everything says "recology." i implore you today to let it be recology. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i put myself in a green business suit. i think that this recology proposal hits both nails right on the head. first, the recology bid is $100 million less than the losing bid, and the whole thing about the trains. vitrines are great. -- the trains are great. the trains are four times more fuel-efficient than the trucks that currently take the garbage out. it will reduce fuel consumption by 10 billion gallons. and especially in -- you know, i now work at a company in oakland here, so i know from my co- workers and having to drive myself, there is a lot of pollution coming off the road. and the change from truck to train will play a significant role in reducing air pollution along interstates 80 and 580 in alameda county. this will reduce incidence of asthma and other respiratory problems. is a great step in the right direction, and i wholeheartedly support the proposal. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> hello, supervisor

i am here in support of recology. think they have done a beautiful job by hiring people in the southeast section of san francisco, and i would like them to continue to do this. thank you so much for your time. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is pastor gary banks. i am the founder of family restoration house. i also sit on the project area committee. i am most definitely invested in the community. i just want you to take into consideration as we look at competitive bids, we do not want to create a scenario of competitive gambling with the lives of the citizens of the bayview. we have been working diligently as pertains to cleaning up the bayview and the shipyard, and we have invested many years in this project. i would hate to see us bring another company in because of competitive bidding and undermining the work. we can turn those lives around. we can now have a competitive wage and reinvest back into our city. i want you to please take into consideration. we have been dumped on for

and recology. much for the same reasons, i believe our process for selecting this land fill agreement has not been as thorough as it needed to be. we also need to look overall at what our system for garbage is in san francisco. i do not think it reflects where many jurisdictions are in the bay area, and most likely in the country, in how we create our garbage functions and garbage utilities functions. i think we need to be going to a new direction for that at some point. we are reliant on, i would say, an outdated process that was established back in 1932, which i think in practice provides a way of doing things for our garbage functions but not the best way to do it. are there other ways we can reconfigure how we select and build our garbage functions that can protect ratepayers? i know there is a lot of discussion for the next year, possibly going to the ballot, of a process to competitively bid our garbage functions in this city. that is looming heavily over what we are doing here today. i am no

recology describes these fees as "stable." you have been deceived by their implied assumption that the fis would not be dramatically raised to be consistent -- that the fis would not be dramatically raise to be consistent with other areas in the space. second deception, recology is going to charge the rate payers of san francisco to pick up used baby diapers out of your [unintelligible] recology is not going to pay for these used baby diapers being deposited in the landfill in yuba county. this is an equivalent of depositing a flow of dirty diapers on to the floor, and then not paying for them, for the privilege of using the property. ♪ [chime] supervisor chu: thank you very much. thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is matthew. my family's farm has been in the area for 91 years. i serve on the california farm board, in our goal is to preserve the habitat, and the natural resources. water, air, soil, which we all take for granted. i also serve on the yuba center water quality coalition, as well as the seventh placer county fo

part of those endeavors included recology. i would sit down with them and talk about how we may be able to make some profound redress on the question of our plastics and the wasted plastics and take san francisco's green talk before -- beyond the professorial stage in a way that is meaningful. i am not going to lose sight in this discussion of what is before us, especially relative to the question of cost. there is no other jurisdiction i am aware of, and i did call quite a few, that delivers a diversion rate in the way recology does in the state of california. that is something i am not going to put on the back burner as a point that should, i think, be overlooked. it should be a front burner and observation. it is in the larger question about cost. mayor newsom made it a point to be the so-called greenest city in our country. that comes to the cost. i think people should realize that with that added requirement of composting and throw waste hauling and diversion that is massed together that gives us that 77% diversion right,

today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. over the years, we tried to include artists and all types of mediums. conceptu

the supervisors voted overwhelmingly, 9-2, to award the new contract to another firm, recology.ad of taking the garbage to livermore, recology plans to truck the trash to oakland and take it by train to the landfill it owns in uba county. saying that will save customers about $100 million over ten years. >> by using rail haul we are able to take trucks off the road, save fuel and also save money. >> but some uba county residents and those who own farmland there don't want san francisco's garbage in their backyard and tried to lobby lawmakers. >> it's meant for local use or for the counties surrounding uba county. it doesn't need to take all of san francisco's recyclable -- or nonrecyclable trash. >> they are pending their hopes on a lawsuit filed by waste management. they are the company who lost the contract. waste management is accusing the city of having a sweetheart deal with recology, which is the only firm authorized to pick up the city's trash. >> what we've asked for is a level playing field. this has been a two-year process, if you will, and we submitted a far superior

