little city gardens is a farm in mission terrace neighborhood. our goal is to be successful and provide a model for urban farming. we cannot only support ourselves as farmers but ignite important conversation busy sustainable food systems, active in the community and contribute to small businesses like grocery stores, restaurants and farmers market. urban farming is a vital piece to recreating a healthy food system. we believe that urban farming businesses are well suited to all zoning districts. it can beautify and add value to all neighborhoods. by eliminating blight, inviting neighbors to enjoy time out together. in order to foster urban farm businesses the city must implement new zoning code that does not make it expensive to begin. little city gardens strongly recommends that the business commission endorse the legislation. we recommend that the commission support three amendments put forward by the san francisco urban agriculture alliance. for a business like ours decorative fencing would be an extra expense. to impose expensive fencing reg

like years since you have been here i'm glad you got money in the fund ♪ ♪ i say it's all right little city the city ice is slowly metling elting it feels like years since you've been here ♪ ♪ i'm glad you've got money in the fund i say it's all right sun, sun, sun here comes the sun in the election fund sun, sun, sun here comes the election sun with lots of fun it's a new day ♪ ♪ i'm glad the election money is not all gone it's a new day new dawn bring the election money bring it along ♪ supervisor chu: do we have any other speakers that wish to speak on this item? public comment is closed. just one final question from thme. given you have the $5 million, i know there is a certification that you do about whether or not there are funds to proceed with the financing. what is going to be your determination if you have not made it? >> at this point, i assume that we have the funds. unless something strange happens. supervisor chu: i believe we have been joined by the sponsor of the legislation. thank you for joining us. what would you like to make a few comments? >> kennellcan we [unintelligib

s so let's see the effect of these republican economic policies in our little city here in the studio democracy this is our back to democracy bill we've been here before and there's basically two competing theories of economics that are being played out and democrats are playing demand side of it which is how economics of work for six thousand years the republicans are playing supply side which is how economics of work for the last thirty years which is one of the reasons we're in such deep trouble now with to start out with demand side this is this is how it actually works well here is here's a little town that has been basically devastated by the bush great depression that we're experiencing right now we have just a couple of homes here we've got a farm with a little you know a field out here silo and. a little grocery store the supermarket and so not much happy people are out of work right they they're just scraping by so we come in as the government and we say ok we're going to give you some unemployment money we're going to do the opposite of what rick snyder is doing because you

it's just it's tough to just notice just a little city you can cure are maybe appears to be on a knife edge fighter jets have been bombarding the capital tripoli reportedly on the order is our mark of our. force and. guns or something. and. it's. the truth seems to be a city going about its business these are hardly the pictures of city on the brink of war and meanwhile libya's capital tripoli is bracing for another really really through another night of gunfire and carmona and writing by the eyewitnesses a warplanes and been firing at was in the worst from the air. and to see and to send good reports. we. administer to some water management of the channel and see. what they want from these three course and eliminate or deal with what does not serve their purposes which is why people here are angry bahamas taking a few days also just works engineer to join the front of the justice process in downtown green square but i think this. let's get i don't know. sort of there. but in this it's not just what's being hit it it's also what's actually being sued. the main. story. and things that a

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communities that you and i live in all across america will be transformed dramatically this is our little city over here democracy bill usa in a few minutes i'm going to show you what will happen in the city and in your city if republicans like scott walker are successful but first for more on the latest of what's going on in wisconsin i'm joined from wisconsin by the reverend jesse jackson reverend jackson welcome to our program. we're very very we're barker's. where are. a lot of people you know but they're going to fight over reverend jackson you've seen a lot of protests in your day from anti-war to civil rights but does this movement have in common with past movements. well in the south to sweep after blood or some themselves the scariest on the floor the six years ago be viewed through and we turn our pain tower and let the sun and the mars august we got a boy. now that would be a vehicle let. people give him a liar apl fire of passion in great numbers islamists about supreme court about the county exhibit that's one thing the second thing you want is in alabama was. right to work states

