it calls for independent city agency with tougher regulations and more funding for federal agencies. one of the commission's chairman blamed it on years of complacency and carelessness. more fatal clashes are being reported in tunisia was sparked by losses in employment. four more have been killed. officials said that officers acted in self-defense. the official number of dead is 21. other sources put the figure much higher. >> today, in cash terrain, they were burying their dead. -- today, in a city internees' it, they were burying their dead. warner said that one man killed was 22 years old and had been standing alone in the street when he was shot by police. these images have been posted on the facebook web site. unemployment, tough crack down on trade unions, rising food prices have all contributed to the violence. the crowds chant for jobs, freedom, and national dignity. the demonstrations have been covered by lawyers and journalists. police are firing tear gas and live rounds into crowds of humans. the ambassador was criticized in a meeting in washington. the head of the human

. >> a state highway through a federal national park connecting an independently managed bridge to city streets. this is a prescription for complication. >> it became clear unless there was one catalyst organization that took it on as a challenge, it wouldn't happen and we did that and for people to advocate. and the project has a structural rating of 2 out of 100. >> you can see the rusting reinforcing in the concrete when you look at the edges now. the deck has steel reinforcing that's corroded and lost 2/3's of its strength. >> this was accelerated in 1989 when the earthquake hit and cal came in and strengthened but can't bring to standards. to fix this road will cost more than to replace. and for the last 18 years, we have been working on a design to replace the road way, but to do in a way that makes it appropriate to be in a national park and not army post. >> i would say it's one of the most ugly structure, and it's a barrier between the mar sh and presidio. and this is a place and i brought my dogs and grandchildren and had a picnic lunch and it was memorable to use them when we

the independent journal reports city leaders complain the sanitation district had no communication withhe fire department about an emergency pipeline it constructed during the emergency. >> it's now 4:35. the national park service is trying to pinpoint the source of an oily mess that's been washing up on a north bay beach. volunteers found hundreds of ping-pong sized tar balls at point reyes. a spokesman says it could be natural seepage from the ocean or it could be a leak from an old shipwreck. high tides and storms have since washed the tar balls away. >> peninsula residents in ten cities and parts of unincorporated san mateo county should brace themselves for a higher garbage rate this year. it will be the regents' first new one in decades. quarterly rates for some customers are expected to increase 9% to more than 38%. the biggest change and major reason for the higher cost is a new schedule to pick up recycling and composting bins every week along with the regular garbage. the cycling had been picked up every other week under the previous collector. >> if you have blue shield of ca

city. independently owned. entrepreneurial. you have an idea. your creative with it. -- you are creative with it. to be creative with a sandwich and have such a successful shopping is very interesting -- such a successful shop is very interesting. congratulations. i live in an area which has experienced a lot of changes in the last few years. it is nova. it was western addition, and now it is north of panhandle. whatever. i was one of the neighbors who had a lot of concerns when we saw new businesses, and. -- new businesses, in -- new businesses come in. there was a building we approved with a conditional use called a green chile kitchen. it was a small start up company. it went from being as well corner where we approve that to having, as there were beyond capacity. -- it went from being at the corner where we approved it to having to move, as they were beyond capacity. another business opened at that spot. we had a cafe. when it opened, they were requesting a liquor license. i was one of the uptight neighbors calling abc and the project sponso

it just broadly, the purpose of these two documents is to provide the city with an independent, third party, a professional review of all matters related to the feasibility of the project and the fiscal impact of the project. both reports are based on a 20 year development projection, outlined in the eir and made up of four illustrative development phases. these are all in the eir in great detail. the assumptions and the pro forma review inform the fiscal and economic impact analysis. that means the projections for rent, sales prices, office lease rates, etc., that is what ultimately gives us the data that tells us what the benefits are for the city's general fund and tax base. the estimates and projections and both of these reports represent the best professional estimates of likely market conditions and build out. market conditions are dynamic, and these conclusions are general projections and not specific predictions. but we believe they are about the best that we can give you. first i will focus on the draft pro-forma review and public benefits analysis. again, our goal was to pro

