san francisco health department. we are very proud of san francisco general hospital. [applause] thank you. for 125 years on this side, this hospital has taken care of people, regardless of their ability to pay, no matter what their ethnicity was, whether they were a man or woman or transgendered -- would never came fourth, we took care of, and we are so proud to be here -- what ever came force -- whatever came forth, we took care of. we are so appreciative to all of you who helped us on this campaign. san francisco general hospital, when it went before the voters, received 84.3% of the vote. [applause] now, what i want you to think about is when did 84.3% of san franciscos agree about anything, that we got that high level of votes? we did not get that because of the campaign we ran, although we ran a very good campaign, and i'm very appreciative to all of the people here, from the labor unions -- especially 1021 -- who helped us -- [applause] thank you. through the business community, we were supported by democrats, republicans, and greens. we got great support from the other hospital. man

my first encounter with san francisco general was as a trauma patient. i was brought after i was injured during a mugging in the city, and i came back as a staff nurse, and then came back as a registered nurse working in critical care, and now, i and the ceo. i am so glad to be here. [applause] i have seen general from all sides, and let me tell you, there is no better team on earth. the entire staff san francisco general, the doctors, nurses, administrators, officials, social workers, pharmacists, housekeepers, is workers, everyone -- there is just so many of you. i cannot say the mall. i want you to stand up, and we should applaud you for all the great work you do. [applause] stand up, please. they really do an amazing job. and we are all so excited because in this new building, we are even going to be able to do a better job. remember, we are not just here simply to celebrate a new building. we are really celebrating the health-care services that we are going to be able to provide to all san franciscans. as the only trauma center in the city, we will

>> as of about 56 years ago, san francisco general had roughly 80 -- as of about five or six years ago, san francisco general had roughly 80 beds, in addition to the beds in the jail's psychiatric center. at that point, cpmc had unit of about 15 beds. st. francis had an inpatient unit. langley-porter had a unit. st. luke's had a unit of the least 20 beds as well that we could frequently to admit to. since that time, we've cut down to 40 cubebs at san francisco -- 40 acute beds at san francisco. we could be down to 23 the budget process as of march 16. there could also be a couple of step down units. the unit at st. luke's has closed taking others out of the picture over the past few years. >> think you. -- thank you. i like to collop lt. mark solomon from the san francisco police department. -- i would like to call up lt. mark solomon from the san francisco police department. thank you for joining us here this evening. >> thank you. my apologies, i do not have the power point. >> i am working with the homeless population in the city. what i am going to talk about tonight is not specifi

three of her family members are at san francisco general hospital with severe burns. torres lived in that home for decades. >>> at least three people living in a home close to the torres house remain missing after the explosion. this is a picture of 50-year-old gregory bulles and his 17-year-old son. bulles 80-year-old mother has also not been seen since the explosion. >>> in the aftermath of this deadly explosion, pg&e is finding itself under attack for proposal that would pass along the cost of wildfire damage to its customers. vicky wynn is live in san bruno to explain. >> reporter: pg&e says the cost of insurance has become too high for it to bear alone, so pg&e has part nerd with the utility companies in southern california and together, they are asking the state for permission to pass along some of those costs to the customer. so, that means after any sort of

bottleneck at san francisco general. i take it you are getting a much increased flow of people into the jail? >> yes. >> you can hold them for what, 72 hours? >> we do not have an inpatient facility. they go to san francisco general or somewhere else. >> if they are violent, do you keep them? >> if they're violent? if they are in danger to themselves or others, they can be hospitalized. other than that, of tremendous volunteer. yes, some of the more violent. >> do you roll them over to san francisco general? do you have to keep them because of the lack of beds over there? >> we follow the law. we 5150 people. they're turned around quicker. if there is an overflow, they're not kept in the hospital as long. they're kicked out so that they can take the next person we are 5150'ing. they go back to jail. >> what percent of your jail population are mentally ill? >> i would say between 15% and 20%. >> we're going to let miss gustafson deceit and bring up miss jennifer johnson. you can continue the conversation off line. >> my n

san francisco health commission, which he has served for over 20 years, where he has been a staunch advocate of our community, requiring culturally competent programs, rebuilding lebanon hospital, san francisco general hospital, and encouraging support for the hepatitis b three program. he was quoted in today's "new york times" for his advocacy to that program. one of the first individuals are asked to come to my office to greet me was none other than this gentleman here, and i also want to remake a quick conversation i had with my mother recently. i told her i was going to present an award to the good doctor, and she asked me -- "i guess it is too late for you to good medical school?" [laughter] without further ado, doctor, thank you so much for everything you have done for us. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. i am almost speechless for this honor, an honor which actually i never sought, and i am humbled receiving. it has been my great privilege to be able to work in this city, and in the spirit of the theme of tonight, which is headed and unity, i need to emphasize the issue of heritage. first of all, like at the academy, and i'm waiting 40 lights to go off shortly, i do want to thank my parent

