architectural metal and glassworkers union, the sheet metal workers' international association, local union 104, and others. may i hear a motion and a second to the tentative agreement? thank you, a reading. >> thank you, vice president mendoza. i want to thank our craft union partners for the common agreement and their acknowledgment of the need to contribute to solving the district's current fiscal problems. commissioner: i need to inform the board that i will be abstaining for reasons. vice president mendoza: roll call, please. secretary: [reading roll] thank you. that is four ayes. vice president mendoza: may i hear a motion for the tentative agreement? a reading by mr. ruiz. this action is to adopt this for the carpenters' local unit 22. vice president mendoza: thank you. commissioner: we have two agreements with the carpenters? >> we have a joint one, and then each craft has their own one to that common agreement. vice president mendoza: thank you. i have no speaker cards. roll call, please. secretary: [reading roll] that is five ayes. vice president mendoza: we have an action item. a

it's being backed by local unions many of whom joined in the fight against wal-mart. >>> are the topys on your child's wish list has red u hazo their health? today they are going to release the list of the most dangerous toys. more than 150 toys have been recalled since the report started coming out 25 years ago. >>>stay tuned to fox 45 morning news for continuing coverage of this story. we will talk with a representative from maryland perg about what toys made the list this year. that is coming up in our 6:00 hour. >>> rental car companies have become the target of an investigation following the death of two women who rented a car from enterprise. the national highway traffic safety administration says it are following up on recalled repairs. in the caae of those two women, officials say the car they rented had been recalled for a fire risk but it had not been repaired. the car caught fire and crashed into a truck. >>> if you drive north for thanksgiving, yoo are going to face some major delays, construction at the toll plaza in newark, delaware means fewer lanes. you could see back

again to be able to encourage using good faith to encourage those contractors to hire out of our local union halls here in san francisco, and again to make requests of san francisco residents so the king of opportunities out on -- tso they can have opportunities out on doyle drive. the opportunities are limited given the scope and nature of federal funding requirements. chairperson maxwell: federal funding makes it difficult because we cannot do what? >> correct. certainly, funding dictates a lot of local hire and what our office is able to do. if the dollars that are being used by one of our contract in departments came from the federal stimulus bill or is an award the received from the department of transportation, for example, there are explicit provisions on federal dollars being used for specifically local hire. "we often do is use the city first source language on federal contractors, again working with the -- trying to maximize opportunities. just because there are federal dollars on the project does not discourage our participation in encouraging contractors to hire san franciscans.

. >> bret: one of the local union presidents prayed for christie's death. >> they said they didn't intend public. so private prayer for my death would have been okay. >> bret: while he rarely talks foreign policy or national security threats he dealt head off ---on with the threat of radical islam. investigating arresting and prosecuting the group of men found guilty of terrorism charges for trying to attack fort dix. >> the philosophy that supports and encourages jihad around the world, against americans, came to live here in new jersey. and threatened the lives of our citizens through these defendants. >> bret: christie's tend stand up to the liberal establishment has ignited a grass roots following. privately tea party leaders say he's the politician they most want to draft in 2012. >> they would love to see him run. christie has appropriately concluded for the time being it is not in his interests to do so >> i said i don't want to. i'm not going to. zero chance. i don't feel like i'm ready to be president. i don't want to run. i don't have the fire in the belly. yet everyone thinks h

. >> the transportation workers local union 556 which represent swertle airlines flight attendants sent a letter screening ever flight crews are not only unnecessary but a waste of resources. >>> we have a major traffic alert to tell you about this morning. chuck bell thinks some of you will start traveling f thanksgiving. you might want to avoid the outer loop of the beltway inned alexandria. the far right lane is clod between eisenhower and evident of telegraph road. that cuts off access to the north king highway. huntington avenue and telegraph road exits. 6:10 right now. up next the exclusive it's been called the headquarters for a cat rescue group. w see why animal control officers are calling this house anything but safe for cats or humans. >>> some real life drama on the set of one of tv's hottest reality shows. what brought [ speaking foreign language ] >>> live pictures from vatican city this morning where a special ceremony is going on right now that so le elevating several dozen new cardinals or archbishops to cardinals. >> archbishop wuerl is being elevated to cardinal. >>>

