achievements he's the founding medical director for the acute care for elderly unit at the san francisco general hospital that's a model of care that received national attention for the focus only maintaining and improving during they stay their physical and cognizant active functions 8 years ago the san francisco general hospital leadership had the foresight to understand that the san francisco polyps was age and an innovative model was needed to aid the special needs of the population and they choose dr. lou sail to lead and start and fulfill this dream and vision of a unit this is opening in february of 2007 the unit has confessed cared for over 12 thousands patient and has helped people across the country to come and see the outcomes they've been able to achieve i have to say thank you so much if the general for allowing us to learn as well in december the unit will move up to the 78th floor of the brand new building we saw in the video and to the rooftop this will aid our seniors in a speedy recovery so, please welcome dr. people's 3 i can't remember lou say to the stage to honor him (clapping.) loo

comments and another foundation. >> good afternoon a few years ago the city asked the san francisco general hospital foundation to launch a capital campaign to launch the furniture and equipment for the new hospital we're thrilled and grateful for the partnership between the city and philanthropy the historic demolitions to the capital campaign is going to insure with the general continues to provide excellence and community care including the trauma packets and the folks more vulnerable the trauma center we save lives everyday no matter who you are we treat everyone the stage the generous grant in the zuckerbergs and doctor chang reforms the trauma center and enables us to better serve our patients i'm sure you're aware of dr. chang has developed a deep understanding of our critical roll in the health of the community from our home in the missions we're really the people's hospital serving more than one hundred thousand patients jaunl and giving them the care and respect as a nurse and ceo of the general, i know first hand the transformation active grants made it through the san francisco general h

the commission will recommend that the board of supervisors receive the gift from the san francisco general hospital to fund the equipment for the zero hospital building and recommend the board of supervisors approve the gift that includes the gift for the priscilla and mark sdushlg beggar trauma center. >> additional comment. >> i move the acceptance of the resolution. >> second. >> commissioner and second final left to right there's a motion to accept and second before we have any discussion or votes with the commission well - willed i'd like to make a few comments project sponsor to this and this is a real it's an outstanding awesome experience many of us who have served in the city on different commissions over the years this guess also a very, very special occasion in many ways of significance because i think it involves our new generations of san franciscans as they come to some of us go back several generations a reaffirm of the care and the changing academic issues and quality of care issues effecting self-general hospital the fact this foundation was started in 1992, 44 raised one hundred m

exceptional gift of the family and how it was reaffirmation of the highest quality of care for san francisco general hospital which served san franciscoens for years. [inaudible] quality care. that is amendment number 1 in that sector. after that we go to section 4 and the gift acceptance and under that we have commission comment and there has been a change in the wording. [inaudible] under the first paragraph, one of the main [inaudible] working on this and pam and i [inaudible] the foundation, also the capital campaign who have been working for allocating the [inaudible] but also working under the radar with the grants. we wanted to make sure that was noted. we also thanked again the key participation of the city attorney and noted the contributions of james e joseph the attorney representing the [inaudible] these people wanted to be contact squd be part of the record to show the great collaboration that is on going. the next paragraph we will eliminate that because it is redundants >> you want to eliminate the following paraglf >> yes, after that we had one more and that was the chairman of the foundation

bet a lot of people not that i'm thrilled to be introducing our final hero kairpd and san francisco general hospital have a long partnership to protect the safety net in our state that are visitor to our community health together over this last 12 years with the health commission health education we're recruiting our new nurses we've protected heartaches and strokes and helped that the electronic records across the community it's in the spirit of partnership that i'm privileged to introduce our final hero dr. edward a passionate man, i had a chance to speak to him a passionate and husband and father and mentored our and, of course, a leader in our health care industry he's someone that that many of us call our health care your calling an example why we entered the field our industry has a lot of vociferated people as you imagine that put ourselves and our crazy towards the care and service of others but few of us can say we've committed our entire cease to the safety net institutions he's one of the rare individuals who can is that he shared with me when he grew up in an immigrant family i was one o

i think the other reality as i look at the data for the san francisco general hospital is that in the fall and all last year we were -- we heard about how the build is going, when the hospital is going to open and only recently i think have we come to understand that we're really not going to open the whole hospital which kind of makes sense operationally, but you don't want to back into that logic right. you want to lean into it, and i just feel that we owe it to the people we're going to be treated there -- certain the mayor and the supervisors that completely backed department in the investment to build that new hospital and the staff at sf general hospital to see how well we can do and therefore i was pleased and i wanted to sort of unpack your plan on the contingency hires because it seems -- so i would like to understand how many resources you're putting behind it? where you're going to find it, the whole plan? and i feel that's where we are today in meeting the needs of the department realistically and where we should focus and not to minimize the great progress but we're not g

