san francisco general created what would become a national model in h.i.v./aids care. today we honor the staff members of ward a-5, a-b and 86, all located at san francisco general hospital and trauma center. our honor's were the first people to respond to the epidemic in the 1980's. they came to work despite a poor understanding of any risk, of the lack of any real treatment or even a name for the deadly playing that was killing our friends. i'm so happy that a lot of the people still working at the ward are here also. our honorees stood close together, and in doing so, we held each other up. they are nurses, social workers, ward clerks, maintenance people, counselors, administrative staff, lab workers, farn sixths, and if i forgot anybody, you, too. they are here with us today. you will notice all of them. they are wearing these pins designed by spike, who designed our program and pins. please notice that only the honorees are winning the pins. our stories of the epidemic are packed with people who performed deeds great and small, who wouldn't have been in any other place. their names don't crop up on any ordinary internet search. they are truly unsung. today we will h

the state department of heaven cited kaiser,lusile pack yard, san francisco general hospital, ucsf medical center as well as sutter solano medical center for various violations that training false medication and administer to errors during surgerism each hospital has been find $50,000 to $75,000. >>> six republican presidential contender were in iowa trying to score points in a televised debate. former house speaker newt gingrich and former massachusetts governor mitt romney had a sharp exchange when gingrich defended comments that he made yesterday that palestinians are in his words "an invented people. >> they have textbooks that is a if there are 13 jews and nine jews are killed, how many jews are left? we pay for those textbooks through aid money and it's time for someone to say enough living about the middle east. >> romney said he thought it was ill proper for gingrich to speak for israel prime minister netanyahu. >> stand up and say things that create extraordinary tumult. >> also on stage michele bachmann, ron paul, rick perry and rick santorum. >> should go for the households unti

reprimanded hospitals include kaiser south san francisco, pack kerr children's hospital at stanford, san francisco general hospital. solano medical center in vallejo, and ucsf medical center. all bay area hospitals on the list were fined $50,000, except for ucsf. it received a $75,000 fine because it had six recent violations. >> we tried to work collaboratively to bring down these events. >> solano medical center left a sponge inside a woman who underwent a c section. a center spokesman told us that it's established a bar code system to check out and in all surgical instruments. >>> the battle over proposition 8 returned to court today, and in just the last hour the attorneys for both sides spoke out about the case. ktvu's ken pritchett is live in san francisco, where the issue over who presided over the prop 8 case and video of the trial was argued. ken. >> reporter: i was in the courtroom this afternoon and here was the main argument of the day: should the judge who ruled that proposition 8 was unconstitutional have revealed that he himself was gay? judge vaughn walker did reveal that he was in a long-

that were instrumental and helped us all out on june 2 and 3rd and 4th, the members of san francisco general hospital. dr. andre campbell and leslie dubbin who were very helpful and were hoping for a different outcome than what we experienced. we also have our police chief with us. thank you for being here. members of the command staff. you'll hear from the mayor soon. i'd like to start off this, a simple but symbolic ceremony and i'd like to ask our department chaplain, father john green, to begin with an invocation. father green? >> before the invocation today, i would like to ask you to join with me in acknowledging the valarios and perezs and the great sacrifice they made for us. [applause] if anything, our grief is more real now than it was a few months ago, and so it's all the more important that we remember each other and we pray for each other as we continue to struggle with the death of not only two fighters, but two friends, two sons. in the book of job, we hear, "oh, that my words were written down, would that they were inscribed in a record that, with an iron chisel and with lead they wer

san francisco. a car struck a pedestrian onflowen teen street just before 6:00 a.m. the victim was taken to san francisco general hospital. no word yet on their condition. >>> a ribbon cutting ceremony was held this morning for the latest phase in the vasoco road safety improvement project. construction began in may 2010 and was just complete. a one-mile section of the road was widened to accommodate a wider median. they are known for narrow sections that have caused numerous accidents and 16 deaths on that road between 2000 and 2010. >>> the central county cross or project is 10 months behind schedule because of metal theft. this is a follow-up to a story we brought you yesterday. copper thieves raided train tracks at least three times in the past week. now bart says two significant thefts in december of last year set this project back. the crossover project will allow the system to speed up system wide. >>> still ahead, many welcomed him into their homes for years on two of the most popular show ever. ahead, remembering harry morgan. and we'll tell you if we see any rain in the forecast. >>> and more information today