city. it is a remarkable thing and a very proud dana. -- thing. i spoke a little bit about this yesterday, but it is important set this reminds everybody this is the birthplace of the united nations. this is a city of remarkable diversity. we do not just tolerated. we celebrate it. that is a spirit of what makes sense and cisco a special place in the hearts and minds of people -- that makes san francisco a special place in the hearts and minds of people. mayor lee, here is my advice. you have a year, figure out what you want to accomplish. you were put in this position by the people to my right, but the people of san francisco are the people counting on you. [applause] do what you think is right, and remember that as important and impressive as this did not -- as this is, there are hundreds of thousands of people who require your attention and leadership. always remember the people outside are the people we also need to represent. remember that just because you disagree with the other side does not mean something is going wrong. that is part of the process. you ar

in that $0.10, it was the best thing we could have done for city government, even though it was a little bit messy. it was a lot of fun and an eye opener. it got people interested again. [music] ♪[applause] thank you. >> thank you for applauding. never know. [laughter]. so, these next few pieces are jewish art songs the jewish art song is not something that most people know about even if you are into classical music. raise your hand if you know shoemoner shoebert? these songs are actually in yiddish but they are art songs. they are beautiful. and they are not done. right. soy, i hope you enjoy the next few pieces. i will describe them. the first was written by [inaudible] a song that has almost nonsentence words but it's your time to be with god and your moment alone with whatever you need. i hope you appreciate this one. [music] ♪[applause] >> thank you. so the next piece, it's beautiful. this is yiddish a beautiful song that was given to me by george rosenside who is an amazing person. and this next piece was the same composer composed in paris and called the yiddish and a great -- it'

in that $0.10, it was the best thing we could have done for city government, even though it was a little bit messy. it was a lot of fun and an eye opener. it got people interested again. >> very proud of -- 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, and suffrage means more than just the right to vote. it includes the right for a woman to run for political office. think about the contributions we have had for women such as senators feinstein and boxer, or democratic leader nancy pelosi. what we would like to do today is bring your attention back to the local level. the women being honored here today are leaders in their own right. they have made significant contributions to their communities and to their neighborhoods. i, for one, feel privileged to stand here today to help celebrate their accomplishments. i would like to take just a moment to tell you about our organization. the friends is a membership- based non-profit, and we actively support the initiatives and the work of the commission and the department of the status of women. some of my board members are here. our presi

little bit of rain on the north coast there. eureka, crescent city. but for us the end result will just be higher clouds. it's after this system that goes through tomorrow is when we'll start to rock it up on the temps. today just slightly warmer. 47 seems rather popular. fairfield, concord, oakland, hayward, mountain view and san jose. don't see that all the time. cooler in napa and santa rosa. yesterday they were in the 30s. they both hit 37. higher clouds holding their temperature up this morning. redwood city 44. oakland starting off at 47 degrees and then 54 at noon. the high today 64. little mix of sun and clouds. temperatures again kind of bumping up maybe two or three degrees. a lot of cloud cover. big plume of moisture but in the last few frames you can see how it's right there going way up as the high builds in. that will be the key. once we get this system by then the high comes in. we might even see a bit of an offshore push. higher clouds but mostly sunny. mild temps, but slightly warmer. north bay sees a few more clouds. but overall 60 t

little precedent in our city's history, something that was very important. >> angela and her staff did an extremely professional job. she was on the hot seat, under a tremendous amount of pressure. i did not see a lot of the back room arm-twisting, hair pulling, chest pounding that was going on, the pressure she was under, but when she walked out into the board chamber, when she walked into the hallway and the reporters were chasing after her, she was precise and professional. >> in the end, there were some questions about the charter of san francisco. >> our charter spells out a formal process, but lee is pretty silent on that application process. >> this has happened in 32 years, but i think we need some better certainty on how we deal with this decision of succession. >> the charter has worked several times during times of vacancies like this. it certainly worked during aftermath of mayor mosconi and harvey milk. >> so we may be seeing more of these successor issues coming up, certainly something we do not want to legislate. i hope that we can trust people to be grown up about it, b

