at&t wants to put a wireless tower on 199 leland. they try to improve the service for the 101 freeway corridor. but 280 is two or 3 miles from where that is. if they want to put they camped along the side of 101 and tunnel avenue where the recycle center there to improve when no one service. it does not help them to improve 280 service. the service, the people to ask them to sign the petition, dade don't tell them anything, they ask you want a bag, you have to sign a name. that i think is rather misleading. [unintelligible] commissioner miguel: is there any additional public comment? >> [speaking foreign-language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> i have lived in visitation valley for 20 something years. our community strongly opposes at&t's proposed plan to construct this wireless telecommunication antenna. in a very short time, we have collected more than 1000 signatures opposing this construction. many of our residents attended these community meetings and they unanimously opposed the installation of this antenna. once again, the

i am going back to 199 a leland avenue. commissioner miguel: [reading names] line up here. >> [speaking foreign language] >> respected the commission members, good afternoon. thank you for giving me the opportunity to express my view here. i vehemently oppose at&t ad -- at 199 at leland avenue. for what reason? because the reason is the official website of at&t has already indicated the network coverage in our neighborhood is already very, very well covered. please refer to the diagram. this map refers to our visitation neighborhood. the color reflects here that it is a very, very headstrong signal. for this reason, we do not need them constructing this antenna at 199 leland avenue in our neighborhood. the second reason is i have been living in this area for more than two decades. i have been an at&t customer. all of my children are using broadband to get online. they are happy with the service. if there are individual customers that have reception issues, they, for instance, they can request to at&t and they can request 3g

leland yee is first on the order of business.has been supportive of the library, not only in sacramento, but at this time in the city. [applause] >> i went over to mark lino to congratulate him. maybe he can make that announcement. mark lino and i really have a passion for libraries. libraries, for us, is, in fact, a community center. it used to be that you could go read a book, read a newspaper, but i know libraries are a key element to any community. to some extent, it is a place where our children get to do their homework. they come and sit in that room, and do their homework, and in the course of doing their homework, they will browse around, and then they will start reading, and then they will start dreaming, and then they will start plotting against us parents. [laughter] but they will really do wonders for us as a community when they start dreaming and planning. also, the library is a place where different individuals, that may have different attitudes and ideas, different points of view, find themselves in one room, and a

video footage taken by a campaign staffer for leland yi in china town on friday shows workers from an independent group supporting mayor ed lee helping voters fill out absentee ballots and in some cases actually filling out the ballots themselves. at a mayoral forum, we caught up with some of the seven candidates calling on state and federal investigators to look into what the candidates say appears to be voter fraud. >> it's outrageous what's happened. we have a videotape that essentially shows workers connected with ed lee's independent expenditure telling people how to vote, helping them fill out their ballots. that's a clear violation of the elections law. >> i certainly found these allegations to be very troubling. we need to have a clear and fair election. we need to have integrity at the ballot box. and i think we need a full investigation of what happened. >> reporter: the mayor's campaign did not return our calls but a spokesman for ed lee's campaign told the chronicle that what's seen in the video is not illegal and says it's just a political hit against lee because the mayo

leland vittert is at the home of shalif and his family. leland? >> reporter: good morning. he is just moments away. police motorcycles coming up into the driveway for gilead shalif's home. he appears to be just about a minute or two away from his house. remember he was in captivity now for five years. his parents were there for two years camping out waiting in order to try and get him back out. the go ahead take a look. these are the motorcycles from the motor qaed coming up. this is an amazing moment in israel. 7 1/2 million people in this country, many of them, including people you see now they feel like they're watching their son coming home after he was kidnapped by hamas and then held inside the gaza strip for five years. the israelis have done everything to roll out a hero's welcome for this young man. he is here now. the car is coming through. we have one car right here. he is coming home with at least his father. we don't know who else will be with him. earlier owe saw prime minister netanyahu and also the defense minister at an air force base he was flown into. gil