by comparison, san francisco general hospital, has a goal of 7%. i'm not attacking the city here, ok. so -- and i personally respect and ask that you to move this project forward so enable us to hire more people and especially san francisco local residents. thank you. good night. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> president chiu, supervisors, al norman, bayview merchant, 25-year mechanical contractor from the bayview. and the only reason i'm here tonight is to support that gentleman that just came before you and supporting him in what he wants do with cpmc because my dealing with cpmc is a definite indication that they don't want no black folks on this project. we're talking about different agreements, development and so forth, but you you don't know that none of this work they're doing is going to be put out for a competitive bid nor is it subject to -- i had to deal with mr. lamb to deal with his 14% or whatever but i guess i'm not the right color because they don't want me but i want to come before you this evening and let you know that

aids day saluted medical pioneer who's treated first patients in a dedicated ward of san francisco general hospital. >> these are all girlfriends and comrades and became part of the family. 30 years ago. as a long timing ayes we're very young back then. and then... you know, people who are now working there, it's just incredible. >> today marked 20th anniversary of the grove's opening as a permanent memorial to aids and hiv victims. >> and strong winds have caused problems across the bay area ask we're not in the clear yet. gale-force winds in effect for parts of southern california and sparked a fire last night. here in the santa cruz mountains there is the brurnt of the damage and power outages with about 24,000 customers still in the dark tonight. and we're live from scott valley with the hatest for us. >> and people did give advanced notice. crews were mobilized to deal with any damage. those wind gusts did hit hard. >> from road closures to rattled nerves, wind storm brought that and more to the santa cruz mountain autos sounds like someone was banging on windows. they're rattling like experie

they are having those conversations, and san francisco general hospital as part of the council to discuss how we are going to do that. i am being approached to look at how we are going to move closer together. president chiu: if this anisn't addressed in public comment, i would like to look at that. supervisor kim: the are many questions on charity care i had as well, and the feel like most of the questions were predominantly already asked, but specifically to the tenderloin, and you anticipate them setting up competing services in the neighborhood? the you perceive that they will work with existing medical institutions? >> this is one of the discussions we have had, the importance of partnering with another organization. there is a demand ahead of him and the cisco households as a result of the development. is not current from the -- >> thank you, supervisor kim, for that question. our conversation regarding the housing package was based upon the existing regulatory framework imposed by the special use district and also by section 415 a, planning inclusion marry a zoning ordinance. based

looking into the cause of a fire that bawrnd victorian house near sap france general -- san francisco general hospital. nobody was injured but the victorian at utah and 25th 25th street was severely damaged. >> on to politics where the new g.o.p. front runner, newt gingrich, was the main target during last night's debate in iowa but he came prepared to defend himself, and he did. he also went on the attack. here's more. >> there have been so many ups and downs i'm getting whiplash. >> indeed. another republican debate, another surprise. the new front runner, newt gingrich, expected to be on the defensive, goes after mitt romney. >> the only reason you didn't become a career politician is you lost to teddy kennedy in 1994. >> a night when the new front runner solidified his position and the old front runner, romney, made what could be the biggest misstep. rick perry was chiding romney for his role of bringing health care to massachusetts. >> are you referred to individual mandates. >> perry seemed to misquote romney. romney gave the replay they may come to haunt him. >> 1240u7b bet? >> i'm not in the b

we are joined here today by members of san francisco general hospital, 5-a, 5-b and 8 of.as moved to see all of them in the circle. 20 years ago, 10 years into it, and over 10,000 lost in this community, some individuals decided to take action. they decided to not stay in the dark, but instead to forge a path toward the light. and they gathered in solidarity to merely plant the seeds of life in honor of those lives that were not with us any longer. and just like 30 years ago, we had no idea what was coming, so, too, the individuals that came into this space 20 years ago had no idea what they were going to create. because what has been created here is sustaining for all-time. a memorial is a marker in history to tell future generations about what occurred . the interesting thing about this marker and this memorial, unlike others, is that we are still losing far too many from h.i.v. and aids. most all memorials are created avalos is done, after concluded, perhaps years. the other interesting about this memorial is that we have created a space for people to come and heal that

