elect gavin newsom played his delight card and was not sworn in. some saw humor in in his delight. >> i am proud, from your the tenant governorship, if and when it begins -- >> others disagreed with the decision. i think he should have been sworn in on monday. that seems to be in the spirit of the state of constitution of california. >> the next day, the board had one last chance to nominate their twice for interim mayor on january 4. >> when the board finally got around to actually nominating people for, and taking up the issue of inter mayorship, the first thing people should know is it was late at night. the board really put this off as light as they could. people were tired and cranky. that is the first thing people should know about this meeting. >> they said they would take nominations according to who was on the roster first. so it became a game of jeopardy where the question was, who could press the button first? then it became this sort of strategy. >> having run out of time, board members began the first round of nominations. >> i would n

newsom had to remind me. [applause] thank you. the board of supervisors adopted a set of rules to determine how you fill a vacancy when it occurs during the time of a sitting mayor. and those rules require that the presiding judge of the superior court in this county administer the oath of office. we are fortunate to have the presence of the presiding judge and she is katherine feinstein. where are you? would you please join us to do the duty of swearing ed lee in. mr. lee. >> if you would be kind enough to please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i edwin m. lee. >> i edwin m. lee. >> do solemnly swear -- >> do sol manyly swear -- solemnly swear -- >> that i will support and defend -- >> that i will support and defend -- >> the constitution of the united states -- >> the constitution of the united states >> and the constitution of the state of california -- >> and the constitution of the state of california >> against allen miss foreign and domestic -- against all enemies foreign and domestic -- >> against allen miss and

. >> what triggered san francisco's search over 30 years later was gavin newsom's election to the office of lieutenant governor. >> i put myself up as a candidate for the tenant governor, won, thanks to the overwhelming support of the city. >> that is when we try to look for someone to take over his final year of the mayoral term. >> it is clear we have to do something in san francisco. we have to pick a mayor. that job was not up to the voters but the board of supervisors. by a majority vote, supervisors are able to choose the interim mayor. that is when the fun began in city hall. who would he be? >> we needed to protect -- perfect the process so that once the board asked us for that process, we could actually have something in place that was well tested that we could provide to them. >> mayor newsom would be sworn in as lieutenant governor in early january. so the board of supervisors had barely two months after the november election to select an interim mayor to complete gavin newsom's term. but how would the board do this? san francisco's charter guided -- offered little guidance. >

back in 2005, mayor newsom enthusiastically supported the idea of a celebration each year that wouldlude all apa communities in the city and county of san francisco, where -- get this. more than one-third of the population is asian-american and pacific islander. you rock. our next speaker is no stranger to this event, but within the last few years, he represented mayor newsome at this very celebration. in january of this year, a new chapter was written when the board of supervisors unanimously voted in city administrator edwin lee to be the mayor of san francisco. he was noted as the best candidate for leading the city for work because of his more than 25 years of experience as a leader in city government. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the hon. edwin m. lee, the mayor of san francisco. [applause] mayor lee: thank you. thank you for that wonderful introduction and thank you for being here. it is the seventh annual celebration. sydney already explained our history, what president carter did for us, and what we are doing for ourselves, joining the whole city and region in celebra

after gavin newsom we have drama on the personal front and politics. as tom said, he's going to run for governor, didn't know what a lieutenant governor did for a living then decided he was going to be lieutenant governor. we've had a real kind of even keel, we have a budget process through, twitter tax break. we can go through all these things. people are working together reaching across the aisle. that's going to be washed out the wind dow at this point. the gloves come off. >> back to the way it was perhaps. politics as usual. >>> one issue that could come up in the mayors race is criminal justice. that's because a new plan to reduce prison overcrowding will shift control of thousands of low-level inmates and parolees from the state to counties. it's called realignment. marisa lagos, the big, fancy word. break it down for us. what is realignment? how is it supposed to work? >> to understand why this is happening, take a step back and understand this came about because of the overcrowding case against the supreme court. the supreme court decided this

being part of life on market street. >> my pleasure. >> after the lighting of urban reflection, mayor newsom led the party to the corner of seventh street. lighting the way down the street were members of the filipino cultural center's youth program, carrying traditional core role lanterns. on the side of the resort hotel is a projection titled "storylines." working with students from the art commission writer's corps program, paul organized a series of images with text captions. they will change every evening until a different -- and tell a different story. one block away, theodore watson has created an interactive installation that crosses over six street. spaces' begins with a photo capture station on the north side of the street that projects your face on to a building on the south side of the street. on opening night, the installation was an immediate hit with the crowd. we talked with the or what said about his remarkable installation. >> what inspired you to create this interactive piece? >> the work i typically do is kind of interactive installations or both indoor and also outdoor a

