firm. we are a local, local firm. we have a commitment to the central waterfront. each of our members is invested in this part of the city. four of us are all of the waterfront, three of us are headquartered. this is a longstanding commitment that existed far before sales force came along and make a big splash. it is a belief that we have had for a long time, and we voted with our feed and investment dollars. we have been waiting for the opportunity to see the next that take place, which is pier 70, and we are excited about it, and we want to be your partner. this is the opportunity we believe would come for a long time. that is what you want to work on pier 70. i can sit here and try to summarize a detailed rfq where our design team came up with an amazing plan, but the reality is, that groundwork was already late for us by the park commission. the community as well. they work together for a long time to envision what the site should be about. instead of spending my time telling you our refinements to that, i want to talk about what is different about our part --

i am with a local consulting firm that has been planning for a healthcare organizations throughout northern california since 1978. we have worked with many of the hospitals in san francisco, as well as northern california. we worked with cpmc for many years in the analysis of patience and communities, including development of the new citywide plan. although this plan is exempt from the new master planning process, i am confident that if you had a plan today, you would approve it. cpmc's proposal would be consistent with that plan because it is based on the same principles included in the ordinance. this is efficient designed to enhance quality and cost and enhancement of public safety and disaster preparedness. the proposed plan takes into account social, economic and environmental factors. it is based on analysis of historical roles cpmc has played in the city. the plan is based around a citywide system that includes home and community-based services distributed throughout the city, in addition to more efficient and modern emergency and the services. cpmc cares for more than 30% of san fra

nation's industrial clusters in the south and west seem to have been spared the worst many local car makers electronics firms and oil refiners of shut down the factories moreover the crisis that damaged nuclear plants north of tokyo is spreading to cause an energy squeeze that could set back all sectors of the economy some ports in tokyo and japan south have resumed operating after initially closed one exe of aftershocks meanwhile. chairman of the association of european businesses and russia's of the disaster will push for discussions on alternative energy sources. i think not only germany or the in the e.u. there will be a new discussion how far nuclear energy is the future energy or it can be please be as it had turnovers energy sources renewable energy sources for no true guys which we would like to see. now in order to support the japanese financial system the country's central bank says it's injecting a record one hundred eighty three billion dollars into the markets but chris we for now believes much more will be needed which will inevitably weaken the get japan has the world's second largest financia

firms. there are all local businesses. -- they are all local businesses, very supportive of the marketplace.>> i know that some part of this building, the water goes underneath, the bay water is under there? >> yes. >> is it under the whole building? >> there is a sea wall, probably right under where you are standing. a lot of it is on the pilings. >> i have seen a guy on a little boat that goes under there and make repairs. >> and also, the coast guard comes, anytime there are logs floating in the water, we have to call the coast guard. acting get hung up underneath the pipes. >> i want to thank you all for coming. thank you so much for your great information. i hope to see you all again next month for our next program. thank you very much.

i have served as general counsel with local agencies, i have gotten to know dorothy through our law firm, through a number of community and civic activities as well as social events. i have no doubt that dorothy would be a strong asset to the ethics commission. she is smart, hard-working, responsible, dedicated, and when she commits to something, she follows through. she uses her analytical skills. she will be thoroughly prepared for your ethics commission and to understand and evaluate the issues and will work to resolve those issues, knowing her. in portland, she is a wonderful, caring person, somebody was a team player. i think that helps her be successful in all of her various endeavors. i strongly endorse dorothy to the ethics commission. i think she would be very objective and serve with integrity. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is bruce wolf. i occupy seat 8 and served on the sunshine task force. i am here today to support mr. grossman for the appointment seat on to the ethics commission. i want to first report that yesterday at the capitol, we reported that ca

on their rfp for their local build out and development of new renewables continues to move forward. they issued an rfp in december, got responses in february. there were 14 firms that responded, with a total of 25 projects tied with those responses, totaling 620 megawatts of new generation of all of those were built. their rfp focused on the wind and solar, and the location most likely to get those was the central valley because of the good insulation characteristics there. their criteria for evaluating the bids in some ways with similar to those highlighted in city policy here, so it was interesting to talk about the characteristics of the counterparty, how much experience they have in the field, their credit rating, those types of things, localized pricing, per kilowatt hour output from the proposal, the product's viability, how likely it would be to be built and generating energy, the project location. they're giving the highest party points to those proposals located in marin. they also are a family wedding proposals in the portfolio. -- there also is evaluating proposals in the portfolio. marin short list three of the proposals, and the firms are san dieg