got a tweet from state senator leland yee saying that he got official word from the san francisco pdt they have broken up their command center, no raid planned for today. but you can see there are some officers back there. they have been walking around the camp counting some of the tents here right now. still tentative relief after some very strong rumors and warnings that police were going to move in overnight and raid this encampment. protestors made the announcement a couple of hours ago that their inside sources had told them that a planned police operation had been called off. they say they are not raiding because there are too many protestors and not enough police although no official word from police on that. police have been staging in the potrero hill area of san francisco. and here they are seen packing up much to protestors' delight. >> i don't know if it's credible or not. i don't know where they are getting it from necessarily. >> reporter: you still have a smile on your face. >> yeah. >> reporter: you're hopeful? >> uhm, no. i just am questioning whether or not it's cre

. >> anthony thomas with leland yee's campaign believe lee's campaign is tied to the event. he says there is no coins dejsz in politics. >> it leads us to believe there is coercion going on. >> they want to stop the alliance from campaigning for lee. >> if some of the allegations are true, there were illegal activities and we urge an investigation. the elections department has forwarded some of that to the district attorney's office. >> city attorney says they would normally investigated the case but he has recused himself because of his mayor campaign. >> and the next mayor will be elected in november they will use rank choice voting system that will allow to pick the top three choices for the job. it eliminates the need for a runoff election but it's not without controversy. >> 16 people want to occupy room 200 at city hall, most crowded field in memory. almost all considered viable contenders. in alphabetical order, jeff adachi, aliota, john avilos. david chu. former supervisor tony hall. city attorney, dennis herrarra, ed lee. phil king and state senator leland yee. >> t

one of his rivals leland ye thinks lee must be involved.n politics. he and sick other candidates have asked federal and -- and six other candidates have asked federal and state officials to investigate. mayor lee is the front-runner early vote something underway now. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> final check on weather and traffic. >>> the fog is mainly at the coast but quickly moving over the land. hasn't reached sfo yet but it may we'll keep an eye on flight delays. upper 40s santa rosa novato. temperatures today four to 13° cooler than yesterday mid 60s along the coast upper 60s san francisco, 70s for the rest of us. cooler weather starting tomorrow. >>> northbound 85 past baskun left lane blocked with accident, south 880 before tennison before we believe this morning, traffic bunching up 84 and 580. san rafael southbound 101 towards central san rafael moving at the limit in good company as you head into san francisco this morning. >>> thank you for joining us for the abc 7 morning news. >> we'll be back with the local update at 7:24. k

[speaking foreign language] >> in the project is located at 199 leland avenue. the project sponsor has hosted a key meetings for this proposal. the project sponsor agreed to a continuance on july 28th to allow for extended communication. the dialogue has continued between the community, the project sponsor, and supervisor cohen's office. there was also an informational booths at the street fair. this has not resulted in a resolution. [speaking foreign language] >> the petition sponsor has a list of community members in favor of the project. there is also an updated edition and this will be submitted during the presentation. [speaking foreign language] >> the recommendation is that the project is approved on the basis that it is consistent with the objectives of the plan and code. this is consistent with the wireless telecommunications siding facility guidelines for any commission resolution. the proposed location is classified as a preferred site for wireless transmission facilities and this is a mixed use of building. finally, that this will assist in maintaini

correspondent leland vittert looks at the difficult relationship between the two groups. >> reporter: far from protecting the members of the coptic christian minority, the army here is often blamed for killing them. soldiers allegedly shot more than two dozen this month and coptics protested another church burning. and now fear runs deep. >> every second you walk out, every chance you go to a church, every place you have your daughter go unprotected, you have a chance of somebody grabbing her. >> reporter: we traveled through cairo's slum to a church and found a priest trying to keep his flock together in the face of increasing violence. >> i do believe it is getting more worse because of the way the government treats this case. they don't care about the coptics. >> 100,000 christians have fled egypt, willing to leave everything behind. rather than end up as a martyr poster at their church. >> the problem is we don't catch the people who do that, we don't bring them to trial. if you don't do that, then you are sending a message that it's okay to burn a church. >> christian millionaire