lieutenant-governor gavin newsom tried to put a good spin on it. >> i hope we will see something dramatic happen in the next two years. >> reporter: but it is grim. last year a plant was opened. >> demand isn't there. if there was a bigger demand we have the trained people to go to work. >> reporter: blaming lack of focus in government for green jobs and no long-term plans. >> there has to be an overall energy plan that speaks to the american people and unfortunately there isn't. >> reporter: lieutenant- governor gavin newsom says that is about to trade with new legislation. >> richmond officials say it will take more than that. they want federal legislation and a 20-year plan to make sure the green jobs keep coming. in richmond cbs5. >> while job numbers and the economy sink one thing that is up price of gold another record high today. $1880 now. and as anne makovec shows us, the bay area thieves see an opportunity around your neck. >> crazy. it takes guts to go up to someone and do that. i wouldn't expect anyone to do that. that's terrible. >> reporter: police are warning about a spike

as mayor knew some -- as mere -- mayor newsom was excellent office and -- mayor newsom was exiting office and mayor lee was taking over, how were they planning to arrive at that 100%, and what is the plan? >> one of the things we are excited about the program is 100% renewable for cca. i know the puc and department of environment have a working on a task force on the 100% renewal plans -- renewable plans. supervisor mirkarimi: i'm sorry, i did not hear the answer to that question. to that point of conversion? i have yet to hear mayor lee do the same thing. >> by conversion you mean -- >> how they plan to convert municipal reliance from our fossil fuel, nonclean energy into 100%, because this is something that they assert that this is the game plan for san francisco. so i'm actually trying to understand the p.u.c.'s role in the rollout of that plan. with or without c.c.a. >> and by municipal, you mean the broader city, not just municipal customers like the city hall and general -- >> i mean san francisco. >> san francisco in general. yeah, i have been focused on c.c.a. to date but i am cer

he's been appointed to serve out the term of gavin newsom when newsom was elected lieutenant governor. he is expected to join nine other candidates in the race at a forum tonight at the castro theater. >>> the loss of 30 american troopers in afghanistan over the weekend is hitting home in the bay area. man who grew up in napa town is among the navy seals killed when rocket propelled grenade brought down their helicopter. we hear more about derek benson and his grieving hometown. >> garrick benson was born and raised in a small town in napa county and went to pacific union college elementa elementary. those who knew him knew how special the navy seals training was. only 19 finished and benson was one of them. but he was low key about it all. the publisher of the "a nshquin" reporter. >> he didn't talk much about himself. >> he was one of those killed when the chinook helicopter was shot down in afghanistan. eight service members and afghans died in the crash. the u.s. military finished the painful job of recovering what is left of the downed helicopter. but firefight continue as the u.

as mayor knew some -- as mere -- mayor newsom was excellent office and -- mayor newsom was exiting office and mayor lee was taking over, how were they planning to arrive at that 100%, and what is the plan? >> one of the things we are excited about the program is 100% renewable for cca. i know the puc and department of environment have a working on a task force on the 100% renewal plans -- renewable plans. supervisor mirkarimi: i'm

as mayor knew some -- as mere -- mayor newsom was excellent office and -- mayor newsom was exiting office and mayor lee was taking over, how were they planning to arrive at that 100%, and what is the plan? >> one of the th w

lee was the city administrator until he was appointed to serve out term of gavin newsom when newsom wasected lieutenant governor. lee is expected to join nine other candidates in the race at forum at the castro theater. >>> lee's announcement comes hours before a local ethics commission is expected to recommend that some of the people who push hardest for him to enter the race shouldn't join his campaign. the "san francisco chronicle" reports the ethics commission boss will recommend the chamber of commerce advisor, rose pack and others be barred from the official campaign, saying it could constitute collusion. >>> san jose police look for suspects in deadly weekend stabbing in roosevelt park. they received 911 call from a man who said he was stabbed near south 19 and santa clara streets and he was pronounced dead at the scene. no suspects identified and it's the city 30th homicide of the year compared to just 20 at the same time last year. >>> oakland police are investigating whether robbery attempt may have lead to the shooting of a man late last night, a few blocks from police headqu

