san francisco. the san francisco immigration legal network. welcome to the press conference. today, the san francisco is once again coming together to show we we will protect and defend all of our residents. as long as inhumane policies are implemented, we're going to demand and seek justice. the commitment being made today by the city will provide much needed resources as we face an increase in ice enforcement activity. so with that said, because i don't like to talk much in front of people, it is my pleasure to introduce the san francisco mayor, mark farrell. >> so thank you, laura and for the staff for hosting us here today. it is an honor to be here and i want to thank a number of people before we really get started. first of all, the san francisco immigrant legal and education network, the san francisco immigrant legal develop collaborative, thank you for your hard work. to make sure everyone has legal representation in our court system. i want to thank a number of people. first of all to my colleagues, sandra fewer and hillary ronen for your hard work, to our police chief bill scott f

san francisco and northern california. you know, we have an immigration court in san francisco downtown. the city of san francisco never asked for that immigration court to be located in our city. it was the decision of the federal government to locate it here. but if they're going to conduct detention and court hearings to deport our citizens in our city, we're going to fight back. at minimum, make sure that every immigrant going before a judge, who is detained and their liberty taken away from them against their will, have a lawyer by their side, fighting for their rights. we're a country that is proud of having a constitution that guarantees us the right to due process if the government takes away our liberty. we do that in cases of criminal courts, but we do not do that in the case of immigrant courts. well, today, our mayor and my colleague are saying no more, not in our city, not in our state, not in our region. we're going to provide due process to our citizens, every single one of them. it's a proud day to be a san franciscan. before i pass over the mic -- thank you, mario. before i pass on the

while san francisco has opposed this idea before...the san francisco examiner says at least one bay area lawmaker is interested in implementing this program in san francisco. a 2011 study shows that a 3- dollar fee to enter downtown san francisco could lower collisions with pedestrians by up to 5-percent. right now, the bill is tentatively on the schedule to be heard by committee on transportation today...no word yet on which cities would be impacted if passed. live in millbrae, sandra osborne, kpix 5 the mayor of one bay area city is touting driverless buses as the . >>> the idea is two cities in northern california and two in southern california that would have temporary con getion programs -- congestion programs for dense urban cores. san francisco opposed the idea before, the san francisco examiner says at least one bay area lawmaker is interested in implementing this program in san francisco. toll give you can -- to give you an impact of traffic, adding a $3 toll heading into

san francisco during my time. chief among them, a law that then forced the last gun store in san francisco to leave our city limits and to shut down. as i was trending on twitter with the nra because of all the hatred they were spewing toward us in sanrancisco, toward me personally as a legislator, we told people in the community in san francisco, we would rather see a preschool or grocery store, as opposed to a gun store. that's what we need more of in san francisco. very proud to have seen that go through. and then to see lieutenant-governor newsom and his efforts with prop 63. huge credit to lieutenant-governor for his efforts and bold leadership on so many issues here a san francisco and across the state. specifically around gun control. chief among the parts of prop 63 and what we're here today to talk about and announce, is the ability for local law enforcement personnel, for our sheriff's department to confiscate for guns. we want less guns. we will never pander to the nra here in san francisco. guns do not belong on our streets in san francisco. and i am proud to be here today along with chief fletcher because since prop 63 was enaced on january 1 of this year, our adult probation department has done heroic efforts and their

san francisco. san francisco welcomes over 24 million visitors each year, and more than 20% of those visitors pass through these doors. they come here to san francisco because of this building and spend millions and millions of dollars in our economy and create thousands of jobs. it is important that san francisco stays competitive with the expanded and upgraded convention facilities, and this project has achieved just that. when this project is complete, we will have over 500,000 square feet of exhibit space, more than 80 meeting rooms, a visitor information center and many upgraded neighborhood amenities. i am happy to welcome you to this major celebration and a major milestone in this project. i want to congratulation all the parties, the city, skidmore, owens, and yerrell, to make sure to get it done on time and a building that all san franciscans can be proud of. we look forward to gathering here in just ten months from now to celebrate the dedication of the finest building and the finest convention center in the united states. ladies and gentlemen, welcome. it's a great day to celebrate. thank you very much for being here. [applause]

