context again, we're doing a lot as a city to rethink about how we operate our city government, and we live in the hub of innovation across the globe here in san francisco and in many ways for many year, san francisco as a city government has been behind of adopting that innovation, we're doing a ton of work on it, we have a long ways to go, open data is but a part of that in a way to have an impact, i think the impact can be real within our city government, but i think what you're speaking to is a broader topic of how we use technology to apply to our city government and our day-to-day jobs as supervisors or people within different departments. >> and i would say i would want us to head in a direction when putting together this overall policy and one that would make us more efficient and one that will mating it easier to cross lines in various city departments and i'm really excited about this to tonight, really looking forward to the impacts of what happens with this, so i appreciate you taking the leadership and bringing it forward to us, thank you. >> thanks >> >> maybe somebody out there who's listening will develop an app for all of the things tha

as with other city departments. and just kind of a visual, to show, some what of the unique role that we play here in san francisco, relative to other cities, most other cities as a matter of fact they don't make any other city has a transportation department that has been entrusted with all of these different roles for managing traffic, to and parking, to running the transit, to regulating the taxis to facilitating the commercial vehicles, bike sharing and car sharing, and it is really some what of a unique structure, within the united states. that the voters put this in place, through ballot measures in 1999 and 2007 and so it gives us a great opportunity, to really think about the transportation network and manage it in a comprehensive way and i think that is a great opportunity that we have to improve how we work with small businesses. my board also adopted a strategic plan and it was adopted a year and a half ago and actually coming up on two years ago and it is guiding the agency over the course of three fiscal cycles or six fiscal year. and it identified a vision, of san francisco, as a great city with excell

contractors who have a contract with the city and county of san francisco, and affordable housing developer providers that have a contract with the city and county of san francisco. as supervisor cohen has importantly mentioned, one out of three to one out of four individuals in this country have an arrest or conviction record. in many parts of the country and here in san francisco, decision makers in the business and housing world can ask about your conviction history at the very first application. this is what we normally call the box. today, any business or housing provider can say, if you have a conviction record, you need not apply. the bureau of justice statistics and the office of the u.s. attorney, one in three adults in the u.s. has had contact with the criminal justice system, whether it is a dui when you are in college or an arrest that didn't lead to a conviction. but these frequently show up on your criminal back ground check. we know that having a job and home are the two most important factors predicting whether one will commit a crime in the future or not. at the same time, employers an

and recovery and your neighbors are doing the same the city as a whole will be a more resilient city. >> we are all proud of living in san franciscond being prepared helps us stay here. >> so, thank you so much for joining us today, alicia, i appreciate it. >> absolutely, it is my pleasure. >> and thank you for joining us >> and thank you for joining us on another edition of building [train whistle blowing] global warming. [whistle blows] some say irreversible consequences are 30 years away. 30 years? that won't affect me. [brakes screech] >> >> the meeting will now come to order. welcome to the meeting. my name is malia cohen. to my left is supervisor tang and campos. i would like to thank sfgtv for broadcasting this meeting. >> madam clerk, are there any announcements? >> the clerk: please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices. speaker cards should be submitted to the clerk. items will be appear on the board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> very good. please call

and recovery and your neighbors are doing the same the city as a whole will be a more resilient city. >> we are all proud of living in san franciscond being prepared helps us stay here. >> so, thank you so much for joining us today, alicia, i appreciate it. >> absolutely, it is my pleasure. >> and thank you for joining us on another edition of building >> welcome to culture wire. we will look at the latest and greatest public art project. recently, the airport unveiled the new state of the art terminal. let's take a look. the new terminal service and american airlines and virgin america was designed by a world- renowned architecture's firm. originally built in 1954, the building underwent massive renovation to become the first registered terminal and one of the must modern and sustainable terminals and the united states. the public art program continues its 30-year legacy of integrating art into the airport environment with the addition of five new commissions that are as bold and dynamic as the new building. >> this project was completed in record time, and we were able to integrate the artist's early enough in the process that t

