illustrate very concretely why san francisco is the best place in this nation and abroad to host the cup, that is the deal before us. it is a great deal for san francisco as long as we are not shouldering the kind of excess of responsibility that we were quite concerned about before. great questions were being asked by a number of our colleagues here to keep the negotiations on track, and they really helped contribute, i think, to the intellectual arsenal for us to make sure -- this is really unprecedented for something of this nature and size to come before san francisco. the city attorney's office has also been working around the clock in order to really be as agile as possible to doing something that no other city in the country or abroad has had to do, and that is negotiate in a transparent environment such as ours. italy and spain do not have to go through this. leaders of their government can advance the deal in more of a unilateral fashion. there is no other city in the united states that is really a contender or has been identified yet, and yet, we have been negotiating in the most transparent public way to be able to advance this dialogue and advance

i thought it would be a good way of promoting san francisco as well as our water. >> as long as they are compostable. it doesn't affect the ethanol debate. president vietor: any other items? next item. >> the report of the general manager. >> i wanted to mention that we have been doing operational statistics for the last couple of months. there is the general knowledge about how the business is running and we sent a copy of that to you. we will be putting it up on the main web site. i wanted to do a quick review publicly of the graphs that we are putting out on a weekly basis. it is in the communications portion of the binder. this is not intended to be easy to read. it can be better than that, maybe. the first of these items is precipitation. this year is so far the wettest year on record since 1919 for our system. if you can see the line that is only partially there, what that means is that the water in 2011, it is now head of any year to date. if we keep going at that rate, it will be over 200% of normal. we have already received 42 inches of rain this year. that is much better th

dear san francisco supervisors a as a long time news directors of kfpa f.m.t avalos, campos, marr asking pacific radio to enter in good faith negotiation with our union, the local of 9145 and reinstate the morning show. we've served as union stewards at points in the past and are extremely disturbed by the actions of pacifica. she went over managers, refused to bargain in good faith and violated our contract provisions in carrying out the layoffs of the hosts of the kpfa morning show and suspending the program. pacifica has disregarded thousands of listener emails and phone calls, union grievances and appeals to reason by staff. we hope -- staff members to rescind the layoff and bring back the morning show. we hope a firmly stated resolution -- >> thank you. next speaker. >> ace washington, i'm not here to sing, i've got two minutes but am flabbergasted, appalled of the procedures going on here at city hall. i've been around city hall 25 years, longer than anybody up here except for some of the

sodas, and to have instead fresh sandwiches made with local ingredients by local san francisco businesses as well. has been a long process to get to this point, and i am appreciative of the advocates on both sides of the issue have expressed strong opinions to improve stow lake and to preserve it as well. i know that the budget analyst will be presenting very soon and speak to some criticisms of the process, which i share as well, and i want to say that while i think we need to invest in cattle improvements and make the facility better, i do share some of the concerns of the budget analyst as well. i have asked the recreation and park department and the ortega family enterprises representative what could be done to address the concerns the budget analyst brought up, and i'm happy to say that it is my understanding that the recreation and park department general manager will be introducing the amended lease today, and it should accept the budget analyst's main recommendations, and it will increase the minimum rent by $20,000 to $160,000. that said, i would like to introduce our general manager for the recreation a

san francisco's first asian-american mayor. as a chinese american, i'm well aware of my community's long and troubled and proud history in this city. the san francisco of old was directly involved in racism and neglect. the san francisco that i fought as an attorney began to change. and now today, our struggle is here and it's succeeding. [applause] i am humbled to stand before you today on the shoulders of giants among many flagbearers on the day we moved that history forward. and i'm committed to move all san francisco, all of us, forward. and that is why i've accepted this awesome responsibility. so i hope you will join me. i intend to reach out to you, my colleagues, to my fellow citizens across all political lines and all potential barriers. there are so many talented people in this building and in this city. i know we can move san francisco forward together. and in the coming days, i will reach out to every member of the board of supervisors and meet with you personally to discuss my ideas and my agenda. and yes, president chiu, i will sit down with you, shortly, to work out the details of our question-and-answer session. i

