i would be remiss -- i believe it would be remiss of san francisco for this iconic city to fail in itslocal by not placing this as a critical element regarding any advocacy modifying legislation. the city of santos, has its work cut out for it. it must stand for all its residents. well certainly is committed to strong support immigration reform, it is apparent there will impose the inclusion of -- rather than excluding no one. from the lgbt perspective, this is going to be tough, and i submit to the city that they consider the following list of ideas which i have cryptically penned for this testimony. i have noticed that time has gone over, and i know how that feels, so i would just read one or two of them and make my testimony available in writing.

i would be remiss -- i believe it would be remiss of san francisco for this iconic city to fail in itslocal by not placing this

everyone should be doing their part to make this icon of the city safe and accessible to everyone. like everyone, i use this part, at minimum, of which were times a week. increasingly, i have become afraid to bring my family because of all of the activity occurring in the park lately. especially at night, but also during the day. i continue to see graffiti, violence against homelessness, or alcohol and drug abuse through a park. as a citizen, i do not want the part to decline to a point where i no longer use it. i would urge rec and parks, please department, board of supervisors, to do everything to preserve this icon of the city. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. i in the community manager of the grove festival. as one of the largest parks in your district, you have always been a supporter of the festival and a supporter of stern grove. we have been the victim to countless acts of graffiti, vandalism and property damage. it is difficult to know when these acts occur, but we can only assume at night. about two years ago, that before an opening conc

and as beautiful as the civic center is, it sometimes gets lost to those other cultural icons throughout the city that are in areas that are more accessible to people, at least they believe them to be more accessible. the challenge for the asian art museum is to build its foundation and to provide some new -- i see jay who is here, the director -- the opportunity to take more risks in terms of how we rediscover the museum and get people to appreciate the extraordinary work that has been known over there in its leadership, so i'm excited about what you have been done. that is why you are being appointed back. we hope to have some announcements very soon about the asian art museum and its stated future. a lot of work to be done behind the scenes, as you know. finance corp. -- this is interesting. i'm pleased they are both going to take the mantle to serve on this corporation. this is a big deal. thank you for being here. [applause] the finance corp. was conceived as sort of a watchdog group of folks that could make sure -- that is why not yet as to say you wonder why these people are year. there's

icon. tales of the city. his book that was made do a city. he's here on his book tour. thank you very much. well, i would not have missed this evening for anything. you and i both know these things can be boring. not tonight. i like to read, since i'm back home from a tour. i would like to read the chapter that my editor wanted me to remove. i have to set it up for you. michael toliver is 55 years old. they have gone to florida because his mother has died. and they have been out to the rest home, to the bear bar in orlando. they meet a black bear, that is a husky african-american guy and the guy basically propositions them. proposes a three way. they decided he seems like a great guy. they tell him about their b and b. the innamong the flowers. it doesn't mean anything because it was camouflage night at the full moon saloon. we felt compelled to tidy up. and reaging toilet. you force him to shower. we stashed it in the closet. he grabbed a razor and headed for the stall. you better be faithful about it. it's down right inhospitable. he was dressed in a while, v-neck tee

. >> town leaders will suggest giving ocean city's iconic boardwalk a makeover. ans to the mayor and city council tonight. they will recommend putting a concrete tram lain down the middle. they say that will hold up better than the vehicle traffic. the wood will help preserve the boardwalk feel. two d.c. architect firms won the contract to design the new dunbar high school. the mayor elect announced the matter -- announced the winners of the competition. the winning team says there design water the school's tradition in notable alumni had become the pride of the families in the district of columbia. >> part of the beltway is closing down for roadwork starting midnight on thursday night. several lanes on interstate 95 will close down. the work as part of the capital beltway high occupancy toll lanes project. check on thea traffic situation. >> you are going to see some slow traffic. the earlier problem was some wires fell into the road and they are attempting to deal with that. georgia avenue slows coming at of weakened. that was george randolph. this is where you

