those that need lao abound a honda's admission will go into laguna honda. and we will be ~ reorganizing the floor to become a residential care facility. so, in some ways we'll be increasing the level of care that we believe we need for those discharging at san francisco general hospital. the mayor restored most of the mental health cuts from the previous cuts that we had [inaudible]. >> i'm curious. is there room at laguna honda hospital? you're going to be moving people around. i'm wondering if there is room at laguna honda. >> we have consistent turn over the patients at laguna. not all will be going into the skilled nursing facility. there are many that meet the criteria. many will be going into placements in the community those who need locked facilities. >> and do you know how many people are currently in the skilled nursing facilities now? >> i believe there are 39 beds at the skilled nursing facility we have today. >> all across the city? >> 34 beds, in the skilled nursing facility on the campus of san francisco general hospital. >> no, i'm talking a

and admissions criteria will only go to laguna honda. so, there's been some comments about the fact that we're moving psychiatric patients to laguna honda. we are following the admissions policy. not changing laguna honda admissions policy and we've been very sensitive to the age issue. so, any patient that does not meet the age level we felt is appropriate for laguna honda would be put in community placements and the elderly would be put in laguna as the admission criteria allows. >> and you think the impacts of the changes of the number of beds and the expense of running a hospital like laguna honda has been a challenge? >> well, particularly because of the fact that the federal government has continued to look at medi-cal rates [speaker not understood]. that will continue to be challenging to us for having such a large hospital and skilled nursing facility. and in fact, there is ab 97 which at the state level trying to reinstate those cuts for us. so, yes, it's going to be a challenge for any hospital system, particularly with health

, from the residence as well as workers there because the new laguna honda is a different size and the meals are served to the patients there are definitely an hour, to an hour and a half handy mealtime what it used to be at the old laguna honda. a lot of folks have gotten used to it but it is still a challenge. i don't know if there has been any change or any increase in staffing more and increasing resources with this proposed budget for laguna honda in a way to help with the new challenges of the hospital currently experiencing like meal service for example. >> we certainly can look at it and work with your office on that supervisor. an hour executive director of the hospital i know she is aware of this issue and we start we can report that to you and give you the plan of how it can improve that and i know that's been an issue because of how big the hospital is in the serving of those meals but it is something they want to improve on but we can incorporate your office into that discussion. >> supervisor breed: we know there are less beds but different configuration. >> and ongoing q

this month so far it's only like 30 percent of the cars are pre2001 acuras and hondas. one last stat on the trend. over the last six months 55 percent of our robberies involve cell phones and i phones. so when you see the officers handing out these flyers, it's for a reason. we are trying to get that number go away. we had a problem in balboa park where people would show up in a car and say my phone went out. if you see them they are a hundred yards away and the person hands them the unlocked phone and you can figure out what happened next. we stood there and handed out cards to them and warned them that this was happening. we have a letter at the station that goes out and we list all the significant crimes. if we see a trend like the one we described, we put a crime alert at the top of the letter and safety tips for you. we try to alert the public. the rest is up to us for enforcement. we have mini operations. we do op orders every month and we focus on areas and we place officers where they are doing bus inspections at those hours. the traffic and pedestrian safety is

honda has created a new car exclusively for china. honda officials presented the new passenger car made by its chinese joint venture. the vehicle has an 1800 cc engine and targeted at younger chinese drivers. a monitor on the dashboard connects to a smartphone for navigation. honda hopes the new vehicle will boost its new car sales in the country. chinese consumers are expected to purchase more than 20 million new cars this year. >> translator: we started operating in a highly competitive market. there are many players here who sell about 300,000 units a year. we can't be a big player immediately, but we want to move closer to the level of the big players. >> new car sales have been sluggish for japanese automakers due to sour political relations with china. but sales started showing signs of improvement this spring. japanese economy minister says the government will consider providing tax incentives for business realignments, to help the country's economy to grow. >> translator: three things that distort the japanese economy are too

