in the case of a local. >> cities don't tax? nlet me finish. they can tax your income and tax your income tax and hold you accountable for that. yes, there are state income taxes and local taxes, but they are not having the taxing authority that the federal government has. johnathon? >> i think any employer and big corporation and large are moving away from the unions. we vee the destruction. why is the irs different than any other branch of government? >> coming up. it is getting worse. government sifting through the roars of journalist and family members it is a not so secret threat to your wallet. >> one law maker using the massive twister to sell the global warming agenda. he said he is sorry, but will taxpayers be more sorry. >> why should a democratic in rhode island care if we republicans run off the climate cliff like lemons and disgrace ourselves? . from your smartphone be photos actually worth sharing? introducing the nokia lumia 928, only on verizon 4g lte. easily capture vibrant photos in near-darkness. even without the flash. shari

they get benefits in terms of a bid discount and in most contracts for city and county of san francisco if there's local dollars involved there is a mandatory -- they use the word "goal" but it's a mandatory aspect of city contracting that a certain amount of money needs to be gone or set aside to local businesses, so this is where we have different sizes, we have micro-set asides for those companies to do business with the city and county of san francisco. we also have small sizes and the larger size which is the sb's'. we really do this so that we can track and we can assist and help our local businesses in san francisco to compete more effectively on city contracts to be certified at the local business in san francisco you nee not be a resident of san francisco but you do need to have a physical office and staff here if you have staff, so a little bit more about our businesses in san francisco that we have certified. 21% of our certified firms are wbe's. i put 79 non wbe's. this includes obe's, mbe's and obe's as other business entities and minor businesses as well. out of that pool let's take a look

. >>> >>> >> >> if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i encoura >> hello. welcome to "culturewire." we are here today with bay area artist jody chanel, and we are here to see the plaza where your piece has just been installed. >> i have been doing large-scale paintings in the galleries and museums, and the idea that in the future, i could do something that would hang out a little bit longer than the duration of the installation the kind of appeal to me. i quickly found out about the san francisco arts commission school and realized there was a pre-qualified school you had to apply to, so i applied to the. >> how long did it take you to develop this work for the plaza? >> this was a fast track project. design development was about a month. >> let's look at the beautiful mural. i have never seen a mural created on asphalt. >> the heat of the asphalt, a new layer of asphalt. then, these wire rope templates that were fabricated for the line work get laid down and literally stamped

. >> if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i to improving its operations, i encoura man: 60-inch screen, high-definition. football season is coming up. you can watch it right here. what do you think? i'll take it. huh! huh! now, that's what i'm talking about. you're right. i don't need it. we have a packed agenda tonight. first we want to thank the southeast community facility commission for opening their doors tonight and their executive director, moses. thank you for opening the doors tonight. we have a very, very tight agenda. the goal here is for the community to be heard. this is not a question and answer time, but the goal is for the community to be heard. when we get to public comment, and you make your statements. remember we want you to be as concise as possible, because the department heads and the mayor are here to hear you. without further ado, i want to introduce mayor lee and he will open us up. thank you. good evening everybody. as stated eloquent ly, this is time

narrator: sandhogs are the men of local 147, who work deep below the city. they began building the infrastructure of new york in 1872. from the subways to the sewers, the water tunnels to the highway tunnels, new york city thrives because of their work. ryan: you got one little hole in the ground, and nobody knows we're here. see the empire state building, right. that's 1,000 feet. so you figure, you go down 1,000. how high that is -- that's how far we go down. narrator: stretching more than 60 miles under the city, tunnel 3 is taking generations of workers to complete. ryan: i don't even want to imagine what my father had to go through. when we first started, it was a rough job. everything was dynamite. now, they have these machines called "moles." it's like a big drill, and it just cuts right through the ground. so there's no more dynamite. and it's still a rough job, but it's gotten to a point where it's a lot safer. in the '70s, we lost a man a mile basically. here, maybe we've had two or three deaths in the last 20 years, which is too much anyway, but i

