regina, thank you so much for being here.hope you'll come back. >> we'll save a whole lot of money. >>> stay with us. we are going to talk about beating alcoholism next >>> welcome back. my next guest is a successful writer, editor and poet. the son of a french holocaust survivor, alan caff man has been a force in the spoken word movement and edited the outlaw bible of american literature. he is a resident of san francisco. has taught at academy of art university and is also a recovering alcoholic. he shares his journey to recovery in his book drunken angel. alan caff man. glad you can be here. >> was it difficult to write this story? >> well, it was very difficult to go through the journey. the journey involves 22 years of drinking, hard drinking, chronic drinking. and then, are i have been clean and sober for 21 years and it took me all that time to get to readiness. >>> it did. you know, whenever i would go back to new york, i had this little private tour i would take of all the places i had, all the door ways i had slept

as regina's said, are commission has only taken some ltd. notes on formula retail, but i wanted to come and share my experiences as i have worked for quite a long time, working with pat store owners and attending a lot of planning commission meetings and say what i think are the issues we need to be thinking about now. one of the issues i would like to speak to is how there is such a big change with big boxes coming in. it is not like in the old days were a walgreen's would come in and they would be selling a limited amount of things. now we see big box stores and the all sorts of areas that are carrying a huge number of different products impacting major swath of small businesses. that is somewhere i think we need to start looking at those stores all little differently since they carry everything from sandwiches to barbeques to pharmacy -- their impact is quite great of these neighborhoods they're proposing to come in. it's no longer simply a few items they carry. we to look that much more closely. the other thing we noticed when i was work

actuaciÓn especial de regina tornÉ como "gloria".roducciÓn y direccion, enrique segoviano. ♪ (mÚsica) ♪. >> buenodÍas. >> ni tan buenos. ¿ustedes son nuevas, verdad? >> sÍ. >> ¿usted no, verdad? >> ¿quÉ? >> lo que la seÑora quiere decir es que si somos nuevas en la vecindad. >> ay, sÍ, pero yo no soy seÑora. yo soy seÑorita. >> ay, lo sientoucho. >> ¿cÓmo? >> eh, que mucho, mucho gusto en conocerla. >> y le advierto que, en esta vecindad, sÓlo vive gente decente. >> menos mal. >> de manera que estÁ prohibido hacer escÁndalos o provocarlos. con permiso. >> pase usted.

regina grier and now tasha mack.ery successful shows, both in syndication, both going really well. did you expect that? >> no. this is a business where you can have no expectations. you know. and even with tasha mack and "the game" we were canceled. so you know, we thought it was over. it was like okay, on to the next, try to get something else. and boom, there was a whole -- i want to say it was a resurgence. we got resuscitated. and now it's even bigger than what the network thought it could be, what the actors thought it could be, what the producers thought it could be. so it's really a phenomenon. pinch me. it's great. >> i've never seen anything like it. when you debuted on bet, you had about 7 or 8 million viewers. >> 7.7. but you know what's crazy? i even think it was more than that because most of -- i know the entire east coast was like snowed in because we did a whole radio ndur and they got together, they had "game" parties. >> i had one. >> did you? >> yes. i had like 25 people in the crib. >> so 7.7 plus

thank you, regina. for those of you looking to contact these organizations, you can find their contact information in the program you should have picked up when you sign in. for those of you who are prospective entrepreneurs, if we could limit the acronyms and talk more about what those acronyms mean. >> sounds good. thanks, mark, virginia, and leader pelosi for putting on this event, and for all that she has done -- thanks mark, regina , and later pelosi. we have been able to access resources through the sba and the cdfi fund which helps get money to small businesses in this time of need. opportunity fund is not a bank or a government agency. we are an independent nonprofit organization with a mission to provide capital to working people to help them earn, say, and invest in the future. we focus primarily on businesses that are not yet bankable. most of our clients are themselves low or moderate income people or working in low or moderate income neighborhoods. but not exclusively. we will look at any b

the primary staff person is ill today, so you will also be hearing from regina. i can cover parts of the legislation from the planning code, but i think it is straight forward. we're trying to help small businesses avoid the often painful and sometimes business closing lawsuits that are generated as a result of issues with the implementation of the americans with disability legislation. there have been other supervisors we have worked with over the years on these issues, carmen chu among others, and this is part of an ongoing effort by the city to address the problem with these businesses have to close because of speculative lawsuits. with regard to the planning code changes, the legislation exempts the parts of the business related to excess ability from the floor space, and we are completely in agreement with modifications suggested by staff and we will track the restaurant legislation when it comes to us next year to make sure the line up appropriately. i am available to answer any questions, i will stay through the item, but i did not want to go on and on. th