.>> reporter: all unified school district, san francisco -- san francisco, san jose san ramon valley and all have officers at high schools. some are assigned to middle schools.>> right now officers on campus. >> reporter: spokesman marcus walton says the district recently passed a positive school climate resolution that includes collecting data on the effectiveness and actions of school resource officers.>> there are those that want to see them gone but monday of people who wants to see them stay and remain. all we are doing is collecting data and getting information so that the superintendent can make an informed decision about a recommendation.>> reporter: while the chief would like to have armed police officers on every campus, it's not cost- effective. neither is installing metal detectors at schools.>> as long as you only have one way in and one way out it would work perfectly, but when you have a school that is billed for the community to be able to come to school, multiple entrances and exits you're not going to be able to handle. you have to put a metal detector at every exit

san francisco. but he was committed to people of all incomes here in san francisco. and affordable housing will be his biggest legacy here in sanncisco and something we can all be proud of. and also when you think about veterans housing, this was something he prioritized and he knew the sacrifices that our men and women in the armed forces made and continue to make on behalf of our country. and what an incredible champion of this project and others in san francisco. proud to formally announce we're formally dedicating this affordable housing site to our mayor edwin m lee and when the buildings are completed, they will bear his name on them here in san francisco. [applause] it is one of many tributes that will happen. obviously mayor lee. they're all fitting. but i think today, especially anita, having you here is fitting. so thank you all for being here. i have a laundry list of thanks. so for chinatown cdc, thank you for your hard work. michael, plow shares, incredible organization representing veterans here in san francisco. hamilton families, oci, commissioner and staff. a round of applause for nadia. she is transforming our

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square miles of san francisco by supporting local services within the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique successful and vibrant so where will you shop & dine in the 49 sanisco owes must of the charm to the unique characterization of each corridor has a distinction permanent our neighbors are the economic engine of the city. >> if we could a afford the lot by these we'll not to have the kind of store in the future the kids will eat from some restaurants chinatown has phobia one of the best the most unique neighborhood shopping areas of san francisco. >> chinatown is one of the oldest chinatown in the state we need to be able allergies the people and that's the reason chinatown is showing more of the people will the traditional thepg. >> north beach is i know one of the last little italian community. >> one of the last neighborhood that hadn't changed a whole lot and san francisco community so strong and the sense of partnership with businesses as well and i just love north beach community old school italian comfort and love that is what italians are all about we need people to come here and shop here so we can keep this going not only us but, of course,

. ♪ clean power sf is san francisco's key way of fighting climate change by renewable energy and offering it to san francisco customers. i'm from the sanrancisco public utilities commission. the program came about with state wide legislation in 2002 to enable people to take more control over supplies. i first heard of the program when the organization was advocating to launch clean power sf. what i'm most excited about, it's going to bring 100% renewable energy to my home and reinvest into renewable energy infrastructure and jobs. i had gone to a lot of street fairs and heard from the staff at the san francisco public utilities commission to sign up for clean power sf even before it launched. >> we learned about clean power sf because our sustainability team is always looking for clean operations. linkedin is the largest online network. there are about 530 million members using our site. in this san francisco office there's about 1400 employees working in roughly 400,000 square feet. >> after signing up for the program we heard about the san francisco program and learned they had commercial rates and signed up for that. i'm the co-owne

san francisco. let's go to san francisco, the freeway. traffic is going to be okay. northbound 101 traffic okay. some more people may be taking the car into sanncisco because of a track five. at 24th st. station. the fire is out. art has started running service through the area. bart just tweeted that they are in the process of establishing normal service through san francisco. 24th st. station has reopened. these were pictures taken moments before. it looks like everything is getting back to normal. it's going to take a while because once the system suffers a setback like this, it takes a while for it to recover. traffic, there may be more people coming in to san francisco because of the bart. they may have taken the car. the traffic backup is going to be pretty big. this is a look at interstate 880 in oakland. that traffic is okay. let's bring steve in with today's weather. >> rain has begun. not too much yet. better opportunity wednesday night into thursday. lingering friday and probably saturday as well. that doesn't mean there isn't some. sierra nevada, today is the day to go. winter storm watch. that means we think it will happen. start

