they are all over san francisco. again, it is our partnership with our cbos that provide us with the access to our communities and our residents in order to maximize placements. thank you. supervisor avalos: thank you very much. i cannot overstate how much support you have given us in crafting this legislation. i really appreciate your work. mr. rodriguez, mr. iglesias, and ms. simmons as well. what i wanted to do at this point in the hearing is to discuss -- to hear from chris iglesias first. then i will discuss the legislation and we will go into public comment. >> that pretty much concludes the presentations, but i did want to include that what we are working on right now -- we are working primarily with the chapter 6 contract requirements, including the human rights commission, reviewing the legislation and identifying areas of concern and possible amendments to them. we will get back to you. some of those include three levels. when we kick in -- size of projects? when do we escalate to a 50% mandate? there is ad

employees. >> i'm here with san francisco supervisor dufty: -- san francisco sean else bernd. can you tell me why you support this pop -- proposition? >> sure. right newspaper they are the only group of city employees who have their pay set by charter. by taking the guarantee out of the charter we will ensure a fair and even playing ground when we negotiate contracts and that is to the beven the riders. it is not fair in a climate like this. we raise fares, cut service, yet our drivers because of the charter received a 5.5% pay raise. it's just not equitable and we need the change. >> ok. if proposition g were to pass how would it impact san francisco citizens? >> it will impact san francisco citizens by improving the efficiency and just overall improving muni service, by removing that guarantee and pressing the reset button on all the work rules, like our inability to hire a single part-time driver. san francisco is the only city in the country without a single part time driving the inability to require overtime, that will free up dollars that can be plowed back into service

i'm a native san franciscan, who has lived and worked in san francisco my whole life. after completing the plumbing apprenticeship program and working in the trades as a plumber, i have served the last 17 years as a full-time officer in the union, and i have held the position i'm in for the last seven years. i'm currently chairman of local 38, the board of trustees, overseeing over $150 million in assets. i'm also chairman of the pacific coast shipyard pension fund, which oversees over $60 million in assets, and i'm a trustee on the ua international trading fund board of trustees. i'm also president of the bay city metal trades council, delegate to the san francisco building trades council, and a member of the san francisco labor council executive committee. a chance to serve on the treasure island development authority presents a unique opportunity to use my skills and the dish -- in negotiating contracts, experience in representing workers, and background in project labor agreements to assist the city and the authority in ensuring that the redevelopment project benef

san francisco 2, san jose 4.land 5 degrees warmer than average and santa rosa 6 degrees warmer when you hit 71 this afternoon. 8:00 this morning we have the chilly conditions around under a clear and mainly still sky. 51 in san francisco, the warm spot. most of us in the 40s, holding on to the 30s morgan hill, livermore, fairfield and santa rosa. check out these noontime temperatures. great time to be outside, picnic weather. find somewhere outside to eat and soak up the sunshine. 60 half moon bay. the cool spot low to mid-60s. 4:00 we've reached our high for the day but we'll hold on to low to mid-60s around the bay and out to the coast and mid to upper 60s in our inland valley. let's see how long this lasts and we'll actually build upon this warmth over the weekend by sunday and into monday check out those temperatures. low to mid-70s everywhere, each the beaches. the beaches start cooling on tuesday, the rest of us wednesday and thursday. here's frances with an update. >> mike, here's a look at westbound 580 w

san jose with 75 degrees yesterday. 57 in livermore. 74 napa, 70 san francisco.ay, 3 degrees warmer in san jose with 78 degrees. 79 in livermore. 77 napa. 74 in san francisco. more bay area cities with 78 in antioch, 80 pleasanton, 77 in hayward, 72 in half moon bay, 76 kentfield and the upper 70s in santa rosa and also in sonoma. today day 2, day 3, day 4, yeah, we'll take a look at the seven-day forecast in just a few moments. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the time now is 5:37. it's the day for the big midterm elections. the poll will open less than half hour from now. hour and a half from now, that is. mark sayre is at a polling place in san jose to show us how some of the candidates spent the last day of their cam pages. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. let's talk about that senate race. one of the most closely watched senate races in the nation. of course, barbara boxer and carly fiorina for her part, carly fiorina she spent her last day of campaigning making one stop in elk grove near sacramento. fiorina says it is her belief that undecided voters