. >> bret: one of the local union presidents prayed for christie's death. >> they said they didn't intendt to be public. so private prayer for my death would have been okay. >> bret: while he rarely talks foreign policy or national security threats he dealt head off ---on with the threat of radical islam. investigating arresting and prosecuting the group of men found guilty of terrorism charges for trying to attack fort dix. >> the philosophy that supports and encourages jihad around the world, against americans, came to live here in new jersey. and threatened the lives of our citizens through these defendants. >> bret: christie's tend stand up to the liberal establishment has ignited a grass roots following. privately tea party leaders say he's the politician they most want to draft in 2012. >> they would love to see him run. christie has appropriately concluded for the time being it is not in his interests to do so >> i said i don't want to. i'm not going to. zero chance. i don't feel like i'm ready to be president. i don't want to run. i don't have the fire in the belly. yet everyone t

[laughter] >> and one of the local union presidents even prayed for christie's death. >> they said they didn't intend it to be public. so private prayer for my death would have been okay. >> while christie rarely talks about foreign policy or national security threats, he dealt head on with the threat from radical islam as new jersey's attorney general, investigating, arresting, and prosecuting the group of men who were eventually found guilty of terrorism charges for trying to attack fort dix. >> the philosophy that supports and encourages jihad around the world, against americans, came to live here in new jersey and threatened the lives of our citizens through these defendants. >> christie's tendency to stand up to the liberal establishment has ignited a national grassroots following that is begging christie to throw his hat in the presidential ring. >> i think chris christie is so popular with the tea party, because they like both his style and his substance. he has a very forthright style. he doesn't hesitate to confront critics and tell them exactly what he thinks, whether they're

chrysler group ceo and local union president will be on hand for the presidential tour. >>> the won who told president obama she was exhausted from defending him so much has lost her job. velma was chief financial officer for am vets in maryland. e woman who told president obama she was eausted from defending him and his economic policies and waiting for the change she expected after voting for him has another reason to be put out. she has lost her job, as i just mentioned. she said she has a positive outlook d is looki for new opportunities >>> vincent gray says major budget cuts are coming as the district is dealing with budget deficit around half a billion dollars in his first major speech since winning the race, he said nearly $200 million have to be cut by neck month. the rest of the deficit was caused by overspending and lower revenue and that needs to be wiped out by the spring, he says. outgoing mayor adrianfnty is expected to propose the first round of cuts this week. >> this morning schoolchildren are recovering after gting tossed around in the serious of midwest tornados. che

at the last minute, the national afl leaders came in and sort of bolstered the local union, and they came to a showdown, and a strike was finally called. and coolidge issued a very famous statement that, quote, there is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anytime, anywhere. and the strike was broken virtually overnight, and the public opinion swung in, in massachusetts and all over the country, and coolidge became a national figure. as a result of that, he came on the national stage and -- i want read just a few excerpts from i think an extremely interesting report. the new york world newspaper sent a reporter to boston to interview coolidge right after the police strike and this reporter i think nail calvin coolidge as well as anybody i have ever seen. he said to one who has never seen governor coolidge of massachusetts, he is a sphynx or an enigma. he speaks little, and his silence speaks loudest. when you question him, the answer comes back in a tightening of his lean face and the closing of his lips. he has lean and hungry look, and policemen's union discover

the stage hands local union 16 breaking down the stage and tv tower and that is almost cleared out now and as soon as that is finished they get rid of that and dpw can come in and get rid of the debris in front of the place. interesting. people have been coming by to take a picture because right now it is orange but tomorrow we go back to regular colors i suppose or they might keep it up for awhile. people taking pictures or just wanting to live the experience because they weren't here. we talked to one woman who moved here in the 40s. she has been a giants fan since they moved here and she is 87 years old and she had to come down here, too. we will hear from her at 11:00. >> no one wants to get back to reality yet, don, thanks very much. >>> give it back to the fans. we get the opportunity to play a game for a living and, you know, it is beautiful to bring back a championship to san francisco. >> and then there was brian wilson, the closer. he loved the crowds enjoying their company, gave them something to watch today. his enthusiasm was infectious. you can see him jumping on top of t