the other 35 states allow local cities to put that in place if they feel that is necessary and appropriate to increase access to parking. it's also worth noting looking at this map that looking at states that some of the states represented have very high numbers with people with disabilities. we have arizona which is a retirement destination and florida as well as well as our dense eastern sea board states like new york, pennsylvania and massachusetts. >> the committee and i say this knowing that it's the hardest for people and i ask everyone in this room to come to the table with an open mind. what the committee has recommended that sf mta in collaboration with the community come up with a payment structure for disabled placards for people who need it. bear in mind this doesn't prohibit particularly human services for people with parking vouchers. the sfmta took into consideration some of the challenges and those economic challenges were never meant to be addressed through the disabled parking placard. as we see from the data to other cities is the best way to increase public parking is t

we have been working with many years to increase opportunities for smaller, local, minority owned firms the cities 14 lte program and the federal dbe program. local businesses and especially minority businesses are hurting. when the economy goes south it is our members who get first and hardest. we have had a number of our businesses over the last couple years just hanging on, downsizing, leaving the city or going out of business. that is why there was commenced excited about this project, 840 million dollar contract right in the heart of san francisco, what an opportunity to engage local and small minority owned businesses that is why to us it is unbelievable to us that this body is poised to award a contract of that size , that magnitude one of the largest ever in the city with virtually no local participation in the local minority business participation , we also think there are serious legal questions about whether or not this contractor working go forward. mr. chan just gave you his story; others that we have heard since we sent in our letter objecting to this concert the word racist serious

>> if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i to improving its operations, i encoura man: 60-inch screen, high-definition. football season is coming up. you can watch it right here. what do you think? i'll take it. huh! huh! now, that's what i'm talking about. you're right. i don't need it. >> good morning, everyone. i'm tailor stafford, president and ceo of pier 39 and on behalf of our grateful water front family, it is my privilege to extend a sincere thank you to the port of san francisco for all that you have done, and continue to do to build the best water front in north america. pause plause [ applause ] >> from at&t, home from the world champion san francisco giants to the building, to the new exporatorium, and new cruise ship terminal to pier 39 and all of the restaurant and businesss in between, we are all proud to wish you, the port of san francisco a happy, 150th anniversary. today, project such as the new warriors arena establish the port as a world class destination,

. >> if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i encoura >> the renovation of balboa park, the oldest in the city of san francisco, and now it is the newest part in the city of san francisco. through our partnership, and because of public investment from the two thousand eight fund, we are celebrating a renewal and an awakening of this park. we have it safer, happier, more joyous. >> 3, 2, 1, [laughter] =--[applause] >> it is a great resource for families, to have fun in the city, recreation. >> this is an amazing park. we have not revitalized it without public and private investment. the critical piece of the process of this renovation was that it was all about the community.

the problem. 15 years later, water quality is on the agenda of every city council person in that local city, and that's completely a result of activists forcing the issue, surfrider and other local groups, saying, "hey, these water quality issues are real and you need to address them." and only until the public sort of creates that will will the politicians respond. narrator: while some cities deal with infrastructure issues, others have concerns about the sustainability of water supplies. allbee: it's not just about the sustainability of the assets, it's about the sustainability of our water resources. parts of this country that thought of themselves as water rich 20, 30 years ago, now are discovering that they really are not water rich, they have source supply issues, they have serious questions about how they're going to accommodate additional growth in their communities. melosi: if we can find alternatives, we can preserve a water supply. conservation of water is a way of generating more water. allbee: we think that a household can actually reduce its water usage by about 30%. and that'

two local city guys. >> there you go. supervisor chiu: i fully appreciate the concerns raised by some tenant leaders. i would never supported the project if i did not feel comfortable that tenant rights have been protected here with parker said -- part merced. i say this as one of the few tenants on the board of supervisors, who has been a staunch advocate of tenants before i was elected and with my votes on this board. my parents immigrated to the united states in the 1960's, and i was the first kid born in the u.s. my parents sacrificed everything so that their kids could have the opportunities that they wanted when they came here. i grew up in the boston area, live in different parts of boston, went to a catholic high school in dorchester, which is a section of boston. because of my parents work and the opportunities they gave me, my brothers and i were all blessed to go to harvard university. it was intense. i stayed there for college, for law school, and i also have a master's in public policy there. those are subjec