actuaciÓn especial de regina tornÉ como "gloria".ciÓn y direccion, enrique segoviano. ♪ (mÚsica) ♪. >> buenodÍas. >> ni tan buenos. ¿ustedes son nuevas, verdad? >> sÍ. >> ¿usted no, verdad? >> ¿quÉ? >> lo que la seÑora quiere decir es que si somos nuevas en la vecindad. >> ay, sÍ, pero yo no soy seÑora. yo soy seÑorita. >> ay, lo sientoucho. >> ¿cÓmo? >> eh, que mucho, mucho gusto en conocerla. >> y le advierto que, en esta vecindad, sÓlo vive gente decente. >> menos mal. >> de manera que estÁ prohibido hacer escÁndalos o provocarlos. con permiso. >> pase usted. >> oye, tÍa, esa seÑora tiene cara de bruja. (tocan a la puerta). >> no tengo dinero. ay, perdÓneme es que yo pensÉ que era el seÑor queenÍa a cobrar la renta. >> pues no. soy la nueva vecina. ¿se acuerda que la semana pasada estaba buscando departamento? >> ah, sÍ, el de allÁ arriba ¿verdad? >> sÍ. >> ¿se quedÓ usted con Él? >> sÍ. yo soy gloria. >> totalmente de acuerdo. >> quiero decir, me llamo gloria. >> oh, oh. >> ¿y usted? >> no, yo no. digo, digo, yo me llamo ramÓn. p

. >> regina got her red light running ticket at this intersection. >> how am i going to be able to payo me, that's a lot of money. >> here's your picture. send us $470. >> actuality, these cameras are ripping off the people that can least afford it. >> i was furious. >> suresh got his ticket in fremont. >> and that's the heart of this issue, some bay area politicians want us to believe it's all about safety. all about preventing crashes, like this one in redwood city. or this one in napa. watch the light and keep your eye on the tan pick up. another example at this intersection. again, watch the light. a full five seconds after it turns red. compelling pictures. but our investigation found in south san francisco, the number of crashes at inter se sections with red light cam ras is up not down. >> not just about money because in south san francisco, red light cameras are losing money. take a look. this last year, $435,000 in revenue. but cost the city more than $485,000 to operate. a loss of more than 50 grand. >> the cameras are not making money. some people would say, then, why are th

. >> regina, director of the office of the small business commission. our office was involved in creating the new regulations for the mobile food, so i will be here to make myself available and i have been monitoring the permit process and the hearings. i have written a letter to you and it should be in your package recommending that the board of holvis the recommendations for these permits -- the board upholds the recommendations for these permits. many of the comments that you heard any concerns from the appellants that we have heard in other hearings fall in a policy matter as it relates to how the program is structured and is not so much how dpw is interpreting the regulations. because of this, supervisor wiener has convened a couple of meetings and we have put together a task force made up of my office, his office, golden gate restaurant association, mat cohen and la cocina. i want to let you know that high a lifted out some of the areas that we are addressing. here are improvements that can be made to the program. since the program is new, these a

supervisor wiener: regina from the office of small business. >> thank you. good afternoon chair mar, supervisors wiener and cohen. i want to thank supervisor wiener for introducing the legislation. i think you are going to hear from many in the industry about the need to do something. and an active interest in something that will bring more consistent in terms of the industry. the commission did hear this matter on november 14th and did recommend -- i will hit on the points that supervisor wiener did not identify in terms of amendments. the commission did recommend allowing eight dogs. the commission looked at this not only from the rec and parks side, the animal care and control side, but also from the business sector side. knowing there will be businesses that will be reducing the number of dogs they will be walking, and hearing from dog walkers in a certain size threshold. the commission is recommending an eight limit and that is proim aerial around what the -- primarily around what the commission things is safe for the dogs and economically for the busin