and it identified a vision, of san francisco, as a great city with excellent transportation choices, which has meant to really importance that the transportation plays because we are so dense and compact, and how it plays in making san francisco and keeping san francisco a great city. and that word of choice is important. and this goes back to talking about the transit first policy and that it is not transit only. it is we see our role as creating choices for people having good options for people so that they can make choices and how they get around, and facilitating what the needs of san francisco are today, as well as what they will be in future. four goals, that the board identified in the strategic plan that we need to achieve in order to realize that vision, the first being to make sure that the transportation vision is safe and pretty much everything that we do is being driven by that goal. and the second really is the essentially the transit first policy. and making those modes of preferred means of travel, and which also to the extent that we get people on to a bike and on to

the public art speaks volumes of san francisco as a world-class city with world-class art and culture. for more information, visit >> hi. i am cory with san francisco and we're doing stay safe and we're going to talk about what shelter in place or safe enough to stay in your home means. we're here at the urban center on mission street in san francisco and joined by carla, the deputy director of spur and one of the persons who pushed this shelter in place and safe enough to stay concept and we want to talk about what it means and why it's important to san francisco. >> as you know the bay area as 63% chance of having a major earthquake and it's serious and going to impact a lot of people and particularly people in san francisco because we live on a major fault so what does this mean for us? part of what it means is that potentially 25% of san francisco's building stock will be uninhibit tabl and people can't stay in their homes after an earthquake. they may have to go to shelters or leave entirely and we don't want that to happen. >> we want a building stock to encourage them to stay i

the public art speaks volumes of san francisco as a world-class city with world-class art and culture. for more information, visit >> so what brought you out here for the bike ride today? >> i grew up in san francisco but i have been living in new york. i wanted to see what san francisco is doing with infrastructure. >> cities are where people are living these days. the bay area is doing a lot with construction and the way to change the world starts here. >> we are about to take a bike ride. we have 30 cyclist. i'm really excited to hit the road and see what the city has in store. >> i definitely recommend it to people. it's a fun afternoon and you learn so many things. >> this is so much fun. i go to parts of the city that i don't come to. this will make the city a more susta ♪ >> thank you for coming to the talent dance performance and talent show. [ applause ] >> today's performance and talent show. ♪ >> public recreation has every bit of the talent and every bit of the heart and soul of anything that any families are paying ten times for. >> you were awesome. >> if you have public

the public art speaks volumes of san francisco as a world-class city with world-class art and culture. for more information, visit hi, i'm lawrence. we are doing a special series about staying safe. let's look at issues of water and sewer. we are here at the san francisco urban center on mission street in san francisco and i'm joined today by marrielen from puc and talk about water and sewer issues. what are things we should be concerned about water. >> you want to be prepared for that scenario and the recommendation is to have stored 1 gallon per person per day that you are out of water. we recommend that you have at least 3-5 days for each person and also keep in consideration storage needs for your pets and think about the size of your pets and how much water they consume. >> the storage which is using tap water which you are going to encourage. >> right. of course at the puc we recommend that you store our wonderful delicious tap water. it's free. it comes out of the tap and you can store it in any plastic container, a clean plastic container for up to 6 months. so find a containe

the public art speaks volumes of san francisco as a world-class city with world-class art and culture. for more information, visit i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. on that have billion. mr. president, i'd like to call roll please. please do >> commissioner turman. . vice president marshall a excused. sxhos is in repute. commissioner loftus >> also with us is the chief of police and the director of sense complaints. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the wednesday, december 11, 2013, san francisco police commission meeting i want to start before we move into the agenda that agenda items number 6 and 7 we'll move off agenda and councilmember faulconer is there you want to say. >> we've made tremendous progress that some on two policies one is a member involved domestic violence policy which would give me how versions are involved which one of our officers is used of domestic violation. and there's been some work on both of those ordered if you watch regularly on about monday nights you know i've been asking for sometime and we're very close basis often i

city government. we've already seen great examples of open data use and practice here in san francisco and how open data can help us as a city government accomplish a number of positive benefits. whether it's partnering with the city to post public health scores at their website for city restaurants to inform residents to make healthier choices, residents being able to use acclaim now rec and park app which helps residents and visitors find park and rec locations and make picnic table reservations or using smart phone to help you when the next muni bus is arriving. these are real examples of how open data can improve the lives of our city's residents and make services more efficient and timely and further fuel economic growth. the ordinance in front of us today will further establish san francisco's role as a national leader in the open data movement and want to specifically thank president chiu for his leadership in the initial ordinance that was crafted a number of months ago. in terms of a few of the details, the city's chief data officer when hired will be responsible for drafting rules and common industry tech unti

