an engine of job creation because everywhere we go, whether it is the bay view, or the mission, or chinatown, where the rest of the city, this is all about making sure that we create jobs. i had the privilege of finding a home here in the early 90's. as my wife and i went through months of trepidation, our kids were jumping up and down on the bed saying that we are going to disneyland. that is how they looked at san francisco. san francisco continues to be an exciting place for everyone to come. this is no less than oakland or san jose and areas, a city of great diversity, a welcoming city. i want to continue making sure that we do everything we can to make sure that you help us do all the things we wanted to add that you do our part and that we have an honest discussion with everyone here turn to of -- with everyone here. [applause] >> thahalwelcome to jim gardner. >> having been involved in moderating this for a good few years, we saw examples from the first thing this morning that both -- that mayor's can relate to. and they have sat down beside each other and they have sat down with each

sure that we preserve the culture identity and the uniqueness of japan town just as we would for chinatown or just as we would for any other part of the culture. the same theory returns back in approach to the african-american community and the fillmore, which was really the epicenter of the black community. sunset dealing with quality of life issues, upper haight, gateway from the west side to the east side of the city deals with a montage of issues, dealing from quality of life, dealing from its legacy of the 1960's, and dealing with and trying to reconcile the natural tension between people that like to hang out in haight street versus people who like to shop and reside around haight street. those are the challenges. i see that because we're very centered in the city. i want to make sure district five is successful. quality mass transit, bicycle and pedestrian friendly too. one of our comeback kid stories in the latter years of my time as a supervisor is dizzderio. it is our comeback kid. if you look at divisadero, it's seen a complete renaissance. i set out when i set out in elected offic

there's pier 39 or maybe even chinatown. why not come to san francisco? what's not to love? >> they should take a ride on the trolley car, i know that. the botanical guardens, wonderful, beautiful. >> reporter: beauty is one of the bay area's best selling points. fit for a prince and his new bride. >> the city is as safe as it could possibly be. we would love to have prince william and kate here. there's no other place in the world they should go. reports out of london confirm that the duke and duchess of cambridge will come to california on july 8th and stay through the 10th. former governor arnold schwarzenegger is said to be one of their hosts. if the newlyweds come to san francisco, they'll feel at home on the double decker tour buses, checking out landmarks the city is known for around the world. and maybe prince william got some california advice from his dad, prince charles and camilla came to california in 2005. they even got a taste of seeing themselves portrayed in the world's longest running musical review, beach blanket babylon. >> i love the show anyway. it woul

but the problem is not limited to just chinatown or just to restaurants. [cheers and applause] >> more than a dozen worker's rights groups rallied in city hall in a crack down on employers who ignore labor laws it is about workers who are paid below the legal minimum or denied wages for when they work. >> it comes in not being paid overtime and receiving breaks and not paid at all in some instances. sometimes they work off of the clock and told to clock out and do other duties and not pay for it. >> the restaurant where she worked 10 years cut back her hours when she asked to be paid for sick time. she doesn't want to tell us the name of the restaurant. >> i know, i would claim my right, i would get fired right away. >> the supervisors have authored the wage theft bill. san francisco progressive alliance said it is a 30 billion problem nationally. last year 36 billion was recovered for workers from construction to retail. employers would be cited immediately for an offense instead of 10 days later and increase retaliation penalty from $500 to a $1,000. the

or at a neighborhood shop. julie watts shows us they could be serving up trouble. >> reporter: they arer is ramming painted dishes sold on the streets of chinatown at a bargain. but this kind of dishes could be serving up poison, this ceramic table wear. >> often times it has lead. >> reporter: she warns whether it's chinese ornamental or mexican pottery there could be lead in ceramic paint or glaze. >> people shouldn't be using them to eat. >> reporter: but people do so we decided to find out how much lead is really in these dishes. first up, chinatown where we bought all sorts of decorative tableware and then on domestic and grocery stores where we picked up is your rammics including a large pot that says lead-free. we found lead in just one ornamental bowl. but then we took all 10 pieces to the forensic analytical lab where a scientist performed more invasive tests. >> we are trying to extract whatever lead is in the ceramic. >> reporter: his result, eight out of ten came back positive for lead including the pot that said lead-free. and two of the dishes had extremely high levels of lead. this red spoon at 2400 parts per million and a colorfu

or not paid at all for their overtime hours. likewise, a recent report by the chinese progressive association here in san francisco focusing on workers in chinatown restaurants found that one of every two workers was not earning the minimum wage. according to the nlp, as stated in their recent manual, wage that is not incidental or rare or committed by a feud broke employers -- rose to employers. it takes place in industries that span the economy including retail, restaurants, and grocery stores, caregiver industries like home health care and domestic work, blue-collar industries such as manufacturing, construction, and wholesalers, building services like janitorial and security, and personal services like dry cleaning and laundry, car washes, and beauty and nail salons. we in san francisco are fortunate that we have a local office of labor standards and enforcement that is in charge of enforcing our local minimum-wage of $9.92 an hour. our paid sick leave ordinance, and the employer expenditure requirement of the health care securities ordinance. in fact, since the minimum wage ordinance went into effect in san francisco in 2004, the office has