. >> regina james replaced shelton in september for four months. >> it was very upsetting and people were very angry. >> the u.s. attorney's office filed an indictment charging shelton with a debit card to access city money. >> the reality is, we hold the public trust. >> where did this money come from? head of the d.c. office of advisory neighborhood offices explain. >> those commissions are made up of commissioners, one for every 2,000 people. the city then funds these advisory neighborhood commissions with an annual allotment based upon the size. the larger, the more money they get. turns out to be $1.20 a person. >> money pays for office space, staff, websites, and fliers. >> this money is given to the amc's to fund their operations and every quarter they turn in a report for the auditor and after the auditor reviews that report, she ochs another. >> in shelton's case, he had not turned in his quarterly report for three consecutive reporters. >> the audit to do this, did that in this case and discovered there were a number of expenditures, namely debit card transactions that were

actuaciÓespecial de regina tornÉ como "gloria".enrique segoviano. ♪ (mÚsica) ♪. ♪ (mÚsica) ♪. >> buenos dÍas. >> ni tan buenos. ¿ustedes son nuevas, verdad? >> sÍ. >> ¿usted no, verdad? >> ¿quÉ? >> lo que la seÑora quiere decir es que si somos nuevas en la vecindad. >> lo quie puede durar con los pasos más. >> que es lo que pesa señor? >> buenas, sas, perdiste! >> pero no se vale empujar. >> no sabia. >> pero que es no empujar. >> nisiquiera te voy a tocar. >> pasale >> 1 2, ya perdiste, paga. >> te estoy diciendo que vale, pasa. >> no más te vale sas! >> una oportunidad más y nada más. >> ! 2 3 >> ya perdiste chavito. >> porque? >> porque tienes los 2 pies en el suelo. >> saleee! >> ay mamá! >> fue sin querer queriendo. >> ya me dio un infarto en la espinilla. >> porqiue la chilindrina hyace trampas. >> mira chavo en púrimer lugar tú viniste así nada nas, tienen que dar saltos largos. >> fijate, largos. >> pero si los estoy dando largos, así. >> contesta, a ver dime porque ahora. >> otra vez fue sin querer queriendo. >> ta me desg

actuaciÓn especial de regina tornÉ como "gloria". producciÓn y direccion, enrique segoviano.ue te pasa chavo! >> chavo? >> chavito, doña floridnd al chavo le pasa algo, tiene cara de tonto. >> ija mia eso desde que nacio. >> (música) >> paty, si. >> que sangrona es esa paty verdad chavo, yo que tú no me junto con ella, chavo, que tre pasa chavo? >> chavooo! >> oigame, que escandalo es este. >> ahora que le paso? ya le dio la garrotera. >> se rie como idiota. >> que no estas jugando a lo escantados? >> esta hipopotamizado. >> se dice hipnotizado. >> es la bruja del 71. >> la bruja! >> ya basta, niños cuantas veces les he dicho que doa clotilde no es bruja, es es es hermosa, es primorosa, mangazo. >> por favor, don ramon. >> la reina de todas la vecindades. >> pero don ramon no me habin dicho esas cosas. >> muchas gracias. >> digo, y este? >> es el plomero, vino a arreglar la gumedad de mi departamento. >> si dejó un hoyo bien grande, quiere verlo? >> con gusto. >> gracias! >> mmm >> akauhm. >> ahahahaha >> mira chavo el refrescote tan grandote, y no te doy, y a ti tampoco. >>

we have minus 16 in regina. not only is it going to be a very significant, very rapid drop in temperatures, but there's also the windchill to be concerned about because it is going to be very windy and any of that snow even though it is light could be buffetted about and that could impair your visibility. do take care if you're going to be in the region. all right. let's take a look now at europe. across the north we've got a system that's really quite heavily impacting western norway. there's going to be snow here certainly and very, very windy. maybe into scotland some mountain snow mostly rain, though. northern ireland affected by that system. the rest of the british isles seeing sunshine as well on wednesday. generally fairly settled for the first time in a long time across much of the rest of the continent. staying cold many the balkans and this system here in turkey is going to be weakening off into the next couple of days. here's your temperatures fairly cool out towards the east. getting cooler in moscow

regina benjamin, u.s. surgeon general. with each cigarette, you have to ask yourself: "is this the one that will cause a heart attack?" if you really want to quit smoking, call 1-800-quit-now. >> welcome back everyone. we'll give you a live look outside. it's going to be another beautiful day. that is san francisco. christina loren telling us near-record highs again. a couple of nice weeks starting the new year. 4:54. >> a bay area assemblyman wants to see improvements when it comes to gas pipeline safety. jerry hill is set to propose three new bill this is morning, one would require the california public utilities commission to implement 29 recommendations from the national transportation safety board. another would mandate a whistle-blower protection program and the last to force the commission to set rates based on a utility safety record. >> santa clara hoping to make a commute more comfortable, vta introducing 20 new buses. designed to accommodate long commutes and will have reclining seat, wi-fi and reading lights. t

