it's interesting for those of us in the pioneer park project is trying to make the point that not onlyly this man-built edifice here is a symbol of the city but also the green space on which it sits and the hill to which is rests. to understand them, you have to understand the topography of san francisco. early days of the city, the city grows up in what is the financial district on the edge of chinatown. everything they rely on for existence is the golden gate. it's of massive importance to the people what comes in and out of san francisco bay. they can't see it where they are. they get the idea to build a giant wooden structure. the years that it was up here, it gave the name telegraph hill. it survived although the structure is long gone. come to the 1870's and the city has growed up remarkably. it's fueled with money from the nevada silver mines and the gold rush. it's trying to be the paris of the west. now the beach is the suburbs, the we will their people lived on the bottom and the poorest people lived on the top because it was very hard getting to the top of telegraph hill. it

arrested last night most for trespassing and failure to disperse after police told them to leave pioneer park by the curfew. so about one thousand people were arrested for resisting the eviction notice the police then used a bulldozer to clean up after the protesters were clear and the rest of utah as occupiers a relocating to ogden hashing out a new plan to resume their demonstrations and in portland oregon those that have camped out in long jail and chapman squares faced eviction from their local police force that was following orders from portland's mayor who insisted the occupiers had to leave at twelve o one am sunday morning so the portland occupiers use this as an excuse to have a party thousands of people gathered in the square all while the police watched for just a little bit gawker reports the police then moved into the crowd swinging nightsticks and announcing to crowds over loudspeakers that they may also be subject to chemical agents and impact weapons take a look. thank . you about fifty people were arrested during the eviction and by sunday evening the square had been mostly c

the current situation at pioneer park and coit tower is really based in public and private partnership. it was the citizens who came together to buy the land to keep it from being developed. it was lily hitchcock coit to give money to the city to beautify the city she loved of the park project worked to develop this south side and still that's the basis of our future project to address the north side. to the severance as a unified school district meeting for november 15. commissioner murase: here. commissioner wynns: here. vice president yee: present. president mendoza: please join us for the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flight of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god, indivisible, are here with liberty and justice for all. i move for the approval of an ordinance for the regular meetings of april 12, april 26, may 10, may 24, october 2015. >> secondary it. president mendoza: roll-call vote please. >> now for the board of education superintendent's report. welcome back, dr. garcia. >> thank you. i just got back from

squirrels have taken over pioneer park. residents say it's making the playground there dangerous for the children. now county officials plan to use a machine to blowup the squirrel holes, collapsing the earth and killing the animals. as you can imagine, some people are calling that move inhumane. >>> a storm said to impact your thanksgiving holiday. >>> after the forecast, is your password safe? we have the list of passwords hackers are targeting the most. >>> we could soon have an answer to the age-old question is there life on other planets. an extra terrestrial project once backed by nasa is now searching for signs of life, and scientists are coming up with interesting findings. >> reporter: probes to mars, telescopes searching for other earth, listening for life. the body of evidence is growing. we are not alone. >> one thing that strikes you is that every time we learn something new about the universe, what we learn is that our situation doesn't seem to be all that special. and that suggests that life is not all that s

the current situation at pioneer park and coit tower is really based in public and private partnership. it was the citizens who came together to buy the land to keep it from being developed. it was lily hitchcock coit to give money to the city to beautify the city she loved of the park project worked to develop this south side and still that's the basis of our future project to address the north side. >> you can see that it is amazing. you can hear that it is refreshing. you reach for it because it is irresistible. and the taste. simply delicious. san francisco tap water. it engages the senses. 311 is an important resource for all san franciscans. shouldld captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- supervisor chu: good morning. welcome to the regular budget and finance committee meeting. mr. young, do you have any announcements? >> please turn off all cellphone. please fill out a speaker card if you wish to speak during public comment. items acted upon today will appear in the board of supervisors agenda on november 8, 2011, unless otherwise stated. supervisor ch