almost successful at the last minute, the national afl leaders came in and sort of bolstered the local union. and it came to a showdown and the strike was finally called. in coolidge issued a very famous statement that quote, there is no right to strike together public safety by anybody, anytime, anywhere. and the strike was broken virtually overnight. and the public opinion swung in massachusetts and all over the country. and coolidge really became a national figure. as a result of that, he came on the national stage and i want to read just a few experts from i think an extremely interesting report. the new work world newspapers and reporter to boston to interview coolidge read after the police start. and this reporter he think nailed calvin coolidge as well as anybody, that i've ever seen, describe him. and here's what he wrote, he said to one would never think governor coolidge of massachusetts, he is a sphinx or an enigma. he talks a little. it is his silences which seemed to speak loudest. for when one ventures to put a question to him, the answer comes back in a tightening of the gover

union. we make sure we have local solidarity that will strengthen the unions. they need to look of the long term, and with -- if we had 50% of the people at ground zero talking -- knocking on nancy pelosi pause door talking about holland richard about how this was, that would strengthen them. the trades need to share the pain with everybody's so we can get a much better ground for all people in this country. >> i will call the rest of the cards, and everyone else can please come up. in the unknown we live to enjoy another victory ♪ michael: and there he is, ladies and gentlemen, the leader of the nexus. a man who will face randy orton for the wwe championship at survivor series. john cena will be the special guest referee. and of course, the rest of nexus out here as well. welcome everybody, welcome to monday night law. jerry the king lallser not here. jerry recovering from a knee injury. but i'm joined by josh mathews. josh: it's great to be here, being so close to john cena. you can feel just how uncomfortable cena is with having to answer to that man, the le

check out your local credit union, or head on to bankoncalifornia.org. >> we've had a little bit of everything this weekend weather- wise. lawrence is here with what's ahead for the week. >> yeah, and we've had the scattered showers continuing. really just kind of picking up out there this evening, and i have more of those starting to make their way into the east bay right now. you they have heard of some of the showers sliding on by. south bay just widely scattered lighter showers showing up across this area of the bay area, and they continue to bring some raindrops off, and then a brief downpour, and it will move out, and that's what we'll see all night long and through the better part of tomorrow. i think tomorrow to be safe you'll see some sunshine, but there will be a chance of a few scattered showers, and so you'll see sun for maybe 20 minutes or so, and then here comes that shower. temperatures running in the 40s and 50s at this hour. high pressure will try to sneak in here about midweek, but before that, this trough will usual are in the the cool air and scattered showers for tonight a

. >> the benefits you are grappling with is how you grapple local hiring with labor unions and workers for different projects. how do you balance the needs of labor unions and strong properties? >> i am from labor but we need to do more local hiring in san francisco and any city with major projects on the line. there is a way to strike a balance, with working men and women having a place at the table as we move forward. a number of percentages are there people are considering. supervisor campos: anything else? i wanted to ask you something many people have been thinking about. we had the tragedy that happened down south with the gas pipelines and explosions. do you have any thoughts about this? we in san francisco are doing what we can to make sure this doesn't happen. we recognize there are other agencies, federal and state, with a role in that. do you believe the san francisco pc can make sure we are doing everything we can to prevent it. >> i have a lot of thoughts about that. my heart goes out to the families at san bruno. this is the infrastructure that needs to be replaced. the p

when the courts finally agree, the union think that local politicians, the county politicians that is to agree to boost wages and benefits if seiu were able to organize the workers. that was an easy task because government rarely opposes unionizing tribes. not wanting to sing anti-work. the seiu's biggest victory was and when representation for 74,000 home health care workers in los angeles county in one drive, the single largest organizing drive since the united auto workers united auto workers had units in general motors in 1937. taxpayers paid a steep price. home health care costs became the fastest-growing part of the los angeles county budget and after the tragedy bargain for higher wages and benefits for these workers. many of whom didn't even know they were being organized until they start having union dues taken out of their wages. the entire effort, in other words, consisted mostly of deals between the union and elected officials not traditional picket lines, not traditional organizing. that is what union organizing has become in the public sector, and in many of these relate