san jose 58. why san jose warmer than morgan hill? morgan hill will cool off more. a degree or two warmer. then we will bring in rain tomorrow. not showers. it will clear out on sunday, monday, and tuesday. >>> time now is 5:09. a bay area family is on a heartbreaking journey. we'll tell you about the one bay area native killed in combat. >>> we are continuing to watch the escalation treatment in north korea. >>> this morning the parents of san jose marine are on their way to dover to retree their son -- retrieve their sons body. he was killed tuesday in afghanistan. he posted this photo on this facebook page. he attended piedmont hills. he was based at camp pend l ton. >>> the united states has been in afghanistan for nine years and 50 days. that is the same amount of time the old soviet union spent in afghanistan without success. u.s. and allies launched a campaign in 2001 to wipe out al qaeda leader osama bin laden and the taliban. they plan to put out american troops in july of next year. they could remain until the afghan government is ready to take over its ow

san carlos officers. >> the san carlos recently vent voted to disban their police force. >>> we are now in the home stretch final hours leading up to this very important midterm election. with the polls opening in just about 15 hours candidates spent this day trying to get people out to vote. robert handa live in san jose with a desperate last minute push. >> report: we're at one of the ballot drop off areas in san jose where tea party supporters and democrat supporters are trying to convince people to cast their vote. customers at the flames restaurant in san jose got some campaigning with their meal this afternoon as lieutenant governor candidate able mal don add 0 came to their dining booth to make sure they went to the voting booth. >> i mike the way he stands up to the old time republicans. >> front burner is the economy economy and jobs and jobs. >> reporter: mal don add 0 go it a friendly reception but earlier in san francisco his rally on the steps of city hall was disrupt bid supporters of his opponent gavin newsom. but the republican candidate said it's all part of the fin

rockets were in san francisco. gimenez were on the mound, and his mad-to help win a critical game, outfielder darren ford. ladies and gentlemen, i have only one phrase for the next giants player -- the beard. brian wilson. [applause] fear teh beard. how about the youngest left- handed pitcher in the history of the world series. eight shut up series. madison bumgarner. they tied the phillies in game 6. the bullpen when they last innings, and coming in first in the third inning, men all over the bases in a tie game, and he was critical to the giants winning the pennant. here he is, a left-hander, affeldt. -- jeremy affeldt. \ the next left-handed pitcher had his season cut short, but we know he has a bright season with the giants, dan runzler. giant open was right down the stretch, and this guy, maybe through his heart, santiago casilla. [applause] another recent acquisition to help the giants down the stretch. i would say he give a heck of a status report on those rangers hitters, too. chris ray. [applause] he hit a

with many of these based in san francisco, the vast majority employee san francisco residents as core work force. a greater number of lbe participation translates into a higher number of residents working on them. equally, the challenge was smaller projects is that many contractors will win a bid, will come to work, and bring their core group. that means there will not need any additional workers to perform a set of tasks, a scope of work. when there are no opportunities to hire additional focus on to the project, our office is not in a position under good faith to provide that contractor with any new workers. they do not need it. they came in to perform the work. they came in with their core crew of 10, 5, or 20. whatever that number is. there were no new opportunities created where we could try to move the needle. those are some of the aspects we look at. when we work with contractors, before they even assemble onto the site, we work with them in multiple ways. we encourage the private contractor, the general, to hire lbe's. we say goes through your core work force and look at the f

