this is an incredible city. everywhere i go, i tell everyone that this is the atlantis of today. ere is no other city in the world -- i have been everywhere. there is nothing like san francisco. in fact, to me, it is not even the united states. you can see how fox network always attacks us. we do not have an inferiority complex. we just do not follow blindly. we question authority. as i said before, a person for person, there are more artists and con artists in the bay area. >> you are someone who has identified so strongly with the bay area. a lot of it reflects the values that you also identify with. i know that you have been promoting an idea for a work of public art that could be pretty transformative. could you talk about that? >> peace brother is something that i saw, i think in the 1980's there was this lady. she started back there and converted -- she went to the neighborhood and was collecting the guns from some of the gang members. she had it melted and turned into angels. we want to do the same thing and take it to the next level we want to build a boom box by his feet,

good of bangkok, paulo, mexico city, moscow -- cities around the world that should be great cities see incredible great cities see incredible negative impact because

it is one of the most incredible works of art in the city, bar none. is a huge mural of incredible works. >> the san francisco civic arts collection has been in existence since the turn of the century. it consists of everything from monument to golden gate park to market street, other works in the collection, from the wpa era, the quite tower, the works from the george washington high school. we have the contemporary education, where they depict some of the vocational arts that were taught at george washington high school. what is interesting is the artist's and corp. of some of the -- incorporation of some of the architectural elements. they used the speaker from the p a system as part of the design. on the opposite side of the library, we have a large fresco which depicts the academic subjects that were taught at the time. it serves as a foil to the other fresco in the library, we have academic subjects on one side, vocational subjects on the other, and result is the concept of a well-rounded education. additionally, what we plan to do is the academy

having said that, i wanted to say that this city is incredibly wonderful. i worked with 26,000 people who are very dedicated. in my early years, i did not feel that good about this city. i spent a few years litigating against the city to try to make it right. now, 21 years later, there is sense. the city is much more reflective of our communities and we struggled to make sure that we do this more and more. it is a goal of this administration to open the doors, keep them open. i want to make sure that we will continue doing this. that is not only a tradition, this city is changing so much and we have to be on top of the game. we have to be engage with all of the voices in the city and make sure that they enjoy all of the benefits that the city has. this is not just by way of jobs but by opportunities. so many opportunities are derived from the great talent that we have in the leadership of the city. i take this opportunity to not only be serious but also an appreciation of what this means to everyone. to make sure that this is balanced and to make sure that i

the city is an incredible bid that allows the america's cup to take place in a class bay. port believes it is a win-win for the city, the port, the spectators, and the future of the oldest yachting contest in american history. it's pretty exciting news, i must say. next, we have a couple of commendations. a few of them. i want to find my notes. again, i'm a pinch hitter. first, we have a new port commissioner. we have two commissioners leading the port commission. one of them is here. one of them unfortunately is not. commissioner shakofsky cannot be with us today. she's in southern california at a conference. however, we do want to acknowledge her time on the port commission. she was appointed to the commission by the mayor in 2007. her term expired this past summer. stephanie was elected vice president of the port commission in 2009. for her job, she's executive director of creative lands recycling, which is a not-for- profit organization. stephanie has over a decade of experience working with government agencies, communities, and municipalities. at her tenure at port, ha

i want to recognize briefly the incredible work of the city family and staff.remarkable to see. if we all had more energy, just think about what we could be doing for other things in the city. first, let me thank the office of workforce development, jennifer, for all her work. [applause] i do not know where she went. she is probably asleep. let me thank keary mcclellan. [applause] steve cava, but close your, in city government. -- the closer in city government. to the entire city staff. monique, how wonderful it is to have a hard-headed, pragmatic negotiator. thank you for your work. you are only as good as your staff. what an outstanding staff she has. brent, thank you for everything that you did. what an extraordinary job you did. [applause] dennis and the city attorney's office, thank you for all the hard work he put into this, your entire team behind the scenes. and again, to the board of supervisors, in particular, president david chu and ross mirkarimi, who early on encouraged this process, that they would be there throughout, would ask tough questions, w

cities. >>> some incredible videos where a luxury cruise ship with 88 passengers onboard was tossed like a bathtub toy. 20-foot seas. as you look at this, imagine what it was like to be onboard. a large wave hit the ship so hard that it broke windows and damaged the electronics, which made it even tougher for the crew to navigate. no one was hurt, even in those swells. the ship is slowly making its way to port in argentina tonight. >>> there is news tonight on what is already a topic of conversation in some american homes. it's a new study that shows that kids don't get enough exercise from organized team sports. in other words, just because they're athletes on a team in school does not mean they're in the best physical shape necessarily. on average, kids on soccer, baseball or softball teams exercised heavily only for about 45 minutes during practice. 15 minutes less than the amount recommended by national guidelines. >>> still ahead here tonight, where were you on that awful night in 1980? tonight, words from john lennon never heard until our broadcast tonight. >>> if you lived in the ea

