we do not have a definitive location for either our offices or the american legion post at this time. supervisor cohen: what is the timeline? when you need to be out of the building? >> june 30, 2013, so a year from now. the real estate division advised us that the wanted to work with us starting a year off from that timeline so they could more accurately identify properties which may be available as relocation. supervisor cohen: will the american legion post be able to, i guess, once construction is complete, will they be able to come back to the building? >> yes, there is 23,000 square feet that is allocated exclusively to the san francisco american legion post for their office and meeting rooms space when we return. supervisor cohen: i am glad to hear that, because that is a priority for me as we see more and more veterans coming back from service overseas, coming back to san francisco and the greater bay area. it is important that we continue to provide support for the veterans to get reactivated, to stay connected to the services in the service providers that we have available to

in november of 2012, the legion of honor will present royal treasures from the louvre. many of the pieces in the exposition have never left the louvre, much less france. impressionist on theit will celn francisco's mounting of the america's cup. the fine arts museum as continue to identify and has secured equally superb exhibitions through fiscal year 2014. during the past fiscal year, the education program of the museum serve approximately 250,000 persons, including 58,000 k-12 students. we had the young and art festival with the san francisco unified school district with over 1500 students who displayed their to visual art and 800 students performed as part of the festival. the museum continues to hire over 70 district high school students each year to teach in our museum ambassador program. this year marks our eighth season of friday nights, and the number of artists and collaborating partners continue to increas and represent the diverse cultural landscape of the san francisco bay area. next week, the community is encouraged to celebrate their inner frida, a fashion

the beltway right now and 270 also looking great out of gaithersburg, between 270 and the american legion bridge all lanes are open. here's what it looks like coming in from route 50. no problems to report all the way to the beltway. back over to the maps, this time to southern maryland, route 5, route 301, everything looking fine from the southern maryland

180 objects of avant-garde design and art from the victorian england has been collected inside the legion of honor snoot exhibition, it's the cold of the ec. -- the cult of beauty. >> there was this group of artists that were not only revolutionaries in their artistic expression but also in their personal lives and their interest in democratizing art in introducing beauty into the growing middle-class. >> one of the inspirations for the victorian avant-garde was the industrial revolution. quality household goods were now being mass-produced. artists responded by either creating elaborate unique court or by embracing technology and trying to share a beautiful creations with as many people as possible. >> william morris was in a difficult position, because he wanted the middle-class to be able to acquire really beautifully made objects. but the piece is that he actually made, you know, took so much handcrafting that there were quite expensive. i think he would have been pleased to know that there are things like restoration hardware anne craig and bare all that tried to make available to th

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giving you the green light of the beltway in tysons and bethesda, across the american legion bridge, fabulous along 270. 66 is quiet near centreville and 495. the wilson bridge is open and is waiting for you. looks good out of dale city to get to springfield, virginia where we take you in this camera. back to you. >> thank you. the montgomery county council has approved new fares. starting july 1 the ride on will cost $1.80 if you pay with cash or a token. $1.60 with a smartrip card. a monthly pass is $45. learn more by calling 311. >> the aids memorial quilt is back in d.c. for the first time in 16 years. they began unraveling it recently. it weighs 54 tons and is more than a million square feet. there were some by hand by family and friends of those who have died of aids. it will be on display at today at the quilt festival. it is 64 degrees in june. i cannot believe it. we will take it. 4:42 is the time. >> an alert for parents, details on the search for a man whioo flashed an arlington high school student. and a deal that has be clucks in the trayvon martin investigation, documen

looks good at the american legion bridge and the wilson bridge. into virginia they have wrapped up overnight roadwork. here we are out of springfield through landmark. looks good at duke street all the way to the pentagon and to the 14th street bridge. back to you. >> thank you. 59 degrees. >> the miami heat felt the wrath of some [ male announcer ] one taste of the new mccafé cherry berry chiller at mcdonald's, and you won't be able to pull yourself away. made with 100% fruit juice with natural flavors blended with ice. the simple joy of keepin' it cool. >> president obama will talk a little football as the host this year's super bowl champion new york giants this afternoon on the south lawn of the white house. >> turning to basketball, nba star lebron james and the miami heat lived to play another game. >> that would begin seven and eastern conference finals against the celtics. the heat dominated. a monster game for lebron james, 45 points, 15 rebounds. the heat tied the series. game 7 will be saturday night in miami. the winner gets the oklaho