. >> san francisco. . >> san francisco is a sanctuary city. . >> san francisco is a sanctuary city. san francisco is committed to providing safe access to public services to our community. . president chiu: welcome to the november 23, 2010, meeting of the board of supervisors. madam role, would you call the roll? madam clerk: [reading roll] all members are present. president chiu: thank you. ladies and gentlemen, could you join me in the pledge of allegiance? colleagues, we have received meeting minutes from the october 19 meeting. can i have in motion to approve these? we have a motion from supervisor dufty, seconded by supervisor mirkarimi. without objection, that is approved. madam clerk, are there any? could you read items one through seven. madam clerk: these items will be done by a single roll call vote. president chiu: colleagues, would you like to sever any items? supervisor elsbernd? item 3. madam clerk, could you read items one through seven with the exception of item number three? madam clerk: [reading roll] there are 11 ayes. president chiu: those items are passed. item

the part of san francisco right now southeast san francisco is a part of san francisco with many low income and people of color only have two major hospitals while the richer side has many more. the master plan will ensure that the needy will get the services they deserve. thank you. i strongly encourage a vote in support of the master plan because health services need to benefit the entirety of san francisco instead of making the gap between the wealthy and the working class bigger. it's time we had a plan for san francisco. thank you. >> my name is sam. i'm a member of the chinese progressive association. i'm a high school student and i support the health care services master plan. [inaudible] the problem is that conversation tends to maximize -- [inaudible]. there are 10 hospitals in the northern side of san francisco, but only two hospitals in the southern side. there are more people living in southern san francisco. also, another unfortunate thing is that the area where i live in lacks clinics, let alone with chinese language support. in short, to spend more time and money for s

new champions came home to san francisco. we'll continue our live team coverage. >>> right now traffic is quiet along the bay area as we watch the freeways and highways. we'll give you more coming up. >>> they welcome back home from texas. looks like many people just stayed up through the night. giants players included. i think they are just riding on the incredible high. but again look at that. hundreds. claudine wong is out there this morning. she guesses 400 people were out there this morning to welcome them home. we're going to talk more about that. >>> more families are suing pg&e. 18 families just filed suit alleging that the utility did not properly respond to earlier gas leaks. they are seeking unspecified damages. eight people died 37 homes were destroyed after that september 9th blast. pg&e says it's committed to helping rebuild the community. >>> we have an update on that shooting that injured a three- year-old girl. police say the girl is now expected to survive. her grandfather who was injured while shielding her

. >>> este añ será inolvidable para todos los fanáticos de gigantes de san francisco, despué de participarl reconocimiento como campeones de bisbol, el grupo respondió en el momento indicado, este podríamos decir que es el añ de la latinos porque tiene 11 peloteros latinos quizás la más alta cifra. >>> estos hombre después má importante en el momento preciso vamos con más detalles de esta información. reportera: como estuvo el desfile increíble. >>> fue algo increíble estar en medio de las personas en toda la alegría y diversión que generó la victoria de gigantes de san francisco. >>> ganadores desde temprano habían llegado familias enteras con lo ilusión de ver de cerca a sus ídolos en un desfile que paralizó de cerca a la ciudad el equipo recibió la llaves de la ciudad en una no na en el centro cívico. >>> ha sido en honor a gigantes de san francisco, ganador en la serie a de ital mundial de beisbol. >>> gracias la verdad es un maravilloso y los queremos, los queremos, gracias gracias. >>> fue un día que no voy a olvidar, gracias affanáticos a familia que estuvo conmigo el día de hoy. >>

it is going to be a beautiful day out in san francisco actually warmer in san francisco than perhapsthe inland cities classic fall day for a world class parade. exciting news exciting night for the giant. i'm glad i'm not doing weather for arlington. >> i don't know a thing about weather certainly not compared to you but i'll tell you this i can tell you what the weather is like there partly cloudy and a long winter ahead. >> away lot of long faces you bet. >> the san francisco giants have won it 3-1 in the final game five game series. they beat them decisively and we'll go back to news chopper 2. this is outside at&t park where we're calling it the mecca right now for all giant fans because they have got to wait a little while. the giants are still partying down in texas. we'll keep you up-to-date with what's going on down there as we take a look from above as giant fans rejoice. the first ever world series victory in san francisco. . >>> welcome back it sounds good to say san francisco giants world series champions. tomorrow being election day i would imagine just about any san fra

