they are building to building strictly in accordance with the cookbook requirements of the san francisco or california building codes. it this is a building we are very confident will perform the way we expect it to perform because we have built tens of thousands of buildings just like these, the structural systems. >> that is correct, it is fairly conventional in terms of residential construction. >> will we have our concrete walls, reinforced with steel. i have a couple of pieces of steel. >> this is called mild steel. this is not high strength steel, which is used for the attendance. -- better used for the tendons. these are used for columns and foundation. these are 60 psi. >> this is available in all different sizes, eighths of an inch? >> number 3 is 3/8. >> number 4, number five, maybe 5/8. let's pass this around. it is heavy. it is deformed. tell us what that means. >> in the surface of the rebar, that is what engages the reader are with the concrete and creates the section that works with the compression. >> it is rough, and roughness of it connects or secures to the concrete. when i was in k

it will have to be every single day, or else california will continue to be building more prisons, and san francisco may not be far behind. thanks. [applause] >> once again, thanks for the flag. [laughter] have a good time. have a good evening. thank you very much. [applause] >> good morning, and welcome to our city hall. as you know, yesterday -- first of all, let allthank all the members of the board of supervisors that are here today. it is really great day for our city and san francisco. i want to thank the members who are here, and even those who have not made it here, they have already registered. there certainly here in spirit. yesterday, you heard me talk about our unique opportunity to unite the city and move it forward past old political labels and focus on all of our shared priorities for the city. that is what has been on my mind as i consider this very important appointment to the board of supervisors. as no, i have worked hard to set a new tone of civility, and i said yesterday that ever decision that i make will be in the best interest of all the people of san francisco. that has been

it will have to be every single day, or else california will continue to be building more prisons, and san francisco may not be far behind. thanks. [applause] >> once again, thanks for the flag. [laughter] have a good time. have a good evening. thank you very much. [applause] >> i am the executive director of the san francisco redevelopment agency. thank you for coming. we are here to celebrate and acknowledging the spirit of this block of kucom. -- nucom. we have a close collaboration with the mta, dpw, and leadership from our elected officials. thank you. the investments that we can see here today in the public realm, incredible streetscape improvements, and then in the private rel., through the local -- low-cost loan program for homeowners on this block to update and maintain their homes, demonstrates the mayor's commitment to revitalizing our city's neighborhoods, starting here in the bayview hunters point community. in doing so, creating local jobs for san francisco residents. thank you, mr. mayor. with that, i turn it over to you. [applause] >> thank you for the introduction, tiffany. thank yo

it will have to be every single day, or else california will continue to be building more prisons, and san francisco may not be far behind. thanks. [applause] >> once again, thanks for the flag. [laughter] have a good time. have a good evening. thank you very much. [applause] >> please join me in welcoming our mayor, ed lee. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. i am very happy to join all of you here today. it is an exciting day to join our high school kids, our high school, here at john o'connor. principal gomez, our deputy superintendent, our school board president, and our building trade, thank you for being here. the director of the joint power trended authority. we have the sfpuc, the school alliance, school district personnel. we are all here because we are excited about this wonderful announcement. we are here in a very green, multipurpose use building that has just been opened. this is going to be representing something that i am quite familiar with. i know mike and others closer to my age, we had a wood shop. we had metal shop in middle school. we had exposure to how to deal with graphs.

it will have to be every single day, or else california will continue to be building more prisons, and san francisco may not be far behind. thanks. [applause] >> once again, thanks for the flag. [laughter] have a good time. have a good evening. thank you very much. [applause] >> is this working? all right. let me start by thanking everyone for coming out today. as everyone knows, there are several city agencies, several community groups, and i will get to the city family and leadership who is out here today. every chinese new year, all the departments all get together, and we all work very hard in making sure that the chinatown area is clean, free from graffiti. that the merchants are allocated -- educated about our ordinances. this year, we're going to do something special and a little bit different. we have been working with the merchants association, the chinese chamber of commerce and many associations here to come up with a great idea to make walking much easier but also to make buying merchandise and enjoying chinatown much easier. hopefully also allowing the bus to run smoothly while these ac

it will have to be every single day, or else california will continue to be building more prisons, and san francisco may not be far behind. thanks. [applause] >> once again, thanks for the flag. [laughter] have a good time. have a good evening. thank you very much. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. i am one of the founders of foundersne end. this is a space for more entrepreneurs, technology and innovation. supporting it is near and dear to our heart. we are happy to welcome ron and mayor lee here. founders and that is almost one year old. we have had 40 companies come through here to raise over $40 million in venture-capital. without further ado, i want to introduce you to one of our most preeminent angel investors, ron conaway. [applause] >> thank you and welcome. for those of you who do not know me, i am a third-generation san francisco and, for better or for worse. it was a decision my parents made in high school to move to atherton. i ended up staying there until three years ago and have been active in civic activities ever since. it is important to be involved in civic and philanthropic ac