san francisco's mission district. grant is here with details >> grant: 2 people have been shot in the chest we do not have specifics on the victims and injuries that both have been taken to san francisco general hospital where they are being treated. this is a couple of blocks away from the mission police station and happened just before 715 this evening and we do have a crew headed to the same. to give you additional information >> pam: tonight aggrieving girlfriend speaks to kron 4 about living with a loss of a young man that she loved. is his name was released today. as the victim of the unsolved east bay murder. scott rates is here with details. >> developing story: >> reporter: they did not police tell me they did not want to release a joe ramirez is named for three months because they know he was not the intended target, and that the killer was on los police also saying they believe someone out and no school that killer is. >> reporter: this that is read all prophase, the girlfriend of 21 year-old joe ramirez struggles to contain her emotions born a press conference wednesday afternoon. ramirez was shot and killed in the driveway of the home he was ranting and san leandro brought in more neighbo

cases and it it is quite a task to figure out this i've had i won't name the hospital not san francisco general hospital but the hospital that discharged a person 5 hundred ups and downs and he was living in a center until they could fourth something sew do you have a sense of the total population in this category. >> on an even day in shelters. >> yeah. >> as i mentioned i mean, i on tell you the person people that are referred to me not everybody but i don't know that my data is scientific as say, i mentioned - >> i actually i know there are many people who are here for public comment maybe we can follow-up at some point it will be good to know and track that because those folks some point you're dealing with them in the system; right? they get so sick they get taken though the e.r. or if there's a way of tracking that i mean we're certainly spending money and maybe it's not the most cost effective way or humane way more importantly this is something i'll be interested in. >> the critical analysis whereby the best way as i mentioned i don't get every person in this situation referred to me this will b

pulucy who meets the needs of the older population in san francisco and maya vasquez and lead the general certification as the only baby friendly hospital in san francisco. they will be honored at the hero at the heroes and hearts luncheon at at&t park so be tickets and are still available. a bill was implemented and delayed the implementation of this bill. the san francisco health network has continued training of the coding staff and participated in activities for the computer system. health net work is now resuming implementation efforts on a full scale basis and reporting on the efforts and in every edition of the director's fast facts . >> >> i will leave it there unless there is comment. >> we have one public comment and that is michael petrellis. >> i will put three minutes on the timer. >> the timer. >> that no longer works. >> three minutes. >> tell me when it's two minutes 30 and i will wrap it up. i am an aids activist and i have been around long enough to know that when public officials don't give hiv statistics that usually means there is good news in terms of declines or and grades of hiv. barbara in your report here on na

. >> so are are there tyler san francisco general hospital and laguna honda where between the level of the hospital and helpful will of the shelters are there. >> supervisor kim wants to intervention only because there are presentations this is merely the first presentation it is describing the issue issue you're right before about the rules to consolidate for the rules how their drafted being in existence we came up with the issue i know this is an issue every night at the shelters people entering the shelters that can't self-care so knowing often the response to call 9-1-1 or the other nurse now we have nurses in our shelter system can we develop a systemic progress understanding our demographics is intenseer he older than 10 years ago so 0 the purpose of the hearing has shifted more than about the proposed rules but the solution to the issue we're seeing no our shelters today, we have the department of public health to address a lot of the questions you're answering we're in the process of developing the solutions and this hamburger is an opportunity for us to have this discussion i

conclusion at this point -- >> so i think one there is a transition process that the san francisco general hospital staff are going through. we should get an update on that and then we should match that with ron's work in trying to get the hr process together and i think those two staffs can come together and determine how many beds we will open and the beds and can we do any back fill by registry for example and i agree with commissioner singer. we should try to get a target it should be the 210. that should be the target then we have to figure out what do you have to do to get that done, but again we may not be able to do that and we have to have contingency and transition and flow in terms of expanding beds as we move into the new year of 2016. >> does that meet our condition? >> i understand what you want. >> look forward to it. >> thank you. >> okay. so we will calendar that for approximately a month from now. >> director chow you're asking what i would like to hear again what is the plan to move into the hospital and how we're staging that and the hr issues are one portion of this larger qual

have determined that if we add some physician staffing at the general medicine clinic at san francisco general hospital there's room there to have those attending to generate enough visits they could cover the costs and then some so we budget that to be revenue neutral to be conservative here, but we've got the model and the analytics in place to be confident that this will be a neutral or better trade and it will allow us to increase the number of visits that occur at that clinic so we're proposing that neutral initiative. so that is the list and again we will be adding to it next time. a reminder of the process as we have hearing scheduled on march 3. june 1 is the date that the mayor's office submits its balanced budget for the city so we will be having conversations through the commission by that time and beyond as the budget evolves so we're early in the process and the board of supervisors hearings in june and final approval in july of the budget, so many months ahead of budget discussions so i am happy to answer any questions that you have. >> commissioners questions to mr. wagner or even to mr.

