their mission is to provide respectful, high-quality health care in san francisco county jails from an individual and community health perspective. the provide a comprehensive and integrated system of medical, psychiatric, and substance abuse services to inmates in san francisco county jails. the provide health and related services consistent with community standards, as detailed by the california medical association standards for health services in adult detention as well as mandates from the court and other criminal justice agencies. delivering quality care to a diverse population and often does not utilize existing health services, particularly early intervention care, prior to being incarcerated was a challenge. inmates have acute mental health, substance abuse, and social programs. incarceration provides a unique opportunity to address health problems that otherwise would not be addressed until much later in the course. jill health services pursues an aggressive program of health promotion and disease prevention to stabilize these problems while individuals are incarcerated. jail

this is the city and county of san francisco. ve certain laws for transparency incorporate -- and incorporating these amendments to those who will participate so second, they can check. thirdly, the to give qualified input -- they can give qualified input. not everybody has the ability to give qualified input at the last commissioners, you are fully aware that a lot of the deliberations on the bonds and how we spend our money are taken to certain bodies. i have known mr. jensen for a long time. he brings some qualified information here. he not only represents ha as general manager. he also worked diligently for us. -- for the water apartment. this is the city and county of san francisco. it is not just the city of san francisco like the city of hillsborough. this is the city and county of san francisco. we need to get qualified input from the citizens. deliberations should not be done at the last moment. i know the matter will be revisited. i hope the commissioners here will be here for that so they do not have to reinvent the whe

item 21, conference with the co- counsel, jane martin verses the city and county of san francisco. item 22, conference with the co- counsel, city and county of san francisco vs. chairperson maxwell: welcome to land use. i am joined by david chiu, and eric mar will be joining us. i want to thank the clerk and the folks at channel 26 for bringing us live. >> please turn off any cellular phones or pagers. any documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. the mets will appear on october 2. chairperson maxwell: will you read items one, too, and three together? >> item 1, ordinance accepting public infrastructure improvements along fourth street, channel street, and third street, including sidewalks. item two, public infrastructure improvements for mission bay south blocks 10 through 10 and a. item 3, at mission bay south storm water. pump # 6. >> all of these a been approved by the department of city planning, which has determined that the improvements put in place are in conformity with the city's general plan. the director of public works has issued a completion for each a

item 22, conference with the co- counsel, city and county of san francisco vs. lexington insurance company. item 23, office of legal counsel, but city and county of san francisco, city attorney's office, vs. alexander d

item 21, conference with the co- counsel, jane martin verses the city and county of san francisco. item 22, conference with the co- counsel, city and county of san francisco vs. >> welcome to culture wire. did you know the city of san francisco has an art collection consisting of 3500 objects? the collection ranges from painting and public buildings to murals, and from bronze busts in city halls, to cite specific structures. at this time, many of the large works are in desperate need of repair, and a long-term innovative solution is needed to make sure these public treasures will be cared for. >> the story of the arts commission program begins with ruth fromstein. 2010 marks her 50th year as an art dealer. at the helm of the county, she had represented some of the most notable of bay area artists, and continues to look for new talent. >> the artists that i represent, what do i choose them, if asked to do with a background of what the gallery is about. i love the idea of finding new guys and watching them grow. it is the old fashioned way of having a nunnery, which is having a stable

item 21, conference with the co- counsel, jane martin verses the city and county of san francisco. item 22, conference with the co- counsel, city and county of san francisco vs.

item 21, conference with the co- counsel, jane martin verses the city and county of san francisco. item 22, conference with the co- counsel, city and county of san francisco vs. when a resident of san francisco is looking for health care, you look in your neighborhood first. what is closest to you? if you come to a neighborhood health center or a clinic, you then have access it a system of care in the community health network. we are a system of care that was probably based on the family practice model, but it was really clear that there are special populations with special needs. the cole street clinic is a youth clinic in the heart of the haight ashbury and they target youth. tom woodell takes care of many of the central city residents and they have great expertise in providing services for many of the homeless. potrero hill and southeast health centers are health centers in those particular communities that are family health centers, so they provide health care to patients across the age span. . >> many of our clients are working poor. they pay their taxes. they may run into a ro