the sign age we are able to get from the city is quite helpful. there are little placards in multiple languages. in some real hot spots, it would be nice if the city had a little better -- offered a little more help for us to get them on census. they are plastic. they did not say really well. it would be nice to have more permanent fixtures in some areas of the city. supervisor avalos: i would like to give these copies so they can review it and come forward again, but i'm looking at 12, and i have just gone this morning to the muni bart station in balboa park, and i went with the mayor, and i had been watching some of the garbage that had been there over the past week. i did not call in because i knew i was going to go by there with the mayor. it was terrible to see that the same garbage that i saw there on thursday at the boarding area was still there. but it certainly gave a strong impression about what we have in terms of the refuse lined up along the major trends that have in our district. i thank you for your recommendations. next speaker please. >> good afte

in that $0.10, it was the best thing we could have done for city government, even though it was a little bit messy. it was a lot of fun and an eye opener. it got people interested again. [horns honking] [siren wails] announcer: big dreams and goodrades aren't enough to get into college. there are actual steps you need to take. finding someone who can help is the first and most important. for the next steps, go to knowhow2go.org. >> on behalf of the newly designated mayor of san francisco, i welcome each and every one of you. it was just about five minutes ago that david chiu sees it to be the mayor -- ceased to be the mayor. the active mayor for about 27 hours wallace the president of -- was the president of the board of supervisors. we thank you for your service. next to him is the senior member of the board of supervisors, the man who nominated john elsbernd. [applause] then not necessarily in alphabetical order, supervisor john avalos, supervisor david campos, supervisor carmen chiu, supervisor malia cohen

in that $0.10, it was the best thing we could have done for city government, even though it was a little bit messy. it was a lot of fun and an eye opener. it got people interested again. >> on behalf of the newly designated mayor of san francisco, i welcome each and every one of you. it was just about five minutes ago that david chiu sees it to be the mayor -- ceased to be the mayor. the active mayor for about 27 hours wallace the president of -- was the president of the board of supervisors. we thank you for your service. next to him is the senior member of the board of supervisors, the man who nominated john elsbernd. [applause] then not necessarily in alphabetical order, supervisor john avalos, supervisor david campos, supervisor carmen chiu, supervisor malia cohen, supervisor mirkarimi, supervisor farrell, supervisor kim, and supervisors got wiener -- supervisor scott leonor -- wiener. a number of your friends thought it appropriate to reach out to cover the span of mayors over the last fifth leaders, a small fraternity who you are about to join. leading that is lieutenant governor,

in that $0.10, it was the best thing we could have done for city government, even though it was a little bit messy. it was a lot of fun and an eye opener. it got people interested again.

in that $0.10, it was the best thing we could have done for city government, even though it was a little bit messy. it was a lot of fun and an eye opener. it got people interested again. >> hello. welcome to "meet your district supervisor." we are here with supervisor farrell from district2, which includes the marina, pacific heights, st. cliff, and the neighborhoods surrounding the presidio. supervisor farrell started his first term this january, so he is new to the board. we will get to know him and talk about the toughest issues facing the city. welcome, supervisor. thank you for joining us. tell us about your background -- where you grew up, went to school, the kind of jobs you have worked. >> i am a born and raised san franciscan, first and foremost. very proud of that. i am also a born and raised district 2 residents. i grew up close to the palace of fine arts. my parents still live in the same set of flats i grew up in. i went to grammar school at stuart hall in district 2. i went to high school in st. ignatius. i'm a very proud wildcat. i went to college at loyola marymount colle

little is lingering along the peninsula. san francisco is getting light rain. redwood city, same for you. little bit of spotty activity is aiming to livermore heading through the next 15 to 20 minutes. we are going to see all of this dry out as we head throughout the day. pretty nice day on tap with temperatures reaching 63 degrees. just a few spotty showers earl i early. we will see breaks of sunshine. within those breaks of sunshine we have opportunities to warm up into the mid-60s. and right now i'm questioning whether or not i should even bump up my numbers a bit because it is so warm and balmy out there compared to where we are at this time of the morning. 66 degrees by friday. then more rain on the way saturday into sunday. it looks like late saturday into sunday we could pick up another inch in the south bay. up to two inches possible in the north bay. we'll keep you updated all morning long. back to you guys. >>> thank you so much. a dessert baked with a natural sleep aid is now being marketed as the world's first relaxation brownie. >> it is hitting store shelves without being reg