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correspondent leland vittert has the homecoming story. >> reporter: hand over his heart in gratitude,arrived home for a hero's welcome. for the first time in five years his mother cooked him his favorite meal. pasta and soup. his journey home in israel began in gaza when hamas gunman carried him across the boarder to egypt, which helped broker if deal. looking pale, weak and thin, but in good spirits she spoke to egyptian state tv. >> translator: it was long years. i was thinking of going to stay for many more years. >> reporter: to get their soldier back, israel released more than 1,000 palestinian prisoners. some serving life sentences for the worst bombing attack. they, too, received a hero's welcome. hamas called for mass celebration. 200,000 took to the streets, welcoming home their fighters. >> translator: this is the most difficult moment in my life. this is a gift to all the revolution in arab world. >> reporter: statistics show 60% released will go back to armed struggle, a chance the israeli prime minister said she had to take to fulfill the national promise every soldier co

13,000, that is where the ravens nest comes in, tomorrow night they will hold a fundraiser for him on lelandfternoon new. for more information check out our website at abc2 news.com. >>> here is a look at what is coming up tonight on abc2 news at 11:00. salt is not just for food anymore, the latest for people who want a more natural approach to healing. tonight which common medical problems can be treated at salt spas. if you are in the halloween spirit and looking for a good scarey not help a good cause all at the same time. with take you behind the gate at carson's manor for a look at legends of the fog. those stories and more and, of course live complete forecast. join us tonight for abc2 news at 11:00. >>> in ending tonight the earth has reached a major milestone, i tell you, the program has been done louded 1 billion times, google earth was introduced then, it has helped discover caves and even a submarine. >>> a man filed a lawsuit against them. he says they are tracking users after they log off and trying to get a class action lawsuit. >>> they call it a bag for every occasion, it wou

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over the weekend candidate leland yee's campaign released video that appears to show lucie porters -- to show lee supporters helping people vote stencils placed over voters other than lee. they asked for observers to be brought in next machine. a spokesperson for ed lee says the -- people in the video don't represent lee's campaign and says they say his campaign has call for them to stop. >>> oakland mayor quan has changed her mind and supporting a crime fighting measure she has opposed. quan's aides say she is now in favor of some sort of curfew details have to be worked out. the city administrator says he is working with staff to create a plan that would work with existing resources. the city council president says that change of heart is new to him. he supports the curfew but quan blocked passage a few week ago. outgoing police chief batts also supported that curfew. >>> wednesday oakland school board district is expected to decide whether to close five elementary schools to save money. the district operates 100 schools now has 5,000 fewer students and 62 million dollars less in it

calling upon the federal government to follow the lead and take leave from people like mark leno, leland yee, and others who have called for the protection of the rule of law as enacted by the voters of the state of california. we also encourage the president of the united states to enact legislation requiring federal law enforcement to respect state law when it comes to medical cannabis. i think in these times, it is very important for us in the city and county of san francisco to take a clear stand in supporting patient rights, and i urge support of this resolution. i also want to take this opportunity to thank the medical canada's community and all the activists that have rallied behind this very important plot -- cause. i also want to think my colleagues for their co- sponsorship. >supervisor avalos: very good. i am a co-sponsoring this resolution as well. and i believe supervisor mar is as well. i am co-sponsor because i believe in and access to medical cannabis, as our state law has allowed. i think the changes that are coming down from the gut -- from the federal government agains

