i appreciate the opportunity to make public comments in support of the changes to lowell's admissions policy. for too long sfusd has allowed lowell to operate as an exclusionary island separate and apart from the other schools in our city. it's unacceptable that san francisco schools including lowell are racially segregated because racial segregation hampers achievement. one, reversing the trend of racial isolation and concentration of underserved students in the same school. two, providing equitable access to the range of those to students. improving the admissions process is the first step to achieving the goals. i support allowing 8th graders from willie brown middle school who meet band 3 threshold to apply. willie brown has one of the largest african-american population. if the board wants equitable access to underserved students, meet them where they are. i want it address some of the concerns that other people have stated about if students willie brown belong at lowell and if they can be retained. before i was a civil rights attorney, i taught 11th grade u.s. history in the bro

looking at all of lowell admissions. after hearing some of the comments made i thought, you know, we absolutely have to do this. this is about black students. let's just be very clear about that. this is about black students which are not going to lowell in numbers. that gets anywhere near their numbers in the district. willie brown is the middle school with the largest percentage of black students by far in this school district. if we want to advantage black students, which this board is clear that we do, then a policy like this makes sense. i want to point out this policy says the students that would receive qualificatio qualificatl has to meet criteria. this is not giving students not prepared a leg up. if they meet the band 3 criteria, they would be prepared at any school in this district. some of these objections are not well taken to me. all that said, i'm happy to be in support of this policy and i'm looking forward to working with the board on looking at the lowell admissions policy in a bigger way. >> thank you

(catherine) new tonight, the san francisco board of education has made changes to the admissions policy at lowellgh school.. that's because they're hoping to attract students from a wider ethnic background.(ken) the school has a rigourous admission standard and the district hopes the changes will attract more black , latino, and pacific islander students.kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight at lowell high school with details. it's not easy to get into lowell high school. in order to be admitted, all students must meet rigerous academic standards in middle school. in order to encourage more african american students to apply to lowell, the san francisco board of education voted to allow every student at willie brown middle school admission to lowell high if they meet the minimum academic standards.the school district said in a statement wednesday that "this change is intended to promote wbms and create more robust enrollment by ensuring there will be enough space for all wbms graduates who meet the academic criteria required for admission to lowell."critics says the admissions changes

lowell high school. kron 4 's charles clifford explains the new changes to the school's admissions policy. t's not easy to get into lowell high school. in order to be admitted, all students must meet rigerous academic standards in middle school.in order to encourage more african american students to apply to lowell, the san francisco board of education voted to allow every student at willie brown middle school admission to lowell high if they meet the minimum academic standards.the school district said in a statement wednesday that"this change is intended to promote wbms and create more robust enrollment by ensuring there will be enough space for all wbms graduates who meet the academic criteria required for admission to lowell."critics says the admissions changes need further review and that by giving an advantage to willie brown middle school students, it could hurt the chances of students at other schools.sot because the additional students from willie brown middle school are going to crowd out students from school like aptos, james man, mlk and vis valley.supporters say the changes will

lowell high school. kron 4 's charles clifford explains the new changes to the school's admissions policy.

(catherine) the san francisco board of education has made changes to the admissions policy at lowell h school...(grant) the school has rigorous admissions standards... and the district hopes the changes will attract more black , latino, and pacific islander students. kron 4's charles clifford explains the changes... it's not easy to get into lowell high school. in order to be admitted, all students must meet rigerous academic standards in middle school. in order to encourage more african american students to apply to lowell, the san francisco board of education voted to allow every student at willie brown middthe school district said in a statement and create more robust enrollment by ensuring there will be enough space for all wbms graduates who meet the academic criteria required for admission to lowell."critics says the admissions changes need further review and that by giving an advantage to willie brown middle school students, it could hurt the chances of students at other schools.sot because the additional students from willie brown middle school are going to crowd out students

