what that means is that no city employee or no city resources can go towards helping ice or referring anybody to ice or disclosing any information to ice. it was meant to give people equal access to services, equal access to the city without any fear of retribution, any fear of retaliation, any fear of having their status being basically disclosed, and being deported for wanting to get health care. so it is a really important thing for us to remember that as we are thinking about comprehensive immigration reform, that we also continue to strengthen and defend sanctuary ordinance not just here in san francisco, where it has been under a lot of pressure and discussion and a lot of debate, bull also all over the country, because other cities also have a sanctuary ordinance. again, it is not about -- the way that the current dialogue that is been happening, a lot is about crime. it is actually about insuring that everybody has equal access and equal process in san francisco. so we want to put that out there and remind people that is what it is about, and we are definitely here to be able

so, there was no city school district committee this month, no ad hoc committee on student assignment and no ad hoc school district city college joint committee. other reports from board members? commissioner muracy? >> i presented my colleagues with a a copy of the golden belt awards from the c.f.a. conference and i want to congratulate oakland unified school district for receiving three awards and i'd like to encourage our own district to submit the many, many award-deserving programs for a future conference. finally, i also shared with my colleagues from my day job, we are hosting an inaugural teen poster contest for anti-human trafficking month which is january and the dynamics of human trafficking are very similar to bullying. you have a victim, a perpetrator and a sea of bystanders that we need to activate to the call out bad behavior. if you know any middle school, high school students, the deadline is friday and we have very few submissions so far. if you have a middle schooler or high schooler in your life who would like to draw, take action against abuse, the information is

. >> there is no -- no city that could an provide assistance. two s are closed. we don't know how long that will be because of damage. it has had a considerable effect on the business district. >> reporter: the u.s. small business association opened a for front today on telegrah avenue offering a place where merchant apply for help. >> the sba is offering loans to homeowners, renters and non-profit organizations that were impacted. >> reporter: some businesses could qualify for a loan of up to two million dollars. >> it is hard to recover from being down 50% for three weeks. but it will be helpful to get a loan at fair interest for 30 years for a lot of businesses. >> reporter: the interest rates are low. officials think this fire started because after electrical malfunction in an apartment building. residents and merchants can all apply. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> former giant's slugger barry s will be sentenced tomorrow after being convicted on federal charges. prosecutors have asked the judge to sentence bonds to 15 months. bonds' lawyer want probation say

if it was not for the people of this city, there would not be no city.'s take care of the people. [applause] >> any other members of the public that would like to comment? anyone else who would like to comment, please come forward. >> hi. well, let me start here, i definitely believe that let me give you some of the things i recommend your do. first of all, -- >> could you please identify yourself? >> i am charles. i would recommend you have the team masterly several apartment buildings. the mou process is not currently working. some of the housing have ability programs. the other thing is we need to definitely think about how the stability of these housings. hopefully that is a piece of legislation you will create to make laws more stricter when people move into housing. i am also thinking about -- i think the case managers at these places need specialized training so they will be able to help people get into housing and where the housing is, and how to navigate the process. i think i was given a housing application that was pretty much as big as this b

. >> there is no -- no city that could an provide assistance. two s are closed. we don't know how long that will be because of damage. it has had a considerable effect on the business district. >> reporter: the u.s. small business association opened a for front today on telegrah avenue offering a place where merchant apply for help. >> the sba is offering loans to homeowners, renters and non-profit organizations that were impacted. >> reporter: some businesses could qualify for a loan of up to two million dollars. >> it is hard to recover from being down 50% for three weeks. but it will be helpful to get a loan at fair interest for 30 years for a lot of businesses. >> reporter: the interest rates are low. officials think this fire started because after electrical malfunction in an apartment building. residents and merchants can all apply. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> former giant's slugger barry s will be sentenced tomorrow after being convicted on federal charges. prosecutors have asked the judge to sentence bonds to 15 months. bonds' lawyer want probation say

no, cities cannot pay a fee to get some of that funding back. back to you. >> scott, thank you very much. san jose mayor chuck reid weighing in on the decision. >> in a statement released moments ago to nbc bay area, the mayor says "today's supreme court decision eliminates critical tools to rebuild our economy, create jobs and revitalize neighborhoods. the kind of investments california cities should be making in this recession." this decisioning will stall job creation everts in san jose at the worst possible time. >> also, this morning, a man armed with a machete is finally in police custody after an early morning standoff that had a south bay apartment complex on lock down for hours. >> he was eventually taken down by a san jose police dog after holing up in his apartment near snell avenue and capitol expressway. bob redell joins us now with the details. >> this man had been arguing and allegesly threatening police from the door of his unit at the waterstone apartments on and off for several hours this morning. then a little bit after 7:30,

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this arrangement has the great virtue of requiring no money on the part of the city, no commitment of future resources, and no expenditure of staff time. in this age of diminishing resources, this is a valuable aspect, a self perpetuating, self-encouraging feature. thank you.

