i am here to represent my business and the san francisco brewers guild. we all support, or i do, personally, to maintain critical services in the city. the treatment and prevention. these are city priorities. i do not think this will bring results that it intends. it said that this fee would go to lower sales and job losses. there is the cost of chronic alcohol abuse. i feel that that study mrs. two fundamental points. the actual cost increases, one nickel per drink -- i feel about the steady mrs. two fundamental points. -- the study misses two fundamental points. there are declining sales, less payroll tax, and there is going to be fewer tourists to come here, and we need to increase jobs, and the city will get more revenue. wholesalers. this will hurt our ability to fund important programs. i feel we need programs to encourage sales in a very sensitive environments, and we need an increase in spending. [bell] >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is -- with an association. we are here to oppose the mitigation fee. we do understand the situation with t

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>> i think we need to address a number of issues which we had recommended that my crow brewers, local san francisco microbrewersies, should be exempted from this tax. as they would be considered distributors and retailers. i also would like to talk, to add the point about how formula retailers will begin to have a -- an advantage over the small business in terms of passing that through to their consumers , you know, at a time when we are trying to encourage small, locally owned businesses, it seems to be giving an unfair advantage once again to offsale retail stores. commissioner o'brien: i was just going to remind the director of commissioner duty's point also, the concern that we don't see a plan in this for eliminating a problem. we just see a revenue generating source and really what amounts to another tax. i'm really concerned at the

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arizona governor jan brewer asked san francisco's ninth u.s.ircuit court of appeals to reverse a ruling that put that will you on hold. her lawyer says the judge made a mistake by ruling the law burden legal. imgrants in arizona will have to face justice department attorneys who say the law disrupts u.s. relations with mexico and ultimately will be trumped by federal law anyway. hearings begin november 1st. >>> critics are lobbying the food and drug administration to say no to what they call the franken fish. more accurately, a salmon that would be the first jeanettely modified animal for human consumption a company called aqua vantage salmon has developed a variety which he grows twice as fast as regular salmon because injections of growth hormone, it would reach maturity within 17 months instead of 30 and would reduce the need for importing foreign salmon. today a panel of experts joined the fda to discuss safety. one concern is what would happen if a modified fish escaped and mingled with wild salmon? >> i would not advocate for a moment pro

noviembre proximo la corte federal de apelaciones con sede en san francisco escuchara los argumentos de la gobernadora de arizona jan brewernconstitucionalidad de la ley 1070...---los abogados de brewer dicen que el juez que decreto inconstitucionales algunos aspectos de la ley ... se baso en especulaciones sobre que la legislacion afectaria a residentes legales...---la ley que criminaliza a los inmigrantes sin documentos estaria contraviniendo las leyes federales .... argumento el juez en su momento. --- y le presento el tema de discusion de esta tarde.---- la semana pasada mataron a un fotografo del diario de juarez, de ciudad juarez chihuahua.---ayer, el periodico publica un editorial titulado "¿que quieren de nosotros"?---hacen un llamado a "las diferentes organizaciones que se disputan la plaza juarez", preguntandole s "¿que quieren que dejemos de publicar? " para que ya no les maten a mas reporteros.--- y les dicen: "ustedes son las autoridades de facto en la ciudad, porque los mandos institucionales no pueden impedir que nuestros compaÑeros sigan cayendo". ---¿como interpreta usted esto? ¿el periodismo se puso de ro

making each san francisco win that much more crucial tonight. tim lincecum faces the brewers, trying to preserve the giants slim half game division lead. bases loaded, jonathan the bloop to right, two runs score, it's 2-0 brewers. we go to the bottom of the fifth, same score, one out, runners on the corners. bruce pulls timmy for a pinch-hitter. he only threw 70 some odd pitches. he's not happy. that could have been a double play, but he stays at first. it's 2-1. bottom ninth, same score. he goes down swinging. yes, the giants lose 2-1. they are facing a sweep tomorrow. what about the padres you ask? san diego facing the cards, they blew a two-run lead in the eighth, in the ninth, it's 4-4. ryan ludwig taking care of that. three-run shot, the pads off. they win another home run, a half game lead over the giants now. the rockies one game back in the wild card, giants trailing by two. minnesota today at the twins, had not allowed an eighth hit this season. bottom six, we're tied at one, dallas braden in a jam. long ball to left, three-run homer, 4-1 twins, a's would have anothe

