mendelson is a man who became a woman.he became aware of challenges other transgenders facing so she decided to do something about it. >> it's good for the bottom line. >> reporter: a poll shows transgender people are unemployed at double the rate of the general population. mendelson partnered with the california restaurant association to create a program to place transgender workers in food service positions. every employee at mendelson's restaurant interacts with customers. she says that's critical for public acceptance. >> once they meet and understand and face to face and listen to them, you know, it's just another person. another person who needs a little bit of help but they are willing to work really hard. >> reporter: at least 10% of mendelson's workforce is now transgender. she hopes other businesses will follow her lead. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. >> through this program the first 60 hours of an employee's wages are paid for by the state. >> and the program offers training on dealing with customers wh

council chairman phil mendelson is behind it. the new plan would provide up to 11 weeks off for new parents, workers who need time to care for family member could get up to eight week off. and mendelson says his fellow council members already have the highlights that he planned to tell muriel bowser about this afternoon. bowser and mendelson have argued publicly about the proposal in the past. benefits kick in. back to you. >>> two weeks ago a group of hikers made a startling discovery, a body found in a remote area of gaithersburg. today police announced they're investigating this as a murder. pat collins live tonight in gaithersburg where investigators hope two pieces of clothing will bring some answers. pat. >> reporter: the challenge for the cops, identify the mystery man and then figure out how he this long sleeve red dress shirt and this pair of black sneakers, so far the only real clues in this mysterious death in montgomery county. we'll get back to them in a moment. such an idyllic place for such a startling discovery. g

robert mendelson. carol migden. mckala pere. jerardo sandovol. and leslie katz and reverend c. brown. and of course, we can't forget susan leal and thank you for being here today. and now to acknowledge the former presidents of the board as i mentioned senator finestein is a former president of the board as well as barbara cofman is joining us here today. tom amiano. kevin selly. matt gonzales. >> and angela pier. sorry. okay, i get one mistake. sorry. i get one mistake, okay? sorry angela. >> it is all good. >> okay. with that, did i miss anybody? oh, yes. quinn, and thank you for being here. thank you for being here. our current commissioner and the newly sworn in commissioner and former board president. who aaron? he is, and aaron peskin welcome back. thank you all so much for being here and we are also joined by the former clerk gloria young, thank you so much. before we get started i would like to take a moment of silence to acknowledge the folks who have worked through this chamber, who are no longer with us today. something that we agree on is that people love coming to

at least 10 percent of mendelson's workforce is now transgender. she hopes other businesses will follow her lead. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles ((christianne klein)) >>> through mendelsohn's program, the first 60 hours of an employee's wages are paid for by a state grant. ((paul joncich)) >> the program also includes training on how to handle paul joncich >>> that's all for us at 4. christianne klein >> 8 news now at five starts after this. don't forget.. we're always on at las vegas now dot com, on facebook and twitter. ((dave courvoisier)) >>> now at 5... the winds of change... the winds of change... tedd florendo is keeping an eye on the forecast to see if the cooler temperatures are here to stay. ((denise valdez)) >> we're back in the courtroom... as the school district defends itself in a bullying lawsuit. the emotional testimony from one mother who says the district isn't doing enough... to prevent bullying in the classroom. ((dave courvoisier)) >> and a chicago cub... makes las vegas proud: national league m-v-p award. we hear from t

nicola mendelson.a listen to what she had to say. >> we want to make sure that people are seeing the information that matters most to them and if they do not want to see that, they can choose to block it. i, whatake news as about a potentially bigger problem is that facebook and twitter have created an infrastructure in which we can live in our own little bubble, interact and only see news from people that we like and whose views we share. is that potentially a bigger problem? >> i think it is more than potentially a bigger problem. i think most users of facebook is something -- that this is something they have experienced. i asked zuckerberg on stage economy. -- sage economy. that they need to do something a little different to put a brake on that. the problem, and i think your colleague sarah frier said some very smart things the other day on your show -- they want to do what is best for the user and that is sort of what nicola mendelson was saying as well. if they think it is affecting the user expe

council chair phil mendelson introduced this today. let's listen to what he had hadd to say when we caught up with wi him today. it will be for all employees in his point there, everybody would be eligible for this in the district of columbia. you actually worked on the steering committee to get help get this passed. it seems like a win-win for the district and for d.c. family, but to fund this generous leave, it's going to have to be fully funded by employers of the district and people are saying that's a bad thing. >> i think that one, we say it's definitely generous, but there are other jurisdictions that have passed legislation effortsl like this and ieg they recognize thereco responsibility of business to help take care of and be responsible for the families, i think, you know where we are in the district of columbia we've seen the city evolve over the past 10 to 15 years and we'vewev attracted business. we've done a great job of that. what the city has dot not donede the best job at doing is supporting the families and working pe

bobby mendelson with whom i have known for a long time, louis who took my seat on the board of supervisor and became city attorney. and has gone on to many good things. carroll silver. who during the white night riots unfortunately took a rock in the face and bears that scar to this day. billy maher who always stood tall and always had something to add to the discussion. i spoke last night with jack mulanari who could not be here today. he was board president during much of my 9 years as supervisor. and he is traveling and he can't attend hi would also like to recognize don heranzy who was almost a supervisor. and john fargus who was. thank you very much, madam chair, madam president. >> thank you, senator. and now i would like to acknowledge our state senator mark leno for a special commendation. >> thank you madam president. we are celebrating this centinnial as beautiful and magnificent from the walls and to the elegant and the ornate ceiling and to these extraordinary chandaliers which were actually taken down and put into storage to put up modern light ins and they were in fact, well