. >>> local lines at union square this morning at the apple store. this is a one-day shop event for the ipad, ipod man quo, the ipod touch and the i mac as well as a mac book pro and mac book air. we have posted a black friday survival tab on the front page of ktvu.com. it contains information on where to find the best deals both in stores and online. >> there are still a lot of questions surrounding the shooting dead of a young woman in san francisco. her body was found in the parking lot of an apartment building here san francisco's japantown. ktvu's allie rasmussen has been talking to people in the area. >> reporter: yesterday evening, some of the residents of the st. francis square cooperative department came home to find crime scene tape blocking the parking lot to the building. police and emergency wokers are long gone but you can see that the crime scene tape is still here. this shooting happened around 9:00 last night when san francisco police arrived, they discovered the body of a 20- year-old woman who had been shot in the parking lot. she

i am the assistant business manager of plumbers and pipes union local 38 san francisco. i'm a native san franciscan, who has lived and worked in san francisco my whole life. after completing the plumbing apprenticeship program and working in the trades as a plumber, i have served the last 17 years as a full-time officer in the union, and i have held the position i'm in for the last seven years. i'm currently chairman of local 38, the board of trustees, overseeing over $150 million in assets. i'm also chairman of the pacific coast shipyard pension fund, which oversees over $60 million in assets, and i'm a trustee on the ua international trading fund board of trustees. i'm also president of the bay city metal trades council, delegate to the san francisco building trades council, and a member of the san francisco labor council executive committee. a chance to serve on the treasure island development authority presents a unique opportunity to use my skills and the dish -- in negotiating contracts, experience in representing workers, and background in project labor agreements

between 15 and 20 times in this election in one form or another whether it was a mail from their local union or from us, whether it was a phone call, whether it was a door knock, whether it was a leaflet at a worksite. we probably touched them 15-20 times, and it made a difference. when you see the demographics today, it made a difference with everybody because we have members that are born again, we have members that are ultra conservative, we have members that are just the rest of society. we mirror society except we give them the facts and give them the information that they need to make a decision. it makes a big difference. >> let me set the record straight on money. over the last three cycles, the democratic groups, the left groups have outspent the republican groups more than two to one, and even in this cycle we're just catching up. we're getting close to a level playing field, but we're not there. >> let's talk about the larger picture and what this means going forward. mr. duncan, you were quoted in "the new york times" saying this is sort of the practice round for 2012. both sides

local hotel workers union. i want to highlight the inadequacy and eir. the proposed condo's should not be treated like common housing stock. they will be occupied just a small fraction of the year. they will not support the same kind of employment as typical residences would. we raised this during the comment time. the staff responded dismissively, saying that the common does not raise issues regarding the accuracy of this eir. they went on to restate that the demand for employees services by hotel guests would be reduced, but a similar number of police currently providing guest services would be expected to provide similar services to new residents. this defies common sense and it defies our of the -- experience as comparable structures in san francisco. these hotel-branded condominiums are not designed as primary residences. at the four seasons, less than 1/3 of the condos are registered as primary residences. the number is even fewer at the st. regis, and that is the figure that has been stable since he property opened nine years ago. many of the rest

yesterday in southern california including a visit to a church and joining members of a local firefighters union>> carly theorina makes stops in elk grove, pasadena, san diego. the former chief of palo alto based hp made several stops yesterday including one in walnut creek. >>> 6:39 a.m. the giants can win the world series tonight. that is because of another win over texas thanks to strong pitching and hitting last night. >> huff, hits one down the line. this ball is gone for a 2 run home run. >>> that was huff's first home run in the post season. madson baumgartner allowing just three hits. they have a 3-1 series lead. >>> plenty of cheering in san francisco. today's game 5 at 4:57 p.m. tim linsicum expected to take the mound against cliff lee. they have a big screen in civic center. >> yes. if they were going to clinch the world series we will be up late. >> yes. >> eye drops tomorrow. >> 6:40 a.m. heroine, crack, crystal meth all dangerous drugs what is even more lethal in your own fridge. >> surfing the web at night can effect more than just sleep impact it can have on people the very next

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it's backed by local unions many who joined the fight against wal-mart?addition to last night's vote, the city council said goodbye to long time connel councilwoman as welsh who represented district 9. >>> are the top choiceses on your children's wish list3 hazardous to their health? today the consumer relations is said to release the list. on in the past the list has included items that children could choke on to those that are too sharp. more than 150 toys have been recalls since the reports started coming out. >>> stay tuned for coverage of this story. we will talk a representative of which toys made the list this year. that is coming up later this -our. >>> we're now hearing the harrowing stories of what first responders saw in the moments after an f-1 tornado tore through northeast baltimore. joel d smith is live in the neighborhood hit the hardest where neighbors woke up the roofs falling in on their heads. it's amazing how much damage is still left out there, good morning joel. >> reporter: with this much damage, patrice, it's going to take a long