attention from police who have threatened a sting operation as well as city officials who would like to regulate it. there is a cuddle therapy house in san francisco as well as in other cities. >>> a new black market is booming. the growing craze that is sparking this illegal trade,. >>> plus -- >> a special delivery for a special group of children. courtesy of some generous motorcycle riders. >>> and a different kind of snow day. we're taking you to a game where there was so much snow fans had trouble seeing the football. >>> the bay area under a weather alert right now. taking a live look at the current temperatures. here in oakland it is 38 degrees and it is a chilly 35 degrees in san jose. >>> a freeze warning for most of the bay area went into effect about 30 minutes ago. it is the fifth such warning in less than a week. >>> we turn know to ktvu's meteorologist mark tamayo with just how cold it's going to be out there. >> temperatures have jumped into the 30s and 40s. santa rosa currently 37 degrees and other very cold numbers for napa, vallejo, petaluma35. right now we are in the clear. that cold air continues to move in from the north so we

a new team that represents san francisco vikings and this great city. you wear -- you proudly wear your club crest and the name san francisco on your jersey. as you know, the club system allows soccer players from all parts of the city to come together and work as a team. this is similar to how these supervisors represent different neighborhoods, but work together as a team to make the great city this place is. if my family and i were granted a wish, it would be to continue to build and convert unused space to active places where adults and families and elders can come together and play. we wish for school yards and gyms to be open and accessible for everyone to use. build it and they will come and play and enjoy it. girls, crocker amazon in south sunset are examples of this. and this is where we get to play. we look forward to the completion of the beach chalet into an all-weather soccer complex. the viking courage girls would like to end with our cheer. we have learned that great work is a team effort and is done together. we have added for our cheer today "how do we build a great city? together." thank you. (applause) >> all right. >> how

surgery to post a 0.66 era in 18 games as a set of man. >> the little super hero who captured the hearts of san francisco and beyond will be making a return trip to the citytkid also known as 5 year-old miles scott is returning to san francisco this weekend for a make a wish foundation fund-raiser. he is recovering from leukemia. he called the world's attention when make-a-wish and the city of san francisco brought alive his dream to become batman last month. >> the holiday season is in full swing. people across the bay are decorating their homes. these are some of the pictures that you have sent us. we encourage you to share your holiday lights with us on facebook or you can e-mail them to us at breaking news@kron4.com will love to see them. >> we're also getting you in the holiday spirit with another crime low " special, amazing holiday lights. this will be a one-hour show that will take you live all around the bay to bring you some of the spectacular light displays. kron4 is amazing holiday lights, next friday night's december 13th at 9:00 p.m.. [son] all right,she has no idea. [man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! [mom screams] >> coming up on the kro

attention from police who have threatened a sting operation as well as city officials who would like to regulate it. there is a cuddle therapy house in san franciscos in other cities. >>> a new black market is booming. the growing craze that is sparking this illegal trade,. >>> plus -- >> a special delivery for a special group of children. courtesy of some generous motorcycle riders. >>> and a different kind of snow day. we're taking you to a game did you get chips for the party? nope. [ ding ] cheese plate? cheese plate. no, i made something better. you used the oven? boom. [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents. make the holidays pop. ♪ make t♪ holidays pop. hey, that's the last crescent! oh, did you want it? yeah. we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half. that's not half! guys, i have more. thanks, mom. [ female announcer ] do you have enough pillsbury crescents? >>> the bay area under a weather alert right now. taking a live look at the current temperatures. here in oakland it is 38 degrees and it is a chilly 35 degrees in san jose. >>> a freeze warning for most of the bay area went into effect

san franciscans. he makes a city like san francisco to celebrate diversity in education and health care and in the environment for future generation. mayor ed lee began his career asnd later as city administrator now as mayor of san francisco he continues to fight by implementing services that help our most vulnerable community. i'd like to welcome to the stage the houshlg may have san francisco mayor ed lee. (clapping.) >> thank you very much. good evening, everybody and welcome to the people's palace. well, this is tonight i'm excited to be here it's an honor to be here to celebrate the ninth american heritage indian month no san francisco celebration of the awards. i wanted to thank not that all of you are here but for k q e d for the sponsoring of local heros. this is important because your city is all about diversity and i want to make sure that everybody can live here and be here and have good jobs and education and if they go out to the military they'll come back and give go opportunities for them. i have a special guest someone i met this afternoon but represents sacrifice in the face of a lot of changes. if you, you know, what's happening in the midwest y