firm who is doing this is part of the legacy. they made landmarks of american modernism, and i support it. >> my name is aunt. i am an organizer for local 377. this will benefit the bay area and the greater bay area. i urge you to reject the appeals and move forward. >> good evening, supervisors. as you can imagine, in most communities, where a developer is talking about 5000 new units, there are some who would oppose it because of the vacancy rates that they expect. we are not. in san francisco, there is a desperate need for more affordable housing, more family housing. this is an opportunity for all of us to make a step in that direction to make room for our families to stay here in san francisco. as was pointed out earlier, there is a tremendous amount in san francisco, particularly on the west side. whether rental or otherwise. we need to build housing for our children in san francisco. and we need environmentally friendly housing for our children. this project is amazing from the environmental point of view. it is something that people will point to and say, "that is the way it can be done." a step in the right direction for develo

locals. >>> translator: sometimes i feel dead tired, but at the end of the day it is all worth it. >> reporter: the semi volunteer workers founlds their jobs through this small firm sanka network launched 12 years ago. the firm operates a website that posts positions from farms and accommodation facilities in rural areas. there are always about 60 help wanted ads on the website. posting a want ad is free. when workers are placed, the company charges the employer a monthly commission of 25% of the worker's wages. >>> translator: we handle three to four applications for every opening. often we help place workers within hours. >> reporter: the number of jobs placed by the firm has increased threefold over the past five years. last year, the figure was 6,600. >>> translator: many graduates can't find work. unemployment is high and opportunity low. many are dissatisfied with their current job, even when they can find work. so they come to us. >> reporter: many semi volunteer workers are in their 20s or 30s. takashi is 24 and living in a tokyo suburb. he worked for an internet advertising agency for three years before leaving the firm last summer. since then, he's been

local partnership funds, and at the same time, makes funding available to central subway sooner than otherwise we would have had. better market street -- we have an attitude under way. there is a danish firm that will be doing some surveys as part of the public space and public life study. there will be some of that activity happening on saturday. some of the schedule has been moved a little bit because of the rain. but very interesting work that i think will support creative thinking about how to make the better parts of better market street real. going to keep you posted on that. major milestone on the van ness bus rapid transit project. we have issued the administrative draft eir in absentia, because she is off on the east coast. i want to congratulate our deputy -- and the entire staff, really -- for getting this thing ready and circulated to federal agencies and local agencies. it is a major milestone, and i expect after we incorporate comments from all these agencies, it public draft will be out sometime in april. we did have a presentation to the plans and programs committee on the outreach materials for this just last week. i joined commissioner avalos and mayor lee, and i had sev

one area residents and local officials complained that it was the libyan leader staying in the area then donald trump stepped in and i guess you could say screwed over their firms a pretty sloppy business deal to me poor management you don't even know who you're making deals with and then whoever you hired obviously is agave all of passing that information on you either so the donald is now just making stuff up to boost his ego and spread false information i thought so he is and that's why he's tonight's trial time where. it now seems as if sarah palin has gone globe trotting after taking a private trip to india the former alaskan governor made a stop in israel and has plans to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu this evening as anyone else out there find it a little troubling that sarah pailin actually has the clout to meet with the head of state because i'm sure you now on her trip she's made the typical pro israel comments we've come to expect such as i'm very thankful to know that the israeli and american link will grow in strength and we seek peace. along with you however i think we all know that peace is the last thing that sarah palin is seeking

terrified local residents but triggered an energy shortage so severe that tokyo metropolitan areas are being forced to ration electricity. tokyo's trains are running slow or not at all. workers at many firms are being asked to stay home. long lines are forming at gas stations. tokyo's normally bustling streets are early quiet. japan will be counting on a massive rebuilding effort to help it bounce back just as it did after the last traumatic quake in kobe 16 years ago. lucy craft, cbs news, tokyo. >> couric: by the way, we mentioned on friday that lucy was having trouble contacting her 17-year-old son who was away at school in sendai. we're very happy to tell you that lucy got in contact with him over the weekend and he's fine. meanwhile, the head of the u.n.'s atomic energy agency said today the japanese nuclear emergency is not yet as severe as the three mile island accident in pennsylvania in 1979. to understand what went wrong at fukushima and what dangers still exist there, you need to know how a reactor works and what didn't work on friday. this is where nuclear power is made, inside this massive concrete containment zone is a reactor full of radioactive uranium, heating up in rods