san jose five. oakland, that is eight degrees warmer than average. >>> definitely looking at some warmer and offshore wind is going to bring us warmer weather in the middle parts of the week. we're still in the 40s in the valleys with low 50s around the bay. by noon, rapid warming, low to mid-60s. half moon bay into the bay, mid to upper 50s in the north bay and east bay valleys. mid-50s along the coast. we'll have upper 50s to low 70s through the bay into the south bay and up to the north bay and low to mid-70s in the mid bay valleys. seven-day forecast, sunny and warm tomorrow. wednesday, to a lesser extent on thursday. increase in clouds and temperatures will start to drop and small chance for showers saturday and sunday. >> the number of accidents out there, there is one in suisun city, a car took down a power pole. highway 12, traffic control will be in area. westbound 80 near travis they are waiting for flatbed tow truck and there motorcycle injury accident at east washington blocking the left

the san francisco giants as world champions. [applause] it is, in every sense, a great day to be a giants fan, aint it? [applause] we, like you, are all elated to find ourselves standing on the summit of baseball. we are also proud, aren't you? in the job that bruce bochy did with all of his teams and players. one more round of applause for bruce and his team. [applause] >> and we are just as proud as the job that our general manager brian sabean did to put this group together. let's give them a big round of applause. [applause] the san francisco giants are the champions of baseball this year because of a lot of work, good, smart work done by lots of folks for decades and decades. we are up here today because we are standing on the shoulders of giants who preceded us. applause for all those guys who built the pyramid who got us to this summit, please. [applause] >> in that line of succession, please join me in developing and making the family of the stonehams family. peter mcgowan, the in the past steward of the team. [applause]

i have a present for you all in san francisco. i am sure all of you have heard about the rallying song. i know this is a family event, but if you have seen zoolander, i have a special talent just for you. [applause] >> world champions. we will do it again, baby. san francisco, i love you. thank you very much! [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, congratulations to the giants of 2010, and to you, i have the sound that you made at at&t park in the world series echoing in my head. we need it another few times as we face the winter ahead of next season. let's hear it again. let's go, giants. let's go, giants. >> let's go, giants. let's go, giants. let's go, giants. let's go, giants. let's go, giants. [applause] >> one more word from andres torres. >> i want to wish my wife happy birthday. i love you. many more. >> thank you all for coming to andres torres' wife's birthday party. i cannot wait to have another party next year. ladies and gentlemen, three and half months, pitchers and catchers report to scottsdale. and the giants will try

san jose didn't change anything. but sunny for everybody. 71 san francisco. 70 in oakland-berkeley. 63 livermore. conc that is a big spread there. san jose at 50. santa rosa is 54. we have some that are cool. tahoe is 28. 36 in reno. that is a big ridge of high pressure. it's here today and tomorrow. it starts to ease off. the wind will back up by tonight and see that high get kicked out of here. by the end of the week a very cold system drops down from the gulf of alaska. that will give us a cold rain as we go into friday. today is sunshine. breezy and warm. 15 degrees above average. temperatures 70s to near 80s. about the same tuesday. increasing clouds thursday. and a cold rain on friday. >>> a bay area woman and her boyfriend shot dead. the connection the suspect has to the victims and where police believe he may be headed. >>> i'm scott mcfarland live in washington. congress returns this morning with huge items on its plate including don't ask don't tell. >>> good morning. there could be a big traffic problems t

. >> los los gigantes de san francisco ganaron en el primer partido en san francisco , los rangers deexas ganaron el primer encuentro en arlington pero perdieron ayer . >> es el primer título para san francisco despuñs de mudarse a san francisco , fanáticos esperan al equipo para poder celebrar , más un desfile. >> el partido iba hoy 0 a 0 , cuando el colombiano dio para anotar 4 carrereas. >> despuñs rangers de texas anoto 3 carreras. >> despuñs en la novena entrada los los gigantes de san francisco vencieron . >> cientos de fanáticos celebraron en plena ciudad , tenemos todos los detalles a continuación. . >> así es , una celebración total en el centro de san francisco , despuñs de demostrar que son mejores que rangers de texas . >> desde horas de la tarde fanáticos llegaron a v er el quinto partido mientras el ambiete se calentaba. >> minutos despuñs el centro se abarroto con los fanáticos de los giants con fe en el triunfo , aquí miren las imagenes de como llegaban las personas más el ambiente. ,>> imagenes. >> emocionadisima , nunca pensñ esto. >> pero las emociones eran más inte