he died the next day at san francisco general hospital. a public meeting on the shooting is set for 4:00 this afternoon at the northern police station. >>> san jose police are asking for the public's help to find a man suspected of killing a hell's angels members. officer say steve ruiz was spotted in san jose sometime late friday or saturday. ruiz is considered armed and dangerous. he's wanted in the murder of a murder rival hell's angel member during a bikes funeral in november. >>> a public memorial service is set for wednesday for san francisco philanthropist warren helman. the sponsor of the grass blue festival died last night from ro complications from leukemia. last week, the city renamed the park speedway to helman hollow. he was 77 years old. >>> a fund-raiser is scheduled for the family of a fallen officer. vallejo police officer jim kapoot was shot and killed last month while chasing a bank robbery suspect. 37-year-old henry albert smith remains by hind bars without bail accused of killing the officer. the contra costa county pea

san francisco tonight. firefighters pull elderly and disabled residents from a burning building. >> first, we have another fire working near san francisco general hospital. >> visibility on highway 101 was affected by the smoke. we're live near the scene. >> we're here on utah street. the 1300 block. it's utah and 25th. now, this is just one block away from san francisco general hospital. san francisco firefighters now have the fire contained but this fire they say had to be attacked very a griggssively because this is a neighborhood of investigation -- very close very old homes. the first alarm came in at 8:5refighters found firefighters found the victorian in flames. flames towered above the roof and engulfed the second and third floors. second and third alarms came and paramedics were on the scene because it looked like people were trapped in the building. firefighters fought to keep the firele from spreading. >> companies made a quick interior attack and have contained the fire at this point: we have no injuries to civilians or firefighters. we have 20 companies on the scene and approximately 100 firefighters that are involved in this firefight. >>

bartal remains in a coma at san francisco general hospital. >>> in the moon time, san francisco is orderinghat 24- hour jack-in-the-box to close its doors at 2:00 a.m. the restaurant is in the richmond district. neighbors say it attracts unruly crowds. now, the city wants the restaurant to close earlier until the opener applies for and gets a proper permit. >>> however, jack-in-the-box says the restaurant has been working to improve safety, adding security guards and installing -- installing better lighting. >>> it's 8:05. stockton police are trying to identify a body that was inside an apartment for four months. the body was found monday in the downtown area. forensic experts have yet to determine a gender, race and age. police are searching for the tenant. he was in pro the -- in the process of being evicted. >>> the annual department of justty report -- justty reports the -- justice reports -- >>> republicans and congress now working on their own plan that they say would pay for extending the payroll tax cut. house republicans say they will propose a gradual increase for wealthy seniors

this includes our very own san francisco general hospital, on their way to meeting stringent seismic safety standards, and from a health perspective, this hospital building package, together with a proposed provisions which you will hear about today, and it is one that we believe will contribute to the city's most vulnerable population, and we did agree that the hospital propose over 500 beds and 80 beds at st. luke's that must operate as cohesive and coordinated systems to give patients access to the care that they need on the campus where it is best provided to help beat san francisco's health care needs. in 2008,

they are having those conversations, and san francisco general hospital as part of the council to discuss how we are going to do that. i am being approached to look at how we are going to move closer together. president chiu: if this anisn't addressed in public comment, i would like to look at that. supervisor kim: the are many questions on charity care i had as well, and the feel like most of the questions were predominantly already asked, but specifically to the tenderloin, and you anticipate them setting up competing services in the neighborhood? the you perceive that they will work with existing medical institutions? >> this is one of the discussions we have had, the importance of partnering with another organization.

this includes our very own san francisco general hospital, on their way to meeting stringent seismic safety standards, and from a health perspective, this hospital building package, together with a proposed provisions which you will hear about today, and it is one that we believe will contribute to the city's most vulnerable population, and we did agree that the hospital propose over 500 beds and 80 beds at st. luke's that must operate as cohesive and coordinated systems to give patients access to the care that they need on the campus where it is best provided to help beat san francisco's health care needs. in 2008, the blue-ribbon panel on the future of st. luke's was established to advise on planning efforts for the campus at st. luke's. the blue-ribbon panel was charged to create a viable plan for acute care hospitals and outpatient services on the st. luke's campus. the panel comprised of 31 members of the community, which held 10 meetings and two public forums over five months. their work resulted in the blue ribbon panel report on the future of st. luke's hospital and included 1

so, on behalf of my colleagues from san francisco general hospital's hiv program, passed and present, i wanted in my 12- year-old friend, and to the national aids memorial grove, for this award. [cheers and applause] >> good afternoon. i am the co-chair of the world's date -- world's -- culture of the world aids day event this year again. it is amazing to see this crap. i want to read a letter from the president. i sent greetings to all -- it is amazing to see this crowd. 30 years after they debated -- epidemic began in america, we remain vigilant. the we have made great strides in this battle, we continue to lose far too many of our loved ones to hiv and aids but it is devastating disease touches people of all backgrounds, and we must remain united in our resolve to work on this. my administration is committed to making america a place where new hiv infections are rare, and when they do occur, everybody has access to high-quality, life-extending care. by working to decrease in new infections in high-risk communities, improving care for people living with the disease, and reducing hea