as we move. you are downtown shop, san francisco is where? >> 49 gary >> how long have you been there? ntown 30 years we have one of the oldest book shops downtown san francisco. same floor as when dell antiquarian book sellers a couple of us there. i have mostly 18th and 19th centuries first editions but also some modern editions, bibliography, californiaana. but i concentrate. >> why? >> that is my personal interest i think a lot of book sellers like boris talking about the mexican connection it is a personal interest it grows into our business. >> you brought something for us to look at. >> i brought an original man script of a poem by emily dickinson. and this is a poem she sent to a friend of hers she wrote to a neighbor mrs. henry hill you want to hold that up. >> it is about -- >> in a little plastic. >> one and a half pages. >> will you read that? >> yes, i have it here. she wrote to her friend a consolation about a young boy in the neighbourhood died she said the power to control is not within corporal reach though it attempt is precious to die before it learned to die may have

i have been a resident of san francisco for close to 50 years. as longn remember, i have always been ashamed of the fact that i am a homosexual. last year, while putting together a book, i came across a story, and the story was about a former marine and vietnam veteran by the name of oliver. mei xiang has shifted. in 1975, oliver saved the life of president gerald r. ford outside the st. francis hotel at union square. he was never honored for saving the life of the president, and the reason is simple. and he was a homosexual. and i believe that san francisco owes him a thank you. he died in 1986, and i believe that this board, which i am sure not a penny people have heard of oliver, no that you do know of him, you do have a duty, and i hope you recognize oliver and give him the respect that he is entitled to as a human being. i hope this is not turned into a gay issue, because it is not. if you save the life of a president of united states, you should be honored and not dishonor, and i hope you can see through all of the silliness that we go through in l

san francisco as first asian- american mayor. as a chinese-american i'm well aware arm of my committee's long and troubled and proud history and theco old was directly involved in racism and neglect. this san francisco that i fought as an attorney began to change and now today, our struggle this year and is succeeding. (cheering) i am humbled to stand before you today on the shoulders of giants among many bears on the day we move that history forward. i'm committed to move all san francisco all of us forward. that is why have expected this awesome responsibility, i hope you will join me i intend to reach out to you my colleagues, to my fellow citizens across all political lines and all potential barriers. there's so many talented people in this building and in this city i know we can move san francisco for to get there. in coming days and will reach out to every vendor on the board of supervisors and me with you personally to discuss ideas of my agenda. and yes, president shoe i will sit down with you shortly to work out the details of for question and answer to answer session. (laughter) i will seek your advice and counsel as we

as long as they are not crazy and hyper. yeah, if you come to san francisco spca and come to the veterinary hospital, this is how we get to help animals to find her a good home. >> we appreciate that. >> little sofie, she deserves a great home. give the san francisco spca a call. >> first time on tv. >> all right. back to you. >> a little camera shy. >> wagging her tail. >> thanks for joining us. >> "who wants to be a >> "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next were prese >>

. >> rose: and has sort of been the queen of san francisco for a long time. >> she is... >> rose: as protocol chief for san francisco and the state of california. >> absolutely remarkable. >> rose: and for giving your 90th birthday party as well as the party for the giants when they won the world series. >> yes, two million people came and there police incidents. >> rose: well, maybe we should find a job for charlotte in the federal government. maybe there's a place she can apply those talents. >> no way. she's not available. >> rose: (laughs) >> but she gave a party for hu jintao when he was known to be the next president but hadn't quite reached that point. he was in san francisco and there was a wonderful dinner given and she got chinese americans from the ballet and sifrp fli and a little school in san francisco to come and perform and so it was very charming evening, i'm sure he enjoyed it. >> rose: i'm going to come back to the chinese. clearly... i'm sure he was impressed with what happened and i know he has been back to the bay area. >> and people respond to courtesy and to a

san francisco catering firm. one specialty, long time catering, such as manufacturey crews. >> we're -- movie crews. >> we're certainly looking to -- we have our operatives scouring as we speak. >> reporter: its businesses are looking at more than 1 billion- dollar opportunity. >> i think certain people are definitely going to notice it. certainly down here along the water front we are going to notice it. >> what's going to change is the number of hours our employees are going to work. we're going to need boat crew. >> reporter: set ups, tune ups, preliminaries, practice races and the cup itself will go on for more than two years. >> we're going to have tons of privately boats. >> reporter: and all that to serve an influx of boaters from around the globe. >> i think this will actually excite people to come here and see the cup here. >> besides these times of businesses and sail bowl specific firms, many needed businesses such as on demand water taxis and who knows what else have yet to be even seriously proposed, all of which spells golden opportunity by the golden gate. reporting live, consumer editor. >>> should som