key to the city of the city and county of san francisco. on behalf of the city and county, on behalf of all of us, bill, we thank you for your ownership, everything you did this year. we thank you for your leadership, your stewardship, and we congratulate you with this key representing the world champion 2010 san francisco giants. [applause] you have to make it someone's day every day, so we thought we may as well make it san francisco giants day. [applause] in closing, this town is going to need another mayor soon. i just have three words. fear the beard. thank you all. thank you, san francisco giants fans. [applause] >> thank you, mr. mayor. now a few words from a man who may be completely out of words by now, but he is the managing general partner of the giants, once again, bill neukom. >> thank you. on behalf of the entire san francisco giants organization, thank you mayor, all of the good folks that worked for and with this city of san francisco, your corp., your sponsorship of this great day to celebrate the san francisco giants as wo

in san jose.and more mid- to upper 60s from concord to livermore to fairfield to napa to santa rosa. five-day forecast, today looking good. we are moving into tomorrow, tgif! looks even better. for the weekend saturday and sunday 70-degree temperatures on tap especially for the bay and for the coastline for the end of the weekend. monday, tuesday, wednesday, more warm and mild temperatures. this weekend, holiday ice rink is also going to be open at union square. sunny skies, mild temperatures, up in ther 60s. that's a look at your weather. back up to you. your weather. >> thank you. >>> passengers aboard a stranded cruise ship are coming home today. in fact, live pictures now near san diego as the vessel slowly heads into port. six tugs are towing the 1,000- foot-long carnival splendor. the ship was on a seven-day trip to the mexican riviera when a fire killed its power. all the passengers right now we have been told have been living on spam and pop-tarts. >> alcohol? >>you know what? when they ge

san francisco.h pressure system bringing exceptionally warm temperatures for the morning, also for the afternoon here is a look at more daytime highs for the afternoon. 88 degrees san jose, 80 cupertino, palo alto to redwood city and milpitas. east bay locations 80s. concord had a new record high 82 yesterday and kentville, 80 degrees, pleasant hill, 82 in danville, 79 oakland, 77 hayward. highs today exceptionally warm temperatures above average, tuesday, wednesday, thursday things start to cool down chance of showers friday, saturday and sunday. elizabeth. >> all right thank you tracy. let's talk about the nemitz freeway. 880 through oakland we are looking good a warriors game tonight 7:30 p.m. expect delays by the coliseum. you are good to go from hayward, a 15, 16 minute drive time 238 up towards the mcarthur maze. we look good for right now, bay bridge toll plaza, high wind advisory upper span. heading into san francisco chp advised that just before 2:00 a.m. this morning. check of the drive no

i know. 71 degrees san francisco, 72 san raphael.hese temperatures, current temperatures this morning are higher than what we typically have for daytime highs. upper 60s vallejo, lower 60s liver more, 60s fairfield, concord. starting off with mild temperatures the closer you get to the bay what about later on today. concord, average daytime high 67, 66 santa rosa, 64 san francisco. today, 15 degrees above average in concord, 82 expected. 80 san jose. 82 santa rosa. and 77 san francisco. warm start to the week cooler weather moving in. a look at the seven-day forecast in just a few moments. elizabeth. >>> that's right out to san jose we have a photographer standing by close to the airport. traffic on 101. everything moving fine either direction. a quick look at chopper 5. showing us martinez coming off the bring. looks good southbound 680, nice drive on this stretch as well. >> bay bridge toll plaza, it has been a busy morning. a tow truck heading to the scene of what sounds like a small friender bender approaching the toll plaza, you