this arrangement has the great virtue of requiring no money on the part of the city, no commitment of future resources, and no expenditure of staff time. in this age of diminishing resources, this is a valuable aspect, a self perpetuating, self-encouraging feature. thank you. >> is there additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner antonini? commissioner antonini: i have some questions about the legislation. my first question deals with the surface parking lot. maybe i did not follow your comments correctly. it sounded like, on the one hand, you are saying surface parking lots would be grandfathered. on the other side, you are saying that they would be subject to cu approval every five years to remain in operation. which are you advocating for? >> both, but they are different zoning districts. c-2, we are asking for conditional rather than prohibited. that would allow parking lots to operate in perpetuity. c-3, we are asking that the temporary use permit be extended from two years to five years, which will exist allow the existing parking lots to come

cost to the city other than forgone revenue at a below-market returns action, and the city would see no ongoing maintenance and upkeep requirement. finally, the transaction is structured in a way that the city can ensure this facility continues to run the service and intended fashion while simultaneously containing to participate in revenue or profit generated by the site. this concludes my remarks, having to answer any questions. supervisor chu: with regard to the three amendments being proposed, would those require us to continue the items? they are not substantive? thank you. supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: i do not know if this is for office or for boys and girls club themselves. when i came into office in 2005, the sector in the city had been really resource for with regard to the kinds of services that boys and girls clubs are offering. now it has grown substantially where there is substantial change it resources. you are taking away a resource in the upper heat, the boys and girls club. i would like to hear from the city, what is the plan to compensate for the resourc

country in the world that gives money as freely as the united states does for a variety of causes, and no city will ever compare with new york when it comes to raising money. i mean, i do a lot of events at the waldorf, and for sometimes for causes that almost no one knows about, and, you know, it's now routine to raise $1.5, $2 million at a night at the waldorf. one of the things when we first began to have some money in our family and my girls sometimes were even more generous than i wanted them to be -- [laughter] on how much we should give away and when, but i'd grown up with no money, and when i, what i found part of the attractiveness of it is it does, a, give you freedom and, b, you can help out worthy causes. but robin hood is a model, but there are or a lot of model -- >> there are lots of models. >> i'll just share one other one with you that i'm particularly taken with now. and this has to do with education which i think a lot of how we reform education in america will depend on the public/private partnership. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> and now

no place to live. >> reporter: organizers say the city no longer keeps an accurate number of debts but the coalition said the count is around 100 people. >> we need as a city to look at why they died. see if there is anything we can do to prevent the deaths from happening. >> we feel it is important to give everyone the final dignity, we're all children of god. >> matthew kohler, 41. >> reporter: and the coalition said there has been a 50% increase in those seeking shelter and the number of homeless families looking for help has tripled. live in san francisco, paul chambers, channel 2 news. >>> now to the economy watch, a rough day for ocacle stock. it had the biggest slide in nine years. shares felt and after the markets closed it reported sluggish sales and fell short of quarterly profit estimates n this climate many companies are having a harder time closing deals with customers. the stock fell $3.40 in heavy trading finishing the session at 25.77. and the earnings miss weighed heavily on tech stocks. others traded flat today. the dow eked out a 4-point game but the nasdaq fell 25, loss of 1%. >>>

it is a city and a community and a territory that serves the needs of the people. there is no doubt about it. people who are here today are ready and able to do the work. we want to expand and make sure that people in the city and bay area and do what they usually do. that is to make sure that no one has to suffer during the holiday season or in any season. no one should have to suffer. we come together to support you and let you know that this city is ready. take us and lead us, we will follow. no doubt about that. [applause] >> it is always hard to follow the preacher. i want to thank mayor lee for showing the world and continuing to repeat the bottom line at san francisco is a compassionate city. it does care for all the people here, no matter who they are. we appreciate you. we appreciate your love of the diversity of the city. we appreciate the generosity of this community. thank you for continuing to give. [applause] >> next week, i will have the chance to carve some turkeys. i will be joining st. anthony's and having a wonderful time. anita and i will have a chance to e

yes, the state can shut down redevelopment agencies and, no, cities can't pay a fee to get a portion of that funding back. back to you. >>> san jose was one of the cities that sued the state over redevelopment funds. mayor chuck reed released this statement saying, this decision will stall job creation efforts in san jose at the worst possible time. redevelopment funding provides critical tools to rebuild our economy, create jobs, and build affordable housing. exactly the kinds of investments we should be making in this recession. >>> new at 6:00, while the state continues to drown in red ink, hundreds of state employees just got a raise. more than 250 assembly aides received an increase. 43 other employees received promotions that came with a little healthier paycheck as well. this comes on the heel as rays granted by the state senate at 7% to more than 160 employees. >>> fremont mayor bob wasserman died with his family by his side. he died at the kaiser permanente hospital. he was and elected in 1992 but before that served as the city's police chief since 1976. he's survived by his