and board policy 5120.1, lowell high school admissions policy. both of those items will be heard on the 9th for a second reading instead of this evening. >> president mendoza-mcdonnell: okay. so because of that, i do have a couple of folks that are here for those items, section e, item 1. so if you are here for that, we're not going to hear it. so you are welcome to go and come back on october 9. if you choose to stay, you can make your comments, but it will be heard at public comment. so that doesn't come until item f. if you want it stay, you can stay until public comment, item f, win is after all the vote on the proposals for action. otherwise, you can return on october 9. are you clear on that? so if you are -- when we get to public comment, i will call these names. if you show up, great. if not, we'll see you again on the 9th. okay. could we please get the community advisory committee for special education? on this item, as they're coming up, there's also in section g, you have three appointments to the committee for special education. and i

reports board members yesterday voted to open admissions for any qualified applicant from willie brown middle school .. which is predominantly black. lowell bases its admissions mostly on grades and test scores. the district is now facing questions about whether that policy violates state laws. new this morning: valero agrees to pay a six- figure settlement in connection with violations at its refinery in benicia. the bay area air district issued valero 22 notices over about one year for not complying with regulations. half were for exceeding emissions limits. others were tied to leaks in storage tanks or fuel lines. the air district says valero quickly corrected each problem. but will pay 266-thousand dollars. valero is not commenting on the settlement. the so-called google village ) is the talk of the town in neighborhoods around downtown san jose. today folks can go on the record with their concerns. tonight is a meeting of the station area advisory group ). on the agenda is a discussion of the top issues, opportunities, outcomes.as well as protecting the airspace around san jose airport. there is also an opportunity for public comment

min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) the san francisco board of education made changes to lowell high school's admissiony. they're hoping to attract students from a wider ethnic background. right now ... the school has a rigourous admission policy ... and the district hopes to attract more black , latino, and pacific islander students. in order to encourage students to apply... the board voted to allow every student at willie brown middle school automatic admission ... if they meet the minimum academic requirements. supporters of the vote say the changes will give hope to kids who might not get into lowell otherwise. ( darya ) the school district is also launching an outreach campaign to remind all middle school students in san francisco ... that if they have good grades, they might be able to get into lowell. ( james ) community members are outr

(ken) the san francisco board of education has made changes to the admissions policy at lowell high school..kron 4 's charles clifford on how they're trying to attract students from a wider ethnic background. (catherine) some not great news for commuters in san francisco hoping to drive down fremont street soon. the street has been shut down between mission and howard since cracks were discovered in two support beams at the salesforce transit center. four steel towers are now in place to shore up the area. street optransit center officials say that won't happen until next wednesday october 17. meanwhile...overnight closures of first street are done for the week, but there will be one more between sometime next week hurricane michael slammed the floriday coast as one of the strongest storms in recent memory. it continues as a powerful storm tonight bringing more flooding rains and powerful winds into georgia. the storm will move rapidly to the north east through the carolinas before moving back into the atlantic. it was mostly sunny but nice around the bay area today but cooler with highs i

lowell high school which is predominantly white and asian students. only one african-american teenager among the 500 teenagers. they admit students on grades and they will offer automatic admission for qualified applicants from the willie brown middle school. >>> the transit center remains closed and how soon those closed streets could reopen as engineers test the buildings structural safety. >>> rebuilding after last year's devastating wildfires in norman california and how one white -- refinery is using the opportunity to build stronger and better. >>> we see traffic is going to be busy and as you drive on many commutes in cute -- including highway four coming up west. >>> seen mostly clear skies and low clouds with a little breeze and that the cooler breeze and we will show you the wednesday temperatures. fast, reliable internet is crucial. does it every go down? yes. can't do my job. business grinds to a halt. our gig-speed network not only downloads files up to 20 times faster, we go beyond fast with 4g backup for complete reliability. so if the unexpected happens... (snaps fingers) you stay up and running. we lost power... but not to that. i want that. (laughing) for a lim