and media partners, abc-7, a.m. 1400, asian week.com, comcast, and choir.net, ktsf tv, s.f. gov tv, the examiner and world channel. thank you so much for your support. [applause] and if you're -- this celebration also received the support of so many individuals as well as professional small businesses and community organizations. you'll see their names listed on the screen and in the program book. and on the website. a.p.a. -- apasf.org. those attending this celebration for the past few years, we have been treated to so many fabulous and unique ethnic, cultural performances. this year, certainly no exception. the northern california cherry blossom festival just celebrated its 44th year. during which the 2011 queen and court was selected. so tonight, the 2011 court will perform their opening number from the queens program, choreographed by mickey nowitzki and music by shina ringo entitled ringo uotota. please welcome the 2011 northern california cherry blossom court. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> thank you once again. the 2011 cherry blossom court. a beautiful performanc

the wreck very close to s.f. state.m if any of these people might be students and they say at this point they just don't know. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> hundreds of dui convictions in san francisco possibly thousands now one step closer to being just tossed out. filing a legal challenge against the sfpd. officers are supposed to calibrate the screening devices every ten days. now, officers have not been following that procedure for the last seven to eight years. he says the accuracy of these test results are now in dispute impacting hundreds, maybe thousands of dui convictions. the police department has its own independent investigation right now underway. >>> 6:35 right now, pg & e will have to pay up again. a judge has rejected the utilities appeal of a $16 million fine for failing to inspect pipes in contra costa county. the judge ruled that the danger to communities justified that penalty. regulators issued the fine after finding more than 800 safety violations back in

sot albie esparza - portavoz, polica de s.f.ersona fue bajo arresto por los cinco homicidios que ocurrio el viernes en la mañana". anteriormente, la policia habia dicho que uno de los muertos estaba siendo considerado como el responsable pero durante la investigacion, encontraron pruebas que llevaron a la detencion de binh thai luc de 35 aÑos, quien tena una relacion con las victimas.. "la persona sí ha tenido conexión de pandillas anteriormente pero este incidente no fue involucrado de pandillas". algunos allegados a la familia dicen que habia una disputa de dinero entre las victimas y el sospechoso, pero la policia no ha confirmado esta version y dice que sigue tratando de averiguar como fallecieron.. "no sabemos la arma especifico porque no la tenemos en custodia pero pensamos que tenia un tipo de arma que puede usar para usar blunt force trauma". en reportes anteriores, las autoridades dijeron que al menos dos personas habian muerto a balazos pero ahora dicen que las victimas fueron golpeadas con un arma que tambien fue util

he was an s.f. giants fan and enjoyed collecting and selling sports cards and having boy's' night out with his buddies. he was a great dancer and he passed this on to his children. he is known for his sense of humor, his huge heart, and his gregarious nature. for everyone who knows him, you know what we are talking about. he could warm-up or room that was freezing cold with one smile and a joke. and the friends he had were friends for life like me. he will be remembered for his jokes, his knowledge of sports and music facts and breaking out into the electric slide on the dance floor. his biggest pride and joy were her fun-loving children. who adored him immensely. in lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to the family trust. the celebration was held at skyline earlier this month. i want to express my deepest condolences to the family. he was an amazing person and i really miss him. thank you. my next couple of items, i wanted to say first, colleagues, san francisco is lucky to have a wo

sot kimberly alvarenga - directora del distrito 13 en s.f.comm era para atrapar a las personas mas violentas y que han cometido felonias y basicamente ha atrapado a personas inocentes". cg mayra tostado fue en mujeres unidas y activas de san francisco donde norma descubrio que necesitaba ayuda legal para frenar su deportacion. "les recomendamos que si alguna persona no ha cometido un delito grande, que inmediatamente llame a su local, a los abogados de la comunidad". despues de casi dos aÑos peleando su caso con la ayuda de un abogado, las autoridades de inmigracin desistieron de su deportacin... ahora, norma esta solicitando una visa u.. "la mejor razon para pelear este caso era que no tenia caso porque, por que me querian deportar? por algo que no tenia razon". sin embargo, otros inmigrantes no han contado con la misma suerte.. "de 65mil personas que han sido atrapadas, 7 de cada 10 personas atrapadas no han cometido un delito grande". actualmente, un proyecto llamado la ley de confianza busca impedir que las personas sin antecedentes penal

we have intimation on how you can help at cbs s.f. dot com >> the suspect in san francisco mass murder has a criminal history and an immigration judge ordered him deported years ago. he is accused of murdering five people in a san francisco home last week. in 2006 a judge ordered him deported back to vietnam but the vietnamese government did not provide the necessary documents. under u.s. law aliens who face deportation orders cannot be held for more than 180 days so federal immigration officials had to release him. >> it is a tragedy that because of the flaw in the system would have things like this happen >> he now remains in custody in connection with the san francisco murders. it is said that it appears the victims died from blunt force trauma but the medical examiner has not yet determined the cause of death. newly released records reveal more permission about a murder case in the berkeley hills. a man was bludgeoned last month in the highway, driveway of his own. transcripts obtained by the chronicle say he had asked police for

. >> we have posted the entire news conference on a website cbs s.f. dot com. african-american community churches around the nation and the bay area are amplifying the cries for justice in the shooting death of 17 year-old trayvon martin who was shot while wearing a hooded sweatshirt walking home in a gated community in florida. today many creatures and their congregations wore hooded sweat shirts in his memory. >> mccall's continue for the rest of shooter george zimmerman but some have sparked a larger movement. >> is not your usual sunday best but today at allen temple baptist church, who did sweatshirts were worn by parishioners young and old in honor of trayvon martin. the 17 year-old was shot and killed by neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman in a florida neighborhood in february. martin was on armed and wearing a hooded sweatshirt and zimmermann said he thought he was a threat >> stereotypes' are something we used to keep our lives orderly but we need to think much harder than that. >> this event was born. this church is one of about one dozen in t