. >> one of the sisters is a resident here at the san francisco general hospital. the friends and colleagues don't know the victims, but they are saddened and frightened by the violence. >> reporter: hundreds of people from many faiths pray at san francisco general hospital for a friend and colleague. >> i am calling you to let you know some of suzanne's family members have been shot. >> reporter: she learned that her friend suzanne's brother and sister and his wife have been shot and killed. >> i thought that her family in syria facing the brutal effects of the war. >> reporter: she was wrong, because it was a man in north carolina who shot and killed her brother, 24-year-old deah and his wife yusor and his wife razan. it was related to a conflict over a parking space, but the family says they were targeted because they were muslim. >> we are asking for the authorities to investigate the senseless murders as a hate crime. >> reporter: it sent shock waves through the bay area. >> i once felt safe and certain and apart of the community, and now i'm uncertain, and i f

. >> pam:both victims were taken to san francisco general hospital with life - threatening injuries. s-f-p-d urges anyone with information. to contact the department. >> pam: four people were arrested today in dublin after police found guns, cash, meth and materials commonly used to manufacture the drug while serving a search warrant. >> pam:the officers allegedly found illicit chemicals during the search and the alameda county's hazardous material team was called to make the residence safe. >> pam:dublin residents jimmy yatman law and geraldine aguilar were arrested.as well as fremont resident mareia oliveira and hayward four people were arrested wednesday after police found guns, cash, >> pam:methamphetamine and materials commonly used to manufacture the drug while serving a search warrant in dublin. >> pam:while searching a residence in the 6300 block of gatwick court, dublin police detained the four suspects and allegedly found illicit >> pam:chemicals. alameda county's hazardous materials team was then called in to make the residence safe, police said. >> pam:once officers were

the san francisco public defender says mark andrus - who was arrested and then released in connection with the case died this morning at san francisco general hospital. authorities had to let andrus go last week, when they didn't have enough evidence to charge him. the case remains under investigation and authorities are asking anyone with information about the death to call the san francisco police department's homicide unit. brian williams is taking a break from the anchor chair he has occupied for more than ten years.amid a growing controversy over his trustworthiness with facts. it comes after williams made on- air apology for telling a false war story about his time in iraq. the apology is not silencing critics. but, as brian stelter reports some network anchors are coming to his defense. >> reporter: brian williams' apology for exaggerating his iraq war reporting isn't silencing the story. >>:"i want to apologize." >> reporter: despite a separate apology to nbc employees today. the conversation is only getting louder. 10 years ago, tom brokaw ceded the big chair at nbc nightly news to brian williams. brokaw is denying reports he wants williams

the letter on your a lot of oar i'm sure you're aware of the general hospital has been trying to pay for equipment for the new san franciscod to learn that in addition to millions of there's to deity we've rec

hospital complex being built next to the old one. pricilla zuckerberg spent time at general as a resident. the city says it will rename the hospital the pricilla and mark zuckerberg san franciscoal hospital and trauma center for the next 50 years as a thank you. >>> the race to build a new football stadium in l.a. is on for real now after englewood city council green lighted a $2 billion project last night. abc news reporter ted rowlands has more on how this plan affects an alternate proposal in carson to build a stadium that will be shared by the oakland raiders and san diego chargers. >> now we can celebrate. >> reporter: tuesday's unanimous vote from the engelle wood, california, city council brings the los angeles market a step closer to an nfl football team. >> this is the second largest market in the country. we should have a football team. >> reporter: engle wood plan is to bring the st. louis5a rams back to california to play in an ñr 80,000-seat stadium that rams owner stan kroenke is helping to develop. >> the fact the owner of the rams does have a financial interest in this new stadium doesn't make it more convince and increases the odds that he will move the team.

their cats sister works at san francisco general hospital. >>> facing pressure from the community, kensington's police board is weighing whether to take action against its police chief. they're holding a closed-door meeting tonight to discuss the scandal involving sergeant keith barrel. the sergeant paid to have sex with a prostitute in reno last may, and then had his badge, handcuffs, and gun stolen. community members are calling on the police chief to resign for leading the investigation drag on. armenta said last month that the discipline should be suspension. >>> president obama is sending labor secretary to help broker new deal between dockworkers and shipping companies. it's causing big concerns about long-term effects on the nation's economy. california's citrus growers say the dispute is costing them millions of dollars every week, and they have been forced to cut employees hours. >> even if it does get resolved soon you have the backlog, and that will have to be worked through. >> secretary perez is expected to meet with both sides tomorrow in san francisco. >>> a good samaritan pulled

