it would increase retirement contribution rates for most current city employees based on city cost. for future city employees, and prohibit the city from paying any employee contributions. proposition c and d, if voters approve of measures, only the one with the most votes will become law. >> i am here with the treasurer of the campaign and a former member -- why should voters vote for proposition d? >> it had its origin a year ago. the origin of proposition b started with a grand jury investigation of the retirement system in san francisco. i was a member and during those years, i worked with other members of the grand jury. we issued reports in 2010 and 2009 with the expectation that public officials to propose legislation. there is only one public official that approached us and was willing to work on crafting legislation. and that was a public defender. 115,000 voted yes last year. a very strong constituency. we hope they will be back. the difference between proposition c and d is basically cost savings. d will save over $400 million over the next 10 years. prop d was crafted wit

on the central freeway. there is no getting through the city on 101. you need to take 280 out of san francisco or get on 101 south of army cesar chavez. that is as long as the mass remains in place keeping the freeway shutdown. we have team coverage from the traffic center with erica. >>erica: speeds are in the single digits in some of the slowest spots. westbound 580, slow and go conditions out of livermore. beads are averaging 30 mi. per hour. the bay bridge toll plaza is practically empty. we recommended that you take the san mateo bridge as an alternate route. traffic is heavier than usual across the span the the drive time is looking pretty good at 15-16 minutes from one end to the other. everything looks good on the span with space between cars. near lucas valley road, slow and go conditions on a stretch of the freeway. speeds have dropped to just 25 mi. per hour. >>james: , satellite, you can see how extensive the cloud cover is over the bay. that is what will keep us from warming things up this afternoon. right now, temperatures are mild. the s

the city will start collecting this additional sales tax on april 1, 2012. ould apply for 10 years. prior to july 1, san francisco had the sales tax rate of 9.5%. the city decreased by 1% when it allowed to expire. san francisco only gets a fraction of this 8.5% sales tax. 7.25% goes to this day, the city receiving about 1%. -- goes to the state, the city receiving about 1%. i'm here with -- thank you for being here. please tell us why you are in favor of proposition g. >> i believe the low income children, seniors, firefighters, and police officers are worth half a cent. it will restore funding that was cut from these programs. proposition g " restore $30 million so the children will have a better start in life and a better chance of succeeding in high school and college. >> san francisco has one of the highest sales tax rates. are you concerned that the passage will affect our tourism or adversely affect the economics? >> i am not concerned with that at all. tourism accounts for 40% of the revenue. it will still be lower than the sales tax prior to july 1 o

one of the city vehicles and police eventuallyted one protestors, reportedly for assaulting an officer and then four more individuals who police said were block the road and also resisting arest. now, many of the protestors that were here over the weekend still here at the plaza. and they say that they are determined to work with police and city officials to be able to stay here and continue to camp out at the plaza. >> try to go to city hall and talk to them, solve all of this thing without violence. i really don't think we're doing anything wrong here. i have seen a lot of good. this has changed a lot of people's lives for the better. >> reporter: city officials and police are concerned that the protests have become increasingly violent. jeff kent was arrested over the weekend and charged with battery of a police officer. he will be arraigned at 9 a.m. he is in jail. yesterday afternoon, the protest took a more peaceful approach. there was actually a march through the streets of the financial district and that was actually facil

next up, bevan dufty and tony hall. >> i am on the to be running for mayor of our great city. i served for eight years on the board of supervisors representing district 8, but i was also director of neighborhood services for five and a half years, and i ran the city complete department, and i always said an angry customer was my best asset in helping to see what was working and what was not working in our city. it might be streetcar that did not show up or was 30. it might be a pothole that caused a car to break its axle or a bicyclist to break their elbow or a family struggling to make it in san francisco like my family struggled as i was raised by a single mom growing up in new york city. i think our city could use someone who has run the city's complaint department to be mayor of san francisco because i believe that fixing the big picture is about having the basics work. about you walking out of your home and having that bus be on time and clean and a pleasant ride for you. about not having someone drunk and passed out on the street as you are trying to walk to school or wor

and with 100 games already canceled, at least one city may sue the league for the lost revenue. reports. >> reporter: the oklahoma city thunder was supposed to play denver friday night, but the entire preseason schedule has been canceled. >> i think they need to wake up and play basketball because this isn't a season we can lose. >> reporter: taxpayers here spent $210 million for construction and renovations at chesapeake energy arena and practice gym for the only major league team. nick cornet is a former sportscaster and now he is the city's mayor. >> our citizens pay tax dollars to renovate the arena. now there is no basketball at the beginning of the year and i'm concerned about the rest of the season. >> reporter: voters approved a 1% sales tax to build the 20,000 satisfactory arena, six years before the seattle sonics moved here in 2008. >> surely these nba owners and players can get together and operate this business without public help, but the idea that oklahoma city would have one of these teams without public help is a little bit ridiculous. >> reporter: oklahoma city