robert mendelson. carol migden. mckala pere. jerardo sandovol. and leslie katz and reverend c. brown. and of course, we can't forget susan leal and thank you for being here today. and now to acknowledge the former presidents of the board as i mentioned senator finestein is a former president of the board as well as barbara cofman is joining us here today. tom amiano. kevin selly. matt gonzales. >> and angela pier. sorry. okay, i get one mistake. sorry. i get one mistake, okay? sorry angela. >> it is all good. >> okay. with that, did i miss anybody? oh, yes. quinn, and thank you for being here. thank you for being here. our current commissioner and the newly sworn in commissioner and former board president. who aaron? he is, and aaron peskin welcome back. thank you all so much for being here and we are also joined by the former clerk gloria young, thank you so much. before we get started i would like to take a moment of silence to acknowledge the folks who have worked through this chamber, who are no longer with us today. something that we agree on is that people love coming to

robert mendelson. carol migden. mckala pere. jerardo sandovol. and leslie katz and reverend c. susan leal and thank you for being here today. and now to acknowledge the former presidents of the board as i mentioned senator finestein is a former president of the board as well as barbara cofman is joining us here today. tom amiano. kevin selly. matt gonzales. >> and angela pier. sorry. okay, i get one mistake. sorry. i get one mistake, okay? sorry angela. >> it is all good. >> okay. with that, did i miss anybody? oh, yes. quinn, and thank you for being here. thank you for being here. our current commissioner and the newly sworn in commissioner and former board president. who aaron? he is, and aaron peskin welcome back. thank you all so much for being here and we are also joined by the former clerk gloria young, thank you so much. before we get started i would like to take a moment of silence to acknowledge the folks who have worked through this chamber, who are no longer with us today. something that we agree on is that people love coming to san francisco, settlers and immigrants

emily: bloomberg did just interview a facebook vice president in london, nicola mendelson.e a look at what she had to say. >> we want to make sure people are seeing information that matters most to them, and if they don't want to see that information, they can choose to lock it. emily: fake news aside, what about a potentially bigger problem, which is that facebook and twitter have created an infrastructure in which we can , interactr own bubble and only see news from people we like and people whose views we share? is that potentially a bigger problem? david: i think it is. i would say most users of facebook would say it is something they experience. i specifically asked zuckerberg about that in the interview, and he said that the problem was more that people get the contradictory views in their newsfeed they don't read them and just scroll by, which may be true, but one could argue that they need to do something a little different that me put a brake on that. i think the problem -- your colleague sarah frier said something yesterday, that they really want to do what is bes

mendelson, beethoven, brauns and queens court. he got away with everything from credit and gift cards to prescription medications. one suspect is believed to be about 5 foot 9 inches tall, 150 pounds wearing a cap with ear flaps and a hooded sweatshirt with a semi circular logo on the front of he was carrying a draw string bag. if you recognize him, call westlake police. >>> well, jeff, snow is in the no forecast. we know that. we can enjoy this wonderful weather today for a little while. >> yes. even this evening. we have the playoff games going on. you may even want to have dinner outside tonight. that's just how warm it's going to be this evening. cleveland 19 first alert weather app interactive radar, severe weather alerts. when we get the alerts into the office, you'll get them on the app. and, again, we got these customized now video push alert capability on first alert mobile can highlight it and it's just the areas that i highlight that will get the alert. everybody else won't get it if you're not being affected. 73 at 5:0

if you look at the first of the program you have very early, young vibrant mendelson; fabulous opener and then you have this fabulous concerto written for us in the orchestra. is our gift. msk(music) >> and then you have strauss, extraordinary piece. the most challenging of all. string orchestra work. 23 solo instrument, no violin section, now viola section; everybody is responsible for their part in this piece. the challenge is something that i felt not only that we could do , absolutely could do, but i wanted to show off. i can't tell you how aware i am of the audience. not only what i hear but their vibes, so strong. i have been doing this for a long time. i kind of make them feel what i want them to feel. there is nobody in that audience or anywhere that is not going to know that particular song by the fourth note. and that is our encore on tour. by the way. i am proud to play it, we are from san francisco. we are going to play that piece no matter where we are. >> comblj wrirt welcome to the the special meeting of the government audit & oversight joined by commissioner norman yee

if you look at the first of the program you have very early, young vibrant mendelson; fabulous openerlous concerto written for us in the orchestra. is our gift. msk(music) >> and then you have strauss, extraordinary piece. the most challenging of all. string orchestra work. 23 solo instrument, no violin section, now viola section; everybody is responsible for their part in this piece. the challenge is something that i felt not only that we could do , absolutely could do, but i wanted to show off. i can't tell you how aware i am of the audience. not only what i hear but their vibes, so strong. i have been doing this for a long time. i kind of make them feel what i want them to feel. there is nobody in that audience or anywhere that is not going to know that particular song by the fourth note. and that is our encore on tour. by the way. i am proud to play it, we are from san francisco. we are going to play that piece no matter where we are. >> comblj wrirt welcome to the the special meeting of the government audit & oversight joined by commissioner norman yee and on my left supervisor p

if you look at the first of the program you have very early, young vibrant mendelson; fabulous openernd then you have this fabulous concerto written for us in the orchestra. is our gift. msk(music) >> and then you have strauss, extraordinary piece. the most challenging of all. string orchestra work. 23 solo instrument, no violin section, now viola section; everybody is responsible for their part in this piece. the challenge is something that i felt not only that we could do , absolutely could do, but i wanted to show off. i can't tell you how aware i am of the audience. not only what i hear but their vibes, so strong. i have been doing this for a long time. i kind of make them feel what i want them to feel. there is nobody in that audience or anywhere that is not going to know that particular song by the fourth note. and that is our encore on tour. by the way. i am proud to play it, we are from san francisco. we are going to play that piece no matter where we are. so, same time next week? well, of course. preserve vision commission. wednesday november 2, 2016. like to remind members t