the current situation at pioneer park and coit tower is really based in public and private partnership. it was the citizens who came together to buy the land to keep it from being developed. it was lily hitchcock coit to give money to the city to beautify the city she loved of the park project worked to develop this south side and still that's the basis of our future project to address the north side. supervisor campos: good morning, and welcome to the thursday, november 10, 2011 meeting of the board of supervisors government audit and oversight committee. my name is david campos, the chair of the committee. i am joined by supervisor mar ferrell, as well as president david chiu. the clerk of the committee is andrea ausberry. covering the meeting for sfgtv are mark and derek. do we have announcements? >> yes, i would like to ask that you turned the cell phone ring nurse off. any documents presented will be included as part of the file and send it to the court. items acted upon today will appear on the november 22 board of supervisors its agenda unless otherwise stated. supervisor campos

the final landscapes i want to describe are the park systems, and this is an incredible idea. frederick olmstead and vox were thee pioneers of the park system building the very first one in the world in buffalo in 1868, and once their partnership broke up, frederick olmstead cometted on and perfected the concept designing a park system in milwaukee, wisconsin, one in louisville, kentucky, one in rochester, new york, and also a park system in boston. now, one of the things that made the park system a really great idea is -- what it was was a series. you could have two or three or more parks that were attached or connected by parkways, and it meant you were no longer tied to a single piece of land for a park, and you wouldn't have to have something like central park which was -- until it was designed, a really unattractive piece of land. instead there were several parcels of land with different attributes. for instance, one might be hilly, another has a nice natural lake. far more important to frederick olmstead than this variety of landscapes, was the fact it was in the center of the city, middle of the city, and you could

officers moved into pioneer park earlier today, warning protesters to leave. at least 91 people have been arrested there so far. a man was found dead inside a tend apparently from drugs and carbon monoxide poisoning. they say the protesters can go on, but the camping must stop. >> in denver occupy protesters are being kicked out of their encampment. a traffic camera caught a glimpse of scene. demonstrators have been camping out for more than a month. no word on the number of arrests made. >>> we'll be sure to stay with ktvu channel 2 news for continuing coverage when police do move in on the oakland encamp the. we'll have it for you on-air and on-line at ktvu.com. >>> the reward is grow tonight for information on the drowning of a cat in redwood city. that cat was found in the redwood shores lagoon last week with a 5-pound dumbbell tied around its week. human society announced that new donations bring the reward to more than $12,000. the humane society offered the initial reward of $1,000. >> a new state fire tax imposed on rural landowners is once again being

as humorous and did a hidden >>james: in bakersfield, score as a tan over pioneer park and and making a lifetime: and he is the top this assholes at possible killing the end of the and it adds zapata in in this are all in the black friday at our monday morning, been given no hot piece ahead of their cohorts would allow a bind and we will know that you attach to a pathetic. we will find out who can't ipod. below what it does so, there's no rain just yet. sphere for faulk theft fact coffee did where rebel rabin wobble baba in new orleans in it then isn't the tenders reddened in the news is that look very levity in accurate and a a a a a a a a a a an for it >> from the start not to inadvertently or on a at a renewed but gingrich, as it emerged as a front-runner and former massachusetts governor of mitt romney. from the first question, there is tents on the patriot act, the picture if fresh-sniffing bridge became the candidate to beef. brought cockpit i can think of the hatred that is bad herman cain did not mince words when asked have balked at banff. >> at the terrorists want to kill al

pioneer courthouse square. the protesters, they've been chanting here in the parks getting their message out. they say they don't plan to camp here in pioneer courthouse square. this park actually closes at midnight tonight. they don't plan to camp, but they plan to stay here and get their message out. the big question that everybody here in oregon and the portland area wants to know is what's next from here? they say they want to continue to send their message out, continue to possibly camp. so it's possible they will be moving to another public park here in the metro area. so definitely it's been a long weekend. they were given an eviction notice to move out of those three parks on thursday. they were given that notice. and now they had been moved out. but now here in one of our downtown parks in the pioneer courthouse square area. >> jessica marquette from koin, we appreciate your reporting. >>> we want to tell our viewers, you are seeing that box at the bottom of the screen. we're paying attention to the president of the united states. he's in honolulu, hawaii. he's going to speak any minu