is is traffic across the american legion bridge. now to news. >> we will start with a developing story from the west coast where authorities are investigating a series of traffic collisions involving u.s. secretary of commerce john brison. he was driving a lexus in the san gabriel valley saturday afternoon when he rear end a buick as he waited for a train to pass. he stopped and talked with three men inside the buick and then left the location and hit the buick. a second buick brison-- hit the buick a second time. he was cited for felony hit and run. drugs and alcohol don't appear to play a role. he has not been admitted to the hospital. we will continue to follow the investigation and bring any updates as we get them. >> the child sex abuse scandal at penn state university, later this morning opening statements will begin in the trial of former assistant coach jerry sandusky. we're learning surprising things about the jury that will decide his fate. tom roussey has a look ahead. >> only seven months after jerry sandusky was first a

the legion of honor is website has more information about the artists and tips for planning your visitmore at the website. thank you for watching >> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and asked her if she would begin carrying a monthly reading series based on her com

no problems to report at the american legion bridge.n my next report at 6:58, we'll take another look at the big picture. >>> we're talking about it in the newsroom and the country is still talking about and upset over a bus monitor who was bullied on a school bus in new york. but the victim says she doesn't want the students who taunted her face criminal charges. >> both police and the school district say their investigation is not over yet. dick brennan reports. >> i still can't believe all this. >> reporter: a school bus monitor in upstate morning says she doesn't want to press charges against a group of seventh graders caught bullying her on video. middle school students in the town of greece can be heard heckling 68-year-old karen klein calling her names and asking her why there's water running down her face. [indiscernible] >> unless you have something nice to say, don't say anything at all. >> reporter: klein, a grandmother of eight, was commended for keeping her cool during the episode but said the words hurt. >> your kids proba

the legion of honor is website has more information about the artists and tips for planning your visit. learn more at the website. thank you for watching >> good morning. i want to thank everyone for coming. you can tell by the group as an old -- assembled around me that the mayor has a big announcement to think. i want to thank the supervisors for taking time out of their day to be here. we have the police commission, fire commission, command stocks of both police and fire, the current class in the police academy, and the presidents of local 798 and the poa. without further ado, the mayor of san francisco, ed lee. >> good morning. thank you for joining me here at the san francisco police academy. also for joining the men and women who serve our city and all their public safety responsibilities. i want to thank the supervisors that are here today. certainly i want to think chief suhr as well as chief hayes- white for being here. i want to give my personal operation -- appreciation to tom o'connor and our police officers association for working so closely with us. we have some great ann

the legion of honor is website has more information about the artists and tips for planning your visit. learn more at the website. thank you for watching >> welcome, everyone. my name is bevin dufty, and we're so excited your your for the public launch of the san francisco home for heroes campaign. let me introduce some of the individuals who are here with us. we do have several speakers. we have several veterans who are here and bad recipience. you will be able to talk to them -- bagehot recipients. you'll be able to talk to them after the ceremony. michael and thomas and joseph -- have a touch, the veterans here with us right now? i just want to say, this is an incredible partnership jump started by our friends and the veterans administration, but we could not be successful without some of our partners. i would like to say the san francisco association has been incredible. also, peter weiss is here, and i would like to say a part of this story has not been known. we want to acknowledge this. we're so pleased with some of the leaders of the chinese real- estate association are here. a

the legion of honor is website has more information about the artists and tips for planning your visit. learn more at the website. thank you for watching >> this lodge is home to some of the best fly casting pools in the world. these shallow concrete pools don't have fish. this is just a place where people come to practice their fly casting technique. ith was built in the 1930's and ever since, people have been coming here to get back to nature. every year, the world championship of fly casting is held in san francisco and visitors from all over the globe travel to be here. >> we are here with phil, general manage of san francisco rec and parks department at the anglers lodge. what do you think about this? >> it is spectacular, travis from oregon, taught me a snake roll and a space cast. >> there are people from all over the world come to san francisco and say this is the place to be. >> yeah. it's amazing, we have teams from all over the world here today and they are thrilled. >> i flew from ireland to be here. and been practicing since for the competition. all the best casters in the

the beltway to and from the american legion bridge, normal. of centerville to the beltway on 66, travel times in our favor. here is democracy boulevard running nicely to and from the american legion bridge. now to news. >> fire officials are investigating what caused a three-alarm apartment fire if this morning in reston. >> it was on gatehill place. jummy olabanji joins us with an update from the scene. >> good morning. most of the residents are able to go back inside. but the people who live in the units that were most damaged are not able to go back in. you can see a picture of some of the most damaged condos. after 1:00 this morning fire investigators, the call about -- received a 911 call about the fire. neighbors knocked on each other's doors, saying to get out. they were able to knock down the fire in a couple minutes when they arrived. we spoke with the fire chief. >> a citizen who was in the most affected apartment said that she heard the air conditioning units explode and then she started getting people out. we have not yet. confirme