as long as they are not crazy and hyper. yeah, if you come to san franciscoary hospital, this is how we get to help animals to find her a good home. >> we appreciate that. >> little sofie, she deserves a great home. give the san francisco spca a call. >> first time on tv. >> all right. back to you. >> a little camera shy. >> wagging her tail. >> thanks for joining us. >> "who wants to be a [ female announcer ] these are the crescents you love on a holiday. and these are the ones you'll love on a friday. pillsbury crescent pizza pockets. with just a few ingredients, you have an easy to make dinner. they're crescents for the other 364. try them tonight. and this is the warm fresh baked taste... of a strawberry toaster strudel. see the difference? pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. you can see

san francisco's first asian american mayor. as a chinese american i'm well aware of my come moneyty's long and troubled and proud history in the city. >> reporter: but lee says he wants to be a mayor for all communities and people regardless of where they fall on the spectrum. >> for the powerless and powerful, for the left, the right and everyone in between, for everyone i will be a mayor who tackles head-on and moves the bar forward. i will be your mayor. thank you very much. >> reporter: entering the packed veption held lee was immediately surrounded by congratulations but on his tough days on the job lee will meet with every member on the board and begin the process of finding a new police chief while trying to plug the hole in the city budget. in san francisco jonathan bloom kron 4 news. >>> news around the bay area san jose police identified a suspect in a triple homicide. they say hector mia the man you see here was involved in gun fight outside a nightclub saturday night. two people were found dead at the scene and a third was found nearby. police believe mia was the driver of the get away vehicle. it's unknown if he's

we'll enjoy the warmer than normal conditions as long as they last. 49 in san francisco. 40 degrees inle. 42 degrees right now in san jose turning over to 62 as you take your lunch break. it will be another beautiful day, especially in the south bay. not quite as warm this morning in the north bay. as a result, it won't be as warm this afternoon. santa rosa hit 67 degrees yesterday. this is what we are expecting today. 67 degrees in the tri-valley. 67 by sunday. we'll hang on to that sunshine all the way throughout this weekend. a good weekend to go boating, play golf, whatever it is you like to do outdoors, guys. >> sound great. thanks. >>> the time is 5:39. coming up, scott will show us what he has his eye on this week. >>> i'm bob redell live outside the federal courthouse in san francisco where later this morning barry bonds will try to throw a curveball in the government's case against him. that story is coming up in a live report. >>> taking a live look outside this morning, a little shaky shot with the wind blowing, perhaps. we'll take an extended view of the bay bridge this mor

music] [music] only 5 years the festival has established itself as the premiere over view of san francisco's lively literary scene. the week long event draws 10,000 people to the city's book stores, night clubs and of course it's libraries. here in the coret auditorium. 2 days of reading. show casing 50 writers from all walks of life. the event was like speed dating to find the next companion for your night stand. >> i'm paying this woman more than a hundred bucks an hour and she's laughing at me. this should tick me off but it seems to put me at ease. let me make sure i'm following this one. you lost a guy you were tracking in your rear view mirror. you are convinced you did the guy in. well, yeah, i guess. it sounds stupid when she throws it back and i get what she's doing. trying to make me recognize the obsurdity of what i'm telling her. you don't you killd that guy? >> i could have. >> right and his body bounced 3 blocks where it landed on a hypodermic needle. >> when i was your age, only the rich girls had parties. i dreamed this this day since the daughter told me you would be a little girl. she pinched my cheeks. everyt

as it set from the emeryville camera west to san francisco. we saw higher clouds move through as well. just gorgeous at 5:06 as long were you out of the fog. tonight we do have some dense fog forming in santa rosa where visibility is already down to half mile. it is 39 degrees there. we have upper 30's for could be cord. livermore. oakland. redwood city. certainly going to be another cold one tonight. but not kuwait as cold. dense valley fog. black ice by morning and it is a dry weekend if you do have plans. so overnight the fog will fill back in. not only in the valley already seeing in the east bay and north bay valley but follow forming. fog will spill over the bay and out towards the golden gate so it has agent more coverage as the wind flowing from the inland area down towards the coastal area a little bit stronger so that winter time fog will come back in around the coastal area as well. that means by morning it is going to get locally dense for your morning drive. areas of freezing fog and black ice certainly a possibility with the valley having the best chance for seeing that with the temperatures really st

