lorraine perry is a third generation san franciscan. lorraine, her parents, and her grandparents all attended public schools in san francisco. in the fall of 1985, lorraine was hired to teach science at james middle school where she worked for three years. and then she transferred to marina middle school where she has taught math and science for the past 23 years. as well as being part of the gender academy under the leadership of john michaelson. livan chung in 1970 started her teaching career in san francisco. she was hired by the women's junior league to coordinate a tutorial and saturday program for immigrant students. from 1970 through 2000, livan taught at the chinese education center, washington irving elementary, rafael wheel and elementary, and benjamin franklin middle school and marina middle school. in 2000 evon was awarded the award for excellence in math and science and was at george washington high school and now retiring from her post as the principal of yuqual school in the heart of my district. last and certainly not le

lorraine is going to give you a more detailed briefing on the meeting in a moment. another one to highlight is the health systems innovation dialogue on september 16 and 17, which will also involve senior government officials as well as private sector officials, the focus on public health challenges, as well as strengthening health systems and how they operate. the secure trade in the apec region conference will be held on the timber 18 and 19 with a focus on supply chain connectivity and making trade secure at the same time as making its move and effective. high-level meeting on innovation trade and technology will take place on timber 19 and 20. it is particularly a corporate for the bay area because of the strong i.t. sector in this region. we expect a lot of private sector participation in this opportunity, which will focus on establishing a set of principles for the proper handling, proper policies surrounding information technology and the asia-pacific region. there will be a senior disaster management officials forum on september 21 and 23. this will get abov

victoria rideout and lorraine anderson, vs. the zoning administrator, 161-165 newman street, appealing the denial on march 15, 2011, of lot area, rear yard and usable open space variances, reconstruction of an existing stairway. variance case number 201 0.0467 v. we will start with the appellants. you have seven minutes. >> thank you. my name is vicki, and i am one of the cone owners -- i'm one of the co-owners of 161-165 new main -- newman street. neither of these homes really stands out as being unusual or out of place in our neighborhood. the two homes are completely independent structures, with no shared access or open space. because of the corner location, each house has a lot of street frontage, plenty of parking, and a lot of light. our variance request does not involve any structural changes, other than moving and outside staircase about 2 feet to the left. so it will have absolutely no impact on the neighborhood, the open space or rear yard. nothing will change if the variances granted. when we applied for the lot spli

firefighter, paramedic anthony valerio who leaves behind both of his loving parents, lorraine and frank, as well as his brothers and sisters, jacqueline, donna, and marina, laura, mark, and kevin. i met with many members of vincent and anthony's families over the past week. some of them will be sharing their fond memories of these two courageous men later. i will say i am profoundly sorry for your loss. we offer your thoughts and prayers and we share in your pain. our thoughts are also with chief hays white as well as tom other conner, the head of our firefighter and to captain william all of the crew that engine company -- both serve z a-- served as brothers in their common goal in protecting the people of san francisco. today, we recognize the tremendous selflessness and devotion of all of our firefighters, and we are reminded that each time that we respond to a fire, they bravely march into the unknown and put their lives on the line for all of us. we are reminded that every time we hear the wail of a fire engine's siren, the brave men and women onboard are preparing to protect and s

lorraine is going to give you a more detailed briefing on the meeting in a moment. another one to highlight is the health systems innovation dialogue on september 16 and 17, which will also involve senior government officials as well as private sector officials, the focus on public health challenges, as well as strengthening health systems and how they operate. the secure trade in the apec region conference will be held on the timber 18 and 19 with a focus on supply chain connectivity and making trade secure at the same time as making its move and effective. high-level meeting on innovation trade and technology will take place on timber 19 and 20. it is particularly a corporate for the bay area because of the strong

he says they are proof that he was paid off and he specifically blamed campaign workers lorraine green and howard brooks in addition to mater gray. >> vincent gray broke -- to mayor gray. >> vincent gray broke the law specifically as it relates to the promise of a job that i was promised and i received. >> today's hearing did get heated at timement council members mary cheh, catania questioning a sometimes combative brown who oddly refused as you saw in the video to take off his sunglasses throughout the testimony. mayor gray and his campaign staff say the allegations are simply not true, but bray is refusing to speak publicly about this -- gray is refusing to speak publicly about this until the investigation is complete. >>> a police officer facing a judge accused in deaths of his mistress and their toddler. up next his dramatic confrontation with the victim's family and the evidence that sparked a confession. >>> check out some of the other stories on our rundown. the news edge will be back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. ♪ [ male announcer ] spare toothbrush, just in case: $4.

lorraine provided some of the statistical background to indicate what happens to gdp when women play a role. as the leaders of a ceo organization like the bay area council, i think we can do more to make women ceo's and to support them, support them as often hours. it is not going to be enough to talk about the policies. it needs to be put in place, to make women succeed in the economy. that is going to highlight the successes in this country and in the apec economies. i will not go through the list of things under consideration. you will be very excited to think about who is going to be coming to san francisco and what is going to be the topic of conversation. so get excited about what is to come. of course, to make this happen, do it in the right way, we are not going to be able to do it without your support. many of the leaders from the bay area are here today. you will be hearing from one of them in a few moments. i want to thank the sat and chevron, both of whom are represented today. many other companies, we are and will be reaching out to you to help sponsor and make this succ

he specifically blamed campaign workers lorraine green and howard brooks in addition to mayor gray. >> she wanted me to continue anti-wanted a job for me and my brother after he won and my job stipulated a range of pay from $100,000 to $150,000. >> reporter: the hearing did get heated at times. councilmembers mary cheh and david catania questioned a sometimes combative brown who oddly refused to take off his sunglasses throughout the testimony. gray will not speak publicly about this until the investigation is finished. >>> today, d.c. council chair kwame brown will meet with fellow council members to discuss how to move forward in the case of harry thomas. thomas is aus good of spending city funds meant for youth baseball on trips to california and on an audi suv. he is current will you being sued by irvin nathan for $1 million. nathan says he who be willing to accept a settlement but he says he will not settle. >>> a police officer accused of killing his mistress and their one-year-old child. >>> a local community in fear following and tax on a woman in her own bed -- an attack on a