no worries to report on the beltway at the american legion bridge.travel times still working for us between father hurley boulevard and the beltway. not bad on 95 and the b-w parkway. pretty good if you take new york avenue, kenilworth avenue, rhode island ave. looks good through southeast as well. back to you. >> thank you. turns out >> you have a chance to see the king once again, virtually. >> of visual production company says it has signed an exclusive deal to resurrect elvis via hologram. is is the same one that did tupac shakur in april. elvis presley and paul brown will be used for a range of projects but it has yet to announce any specifics. get the feeling we will see a lot more this in the future. i think so. i guess michael jackson will be next. but that is a safe bet. 5:57 right now. much more to come in the next hour. >> another scandal rocks of the d.c. council. reaction to the resignation of council chair kwame brown after being charged with bank fraud. >> and lisa baden has your thursday morning commute. if it could only >> straight a

the legion of honor is website has more information about the artists and tips for planning your visit. learn more at the website. thank you for watching on may 12, sf posted a benefit for project insight. canadians supported the recreation programs are too sick children. >> learn more >> there are kids and families ever were. it is really an extraordinary playground. it has got a little something for everyone. it is aesthetically billion. it is completely accessible. you can see how excited people are for this playground. it is very special. >> on opening day in the brand- new helen diller playground at north park, children can be seen swinging, gliding, swinging, exploring, digging, hanging, jumping, and even making drumming sounds. this major renovation was possible with the generous donation of more than $1.5 million from the mercer fund in honor of san francisco bay area philanthropist helen diller. together with the clean and safe neighborhood parks fund and the city's general fund. >> 4. 3. 2. 1. [applause] >> the playground is broken into three general areas. one for the presch

the legion of honor is website has more information about the artists and tips for planning your visit. learn more at the website. thank you for watching supervisor mar: good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the monday, june 11, 2012 land-use meeting before the san francisco board of supervisors. we're joined by supervisor avalos as well. >> please make sure to silence also phones and electronic devices. completed a speaker cards should be submitted to the clerk. items act upon today will appear on the june 19 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. supervisor mar: thank you. we have quite a packed house today. there are five items on the agenda and we will do our best to get to as quickly as we can. could you please call item no. 1? >> resolution approving a free maintenance agreement for highway 101 richardson ave at lyon st.. supervisor mar: we have a presentation from the department of public works. thank you for being here. >> good afternoon. i'm with department of public works infrastructure division here to answer any questions. supervisor mar: but are there any ques

the legion of honor is website has more information about the artists and tips for planning your visit. learn more at the website. thank you for watching >> good morning, everyone. i am the president of the board of directors of the golden gate bridge highway and transportation district. it is my absolute pleasure to welcome all of you here this morning. thank you so much for coming out. as caretakers of this magnificent bridge, all of us here in the district know how treasured this landmark is and we know that each of us sees this bridge as our very own. it has its own personal meeting, its own history, and even its own emotional pull. that is why we celebrate this 75th anniversary with the theme bridging us all. since its inception, the golden gate bridge has had the power to connect us, and we happily share this bridge with the city, the bay area, state, nation, and even the world. to kick off our celebration today, it is only fitting that we are joined by so many special guests, the people, organizations, and public agencies that have been absolutely instrumental in helping us kick

the legion of honor is website has more information about the artists and tips for planning your visit. learn more at the website. thank you for watching >> the question when i started 11 years ago when i started doing resolution work is can anything be presented on a really low resolution device where it is potentially a digital image? can anything be presented that way? or will it feel cold and electronic? >> the imagery will change. there will be four different sets. it is a two dimensional image. it is stretched out into three dimensions. the device is part of the experience. you cannot experience the image without the device as being part of what you are seeing. whereas with the tv you end up ignoring it. i make gallery work more self and budget and public art work where i have to drop this of indulgence and think about how people will respond. and one of the things i was interested in the work and also a little fearful of, it is not until you get to the first and second floor were the work is recognizable as an image. it is an exploration and perception is what it is. what are yo

the legion of honor is website has more information about the artists and tips for planning your visit. learn more at the website. thank you for watching >> thank you. good morning, everyone. thank you very much. as many of you know, i'm a person that doesn't like a whole lot of drama. but i do want to make sure that we take this opportunity to enjoy. this budget is one that's important to all of us, it certainly is one to me and one that reflects a lot of great work. first of all, let me thank everybody for coming this morning. certainly board president david chiu for helping me co-host this and carmen chu and her work with us already started and will help guide us, along with board president david chiu on all of the hearings that the rest of the board will have. i want to thank each and every member of the board of supervisors as well. you've been weighing in and we've been creating a different dialogue on the front end to make sure that all of our constituents know what we're doing, more transparent, and ultimately where our values are. i also want a big shout-out and thanks to ever

