there is only one item, for 2451 sacramento st., intention to initiate a project-sponsored amendment to san francisco zoning map two. president miguel: is there any public comment? >> my name is paul warren, speaking on this case. we would like it pulled off the consent calendar. president miguel: thank you. is there any other public comment on the consent items? >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am barbara smith with the san francisco housing authority. i am not sure if it is appropriate for me to speak at this time. president miguel: we are only considering whether it stays on consent. if it does not, as the member of the public has requested, we will hear it on the regular calendar. >> thank you. president miguel: certainly. is there any other member of the public? if not, public comment is closed. where will consider it the first item on the regular agenda. >> we are then on commissioners questions and matters, consideration of adoption of a draft minutes for february 18, october 21, and december 9, 2010. commissioner sugaya: i did not get any minutes. president miguel: they ar

when i walk down sacramento street or california st., i see a 24-7 energy output. i am not seeing any compromising. i am not seeing any reduction of the lights. unfortunately, i think we have gone into a 24-7 culture. years and years ago, from my observations of living here for 50 years, we had more respect for sunday's, where there was less energy consumption. now we have it 24-7. this is the culture we are creating for ourselves. we are reducing very little. i do not see any evidence of that. people are shopping at 12:00 that night, 1:00 in the morning, 2:00 in the morning. we are seeing 24-7 with many of these new establishments coming into our neighborhoods. the lights are on, not off. and it takes a lot of energy to support this kind of system. i think this is an absence of common sense here. i think it is wasteful. i think it is inconsiderate. i think it is disrespectful to mother earth to continue to take this energy without giving anything back. that is my statement as a concerned citizen. i live here. i have lived here for 50 years. let us be progressive.

after that, the trophy will go on to sacramento and around the country, before returning to san francisco, for the big opening day, which is april 8. against st. louis, i think. >> yes. a big crowd. >> look how heavy that thing is. >> got to weigh a lot. you don't get to hold it. you just get to see it. >> and that's it for cbs 5 eyewitness news at noon. have a great day. the next newscast is at 5:00. ,,

sacramento river. this was discovered when chinese archives were opened. this is a map that shows the key sailing clubs and recreational areas in san francisco, many of which offer you sailing programs, including st. francis, golden gate, south bay yacht club, treasure island sailing center, merrill post hunters point yacht club, and mission creek. this is one of the areas where america's cup village is proposed. this is where four of the providers for youth programs are located. in 2000, don riley entered america's cup with her home base being in san francisco. she then found it true you sailing programs, and the legacy continues today through a continuing endowment -- and that is important -- that was established by the 2000 america's cup campaign. here is an example of kids and happy faces who have participated in this program. in addition, india basin, hunters point about 10 years ago began an annual program that was established to offer kids of all ages the opportunity to spend a day on the water. to date, about 500 people have taken advantage of this opportunity. here you will see watercraft being delivered. kids in their life jackets getting ready to board kayaks. kids on the water. holy k

st. look at the sunshine along the coast. big sur 67. 54 eureka. inland tulie fog fresno 50. sacramento 57 and sunshine in chico, 62.ple are dead after a suicide bomber blew himself out in a crowd of police recruits today. it happened in saddam hussein's hometown of tikrit. the death toll was still rising after the blast. the job seekers were searched before they entered the station yard. china's president begins a four-day visit to the u.s. today. he arrives this evening where president obama will host a private dinner with the chinese leader. a formal state dinner something he did not get with president bush in 2006. mr. obama is expected to present a list of concerns from silicon valley ranging from china trade protectionism to intellectual violations. >> i think going to discuss subjects among which will attract attention of the whole world. and this common meeting, summit, will be beneficial both for america and the united states. >> the two leaders are also expected to talk about nuclear proliferation and the rising tensions on the peninsula. >> the new congress gets back to work this morning after a week-long