we'll keep an eye on oklahoma city, little rock, and shreveport. on wednesday more dangerous storms in the deep south. rain and the risk of more flooding in the saturated ohio valley. march is a month of extremes, lester, and on a single day on the weather map you can see just about every type of weather. we had that this weekend, and we'll have it again this coming week. back to you. >> mike seidel in the snow tonight in syracuse. thank you. >>> we've got an important food recall to tell you about. two popular brands of skippy reduced fat peanut butter have been pulled from store shelves in 16 states because it may contain traces of salmonella. we've put the product numbers to look for on our website, nightly.msnbc.com. >>> when we come back from a break, the gadhafi connection. outrage over u.s. efforts to make peace and do business with libya before things got so ugly. >>> later, making a difference. a loving touch when mom and dad aren't there to help. we'll be right back. >>> as moammar gadhafi fights to remain in power, we are learning new de

little bit. asking the city to take a look at some economic trans because as we move forward with more planning issues, things that are coming up from our supervisors or dealing with the report, not really understanding that trend as it relates to the daytime neighborhoods. our commercial businesses, are we going to be able to make something solid, educated decisions? >> just a comment on that. an issue i brought up with the commission was the unfair and unlevel playing field between brick and mortar businesses and on-line businesses. not only were broken water businesses and disadvantaged -- -were brick and mortar businesses disadvantaged, we

in that $0.10, it was the best thing we could have done for city government, even though it was a little bit messy. it was a lot of fun and an eye opener. it got people interested again. >> welcome to "culturewire." since december 2005, the museum of the african diaspora, known locally,moad, has presented programs that celebrate and explore the culture, history, and art of people with african descent throughout the and added states and throughout the world. the director of cultural affairs recently met with the museum director. to learn more about the current expedition, textural rhythms, constructing the jazz tradition, contemporary african american quilts. >> welcome to "culturewire." today, we are at the museum of the african diaspora, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary occupying one of the premier cultural district in the world, the yerba buena cultural arts center in san francisco. joining me is the cultural art director. tell us what moad's mission is. what does it do? >> the museum of the african diaspora showcases the history, art, and cultural richness that resulted from

action but his other local repertoire is not that of the theater you're going to move to a little in the city of yaroslav all is the cradle of russian theatre the finest theatre founded here but short of all course was the first national theatre that opened in russia it reached the heights of creative and professional thought in its time. and that may be but as long as the one thousand year old city of yaroslav all is internationally protected as a historical site it will forever be known as the silent ingenue gracing the background of thousands of cinema and television screens the world over in jaroslav will win the france r.t. . i'll be back with the headlines shortly but first the business update of your after a short break. hello and a very warm welcome to the business update our top story at this hour global oil major toto has agreed to buy a twelve percent stake in russia's independent gas producer novato going to increase its share in the company to up to twenty percent in the next three years total has also acquired a one fifth stake in the bushes liquefied natural gas project on the

that we have had in our dealings with other -- huge developments that have these -- this little of impact on the city. you know, if you don't you can't admit patients that you don't have. so that might be responseable for some of the statistics. even the central city statistics which were quoted today and i won't name the two hospitals, that have lower levels of admission than do the cal pacific campuses not including st. lukes. i think there's movement in the direction clearly. i tend to think there is been a lot of problems, have been through these hearings before and i think some have been sats -- satisfactorily answered. they've agreed to this thing. if i'm reading it wrong -- ok. it certainly reads according to this document that i have from barbara garcia it looks like these are in the process of being reached. i'm happy and i certainly am very much want cal pacific to work with people in the mediate neighborhood but in my -- immediate neighbor, but this is a hospital for our entire city, region and that we have to make sure that we address everyone's concerns and the concerns of the tenderloin