firms are known to be working on declared to some of the world's most unpopular regimes but that expertise could be being used to shape the future political landscape the local noble region your average aussie london. stay with us here on our t.v. probably more headed your way including losing ground i was the u.s. state department is a call to arms for american media to up its game here so that's why making news you know but for how they are part of what. we zoom three hundred kilometers north of moscow to show you how whatever russia's oldest child is keeping up with a twenty percent stay with us. russia would be soo much brighter if you mean. a song from feinstein. come. wealthy british song it's time to. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars reports. that are staying with us here on our team ten minutes past the hour in moscow out well they may soon be going where few have gone before but for now the only place they're going is back to school the next crew to the international space station is sitting down for exams to make sure

housing affordability and the ability of local communities to control their growth and development options. a key tool in the nfip's implementation, rate maps or firms, have been recognized by congress to be inaccurate and out of date. fema has been successful in digitizing mauve of the firms, but many are not using the updated data. because of this large discrepancies remain. we believe continued congressional oversight is necessary. we commend the proposal to establish the technical mapping advisory council and hope it will foster more collaboration. beyond fixing the maps, nfip supports increasing coverage limits and offering various insurance options for consumers and even a possible minimum deductible increase. the nfip must continue to allow state and local governments, not the federal government, to dictate local land use policies and make decisions on how private property may be used. fema must also better coordinate its activities with other federal agencies who have oversight of other federal programs. in my written statement, i discuss fema's recent requirements of compliance for certain property owners. additionally, before any reforms a

local county records. of the federal criminal records system, which is considered the cadillac of the record systems out there. it is an accumulation of all the state records, and then you have private screening firms- big corporations that are making a lot of money on criminal background checks, credit checks, and all that. in california, those laws are pretty heavily regulated. for example, the private screening firms cannot report of arrests -- or they are not supposed to -- and i cannot report convictions going back more than seven years. federal law does not even close, not nearly as good. that is consumer protection law. then, applicants are entitled not to report arrest on an application, so we are very familiar with lots of good laws on the books that are never enforced. the real challenge is to get about enforcing these laws. i do not know if you want to talk about it -- >> tell us about what is next. how can we be successful in taking -- you mentioned there are some good laws on the books. do we -- do they go far enough? how can we take it further? how can we essentially this reform? this seems to be critical. >> we had this huge proliferation of background checks. this huge proliferation

locals claim government troops are behind the lethal violence. well while the us has long prided itself as an advocate of democracy around the middle east it seems that countries software firms have different ideas talk level north american universities have found us internet companies known for helping filter traffic assenting to governments in bahrain yemen qatar and others let's talk about this with stuart he's an activist and journalist for the montreal based the nation magazine thanks very much indeed for joining us live here on r.t. can you give us an idea of just how social networking sites are actually used and have been used in playing playing a role in these recent uprising briefs we've seen in the arab world. well i think they've been absolutely crucial in terms of organizing the mass demonstrations that we've seen sweeping through country after country beginning in to be sure we call that these countries don't have the same level of free media that we in the west of props and enjoyed for a long time and. the advent of new technologies like this that allow people to communicate with many hundreds tens hundreds of thousands millions of other people at the push of a

local jobs. i mean, the couple of firms think a talked about, they have 200 employees. some of those employees graduated high school and they're working on that production line. high paid jobs working on that production line. and they're working alongside engineers who have ph.d.'s and researchers with ph.d.'s all along that production line, a couple of hundred employees. well, we should be doubling and tripling that all across communities across this country so that we're not at 10% of manufacturing capacity in my state but we're at 40% and 50% because then people are working, they've got good jobs, they've got great education and we are making it in america. mr. garamendi: let me pick up a couple of the theems that you hit upon. one of them -- themes that you hit upon. one of them, continuing on with research in this area of this part of the country and certainly in the san francisco bay area where i represent, health care research is huge, it is an extraordinarily big part of the economy, both the research and then the spinoffs from it. we call in the biotech and thi

