my name is nancy lee. i'm a secretary of the parent association. i have a question for the commissioners. we talked about ratios, one-half, 2/3, one third. how can we talk about ratios when we do not test 100% of the pool? please, use some common sense. currently, the 32% of e.l.'s of the school are not measured by how well we teach chinese. we are measured by how quickly we convert e.l. to e.p. it's hard work. it's tutoring before, during, and after school. 100% paid by the parent association. please think of the child and how we can equip them for the 21st century. thank you. >> i'm a member of the school council. my question to the board, shouldn't there be at least one school in 100-plus schools in the san francisco unified school district where nonchinese speakers can go to learn to speak chinese? i hope the answer is yes. we can agree we live in a global economy, one in which future generations need to be on equal footing, particularly with china. did you know there are more people in high in a fluent in english than there are people in ameri

lee's. among the people there to witness the moment, those you would expect. five former mayors. house minority leader nancy pelosi. then some you might not expect such as rapper mc hammer. lee did something during the inauguration no other mayor has done before. ♪ he was sworn in as the city's first elected asian-american mayor. this morning at 11:00. as we mentioned, former mayor willie brown was there. he emceed the event. senator dianne feinstein administered the oath of office. in his inaugural speech, lee spoke about his plans for san francisco's future. jobs for the city is his top priority. >> because jobs and smart economic development for our city and for all of our neighborhoods are my top priority. and will be every day i am your mayor. >> as for what lee did that no other mayor has done before, see it there, he tweeted during the event sharing a link to information about stronger job numbers in the city. lee was instrumental in keeping twitter headquartered in san francisco. and the twitter world was abuzz during the inauguration with mc hammer tweeting about being there and ashton kutcher retr

. >> i named her after my mother and sister, my mother is nancy and my sister's middle name is lee, soalee is sort of the combo of the two. >> this is a music video. your husband wrote it about her, right? >> yes. >> oh. and you were the director behind this. has your life just completely transformed? >> it has. i can't even remember before kids. it's a weird thing. it's only been 2 1/2 years i've been a mother, but i don't remember who i was before her in a way. >> you don't remember what was important or what you talked about, what filled up your day. >> right. >> mostly we talk about ourselves. now being a mom and being a wife you suddenly have to refocus and that feels really good. >> has it changed your perspective professionally at all? >> yeah, because i think my career was everything. you know, it was my primary focus always, it had been for over 20 years. so it was such a relief in way to broaden the perspective and it put it in its place, you know? it can't be the most important thing in my life anymore. it shouldn't be. >> we know recently we have been reading you said if yo

lee. we're deeply appreciative. you are so encouraging. it is a great launch. i am nancy livingston, i cha ir the board of act. we want to welcome all of you here today, particularly our sister organizations in the arts. we are so thrilled to be putting down serious routes -- roots here. the kind of work that will be done here is very different from what we're doing elsewhere. we have amazing opportunities to do cutting edge work, kind of grassroots and community-based work we do not have the opportunity to do in a 1000 seat theater. we are thrilled to welcome all of you today. as the mayor indicated and everything you have read in the newspapers, act is dedicated to putting down community roots in a significant and serious way in this area. the costume shop has been here for a while. we are dedicating and inaugurating this brand new space. we have dreams of putting in a second stage in this neighborhood. we want to be good neighbors and good friends. come often. bring your friends. thank you so much for your support today. rusty? [applause] >> we have to think another institution, the irvine foundation. it is

and i am joined in this appropriation by mayor lee and supervisors campos and olague to backfill hov public funding cuts -- hiv public funding cuts. nancy pelosi has heroically fought for people living at risk for hiv, and has brought enormous amounts of funding to these critical services. she has fought tooth and nail to protect that funding. the ryan white care act is a critical piece of that. leader policy has done an extraordinary work in protecting land -- ryan white. we also have members of public -- of congress who have targeted the funding year in and year out. we are now experiencing a serious cut. next fiscal year, it will be over $4 million. i know we will go through quite a budget process to figure out how to address that. but we know san francisco has a firm commitment to those living with and at risk for the disease. i for one and many others are not going to allow that safety net and those services to deteriorate. the cut we are experiencing for the march 1-june 30 time. -- timeperiod is approximately $1.80 million. this would appropriate $1.80 million from a reserve we established for state and federal cuts. i want to th