and we submitted a bart superior package. >> some residents are also challenging the recology lock and may try to put the issue to voters next june. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> and a bay area law professor whose judicial nomination to federal court went nowhere in washington has been nominated to sit on the state supreme court. he is the son of immigrants from tie waun, taught at uc berkeley eight years, graduating from yale law school and clerked for ruth baitor ginzberg, named to the federal appeals court by president obama but nomination blocked by republicans calling him too liberal and inexperienced. he's never served as a judge n san francisco today governor groun broun said lu is the best man for the job. >> he's well qualified, well educated. solid. and i also felt adding a person of academic background would complement the other judges who all came from the court of appeals. >> but the state republican party says lu's appointment will cost california jobs, quote, activist judges spread uncertainty. the party says uncertainty discourages employer from investing in californ

the supervisors voted overwhelmingly, 9-2, to award the new contract to another firm, recology. they plan to truck the trash to oakland and take it by train to the land full it owns in uba county. saying that will save customers about $100 million over ten years. >> by using rail haul we are able to take trucks off the road, save fuel and also save money. >> but some uba county residents and those who own farmland there don't want san francisco's garbage in their backyard and tried to lobby lawmakers. >> it's meant for local use or for the counties surrounding uba county. it doesn't need to take all of san francisco's recyclable trash. >> they are pending their hopes on a lawsuit filed by waste management. waste management is accusing the city of having a sweetheart deal with recology, which is the only firm authorized to pick up the city's trash. >> what we've asked for is a level playing field. this has been a two-year process, if you will, and we submitted a far superior package. >> and there are some san francisco residents who are also challenging recology's lock on the cit

the supervisors voted overwhelmingly 9-2 award the new contract to another firm, recology.an to truck the trash to oakland and take it by train to the landfill it owns in yuba county, saying it will save customer about these $100 million over ten years. >> by rail haul we are able to take trucks off the road. >> some yuba county residents and those that own farmland don't want san francisco's garbage and tried to lobby lawmakers. >> it's the counties all around yuba county. >> they are hoping for a lawsuit filed by waste management the company after the contract. they are accusing the city of having a suite had a heart deal with recology. >> what we have asked for is level playing field. this has been a two-year process if you will. we submitted a package. >> and some san francisco residents are also challenging may try to put the issue to the voters next june. >>> starting tomorrow, a.c. transit fares go up. adult fare will increase by 10 cents. youth, senior and disabled fares will increase by 5 cents, trips from the east bay to san francisco and the peninsula will now co

. >> the low bidder is recology but instead of trucking it to the landfill they plan to cut costs byaking it to oakland and then sending it by train 120 miles to their own cheaper landfill near wheatland. they made a video promoting the idea. >> it's four times more fuel efficient. san francisco will reduce fuel consumption by 100,000 gallons a year. >> but the new contract is not a done deal. hate is to be okayed by the board of supervisors and in yuba county, many farmers are fighting it. >> i don't understand why we should be responsible for the waste disposal of other regions and assuming the risk of the potential environmental contamination. >> san francisco trash would more than double the amount of garbage going into the landfill. they say its multilining and elaborate monitoring system but there is a wetlands and a slew right next to the landfill and it runs downstream right on bill middleton's farm. >> this is where the water comes down from the valley. i'm afraid it's going to contaminate our water. >> yuba county supervisors are divided about the plan. the landfill has a p

a board of supervisors committee agreed to a contract with recology.ity would send the city's trash to richmond. >>> in just over an hour, caltrans is planning to close a section of the 101 freeway in san jose. starting at midnight, all lanes the on the 280-680 connector will be closed for construction. details on the city streets are planned. lanes are scheduled to reopen at 3:30 in the morning. the closer is also scheduled for the next three nights? >>> a south san francisco company is back to washington, d.c. today. we first showed it to you here in the bay area earlier this month. today the company's ceo pitched the device to congress to show how not only it can save money. the device brings less drag to tractors on the road. >>> zip cars says it has 250 cars available in san francisco alone. >>> and a strong sea breeze is starting to cool things off in the bay area. temperatures outside mostly in the 50s. let's go out there right now and i will show you. we have fog right along the coast but it hasn't started to push inland just yet. in the next f