the legion of honor is website has more information about the artists and tips for planning your visit. learn more at the website. thank you for watching >> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the regular meeting of the government audit an oversight committee. i am the chair of this committee. i would like to thank our clerk and the sfgtv staff covering this meeting. do we have any announcements? >> silence all cell phones and electronic devices. items act upon today will appear on the supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> can you call item number one? >> ordinance amending the business and tax code. >> we have a few people who will be speaking on this matter. i want to make a few comments. this is something that i have sponsored with a number of co- sponsors. this bill creates jobs and supports our small business community. we have done a lot here in city hall in terms of job creation over the last year and a half. we have not done much in the way of small businesses. i believe this is changing here in city hall. this legislation is a big step in that direction. this will al

let's go outside live of the here's what it looks like at the american legion bridge.ere you're fine. no problems crossing the potomac river. if you're planning to head on to -- head to the other side of problem, no problems between college park and silver spring. right near connecticut avenue, things look fine. all lanes are open. in my next report we'll go to 270 at 4:39. >>> the now former chairman of the d.c. council kwame brown resigned yesterday afternoon after he was charged with a single count of bank fraud for allegedly lying about his income on loan applications. >> brown is expected to plead guilty during a court hearing tomorrow. he announced his resignation in a formal letter submitted during a private meeting of the full council. he wrote, dear madam secretary, i hereby resign my position as chairman of the council of district of columbia effective immediately. i have made some very serious mistakes in judgment for which i take full responsibility. >> the letter went on to say because of the great respect i have for the institution, that is the council of

the legion of honor is website has more information about the artists and tips for planning your visitn more at the website. thank you for watching >> we came to seven straight about 10 years ago. -- 7th street about 10 years ago. the environment is huge. it is stronger than willpower. surrounding yourself with artists, being in a culture where artists are driving, and where a huge amount of them is a healthy environment. >> you are making it safer. push, push. that is better. when i start thinking, i see it actually -- sometimes, i do not see it, but when i do, it is usually from the inside out. it is like watching something being spawned. you go in, and you begin to work, excavate, play with the dancers, and then things began to emerge. you may have a plan that this is what i want to create. here are the ideas i want to play with, but then, you go into the room, and there maybe some fertile ideas that are becoming manifest that are more interesting than the idea you had initially set out to plan. so there has to be this openness for spontaneity. also, a sense that regardless of the d

north traffic will be diverted on the beltway toward tysons and will have to go over the american legion bridge in to montgomery county to get on i-95 on the maryland side. this guy's skipping town before it gets bad. >> i'm leaving for the weekend. >> to ease up traffic on the wilson bridge on saturday and sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., all northbound i-95 traffic will be rerouted on to 495 west over the american legion bridge. steve walker told he he could go on the beltway in virginia only in an emergency this weekend. >> unless it is life or death, i apt going nowhere near it. >> i heard that, steve. drivers can continue on to i-395 north. that might help you out. remember, the on ramp from the eisenhower connector to the outer loop will be closed until the end of the month. you can continue to get traffic updates on our website at nbc washington.com. live in springfield, virginia, show marry stone, news 4. >>> governor mcdonald is threatening to replace the entire university of virginia board of visitors. the board plans to meet on tuesday to decide whether to reinstated ouste

in november of 2012, the legion of honor will present royal treasures from the louvre. many of the pieces in the exposition have never left the

the legion of honor is website has more information about the artists and tips for planning your visit. learn more at the website. thank you for watching >> when the new california academy of sciences opened in 2008, it quickly became one of the top tourist magnets in the city. part of the cal academies' astronomical success is the weekly nightlife party. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences. there are certain things you can see every week you can go to the museum, visit the planetarium, and we bring in bars and a deejay or band. it is a different feel from during the day, something different every week. tonight , we have beer and music. -- tonight we have great beer and music. it is beer week. we have a dozen local brewers in african hall. we have a deejays to set up throughout the museum and a live performance at 9:00 p.m. tonight. >> what has been your

we'll take a live look at american legion bridge. no problems to report. both loops of the beltway look fine on the west side of town. back over to the maps this time to the north side. the beltway is running smoothly between college park and bethesda. 95 coming in from baltimore. we'll take a live look at the beltway from route 50. if you plan to head to the bay bridge, everything is running smoothly. the chesapeake bay bridge will be shut down for a shrt time today. -- short time today. crews are scheduled to close the bridge at 1:15 in the afternoon and keep it closed for about 40 minutes. giant cargo cranes are set to pass underneath. a state transportation department was worried that drivers would gawk and possibly cause accidents. so to avoid trouble, they'll just close the span. i'll be back in a few minutes with another report. back to you guys. >>> in health news this morning, new research shows weight loss surgery can reverse the effects of kidney disease. doctors in taiwan looked at severely obese people with the condition. they found a year aft