or something. i'm disappointed. thanks a lot. >> wa-wa. >>> from the bay area in california, in san francisco, at the international airport, you can do what many travelers only dream of doing. relax. the airport has opened a yoga room where flyers can stop by and stretch out. it's free and yoga matter are included. yoga instructors are not. all they ask is that you keep your voice down and you allow positive energy to flow in. fittingly the new yoga room can be found just past the security line. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. all kinds of stuff going on this morning. we have some light rain showers and sprinkles. the rain will pick up in intensity as later this morning. we have some thick fog and chilly temperatures in the northern suburbs. near 60 down towards d.c.. rain this morning and maybe a few thunderstorms and saddling down this afternoon. we will come back and check the seven-day forecast. >> a comfortable 51 degrees on tv hill. here's a look at what is coming up. >> new gingrich

or something. i'm disappointed. thanks a lot. >> wa-wa. >>> from the bay area in california, in san francisco, at the international airport, you can do what many travelers only dream of doing. relax. the airport has opened a yoga room where flyers can stop by and stretch out. it's free and yoga matter are included. yoga instructors are not. all they ask is that you keep your voice down and you allow positive energy to flow in. fittingly the new yoga room can be found just past the security line. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> our time now is 4:28. we have 60, 60 degrees out there. this is stupid weather. good morning, i'm joe krebs. >> did you say 60? >> 60 degrees outside now. >> by the way, it's january 27. >> the last weekend in january. >> goodness, gracious. i'm eun yang, good morning. >> i'm joe krebs. >>> today the woman convicted of killing a co-worker tlululemon store was sentenced to life. norwood's family and friends are fighting for her chance at parole. if norwood is given life with a chance for parole, she would have to serve at least 25 years befo

wildlife experts aren't sure if it will stay in california or head back to oregon. >>> why is san francisco's reluctant to hand over the reward money for banana sam? [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. dive into piled-high pastrami, spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. treat your taste buds to a fresh toasted subway big hot pastrami melt. subway. eat fresh. >>> the san francisco zoo says it's not ready yet to hand over a $5,000 reward for the return of banana sam. the person who returned the animal said he found the animal in sterling grove and coaxed him into a back page. police say they're still investigating and the man who returned banana sam is a person of interest. >> boy that little guy is cute. >>> mark is here now with sports, the warriors started off well, and since then, it's gone downhill. >> they do have a new player though. we can talk about that. he's 5'9", but a three time nba champ. he better be ready. nate robinson to rise to the occasion. he has hops and his new team has major issues, that doesn't i

papers like the "san francisco chronicle" are finding ways to collaborate with groups like spj's journalist of the year in northern california. his last three of this year's winners were new or nonprofit media, a ratio that would have been unthinkable just a decade ago when newspapers and large tv stations dominated the news media. to be sure, most of the hard work is still ahead of us. few new start-ups turn a profit. many community newsrooms' still rely on volunteer labor, and broader economic issues. we want to encourage the members of our audience here at the public library to drive this discussion. this is your chance to ask these experts what is happening to the news that you depend on to make your day to day decisions. our conversation tonight will include five elements -- we will talk about the quality of reporting available to the public and move on to what is being done to create sustainable newsroom jobs. we will talk about creating a new system that enjoys constitutional freedom of the press, celebrates the diversity of our communities, and enjoys the economic independence needed to support ethical journalism. i would like to introduce my coast -- co-host of the

governor is proposing to benefits to 2 years or roughly in half protesters want to rescind, the 1978 measure that capped california real estate tax. san francisco activist are planning a day long protest for this friday at a press conference today the protesters announced mans to disrupt business at banks and corporation that is they say implicit in foreclosures more profit tiering and labor rights violations organizers friday's action will be one of the largest street protest in the financial district since antiwar protest back in 2003. >> 6% today after getting a neutral rating for analyst. the san francisco base online gaming company lost 57 cents per share to close at $8.65. started trading at $10 went public. today's report questioned the company's future growth prospect. on wall street the rally continued and nasdaq up by 41. faith catalyst came from the international monetary fund and its renewed assurances about helping struggling economies. >>> an online protest against laws goes beyond virtual. the well-known entertainers supporting the cause. >>> once again prove nothing is off limits that sets we discover people traveling to and fro