a board of supervisors committee agreed to a contract with recology.ity would send the city's trash to richmond. >>> in just over an hour, caltrans is planning to close a section of the 101 freeway in san jose. starting at midnight, all lanes the on the 280-680 connector will be closed for construction. details on the city streets are planned. lanes are scheduled to reopen at 3:30 in the morning. the closer is also scheduled for the next three nights? >>> a south san francisco company is back to washington, d.c. today. we first showed it to you here in the bay area earlier this month. today the company's ceo pitched the device to congress to show how not only it can save money. the device brings less drag to tractors on the road. >>> zip cars says it has 250 cars available in san francisco alone. >>> and a strong sea breeze is starting to cool things off in the bay area. temperatures outside mostly in the 50s. let's go out there right now and i will show you. we have fog right along the coast but it hasn't started to push inland just yet. in the next f

supporter to run, some candidates question pack's ethics by using her influence to get support from recology workers. the garbage collector that holds an exclusive contract to operate in the city. >> we need to have a full version the city, the voters, san francisco deserves answers. >> that's politics, baby. [ laughter ] >> that's the weigh it works. >> reporter: shelley bradford bell is one of the co-chairs of the run ed run campaign. she welcomes the investigation. >> go for it. i think it's important that we do. that's what open government is about. >> they look deep and comb through it, they will find nothing there. >> reporter: lee may not be a candidate yet but it's still open season. cbs 5 political analyst joe tuman. >> this kind of complaining about ethics violations and the like is important to a very small group of people not that ethics aren't important. they are. but if no laws were broken, it's not likely that this is going to amount to much. the fact that several candidates, however, would want to make a statement about this does speak to the ferocity with which this is going

the board of supervisors approved a $112 million contract with landfill owner recology.eginning in 2015, trash will be hauled by train to wheatland. supporters say the deal could save city residents $100 million over 10 years. opponents call it a sweetheart deal cutting competitive bidding and would harm the environment in yuba county. >>> in april interim san francisco mayor ed lee sat down for an interview with cbs 5 and said this. >> i made myself a promise that i wouldn't run, and i want to keep it. >> tonight he is apparently changing his mind. lee is now considering a campaign for office in november and senator dianne feinstein is putting some pressure on saying san francisco needs his, quote, steady leadership and unifying presence in city hall. lee was appointed mayor by the board of supervisors in january to complete gavin newsom's term when he became lieutenant governor. >>> slapped with a fine for running a light. not anymore. why one city is pulling the plug on red light cameras. >>> it's a giants fan's dream and a bay area man just left it for the taking. ho

. >>> waste management is filing a lawsuit to block a long-term contract from going to recology.o word how the relationship would end up at a -- as a result of this. >>> tonight, the berkeley city council will consider the allocation of $36,000 in unused funds. $45,000 was made available after the it was declined by a city program. of that amount only $9,000 has been allocated. there have been some recommendations to give some money to the homeless and health services. sight seers saw more than they expected a grey whale reappeared yesterday. now he's become his own tourist attraction. the last time a grey while was seen in that area was two years ago. >>> an unexpected mishap on live tv. good morning,en. i'm hanging around with my friend, john -- and it starts right now. anybody who works in live tv you can feel for those people. a reporter at our fox affiliate was interviewing a man and if then belly flopped but he got a chance to redeem himself. >>> let's check in with sal. hopefully nothing too dramatic. >> i was in san diego over the last two days. they were playing that cli

what i wanted to say today is simply that i recognize that recology provides great service to the city and county of san francisco, and we have through this process learned a lot about all the positive things they are doing. but for me the question with respect to this contract, at the end of the day, comes down to not so much the specifics of who the players are, but simply the process and where we are as a city in terms of management and the handling of this issue. and it is because of that, notwithstanding the many positive things recology is doing, i will be voting against this item. i understand why other supervisors would support it and can see there are very good