america's cups. i was the general manager of the golden gate challenge, san francisco's first america's cup. we are attracted by the multi- billion dollar opportunity, but only san francisco can transform the america's cup and host the most popular and economically valuable america's cup ever. first, we have in natural arena. -- a natural arena. we can enable the largest spectators, the largest live audience in earth. on san francisco bay, we have reliable winds, an average of 20 knots a day all summer. we need reliable race days to have good media coverage. we cannot have unreliable race days. we have to have reliable race days to get tv cameras to stick around. we have a waterfront bounded by alcatraz, golden gate bridge, and others that keep competition close to the shorelines. we have exciting races at 40 not speeds on the seafront -- 40 knot speeds on the seafront. it could transform the cup to a very large event. please provide this event we could use in san francisco. chairperson maxwell: peter stoberg, jack baird, geoff green. >> i am norman per spierce. we have all talked about the v

this is a resolution supporting the efforts of the city of san francisco america's cup organizing committee to bring the 34th america's cup to the san francisco bay and encouraging bmw, oracle racing, and the golden gate yacht club to select san francisco as the official host city. >> thank you. we had a good meeting. this was a very robust. we had a lot of people there. i would like to thank my colleagues for coming to the meeting with us. the supervisor -- supervisor daily as some very good questions that we had answers for. -- supervisor daly asked some very good questions. it is helpful and good to have a lot of minds looking at this. i would like to thank both of them for coming and think of the people who came and the work that our cities have has done on this has been remarkable and i think that we are going to come up with a good solid bid. we are not a country, we don't have a king, we don't have a dictator, but we are the people of san francisco and we can do a lot. >> thank-you, supervisor. colleagues. if you're not to book at the land committee hearing. i was there for the first

. >> what is hosting the america's cup on the san francisco bay? there is a series that to the last couple of months. this is where larry ellison, the defender, will be racing in the final regatta match against the challenger. they do round robin competition is to select the actual challenger in the regatta match. mr. larry ellison and oracle can also choose to have a defender series. you would have two months of racing to have a challenger selected, and then they would race against mr. ellison in the regatta match itself, which be 10 days or so in total. -- which would be 10 days or so in total. there were got itself with last 10 days, and all of that -- the regatta itself will last 10 days. supervisor maxwell: supervisor mar? supervisor mar: thank you. that is very slick. i heard it said that we are competing with italy and the king of spain, but what kind of resources are they putting up that we would be competing with, as supervisor mirkarimi mentioned? >> i can only speculate. i am not privy to those offers, but what i can say is actually one

san francisco, rec and park, and the planning department. i would also like to think the mayor for his efforts to get the america's cup to san francisco. this is a citywide effort because it is exciting and vibrant and new and intrinsically san francisco. we had a conversation a couple of years ago about bringing the olympics to san francisco. there was a lot of disappointment when that did not happen. now we are looking at a city whose history is based on the bay. we brought people from all over the country that came through the san francisco bay to go and dig the gold mines of the forty- niners. here we sit with the third largest sporting event in the world. it is on the bay, which is intrinsically us. it could not be more perfect. it could not be more beautiful. thank god we did not get the olympics, because the america's cup fits the character, the history, and the framework of san francisco and of our port. i think that is something we should all be embracing. i would like to thank my the people at the port as well. before i had the honor and dignity of working here at the board of supervisors, i was a port commissioner for nine y

san francisco. now this, city wants to host the races in 2013. >> america's cup could change san francisco and its face forever. it's a transformation used to complete the water front and deliver near term economic benefits. >> san francisco is the only american city in the running and hopes to raise at least $270 million in private funds. money is needed to shore up crumbling piers, particularly 3032 and 50. architect sketches depict a water front that is spectacular. environmental organizations including sierra club and save the bay support the vision. >> the impact on san francisco bay of the sailing races will not be major. >> city officials present a rosie forecast. $1.4 billion for the bay area. and 9,000 jobs created. but the supervisor chris daily says there are hidden kofs costs. >> there is existing revenues. and then, costs of the city will bear in terms of dredging. >> ellyson and race organizers will be given rent-free leases of up to 75 years for development rights on the pier. this is the city's way of competing against the millions in federal subsidies, arriveals two european cities wil

