responder community in san francisco, having them live in our city and neighborhoods makes this a safer city. you can think about living in our neighborhoods and in san francisco on a daily basis, but also as you think about san francisco, and we have to be ready for the next big earthquake. it is not a matter of if, but when, that comes. we need to have the first responders on the ground to make sure our city gets back on track as quick as possible. i have asked three people to come better here. first, brian from our mayor's office of housing. it currently administers our police in the community loan program. second, i see mickey and jennifer from our department of human resources, to come talk about some statistics about our police officers here in san francisco. also, gary, the president of our police officers association, to have an inside view on how this is working in the police department and what we might be able to do to make it better. i will ask brian from our mayor's office of housing to come up. >> i think we will rely in the handout. i am the director of community development w

a safer city requires bringing all of these elements together. i'm proud to have burned the support of senator dianne feinstein, the attorney general , lt. gov. gavin newsom and many, many others. i hope i can earn your support also. please join us on our web site. thank you. >> election day is november 8th, 2011. that is the last date to vote in person and a deadline for receipt of the vote by mail ballots. >> hello. my name is ross mirkarimi, i'm the supervisor of the fifth district of the board of supervisors of san francisco. i am running for sheriff because i want to improve public safety throughout san francisco. when i was elected supervisor in 2004, i inherited the district with many neighborhoods that notoriously had the second-highest violent crime rate throughout all of san francisco. i set out to make sure we take back our streets from crime. i did so with the kind of innovative programs that had not been used because of a community that had been woefully underserved but making sure we were able to marry the power of redemption on one

are more commuters feeling secure enough to take the system >>that might make some people feel safer ... cityy that they realize there is a public perception of the cta that there are sometimes problems but they also said that continued problem free rides will only add to the improvement of the public's perception of how safe the system really is >> still to come on the wgn news at noon it's cloudy and cool this afternoon but it is looking better for the thanksgiving holiday tom skilling will join us next with his full forecast we have some new radar tools in our graphics system so we are busy perfecting those today ... one thing we do not have is rain in the chicago metropolitan area ... we are in store for warmer temperatures this thanksgiving but before that we will have northeast winds and a bit of a rain shower tomorrow it will be blustery tomorrow. there's quite a temperature contrast around the country unseasonably warm to the selfouth and very cold to the north. rain prospects increase here tomorrow. the wind turns southerly thursday and friday giving us one of the warmest thanksgivin

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and one of the most important things we are working on with the city is how to build the city out in a safer way. briefly, our vision of 100 miles across town bikeways that are safe, comfortable, and inviting for the growing number of people riding, and it helps the city its goal. a mayor and board of supervisors have set a goal of 20% of trips by bicycle by the year 2020. at our last count about terribly ill years ago, we were at 7%. we set an ambitious goal of 20% of trips by bike, so we do need to be preparing and making sure our roads are ready. part of our vision is connecting the city. that means literally connecting neighborhoods, a regional transit, business corridors, and our threat in waterfront, of course, with safe, comfortable, inviting bikeways. pedestrians have their own save space on the sidewalk. this is one of our divisions near the stadium. one other is the embarcadero, sometimes known as the embikeadero. we are exciting -- excited about opening up the bank, making sure that the walkway is dedicated, said, uncomfortable for those walking. we see an opportunity with the ame

i do not necessarily want to give back the ground that the game with regards to making the city safer. i have a son in a band. for me to pop up at cafe dunor, trigger, or blondie's -- if they have a live entertainment permit. i was in there once and i was told to make sure that they should get a permit because i thought it was great. i do not have a lot of prepared comments. i have been to this summit before and i know that you have a lot of comments. could i take a few minutes of questions? that will leave you to your captains and permit officers. any questions? or are we golden with regards to entertainment in san francisco? >> [inaudible] [laughter] >> san francisco police. how does he get to be a preferred vendor? >> [inaudible] >> i think is bid and clout. sell yourself to the job. keep it safe. that is how that works. >> no one has any questions? >> [inaudible] is there feedback on that? >> i know that everyone has concerns with regards to be a tight -- videotape and big brother watching. but we do not monitor the crime cameras in san francisco. the quality is often not such tha

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in working directly with communities on the street and in their homes to make communities and cities safer appeared as police chief, homicide dropped nearly in half when i was here. when i became district attorney in january, i continue that trajectory by moving immediately to reduce the backlog in homicide. thanks to some of those efforts, today, we enjoy nearly 90% conviction rate in homicide, but i know from firsthand experience that making the city save is not just about making arrests and prosecutions. it is about gaining trust in the community and making their lives better. that is why i created neighborhood courts that differ low-level offenders away from prison while entering the take responsibility for their crimes and their victims are made whole. we have neighborhood courts now it bayview and mission and other states will continue until we have their programs citywide. that is also why i have taken victim services directly into our community so victims such as the elderly and those who have suffered from domestic violence receive the services they need without having to travel t