good of bangkok, paulo, mexico city, moscow -- cities around the world that should be great cities see incredible negative impact because of lack of planning that occurred at the wrong time -- if you go to bangkok, sao paulo, mexico city, moscow. there are cities that have figured out traffic entrance of policies that work, and it is our responsibility to at least to study what these options are, to figure out how we can move beyond what will be inevitable gridlock, how we can move to become a 21st century livable city that is environmentally health care, that has decent traffic circulation, and will be economically competitive. there are two points i want to make suggestions. first of all, the small business commission had a number of questions when they reviewed this policy, and i think those are questions that need to be explored about the impact of various options on local businesses. i think, though, that there will be some surprises in some of this data. what we found in other cities -- when you free of traffic, more people go to downtown areas to shop, to spend their money, to work, becaus

it is an incredible resource to the city. i called for this audit because i thought there was room for improvement in the product we are providing. being the only farmers market in san francisco that we the city operate, i believe we have a special obligation to ensure that the market is the best it can be. this report has identified some fairly easy fixes and some not so easy that we can make that should lead to dramatic improvements in the operation of the market. i want to thank the budget analysts for their exploration of these issues as well as the leadership of the real-estate department for being an active partner throughout the process. i know that the department will continue to work closely with us as we move forward. i would like to ask the budget analyst to come up, and i appreciate thatth

there are these incredible commitments to support this city throughout not just the world series, but the work that the giants do to make some advances go a better place. they care deeply about the city and their tradition. hats off to the ownership, the giants for committing to our city, and how about the city coming up and showing that reciprocity, the entire bay area supporting the san francisco giants. i hope the 49ers

city. as a consequence, the new mayor in january 2004, appointed an incredible committee of about 30 people to create the 10-year plan to end chronic homelessness. gavin said that i would not be able to do it by june. for six months, 30 incredible people -- and i mean in credible people -- from every walk of life -- the funding was to have the hotel industry, the chamber of commerce along with the activists from the tenderloin all get along from six months and actually come through with one of the most incredible plans to end chronic homelessness and poverty in the city and county of san francisco. on june 29, 2004, mayor gavin newsom announced the plan, and we are standing here today still with that plan. one of the things that came out of the new administration that i considered to be the most important program in the united states of america is project homeless connect. a hand for the mayor. [applause] while the 10-year plan to end chronic homeless this is giving people permit supportive housing while even today, we need to address the issue of mental health, mental illness -- that is th

incredible event. we demonstrate to the city, to visitors, and to residents that the wharf is a great place for them to visit. businesses embraced it. we pulled off a really strong event. everyone had a lot of fun. we partnered with local neighborhood organizations. we gained exposure for them. the local ymca was able to pull together for the event. another unique thing for the fisherman's wharf cbd is a pier safe program. we have thousands of visitors staying in our hotels. it was important to us that we were able to respond with emergency preparedness. we have an active committee that works with the fire department. we have helped train, over the last five years, over 400 certifications. we have over 100 people on fisherman's wharf who are certified. we do an annual drill around the anniversary of the earthquake where we can demonstrate and practice those skills. it is a year-long program. we have a radio check, where we check in with our businesses on every tuesday at noon. we do that to make sure the communications are well. the people and businesses have really embraced it and they have helped spr

there are these incredible commitments to support this city throughout not just the world series, but the work that the giants do to make some advances go a better place. they care deeply about the city and their tradition. hats off to the ownership, the giants for committing to our city, and how about the city coming up and showing that reciprocity, the entire bay area supporting the san francisco giants. i hope the 49ers are paying attention. we got the public-private partnership ready to go, and the cleanup of the shipyard almost done. we have the environment to work that was complete, we have the financial framework. all we need is a team to say that we want to say -- stay in san francisco. if the forty-niners want to do that, we would be working on building permits and not wondering if they are going to leave after they negotiate another five-year commitment. we are very close to working through some of the lease terms to commit for the giants for at least five more years if they figure out whether or not they are going to leave the city. whether or not they will stay in our city

city. she had a disabled child and shopping bags. it was incredible. if found them heading back and walking back to his house. it was a pretty scary thing. again, i urge all of the commissioners to do that. i rode with a very experienced police officer. they just received the award. how incredible experience. we are having a meeting. we're going to deal with these issues. we're going to have a full period about officer issues. lead to get the message out that the officers are getting the brunt of this and we need more participation from other agencies. i would like to hear from the officers. one guy they couldn't even arrest because it was a high of unit. it was amazing what they did. we are going to have that meeting and i want to make that a priority with the commission. there was recently an officer- involved shooting. and the call to service was numerous. the offices are picking of the brunt of that. that is my report. i apologize if it is of little long. >> this is a follow-up to the same thing as your ride-along, commissioner. i had a right along

i think it is going to create incredible legal problems for the city in that you have facilities that were approved two or three years ago that are now going to fall under this new regime and simply will be protested or brought before the board of appeals and you run the risk of having to take down facilities that were approved a few years ago in violation of our clients' constitutional rights to taking a property without constitutional rights. i just want you to focus on the retroactivity. i noticed that you have a good understanding of some of the prior legislation. i would encourage some of that kind of scrutiny in this legislation as well. the second item -- i would like to skip forward to my matrix, which provided for you. the new york model that supervisor avalos provided last time. it was an rfp to encourage the placement of facilities on light standards. the industry would love to see that in san francisco. it is not a punitive measure as this one is today, but one that encourages cooperation. since the beginning, we have suggested that there be a modification of the wts guide