under-employed a guest: if you count the under- employed, you are talking about city,70% -- 16 percent a - hose independent line, good morning. caller: i'm a first-time caller. i had a question about tax cuts creating jobs and that is why we need to continue the tax cuts bridge is there truth to that? guest: all else equal, if you did nothing else but cut taxes, that would help create jobs. it is not a very efficient tool for creating jobs. a lot of the tax cut money is not spent. tax cuts create jobs only of people spend the money. it is a fairly effective way to stimulate demand. tax cuts for high-income people, most of that money does not get spent. out andon't go and run spend their tax break if they make over two other $50,000. the question is where these tax cuts will come from. we are already running deficits and they are projected to become more 3 if you have to cut government spending to finance the tax cut, what kind of spending are we cutting? in some cases, that direct spending is a more effective way of creatin you are spending on. politicians love to talk about cutting taxes. the light talkin

board of supervisors recognizes supervisor dufty's fast contributions to improving this city and that his independence, intellect, humor, energy, passion, high quality work, tireless devotion, and responsiveness to his constituents will be missed by all of us and not the least of which, his colleagues. and congratulations. [applause] >> thank you. i have to make sure her ride is cool. goowhen i ran for office i saidi was like the mary wilson of politics. i have been a backup singer for 27 years before i ran for office. i loved it. i never imagined how different it would be. i promised her the last word, which is a violation of several board rules. i never knew how fun it would be to be the person who answers the call, goes to the scene when there is a fire or another tragic situation, and basically to be accountable and be your own person, and they're very much feel like i have been my own person, not -- i very much feel like i have been my own person. i do believe people have wondered how i i'm going to vote more often than not, and they have come to talk to me. i have enjoyed the attention. i have a

the marin independent journal reports city leaders complained the sanitation district had no communicationth the fire department about an emergency pipeline it built during the emergency. the national park service is trying to pinpoint the source of an oily mess that's been washing up on a north bay beach. they found hundreds of tar balls at point reyes. a spokesman for the point reyes national seashore says it could be natural seepage from the ocean or leaking from an old shipwreck. high tide and storms have since washed the tar balls away. >> now 6:35. no tar balls out there this morning. fog is our problem. >> you're seeing a lot more of it on the bay bridge now. mike? >> black ice the problem, too, because some of that fog is freezing in inland valleys. good morning to you. it is going to be even colder this morning when you step outside in many areas. we'll see high clouds roll over our skies but still we are locked into a dry pattern. look at concord, fairfield, napa, novato. a quarter mile visibility and throw the temperatures over that, 34 concord, 31 napa, 29 santa rosa. for sure

city. i'm an independent thinker, as a member of the board, you can count on me to listen to all and respect all stakeholders with an open mind. again, i would like to thank you in the advance for your consideration of this nomination of the mayor. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you. we have a question from supervisor alioto-pier. supervisor alioto-pier: thank you. i wanted to start off by simply saying that i am 100% behind you, and i support your nomination completely. i'm thrilled that the mayor made it. just two comments, really, more than anything. you talked a lot about accessibility, which is something i like to hear about. public transportation is not always accessible to people with disabilities. what most people do not know is that almost 95% of our paratransit is operated through yellow cab and luxor cab. it is almost as if there is this area that has been privatized almost. buses are difficult for people with disabilities, particularly people who use wheelchair's. the part of our system that runs along the embarcadero, the beautiful old historic trains or cars, are virtually

installations and whether polls can support these, not paid for by industry, but done independently under the supervision of the city. i just am grateful for this as a first step, and i think we need to be prudent. this is new technology, and whatever the claims are, we need to know what it actually does on the ground. thank you. supervisor maxwell: next speaker please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i'm a mother, and in a resident of san francisco. i would like to express a heartfelt thank you to supervisor avalos for sponsoring the wireless facilities legislation and to supervisors campos and mar for cosponsoring. i fully support this legislation. it is an important initial step which addresses the issue of wireless facilities and public's right away. also, the installation of wireless facilities on utility poles can cause safety hazards resulting from fire and a lecture share from the overloading and the possibility of these toxic chemicals from the leaks of lead acid batteries. -- electric shock from the overloading. i urge you to protect our district and children by immediately drafting additional legislation

the marin independent journal reports that city leaders complain the sanitation district had no communicationh the fire department about an emergency pipeline it constructed during the emergency. >> if you rely on blue shield of california for your health insurance, you could be paying a lot more starting in march. the san francisco-based company wants to raise rates for nearly 200,000 policyholders pending on state approval. blue shield just increased rates in october and january 1st. the march increase would amount to a 30% rate hike in just six months. blue shield blames the hikes on rising healthcare costs. >> peninsula residents and ten cities and parts of unincorporated san mateo county should brace itself for higher garbage rates this year. it will be the regent's first new trash collector in nearly three decades. the quarterly rates are projected to increase from 9% in menlo park to more than 38% in ather ton. the biggest change and the major reason for the higher cost is a new schedule to pick up recycling and compost bins every week along with the regular garbage. recycling and comp

