i have been a longtime city employee and have worked in that program that have been jointly administered by dbi and the mayor's office of housing and i will try my best to keep that a civil discussion going on and things that we may not be agreeing on the always be respectful, and keep in mind what is in the best interest of the people of san francisco. so thank you very much for being so gracious. an thank you to sonya for making the transition into the commission so seamless. thank you very much. commissioner hechanova: as a working body, as the complement's continue to really have this category of momentum, the wheels that are rolling forward, there is significantly more work to be done, and the category is not that we are missing, but the people that are now in the position to keep the wheels rolling. this also set the bar a little bit more higher where we have achieved and that category of how to achieve those is the transparency of making sure that the safety and welfare and health of our fair city is really at the apex of our objectives, and the category here that the core value o

we thank our sponsors, starting with city national bank, which is also a longtime sponsor and partner and provides us with the outlook on investment and finance each year. we want to thank bob grant, the vice-president for city national bank, the nation's 26 largest bank with more than $23 billion in total assets and 79 offices in the bay area, southern california, nevada, an atlanta. they provide their businesses and families with complete financial solutions on the way up. we also want to thank golden gate university, which is also what i'm going to sponsor this event, and an angel, president of golden gate university. you will see him in just a minute. for over 110 years, nonprofit golden gate university has been helping adults achieve their professional goals by providing undergraduate and graduate education in accounting, law, business, and other related areas. ggu is california's fifth largest nonprofit university, and rolling over five dozen students with over 67,000 alumni. offering weakened forces in downtown san francisco and online through the university's award winning cyb

he was always as city person and enjoyed walking to places until recently. his mother was a longtime resident also of the richmond district. she had a home child-care business on fourth avenue. now the twitter service center. he leaves behind his wife, susan, of 17 and a half years of -- and his beautiful children. his mother, his sister, and her husband david and their daughter. his mother and her mother-in- law, his brother-in-law, and others. he graduated from sacred heart high school in san francisco and received his bachelor's degree and a master's in counseling. i met him there through the asian student union where i was more of the political side of the organization and he supported the well-rounded tight organization that was social and political back in 1984. he taught me a lot about community. i can never go to the street here again without thinking about him and all our friends there but also an old club lounge, j.j. parsons and others may know about the lounge that played -- the lounge and there. i do not think -- i will always remember him doing the electric slide on the

colvin was killed last the city of homs.her body arrived n her home state of new york last week.colvin was a longtime reporter for britain's sunday times. a somber day of remembrance in japan... marking one year since the country was struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami. grief, prayer and reflection filled japan's fukushima baseball stadium...the eastern coast...and triggered - devastating tsunami.one year later-- the country seems a long way from recovery.much of the debris along the tsunami- ravaged coast is gathered into massive piles... today more than 3-hhndred thousand people are still living in tempooary housing. ggrber is recalling some of its powdered infant formula... the recall includes gerber s. good start gentle powdered infant formula... in 23- poiit-2 ounce plastic packaging.the product number is g-x-p-1-6-8-4... with an expiration ate of marchh5-th, 2013. gerber officials say the formula does not pose a health risk... but people with the product should contact gerber for a refundd a coast guard rescue... caught on camera.it happened virginia.a helicopter was called in... after a

city. this is a changing community, a mix of newcomers and longtime residents. with us -- this comes a lot of different responsibilities. for the last 18 months we have operated the ambassadors program, we have changed a multi-cultural, multilingual ambassadors who are behind me. and we work with the community and merchants to provide a safety presence and build bridges and trust. a role model the beaters we say i -- in the community. this was started in response to violence. the ambassador program has evolved to be a great example of how the community and the city can work together. it has provided steady employment for the community since the majority of our ambassadors are residents, they either live or come from the bayview. and education and training and employment are the key things, that is what we provide through this program. we're here to support longtime residents as well as newcomers. our ambassadors know the community because they are from the community. they are its people. san francisco is the responsibility of all of us. our goal is a safe and in

potential opponents say they will run if the recall does qualify city councilmen and political science professor who is also a longtime political analyst for cbs five. >>> 612 now campaign 201220 more delegates in his pocket the morning. he won the primary and pr yesterday and now has more than twice as many delegates as rick santorum newt gingrich ron pollack piquancy far behind a candidate needs just over 1100 delegates to win the nomination. as for runyon santorum they've already started campaigning in illinois today the primary is set to go tomorrow is a lot of delegates. the republican national chairman said he believes the party will have a nominee within one or two months before the convention in august. did we did not it could be very interesting in tampa. >>> is the time now 612 winter is coming to an end to the this morning mother nature is packing her last punch of snow coming up and the 49ers are fighting hard to snap a commanding how they're facing pressure from their own ballot's smith. here's a look today's top stories right now all apple discusses what it intends to deal with its $98 billion cash surpl

city college. as part of chinese tradition they burned incense and money. elizabeth cook is here with what she just learned from a longtime family friend of the victim's. >> police are calling this a very complicated crime scene in fact they have spent most of the entire day not only canvassing the home but also blocking off the area. let me take a step back so you can look at the vigil. friends of the victim's set up is vigil in front of a home. there has been some speculation that this was a murder-suicide. that a man at this vigil that did not want to go on-camera told me that he had been friends with the family living in this home for over 20 years. and he believes that this was a murder. the motive was money and he believes the person who did this is still out there. >> it is around us, like the massacre. >> early this morning people that live near city college woke up to this. >> this is out of the ordinary in this neighborhood. a nice quiet working-class neighborhood. and this happens, everyone needs to be concerned about what is the root cause? >> at 7:35 a.m. police say a woman came home to find a murder scene. t