park systems. this is a great idea. olmstead and vox were the pioneers of the park system building the very first one in the world in buffalo in 1868, and then once olmstead and vox's partnership broke up, olmstead continued on, and he kind of perfected the concept designing a park system in milwaukee, wisconsin, designed one in louisville, kentucky, one in rochester new york, and then the park system in boston. now, one of the things that made the park system a really great idea is it was a series. you can have two or three or more parks that were attached or connected by parkways, but you were no longer tied 20 a single piece of land by a park. you didn't have to have something like central park, which until designed, an unatrackive piece of land. there were attributes. one could be hilly, another might have a nice natural lake, but far more important to olmstead than this variety of land scapes, was the fact it was in the center of the city, a variety of different parks, all of them serving different neighborhoods, and in the different neighborhoods w

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service, 46% have avoided buying one, and as for the cost benefit to the city, the parking authority says it is actually a pioneer baltimore is the first to charge a rental fee to zip car for use of their spaces. according to the contract the city only gets the monthly rental fees if zip cars get driven 1,000 daytime hours a month. >>> all right. it was a gorgeous day outside today. we got lots of sunshine. as we look at the powerful radar now we're dry and you know what, that trend is going to stick around as we go through several days here. temperature wise not so bad, around 49 degrees, looking at the mid-40s and getting chilly and cambridge now at 37 degrees and we're in the 30s in frederick and also in york coming in around 35, and as we go through the over night the temperature will be right around 36 degrees and still mostly clear and it will be cold and we'll see patchy fog out there. by tomorrow it will be a nice day with the high around 61 and stick around because there is some rain in the forecast and i will tell you exactly when. that's all coming up. kelly. >>> thanks, lynette. returning to the same

a pioneering bay area stem l research program is gettingt of the business. menlo park based geron (jer) cited financial problems, ad says it will lay off 66 employees. the company was the first in the country too government- approved stem cl research. its focus will now turn to cancer research. it comes as an l-a hospital reports a breakthrough: stem cell treatments can repair e heart after a heart attack. doctors deposited the stem cells, grown in a lab, into areas of the damaged heart.. all 17 of the patients in te test had their heart attack scars reduced, on average at 50 percent. "people have been talking at stem cells and their regenerative potential for a long time, but most of it ry has been wishful thinking. s is where the rubber actually hits the road." doctors say this patient's t looks almost normal again. seafood lovers have reason r excitement... as dungeness b season gets under way off te california coast. the commercial season begins today south of mendocino co. it's the first season undera new law that limits the numr of crab traps on each boat.e autho

bay area company that has pioneer stem cell research getting out of the business. menlo park company was the first one to perform government approved embryo stem cell therapy research. company says that money trouble is forcing it to discontinue further stem cell programs and lay off 66 workers t.38 percent of its staff. tl they have been conducting trillions for more than a year using stem cell to treaty people with spinal chord injuries. researchers will continue to follow those already enrolled in the trial. company says it will focus instead on cancer research. >> certainly some concern about what their decision means for the future of a field that has offered so much hope for those conditions that have no treatment. >>> and on the subject of stem cell research just today a breakthrough about stem cell and heart trouble. nearly 6 million americans have heart failure and another 6 70,000 roughly will develop it this year. but tonight dr. richard vesser explains how your own chem cells could reverse heart damage. >> yes. heart that can heal itself. dream of medicine. that m

park high school. he was chosen for being a pioneer in virtual instruction and teacher training.as also awarded a $25,000 prize. beech is the 36th virginia education professional and the fifth from prince william county schools to win this award since 1999. >> congratulations. >> indeed! >>> coming up in our next half hour, a virginia teacher quits after police say he was found drunk at school. >> our needs as well. >> this is about their country making a decision as to what is necessary here. >> fiery words from capitol hill over the war in iraq. >>> i'm jane watrel in frederick where farm-fresh turkey sales are heating up a week before thanksgiving. i'll have the story coming up. >>> coming up in sports, the capitals looking for harmony in the music city. thñx about the fate of fallen sports as news4 at 6:00 continues. >>> the former penn state assistant a football coach accused of child sexual abuse is speaking out about the allegations against him. jerry sandusky talked to bob costa. he denied the charges against him. in the meantime, sources close to the investigation tell "