it is an international icon for the city but the area has become increasingly dangerous especially after dark and ktvu's rob roth is live in san francisco now with more details on what the mayor is proposing to do. >> reporter: right now anyone can be here in golden gate bridge park any hour day or night but city officials becoming increasingly concerned about violence here and one proposal apparently gaining traction is closing golden gate park overnight. these transients told us they often spend the night in the park, not surprisingly, they didn't think too much of legislation mayor gavin newsom is proposing which would allow police to arrest someone for being in the park between the hours of 1:00 and 5:00 a.m. >> thank you california for spending your money on -- i mean it's worthless. >> reporter: today a board of supervisors committee conducted a hearing on safety in golden gate park. the head of the recreation and park department said much of the trouble happens after dark. >> our biggest challenges in my view are at night. in my view, nothing good happens in any of our parks at 2:

in january, he is appearing on the last ever episode of the iconic music series "austin city limits." up♪ i will rise again i will stand tall i will stand tall i will rise up ♪ >> ♪ ooh tavis: you are one busy dude. >> thankfully. i love my job and i want to keep it. tavis: your acting, singing, recording. >> it is a wonderful thing to do something that you want to do. it is rare that i have had two days that are alike. i love all of the variety. does that mean that you are restless, super gifted, and need better things to do, or all of the above or none of the above? >> i think it means that i have so many talented people. that is the thing i love the most about getting to do music or acting. i get to meet so many immensely talented people and hang out with them, learn from them. this thing out was doing in los angeles, the shakespeare deal, let me work with helen hunt. it was just inspiring, every day. tavis: how do you go about picking your acting choices? you and not doing the same thing over and over again. >> should i say i am very careful and read through everything? there are

news room the san francisco 49ers announced that they but tentative deal with the city of san francisco to keep the iconic team playing through the park through 2014. and they will receive credits and reductions from the city that will be used for repairs at candlestick park. it's still less to be approved by the park commission and the board of supervisors. it still has to be approved by the candlestick park commission. mayor gavin newson is hoping that the 49ers will stay in san francisco even though they're slated to move. >> and a run the bay, there are looking for two different men that the robbed a credit union and richmond. earlier this month, this is surveillance camera. they entered the bank, pointed the gun, and stole an undisclosed amount of money. the bank is offering $10,000 reward leading to their arrests. >> two different san francisco woman were robbed last night of the were sitting in their cars on ocean avenue. sanford and the way. >> two men approached the cars, and the suspects shot these women when it refused. so far, no arrests have been made. the refused to give up their cash. that

mary helen rogers happens to be an icon well known to many of us throughout the city but formerly a resident of district five in the fillmore in the western addition and this building is aptly, i think, should be named after her. her legacy is well known and well felt throughout the western addition in the city but in particular in areas that have been confronted and challenged by policies of redevelopment in urban renewal. she stood up and she stood out where others did not. she was really able to galvanize where others couldn't. so i think this building, rightfully so, recognizes, in part, some of that legacy, and i know her family would be proud. president chiu: supervisor maxwell? supervisor maxwell: with that, she also made huge changes in redevelopment, huge changes that, in my community when we had a redevelopment project area committee, it made a huge difference because of some of the things and policies that mary rogers and a lot of the people that work with her put in place so i think it's very appropriate that a building like this be named after her. thank you. president chiu: any

iconic building in the city.molition of the building shell is expected to be finished by late february. debris and most concrete will be recycled. much used in roadways. headlines tonight. >> it has been nearly eight months since the devastating oil spill in the gulf of mexic mexico. and tonight the controversy over how much oil bp dumped is taking a new turn. the government says it is 5 million barrels. bp says the amount is almost half that. at stake is the company potential liability for the spill. final report on that is due in january. in the meantime it was the worst environmental disaster in u.s. history. no one disputes. that there are still questions about the affect of all of that oil on the marine life. matt reports tonight from on board the navy deep ocean submarine and has been finding out firsthand. >>reporter: mile down and world away we were taken in this tiny submarine to world normally teaming with life. but not here. >> yes it looks lake everything is dead. >>reporter: professor joy says these