that are at the skilled nursing facility, only 12 need the laguna honda admission policy. so, just to clarify that. thank you. >> thank you. all right. at this time, colleague, unless there are any final comments or questions, we will close this bielenson hearing. without objection, this hearing has been heard and filed. [gavel] >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen. madam clerk, why don't we go to general public comment. >> at this time the public may address the board generally for up to two minutes on those item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the board including items on the immediate adoption calendar. please note that public comment is not allowed on those items which have already been subject to public comment by a board committee. pursuant to board rule 2 had the 22, please direct your remarks to the board as a whole and not to individual supervisors nor to the audience. ~ 2.22. speakers using assistance will be allowed twice the amount of time. if you need to display a document, please state so and return to live coverage of the meeting. >> let's go to our

commissioner frank fung and commissioner honda and hurtado. to my left is -- who will provide the board with any legal advice and we have mr. pacheco. i'm the board of director. scott sanchez is here representing the planning department and bureau of streets and mapping and jeffrey is a building inspector representing the department of building inspection. >> mr. pacheco if you will go over the meeting guidelines and conduct the swearing in process. >> the board request that you turn off all cell phones and pagers so they will not disturb the proceeding. the boards rules of presentation are as follows: appellants and department representative each has seven minutes to present their cases and three minutes for rebuttals. people affiliated with these parties must include their comments within the 7 or 3 minute minutes. members not affiliated with the parties have up to 3 minutes to address the board and no rebuttals. to assist the board in accurate representation of the minutes, people are asked, but not required to submit a speaker card when yo

commissioner honda? aye. the vote is 3-1. thank you. >> call item no. 5 item 5: appeal no. 13-056 walter haas, appellanttss vs. dept. of building inspection, respondent planning dept. approval 1 spruce street. protesting the issuance on april 25, 2013, to john maniscalco & mary tesluk, permit to alter a building interior remodel and horizontal addition at rear on 1st and 2nd storiess. application no. 2012/02/23/4708s. for hearing today.>> call item no. 5 sf 51234 this matter is on for hearing tonight. i understand the parties have an agreement. i have the appellant here to speak to the board. >> is there anyone here representing? >> maybe he can come up at the same time. that would be great. >> thank you, commissioners. i'm scott on behalf of walter haas. there has been some amended plans that mr. maniscalco is a permit holder. it allows everybody to move forward and be neighbors again. we would like to have the permit approved with the amended plans and we can be on our way. >> okay. thank you mr. maniscalco. >> on the proje

an investigation into honda's airbags is not over yet. the natonal highway traffic safety adminsitration will determine whether to issue a recall for 2003-2004 honda odysseys. several consumers have been injured when airbags suddenly deployed while driving. the problem could affect more than 300,000 models. during the last two years, more than a million hondas have been recalled due to defective airbags. escalating prices on corn and wheat are causing farm land to become dangerously overpriced, according to analysts. the international business times reports between 2009 and 2012, corn prices nearly doubled, while wheat prices jumped one third. that level of profit boosts the value of farms. in states where the main crops grown are corn and wheat, farmland prices jumped as much as 15% just in the first quarter of this year. a coalition of groups opposed to hydrallic fracturing, the high- pressure injection of water and chemicals into the earth to free oil and natural gas, are lobbying democratic governors to reject its use in several state

and we ask you to see bids to the lowest response of bidder for the reconstruction work at laguna honda. >> if i questions for mr. rose. >> actually i do. mr. rose if you can tell us what typically is the standard for declaring an emergency? >> mr. chairman, mr. avalos, basically many years ago and i don't remember the exact year, the department, i believe it was in the department of public works requested authorizations to award sole source contracts on an emergency basis without the utilization of competitive bidding because if it's a true emergency the work has to be done, for example the most recent example -- >> immediately. >> immediately being right away. for example the most recent example the board of supervisor approved an emergency contract yesterday regarding a water main burst in district 7. so that was a kind -- as i understand it, that was the kind of emergency where there would be a, in fact the definition of emergency to get more to your questions supervisor avalos on page 5 of our report we point out that in accordance with administrator code 6.60 an emergency is defin

administrative code, section 6.60, to repair a kitchen cart wash leak and related mold abatement at laguna honda hospital in an amount not to exceed $595,3: >> okay. we have john thomas from our department of public works to speak on this item. >> good morning chair, john thomas from public works, the item before you request to exceed the $250,000 opposition to abate elite and mold from a car wash facility at the lagoon in a hospital and the rehabilitation center. the leak was identified in september of 2011 and was immediately addressed to prevent any further leakage and to secure the area from access by any staff or resident, the team took an investigation, both in designers and insurance carriers to determine a course of action. by 2011, they were redirected to design the space and it was incompatible with its use. it was completed in april of 2011 and an emergency was declared in june of 2012. the department entered into a contract with dell ford property reconstruction during the summer of 2012 to perform the work and that was both more extensive and challenging than was anticipated. demoli