it's because of what happened over the weekend that protestors are marching on city hall at 1:30 todaynd they are demanding mayor ed lee in addition to the board of supervisors not interfere with their activities here. so over the weekend police and city officials moved in. they told protestors that because it was a city park they can't legally stay overnight camping. the protestors refused to remove their gear and it was at that point that the police did it and then the violence broke out. we are told that one of the protestors stabbed the tires on an official's vehicle. protestors were blocking roads leading to multiple arrests. one person arrested for allegedly assaulting an officer and four more protestors were arrested for blocking the road and for resisting arrest. now, despite what happened, many of those protestors have stayed into the beginning of the week. and they are determined to work with police and city leaders to be able to stay here at the plaza. >> we are going to try to go to city hall and talk to them, solve all of this thing without violence. i really don't think w

on protesters last night. including firing tear gas at least five times. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney near city hall protesters still on the scene. some have been here all night. a far cry from what we saw last night as amy was talking about. tear gas was fired, after police say they were hit with projectiles. story coming up. >>> good morning. see how clear it is?) becoming around the bay area, winds kicking in. >>> wednesday morning commute, a little fog down the golden gate bridge. a couple of areas you should be aware of. >>> it is wednesday at 5:00, thank you for starting your day with us i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. a few protesters still milling around after their group was difficult event out by police firing tear gas in several clashes yesterday. they may be gearing up to do it again this evening. terry mcsweeney is live in frank ogawa plaza to tell us what people are tweeting. >> reporter: we've got two dozen protesters still out here. i was talking to them, most have been here all night long. they are saying the key to retaking frank ogawa plaza and reinstituting occupy oakland next to city

of these teams without public help is a little bit ridiculous. >> reporter: oklahoma city is oneities that have footed the entire bill for the construction of nba arenas since 1990. memphis which spent $200 million on the fedex forum is now exploring a lawsuit against the nba to recover revenue lost during the lockout. but mayor cornet argue sloms's city was well spent. >> it's over a million dollars game of economic development that the city believes it derives from having that nba team. >> if the mayor were to take $200 million in 20 dollar bills and fly over oklahoma city in a helicopter and drop it out, he or she would create far more jobs. >> reporter: university of chicago economist allen sanderson has studied the impact of pro sports on cities. >> most of the fans are local and if they are not going to a thunder game, they are doing something else in the greater oklahoma city area, spending the same amount of time and same amount of money. >> reporter: here in dallas, home of the defending championship mavericks, taxpayers just finished paying half the cost of this arena $

>> we decided that with the high on unplowed levels we have in the city, -- on employment levels in the city, and properly but, on the eastern level they are very high tide 25% in ward 8. some of the folks we have been talking about have been out of jobs for a very long time. it is a simple concept that says we have job vacancies in the city. we have people that need jobs. the city can be a bridge. we are working with the private sector for one city, one higher. we are asking folks to take responsibility. we will help them identify people. we will provide on-the-job training wages, tax credits. >> for example, the woman dead sam -- that sam talked to, you helped to write a proper resume. you are not requiring this. how'd you get businesses to go along with thi concept? >> the idea is to make it easier for them. they are looking to fill vacancies, which signs -- sounds odd in a climate of high unemployment, but we have vacancies in the city in the area. we are making it easier for employers to find candidates, get them to be able to put documents together, and takes them through preemplo

there is no more cars on that street. maybe the city will make its money back for putting all these things in. the lines on the street or not clear. we were trying to figure out which parking spot, which was 3, which was for, which was 5. they put the white lines on the outside toward the bike lane which is such a small white line, it does not go clear across. it is difficult to understand if you are in three, four, or five. i am giving you a detailed example of one area that was down there. i had to ask the traffic officer to come over and take a look. when he came over, he was able to point out that they were being lenient in the area because it is not clearly marked. the other thing is, a lot of people feel in terms of muni, they are unfamiliar with it, getting on the bus. they are unfamiliar with certain neighborhoods, there is a level of concern riding muni. >> is there additional public comment? public comment is closed. vice president miguoore: we saw -- it could say that global competitiveness will directly depend on sustainable