the comstock saloon has been brought back to being a saloon. those kind of things plus the characters involved in the drugs involved, in gauging the public. -- the characters involved and the drinks involved, engaging the public. we want events not just during cocktail week. as an entrepreneur and the owner of the elixir for the last seven years, i started thinking it was also a good way for us to start stepping forward and working with the city government in order to engage them in the conversation as well. we could make more connections between the entrepreneurs that really drive this forward and drive a lot of revenue for the city, a lot of tax revenue, and connecting with our chefs and the evolution of the culture there. if you have not noticed, in the last year or two there have been an amazing amount of new bars and restaurants that have been opening and not closing. i am not a statistician or a politician. i am an entrepreneur working to open my second car and to consult with my clients on growing their businesses. i just want to do what

the comstock saloon has been brought back to being a saloon. those kind of things plus the characters involved in the drugs involved, in gauging the public. -- the characters involved and the drinks involved, engaging the public. we want events not just during cocktail week.

and the afl, anti-saloon league has largely been forgotten about.from 1893 to 1933, they used the occasion of world war i, when the united states declared war in germany in 1917, the largest ethnic group in the country at that time were german. and guess who also with the brewers, the germans, right? so you have a whole ethnic group whose rights were pushed aside and suddenly there was this huge german hysteria in the country and drinking beer, which let most americans drink at that point suddenly looked really unpatriotic. so the asl at that point proposed the 18th amendment and filter congress. this is a wartime measure. people thought they needed us for the war and went into the states about people even thinking about it very much. congress voted very quickly went on to the states and all but two of the states ratified the 18th amendment. the states were rhode island and connecticut. both states have very heavy catholic populations, who really is prohibition is really targeted at them because the temperance movement have a very strong nativist pr

i only elixir saloon in san francisco come here in the mission district. my partners own part of cantina and comstock saloon and the absence room -- absynth room. we came together for years ago to create san francisco cocktail week. we have run that successfully for the last four years as a weeklong event to focus on the fact that the san francisco cocteau community and its history and culture are not only vibrant and strong today, but historically significant to the culinary culture of the city. we basically took our success in the last few years and kept it going by creating a nonprofit in order to run it and to get a bank account and to work with different companies across the industry in order to fund it year after year. we have become a leader in it, having created the first

i only elixir saloon in san francisco come here in the mission district. my partners own part of cantina and comstock saloon and the absence room -- absynth room.

it doesn't mean anything because it was camouflage night at the full moon saloon. we felt compelled to tidy up. and reaging toilet. you force him to shower. we stashed it in the closet. he grabbed a razor and headed for the stall. you better be faithful about it. it's down right inhospitable. he was dressed in a while, v-neck tee shirt. nothing. just wondering about the dress code. where your dress pants. you look hot in those. did you see my ring? i swear you would lose your head if it wasn't attached. this was my mother. i wondered if her death would release me or if i was doomed to norman bates territory. he will be here in five minutes. half an hour later, after i squeezed. we were awkward as wall flowers. the lamp was already blazing with intensity. my growing hard on >> he seemed amenable. he got cold feet? may be he lost interest. ben shrugged. who knows. i would be with us in the second. i am serious. don't you feel abandoned. it's a three way honey, i don't think two people can feel abandoned. he might be late. i looked at the clock again. 25 minutes. only

it happens at the cruiser saloon. tara moriarty joins us live with details of growing crime concerns in the city. good morning, tara. >> reporter: that is right the stabbing happened here at cruisers saloon less than seven hours ago. it's the latest in a string of violent crimes. police say that three people received stab wounds during a fight. at least one of the injuries is serious. it's not clear what set off the bar brawl this latest incident is one of five violent crimes to have happened since wednesday. now despite the apparent surge in crime, the city is getting ready to lay off six officers because of budget problems. >> if there are more cops laid off, people will know there are not cops around and they will be more liable to do bad things. the crime rate will increase. >> reporter: last week a woman was dragged to her death and two men were injured in separate shootings. antioch has recorded ten homicides this year. there were only five in 2009. the police layoff could been neitherred if they -- negotiated.

this happened at the cruiser saloon on a street. this is the late nest a recent string of -- this is the latest in a recent string of violence. tara moriarty is live. good morning. >> reporter: we are here at cruiser saloon. we saw a man coming to pick up his car. we asked him if he saw anything last night. he refused to talk to us. then a couple moments later. a man drove by in his truck truck. he parked his car over in the middle of the parking lot and then left. it was very odd. no one is talking about this with us this particular stabbing. but this is the late nest a rash of violent crimes here in antioch. if you take a look across the street here. there is a strip mall. there was a shooting there with that gas station is. police say last night three people were stabbed during a fight at cruisers. at least one of the injuries is serious. it's not clear what set off the bar brawl. this latest incident is one of five violent crimes to happen. now despite the apparent spike in crime. the city is getting ready lay off six officers b

it happened shortly after 1:00 at the cruisers saloon on 8th street.o word yet on what started the fight or any arrests. three people were taken to the hospital, all are expected to survive. >> 5:33. police are asking for witnesses to come forward to help find the killers of a 17-year-old newark high school student. friends held a vigil at the bus stop where justice was stabbed to death wednesday afternoon. police still have no suspects or motive for the stabbing. they believe several people witnessed the attack but are afraid to come forward. he had many friends at newark where he once played football. >> released video footage of an armed man shot and killed by officers. investigators say this video showing 34-year-old guy giroux brandishing a revolver was taped an hour before his confrontation with police on saturday. he was carrying the same gun at the time of the police shooting. his friends say giroux was part of a group of people making a music video. police responded to reports of a man waving a gun near sonoma boulevard. he ran from officers i