people in san francisco, they can go to san francisco general. it is all the same faculty and they can get full treatment. if someone does find something, go to the nearest clinic that serves the underserved. there are plenty of places. go to san francisco general. >>> the fund. we established this ten years ago now in memory of my best friend who died of breast cancer at a very young age. while she was going through treatment, she found if she did compliment terry care like massage, accupuncture, herbs. we improve quality of life. >> complimentary is the better word. you don't always find that so that makes this organization a little more didn't than others. >> yes. >> okay. you have a fund raiser coming up? >> we are always having fund raisers coming up. there isn't one this fall but www.u with lonnie fund shows ways people can always donate. >> they will always take a check no matter how small. >> yes. >> we thank you dr. mindy goldman for being here. we wanted to remind you that today the race for the cure is on and it starts an hour from now

reduction of services at soft lunges, we are trying to have those at the san francisco general hospital. the plan proposes two separate parking garages, one for the hospital, one for the medical office building. combined they would lept plus or minus, 2,000 parking places which equates to 10,000 cars which equates to 10,000 daily automobile trips. the all right -- already congested corridor would be further impacted with these garages and these number of cars. the problem is size. the reduction of local services, noise, traffic, emergency vehicles, spot loaning violations, and disregard for the planning department and planning commission established, zenning restrictions, among other thing. interfering with the success of established small businesses currently in operation along the van ness corridor. the impact this project will have on the already overextended muni system, wears to have to study the recommendation have the planning staff and adopting the environmentally sound and workable. thank you for your understanding. the neighbors of cathedral hill. >> hi, my name is bernard cho

many of these low-income people you are talking about code of the san francisco general hospital. -- go to the san francisco general hospital. these have the highest rates of asthma. i am extremely concerned about so much of your business going for tobacco that you would have to close the pharmacy because you cannot sell cigarettes. >> i understand, i know i was only given three minutes to explain all this, which is impossible, but the far as the takes of about 6% of the space in the store. i could sit here all day, and i know no one has the time to do that. i am hoping for more time to come into your offices and better explain the situation. supervisor maxwell: if we do not pass it today, -- if we do pass it today, you would have another week or so before it goes to the full board. i would be more than happy to meet with you in any way that we can. if we see that there is some issue, we would have even more than we could arrange to have more time. i would be more than willing to talk with you, bringing in anyone and everyone, bringing in people to talk with you and help with that. th

we are deployed either by sfpd or san francisco general hospital.ide trauma services to :q_+ seven languages when fully staffed. we have been tried to get positions through the mayor's office. we have the ability to speak, right now, many languages. staff can address this situation and need from the point of the family. we also contact the family and homicide victims. we do so by virtue of case management, ongoing therapy with the family, funeral arrangements, we transport them to the appointment, victims' assistance. we provide ongoing therapy up to one year. after that, we refer to another program called trauma recovery. the director of that program will be speaking about her program. we do short-term case management, therapy, things like that. brief, focus groups, counseling. we do diffusing of services. we do not reach into the schools. we also do that with a child crisis. -- we do out reach in the schools. we see about 150 families a year. on average, about 800 individuals of year. any questions, i would be happy to answer them. >> any question

yes, some of the more violent. >> do you roll them over to san francisco general? do you have to keep them because of the lack of beds over there? >> we follow the law. we 5150 people. they're turned around quicker. if there is an overflow, they're not kept in the hospital as long. they're kicked out so that they can take the next person we are 5150'ing. they go back to jail. >> what percent of your jail population are mentally ill? >> i would say between 15% and 20%. >> we're going to let miss gustafson deceit and bring up miss jennifer johnson. you can continue the conversation off line. >> my name is jennifer johnson, i am a deputy public defender. i represent 100 seriously mentally ill clients in our behavior and held court. i have been part of the program since the planning stages. i have seen the evolution of the program. most of mcclintock felony charges and a freezing state prison. about 75 -- most of my clients have felony charges and are facing state prison. all of my clients are in behavioral health court and in the criminal justice system because of an