there will be a new elevated station at san mateo and san bruno avenues. a new 201 space parking lot and a kiss and ride drop-off area are planned as well. all of this will take two years to complete. caltrain officials say raising the tracks will help the flow of downtown traffic and make it safer for pedestrians. >> we do have rain starting tonight. not gonna dampen any big-game spirit. >> not at all. you can argue a little rain is good football weather. >> it is. that will be fun, get real sloppy there. but a tough go for those folks watching it. you'll need to be prepared. first let's start with what's happening this morning before you head out the door. the drizzle is starting to end already and probably finished by about 8:00. the wave of energy that produced it is moving into the central valley and the sierra where it's already snow which. still talk about a little drizzle. temperatures upper 40s to near 50 degrees. by noon sprinkles will develop and temperatures mid-50s and then by 4:00 we'll start to see the sprinkles become more like light rain,

in san francisco. >>> san francisco mayor gavin newsom is the state's next lieutenant governor. he defeated the incumbent, republican maldonado 50 to 39%. that's with more than 92% of precincts reporting. linda yee reports on what newsom promises to do. >>> reporter: i'm linda yee in san francisco with the gavin newsom campaign for lieutenant governor. all night, newsom held a slim lead over the incumbent but he felt confident he will win the office. he listed some priorities. >> what i want to do is reinvent the office. i have no interest in it being sort of that also ran office. i think people know me, love me or hate me, know that i'm willing to take some risks, willing to be bold. >> reporter: at the newsom campaign in san francisco, linda yee, cbs 5. >> maldonado supporters spent the night at california's gop headquarters in irvine. no word on where the candidate was for election night but earlier yesterday, you can see he was voting in his hometown of santa maria. >>> just about to turn 605 time. now a check on a couple of statewide ballotamerica's. behalf behalf and traff

it's time that san francisco had a plan, a vision of a healthy san francisco that provides awful its residents and not just a select few. thank you. president chiu: thank you. natalie, lee, alex. emily. >> [speaking foreign language] >> hello, everybody. my name is michelle. i'm a member of c.p.a., a volunteer, and a i'm a resident of chinatown. i support the health care services master plan because this is very close to the personal interests of immigrant residents in chinatown. i'll leave myself as a personal example. i have had health problems since last year and it's been getting worse and worse. my family doctor is at northeast medical services, but in order to book an appointment i have to wait overan a month to get an appointment -- over a month to get an appointment. and then when i went to see my family doctor, in order for them to diagnose me, i had to see a specialist. to see a specialist i had to wait another two months to get an appointment. so my health has been worse and worse but i have to just rely on painkillers and other over-the-counter medications because i have

we support san francisco -- healthy san francisco and universal public health care. we support the unionized health- care workers here in san francisco and we support the san francisco building and construction trades council and the construction trades workers unions here in san francisco. people know us. they know we are big supporters of green jobs and economic development here in san francisco, and the opportunities that is creating for all people here in san francisco. basically, we support business and labor working together, and things like the community benefits agreement between lenore, san francisco, bayview- based

temperatures low 50s in most locations 53 san rosa, san francisco, richmond as well. in the south bay temperatures into the low 50s 50 degrees for livermore and morgan hill. freeze warnings this morning and tomorrow morning as well the area in purple. mid-20s low 30's. temperatures could be below freezing for four hours or more. red around the bay we have a frosted eye surgery today and tomorrow. 7 day around the bay dry but cold. next chance of wet weather late friday. saturday looks like another what date we will dry it out sunday and stay dry monday, tuesday. >> well we do have a frost advisories and warnings we have not checked or seen any icing conditions on bay area roads. one of the areas of concern is how we 17 but so far no reports of icing conditions there for a red starting off with the bridge check the ride on the bay bridge westbound with no problems easy commute here feared no problems on the approaches i. the westbound commute is the right side of your screen with no problems are back up spirit to golden gate bridge 1 01 southbound pretty easy right now

san francisco!!! [ opera singer ] >> what he wrong with a little serenade while having some italian? why some neighbors want to put curtain on this restaurant novelty. >>> it's a kraig many pregnant women can't ignore and it's not for pickles. what drives them to devour dirt, chalk, even charcoal? coming up in minutes. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, engaging in unusual behavior. an urge, an irresistable craving to >>> behind closed doors in the bay area people are quitely en gauging in unusual behavior, an urge and craving to eat earth and other unconventional substances. dr. kim mulvihill reports. >> reporter: at san francisco's marleau, three star chef jennifer whips up an intriguing dish a plate of dirt topped with a garden. pickled radish. but the earth here is edible, it's made out of dried olives. >> we grind them up in a blender until they are fine and squeeze all the juice out and let them cook at least overnight and sometimes for days. >> reporter: while edible dirt is dazzling diners around the world, at