city and county of san francisco has underestimated the potential dangers from different sources, especially overseas. this type of workmen's would increase the vigilance of the different departments inside the san francisco. being a longtime resident, i do not look forward to being vaporized by whichever enemy you want to call our enemy. i think that anything resembling something like this needs to be accepted and needs to be recognized as something that is actually real in the sense that in the type of security that we live in, you cannot afford any mistakes, because that might be the last mistake he will see in your lifetime. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. are there other members of the public that which to comment? seeing no one, public comment is closed. >> motion to move forward with recommendations. -- supervisor avalos: motion to move forward with recommendations. supervisor chu: i recently heard about federal cutbacks in terms of tsunami, flood-type funding. not now, but i wanted to get an update from you offline. >> i have that information and would be glad to follow up with you. supervisor chu: without objection, thank you. item #4. >> item #4. resolution authorizing the department of recreation and parks

longtime patron, a supporter of the community. you can read her obituary in "the chronicle." over 50 years of support. she was very helpful with the portsmouth gracia, donating to -- garage, donating to athletics around the city, especially in chinatown, the rebuilding of the chinatown recreation center, which is under way as we speak, -- unfortunately she will not be here to see the opening. i just wanted to adjourn in her memory. we are very grateful for the years of service that she has provided this community. commissioner buell: let the record so reflect. second to that motion? moved and seconded. unanimous. >> when stephen de staebler died, he was working on one of the biggest shows of his career, matter and spirit. it is a retrospective look at the many faces and faces of the life of an innovative artist from the california clay movement. stephen de staebler's developed in an area dominated by abstract expression. even his peers saw his form. >> he was able to find a middle ground in which he balanced the ideas of human figuration and representation with abstraction and found it even more meaningful to negotiate that duality. >> another challenge was to create art from a meeting that was typically view

longtime leader moammar gadhafi. the only extra scans lawyers say he's being unfairly targeted have committed no crime the former i.m.f. chief faces allegations for the most part of the stick you should bring both informants city pickers and police a civil case will begin on wednesday and i mean whether he sexually assaulted a new york hotel maid last may strasse current attorneys are protesting french judge's order which bars him from speaking to the media. a u.s. domestic flights who was forced to land on private started ranting about a bomb being on the captain was knocked out of the cockpit crew and had to be tackled in restrained by passengers the plane was diverted to texas not the copilot it was removed from the aircraft hundred thirty five passengers continue their journey and rates have landed safely in las vegas stimulation into the incident is now under way. the u.s. defense secretary says later led forces should continue implementing a strategy to end the war in afghanistan despite the public after a decade of conflict. as comments as opinion polls show that when two thirds of americans believe their service people should not be fighting in the country u.s. troop withdrawal. in summer last year the

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city of tayez. a violent uprising started in yemen about a year ago against longtime lead yer abdullah sale. >>> this marks six months since the beginning of the occupy wall street protests, but they were broken up in zucchetto park. it started peacefully with folks gathering for a march through lower manhattan, but that night, hundreds of protesters returned. police arrested dozens after sweeping through zuccotti park last night. they cleared out sleeping bags and tents with many people that were led away in handcuffs. >>> this morning, a man faces drunk driving charges after his car and a tow truck got hit by a train. you can see the aftermath of these pictures sent in from a viewer. a lexus got stuck on the tracks in riverdale, maryland. police showed up and called in a tow truck. unfortunately, the train hit both vehicles before the tow truck could pull the car off the tracks. no one was hurt. >>> a woman is recovering this morning after falling from a virginia parking garage. it happened at the boston commons mall in arlington. police have still not released any details on how far she fell or he

longtime boyfriend in 2010. she's the latest single mama joining in on the hollywood trend. "sex and the citya lot of responsibility. you know, being a single mom. >> reporter: superparents angelina jolie and brad pitt have a little league team of six, three of whom are adopted. but it was a single jolie back in 2002 who first adopted oldest son, maddox. >> angelina jolie was one of the first celebrity mothers to adopt and do it on her own, and i think a lot of celebrity mothers look to her and have seen how successful she's been at that. >> reporter: which begs the question, does it matter if you're single or not? you're single or not? >> some are single. some married. the bottom line is, a lot of people who never could have become parents are parents. >> reporter: but it isn't easy. it took two years for madonna to adopt her daughter from malawi. and several years for denise richards in the united states. >> the waiting list is years long. so it depends how you want the adopt, how lucky you are, how quickly you're matched. there are so many variables. >> reporter: sources say new mommy, cha

city commission here. another reason why so many thousands of people are coming to this town to support them. ann? >> ron allen, thank you. george zimmerman's attorney is now joining us along with zimmerman's longtime friend joe oliver. good morning to both of you gentlemen. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> craig, george zimmerman first pursued and then shot an unarmed boy. how does he justify that as self-defense? >> well, first of all, i think we need to let the investigation come forward and let all the facts in this case come out. i think it's going to tell a different story than the way it's been related and portrayed in the media. >> what we do know is that george is a 250 pound man, and that this boy, this 17-year-old boy, is of slender build. the question is how would he have seen this boy as a threat to his life? >> i think that that's -- that's all the evidence that needs to come out. i think some of the things he's mentioned are not quite accurate. and i think when the evidence comes out it will show that george zimmerman was acting in self-defense in this case, and when the rest of the evidence comes out, the fact that -- one fact we do know, and i can disclose at this point, is tha