the rainbow flag is an iconic image of the lgbtq committee -- community around the world. you can go to great cities of the world like madrid and paris and see the rainbow banner on polls that designates neighborhoods and communities that have a preponderance of people from the lgbtq community in the conference -- in the city. currently they are not be able -- not legal because of the legislation establishing the path on market street that in 1991. if you are in the castro neighborhood there are banners there and they are well maintained and clean. and they are well managed. because of these provisions, market street is not able to have a replacement. i would like to start an acknowledgement from the bureau street map of public works. it has been difficult for them because of all laws in practice not being in sync with each other. which is difficult. i would like to acknowledge that this recipe -- legislation has been referred for historic legislation recommendation committee and i am asking colleagues that if action can be taken it would be to send this item forward without recommendation. mary rod

city-based firm. donald hall, jr., is the third generation to run hallmark. while touring the company museum, he told me what's kept the iconic company around for so long. our creativity, our innovation, and constant change. >> reporter: it all started in 1910 with j.c. hall, an ambitious nebraska teen who came to kansas city to sell postcards. when the postcard fad fizzled, j.c. turned to greeting cards and an empire was born. hall was a shrewd businessman who licensed works by walt disney and norman rockwell. he was also an innovator, who invented tiered card displays still used today. in the second half of the 20th century, j.c.'s son donald expanded hallmark, buying the crayola brand and branching into television. today, hallmark is a $4 billion privately held company with more than 13,000 employees. don jr., and his brother david are carrying it into the 21st century, and they see as much opportunity for hallmark now as their grandfather did 100 years ago. >> people are separated from distance more. they're busier. so the opportunities for real human connection is more challenging. if you think about how often you have t

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one of the icons of new york city is the staten island ferry that goes from lower manhattan over to staten island. >> the reason i came here. >> thank you very much. you and melanie griffin at the beginning of "working girl." the terminal in staten island is the st. george terminal and they have had a number of things for the season. they had a christmas tree. they had menorah. they had a nativity. well, apparently, somebody, according to one of the papers in staten island. someone called the 311 hotline, city hotline and said wait a minute, i saw the christmas tree. but they've got a nativity scene there and that's religious and you got to take it out of there and you know what? they took it out of there. >> yeah, here's the thing, when you call 311 in new york for those of you who are not familiar with that you're supposed to be calling to say hey, the garbage trucks didn't come or there's a lot of noise outside of my apartment building. not oh, my god! there's a jesus in a manger. here's passengers. >> christmas is being segregated to saying happy holidays to merry christmas, why is tha

. >>> perhaps the city will some day name a street after sucker burg but right now there is another local icon on its mind. the decision is not as easy as it sounds. to them, size does matter when honoring this particular legend. >> reporter: the name is about as close to high-tech royalty as you can get in the city. david helped start hp in this garage downtown and it's family has donated generously to the city over the years. despite all that, not a single piece of public property is named after him. which brings us to this empty 2-acre lot. the historical association thought they had a good idea, they would honor one of the founding fathers of the valley, one of the founders of one of the largest tech companies in the world and one of the greatest in this county to live by naming this little colt sack packard court. >> why did you decide to recommend that court to be named after him? >> it's available. >> reporter: association president doug gram says it made sense because the packard family lived here, just a few houses away for ten years. also it just isn't expanding so the chance to name

because of the iconic stature, these public parks are often front and center in these discussions. golden gate park has been an important part of the city, surveyed and designed by william hall, who designed upon visiting the park in 1886, no city in the world would have as good a reason for taking pride in their park as san francisco. today as then people come for picnics, walks, bicycles, gardens and museums. perhaps for a greater reason as he noted, as a release from the ordinary circumstances of life. 1,017 acres, approximately one- quarter of the urban parks system. approximately 680 acres of forested areas with 33 acres of lakes and 15 miles of driving. annual use of the park is estimated to average between 13,000,015 million visits each year. approximately half of san francisco residents living in the city and around the world. the economic value of the park has not been estimated for over one decade. in 2000 before the academy was rebuilt the retention power of the park was recorded to create an economic benefit for san francisco. today the figure is likely greater. similarly surrounding real- estate values create premiums estim