lower 60s in san rafael, 65 in san francisco. 60 degrees in pacifica. 66 in oakland. lower 70s in fremont, san jose, 71 degrees in livermore and the upper 60s in concord and in fairfield. five-day forecast a few more clouds expected for thursday, showers friday. good chance of rainfall saturday and sunday, monday and tuesday. and take a look at the temperatures. we went from the 80s to the 50s as highs across the entire bay area. that is your weather. for your traffic, here's elizabeth. >> for right now, we are good to go. everything is very quiet. no big hot spots out there. for a while university at shattuck were closed that intersection because of some police activity. all roads are now re-opened. so everything is very quiet there and around the rest of the east bay. all the approaches to the bay bridge look great. slight delays in one of the cash lanes but hey, that's not too bad. no metering lights and looks good heading into san francisco. we are going to do a bridge roundup. bay bridge looks great, san mateo bridge live look at traffic towards the toll plaza. a

80 degrees in concord, 9 degrees above average. 80 san jose. 75 san francisco.veraging around 10 degrees above average for this time of the year. coming up, we do have a cooldown on the way as early as tomorrow and a chance of showers in time for the weekend. we'll have the weekend forecast coming up. >> sounds good. thank you. >>> high-speed rail projects in california could stall when the new congress assembles in january. republicans stepping into leadership roles on the transportation committee have shown a preference for freeway toll lanes. likely chair supports high- speed rail only in the northeast where there is a higher population density. >>> police in san pablo trying to figure out who abandoned a little boy on a street there. he is between 18 months and three years opened. he was last seen with a woman in her 20s. police say she left the boy on valencia way and jumped into a taxi yesterday. the little boy appears to be healthy. if you know anything, you are asked to call police. >>> and new hope this morning for an alameda woman robbed of her dog. po

here red in san jose to san clara 15 minute ride.. >> thank you, the new poll suggests that americans and backed republican tax-cut plans but not the gop's campaign to repeal president of on his health care. 53 percent said bush era income-tax cuts should be renewed for everyone. 44 percent say they would continue the cuts only for those attending under to the $50,000 a year. or let the loss ruined. 39 percent backed the appeal for the new health-care law. not the majority in that case. the ban on gays serving openly in the military would have minimum risk to war efforts according to a report from washington post newspaper close to people familiar with the pentagon study and in its more than 70 percent of active duty and reserve troops say the effect of repealing the don't ask don't tell would be positive mixed or nonexistent. the authors it conclude that objects and to openly gay colleagues would drop once they were able to live and served alongside them. the battle over california's budget continues new numbers out should the state

local hiring in the city of san francisco benefits san francisco's economy and puts many san franciscoens to work. san francisco may not have met local hiring and the economy is booming but we need it now. we know that the locals san franciscoens who work on this local hiring jobs will spend their hard-earned dollars in san francisco. this spending will create even more economic activities and create more jobs to get san francisco back to prosperity. there are not any good reasons to adopt a local hiring legislation because local hiring is good for san francisco. it would turn more benefits to the taxpayer who pays for the project and san franciscoens will be proud to have participated in projects in our -- and build our own landmarks. local hiring is also green because the workforce will not miss -- have to drive from other cities to come to san francisco to work. there are many qualified workers in san francisco who can build our public works projects. there are no excuses for not hiring local businesses and local residents to do our job. i run a steel company. i hire 90% san franciscoe