city. welcome, supervisor. thank you for joining us. tell us a little bit about your background, where you grew up, where you went to school, and the jobs you have work. >> i grew up in the porthole and neighborhood. most of my childhood, i went to lakeshore elementary school. i love to talk a bell will -- about lowell high school. i studied political science with a concentration in public administration. i worked eight years, largely in the public sector. then, earned a master's degree from carnegie-mellon in pittsburgh pennsylvaniamy work . i spent time as an executive director for nonprofit on the hill. i was assistant to a wonderful person named julie middleton. the park that worked at was formally known as the hunters point community foundation. we did several programming for kids in the neighborhood. i also have a background in politics on both sides of the day here in san francisco and oakland. i have done fund-raising for different candidates. i have work experience with the federal reserve bank of san francisco. i am most proud of the work i ha

this is the last point of something that a little bit bigger. >> reporter: city officials today are clearing out trees from this hillside before they fall down on their own. residents are relieved to see the trees go. they have been leaning since the slide making everyone a bit nervous. city declared an emergency so officials can use funds that were sed set aside for emergencies. and this they were hoping to get the county and state to do the same. they are grateful for help if the city and they are hoping for help from insurance companies because look how much they have to clean up. it's such a mess back here and insurance companies still aren't here yet. as for the donation fund, city hasn't set it up yet. stay with abc7 on the story if you are interested in helping. >> kristen: in monterey county caltrans and chp are offering helicopter shuttle service for big sur residents cut off by a section of highway 1 that is sliding into the ocean. it begin crumbling two weeks after heavy rains. two-mile section of highway 1 and big sur is completely closed. crews say it will take a month to fix. t

little bit. asking the city to take a look at some economic trans because as we move forward with more planning issues, things that are coming up from our supervisors or dealing with the report, not really understanding that trend as it relates to the daytime neighborhoods. our commercial businesses, are we going to be able to make something solid, educated decisions? >> just a comment on that. an issue i brought up with the commission was the unfair and unlevel playing field between brick and mortar businesses and on-line businesses. not only were broken water businesses and disadvantaged -- -were brick and mortar businesses disadvantaged, we are providing bathrooms, community, and we are paying for it. youand you have to compete and e to online businesses. it is something this commission could do some interesting, ground-breaking policy around that. and now everyone is like, "it is great not to pay online sales tax," but it is incredibly unfair. you are providing some many different contributions to your street, to your community, by having a real shock -- real shop that an on-line office is not pro

he discusses his book, "triumph of the city," a little under an hour, and ended hosted by the manhattan institute in new york city. >> across the globe. in which we all decide to sit in some spot that appeals to us and just diluting. and yet on so many dimensions cities are healthier and more successful than ever. in the developed world, it was remarkable productivity. in per capita output level from the rest of the country rose to those out of new york our national gdp would increase by 43%. the three largest metropolitan areas in the u.s. produced 18% of our country's output while containing only 13% of our country's population. the connection between urbanization and economic prosperity is even stronger in the developing world. if you compare those countries with more than 50% of the population living in urban areas with those that have less than 50% of the population living in urban areas you will find more urbanized countries are more than five times more prosperous, five times richer. they also have infant mortality levels that are one-third as i. they also the people who describe

this is the last point of something that a little bit bigger. >> reporter: city officials today are clearing out trees from this hillside before they fall down on their own. residents are relieved to see the trees go. they have been leaning since the slide making everyone a bit nervous. city declared an emergency so officials can use funds that were sed set aside for emergencies. and this they were hoping to get the county and state to do the same. they are grateful for help if the city and they are hoping for help from insurance companies because look how much they have to clean up. it's such a mess back here and insurance companies still aren't here yet. as for the donation fund, city hasn't set it up yet. stay with abc7 on the story if you are interested in helping. >> kristen: in monterey county caltrans and chp are offering helicopter shuttle service for big sur residents cut off by a section of highway 1 that is sliding into the ocean. it begin crumbling two weeks after heavy rains. two-mile section of highway 1 and big sur is completely closed. crews say it will take a month to fix. t