beat the padres and the giants a 2 03 for the dodgers now except for san francisco, coming to town tomorrow night the milwaukee brewersll the guys if you got she knew not trying, the look of this and dieter he pretends he got hit and it called a traitor comes our call i got a watch it's about. do resorted first-aid fax, and the rest here's a this was as to muster got hit, the manager got to run out. to have won the game for treat. hey the empire so it out and then he did another he was selecting prepared to. overkill. kevin mitchell a former giant, this is so sad 1989 disposal of a national mvp really good guy. amid $2 million and gave to a half. the trouble now, is and have to stand trial that he punched a man several times in the head of the ballclub. in southern california, if it convicted he could go to face four years of prison. it's a foul ball monday, 49ers looking ahead, mike solitaries crew, they have three delay is games. politically the stuff of the world championships say sir campbell said monday. yah hoo. there's growing tension between the players and coaches stuff, and forge a new levy the offensive coo

san francisco back at it in just over a half hour, tim lincecum faces the brewers. padres plan a little afternoon baseball today facing the cards in st. louis. san diego trying to stop a three-game slide. the padres had blown a two-run lead, we're tied at four. note for long. ludwig taking care of that three-run shot puts the padres up 7-4. they go on to win 8-4. they're tied with the giants pending tonight's game in san francisco. the dodgers aren't even prete pretending to care any more. today they just rold over duringed day. troy tulle la wilt ski taking over. the rockies shortstop taking over. belting two shots. giving him 14 homers in his last 15 games. the rockies win 12-2, they're now one game behind the giants pending tonight's game. >>> tonight in prime time, the stanford football team will be looking to do something it hasn't done in nine years, start the season a perfect 3-0. the 19th ranked cardinals haven't had a start like that since 2001. all that's standing in their way this season, wake forrest and a pretty explosive offense. >> it's a great challe

australia tuvo que aterrizar en san francisco , luego de que uno de sus motores dejara de funcionar, nadie resultó herido y llevaba 212 pasajeros y la gobernadora de arizona, jan brewerfrontera en arizona, ha despertado fuertes críticas. >> estamos así matando a más inmigrantes . >> lapercepción de que la frontera esta en un estado de caos . >> es una gran mentira. >> el gobierno ha destinado muchos millones de dólares para resguardar la frontera . >> con armas y tanques mandamos un mensaje erróneo acerca de nuestra seguridad. >> los agentes a pesar de estar armados no podrán realizar arrestos. >> es menos las personas que van a a cruzar a comprar. >> necesitaos protección, tambiñn reconozco que hay gente que vienen a ver a sus familiares . >> algunos como la gobernadora de arizona, jan brewer dicen que los esfuerzos son insuficientes . >> y una noticia con norma roque. >> el inmigrante guatemalteco se imagina el horror que pasó su hermano en tama tamaulipas.son los tiempos más duros , ya ni la gente de mñxico se seinte segura, para mi fue el primero , reconocí su ropa . >> sus hijos y esposda viajarán a despedir el cuerpo el joven dejó su tierra para venir a usa. es

additionally, i do work with small brewers from all around the country, and i have been able to convince some to come to san francisco because of what we offer in terms of our food, our culture, our diversity. whether they will continue to distribute in san francisco, this is revenue that already exists. it is likely to disappear january 1. additionally, i was having conversations with two breweries, and we put our talks on suspension, as well, until this has been solved. there were a variety of reasons, but it is more about -- i think this would be about small wineries, as well. thank you. chair avalos: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am brian. you guys have a tough time balancing this budget. my small-business colleagues and i know how difficult it is to balance a budget. we know all about that with fees and taxes, but what it comes down to is the bill before us as small businesses to have our margins and be able to make payroll, and that affects are staffed. yesterday, we distributed a copy of the legislation to the employees at our bars, and we asked them for their comments come in 1 st