bicycle coalition's extraordinary effort to make bicycling not only more viable, but also safer within the city. however, i am is bidding on the same issue related to the plan being for cesar chavez, and want to make sure that commissioners are aware that if the plan bidding, as it is presently proposed, goes through, it will have grave impacts on the force ability to move goods from the ports to their final destinations. an analysis of the existing proposals includes the fact that if lanes are taken out of scissors chavez -- cesar chavez, east of highway one no one, it will cause a back up of approximately 1,200 feet of trucks trying to get on to the freeways. not only will this cause a problem for trucks, but more importantly, and the reason why i am here bank, is because that will have as severe impact on air quality in the area. i share the southern waterfront advisory committee, which was established as a result of the concerns of community residents and public health about the impact on health and air quality in the southern part -- in the southeastern part of the city as a result of port

i will bring my experience to my job and leave san francisco to a safer and protected city. >> thank you for inviting us and making this possible. i am the oldest one up here, but the newest member of the candidates for district attorney. i entered the race less than a month ago. the reason i entered was i was a district attorney for 20 years, but i have been a defense attorney for the last 16 years. i looked around and was encouraged by friends and colleagues to enter the race. i looked carefully and realize i had everything all of the current candidates have to offer plus i am que native san franciscan. i bring a well-balanced approach to the administration of criminal justice, having been a prosecutor and a defense attorney for almost the same amount of time here plus, because of my background, my family lives here. i live here. my kids went to public schools. i have two grandchildren. one lives here, and one lives in the bay area. i think i bring to the district attorney's office in a unique opportunity to look at crimes from the perspective of the san franciscans, someone who kn

police sergeant says anything to help the city be safer is a good idea. >> the department in the situationhat it's in right now with the layoffs, anything we can do to strengthen our relationship with the public to help us solve crime ands direct us to where the crimes are, are going to be a forced multiplier for us. >> the ad makes tips anonymous. encourages anyone with a smart phone for reporting suspicious activity. is >> a high school home coming made waves this week. a news story about a lesbian couple is hitting home. amanda reports. >> reporter: yahoo's home page read high school students crowned american's first lesbian couple. received the honor of home coming queen alongside her girlfriend in 2008. >> it's going publicity for the community but i was kind of bummed because i was trying to get my story out there since 2008. >> even though television news stations had interviewed her, an 8.0 earthquake grabbed the headlines. >> you have like their parents there too. >> here at san jose state, pure educator says she commends the couples who stand up to diversitiy. they can be the mos

thank you for all of the advocates that put us at city hall for working on making streets safer for you. thank you. [applause] next up, we have the director of m.t.a. ed rifkin. [applause] >> good morning, everybody. our job at the m.t.a. since we're the transportation agency for the city and it's our job to make sure that everybody can get around san francisco and do so safely. whether you're riding muni, whether you're in a car, whether you're in a cab, whether you're on your bike or whether you're walking, we want you to be able to be safe. particularly we want you to be safe to get to school. the last thing we want parents and teachers having to worry about is getting you to school. we want you to be focused on learning and on developing your skills and on being safe and healthy. as mayor and supervisor kim mentioned, we're doing things such as lowering speed limit, calming the streets, doing everything we can do working with our partners and the police department, pauble health department, rec and park and school district to make it so you can all get to school safely. when i saw a

about 100,000 people live here, the government vowing to continue fighting the gangs to make the cities safer. and 2016 olympics. >> the u.k. >> queen elizabeth playing the first week in london at a ceremony honoring british soldiers who have died in the war. remembrance sunday takes place each year to the november 11th, the anniversary of world war i. >> and a market officially open in vienna. making it a tourist attraction and 3 billion visit each year and more than 100 shops from trinkets, to booze and drinks. and news that it's a disease that could soon affect one in ten people across the globe. a new report for your health coming up and tiger woods playing in australia working to get his name and game back to where he wants them to be in the golf world. >> a new report into fox news, the number of people with diabetes showing one in ten adults develop the disease and life long disease as now and high levels of sugar in the blood and projected rise blamed on aging, not obesity. and that's the head of the world health organization saying the number in the latest study is credible, but no w

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safer. we need people in every neighborhood of the city to trust the police, trust our prosecutors, to come forward as victims and work together to make our streets safer. right now, that trust is not very and i am running for district attorney to bring that trust back. >> we need to modernize the investigative unit. you need to go out and solve crimes. modernize that unit, and regarding the lawyers, it raises the bar. you make them highly efficient. >> experience and visionary leadership. i've experienced leadership by leading the aledo trial teams from public integrity, restitution, sexual assault, creating model programs throughout the state and throughout the country. and leadership outside the office, there are over 111 police agencies. nobody is talking to anybody. we have to work with other jurisdictions that have a regional approach. criminals don't respect the borders. our criminal justice response needs to be one of coordinated action. i had a nine-county task force. i acquired three of the thousand dollars of federal funding. i want to bring the same regional approach in dealing w

safer. >> good afternoon. i worked at city-wide case management for and six program. i am the program director for supportive employment. all of our clients are ex- offenders and have co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders. i was in the criminal justice background is the biggest obstacle for people in obtaining employment. as people have spoken so eloquently, our individuals are the first people screened out of jobs when they are applying for positions. our employment specialists and java developers really have to use their creativity in terms of getting these individuals employed. we also use volunteering. we have clients at the department of rehabilitation, which has been successful. we are most affected at mom-and- pop places that have a commitment to social advocacy, and this tax break would be a huge tool to get many more people employed -- we are most effective at mom-and-pop places that had a commitment to social advocacy. >> good afternoon. my name is john clark. supervisor, good to see you again. glad you have become the new sheriff. it is a