larry ellison had his ear right away. they stuffed the agenda. they profit from san francisco, and i will tell you -- their agenda is not our agenda. me? i do not give a fuck about race. fat is not my agenda. we need health care. we need services. we do not need more rich white men and their agenda. [applause] >> before our next speaker, the next three people i would like to call up. [reading names] >> i am director of shelters for episcopal community services. i am here to plead on behalf of the people that we serve, on the cutting the contingency but it is closing the next or shelter during the day along with the resource centers. i would encourage decision makers to think about homelessness and folks on the street. it is never just homelessness. folks that we serve, it is homeless and mental illness, homelessness and being seen and not having family. homelessness and unemployment in an economy that is really difficult for the best of us to compete in. homelessness in so many other issues, and what we are asking with these budget cuts is 334 pe

the city could afford to donate tax breaks to larry ellison and twitter but cannot take care of its trees? from a real-estate agent in pacific heights. there go the property values in san francisco. from a member of the san francisco chamber of commerce. dead trees should not be part of our image. thank you for your consideration. supervisor avalos: thank you for your comments. maria delostino. scott plaken. >> good morning, supervisors. i just want to point out something that has not been brought up here today. these trees are actually critical pieces of infrastructure, not just a public good. the benefits they provide, especially for storm water, is a huge mitigation for something this city has also addressed willingness to look at, climate change. we are born to see more severe weather with climate change. with the amount of the purpose of services and a high amount of impervious services we have in the city, these trees are not just providing beauty and realistic value, which are incredibly important, but they are also important for severe weather. also as part of as -- part of greenh

he is a member of the larry ellison cup winning team. they will try to do it again in 2013.re in the bay area making preparations. yesterday, two of the 45 ft. catamaran to flip over. >> we were pushing the ball pretty hard part of the reason that we are here is to go racing in the bay, we had pretty strong winds and we have not really seen when still strong before. in that situation, we went sloppy past the limit. that is what happens. >> anyone injured? >> yes, the guy that you see falling off the back, he has three broken ribs. the other guy he is fine. >> when you heard that san francisco was hosting the america's cup, your reaction was? >> also in? san francisco is one of the places that we love to come. the advantage is that it blows hard here every single day. >> now you will not just a year for two years, you will be coming in and out? >> yes, this is our base, but we will be coming back and forth to hear. >> now you one, you were part of the team when mr. ellison won last time around what is he like? >> he is a great guy. it is great to be a part of a team that has

. >>> bring out the tree trimmers, larry ellison. he has settled a lawsuit with the san francisco neighbors over a cluster of redwood trees. the billionaire ceo's 10,000 square foot pacific heights home has great views of the bay or it did when he bought it in 1998. as you see here, ellison's sweeping view of the bay was partially obstructed by trees from the house below. he sued those homeowners. the trial was set to start june 6, but there's word a settlement has now been reached and the trees will be trimmed. >>> 4:56 right now. johans m s merz mehserle and th push to keep him behind bars. >>> caltrain's finances do an about face but are commuters still going to face cu we'lta justke just ahead. >>> a live picture of the bay bridge. we'll join laura in just a moment. >> reporter: good morning, i'm christie smith live in oakland where northbound 880 is completely shut down at this hour after a hit and run accident and diesel fuel spill. we have new information about when it will reopen. >>> plus police going door to door in one bay

larry ellison is head of that team. >> let you know you can't mess around with the bay waters.from sausalito up to petaluma. sonoma and northward low to mid-80s for you. low to mid-50s at your beaches. low to mid-70s east bay shore. dublin 79 everybody else in the low to mid-80s and same type of temperatures around hollister at 78 and jump up to the 80s for gill robbery and morgan hill. mid-50s for monterey and carmel. around the state central valley low to mid 90s even 103 in palm springs. tahoe 72 degrees and you still have the flood advisories for the sierra as the snow continues to melt rather rapidly. it's really cold water and could cause hyperthermia rather quickly. tonight you see the clouds at the coast but pretty mild. low to mid-50s when you step outside. system passing to the north and area of high pressure that will move over our neighborhoods and bring us more warming tomorrow. jump right into the accu-weather seven-day forecast where we could hit 90 inland tomorrow. 84 around the bay and even mid-50s at the coast. we'll still be above average wednesday and thursd