i work for the children's hospital and san francisco general. the timing is everything. this can mean the limit between life and death. the facility is readily accessible and it can save lives. all of the experts staff needed to handle any emergency are on hand. some people have talked about an alternative to the existing plan that would concentrate all children's services and put the city at great risk in the event of a disaster or biological attack. all of these would make a risky situation. we should have better access for all patients including children. thank you. >> good afternoon. my expertise is in urban design and architecture. this is a smart plan. this will offer services where transit is located. we will concentrate on the highest density in this

san francisco. we are currently partnering with the multidisciplinary assessment center at san francisco general, to be able to treat those children birth to 5 who need those services. i encourage your support of the cpmc project, particularly for the children and families. thank you. >> good evening, president miguel and commissioners. my name is mary. i was called a little earlier. i am a nurse and current vice- president for services at california pacific medical center. i appreciate the time to address you again on these important issues. i believe this project has been thoroughly analyzed and i respectfully urge you to accept it. i am also here to address cpmc 's continuing commitment to skilled nursing beds for patients in the future. we are very much committed to continuing our skilled nursing bad service. now and for future patient populations -- bed service. in 2009, we saw 87 skilled nursing patients each day over the three campuses. as a result of discussions we have had with health commission , the long term coordinating council, and the aging and adult services over the last 18 months,

the documents are two sections of the san francisco general plan. the policy says that it should reflect the natural slope of the hill. it appears that these documents were overlooked during a planning review. currently there are no policies governing solar access. building construction was one of the most expensive the endeavors that humans undertake. this is expensive incrementally and emotionally. when we build in an urban setting, this is difficult for the neighbors and the property owners. san francisco as tools in place to make sure that what we build this the best it can be. some of them are overlooked in the review progress. we urge you to grant the appeal and a choir the planning department to review the project in regards to all of the tools that have been provided including the general plan. this is the best it can be for both the property owner in the neighborhood. thank you for your time and attention. >> thank you for your time. as a property owner, i am of two things. i am owed a shadow study that was promised because i don't think th

san francisco. three are listed in critical condition with life-threatening burns over 50% of their bodies. san francisco general is also treating four patients for burns and smoke inhalation. two are critical. >>> most of the pets brought to the peninsula humane society in the wake of the pipeline explosion have now been reunited with their families. about two dozen were brought in immediately after the disaster. many pets are still missing. most of those are outdoor cats. the humane society says it is a good time to make sure your pets always wear a collar with a tag. >>> and just a reminder. if you want to help by donating blood, you might want to wait. blood centers have received an overwhelming response. but freshly donated blood has to be used within six weeks. burn victims will need transfusions later, so in order to keep supplies fresh, they will need additional donations in the coming weeks and months. >>> to find out how you can help with the san bruno recovery effort, you can go to cbs5.com and we have all of the information, plus the very latest updates throughout the day. you will find the story on

i recently had a conversation with a doctor at san francisco general hospital who deals frequently with people who are presenting severe alcoholism at the hospital. he chooses to call people by their names. i think it is really worthy of the board as well to look at the individuals who are caught in the cyclical nature of alcoholism, who are homeless, and who are the ones we are trying to serve with our city services, public health department and emergency services as well. every year in the budget process we go through a tug of war. we are dealing with our budget deficit, and we are cutting services that are meaningful to people across the city. often the services that we cut are public health services, treatment services, services that would help us carry out our mission of making the side walks safe and giving people hope and dignity that suffer from alcoholism. i i am glad we can vote on this measure to help the lives of people who are living on our streets. this legislation came out of a process to determine what the costs are to the city for emergency transport for people who are

>> i understand it transferred some of them to san francisco general hospital but i would ask you tonfirm with them. we are open to receive burn patients under any circumstances and the police were able to assist in this manner. >> the people with the birds, would you consider their conditions critical because of this? is it serious? for what. >> one person has a serious injury and a stable and three of the persons are critically injured and are stable at this time. >> ok. all right, is there anything else that you over at st. francis me? we've been talking a lot about the fact that the red cross really wants blood donors right now to help people is anything that you need? >> not this time. we do appreciate your assistance and we did encourage people under all circumstances to donate blood to the blood center. >> ok. that is happy with the memorial hospital on the phone where for burn victims are being treated and we also know that san francisco general has taken some victims. we can confirm that the sea in medical centers and other place that has taken the interns how we do not unde

state francis memorial hospital in san francisco where the twos it to receive the most of the early injured. that is because san francisco generalis the trauma center for san francisco and northern san mateo county. san francisco is the regional burn center. it is logical that we would get thez) most severely injured patients. both hospitals still have patience. were continuing to look at video from yesterday's explosion of fired you have any of the numbers from st. francis how many patients are being treated >> there> i can't represent them i believe they still have patience. >> are a surprise considering the magnitude of this tragedy that this point you're dealing with four patients and not many more? >> we really did know what to expect and of course it does raise concerns about why there are so few patients in terms of what might happen to other people. on the other hand there were several patients that weren't severely injured that retreated aerial hospitals. >> me give us a sense of the process ahead for these patients? >> there in critical condition now three of them so they are in intensive care ending watched closely.

