be an expert in any little thing. anytime he gets a question on how the portal works i think they should have a designated person that he can point to and say i know why you are asking the question i republicanfully refer you to

helen wants me to read about this day care place i stumbled upon.is the hero of "public enemy." bj's kids was a home daycare and an organized enterprise. dave lit up whether -- when -- we made the turn down the street and an entire community swung into view. i was parked there when i was hired to be an assistant teacher. besides the hard work of taking care of kids, bj was trying to manage or business and juggling a blizzard of part-time schedules and the cash that flowed out. tuition was based on an hourly rate, unwritten and unclear that was fully formed each day from the head of bj. my first pay day was a marvel. she pulled her bag and emerged with a handful of crumpled up $20s and said see if that is all right. i said sure. bj's kids had aow

he left their home along of the 900 block of helen avenue in sunnyvale. kron4 mike pelton with more. >> authorities say that the father has made the previous threats on him and on the child. this morning we're learning that the suspects cellphone--we know that the san diego police department is involved and there also looking for his vehicle. this is a tanned 2004 on voice. 2004 envoy. the vehicle s a large american eagle on the career.rear. the sunnyvale department of public safety stated that about 415 in the afternoon that he got into a fight with the mother and took the child. he told the mother that he planned to leave the state. authorities said that the father has previously made threats to harm himself and the child's. you can see the signs all across the freeway this morning. the chp stated that they have no verified sightings of the vehicle. this morning we knocked on the door for the family and a woman did not want to speak with us. this is a very nerve wracking moment for the family members. >> it sounds like they're going to be concentrating

commissioner i'm helen. i was a former library commissioner in 2000 to 2008. i've served in the housing commission since 1970 and a survivor of feinsteins appointment to the advisory committee. i want you to know that mr. perez not only brings his unique contributions to the community bio but to network with all the agencies including the sports people all of a sudden we're dealing with the sports in san francisco. we're very proud of his work because one he's a peace maker and he understands community. so on that level longevity so to speak. the old sounds like are always around and i count myself as one of those sieve the mayors and all that. it's very much been a pleasure. the office is extremely power because so-called filipinos from all over the state and out of the state show up. this is a great contribution for the city. so i - thank you very much >> thank you. >> good afternoon supervisor chair yee and commissioner supervisor breed how are you nice to see you. i'm the director for the filipino cultural center. i could is a lot of things about al but $0