a hatred at a local city council the association now the question is that the british intelligence referred to these people as the lone wolf when they say that in this day of unconventional terrorism it's a dangerous and unpredictable threat you talk about the monitoring all of such issues here and such lone wolves but how do you truly act. well at eight as i say that usually walk to the security services of various countries including the f.s.b. in russia the federation they will monitor the internet traffic the telephone the mobile phones all of these people and try and follow them to see if there is a pattern and if they are associated in this particular instance the reason they're referred to as lone wolves apparently they didn't have associates they were not part of the planning process we'll learn more as the investigation goes along but this is what is so absolutely terrible someone can be preaching hatred in one instance and not just to muslims of course because the english national league are preaching a gates muslims you know they are also preaching hatred but it's an additional s

. >> california law already allows drivers to park at broken meters but local cities passing their own ordinances giving the go ahead to tickets. citations are definitely a cash cow. assemblyman wants to allow drivers to park at a broken meet year cities want to get revenue from parking meter it should be the correct way making sure they stay in good repair. >> gato says his own district, los angeles issues 17,000 tickets at broken meters in one qleer. -- year. pro pone nents say local jurisdictions develop their own policies. and they want to stay local. >> diana is stand big quarters because knows how ticket happy meter readers can be. consumer groups note there'd is no incentive to fix meters when a ticket enables them to get more money. >> fix and i'll pay f you're just letting it fix there and get $52 instead of $1 that is wrong. >> she decided to go her appointment. knowing full well she can find a ticket after winning a vote the full assembly expected to take up the measure this month. in sacramento, abc 7 news. >> want to give you a traffic update here, looks like all lanes of

local city are passing their own ordinances giving the go ahead to the tickets.ation very widely but definitely cash cow. assemblyman mike wants to take the local authority away and allow drivers to park at broken meter for the maximum time posted. >> city want to get the revenue from the parking they should get it the correct way which is making sure they stay in good repair. making sure motorist can pay. >>reporter: own district los angeles issued more than 17,000 tickets of broken meet interone year. opponent lick the california public parking association say local jurisdiction develop their own policy when it comes to broken meters and pay stations. they want the decisions to stay local. >> if i find a broken meter i figure fair game. >>reporter: diana standing by with quarters because she knows how ticket happy meter readers can be. consumer group noticed no incentive for city to fix meters when a ticket enables them to get more money. >> fix the meter and happily pay but sit there and get 52 dollars instead of a dollar that's wrong. >>reporter: tomorrow dec

. >> california law already allows drivers to park at broken meters, but local cities are passing theirwn coordinates giving the authority to ticket. it's a cash cowgill. one wants to take the local authority away and allow drivers to park at a broken meter for the maximum time posted. >> if the cities want to get the money from the parking meters, they should get it the correct way, by making sure they stay in good repair and making sure motorists can pay. >> his own district, los angeles, issued more than 17,000 tickets at broken meters in one year. opponents like the california parking organization say local jurisdictions develop third own policy when is it comes to broken meters and pay stations. they want those decision to stay local. >> if i find a broken meter i figure it's fair game. >> she's standing by with quarters because she knows how ticket happy meter readers can be. they noted there's no incentives for cities to fix meter when a fix-it ticket gets them more money. >> fix the meetser and i'll pay but if you are going to sit there and get $52 instead of a dollar, that's wr