. >> tom: regina first met pamela 25 years ago. >> and we had the opportunity to come together at monday morning management meetings. and i would come in and be there prompt and on time, not that she wasn't, but she'd come in a little bit later and in a way that stopped the room. and pamela would come in and she just was elegant, feminine, beautifully dressed, big hat, heels, and i thought i have to get to know this woman. >> tom: today she had helps run the team as the executive vice president. they have a client retention rate of 98%. >> i think the thing that i most like about pamela is the people she surrounds herself with. she has an amazing staff, an amazing group of people, absolutely top notch. >> i want each of our clients to grow by 20%, in 12 months. i think for a leader to have a vision and share that vision, is critical. i think for a leader to be dependable and reliable is a wonderful, wonderful capability. >> tom: can a leader make mistakes? >> without question, a leader can make mistakes. and a leader isn't doing much if they -- >> tom: pat ryan, the founder of the compan

regina benjamin, u.s. surgeon general. with each cigarette, you have to ask yourself: "is this the one that will cause a heart attack?" if you really want to quit smoking, call 1-800-quit-now. >> reporter: good morning. i'm damian trujillo live in san jose where the mayor backs off on pot clubs. i'll have the latest coming up. >> outrage over the man leading the investigation into the san bruno explosion. why a congresswoman wants the governor to get involved. >> reporter: i'm bob redell live in oakland where the city is reassessing security after this weekend's violent clashes with demonstrators. that story coming up. >> a live look outside golden gate bridge. golden opportunities in the forecast this morning. it is monday, january 30, this is "today in the bay."

and many of the undecided, including the reginas of bedford, will be listening closely tonight. >> we will just watch to see how santorum does versus romney, because they will be on his back. >> don't forget the debate. >> reporter: john huntsman is also looking for attention tonight. he is the candidate that spent the most time here, and needs to finish in the top tier tuesday to keep his campaign alive. danielle nottingham, cbs news, manchester, new hampshire. >>> the oklahoma police are trying to identify a 6-year-old boy found in an east oakland parking lot overnight. the chile was found alone outside a bank near the oakland san leandro border around 3:30 this morning. he was put in the care of child protective services while police try to find his parents. police say they have been in contact with his mother but they say the boy will remain with cps, and we will have more on the story coming up at 6:30. >>> and a woman's body found in an oakland home overnight. and police are trying to figure out what happened. the body was discovered just after 2:00 this morning. and the house o

[applause] and regina and i have known each other 20 years. and others that have been part of our office family. i want to thank the family and friends and loved ones of my staff, because they often get forgotten in that extended circle of people who are asked to be patient, who are to buy their tongues and to really arinder the pressing demands of what it means to be a district supervisor and what it means to be a member of the selected family. -- and this is elected family. i want to thank the amazing qadry of interns and volunteers that my office has entertained. i cannot tell how ratifying it is to hear from a former intern who has landed a great job and tells you that the reason they have aspired to that location is because of some of the work and experience they had with our office. it is not easy to be a volunteer in turn. for me or anybody. they have to navigate from the mundane of clerical or answering the funds to hopefully getting a taste of what it means to be part of a complicated or controversial subject. i appreciate the work th

for what was supposed to be a higher paying shot that was seven years ago many indian workers like regina's mother simply disappear it's thought some are just afraid to come back and admit their dream became a nightmare while others hide to escape abuse from employers and fear being discovered by authorities and deported when their paperwork expires we had a lot of difficulties and still do when she went missing she has and that is a lot of responsibility i have two kids as a brown all of them were really young when she went missing so they don't have many memories of her memories that no amount of money from abroad could make up for we can only speculate about this one missing woman's story but hers is not an isolated case although migrant keralite workers send almost seven billion dollars back to india every year thousands of others have never been heard from again preassure either. from india. and he will walk aid in a fresh push for nuclear energy we report on lying on the wrong response to pressure from the us with a range of measures as a storm of harsh rhetoric between tehran and the

. >> regina avero is a spokesperson for the national transportation -- spokesperson for the national transportation association. >> the department of transportation recently released statistics that 2010 was the least deadly year on the roads in the last 60 years. unfortunately this weekend is a tragic reminder on maryland roads of how deadly being behind the wheel of a car can be. >> police are waiting to release the fourth victim's name until their immediate family has been contacted. sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a man and woman dead after a freak accident along mcginnis road. a woman struck a man with her car when he was standing along the road. when she pulled over to help him, a jeep struck both of them. that was just before 7:00 saturday morning. both people died from injuries. police have not said whether charges will be filed. >> the victim of another deadly crash in the region was honored about a vigil saturday night. family and friends gathered to remember 32-year-old brian mcdivett. a well known and loved custodian from saverna high school. his car crashed into oncom