over the weekend candidate leland yee's campaign released video that appears to show lucie porters -- to show lee supporters helping people vote stencils placed over voters other than lee. they asked for observers to be brought in next machine. a spokesperson for ed lee says the -- people in the video don't represent lee's campaign and says they say his campaign has call for them to stop. >>> oakland mayor quan has changed her mind and supporting a crime fighting measure she has opposed. quan's aides say she is now in favor of some sort of curfew details have to be worked out. the city administrator says he is working with staff to create a plan that would work with existing resources. the city council president says that change of heart is new to him. he supports the curfew but quan blocked passage a few week ago. outgoing police chief batts also supported that curfew. >>> wednesday oakland school board district is expected to decide whether to close five elementary schools to save money. the district operates 100 schools now has 5,000 fewer students and 62 million dollars less in it

we're really fortunate today because we have our very own state senator, leland yee, who came to tell us he has been trying to fight this in sacramento, and he is going to continue the fight for us. >> it is wonderful to see you out here. we're supporting the seniors and individuals who need those services. many years ago when i was a young man, i used to work somewhere where i got to know self-help for the elderly. over the years, i have been a strong champion of alternative to hospitalization and institutional addition to our seniors. we should not put our seniors in this situation. we need to provide a way to ensure that we're not -- they are not in those institutions. adult day health provides an alternative to allow you to be independent of that is my commitment to you. and then on that disaster is day when the governor of this state said we have to cut and we have to eliminate the day health services, i thought of you. and i thought of the memories that i had when i work with annie chung and george davis and so many other individuals, and i said, no, we're not going to vote to c

we also have a state senator, leland yee. he also brought a resolution for us. that is also inside. we appreciate it. the mayor mentioned bayview police station, our neighbor to the left. we want to thank them and the captain for everything they did. we want to thank you for keeping an eye on our building and apprentices. [applause] he also mentioned our neighbors to the right, the san francisco housing authority. after you see how nice our school is, i am sure you will want to hire about 100 apprentices. i am holding you to it. [applause] i also want to thank the caterers for providing the lunch today. they may be the only union catering company left in san francisco. thank you. [applause] the u.a. national training fund was originally set up at a 5 cents per our contribution for every member. it has recently been raised to 10 cents. this trust fund gives grants to every apprenticeships program in the united states. there are approximately 280 programs. these grants are used for computers, equipment, new training devices. local 38 is grateful to have the help of these grants for th

you see how lovely leland street looks. do you like it? >> yes. >> beautiful, isn't it?e are going to continue. we have a library that is going to be opening up in june. that's right. so i will see you all there at the library. there is a lot of activity going on. it is important we remain connected and engaged. >> would you mind if we were to pull the seniors together and translate for me in a mini meeting? >> yes, sir. >> what we are going ready to do is we are going to have a quick little mini meeting to -- because we didn't translate my short message before. >> i just want to say i want to welcome everyone to the event. >> we have folks in visitation valley only talking with visitation valley. we have folks in bayview again only talking in a very small corridor of 3rd straight and the merchant corridor. we don't have people talking to the hill merchant association, doing patch. all these fragrmented conversations are happening, largely talking about the same thing, crime, keeping the streets clean, supporting sbaubs. that is something i made a concerted effort on the

. >> leland he is going after interim mayor ed lee. these are cellphone videos of a group trying to get out the vote for ed lee. this video specifically shows workers handling balance and possibly marking ballots which is a voter fraud. >> we have no knowledge of what these people are doing >> the interim layer-as the interim layer denounces those groups. >> if they're dealing wrong stuff, they should be held accountable. >>vicki: former san francisco mayor gavin newsome and doris lee for mayor. >> i have had the privilege of watching the mayor in this role. he has now moved from a caretaker to a leader. there is no doubt that the city is better off because of his leadership. there is no doubt in my mind that the trajectory the city is on will be enhanced in advance if he maintains his role in this decision as our mayor. >>rob: in response to customer demand, united airlines is going under a major facelift. there is no lack of allegro. the new international premium travel experience offers first and business class travelers the option