. >> frank and lorraine and to all of your wonderful family and siblings, thank you very much for sharing anthony's life as a paramedic and then as a firefighter, a great civil seven ant to our city. >> and in a written statement mayor lee said he was deeply saddened by the deaths of the firefighters and called their passings a reminder of the sacrifice firefighters and their families and friends make. >> it has been more than half a century since the san francisco fire department has lost more than one firefighter in a single incident. the investigation into the fatal fire is in its third day now and will continue through the night. ktvu's deborah villalon is at the fire station where both firefighters worked. deborah? >> reporter: they are memorial eyed here inside and out. you can see the black sash draped on the balcony and the flowers inside reflecting the sadness of this station and the city. the gear the two men used every day, their coats, their helmets are arranged on chairs in the lobby. they say everything. >> we are going to try to piece this whole thing together. >> reporter:

says he has phone records to and from the gray campaign and alleges that gray's campaign chairman lorrained another aide paid brown to attack incumbent candidate adrian fenty. brown has a spotty past. we know he was abruptly fired from his d.c. job for alleged incompetence according to a background check he was charged with attempted murder in 1988 in chicago and was found not guilty by trial. he was charged with assault. there wasn't enough evidence to make an indictment. and he denies he impersonated a police officer or that there was a protective order to keep him away from a 13-year-old girl. all interesting. despite his past, d.c. city council wants to hear from him. >>> thank you, surae chinn reporting live from the wilson building in northwest. >>> d.c. police are looking for suspects in the shooting of a 12-year-old boy. after 11:00 last night officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 3400 block of minnesota avenue. they found the 12-year-old with a gunshot wound to the leg. the boy was taken to a local hospital. he is expected to recover. police believe the shooting may

. >> reporter: count me in is what lorraine silva and 70 others said when the treasury department was >> it's very rewarding to feel that you've done something to make somebody happy and perhaps change their life in some way. >> reporter: in some cases bonds are so old that workers have to search microfilm archives for documentation. >> i wonder if they sell savings bonds to horses. >> reporter: the government's savings bonds push was such a success that it takes a million microfilm reels in a room the length of a football field to hold all of the records. sure enough, some of those records were jerry's. >> hello, jerrold dean. >> reporter: when lorraine called with the good news jerry was stunned. she had invested $50 and figured she'd get 100 back but got 521 instead, ten times her original investment. >> i thought, i'm just going to plant flowers. >> reporter: $500. >> $500 worth of planting. i'm just planting them. >> reporter: that would make a beautiful ending to the story but there's more. i suggest jerry search for savings bonds in her husband's name. >> so i did that, pop. he

says he has phone records to and from the gray campaign and live edges the gray campaign chairman lorraine and another aide paid brown to attack incumbent candidate adrian fenty. insight into brown's character, a man who has had trouble holding a job in the past. he was an unemployed auditor before gray hired him. he was abruptly fired from the d.c. job for alleged incompetence and according to a background check he was charged with attempted murder in 1988 in cook county, illinois and was found not guilty. he was also charged with assault in new jersey. he denies he impersonated a police officer or that he was had a protective order to keep him away from a 13-year-old girl. it will be interesting today to see how he answers these questions and what he has to say before d.c. city council members. >>> thank you, surae chinn outside the wilson building and we'll follow this throughout the day. >>> after sunrise the search will resume in montgomery county's tridelphia reservoir for a missing swimmer believed to have drowned. authorities say 21-year-old bruce yanson, was one of three people wh

. >> reporter: and then launched right into then chairman vincent gray and two campaign workers, lorraine green and howard brooks. brown claims they worked together to pay him and give him a job. >> she wanted me to continue my attacks on fenty and i wanted a job for me and my brother after he won and my job stipulated a range of pay from 100,000 to 150. >> reporter: brown says he was first handed money orders and cash inside an envelope here at union station. he said the payoffs continued after mayoral debates including outside this 14th street restaurant. brown claims mayor gray was right there for that payoff. >> gray ended his phone call and said let's talk outside. while we were outside he thank med for my help -- thanked me for my help and said i think howard, referring to howard brooks, has something for you. howard handed me an envelope that contained two money orders. >> reporter: at times brown became agitated when council members focused in on specific details. >> are you going to answer the question or give a statement? >> reporter: brown even threatened to stop answering ques

lorraine is 82 years old and started receiving social security at age 65, and 975 a month, doesn't carry her home, utilities and health insurance and that is well over 700 and relies on the snap or food stamp program. her monthly benefit is $16, the minimum amount allotment. the republican cuts likely mean that many seniors will be turned away from snap if they find themselves in that circumstance next year. our seniors deserve better. mr. kingston: would the gentlelady yield? mr. kingston: snap goes up $5 opinion 6 billion on this -- $5.6 billion. and i did want to say that the snap portion of this bill does go up $5.6 billion. and i thank the gentlewoman for yielding. ms. schakowsky: what is that? still below -- $2 billion lower than the president's request and we want to make sure the money is there at a time of high unemployment, of disappearing 401k's and savings and the emergency food assistance program is cut by more than 20% or $60 million. and commodities to food banks to assist in relief efforts, and with unemployment is still high, and i know this in my district, many people w