think that local business is the lifeblood of san francisco and a vibrant of san francisco and a vibrant community - working for the city and county of san francisco will immerse you in a vibrant and dynamic city that's on the forefront of economic growth, the arts, and social change. our city has always been on the edge of progress and innovation. after all, we're at the meeting of land and sea. - our city is famous for its iconic scenery, historic designs, and world-class style. it's the birthplace of blue jeans, and where "the rock" holds court over the largest natural harbor on the west coast. - our 28,000 city and county employees play an important role in making san francisco what it is today. - we provide residents and visitors with a wide array of services, such as improving city streets and parks, keeping communities safe, and driving buses and cable cars. - our employees enjoy competitive salaries, as well as generous benefits programs. but most importantly, working for the city and county of san francisco gives employees an opportunity to contribute their ideas, energy, and commitment to shape the city's future. - thank you fo

san francisco has to all . >> the san francisco carbon fund was started in 2009. it's basically legislation that was passed by the board of supervisors and the mayor's office for the city of san francisco. they passed legislation that said okay, 13% of the cost of the city air travel is going to go into a fund and we're going to use the money in that fund to do local projects that are going to mitigate and sequester greenhouse gas emission. the grants that we're giving, they're anywhere from 15,000 to, say, $80,000 for a two year grant. i'm shawn rosenmoss. i'm the development of community partnerships and carbon fund for the san francisco department of environment. we have an advisory committee that meets once or twice a year to talk about, okay, what are we going to fund? because we want to look at things like equity and innovative projects. >> i heard about the carbon fund because i used to work for the department of environment. i'm a school education team. my name is marcus major. i'm a founding member of climate action now. we started in 2011. our main goal it to remove carbon in the public right-of-way on sidewalks to build educational gardens that teach people with cl

so typical san francisco, it's what makes living in the bay area bearable is that we have san francisco here as a light, a beacon when the rest of the country looks like it's going insane, san francisco shows what sanity looks like. san francisco was the first city to mandate a minimum acreage for elephants at the zoo. and is it and it's a standard today. nobody has matched it, nobody has beat it. san francisco was the first city to ban animals for entertainment, and ringling brothers died out. i support this legislation, and thank you supervisor tang for introducing it, and other supervisors for having this hearing and supporting it. thank you very much. >> supervisor sheehy: thank you. and is there anyone interested in speaking for public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor ronen? >> supervisor ronen: sure. i want to thank everyone for their public comments. you know, i do think it's true that -- that with any due understanding, world understanding or need for certain products in our society or any technological advancement, there's always change in industry and it's hard. it's a reality of our society and it always will be, and there's growing pain

san francisco, right, who backed the bills. the v.a., hud, the veterans housing program, the local initiative support corporation, san francisco city, san francisco investment and infrastructure, all these acronyms, who are these people? well, they're the people who make it possible. they're the people who give the private sector so much backing they can't help but invest in in. like the california debt limit allocation committee, the california department of housing, et cetera, et cetera, that's what it takes. so just briefly, other construction partners, the brothers, contractors, initiativy brothers. these are all topnotch people. architects, the design partners. are you here? design studios, castro. so, let me also i want to introduce teresa gunn, she's are the cal vet program and really understands the financing of what makes this possible. she helped us develop and support our $10 million grant that was a piece of this project. it's our friends and partners of the cal vet home loan that make this possible. teresa, could you say a few words, please? [applause] >> good morning, everyone. i usually like to start because i'm with cal

san francisco symphony, oprah and ballet and maybe one day a san francisco school of the arts as well. we know that student housing and the construction of student housing is an incredible need, especially in this housing crisis. at this board, we've talked about how to build more housing so students are not competing with our everyday households, families, seniors, in our competitive housing stock here in san francisco. i first want to acknowledge the san francisco conservatory of music for answering our call and looking to build housing near their campus, and also ways for students to walk to school and not increase congestion in the area. also to make sure that in procuring a site, where there's rent-controlled units, that they had spent this time over the last couple of years individually meeting with all of the tenants, assuring that they would get adequate housing during construction and that then a right to return with rent control back to a unit in this actual building. it was a very sensitive subject and i know when the conservatory first came to my office and i was hesitant to support because this board has shied away from removing rent-controlled units in san francisco. it's a position that the board has taken several times that we don't want to demolish our middle and working class housing. once we demolish rent-controlled buildings, it never comes back. the actions that you've