we have won it in the name of san francisco, not in the name of america. thank you. supervisor maxwell: thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello, i am a local sailor, and i also worked in the industry locally, and we wanted to mention again what you found in your website of www. -- we collectively got together to try it determine how to raise more awareness about sailing boat in the san francisco bay area. we may banners and put them on boats. in order to get sailing known to the general public. calling sailing an elitist sport is kind of like calling baseball an elitist sport. yes, you have to be super rich to of a ball team, but you do not have to be super rich to enjoy sailing may be to own a yacht, like -- you do not have to be super rich to enjoys sailing, maybe to own a yacht, like larry ellison, but you do not have to be reached to sail. all you need is a pair of sailing gloves and some issues that do not slip. -- some issues that do not slip. -- some shoes. i really appreciate your time to hear us. supervisor maxwell: next speaker. >> hello. my name is john.

protect from the wind, rain, sun, harvest rainwater, and be really a true image for san francisco with the america's cup on our waterfront, and it is one that would be seen by media around the world and would provide for the city, we think, an image of both sustainability of of the embarcadero with a space that makes it really truly openx4w use the technology, again, and you can see the details on this race, so will be extraordinary. san francisco is one of the greatest cities in the world, using infrastructure widely, going to the airport, continental nonstops -- san francisco is one of the greenest cities. supervisor maxwell: and how would these ships come in? they are not sailing here. well, maybe some are. >> much like in high technology piece, it could be brought in by water or maybe by air. these are very, very high technology machines. >> they are brought in here, and then they are assembled -- supervisor maxwell: ? >> others can speak about the technology. with that, we will talk about the actual city. >>brtg you are right, supervis. they would be brought in, and what would happen at pier 5

america foundation. i am proud to introduce our local thought leader, here in san francisco, with the new america foundation. [applause] >> thank you so much. i am the last speaker. i do not think there is anyone else waiting in the wings. i think it has all been said. i am feeling really proud to be a san franciscan right now. our city, in this area, in many others, are not afraid to go first. we are up here because everything we have seen, from the latest research, from the good work of earn, what fed has been testing -- cfed has been testing around the country, really improves the odds for success for kids. i know that this is a tough budget time. we need to make sure, especially in education, that every dollar we spend is working as hard as it can. from what we know, at this point, this is going to be a small investment there really pays off later. at new america, it is funny, we are a nonprofit institute. when all the kids were sitting there, i wanted to say, who wants to work at a think tank when they grow up? i am sure there and would have shot up in the air. at new america, we are lucky because we g

more year to give us the chance to put our risk into reality and jobs into the future of america and san francisco. i want to announce that we have been working very hard with the last week and with business leaders across america targeting 10 key states that have used this program to great success. mississippi, pennsylvania, florida, texas, michigan, and five other states, and we are starting an online campaign to petition signatures in each state, not only from the employee side, but from a business side. let us create more jobs. let us add to our payroll, payroll taxes, to help us at more to the government, but we need another leg up for another year. help us in his advocacy effort in 2010 and 2011. so, mayor newsom, thank you one more time so much. and i would like to introduce one of the faces of the people who works for me. there is a real sight to this, and it gives me great pleasure to introduce ginger, who works in archives and just celebrated her one-year anniversary with the archives. >> thanks, robert. thanks, mayor newsom. thanks, everyone, for having me here. i am a single mother, an

. >>> house speaker nancy pelosi is in san francisco to promote the democratic agenda called make it in america. she appeared at the mattress factory in san francisco to recognize what she calls manufacturing excellence and success. pelosi says the company represents what es best about the city -- what's best about the city and the nation because of how they've put american the to -- americans to work. >>> wireless technology links us in many ways. a conference bringing together, developers, startups is showcasing wireless leaps into the future. but this will be the last time san francisco will host this conference. jade hernandez joins us now from moscone to explain. good afternoon, jade. >> reporter: good afternoon. next year this wireless conference will move down south. but this afternoon inside moscone west, there's still buzz about the future of wireless technology. it may just look like a huge room, but there is a message -- get ready. >> wireless can be a huge problem-solver for some of the biggest issues we're having for transportation, healthcare, energy. >> reporter: but wire hs tech

the support and opposition. >> ceo capture this year america cup off the coast of spain and brought the trophy home to san francisco now the city wants to host the race in 2000 13. >> america cup could change san francisco and face forever. it's a transformation. chance to complete the central and southern waterfront and deliver significant near term economic benefit. >>reporter: san francisco is the only american city in the running and hopes to raise at least 2 70 million dollars in private funds. money is needed to shore up crumbling pier particularly 3032 and 50. architect sketches depict a spectacular waterfront. environmental organizations including the sierra club and save the bay support the visio vision. >> the actual impact on san francisco bay of these sailing races will not be mainly. >>reporter: city officials present a rosey economic forecast. 1.4 billion dollars for the bay area and 9,000 jobs created. but supervisor christ daly says there are hidden cost. >> existing tenant. existing revenue. the city will lose and then cost. the city will bear in terms of dredging. >>reporter: the organizers will b

