he is the executive director of liveable cities, whose major nonprofit partner. lastly, i want to find all the partners from our city sister agency -- agencies. and last of all but not least, the sfmta staff for getting this program together. i want to thank every one of them for their contribution. so we will see you this sunday, and looking forward to biking, walking, and if you can make it, get there by transit. [applause] >> this concludes the press conference, but i did want to invite you -- we have the president of the north beach merchants. >> welcome to "culture wire." on this episode, we explore what it means to the aged, in today's society -- what it means to be chicana in today's society. chica chic features an array of artwork by five leading chicana artists that addresses a range of issues such as integration, sustainability, and integration. using a distinct visual approach, each of the artist's response to the shifting needs of their communities in ways that offer unique perspectives and multiple points of entry. >> the exhibition is to bring togeth

going do this in a way that saves us time and makes us official and makes san francisco the most liveable city we can be. on behalf of the board of supervisor and i know supervisor weemer is here, i want to thank the chair of our t.a. and the mayor and all of the city staffers who have been working four years to make this happen, we look forward to the day when we can drive around the streets, spend less than three minutes looking for parking and get on with our lives. thank you for being part of this wonderful announcement. >> i mefpksed we could not do -- mentioned we could not do something of this magnitude with a strong partner and one is the department of transportation authority. i would like to call up the vice chairman, who is a strong champion of improved transportation modes in the city and choice of modes in the city. >> good morning. today is my 2-year-old's birthday and we are looking for parking all morning just to drop him off to childcare, and i was just -- why is this the case? we didn't even have a white zone to drop him off. it's wonderful to be here. i want to say congratul

with that, let me introduce the executive director of liveable cities and a member of the bart board of directors, tom middle of which -- radulovich. >> we have two goals -- to make this city a great place for the people who live here, but another is to make san francisco and is a blur. i am a proud san franciscan -- transplant, but a proud san franciscan, and i think san francisco values are our greatest export. i think the america's cup is a great opportunity to highlight both of those things -- how to make this a great event for all of the attendees, but also a great event for all the people who live near the waterfront and for san franciscans. we do not want to overload our streets with traffic. we want to keep this a livable city as we do this huge event and make -- bring mass numbers of people through. the other is to be an example, and a lot of people have talked about this. every event wants to be the greatest ever. i want this event to be the greatest ever feared with any other city is doing a large sporting event, i wanted to go to san francisco's people plan and say this is

please do not diminish the importance of what's left of san francisco that makes this city unique and liveable. >> thank you very much. although my friends in the mission deloris neighborhood association would dispute what the first neighborhood was in san francisco, i think they like to -- we can have a discussion about that. commissioner sugaya, thank you for coming out? >> yes, it's almost good evening time. i would like to offer perspective based on my tenure as member of the landmarks preservation advisory board at that time. back in the '80's, board of appeals member and now the planning commission. several suggestions continuing on from this meeting. i don't have too many things to say about preservation per se. but one thing you should consider is all of the talk of the surveys going on, perhaps it's time for the commissioner to look at having public agencies survey their own properties to see exactly what they have so we don't get into this discussion about, well, we didn't know this and we didn't know that. parks and rec -- rec parks credit they're doing survey work on clubhouses the

city leaders say more than 76,000 people in oakland live below the poverty line. >> average person in poverty holds two jobs and still doesn't make enough to make ends meet in a liveable wage here in the city of oakland. >> according to the u.s. census bureau since 2009 nearly 44 million americans live in poverty and about a fifth of those are children. >>> a man accused of pulling off two brazen street robberies in palo alto pleaded guilty. 21-year-old fono admitted yesterday to robbing two people at gunpoint last year. he will serve five years in state prison for those two felonies. his girlfriend was accused of driving him to the scene of the second robbery. she, too, pleaded guilty. >>> highway 50 at echo summit re-opened to traffic this afternoon four days ahead of schedule. the highway had been closed for the last nine days to allow caltrans to replace an old rock wall on the side of the roadway. traffic to and from south lake tahoe meant a 35-mile detour starting again monday, weekday traffic will be reduced to one lane for the next couple of weeks to allow the crews to finish that job. >> a stretch of coastal wilderness in san mateo county will be preserved as

according to a business by a global business concern, the city plays one of the most innovative urban economies. it also ranks high such at liveability, transportation, safety. san francisco is number 3 that are rich in economies. >>> mayor has just finished a in-depth study looking into the city's future over the next five years. it concluded that spending will outsours -- will far exceed anything and the deficit could triple. >>> the governor is saying shortening a school year by a month could be a real possibility. the republicans dismiss this suggestion as a mere scare tactic by democrats. teachers, unions and lawmakers would have to give approval for the move. >>> a big step in rebuilding san bruno. the city issued its first permit that was explosion -- that was exmoded in the -- exploded in the blast in september. >>> tracking expenses is something that pg&e would be required to do if it is eventually allowed to pass along the cost to customers. the california public utilities commission may vote on the issue tomorrow. >>> if you rent a car, there's a big, new reason to fill up the gas tank before returning it. most rental agen

liveable and beautiful place to live. let me introduce -- reintroduce mayor lee. >> thank you, supervisor. again, thank the city departments here. most importantly, thank you all for coming out. i'm listening very carefully. you have not only mind open but hearts as well. you can't but continue listening. it's important to me and everybody else here. most importantly, i want to thank all of you. only thingly probably close my ear to, i don't want to be muni director, ok? thank you very much. >> one quick announcement is there's a health fair our office and senator leland lee and other community-based organizations have been working on. it will be on may 18th at the richmond rec center and there's a lot of information here. thanks to kirsten mccauley, les from my office for organizing. this we will be around for a few more minutes but thank you for coming out, everyone. the biggest issue in america today? segregation still exists... racism... the repression and oppression of women the educational system stem cell research homeless people cloning government health care taxation announcer: so, is there anything yo

the city plays a major role as one of the most innovative economies. it also ranks high in liveability, transporttation, safety and security. san francisco is the third best city rich in opportunity just behind new york and toronto. >>> 7:46. san francisco's budget crisis is expected to get a lot worse in the coming years. mayor ed lee's office just finished an in-depth study look at the financial situation over the next five years. it concluded that spending will continue to outpace revenue, causing san francisco's debt to triple by the year 25016. that same report says the -- 2016. that same report says the city has to drastically cut costs and raise money, mostly through raising tax. >>> a budget has been approved by contra costa supervisors and reportedly public safety will take a big hit. they approved almost $50 million in cuts. under this budget, the district attorney's office would lose a dozen positions. the d.a. says they would be forced to seek misdemeanor charges instead of felony charges for sex offenders who don't register and for domestic violence cases. and up to 40 she