three at san francisco general and four at st. francis hospital in san francisco. >>> there are new health concerns tonight in the san bruno fire zone. with the possibility of rain, the burn cars, homes and contents could pose a health risk. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler joins us from the fire zone with more. >> reporter: health officials today declared this a hazardous site and requiring residents inspecting their homes like these people to wear white suits and masks. but, fire officials say they do have a plan to protect the public. >> intense heat incinerated everything. releasing potential deadly toxins from asbestos to heavy toxins. crews acknowledge they have not tested. >> we are deciding to handle this material as it would be hazardous, not hazardous waste but hazardous. >> reporter: homeowners let in today but only with protective gear including masks. >> if you're immediate contact with it, if you're digging into it and inhaling it it's going to be a hazardous. >> reporter: tests show no off site air contam

please remember that the san francisco general plan states, "public access should be provided by the san francisco water department two portions of its watershed lands, which have high recreational value, subject to restrictions required to protect water quality. we do not expect, nor are we asking to be located anywhere near vital water resources. we have of our own volition consulted a teacher and the author of a book "course keeping: a guide to land management for clean water." -- "course keeping -- "horse keeping." we would work with him on a design for a relocated stable that would have zero nutrients and sediment runoff, including regular monitoring of any runoff water. we are not trying to spend taxpayers' money, either. without any investment by the water department, we have been a revenue generator, providing rental incomes for over 60 years. if this ceqa fails us, it will also fail future generations. please do not let that happen. please guide the water department for finding s another spot. thank you for your time. commissioner crowley: thank you. colleagues? thank you ver

i am going to have to end up going all the way to san francisco general hospital because i am poor. it's not benefiting me. so why do i want this? look into it. look deep into this because it's going to impact more seniors than anybody else. i'm sick of them picking on the scene yores, thank you. president miguel: thank you. [applause] clerk: ok. if we can hold applause. there are a lot of people and the more you applause, the more you delay this hearing. president miguel: do the people that just came in wish to speak? >> good afternoon examinationers, my name is carol. i am a senior, and i have lived in tenderloin for almost 14 years. i am proud of my community. that's why i also want to see a proper residence. today i want to share and express my concern about the proposed cathedral hill hospital. as a senior, i am worried about the proposed care. does it mean the seniors in low income families will be accepted in this facility? we need a hospital that accepts seniors of low income. we want to make sure that medical and medical patients can also obey in the cpmc facilities. the sa

two victims are recovering at the san francisco general hospital. this morning doctors say one has been upgraded and both are in fair condition. four others are being treated at the burn center in san francisco. doctors say they are making slow but steady progress. >>> ground was broken this morning on a new school multi- purpose building and a future community center. the project is at nydstrom school. it will be part of a unique collaboration twine the west contra costa school district and the city of richmond. >> this total project with the multi-purpose room also involves a complete renovation of the room behind me is a total of about a $230 million -- $23 million project altogether. >>> this week, ktvu and our parent company, cox enterpriseses, are bringing you the stories of five people who are making a difference in their communities. they've all been nominated as cox conservative heroes. here's more about a man whose work is already being enjoyed by hundreds of people. >> reporter: on a sunday sunny morning people walk along the trail. but ho

four of them are in the burn unit in san francisco, four others are ucff and some are at san francisco general. others suffered minor injuries. >>> damage from the explosion covers approximately 15 acres in a densely pop ulated neighborhood. the epy center is just below boulevard. homes along neighboring streets also sustained damage. >>> many people are in limbo waiting to survey their own home. officials say the area is too dangerous to allow resident back in, so check points have been set up for residents to get information at their home. one resident talked about her home of 30 years. . >> my home was the most happiest, just a beautiful neighborhood, my friends, my neighborhood, just a wonderful place to live. >> she received some good news. she was told that while her home might have some damage, it was not destroyed. >>> to add some perspective to the devastation, we'd like to show you an aerial photograph taken before google maps. you can see homes lining the streets, cars parked along the road there. now take a look at this still image. it's of the very same location. we took this pict