the so says lee had a pretty hard time up here in the saloon us. poor weather conditions. is that the minus if anybody got fond of the view and when. we fulfilled the exercise despite all that. in paragliding only one in the thousand flights may result in an accident but they are extreme pilots and they often risk their lives. russia's middle and the small time of. the copilot by the name of alexei machete was one of the first russian pilots to attempt a dangerous trick of flying a powered powered lie down under a bridge when people. checked out five different branches none of them suited our navy. friends inspected many bridges before they settled on this one it is situated between the towns of tokyo and some. marvelously. high above water. the river flowing underneath gives us more guaranteed a safe flight under the bridge with the rest is a matter of technique. i like say flies something called a power a motor which is a traditional powerglide a wing powered by a small. with a propeller attached. very simple piece of equipment it has a two stroke engine. and a fuel tank

. >> reporter: we are at cruisers saloon. we seen a lot of people coming here to pick up the parked cars or driving by but no one willing to talk to us. the only person that we were able to talk to was a police officer who has been patrolling the area all morning. he expressed concern that the department maybe laying off officers. talk of cutting jobs comes as a particularly troublesome time. just last night three people were stabbed during a fight at cruiser sass s saloon. one is serious. this marks the 5th violent crime since last week t police department maybe forced to cut back the force because of budget problems. >> i think we need to keep the police staffed. i want to be protected and my daughter to be protected. >> reporter: a woman us a dragged to her death and two men were injured in separate shootings, one across the street from cruisers. so far this year apt i don't care recorded 10 homicides double what it was last year. layoffs could be stayed off if they can renegotiate the contract. >>> a shooting hours ago in

the úbíbuilding that burned he the gayty the blue mirror and plaza saloon.his building is the last burlesque building in baltimore. i'm jamie costello with your 6:00 news. so the atf will do what it's paid to do that is to find out exactly how this fire started and whether this is a criminal roosevelt leftwich live with more on the investigation. >> reporter: jamie, according to the atf the fire is incendiary but is not necessarily harrison. they said a human hand had some part to 8$÷play in the fire at baltimore street however they don't know if it was done on purpose. the atf says after a 90 person team "rvxcombed through the rub at 404 baltimore street they found evidence that the fire was out an accident but that doesn't that it was arson. >> human involvement that played a part in this fire that may nçfsor may not have been wi intent. we are still working diligently to gain a more definitive answer but we want the public to know that we are doing everything in our power to what happened during this fire. >> reporter: last monday's fire destroyed 404 bal

easier place to do business in, what do you think is the situation with trying to set up a new bar or saloon type of business in san francisco as far as the process of pyramiding and stuff like that? i am curious to get an answer from somebody i have never met before who might be able to give it to me from the trenches. i was just curious to know. >> i was excited to hear the city was working with the mayor's office to try to bring all of those offices together to make the permiting and that entire step-by-step process easier. when i did it seven years ago, it certainly was not easy. i had multiple points to look to to try to figure everything out. one office did not know what the other office needed, or that other offices existed. that was difficult and i had an m.b.a. commissioner o'brien: that probably made it harder for you. you were looking for rational logic and common sense. [laughter] >> probably. i also have to say when i started my bar i had been in the business over 20 years, on and off. then i went out and did my mba and came back thinking -- very much bucking my mba mentality to

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it happened shortly after 1:00 at the saloon on 8th street. police and paramedics were called to the scene following a site at the bar. no word what started the fight or if there were any arrests. four people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening understands. >> helping to find the killers of a 17-year-old newark high school student. friends held a vigil at the bus stop where justin was stabbed to death wednesday afternoon. they have no suspects. they believe several people witnessed the attack but are afraid to come forward. he was gentle giant and not in a gang. he had many friends at newark memorial high school where he once played football. >> police have released video footage of an armed man shot and killed by officers. this video showing 34 area old guy giroux brandishing a revolver was shown just an hour before the confrontation. giroux was part of a group of people making a music video. police responded to reports waving a gun at florida street. they say he ran from officers into an ally and when he turned around holdin

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new for you this morning in the up police investigating the stabbing outside cruiser's saloon at midnight this morning. a man was exiting the bar when he was confronted by 33 year- old santos. they fought the suspects that the man several times in the chest, back, face. sandoz was arrested at the scene. the victims' wounds do not appear to be life- threatening. it is despite the fact that police are born to be laid off. in yocks murder rate doubled from last weeklast year there has been 30 rapes, 460 aggravated assaults, 983 burglaries, 823 motor vehicle thefts, it is the 11th most dangerous city in california. the tax deal is on the way to president barack obama his desk to sign. it would renew jobless benefits for long-term unemployed and enact a one-year tax cut in social security taxes which will benefit every worker that earns a wage. it was passed before midnight yesterday. two cia contractors to water aborted terrorist suspects are having their legal fees paid by the cia as part of a protection agreement. cia will pay $5 million in legal fees. it is the first identification of thos