both the driver and female passenger were rushed to san francisco general hospital. no word on their condition at this point. fortunately no one in the bar was hurt. >> if this happened last night when there were hundreds of people, there would have been better chances that someone would have been injured. this is sunday night and so there was not a lot of people out. >> blood tests on the injured driver will reveal if alcohol was a factor in the crash. >>> new this morning an oakland man is in serious condition after being shot. it happened just after midnight in the area of rust sit street. the victim was on the sidewalk in front of his family home when he was shot at least once in the chest. now we are told that investigators are looking at the possibility that the attack was an attempted robbery. so far no arrests have been made. >>> oakland will present its new police academy later this morning. this is the first academy since the city laid off officers last year. there are ten trainees today. all were slated to become officers until the layoffs. the money comes

he headed to san francisco general hospital because someone had told him that child protective services has an office there. he told the social workers what was happening. >> i was thinking did i do the right thing? will she hate me? where will i end up? >> i think he was driven to do what was right for him, his siblings and his mother, too. >> reporter: and living with randy and kathleen opened up new worlds for joe. >> you told yourself not to get too attached to someone because you always have in the back of your mind that you might move. >> reporter: circumstances had to change and joe moved to another foster home in the east bay. it wasn't easy. >> one thing i have gained from it is being very adaptable, when i lived with my aunt, even though i was in foster homes, i think i had four different homes. >> reporter: it's estimated foster children lose five months of schooling every time they have to move. about half of all foster children drop out. to stay in the same school, joe was on buses and bart about three hours a day now. but he is on track to go to college. >> he's resilient.

no serious damage beyond the building itself and we are just about one block from san francisco general hospitalourse the hospital was not involved. so this happened very quickly. they got on it fast and it's out. >> all right, good news. thank you very much, don. at least three people are dead after a major earthquake rocks southwest mexico. it was centered 78 miles north. amazingly, there's been very little damage. it did pack quite a punch. it sent high-rises more than 100 miles away swaying for more than a minute. the deaths are being attributed to falling debris. >>> a father of three killed in his bed in a drive by shooting. his family was asleep nearby. police say several shots were fired at the oakland home on east 28th street. don knapp shows us the man's daughter says it's not the first time the home has been targeted. >> a memorial sits in front of a home on east 28th. gun shots rang out and a single bullet ripped through the front wall. 46-year-old was killed while he was in bed with his sleeping wife. a neighbor who said he heard gun shouteds said a dark colored four-door sedan sped

. >> reporter: police say the man was rushed to san francisco general hospital. meanwhile they say they recovered his weapon, a .380. the officers said they found an identification on the ground to a wanted parolee but not sure it's the gunman's. investigators are looking for a second suspect. >> there was a passenger in the vehicle. she slid over and drove the vehicle away. we believe we know who that is. and we hope to have that suspect and the vehicle in custody. >> reporter: that suspect is still in critical condition at last check. police are look for the other woman, known here in the neighborhood. >> thank you. >>> tonight pg&e customers in santa cruz county despite cold weather are without power after the utility shut off power. pg&e cut them off after they removed smartmeters from their homes. peggy lindsey says the device was making her sick. >> i couldn't sleep because my ears were ringing at night something terrible. i mean, loud ringing. >> pg&e did send warning letters it says to at least three customers who removed those smartmeters. the utility in

in between those measures, he helped to lead our efforts to rebuild the san francisco general hospital and laguna honda. it turns out that every older person deserves quality nursing care as well. she ended by saying, but i intend to learn to play the banjo, and while i may never be good, my effort will teach my children the value of hard work, discipline, and fun. i will remind them to be generous and lend their talent and their resources to making the world a better place. i will ask them to stand up for workers, as warren recently did with the passage of proposition c. i will ask them to treat everyone with respect and generosity and a plot others for their creativity and coming in. i will ask them to practice gratitude. we will go to, and i am going to modify this, too hellman hollow, and i will bring the banjo and fix some bluegrass tune that warren e. there sang or road, because the best i can hope for them is that they will be just like warren when they grow up. as for me, i am never going to grow up, just like warren. i mention these things because the best thing campus -- enca