local pharmacies have been getting requests for potassium iodide but so far, that is not necessary. >> a former chief executive of the retirement system is accused of directing investments to politically connected firms. that is one of the findings of top officials of the pension fund known as calpers, many managers paid out $180 million to middle men to gain business. >>> a new state bill would require school districts to create anti-harassment policies including measures to stop bullying based on a student's sex yal onshore taking. its memory of a gay student in southern california who killed himself in september after he was bullied in school. last week, a proposal was submitted to congress that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation in all public schools. the california assembly measure would also require school districts to explain to students that bullying is wrong. >>> a little sprinkles. he encountered some, too. >> you had a lucky commute. >> you got to keep up the kristen is speed, you haven't been driving as fast. >> half the speed limit now, right. >> that is a good idea. you are going to be leader, driving slow when its raining outside. >> we have radar returns around porto

local stocks. qualcomm up 40 cents alumina up by a quarter. >>> the u.s. treasurely expects three banks to repay a total of $7.4 billion. $245billion in taxpayer money was used to rescue big banks and firmsthe financial crisis but after today the government will have gotten back $2 51 billion. >>> new fears of a double dip in the housing market. a new report finds home prices fell in 19 of 20 big cities in january. they are off now more than 30% since 2006. in four of those cities, home values are at their lowest level in 11 years. analysts say there is way too much supply especially with foreclosures accounting for almost a third of the market. most economists expected to take another two years before the market gets back on its feet. >>> well, airlines are doing a better job arriving and departing on time but new data shows they are losing baggage at record levels. worldwide, nearly 30 million bags did not arrive on the same flight as their owners last year. that's a 6% jump from 2009. that's also more than 12 bags for every 1,000 passengers. >>> and those preflight safety videos, you know, you never pay attention to maybe you would if flew air new zealand. check this out. the carrier

firm will pick up as much as $35 of the fare. triple a of northern california will also tow any car up to five miles for free if the driver or passenger calls a local office and says i need help. >>> sal, you don't see anything that looks bizarre? >>> i don't see anything out there but i do not doubt that perhaps there may be one or two people out there who are already doing some celebration which is okay as long as you don't drive when you're impaired. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic is actually moving okay westbound coming into san francisco. so, again, just to amplify on the story we just read, one of the great things to do is just to designate a driver. get a friend and maybe that friend will do that for you next time. you see how it works? and everyone's happy and safe. this is a look at interstate 880. that traffic is moving along very well as you drive outbound. the maps are going to start with a super wide view and then zoom in to contra costa county because westbound highway 4 as you come up to the antioch area to concord looks pretty good. it's a little lighter than it normally is for this time. normally i see a bit m

housing affordability and the ability of local communities to control their growth and development options. a key tool in the nfip's implementation, rate maps or firms, have been recognized by congress to be inaccurate and out of date. fema has been successful in digitizing mauve of the firms, but many are not using the updated data. because of this large discrepancies remain. we believe continued congressional oversight is necessary. we commend the proposal to establish the technical mapping advisory council and hope it will foster more collaboration. beyond fixing the maps, nfip supports increasing coverage limits and offering various insurance options for consumers and even a possible minimum deductible increase. the nfip must continue to allow state and local governments, not the federal government, to dictate local land use policies and make decisions on how private property may be used. fema must also better coordinate its activities with other federal agencies who have oversight of other federal programs. in my written statement, i discuss fema's recent requirements of compliance for certain property owners. additionally, before any reforms a

firm will pick up as much as $35 of the fare. and aaa will tow any car up to five miles for free if a driver or passengers calls the local office andays i need tipsy tow. >>> and sal will help you where you need to go right now. >> that's right. you can always count on ktvu because we're around all day, we're always online giving you this advice for what to do, programs if you want a tip so tow or anything else we've mentioned. let's see what we have on 24 still recovering after a bad morning. not as bad as yesterday but we did have problems in la fayette. no problems eastbound 24, although it's busy coming up into the tunnel. also this morning, if you are driver on 7, some stop-and-go traffic crossing the valley. and let's take a look at the maps. the south bay commute, still slow. in new accident 5 northbound just before highway 17 and 101 is pretty slow. steve? >> yes. >> pam cook will be joining us on transcriptor soon. >> really? >> yes. >>> we have clouds, lorraine, south of that it's mostly sunny. it's colder this morning. we'll have partly sunny skies and then tomorrow here comes the cold system and that takes us into the w