business with this complex city, yet there are great opportunities out there and we have not going to participate in them then we're going to be left out. we're the ones here -- local business are here on in city in good times and in bad times. we're stakeholders. we're not leaving san francisco. we pay the tax base. we support our community. we buy in our stores, and i think it's our obligation to take a portion of the contracts, and that's what we want. yes, we understand working a business is a full time responsibility. it's very tough. you're isolated. it's difficult to express your needs whether it's insurance problems, bonding, capital, employees problem, but that's what we're here for. cmd is here to hear your program and develop programs to help you and we're not going to give up and i know you're not either. i am looking on the positive side. there is so much opportunity. we have the right ingredients. what we have what mr. quinn said, a small business and a commission on status of women and a contract monitoring division and a contract administrator who believes in your business, so i think with that if we all start working together this is our time. i th

have committed to a historic community work force agreement that includes a provision of the city's policy for local hire. and it's an agreement with the labor unions as well as community based organizations and this is an outstanding commitment that they've made to our city. and i really believe that city land planning is best when it benefits all communities from the poorest to the most affluent. this project has so much potential for job creation and more so it creates hope and pride in neighborhoods that possibly have lost their sense of pride due to unfavorable planning decisions. so, i thank you for your time and your consideration of the communities i serve and my organization is in full support of the development of the event center as well as the multi-use development at pier 30 through 32 and seawall lot 330. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >>> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is fred jordan. i'm the president of the san francisco african-american chamber of commerce. i'm here today and i want to dovetail on the speaker before me about the participation of african amer

. >> california law already allows drivers to park at broken meters, but local cities are passing their ordinances, giving the authority to ticket. it varies widely, but it is definitely a cash cow. one legislator wants to take the local authority away and allow drivers to park at a broken meter for the maximum time posted. >> if the cities want to get the money from the parking meters, they should get it the correct way, by making sure they stay in good repair and making sure motorists can pay. >> his own district, los angeles, issued more than 17,000 tickets at broken meters in one year. opponents like the california public parking organization say local jurisdictions develop their own policy when is it comes to broken meters and pay stations. they want those decisions to stay local. >> if i find a broken meter i figure it's fair game. >> she's standing by with quarters because she knows how ticket happy meter readers can be. consumer groups have noted there's no incentives for cities to fix meter when a fix-it ticket gets them more money. >> fix the meters and i'll pay but if you are

i think that's the suggestion of supervisor campos that locally the city could supplement state law. my response to supervisor kim and chiu's questions really go to our interpretation of state law, based on the ftpc's advice on the matter. this is not the conclusion the ftpc reached in this case. >> i think it was supervisor kim raised an issue about a third-party entity reviewing -- serving as a pass through for the dissemination for gifts or dollars donated. one, if this is in another jurisdiction. i also would be interested if there's a cost associated with in? sounds like there wouldn't be, but wanted to see if you could opine on that. >> if any board member wants us to pursue that as a possibility, i'd be happy to do that. under state law, that type of fund would be allowed because an individual, a third-party would be giving a gift to the city to be used for the beauty of the city offices and as long as it was reported on 801, that would be appropriately reported gift under state law. we could create a different process or procedure under local law and i'd be happy to explore t

we met him at one of his local graffiti city greets that he does. we happened to send one of our representatives to one and share the idea of doing the international conference. he was also trying to work at the same time to do something. we decided to partner together. he is passionate about what he does. he is very dedicated. he has also been in contact with all of you over the course of six or eight months to get us to this point. drew lender (sounds like) is the chairman of the bay area nonprofit stop overblight. he shares our passion. i want to thank him for his enthusiasm to get this conference organized in at this time, drew -- (applause) >>: good morning. good morning graffiti fighters! all of you are now officially graffiti fighters, anybody who came to this organization. members of the organization are called graffiti fighters. (indiscernible) you can keep in communication after the conference and stay in touch and not let it die today. how many psychiatrist does it take to change a lightbulb? none, >> we love our parks, but we love... >>