famous faces of san francisco's special olympics, what a pop star told juliette good rich. >>> sports, they need a win to stay in 1st place can they get a strong outing against the brewerskim coyle will be here with highlights it's a belief in everything we do. it's a 5 year, 50,000 mile promise. with complimentary scheduled maintenance no-cost replacement of wear and tear items and 24/7 roadside assistance. because when you create the most beautiful, fast cars on earth, you create an ownership experience to match. but what really happened? cnn -- not me -- cnn says his assertion about his tax record was "just plain wrong." jerry brown went out there and took credit for the fact that the people of california voted for proposition 13, which lowered taxes, which he opposed. and now he's going around taking credit for it. he raised taxes as governor of california. he had a surplus when he took office and a deficit when he left. he doesn't tell the people the truth. >>> welcome back to weekend early edition. a big day for special olympics and fans of jonas brothers. fun run was held yesterday at shore line park in mountain view to raise money for special olympics the run wa

brewers were in town tonight. did the giants expand the slim lead? live in san francisco mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we're moving to the last weekend of summer. it won't feel like that. there will be some sun. there will be dry conditions. showers in the forecast for sunday. outside we go. this is the system i'm tracking. most of the energy tomorrow stays north. there will be rain north of the line. and these are the highs from today. note how warm they were. 80s, despite the cloud cover and the drizzle. temperatures will be in the 70s. it's a mild weather pattern. drizzle in the morning, maybe in the mid-morning hours. not a bad day. saturday. sunday, showers back in the forecast. not a big storm. these are new showers, will show up just about the 5th inning -- probably about the 1st and 2nd inning. point being, it will not run out the game but it could cause some delays, either in the roadways or you travel about. here's saturday, before the front gets there. mostly cloudy, mild. here's sunday, right when the front gets there. the showers will be mid-morning o

brewers were in town tonight. did the giants expand the slim lead? live in san franciscoke mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we're moving to the last weekend of summer. it won't feel like that. there will be some sun. there will be dry conditions. showers in the forecast for sunday. outside we go. this is the system i'm tracking. most of the energy tomorrow stays north. there will be rain north of the line. and these are the highs from today. note how warm they were. 80s, despite the cloud cover and the drizzle. temperatures will be in the 70s. it's a mild weather pattern. drizzle in the morning, maybe in the mid-morning hours. not a bad day. saturday. sunday, showers back in the forecast. not a big storm. these are new showers, will show up just about the 5th inning -- probably about the 1st and 2nd inning. point being, it will not run out the game but it could cause some delays, either in the roadways or you travel about. here's saturday, before the front gets there. mostly cloudy, mild. here's sunday, right when the front gets there. the showers will be mid-morning or e

san francisco pummelling the dodgers last night, 10-2. that was a three-run homer. the giants now host the brewers tonight and there is a good chance that this playoff hunt will come dun to the final series of the regular season. that is when the giants and the padres go head to head. >> the raiders are playing the first home game on sunday. if you want to see it, you have to go to the coliseum. the nfl is blacking out games from local tvs that are not sold out. there tickets available to the game. get your face paint ready. san diego facing a blackout as well. they play the rams and the number one pick. the game kicks off at 1:00 pardon me o sunday. >>> we will take you back to the peninsula. the earlier accident is on northbound 280 at avalon, but it shows up southbound on the right shoulder. it's as far away as you can get still being on the roadway. no reason for the slowing other than more cars are hitting the road towards airport drive. another accident, but no major issues. the slowing is as a result of more folks running the averages and starring to recom put. a nice flow of traffic and no

arizona governor jan brewer and rick perry from texas, will not attend. >>> a san francisco lawmaker wants to put free water orb the lunch menu. the l.a. times is reporting many school cafeterias do not offer drinking water. mark leno has proposed a bill to make the water free this time next year. the bill does not provide funding. the governor has until the end of next week to sign the bill. >>> san francisco school board is considering a plan it hopes will attract and keep the best teachers in the schools. the district is discussing the idea of converting two properties into subsidized housing. the two buildings could be turned into 130 units. right now, only one-third of the teachers live outside the city. >>> the u.s. treasury department is looking for investors to buy some of the took in general motors and says it won't limit those buyers to americans. the federal government owns more than 60% of gm after putting up $50 billion in bailout money last year. the treasury department says it could start with sales by the middle of november. but it won't comment on possible negotiatio

san francisco hosts the brewers this weekend and end the season in two weeks at home against the padres. >>> tonight at 5:00, we will have the latest on the investigation into the san bruno explosion. as the community says good-bye to a mother and daughter. >>> plus, call on camera. find out why a dad went on a tirade inside a school bus. that story and more coming up in the next newscast ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. thank you for watching. have a great day.