a 5-year-old boy named miles scott. >> oh! >> who you may know as miles scott, but the city of san francisco knows as batkid! l thing about this one is that it was a cool thing about this kid, a cool thing about the city of san francisco, and when it happened, it became a national cause. america came together around one thing. we can't stand each other on everything from fried chicken preferences to politics and everything in between, but when it comes to batkid, we're all on the same page. >> this is miles, he's 5. he's been battling leukemia for more than half his life. his leukemia is currently in remission, which is a good thing. when the make-a-wish people asked him what his wish was, he said he wanted to be a superhero, batman! or maybe batkid. but i probably do not have to tell you any of this, because if you own a computer machine or any sort of device that hooks you up to social media, this is what it looked like this afternoon if you set your tweet deck for hashtag sf bat kid. don't stare, you will go blind. all the interest overwhelmed the make-a-wish website. look at what they had to post. we're s

know that the green energy economy can have a market transformation as the it1 we are experiencing here in san francisco but in order to do that we as a city must provide strong demand for energy efficiency and renewable products. that catalyst is greenfinancesf. we have seen other parts of the state of california that have adopted residential programs to great effect recently most notably sonoma and others. and we now know the stories of individuals that have chosen to participate in these respected pace programs and seen the successes that they have encountered. we know these upgrades can save money not only on repair costs and energy services and also monthly energy bills to the tunes of thousands of dollars saved per household. from the beginning we wanted to insure this policy and finance tool have a strong work force component tied to it that put residents to work in this thrg. we can be partners in the labor to begin the discussion of what the work force would look like and training for these jobs in san francisco is key to getting jobs and keeping them employed today and key to find meaningful careers and help them stay in san fran

city. it real i depends on kind of what the dynamics are going on with the economy as a whole in the region. not just looking at san franciscoally as a regional body. >> sometimes district issues are different than zvi issues. what do you feel are some of the biggest issues facing your district? ~ city >> i think because we have a lot of children, families, seniors in our district, they care a lot about your quality of life issues, right. and it's the reason why people choose to live there. they want to make sure that your streets are repaved, that our potholes are filled, that public transportation works for you, that, you know, your parks and play grounds are safe for your children to play in, students can go to local schools. i think that those are all important issues facing district 4 and will continue to. >> how have you balanced the needs of your district versus the needs of the city as a whole? >> i think that as a district supervisor, we play that balancing act every single day in our jobs. and we respond to all of the constituent needs, whether they doll us, whether they e-mail us or talk to us in person about a pr

cities and a low carbon future away from fossil fultsdz fuels. mayor lee what is san francisco doing your projection was a leader and you're not out there as much what is san francisco doing to modify tarnished a low carbon future like new york and other cities have seen >> first of all, mayor newsom when he made some announcements i was through and said okay. i'll do it and get it done. i was the led of his whole electric - we created the whole region for things that have to get regional so the electric vehicle nafblths my car is a chevy volt. i hardly ever get past the 40 miles so electric vehicles - >> they run

the launch of this service as mayor lee said is just the beginning and we are really really excited by the opportunity. at ruckus, we share a vision with the city of san francisco for a reliable wifi u actuality that provides not only free public access but also can serve as an economic stimulus for private and public online services. we believe this project will become a model for cities everywhere in the world. today, we are turning that vision into a reality. the mobile internet has changed everything in our life. anyone can tell you that wifi has become the preferred way to connect to the internet. we all use wifi daily perhaps hourly, perhaps constantly. wifi access is now viewed as a utility just like power and water. therefore like power and water, it has to be reliable, pervasive and fast. that's where ruckus is coming. ruckus is a solution provider for wifi services and equipment. we have wifi networks deployed in many public areas including new york, los angeles, shanghai, beijing, hong kong, tokyo, london, paris, etc. now having san francisco select ruckus for this challenging high density wifi environment along market street is really another level