i'm delighted to be here with mayor newsome, who takes such special pride in this city shall this greatpect of it, its beauty, its history and its future and i thank him and senator feinstein, another former mayor, for being honorary co-chairs of this event and making it such a success. and i want to thank the chairman of the board of supervisors, aaron peskin, for being here as well. it's great to be with you, aaron and state senator leno who is with us as well. so many distinguished leaders in our community. it's also great to be here with ken nelly, who is so responsible for making today important. and ann hallstead. you probably think i'm going to name every single person who is here. it probably feels that way. i want to just acknowledge jarrod. the acting head of the parks and rec who guarantees that all this will be as beautiful as ever. but let me tell you on a personal basis what coit tower means to me and special gratitude to the coit family here today the coit tower when i am in san francisco, and it's not as much as i would like to be, is the firstsite -- first sight i see i

when lee was appointed back in january to finish out gavin newsom's term, you might remember lee said when it was over he wanted to return to his job as city administrator and not run for mayor again. fast forward f eight months and it seems lee might just be changing his mind. kris sanchez received some insight from larry gerston. >> san francisco politics always a fun story to watch. now will interim mayor ed lee run or will he not? larry gerston has the answer. he said he didn't want the job full-time when he took the interim position when gavin newsom went to sacramento. what are the perks for him if he decides to run now? >> well, you know, he may be the man of the moment. that may sound rather dramatic, but san francisco is looking for a mayor, of course several members of the board of supervisors have indicated interest, said they're running. a couple of others are running as well. but out of this has come the least likely candidate, kind of like a redo of dianne feinstein many years ago when she found herself thrust into the mayor's position after the assassination of george m

it was previously mayor newsom's seat and supervisor alioto- pier's seat. did not get into politics because i had a lifelong ambition of being a politician. that is not me. i came from a private sector, and looking at honestly answering the question -- did i have something different to offer that i thought would be valuable to sanford's is go right now? i do think a large part of our problems in the city are financial, economic. with my background, i did think i would be able to add a lot of value, and that is why i decided to get into politics. >> where do you place yourself on the political spectrum? >> i have to say, i'm one that has been trying to get away from the political spectrum dialogue in san francisco. i would just say, generically, i think i am in the middle. i'm a moderate person. nationally, i think we are a little bit left in san francisco, but i think i am a socially liberal person. that is what i tend to practice what i preach. >> what did you learn campaigning for supervisor, and was there anything that surprised you? >> that is a great q

. ♪ on june 26, mayor newsom and other officials gathered at the hospital to cut the ribbon and welcomehe public into a beautiful new state-of-the-art facility. >> 3, 2, 1. [applause] >> in has been 10 years since voters approved the measure for the new building. >> when they cast the vote, we have an exciting opportunities to rethink how art is done in a hospital setting. >> replacement program generated approximately $3.9 million in art enrichment funds for a comprehensive art program that contributes to the quality of life at the hospital by enhancing the environment and supporting the hospital's needs and therapeutic goals. artists were commissioned to create 100 original works of art. as was for the gardens and courtyard areas. >> be artwork does more than just hang on the wall. it will enhance the therapeutics of the hospital and will include sensory stimulation, orientation, social interaction. >> it was set into like boxes to create color filled areas in the hospital. inspired by nature, the signature painting of native san francisco birds, clouds, and the surface of the ocean w

he was reported as interim mayor when gavin newsom who was elected as lieutenant governor. and lee says hey pw-pbs able to accomplish a lot over the past search months, balanced the budget and hired a new police chove and pension reform and kept twit ner the city. and lee says it has been stressful, but it is worth it. he told cbs 5 phil matier on friday he received a lot of praise and support from the community, which helped him make his decision. >> and that's what resonates with people. everywhere i go, they want to see city government doing the work that we've done. i've demonstrated after seven months, i feel good about the things i've done and i will continue working really hard to do it. >> now despite his hard work, lee is not without his critics, and some say he is breaking his promise, not to run. which is why he was appointed interim mayor in the first place. and the city still has its problems. ongoing problems with muni. issues with the homeless, and the ongoing tension between police and residents in the bay view district. still, in an exclusive cbs 5 poll, 59

i don't know why gavin newsom picked him several years ago. in view of the liabilities that will come along with this man, it is off the charts. $300,000 a year, you're selling medallions to benefit your bottom line. it will pay for part of his pension and other pensions and liabilities. i feel is totally out of line and should be looked at in scrutinized more specifically. i thank you for your time on this matter. chairman nolan: all in favor? so ordered, it's unanimous. >> back to public comment. the opportunity for public comment, members are welcome to address the board on matters within the jurisdiction of the board of directors, but not on dave's calendar. robert, the bill, and christopher will be first. >> good afternoon, directors. it is very interesting that you seem to skirt some of the issues that have such an enormous impact both on buses and on taxis. you spend so much money on priority claims and you don't police them. we have this curious situation around union square. you have got, i don't know what you call at. the academy thu