has had the mosconi center for a whole week.ferent communities, inspiring young people to be the best they can and spending money all over the place. the mayor spoke and said that they had spent over $13 million already. i want to show us that san francisco loves them because they have blessed us with their presence and with their funds, so i would like for my supervisor to speak on behalf of them if you would. ok, and, folks, being a aka, if i know about it when i was raising my daughter, i would have made sure that she went to college to become a aka. all of the ladies remind you of supervisor cohen with her finesse and with her ladyness. it is really a wonderful organization, and i hope that everyone would push and agree with me and my supervisor. supervisor chiu: thank you very much. next speaker. >> my name is nancy cross, and i am going to speak on a matter that i believe was a originally intended for this week's agenda but due to circumstances in the clerk's office, it will be on next week's agenda. the reason i'm talking

mosconi, there is $1.7 million increase in the budget for geological and topographical surveys. as i mentioned earlier, animal care controls and capital renewal will go to plumbing, channels, and planning for a new facility. community education is also an increase. there is money that came in from business taxes. the rising health costs is about $800,000. as you can see from the slide, 38 positions primarily to deal with the transition of projects. and there are 29 positions coming over from the human- rights commission. as for new positions, as i mentioned earlier, eight custodians for 525 bath date. these positions have been in the general fund for a while, from being created in 2010. and the administrative analysts office is seeking enforcement, one senior purchaser, one community development specialists that will go into the neighborhood empowerment network. one project manager in the city administrator's office. one senior analyst. it one senior building inspector that will go into the office of disability, and one senior business analyst for capital planning. my next slide

such as the berkeley student protest, the birth of the black panthers, the assassinations of mayor mosconi and harvey. among many other stories. bella activates community awareness through her poignant reports and demonstrates her involvement by being a board member of community organizations, a labor activist and a supporter of diverse cultures and certainly of the african-american culture. african-american culture. through her hard work and

such as the berkeley student protest, the birth of the black panthers, the assassinations of mayor mosconi and harvey. among many other stories. bella activates community awareness through her poignant reports and demonstrates her involvement by being a board member of community organizations, a labor activist and a supporter of diverse cultures and certainly of the african-american culture. through her hard work and dedication, she helped establish the san francisco's museum of acan dispra and numerous other civic projects in our area. bella davis has challenged and successfully overcome both race and gender-based discrimination in the journalism profession with courage and fortitude. she's brought untold stories of african-americans and women out into the mainstream news, giving them the attention and respect they deserve. you are an outstanding citizen that has changed the face of television news and shed light on many of the most significant stories of our era. you have inspired all of us for decades with your grace. your dignity, your strength and your purpose. and with that, i would

at a at -- at where the mosconi station would be. that is progressing forward well. there has been some concern, and that is putting it mildly, to be certain, with some merchants in north beach. where they are building it to put the machine in. the machines in, they will come their way to north beach and will be retrieved. we have heard some very strong concerns from the north beach merchants as

at a at -- at where the mosconi station would be. that is progressing forward well. there has been some concern, and that is putting it mildly, to be certain, with some merchants in north beach. where they are building it to put the machine in. the machines in, they will come their way to north beach and will be retrieved. we have heard some very strong concerns from the north beach merchants as well as the supervisor about the construction impacts, so we will continue to work with them and help them understand what portrait was in proved and the impacts to mitigate. they have asked us to look at some alternatives to the machines, which is how our construction contract is based, we are working with them on that. since we last met, we implemented boarding. a and that was of little later than you wanted us to. a at -- we will report back to you. so far, so good. two more things. on the youth fast pass, it included money from the region. the region has now considered this twice. the staff has recommended a few different things, but two of the options that will now go to

the tunnels themselves, construction of the shaft,o@oh'p" walls for the station at union square and mosconirse, the protection of the buildings is part of the contract. in front of you you have the major milestones of the contract. i will attract your attention to september 2012, which is when we expect the fully funded grant agreement. that is followed by the start of the tunnel itself. in january, tunnel-boring machines will be on-site and in march. one month later we will have the tunnels assembled. project is expected to be completed in 2015. as i mentioned earlier, the contract for the ntp includes $19 million in prop k funds, which is leveraging $81 million in funding. $78 million in new starts. here is the full funding plan in your package. i want to point out, in the prop b section, $44.8 million allocated by the state. they expect a bond sale that will bring in $34.6 million later this fall. on a high-speed rail connectivity, back in june, the california transportation committee approved a group of projects to receive funding, connectivity funds from high- speed rail. the central s

we're near the mosconi center. president obama is in san francisco this morning that he will be leaving in a few hours heading to reno nevada where he will attend the national convention of the veterans of foreign wars. after that he will return to the bay area for several events including a fund-raising reception at the fox theater. he will also attend a private fund-raiser at a home in piedmont and he will host a round table with several technology leaders. they will each pay $38,500. at fox theater tickets cost as little as $100. protesters are expected in oakland when the president speaks at the fox theater which is located in the amsterdam district of the oakland where many of the medical marijuana establishments are located in in recent months the u.s. justice department has been cracking down on some of those establishments and for cannabis advocates have obtain permits to rally outside this evening. several streets in downtown oakland will be closed and during the president's visit there will be barricades'

was inside san francisco city hall in 1978 when former supervisor dan white shot and killed mayor mosconi and supervisor henry milk. still ahead on "today in the bay," witnesses describe the gunman's intrainentrance into t theater and why some thought he was a part of the show. >>> and we're waking up to lots of sunshine. 90s inland. 70s at the coast. we'll break down the weekend forecast on this special edition of "today in the bay." >>> good morning. you're waking up to plenty of sun as you saw, even in places usually waking up in foggy conditions. good morning. i'm anthony slaughter and we are waking up to a delightful morning. same in oakland. warmer in the east and south bay. those are going to be the warm spots today. already, 62 degrees in san jose. livermore at 61 with folks waking up in concord. we have a high pressure system that's off that's been keeping the middle part of the country very warm. that shifts this way and will stick around sunday. plenty of sunshine all day long. tomorrow 90s inland once again. limited fog, especially in the morning hours. and ahead, the seven da

more than 20 years after this 1990 protest in the mosconi center, the international aids conference is back in the united states. >> things were grim in the '90s, the last conference, we barely understood how the disease was caused and transmitted and what the complications work. and therapy was in its infancy. >> it was here about how the disease was transmitted that led the u.s. to ban hiv-infected people from entering the company. >> that was the worst part of the epidemic in the united states. we had an explosion of cases, when you have to test for the virus and we knew that everyone infected was going to die of the infection. the pressure on the community, and the providers, or enormous. >> the travel ban was not lifted until 2009. this week's conference in washington d.c. has a decidedly different focus. a cure, and a hope of ending the disease by treatment. >> that means taking medications that would otherwise be used to treat the infection, can be taken to prevent the infection. so someone is not exposed to the virus. they could take a pill per day with the understanding that t