commissioners i had wanted to work with commissioner honda to try get the mls information he was looking on the overhead so you can all see it and it would be on the record. the way his computer s it's not possible. i know sometimes he brings his ipad to the meeting. it's important that everybody here see the same information. perhaps if you can work with the commissioner and let them know what the web address is. >> give him the ipad to play with. is there any way to make it bigger? >> yeah. sorry. >> i understand. that's why the commissioner is presented to what you received. i'm definitely going to give you an opportunity to respond whatever it is here. >> we see it. those were the comments. >> i think we've seen enough. why don't we leave that there and if anyone has questions, we can see it. >> counselor, have you seen this before? you've never seen an mls report? >> no. >> the reason why i ask is i asked you earlier. >> take your time. maybe we can take a quick break while you explore this information. okay? let's take a short break. >> shrink it down so you can see it from the lap

but i want you also to look out for a flying a sports car that's coming your way honda is looking to enter the business jet market and they're calling them they're flying sports car i don't know if they can rival the markets here in the u.s. the u.s. has the largest demand for business jets what do you think u.s. does have a big demand for business jets and there's even a leasing market that has been on the rise which was decimated during the financial crisis so i think there is business out there for and good for honda let's come into this well i think it's also important to realize that honda has new jet has interesting features to where the ground with the jets on top of the wings ok so they'll be less turbulent turbulence must be ten percent faster than the average jets but also will be i'm going to try and ransom involved with this venture and it is as i mean you could go into space maybe but i think we have we actually have a graphic bernanke in a little delorean you know we do this yes i did because i just wanted to show you can go back and forth money and save us from the fin

but i want you also to look out for a flying a sports car that's coming your way honda is looking to enter the business jet market and they're calling them they're flying sports car i don't know if they can rival the markets here in the u.s. the u.s. has the largest demand for business jets what do you think u.s. does have a big demand for business jets and there's even a leasing market that has been on the rise which was decimated during the financial crisis so i think there is business out there for and good for honda let's come into this well i think it's also important to realize that honda is new jet has interesting features to where the ground with the jets on top of the wings ok so they'll be less turbulent turbulence let's be ten percent faster than the average jets but also when you're going to branson involved with this venture and it is i mean you could go into space maybe but i think we have we actually have a graphic. in a little delorean. yes i did because i just wanted to show you can go back to print money. save us from the financial crisis so late so in my view no hy

robert honda reports the extra officer were hitting the street when report of another sho came in. >> reporter: san jose police started cracking down on violence by responding another gang-related shooting this evening. a young male adult was shot several time and wounded here at theguru. . some neighborhoods have seen it even worst this week. tuesday's memorial victims help mark san jose hot spot gang violence. >> there is been a lot of violence here in the neighborhood and ls where i work in just this past week. >> and any of these bullets can ricochet or go and hit someone's house. >> the fourth homicide in a week among other shootings and attacks. in response police try to spread out additional officers tonight and through the weekend all specially trained in dealing with ganglated activity. >> what do you think they need to do? i think actually getting out of their cars and approaching people >> gang members are being contacted and agents are working in conjunction with the gang investigation unit and focusing on people that we know has a history of violence act. >> but , one thi

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as robert honda reports another big name of hardware company is now -- >> reporter: so some customers were stunned when the company filed for bankruptcy protection today. >> it is kind of part of the community, this is my go to place, i am going to be a little bit lost >> the original business was build in 1931. it was the last remaining cherry orchard in the south bay. >> i remember my grandfather always going to or ch supply being a farmer in the day, it was created to supply farmers with all their tools and needs for farming. >> also , the orchard supply was dispay peering disappeared. the chain will buy 60 of orchard's sploois. the. . some customers say it will never be the same. >> people that have been here for a long time and they have what we want, they have it here. >> it is hard, the piece of the path is leaving us. >> reporter: orchard supply announces the big expansion project last year and the this evening the spokeswoman told me that the plan is still on track. in san jose, robert honda, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> chief meteorologist martin has been very busy here all afte