40 years i've representived here in san francisco, i've worked for three major corporations that no longer reside in san francisco. fireman's insurance. bank of america. after the great earthquake and fire had a desk put out in front of his bank to give loans to people so they could rebuild san francisco. the bank that he loves is now in the carolinas. and pacific bell, who i worked for in 20 years who in the 1990's is bought by s.b.c., the smallest of the seven regional operating companies because of a more favorable business climate in texas. so what we're doing here is instead of encouraging businesses and trying to get people to invest their own money and grow revenue here, we're discouraging business. i don't think we need one more business closed in that area. thank you. president miguel: thank you. daniel faxon. newman. michael. >> i'm here to support nicklas and his endeavor to acquire even a minimum of 20% or 30% access to sell alcoholic beverages. i've known him 18 years. i've seen his other stores, his customers. he keeps a clean place. it's safe. he employs locals. you never feel there's any loitering or graffiti on any of his businesses.

40 years i've representived here in san francisco, i've worked for three major corporations that no longer reside in san francisco. fireman's insurance. bank of america. after the great earthquake and fire had a desk put out in front of his bank to give loans to people so they could rebuild san francisco. the bank that he loves is now in the carolinas. and pacific bell, who i worked r

it's a great advertisement for san francisco and coincidentally with the discussions you just had about the america's cup. it's going to be four hours primetime talking about our beautiful bay. so what you're going to see is the first four minutes of the series which will give you a pretty good idea of what it's about. >> great. thank you. >> in november, 1769, before the british colonies of north america were united states, before the settlement of english newcomers had pressed beyond, a small party of spanish soldiers were lost opposite the shore. they were in search of an elusive port called monte rey. but wandered instead into an idealic world, a world inhabited were deers the size of horses and trees they simply called redwood. but where were they? the sea stretched far climbing the hike of a peak to investigate, they were astonished by what lay before their eyes, a marvel of nature wrote one early visitor. a harbor of harbors. large enough to hold all the navies of the earth. >> san francisco bay is obviously the most beautiful natural bay in north america. there's nothing that has its scope, i

this is why we support wholeheartedly the term sheet and efforts of the city to attract america's cup for san francisco. our club has about 500 numbers in district 6. most keep their boats there. some travel in from elsewhere around the bay. it is a region one facility. we offer access to the community. as mr. per se mentioned, we have a youth sailing program. we had about 80 kids come through the program this year. it was oversubscribed. we would like to expand it and can expand it with the right facilities. we have cooperated with san francisco friends of the children to make sure and get community participation outside of our membership. we bring in 120 to 130 sailors from around the city on a given friday night. we strongly support the effort. we passed a resolution at our board meeting on thursday night and have a copy of our letter of support. for all the reasons for the city that have been outlined, and for the opportunities to district 6 -- addressing the crumbling appears -- piers, enabling access, and enabling us to have marine events, world championships, and major were -- major used sailing

. >> reporter: and if san francisco should get the america's cup, then a lot of other planned waterfront projects would be sped up. i'm tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we want to check in now with our meteorologist, mark tamayo. so a pretty different picture for the weather today, huh, mark? >> yes. yesterday at this time, we had extreme rainfall rates especially up in the north bay and east bay on a sunday afternoon. today the clouds are beginning to lift out of the region. as far as the rainfall, a few lingering rain showers not here, but up toward kate mendocino and eureka, crescent city. mostly all on the light site. we can show you this, looking out towards san francisco bay. currently san francisco, right around 60 degrees and still a few scattered showers off in the distance. for today we are trying out. the extended forecast, rain chances will be on the increase once again. as far as current numbers you can still see santa cruz on the cool side, san jose, 63. livermore, in the lower 60s at 62. satellite shows you the clouds moving out of the region. there's more development u