however, the bank did not accept checks made out to a third party like nathaniel.oney disappeared. >> it was available to her for a short period of time and then all of a sudden, it was removed from the account. >> the bank took the money out of her account and after that, the money wound up crisscrossing the country. twice. the bank sent the money to the u.s. treasury department which returned the funds to the bank which sent the money back to the treasury department which again returned the funds to the bank. >> so it was difficult trying to find out where the money actually was. >> while all of that was happening, chase bank bought washington mutual. she moved. her account was closed. and nobody could find nathaniel's money. >> i told nate, i said, let's try 7 on your side. >> we contacted chase bank that dug into the matter. it told nathaniel washington mutual bank had issued a check two years ago but no one had ever cashed it. so chase issued a new check and now finally nathaniel has his tax refund. >> i felt relieved. >> chase bank said this was a complicated

however, the bank did not accept checks made out to a third party like nathaniel. so it was difficult trying to find out where the money actually was. >> while all of that was happening, chase bank bought washington mutual. she moved. her account was closed. and nobody could find nathaniel's money. >> i told nate, i said, let's try 7 on your side. >> we contacted chase bank that dug into the matter. it told nathaniel washington mutual bank had issued a check two years ago but no one had ever cashed it. so chase issued a new check and now finally nathaniel has his tax refund. >> i felt relieved. >> chase bank said this was a complicated case involving several third parties but we're glad that we could resolve the situation to the customer's satisfaction. >> i was about to go crazy. and i'm glad he got his money. >> you know, 7 on your side was really helpful in getting the process started. >> thank you! >> this case shows just how important it is to look at a bank's policies before making a deposit. many banks do not accept checks written to a third party. i'm micha

nathaniel ford is the director of the transportation authority. prior to joining the municipal authority. he served for the atlantic authority for 5 years. he started as a train conductor in the new york city transit system. let's give it up for director ford. jim dierck is a principle, but not only a principle and an educator. he is someone who designd and developed innovative concepts where there was an incident that involved safety. for the work he was recognized at the national principle of the year. and he is somebody who is on the ground and has worked to empower young people at his school. he took his school from a different circumstances to be one of the highest performs school districts in the state. jim dierck. margaret brodkin is the director of the department for children youth and families. i emphasize that because it is one of the most critical agencies in the city and county. margaret was a former director the colman advocates who is responsible for many of the children and families here in san francisco much he served as director.

nathaniel ford of the sfmta board of directors worked hard to convince many doubters. i think the smartest thing that the sfmta did was to trust its talented staff to take the lead in making this project happen. the people who were working on s.f. park are the smartest and most talented and most overworked civil servants i have ever met. so if s.f. park is a success, it will be in large part due to the heroic determination to make it work here. the central idea of s.f. park is that you can't set the right price for curb parking without looking at the results. the goal is to set the lowest price that the city can charge and still have one or two open spaces on every block so that cars won't have to circle cruising for parking like hawks hunting for prey. s.f. park sets a clear principle for setting the prices for curb parking. the lowest price the city can charge without creating a shortage. so the right price for curb parking in san francisco is rather like the supreme court's definition of pornography. i know it when i see it. and because san francisco set this policy

commissioner lacroix: next up is peter frazier, kevin collins, nickel, -- nicole, matt, and nathaniel fowler. >> i am a resident of the north panhandle neighborhood of san francisco. i am in district 5. i live for many years in new york, montreal, toronto, 10 years in europe. i am representing another demographic, weigh on the other side of 30. i represent a significant demographic in the city as a taxpaying and civic-minded demographic that finds community inspiration and pleasure in raves. the evidence is overwhelming. just look at the data. global history and experience have shown that raves or other youth gatherings are remarkably peaceful and nonaggressive for the size of their crowds, especially compared to a call- fueled events. i think any perceived excesses should be dealt with through education and a reach rather than a blanket prohibition. i also want to remind you that san francisco is a global destination. it is in the leisure and tourist market and is competing with a lot of cities around the world that now offer far richer menus in electronic and night life than we curr

commissioner lacroix: next up is peter frazier, kevin collins, nickel, -- nicole, matt, and nathaniel fowler. >> i am a resident of the north panhandle neighborhood of san francisco. i am in district 5. i live for many years in new york, montreal, toronto, 10 years in europe. i am

i remember a young man named nathaniel was the champion. michael came in second place. it was a great time. i hope to do it again. alex trebek does it better. let's talk about what is happening outside. the showers are diminishing. we may have more tomorrow. things are looking better for the next few days. things look good from the rooftop camera. we have more sunshine than we have seen before. look at these numbers. our average height is 61 degrees. that is way below the mark. it is 48 in frederick. it is 48 in lexington park. the temperatures are going to go down into the 30's. we will lose the gusty wind. temperatures to the north are cold. they got snow. there are snow showers across western pennsylvania coming across the great lakes. we will keep a close eye on it. it looks like the cold air will move north. we will get a slow push. we will be in the 50's tomorrow. we will have great outdoor weather on sunday. on monday, we may see a brief shower with a warm front. enjoy monday because a cold front will move in on tuesday with showers and thunderstorms likely. look

if you see washington as being a paragon of virtue, he never made a mistake who as i think nathanielawthorne said he was born into this world in his uniform and made a stately bow, it's very hard to connect with him. but if you see him as a human being who understood his flaws, who made mistakes, learned from those mistakes and can took a journey to -- and took a journey to greatness, then we can make as americans a personal connection with him. we can say this man set an example for us for what he became and how great he became and that we can follow in many ways that same path. even if we can't be like george washington, the founder of a country or a president, we can be great within our families, within our communities, within our professions, and we can do that by learning from our mistakes just as george washington did. so i think he's, the more human he is, the greater a man he is. >> the, do you feel we can know him, you know, or is he -- what would you say? i mean, should we, should we focus primarily on the gifts he gave his country and the contributions he made to our count