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san francisco. i believe it will increase prices and density in san francisco and decrease the participation by citizens in sanrancisco of zoning and planning. i have been before the planning commission and i am very much aware that these talented people take into consideration the unique elements of [bell ringing] >> hello, i'm a life long brown woman and born and raised in california's farming communities. and to many of my fellow brown family members who suffer from asthma and other effects of dirty air that come from co2 emissions, i strongly believe that senate bill 827 is going to give cleaner communities for people of color and improve walkability and our access to come to democratic events like this, to come and be a part of decisions and feel enfranchised in our home state. >> hi, laura. the executive director of nimby action. a pro-housing organization with over 1200 members. we launched membership about a year ago. we're growing fast. we're growing fast because people are desperate and the policies outlined as so wonderful for affordability are so obviously failing. we're failing to make san francis

francisco. within san francisco county. so, we wouldn't necessarily know that there is a san francisco resident living in -- outside of this county unless they're refered to c.l.f. >> but that wasn't my question. my question was we have a declining number of skilled nursing facilities in san francisco. hospitals are getting out of that business. it is sa declining business. so if we have fewer facilities and the same number or greater need of people needing the services, they will be sent to skilled nurses facilitis in other areas of the bay area. so, would that affect their eligibility to equal fill for this programme if they've been in a skilled nursing facility in daly city for six months? >> so, upon referral to c.l.f., if they can establish they are qualified in c.l.f. and the residency for san francisco, then they are qualified to be refered to this programme. >> so, it is all determined by c.l.f. >> yes. >> ok. thank you. any other comments or questions? as you see, we all did our homework. >> i just wanted to go back to the early comment about monitoring and it is a large granltsz. the sxwier time that d.p.h. had th

.) >> in san francisco the medical examiner performs the function of investigating medical and legal that occurs with the city and county of san francisco from a variety of circumstances in san francisco there is approximately 5 thousand deaths annually i'm christopher director for the chief mr. chairman the chief my best testimony a at the hall of justice on 870 drooint street that is dramatically updated and not sufficient for the medical chairman facility i've charles program manager public works should a earthquake of a major are proportion occurs we'll not continue to perform the services or otherwise inhabit the building before the earthquake. >> we're in a facility that was designs for a department that functions and in the mid 60s and friends scientific has significantly changed we've had significant problems with storage capacity for evidence items of property and also personal protective if you're doing a job on a daily basis current little storage for prirjs are frirnlsz we're in an aging facility the total project cost forever ever commercial is $65 million the funding was brought by a vote of go bond approved by the voters and the locations is in the neighborhoo

san francisco landmark turns 50. japan center and japan town peace plaza are iconic parts of san francisco. sanncisco is kicking off a year-long celebration that will be a special celebration today. >> janet has more on the history of the center. >> reporter: rising up in the san francisco skyline, the japan center's peace padoga has become a symbol of peace and friendship, that was a present from japan. >> the original designer was a professor. and he really envisioned this new modern approach to japan town and to bring the two cities together. >> reporter: on march 28th, 1968, the peace plaza was officially open with the japan culture and trade center. >> it was state of the art, one of a kind in the united states. this was to introduce the united states to japanese culture. >> reporter: the center's malls how's the japanese console at and other businesses. >> there were shops. there was a hotel. there were residences. >> reporter: the redevelopment project created a japanese cultural and commercial center but also came at a cost of more than 2,000 residences and business that's were raised.

san francisco? >> san francisco has a tradition of civic activism. and sanrancisco and boston do not allow officers to have tasers. it's been in the works far long, long time. there's >> reporter: that they are dangerous. there's a concern that the officers will miss use them and actually torture some of the suspects. and that's why all the policies are in place. they are not to use tasers unless the suspect has an edged weapon or a blunt object. so in theory, an officer could come on to a fight taking place with an officer and a suspect and he wouldn't be able to use the taser if there were no evidence of a knife or a club. >> if there was a physical altercation and you wanted the suspect off the other officer, i guess the only thing you could do is physically remove them as opposed to using a taser. we'll see how this plays out. >> never a dull moment in san francisco. >>> surveillance video from the police force high school shooting has been released to the public. scott peterson is standing outside the school as nikolas cruz shot and killed 17 staff and