[applause] >> walk s.f. is eager to see new investment in wider sidewalks and smarter street design throughout the city. in san francisco, even though we all walk, we still see 800 people here get hit by cars. that is too much. thanks to the mayor's pedestrian safety task force, we know that only 7% of our streets are where over half of all of the serious and fatal injuries occur. that means we know where to focus our resources to save lives. smart investment will pay off for everyone in the city because more walkable streets means more foot traffic. that is better for local businesses. that means safer streets for kids to walk to schools, families to walk to parks, and for everyone to enjoy lives, works, and visits san francisco. thank you. [applause] >> i will now turn it over to mayor lee. i will ask all of us to gather around as he signs the legislation at his ne >> today is 2/3. one there. i only have one of these pens. if i had more, everybody behind me would get one. they're valuable things. otherwise

for more information go to cbs s.f. dot com. you'll see the story right on the front page. a cure for balding, what researchers found that might stop hair loss before it starts. we have a bigger storm headed our way and we will talk about a coming up >> and islamic extremists accused of killing seven people in france is dead >> that is after a shootout with police that left several officers injured. >> french commandos stood down off after a deadly 32 hour standoff. the siege ended with gunfire and explosions at the apartment of the suspected killer. the 23 year-old was hiding in the bathroom when police stormed his home. prosecutors say he had several guns and opened fire on police. officer shot back hitting him in the head as he threw himself out the window. police negotiators say in the hours before his death he admitted to killing a teacher and three students at a jewish school this week and murdering three french soldiers earlier this month. detectives say he filmed the killings and was proud of them. seen in this amateur video, he claimed to have links to al qaeda and

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for more information, or to seek help from a volunteer, had to cbs s.f.dot com/consumer watch >> it does take some time >> is really as simple as putting out the comps in,,,,,,,, >> here is what we're working on for the 6:00 news, dial 911 and get ready to wait. the bay area city where getting help could take more than 20 minutes. it is so bad that even the police chief says his department is missing the mark. krispy kream is making a comeback. how it is providing a sweet spot in the bay area job market. those are my favorite. >> i never knew that they went away! >> we will see you in 30 minutes >> a little bit of a break from the storm? >> may be some sunshine the next couple of days and the temperatures will be out into the upper 60s and low 70's and then we have a very fast-moving cold front coming in late friday night through saturday morning. a little bit of a break saturday afternoon but the

and most importantly, he and establishes a positive first link between the children and the s.f. pd. he will ultimately benefit from his work. >> i am a fifth grade teacher at west portal elementary. each year since 1986, my students have participated in an outdoor educational adventure with the sfpd wilderness program. we of got backpacking trips, hiking 5.5 miles into the wilderness. we of gone hiking in the last several years on the hike to angel island. the children always come back with a sense of community, and my other parents and children have also alluded to that. they come back talking about what an officer said, what they did, how much fun they had, and tired. the self-esteem they gain from these interactions is amazing. by stephen c. police officers as regular, caring, fun people. this is in contrast to what they usually see, the negative images in the news or in their neighborhoods. former students return to school and tell me of meeting an officer, somewhere in the city, an officer the ygot to - -they g- -- they got to know on these adventures. i see their smiles, i

. -- s.f. initiative will help us to do. i also want to thank the participants in the program. it takes a lot of initiative and discipline to say, i wanted take on these new skills, i want to transform my life. in transforming myself and achieving these skills with the discipline and commitment you have, then you are also transforming your communities and society as a whole. i especially want thank you for your commitment to this program, and to acquiring the skills to really change our lives and contribute back to our society in san francisco in a positive way. i want to thank you for participating in this program. [applause] >> a in thank you, christina. first of all, i want to thank jay for having us here today. i am sure all of you are familiar, but this is one of the most amazing organizations we have in san francisco. i have had the opportunity to speak here a number of times to the children and am impressed more and more by the caliber of people that are here. thank you for all you do and to tiffany and dan for fostering that vision and the amazing organization you run.

s.f. card. we have lots of community partners here today. salvation army. we just have so many partners in the community, and that's really what it's about when you're talking about the recovery and resilience as i effort to include the whole community and include our neighbors, our businesses and our non-profit agencies. so with that, it's my great pleasure to introduce mike dayton, who is acting secretary of cal e.m.a. here in california. we work very closely with cal e.m.a. and do so many partnership things. we could not have the success we have in san francisco without such a supportive agency in sacramento. so mike? [applause] >> well, thank you, anne, for that kind introduction. i'd like to thank you, too, for your partnership, your creativity and your team, so i'd like to give you a round of applause for your hard work and your staff in pulling this all in together, today. [applause] >> so it really is an honor to be here today to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake that broke lives, homes and businesses, the loma prieta ea

since january, s.f. puc has taken over custodial and security for the building. as the building owners, the critique that we were getting from them is that the building was not clean and security was not happening at that level low expectations. those things have been taken on and i think we have gotten good feedback over the last several months on people being able to see marked improvements. the last thing we were working on was, in conversation with some of the local foundations to see basically what happens with this plan, if it ends up being the type of tenants we are talking about, could one of the foundation's facilitate an ongoing table that tenants could sit at to talk about building energy amongst each other, more impact that they could have together, because they have a lot of relationship together, but the vision that is being built is that all is greater than the parts. with the help facilitate that type of ongoing set up for success? so, that is the presentation. i did it under the buzzer, which is great. i think that will turn it back over to the c