[applause] >> my name is leland yee. i want to be your mayor. i have experience and a proven record of accomplishment. 23 years, i have worked on the board of education, hoping to improve education for the board of supervisors in with in your state legislature. i have worked hard to endorse -- to improve education. teachers have endorsed by candidacy. the sierra club has endorsed my candidacy. i have worked hard to protect and expand health care, which is why nurses have endorsed me. one of the other things that is important in my candidacy, i will be 100% independent of power brokers. i, with all of the experience and discussions i have had with you, have come up with five policy booklets. it allows you to hold me accountable. over 130 propositions on how to improve sentences go. thank you very much. thank you. [applause] >> thank you for your brief opening statements. you will get a chance to expand on everything you want to talk about tonight. right now, we will proceed with journalists. then we will ask questions to the candidates of their c

leland yee accusing lee workers -- yee claims a bay view man told him he was promised a job at city hall if he helped lee get elected. >> to see an individual running for mayor and perverting a process trying to steal elections to fake an election, is something that is abhorrent. >> a spokesman for the lee campaign denies the allegations. he says yee is trying to cause mistrust between the mayor and the african-american community. >> we have people working on our campaign. [ inaudible ] >> this weekend seven mayoral candidates asked the justice department and secretary of state to investigate claims of tampering by supporters of mayor lee. >>> coming up, san jose's pothole problems. [ inaudible ] >>> the new challenge to a law giving undocumented students a financial boost to college it >> the bay area library becomes one of 10 in the country to receive a national medal of honor3q spots again. detergent alone doesn't fully dry your dishes. it leaves spots and residue behind. add finish jet-dry and they dry two times better. and they're shiny. that is shiny. prove it. enough's enough. d-c

leland vittert at shalit's home. >> he walked out here a couple of hours ago.ed like a changed man. the weight of the world had finally been lifted off his shoulders, the nightmare a that began more than five years ago is over. he thanked everyone who worked so hard to bring his son home he said he felt like his son had been reborn. as gilad shalit came in here today in a car driven by israeli defense forces. he looked like someone who had truly had the weight of the world lifted off his shoulders there was not a dry eye in this place. what happens next, there will be a big dinner for him at his home he just finished that included some pasta with tomato sauce. chicken soup and very long recovery for him as he begins tomorrow. shep, back to you. >> shepard: leland vittert gaza israeli for the free palestinian prisoners. the crowd shouted the people want a new gilad. in other words capture another israeli soldier or more of them to get more prisoners released that's how it works. freed 477 prisoners as part of the deal with hamas. another 550 scheduled to go free

supervisors john avalos, several others and state for leland yee.ing to find a way to let them stay even though again this is an illegal encampment. mayor ed lee has said they do have to go and police in fact set a deadline for yesterday at 6 a.m. for them to go saying that they were subject to arrest but it has been almost 24 hours since that deadline and as you can see, everything still calm here this morning. back to you guys. >> we'll see how long it lasts. thank you. >>> we are also following the developments in oakland where the "occupy" protestors are now calling for a citywide general strike. anser hassan is at frank ogawa plaza. >> reporter: hundreds defied a city curfew last night and a handful are still holding ground here at frank ogawa plaza. let's give you a live look behind me. these folks are here illegally. one tent is backed up and the fence the police put around the grass area was taken down. but unlike tuesday night when police used tear gas to break up the protestors, it was calm overnight. late wednesday night several hundred m

current senator leland yee. >> there were reports in the newspaper about various board members being nominated. we were concerned about how the conflict of interest laws would apply to them. very specifically for foreign issues. perhaps there would be six board members who would be not able to bridge as a paid in a successor mayor selection and appointment process. we would lose quorum. we have to contemplate how we would then bring back quorum. i went to bed every night with it on my mind. i woke up with every morning. >> time was running out. there were no more meetings scheduled in november due to the holidays, and the board did not meet again until december 7. san francisco citizens again waited on the mayoral selection. >> we want someone who has the greater good of the people of san francisco in mind, not just business owners. >> i am here today basically to urge you to select an interim mayor who will prioritize our nonprofit sector coming here in san francisco. >> supervisor daly once again called for a discussion of mayoral character polities and possible nominations. >> it