housing affordability and the ability of local communities to control their growth and development options. a key tool in the nfip's implementation, rate maps or firms, have been recognized by congress to be inaccurate and out of date. fema has been successful in digitizing mauve of the firms, but many are not using the updated data. because of this large discrepancies remain. we believe continued congressional oversight is necessary. we commend the proposal to establish the technical mapping advisory council and hope it will foster more collaboration. beyond fixing the maps, nfip supports increasing coverage limits and offering various insurance options for consumers and even a possible minimum deductible increase. the nfip must continue to allow state and local governments, not the federal government, to dictate local land use policies and make decisions on how private property may be used. fema must also better coordinate its activities with other federal agencies who have oversight of other federal programs. in my written statement, i discuss fema's recent requirements of compliance for certain property owners. additionally, before any reforms a

country, as well as his firm commitment to the human and civil rights of communities, regardless of their point of origin. i've expressed to him my concern for the proliferation of localhat are against the interests or the rights of immigrant communities. fourth, in terms of competitiveness, mexico has a regional perspective. the united states and mexico can and must make the most of the comparative advantages that make us unique as a region and that would enable us to convert, to turn north america in its entirety into the most competitive region of the world. i am convinced that together we can achieve this. the north america free trade agreement was a great step forward for the commercial trade integration of the region. it generated hundreds of thousands, even millions, of jobs in the united states and in mexico. and we are ready to deepen and to make the most of this relationship. we must work efficiently to take advantage of the relative abundance of capital in the united states with the labor manpower available in mexico through productive actions, investments in our countries, as well as the access that is secure, orderly and legal of national workers from mex

firms in north america. thank you for this opportunity to testify. ended is a looming crisis. we have been in the business for 42 years. we pioneered the concept of local cooperative direct mail in the united states. valpak is don't buy cox enterprises in atlanta which is one of the largest media conglomerate in the united states. valpak represents direct franchised employees. each year we assist more than 54,000 small businesses from local mom-and-pops to large national companies. today valpak delivers sales to forty million households each month and each year, our familiar blue envelope carries some $20 billion in money-saving offers in five hundred million envelopes. three years ago we opened the $220 million facility in st. petersburg to accommodate our growth for the future. our company has entered the digital space in the on line and mobile cubaning business. this will allow us to reach new customers with product and continue to serve as a leader in the industry. our digital strategy is will complement our mail volume. the nature of our business means we watch the u.s. ps's issues closely. we believe the post office under jack potter and now pat

country as well as his firm commitment to the human and civil rights of and in communities regardless of their foreign of origin. i express to him my concern for the proliferation of local initiatives against the interests of the rights of the immigrant communities. in terms of competitiveness, mexico has a regional perspective. the united states and mexico can and must make the most of the comparative advantages that make us unique as a region and that would enable us to turn north america, in its entirety, into the most competitive region of the world. i'm convinced that together, we can achieve this. the north american free trade agreement was a great step forward for the commercial trade integration of the region. it generated hundreds of thousands -- even millions -- of jobs in the united states and in mexico, and we are ready to work, to deepen, and to make the most of this relationship. we must work efficiently to take advantage of the relative abundance of capital in the united states with the manpower available in mexico through investments in our country is -- in our countries, as well as access that is secure, quarterly, and legal of national workers from mex

firms. there are all local businesses. -- they are all local businesses, very supportive of the marketplace. >> i know that some part of this building, the water goes underneath, the bay water is under there? >> yes. >> is it under the whole building? >> there is a sea wall, probably right under where you are standing. a lot of it is on the pilings. >> i have seen a guy on a little boat that goes under there and make repairs. >> and also, the coast guard comes, anytime there are logs floating in the water, we have to call the coast guard. acting get hung up underneath the pipes. >> i want to thank you all for coming. thank you so much for your great information. i hope to see you all again next month for our next program. thank you very much. [appla [applause] [applause] >> thank you, everyone for joining us. good evening and welcome to mayor edwin lee and san francisco city hall possible lunar new year celebration. i am lisa ahng, the liaison of mayor li's to the asian-american community. i want to preface this part by siam only 1/8 chinese, so there is only a 12.5% chance this will go as i