he had been brought here by larry ellison to get things rolling in for the oracle racing squad as theyplace in 2013, unfortunately, joy briggs a photographer, do not shoot the back of my head. what is your name? >> i am george. >> nice to me, this is camera more--this is pam moore, and this is jackie they're probably dated someone in the america's cup. [laughter] >> we are doing the back story for the team, and you can follow us online. >> of forget all that, is there anything that you want to say negative about larry? >> no he is all good. >> ok nice to see you. now you know and our country the cameraman is on there now. >> is that right? >> yes, it is really sad. [laugh askedter] >> in 1992, bill clinton became president, the average price of gas was $1.50 and beat cal baseball team was a power hitting force one batter batted 379, they were talented in good, five players went on to the big leagues. the coaches team was quickly eliminated in their college run that year. after a nearly two decade absence, the bears are back in omaha. >> a great look back, game seven stanley cup final,

larry ellison is behind this thing. >> reporter: others say they aren't sure the money will be thereknows that. and i don't think we can always plan that way. sometimes something is so important to a city you got to be able to take the hit. >> reporter: organizers are expecting $1.4 million as a result of the race. >>> subaru is delaying operations through the port of richmond. subaru vehicles were expected to move through the port as early as this month but the automaker says it is delaying operations for a few months due to complications from that massive earthquake in japan. subaru's five year deal with the port will create at least 80 full-time jobs. ford says it is appealing a judge's order to pay $2 billion to thousands of dealers in a class-action lawsuit. a judge from ohio ruled last friday that ford must pay that money after a jury found the car maker guilty of overcharging dealers for some of its trucks. ford now says the trial court committed "significant legal errors." >>> drivers in the east bay should be prepared for some delays of lane closures on i- 680 in the danvill

larry ellison is behind this thing. >> reporter: others say they aren't sure the money will be theretime. >> nobody knows that. and i don't think we can always plan that way. sometimes something is so important to a city you got to be able to take the hit. >> reporter: organizers are expecting $1.4 million as a result of the race. >>> subaru is delaying operations through the port of richmond. subaru vehicles were expected to move through the port as early as this month but the automaker says it is delaying operations for a few months due to complications from that massive earthquake in japan. subaru's five year deal with the port will create at least 80 full-time jobs. ford says it is appealing a judge's order to pay $2 billion to thousands of dealers in a class-action lawsuit. a judge from ohio ruled last friday that ford must pay that money after a jury found the car maker guilty of overcharging dealers for some of its trucks. ford now says the trial court committed "significant legal errors." >>> drivers in the east bay should be prepared for some delays of lane closures on i- 68

. >>> we often talk about steve jobs, mark zuckerberg and larry ellison but don't forget about reed hastingsthe ceo of netflix. scott budman is here with all the news that makes everyone buzz, including it's good to be reed, i suppose, right? >> it's been good to be reed for several years. talking about two arguably of the more successful bay area firms of the last several years now, netflix and facebook are linked. today facebook announcing that netflix ceo and founder reed hastings will join the facebook board of directors. no comment as to whether you'll be streaming more movies on facebook, but netflix stock shot up by more than $7 a share on the news. yahoo! used to see stock jumps like that, but not for a long time. the company is holding its areholr meeeeting today. one stockholder called for the removal of the ceo but she got an overall show of support from the board of directors. up the road a bit, google is reportedly close of being the subject of a federal antitrust probe. no subpoenas issued yesterday but "the wall street journal" says the federal trade commission wants to look i

now it is a couple of years away, but everyone is excited about larry ellison and a big deal that willned in the san francisco bay yesterday. i started to use times on kron. his oral racing team practicing for the 2011 cut. but tomorrow and the studio we will have a crew member on the adjacent boat. we will find out why the oakland a's crashed, and what happened yesterday. >> those are amazing pictures. >> it will be a crashing segment tomorrow. >> goodnight everybody. ♪ ♪ stay inside? nah. not when you have a five-star overall vehicle score for safety. one more reason chevy traverse delivers more. >>> while folks run to cash in on on on thisny weiner's troubles, the president tells him it's time to set aside. >> harsh words from president obama, will weiner listen? i'm brooke anderson. >> and i'm kevin frazier. >> "the insider" is on. >> what he did was highly inappropriate. he embarrassed himself. he's embarrassed his wife and his family. >> could the white house force weiner to quit? the president's first words about the scandal. >> i'm telling you, if it was me, i would resign. >>