i think that this is interesting and appropriate to notice that san francisco county has the distinction as it relates to the latino community that is unique among the 58 counties. we have more latino representatives. -- >> this is not the case with the other counties. we have these in el salvador and nicaragua, as well as mexico. not everybody understands this and we are celebrating this remarkable collection. the city of san francisco took the lead as the city of refuge after the civil wars in the 1980's. we established, firmly, the foundation that marks so much of what makes this city a special place. it is mocked by those who do not understand and who did not want to understand, and this is trivialized by political campaigns and this should not be diminished by sound bites and in political campaigns. we stand up to that. and we did not play into this. we do not believe in dividing people. we do not believe in diminishing others in the broader scope of the world. we are also celebrating that today. i am honored that you are here and i am grateful. i am happy that you took the time to

national weather service has upgraded that heat watch to a heat warning that encompasses all of san francisco county including the bayside. as we will experience again tomorrow for the third day in a row, temperatures in the 80s to the low 90s. so bottom line is anybody who is sensitive to the heat make sure you hydrate, drink lots of fluids. hayward 91 degrees currently 19% relative humidity, vallejo in the mid-90s campbell to the south at 94 degrees. and san francisco flirting with 90 after a record high temperature yesterday in the low 90s. meanwhile, the air quality will be taking a direct hit moderate air quality throughout the entire bay area except the santa clara valley unhealthy levels of ozone. we'll talk about more watches that you need to know about coming up later on in this newscast. >> thank you. >>> less than five weeks after the pipeline explosion rocked san bruno, tonight, the clean- up is complete. let me show you what the neighborhood looks like now after the blast destroyed nearly three dozen homes there. linda yee on what's next in this long road to recovery. >> reporter: it's

today we are joined by the department of youth, children and families, jim, who is a san francisco unified county schools, claudia from san francisco unified school district, support services and probation chief, bill, the director of our juvenile probation department. our goals are to look at the operational logistical partnerships between the school district, juvenile probation and children, youth and families to ensure we don't lose students between these systems and make sure we are managing and supporting them towards susan looking at the current partnership, are we in a state where it is more reactive and already looking at young people who have to get in trouble in the justice system or are there ways to be more proactive to ensure we are engaging those young people who are at risk. so with that, i think i will start and invite di and n and from d.c.y.f. to start us off here. >> thank you and good afternoon board of supervisors, members. i would like to start off with saying that we provide many different opportunities and partnerships to be able to address the needs of at-risk youth. this

san francisco county is the best documented of all the california counties. we think that all of california will look like san francisco now. when you begin putting in the work of the civilian conservation core, you find it's everywhere. we are talking about a lot of agencies. roosevelt loved building things. he was the lord of the manor at hyde park. it shows roosevelt in his convertible. if you visit there, you could see he could drive using the upper part of his body. he's pointing to the plans of the hyde park. he was quite a passable architect. once he became president, he was able to build a lot more. even though henry loose was generally opposed to roosevelt. we ran a double page on his to show how the work he had done. i couldn't get it all on my standards. in the west, you would see without the new deal projects, the republican voting sun belt cities wouldn't exist. they were built at that time. so, it's as i say. there was at least a dozen agencies that left remnants. i am going to give you a primer on all of these. the premise was to put people to w

why do you think the san francisco and plena rate is better than almost any other county? does anyone asks a question? why is that inherently the case? do the math. people are employed that would have been unemployed. 40,000 people unemployed overall. what does that represent in percentages? we are well over 10%, up there with other peer cities, without this program. it has been that significant. it does matter what happens down at city hall and the state capital. it is about leadership. it is not just the elected folks as much as it is the people in the trenches. they have driven it with the business leadership you see behind me. >> what impact with those people becoming unemployed have on the city social-service is? >> two things can happen. mayor newsom: is very important. you have heard about the 99 yea'ers who will lose benefits m the federal government. they end up on county welfare rolls. those of the county assistance programs. we already saw when the unemployment debate occurred and there was still a question of the unemployment benefits being extended, you saw su