those victims were taken to the san francisco general hospital. me both of those people are in stable condition. now offices moved in they searched a union square area for the attackers, and we did see police take one man into custody at stockton it is unclear what his connection was at the stabbing. >>> we don't know exactly what evidence was found there, police still piecing together what led to the stabbing, it appears two people taken to the hospital, they are expected to survive their injuries after this attack inside the walgreens store earlier this morning. >>> alex savage, thank you for the update. >>> time is now 6:35. police in freemont looking for a woman accused of posing as a prostitute and drugging and robbing a man. police released a photo of the suspect take a look, the victim says he met her on a prostitution website two weeks ago, she called herself chrissy. they are at his house when he passed out. when he woke up he was bound, getting beaten and robbed by three men. police believe the victim was drugged. >> parents and students

both were taken to san francisco general hospital for treatment. an eyewitness tells us that the gunman was with at least two other men on foot -- all wearing red hooded sweatshirts. but he says they ran away shortly after the shootng. so far, no arrests have been announced. the police still have people out here looking at surveillance footage trying to track them down live in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. pam moore>>: san jose police said there have been a double sitting there as well tonight. we will continue to gather information on this and bring it to you as it comes and. outraged parents. speak out about cuts at the san bruno school district. a one percent pay cut across the board, several support postions on the chopping block and 14 teaching positions eliminated. kron-4's jeff bush is live in san bruno where there are a lot of disappointed people tonight.jeff. jeff bush>>: parents and teachers are mad about the decision but the school board says they had no choice but to make deep cuts to the budget. outraged and outspoken

san francisco. >> reporter: at san francisco general hospital prayers for dr. suzanne barakat who lost her brother deah, his wife yusor and yusor's sister razan in chapel hill. >> the night before this horrific murder suzanne was in tears over fear for her family's safety in syria, a country ravaged by war. i cannot think what it says about our society that death struck her family in a quiet north carolina town. >> it doesn't surprise me this has happened and it saddens me to say that. >> reporter: the prayer and calls for understanding extended from the hospital to union square. >> the best thing we can do is carry on the legacy that these exemplary young talented individuals lived and were robbed of. >> reporter: the call tonight was for society to look past the hijab, outward signs of islam, and look at the people who came to america to live the ideals of freedom. >> don't listen to fox news. don't listen to cnn. go up to a muslim and ask how are you doing? who are you? it's not until we start these conversations that we can get to know one another and start

the two victims were taken to san francisco general hospital, where they are reported to be in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. the shooter remains at large this morning. >>> also this morning, state safety inspectors looking for the cause of a large explosion at a southern california oil refinery. a four-story section of the exxon mobile refinery in torrence was torn open by the blast. people living near the refinery south of l.a. say it felt like an earthquake. a neighbor says he's concerned about the ash that rained down on homes, gardens and cars. >> there's been flares before where there's been a lot of smoke, flames. not so much with the ash and things like that, sos. there was insulation coming out of it. >> four workers were treated for minor injuries. no one outside the refinery was hurt. the air quality management district issued a smoke advisory, but exxonmobil says no harmful emissions were detected. oil industry experts say the torrence refinery explosion will contribute to higher gas prices around the state. prices have already increased after workers wan

a private structure corporation, private foundation or family as is the case with the san francisco general hospital donation. we are offering flexibility within the rfp. a respondent could propose to sponsor the entire transit center or major component of the transit center meaning the rooftop park on the transit station building. they also could propose to sponsor a series of smaller components throughout the transit center. randy and his supervision -- presentation is going into detail and will be things like the amphitheater or the playground or various gardens throughout the park. what you will see is some of these opportunities lend themselves to a true naming whereas others are more amenable to a different kind of acknowledgment where others for example could have a plaque next to them where this was made possible through a donation. later in the presentation i'm going to say a little bit about our selection criteria, but our primary objective with this opportunity is to generate revenue for the transbay program. again the transit center is a major piece of public infrastructure and significa

san francisco and why don't we call up people as they are here. i believe susan kern is not going to be able to be here today, there's a function she is at with san francisco general hospital so let's go on to the second applicant for seat 5, john gressman. >> afternoon, supervisors, john gressman,ment of -- president of the san francisco rate authority. it's my pleasure to work with the health authority, i've been a board member for about 15 years of the 18 years we've been in existence. i represent the 11 nonprofit community health centers, the largest medicare health provider in the city of san francisco. we are also a federal homeless grantee. through our tenure together we have had unique collaborations and as a health plan board member i will continue that collaboration between the department of public health, the private sector and our nonprofit health firms. thank you. >> what do you see as the biggest challenge facing the health --. >> health care reform has introduced the greatest amount of challenge we have ever had. i was in a briefing this morning about the governor's plans to talk about extension of furthering medical for the undocumented. so making sure that