or something. kind of weird. it's a small word, you be. like i said, what do people do when they come to san francisco? they ride a cable car. >> california line starts in the financial district. people are coming down knobbhill. the cable car picks people up. takes them to work. >> there still is no other device to conquer these hills better than a cable car. nobody wanted to live up here because you had to climb up here. with the invention of the cable car, these hills became accessible. he watched horses be dragged to death. cable cars were invent in san francisco to solve the problem with it's unique, vertically challenged terrain. we are still using cars a century old >> the old cable car is the most unique thing, it's still going. it was a good design by then and is still now. if we don't do something now. it's going to be worse later. >> the cable cars are built the same as they were in the late 1800's. we use a modern machinery. we haven't changed a thing. it's just how we get there. >> it's a time consuming job. we go for the quality rather than the production. we take pride in our work and it shows in the end product. >> the cal

san francisco. you may want to think about using california street or even comment street. that will get you around the back up to. something new has just popped up in the east bay in oakland. the oakland police department is involved in the pursuit of a suspect. there was a report of a stolen vehicle. they were in pursuit of the suspect's vehicle in the vicinity of high street. a perimeter has been set up around interstate 580 in the vicinity of high street. our concern of course is with traffic on interstate 580. the chp says that they are standing by to assist but so far they have not been asked to do anything on the freeway itself hah although in the vicinity you are likely to see a police career ladder. will have more in detail on that coming up. >>darya: we're taking a look at decision 2012. michelle bachman came out of the iowa straw poll the big winner over the summer but times have changed. she sat down with so that all right at home month better >> she said as for michelle bachman, she has a lot to offer. but she said i did not begin its first time this go around.

economists say things are much better here in the bay area than in the rest of california or across the nation. >>reporter: a san franciscoon it back open in a new location, the italian restaurant original joe's dated back to 1937. it had to close its doors after a fire more than four years ago. the family who runs the restaurant kept much of the core from the old place to give its new location a familiar feeling. many of the staff came back to their old jobs. their first customer mayor ed lee. >>reporter: this just in, we're hearing about a boat that overturned near ocean beach in san francisco. nearly three people were on board they had been taken to a hospital. two of the boaters may be suffering from hypothermia one was given cpr at the scene. we have a crew on the way to bring you updates as we get them. >>jacqueline: are big weather story today has been the fog. as we head into tomorrow morning to see fog south of the golden gate clearing very quickly. >>jacqueline: you actually return back to the elderly cold morning that mild afternoons. we have more cloud coverage rolling in early next week. moderate temperatures

stand before a jury or anyone else, you represent the people of the state of california and more importantly and equally important, the people of the city and county of san franciscomente work on trunesi and back on track and wish you much success. i'm going to introduce a young man who represents a lot of what george stands for and cares about. his name is brandon santiago. he is a member of youth speaks. he is a high school dropout who will talk about his experience in the world and he is certainly an example of what george reminds us of all the time which is that we want to focus on public safety in a way that is about not only prosecution, but also prevention. brandon, why don't you come out here. [applause]

stand before a jury or anyone else, you represent the people of the state of california and more importantly and equally important, the people of the city and county of san franciscomente work on trunesi and back on track and wish you much success. i'm going to introduce a young man who represents a lot of what george stands for and cares about. his name is brandon santiago. he is a member of youth speaks. he is a high school dropout who will talk about his experience in the world and he is certainly an example of what george reminds us of all the time which is that we want to focus on public safety in a way that is about not only prosecution, but also prevention. brandon, why don't you come out here. [applause] >> i am honored to be here tonight. i'm going to share a poem about my experiences in education in san francisco, so i hope you enjoy it. i was kicked out of my first high school the day before class. that's a true story. [laughter] >> and nowadays i wake up to the soft sound of a nostalgic the soft sound of a nostalgic regret playing over my morning

california highway patrol and police task forces will increase their efforts. >> we're encoupling people to stay in san francisco at one of the hotels and don't drive at all, or we encourage you to take public transportation, take a taxi. >> chp officers are out in force across the state in edition hundreds of local police departments setting up dui checkpoints. last year there were more than 195,000 dui arrests and. some bay area public transit agencies are offering free rides to encourage people to keep their cars at home. the santa clara transportation authority will be offering free rides tonight. the exact times of the free rides varies with each transit agency. trips on b.a.r.t. will not be free but they will be running trains until 3:00 a.m. check out our web site, abc7news.com. >> a record crowd is expected in times square for the big ball drop. that's ahead. also, a look at the celebrations in some of the first nations to celebrate the new year. >> leigh: hi there, planning on viewing the fireworks around the bay area this evening? we'll have a look at the forecast, and if you need to bundle up tonight. also, looking ahead to the first few dives the