as san francisco residents, we live in san francisco. we spend money in san francisco and pay taxes in san francisco. so we should have the right to get these local jobs. secondly, it is necessary to pass mandatory local hiring legislation because a lot of san francisco workers are out of jobs right now. right now, it is too difficult to find a job in san francisco. for example, myself a journeyman carpenter, i have been out of a job for three months. i have been trying very hard to find a job, but there has been no luck with many job applications. i have three kids in my family that need me to support them. every month, i need to pay off my home loans and also the auto loans. with only one job from my wife, it is impossible for me to support a family of five. i really need a job. therefore, i urge the board of supervisors to pass the mandatory local hiring legislation so i can find a job to support my family. thank you. supervisor avalos: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. my name is wu chau chang. i am a member of the

by noon, all right hitting the mid to upper 50s from the coast into san francisco, san rafael and low for everybody else. by 4:00 this afternoon, we'll have sunshine. low 70s around half moon bay, san francisco and oakland. even mid to upper 70s for the rest of us. can we keep this going? absolutely for tomorrow, as we celebrate the 2010 world series champion giants. it will be in the low to mid-70s for that parade. temperatures will top out around 80 around the bay and mid to upper 70s along the coast. still warmer than average thursday. cooler friday with a chance of rain and then on sunday. >> and major freeways loorg pretty good. smm bridge, servicing flowing well around the bay area. however, there is new crash in sonoma on highway 116, just report. look out for this. it may be blocking lanes and they may have emergency crews heading to the area. if you are heading to the parade tomorrow you may want to consider mass transit. i'm sure traffic will be busy and street closures, as well. so far, no delays right now. >> 5:40 right now. >> and still ahead, protecting our children, bat

san jose at 67. 66 in santa rosa, 66 in san francisco. take a look at today's highs. 61 concord, 9 degrees cooler than average. 5 degrees cooler than average in san jose. 4 off the mark in santa rosa and 6 degrees cooler than average in san francisco. the entire bay area, bathed in a sea of lower 60s today. 60 san francisco, 61 palo alto, 61 hayward, 61 benicia, 63 pleasanton. and the lower 60s in sonoma as well as in santa rosa. so plenty of sunshine but cool temperatures. don't worry, if you like warmer weather, the 70s perhaps? they are moving back into the forecast. i'll let you know when coming up. >>> oakland police will be checking videotape and photos of friday's response to the sentence imposed on johannes mehserle. they are going to try to identify vandals. a los angeles judge sentenced former bart officer johannes mehserle for two years in prison for involuntary manslaughter for killing oscar grant. 152 people were arrested mostly for unlawful assembly. more than a third of the suspects are not from oakland. >>> most of the str

san francisco, heads up in the san francisco downtown area.he truckers will have a rally starting at 7:00 this morning. it leaves the trans bay terminal and they'll car van to city hall so mission, first, possibly market as well. the slow spots, antioch and westbound 580 through the altamont pass. 205 to 680, the drive time 33 minutes. eric, kristen. >> thank you very much. it's 6:39. >> trading underway on wall street. a live report from the new york stock exchange. straight ahead here's a live look at the big board. the dow up 44 points. >> and a sea of jellyfish on land. the bay area beach that ended up overrun by what could be a very dangerous creature over the weekend. >> also california man ups the ante in the battle over body scanners and patdowns at the nation's airport. why his actions could now cause him thousands of dollars. >> i'm jenelle wang live in newark. it's supposed to be a fun night at this chuck e. cheese. turned into a terrifying ordeal after three gunmen stormed in to we gave it a more powerful duramax turbo diesel and a

my heart goes out to the families at san bruno.his is the infrastructure that needs to be replaced. the puc needs a broader relationship with the state puc. i think we have to enforce the law and have substansive hearings to make sure our people are protected. the entity with gas pipes iand lines are under our own city. we don't know the reviews that are happening. i remember hearing about the explosion. and a manhole cover exploded the same day. it requires a coordinated effort, and i believe in the relationships we will have with our governor and attorney general. supervisor campos: thank you, senator. we may now open it to public comment, if anybody would like to speak. we have a large turnout and a number of items. i'd like to limit this to two minutes per individual. >> good morning, i am eric brooks of the green party. whenever there is an appointment to this position, i will look on the internet to try to find out bad things about the appointee. not only did i not find anything bad about him, i found out a lot of good things