. >> they hit a wall of traffic at the end of their long drive from vancouver island to san francisco last night. as tourists, they don't have fast track trans responders that would ahave allowed them to fly through the toll born. >> a lot of lanes all aiming to the tollbooth. i would be okay if they got rid of it. >> a majority of the members of the golden gate bridge district finance committee feel the same. >> we have eight aye's and two nos. >> reporter: the committee voted to move forward with a plan to eliminate toll takers. >> if you're a tourist from kansas, you'll get an invoice based on your license plate. we already have agreements in place with rental car companies. it's all done through technology. >> the bridge district says about 33% of golden gate drivers pay with cash. research presented today shows that implementing the all electronic system would cost $3.5 million. and eliminating the 30 toll collectors would save 19.2 million over the next 8 years. at today's meeting, toll collectors pleaded to keep their jobs calling themselves ambassadors for the bridge and san francisco. >> i'

san francisco. >> less than a month after san as a woman with long buy perishables animal control is investigatingnother attack. bob byrd since it is attacked by two guards as he was walking his own docks in. he says he was not to the ground by a boxer and a lot written several times. he now has 10 stitches behind one ear. >> so i did like this to protect my boxer. the boxer was shaken my through. >> as lange on that lawn there after yelling all. luckily, the man hurt me. >> to the dogs came from backyard of this has down the street the honor had no comment, animal control sees the boxer ending what it says it's a dangerous dog attack investigation. a look to the forecast, another cold start as you head of the door louisa is keeping track. >> similar start to where we were yesterday, cold temperature off some below freezing, dense fog suddenly into the north bay, the out there. the afternoon rings lots of sunshine, dry, clearing the evening, cool as well. current temperatures, here's the cool spot of the north bay. below freezing at 31. fairfield about a degree above freezing in through livermore.

as long as they can rotate. some of them are fixed flat. >> that is terrific. thank you for joining us today for "building san francisco" and we hope to see you on the third wednesday of every month. sometimes we do leches with guests in our studio. please join us, and you can get more information that sfgov.org. it is a wonderful day, and i'm going to go get a burrito. ... >> i am the chief building inspector. we are here at the base of telegraph hill to talk about a subject of great interest for the people of san francisco which is rockslide, slope stability, which caused a dramatic front-page news. i am here with two knowledgeable and wonderful guests. i am here with a geotechnical engineer and a geologist. we are here to talk about rockslide, rockfalls, and related issues. what is the difference between a geologist and a geotechnical engineer? >> and engineering geologist deals with identifying site characteristics, mapping, the ground's surface, collecting all of this data. the engineer can come up with medications and designs. >> the structural engineer might be working on a building if there is a building involv

san francisco will experience long-term benefits in infrastructure improvements, jobs, and ongoing revenues. i would look -- i would like to talk about another opportunity for san francisco. i can think of no other sport that is as successful to as many types of people as sailing. sailing does not discriminate on the basis of race, economic or social status, and is available to people with physical or developmental disabilities. there are huge sailing programs in our area that serve kids. there is a mix of able-bodied volunteers and disabled sailors that allows people with limited or no abilities to use lakes and to experience the exhilaration of sailing on san francisco bay. guide dogs wearing life vests are also on board during many if not most live sailing events. american poet and abolitionist john which your wrote -- wittier wrote -- let us make it happen. let us use this lifetime opportunity to encourage all to enjoy the activity of sailing. we have an opportunity to host the world oldest trophy sport in our own city. i urge you to support the america's cup in san francisco. supervisor mirkarimi: next speaker, please. >> i am a lifelong san francisco resident. i am here to support the host city agreement.