also, a growing batting in one local city. >>> and an important vote today that could be a big impact on bart riders. >> plus, three days after the deadly tornado hit oklahoma we're getting a closer look at the damage and a better idea of what it is going to take to clean all of it up. i'm jodi hernandez, i'll have a live report from oklahoma. >>> today, the first victim of monday's monster tornado in oklahoma was laid to rest today. 9-year-old antonio candellaria was one of 12 killed when the tornado hit. meanwhile, students in oklahoma city were allowed to return to their schools today to collect their belongings and say their end of the year good-byes. many had not seen each other since the twister on monday. and another emotional day, the mother who went into labor, she was moved to another hospital when their hospital took a direct hit. the eight-pound baby boy is nicknamed twister. the deadly twister swept through oklahoma. for many, the reality of what lies ahead is just now hitting. >> and nbc bay area jodi hernandez has more. i bet it is still emotional. >> reporter: it is ve

the innovative way one local city is backing entrepreneurs. >> a new tool helping save money and lives>>> good evening, i'm jeff ranieri, gusty winds today from 20 to 62 miles per hour. talk about more wind for tomorrow and a cooling forecast coming up. >>> our investigative unit first told you about inckon siconsist health care costs in the bay area, now we have a new tool to share with you on how to stop those inconsistencies. >> back in february we found wide discrekrecrepancies in the of common medical procedures across the stated and in the bay area. there's also wide discrepancy in the type and frequency of health care, something you can see for yourself firsthand with this new interactive computer tool. under the california payer bill of rights, hospitals charge how much they charge for common procedures, everything from gauze to medication to surgery. using data we track how much it might cost you to do everything from chest x-rays to emergency room visits to a colonoscopy. we found wide decembiscrepancie costs. >> i'm not sure how much people understand about how much variatio

all licensed contractors have to be registered with the local city whether they are in state or out oftate. that's going to be enforced very strictly by all law enforcement. we just had a meeting with the many of the insurers here. we had over 50, 60 of them there. we had the chief of police from oklahoma city. we had other law enforcement folks there. we instituted a badge. we have registered over 1800 licensed adjusters and brokers that have come in from out of state into oklahoma. oklahoma adjusters as well. they must be carrying this badge. it's got my signature on the back and has our anti-fraud number. our folks will be embedded with local law enforcement. our anti-fraud unit is going to be active. any consumer out there that has an adjuster coming to their home today, and there's lots of appointments today because the area is now open. the consumers whether they are with a company should ask for this i.d. badge. they will be carrying it it around their neck. this is a best practice that we have learned from from the tornado summit we have in oklahoma city on an annual basis. we

program is totally different from oklahoma and in observe ok it is a local emergency manager and local city and county government each with a different system of their choosing. we don't have any specific program state-wide that goes over all outdoor warning systems. >> heather: i wanted to ask, as the storms develop quickly in terms of population area affected as i have been able to see it, the first tornado reportedly touched down in edmund and there was a second tornado that touched down east of edmond not much damage reported but a third tornado touched down a mile and a half north of luther approaching some small towns wellston and carney specifically. talk about the population numbers of edmund, wells top, carney, and luther. >> guest: edmund is right outside of oklahoma city so they have a large population and highly populated area. luther also is very close outside of oklahoma city so it does have a larger population. use get further out it is less populateed. we see the tornado go out into that area we hope that it will be lucky >> heather: debris reported and we are told it is abo

rec and park department apprenticeship gardening program with laborer's local union 261 and efforts we might take that we as a city are fully supporting the program and the local community workforce that it promotes. the laborer's apprenticeship program recruits local community workers for training and education in preparation for long-term employment of our parks and open spaces. program participants earn a living wage with benefits with a raise for each 500 hours of service and completion of course work in landscaping, botanical science and park maintenance. after 2000 hours apprenticeship, apprentices are eligible for employment as a full-time recreation park gardner as they continue to gain cutting edge skills in natural resource management. one of the reasons that i called this hearing is that the landscaping apprentices have reese lently become challenged in their efforts to secure full-time employment as gardeners. i also heard there are challenges providing the necessary equipment for apprentices to do their jobs and continue their education and their growth. i have asked representatives of the rec and par