hot air mass in place we have extended the heat warning through wednesday around san francisco bay, also san francisco county, because the temperatures still in the 80s and 90s. in addition, red flag warning is in effect until 6:00 tomorrow morning. and because of that fog off the coast, the humidity should climb a little so it shouldn't be as dry. inland still we'll have the humidity dropping to the teens. air quality taking a hit. haze in the atmosphere a "spare the air" day. tonight 50 santa rosa to 63 degrees for an overnight low in fremont. temperatures tomorrow 70s and 80s at the beaches. i think i just heard some appraise applause. 93 degrees in san jose. east of the bay numbers? >> 80s in oakland through alameda, otherwise 90 in brentwood here's a peek in the north bay temperatures. 59 degrees in santa rosa which was the same as today. i have some relief in sight. i'll share that seven-day forecast with you coming up. >> you all know october is breast cancer awareness month and one way of attempting to predict the diseases causing some controversy. some patients say it is saving lives. some experts w

accountable to the people he's representing. >> reporter: a meeting scheduled between iis, the san francisco county sheriff and the ag's office over san francisco's opting out of the community secure program was postponed by the sheriff until after the november election. in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a real estate broker who was lost in a remote dessert six days shared his story of survival today. he was rescued about 8 miles from the nearest trail. to survive, he says he tried to stay focused and calm. to pass the time, he wrote notes to his wife and daughters and advice to his business partners. rosenberg says he became lost when he took the wrong turn. >>> a 400 foot long octo pus is in the bay area. >>> chief meteorologist will tell us how soon the warmth will be here and how warm it will get. >>> we are streaming live on th. >> renno has shifted from record heat to record rain fall. more than an inch of rain fell this morning at the reno tahoe airport breaking the old record of this day of just a quarter inch set 16 years ago. just last week, reno set new high tem

a yes vote would prohibit elected city officials from serving on san francisco political party county central committees. a no vote would not make this change. please visit the league of women voters website at sfvotes.org to get all of your voting information. early voting is available weekdays at city hall from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. if you don't vote early, make sure to vo >> currently the discharges a 14% tax on the rental of hotel rooms and related charges and the money goes to the general fund. in addition, a fee of 1% to 1.5% for improving the convention center and promoting san francisco is assessed. the hotel tax applies to the amount a guest pays to occupy a room and related charges and the hotel operator must collect the tax when it collects the payment. proposition j. would increase the hotel tax rate from 14% to 16%. this increase would be in effect from january 1, 2011 until january 1, 2014. money collected from the increase would go to the general fund and the city could use it for any public purpose. a yes vote would increase the hotel tax rate from 14% to 16% for the

san francisco. i'm here today to talk to you about proposition b verages which will appear on the ballot november 2. proposition b is a measure that would increase the contributions made by city and county employees made to the city's retirement system and health care system. the city's share of funding these services would be reduced. >> i have with me here today michael hennessey, sheriff of san francisco, who is on -- an opponent to proposition b. sheriff, do you oppose proposition b? >> first of all, thanks to the league of women voters for having me be able to speak on this issue. i strongly urge san francisco voters to vote against proposition b because of the unfair adverse grim pact -- impact it's going to have on san francisco's lowest paid employees. i know proposition is being sold as a pension reform measure and if that's all it did, it would probably be a positive measure but the real negative impact is goinging to -- to be on the health care. people think city employees get paid a lot and frankly some do but 50,000 get -- 6,000 get less than $50,000 a year. if a person has blue shield, which is one of the option involved and not the most expensive one, a person will have t

san francisco. there are other counties that buy our hechey water. is there any way that we in san francisco get that type of money back here, sfrpd. to develop funding, so it is going on. now i want to post it. some people brought us something about the mail and other things we recycled water. this wasn't anything that had a buffer base to pass them. we have storage tanks, a common buffer base and -- i like to include that in the -- in the mitigation whether -- with the planning department. >> thank you. >> is there any other public comment under the general manager's report? being none public comment is closde. we're on item four, which general public comment. at this time members of the public may traci the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter of the commission and don't appear on the agenda. with respect to the items, you're -- your opportunity will be afforded when the items is reached in the meeting. i'm going to call names out. if you could come up, howard, fox, dutierstat. extrasener. ernestine weis