chinatown. it really influenced me. we had a restaurant at the time, and at the time, we were always worried, watching the news, to see whether or not the restaurant would be looted, whether or not it would go up in fire. that was something that was a big concern and worry for my family at the time. i remember thinking even at that age how important it was to consider what the economics were in communities, whether people had or felt that they had opportunities or did not have opportunities, and what role it was that government played in those outcomes. that is what really put me on the path to public policy. so i pursued public policy both at occidental college, where i went to school as an undergrad, and also you see-berkeley where i pursued public policy -- also you see -- also uc-berkeley. that was really what shape my interest in public policy. >> where you place yourself on the local political spectrum? the left or right? supervisor chu: i know a lot of folks want to put a person in the position where they call you left, progressive, moderate, whatever category that might be, and i think it really depends on the issue. gen

or glaze. >> people should not eat on them. >> reporter: but people do. we decided to find out how much lead is in these dishes. first stop chinatown where we bought all sorts of decorative table wear and then mexican grocery stores where we picked up these ceramics including a large pot that says lead-free. our testing began with a do-it- yourself lead kit something you can find at your local hardware store. the results? we found lead in just one ornamental bowl. but then we took all 10 pieces to the forensic analytical lab where a scientist performed more invasive tests. >> we are trying to extract whatever lead is in the ceramic or sample. >> reporter: his result? eight out of ten came back positive for lead including the pot that said lead-free. and two of the dishes had extremely high levels of lead. this red spoon at 2400 parts per million and a colorful bowl at 5800 parts per million. >> the federal standard right now is 300 parts per million. >> reporter: and our tests came back 8 times higher than that. but carolyn cox from the center for environmental health explains that's the limit for children's products. because there

where there is not a parking space and also a video of a man parked in the red zone in chinatown >> if you have a comment oradly at kron dot com >> some clouds and some drizzle in the area and will be right back to check that out how >> a minute before 9 s, millions of americans had out town. >> the weather forecast for this memorial day weekend and a look outside at the vet mt. tam camps >> no son >> what's the deal brian >> we had storms coming down the gulf of alaska and all the cool air comes down here and that is what we're going to have for the next few days in bicol all weekend in the mid-60s. it is a weak weather system moving through wet roads and and to the top of the mountain. mostly sunny in the afternoon winds 20-30 m.p.h.. another system will arrive tomorrow not thought will affect everyone except the bay area. chants of couple showers mostly cool whip and wendy's. the temperature friday's him in the '60s '70s on the inland spots. it is going to be cool and lost three saturday. sunday a little bit more sunshine rig. 60s by the bay close to 70 in san jose. and here is a look at the 7 day foreca

chinatown and all the other districts for the summer. >> mr. bonner, just in response to fees, the rec and park department does charge for special events. the rates actually for nonprofit organizations are 50% oralf of what we would charge commercial organizations. over the last -- we actually haven't raised fees in a number of years, but what's happened is we've been gradually implementing some fee increases that went into effect a number of years ago. how much a particular event costs certainly depends on the type of event and the nature of the event, but i think our permits and reservation staff is very focused on working with organizations to -- you know, to accommodate their financial realities and try to find the right location for the right type of event. i would, you know, very much welcome the opportunity or welcome a conversation with you and our permits and reservations staff to see if we can work together more closely next year to accommodate the event. and just by way of example, youp know, portsmouth square, we would charge $500 for an event there, for a commercial organization, but only $250 for a nonprofit. >> why don't we hear from our next speaker. [speaking foreign language]

activist in chinatown, i have always felt that working families and people who work in our neighborhoods need to have much more support. it is always about giving more voice to immigrants orerserved and workers in the city. that is what drives my passion as a supervisor. >> tell me about the process of running for supervisor. what did you learn from the campaign process? was anything surprising? supervisor mar: i had to move from being a regular person that barely gets his kid to school on time and makes her a healthy lunch to having to go to a photo opportunities. i was on the school board for eight years, i had some training. and i was in the democratic party central committee for years before that and was one of the champions and advocates for district elections, which is the system we have now, but i learned that the richmond district has a lot of unique characteristics, but there is also many different points of view from older, russian- speaking families to small business owners to younger, kind of art-loving hipsters in areas, but there is a bunch of different types of use. campaigning for supervisor men having to listen to a lot of those and find commonalities tha