we had a mother looking at a honda versus a toyota.honda versus a bmw may be incentivized to sell the higher priced car but because we have a flat fee, there is no commission, no pressure on the customer. lori: there is so much information, it is almost less painful some would say to go to the car dealership because the salesman know you have the latest and most competitive pricing information on various car models. is that an issue for you, a challenge of had to deal with? >> that is one piece of what we do, help with pricing. but really our belief is there is much more, the price is the single most important factor. lori: i wonder if dealing with salespeople is as uncomfortable as it was five years ago because of all the available price information. not as much haggling. >> the average consumer spends 11 and a half hours a car dealership when they buy their car, and you're sort of doing that from the comfort of your own home. i've been price is getting more transparent and a good thing for the industry. i do think the experience is g

watch this, this is someone slamming a stolen honda accord not once, not twice, but three times into the front of the gun shop, obviously, trying to get in. you would assume this is a robbery attempt, and after the third, they make an opening in the door, but that is when the person decides to leave and give up. they left the car behind and they left in another vehicle the there, but right now a reward for $2,000 for anybody who can provide info that leads to the ar res of the person who tryied to rob the gun shop. >> it is amazing that a person tried to ram the honda accord. if it is a gun shop, you need something stronger, like a f-150. >> nothing was stolen, but the store had to be closed for a few days. >> well, thank goodness they didn't get anything like this, because you don't want crazies like this running around with stolen weapons. >>> this beautiful girl that you are seeing on your screen is 18-year-old may si welch. in the video that you are now seeing maizey is being surprised right before her 18th birthday with a brand new car. >> are you being serious right now? >> we

the impact of the crash tore the honda in half. >>> a new prank by muni passengers is putting riders at risks. what is being done to stop it. >> reporter: it is happening at least 15 time in the past 12 days. officials say one of the passengers have been prying up in the back door of busses and jumping out. in some cases the bus is traveling 25 miles per hour. >> the actions of these individuals are risking are not incredibly stupid and callous but also endanger their own lives and the lives of others >> they say it happens four times alone yesterday including the last night in the geary district. it is also been happening in other buzz lines of different times of the day and different parts of the city. no on hurt so far >> we are going to put more officers on there and in the effort to try to catch whoever is doing this >> they say they'll begin to looking through surveillance videos from the busses to trying to determine who is doing it. each time it happened the bus has to be pulled from service so the doors can be checked for safety and that's expensive and inconvenience for pas

. >>> robert honda reports where the fire about to go unsail many fire crew rs concerned. >> reporter: it has been a busy fire season for cal fire. today, especially because it was near a dry opened feel. cal fire says the-- >> most of the humidities and the moistures is gone now through to the heat so it is drying out and the drier the condition the easier it is for thing to ignite. >> reporter: people we talked to say the hot weather has the more concern this year about neighborhood fire work. >> at the same time parents should be around them and they have to have water or something so if a fire occurs, they can turn it off. >> sometimes there is alcohol involved sdd so the public safety is a major concern for us and with the area of device, the safety zone do exist. to go onto grass fields. >> every year we get calls on injuries from fire works and they're from minor to extremely severe. not just injuries but fire, houses catching on fire and cars and grass. >> reporter: both cal fire and the department plans to -- in gilroy robert honda ktvu channel 2 news. >> there are more than

honda recently dropped the price of its fit.at's an electric car that few people even knew honda had. so, why do car companies sell electric gar they are money losers? it's because california requires them to as a condition for doing business in the state. keep in mind, these lousy electric car sales are with a state and federal tax break. >>> other news, melissa my certificate latest to offer lunch to benefit aspire east palo alto charter school. it's charity drive. apple's ceo tim cook auctioned off a lunch recently as well. actually, meyer once bid on and won a celebrity lunch. she paid $60,000 to have lunch with designer oscar de la renta. back to you. >> oh, good. thank you, scott. >>> a pair of open-water swimmers marked a major milestone in the bay. it was their 1,000th swim from alcatraz to san francisco. gary emmitt and steven hur wits took the boat ride from san francisco to alcatraz a few hours ago and at 8:00 this morning, the 52-year-old hur wits and 62-year-old emmitt began the mile and a half swim. it coincides wi