they're at san francisco general hospital. it's unknown if the victims were wearing seatbelts or the speed involved. autopsy and toxicology tests will be done on the victims. this stretch has a speed limit of 40-miles-an-hour. a resident says cars go flying bay her all the time so police are planning stepped up enforcement to check out traffic pattern, and in the past half hour, san francisco police officers have been pulling over drivers left and right on this stretch of lake merced boulevard. >> alan: it is day three for investigators combing a landfill in pittsburg in the search for a missing hercules man. thoughts fear frederick sales could be the victim in a series of murders, possibly at the hand of one man. the search has yielded few clues. >> reporter: this pittsburg landfill was supposed to be the biggest lead for investigators searching for missing frederick sales. but after day three of sifting through three tons of debris, there's still no new clues. >> unfortunately all theerts they -- the efforts have yielded no

reporter: he rescued a badly burned 83-year-old woman from the fire who is now recovering at san francisco general hospital. the fire has taken an emotional toll on everyone in the glenview neighbor. the neighborhood has psychologists to help them deal with the aftermath. >> i'm a little bit on edge. when i hear a siren, it kind of makes me think what's going on? and the last couple of days there's been a ton of sirens here going off. >> reporter: charred vehicles still line the streets. residents say they are try of looking -- tired of looking at the ash and rubble. in about an hour there will be a meeting at the san bruno rec center to help those with insurance needs. also, there is a picnic for families affected by this disaster this saturday. we'll bring you more information about this later in the week. as far as the cleanup process -- [ no audio ] >> we apologize for the technical problems there at the end. we have additional information that we want to tell you on the san bruno disaster. the san mateo county coroner's office has confirmed the deaths of three more people, they are gregory bu

san francisco. three are in critical condition with life- threatening burns over 50% of their bodies. san francisco generalso treating four patients for burns and smoke inhalation. two of them in critical condition. >>> many of those who had to evacuate have now been allowed home. some temporarily, others get to stay. a total of 377 homes in the fire area were evacuated. those who live in 294 of those homes were allowed back to stay. in nine homes, people gathered belongings and had to leave again. jerry hiller was among those allowed back. he stood on his front lawn thursday evening and took photos of the flames just a few houses away. once the gas was turned off, he felt it was safe to go back inside. >> so i went to bed. i didn't sleep that good, but i went to bed. and then i get up in the morning and i find out i'm sitting in a crime scene. >> well, hiller was forced to evacuate the next day. as for the other 83 houses, those are closer to the main burn site. they are either destroyed or just considered too damaged for people to enter. those people expect to find out today when they will be able to see

san francisco had around their acute care facilities. we went to her many times to help us with san francisco general and to help us with laguna honda hospital. one of the big reasons we are here was the ingenious legislation that she appropriately and wisely introduced on behalf of not just this city but cities and counties large and small up and down the state, and allowed us to leverage federal dollars. it is appropriate now she is in the federal legislature. that is state senator and current congress woman jockey spears j jockeyackie -- jackie spiers. the contributions, large and small, the current members of the board of supervisors, previous president of the board, all of those that contributed so much down at city hall, we are glad you are here, ed lee at the department of public works did, the principal lead agency in the government, thank you for your stewardship of this project. you did a great job. to louise cansell, who put out a press release acknowledging over 100 meters at that now adorn this extraordinary building. there is not $1 wasted in the commitment of public art. it was 2% set aside. if any of you have been inside, you

san francisco. three are in critical condition with life-threatening burns over 50% of their bodies. one is in serious but stable condition. san francisco general is also treating four patients for burns and smoke inhalation. two are critical. one is serious, the other in fair condition. >>> there is a little bit of good news to tell you about. many of those who had to evacuate have been allowed back home. some temporarily, though. others get to stay. a total of 377 homes in the fire area were evacuated. those who live in 294 of those homes were allowed back to stay. in nine homes, people had to gather their belongings and leave again. among them was jerry hiller. he stood on his front lawn thursday evening and took photos of the flames. once the gas was turned off he felt it was finally safe to go back inside. >> so i went to bed. i didn't sleep that good. but i went to bed. and then i get up in the morning, and i find out i'm sitting in a crime scene. >> hiller was forced to evacuate the next day. as for the other 83 houses, those are closer to the main burn site and they are either destroyed or considered too damaged for people to enter at t