> we also have a certificate from mayor edwin lee, the member of the board of supervisors -- >> good thing we have a new office building. >> also from nancy pelosi, and from our speaker pro tem. >> thank you very much. >> could we have the organization please stand so we can recognize all of the members who are here today? please stand. please stand. [applause] i just had a couple of other recognitions. we're joined by the small business commission. thank you for joining us. >> next we have the committee advocate of the year award. an amazing woman, who formed sage, and years ago i was able to sit in on her classes. are you familiar with those? she is unbelievable. she would show up in a pink suit and talk to men who were basically arrested for soliciting women for sex and she would talk about as tv's -- std's and why this is wrong and then she transformed a talked- about why she was a particular prostitute. she would actually point at man and say you picked me up five years ago, remember? i was floored by this. the other thing she did, she said, how many of you have kids. the metal to raise their hands. some would say i want you to look

for example, ed lee, the first chinese-american to be appointed mayor in san francisco, is represented in this group. so is our congresswoman, nancyelosi, the first woman ever to become speaker of the house in the history of the united states. [applause] tom amiano, who has been a historic figure and trailblazer, coming from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered community. [applause] also, our newest elected official, supervisor cohen, with her election last november at age 32, is the youngest african-american ever to be elected to the board of supervisors. [applause] she is now san francisco's highest-ranking elected official who is african-american, one of three women on the 11-member body, and the only african- american on that 11-member body. let me read -- since we are short on time -- the letter from the united states senator, dianne feinstein. it reads, "dear mrs. colvin, it is a pleasure for me to join your friends, family, and colleagues in recognizing you for all the work you have done in the fight for civil rights. thank you for dedicating your life to the cause of equality. you have given so much to this country. w

nancy pelosi. she cannot be here today, but she did ask me to come to share some words and to express her data gratitude to mayor ed lee for his continued and outstanding leadership and continued commitment in the fight against hiv and aids. and also to supervisors winner, campos, and olague for all the work they're doing, the mayor is fantastic that, director of public health, thank you. thank you. she also wanted me to express her deep gratitude to all of the members of the community of hiv/aids service providers, some of whom are represented today, some we have lost in the last few years, but for their ongoing commitment in the fight against hiv/aids. here is leader pelosi's statement. "the fight against hiv/aids and for those fighting against this terrible disease has been one of my top legislative priorities for the of 25 years. san francisco was hit early and hit hard by the devastation of hiv/aids, but san franciscans responded by developing a model of care that became the model for the ryan white care act. our city shows that, bourbons of hiv/aids work saves lives by keeping people healthy and productive. today

lee went to the house to confront his former girlfriend. she wasn't there, so he kidnapped the girl. his former girlfriend he abused and repeatedly threatened her. >>> nancyi is predicting democrats will recapture the house in november. which could open up the possibility of the san francisco democrat regaining the speaker's job. the chronicle reports pelosi is predicting gains as large as 35 house seats for her party only 25 are needed for democrats to regain the majority. independent analysts say that is highly unlikely unless the republican party suffers additional damage on the way to the presidential nomination. >>> president obama delivers his state of the union address tonight. tonight. d-ñ hime confronting each other in florida. mitt romney released his tax returns overnight. tahman bradley has more. >> reporter: it is a critical moment in the republican race. newt gingrich has pull even with mitt romney and romney is changing strategy after pressure the former massachusetts governor is releasing some of his tax return today. his 2010 return shows he drew most of his 21.7 million dollar income from investments. >> my income tax will show that's wh

lee, nadia sessa, and bob muscat. i have been informed that chancellor griffin from the city college of san francisco intends to ford linda -- forward linda mcknight. superintendent carlos garcia will be appointing nancy waymeck. finally, the last appointing authority will be making an appointment soon. president chiu: our next question will be asked by our colleague from district 7, supervisor elsbernd. supervisor elsbernd: thank you. following up on this question of redevelopment, one of the specific projects, transbay terminal. not only is it facing the loss of the redevelopment agency but it does not take your rocket scientist to see that the future of high-speed rail is in serious doubt. certainly in 2012, washington, d.c., the odds that there will be new money with the split government is slim to none. we're seeing the democratic legislature is questioning appropriate in the bond funds. quite simply, breaking down my question, redevelopment. what is plan b with transbay terminal? if the high-speed rail goes away, we do? >> thank you for that question, supervisor elsbernd. let me start off by saying i am committed to seeing full implementation of high-speed rail. which includes having a northern

lee, nadia sessa, and bob muscat. i have been informed that chancellor griffin from the city college of san francisco intends to ford linda -- forward linda mcknight. superintendent carlos garcia will be appointing nancy waymeck. finally, the last appointing authority will be making an appointment soon. president chiu:

nancy pelosi was back in her home district in san francisco today. celebrating the new year with her constituents. pelosi was accompanied by california democratic chairman john burton and mayor ed lee. she denied rumors she is retiring. and promised to continue to lead the fight for the extension of payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits. >>> make it legal. we all win a pro-cannabis group says legalizing marijuana for everyone would make money for the state and hoping to take the issue to voters. as derrick shore shows us, before that happens, you will need to convince a lot of people to treat pot like alcohol. >> i don't do it so i oppose it. >> i don't necessarily have a problem with it. >> opinions for both sides tonight. on a push to make marijuana, well, a lot like alcohol. >> someone of age, somebody more responsible, so 21 would be a good age. >> it is called the california hemp and health initiative and force cops to change the way they see the drug. >> the plant is decriminalized. there would be nothing for there to be a charge for. >> jose lara is with the group behind the initiative. he says the plan is simple. any amount of cannabis would be legal. for anyone 21 and

nancy pelosi was back at her home district in san francisco today. celebrating the flew year with her constituents -- new year with her constituents. pelosi was accompanied by the democratic chairman burton and ed lee and she denied rumors she is retiring and promised to continue to lead the fight for the extension of payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits. >>> a little boy fighting for his life, and they need your help. the drive this weekend to find bone marrow to save him. what makes finding the perfect match extremely difficult. >>> another gorgeous weather weekend across the bay area. it looks like we will continue this trend into the beginning of the week. i will have your sunday forecast coming up next. ,,,,,, drew a good turnout today >>> bone marrow drive for a critically ill 4-year-old boy, drew a good turnout today in san mateo. kyle crawford was recently diagnosed with a bone marrow disease that threatens his life and he needs a transplant. it is difficult to find a match for him since he is half caucasian and half chinese. the drive is an effort to find a match with someone of similar ethnic background. the mother was on the way to a hospital emergency room where kyle was taken tod

lee says he is not ready to publicly ask mirkarimi to step down. >>> disneyland loosens up dress code. bloomberg business report is coming up >>> nancy become house speaker again. the role the number 25 plays in her drive to return democrats to power. >>> house minority leader nancy pelosi is predicting democrats will recapture the house in november which could open the possibility of the san francisco democrat regaining the speakership. the chronicle reports pelosi is predicting gains as large as 35 house seats only 25 are needed for democrats to regain the majority. analysts say that is highly unlikely unless the republican party suffers additional damage on the way to the president -- presidential nomination. >>> mike has our forecast. >> trying to look at totals getting those up on facebook and twitter, some areas more than 10 inches of rain. let's look outside. we are looking down from sutro tower some of the haze hanging around some of the moisture leftover from the rains. you can see we are running in the low to mid 40s inland except for 47 at livermore. mid to upper 40s around bay shore scepter the 50 in fremont, 51 at -- exc

half hour, nancy pelosi is wading into the republican presidential campaign a prediction about who won't win. >> also, consumer advocates taking steps to break up bank of america. >> and i'm vic lee. a star witness says testifies against the man he says killed his father and two brothers, coming up. >> and looking at our weather conditions clouds in the sky and we may have a sprinkle or two tomorrow. my forecast is coming up. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? >> it was an exhausting bayday in a courtroom. >> this gang member is on trial for triple murder accused of shooting a father and two of his three sons. this is the day the star witness testified. >> we're live with more for us. vic? >> that star witness is the sole survivor in this car with his father and two brothers were killed. it

nancy o'dell will report from entertainment tonight in los angeles. i think charlie's pulling for george. we'll be right back. police are investiga >>> good morning. 7:56. i'm grace leeappened near fisherman's wharf in san francisco early this morning. officers were looking for a missing person when they found a suspected assault hang on north point street. the victim is a teenaged female tourist. she and the suspect have now been hospitalized. >>> and a young man was shot to death in richmond as he sat in a car speaking to his sister. the killer suddenly opened fire on the car near contra costa college last night according to police. it happened near 22nd street and nevin avenue. so far, though, no arrests have been made in that case. >>> and we'll get an update of your traffic and weather coming up. nts online. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that? i...i suppose. now go make your dad and me proud. try something funny. [ male announcer ] now everyone's up to speed. get high speed internet for $14.95

when i call your name, come up to the mike, debra quan, colin higgins, wayne yen, jamie ramirez, nancy lee, paul, ann kyung, terry wong, terence yee. what i'd like to do is give you one minute apiece. and when you get started, gist state your name and get started. you need to press the button on the mike and then it'll be on. >> thank you, and congratulations president yee and vice president norton. i want to make one correction. we actually have pauline zela, one of our parents is home sick today. i have a replacement parent, her name is cassini. i'm the chair of the school council, as the first chinese immersion school, it's been highly successful in graduating students who are high academic achievers, active student learners with strong foundations in chinese language and culture. in fact, we received notification from california's state superintendent that we're up for the national school award. i'm here with a number of concerned parents to tell the board that the district is imposing a drastic change in our enrollment policy which jeopardizes the integrity of the immersion program. [