there be a result in such a meeting without hearing the voice of a surprise in the cities who have declared their independence. diffidently not and they believe that the major mistake in each. of the georgia. friends and they will use this word the george inference you are doing is they continue to call these countries or territories has occupied territories because in this case as soon as you use this definition of occupation you just throw out of this dialogue people who live there because they are not occupiers and they are not occupied and this is obvious for everybody as soon as you call these territories occupied territories you have nothing but to continue to speak about all that is ours here in russia with them there in washington or in brussels or anywhere else it will not lead georgia anywhere this is their deadlock and mr saakashvili personally is responsible for that they'd look there's a will not to speak about the previous tragedy in august two thousand and eight the hearing in stores when in paris the seventeen so of january yes the title of this hearing is still completely wrong this title is

this is from independence, missouri. suburban kansas city the air was so cold that the water main crated us no fountain. it instantly turned into soap. the moving quickly to fix the pipe and not many people were affected. it is not 657 a will be back with more than a few minutes. 11 traffic looks ok. taillights on the north side of the what when. a 75 degrees and the high to date is, that is action pretty much the high. it is light it up by 3 degrees. we will be right back.

national congress, the premier political organization fighting for india's independence held its annual convention in the city and very close, in fact, to julien, and all these well-known political leaders of india were present. very popular muslim leaders who were just released from prison were there. others at this time still in the congress, they were present at the conference. -presided by -- it was presided by a well known figure, the president, and also present was this irish woman who made india her home and india was her life's mission. gandhi was also there. also present was the great leader of -- what i'm going to read to you is a description of what's happened at the meeting given by a man who was present, a very well-known literary figure and also a lawyer who held high political office in india. before this convention was a resolution which in very strong terms condemned what had happened on the april 13th day, the killing of 370-plus people. it also criticized, deplored violence in the crowds a few days before that incident. this is the account of what happened. the hearts of most of us revolted

city. we have had jobs having to do with construction and bus driving, and we have had white collar jobs, and we have been independent artists and writers. the full spectrum have come to laguna honda. and in our day we were great participants in all of the city life. difficult circumstances, sometimes crushingly difficult, have brought many of us here at last to laguna honda. not at last for some of us. despite all differences, we need the healing that laguna honda is famous for. some people who come will be rehabilitated and will leave sunday. others will need 24-hour care for the rest of their lives, and so they will look forward to spending time in the spending -- in this building for years to come. it is exciting to have a new building. it is even more exciting to receive a new model of care, care that is resident centered, care that honors each person as an individual instead of a body in a bed. care that involves talking to us, and more important, listening to us, hearing our voices. so many have worked so hard, has you have been told -- as you have been told, to bring the state to pass. and now we have a dazzl

cities. lindsey hilsum, of independent television news, has this report from alexandria. >> reporter: we set off two hours after curfew. a few cars sit on the streets being stopped at check points, manned by what they're calling the popular front, vigilante groups. at first we were unsure if they would let us through. but they gave us a password. then we were free to drive wherever we wanted. so we headed for market square where i had heard people were having a sit-down protest. we arrived as dusk fell. we were immediately mobbed. we met a man who said his son had been shot while peacefully protesting on friday. he said he even knew the name of the policeman who did it. >> he shot my son through the head and the bullet came out the other side. he and his fellow officers are part of the regime. they are thugs. the terrorism we see now, the thugs we catch in their cars are police officers and sergeants, not just ordinary criminals. >> reporter: we never made it into the square. because the people pushed and shouted and wouldn't let us through until we had heard their message. mubarak must go.

it did not say whether it was an official city of san francisco study or if it was done by someone independently or whatever. it had no references or anything. but it was in there, so i do not know what they were referring to. it made it sound like it was an independent study apart from the project sponsor. maybe staff could look into that. >> commissioners, that will put us under directors report. item seven, directors announcements. >> good afternoon, commission. i'm here today because the director is on vacation with family this week. i did communicate with him, and we have nothing to report under directors report. so i will -- sorry, go ahead. >> item eight, review of last week's events of the board of supervisors, board of appeals, and historic preservation commission. >> now, i'm putting on the legislators have for ms. rogers, who has a report for me to read to you. for the board hearings this week, then his committee met and discussed the ring, hill -- rincon hill and for mission financing district. you did consider it the enabling legislation on july 22, 2010. you heard an ordinance that