san francisco chronicle's" columnist. amy sanden, reporter with kqu department. and paul rogers, environment writer. paul rogers, california resources have approved this. what impact can we expect or should it have? >> these rules that were approved today, 9-0 in los angeles by the california air resources board, are the most far-reaching, toughest environmental laws on cars ever passed in the united states. and so over the next decade, they're going to dramatically change the kind of vehicle that you see on the roads around the bay area, in show rooms, you're going to see a lot more electric vehicles, a lot more plug-in vehicles maybe more hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. they basically require three things. and the first is a 75% reduction in the amount of emissions that come out of tail pipes that cause smog. california already has the strictest tail pipe standards in the united states and a new car you buy right now emits about 98% less pollution than one from the 1980s. so they're going to take that, clean cars already, and make them 75% cleaner, 75% less smog. they could, they have to be a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. the only way you do that is make cars that burn

or the california tennis club. this is within reach of the middle-class family. we have heard a lot of talk about the importance of keeping families with children in san francisco, and this is the kind of facility that helps do that. and i do not think the city really benefits. we make short-term economic benefit from this project if it goes ahead, but i think the destruction of this successful in the central recreational facility is really not worth that kind of exchange. thank you. president chiu: thank you. our next presentation will be from our former city attorney. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am malize. i am here today to speak against the 8 washington street project for a number of reasons. first of all, and i think, president to -- president chiu, your remarks in your opening remarks about this would be a change on the waterfront, and for years, those who live in san francisco have found it to be gospel, if you will, that the waterfront be open and accessible. this project does not do it. moreover, there are others waiting in the wings to follow suit. i can point out that i think it is against the public trust doctrine, and you will hear other issue

california was arrested on charges of sexual assault. police did not give the exact age of the victim or the country of origin of her tour group. in san francisco ktvu channel 2 news. >> residents evacuated following a rock slide yesterday are being able to go back into their homes tonight. yesterday three units were yellow tagged at the park telegraphed after boulders came crashing down just a few feet from the complex. the car was crushed by the boulders. they surveyed the hill today and says the -- residents today said they were happy with the city's quick response. >> it's good to see the city so organized sending forces and estimators of where to block off the road so people are safe and estimating -- what levels to evacuate, the firemen came into our apartment. >> the residents of the evacuated units are being allowed to return are being advised to sleep in rooms that do not face the slope. business is booming at apple which just reported its highest quarterly earnings ever. apple posted record numbers ending december 312th. the company had revenues of $33.6 billion and net profit of 13.06 billion. apple's iphone, ipad and mac soared. sal

. >> san francisco state political science professor knows a thing or two about tuition inflation. the ph.d. he earned from the californiaiversities cost $7,000 from 40 years ago. >> the president spoke to one. of his big constituents, college students. and he made an appeal to them on the basis of trying to gather their support for the poll election. >> rising fees have certainly become a potent issue at u. c. berkeley where price increases and program cuts have followed in line with the state's budget woes. >> it's ten times what it was when my mom went to school which sounds ridiculous, but it's ridiculous. >> especially in california. federal money being pulled is not a threat. our budget with california is so screwed up to begin with. >> the specifics remain vague. he wants a billion dollars to spread among states who reform their educational systems. for present college students, who must already begin their working lives in debt, those reforms would come too late. for frank luna, way too late. >> i'm supposed to finish the semester but i would like to -- i had hoped to get into the honors program which would exten

california and in san francisco, lgbt elders face significant discrimination and their families, accessing service, housing, and employment. it is compounded for lgbt elders of color, others who are immigrants or a document, and others with disabilities, and others who are hiv-positive who could comprise the majority of people with hiv in the united states. studies show that lgbt others are more likely to end up in facilities then there street peers. there are disturbing levels of neglect and harassment, and i would like to share two-story specifically from san francisco in our report. johns partner jack was a san francisco skilled nursing facility in 2008. for 16 days, staff members refused to pay him, there were not comfortable helping a gay man to baith. john had to resort to taking check out of the facility and into his apartment for showers. buanother story. a woman in her 80's had gone by the name rusty her entire life. the staff members insisted on calling her hazel, which was her birth name. they also excluded her from activities in the facility because she was a lesbian. and another store, a man witnessed a transgendered resident and one of the facilities he visited being prevented fr

california pta come from the same school district. we were there and made the point that san francisco was well- represented in the capital today. i do not want anybody listening or anybody in our school district to think that we are not advocating. this is a good deal for us. this is an unacceptable deal for k-12 schools. we will be working hard and mobilizing the community. now, since my guests are in the room, if i may have a point of personal privilege, i want to introduce my son, evan, who is here as a chauffeur for his grandmother. my mother came to visit us. happily, she was here during the conference. [applause] in the 19 years i've served on the school board, this is the first time she has been at a meeting here it she lives in north carolina, but she has not happened to be here when we have a regular meeting, which is why i asked her to come. thank you all for your warm reception. president mendoza: welcome to our board meeting and welcome to california and happy holidays. we have the recognitions and resolutions of commendation. there are none too night. item d is the student delegates report. >> as we submit our college applications and study for fina