. >>> a pioneering bay area stem cell research program is now getting out of the business. menlo park-based geron cited financial problems and says it will lay off 66 employees. the company was the first in the country to do government- approved stem cell research. its focus will now turn to cancer research. >>> and today in santa clara the city council is expected to approve funding for initial construction work for that new 49ers stadium. the mayor calls it a soft groundbreaking, moving utilities and sidewalks. it will cost $10 million in current and future tax revenue for the city. but the cash-strapped city will have to borrow some of the money from the 49ers. >>> the nba season is in serious jeopardy. players rejected the league's latest contract offers. >> certainly have. it's called for 50/50 split of basketball-related income and a shortening season that would start on december 15. players are now in the process of disbanding their union and forming a trade association instead. then they plan to file a class action lawsuit against the league. i mean 50, 50. that seems like a f

pioneering bay area stem cell research company is getting out of the business. geron cited financial problems and says that it will lay off more than 60 employees. the menlo park company says it will focus instead on cancer research. >>> this is an la hospital reports a breakthrough stem cell treatments. stem cell treatments can repair the heart after a heart attack. doctors deposited the stem cells grown in a lab into areas of the damaged heart. all 17 of the patients in the test had their heart attack scars reduced. on average, almost 50%. >> interview: people have been talking about stem cells than their reagain ratliff potential for a long time but most of it has really been wishful thinking. this is where the rubber actually hits the road. >> the doctors say this patients' heart looks almost normal again. >>> tonight the occupiers are out of the plaza but that dose not appear to be helping mayor saskatchewan regain the respect of her city. not only does a new news 5 poll find fewer people happy with the job she is giving but the people in the streets have given her a nickname. robert? >> reporter: that's right dana. here is the deal. when it comes to occu

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pioneers a little bit? >> a little bit. >> we're definitely in on the very beginning of this. >> as for the men we met in the parking lot atlmart, phil found work as a mechanic, patrick as a truck driver, and george, a job as an entry-level pump operator in the oil fields. he'll be making five times as much money as he did back in orlando. if there was another guy named george in exactly the same situation you were then, what would you tell that george? >> i'd tell him to step out in faith and -- because it's here. this is opportunity in williston, north dakota. >> i'm hearing this, and the numbers don't sink in. he's got 500 openings for truck drivers now, and there are 18,000 positions behind, so the question i was asking earlier, it is true, if you're able-bodied, and willing to move and willing to live in some sparse conditions. >> right. >> there's a job for new north dakota. >> no question. what a lot of guys have done, they have set up what they call man camps, and they are pre-fabulousing, sort of like what you would see in iraq and afghanistan, what the military uses. there may be 10,000 guys living in the man cam

the current situation at pioneer park and coit tower is really based in public and private partnership. it was the citizens who came together to buy the land to keep it from being developed. it was lily hitchcock coit to give money to the city to beautify the city she loved of the park project worked to develop this south side and still that's the basis of our future project to address the north side. >> this is holly lee knox. there are some proud pet owners in san francisco and they have brought all their pets here to strut their stuff. >> it's an annual event that we've had. this is our 18th year. we bring in rescue groupers, vendors, supporters, lots and lots of animals. it's a proud day for us and for the animals of san francisco. >> the costume contest is really fun. people get really creative. it's a really fun event. people go all out, create costumes, buy costumes, whatever it is. but there's some really fun ones. >> we're just celebrating the pets and just their companionship and how they are invaluable. so everybody's having fun. >> we're the city's open door shelter. that m